Bigger flakes are called nuggets and have been found as large as 2500 ounces, although almost all nuggets bigger than 300 ounces were melted. The smaller ones range in sizes from 1 millimeter to 6, often referred to as flakes.
What sizes are available? Gold Nuggets come in all sizes. How pure are they? Gold nuggets range from 65 to 95 fine 16-23KT gold and can have other mineral content such as silver and copper mixed in with it. That would include rivers, streams, ancient dried-up river channels, and underground riverbeds. Where can they be found? Wherever the effects of erosion took place. It also goes by the name Placer Gold and each piece is one of a kind, with no two being identical. What is a Natural Gold Nugget? It is a piece of gold that broke out of quartz deposits within the earth when erosion took place. Quarter, which is 24.5MM in diameter to give you an idea of the size. * All Nuggets are Pictured or Partially Pictured with a U.S. Natural Nuggets are never 100% pure as they always have other minerals in them. The Gold Nuggets in this region run from 82-86% pure. Nuggets that are closer to the bedrock are reddish. This vast region of Atlin, British Columbia, has the most diverse purity in gold with all sorts of other elements like silver and copper. We see results of land growing back vegetation and animal life within 1- 6 years. Our miners work hard at recovering the land from previous damages done by the old methods. 
This region of gold was discovered as a result of the Klondike Goldrush that went through Skagway Alaska starting in 1898.ĭawson and Atlin mining only uses water and no chemicals, this is the most ethical and eco-friendly way to mine gold, and you typically call it placer mining.
We call these Alaskan BC Nuggets because they are found in Atlin, British Columbia, around 50 miles as the crow flies from Skagway, Alaska. Authentic Alaskan Yukon BC Nugget weighs 94.35 Grams 3.03 Troy Ounces
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