Parker: HOLY COW!
Narrator: ON THIS EPISODE OF "PARKER'S TRAIL"...
OH, YEAH!
...KALGOORLIE,
THE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR CENTER OF GOLD IN AUSTRALIA...
Parker: THAT PIT PRODUCES 10 TIMES THE GOLD
ALL THE MINERS IN THE YUKON PRODUCE.
Narrator: ...PARKER'S HUNT FOR A NEW CLAIM...
GO NOW! GO!
...TURNS INTO A RACE AGAINST TIME.
Parker: AND IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY EXCITING
THAT'S OUR PIECE OF GROUND.
[ LAUGHS ] I'M SHAKING.
Narrator: BUT HE'S GOT COMPETITION.
-HE'S A POACHER! -THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE!
Parker: SOME [BLEEP] [BLEEP] TRYING TO STEAL OUR [BLEEP] GOLD.
YEAH!
Narrator: AND AT THE END OF THE EXPEDITION...
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GAVE YOU GUYS A CALL
TO TALK ABOUT YOUR GROUND.
I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE SOMETHING.
Narrator: ...PARKER DECIDES
ON WHERE HE WANTS TO MINE IN AUSTRALIA.
WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD START
TO SOMETHING THAT COULD BE A GREAT THING.
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-WHERE WE GOING? -DO YOU REALLY WANT THIS CAR
TO TURN INTO A WATER PARK?
Fred: STOP ARGUING!
I'M GONNA PULL THIS THING OVER RIGHT NOW.
ALL OUR FOOD --
[ GASPS ]
YOU PIECE OF [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHS ]
NO!
YOU GUYS ARE WATERBOARDING HIM!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM ARE ON A 6,000-MILE GOLD HUNT
ACROSS FIVE STATES.
THEY'RE ENDING THEIR JOURNEY IN KALGOORLIE,
THE EPICENTER OF GOLD MINING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
SO, GUYS, I'M EXCITED TO TAKE YOU TO KALGOORLIE,
TO MY HOMETOWN.
IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST MINING TOWNS IN THE WHOLE OF AUSTRALIA.
ARE THERE MANY GOOD LEASES THAT YOU KNOW OF AROUND HERE
FOR SALE? -YEAH. THERE'S A FEW.
I'M STILL WORKING ON TEEING IT ALL UP,
BUT WE'LL GET YOU SOMETHING.
FRED AND I WILL FINISH OFF THE RESEARCH.
SO, WE'RE GONNA BE FOLLOWING LEADS, BASICALLY.
EXACTLY RIGHT.
-SO, WHAT'S THE PLAN? -YOU GUYS ARE EXTREMELY LUCKY.
YOU ACTUALLY GET TO GO VISIT THE SUPER PIT.
THE SUPER PIT IS INSANE. -YEAH.
IT PRODUCES, LIKE, 700,000 OUNCES OF GOLD A YEAR.
LET'S GO CHECK OUT THIS SUPER PIT.
Narrator: KALGOORLIE GOLD WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN 1893
BY OLD-TIMER PADDY HANNAN.
IT BECAME KNOWN AS "THE GOLDEN MILE,"
AND WAS THE RICHEST SQUARE MILE OF GROUND ON THE PLANET.
AND IT'S STILL BEING MINED TODAY.
HOLY COW!
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
THE MACHINES LOOK LIKE ANTS OUT THERE.
Fred: THIS IS THE BIGGEST HOLE I'VE EVER SEEN.
Narrator: WHERE THE GOLDEN MILE ONCE STOOD IS NOW THE SUPER PIT,
A 1,900-FOOT-DEEP HOLE THAT'S STILL PAYING OUT.
Tyler: YEAH, YOU CAN SEE DOWN THE SIDE OF THE PIT
ALL THOSE OLD HOLES FROM WHERE ALL THE OLD MINERS' SHAFTS WERE.
AND THESE ARE ALL OLD-TIMER WORKINGS,
THE TUNNELS AND THE WALLS?
YEAH.
THE REMAINS OF 2,100 MILES OF OLD-TIMERS' TUNNELS
STILL PEPPER THE WALLS OF THE PIT.
-KELLY, THIS IS PARKER. -HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
Tyler: KELLY IS ONE OF THE MANAGERS HERE AT THE SUPER PIT,
SO SHE'S ACTUALLY GONNA TAKE PARKER AND YOU, DANNY,
INTO THE PIT TODAY. -SWEET.
I'LL SEE YOU GUYS ON THE FLIP SIDE.
-HAVE FUN. TAKE PICTURES. -HAVE FUN.
-CATCH YOU LATER. -SEE YOU, KEL. SEE YOU, DAN.
Fred: SEE YOU, BUDDY. HAVE FUN.
SO, WE'RE NEARING THE END OF THE TRAIL, HERE.
WHILE PARKER AND DANNY ARE GETTING THE TOUR,
TYLER AND I ARE GONNA FOLLOW UP ON SOME OF HER LEADS,
AND HOPEFULLY FIND ANOTHER SPOT FOR US
TO CHECK OUT WHILE WE'RE HERE.
-I GET FRONT SEAT. -YEAH, RIGHT?
-YAY. -[ LAUGHS ]
[ SIGHS ]
WE NEED AT LEAST ONE MORE VIABLE OPTION.
Tyler: IF I DON'T GET HIM SOMETHING IN KALGOORLIE, ON MY HOME TURF,
HE'S GONNA THINK IT'S A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY,
ME BRINGING HIM HERE.
DIG DEEP INTO YOUR TANK ON THIS ONE.
WE ARE WAY DOWN HERE, HUH?
Narrator: EVERYTHING ABOUT THE SUPER PIT IS SUPERSIZED...
THIS IS A LOT DIFFERENT-LOOKING
FROM DOWN HERE THAN AT THE LOOKOUT.
YEAH, SHE'S DEFINITELY DEEPER.
...INCLUDING HOW THEY EXTRACT GOLD ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE.
FIRST STEP -- BLASTING.
WHAT WE'RE FIRING TODAY IS HERE.
SO, THESE ARE ALL -- THESE ARE LOADED HOLES ALREADY, HUH?
YEP. THERE'S A MIXTURE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE AND FUEL OIL.
AND DO YOU MIX THE EXPLOSIVES ON-SITE?
YEP. THAT'S WHAT THAT DOES.
THAT'S A MOBILE MANUFACTURING UNIT, AN MMU.
OH, IT DOES IT RIGHT IN THE TRUCK.
YEP.
Narrator: LARGE BLASTS AT THE SUPER PIT
USE THE EQUIVALENT OF UP TO 150 TONS OF TNT.
SO, THE RADARS WILL BE ON THAT WALL.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THAT WE HAVEN'T
GOT ANY WALL MOVEMENT,
AND THAT WE CAN GO BACK INTO THE PIT QUICKLY,
AND GET BACK INTO IT. -GOT YOU.
SO, IF THAT ALARM GOES OFF, WE'VE GOT TO WAIT TWO HOURS
BEFORE WE CAN GO BACK IN.
GOT YOU.
IT MAKES OUR PROCESS LOOK PRETTY SIMPLE.
WE JUST DIG SOME DIRT OUT OF THE GROUND,
AND WASH IT WITH SOME WATER.
RIGHT, BEN. YOU CLEAR TO FIRE?
RIGHTO. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS, WHEN HE SAYS, "FIRE NOW,"
JUST PUSH THE TWO FIRE BUTTONS,
HOLD THEM DOWN UNTIL IT BEEPS. AND THAT'S IT.
LOOK UP, OR YOU'LL MISS IT. -ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU KNOW WHICH TWO BUTTONS YOU'RE PRESSING?
BEN: Firing now.
ALRIGHT. HERE WE GO.
FIRING UP!
[ EXPLOSIONS ]
HOLY CRAP!
OH, YEAH!
THAT WAS A WICKED DELAY ON WHEN YOU SEE IT
TO WHEN YOU HEAR IT, HUH?
[ LAUGHTER ]
THANK YOU, GUYS.
THANKS. -WELL DONE. CHEERS.
THAT'S AWESOME.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST GOLD-MINING OUTFIT HE'S EVER SEEN,
AND THAT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE EXCITING FOR HIM, FOR SURE.
ALRIGHT. LET'S DO IT.
Narrator: NEXT STAGE OF THE OPERATION -- REMOVE THE BLASTED ROCK.
PARKER RIDES SHOTGUN ON AN $18 MILLION EXCAVATOR.
♪♪
WE ARE NOW IN THE LAND OF DINOSAURS.
THE AMOUNT OF ROCK YOU GUYS MOVE MUST JUST BE CRAZY.
GOT TO KEEP THOSE BLASTERS BUSY, RIGHT?
EXACTLY.
♪♪
THAT'S A BIG LOAD.
IT IS. [ LAUGHS ]
EVERYTHING HERE IS JUST GINORMOUS.
THIS THING'S HUGE!
70 TO 80 TON, HUH?
WOW.
RIGHT.
Narrator: 423-TON ROCK TRUCKS HAUL THE ORE.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, PARKER'S ROCK TRUCK IS 40 TONS.
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I RECOMMEND EARPLUGS.
AWESOME.
WHAT'S THE PAYLOAD OF THESE?
THESE SCOOPS ARE, LIKE, CRAZY.
THIS IS JUST A WHOLE DIFFERENT SCALE.
Narrator: THE LAST STOP IS A COLOSSAL MILL,
WHICH, AT ITS HEIGHT IN 2017,
EXTRACTED 700,000 OUNCES OF GOLD,
A RECOVERY RATE 100 TIMES GREATER
THAN PARKER'S IN THE YUKON.
THE SCALE OF THIS PLACE IS INSANE.
THIS USES AROUND 12 MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY,
SO THAT'S ENOUGH TO POWER 12,000 HOMES.
THAT'S JUST THIS THING?
JUST THIS MILL ALONE.
Parker: THE PIT'S HUGE, BUT THIS MILL --
I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY PIPES, AND SO MUCH CABLE,
AND SO MANY TANKS GOING EVERY POSSIBLE DIRECTION.
THAT PIT ALONE PRODUCES, LIKE, 10 TIMES THE GOLD
THAT ALL THE MINERS IN THE YUKON PRODUCES.
IT'S PRETTY COOL.
SOMEDAY, I HOPE TO BE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
Narrator: OUT OF LEADS TO FIND GROUND FOR PARKER TO MINE,
TYLER HAS ONE MORE TRICK UP HER SLEEVE.
SO, THIS IS TENGRAPH.
THIS IS, LIKE, THE WEST AUSTRALIAN
TENEMENT-MAPPING SYSTEM.
SO, IT'S GOT ALL THE LEASES, AND TENEMENTS,
AND EVERYTHING ON THIS WEBSITE.
THIS IS ALL THE LEASES. GREEN MEANS LIVE LEASES.
BLUE MEANS PENDING.
YOU CAN GO IN, AND IF IT IS EXPIRING --
YOU NORMALLY PLAN IT, LIKE, A COUPLE WEEKS OR A MONTH AHEAD.
SO, YOU GO, "OKAY, THAT ONE'S EXPIRING IN A MONTH.
I'M GONNA TRY AND GET THAT."
-BUT ANYBODY COULD DO THAT? -OH, ANYONE CAN DO IT.
YEAH, DEFINITELY.
WHAT'S THE DATE TODAY?
16th.
HANG ON.
THIS IS EXPIRING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT,
AND ANYONE CAN GO STAKE IT.
WHY WOULDN'T THEY JUST RENEW IT?
WELL, CLEARLY, THEY'RE NOT RENEWING IT
'CAUSE IT WOULD'VE BEEN DONE BY NOW.
OH. SO, JUST SO I'M CLEAR ON THIS,
IF IT EXPIRES,
ANYBODY CAN THEN GO AHEAD, AND TAKE THAT CLAIM?
YES. YOU HAVE TO GO OUT THERE,
AND YOU HAVE TO PUT A PEG IN THE GROUND,
LODGE YOUR APPLICATION.
AND IF YOU DO EVERYTHING CORRECTLY, IT'S YOURS.
THIS IS NOT VERY MUCH TIME.
I NEED TO SPEAK TO MY MOM AND DAD,
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S OKAY.
I WANT TO CHECK WITH THEM,
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO TAKE PARKER A [BLEEP] LEASE.
WE HAVE TO GO. WE DON'T HAVE TIME.
SORRY, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LEAVE THAT.
ONE MORE. I'M COMING.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS IN KALGOORLIE,
THE RICHEST GOLD FIELDS IN AUSTRALIA.
Parker: SOMEDAY, I HOPE TO BE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
Narrator: TYLER MAHONEY HAS ONE LAST CHANCE
TO FIND PARKER VIRGIN GROUND TO MINE.
THIS IS EXPIRING AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
WE HAVE TO GO.
FOR AN EXPERT OPINION, SHE RUNS THE LEAD PAST HER MOM AND DAD.
FRED, IF THIS IS A "NO," I'M STUFFED. I'VE GOT NOTHING.
I HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT IT. I THINK YOU GOT IT.
-HI, PRINCESS. HOW YOU GOING? -GOOD. I MISSED YOU GUYS.
-HOW YOU BEEN? -GOOD.
Narrator: TED AND LECKY HAVE PROSPECTED THE AREA FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
OKAY. I NEED HELP.
-OH, GEEZ. -WHAT?
FRED AND I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH.
BASICALLY, I'VE COME ACROSS THIS LEASE, WHICH I THINK IS AMAZING.
BUT I NEED TO KNOW FROM YOU THAT IT'S GOOD
BEFORE WE RUSH OUT AND GO PEG THIS LEASE.
AND THIS LEASE IS EXPIRING TONIGHT.
-TONIGHT? -TONIGHT.
-OKAY. -[BLEEP] ME.
I KNOW. AND LOOK AT THIS. I'VE GOT THE GEO-MAP.
Ted: OH, I THINK I KNOW THE SPOT.
THERE WAS, LIKE, NEARLY 1,000 OUNCES RECOVERED OFF THAT HILL.
-1,000 OUNCES? -SO, THIS IS SOMETHING WE COULD JUMP ON, THEN.
Ted: YOU'RE TALKING A REALLY HOT PIECE OF GROUND.
WE'VE DONE A FAIR BIT AROUND THAT AREA.
WE NEED TO PEG A LEASE.
Narrator: PEGGING A LEASE
IS THE AUSTRALIAN WAY OF STAKING A CLAIM.
IT STARTED IN 1855,
WHEN OLD-TIMERS LEASED LAND BY STAKING SET BOUNDARIES.
LEASES EXPIRED EVERY EIGHT YEARS,
AND MINERS RACED TO BE THE FIRST TO CLAIM THE GROUND.
THE RULES SET BY THE OLD-TIMERS ARE STILL IN OPERATION TODAY.
FRED AND I WILL GO GET PARKER AND DANNY,
AND THEN, WE'LL MEET YOU THERE. -RIGHTO.
TIME'S A-TICKING, PARTNERS.
FRED, I'M NERVOUS.
ALL I WANT NOW IS A MASSIVE HOLE IN THE GROUND
THAT I CAN CALL "PARKER'S PIT."
ALRIGHT, LET'S GO FIND FRED AND TYLER.
-LET'S FIND OUT WHERE THEY ARE. -LET'S JUST WAIT OVER THERE.
Danny: YEAH, MAN.
SO, WE'VE GOT A BIG DRIVE AHEAD OF US.
-WE NEED TO HURRY. -YEAH.
Narrator: THE LEASE EXPIRES IN SIX HOURS, BUT IT'S 140 MILES AWAY.
-THERE THEY ARE. -OH, YEAH. THERE THEY ARE.
PERFECT.
HEY, WE GOT TO HURRY!
WE GOT SOMETHING GOING ON. WE GOT TO GO.
-TO WHAT? -WE'VE GOT A LEAD, BUT WE NEED TO GO NOW.
Danny: WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT'S UP?
Tyler: WE MANAGED TO FIND AN AMAZING LEASE.
IT'S EXPIRING AT MIDNIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA GET OUT THERE,
STAKE IT, AND THEN, HOPEFULLY, MAKE IT YOURS.
GOOD NEWS.
YEAH, NO KIDDING --
ESPECIALLY IF WE DON'T HAVE TO, LIKE,
PAY SOMEBODY A PILE OF MONEY.
EXACTLY. YEP.
NO ROYALTIES. IT'LL BE YOURS.
Fred: BASICALLY GOT LUCKY.
YEAH, SUPER LUCKY.
DAD ACTUALLY KNOWS THE LEASE, AS WELL.
-THAT'S AWESOME. -BUT WE'RE IN A [BLEEP] RUSH.
LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.
I CAN SEE LIGHTS. I CAN SEE LIGHTS DOWN THERE, DOWN TO THE RIGHT.
-YEAH. -OH, OKAY. -YOU GOT HIM?
-YEAH, WAY UP THERE? -YEAH.
2:00?
-WELL, G'DAY, GUYS. HOW WE DOING? -HEY.
-I'M TED, MATE. -TED, NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M PARKER.
-FRED. HOW YOU GOING, MATE? -HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU GUYS, ANYWAY.
SO, HERE WE ARE, MIDDLE OF THE BUSH, HEY?
-WHAT A WAY TO MEET YA. -YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
YOU WANT TO GIVE EVERYONE A RUNDOWN?
YEAH, NO DRAMAS.
SO, BASICALLY, WHAT WE'RE GONNA TRY AND ACHIEVE TONIGHT IS,
WE'RE GONNA GO AND PEG A LEASE.
WE'RE BASICALLY GONNA NEED TO DRIVE FOUR PEGS IN.
SO, WE CAN SPLIT INTO FOUR, SO WE CAN DO IT NICE AND QUICK.
Narrator: STARTING AT MIDNIGHT,
THE TEAM WILL ALLOW THEMSELVES FIVE MINUTES
TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS.
EACH PEG MUST BE 1 METER HIGH.
THEN, TWO TRENCHES, 1 METER LONG,
POINT TO THE ADJOINING PEGS.
THE FIRST THREE PEGS WILL BE KNOCKED IN
BY LECKY, FRED, AND TYLER.
THEN, PARKER WILL SINK THE FINAL DATUM PEG,
WHICH HOLDS THE PAPERWORK FOR THEIR CLAIM.
Ted: NOTHING STARTS BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
WHEN I SAY "GO," GO.
WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DID START BEFORE MIDNIGHT?
-WELL, YOU'VE JUST BONED IT. -OH, REALLY?
YEAH. IT'S [BLEEP]
'CAUSE YOU'VE PRECEDED TO MARKING OUT
BEFORE THE TENEMENT HAS BECOME AVAILABLE.
RIGHTO, GUYS. WE'RE READY TO GO.
Narrator: TYLER'S MOM, LECKY, HEADS TO THE LOCATION FOR PEG NUMBER ONE.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE IN HERE.
THERE'S SNAKES, SPIDERS, MANY THINGS THAT CAN BITE YOU.
AND I'VE GOT TO TRY AND FIND THE RIGHT PLACE,
WHICH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT BIT, TO GET THE PEG IN.
Narrator: THE TEAM ARE EQUIPPED WITH GPS LOCATORS
THAT ARE LOADED WITH THE COORDINATES
TO THEIR PEGGING POSITION.
Danny: STRAIGHT ON.
BUT WHAT IF SOMEONE ELSE IS PEGGING AT THE SAME TIME?
WELL, WE PUT OUR TIME IN AS 12:05.
WE GAVE OURSELVES FIVE MINUTES, NO MATTER WHAT.
ABOUT ANOTHER 200 METERS THIS WAY.
OH [BLEEP]
AAH!
WHAT THE [BLEEP] WAS THAT? AAH!
[ SPITS ] SPIDERWEB!
IT'S IN MY BEARD!
UGH!
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THIS?
I'M JUST WALKING TO MY GPS POINT,
AND THEN, I'LL WAIT FOR THE GO FROM DAD,
AND GET THE PEG IN THE GROUND.
WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST UP HERE, I THINK.
RIGHTO, CREW. WE'RE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES OUT.
WE'LL JUST DO A LAST RADIO CHECK,
AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S SWEET.
RIGHTO. LECK, YOU ON CHANNEL?
LECKY: Roger.
FRED, YOU ON CHANNEL, MATE?
FRED: Roger that.
PARKER, YOU ON CHANNEL, BUDDY?
PARKER: Yeah.
TY, ARE YOU ON CHANNEL, SWEET?
♪♪
TYLER, ARE YOU ON CHANNEL?
[BLEEP]
[BLEEP] ME.
BETTER GO AND MAKE SURE SHE'S ALRIGHT.
OH. [ SIGHS ]
TY, ARE YOU ON CHANNEL?
♪♪
THAT'S GONE DEAD.
THE BATTERY'S GONE DEAD WITH TWO MINUTES LEFT.
[BLEEP]
Ted: TYLER?!
YEAH?
WHERE'S YOUR [BLEEP] RADIO?
DAD, IT'S GONE FLAT!
UGH!
IT'S NOT MY [BLEEP] FAULT.
WELL, COME ON. GRAB SOME BATTERIES.
GET BACK ON-SITE.
♪♪
Righto, crew. 30 seconds out.
Danny: OKAY. LET'S JUST GET THIS RIGHT.
CONCENTRATE.
I'M GONNA COUNT FROM 10 DOWN. EVERYONE READY?
TYLER: Ready.
FRED: Fred's ready.
I'M READY.
Ted: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6,
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
GO NOW! GO NOW!
♪♪
HERE WE GO, MATE.
IS THAT GOOD?
Ted: TRENCHES, TRENCHES.
Narrator: TO BE A VALID CLAIM,
EACH PEG MUST HAVE 1-METER TRENCHES
THAT POINT TO THE OTHER CORNERS.
1 METER, 1 METER, 1 METER.
[ SIGHS ]
BOOM. NAILED IT.
Narrator: THE TEAM MUST SUPPLY TIME-STAMPED VIDEO
AND PHOTO EVIDENCE OF ALL FOUR PEGS
TO REGISTER THE CLAIM.
ALL DONE.
-IS THAT OKAY? -THAT'S PERFECT.
I HOPE THE OTHER BOYS ARE DOING IT.
RIGHTO. TY IS DONE.
PARKER, GO WITH THE MARKER NOW, MATE.
-NO! -[BLEEP] HELL, MATE.
Narrator: A BROKEN PEG WILL RENDER THEIR CLAIM INVALID.
CALL HIM, QUICK. CALL TED ON THE RADIO.
TED, I [BLEEP] BROKE THE PEG.
-AW, MATE. -[BLEEP]
Narrator: PARKER'S RACE TO STAKE A CLAIM
ON SOME OF THE RICHEST GROUND IN AUSTRALIA IS IN TROUBLE.
-NO! -[BLEEP] HELL, MATE.
TED, I [BLEEP] BROKE THE PEG.
COMING NOW, MATE. COME ON. COME ON, TY. LET'S GO.
QUICK. -[BLEEP]
WE'VE ONLY GOT A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO GET IT THERE.
Narrator: WITH A BROKEN CLAIM PEG,
PARKER NEEDS AN INTACT 1-METER STAKE
TO REGISTER A VALID CLAIM.
I'LL MEET HIM AT THE ROAD,
AND HE'S GOT ANOTHER ONE IN THE TRUCK.
THERE'S HIS LIGHT, DOWN THERE.
On the way now, matey.
GRAB A PEG OUT THE BACK, TY, AND RUN LIKE [BLEEP] MATE.
PARKER, WE'RE COMING IN TO YOU, MATE.
RIGHTO, TY. GO.
TY'S REALLY CLOSE.
Tyler: WE'VE GOT SECONDS.
COME ON. LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
-WHAT HAPPENED? -IT BROKE IN HALF.
Tyler: [BLEEP]
-IS THAT, LIKE, ENOUGH? -YEAH. THAT'S PERFECT.
Tyler: JUST MEASURE IT QUICKLY.
YEAH. THAT'S A METER.
IS THAT OKAY?
Ted: HOW WE GOING, GUYS? IT'S 12:04.
-WE DONE IT. WE DONE IT. -IT'S IN. IT'S IN. -OH [BLEEP]
THANK [BLEEP] FOR THAT [BLEEP] MATE.
OH, I'M TOO OLD FOR THAT [BLEEP]
-SO, WE'VE DONE IT. -WE'VE DONE IT.
-AND FRED AND MUM ARE GOOD? -YEP. THEY'RE ALL IN.
-OH. -SWEET.
-WE DID IT, THOUGH. -THANKS, TED.
-YES! -PARKER!
Narrator: AFTER 6,000 MILES, AND TWO MONTHS,
PARKER FINALLY HAS HIS OWN GROUND.
Parker: AND IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY EXCITING.
IT'S OUR PIECE OF GROUND, WHICH IS REALLY COOL.
TYLER -- YOU KNOW, I'VE COME TO TRUST HER,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE HER MOM AND DAD
KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT,
AND, LIKE, THEY ALL SEEM PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
YEAH. I'M GLAD WE GOT IT.
WE'VE JUST GOT TO GO TEST IT TOMORROW,
AND PROVE TO THE BOYS THAT THERE IS GOLD.
BUT, YEAH, I'M EXHAUSTED,
SO I'M GONNA GO OFF TO BED, AND GET SOME SLEEP.
♪♪
-OH, TYLER! -AAH! WHAT?
AAH! [ LAUGHS ]
OH [BLEEP] IT DIDN'T EVEN WORK.
I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THEM.
[BLEEP] YOU ALL.
Narrator: TO VALIDATE PARKER'S CLAIM,
THE TEAM NEEDS TO PROVE THERE'S GOLD ON THE LAND.
TED AND LECKY ARE SKILLED PROSPECTORS.
THEIR LIVELIHOOD DEPENDS ON DETECTING BURIED NUGGETS.
SO, WE'RE GONNA HEAD DOWN THIS WAY.
SO, IF WE SEND THE BOYS UP THE OTHER END OF THE LEASE,
BASICALLY. -YEAH. COOL.
-SOUND LIKE A PLAN, BOYS? -ALRIGHT. WE'LL JUST DRIVE OVER THERE, THEN.
PULL UP ON THE ROAD, FIND THE NEAREST RISE THAT YOU CAN,
JUST WORK THE EDGE OF THE HILL.
-AWESOME. -PLAN?
RIGHTO, MATIES. -LET'S DO IT.
LET'S PARTY ON, EH?
I'M EXCITED, GUYS. THIS IS AWESOME.
YEAH, NO. IT SHOULD BE [BLEEP]
WE GOT LUCKY TO GET THIS LEASE.
-YOU'VE DONE WELL, TY. -YEAH. -YEAH.
Danny: WELL, LOOK AT ALL THIS.
WHERE SHOULD WE DETECT?
WE ONLY HAVE ONE DETECTOR.
YEAH, I KNOW. IT KIND OF BLOWS.
WELL, I'M FILMING.
I'LL BE [BLEEP] FINE.
HEY, THIS LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF OLD WORKINGS.
YOU WANT TO CHECK THIS OUT?
IT MEANS THERE'S GOLD THERE, RIGHT?
-LET'S DO IT. -LET'S FIND SOME GOLD.
FIND SOME NUGS.
I KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE GOLD HERE.
I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED
IF IT'S GONNA BE ENOUGH, OR OKAY, FOR PARKER.
BUT I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO GET OUT THERE,
SAMPLE IT, TEST IT, AND SEE HOW WE GO.
Lecky: IT'D BE PRETTY BLOODY EMBARRASSING
IF WE'VE DONE ALL THIS EFFORT, AND THERE'S NO GOLD.
SO, HOPEFULLY, A LOT OF GOLD COMES OUR WAY.
Ted: THE LEASE NEXT DOOR TO THE ONE WE'VE JUST PEGGED
HAS HISTORICALLY PRODUCED A HEAP OF ALLUVIAL GOLD,
SO WE'RE DEFINITELY IN THE RIGHT AREA.
SO, IF WE CAN FIND A COUPLE OF PIECES TO PROVE IT UP,
THAT'S GONNA PROVIDE A REALLY FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY
FOR PARKER, AND FOR TYLER.
[ METAL DETECTOR WHINING ]
ALRIGHT. GIVE THAT A BIT OF A KICKOFF.
[ WHINING CONTINUES ]
YEAH. THAT'S STILL IN THE GROUND, AND...
[ METAL DETECTOR WHINING ]
...THAT SOUNDS PRETTY SWEET, SO I'LL HAVE A BIT OF A DIG.
♪♪
[ WHINING INTENSIFIES ]
THAT SOUNDS BLOODY GOOD, ACTUALLY.
[ GRUNTS ] COME ON, BABY.
[ WHINING CONTINUES ]
AND THERE WE GO. GOT A NICE LITTLE NUGGET.
THAT'S PROBABLY A GRAM AND A HALF, TWO GRAMS,
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. WE NEED INDICATORS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE GOLD.
ALL THAT MATTERS ABOUT, IS THE GOLD IS RUNNING THIS WAY.
SO, THAT'S PRETTY BLOODY EXCITING.
[ METAL DETECTOR WHINING ]
I'D SAY THAT'S PRETTY BLOODY GOOD, TOO.
[ WHINING CONTINUES ]
THERE WE GO. LOOK AT THAT.
BLOODY RIPPER.
SOUNDS LIKE A NUGGET. I THINK IT'S A NUGGET.
AND IF IT IS, THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING.
ACTUALLY, IT'S VERYEXCITING.
[ METAL DETECTOR WHINING ]
THERE WE ARE. GOT A PIECE.
PHEW.
AND I'M NOT TOO FAR FROM TEDDY'S PIECES, TOO.
AM I SUPPOSED TO, LIKE, GO IN SOME SORT OF PATTERN?
YEAH, A FIGURE EIGHT.
HOPEFULLY DETECTING SOME BIG OLD NUGGETS OUT OF THE GROUND.
Narrator: 1 MILE AWAY, PARKER PROSPECTS
THE WESTERN EDGE OF HIS NEW CLAIM.
WITH NO DETECTOR,
FRED COMES UP WITH HIS OWN THEORY FOR MINING NUGGETS.
Fred: I'M GONNA LOOK FOR BUNGARRA HOLES,
'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE GOLD IS.
Narrator: THE BUNGARRA IS A FORAGING MONITOR LIZARD
NATIVE TO AUSTRALIA.
Fred: THEY LIKE TO DIG IN THE GROUND, AND THEY PULL THE NUGGETS UP.
YEAH, RIGHT HERE. CHECK THIS OUT.
OH, YEAH, I GOT A FRESH BUNGARRA HOLE OVER HERE.
-NO? -NOTHING.
NOT EVERY BUNGARRA HAS A GOLD NUGGET.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ METAL DETECTOR WHINING ]
[ WHINING INTENSIFIES ]
NOT A BAD SIGNAL.
OKAY. THIS IS GOOD.
AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE THE GOLD SHOULD BE.
DAD'S GOT TWO ABOVE ME,
SO, IF THIS IS GOLD,
IT MEANS THE RUN IS A VERY GOOD LENGTH.
Narrator: DIGGING DOWNHILL FROM WHERE TED FOUND HIS NUGGETS,
TYLER WANTS TO CONFIRM THEY'RE ON CONSISTENTLY GOOD GROUND.
Tyler: ALRIGHT.
I HOPE IT'S A DECENT-SIZED NUGGET, ACTUALLY.
[ WHINING CONTINUES ]
THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
THE DEEPER YOU GET, THE CHANCES OF IT BEING RUBBISH
GET LESS AND LESS.
IF I CAN PULL OUT A DECENT-SIZED NUGGET RIGHT NOW,
THAT WOULD BE THE CHERRY ON THE CAKE.
[ WHINING INTENSIFIES ]
THAT'S GETTING LOUD!
THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD.
COME ON!
I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS [BLEEP] EXCITED
ABOUT GETTING A NUGGET OUT OF THE GROUND.
OH, THANK [BLEEP] OKAY, IT'S OUT.
[ METAL DETECTOR WHINING ]
THAT ACTUALLY SOUNDS REALLY GOOD.
IT COULD BE ON HERE.
[ GASPS ] [BLEEP]
[ CHUCKLES ]
HOLY [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, THANK [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHS ] THAT'S SICK.
I'M SHAKING. [ LAUGHS ]
[BLEEP] THAT'S A NICE NUGGET.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED.
[ LAUGHS ]
THANK [BLEEP]
Narrator: TYLER'S FIND WEIGHS IN AT 1/3 OUNCE.
BETTER YET, IT'S THE FOURTH NUGGET OF THE DAY.
THIS MUCH GOLD NEAR THE SURFACE BODES WELL
FOR A LARGE-SCALE OPERATION ON PARKER'S NEW 494-ACRE LEASE.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE LOOK FOR BEFORE WE MINE.
WE FOUND IT.
THERE YOU GO.
Tyler: GOT TO SEE GOLD. I'M STOKED WITH THAT.
A FEW NUGS -- IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.
Narrator: IN THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN DESERT,
AFTER HELPING PARKER STAKE A 494-ACRE CLAIM,
TYLER, WITH HER PARENTS, STRIKE GOLD.
SICK!
PARKER, FRED, AND DANNY
ARE STILL HUNTING FOR THEIR FIRST NUGGET.
THAT'S A BOOT MARK.
Danny: THAT IS A BOOT MARK.
PARKER? -WHAT?
HAS TEDDY AND LECKY BEEN OUT HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
SOME PRETTY FRESH DIGGINGS OVER HERE, AND A BOOT MARK.
[ METAL DETECTOR WHINING ]
Danny: STILL NEED TO GET OUR HEADS AROUND
HOW TED READS THIS GROUND.
IS THAT SOMEBODY, OVER THERE?
THAT'S NOT TYLER OR TED OR LECKY, IS IT?
NO. I CAN SEE THEM ON THE CAMERA. THAT'S SOMEONE.
THAT'S NOT ONE OF THEM, IS IT?
THEY'RE WAY THE [BLEEP] OVER THERE.
YEAH, THEY'RE THE OTHER WAY.
THEY'VE GOT A [BLEEP] DETECTOR OUT.
GUYS, DID YOU GUYS SEE THAT CAR?
-YEAH. -THAT'S NOT A SEPARATE LEASE.
THAT'S NOT A DIFFERENT LEASE FROM US, IS IT? -NO.
WE PUT THE POST DOWN ANOTHER, LIKE, 1/2 MILE THAT WAY.
IT'S DEFINITELY ON THE LEASE.
Danny: WHAT DO WE DO? SHOULD WE JUST --
DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THEM FIRST?
YEAH. THEY SHOULDN'T BE HERE, RIGHT?
-NO. -WE PEGGED THIS [BLEEP]
HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
[BLEEP] HE'S TAKING OFF. GET A SHOT OF HIS LICENSE PLATE.
FRED, GRAB THE TRUCK!
GOT IT!
DIGGING UP OUR GOLD.
RIGHT. GET IN THE TRUCK!
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
GET IN! GET IN! GET IN! -[BLEEP]
Danny: HE'S A POACHER OVER THERE!
SEAT BELT, SEAT BELT!
WE NEED TO GET A PLATE NUMBER, OR SOMETHING.
WHERE'S HIS CAR AT? -THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE!
-I'LL GET HIS NUMBER PLATE. -THERE, THERE, THERE!
[BLEEP] DUST. -DUSTY!
UGH!
WAIT, WAIT, YEAH!
UGH! I CAN'T [BLEEP] SEE IT!
SOME [BLEEP] [BLEEP] ROCKED UP IN HERE,
TRYING TO STEAL OUR [BLEEP] GOLD.
IT'S JUST DUST!
OH, [BLEEP]
-NAH. -THIS IS [BLEEP] DANGEROUS.
[BLEEP]
LET HIM GO. LET HIM GO.
-DON'T. -[BLEEP] THAT.
HE'S NOT COMING BACK, BUT WE NEVER GOT HIS NUMBER PLATE.
THAT WAS [BLEEP] DANGEROUS.
GOOD DRIVING, FRED.
I ALMOST LOST IT ON THIS DUST.
I BET THAT GUY IS NOT COMING BACK. -NO WAY.
WE SHOULD GO AND CHECK THAT HOLE.
-WAS IT IN HERE? -YEAH.
'CAUSE WE CHASED HIM DOWN THAT WAY.
GOT TO BE RIGHT OVER IN HERE SOMEWHERE,
'CAUSE THIS IS WHERE HE LEFT.
YEAH, IT WAS -- OH, YEAH. THERE'S HIS TRACKS.
YEP. LIKE, WALK IN A LINE, MAYBE,
AND SEE IF WE CAN FIND A HOLE.
-THERE HE IS. -THERE HE IS.
HOLY [BLEEP]
-MATE. -THAT'S A BIG HOLE.
LOTS OF QUARTZ AROUND HERE, TOO. LOOK AT ALL THE QUARTZ.
[ METAL DETECTOR WHINING ]
I DON'T HEAR ANYTHING.
HE MUST HAVE GOT IT. -OH [BLEEP]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP] IT WAS,
BUT DEFINITELY A [BLEEP] START.
I GUESS WE COULD KIND OF -- WE STILL GOT SOME TIME LEFT.
WE CAN KEEP LOOKING.
BUT THAT'S KIND OF TAKEN THE WIND OUT OF MY SAILS.
WE'LL SEE WHAT TED AND LECKY AND TYLER HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT.
-OH, THERE'S THE BOYS. -YEAH, COMING BACK IN NOW.
-I HOPE THEY WENT WELL. -YEAH, WOW.
-THAT WOULD BE SO GOOD. -YEAH.
IF THEY PICKED UP GOLD DOWN THE OTHER END OF THE TENEMENT,
[BLEEP] THAT'S 2Ks LONG.
WELL, THERE'S ALL THREE OF THEM IN THERE, ANYWAY,
SO THEY HAVEN'T GOT LOST.
-GOOD START. -THAT'S A GREAT START.
-HELLO. -HEY, GUYS. -HEY, MATE.
HOW'D YOU GO?
WE HAD A VERY GOOD DAY. DO YOU HAVE THE GOLD?
OH, COME ON. LET'S HAVE A LOOK. YES!
-OH. -WHAT'D YOU FIND?
HOLY... -YEAH.
-FOR REAL? -YEAH.
[BLEEP]
NOT BAD, HEY? MOM AND DAD FOUND THE OTHERS.
DAD FOUND TWO OF THEM. MOM FOUND ONE OF THEM.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
LIKE, I KNOW THEY'RE NOT MASSIVE,
BUT IT JUST PROVES THAT THE RUN'S STILL THERE.
Danny: OH, THEY'RE NICE, THOUGH. THAT'S AWESOME.
-HOW'D YOU GUYS GO? -NOT SO GOOD.
-NOT SO GOOD? -[ SIGHS ]
WE FOUND SOME DUDE DIGGING A [BLEEP] HOLE, LIKE A POACHER.
-YEAH, RIGHTO. -WHAT'D YOU DO?
CHASED HIS ASS DOWN. WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT IT?
Ted: MM. YOU'RE PROBABLY LUCKY YOU DIDN'T CATCH HIM,
AND GIVE HIM A FLOGGING. -WHY?
BECAUSE HE'S PERFECTLY ENTITLED TO BE EXACTLY WHERE HE IS.
Tyler: WHEN YOU PEG, YOU DON'T GET INSTANT --
IT'S NOT INSTANTLY YOURS.
THERE'S A PROCESS IT HAS TO GO THROUGH.
AND WHILE THE PROCESS IS HAPPENING,
THE GROUND IS PENDING, SO IT MEANS ANYONE CAN COME ON IT.
SO, BASICALLY, THE NEXT 9 TO 12 MONTHS,
ANYONE CAN COME OUT HERE, AND IS LEGALLY ENTITLED TO --
-9 TO 12 MONTHS? -YEAH.
SO, LIKE, FOR THE NEXT YEAR,
PEOPLE CAN JUST COME HERE, AND DO WHATEVER THEY WANT?
THEY CAN'T BRING MACHINERY OUT HERE,
BUT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DETECT, BECAUSE IT'S PENDING GROUND.
IT'S NOT OURS. -IT'S NOT YOURS
UNTIL IT'S BEEN FINALLY APPROVED.
I'M SORRY. I PROBABLY SHOULD'VE, LIKE, GIVEN YOU
A RUNDOWN OF THAT PROCESS, MAYBE.
DON'T BE WORRIED, MATE. WAIT A WHILE.
GEEZ.
THAT'S THE MINING INDUSTRY IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
I GUESS THAT PUT THIS ON THE OLD BACK BURNER.
IT MIGHT NOT BE THE ANSWER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT...
Fred: THAT'S KIND OF [BLEEP]
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S STILL YOUR TENEMENT.
Tyler: THAT WAS, LIKE, MY LAST EFFORT, REALLY.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR PARKER, NOW.
THAT WAS THE LAST ONE.
IT'S, LIKE, ALWAYS THE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T EXPECT
TO BITE YOU THAT BITE YOU.
I JUST HAD NO IDEA HOW DIFFERENT IT WAS IN THE YUKON.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS
WERE SO DIFFERENT.
Parker: I MEAN, IT'S STILL AN OPTION, AND --
AND...
IT'S JUST GONNA TAKE A LOT OF TIME.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE MINING WORLD,
TIME IS THE MOST VALUABLE THING YOU'VE GOT.
I GET PARKER'S FRUSTRATION, BUT, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THAT'S JUST WHAT IT'S LIKE MINING IN AUSTRALIA.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN CHANGE.
YEAH.
AND TOMORROW IS THE END OF THIS TRIP,
AND WE'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD A LONG TIME,
AND THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME BIG DECISIONS TO MAKE.
WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF GROUND -- SOME GOOD, SOME BAD.
BUT...
YOU KNOW, WHERE WE TAKE IT FROM HERE NEEDS TO BE DECIDED.
Narrator: COMING UP...
Danny: QUITE A TRIP, HUH?
Narrator: ...PARKER ENDS HIS TWO-MONTH
AUSTRALIAN GOLD HUNT...
THIS FEELS MORE LIKE AMERICA!
...AT THE HOME OF A U.S. PRESIDENT...
Tyler: SO, THIS IS HERBERT HOOVER'S HOUSE.
Fred: MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE JUST ONE OF THOSE SPOTS.
IT'S ALMOST KIND OF MAGICAL.
WE'VE CRACKED THE EGG, AND THERE IS GOLD ELSEWHERE TO BE FOUND.
Narrator: ...AND MUST MAKE THE DECISION OF HIS LIFE.
WHERE TO FROM HERE?
REALLY, I WANT TO WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH YOU GUYS.
WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD START
TO SOMETHING THAT COULD BE A GREAT THING.
OH, THEY'RE LOOKING -- OOH, THEY GOT GUNS.
Narrator: WESTERN AUSTRALIAN IS THE ONLY PLACE ON EARTH
TO HAVE ITS OWN DEDICATED GOLD COPS.
-HEY, GUYS. HOW ARE YOU? -HOW ARE YOU? -HELLO.
-NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M PARKER. -PARKER.
Narrator: THEY PATROL AN AREA OF OVER 1 MILLION SQUARE MILES.
SO, ARE THERE VERY MANY, LIKE, BIG THEFTS?
WE'VE HAVE THEFTS IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS
UP TO $250,000 WORTH OF GOLD.
Fred: [BLEEP]
-DID YOU CATCH THEM? -YEAH.
-GOOD. -YEAH. GOT MOST OF THE GOLD BACK, AS WELL.
-WOW. -WOW.
WHAT IF SOMEBODY WERE TO STAKE A CLAIM,
AND THEN, THE NEXT DAY, THEY CAME,
AND THERE WAS SOMEONE THEY THOUGHT WAS A POACHER ON IT...
-THIS IS PURELY HYPOTHETICAL. -HYPOTHETICAL.
AND THEY CHASED THEM OFF.
-I WASN'T A PART OF THIS. -IS THAT A CRIME?
PENDING GROUND, IT'S OPEN GROUND.
ASKING FOR A FRIEND.
WELL, IF THERE'S A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION,
THEN IT'S AN ASSAULT, YEAH, OR IF THERE'S THREATS...
NO THREATS. I MEAN, HYPOTHETICALLY.
♪♪
Fred: QUITE A TRIP, HUH?
Parker: YEAH, PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
WELL DONE, EVERYONE.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL AND HIS TEAM
FINISH THEIR 6,000-MILE EXPEDITION
IN A MINE SITE WITH AN HISTORIC LINK TO AMERICA.
Tyler: SO, THIS IS HERBERT HOOVER'S HOUSE.
HERBERT HOOVER WAS THE 31st PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Danny: NO WAY!
HE WAS THE FIRST MINE MANAGER HERE.
-OH, WHAT? -WICKED!
LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THIS BAD BOY.
Narrator: HIS HOUSE STILL STANDS RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE HUGE OPEN PIT.
Parker: YEAH, THIS FEELS MORE LIKE AMERICA!
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH!
AFTER A TWO-MONTH SEARCH, PARKER HAS A HUGE DECISION --
GO BACK TO NORTH AMERICA EMPTY-HANDED
OR FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A U.S. PRESIDENT,
AND RUN HIS OWN GOLD MINE IN AUSTRALIA?
I'M THINKING MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE JUST ONE OF THOSE SPOTS
WHERE BRILLIANT MINE BOSSES COME TO MAKE BRILLIANT DECISIONS.
IT'S ALMOST KIND OF MAGICAL.
I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE SOMETHING.
I BET THERE'S BEEN SOME DEALS DONE AT THIS TABLE.
-CHEERS, GUYS. -CHEERS.
WHAT A TRIP.
-TO SURVIVING. -WHAT A JOURNEY.
JUST.
TYLER, PROPS TO YOU FOR FINDING THE OPPORTUNITIES HERE
THAT WE'VE SEEN.
BECAUSE, IN THREE YEARS OF DOING THIS TRIP,
LIKE, WE'VE SEEN WAY MORE REAL OPPORTUNITY
THAN THE OTHER TWO YEARS COMBINED.
-OH, IT WAS A JOINT EFFORT. -SO, THANKS FOR DOING THAT.
-THANKS FOR HAVING ME, GUYS. -YOU DID A GREAT JOB, TYLER.
Parker: I WOULDN'T MIND MINING IN AUSTRALIA.
BUT WHERE ON EARTH ARE THERE MINING LAWS
WHERE YOU STAKE A CLAIM,
AND EVERYBODY KNOWS YOU'VE STAKED A CLAIM,
AND ANYBODY CAN GO MINE ON IT FOR, LIKE, A YEAR?
I DON'T MAKE THE RULES.
I DON'T AGREE WITH THEM, EITHER, BUT THAT'S JUST HOW IT IS.
IT DEPENDS HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE.
I GUESS IF THERE'S MORE DEEPER STUFF...
YEAH. WELL, THEY CAN'T GET IN THERE WITH A LOADER AND EXCAVATOR.
THEY CAN ONLY DETECT AND PAN.
I MEAN, THERE'S A COUPLE OF REALLY GOOD OPTIONS.
WE'VE CRACKED THE EGG, AND THERE IS GOLD ELSEWHERE TO BE FOUND.
I FEEL LIKE, EVERYWHERE WE'VE BEEN,
WE'VE MET SOME REALLY COOL PEOPLE, AS WELL, WHICH HELPS.
I MEAN, IAN HOLLAND WAS A GREAT GUY
THAT I WOULD LOVE TO GO, LIKE, NUGGET-HUNTING WITH.
AND THEN PALMER RIVER, WITH FITZGERALD, RIGHT?
I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY ALL AGREE ON THAT.
-YEAH. -MM-HMM.
I THINK THE PALMER GOLD FIELDS WOULD BE A GOOD BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
THE AMOUNT OF TRUST AND COMFORT THAT I HAD WITH THE FITZGERALDS
IS HARD TO REPLACE.
SO, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'VE PRETTY MUCH WHITTLED IT DOWN
TO JUST A FEW FROM THIS ENTIRE TRIP.
WHERE TO FROM HERE?
[ SIGHS ]
I MEAN, IT'S A TOUGH CALL, REALLY.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF REALLY GOOD OPTIONS.
BUT FROM MY STANDPOINT, GROUND THAT GRADES WELL,
AND I THINK THERE'S LOTS OF VOLUME OF,
OR THE POTENTIAL FOR LOTS OF VOLUME OF,
WAS IN PALMER RIVER.
SO, I'M GOING GONNA GIVE JACK AND CHERYL A CALL,
AND SEE IF WE CAN EITHER MAKE A DEAL,
OR SET UP A TIME TO MEET.
I PREFER DOING THINGS FACE-TO-FACE,
SO I'LL JUST TRY TO SET UP A MEETING, AND TAKE IT FROM THERE.
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF DETAILS TO HASH OUT, BUT...
-DUDE! -THAT'S EXCITING.
Parker: WELL, HOPEFULLY THEY'RE GAME FOR IT.
I'LL DIG MY TEETH INTO IT, AND SEE WHERE WE GET.
-AMAZING. -THANK YOU, GUYS. -THAT'S AWESOME.
-YEAH! -YES!
-CHEERS. -I'M GONNA GO CALL THEM.
I'M GONNA GO CALL THEM RIGHT NOW.
-YES! -YES!
Danny: GOOD STUFF, MAN.
SO THAT'S IT -- PALMER RIVER. HE'S MADE HIS DECISION.
I THINK I CAN TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHY HE'S CHOSEN THAT PLACE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE METHODS THEY'RE USING,
THE PEOPLE THAT WE'VE MET,
IT'S ABSOLUTELY, I THINK, THE RIGHT DECISION TO MAKE.
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
Tyler: I'M STOKED.
PALMER GOLD FIELDS IS A GREAT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM.
I WOULD LOVE IF HE WOULD CONSIDER WORKING WITH ME
AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
YEAH, JUST FINISHING THE TRIP OFF, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
I GAVE YOU GUYS A CALL TO TALK ABOUT YOUR GROUND.
Fred: THERE'S DEFINITELY A FUTURE FOR HIM IN AUSTRALIA.
PALMER RIVER, TO ME, WAS THE TOTAL PACKAGE.
I DON'T THINK WE BEAT IT.
I THINK THAT WAS THE PEAK OF THE ENTIRE TRIP.
REALLY, I WANT TO WORK SOMETHING OUT WITH YOU GUYS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S -- A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO
WITH JUST THAT KIND OF TRUST.
AND I GUESS THE REAL QUESTION IS,
IS IT, YOU KNOW --
IS IT IN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY FOR US
TO GET THAT PIECE OF GROUND THAT WE WERE TESTING?
CHERYL: Yeah. We'll -- we'll be in touch.
Parker: ALRIGHT.
WELL, WE MAY NOT HAVE A SIGNED DEAL ON A GREAT PIECE OF GROUND,
BUT WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD CONNECTIONS
WITH WHAT I THINK IS THE BEST PIECE OF GROUND AVAILABLE.
AND HOPEFULLY, WE CAN MAKE SOMETHING WORK, YOU KNOW?
WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD START
TO SOMETHING THAT COULD BE...
A GREAT THING.