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[Todd] We got a lot
riding on this cut.
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I just want this to be
a really successful year
for my dad.
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[narrator] When the Hoffman
family patriarch
announces his final season,
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Todd sets his
most ambitious goal ever.
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3,033 oz.
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You really think
this is it, huh?
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Seventy-seven,
gonna be seventy-eight.
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It's gonna be
what it's gonna be.
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This is Jack's last season
and we're trying
to break our record.
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[narrator]
But as the water level
rises in the Lost Cut,
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it becomes clear why
generations of gold miners
have failed here.
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It's like 5 foot of slop
right there.
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[narrator]
Now it all comes down to
an engineering longshot
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for the Hoffman crew
to have any hope
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of reaching the pay dirt.
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Oh!
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We go from kicking ass
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to getting our ass kicked
real quick.
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Hey, you got a sec, Dad?
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[Jack] Yeah, sure.
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So, down deep,
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you really think
this is it, huh? Or no?
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You know, Todd,
77 going to be 78.
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It's just getting too much,
isn't it?
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Yeah. I don't need to
do it anymore.
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I just know that any mining
season we've ever had
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-has been with you.
-Sure.
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And I find it weird
to even think about mining
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without you being here
with us.
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-So...
-Time runs on.
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Time just keeps going,
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and it's gonna be
what it's gonna be.
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Well, we'll figure out
some way
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to make this
your best season ever, Dad.
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We're going to try to get as
much gold as we can,
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try to get to 3,000.
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That's a big goal.
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But we'll get you as much gold
as we can in the cleanup room.
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You guys keep working it
through for us.
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-Okay?
-Yeah. We're gonna do it.
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-All right.
-All right.
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See you later. Love you.
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Love you, too.
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[Hunter]
The Black Pearl is back.
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[laughs]
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[Todd] Last week, we found out
that the Lost Cut
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is filling up with mud,
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so we're going to build a road
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so that all of our machines
can access all the pay.
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-Let's do it.
-Okay.
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[Todd] So we're firing up
the Black Pearl
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for the first time this season
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to produce some gravel
for the road.
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[Hunter] All right,
let's give her a go.
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Ugh.
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[Todd] Unfortunately,
we can't run both plants.
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The Holy Roller has holes
in the splitter box
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that we'll lose gold through
and that needs to be fixed
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before we run any more pay
through the Holy Roller.
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We did have a very good
cleanup last week.
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[Jack] 55.4.
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I like it.
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I'm happy with it, man.
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A few nuggets in there.
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I think it's a good start.
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[Todd] So we've got
a very big goal this season.
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This week, we start running
the Lost Cut,
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and we're hoping for
even better gold.
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It feels really good to see
the Black Pearl running again,
honestly.
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Me and Sparky
spent a long time
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putting this thing together,
and it is our baby.
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It's bigger
than the Holy Roller.
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The Black Pearl
can run more yardage.
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It's built for this material,
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so it'll wash
a little bit better.
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[Framer]
Everything looks good.
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So far.
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[Todd] You know what?
I want to thank everybody.
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We've got
a pile of rock there.
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Andy's gonna start
on this road.
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Does it look like
we got enough rock there
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to get going on that road,
Andy?
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Yeah, I think we can
get started this morning.
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At least building the road.
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I don't know if we have
enough rock yet,
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but it should
be able to hopefully
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get the bulk of it done.
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Okay. Tater's stripping.
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We've got some sun,
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so it's gonna
get slimy out there.
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As long as the temperatures
and the melt
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don't affect that rhythm,
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it should go
pretty good today.
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All right. Anything you guys
want to talk about?
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[Andy] It's gonna be
all-hands-on-deck today.
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We're gonna have
the plants running.
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We're building the road.
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We're stripping.
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So everybody's gonna
be very busy.
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[Todd] Okay, let's go.
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Everybody is a little,
I would say,
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a little stressed out
this morning
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just because we've got
so many different things
going on at once.
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But I just told everybody,
"Hey, the first day of
the week.
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So we'll get her going
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and get things running smooth
and it's all good."
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Hey, Hudson,
do you copy, Hudson?
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Yes.
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And then go back down here,
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and then I'll tell you
where to dump it.
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Roger.
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[narrator] Andy's plan is
to scoop up sections
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of muddy pay dirt...
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Dump right there.
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...just as Hudson drops gravel
in its place.
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Then Andy loads Hudson's truck
with more muddy pay for
the Black Pearl
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to produce
the next load of gravel.
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It's a road-building
rinse and repeat,
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as long as the wash plant
can keep up.
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[Andy] The bottom's frozen.
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So once I get rid of
all this slime
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and get the gravel on it,
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it'll stay hard
for the rest of the season,
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um, will keep the machines
out of the muck.
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Right now, I'm getting loaded
with pay dirt
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from the Lost Cut.
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So this is pretty exciting.
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If this cut isn't any good,
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then our season's
probably over.
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We're basically all-in
on this one.
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We have no other option
right now,
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so let's just hope
it pans out.
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[Todd] Let's start up
at the heart of the matter.
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Something's going on.
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[Framer] All right.
Well, I mean,
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it's completely
through the floor here.
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-Okay.
-See that's completely gone?
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And then worse,
all these side walls
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are getting thin
and it's gone through.
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And, look,
this is full of material now.
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You can feel it in there,
this whole thing.
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[Todd] I need suggestions.
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Because the material
that we ran through the plant
is so abrasive,
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it's wore holes
in the splitter box
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and that's why we have leaks.
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This is a big problem because
that even just a small hole,
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that fine gold's going to work
its way outside the box
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and that, you know what,
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is going to lose us
a lot of money.
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So I brought Sparky,
Framer and Hunter up
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to assess the damage
and figure out a solution.
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It's completely destroyed.
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We need to
redo the whole floor.
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I don't think
we need to do that.
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I think we just need
to patch up the holes.
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The hole splitter box
is coming out of here.
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So Sparky thinks it's good
enough to fix the splitter box
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by just welding new metal
on the holes in the floor.
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But I disagree.
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The entire floor
of the splitter box
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is completely eaten away.
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If we want this problem
to go away for good,
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we're gonna have to replace
the whole floor.
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This is the thing
I'm talking about.
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Every time here,
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you guys want to shortcut it,
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and you want to just
not fix it right,
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and then it's screwed,
like that.
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I'm done with that.
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-I want it fixed right.
-I get it. I get it.
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We have the time.
We're gonna do it.
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I don't think we need
to remove the bottom of
this fricking thing.
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Get it done right.
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Check this out, Framer.
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Me and this guy, we built
that splitter over there
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completely by ourselves, okay?
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And this is only
your second season.
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Framer. I love him, but
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he thinks that
he knows everything.
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And this guy has only
been here for two seasons.
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This is my fourth season.
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[narrator]
In order to repair all
the holes in the splitter box,
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Sparky is suggesting
to keep the existing floor
with the holes
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and weld a layer of
AR plating on top of it.
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[Sparky] I think that will
not only, one,
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alleviate your
problems of wear,
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but, two, not take
extensive time on this
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because we've got to run.
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This is some really
good paydirt,
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and we only have
so much time here.
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Now, if you put another plate
right on top, weld it up,
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let's do
a little abrasive welding
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and then it'll seal it all up
in the middle,
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the little flat bar,
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and I think
it'll extend our time.
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I'm telling you, the--
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We have to run
the rest of the season.
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-[Sparky] Oh, 100%
-We're only doing this
one time.
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I'm not gonna do it again.
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We're gonna take it off.
We're gonna do it right.
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And, that way,
we don't have to worry
about it breaking down.
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[Framer]
My whole goal this year
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is to get stuff done right
the first time,
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no matter how long it takes.
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That splitter box has
to be perfect.
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I know Sparky thinks
that it doesn't matter,
but it does.
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He's 22 years old.
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He doesn't know
everything he thinks he does.
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If this isn't done properly,
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it's gonna wear through
somewhere again,
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and then we're gonna
have to shut down.
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[Hunter] The thing is
is I think that
there's a happy medium
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of fixing it right,
but also more efficiently.
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We're not in agreement
on pulling
the whole damn thing out.
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We'll take this out.
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We'll set it here,
but we'll weld it in place,
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instead of cutting
the whole bottom off.
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All right, if that's what
you want to do,
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that's on you.
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Um, we'll get it done
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and we'll get it back
in here for you.
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[sighs] Uh, Sparky had
one idea.
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Framer had another.
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Framer wants to take
too much time to do it right.
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We need to do it right
in half the time.
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We can do it.
We have the right team.
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These guys can do
a lot more than they think
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and a lot
faster than they think.
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So we're going to get it done
in a couple of days here.
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Let's start unhooking it.
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Get the excavator
and we'll fly it out of here.
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Okay, let's do this.
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You got me?
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[Framer on comms]
Yeah, I got it. Go ahead.
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Swing your boom out
right here in front of us
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in the center here...
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[Hunter] The guys are
getting the floor part
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all hooked up to
the splitter here.
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Okay, go ahead and, uh,
bring it out and center
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and I'll line you up
in the middle.
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[Hunter] And then
we've got to just try
to lift it out gently...
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so we don't
move the sluice boxes,
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we don't damage anything.
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All right,
let's fly this thing.
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There you go.
Come on up.
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[exhales] Man, if this thing
falls, it's a huge problem.
247
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This is the lifeline of
how gold's actually gonna
get distributed,
248
00:10:21,767 --> 00:10:23,600
and if it fricks up,
249
00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:24,734
that's on us.
250
00:10:26,767 --> 00:10:27,834
[Framer] Careful.
251
00:10:31,033 --> 00:10:33,533
[Framer] Careful, careful.
252
00:10:34,867 --> 00:10:37,767
The most important thing
when you're operating,
253
00:10:37,767 --> 00:10:38,767
you're flying something,
254
00:10:38,767 --> 00:10:41,066
is just go really slow
255
00:10:41,066 --> 00:10:44,033
because you don't want to be
the one to hurt anybody.
256
00:10:48,767 --> 00:10:51,266
If we don't move this thing
right and we drop it,
257
00:10:51,266 --> 00:10:53,200
then the damage is gonna be
way worse than the holes,
258
00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:54,900
and we're gonna
be out of commission.
259
00:11:02,467 --> 00:11:04,433
[Framer] Center that up 'cause
you're gonna weld right there.
260
00:11:07,867 --> 00:11:09,367
Don't get underneath there,
Spark,
261
00:11:09,367 --> 00:11:10,433
if you can help it.
262
00:11:10,834 --> 00:11:11,867
He's not.
263
00:11:11,867 --> 00:11:13,667
He was out in front of it.
264
00:11:13,667 --> 00:11:15,934
I don't want to kill
my best friend.
265
00:11:18,867 --> 00:11:20,467
[Framer] There you go.
266
00:11:20,467 --> 00:11:22,567
-All right, well... All right.
-All right, buddy.
267
00:11:22,567 --> 00:11:23,800
[Sparky] Thanks, man.
268
00:11:27,367 --> 00:11:30,500
[narrator] As the crew begins
repairs on the splitter box,
269
00:11:30,500 --> 00:11:34,200
Andy and Cub complete laying
gravel for the first segment
270
00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,600
of the new road through
the Lost Cut.
271
00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:40,934
[Andy on comms]
Come on a little to your left.
272
00:11:42,500 --> 00:11:44,734
Keep coming.
A little to your right now.
273
00:11:44,734 --> 00:11:45,967
To your right. Yup.
274
00:11:45,967 --> 00:11:48,233
And keep goin'.
Drop it right there.
275
00:12:02,567 --> 00:12:03,767
[Andy]
A quarter of the road is done.
276
00:12:03,767 --> 00:12:05,233
Now we got to move
to the next step.
277
00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,266
We're going to lay
the culvert down
278
00:12:07,266 --> 00:12:08,400
to create a drainage system
279
00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,367
to divert the water away
from the cut.
280
00:12:10,367 --> 00:12:11,500
Once this is done,
281
00:12:11,500 --> 00:12:13,734
we're going to continue laying
gravel to finish the road.
282
00:12:24,100 --> 00:12:26,100
10-4. Coming right up.
283
00:12:26,100 --> 00:12:27,734
[Sparky] We're installing
what's called a culvert.
284
00:12:27,734 --> 00:12:29,467
The culvert's gonna
distribute this water
285
00:12:29,467 --> 00:12:31,166
right underneath this path.
286
00:12:31,166 --> 00:12:32,667
And so all that water
is gonna drain
287
00:12:32,667 --> 00:12:34,667
right into this slurry
right here.
288
00:12:34,667 --> 00:12:36,467
And this is where the pump's
gonna pump it out
289
00:12:36,467 --> 00:12:38,233
into the circuit right here.
290
00:12:39,266 --> 00:12:40,967
[narrator]
In order to lay the culvert,
291
00:12:40,967 --> 00:12:43,467
Andy must first lay
two sections of pipe
292
00:12:43,467 --> 00:12:45,033
on a bed of gravel.
293
00:12:45,033 --> 00:12:48,934
The pipes are positioned
to drain water
away from the paydirt
294
00:12:48,934 --> 00:12:52,433
into a ditch that runs
to the front of the Lost Cut.
295
00:12:55,066 --> 00:12:58,000
[narrator]
Then the team joins the two
sections of pipe together
296
00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,533
by wrapping filter
fabric around the seam.
297
00:13:03,066 --> 00:13:06,266
[narrator] Finally Andy buries
the culvert in the roadway
298
00:13:06,266 --> 00:13:08,734
by covering it
with several feet of gravel.
299
00:13:12,100 --> 00:13:14,367
Finishing this culvert is
another crucial step
300
00:13:14,367 --> 00:13:15,367
in saving this cut.
301
00:13:16,834 --> 00:13:18,200
Hopefully, this was
all worth it
302
00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,433
and the Lost Cut pays out
in the end.
303
00:13:26,367 --> 00:13:27,767
We're gonna
knock this out over here,
304
00:13:27,767 --> 00:13:29,967
so let's get a couple
grinders over here.
305
00:13:29,967 --> 00:13:31,467
Let's help this guy out.
306
00:13:31,467 --> 00:13:33,066
Just prep it.
307
00:13:35,734 --> 00:13:40,266
Before we can patch the holes,
we're using grinders
to smooth out the surfaces.
308
00:13:40,266 --> 00:13:44,033
This will make it way easier
to weld new metal
on top of the holes.
309
00:13:54,767 --> 00:13:56,567
[Sparky] Run it a little
higher up here, man,
310
00:13:56,567 --> 00:13:57,600
and then we'll preheat it
311
00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,200
and we'll start tacking it in
and just work our way
312
00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:01,867
to this other end of
the splitter.
313
00:14:01,867 --> 00:14:03,367
This is a little bit of
a process,
314
00:14:03,367 --> 00:14:06,600
but it's helpful to have you
and Chambo to help me out.
315
00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,000
So, you guys are
catching on like a--
316
00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,767
faster than a forest fire,
brother.
317
00:14:10,767 --> 00:14:12,300
You guys are doing
pretty good.
318
00:14:12,300 --> 00:14:13,900
-I like it.
-Well, that's good.
319
00:14:16,467 --> 00:14:19,266
[Sparky] This is a big task,
and we needed extra guys.
320
00:14:19,266 --> 00:14:21,100
I happened to choose Chambo,
321
00:14:21,100 --> 00:14:23,000
and we got this
young kid named Caleb.
322
00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,033
They're hard grinders,
really good kids,
323
00:14:25,033 --> 00:14:27,166
and they're catching on
to what I'm putting down.
324
00:14:34,667 --> 00:14:38,367
This is gonna be more
weared-out than this
right here.
325
00:14:38,367 --> 00:14:40,567
So let's see what we got here.
326
00:14:40,567 --> 00:14:43,266
Oh, that's pretty damn close,
dude. You got it.
327
00:14:44,266 --> 00:14:46,166
You got it. You got it.
328
00:14:46,166 --> 00:14:47,834
Yeah, you guys are killing it.
329
00:14:47,834 --> 00:14:49,266
Now, let's work on this spot.
330
00:14:50,867 --> 00:14:53,500
[Chambo]
I've never really done
anything like that before.
331
00:14:53,500 --> 00:14:54,734
He hands me the gun,
332
00:14:54,734 --> 00:14:57,567
throws me on there, and
tells me to start cutting, so.
333
00:14:57,567 --> 00:14:58,867
Keep moving.
334
00:14:58,867 --> 00:15:00,734
Dude, what are you guys--
We don't have time.
335
00:15:00,734 --> 00:15:02,867
There's definitely a little
bit of pressure, you know.
336
00:15:02,867 --> 00:15:05,500
I mean, if I cut something
the wrong way
or mess something up,
337
00:15:05,500 --> 00:15:06,934
that could
create a problem for us.
338
00:15:19,100 --> 00:15:20,934
[Sparky yelling]
What the [bleep] are
you doing?
339
00:15:20,934 --> 00:15:23,500
I know you're new,
but [bleep].
340
00:15:23,500 --> 00:15:25,100
Plugs back in in front of me,
341
00:15:25,100 --> 00:15:27,800
this bitch [bleep] turns on
on my leg.
342
00:15:28,467 --> 00:15:31,367
[bleep] think! It's not safe.
343
00:15:31,367 --> 00:15:32,266
That's not cool.
344
00:15:32,266 --> 00:15:34,100
This thing can easily
cut into my leg
345
00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:35,367
and hit a major artery.
346
00:15:35,367 --> 00:15:37,667
If I didn't have
this guard on,
347
00:15:37,667 --> 00:15:40,300
then this thing
would get me right here.
348
00:15:40,300 --> 00:15:44,100
I had unplugged the grinder
while Sparky was grinding,
349
00:15:44,100 --> 00:15:45,967
and he had it set back
on his leg
350
00:15:45,967 --> 00:15:47,100
and I plugged it back in,
351
00:15:47,100 --> 00:15:48,834
which could
be pretty dangerous.
352
00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:57,133
Look, man, you actually
really [bleep] pissed me off.
353
00:15:58,266 --> 00:15:59,333
You really did.
354
00:16:00,066 --> 00:16:01,567
That really
could have been bad.
355
00:16:01,567 --> 00:16:05,100
You got to think
before you do.
That's the number one thing.
356
00:16:05,100 --> 00:16:06,934
I didn't know
that was the cord.
357
00:16:06,934 --> 00:16:07,900
It's all good.
358
00:16:07,900 --> 00:16:10,300
Just tap my shoulder
next time and we'll be good.
359
00:16:10,300 --> 00:16:11,367
-All right.
-It's all good.
360
00:16:11,367 --> 00:16:13,166
We all make mistakes,
and we're not perfect.
361
00:16:13,166 --> 00:16:14,567
Okay? I love you, bro.
362
00:16:15,500 --> 00:16:16,934
I truly do with all my heart.
363
00:16:16,934 --> 00:16:18,667
[Chambo] The lesson
I learned here was
364
00:16:18,667 --> 00:16:20,767
always be paying attention
to what you're doing
365
00:16:20,767 --> 00:16:25,166
and make sure you check before
you do something like that.
366
00:16:25,734 --> 00:16:27,033
Let's get to it, man.
367
00:16:27,033 --> 00:16:28,734
Keep killing it, okay?
368
00:16:42,266 --> 00:16:43,333
Yes!
369
00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:47,033
It looks really good.
370
00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:51,834
Love it. I love it.
371
00:16:52,567 --> 00:16:53,667
[Andy]
Once this road is built,
372
00:16:53,667 --> 00:16:55,934
we'll be able to access
a lot more of this cut.
373
00:16:55,934 --> 00:16:58,033
But there's still
plenty more to do.
374
00:16:58,033 --> 00:17:00,600
Tater is working on
stripping the next section
of the Lost Cut,
375
00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,767
getting the pay ready to haul
once this road is built.
376
00:17:03,767 --> 00:17:07,634
We can't fall behind if
we're going to get 3,033 oz.
377
00:17:09,767 --> 00:17:11,967
[Tater] I've never done
this sort of stripping,
378
00:17:11,967 --> 00:17:13,667
and I have a couple hang-ups
379
00:17:13,667 --> 00:17:16,667
on what I'm doing
that's really slowing it down.
380
00:17:16,667 --> 00:17:19,066
I'm feeling very
apprehensive on it.
381
00:17:20,300 --> 00:17:23,266
Stripping is
a specific process.
382
00:17:23,266 --> 00:17:25,567
What we're doing is
getting rid of
the top layer of the dirt
383
00:17:25,567 --> 00:17:27,467
where there's no gold,
so we can get at the gold
384
00:17:27,467 --> 00:17:29,567
that's underneath
in the pay layer.
385
00:17:29,567 --> 00:17:32,100
Right now, I'm ripping on
the Lost Cut.
386
00:17:32,100 --> 00:17:34,367
The season relies on this cut.
387
00:17:34,367 --> 00:17:37,567
If I can't get this stripped,
we can't meet our gold.
388
00:17:37,567 --> 00:17:39,333
There's a lot of weight
on my shoulders.
389
00:17:39,934 --> 00:17:41,133
I'm trying to get it right.
390
00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:43,667
[indistinct radio chatter]
391
00:17:50,266 --> 00:17:52,300
I don't want to let
any one of the guys down
392
00:17:52,300 --> 00:17:53,934
because everybody's
working hard
393
00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:55,900
trying to make this happen.
394
00:17:58,867 --> 00:18:00,433
I don't want to be
the weak link.
395
00:18:01,100 --> 00:18:03,100
And, right now,
I feel like I am.
396
00:18:04,033 --> 00:18:06,934
So I'm gonna try
and step up the game
397
00:18:08,166 --> 00:18:10,634
and get this done as
fast as I can.
398
00:18:29,467 --> 00:18:30,667
I'm gonna be in big trouble.
399
00:18:30,667 --> 00:18:32,667
Uh, this is our only ripper.
400
00:18:32,667 --> 00:18:35,266
The cut's open, and we can't
do anything with it.
401
00:18:35,266 --> 00:18:37,567
Without a ripper,
there's no more stripping,
402
00:18:37,567 --> 00:18:39,634
and that'd be
the end of the season.
403
00:18:48,367 --> 00:18:49,600
[Andy speaking over comms]
404
00:18:58,033 --> 00:18:59,367
[Tater] The ripper on
my dozer broke,
405
00:18:59,367 --> 00:19:01,567
which means I had
to stop stripping the cut.
406
00:19:01,567 --> 00:19:03,533
If I can't get
this fixed quickly,
407
00:19:03,533 --> 00:19:05,634
uh, there's no way we're gonna
get this cut done,
408
00:19:05,634 --> 00:19:07,033
and we'll never make the goal.
409
00:19:08,834 --> 00:19:12,266
[narrator]
The ripper is a long
2-ton bulldozer attachment
410
00:19:12,266 --> 00:19:15,767
that is used to loosen
impacted and frozen ground.
411
00:19:15,767 --> 00:19:19,467
It's fitted with a replaceable
tungsten steel alloy tip
412
00:19:19,467 --> 00:19:20,533
called a tooth.
413
00:19:29,333 --> 00:19:31,934
Well, guys, I don't know
what I did, but...
414
00:19:31,934 --> 00:19:33,166
I broke it.
415
00:19:33,166 --> 00:19:34,100
I'm sorry.
416
00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:35,767
-I mean...
-We gotta rip.
417
00:19:35,767 --> 00:19:37,133
So I'm gonna get on the phone.
418
00:19:37,133 --> 00:19:37,967
I'm gonna call around.
419
00:19:37,967 --> 00:19:39,667
I'm gonna see if we can
find one out here.
420
00:19:39,667 --> 00:19:42,767
But you break that one,
and we are done stripping.
421
00:19:42,767 --> 00:19:44,967
[Todd] If we can't
strip new ground,
422
00:19:44,967 --> 00:19:46,867
what's the point
of fixing the Holy Roller
423
00:19:46,867 --> 00:19:48,533
and what's the point
of building that road?
424
00:19:49,734 --> 00:19:52,200
All this hard work right now
would be wasted.
425
00:19:52,934 --> 00:19:54,767
Hopefully,
if they can fix this
426
00:19:54,767 --> 00:19:56,467
and keep her together,
427
00:19:56,467 --> 00:20:00,133
you know, every day is
another 20, 30, 40 oz,
428
00:20:00,133 --> 00:20:02,133
and we need that gold.
429
00:20:02,133 --> 00:20:04,333
I hate that our season
is hanging
430
00:20:04,333 --> 00:20:06,567
on some old dozer
from the '80s.
431
00:20:06,567 --> 00:20:08,133
But you know what?
432
00:20:08,133 --> 00:20:09,533
That's just where we're at.
433
00:20:23,100 --> 00:20:25,767
[Hunter]
When Andy started working
on the road for the Lost Cut,
434
00:20:25,767 --> 00:20:28,000
luckily, we had
a lot of gravel built up
435
00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:28,934
from the Holy Roller.
436
00:20:29,934 --> 00:20:30,867
Since the Holy Roller is down,
437
00:20:30,867 --> 00:20:32,066
we've been running
the Black Pearl
438
00:20:32,066 --> 00:20:33,500
to just keep making gravel.
439
00:20:35,767 --> 00:20:36,900
But at this point,
440
00:20:36,900 --> 00:20:38,867
if we don't have both these
plants running constantly,
441
00:20:38,867 --> 00:20:41,433
we're not gonna have enough
rock to build these roads.
442
00:20:41,433 --> 00:20:43,734
The Black Pearl alone
can't catch us back up.
443
00:20:46,867 --> 00:20:49,000
Andy, I'm, uh--
I'm just waiting here for you.
444
00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,533
Is that what you want?
445
00:20:50,533 --> 00:20:52,333
[Andy on comms] Yeah.
We're waiting on more gravel.
446
00:20:53,133 --> 00:20:54,166
Copy.
447
00:20:55,033 --> 00:20:56,233
Sparky, you copy?
448
00:20:56,967 --> 00:20:58,634
[Sparky on comms]
Yeah. Go ahead.
449
00:20:58,634 --> 00:21:00,266
We've run out of gravel
for the road.
450
00:21:00,266 --> 00:21:02,533
What's the ETA for the
Holy Roller up and running?
451
00:21:04,166 --> 00:21:05,266
At least another day.
452
00:21:05,266 --> 00:21:08,133
We're working as quickly
as we can.
453
00:21:08,133 --> 00:21:10,166
Right now, we can't do
any more work on the road.
454
00:21:10,166 --> 00:21:12,734
We just don't have
any more gravel to finish.
455
00:21:12,734 --> 00:21:14,533
You know,
the Black Pearl can't keep up,
456
00:21:14,533 --> 00:21:16,967
so we really need that
Holy Roller up and runnin'.
457
00:21:16,967 --> 00:21:18,266
If both plants are running,
458
00:21:18,266 --> 00:21:20,066
we can get
this thing finished up.
459
00:21:20,066 --> 00:21:22,967
Then we'll finally be able
to get our machines
through the cut efficiently
460
00:21:22,967 --> 00:21:25,166
and probably be able
to triple the amount of pay
461
00:21:25,166 --> 00:21:26,233
that we can get to the plant.
462
00:21:35,033 --> 00:21:36,333
Hey, man, how's it going?
463
00:21:36,934 --> 00:21:38,233
Not great.
464
00:21:38,233 --> 00:21:39,333
Broke the dozer again.
465
00:21:40,266 --> 00:21:41,567
You did?
466
00:21:41,567 --> 00:21:43,166
Broke the ripper.
467
00:21:43,166 --> 00:21:45,266
It's just one thing
after another.
468
00:21:45,266 --> 00:21:46,467
That's what it is.
469
00:21:46,467 --> 00:21:48,734
That's all it is.
470
00:21:48,734 --> 00:21:51,734
Mining is a bunch
of breakdowns.
471
00:21:51,734 --> 00:21:55,066
In the past, I've had
this exact same thing.
472
00:21:55,066 --> 00:21:59,767
I would just encourage you,
don't lose hope, you know.
473
00:21:59,767 --> 00:22:02,667
-You know, it--
-You know
how hard it is sometimes.
474
00:22:02,667 --> 00:22:03,934
-Oh, God, yeah.
-It's just...
475
00:22:03,934 --> 00:22:05,567
-get a little overwhelmed.
-I know.
476
00:22:05,567 --> 00:22:07,133
I understand that.
477
00:22:07,133 --> 00:22:09,667
Well, listen, you've been
here a long time.
478
00:22:09,667 --> 00:22:10,967
You're part of the puzzle.
479
00:22:10,967 --> 00:22:14,834
I appreciate you,
and I appreciate what you do.
480
00:22:14,834 --> 00:22:18,533
And, without you,
we wouldn't be doing it.
481
00:22:19,166 --> 00:22:21,000
Thank you, Jack.
I appreciate that.
482
00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,734
Well, just keep it going, man.
483
00:22:22,734 --> 00:22:24,567
It's good to be
on this team with you.
484
00:22:24,567 --> 00:22:25,934
We appreciate you, buddy.
485
00:22:25,934 --> 00:22:28,634
I'm just here
just to help you guys.
486
00:22:28,634 --> 00:22:29,934
You do more than that.
487
00:22:29,934 --> 00:22:31,433
-Well--
-You're an inspiration...
488
00:22:31,433 --> 00:22:33,100
-Well...
-...to the rest of us.
489
00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:35,834
It's been a real pleasure.
490
00:22:35,834 --> 00:22:37,700
-Well, thank you.
-Keep her up.
491
00:22:38,233 --> 00:22:39,333
Thanks, Jack.
492
00:22:58,266 --> 00:22:59,934
[Framer] I got to figure out
what I'm gonna do there.
493
00:23:01,367 --> 00:23:02,433
Oh, that's perfect, dude.
494
00:23:02,433 --> 00:23:04,834
-Yeah?
-Yeah, we just slap
that piece right in there.
495
00:23:04,834 --> 00:23:06,133
You're already ready, dude.
496
00:23:06,133 --> 00:23:07,600
I can start welding this side.
497
00:23:08,767 --> 00:23:11,567
We're gonna seal this splitter
box, make 'er waterproof,
498
00:23:11,567 --> 00:23:13,166
'cause there's leaks
everywhere.
499
00:23:13,166 --> 00:23:15,166
The more and more I keep
digging into this box,
500
00:23:15,166 --> 00:23:17,133
the more and more leaks
we're finding.
501
00:23:17,133 --> 00:23:18,634
I'm gonna weld
all the way around it.
502
00:23:18,634 --> 00:23:21,667
We're going to keep going
from one section
to the next section
503
00:23:21,667 --> 00:23:24,567
to the next section
till everything looks good.
504
00:23:24,567 --> 00:23:27,100
You know, there's a lot
of wear holes in that box.
505
00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:29,834
There's nuggets that
are possibly stuck in there.
506
00:23:29,834 --> 00:23:32,266
Yeah, let's crack it open,
see what's in there, huh?.
507
00:23:32,266 --> 00:23:33,367
[Sparky] All right.
508
00:23:33,367 --> 00:23:34,300
So in this splinter,
509
00:23:34,300 --> 00:23:36,467
right in the back
where this little hole is,
510
00:23:36,467 --> 00:23:40,166
it's like inviting
little nuggets to go in there
and party.
511
00:23:40,166 --> 00:23:42,266
So we're gonna rip
that thing open
512
00:23:42,266 --> 00:23:44,200
and see what we got in there.
513
00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,433
Wait. You guys
are getting paid?
514
00:23:51,934 --> 00:23:53,934
Try hitting that down
right there.
515
00:23:53,934 --> 00:23:55,734
That and-- yeah, that-- Yeah.
516
00:23:58,333 --> 00:23:59,567
See, if you can
fix that thing, and--
517
00:23:59,567 --> 00:24:01,133
Yeah. There you go.
518
00:24:01,834 --> 00:24:03,166
There you go. There you go.
519
00:24:03,166 --> 00:24:04,233
There you go.
520
00:24:05,166 --> 00:24:06,433
Ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo!
521
00:24:06,433 --> 00:24:08,300
What the frick?
522
00:24:09,767 --> 00:24:12,233
Yeah, you can see
some fine gold in here.
523
00:24:13,233 --> 00:24:14,667
Who knows
how much is in here?
524
00:24:14,667 --> 00:24:16,533
This thing is really packed.
525
00:24:16,533 --> 00:24:18,367
-Packed all the way
to the top, isn't it?
-Dude.
526
00:24:18,367 --> 00:24:19,867
[Sparky] Packed, dude.
527
00:24:19,867 --> 00:24:21,266
So we've got Thurber
on the way.
528
00:24:21,266 --> 00:24:22,934
He's gonna take it back
to the gold room.
529
00:24:22,934 --> 00:24:26,500
We're gonna see how much gold
that we actually kept
in that box.
530
00:24:27,533 --> 00:24:30,000
Steamy hot just for you.
531
00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:31,533
Where did all that come?
532
00:24:32,166 --> 00:24:33,867
This pocket right here.
533
00:24:33,867 --> 00:24:37,533
And we're eliminating
that problem, right?
534
00:24:37,533 --> 00:24:39,767
Yeah. That little,
tiny hole, brother,
535
00:24:39,767 --> 00:24:42,166
one inch, just
slurped everything in there.
536
00:24:42,767 --> 00:24:44,567
-Wow.
-Yeah.
537
00:24:44,567 --> 00:24:47,266
Well, I'll go up and pan it
and see what we got.
538
00:24:47,266 --> 00:24:48,667
Yeah, man. Yeah. Yeah.
539
00:24:48,667 --> 00:24:49,934
-Thank you, Thurber.
-[Hunter] Thanks, Thurber.
540
00:24:49,934 --> 00:24:52,033
I believe that fine gold,
541
00:24:52,033 --> 00:24:55,467
everything that were captured
in the, uh, sluice box,
542
00:24:55,467 --> 00:24:56,900
same thing's gonna be in here.
543
00:25:03,934 --> 00:25:05,367
I'm gonna pan it real quick.
544
00:25:05,367 --> 00:25:07,734
Hopefully, it was just silt
that went in there.
545
00:25:08,667 --> 00:25:09,734
But...
546
00:25:12,166 --> 00:25:13,934
Well, you can see gold...
547
00:25:14,533 --> 00:25:16,200
right there,
quite a bit of it.
548
00:25:17,834 --> 00:25:19,600
I'm curious now
to how much there is.
549
00:25:24,767 --> 00:25:26,567
All right, Jimbo,
what do we got?
550
00:25:26,567 --> 00:25:28,467
Well, it's good news
551
00:25:28,467 --> 00:25:31,166
that that hole
is going to be gone
552
00:25:31,166 --> 00:25:32,066
because...
553
00:25:35,433 --> 00:25:38,033
[Sparky laughing] What?
554
00:25:38,033 --> 00:25:40,834
-See, I'm telling you,
I only did about a quarter...
-No way!
555
00:25:40,834 --> 00:25:42,066
...of what you gave me.
556
00:25:42,066 --> 00:25:45,233
-But I just wanted
to show you that. That's...
-Weird. No way.
557
00:25:45,233 --> 00:25:46,567
I mean, it's right there.
558
00:25:46,567 --> 00:25:48,767
-Wow!
-It's at the bottom,
it's gonna go in there.
559
00:25:48,767 --> 00:25:50,734
Dude, I knew it.
I just fricking knew it.
560
00:25:50,734 --> 00:25:52,767
Like, how much gold is like
in there, dude?
561
00:25:52,767 --> 00:25:56,767
-Like, in that pocket?
-Well, this here's
three quarters of an ounce.
562
00:25:56,767 --> 00:25:59,533
I did a quarter
of what was in the bucket.
563
00:25:59,533 --> 00:26:01,166
-So is it 2 oz?
-Oh, geez.
564
00:26:01,166 --> 00:26:03,533
That's 4,000 bucks
in that little, tiny hole.
565
00:26:04,767 --> 00:26:06,767
-So...
-Luckily we're eliminating it.
566
00:26:06,767 --> 00:26:08,000
[Thurber] Yeah.
567
00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,433
This gold that we found
in the splitter box
568
00:26:10,433 --> 00:26:12,266
shows the gold
that we've been losing,
569
00:26:12,266 --> 00:26:14,266
but it's gonna be added
to the gold count
570
00:26:14,266 --> 00:26:15,667
for the end of the season.
571
00:26:15,667 --> 00:26:17,433
It's always a good time
to see gold,
572
00:26:17,433 --> 00:26:18,867
but not where they found it.
573
00:26:18,867 --> 00:26:21,734
Fortunately, the improvements
are going to be intense.
574
00:26:21,734 --> 00:26:24,066
Our next weigh is gonna be...
575
00:26:24,066 --> 00:26:26,967
I'm not gonna guarantee it,
but I bet it's good.
576
00:26:26,967 --> 00:26:28,734
How soon before we're
up and running?
577
00:26:28,734 --> 00:26:29,934
We'll be sluicin' soon.
578
00:26:29,934 --> 00:26:32,934
But we're not gonna
let none of that
get caught in the hole.
579
00:26:32,934 --> 00:26:34,867
-Yeah, all right.
-So we're repairing that.
580
00:26:34,867 --> 00:26:36,333
-Good job. Yeah.
-Thank you, my brother.
581
00:26:53,100 --> 00:26:54,166
[Sparky] Be careful, Chambo.
582
00:26:54,166 --> 00:26:56,233
You don't want your hand
caught under this.
583
00:26:57,133 --> 00:26:58,634
Just keep your hand
on the top.
584
00:27:03,033 --> 00:27:05,266
This box is gonna
last forever.
585
00:27:05,266 --> 00:27:08,467
There's a massive amount of AR
plating inside of this thing.
586
00:27:08,467 --> 00:27:10,066
It's now bulletproof,
587
00:27:10,066 --> 00:27:13,266
the world's first bulletproof
splitter on the planet.
588
00:27:13,266 --> 00:27:15,667
So, and then we got it
setting down,
589
00:27:15,667 --> 00:27:16,900
we need to clamp it down.
590
00:27:17,533 --> 00:27:19,400
I get the silicon tight on it.
591
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:21,100
[Todd] The splitter box,
592
00:27:21,100 --> 00:27:22,867
we had to basically take that,
593
00:27:22,867 --> 00:27:26,367
completely rebuild it
with bulletproof AR 500
594
00:27:26,367 --> 00:27:29,033
in all the bottoms
and the sides.
595
00:27:29,033 --> 00:27:31,066
The guys attacked that
really good.
596
00:27:31,066 --> 00:27:33,166
Everybody was
just all-hands-on-deck.
597
00:27:33,166 --> 00:27:34,767
And I think
we saved a lot of time.
598
00:27:34,767 --> 00:27:37,567
And you know what?
Time is money
on this type of situation.
599
00:27:37,567 --> 00:27:39,934
So now we're gonna go ahead
and do the fire-up,
600
00:27:39,934 --> 00:27:41,200
and then get running again.
601
00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:43,834
Okay, guys, fire it up.
602
00:27:43,834 --> 00:27:44,834
Let's get going.
603
00:27:44,834 --> 00:27:45,867
Let's run some dirt.
604
00:27:51,100 --> 00:27:54,166
All right, Caleb. Go ahead
and crank it up to 1,370.
605
00:27:54,166 --> 00:27:55,133
Copy that.
606
00:28:00,166 --> 00:28:02,767
[Andy] I'm really hoping
this fire-up goes well.
607
00:28:02,767 --> 00:28:04,567
If it does, we'll be able
to have both plants
608
00:28:04,567 --> 00:28:06,734
producing gravel
and be back on track
609
00:28:06,734 --> 00:28:09,200
to finishing up this road
to the Lost Cut.
610
00:28:10,967 --> 00:28:12,333
[Jim] It looks good.
611
00:28:13,333 --> 00:28:15,400
[Tater] It looks
like the splitter design
right here are working.
612
00:28:16,667 --> 00:28:17,767
I can't tell down there.
613
00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:19,467
But, I mean,
it's not leaking anywhere,
614
00:28:19,467 --> 00:28:22,166
so it feels really good
to be up and running again.
615
00:28:22,166 --> 00:28:24,166
Everything we throw in there
is really good.
616
00:28:27,233 --> 00:28:28,300
How late you want to run?
617
00:28:30,100 --> 00:28:31,033
Midnight?
618
00:28:31,033 --> 00:28:31,834
Okay.
619
00:28:31,834 --> 00:28:33,333
I'm not shutting down no more.
620
00:28:33,333 --> 00:28:34,667
[Todd] Now that
everything's tightened up,
621
00:28:34,667 --> 00:28:37,033
we can get a really good
accurate count
622
00:28:37,033 --> 00:28:40,934
on how much gold
per 100 yards is in that cut.
623
00:28:41,667 --> 00:28:43,033
On this next weigh-in,
624
00:28:43,033 --> 00:28:46,233
we'll really know just
how good this Lost Cut is.
625
00:28:54,433 --> 00:28:56,033
[narrator]
With the splitter box repaired
626
00:28:56,033 --> 00:28:58,000
and the Holy Roller
up and running,
627
00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:02,166
Tater, Ron and Framer
turn their attention to
fixing the ripper.
628
00:29:02,166 --> 00:29:03,433
[Tater] I might need
a punch, too.
629
00:29:03,433 --> 00:29:05,233
With the ripper shank
being broken,
630
00:29:05,233 --> 00:29:08,133
it's really frustrating 'cause
any hours we lose ripping
631
00:29:08,133 --> 00:29:12,033
is time away from opened-up
ground that we really need.
632
00:29:12,967 --> 00:29:14,500
That looks like a chisel.
633
00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:16,033
Hi.
634
00:29:16,033 --> 00:29:18,333
Replacing the ripper shank
is a little bit awkward.
635
00:29:21,133 --> 00:29:23,700
The first step is you pull the
pin on the top of the ripper.
636
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:24,934
Here you go.
637
00:29:25,667 --> 00:29:27,066
You know what?
I'll just let it fall out.
638
00:29:27,066 --> 00:29:29,133
Maybe I'll back over it
for now.
639
00:29:29,133 --> 00:29:30,600
And then we'll just go
from there.
640
00:29:31,567 --> 00:29:32,767
[Tater] And then
you lift the ripper up.
641
00:29:32,767 --> 00:29:34,734
You let the old one
just kind of fall.
642
00:29:34,734 --> 00:29:36,333
[Ron on comms]
643
00:29:41,233 --> 00:29:42,867
[Tater] Now that we have
the old shank removed,
644
00:29:42,867 --> 00:29:45,634
we have to secure
the new shank in position.
645
00:29:45,634 --> 00:29:48,166
Thankfully, Todd was able
to find a new piece in town,
646
00:29:48,166 --> 00:29:49,734
but, uh, it wasn't cheap.
647
00:29:51,567 --> 00:29:53,600
Let's make sure we put it
in the right direction.
648
00:29:54,533 --> 00:29:55,533
[Ron speaking indistinctly]
649
00:29:58,467 --> 00:29:59,567
[Tater] Careful. There you go.
650
00:29:59,567 --> 00:30:00,634
You're out.
651
00:30:01,133 --> 00:30:02,433
Okay. There you go.
652
00:30:03,266 --> 00:30:04,333
Good. Good.
653
00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,166
Ho!
654
00:30:08,734 --> 00:30:09,634
Straight in, Micah.
655
00:30:13,567 --> 00:30:15,233
Okay, hold it. Pick up.
656
00:30:17,467 --> 00:30:19,567
Okay. Do you feel good?
657
00:30:19,567 --> 00:30:21,166
[Framer speaking]
658
00:30:23,767 --> 00:30:24,600
Okay.
659
00:30:27,133 --> 00:30:28,467
No. Up a hair.
660
00:30:28,467 --> 00:30:29,500
Okay.
661
00:30:30,634 --> 00:30:32,066
Okay, do your thing.
662
00:30:35,667 --> 00:30:37,767
[Tater] As far as lining up
the ripper shank,
663
00:30:37,767 --> 00:30:40,934
it can be difficult
because the ripper is as tall
664
00:30:41,634 --> 00:30:44,433
as the ripper's body
will lift.
665
00:30:44,867 --> 00:30:46,133
Okay, let 'er down, Rob.
666
00:30:46,133 --> 00:30:48,867
So lining it up in there can
be kind of a pain in the butt
667
00:30:48,867 --> 00:30:50,166
'cause you kind of got to
lean it back
668
00:30:50,166 --> 00:30:51,433
a little bit when you do it.
669
00:31:04,767 --> 00:31:06,533
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa. Whoa.
670
00:31:06,533 --> 00:31:07,533
Back up.
671
00:31:14,567 --> 00:31:16,333
-It's light. Oh, yeah.
-You all right?
672
00:31:16,333 --> 00:31:18,100
-Yeah?
-Oh, yeah.
673
00:31:20,367 --> 00:31:21,634
All right.
674
00:31:24,867 --> 00:31:25,900
[Tater] Nice work, fellas.
675
00:31:26,333 --> 00:31:27,634
Don't break this one.
676
00:31:31,767 --> 00:31:32,934
[Tater] We got it fixed.
677
00:31:32,934 --> 00:31:35,533
We're gonna get it back in
the cut and get back to work.
678
00:31:35,533 --> 00:31:38,000
Hopefully, we haven't
lost too much time.
679
00:31:43,567 --> 00:31:46,333
I'm gonna get one more
load of rock right here.
680
00:31:46,333 --> 00:31:48,567
Once I get this pretty clean,
I think we should be good.
681
00:31:48,567 --> 00:31:49,634
Yeah, it looks pretty good.
682
00:31:50,634 --> 00:31:51,967
[Andy] We got our road done.
683
00:31:51,967 --> 00:31:53,533
We got it right through
the middle of the cut.
684
00:31:53,533 --> 00:31:54,767
We sealed it.
685
00:31:54,767 --> 00:31:57,066
The guys can just drive
right through on gravel.
686
00:31:57,066 --> 00:31:59,266
It keeps the machines
in good shape.
687
00:31:59,266 --> 00:32:01,000
It makes it a lot easier
to get into the cut.
688
00:32:01,867 --> 00:32:03,433
So it just makes life better.
689
00:32:05,867 --> 00:32:07,467
[narrator]
With the road now complete,
690
00:32:07,467 --> 00:32:09,867
the crew can finally access
more pay dirt
691
00:32:09,867 --> 00:32:11,066
from the Lost Cut
692
00:32:11,066 --> 00:32:13,166
and truck it over to
the Holy Roller
693
00:32:13,166 --> 00:32:15,233
and Black Pearl to be washed.
694
00:32:17,867 --> 00:32:20,333
[Hunter] Right now,
we've got both plants
up and running again.
695
00:32:20,333 --> 00:32:21,867
The Black Pearl is
looking good.
696
00:32:21,867 --> 00:32:23,433
The Holy Roller is
running nice.
697
00:32:23,433 --> 00:32:26,467
So we're gonna kind of just
put our foot on the gas
698
00:32:26,467 --> 00:32:28,734
and try to run
as many yards as we can
699
00:32:28,734 --> 00:32:30,800
and start putting some
real numbers together.
700
00:32:34,266 --> 00:32:35,667
This is Jack's last season
701
00:32:35,667 --> 00:32:36,867
and we're trying
to break our record.
702
00:32:36,867 --> 00:32:39,533
We're gonna need to run
as much as we can.
703
00:32:39,533 --> 00:32:42,166
And as of right now,
everything's looking good.
704
00:32:45,166 --> 00:32:48,100
So we're running the dirt
through the Lost Cut.
705
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:53,834
We're just really hoping
that this dirt
is actually worth it.
706
00:32:54,734 --> 00:32:58,133
The fixes that we just made
on the Holy Roller
707
00:32:58,133 --> 00:33:01,166
should make everything
a little bit more efficient.
708
00:33:04,133 --> 00:33:07,934
Me and the guys,
we really want to get
a big payday for Jack.
709
00:33:09,967 --> 00:33:14,066
Man, Jack's retirement is like
another spark in me, Dude.
710
00:33:14,066 --> 00:33:17,000
Jack's been there
and he's like the mentor
for everybody,
711
00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:18,967
and he's like--
he's everybody's grandpa.
712
00:33:18,967 --> 00:33:21,266
He's not just their grandpa,
he's my grandpa.
713
00:33:21,266 --> 00:33:22,567
I love that guy.
714
00:33:22,567 --> 00:33:24,934
So it's like
motivation's changed.
715
00:33:24,934 --> 00:33:26,834
Everyone's
integrity's changed.
716
00:33:26,834 --> 00:33:29,100
Everybody's kind of getting
their [bleep] together
717
00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:30,867
and their head out
their [bleep]
718
00:33:30,867 --> 00:33:32,867
and saying,
"Hey, man, we gotta do this.
719
00:33:32,867 --> 00:33:34,433
We gotta do this for Jack."
720
00:33:38,867 --> 00:33:40,834
[Todd] What we want
is a win here.
721
00:33:40,834 --> 00:33:43,166
We've got a lot riding
on this first cleanup.
722
00:33:43,166 --> 00:33:46,000
If we have a bad weigh-in
right off the bat,
723
00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:47,667
then that's gonna show
724
00:33:47,667 --> 00:33:51,166
that that cut really doesn't
have the gold we think it has,
725
00:33:51,166 --> 00:33:52,734
and, uh...
726
00:33:54,166 --> 00:33:55,233
I don't know.
727
00:33:55,233 --> 00:33:57,634
It might set the stage
for a very, very bad season.
728
00:33:59,734 --> 00:34:03,166
I just want this to
be a really successful...
729
00:34:03,166 --> 00:34:04,934
year for my dad.
730
00:34:14,533 --> 00:34:16,367
Yeah, just like that, Caleb.
731
00:34:17,467 --> 00:34:18,433
My name is Caleb.
732
00:34:18,433 --> 00:34:21,100
I'm here doing whatever
work needs to get done.
733
00:34:21,934 --> 00:34:23,233
You can hit it
harder than-- Ow.
734
00:34:23,233 --> 00:34:25,533
[Caleb] Todd just mentioned,
do I want to go
run a rock truck?
735
00:34:25,533 --> 00:34:27,934
So, I kind of agreed to it,
but I wasn't sure
736
00:34:27,934 --> 00:34:29,600
he was gonna actually
invite me up here.
737
00:34:31,567 --> 00:34:33,200
[Framer] He's hitting fingers.
738
00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:34,367
[Caleb]
Finally, I got the text.
739
00:34:34,367 --> 00:34:37,033
"Hey, you're going up
to Alaska to go help
on a gold mine."
740
00:34:37,033 --> 00:34:39,467
So, the last thing I know,
741
00:34:39,467 --> 00:34:41,634
I'm heading on a plane
and arrive here.
742
00:34:42,166 --> 00:34:44,033
See the level of the ground.
743
00:34:44,033 --> 00:34:45,200
[Caleb] Yeah.
744
00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:47,567
What we're going to do is try
to keep it right about there.
745
00:34:47,567 --> 00:34:51,867
He has a work ethic that
I've already been watching
for a couple of years.
746
00:34:51,867 --> 00:34:53,667
We're very lucky to get him.
747
00:34:53,667 --> 00:34:55,967
Just roll the end this way.
748
00:34:55,967 --> 00:34:57,433
It's a good learning
experience, I think...
749
00:34:57,433 --> 00:34:58,834
Like that?
750
00:34:58,834 --> 00:34:59,934
[Dakota] You might just let it
flop towards you,
751
00:34:59,934 --> 00:35:02,333
-but you can do that to.
-I didn't want it to
be too easy.
752
00:35:02,333 --> 00:35:04,400
...and definitely
a time to grow up.
753
00:35:04,867 --> 00:35:06,033
That was pretty easy, huh?
754
00:35:06,033 --> 00:35:07,867
Efficiency at its finest.
755
00:35:07,867 --> 00:35:09,166
All right!
756
00:35:27,233 --> 00:35:29,000
Hurry up, Thurber!
757
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:30,500
He does better when he's mad.
758
00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:35,367
[narrator]
With the Holy Roller
splitter box finally fixed,
759
00:35:35,367 --> 00:35:37,533
Todd and his crew
pull the mats,
760
00:35:37,533 --> 00:35:39,667
hoping to finally see
if the Lost Cut
761
00:35:39,667 --> 00:35:42,600
has as much gold
as they've been hoping for.
762
00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:45,734
It's our first mat-pull
out of the Lost Cut.
763
00:35:45,734 --> 00:35:48,000
Todd gave us two days
to get this plant
764
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,433
up and running
and everything going.
765
00:35:49,433 --> 00:35:51,333
So we ended up getting it done
766
00:35:51,333 --> 00:35:53,600
and now we're pulling mats
and it's a good day.
767
00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:56,634
There's quite a bit of
gold in there.
768
00:35:56,634 --> 00:35:57,667
[Dakota] That is awesome.
769
00:35:57,667 --> 00:36:00,834
Not only is there gold in it,
it's super-fine gold,
770
00:36:00,834 --> 00:36:02,767
which shows your plant's
working good.
771
00:36:02,767 --> 00:36:04,734
I mean,
it's just a solid line.
772
00:36:04,734 --> 00:36:06,634
Not just a line of gold,
but stacked.
773
00:36:06,967 --> 00:36:08,033
It's super-fine.
774
00:36:08,533 --> 00:36:09,934
That's just what's on top.
775
00:36:09,934 --> 00:36:12,200
So there will be
a lot more down in there.
776
00:36:14,266 --> 00:36:17,967
Is a box every perfect? No.
But it's frickin' working.
777
00:36:17,967 --> 00:36:19,634
So it looks really good.
Really good.
778
00:36:30,233 --> 00:36:36,066
I don't want to sound
like my dad here,
but this one looks good.
779
00:36:36,066 --> 00:36:39,467
[Jack] Yeah,
if it keeps going like this,
we're in good shape.
780
00:36:44,567 --> 00:36:45,967
Oh.
781
00:36:45,967 --> 00:36:48,333
-How's it looking?
-I think it looks good.
782
00:36:48,333 --> 00:36:49,900
[Hunter] When we shut
the plant down last night,
783
00:36:49,900 --> 00:36:52,100
the box looked really good.
784
00:36:52,100 --> 00:36:54,467
But I try to not make
any predictions
785
00:36:54,467 --> 00:36:55,367
or get too excited.
786
00:36:55,367 --> 00:36:57,133
Sometimes it looks really good
and it's not.
787
00:36:57,133 --> 00:36:59,500
But I'm gonna help
Jim and Jack out
788
00:36:59,500 --> 00:37:01,533
getting the gold
all cleaned up there.
789
00:37:02,700 --> 00:37:03,700
[Jim] Hey!
790
00:37:04,767 --> 00:37:05,900
-All right,
turn the water back on.
-What?
791
00:37:05,900 --> 00:37:07,033
Turn the water back on.
792
00:37:07,900 --> 00:37:09,166
All right. Go, go, go!
Keep goin'.
793
00:37:09,166 --> 00:37:10,834
Get the big ones back here.
794
00:37:10,834 --> 00:37:12,734
[Hunter] You want it on?
795
00:37:12,734 --> 00:37:16,133
I mean, you can already tell
that this is gonna be
a good cleanup.
796
00:37:16,133 --> 00:37:18,066
The box looked really good.
797
00:37:18,066 --> 00:37:19,433
There's definitely gold in it.
798
00:37:19,433 --> 00:37:21,867
And I think that this
is kind of what
we've been looking for.
799
00:37:21,867 --> 00:37:23,200
As long as we can
keep this up,
800
00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:25,166
we're gonna start really
stacking up the numbers.
801
00:37:26,333 --> 00:37:28,500
I'm gonna say 69.
802
00:37:28,500 --> 00:37:32,634
Ooh, that's... that's got
a good number sound to it.
803
00:37:33,934 --> 00:37:35,333
[Hunter] I love being
in the gold room.
804
00:37:35,333 --> 00:37:37,834
That's kind of where I started
out when I was younger,
805
00:37:37,834 --> 00:37:41,400
before I was able to really
run heavy equipment legally.
806
00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:45,033
And so, with it being
Jack's last season,
807
00:37:45,033 --> 00:37:47,667
you know, someone's gonna have
to do the cleanups with Jim.
808
00:37:47,667 --> 00:37:48,834
if he's not there.
809
00:37:48,834 --> 00:37:49,867
Still going?
810
00:37:49,867 --> 00:37:52,834
Yeah, we're still right there.
811
00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:01,500
-It looks good.
-Yeah, it does.
812
00:38:01,500 --> 00:38:02,600
What do you think
it's gonna be?
813
00:38:03,767 --> 00:38:05,400
I don't want to say a number.
814
00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:10,634
But I'll tell you,
if this is 10% and that's 90,
815
00:38:10,634 --> 00:38:12,667
it's gonna be
a fantastic cleanup.
816
00:38:12,667 --> 00:38:13,934
-So.
-Yeah.
817
00:38:13,934 --> 00:38:15,467
[Hunter] I mean, we won't know
till it's weighed up.
818
00:38:15,467 --> 00:38:17,934
But so far, the Lost Cut
is looking really good.
819
00:38:17,934 --> 00:38:19,533
[Jack] All right, man.
See you later.
820
00:38:19,533 --> 00:38:20,600
[Hunter] Later.
821
00:38:28,533 --> 00:38:30,033
Dude, cool cleanup.
822
00:38:30,033 --> 00:38:31,600
I know this is gonna be big.
823
00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:34,767
The gold that we saw
in the box was amazing.
824
00:38:35,634 --> 00:38:37,867
Dude, a lot of things
happen this week.
825
00:38:37,867 --> 00:38:39,533
Dude, the dozer went down,
826
00:38:39,533 --> 00:38:41,266
we had to work
on the splitter box.
827
00:38:41,266 --> 00:38:42,567
We all came together.
828
00:38:42,567 --> 00:38:46,066
Yeah, we got armor plate,
AR 500 plate in the box.
829
00:38:46,066 --> 00:38:49,400
Like, basically,
we've made this splitter
into an armored tank.
830
00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:52,734
So you're telling me we got
a bullet proof splitter box?
831
00:38:52,734 --> 00:38:54,900
Hey, man, if we're gonna go
through all this pain,
832
00:38:54,900 --> 00:38:56,867
we might as well
get a reward for it.
833
00:38:56,867 --> 00:38:59,333
You and I both know we would
have lost a lot of gold
834
00:38:59,333 --> 00:39:01,200
if that thing kept leaking.
835
00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:02,734
So good job.
836
00:39:02,734 --> 00:39:05,033
I think we're gonna have
a big cleanup here, guys.
837
00:39:05,033 --> 00:39:06,166
I think so, too.
838
00:39:06,166 --> 00:39:07,266
What do you think, Andy?
839
00:39:07,867 --> 00:39:09,367
I don't know. The box...
840
00:39:09,367 --> 00:39:11,834
I've never seen the box
on the Holy Roller
look that good before.
841
00:39:11,834 --> 00:39:14,433
So I see Jack's got
the big jar,
842
00:39:14,433 --> 00:39:15,333
so that's a good sign.
843
00:39:15,333 --> 00:39:17,600
So I guess we'll see.
844
00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:18,567
Right here, guys,
845
00:39:18,567 --> 00:39:22,700
we're about to see
what the Lost Cut is made of,
846
00:39:22,700 --> 00:39:25,834
what the possibilities are
at this mine.
847
00:39:25,834 --> 00:39:28,500
So, okay, shake it out.
848
00:39:28,500 --> 00:39:31,433
Okay, guys, this is
what it's all about.
849
00:39:32,667 --> 00:39:35,433
[narrator] This first weigh-in
of Lost Cut pay for the season
850
00:39:35,433 --> 00:39:37,900
will let the team know if
the cut is good enough
851
00:39:37,900 --> 00:39:41,233
to reach their goal
of 3,033 oz.
852
00:39:41,867 --> 00:39:43,667
-[Jim] Wow.
-[Jack chuckling]
853
00:39:43,667 --> 00:39:44,800
[Todd] Dude, is it that heavy?
854
00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:45,734
It is that heavy!
855
00:39:45,734 --> 00:39:47,600
-[Jack] Oh, my.
-Oh, my gosh.
856
00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:48,667
[Jim] Oh, my gosh.
857
00:39:50,100 --> 00:39:54,900
[Jack] 20, 50, 60, 70.
858
00:39:54,900 --> 00:39:55,934
Holy crap.
859
00:39:57,100 --> 00:39:59,700
[Jack] 80, 90...
860
00:40:00,467 --> 00:40:02,000
100...
861
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:05,066
-[Todd] Yeah, baby.
-112...
862
00:40:05,700 --> 00:40:07,433
-120...
-Are you kidding me?
863
00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:12,166
124, 128,
864
00:40:12,533 --> 00:40:15,634
133...
865
00:40:17,133 --> 00:40:19,533
137...
866
00:40:19,533 --> 00:40:22,266
-[Jim] 0.3!
-0.3.
867
00:40:22,266 --> 00:40:23,133
-Whoo!
-Yes, sir.
868
00:40:23,133 --> 00:40:24,433
-That's awesome.
-Wow.
869
00:40:24,433 --> 00:40:25,600
-Hey!
-[Todd] That's pretty good.
870
00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:28,367
This is our biggest cleanup
we've ever had.
871
00:40:28,367 --> 00:40:34,200
-[Andy] Wow.
-That's 200
and maybe $25,000 we did.
872
00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:36,266
I feel like we're
lottery winners right now.
873
00:40:36,266 --> 00:40:37,500
Dude, it's our turn.
874
00:40:37,500 --> 00:40:39,900
We put a lot of years
into this.
875
00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:46,700
[narrator] As of now, the mine
has reached 192.7 oz of gold,
876
00:40:46,700 --> 00:40:50,433
worth a little over $366,000.
877
00:40:50,433 --> 00:40:53,767
They need 2,840 more ounces,
878
00:40:53,767 --> 00:40:56,533
worth close to $5.4 million,
879
00:40:56,533 --> 00:41:00,233
if they want to
hit their goal of 3,033 oz.
880
00:41:01,066 --> 00:41:03,200
[Todd] That's a pile of gold
right there, guys.
881
00:41:03,900 --> 00:41:05,000
Wow.
882
00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:07,233
If this Lost Cut holds,
883
00:41:07,233 --> 00:41:10,467
we're going to be heading
to that 3,033.
884
00:41:11,100 --> 00:41:12,000
That's pretty amazing.
885
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,333
Hey, this year,
we're not playing checkers.
886
00:41:14,333 --> 00:41:15,266
We're playing chess.
887
00:41:15,266 --> 00:41:16,734
-Amen.
-[Andy] Finally.
888
00:41:16,734 --> 00:41:18,266
That's what
I want to hear, boys.
889
00:41:18,266 --> 00:41:19,266
Yeah!
890
00:41:19,266 --> 00:41:20,867
-About time!
-Whoo!