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[adventurous music plays]
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[Parker] I saw a few bones
in the pay pile.
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Is that a mammoth tusk?
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Rib bone, I think.
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Right?
Rib bone?
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I don't know.
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Yeah, so things are going
really well so far,
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you know, we're like coming out
of the gate moving and we're
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over 2,000 ounces,
but I'm waiting for something
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to go massively wrong
because things don't go
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this smoothly for very long.
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Six weeks into the season,
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30-year-old
Parker Schnabel's plan
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to mine more than 35 million
dollars in gold is right
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on schedule.
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[Parker] Tyson is being
an animal this year.
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He's done over 1,500 ounces
already here on Dominion.
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And then Mitch is doing
a really good job over
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at Sulphur.
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Sulphur had over
a 350-ounce cleanup
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last week, so that's crazy.
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Parker's plan includes
squeezing every ounce he can
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out of his Sulphur Creek claim,
where foreman Mitch Blaschke
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has been hunting for gold rich
pockets the old timers missed.
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You know, it's been full
throttle since the beginning
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of the season here in Sulphur,
trying to get all the work done
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before the water
license expires.
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Just want to make sure that
we get what's ours and don't
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leave anything behind.
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Mitch is down to just three
weeks to get it all done.
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Making the job harder,
his top dirt mover,
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Brennan Ruault, was recently
sent to open ground
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at their next claim.
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[Parker]
Right now we're threading
a bunch of needles with Brennan
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trying to have
the Indian River ready.
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Mitch trying to have Sulphur
done before the water
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license expires.
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We need to get the whole
project done, reclaimed,
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and be out.
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[pensive music plays]
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-[Mitch] How's it going?
-[Parker] Good.
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-How are you?
-[Mitch] Doing well.
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Yeah, nice to be getting
to the close of this one.
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-We can start the next project.
-[Parker] Yeah.
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Holy, that's a hole.
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Wow.
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Very muddy hole.
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[squelching]
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[Parker]
Nobody's done any panning
in here, I'm guessing.
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[Mitch]
Not on this upper section.
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We were trying to get it out
as fast as we could, get her
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to the plant and...
-[Parker] Right.
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Well, I'll pan some of this,
just out of curiosity.
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[intriguing music plays]
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All right, well, let's see
what we've got.
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[sloshing]
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[sloshing]
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Holy smokes!
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[Parker]
That's a hell of a pan.
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Must be 100 pieces of gold
in there.
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-[Mitch] Wow!
-[Parker] Yeah.
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[Mitch] That's pretty wild.
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What do you think?
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[Parker]
It's worth staying here a little
longer and getting that last
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little bit of pay, there's gold
there, and that's what
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we're here for.
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But we got a lot of sluicing
to do already this year, so...
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[Parker] There's a lot
of sluicing to do.
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It always turns
into a lot bigger project
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than we think, doesn't it?
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I wanna stand up there
and look at it.
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[upbeat music plays]
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[Mitch] How far does that go?
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[Parker] Straight to this tree
right here.
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That's probably
where I would go to.
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[Mitch] You know,
it's gonna be tight.
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[Parker] Could just have, like,
Brennan come over here.
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That's the best chance that
you've got at getting the pay
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down here in time
and getting it ran.
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[Mitch] That'd be sweet.
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[Parker] All right,
I'll keep you updated.
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Over the last six weeks,
Mitch has dug out all the pay
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pockets of the two-acre cut
and is sluicing the last
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of its stockpiled pay.
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But Parker believes
the old-timer's dredge missed
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even more gold and thinks
the pay streak extends
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up to the road.
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He wants Mitch to expand
the cut by another two acres
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and sluice all of its pay
before the water license
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runs out.
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If Parker's move pays off,
he could bank another
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500 ounces worth one and
three-quarter million dollars.
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[Mitch]
Just when we thought Sulphur
here was coming to a close
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in typical Parker fashion,
now he's saying, you know,
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"Hey, I want even more dirt
out of there."
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We're pushing this project all
the way to its absolute limit.
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So I'm just hoping we can get
everything done here and sluice,
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but it's just messing
with our timeline.
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[car horn honking]
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[truck horn honking]
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[Brennan] Brother!
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All right, the cavalry's here.
We can certainly use the help.
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Whoo!
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[laughs]
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We're here,
happy to help, man.
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To give Mitch a fighting
chance, Parker has sent in
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the big guns.
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[Brennan]
So we've got five trucks,
two excavators, and the loader
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feeding the plant.
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We're on a hot streak
right now.
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Let's stay with it,
and [bleep] finish it off,
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and get every speck of gold
we can get out of here.
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You know, everything up here
is risk over reward.
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And right now, the risk is
we got ourselves a lot of dirt
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to move here, not much time.
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But Parker thinks
it's worth the reward.
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[thrilling music plays]
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[Rick]
First gold weigh of the year.
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You're always hoping
for a good one, right?
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It can set, you know,
kind of set the pace
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for the rest of the year.
Uh...
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We had the opposite of that.
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A hundred miles away,
Rick Ness is still trying
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to recover from a major setback
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after failing to obtain
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the water license needed
to mine his gold-rich
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Duncan Creek Claim.
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The Diamond Cut on his new
claim at Lightning Creek
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delivered just seven ounces.
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[Rick] We're always in a race
against time, but, you know,
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we start having gold waves like
that, it just becomes even
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more and more serious, you know.
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There's no way we can make
money off of that,
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but that doesn't mean that
we can just call it quits here.
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Rick now finds himself
in deep water.
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He's had to shut down washplant
Rocky, but has just one
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week to pay landowner
Troy Taylor
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100 ounces to complete
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his purchase
of Lightning Creek.
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[Rick] We've got to move on.
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We've got to strip
some new ground.
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We've already started that.
We've moved up the valley.
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We've just got to pivot
and pivot quick.
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We're late to the game
this season, so we had to come
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into this location,
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It's definitely not as good
ground as Vegas Valley.
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Hopefully, we can get gold out
of here to at least
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pay the bills.
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[Kai] Everyone's getting
pretty beat down.
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When you see low numbers and no
gold coming in, it doesn't feel
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too good.
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[Kyle] It's definitely getting
a little stressful,
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being a little
behind the gun here.
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So, we're going to shift over
here and change the odds.
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Hopefully, start running
some paydirt soon.
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[Bailey] This is definitely
the beginning of working
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our way up the valley,
for sure.
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You know, we need as much
uncovered as we can,
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but pretty much it's just going
to be trial and error.
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We want to make sure that,
you know, this is going to be
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good pay and not garbage.
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Rick's going to come down
to figure out what he wants me
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to do moving forward.
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[Rick] Look at this.
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[intriguing music plays]
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What you thinking, Bailey?
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[Bailey] It's like
the bedrock's right there,
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and then it goes to sand.
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Obviously you don't want
sand, but...
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[Rick] Interesting.
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There's no telling what
this bedrock might do.
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-You're probably just going
to have to follow it.
-[Bailey] Yes.
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Some of that along the banks
looks like pay.
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-[Rick] OK.
-[Bailey] But there's a spot
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right there where there are
bigger rocks.
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Look at that big rock
right there.
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[Rick]
That's what we want to see.
Nice.
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[Bailey]
Do you want that top
gravelly stuff?
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[Rick] I think so.
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Yeah, I would say
that's the stuff we run.
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Bigger rocks
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should mean bigger
deposits of gold.
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Over 150,000 years ago,
a giant glacier eroded
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and picked up gold from
the Mount Hinton motherlode.
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A massive ice sheet bulldozed
down the valley,
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tearing up the landscape.
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When the ice melted, the gold
settled in scattered pockets
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with the heavy rocks
and boulders.
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I like it.
Get the plant running and then
start hauling that to plant.
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-That would be great.
-[Bailey] Yeah.
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[Rick] We can call this
the Boulder Cut.
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-[Bailey] Cool.
-[Rick] Hopefully it's got
gold in it.
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[Bailey] OK.
Thanks, man.
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Yep.
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Bailey's getting on it
right here.
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You know, he's doing a good job
of getting this stripped off,
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and there's a lot more
bigger boulders and stuff
in that ground.
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It just looks more promising,
so I've got
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a good feeling about that.
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[Kyle]
We're all pretty excited
to run this stuff.
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We'll get this fired up,
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and we'll start pounding
dirt through it.
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[engine revving]
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[water gushing]
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[rattling heavily]
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[Bailey]
Well, right now we're hauling
pay to the plant.
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This pay layer definitely
looks, you know,
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a lot better than...
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the Diamond Cut.
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You know, there is big rocks
in here.
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I'm hoping it's going to be
really good.
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[rumbling]
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[loud crash]
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[Bailey] [bleep]!
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[soft creaking]
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Something's going on
with the bucket.
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It's not feeling proper.
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It doesn't have any strength
trying to curl right now.
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-Hey, Ryan, you got a copy, man?
-[Ryan] Go ahead, Bailey.
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[Bailey]
Yeah, something's wrong
with the 750 for sure.
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[Ryan]
OK, all right, man, give me
just a minute, and I'll be over.
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Hopefully, Ryan can get down
here and figure out what's
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going on, because this is
our main machine.
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That's the only thing that
we got down here
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that can load
rock trucks quick enough.
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So right now,
we're on a standstill.
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[dramatic music plays]
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We got issues
with the 750 right now.
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I probably got a couple more
hours worth of pay here.
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If there's no pay at this
plant, there's no gold
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in the box.
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So it's pretty crucial to have
that thing back up and running.
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At Lightning Creek,
the Ness crew 750 excavator has
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gone down, preventing them
from digging pay dirt
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from the new Boulder Cut.
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[Ryan] I'd zip that plate off.
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Let's make as much room
as we can.
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I'll get in there
and I'll crack it open.
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[drill whirring]
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[clanking]
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All right.
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Where is she at?
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-All righty.
-OK.
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We've got a pilot hose over
here that comes from the back
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main pump and goes all the way
up just underneath the cab
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that's chafing pretty bad.
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The 750 excavator's bucket
moves forward when hydraulic
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fluid is pumped through a hose
into a cylinder with a piston
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at 5,000 pounds
per square inch.
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The bucket is then forced
to retract when the cylinder is
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injected with hydraulic fluid
by a second hose.
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Ryan has discovered this hose
has a leak in the body
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of the excavator near the pump.
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He plans to disconnect the hose
and remove it, then replace it
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with a new one,
restoring the hydraulic
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system's full pressure,
allowing the bucket to once
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again haul six yards of boulder
pay dirt with each scoop.
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[creaking, hissing]
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-[Kai] Right here?
-[Bailey] Yeah, go ahead.
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Oh, yeah,
you're getting there.
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-Look at this -- right there.
-Yeah.
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[Ryan]
So this will get us going,
get us back in the pay,
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and keep things rolling.
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All right, got it
all zip tied up.
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Gonna get our bottom plates on,
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get our top plate
[bleep] mounted back,
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and Bailey will be
right back at it.
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Oh, baby!
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[rattling]
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[whirring]
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All right, bottom side's good.
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There you go.
Perfect.
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Hey, Bailey, 750's fixed.
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[Bailey] Thanks, Ryan.
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[adventurous music plays]
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We got the 750 up and running
again, which is awesome.
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We've got three trucks.
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We've got to hurry up here
and get that pay to the plant.
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I really need this to work out.
We all need this to work out.
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This is our spot
for the summer, and we need
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to start getting some
[bleep] gold out of it.
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I'm not going to sleep well
until we get a whole run
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out of this ground.
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And if it doesn't start
showing us gold, well,
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you know,
what [bleep] good is it?
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I'm not full panic mode,
but I am...
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00:14:01,767 --> 00:14:04,100
definitely got my hand
over the panic button.
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A month and a half
into his season,
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King of the Klondike,
Tony Beets,
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00:14:32,033 --> 00:14:34,467
is cashing in
on his Early Bird Cut.
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00:14:34,900 --> 00:14:37,200
[Tony speaking]
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He's already banked over 1,800
ounces of his 6,500-ounce
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target and is now opening
the Corner Cut.
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40 miles away,
on Paradise Hill...
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00:15:22,834 --> 00:15:25,667
Pretty busy right now, here
at Mike's shipping department.
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Turn my way a bit.
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00:15:28,767 --> 00:15:30,266
Go to grab the next one.
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00:15:31,500 --> 00:15:32,567
I'm told to get this organized,
I'm told to get this ready,
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00:15:33,233 --> 00:15:33,767
I'm told to get this going.
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00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:35,367
This is all
Indian River [bleep].
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00:15:35,934 --> 00:15:36,467
I'm just a delivery boy.
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00:15:38,700 --> 00:15:40,567
Trommel's not gonna happen
anytime soon at this rate.
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00:15:42,100 --> 00:15:44,166
If he wants to see gold,
my dad's gonna have to leave me
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00:15:44,767 --> 00:15:45,266
alone and let me do it.
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00:15:47,266 --> 00:15:48,667
At the start of the season...
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00:15:49,900 --> 00:15:52,066
You gave Kevin a bunch of help
getting him going, so is there
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00:15:52,900 --> 00:15:54,166
anything you're gonna
help us with?
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00:15:55,066 --> 00:15:57,767
Tony's youngest son,
Mike, made a case
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00:15:58,266 --> 00:15:59,200
for his own claim.
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00:15:59,633 --> 00:16:01,000
[Tony speaking]
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Tony tasked Mike with getting
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00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:08,667
their Paradise Hill
operation running.
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00:16:10,467 --> 00:16:11,667
But two weeks ago...
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[Mike] I don't know
what the [bleep] going on.
315
00:16:14,166 --> 00:16:16,266
...Tony stole half
of his equipment and crew.
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00:16:16,700 --> 00:16:18,066
[Tony speaking]
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00:16:19,100 --> 00:16:20,567
[laughing]
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00:16:21,700 --> 00:16:22,800
He tried to take all my people
and then all my [bleep],
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00:16:23,734 --> 00:16:24,867
and then expect me to still
run the hill.
320
00:16:26,467 --> 00:16:31,166
Now, Mike's Paradise Hill
trommel still sits idle
321
00:16:31,900 --> 00:16:33,667
and he has no gold coming in.
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00:16:35,967 --> 00:16:37,266
[Minnie] Hey, what's going on?
323
00:16:40,767 --> 00:16:41,867
What's the problem?
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00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:44,166
[Mike] Right now,
with my equipment,
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00:16:44,900 --> 00:16:45,467
I can do one project at a time.
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00:16:46,100 --> 00:16:47,100
I can sluice, I can strip.
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00:16:48,300 --> 00:16:50,767
I do not have enough to do
both, which means I ain't going
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00:16:51,734 --> 00:16:52,367
to be able to run
the [bleep] trommel here.
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00:16:52,934 --> 00:16:53,467
[Minnie] You will not.
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00:16:54,567 --> 00:16:56,066
[sighs]
331
00:16:57,900 --> 00:17:01,166
You know Tony's train
of thought, right?
332
00:17:02,333 --> 00:17:04,300
The Indian is the only thing
that's producing right now.
333
00:17:05,100 --> 00:17:06,166
So that's where he wants
to focus on.
334
00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:08,467
[sighs sharply]
335
00:17:09,667 --> 00:17:11,567
It's a little bit worrisome
that he takes your equipment.
336
00:17:12,433 --> 00:17:13,100
Why can't I start
taking [bleep] back?
337
00:17:14,066 --> 00:17:15,667
That would go over
really well.
338
00:17:16,834 --> 00:17:18,000
You and I both know that.
So that's not going to happen.
339
00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,400
So what are you going
to do now?
340
00:17:20,967 --> 00:17:21,567
Do you have a plan B?
341
00:17:22,867 --> 00:17:23,967
[Mike] We have Harald.
342
00:17:24,934 --> 00:17:26,000
We have a nice plant sitting
down in Hester.
343
00:17:26,667 --> 00:17:27,767
It's basically stupid-proof.
344
00:17:28,867 --> 00:17:30,400
Just got to fuse some pipe,
hook it up to the pump,
345
00:17:30,834 --> 00:17:31,667
test the pump.
346
00:17:32,834 --> 00:17:34,367
And then I just got to get
an excavator and a loader down
347
00:17:35,333 --> 00:17:36,266
there, and I could be sluicing.
-That's great.
348
00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,567
How would you feel to just have
your own claim, just your
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00:17:42,667 --> 00:17:45,166
stuff, no interference
with your father, like Kevin?
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00:17:46,066 --> 00:17:47,400
I would like it.
It'd be fun.
351
00:17:48,166 --> 00:17:49,000
You think that's going
to happen?
352
00:17:49,834 --> 00:17:51,567
[bleep] no.
He's too busy out there.
353
00:17:52,500 --> 00:17:54,100
Want to have a little wager?
354
00:17:55,700 --> 00:17:57,100
$10, I say it will.
355
00:17:58,266 --> 00:17:59,867
We can also say $20.
356
00:18:00,867 --> 00:18:02,100
You scared?
357
00:18:03,467 --> 00:18:04,567
20 bucks.
358
00:18:08,166 --> 00:18:10,400
With that being said, I do
think you have to go back
359
00:18:11,233 --> 00:18:12,667
to work.
-[Mike] I'll see you later.
360
00:18:15,767 --> 00:18:18,300
[Minnie] Mike got a little bit
of a rough end of the deal here,
361
00:18:19,166 --> 00:18:20,266
because he doesn't
have all the people
362
00:18:20,834 --> 00:18:21,800
and all the equipment.
363
00:18:22,767 --> 00:18:24,800
But it's just the way Tony is.
It -- it's --
364
00:18:25,934 --> 00:18:29,200
He focuses on what's right
in front of him, not what's
365
00:18:29,767 --> 00:18:30,800
60 miles down the road.
366
00:18:32,266 --> 00:18:36,500
Mike plans to use what little
equipment Tony left behind
367
00:18:37,100 --> 00:18:38,467
to make a quick score
368
00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,166
by sluicing a pile
of old-timer tailings
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00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:43,567
that he believes
are rich in gold.
370
00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,600
But first, he has to connect
the water supply
371
00:18:48,166 --> 00:18:49,367
to washplant Harald.
372
00:18:50,867 --> 00:18:52,266
[Mike] So, I'm going to be
testing out our new
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00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:53,600
fusing machine here.
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00:18:54,700 --> 00:18:56,000
Without no water, you ain't
sluicing [bleep] at all.
375
00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,100
[Zach] If Mike can fit through,
the pipe will fit.
376
00:19:02,667 --> 00:19:04,300
[Zach] Spread your wings
and fly, Mike.
377
00:19:06,266 --> 00:19:08,100
[imitating seal barking]
378
00:19:09,066 --> 00:19:10,600
[laughing]
379
00:19:10,967 --> 00:19:11,700
It works!
380
00:19:14,667 --> 00:19:17,467
Right now, we're gonna lift up
the pipe so I can line it up.
381
00:19:19,467 --> 00:19:21,066
My way.
382
00:19:21,767 --> 00:19:22,767
Stop!
I just lined them up.
383
00:19:23,433 --> 00:19:24,367
I'm tightening them up now.
384
00:19:25,300 --> 00:19:27,266
I'm waiting for the heating pad
to warm up.
385
00:19:27,834 --> 00:19:28,567
Put it in there.
Yeah.
386
00:19:28,934 --> 00:19:29,767
[Zach] OK.
387
00:19:30,967 --> 00:19:32,367
[Mike] That melts the pipe
so that when I push it together,
388
00:19:32,734 --> 00:19:33,667
it fuses.
389
00:19:34,667 --> 00:19:37,667
Get ready.
[grunts] There you go.
390
00:19:39,867 --> 00:19:41,066
[clanks]
391
00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:43,100
It's working.
392
00:19:46,066 --> 00:19:47,767
[thunder rumbling]
393
00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:51,000
I heard thunder.
394
00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:52,667
Pull the tarp,
bring it over here.
395
00:19:53,100 --> 00:19:54,266
[rain pouring]
396
00:19:55,367 --> 00:19:56,867
Now it's raining pretty good.
397
00:19:57,266 --> 00:19:58,000
Hold it up!
398
00:19:59,066 --> 00:20:00,600
Try to cover it so it doesn't
get pissed on rain.
399
00:20:01,500 --> 00:20:03,266
If rain gets into
the melted junction,
400
00:20:03,834 --> 00:20:05,166
air bubbles will form,
401
00:20:06,266 --> 00:20:08,100
and the fuse will burst
under high water pressure.
402
00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:11,867
[clinking]
403
00:20:14,300 --> 00:20:16,100
[Mike] If we don't get
this fused together,
404
00:20:16,900 --> 00:20:18,066
I ain't getting no water
to Harald.
405
00:20:18,633 --> 00:20:20,000
[ominous music plays]
406
00:20:25,667 --> 00:20:27,367
Yeah, that should be good.
407
00:20:28,066 --> 00:20:28,867
The rain seems to be stopping.
408
00:20:29,500 --> 00:20:30,066
You guys can take it off.
409
00:20:31,033 --> 00:20:34,567
Before Mike can test
if the fuses will hold,
410
00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:38,266
he needs to connect the pipe
to the pump across the creek.
411
00:20:40,900 --> 00:20:42,266
[Mike] Lift it up in the air.
412
00:20:42,633 --> 00:20:44,100
[creaking]
413
00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,166
Yeah, it's looking good.
414
00:20:49,667 --> 00:20:51,266
Excellent.
That's good, Zach.
415
00:20:52,767 --> 00:20:53,867
Pull it in.
416
00:20:56,867 --> 00:20:57,967
Good!
417
00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,867
Next step is to put
the [bleep] suction in.
418
00:21:03,133 --> 00:21:04,467
Chain this up, try not to get
hit in the face with the bucket,
419
00:21:05,567 --> 00:21:07,166
because it's not on my bucket
list of [bleep] to do.
420
00:21:07,567 --> 00:21:08,467
Ba-dum-tss!
421
00:21:08,900 --> 00:21:10,100
[chain rattling]
422
00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,000
[suspenseful music plays]
423
00:21:16,467 --> 00:21:18,200
[water sloshing]
424
00:21:19,700 --> 00:21:21,667
[Mike] Pipes are all hooked up,
fused together.
425
00:21:22,734 --> 00:21:24,500
All I have to do is test fire
the pump, make sure
426
00:21:25,133 --> 00:21:26,367
everything's working good.
427
00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:28,667
[engine revving]
428
00:21:39,500 --> 00:21:41,567
[water gushing]
429
00:21:43,166 --> 00:21:45,166
Enough water.
That's good.
430
00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:46,467
That's lovely.
I love it.
431
00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,600
I'm firing up.
432
00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:52,166
[epic music plays]
433
00:21:55,767 --> 00:21:57,166
Everything's working!
434
00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:01,300
[Zach] First scoop into Harald.
Here we go.
435
00:22:03,367 --> 00:22:05,200
[epic music continues]
436
00:22:07,166 --> 00:22:12,000
For the first time this season,
Mike is on the gold.
437
00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,667
[Mike] Nice to finally get
this thing going.
438
00:22:16,100 --> 00:22:16,800
Got it there.
439
00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:31,467
[pensive music plays]
440
00:22:33,166 --> 00:22:34,800
[moose groaning]
441
00:22:38,567 --> 00:22:39,667
[Mitch] Man, it was brutal.
442
00:22:40,767 --> 00:22:42,500
There's no way we would have
made this happen without
443
00:22:43,367 --> 00:22:44,467
the trucks and
the extra help up here.
444
00:22:45,667 --> 00:22:48,100
But we are finally down to pay,
and we're going to load that
445
00:22:49,033 --> 00:22:50,500
in the trucks and haul it down
to Roxanne.
446
00:22:51,500 --> 00:22:54,266
At Sulphur Creek,
Mitch Blaschke has hit pay
447
00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,667
in the first section of the new
two-acre extension.
448
00:22:58,900 --> 00:23:03,000
Now his crew is in a race to
sluice it all before the water
449
00:23:03,967 --> 00:23:06,100
license runs out in less
than three weeks.
450
00:23:07,266 --> 00:23:08,867
Holy [bleep]!
451
00:23:10,767 --> 00:23:13,266
Loader operator Sean Holcroft
452
00:23:14,367 --> 00:23:16,867
is feeding the new pay through
washplant Roxanne.
453
00:23:17,967 --> 00:23:21,066
Parker, he's got some
deadlines going, so we really
454
00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,400
got to bust our balls here
and get moving.
455
00:23:24,500 --> 00:23:27,100
I got this old 220 loader.
Thing's a little ancient.
456
00:23:28,233 --> 00:23:29,000
Still able to wash rocks
with the plant, but she's a bit
457
00:23:29,433 --> 00:23:30,467
of a rough ride.
458
00:23:31,300 --> 00:23:32,667
I have my second year
down here now.
459
00:23:33,467 --> 00:23:34,467
A big step up for me,
a little bit
460
00:23:35,033 --> 00:23:35,500
more responsibilities.
461
00:23:36,300 --> 00:23:37,100
They're letting me do
a lot more.
462
00:23:38,100 --> 00:23:39,300
It's pretty awesome to have
this opportunity.
463
00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:40,800
I really love it.
464
00:23:41,233 --> 00:23:42,900
[loader revving]
465
00:23:46,467 --> 00:23:48,500
I don't know what the [bleep]
is going on with this thing.
466
00:23:49,033 --> 00:23:50,166
[engine winds down]
467
00:23:51,066 --> 00:23:53,000
Feels like we got
the brakes locking up.
468
00:23:55,467 --> 00:23:56,600
Let's take a half load.
469
00:23:58,367 --> 00:24:00,400
Oh, my [bleep] God.
470
00:24:00,967 --> 00:24:02,900
[bleep] painful, man.
471
00:24:03,333 --> 00:24:04,867
[alarm beeping]
472
00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,166
Getting a low hydraulic oil
warning here.
473
00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:11,066
[suspenseful music plays]
474
00:24:11,734 --> 00:24:14,900
Hey, Mitch,
this 220 here
475
00:24:15,533 --> 00:24:16,400
it's [bleep] up real bad.
476
00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:17,767
Like, it just
ain't got no power,
477
00:24:18,467 --> 00:24:19,500
barely making it up this ramp.
478
00:24:20,633 --> 00:24:21,400
There's no way I'm gonna be
able to keep up with this,
479
00:24:22,033 --> 00:24:22,900
even at 100 yards an hour.
480
00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:25,967
This is not what we need
right now.
481
00:24:26,333 --> 00:24:27,767
[whirring]
482
00:24:31,266 --> 00:24:34,166
Unfortunately, you know,
with 220 being down right now,
483
00:24:34,867 --> 00:24:35,867
we're gonna shut Roxanne down.
484
00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,166
Shutting down Roxanne
could mean losing
485
00:24:39,700 --> 00:24:42,300
over $8,000 an hour.
486
00:24:43,500 --> 00:24:45,300
Parker has all these ambitions
and things he wants us to do
487
00:24:45,700 --> 00:24:46,567
this season.
488
00:24:47,633 --> 00:24:48,767
But we got one old loader
out here, and right now
489
00:24:49,300 --> 00:24:50,100
we're not sluicing.
490
00:24:51,867 --> 00:24:56,300
To fix the loader, Mitch calls
in mechanic Taylor Matejka.
491
00:24:58,467 --> 00:25:00,767
[Taylor] I've got an alarm
for low hydraulic oil.
492
00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:02,500
You can see there's nothing
in the sight glass.
493
00:25:04,700 --> 00:25:05,800
With the machine running,
494
00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,367
the transmission oil
was way high.
495
00:25:10,433 --> 00:25:11,767
It should be at the bottom
of the sight glass here.
496
00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:13,300
We're way over full.
497
00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:15,600
So what caused this is
the parking brake.
498
00:25:16,700 --> 00:25:19,467
And it's got a piston inside
with seals that release
499
00:25:19,967 --> 00:25:20,500
the parking brake.
500
00:25:21,500 --> 00:25:22,500
These seals have failed,
and the parking brake is
501
00:25:23,433 --> 00:25:24,867
dragging, and it's filling
the transmission
502
00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:26,266
with hydraulic oil.
503
00:25:29,166 --> 00:25:30,767
I'm just going to pull
the drain plug
504
00:25:31,834 --> 00:25:34,100
on the transmission here,
and we'll let her buck.
505
00:25:35,900 --> 00:25:37,000
There it goes!
506
00:25:38,700 --> 00:25:40,567
Hopefully it's just the seals,
but if it's a --
507
00:25:41,367 --> 00:25:42,266
If a piece of [bleep]
got between
508
00:25:43,467 --> 00:25:45,467
the piston and the housing,
we might have a [bleep] piston
509
00:25:46,300 --> 00:25:48,100
and that's gonna be
a huge problem.
510
00:25:49,633 --> 00:25:53,600
The 220 loader's parking brake
is spring-loaded and controlled
511
00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:54,900
by hydraulic pressure.
512
00:25:56,667 --> 00:25:59,900
To access the brake,
Taylor will first cage it
513
00:26:01,033 --> 00:26:03,100
by using three bolts
that compress the springs,
514
00:26:04,066 --> 00:26:05,700
releasing the brake
and securing the piston
515
00:26:06,233 --> 00:26:07,066
to the brake cover.
516
00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:11,000
He will then remove the 16
bolts that hold the cover
517
00:26:12,166 --> 00:26:14,767
in place and lift off the caged
parking brake piston.
518
00:26:15,900 --> 00:26:19,567
Taylor can then remove
and replace the damaged seals
519
00:26:20,700 --> 00:26:23,467
before reinstalling the brake,
uncaging the springs,
520
00:26:24,700 --> 00:26:27,200
and refilling the hydraulic
oil, allowing the parking brake
521
00:26:27,767 --> 00:26:28,600
to function properly.
522
00:26:29,033 --> 00:26:30,367
[drill whirring]
523
00:26:31,533 --> 00:26:32,667
[Taylor] We're just buzzing
the parking brake out here.
524
00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:34,667
We've got it caged
with these three bolts.
525
00:26:35,767 --> 00:26:38,300
[intriguing music plays]
526
00:26:38,700 --> 00:26:39,400
There we go!
527
00:26:40,467 --> 00:26:41,300
We'll take it out,
put it on the back of my truck.
528
00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:43,300
Hopefully this thing is
not [bleep], because we can't
529
00:26:43,867 --> 00:26:44,500
afford a down loader.
530
00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,800
You can see here, there's no
real damage to the piston,
531
00:26:50,834 --> 00:26:52,166
but the parking brake seal
is completely [bleep].
532
00:26:52,734 --> 00:26:53,266
We need to replace it.
533
00:26:54,767 --> 00:26:57,100
Sean was right to give me
a shout right away.
534
00:26:58,033 --> 00:26:59,500
We'll swap the seals out
and put this thing
535
00:27:00,333 --> 00:27:01,400
back together.
Let's get started.
536
00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:04,667
We'll peel these seals off.
537
00:27:07,567 --> 00:27:09,266
We're at the assembly stage
now, just putting
538
00:27:09,734 --> 00:27:10,500
these seals in.
539
00:27:11,633 --> 00:27:12,166
[Mitch over radio] Hey, Taylor,
you got a copy, Taylor?
540
00:27:13,367 --> 00:27:14,467
Yeah, go ahead.
541
00:27:15,333 --> 00:27:16,000
[Mitch] How's it going
over there, man?
542
00:27:17,133 --> 00:27:18,400
We're putting new seals
in the parking brake right now.
543
00:27:19,567 --> 00:27:20,300
Thank God it was just the seals
and we had them in stock.
544
00:27:21,567 --> 00:27:23,066
I give us about an hour and a
half, two hours, and this thing
545
00:27:24,066 --> 00:27:24,900
will be up and running.
-[Mitch] All right, man.
546
00:27:25,467 --> 00:27:26,300
We'll be ready for it.
547
00:27:27,433 --> 00:27:28,000
[Taylor]
Mitch is chomping at the bit
to get this thing
548
00:27:28,433 --> 00:27:29,200
up and running.
549
00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:30,600
And it's just, you know,
race against time to get
550
00:27:31,233 --> 00:27:31,867
this thing back together.
551
00:27:33,767 --> 00:27:34,867
It's all good.
552
00:27:36,066 --> 00:27:37,867
[adventurous music plays]
553
00:27:45,700 --> 00:27:47,200
Fill it with transmission oil,
554
00:27:48,033 --> 00:27:49,166
and we can be
back to making money.
555
00:27:52,367 --> 00:27:53,767
Transmission's full.
556
00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,200
Parking brake's
reassembled, resealed.
557
00:27:56,767 --> 00:27:57,600
Everything's hooked up.
558
00:27:59,567 --> 00:28:01,166
Lay down.
559
00:28:01,533 --> 00:28:02,400
Good boy.
560
00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:06,266
[dog chomps]
561
00:28:11,567 --> 00:28:12,867
I'm going to take it
down to Sean
562
00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:14,300
so they can go
fire up Roxanne.
563
00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:18,367
[upbeat music plays]
564
00:28:20,900 --> 00:28:23,600
[Sean]
Oh, [bleep] yeah, buddy.
Thanks, man.
565
00:28:24,333 --> 00:28:25,600
Five hours after shutting down
566
00:28:26,433 --> 00:28:29,700
and $40,000
of gold production lost,
567
00:28:30,367 --> 00:28:33,000
Roxanne is back in the game.
568
00:28:33,734 --> 00:28:35,767
Washing rocks,
Roxanne shaking,
569
00:28:36,266 --> 00:28:37,266
getting that gold.
570
00:28:38,467 --> 00:28:40,900
[Mitch] We got Roxanne
on a good clip here.
571
00:28:41,667 --> 00:28:42,700
It's sluicing along
very nicely.
572
00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:45,500
We're pushing this project here
at Sulphur all the way
573
00:28:46,066 --> 00:28:47,467
to its absolute limit.
574
00:28:48,100 --> 00:28:48,767
We're getting through it,
575
00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,000
but we're not
out of the woods yet.
576
00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:57,266
[birds chirping]
577
00:29:03,166 --> 00:29:05,400
[rumbling, creaking]
578
00:29:07,500 --> 00:29:09,266
[suspenseful music plays]
579
00:29:11,467 --> 00:29:12,567
[honking]
580
00:29:17,867 --> 00:29:20,500
[Ryan] We understand,
we're not mining Vegas Valley.
581
00:29:20,934 --> 00:29:21,667
It's different.
582
00:29:22,767 --> 00:29:24,066
It's up for us to prove
that there is something here.
583
00:29:24,700 --> 00:29:25,166
It's going to be nonstop.
584
00:29:25,834 --> 00:29:27,000
It's not going to be, uh...
585
00:29:27,834 --> 00:29:28,767
It's not going to be
an easy season.
586
00:29:29,834 --> 00:29:30,600
I think this will be
our toughest season with Rick.
587
00:29:31,834 --> 00:29:36,000
Rick's crew is sluicing pay
dirt from the new Boulder Cut,
588
00:29:37,033 --> 00:29:39,166
which they hope will finally
deliver some gold.
589
00:29:40,367 --> 00:29:42,266
[Bailey] We're going to probably
work our way up this valley,
590
00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:43,567
probably all season.
591
00:29:44,667 --> 00:29:46,467
Hopefully, the farther we go
or the more that we run,
592
00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:47,567
the better it looks.
593
00:29:53,066 --> 00:29:54,200
[Rick sighs]
594
00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,000
[somber music plays]
595
00:30:09,567 --> 00:30:12,000
[somber music rises]
596
00:30:18,767 --> 00:30:20,300
What's going on?
597
00:30:20,667 --> 00:30:21,667
[inhales]
598
00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:22,900
I got some news.
599
00:30:24,967 --> 00:30:26,967
[ominous chord strikes]
600
00:30:40,700 --> 00:30:41,800
What's going on?
601
00:30:43,700 --> 00:30:44,800
I got some news.
602
00:30:47,367 --> 00:30:49,467
We got a water license
on Lower Duncan.
603
00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:50,567
-Oh, really?
-Yes.
604
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:51,900
[all cheering]
605
00:30:52,467 --> 00:30:53,367
-Yeah.
-[bleep] yeah.
606
00:30:54,266 --> 00:30:54,767
[Ryan] That's actually
really good news.
607
00:30:55,567 --> 00:30:56,066
[Rick]
Got something for you guys.
608
00:30:58,100 --> 00:30:59,300
[soft thud]
609
00:30:59,734 --> 00:31:01,667
[all laughing]
610
00:31:02,333 --> 00:31:03,467
[all cheering indistinctly]
611
00:31:03,734 --> 00:31:04,867
Gah!
612
00:31:05,233 --> 00:31:06,200
[laughing]
613
00:31:06,900 --> 00:31:07,667
[Rick] [bleep]!
Cheers, boys!
614
00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:09,567
[indistinct chatter]
615
00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:11,600
[bleep] yeah.
616
00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:13,467
[Rick] We got the news today
from the attorney.
617
00:31:14,467 --> 00:31:16,000
They granted an extension
until November 2025.
618
00:31:16,834 --> 00:31:17,467
We can go break ground,
Vegas Valley,
619
00:31:18,500 --> 00:31:19,266
and start draining it.
We could [bleep] get gold
620
00:31:19,934 --> 00:31:20,467
from Vegas Valley this year.
621
00:31:21,100 --> 00:31:21,600
Was that a verified email?
622
00:31:22,533 --> 00:31:23,467
-A verified email, yes.
-OK, good [laughs].
623
00:31:24,100 --> 00:31:24,800
-[Rick] Yes, yes.
-Yeah.
624
00:31:25,834 --> 00:31:28,567
We 100% have a water license,
a land use permit,
625
00:31:29,266 --> 00:31:30,367
and everything at Lower Duncan.
626
00:31:31,433 --> 00:31:34,000
In just four years,
Rick's claim on Lower Duncan
627
00:31:34,700 --> 00:31:37,000
paid out nearly 6,000 ounces.
628
00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,266
But after losing the water
license, he had to abandon it,
629
00:31:42,166 --> 00:31:43,900
including a pay pile
that could contain
630
00:31:44,700 --> 00:31:48,000
more than
$1.4 million in gold.
631
00:31:49,333 --> 00:31:51,367
[Rick]
We already got a pile up there
ready to run, and, you know,
632
00:31:52,266 --> 00:31:53,367
we can actually run that now.
633
00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:55,100
So what does that mean
for this deal?
634
00:31:56,867 --> 00:31:57,867
Well, that's a good point,
635
00:31:58,800 --> 00:31:59,367
because we can't just walk
away from this.
636
00:32:00,667 --> 00:32:02,200
I promised Troy another hundred
ounces to buy Lightning Creek.
637
00:32:03,266 --> 00:32:04,800
I'm not just gonna pull
a hundred ounces out of here
638
00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:06,467
and give it to Troy
and walk the [bleep] away.
639
00:32:07,667 --> 00:32:08,967
You know, we've got to pull
some serious gold out of here.
640
00:32:09,667 --> 00:32:10,900
But this is really good news.
641
00:32:11,767 --> 00:32:12,367
I don't even think
you've seen the best
642
00:32:12,934 --> 00:32:13,667
out of Vegas Valley yet.
643
00:32:14,834 --> 00:32:16,000
No, and I'm hoping we haven't
seen the best out of this.
644
00:32:17,133 --> 00:32:18,166
You know, I think our future
is really [bleep] bright.
645
00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:20,467
I've got a lot to figure out,
but we've got a water license,
646
00:32:21,333 --> 00:32:22,567
and we are going back
to Vegas Valley.
647
00:32:23,700 --> 00:32:24,900
-This is cause for celebration.
-[bleep] yeah, [bleep].
648
00:32:25,467 --> 00:32:26,166
[Rick] Thank you, guys.
649
00:32:26,967 --> 00:32:27,700
-[Rick] All right.
-[all laughing]
650
00:32:31,867 --> 00:32:33,667
[Rick]
You know, in my head right now,
I'm very happy.
651
00:32:34,433 --> 00:32:35,066
There's a lot going on
right now.
652
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:36,467
It's like one extreme
to the other, right?
653
00:32:37,033 --> 00:32:37,600
We had no water license.
654
00:32:38,734 --> 00:32:40,300
Now we've got a water license
in two spots, you know?
655
00:32:41,133 --> 00:32:41,800
I want to just run
the Vegas Valley.
656
00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:43,166
I know the gold's there,
but I've got obligations
657
00:32:43,700 --> 00:32:44,166
on Lightning Creek.
658
00:32:44,934 --> 00:32:45,266
You know, I owe Troy
100 ounces.
659
00:32:46,300 --> 00:32:47,100
You know, that's a quarter
million dollars, so...
660
00:32:48,233 --> 00:32:49,000
There's a lot to figure out,
but at the end of the day,
661
00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:50,100
this is good news.
662
00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,266
[adventurous music plays]
663
00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:04,600
[sloshing, rattling]
664
00:33:07,867 --> 00:33:09,300
[Zach] It's nice to be
finally sluicing.
665
00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:10,567
It's been a long time coming.
666
00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:15,100
At Paradise Hill,
despite a lack of equipment,
667
00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,500
Mike is determined
to prove to his dad
668
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,367
that he can bring in the gold.
669
00:33:22,133 --> 00:33:23,000
Just careful
not to overload it.
670
00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:27,467
It's nice to get this going.
It's exactly what I wanted.
671
00:33:28,166 --> 00:33:28,867
Closer and closer every time.
672
00:33:29,433 --> 00:33:31,066
[water blasts, gushes]
673
00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:32,567
[Zach] Oh, [bleep]!
674
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,667
[Zach speaking]
675
00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:36,667
[Mike] Shut it down.
676
00:33:37,233 --> 00:33:37,900
[dramatic music plays]
677
00:33:38,333 --> 00:33:39,700
[Mike] [bleep]!
678
00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:40,800
Close the bypass!
679
00:33:45,166 --> 00:33:48,100
[dramatic music rises]
680
00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:51,266
Ugh! [bleep]!
681
00:33:51,934 --> 00:33:52,767
Gonna be a pain in the ass.
682
00:33:53,934 --> 00:33:55,867
Yeah, but that's got to get
[bleep] fixed
683
00:33:56,500 --> 00:33:57,000
before we can keep going.
684
00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:00,867
I'm going to lift this up,
take these off so I can get
685
00:34:02,066 --> 00:34:03,700
this little orange piece here,
and I can check the rubber.
686
00:34:04,266 --> 00:34:05,367
[intriguing music plays]
687
00:34:05,734 --> 00:34:08,000
[whirring]
688
00:34:09,033 --> 00:34:10,166
If you hop in the excavator,
I'll wrap it around,
689
00:34:10,734 --> 00:34:11,300
and we'll just lift it.
690
00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:23,200
[Mike] Yeah, these are
coming off like butter.
691
00:34:23,567 --> 00:34:25,767
[clanking]
692
00:34:26,834 --> 00:34:28,300
[Mike]
My gasket's ripped completely.
693
00:34:29,567 --> 00:34:31,767
[Zach]
Yeah, she ripped right apart.
694
00:34:32,734 --> 00:34:34,767
And my only two rubbers
I got are too small,
695
00:34:35,333 --> 00:34:36,700
or a wee bit too big.
696
00:34:39,700 --> 00:34:41,100
[Zach] You can make that
work, though.
697
00:34:41,900 --> 00:34:44,367
-You know what I mean?
-Cut holes.
698
00:34:45,533 --> 00:34:46,567
We're going to have to [bleep]
around with this [bleep].
699
00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,000
What we're gonna do is mark out
all the holes, and then
700
00:34:53,867 --> 00:34:54,767
we'll just push
the bolt holes through.
701
00:34:57,100 --> 00:34:59,066
[banging]
702
00:35:01,767 --> 00:35:03,567
[Mike] Then I'm going to cut,
703
00:35:04,467 --> 00:35:05,100
and yeah, the bolt will fit
through it.
704
00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:09,867
Yeah, there should be 12.
705
00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:12,266
[clinking, banging]
706
00:35:13,233 --> 00:35:14,800
[Zach] It's a little scabby,
but it'll work.
707
00:35:15,567 --> 00:35:17,266
For the bush fix gasket
to work,
708
00:35:17,900 --> 00:35:19,567
it must form a tight seal
709
00:35:20,266 --> 00:35:21,767
between the two metal flanges.
710
00:35:22,533 --> 00:35:23,066
[Zach]
A little bit more my way.
711
00:35:23,467 --> 00:35:24,600
There we go.
712
00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:28,367
If we do this and it works,
it should last until forever.
713
00:35:28,734 --> 00:35:30,667
[whirring]
714
00:35:33,700 --> 00:35:35,166
[Zach] Hey, that's my butt!
715
00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:37,000
[Mike cackles]
716
00:35:38,500 --> 00:35:39,600
Let her down.
717
00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:47,400
That's tight.
It should all work.
718
00:35:48,567 --> 00:35:50,367
[engine revving]
719
00:35:59,100 --> 00:36:01,000
[gushing]
720
00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:10,367
Hey, Colby,
hop in the loader!
721
00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:11,467
Let's get going!
722
00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:14,667
Finally getting this done.
723
00:36:15,867 --> 00:36:17,266
My dad would be happy to get
any gold, so I'm going to grab
724
00:36:18,233 --> 00:36:19,066
every ounce of gold I can
out of that dirt.
725
00:36:20,367 --> 00:36:22,000
Between me and Colby,
we should be able to get
726
00:36:22,500 --> 00:36:23,367
this thing going.
727
00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:25,200
This will be running
for the rest of the season.
728
00:36:33,367 --> 00:36:34,600
Whoo hoo!
729
00:36:35,767 --> 00:36:39,000
Mike Beets may be dreaming
of his own Klondike kingdom,
730
00:36:40,033 --> 00:36:42,300
but there is already a crown
he wears proudly.
731
00:36:42,667 --> 00:36:43,567
[laughing]
732
00:36:44,667 --> 00:36:45,400
According to everyone,
I'm a king of [bleep] around,
733
00:36:46,133 --> 00:36:46,967
so this should be
nothing new.
734
00:36:47,333 --> 00:36:48,600
[laughing]
735
00:36:49,967 --> 00:36:51,467
Go chase the beaver.
736
00:36:52,033 --> 00:36:53,166
[director] No, no, no!
737
00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:54,967
You made [bleep] me do it!
738
00:36:57,767 --> 00:37:00,367
Geez, I leave you guys alone
for, what, two minutes,
739
00:37:01,233 --> 00:37:02,100
and then you're
[bleep] around again?
740
00:37:02,533 --> 00:37:03,400
[Mike] Let's go!
741
00:37:04,033 --> 00:37:05,000
Nah, just [bleep] around.
742
00:37:05,367 --> 00:37:06,467
[cackles]
743
00:37:14,266 --> 00:37:16,867
[calm music plays]
744
00:37:22,100 --> 00:37:23,767
-[Ryan] Whoa!
-[Rick] Oh, yeah.
745
00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:25,867
-Nice glasses.
-[Bailey] Thanks, man.
746
00:37:27,300 --> 00:37:28,567
[Rick] How are you?
No fire?
747
00:37:29,367 --> 00:37:29,767
[Bailey]
No, it's too hot for that.
748
00:37:30,300 --> 00:37:30,867
[Heather] It's hot.
749
00:37:31,867 --> 00:37:33,500
-Summer finally got here.
-Yeah, it came fast.
750
00:37:34,567 --> 00:37:35,700
It was a smart move to pivot
from the Diamond Cut.
751
00:37:36,667 --> 00:37:37,300
There's no way we can
make a living off it.
752
00:37:38,333 --> 00:37:41,367
And, you know, I like the spot
that we moved to.
753
00:37:42,333 --> 00:37:43,367
It's definitely looking better
in every way.
754
00:37:43,934 --> 00:37:44,700
There's boulders there.
755
00:37:45,967 --> 00:37:47,266
[Bailey]
Yeah, it is nicer material
compared to that stuff that
756
00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:49,800
we just dug at the start
of the Diamond Cut.
757
00:37:50,633 --> 00:37:51,867
-So we're on the right track.
-Yeah.
758
00:37:52,900 --> 00:37:54,000
Well, I guess maybe we should
weigh up the gold.
759
00:37:55,166 --> 00:37:57,867
Rick's previous spot,
the Diamond Cut,
760
00:37:58,533 --> 00:38:01,300
produced just 7.35 ounces.
761
00:38:02,166 --> 00:38:04,567
Now he's hoping
the new Boulder Cut
762
00:38:05,633 --> 00:38:08,500
will deliver at least
30 ounces for its runtime.
763
00:38:09,233 --> 00:38:10,367
[Rick]
All right, count it out.
764
00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:13,467
[pouring softly]
765
00:38:14,533 --> 00:38:18,900
One, two...five, seven,
eight, nine, ten, twelve...
766
00:38:20,467 --> 00:38:22,667
18, 20...
767
00:38:23,166 --> 00:38:25,166
-22...
-[tapping]
768
00:38:25,467 --> 00:38:27,367
22.35!
769
00:38:28,867 --> 00:38:31,767
Worth $78,000.
770
00:38:33,066 --> 00:38:34,867
[Rick]
Definitely an improvement.
771
00:38:35,967 --> 00:38:37,567
You got to look at it that way.
Three times better.
772
00:38:37,967 --> 00:38:38,700
[Ryan] Yeah.
773
00:38:39,867 --> 00:38:42,266
I mean, obviously, that water
license coming in is huge.
774
00:38:43,300 --> 00:38:45,400
But a lot of decisions come
with that, you know.
775
00:38:46,500 --> 00:38:48,300
There's a lot of pieces
that have to fall into place.
776
00:38:49,166 --> 00:38:49,700
[Ryan] What's going
through your head?
777
00:38:50,200 --> 00:38:51,266
Tough it out here?
778
00:38:51,633 --> 00:38:52,467
I mean...
779
00:38:53,467 --> 00:38:54,166
We're going to have to go back
to Vegas Valley.
780
00:38:54,533 --> 00:38:55,467
I mean...
781
00:38:55,834 --> 00:38:56,667
I want to.
782
00:38:57,700 --> 00:38:58,500
And maybe at the end
of the day, this is just not
783
00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:00,166
the happening spot right here.
784
00:39:02,367 --> 00:39:03,767
[Rick]
We can't abandon this place.
785
00:39:05,066 --> 00:39:07,100
I did buy it, but the one thing
that I can say is that we can't
786
00:39:08,233 --> 00:39:09,767
afford to just shut this down
while we're, you know...
787
00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:12,066
We got to take advantage of all
the sluicing hours we can get.
788
00:39:13,333 --> 00:39:14,400
How many gold weighs do we say
there can be improvement before
789
00:39:14,967 --> 00:39:15,567
we [bleep] finally say,
790
00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:17,667
"We need to get our asses
back to Vegas Valley?"
791
00:39:18,867 --> 00:39:20,667
At the end of the day, I owe
Troy, you know, 100 ounces on
792
00:39:21,867 --> 00:39:23,266
this ground, so we can't just
walk away from it right now.
793
00:39:24,200 --> 00:39:24,600
It's the only spot
we're getting gold from.
794
00:39:25,700 --> 00:39:26,667
Does he care where the [bleep]
100 ounces comes from?
795
00:39:27,867 --> 00:39:28,767
Because I'm telling you now,
you're going to get 100 ounces
796
00:39:29,500 --> 00:39:30,500
a lot quicker.
You do the math,
797
00:39:31,433 --> 00:39:32,166
it doesn't make sense
to hit 1,800 ounces
798
00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:33,100
by the end of the season.
799
00:39:34,033 --> 00:39:34,567
You know, it's going to take
a while to get
800
00:39:35,100 --> 00:39:35,767
Vegas Valley ready.
801
00:39:36,734 --> 00:39:37,066
So the minute we're able
to sluice down there,
802
00:39:37,900 --> 00:39:38,600
we will go there.
That's a promise.
803
00:39:39,333 --> 00:39:40,500
I think we should go
there now.
804
00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:42,000
Well, that's too [bleep] bad.
805
00:39:43,266 --> 00:39:44,467
I think there's gold here.
806
00:39:46,500 --> 00:39:47,767
I hope you're [bleep] right.
807
00:39:48,767 --> 00:39:49,200
Definitely the pressure's
going to be on, man.
808
00:39:53,767 --> 00:39:55,800
Thanks, guys.
I appreciate it.
809
00:39:57,166 --> 00:39:58,166
[Bailey]
Yeah, this gold weigh is better
than last week, but it's not
810
00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:00,166
as good as what
Lower Duncan could be.
811
00:40:01,133 --> 00:40:03,000
There could be 400 ounces
in that pay pile.
812
00:40:04,066 --> 00:40:05,767
So, you know, for us to try
to reach 1,800 ounces,
813
00:40:06,567 --> 00:40:07,867
we need to be down there
right away.
814
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:10,166
[Rick] Well, the gold total
for the week, 22.3 ounces.
815
00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:11,467
Yeah, three times as good.
816
00:40:12,533 --> 00:40:12,800
But the exciting thing is
we got the water license
817
00:40:14,033 --> 00:40:16,000
extension back on Duncan Creek,
so we go back to Vegas Valley,
818
00:40:16,533 --> 00:40:17,300
which is huge news.
819
00:40:18,133 --> 00:40:19,266
Now everybody's just
arguing on when.
820
00:40:20,033 --> 00:40:20,266
They want to go
there immediately,
821
00:40:21,367 --> 00:40:21,533
but the timing's
just not right, you know.
822
00:40:22,900 --> 00:40:23,100
It's going to take a few days
to get that ready,
823
00:40:24,333 --> 00:40:24,567
and I'm not willing
to stop getting gold
824
00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:27,066
from Lightning Creek
until it is ready.
825
00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:28,867
So we're going to stick it
out here, and we'll be back
826
00:40:29,433 --> 00:40:30,000
in Vegas Valley soon.
827
00:40:34,700 --> 00:40:36,800
[birds chirping]
828
00:40:40,100 --> 00:40:41,467
-Hello.
-[Minnie] Hey, guys.
829
00:40:42,166 --> 00:40:42,467
-[Tony speaking]
-How are you?
830
00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:43,567
Here.
How are you?
831
00:40:44,133 --> 00:40:44,700
-[Tony speaking]
-Yes.
832
00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:45,800
Good, good, good.
833
00:40:47,367 --> 00:40:48,667
[Minnie] Have a seat.
834
00:41:03,500 --> 00:41:05,166
Yeah, I set up Harald.
835
00:41:05,800 --> 00:41:06,400
-[Minnie] Yeah.
-We, uh...
836
00:41:07,266 --> 00:41:08,100
Did some old timer tailings,
didn't we?
837
00:41:09,133 --> 00:41:09,767
[Mike] Might as well
sluice it -- sitting there.
838
00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:12,000
[Tony speaking]
839
00:41:19,367 --> 00:41:21,400
Oh, there's a little bit.
840
00:41:21,834 --> 00:41:23,200
[Tony speaking]
841
00:41:23,767 --> 00:41:24,467
[Monica] I'll pour slow.
842
00:41:26,100 --> 00:41:27,767
[Tony] There we go.
One, two, three, four...
843
00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:34,266
And a five, and a six,
and a seven, eight, nine...
844
00:41:34,834 --> 00:41:39,367
10, 11, 12, 13, 14...
845
00:41:39,667 --> 00:41:41,266
14.28.
846
00:41:41,834 --> 00:41:43,867
Worth nearly $50,000.
847
00:41:47,667 --> 00:41:49,100
[Minnie] I'm proud of you.
848
00:41:49,533 --> 00:41:50,800
[Tony speaking]
849
00:41:52,166 --> 00:41:53,600
[Monica] So you wanna see
what comes from the Indian?
850
00:41:54,066 --> 00:41:55,100
[Tony speaking]
851
00:41:55,734 --> 00:41:57,467
So far, the Early Bird Cut
852
00:41:58,200 --> 00:42:01,066
is averaging 270 ounces a week.
853
00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:02,600
[Monica]
Michael, ready to count?
854
00:42:03,033 --> 00:42:04,367
[pouring softly]
855
00:42:04,767 --> 00:42:06,266
[Mike] 10...
856
00:42:06,767 --> 00:42:09,767
30, 40, 50, 100...
857
00:42:10,533 --> 00:42:14,000
-110, 120, 170, 190...
-[tapping]
858
00:42:14,567 --> 00:42:16,000
[thrilling music plays]
859
00:42:16,433 --> 00:42:18,166
200, 210, 250...
860
00:42:18,734 --> 00:42:21,000
260, 270, 280, 290...
861
00:42:21,734 --> 00:42:24,967
310, 320, 330,
340, 350, 390...
862
00:42:26,000 --> 00:42:27,266
[Tony speaking]
863
00:42:27,834 --> 00:42:28,800
-No.
-[Tony speaking]
864
00:42:29,333 --> 00:42:31,367
[Mike] It's 398.18.
865
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:35,166
Worth almost $1.4 million.
866
00:42:35,967 --> 00:42:36,867
But I mean,
you didn't make four.
867
00:42:37,834 --> 00:42:39,166
-[Monica] Oh, my [bleep] God.
-[Mike laughs]
868
00:42:40,333 --> 00:42:44,000
Bringing the Beets' season
total to over 2,300 ounces.
869
00:42:44,433 --> 00:42:45,200
[Tony speaking]
870
00:42:46,233 --> 00:42:46,667
[Minnie] You said at
the beginning of the season
871
00:42:47,233 --> 00:42:47,900
that there were maybe
872
00:42:48,967 --> 00:42:50,066
some opportunities for Mike
as soon as he started
873
00:42:50,767 --> 00:42:51,567
getting gold out of the hill.
874
00:42:52,266 --> 00:42:53,166
So what's happening with that?
875
00:43:07,266 --> 00:43:08,567
-[Mike] Yep.
-Bye.
876
00:43:10,266 --> 00:43:13,400
[Minnie]
I do hope Tony will honor
what he said to Mike because
877
00:43:14,567 --> 00:43:15,967
he's been working very hard
to get this all sorted out,
878
00:43:16,633 --> 00:43:18,567
so he should get him set up.
879
00:43:19,367 --> 00:43:20,567
Honestly, Mike really
deserves it.
880
00:43:22,467 --> 00:43:24,667
The frustrating part is I think
I have a better chance
881
00:43:25,934 --> 00:43:26,467
of learning to breathe through
my ass than I have of going out
882
00:43:26,834 --> 00:43:27,567
on my own.
883
00:43:27,934 --> 00:43:28,700
Whatever.
884
00:43:37,066 --> 00:43:38,667
-[Mitch] What's up?
-[Brennan] Yo, yo.
885
00:43:39,667 --> 00:43:41,166
[Mitch] Well, how did we do
this week, Chris?
886
00:43:41,867 --> 00:43:43,767
Roxanne's just chugging away.
887
00:43:44,834 --> 00:43:46,066
Man, that was an unreal pan
down there at Sulphur.
888
00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:47,567
That pan was probably
one of the best ones
889
00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:49,100
we've ever seen.
890
00:43:49,700 --> 00:43:50,667
It's up there.
Top ten.
891
00:43:51,567 --> 00:43:52,600
I hate saying anything.
892
00:43:53,500 --> 00:43:54,200
I don't want to jinx
anything, you know?
893
00:43:54,900 --> 00:43:56,066
Yeah, I'm pretty good at that.
894
00:43:56,500 --> 00:43:57,500
[all laughing]
895
00:43:58,967 --> 00:44:00,767
How's your juggling act going?
896
00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:02,667
You know, it's keeping me
busy, that's for sure.
897
00:44:03,033 --> 00:44:03,867
[chuckles]
898
00:44:04,934 --> 00:44:05,667
[Chris] We're going to start out
with you, with Bob.
899
00:44:06,333 --> 00:44:07,266
-How's that?
-[Tyson] Sure.
900
00:44:08,033 --> 00:44:09,166
Let's see how Bob
did this week.
901
00:44:09,467 --> 00:44:10,367
Big Bob.
902
00:44:11,433 --> 00:44:13,700
At Dominion Creek,
Tyson's been running washplant
903
00:44:14,667 --> 00:44:16,467
Bob in the Bridge Cut,
where it's averaging
904
00:44:16,967 --> 00:44:18,867
170 ounces a week.
905
00:44:19,867 --> 00:44:21,166
[Tyson] Here we go.
906
00:44:21,767 --> 00:44:26,600
We got 20, 40, 60, 80...
907
00:44:27,166 --> 00:44:31,500
100, 120, 160, 180...
908
00:44:31,800 --> 00:44:33,367
188.4!
909
00:44:35,266 --> 00:44:36,600
[Brennan] Nice.
910
00:44:37,467 --> 00:44:38,900
[Chris] Not bad.
That's a good weight.
911
00:44:39,467 --> 00:44:41,000
So Bob's chugging along.
912
00:44:41,900 --> 00:44:42,667
Brennan, you want to do
a Sluicifer here?
913
00:44:43,300 --> 00:44:44,600
-Go for it.
-All right.
914
00:44:45,266 --> 00:44:47,100
Sluicifer in the Golden Mile
915
00:44:47,767 --> 00:44:49,500
is pacing 200 ounces a week.
916
00:44:50,266 --> 00:44:53,967
[Brennan]
20, 40, 60, 80, 100...
917
00:44:54,533 --> 00:44:59,567
120, 150...180, 200...
918
00:45:00,333 --> 00:45:01,066
-[pouring softly]
-[tapping]
919
00:45:01,500 --> 00:45:02,500
Holy [bleep]!
920
00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:04,867
232.1.
921
00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:08,567
Wow!
Holy [bleep]!
922
00:45:09,133 --> 00:45:09,600
-[Chris] Yeah.
-Nice.
923
00:45:10,433 --> 00:45:10,667
[Chris]
That's pretty cool, isn't it?
924
00:45:11,367 --> 00:45:11,767
[Brennan] Beautiful.
925
00:45:12,533 --> 00:45:13,400
That's a good week
for Dominion.
926
00:45:14,133 --> 00:45:15,667
[Parker]
420 ounces or something?
927
00:45:16,233 --> 00:45:16,900
That's a good number.
928
00:45:17,333 --> 00:45:18,800
[all laughing]
929
00:45:20,700 --> 00:45:22,867
[Chris] And then there's
Roxanne, Mitchell.
930
00:45:23,600 --> 00:45:24,200
[Mitch]
Whoo! She looks heavy.
931
00:45:25,567 --> 00:45:27,100
Let's see what we got here.
932
00:45:27,734 --> 00:45:28,367
-All right.
-Let it rip.
933
00:45:29,400 --> 00:45:30,700
-Ready?
-Yep.
934
00:45:31,967 --> 00:45:35,100
Now it's time to find out if
Parker's move to extend the cut
935
00:45:35,700 --> 00:45:37,467
at Sulphur will pay out.
936
00:45:37,767 --> 00:45:38,567
50...
937
00:45:39,667 --> 00:45:44,767
100, 150...200.
938
00:45:45,333 --> 00:45:46,166
Oh, yeah, keep going.
939
00:45:48,100 --> 00:45:50,867
-250, a little bit more.
-Sick.
940
00:45:51,500 --> 00:45:55,567
[suspenseful chord rises]
941
00:45:56,266 --> 00:45:57,867
[Mitch] 300 right on the dot.
942
00:45:58,367 --> 00:45:59,667
[Chris] Plus this.
943
00:46:00,433 --> 00:46:01,166
-We have another one.
-Whoo!
944
00:46:02,066 --> 00:46:03,000
It looks like it's got
a little in there.
945
00:46:03,433 --> 00:46:04,166
[Chris] Ready?
946
00:46:05,133 --> 00:46:05,767
All right, we're going to keep
adding to her.
947
00:46:07,100 --> 00:46:13,667
Here's another...
40, 80, 100,
948
00:46:14,033 --> 00:46:15,266
[tapping]
949
00:46:15,567 --> 00:46:17,400
106.5.
950
00:46:21,767 --> 00:46:24,900
-[Mitch laughs]
-[Chris] 406.5 ounces.
951
00:46:25,800 --> 00:46:28,166
-OK, yeah, yeah!
-[Brennan] Atta boy, nice!
952
00:46:29,100 --> 00:46:30,467
Mitch, go ahead and take
everything up there.
953
00:46:30,900 --> 00:46:31,500
[Mitch] Whew!
954
00:46:32,033 --> 00:46:33,367
With just one plant,
955
00:46:33,967 --> 00:46:35,600
Mitch has nearly matched
956
00:46:36,166 --> 00:46:38,066
Tyson's two-plant run.
957
00:46:40,100 --> 00:46:42,166
[Brennan]
Dude that's a lot for one week.
958
00:46:42,834 --> 00:46:44,000
[Chris] Yeah, so this week,
959
00:46:44,567 --> 00:46:47,867
our total is 827 ounces.
960
00:46:48,166 --> 00:46:49,500
Sick.
961
00:46:50,200 --> 00:46:51,567
[Chris] Is that crazy or what?
962
00:46:52,200 --> 00:46:53,100
I was not expecting that.
963
00:46:54,300 --> 00:46:57,000
827 ounces
964
00:46:57,467 --> 00:46:58,667
at record prices
965
00:46:59,266 --> 00:47:02,567
is worth $2.89 million,
966
00:47:03,633 --> 00:47:06,600
the most cash Parker's ever
banked in one week.
967
00:47:08,467 --> 00:47:10,166
That's Parker's happy face.
968
00:47:10,533 --> 00:47:11,367
[laughing]
969
00:47:11,900 --> 00:47:12,767
[Chris] There we go.
970
00:47:13,266 --> 00:47:13,867
800 ounces, dude!
971
00:47:14,834 --> 00:47:15,800
You've got to be happy
about that in a week.
972
00:47:16,700 --> 00:47:18,266
Oh, yeah.
973
00:47:19,133 --> 00:47:19,700
[Parker]
I just hope we can keep it up.
974
00:47:20,500 --> 00:47:21,400
There's still so much
season left.
975
00:47:22,100 --> 00:47:22,600
Good way to start it, though.
976
00:47:23,767 --> 00:47:24,166
-[Parker] That's a good way
to start it.
-[Chris] Yeah.
977
00:47:24,600 --> 00:47:25,166
Thank you, guys.
978
00:47:26,033 --> 00:47:26,567
[Chris] Cool.
I'll bag this stuff up.
979
00:47:27,367 --> 00:47:28,100
[Parker]
We've all got [bleep] to do.
980
00:47:30,767 --> 00:47:33,367
After several years of just
moving from the Indian River
981
00:47:34,500 --> 00:47:36,100
and getting set up and a lot
deeper ground on Dominion,
982
00:47:37,100 --> 00:47:38,767
it's taken a long time
of stripping and...prep
983
00:47:39,867 --> 00:47:43,000
and finally this season,
like I don't want to jinx it,
984
00:47:43,300 --> 00:47:44,967
but...
985
00:47:45,600 --> 00:47:46,166
It's looking really good.
986
00:47:47,367 --> 00:47:48,300
We're coming out of the gates
running, so hopefully we can
987
00:47:48,934 --> 00:47:49,400
just keep that up, right?
988
00:47:50,667 --> 00:47:52,266
And then Sulphur
is just killing it.
989
00:47:53,800 --> 00:47:55,600
[epic music concludes]