Holtermann Nugget

[Aussie]

For those interested in checking out the Worlds Largest Nugget follow this..

http://raregoldnuggets.com/blog/?p=377

[ophirboy]

Interestingly , Holterman wasn't, present at the time (the face was blasted during the night shift and the shift manager was Mark Hammond , himself a child miner during the 1850,s on the Turon diggings at Sofala . Bernard Holterman later had a picture of himself leaning on a hat stand in a studio and had the nugget superimposed at a later date . The actual photo shows the specimen with slate and gold intermingled throughout .The  reef gold " nugget " had an average thickness of 4 inches . Before the premier of New South Wales could decide to purchase it for the international exhibition it was included in a 270 ton crushing that yielded nearly 15,650 ounces.That week nearly 25,000 ounces left the Hill End goldfield by escort.

 

 

 

[AussieMatt]

Was supposed to have been an even larger specimen found too. Apparently it was broken up as it was too large to be taken out in one piece. From memory it to went into that large crushing.