Brickbat: Struck Gold
Michel Dupont, a farmer from France's Auvergne region, discovered a massive gold deposit worth about £3 billion ($3.41 billion) in a stream on his farm while out for a walk, but he won't receive any money from it because French law says underground resources belong to the state, not the landowner. The gold, found in an area historically known for mining, was reported to authorities, and a state-owned company is now set to mine it, leaving Dupont with nothing—despite the find being on his property.
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