God of Gold

07/02/2023

Treasure recovered from the wreck of the Whydah Gally, the only fully authenticated Golden Age pirate shipwreck ever discovered. The ship sank in 1717 killing nearly all of its 150-person crew, including its captain Bellamy.

07/02/2023

Archaeologists have discovered a Medieval treasure hoard in central Hungary, unearthing over 7,000 medieval and Roman coins!
The earliest coin is dated from AD 161–169 and depicts the Roman Emperor Lucius Aurelius Verus of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty.
Also identified are several denarii of Aquileia, coins depicting Matthias Corvinus (King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490), Vladislaus II (King of Hungary and Croatia from 1490 to 1516), Louis II (King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia from 1516 to 1526), and a rare Vatican denarius which was issued by Pope Pius II sometime between 1458 and 1464.
Archaeologists suggest that the hoard was hidden in response to the advancing armies of the Ottoman Empire, after the defeat of the Kingdom of Hungary and its allies, led by Louis II at the Battle of Mohács in 1526 by Suleiman the Magnificent.

02/02/2023

The Great Alaskan Gold Rush to the Beaches of Nome: The Nome Gold Rush was the name of a gold rush in Nome, Alaska which took place from 1899–1909. It was one of the richest gold strikes in the state, and was unique because much of gold gold was found amongst the the beach sands.

04/01/2023

As mentioned above, Australia has produced some of the biggest gold nuggets ever found. The gold rush in Victoria throughout the 1850s produced several large nuggets: The Welcome Stranger, the Welcome Nugget and the Lady Hotham are just some of Australia’s biggest gold nuggets found.

Still in existence today though is the Hand of Faith. Weighing 27.66kg, the Hand of Faith had 875 troy ounces of gold and would be worth €1,468,941.25 the current 2022 gold price.

15/12/2022

In a true stroke of luck, Hillier managed to find the largest golden nugget ever located with a metal detector - and the second largest nugget ever discovered period. Weighing a whopping 875 troy ounces, this 61-pound lump of pure gold was found less than twelve inches below the surface. In fact, Hillier admitted he almost didn't even bother to dig it up because he believed his metal detector to be malfunctioning. This incredible nugget measures 47 cm x 20 cm x 20 cm.

14/12/2022

The Ausrox Nugget weighs in at around 51 pounds, roughly the size of a basketball but much heavier. It is currently the 3rd largest gold nugget in the world.

13/12/2022

Two miners have struck gold at their Dunolly mine site with the discovery of a nugget worth over $200,000.
Neville Perry and Mick Clark discovered the 2.5 kilogram gold nugget in October last year while filming for the television program Aussie Gold Hunters.
Dubbed Charlie’s Pride after the gully it was unearthed in, Mick said he and Neville were particularly excited to have found the nugget on camera.
“The purity of this gold is 99.7, which is exceptional for a natural nugget,” Mick said.
“It’s not the biggest piece we’ve ever found but it’s certainly up there. What excited us is that it’s the biggest nugget ever filmed on television in the world.”
Neville, from the Dunolly region and Mick, from Western Australia, were avid prospectors for many years before whole heartedly committing to their passion and becoming full time gold miners.
After careful research, the pair purchased their large property near Dunolly three years ago in an area well known for producing monster- sized nuggets.
“This property was a place Neville always wanted to mine. The history of the area from the 1850s is well recorded and we did do a lot of homework to make sure it was worth it,” Mick said.
- Maryborough Advertiser.
Below: It may have been some time since the cry of ʻeurekaʼ rang out at Dunolly, but it was certainly the case for miners Neville Perry and Mick Clark, who unearthed a huge 2.5 kilogram gold nugget on their Dunolly property last year.

08/12/2022

Last September, the Canadian firm started construction of Madsen mine. It is claimed to be one of the highest grade development-stage gold projects in Canada.

Pure Gold Mining president and CEO Darin Labrenz said: “We are not just building an integrated mining operation. We are building a fully funded, long-life growth company uniquely positioned in the Red Lake camp, one of the world’s largest gold-producing districts. Our opportunity is tremendous: the real potential to become Red Lake’s next senior gold producer.

07/12/2022

Weighing 121.3g, the gold was found in two pieces and has earned the nickname The Reunion Nugget.

02/12/2022

The gold market is starting a new trading week below a critical long-term support level and one Canadian bank sees the bearish momentum as an opportunity to add to its short position.

In a note Friday, commodity analysts at TD Securities said that they were increasing their current tactical short position as they see prices falling to $1,580 an ounce in the next two months as markets see further aggressive action from the Federal Reserve through the rest of the year and into 2023.

30/11/2022

Diamonds may be forever but gold is the stand of measure for and store of wealth and in this Covid-19 era the skittish investor is not storing his wealth in cash currency but gold nuggets. It is no wonder, the world’s second-largest gold digger Barrick Gold Corporation is planning to increase its investment in Tanzania’s gold mining sector.

28/11/2022

26/11/2022

A move towards safe haven assets like gold is fueling leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs) like the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X ETF (NUGT), which is up 30% on the year.

Market uncertainty surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine certainly has a hand in the move higher for gold. As volatility is racking stock market indexes around the globe, gold is one of the go-to safe havens to escape the market fluctuations.

In the wake of Western sanctions on Russia, which are causing the local currency to falter, more Russians have been buying gold as a store of value. It’s not just large investors wanting a piece of gold, but more households as well.

21/11/2022

The largest gold nugget ever found weighted 72 kg.

21/11/2022

A GOLD hunter is to make a mint by selling a huge nugget known as The Prince Of Wales.

Kerry Thackwell, 62, found the 30g treasure while prospecting with his dad. For four decades it sat untouched in a safe but is now set to fetch £25,000 at auction.

20/11/2022

Massive 21lb gold nugget as big as a child’s head found near Klondike 100 years after the ‘Rush’ is now up for sale for $1million

One of the biggest gold nuggets ever found has been put up for sale in Dallas for $1million, 23 years after it was first discovered. The Alaska Centennial Gold Nugget, which weighs in at a staggering 21lbs, is over 90% gold and is the size of a child's head, was unearthed by gold miner Barry