The Biggest Gold Nuggets Aren’t That Big
When people think of gold mining and finding gold, many imagine a big nugget worth thousands of dollars. But this is virtually impossible, especially in the rivers the Gold Rush digs in. According to Parker Schnabel, the biggest gold nugget he found was a quarter ounce, which is worth about four or five hundred dollars. And even that’s rare.
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Finding gold, in general, is very rare. It may seem like there’s an endless amount of gold wherever the mining teams go, but it is quite difficult to find gold, especially in streams these crews use. The show doesn’t highlight how long it actually takes to strike gold and how difficult the process is. No matter how many struggles we see in the episodes, it doesn’t compare to what it’s like in the mines.