1 00:00:01,967 --> 00:00:04,066 [theme music plays] 2 00:00:16,367 --> 00:00:19,567 [Rick] This year has been a tough one. 3 00:00:19,734 --> 00:00:21,500 It's showing on everybody, really. 4 00:00:21,667 --> 00:00:23,100 I mean, me especially. 5 00:00:24,100 --> 00:00:25,767 I mean, we're halfway through the season right now, 6 00:00:25,934 --> 00:00:29,266 and our 1,800 ounce goal seems about a million miles away. 7 00:00:29,266 --> 00:00:30,700 We have a bad season 8 00:00:30,867 --> 00:00:32,867 and I can't really recover from that, you know? 9 00:00:32,867 --> 00:00:35,500 It's, uh, the business would fail, 10 00:00:35,667 --> 00:00:37,567 so I can't let that happen. 11 00:00:39,467 --> 00:00:43,300 [narrator] Over halfway through the season, when the gold 12 00:00:43,467 --> 00:00:48,400 should be flowing, Rick Ness's operation is at a standstill. 13 00:00:50,166 --> 00:00:54,800 After leaving Lightning Creek, he moved back to Vegas Valley, 14 00:00:54,967 --> 00:00:57,367 but it proved too dangerous to mine. 15 00:00:58,500 --> 00:01:01,467 Now, he only has a million dollars left 16 00:01:01,633 --> 00:01:05,767 in the bank and is weighing up his next gamble. 17 00:01:06,767 --> 00:01:08,767 Vegas Valley, it -- it -- 18 00:01:08,934 --> 00:01:11,900 we've got some pay down there, but it's just, I just didn't 19 00:01:12,066 --> 00:01:14,200 like how that was going. That's why I stopped it. 20 00:01:14,367 --> 00:01:16,400 The way that I'm thinking is this, we've got to expand. 21 00:01:16,567 --> 00:01:17,567 We've got to expand it big. 22 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,467 Vegas Valley is right here. 23 00:01:21,633 --> 00:01:23,900 There is an easy spot if we went a little bit backwards 24 00:01:24,066 --> 00:01:27,367 from Vegas Valley and catch what I see is the channel 25 00:01:27,533 --> 00:01:29,100 turns into here. 26 00:01:29,100 --> 00:01:31,800 The only problem with that, is there we have no drill holes. 27 00:01:31,967 --> 00:01:33,967 There's no guarantee there, and a lot of dirt. 28 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,100 Basically be moving a mountain. 29 00:01:38,166 --> 00:01:42,467 Last season, Rick removed a mountain of dirt to dig down 30 00:01:42,467 --> 00:01:48,567 nearly 200 feet at Vegas Valley and pull out 800 ounces of gold 31 00:01:48,734 --> 00:01:52,100 worth $2 million. 32 00:01:52,100 --> 00:01:56,100 But last week, after running only two truckloads of pay, 33 00:01:56,900 --> 00:01:58,967 he abandoned the treacherous cut. 34 00:02:00,467 --> 00:02:05,166 Now, instead of just expanding the pit to make it safer, 35 00:02:05,166 --> 00:02:09,400 Rick wants to dig out a new four-acre cut, shifting over 36 00:02:09,567 --> 00:02:13,100 a million yards of overburden in just six weeks 37 00:02:13,266 --> 00:02:17,734 to reach gold he's gambling will deliver a bigger payday. 38 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,567 -[Kai] What's up, Rick? -[Rick] What's going on? 39 00:02:22,734 --> 00:02:23,667 [Jason] Morning. 40 00:02:23,667 --> 00:02:24,967 I know we were talking about what direction 41 00:02:25,133 --> 00:02:26,100 we're gonna head in. 42 00:02:26,266 --> 00:02:28,500 I think we're just gonna go big. 43 00:02:28,667 --> 00:02:29,967 We're gonna go after 44 00:02:30,133 --> 00:02:32,367 an extension there in Vegas Valley 45 00:02:32,367 --> 00:02:33,767 and really open it up. 46 00:02:34,767 --> 00:02:36,500 We're gonna have to move a ton of dirt to do it, 47 00:02:36,667 --> 00:02:38,400 but we gotta blow it wide open. 48 00:02:40,867 --> 00:02:42,066 [Kyle] How big are you going? 49 00:02:42,233 --> 00:02:45,800 Probably twice the width of Vegas Valley to start with. 50 00:02:45,967 --> 00:02:48,266 You have enough time to open up a cut that big? 51 00:02:48,433 --> 00:02:49,967 We've got more time than we did last year. 52 00:02:50,133 --> 00:02:51,300 Might have more time than we did last year. 53 00:02:51,467 --> 00:02:53,200 We don't have more money than we did last year. 54 00:02:53,367 --> 00:02:55,000 -Yeah. -I mean, this time last year, 55 00:02:55,166 --> 00:02:56,767 we were sitting at about 1,000 ounces in the bank, 56 00:02:56,767 --> 00:02:58,767 and we don't even have half that at this moment. 57 00:02:58,934 --> 00:02:59,900 Yeah. 58 00:03:02,166 --> 00:03:04,100 It seems like we're moving a mountain. 59 00:03:04,100 --> 00:03:06,066 How long do you think that's gonna take? 60 00:03:06,233 --> 00:03:08,767 It's gonna take several weeks before we see any gold, but... 61 00:03:09,867 --> 00:03:11,700 What about Lightning Creek? 62 00:03:11,867 --> 00:03:13,467 The gold's not bad, but it's not anywhere near 63 00:03:13,467 --> 00:03:15,467 what it is, you know, in these deep cuts. 64 00:03:17,066 --> 00:03:19,200 So is there any, like, drill results right close by 65 00:03:19,367 --> 00:03:22,100 where you want to expand at, that you know that 66 00:03:22,266 --> 00:03:25,200 the pay's gonna be good or not? -That's another thing. 67 00:03:25,367 --> 00:03:28,467 No, there's not. You know, gold... 68 00:03:28,633 --> 00:03:29,700 [Ryan] It's not a slot machine 69 00:03:29,867 --> 00:03:32,000 you put 25 cents in and [bleep] walk away. 70 00:03:32,166 --> 00:03:35,600 [Rick] I know, I know, and trust me, I don't like that, 71 00:03:35,767 --> 00:03:38,100 but this is the only option we have. 72 00:03:40,567 --> 00:03:43,667 You know, if we do this, we're not just risking our gold 73 00:03:43,834 --> 00:03:45,900 bonuses or your gold, but it could be the end 74 00:03:46,066 --> 00:03:47,734 of the company as well. 75 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,000 Yeah, yeah. I mean, you're not wrong. 76 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:55,867 Um... 77 00:03:55,867 --> 00:03:57,367 It seems like I've been in that spot a lot. 78 00:03:57,533 --> 00:03:58,567 [chuckles] 79 00:03:59,467 --> 00:04:00,567 Yeah. 80 00:04:00,734 --> 00:04:02,667 We've all had your back, but man, this is a... 81 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,200 is a pretty big [bleep] shift. 82 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,166 And for all of us to hope to God we go home with something, 83 00:04:08,166 --> 00:04:10,500 I mean, we got a lot on the line here. 84 00:04:10,667 --> 00:04:13,400 Yeah, I know this is big. I know it's a lot to ask for. 85 00:04:13,567 --> 00:04:19,000 But the only way it works is if you guys are all in. 86 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,667 And I guess I'll just ask it. Are you in? 87 00:04:23,867 --> 00:04:24,967 I mean... 88 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,600 I'm in, but it doesn't mean I want to be in. 89 00:04:28,767 --> 00:04:30,266 But I'm here. 90 00:04:30,433 --> 00:04:31,567 [Rick] I'll take it. 91 00:04:31,567 --> 00:04:33,600 Yeah, I don't know, man, but you just point where 92 00:04:33,767 --> 00:04:35,667 I gotta go, I guess. -Yeah, I will. 93 00:04:35,667 --> 00:04:36,967 You're gonna have a lot of dirt to move, 94 00:04:37,133 --> 00:04:38,367 but I know you can do it. 95 00:04:38,533 --> 00:04:39,500 Heather, you didn't answer. 96 00:04:39,667 --> 00:04:42,000 We believe in you, so I'm reluctantly in. 97 00:04:42,166 --> 00:04:43,300 That's awesome. 98 00:04:43,300 --> 00:04:45,767 I mean, I've been in every other time, so why stop now? 99 00:04:45,767 --> 00:04:47,767 [Rick] Not even gonna ask you, Kyle, I know. 100 00:04:47,767 --> 00:04:49,066 I'm in, but I'm skeptical. 101 00:04:49,233 --> 00:04:51,767 I'll be watching the bills pretty close on this one. 102 00:04:51,767 --> 00:04:53,767 This is, again, the biggest risk we've ever 103 00:04:53,767 --> 00:04:56,166 taken here. I'm glad you're in. 104 00:04:56,166 --> 00:04:58,100 I know you're skeptical, but that will change, 105 00:04:58,100 --> 00:04:59,867 and we will get to the bottom of this, 106 00:04:59,867 --> 00:05:00,867 and we'll get all that gold. 107 00:05:01,033 --> 00:05:02,100 We'll get 1,800 ounces this year. 108 00:05:02,266 --> 00:05:04,367 No problem. It's down there. 109 00:05:04,367 --> 00:05:06,166 Let's do it. So we're all in? 110 00:05:06,333 --> 00:05:08,100 -[Rick] We're all in. -How have you thought of a name for it? 111 00:05:08,266 --> 00:05:09,900 I heard a song by a band called Storm Warrior. 112 00:05:10,066 --> 00:05:12,367 -It was called "Valhalla." -[Heather] All right, so "Viking Heaven." 113 00:05:12,533 --> 00:05:14,000 -[Rick] Yeah. -Sounds great. 114 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:15,967 -Valhalla. -[Bailey] Sweet, dude, 115 00:05:16,133 --> 00:05:17,900 it better be heaven when we get to the bottom, then. 116 00:05:18,066 --> 00:05:19,467 It will be. Right? 117 00:05:19,467 --> 00:05:20,567 -Let's do it. -All right. 118 00:05:20,567 --> 00:05:21,667 Thanks, guys. You're the best. 119 00:05:23,667 --> 00:05:25,600 I knew the crew was gonna push back a bit, you know, 120 00:05:25,767 --> 00:05:27,567 be skeptical. It's a risk. 121 00:05:27,567 --> 00:05:29,300 It's a big risk. Biggest one we've ever taken. 122 00:05:29,467 --> 00:05:31,467 But, you know, they trust me. They're with me, 123 00:05:31,633 --> 00:05:33,400 and we're gonna make this work. 124 00:05:35,867 --> 00:05:38,000 [tense music plays] 125 00:05:41,867 --> 00:05:43,166 All righty, here we go. 126 00:05:43,333 --> 00:05:44,300 First tree going down. 127 00:05:44,467 --> 00:05:45,767 [whoosh] 128 00:05:45,934 --> 00:05:46,867 Boom, boom. 129 00:05:46,867 --> 00:05:49,000 -[rustling] -[thump] 130 00:05:50,967 --> 00:05:53,500 It's a long ways to get down to pay, 131 00:05:55,500 --> 00:05:58,266 but hopefully we can get this job done for Rick. 132 00:06:02,367 --> 00:06:03,667 [Rick] The way I see it in my head, 133 00:06:03,834 --> 00:06:05,500 I think we're in pretty good shape. 134 00:06:05,667 --> 00:06:07,300 Bailey's got a good start on it. 135 00:06:07,467 --> 00:06:08,600 I think we're gonna get a month of sluicing 136 00:06:08,767 --> 00:06:10,467 at the end of it, and that's all we'll need. 137 00:06:10,633 --> 00:06:12,066 But we just got to stay focused, you know. 138 00:06:12,233 --> 00:06:14,100 We know the gold's down there, we just got to make sure we get 139 00:06:14,100 --> 00:06:15,200 to it before we get froze out. 140 00:06:16,567 --> 00:06:17,667 That's a long way to go. 141 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,066 Scary. 142 00:06:20,233 --> 00:06:21,867 [dramatic chord strike] 143 00:06:28,367 --> 00:06:30,500 [ominous tone plays] 144 00:06:34,867 --> 00:06:36,967 [Tony over radio] 145 00:06:40,867 --> 00:06:43,066 -[rumbling] -[gushing] 146 00:06:53,867 --> 00:06:57,266 After more than 40 years in the Klondike, 147 00:06:57,433 --> 00:07:01,600 Tony Beets' gold fever is burning hotter than ever. 148 00:07:02,567 --> 00:07:06,867 With gold prices at an all-time high, he's already banked 149 00:07:06,867 --> 00:07:12,100 $14 million and has no plan of slowing down. 150 00:07:13,100 --> 00:07:15,200 [Tony speaking] 151 00:07:34,667 --> 00:07:38,000 Tony's rattling rocks with two washplants 152 00:07:38,166 --> 00:07:41,600 in the 46-acre Corner Cut, where there's 153 00:07:41,767 --> 00:07:47,066 enough gold-rich ground to mine 24-7 until winter hits. 154 00:08:09,367 --> 00:08:13,066 While Indian River fires on all cylinders, 155 00:08:13,233 --> 00:08:16,166 40 miles north at Paradise Hill, 156 00:08:17,900 --> 00:08:21,066 nothing is running, including 157 00:08:21,233 --> 00:08:24,266 the 350-yard-an-hour trommel. 158 00:08:26,166 --> 00:08:28,667 [Tony speaking] 159 00:08:45,166 --> 00:08:46,667 [Mike] The trommel will eventually run. 160 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,600 The thing is, my dad took a bunch of my people 161 00:08:49,767 --> 00:08:51,100 and equipment, which is fine. 162 00:08:51,266 --> 00:08:53,000 He's the one who pays the bills, he's the boss. 163 00:08:54,100 --> 00:08:56,867 But it makes it so I can't do [bleep]. 164 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:03,500 [Tony speaking] 165 00:09:18,166 --> 00:09:19,834 [Mike] Yup. 166 00:09:22,300 --> 00:09:24,367 [Mike] Sure. I would like to see 167 00:09:24,533 --> 00:09:26,166 what's the plan with the pond, actually. 168 00:09:26,166 --> 00:09:27,700 [Tony speaking] 169 00:09:35,300 --> 00:09:36,400 Yeah, yeah. 170 00:09:36,567 --> 00:09:38,300 [Tony speaking] 171 00:09:40,700 --> 00:09:42,200 Yeah, I know. 172 00:09:57,300 --> 00:09:58,467 Yeah, I know. 173 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:02,834 [Mike] Yes, I know. 174 00:10:05,266 --> 00:10:09,000 The Beets' trommel sits on top of Paradise Hill and has 175 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:13,467 previously been fed water from a feeder pond a mile downhill. 176 00:10:14,300 --> 00:10:17,300 But the long distance was too much for the pump, 177 00:10:17,467 --> 00:10:19,967 leading to multiple breakdowns. 178 00:10:20,133 --> 00:10:22,800 Before they fire up the trommel, Tony wants 179 00:10:22,967 --> 00:10:25,200 to create a new feeder pond. 180 00:10:25,367 --> 00:10:28,900 First, Mike needs to build up and widen the dike road 181 00:10:29,066 --> 00:10:30,700 to give him better access, 182 00:10:30,867 --> 00:10:35,166 then clear the trees, dig out the pond, 183 00:10:35,166 --> 00:10:38,166 and flood it with water from the nearby creek. 184 00:10:38,333 --> 00:10:41,667 Finally, move the three-ton pump into position. 185 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:46,834 And Tony wants this all done by the end of the week. 186 00:10:49,300 --> 00:10:50,900 The only problem -- 187 00:10:51,066 --> 00:10:54,000 Tony's taken all the experienced crew 188 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,900 to the Indian River, leaving Mike with rookies. 189 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,467 Very dangerous job you four are gonna have. 190 00:11:01,633 --> 00:11:03,100 Building up the dikes. 191 00:11:03,100 --> 00:11:06,166 You're gonna be driving down that dike dead center. 192 00:11:07,100 --> 00:11:09,867 Very, very slow, please. 193 00:11:09,867 --> 00:11:11,467 Because remember, you go off this way, 194 00:11:11,633 --> 00:11:12,633 you're gonna roll two, three times. 195 00:11:12,633 --> 00:11:14,266 You're going to probably be pretty [bleep] up. 196 00:11:14,266 --> 00:11:16,200 You roll this way, you're gonna go into the mud. 197 00:11:16,367 --> 00:11:18,100 And there's no way in hell I'm gonna be able to get there 198 00:11:18,266 --> 00:11:19,867 with enough equipment fast enough to save you. 199 00:11:21,100 --> 00:11:22,500 Yeah. 200 00:11:22,667 --> 00:11:24,367 I'd rather none of you get hurt or killed. 201 00:11:25,567 --> 00:11:28,000 You're also still learning. You're still learning. 202 00:11:28,166 --> 00:11:30,667 Ashley, as the one I've worked with the longest and the most 203 00:11:30,667 --> 00:11:33,066 experienced truck driver I have here right now, if you don't 204 00:11:33,233 --> 00:11:35,567 feel too safe doing it, let her know. 205 00:11:35,567 --> 00:11:38,000 And same with you, right? Let her know. 206 00:11:38,166 --> 00:11:39,767 She'll [bleep] hop in with you. 207 00:11:39,934 --> 00:11:42,367 I'd rather you all just take your time, OK? 208 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:50,367 [Ashley] Yeah, Mike told me I was the most experienced 209 00:11:50,367 --> 00:11:52,867 rock truck driver he's got this morning. 210 00:11:53,033 --> 00:11:54,567 I've been driving trucks for a long time. 211 00:11:54,567 --> 00:11:57,266 Like, I've driven bigger trucks than this, but it's a lot 212 00:11:57,433 --> 00:11:59,000 of weight, and when you're that close to the edge, 213 00:11:59,166 --> 00:12:01,200 it's -- I don't know, it's weird to say, 214 00:12:01,367 --> 00:12:04,500 like, it's -- I've been driving for a long time, but my anxiety 215 00:12:04,667 --> 00:12:06,700 right now is, like, I'm scared. 216 00:12:06,867 --> 00:12:09,100 -[tense music plays] -[crumbling] 217 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:16,166 -[creaking] -[rumbling] 218 00:12:18,266 --> 00:12:20,500 [crashing] 219 00:12:22,567 --> 00:12:24,767 Oh [bleep]. Mike, Mike, copy Mike. 220 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:30,700 Mike, Mike, do you copy Mike? 221 00:12:31,767 --> 00:12:32,967 Yes, go ahead. 222 00:12:33,133 --> 00:12:34,667 [Ashley over radio] Hey, Mike, we got a problem. 223 00:12:35,667 --> 00:12:37,967 The D6 just went over the edge. 224 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,667 [Mike] Sounds like a case of a scared driver 225 00:12:50,667 --> 00:12:52,100 in a [bleep] spot. 226 00:12:52,266 --> 00:12:54,166 So I'm gonna go over there and have a look. 227 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:00,100 Racing to raise the dike road next to the new feeder pond, 228 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,567 rookie operator Garrett Dalwood 229 00:13:03,734 --> 00:13:06,266 has crashed his D6 Dozer. 230 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,266 I was just backing up to come around this pile here, 231 00:13:10,266 --> 00:13:12,500 so I could push it out and widen up the sides. 232 00:13:12,667 --> 00:13:15,000 But on my way up, the ground gave out over here 233 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,200 and I slid probably about four or five feet down the side. 234 00:13:19,467 --> 00:13:22,000 [tense music plays] 235 00:13:24,467 --> 00:13:25,700 All right, we're just gonna grab the ass 236 00:13:25,867 --> 00:13:27,834 and [bleep] swing him out. 237 00:13:30,300 --> 00:13:31,967 He's gonna give you a pull. 238 00:13:32,133 --> 00:13:34,266 A little pull, and then you're gonna basically lock that track 239 00:13:34,266 --> 00:13:35,567 and try to turn with that track. 240 00:13:35,734 --> 00:13:36,867 We're gonna see how that goes. 241 00:13:37,967 --> 00:13:40,100 [suspenseful music plays] 242 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,000 [Mike] Let's go. It's starting to slide. 243 00:13:53,467 --> 00:13:54,667 Lift up -- up! 244 00:13:55,667 --> 00:13:56,767 Because you lost tension. 245 00:13:58,066 --> 00:14:00,333 [suspenseful music continues] 246 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:03,900 Back it up. 247 00:14:05,066 --> 00:14:07,100 [beeping] 248 00:14:08,066 --> 00:14:11,433 -[Colby] Hey, he's sliding down. -[Mike] Stop. 249 00:14:13,900 --> 00:14:16,266 [suspenseful chord strike] 250 00:14:16,266 --> 00:14:18,900 -Yeah. -[laughing] 251 00:14:19,066 --> 00:14:20,266 See if you can keep tension. 252 00:14:20,266 --> 00:14:22,166 Walk your way over this way, because now you're gonna 253 00:14:22,333 --> 00:14:23,633 have to pull him completely. 254 00:14:26,100 --> 00:14:27,900 -[Mike] Don't move. -Yeah. 255 00:14:30,367 --> 00:14:33,166 -[Colby] Want me to try that? -[Mike] Keep working this way. 256 00:14:35,967 --> 00:14:38,100 [clanking] 257 00:14:41,467 --> 00:14:43,567 [revving] 258 00:14:46,967 --> 00:14:48,667 We're gonna try to pull him straight. 259 00:14:49,767 --> 00:14:51,166 -[Mike] Then he might -- -[Colby] Yeah. 260 00:14:52,667 --> 00:14:55,100 Because right now he's in a right precarious spot. 261 00:14:55,266 --> 00:14:56,367 [Colby] I know. 262 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:01,800 [Mike] Slowly back it up. 263 00:15:01,967 --> 00:15:04,166 [beeping] 264 00:15:06,066 --> 00:15:08,100 [rumbling] 265 00:15:15,667 --> 00:15:17,100 [Mike] Stop. 266 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:22,700 She's good to go. 267 00:15:22,867 --> 00:15:24,567 Y'all can return to your rock trucks. 268 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,367 -Let's go, Colby. -Perfect. 269 00:15:28,700 --> 00:15:30,200 [Mike] Actually went pretty smooth. 270 00:15:30,367 --> 00:15:31,767 [Colby] I mean, it could have went smoother. 271 00:15:31,934 --> 00:15:33,667 It could have not went over the edge in the first place. 272 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:55,800 [Parker] You've gotta be kidding me. 273 00:16:00,166 --> 00:16:01,266 For [bleep] sake. 274 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:08,400 [tense music plays] 275 00:16:12,900 --> 00:16:14,066 Hey, Jay, you got a copy? 276 00:16:15,367 --> 00:16:17,000 Jay, in the fuel truck. 277 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,300 [Jay speaking] 278 00:16:19,467 --> 00:16:23,867 Hey, you just drove past a frayed cable in the road, 279 00:16:23,867 --> 00:16:27,266 when you see that kind of stuff, could you please pick it up? 280 00:16:27,266 --> 00:16:29,266 It's a really good way of taking a tire out. 281 00:16:30,166 --> 00:16:32,100 [Jay speaking] 282 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:35,467 [Parker] That goes for everybody that can hear me. 283 00:16:35,467 --> 00:16:37,467 It's like there's a piece of steel or a cable 284 00:16:37,633 --> 00:16:39,567 or a big [bleep] rock in the middle of the road. 285 00:16:39,734 --> 00:16:42,000 Just take the 30 seconds it takes to pick it up 286 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,567 and move it, please. Tires are expensive. 287 00:16:49,867 --> 00:16:53,467 Parker Schnabel's crew are frantically trying to bank 288 00:16:53,633 --> 00:16:56,567 a record 10,000-ounce gold haul, 289 00:16:56,567 --> 00:16:58,066 and are right on target. 290 00:16:58,967 --> 00:17:03,200 With four washplants sluicing, they have already pulled out 291 00:17:03,367 --> 00:17:05,800 over $20 million of gold. 292 00:17:08,166 --> 00:17:10,967 We have four plants running, three of them on Dominion. 293 00:17:11,133 --> 00:17:13,700 Right now there's a lot of pressure on the Golden Mile, 294 00:17:13,867 --> 00:17:17,500 and so Mitch is helping out with that, which leaves Brennan 295 00:17:18,367 --> 00:17:20,200 looking after things at Ken and Stuart's. 296 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,367 Hopefully he's getting down to pay. 297 00:17:24,867 --> 00:17:26,867 We just need to continue keeping these four washplants 298 00:17:26,867 --> 00:17:29,700 running because we need to do at least 400 ounces a week 299 00:17:29,867 --> 00:17:30,800 to hit our goal. 300 00:17:37,166 --> 00:17:38,166 I'm gonna grab my pan. 301 00:17:38,333 --> 00:17:39,233 [Brennan speaking] 302 00:17:39,233 --> 00:17:41,767 -Yo, how you doing? -[Brennan speaking] 303 00:17:41,767 --> 00:17:43,567 -[Parker] I'll wash this real quick. -[Brennan] OK. 304 00:17:44,967 --> 00:17:47,066 [sloshing] 305 00:17:50,667 --> 00:17:53,400 -[Parker] Four little flakes. -[Brennan] Mm-hmm. 306 00:17:53,567 --> 00:17:54,567 -[Parker] Yeah. -[Brennan] Oh, yeah. 307 00:17:54,734 --> 00:17:55,867 [Parker] One, two, three, 308 00:17:56,767 --> 00:17:57,934 four. 309 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:02,567 So, yeah, nothing too interesting, but you're close. 310 00:18:02,734 --> 00:18:05,166 I would bet that the bottom of this ditch is on pay. 311 00:18:05,166 --> 00:18:07,900 Like, given that pan that I just did, because that was 312 00:18:08,066 --> 00:18:09,500 about at the bottom of your ditch level. 313 00:18:09,667 --> 00:18:12,000 -OK. -So, with a little bit of effort, you'll have this 314 00:18:12,166 --> 00:18:14,467 section on pay, which needs to happen, because we're gonna 315 00:18:14,467 --> 00:18:16,400 start sluicing here in, like, three days. 316 00:18:16,567 --> 00:18:19,767 At Ken and Stuart's 8-acre Pit One 317 00:18:19,934 --> 00:18:21,767 Brennan's crew were sluicing 318 00:18:21,934 --> 00:18:25,166 with washplant Roxanne, and have three days 319 00:18:25,333 --> 00:18:28,367 of stockpiled pay left before they run out. 320 00:18:29,266 --> 00:18:33,567 Half a mile away, in the 15-acre Pit Two, 321 00:18:33,734 --> 00:18:35,667 Parker wants Brennan down to pay 322 00:18:35,834 --> 00:18:38,300 by the end of the week so that he can move 323 00:18:38,467 --> 00:18:41,567 Roxanne in as soon as Pit One is done. 324 00:18:47,166 --> 00:18:49,367 We're getting pretty close to the pay layer, 325 00:18:49,367 --> 00:18:52,400 but with a green crew and you're having to train as you go, 326 00:18:52,567 --> 00:18:55,266 so everything is feeling like it's on my shoulders, 327 00:18:55,433 --> 00:18:58,467 and it's just always feeling like you're behind. 328 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,767 This is the first time I've ever been to the Yukon. 329 00:19:03,767 --> 00:19:08,000 The newest member on Brennan's crew is rookie Billy Abbott. 330 00:19:08,900 --> 00:19:11,066 Brennan seems great. 331 00:19:11,233 --> 00:19:13,266 We're just trying to get the cut down to pay here 332 00:19:13,266 --> 00:19:17,000 by the end of the week so they can start sluicing. 333 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,467 So it's crunch time. 334 00:19:18,467 --> 00:19:19,700 [loud bang] 335 00:19:19,867 --> 00:19:21,500 What the [bleep] was that? 336 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,467 [tense music plays] 337 00:19:31,066 --> 00:19:32,467 [bleep] sakes. 338 00:19:36,166 --> 00:19:37,700 Hey, Brennan, you got a copy? 339 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,100 Yup, go ahead. 340 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:43,400 Yeah, I just blew a tire here. 341 00:19:45,867 --> 00:19:48,667 [groans] Are you serious right now? 342 00:19:48,667 --> 00:19:49,867 [Billy over radio] Yeah, sorry, man. 343 00:19:49,867 --> 00:19:51,467 I hit a hole in the tire here. 344 00:19:51,633 --> 00:19:52,800 [bleep]. 345 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,467 I don't have time for downtime, for [bleep] sakes. 346 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,500 [Brennan over radio] Hey, Janko, you got a copy, Janko? 347 00:20:02,667 --> 00:20:04,367 [Janko over radio] Yeah, go ahead, Brennan. 348 00:20:04,367 --> 00:20:06,166 Hey, pal, I got a downed rock truck here. 349 00:20:06,166 --> 00:20:07,767 Sounds like a tire went flat. 350 00:20:07,934 --> 00:20:09,300 Can you come down and fix that for me? 351 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,166 [tense music plays] 352 00:20:22,700 --> 00:20:24,300 [Janko] It's quite the puncture there, eh? 353 00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:27,667 I'm just gonna have a peek over here. 354 00:20:27,667 --> 00:20:31,066 I don't believe that was rock that punctured that tire. 355 00:20:32,467 --> 00:20:37,700 Just gonna check their path here, where they drive. 356 00:20:40,166 --> 00:20:41,567 [Brennan] This is devastating. 357 00:20:41,734 --> 00:20:44,066 You know, you've got to think that's 10, 12 loads in behind 358 00:20:44,233 --> 00:20:46,166 now in this race trying to get this cut ready. 359 00:20:46,166 --> 00:20:47,867 So, it really hurts. 360 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:50,367 [Janko over radio] Copy, Brennan. 361 00:20:51,700 --> 00:20:53,600 Hey, Janko. 362 00:20:53,767 --> 00:20:56,300 Hey, man, I found some steel in the runway here 363 00:20:56,467 --> 00:20:57,867 for their loading path. 364 00:20:57,867 --> 00:21:00,066 Pretty sure that's what punctured this tire. 365 00:21:00,066 --> 00:21:01,700 Un-[bleep]-believable. 366 00:21:01,867 --> 00:21:04,500 Running over a piece of [bleep] steel down here. 367 00:21:04,667 --> 00:21:07,500 [bleep] that makes my blood pressure go through the roof. 368 00:21:07,667 --> 00:21:09,100 If someone was paying attention, 369 00:21:09,100 --> 00:21:10,600 they definitely could have seen it. 370 00:21:11,967 --> 00:21:13,667 Oh, man. Not good. 371 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,266 Especially after Parker just told us 372 00:21:16,266 --> 00:21:17,700 to look out for that [bleep]. 373 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:20,800 [bleep]. 374 00:21:22,867 --> 00:21:25,200 Oh, I hope I don't get fired from this. 375 00:21:26,700 --> 00:21:28,900 [dramatic chord strike] 376 00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:35,066 [clattering] 377 00:21:35,233 --> 00:21:39,000 With this truck being down, it's definitely gonna put 378 00:21:39,166 --> 00:21:41,967 a strain on the production over here. 379 00:21:43,100 --> 00:21:46,700 With a rock truck down, Brennan struggles to keep up 380 00:21:46,867 --> 00:21:51,266 his breakneck pace, getting down to pay in Pit Two. 381 00:21:51,433 --> 00:21:54,500 [Brennan] This is devastating to see a truck go down right now. 382 00:21:54,667 --> 00:21:56,166 You know, you've got to think in an hour, I could probably 383 00:21:56,333 --> 00:21:59,767 get an extra 10, 12 loads out on that one truck at least. 384 00:21:59,934 --> 00:22:02,800 And that's 10, 12 loads I'm behind now in this race 385 00:22:02,967 --> 00:22:06,000 trying to get this cut ready, so it really hurts. 386 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,467 -[whirring] -[Janko] There we go. 387 00:22:11,967 --> 00:22:14,000 Put that in. Nice, freshie tire. 388 00:22:15,066 --> 00:22:16,800 [thunk] 389 00:22:16,967 --> 00:22:19,066 [drilling] 390 00:22:20,867 --> 00:22:22,767 Done! 391 00:22:22,767 --> 00:22:24,767 Hey, Brennan, I just finished working up this tire. 392 00:22:24,934 --> 00:22:27,767 -You can come grab this truck. -OK, pal. 393 00:22:27,934 --> 00:22:30,200 -I really appreciate that. -Yeah, no problem. 394 00:22:30,367 --> 00:22:32,767 Just make sure your guys, like, pay attention to where 395 00:22:32,767 --> 00:22:35,100 they're driving, eh, because this could 396 00:22:35,100 --> 00:22:37,166 have been prevented. -All right, buddy. 397 00:22:37,333 --> 00:22:38,867 Well, yeah, I'm gonna have to get out here and go 398 00:22:39,033 --> 00:22:40,266 [bleep] talk to them. 399 00:22:44,266 --> 00:22:45,467 Hey, Billy, how's it going, buddy? 400 00:22:47,500 --> 00:22:48,867 [Billy] Not good. 401 00:22:49,033 --> 00:22:50,467 [Brennan] You know, I need my guys watching 402 00:22:50,633 --> 00:22:51,667 what they're doing out here. 403 00:22:51,667 --> 00:22:53,600 -OK. -There's a lot going on. 404 00:22:53,767 --> 00:22:55,767 It's hard to get a mechanic down here. 405 00:22:55,767 --> 00:22:58,100 It's an hour away for them, and they're so [bleep] spread thin 406 00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:00,266 with the other things going on, you know. 407 00:23:00,266 --> 00:23:01,567 So any downtime really sucks. 408 00:23:01,567 --> 00:23:03,433 You know, you see the size of that cut. 409 00:23:05,900 --> 00:23:07,867 But we got till the end of the week to get this cut done. 410 00:23:07,867 --> 00:23:09,033 OK. 411 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,567 So your truck's ready so you can hop back in and get 412 00:23:11,734 --> 00:23:12,700 going out there. -[bleep] yeah. 413 00:23:12,867 --> 00:23:14,000 [Brennan] Thanks, bud. 414 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,867 [Billy] Yeah, you know, I was a bit scared there. 415 00:23:20,967 --> 00:23:23,800 But he was pretty understanding about it, so. 416 00:23:25,066 --> 00:23:26,400 Everyone makes mistakes. 417 00:23:27,867 --> 00:23:29,767 But only real idiots make them twice. 418 00:23:36,300 --> 00:23:37,667 [bear grunts] 419 00:23:48,100 --> 00:23:49,967 [Tony speaking] 420 00:23:51,300 --> 00:23:53,000 [Mike] The pump itself is gonna have to basically sit 421 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,467 right here, and then we can put the fuel tank over there. 422 00:23:55,633 --> 00:23:57,000 No, I'm just letting you know. 423 00:23:58,367 --> 00:23:59,767 Because I don't want you to show up and say, 424 00:23:59,934 --> 00:24:01,066 "I don't like that. Switch it around." 425 00:24:12,367 --> 00:24:16,900 To get Paradise Hill's trommel closer to sluicing, Tony's son, 426 00:24:17,066 --> 00:24:21,266 Mike, has completed the dike road, cleared trees, 427 00:24:21,266 --> 00:24:22,767 dug the feeder pond, 428 00:24:22,934 --> 00:24:24,867 and filled it with water from the creek. 429 00:24:25,967 --> 00:24:27,667 [Tony speaking] 430 00:24:30,100 --> 00:24:34,467 Now, all Mike needs to do is move the pump 431 00:24:34,633 --> 00:24:38,066 180 feet into position. 432 00:24:38,233 --> 00:24:41,467 I'm not gonna pump from here when my water's over there, 433 00:24:41,467 --> 00:24:43,100 so I gotta put my pump where my water is. 434 00:24:45,467 --> 00:24:47,600 Oh, Leonard just wanted to use the pipe layer. 435 00:24:47,767 --> 00:24:50,100 I just don't I don't usually like hauling something that big 436 00:24:50,100 --> 00:24:52,767 with a pipe layer for the sheer fact that one [bleep] up, 437 00:24:52,767 --> 00:24:54,900 that thing starts swinging, and then you have a very 438 00:24:55,066 --> 00:24:57,467 expensive and dangerous thing flying. 439 00:24:57,467 --> 00:24:58,867 Fair. 440 00:24:59,033 --> 00:25:01,600 [Mike sighs heavily] 441 00:25:01,767 --> 00:25:03,500 OK, I'm gonna do it my way. 442 00:25:03,667 --> 00:25:05,266 I'm gonna drag this [bleep]. 443 00:25:06,700 --> 00:25:07,867 Len, do you copy? Len? 444 00:25:08,867 --> 00:25:10,767 -[Len over radio] Yes? -You gonna come down 445 00:25:10,767 --> 00:25:12,667 and look at your pump being moved? 446 00:25:12,834 --> 00:25:14,500 Are you gonna lift it with the pipe layer? 447 00:25:15,467 --> 00:25:17,567 [Mike] No, I'm gonna drag it with 3.9. 448 00:25:17,734 --> 00:25:19,967 [Len over radio] I think we should put it in the pipe layer. 449 00:25:20,133 --> 00:25:22,467 That's how we lifted it before and it worked perfect, 450 00:25:22,633 --> 00:25:24,567 so I don't see why we should change it. 451 00:25:26,500 --> 00:25:28,467 I don't even want to [bleep] talk to him about it. 452 00:25:28,467 --> 00:25:29,800 That's what I've done several times. 453 00:25:29,967 --> 00:25:32,467 I don't know why Len has such an aversion to it. 454 00:25:32,467 --> 00:25:34,667 He's supposed to be down here if he don't like it, next time 455 00:25:34,667 --> 00:25:36,867 he can be down here. -Fair enough. 456 00:25:37,033 --> 00:25:38,467 Keep going. Pull that [bleep]. 457 00:25:38,633 --> 00:25:41,000 -[revving] -[rumbling] 458 00:25:46,100 --> 00:25:47,500 Don't try to turn with weight. 459 00:25:48,567 --> 00:25:49,600 Turn this way. 460 00:25:49,767 --> 00:25:51,567 [clattering] 461 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,000 [Len over radio] Mike, do you have a copy, Mike? 462 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:56,166 Wait for me. 463 00:25:58,567 --> 00:26:00,667 [clanging] 464 00:26:02,567 --> 00:26:04,467 [Mike] Ah [bleep]. 465 00:26:04,633 --> 00:26:07,100 Something's not right. Colby, stop. 466 00:26:08,667 --> 00:26:10,667 -What's wrong? -[Mike] Take the chain off. 467 00:26:11,767 --> 00:26:13,567 Change of plans, since this thing ain't working 468 00:26:13,567 --> 00:26:15,700 and I don't have time to [bleep] around with it. 469 00:26:15,867 --> 00:26:16,967 I say, [bleep] it. 470 00:26:17,133 --> 00:26:18,900 Tell Len that he can go move it himself. 471 00:26:21,367 --> 00:26:22,467 They can wait for all I care. 472 00:26:23,467 --> 00:26:25,567 [ominous tone plays] 473 00:26:31,500 --> 00:26:33,266 [Noah] I don't have a clue what's going on. 474 00:26:34,367 --> 00:26:36,166 [bleep] [bleep]show. 475 00:26:37,166 --> 00:26:38,567 Anywhere and everywhere. 476 00:26:40,367 --> 00:26:41,800 What's the plan, Len? 477 00:26:41,967 --> 00:26:43,266 We're going to lift it with the pipe layer. 478 00:26:45,367 --> 00:26:47,600 They dragged the pump, and then it got 479 00:26:47,767 --> 00:26:49,867 stuck or whatever they did with it. 480 00:26:49,867 --> 00:26:52,567 A lot of people think they know what they have to do, 481 00:26:52,734 --> 00:26:54,467 and then they [bleep] it up even more. 482 00:26:55,467 --> 00:26:57,166 Sometimes frustrating, but it's what it is. 483 00:27:01,266 --> 00:27:02,867 And those two to the other side. 484 00:27:03,033 --> 00:27:04,767 That's good. 485 00:27:04,767 --> 00:27:05,867 Perfect. 486 00:27:10,100 --> 00:27:11,567 Good, good. All right. 487 00:27:12,500 --> 00:27:13,867 Yeah, up a little bit. 488 00:27:13,867 --> 00:27:15,367 [whirring] 489 00:27:17,467 --> 00:27:19,000 [Noah] We have liftoff. 490 00:27:21,467 --> 00:27:22,867 [Len] Oh, up a little bit. 491 00:27:23,033 --> 00:27:24,867 -Oh, whoa, whoa. -[banging] 492 00:27:25,033 --> 00:27:27,000 [Noah] Easy does it, Colby. 493 00:27:27,166 --> 00:27:28,800 [Colby] There's no fast pace on this thing. 494 00:27:28,967 --> 00:27:31,500 If you can move it over there a little bit. 495 00:27:31,667 --> 00:27:33,166 It's nice when it wants to work. 496 00:27:33,333 --> 00:27:34,300 [Len] Yeah. 497 00:27:39,567 --> 00:27:41,600 -[Mike] Put it down. -[Colby] What? 498 00:27:41,767 --> 00:27:43,567 Put it down. I am in charge here. 499 00:27:43,734 --> 00:27:45,266 Oh my [bleep] [bleep] [bleep]. 500 00:27:48,467 --> 00:27:49,600 [Colby] He wants me to put it down. 501 00:27:49,767 --> 00:27:50,800 All right, put it down. 502 00:27:54,567 --> 00:27:56,000 [clang] 503 00:27:58,467 --> 00:28:01,066 It's one of those jobs I wanted to be around for, 504 00:28:01,233 --> 00:28:02,567 because I'm the one who wants to pick 505 00:28:02,567 --> 00:28:03,767 where the [bleep] pump goes, 506 00:28:03,767 --> 00:28:05,100 not where everyone else wants it. 507 00:28:06,700 --> 00:28:07,900 You might want to boom up a bit. 508 00:28:11,700 --> 00:28:15,567 It's always nice to start a project and finish a project, 509 00:28:15,567 --> 00:28:16,567 and then start a new one, 510 00:28:16,734 --> 00:28:19,367 but that's not how it works over here. 511 00:28:19,367 --> 00:28:21,000 In the end you say, "Ah, [bleep] it, 512 00:28:21,166 --> 00:28:22,400 whatever they want." 513 00:28:27,166 --> 00:28:28,667 [Mike] The pipe layer with the slings on it 514 00:28:28,834 --> 00:28:30,467 actually worked out just perfect. 515 00:28:30,467 --> 00:28:33,033 [upbeat music plays] 516 00:28:35,500 --> 00:28:37,066 We're gonna have to find a piece of pipe 517 00:28:38,667 --> 00:28:41,100 that can connect with a [bleep], count, uh... 518 00:28:42,700 --> 00:28:43,867 Flanges. 519 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,166 Flanges, yes. 520 00:28:47,166 --> 00:28:49,266 For some [bleep] reason, I cannot remember the name... 521 00:28:49,266 --> 00:28:50,400 for today. 522 00:28:50,567 --> 00:28:53,100 It just literally goes in one ear, out the other. 523 00:28:53,266 --> 00:28:55,767 -So that'll work. -Start of Alzenheimer? 524 00:28:55,767 --> 00:28:58,000 -Alzheimer's? -Parkinson's? I don't know. 525 00:28:58,166 --> 00:29:00,266 -Alzenheimer's, I guess. -Alzenheimer's? 526 00:29:00,433 --> 00:29:02,000 Yeah, you don't know what Alzenheimer is? 527 00:29:03,767 --> 00:29:06,367 -What the [bleep]? -Oh, you don't. 528 00:29:06,533 --> 00:29:09,667 -You mean Alzheimer's? -No, Alzenheimer. 529 00:29:09,667 --> 00:29:13,567 That's...I know I forgot it. Maybe I've got it. 530 00:29:13,734 --> 00:29:15,100 [laughing] 531 00:29:16,066 --> 00:29:18,500 For some reason, I can't [bleep] remember "flanges." 532 00:29:18,667 --> 00:29:21,367 For some reason, I just cannot remember today. 533 00:29:21,367 --> 00:29:22,467 But no, that's perfect. 534 00:29:23,967 --> 00:29:25,467 We're good to go. 535 00:29:25,467 --> 00:29:29,367 I'll start putting these pieces together and the pipe itself. 536 00:29:29,533 --> 00:29:31,700 Then I'll have a pump ready, which means I'll be 537 00:29:31,867 --> 00:29:33,767 one step closer to sluicing. 538 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:43,834 [tense music plays] 539 00:29:46,300 --> 00:29:47,800 [Bailey] Still stripping away here, 540 00:29:47,967 --> 00:29:49,867 working our way slowly to the bottom. 541 00:29:50,767 --> 00:29:54,066 We got Ryan, Jason, and Chris in rock trucks. 542 00:29:54,233 --> 00:29:55,767 We're moving along pretty good, I think. 543 00:29:57,867 --> 00:30:02,700 Rick Ness's crew are moving a mountain in a gamble to hit 544 00:30:02,867 --> 00:30:05,567 pay in their new cut, Valhalla. 545 00:30:05,567 --> 00:30:07,367 You know, it worries me that we're gonna have something 546 00:30:07,367 --> 00:30:10,100 go down because this equipment and these trucks, they're gonna 547 00:30:10,100 --> 00:30:12,867 be working non-stop and it's gonna be every bit 548 00:30:12,867 --> 00:30:14,700 of a month, month and a half worth of overburden 549 00:30:14,867 --> 00:30:16,667 before we even see pay, so. 550 00:30:18,100 --> 00:30:19,300 I hope that pay's worth it. 551 00:30:25,467 --> 00:30:28,300 -[knocking] -[dogs barking] 552 00:30:28,467 --> 00:30:29,500 Hello. 553 00:30:29,500 --> 00:30:32,500 Hey, so we should probably talk about something. 554 00:30:32,667 --> 00:30:34,467 -Yeah. -[Jason] I did some quick calculations 555 00:30:34,633 --> 00:30:35,867 and we're looking at at least 556 00:30:35,867 --> 00:30:37,767 a million in order to do what you want to do. 557 00:30:38,767 --> 00:30:40,800 -And -- and... -Are you saying we don't have enough to do it? 558 00:30:40,967 --> 00:30:42,166 Enough to cover it right now? 559 00:30:42,166 --> 00:30:43,800 Right now, I think, with the gold we brought in 560 00:30:43,967 --> 00:30:46,100 this season, it's gonna be extremely tight. 561 00:30:49,667 --> 00:30:53,000 A million dollars, yeah, that's, I mean, a lot. 562 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:55,800 But, I mean, I don't know what else we do. 563 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:58,467 [Jason] Are you confident we have enough gold 564 00:30:58,467 --> 00:31:00,567 at the bottom of this project 565 00:31:00,567 --> 00:31:02,000 to make it worthwhile? 566 00:31:05,667 --> 00:31:07,600 I think we can make it work because of the gold prices 567 00:31:07,767 --> 00:31:08,767 being where they are, and... 568 00:31:10,567 --> 00:31:12,266 It looks good in my head. 569 00:31:12,266 --> 00:31:13,500 I'm sure it looks terrible on paper. 570 00:31:13,667 --> 00:31:15,200 Yeah. Yeah. 571 00:31:17,667 --> 00:31:20,367 I mean, I don't want us to go bankrupt, I don't want to send 572 00:31:20,367 --> 00:31:23,000 everybody home without gold, but there's risks that have 573 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:25,000 to be taken out here. 574 00:31:25,166 --> 00:31:27,166 All right, I'll catch up with you again later. 575 00:31:27,166 --> 00:31:28,200 -Cool. -Let you know how we're doing. 576 00:31:28,367 --> 00:31:29,367 -Thanks, Jason. -[Jason] All right. 577 00:31:34,900 --> 00:31:36,600 We'll make this work. We'll make this work. 578 00:31:37,867 --> 00:31:41,767 Rick's Valhalla gamble means he's hemorrhaging thousands 579 00:31:41,934 --> 00:31:47,367 of dollars a day on fuel and wages, and needs to hit pay 580 00:31:47,533 --> 00:31:51,400 in six weeks before he runs out of cash. 581 00:31:51,567 --> 00:31:53,467 Does Rick make the right decision every time? 582 00:31:53,467 --> 00:31:57,000 Maybe, maybe not, but at the end, we've been 583 00:31:57,000 --> 00:32:00,567 pretty lucky going home with gold in our pockets and I hope 584 00:32:00,567 --> 00:32:01,667 this year is no different. 585 00:32:01,834 --> 00:32:02,867 [loud crashing] 586 00:32:03,033 --> 00:32:04,266 [rumbling] 587 00:32:04,433 --> 00:32:06,266 Ugh! Ah! 588 00:32:06,433 --> 00:32:07,767 -[bleep]! -[rattling] 589 00:32:07,767 --> 00:32:09,567 What the hell is that noise? 590 00:32:09,734 --> 00:32:11,567 [rattling, creaking] 591 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,000 Hey, Ryan, can you come see me here for a minute? 592 00:32:17,166 --> 00:32:19,100 I hit something or something fell off the truck, 593 00:32:19,266 --> 00:32:21,667 or something sounds like a grinding on the back end. 594 00:32:21,834 --> 00:32:22,900 [Ryan over radio] All right, Jason. 595 00:32:23,066 --> 00:32:24,567 I'll be over there as soon as I can. 596 00:32:24,734 --> 00:32:26,033 [Jason] All right. I'll see you in a minute. 597 00:32:28,500 --> 00:32:30,567 [tense music plays] 598 00:32:39,166 --> 00:32:41,800 Sounds like something coming from the back end, so... 599 00:32:41,967 --> 00:32:44,266 I'm not the expert on this. It's going to be Ryan, so... 600 00:32:44,266 --> 00:32:47,166 [Ryan] Yeah, [bleep]. Our driveline has spun off. 601 00:32:48,367 --> 00:32:51,100 It has destroyed the driveline, the companion flange, 602 00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:54,000 and we have neither one of those in stock. 603 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,000 A rock truck down, 604 00:32:56,000 --> 00:33:01,100 Rick is behind the eight ball, just days into the project. 605 00:33:01,266 --> 00:33:03,200 [Ryan] So we're down a rock truck, 606 00:33:03,367 --> 00:33:04,700 and Rick's not gonna be happy about that. 607 00:33:04,867 --> 00:33:06,266 So right now, biggest thing 608 00:33:06,266 --> 00:33:07,700 is we've got to get [bleep] parts ordered. 609 00:33:13,166 --> 00:33:15,266 [dramatic chord strike] 610 00:33:27,100 --> 00:33:29,200 [crumbling] 611 00:33:31,667 --> 00:33:32,767 [Brennan] Whoo! 612 00:33:32,767 --> 00:33:35,867 Hey, guys, Pit Two is done and ready to be sluiced. 613 00:33:36,900 --> 00:33:39,100 We got the last load of overburden out of here, 614 00:33:39,266 --> 00:33:42,100 so we're ready to set up a washplant. 615 00:33:42,100 --> 00:33:47,266 While Rick falls behind, at Ken and Stuart's Pit Two, 616 00:33:47,433 --> 00:33:49,800 Brennan Ruault is on the pay. 617 00:33:49,967 --> 00:33:53,266 And in Pit One, operator Sean Holcroft 618 00:33:53,433 --> 00:33:58,367 is racing to sluice the last of the gold through Roxanne. 619 00:33:58,533 --> 00:34:00,467 Trying to get as much of this through as we can here 620 00:34:00,467 --> 00:34:02,367 so we can go get started on Cut Two. 621 00:34:03,667 --> 00:34:05,266 But each day I've been frigging around 622 00:34:05,433 --> 00:34:07,567 with this stupid feeder here. 623 00:34:07,567 --> 00:34:09,100 The belt's walking back and forth. 624 00:34:09,266 --> 00:34:10,100 It's starting to fray. 625 00:34:10,266 --> 00:34:11,700 It's giving me issues every day. 626 00:34:16,900 --> 00:34:20,200 Oh, for [bleep] sakes, this belt's walking again. 627 00:34:20,367 --> 00:34:21,767 I'm gonna have to shut her down. 628 00:34:21,767 --> 00:34:24,266 This thing's really starting to [bleep] piss me off now. 629 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:27,467 [engine powers down] 630 00:34:29,166 --> 00:34:30,600 For [bleep] sakes. 631 00:34:32,100 --> 00:34:34,266 [rumbling] 632 00:34:42,667 --> 00:34:44,266 Just checking the belt out here. 633 00:34:45,667 --> 00:34:47,367 It was starting to fraying a bit. 634 00:34:48,767 --> 00:34:49,800 Some up here. 635 00:34:49,967 --> 00:34:52,500 There's a bigger chunk up there. 636 00:34:52,667 --> 00:34:55,700 And right where the belt joins together, it actually catches... 637 00:34:56,667 --> 00:34:58,100 on some of these bottom rollers, 638 00:34:58,266 --> 00:35:00,467 it goes in beside these frames. 639 00:35:00,467 --> 00:35:01,667 When the belt gets too close, 640 00:35:01,834 --> 00:35:05,100 it'll catch on that and it'll just rip it to [bleep]. 641 00:35:07,567 --> 00:35:12,266 Sean calls in father and son mechanics, Bill and Justin, 642 00:35:12,433 --> 00:35:14,166 to investigate. 643 00:35:14,333 --> 00:35:16,367 -[Sean] What's going on, boys? -[Justin] Oh, not much, buddy. 644 00:35:16,367 --> 00:35:19,500 [Sean] It's been walking back and forth, that discharge belt. 645 00:35:19,667 --> 00:35:21,767 You can kind of see a little frays on the belt already. 646 00:35:21,934 --> 00:35:24,000 [Bill] And you're at the end of your adjustment now? 647 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:26,266 -[Sean] On this side, yeah. -On this side, so OK. 648 00:35:26,266 --> 00:35:28,300 -[Sean] Yeah. -The belt is basically loose 649 00:35:28,467 --> 00:35:31,400 and it's just walking around doing whatever it wants to do. 650 00:35:32,467 --> 00:35:35,600 Maybe what we can do, I think make some blocks -- 651 00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:37,667 Yeah, for the tail pulley, and then actually just 652 00:35:37,667 --> 00:35:40,266 unbolt the tail pulley off the bearing, 653 00:35:40,266 --> 00:35:42,400 and then put a space in between that. 654 00:35:43,767 --> 00:35:46,100 Roxanne's conveyor belt has 655 00:35:46,100 --> 00:35:49,000 stretched over time and become loose, 656 00:35:49,900 --> 00:35:53,100 moving side to side, causing its edges 657 00:35:53,100 --> 00:35:55,266 to catch and fray. 658 00:35:55,266 --> 00:35:59,166 If not repaired, the rubber belt will tear apart 659 00:35:59,166 --> 00:36:02,100 and need to be completely replaced. 660 00:36:02,266 --> 00:36:06,166 Bill and Justin's bush fix is to install spacers at 661 00:36:06,333 --> 00:36:09,800 the bottom of the belt between the tail pulley and bearing, 662 00:36:10,700 --> 00:36:14,600 creating additional tension that will pull the belt tight 663 00:36:14,767 --> 00:36:16,500 and stop sideways movement. 664 00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:19,467 [drilling] 665 00:36:20,667 --> 00:36:23,467 Just popped the bolts out of this bearing to run this tail 666 00:36:23,633 --> 00:36:26,200 pulley back and it fell right where I need it to be. 667 00:36:26,367 --> 00:36:28,300 I'm gonna put this piece of square tube in that I made 668 00:36:28,467 --> 00:36:30,000 as a spacer 669 00:36:30,166 --> 00:36:35,300 and then this side will be back together in no time. 670 00:36:37,767 --> 00:36:39,200 [whirring] 671 00:36:40,467 --> 00:36:43,300 OK, there we go. That's that side. 672 00:36:43,467 --> 00:36:45,467 -Let's get the other side done. -[Justin] OK. 673 00:36:47,867 --> 00:36:50,266 Squeeze this stuff all in there. 674 00:36:53,367 --> 00:36:54,500 We're one bolt away. 675 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,100 I think that's gonna work out good. 676 00:36:58,100 --> 00:37:00,066 All right. 677 00:37:00,233 --> 00:37:03,367 Well, let's give Sean a holler here and tell him to get some 678 00:37:03,533 --> 00:37:04,567 dirt flying through this thing. 679 00:37:05,967 --> 00:37:07,567 [Sean] So we'll start the conveyor up. 680 00:37:08,867 --> 00:37:10,066 We'll get this thing running. 681 00:37:10,233 --> 00:37:12,166 We'll go up, get the plant shaking. 682 00:37:12,333 --> 00:37:14,467 I should be good to go to get back to sluicing. 683 00:37:20,500 --> 00:37:23,200 Everything seems to be good now, so hopefully we can get 684 00:37:23,367 --> 00:37:26,000 to washing rocks. I see the boss here, Parker. 685 00:37:26,166 --> 00:37:29,100 He's in the loader right now, so pretty awesome to see. 686 00:37:30,567 --> 00:37:33,900 [Parker] We just lost a pretty big chunk of time, 687 00:37:34,066 --> 00:37:36,000 which is rare for us. 688 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,000 And I think this might be my first time 689 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,800 feeding a washplant this year. 690 00:37:43,266 --> 00:37:47,467 And at the moment, it is working, so back to sluicing. 691 00:37:49,367 --> 00:37:50,767 I'm really hoping that it doesn't become 692 00:37:50,767 --> 00:37:51,900 a total [bleep]show 693 00:37:52,066 --> 00:37:53,266 around here with four plants running. 694 00:38:02,567 --> 00:38:05,166 [Ryan] Let's get the driveline out of the way real quick. 695 00:38:05,166 --> 00:38:09,667 At Duncan Creek, the new rock truck driveline part 696 00:38:09,834 --> 00:38:11,266 has arrived. 697 00:38:11,433 --> 00:38:16,200 Now, mechanic Ryan and operator Kai are rushing to get 698 00:38:16,367 --> 00:38:19,800 the truck back to work in the new Valhalla Cut. 699 00:38:20,767 --> 00:38:23,300 [Ryan] Basically, what we're going to do is rip this out, get a new 700 00:38:23,467 --> 00:38:26,533 one put in, put in a new companion, and go from there. 701 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:31,700 -[Kai] Up? Or down? -[Ryan] No, you're pulling down. 702 00:38:34,166 --> 00:38:36,367 -[drilling] -[Kai] Yep. 703 00:38:38,467 --> 00:38:40,667 -We'll slide it out the back. -[Kai] Yeah. 704 00:38:40,667 --> 00:38:41,767 Ready? 705 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:44,700 Got it. 706 00:38:46,266 --> 00:38:48,266 Oh. 707 00:38:48,266 --> 00:38:50,166 [Ryan] All right, we'll pull this middle section off 708 00:38:50,333 --> 00:38:51,200 really quick. 709 00:38:51,367 --> 00:38:53,300 [drilling] 710 00:38:57,367 --> 00:38:59,066 All right. 711 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:04,266 As you can see here, bolts came out, 712 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:07,600 and what this does is it splines in 713 00:39:08,767 --> 00:39:11,467 to this companion shaft, and right now, 714 00:39:12,500 --> 00:39:15,500 there's no spline, so it'd be riding on just bolts. 715 00:39:15,667 --> 00:39:17,867 So now the new one, when you put it on, 716 00:39:17,867 --> 00:39:20,500 will actually interspline correctly. 717 00:39:22,967 --> 00:39:25,467 These trucks are extremely vital to getting pay 718 00:39:25,467 --> 00:39:26,600 or overburden out of that hole. 719 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:29,700 Having one down, 720 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:32,767 that's gonna be a huge blow to 721 00:39:32,934 --> 00:39:36,667 Bailey being able to accomplish what he needs to get done. 722 00:39:36,667 --> 00:39:38,567 [drilling] 723 00:39:38,734 --> 00:39:39,700 Beautiful. 724 00:39:41,066 --> 00:39:42,300 New companion's already installed. 725 00:39:42,467 --> 00:39:44,000 Now it's time for the driveline. 726 00:39:51,266 --> 00:39:52,500 Can we get a nut and bolt? 727 00:39:54,967 --> 00:39:57,000 Try to get this right in the splines before we just 728 00:39:57,166 --> 00:39:58,166 hammer on her. 729 00:39:59,166 --> 00:40:01,066 Watch your eyes and... 730 00:40:01,233 --> 00:40:03,100 -[drilling] -[Ryan] All good? 731 00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:05,867 -[Kai] Yep. -[Ryan] We can put everything down and go for a drive. 732 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:11,367 Back to full strength, Rick's crew have a fighting 733 00:40:11,367 --> 00:40:15,000 chance of hitting Valhalla pay within six weeks. 734 00:40:16,166 --> 00:40:17,166 [Ryan] Thanks for the help, man. 735 00:40:17,333 --> 00:40:18,367 No problem. 736 00:40:30,667 --> 00:40:33,367 These things kind of screws us all, trying to get up to 737 00:40:33,533 --> 00:40:35,667 1,800 ounces, but, you know, 738 00:40:35,834 --> 00:40:37,467 we'll all jam together and we'll make it work. 739 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:50,800 The kids are gonna bring us some gold, I hear. 740 00:40:50,967 --> 00:40:52,567 [Tony speaking] 741 00:40:52,734 --> 00:40:54,166 -Hello. -[Minnie] Hello. 742 00:40:54,333 --> 00:40:55,567 [Monica] Hi. 743 00:40:57,567 --> 00:40:59,266 -[Mike] Yes. -I don't know if that would have worked. 744 00:40:59,433 --> 00:41:00,800 [Mike] That or you have a lot more Kevins. 745 00:41:07,667 --> 00:41:11,100 So this Corner Cut, do you think it's bigger than 746 00:41:11,266 --> 00:41:13,000 the Mega Cut, Mike and Kevin? 747 00:41:14,467 --> 00:41:16,100 [Monica] Yeah? 748 00:41:17,900 --> 00:41:19,200 [Minnie] Oh, for [bleep] sakes. 749 00:41:19,367 --> 00:41:21,667 Hm...kay. 750 00:41:21,667 --> 00:41:24,800 -So what have you been doing? -[Tony speaking] 751 00:41:24,967 --> 00:41:26,500 [Monica] You don't even have a trommel going. 752 00:41:26,667 --> 00:41:27,800 I'm slowly plugging away at it, 753 00:41:27,967 --> 00:41:29,467 doing as best as I can with what I got. 754 00:41:31,367 --> 00:41:33,767 -He's a bit stubborn. -[Minnie] Oh, yeah. 755 00:41:33,767 --> 00:41:35,667 But I'm in charge, likes it or not. 756 00:41:35,667 --> 00:41:37,367 -That's how it works. -Yeah. 757 00:41:42,700 --> 00:41:47,800 I'm hoping one or two weeks, but you know how things go. 758 00:41:50,266 --> 00:41:52,000 I think we should weigh up some gold. 759 00:41:53,367 --> 00:41:54,900 Yeah, I'd like to see how much there is. 760 00:41:55,066 --> 00:41:58,367 Tony has recently been averaging 400 ounces 761 00:41:58,533 --> 00:42:00,066 of gold a week. 762 00:42:00,233 --> 00:42:01,700 All right, seeing as we usually start with Sluice-A-Lot, 763 00:42:01,867 --> 00:42:03,367 let's see if Sluice-A-Lot sluiced a lot. 764 00:42:03,533 --> 00:42:04,567 [Tony speaking] 765 00:42:06,166 --> 00:42:09,567 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 80, 90, 100 766 00:42:09,734 --> 00:42:13,100 110, 130, 150, 160, 170, hundred... 767 00:42:15,567 --> 00:42:18,000 180, 230, 240, 250, 768 00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:20,066 260, 270, 280, 769 00:42:20,233 --> 00:42:22,567 300, 330 770 00:42:22,734 --> 00:42:27,567 3 -- 339.92. 771 00:42:27,734 --> 00:42:31,567 Worth nearly $1.2 million. 772 00:42:32,667 --> 00:42:34,600 [Tony speaking] 773 00:42:34,767 --> 00:42:37,667 -OK, let's weigh up the other one. -[Tony speaking] 774 00:42:37,834 --> 00:42:39,467 [Monica] So, Mike counted Sluice-A-Lot, 775 00:42:39,467 --> 00:42:42,300 are you counting Find-A-lot? -[Minnie] I guess so. 776 00:42:44,767 --> 00:42:48,967 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, 90, 100, 777 00:42:49,133 --> 00:42:52,567 20, 40, 60, 68, 778 00:42:54,100 --> 00:42:59,367 200, 40, 60, 80, 300, 779 00:43:01,166 --> 00:43:04,100 332.62. 780 00:43:04,266 --> 00:43:08,166 Bringing this week's total to 673 ounces, 781 00:43:08,333 --> 00:43:11,500 more than $2,300,000. 782 00:43:11,667 --> 00:43:13,467 [Tony speaking] 783 00:43:20,100 --> 00:43:21,800 -That will be all good. -[Tony speaking] 784 00:43:25,300 --> 00:43:26,400 [Mike] Oh, yeah. 785 00:43:30,266 --> 00:43:33,900 Just over halfway through the season, the Beets 786 00:43:34,066 --> 00:43:38,767 have already pulled in 4,611 ounces, 787 00:43:38,767 --> 00:43:42,600 only 2,000 short of their target. 788 00:43:42,767 --> 00:43:46,800 So if we do this consistently, we're gonna reach your goal 789 00:43:46,967 --> 00:43:49,367 sooner rather than later. -[Tony speaking] 790 00:43:49,533 --> 00:43:51,166 [Minnie] Are you gonna up your goal? 791 00:43:56,667 --> 00:43:57,767 [Mike] Yep. 792 00:44:10,367 --> 00:44:13,400 -Hi, Doumitt. -Hey, T. 793 00:44:13,567 --> 00:44:15,700 -[Chris] Speaking of having a bad day. -What? 794 00:44:15,867 --> 00:44:18,166 -[Chris] Hey, Junior. -[Brennan] How's it going, Pops? 795 00:44:18,166 --> 00:44:20,867 Bad day, [bleep]. I didn't wreck nothing today. 796 00:44:20,867 --> 00:44:23,266 -[Chris] Hey, Parker. -[Mitch] What's happening? 797 00:44:23,266 --> 00:44:24,767 -[Brennan] Mitchy boy. -[Chris] Hey, Mitchell. 798 00:44:24,934 --> 00:44:27,867 We're gonna take advantage of the nice weather, when we're 799 00:44:28,033 --> 00:44:29,100 getting our way out here tonight. 800 00:44:29,266 --> 00:44:30,166 [Brennan] Nice. 801 00:44:30,333 --> 00:44:32,667 Get us little fresh air and sunshine. 802 00:44:32,667 --> 00:44:33,767 [Brennan] Beautiful. 803 00:44:33,934 --> 00:44:37,900 Parker still needs over 4,000 ounces to hit 804 00:44:38,066 --> 00:44:41,166 his $35 million target. 805 00:44:41,333 --> 00:44:45,567 Last gold weigh, he pulled in 505 ounces. 806 00:44:45,567 --> 00:44:48,400 This week, Parker wants to see more. 807 00:44:49,467 --> 00:44:51,300 We're still a long ways from our goal. 808 00:44:51,467 --> 00:44:53,266 Well, if you could keep Roxanne running, 809 00:44:53,433 --> 00:44:55,567 possibly we'd have a chance of hitting this thing. 810 00:44:55,734 --> 00:44:57,400 -[laughing] -Yeah. 811 00:44:57,567 --> 00:44:59,700 I think four washplants is pushing. 812 00:44:59,867 --> 00:45:02,567 Not only just the operators, but all the machines, 813 00:45:02,567 --> 00:45:03,600 the washplants. 814 00:45:03,767 --> 00:45:05,967 Like, trying to keep up with four is... 815 00:45:06,133 --> 00:45:07,266 a challenge. 816 00:45:07,266 --> 00:45:09,300 We can throw some gold on the scale and I can show you 817 00:45:09,467 --> 00:45:11,400 what's going on. -Yeah, let's do it. 818 00:45:12,767 --> 00:45:18,266 Roxanne pulls in an average of 130 ounces a week from Pit One. 819 00:45:19,300 --> 00:45:20,467 [Chris] Big Roxanne. 820 00:45:20,467 --> 00:45:22,600 -OK. -[Chris] Let's weigh her up first. 821 00:45:22,767 --> 00:45:25,000 A little bit of downtime this week. 822 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:26,100 [Chris] Yeah, here we go. 823 00:45:27,667 --> 00:45:30,867 All right, we got 15, 30, 824 00:45:30,867 --> 00:45:34,467 70, 90. 825 00:45:34,467 --> 00:45:37,100 -[Chris] I'll keep going. -[Mitch] That's about... 826 00:45:37,266 --> 00:45:38,467 [Chris] That's all we got, bud. 827 00:45:38,633 --> 00:45:41,567 100.35. 828 00:45:41,734 --> 00:45:45,200 Worth over $350,000. 829 00:45:45,367 --> 00:45:47,567 [Mitch] A little bit down from last week. 830 00:45:47,567 --> 00:45:49,500 [Chris] Obviously, had downtime, makes sense. 831 00:45:49,667 --> 00:45:53,467 But hopefully with her running a full week, maybe next week's 832 00:45:53,467 --> 00:45:54,600 numbers will come up. 833 00:45:54,600 --> 00:45:57,000 -[Parker] Yeah, let's do Dominion. -[Chris] Bridge Cut. 834 00:45:58,166 --> 00:46:00,967 Well, here we go. See how Bob did. 835 00:46:01,133 --> 00:46:05,200 We got 20, 40, 60, 80... 836 00:46:07,467 --> 00:46:09,767 105.2. 837 00:46:09,934 --> 00:46:14,066 Worth over $360,000. 838 00:46:14,233 --> 00:46:16,767 I thought maybe we were doing, like, a bit of a switcheroo, 839 00:46:16,934 --> 00:46:18,266 like, "Oh, things were looking bad," 840 00:46:18,266 --> 00:46:21,000 and then we were gonna have, like, 800 ounces. 841 00:46:22,266 --> 00:46:24,567 [Chris] We need 800 ounces to do that. 842 00:46:24,734 --> 00:46:28,300 Parker now needs Sluicifer and Big Red to deliver 843 00:46:28,467 --> 00:46:33,000 a combined 300 ounces to beat last week's total. 844 00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:34,300 [Chris] Here's the Golden Mile. 845 00:46:34,467 --> 00:46:35,734 You got two plants down there. 846 00:46:35,900 --> 00:46:38,400 Yeah, two plants, so hopefully this one's a little better. 847 00:46:39,500 --> 00:46:43,867 40, 80, 100, 848 00:46:43,867 --> 00:46:48,500 140, 160, 200, 849 00:46:48,667 --> 00:46:52,266 247.45. 850 00:46:52,266 --> 00:46:56,367 Worth $866,000. 851 00:46:58,166 --> 00:46:59,567 [Parker] Where we at? 852 00:46:59,567 --> 00:47:02,667 [Chris] Well, last week, we had 505 ounces. 853 00:47:02,667 --> 00:47:06,467 This week we have 453.0. 854 00:47:06,633 --> 00:47:10,100 We've dropped roughly 50 ounces. 855 00:47:10,100 --> 00:47:13,867 And a lot of that could be because Roxanne was broken. 856 00:47:14,033 --> 00:47:19,300 So that gives us a season total of 6,308.9. 857 00:47:19,467 --> 00:47:21,367 All right. Well, we'll get there. 858 00:47:21,533 --> 00:47:23,300 Slowly but surely, we'll get there. 859 00:47:23,467 --> 00:47:25,667 -[Chris] Yep. -They're not as fun when they're... 860 00:47:25,834 --> 00:47:28,567 I mean, we're a little spoiled with 800, 900 ounce cleanups. 861 00:47:28,567 --> 00:47:30,100 -[Brennan] Yeah. -[Chris] Yeah. 862 00:47:30,100 --> 00:47:33,266 Well, I think the real key is just four plants running. 863 00:47:33,433 --> 00:47:34,567 -[Parker] Yeah. -That's a whole... 864 00:47:35,400 --> 00:47:37,066 That's the foundation right there. 865 00:47:38,266 --> 00:47:41,567 Yeah, not a great week, but...you know, we're still 866 00:47:41,734 --> 00:47:43,367 fighting some downtime, but this is what happens 867 00:47:43,533 --> 00:47:44,834 with four plants. 868 00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:47,000 With four plants running this week, you know, we only got 400 869 00:47:47,000 --> 00:47:50,300 and some ounces, not what we'd like to see, but we had a lot 870 00:47:50,467 --> 00:47:52,000 of trucks down, we had plants down, 871 00:47:52,166 --> 00:47:53,333 so hopefully next week's better. 872 00:47:53,333 --> 00:47:55,667 We get back on those 800 ounce weeks because we need them 873 00:47:55,667 --> 00:47:56,867 to hit our season target.