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The source tells the story of the Bre-X mining scandal, a fraudulent scheme that involved a junior mining company called Bre-X Minerals. The scandal, which took place in Indonesia during the 1990s, involved the company's deliberate misrepresentation of the gold content at a mining site called Busang. The source details how the company, led by David Walsh, used a geologist named Michael de Guzman to falsify the gold assays, which resulted in a significant overvaluation of the company and a surge in its stock price. The source examines the contributing factors to the fraud, including a lack of professional skepticism, a reliance on de Guzman's word, and the company's failure to conduct independent audits. The scandal ultimately resulted in the collapse of Bre-X, the loss of billions of dollars for investors, and a major shift in the mining industry towards stricter regulations and improved due diligence practices. P. Geo. Ricardo A Valls, M. Sc. and Geo Gadfly Valls Geoconsultant ORCID ID- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5421-0914 Scopus Author ID: 7003369619/35335510700 ResearcherID: S-6604-2018 If you like this content, please "buy me a coffee" https://www.buymeacoffee.com/goldendroplets