1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,160 This time, on Aussie Gold Hunters... 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:05,280 Look for Ryan, man. I haven't seen him since he left. 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,520 ..the Ferrells launch a desperate search... 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:08,680 What are we going to do? 5 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,680 We are going to find Ryan is what we're going to do. 6 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:14,080 ..in the depths of the wild Pilbara region... 7 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:15,600 You just want to be finding gold. 8 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,280 You don't want to be your dead mate. 9 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:20,320 Let's get the gold! 10 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,320 Shane and Russell hit a rich patch of gold. 11 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:24,400 (LAUGHS) 12 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:25,960 You beauty. Look at that. 13 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:27,400 But a surprise offer... 14 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:28,920 Yes, what can I do for you? 15 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,200 ..could end their partnership. 16 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,040 I've got a tough decision to make. 17 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:34,520 This is a disaster. 18 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,080 In Victoria, 19 00:00:36,160 --> 00:00:37,960 Vince, Bibby and Murray... 20 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:39,880 Look how much water is in the hole. 21 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,000 ..face record rainfall that could wreck their lease 22 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:45,400 and hopes of hitting target... 23 00:00:45,480 --> 00:00:48,040 This rain doesn't look like it's gonna stop 24 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,880 and it is costing us too much money, too much time. 25 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:55,160 ..before Bibby unearths a nugget that could keep their season afloat. 26 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:56,680 What's that there? 27 00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:59,280 No way! No way! 28 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,000 The Ferrells are back on the road, mate. 29 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:15,400 Heading out Bush again. 30 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,040 Yeah, pretty excited. It's good to have another opportunity. 31 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,360 Just got to find some nice big chunks of gold, 32 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,080 mate, to keep your uncle happy. 33 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,600 There's some serious potential out here for it, mate. 34 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,360 I'm really glad we are on the ground. 35 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,920 In the searing heat of Western Australia's Pilbara region, 36 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:35,080 the Ferrells face another week of prospecting without any machinery. 37 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,040 We know this ground is good. 38 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:41,400 We found the seam of gold and now we just need to put up some numbers. 39 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,720 I spoke to Kim and he was stoked that we found 2.5oz. 40 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:48,640 But he's given us till the end of the week to find another 3oz. 41 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:50,760 And fellas, if we can pull that off, 42 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,280 they'll give us some big equipment so we can get to the big gold. 43 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:56,680 Fellas, it's game on. 44 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,080 This way, mate, we'd better have three ounces or more. 45 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:00,800 There is no machine out here. 46 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,920 I reckon your uncle will move us on from this lease. 47 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,760 Yeah, mate. It's a fair chance. 48 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,600 No machine, eventually that surface gold is going to run out. 49 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,800 We put a hell of a lot of effort into this 50 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,280 and we put ourselves in the red financially 51 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,200 so if he moves on from here, I'm done, mate. 52 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:17,600 I'm going back to 9 to 5. 53 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:18,960 I've had enough of this. 54 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:22,680 Last week, the Ferrells signed up 55 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:27,560 to work as lease explorers for mining magnate Kim North. 56 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,560 Boys, I think your Christmases have come early. 57 00:02:30,640 --> 00:02:33,400 We think there's a gold seam running along that fault on the lease. 58 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,640 But no gear and no machinery until you guys find a patch. 59 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,320 And along with fresh ground to search, 60 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,280 a new team member Zane Mettna. Zane, nice to meet you. 61 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:43,800 Yeah, Ryan. Nice to meet you, Ryan. 62 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:48,640 The newly expanded Ferrells managed to recover 2.5 ounces of gold. 63 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:51,600 Looks like you guys found the gold seam, mate. 64 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,640 They're are taking off down that way a bit. 65 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,280 Chasing that fault line, 66 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,440 hoping to find another patch so we can get one up here, 67 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,200 we'll join them up and hopefully it's gold all the way between them. 68 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:02,280 Yeah, man. 69 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:03,480 We need to raise our bar a bit 70 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,240 and start putting some money in the bank. 71 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:06,640 Because I'm in the red. 72 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,400 Yeah, I'm the same, man. I've got next to (BLEEP) left with. 73 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,000 We put everything on the line. 74 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:12,320 Absolutely everything. 75 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:17,360 There's so much ground out here like literally walk for days. 76 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:18,960 Four people on the ground. Good going. 77 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,200 Get the three ounce target and get the digger out here. 78 00:03:21,280 --> 00:03:24,200 Yeah. We got a fair chance of finding something big. 79 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,280 I reckon we should pull up about here, bro. 80 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:27,480 Yeah, rightio. 81 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:28,640 Mate, right. 82 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,120 Let's get out. Get into this. 83 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,280 She looks good, bro. 84 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,080 It would be sick if we could find a patch 85 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,000 because these young fellas have been finding heaps of gold. 86 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,640 You get the good days and you get the bad days. 87 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,200 Hopefully we'll get our three ounces 88 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,680 and get our digger out here, start smashing this ground. 89 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:50,120 I got a target here. 90 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:51,640 That noise doesn't get old. 91 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:54,240 Oh, man. 92 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:55,760 So good. 93 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,600 Come on, where is this nugget at? 94 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,160 Here we go. 95 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:09,320 I see it already. 96 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:10,800 Right there. 97 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:12,360 It's a good bit of gold. 98 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:14,920 Being away from the kids and family, this makes it all worth it. 99 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,200 This is what we're here for. 100 00:04:16,280 --> 00:04:17,720 This is what's paying our bills 101 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:21,000 Hopefully, get our digger out here on the gold, boy. 102 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:22,840 Keep going. 103 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,680 We are starting to get onto some gold now. 104 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:28,560 Hopefully we can get a few more. 105 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,320 (MACHINE WAILS) 106 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:31,400 Got a little signal here. 107 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:34,680 Sounds pretty big. 108 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:38,720 Yeah, first scoop. 109 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,280 In the hand. 110 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,320 I thought it was going to be a nice piece. 111 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,360 Look at that. Three grammer. 112 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:48,920 Whoo, bingo. 113 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:50,120 Here we go. 114 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:51,400 For the young and old. 115 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,120 Hopefully the old boys have got some. 116 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:01,920 Oh, man. 117 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,440 Put a lot on the line. 118 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:04,880 Got to find more gold hopefully. 119 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,120 Keep us out on the leases. 120 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,160 It's really stressful at the moment. 121 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:12,360 Looks like good ground but we haven't been getting much. 122 00:05:13,840 --> 00:05:15,520 Have you a copy, mate? 123 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:16,720 Yeah, copy, mate. 124 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,080 Yeah, mister. I'm having no luck here at all. 125 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:20,360 No gold. 126 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,400 Yeah, man. Let's move on. 127 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,240 OK, you know, it's really not worth spending our time here 128 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,000 and just covering ground when we know were not picking up any gold. 129 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:30,560 Nothing, mate. 130 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:31,840 Not a cracker. 131 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,560 I get pretty frustrated at this, eh. 132 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:36,960 Two hours wasted, mate. 133 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:38,160 Not happy about that. 134 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,560 Yeah, Levi, Zane, we had no luck down there. 135 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,200 Hopefully you boys have had some better luck than we did. 136 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:49,680 No worries, mate. 137 00:05:50,840 --> 00:05:53,360 The young fellas have already picked up half an ounce out here. 138 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,040 But it's not enough. 139 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,080 We need at least another 2.5 ounces 140 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,080 to justify getting the machine out here. 141 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,840 (MACHINES WHIR) 142 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:05,960 I've not done very well myself. 143 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:10,440 But this sounds like a good signal. 144 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,920 Oh, actually, in that sidewall. 145 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:16,880 That's annoying me. 146 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:18,880 Come here, you little nuggets. 147 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,040 (LAUGHS) 148 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,640 Oh, man. 149 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:26,920 That's eight, nine grammer. 150 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,120 Maybe ten. 151 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,000 It's so hard to be away from home 152 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,840 but I tell you what, this makes it all... 153 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:34,520 This makes it all worthwhile. 154 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,240 What was that, brah? 155 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:42,000 Ooh, no way. 156 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:43,640 Don't get too close. 157 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:45,480 You know how quick they strike. 158 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:49,280 I was just walking through here, found a piece of gold 159 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,320 and then almost walked on this death adder in here. 160 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,520 You're dead pretty much if you get bitten by that. 161 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:01,320 Yeah, this is a part of the deal of coming out and finding gold. 162 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,240 Sometimes you risk your life for it. 163 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:10,240 I'm going to get out of the bush and have a break because that was scary. 164 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:12,520 Whoo. 165 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,000 Good morning, boys how are you? 166 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:22,800 Good morning, Shane. How did you sleep? 167 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:24,000 Not bad. 168 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:25,480 What have you got there, Rusty? 169 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:26,600 The pay pot, Shane. 170 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,600 We can't find enough gold just what we are doing. 171 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:30,200 So I want to run the pay pipe 172 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,680 and see how much fine gold is in that dirt. 173 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:33,960 There will be fine gold there. 174 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,040 If there is larger gold there, there is fine gold. 175 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,280 We've been around the tracks long enough to know that. 176 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:39,360 Is there enough though? 177 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,160 Is there enough? That's the question. 178 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,000 On their remote Yalgoo lease, Shane 179 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:47,920 and Russell are desperate to locate rich deposits of fine gold, 180 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,880 with the help of Ross's father Dennis. 181 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,120 I've turned back a heap of work this week. 182 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:54,240 It's cost me big bucks. 183 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,080 Especially, they've got long-term contracts and that's what I need. 184 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:58,280 So you want to lift the ante? 185 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,400 I'm not making enough money. I need to make a dollar. 186 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,040 Otherwise, Shane, I'm going home. 187 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:03,720 I understand that. I wouldn't blame you. 188 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,640 I've got a young family and I can't... 189 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:07,360 I can't be costing them money, can I? 190 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:11,960 So the programme is run the pay pot, apply the alluvial, we'll be setting 191 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,880 a sluice up and I can detect. Yeah. 192 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:16,200 OK, let's get on with it. 193 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:17,920 Let's get the show on the road. 194 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:24,480 Last week, Shane called in a favour from lifelong friend Bruce Crossley 195 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,400 whose 25 ton grader made light work of clearing 196 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,160 a new cut on the Yalgoo lease. 197 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:34,200 To do this would have taken us three days. 198 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,040 He just clicked his fingers, it's done. 199 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,880 That produced a haul worth over $6,000. 200 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:41,000 We know where the gold is now 201 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,600 but there is not enough big gold so maybe it's all in the finds. 202 00:08:43,680 --> 00:08:45,720 Well, we'd better find some fine gold. 203 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:47,320 The pressure's on here now. 204 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:48,760 I need to keep Rusty happy. 205 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,960 He's turned down a lot of work here so I've got to make it happen. 206 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:56,880 About here should be the spot 207 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:58,200 because you look at the plan 208 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,640 and all the nuggets have been down here 209 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:02,720 so the lighter material's going to come down 210 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,160 so this is where it should be. 211 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:05,560 This might turn the tables for us. 212 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,080 If there's gold in the pay pot, there'll be gold in the sluice. 213 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:09,160 Excellent. 214 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,080 We'll check that out first and see how we go. 215 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:12,480 I'll just move your vehicle. 216 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:13,600 I'll jump on the machine. 217 00:09:13,680 --> 00:09:15,880 Designed and built by qualified plumber 218 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:19,160 Russell, the pay pipe screens larger stone, 219 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:23,160 washing smaller material down the funnel into the pot, 220 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:25,400 trapping any heavier fine gold 221 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,480 and washing lighter sands out of the top. 222 00:09:28,560 --> 00:09:30,000 I thought I could make more money 223 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,000 out of gold than I can work so we'll see how we go. 224 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,880 Maybe the fine gold is going to do it for us. 225 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,320 We found a fair bit of gold up there, a lot of nuggets. 226 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:41,120 I think it's washed this way so this is where the smaller gold should be. 227 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,120 Using this method, the team can 228 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,680 process half a trailer of dirt in minutes. 229 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:50,560 All the heavies, the gold and the ironstone will stay down the bottom 230 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:54,160 and all the light material will come out of the top and flush out. 231 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:55,880 So all we've got to pan off is just that 232 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,640 and that will only be about half full, about there. 233 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:05,680 This is absolutely going well. 234 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,160 Got to keep up with this, Rusty. 235 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:12,480 We've got enough water there to run four or five days. 236 00:10:12,560 --> 00:10:13,840 No worries at all. 237 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,800 But have we got the gold to run four or five days? 238 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:17,000 That's what worries me. 239 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,280 This might change the game so you can see how we go. 240 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:20,880 If not, I'm out. 241 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:22,520 Hopefully full of gold. 242 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:23,960 We'll plan it off and see how we go. 243 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:27,960 Give it a good shake, mix it all up, 244 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:29,840 all the heavy gold will flow to the bottom. 245 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,640 I'm sitting here feeling a bit nervous. 246 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:35,480 Here we go. 247 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,000 Just two or three specs is all I want to see. 248 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,240 How does six or seven sound? 249 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:46,400 Have a look at this. 250 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:47,840 Have a look at that. 251 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,200 Oh, Russell. That's good. 252 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,280 Gee whiz, and a couple of larger pieces there. 253 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:53,520 There's money in the finds. 254 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:54,600 Unbelievable. 255 00:10:54,680 --> 00:10:55,680 You know what that means, don'tcha? 256 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,840 What's does that mean, Russell? You tell me. 257 00:10:57,920 --> 00:10:59,880 Tell them to set up the sluice and make some money. 258 00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:01,440 We can make a dollar out of that. 259 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:05,680 I'd better get on with it quickly before you change your mind. 260 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:07,440 Let's do it. It's sluicing time. 261 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:09,280 It's sluice time. 262 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:13,250 00:11:21.440 -- 00:11:23.760 Oh, mate. Let's go have a look at what we've got. 263 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,200 Let's go. 264 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:27,720 Oh... 265 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:30,560 Mate, it's not good. 266 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:32,240 Oh, this is a disaster. 267 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:35,560 Well, we won't been working on the ground 268 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:37,240 that we've already disturbed, mate. 269 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,160 We are going to have to open up some new ground. 270 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:40,480 We have to move some topsoil. 271 00:11:40,560 --> 00:11:42,040 Look how much water is in the hole. 272 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,160 Look at that. This is not good, guys. Look. 273 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:45,240 Oh, geez. (BLEEP) 274 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:46,640 It's a (BLEEP) swimming pool. 275 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:48,000 That's about 5m of water there. 276 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:49,520 That holds close to 5m you know. 277 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:50,720 What do we do? 278 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:52,480 We've got to get the water out of there. 279 00:11:52,560 --> 00:11:53,760 That's going to have to be a priority. 280 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,960 Gonna have to get that out otherwise it's going to get worse. 281 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:58,920 Doesn't look like we'll get any gold today. 282 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,560 We have to do something, mate. We have to try and get a bit of gold. 283 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:02,640 We have to. 284 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,320 But what do you say we strip some of this? 285 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:06,200 I'll get the excavator in here first. 286 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:07,440 Detect the surface gravels? 287 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,240 Or is it going to be too wet for that? 288 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:10,720 No, you have to have a go at it, mate. 289 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,520 We got to try to do something as we go. 290 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,560 These are our only two dry days this week. 291 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,680 They're expecting more rain at the end of this week. 292 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,160 I'll have to detect as well. 293 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:20,280 If you guys are going to do that, I might go up there. 294 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,120 This is going to get so bad, we'll never be able to rehabilitate this. 295 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:24,960 You'll never get a machine over the top of it. 296 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:26,040 No, I know. 297 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:27,640 I'll strip the surface gravel first 298 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:32,040 and I'll keep alternating between working on repairing this 299 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,120 and keeping you guys going over here on the gold. 300 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:36,600 This is the priority 301 00:12:36,680 --> 00:12:39,840 but let's try and get a bit of gold at the same time. 302 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:41,160 All right, we've got a plan. 303 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:42,480 Right, let's get stuck in. 304 00:12:42,560 --> 00:12:43,720 Let's get into it. 305 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:44,800 OK. 306 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:49,480 In Victoria's golden triangle, once in a generation storms 307 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:55,320 have unleashed the highest recorded rainfall in over five decades. 308 00:12:55,400 --> 00:12:59,360 Rookie miners Vince Malacria and Bibby Gerali 309 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:03,760 have joined forces with 40-year mining veteran Murray Cox. 310 00:13:05,680 --> 00:13:10,040 This area is unworkable until this water is removed 311 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,520 and the hole is filled with a solid material. 312 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:16,000 It's a major priority to get this water out of this hole. 313 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,760 The simplest way to get it out 314 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,000 is with the excavator and bucket it out. 315 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:24,000 We could put a pump in there but I want this out today. 316 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:27,880 Any rain that comes tonight, I do not want any more water in there. 317 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,600 I want to fill this hole in tonight. It's an absolute priority. 318 00:13:31,680 --> 00:13:34,400 First Murray must create a barrier of 319 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:40,400 sand or windrow to stop more water pouring into their work pit. 320 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,480 Then he'll bucket out the water with the excavator 321 00:13:43,560 --> 00:13:47,040 so it runs downhill and away from their worksite. 322 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:52,120 Lastly, they'll fill the hole with sand to stop further flooding. 323 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,720 But he also needs to clear a new patch 324 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,280 so Vince can keep detecting for gold. 325 00:13:57,360 --> 00:13:59,280 I can't believe it's still raining, darling. 326 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,840 I know, this is real, real bad actually. 327 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:03,120 Quarter of a million invested 328 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,080 in this project and I can't even get a go at it. 329 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:06,840 Tell me about it. Yup. 330 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:07,920 Joke. 331 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:13,680 A decade of working on remote solar farms kept Vince from his partner 332 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:19,360 Bibby until the pair quit their jobs and risked their life savings... 333 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,560 Our first day. First hole. 334 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:25,080 ..to gamble on a life together as gold miners. 335 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:26,640 Geez, I love that sound though. 336 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:27,800 Yeah. 337 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:29,840 And along with partner Murray... 338 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:31,280 Please tell me it feels heavy. 339 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:32,920 Oh, yeah. Oh, my God. 340 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,040 I can see it from here. That's more than a bloody ounce. 341 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:37,920 ..they made a flying start. 342 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:40,720 Oh, my goodness. 343 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:44,280 What a mess. 344 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,560 At least if I get this opened up, 345 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:49,480 it'll give the guys something to detect 346 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,680 and allow me to go and rehabilitate 347 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,400 some of the water out of those holes. 348 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:57,120 How is it looking, Murray? 349 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:58,200 Looks wet. 350 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:00,720 I'm glad I'm not the one that has to detect it. 351 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,080 Doesn't look too flash, does it? 352 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,280 But there could be some good gold under there though. 353 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:05,360 Yeah, OK. 354 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:06,840 Good luck, guys. Thanks, babe. 355 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:08,280 Thanks, Bib. Good luck. 356 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:09,760 Go and get some gold on that hill. 357 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:11,960 OK, and I'll start working on the water problem. 358 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:13,160 All right, mate. 359 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:16,360 While the boys are getting that mess cleaned up, 360 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:19,040 I'm going to find some gold. I just have to. 361 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,200 Everything costs money. Every day costs money 362 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:22,640 So it's got to be done. 363 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,520 It's really important to make this 40 ounce target 364 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,200 despite the weather, despite anything, 365 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:28,400 we're going to make it work. 366 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:29,720 Get that gold in. 367 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:32,480 I really want the season to be life changing for me and Vince. 368 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:35,240 I'm kind of sick of living almost separate lives. 369 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,640 So the first thing I'm going to have to do 370 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,280 is stop any new water coming into the hole. 371 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,280 I'm going to have to build a wall in front of the hole 372 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:49,520 at the same time keeping Vince working with the detector. 373 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,800 Because without the detector working, 374 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:53,640 there is no gold coming out 375 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,440 and the gold has to come out. 376 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:58,680 Walking through all this mud, 377 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,200 it's not the most ideal way to be detecting. 378 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,360 We are desperate at the moment to get some gold. 379 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:04,760 Bibby's on the hill. 380 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,640 Hopefully she can pluck one or two pieces 381 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,000 'cause it's not looking too promising down here. 382 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:14,720 The pay pipe found some gold. 383 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:17,520 Shows there's gold there so I can probably make some money out of this 384 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:18,800 So we'll give it a sluicing. 385 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:20,440 If it doesn't work out, I'm going home. 386 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:21,600 If it works out, I can stay. 387 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:25,440 After paydirt samples produced promising results, 388 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:27,520 Shane and Russell are setting up 389 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:31,960 their wash plant Mrs G-Force on their remote Yalgoo lease. 390 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:33,080 Made it here safe. 391 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:34,760 Now I've just got to set up, get it level 392 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:36,640 and get the right angle on the bowl. 393 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:37,800 That's the main thing. 394 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:39,480 Because it's a reverse helix, 395 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:41,640 it actually casts the gold up the topside. 396 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:45,720 Paydirt loaded into the hopper feeds the wash plant. 397 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:50,480 The heavy gold gets caught in a spiral groove inside the rotating 398 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:55,880 trommel that acts like a corkscrew trapping gold with centrifugal force. 399 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,400 The lighter, non-gold bearing material 400 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:03,080 washes over the grooves and out the bottom. 401 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:05,840 Any fine gold that escapes the trommel 402 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,560 is caught below in the sluice tray. 403 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,120 Let's get on with it. 404 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:13,320 Righto. 405 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:14,400 See me rolling. 406 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:15,880 I'll head over now. 407 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:18,040 Get two ton of dirt on that track and come back here, 408 00:17:18,120 --> 00:17:20,800 load it into the hopper and hopefully start panning some gold. 409 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:23,560 We'll also detect at the same time as we're digging it out. 410 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:24,640 Shane can be detecting. 411 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:27,520 Well, Bruce did a nice job of the grading. 412 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,080 He's left it nice and even. 413 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,480 It's easy to detect and I'll spend time detecting this 414 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,400 while Russell's loading up Mrs G-Force. 415 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:39,320 (MOBILE RINGS) 416 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,840 Wonder who this is bothering me. 417 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,600 Hello, Shane Caligari. 418 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:46,120 William. 419 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:47,280 Yes, William. 420 00:17:47,360 --> 00:17:48,640 What can I do for you? 421 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:51,640 You're the mining company 422 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,400 surrounding me at the Galah, is that correct? 423 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:56,080 Yeah. 424 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:57,720 OK, not a problem. 425 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:00,120 At the moment, I'm out prospecting 426 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:04,360 and I'll give you a hoy when I get to the big smoke. 427 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:07,720 I just got off the phone. 428 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,960 Somebody wants to buy my ground the Galah tenement. 429 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:12,800 I got a tough decision to make. 430 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:14,640 It's not just a matter of selling a tenement. 431 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:16,160 You've got all sorts of things. 432 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,160 You've got land rights to deal with. 433 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,120 You've got to see if there's any incumbents on them. 434 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:24,280 There's expenditure. There's all these things. It's not that easy. 435 00:18:24,360 --> 00:18:26,120 If I go ahead with it, 436 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:29,320 that means going back there and doing it in person. 437 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,280 I'm not sure what Russell will say. 438 00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:33,800 He's already talking about calling it quits 439 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,360 but at the end of the day, 440 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:40,840 I have responsibility to my grandkids and my family. 441 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:42,520 I need to give my grandkids a leg up. 442 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:43,760 There's three of them now. 443 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:46,800 I will probably sleep on it tonight 444 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:48,680 and in the morning, I'll make the decision. 445 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:01,840 Are you there, Murray? 446 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:03,360 Yeah, copy? 447 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,440 Yeah, mate, I've just finished doing this mosh pit 448 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,400 down here and there's two junk targets and that's it, mate. 449 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,760 So get that hole open so we can get some gold, eh? 450 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:13,320 Yeah, mate. 451 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,400 On their waterlogged lease, 452 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:20,120 Vince, Bibby and Murray are struggling to stop more water 453 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:24,560 flooding the dig site while also keeping up their gold hunt. 454 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,880 He's detected more off the topsoil 455 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:31,200 so the next step is to start digging a hole for him. 456 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:33,080 Ahh... 457 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:34,560 Change of colour. 458 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:36,680 That might be the gravel just down there. 459 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:38,320 That's where the gold should be. 460 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:39,760 Hey, Vinnie. 461 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:42,640 I reckon we're down on the gravel now. 462 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:43,960 There they are just there. 463 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:45,040 Yeah, yeah. 464 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:49,760 I've been chasing gold since about 1976. 465 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,280 I have never seen a year as wet as this. 466 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,560 Really need to get some gold out of the ground though. 467 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,440 All this water diversion, it's OK to say you're doing it 468 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:04,680 but you've got to pay for it somehow. 469 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,520 The way we are going at the moment, we're not paying for it. 470 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:09,760 It costs money to run every day 471 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,440 and if gold doesn't come out of here, 472 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:15,640 I could be struck down financially as well. 473 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:20,040 We are still 35 ounces off our 40 ounce target. 474 00:20:20,120 --> 00:20:22,000 We got to find something to cover the costs. 475 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,080 It's really do or die at the moment. 476 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:25,840 It's not looking good. 477 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:28,440 (MACHINE WAILS) 478 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,120 This sounds pretty promising. 479 00:20:40,320 --> 00:20:41,520 Uh... 480 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:42,840 What? 481 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:44,800 Oh, my God. Awesome. 482 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:46,040 This is what we need. 483 00:20:46,120 --> 00:20:48,240 Just sitting in the corner here, in the clay. 484 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:49,600 Amongst the clay. 485 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:51,160 Fingers crossed there might be more. 486 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:52,400 Clunk. 487 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:53,640 Love that sound. 488 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,720 Best sound in the world. 489 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:57,480 Just check the hole some more. 490 00:20:57,560 --> 00:20:59,640 (MACHINE WAILS) 491 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:02,840 See that sounds like there's more there. 492 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,520 (MACHINE WAILS) 493 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,440 Wow. 494 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:17,960 Oh, look. 495 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:19,240 Look at that. 496 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:23,680 That little piece there. Oh, my God. Another piece. 497 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:25,200 Oh, this is going to help a lot. 498 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:29,080 Even if it's just for diesel. Another piece. 499 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:34,250 00:21:41.680 -- 00:21:43.840 At least we've got enough tucker in that, man. 500 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:45,560 Yeah, heaps of food. Yeah. 501 00:21:45,640 --> 00:21:48,600 Plenty of water. We should be good to go for another couple of weeks. 502 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:50,960 Would be nice to get a bit more gold though, eh? 503 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:52,120 I want more gold. 504 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:53,800 I certainly know Kim does. 505 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:59,280 In Western Australia's wild Pilbara region, Levi and Nathan are back 506 00:21:59,360 --> 00:22:04,040 from a supply run after leaving Ryan and Zane to detect through the night. 507 00:22:04,120 --> 00:22:06,000 Still a bit of pressure, you know. 508 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:07,360 I've got next to nothing. 509 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:10,400 Hopefully they found some gold while we've been in town. 510 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:11,920 We've just got to get back there, 511 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,360 get on the ground and bloody get on the nuggets. 512 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:15,560 Yeah, yeah. 513 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:16,840 It's all we can do. 514 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:18,000 There's Zane there. 515 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,040 Hey, Zane. Mate, slow down, brother. 516 00:22:20,120 --> 00:22:21,680 What's going on here? 517 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:23,120 What's the matter? 518 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,720 Looking for Ryan, man. I haven't seen him since he's left. 519 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:28,520 I've seen him take off down the hill. Haven't seen him since. 520 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:30,440 He won't answer his radio. 521 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:31,520 Are you for real? 522 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:32,600 Nothing, man. How long? 523 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,640 He left last night. I haven't seen him since then. 524 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:35,720 Which way did he go? 525 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:37,240 Went down the hill Snakewood there. 526 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,640 Go down the hill, start beeping your horn, making a ruckus. 527 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:41,680 I'm going uphill to have a look and try to call him. 528 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,040 Might get more range up the hill. 529 00:22:43,120 --> 00:22:44,120 All right. Be in contact. 530 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:45,520 No worries. Make sure you have your radio on. 531 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:46,720 Yeah, mate. 532 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,560 I hope he's not down, man. 533 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,040 I hope he hasn't been bitten, eh. 534 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:53,040 Come on, Ryan. 535 00:22:53,120 --> 00:22:54,200 Where are you, mate? 536 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:57,240 Gold is good but we need to know he is safe. 537 00:22:57,320 --> 00:22:58,720 That's the most important thing. 538 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:03,520 He said he went this way. 539 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:05,000 Ryan! 540 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:07,360 Keep your eye out for any fresh dig holes as well. 541 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:08,720 Yeah, man. 542 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,360 Jump up and have a look, mate. 543 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:12,320 Just hop out of the car. 544 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:13,480 Yeah, man. 545 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:15,120 See if you can spot him. 546 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:18,280 Ryan! 547 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,320 Ryan! 548 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:25,520 Zane, have you found anything? 549 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:27,480 No, mate. 550 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:28,920 Having a look around now. 551 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,200 On the radio, nothing. 552 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:31,720 Not even a chatter, not even a blip. 553 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:34,520 Yeah, we've got nothing down here yet. 554 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:35,960 Jump in, mate. 555 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:37,400 Jump in! 556 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:42,280 What are we going to do? 557 00:23:42,360 --> 00:23:45,400 We're going to find Ryan is what we're going to do, mate. 558 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:46,640 Don't stress. 559 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,000 Stay cool because we will find him. 560 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:52,800 Come on. Where is this bloke? 561 00:23:54,120 --> 00:23:55,840 Couple of ounces in. 562 00:23:56,840 --> 00:23:59,280 Not enough for this. 563 00:23:59,360 --> 00:24:01,920 Yeah, stop here, bro. I want to go for a walk through this bit here. 564 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:03,000 All right. 565 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:04,840 That little creek. That's all covered up. 566 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:07,320 I can't see nothing from here. 567 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:10,280 I'm going to look up some numbers. 568 00:24:10,360 --> 00:24:11,520 Who to call. 569 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:13,960 Ryan! 570 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:17,160 Just trying to get hold of the authorities. 571 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,360 Of course there is no reception. 572 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:21,800 Just trying to stay cool and hope for the best. 573 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:24,400 Listen, mate, we... 574 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,840 We are no good just running around out here. 575 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:28,760 Yeah, man. 576 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:31,400 What we'll do is we'll head back up, get some reception. 577 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:34,160 And I'm gonna make a phone call. 578 00:24:35,120 --> 00:24:36,200 Let's do this, eh? 579 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,000 You need to have a drink and just (BLEEP) 580 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:41,960 Give it a second, dude, because we're going to find him. 581 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:43,120 He is going to be all right. 582 00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:45,320 My best mate, as you know, bro. 583 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,360 Yeah, we'll find him, dude. We'll find him. 584 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:48,800 This is not how this ends. 585 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:53,040 Nothing, boys? 586 00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:54,360 Nothing. 587 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:56,280 We were looking through Snakewood down there. 588 00:24:56,360 --> 00:24:58,160 All the thick bits, can't see nothing, bro. 589 00:24:58,240 --> 00:25:00,120 He'll be all right. He'll be somewhere. 590 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:01,480 Have faith, brother. 591 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:02,640 Have faith. 592 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:06,520 (SNIFFS) 593 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:07,720 Cool heads, man. 594 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:09,600 You know what it's like out here. 595 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:11,160 We can't be off our game. 596 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:12,840 We've got to be all right, bro. 597 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:14,040 Hi, it's all right. 598 00:25:14,120 --> 00:25:16,920 Had your moment. We've got to get through it and find him. 599 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,720 I can't get any reception. 600 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:20,920 I'm going to try and get some reception. 601 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:23,920 (BLEEP) 602 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:33,000 With Murray coming out of retirement to help us out with this lease, 603 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,720 it's not just me and Bibby that I want to make it work for, 604 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,240 Murray's gone out of his way, 605 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,840 spending a lot of time up here teaching us, training us 606 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:41,720 so I want him to retire happy 607 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,880 with a good chunk of gold in his pocket as well. 608 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:46,040 Hey, hon. 609 00:25:46,120 --> 00:25:47,560 How are you going there? 610 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:49,240 Hey, babe. How are you? 611 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,520 Yeah, just a couple of bits of junk down here 612 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:52,800 but how are you going up there? 613 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:54,240 Pretty good actually. 614 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,520 I found two bits of gold in one hole. 615 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:59,120 Oh, that's fantastic news, darling. 616 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:00,640 Can you mark that spot? 617 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:01,960 I'm going to really need you to get down here 618 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:03,280 before this weather comes in 619 00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:05,160 and give us a bit of a help down here, please. 620 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:08,080 Copy that. I will be there soon. 621 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,840 It's a real race against the weather at the moment. 622 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,480 The sky's looking absolute crap I reckon. 623 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:14,880 We just have to get Bibby down 624 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,840 to help us out while we're working on the holes. 625 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:19,200 She can detect the pad. 626 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:23,000 In Talbot, in Victoria's golden triangle, 627 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:26,200 approaching rainstorms could force Vince, Bibby 628 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:29,600 and Murray to shut down their mining operation. 629 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,600 I'm getting quite nervous here because this rain 630 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,080 doesn't look like it's going to stop and we can't keep going like this. 631 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:38,480 This is just not feasible. 632 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,880 Costing us too much money, too much time 633 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:47,840 and, yeah, it's putting a lot of pressure on me and Bibby. 634 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:49,880 We've got a lot invested in this lease 635 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:51,760 so we've got to make it happen. 636 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:54,080 We've got to find some gold and it's got to happen soon. 637 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:56,360 It was devastating rocking up 638 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:58,880 and finding all the work site flooded out 639 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:03,760 but hopefully Murray does his little magic and makes it happen. 640 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:05,440 He's a good gold miner 641 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:08,280 and we really rely on him for his knowledge and everything. 642 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,760 (MACHINE WAILS) 643 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:13,840 Righto, we've got a bit of a signal down here. 644 00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:16,320 Sounds not too bad. 645 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:18,640 It's on the clay which is what we're after. 646 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:25,840 I don't think it's going to be big. 647 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:26,960 It doesn't matter. 648 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:28,960 You don't know what you are going to get out of it. 649 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:30,720 Can you see it in there? Yeah, I can, mate. 650 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:32,280 Right in that little corner there. 651 00:27:32,360 --> 00:27:35,440 OK. Unfortunately it's a littley but it is gold. 652 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:39,680 I had some luck up the hill before but this is a bit more important. 653 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,080 We'll leave that until later. 654 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:44,440 The weather's been coming in and out and has been soaking the soil 655 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:46,160 so we really want to get on and do this now 656 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:47,640 while it's a little bit drier. 657 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:50,920 (MACHINE BEEPS) 658 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,040 Got to have a scratch at that, don't we? 659 00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:55,120 I reckon you would and seeing 660 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,640 that it's you that's got to expend your energy on the pick, 661 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:58,760 I don't mind. 662 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:01,040 That sounds good. 663 00:28:01,120 --> 00:28:02,680 What's going on down there, hon? 664 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:05,120 I don't know if it's ground noise or a signal in this pocket 665 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:08,120 of gravel down here but it's enough to make me stop and have a look. 666 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:09,200 OK. 667 00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:10,600 Oh... 668 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,800 Yeah, I can see it. It's gold. OK. 669 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:17,360 Another little point something. 670 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,760 We might have made five bucks in diesel out of this hole yet. 671 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:22,920 Well, you don't know what comes out of the top of it. 672 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:24,400 The top of it is up here on the beach. 673 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,760 That's right, mate. Glad we came back over the side, mate. 674 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:27,880 I'm glad. 675 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,200 (MACHINE WAILS) 676 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:34,280 Whoa. 677 00:28:34,360 --> 00:28:35,560 That sounds pretty good. 678 00:28:35,640 --> 00:28:37,040 That's a big chip of steel. 679 00:28:37,120 --> 00:28:40,720 (MACHINE WAILS) 680 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:42,520 Geez, that sounds right up there, darling. 681 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:43,960 What have you got? 682 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:47,360 I could hear that from down the hole. 683 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:49,840 It's not even a bad signal but it's not inverted. 684 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:52,920 If it was inverted I'd be very confident but I'm not confident yet. 685 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:54,600 It's quite muddy. 686 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:55,800 It's very muddy, yeah. 687 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:57,480 Could be a bit of old fence wire 688 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:00,600 like we found earlier in the day stuck in that mud. 689 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:02,320 What's that there? 690 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:04,160 Hello. 691 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:05,640 Yeah, look. Hey. 692 00:29:05,720 --> 00:29:08,160 Oh. No way! 693 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,200 (LAUGHTER) 694 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:11,560 No way. 695 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:12,880 Well done, babe. 696 00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:15,000 Oh, my God. Look at it. Look at the size of this thing. 697 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:16,120 Can't believe... 698 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,440 Digging all that and that's sitting there in the clay. 699 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:20,120 There is our expenses for the week, mate. 700 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,040 Maybe a little bit of profit in that. 701 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:23,560 Yes, darling. 702 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:24,760 Beautiful. 703 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:26,240 Congratulations. Look at that. 704 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,240 Well done. Well done. 705 00:29:28,320 --> 00:29:29,960 Good on you, babe. 706 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:31,240 Whoo. 707 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:32,480 Whoo-hoo. 708 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:33,680 You beauty. 709 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,920 (MACHINE WAILS) 710 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:40,480 Geez, that's a nice sound. 711 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,320 (MACHINE WAILS) 712 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:48,880 Still there. 713 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:50,440 Still there. 714 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:51,960 That's a huge sound. 715 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:53,440 That is massive! 716 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:55,160 Oh, look at that. 717 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:56,400 Flat piece of gold. 718 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:57,800 That's why it's so noisy. 719 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:01,360 Run it flat like that, it goes off like that, a little bit less. 720 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:03,000 That's a great piece of gold. 721 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:04,520 I'm just going to keep going now. 722 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:06,200 It's working out well. 723 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,000 I'm manning the sluice by myself 724 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,960 and Shane's over there detecting so I hope he's finding the bigger gold. 725 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:15,320 Team effort but the old man's gone and Bruce is going with the grader. 726 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:17,160 That made it so much easier to clear the dirt 727 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:18,360 and find the big nuggets. 728 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:20,120 Now it's just us. 729 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:22,040 (MACHINE WAILS) 730 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:23,520 Oh, I've got a good sound here. 731 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:26,080 A very, very good sound. 732 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:29,640 Still there. 733 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:31,320 This is getting exciting now. 734 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,960 Listen to that. That's a big piece of gold. 735 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:40,760 It's probably the same as the other. 736 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:42,240 Oh, there it is there. 737 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:43,760 I think I saw it. 738 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:44,880 Look at that. 739 00:30:44,960 --> 00:30:46,400 Look at that piece of gold there. 740 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:50,720 I reckon it might weigh about 15g. That's worth about 1,300. 741 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:52,520 It's a great piece of gold. 742 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,640 I'll have to scream out to Russell in a minute. 743 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:58,880 I've got a great little business at home. 744 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:00,080 It works out well for me. 745 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:02,760 So to come and find gold, I've got to make that or equivalent 746 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,240 because, yeah, I enjoy it but I've still got to make a dollar. 747 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,000 That's the biggest problem I've got. 748 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:08,920 If I can't make a dollar, I don't want to be here. 749 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,000 But this weigh in could change everything. 750 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:13,240 So few more loads today, at least 10 or 12 tons through, 751 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:15,760 that could add up really well. 752 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:18,360 I've found two. 753 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,680 I need one more for the trifecta. 754 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,560 Gee whiz. That's made me stop. 755 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:28,000 Not there. 756 00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:31,880 (MACHINE WAILS) 757 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:33,280 Something in here. 758 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:37,240 Not in there. 759 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:41,920 Look at that. 760 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:44,000 Oh, this is unbelievably good. 761 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:45,760 16 or 17g. 762 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:47,920 Probably about $1,500 worth. 763 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,000 What a beautiful piece of gold. 764 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:51,920 How are you going, Rusty? 765 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:53,360 Going well. Going well. 766 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:54,560 Going well? 767 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:56,480 Well, I'm going extremely well. 768 00:31:56,560 --> 00:32:00,840 That little patch you put over there has really given me some gold. 769 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:02,200 You got some gold? 770 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:03,360 One. 771 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:04,960 (LAUGHS) 772 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:07,160 That's got to be at least 10g, at least. 773 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:09,040 There's more to come. Two. 774 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:10,520 No way in the world. 775 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:11,960 They were together, where they? 776 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:13,400 And one to top it off, Rusty. 777 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:15,480 That's a honey hole. You beauty. 778 00:32:15,560 --> 00:32:17,560 Yalgoo's paying off. Look at that. 779 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:19,720 You might stay, Rusty. You never know. 780 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:21,080 2,000 bucks here all day long. 781 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,160 If that's what we are picking up over there by hand, 782 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:24,280 imagine what's in there. 783 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:25,560 Gee, whiz. 784 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:28,360 Just a bit of water. Tip the water out. 785 00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:30,640 Whatever's on here will seal the deal. 786 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:32,600 Yeah this is all the heavies from Mrs G. 787 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:34,880 Panel this off and this is where the gold should be. 788 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:38,760 Come on, gold. 789 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:42,120 Oh, Russell. Look at my colour. 790 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:43,880 That's just from one. 791 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:45,480 We've got plenty more to go through. 792 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:47,920 It looks great and it's larger pieces too. 793 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,600 I've got colour. 794 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:50,920 I've got plenty of it too. 795 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,600 This is looking very, very good and we are only just started. 796 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:55,600 We are getting some gold, aren't we? 797 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:59,240 That's going to be ounces, not grams. That's ounces. 798 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:00,720 We've got a bit of work to do, Rusty. 799 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:02,840 I don't mind when it's gold, Shane. 800 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:03,250 00:33:04.720 -- 00:33:08.880 In the Pilbara region, Ferrell team member Ryan is still missing. 801 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:10,600 My best mate's gone, man. 802 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:12,680 Zane hasn't seen him, hasn't heard from him. 803 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:13,760 Nothing. 804 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:15,800 I just got reception and I called it up 805 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:19,280 and then I'm going to drive out to the main track. 806 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:21,280 That way, they know where to turn in. 807 00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:23,120 No worries. 808 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:24,600 It's not what we want. 809 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:26,840 Just time is of the essence now. We need to find him. 810 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,200 You really don't want this to happen 811 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:31,760 when you're out here with your mates. 812 00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:33,120 You just want to be finding gold. 813 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:35,920 You don't want to be finding your dead mate. 814 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:46,320 Holy (BLEEP). There's Ryan. 815 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:50,440 Ryan! 816 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:52,440 Oh, my gosh. I'm so glad to see you. 817 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:54,120 Oh, man. You got water? 818 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,400 Yeah. I got to grab the radio. 819 00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:57,520 Yeah. 820 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:00,560 Zane, you got a copy, mate? 821 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:02,840 I got him. 822 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:04,000 I've got Ryan. 823 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:05,280 He seems OK. 824 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:06,400 I meet you up at camp. 825 00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:09,480 Yeah, mate... 826 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:10,960 Roger. You all good? 827 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:12,360 Yeah, mate. I'm all good, bro. 828 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:15,080 I'm so sorry. I just got turned around last night 829 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:16,680 and I didn't want to fall in a mine shaft. 830 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:19,960 My bloody head torch went down and I've lost my radio too. 831 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:22,960 We got to go because I called up the authorities 832 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:25,080 because they were pretty worried about you, mate. 833 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:28,280 Just starting to warm up too, mate. 834 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:30,080 I'm so glad we found you. 835 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:31,840 Mate, it's cold out there. 836 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:34,560 Just got lost and my head torch went down. 837 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:38,520 I thought the safest option was just to stay still. 838 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:40,280 Didn't want to fall down a mine shaft. 839 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:42,720 No, sounds like you made the right call. 840 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:44,040 Yeah, man. Let's go. 841 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:45,160 Let's go. 842 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:48,760 I shouldn't put you boys through this. 843 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:49,920 Especially Nathan, mate. 844 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:51,080 How's he going? 845 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,040 You better go over and check that for yourself. 846 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:54,440 Yeah. 847 00:34:54,520 --> 00:34:56,760 I'm just gonna wait here and let you guys... 848 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:58,920 Yeah, go see him. 849 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:00,760 He is a bit under the weather. 850 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:02,080 All right, mate. 851 00:35:02,160 --> 00:35:03,360 Sorry, man, eh? 852 00:35:05,120 --> 00:35:06,640 (SOBBING) 853 00:35:06,720 --> 00:35:08,120 I'm pretty glad Ryan's back. 854 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:10,480 Did you give him some water on the way back? 855 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:11,760 Yeah, he's all right now. 856 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:13,040 Just let him be for a bit? 857 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:14,280 Yeah. 858 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:16,200 Just freaked me out when you haven't called in 859 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:19,000 when we know we call every so often, you know. 860 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:20,240 I lost my radio out there. 861 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,440 I doubled back to try and look for it. 862 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:23,920 I'm here. All right, it's all good. 863 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:25,200 Yeah, bro. 864 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:26,320 It's all good. 865 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:33,640 You guys all good? 866 00:35:33,720 --> 00:35:34,880 Yeah. I'm all good. 867 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:36,240 I've had a good reset, man. 868 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:37,480 I've calmed the farm. 869 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:40,600 We really need to get back onto the ground. 870 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:41,960 Get some of these nuggies. 871 00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:43,360 All right, fellas. 872 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:44,520 Let's go. Let's do it. 873 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:47,160 So glad you're back, bro. 874 00:35:47,240 --> 00:35:48,520 All good, brother. 875 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,360 Yeah, really glad we found Ryan and he's OK. 876 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:54,720 We had a bit of a moment there 877 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:56,480 but we're all back on the ground now. 878 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:58,760 We're on a bit of a time-limit at the moment. 879 00:35:58,840 --> 00:36:01,720 We really need to find some gold so we can get a digger out here 880 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:05,080 and start moving some dirt, start to make some serious money. 881 00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:07,600 I come over to these historical diggings 882 00:36:07,680 --> 00:36:10,360 and hopefully the old timers have left us something behind. 883 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:12,480 (MACHINE WAILS) 884 00:36:12,560 --> 00:36:13,840 Ooh. 885 00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:16,600 That's definitely a target in the ground here. 886 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:19,640 Undoubtedly, it will be old-timer rubbish. 887 00:36:19,720 --> 00:36:21,080 We'll see how we go. 888 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:22,520 You've got to have a look. 889 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:24,920 Still got to know. 890 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:30,160 Might still be rubbish but take some more off and see how we go. 891 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:35,360 In the scoop. 892 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:38,200 (LAUGHS) 893 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:39,680 Sounds good too. 894 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:41,080 There it is. 895 00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:42,240 Ha ha! 896 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:45,320 Nice little bit of Pilbury yellow. 897 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:47,960 It's the first piece I've picked up. It's a nice piece. 898 00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:50,000 Looks like about 3 to 4g. 899 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:51,800 Need a lot more of this to justify 900 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:54,400 that digger coming out so keep moving. 901 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:57,240 Yeah, boy. 902 00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,360 It's not out yet. 903 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:06,440 Definitely going to be a deep one. 904 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:12,000 That's a decent hole. 905 00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:14,440 OK, she's out of the hole. 906 00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:16,760 (MACHINE WAILS) 907 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:18,560 Jesus, I don't need these anymore. 908 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:19,720 I can hear it. 909 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:23,040 Oh... 910 00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:26,080 Hey, boys. 911 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:28,720 I reckon I got a 10 to 13g piece here. 912 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:30,280 Hee hee hee! 913 00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:32,520 Oh, yeah boy. This is it, man. 914 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:34,120 This is what is going to pay our bills. 915 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:36,760 This is what is going to keep us on the lease and keep us in the job. 916 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:38,120 Let's get on the gold, boys! 917 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:39,240 Whoo! 918 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:42,000 Bit of a maybe signal here. 919 00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:46,240 If it is gold, I think it's probably going to be a bit deeper. 920 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:50,360 Have a bit of a listen there. 921 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:55,760 Whoa, it's out. 922 00:37:57,640 --> 00:37:59,040 (MACHINE WAILS) 923 00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:00,360 My hand. 924 00:38:03,720 --> 00:38:05,320 Oh, I can feel the weight. 925 00:38:06,760 --> 00:38:08,080 Oh, my goodness. 926 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:09,800 (LAUGHS) 927 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:11,880 That's my biggest one of the season. 928 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,280 I reckon that's 20g club for sure. 929 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:17,760 Home state, let's go. 930 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:19,960 We might have a digger out here tomorrow. 931 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:27,440 It has been a hell of a week with this weather. 932 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:28,640 What are your thoughts? 933 00:38:28,720 --> 00:38:29,760 My thoughts are... 934 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:31,280 something is better than nothing. 935 00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:32,920 That's right. Exactly right. 936 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:34,800 You've got to consider the conditions, mate. 937 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:36,680 Look at the conditions we're working under. 938 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:37,760 Absolutely. 939 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:39,320 Trying to get the water out of holes 940 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:41,520 and diversion channels and everything else. 941 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:42,760 Yes. Sure. Sure. 942 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:44,760 That's a lot of time we could have been digging. 943 00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:47,600 All right, guys. Let's weigh it up and see what we've got. 944 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:51,880 0.298. 945 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:52,960 OK. 946 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:54,200 Mine. 0.484. 947 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:55,920 These are the couple you got up the hill? 948 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:57,000 Yeah. 949 00:38:57,080 --> 00:38:59,280 I haven't seen them yet. Take a look at this one though. 950 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:00,640 This little beauty. 951 00:39:00,720 --> 00:39:02,520 5.428. 952 00:39:02,600 --> 00:39:04,120 (LAUGHTER) 953 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:06,080 Quick, multiply it into dollars. 954 00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:08,080 It's got to be $12,500. 955 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:11,280 Bibby's bumper nugget find means 956 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:15,680 the team is back on track to hit their 40 ounce season target. 957 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:17,240 That's not bad 958 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:19,560 but you think about it, if we didn't get that big one, 959 00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:20,640 where would we stand? 960 00:39:20,720 --> 00:39:21,720 Broke. 961 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:23,000 That's right. 962 00:39:23,080 --> 00:39:26,520 Each week, we are working for one of those big ones. 963 00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:28,160 That just seems to be the case. 964 00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:31,120 It stands to be nugget or nothing out here at the moment, doesn't it? 965 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:32,280 Yup. 966 00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:36,960 If we go a week without one big one, we are in serious trouble, guys. 967 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:38,600 We have to start re-evaluating. 968 00:39:38,680 --> 00:39:40,080 First thing you have to do is 969 00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:43,880 we have to set this up so the next lot of rain doesn't do the damage 970 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:45,600 to our site that the last lot did. 971 00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:46,720 I understand. 972 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:49,480 But all in all, weatherwise, I think we've done all right this week. 973 00:39:49,560 --> 00:39:50,720 I reckon too. 974 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:51,840 I do, yeah. 975 00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:53,280 Looks like it's going to pour. 976 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:55,080 Let's get into it before the rain gets here. 977 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:56,360 Let's do it. 978 00:40:01,480 --> 00:40:02,880 Put some gold on the scales. 979 00:40:02,960 --> 00:40:04,960 Well, mate, your uncle promised us some machinery 980 00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:07,240 if we found 3 ounces so I hope we did Kim proud. 981 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:08,720 Let's weigh it up, eh? 982 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:09,920 Have you got the scales? 983 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:11,400 Yeah, you got the scales. 984 00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:13,720 How about we make this short and sweet. 985 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:15,840 See what we've got and we'll get back out on the gold? 986 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:17,000 Sounds a good plan to me. 987 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:19,400 Yeah, man. I'm with you. Let's rip this Band-Aid off. 988 00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:20,800 3 ounces, boys or what? 989 00:40:20,880 --> 00:40:22,400 I think we've got 3 ounces. 990 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:23,760 There could be a digger in here. 991 00:40:23,840 --> 00:40:25,200 Three ounces and we get a digger. 992 00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:26,280 That's it. 993 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:27,400 Let's find out. 994 00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:28,560 Let's do it. Ready? 995 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:32,280 One, two, three point two ounces. 996 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:33,560 Whoo. 997 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:35,480 That's a digger on. 998 00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:37,320 That's a digger. 999 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:40,600 Whoo-hoo-hoo. 1000 00:40:40,680 --> 00:40:45,440 Hitting this week's 3 ounce target means the Ferrells will get a digger 1001 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:50,280 which should help them recover bigger gold lying deep in the ground. 1002 00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:52,160 Ah well, better let your uncle know, 1003 00:40:52,240 --> 00:40:55,480 and we'll get back out there and get us some more nuggies. 1004 00:40:55,560 --> 00:40:56,760 Perfect. Let's do it. 1005 00:40:56,840 --> 00:40:59,280 (WHOOPING) 1006 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:00,480 Team Ferrells. 1007 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:01,760 Yeah, boy. 1008 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:06,200 What a week that was. 1009 00:41:06,280 --> 00:41:08,760 If I can find gold with the old man, I'll do it any day of the week. 1010 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:10,720 Let's have a look at how much gold we've got. 1011 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:11,960 That's what it's all about. 1012 00:41:12,040 --> 00:41:13,120 Feels good to me, Shane. 1013 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:14,320 Let's have a look, Rusty. 1014 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:16,000 Look at that. 3.2 ounces. 1015 00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:17,320 That's big money, that is. 1016 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:19,760 Well, Rusty, I'll just top it up with this here for you. 1017 00:41:19,840 --> 00:41:21,600 (LAUGHTER) 1018 00:41:21,680 --> 00:41:23,160 What's that, Russell? 1019 00:41:23,240 --> 00:41:25,680 5.4. That's unbelievable. That's our biggest yet. 1020 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:26,800 That's a big week. 1021 00:41:26,880 --> 00:41:29,000 That's a huge week. It's about $14,000. 1022 00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:30,080 Unbelievable. 1023 00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:34,760 The almost 5.5 ounce haul is the pair's best of the season. 1024 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:38,080 And one of the biggest they've ever recovered. 1025 00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:40,880 That's an awesome haul. 1026 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:42,280 That's worthwhile staying for. 1027 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:43,720 Any day of the week. 1028 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:46,320 Well, Rusty, that was a great haul. 1029 00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:48,680 But I've got to let you know something. 1030 00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:51,400 I'm intending on going back to the Galah. 1031 00:41:52,480 --> 00:41:54,240 Why would you go back to the Galah? 1032 00:41:54,320 --> 00:41:55,800 That's not at the Galah, is it? 1033 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:57,680 Somebody wants to buy my tenement 1034 00:41:57,760 --> 00:42:02,480 and possibly the deal could be worth up to 400 ounces to me. 1035 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:07,400 Deals like this have to be done face-to-face so I must return there. 1036 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:11,200 Mostly through responsibilities to my family. 1037 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:14,160 Well, I can't help you with that, Shane. 1038 00:42:14,240 --> 00:42:15,360 That's your deal. 1039 00:42:17,720 --> 00:42:18,920 That's it. 1040 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:20,880 I'm not going back to the Galah, Shane. I can't. 1041 00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:22,320 I don't blame you, Russell. 1042 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:23,760 I just made great money. 1043 00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:26,360 I can go home pretty happy now. Thanks very much. 1044 00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:27,720 Great journey, Rusty. 1045 00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:28,880 It's been special. 1046 00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:31,640 This is the beginning of a new era. 1047 00:42:31,720 --> 00:42:32,840 We are on the gold! 1048 00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:34,120 We are on the gold! 1049 00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:35,280 We're on the gold! 1050 00:42:35,360 --> 00:42:40,160 Shane and Russell have found over $150,000 worth of gold... 1051 00:42:40,240 --> 00:42:41,400 (LAUGHS) 1052 00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:44,600 ..in four seasons, prospecting together... 1053 00:42:44,680 --> 00:42:46,080 Are you kidding me? 1054 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:47,160 I'm on the gold! 1055 00:42:47,240 --> 00:42:48,800 I'm going to buy a new car. 1056 00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:52,280 ..and have travelled over 10,000km. 1057 00:42:52,360 --> 00:42:53,920 Absolutely stunning. 1058 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:55,120 Look at that. 1059 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:56,360 That's beautiful, isn't it? 1060 00:42:56,440 --> 00:42:58,880 ..across the state of Western Australia... 1061 00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:00,800 (LAUGHS) 1062 00:43:00,880 --> 00:43:02,600 I can see it. I can see it. 1063 00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,280 ..to chase their dream. 1064 00:43:04,360 --> 00:43:05,680 (LAUGHS) 1065 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:06,960 We did it! 1066 00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:09,560 This is what you dreamed about, son. 1067 00:43:09,640 --> 00:43:11,240 Look at the size of that. 1068 00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:12,920 Give me a hug. 1069 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,120 Settle down. Next thing, you'll want a kiss. 1070 00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:16,280 Give me a hug. 1071 00:43:16,360 --> 00:43:17,760 A big hug. 1072 00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:20,640 Come on Rusty. Let's go. Good job. Thanks for that Shane. 1073 00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:22,480 Let's go. I learned a lot. 1074 00:43:34,640 --> 00:43:37,440 Captioned by Ai-Media ai-media.tv