“I reckoned we were in for a chance,” Shannon told the 7News “Sunrise” talk show. “It was in a bit of virgin ground, which means it’s untouched and hasn’t been mined.”
The men said it took them months to obtain a permit to allow them to search for gold in the area. They said they have found thousands of small pieces of gold in their years of searching for the precious metal, but nothing quite as large as the two nuggets.
“These are definitely one of the most significant finds,” West said. “To have two large chunks in one day is quite amazing.”
Experts estimated the gold pieces could fetch up to 30% more than their estimated value if sold to a collector.
