In 1998, Alaska miner Barry Clay was pushing dirt with a bulldozer near Ruby when he uncovered a 294.1-ounce gold nugget; 23 years later, the state's largest recorded nugget sold for $750,000

• In 1998, miner Barry Clay was moving dirt near Ruby when he uncovered a massive natural gold-and-quartz specimen weighing 294.1 troy ounces, or more than 20 pounds.
• The Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys recorded the find as the largest gold nugget mined in Alaska.