– Many people have rushed to dig for gold and pan for gold just because they heard that someone “won big” gold.
Without paying tax debts, the giants still continue to dig for gold
People flock to the river in Phu Tho to find gems
In recent days, hundreds of people from all over the world have gathered at the Chay river bank (in the territory of village 2, Dong Khe commune, Doan Hung district, Phu Tho province) to dig sand and gravel hoping to find some.
It is known that the search for gems originates from information that a local person went to wash clothes and picked up a precious stone and sold it for more than 100 million VND.
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| Hundreds of people quit their jobs to go to the banks of Chay River, in the territory of Dong Khe commune, to search for sand to find gems. |
Talking about finding the stones that are said to be “gems” causing a stir in public opinion, in the Traffic newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thang, Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Phu Tho province, said that these are just ordinary stones.
Rushing into the forest because of rumors of winning 16kg of gold in Da Nang
In mid-2014, every day hundreds of people cut the forest into Khe Duong gold field (Hoa Bac commune, Hoa Vang district, Da Nang city) to find gold despite the blocking and sweeping of the functional forces.
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| Crushing Khe Duong for gold. |
Khe Duong is an area of towering mountains, dangerously steep hills.
Struggling to find gold in Quang Ngai
In 2014, many villages in Tay Tra district (Quang Ngai) were shaken by the story of a group of people in the commune going to dig for gold at the source of Tra Veo stream, Tra Xinh commune “won big”, with the gold collected only
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| People illegally dig for gold in Tay Tra. |
I don’t know how true the story of “hit the gold” is, but hundreds of men and young people in Tay Tra district hastened to carry tools, picks, shovels, trays, etc., rushing to the streams in the district.
Previously, in 2011, Quang Ngai people also spread the news that a man had dug 20 kg of gold on the Tang River, in the mountainous district of Tay Tra, causing many people to pack up and go to dig for gold even though it was close to Tet.
Bac Kan: Heard rumors, people pulled up the mountain to dig for gold
At the end of 2010, there was information about having a placer gold cave in Nam Lau village, Huong Ne commune, Ngan Son district, Bac Kan province.
In early 2011, in Phuc Loc commune, Ba Be district (Bac Kan), there was news that a “golden cave” door had been discovered, attracting many people to come to find a way to find gold in the cave.
Rumors ravaged “gold digging village”
In 2011, when it was reported that a group of goldsmiths had won kilograms of gold from a hole dug in the mountains, hundreds of people from all over the world flocked to the forest area of village 5, Tien Hiep commune, Tien Phuoc district, Quang Ninh province.
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| Digging mountains to find fortune from gold |
I don’t know if someone won gold in kilograms as rumored or not, but in the end, there was no gold, only many groups of hungry people with yellow eyes, and the forest was destroyed.
Hearing rumors, rushed to dig for gold
Before that, in 2009, also in Quang Nam, hundreds of people flocked to “dig tunnels” right in the middle of young acacia forests in Bich An village, Tam Xuan I commune, Nui Thanh district to dig for gold.
The news that Mr. Ut Hue had won hundreds of gold trees in just one night, dug in a deep tunnel on the top of Thut But’s poplar, spread quickly, causing an uproar in Bich An village.
Whether the owner of the Ut Hue vault won gold or not only heaven knows.
Rushing to find gold at the “treasure” of 1,500 kg of gold in Dong Thap
In 2014, it was rumored that Mr. Bui Van Be’s garden, living in Tan Loc hamlet, Tan Thanh commune, Lai Vung, Dong Thap province had 1,500 kg of gold, and some people came to ask to dig and find gold.
However, when Mr. Be asked for “compensation for damage” about fruit trees, land, etc., no one came to ask to dig for “treasure” anymore.