The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 1. The fall
A body falls through the doors of a helicopter, down into the dense Indonesian jungle. The death sends shockwaves around the world of gold mining. Did he jump? Or was he pushed?
World of Secrets presents The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam. Bre-X geologist Michael de Guzman is the man of the hour. He’s responsible for one of the biggest gold discoveries in the world, deep in the Indonesian jungle. It’s a find that sends Bre-X stock prices soaring to stratospheric heights. So his apparent death — a dramatic fall from a helicopter flying to the gold site — sends shockwaves around the world. Did he jump? Was he pushed? But the days following his death will prove even more shocking.
Please note, this episode contains difficult subject matter, including references to suicide and death. The series has references to suicide and some graphic content.
This podcast was first published in May 2024.
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