Found a huge gold bar worth 3.3 billion VND, the girl was so happy she almost fainted

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Tyler Mahoney is a fourth-generation gold miner who grew up about 20 minutes from the gold mining hub of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. Last weekend, she found a 20-ounce gold nugget and shared it on TikTok. Photo: tylermahoney8/tiktok.

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The gold nugget that Ms. Tyler found is estimated to be worth at least $130,000 (about 3.3 billion VND). Photo: Instagram @tyler_m_mahoney.

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"There's $130,000 sitting on the ground right now. It's not my car, it's something worth about three times the value of the car," Ms Tyler said. Photo: Supplied/Abc.net.au.

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Last year, Tyler also found a gold bar worth $35,000 using only a metal detector and discovered many smaller gold nuggets worth less than $10,000. Photo: Instagram: Tyler_m_mahoney.

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While some of Tyler's TikTok followers were jealous, most were delighted that she had found the valuable nugget. Photo: Supplied/Abc.net.au.

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Previously, sharing with the media, Ms. Tyler said that gold prospecting activities have "passed the test of time" and that Australia's demand for gold continues to increase. Photo: Instagram: Tyler_m_mahoney.

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"There's gold in almost every state in Australia, but Western Australia, Victoria and Queensland are the three biggest producers," Tyler said. She said she was lucky to have gold almost everywhere and Australia was famous for its big gold nuggets. Photo: Instagram: Tyler_m_mahoney.

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Australia’s first gold rush took place in the 1890s around the Victorian towns of Ballarat and Bendigo, but commercial mining of the precious metal today is largely based in Western Australia. Photo: Supplied/perthnow.com.au.

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According to Tyle, gold is still a good investment and a “hedge” against inflation. Therefore, she advises anyone who finds a large gold nugget to “hold on to it as long as possible” rather than sell it. Photo: discovery.com.