We like it to bang-bang.
Now?
-
27-year-old Parker Schnabel
is on a boom or bust mission...
We need to go to New Zealand.
Oh, my .
...searching for the perfect wash plant
for his new Alaska claim.
It's the first time in seven, eight years
that I have started an operation from scratch.
But over the course of six weeks,
Parker couldn't pull the trigger.
If 20-year-old Parker knew that
27-year-old Parker was sitting and talking about fear,
he'd be like, "You weak sissy "
Now, in a high stakes U-turn,
he's decided to design and build his own ultimate wash plant.
If Fairbanks is gonna work, then we need to start moving quite quickly.
Firing up!
With three days left in New Zealand...
Reminds me of something out of Alien.
...and new ground to prospect.
What the ?
Parker goes to new depths...
...in search of gold.
Wow, the geography out here is so different
from the South Island, innit?
- Yeah. - It's more like tropical.
Out of weeds on the South Island,
the crew travelled 920 miles
to the North Island's Coromandel Peninsula.
Home to New Zealand's first gold rush in 1852.
The region has produced over 360 tons of gold.
Today, worth nearly $20 billion.
Think I prefer the North Island.
- Do you? - Mmm.
- I feel more at home. - It's more like... Yeah.
- Beach bummy. -
Parker's brought me here to be his wash plant guy.
And if he would have bought and we modified a few things,
I think it would have been little less pressure on me.
So, now, I'm gonna take all the drawings
that we've come up with along the road.
And my goal is to try and put something together,
so he can see what he's gonna purchase.
All the weight is on my shoulders
and I've gotta make sure,
you know, it meets its expectations.
While Jeff's team back in British Columbia work up the plans,
Parker turns his attention to New Zealand mining.
And what it could teach him for his future empire.
All the trips that we take like this,
for me are about really, two things.
Like, what can we learn from the people
in the places that we're going and seeing?
And what opportunities are left in this industry in the world?
That's the life of a miner.
What's the plan?
I wanted to take us to a Hardrock mine.
They're one of the biggest in New Zealand,
so it must be a big deposit.
Parker, have you done a lot of underground?
It's been a while.
But Australia made me think a lot about
the Hardrock game. Right?
- Wow. - Amazing, innit?
- So, that's your pay zone, right? - Yup.
- - It's pretty cool.
There's a lot of really good mining operations here.
So, I'm looking forward learning from pros and...
Yeah, I'm excited.
That will be good. I love this stuff.
Yeah.
Located in Waihi,
the Hardrock mine has been producing gold since 1882.
Hacha!
Leaders in Hardrock innovation,
at today's prices,
the mine has recovered over one billion dollars worth of gold.
So, what's happening? You're going...
So, Jeff and I aren't going under.
It's just you two. We're gonna stay up here.
- Okay. - Yeah.
I'm a bit jealous.
Let's get down there.
Even though Parker is an alluvial gold miner,
it's always there, it's always in the back if his mind...
Hardrock mining is huge.
So, I'm hoping he can learn something.
Yeah. If anything happens,
I don't have a will. Just give everything to Dozer.
- And me. - No. Dan gets nothing.
Everything goes to the dog.
- Come on, Dan. Let's go. - Okay. Let's go, let's go.
Parker plaster mines in the Yukon
where gold extracted from rocks
was moved and deposited by ancient rivers.
At Waihi,
miners blast out huge sections
of courts filled with gold.
Then, pull the rocks to the surface
where they extract the precious metal.
- Is this it? - This is it.
That's getting swallowed by the Earth.
Check that out.
Knob, radio check please. Radio check.
Clear, Mark.
Hitting underground. I'll be in the hole.
What did you think it was gonna be, Dan?
-
There we go.
Wow!
The labyrinth of underground tunnels
run for a 109 miles
and have a maximum depth of 2,000 feet.
Deeper than six Statues Of Liberty.
Have you ever brought anyone down and they had a panic attack?
'Cause I'm not at all claustrophobic,
but there is something weird about just going down and down and down and...
I think it's the understanding of the weight of rock
- that's above you. - That's above you.
Yup. Yup.
What is that?
There's nobody in the cab that...
- - Wow.
Oh, he is. He's not even down here.
That's nice.
- - Wow.
Remote controlled from the surface
using cameras and sensors,
boggers do the work of an excavator
and rock truck combined.
I find that spooky.
Oh, yeah.
Copy.
In the, like... In the back of that wall,
you're never having the support some of those areas
- because no person will ever go back there. - No.
'Cause of that remote control machine.
- That's right. - Wow.
That's really cool.
It's happening.
They're taking over.
The machines are taking over.
Before the gold bearing rocks
can be holed out by a bogger...
Oh, wow, look at this.
...the miners use a monster machine.
That is quite a bit of machinery, man.
The 27 ton rig
called a jumbo.
Solely operated by a man who goes by one name...
Shagger.
Who's Shagger then?
- Oh, hey, Shagger. - How's it going?
- Shagger. - Where's the nickname from?
Yeah.
Fire her up!
Blimey, look at that.
Two high-tech hydraulic drill arms...
Flipping A.
...use 3,400 PSI of pressure
to penetrate the dense, gray, wacky rock.
Reminds me something out of Alien.
Hit it.
Drilling each 15 foot hole
in under two minutes,
the arms create a series of cabinets...
- Pretty cool. - Innit?
...ready to be packed with explosives.
Is that just you controlling it by hands?
- - Oh, wow.
It's why I'm not chomping at the bits in getting the controls.
There's a lot happening here.
You're not just drilling a hole under the wall.
- - Gotcha.
So, what's the next step?
Cool. We like it to bang-bang.
Shagger's moved his drill out
and now the powder guys are here
to put the explosives in the holes
before we blow it up.
You love explosives, don't you?
- Yes. -
I come from a long line of people
who love blowing things up.
- You're in-- - My granddaddy loved blowing things up.
- My daddy loved blowing stuff up. -
And I love blowing stuff up.
Ammonium nitrate emulsion
is pushed deep into the drilled holes.
Awesome.
- All right. - Should we go and press the button?
- Are we ready to blow it up? - The best bit.
- Hello. - Hello.
Did you enjoy it?
It's like a evil supervillain lair slash den down there.
- Oh, really? - Yeah.
- Brett, are we gonna blow some stuff up? - We are.
Bit of bangy-bangy coming up.
Right. So, where does this go?
In here. We gotta transfer data
from the boxes down underground.
Copy, DC.
- Underground board. - Copy.
- Copy that. - Make sure it's safe letting him do this.
Attention all underground personnel, firing in ten seconds.
Uh-oh.
Those two buttons at the same time.
- These two. - Yeah.
Now?
Get ready.
Attention all underground personnel, firing in ten seconds.
Uh-oh.
At Waihi mine,
Parker prepares to blast gold filled rockface
1,000 feet below ground.
Those two buttons at the same time.
- These two. - Yeah.
- Now? - Get ready.
Did it work?
-
- Would you normally feel it from here? - No.
- No. Not at all? - Not at all.
Looks like the lamest kind of explosion.
I like blowing stuff up.
But it's just not the same when you're on the surface
and the explosion is somewhere else.
It's kinda... I want it right there in your face.
Wanna be dodging flyrock.
The blasted pore is brought to the surface,
crushed and leeched with cyanide,
them smelted down.
Using this process,
Waihi recovers on average 85,000 ounces a year.
Worth a $153 million.
Oh, yeah!
After spotting the remote controlled bogger underground...
Look at this.
...Parker's itching to try it out.
Flash is gonna take you through it.
- He will put you on the hot seat. - Awesome.
And get you moving some dirt.
Yeah, jump in the seat.
- That is where all the fun happens. - Look at that.
So, Flash, where is this bit of machinery
that Parker is operating?
It's this way. Up the hill.
Well, why don't you two go and watch him operate that?
- Great idea. - Don't drive it into us.
- Has this got, like, a speed limit? -
- Yeah. Yeah, we've locked out at third gear, so... - Okay, good.
Parker has got a very heavy right foot.
- Glad I'm not up there watching it. -
Surprised, they're letting Parker to drive it, to be honest.
Yeah. I'm sure it's not too expensive. Right?
Yeah.
- Only a couple of hundred grand. - Yeah.
- So, do I start it? - So, yeah, start it.
- - Here we go.
So crazy.
It's working.
Oh, yeah.
With just a joystick and cameras,
Parker attempts to move dirt across the yard.
Where Tyler and Jeff?
- I think he's trying to get close to us. - Yeah.
Holy .
- Oh my . - What the hell is he doing? Look.
Look at Jeff.
- Get back! -
Because it feels like a video game,
like, you get the tendency to just, like,
slam it in reverse and get another bucket.
- I don't think he's planning this at all. -
Okay, I'm not doing good. Don't judge me on this round.
- This is your... - Left it.
Does it take people a little while to get the hang of it?
"Junior position."
Looking better.
Good job, Parker. You can reverse.
So far, so good.
Oh, yeah.
Much better.
- Oh, yeah. - I'm proud.
There we go.
Yes.
Future.
- Thanks, Kip. - Thank you so much.
Really appreciate it.
- Thanks, Flash. - Yeah.
I'm glad that I didn't break your loader.
So am I.
Underground mining to me...
Like I've always been curious about it.
But seeing this today,
the systems are changing in the industry super-fast
and I'm like, "I can actually see myself getting involved in something like that."
Right. We better find somewhere to camp.
- Do we go camp down the beach? - I reckon.
Yeah, I love a beach camp.
It's starting to feel pretty real that the end is coming.
Um...
And, you know, I'm hoping that I can get these drawings together
and you know, hopefully, get him to sign off on it.
I'm so excited about tomorrow.
I have something bloody cool planned.
So, I'm gonna get a good night's sleep
and wake up and share the plan with everyone.
Good night.
The next day,
Jeff's drawings are in.
Let's go.
Now, with Tyler's help,
he's come up with a unique way to present the plant.
Where are we off to, then, Ty?
So, today, Jeff and I are gonna go off
and get some designs done up.
But, um, Danny and Parker...
We haven't done a lot of prospecting in this trip,
so I thought what we'd do with prospecting in the ocean?
Amazing.
- Like, underwater? - Sounds like fun.
Yeah, underwater prospecting.
Tyler has heard a local legend
about a potential untapped gold source
in the Coromandel Range.
For centuries,
miners have worked the gold rich mountains.
Many believe erosion has carried gold down the Tairua river
and out into the ocean,
depositing substantial amounts on the ocean floor.
So, the boys are going underwater prospecting today
which is really exciting.
It's something that was super successful on the West Coast.
They've done a lot of it there
and they've found a lot of gold under the ocean.
We're in an area with a super-rich gold history,
so I thought why not try it here and see how we go.
Something you'd ever be interested in?
Ah... I mean, under the right circumstances,
I suppose I'd be interested in anything.
I'm really curious to see what kind of ground there is.
But the thing is, um... There's a chance
there could potentially be sharks.
So, this is why a lot of people haven't done the prospecting there
- 'cause it's... Yeah, very shark-- - Shark infested.
- It's shark infested waters. -
To keep Parker safe,
Tyler has called in the help of shark expert and gold prospector,
Riley Elliot.
All right.
- Good day, guys. How are we? - Riley, hello.
- How's that? - Good to see you.
- Riley. - Parker.
- Parker, good to meet you. - Jeff. Nice to meet you.
- Hello, I am Danny. - How are you guys going?
Well, the plans have changed since I spoke to him on the phone.
Jeff and I have some business to do,
so you're just gonna be taking Parker and Danny out today.
Oh, there's a rich gold history around here
and why not go search where people haven't searched before.
You know, there could be gold there, but...
I can guarantee you're probably gonna
run into some toothy fish, too.
Oh .
So, I've just been packing some kit.
What you got in there?
Well, the best thing I've got that I want most of us
to know about is this bright orange thing, you know.
- Right. - If you're not okay,
this is like the one life saving device you need when you go shark.
You only use that if someone's gonna lose a limb though, right?
Yeah, yeah. Which, you know, can happen with sharks.
It's great. So, care to jump on the boat? Shall we?
- Sweet. - Sweet. Perfect.
- Best of luck. - Have a great day.
- Don't get eaten. - I'll try.
You've scuba dived before?
A while ago.
And Danny, are you cool to be the topside comms for us?
- Yeah. - What we need is that spotting,
you know, from the top if sharks turn up.
This is gonna be amazing.
I'm actually not a huge fan of sharks.
And I've only scuba dived, like,
on one trip before.
- Good day, boys. - Morning, how are we?
- You ready to take some gold miners out? - Oh, yeah!
So, I'm a little worried.
We are going prospecting in shark infested waters.
I mean, I don't know...
I don't know how much exciting it gets than that?
All right. Sweet.
Is everyone kinda good?
It's quite weird, innit?
Normally, you're getting out of the water when there's sharks.
We're getting in.
Well, Parker is.
On his quest to find new gold mining opportunities,
Parker Schnabel is preparing for his first underwater prospect.
I'm really not fooling around with that thing.
Oh, so, you want the little stick.
- Yeah. - This is for keeping sharks away.
- Yeah, that's fine. - I've got this one.
- - I would definitely be going for the long one.
You realize what this is for?
That's how far away the shark can't get to me.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
It's not for casting as spell, you know what I mean?
- Make Danny taller! -
Hey, that would... That'd be amazing.
All right, Parker, so I've got a little jar.
We'll take it down there.
So, if you can fill this up...
'cause I'm quite fascinated by the gold history in this area.
Because all this valley was mined for gold.
And, who knows,
could've washed out here.
But no one's ever looked here.
And largely... it's 'cause it's the ocean
and perhaps, it's because of the sharks.
Okay. Before we get in...
Shark behavior 101.
Eye contact.
If you're not looking at the shark,
it's gonna sneak up on you.
If you look at it, it will turn away.
And these are probably the best in the business
at sneaking up on you.
Okay?
I take this very seriously every time I do it
because it's a wild animal.
You don't know what can turn out.
A Great White can turn out, you know.
Just down there, that was the most recent, uh,
shark fatality in New Zealand,
just two years ago from a Great White shark.
New Zealand waters
are home to 66 species of shark,
including the Great White.
And dominant in this area,
the Bronze Whaler.
Measuring over ten feet
and weighing in at 700 pounds,
Bronze Whalers are well known
for attacking local spear fishermen.
He looks very serious.
The critical mission here is to get sample,
but he's not the best diver, Parker.
He only did it once before at Papua New Guinea.
So, it's gonna be interesting
seeing how he gets on.
-
He's breathing heavy.
Parker's breathing really heavy. Pretty heavy.
Hey there, Parker, you're okay, mate?
Oh, roger that, mate.
We are bringing in some slack on the hoses now.
Parker's calm right down now. His breathing is much better.
They're just going into a deeper part of the channel
- just over there. -
Around here, there is a huge gold history,
so there is every chance
that we're gonna be able to pull a sample off the bottom of the ocean floor.
Pan it and there's some gold in it.
Which would be an incredible thing.
As if gold mining wasn't dangerous enough.
And we're throwing sharks into the equation.
Roger that, mate.
Just gonna run it quick.
There's one there. There's one.
There's one there.
Riley, Parker, come in.
Yeah, we've got two large sharks just swimming around here,
just off the stern of the boat.
Just keep your eyes open. All right.
There it is. Right there.
Right in front of him. Right bang next to him.
There it is. Right there.
Right in front of him. Right bang next to him.
Under Coromandel coast,
Parker is searching for gold underwater.
And he just got company.
- - Wow!
Whoa!
-
Good job, lads. Well done.
I'm not so sure about the gold thing.
- But the sharks were
- Yeah, dude, that was cool. - That's really cool.
I'm just stoked 'cause I've done my job,
you know, Parker's got all his limbs.
But now, it's really those guys' job
to sift through these samples
and see if there's any gold in them.
It's our panning bucket.
- You got a hose? - Yeah, right around here.
Are you hopeful?
Um, it's almost all sea shells.
This is the worst thing I've ever panned in my life, Dan.
- - I take it as a no.
Look, you're looking for a shark's teeth, mate.
There actually is some gravel underneath all of that.
Mate, if you find a bit of gold in here...
- Gone quite quiet. - Don't even...
All right. Here's the moment of truth.
Holy . There.
Shut up!
There's heeds there.
There is not. Is it?
That's quite a big one there.
- - Are you serious?
Yes. Come on, bro.
Golden shot. We gotta sell it like that.
- - Wild.
- There's, like, seven or eight pieces there. - Yeah.
Little bunch over there.
Hang on a minute. I'm shaking.
Unreal! This is amazing!
- What the . - That is awesome.
I mean, there's premise to why we went out there,
like, the whole valley was a huge goldmine for hundreds of years.
And that runs out
into the very waters that we dove.
Quite like... Is that a good yield?
So, if I was on our mine site and I had that much dirt and got that much gold,
I would be like, "We're gonna have a good week."
- - Like, that's really good.
Wow!
This is, like, next level.
This is Indiana Jones.
I mean, I just thought
that the gold thing was like some BS.
But there's actually gold.
Quite a bit.
Like, it could work out to a degree,
but it's better than anything that we've ever mined.
Including the ten ounce an hour Mud Mountain.
This is one that will go down the bucks for me.
You need to keep that spot a secret, Riley.
Just make sure you film those signs
on the way out of the town that says,
"No mining in the Coromandel."
- Yeah. - 'Cause they keep it pretty safe there,
pretty passionate about here, so yeah.
- Yeah. - I would assure you that gold will stay in the ocean and...
it probably where it should be protected by the sharks.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's literally unbelievable, but it just happened.
We found gold in shark infested waters.
- Thanks there, dude. Really appreciate it. - Buddy...
You've literally found me a goldmine.
- Back out the sea, boys? -
- Cheers, bro. - Nice man.
- Thanks so much. - Thanks so much, Riley. It was a blast.
That is the weirdest thing I've ever done.
Literally, unbelievable.
Check it out!
What the just happened?
I don't know, mate.
It's mental.
Dan, it makes no sense to me.
- Exactly. - I'm done. I'm done.
Turn the camera off. I'm... I'm finished.
- Should we go pick up the boys? - Yeah. Let's go get 'em.
- I think we've done well. - I think so.
I think this model's gonna capture it all.
If we can have it there by tomorrow morning,
We'll be able to do the reveal to the boys tomorrow.
Perfect.
- I wonder how they're getting on. - Me, too.
Curious to see if they found any sharks.
Literally, if they actually find gold...
-
There they are.
They're never gonna believe this.
- - Hello!
How goes it?
We found some gold.
- No . - No, I'm serious. Like, ten flakes.
No, you didn't.
- Exactly. - He did.
Did you see sharks?
Yeah.
What the .
Circling around us while we were down there.
- No! - What?
Yeah, I'm like, "Oh, cool, sharks."
Then we get back here, we pan and there's gold.
I mean, you never get permits, like you can't mine there.
- Yeah. - But proof of concept.
You know, it's about the best day ever.
- Yeah. - Sharks, gold.
- I know. - Diving.
- And we've got a surprise for you too, actually. - Yeah.
- We'll show them later. - Yeah, hop in.
What a day.
For the final night of their adventure,
Parker's given Tyler a blank check
for their accommodation.
We're sort of camping. I found out a pretty spectacular homestead.
Oh, my lord! Look at this place.
This is beautiful.
The perfect setting for Jeff to reveal his plant design.
Holy .
Wow.
Oh, there's a pool inside the house.
Felling at home already, Parker.
Wow.
I'm pooped. Are you pooped?
Should we go upstairs and hit the hay?
I think let's get a good night's kip.
Night, Parker.
Tomorrow is a really big day. Probably the biggest day
we've had this whole trip.
We've been to many mines and...
Looked at tons and tons of wash plants and...
You know, tomorrow is the day it's really gonna show...
Right there in front of us, we're gonna have a 3D model
with each and every one of these items that we've picked.
Bit nervous about tomorrow. If Parker like the model.
I feel like we've done a good job,
but his opinion is the one that matters.
I guess, we have to wait and see.
Oh, yeah.
To bring Parker's new wash plant design to life,
Tyler and Jeff have prepared a special surprise.
Oh, my .
I'm so nervous.
So am I.
Hopefully, it's come together here.
- Okay. - You ready?
Really nervous. Okay.
Three, two, one.
- Holy . - Yes.
It's perfect.
What is all this about, Tyler?
So, you know, how you said,
Jeff and I are on a mission, yesterday.
Yeah.
Instead of just giving you a design
to look out on paper or on a computer,
we've done this.
Seven weeks ago,
Parker set out to find a wash plant
for his new claim in Alaska.
But he failed find one that had it all.
So, Parker created a wish list
of the most impressive designs he saw in New Zealand.
And incharged Jeff
with turning it into a one of a kind
ultimate machine.
It's been super stressful leading up to this moment.
And I'm just hoping that Parker's happy
and it just makes his whole trip worth it.
Parker must decide if it's good enough to build.
You do the honors.
- Wow, man! - Yeah.
Let's have a look.
- - Oh, look at it.
It's so detailed.
Oh, my goodness.
Look at that thing.
No, that's sweet.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
Looks good.
The months of hard work
had finally come to a peak.
It's just like, you spend so much energy
constantly talking about an ideal wash plant
and constantly talking about things we love, things we don't love.
For all of that to be wrapped up today...
in this one model...
is a pretty cool moment.
It's a shaker deck.
- - That's what you went for.
Yeah, per square foot
a screen is gonna do way more than a trommel.
I think Parker went with the shakers
because his crew is used to running them.
Shakers are also a lot easier to do maintenance on.
Parker was so back and forth between the trommel and shaker deck
and we're in New Zealand, the home of trommels.
So, to see him go with the shaker deck
and see it on the model
was a pretty cool moment.
And did we do the pre-wash like you guys tested at Louis?
Yup.
I think even adding the bar in here...
It's just . Aim for the water
before it gets to the depth.
- Yeah. - This is the wrong approach,
but the right idea.
Parker's pre-wash jet
will shoot high pressured water on to the pay
as it leaves the hopper.
Releasing the gold from the clay laden Alaskan paydirt.
to then be sorted through the shaker deck.
With this system, the really aggressive pre-wash
will get the wash of a trommel
before it hits the screen
combined with the efficiency of a screen.
You've nailed that.
Kinda like Iain Whyte's,
we've got the lower catch tray.
- It can be lowered down, you can see here. - Right.
Primary catch tray is the small sluice run
underneath the belly of the trommel.
Iain's catching around 70 percent of his gold in that.
Oh, yeah.
Super easy cleanup.
Located under the shaker deck,
the catch tray will catch the majority of Parker's gold.
Quick to clear, it will save days in downtime across the season.
So then, hydraulic riffles, like, all of the...
- Yeah. - Kiwis like to use.
They work. They work very well.
And what about levelling jacks?
I like how slick those leveling jacks are.
You could pick up a plant twice this size with those jacks.
The levelling jacks are inside here.
So, rather than, you know, at TC's,
you know, we had to lift it up,
we had to pile rocks underneath it,
- took a little bit to get it levelled out. - For the levelling.
- That's sick. - Right?
- That's really good. - Save tons of time.
The adjustable hydraulic legs
mean the plant can be easily positioned on any uneven terrain,
saving costly time levelling out ground
and making plant moves lightning fast.
One of the big things about all the New Zealand plants
is they're all really mobile.
And this is gonna be that.
Like, with those
show strengths on skids like that
and then being two separate pieces,
it's gonna move like super easy.
Isn't that so cool though? Like, after all these months
looking at all these wash plants and mine sites
and talking to all these people,
we've got, like,
a combination of all of them.
- Yeah. - It's a perfect wash plant.
That's very cool.
It's like our whole New Zealand trip
right there in front of us.
- Everything we've worked for. - Yeah.
What do you think, Parker?
We better get on building a real one.
- - Yeah.
Getting a mining operation set up.
- Yeah. - I think that's a good plan.
Good job, man.
Yeah.
- Good trip. - It's been awesome.
Seeing that model today,
it's awesome.
It's tough to incorporate all the different elements
into the plant that you want.
But I think we've done it.
Good effort.
Normally, you're just, like, buy pieces of equipment
and there's not much of a story behind them.
But this one would be different.
There's a huge amount of heart and story in it
which is really cool.
It's really nice.
Are you gonna paint the real one gold?
It's up to you.
- It would be pretty cool. - Has to be.
Call it the Gold Member.
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Parker budgeted one million dollars for his new wash plant.
We're actually gonna come in well under budget
because... I quickly realized that, oh, like,
all of the expensive things or the complicated things
that can break down easily.
The only options that we've got are the ones
who we feel are really necessary
for the plant to be productive and efficient
and stay running.
It's gonna look good in my office, too.
Next to your wooden sluice...
It does not feel real that we've actually accomplished
what we set out to do.
And I'm really glad that Parker decided to build.
We've definitely put our mark on the wash plant.
Weld and I'm excited to see what Parker does with it.
- You happy? - I'm pumped. Yeah.
Thank you guys for doing it.
Awesome. It's been an amazing trip.
I know you guys have all put your lives on pause for this,
but hopefully, it was worth it for you guys.
- Yeah, absolutely. - Absolutely.
It's been a crazy trip.
Skydiving.
Bungee jumping.
So many cool gold mines and gold miners.
Look at that!
Floating wash plants.
Pretty sweet.
Biggest dredge I've ever seen in my life.
Good grief!
Dan and I got to blow stuff up.
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Now, the whole rut begins. Right?
Yeah, there's a lot to do to set up for this.
Yeah.
You need to build it and we need to be ready for it.
It's a very special,
very, very special thing to be able to
build Parker the plant that he wants
and everything that he wants on it.
So, I'm pretty excited to get started on it.
For me, it's the end of the trail.
But the beginning of the build.
Yeah, it's a good design.
- Hopefully, it will treat us well. - Perfect.
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You have no idea what you're in for.
- Strap in, buddy. -
This operation of Alaska is a go.
We've got a very awesome wash plant design
and it's gonna get build.
But that's really just the beginning of this.
With our entire mining operation is setup now.