{"id":46695,"date":"2026-08-15T13:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T08:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46695"},"modified":"2026-08-15T13:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T08:24:34","slug":"construction-workers-find-gold-stash-estimated-to-be-worth-10-million-during-renovations-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46695","title":{"rendered":"Construction workers find gold stash estimated to be worth $10 million during renovations in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Construction workers in Belgium stumbled upon a stash of gold believed to be worth more than $10 million during renovation work on a building.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they were &#8220;immediately&#8221; contacted by the workers after they discovered &#8220;a large quantity of gold&#8221; while working on a building in the east Flemish town of Dendermonde. The local police department posted a picture on its Facebook page of around 50 gold bars and piles of gold coins.<\/p>\n<p>Belgian news outlets reported that bars and coins worth an estimated nine million euros ($10.4 million) were found bricked into the cellar walls during the renovation of a house belonging to a local charity, CAW East-Flanders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/15\/01bfa52f-87ce-4822-bd33-91f774b14344\/thumbnail\/620x349\/3176ad5a932c4918012265bc21fbaf17\/772137757-830596346805416-2051936017905104373-n.jpg#\" alt=\"772137757-830596346805416-2051936017905104373-n.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/15\/01bfa52f-87ce-4822-bd33-91f774b14344\/thumbnail\/620x349\/3176ad5a932c4918012265bc21fbaf17\/772137757-830596346805416-2051936017905104373-n.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/15\/01bfa52f-87ce-4822-bd33-91f774b14344\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/c31f2cefaab4a8a0d7a9476ca9f34f04\/772137757-830596346805416-2051936017905104373-n.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Local police in Dendermonde, Belgium posted a picture of approximately 50 gold bars found by construction workers during renovations on a building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Lokale Politie Dendermonde\/Facebook<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One worker interviewed by Belgian news outlet VRT said the crew&#8217;s &#8220;first reaction was actually disbelief, amazement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We stumbled across it while carrying out groundwork to lay a pipe for the sewerage system,&#8221; said the man identified only as Kobe. &#8220;We certainly hadn&#8217;t expected to find gold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Police said the gold was &#8220;inventoried and secured as quickly as possible in a high-security vault belonging to the federal government services.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/15\/785d5eb3-c6d5-49bc-992b-acee009272ac\/thumbnail\/620x349\/0884c03dca4a33245c0a9e316cef94aa\/774362896-1498080409030033-6595733772667220709-n.jpg#\" alt=\"774362896-1498080409030033-6595733772667220709-n.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/15\/785d5eb3-c6d5-49bc-992b-acee009272ac\/thumbnail\/620x349\/0884c03dca4a33245c0a9e316cef94aa\/774362896-1498080409030033-6595733772667220709-n.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/15\/785d5eb3-c6d5-49bc-992b-acee009272ac\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/8a2e792e877f3b1f9cc88a991c6bd98e\/774362896-1498080409030033-6595733772667220709-n.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Belgian police said the construction workers contacted them immediately after finding the golden haul.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Lokale Politie Dendermonde\/Facebook<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Apparently, several treasure hunters would like to pay another visit to the site,&#8221; read a Facebook post by the police department &#8212; which changed its profile picture to a gold coin in light of the find.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A golden piece of advice: it is truly pointless,&#8221; they said &#8212; cautioning the curious to stay away from the fenced-off construction site.<\/p>\n<p>It was not clear who was considered the legal owner of the trove &#8212; and if anyone would get to keep it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let us hope that this treasure ends up in the right hands,&#8221; said the police post.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction workers in Belgium stumbled upon a stash of gold believed to be worth more than $10 million during renovation work on a building. 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