Bendigo, a thriving metropolis east of Melbourne, is the recipient of a new 3.5kg (110 oz) gold nugget. The anonymous prospector found it buried only 3ft beneath the earth's surface with a metal detector that he had recently purchased.

Worth nearly A$100k at today's current gold prices (even more if not smelted and kept as a nugget) the find is sure to boost the areas prospecting bug again. The Bendigo and Ballarat areas were well sought after in the 19th century gold rush era and many prospectors still fossick in the tailings.

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