1 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,040 Just doing a little preventative maintenance 2 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:17,280 on the trucks, grease them up. 3 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,239 Kind of expected Ryan to show up any time now. 4 00:00:21,240 --> 00:00:23,679 There you go. 5 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,400 It is ridiculous to be here without a mechanic. 6 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,119 [truck honks] 7 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:30,520 Oh, look at that. There he is. 8 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,920 - Look at this guy. - [Ryan] My man. 9 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,759 - [Rick] Fresh off the road? - Come on, buddy. 10 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:40,200 [Ryan] That drive never gets shorter. 11 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:41,920 [Rick] What is that, 50? 12 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:43,999 [Ryan] It's about 56, 57 hours. 13 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,960 [Rick] Jeez. 14 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:51,480 [narrator] Rick Ness is ready to mine some gold and has called in 15 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,200 critical crew mechanic Ryan Kent. 16 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:56,599 [Rick] So you're ready for work? 17 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,439 [Ryan] Yeah, yeah, let's go. 18 00:00:58,440 --> 00:00:59,719 Sorry I'm late. 19 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:01,640 No, with all the unknowns up here, it didn't make any sense 20 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:03,159 for you to rush up here. 21 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:04,359 I think there's opportunities here. 22 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,279 There's a lot of ground to explore, 23 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:07,319 but we can check it out. 24 00:01:07,320 --> 00:01:08,800 - [Ryan] Show me now. - [Rick] Yep. 25 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:16,840 Rick spent 200 ounces of gold to buy a new opportunity, 26 00:01:16,960 --> 00:01:18,080 Lightning Creek. 27 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,080 He paid half up front, but needs to pay the second 28 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:29,879 100 ounces to seller Troy Taylor in two weeks' time. 29 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,080 The claim covers more than 1,600 acres. 30 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,519 And after a quick prospect, Rick rolled the dice 31 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:38,840 and decided where to mine. 32 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:42,999 This is the Diamond Cut here. 33 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,520 So the good news is, it's already down to pay. 34 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:47,360 The bad news is, we're not sluicing. 35 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,240 - What's the season total? - [Rick] 1,800. 36 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,199 Is that going to be a stretch down here? 37 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:55,760 [Rick] I've been talking to Troy about it. 38 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,040 I think we can pull it off. 39 00:01:58,160 --> 00:01:59,640 And I assume they gave you all the drill results 40 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:00,880 for everything that they've done here? 41 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:02,600 Yeah, yeah. There is some drilling. 42 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,120 It's not-- that had a ton of mining on it. 43 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:06,520 [Ryan] Are you happy with the test results? 44 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,439 [Rick] If we could actually get the ground here to stay 45 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,160 consistent with the test that we got, it'd be good. 46 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:13,479 You know, an ounce per 100 yards 47 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:14,559 is what we're looking for. 48 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:15,959 And with gold prices the way they are, 49 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:17,800 like, holy [bleep], man! 50 00:02:17,920 --> 00:02:20,120 To me, you're taking a pretty big gamble buying another piece 51 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,160 of ground that's, you know, only thing that's 52 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,599 been tested is by word of mouth from somebody else. 53 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:25,839 [Rick] Yeah... 54 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,640 And you just spend a [bleep] ton of money to buy out 55 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,240 the ground that you're on. - It is... You're right. 56 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:31,600 It was the last thing I wanted to do. 57 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,720 And I don't know. I probably did jump the gun. 58 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,920 [Ryan] You know, my family relies heavily on how we do here. 59 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,879 [Rick] You know, I'm nervous as hell. 60 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:43,920 The bottom line is, we've got ground. 61 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:45,359 We've got a water license. 62 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:46,759 We need to get the gold coming in now. 63 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:48,359 [Ryan] Looks like we need to get a plant ready then. 64 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:49,680 Yeah. 65 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:52,959 Hey, guys. Come on down to 750. 66 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:54,959 We got a visitor. 67 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:56,400 [Bailey] You finally show up. 68 00:02:56,520 --> 00:02:58,199 [Ryan] And it's the Yukon's best dirt mover. 69 00:02:58,200 --> 00:02:59,959 - [Bailey] Hey, buddy. - [Ryan] How you doing, man? 70 00:02:59,960 --> 00:03:01,159 Yeah, looks like you've been busy. 71 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:02,240 [Bailey] Our new employee. 72 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:03,999 What's up, buddy? Hey, Kai, this is Ryan. 73 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:05,440 - Hey, Ryan, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, man. 74 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:07,200 We tried to set the plant up, but there's just 75 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:08,600 not lot of room down here. 76 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,039 And I just, I didn't like the looks of it. 77 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:12,039 There wasn't enough space. 78 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:13,639 The bank was starting to erode right away. 79 00:03:13,640 --> 00:03:15,680 [machine revving] 80 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,080 Last week, Rick's crew fired up washplant Rocky 81 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:23,320 for the first time this season... 82 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,399 [Rick] We got water. Woo! Woo! 83 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:27,920 ...when disaster struck. 84 00:03:28,920 --> 00:03:30,560 The bank's eroding way too fast. 85 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,560 Shut her off! It's already gone too [bleep] far. 86 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,600 [bleep] [bleep]! 87 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:40,599 Rick moved Rocky off the pad, rebuilt the foundation, 88 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:42,839 and is finally ready to run again. 89 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,240 [epic music plays] 90 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,119 [Kai] Yep, I'm going to stand away. 91 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:49,239 [Kyle] Yeah. 92 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,960 [machine revving] 93 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,599 [Ryan] Once that's in, then we'll get the water and the pumps 94 00:03:58,600 --> 00:03:59,800 and the generator all hooked up. 95 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,560 [machines rumbling, rattling] 96 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:09,559 [Rick] I think that's good. 97 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:10,720 [Ryan] That's nuts on level. 98 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:13,040 Next! 99 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:19,080 That's the gen-shack right here, and that's what provides 100 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:20,360 the power for our plant. 101 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,360 [creaking] 102 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:29,999 [Ryan] Got the generator over here. 103 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,760 We're gonna get the water pump next. 104 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:39,560 Good? 105 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:40,600 Looks pretty level to me, don't you? 106 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:41,720 Yeah. 107 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,039 [Rick] Very nice to see this come together. 108 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:49,840 By the end of the day, we might even see some gold. 109 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:51,319 Let me rephrase that. 110 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,919 By the end of the day, we better see some [bleep] gold. 111 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:55,080 [Jason] Clear? 112 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,280 [engine starts] 113 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:00,920 [Ryan] Whoo! 114 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,160 - [Jason] Clear? - [Kyle] Yep. 115 00:05:03,280 --> 00:05:05,280 [whirring] 116 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,839 [Rick] Like we never shut it off. 117 00:05:09,840 --> 00:05:11,760 - [Ryan] Makes the same noise. - There's nothing in it. 118 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:12,880 Get the water going. 119 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:17,200 [revving, rattling] 120 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:20,120 [Kai] There she goes. 121 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,919 [Kai] I'm super excited to see my first bucket put 122 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:26,160 in the plant. 123 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,920 - A little shake, a little bang! - Whoo! 124 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:35,119 [Rick] There we go. 125 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:37,599 First bucket, 2025. 126 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:38,680 Oh, listen to that. 127 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,159 I say it every year, it's just some dirt, 128 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:46,920 just some rocks, just some steel, 129 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:49,080 all rattling together. 130 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:51,320 But it sounds like gold to me. 131 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,040 You can see the excitement in every one of these guys 132 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:58,480 right now, finally getting to see some gold 133 00:05:58,600 --> 00:05:59,879 go through the box. 134 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:01,120 1,800 ounces isn't going to come easy. 135 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,920 So we definitely got to stay at it, keep the equipment good, 136 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:05,200 and get to work. 137 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,960 It was always overwhelming amount of work to be done 138 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,240 to get to this point, and when you finally do, 139 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,800 you really got to take the time to celebrate it. 140 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,960 But there's going to be someone sitting in this seat now 141 00:06:18,840 --> 00:06:21,359 every hour of every day for the next five months 142 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:22,999 until we get out of here. 143 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,439 You know, we'll push as hard as we can, maybe get 120 yards 144 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:26,879 an hour out of it, and we're going 145 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,440 to make it work. 146 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:31,040 You know, hopefully this right now is the start to one 147 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:32,679 hell of a season. 148 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:36,440 [epic music plays] 149 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:50,720 [Tony speaking] 150 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:18,799 King of the Klondike Tony Beets has mined 1,400 ounces 151 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:24,840 of his 6,500 ounce target, all of it from his Early Bird Cut 152 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,480 using one washplant, Sluice-A-Lot. 153 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,879 Tony's doubling down on his fast start by opening 154 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,360 new ground he prospected last year. 155 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,400 [Tony speaking] 156 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:18,880 A mile east of the Early Bird Cuts, the massive 46 acre 157 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,240 Corner Cut will be Tony's biggest cut to date. 158 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,959 He needs to strip a 10 acre section of overburden 10 feet 159 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:34,160 deep to reach pay, and he wants it done in just seven days. 160 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,200 So we got to strip like crazy, 161 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,439 so that means lots of new people. 162 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,440 Tony has a big plan. 163 00:08:44,560 --> 00:08:46,919 Shut up and learn. That's how that works here. 164 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,519 But nearly a month on the job, 165 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,920 some of the greenhorns are still struggling. 166 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:58,520 [Tony speaking] 167 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,439 [Jarrod] I learned more in this last month than I feel that I've 168 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,120 known in my whole life, to be honest with you. 169 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,319 Tony, as a boss, is the most straightforward man 170 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:23,880 I've ever met. 171 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:25,880 He lets you know where you lie, for sure. 172 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,320 It can get a little crazy when Tony shows up. 173 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,200 We usually get a lot of stuff done, so that's... 174 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:33,519 always good. 175 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:35,800 [Mitchell] Tony is a great boss. 176 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,000 He tells you what to do, and he's pretty hands-off 177 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:39,839 if you do it right. 178 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,760 Well, you know, if you do it wrong, then you're going 179 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,239 to hear about it. 180 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,840 Tony is keeping a close eye on his rookie crew. 181 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,280 [Tony speaking] 182 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:58,640 [suspenseful music plays] 183 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:17,200 Two greenhorns are driving through a waterlogged section 184 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,839 of the cut, taking unnecessary risks 185 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,640 with Tony's expensive rock trucks. 186 00:10:56,000 --> 00:11:00,480 Tony spots another rookie mishandling his rock truck 187 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,479 across the cut at the dump site. 188 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,480 [Tony speaking] 189 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:10,880 [honking] 190 00:12:26,560 --> 00:12:29,200 There are ten rock truck drivers now. 191 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,480 But soon, there might be eight... 192 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,720 [Tony speaking] 193 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,680 [cawing] 194 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:57,840 [intriguing music plays] 195 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,480 [Tony speaking] 196 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,360 At Indian River, Tony's on the hunt 197 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:12,160 for two rock truck drivers 198 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,199 who ignored his instruction to stop 199 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,400 and wait for him in the Corner Cut. 200 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,560 [truck revving] 201 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:30,479 I'm back in the cut now. 202 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:31,840 I managed to make it up the hill and dump 203 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:33,280 the load I had. 204 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:49,960 Yes, sir. 205 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:56,960 I'm not sure who was behind me, sir. 206 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,120 [somber music plays] 207 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:28,439 The second driver has gotten away with disobeying Tony... 208 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,200 ...for now. 209 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:31,799 Tony is driving around like a madman. 210 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:33,040 He scared me to death. 211 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,840 Tony has been on a bit of a firing spree. 212 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:37,600 I'm not gonna say anything. 213 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,840 Best I can do is just keep my head down 214 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,919 and hope everything else goes OK, 215 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:44,560 hope he forgot all about it. 216 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,080 We have a big goal this year, 2,000 ounces. 217 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:08,400 So the plant looks really nice sitting up on the waste site. 218 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:11,600 Pretty happy with our massive pay pile, 219 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:12,920 which is excellent. 220 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,720 Second-year mine boss, Kevin Beets, has banked 221 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:21,359 162 ounces of gold. 222 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:25,719 For the last week and a half, he's been stockpiling pay from 223 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:30,040 his newly opened Pyramid Cut and repairing his washplant. 224 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,039 We'll take our time, we're gonna do it right, 225 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:35,600 do it once, and then when we get 226 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:37,960 sluicing, we never have to turn the [bleep] off. 227 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,479 With Brennan gone, we're down a foreman, and with Kayden 228 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:43,439 leaving as well, I'm now down a mechanic. 229 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:45,279 Thankfully, Buzz has been able to take a lot 230 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:49,840 of the welding-related projects, which has been a great help. 231 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,280 Now, I don't think Tony would really take as much time to get 232 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:54,479 sluicing as we are. 233 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,240 He'd probably ram it through as quickly as [bleep] possible. 234 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:05,160 Well, first we have to find him. 235 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:06,400 [Tony speaking] 236 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:11,200 While making his rounds, Tony brings wife Minnie 237 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:13,840 to check in on their eldest son's operation. 238 00:17:17,360 --> 00:17:18,800 [Minnie] I see his plant. 239 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:20,440 What in the heck is he doing with it? 240 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:26,160 [Tony speaking] 241 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,400 [Minnie] We have to park it before I can jump out. 242 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:32,680 [Tony] Ooh. 243 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:34,000 [Kevin] Hello. 244 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:36,999 As you can see we got the plant moved. 245 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:39,160 - [Tony] Yeah. - [Kevin] Nice and high. 246 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:45,559 No, I've been down for about a week and a half, I'd say so. 247 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:46,920 [Tony speaking] 248 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:51,279 [Minnie] You have to make money. 249 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:52,400 - Yep. - [Minnie] You know? 250 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:53,680 Very much, very much. 251 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,480 Instead of spending all your savings. 252 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:57,600 Yeah, yeah. 253 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:00,679 But we're getting repairs done, 254 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:02,559 so hopefully we won't have to fix [bleep] 255 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:03,960 for a good [bleep] amount of time. 256 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:08,120 And get running next week. 257 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:11,560 [Minnie] No, you don't. 258 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:12,880 Get going. 259 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,160 Uh, we'll get going today, tomorrow. 260 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:24,480 [Tony speaking] 261 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,960 We'll come and check out on our royalties. 262 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,720 Kevin always has been a bit of a perfectionist. 263 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:46,319 He was like that when he was young too. 264 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:48,440 Then it's like, you kind of go, "really, dude?" 265 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,639 [Tony speaking] 266 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:52,639 [Minnie] So you think he'd be on it? 267 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:54,000 - [Tony speaking] - [Minnie] Yeah. 268 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:56,680 [Tony speaking] 269 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:58,240 [Minnie] Still money going out. 270 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:10,360 [Buzz speaking] 271 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:22,440 To get his washplant running, Kevin has tasked expectant 272 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,000 father, Buzz Legault, with the repairs. 273 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,840 [Buzz speaking] 274 00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:46,120 Buzz has been able to take a lot off my plate, but I know 275 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:47,720 he's going to have to head off. 276 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,560 I got to go talk to Buzz so we can get 277 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,159 sluicing again, so... 278 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:53,560 see what we can make [bleep] work. 279 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:01,560 [sparking] 280 00:20:03,120 --> 00:20:04,239 [Kevin] Hey, Buzz. 281 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,000 [Buzz speaking] 282 00:20:06,120 --> 00:20:07,400 [Kevin] Ready to [bleep] go? 283 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,440 OK, [bleep]...Uh... 284 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:16,680 So Tony and Minnie stopped by. 285 00:20:19,120 --> 00:20:22,120 But they really, really do want to get sluicing ASAP. 286 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:28,920 OK. 287 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,600 I would like to get sluicing as soon as you [bleep] can. 288 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,600 [Buzz speaking] 289 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,520 [Kevin] Well, like you said, "make it [bleep] happen." 290 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,840 The pressure is on, but you got a couple of days. 291 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:49,880 [Kevin] Best of luck. 292 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:58,440 [Buzz speaking] 293 00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:21,640 Buzz is on the plant, so we have a couple of days. 294 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:24,560 He's going to have his work cut out for him. 295 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,320 [thrilling music plays] 296 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,800 We've got a lot of hurdles here, and, you know, if this 297 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:47,320 one's going to be a success, it's going to be hard-fought, 298 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:48,720 but, [bleep] yeah, we're going to deserve it. 299 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,000 I gave Troy a down-payment, and I told him I'd have him 300 00:21:54,120 --> 00:21:55,200 another 100 ounces. 301 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:57,880 You know, I'm betting our future on this. 302 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:05,919 Rick Ness is finally on the gold, with washplant Rocky 303 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:09,840 churning through 120 yards of pay an hour. 304 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:15,319 Now it's business as usual. 305 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:17,720 Now it's like, we keep that plant running 306 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:19,400 like it's our [bleep] job. 307 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,120 Right now, that's Kyle's job, so we're leaving him here 308 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:22,519 to do it. 309 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,559 By the end of the week, Rick and his crew will know 310 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:31,200 whether his $700,000 gamble on Lightning Creek will pay out. 311 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:36,000 [Kyle] We're not really going to know for sure what's in there. 312 00:22:36,120 --> 00:22:38,880 It's going to be our second full day of running Rocky here. 313 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,119 [rattling] 314 00:22:44,120 --> 00:22:45,720 [gushing] 315 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,200 [suspenseful music plays] 316 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:55,720 [Kyle] [bleep] sakes! 317 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:56,960 That don't look good. 318 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,680 That end spray bar is not doing [bleep]. 319 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,799 There's way too much water coming over the ass end of that. 320 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,920 We're losing material out the side, and there could be 321 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:12,040 gold in it. 322 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:17,759 I think the pump's just too high. 323 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:18,960 [Ryan] All right, I got a walkie now. 324 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:20,279 We're going to go there and check. 325 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,560 [Kyle] OK. 326 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:24,279 Yeah, that's as low as she goes. 327 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:25,840 I'm going to jump in up there and look real quick. 328 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:29,919 - That's as low as it goes? - [Ryan] That's it, man. 329 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:32,840 [water gushing] 330 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,439 All the water pressure's getting backed up and going up 331 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:39,599 through the pre-wash instead. 332 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,400 [Kyle] Yeah, there's one up here and nothing's even 333 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:42,679 coming out of it. 334 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:43,919 [Ryan] We got to shut it down. 335 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,040 All right, let me go get the pump. 336 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:49,919 [Kyle] To shut down when we're trying 337 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:53,559 to get 1,800 ounces is not ideal. 338 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:54,760 [Ryan] No, Rick won't like that. 339 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,079 Right now, we're not really washing anything going across 340 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:58,120 that shaker deck. 341 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:11,279 Yeah, a bunch of [bleep] stuck in it. 342 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:12,560 We're sucking in a bunch of rocks. 343 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,079 And that's blocking the water flow back to, you know, 344 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,520 there's a lot of pressure left on it, so the pressure has 345 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,519 nowhere else to go but back up to the spray bars. 346 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,160 [Kyle] I mean, we cannot afford this downtime. 347 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,079 [Ryan] We're going to go widen out the nozzle tips a little bit. 348 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:29,560 That way, if we get any little bit of rock, 349 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:30,920 it still shoots through. 350 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:36,999 Water from the nearby creek is pumped to washplant Rocky 351 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:40,959 and fed into two spray bars that wash the pay. 352 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,640 But small rocks from the creek have blocked the plant's 353 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:48,599 nozzles on one side, raising the water pressure 354 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:54,080 in the pre-wash spray bars, blasting pay out of the plant. 355 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:55,920 Ryan's simple fix... 356 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,519 widen the shaker deck spray bar nozzles, 357 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:03,479 so the rocks can pass through and the gold-rich pay 358 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:05,120 can be cleaned properly. 359 00:25:06,840 --> 00:25:08,400 [Kyle] Yeah, because there's some big ones in there. 360 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,199 There's our problem. 361 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:13,999 We got a pry bar stuck in there. 362 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:15,160 [Ryan] Hey, where'd that come from? 363 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:17,359 [Kyle] Yeah, that's better. 364 00:25:17,360 --> 00:25:19,600 [Ryan] So we're going from that... to that. 365 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:20,920 [Kyle] Yeah. 366 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:23,880 [Ryan] I'll get them clipped on. 367 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,479 We'll fire up the water, but... 368 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:27,520 down time is kind of kicking our ass, but... 369 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,879 - [Kyle] We'll get her fixed... - [Ryan] We'll get her fixed up. 370 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:31,760 - All right! - [Kyle] I like it. 371 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:34,480 Well, I got a shaker deck... 372 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,360 [Ryan] Yeah, I'll go ahead and get the pump fired up when you give 373 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:37,480 a thumbs up. - [Kyle] Great. 374 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:40,960 [engine revving] 375 00:25:43,120 --> 00:25:45,440 [deep rattling] 376 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:50,360 [gushing] 377 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,239 After a 30-minute shutdown, 378 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:58,440 Rick's crew are back on the gold. 379 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:05,320 Now that we got those rocks cleared out of those spray bars, 380 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,519 the water pressure seems-- it's nice and even now, 381 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:09,960 looks better, it's running better. 382 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,520 Luckily, it wasn't for that long. 383 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:16,160 [Ryan] Success! 384 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,360 Yeah, no, the water looks a lot better. 385 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:20,999 It's not blasting over the backside anymore. 386 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:22,039 I don't want to shut down again. 387 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:23,160 Rick don't want us to shut down again. 388 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:38,680 [Cousin Mike] We're moving a lot of dirt. 389 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:41,080 We're moving more dirt than we ever have before. 390 00:26:43,120 --> 00:26:46,199 [rattling] 391 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:48,200 We got to stay ahead stripping-wise. 392 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:55,839 At Indian River, Tony is pushing foreman Cousin Mike 393 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:59,200 and his crew to open up a 10-acre section 394 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:01,640 of the Corner Cut by the end of the week. 395 00:27:08,040 --> 00:27:13,560 [Tony speaking] 396 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:30,040 Tony's watching his crew like a hawk after a rock truck 397 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:32,920 driver disobeyed him earlier in the week. 398 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:08,080 [rumbling] 399 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:10,400 [Jarrod speaking] 400 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:42,400 The [bleep] you doing? 401 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:45,800 Where's this truck going? 402 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:50,480 [Jarrod speaking] 403 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:00,040 You having troubles? 404 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:05,360 No answer. 405 00:29:07,640 --> 00:29:09,599 [Jarrod speaking] 406 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:13,080 [intriguing music plays] 407 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:17,640 [Jacob] Ah, ah... Ah, for [bleep] sakes. 408 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:21,240 I've seen a couple weird behaviors from him. 409 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:26,080 Oh, I think he's drinking on the job. 410 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,920 I'm pretty sure Jarrod's [bleep] at work. 411 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:36,160 He can't be having that around here. 412 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:38,040 He's going to hurt himself or hurt somebody else. 413 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,520 [truck whirring] 414 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,400 [bleep] me. 415 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:04,319 Hey, I don't know what's going on with Jarrod, but I think 416 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:05,560 he's drunk or something. 417 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:12,080 [suspenseful music plays] 418 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:21,640 [Jacob] There he is. 419 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:28,560 [Cousin Mike] Jarrod. 420 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:31,720 You drunk or something? 421 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:33,279 [Jarrod speaking] 422 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:34,719 Look at me. 423 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:35,680 You drunk? 424 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:37,360 [Jarrod speaking] 425 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:38,959 I don't think you're fine. 426 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:40,560 Here, stop the truck. Stop the truck. 427 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:42,959 - [Jarrod speaking] - [Cousin Mike] Yeah, stop it. 428 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:44,760 Park it. Get out. 429 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:46,800 You in the truck! 430 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:50,560 In the truck. 431 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:55,880 Jarrod, you drunk? 432 00:30:57,200 --> 00:30:58,680 Hey, look at me. 433 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:06,959 - [Cousin Mike] You drunk? - [Jarrod speaking] 434 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:08,600 [Cousin Mike] You're being goofy all day. 435 00:31:08,720 --> 00:31:09,960 Hey, look at me. 436 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:15,919 You can't even look at me straight. 437 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:19,319 You're driving like an idiot, honking like you're not right 438 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,400 in the head. You smell like alcohol, too. 439 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:24,720 I'll, uh... 440 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:26,680 get you to camp. 441 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:28,920 - Grab your [bleep]. - [Jarrod speaking] 442 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:34,560 At Indian River, Beets foreman cousin Mike has pulled rock 443 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:37,200 truck driver Jarrod off the job. 444 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:38,680 I think this guy is drunk. 445 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:46,279 [Jarrod speaking] 446 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:47,719 [Cousin Mike] You going to be a lippy with me? 447 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:49,480 - Because then you're gone, guaranteed. - [Jarrod speaking] 448 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,320 [Cousin Mike] I don't give a [bleep]. 449 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:52,680 [Jarrod speaking] 450 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:54,840 - [Cousin Mike] Yeah. - [Jarrod speaking] 451 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:05,800 [Cousin Mike] Oh, I... We gotta see 452 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:08,000 Because I think you're drunk right now. 453 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,160 - Take your bag. - [Jarrod speaking] 454 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:19,200 [somber ambient plays] 455 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:20,360 [Cousin Mike] Tony, do you copy? 456 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:24,479 [Tony speaking] 457 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:26,239 [Cousin Mike] I have someone here. I think he's drunk. 458 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:27,920 [Tony speaking] 459 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:31,119 [Cousin Mike] Jarrod, smell the alcohol here. 460 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:33,959 - [Tony speaking] - [Jarrod] OK. 461 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,000 - [Jarrod speaking] - [Cousin Mike] You stay here. 462 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,199 [Jarrod speaking] 463 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:41,999 [Cousin Mike] You're drunk? You have been drinking? 464 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:43,439 [Jarrod speaking] 465 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:45,199 [Cousin Mike] So you were lying, too? You're drunk and lying? 466 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:47,160 [Jarrod speaking] 467 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:49,439 [Cousin Mike] No, you told me you were hungover from last night. 468 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:56,719 [Jarrod speaking] 469 00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:58,480 [Cousin Mike] No, no, no, no. That's not how that works. 470 00:32:58,600 --> 00:32:59,720 - You don't make the call. - [Jarrod speaking] 471 00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:01,480 [Cousin Mike] You [bleep] up, well, you got fired. 472 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:03,120 You got 30 minutes to get the [bleep] out of here. 473 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:04,559 [Jarrod speaking] 474 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:06,679 [Cousin Mike] You're trying to work with me being drunk? 475 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:08,799 You're running a piece of heavy equipment, 476 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:10,719 people around, and you're being drunk. 477 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:11,960 [Jarrod speaking] 478 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:13,200 [Cousin Mike] Like, give your head a shake. 479 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:14,439 I don't know how old you are. 480 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:15,600 We'll go to your room. 481 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:17,399 [Jarrod speaking] 482 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:18,840 [Cousin Mike] No, 30 minutes, you're out. 483 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:22,280 - [Tony speaking] - [Cousin Mike] Yeah, 30 minutes. 484 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:26,520 [Tony speaking] 485 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:21,639 I really, really do want to get sluicing ASAP. 486 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:23,799 The pressure is on to try and get as much as possible 487 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,240 this year, as fast as possible. 488 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:29,839 Perfectionist Kevin Beets is under pressure 489 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:32,999 from his landlord parents, Tony and Minnie, 490 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:36,080 to get sluicing and deliver their royalties. 491 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:39,239 With the plant, there's a lot 492 00:34:39,240 --> 00:34:40,839 of just maintenance that we need to do. 493 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:44,880 Buzz has a whole [bleep] list that we just need to do so it 494 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,160 doesn't become big [bleep] off projects. 495 00:34:50,720 --> 00:34:53,120 [Buzz speaking] 496 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:58,360 Buzz is trying to complete Kevin's maintenance repairs. 497 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:06,640 [Buzz speaking] 498 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:35,320 - That's ready to rumble. - Yeah. 499 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:38,400 [Kevin sighs] All righty. Loader's on the way. 500 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:41,440 It's been a couple of weeks since we had gold coming in. 501 00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:44,239 - Be nice to start paying bills. - That would be nice, yes. 502 00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:45,240 Yes. 503 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:47,879 - Hey, Buzz. - [Buzz speaking] 504 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:49,880 - [Faith] Hey, Buzz. - [Kevin] There she goes. 505 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:53,079 [Buzz speaking] 506 00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:55,599 Oh, Garry's here. Well, let's get her fired up. 507 00:35:55,600 --> 00:35:57,560 Let's do it! 508 00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:01,439 Kevin is finally ready to start running his stockpile 509 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,040 of Pyramid Cut pay dirt. 510 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:07,160 [beeping] 511 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:11,879 [engine starts] 512 00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,719 [Kevin] Beauty. All right, now on switches. 513 00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:16,280 First things first, discharge conveyor! 514 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:21,719 - On. - [machine whirring] 515 00:36:21,720 --> 00:36:22,720 [Kevin] There we go! 516 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,319 Huh, screen deck. 517 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:30,520 [rattling heavily] 518 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:31,640 We are shaking. 519 00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:36,239 OK, everybody's ready. 520 00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:39,039 [epic music plays] 521 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:40,200 [loader rumbling] 522 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:46,399 First bucket is on its [bleep] way. 523 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:47,840 First bucket in. 524 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:55,200 [rattling] 525 00:36:56,880 --> 00:36:59,640 [thrilling music plays] 526 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:03,120 [Kevin speaking] 527 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:08,880 [deep rumbling] 528 00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:13,639 [Kevin] Faith! Faith! 529 00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:14,879 Kill the feeder! 530 00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:16,000 Kill the feeder. 531 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:17,639 [Faith] Kill the feeder? 532 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:18,799 [Kevin] Thank you. 533 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:20,200 How did I kill the feeder again? I forgot. 534 00:37:22,920 --> 00:37:25,320 [engine winds down] 535 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:30,279 [Kevin] There was a pile of dirt left in the prewash from the-- 536 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:31,719 when we shut down. 537 00:37:31,720 --> 00:37:34,720 That is forming a pile, so it's not able to flow. 538 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:36,800 Can I get you to bring me one of those long shovels? 539 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:41,119 Failure to clean out the prewash 540 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:43,240 has left concrete-like dirt 541 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:46,759 that can't be broken down by the spray bars, 542 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:50,520 creating a blockage and causing the new pay to pile up. 543 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:53,880 [Kevin] So, fix this for good. 544 00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:57,919 We're gonna have to shut down to clean out the pre-wash 545 00:37:57,920 --> 00:37:59,679 and have somebody in here for the shovel 546 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:01,679 cleaning out the rocks. 547 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:06,560 But we need to get sluicing again, so we just need to do 548 00:38:06,680 --> 00:38:10,119 Tony's, "ah, [bleep] it, run it," mentality. 549 00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:13,320 Fighting his perfectionist need to shut down, 550 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:16,240 Kevin's opting for a temporary fix. 551 00:38:16,360 --> 00:38:18,999 [rattling] 552 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:21,640 [Kevin] So, rather than pile this dirt up 60 feet, 553 00:38:22,920 --> 00:38:24,160 I have to shovel it. 554 00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:30,600 Can someone go turn up the pump, please? 555 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,679 Can you get it up to 1600, please? 556 00:38:34,680 --> 00:38:36,879 [Buzz speaking] 557 00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:38,119 [Kevin] We're getting it! 558 00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:40,960 Just a few minor adjustments. 559 00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:42,200 Gah! 560 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:46,320 There we go. 561 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:50,360 Get this at least [bleep] moving. 562 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:53,320 - [dirt rumbling] - [water gushing] 563 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:58,879 [Kevin] Ah, that's looking way [bleep] better! 564 00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:01,439 Perfect! 565 00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:03,719 OK, now we can turn on the feeder, but set it 566 00:39:03,720 --> 00:39:05,079 at three, please. 567 00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:07,680 [rattling softly] 568 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:17,680 Kevin's efforts clear the blockage. 569 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:21,880 [Kevin] Well, good to be sluicing, guys. 570 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:23,999 Looks good, Buzz. 571 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:25,680 I think you did a good job getting it ready to run. 572 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:31,440 [Kevin] That's all we can do. 573 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,520 - [Faith] Yeah. - [Kevin] Looking good. 574 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:49,559 [Kevin] All the repairs seem to be holding, so yeah, 575 00:39:49,560 --> 00:39:50,920 it looks good. 576 00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:53,800 Alright, gotta rip. 577 00:39:57,040 --> 00:40:00,200 So I am well aware of this tendency. 578 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:02,520 I like to get everything just right. 579 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:06,799 And I guess Tony is right. 580 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:09,240 I've had to learn to be "good enough is good enough." 581 00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:10,479 You know what I mean? 582 00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:11,880 Instead of just, "it has to be right." 583 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:28,519 [Rick] It's the first mat pull of the season. 584 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:30,119 Moment of truth, we'll pull the mats, and I'm gonna 585 00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:33,159 actually finally see if Diamond Cut's got any gold. 586 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:34,560 [Kai] What's going on? 587 00:40:34,680 --> 00:40:37,080 First clean up, I figured it's your first time, so 588 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:38,999 I might as well jump in the rock truck, give you a chance 589 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,559 to get over there, kind of see what it's like. 590 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:41,680 [Kai] All right. 591 00:40:44,120 --> 00:40:45,640 [Rick] Is it everything you imagined, Kai? 592 00:40:45,760 --> 00:40:46,760 [laughing] 593 00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:48,799 [Heather] It's glamour... and more. 594 00:40:48,800 --> 00:40:50,160 These clean ups are on my shoulders, 595 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:51,439 you know what I mean? 596 00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:52,639 I'm always worried about letting them down. 597 00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:54,439 It's one of the nice things about having a small crew. 598 00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:56,999 It makes me feel like we're all in it together. 599 00:40:57,000 --> 00:40:59,719 In my eyes, the absolute perfect team. 600 00:40:59,720 --> 00:41:01,720 You guys are the real gold. 601 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:03,720 Did you hear that, Kai? You're the real gold. 602 00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:05,159 - [Kai] Who? - [Rick and Heather] You. 603 00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:06,320 [Kai] What, I'm the real gold? 604 00:41:06,440 --> 00:41:08,079 [Rick] You guys, you guys are the real gold out here. 605 00:41:08,080 --> 00:41:09,320 For me. 606 00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:11,720 Oh, don't break my new expensive buckets! 607 00:41:13,240 --> 00:41:15,920 [Rick] Are we buying buckets? We got that bucket money now? 608 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:28,999 [rumbling] 609 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:30,280 [Kevin] It's looking pretty good. 610 00:41:31,600 --> 00:41:33,080 Water's doing what it's supposed to. 611 00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:35,680 I'm just nice and consistent. 612 00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:39,080 I'm pretty happy that we got the plant going. 613 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:42,239 Takes a lot of stress off my mind. 614 00:41:42,240 --> 00:41:44,680 It has a whole different kind, but at least this stress 615 00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:45,999 makes money. 616 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:47,640 So it is a step in the right direction. 617 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:52,200 Kevin's washplant is up and running. 618 00:41:54,040 --> 00:41:56,440 [Buzz speaking] 619 00:41:58,040 --> 00:42:01,320 But he's losing another valuable crew member. 620 00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:09,760 Hey, Buzz. How's it going? 621 00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:13,600 So, yeah, it must be about time for you to get going, eh? 622 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:17,200 [chuckles] 623 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:19,999 [Kevin] Yep, the real one. 624 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:21,640 Yeah, I just want to say thanks, Buzz, for all you've done. 625 00:42:26,480 --> 00:42:29,079 This thing has worked out, honestly, so... 626 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:31,120 We have a little bit of luck on our side. 627 00:42:31,240 --> 00:42:33,880 Found a bit of gold when we fired up [indistinct] runs. 628 00:42:35,520 --> 00:42:36,720 [Kevin] Right? 629 00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:38,719 You're coming back after, I assume, right? 630 00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:39,840 [Buzz speaking] 631 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:42,440 - [Kevin] Safe travels. - [Buzz speaking] 632 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:43,599 [Kevin] And best of luck. 633 00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:44,599 Hope it all goes smooth for you. 634 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:45,760 [Buzz speaking] 635 00:42:46,920 --> 00:42:49,840 [melancholic music plays] 636 00:42:57,920 --> 00:42:58,920 [Minnie] Hi, guys. 637 00:43:02,120 --> 00:43:03,920 No, we're just here to see you because we missed you 638 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:05,280 so much, Dad. 639 00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:09,520 How is it in the Indian? 640 00:43:12,720 --> 00:43:14,120 So now you stole my people 641 00:43:14,240 --> 00:43:16,000 and you've been [bleep] hiring a lot. 642 00:43:16,120 --> 00:43:17,320 How's it going with all of them? 643 00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:23,600 [Minnie cackles] 644 00:43:30,160 --> 00:43:32,519 We got some characters in the crowd, but you gotta 645 00:43:32,520 --> 00:43:33,920 go through them. 646 00:43:34,040 --> 00:43:35,720 We had one driving around drunk, so that is... 647 00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:37,279 - [Minnie] What? - [Monica] What? 648 00:43:37,280 --> 00:43:38,760 [Cousin Mike] And then you got a drunk idiot driving, 649 00:43:38,880 --> 00:43:40,319 with people walking around, and it's just... 650 00:43:40,320 --> 00:43:42,200 It's the people more so than anything else, 651 00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:43,960 because they hurt other people, right? 652 00:43:44,080 --> 00:43:45,759 [Cousin Mike] Yeah, and it won't bother them, because they're 653 00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:47,719 in a rock truck. - Yeah. 654 00:43:47,720 --> 00:43:49,200 - That's scary. - [Cousin Mike] It is. 655 00:43:49,320 --> 00:43:52,039 Yeah, you gotta go. It's serious stuff. 656 00:43:52,040 --> 00:43:54,199 Hey, Monica, how's things going in the gold room? 657 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:55,400 - [Monica] Good. - Keeping busy? 658 00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:59,600 Please, Mike, you count, because I can't see. 659 00:43:59,720 --> 00:44:04,279 So far, the Early Bird Cut has produced a weekly average 660 00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:07,040 of 250 ounces of gold. 661 00:44:10,120 --> 00:44:11,160 [Monica] Are you ready, Michael? 662 00:44:13,800 --> 00:44:15,159 [Mike] 60... 663 00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:16,720 70... 664 00:44:16,840 --> 00:44:18,520 100, 110, 120, 130, 665 00:44:18,640 --> 00:44:20,119 40, 50, 60, 70... 666 00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:21,400 [tapping] 667 00:44:21,520 --> 00:44:24,240 [dramatic music plays] 668 00:44:24,360 --> 00:44:28,160 190, 200, 220, 230, 240... 669 00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:33,040 250, 70, 80, 90, 300... 670 00:44:33,160 --> 00:44:37,240 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360. 671 00:44:39,640 --> 00:44:44,919 4, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460... 672 00:44:44,920 --> 00:44:47,319 [tapping] 673 00:44:47,320 --> 00:44:49,560 [Mike] 467.8... 674 00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:52,920 467.8! 675 00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:57,599 Sluice-A-Lot's record-breaking weekly haul is worth over 676 00:44:57,600 --> 00:45:00,160 one and a half million dollars. 677 00:45:00,280 --> 00:45:01,640 [Tony speaking] 678 00:45:01,760 --> 00:45:02,799 [Cousin Mike chuckles] 679 00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:04,279 [Tony speaking] 680 00:45:04,280 --> 00:45:06,000 - [Cousin Mike] Yeah. - It's huge. 681 00:45:06,120 --> 00:45:07,400 [Tony speaking] 682 00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:09,039 OK, where are we going? 683 00:45:09,040 --> 00:45:11,119 - I'll book it right now. - [Tony] No! Ho-ho-ho. 684 00:45:11,120 --> 00:45:13,480 [Tony speaking] 685 00:45:23,920 --> 00:45:26,320 Yeah, yeah! Rick, Rick, Rick, Rick! 686 00:45:26,440 --> 00:45:27,680 Oh, look at him. 687 00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:32,760 [all cheering, laughing] 688 00:45:35,720 --> 00:45:38,880 The Ness crew are waiting for their first gold weigh 689 00:45:39,000 --> 00:45:43,640 of the season to see if Rick's Diamond Cut will pay out. 690 00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:45,240 [Rick] This is a weird one, 691 00:45:45,360 --> 00:45:46,840 starting on new ground again. 692 00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:48,159 Yeah, yeah. 693 00:45:48,160 --> 00:45:49,560 We can't come on new ground and expect to hit 694 00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:51,279 Raleigh Valley, Vegas Valley kind of [bleep]. 695 00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:53,080 I mean, I know it's going to be a learning deal, but... 696 00:45:53,200 --> 00:45:55,120 Yeah, it's definitely still a risk. 697 00:45:55,240 --> 00:45:56,919 Speaking of that, shall we grab the gold and weigh it up? 698 00:45:56,920 --> 00:45:58,119 [Bailey] Let's see it. 699 00:45:58,120 --> 00:46:00,399 [Rick sighs] 700 00:46:00,400 --> 00:46:05,399 To be successful, Rick's crew need one ounce per 100 yards, 701 00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:08,240 so at least 40 ounces of gold. 702 00:46:11,560 --> 00:46:13,879 [Rick] Four days running 100 yards an hour. 703 00:46:13,880 --> 00:46:15,480 - You want to count the numbers? - [Kai] Sure. 704 00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:17,119 [Rick] First one? We got it. 705 00:46:17,120 --> 00:46:18,120 Let's go. 706 00:46:21,880 --> 00:46:24,320 [Kai] One, two... 707 00:46:24,440 --> 00:46:27,560 - Three, four, five, six, seven. - [Rick] [bleep]. 708 00:46:27,680 --> 00:46:30,719 [Kai] 7.35. 709 00:46:30,720 --> 00:46:31,959 [ominous chord strikes] 710 00:46:31,960 --> 00:46:36,560 Worth just $25,000. 711 00:46:36,680 --> 00:46:39,359 I think that's a big waste of time, is what that is. 712 00:46:39,360 --> 00:46:41,199 [Ryan] That's... [bleep] terrible. 713 00:46:41,200 --> 00:46:43,080 [Rick] Man... yep. 714 00:46:43,200 --> 00:46:44,240 Yeah, that's not, uh... 715 00:46:44,360 --> 00:46:45,639 [Jason] Not even quite two ounces a day. 716 00:46:45,640 --> 00:46:46,640 [Rick] [bleep]! 717 00:46:46,760 --> 00:46:48,639 That's a big waste of time right there, yep. 718 00:46:48,640 --> 00:46:50,080 [Bailey] Does that even pay for...? 719 00:46:50,200 --> 00:46:52,120 No, it doesn't even start-- 720 00:46:52,240 --> 00:46:53,360 Doesn't even start the list... 721 00:46:54,440 --> 00:46:55,960 of things that it has to pay for. 722 00:46:56,080 --> 00:46:58,520 [Ryan] I can't afford to be up here and not bring anything home. 723 00:46:58,640 --> 00:47:01,519 You know, part of me is, "yeah, that's some new ground," 724 00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:03,719 but the other part's like, "[bleep], dude, I hope you can 725 00:47:03,720 --> 00:47:06,320 figure it out, because if you go broke, I go broke." 726 00:47:06,440 --> 00:47:07,720 It hasn't happened yet. 727 00:47:07,840 --> 00:47:10,040 I don't intend it to happen this year. 728 00:47:10,160 --> 00:47:12,639 But, yeah, I mean, right now it's, yeah, I'm wondering, 729 00:47:12,640 --> 00:47:14,799 "Did I make the right decision, you know?" 730 00:47:14,800 --> 00:47:16,960 [pensive music plays] 731 00:47:19,680 --> 00:47:22,840 We've got over 100 claims on this bunch here, so, 732 00:47:22,960 --> 00:47:24,880 you know, that was obviously the wrong spot to start, 733 00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:26,040 but we can move on from that. 734 00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:27,639 [Ryan] OK, [bleep] it first gold weigh. 735 00:47:27,640 --> 00:47:28,720 We're done. [bleep] it. 736 00:47:28,840 --> 00:47:30,079 [Bailey] Yeah, let's go home. 737 00:47:30,080 --> 00:47:31,080 Woo! 738 00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:34,920 [Ryan] Lightning Creek was definitely a gamble. 739 00:47:35,040 --> 00:47:38,319 Seven ounces, that's not going to pay my bills nor his bills. 740 00:47:38,320 --> 00:47:39,840 So, hopefully... 741 00:47:41,120 --> 00:47:43,440 Rick finding a new spot, that will be the answer. 742 00:47:43,560 --> 00:47:48,079 So, unfortunately, the Diamond Cut, that's a fail. 743 00:47:48,080 --> 00:47:49,840 We'll see what happens next. 744 00:47:49,960 --> 00:47:51,880 We just got to find the gold because the Diamond Cut 745 00:47:52,000 --> 00:47:53,879 did not have it. 746 00:47:53,880 --> 00:47:55,680 We're running out of time to get 100 ounces for Troy. 747 00:47:55,800 --> 00:47:57,119 So we got to be ready to pivot. 748 00:47:57,120 --> 00:47:59,400 We got to go up the valley. We got to look for better gold.