Prospector unearths gold nugget on camera in WA's Goldfields
Kevin Richardson, who runs an educational YouTube channel sharing his prospecting tips and tricks, was demonstrating the importance of searching under bushes near Kalgoorlie when his metal detector started beeping loudly.
And the nugget he discovered is worth a potential $40,000.
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