Sometimes, the greatest discoveries come with their fair share of beginners luck.
However, once it was cleaned by the prospector, the precious metal revealed itself.
When it hit my hand, my jaw dropped with it, Kamp recalls.
It was just incredible.
In the end, the gold was valued at AU$240,000 (US$160,000).
However, this is not the largest gold nugget to be found in the area.
That honor still belongs to the Welcome Stranger nugget, found in 1869.
It’s well worth looking for, said Kamp.
You only need two little bits and there’s 200 (Australian) dollars basically.
It was later valued at AU$240,000 (US$160,000).
When it hit my hand, my jaw dropped with it.
It was just incredible.
Once-in-a-lifetime find, said Darren Kamp, owner of the prospecting business where the valuable rock was taken to.
