Belgian student strikes gold worth €9m while digging a new sewer
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Au nord de Bruxelles, de nombreux lingots et pièces d’or ont été découverts sur un chantier dans un bâtiment ayant appartenu à une vieille famille de brasseurs de Termonde. Depuis, la justice essaie de connaître l’origine de ce magot estimé à 9 millions d’euros pour savoir à qui l’attribuer.Au nord de Bruxelles, de nombreux lingots et pièces d’or ont été découverts sur un chantier dans un bâtiment ayant appartenu à une vieille famille de brasseurs. Depuis, la justice essaie de connaître l’origine de ce magot estimé à 9 millions d’euros pour savoir à qui l’attribuer.
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Fri, 14 August 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World15:52first to report
Kobe, 18, who made discovery on site of former brewery in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, at first thought trove was €1 coins For a student with a summer job working on a Belgian building site, “money down the drain” has taken on a whole new meaning: excavating the trenches for a sewage system, he stumbled across a hidden trove of gold worth an estimated €9m (£8m). “We suddenly saw something lying there,” 18-year-old Kobe told the Belgian news network VTM . “At first I thought it was €1 coins. So we...
- krcrtv.com18:14
Construction workers found dozens of gold bars and hundreds of coins valued at an estimated $10 million while installing sewers at an old brewery.
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- wchstv.com14 Aug, 18:14their copy
- myfox28columbus.com14 Aug, 18:14their copy
- abcnews4.com14 Aug, 18:14their copy
Sat, 15 August 2026
11 reports- foxnews.com01:09
Construction workers in Belgium discovered $10 million in gold coins and bars while building a sewer, but a finder's fee remains uncertain.
- Google News - Top Stories01:09
Construction workers uncover $10 million in gold while building sewer under former brewery Fox News Construction workers find gold stash estimated to be worth $10 million during renovations in Belgium CBS News Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property BBC Construction workers find $10 million gold stash while digging sewer system WKRC Belgian student strikes gold worth €9m while digging a new sewer The Guardian
- La Repubblica (Italy)06:34
Uno studente di 18 anni parte di una squadra di carpentieri ha fatto la scoperta durante un intervento alle tubature a Dendermonde. Se nessuno rivendica il tesoro, verrà distribuito tra i lavoratori
- tportal (Croatia)06:43
Belgijska policija pozvala je lovce na blago da se drže podalje od gradilišta sjeverozapadno od Bruxellesa, gdje su radnici ovog tjedna otkrili zlatnike i zlatne poluge procijenjene na devet milijuna eura
- Index.hr (Croatia)06:49
RADNICI su u Belgiji otkrili zlatnike i poluge vrijedne devet milijuna eura.
1 reprint
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)15 Aug, 08:44their copy
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)06:49
Policija je blago spremila u trezor i upozorila lovce na zlato da se drže podalje
- Tagesschau (Germany)07:24
Goldbarren und Münzen im Wert von neun Millionen Euro sind in Belgien bei der Renovierung eines historischen Gebäudes aufgetaucht. Der Schatz war offenbar in Kellerwände eingemauert - und befindet sich jetzt in der Obhut der Polizei.
- Google News - Top Stories08:14Construction workers find gold stash estimated to be worth $10 million during renovations in Belgium
Construction workers find gold stash estimated to be worth $10 million during renovations in Belgium CBS News Construction workers uncover $10 million in gold while building sewer under former brewery Fox News Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property BBC Construction workers find $10M in gold bars & coins during sewer installation KOMO Belgian student strikes gold worth €9m while digging a new sewer The Guardian
- 24sata (Croatia)09:21
Policija je navela da je zlato "popisano i osigurano što je brže moguće u trezoru koji pripada saveznim vlastima"
- ABC (Spain)16:34
Cuando la organización benéfica CAW Flandre-Orientale decidió remozar el edificio que le sirve de sede en el municipio de Dendermonde ( Bélgica ), no podía imaginar que las paredes del sótano escondían un tesoro valorado en unos nueve millones de euros . Fueron los obreros que llevaban a cabo la reforma quienes lozalizaron unos 50 lingotes y cientos de monedas y pepitas de oro antes de avisar a la Policía del hallazgo. «Unos trabajadores encontraron una gran cantidad de oro durante unas obras...
- NYT World19:36
A construction worker’s drill struck gold during a renovation project in East Flanders, setting off a search for the owners of the stashed fortune.
Sun, 16 August 2026
2 reports- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)13:43
Stavano lavorando per ristrutturare una casa in Belgio e, mentre scavavano per installare nuove condutture fognarie, hanno trovato un tesoro da nove milioni di euro. È successo a un gruppo di muratori e, a raccontarlo all’emittente pubblica belga VRT, come riporta la BBC, è stato uno studente di 18 anni, impegnato in un lavoro estivo. […] L'articolo Trovano un tesoro da nove milioni mentre scavano per una fognatura: “All’inizio pensavamo fossero monete da un euro, poi abbiamo visto anche un...
- israelnationalnews.com18:44
Workers renovating a historic Belgian brewery uncovered 49 gold bars and 4,000 ancient coins worth an estimated €9 million-and may now be entitled to a share of the fortune.
Mon, 17 August 2026
6 reports- iDNES (Czechia)07:29
Stavební dělníci objevili minulý týden při renovaci domu v Belgii skrýš se zlatem. Jeho hodnota se odhaduje na devět milionů eur (218 milionů korun). Nyní se čeká, komu poklad připadne, napsal s odvoláním na místní média web stanice BBC.
- ČT24 (Czechia)08:15
Stavební dělníci při renovaci domu v Belgii minulý týden objevili ve zdech sklepa skrýš se zlatem, jehož hodnota se odhaduje na devět milionů eur (zhruba 218 milionů korun). Nyní se čeká, komu poklad připadne, napsal s odvoláním na místní média web stanice BBC.
- Times of India09:35
- RMF24 (Poland)10:16
Skarb w dawnym browarze. 18-latek znalazł złoto warte 9 milionów euro
- abc11.com16:44
Eight construction workers uncovered gold coins and bars worth $10.5 million in Belgium last week while at work, according to authorities.
- iRozhlas (Czechia)19:49
Stavební dělníci při renovaci domu v Belgii objevili minulý týden ve zdech sklepa skrýš se zlatem, jehož hodnota se odhaduje na devět milionů eur (218 milionů Kč). Nyní se čeká, komu poklad připadne, napsal s odvoláním na místní média web stanice BBC.
Wed, 19 August 2026
1 report- Le Monde (France)16:30edited after publishing
Au nord de Bruxelles, de nombreux lingots et pièces d’or ont été découverts sur un chantier dans un bâtiment ayant appartenu à une vieille famille de brasseurs. Depuis, la justice essaie de connaître l’origine de ce magot estimé à 9 millions d’euros pour savoir à qui l’attribuer.
Thu, 20 August 2026
3 reports- El País (Spain)03:30
Las autoridades locales no han logrado aún averiguar quién escondió en los cimientos de una mansión flamenca lingotes y monedas de oro valoradas en nueve millones de euros
- El Pais English11:03
Police have received claims from around the world, including one from a man who says he hid the stash in a previous life
- Tagesschau (Germany)18:31
Der Fund machte weltweit Schlagzeilen: In Belgien entdeckten Bauarbeiter bei Renovierungsarbeiten Gold im Wert von rund neun Millionen Euro. Doch wem gehört es? Die Spur könnte zu einer Brauereifamilie führen. Von S. Fritz.
Sat, 29 August 2026
1 report- Times of India07:05
While digging trenches for a new sewage system in Belgium, construction workers stumbled upon an astonishing treasure worth over ten million dollars. This remarkable find consisted of various gold bars and coins. Authorities have secured the precious haul in a high-security federal vault, adhering to Belgian regulations that permit rightful owners a five-year window to claim their treasure.
Fri, 4 September 2026
1 report- Novinky (Czechia)14:38
Spektakulární objev učinili stavební dělníci během rekonstrukčních prací v belgickém městě Dendermonde. Ve sklepní stěně opravované budovy narazili na zlaté cihly a mince, jejichž hodnotu experti odhadli na devět milionů eur (218 mil. Kč).