Gold nugget is a naturally occurring piece of native gold
Largest alluvial gold nugget
[A] Fricot Nugget
[B] The Golden Eagle
[C] Lady Hotham
[D] Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger
- Discovered by -John Deason and Richard Oates
- Location – Moliagul
- Country – Australia
- Found only 3 cm (1.2 in) below the surface, near the base of a tree
Largest alluvial gold nugget
| Welcome Stranger | John Deason and Richard Oates | Moliagul, Australia |
| Welcome Nugget | Red Hill Mining Company | Bakery Hill, Ballarat, Australia |
Largest gold mine in the world by production[2022]
| Name of mine | Production (thousand ounces) | Country | |
| 1 | Muruntau mine | 2,000 |  Uzbekistan |
| 2 | Carlin Trend | 1,665 |  United States |
| 3 | Olimpiada mine | 1,200 |  Russia |
| 4 | Pueblo Viejo mine | 903 |  Dominican Republic |
| 5 | Grasberg mine | 848 |  Indonesia |
