$300,000 gold nugget found in Australia

According to the article, "The man, described as an amateur explorer who wants to remain anonymous, unearthed a 5.5 kilogram golden nugget 60 centimeters in the ground outside Ballarat, a city about an hour and a half drive west of Melbourne."  Way to go rock hound!  read more here:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/18/business/australia-gold-nugget-discovery/index.html?hpt=hp_c3