The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam Podcast
It was the biggest gold discovery in history鈥ntil it wasn鈥檛
It was the biggest gold discovery in history鈥ntil it wasn鈥檛. In 1995, Canadian mining company Bre-X announced to the world it had found a significant amount of gold deep in the jungles of Indonesia. Stock prices soared as investors worldwide fought to stake their claim. But when Bre-X鈥檚 chief geologist mysteriously fell from a helicopter over the jungle, the story of the billion dollar discovery began to unravel. Nearly three decades later, no one has ever been held accountable. Now, host Suzanne Wilton takes listeners from the jungles of Indonesia to small town Alberta, Canada, to investigate what really happened and find out more about the man behind the biggest goldmine fraud of all time. Produced for the 大象传媒 World Service and CBC by 大象传媒 Scotland Productions.
Please note, this series contains references to suicide and has some graphic content.
Episodes to download
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9. The exit strategy
Wed 18 Sep 2024
A new witness comes forward with important new evidence on the fate of Michael de Guzman
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8. The fall guy
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Did geologist Michael de Guzman really jump to his death from a helicopter?
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6. The end of the bonanza
Wed 28 Aug 2024
With Bre-X stock halted on the financial markets, a terrible truth emerges
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5. Waiting for Michael
Wed 21 Aug 2024
The dream is collapsing and there鈥檚 going to be a showdown at the gold exploration site
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4. Prospector of the year
Wed 14 Aug 2024
Bre-X鈥檚 new partners visit the Indonesian gold exploration site. A shock awaits
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3. The battle for Busang
Wed 7 Aug 2024
Bre-X shares skyrocket in value and the fight for control gets dirty
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2. The believers
Wed 31 Jul 2024
It鈥檚 gold fever. Investors hear of unimaginable riches deep in the Indonesian jungle
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1. The fall
Wed 24 Jul 2024
A body falls from a chopper into the jungle and smashes open a billion dollar secret
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Introducing The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam
Tue 30 Apr 2024
It was the biggest gold mine fraud of all time. But what really happened?