1 00:00:01,605 --> 00:00:02,885 That's a great nug. 2 00:00:02,965 --> 00:00:05,125 MATT DICKSON (NARRATES): This time on Aussie Gold Hunters... 3 00:00:05,205 --> 00:00:06,405 That's why we do this game. 4 00:00:06,485 --> 00:00:08,685 What other job gives you a rush like that? 5 00:00:08,765 --> 00:00:11,565 Jacqui and Andrew's hunt for a major haul 6 00:00:11,645 --> 00:00:14,605 drives them deeper into the remote Palmer River... 7 00:00:14,685 --> 00:00:16,005 Andy, you're on channel? 8 00:00:16,085 --> 00:00:18,325 ..leading to a dangerous situation. 9 00:00:18,405 --> 00:00:19,565 I've been trying to radio Andy, 10 00:00:19,645 --> 00:00:20,965 and I haven't heard anything back. 11 00:00:21,045 --> 00:00:24,045 He could have had a fall. It could be a snake bite. 12 00:00:24,125 --> 00:00:25,765 This isn't right. 13 00:00:25,845 --> 00:00:28,085 Hang on a second. Where's the hopper? 14 00:00:28,165 --> 00:00:29,205 And no conveyor. 15 00:00:29,285 --> 00:00:32,485 The Gold Retrievers face financial ruin. 16 00:00:32,565 --> 00:00:33,885 This is gonna send us broke. 17 00:00:33,965 --> 00:00:36,325 With their wash plants down, 18 00:00:36,405 --> 00:00:40,005 the team is forced to process pay dirt by hand. 19 00:00:41,045 --> 00:00:42,885 We've invested all our money in this, 20 00:00:42,965 --> 00:00:44,805 so, it'd actually kill me to fail. 21 00:00:46,245 --> 00:00:47,925 Jesus Christ. 22 00:00:48,005 --> 00:00:51,685 And wet weather puts the Poseidon Crew's $200,000 rock truck... 23 00:00:53,485 --> 00:00:55,365 ..on the precipice of catastrophe. 24 00:00:55,445 --> 00:00:57,765 Right now, this is (BLEEP) hopeless. 25 00:01:00,565 --> 00:01:03,885 But their luck turns when they break a big gold drought. 26 00:01:03,965 --> 00:01:05,005 Told you, mate. 27 00:01:05,085 --> 00:01:07,805 Unearthing their first monster nuggets of the season. 28 00:01:07,885 --> 00:01:11,485 They're starting to turn up. Big gold is here. 29 00:01:22,965 --> 00:01:25,045 This is like a swimming pool here. 30 00:01:25,125 --> 00:01:26,245 I know, it's winter, 31 00:01:26,325 --> 00:01:28,245 but I can't believe how much rain we're copping. 32 00:01:28,325 --> 00:01:30,285 Oh, you better believe it, mate, look at it. 33 00:01:31,965 --> 00:01:34,045 I can only tell you it's only gonna to get worse. 34 00:01:34,125 --> 00:01:37,045 I know. I know, mate. But this is pretty (BLEEP) bad now. 35 00:01:37,125 --> 00:01:38,645 It's gonna be hard to push anything out, 36 00:01:38,725 --> 00:01:40,325 move the trucks around and what. 37 00:01:40,405 --> 00:01:42,685 Without the bulldozer, I know it's gonna be damn hard. 38 00:01:42,765 --> 00:01:43,765 Yep. 39 00:01:43,845 --> 00:01:45,725 So, you go grab your loader, 40 00:01:45,805 --> 00:01:48,205 I'll get this (indistinct) happening and move. 41 00:01:48,285 --> 00:01:53,205 We can make a start. But I understand, mate. 42 00:01:53,285 --> 00:01:55,005 We need gold. 43 00:01:55,085 --> 00:01:58,765 In the heart of Victoria's historic Golden Triangle, 44 00:01:58,845 --> 00:02:00,605 the Poseidon Crew, 45 00:02:00,685 --> 00:02:03,805 Brent Shannon and brother-in-law Ethan West 46 00:02:03,885 --> 00:02:07,285 are mining the legendary Catto's Paddock. 47 00:02:07,365 --> 00:02:10,285 We're coming in the winter and it's already saturated, 48 00:02:10,365 --> 00:02:12,725 things aren't going so well at the moment. 49 00:02:12,805 --> 00:02:14,285 Not finding much gold. 50 00:02:14,365 --> 00:02:18,125 We need a bulldozer, which we need it more than ever right now. 51 00:02:18,205 --> 00:02:19,285 I'm feeling more pressure than 52 00:02:19,365 --> 00:02:20,725 I've probably haven't felt 53 00:02:20,805 --> 00:02:21,885 for a long time. 54 00:02:24,725 --> 00:02:27,165 Alright, Eth, I'm not gonna load you up fully for this load, 55 00:02:27,245 --> 00:02:29,445 mate, so it's not too heavy on it. 56 00:02:29,525 --> 00:02:31,925 No worries, mate. I'll see what I get. 57 00:02:33,645 --> 00:02:34,805 This machine here, 58 00:02:34,885 --> 00:02:36,285 this is probably about 70 tonnes 59 00:02:36,365 --> 00:02:37,565 as it sits right now. 60 00:02:37,645 --> 00:02:39,285 And to get traction in this mud, 61 00:02:39,365 --> 00:02:41,725 it just slips and slides and carries on. 62 00:02:41,805 --> 00:02:44,165 It just...Yeah, it's a nightmare. 63 00:02:44,245 --> 00:02:46,805 The pair relies on heavy machinery 64 00:02:46,885 --> 00:02:50,165 to excavate ground down to gold bearing bedrock 65 00:02:50,245 --> 00:02:51,965 before trucking the pay dirt 66 00:02:52,045 --> 00:02:54,885 and spreading it into thin pads for detecting. 67 00:02:56,125 --> 00:02:59,165 It only takes one bucket to change everything. 68 00:02:59,245 --> 00:03:04,005 Big nuggets here, huge history of old timers going down one hole 69 00:03:04,085 --> 00:03:06,725 and pulled out 1,000 ounces of nuggets. 70 00:03:06,805 --> 00:03:09,325 I just know deep down inside if we keep digging, 71 00:03:10,685 --> 00:03:13,925 things can turn around really quickly, you know. 72 00:03:14,005 --> 00:03:16,685 Gold is my passion, looking for it is my passion. 73 00:03:16,765 --> 00:03:21,365 And I need to keep finding gold so I can keep doing what I love. 74 00:03:24,325 --> 00:03:26,125 (BLEEP) 75 00:03:34,005 --> 00:03:36,245 Brent, mate, you gotta copy. Come over here now. 76 00:03:36,325 --> 00:03:38,845 Yeah, mate. I'm too close to the edge. 77 00:03:38,925 --> 00:03:40,645 Alright, alright. I'm coming over, mate. 78 00:03:40,725 --> 00:03:44,245 I'm worried about that edge collapsing in and over, 79 00:03:44,325 --> 00:03:46,005 it's pretty fragile ground there on the corner 80 00:03:46,085 --> 00:03:48,605 as you can see there's already stuff that's crumbled over. 81 00:03:48,685 --> 00:03:52,365 The tracks over there, not over here. 82 00:03:52,445 --> 00:03:54,845 What happens when you slide? 83 00:03:54,925 --> 00:03:56,045 Did that give away then? 84 00:03:56,125 --> 00:03:57,885 Just now. It actually is. 85 00:04:03,045 --> 00:04:04,885 Got a bit of a half-formed track there, 86 00:04:04,965 --> 00:04:06,325 but he slipped off the edge. 87 00:04:06,405 --> 00:04:07,845 Yeah. 88 00:04:07,925 --> 00:04:10,125 We don't want the truck end up in the hole. 89 00:04:10,205 --> 00:04:12,005 Alright, Eth, what we're gonna do, mate, 90 00:04:12,085 --> 00:04:14,605 I'm gonna reach into the back of the dump truck, bud, 91 00:04:14,685 --> 00:04:19,325 and then I'm gonna sort of drag the dump truck towards me 92 00:04:19,405 --> 00:04:22,405 and back out, and I'll get you to go forward at the same time 93 00:04:22,485 --> 00:04:24,725 so we can get it up out of there, alright? 94 00:04:24,805 --> 00:04:26,245 Yeah. Sounds good, mate. 95 00:04:26,325 --> 00:04:28,925 The 50-tonne track excavator 96 00:04:29,005 --> 00:04:32,445 is equipped with a 6.5m hydraulic boomer, 97 00:04:32,525 --> 00:04:35,725 capable of supporting well over its own weight. 98 00:04:39,445 --> 00:04:40,525 Yep. 99 00:04:59,685 --> 00:05:02,445 There we go. Rightyo. 100 00:05:02,525 --> 00:05:04,485 Stay on the road, Eth. Yeah. 101 00:05:04,565 --> 00:05:07,765 This is the downside of it all unfortunately working in winter. 102 00:05:07,845 --> 00:05:10,405 But the benefit of the days right now would be that 103 00:05:10,485 --> 00:05:12,005 it's a tract machine. 104 00:05:12,085 --> 00:05:15,485 And we could clear all this clay and sludge off down the hard firm. 105 00:05:15,565 --> 00:05:17,925 It just allows to move around a bit more. 106 00:05:21,605 --> 00:05:26,005 Last week, the 25-tonne bulldozer they used to clear top soil 107 00:05:26,085 --> 00:05:29,765 and spread pay dirt suffered a critical engine failure. 108 00:05:29,845 --> 00:05:31,445 Hey, Brent, you gotta copy, mate. 109 00:05:31,525 --> 00:05:32,925 This is making a knocking sound, 110 00:05:33,005 --> 00:05:34,205 I've just shut it down. 111 00:05:34,285 --> 00:05:38,605 It ain't gonna be a $400 fixer, this is gonna be 40,000. 112 00:05:38,685 --> 00:05:41,805 The damn time is gonna be the bigger killer than the money. 113 00:05:41,885 --> 00:05:45,725 And the notoriously nugget or bust ground left them 114 00:05:45,805 --> 00:05:47,005 with little to add towards 115 00:05:47,085 --> 00:05:50,085 their 100-ounce target. 116 00:05:50,165 --> 00:05:51,965 The big stuff isn't turning up 117 00:05:52,045 --> 00:05:53,205 and I'm scratching my head 118 00:05:53,285 --> 00:05:54,365 because this is renowned 119 00:05:54,445 --> 00:05:58,565 big nugget country and we're getting scraps really. 120 00:05:58,645 --> 00:06:00,245 Catto's ain't going to plan at the moment. 121 00:06:00,325 --> 00:06:02,725 We're not finding the gold I hoped to be here. 122 00:06:02,805 --> 00:06:05,125 And right now, things are just getting tough. 123 00:06:08,445 --> 00:06:09,685 Who wants to be a miner? 124 00:06:09,765 --> 00:06:11,325 (CHUCKLES) 125 00:06:14,805 --> 00:06:17,565 This is gonna be tough going here, I can assure you. 126 00:06:23,965 --> 00:06:25,685 I'm spinning those wheels. 127 00:06:29,005 --> 00:06:30,765 Yeah, hold it there, Eth. 128 00:06:32,285 --> 00:06:33,405 I'm slipping. 129 00:06:33,485 --> 00:06:35,165 I can't even make it up this freaking hell. 130 00:06:39,125 --> 00:06:40,365 It's only a small slope, 131 00:06:40,445 --> 00:06:43,245 we can't even get the dump truck up the slope of the area. 132 00:06:43,325 --> 00:06:45,685 Right now, this is (BLEEP) hopeless. 133 00:06:47,685 --> 00:06:50,685 (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC) 134 00:07:05,045 --> 00:07:06,925 So, I've just gone into town, 135 00:07:07,005 --> 00:07:09,405 you know, I'm supposed to be picking out the conveyor and the hopper, 136 00:07:09,485 --> 00:07:10,845 so we can get our plant up and running, 137 00:07:10,925 --> 00:07:13,165 but, you know, it's not ready. 138 00:07:14,525 --> 00:07:17,045 Saw this scrap here and I thought just stop in have a quick look. 139 00:07:17,125 --> 00:07:19,885 Look, I'm hoping for a miracle, I really am because, 140 00:07:19,965 --> 00:07:22,565 you know, if I don't find something to get this crushing plant up 141 00:07:22,645 --> 00:07:23,965 and running and it's not looking good. 142 00:07:24,045 --> 00:07:26,165 I can't see any way that 143 00:07:26,245 --> 00:07:27,445 we can make season target. 144 00:07:27,525 --> 00:07:30,245 I really don't. It's all turning (BLEEP). 145 00:07:30,325 --> 00:07:31,725 It's gone bad real quick. 146 00:07:33,205 --> 00:07:37,165 This season, the Gold Retrievers Brad and Chris 147 00:07:37,245 --> 00:07:38,725 pumped all their savings 148 00:07:38,805 --> 00:07:41,245 into buying parts from a local company 149 00:07:41,325 --> 00:07:44,085 to build a $75,000 wash plant. 150 00:07:44,165 --> 00:07:46,525 Mate, this will get our 50 ounces, don't worry about that. 151 00:07:46,605 --> 00:07:49,525 They plan to process stockpiles of pay dirt 152 00:07:49,605 --> 00:07:52,205 they believe are rich in fine gold. 153 00:07:52,285 --> 00:07:55,085 On their Devil's Cut lease near Coolgardie. 154 00:07:55,165 --> 00:07:56,725 Oh, (BLEEP). 155 00:07:56,805 --> 00:07:58,205 But mechanical failures... 156 00:07:58,285 --> 00:08:00,365 We got a whole heap of gear here now that we can't use. 157 00:08:00,445 --> 00:08:02,125 ..and flash flooding... 158 00:08:02,205 --> 00:08:05,205 Is that the concentrator underwater, is it? 159 00:08:05,285 --> 00:08:08,845 ..kept them from running the pay dirt through their new plant. 160 00:08:08,925 --> 00:08:10,405 We haven't even started yet. 161 00:08:13,645 --> 00:08:14,765 It hasn't been a great start 162 00:08:14,845 --> 00:08:16,805 to the season. 163 00:08:16,885 --> 00:08:18,405 What can go wrong did go wrong. 164 00:08:18,485 --> 00:08:19,485 Been a long time 165 00:08:19,565 --> 00:08:21,645 coming for this plant. 166 00:08:21,725 --> 00:08:23,605 We had a lot of setbacks. 167 00:08:23,685 --> 00:08:26,565 We've only got two more pieces of kit and Brad's on his way back 168 00:08:26,645 --> 00:08:28,685 with him, hopper and a conveyor. 169 00:08:28,765 --> 00:08:30,645 That will now complete the circuit. 170 00:08:30,725 --> 00:08:33,205 We're ready to rock and roll. 171 00:08:33,285 --> 00:08:36,085 So, this bulk processing now 172 00:08:36,165 --> 00:08:39,485 is gonna really put us back on the map, I hope. 173 00:08:44,525 --> 00:08:46,005 Hang on a second. 174 00:08:47,325 --> 00:08:48,685 There's the hopper... 175 00:08:50,205 --> 00:08:51,805 and no conveyer. 176 00:08:57,125 --> 00:08:58,125 What's going on? 177 00:08:58,205 --> 00:09:00,125 Hopper's not ready yet, mate. 178 00:09:00,205 --> 00:09:02,685 You serious? Yep. Or the conveyor. 179 00:09:03,965 --> 00:09:06,045 They're saying that it could be another week or two. 180 00:09:06,125 --> 00:09:08,605 That's another two weeks we can't do anything. 181 00:09:08,685 --> 00:09:10,565 Nothing I can do about it, mate, unfortunately. 182 00:09:12,525 --> 00:09:14,125 Now, what are we gonna do? I don't know. 183 00:09:14,205 --> 00:09:17,245 I don't know what we're gonna do. This is gonna send us broke. 184 00:09:17,325 --> 00:09:19,845 Mate, it's certainly looking that way. 185 00:09:19,925 --> 00:09:22,885 We've spent all our money on this gear and we can't run it. 186 00:09:28,605 --> 00:09:29,725 It's not looking good. 187 00:09:30,845 --> 00:09:34,605 But the only thing I can think about is I can handfeed this. 188 00:09:34,685 --> 00:09:35,725 Just do some sampling. 189 00:09:35,805 --> 00:09:38,005 Might just take advantage of this time 190 00:09:38,085 --> 00:09:40,725 and sample a heap of different areas and I'll do that. 191 00:09:40,805 --> 00:09:42,645 I don't care. We gotta do something. 192 00:09:42,725 --> 00:09:45,085 That's a lot of hard work. I'll do what I've gotta do. 193 00:09:45,165 --> 00:09:46,485 That's fine. That's fine. 194 00:09:46,565 --> 00:09:48,285 I'll have to get back on the detector. 195 00:09:48,365 --> 00:09:50,765 Well, we might have to, mate, we gotta do something, so... 196 00:09:50,845 --> 00:09:53,125 We need a pay day, mate. Alright. Cool, man. 197 00:09:53,205 --> 00:09:54,565 Let's do that. Alright. 198 00:09:54,645 --> 00:09:57,605 It seems to be every plan we make fails. 199 00:09:57,685 --> 00:09:58,725 Yeah. 200 00:09:58,805 --> 00:10:02,165 Look, I'm really disappointed, you know, if we had had the hopper, 201 00:10:02,245 --> 00:10:03,565 it would've have made life a lot easier. 202 00:10:03,645 --> 00:10:06,085 We would have had the hopper here and then Chris 203 00:10:06,165 --> 00:10:07,845 could have brought the loader in fed the hopper 204 00:10:07,925 --> 00:10:10,245 and it would've went straight into the hammer mill. 205 00:10:10,325 --> 00:10:12,085 And then obviously out of the hammer mill, 206 00:10:12,165 --> 00:10:13,525 we would've had a conveyor that feeds 207 00:10:13,605 --> 00:10:16,045 it into the end of the ball mill here. 208 00:10:16,125 --> 00:10:18,005 I'm just gonna have to handfeed it for now. 209 00:10:18,085 --> 00:10:20,405 Look, it's gonna slow us right down but look, 210 00:10:20,485 --> 00:10:21,965 it's an important part of sampling. 211 00:10:22,045 --> 00:10:25,525 So, I'm happy to do it. We've got plenty of dirt here. 212 00:10:25,605 --> 00:10:27,085 So, we really need to go through that 213 00:10:27,165 --> 00:10:29,005 and see which one's got fine gold in it. 214 00:10:29,085 --> 00:10:31,125 Look, it's a great opportunity to get that done, 215 00:10:31,205 --> 00:10:33,325 you know, make good of a bad situation. 216 00:10:35,085 --> 00:10:38,245 So, at this stage, we're both out of our savings. 217 00:10:38,325 --> 00:10:41,325 Now that the crushing plant's not fully operational, 218 00:10:41,405 --> 00:10:43,405 we've got to hit a pay day. 219 00:10:43,485 --> 00:10:45,925 Try and find some more gold nuggets. 220 00:10:46,005 --> 00:10:47,765 That's gotta put money back in the bag. 221 00:10:47,845 --> 00:10:52,485 We've got bills to pay and family to make proud of us. 222 00:10:52,565 --> 00:10:56,685 So, we can't go back to Perth without any goal, as simple as that. 223 00:11:00,005 --> 00:11:00,255 00:11:01.120 -- 00:11:03.240 I think we just got a slow week. 224 00:11:03,325 --> 00:11:04,725 I can't see any damage. 225 00:11:04,805 --> 00:11:06,365 Yeah, it's holding there. 226 00:11:06,445 --> 00:11:08,365 I think we're gonna be alright. Yeah. 227 00:11:08,445 --> 00:11:11,445 Hope so. Oh, here's Steve. 228 00:11:17,165 --> 00:11:18,205 Hey. 229 00:11:18,285 --> 00:11:19,965 Hey, Steve. Hey. 230 00:11:20,045 --> 00:11:21,365 Hey, mate. How you going? 231 00:11:21,445 --> 00:11:22,685 Good. How are you? Yeah, good, good. 232 00:11:22,765 --> 00:11:25,125 What's going on here? Just a slight leak, so... 233 00:11:25,205 --> 00:11:26,845 What are you up to? Not much. 234 00:11:26,925 --> 00:11:28,645 Heading home, mate. Been happy to win? 235 00:11:28,725 --> 00:11:30,845 I've been getting a few little bits, but then the other day, 236 00:11:30,925 --> 00:11:32,205 I found this one. 237 00:11:32,285 --> 00:11:34,885 Oh, what? No way, mate. 238 00:11:34,965 --> 00:11:36,965 That is epic. Holy crap. 239 00:11:37,045 --> 00:11:39,565 Wow, what a piece of gold. Yes, it's alright, eh? 240 00:11:39,645 --> 00:11:42,125 Look at that! How much does that weigh? 241 00:11:42,205 --> 00:11:43,485 Just 15 ounces. 242 00:11:43,565 --> 00:11:44,925 I know, how hard you work, mate. 243 00:11:45,005 --> 00:11:47,485 You deserve every bit of that. I couldn't believe it. 244 00:11:47,565 --> 00:11:50,525 Might have been a few tears. Yeah, mate. 245 00:11:50,605 --> 00:11:52,285 Man, that's a 40-grand payday. Yeah. 246 00:11:52,365 --> 00:11:53,365 Well done. Yeah. 247 00:11:53,445 --> 00:11:55,005 No, mate, it's gonna make a really big difference to me and the kids. 248 00:11:55,085 --> 00:11:57,965 Wow. Yeah. Oh, congratulations. 249 00:11:58,045 --> 00:12:00,285 We haven't been getting one of them like that, mate. 250 00:12:00,365 --> 00:12:03,405 But hey, listen, you guys have done few favours for me. 251 00:12:03,485 --> 00:12:04,845 Would you like to know where I got it? 252 00:12:04,925 --> 00:12:05,925 Oh, mate. I can show you. 253 00:12:06,005 --> 00:12:07,045 Yeah. 254 00:12:07,125 --> 00:12:08,485 If you're happy to guide us to an area, 255 00:12:08,565 --> 00:12:09,725 we'll take it at the moment. 256 00:12:09,805 --> 00:12:10,805 We're sort of struggling. Yeah. 257 00:12:10,885 --> 00:12:11,885 Just grab your phone out. 258 00:12:11,965 --> 00:12:13,485 I'll show you on the map where I got it. 259 00:12:13,565 --> 00:12:15,645 Legend. Thanks, mate. That's alright. 260 00:12:15,725 --> 00:12:17,805 So, if you just head down this track here... 261 00:12:24,365 --> 00:12:28,845 The tip from fellow prospector Steve sends Andrew Leahy 262 00:12:28,925 --> 00:12:32,605 and Jacqui Buzetti deep into the isolated Palmer River 263 00:12:32,685 --> 00:12:36,405 at the top end of Australia to hunt for big gold. 264 00:12:39,005 --> 00:12:42,325 One nugget like that could change our entire season. 265 00:12:42,405 --> 00:12:44,885 Oh, so good. Yeah. 266 00:12:44,965 --> 00:12:48,725 Look, I've just invested everything into this season. 267 00:12:48,805 --> 00:12:52,245 So, yeah, we really do need that big gold to pay off because, 268 00:12:52,325 --> 00:12:53,365 you know, 269 00:12:53,445 --> 00:12:54,685 I'm not going back (indistinct), 270 00:12:54,765 --> 00:12:56,445 I'm not going back to do all that again. 271 00:12:56,525 --> 00:12:57,725 I mean, I've done the same. 272 00:12:57,805 --> 00:12:59,485 I've walked away from my entire 273 00:12:59,565 --> 00:13:01,125 life and committed 274 00:13:01,205 --> 00:13:02,645 to being here 100%. 275 00:13:02,725 --> 00:13:06,765 So, if we don't get the payoff from it, yeah, 276 00:13:06,845 --> 00:13:08,885 we got nothing to fall back on. 277 00:13:08,965 --> 00:13:12,325 It's pretty risky, but we've gotta give it a shot. 278 00:13:12,405 --> 00:13:14,965 It's literally gold or go bust. 279 00:13:16,925 --> 00:13:18,325 What the hell! 280 00:13:18,405 --> 00:13:19,445 Last week... 281 00:13:19,525 --> 00:13:22,245 Pigs or a dingo or something's been in the can. 282 00:13:22,325 --> 00:13:26,845 And they got all our food. No food left at all. 283 00:13:26,925 --> 00:13:30,125 Oh, I know, what that is. Yeah. 284 00:13:30,205 --> 00:13:33,045 Another broken coil. They're 500 bucks a go. 285 00:13:33,125 --> 00:13:37,445 ..a series of setbacks put Jacqui and Andy's costly Palmer River 286 00:13:37,525 --> 00:13:39,525 expedition under more pressure... 287 00:13:39,605 --> 00:13:41,725 Damn it! Yes. 288 00:13:41,805 --> 00:13:43,005 (LAUGHS) 289 00:13:43,085 --> 00:13:46,885 ..before Jacqui found her first gold of the season. 290 00:13:46,965 --> 00:13:51,325 Finally, the drought is over. Check these out. 291 00:13:51,405 --> 00:13:52,645 Which became a flood 292 00:13:52,725 --> 00:13:54,885 and put the duo back in the black. 293 00:13:54,965 --> 00:13:56,005 We actually need to be 294 00:13:56,085 --> 00:13:57,205 hitting these constantly. 295 00:13:57,285 --> 00:13:58,325 We're on the right track. 296 00:13:58,405 --> 00:13:59,925 We just gotta keep doing what we're doing. 297 00:14:01,965 --> 00:14:05,205 Just around this bend. Oh, yeah, look. 298 00:14:05,285 --> 00:14:07,165 There it is. That's the road. 299 00:14:09,565 --> 00:14:10,565 Yeah. 300 00:14:10,645 --> 00:14:13,725 This will take us straight to that area Steve was talking about. 301 00:14:13,805 --> 00:14:14,885 Wow. 302 00:14:16,405 --> 00:14:18,525 This looks like a good place to start. 303 00:14:18,605 --> 00:14:20,925 I reckon you're right. Alright. 304 00:14:21,005 --> 00:14:22,125 Let's get some gold. 305 00:14:22,205 --> 00:14:23,725 I'm excited to get one of those big nugs. 306 00:14:23,805 --> 00:14:25,485 Oh, yes. Alright. 307 00:14:25,565 --> 00:14:26,805 Good luck, get some. Yeah. 308 00:14:26,885 --> 00:14:30,445 Hopefully, that's the plan. This grass is the killer. 309 00:14:30,525 --> 00:14:33,045 That's where the snakes like to hang out where all the food is. 310 00:14:33,125 --> 00:14:36,125 So, we just got to keep our eyes out here. 311 00:14:36,205 --> 00:14:38,925 We're way too remote to get done up by a taipan. 312 00:14:39,005 --> 00:14:43,925 The coastal taipan is the third most venomous snake in the world, 313 00:14:44,005 --> 00:14:47,845 boasting a neurotoxin that can induce seizures, paralysis, 314 00:14:47,925 --> 00:14:49,605 and even death. 315 00:14:49,685 --> 00:14:53,365 With the nearest medical centre over 2.5 hours away, 316 00:14:53,445 --> 00:14:57,165 for Jacqui and Andrew, a taipan bite could prove fatal. 317 00:14:59,005 --> 00:15:01,165 Now, this big inside bend here is exactly 318 00:15:01,245 --> 00:15:02,765 what prospectors want to see. 319 00:15:02,845 --> 00:15:04,805 That's just the best spot for gold. 320 00:15:06,165 --> 00:15:09,685 Gold carried downstream became trapped in the bends 321 00:15:09,765 --> 00:15:11,645 where the water naturally slows 322 00:15:11,725 --> 00:15:14,125 the heavy gold material eventually 323 00:15:14,205 --> 00:15:15,765 settling in the gravel layer 324 00:15:15,845 --> 00:15:17,605 that sits on bedrock. 325 00:15:17,685 --> 00:15:21,165 This looks like good ground. I'm kicking off here. 326 00:15:23,125 --> 00:15:26,525 Really need to start getting some decent gold in. 327 00:15:26,605 --> 00:15:30,645 And this 50-ounce target we've set, it's a big ask. 328 00:15:30,725 --> 00:15:33,525 Even though we've come to a super-rich area, 329 00:15:33,605 --> 00:15:36,725 there is no guarantee we're walking out here with any gold. 330 00:15:36,805 --> 00:15:38,925 But that's the name of the game. 331 00:15:39,005 --> 00:15:40,925 Everything we do is a gamble. 332 00:15:41,005 --> 00:15:42,445 Let's just hope this one pays off. 333 00:15:43,925 --> 00:15:47,165 I have always had a love for gold and treasure hunting. 334 00:15:47,245 --> 00:15:50,165 When I was a kid, I used to go out with my dad. 335 00:15:50,245 --> 00:15:53,285 But then I actually was working in a beauty salon. 336 00:15:53,365 --> 00:15:55,525 So, I'd be there in the air-conditioning 337 00:15:55,605 --> 00:15:58,885 and definitely not out here sweating in the gold fields, 338 00:15:58,965 --> 00:16:00,125 but I couldn't be happier. 339 00:16:00,205 --> 00:16:01,285 (MACHINE BEEPS) 340 00:16:02,565 --> 00:16:04,645 It's not the worst sound. 341 00:16:04,725 --> 00:16:06,045 Could be junk, could be gold. 342 00:16:08,125 --> 00:16:10,365 I wish I could keep a jackhammer in my backpack. 343 00:16:14,125 --> 00:16:16,045 People think it's easy to find gold. 344 00:16:16,125 --> 00:16:19,285 I will tell you right now, first hole I've dug for the day 345 00:16:19,365 --> 00:16:21,245 and I'm already sweating. 346 00:16:21,325 --> 00:16:23,445 This is crazy. 347 00:16:23,525 --> 00:16:26,205 I guess that's what gold does to you, hey. 348 00:16:27,525 --> 00:16:28,845 Alright. That's out. 349 00:16:31,365 --> 00:16:32,485 Oh, get out. 350 00:16:33,645 --> 00:16:36,165 That's a nice chunk of gold there. 351 00:16:36,245 --> 00:16:42,045 I'd say about 4g or 5g on that, well, be worth around $300. 352 00:16:42,125 --> 00:16:43,885 Yeah, I've just made day's wages 353 00:16:43,965 --> 00:16:45,605 in my first nugget find for the week, 354 00:16:45,685 --> 00:16:47,685 so pretty stoked with that. 355 00:16:47,765 --> 00:16:51,005 Let Andy know that we're on and see how he's gone. 356 00:16:51,085 --> 00:16:52,765 Hey, Andy, you got a copy? 357 00:16:59,285 --> 00:17:00,525 Andy, you got a copy? 358 00:17:01,925 --> 00:17:03,565 Sometimes he just takes a couple of seconds. 359 00:17:03,645 --> 00:17:05,125 Hopefully he's digging up gold too. 360 00:17:10,885 --> 00:17:12,685 Andy, got a copy? 361 00:17:14,605 --> 00:17:17,725 I've been trying to radio Andy now and it's been probably 362 00:17:17,805 --> 00:17:21,285 a good 15 minutes and I haven't heard anything back. 363 00:17:21,365 --> 00:17:22,885 This isn't right. 364 00:17:22,965 --> 00:17:24,565 He could have had a fall. 365 00:17:24,645 --> 00:17:26,645 It could be a snake bite. 366 00:17:26,725 --> 00:17:29,125 Andy, you on channel? 367 00:17:29,205 --> 00:17:32,645 You can't assume that someone's OK 'cause that's when people 368 00:17:32,725 --> 00:17:35,885 get lost or go missing or something happens. 369 00:17:37,245 --> 00:17:38,325 Andy! 370 00:17:49,885 --> 00:17:50,965 Eugh! 371 00:17:58,005 --> 00:18:00,405 Getting it up just finally. 372 00:18:05,485 --> 00:18:07,205 Hurry up, please. Jesus. 373 00:18:09,925 --> 00:18:12,645 In Victoria, the Poseidon Crew are desperate 374 00:18:12,725 --> 00:18:16,725 to pull gold from their rain-soaked licenced Catto's paddock. 375 00:18:16,805 --> 00:18:19,845 But with their 25-tonne dozer dead in the water, 376 00:18:19,925 --> 00:18:21,165 they're struggling. 377 00:18:21,245 --> 00:18:23,805 I think there's a bit of pressure on Brent. 378 00:18:23,885 --> 00:18:26,885 He feels the need that... we still need gold to come in. 379 00:18:26,965 --> 00:18:28,045 Man, we really do. 380 00:18:28,125 --> 00:18:29,725 The biggest frustration point 381 00:18:29,805 --> 00:18:32,645 is it's hard to find a bulldozer right now. 382 00:18:32,725 --> 00:18:33,925 There's actually one next door. 383 00:18:34,005 --> 00:18:38,005 I just can't get hold of them and just to work out a deal. 384 00:18:38,085 --> 00:18:40,765 We need it and it's coming to the worst time 385 00:18:40,845 --> 00:18:41,845 of the year not to have it. 386 00:18:41,925 --> 00:18:44,405 So, what do we do? 387 00:18:47,645 --> 00:18:49,725 Cowboys arrived. 388 00:18:49,805 --> 00:18:51,165 The slippery conditions 389 00:18:51,245 --> 00:18:54,205 are costing the team valuable detecting time. 390 00:18:54,285 --> 00:18:55,725 So, Brent's wife Karlie 391 00:18:55,805 --> 00:18:57,525 has brought their son Cayden in to help. 392 00:18:57,605 --> 00:18:59,565 Hello. Hey, darling. 393 00:18:59,645 --> 00:19:01,325 Hey, what's going? 394 00:19:01,405 --> 00:19:02,805 Your school holidays are on now. 395 00:19:02,885 --> 00:19:04,565 I know, you wanted to get out here. 396 00:19:04,645 --> 00:19:06,445 So, I don't think you have to take much convincing. 397 00:19:06,525 --> 00:19:07,845 I'd love to just keep talking, 398 00:19:07,925 --> 00:19:10,125 but I think we better get back to it. 399 00:19:10,205 --> 00:19:11,365 Alright, thanks, girls. 400 00:19:11,445 --> 00:19:13,725 Alright. See you guys. Good luck. 401 00:19:13,805 --> 00:19:15,605 Well, it's good. We got Cayden in here right now. 402 00:19:15,685 --> 00:19:17,045 You can stay on the detector. 403 00:19:17,125 --> 00:19:19,245 I'll get back in the excavator digging. 404 00:19:19,325 --> 00:19:21,445 Get Ethan on the dump truck and the loader. 405 00:19:21,525 --> 00:19:24,205 And hopefully, we can start really getting through some ground. 406 00:19:28,605 --> 00:19:30,365 I'm near ten now. 407 00:19:30,445 --> 00:19:32,725 15, going on 16. 408 00:19:32,805 --> 00:19:34,125 I still got my heart set on 409 00:19:34,205 --> 00:19:35,325 coming out here. 410 00:19:36,445 --> 00:19:38,525 Despite Dad's attempts to keep me to finish school 411 00:19:38,605 --> 00:19:40,525 and get a better job, 412 00:19:40,605 --> 00:19:45,165 but this is where I wanna be. 413 00:19:45,245 --> 00:19:46,885 I love being out here helping the boys. 414 00:19:48,045 --> 00:19:49,405 Hop through over hunt. 415 00:19:50,685 --> 00:19:53,685 (DETECTOR WAILING) 416 00:19:56,885 --> 00:19:58,765 That's a good sound, that is. 417 00:20:04,725 --> 00:20:07,005 If this is gonna be a bit of gold, it's gonna be really exciting. 418 00:20:08,525 --> 00:20:11,325 (LAUGHS) My blood's pumping with this one. 419 00:20:16,565 --> 00:20:17,645 Yay! 420 00:20:19,565 --> 00:20:21,725 There we go. 421 00:20:21,805 --> 00:20:23,165 A nice flat bit there. 422 00:20:24,725 --> 00:20:25,805 (LAUGHS) 423 00:20:27,365 --> 00:20:32,565 It's gotta be around what, 18, 20 grams, 22 grams. 424 00:20:32,645 --> 00:20:35,405 There's gold in this ground! Yeah. 425 00:20:35,485 --> 00:20:37,605 You get so excited, you get your blood pumping, 426 00:20:37,685 --> 00:20:38,765 your heart racing. 427 00:20:40,725 --> 00:20:42,485 It's a feeling you can't really describe. 428 00:20:45,645 --> 00:20:48,645 (PHONE RINGS) 429 00:20:51,325 --> 00:20:52,885 How you going there, Jordan? 430 00:20:52,965 --> 00:20:54,805 Good. We've arrived. 431 00:20:54,885 --> 00:20:56,125 Oh, you up here, are you? 432 00:20:56,205 --> 00:20:57,565 We are. Oh, beauty. 433 00:20:57,645 --> 00:20:59,045 Oh, mate, come across, mate, 434 00:20:59,125 --> 00:21:00,845 and we'll have a look at that bulldozer. 435 00:21:00,925 --> 00:21:02,525 No worries. 436 00:21:02,605 --> 00:21:04,285 Right now, I'm just gonna head over next door 437 00:21:04,365 --> 00:21:07,885 and hopefully finalise a deal on the bulldozer over 438 00:21:07,965 --> 00:21:10,365 there if we can get that today. 439 00:21:10,445 --> 00:21:11,485 God. 440 00:21:11,565 --> 00:21:13,045 That'll be really helpful. 441 00:21:14,045 --> 00:21:16,405 And it will speed things up probably double, triple 442 00:21:16,485 --> 00:21:17,685 what we're doing right now. 443 00:21:19,165 --> 00:21:21,405 I just need it to happen sooner rather than later. 444 00:21:26,005 --> 00:21:26,255 00:21:31.200 -- 00:21:32.640 Andy, you got a copy? 445 00:21:37,365 --> 00:21:38,965 It's hot out here. 446 00:21:39,045 --> 00:21:41,165 I've been walking around for an hour looking for him. 447 00:21:44,845 --> 00:21:46,325 What if he's been bitten by a snake? 448 00:21:46,405 --> 00:21:48,365 What if he's fallen into a mineshaft? 449 00:21:48,445 --> 00:21:49,685 What if he's collapsed? 450 00:21:49,765 --> 00:21:52,045 And I've done nothing to help. 451 00:21:52,125 --> 00:21:55,205 Jacqui has lost contact with partner Andrew 452 00:21:55,285 --> 00:21:58,325 in the remote wilderness of far north Queensland. 453 00:22:01,045 --> 00:22:02,205 Hey, is that you? 454 00:22:02,285 --> 00:22:03,565 Mate! 455 00:22:03,645 --> 00:22:05,245 Couldn't get you on the radio. 456 00:22:05,325 --> 00:22:07,325 I've been trying to hit you on the radio as well, 457 00:22:07,405 --> 00:22:08,725 I couldn't get you. 458 00:22:08,805 --> 00:22:11,805 Yeah, I'm back in the car. So, you alright? 459 00:22:11,885 --> 00:22:13,365 Yeah. I'm OK. 460 00:22:13,445 --> 00:22:15,245 I was just worried you weren't alright. 461 00:22:15,325 --> 00:22:17,525 It freaked me out. 462 00:22:17,605 --> 00:22:20,445 (SIGHS) 463 00:22:20,525 --> 00:22:21,925 What happened to the radios? 464 00:22:22,005 --> 00:22:24,605 I don't know. I was trying to hit you for ages. 465 00:22:24,685 --> 00:22:26,005 Yeah. Same. 466 00:22:26,085 --> 00:22:29,165 Might have been this big hill between us, eh? 467 00:22:29,245 --> 00:22:30,565 Yeah, I guess so. 468 00:22:30,645 --> 00:22:32,165 I don't know. That's a bit of a concern. 469 00:22:32,245 --> 00:22:35,365 The duo's radios transmit long distances 470 00:22:35,445 --> 00:22:37,565 using ultra-high frequencies, 471 00:22:37,645 --> 00:22:40,325 but rugged terrain and dense land masses 472 00:22:40,405 --> 00:22:41,925 can block the signal. 473 00:22:42,005 --> 00:22:43,805 So, how'd you go aside from making me 474 00:22:43,885 --> 00:22:45,125 walk all over the countryside? 475 00:22:45,205 --> 00:22:47,445 I got one bit of junk the whole time. 476 00:22:48,605 --> 00:22:49,645 Ooh. 477 00:22:49,725 --> 00:22:51,525 I tried to ring you, say we're on the gold. 478 00:22:51,605 --> 00:22:52,605 Yeah, yeah. 479 00:22:52,685 --> 00:22:54,445 And you just weren't there. 480 00:22:54,525 --> 00:22:55,725 Where were you, mate? 481 00:22:57,845 --> 00:23:00,325 Yeah, so I found that nugget just over here. 482 00:23:00,405 --> 00:23:03,725 It was a sigh of relief there, but I was a bit frustrated too 483 00:23:03,805 --> 00:23:07,085 because I'd spent all that time walking and left that area 484 00:23:07,165 --> 00:23:08,605 where I'd found gold. 485 00:23:08,685 --> 00:23:11,445 We just wasted a lot of time. 486 00:23:11,525 --> 00:23:13,285 Yeah, right. So, in this area. 487 00:23:13,365 --> 00:23:15,245 Yeah. Oh, it's good-looking ground. 488 00:23:15,325 --> 00:23:17,885 Alright. I'm gonna go and get some. 489 00:23:17,965 --> 00:23:19,965 Good luck. I'm gonna try get some more. 490 00:23:20,045 --> 00:23:24,565 My plan is to try up along the hills and the ridges. 491 00:23:24,645 --> 00:23:27,045 Yeah, we're chasing a 50-ounce target this year, 492 00:23:27,125 --> 00:23:28,885 and it's a massive job. 493 00:23:28,965 --> 00:23:31,405 So, we're really hopeful this spot's gonna pay off. 494 00:23:31,485 --> 00:23:33,125 (DETECTOR WAILING) Yeah. 495 00:23:33,205 --> 00:23:34,365 There's a target here, 496 00:23:34,445 --> 00:23:37,525 which is pretty close to where I got that big one. 497 00:23:40,845 --> 00:23:43,085 It's really tough ground to work here. 498 00:23:44,885 --> 00:23:47,365 Of course, nothing's easy in the Palmer. 499 00:23:49,805 --> 00:23:50,885 Alright. 500 00:23:50,965 --> 00:23:53,005 So, it's about there. 501 00:23:53,085 --> 00:23:54,605 So, I'll just grab the scoop. 502 00:23:57,725 --> 00:23:59,405 Should be around here somewhere. 503 00:24:01,925 --> 00:24:03,005 First scoop. 504 00:24:05,365 --> 00:24:06,965 Oh. 505 00:24:07,045 --> 00:24:08,285 Yes! 506 00:24:08,365 --> 00:24:09,725 That's wicked. 507 00:24:09,805 --> 00:24:12,045 How good is that. 508 00:24:12,125 --> 00:24:13,965 Nice chunky piece of gold. 509 00:24:14,045 --> 00:24:17,645 I'd say probably around 300 bucks' worth of gold there. 510 00:24:17,725 --> 00:24:19,925 Could be about 4g. 511 00:24:28,085 --> 00:24:30,045 (DETECTOR WAILING) Wow, that's loud. 512 00:24:31,125 --> 00:24:34,685 Look at that sitting right here. 513 00:24:34,765 --> 00:24:35,885 That's a great nug. 514 00:24:37,005 --> 00:24:38,485 Whoo! 515 00:24:38,565 --> 00:24:41,205 That's 10g easy, if not more. 516 00:24:41,285 --> 00:24:44,965 Yeah, it's probably close to $1,000 worth of gold there. 517 00:24:46,205 --> 00:24:48,085 Yeah, that's why we do this game. 518 00:24:49,125 --> 00:24:50,125 It's the rush. 519 00:24:50,205 --> 00:24:52,925 You know, what other job gives you a rush like that? 520 00:24:53,005 --> 00:24:55,325 That's a great nugget. 521 00:24:55,405 --> 00:24:56,405 Days like these, 522 00:24:56,485 --> 00:24:58,245 you wouldn't bring anything else but a prospector. 523 00:25:06,805 --> 00:25:08,325 Mate, in all honesty, 524 00:25:08,405 --> 00:25:10,485 I'm thinking of cancelling the hopper. 525 00:25:10,565 --> 00:25:11,765 I don't think we need one. 526 00:25:11,845 --> 00:25:13,925 I've just built one. You have? 527 00:25:14,005 --> 00:25:15,605 And it saved us a lot of money. 528 00:25:15,685 --> 00:25:17,285 We don't have any money, mate. 529 00:25:17,365 --> 00:25:18,845 That's why we're using a bucket. 530 00:25:18,925 --> 00:25:20,005 Ready? 531 00:25:21,645 --> 00:25:23,645 You wanna see the magic? 532 00:25:23,725 --> 00:25:26,805 Near Coolgardie, gold retrievers Brad and Chris 533 00:25:26,885 --> 00:25:29,645 have engineered a temporary bush fix hopper 534 00:25:29,725 --> 00:25:33,565 to ensure no gold is lost as they hand-shovel the pay dirt 535 00:25:33,645 --> 00:25:34,885 into the crusher. 536 00:25:34,965 --> 00:25:37,645 It's actually working. It works a treat, mate. 537 00:25:37,725 --> 00:25:38,965 Alright. 538 00:25:39,045 --> 00:25:40,805 Yeah, mate! 539 00:25:40,885 --> 00:25:43,125 He's impressed, he's impressed. 540 00:25:45,485 --> 00:25:49,725 So, these fine gold sampling that Brad's doing at the moment, 541 00:25:49,805 --> 00:25:53,645 it's gonna be a great indication if we can find some good tails 542 00:25:53,725 --> 00:25:56,885 in the pan at the end of it, but it's not paying the bills. 543 00:25:56,965 --> 00:26:00,805 Look, we've got a 50-ounce target this year and at this stage, 544 00:26:00,885 --> 00:26:03,405 we are nowhere near on track. 545 00:26:06,645 --> 00:26:08,325 G'day, Ronnie. G'day, Chris. 546 00:26:08,405 --> 00:26:10,125 How are you, mate? I'm very well. Yourself? 547 00:26:10,205 --> 00:26:11,245 Always good, mate. 548 00:26:11,325 --> 00:26:12,605 Mate, it's good to see you here. 549 00:26:12,685 --> 00:26:15,645 Thanks a lot, mate. What's been your problem? 550 00:26:15,725 --> 00:26:18,565 Well, the crushing plant's not fully operational yet. 551 00:26:18,645 --> 00:26:21,605 So, we'll get you over and if you don't mind, 552 00:26:21,685 --> 00:26:23,365 put you on the loader 553 00:26:23,445 --> 00:26:26,205 and need to start laying out some material for us. 554 00:26:26,285 --> 00:26:28,125 We're still trying to see if we can find some nuggets. 555 00:26:28,205 --> 00:26:29,205 No worries, mate. Glad to help out. 556 00:26:29,285 --> 00:26:30,285 Yeah. Alright. 557 00:26:30,365 --> 00:26:31,365 Let's get some gold 558 00:26:31,445 --> 00:26:32,525 and we'll get into it, eh? 559 00:26:32,605 --> 00:26:34,165 Yep. Alright, done. 560 00:26:34,245 --> 00:26:35,405 Thanks again. 561 00:26:35,485 --> 00:26:37,405 We called on a mate, Ronnie. 562 00:26:38,605 --> 00:26:40,605 We need more gold in the bank, 563 00:26:40,685 --> 00:26:44,445 so every little bit of help that we can get, we're accepting. 564 00:26:44,525 --> 00:26:46,565 Being out here in the remote gold fields, 565 00:26:46,645 --> 00:26:49,245 you've got to really rely on good neighbours. 566 00:26:49,325 --> 00:26:50,885 People drop everything to give you a hand 567 00:26:50,965 --> 00:26:53,085 and they don't expect anything in return. 568 00:26:54,245 --> 00:26:55,845 I've got all the crushed dirt, so now, 569 00:26:55,925 --> 00:26:57,645 what I'm gonna do is run this through the ball mill 570 00:26:57,725 --> 00:26:59,045 to crash it down and even further. 571 00:26:59,125 --> 00:27:02,365 150 steel balls grind the material 572 00:27:02,445 --> 00:27:05,045 before it passes through the concentrator, 573 00:27:05,125 --> 00:27:07,245 which traps the gold. 574 00:27:07,325 --> 00:27:09,405 So I got through about ten of these, 575 00:27:09,485 --> 00:27:12,165 that will work out about 0.5 tonne. 576 00:27:12,245 --> 00:27:14,965 So, if I double the product that we get out of this, 577 00:27:15,045 --> 00:27:17,725 that'll give us an amount of grams per tonne. 578 00:27:17,805 --> 00:27:20,045 So, we're probably looking at around 3g to 5g that 579 00:27:20,125 --> 00:27:21,325 we really ideally want. 580 00:27:21,405 --> 00:27:25,885 You know, the result at the end could change our lives. 581 00:27:25,965 --> 00:27:27,805 A fully operational wet plant 582 00:27:27,885 --> 00:27:30,525 can process up to 2 tonnes of pay dirt 583 00:27:30,605 --> 00:27:33,685 every hour if rich and fine gold, 584 00:27:33,765 --> 00:27:37,525 the Gold Retrievers could mate up to $8,000 a day. 585 00:27:38,765 --> 00:27:39,925 That's 0.5 tonne through, 586 00:27:40,005 --> 00:27:42,285 so I'll shut it down and see what we got. 587 00:27:43,445 --> 00:27:45,805 Yeah, look, this is vitally important, 588 00:27:45,885 --> 00:27:48,125 you know, that we do it right out of this because, 589 00:27:48,205 --> 00:27:49,965 you know, we've invested all our money into this 590 00:27:50,045 --> 00:27:53,285 and this is what I love doing and this is what I really wanna do. 591 00:27:53,365 --> 00:27:55,005 But it'd actually kill me to fail. 592 00:27:56,205 --> 00:27:57,925 This is what's left of 0.5 tonne. 593 00:27:58,005 --> 00:28:01,325 If there's no gold in that, then we're (BLEEP) broke. 594 00:28:03,005 --> 00:28:05,205 Anyway, only one way to find out, I'll pan this off 595 00:28:05,285 --> 00:28:08,045 and we'll see what's in it. 596 00:28:21,885 --> 00:28:24,645 Couple of little specks of gold and that's it. 597 00:28:25,885 --> 00:28:28,805 Little piece there, little piece there, 598 00:28:28,885 --> 00:28:30,725 another little piece in there. 599 00:28:30,805 --> 00:28:33,925 Probably wouldn't even register on the scale, to be honest with you. 600 00:28:34,005 --> 00:28:36,325 But I mean, look, that's only the first amount, 601 00:28:36,405 --> 00:28:39,525 but yeah, it's pretty disappointing. 602 00:28:39,605 --> 00:28:42,525 I was really hoping for a lot more than that. 603 00:28:42,605 --> 00:28:45,645 These are sort of things that can send people broke unfortunately. 604 00:28:45,725 --> 00:28:48,765 I'm hoping that things can pick up, but if they don't, 605 00:28:48,845 --> 00:28:51,365 I got a family at home, I need to make a tough decision. 606 00:28:54,845 --> 00:28:57,765 (UPBEAT MUSIC) 607 00:28:57,845 --> 00:29:01,925 (DETECTOR WAILING) Here we go. 608 00:29:02,005 --> 00:29:03,365 This one's gold as well. 609 00:29:03,445 --> 00:29:05,725 We can pretty well call this a patch. 610 00:29:05,805 --> 00:29:09,485 Deep in the Palmer River gold fields of Northern Queensland, 611 00:29:09,565 --> 00:29:12,685 Jacqui and Andrew have hit a rich area of gold... 612 00:29:12,765 --> 00:29:14,045 (LAUGHS) 613 00:29:15,805 --> 00:29:18,085 Another nice chunky specimen. 614 00:29:18,165 --> 00:29:22,845 ..near where their friend Steve found a massive 15-ounce nugget. 615 00:29:22,925 --> 00:29:26,165 Oh, yeah. Yeah, it's another one. 616 00:29:26,245 --> 00:29:29,045 You beauty. This is a patch for sure. 617 00:29:29,125 --> 00:29:31,765 Here's another 2g or 3g of gold in the jar. 618 00:29:32,845 --> 00:29:34,205 Prospecting at its best. 619 00:29:35,485 --> 00:29:36,805 The river of gold, eh. 620 00:29:41,365 --> 00:29:42,605 Let's have a listen. 621 00:29:44,365 --> 00:29:46,125 (DETECTOR WAILING) 622 00:29:46,205 --> 00:29:49,165 This could be the giant nugget we're looking for. 623 00:29:52,445 --> 00:29:57,165 Andy, I've got a target that just keeps getting louder up here, mate. 624 00:29:57,245 --> 00:29:59,685 Well, that sounds interesting. How deep are you? 625 00:29:59,765 --> 00:30:01,925 Getting down probably around 200mil 626 00:30:02,005 --> 00:30:04,725 and it's just screaming at me now, I'm getting a bit excited. 627 00:30:04,805 --> 00:30:06,965 I might come up and have a look. 628 00:30:07,045 --> 00:30:10,085 Steve's big nuggets got us all excited. 629 00:30:10,165 --> 00:30:13,405 Just to unearth a monstrous nugget would just be 630 00:30:13,485 --> 00:30:16,125 the most amazing feeling. Oh. 631 00:30:16,205 --> 00:30:17,205 Hey. (DETECTOR WAILING) 632 00:30:17,285 --> 00:30:18,325 Listen to that. 633 00:30:18,405 --> 00:30:19,565 That sounds alright. 634 00:30:19,645 --> 00:30:21,805 This could me the big nug we've been hoping for. 635 00:30:28,805 --> 00:30:31,245 If this is a giant nugget though, it's mine, just remember that. 636 00:30:31,325 --> 00:30:32,885 Oh, yeah. I know. 637 00:30:34,245 --> 00:30:37,685 I'll buy you a coffee, yeah? And cook me dinner. 638 00:30:39,525 --> 00:30:41,085 Shall we have a listen? 639 00:30:41,165 --> 00:30:42,165 Hit this here. 640 00:30:43,845 --> 00:30:45,725 Alright, have another listen. (DETECTOR WAILING) 641 00:30:45,805 --> 00:30:47,245 Oh. Oh. 642 00:30:47,325 --> 00:30:48,845 Watch out. It'll make us rich. 643 00:30:48,925 --> 00:30:51,525 (LAUGHS) Oh, straight... 644 00:30:53,925 --> 00:30:55,045 Half a horseshoe. 645 00:30:56,725 --> 00:30:59,205 You gotta be kidding me. Yeah. 646 00:30:59,285 --> 00:31:02,285 Well, the old timers used to ride their horses along these ridges, 647 00:31:02,365 --> 00:31:04,885 that were their highways, so... 648 00:31:04,965 --> 00:31:06,365 That sucks. Yeah. 649 00:31:06,445 --> 00:31:08,445 That really does suck. Oh. 650 00:31:09,605 --> 00:31:11,445 (DETECTOR WAILING) 651 00:31:11,525 --> 00:31:13,285 That's the other half of horseshoe. 652 00:31:15,005 --> 00:31:16,925 Funny. There's our horseshoe. 653 00:31:19,165 --> 00:31:21,325 May as well clean up the junk while we're here. 654 00:31:22,605 --> 00:31:24,365 Another half of horseshoe, where are you? 655 00:31:30,365 --> 00:31:31,485 That's not a horseshoe. 656 00:31:32,565 --> 00:31:34,245 Oh, my god! Get out. 657 00:31:34,325 --> 00:31:37,085 And that's a good nug, mate. Oh! 658 00:31:39,405 --> 00:31:40,525 Holy crap. 659 00:31:41,645 --> 00:31:43,205 What a lucky horseshoe. 660 00:31:44,685 --> 00:31:46,165 How's that for a specimen! 661 00:31:46,245 --> 00:31:48,365 You think there's gotta be 0.5 an ounce of gold in there. 662 00:31:48,445 --> 00:31:51,765 That's awesome. Love that. 663 00:31:51,845 --> 00:31:53,645 I'm glad we went for the second half of the horseshoe. 664 00:31:53,725 --> 00:31:56,885 I'm glad you did too 'cause I would have walked away. 665 00:31:58,205 --> 00:32:00,565 Hiding right under the horseshoe, eh. 666 00:32:00,645 --> 00:32:03,885 The horseshoe patch. Alright, I'm back to it. 667 00:32:03,965 --> 00:32:06,045 You still owe me dinner. (LAUGHS) 668 00:32:06,125 --> 00:32:07,365 Well done, mate. 669 00:32:07,445 --> 00:32:09,885 There you go, you always check your holes in this game, 670 00:32:09,965 --> 00:32:12,485 you never know when there's something still down in there. 671 00:32:12,565 --> 00:32:15,205 Jacqui just proved that with a good 0.5 an ounce of gold. 672 00:32:15,285 --> 00:32:16,645 What a champ. 673 00:32:20,005 --> 00:32:20,255 00:32:21.120 -- 00:32:22.560 (COW MOOS) 674 00:32:22,645 --> 00:32:25,645 (UPBEAT MUSIC) 675 00:32:30,045 --> 00:32:31,965 I don't know where Brent pulls his rabbit from, 676 00:32:32,045 --> 00:32:33,125 he really does. 677 00:32:33,205 --> 00:32:34,725 He's come across the paddock with a bulldozer 678 00:32:34,805 --> 00:32:36,205 and I couldn't believe it quite frankly. 679 00:32:42,165 --> 00:32:45,325 Alright, aye? A new bulldozer. 680 00:32:45,405 --> 00:32:47,085 Hire or buy? We bought it, mate. 681 00:32:47,165 --> 00:32:49,805 Beautiful. It's a (CROSS TALKING) machine. 682 00:32:49,885 --> 00:32:53,085 Yeah, it'll do the job, mate. I'm excited. 683 00:32:53,165 --> 00:32:54,245 Let's make it happen. 684 00:32:56,805 --> 00:32:58,445 Alright, what Brent's gonna do is he's gonna push 685 00:32:58,525 --> 00:33:00,045 all this top layer of mud off. 686 00:33:00,125 --> 00:33:04,085 That way we can get the dump truck in there nice and easy. 687 00:33:04,165 --> 00:33:06,965 At the Catto's paddock lease in Victoria, 688 00:33:07,045 --> 00:33:12,365 a second-hand bulldozer has set the Poseidon Crew back $90,000. 689 00:33:12,445 --> 00:33:16,085 But now they can clear the slippery clay that has slowed them down. 690 00:33:16,165 --> 00:33:20,085 I'm a lot more happier than I was a few days ago. 691 00:33:22,005 --> 00:33:23,045 We've got a bulldozer. 692 00:33:23,125 --> 00:33:25,285 We're making inroads. Stuff's happening. 693 00:33:30,845 --> 00:33:32,845 (DETECTOR WAILING) 694 00:33:32,925 --> 00:33:34,405 Eth, look at this. 695 00:33:36,365 --> 00:33:37,845 If that's gold, it's not a bad bit. 696 00:33:37,925 --> 00:33:40,685 Well, the one target here, Eth. Radio your old man. 697 00:33:40,765 --> 00:33:42,845 Let him know. Dad. 698 00:33:44,445 --> 00:33:45,605 Yeah, bud. 699 00:33:45,685 --> 00:33:46,965 I've got a couple targets in one spot. 700 00:33:47,045 --> 00:33:48,125 Listen to this one. 701 00:33:48,205 --> 00:33:49,725 (DETECTOR WAILING) 702 00:33:51,565 --> 00:33:55,285 Alright. Alright. Alright, I'm coming over, mate. 703 00:33:58,565 --> 00:33:59,885 I know you shouldn't get too excited 704 00:33:59,965 --> 00:34:01,805 'cause you always get the let down if it isn't gold, 705 00:34:01,885 --> 00:34:03,005 but I can't help it. 706 00:34:04,485 --> 00:34:05,565 Come on, Dad. 707 00:34:06,965 --> 00:34:08,245 Give us a listen. What have you got? 708 00:34:08,325 --> 00:34:09,445 Listen, man. 709 00:34:09,525 --> 00:34:11,525 (DETECTOR WAILING) 710 00:34:13,085 --> 00:34:14,685 That sounds pretty good. 711 00:34:14,765 --> 00:34:16,925 I can tell you it ain't gonna be a couple of grams. 712 00:34:17,005 --> 00:34:19,165 Would you say you get more and more target? 713 00:34:19,245 --> 00:34:20,525 Have a listen. 714 00:34:20,605 --> 00:34:22,645 (DETECTOR WAILING) Another one. 715 00:34:22,725 --> 00:34:23,765 What happened, Eth, 716 00:34:23,845 --> 00:34:25,645 the (indistinct) chunk is dumped there on the pad. 717 00:34:25,725 --> 00:34:26,965 Yeah. Out of a bucket. 718 00:34:27,045 --> 00:34:30,085 When the bulldozer comes through, it pushes the whole run. 719 00:34:30,165 --> 00:34:32,525 And the gold just sort of breaks up out of clumps 720 00:34:32,605 --> 00:34:34,205 and the clump's probably broken up right here. 721 00:34:35,525 --> 00:34:37,085 This is what it's all about, mate. 722 00:34:37,165 --> 00:34:38,285 (DETECTOR WAILING) 723 00:34:38,365 --> 00:34:39,805 Check with my foot first. 724 00:34:41,725 --> 00:34:44,925 (LAUGHS) Here it is! I can see it. 725 00:34:45,005 --> 00:34:47,005 (LAUGHS) 726 00:34:48,365 --> 00:34:49,685 Well done! There we go. 727 00:34:49,765 --> 00:34:51,525 Not a bad bit. That's a good one. 728 00:34:54,365 --> 00:34:57,005 There you go, Eth. I told you it's a nugget, mate. 729 00:34:57,085 --> 00:34:59,205 That's a good little piece, mate. That's the best chunk. 730 00:34:59,285 --> 00:35:00,685 I still got a few more targets to hear. 731 00:35:00,765 --> 00:35:02,005 I know, listen, yeah, I know that. 732 00:35:02,085 --> 00:35:04,205 Have a listen. 733 00:35:04,285 --> 00:35:06,125 Take the next biggest one, Cayden. 734 00:35:06,205 --> 00:35:08,845 (DETECTOR WAILING) Alright. Let's dig this one. 735 00:35:11,005 --> 00:35:14,205 Alright, have a listen, Cayd. Alright, got it out. 736 00:35:18,205 --> 00:35:21,605 Now, this is one... There it is. 737 00:35:21,685 --> 00:35:22,885 Hey! Nice. 738 00:35:22,965 --> 00:35:26,405 Yay! That's another nice bit. 739 00:35:26,485 --> 00:35:29,125 Have a look at that. Looks like a lamb leg. 740 00:35:30,525 --> 00:35:31,565 I'll tell you what it is. 741 00:35:31,645 --> 00:35:32,925 Call whatever you want, it's money. 742 00:35:33,005 --> 00:35:34,445 It's money, yeah. (LAUGHTER) 743 00:35:34,525 --> 00:35:37,525 We better keep moving before the weather turns up again. 744 00:35:37,605 --> 00:35:39,325 Cayden just found some ripple little pieces. 745 00:35:39,405 --> 00:35:41,485 Nice little 4, 4.5, 5-ounce bit. 746 00:35:43,765 --> 00:35:45,845 I can't wipe this smile off my face. 747 00:35:45,925 --> 00:35:49,805 History shows this area got runs of gold. 748 00:35:49,885 --> 00:35:52,485 Nearly one-third of all Victoria's large nuggets 749 00:35:52,565 --> 00:35:55,125 have been found in this paddock and the joining. 750 00:35:55,205 --> 00:35:58,365 Hey, Brent. You gotta copy, mate? Yeah, bud. 751 00:35:58,445 --> 00:35:59,805 I've got a target up here. 752 00:35:59,885 --> 00:36:01,485 I can see it physically on the surface, mate. 753 00:36:01,565 --> 00:36:04,845 I haven't dug it out, but I'll let you do the honours, mate. 754 00:36:04,925 --> 00:36:07,325 This is a decent piece. How big is it? How big is it? 755 00:36:07,405 --> 00:36:10,045 Just come up here and look, mate. Whoo-hoo! 756 00:36:13,605 --> 00:36:15,605 I've had a lot of riding on me this season whether 757 00:36:15,685 --> 00:36:17,565 I stay, come, go, whatever. 758 00:36:17,645 --> 00:36:19,805 But these bits here, we can continue these bits. 759 00:36:19,885 --> 00:36:21,725 This is gonna secure my future out here. 760 00:36:21,805 --> 00:36:24,285 (DETECTOR WAILING) Oh, my god. 761 00:36:25,885 --> 00:36:28,125 Ahh! Told you! 762 00:36:28,205 --> 00:36:30,445 Cayden, come up here, mate. I'm coming. 763 00:36:30,525 --> 00:36:32,365 Look at that, man. Have a look, man. 764 00:36:32,445 --> 00:36:35,205 Look at that. Have a look at that. 765 00:36:35,285 --> 00:36:38,085 Have a look at this. I actually can dig with my hands. 766 00:36:38,165 --> 00:36:39,925 Look at that. Hey. 767 00:36:40,005 --> 00:36:43,125 Let's grab all of it. That's gold! 768 00:36:43,205 --> 00:36:45,245 I told you, mate. Hey. 769 00:36:45,325 --> 00:36:47,405 Hey, hey, hey, hold this. (LAUGHS) 770 00:36:47,485 --> 00:36:49,485 That's a chunk, man. That is a chunk. 771 00:36:49,565 --> 00:36:51,765 That's gold, buddy. That is gold. 772 00:36:54,045 --> 00:36:57,125 That is what I'm talking about. What's that? 773 00:36:57,205 --> 00:36:59,165 It has to be 15 ounces or something like that. 774 00:36:59,245 --> 00:37:03,165 The nugget could be worth over $40,000. 775 00:37:03,245 --> 00:37:05,005 That's a chunk. Hold that, Cayden. 776 00:37:05,085 --> 00:37:06,805 Whoa! 777 00:37:06,885 --> 00:37:08,085 I was starting to doubt it. 778 00:37:08,165 --> 00:37:11,125 I am so glad you turned up to the party. 779 00:37:11,205 --> 00:37:16,805 And now our first bit of decent Catto's paddock gold. 780 00:37:18,125 --> 00:37:20,245 Beautiful. It's starting to turn up. 781 00:37:20,325 --> 00:37:22,045 Big gold is here. 782 00:37:26,965 --> 00:37:29,605 So, we got pans and gold. 783 00:37:30,645 --> 00:37:32,685 Chuck it in. Alright. 784 00:37:32,765 --> 00:37:34,045 So, we're basically just separating 785 00:37:34,125 --> 00:37:35,445 the rock and the gold now. 786 00:37:35,525 --> 00:37:36,645 Here it goes. 787 00:37:38,405 --> 00:37:39,645 Ooh. 788 00:37:41,045 --> 00:37:42,605 Oh, it's crushing. 789 00:37:42,685 --> 00:37:46,485 On the Palmer River, Jacqui and Andrew are eager to find out 790 00:37:46,565 --> 00:37:50,285 the gold content of the rocks they gathered while detecting. 791 00:37:50,365 --> 00:37:53,125 So, the dolly pot's quite an old bit of technology. 792 00:37:53,205 --> 00:37:55,565 Now, this is the same way the old timers would've crushed 793 00:37:55,645 --> 00:37:57,045 their gold out here as well. 794 00:37:58,365 --> 00:37:59,885 I'm not gonna lie, I'm enjoying this. 795 00:37:59,965 --> 00:38:01,765 (LAUGHTER) 796 00:38:01,845 --> 00:38:03,805 You just basically smack it up 797 00:38:03,885 --> 00:38:07,085 until the quartz and the gold separate 798 00:38:07,165 --> 00:38:11,005 and then you can pan off the gold of course and see what you got. 799 00:38:11,085 --> 00:38:13,845 Oh, look at that. That's just a big chunk of gold. 800 00:38:13,925 --> 00:38:15,445 And there's another smaller chunk as well. 801 00:38:15,525 --> 00:38:17,805 That's solid. That is. 802 00:38:17,885 --> 00:38:19,445 Now, you've crushed all the rock out of it. 803 00:38:19,525 --> 00:38:20,605 That's just gold now. 804 00:38:20,685 --> 00:38:22,805 Plus all these bits in here too, 805 00:38:22,885 --> 00:38:24,965 you know, that dust had to be full of fine gold. 806 00:38:25,045 --> 00:38:26,925 Yeah. Fine gold all through that. 807 00:38:29,005 --> 00:38:31,125 Time to find out how we went. 808 00:38:31,205 --> 00:38:33,885 I wanna know what was, in all those specimens we crushed. 809 00:38:33,965 --> 00:38:35,045 Yeah, me too. 810 00:38:36,165 --> 00:38:37,165 There's the big one. 811 00:38:37,245 --> 00:38:38,805 That's the one that was under the horseshoe. 812 00:38:40,485 --> 00:38:41,525 Wow. Nearly 0.5 an ounce. 813 00:38:41,605 --> 00:38:43,085 0.5 an ounce. Yeah! 814 00:38:43,165 --> 00:38:45,685 That's awesome. Alright. Here we go. 815 00:38:49,325 --> 00:38:51,565 1.5. Wow, that's awesome. 816 00:38:51,645 --> 00:38:53,565 All from the crushing. That's way more than I thought. 817 00:38:53,645 --> 00:38:55,045 I'm actually really happy with that. 818 00:38:55,125 --> 00:38:56,925 That's, you know, 4 grand, 819 00:38:57,005 --> 00:38:58,405 4.5 grand's worth of gold right there. 820 00:38:58,485 --> 00:38:59,485 Yeah, true. 821 00:38:59,565 --> 00:39:01,445 Now, this is all the rest of the stuff we found 822 00:39:01,525 --> 00:39:04,605 in the other patch and around that area. 823 00:39:04,685 --> 00:39:07,605 Oh, it's gone up. It's gone up. 824 00:39:07,685 --> 00:39:10,125 3.6 ounces. Whoo! 825 00:39:10,205 --> 00:39:12,085 Nice. That's a good weighing. 826 00:39:12,165 --> 00:39:14,605 Yeah. That's another $9,000 in the kitty. 827 00:39:15,725 --> 00:39:16,765 When you put it into numbers 828 00:39:16,845 --> 00:39:19,365 like that, it's, yeah, amazing. 829 00:39:20,685 --> 00:39:22,885 I shouldn't be disappointed with weighing like that. 830 00:39:22,965 --> 00:39:24,645 It really is good. 831 00:39:24,725 --> 00:39:26,165 But it's... 832 00:39:26,245 --> 00:39:27,285 We need more. 833 00:39:27,365 --> 00:39:30,205 We need to punch more weight if we're gonna find 50 ounces. 834 00:39:30,285 --> 00:39:31,885 But having that 50-ounce target 835 00:39:31,965 --> 00:39:34,365 to work towards is just gonna keep driving us. 836 00:39:34,445 --> 00:39:35,765 And if we set a smaller target, 837 00:39:35,845 --> 00:39:38,525 we'd be happy and look at that and feel relaxed right now. 838 00:39:38,605 --> 00:39:40,085 We need something to work towards 839 00:39:40,165 --> 00:39:42,925 and it drives us to really push for that big gold. 840 00:39:44,125 --> 00:39:48,885 So, whilst this is great, we can still do better. 841 00:39:48,965 --> 00:39:50,605 Let's go. Another weighing done. 842 00:39:50,685 --> 00:39:53,285 I think, you just like smashing the rocks. 843 00:39:53,365 --> 00:39:55,285 I did enjoy smashing it up. 844 00:40:02,485 --> 00:40:03,605 Absolutely nothing. 845 00:40:06,045 --> 00:40:10,045 That's about 3-tonne of handfed through now 846 00:40:10,125 --> 00:40:11,485 and seen pretty much nothing. 847 00:40:14,725 --> 00:40:16,645 I'm done. I'm out of here. 848 00:40:16,725 --> 00:40:18,325 Outside of Coolgardie, 849 00:40:18,405 --> 00:40:22,765 Gold Retrievers Brad and Chris are hoping the 0.5 tonne bulk test 850 00:40:22,845 --> 00:40:24,565 will turn their season around. 851 00:40:26,005 --> 00:40:28,325 How's that looking? This is the last pan, mate. 852 00:40:29,925 --> 00:40:32,885 And there's absolutely nothing in it. 853 00:40:32,965 --> 00:40:35,725 So, it's not looking good. No. 854 00:40:35,805 --> 00:40:38,685 Mate, we were finding fine gold last season 855 00:40:38,765 --> 00:40:40,685 and I don't understand where it's gone. 856 00:40:40,765 --> 00:40:43,365 Yeah, that's the whole reason we bought all this gear. 857 00:40:43,445 --> 00:40:45,405 Are we using the gear right? Well, I don't know. 858 00:40:45,485 --> 00:40:47,325 I really don't know what the answer is. 859 00:40:47,405 --> 00:40:49,805 Whether it's the ground or the gear. 860 00:40:49,885 --> 00:40:51,245 It's not set up properly, I don't know. 861 00:40:51,325 --> 00:40:54,125 Mate, we got a lot of money invested in this. 862 00:40:54,205 --> 00:40:57,205 So, if this gear doesn't find us gold, 863 00:40:57,285 --> 00:41:00,005 then the whole thing was a waste of time. 864 00:41:00,085 --> 00:41:01,085 Yeah. 865 00:41:01,165 --> 00:41:02,165 I don't know where we go from here, 866 00:41:02,245 --> 00:41:03,405 mate, but things aren't working. 867 00:41:03,485 --> 00:41:05,165 We're never gonna hit our 50-ounce target... 868 00:41:05,245 --> 00:41:07,885 No. ..with results like that. 869 00:41:07,965 --> 00:41:10,085 So, something's gotta change whether it be 870 00:41:10,165 --> 00:41:13,885 find some new ground or we work out what we're doing wrong here. 871 00:41:13,965 --> 00:41:15,885 Yeah. 872 00:41:15,965 --> 00:41:18,445 Or change it up altogether, I don't know. 873 00:41:18,525 --> 00:41:19,525 Alright. 874 00:41:19,605 --> 00:41:21,205 Yeah, we need to make some decisions, I think. 875 00:41:21,285 --> 00:41:22,725 Absolutely. 876 00:41:22,805 --> 00:41:24,005 As to where to go next. 877 00:41:36,005 --> 00:41:37,085 Alright. 878 00:41:37,165 --> 00:41:38,245 Alright, boys. 879 00:41:39,405 --> 00:41:41,605 Mate, I am just so relieved. 880 00:41:41,685 --> 00:41:44,685 We're actually starting to get not only pieces, 881 00:41:44,765 --> 00:41:46,205 we're starting to get chunks here. 882 00:41:46,285 --> 00:41:48,485 After months of disappointment, 883 00:41:48,565 --> 00:41:51,605 the Poseidon Crew are hoping their luck has turned. 884 00:41:51,685 --> 00:41:53,805 One of these days, we're gonna get a monster, 885 00:41:53,885 --> 00:41:55,165 mate, like you would not believe. 886 00:41:55,245 --> 00:41:56,485 We're not wasting our time. 887 00:41:56,565 --> 00:41:59,605 It's not a dream, it will happen, I just don't know when, 888 00:41:59,685 --> 00:42:01,845 but you know what, we're probably not away 889 00:42:01,925 --> 00:42:04,205 from something special now, you know. 890 00:42:04,285 --> 00:42:06,045 I'm looking forward to this. Alright. 891 00:42:06,125 --> 00:42:08,565 Now, let's see what we got here. Ready? 892 00:42:08,645 --> 00:42:09,965 Here's all the smalls. 893 00:42:10,045 --> 00:42:11,445 Wow, there's some good chunks amongst it. 894 00:42:11,525 --> 00:42:13,605 I was gonna say that's chunky small gold, Brent. 895 00:42:13,685 --> 00:42:15,925 That's very chunky. What do we got? 896 00:42:16,005 --> 00:42:19,685 It comes to roughly nearly 29 ounces, mate. 897 00:42:19,765 --> 00:42:20,885 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 898 00:42:22,445 --> 00:42:24,765 That's your chunk. 899 00:42:24,845 --> 00:42:25,965 That's a ripper. 900 00:42:26,045 --> 00:42:27,885 Not a bad little bit. And Ethan's chunk. 901 00:42:27,965 --> 00:42:29,605 Right. 902 00:42:29,685 --> 00:42:32,685 That one brings it up just over 33. That's about just over four ounces. 903 00:42:32,765 --> 00:42:34,685 That's a good, that's not a bad one. 904 00:42:34,765 --> 00:42:37,805 And the beauty, mate. 905 00:42:39,165 --> 00:42:43,365 That one brings it to...46.5 ounces, mate. 906 00:42:43,445 --> 00:42:44,645 That's good going. 907 00:42:44,725 --> 00:42:47,445 That's nearly $120,000 worth 908 00:42:47,525 --> 00:42:49,045 of gold, like that. 909 00:42:49,125 --> 00:42:50,405 I know, mate. I know. 910 00:42:51,725 --> 00:42:53,405 Well, here we go, boys. 911 00:42:53,485 --> 00:42:56,805 As this rain is starting to roll in, I tell you what, Eth, 912 00:42:56,885 --> 00:42:58,845 if it rains like they said it's gonna rain over 913 00:42:58,925 --> 00:43:00,965 the next day or two, we might be buggered here, Eth. 914 00:43:01,045 --> 00:43:02,805 Well, that's my concern now, mate. 915 00:43:02,885 --> 00:43:05,005 Right when we're starting to get on the good gold, 916 00:43:05,085 --> 00:43:08,485 we might be rained out for at least maybe a month or two. 917 00:43:08,565 --> 00:43:10,125 There's always other options, mate. 918 00:43:10,205 --> 00:43:12,245 We can always go back out the bush, 919 00:43:12,325 --> 00:43:14,965 but we're gonna keep going here until we can't. 920 00:43:15,045 --> 00:43:16,485 Done. Alright. Let's go. 921 00:43:18,045 --> 00:43:20,365 Well done, Cayden. 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