The Guy Trying To Strike Gold In The Amazon (HBO)
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7:27Now PlayingIn 2006, Keith Barron found the largest gold deposit in Ecuador's history, changing both his life and, potentially, the future of the entire country.
Ecuador is one of the most mineral rich countries in the world, but the vast majority of it had not been explored because it's covered in mountains and jungle. So Ecuador stopped letting foreign explorers in while it established a formal royalty system and implemented an official set of regulations.
The ban lasted almost a decade—it was only lifted two years ago. But now that it's over, foreign explorers are rushing back to see what they can find, including Barron, who thinks he's close to finding his next big treasure.
VICE News traveled to the Amazon to see what modern day gold hunting looks like, how Ecuador is dealing with its new gold rush, and whether Barron is actually about to strike gold again.
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