1 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:25,600 [over radio] They're on the way. They're on the way. 2 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:41,520 [narrator] King of the Klondike, Tony Beets, is scrambling to 3 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:43,080 make up for lost time. 4 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:47,759 Two weeks into the season, he's yet to fire up 5 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,200 a wash plant and has zero gold in the bank. 6 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:19,360 Tony has spent the spring getting down to pay in 7 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,960 two-thirds of the 60-acre Midas Cut, his largest ever. 8 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,400 [Tony speaking] 9 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:35,679 He wants to build a massive stockpile of pay so that when 10 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:37,680 he fires up at the end of the week, 11 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,719 he can run 24/7. 12 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,960 To get it done, Tony's throwing everything 13 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,720 and everyone at the problem. 14 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,039 Tony seems to have a fire in his belly. 15 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,719 He's feeling really stressed about how much we still have to 16 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,279 get out of the cut. We're not slewing gold yet. 17 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:14,679 I can understand where he's coming from 18 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,080 with his frustration, but, uh... 19 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:18,680 you know, we gotta make the best of it. 20 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:23,159 We got Tony and Eagan working side-by-side in the cut 21 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,639 right now, loading up all the trucks, 22 00:02:25,640 --> 00:02:27,520 and we're trying to get a furious pace going. 23 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,599 We're not wasting any time here, 24 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,160 rock truck's got to be on the ball. 25 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,159 Well, my first impression up here of Tony 26 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,080 was that he's a hard ass. 27 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,000 I'm out here for an experience. 28 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,599 I think this is a good opportunity to prove myself 29 00:03:00,600 --> 00:03:01,840 a little bit. 30 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,280 I didn't spend 1,100 [bleep] dollars 31 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,280 to come up here and get fired right away. 32 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,319 Eagan's my friend, went to school with him and he said, 33 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,760 "Come work here," so I did. 34 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,080 You guys have to be parallel with our tracks. 35 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:51,520 Parallel with our tracks, 36 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,040 facing straight towards the dump underneath the bucket. 37 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:02,320 [yelling] Yow! 38 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:02,160 [Nick] Go ahead, go ahead. 39 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,280 [Nick] I'm checking on my brother if he's doing OK. 40 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,360 [speaking Dutch] 41 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:28,639 OK. 42 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,680 That's the one that was going empty that way? 43 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:34,200 OK, I got him, yeah. 44 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:37,320 OK. 45 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:41,799 If you don't have your radio on and you don't want 46 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:44,960 to listen, well, you might as well go home. 47 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:51,439 [Tim] I, uh... 48 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,080 kind of messed up a little bit down there. 49 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,400 A little mass confusion, lots of things going on. 50 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,120 Told to go home for the day. 51 00:05:58,240 --> 00:05:59,879 It was pretty harsh. 52 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:01,720 I'm not used to the circumstances. 53 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,080 [Tony speaking] 54 00:06:35,840 --> 00:06:37,480 200 miles south... 55 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,999 I'm up here to be mining and I'm not mining. 56 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,119 We got a stop-work order on us and it's just, 57 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:49,559 the mine's sitting there. 58 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:51,999 I mean, haven't even sunk a bucket into the ground yet, 59 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,040 let alone an ounce of gold. 60 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,999 At the Yukon capital, Whitehorse, 61 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:02,079 eight-year mine boss Rick Ness is looking for answers. 62 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,199 [Rick] Instead of mining right now, 63 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:04,920 I'm here in Whitehorse to figure out my health. 64 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:09,240 There's something wrong with me. 65 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:12,520 Like, I have no energy. Everything just hurts. 66 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:14,720 I'm here to get the results of a sleep study. 67 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:16,519 I'm nervous about it. 68 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:17,599 Two weeks ago... 69 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,359 I do have some bad news, though. 70 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:23,360 We cannot mine until we employ an engineer on this site. 71 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,240 Zero dirt moving. 72 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:26,839 [bleep] [bleep] 73 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,199 ...Rick was shut down until he employs an engineer 74 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,399 to plan a safe way to mine 75 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:34,880 Duncan Creek's high-walled pits. 76 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,840 We need to figure out how we're gonna survive. 77 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,079 Yeah. 78 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:42,319 Rick is also battling chronic health issues. 79 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,680 [Zee] Honestly, I think you should go get checked out. 80 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:49,720 How'd it go? 81 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,999 [Rick] He thinks it might be sleep apnea. 82 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,440 The sleep apnea's kicking my ass. 83 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,799 Now, Rick's about to get the results 84 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:00,240 from his sleep study. 85 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:07,760 That's some scary [bleep]. 86 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:14,080 Um, yeah, that's a... 87 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,000 That's a bit more serious than I thought it was gonna be. 88 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,600 Severe sleep apnea is when you have-- 89 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:27,880 you stop breathing... 90 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,760 more than about 35 times per hour. 91 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,680 On average, I stopped breathing 89 times per hour. 92 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,160 This whole time right here, 93 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,440 this big chunk of time, my oxygen saturation 94 00:08:44,560 --> 00:08:47,240 was below 60, it was 54%. 95 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:53,520 And at nowhere on this graph am I really 96 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:55,320 at a level where I'm supposed to be. 97 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,040 All these real big dips are like... 98 00:08:58,560 --> 00:09:00,680 dial 911-style emergencies. 99 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:04,240 Um... 100 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,200 So this was a lot more serious than I [bleep] thought. 101 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:13,720 I probably haven't gotten a night's sleep in years. 102 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,200 I have a very large neck, and apparently that is... 103 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,080 People with large necks have problems with sleeping. 104 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:23,360 Because there's just too much 105 00:09:24,680 --> 00:09:25,680 weight there. 106 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:30,160 The reality is that I could have died like any day. 107 00:09:31,480 --> 00:09:34,399 It definitely feels like there's a whole lot more on 108 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:35,680 the line this year than just gold. 109 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:39,080 I don't-- uh... 110 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:48,240 I'm gonna call Zee and tell him. 111 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:54,679 - Hello. - [Rick] Hey buddy. 112 00:09:54,680 --> 00:09:55,880 - Hey. - [Rick] How you doing? 113 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:57,880 Good. 114 00:09:58,880 --> 00:09:59,880 I'm in Whitehorse. 115 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:02,560 [Zee] Oh, really? And? 116 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,119 The doctor said, "Quite honestly, I don't know 117 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,720 "how you're functioning and upright 118 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:09,960 and talking to me right now." 119 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:12,800 - Shut up. - [Rick] Yeah. 120 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:17,720 - [Zee] They got a plan? - Yeah. 121 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:21,640 Yeah, but I got a CPAP machine. 122 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,719 Like, I need help with my breathing, because she said, 123 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:26,520 "You're not getting any rest, you're..." 124 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,320 Like, my REM sleep is like non-existent, like 5%. 125 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:31,559 [Zee] Think about it this way. 126 00:10:31,560 --> 00:10:33,679 If you put this thing on, and all of a sudden, 127 00:10:33,680 --> 00:10:35,719 like you're feeling like 15 years younger, 128 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:37,999 imagine how [bleep] great that's gonna be. 129 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,360 [Rick] I think you're right, man. [bleep] about to change. 130 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,919 [Zee] You'd be amazed at what sleep does, dude. 131 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,039 Everything's going to come easier now. 132 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,240 - You know what I mean? - I'll be all right. 133 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,839 - I'm gonna be all right for sure. - Yeah, you're gonna kill it. 134 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:51,880 I don't know what would happen if you wouldn't have came to Arizona this year 135 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:55,200 and, you know, got my ass up and got me up here either. 136 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,720 You know what I mean? Like, so, dude, I... 137 00:10:57,840 --> 00:10:59,439 Thank you. 138 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:00,720 - Honestly, I mean it. - [indistinct reply] 139 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:03,920 - I was worried, worried, so... - [Rick] Yeah. 140 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:07,280 Nowhere to go but up. 141 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:09,920 Yeah, just keep me posted. 142 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,600 You know I'm always here. Just give me a call, so... 143 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,000 - [Rick] Same, same. - All right, sounds good. 144 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:16,200 - We'll talk to you. - [Rick] All right, buddy. 145 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:17,760 - Later. - All right, bye-bye. 146 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:20,560 All right. 147 00:11:20,680 --> 00:11:22,200 I feel better already. Zee always cheers me up. 148 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:28,079 The mine's sitting there, we got a stop-work order on us, 149 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:29,560 but I'm ready to [bleep] fight. 150 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:32,719 I know the pathway out, I know I got to stick with it. 151 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:35,240 Like this [bleep] literally could turn my life around. 152 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,279 [Rick] With mining season going away right now, 153 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:51,280 I can't fail this year. 154 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,479 I can't have a flop of a season and expect to come 155 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:57,960 back here. It just doesn't work that way. 156 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:02,120 After years of refusing to go to the doctors, 157 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:06,880 Rick Ness finally knows why he hasn't been sleeping, 158 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:09,760 severe sleep apnea. 159 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:13,479 I'm so sick of 160 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:17,239 not having energy, not having the ability to concentrate, 161 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:18,560 not functioning. 162 00:12:19,560 --> 00:12:20,560 I got to do something fast. 163 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,680 I've got a CPAP machine to help me sleep. 164 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:26,039 It's a little machine, 165 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,120 and everything I need fits in this case. 166 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:29,919 That's it. That's the machine. 167 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:31,679 And from everything I'm told, it's gonna make a huge 168 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:34,400 difference, and if that gets me back on my feet and gets me 169 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,560 some traction, that's all I want is a little bit, 170 00:12:37,680 --> 00:12:38,920 just a little [bleep] jump-start. 171 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:42,720 It seems pretty simple. 172 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:45,200 Plug it in. 173 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:51,440 Strap this around your head, and this little thing 174 00:12:51,560 --> 00:12:53,000 sits on your nose, goes your nostrils, and... 175 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:56,839 I guess forces air in. 176 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,920 For me, I was shutting my eyes, falling asleep, 177 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:01,079 and that was it. 178 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,679 And like hours, for hours and hours and hours. 179 00:13:02,680 --> 00:13:04,960 And so, what do you mean I have a problem with my sleep? 180 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:06,360 You know, I sleep a lot. 181 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,400 I can't sleep enough, and I sleep all the time. 182 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,520 But I can sleep for four days 183 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:11,880 and it feels like I haven't slept at all. 184 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,560 Unbeknownst to me, I was fighting for breath all night. 185 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:18,080 I mean, I stopped breathing 89 times an hour. 186 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,400 It got to the point it got so bad that, yeah, I'd go to bed in my bed, 187 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,479 I'd wake up sitting on the couch in my living room 188 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:25,800 because my body was just... 189 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:28,680 fighting to survive, and it was like the only way I could 190 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:29,840 breathe is sitting up. 191 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,119 It's just, yeah, it happens in your sleep and you don't get 192 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,680 any oxygen, you don't-- you just don't get any-- 193 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:38,280 you don't go into that deep level of sleep 194 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:39,720 that you actually need, you know? 195 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,359 You stay in that just barely unconscious level that 196 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:43,719 does you no good. 197 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,000 And then you thrash and your heart races all night 198 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:48,759 and, yeah, instead of getting rest, 199 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:50,680 your body's running, you know, 200 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,239 on overdrive, and you don't even know it, so... 201 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,160 That's some scary [bleep], now that I've learned it and... 202 00:13:57,600 --> 00:13:58,720 I've got to put an end to that. 203 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,919 It's pretty, yeah, not a whole lot to it. 204 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:06,520 Should we turn this thing on, see what happens? 205 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:14,600 Can't even feel it's on. Oh [bleep], what's that? 206 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:20,960 Oh. 207 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:25,040 It was fine until I opened my mouth, and then all the air 208 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,000 blows through out your mouth. What the [bleep]? 209 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,600 When you breathe, air travels through your throat, 210 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,839 down your windpipe, and into your lungs. 211 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:36,640 The narrowest part of the airway 212 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:38,719 is at the back of the throat. 213 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,520 When you're awake, muscles keep it open. 214 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,880 But during sleep, those muscles relax. 215 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:49,799 For Rick, the airway closes completely, blocking airflow to 216 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:52,520 his lungs and causing him to wake. 217 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:56,559 As he wakes, the muscles reopen his airway, allowing him to 218 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:58,960 breathe before the cycle repeats. 219 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:04,680 Rick's CPAP machine delivers air pressure to keep his airway 220 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:08,119 open throughout the night, helping him breathe normally 221 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:09,800 and get a better night's sleep. 222 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:12,360 Don't try to talk with it on. 223 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,719 That makes sense. Wow, that's [bleep] bizarre! 224 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:17,800 Dan, it's OK. 225 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:20,880 I just keep my mouth shut. 226 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:23,280 Get up here! 227 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:31,560 All right. Get out of here. 228 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:34,040 Let's get some sleep. 229 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,440 [eagle crying] 230 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:52,320 [Parker] That chaos is creeping up on us. 231 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:55,040 We have two plants running now. 232 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:59,159 Gets pretty chaotic around here. 233 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,999 While Rick struggles to start his season, 234 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:05,640 Parker Schnabel is on the gold. 235 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:08,040 But not nearly as much as he wants. 236 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:11,599 So far, he's brought in just 400 ounces 237 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,160 towards his massive 13,000 ounce goal. 238 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:21,280 We don't really have any spare people, so... 239 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,559 Right now, I'm just helping do some ditching. 240 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,240 Definitely takes a village, that's for sure. 241 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,960 We just got Big Red up and going 242 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:34,600 with the wash plant a week... on schedule. 243 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:37,920 Hopefully, we'll have Bob running next. 244 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,279 Two down, two to go. 245 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:45,839 To bring in more gold, Parker is going to add 246 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:48,800 a third wash plant on his Dominion Creek claim. 247 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,720 Half a mile from his camp, at the Airstrip Cut, 248 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:57,720 he has Golden Goose sluicing top gravels. 249 00:16:57,840 --> 00:16:59,159 Four miles away, 250 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,920 running old stockpiled low-grade pay, Big Red. 251 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:08,240 Now, Parker wants to move wash plant Bob from the yard 252 00:17:08,360 --> 00:17:11,640 two miles to his biggest cut, the Bridge Cut, 253 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,200 and fire up his third wash plant 254 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:15,560 by the end of the week. 255 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,439 So we've had four or five mechanics basically just 256 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:25,119 working on wash plant stuff. 257 00:17:25,120 --> 00:17:27,439 Feeders, conveyors, plants, pre-washes, 258 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:28,880 build a new pre-wash for Bob. 259 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,879 Making sure that that sluicing fleet is ready for us to throw 260 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:34,560 another two million yards of dirt at him. 261 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,319 I think we're gonna cut it a little close 262 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:37,599 with this pre-wash for Bob, 263 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,839 but Tyson's so itchy to get 264 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:41,880 wash plants fired up. 265 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,640 Well seasoned on the chaos at this point. 266 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:49,600 So far, everything's working pretty well. 267 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,279 At this time of year, we have plans and we try to 268 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:57,440 stick to them. 269 00:17:57,560 --> 00:17:59,840 A wash plant a week is a tall order and I'm definitely 270 00:17:59,960 --> 00:18:01,559 feeling it, but you know. 271 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:03,880 The boys in the wash plant yard better get Bob 272 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,319 finished up quick. 273 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:10,520 For the third week in a row, Foreman Tyson Lee needs to get 274 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:11,920 another plant running. 275 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:15,399 Bob's place is the Bridge Cut. 276 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,799 It has a nice home in there, so that's the plant we need 277 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,080 and we need it as soon as possible. 278 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,159 - How's it going guys? - What's up, Buttercup? 279 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,320 [Tyson] I really need Bob in the Bridge Cut. 280 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,919 We gotta get that plant in there up and running. 281 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:41,960 We can start to pay off some of these purchases Parker's made 282 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:43,319 over the winter. 283 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:44,720 [Bill] OK, so that pre-wash is off 284 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,799 and we got that all tore apart. 285 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:49,080 So what is the timeline? 286 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:51,080 In a couple days. 287 00:18:57,360 --> 00:18:58,600 What are you thinking, Justin? 288 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:02,200 [Justin] It'll be tight. 289 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:06,680 But... we can buzz through it, 290 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,960 and we should be able to make something happen. 291 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:14,200 You definitely owe us for this one. 292 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:16,919 - All righty, thanks guys. - See ya. 293 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:18,000 - All right, see ya, Tyson. - See ya. 294 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:23,800 [Tyson] The fire's been lit 295 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,560 and they're on it. 296 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:28,799 I'm just coming down into the Bridge Cut. 297 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:30,480 Gonna see how it's looking. 298 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:33,080 There's a lot of work to be done in two days for myself, 299 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,839 like them, so I don't think any of us are gonna be getting 300 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,440 much sleep here anytime soon. 301 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:45,880 Tyson, you got a copy, Tyson? 302 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:48,800 [Tyson] Yep, go ahead. 303 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:52,680 [Jordan] I'm gonna need you to come down and check out Big Red. 304 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:54,960 I think the pay must be frozen. 305 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:58,439 It's really just [bleep] with things here. 306 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,599 I'm spinning out on all the time. 307 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:01,600 [Tyson] I'll be there shortly. 308 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:04,200 That's not good. 309 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,639 Instead of getting the next cut ready for sluicing, 310 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:13,800 Tyson now has to figure out how to keep Big Red going. 311 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,279 [Tyson] We trucked this stuff here last year, 312 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,119 and it sat all winter. 313 00:20:20,120 --> 00:20:22,520 The coldest winter in 50 years. 314 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:23,960 If the loaders can't dig the pay, 315 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:25,520 then we can't run a wash plant. 316 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:36,400 Let's see how bad it is, Jordan. 317 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:40,840 [engine revving] 318 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:44,440 Come on baby, [bleep]. Come on, come on. 319 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:45,560 Come on! 320 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:52,480 [Tyson] Man, there's no point in doing this. 321 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:53,880 This is [bleep]. Let's stop. 322 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:57,880 Big Red's getting shut down. 323 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:12,080 You know, Parker's putting a lot of pressure on this here 324 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,040 to keep wash plants going, get them fired up early, 325 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,440 but with the frozen pay at Big Red, 326 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:18,880 things aren't looking good so far. 327 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:35,879 [Tyson] Having Big Red down sucks. 328 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:38,120 Every minute it's down, we're losing money. 329 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,320 We need to get some other pay coming here fast. 330 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:47,319 Foreman Tyson Lee is trying to get wash plant Big Red 331 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:49,759 back up and running. 332 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:51,840 I'm gonna go see if there's a dozer I can jump in, 333 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:54,000 get up here, push all the top of it, 334 00:21:54,120 --> 00:21:56,440 and rip it up and see if we can keep this wash plant going. 335 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,120 Just trying to work off the thawed layer on top 336 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:13,720 and then get it down to frost, and hopefully it thaws. 337 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:16,519 Trying to get the wash plant some pay that it can feed 338 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,120 and the loaders some pay that it can dig. 339 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:26,360 The Golden Mile's huge pile of pay has sat all winter. 340 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:30,999 The outside is thawing, but the center is frozen solid, 341 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,679 making it difficult to break up and sluice. 342 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:39,239 Tyson will use a D-11 dozer to push off the pay that's already 343 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:43,279 thawed on top of the pile, exposing the frozen pay 344 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:45,319 underneath to the sun. 345 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,919 While the center thaws, the loader will take 346 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,679 the thawed pay that's been pushed off the top 347 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:52,520 and feed it into Big Red. 348 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,440 Hopefully, this is the last issue for a while up here, 349 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,440 because in the meantime I got to be setting Bob up 350 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,439 in the Bridge Cut and we're not getting any headway 351 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:11,000 on getting our third wash plant going. 352 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:17,560 That looks good. 353 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:21,360 Is that a little easier to scoop into there, Jordan? 354 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:27,760 [Jordan] Much, much easier. 355 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:29,799 I didn't have to fight that one. 356 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:30,800 [Tyson] Perfect. 357 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:32,640 We'll just eat the outside of the doughnut 358 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:33,760 till the middle is thawed. 359 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:36,839 What do you say we fire Big Red back up 360 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:38,680 and keep her running? - Copy that. 361 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:39,800 Thank you, Tyson. 362 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:46,320 OK, fire it up here. 363 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:55,880 Ready for pay, Jordan. 364 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:59,159 After three hours downtime, 365 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:02,120 Tyson has Big Red back on the gold. 366 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,359 There's two wash plants back up and running, 367 00:24:07,360 --> 00:24:11,239 but Parker wanted one a week, so I got to get a third one 368 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,040 going or I'm up [bleep] creek. 369 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:30,280 [Tony speaking] 370 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:02,680 Tony's back in the cut, 371 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,040 it's always more chaotic and stressful. 372 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:07,960 We're missing a bunch of people. 373 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,800 He's already sent someone home. It's a [bleep] show. 374 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:14,880 [Nick] Tony is more extreme 375 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:18,200 because of the delay sluicing. 376 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,800 Yeah, it's a little bit of an issue. 377 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:28,240 At the Midas Cut, Tony Beets is struggling to get his crew 378 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:32,360 to build a pay pile and fire up his first plant. 379 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,960 To speed things up, he's called in daughter Monica. 380 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:45,360 [Monica] Tony needs someone who can load trucks, load trucks, load trucks. 381 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:49,600 It has been a few years since I have run excavator, 382 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,480 but just like riding a bike, you don't forget. 383 00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:56,080 Usually they leave me in the gold room, 384 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:00,160 but there's no gold coming in, so... 385 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:05,120 Tony's on a bit of a tear because he just makes 386 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,320 everybody frantic. 387 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,880 [Tony speaking] 388 00:26:15,360 --> 00:26:16,560 Another one bites the dust. 389 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,160 So if people aren't listening, he sends them home for the day 390 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:21,840 so they listen better tomorrow. 391 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:23,520 This is the second person today. 392 00:26:25,760 --> 00:26:27,200 [Tony speaking] 393 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,360 [Monica] I think they're probably a little stressed. 394 00:26:49,480 --> 00:26:50,760 But you know what? 395 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:53,440 If there's anybody who's gonna make you move faster, 396 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:54,960 it's gonna be Tony Beets. 397 00:26:56,360 --> 00:26:58,040 [Tony speaking] 398 00:27:06,360 --> 00:27:07,360 Ugh. 399 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:20,600 Tony has times when Tony is angrier than is warranted. 400 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,520 It's not OK to be a [bleep] about it. 401 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,000 They don't deserve somebody getting mad at them. 402 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:29,960 They deserve to learn how to do their job. 403 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:33,279 I think we need more rock truck drivers. 404 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:34,320 Shouldn't have sent that guy home. 405 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:43,839 I've got like one more chance here to prove myself today. 406 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:46,480 Hopefully I stay out of [bleep] and keep my nose clean, 407 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,559 listen well and pick up on everything. 408 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:51,760 Just so worried [bleep] up again. 409 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,759 Earlier in the week, Tony benched rock truck driver 410 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:59,440 Tim Meisner. Now, he's on thin ice. 411 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:07,080 I feel like Tony made an example out of me, 412 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:10,280 just to the others, keep 'em in line. 413 00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:13,440 Honestly, I think he comes across as kind of an asshole, 414 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:16,160 but aren't most employers? 415 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:26,519 [Andrew] Nick, do you copy? Nick, I need help please. 416 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:27,600 As quick as you can. 417 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:29,599 We have a flipped rock truck here. 418 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:30,720 I'm on my way. 419 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:33,640 [Andrew] This is bad. 420 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:45,279 Some idiot drove off the dike. 421 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,639 He's been on the [bleep] rock truck for a week now, 422 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:49,040 and he still doesn't know how to drive. 423 00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:59,559 19-year-old Xander Lewis drove his truck into a ditch, 424 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:02,200 blocking the only road to the stockpile, 425 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:04,760 bringing everything to a halt. 426 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:09,760 To clear the road, Nick uses a dozer to winch it out. 427 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:13,879 [Nick] OK, guys, slowly. 428 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:15,360 Andrew, start pulling. 429 00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:18,239 [indistinct], let her roll, yeah. 430 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:20,119 Let her go. There we go. 431 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:22,240 Go, go, go. Perfect, perfect. 432 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:32,359 Yeah, we're good. 433 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:33,480 We're good. Perfect. 434 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:39,160 Road cleared, 435 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:41,800 Nick now has a tough call to make. 436 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:46,600 [Nick] OK, you get in. 437 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:08,880 On Tony Beets' claim, 438 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,640 another rock truck driver has bit the dust. 439 00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:17,200 [Nick speaking] 440 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:34,920 So I came out here looking for some fresh opportunities. 441 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:40,480 Boy, was I sorely mistaken because this place is ran 442 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:41,760 like a [bleep] house. 443 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,040 I wasn't one of the people that made the cut. 444 00:30:46,160 --> 00:30:48,680 So that's how it's gonna be. 445 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:50,920 This job, 446 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:54,720 It's cruel, harsh, and unforgiving 447 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:55,920 at most points in time. 448 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:00,719 So this would be the 16th or 17th guy fired this season, 449 00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:04,160 and yeah, so go for a drive, you know? 450 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:15,320 Persistent problems with crew have left Tony's hopes of 451 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:18,080 sluicing by the end of the week in jeopardy. 452 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:21,840 [Tony speaking] 453 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:58,120 [Bill] These are the last few pieces for Bob. 454 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,920 We're all pretty excited after building this pre-wash 455 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:04,160 to get it on here and see how it's gonna work. 456 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:08,839 In Parker's wash plant yard, his mechanics are rushing to 457 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:12,959 get wash plant Bob on the road to the Bridge Cut so they can 458 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:16,600 get a third plant running and increase their gold haul. 459 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:21,480 Bob was run pretty hard last year, so there was a lot 460 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:22,880 going on with this project. 461 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:28,079 Once Justin gets this welded up, then we'll be able to put 462 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,120 our new pre-wash on that we built for Bob. 463 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:33,120 [Justin] All right, that's the last one. 464 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:41,119 [Bill] The most stressful point of this 465 00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:43,200 is getting this in the air and getting it straight. 466 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:48,599 Tyson's looking for it already, of course, so you got to get 467 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:49,600 this thing on here. 468 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:53,000 - OK, everybody's clear? - Yeah. 469 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,760 [metallic creaking] 470 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:05,080 [Bill] I'm not liking this. 471 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:12,520 55 feet of crane out and 15,000 pounds hanging. 472 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:16,160 So critical not to do the wrong move here. 473 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,200 So we're gonna have to swing this way, buddy. 474 00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:20,320 OK. 475 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:25,920 - [Justin] Walk our way in? - [Bill] Yeah. 476 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:30,880 Watch your fingers, my friend. 477 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:37,240 A little more. 478 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:48,999 OK. 479 00:33:49,000 --> 00:33:51,040 Pins are in now. There we go. 480 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:52,600 That went very well. 481 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,640 - Great job, guys. - Good job, guys. 482 00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:56,999 Good job. 483 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,679 Ready to call Tyson and tell him to come start 484 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:00,680 putting dirt through it. 485 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:06,920 [Tyson] Parker wanted a plant a week, so this is the next one. 486 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:08,959 Hopefully by the end of the week, we got that third 487 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:09,960 wash plant going. 488 00:34:12,880 --> 00:34:14,120 [Alec] Tighten up to the ramp a bit. 489 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,359 We've got to pull this onto the truck deck, 490 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:20,600 which is falling apart slowly on us. 491 00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:24,559 The plant is just as wide as the truck deck itself. 492 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:26,959 Everything's all steel on steel, so it can be quite 493 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:28,320 slippery if things get out of hand. 494 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:33,160 A little more, a little more, a little more, and stop there. 495 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:35,720 Sounds like we got something loose back here. 496 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:38,479 Something loose? 497 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:40,840 Yeah, like a wheel set on the Daytons maybe. 498 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,280 Have you seen what we're [bleep] working with here, man? 499 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,080 You can't be that fussy. 500 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:47,679 No [bleep] we got something loose. 501 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:48,800 We have no [bleep] deck. 502 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:53,000 [Alec] We got a lot of projects going on. 503 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:56,640 One of them for the spring was to refurbish 504 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:59,200 the truck deck here. We haven't had time for it. 505 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:00,360 We gotta get sluicing. 506 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:03,160 We'll see what the [bleep] happens. 507 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:11,920 [metallic scraping] 508 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:19,879 [metallic groaning] 509 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:20,920 Ho! 510 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:23,520 Holy, [bleep] this thing's wobbling bad, man! 511 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:28,759 Maybe pull it just a bit further and then start 512 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:29,760 doing a pivot. 513 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:34,599 [Tyson] Bob weighs around 90,000 pounds and if it falls off, 514 00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:36,240 we're gonna be in trouble here. 515 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:37,999 Just want to make sure we're taking our time, 516 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,200 doing it once, doing it right. 517 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:49,640 [wood crackling] 518 00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:00,800 [Alec] Liam, if you want to come this way now, please. 519 00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:04,320 A little bit, Liam. Keep coming, keep coming. 520 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:10,040 Keep coming, keep coming. And stop. 521 00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:11,160 We're on. 522 00:36:25,480 --> 00:36:26,919 We're on our way to the Bridge Cut. 523 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:28,560 Once we get to the Bridge Cut, 524 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,680 we can start assembling. She'll be off to the races. 525 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:35,160 [truck horn honking] 526 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:42,080 All right, next step, get this thing unloaded and get Bob 527 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:44,399 put together so we can get her to work. 528 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:45,799 First up, 529 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:49,439 attach the 53-foot-long tailings conveyor 530 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,120 to Bob's shaker deck. 531 00:36:51,240 --> 00:36:52,600 Can you lift up anymore, Alec? 532 00:36:56,960 --> 00:37:01,519 Walk forward a little bit. That's good. 533 00:37:01,520 --> 00:37:02,560 Keep swinging. 534 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,920 Yes, all right. Nobody move. 535 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:10,200 - Moment of victory. - [laughs] 536 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:14,320 [horns honking repeatedly] 537 00:37:16,520 --> 00:37:20,440 Got Bob all built up and we're going to just drag it around 538 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:21,680 and try and spin it. 539 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:22,840 We don't have much room up here, 540 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:24,680 so we're gonna want to be careful. 541 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:32,079 Next, Tyson uses a 480 excavator to drag the plant 542 00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:35,320 to the edge of a 60-foot-high pad. 543 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:42,080 Hey Tyson, spin your tracks to your passenger side. 544 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:44,999 [Tyson] Well, this edge is very soft, 545 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:47,200 so we don't want to get Bob too close to it. 546 00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:49,880 If we start to go over, there'll be no turning back. 547 00:38:03,240 --> 00:38:05,119 Well, [bleep] yeah, that's her in place. 548 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:06,880 - Nice work, gentlemen. - Good job, guys. 549 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:08,400 Yeah. Let's go fire her up. 550 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:14,320 We're about to get up and running here. 551 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:26,920 Go ahead, start feeding. 552 00:38:38,160 --> 00:38:40,159 So now that we got Bob up and going, 553 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:42,320 we have three running wash plants at Dominion. 554 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:45,400 Hopefully a lot of gold coming in. 555 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:06,440 [Rick] Let's go [bleep] do something, huh? 556 00:39:09,120 --> 00:39:13,039 After a week of finally getting some sleep, 557 00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:15,480 Rick Ness is up early. 558 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:16,480 - Morning. - Howdy. 559 00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:17,600 Morning. 560 00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:20,880 - [Jason] Unexpected. - Yeah. 561 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,519 [Heather] I mean, good unexpected. 562 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:23,520 - That's refreshing. - Uh-huh. 563 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:25,120 Well, good unexpected for me too. 564 00:39:25,240 --> 00:39:27,159 Did you get some sleep? Some good rest? 565 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:28,359 - Yeah. - Yeah, I actually got 566 00:39:28,360 --> 00:39:29,359 a full night's sleep with it. 567 00:39:29,360 --> 00:39:31,160 - [Heather] Nice. - [Jason] Excellent. 568 00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:33,160 - I'm glad it's working for you. - Yep. 569 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:36,200 I'm just still a little late here, but I can, 570 00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:37,360 I think I can make this work. 571 00:39:38,520 --> 00:39:41,159 - Some good news. Good-- good progress. - Yeah. 572 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:42,959 You know, for a long time, the last few years, every time 573 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:45,280 I wake up, I feel like I got hit by a train. 574 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:47,000 And knowing that I can actually 575 00:39:47,120 --> 00:39:48,400 get good sleep, so it's a relief. 576 00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:50,480 [Heather] Oh, that's good. 577 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:51,879 [Rick] Yeah, I mean, it's gonna, 578 00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:53,879 obviously it's gonna take a while, but I do, 579 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:55,040 I do honestly feel I can swing 580 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:56,440 things in the right direction here. 581 00:39:56,560 --> 00:39:58,279 I start being up on time, 582 00:39:58,280 --> 00:39:59,879 having energy, and then getting out there 583 00:39:59,880 --> 00:40:01,760 and getting [bleep] done. - [Heather] That's good. 584 00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:03,479 I can stop throwing out your breakfasts. 585 00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:04,840 [Rick] Yeah, I can eat breakfast when it's fresh. 586 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:08,200 [Jason] Well, it'll be good. Get you rested up. 587 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:09,719 See you out there a little more. 588 00:40:09,720 --> 00:40:12,200 We're gonna have to start building up a crew here soon. 589 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:15,000 Yeah, but we need the engineer to visit first. 590 00:40:15,120 --> 00:40:17,040 - [Jason] Yeah. - And get us the go ahead. 591 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:18,200 But yeah, you're right. 592 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:21,040 We need to get some people here and get ready for that. 593 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:25,279 We got mining to do and running out of [bleep] time, right? 594 00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:26,319 - Let's do it. - [bleep] 595 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:27,240 All right. 596 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:28,639 [Rick] All right, see you in a bit, guys. 597 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:30,319 - See you in a bit. - [Heather] Clink. 598 00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:32,679 [Jason] It was good to see Rick come in this morning. 599 00:40:32,680 --> 00:40:34,679 It looks like he's got some rest finally. 600 00:40:34,680 --> 00:40:37,719 It's a good step forward, and yeah, it's exciting. 601 00:40:37,720 --> 00:40:39,320 So let's start mining. 602 00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:42,119 [Heather] It's definitely been frustrating. 603 00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:43,799 I know he's dealing with health stuff while the rest of us 604 00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:45,359 have to prioritize the mine. 605 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:49,439 It's a lot, so it's really encouraging and great to see 606 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:51,400 him up and awake and ready to go. 607 00:40:51,520 --> 00:40:52,879 I don't feel like my entire life's changed, 608 00:40:52,880 --> 00:40:54,639 but I feel better. I feel like I've got some energy 609 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:56,439 and I feel like, you know, I've got the answers. 610 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:57,560 Time to get mining. 611 00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:16,720 [Tony speaking] 612 00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:28,479 After a week of chaos, Tony Beets has a pile 613 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:32,640 of pay dirt and is ready to fire up for the first time. 614 00:41:41,080 --> 00:41:44,000 And Tony's making it a family affair. 615 00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:50,520 [Minnie] A month and 10 days. 616 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:53,840 [Tony speaking] 617 00:41:57,000 --> 00:41:58,040 Whoo-hoo! 618 00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:01,199 Kind of nice to get some money out of here. 619 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:02,679 [Nick] The whole family is here. 620 00:42:02,680 --> 00:42:05,040 So as soon as we have the water, we're going to push 621 00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:07,080 some buttons and wash some gold. 622 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:23,920 Now it looks like you're getting water. 623 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:30,760 [Minnie] There it is. 624 00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:36,280 There we go. 625 00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:44,560 It's working! We're going for it! 626 00:42:54,520 --> 00:42:56,720 - [Tony speaking] - [Minnie] It's really good. 627 00:43:00,360 --> 00:43:01,960 No, no, no, no. 628 00:43:06,920 --> 00:43:07,920 Yep. 629 00:43:10,720 --> 00:43:12,519 Yep, yep. 630 00:43:12,520 --> 00:43:17,960 The race to 13,000 ounces and beating Parker is on. 631 00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:22,320 Well, it's always nice to be sluicing. 632 00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:25,320 There's nothing worse than when everything's sitting still. 633 00:43:25,440 --> 00:43:27,720 So this is [bleep] beautiful to see. 634 00:43:27,840 --> 00:43:29,160 The way Tony spends money, 635 00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:30,920 it's always good to get some in. 636 00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:34,880 [Tony speaking] 637 00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:58,799 - What's up, Chris? - Hey, how's it going? 638 00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:00,359 - Good, how are you? - Good. 639 00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:01,360 - Hey, hey. - Yo. 640 00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:09,360 Oh yeah, there's gold all 641 00:44:10,360 --> 00:44:12,799 in the fridge. In the seal of the fridge. 642 00:44:12,800 --> 00:44:14,640 - Sick. - [laughs] 643 00:44:14,760 --> 00:44:15,680 Is there really? 644 00:44:15,800 --> 00:44:17,400 Gonna burn this building down when we're done 645 00:44:17,520 --> 00:44:20,440 and sluice the ashes. - There's gold everywhere. 646 00:44:20,560 --> 00:44:21,960 - Yeah. - [laughing] 647 00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:26,680 Chris is blind and deaf, so what do you expect? 648 00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:28,920 My eyesight might be going, but at least I can't hear. 649 00:44:30,480 --> 00:44:31,760 That's what I just said. 650 00:44:31,880 --> 00:44:33,119 [Chris] Yeah, that's why I kind of-- 651 00:44:33,120 --> 00:44:34,880 kind of pieced that one together, yeah. 652 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:38,599 Good thing my hearing aids don't get in the way of 653 00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:40,760 my glasses, otherwise I'd never find my teeth. 654 00:44:43,760 --> 00:44:45,440 Other than that... 655 00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:48,000 Well, you're a busy guy now with three wash plants. 656 00:44:48,120 --> 00:44:49,480 Yeah. 657 00:44:49,600 --> 00:44:51,639 Do you want to see how the wash plants are doing? 658 00:44:51,640 --> 00:44:52,720 Let's check it out. 659 00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:55,839 First up, Big Red at the Golden Mile, 660 00:44:55,840 --> 00:44:57,879 sluicing stockpiled pay 661 00:44:57,880 --> 00:45:00,679 that Parker would usually throw away. 662 00:45:00,680 --> 00:45:02,560 Here we go, Big Red. 663 00:45:02,680 --> 00:45:05,360 Last week, it delivered 48 ounces. 664 00:45:05,480 --> 00:45:09,920 Got 10, 20, 35. 665 00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:13,720 43.30. 666 00:45:15,640 --> 00:45:18,079 - That's [bleep]. - That's really [bleep]. 667 00:45:18,080 --> 00:45:19,080 Painful. 668 00:45:21,120 --> 00:45:24,999 Next, the Golden Goose running top gravels 669 00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:26,440 at the Airstrip Cut. 670 00:45:28,360 --> 00:45:32,160 [Tyson] All righty, at 20, 60, 671 00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:36,079 80, 100, 120, 672 00:45:36,080 --> 00:45:40,759 130, 144 even. 673 00:45:40,760 --> 00:45:42,600 - Spot on. - Better. 674 00:45:47,160 --> 00:45:49,639 So Bob didn't have a full week on it, so you got to give 675 00:45:49,640 --> 00:45:50,960 a little bit of credit there. 676 00:45:51,080 --> 00:45:54,639 Finally, Bob at the Bridge Cut, which fired up 677 00:45:54,640 --> 00:45:56,400 for the first time this week. 678 00:45:58,640 --> 00:46:02,439 10, 20, 40, 679 00:46:02,440 --> 00:46:04,679 45.5. 680 00:46:04,680 --> 00:46:06,680 - Well, it beat Big Red. - Yeah. 681 00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:09,600 How far we've fallen. 682 00:46:11,600 --> 00:46:16,320 So last week we had 211.4 ounces. 683 00:46:16,440 --> 00:46:19,440 This week it's 232.8. 684 00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:23,400 Worth $1.1 million. 685 00:46:23,520 --> 00:46:28,800 - It's a season total of 589.7. - Jeez. 686 00:46:28,920 --> 00:46:30,520 We are so far behind. 687 00:46:33,440 --> 00:46:36,679 We're not doing real well so far this year. 688 00:46:36,680 --> 00:46:40,280 We're slipping behind, way behind from last year. 689 00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:44,160 - We need to do like 700 ounces a week to hit 13, right? - Yeah. 690 00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:46,360 - Yes. - And what did we do, 200? 691 00:46:46,480 --> 00:46:49,320 200, almost 300. 692 00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:51,360 So now we're basically 400 693 00:46:51,480 --> 00:46:52,999 behind, so now we have to add that. 694 00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:55,239 Well, we're behind from the last two [bleep] weeks. 695 00:46:55,240 --> 00:46:56,840 It's a rough start. 696 00:46:56,960 --> 00:46:59,040 Hopefully, we can get past some of this gravel 697 00:46:59,160 --> 00:47:00,840 and get Roxanne going. 698 00:47:00,960 --> 00:47:03,279 Yeah, I mean, the only saving grace for any of those three 699 00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:05,640 cleanups, we haven't cleaned a square foot of bedrock yet. 700 00:47:05,760 --> 00:47:08,040 But, you know, the comparison to last year is 701 00:47:08,160 --> 00:47:11,479 definitely rough. - You're on some good ground. 702 00:47:11,480 --> 00:47:12,680 We just got to get to it. 703 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:16,559 All right, so you're gonna get Roxanne going? 704 00:47:16,560 --> 00:47:18,520 - [Tyson] That's the plan. - We need it. 705 00:47:18,640 --> 00:47:20,800 And you're gonna stop running [bleep] stuff? 706 00:47:20,920 --> 00:47:21,920 Eventually. 707 00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:24,959 Do you want to win the battle or win the war? 708 00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:26,759 - Yeah, exactly. - Exactly. 709 00:47:26,760 --> 00:47:28,760 So I think this might 710 00:47:28,880 --> 00:47:32,240 hurt right now a little bit, but big picture wise... 711 00:47:32,360 --> 00:47:33,360 Yeah, we'll get there. 712 00:47:35,120 --> 00:47:38,399 It's just painful when you get in here and you're like, oh, 713 00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:42,040 we need six, 700 ounces a week and we're doing 200. 714 00:47:45,480 --> 00:47:50,879 But in the long run, it makes the project find more gold as 715 00:47:50,880 --> 00:47:54,000 a total, but your weekly gold totals might be 716 00:47:54,120 --> 00:47:56,840 a bit less and that's... 717 00:47:58,440 --> 00:47:59,440 frustrating.