There are no golden nuggets in mh3, but there is wyverngold and the different eggs. You get wyverngold by killing high level monsters in the deserted island offline. You can get eggs by sending the boats to the treasure areas.
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Mining in the Tundra.
mining in the volcano
It is supposed to be Alatreon but i feel the most difficult is Deviljho in the quest world eater.
when you have repeled the lagiacrus and you are on the five star quests you can forge a bone long sword.
Budroths. You can harvest them Budroths and Royal Budroths and you can get them as an a reward in Royal Budroths or Budroth hunts.