Raw gold

A massive gold nugget has been found by a lucky Australian prospector. There may be no riskier profession than prospecting, hunting for valuable minerals

South Carolina is centrally located in a gold belt that runs from near Montgomery, Alabama, through northern Virginia. In addition, there are many rural schools and churches where treasure hunters may be able to conjure up Civil War relics or precious gems. South Carolina was mined heavily in the 1800s until gold was ...

Raw gold, or rough gold, is a valuable, naturally occurring metal. Before it is processed, it contains impurities such as copper or silver, which are removed to make gold jewelry. You may have handled fool's gold or shiny stones that were golden in color and mistaken them for gold. Such items are quite different in value and appearance from real, raw gold. It is easier to identify raw gold when referring to an image of fine gold or gold nuggets.

Giant gold nugget found in Western Australia. You can purchase it at #denvergemshow2015 for $360K 😉 #weighs7lbs #wowsa #puregold #jamiejosephjewelry

A gold digger -- yes, really -- made quite the discovery while out in the Butte County foothills this summer. And we're just now learning about it.

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Gold in its natural form, its quite rare to find stuff this cool. I was told that the gold in this rock keeps growing.

Ausrox nugget is the third largest nugget in the world. Here is the famous Ausrox Nugget, 51.3 pounds!

Examine these natural platinum and gold nuggets and crystal gold specimens mined - Nevada Outback's gold