A man in Australia stored an unusual rock in his home for years, convinced it was hiding gold inside. But when experts ...

A man that was armed with a metal detector discovered a heavy rock that he believed was gold, but after further analysis, it was found to be much more valuable. David Hole discovered the large rock ...

Unlike alluvial gold, which is found as very small flakes on riverbanks, gold-bearing rocks have to be dug out of the ground. We're after pure gold, but rock that contains gold also includes lots of ...

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