1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,760 This time on Aussie Gold Hunters... 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,000 Oh, man. ..in three corners of the continent, 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:10,240 prospectors fight extreme heat, humidity... 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,160 Come on, Jackhammer. ..and rain. 5 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:14,840 Get out, seriously! 6 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,840 In Victoria, a waterlogged Poseidon Crew... 7 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,040 I've got to go, mate. ..loses Ethan. 8 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,960 Ethan's going to be a dad again! ..forcing Cayden to step up. 9 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:28,600 There couldn't be many 15-year-olds driving 40-tonne trucks. 10 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:34,200 In Queensland, Jackie and Andrew struggle in 40-degree heat 11 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,120 to make the final push of their season. 12 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,080 This heat is unbearable. 13 00:00:39,160 --> 00:00:41,880 But using a digger for the first time... 14 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:45,000 Look at that! ..could be key to hitting target. 15 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,480 That 30oz is in trouble now, mate! 16 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,400 And in the red dust of Western Australia... 17 00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:53,160 How long have we got to think about it? A week. 18 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:58,040 ..the Goldtimers try to cash in on a mining company buying up leases. 19 00:00:58,120 --> 00:00:59,640 I want this to be over. 20 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:03,560 But deadly summer heat could end their season early. 21 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,080 I'm dizzy, bro. Shaking too. 22 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,200 You're all right, come on. 23 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,240 We've had a heap of rain overnight, more storms predicted. 24 00:01:23,320 --> 00:01:26,200 Ethan isn't here, I don't know where he is. 25 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:29,400 It's just Cayden and I, we're way behind target. 26 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:35,480 But all we need is one big nugget and it could change everything. 27 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:40,160 In the state of Victoria, the Poseidon Crew are running out of time 28 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:45,560 to find the remaining 250oz needed to make their season target. 29 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,360 We're not tracking for a very good target. 30 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:53,160 We've only got maybe two weeks left in the season. 31 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,040 Cayden, take that one away, mate. Gently take off, OK? 32 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,640 Righto. I'll dump it on the other side of the topsoil pile. 33 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,160 Yeah, mate - good spot. 34 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:07,840 Mine boss Brent Shannon has called on his 15-year-old son Cayden 35 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:09,760 to boost the team 36 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:14,120 and get through as much ground as possible in the dying weeks. 37 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:15,760 Dad's under pressure. 38 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:17,880 Things are looking grim. 39 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,160 We're digging more than we should be digging ground to find gold, 40 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:27,200 but if we don't get this water out, we won't be finding any gold. 41 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,920 I've got to really step up to the plate, 42 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,080 got to be on the ball these next few days. 43 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,080 Yeah, beautiful, mate. 44 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,160 Hey, Cayden, what's the rain doing? 45 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,480 It says, about an 80% chance of rain, 46 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,080 20 to 40 mil coming later today or early tomorrow. 47 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,280 Did you say, 20 to 40 mil? 48 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,680 20 to 40. You better pray we don't get that. 49 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,600 You can't believe it. 50 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:57,240 All's we can do is dig, dig, dig as fast as we can to beat the weather, 51 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,840 and hopefully, we can get to a big nugget. 52 00:03:00,920 --> 00:03:04,800 Brent is banking on the area's history of monster nuggets 53 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:09,040 now his dream of mining Catto's Paddock has finally come true. 54 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,800 We're in a massive chance to land something. 55 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:13,360 It's a bit of gold! 56 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:17,120 But so far, they've barely covered their weekly expenses 57 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,960 with the small nuggets they've found. 58 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:24,640 There is a real possibility that the old blokes grabbed all the big gold 59 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:29,440 and left us with the bits that aren't really worth digging for. 60 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,040 How you going, buddy? I thought you weren't going to make it, 61 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,800 I thought Chels must have had the baby. No, I had my phone on silent. 62 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:44,760 She's about to have the baby? 63 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:49,240 She's overdue now. Could be tomorrow, could be a week from now. 64 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,240 Ethan's wife Chelsey is about to give birth, 65 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:56,760 adding a second child to their growing family. 66 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,760 If I get a call, I'll have to take off. 67 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:04,000 The more we dig, the closer we are to that nugget we need. 68 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,000 All right, let's go. 69 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,800 One of them frustrating things. 70 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:13,680 I can't make gold appear and I can't make the baby come any quicker. 71 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,160 I want to be there for Chelsey, and I don't want to leave Brent. 72 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:21,200 When this baby comes, I'll be out of here for two weeks. 73 00:04:21,280 --> 00:04:22,920 It's a hard road. 74 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,560 Right now, I'm feeling the pressure. 75 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:29,680 I believe in this paddock, but I want to see it delivering, 76 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,240 and I'll move heaven and earth to make that happen. 77 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,160 With most of the water finally removed, 78 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,520 the Poseidon Crew can get back to their usual process. 79 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,360 6 metre X 6 metre area. 80 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,600 We dig down to the bedrock, where the wash dirt sits, 81 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:49,880 throw it in the truck, take it to what we call the pad area. 82 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:55,200 Ethan bulldozes that out around about 4" to 6" deep, 83 00:04:55,280 --> 00:04:57,480 and any gold will be detected. 84 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:01,360 We repeat that process, working across the paddock. 85 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,800 Hopefully, we'll come to an area 86 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,880 where they've left a good nugget behind. 87 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,040 This is meant to be the last push 88 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,160 to get as much ground moved as we can. 89 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,560 But I'm waiting for Chelsey any time to give me a call, 90 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,960 to say, "I'm in labour, get to the hospital." 91 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:27,080 We're ages away from the target, you know, 92 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,680 but we're in the highest large-nugget producing ground 93 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,880 in the world. 94 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,880 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) That's a good sound there. 95 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:41,000 That's a really good sound! 96 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,440 That's out. 97 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,680 Hey-hey, beautiful! 98 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:55,640 It seems to be 6 to 8 grams, round about there, maybe 7. Exciting. 99 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,640 The first nugget of the week is worth over $500, 100 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,320 but with 150 tonnes of heavy earth-moving equipment, 101 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,840 it will only cover a single day's fuel costs. 102 00:06:08,280 --> 00:06:11,760 We're all feeling the pinch. There's not much gold coming in. 103 00:06:11,840 --> 00:06:14,080 We had high hopes of Catto's Paddock, 104 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,960 and we're really just picking scraps. 105 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,640 It's looking like it's more challenging than I thought, 106 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,680 and I'm feeling the pressure, to be brutally honest. 107 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,480 (PHONE ALERT) 108 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,120 Chelsey's in labour - I've got to go. 109 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,440 I need to go, mate. Chelsey's in labour now. You're kidding? 110 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:43,080 I've had a missed call. 111 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:46,920 I've got to go, mate, I've had a few missed calls! Woo-hoo! 112 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,400 What happened? Looks like Chels is having the baby. 113 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,280 Just drive safely, mate, will you? 114 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,400 I will. I've just got to get there. 115 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,760 Good luck, Eth. Thanks, mate. 116 00:06:59,840 --> 00:07:02,360 Looks like it's just you and me. Yeah. 117 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:07,200 It's good, but bad timing. Very good. Well put, Cayden - 118 00:07:07,280 --> 00:07:09,360 it's good, but bad timing. 119 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:15,560 You can see by all the turkey bush in here that 120 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:20,000 it hasn't been worked, so that's a good spot to have a push around. 121 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:24,680 Over 1,500km north, in tropical Queensland, 122 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,520 Jacqui Buzetti and Andrew Leahy have done a deal to work a friend, 123 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,440 Dan Herlaar's, lease... 124 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,760 It looks all right here, but just not getting anything. 125 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,760 ..desperate to get the last ounces they need 126 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,560 before building heat ends their season. 127 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,600 Dan checked the spots we detected last week, 128 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:45,840 and it didn't lead to a run for him, which is a shame. 129 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:50,560 We've got to find richer ground, and we don't have much time left. 130 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:56,000 4.8oz to go on our target, and we've got to find Dan new ground. 131 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:59,640 Time is ticking, heat's coming in, that's for sure. 132 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,720 Yeah, pressure's pretty high at this stage. 133 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,680 Most days, it's getting up around 42. 134 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,520 You've got to stay on top of your hydration. 135 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,000 If you wait till you're thirsty, it's already too late. 136 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,640 This season has seriously been amazing for Andy and I. 137 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:21,280 We hit our target halfway through, we doubled it from 15oz to 30oz, 138 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,360 which is beyond any of our expectations. 139 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:28,440 This season, Jacqui and Andrew travelled to far-north Queensland 140 00:08:28,520 --> 00:08:32,320 to work as guns for hire finding gold ground for lease owners 141 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:34,360 on the legendary Palmer River. 142 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,800 This is our first gig as lease explorers, it's exciting. 143 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,640 Woo! Yes, that's awesome. Good work, mate. 144 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,160 The first week was great. After that, it went a bit south. 145 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,520 I lost the keys to the car. 146 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,760 We camped out in limestone country, away from the gold. 147 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:54,800 Jacqui! But the duo's huge gamble soon paid off... 148 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:59,760 That's the biggest nugget I've ever found. 5.74oz of gold, mate. 149 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:02,520 ..the Palmer River living up to its nickname... 150 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:04,400 River of Gold, right there. 151 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:09,280 ..and ending with them working on Dan's ground as lease explorers. 152 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:13,840 When I've found gold on the surface, I've found gold down to the bedrock. 153 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,800 We'll find that surface gold, then you take over. 154 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:22,320 Whatever gold you guys find, youse can keep it. Oh, right, excellent. 155 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,480 It's been a long, hard season, and I need a break. 156 00:09:25,560 --> 00:09:29,440 I also need to see my kids - I haven't seen them for months now. 157 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:33,360 I'm pretty keen to hit that 30oz so we can call it a day. 158 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:38,320 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) This one actually sounds like a target. 159 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:48,720 Oh, nice. 160 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,640 Finally got some gold, what a relief. 161 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,640 It's not big, but it's what I'm looking for. 162 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,000 You've got to really push into these turkey bushes. 163 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:04,160 If you want to get underneath them, you've got to drive that coil in. 164 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,160 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) 165 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,440 What the hell's going on there? 166 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,240 I've given the coil a bit of a hit on that stump, 167 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:17,800 and now it's going berko. 168 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:19,600 Oh, no. 169 00:10:19,680 --> 00:10:21,800 Oh, that's just great (!) 170 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:25,360 I've broken wires inside that coil for sure. 171 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:30,800 For a detector coil to work, electricity must flow uninterrupted 172 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,360 around a loop of wire on its edge. Dammit! 173 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,160 You got a copy, Jacqui? Yeah, copy. 174 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,600 You're not going to believe it, mate - I've broken a coil. 175 00:10:39,680 --> 00:10:43,160 You're kidding? I'll jump in the ute and head to town. 176 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:47,160 Hopefully, they've got a spare. OK, good luck. 177 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:52,040 That means that I'm now out here alone while Andy goes shopping. 178 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,680 Having to get this coil will cost me half a day. 179 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:59,880 I've only got 4oz to go to reach that 30oz. 180 00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:02,560 We might not reach our target now. 181 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:03,250 2 00:11:07.560 -- 00:11:10.720 align:middle line:90% position:50% I'm over the heat, mate. Oh, same, man. 182 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:14,760 This has got to be the last week. The other prospectors have left. 183 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:18,400 We're within striking distance, first time in three years. 184 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:20,840 In the goldfields of Western Australia, 185 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:25,960 Rob Dale and Rob "Turbo" Linton must find over 3.5oz of gold 186 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,240 to reach their 20oz target. 187 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:32,440 Today's the day, this is what we've been working up to. 188 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:35,640 They're meeting representatives of a mining company 189 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,520 who are buying nearby leases. 190 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:41,680 How much do you reckon we'll get? The neighbours got 100,000. 191 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:46,000 I'm hoping they'll come with a good, realistic offer. 192 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,520 The company has been paying well over the going rate, 193 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:53,760 which could result in a huge cash bonus for the Goldtimers 194 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:55,640 on top of their gold tally. 195 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:57,680 I'm hoping to make a heap of money, 196 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,400 maybe buy a new excavator, some bigger leases, who knows. 197 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:05,160 At the start of the season, everything burned. 198 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,760 The ute cost me around ten grand. 199 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:11,640 I can't do this, man, I really can't. I've just lost everything! 200 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,920 It was a big loss. We don't have money in the bank. 201 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:17,880 Selling the lease for good money, 202 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,080 we've got the potential to make that. 203 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:23,400 Fingers crossed it's going to pay off for us. 204 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,480 My main focus right now is, we've got 3.5oz to find. 205 00:12:31,560 --> 00:12:33,960 We'll head to the creek. 206 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:36,920 We found good gold where we left off last week. 207 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:41,480 This is our last run home, so it's time to go mining. 208 00:12:41,560 --> 00:12:43,920 Yeah, mate, we finished up here. 209 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:47,160 Looking on the map from the drone survey, 210 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:50,480 I reckon, if we keep working further down the creek, 211 00:12:50,560 --> 00:12:53,760 we'll be onto some good gold. For sure. 212 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:57,400 Last week, they finally got the results 213 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,840 from a drone survey of their lease. 214 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:04,560 A lot of gold is associated with faults and structures and shears 215 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:07,080 all throughout that zone I've marked out. 216 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:10,040 It might be worth a shot for you guys to look at. 217 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,920 The survey showed signs of potential deep gold 218 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:18,320 attractive to mining companies as well as some surface deposits. 219 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:22,960 We're starting off where we finished off last week. 220 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:27,560 Hopefully, we finish off on a high and hit target, fingers crossed. 221 00:13:28,560 --> 00:13:31,120 It's absolutely stifling out here. 222 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:36,240 In this heat, you've got to drink six, seven litres of water a day. 223 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:40,840 I've had heatstroke before, it caught me in the blink of an eye. 224 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:42,800 That was it, I was gone. 225 00:13:42,880 --> 00:13:46,200 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) Oh, that sounds nice. 226 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:47,920 We need this first nugget. 227 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,000 Sounds all right. 228 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,200 There it is - it's gold. 229 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:58,360 It's not big, but it's our first bit of gold in the new pushing. 230 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,520 That's a relief! 231 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,760 Hey, bro, I'm finished with this cut. 232 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,720 Copy that, bud. 233 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:15,760 Our first meeting with the company to potentially sell leases. 234 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,360 Let's see what happens out of this. 235 00:14:18,440 --> 00:14:21,680 Hey, how are youse going? Yeah, good. 236 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:23,560 Rob. Turbo. 237 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:25,520 Mel. Turbo. 238 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,920 Youse have come to talk about your lease. 239 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,400 We're here for a mining company, they've given us an offer. 240 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:35,920 Yeah. We'll let youse give us an offer, then we'll go from there. 241 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,920 Basically, the offer is 20 grand. 242 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,280 Is that per lease? 243 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:43,920 No, that's both. 244 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,840 That's not what we're looking for, not now. 245 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:50,320 Our neighbour got 100,000 bucks for their lease. 246 00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaking of your neighbour, we looked up his drilling results, 247 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,720 and they came in at 3.5 grams per tonne, 248 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,800 whereas you have no results for these leases. 249 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:02,720 We got drone results, and there's gold on here. 250 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:06,080 We have seen the drone results, but we have seen better. 251 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:07,760 OK, yep. 252 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,000 How long have we got to think about it? 253 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:11,800 A week or so. 254 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:15,000 We'll have a think about it. Definitely. 255 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:16,840 Your choice. 256 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,400 Nice to meet you. No worries. 257 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:23,480 We'll get back to you in a week or so. No worries, mate. 258 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,760 Well, that was pretty disappointing, man. 259 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:29,000 They're really playing hardball. 260 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:33,760 Once they said the figure of 20,000, I was absolutely gutted. 261 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,080 Caught us a little bit by surprise, 262 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,360 thought it would be better than that. 263 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:42,520 Yeah, obviously, 20 grand is pretty disappointing. 264 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,040 Yeah, we won't be taking that offer. 265 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:54,080 I'm not getting any targets around here. 266 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:57,080 Today, things seem to be going from bad to worse. 267 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:01,200 Andy's broken a coil, so he's had to go into town to get another one. 268 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:06,040 I can't find any gold, and this heat is getting absolutely unbearable. 269 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:09,960 If Andy can't find a replacement coil and I can't find gold, 270 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,800 this could be the end of our season. 271 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:14,920 (BIRDS CALL) 272 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:16,880 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) 273 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,560 Yeah, that's definitely a target. 274 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,480 (LAUGHS) Check that out. 275 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:31,200 Giant centipedes like this have pincers that inject venom 276 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:36,280 potent enough to kill small rodents and give humans a nasty sting. 277 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:38,440 Out you get. Sorry, buddy. 278 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,920 I'm not having you stinging me today. 279 00:16:42,800 --> 00:16:44,680 It sounds big. 280 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:51,080 (LAUGHS) Yes! 281 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,280 That's a beauty! 282 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:57,440 It's probably about 6 grams there, hey - exactly what I'm looking for. 283 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:01,120 The Centipede Nugget. Such a relief, finding that. 284 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,640 It motives me to keep going. 285 00:17:03,720 --> 00:17:06,240 At this stage, I don't even know 286 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,840 if Andy's going to be able to get a replacement coil. 287 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:12,440 How'd you go? 288 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,720 I had a win. (LAUGHS) Yes! Oh, thank God. 289 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:18,880 I know. What a relief, that's so good. 290 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:22,320 Check this out. Hey, that sounds all right. 291 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,640 That's from our new spot. That's a nice nug, well done. 292 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,240 Good $500 nug there. Thank you. 293 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:32,080 $500 coil, $500 nug. Where have YOU been? (LAUGHS) 294 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,720 There you go. Thank you. 295 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:37,480 Righto, time to go and test it out. 296 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,360 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) 297 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,800 Yeah, there's something down in there. 298 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:52,960 Ah, there it is. 299 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:56,480 There's probably a couple of grams of gold here. 300 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,560 One for the new coil. 301 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:06,040 This is a good, strong signal, hiding under timber. 302 00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:08,440 I only just heard it, actually. 303 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,800 Now all I've got to do is find it. 304 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:17,240 Here we go. There it is - I felt that hitting my hand. 305 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:20,640 That's the biggest one I've found in Clermont this year. 306 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:23,320 The new coil paid for itself already. 307 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,640 Dan's going to be over the moon at these sort of finds. 308 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,000 A lease owner needs the big stuff. 309 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:32,160 This is exactly what he's looking for. 310 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,200 Hello, Dan. Hello, mate. 311 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,960 Onto a bit of a run down there, getting a few. 312 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:40,400 Have you done much digging in that area? Not really. 313 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:42,400 I think we've found our spot. 314 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:45,400 We've hit a few nuggets through this area. 315 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:48,960 We'll use the excavator and see if they go to depth. 316 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,920 I've used excavators on other leases. 317 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:55,760 It's been a few years, so, a bit of a refresher course 318 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,160 and I'll get used to it again. 319 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:01,840 Keys there on the back. Yeah. 320 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:05,280 That's your revs. That's to go forward and backwards. 321 00:19:05,360 --> 00:19:07,320 Much the same as one I've driven. 322 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:10,240 You guys focus on this scrape. 323 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:14,120 What youse find, it's yours, just save me some area around it. 324 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:18,440 Will do, mate. Legend. Too easy. See you later on, mate. 325 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,600 This is our last roll of the dice. 326 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:31,240 We've got over 4oz to go to reach that 30oz target. 327 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:35,680 Hand tools aren't going to get us there, so we'll have a scrape. 328 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:38,480 We haven't got much time left now. 329 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:44,720 All right, Jackhammer, show us what you got. Sweet. 330 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:46,480 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) 331 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,600 That's definitely a target. 332 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,960 Look at that. There it is, right there. 333 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,120 (LAUGHS) Yes! 334 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:01,120 It's a nice one too - that's 3, 4 grams. Nice! 335 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:05,080 We're in this good layer, it feels like the right sort of ground. 336 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:08,800 Jackhammer, Jackhammer, Jackhammer! You can do it! 337 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,360 (LAUGHS) OK. (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) 338 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,720 That's a screamer! 339 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,880 Put your back into it, Andy! 340 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:21,560 It's out? I reckon it's right there. 341 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,760 Oh! Look at that. 342 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,360 Yes! (LAUGHS) That's a ripper. 343 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,720 Well done, mate. Yes! This is beautiful. 344 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:33,960 I'm starting to feel like our target is within reach, hopefully. 345 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:37,720 Righto. I'll do another scrape, see how we go. Perfect. 346 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,480 (TURNS KEY, ENGINE DOESN'T START) Oh, man! 347 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:47,200 I got nothing! What do you mean, it won't switch on? 348 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:48,960 No, it's just not starting. 349 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:53,040 When Dan's excavator stopped working, I was dreading the worst. 350 00:20:53,120 --> 00:20:54,920 It's not kicking in at all. 351 00:20:55,000 --> 00:21:00,280 As soon as that excavator stopped working, my heart absolutely sank. 352 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,800 Well, there you go! Ethan's going to be a dad. 353 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,080 Looks like it's just you and me, boy. 354 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,680 (LAUGHS) Yeah, sure is. 355 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,000 All's we can do it top it off with a big nugget, eh? Yeah. 356 00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:18,400 Cayden's going to have to step it up a little bit. 357 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:21,480 We have to work a bit harder, that's for certain. 358 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:26,240 Cayden's only 15 years of age, and he handles it pretty damn well. 359 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:28,120 I couldn't be prouder. 360 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,440 Cayd, take that one away, go and dump it over the edge. 361 00:21:31,520 --> 00:21:33,160 Righto, beautiful. 362 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:37,520 First, Cayden removes the overburden, or waste material, 363 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:41,920 to reach the pay dirt, which will then be detected on a pad. 364 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,880 I've really got to get my head in the game. 365 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,760 I'm only 15. There wouldn't be many other 15-year-olds 366 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:50,680 driving 40-tonne trucks. 367 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,800 I've just got to push through and do my best. 368 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,840 Beautiful. Keep going. Yeah, tip her there, mate. 369 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:04,600 Do you want to jump on the bulldozer, mate, back it back 370 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,400 so we can dump the pad material, mate? 371 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,560 Yeah, righto. 372 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:12,760 You know, my boy is doing a great job. 373 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:17,400 He's on his school holiday. He could be mucking around with his mates, 374 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:22,720 but he chooses to be out here, and he wants to find a big nugget. 375 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:26,360 After this, I'll jump back in the truck, 376 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:30,040 dump in front of the bulldozer, and Dad can jump back in 377 00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:32,320 so it's here, all ready. 378 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:37,120 Take her back now, mate. Right hand down a little bit. 379 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:39,640 That's it, straighten her up now. 380 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:43,480 Keep her going. Yeah, dump her about there, mate. 381 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,840 Perfect. 382 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:49,720 Jump on your detector, mate, while I push this pad out. 383 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:51,800 Yeah, righto. 384 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:58,200 I really am hoping there's a bit of gold on this pad. 385 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:00,640 Only one way to find out. 386 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,320 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) 387 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:16,360 It's spiking a little bit. 388 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:24,280 (LAUGHS) Hey! 389 00:23:24,360 --> 00:23:26,360 Beautiful. 390 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:30,680 We're getting a bit of gold, but it's like a needle in a haystack. 391 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,120 I believe there's good nuggets, 392 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,360 I want to find them before the season's out. 393 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:39,400 I hate losing. If we don't land a good nugget 394 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,680 by the end of the season, I feel like we've lost. 395 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:46,040 I'm hoping that this will be the paddock 396 00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:48,640 that sets us up for retirement, 397 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:51,720 the paddock that might land us the 1,000-ouncer, 398 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,280 a $2.5, $3 million bit of gold. 399 00:23:54,360 --> 00:23:56,600 They've been found here in the past, 400 00:23:56,680 --> 00:24:01,120 there's every real chance we could find one in the future. 401 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:02,250 2 00:24:03.840 -- 00:24:06.280 align:middle line:68% position:50% There you go - have a look at that, 402 00:24:06,360 --> 00:24:09,080 what the sunlight can do to a plastic bottle - 403 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:10,640 warped and melted. 404 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,800 And I'm detecting in this. 405 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,480 It's absolutely stifling out here, 406 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,720 probably 40-something degrees in the shade. 407 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:22,000 It's really starting to take its toll on me now. 408 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:25,200 I'm sick of sweating, sick of drinking water. 409 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,360 Just got to keep moving till we hit this target. 410 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,960 It's the end of the season now, starting to heat up. 411 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,080 A lot of prospectors have left. 412 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:37,520 It's just too hot out here, too dangerous. 413 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:42,320 In Western Australia, the Goldtimers are pushing to finish their season 414 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,840 before summer heat shuts them down. 415 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:49,000 Turbo's in the loader with no air-con, so I feel for him. 416 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:52,040 They're weighing up an offer from a mining company 417 00:24:52,120 --> 00:24:54,240 to sell their two leases. 418 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,400 The deal they've offered us, 419 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,280 it's pretty much half of what we'd expected. 420 00:24:59,360 --> 00:25:04,120 We haven't had any other offers. It's something we'll think about. 421 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:09,120 We've got 3.5oz to find, we don't have any time to lose. 422 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:13,560 The Goldtimers are pushing and scraping for deeper nuggets. 423 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:18,000 The ideal depth for each cut is 10cm to 15cm. 424 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:22,480 Most metal detectors have an effective range of around 30cm. 425 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:29,440 Any push deeper than that risks losing gold in the waste heap. 426 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:33,200 This season has the most pressure on us. 427 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,480 We haven't hit target once in the last couple of years. 428 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,520 I am not going to go home without a good paycheque. 429 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:44,120 I want to find 3.5oz and go home a winner. 430 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,280 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) Oh. 431 00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:50,760 There's a good noise there. 432 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,600 Depressing, when you're working in the heat 433 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,800 and you go a while without any gold. 434 00:25:55,880 --> 00:26:00,640 As soon as you get a decent target like that, it changes everything. 435 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:02,400 There it is. 436 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:06,360 That's a much better bit of gold. Probably about 3 grams there. 437 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:09,520 Mate, I tell you what, we needed this. 438 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:13,560 It's so hot out here, I just want this to be over. 439 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:16,840 The nugget is worth $240... 440 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:22,880 Yes! ..but they'll need over 36 similar ones to get to 3.6oz. 441 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,720 That's a good target. 442 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,280 I've got two targets here! 443 00:26:31,360 --> 00:26:34,440 One there and one there. 444 00:26:38,720 --> 00:26:40,640 It's out. 445 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:45,480 Oh, man. 446 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,480 Oh, I got him. There it is. 447 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,440 Another nice bit. 448 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:54,200 Oh, man. Come on, target! 449 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:57,560 (SIGHS) Far out, man. 450 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:01,240 OK, I dropped it in that hole. 451 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,880 There it is. 452 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,600 It's right there. Oh, beautiful! 453 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:09,640 At least 3 grams, that one. 454 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:13,200 Normally I wouldn't say I'm sick of digging holes, 455 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:16,600 but in this heat, I am sick of digging holes. 456 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:24,760 (FLIES BUZZ) Urgh! 457 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,240 (GROANS) 458 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,720 Is Rob all right or what? 459 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,840 You all right? You look dizzy, bro. 460 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:42,120 My stomach is really cramping up, man. You're shaking too. 461 00:27:42,200 --> 00:27:45,040 Get me out of the sun, bro. Come on. 462 00:27:45,120 --> 00:27:46,680 All right, come on. 463 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,680 (GROANS) Into the car. 464 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:54,720 When I got to him, he had the shakes and he didn't know where he was. 465 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:57,200 Drink some water, man. 466 00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:00,120 Then I knew, the heat's got to him. 467 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,960 Is the air-con on? Yes. I'm sorry, bro. 468 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:06,280 Don't be sorry, it's hot out here. Oh, man. 469 00:28:07,360 --> 00:28:10,920 We had our storm come through at the start of the week, 470 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:14,800 now it looks like there may be more storm fronts moving through. 471 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:18,400 That's a bit of a challenge - the weather. 472 00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:21,920 I'm feeling the pressure, we're all feeling it. 473 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:26,160 Just got to push through, do our best. We're on the clock here. 474 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:30,080 I am still desperate to get something on the scales 475 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:31,680 because if we don't, 476 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:36,800 this is likely going to be the worst season, target-tallywise. 477 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:39,960 But it still ain't over, and I'll fight to the death. 478 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:44,640 We've still got a chance of landing a good nugget at any time. 479 00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:54,480 (MOBILE RINGS) 480 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:57,560 How're you going, Eth? Hey, mate, how'd you go? 481 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:00,640 What's going on? They've had the bubs. 482 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:02,440 Have they? How's Chelsey? 483 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:04,760 Chelsey's doing well. Hey, Eth! 484 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:06,440 Mum and bubs is all good? 485 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:10,080 Yeah, really healthy, and Chelsey's doing well. 486 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:13,800 Hello, baby boy! Hello! 487 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:17,000 This is Odin. Odin! How're you going, mate? 488 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:20,200 Hey, Chels. Hey, Chelsey! Congratulations. 489 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:23,280 You've got joy there. I'm very happy for youse. 490 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:25,480 We got no joy out here. 491 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:29,680 How are youse doing? A couple of bits, and that's about it. 492 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,080 All right. Well, take it easy, eh? 493 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:34,960 Congratulations! Keep in touch, bye. 494 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,400 That's brilliant! How's that, eh? 495 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:41,680 There's some good news for the week so far, mate, anyway. 496 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,920 (THUNDER RUMBLES) 497 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:47,720 I'm hoping this rain, thunder and lightning moves around us 498 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,760 cos we can't afford to be rained out at the moment. 499 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:52,880 If this lightning gets too bad, 500 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:56,720 you're going to go sit in the car, all right? Can't be THAT bad. 501 00:29:56,800 --> 00:29:59,960 I'll jump on the pad. We've got storms coming. 502 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,880 I'm hoping to get this pad done before it rains. 503 00:30:02,960 --> 00:30:06,320 They're predicting 20 to 40 mil of rain. 504 00:30:06,400 --> 00:30:11,480 If we get it here, which is looking likely, we'll be stuffed. 505 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:16,360 Over 100 people are seriously injured from lightning strikes 506 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:20,120 every year in Australia, with up to ten deaths. 507 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:24,720 This spike can make it hard to pinpoint. 508 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,480 Leave it, just keep detecting. 509 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:31,880 It's really difficult to detect through this electrical activity. 510 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:36,840 It increases EMI activity - electromagnetic interference. 511 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:40,680 The detectors don't detect well at all. 512 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:44,320 You got a target? Just a big, big hot rock. 513 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,960 That's not a hot rock, that's a target. 514 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:52,240 There it is. Look, mate, that's gold. 515 00:30:56,080 --> 00:31:00,960 Keep going, mate. The lightning's so close. Cayden, hurry up. 516 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,760 Cayden, can you sit in the car, please? 517 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:08,000 I'll finish this off, mate. Righto. Don't get struck! 518 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,920 Looks like we're going to get wet. 519 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,520 I'm frustrated, I want to help Dad. 520 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:18,880 He doesn't want me struck by lightning, 521 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,040 but it feels bad, sitting here. 522 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,120 (THUNDER) 523 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:27,040 I think it's time to go. 524 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:31,120 There you go. I'm getting out of here. 525 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:34,680 Jesus Christ! Get out, seriously. 526 00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:39,280 Get up against the excavator, mate. The lightning is close. 527 00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:45,640 I hope Rob's all right. 528 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,720 I hope he doesn't feel too bad. It is hot out here. 529 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:53,120 We need to hit this target, so I'll keep pushing on, 530 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:56,600 and hopefully, I'll get a few nuggets. 531 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:01,440 Oh, man. 532 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:06,200 I really needed a break. It's getting dangerous, working out here. 533 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:11,000 I'm glad this is the end of the season, cos I'm ready to go home. 534 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:14,760 I want to wrap this up and call it a year. 535 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:19,040 But we want to get our deal done, and we want the money for this. 536 00:32:19,120 --> 00:32:21,800 I'm looking forward to these guys getting here 537 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:23,840 so we can tell them our final offer. 538 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:27,160 I think that's them. I hope this goes well. 539 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:30,640 I got back up to camp, got myself back together, 540 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:34,200 and had the mining company come out to have a quick meeting. 541 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:36,960 I decided it's our time to play hard ball. 542 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:39,880 Rob, how're you going? How are youse? 543 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,560 Still out here, mate? We're still out here. 544 00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:46,800 Thanks for coming back out. No worries. Come to a decision yet? 545 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:49,000 We're not going to take 20 grand. 546 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:52,520 We want 20 grand each lease - that's 40 grand. 547 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:56,080 We want our camp and the alluvial rights. We're firm on that. 548 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,920 That's double what we offered. I know it is, 549 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,480 but we're not willing to budge on that. 550 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:04,320 We'll have a chat, tell them that's your offer, 551 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:07,840 and get back to you, no worries. Thanks. 552 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,960 Alluvial rights will allow the Goldtimers to still hunt gold 553 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:14,440 in the surface soil down to 2 metres 554 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:19,680 until the full-scale mining operation starts in the deeper ground. 555 00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:22,920 I think they were shocked with what we came back with. 556 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:27,000 We won't let it go for nothing. If they want it, they'll pay. 557 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:32,160 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) Oh, yes! (LAUGHS) 558 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:38,280 It's too hot to be touching, it actually burns you. 559 00:33:38,360 --> 00:33:40,440 Oh, there it is. (LAUGHS) 560 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,120 There's one for the jar. 561 00:33:46,560 --> 00:33:50,640 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) Oh, that's a nice noise. 562 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:58,840 Where are ya? 563 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:03,480 Oh, yes. Phew! 564 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:06,640 That's a nice piece. I'm calling it. 565 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:09,280 Hopefully, we hit season target 566 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:12,320 and get the deal we want with this mining company. 567 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:14,240 I'm ready to go home. 568 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:20,000 What's Dan going to do if we break his digger? I don't know. 569 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:23,080 We'll cross that bridge when we get to it, don't panic. 570 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:26,400 In Queensland, in the final days of their season, 571 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:30,000 Jacqui and Andrew have hit a hurdle in their quest 572 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:32,800 to find the 5oz they need to make target. 573 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:36,400 Hey, Dan, you on channel? Sure am. 574 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:40,120 We're having trouble getting the digger started. 575 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:44,280 I can handle breaking my own gear, but when it belongs to someone else, 576 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,160 you feel really bad. 577 00:34:46,240 --> 00:34:48,440 It's got a brand-new battery in it. 578 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:52,000 We'll start with the basics and see if we can sort it out. 579 00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:54,400 Hopefully, you haven't broken it on me. 580 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:57,160 I've been on a run lately, so I'm not confident. 581 00:34:57,240 --> 00:35:01,760 I've had a bad run since I've been in Clermont. I broke a pick. 582 00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:04,720 Oh, that's just great (!) 583 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:06,280 Broke my coil. 584 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:09,360 I didn't want to break one of mate's bits of machinery. 585 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:13,480 I've got a blown starter fuse. There's got to be a reason for it. 586 00:35:13,560 --> 00:35:16,760 Yeah. It's rubbed and burned through. 587 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:20,640 There's a rubbed-out wire that goes to the starter motor. 588 00:35:20,720 --> 00:35:22,720 Dan fixed that in no time. 589 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:25,000 (ENGINE STARTS) Yes! 590 00:35:25,080 --> 00:35:27,880 Good stuff, mate, well done. You're so lucky! 591 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:31,920 It wasn't my fault, but Jacqui will probably say it was. 592 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:36,160 What about if I jump on the excavator and give you a hand? Yes! 593 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:47,520 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) There's two. 594 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:51,800 Look at that clay. The deeper we go, the harder it gets. 595 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:54,480 This one sounds good. Yeah. 596 00:35:54,560 --> 00:35:56,520 Look - look at that. 597 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,720 That's awesome, yes! They're getting bigger, eh? 598 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:03,360 Come on, Jacqui, get us another one. There you go. 599 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:05,400 This is great! 600 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:11,880 Look at that, hanging out of that quartz there. Nice! 601 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:14,040 Very good. We're on a roll here. 602 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:16,200 Come on, Jacqui. 603 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:20,000 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) There we go. 604 00:36:23,120 --> 00:36:27,120 I think we should get you on the jackhammer, Jackhammer. 605 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,400 All right, let's have a listen. 606 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:38,360 Oh, this is good, this is good! 607 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:41,680 That sounds pretty good. Let's find out, eh? 608 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:44,040 DAN AND JACQUI: Here we go. 609 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:46,440 Can you feel any weight? 610 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:48,240 Look at that! (LAUGHS) 611 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:52,880 That 30oz is in trouble now, mate. Look at that! Oh, my God! 612 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:55,080 Well done, mate. 613 00:36:55,160 --> 00:36:57,160 That's huge! That's a beauty. 614 00:36:57,240 --> 00:36:59,240 Check that out! 615 00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:02,480 That is awesome, guys. Got to be close to an ounce. 616 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:06,000 That's us for the season. We can hang our head on that one 617 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:09,080 and pack this up, eh? I'm happy to finish on that. 618 00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:11,880 I'm happy for you guys to finish on that too. 619 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:15,200 It's my turn now, I can go and get the rest of the gold. 620 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:17,400 Get one of those big slugs out. 621 00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:19,760 I need it more than you can imagine. 622 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,760 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) There we go. (LAUGHS) 623 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,040 Come on, Jackhammer. 624 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:33,520 (DETECTOR OSCILLATES) Come on! 625 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:35,960 (LAUGHS) You beauty! 626 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:39,160 It's another good one! Man, that's a chunker. 627 00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:41,800 Oh, man - shaking! Another big one. 628 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:44,760 Well done, man, good start. (LAUGHS) 629 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:47,840 Great. You deserve it! That's awesome. 630 00:37:47,920 --> 00:37:51,320 Loss of words. These guys are fantastic at what they do. 631 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:53,800 This is what keeps me awake every night. 632 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:56,120 There's got to be 25g of gold in that. 633 00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:59,800 We came to Clermont to do a job, and we've done that. 634 00:37:59,880 --> 00:38:02,440 Dan's really happy and so are we. 635 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:06,000 To see the smile on his face and get that handshake, 636 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:08,680 that's as good as the gold in my pocket. 637 00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:12,160 So excited for the weigh-in. Today, it's going to be awesome. 638 00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:16,560 Looking forward to this weigh-in, last one of the season. 639 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,920 In the Golden Triangle of Victoria... 640 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,360 Let's weigh up what we got, mate. 641 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:26,720 ..the Poseidon Crew have had another disappointing week, 642 00:38:26,800 --> 00:38:29,080 cut short by electrical storms. 643 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:32,720 I know things aren't going fantastically well, 644 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:34,680 but let's see what we got. 645 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:38,160 It ain't a lot, but it's still something. 646 00:38:38,240 --> 00:38:41,880 What have we got? I can't quite see, what is it? 647 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:43,440 .57. 648 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:45,760 That's just over half an ounce. 649 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:52,240 The $1,400 of gold still leaves a staggering $632,000 650 00:38:52,320 --> 00:38:58,240 or 253oz to find to hit their target in just one week. 651 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:00,600 Feels like we're failing. Don't worry. 652 00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:04,640 I am extremely frustrated and disappointed with the results, 653 00:39:04,720 --> 00:39:06,640 but it will turn. 654 00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:10,200 We should get more for the effort we put in. I understand. 655 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:13,120 We've got one more week, it can still happen. 656 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:15,880 Any bucket, any pass with the detector 657 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:18,960 could be a nugget that changes everything. 658 00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:24,320 Feel better now, understand we're not wasting our time out here? Yeah. 659 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:28,760 You're here for the right reasons, and I love you for it. Thanks, Dad. 660 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:30,560 Seriously, mate. 661 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:33,440 All right? Keep it up, we'll be right. 662 00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:36,000 Go and find a big nugget. One more week. 663 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:41,560 Keep telling yourself, visualise that we're finding a big nugget. 664 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,560 All right, Jacqui, time to find out how we went. 665 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:46,800 I'm so nervous! I am too, actually. 666 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:51,800 Fifteen hundred kilometres north, the sun is beating down in Queensland 667 00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:55,320 as Jacqui and Andrew have their final weigh-in of the season. 668 00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:59,160 How much do we need to get to that 30oz? 4.8. 669 00:39:59,240 --> 00:40:02,520 I don't know. Just do it, man - rip the Band-Aid off. 670 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:04,600 Righto, let's go. Urgh! 671 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:11,400 Don't panic - still got this one to go. 672 00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:15,920 Oh, my God, I don't want to look! (LAUGHS) OK, I'll do it. 673 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:20,440 I think you'd better have a look. (SQUEALS) 674 00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:23,080 5.1. We did it, mate. (LAUGHS) 675 00:40:23,160 --> 00:40:25,840 We busted 30. Yes, yes! 676 00:40:26,840 --> 00:40:30,680 This week's haul of more than $12,000 of gold 677 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:34,280 has pushed their tally over $76,000, 678 00:40:34,360 --> 00:40:38,280 more than double their original target. 679 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:41,840 Seriously, congratulations. Well done, great season. 680 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:44,760 After this year and the amount of gold we've found, 681 00:40:44,840 --> 00:40:47,560 we can call ourselves prospectors. 682 00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:50,320 If there's gold in those hills, we'll find it. 683 00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:53,240 Out of my way, Jacqui, I'm going in! 684 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:59,440 I know how to track down gold, and I've found a lot of it. 685 00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:04,200 While I don't like to use the word "professional" for myself, 686 00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:06,080 I'm confident in my abilities. 687 00:41:06,160 --> 00:41:08,160 You're a pro, mate. 688 00:41:12,840 --> 00:41:15,440 Over 2,700km away... 689 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:17,480 I think we'll get close. 690 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:20,080 ..in the goldfields of Western Australia, 691 00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:26,160 the Goldtimers are about to find out if they've found the 3.5oz they need 692 00:41:26,240 --> 00:41:28,520 to make their 20oz season target. 693 00:41:28,600 --> 00:41:30,120 Pour that out. Yeah. 694 00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:32,760 .5, 1, 695 00:41:32,840 --> 00:41:34,400 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 696 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:37,160 3.5, 4! (LAUGHS) 697 00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:42,320 4.28, bro! Are you kidding? Come here! (LAUGHS) 698 00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:44,920 We've done it, we've done it! 699 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:49,360 For the first time in their careers as prospectors, 700 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:52,520 Rob and Turbo have reached their season target, 701 00:41:52,600 --> 00:41:58,360 breaking through the $50,000 mark with over $10,000 of gold this week. 702 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:02,560 Yeah, mate. Thanks for getting back to us. 703 00:42:05,160 --> 00:42:08,360 Can you do me a favour, can you send me through an email? 704 00:42:08,440 --> 00:42:11,520 All right, thank you. See ya. 705 00:42:11,600 --> 00:42:13,800 How'd the phone call go, mate? 706 00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:16,520 We'll see if this email's come in. Come on! 707 00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:19,280 You should read this, mate. 708 00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:24,840 Confirmation of offer. Forty grand plus alluvial rights and the camp! 709 00:42:24,920 --> 00:42:28,040 Everything! (LAUGHS) Yes, man! 710 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:31,600 It's everything! AND we hit target. 711 00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:33,440 Thank God for that. 712 00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:36,920 I can't believe it - we've not only hit our target 713 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:39,600 we've got everything we wanted for our leases. 714 00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:43,160 This is such a win, and we've worked so hard to get to this point. 715 00:42:43,240 --> 00:42:46,480 Yeah, boy! (LAUGHS) 716 00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:50,200 This season has been absolutely epic, mate. We've done it. 717 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:53,000 Our families are going to be stoked. 718 00:42:53,080 --> 00:42:55,160 (CACKLES) 719 00:43:10,920 --> 00:43:12,920 subtitles by Deluxe