Listen:An email,a coffee and the year-long road to Blood Gold

Theyear-long investigation byThe HeraldandThe Agehas uncovered a bitter and deadly dispute between Chinese and Australian mines in northern Ghana,with claims of a brazen heist that left dozens of locals dead.

Blood Gold details reports of trespass,theft and death over multiple years in the land that used to be known as gold country.

But our investigation began in a Canberra coffee shop,where reporter Eryk Bagshaw spoke with an Australian miner who said he had a story.

Hear the behind-the-scenes account of the investigation on today’sPlease Explain:

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