50 Gold Facts that Will Surprise You | Fact Retriever
· Seventyfive percent of all gold in circulation has been extracted since 1910. [2] The largest gold nugget ever found is the "Welcome Stranger" discovered by John Deason and Richard Oates in Australia on February 5, 1869. The nugget is 10 by 25 inches and yielded 2,248 ounces of pure gold. It was found just two inches below the ground ...