Two enormous gold nuggets were found by the mine operator RNC Minerals at the Beta Hunt gold mine in western Australia; the largest weighing an astonishing 95kg with a combined value of over £4.5 million. People all over the world were keen to get a glimpse of two of the largest gold nuggets ever found, but safely taking such valuable items on tour would be no small task.
G4S International Logistics (G4Si) has over three decades of experience and expertise transporting valuable commodities for clients all over the world, including governments, museums, banks and mining companies. The gold nuggets came to the attention of G4Si at an event in Australia in October, who quickly identified the potential to exhibit the nuggets on an international tour. Only a few weeks later, they were securely on display on the other side of the world in London, England, with Canada and the USA next on the list.
“Even as a business accustomed to handling some of the world’s most valuable items and artworks this was a unique operation, and we feel privileged at having played a part in it” said Angus Whiteman, G4Si Business Development Director.
“A huge amount of time went into planning and organising the tour in such a short space of time, and we made use of our fine arts expertise to handle and transport the stones in custom-built museum-style crates. The stones are a once in a century discovery – it’s so unusual and geologists’ jaws literally drop when they see them.” The complex project required expertise from across G4S on different continents, including expert handlers to install the exhibits, security officers to guard the nuggets round-the-clock and couriers to securely transport the nuggets utilising G4S’s fleet of high-security vehicles.
The complexity of this tour is a showcase of the expertise and capabilities G4S has on a global scale. These expertise enables G4S to offer its clients an industry leading end-to-end solution
