During the Australian gold rush, the world’s largest nugget was found by miners originating from the UK. On 5 February 1869, two Cornish miners named John Deason and Richard Oats were ...

The discovery of the world's largest gold nugget is being remembered 150 years on. Two Cornish miners found the huge nugget dubbed the Welcome Stranger while prospecting in the gold fields of ...

A gold hunter claims to have discovered the UK's largest gold nugget in a Scottish river. The lump of pure gold, which weighs 121.3g (4.2 oz), was unearthed in a mystery location in May this year.

People have long been fascinated by nuggets, large aggregates of almost pure gold often found nestled within the host rock or loose in weathered sediments. But how exactly nuggets form remains a ...