Gold Digging Frenzy In Thailand's Sa Kaeo Province

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Gold digging frenzy in Sa Kaeo province

SA KAEO (NNT) -- Hundreds of locals went into a frenzy digging up gold in Sa Kaeo province, raising income for locals in the area.

Locals in Sa Kaeo province and neighboring areas have flocked to the province to help dig gold yesterday.

According to Huaijod district village chief Suban Siemking said the gold digging and selling is legitimate as the land has a title deed entitled to Mr Amporn Sanchomkaew.

The space of 30 rais have been allocated for the local community to rent in order to dig up gold, with a renting price of 300-500 THB per lot.

Mr Suban said that about one kilogram of minerals and gold can be dug up in the total of 18,000 rais, as the area used to be a gold mine.

The gold that the locals have dug up is sold at 950 THB per gram, where locals dig about one gram per day.

-- NNT 2010-05-26

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[gemini81]

there's a gold diggin frenzy everywhere in Thailand, young chicks looking for elderly foreign men to hit the jackpot with sorry, couldn't resist!

[whybother]

This guy couldn't afford to employ workers to dig up his farm .....

[NADTATIDA1]

This guy couldn't afford to employ workers to dig up his farm .....

100"s of locals in digging frenzy?

Gold sold at 950tb a gram?

Locals dig about 1 gram a day?

work it out!

The space of 30 rais have been allocated for the local community to rent in order to dig up gold, with a renting price of 300-500 THB per lot.

How big is a lot....the answer is a lot! of 30 rai....in conclusion a master scam at 300-500 bt a lot

[Jimi007]

there's a gold diggin frenzy everywhere in Thailand, young chicks looking for elderly foreign men to hit the jackpot with sorry, couldn't resist!

LOL! Very true!

[gotlost]

All the girls are singing...WE HAVE GOOOOOOLD FEVORE.

[Atmos]

I'm is Sa Kaeo - news of the frenzy hasn't reached us yet, the workers all turned up as usual this morning.

I was digging too, had to bury the kids' rabbit. Should have been more observant, don't recall any gold nuggets in my excavations.

[basjke]

I have a plot of land near Pattaya and found some diamonds on it lately.............Please don't tell anybody.

Anyway if someone would find out,I rent the land out by day.

[ciaociao]

I have a plot of land near Pattaya and found some diamonds on it lately.............Please don't tell anybody.

Anyway if someone would find out,I rent the land out by day.

interested. Do you need a work permit??

[NADTATIDA1]

I am not proud to say it,but i have been dug before in the province of Sa Kaeo,i know it well.

The Gold digger i met was of high quality and even had a Diamond in her tooth i take satisfaction in not actually buying Gold there though,well at least not for the digger!

[FarangKenStein]

Come and get me ladies.

[souvenirdeparis]

This guy couldn't afford to employ workers to dig up his farm .....

100"s of locals in digging frenzy?

Gold sold at 950tb a gram?

Locals dig about 1 gram a day?

work it out!

The space of 30 rais have been allocated for the local community to rent in order to dig up gold, with a renting price of 300-500 THB per lot.

How big is a lot....the answer is a lot! of 30 rai....in conclusion a master scam at 300-500 bt a lot

I understand it as " one gram per local" and "several locals on each lot"

[eggomaniac]

there's a gold diggin frenzy everywhere in Thailand, young chicks looking for elderly foreign men to hit the jackpot with sorry, couldn't resist!

...you beat me to it...

[dumball]

eggomaniac' date='2010-05-26 23:39:17' post='3645'gemini81' post='3644061' date='2010-05-26 01:18:53']there's a gold diggin frenzy everywhere in Thailand, young chicks looking for elderly foreign men to hit the jackpot with sorry, couldn't resist

...you beat me to it...

I always thought those were 'Honey-pots ' rented by the hour !!!!!!!!!!!!

[surangw]

I have some gold on my lot, located in a plot 80m by 3m if they want to dig ( and no charge)

( never mind it is located from the street water meter to my home)

[sukhumvitlegend]

Lol

[chainarong]

I investigated gold mining once in Nth Thai ,just alittle prospecting sorta thing, cause I do mining and was told I'd need 1.6 mill USD to invest , maybe they are right ,one rule for the Farang and another for Thai's, gee have I been wrong all this time.

[Rideau]

"gold digging"

"amulet"

"lucky number"

"miraculous tree"

"three headed cow"

"generous handouts"

It all boils down to "get rich quick". It's how and why Thais are always poor.

[Motoon]

This one pops up every 2-3 Years since 25 - 30 years...

Edited May 27, 2010 by Motoon