1 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:11,000 [geese squawking] 2 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:21,720 [moody tones play] 3 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,400 The last few weeks have been really difficult and set us back 4 00:00:33,480 --> 00:00:37,840 quite a bit with low recovery, uh... 5 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:42,760 and low ounces an hour and lots of hours and lost production 6 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,160 and just being a general pain in the ass. 7 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:51,320 [narrator] Parker Schnabel is ready for a new chapter in his season 8 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,760 and is launching an all-out blitz to hit his 10,000-ounce 9 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:00,640 goal by getting over 600 ounces this week. 10 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,560 We've got four plants back up and running now, 11 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:04,680 which is really good. 12 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,880 We've got GG, the Golden Goose, running. 13 00:01:08,960 --> 00:01:10,520 The new plant's awesome. 14 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:16,160 You know, GG is a really nice addition to the sluicing fleet. 15 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:18,720 And so that's, you know, hopefully gonna 16 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,240 put us over the top because it does run a bit more yardage 17 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,120 than any of the other plants on the mine site. 18 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:28,680 With Dominion Creek firing on all cylinders, Parker's relying 19 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,840 on his other claim, Ken and Stuart's, 20 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:33,720 run by foreman Mitch Blaschke, 21 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:36,920 to be the difference-maker this week. 22 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:40,880 We're just, like, spread really thin 23 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:42,920 and you know, Mitch has done 24 00:01:43,039 --> 00:01:45,640 an incredible job without having a ton of equipment. 25 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,160 Well, right now I'm in the 550 here at Ken's, 26 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,280 loading rock trucks, and we are barely keeping up with Roxanne. 27 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:03,040 Washplant Roxanne is running all-out, putting pressure on 28 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:07,120 Mitch's two rock truck drivers to stay ahead of the pay pile. 29 00:02:09,479 --> 00:02:12,040 [Mitch] Here at Ken's, it's all about yardage. 30 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:16,160 The ground here in Cut Two isn't real high-quality, so we got 31 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:17,600 to get through the volume. 32 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:19,920 And in order to do that, I need, you know, as many 33 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,160 trucks down here as I can get. 34 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:23,920 You know, we've been pushing everything since the start 35 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,760 of the season here. Everybody's getting tired. 36 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,760 Yeah, so Mitch is pretty frustrated right now. 37 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,040 We need some support. 38 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,960 Like, they want us to get all this pay out of here. 39 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,240 We need some [bleep] help, for sure. 40 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,040 Hey, Billy, how's she going today, buddy? 41 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,320 Yeah, I'm just feeling super tired towards the end 42 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,400 of the season here. 43 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,360 Yeah, that happens, buddy. 44 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,120 [trucks rumbling] 45 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,360 -[loud crash] -[clattering] 46 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,120 [Billy] [bleep]! 47 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:17,400 Mitch, you got a copy? 48 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,040 [Mitch] Billy, copy. 49 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,880 [Billy] I got sucked into the ditch a bit. 50 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,960 Box is really close to tipping. 51 00:03:27,079 --> 00:03:28,760 [Mitch] All right, man. I'll be over there in a sec. 52 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,960 [incredulous laughter] 53 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:35,960 Ha-ha-ha! Holy [bleep]! 54 00:03:36,079 --> 00:03:38,120 Billy, how you doing? 55 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,079 There's a little bit of piss in my pants, 56 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:41,280 but other than that... 57 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,640 -[camera clicks] -[cackles] 58 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,520 [Mitch] Holy [bleep]! 59 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:50,880 When it's leaning like this, you can't dump it 60 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:52,120 to get the load out. 61 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:53,520 You know, you can see the tire's already 62 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:54,520 off the ground. 63 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,079 It'll flip it the rest of the way over. 64 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:57,960 Last thing we want to do is damage anything. 65 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,160 [Sean] You want to do it, or do you want me to do it? 66 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:02,320 What are you doing? 67 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:03,840 [Mitch] Yeah, dude, I'll jump in there and do her. 68 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:11,240 If the fully loaded rock truck's box tips any further 69 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:14,600 into the ditch, it could flip Billy's cab. 70 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,360 So what we're going to do here, I'm gonna try keep 71 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:20,000 a little pressure on this, put it in drive, just give it 72 00:04:20,079 --> 00:04:21,680 a little bit of throttle and a little bit of steering 73 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,280 input back towards the center of the road, and if you feel 74 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,680 that cab start lifting at all, just kick it into neutral 75 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,600 as fast as you can, because the last thing we want 76 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,880 is this cab to roll here. -Yeah, copy that. 77 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,040 -You ready? -Yeah. 78 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:34,920 [suspenseful music plays] 79 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,440 [metal groaning] 80 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:44,120 Try and give it a little. 81 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,320 [revving] 82 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:58,120 There we go. 83 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,520 [bleep], man. 84 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,240 Dude, that A-stay is smoked. 85 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,600 The A-stay holds the front axle 86 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,600 suspension system together. 87 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,680 I'm just limping this truck back to Dominion. 88 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,000 You know, I've just lost 50% of my trucking crew. 89 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,560 The pay pile's getting low. I need trucks rolling. 90 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,600 -Yo! -[Taylor] Yo! 91 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:44,360 What's going on? 92 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,840 Unfortunately, this one here is completely shot. 93 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,200 This A-stay bushing is kind of brought out, and -- 94 00:05:53,280 --> 00:05:55,200 a little concerned just because, like... 95 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,240 this plate is completely dropped. 96 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,880 So, you got one, two, three... 97 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:09,560 four... 98 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,320 five broken bolts. 99 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,160 This is a [bleep] nightmare. 100 00:06:14,280 --> 00:06:18,520 Those broken bolts are two inches inside of that hole. 101 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:25,920 The A40 rock truck has a front suspension axle stay that keeps 102 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:30,560 the front axle aligned when moving on uneven ground. 103 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:34,640 It's made up of two shock absorbers and two spherical 104 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:39,000 bushings all bolted together to the frame of the truck. 105 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:43,240 But five bolts have broken off inside its housing. 106 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:46,600 To get them out, holes will need to be drilled into 107 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:50,760 the bolts so an extractor tool can fit inside 108 00:06:50,840 --> 00:06:52,400 and unscrew them. 109 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:57,400 Then the A-stay can be pulled apart and new parts installed, 110 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:01,000 allowing the truck to be driven safely. 111 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:05,000 Every hour we're not moving material is putting us behind. 112 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:06,160 [Taylor] I get that, dude. 113 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:08,440 I think the fastest thing to do is we just fix this. 114 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,560 But we can't give you a spare right now. 115 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,880 I don't have a spare available here. 116 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:14,400 There's no spares around here, man. 117 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:15,520 -[Mitch] Nothing? -No. 118 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,520 Tyson's not gonna give up any trucks. 119 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:18,880 [Mitch] Well, maybe I'll just go take one. 120 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,560 I think you should. 121 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,000 [Mitch] We're gonna have to figure something out, 122 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:23,840 because otherwise we're gonna be turning off a wash plant. 123 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:34,640 Let's go find Tyson and see 124 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:36,080 if we can get ourselves a rock truck. 125 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:42,800 You know, I've only got two rock trucks down at Ken's, 126 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:44,960 and one of them's gone down, so we definitely can't keep 127 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:46,320 the plant going with what we got. 128 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:49,480 There he is right there. Perfect. 129 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:54,560 Hey, man, how's it going? 130 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:55,680 Pretty good. You? 131 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:59,520 Oh! Had better days. In search of a rock truck. 132 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,640 We got the front axles about ready to fall out of one of 133 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,760 ours, so I took it to the yard. Janko's working on it. 134 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:06,560 He's got the parts, but he's going to be a bit 135 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:07,960 to get it running. 136 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:09,960 And I was hoping you had a spare that I can grab, 137 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,040 get back down so we can keep sluicing. 138 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,240 We don't really have a spare, man. 139 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,920 We're running flat out here with three wash plants. 140 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:20,040 Yeah, I hear you. 141 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,800 I don't know what to say, because, yeah, every truck's 142 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:30,200 being used, and you know how it is when you're running 143 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:31,480 lots of trucks. One goes down, 144 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,360 another gets up, and it's... 145 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:38,280 I mean, if I don't get a truck and get back down there, 146 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:39,640 like, Roxanne's gonna shut down. 147 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:41,080 Right. 148 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:45,120 [Mitch] So, I mean, I could really use the favor today, bud. 149 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:50,600 I mean, I know it's not ideal, man, but I just... -Yeah. 150 00:08:50,680 --> 00:08:52,560 ...if we're gonna hit 10,000 ounces, we gotta try 151 00:08:52,680 --> 00:08:54,200 and keep all these wash plants running. 152 00:08:55,680 --> 00:08:57,920 It'd do me a huge favor if you had something I could... 153 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:00,480 I could grab right now, man. 154 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:03,080 Right, well, 155 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:05,680 I just can't do that, man. 156 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:10,360 -[Mitch] Thanks. -No worries. 157 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:17,440 [Mitch] This is [bleep]. 158 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:26,840 [mysterious music plays] 159 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:31,280 [bird cawing] 160 00:09:33,560 --> 00:09:35,800 Last week was a big blow, you know. 161 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:40,000 We spent almost two months stripping this Valhalla Cut, 162 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,480 and when we got to the bottom, you know, right above pay, 163 00:09:42,560 --> 00:09:44,320 we got the worst news, basically, at least 20 feet 164 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,920 of clay on top of that, and we do not have the time 165 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,040 this year to deal with it. 166 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,960 So we had to abandon that and move on, and it's -- 167 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,840 that's a big one. That's a big [bleep] up. 168 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:58,240 Rick Ness is licking his wounds. 169 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,880 After spending a million dollars on his Valhalla Cut, 170 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:03,440 he hit a clay layer, 171 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,520 blocking his path to the pay dirt. 172 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:10,160 Rick doesn't have enough time to break through it this year, 173 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,240 and now he's heading back to another spot he abandoned 174 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:15,360 earlier this season. 175 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:18,160 [Rick] We've got no choice now. 176 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:19,880 We've got to return to Vegas Valley. 177 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,800 We've got, uh... pay dirt. 178 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:24,080 We know it's good. We know it's got a lot of gold. 179 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:26,160 We still got a lot of work to do to make it safe. 180 00:10:29,560 --> 00:10:33,720 Last year, Rick's Vegas Valley Cut saved his season, 181 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,160 paying out nearly 2.1 million dollars 182 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,480 in just three weeks of running. 183 00:10:39,560 --> 00:10:42,000 -Whoo! -[all cheering] 184 00:10:44,680 --> 00:10:48,440 Seven weeks ago, Rick and his crew tried to return 185 00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:49,560 to the hot spot. 186 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:52,320 [Rick] I don't like this. 187 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:56,440 It's too dangerous. 188 00:10:56,560 --> 00:10:59,320 But were forced to pull the plug. 189 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:02,000 Hey, Bailey, let's get the [bleep] out of here. 190 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:03,080 We need to get this set up better. 191 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:04,400 We're not ready for this. 192 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:08,520 With the unstable wall making it too hazardous to mine, 193 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:12,280 Rick decided to gamble on opening a brand-new cut, 194 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:16,760 Valhalla, hoping to hit an even bigger score. 195 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:20,160 If we do this, we're not just risking our gold bonuses 196 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,800 or your gold, but it could be the end of the company as well. 197 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,400 Now, with the little money he has left, 198 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,040 he's back where he started. 199 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,240 [Rick] We've got a bit of an overhang of permafrost 200 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,360 that's hanging over it. I just don't like it. 201 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:36,800 It's not safe right now. 202 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:37,880 But there's nothing I can do about it. 203 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:39,240 I have to clean it up. 204 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:44,880 If this new plan doesn't pan out, Rick has one final option. 205 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:48,520 Tony Beets came here and he gave me an offer on this ground 206 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,320 to buy everything and it's a really good offer. 207 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,880 It's starting to look like maybe the smartest thing 208 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:54,960 I can do. 209 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,200 And I turned it down, but you know, 210 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:58,960 nothing's off the table forever. 211 00:12:01,560 --> 00:12:04,960 Yeah, you know, I think this is our best plan of action, 212 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,560 just trying to get down to pay as quick as we can. 213 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:09,240 We know there's pay here. 214 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,360 Pretty sure Rick knows what the [bleep] he's doing. 215 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:12,920 He could probably show me a few things. 216 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:19,840 To get to Vegas Valley's exposed pay, Rick needs Bailey 217 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:24,520 in the 700 to widen the far side of the cut, creating more 218 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,360 space for their trucking crew. 219 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,520 But there's a block of thawing permafrost overhanging 220 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,040 the entrance to the cut, making the wall unstable. 221 00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:41,000 Rick must use the 460 to dig back the overhang and make it 222 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,560 safe enough to mine the cut below. 223 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:53,840 [Bailey over radio] Can you hear me, Rick? 224 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:56,320 Yeah, go ahead. 225 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,080 It definitely probably sucks to be in that 460 right now, 226 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:00,960 not a 700. 227 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:02,640 [Rick] I don't know how I'm even gonna make this work, 228 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:04,720 but that's what I'm gonna do. 229 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:06,200 Walk back and forth a million times. 230 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:12,400 Harder than [bleep]. 231 00:13:13,560 --> 00:13:14,720 You know, we don't have a dozer here 232 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:16,240 or any kind of ripper machine 233 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:17,800 to get this permafrost out of here. 234 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:23,080 All I've got is our 460, and -- with this big old 235 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:24,520 kind of held-together bucket, 236 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:25,920 you know, you can't cry about it. 237 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:27,040 You can't just not do it. 238 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:28,240 You just have to do it. 239 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,160 [rattling] 240 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:35,960 [rattling, clanking] 241 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,360 What the [bleep] is that? 242 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,080 Are you [bleep] kidding me? 243 00:13:42,680 --> 00:13:43,840 Oh, dude. 244 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,080 Oh, [bleep] great. 245 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:53,200 That's a first. 246 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:56,200 [bleep]! 247 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:02,280 [ominous music plays] 248 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:03,720 [Rick] Yeah, this is not what we need right now. 249 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:05,080 That's the only other excavator, and they've got 250 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:06,960 no [bleep] bucket now. 251 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,320 [bleep] [bleep]! 252 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,480 Rick Ness has hit a major obstacle 253 00:14:12,560 --> 00:14:14,400 on his return to Vegas Valley. 254 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,520 Ryan, you got a copy? 255 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:18,760 [Ryan over radio] Yeah, go ahead. 256 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,520 Yeah, I just ripped the [bleep] floor 257 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,280 out of a bucket on that 460. 258 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,240 It's completely gone. 259 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,000 I guess I don't know what you're going to do about it, 260 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:28,800 but I'm gonna -- I guess I'm gonna get this machine 261 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:30,560 the [bleep] out of here if I can, 262 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:32,160 and we're gonna have to look for another bucket. 263 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:35,560 [brooding music plays] 264 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:00,960 [scoffs] 265 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:02,520 What the [bleep]? 266 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,000 Yeah, I knew it was worn out, 267 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:05,360 but I didn't think it was that [bleep] worn out. 268 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,480 [Ryan laughing] 269 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,040 I mean, I've seen it happen before. 270 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:10,040 I didn't think this one was there. 271 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:11,200 I knew it was getting thin. 272 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:12,720 [Ryan] Looks like it's been patched together before. 273 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:13,920 So what's gonna be the quickest? 274 00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,360 -You better go buy a bucket. -Yeah. 275 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:19,320 I would get your phone out of your pocket 276 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:21,120 and start making calls. 277 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:22,760 Well, you got to figure out who to call first. 278 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:23,920 Yeah. 279 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:25,040 Good luck with that. 280 00:15:26,760 --> 00:15:28,200 I'd pretty much do it as soon as that happened, 281 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:29,840 that we could fix that bucket, but it's gonna take 282 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:31,520 way too long. We need that machine now, 283 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,240 so I'm gonna have to find a new one 284 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:34,560 and get it here [bleep] quick. 285 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,480 [truck honking] 286 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:53,840 [rapid music plays] 287 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:20,880 Klondike kingpin Tony Beets has been on cruise control, 288 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:24,960 with two plants sluicing on the Indian River and son Mike's 289 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:28,960 trommel running 24-7 on Paradise Hill. 290 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:33,280 But last week, Tony stumbled, spending $4 million 291 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,960 on a property he can't mine. 292 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,120 To bring in even more gold, 293 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,480 Tony wants son Mike to dial up his production. 294 00:17:24,599 --> 00:17:25,760 [Mike] Huh, I wonder who that could be. 295 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:33,960 [Tony speaking] 296 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,640 [Mike sighs] I've got better days, had worse. 297 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:47,720 [Mike] Yep. 298 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:50,040 [Mike] Hm. 299 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:51,800 [Tony speaking] 300 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:00,440 [Mike] That's from when the dredges 301 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:01,520 used to come around here. 302 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:17,840 Five years ago, Tony discovered two old-timer 303 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:20,320 dredge boilers at the Hester Cut. 304 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,320 [Tony speaking] 305 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:34,040 From 1913 until the 1960s, the old-timers dredged 306 00:18:34,120 --> 00:18:38,280 the Hunker Valley for gold, and on one legendary day, 307 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:40,800 they pulled in 800 ounces. 308 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,840 Tony thinks they abandoned the dredge at his Hester Cut, 309 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:52,440 leaving behind a pocket of rich virgin ground. 310 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,480 [Tony speaking] 311 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:05,040 But the spot has been Tony's perennial 312 00:19:05,120 --> 00:19:06,720 end-of-season nemesis. 313 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:09,240 [Tony speaking] 314 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,280 [machine humming] 315 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:13,280 [squelching] 316 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:14,920 Talk about a waste of [bleep] time. 317 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:20,560 Now, he's determined to conquer the cut. 318 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:27,240 [Mike] I was just thinking, when we start digging it out, 319 00:19:27,360 --> 00:19:29,160 you start with the wall first, if anything, because then 320 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:30,440 if anything slumps down, we don't have to worry 321 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:31,600 about it no more. 322 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:38,360 Yeah. 323 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:41,880 Yes. 324 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:59,120 Before he can pump out the water, Tony needs to remove 325 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:03,200 the old dredge boilers, then make the hillside safe 326 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,600 from sloughing into the cut by digging it back 327 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,440 and trucking the mud out. 328 00:20:38,120 --> 00:20:39,640 [clanging heavily] 329 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:47,280 [Mike] Perfect. 330 00:20:47,360 --> 00:20:48,680 Put the other one over there too. 331 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:54,880 [heavy thuds] 332 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,720 [Tony speaking] 333 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:18,880 [Mike] He's gonna have to clean it off a bit, level it off 334 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:20,600 so the trucks can get up to them flat. 335 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:27,920 [Zach] OK, sounds good. 336 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,720 With a stable ledge, 337 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:32,240 the trucks can start hauling the mud out. 338 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,120 Hopefully it all goes smooth, and then, yeah, I'll be happy. 339 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,080 But if it is consistent [bleep] [bleep] 340 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,560 then, no, I really ain't gonna be happy. 341 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:56,280 Job done. 342 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:58,760 Wall dug back, 343 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:02,480 now, Mike and his crew can focus on draining the cut. 344 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:09,680 [Mike] End of the week? 345 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,680 [Tony speaking] 346 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:16,640 [Colby] Everything on that fuel well is tight, right? 347 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:17,720 Yeah, OK. 348 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:18,880 [Mike] Fire in the hole! 349 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,200 [machine rumbles] 350 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:34,480 [Tony speaking] 351 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:00,000 We're trying to catch up here. 352 00:23:00,120 --> 00:23:02,920 Having that rock truck go down definitely didn't help us out. 353 00:23:04,120 --> 00:23:05,760 You know, we're behind right now. 354 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:09,520 Foreman Mitch Blaschke is feeling the pressure, 355 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:13,640 with Parker relying on him for a good haul this week. 356 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:16,680 He's been down to one rock truck hauling pay 357 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:18,280 for the last 24 hours. 358 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:29,640 [Mitch] How's it going, man? 359 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,720 It's a big cut. We're gaining on it. 360 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,200 [Parker] Yeah, which is good. 361 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:37,600 What do you -- do you think we're going to get through this? 362 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:39,880 It'll be close. 363 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:41,440 -[Parker] You think it'll be close? -Yeah. 364 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:42,960 I'm a little concerned about it. 365 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:44,960 We're hauling pay up there 366 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,800 just while I have, like, one truck. 367 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:49,640 [Parker] All right, yeah, I don't really have anything else. 368 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:53,880 [Mitch] We're still gonna have to keep the circuit going. 369 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,920 [Parker] There's nothing we can do about it. 370 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:58,160 Just do as good a job as you can, right? 371 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,560 You know, the truth is, Dominion, that's a priority 372 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:05,720 right now... -[Mitch] OK. 373 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:08,720 [Parker] ...which is a little bit problematic for you, 374 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,040 but it won't be for long, I don't think. 375 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:12,160 [Mitch] OK. 376 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:16,200 Um... 377 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:19,280 OK. 378 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,040 -All righty, well... -[Parker] Right. 379 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:22,680 -[Mitch] We'll keep at it. -[Parker] Thanks, man! 380 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:23,840 [Mitch] All right. No worries, man. 381 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:30,960 You know, we've all got 382 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,120 to learn to share our resources up here. 383 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:36,000 There's a lot going on, but, you know, one truck down 384 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,320 here is 50% out of my fleet at the moment. 385 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,520 For some reason, it's still not here. 386 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:42,280 Man, it should have been here hours ago. 387 00:24:43,360 --> 00:24:45,000 So just gonna get a hold of Taylor here. 388 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:48,760 Yeah, hey, Taylor, man. 389 00:24:49,960 --> 00:24:51,640 Uh, just down here at Roxanne. 390 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:53,960 We're not gonna be able to keep up with this thing. 391 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:55,200 [Taylor] Um... 392 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,040 Dude, I don't know what to tell you, man. 393 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:58,160 It's not gonna take us too long. 394 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,520 We can get this thing up and running for you. 395 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:01,760 OK. Thanks, man. 396 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:08,200 The rock truck's fix has been delayed due to five broken 397 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:10,920 bolts inside the A-stay housing. 398 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:14,400 [Janko] Just finishing up here, 399 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:15,800 trying to get this last bolt out. 400 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,360 Once I get a hole through it, I should be able to tap 401 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:26,120 an extractor through it and try to take it out. 402 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:30,880 Nice. 403 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:32,960 Cut all the way through it. 404 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:49,000 I finally got these broken bolts out. 405 00:25:49,120 --> 00:25:52,640 With the final bolt out, Janko and Taylor can now 406 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,960 separate the A-stay and remove the worn parts. 407 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:02,000 So we need to lift up this front end of the truck here to 408 00:26:02,120 --> 00:26:05,640 split the A-stay from the frame and then get it pounded out 409 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:07,680 and get new parts put back in. 410 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:11,480 Just trying to get this thing 411 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:13,280 right on the tow hooks to lift it. 412 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,480 This A-stay should start separating. 413 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:19,560 Yeah, there we go. 414 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,200 OK, hopefully this thing will just fly out of here. 415 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:27,880 Beauty. 416 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,640 We got these and now I'm ready to install them. 417 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:33,240 Everything's all cleaned up, ready to go. 418 00:26:33,360 --> 00:26:34,800 [rugged music plays] 419 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,680 So this is gonna push this bushing into this housing. 420 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,880 As you can see, it's going up nice and easily now. 421 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:02,360 [grunting] 422 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:05,240 Awesome, it's seated. 423 00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:07,360 Should be able to send this thing to work right away. 424 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:12,760 [Janko over radio] Hey, Mitch, this truck is good to go. 425 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:15,040 Hey, Billy, go get your truck, man. 426 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:16,160 We got some pay to haul. 427 00:27:26,120 --> 00:27:28,120 [Billy] We're the A-team out here, baby. 428 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:32,280 Mitch and his skeleton crew are back to full strength 429 00:27:32,360 --> 00:27:36,800 and must now play catch-up to deliver a big haul this week. 430 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:39,360 It's so nice having that rock truck here now. 431 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:40,800 It's making a huge difference. 432 00:27:40,920 --> 00:27:42,480 We're getting caught up, 433 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:45,320 and it is putting a dent in this material. 434 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:47,120 I know it took a little bit to get it here, 435 00:27:47,240 --> 00:27:49,280 but it's certainly worth the wait. 436 00:27:57,840 --> 00:27:59,520 [whimsical music plays] 437 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:07,360 Well, today I'm in Dawson City. 438 00:28:08,360 --> 00:28:11,280 I don't get over here too often anymore, but I need a bucket 439 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:13,080 for my 460 excavator. 440 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:14,320 Hoping to get a good deal on one. 441 00:28:15,800 --> 00:28:16,920 This is where the Gold Rush happened. 442 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,480 This is where everybody came to, and they were in 443 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:21,720 the gold fields just outside of this town 444 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:22,800 trying to make their fortune. 445 00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:24,040 There was a lot of gold out there. 446 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,560 I mean, there is still good ground here, but it's real hard 447 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:29,720 to come by, you know. 448 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:31,320 People have had it locked in for a long time, 449 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,720 and Parker and Tony probably have the bulk of it. 450 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:38,560 If I'm being honest, I mean, they both have tons of ground, 451 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:40,760 and they're making a fortune. 452 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:45,520 I've seen a lot of people come and go since I've been here, 453 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:47,640 and not a whole lot of people stay. 454 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:49,400 Somehow I've managed to stay for 13 years. 455 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,320 Rick is heading to the Hunker Creek turnoff, 456 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:57,160 which leads to some of the biggest gold mines 457 00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:58,280 in the Klondike. 458 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:02,160 I've only been to this spot once before. 459 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:03,960 It's, uh... 460 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:05,080 Look at this stuff. 461 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:09,080 Look at that. Money to burn. 462 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:10,760 brand-new D11. 463 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,360 There's a sign that says "Office" on it. 464 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:16,480 It's gotta be it. 465 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:23,920 All right. 466 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:25,040 Hopefully he's around. 467 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:29,760 Puppy dog. Wet dog. 468 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:33,400 -[Parker] What's up? -[Rick] What's going on, man? 469 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:35,600 -Who's the wet dog? -It's Bosco. 470 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:37,080 -Have you met Bosco? -[Rick] No, I haven't. 471 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:38,120 How's it going? 472 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:39,160 [Rick] Good, man. Good to see you. 473 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:40,120 -[Parker] It's a pleasure. -[Rick] You good? 474 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:41,120 -[Parker] Oh, yeah. -[Rick] All right. 475 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:42,200 [Parker] No, I'm having a blast still. 476 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:43,320 [Rick] That's good. 477 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:44,640 I mean, there's a brand-new D11 sitting there. 478 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,280 -That's [bleep] cool. -[Rick] Fresh off the truck. 479 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,280 -How many of them? -That's number five. 480 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:51,800 -Elevens? -[Parker] Yeah. 481 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:53,760 Holy [bleep], man. 482 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:55,960 I've heard rumblings. How many wash plants? 483 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:57,440 -Four. -Holy [bleep], man. 484 00:29:57,520 --> 00:29:58,640 [Parker] Yeah. 485 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:00,760 This is, especially with gold prices up, this has become 486 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:02,240 a much bigger sluicing project. 487 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:04,280 So you just have to have the wash plants going. 488 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:05,960 [Rick] Yeah. Slammed. 489 00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:08,040 -Hence four plants. -Yeah. 490 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:09,720 What else is new? 491 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:10,840 [Rick] I need to find a bucket. 492 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:13,160 [Parker] Let's go have a look around. 493 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:14,320 Cool. 494 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:17,360 [grunting] 495 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,200 What's your season been like? 496 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:27,880 Mm... 497 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,400 -Chasing a girl, you know. -[Rick] Sure. 498 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:32,360 Same as you, probably. 499 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:37,040 I don't know, I'm not chasing any single one anymore, ever. 500 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:38,880 [laughing] 501 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:40,880 Do you have any pin on 460 buckets? 502 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:42,000 I -- we might. 503 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:53,040 Oh, right there. 504 00:30:54,080 --> 00:30:55,360 There's these guys. 505 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:56,640 [Rick] I remember that bucket. 506 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:58,920 [Parker] I don't think that fits, because this we used 507 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:01,000 for the coupler, right? 508 00:31:01,120 --> 00:31:02,680 -Because we had a coupler. -[Rick] Yeah, yeah. 509 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,440 [Parker] I'm pretty sure this is a Hitachi bucket. 510 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:07,440 Yeah, that's the wrong one. 511 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:09,440 Um... 512 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:15,760 -There's a real peach for you. -That's a beauty. 513 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:17,360 [Parker] I think this might be your only bet. 514 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,400 -Not in terrible shape. -[Rick] No, not too bad. 515 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:23,480 What do you want for it, a handshake? 516 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:25,440 [Parker] I'm not saying I'm going to give it to you for free. 517 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,320 [Rick] So maybe you could help us out? 518 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,960 I mean, I would normally say like, 10 grand, 519 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:34,440 but that's just because I don't like... 520 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:36,200 dealing with things like this. I don't know. 521 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:37,280 Five grand? 522 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:41,160 Yeah, why not? Five grand? 523 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:42,520 Yeah. Perfect. 524 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:44,680 -Appreciate it. -[Parker] No worries. 525 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:46,640 What else do you need? 526 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:48,400 -Half my life back. -[Parker] Yeah. 527 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:52,840 -Can't help you there. -[Rick laughs] 528 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:55,080 [Parker] Do you think about getting out? 529 00:31:57,520 --> 00:31:59,600 I mean, I... 530 00:31:59,720 --> 00:32:00,760 less think about getting out 531 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:03,040 and just wonder when the out is. 532 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:04,880 -Sell the place. -[Rick] Eh... 533 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:08,400 I'll buy it from you. 534 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:17,120 Sell the place. 535 00:32:20,520 --> 00:32:21,520 I'll buy it from you. 536 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:24,320 [dramatic tones play] 537 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:29,400 [Rick] The only other competition is Tony. 538 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:32,720 He keeps coming down there. 539 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:34,360 Yeah, he won't pay you what it's worth. 540 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:35,480 [Rick] No. 541 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:38,040 It'd be a bad time to sell, I think. 542 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:40,960 [Parker] Well, no, when gold prices are high, is the time to do it. 543 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:43,360 -[Rick] Yeah. -[Parker] OK. 544 00:32:43,480 --> 00:32:44,680 Think about it. 545 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:46,720 All right, well, I'm sure you need to get back to the grind. 546 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,720 I have a few things I need to get wrapped up. 547 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:01,400 [grunts] 548 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:06,760 All right. 549 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:08,040 [Rick] Good to see you as always, man. 550 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:09,200 -For real. -[Parker] Good to see you, too. 551 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:13,600 [Rick] Well, it's always good to visit Parker, 552 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:15,080 see what he's got going on out here. 553 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:16,240 I mean, it's astonishing. 554 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:17,560 The amount of work that they get done here, 555 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:20,280 it's just crazy. It's cool to see. 556 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:21,560 And I got a 460 bucket out of it, 557 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:23,120 and, you know, got to catch up, 558 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:24,760 and it's a good trip. 559 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:26,080 Time to get back to the mine. 560 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:47,560 [intriguing music plays] 561 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:51,400 [Tony speaking] 562 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:52,440 [Mike] Yeah. 563 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:54,480 [Monica] This is as far as you're going? 564 00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:56,680 [Tony speaking] 565 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:00,680 [Mike] It does. 566 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:05,960 Mike has drained the Hester Cut 567 00:34:06,080 --> 00:34:08,920 ahead of schedule and has already started 568 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:10,800 hauling pay out of the cut. 569 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:13,880 It does. 570 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:16,560 [Mike] Yes. 571 00:34:27,159 --> 00:34:28,320 [Mike] Yeah, I agree. 572 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:29,960 Well, this is why I said, "You don't come in here unless 573 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:31,719 you're going to come in here full [bleep] force." 574 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:32,840 Because otherwise... 575 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:35,159 if we stop for a week, it'd look like that again. 576 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:48,120 Yeah. 577 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:49,639 [Tony speaking] 578 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:50,800 Yeah. 579 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:21,840 Fearing that the cut could flood again, Tony wants to get 580 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:25,560 all gold-rich pay dirt out as quickly as possible, 581 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:27,800 so he sends in a fleet of machines. 582 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:53,720 [rugged music plays] 583 00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:05,640 [operator over radio] It's to the floor, Tony. 584 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:28,880 Rock truck driver. Rock truck [bleep] driver. 585 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:31,560 Oi! [bleep] moron in the truck! 586 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:33,360 That's not where my bucket is. 587 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:35,680 [Tony speaking] 588 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:37,680 I need him over here so he can get out. 589 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:38,880 Otherwise, he's gonna be in the way 590 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:40,080 of the other trucks, too. 591 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:42,120 [Tony speaking] 592 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:43,200 [honking] 593 00:36:47,960 --> 00:36:49,560 Oh, no. Where are we going? 594 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:50,880 Where are we going? 595 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:54,560 Oh, no! 596 00:36:56,080 --> 00:36:58,120 Will we get up this hill? 597 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:00,280 Well, we've got no choice but to. 598 00:37:02,240 --> 00:37:03,720 [Tony speaking] 599 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:08,880 It doesn't want me to go up the hill. 600 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:16,000 I just got to come at it from a different angle. 601 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:17,920 [Tony speaking] 602 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:23,200 Monica Beets. 603 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:25,400 She got stuck. 604 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:30,200 Come on, little truckie, you can do it. 605 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:35,000 Good. 606 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,480 Two hours later, the operators have found 607 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:44,400 their stride in the chaos 608 00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:46,840 and are starting to build a pay pile. 609 00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:52,120 [Tony speaking] 610 00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:09,560 -That looks pretty good, Mike. -Thank you, Monica. 611 00:38:14,320 --> 00:38:18,720 Cut now under control, Monica heads back to Indian River 612 00:38:18,840 --> 00:38:20,640 to clean more gold. 613 00:38:30,720 --> 00:38:33,680 Tony tells you he's proud of you by... 614 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:36,480 not telling you he's proud of you. 615 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:39,000 And that's just how that is. 616 00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:41,040 That's how it'll always be. 617 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:46,840 If he calls you a [bleep], it's probably better 618 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:48,360 than if he says, "You've done a great job." 619 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:13,480 So, yeah, back up with the 460. Finally got a bucket on it. 620 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:16,120 You know, I went all the way to Parker's, and he was nice 621 00:39:16,240 --> 00:39:18,160 enough to sell me one. 622 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:21,160 You know, getting this permafrost out of here 623 00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:22,760 so we can get back into Vegas Valley. 624 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:28,040 After five days of work, Rick has nearly dug back 625 00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:30,200 the overhanging permafrost 626 00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:33,160 while Bailey has widened the bottom pit, 627 00:39:33,240 --> 00:39:35,600 ready for his rock trucks to start hauling. 628 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:43,800 [Rick] Ah, that should do it right there. 629 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:45,480 I feel a hell of a lot better about that. 630 00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:48,880 Oh, yeah. 631 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:52,520 Hey, Bailey, you got a copy? 632 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:53,760 Yeah, go ahead, Rick. 633 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:55,920 Yeah, I feel a hell of a lot better about this overhang. 634 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:58,560 I got it all pulled back, and I think that you continue 635 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:00,720 the way you're going now, and we'll be in business. 636 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:02,360 Just get after it. 637 00:40:02,440 --> 00:40:03,360 [Bailey] [bleep] great, man. 638 00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:04,520 Thanks. 639 00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:09,800 Rick's crew can finally get to work digging for gold 640 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:11,640 at the bottom of Vegas Valley. 641 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:19,120 [Rick] You know, Tony made me this big offer on the ground, 642 00:40:19,240 --> 00:40:21,040 and I really didn't even think about it 643 00:40:21,120 --> 00:40:22,480 because I liked the direction we were heading. 644 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,280 But now, you know, Parker's offer, who knows? 645 00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:27,800 That might be the answer for the future. 646 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:29,040 There's a lot to think about. 647 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:34,920 It's really [bleep] with my head. 648 00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:48,440 -[Mike] Hello. -[Minnie] Hi, guys. 649 00:40:48,520 --> 00:40:49,720 Long time, no see. 650 00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:51,040 [Tony speaking] 651 00:40:54,880 --> 00:40:56,080 [Mike] Yes. 652 00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:02,560 So do I. 653 00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:07,240 The Beets family already have a record gold haul this season. 654 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:08,600 [Monica] Should we weigh it up? 655 00:41:08,720 --> 00:41:11,800 With the two wash plants in the Indian River averaging 656 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:16,680 over 450 ounces a week, the only question is, 657 00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:19,920 how much more can they get this year? 658 00:41:20,040 --> 00:41:21,680 So, this is Sluice-A-Lot. 659 00:41:25,680 --> 00:41:27,760 [Minnie] 20, 40, 60... 660 00:41:27,880 --> 00:41:30,240 100, 150... 661 00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:32,440 180, 200... 662 00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:36,240 230, 240, 250, 260... 663 00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:38,120 267.9. 664 00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:46,600 Yeah, Sluice-A-Lot has been down a little bit, 665 00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:47,920 but it's up again now. 666 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:49,200 [Mike speaking] 667 00:41:50,480 --> 00:41:51,480 [Minnie] Find-A-Lot. 668 00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:58,880 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60... 669 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:01,760 100, 130... 670 00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:03,880 160, 180... 671 00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:06,880 200, 220... 672 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:09,120 247.5. 673 00:42:09,200 --> 00:42:11,960 In just one week, Tony's two plants 674 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:14,920 have delivered nearly $2 million. 675 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:18,760 -[Mike] Yeah. -True. 676 00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:19,800 [Tony speaking] 677 00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:21,520 -[Monica] Ready to weigh it up? -Yes. 678 00:42:24,040 --> 00:42:26,880 10, 20, 30, 40, 50... 679 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:30,280 As well as opening the Hester, Mike's crew have run 680 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:32,120 Paradise Hill's trommel, 681 00:42:32,240 --> 00:42:35,080 averaging 215 ounces a week. 682 00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:36,880 [Mike] 310, 320... 683 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:40,840 340, 380, 400... 684 00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:45,760 408.46. 685 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:50,440 All-in, a massive 924 ounces, 686 00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:55,240 worth over $3.2 million, 687 00:42:55,360 --> 00:42:58,240 the Beets' best-ever gold weigh. 688 00:42:58,320 --> 00:42:59,880 [Tony speaking] 689 00:43:06,160 --> 00:43:07,160 Yeah. 690 00:43:08,960 --> 00:43:15,400 The Beets' season total, 8,257 ounces. 691 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:20,160 Nearly $28.9 million in gold. 692 00:43:25,800 --> 00:43:27,040 You guys should clean this up. 693 00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:28,440 -Put it away. -[Tony speaking] 694 00:43:31,160 --> 00:43:32,160 [Monica] Bye! 695 00:43:33,280 --> 00:43:34,360 [Mike] Sounds like a plan. 696 00:43:40,320 --> 00:43:41,520 Bye. 697 00:43:45,560 --> 00:43:47,280 [intriguing music plays] 698 00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:51,160 -Yo, yo. -[Tyson] Hey, man. 699 00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:54,280 After Tony's monster gold weigh, 700 00:43:54,360 --> 00:43:58,400 Parker is now 470 ounces behind. 701 00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:01,720 We're swamped down here, back to four plants again. 702 00:44:01,800 --> 00:44:04,240 -Yeah, finally. -[Doumitt] Oh. 703 00:44:04,360 --> 00:44:05,880 Were you able to keep Roxanne going all week? 704 00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:10,920 -We were, yeah. -[Tyson] That's good. 705 00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:13,840 [Doumitt] I know Mitch and Tyson butted heads a little bit, 706 00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:15,760 but no punches were thrown, huh? 707 00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:17,160 I'm disappointed in you guys. 708 00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:19,240 [laughing] 709 00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:21,000 I didn't raise you right. 710 00:44:21,120 --> 00:44:24,400 Last week, Parker's three wash plants brought in 711 00:44:24,520 --> 00:44:27,640 just over 421 ounces. 712 00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:29,440 Let's start with Big Bob. 713 00:44:29,560 --> 00:44:33,720 Now he has four wash plants running at full capacity 714 00:44:33,800 --> 00:44:35,480 and wants at least 600. 715 00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:36,640 [Doumitt] Come on, Brennan! 716 00:44:36,760 --> 00:44:38,400 -Ready? -[Brennan] Yep. 717 00:44:38,480 --> 00:44:40,760 Bob has been running in the Bridge Cut, 718 00:44:40,840 --> 00:44:43,600 where it's averaging 150 ounces a week. 719 00:44:45,760 --> 00:44:48,400 [Tyson] 20, 40... 720 00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:51,840 60, 100, 130... 721 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:54,320 152.55. 722 00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:56,240 -[Parker] Nice. -[Doumitt] Not bad. 723 00:44:56,320 --> 00:44:59,160 -[Brennan] Yeah, that's good. -They've been consistent. 724 00:44:59,280 --> 00:45:00,600 Gotta give them that. 725 00:45:00,720 --> 00:45:02,680 [Doumitt] OK, Tyson, ready? 726 00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:06,400 For the first time, Parker has two plants sluicing 727 00:45:06,520 --> 00:45:09,320 the huge Golden Mile pay pile. 728 00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:11,800 First up, his oldest wash plant. 729 00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:14,600 [Tyson] Big Red, here we go! 730 00:45:15,800 --> 00:45:18,280 20, 40... 731 00:45:18,360 --> 00:45:23,200 100, 110, 130... 732 00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:25,320 133.15. 733 00:45:25,440 --> 00:45:26,520 [Mitch] Yeah! 734 00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:30,120 Parker, do you want to do the Goose? 735 00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:31,480 Sure. 736 00:45:31,560 --> 00:45:32,760 [Doumitt] Here's your brand-new baby. 737 00:45:36,040 --> 00:45:37,760 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine... 738 00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:39,320 [laughing] 739 00:45:46,960 --> 00:45:49,040 40, 50... 740 00:45:49,120 --> 00:45:52,560 uh... 70, 90... 741 00:45:52,680 --> 00:45:53,840 Keep going. 742 00:45:53,920 --> 00:45:56,080 160... 743 00:45:56,160 --> 00:45:59,320 177.05. 744 00:45:59,440 --> 00:46:02,920 Nearly $620,000. 745 00:46:03,040 --> 00:46:03,960 -[Brennan] Nice. -[Parker] Hell yeah. 746 00:46:04,080 --> 00:46:05,280 -[Doumitt] Yeah. -Good purchase. 747 00:46:05,360 --> 00:46:06,640 -Sick. -[Tyson] [bleep] yeah. 748 00:46:06,760 --> 00:46:08,480 That pretty much almost paid it off. 749 00:46:08,560 --> 00:46:10,920 To hit Parker's goal this week, 750 00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:13,760 Mitch's plant, Roxanne, needs to deliver 751 00:46:13,840 --> 00:46:16,440 over 137 ounces. 752 00:46:17,560 --> 00:46:20,240 The old Ken and Stuart's operation, eh? 753 00:46:20,320 --> 00:46:21,600 -Yeah. -[Mitch] All right. 754 00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:22,960 Let's see what we got here. 755 00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:26,000 We got 20... 756 00:46:26,080 --> 00:46:28,200 60, 80... 757 00:46:28,280 --> 00:46:32,040 100, 120, 130... 758 00:46:33,960 --> 00:46:35,680 143.8 759 00:46:37,600 --> 00:46:38,760 -[Parker] Nice. -[Doumitt] Yeah. 760 00:46:38,840 --> 00:46:40,680 -[Parker] This was solid. -Yeah! 761 00:46:40,760 --> 00:46:44,120 Last week we had 421.3 ounces. 762 00:46:45,560 --> 00:46:46,560 This week... 763 00:46:46,640 --> 00:46:49,400 it's 606.55. 764 00:46:49,520 --> 00:46:51,880 So, we broke 600 ounces in a week. 765 00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:53,880 -[Parker] Wicked. -[Tyson] Back on track. 766 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:56,320 That fourth plant makes the world of difference, 767 00:46:56,440 --> 00:46:57,960 it really does. 768 00:46:58,040 --> 00:46:59,080 [Parker] So, where does that put us? 769 00:46:59,160 --> 00:47:00,600 [Doumitt] So our season total... 770 00:47:00,680 --> 00:47:04,520 is 8,393.65. 771 00:47:04,640 --> 00:47:09,560 Worth nearly $29.4 million, 772 00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:13,040 the most ounces of gold Parker was ever mined 773 00:47:13,160 --> 00:47:15,000 in a season, 774 00:47:15,120 --> 00:47:17,760 putting him back in a pole position, 775 00:47:17,840 --> 00:47:22,800 with over 136 ounces more than Tony. 776 00:47:22,920 --> 00:47:26,560 There has never been a better time to be gold mining, ever. 777 00:47:26,640 --> 00:47:28,080 We just need to keep these things going. 778 00:47:28,200 --> 00:47:29,280 [Tyson] Mm-hmm. 779 00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:32,040 I know it's been a hell of a year, and at this time of 780 00:47:32,120 --> 00:47:37,000 year, things get so difficult, but I appreciate you guys just 781 00:47:37,080 --> 00:47:40,920 sticking with it and, you know, keeping everything running. 782 00:47:41,000 --> 00:47:42,400 [Tyson] That's what we're here for, man. 783 00:47:44,240 --> 00:47:45,440 [Doumitt] All right, gents. 784 00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:48,240 [Mitch] Such a good week, 785 00:47:48,360 --> 00:47:50,480 having four wash plants back running, 786 00:47:50,560 --> 00:47:53,520 and, you know, now we're over 8,000 ounces. 787 00:47:53,600 --> 00:47:55,440 It's in shot to hit 10,000. 788 00:47:55,560 --> 00:47:58,320 If this weather holds, we can keep these plants going. 789 00:47:58,400 --> 00:47:59,480 Just got to try and make it happen.