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Roger Warin
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Posted: Mar 11, 2016 02:06 Post subject: The biggest nuggets. |
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Hi,
What is or what was the biggest nugget found in the world?
Here a nugget of 64.797 kg found in November 1943 in the Lukala River near Kamituga in South Kivu (R.D. Congo).
This nugget was considered the sixth biggest found in the world. What do you think ?
Roger.
Locality: | Kamituga-Mobale Mine, Lukala River, Bukavu, South Kivu Province (Kivu), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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Dimensions: | 45 cm high |
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Mar 11, 2016 02:17 Post subject: Re: The biggest nuggets. |
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Here the plaster cast of a nugget of 64.797 kg found in November 1943 in the Lukala River near Kamituga in South Kivu (R.D. Congo). Reverse side view. The Great Lakes Mining Company made this mold and then it melted that big nugget.
It is harmful because it is a part of the heritage of humanity that has disappeared.
Roger.
Mineral: | Gold |
Locality: | Kamituga-Mobale Mine, Lukala River, Bukavu, South Kivu Province (Kivu), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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marco campos-venuti
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Posted: Mar 11, 2016 05:02 Post subject: Re: The biggest nuggets. |
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I'm not sure my cabinet would bear it!!
The problem of big nuggets is to find peoples with enough money for save it from melting.
I remember in 2010 when the Ausrox Nugget was found in Australia, it was saved just in time. It was finally brokered by Arkenstone and Ausrox that spend a huge amount of money.
It was on display at the 2011 Tucson Show where I took the pictures.
It weights 748 troy ounces that are about 23.26 kg.
Now it is in the Pinnacle Collection and exposed at the Victoria Museum.
Mineral: | Ausrox Gold Nugget at 2011 Main Show in Tucson |
Locality: | Western Australia, Australia | |
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Mineral: | Ausrox Gold Nugget |
Locality: | Western Australia, Australia | |
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Dimensions: | 23.26 kg. |
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Tobi
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Mar 13, 2016 02:45 Post subject: Re: The biggest nuggets. |
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Hi,
I intend to talk about the biggest nuggets found in the Belgian Congo between 1930 and 1945. At this time Kivu was part of this vast country the Democratic Republic of Congo, colonized by King Leopold II of the Belgians (who donated afterwards to Belgium, before being returned to the Congolese people in 1960).
Several major mining companies exploited gold. This is the Great Lakes Mining Company, which found the biggest nugget of 64kg797 (picture already posted).
This nugget occupied in 1945 the 6th larger nuggets found in the world.
Passau (Geol.Ing.) tells its exact origin, located in the yards of Kalingi region (South mines) in the D 7 tributary of the river Lukala (South Kivu).
Note: If the polar coordinates found on his sketches match, it is difficult to match this sketch (with only rivers, and only one actual locality, Kamituga) with Google maps. The visualization of the rivers is difficult in a 'white' area (Google Maps), in full virgin forest (Google Earth).
Only two tributaries of the Congo River are visible, Elila south and Ulindi north, both from the North East of Lake Tanganyika.
Without any guarantees, I located the site of the Lukala NNE of Kamituga between Elila and Ulindi rivers. An area currently used is visible on Google, east Kamituga.
Kamituga is located 100 kilometres southwest of Bukavu (with N2 road).
I had the opportunity to shoot 6 plaster casts of these historical nuggets (Lab. Miner. University of Liege, B. Prof. Frederic Hatert) .Colors of these monsters (plaster cast) seem correct and true to the original nuggets.
Roger.
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Mar 13, 2016 03:36 Post subject: Re: The biggest nuggets. |
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Pépite n° II (Passau)
Origin : Kamakundu river, Little Mobale). Extraction date : 1929.
Maximum dimensions: length, 22 cm; width 13.3 cm; height, 4.65 cm.
Weight : 3 kg. 322 (3 kg. 3895).
losses from melting: [208 gr. 9, i.e. 6,17 % ].
Content : [968 Au - 27 Ag].
Nugget plate, brown in the hollows, relief most excavated on the face photographed than on upside; fibrous appearance, relatively pronounced wear.
Mineral: | Gold (nugget) |
Locality: | Kamakundu River, South Kivu Province (Kivu), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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Dimensions: | 3.3895 kg |
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Mar 14, 2016 05:19 Post subject: Re: The biggest nuggets. |
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Pépite n° X - Passau.
Origin: Terrace of the small Mobale downstream of the confluence of the Kahosimira, South Kivu (DR Congo).
Extraction date: in Dec. 1935.
Maximum dimensions : length, 15,2 cm.; width, 13 cm.; height, 5,5 cm.
Weight : 4 kg. 4267 (4 kg. 425).
Losses from melting : 160 gr. 4, i.e. 4 %.
Content : 964 Au - 30 Ag.
Very nice nugget, and richly colored worn on the face was reminiscent of a sheep's head; worn and browned on the front face, excavated.
Mineral: | Gold (nugget) |
Locality: | Petite Mobale River, Kahosimira River, South Kivu Province (Kivu), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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Mineral: | Gold (nugget) |
Locality: | Petite Mobale River, Kahosimira River, South Kivu Province (Kivu), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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Dimensions: | 4.4267 kg |
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Mar 15, 2016 09:56 Post subject: Re: The biggest nuggets. |
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Pépite n° XII. — Origin : Little Mobale, at 110 m. upstream from the falls situated 350 m. the confluence with the great Mobale. Extraction date Feb.1933.
Maximum dimensions: length, 26.3 cm.; Width, 13.1 cm.; height, 9.05 cm.
Weight : 8 kg. 400 (8 kg. 3985).
losses from melting : 844 gr. 7, i.e. 10 %.
Content : 970 Au - 26,5 Ag.
Large nugget, highly burnished, high relief
Mineral: | Gold nugget |
Locality: | Petite Mobale River, Kahosimira River, South Kivu Province (Kivu), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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Roger Warin
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Posted: Mar 19, 2016 15:20 Post subject: Re: The biggest nuggets. |
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From January 1940 through May 1945, it was further extracted by Mining Great Lakes Cy to the southern mines, sites in the Lukala:
26 nuggets of more than one kilogram, 9 weighing more than 5 kg. :
9343 kg, 5940 kg, 21,075 kg, 5428 kg, 13,765 kg, 6,300 kg, 17,011 kg, 9,035 kg, 17,583 kg.
Roger.
Mineral: | Gold |
Locality: | Lukala River, South Kivu Province (Kivu), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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Mineral: | Gold |
Locality: | Lukala River, South Kivu Province (Kivu), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) | |
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Dimensions: | 17.583 kg |
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cptbtptp248
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Posted: Nov 08, 2016 03:51 Post subject: Re: The biggest nuggets. |
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What a wonderful find! My child and I both love outdoor pursuits. I decided to take him metal detecting with me. Now, this is an important lesson in what he does in science. Education is central to his growth. I wish I could teach him. Now I come to this forum. I want to grow up, too.
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