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[suspenseful music playing]
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[narrator] For the few willing
to risk it all to mine
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in the extremes of Alaska...
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Oh, for [bleep] sakes.
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[narrator]
There's only one thing worse
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than not striking gold.
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[groans]
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I don't know
what I'm gonna do yet.
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[narrator] It's striking gold.
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[man] Nice. It's going up
a little bit. Wow.
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[narrator] And leaving it
in the ground.
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[Todd] What's going on?
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[narrator]
But as government inspectors
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descend on Mammoth Valley...
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[woman] You cannot open
anymore of that cut.
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[Todd]
I have millions of dollars
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invested in this project.
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[narrator]
Mine boss Todd Hoffman
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has no choice
but to break a promise.
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We may not get as much gold
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to take and split
with everybody.
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[Tater speaking]
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It's a hard pill to swallow.
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[narrator] And when the team
pushes back...
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[Andy] Chambo, come here.
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We're gonna talk.
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Just get in the car.
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[narrator] The Hoffmans
must restore faith...
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I feel bad for my dad,
my grandpa, you.
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We gotta fight our way
through it.
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Quitters never win
and winners never quit.
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[narrator]
Or lose the only crew
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that can help them salvage
the millions they staked.
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[Sparky] Ugh,
it's really frustrating.
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Why go through the pain
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if you don't get
a reward for it?
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[Andy] Todd and I had a big
responsibility to these guys,
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but this could turn
into a complete [bleep] show.
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[dramatic music playing]
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[suspenseful music playing]
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[Dakota] All right, Caleb.
Go ahead
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and, uh, turn the pump one
on idle.
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Let it sit
and warm up for a minute.
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[machine whirring]
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[man] Everybody clear.
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Clear the Holy Roller.
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[suspenseful music playing]
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[machine whirring]
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Let it, uh, warm up
for a minute, Caleb.
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And then, we'll come up
to a regular speed.
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[Hunter] Everybody clear.
I'm firing the Black Pearl.
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[machine engine start]
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[engine roaring]
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[Hunter] I'm just warming up
the engine on the Black Pearl
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and then we're gonna get
this baby spinning, too.
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[engine roaring loudly]
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[machine whirring]
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[Hunter] Right now,
we have both plants
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up and running again.
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And so I'm hoping that
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I'll be able to start
to build momentum
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and try to get towards 2,000.
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[wind howling]
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[Todd] What's going on?
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The inspectors
are back on the mine.
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Looks like it's judgment day.
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You know,
inspections are routine,
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but if you find something
in non-compliance,
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which usually they always do,
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you can get shut down
real quick.
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You know, the backside
of that overburden,
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we had a lot of rain
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and they're not
gonna like that.
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[narrator] Last week...
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How are we guys doing?
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[narrator] State environmental
inspectors
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made two back-to-back visits
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to the Mammoth Valley
mine site.
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[Sterling speaking]
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[narrator] After a landslide
in the lost cut,
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came uncomfortably close
to a protected watershed.
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If that goes in the creek,
then we're screwed.
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If that mud goes in the creek,
it's over.
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[narrator] The Hoffman crew
braces for the worst.
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[Todd] I'm very, very nervous
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and we've been having
such a good season.
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I just hope
this doesn't throw
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a wrench in our plans.
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But, this spectacular season
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that I was hoping to have
for my father.
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Because of this kind of stuff,
it's probably gonna slip away.
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So where do we stand?
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[woman] All right.
Well, your overburdened pile
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came dangerously close
to contaminating the creek.
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I hate to break it to you,
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but you cannot open
any more of that cut.
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[Todd]
I have millions of dollars
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invested in this project.
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-[woman] I am not asking.
-[Todd] But the--
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[woman] Any dirt you wanna run
through your plants
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must come from
pre-disturbed ground.
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You cannot open up
any more virgin ground
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or create any more overburden
this year.
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[Todd sighs] Okay.
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Okay. I understand.
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[woman] We found several
other infractions
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on your mine.
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In order to be in compliance
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with Alaska State Code,
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you need to fix
these infractions
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or we will be forced
to shut down
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your mining operation
entirely.
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[Todd sighs]
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I hear you.
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And I know
you have a job to do,
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but I'm gonna tell you
right now.
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It's gonna...
It affects us, all right?
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I'll attack this
the best I can, okay?
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[woman] We understand.
Appreciate it.
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[Todd] Thank you.
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We're not shut down,
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but there's a laundry
list of things
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they want us to fix.
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The big thing is that
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I cannot open any new ground.
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That is like a...
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It feels like
a knockout punch.
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I don't know
what I'm gonna do yet.
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I know what I'm probably
not gonna do, and I...
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That's probably hit
3,000 ounces.
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But you know what?
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You can just look out here
as far as eye can see.
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You see any other mines
out here?
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No.
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Maybe, uh,
we're figuring out why.
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[sighs]
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[Todd] Hey.
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-Hey, Todd.
-Yeah?
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We need to chat a little bit.
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This inspection,
the laundry list of things
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that I gotta do,
I'm going over it in my head
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and it's like...
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It's not pretty. [sighs]
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So are we shut down right now?
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Well, they didn't say
that we're shut down,
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but we can't run both plants
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because of all the stuff
we have to do.
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I basically have to take
all my resources
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and put them towards
all these different changes
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that they want to see.
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-Todd--
-Here's the... Here's the...
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Here's the bad part.
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We can't do the other half
of our cut.
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They're not letting us open
any new ground.
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We can't disturb any tundra.
We can't strip anything.
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So you're telling me
the permits that we have
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are null and void?
We can't mine--
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We cannot extend that cut.
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It's about half the size
that we wanted.
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[Jack] Yeah.
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[Todd] So the lost cut
was gonna provide
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3,033 ounces,
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and now it's gonna be
way less than half that.
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We can't open up that ground
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and we can't put any more
overburden up on the side
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or anywhere else.
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We can only run
pre-disturbed areas
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and then finish the cut
that we've already opened up.
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So it's kind of a big blow.
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Not just me,
I'm worried about,
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you know, being able to pay
all these guys.
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[Jack] Yeah.
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Well, we got a lot
of responsibilities.
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We have guys that have...
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bought into our dream.
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Yeah.
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I wanted this
to be Jack's farewell.
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-We kicked some ass.
-[Todd] Mmm-hmm.
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[Jack]
I know you guys think it's,
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you know, it's a big deal
for me to go out on a...
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What you call a win.
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A win to me is to be able
to give these guys gold.
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That's a win.
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Are we gonna do it?
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Maybe.
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Does it look like it
right now?
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No, it doesn't.
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But, you have these guys
to take care of.
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That's your responsibility.
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You know, we gotta fight
our way through it.
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Let the chips fall
where they will.
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It's not over.
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Quitters never win
and winners never quit.
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[Todd] I'm not saying
that 3,033 ounce,
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that goal is out of reach,
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but it doesn't look good.
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The question is,
will the team
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even be able to dig us
out of the hole?
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So they might as well know
what's going on.
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[Andy clears throat]
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All right.
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Hey, guys, everybody
meet over here by, uh,
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by the little dome.
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[dramatic music playing]
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-[Jack coughs]
-[Jim speaking]
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[Hunter] So the inspector's
just pulled out of the mine
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and my dad's calling everybody
on the radio up top.
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So that's, you know,
probably not a good sign.
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So we're gonna figure out
how bad it is right now.
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[soft dramatic music playing]
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[Tater] It can't be very good
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if he's calling a meeting
with everybody.
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They spent a lot of time
on the mine.
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They looked over every inch.
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So, there's so many rules
and regulations.
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Hopefully, it isn't too bad
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and it's something we can
take care of really fast,
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but we don't know
until we have a meeting.
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[Todd] Everybody here?
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Well, as you guys know,
we got inspected
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and, uh, some of the stuff,
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like the mini landslide
that we had on the back,
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they didn't like that.
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Mother Nature
did a number on us,
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but we're the ones
that are gonna have to fix it.
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You know,
it just is what it is.
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But we're definitely not
gonna mine here next year
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if we don't do these things
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and if we don't get
into full compliance.
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We really wanna make sure
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that everything
gets done right
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because these agencies
will shut us down.
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But, time is money
and we gotta do it quick.
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We're not gonna have
enough manpower guys
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to run both plants.
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So Hunter, you're gonna have
to shut down the Black Pearl.
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It's already been hard.
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It's gonna get a lot harder.
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And they will not let us open
any more ground. Period.
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[sighs]
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[Todd] What that does,
that comes out of our...
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Bottom line,
it comes out of our gold.
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We may not get as much gold
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to take and split
with everybody.
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This could be
the end of our company,
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I gotta be honest with you.
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[sobbing] Sorry.
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[Tater speaking]
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Yes, I'm upset. [sobbing]
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[Hunter]
It was like a gut punch.
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[Sterling] And there's
a real possibility
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that we are going home
empty-handed.
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And my grandpa's retiring,
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and that perfect send off,
um, just went up in flames.
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I definitely don't wanna
just give up and leave.
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00:11:12,467 --> 00:11:15,500
The question is,
do we have it in us
257
00:11:15,500 --> 00:11:17,033
to fight through this?
258
00:11:17,867 --> 00:11:19,266
It's kind of up to you guys
259
00:11:19,266 --> 00:11:21,233
if we wanna pull
this thing off.
260
00:11:22,100 --> 00:11:24,767
Obviously,
the inspection didn't go
261
00:11:24,767 --> 00:11:26,266
the way we'd want it to.
262
00:11:26,266 --> 00:11:28,367
And, uh, that really sucks
263
00:11:28,367 --> 00:11:30,967
because this is
these guys' livelihoods
264
00:11:30,967 --> 00:11:32,567
and, you know,
everybody's trying to make
265
00:11:32,567 --> 00:11:34,266
a future out here
and make a living.
266
00:11:34,266 --> 00:11:36,166
So, it's just getting
to the point
267
00:11:36,166 --> 00:11:37,767
where it seems like
there's no light
268
00:11:37,767 --> 00:11:38,700
at the end of the tunnel.
269
00:11:38,700 --> 00:11:41,467
You know, we've been
through hell and back.
270
00:11:41,467 --> 00:11:43,967
We're gonna kick its ass.
271
00:11:43,967 --> 00:11:45,900
We're gonna go home with gold.
272
00:11:47,100 --> 00:11:48,667
Give me the list
273
00:11:48,667 --> 00:11:50,100
and we'll start
knocking it off.
274
00:11:50,100 --> 00:11:52,100
We'll just do it.
275
00:11:53,266 --> 00:11:54,900
Andy, what do we gotta do?
276
00:11:56,066 --> 00:11:57,700
So we got the laydown yard.
277
00:11:57,700 --> 00:11:59,967
We need to haul material in,
we need to build it up.
278
00:11:59,967 --> 00:12:01,567
We gotta start building
some berms.
279
00:12:01,567 --> 00:12:03,000
We gotta pull back the creek.
280
00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:04,900
I'll take an excavator
and go up and do that.
281
00:12:04,900 --> 00:12:06,467
We need you down in the cut
282
00:12:06,467 --> 00:12:08,367
with the last little bit
of pay out of there.
283
00:12:08,367 --> 00:12:10,300
We need to finish the ditches
284
00:12:10,300 --> 00:12:11,700
because we've gotta
get that prepped
285
00:12:11,700 --> 00:12:13,266
in order to get all
that overburden
286
00:12:13,266 --> 00:12:14,967
flipped back down
into the cut.
287
00:12:14,967 --> 00:12:16,867
Get some mud out of there.
288
00:12:16,867 --> 00:12:18,367
Thurber, dude,
they got culverts.
289
00:12:18,367 --> 00:12:20,000
They need to be linked
and checked,
290
00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,266
and you can start
checking those.
291
00:12:22,266 --> 00:12:25,100
We'll just start knocking
things off one by one.
292
00:12:25,100 --> 00:12:27,000
We're asking
these guys to stay
293
00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,300
and help us out of a jam
they didn't create.
294
00:12:29,300 --> 00:12:30,667
You know, that's a lot to ask.
295
00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:32,667
So hopefully,
the guys will stay with me
296
00:12:32,667 --> 00:12:34,667
and, uh, we don't lose them.
297
00:12:34,667 --> 00:12:37,100
All right. Love you guys.
Let's get to work.
298
00:12:37,100 --> 00:12:38,800
It's a big risk up here.
299
00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,367
Not only just for me,
but for these guys too.
300
00:12:42,367 --> 00:12:43,567
And I love these guys.
301
00:12:43,567 --> 00:12:46,266
I mean, I literally
love these guys.
302
00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:48,767
But, if we don't finish
all the things
303
00:12:48,767 --> 00:12:51,634
on the inspection list,
we're toast.
304
00:12:56,667 --> 00:12:58,000
[eerie music playing]
305
00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,233
[wind howling]
306
00:13:19,567 --> 00:13:20,767
Good morning.
307
00:13:20,767 --> 00:13:22,100
Morning.
308
00:13:22,100 --> 00:13:23,400
[narrator]
Facing a mountain of work
309
00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:25,266
to comply
with the inspectors,
310
00:13:25,266 --> 00:13:27,100
the Hoffmans have no choice
311
00:13:27,100 --> 00:13:29,066
but to shut down
the Black Pearl.
312
00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:31,800
Shut it down.
313
00:13:32,967 --> 00:13:34,567
[narrator]
For now, a small crew
314
00:13:34,567 --> 00:13:36,567
will keep
the Holy Roller sluicing
315
00:13:36,567 --> 00:13:38,600
until Todd
can restore the mine
316
00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:40,700
to full-scale operation.
317
00:13:48,567 --> 00:13:50,934
[Hunter] So sadly,
because of the inspections
318
00:13:50,934 --> 00:13:52,100
we had recently,
319
00:13:52,100 --> 00:13:53,100
we're gonna have
to Black Pearl
320
00:13:53,100 --> 00:13:54,533
kind of on standby.
321
00:13:56,667 --> 00:13:58,600
I definitely have
an attachment to this plant.
322
00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,767
I know me and Sparky both do.
323
00:14:00,767 --> 00:14:03,266
We put in an insane
amount of work
324
00:14:03,266 --> 00:14:05,100
to get this thing up
and running.
325
00:14:05,100 --> 00:14:08,600
This plant helped me prove
to myself that, you know,
326
00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,300
I can build a wash plant
like this and I can mine,
327
00:14:11,300 --> 00:14:13,867
and that me and Sparky,
and the rest of the guys
328
00:14:13,867 --> 00:14:16,266
have the skills to go out
and do on their own.
329
00:14:16,266 --> 00:14:18,600
So, you know,
330
00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:20,667
maybe one day I can purchase
the Black Pearl
331
00:14:20,667 --> 00:14:23,700
and go, uh, go mining
on my own.
332
00:14:28,734 --> 00:14:31,433
[slow dramatic music playing]
333
00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:36,133
[wind blowing]
334
00:14:40,567 --> 00:14:42,000
So...
335
00:14:44,500 --> 00:14:46,300
we're not gonna hit our goal.
336
00:14:46,300 --> 00:14:48,767
We're gonna have
a loss of what
337
00:14:48,767 --> 00:14:50,100
where we wanted to be.
338
00:14:50,100 --> 00:14:53,000
The lost cut will be
about half the size
339
00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,166
of what we planned for.
340
00:14:55,166 --> 00:14:58,100
A couple million
dollars short,
341
00:14:58,100 --> 00:14:59,934
which is... [laughs]
342
00:14:59,934 --> 00:15:01,300
Oh, my God.
343
00:15:01,300 --> 00:15:05,000
I mean, the killer is that,
the gold's sitting...
344
00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,066
It's sitting right there.
345
00:15:07,066 --> 00:15:09,300
[Andy] We can't just
go fix the problem.
346
00:15:09,300 --> 00:15:11,367
We gotta fix the problem
and sluice.
347
00:15:11,367 --> 00:15:13,400
And we can't at this point
open any more ground.
348
00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,266
So, if we can get
the work done,
349
00:15:15,266 --> 00:15:17,367
hopefully Hunter
can, uh, maybe find
350
00:15:17,367 --> 00:15:19,200
some other gravel
that we can access,
351
00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:20,567
but, as of right now,
352
00:15:20,567 --> 00:15:22,066
what we get out of this cut
353
00:15:22,066 --> 00:15:23,367
is what we get for the season.
354
00:15:23,367 --> 00:15:25,867
Ultimately,
it's my responsibility.
355
00:15:26,834 --> 00:15:29,734
I don't know
how I didn't quite see
356
00:15:29,734 --> 00:15:31,300
-or knew what came.
-[Todd] Your set... Listen.
357
00:15:31,300 --> 00:15:34,266
Listen, your setbacks
are legal.
358
00:15:34,266 --> 00:15:35,867
I just looked at the permit.
359
00:15:35,867 --> 00:15:39,166
We are legal to put overburden
360
00:15:39,166 --> 00:15:41,367
on the Tundra.
361
00:15:41,367 --> 00:15:43,867
Now, weather is...
362
00:15:43,867 --> 00:15:47,667
You know, it's an act of God
in my opinion.
363
00:15:47,667 --> 00:15:48,967
You can say all those things,
364
00:15:48,967 --> 00:15:51,500
but the bottom line is
is that, when the gold
365
00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:53,467
is not in the box
at the end of the day,
366
00:15:53,467 --> 00:15:55,567
it's these guys'
livelihood as well.
367
00:15:55,567 --> 00:15:57,500
-Yeah.
-And that ain't...
368
00:15:57,500 --> 00:15:59,266
In my book, that's not cool.
369
00:15:59,266 --> 00:16:01,867
-No. Well, you know what?
-And, uh--
370
00:16:01,867 --> 00:16:04,166
Everybody takes a risk
when they come up here
371
00:16:04,166 --> 00:16:05,367
and I love these guys, too.
372
00:16:05,367 --> 00:16:07,667
But this ain't for sure thing.
373
00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:10,166
We just got dealt
some bad cards
374
00:16:10,166 --> 00:16:12,400
and that's just the way it is.
375
00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,000
We're gonna just push
our way through
376
00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,934
and who knows, we might
come out of this thing
377
00:16:17,934 --> 00:16:19,700
to fight another day.
378
00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:22,000
Yeah.
379
00:16:22,867 --> 00:16:24,066
Let's go out there
380
00:16:24,066 --> 00:16:25,567
and let's figure it out,
you know?
381
00:16:25,567 --> 00:16:27,066
-Okay.
-Let's keep fighting.
382
00:16:28,066 --> 00:16:29,266
This is where we're at,
383
00:16:29,266 --> 00:16:31,367
so I'm not gonna sit here
and cry about it.
384
00:16:31,367 --> 00:16:33,166
I'm gonna try to fight
our way through.
385
00:16:33,166 --> 00:16:34,367
If we get shut down,
386
00:16:34,367 --> 00:16:36,166
then I'll just deal with that,
you know?
387
00:16:36,166 --> 00:16:38,300
Because I believe
this is the place
388
00:16:38,300 --> 00:16:40,867
that my father
all these years
389
00:16:40,867 --> 00:16:42,567
has dreamed about.
390
00:16:42,567 --> 00:16:44,166
The gold is spectacular
391
00:16:44,166 --> 00:16:46,734
and it's not
in my DNA to quit.
392
00:16:46,734 --> 00:16:48,900
[dramatic music playing]
393
00:16:55,300 --> 00:16:58,200
Yeah. We wanna give her
a little bit of material.
394
00:17:00,367 --> 00:17:02,200
[Sparky] Honestly, man,
I really don't wanna
395
00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,266
get out of here
without a gold bonus.
396
00:17:04,266 --> 00:17:05,867
You know, the gold's good,
397
00:17:05,867 --> 00:17:08,266
but it doesn't make
a whole lot of sense
398
00:17:08,266 --> 00:17:11,100
'cause we haven't really done
a lot of mining here.
399
00:17:11,100 --> 00:17:13,266
We're just putting out fires
left and right.
400
00:17:13,266 --> 00:17:16,266
Like dude, back home,
we got mouths to feed,
401
00:17:16,266 --> 00:17:17,900
why should we be here?
402
00:17:23,967 --> 00:17:25,166
[Tater] Be a shame
to leave early.
403
00:17:25,166 --> 00:17:27,834
Todd and Andy,
they're good guys.
404
00:17:27,834 --> 00:17:29,467
You know, they'd give up
anything for you,
405
00:17:29,467 --> 00:17:31,767
but at the end of the day,
406
00:17:31,767 --> 00:17:33,967
if we can't get it all fixed
and get back to running
407
00:17:33,967 --> 00:17:36,266
and actually make
something of it,
408
00:17:36,266 --> 00:17:37,300
I'm gonna have to go.
409
00:17:37,300 --> 00:17:40,100
I don't think I can afford
personally to be here
410
00:17:40,100 --> 00:17:43,200
if we're not gonna make
any money this season.
411
00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:44,867
-Like I got bills to pay.
-[Tater] I...
412
00:17:44,867 --> 00:17:46,667
I... Yeah, no, I agree.
413
00:17:46,667 --> 00:17:48,867
Possibly not getting
the gold bonus.
414
00:17:48,867 --> 00:17:51,100
It's a hard pill to swallow.
415
00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,467
I mean,
we all got bills to pay.
416
00:17:54,467 --> 00:17:56,467
-Mmm-hmm.
-You can't... [chuckles]
417
00:17:56,467 --> 00:17:59,100
You can't pay 'em
on hopes and dreams.
418
00:17:59,100 --> 00:18:01,400
[bleep] It's not looking
good right now.
419
00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,367
I gotta take care of my kids.
420
00:18:03,367 --> 00:18:05,000
I mean, ultimately,
421
00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,867
that's, you know,
one of them tough decisions.
422
00:18:06,867 --> 00:18:08,500
[Framer] Yeah, well,
get back to work.
423
00:18:08,500 --> 00:18:09,967
Yeah.
424
00:18:10,934 --> 00:18:11,867
[door opens]
425
00:18:13,066 --> 00:18:14,467
[door closes]
426
00:18:14,467 --> 00:18:17,400
[intense music playing]
427
00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:20,467
[Framer] So Andy gave us
our to-do list this morning.
428
00:18:20,467 --> 00:18:22,934
We have a bunch of things
on our checklist
429
00:18:22,934 --> 00:18:24,000
that we need to take care of.
430
00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:25,266
And, uh, first and foremost,
431
00:18:25,266 --> 00:18:26,600
today is gonna be our water.
432
00:18:27,667 --> 00:18:29,767
Obviously,
everybody's down right now.
433
00:18:29,767 --> 00:18:33,400
To me, it's just another day
of getting out there,
434
00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:34,667
getting the work done
435
00:18:34,667 --> 00:18:37,000
so that you can get back
to sluicing.
436
00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:38,600
And it's gonna cost Todd
a lot of money
437
00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,200
and it's gonna cost us
a lot of time,
438
00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,734
but we're gonna try our best.
439
00:18:48,100 --> 00:18:51,867
Well, boys, good way
to start a morning
440
00:18:51,867 --> 00:18:54,266
as you set up waddles
in the cut,
441
00:18:54,266 --> 00:18:56,266
and try not to get stuck.
442
00:18:56,266 --> 00:18:58,867
These mud boots
are like a size bigger
443
00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:01,433
and might fall off my foot.
444
00:19:02,734 --> 00:19:03,567
[sighs]
445
00:19:03,567 --> 00:19:06,333
[Sparky speaking]
446
00:19:08,100 --> 00:19:10,166
Came down here with some
waddles this morning.
447
00:19:10,166 --> 00:19:11,667
We still got a few spots
448
00:19:11,667 --> 00:19:14,066
that are kind of leaking off
the slide on the back side.
449
00:19:14,066 --> 00:19:16,500
So, we're just trying to get
everything kind of dried up
450
00:19:16,500 --> 00:19:19,066
as much as we can and
direct it in the right way.
451
00:19:19,066 --> 00:19:21,467
That channel right there
has gotta get pushed
452
00:19:21,467 --> 00:19:25,000
towards those rows of bushes
down there.
453
00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,367
If we don't get this done
in the right way
454
00:19:27,367 --> 00:19:29,467
that these agencies want,
455
00:19:29,467 --> 00:19:30,834
we're done
for the season then.
456
00:19:30,834 --> 00:19:34,133
Let's pack it up, fix it,
and go home.
457
00:19:39,066 --> 00:19:41,233
[wind blowing]
458
00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:45,166
I'm just glad I wore
my waterproof boots today.
459
00:19:45,166 --> 00:19:46,467
[panting]
460
00:19:46,467 --> 00:19:49,300
I mean, some of the stuff
is just straight silt
461
00:19:49,300 --> 00:19:51,000
that's been sliding for days.
462
00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,000
[Chambo panting]
463
00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,100
You can sink out of sight
in some spots,
464
00:19:55,100 --> 00:20:00,100
so, there's no easy way
of going about it.
465
00:20:00,100 --> 00:20:02,934
[Chambo] The bugs just make
it even better, too.
466
00:20:02,934 --> 00:20:06,500
Freaking mosquitos everywhere.
467
00:20:06,500 --> 00:20:08,367
[Dakota] Everyone's kind of
down a little bit right now,
468
00:20:08,367 --> 00:20:10,100
but we just got
to push through.
469
00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:13,934
It's a, uh, long list,
so we gotta get to it.
470
00:20:13,934 --> 00:20:15,834
[groans]
471
00:20:15,834 --> 00:20:19,967
I'm like doing unintentional
mountain climbers right now.
472
00:20:19,967 --> 00:20:22,066
[Dakota] We got, like, an hour
to finish all this,
473
00:20:22,066 --> 00:20:24,400
so the faster you move,
the less you get yelled at.
474
00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:30,900
[distance engine whirring]
475
00:20:31,967 --> 00:20:33,734
[Tater speaking]
476
00:20:34,567 --> 00:20:35,700
Tater, go ahead.
477
00:20:36,266 --> 00:20:37,600
We need to put rock on the end
478
00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:39,233
of this culvert as well,
correct?
479
00:20:39,967 --> 00:20:41,133
Yeah.
480
00:20:45,767 --> 00:20:47,400
Yeah, 10-4.
481
00:20:49,667 --> 00:20:52,767
[Andy] Todd may have
a big responsibility
for these guys.
482
00:20:52,767 --> 00:20:54,734
But the thing is here,
logistically,
483
00:20:54,734 --> 00:20:58,266
you have such a limited window
484
00:20:58,266 --> 00:21:02,367
to fix things and to...
And the sluice in the mine.
485
00:21:02,367 --> 00:21:05,200
I just hope that the team
is in, uh, good spirits.
486
00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,767
Oh, for [bleep] sakes.
487
00:21:07,767 --> 00:21:09,967
[Andy] They have every right
to be pissed.
488
00:21:11,767 --> 00:21:13,867
And it's on me.
I mean, there's...
489
00:21:13,867 --> 00:21:16,300
I get mad a lot of guys
for doing a lot of dumb things
490
00:21:16,300 --> 00:21:17,567
and help them get out of it,
491
00:21:17,567 --> 00:21:20,467
but I made
the biggest mistake.
492
00:21:20,467 --> 00:21:21,967
This is on me.
493
00:21:21,967 --> 00:21:23,834
Nobody else's fault.
494
00:21:23,834 --> 00:21:26,934
It's Jack's last season
and I lost the crew
495
00:21:26,934 --> 00:21:28,600
because of mistakes
that I made.
496
00:21:29,767 --> 00:21:32,000
This could turn
into a complete [bleep] show.
497
00:21:37,667 --> 00:21:39,233
[dramatic music playing]
498
00:21:39,767 --> 00:21:41,300
[ATV engine turns on]
499
00:21:43,934 --> 00:21:45,634
We had our meeting
this morning.
500
00:21:45,634 --> 00:21:48,367
I got my first list
of things to do.
501
00:21:48,367 --> 00:21:50,667
I'm gonna get right on it
502
00:21:50,667 --> 00:21:52,266
and doing the work
that needs to be done
503
00:21:52,266 --> 00:21:53,967
so we can go back to mining.
504
00:21:54,867 --> 00:21:58,066
So first thing I gotta do
is document size,
505
00:21:58,066 --> 00:22:01,000
length, and where
the culverts are.
506
00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:02,166
They wanna know everything
507
00:22:02,166 --> 00:22:05,233
about everything
on the mining.
508
00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:07,467
[narrator]
The Hoffmans used culverts
509
00:22:07,467 --> 00:22:10,867
to reroute flowing water
under their road system.
510
00:22:10,867 --> 00:22:14,233
Government agencies required
detailed documentation
511
00:22:14,233 --> 00:22:15,734
of these culverts.
512
00:22:15,734 --> 00:22:17,100
To ensure
they don't interfere
513
00:22:17,100 --> 00:22:18,867
with too many birds, fish,
514
00:22:18,867 --> 00:22:21,867
and other wildlife
they call this area a home.
515
00:22:21,867 --> 00:22:25,467
[Jim] Starting at the top,
that'll be the Dog Creek,
516
00:22:25,467 --> 00:22:27,033
number one culvert.
517
00:22:27,033 --> 00:22:29,233
It's 60 foot,
I'm gonna see how...
518
00:22:29,233 --> 00:22:33,000
The diameter of it
and document that.
519
00:22:34,467 --> 00:22:36,700
If I knew that,
I would get soaking wet.
520
00:22:37,667 --> 00:22:40,066
You know,
when you're here at a mine,
521
00:22:40,066 --> 00:22:42,867
you know, you're kind
of stuck with a lot of stuff.
522
00:22:42,867 --> 00:22:44,467
And I think
we're being targeted
523
00:22:44,467 --> 00:22:46,900
'cause they know we can do it
and we're gonna do it.
524
00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:49,367
There's certain agencies
that know
525
00:22:49,367 --> 00:22:50,667
that if we're not here,
526
00:22:50,667 --> 00:22:54,000
this one will never
ever get done.
527
00:22:54,867 --> 00:22:56,667
8-foot culvert,
528
00:22:56,667 --> 00:22:59,433
number one 60 feet long,
529
00:22:59,433 --> 00:23:01,000
8 feet tall.
530
00:23:02,567 --> 00:23:05,000
So that's what
they wanna know.
531
00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,467
It's overwhelming
when you look at the pages
532
00:23:07,467 --> 00:23:10,266
of things to do
but just one thing at a time,
533
00:23:10,266 --> 00:23:12,300
take your time, do it right.
534
00:23:13,634 --> 00:23:17,266
If we don't get it done,
and that's what we'll be,
535
00:23:17,266 --> 00:23:18,700
we'll be done.
536
00:23:25,634 --> 00:23:26,834
[man] Hey, Andy.
537
00:23:26,834 --> 00:23:29,600
He's pretty busy right now.
538
00:23:30,834 --> 00:23:32,367
I know the guys are down.
539
00:23:32,367 --> 00:23:34,767
They have a very tough
decision to make.
540
00:23:34,767 --> 00:23:37,567
But we still are running
the Holy Roller.
541
00:23:37,567 --> 00:23:40,266
We've already ran
2,500 yards this week
542
00:23:40,266 --> 00:23:42,066
and we're gonna keep it
running to the end
543
00:23:42,066 --> 00:23:44,667
and we still got some pretty
kick-butt pay left
544
00:23:44,667 --> 00:23:45,533
in that cut.
545
00:23:46,467 --> 00:23:49,033
You know, a solid weigh-in
this week
546
00:23:49,033 --> 00:23:51,700
could just put 'em
over the hump,
547
00:23:52,367 --> 00:23:54,500
and hopefully,
they'll stick around.
548
00:23:59,233 --> 00:24:01,867
[dramatic music playing]
549
00:24:01,867 --> 00:24:04,567
[Chambo exhales sharply]
550
00:24:10,233 --> 00:24:11,900
On days like this...
551
00:24:12,734 --> 00:24:14,367
you start
to question yourself,
552
00:24:14,367 --> 00:24:17,133
this is one of the hardest
things I've ever done.
553
00:24:17,133 --> 00:24:19,967
I mean, we're barely
getting any sleep,
554
00:24:20,734 --> 00:24:22,567
and then they make me
come out here
555
00:24:23,367 --> 00:24:26,567
and shovel all day.
556
00:24:28,734 --> 00:24:30,767
Some of this stuff's
like concrete.
557
00:24:31,266 --> 00:24:33,467
[ATV engine revving]
558
00:24:39,166 --> 00:24:41,767
[Framer] That's gonna take
longer than I thought, huh?
559
00:24:41,767 --> 00:24:43,467
It might.
560
00:24:43,467 --> 00:24:46,000
[Framer] All right.
Well, keep up the good work.
561
00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,667
So you got a ways to go.
562
00:24:49,734 --> 00:24:51,467
I'll come check on you
in a little bit
563
00:24:51,467 --> 00:24:52,867
and bring you some more water.
564
00:24:53,166 --> 00:24:54,533
Yeah.
565
00:24:54,533 --> 00:24:56,266
[Framer] Hopefully,
we can get this all done
566
00:24:56,266 --> 00:24:59,667
before the weather gets here
and shuts us down permanently.
567
00:24:59,667 --> 00:25:01,867
But there is no way
we're gonna make our goal
at this point.
568
00:25:01,867 --> 00:25:03,667
We're just hoping
we can break even
569
00:25:03,667 --> 00:25:06,567
and keep them happy
so we can keep mining.
570
00:25:06,567 --> 00:25:08,367
-Are you good?
-Yeah.
571
00:25:08,367 --> 00:25:09,567
[Framer] All right.
572
00:25:09,567 --> 00:25:11,567
[ATV engine revving]
573
00:25:14,100 --> 00:25:16,667
It doesn't matter
what they have me do it
574
00:25:16,667 --> 00:25:19,100
or how they have me do it,
or why they have me do it,
575
00:25:20,066 --> 00:25:22,767
16 hours a day,
we work 16 to 18 hours a day,
576
00:25:22,767 --> 00:25:25,867
every day get nothing
for helping them find gold.
577
00:25:25,867 --> 00:25:29,233
I don't care if we get
any gold, it's their gold.
578
00:25:29,233 --> 00:25:32,100
[country music playing]
579
00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,266
Oh, backpedal, backpedal.
580
00:25:35,266 --> 00:25:36,800
I feel like I'm getting stuck.
581
00:25:38,367 --> 00:25:40,533
[Sparky] Dakota, are you gonna
double up there, too?
582
00:25:40,533 --> 00:25:42,767
This side is pretty sloped,
pretty good.
583
00:25:42,767 --> 00:25:44,467
It's just that low spot
I was worried about.
584
00:25:44,467 --> 00:25:45,433
[Sparky] Cool.
585
00:25:45,433 --> 00:25:47,166
[Dakota] And Sparky
is sinking out of sight.
586
00:25:47,166 --> 00:25:49,033
Damn it.
I'm literally sinking.
587
00:25:49,033 --> 00:25:50,533
[Sterling]
Here, I'm coming, buddy.
588
00:25:50,533 --> 00:25:52,066
One plant down,
589
00:25:52,066 --> 00:25:54,233
this work is backbreaking
and pointless.
590
00:25:54,233 --> 00:25:56,066
We're gonna run out of pay.
591
00:25:56,066 --> 00:25:57,367
-Here you go.
-[Sparky] God.
592
00:25:57,367 --> 00:25:58,533
-I'm stuck.
-[Sterling] Here you go.
593
00:25:58,533 --> 00:26:00,233
-Dude, I'm stuck, stuck.
-Yeah.
594
00:26:00,233 --> 00:26:01,867
[Sparky] All I have right now
is my work ethic
595
00:26:01,867 --> 00:26:03,100
and my attitude.
596
00:26:03,100 --> 00:26:04,567
I want my uncle
to be proud of me.
597
00:26:04,567 --> 00:26:06,367
I want Grandpa
to be proud of me.
598
00:26:06,367 --> 00:26:09,000
I'm trying to roll with
the punches, but it's hard.
599
00:26:11,266 --> 00:26:12,467
[Sparky] Oh, God.
600
00:26:12,467 --> 00:26:14,467
No, no.
601
00:26:14,467 --> 00:26:15,767
[sighs]
602
00:26:18,634 --> 00:26:20,000
Oh, don't get up.
603
00:26:22,367 --> 00:26:23,367
All right.
604
00:26:23,367 --> 00:26:25,233
We're crawling
out of this one.
605
00:26:25,233 --> 00:26:26,700
Baby steps.
606
00:26:28,233 --> 00:26:29,734
Okay.
607
00:26:29,734 --> 00:26:31,133
-Thanks, bro.
-[Sterling] Yeah.
608
00:26:31,133 --> 00:26:32,400
[exhales sharply]
609
00:26:35,033 --> 00:26:37,000
It really sucks
being a fat kid.
610
00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:38,100
You're not a fat kid.
611
00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:39,767
Stop talking
negative self-talk.
612
00:26:39,767 --> 00:26:41,266
Hey, what's next, big fella?
613
00:26:41,266 --> 00:26:42,400
[Dakota] That's it.
614
00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:45,967
We got all the waddles
in there
615
00:26:45,967 --> 00:26:47,300
as best as we could.
616
00:26:48,834 --> 00:26:50,100
Let's go and start trekking.
617
00:26:50,100 --> 00:26:52,367
We're all fighting
really hard this season.
618
00:26:52,367 --> 00:26:53,734
We put in some much effort
619
00:26:53,734 --> 00:26:56,066
and it's just been setback
after setback.
620
00:27:00,934 --> 00:27:02,166
[Sparky] Oh, great.
621
00:27:02,166 --> 00:27:03,567
-Let's just do that then.
-Let's just do that.
622
00:27:03,567 --> 00:27:05,266
And do it
so this doesn't break.
623
00:27:06,467 --> 00:27:08,400
-I can't guarantee that.
-What are we doing?
624
00:27:09,934 --> 00:27:12,300
-What's up?
-Got it done.
625
00:27:13,967 --> 00:27:15,433
You got it all done
626
00:27:15,433 --> 00:27:16,767
whatever Micah told you to do?
627
00:27:16,767 --> 00:27:17,600
Yeah.
628
00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:18,967
Well, then you need
to get a shovel
629
00:27:18,967 --> 00:27:20,367
and you need to go down there.
630
00:27:20,367 --> 00:27:22,533
I'll pull a little drain
ditch there, that'd be great.
631
00:27:22,533 --> 00:27:23,934
You got a shovel?
632
00:27:25,166 --> 00:27:27,533
[Chambo] So I'm out here
in the mud digging ditches,
633
00:27:27,533 --> 00:27:30,700
breaking my back for pretty
much Andy's mistake and...
634
00:27:31,333 --> 00:27:32,800
There's a shovel right there.
635
00:27:33,567 --> 00:27:35,867
I'm just not gonna
take it [bleep].
636
00:27:38,066 --> 00:27:39,700
I'm just... I'm over it.
637
00:27:40,266 --> 00:27:41,567
[Andy] Chambo.
638
00:27:41,567 --> 00:27:42,967
Hey, dude.
639
00:27:42,967 --> 00:27:44,133
Come here.
640
00:27:46,867 --> 00:27:48,333
So you... If you got
a problem,
641
00:27:48,333 --> 00:27:50,233
you don't just [bleep]
walk off the job.
642
00:27:51,834 --> 00:27:53,033
Come here.
643
00:27:53,033 --> 00:27:54,133
Chambo.
644
00:27:54,667 --> 00:27:55,834
Chambo.
645
00:27:55,834 --> 00:27:57,800
You need to turn around
right now.
646
00:27:58,533 --> 00:28:00,767
You guys need to stop filming.
647
00:28:00,767 --> 00:28:02,767
You're... You guys are making
this into a bigger deal
648
00:28:02,767 --> 00:28:04,634
than what it is, so stop.
649
00:28:04,634 --> 00:28:06,266
This is not
that big of a deal.
650
00:28:07,266 --> 00:28:09,567
I got better things
to do than babysitting.
651
00:28:09,567 --> 00:28:11,000
[man] Chambo, sit over.
652
00:28:11,533 --> 00:28:12,767
[Andy] Hey, just hop in.
653
00:28:14,667 --> 00:28:16,133
I'm not gonna tell you twice.
654
00:28:16,133 --> 00:28:17,634
There's no cameras.
Just get in the car.
655
00:28:17,634 --> 00:28:19,133
[Chambo speaking]
656
00:28:19,133 --> 00:28:20,967
[Andy] Listen to me.
657
00:28:20,967 --> 00:28:22,533
If you don't wanna make
this worse,
658
00:28:22,533 --> 00:28:23,834
[bleep] get in the car.
659
00:28:23,834 --> 00:28:24,967
[Chambo] Dude.
660
00:28:24,967 --> 00:28:25,934
Get in the car.
661
00:28:25,934 --> 00:28:27,166
[Chambo speaking]
662
00:28:27,166 --> 00:28:28,433
-Come here. Look at me.
-[Chambo speaking]
663
00:28:28,433 --> 00:28:29,667
-Look at me. Look at me.
-[Chambo speaking]
664
00:28:29,667 --> 00:28:31,667
No, just get in the car.
665
00:28:31,667 --> 00:28:33,233
Chambo, just come here.
666
00:28:33,233 --> 00:28:34,467
We're gonna talk, all right?
667
00:28:34,467 --> 00:28:35,433
It's not gonna be a big deal.
668
00:28:35,433 --> 00:28:36,533
-[Chambo speaking]
-Just get back in the car.
669
00:28:36,533 --> 00:28:38,834
[Chambo speaking]
670
00:28:38,834 --> 00:28:40,467
Dude, you don't
wanna go there.
671
00:28:45,233 --> 00:28:47,166
Go [bleep] off on the top
of that berm either.
672
00:28:47,166 --> 00:28:48,467
Get off of it.
673
00:28:48,467 --> 00:28:52,233
[Andy speaking]
674
00:28:57,066 --> 00:28:58,967
[tense music playing]
675
00:29:00,767 --> 00:29:03,100
[wind howling]
676
00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:06,100
[Andy] Yesterday, we have a
little incident with Chambo.
677
00:29:06,100 --> 00:29:07,934
Chambo, just come here.
678
00:29:07,934 --> 00:29:09,934
We're gonna talk, all right?
It's not gonna be a big deal.
679
00:29:09,934 --> 00:29:11,433
-[Chambo speaking]
-Just get in the car.
680
00:29:11,433 --> 00:29:13,567
[Chambo speaking]
681
00:29:13,567 --> 00:29:15,467
Dude, you don't
wanna go there.
682
00:29:15,467 --> 00:29:18,667
He's one of the, uh, new guys
on the crew.
683
00:29:18,667 --> 00:29:20,767
He's never done anything
like this before.
684
00:29:20,767 --> 00:29:23,367
But he's, uh, he's never been
a part of a crew.
685
00:29:23,367 --> 00:29:25,533
And it's a lot of long days
686
00:29:25,533 --> 00:29:27,767
and he gets
a little frustrated
687
00:29:27,767 --> 00:29:31,166
that he, kind of,
just spouts off a little bit
688
00:29:31,166 --> 00:29:32,467
and he's just disrespectful.
689
00:29:32,467 --> 00:29:34,100
I'm not gonna get mad at him,
690
00:29:34,100 --> 00:29:35,834
but right now
it's all in his shoulder,
691
00:29:35,834 --> 00:29:37,667
so let's see what happens.
692
00:29:40,967 --> 00:29:43,166
[wind howling]
693
00:29:45,266 --> 00:29:47,333
[Chambo]
I am packing up my room
694
00:29:47,333 --> 00:29:49,200
because it's my time to leave.
695
00:29:51,533 --> 00:29:55,100
Um, I thought it was
just a better decisions
696
00:29:55,100 --> 00:29:56,667
out of respect for Todd
697
00:29:56,667 --> 00:29:58,667
that I don't want
anything to happen,
698
00:29:58,667 --> 00:30:03,233
so I just decided I was gonna
go ahead and go home.
699
00:30:04,533 --> 00:30:05,967
You know,
it's a struggle out here.
700
00:30:05,967 --> 00:30:08,166
It's hard work,
everyone's tired.
701
00:30:08,166 --> 00:30:09,567
And if I'm not making
the money
702
00:30:09,567 --> 00:30:12,433
I was expecting to make,
why would I stay?
703
00:30:12,433 --> 00:30:15,266
I never planned on leaving
before the season was done
704
00:30:15,266 --> 00:30:17,800
but I just decided
I think that's what's best.
705
00:30:21,934 --> 00:30:24,567
-What's up, buddy?
-[Chambo] What's going on?
706
00:30:24,567 --> 00:30:28,667
So it looks like you're
actually pulling up stakes,
707
00:30:28,667 --> 00:30:30,333
is that true?
708
00:30:30,333 --> 00:30:33,066
Yeah. I think I just decided
that with everything
709
00:30:33,066 --> 00:30:34,166
that's, kind of,
been going on,
710
00:30:34,166 --> 00:30:35,767
it might be my time to go.
711
00:30:35,767 --> 00:30:37,767
-Okay.
-Okay.
712
00:30:37,767 --> 00:30:39,867
[Todd] There's been
some negativity
713
00:30:39,867 --> 00:30:43,367
and, uh, I definitely
don't want that
714
00:30:43,367 --> 00:30:45,367
to escalate...
715
00:30:45,367 --> 00:30:46,667
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
716
00:30:46,667 --> 00:30:48,867
because when tempers
fly out here
717
00:30:48,867 --> 00:30:50,333
in the middle of nowhere,
718
00:30:50,333 --> 00:30:51,667
it's never good.
719
00:30:51,667 --> 00:30:53,734
-I know it hasn't been easy...
-Yeah.
720
00:30:53,734 --> 00:30:55,834
you've had to do
some things that have,
721
00:30:55,834 --> 00:30:58,266
-you know, you never thought
you'd have to do.
-Yeah.
722
00:30:58,266 --> 00:31:01,467
If we let you down
in any way, we're sorry.
723
00:31:01,467 --> 00:31:03,333
I understand
everyone's feeling
724
00:31:03,333 --> 00:31:05,333
the pressure right now.
725
00:31:05,333 --> 00:31:06,667
We're working really hard
726
00:31:06,667 --> 00:31:09,467
getting all these
things fixed,
727
00:31:09,467 --> 00:31:11,266
you know, possibly
with no gold
728
00:31:11,266 --> 00:31:14,634
and, you know,
hopefully nobody else
decides to bail out
729
00:31:14,634 --> 00:31:16,734
or we're not
gonna get it done.
730
00:31:16,734 --> 00:31:18,400
[Chambo]
Hey, give me a hug, dude.
731
00:31:20,133 --> 00:31:21,367
[Andy] All right, buddy.
732
00:31:21,367 --> 00:31:23,433
All right. Grab your stuff,
man. Let's go.
733
00:31:23,433 --> 00:31:24,467
[Chambo] All right.
734
00:31:24,467 --> 00:31:26,367
You know, Chambo went
through some difficulties.
735
00:31:26,367 --> 00:31:27,667
I mean, it was tough.
736
00:31:27,667 --> 00:31:29,367
But the one thing
that I can say for him
737
00:31:29,367 --> 00:31:30,867
is... That I give him
a lot of respect for
738
00:31:30,867 --> 00:31:32,367
is that he didn't just leave.
739
00:31:32,367 --> 00:31:34,934
He stuck his hand out
like a man
740
00:31:34,934 --> 00:31:36,567
and said it's time to go,
741
00:31:36,567 --> 00:31:38,000
so I can respect that.
742
00:31:44,867 --> 00:31:47,066
[Jim] Okay.
There's the corner one.
743
00:31:47,066 --> 00:31:48,567
[Tater]
And then right next to it,
744
00:31:48,567 --> 00:31:50,800
there's a two-footer plastic.
745
00:31:51,467 --> 00:31:52,734
[Jim] Two-foot plastic. Oh.
746
00:31:52,734 --> 00:31:54,533
[Tater]
Yeah, they're both buried.
747
00:31:54,533 --> 00:31:55,667
[Jim] What do I write?
748
00:31:55,667 --> 00:31:57,066
Um, that's gonna be
749
00:31:57,066 --> 00:31:59,867
covert number three.
750
00:31:59,867 --> 00:32:02,367
-Yeah. See, one's here--
-So it's in between two
751
00:32:02,367 --> 00:32:03,634
and between four and five?
752
00:32:03,634 --> 00:32:05,867
Yeah. There's one here,
it's buried.
753
00:32:05,867 --> 00:32:07,066
And there's one here
that's buried...
754
00:32:07,066 --> 00:32:08,433
-Okay.
-so we have the two.
755
00:32:08,433 --> 00:32:09,634
-But they're--
-So both of those
756
00:32:09,634 --> 00:32:11,967
are in between four and five?
757
00:32:11,967 --> 00:32:13,133
[Tater] Yes.
758
00:32:13,133 --> 00:32:14,867
[Jim] We only do culvert work
759
00:32:14,867 --> 00:32:17,567
-when it's flooding.
-During the floods, buddy.
760
00:32:17,567 --> 00:32:20,266
Not the week before
when there's no water flow.
761
00:32:20,266 --> 00:32:22,667
That'd be way too easy.
[laughs]
762
00:32:22,667 --> 00:32:25,367
After being here
for as long as we have,
763
00:32:25,367 --> 00:32:27,467
as much as we've made
it through,
764
00:32:27,467 --> 00:32:29,367
it would be
really disheartening
765
00:32:29,367 --> 00:32:32,667
to have to go home not even
anywhere near our goal
766
00:32:32,667 --> 00:32:34,266
and short of the end
of the season.
767
00:32:34,266 --> 00:32:36,667
So that's just gonna change
768
00:32:36,667 --> 00:32:38,467
what the gold loader
says quite a bit.
769
00:32:38,467 --> 00:32:40,867
[Jim] And then that's quartz?
770
00:32:40,867 --> 00:32:43,033
And is there any more culverts
or there aren't any?
771
00:32:43,033 --> 00:32:44,867
That's all the ones I know.
772
00:32:45,667 --> 00:32:46,767
Okay.
773
00:32:46,767 --> 00:32:48,667
You never know
around here, man.
774
00:32:48,667 --> 00:32:49,567
Okay.
775
00:32:49,567 --> 00:32:50,867
You know, I've been mining
776
00:32:50,867 --> 00:32:51,700
for many years.
777
00:32:51,700 --> 00:32:54,767
We're used to the issues
that come up.
778
00:32:54,767 --> 00:32:57,367
For the new guys
to do all these extra work,
779
00:32:57,367 --> 00:32:59,266
I'm sure it's taxing on them.
780
00:32:59,266 --> 00:33:01,233
I hope they keep smiling
781
00:33:01,233 --> 00:33:03,166
and enjoy mining
like we all do,
782
00:33:03,166 --> 00:33:04,567
but it's still tough.
783
00:33:04,567 --> 00:33:06,000
That is it.
784
00:33:06,934 --> 00:33:10,133
So I've made a little map,
a little diagram
785
00:33:10,133 --> 00:33:12,100
of where our culverts are
786
00:33:12,100 --> 00:33:13,767
and I will make a nicer,
787
00:33:13,767 --> 00:33:16,734
computerized map
of everything,
788
00:33:16,734 --> 00:33:18,066
submit it.
789
00:33:18,066 --> 00:33:22,767
And this is number one
of many things to do.
790
00:33:22,767 --> 00:33:24,800
[ATV engine revving]
791
00:33:29,066 --> 00:33:32,533
[tense music playing]
792
00:33:32,533 --> 00:33:34,066
[metal clanking]
793
00:33:41,667 --> 00:33:44,667
Dude, what are we doing here?
794
00:33:45,133 --> 00:33:46,367
I don't know.
795
00:33:47,166 --> 00:33:48,567
We're not really
calling the shots,
796
00:33:48,567 --> 00:33:51,166
so it is what it is,
but we're just gonna...
797
00:33:51,166 --> 00:33:53,166
We're in a tight spot
798
00:33:53,166 --> 00:33:55,767
because of these
government agencies and...
799
00:33:55,767 --> 00:33:57,467
We're walking out
empty-handed.
800
00:33:57,467 --> 00:33:59,934
I mean, we were set up nice,
you know.
801
00:33:59,934 --> 00:34:01,533
I thought that we were
actually gonna get
802
00:34:01,533 --> 00:34:04,433
3,000 ounces or more.
803
00:34:04,433 --> 00:34:06,266
If we're coming here
for 3,000 ounces
804
00:34:06,266 --> 00:34:08,734
and we only get 1,500
out of this cut,
805
00:34:08,734 --> 00:34:11,033
we're losing out
on $2 million.
806
00:34:11,033 --> 00:34:12,667
It's really frustrating, dude.
807
00:34:12,667 --> 00:34:13,767
It really is.
808
00:34:13,767 --> 00:34:14,934
We're working this hard
809
00:34:14,934 --> 00:34:16,567
and not getting anything
out of it.
810
00:34:16,567 --> 00:34:19,000
But it's important that
everybody gets a gold bonus
811
00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:20,767
because why go through
the pain
812
00:34:20,767 --> 00:34:22,533
if you don't get
a reward for it?
813
00:34:22,533 --> 00:34:24,467
[grunts]
814
00:34:24,467 --> 00:34:26,166
[Sparky] We've been fighting
fires this whole season.
815
00:34:26,166 --> 00:34:28,266
It's like we're messing
with ponds,
816
00:34:28,266 --> 00:34:30,533
we're messing
with dirty water, roads.
817
00:34:30,533 --> 00:34:33,367
The frickin' big brother
stepping all over us.
818
00:34:33,367 --> 00:34:36,100
You know, it's like,
is this even worth it?
819
00:34:36,100 --> 00:34:37,467
[Hunter] I mean, dude.
820
00:34:37,467 --> 00:34:39,867
You guys are working
over a hundred hours a week
821
00:34:39,867 --> 00:34:41,100
to get a gold bonus
822
00:34:41,100 --> 00:34:42,934
and now we're just trying
to get out of here
823
00:34:42,934 --> 00:34:45,166
with, you know,
the clothes on our back,
824
00:34:45,166 --> 00:34:48,433
so I feel bad for my dad,
my grandpa, you,
825
00:34:48,433 --> 00:34:49,266
everybody else.
826
00:34:49,266 --> 00:34:51,166
And, um,
827
00:34:51,166 --> 00:34:53,066
it's not fair
828
00:34:53,066 --> 00:34:55,767
but it is what it is,
you know.
829
00:34:55,767 --> 00:34:58,100
The beginning of the season
was going really good.
830
00:34:58,100 --> 00:34:59,567
Uh, we got in here.
831
00:34:59,567 --> 00:35:01,266
You know, obviously we have
a really good crew of guys.
832
00:35:01,266 --> 00:35:02,467
The weather was good
833
00:35:02,467 --> 00:35:04,166
and things were in our favor,
you know.
834
00:35:04,166 --> 00:35:05,667
Our first couple runs
835
00:35:05,667 --> 00:35:07,567
were some of the best
cleanups we've ever had.
836
00:35:07,567 --> 00:35:09,133
It almost seemed too good
to be true
837
00:35:09,133 --> 00:35:10,467
and it looks like it was.
838
00:35:10,467 --> 00:35:11,967
It just feels like
we're getting kicked
839
00:35:11,967 --> 00:35:14,066
in the shins every day.
840
00:35:14,066 --> 00:35:15,867
It's just part of the game.
It's part of mining.
841
00:35:15,867 --> 00:35:18,467
And so, as bad as it hurts,
842
00:35:18,467 --> 00:35:21,266
uh, we're gonna have to just
keep persevering through it.
843
00:35:21,266 --> 00:35:22,767
This is a position we're in
844
00:35:22,767 --> 00:35:24,867
and this is the hand
we're dealt
845
00:35:24,867 --> 00:35:27,867
and we're gonna have to try
to figure out a way out,
846
00:35:27,867 --> 00:35:30,233
you know, our back's against
the wall right now, so...
847
00:35:30,233 --> 00:35:31,500
-[Sparky] All right.
-I don't know.
848
00:35:32,734 --> 00:35:34,266
It's hard to not give up.
849
00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:44,767
[Todd] He's a good-looking
little guy, I mean...
850
00:35:44,767 --> 00:35:46,567
[Andy speaking]
851
00:35:46,567 --> 00:35:48,567
[Todd] I mean, where do you
find guys like that?
852
00:35:48,567 --> 00:35:50,266
Tater? I mean, come on.
853
00:35:51,667 --> 00:35:54,000
He broke the mold
when they made that guy.
854
00:35:54,467 --> 00:35:55,667
He really did.
855
00:35:55,667 --> 00:35:57,367
If there is a Marlboro man
856
00:35:57,367 --> 00:35:59,367
for little, short cigars,
857
00:35:59,367 --> 00:36:01,266
he'd be your guy.
858
00:36:01,266 --> 00:36:04,133
He's so damn cute
and huggable,
859
00:36:04,133 --> 00:36:05,266
and he does such a good job.
860
00:36:05,266 --> 00:36:06,467
You can't get mad at him.
861
00:36:06,467 --> 00:36:07,934
I mean, even when you're mad
at him,
862
00:36:07,934 --> 00:36:10,100
you just can't.
It's hard to get mad at him.
863
00:36:10,100 --> 00:36:11,867
I can't wait to come up
864
00:36:11,867 --> 00:36:13,567
that sluice box and see you.
865
00:36:13,567 --> 00:36:14,667
Let me see your hands.
866
00:36:14,667 --> 00:36:17,200
Put your little sausages
inside there
867
00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,433
and come out
with gold stuck on 'em.
868
00:36:19,433 --> 00:36:21,133
[Tater speaking]
869
00:36:21,133 --> 00:36:22,200
[Todd] I love it.
870
00:36:22,200 --> 00:36:23,900
[laughing]
871
00:36:25,867 --> 00:36:27,233
[wind howling]
872
00:36:27,233 --> 00:36:29,500
[country music playing]
873
00:36:29,500 --> 00:36:31,700
[crickets chirping]
874
00:36:36,634 --> 00:36:38,433
[birds chirping]
875
00:36:40,066 --> 00:36:41,734
-[Dakota] Thanks for the ride.
-[man] Oh, yeah.
876
00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:47,867
[Dakota] We're gonna get
everything ready
877
00:36:47,867 --> 00:36:49,567
and get this box cleaned out
878
00:36:49,567 --> 00:36:51,734
and pull the mats
and see how it goes.
879
00:36:51,734 --> 00:36:53,900
We all wanna get to the goal,
880
00:36:53,900 --> 00:36:55,166
make it a good season
for Jack
881
00:36:55,166 --> 00:36:56,700
and everything like that,
882
00:36:56,700 --> 00:36:58,133
but this is what it is
at this point,
883
00:36:58,133 --> 00:36:59,867
and we're gonna just do
the best we can.
884
00:36:59,867 --> 00:37:02,567
Hopefully, we can keep going
885
00:37:02,567 --> 00:37:04,567
and finish this
thing out strong.
886
00:37:04,567 --> 00:37:06,433
Is there a hammer
still down here, Caleb?
887
00:37:07,533 --> 00:37:08,967
[Caleb] You mean this hammer?
888
00:37:10,100 --> 00:37:11,467
[Sterling]
We started off really hot
889
00:37:11,467 --> 00:37:13,100
and this last week
890
00:37:13,100 --> 00:37:15,233
has been
so disappointing for us.
891
00:37:15,233 --> 00:37:17,433
Everybody here
is out on a limb.
892
00:37:17,433 --> 00:37:19,567
You know, we left our homes,
our families.
893
00:37:19,567 --> 00:37:21,233
And we're just trying
to break even now
894
00:37:21,233 --> 00:37:23,033
and up to the sluice
895
00:37:23,033 --> 00:37:24,667
and what that Holy Roller
pulled in.
896
00:37:24,667 --> 00:37:26,800
But I don't have high hopes.
897
00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:29,467
[man 1] Dude, this [bleep]
roll is so bad.
898
00:37:29,467 --> 00:37:30,367
[man 2] Okay.
899
00:37:30,367 --> 00:37:31,700
[Caleb] God, Steve,
you brought it over.
900
00:37:31,700 --> 00:37:33,100
-Go over there.
-[Steve] That wasn't me.
901
00:37:33,100 --> 00:37:35,000
-So somebody...
-[Steve] I swear.
902
00:37:35,500 --> 00:37:38,100
[Sterling speaking]
903
00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:39,734
-No, I'm not.
-You're smelling somebody's...
904
00:37:39,734 --> 00:37:41,367
-[bleep]
-Dude.
905
00:37:42,433 --> 00:37:43,800
[Todd] To say that this summer
906
00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:46,033
is one of the hardest
summers of my life
907
00:37:46,033 --> 00:37:47,233
is an understatement.
908
00:37:47,233 --> 00:37:48,266
[man] There she goes.
909
00:37:48,266 --> 00:37:49,467
Another one down.
910
00:37:49,467 --> 00:37:51,333
[Todd]
We went from kicking ass
911
00:37:51,333 --> 00:37:53,467
to getting our ass kicked
real quick.
912
00:37:53,467 --> 00:37:56,467
Hopefully, God can give us
a little grace here.
913
00:37:56,467 --> 00:37:58,100
I wanna show the guys
914
00:37:58,100 --> 00:38:01,100
that their efforts
can pay off in gold.
915
00:38:01,100 --> 00:38:02,567
I just hope
it's a good payday.
916
00:38:02,567 --> 00:38:04,066
I really need it to be.
917
00:38:04,066 --> 00:38:07,166
[tense music playing]
918
00:38:18,333 --> 00:38:19,700
[Todd] Tough week.
919
00:38:19,700 --> 00:38:22,767
Basically this mine
is crippled
920
00:38:22,767 --> 00:38:25,200
until we get
a bunch of things fixed.
921
00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:28,000
And it kills me
to even see that.
922
00:38:28,767 --> 00:38:29,600
You know what I mean?
923
00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:32,400
I don't wanna jump
to any decisions.
924
00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:36,066
I just wanna say, I mean,
this is just where we're at...
925
00:38:37,266 --> 00:38:39,100
you know.
926
00:38:39,100 --> 00:38:40,900
I don't think there's a
chance that we're gonna make
927
00:38:40,900 --> 00:38:43,567
3,033 ounces anymore.
928
00:38:44,567 --> 00:38:47,033
I gotta come up with a new
number, a new goal,
929
00:38:47,033 --> 00:38:48,700
but, you know, well,
I need to take some time
930
00:38:48,700 --> 00:38:50,367
and really think
about what that is.
931
00:38:51,133 --> 00:38:55,000
We got one guy
that's left, okay?
932
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:57,433
If you guys wanna go,
I'd understand.
933
00:38:57,433 --> 00:38:58,667
Okay?
934
00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:02,567
In spite of all
the inspectors, and drama,
935
00:39:02,567 --> 00:39:04,133
and everything
that's going on,
936
00:39:04,133 --> 00:39:06,233
how did the main plan do?
937
00:39:06,767 --> 00:39:08,934
Not bad, not bad.
938
00:39:08,934 --> 00:39:10,900
Only if you do.
939
00:39:10,900 --> 00:39:12,000
[man] You're gonna drop it.
940
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:13,600
[Jim] No, I'm not going to.
941
00:39:16,100 --> 00:39:17,900
-[man] Nice, right?
-[Jack] Some nuggets in there.
942
00:39:17,900 --> 00:39:19,066
[Jim] Oh, nuggets.
943
00:39:19,934 --> 00:39:23,333
[Jack] 38, 45...
944
00:39:24,834 --> 00:39:27,634
50, 60,
945
00:39:27,634 --> 00:39:31,967
73,
946
00:39:31,967 --> 00:39:34,133
74.3.
947
00:39:34,133 --> 00:39:35,066
[man] Nice.
948
00:39:35,066 --> 00:39:36,300
It's going up a little bit.
949
00:39:36,300 --> 00:39:37,667
-Wow.
-[Jack] Yeah.
950
00:39:37,667 --> 00:39:39,100
-[man] Jesus.
-[Jim] Total where we at,
951
00:39:39,100 --> 00:39:42,800
we are at 625.1.
952
00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,233
-Climbing the ladder.
-[man] Yeah. Uh-huh.
953
00:39:45,233 --> 00:39:48,300
We'll take it, you know.
We'll take it.
954
00:39:48,300 --> 00:39:50,133
[narrator] The Hoffman's
have managed to get
955
00:39:50,133 --> 00:39:53,066
624.8 ounces of gold,
956
00:39:53,066 --> 00:39:56,567
worth $1.2 million
so far this season.
957
00:39:56,567 --> 00:39:59,800
They still need 2,408 ounces
958
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:02,300
in order to reach
their season goal.
959
00:40:02,300 --> 00:40:05,867
Well, we're heading
right up on Box Canyon.
960
00:40:05,867 --> 00:40:07,333
But, guys, you know
and I know,
961
00:40:07,333 --> 00:40:09,667
we're gonna be running
out of pay in a minute.
962
00:40:09,667 --> 00:40:11,967
I'm gonna try to get
every speck of gold
963
00:40:11,967 --> 00:40:13,533
out of that cut
that I possibly can.
964
00:40:14,233 --> 00:40:16,333
All we can do at this point
is our best,
965
00:40:16,333 --> 00:40:19,734
fix a bunch of stuff they want
us to fix, finish strong.
966
00:40:19,734 --> 00:40:22,166
If we don't do that,
we won't have a future period.
967
00:40:22,667 --> 00:40:23,934
We still got some pay to run
968
00:40:23,934 --> 00:40:25,767
and there's definitely
gold there,
969
00:40:25,767 --> 00:40:27,867
but I'm trying
to be realistic too.
970
00:40:27,867 --> 00:40:29,967
Our goals that we had
for this season
971
00:40:29,967 --> 00:40:33,433
are probably
not gonna be met.
972
00:40:33,433 --> 00:40:36,033
There's a lot of reasons
why we're doing this,
973
00:40:36,033 --> 00:40:38,767
you know, for Jack,
and for the young guys.
974
00:40:39,433 --> 00:40:40,967
If we can get the work done,
975
00:40:42,033 --> 00:40:44,800
hopefully, maybe we can have
a home here and a future here.
976
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:46,667
The hardest part about this
977
00:40:46,667 --> 00:40:49,233
is we cannot open up
any new ground.
978
00:40:49,233 --> 00:40:52,166
We can't strip.
We can't disturb any tundra.
979
00:40:52,166 --> 00:40:55,767
What we got open right now
is what we got.
980
00:40:56,266 --> 00:40:57,667
We had a really good start,
981
00:40:57,667 --> 00:41:00,066
and so we gotta just try
to make the most of it.
982
00:41:00,066 --> 00:41:03,433
Either way, if it's Jack's
last season, maybe it's...
983
00:41:03,433 --> 00:41:06,133
Could be all
of our last season.
984
00:41:06,133 --> 00:41:07,400
Our back's against the walls,
985
00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:09,233
so we gotta just find
a way out of this.
986
00:41:09,233 --> 00:41:10,934
We got a decent land
this week
987
00:41:10,934 --> 00:41:13,000
but I can tell
the team's exhausted
988
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,400
and everybody's looking
pretty beat down.
989
00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:17,000
We'll see what happens
990
00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,433
but I think we all have
too much invested
991
00:41:19,433 --> 00:41:21,200
for us to give up now.
992
00:41:21,200 --> 00:41:22,433
-All right.
-Good job, guys.
993
00:41:22,433 --> 00:41:24,634
-Tough week, but good job.
-[Jack] Yeah.