Amateur prospector unearths $150,000 gold nugget in outback NSW
Quartz-specked 'Tibooburra Spud' holds around 940 grams of pure gold and could fetch $200,000 from a collector
An amateur prospector fossicking near Tibooburra in north-western New South Wales has unearthed a gold nugget worth between $150,000 and $160,000 at spot price, a find he hopes to sell to a collector for as much as $200,000. The prospector, who wishes to remain anonymous, dug up the quartz-specked nugget, nicknamed the 'Tibooburra Spud', on Mount Stuart station in mid-October after several days of searching.