1 00:00:11,178 --> 00:00:14,213 [mike rowe] location, location, location. 2 00:00:14,215 --> 00:00:18,183 Ice mining is all about where you chose to mine. 3 00:00:18,185 --> 00:00:20,219 As the season reaches the midway point, 4 00:00:20,221 --> 00:00:22,287 the question is... 5 00:00:22,289 --> 00:00:24,323 Stay the course, 6 00:00:24,325 --> 00:00:28,293 or pack up camp in search of golden pastures? 7 00:00:28,295 --> 00:00:31,330 But with an endless assault of blizzards, 8 00:00:31,332 --> 00:00:32,664 an ever-present threat... 9 00:00:32,666 --> 00:00:34,400 [shawn pomrenke] oh, baby! 10 00:00:34,402 --> 00:00:36,835 ...Will the decision be the best move... 11 00:00:36,837 --> 00:00:39,038 Yeah! [yelling] 12 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,473 we got an open water lead out there. 13 00:00:41,475 --> 00:00:42,741 ...Or the worst move? 14 00:00:42,743 --> 00:00:44,543 Uh-oh. You okay? 15 00:00:44,545 --> 00:00:46,045 [zeke tenhoff over radio] it's terrifying. 16 00:00:46,047 --> 00:00:48,547 They have to send the helicopter out to rescue 'em. 17 00:00:48,549 --> 00:00:51,216 [mike] or the last move that each miner makes? 18 00:00:51,218 --> 00:00:53,786 [zeke over radio] pay close attention to my air. 19 00:00:53,788 --> 00:00:55,320 [vernon adkison] what's going on? 20 00:00:55,322 --> 00:00:57,022 My light just went out. 21 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,694 [vernon] can you tell where you are from the hole? 22 00:01:02,696 --> 00:01:04,129 No. 23 00:01:18,312 --> 00:01:20,746 Well, another day in paradise. 24 00:01:20,748 --> 00:01:22,614 Finishing out this hole, 25 00:01:23,384 --> 00:01:24,950 pack everything up, 26 00:01:24,952 --> 00:01:27,252 move the hell to a new location. 27 00:01:27,254 --> 00:01:29,588 [mike] vernon adkison's looking to the future, 28 00:01:29,590 --> 00:01:32,224 but there could be trouble up ahead. 29 00:01:32,226 --> 00:01:35,928 We got an open water lead out there, a few hundred yards. 30 00:01:37,465 --> 00:01:40,966 As the ice breaks off, it's gonna keep chipping away 31 00:01:40,968 --> 00:01:42,801 until, eventually, it gets to where we are 32 00:01:42,803 --> 00:01:46,672 and possibly behind us, between us and the beach. 33 00:01:46,674 --> 00:01:48,540 That happens every year up here. 34 00:01:48,542 --> 00:01:51,477 People get stranded on the ice, the ice goes out. 35 00:01:51,479 --> 00:01:54,279 They have to send the helicopter out to rescue 'em. 36 00:01:54,281 --> 00:01:56,281 The gold streak that we're on right now is headed 37 00:01:56,283 --> 00:01:58,484 in that direction and we're gonna stay on it 38 00:01:58,486 --> 00:02:00,452 till we can't stay on it anymore. 39 00:02:01,489 --> 00:02:03,989 We got a good news-bad news scenario. 40 00:02:03,991 --> 00:02:05,491 Good news, we're killing it. 41 00:02:05,493 --> 00:02:09,495 Possibly on track to break my 200-ounce goal 42 00:02:09,497 --> 00:02:11,497 and set a new record. 43 00:02:11,499 --> 00:02:14,133 Bad news, we're coming to the end of our reach on this spot 44 00:02:14,135 --> 00:02:16,935 and we're not sure which way the pay streak goes. 45 00:02:16,937 --> 00:02:18,670 Looks like our pay streak is headed 46 00:02:18,672 --> 00:02:20,672 straight towards that lead out there. 47 00:02:20,674 --> 00:02:21,607 If that's the case, 48 00:02:21,609 --> 00:02:24,042 it's going to be dangerous as hell. 49 00:02:24,044 --> 00:02:26,512 Even a mild winter storm can break off the ice 50 00:02:26,514 --> 00:02:28,313 and send us out to sea. 51 00:02:28,315 --> 00:02:30,182 But if that's where the super gold goes, 52 00:02:30,184 --> 00:02:31,683 we might not have a choice. 53 00:02:31,685 --> 00:02:33,085 [machine whirring] 54 00:02:33,087 --> 00:02:36,054 -all right, let's go. -All right, let's get it. Get it down there! 55 00:02:41,962 --> 00:02:43,929 Can you hear me okay? 56 00:02:43,931 --> 00:02:47,099 [gary simpson] yeah. Sounds good. 57 00:02:47,101 --> 00:02:48,667 [vernon] okay, feels good. 58 00:02:51,672 --> 00:02:54,907 Give me an update when you start getting into something. 59 00:02:56,110 --> 00:02:57,876 Yeah, so, uh... 60 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:01,647 I'll find what's-- what's available to me. 61 00:03:05,886 --> 00:03:07,119 Wow. 62 00:03:10,658 --> 00:03:12,257 [vernon] well, that's what I like to hear. 63 00:03:12,259 --> 00:03:13,859 Yeah, I'm actually seeing some pretty good, 64 00:03:13,861 --> 00:03:17,029 decent gold coming out of this stuff. 65 00:03:17,031 --> 00:03:20,699 Okay, real good, I think gary was telling me that was 66 00:03:20,701 --> 00:03:23,402 the best area that we were working so far. 67 00:03:23,404 --> 00:03:25,871 I'll stay out of your hair, get after it. 68 00:03:25,873 --> 00:03:27,906 All right, sounds good. 69 00:03:27,908 --> 00:03:29,841 Definitely there's gold here. 70 00:03:31,445 --> 00:03:33,679 He's got an area left to work down there 71 00:03:33,681 --> 00:03:37,616 that'll keep him busy probably for his entire dive. 72 00:03:37,618 --> 00:03:40,686 -And then, uh-- -argh, damn it. 73 00:03:40,688 --> 00:03:42,087 Oh, [bleep]. 74 00:03:43,991 --> 00:03:46,058 My light just went out, guys. 75 00:03:56,570 --> 00:03:58,704 [vernon] uh, the power... 76 00:03:58,706 --> 00:04:02,174 I don't know what's-- what's up with that. 77 00:04:02,176 --> 00:04:04,810 Yeah, we got some kind of short here, guys. 78 00:04:04,812 --> 00:04:06,945 The dab light is out. 79 00:04:09,650 --> 00:04:11,516 [vernon speaking] 80 00:04:12,186 --> 00:04:13,385 no. 81 00:04:13,988 --> 00:04:15,087 [stammers] uh-- um... 82 00:04:16,023 --> 00:04:17,155 Hold on. 83 00:04:19,793 --> 00:04:22,728 [vernon speaking] 84 00:04:22,730 --> 00:04:24,263 [gary] okay. 85 00:04:26,834 --> 00:04:28,900 [vernon] people don't understand how crazy it is 86 00:04:28,902 --> 00:04:30,369 down there, under the ice. 87 00:04:30,371 --> 00:04:32,137 With all the snow we got this season, 88 00:04:32,139 --> 00:04:33,672 the light is not coming through. 89 00:04:33,674 --> 00:04:37,276 Because of the snow pack up top, it's pitch dark. 90 00:04:37,278 --> 00:04:39,444 It gets dodgy in a hurry. 91 00:04:42,383 --> 00:04:43,849 [vernon] that light's not coming on, huh? 92 00:04:44,785 --> 00:04:46,285 [over radio] no, it's not. 93 00:04:46,287 --> 00:04:48,153 Gary's got it fixed, it's a bad connection. 94 00:04:48,956 --> 00:04:50,822 Anything that's got a cord on it, 95 00:04:50,824 --> 00:04:53,392 people [bleep] yank on the cords and... 96 00:04:53,394 --> 00:04:54,993 That's what tears 'em up. 97 00:05:03,103 --> 00:05:04,369 This could be a waste of time 98 00:05:04,371 --> 00:05:06,171 going down there without a light. 99 00:05:06,173 --> 00:05:08,473 He might not be able to see enough to get on the gold 100 00:05:08,475 --> 00:05:10,709 and let's be honest, it's dangerous. 101 00:05:10,711 --> 00:05:11,977 If something goes wrong, 102 00:05:11,979 --> 00:05:14,479 he could have trouble finding his way back to the hole. 103 00:05:23,390 --> 00:05:24,523 Yeah, roger. 104 00:05:27,428 --> 00:05:29,328 This is [bleep]. 105 00:05:29,330 --> 00:05:31,997 I'm trying to get 200 ounces this season. 106 00:05:31,999 --> 00:05:33,498 Every day is precious. 107 00:05:33,500 --> 00:05:35,667 With all these storms we've been having, 108 00:05:35,669 --> 00:05:37,536 uh, we gotta take every opportunity. 109 00:05:37,538 --> 00:05:40,005 And so if gary's up for it, we're going to go for it. 110 00:05:41,175 --> 00:05:42,441 [vernon] all right, gary. 111 00:05:43,811 --> 00:05:45,577 All right, go on back down. 112 00:05:45,579 --> 00:05:48,213 All right, I'm headed back down. 113 00:05:48,215 --> 00:05:49,314 [crew member] get it! 114 00:05:50,417 --> 00:05:51,750 [gary] all right, let's go! 115 00:06:03,330 --> 00:06:06,231 [vernon over radio] yo, gary. How's it looking under there? 116 00:06:06,233 --> 00:06:09,234 It's actually not so bad. 117 00:06:09,236 --> 00:06:12,104 I can see a little piece right there. 118 00:06:12,106 --> 00:06:15,240 All right, all right, seein' gold. 119 00:06:15,242 --> 00:06:16,408 [gary chuckles] 120 00:06:18,312 --> 00:06:20,078 gonna be a little slower, 121 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,714 but I think we can get by. 122 00:06:22,716 --> 00:06:24,716 I'll do what I can do. 123 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:26,985 [vernon] all right. 124 00:06:26,987 --> 00:06:30,422 I wanna get it all, I wanna-- I wanna mop this hole up. 125 00:06:35,396 --> 00:06:37,329 [mike] eleven miles west... 126 00:06:43,837 --> 00:06:46,538 Getting ready to do a move, I'm pretty excited 127 00:06:46,540 --> 00:06:49,574 to see what's over here in this next hole. 128 00:06:49,576 --> 00:06:51,209 Going to be good. 129 00:06:51,211 --> 00:06:53,979 ...Shawn pomrenke is on the move. 130 00:06:55,349 --> 00:06:57,783 Looking for that big layer of cheese 131 00:06:57,785 --> 00:07:00,252 in that yellow slab of gold. 132 00:07:01,755 --> 00:07:04,055 That's every gold miner's dream. 133 00:07:05,325 --> 00:07:07,559 I'm on the cusp of finding that jackpot. 134 00:07:07,561 --> 00:07:09,361 Last time out, I followed that paystreak 135 00:07:09,363 --> 00:07:12,130 as far as I could north. 136 00:07:12,132 --> 00:07:14,533 And it's clear that the gold's getting better 137 00:07:14,535 --> 00:07:17,169 the further we go north. 138 00:07:17,171 --> 00:07:21,039 I've picked out a spot 75 feet from where I left off. 139 00:07:21,041 --> 00:07:24,209 We're seeing some really good gold over this way, 140 00:07:24,211 --> 00:07:27,145 we're going to go ahead and get the sluice box moved over, 141 00:07:27,147 --> 00:07:30,615 get some holes cut. Get the shacks moved over. 142 00:07:30,617 --> 00:07:32,551 Moving's always a risk. 143 00:07:32,553 --> 00:07:34,453 It's going to take us a half a day to move camp 144 00:07:34,455 --> 00:07:36,388 and set up a new hole. 145 00:07:36,390 --> 00:07:38,924 And then the rest of the day we'll use for prospecting. 146 00:07:38,926 --> 00:07:41,860 If I'm wrong, we've wasted a whole day 147 00:07:41,862 --> 00:07:43,528 and with the way the weather's been, 148 00:07:43,530 --> 00:07:45,363 we can't afford that this winter. 149 00:07:45,365 --> 00:07:47,732 Today's the day. 150 00:07:47,734 --> 00:07:49,768 We're going to find something big. 151 00:07:51,138 --> 00:07:53,605 I'm not even half way to the 120 ounces 152 00:07:53,607 --> 00:07:55,907 that I need to make all my payments. 153 00:07:55,909 --> 00:07:59,244 But I'm absolutely convinced this is where the gold is. 154 00:07:59,246 --> 00:08:01,112 It's time to roll the dice. 155 00:08:02,483 --> 00:08:03,682 There it is. 156 00:08:06,653 --> 00:08:09,821 All right, we can go that way with that one. 157 00:08:09,823 --> 00:08:11,690 Nice and easy, nice and easy. 158 00:08:11,692 --> 00:08:14,993 Easy. There you go. 159 00:08:14,995 --> 00:08:16,862 Good move, good move. 160 00:08:18,866 --> 00:08:20,632 Got a good feeling about this spot. 161 00:08:26,573 --> 00:08:28,673 [dramatic music] 162 00:08:34,314 --> 00:08:38,783 we got hot water going, air compressor's going. 163 00:08:38,785 --> 00:08:40,886 We got water running in the sluice box. 164 00:08:40,888 --> 00:08:42,821 Only thing now is for me to get down there 165 00:08:42,823 --> 00:08:44,356 and suck up some gold. 166 00:08:45,993 --> 00:08:48,493 [machine whirring] 167 00:08:56,937 --> 00:08:58,803 [intense music playing] 168 00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:06,578 how's the ground look down there? 169 00:09:12,553 --> 00:09:14,486 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. 170 00:09:40,314 --> 00:09:41,613 Oh-ho-ho! 171 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:08,039 The gold. 172 00:10:27,995 --> 00:10:30,595 Oh, baby! 173 00:10:34,067 --> 00:10:36,868 Sounds like he's following a trail of gold somewhere. 174 00:10:45,245 --> 00:10:47,245 I'm going to find it. 175 00:10:47,247 --> 00:10:49,481 [mike] ten miles east... 176 00:10:51,118 --> 00:10:52,617 [kris] andy. 177 00:10:52,619 --> 00:10:54,753 Come on, let's get ready to go to work. 178 00:10:54,755 --> 00:10:58,690 Oh, man, this season's kicking my ass already. 179 00:11:00,093 --> 00:11:02,427 [phone ringing] 180 00:11:02,429 --> 00:11:04,362 hey, pat, how are you today? 181 00:11:04,364 --> 00:11:05,597 [pat] I'm doing fine. 182 00:11:05,599 --> 00:11:07,666 So, uh, how's my payment going? 183 00:11:11,038 --> 00:11:14,272 I bought all this brand-new equipment from pat keene. 184 00:11:14,274 --> 00:11:17,042 Now the bill is due and I have no gold at all. 185 00:11:17,044 --> 00:11:19,077 This situation sucks. 186 00:11:19,079 --> 00:11:21,746 [pat] you know, I kind of went out on a limb 187 00:11:21,748 --> 00:11:24,816 and I kind of expected you to take care of things. 188 00:11:24,818 --> 00:11:27,619 Pat, I swear to you, I'm taking care of things. 189 00:11:27,621 --> 00:11:29,487 Uh, it was a hard start, 190 00:11:29,489 --> 00:11:32,424 everything's been a real bitch to try to get this gold. 191 00:11:32,426 --> 00:11:34,459 [pat] do me a favor, 192 00:11:34,461 --> 00:11:36,728 just keep to your word, and, uh, 193 00:11:36,730 --> 00:11:39,464 send the money like you promised me, okay? 194 00:11:39,466 --> 00:11:41,366 Yes, sir, we're going to work right away, 195 00:11:41,368 --> 00:11:43,068 and we're gonna make you that money right away. 196 00:11:43,070 --> 00:11:46,004 I know-- but, hey, I wouldn't do this for anyone else. 197 00:11:46,006 --> 00:11:48,139 -We're on a lot of gold! -That's fine but-- 198 00:11:48,141 --> 00:11:51,042 I'll have your money and you're going to be very happy. 199 00:11:52,913 --> 00:11:54,646 -Okay. -Thank you, pat. 200 00:11:54,648 --> 00:11:56,247 I'll call you later. 201 00:11:56,249 --> 00:11:57,782 -Okay. -Okay, bye, pat. 202 00:12:00,420 --> 00:12:02,353 Well, I didn't need that. 203 00:12:06,660 --> 00:12:08,793 It's probably not the most honest thing 204 00:12:08,795 --> 00:12:10,829 to tell him we're on gold when we're not. 205 00:12:10,831 --> 00:12:13,198 So what am I supposed to tell him, the truth? 206 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:14,566 The only way this is going to work, 207 00:12:14,568 --> 00:12:17,469 if I get on a lot of gold and I get it now. 208 00:12:17,471 --> 00:12:19,003 So, we really gotta get out there, 209 00:12:19,005 --> 00:12:20,972 we gotta work as hard as we can. 210 00:12:20,974 --> 00:12:23,108 Let's go. 211 00:12:23,110 --> 00:12:25,477 This is what you call a crisis point. 212 00:12:25,479 --> 00:12:28,246 After a season and a half of crisis points, 213 00:12:28,248 --> 00:12:29,581 this one could end us. 214 00:12:29,583 --> 00:12:33,084 Not to mention, I'm about to be a father any day now. 215 00:12:33,086 --> 00:12:35,587 Now we're ready to rock and roll, let's get this going. 216 00:12:35,589 --> 00:12:38,123 [engine revving] 217 00:12:38,125 --> 00:12:40,158 everything is riding on today. 218 00:12:51,772 --> 00:12:54,639 Come on! Yalla, yalla, empty. 219 00:12:57,210 --> 00:12:58,710 Okay, it's moving day, 220 00:12:58,712 --> 00:13:00,145 we're gonna chip everything out, 221 00:13:00,147 --> 00:13:02,547 get everything up broken free out of the snow 222 00:13:02,549 --> 00:13:05,950 because we gotta go find our new spot right now. 223 00:13:05,952 --> 00:13:08,052 [mike] the kellys are on life support 224 00:13:08,054 --> 00:13:11,890 as their life line may soon be pulling the plug. 225 00:13:11,892 --> 00:13:14,092 We're going to start to get our luck back 226 00:13:14,094 --> 00:13:15,960 because this is a bunch of bull [bleep]. 227 00:13:17,330 --> 00:13:19,330 I admit, I painted us into a corner. 228 00:13:19,332 --> 00:13:21,065 I owe a lot of money right now. 229 00:13:21,067 --> 00:13:24,736 I need at least 25 ounces to come out a winner this season 230 00:13:24,738 --> 00:13:27,372 and I need to pay off this equipment asap. 231 00:13:27,374 --> 00:13:29,707 But right now, we're having the worst winter we've ever had. 232 00:13:29,709 --> 00:13:32,677 I gotta get us on the gold today or our season's over. 233 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,913 We're gonna go closer to shore, 234 00:13:34,915 --> 00:13:38,383 around this 15 to 17-foot depth range. 235 00:13:38,385 --> 00:13:41,119 Um, we're going to drill holes, look for cobble 236 00:13:41,121 --> 00:13:43,421 and then that's where we're gonna move to. 237 00:13:43,423 --> 00:13:45,523 Okay, should we go look for another spot? 238 00:13:45,525 --> 00:13:47,659 Let's go figure out a spot to go mine. 239 00:13:49,162 --> 00:13:51,229 A little secret about ice mining. 240 00:13:51,231 --> 00:13:54,332 Picking a place to mine is an imperfect science. 241 00:13:54,334 --> 00:13:56,501 Everyone's just taking their best guess. 242 00:13:56,503 --> 00:13:57,969 First hole, chris mccully told me 243 00:13:57,971 --> 00:13:59,537 there was going to be lots of gold, 244 00:13:59,539 --> 00:14:01,039 it turned out to be garbage. 245 00:14:01,041 --> 00:14:03,041 So today the kellys are picking the spot. 246 00:14:04,511 --> 00:14:06,878 Hey, what do you think we should do? 247 00:14:11,551 --> 00:14:13,051 Where do you wanna go, andy? 248 00:14:14,387 --> 00:14:16,287 Okay. 249 00:14:16,289 --> 00:14:18,156 So, my dad picked out one spot, 250 00:14:18,158 --> 00:14:19,891 my brother picked out another. 251 00:14:19,893 --> 00:14:21,993 This is where I have to take all the knowledge 252 00:14:21,995 --> 00:14:23,494 that I've acquired as a captain 253 00:14:23,496 --> 00:14:25,096 and make an informed decision. 254 00:14:25,098 --> 00:14:26,831 Andy picked this spot, 255 00:14:26,833 --> 00:14:29,567 but andy's pretty lucky when it comes to picking spots, 256 00:14:29,569 --> 00:14:32,337 so, you know, I always say go with what works. 257 00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:37,275 My brother is a lot luckier than my dad. 258 00:14:37,277 --> 00:14:39,510 Have you checked out my dad's life? It's a mess. 259 00:14:39,512 --> 00:14:41,112 So I'm not listening to him. 260 00:14:44,317 --> 00:14:45,850 [brad] what's it feel like? 261 00:14:47,787 --> 00:14:49,153 -Hear that? -[andy] could be rocks. 262 00:14:49,155 --> 00:14:50,822 [kris] oh, that's rocks. 263 00:14:51,758 --> 00:14:54,192 [kris] yah-ha! 264 00:14:54,194 --> 00:14:55,994 -Okay, let's go, this is it. -[brad] let's go. 265 00:14:55,996 --> 00:14:57,462 Let's go get our stuff moved. 266 00:15:00,867 --> 00:15:02,934 Okay, there. 267 00:15:02,936 --> 00:15:05,270 This season's been a complete bust so far, 268 00:15:05,272 --> 00:15:06,704 but now we're on a new spot. 269 00:15:09,609 --> 00:15:11,109 This looks like promising ground. 270 00:15:11,111 --> 00:15:13,411 This is a new beginning for us. 271 00:15:13,413 --> 00:15:15,914 So we're going to put up the irish flag. 272 00:15:15,916 --> 00:15:18,449 Now our luck will change, everything will be great, 273 00:15:18,451 --> 00:15:21,286 we're standing on gold. 274 00:15:21,288 --> 00:15:24,022 So, today, we have something else motivating us. 275 00:15:24,024 --> 00:15:25,957 It's called fear. 276 00:15:25,959 --> 00:15:28,559 Don't underestimate fear as a motivator. 277 00:15:28,561 --> 00:15:31,663 If we don't get gold today, we're in a lot of trouble. 278 00:15:31,665 --> 00:15:34,399 Today we desperately need everything to fall into place. 279 00:15:34,401 --> 00:15:37,468 [intense music playing] 280 00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:04,362 idle up. 281 00:16:04,364 --> 00:16:06,431 [dramatic music playing] 282 00:16:06,433 --> 00:16:08,032 [machine whirring] 283 00:16:18,712 --> 00:16:20,745 [brad over radio] how's it looking, kris? 284 00:16:20,747 --> 00:16:22,914 Are you seeing any gold? 285 00:16:22,916 --> 00:16:24,115 I don't know right now, 286 00:16:24,117 --> 00:16:26,217 it's still too early to tell. 287 00:16:35,996 --> 00:16:37,428 Here we go. 288 00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:40,965 Well, we're already on gold the first hole I make. 289 00:16:40,967 --> 00:16:42,700 All right, that's a positive note. 290 00:16:51,111 --> 00:16:52,977 Wow, hey. Finally. 291 00:16:52,979 --> 00:16:55,913 All right, good job, kris. 292 00:16:55,915 --> 00:16:58,649 Andy's a lucky [bleep]! 293 00:16:58,651 --> 00:17:00,651 I knew there was going to be gold here. 294 00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:03,721 Oh, yeah! 295 00:17:03,723 --> 00:17:05,490 Pow! 296 00:17:05,492 --> 00:17:07,291 [chuckles] yes. 297 00:17:07,293 --> 00:17:09,093 The morale gets high when we're on big gold. 298 00:17:16,136 --> 00:17:17,935 We are going to kill it! 299 00:17:20,073 --> 00:17:21,739 [mike] eight miles east... 300 00:17:26,613 --> 00:17:30,248 [zeke speaking] 301 00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:33,017 I've got a pretty long piece of hose. 302 00:17:33,019 --> 00:17:35,953 It's about 65 feet. 303 00:17:35,955 --> 00:17:38,556 So the hose has to go down but then I can go out 304 00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:41,359 probably about 35 feet 305 00:17:41,361 --> 00:17:43,861 away from the hole. If I'm gonna pace it out, 306 00:17:43,863 --> 00:17:46,064 I got one, two... 307 00:17:46,066 --> 00:17:48,433 [mike] today for zeke tenhoff... 308 00:17:48,435 --> 00:17:50,601 Go probably about this far out. 309 00:17:50,603 --> 00:17:52,470 So I have a pretty good amount of range. 310 00:17:53,273 --> 00:17:56,074 ...Bigger is better. 311 00:17:56,076 --> 00:17:58,242 [zeke] I final got gold on our last trip out, 312 00:17:58,244 --> 00:17:59,777 and it was super validating. 313 00:17:59,779 --> 00:18:02,947 But the fact remains I'm still way behind where I need to be. 314 00:18:02,949 --> 00:18:06,217 I still need at least six more ounces just to keep afloat. 315 00:18:06,219 --> 00:18:08,820 I need to know if the gold that I'm on is the real deal 316 00:18:08,822 --> 00:18:11,289 or if it's just a fluke and I need to move. 317 00:18:11,291 --> 00:18:13,291 The gold that I can reach nearby the hole, 318 00:18:13,293 --> 00:18:15,393 I already pretty much got it all. 319 00:18:15,395 --> 00:18:17,962 So today, I'm gonna be dredging out of the end of my hose. 320 00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:20,898 So, can you just make sure that 321 00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:22,867 -we don't lose the air compressor. -Yeah. Oh, [bleep]. 322 00:18:22,869 --> 00:18:24,535 If I don't lose air, I'll be fine. 323 00:18:24,537 --> 00:18:25,703 You'll be right on top of that. 324 00:18:25,705 --> 00:18:28,139 And if I have any sign of any freeze up, 325 00:18:28,141 --> 00:18:31,275 I'm going to come up right away and dry out the line. 326 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:34,145 It's extremely dangerous to put on a hose extension 327 00:18:34,147 --> 00:18:36,280 and go that far out from the dive hole. 328 00:18:36,282 --> 00:18:39,984 If anything goes wrong, it's a much longer path to safety. 329 00:18:39,986 --> 00:18:42,153 But it's a risk that I'm willing to take 330 00:18:42,155 --> 00:18:45,223 to find out if this gold is going to lead to more gold 331 00:18:45,225 --> 00:18:48,025 or if I'm going to have to find a completely new spot. 332 00:18:48,027 --> 00:18:51,195 If-- if I don't love it, I wanna move down to tomcod. 333 00:18:52,732 --> 00:18:55,399 'cause I suspect there's a lot more gold out at tomcod. 334 00:18:55,401 --> 00:18:57,001 Shawn apparently has some spots 335 00:18:57,003 --> 00:18:59,437 that he's interested in having somebody check out. 336 00:18:59,439 --> 00:19:01,239 We could set up and go dive there. 337 00:19:01,241 --> 00:19:03,241 Yeah, I hear ya. 338 00:19:03,243 --> 00:19:06,010 Moving down to tomcod would be a huge decision 339 00:19:06,012 --> 00:19:08,913 because it would take tons of time to move the operation, 340 00:19:08,915 --> 00:19:09,947 set it back up 341 00:19:09,949 --> 00:19:11,916 and then locate a totally new pay streak. 342 00:19:11,918 --> 00:19:13,951 I just don't really have that kind of time 343 00:19:13,953 --> 00:19:15,119 to spare at this point. 344 00:19:16,789 --> 00:19:18,723 That's why I'm going to give this spot 345 00:19:18,725 --> 00:19:20,224 one more chance to prove itself. 346 00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:22,393 [intense music playing] 347 00:19:30,436 --> 00:19:31,802 all right. 348 00:19:38,411 --> 00:19:40,578 Hey, how you doing there? 349 00:19:56,095 --> 00:19:58,462 If I can't make ends meet this winter, 350 00:19:58,464 --> 00:20:00,231 then I'm going to have serious doubt 351 00:20:00,233 --> 00:20:02,300 about my future as a gold dredger. 352 00:20:29,495 --> 00:20:32,330 [suspenseful music playing] 353 00:20:36,469 --> 00:20:38,369 you're getting a case of the dark and scaries, 354 00:20:38,371 --> 00:20:40,104 you have to soldier through. 355 00:20:53,319 --> 00:20:54,652 Okay. 356 00:20:56,489 --> 00:20:59,123 Yeah, he's stretched all the way out to the south east, 357 00:20:59,125 --> 00:21:01,692 that direction and it's more dangerous 358 00:21:01,694 --> 00:21:03,361 the further out you go, you know? 359 00:21:03,363 --> 00:21:05,896 [intense music playing] 360 00:21:08,568 --> 00:21:10,301 [zeke groans] 361 00:21:10,303 --> 00:21:12,536 uh-oh. How you doing? 362 00:21:18,711 --> 00:21:20,044 You okay? 363 00:21:23,750 --> 00:21:25,349 I had some water in my mask, 364 00:21:25,351 --> 00:21:27,051 I'm trying to get it out. 365 00:21:33,893 --> 00:21:35,259 Oh, wow! 366 00:21:37,297 --> 00:21:38,763 You seeing gold? 367 00:21:48,675 --> 00:21:51,742 Awesome! That's great to hear. Making money. I love it. 368 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,180 There's gold here. 369 00:22:04,290 --> 00:22:07,024 You can just sit back, read some fiction, 370 00:22:07,026 --> 00:22:09,260 listen to some breathing noises 371 00:22:09,262 --> 00:22:11,495 and just let the gold roll in, you know? 372 00:22:11,497 --> 00:22:12,863 Just let it roll in. 373 00:22:15,468 --> 00:22:17,301 [sighs] 374 00:22:17,303 --> 00:22:20,171 [upbeat music playing] 375 00:22:22,375 --> 00:22:24,075 [dramatic music playing] 376 00:22:28,081 --> 00:22:29,547 -still on big gold? -[kris over radio] yep. 377 00:22:38,558 --> 00:22:42,927 Well, the good thing is we're gonna take it all. 378 00:22:42,929 --> 00:22:45,196 [mike] for kris kelly, a midseason move 379 00:22:45,198 --> 00:22:47,531 looks to be paying off in spades... 380 00:22:52,004 --> 00:22:54,238 ...And just in the nick of time. 381 00:23:04,984 --> 00:23:06,283 Are you getting tired yet? 382 00:23:06,285 --> 00:23:08,519 You've been down there like three hours. 383 00:23:10,623 --> 00:23:11,956 Yeah, okay, come on up. 384 00:23:11,958 --> 00:23:13,958 You've been down there a long time. 385 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,126 Coming up. 386 00:23:18,698 --> 00:23:20,998 [kris] holy crap, it's not a christmas miracle, 387 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,533 it's a kelly miracle. 388 00:23:22,535 --> 00:23:26,570 So, bam! We couldn't have asked for a better spot. 389 00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:29,039 We needed gold today or we were toast. 390 00:23:29,041 --> 00:23:32,076 But the luck of the irish is finally coming through. 391 00:23:32,078 --> 00:23:33,811 Now, we're on gold, big gold. 392 00:23:33,813 --> 00:23:36,080 It's lucky andy's turn to give this a try. 393 00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:39,884 You look good. Are you good? 394 00:23:40,653 --> 00:23:41,786 Okay, well, go. 395 00:23:42,622 --> 00:23:43,687 Make that money. 396 00:23:46,526 --> 00:23:49,360 Andy's down, I've got him on gold. 397 00:23:49,362 --> 00:23:52,830 All he's got to do is just move material and make money. 398 00:23:52,832 --> 00:23:55,065 It doesn't get any easier than that. 399 00:23:59,071 --> 00:24:01,806 If he [bleep] gets in the water... 400 00:24:09,715 --> 00:24:11,649 [humming] 401 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:17,755 [intense music playing] 402 00:24:28,734 --> 00:24:30,267 what, andy? 403 00:24:36,609 --> 00:24:38,008 [chuckles] 404 00:24:38,544 --> 00:24:40,444 yeah! [yelling] 405 00:24:40,446 --> 00:24:42,213 good, man. 406 00:24:48,087 --> 00:24:50,921 Isn't it amazing how easy and quickly 407 00:24:50,923 --> 00:24:53,958 your life can turn around in a matter of an hour? 408 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:55,259 You know, this morning, we were going, 409 00:24:55,261 --> 00:24:57,761 thinking we were in a [bleep] situation. 410 00:24:57,763 --> 00:24:59,330 I've got bills coming out of my ass, 411 00:24:59,332 --> 00:25:00,764 we're not making any gold. 412 00:25:00,766 --> 00:25:04,101 And then, bam, I go down, got us on the hot [bleep]. 413 00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:05,669 Yeah! 414 00:25:05,671 --> 00:25:07,171 That's what I'm talking about. 415 00:25:07,173 --> 00:25:10,007 Keene is definitely getting his money. 416 00:25:10,009 --> 00:25:12,643 Maybe not all of it right now, but he's going to get it. 417 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:15,646 We're not working for free today. 418 00:25:15,648 --> 00:25:17,281 I love it when we know that. 419 00:25:21,921 --> 00:25:23,420 [mike] ten miles east... 420 00:25:30,730 --> 00:25:33,664 Yo, gary, how's it looking under there? 421 00:25:33,666 --> 00:25:36,700 [gary] it's looking good. I'm seeing some gold. 422 00:25:37,436 --> 00:25:39,403 There's a lot of gold in this. 423 00:25:40,673 --> 00:25:42,973 Seeing little pieces of gold right now. 424 00:25:42,975 --> 00:25:44,775 All right, gary! 425 00:25:44,777 --> 00:25:47,912 [mike] a shot in the dark has turned into a ray of sunshine 426 00:25:47,914 --> 00:25:51,081 as diver gary simpson has persevered 427 00:25:51,083 --> 00:25:53,751 without the benefit of illumination. 428 00:25:53,753 --> 00:25:56,253 I can continue working without it. 429 00:25:58,124 --> 00:26:00,524 [vernon] okay. 430 00:26:00,526 --> 00:26:03,961 Yeah, I tell you, gary simpson's got some cahonies. 431 00:26:03,963 --> 00:26:05,429 No light, no problem. 432 00:26:05,431 --> 00:26:08,132 He wants to get on down there and sniff it out. 433 00:26:08,134 --> 00:26:10,334 We didn't have the other gary, we leave him. 434 00:26:10,336 --> 00:26:12,903 We didn't wanna risk losing the set 435 00:26:12,905 --> 00:26:14,338 under these circumstances. 436 00:26:16,809 --> 00:26:19,476 Dude, is that all the test mat material? 437 00:26:19,478 --> 00:26:22,079 Yeah, that's pretty much it right there. 438 00:26:22,081 --> 00:26:24,448 Uh, gary can't really tell how good the gold is, 439 00:26:24,450 --> 00:26:26,917 so we're pulling a test pan to check that out. 440 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:29,053 Okay, all right. 441 00:26:29,055 --> 00:26:30,187 Not too shabby. 442 00:26:34,527 --> 00:26:35,459 It looks pretty good 443 00:26:35,461 --> 00:26:37,561 for a test pan. 444 00:26:37,563 --> 00:26:40,164 You know? It looks really good. 445 00:26:41,968 --> 00:26:43,534 [vernon] pretty damn good. 446 00:26:43,536 --> 00:26:45,169 Unbelievable, I mean, 447 00:26:45,171 --> 00:26:46,637 he's still pulling good gold, 448 00:26:46,639 --> 00:26:48,172 even though he can't see. 449 00:26:48,174 --> 00:26:50,007 That's just veteran instincts, right there. 450 00:26:50,009 --> 00:26:51,909 You can't teach that. What a lifesaver. 451 00:26:52,912 --> 00:26:55,879 [gary speaking] 452 00:27:05,625 --> 00:27:08,559 [vernon] all right, gary, uh, so you got it mopped up? 453 00:27:08,561 --> 00:27:10,828 You got, uh, every last little speck, right? 454 00:27:19,071 --> 00:27:22,039 Okay, good show, gary. I mean, I think that's all. 455 00:27:22,041 --> 00:27:24,008 It's gotta be a juicy one for us. 456 00:27:24,010 --> 00:27:26,844 The test mats are looking really, really good. 457 00:27:26,846 --> 00:27:28,512 All right. 458 00:27:28,514 --> 00:27:32,282 [vernon] I gotta say, gary's the stud hog today. 459 00:27:32,284 --> 00:27:34,685 I got a damn good team. 460 00:27:34,687 --> 00:27:36,153 And we're bringing home the gold 461 00:27:36,155 --> 00:27:38,589 and that's a lethal combination. 462 00:27:38,591 --> 00:27:40,257 All right, he's back. 463 00:27:45,598 --> 00:27:47,031 All right, good. Good. 464 00:27:47,033 --> 00:27:50,267 The only downside to the day is the streak is headed 465 00:27:50,269 --> 00:27:52,569 straight out towards that open lead out there. 466 00:27:52,571 --> 00:27:54,438 That's where we're going to be headed, 467 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:56,540 but what's life without a little excitement? 468 00:27:58,377 --> 00:28:00,044 [exhales sharply] oh! 469 00:28:01,147 --> 00:28:03,981 [dramatic music playing] 470 00:28:15,294 --> 00:28:17,961 hey, so how's that gold holding up, man? 471 00:28:29,175 --> 00:28:31,341 All right. 472 00:28:31,343 --> 00:28:34,478 I don't wanna have to move to tomcod if we don't have to. 473 00:28:35,448 --> 00:28:37,681 [mike] with the aid of an extra 40 feet, 474 00:28:37,683 --> 00:28:40,217 zeke tenhoff's west beach claim 475 00:28:40,219 --> 00:28:42,119 just might be proving its worth. 476 00:28:45,124 --> 00:28:48,125 [gabe] 40 feet out in the dark, it's dangerous. 477 00:28:48,127 --> 00:28:50,194 If you're not making money, it's not worth the risk. 478 00:28:50,196 --> 00:28:51,895 We wouldn't be out here. 479 00:28:51,897 --> 00:28:54,732 We're out here to make money. 480 00:28:54,734 --> 00:28:57,534 What was that that shawn said years ago? He was like, 481 00:28:57,536 --> 00:29:00,070 "if there were chicks down there, I'd mine them, too." 482 00:29:00,072 --> 00:29:01,071 [laughs] 483 00:29:17,156 --> 00:29:18,989 [gabe] all right, roger. 484 00:29:22,962 --> 00:29:25,028 [zeke] yeah, I think I'm probably 485 00:29:25,030 --> 00:29:26,597 going to wrap this up 486 00:29:26,599 --> 00:29:30,300 and I definitely dredged what I could reach with the hose 487 00:29:30,302 --> 00:29:32,836 um, from this-- uh, this hole. 488 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:37,407 Okay, I'm going to come on up. 489 00:29:41,313 --> 00:29:42,946 [gabe] he's coming down the trail, 490 00:29:42,948 --> 00:29:45,048 the cavalry has arrived. 491 00:29:45,050 --> 00:29:47,651 All right, man, there's food showing up right now, if you want it. 492 00:29:47,653 --> 00:29:49,253 [zeke] all right. 493 00:29:49,255 --> 00:29:51,588 Putting on this hose extension and going way out 494 00:29:51,590 --> 00:29:53,724 from my hole, it's a super risky move, 495 00:29:53,726 --> 00:29:55,292 but after a season and a half 496 00:29:55,294 --> 00:29:57,060 with these little boulders I have, 497 00:29:57,062 --> 00:29:58,729 I think it was the right call. 498 00:29:58,731 --> 00:30:01,064 Now I know there's traces of pretty decent gold 499 00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:03,033 even further out. 500 00:30:03,035 --> 00:30:04,768 Oh, so the gold's keepin' up. 501 00:30:05,704 --> 00:30:07,404 Out that way. 502 00:30:07,406 --> 00:30:08,939 Instead of moving to tomcod right away, 503 00:30:08,941 --> 00:30:11,041 which would definitely burn a lot of time, 504 00:30:11,043 --> 00:30:13,777 we're going to put a new dive hole right over here. 505 00:30:13,779 --> 00:30:16,380 Hopefully this is the kind of spot we're looking for 506 00:30:16,382 --> 00:30:17,815 otherwise, we're going to be in trouble. 507 00:30:20,352 --> 00:30:22,619 [man] I brought three bacon cheeseburgers 508 00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:24,822 and extra order fries, too. 509 00:30:24,824 --> 00:30:26,657 I got an extra order of fries. 510 00:30:26,659 --> 00:30:28,125 Thank you so much. 511 00:30:28,127 --> 00:30:29,359 I was getting hungry. 512 00:30:29,361 --> 00:30:31,762 [gabe] workin' up an appetite down there, zeke? 513 00:30:31,764 --> 00:30:33,330 -[stormy crying] -[zeke] stormy, come here. 514 00:30:33,332 --> 00:30:34,531 [whistles] come on. 515 00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:38,702 [mike] eight miles west... 516 00:30:44,443 --> 00:30:46,476 Okay, man, you gotta be getting tired, 517 00:30:46,478 --> 00:30:48,278 you've been down there forever. 518 00:30:48,280 --> 00:30:51,248 [andy over radio] 519 00:30:54,653 --> 00:30:56,320 are you still seeing a lot of gold, though? 520 00:31:01,126 --> 00:31:04,528 [mike] andy's lucky streak continues. 521 00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:07,598 I'm only in a good mood 'cause we're making money, by the way. 522 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,000 [brad speaking] 523 00:31:10,002 --> 00:31:11,768 mccully's here, don't say anything. 524 00:31:13,739 --> 00:31:16,139 Dude, it's not looking good here. 525 00:31:16,141 --> 00:31:17,708 -Told you. -Yeah. 526 00:31:17,710 --> 00:31:19,443 Man, you were right. This place sucks. 527 00:31:19,445 --> 00:31:20,577 Pound town, [bleep]. 528 00:31:20,579 --> 00:31:22,246 [brad] now we're worried about 529 00:31:22,248 --> 00:31:24,281 we might have to move again. You know? 530 00:31:27,219 --> 00:31:28,852 [kris] yeah. 531 00:31:28,854 --> 00:31:30,654 Right now, we're coming off a bad spot 532 00:31:30,656 --> 00:31:33,891 that chris suggested. It was just sand, terrible. 533 00:31:33,893 --> 00:31:35,459 No, I'm not the type-- 534 00:31:35,461 --> 00:31:37,361 yes, I am the type to hold a grudge. 535 00:31:37,363 --> 00:31:40,264 So now that we're on gold, we don't want anybody around us. 536 00:31:40,266 --> 00:31:43,000 He cost us part of the season, so screw him. 537 00:31:43,969 --> 00:31:45,836 [chris speaking] 538 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:51,208 yeah. We can tell down there, trust me. We can tell. 539 00:31:51,210 --> 00:31:53,010 Okay, okay, well, it's time to go anyways. 540 00:31:53,012 --> 00:31:55,913 Andy's tired. He said his arms are like pudding. 541 00:31:55,915 --> 00:31:57,514 Hey are you almost ready to go? 542 00:31:57,516 --> 00:31:59,249 -[andy] yeah. -Okay. 543 00:31:59,251 --> 00:32:01,218 Okay, come up, you did a great job. 544 00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:05,055 -[brad] see you, chris. -[chris] all right, yeah. Grand. Thanks, kris. 545 00:32:05,057 --> 00:32:07,224 -Okay, no problem, man. -[chris] yeah. 546 00:32:07,226 --> 00:32:09,526 -Okay, later, guys. -[brad] see you later. 547 00:32:11,430 --> 00:32:13,230 [laughing] 548 00:32:14,667 --> 00:32:16,066 [kris] I mean, really. 549 00:32:16,068 --> 00:32:18,101 With how crappy this season's going, the last thing 550 00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:20,537 I need to do is share gold with somebody else. 551 00:32:20,539 --> 00:32:22,539 Sorry, chris, you're on your own. 552 00:32:22,541 --> 00:32:25,809 -Hey, my favorite brother. -...It stopped running. 553 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:28,879 [kris] the only time we make money 554 00:32:28,881 --> 00:32:31,248 is when we start sucking up gold. 555 00:32:31,250 --> 00:32:34,318 So we're not in a good mood 90% of the [bleep] time. 556 00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:38,055 But you start throwing some $100 bills at me, and bam! 557 00:32:38,057 --> 00:32:39,723 I'd make a good stripper. 558 00:32:39,725 --> 00:32:42,492 I'd be so happy just to strip-- like, throwin' money at me. 559 00:32:42,494 --> 00:32:43,760 Come on, I'm ready. 560 00:32:43,762 --> 00:32:45,662 [laughs] 561 00:32:45,664 --> 00:32:48,598 [kris] hey, we're on gold. We needed it. 562 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,001 Thank god it's happening. 563 00:32:51,003 --> 00:32:53,971 [mike] while kris' move is paying off big... 564 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:56,773 ...A few miles west... 565 00:33:04,516 --> 00:33:06,483 [shawn speaking] 566 00:33:15,260 --> 00:33:17,461 [mike] despite promising ground, 567 00:33:17,463 --> 00:33:19,262 shawn has yet to hit pay dirt. 568 00:33:44,823 --> 00:33:46,656 But, no, no... 569 00:33:54,666 --> 00:33:55,632 Oh. 570 00:34:03,308 --> 00:34:04,574 Yes, sir. 571 00:34:10,949 --> 00:34:14,184 Sometimes you win big, sometimes you lose. 572 00:34:14,186 --> 00:34:16,453 That's the risk you take when you move camp 573 00:34:16,455 --> 00:34:18,422 and try a new hole. 574 00:34:18,424 --> 00:34:20,991 This time, we struck out. 575 00:34:24,163 --> 00:34:27,164 Shut her down, blow her out, make a move. 576 00:34:27,699 --> 00:34:28,832 Again. 577 00:34:30,169 --> 00:34:32,736 But my conviction that there's a jackpot in this hole 578 00:34:32,738 --> 00:34:34,404 hasn't wavered a bit. 579 00:34:34,406 --> 00:34:36,073 I'm sure of it. 580 00:34:36,075 --> 00:34:39,443 The material I saw today makes me even more convinced. 581 00:34:54,626 --> 00:34:57,461 [intense music playing] 582 00:35:00,165 --> 00:35:01,331 hello, and welcome to another episode of 583 00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:03,767 kris kelly's secret guide to successful mining. 584 00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:05,836 Today we're gonna be going through the cleanout process. 585 00:35:05,838 --> 00:35:07,504 How to take your concentrates, 586 00:35:07,506 --> 00:35:09,473 put them through the super concentrator 587 00:35:09,475 --> 00:35:11,174 and you wind up with gold. 588 00:35:14,646 --> 00:35:16,947 First step in the process is trying to take out 589 00:35:16,949 --> 00:35:20,183 all the big rocks and just be left with the sand. 590 00:35:20,185 --> 00:35:22,319 Everything that's left over, we're going to run through 591 00:35:22,321 --> 00:35:24,521 the super classifier called the gold cube. 592 00:35:24,523 --> 00:35:27,624 We put that in the gold pan, we pan for a couple hours. 593 00:35:27,626 --> 00:35:29,759 After that stage, we have to dry it 594 00:35:29,761 --> 00:35:33,964 because no gold buyer will buy wet gold. 595 00:35:33,966 --> 00:35:37,300 Anyway, the next step is panning. 596 00:35:39,204 --> 00:35:40,937 Panning, nightmare. 597 00:35:40,939 --> 00:35:44,341 You know, it's like, gold pan, get punched in the face. 598 00:35:44,343 --> 00:35:47,043 I know there's people out there that say they love panning. 599 00:35:47,045 --> 00:35:48,645 But they're lying to themselves. 600 00:35:48,647 --> 00:35:51,081 Have you ever [bleep] panned for 10 hours? 601 00:35:51,083 --> 00:35:52,916 Tell me how much you love panning 602 00:35:52,918 --> 00:35:54,251 after panning for 10 hours. 603 00:35:55,154 --> 00:35:56,686 So this is what you do. 604 00:35:56,688 --> 00:35:58,889 They get the gold up to the top, 605 00:35:58,891 --> 00:36:01,691 and then slowly rocking, 606 00:36:01,693 --> 00:36:05,362 rocking, rocking some more, watching the black sands 607 00:36:05,364 --> 00:36:08,398 and material move down while the gold stays up. 608 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:09,666 So you're rocking. 609 00:36:09,668 --> 00:36:11,201 You're rocking. 610 00:36:11,203 --> 00:36:14,171 You're rocking, you're rocking, 611 00:36:14,173 --> 00:36:15,906 then you're rocking some more. 612 00:36:15,908 --> 00:36:18,575 You're going to do that for about five [bleep] hours. 613 00:36:18,577 --> 00:36:19,809 All day long. 614 00:36:19,811 --> 00:36:23,013 Rocking, rocking, rocking. 615 00:36:23,015 --> 00:36:25,815 Rocking, rocking, rocking, 616 00:36:25,817 --> 00:36:28,952 rocking, rocking, rocking... 617 00:36:40,999 --> 00:36:44,334 That's some nice clean gold right there. 618 00:36:44,336 --> 00:36:47,070 [mike] after gary simpson's miracle dive... 619 00:36:47,072 --> 00:36:49,439 -It's got some serious weight to it. -Yeah. 620 00:36:49,441 --> 00:36:52,709 ...It's time to shed a little light on the results. 621 00:36:52,711 --> 00:36:55,245 The further we go following this streak, 622 00:36:55,247 --> 00:36:57,180 the better the gold gets, but the closer 623 00:36:57,182 --> 00:36:59,416 we're getting to that open water out there. 624 00:36:59,418 --> 00:37:00,617 -Yeah. -Um... 625 00:37:00,619 --> 00:37:03,320 So, um, I don't know. 626 00:37:03,322 --> 00:37:05,155 Well, let's see what we got. 627 00:37:06,658 --> 00:37:08,291 [vernon] two, four, 628 00:37:09,361 --> 00:37:11,928 five, six... 629 00:37:13,232 --> 00:37:14,130 Seven... 630 00:37:15,267 --> 00:37:17,567 ...Nine, come on, baby. 631 00:37:17,569 --> 00:37:20,470 Thirteen. Oh, wow. 632 00:37:20,472 --> 00:37:22,672 14.73. 633 00:37:22,674 --> 00:37:25,075 -Awesome. -14.73, I'll take it. 634 00:37:25,077 --> 00:37:26,009 -Yeah. -I'll take it. 635 00:37:26,011 --> 00:37:28,945 [mike] 14.73 ounces. 636 00:37:28,947 --> 00:37:31,581 That's worth over $27,000. 637 00:37:31,583 --> 00:37:33,550 And despite the malfunction with the equipment, 638 00:37:33,552 --> 00:37:36,586 vernon adkison's future on claim 56 639 00:37:36,588 --> 00:37:38,455 continues to look bright. 640 00:37:38,457 --> 00:37:40,557 [vernon] there's definitely more gold than that. 641 00:37:40,559 --> 00:37:44,027 We're definitely heading in the right direction. 642 00:37:44,029 --> 00:37:45,795 The only thing about it is, I mean, 643 00:37:45,797 --> 00:37:47,163 with that open water out there, 644 00:37:47,165 --> 00:37:49,065 we can only go so much further. 645 00:37:49,067 --> 00:37:50,734 We continue to be on super gold 646 00:37:50,736 --> 00:37:53,103 but we've gone as far as we can on this hole. 647 00:37:53,105 --> 00:37:54,804 We've reached the end of our hose, 648 00:37:54,806 --> 00:37:56,806 so that means we're going to have to move straight 649 00:37:56,808 --> 00:38:00,043 towards that open water out there. It's risky. 650 00:38:00,045 --> 00:38:02,312 One storm could break off the ice and do us in. 651 00:38:02,314 --> 00:38:04,281 But by definition, if you're an ice miner, 652 00:38:04,283 --> 00:38:08,084 you're a risk-taker. It's a risky business. 653 00:38:08,086 --> 00:38:10,820 Hopefully the ice holds up for us. 654 00:38:11,823 --> 00:38:13,823 The rest of the winter's gonna be interesting, 655 00:38:13,825 --> 00:38:15,191 that's for damn sure. 656 00:38:15,193 --> 00:38:17,093 All right, so, we're in the money. 657 00:38:17,095 --> 00:38:18,995 -Yeah. We're in the money. -All right, man. 658 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,266 [mike] across town... 659 00:38:26,772 --> 00:38:29,272 [kris] get the last bucket, we're almost done. 660 00:38:29,274 --> 00:38:31,775 The moment of truth is upon us. 661 00:38:33,845 --> 00:38:36,379 -[andy] let's weigh that [bleep]. -Let's see what we got. 662 00:38:36,381 --> 00:38:39,115 Andy said this was the spot and that was the spot. 663 00:38:39,117 --> 00:38:40,817 Yeah, dad picked the spot. 664 00:38:40,819 --> 00:38:43,453 -No, I'm glad you picked it. -Dad goes, "no, right here." 665 00:38:43,455 --> 00:38:45,322 dad picked the spot, but what made me go there was 666 00:38:45,324 --> 00:38:47,157 when you said it was the spot. 667 00:38:47,159 --> 00:38:48,758 You know, 'cause you're a lucky [bleep]. 668 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,493 [mike] it may be the middle of the season, 669 00:38:50,495 --> 00:38:52,462 but it's time for the kellys' 670 00:38:52,464 --> 00:38:54,497 first clean out of winter. 671 00:38:54,499 --> 00:38:56,299 I just jumped down there and I find gold 672 00:38:56,301 --> 00:38:57,634 in two inches of over burden. 673 00:38:57,636 --> 00:38:59,602 -I know, isn't that nice? -You know, like, yeah. 674 00:39:00,372 --> 00:39:02,005 This winter's been horrible, 675 00:39:02,007 --> 00:39:04,240 but it's never too late to turn it around. 676 00:39:04,242 --> 00:39:07,844 Well, actually, we were like one second away from being too late. 677 00:39:07,846 --> 00:39:09,679 Right now, we owe pat keene a lot of money, 678 00:39:09,681 --> 00:39:11,681 but, hopefully, if we get five ounces, 679 00:39:11,683 --> 00:39:13,817 that'll be enough to keep him off my back 680 00:39:13,819 --> 00:39:17,020 and to make a dent in the 25 ounces that I want to get. 681 00:39:17,022 --> 00:39:19,089 Okay, let's see what we got. 682 00:39:20,892 --> 00:39:23,927 [intense music playing] 683 00:39:26,031 --> 00:39:27,564 there's one ounce. 684 00:39:29,267 --> 00:39:31,801 Two ounces and some more chunky stuff. 685 00:39:31,803 --> 00:39:33,737 Chunky stuff just raining out. 686 00:39:33,739 --> 00:39:36,005 Now we're getting five. There's seven... 687 00:39:36,007 --> 00:39:37,140 Oh, my god. 688 00:39:38,343 --> 00:39:40,443 7.7 ounces. 689 00:39:40,445 --> 00:39:43,446 [mike] 7.7 ounces is worth over 14 grand, 690 00:39:43,448 --> 00:39:45,982 finally putting the kellys on the board 691 00:39:45,984 --> 00:39:48,218 and at least temporarily 692 00:39:48,220 --> 00:39:50,286 keeping the grim reaper at bay. 693 00:39:50,288 --> 00:39:52,422 All right, that's really good money, jake. 694 00:39:52,424 --> 00:39:54,724 [kris] that is [bleep] awesome money. 695 00:39:54,726 --> 00:39:56,126 It sucks a lot of this is going 696 00:39:56,128 --> 00:39:58,027 straight into someone else's pocket. 697 00:39:58,029 --> 00:40:00,930 But we're back baby, we're back in the game. 698 00:40:00,932 --> 00:40:03,032 It's a great clean up, we're on gold. 699 00:40:03,034 --> 00:40:05,068 Don't worry future little kelly, 700 00:40:05,070 --> 00:40:07,203 daddy's going to make it rain the rest of the season. 701 00:40:08,607 --> 00:40:12,208 That's perfect. It was easy to get, 702 00:40:12,210 --> 00:40:14,778 there's a lot of gold, now we just need more time. 703 00:40:14,780 --> 00:40:16,646 We just got a lot of work ahead of us. 704 00:40:16,648 --> 00:40:18,114 We really got to grind it out. 705 00:40:18,116 --> 00:40:19,582 [andy] yeah, it's time to put the hammer down 706 00:40:19,584 --> 00:40:21,851 and really rip the [bleep] out of the area. 707 00:40:23,288 --> 00:40:26,156 [mike] next time on bering sea gold. 708 00:40:26,158 --> 00:40:28,425 First dive ever, what could go wrong? 709 00:40:28,427 --> 00:40:30,994 [kris] you can do it, dave! 710 00:40:30,996 --> 00:40:33,129 [shawn] we're close to something big 711 00:40:33,131 --> 00:40:35,665 and we're not going to quit until we find it. 712 00:40:37,135 --> 00:40:39,602 Holy [bleep]! 713 00:40:39,604 --> 00:40:42,172 Got everything moved over here to the new area 714 00:40:42,174 --> 00:40:44,541 and we're on that pay streak. 715 00:40:44,543 --> 00:40:47,177 This might end up being an extremely good hole. 716 00:40:51,283 --> 00:40:53,450 It's sketch. It's super not ideal. 717 00:40:54,252 --> 00:40:55,618 [gary over radio] 718 00:40:55,620 --> 00:40:58,888 this might be that primo ground we've been looking for. 719 00:40:58,890 --> 00:41:01,524 [kris] [bleep] let's go. Wind. 720 00:41:01,526 --> 00:41:03,593 [dave] hey, is water supposed to come 721 00:41:03,595 --> 00:41:05,094 at the bottom of my mask? 722 00:41:05,096 --> 00:41:07,330 [kris] don't worry, as long as you're getting gold, 723 00:41:07,332 --> 00:41:08,731 that's all that matters. 724 00:41:08,733 --> 00:41:09,999 Okay. 725 00:41:11,303 --> 00:41:13,236 You know what makes the best miners? 726 00:41:13,238 --> 00:41:14,938 When you're too stupid to [bleep] know 727 00:41:14,940 --> 00:41:16,005 you're in trouble.