BBC World Service | 'There's gold there, isn't there?' - The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam, Ep 2, BBC World Service @BBCWorldService | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
It’s gold fever. Estimates put the Bre-X discovery at four times the size of the biggest known gold deposit, and investors are trying to cash in.

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A small Canadian town is swept up in the gold rush. But others are asking questions, including a hedge fund manager who goes to extraordinary lengths to get inside the Indonesia gold site.

Since this episode was recorded, John McBeth has sadly passed away. We are very grateful for his contribution to this story.

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00:00 Act 1 - A town full of rich people
03:53 Act 2 - St. Paul
10:09 Act 3 - The believers
22:12 Act 4 - The unbelievers
41:06 Act 5 - Keep the world out
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