A man in Australia has reportedly found a 1.4kg (49 oz) gold nugget with a metal detector while wandering Western Australia’s gold fields, locals said.
A shop in Kalgoorlie shared pictures of the large nugget online, which is estimated to be worth £54,000 (A$100,000).
The man was an experienced local hobbyist, shop owner Matt Cook, told the BBC.
Some three-quarters of the gold mined in Australia is produced in and around the Kalgoorlie region.
The shop wrote in a post on Facebook: "What a monster!!
"1.4 Kilo piece found a few weeks ago near Kalgoorlie by a very lucky customer of mine whilst walking the saltbush flats.
"Found with a GPX using a 17 x11 Coiltek Elite,
"Thanks for coming in and showing us.
"Cha Ching!!!! 💰 💴 shiny rocks worth heaps!"
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