Narrator: ON THIS EPISODE OF "PARKER'S TRAIL"...
OH, MY [BLEEP]. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Narrator: THE TEAM HEAD TO NORTH QUEENSLAND...
Parker: HAVE WE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE?
Man: DEPENDS WHAT PLACE YOU LOOKING FOR.
Narrator: ...IN SEARCH OF A CLAIM PARKER CAN MINE ON HIS OWN.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY.
-Tyler: WOW. -Parker: HOLY COW.
Danny: IT'S ALL REFLECTING ON YOUR FACE, PARKER.
Narrator: BUT WITH TEMPERATURES AND TEMPERS RISING...
I'M NOT OVERLY HAPPY WITH THIS SO FAR.
I DON'T THINK PARKER IS EITHER.
SHE'S NEW TO WORKING WITH ME, BUT THIS IS HORSE [BLEEP].
Narrator: ...THE NEW PROSPECTING TEAM START TO FEEL THE PRESSURE.
[BLEEP] THE MINING DEPARTMENT.
IT'S JUST BULL [BLEEP]. THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.
-TERRY! -OH, [BLEEP]
♪♪
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♪♪
OH, WOW. THIS LANDSCAPE'S CHANGING NOW, ISN'T IT?
YEAH, IT'S GETTING REALLY DRY.
♪♪
HANG ON! BRACE FOR IMPACT!
-WHOA! -OH!
-OH, HOLY [BLEEP]. [ LAUGHTER ]
-OH. OH. -OH, [BLEEP]
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS ON A LIFE-CHANGING MISSION
TO FIND A CLAIM IN AUSTRALIA TO EXPAND HIS YUKON BUSINESS
INTO A GLOBAL OPERATION.
HELPING HIM ARE FRIENDS FRED,
DANNY, AND NEW TEAM MEMBER TYLER MAHONEY.
Tyler: I BASICALLY HAVE TO FIND HIM SOME GOOD GROUND.
I'M HOPING TO USE MY CONTACTS
AND MY LOCAL PROSPECTING KNOWLEDGE
TO HELP FIND A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY FOR PARKER.
Narrator: IN VICTORIA, THE TEAM FOUND GROUND WITH MORE GOLD PER YARD
THAN ANYTHING PARKER HAS SEEN IN THE YUKON,
BUT TYLER BELIEVES THERE ARE RICHER CLAIMS
FOR SALE FURTHER NORTH.
NOW THEY'RE FOLLOWING THE OLD-TIMERS' GOLD TRAIL,
2,000 MILES TO THE PALMER GOLDFIELDS IN QUEENSLAND,
HOME OF THE 1873 GOLD RUSH.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE PALMER GOLDFIELDS,
AND I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT, PARKER,
BECAUSE IT'S QUITE SIMILAR TO THE KLONDIKE.
IT'S A GOLD-BEARING AREA WITH LOADS OF HISTORY.
LOADS OF HISTORY. THERE WAS LIKE
50,000 PEOPLE HERE IN THE FIRST GOLD RUSH IN THE 1870s.
HOW MUCH GOLD DID THEY FIND?[BLEEP] LOAD.
-IS THAT METRIC OR STANDARD? -STANDARD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪♪
Narrator: IN 1873, PROSPECTOR JAMES MULLIGAN
FOUND 102 OUNCES OF GOLD ON THE PALMER RIVER.
IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS,
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FLOODED THE REMOTE REGION.
LIVING IN TENT CITIES, THEY USED HEAVY MACHINERY
TO RECOVER 1 MILLION OUNCES OF GOLD
WORTH $15 BILLION TODAY.
I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH, BUT IT'S FRICKIN' HARD UP HERE.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF LEADS.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF GROUND AVAILABLE. IT'S ALL TIED UP.
BUT I HAVE FOUND US A LEASE THAT IS FOR SALE.
THE AD, IT SAYS, ABOUT 60 HECTARES OF GOLD-BEARING GRAVEL.
-WHOA. -$110,000 NEGOTIABLE.
THE LEASE IS FOR SALE BY A GUY CALLED JOHN WITHERS.
MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE
TO GET IN CONTACT WITH HIM.
MYSTERIOUS.
SO WE'RE JUST CHASING DOWN AN ONLINE AD?
YEAH.WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?
YOU NEVER KNOW WHETHER AN AD LIKE THIS
THAT YOU FIND ONLINE IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING FOR REAL
OR SOMEBODY STAKES SOME GROUND IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
WITH NO GOLD ON IT AND IS JUST TRYING TO CON PEOPLE, RIGHT?
IF IT'S NOT --
I MEAN, THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME PRESSURE ON TYLER HERE.
SHE'S BASICALLY BROUGHT US ACROSS AUSTRALIA
FOR AN ONLINE AD FOR A PIECE OF GROUND,
SO HOPING IT'S FOR REAL.
♪♪
SO WE'RE GOING OFF-ROAD.
-WE'RE GOING INTO THAT? -YEAH.
OH, [BLEEP].
IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BUMPY. HOLD ON.
[ RUMBLING ]
Narrator: THE REMOTE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK
IS ONE OF THE DRIEST PLACES ON EARTH,
SPANNING OVER 2.2 MILLION SQUARE MILES.
IT'S MORE THAN HALF THE SIZE OF THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
♪♪
TYLER, ARE THERE SNAKES OUT HERE?
YEAH. HEAPS.[BLEEP] GREAT.
Narrator: THRIVING IN THE ARID LANDSCAPE,
THE OUTBACK IS HOME TO SOME OF THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST SNAKES,
INCLUDING THE INLAND TAIPAN.
WITH JUST ONE BITE,
IT RELEASES ENOUGH VENOM TO KILL A HUNDRED PEOPLE.
THERE'S A HOUSE DOWN HERE.
Danny: FEELS A BIT LIKE WE'RE IN THAT MOMENT IN A HORROR FILM
WHERE WE'RE ABOUT TO GET MURDERED.
♪♪
OH, HELLO, ARE YOU JOHN?
[ LAUGHS ] SORT OF?
YEAH. SORRY --
-YOU'RE THE CARETAKER? -YEAH.
-I'M PARKER. -PARKER.
-I'M FRED. -WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?
-JORDAN. -JORDAN, NICE TO MEET YOU.
HEY, JORDAN. I'M DANNY. YOU DON'T SOUND LIKE
YOU'RE FROM AUSTRALIA. WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
-OH, COOL. -OH, WOW.
OKAY.
-YOU RAN AWAY? -YEAH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SORRY, SO YOU'RE CARETAKING FOR JOHN?
-YES, ACTUALLY. -OKAY.
WHERE'S JOHN?
HE'S PLAYING POKER?[ LAUGHS ] YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]
-ACTUALLY IN VEGAS? -YEAH. YEAH.
Fred: WOW.
DO YOU HAVE A MAP OF THE LEASE OR ANYTHING?
OKAY. DO YOU KNOW ROUGHLY WHERE THE BOUNDARIES ARE?
-YEP. -CAN YOU SHOW US?
LET'S GET LOOKING.
♪♪
IS THIS EVEN LEGIT?I HAVE NO IDEA.
I FEEL LIKE HE'S JUST A GUY LIVING IN A SHED,
AND HE'S PUT AN AD FOR IT ON GUMTREE.
♪♪
Parker: DO YOU KNOW HOW FAR ROUGHLY?
-[ LAUGHS ] -OKAY.
I'M NOT LOVING THIS. THIS IS BAD.
I THOUGHT JOHNNY WITHERS WAS GOING TO BE HERE
AND BE REALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE ON THE GROUND,
BUT I LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT NOW BECAUSE THIS BLOKE'S HERE.
NO MAPS, NO NOTHING.
[ SIGHS ] MY PLAN IS GOING TO [BLEEP].
OH, MATE, LOOK AT THIS.
DID YOU HEAR THAT? NO.
THERE'S HEAPS OF CROCODILES, HE RECKONS.
OH, [BLEEP]. JUST IN CASE IT COULDN'T GET ANY WORSE.
♪♪
HOW BIG?
OH...
WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THEM?
[ LAUGHTER ]
GREAT.
♪♪
SO CAN WE DO SOME TESTING HERE?YEAH.
WHATEVER YOU LIKE TO TEST.
IF YOU WANT TO BRING THE TROMMEL DOWN AND SEE
IF YOU CAN GET A ROUTE IN HERE, FRED.
YEAH, JUST TELL ME WHERE YOU WANT IT.
YEAH, I'M NOT OVERLY HAPPY WITH THIS SO FAR.
I DON'T THINK PARKER IS EITHER.
YEAH, I DON'T THINK PARKER IS AT ALL.
I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
WHERE DID TYLER BRING US?
SHE'S NEW TO WORKING WITH ME, AND I DON'T WANT TO GO
FULL PARKER ON HER RIGHT NOW, BUT THIS IS HORSE [BLEEP].
Tyler: I'M A LITTLE BIT STRESSED.
HOW ABOUT ME, PARKER, AND FRED, WE'LL GO AND START
PULLING THE TROMMEL OFF.YEAH.
AND YOU GO AND HAVE A CHAT WITH JORDAN.
-YEAH. OKAY. -COME ON THEN.
THERE'S LOTS OF QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED, HEY?
MM.
HELLO.
HELLO, HELLO. [ SIGHS ]
SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU SOME QUICK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEASE.
I REALLY NEED ALL THE RED TAPE TO BE DONE,
EVERYTHING TO BE CLEARED FOR US TO START MINING.
SO PROBABLY MY FIRST QUESTION WOULD BE,
HAS THERE BEEN A CULTURAL WALKTHROUGH?
Narrator: CULTURAL WALKTHROUGHS
ARE SITE INSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY LAW.
THEY'RE CONDUCTED BY INDIGENOUS ELDERS
TO PROTECT ANCIENT ARTIFACTS BEFORE LAND IS MINED.
AS FAR AS I KNOW,
BECAUSE THERE HASN'T BEEN A CULTURAL WALKTHROUGH DONE,
WE CAN'T RUN MACHINERY.
SO, YEAH, WE CAN TEST WITH DETECTORS AND PANNING,
BUT WE CAN'T RUN A TROMMEL.
OKAY. WELL, YEAH, I'M GOING TO GO CHAT TO PARKER
ABOUT THE MINES DEPARTMENT AND THE TROMMEL.
OH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANKS FOR THAT.
I'LL CHAT TO YOU IN A SECOND, OKAY?
SO I JUST FOUND A NICE LITTLE SPOT OVER THERE.
-OKAY. -TO SET THIS THING UP AT.
Tyler: IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE CULTURAL WALKTHROUGHS DONE,
BUT HE'S LIKE, "[BLEEP] ALL THE RULES,"
WHICH YOU CAN'T DO IN THE MINING INDUSTRY.
IT'S THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF FINES.
READY? LET'S MOVE.
UGH, I'M FEELING REALLY ANXIOUS TO TALK TO PARKER ABOUT THIS.
-GUYS? -Parker: WHAT?
I DON'T THINK WE CAN RUN THIS TROMMEL.
-WHAT? -WHY NOT?
WELL, I WAS JUST TALKING TO JORDAN,
AND HE HASN'T HAD A CULTURAL WALKTHROUGH DONE.
HE THINKS THAT YOU CAN RUN THE TROMMEL,
BUT THE FOCUS IS MACHINERY.
YOU CAN'T USE MACHINERY, I THINK.
THIS IS HORSE [BLEEP].
SORRY, GUYS. I [BLEEP] UP.
[ SIGHS ]
SO WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO HERE?
I DO KNOW AN INDIGENOUS ELDER THAT WE COULD PROBABLY TALK TO
ABOUT IT TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.
WHY DON'T WE JUST GO AHEAD AND DO THAT?
Danny: YEAH, WE COULD SET UP CAMP.
WE CAN DETECT AND WE CAN PAN, CORRECT?
YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT IT.
YEAH. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
I MEAN, I WAS KIND OF HOPING THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE
A SETBACK OF THIS SCALE QUITE SO EARLY ON IN THE TRIP.
I THINK PARKER'S KIND OF HOLDING BACK A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK HE'S PRETTY [BLEEP] PISSED.
THANKS, FRED.
♪♪
-GUYS? -Parker: WHAT?
I DON'T THINK WE CAN RUN THIS TROMMEL.
-WHAT? -THIS IS HORSE [BLEEP].
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM ARE PROSPECTING A CLAIM
IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA, BUT THEY'VE HIT A ROADBLOCK.
THE OWNER DOESN'T HAVE A CRUCIAL PERMIT
NEEDED TO PROPERLY TEST THE GROUND.
IN AN ATTEMPT TO SALVAGE THE LOCATION,
TYLER'S REACHED OUT TO A CONTACT OF HERS
TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY LEEWAY.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE HAD DONE A LITTLE BIT MORE DUE DILIGENCE.
IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANY REAL SUCCESS HERE,
IT'S GOING TO BE BECAUSE WE DO OUR HOMEWORK.
I'LL MAKE SURE IT JUST HAPPEN AGAIN.
GOOD.
♪♪
-OH, [BLEEP]. -WHAT'S GOING ON?
Narrator: FRED AND DANNY CAN ONLY SURFACE MINE
WITH PANS AND DETECTORS
UNTIL THEY GET WORD THEY CAN USE THE TROMMEL.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY GOLD HERE.
[ LAUGHING ]
♪♪
COME ON, FRED.
♪♪
-HOW'S SHE LOOKING, JORDAN? -OH...
OH, YEAH?
-DANNY? -YO.
UM...
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
[ JORDAN LAUGHS ]
SECRET'S OUT, JORDAN. WE'RE NOT VERY GOOD AT PANNING.
Fred: I SURE HOPE THAT TYLER AND PARKER
ARE HAVING MORE LUCK FINDING INFORMATION THAN WE ARE GOLD.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
Narrator: TYLER AND PARKER ARE MEETING
JOHN MURISON, AN EXPERT IN CULTURAL WALKTHROUGHS.
YEAH, G'DAY. TYLER, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I'M PARKER.
PARKER, NICE TO MEET YOU, MATE.NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
WE JUST WANTED TO BASICALLY HAVE A CHAT
ABOUT CULTURAL WALKTHROUGHS AND WHAT'S INVOLVED.
-YOU DO THOSE, DON'T YOU? -WE CERTAINLY DO.
ONCE YOU'VE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN A MINING LEASE,
I'LL GET SOME TRADITIONAL OWNERS TO WALK OVER IT
AND TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL ARTIFACTS.
BECAUSE OUR CULTURE'S A BROKEN CULTURE.
IT'S BEEN SMASHED THROUGH COLONIZATION
AND SO ANY LITTLE REMNANTS THAT WE CAN GET,
WE CAN PASS ON THAT KNOWLEDGE TO OUR YOUNGER GENERATIONS.
AND IF YOU DO FIND THAT, IS IT AN EXCLUSION ZONE?
YES. THE MINER WON'T BE ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE NEAR IT
FOR 50 METERS.
Narrator: ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES HAVE LIVED IN AUSTRALIA
FOR AT LEAST 60,000 YEARS.
CULTURAL WALKTHROUGHS SAFEGUARD SURVIVING ANCIENT ARTIFACTS
AND ROCK PAINTINGS FROM ANY MINING DAMAGE.
YEAH, WE WERE JUST LOOKING AT SOME GROUND
THAT IT HADN'T BEEN DONE ON IT.
SO, DOES THAT MEAN YOU CAN'T USE MACHINERY
IF THAT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED?
YEAH. IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT SIMPLY HAS TO BE DONE.
Narrator: GETTING CULTURAL WALKTHROUGH CLEARANCE
CAN TAKE MONTHS,
TIME PARKER DOESN'T HAVE.
WELL, I THINK THAT REALLY PUTS A NAIL IN THE COFFIN
FOR JOHN WITHERS' PIECE OF GROUND.
100%. WE NEED A PIECE OF LAND
THAT WE CAN START MINING ON, LIKE, ASAP.
♪♪
AND SO CONTINUES THE WORST TESTING OPERATION
EVER IN HISTORY. [ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: WITH NO LUCK PANNING, GOLD MINING GREENHORNS
FRED AND DANNY TURN THEIR HANDS TO DETECTING.
MATE, THERE'S A FEW NUGGETS DOWN THERE, LOOK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HAVE YOU DETECTED THIS BIT BEFORE?
-NO. -OH, REALLY?
SO THIS IS A BIT OF VIRGIN DETECTING WE'RE DOING?
YEAH.PRETTY COOL.
[ DETECTOR WHIRRING ]SHUT UP. GET OUT.
[ WHIRRING CONTINUES ]
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?[ LAUGHS ]
JORDAN, PLEASE PULL OUT A MASSIVE NUGGET.
YEAH, YOU GOT IT.
AH.COPPER WIRE?
STUPID [BLEEP] THING.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ DETECTOR WHIRRING ]
IF I WAS IN VEGAS, I'D SAY OUR ODDS ARE ABOUT 70-1.
DEFINITELY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET RICH.
[ DETECTOR WHIRRING ]Both: OH.
OH, OH.
[ WHIRRING ]
PROBABLY A BEER TIN OR SOMETHING.
HERE?
NO, THERE. TOWARDS YOU. YEAH, YEAH.
[ WHIRRING CONTINUES ]
HOLY [BLEEP]! HEY!
-OH, MY [BLEEP]! -WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THIS?
-ARE YOU KIDDING ME? -SHUT UP!
[ LAUGHTER ]
HOLY [BLEEP]![ LAUGHING ]
-SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP! -OH, MY GOD!
OH, YOU'RE KIDDING.
[ LAUGHING ]
THAT'S MASSIVE. LET ME FEEL THAT. MATE.
THAT WAS IN THE DIRT. IT'S DIRTY.
THAT IS A BIG LUMP OF GOLD.
UNBELIEVABLE.
HEY, JORDAN, DO YOU NOT WANT TO SELL THE LAND ANYMORE?
-NO. -[ LAUGHS ]
YES, MATE.
I WON'T -- I WON'T LET GO OF IT.
OH, THAT IS AMAZING. WOW.
♪♪
-WELL, GUYS? -HOW'D IT GO?
I DON'T KNOW. YOU GUYS CATCH US DINNER YET?
Fred: WORKING ON IT.
ON THE MINING FRONT, WE'VE GOT BAD NEWS.
UH...
WE'RE PRETTY WELL DEAD IN THE WATER HERE.
OH, REALLY?
THEY HAVEN'T GOT THE PROPER CLEARANCES,
AND WITHOUT THAT, WE CAN'T MINE IT.
-Danny: SO THIS IS A NO-GO? -YEAH. YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY.
OH, [BLEEP].
IT'S A BUMMER THAT WE CAN'T MINE HERE.
-Parker: WHY? -THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND.
OH, WOW.
SERIOUSLY?YES!
DID YOU ACTUALLY...YES!
SO I SUPPOSE THE PLUS SIDE IS, I MEAN,
THE GROUND IS GOOD AROUND HERE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IT'S LIKE, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN THE RIGHT AREA.
Parker: I GUESS THERE'S GOLD HERE.
♪♪
Danny: THAT'S A CROC.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE RIGHT OVER THERE.
OH.
DID IT JUST DISAPPEAR?IT JUST WENT LIKE THIS.
WHOOP. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE RIGHT UP THERE.
OH, MY [BLEEP]. EVERYWHERE.
WELL, THAT WAS A BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER OF A DAY.
I [BLEEP] UP COMPLETELY WITH THE...
JOHN WITH HIS LEASE.
I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M DELIVERING
AND PRODUCING WHAT I SAID I WOULD PRODUCE.
NEVER EXPECTED TO COME BACK TO FRED AND DANNY
HAVING FOUND A PRETTY DECENT SIZED GOLDEN NUGGET.
THERE'S OBVIOUSLY GOLD IN THIS AREA,
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND SOME MORE OF IT
SOMEPLACE WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY MINE.
♪♪
GOOD MORNING.
THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST NIGHTS' SLEEP
I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.
I WAS WORRIED ABOUT CROCODILES,
I WAS WORRIED OLD-TIMEY MINERS COMING TO STEAL MY NUGGET.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM WAKE UP TO A MINING BUST.
THE LEASE TYLER FOUND LACKS CLEARANCE.
RUNNING EVEN THEIR TEST TROMMEL MEANS RISKING HEAVY FINES.
Parker: TYLER SEEMS SMART,
BUT IF SHE'S GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS WHOLE TRIP,
WE'VE GOT TO FIND ACTUAL VIABLE PIECES OF PROPERTY.
Tyler: WE DEFINITELY DO NOT HAVE TIME TO BE STUFFING AROUND
WITH RED TAPE. WE NEED TO FIND GOOD GROUND
THAT'S READY TO MINE AND TEST NOW.
SO I DO HAVE SOMETHING TEED UP.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE FITZGERALDS.
THEY'RE THE BIGGEST MINING OPERATION
IN THE PALMER GOLDFIELDS,
SO I'M HOPING THAT IT'S A GOOD LEAD
AND I'M GOING TO REDEEM MYSELF.
♪♪
Narrator: TO FIND THE FITZGERALDS' LAND,
THE TEAM NEEDS TO DRIVE 55 MILES WEST
ON DIRT ROADS DEEP INTO THE REMOTE OUTBACK.
♪♪
WHAT ARE THESE FITZGERALDS GOING TO BE LIKE?
THEY'RE THE ONLY PEOPLE IN THIS AREA
THAT ARE DOING A DECENT SIZED MINING OPERATION
AND THEY'RE GETTING A LOT OF GOLD.
YEAH.
BUT THEY'RE A BIG FAMILY OPERATION,
SO THEY DON'T TRUST ANYONE OUTSIDE THEIR FAMILY.
Fred: THAT MAKES SENSE.
YEAH, AND THEN CHUCK GOLD IN THE MIX.
Danny: YEAH, OF COURSE.MM.
♪♪
-Fred: SOUTHERN CROSS MINE SITE. -Danny: HERE WE GO.
♪♪
HAVE WE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE?
-WOW! -OH!
YEAH. IT DEPENDS WHAT PLACE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
ARE YOU GUYS THE FITZGERALDS?
YEAH. WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU GUYS.
SEE IF THERE'S ANY GROUND AVAILABLE FOR US TO TEST
AND MAYBE DO SOME MINING ON.
THERE'S ALWAYS GROUND AVAILABLE, EH?
YEAH, IT'S ALL A MATTER OF WHO'S GOT IT, RIGHT?
IT'S ALL A MATTER OF WHO GOT IT AND WHO YOU WANT HAVING IT.
IT'S THE SAME THING IN THE YUKON.
YEAH, I KNOW THE STORY. AND IS THERE SOME GOLD OUT HERE?
[ LAUGHS ]
WE WOULDN'T STILL BE HERE IF THERE WAS NO GOLD.
RIGHT. I THINK THAT MEANS WE'VE PROBABLY COME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE, IF YOU'LL HAVE US?
[ LAUGHTER ]WE'LL SEE.
WANT TO HAVE A LOOK AROUND?I'D LOVE TO. YEAH.
Narrator: JACK AND CHERYL ARE HEAD OF THE FITZGERALD FAMILY.
THEY OWN MORE CLAIMS THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE AREA
AND HAVE OVER 30 RELATIVES WORKING THEIR MINES.
IT'S A STRICTLY FAMILY-ONLY BUSINESS.
WE'VE BEEN MINING IN HERE FOR 27 YEARS NOW.
AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SET UP HERE?
IT DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE THEY'RE NOT MASSIVELY COMFORTABLE
WITH THIS SITUATION, WOULD YOU AGREE?
Parker: YEAH. I'M SURE THAT THERE'S A BIT OF A QUESTION MARK
OF WHAT OUR INTENTIONS ARE HERE,
BUT FIGURING OUT WHO TO TRUST ON BOTH SIDES IS DIFFICULT.
SO I'M COMING HERE
TO REALLY ASSESS PIECES OF PROPERTY FOR MYSELF
AND NOT JUST TAKING PEOPLE'S WORDS FOR IT.
JUST WANT TO LEARN WHAT THEY DO,
SEE WHAT KIND OF GOLD IS IN THE GROUND
AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
♪♪
Narrator: MINING THIS LAND WOULD BE A LOT LIKE
MINING AT HOME FOR PARKER.
1.7 BILLION YEARS AGO,
A SUPER CONTINENT KNOWN AS NUNA BEGAN TO BREAK APART
AND FORM NEW LANDSCAPES.
OVER A HUNDRED MILLION YEARS,
ONE PIECE OF LAND DRIFTED FROM NORTH AMERICA
AND ATTACHED TO AUSTRALIA,
FORMING PART OF NORTH QUEENSLAND,
MEANING THE ROCK FORMATION AND MINING METHODS
ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL TO PARKER'S.
THE ADDED BONUS, THE PALMER GOLDFIELDS DON'T FREEZE.
YEAH, IT'S PRETTY NICE TO ACTUALLY COME SOMEPLACE
WHERE THERE'S, LIKE, A LOT OF SIMILARITIES
TO WHAT WE DO IN THE YUKON.
THIS IS FAIRLY SIMILAR BEDROCK.
BUT THE LACK OF PERMAFROST
PROBABLY MAKES IT A LOT CHEAPER MINING.
♪♪
TIME FOR CLEANUP.
SO IS THERE MUCH, LIKE, REALLY FINE FLOUR GOLD HERE?
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, YEAH.
HEY, PARKER, HAVE A LOOK AT THIS ONE.
JUMP IN THERE AND HAVE A LOOK AT [BLEEP].
Tyler: OH, [BLEEP]!
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S FULL OF GOLD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
-WHAT DO YOU RECKON, GUYS? -YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
-IT'S LOOKING GOOD. -YEP.
Danny: LOOK AT THAT. OH, WOW.
IT'S ALL REFLECTING ON YOUR FACE PARKER, THERE.
IT MAKES ME MISS MY GRANDMA'S PLACE 'CAUSE
THAT'S THE LAST TIME I SEEN ANY KIND OF COARSE GOLD.
ONE DAY IN PARTICULAR WE WOULD HAVE LIKE 45 OUNCES IN NUGGETS,
LIKE A LOT OF IT THAT SIZE AND BIGGER.
-WOW. -WHOO!
-HE WAS PUMPED. -[BLEEP].
♪♪
Danny: PARKER IS VERY MUCH AFTER A PIECE OF LAND
THAT HE CAN WORK WHEN IT'S TOO COLD BACK IN THE YUKON.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS AN AMAZING BIT OF LAND.
LOOK AT THAT.
OURS IS ONLY LIKE BETWEEN 81 AND 84 PURE.
Cheryl: 98%.WOW.
IT'S ONE OF THE PUREST GOLD IN THE WORLD, RIGHT.
RIGHT NOW I'M PICKING THAT HE'S SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS SPOT.
OH, YEAH. I TOTALLY AGREE.
Parker: SO IS THAT A PRETTY NORMAL DAY,
ABOVE AVERAGE, BELOW AVERAGE?EH, THAT'S NORMAL.
-PRETTY NORMAL. -NORMAL, YEAH.
THAT'S A GOOD NORMAL.
THEY'VE GOT PILES OF GOLD,
BUT IT'S ONE THING TO SHOW US THEIR OPERATION,
BUT IT'S ANOTHER THING TO BE ABLE TO TEST IT PROPERLY.
SO YEAH, I'LL BE INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THE FINAL TOTAL IS
AND THEN START TALKING TO THEM ABOUT GROUND.
♪♪
SO WHAT NUMBER ARE WE LOOKING FOR THAT MAKES YOU FEEL
LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD...
COMPARABLE GROUND WISE?YEAH.
WELL, OUR GROUND WOULD NORMALLY AVERAGE
ABOUT AN OUNCE PER HUNDRED YARDS.
Narrator: THE FITZGERALDS RAN 500 YARDS OF PAY DIRT.
TO BE AS GOOD AS PARKER'S YUKON CLAIM,
THEY NEED FIVE OUNCES OF GOLD.
7.2.
[ LAUGHTER AND CHEERING ]
Narrator: FOR EVERY HUNDRED YARDS,
THEY MAKE ALMOST $700 MORE THAN PARKER,
PLUS NO EXTRA COST STRIPPING PERMAFROST.
Parker: AFTER SEEING ALL THAT,
I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD STICK AROUND
FOR A BIT AND TEST SOME GROUND OUT.
I'M SURE WE CAN.
THAT'D BE GREAT.
I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS AREA,
BUT WE ARE A LITTLE HOMELESS.
I WAS WONDERING IF IT'S ALL RIGHT IF WE CAN CAMP OUT HERE.
YEAH, ALL THE MINERS DO, YEAH, $5 A HEAD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
-CHEERS, GUYS. -CHEERS.
-THANKS. -CHEERS. CHEERS.
CHEERS.
PHEW! MIND BLOWN, RIGHT?
I MEAN, NOT ONLY IS THERE GOLD HERE,
BUT THERE'S REALLY GOOD GOLD.
[ EXCITED CHATTER ]Tyler: WOW.
Parker: HOLY COW.
Tyler: WAS A BIT OF A CRAPPY START TO THE PALMER GOLDFIELDS,
WITH THE JOHN WITHERS LEASE, BUT THIS GROUND'S AMAZING.
IT'S ACTUALLY A VIABLE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
Parker: WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO PROBE THIS ONE,
BUT IN THE YUKON, I HAVE FOUND THIS BEFORE,
WHERE GETTING ON GOOD GROUND IN A FAMILY LIKE THIS
IS REALLY DIFFICULT.
THEY'RE GOLD MINERS.
THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP GOOD GROUND.
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-Danny: TYLER. -YEAH?
CAN YOU COME OVER HERE? PUT A LITTLE GAME PLAN TOGETHER?
SURE.
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM
ARE STAYING WITH THE FITZGERALDS,
A FAMILY WITH 600 ACRES OF GOLD-MINING PROPERTY
IN THE PALMER GOLDFIELDS.
I'D LIKE TO START GETTING A FEEL FOR WHAT IT IS,
AND TEST AS MUCH OF IT AS WE CAN.
Fred: OKAY.
SO I HAD A CHAT WITH JACK AND CHERYL THIS MORNING,
AND THEIR SON TERRY HAS AN OPERATION CALLED
8 MILE THAT TYLER AND FRED,
I WAS HOPING THAT YOU GUYS COULD GO CHECK OUT.
SOUNDS GOOD.
AND DAN AND I ARE GOING TO TAKE THE TROMMEL
OVER TO ANOTHER SPOT THAT THEY'VE GOT.
-AND WE'RE GOING TO MINE? -YEAH.
I NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE. THAT'S GOING TO BE GOOD.
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Narrator: TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS ENOUGH GOOD GROUND
TO EXPAND HIS BUSINESS, THE TEAM SPLIT UP.
-THAT'S GOOD. -GOOD?
YEAH.
Narrator: PARKER AND DANNY MEET
WITH JACK AND CHERYL AT A POSSIBLE LEASE.
BUT UNLIKE THE VIRGIN GROUND PARKER'S USED TO MINING,
THE SITE'S BEEN WORKED ALREADY.
-IS THERE SOME GOLD HERE? -YEAH.
HOPEFULLY. [ LAUGHS ]
JACK SAYS THERE IS.
IF JACK SAYS THERE IS, THERE IS.
GOOD.
Cheryl: THIS AREA HERE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, WE HAVE MINED IT,
BUT WE BROUGHT PARKER HERE BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD WAY
TO PICK UP GOLD AFTER THE WET SEASON.
OH, YEAH. LOOK AT THAT.
Narrator: BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND APRIL,
THE MONSOON SEASON BRINGS
OVER THREE FEET OF RAIN TO THIS AREA,
TURNING THE NOW DUSTY ROADS INTO TURBULENT CREEKS.
WATER WASHES GOLD DOWN FROM THE HILLS,
WHICH GETS CAUGHT IN CRACKS AND CREVICES,
CREATING MOTHER NATURE'S OWN SLUICE SPOTS.
WHEN THE CREEK BED DRIES, THE GOLD CAN BE MINED.
EVERY WET SEASON, THE PROCESS REPEATS, IN THEORY,
LEAVING NEW GOLD FOR THE TAKING YEAR AFTER YEAR.
THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS,
IS IT PROFITABLE AND IS IT SCALABLE? RIGHT?
YOU GOT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MONEY
AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY.
ROCK AND ROLL.
MATE, I MIGHT GIVE UP THE CAMERA WORK AND JUST DO THIS.
-UM... -I'M GOING TO GO TO TONY BEETS,
SEE IF HE'LL HIRE ME.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR YOU.
[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]AWAY SHE GOES!
COME ON.
HOW'S IT GOING, TERRY?HEY. HEY, FRED.
HOW ARE YOU, MATE?PRETTY GREAT.
Narrator: FIVE MILES NORTHEAST, TYLER AND FRED
LOOK INTO ANOTHER CLAIM RUN BY TERRY FITZGERALD,
BUT THIS HAS ALSO BEEN PREVIOUSLY MINED.
FROM RUNNING TAILINGS THROUGH FROM PEOPLE OF YESTERYEAR.
SO WHAT, THEY MISSED A BIT OF GOLD, DID THEY?
YEAH. WELL, I THINK THEY PUT TOO MANY YARDS THROUGH,
YOU KNOW, TRYING TO GET THE BIG GOLD,
TRYING TO GET A LOT OF IT, AND THEY LOSE THE FINER.
Narrator: TAILINGS ARE THE WASTE ROCKS
OF OLD MINERS, WHICH TERRY REPROCESSES TO FIND MISSED GOLD.
IT'S NOT AN OPERATION PARKER RUNS IN THE YUKON,
BUT WITH NO NEED TO STRIP GROUND,
IT'S CHEAP MINING, IF GOOD GOLD CAN BE FOUND.
Tyler: AND YOU'RE DOING ALL RIGHT RUNNING TAILINGS?
-YEAH, WE DO PRETTY WELL. -WHO'S HELPING YOU?
-ME. -IT'S A SINGLE MAN OPERATION?
SINGLE MAN OPERATION. KEEP THE COSTS LOW,
BUT I CAN CERTAINLY PUT YOU ONTO A FEW LITTLE JOBS.
JUMP RIGHT IN HERE, MATE. AND WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO,
ANY ROCKS THAT ARE CAUGHT THERE, PUSH THEM INTO THE TROMMEL.
LET'S DO IT. I'M READY.I'LL GO AND GET A BUCKET.
MY CONCERN IS THAT HE'S USING LEFTOVERS.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M USED TO DOING.
I LIKED HITTING THE VIRGIN GROUND,
BUT LOOK, APPARENTLY TERRY'S FINDING GOLD IN IT,
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STICK AROUND AND SEE IF HE DOES.
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ABOUT 120 DEGREES.
120 DEGREES WE'RE LOOKING AT.
I CAN'T HOLD THE SHOVEL ON THE END.
THAT BIT'S TOO HOT.
THAT'S WHY THEY GOT WOODEN SHOVELS, I GUESS.
Narrator: WITH CREEK WATER WASHING THROUGH ANNUALLY,
THE TOPSOIL IS VERY SHALLOW, AND HARD BEDROCK
SITS CLOSE TO THE SURFACE.
THIS STUFF IS, LIKE, PRETTY COMPACTED.
IT'S DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING
YOU SHOULD TRY TO DO WITH A SHOVEL.
REALISTICALLY, HOW MANY YARDS DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO RUN A BIT?
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO TWO.
THAT'S LIKE A YARD WIDE,
A YARD THAT WAY, AND THEN, LIKE, HOW DEEP?
REALLY FAR.
YEAH, A YARD THAT WAY.
NO, A YARD BY A YARD BY YARD.
A YARD DEEP? OH, [BLEEP] OFF, MATE.
♪♪
-DUDE. -COMING!
THAT'S JACKIE RAY.
♪♪
-HOW'S IT GOING? -OH, GOOD!
PROBABLY BETTER THAN US.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD JUST SCOOP ALL THAT STUFF UP
AND BACK IT UP RIGHT NEXT TO THE FEEDER?
-YEAH. -THANKS, MAN.
♪♪
OH, MAN.
THAT IS MAKING VERY SHORT WORK
OF WHAT WE WERE MAKING VERY HARD WORK OUT OF.
[ LAUGHS ]
WICKED! THANKS, MAN.
♪♪
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT, ISN'T IT?
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Narrator: WITH HELP FROM JACKIE RAY'S LOADER,
PARKER AND DANNY PUSH TWO YARDS OF CREEK BOTTOM DIRT
THROUGH THEIR TROMMEL IN UNDER AN HOUR.
-TIME FOR A CLEANUP. -[ EXHALES ]
Narrator: IN THE YUKON, PARKER TURNS A PROFIT MINING PAY DIRT
WORTH $15 TO $20 PER YARD.
HERE, WITHOUT THE ADDED COST OF REMOVING PERMAFROST,
ANYTHING NEAR THAT AMOUNT
WOULD PRODUCE A MUCH HIGHER PROFIT MARGIN.
THAT LOOKS GOOD, DOESN'T IT?
I MEAN, THERE'S DEFINITELY GOLD IN HERE.
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WHOO! IT'S A LOT MORE LABOR-INTENSIVE
THAN I WAS EXPECTING.
IT'S LIKE ROWING IN MUD.
Narrator: AT TERRY FITZGERALD'S CLAIM,
FRED AND TYLER ARE THREE HOURS INTO TESTING THE OLD TAILINGS.
I DON'T HAVE ANY TIME TO BREAK,
'CAUSE IF THESE ROCKS GET CLOGGED,
PAY DIRT'S NOT GOING THROUGH, SO...
IT'S CONSTANT. WE JUST GOT TO KEEP GOING.
♪♪
[ SCREECHES, STOPS ]
[BLEEP]
-TERRY! -OH, [BLEEP]!
♪♪
SO, TYLER AND PARKER, THIS IS A GREEN ANTS' NEST.
WE'LL JUST KNOCK AND SEE IF ANYONE'S HOME.
Narrator: FOR MORE THAN 60,000 YEARS,
THE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES OF AUSTRALIA
HAVE DEVELOPED HUNDREDS OF BUSH MEDICINES.
WHAT WE USE THESE FOR IS FLU TREATMENT.
YOU GET THE WHOLE NEST AND MASH IT UP IN A BILLY CAN
AND THEN SIP IT LIKE A LEMSIP.
WOW.THEY GET ANGRY, DON'T THEY?
MM.YEAH. THEY'RE FEISTY.
AH!
Narrator: GREEN ANTS HAVE A SHARP CITRUS TASTE
AND CAN BE BOILED IN WATER, CRUSHED,
AND INHALED LIKE A VAPOR RUB, OR EATEN ALIVE.
TASTES LIKE LEMON.YEAH.
I THINK ONE BIT ME IN THE MOUTH.
MM.
MMM!
JUST BITE HIM BACK.
♪♪
WHOO! IT'S A LOT MORE LABOR- INTENSIVE THAN I WAS EXPECTING.
Narrator: TO DETERMINE IF THE FITZGERALD FAMILY'S MINE SITE
IS AS RICH AS THEY SAY IT IS,
FRED AND TYLER ARE RUNNING 185 YARDS OF TAILINGS.
[ SCREECHES, STOPS ]
[BLEEP]
-TERRY! -OH, [BLEEP]!
♪♪
IT JUST --
♪♪
I JUST GOTTA GO AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.
SHUT THE MOTOR DOWN, MATE. SHUT THE MOTOR DOWN.
[ MOTOR RUMBLING ]
[ MOTOR STOPS ]
LET'S GO.
♪♪
I DON'T THINK ANYTHING WENT INSIDE OF IT TO HURT IT
OR ANYTHING -- IT JUST STOPPED.
RIGHT.
OOH.
FEEL IT, FRED. IT'S HOT. BEARINGS AND PINS COME UP.
AH!IS THAT A BAD THING?
REALLY BAD? YEAH!
Narrator: THE TROMMEL'S CYLINDER ROTATES USING A GUIDE WHEEL
HELD IN PLACE BY A LARGE STEEL PIN.
WHEN THE PIN COMES LOOSE,
THE WHEEL CAN FALL OUT OF POSITION,
CAUSING THE TROMMEL TO JAM.
IF THE MOTOR ISN'T SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY,
IT WILL DAMAGE THE DRIVESHAFT AND OVERHEAT,
RESULTING IN HEFTY REPAIR BILLS AND LOST RUNNING TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT THAT PIN BACK DOWN.
WE'VE GOT TO GET IT MOVING PRETTY QUICK
SO WE CAN GET THE GOLD GOING BACK OUT THE OTHER END.
IF YOU CAN PUT A BIT OF PRESSURE ON...
GOT IT.
...AND I'LL JUST SEE IF I CAN MAYBE MOVE THE PIN
AND IT MIGHT FALL IN, YOU KNOW?
NO! NOT YET, EH?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S MOVING. IT'S JUST KIND OF...
AHH!
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WELL, THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE RUNNING.
[ SIGHS ]
[ HAMMERING ]
I SEE IT MOVING A LITTLE. IT'S MOVING.
WHOO-HOO-HOO! OH, YEAH!
WE GOT THAT [BLEEP] PIN!
HOW'S IT GOING, DUDE? YOU GUYS BREAKING STUFF?
I THINK IT WAS FRED.
-YEAH. I USUALLY BLAME FRED. -[ LAUGHS ]
SO WHAT'S HAPPENED, PARKER,
THE PIN DISLODGED AND GONE UP, WHICH STOPPED THE TROMMEL.
-DOES IT KEEP KICKING OUT? -YEAH, IT DOES.
WE'VE HAD THAT KIND OF STUFF HAPPEN BEFORE, AND...
-YEAH. -I MEAN, IT'S A BUSH FIX,
BUT YOU COULD JUST THROW A WELD OVER IT.
YOU KNOW, WHAT DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?
LET'S GET HER WELDED UP, EH, TERRY.
Narrator: WITH SPARE PARTS THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY...
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, CLEAR.
...JUST LIKE IN THE YUKON,
OUTBACK MINERS NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO QUICK
BUSH FIXES OR FACE COSTLY SHUTDOWNS.
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-EXCELLENT. -YEAH.
-DONE. -OH, NICE.
LET'S TRY TO START IT, EH?
[ MOTOR STARTS ]HEY, OH!
[ CHEERING ]
YEE-HEE-HEE!
NICE JOB, TERRY.
THANKS, GUYS.
LET'S GET MINING, EH?YEAH.
♪♪
YOU KNOW, REALLY, THIS IS A COOL LITTLE SETUP.
LIKE, TERRY MUST SPEND NO MONEY DOING THIS.
THERE WOULD BE NOTHING WRONG WITH IN THE OFF-SEASON
FINDING SOME GROUND
THAT YOU SPENT AN OUNCE A DAY AND TRY TO FIND TEN,
THAT'D BE A PRETTY GOOD WAY TO SPEND THE WINTER.
♪♪
I THINK TERRY'S JUST ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN.
BUT BEFORE THEN,
THERE'S ONE LAST FINAL MESSAGE FOR YOU.
-NO! NO! -AH!
[ LAUGHTER ]WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
[ LAUGHS ] FRED! YES!
[ LAUGHING ]
SHUT DOWN!
ONCE WE GET THE NUMBERS AND WE SEE WHAT WE GOT FOR GOLD,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL IF THIS IS A POSSIBLE INVESTMENT,
BUT I THINK ALL IN ALL IT WAS GOOD.
♪♪
HEY, PARKER. COME ON IN, MATE. WE GOT A SEAT FOR YOU.
LOOK AT THIS.
Narrator: THE TEAM BRINGS THE GOLD FROM BOTH TEST SITES
TO EVALUATE THE FINAL RESULTS.
DO WE WANT TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF A TALLY UP?
-OH, DO WE? OF COURSE. -YES.
-YEAH, YEAH. -LET'S DO IT.
♪♪
Narrator: PARKER AND DANNY TESTED TWO YARDS OF PAY DIRT.
BACK HOME, THAT YARDAGE WOULD CONTAIN
ROUGHLY $35 WORTH OF GOLD.
SO IT IS .05 OUNCES.
-OOH! -AHH!
Narrator: WORTH $75, THAT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE PARKER'S AVERAGE,
FROM GROUND THAT'S BEEN MINED BEFORE AND REPLENISHES ANNUALLY.
YEAH, BROTHER.
TYLER AND FRED TESTED 185 YARDS OF WASTE TAILINGS.
IN THE YUKON, RUNNING THIS AMOUNT OF TAILINGS
WOULD NORMALLY PRODUCE SO LITTLE GOLD,
IT WOULDN'T BE WORTH DOING.
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1.02 OUNCES.
Tyler: OH, FRED!
Narrator: WORTH OVER $1,500,
THAT MEANS THE OLD TIMERS LEFT HALF THE GOLD
THEY SHOULD HAVE RECOVERED IN THEIR TAILINGS.
IF YOU'RE FINDING THAT KIND OF GOLD
EVEN AFTER IT'S BEEN MINED,
THE MORE WE DIG INTO THIS PLACE, THE MORE INTRIGUED I AM, TERRY.
WHEN YOU'RE MAKING MONEY ON TAILINGS,
THAT MEANS THE GROUND AROUND IS PRETTY GOOD.
Terry: YEAH, IT IS.
AFTER SEEING THE RESULTS, IT'S MADE ME SUPER EXCITED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THE JOHN WITHERS LEASE DIDN'T WORK OUT,
SO I HAD A LOT RIDING ON THIS,
BUT I FINALLY FEEL LIKE I'VE REDEEMED MYSELF
AND I'M REALLY KEEN TO SEE WHERE IT CAN GO.
YOU KNOW WHAT, PARKER? THANKS, MATE.
OH, THANK YOU, TERRY. IT'S A REAL PLEASURE.
I AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH TYLER.
THIS IS A GREAT FAMILY TO HAVE ENDED UP WITH.
YEAH, THEY'RE REALLY GOOD PEOPLE.
BEER AND BARBECUES.
-BEER AND BARBIES, GUYS. -EH? ROCK AND ROLL.
-CHEERS. -CHEERS.
IF THE GROUND THAT'S BEEN MINED BEFORE IS THIS GOOD,
THEN I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING ON SOME VIRGIN GROUND.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL HERE.
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Narrator: NEXT TIME...
IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE FROM HERE ON IN.
-ARE WE STUCK HERE? -YEAH.
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM FACE A BAPTISM OF FIRE...
THE YUKON'S TOUGH COUNTRY, BUT THIS IS RIGHT UP THERE.
...VENTURE DEEP INTO THE OUTBACK...
IF I GET THIS THING STUCK, I'M GOING TO LOOK LIKE
SUCH AN IDIOT.
...IN THEIR QUEST...
OH, MY [BLEEP]!
FEED THE LINE!
...TO FIND VIRGIN GROUND...
LOOK AT THAT.
Parker: WE'RE LOOKING AT EXTREMELY RICH GROUND.
MAYBE MUM AND DAD SHOULD KEEP IT.