15,000 oz of Gold in ONE find—And The specimen Was Only 20% of It 😱 15,000 ounces of GOLD in a single find—and the specimen was only 20% of the total discovery. 🤯 When the Holtermann specimen reached the surface, witnesses said it gleamed even brighter in daylight. Gold ran through EVERY part of it. One-third pure gold. 650 pounds. 3,000 ounces of the real metal. This wasn't just a discovery—it was THE discovery that changed everything. 🎬 Watch the full story unfold in THE MONSTER SPECIMEN, a

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The Gold Rush Tragedy: When Processing Schedule Sentenced Australia's Greatest Treasure to Destruction The crushing had ALREADY BEGUN when history's greatest gold specimen emerged! With 272 tonnes of quartz already being processed at the stamper battery, timing created a devastating dilemma. Holtermann fought to preserve the "monumental find for posterity," but with crushing underway, he lost the battle. The specimen was "condemned and sentenced to the battery shed"—granted only a brief reprieve

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