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The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam

1. The fall

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service AustralasiaLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service South Asia

Available for over a year

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. Show less

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