gold nuggets were the size of goose eggs

It was interesting watching the video clips of the locals panning for gold so I've done some research on the net.

The 1988-89 rush left an impression. "There was more gold than you could poke a stick at. So much so that I thought I would never be looking for gold again.

The locals were shaking gold nuggets from the roots of the grass. Some of the nuggets were the size of goose eggs. It was on for young and old. We saw the place go from having nobody there to having more than 6000 people with picks and shovels in the space of six weeks.

Porgera hadn't been developed by then but it had been a gold exploration project for 30 years.

"It was the most astounding thing I have ever seen," Promnitz told Garimpeiro.

http://www.businessday.com.au/business/back-to-that-gold-in-the-png-hills-20110306-1bjfk.html