During the Australian gold rush, the world’s largest nugget was found by miners originating from the UK. On 5 February 1869, ...

Due to its unique form and place of origin, the 15-ounce gold nugget is expected to bring a much higher price at auction than market value.

Mr. Birkmyre says: “The gold of this nugget, from the crucible assays, I found to be 98'C6 per cent of pure gold. It thus contains only 1-75th of alloy, composed chiefly of silver and iron.