Construction workers digging a sewer system in Belgium stumbled across a stash of gold worth more than $10 million. The workers made the discovery during groundworks in Dendermonde, Brussels. Police later collected the haul, which included 49 gold bars, a bucket of gold coins and at least one gold nugget. “Our first reaction was actually disbelief, amazement. We certainly hadn’t expected to find gold,” Kobe, an 18-year-old student working at the site, told Belgian outlet VRT. Kobe said he initially thought the workers had uncovered €1 coins before spotting a gold nugget and realizing the scale of the discovery. “After 33 years in the construction industry, this is the first time I’ve experienced anything like this,” site manager Mario told VRT. The stash is estimated to be worth roughly €9 million, or more than $10.4 million. Authorities inventoried the gold before moving it to a high-security federal government vault. Its origins remain a mystery. “At this moment, it is not known where that gold comes from, nor to whom it legally belongs,” prosecutor Hanne Ollevier told De Standaard. The East Flanders Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the discovery.
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