As long as gold has been mined people have tried to steal it. As the precious metal hits a record price, let's take a look back at some of the mad, bad and downright dumb ways crooks have tried to pocket the "miner's privilege".
The jury in the District Court trial of five people accused of an alleged million-dollar gold theft in WA's Goldfields has retired to consider a verdict.
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Accused gold thief Patrick Rhyan Keogh pleads not guilty to million-dollar theft at Greenfields Mill
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The Greenfields Mill is on the outskirts of the Western Australian gold mining town of Coolgardie.
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The former general manager of a gold mill is set to fight a range of serious charges over an alleged million-dollar theft in Western Australia.
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Patrick Rhyan Keogh, who oversaw two FMR Investments operations, has pleaded not guilty
Mr Keogh has been released on bail after posting a $100,000 bond
Patrick Rhyan Keogh is one of five people charged over the alleged theft of 8,465 tonnes of gold-bearing ore estimated to be worth $1.18 million from the Greenfields Mill in Coolgardie.