Amateur prospector finds 85.7g gold nugget in river

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An amateur prospector has discovered the UK’s largest gold nugget while lying face down in a Scottish river.

The British man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, described how he found the 85.7g (3.02oz) lump of gold through a process known as sniping, in which a snorkel is used to search the riverbed......

More: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/26/britains-largest-gold-nugget-found-scottish-riverbed

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     6 years ago 

    I've been meaning to get a metal detector

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       6 years ago 

      If you are out in BC or Alberta there's us tons of gold out there....

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       6 years ago 

      This was underwater so unless your metal detector is waterproof, it would be worthless in the waters.

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