4. Prospector of the year

World of Secrets presents, The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam. Bre-X’s new partners visit the Indonesian gold exploration site and make a shocking discovery. It will result in a reckoning half a world away at the mining industry’s party of the year — the Prospector and Developers Association Convention. Is the dream of a billion-dollar gold mine about to shatter?

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

The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam is made by BBC Scotland Productions for the BBC World Service and CBC

Presenter: Suzanne Wilton

Lead Producer: Kate Bissell

Producers: Anna Miles and Mark Rickards

Research: Tom Hinckley

Story consultant: Jack Kibble-White

Music and Sound design: Hannis Brown

Additional Sound Design + Audio Mix: Joel Cox

Executive Editor: Heather Kane-Darling

CBC Senior Producers: Veronica Simmonds and Willow Smith

CBC Executive Producers: Chris Oke and Cesil Fernandes

BBC Commissioning Senior Producer: Anne Dixey

BBC Commissioning Editor: Jon Manel