Considered by most authorities to be the biggest gold nugget ever found, the Welcome Stranger was found at Moliagul, Victoria, Australia in 1869 by John Deason and Richard Oates.

Though not technically the largest single piece of gold ever found, this “Beyers and Holtermann Nugget” contained an estimated 3,000 troy ounces of gold mixed within a large quartz rock specimen, making …

Oct 22, 2024 · The largest gold nugget currently in existence is the Canaã Nugget, also known as the Pepita Canaa. This colossal hunk of gold was discovered in 1983 by a miner named Júlio de Deus …

Apr 2, 2023 · While the Welcome Stranger is the largest gold nugget ever discovered, the single biggest gold specimen ever found is the Holtermann. Dug up in October 1872 by German miner Bernhardt …

Aug 24, 2025 · Known as the “Boot of Cortez,” it remains the largest gold nugget ever recovered in the Western Hemisphere. It trumps the second-largest existing gold nugget from the western …

Aug 6, 2024 · What is the largest gold nugget ever found? The “Welcome Stranger” gold nugget was discovered in Victoria, Australia and is considered the largest gold nugget ever found. Once trimmed, …

The “ Boot of Cortez,” the largest gold nugget ever found in North America, was discovered in 1989 in northern Mexico, about 70 miles south of the Arizona border.

Dec 11, 2025 · The largest gold nugget discovered at Canadian Gully, Ballarat, Australia, during the Victorian Gold Rush, the Leg of Mutton or Canadian was found on New Year's Day 1853 at a depth …

Jan 21, 2023 · Most experts agree the Welcome Stranger is the largest gold nugget ever found and is closely followed by the Welcome Nugget. You’d think we would have a clear-cut winner based on …

The Pepita Canaã is the world’s largest gold nugget and was found in the Serra Pelada – the ‘Naked Mountain’ – in Brazil in 1983. With a gross weight of 60.82kg and containing 52.33kg of gold, this …