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Famous finds and records
The biggest nuggets, the deepest mines, the heaviest coins and the most famous gold discoveries in history.
Giant nuggets found by accident, coins too heavy to lift and mines deeper than any other hole people work in. The record book of gold.
RecordFamous gold discoveries and treasuresFrom the Varna graves and Tutankhamun's tomb to the Ship of Gold and the hand-dug pit of Serra Pelada, the gold discoveries that made history.RecordRecord-breaking gold coins and barsA one-tonne coin, a 100-kilogram Maple Leaf, a 250-kilogram bar you can touch and the most expensive coin ever sold. The heavyweight records of gold.RecordThe deepest gold minesSouth Africa's gold mines reach around 4 kilometers below the surface, the deepest holes humans work in. How they got so deep, how miners cope with heat and pressure, and other deep mines around the world.
RecordThe largest gold nuggets ever foundThe Welcome Stranger, the Welcome nugget, the Hand of Faith and the Holtermann specimen. Meet the record-breaking lumps of gold and the people who found them.RecordTop gold-producing countriesChina, Russia, Australia, Canada and the United States lead world gold mine production. How the ranking has changed over time, how much gold is mined each year and where the numbers come from.