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The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam: 3. The battle for Busang

2025/3/10
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Bob Hassan
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Dave Potter: 我作为Freeport的地质学家,对Bre-X的布桑金矿进行了实地考察。起初,矿场看起来很正常,但岩心样本数量偏少,这让我感到有些疑问。 我与Bre-X的Felderhoff和De Guzman共进晚餐,Felderhoff对矿场非常自信,甚至展示了他的兰博基尼。 Freeport最终参与了布桑金矿的争夺,并进行了二次钻探以验证Bre-X的数据。 Richard Jacobson: 在印尼,所有生意都必须通过苏哈托家族。Bre-X的成功引起了苏哈托家族的注意,他们开始介入Bre-X的事务。 苏哈托家族的介入使得布桑金矿的争夺更加复杂化,各方势力都在争夺利益。 Brian Coates: Bre-X的采矿许可证即将到期,印尼政府要求我们与另一家公司分享矿场。 Barrick Gold公司提出了对我们不利的75-25分成方案。 为了反击,我们雇佣了苏哈托的儿子Sigit作为顾问,并与Barrick Gold展开了激烈的竞争。 Barrick Gold雇佣了私人侦探调查我们,增加了我们的不安全感。 最终,我们与印尼政府和Freeport达成了三方分成协议。 Peter Monk: Barrick Gold公司希望通过与苏哈托家族建立关系来获得Bre-X的矿场。 我们拥有强大的政治资源,包括前美国总统乔治·布什的支持。 我否认雇佣私人侦探调查Bre-X的高管。 我们试图通过各种手段来获得布桑金矿,包括与苏哈托家族建立联系。 Jim Bob Moffitt: Freeport最终获得了布桑金矿的部分所有权。 在谈判中,我质疑Bre-X的矿场是否被‘盐化’,并一度中断了谈判。 我通过银行朋友筹集了10亿美元,最终与Bre-X达成了协议。 我要求对布桑金矿进行二次钻探以验证矿藏的真实性。 Simon Sembiring: 我提醒Freeport的地质学家Potter,布桑金矿的争夺关系重大,任何问题都可能导致严重后果。

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Dave Potter, a geologist with Freeport, visits the Busang site to evaluate its potential for a deal with Bre-X. Despite initial positive impressions, a lack of core samples raises concerns.
  • Dave Potter was a geologist with Freeport, a U.S. mining company.
  • He visited Busang to assess the site for a potential deal with Bre-X.
  • Potter was impressed by the camp setup but noted a lack of core samples.
  • The limited core samples made Potter feel something was off.
  • Freeport was not the only mining company interested in the Busang discovery.

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As the value of the Indonesian gold discovery skyrockets, it’s not just everyday investors who want in. Powerful players are drawn into the fight for the gold in Busang. But Bre-X, a small company, has only ever traded as a penny stock. Can it stand up to powerful rivals and play in the big leagues?

The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam was first published in May 2024.