Comment by defrost

Energy (oil & gas) and Resources (mining) have some serious scams, minor coup d'états, and no shortage of the not so funny.

Common low level scams such as falsifying assay results from ground and bore hole samples are just the beginning.

More questionable scams tap dance about questions of who really owns or controls resources, who can be paid off, and how to bury money spent greasing wheels by various means.

In mining, you'll often see events such as:

* https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/australi...

* https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/18/resol...

Multiple sides to both these events.