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2007/12/10 Alaska's Largest Gold Nuggets - The Top 20

Alaska's Largest Gold Nuggets - The Top 20

Gold/Mineral/Mining 2007/12/10 03:03

Alaska's Largest Gold Nuggets - The Top 20
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	#1 The Alaska Centennial Nugget - 294.10 Troy Ounces The largest gold nugget ever found in Alaska. It was found near Ruby, Alaska in 1998 by miner Barry Clay as he operated his bulldozer. The nugget rolled off the pile of dirt ahead of the bulldozer blade. This nugget was sold and the current location is unknown. Photo Copyright 2001 by Marshall Ronne, Jr.
	#2 The Anvil Nugget - 182 Troy Ounces This nugget was found on Anvil Creek near Nome, Alaska in 1903 by the Pioneer Mining Company. For almost 100 years it stood as the largest nugget found in Alaska, until the nugget above was found in 1998. The status of this nugget is unknown. Colorized from original b&w photo by Dobbs
Photo not yet available	#3 Gold Nugget - 146 Troy Ounces Found on the Hammond River near Wiseman, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
Photo not yet available	#4 Gold Nugget - 137 Troy Ounces Found on the Hammond River near Wiseman, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
	#5 The Ganes Nugget - 122 Troy Ounces Found on Ganes Creek near McGrath, Alaska in 1985 by Warren Magnuson's son Lloyd Magnuson while commercial mining. This nugget is now owned by the Wiltz family.
Photo not yet available	#6 Gold Nugget - 107 Troy Ounces Found on Anvil Creek near Nome, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
Photo not yet available	#7 Gold Nugget - 97 Troy Ounces Found on Anvil Creek near Nome, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
Photo not yet available	#8 Gold Nugget - 95 Troy Ounces Found on Anvil Creek near Nome, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
	#9 The Heart of Gold - 92 Troy Ounces Found on Glacier Creek near Kantishna, Alaska in August 1984 by Mic Martinek. This nugget is still owned by Mr. Martinek and resides in a bank vault.
Photo not yet available	#10 Gold Nugget - 84 Troy Ounces Found on Anvil Creek near Nome, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
Photo not yet available	#11 Gold Nugget - 81 Troy Ounces Found on Fairbanks Creek near Tolovana, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
Photo not yet available	#12 Gold Nugget - 73 Troy Ounces Found on Dome Creek near Tolovana, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
	#13 Prospector's Dream - 62.5 Troy Ounces According to Dollie Magnuson Nelson, daughter of Warren Magnuson, this nugget was found on Ganes Creek near McGrath, Alaska in 1985 by Warren Magnuson and his son Ben. The nugget was found while mining on a bench deposit. It's name is "Prospectors Dream" and that season, the nugget and 1 troy ounce of gold was all that was found. Dollie believes the Smithsonian owns it now. It was found in the same area as - #5 The Ganes Nugget.
Photo not yet available	#14 Gold Nugget - 61 Troy Ounces Found on the Hammond River near Wiseman, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
	#15 The Jack Wade Nugget - 56.75 Troy Ounces Found on Wade Creek near Chicken, Alaska in August 1983 by the Jack Wade Gold Company. This nugget is still owned by the Jack Wade Gold Company.
Photo not yet available	#16 Gold Nugget - 56 Troy Ounces Found on Dome Creek near Tolovana, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
Photo not yet available	#17 Gold Nugget - 55 Troy Ounces Found on the Hammond River near Wiseman, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
Photo not yet available	#18 Gold Nugget - 52 Troy Ounces Found on Lucky Gulch, a tributary of Valdez Creek, near Denali, Alaska. The status of this nugget is unknown.
	#19 Gold Nugget - 46 Troy Ounces Found on Long Creek near Ruby, Alaska. This nearly solid gold nugget is currently on display in the Wells Fargo Bank at Helena, Montana.
	#20 The Silverado Nugget - 42 Troy Ounces Found on Mary's Bench (Nolan Creek) near Wiseman, Alaska in 1994 by Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. This nugget was sold to a collector in 2000 for $50,000.00, according to Garry Anselmo, head of Silverado Gold Mines Ltd. The nugget is now in Spain.