Eureka! Men Predict “Mini Gold Rush” After 20 Carat Discovery!

By: Laura Meyers

A 20 carat golden nugget, weighing around 18.1 grams with an estimated value of £10,000 was discovered, and almost thrown back into the Scottish river, by Canadian panning enthusiasts Gerard “John” Godfrey and Leon Kirk.

“Leon was telling me how to look out for hematite, the red colored mineral which is often found with gold,” said John.

“We were a few minutes into panning when I found the nugget with a bean tin, an underwater viewing tin with a glass base.

I saw the piece lying just under the surface of the water and picked it up. It didn’t look like much and I was just about to throw it back when I thought I should double-check with Leon first.

I said ‘is this gold?’ and couldn’t understand his excitement.”

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Leon, who runs gold panning courses from the Museum of Lead Mining in Scotland, says the discovery will make history.

“I always knew there were sizable nuggets in these hills but, in my decades of panning, have only found very small pieces or flakes.

The last significant find was made in 2002, ironically during the Queen’s Golden Jubilee, and that weighed in at six point one grams and is only a third of the size of the nugget that was found today.

This is such a major discovery that people will be talking about it in 30 years’ time,” Leon said.
The men say they expect to see a “mini gold rush” to the area of other enthusiasts hoping to find their own pot of gold. Had to say it.

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