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NARRATOR: This time
on Aussie Gold Hunters...

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We're once again moving equipment
to set up another project.

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The Gold Devils
move their operation

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in a last bid
to save their season.

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This could be a major source
of gold for us.

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Whether it be in time
this season or not, I dunno.

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But Mel's hunt for gold
in an underground reef...

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I'm going to be really gentle

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'cause it's
a little bit dodgy down here.

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Oh my god! This could be what
changes our season.

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..puts her in grave danger.

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Oh, my god! Whoa!

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The Ferals lose their excavator
to rival miners.

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What about that loader, mate?
Are we gonna able to use that?

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We're gonna need that as well.

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Take it.

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And locating a gold-rich fault-line

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is the last chance to
get their operation back on track.

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Oh man, have a look at that one.
Cracker.

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In Victoria, Vince, Bibbi,
and Murray break new ground...

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We're going to be putting a lot
of our hopes into this area.

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..in a race to find big gold
before their season ends.

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(BEEPING)
Geez that sounds all right, Vince.

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The anxiety.

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Oi!
What?

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Stand up.
(LAUGHS)

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(WOMAN SCREAMS)
Oh, my god!

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MAN: It's been
a bit of a disastrous season.

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We've been spread very thin
all across all projects

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and the gold production
just hasn't been there.

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We're seven hundred ounces
shy of our target

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and at this time of the year
it's getting

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you know, extremely hot as well.

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It's coming
towards the end of the season.

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We need to find as much gold
as we can

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so we're once again
moving equipment,

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taking the time
out of gold production

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to set up another project.

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It's just never-ending.

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In remote Western Australia,
the Gold Devil's Paul Mackie

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is on a four hundred kilometre
desert trek, hauling

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hundreds of thousands of dollars'
worth of equipment

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on a triple trailer road train

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from the Phoenix Project
to their Fair Lady lease.

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A lot of transport costs this year.
It's been quite ridiculous.

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We've got probably another
six thousand's the minimum

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for this move
that we're doing today.

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Alex did want the ball mill to
come down on this load

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but we couldn't actually get it on.

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It's a lot of diesel,
a lot of time and effort,

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and yeah,
another day with no gold production.

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Yeah, we're not going to get

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anywhere near
our thousand ounce target.

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Hey, hey!
MAN: G'day Paul.

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Well, the truck made it,
but no ball mill?

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No. Didn't actually have any room.
Where's Mel?

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Ahh, well,
she's down a shaft exploring.

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We'll have a chat with her later
about this ball mill

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'cause that was
a key part of this operation.

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I thought that was arriving
in this load.

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But anyway, problem for later.
Problem for later.

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Let's just get this thing unloaded
so we can get him off the clock.

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Yeah.

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The sooner we get these bits off,

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the less money that's going to
go out of our account.

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Every hour we're paying the truckie,
burning diesel.

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Time is literally money right now
for us.

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Running this gear all across
the country isn't cheap.

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And at the end of the day
we need gold to come back in

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because it's sending us broke
at the moment.

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It's getting that close to the end
of the season.

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It's starting to heat up

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and quite soon we're not going to be
able to operate out here

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'cause it's going to be
too bloody hot.

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We've got the preliminary
crushing gear here.

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But the thing with the ball mill
is it grinds

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and it mills the dirt
down to virtually dust.

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And by doing that
you liberate so much more gold,

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and without it, bit concerned that
we're not going to get the gold

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we need right now.

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It's getting late in the season
to be doing all this

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and that bit of gear not here

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is just going to
push us back further.

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The old timers mined this
in 1895 to the 1900s.

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Back then they
got about three thousand ounces.

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And I mean they were doing that
with hand tools and candle light.

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I'm going to hop down there

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and see what I can find
with the detector.

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After gold was first discovered
here in 1895,

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a group of prospectors,
led by David MacGregor,

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found a rich outcrop
of gold-bearing quartz.

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The ensuing gold rush
formed a town

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but by 1900, only 16 people remained,

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with prospectors moving on
to more lucrative goldfields.

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Wow, you can actually see
a reef of quartz through there,

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which is continuing up through here.

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It's just incredible.

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But they had to leave it here,
you know, to protect themselves,

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to hold everything up
for their safety.

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Which means that they would
have left a lot of gold behind.

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So, with modern technology, you
know, I can run the detector over it

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and hopefully find some gold
that they couldn't get.

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With their other leases
failing to deliver,

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the team is
focusing all of their resources here.

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But with just a few weeks left
in their season

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their two point six million dollar
one thousand-ounce target

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is slipping out of reach.

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ALEX: We're way behind
our season target.

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Three hundred ounces in.
Seven hundred ounces to go.

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I don't like our chances

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but we're still giving it
a red hot try.

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And that's this truck out of here.

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(DETECTOR BEEPS)

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Wow.

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Well I'm just going to
dig a little bit here.

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I'm going to be really gentle

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'cause it's a little bit dodgy
down here.

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Oh, my god, you're kidding me.

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Oh, my gosh, that's gold.
Oh, my god!

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This, this is the stuff that
they left behind, you know,

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and this is really prickly
so it's reef gold.

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So, this is the source of the gold.

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This is just insane and, you know,

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there's quartz running all the way
through here so, you know, we could

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have gold pretty much running
through this whole thing here.

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This could be
what changes our season,

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gets that thousand-ounce target,
if not more.

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Over three thousand kilometres
away

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in the rain-drenched
state of Victoria,

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is the legendary Golden Triangle,

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famed for producing
some of the biggest nuggets

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ever found on earth.

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It's the last big push here,
darling.

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We need a miracle to happen.
What do we need?

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Thirteen ounces?
Yeah, definitely.

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A bit over thirteen.
Yep, yep.

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The problem this season,
it's just been way too wet.

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It's been one of the wettest years
I've seen out here.

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We haven't been able to get down
to the deep ground

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where the old timers' diggings are.

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Yes.

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Instead, we're up here mucking
around in virgin ground,

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burning through teeth,
burning through diesel.

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The ground's that hard that

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these teeth are going
every couple of weeks.

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I don't know how long
we can keep going like this

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without making any money.

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Hard to stay positive when you're

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thousands and thousands
of dollars in the hole.

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I know.

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Me giving up my job and you know,

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not having any gold coming in
has been pretty tough.

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Yeah, tell me about it.

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Rookie miners Bibbi Gerali
and partner Vince Malacria

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are preparing for a final push
on their Talbot lease.

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Alongside mining veteran Murray Cox,

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the team are still
over thirteen ounces short

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of their forty-ounce target.

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Let's go and dig some gold.

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Let's go dig some gold. Whoo-hoo!

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This season, Vince and Bibbi's
long-standing mining dream

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became a reality,

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working side- by-side after years
apart due to Vince's remote job.

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It's our first day, first hole.

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(DETECTOR BEEPS)

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With mentor Murray Cox's guidance
they made quick progress...

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That's more than an ounce, eh?

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(DETECTOR BEEPS)

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What's that there? Yeah, look. Hey!

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(LAUGHTER)

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No way, darl.
Beautiful.

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Congratulations.

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..and the Geo-Magnetic survey

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measuring
underground metal deposits,

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showed big gold potential
on the lower end of their lease.

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VINCE: Look how much water's
in the hole.

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Oh, this is a disaster.

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But record-breaking floods

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ruined their hopes
of exploring this gold-rich ground.

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We cannot go down the bottom end.

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So what, we're just gonna dig here
where there's no gold?

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The trio are now over $30,000 short
of their $104,000 target.

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Alight guys, you got them all on?
Yeah mate, they're on.

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Excellent because I've just
been down

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and checked out
the ground down there.

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BOTH: Yes?

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It's dry enough for us to
have a crack at.

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Oh!
Ripper.

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Fantastic. Yay.
OK?

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So, this is where we're gonna have
a crack and we'll see how we go, eh?

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Hopefully it's our season-changer,
mate.

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Yeah mate,
it might save our season. OK?

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Alright let's fire up
and go get into it.

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Alright.

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We've been hindered by rain
all year.

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The ground is just saturated
everywhere we wanna dig.

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But right at this stage

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we've got one little section down
here that's dried out enough

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to have a real good crack at and
hopefully that'll save our season.

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Spent a lot of time, money, effort,

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blood, sweat and tears,

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fuel, diesel, breakdowns,

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one thing after another
on this joint.

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No gold coming in.

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So, fingers crossed that this spot
down here Murray's chosen

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starts paying off,

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'cause me and Bibbi
are both out of money.

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So be nice to
get some gold out today.

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This section of the paddock
is familiar territory for Murray

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who pulled around 400 ounces
of gold from his neighbouring lease.

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His biggest nugget
weighed in at over 40 ounces

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and would be worth
over $100,000 at today's prices.

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MURRAY: Even if we could just hit
some surface gravels just here

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I'm sure there'd be gold here.

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We're going to be putting
a lot of our hopes into this area

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to get us back on track.

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Gravels are a sign that an ancient
river once flowed through the area.

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The riverbed, acting like a sluice,
trapping gold nuggets.

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Had some good holes, which have
actually produced good gold

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but nothing around it, you know.

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We can't just rely on
that one nugget a week

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just to try and make some money.

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But even those one nuggets a week
aren't making us any money.

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They're just covering costs.

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It feels like everything we've done,

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you go two steps forward
and one step back.

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A lot of disappointments
but still haven't given up.

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MURRAY: Now I need Vinnie
in on the ground with the excavator

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and he can start digging
while I strip more ground.

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If you hit any gravels over there,
Vinnie,

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give me a call will you, mate?

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I think there might be
a little bit now.

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Oh, OK. I'll come out
and have a look mate.

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VINCE (OVER RADIO): Righto.

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There's no gold coming
out of the ground at the moment

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so we want things to
change pretty quickly.

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It's burning diesel, burning time.

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This is unreal, mate.

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I can't believe all this gravel
and no gold.

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The financials of this lease
just don't add up, mate.

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I'm sick of wasting money
on (BLEEP) fuel

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and we're just wasting our time
being here.

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I'll tell you, this is going to be
my last effort here, mate.

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How's that cut looking, mate?

245
00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:09,280
Do you want me to go
and run over it?

246
00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,800
Yeah mister, I'll just back up
out of the way

247
00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:13,560
if you want to have a swing over it.

248
00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:15,680
Yeah, no dramas, man.
I'll get in there.

249
00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:17,240
Hopefully we find something.

250
00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,280
We didn't find anything
in the last couple of cuts

251
00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:20,400
so, see what happens.

252
00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:23,600
In Western Australia's
scorching Pilbara Region,

253
00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:26,240
The Ferals's gold search
has dried up

254
00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,600
on the two kilometre square
Mount Shovel lease

255
00:11:29,680 --> 00:11:32,760
they're mining for boss, Kim North.

256
00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:34,800
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
Ooh!

257
00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:36,920
I got another little target.

258
00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,840
Ooh, Nath looks like
he's on a nugget over there.

259
00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,560
Ahh, yeah, there ya go.

260
00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:44,520
A little gram piece.

261
00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,200
It's gold
but it's not good enough for us.

262
00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,600
We were having
such a good run before.

263
00:11:48,680 --> 00:11:50,520
Now it's just sort of drying up.

264
00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:52,000
Three little bits, mate,

265
00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,240
from the last
how many cuts I can't even count.

266
00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,080
Last week...

267
00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,880
Fourteen ounces.
We've fallen a little bit short.

268
00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,800
The Ferals missed the fifteen-ounce
weekly minimum

269
00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:04,920
set by lease owner Kim North.

270
00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,040
I don't know what that means
for the rest of our season.

271
00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,240
I really hope Kim will
give us another chance.

272
00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,120
We haven't made target and I don't
think he's going to be happy.

273
00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:15,080
Now the team are waiting for

274
00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:19,160
the mining magnate's response
to their disappointing haul.

275
00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:24,680
Hey Nath,

276
00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:27,640
looks like Levi's on his way back
but he's got someone with him.

277
00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:31,920
Zane, nice to see you mate.

278
00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,600
Zane Mettner
is a lease explorer for hire

279
00:12:34,680 --> 00:12:38,480
who searches
hard-to-access gold ground for Kim.

280
00:12:38,560 --> 00:12:40,440
Well fellas, I went and caught
up with Kim

281
00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,600
and not good news for us.

282
00:12:42,680 --> 00:12:44,160
We're losing the machinery

283
00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:46,360
to the other crew
that are on the next lease over.

284
00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,080
They're on really good gold.
Our gold's switched off.

285
00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:52,520
Kim's giving them both machines.

286
00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,440
When are they coming to
grab the machinery?

287
00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,680
They'll be over
in a couple of hours.

288
00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:58,720
(BLEEP)

289
00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:02,360
Mate.
(RETREATING FOOTSTEPS)

290
00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,520
Yeah, so, that's where Zane
comes into the picture.

291
00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,960
He's come out to bloody help us
get back onto it.

292
00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:09,720
Kim's pretty keen to
get back on the gold

293
00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,320
but he wants to see some gold
before we get the machines back.

294
00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,120
I got a bit of knowledge
off Kim yesterday

295
00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,160
and I reckon there's gold
over near the edge.

296
00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,040
And if we're lucky
we can get back on the seam

297
00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:19,360
and get some good pay.

298
00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:20,800
Bloody good to have you back
onboard, young fella.

299
00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,560
I'll get youse back on it.
(ENGINE STARTS)

300
00:13:24,560 --> 00:13:26,200
Take it easy lads.

301
00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,720
The ground we're on
is about 3.5 billion years old.

302
00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:33,720
This type of rock
is all fractured and ancient.

303
00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,480
This is where the shear zone is.

304
00:13:35,560 --> 00:13:38,160
This is a good place to
start looking for the gold.

305
00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:43,840
The shoal shear zone is a fault line
hundreds of kilometres long

306
00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,640
that runs parallel to the
Pilbara Coast

307
00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,640
and up to 25 kilometres inland.

308
00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:52,480
It was created billions of years ago

309
00:13:52,560 --> 00:13:56,520
by the movement
of the Earth's tectonic plates.

310
00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,640
Then hot, pressurised fluid,

311
00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,560
carrying gold and quartz
from the Mantle,

312
00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,800
travelled towards the surface,

313
00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:08,560
cooling to become hardened
quartz veins containing gold.

314
00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:10,920
In recent years,

315
00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,680
a number of significant gold deposits
have been discovered

316
00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,560
along the shear zone.

317
00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,120
So according to Kim,

318
00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,480
most of the gold in the shear zone's
coming out of here.

319
00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:23,600
We haven't proved it yet but if
we can, well, that's why I'm here.

320
00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,280
We can get them back on the lead

321
00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,880
and yeah, hopefully,
get these boys smiling again.

322
00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:36,480
Hey boys, there's someone
coming now.

323
00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:39,480
This the fella, eh?
Yeah.

324
00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:41,280
Righto. See how this goes.

325
00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,600
Mick and Michael Napier
have been hired by Kim

326
00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:48,120
to work his neighbouring Snake Eyes
lease.

327
00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:49,840
They've been delivering

328
00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:53,840
a consistent 30 ounces a week
for the past few months.

329
00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,240
Mate, we're going to have to
take that excavator.

330
00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:59,160
What about that loader, mate?
Are we gonna be able to use that?

331
00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:00,800
We're gonna need that as well.
LEVI: OK.

332
00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:04,240
So, you guys have gotta do
what you gotta do.

333
00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:08,320
Sorry about that but...
Take it.

334
00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:09,800
That was the agreement.

335
00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:11,200
Kim's the boss.

336
00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:13,760
It's his show out here and if you're
finding more gold than us,

337
00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:15,800
well then, he's all
about the money, mate, so...

338
00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,560
See ya, guys.

339
00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,440
To lose machinery, well, that's
a bit of a kick in the guts.

340
00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:22,880
LEVI: We're off the gold,

341
00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:24,600
and Kim's just
taken the diggers from us.

342
00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:26,280
We're screwed.

343
00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,040
ALEX: Melanie!
MELANIE: I'm down here.

344
00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:32,640
Oh, there you are.
Hi.

345
00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:34,640
What are you doing down there?

346
00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,200
Oh god, I've been having
so much fun.

347
00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:37,480
(LAUGHS)

348
00:15:37,560 --> 00:15:39,240
Hey, Paul.
Hi.

349
00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:40,720
How you going?
Good.

350
00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,160
Good. How did you go with the move?
Got the road train here.

351
00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,000
Oh, good.
Not everything we wanted but...

352
00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:46,480
Have any luck down there?

353
00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:48,040
I did. Do you wanna see
what I found?

354
00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:49,560
Always.
Ta-da!

355
00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:51,400
Holy crap!
Wow.

356
00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,560
Where the hell did that come from?
Lodged in the wall.

357
00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:54,920
It's a beauty.
Yeah.

358
00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,440
So, I can't wait to get the
crusher and the ball mill running

359
00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,520
so that we can open it up
and see what's in there.

360
00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:01,560
Well the crusher's here.
That's the good news.

361
00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:02,960
Yeah?
The ball mill's not.

362
00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,600
Why is that?
Ahh, a couple of reasons.

363
00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:07,760
Because he rocked up
with a triple road train.

364
00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:10,760
You can't run an oversized load
on a triple.

365
00:16:10,840 --> 00:16:16,200
So, I loaded up the triple and
left the ball mill behind for now.

366
00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:19,480
It just is what it is.
I didn't really have much choice.

367
00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:21,800
I tried ringing you guys
but I couldn't get hold of you.

368
00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:22,920
Yep.

369
00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,920
Realistically, right now with the
way we're so cash-strapped, I mean,

370
00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,720
we could hit maybe ten ounces
for the week.

371
00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:29,960
That'd definitely help cover
the costs of everything

372
00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:32,800
and justify another big move.

373
00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,600
I'll go up there and carry it on my
back all the way back myself.

374
00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,000
(CHUCKLING)

375
00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,200
What do you think about that plan?
Yeah.

376
00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:40,920
No time to lose.
Just gotta get stuck in.

377
00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,160
Yeah.

378
00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,000
'Cause I really wanna
get stuck into there.

379
00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:45,960
Honestly, after you go down there
and see it,

380
00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:47,840
you'll want that ball mill up here,
ASAP.

381
00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:49,480
Let's get into it then, hey?

382
00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:50,800
Yep.
OK.

383
00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:54,440
The Gold Devils now need
an additional $6,000

384
00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,200
to pay for transporting
the ball mill,

385
00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:00,120
on top of their normal running costs.

386
00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,680
ALEX: I know Mel's dead keen on
getting the ball mill here,

387
00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,080
basically throwing everything
at the Fair Lady project.

388
00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:07,720
But she understands
better than anyone

389
00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:12,000
how easy it is to spend money
and keep your finger on the budget.

390
00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:13,760
Hopefully we can
prove this place up.

391
00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:16,880
If we can, this could be
a major source of gold for us.

392
00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,760
Whether it be in time this season
or not? I dunno.

393
00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:21,720
(DETECTOR BEEPS)

394
00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,040
Oh!
(DETECTOR CONTINUES TO BEEP)

395
00:17:24,120 --> 00:17:26,040
That sounds really good.

396
00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:29,560
Wow!

397
00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,040
This is in line with the reef
where the signal came from.

398
00:17:32,120 --> 00:17:34,440
See the reef through here? Wow!

399
00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:43,200
Wow.
(BLOWS)

400
00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:44,880
There's gold all through that.

401
00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:45,960
That's still reef gold.

402
00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:47,480
Alright, I'm going to keep looking.

403
00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,600
You can see the quartz
through here.

404
00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:51,600
They would have been chasing
visible gold.

405
00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:53,560
(ROCKS SLIDE)
Oh, my god! (BLEEP)

406
00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:56,520
(BIRD SCREECHES)

407
00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,080
(NATHAN SIGHS)

408
00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:05,720
Kicking into the end of the season,

409
00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,920
start of summer,
it's really starting to get hot.

410
00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,880
Yeah, we're in a bit of a bad spot
at the moment

411
00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:13,760
without having any machinery.

412
00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:16,120
We've got four of us
on the ground detecting,

413
00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:18,240
trying to get back on this gold.

414
00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:20,600
You know, we're so close to
our 100-ounce target.

415
00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:22,040
We've got 16 ounces to go

416
00:18:22,120 --> 00:18:24,480
and there's no (BLEEP) way that
we're gonna find that

417
00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:26,760
without that machinery
to get down deep.

418
00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:28,280
I'm over it at the moment.

419
00:18:28,360 --> 00:18:30,760
I could quite easily
just walk away from it.

420
00:18:30,840 --> 00:18:34,160
In Western Australia's
wild Pilbara region,

421
00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:36,960
The Ferals have to work
without machinery

422
00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:41,920
in an area where temperatures
can get as high as 50 degrees.

423
00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:44,920
To get their equipment back

424
00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,320
they'll need to prove
to lease holder Kim

425
00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,000
that they've relocated the gold seam.

426
00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,120
RYAN: I'm a little bit pissed off,
you know.

427
00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,360
I would have thought
your uncle would understand that

428
00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,120
we've put
everything on the line out here.

429
00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,480
We've made him a lot of money
in the gold that we've found.

430
00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:01,800
There's not much we can do.

431
00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:03,320
I have been mulling over it

432
00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:04,920
and if we get back on the gold

433
00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,840
I'm gonna go over
and see these fellas

434
00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:08,880
and see if we can cut a deal
with them because

435
00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,800
they're not going to be using
the machinery all day every day.

436
00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,200
Maybe these fellas
are gonna be reasonable

437
00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,480
and we'll be able to work out a deal
with them.

438
00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:18,560
Yeah but we've got young Zane here,
mate,

439
00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:20,240
and he did good last time,

440
00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,040
got us onto that fault line that had
all this gold coming out of it.

441
00:19:23,120 --> 00:19:25,640
So fingers crossed
he can do it again.

442
00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:27,520
Yep.
We really need it.

443
00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:32,440
A kilometre away, Zane Mettner
is detecting a shear zone

444
00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:36,520
for gold he hopes
will get the Ferals back on track.

445
00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,600
ZANE: Finding gold's never easy but
I believe we're in the right area.

446
00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,560
Kim says we're in the right area.

447
00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:43,840
Just need to find out
where the gold lead is.

448
00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:45,480
I'm definitely under pressure.

449
00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:48,040
I feel like they're sort of
relying on me to find the gold.

450
00:19:48,120 --> 00:19:51,240
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
Oh, here we go.

451
00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,720
If this is a nugget,
we are on here because

452
00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,480
we found a couple up there already
and it's coming down this way.

453
00:19:57,560 --> 00:19:59,480
This is the best target
I've had all day

454
00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:03,120
and it's over a wide area
so it's either deep or it's big.

455
00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:04,720
I'll take either.

456
00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,040
(DETECTOR BEEPS)

457
00:20:09,120 --> 00:20:10,480
Oh.
(DETECTOR BEEPS)

458
00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:11,680
Come on, let's get there.

459
00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,320
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

460
00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:18,480
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
She's out. Let's get it.

461
00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,240
Let's see how we go.

462
00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:24,360
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
Oh, here we go.

463
00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:26,040
Oh man,

464
00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:28,320
Have a look at that one. Cracker.

465
00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,840
That's a good
four or five grams maybe.

466
00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,080
ZANE (OVER RADIO):
Copy Levi, are you on channel, mate?

467
00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:35,880
Yeah Zane, how did you go, mate?

468
00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:37,960
Just picked up I reckon
a four or five grammer.

469
00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:39,840
No way. Really?

470
00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,400
Yeah mate. Found two nuggets
on a nice little line here.

471
00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,320
Well, maybe I'll go see if we can
grab the digger for a few hours.

472
00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:47,960
Zane's line of nuggets

473
00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:51,200
is a good sign that they
may be back on the gold seam.

474
00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,120
You little beauty.
Look at you go, mate.

475
00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:56,920
Hi, boys.
(LAUGHTER)

476
00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,200
You've got another one, bro.

477
00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,080
Have a listen to that.
(DETECTOR BEEPS)

478
00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:02,200
(DELIGHTED LAUGHTER)

479
00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:03,640
You little beauty, mate.

480
00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:05,560
I've found two like that now.
Yeah, boy.

481
00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:07,520
Check that out, bro.

482
00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,720
Kim's data said it was here.
The shear zone runs this way.

483
00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,360
I reckon this could be where it is,
round here somewhere.

484
00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,280
Mate, I really hope Levi
can get that excavator, eh.

485
00:21:16,360 --> 00:21:18,880
We're not going to get that
100-ounce target unless he can.

486
00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:19,960
No, I know.

487
00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,560
Walking around out here in this sun
killing ourselves, no good.

488
00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,240
We need to be on that gold
and we need to get down deep.

489
00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:32,120
We can walk around all we want
and find new patches

490
00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:36,240
but unless we've got machinery to
dig it up, you know, we're stuffed.

491
00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:40,920
And hopefully we can come to
an arrangement with these fellas

492
00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,240
and share the machinery

493
00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,320
because at the moment you know,
we're just treading water.

494
00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:49,880
We're not making any money
for ourselves or for our families.

495
00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,720
MURRAY: I've never had
an unsuccessful mining lease

496
00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:03,880
in my life.

497
00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,560
Look, if nothing
comes out of the next two holes,

498
00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:09,400
I'm ready to walk away.

499
00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:11,200
When the gold's not there,

500
00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:13,640
you don't just keep
spending money chasing it.

501
00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:15,840
Murray's starting to
lose faith in this joint

502
00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,240
and so am I a little bit.

503
00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,400
I can't do this on my own, you know.

504
00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:22,880
Without his experience,
all the knowledge,

505
00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,600
he knows the ground, he knows
what he's looking for, you know.

506
00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,480
I know a little bit but not enough.

507
00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:30,320
See if I can twist his arm
for a couple more holes and if not,

508
00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,280
we're going to have to pull the pin
on this.

509
00:22:32,360 --> 00:22:33,800
It's just not feasible.

510
00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,440
This is absolute crap you know.

511
00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,840
We should have
blown past our 40 ounces by now

512
00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:45,120
but we're nowhere near it.

513
00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,160
Nowhere near it.
We're not gonna get there.

514
00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:48,600
Not when it's like this.

515
00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,360
In Victoria's Golden Triangle,

516
00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:52,800
Vince and Bibbi's lease

517
00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:56,560
has dried out enough to
start digging promising new ground.

518
00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:58,960
But the clock is ticking

519
00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:02,960
and they still need ten ounces
of gold to reach their target

520
00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:06,040
before Murray pulls the plug on
their season.

521
00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:08,960
(DETECTOR BEEPS FAINTLY)

522
00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,320
(DETECTOR BEEPS LOUDLY)

523
00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:14,960
Not going to be a piece of gold.

524
00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:16,840
We haven't found
anything down here, mate.

525
00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:18,400
Nah, that sounds too good.

526
00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:20,040
(DETECTOR BEEPS)

527
00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:24,160
(DETECTOR BEEPS)

528
00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,560
(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC)

529
00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,040
Ahh, no.

530
00:23:28,120 --> 00:23:29,200
What?

531
00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,360
It ain't silver.

532
00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:33,480
There you go. That's alright.

533
00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:34,840
That's alright, mate.

534
00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:36,360
What do you reckon?
Five, ten grams?

535
00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:37,720
Geez, it looks bigger than that
from here

536
00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:39,520
but I'm getting old
and my eyesight's bad.

537
00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,440
Hey, toss that up here.
Alright mate, you ready?

538
00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:45,840
Ripper! Look at that.

539
00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,360
Unreal. Good half ounce here,
Vinnie.

540
00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:50,360
Excellent. That's great.
Unreal!

541
00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,040
(DETECTOR BEEPS)

542
00:23:53,120 --> 00:23:55,560
Mate, there's another target
in the wall here.

543
00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,400
Yep. Hang on. I'm coming down, mate.
I wanna have a look at this.

544
00:23:58,480 --> 00:23:59,920
Unreal.

545
00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,800
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
Still in there.

546
00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,920
Come on. We need this one.

547
00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,920
Hey look! Look, look, look, look,
look, look.

548
00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,040
(LAUGHTER)

549
00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:15,240
Oh, yes!
That's more like it, mate.

550
00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:17,520
Ripper buddy.

551
00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,760
Have you found something?
We've got something, babe.

552
00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:21,440
Hey, come down here and have
a look, babe.

553
00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:22,880
Yay!
Oh, you ripper!

554
00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,440
Look at that.
Look at this, darling.

555
00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:26,760
Oh, wow!

556
00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:28,720
Look at this babe,
two out of the one hole.

557
00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:30,120
Oh, my god. Yay!
Unreal.

558
00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:31,760
Well done, guys.
Well done.

559
00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,640
I didn't bring a jar 'cause I didn't
think we were gonna get any gold.

560
00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:36,600
Well done. Go for it! Yep.

561
00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:38,680
We might save our season yet,
darling.

562
00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,160
I know.

563
00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,000
(BLEEP)

564
00:24:48,120 --> 00:24:50,320
Oh, my god!

565
00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:51,760
Nah, I'm out.

566
00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:58,840
Eugh! Gosh.

567
00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:00,720
PRODUCER: Are you okay, Mel?
Yeah.

568
00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,400
Oh, whoa, that was scary.

569
00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,840
Get outta here.

570
00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,200
Yeah, that was really scary.

571
00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,880
Look, it's better to get out
of there

572
00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:19,920
when it gets unstable like that.

573
00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,160
I know there's more gold down there
but yeah, it's not worth dying for.

574
00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:27,720
So, I'd rather come back with
the machines and try and dig it out.

575
00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:32,680
Yeah, it was fun while it lasted.
Phew!

576
00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,920
With the old timers' mine shafts
proving too dangerous,

577
00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:40,120
The Gold Devils'
hope for 1,000 ounces

578
00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,120
are pinned to Paul and Alex.

579
00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,360
PAUL: You know, it's over
a forty-degree day today

580
00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,800
and you can't just have one person
standing out in the sun

581
00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,040
the whole day.

582
00:25:49,120 --> 00:25:51,240
You'll end up with heat stress
or worse - heat stroke.

583
00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,560
We've all had it before
and we never want to get it again.

584
00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:55,600
The cramps and the headaches
just aren't worth it

585
00:25:55,680 --> 00:26:00,480
so it's easier to just swap out
every hour and keep everyone safe.

586
00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,320
Summer is definitely here.

587
00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:09,640
The temperature has just gone from
being bearable to absolutely insane.

588
00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,360
The water is just literally
evaporating out of your body.

589
00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:15,800
It's completely a brutal environment

590
00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:17,760
and I think it's going to
shut our season

591
00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,800
long before
we're going to get our target.

592
00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:23,000
You just can't fight the heat
out here in the desert.

593
00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:24,880
It's brutal.

594
00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:27,440
Where I'm standing here,

595
00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,640
just wanna come and
take another bite out of that?

596
00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:32,440
Looks like there might be some of
that blue quartz poking its head up.

597
00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,520
ALEX (OVER RADIO): Roger.
Coming through.

598
00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,200
The blue quartz veins that
they originally uncovered out here

599
00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:39,240
were running close to
19 ounces to the tonne.

600
00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,000
We wanna find
more of that blue quartz

601
00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,240
because that's going to be
the ultimate payday.

602
00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:47,520
Oh, that's tough. We need the
excavator down for this job.

603
00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,280
This is just a bit too rough.

604
00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:52,600
Well, this little loader's
struggling to get through it

605
00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,480
so if we want to go deeper,

606
00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:56,800
bring the excavator down
and have a good look at it.

607
00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:59,880
Yeah, we probably do need to check
it out with the excavator for sure.

608
00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:06,960
The 46 tonne,
315 horsepower excavator

609
00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,280
has enough power to
break through the tough,

610
00:27:09,360 --> 00:27:14,280
concrete-like ground
that covers the Gold Devils' lease.

611
00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,520
PAUL: You wouldn't expect it to be
this hard but you know,

612
00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,920
thousands of years of rain
and moisture and all the rest of it,

613
00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:23,720
she's just compact.

614
00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,480
It's like trying to
dig through concrete.

615
00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,280
ALEX: Ahh, Paul's gone down
a couple of feet now.

616
00:27:30,360 --> 00:27:32,000
It's definitely into virgin ground.

617
00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,120
Be no metal detector
that's ever been down that deep

618
00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:35,800
so there's every chance.

619
00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:37,840
But yeah, we're going to need to

620
00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:39,760
see something
coming out of the ground soon.

621
00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,120
It's a lot of diesel
to be digging trenches like this

622
00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:44,080
so they've got to deliver.

623
00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:48,400
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
Oh, hello.

624
00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,680
(DETECTOR BEEPS LOUDLY)

625
00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:53,040
That's a big sound.

626
00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:55,760
That is a big sound.
Old timer's sardine can maybe.

627
00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,640
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
It's still there.

628
00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:04,360
Eugh!

629
00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,160
It's a hot day for doing this.

630
00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:14,400
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
It's still in there.

631
00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:20,800
Come on mate, put your back into it.
(ALEX CHUCKLES)

632
00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:24,400
Here, give me a go.

633
00:28:26,120 --> 00:28:28,280
Geez, that is hard.

634
00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:34,520
It's all ribble wash, isn't it?

635
00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,680
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
It's still in there.

636
00:28:37,360 --> 00:28:41,040
Oh geez, it's too hot for this.

637
00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,400
Excavator?

638
00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:45,400
I reckon.
Alright.

639
00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,000
Digging this deep down,

640
00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,960
could be rubbish
in an old hole, who knows,

641
00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:55,920
but a sound like that, if it's gold,
that could be a big nug.

642
00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,560
So, let's hope
the excavator finds it

643
00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:00,560
and we haven't just lost
whatever that was.

644
00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,920
(DETECTOR BEEPS LOUDLY)
It's loud, whatever it is.

645
00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:09,320
It's in the pile here.

646
00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:13,200
Oh!

647
00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:15,440
Paul! Check it!

648
00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:16,800
PAUL: You're kidding me.

649
00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,120
Holy crap. Check that out.

650
00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:21,840
Yes!

651
00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,520
Oh, I so thought that was
going to be another bit of tin.

652
00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:26,480
That's a big nug.

653
00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:28,880
That's over five ounces easy.
Wow!

654
00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:30,640
You did it, mate. You did it.

655
00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:34,480
And there's so much
more ground here to cover.

656
00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,760
What else is gonna come up?
Oh, that's long overdue.

657
00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:38,800
That could be a game-changer
right there.

658
00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:49,040
LEVI: Kim's kind of thrown a bit
of a spanner in the works here

659
00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:52,720
and decided to give the other crew
the machinery.

660
00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:57,080
You know without digging for
the gold we're not gonna find it.

661
00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:01,640
In remote Western Australia,
The Ferals's Levi North

662
00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:04,920
is hoping to secure
the loan of heavy machinery

663
00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,760
from the competition
Mick and Michael,

664
00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:11,200
who've been mining
Kim's neighbouring Snake Eyes lease

665
00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:13,560
for the past three months.

666
00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:18,920
How are you going fellas?

667
00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:20,080
Yeah, good, mate.

668
00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:22,840
I've just come over to see youse
about the digger situation.

669
00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:26,680
Just wondering if it's possible you
might be able to lend us a digger

670
00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:29,200
or share a digger at some stage.

671
00:30:30,680 --> 00:30:32,520
MAN: We're on really good gold,
mate.

672
00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,840
I could show you a few bits of gold.

673
00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:36,320
This'll show you

674
00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:38,440
why we're reluctant to
hand the machine over, mate.

675
00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,040
Whoa!

676
00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:42,440
Now you can see why he said

677
00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,160
we got priority on the machines
for digging over here.

678
00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:49,000
At some point I'm sure youse both
gonna have to get out

679
00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:50,480
and have the swing,

680
00:30:50,560 --> 00:30:52,680
and you know, even a couple
of hours here and there

681
00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:54,400
just to keep us going,
would be great.

682
00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:58,640
Yeah, I reckon maybe we can let you
have it for a few hours.

683
00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:00,400
Oh yeah?
Here and there.

684
00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,200
But when we need it, we need it.

685
00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:03,960
So we'll come straight over,
you know.

686
00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:06,360
Alright. Thanks, Mick.
Good on ya.

687
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,280
Thanks, Michael.
Levi.

688
00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:17,120
Whoo! Ha, ha, ha.

689
00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:18,760
So, I'll come in there

690
00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:21,200
and probably dig a costean
down the bottom, fellas.

691
00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:24,080
Let's see if we can
get back on top of this gold, hey.

692
00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:26,040
Whoo-hoo!

693
00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:31,000
What we do is we dig this costean,
or a trench,

694
00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:34,280
where Zane's been
picking up some nuggets.

695
00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:36,840
Throw the dirt up

696
00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:39,800
and if there's going to be any gold
we should find it up in our piles,

697
00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:42,840
or down in the trench
or in the edges.

698
00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:45,600
(DETECTOR BEEPS)

699
00:31:45,680 --> 00:31:48,160
Ooh, got a bit of a target here.

700
00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,920
Sounds like a nice chunky
piece of gold.

701
00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:54,440
(DETECTOR BEEPS LOUDLY)
Whoa, it's in the scoop.

702
00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:56,160
Not gonna lose that.

703
00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,720
Oh, look at that. There it is.

704
00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:01,920
(LAUGHS)
You little ripper!

705
00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,280
Oh, you can see
it's a bit shiny.

706
00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:06,760
It's been hit by the bucket
but that is a nice specimen.

707
00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:09,360
See all the quartz,
all the different pieces in it?

708
00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:12,160
So that's definitely shed
from a gold seam.

709
00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:14,280
That's got to be
about half an ounce.

710
00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,400
Just gotta keep going hard

711
00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:19,600
and pick up as much as we possibly
can before this summer sets in

712
00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:22,320
and the heat drives us off the land.

713
00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:27,480
Air con's really struggling in here

714
00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:31,800
so I've
got these windscreen visors up

715
00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,280
just to try and
keep some of that heat out.

716
00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,680
I'm feeling for the fellas
out there.

717
00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:39,320
Got a target here
that's a bit deeper.

718
00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:41,800
It's making me work for it.

719
00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:44,240
But it's a good sign that
we've got some deeper gold.

720
00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,240
This ground's rock hard.
Oh, isn't it just, hey.

721
00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:51,640
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
That is still in the hole.

722
00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:53,360
Oh, well.
That's a good sign, brother.

723
00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:55,000
Yeah. Let's see what you reckon?

724
00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:56,960
Righto.
See if she's out.

725
00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,000
Phew!
(DETECTOR BEEPS LOUDLY)

726
00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:00,400
Oh yeah.
Yep?

727
00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,280
She's in through there, brother.
Righto.

728
00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:05,200
(DETECTOR BEEPS LOUDLY)
Yep, scoop.

729
00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:06,840
Oh, first scoop bro.

730
00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:08,440
Good time. Ha ha ha!
Ha ha ha!

731
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:09,640
Hand.

732
00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:12,560
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
Scoop.

733
00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:15,400
Oh, ho, you little ripper!

734
00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:17,720
There it is, mate.
Look at that bugger, mate. Eh?

735
00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:19,400
Whoo-hoo!

736
00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:22,840
We're back on the gold, bro.
Yeah, bro. Whoo-hoo!

737
00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:24,520
You little beauty!

738
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,320
How did you go, boys?
Check that one out, boss.

739
00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:30,280
Ooh!

740
00:33:30,360 --> 00:33:31,800
That's a ripper.
Isn't it.

741
00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:33,800
That's like,
close to half an ounce, hey?

742
00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:36,760
We've got Zane to thank for this.
We're back on the gold.

743
00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:40,440
Hey, weigh in tomorrow fellas,
so let's get as much as we can

744
00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,920
and hopefully we've got something
to show for our efforts.

745
00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,320
Yeah.

746
00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:50,040
MURRAY: That's fantastic
finding those couple of bits.

747
00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:53,600
What we've got to do now
is try and find a trail

748
00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:55,720
and that trail might just lead us

749
00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:59,640
to an untouched lead
that has never been seen before.

750
00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:03,000
And if we get one of those
we're really in for good days.

751
00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:06,560
Vince, Bibbi and Murray
have found the riverbed

752
00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,360
that connects their lease

753
00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:11,800
to Murray's
most profitable piece of ground,

754
00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:13,440
his adjoining lease

755
00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:16,480
that's already produced
hundreds of ounces of gold.

756
00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:19,240
VINCE: We're onto the gold now.

757
00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:20,720
This could change our season.

758
00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:22,560
So, we're gonna
punch another hole down,

759
00:34:22,640 --> 00:34:24,480
see if we can
find the edge of this gutter

760
00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:27,680
and follow that along and we should
be onto some good gold soon.

761
00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:30,360
Hey Vinnie,
there's another shaft there mate.

762
00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:31,720
Yeah, looks like it, eh.

763
00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:33,760
It's a good sign, mate.

764
00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,080
We must be on the lead here
'cause there's a shaft there

765
00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:37,680
and there's a shaft there

766
00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:40,480
so it's good signs
if the old timers were here digging.

767
00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:42,960
They didn't punch
all these shafts down for no reason.

768
00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,080
There would have had to have been
some gold in there

769
00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:46,520
for them to go to that extent.

770
00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,480
Hopefully they
left something for us.

771
00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:51,080
BIBBI: It's been
a really expensive year

772
00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:55,240
and unfortunately the rain
as well, it's cost us a fortune.

773
00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:58,480
We just need to sort of recoup
all these payments and everything,

774
00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:00,800
and with finding this little bit
of extra gold...

775
00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:04,080
(DETECTOR BEEPS LOUDLY)
That sounds good.

776
00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:05,880
..we really need it.

777
00:35:06,640 --> 00:35:08,520
Scrape the top off.

778
00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:11,480
(DETECTOR BEEPS)

779
00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:14,840
Oh, wow, sounds good.
(DETECTOR BEEPS LOUDLY)

780
00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,080
(DETECTOR BEEPS LOUDLY)

781
00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:19,280
Oh, you're kidding me.

782
00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:22,920
Ahh! Oh, yes!

783
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:26,800
My god, this is about $2,500
in one piece, one piece of gold.

784
00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:30,320
(DETECTOR BEEPS)

785
00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:33,280
Geez, that sounds all right, Vince.

786
00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:37,000
Listen to that, guys.
(DETECTOR BEEPS)

787
00:35:37,080 --> 00:35:39,520
Oh mate that's got to be
a chunk, mate.

788
00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:41,320
Ooh, yeah.

789
00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:44,880
Look at those gravels, Vinnie.
Crunchy goodness.

790
00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:50,360
You haven't worked so hard
all day, mate.

791
00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:52,480
(BIBBI LAUGHS)
Quick, quick, come on.

792
00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:54,480
Just go over it again
to see if it's still there.

793
00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:56,840
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
It's still there, mate.

794
00:35:56,920 --> 00:36:01,000
She's still... Ooh!
Geez, I'd better be careful mate.

795
00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:03,120
It might be
down in the crevice in those slates.

796
00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:05,960
Yep.
Get this puppy out, mate.

797
00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:09,000
Come on. Be gold.

798
00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:13,920
We dug that deep
for an old pick head once

799
00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,920
and it sounded
exactly the same as this.

800
00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:19,680
Oi!
What?

801
00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,280
Stand up. Come back.

802
00:36:22,360 --> 00:36:24,320
Ahh!
(LAUGHS)

803
00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:26,040
(BIBBI SQUEALS)
Oh, my god!

804
00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:28,080
(SQUEALS AND LAUGHS)

805
00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:31,880
Look at the size of it!
Unreal!

806
00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:33,880
Oh, my god!

807
00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:36,880
That's our season.
Oh, unreal!

808
00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:38,360
Frickin' kidding me!

809
00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:40,560
What a buzz! Unreal.

810
00:36:42,240 --> 00:36:44,960
Geez, mate.
Feel the size of it.

811
00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:46,960
That's come
out of this little strip there.

812
00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:50,120
That's more than we've found in
the whole (BLEEP) lease just there.

813
00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:51,800
Look how heavy it is.

814
00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:54,000
That's our season. That one nugget.
Oh, my god!

815
00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:56,480
Oh, unreal.
Frickin' kidding me.

816
00:36:56,560 --> 00:36:59,160
What a buzz, hey!
Unreal!

817
00:37:01,240 --> 00:37:02,840
LEVI: Just come into Kim's yard

818
00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:04,720
and I'm going to melt up
our species.

819
00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,320
So, I've just crushed them up

820
00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:09,560
and we've probably got about four
or so ounces of specimen gold here.

821
00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:12,120
So, you know,
every little bit of gold counts.

822
00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:14,360
At the Ferals's base camp,

823
00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:17,440
the team need enough gold
to convince boss Kim North that

824
00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:21,920
the ground is worth
the use of his heavy machinery.

825
00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:23,920
When you find a lot
of specimen gold,

826
00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,360
you melt all that gold up
into a bar

827
00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:29,080
and that way we know exactly
how much gold we have.

828
00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:31,440
There it is.

829
00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:33,920
Alright.

830
00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,040
(WATER HISSES)

831
00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,080
There we go. That's a nice bar.

832
00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:44,320
Yeah, it's been
a bit of a crap week, boys.

833
00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:45,760
You know, we lost the machinery

834
00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:47,800
and the gold was
running thin on the ground.

835
00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:50,480
Thanks for coming out, mate,
and getting us back on that lead.

836
00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:51,560
No worries.

837
00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:53,920
It was really good, but look,
here comes Levi now so...

838
00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:55,440
Hey, fellas.

839
00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:57,960
..get the scales on the table
and see what we've got.

840
00:37:58,720 --> 00:38:01,200
There we go.
Oh, nice bar, mate.

841
00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:02,600
Look at that.

842
00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:05,120
That's all that small gold
and the species crushed up.

843
00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:07,280
Yeah. Chuck it on the scales
and see what we got.

844
00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:09,200
Bar first.

845
00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:11,640
(WHISTLES)

846
00:38:11,720 --> 00:38:14,160
Three point six seven ounces.

847
00:38:14,240 --> 00:38:16,400
That's all right.
That's not bad at all.

848
00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:18,160
That's a nice little bar there.

849
00:38:18,240 --> 00:38:20,320
And I just
cleaned up those bigger nuggets

850
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:22,520
because they're probably
worth more as nuggets,

851
00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,640
as hanging pieces,
than melting it.

852
00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:28,080
Come on, baby, what did we get?

853
00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:30,080
What have we got there?
Five point seven five.

854
00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:32,400
Mate, that's close to $15,000.

855
00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:33,720
Not a bad week.

856
00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:35,560
Not a bad week
considering, you know,

857
00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:37,120
we got messed around with stuff.

858
00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:39,160
Yep. I'm happy with our result.

859
00:38:39,240 --> 00:38:41,400
Not sure how old Uncle Kim's
gonna feel about it but...

860
00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:43,920
Well, we were only an ounce short
last week, mate,

861
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:45,640
and he didn't like it so...

862
00:38:45,720 --> 00:38:46,720
Yeah.

863
00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:48,960
And Mick and Michael,
they're on some really good gold

864
00:38:49,040 --> 00:38:51,280
so I understand
where Kim's heading with that one.

865
00:38:51,360 --> 00:38:52,680
It's switched off for us.

866
00:38:52,760 --> 00:38:54,600
Well, maybe we can start
doing night shift.

867
00:38:54,680 --> 00:38:56,320
Mick's using the machine
during the day.

868
00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:59,200
If we start using it at night,
more machine time equals more gold.

869
00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:00,320
Yeah. We could do that.

870
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,800
I reckon night shift's a good call.
Absolutely, man.

871
00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:05,440
Anyway boys, the gold's
still out there to be found so...

872
00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:07,080
That's it.
..how about we wrap it up.

873
00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:09,160
I reckon, man. I'm keen as, hey.

874
00:39:09,240 --> 00:39:11,280
I wanna get out
and get some more nuggies, eh.

875
00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:12,720
That's it.
That's the spirit.

876
00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:14,600
It's still out there
so let's go get it, eh?

877
00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:16,400
Righto boys,
let's get back out there, eh?

878
00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:18,200
Come on you Ferals.
Get on the nuggies.

879
00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:20,120
Come on, brothers.
(LAUGHTER)

880
00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:21,640
ALL: Whoo-hoo!

881
00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:26,800
MELANIE: Weigh in time?
Yes.

882
00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:28,760
Perfect.
Let's do it. Back of the ute.

883
00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:33,080
So, what was the ground like
over there?

884
00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:34,680
Oh, it's pretty hard.

885
00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:37,360
The top clay layer
is just so compact.

886
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:38,480
Basically like concrete.

887
00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:40,200
But we did find
some more blue quartz.

888
00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:41,440
Yep.
Oh, good.

889
00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:42,520
In the ground.

890
00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:45,400
So, that's encouraging that there
could be another reef down there.

891
00:39:45,480 --> 00:39:47,080
Yeah. Well, show us what you got.

892
00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:49,320
This big chunker.
Oh, wow, that's awesome. Well done.

893
00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:51,200
I'm very happy with that one.
Yeah.

894
00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:53,080
Five point four ounces.

895
00:39:53,160 --> 00:39:54,720
Wow that's impressive.

896
00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:57,720
And yeah, we've got a few more
to add to the equation there.

897
00:39:57,800 --> 00:39:59,360
OK.
(GASPS)

898
00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:00,640
They're nice.

899
00:40:00,720 --> 00:40:01,960
Oh, wow.

900
00:40:02,040 --> 00:40:04,280
Alright, well,
I don't have that but...

901
00:40:07,080 --> 00:40:09,040
Eleven point nine.

902
00:40:09,120 --> 00:40:10,360
So, pretty much twelve ounces.

903
00:40:10,440 --> 00:40:11,800
Twelve ounces.
More than ten.

904
00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:13,000
More than ten.

905
00:40:13,080 --> 00:40:14,280
Yeah, I think you said

906
00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:16,680
you're carrying that ball mill
down on your shoulders.

907
00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:19,200
I did say something stupid
like that, yeah.

908
00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:22,760
Well just the fact that you found
a source of reef gold,

909
00:40:22,840 --> 00:40:24,280
it's definitely worth milling.

910
00:40:24,360 --> 00:40:27,040
This is really encouraging,
really encouraging.

911
00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:30,240
With just a few weeks left
in the season,

912
00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:34,920
this haul leaves the Gold Devils
over 650 ounces short

913
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:39,160
of their ambitious
1,000-ounce target.

914
00:40:39,240 --> 00:40:42,560
But the reef gold means
they could be close to a strike

915
00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:45,160
that could transform their season.

916
00:40:45,240 --> 00:40:48,680
Alright, so, we're throwing
everything at Fair Lady this season?

917
00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:50,840
For the last of it, yeah.

918
00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:52,440
For the end of the season?
Yep.

919
00:40:52,520 --> 00:40:53,800
Let's do it.
Alright.

920
00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:55,360
Gold Devils!
Whoo!

921
00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:03,560
BIBBI: What a cracker of a week,
honey.

922
00:41:03,640 --> 00:41:05,640
VINCE: Not a bad end to the season
was it, darling?

923
00:41:05,720 --> 00:41:08,040
MURRAY: How's it going guys?
You got it cleaned up yet?

924
00:41:08,120 --> 00:41:09,480
Yeah, mate. On the last bit now.

925
00:41:09,560 --> 00:41:11,040
How's it lookin'?
Beautiful.

926
00:41:11,120 --> 00:41:12,800
Oh, you tell me. Look at this.
Oh, geez.

927
00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:14,360
That's beautiful-looking gold.

928
00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:15,960
Isn't it?
That is ripper stuff.

929
00:41:16,040 --> 00:41:17,440
Are you ready to do a weigh in?
Yeah.

930
00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:19,360
Let's do it. End of season weigh in.
Let's do it.

931
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:20,840
Alright, let's go.

932
00:41:20,920 --> 00:41:22,560
Vince, Bibbi, and Murray

933
00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:25,240
are hoping to end their season
on a high

934
00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:28,760
after receding flood waters
allowed them to access

935
00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:31,120
what they believe to be a gold-rich,

936
00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:35,000
virgin patch
of their five hectare lease.

937
00:41:36,040 --> 00:41:37,600
Well, I tell you what, guys,

938
00:41:37,680 --> 00:41:39,920
it came very, very close to
not finding this.

939
00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:41,680
I was ready to give up.
I'm telling you now.

940
00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:43,360
I know, mate.
And look what happened.

941
00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:45,160
Let's see if we got
our 13 ounces.

942
00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:50,280
One point three eight-ish.

943
00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:51,560
Alright, next.

944
00:41:52,240 --> 00:41:54,160
Get them on there.
Look at these guys.

945
00:41:54,240 --> 00:41:56,840
Oh, my. Oh, wow.

946
00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:58,200
Alright.

947
00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:02,160
Excellent. Eight point two ounces,
guys. Well done.

948
00:42:02,240 --> 00:42:04,480
Let's go the big stonker.
Yeah.

949
00:42:05,680 --> 00:42:07,560
Well, that's an issue isn't it?
(LAUGHS)

950
00:42:08,520 --> 00:42:11,960
That's overloaded guys but
there's an old timers' trick here.

951
00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:14,440
Yeah.
Two sets of scales.

952
00:42:14,520 --> 00:42:16,960
Yep. Split him over half.

953
00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:19,720
Yes,
you learn quick for a young bloke.

954
00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:23,040
Wow. That's twenty point
four ounces, that big piece.

955
00:42:23,120 --> 00:42:24,440
Wow!

956
00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:27,760
That's a $65,000 piece, mate.

957
00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:29,200
That's right, mate,

958
00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:31,400
but unfortunately I've gotta
split it with you.

959
00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:32,960
I'd like to keep the whole lot.

960
00:42:33,040 --> 00:42:36,560
The end of season total.
Grand total.

961
00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:37,840
Grand total.

962
00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:39,200
Over our 40 ounces,

963
00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:43,480
we ended up with roughly fifty-five
point five ounces so we smashed it.

964
00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:45,680
Whoo!

965
00:42:45,760 --> 00:42:47,960
You might to have to fly in,
fly out any longer, mate.

966
00:42:48,040 --> 00:42:49,800
No. Fifty-five ounces
for the season.

967
00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:51,560
What's that Murray?

968
00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:53,400
That's around about
a hundred and thirty,

969
00:42:53,480 --> 00:42:55,640
a hundred and forty grand, mate,
just off me head.

970
00:42:55,720 --> 00:42:57,760
Top job, team.
That's pretty good.

971
00:42:57,840 --> 00:43:00,280
Looking forward to next season.
Let's go get a beer.

972
00:43:00,360 --> 00:43:02,600
Yay! Whoo-hoo!
Let's do it. Let's go celebrate.

973
00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,400
Yep. Let's go.

974
00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:09,760
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