Construction workers uncover 9 million in gold bars and coins in Belgian brewery basement
Construction workers in Dendermonde, East Flanders, discovered gold worth approximately €9 million while installing sewage pipes in a former brewery building on Friday, according to multiple reports.
The workers uncovered 49 one-kilogram gold bars and a significant number of gold coins hidden within the basement walls of the property, which now belongs to the social support organization CAW Oost-Vlaanderen. The find was immediately reported to local authorities, who secured the treasure in a high-security vault, the police stated .
The property was once owned by a wealthy brewery family, according to Piet Buyse, a historian and former mayor of Dendermonde, who told VRT that the family had donated the land to the church for charitable use. The current director of CAW Oost-Vlaanderen, Geert Hillaert, expressed surprise at the discovery and hoped the treasure could eventually support the organization’s work, local media reported .
Authorities have not yet determined the rightful owner of the gold. Under Belgian law, the legal owner has five years to claim the treasure, though the local prosecutor’s office has not identified any potential claimants. Police warned the public against visiting the site, emphasizing that the area had been thoroughly searched and all gold removed .
One of the workers, 18-year-old Kobe, described the moment of discovery to VRT, saying the team initially thought the coins were €1 pieces before realizing their true value. Mario, the site foreman, added that keeping the gold was never an option, as it would constitute theft .
The BBC and other outlets confirmed the find, noting that the gold was concealed in the cellar walls of the building . The New York Times also reported on the discovery, framing it as a search for the rightful owner of the buried fortune .
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