kevin hillier found the hand of faith gold nugget.
kevin hillier found the hand of faith gold nugget.
who found the hand of faith gold nugget?
kevin hillier
the hand of faith is a nugget of fine-quality gold that was found by kevin hillier using a metal detector near kingower, victoria, australia on 26 september 1980. weighing 875 troy ounces (27.21 kg, or 72 troy pounds and 11 troy ounces), the gold nugget was only 12 inches below the surface, resting in a vertical position. the announcement of the discovery occurred at a press conference, attended by the premier of victoria dick hamer, in melbourne on 8 october 1980. kovac's gems & minerals were appointed agents for the sale of the huge nugget, by the gold nugget finder, kevin hillier. it was sold to the golden nugget casino chain for over a million dollars, and is currently on public display at their property golden nugget casino hotel, in lake charles, louisiana.
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the 'gold nugget' mango (or golden nugget) is a named mango cultivar that originated in south florida.









































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the original tree was grown by edward f. mitchell of miami, florida. saigon was thought to possibly be one of the parents of gold nugget, but a 2005 pedigree analysis indicated that gold nugget was likely an offspring of the kent mango. mitchell patented the gold nugget in february 1990, which was plant patent number 77158.
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