Busang gold deposit fraud

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fraud
gptkbp:actualGoldFound negligible
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bre-X_scandal
gptkbp:category political scandal
mining fraud
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1993
gptkbp:estimatedGoldClaimed over 70 million ounces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Busang gold deposit fraud
gptkbp:impact loss of investor funds
collapse of Bre-X Minerals Ltd.
regulatory changes in mining industry
gptkbp:investigatedBy Indonesian authorities
Canadian authorities
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:David_Walsh
gptkb:Bre-X_Minerals_Ltd.
gptkb:John_Felderhof
gptkb:Michael_de_Guzman
gptkbp:location gptkb:Busang,_East_Kalimantan,_Indonesia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:natureOfFraud salting core samples with gold
gptkbp:notableEvent death of Michael de Guzman
gptkbp:subjectOf books
documentaries
film 'Gold' (2016)
gptkbp:yearExposed 1997
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Michael_De_Guzman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7