Construction workers uncover $10 million in gold while building sewer under former brewery - Fox News
Construction workers in Belgium discovered $10.4 million in gold while excavating for a sewer project at a former brewery. Local authorities have secured the find, and the workers are not entitled to keep the treasure under Belgian law.
Why it matters
The discovery highlights legal complexities regarding property rights and treasure troves in European jurisdictions.
Construction workers in Belgium this week uncovered $10.4 million in gold while building a new sewer below a former brewery, according to local police. Police in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, a Flemish community outside Brussels, said the workers contacted them immediately about the find, which officers cataloged, then placed in a "high-security federal government vault." An 18-year-old worker on the site named Kobe told VRT news he at first thought the gold pieces were 1 Euro coins. "Our first reaction was actually disbelief, surprise. Of course, we didn't expect to find gold," Kobe said, adding that the workers had to remove a piece of foundation to lay down pipe for the sewerage. TREASURE HUNTERS STRIKE GOLD AFTER YEARS OF DISAPPOINTMENT WITH FIND WORTH A FORTUNE "When we did that, we suddenly saw something lying around," he said. Project leader Mario said it was a "crazy feeling."
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