1 00:00:03,551 --> 00:00:04,793 We like it to bang-bang. 2 00:00:04,827 --> 00:00:05,655 Now? 3 00:00:05,689 --> 00:00:07,793 - 4 00:00:07,827 --> 00:00:10,000 27-year-old Parker Schnabel 5 00:00:10,034 --> 00:00:12,206 is on a boom or bust mission... 6 00:00:12,241 --> 00:00:14,000 We need to go to New Zealand. 7 00:00:14,034 --> 00:00:15,931 Oh, my . 8 00:00:15,965 --> 00:00:18,068 ...searching for the perfect wash plant 9 00:00:18,103 --> 00:00:20,551 for his new Alaska claim. 10 00:00:20,586 --> 00:00:22,965 It's the first time in seven, eight years 11 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,862 that I have started an operation from scratch. 12 00:00:25,896 --> 00:00:27,931 But over the course of six weeks, 13 00:00:27,965 --> 00:00:30,172 Parker couldn't pull the trigger. 14 00:00:30,206 --> 00:00:32,103 If 20-year-old Parker knew that 15 00:00:32,137 --> 00:00:34,586 27-year-old Parker was sitting and talking about fear, 16 00:00:34,620 --> 00:00:38,137 he'd be like, "You weak sissy " 17 00:00:38,172 --> 00:00:40,827 Now, in a high stakes U-turn, 18 00:00:40,862 --> 00:00:45,448 he's decided to design and build his own ultimate wash plant. 19 00:00:45,482 --> 00:00:48,965 If Fairbanks is gonna work, then we need to start moving quite quickly. 20 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,068 Firing up! 21 00:00:50,103 --> 00:00:52,655 With three days left in New Zealand... 22 00:00:52,689 --> 00:00:54,413 Reminds me of something out of Alien. 23 00:00:54,448 --> 00:00:56,379 ...and new ground to prospect. 24 00:00:56,413 --> 00:00:57,862 What the ? 25 00:00:57,896 --> 00:00:59,827 Parker goes to new depths... 26 00:01:02,793 --> 00:01:04,275 ...in search of gold. 27 00:01:29,344 --> 00:01:32,034 Wow, the geography out here is so different 28 00:01:32,068 --> 00:01:33,310 from the South Island, innit? 29 00:01:33,344 --> 00:01:36,034 - Yeah. - It's more like tropical. 30 00:01:38,793 --> 00:01:41,413 Out of weeds on the South Island, 31 00:01:41,448 --> 00:01:44,310 the crew travelled 920 miles 32 00:01:44,344 --> 00:01:48,034 to the North Island's Coromandel Peninsula. 33 00:01:48,068 --> 00:01:51,620 Home to New Zealand's first gold rush in 1852. 34 00:01:52,724 --> 00:01:56,827 The region has produced over 360 tons of gold. 35 00:01:56,862 --> 00:02:00,137 Today, worth nearly $20 billion. 36 00:02:01,862 --> 00:02:03,379 Think I prefer the North Island. 37 00:02:03,413 --> 00:02:04,551 - Do you? - Mmm. 38 00:02:04,586 --> 00:02:06,931 - I feel more at home. - It's more like... Yeah. 39 00:02:06,965 --> 00:02:10,551 - Beach bummy. - 40 00:02:10,586 --> 00:02:12,931 Parker's brought me here to be his wash plant guy. 41 00:02:12,965 --> 00:02:15,379 And if he would have bought and we modified a few things, 42 00:02:15,413 --> 00:02:17,586 I think it would have been little less pressure on me. 43 00:02:17,620 --> 00:02:19,034 So, now, I'm gonna take all the drawings 44 00:02:19,068 --> 00:02:21,172 that we've come up with along the road. 45 00:02:21,206 --> 00:02:23,793 And my goal is to try and put something together, 46 00:02:23,827 --> 00:02:26,310 so he can see what he's gonna purchase. 47 00:02:26,344 --> 00:02:28,103 All the weight is on my shoulders 48 00:02:28,137 --> 00:02:30,103 and I've gotta make sure, 49 00:02:30,137 --> 00:02:33,068 you know, it meets its expectations. 50 00:02:33,103 --> 00:02:37,344 While Jeff's team back in British Columbia work up the plans, 51 00:02:37,379 --> 00:02:40,482 Parker turns his attention to New Zealand mining. 52 00:02:40,517 --> 00:02:43,172 And what it could teach him for his future empire. 53 00:02:44,931 --> 00:02:46,413 All the trips that we take like this, 54 00:02:46,448 --> 00:02:48,310 for me are about really, two things. 55 00:02:48,344 --> 00:02:50,206 Like, what can we learn from the people 56 00:02:50,241 --> 00:02:52,586 in the places that we're going and seeing? 57 00:02:52,620 --> 00:02:56,310 And what opportunities are left in this industry in the world? 58 00:02:56,344 --> 00:02:57,896 That's the life of a miner. 59 00:02:59,586 --> 00:03:01,000 What's the plan? 60 00:03:01,034 --> 00:03:03,241 I wanted to take us to a Hardrock mine. 61 00:03:03,275 --> 00:03:05,241 They're one of the biggest in New Zealand, 62 00:03:05,275 --> 00:03:07,068 so it must be a big deposit. 63 00:03:07,103 --> 00:03:08,724 Parker, have you done a lot of underground? 64 00:03:08,758 --> 00:03:10,310 It's been a while. 65 00:03:10,344 --> 00:03:11,896 But Australia made me think a lot about 66 00:03:11,931 --> 00:03:13,000 the Hardrock game. Right? 67 00:03:14,724 --> 00:03:17,275 - Wow. - Amazing, innit? 68 00:03:17,310 --> 00:03:19,137 - So, that's your pay zone, right? - Yup. 69 00:03:27,068 --> 00:03:30,413 - - It's pretty cool. 70 00:03:30,448 --> 00:03:33,000 There's a lot of really good mining operations here. 71 00:03:33,034 --> 00:03:35,689 So, I'm looking forward learning from pros and... 72 00:03:35,724 --> 00:03:37,206 Yeah, I'm excited. 73 00:03:37,241 --> 00:03:39,793 That will be good. I love this stuff. 74 00:03:39,827 --> 00:03:40,896 Yeah. 75 00:03:41,965 --> 00:03:43,655 Located in Waihi, 76 00:03:43,689 --> 00:03:47,655 the Hardrock mine has been producing gold since 1882. 77 00:03:47,689 --> 00:03:48,793 Hacha! 78 00:03:50,793 --> 00:03:52,965 Leaders in Hardrock innovation, 79 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,517 at today's prices, 80 00:03:54,551 --> 00:03:59,000 the mine has recovered over one billion dollars worth of gold. 81 00:03:59,034 --> 00:04:00,655 So, what's happening? You're going... 82 00:04:00,689 --> 00:04:02,068 So, Jeff and I aren't going under. 83 00:04:02,103 --> 00:04:03,965 It's just you two. We're gonna stay up here. 84 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,034 - Okay. - Yeah. 85 00:04:05,551 --> 00:04:06,793 I'm a bit jealous. 86 00:04:06,827 --> 00:04:09,206 Let's get down there. 87 00:04:09,241 --> 00:04:11,379 Even though Parker is an alluvial gold miner, 88 00:04:11,413 --> 00:04:13,724 it's always there, it's always in the back if his mind... 89 00:04:13,758 --> 00:04:15,482 Hardrock mining is huge. 90 00:04:15,517 --> 00:04:17,103 So, I'm hoping he can learn something. 91 00:04:19,586 --> 00:04:21,482 Yeah. If anything happens, 92 00:04:21,517 --> 00:04:23,620 I don't have a will. Just give everything to Dozer. 93 00:04:23,655 --> 00:04:26,206 - And me. - No. Dan gets nothing. 94 00:04:26,241 --> 00:04:27,620 Everything goes to the dog. 95 00:04:27,655 --> 00:04:29,724 - Come on, Dan. Let's go. - Okay. Let's go, let's go. 96 00:04:32,896 --> 00:04:35,482 Parker plaster mines in the Yukon 97 00:04:35,517 --> 00:04:37,862 where gold extracted from rocks 98 00:04:37,896 --> 00:04:40,448 was moved and deposited by ancient rivers. 99 00:04:41,896 --> 00:04:43,000 At Waihi, 100 00:04:43,034 --> 00:04:45,448 miners blast out huge sections 101 00:04:45,482 --> 00:04:47,689 of courts filled with gold. 102 00:04:47,724 --> 00:04:50,413 Then, pull the rocks to the surface 103 00:04:50,448 --> 00:04:52,551 where they extract the precious metal. 104 00:04:54,931 --> 00:04:56,689 - Is this it? - This is it. 105 00:04:56,724 --> 00:04:59,172 That's getting swallowed by the Earth. 106 00:04:59,206 --> 00:05:00,172 Check that out. 107 00:05:00,206 --> 00:05:03,034 Knob, radio check please. Radio check. 108 00:05:03,068 --> 00:05:04,517 Clear, Mark. 109 00:05:04,551 --> 00:05:06,586 Hitting underground. I'll be in the hole. 110 00:05:12,379 --> 00:05:14,275 What did you think it was gonna be, Dan? 111 00:05:14,310 --> 00:05:16,103 - 112 00:05:16,137 --> 00:05:17,103 There we go. 113 00:05:27,103 --> 00:05:29,000 Wow! 114 00:05:29,034 --> 00:05:31,344 The labyrinth of underground tunnels 115 00:05:31,379 --> 00:05:33,827 run for a 109 miles 116 00:05:33,862 --> 00:05:37,517 and have a maximum depth of 2,000 feet. 117 00:05:37,551 --> 00:05:40,551 Deeper than six Statues Of Liberty. 118 00:05:42,137 --> 00:05:45,379 Have you ever brought anyone down and they had a panic attack? 119 00:05:45,413 --> 00:05:47,827 'Cause I'm not at all claustrophobic, 120 00:05:47,862 --> 00:05:51,551 but there is something weird about just going down and down and down and... 121 00:05:51,586 --> 00:05:54,344 I think it's the understanding of the weight of rock 122 00:05:54,379 --> 00:05:55,482 - that's above you. - That's above you. 123 00:05:55,517 --> 00:05:56,586 Yup. Yup. 124 00:06:01,413 --> 00:06:02,413 What is that? 125 00:06:08,172 --> 00:06:09,655 There's nobody in the cab that... 126 00:06:09,689 --> 00:06:11,000 - - Wow. 127 00:06:12,137 --> 00:06:14,068 Oh, he is. He's not even down here. 128 00:06:15,482 --> 00:06:16,862 That's nice. 129 00:06:16,896 --> 00:06:18,758 - - Wow. 130 00:06:18,793 --> 00:06:20,793 Remote controlled from the surface 131 00:06:20,827 --> 00:06:22,827 using cameras and sensors, 132 00:06:22,862 --> 00:06:25,034 boggers do the work of an excavator 133 00:06:25,068 --> 00:06:26,793 and rock truck combined. 134 00:06:27,896 --> 00:06:29,931 I find that spooky. 135 00:06:35,517 --> 00:06:36,482 Oh, yeah. 136 00:06:39,413 --> 00:06:40,206 Copy. 137 00:06:46,448 --> 00:06:48,275 In the, like... In the back of that wall, 138 00:06:48,310 --> 00:06:50,758 you're never having the support some of those areas 139 00:06:50,793 --> 00:06:52,724 - because no person will ever go back there. - No. 140 00:06:52,758 --> 00:06:55,000 'Cause of that remote control machine. 141 00:06:55,034 --> 00:06:56,310 - That's right. - Wow. 142 00:06:56,344 --> 00:06:57,758 That's really cool. 143 00:06:58,551 --> 00:07:00,000 It's happening. 144 00:07:00,034 --> 00:07:01,310 They're taking over. 145 00:07:01,344 --> 00:07:02,931 The machines are taking over. 146 00:07:08,482 --> 00:07:10,206 Before the gold bearing rocks 147 00:07:10,241 --> 00:07:12,689 can be holed out by a bogger... 148 00:07:12,724 --> 00:07:14,241 Oh, wow, look at this. 149 00:07:16,206 --> 00:07:19,448 ...the miners use a monster machine. 150 00:07:19,482 --> 00:07:22,413 That is quite a bit of machinery, man. 151 00:07:22,448 --> 00:07:24,172 The 27 ton rig 152 00:07:24,862 --> 00:07:26,517 called a jumbo. 153 00:07:26,551 --> 00:07:29,862 Solely operated by a man who goes by one name... 154 00:07:30,965 --> 00:07:32,551 Shagger. 155 00:07:32,586 --> 00:07:33,655 Who's Shagger then? 156 00:07:34,827 --> 00:07:36,655 - Oh, hey, Shagger. - How's it going? 157 00:07:36,689 --> 00:07:38,758 - Shagger. - Where's the nickname from? 158 00:07:45,758 --> 00:07:46,724 Yeah. 159 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,310 Fire her up! 160 00:07:54,448 --> 00:07:56,448 Blimey, look at that. 161 00:07:56,482 --> 00:07:59,000 Two high-tech hydraulic drill arms... 162 00:07:59,379 --> 00:08:00,379 Flipping A. 163 00:08:00,413 --> 00:08:03,931 ...use 3,400 PSI of pressure 164 00:08:03,965 --> 00:08:06,689 to penetrate the dense, gray, wacky rock. 165 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:09,758 Reminds me something out of Alien. 166 00:08:09,793 --> 00:08:10,586 Hit it. 167 00:08:13,965 --> 00:08:15,793 Drilling each 15 foot hole 168 00:08:15,827 --> 00:08:17,034 in under two minutes, 169 00:08:18,517 --> 00:08:20,862 the arms create a series of cabinets... 170 00:08:22,172 --> 00:08:24,379 - Pretty cool. - Innit? 171 00:08:24,413 --> 00:08:26,482 ...ready to be packed with explosives. 172 00:08:35,689 --> 00:08:38,586 Is that just you controlling it by hands? 173 00:08:38,620 --> 00:08:41,344 - - Oh, wow. 174 00:08:41,379 --> 00:08:44,344 It's why I'm not chomping at the bits in getting the controls. 175 00:08:45,310 --> 00:08:46,586 There's a lot happening here. 176 00:08:46,620 --> 00:08:48,758 You're not just drilling a hole under the wall. 177 00:08:52,655 --> 00:08:54,241 - - Gotcha. 178 00:08:54,275 --> 00:08:55,586 So, what's the next step? 179 00:08:59,206 --> 00:09:01,068 Cool. We like it to bang-bang. 180 00:09:07,068 --> 00:09:08,931 Shagger's moved his drill out 181 00:09:08,965 --> 00:09:10,793 and now the powder guys are here 182 00:09:10,827 --> 00:09:12,689 to put the explosives in the holes 183 00:09:12,724 --> 00:09:14,344 before we blow it up. 184 00:09:18,689 --> 00:09:20,551 You love explosives, don't you? 185 00:09:20,586 --> 00:09:22,137 - Yes. - 186 00:09:22,172 --> 00:09:23,586 I come from a long line of people 187 00:09:23,620 --> 00:09:25,103 who love blowing things up. 188 00:09:25,137 --> 00:09:27,827 - You're in-- - My granddaddy loved blowing things up. 189 00:09:27,862 --> 00:09:30,034 - My daddy loved blowing stuff up. - 190 00:09:30,068 --> 00:09:31,517 And I love blowing stuff up. 191 00:09:35,413 --> 00:09:37,310 Ammonium nitrate emulsion 192 00:09:37,344 --> 00:09:39,965 is pushed deep into the drilled holes. 193 00:09:44,103 --> 00:09:45,379 Awesome. 194 00:09:47,137 --> 00:09:49,103 - All right. - Should we go and press the button? 195 00:09:49,137 --> 00:09:51,413 - Are we ready to blow it up? - The best bit. 196 00:09:58,724 --> 00:10:00,241 - Hello. - Hello. 197 00:10:00,275 --> 00:10:01,448 Did you enjoy it? 198 00:10:01,482 --> 00:10:05,275 It's like a evil supervillain lair slash den down there. 199 00:10:05,310 --> 00:10:06,758 - Oh, really? - Yeah. 200 00:10:06,793 --> 00:10:08,862 - Brett, are we gonna blow some stuff up? - We are. 201 00:10:08,896 --> 00:10:10,379 Bit of bangy-bangy coming up. 202 00:10:11,793 --> 00:10:13,241 Right. So, where does this go? 203 00:10:13,275 --> 00:10:15,827 In here. We gotta transfer data 204 00:10:15,862 --> 00:10:17,965 from the boxes down underground. 205 00:10:18,482 --> 00:10:20,068 Copy, DC. 206 00:10:20,103 --> 00:10:22,517 - Underground board. - Copy. 207 00:10:27,206 --> 00:10:29,655 - Copy that. - Make sure it's safe letting him do this. 208 00:10:31,379 --> 00:10:34,379 Attention all underground personnel, firing in ten seconds. 209 00:10:34,413 --> 00:10:35,724 Uh-oh. 210 00:10:35,758 --> 00:10:37,137 Those two buttons at the same time. 211 00:10:38,137 --> 00:10:39,172 - These two. - Yeah. 212 00:10:40,241 --> 00:10:41,206 Now? 213 00:10:41,241 --> 00:10:42,206 Get ready. 214 00:10:50,793 --> 00:10:53,620 Attention all underground personnel, firing in ten seconds. 215 00:10:53,655 --> 00:10:54,896 Uh-oh. 216 00:10:54,931 --> 00:10:56,586 At Waihi mine, 217 00:10:56,620 --> 00:10:59,827 Parker prepares to blast gold filled rockface 218 00:10:59,862 --> 00:11:03,172 1,000 feet below ground. 219 00:11:03,206 --> 00:11:04,724 Those two buttons at the same time. 220 00:11:05,586 --> 00:11:06,724 - These two. - Yeah. 221 00:11:07,758 --> 00:11:09,793 - Now? - Get ready. 222 00:11:20,482 --> 00:11:21,517 Did it work? 223 00:11:23,241 --> 00:11:26,379 - 224 00:11:28,448 --> 00:11:31,206 - Would you normally feel it from here? - No. 225 00:11:31,241 --> 00:11:32,655 - No. Not at all? - Not at all. 226 00:11:32,689 --> 00:11:35,413 Looks like the lamest kind of explosion. 227 00:11:37,137 --> 00:11:38,482 I like blowing stuff up. 228 00:11:38,517 --> 00:11:40,379 But it's just not the same when you're on the surface 229 00:11:40,413 --> 00:11:42,827 and the explosion is somewhere else. 230 00:11:42,862 --> 00:11:46,586 It's kinda... I want it right there in your face. 231 00:11:46,620 --> 00:11:48,586 Wanna be dodging flyrock. 232 00:11:51,172 --> 00:11:53,931 The blasted pore is brought to the surface, 233 00:11:53,965 --> 00:11:56,413 crushed and leeched with cyanide, 234 00:11:56,448 --> 00:11:58,379 them smelted down. 235 00:11:58,413 --> 00:12:00,000 Using this process, 236 00:12:00,034 --> 00:12:04,827 Waihi recovers on average 85,000 ounces a year. 237 00:12:04,862 --> 00:12:07,827 Worth a $153 million. 238 00:12:08,827 --> 00:12:10,724 Oh, yeah! 239 00:12:10,758 --> 00:12:14,482 After spotting the remote controlled bogger underground... 240 00:12:14,517 --> 00:12:16,551 Look at this. 241 00:12:16,586 --> 00:12:18,517 ...Parker's itching to try it out. 242 00:12:19,379 --> 00:12:20,862 Flash is gonna take you through it. 243 00:12:20,896 --> 00:12:23,068 - He will put you on the hot seat. - Awesome. 244 00:12:23,103 --> 00:12:24,724 And get you moving some dirt. 245 00:12:24,758 --> 00:12:25,862 Yeah, jump in the seat. 246 00:12:27,310 --> 00:12:29,448 - That is where all the fun happens. - Look at that. 247 00:12:30,413 --> 00:12:32,586 So, Flash, where is this bit of machinery 248 00:12:32,620 --> 00:12:33,827 that Parker is operating? 249 00:12:33,862 --> 00:12:35,689 It's this way. Up the hill. 250 00:12:35,724 --> 00:12:37,931 Well, why don't you two go and watch him operate that? 251 00:12:37,965 --> 00:12:40,551 - Great idea. - Don't drive it into us. 252 00:12:40,586 --> 00:12:42,931 - Has this got, like, a speed limit? - 253 00:12:42,965 --> 00:12:46,758 - Yeah. Yeah, we've locked out at third gear, so... - Okay, good. 254 00:12:46,793 --> 00:12:49,620 Parker has got a very heavy right foot. 255 00:12:49,655 --> 00:12:52,275 - Glad I'm not up there watching it. - 256 00:12:55,896 --> 00:12:58,655 Surprised, they're letting Parker to drive it, to be honest. 257 00:12:58,689 --> 00:13:01,482 Yeah. I'm sure it's not too expensive. Right? 258 00:13:01,517 --> 00:13:02,724 Yeah. 259 00:13:02,758 --> 00:13:04,517 - Only a couple of hundred grand. - Yeah. 260 00:13:04,551 --> 00:13:06,620 - So, do I start it? - So, yeah, start it. 261 00:13:07,896 --> 00:13:09,655 - - Here we go. 262 00:13:10,310 --> 00:13:11,448 So crazy. 263 00:13:16,379 --> 00:13:17,275 It's working. 264 00:13:24,344 --> 00:13:25,620 Oh, yeah. 265 00:13:31,310 --> 00:13:34,000 With just a joystick and cameras, 266 00:13:34,034 --> 00:13:37,000 Parker attempts to move dirt across the yard. 267 00:13:38,206 --> 00:13:39,896 Where Tyler and Jeff? 268 00:13:39,931 --> 00:13:42,103 - I think he's trying to get close to us. - Yeah. 269 00:13:44,068 --> 00:13:45,103 Holy . 270 00:13:46,586 --> 00:13:49,724 - Oh my . - What the hell is he doing? Look. 271 00:13:49,758 --> 00:13:51,689 Look at Jeff. 272 00:13:51,724 --> 00:13:53,551 - Get back! - 273 00:13:57,206 --> 00:13:58,862 Because it feels like a video game, 274 00:13:58,896 --> 00:14:00,517 like, you get the tendency to just, like, 275 00:14:00,551 --> 00:14:02,655 slam it in reverse and get another bucket. 276 00:14:05,241 --> 00:14:08,275 - I don't think he's planning this at all. - 277 00:14:08,310 --> 00:14:10,448 Okay, I'm not doing good. Don't judge me on this round. 278 00:14:10,482 --> 00:14:12,551 - This is your... - Left it. 279 00:14:17,586 --> 00:14:19,931 Does it take people a little while to get the hang of it? 280 00:14:25,413 --> 00:14:26,793 "Junior position." 281 00:14:32,034 --> 00:14:33,103 Looking better. 282 00:14:37,275 --> 00:14:39,241 Good job, Parker. You can reverse. 283 00:14:40,517 --> 00:14:41,655 So far, so good. 284 00:14:42,689 --> 00:14:43,931 Oh, yeah. 285 00:14:46,586 --> 00:14:47,931 Much better. 286 00:14:49,758 --> 00:14:51,793 - Oh, yeah. - I'm proud. 287 00:14:51,827 --> 00:14:52,655 There we go. 288 00:14:53,448 --> 00:14:54,275 Yes. 289 00:14:54,310 --> 00:14:55,241 Future. 290 00:14:57,379 --> 00:14:58,689 - Thanks, Kip. - Thank you so much. 291 00:14:58,724 --> 00:14:59,724 Really appreciate it. 292 00:14:59,758 --> 00:15:01,137 - Thanks, Flash. - Yeah. 293 00:15:01,172 --> 00:15:03,137 I'm glad that I didn't break your loader. 294 00:15:03,172 --> 00:15:05,034 So am I. 295 00:15:05,068 --> 00:15:06,379 Underground mining to me... 296 00:15:06,413 --> 00:15:07,827 Like I've always been curious about it. 297 00:15:07,862 --> 00:15:10,310 But seeing this today, 298 00:15:10,344 --> 00:15:13,068 the systems are changing in the industry super-fast 299 00:15:13,103 --> 00:15:16,448 and I'm like, "I can actually see myself getting involved in something like that." 300 00:15:18,758 --> 00:15:21,103 Right. We better find somewhere to camp. 301 00:15:21,137 --> 00:15:22,862 - Do we go camp down the beach? - I reckon. 302 00:15:22,896 --> 00:15:24,241 Yeah, I love a beach camp. 303 00:15:33,310 --> 00:15:37,310 It's starting to feel pretty real that the end is coming. 304 00:15:37,344 --> 00:15:38,413 Um... 305 00:15:39,827 --> 00:15:42,689 And, you know, I'm hoping that I can get these drawings together 306 00:15:42,724 --> 00:15:45,931 and you know, hopefully, get him to sign off on it. 307 00:15:45,965 --> 00:15:48,000 I'm so excited about tomorrow. 308 00:15:48,034 --> 00:15:51,068 I have something bloody cool planned. 309 00:15:51,103 --> 00:15:54,862 So, I'm gonna get a good night's sleep 310 00:15:54,896 --> 00:15:57,517 and wake up and share the plan with everyone. 311 00:15:58,137 --> 00:15:59,068 Good night. 312 00:16:09,586 --> 00:16:10,931 The next day, 313 00:16:10,965 --> 00:16:12,620 Jeff's drawings are in. 314 00:16:12,655 --> 00:16:13,689 Let's go. 315 00:16:13,724 --> 00:16:15,724 Now, with Tyler's help, 316 00:16:15,758 --> 00:16:18,620 he's come up with a unique way to present the plant. 317 00:16:22,241 --> 00:16:23,896 Where are we off to, then, Ty? 318 00:16:23,931 --> 00:16:26,137 So, today, Jeff and I are gonna go off 319 00:16:26,172 --> 00:16:28,034 and get some designs done up. 320 00:16:28,068 --> 00:16:29,586 But, um, Danny and Parker... 321 00:16:29,620 --> 00:16:31,448 We haven't done a lot of prospecting in this trip, 322 00:16:31,482 --> 00:16:34,172 so I thought what we'd do with prospecting in the ocean? 323 00:16:34,206 --> 00:16:35,551 Amazing. 324 00:16:35,586 --> 00:16:38,068 - Like, underwater? - Sounds like fun. 325 00:16:38,103 --> 00:16:39,793 Yeah, underwater prospecting. 326 00:16:41,586 --> 00:16:43,551 Tyler has heard a local legend 327 00:16:43,586 --> 00:16:46,172 about a potential untapped gold source 328 00:16:46,206 --> 00:16:48,172 in the Coromandel Range. 329 00:16:49,275 --> 00:16:50,379 For centuries, 330 00:16:50,413 --> 00:16:53,482 miners have worked the gold rich mountains. 331 00:16:53,517 --> 00:16:58,413 Many believe erosion has carried gold down the Tairua river 332 00:16:58,448 --> 00:17:00,103 and out into the ocean, 333 00:17:01,724 --> 00:17:05,068 depositing substantial amounts on the ocean floor. 334 00:17:07,862 --> 00:17:10,000 So, the boys are going underwater prospecting today 335 00:17:10,034 --> 00:17:12,137 which is really exciting. 336 00:17:12,172 --> 00:17:14,827 It's something that was super successful on the West Coast. 337 00:17:14,862 --> 00:17:16,000 They've done a lot of it there 338 00:17:16,034 --> 00:17:18,172 and they've found a lot of gold under the ocean. 339 00:17:18,206 --> 00:17:21,586 We're in an area with a super-rich gold history, 340 00:17:21,620 --> 00:17:24,068 so I thought why not try it here and see how we go. 341 00:17:24,103 --> 00:17:26,517 Something you'd ever be interested in? 342 00:17:26,551 --> 00:17:29,310 Ah... I mean, under the right circumstances, 343 00:17:29,344 --> 00:17:31,344 I suppose I'd be interested in anything. 344 00:17:31,379 --> 00:17:33,827 I'm really curious to see what kind of ground there is. 345 00:17:33,862 --> 00:17:37,551 But the thing is, um... There's a chance 346 00:17:37,586 --> 00:17:40,517 there could potentially be sharks. 347 00:17:42,172 --> 00:17:44,310 So, this is why a lot of people haven't done the prospecting there 348 00:17:44,344 --> 00:17:46,551 - 'cause it's... Yeah, very shark-- - Shark infested. 349 00:17:46,586 --> 00:17:48,620 - It's shark infested waters. - 350 00:17:49,620 --> 00:17:51,275 To keep Parker safe, 351 00:17:51,310 --> 00:17:55,448 Tyler has called in the help of shark expert and gold prospector, 352 00:17:55,482 --> 00:17:56,551 Riley Elliot. 353 00:17:57,827 --> 00:17:58,793 All right. 354 00:18:01,551 --> 00:18:03,758 - Good day, guys. How are we? - Riley, hello. 355 00:18:03,793 --> 00:18:05,137 - How's that? - Good to see you. 356 00:18:05,172 --> 00:18:06,413 - Riley. - Parker. 357 00:18:06,448 --> 00:18:07,931 - Parker, good to meet you. - Jeff. Nice to meet you. 358 00:18:07,965 --> 00:18:09,344 - Hello, I am Danny. - How are you guys going? 359 00:18:09,379 --> 00:18:12,068 Well, the plans have changed since I spoke to him on the phone. 360 00:18:12,103 --> 00:18:13,482 Jeff and I have some business to do, 361 00:18:13,517 --> 00:18:15,517 so you're just gonna be taking Parker and Danny out today. 362 00:18:15,551 --> 00:18:17,931 Oh, there's a rich gold history around here 363 00:18:17,965 --> 00:18:20,413 and why not go search where people haven't searched before. 364 00:18:20,448 --> 00:18:22,068 You know, there could be gold there, but... 365 00:18:22,103 --> 00:18:23,655 I can guarantee you're probably gonna 366 00:18:23,689 --> 00:18:25,448 run into some toothy fish, too. 367 00:18:25,482 --> 00:18:26,620 Oh . 368 00:18:26,655 --> 00:18:28,758 So, I've just been packing some kit. 369 00:18:28,793 --> 00:18:29,931 What you got in there? 370 00:18:29,965 --> 00:18:32,241 Well, the best thing I've got that I want most of us 371 00:18:32,275 --> 00:18:34,241 to know about is this bright orange thing, you know. 372 00:18:34,275 --> 00:18:35,689 - Right. - If you're not okay, 373 00:18:35,724 --> 00:18:38,551 this is like the one life saving device you need when you go shark. 374 00:18:38,586 --> 00:18:41,344 You only use that if someone's gonna lose a limb though, right? 375 00:18:41,379 --> 00:18:44,172 Yeah, yeah. Which, you know, can happen with sharks. 376 00:18:45,793 --> 00:18:47,275 It's great. So, care to jump on the boat? Shall we? 377 00:18:47,310 --> 00:18:48,586 - Sweet. - Sweet. Perfect. 378 00:18:48,620 --> 00:18:50,103 - Best of luck. - Have a great day. 379 00:18:50,137 --> 00:18:51,620 - Don't get eaten. - I'll try. 380 00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:54,310 You've scuba dived before? 381 00:18:54,344 --> 00:18:55,655 A while ago. 382 00:18:55,689 --> 00:18:58,551 And Danny, are you cool to be the topside comms for us? 383 00:18:58,586 --> 00:19:00,482 - Yeah. - What we need is that spotting, 384 00:19:00,517 --> 00:19:02,275 you know, from the top if sharks turn up. 385 00:19:02,310 --> 00:19:04,000 This is gonna be amazing. 386 00:19:04,034 --> 00:19:06,517 I'm actually not a huge fan of sharks. 387 00:19:06,551 --> 00:19:09,103 And I've only scuba dived, like, 388 00:19:09,137 --> 00:19:10,586 on one trip before. 389 00:19:10,620 --> 00:19:12,586 - Good day, boys. - Morning, how are we? 390 00:19:12,620 --> 00:19:15,103 - You ready to take some gold miners out? - Oh, yeah! 391 00:19:15,137 --> 00:19:17,551 So, I'm a little worried. 392 00:19:21,068 --> 00:19:24,758 We are going prospecting in shark infested waters. 393 00:19:24,793 --> 00:19:26,724 I mean, I don't know... 394 00:19:26,758 --> 00:19:29,000 I don't know how much exciting it gets than that? 395 00:19:41,482 --> 00:19:42,379 All right. Sweet. 396 00:19:43,137 --> 00:19:44,206 Is everyone kinda good? 397 00:19:45,896 --> 00:19:47,241 It's quite weird, innit? 398 00:19:47,275 --> 00:19:48,758 Normally, you're getting out of the water when there's sharks. 399 00:19:49,482 --> 00:19:50,551 We're getting in. 400 00:19:50,586 --> 00:19:52,655 Well, Parker is. 401 00:19:52,689 --> 00:19:56,931 On his quest to find new gold mining opportunities, 402 00:19:56,965 --> 00:20:01,172 Parker Schnabel is preparing for his first underwater prospect. 403 00:20:09,586 --> 00:20:11,724 I'm really not fooling around with that thing. 404 00:20:11,758 --> 00:20:12,896 Oh, so, you want the little stick. 405 00:20:12,931 --> 00:20:14,068 - Yeah. - This is for keeping sharks away. 406 00:20:14,103 --> 00:20:16,827 - Yeah, that's fine. - I've got this one. 407 00:20:16,862 --> 00:20:19,172 - - I would definitely be going for the long one. 408 00:20:19,206 --> 00:20:20,379 You realize what this is for? 409 00:20:20,413 --> 00:20:22,413 That's how far away the shark can't get to me. 410 00:20:22,448 --> 00:20:23,689 - Yeah. - Yeah. 411 00:20:23,724 --> 00:20:25,724 It's not for casting as spell, you know what I mean? 412 00:20:25,758 --> 00:20:27,931 - Make Danny taller! - 413 00:20:27,965 --> 00:20:29,793 Hey, that would... That'd be amazing. 414 00:20:31,724 --> 00:20:34,103 All right, Parker, so I've got a little jar. 415 00:20:34,137 --> 00:20:35,068 We'll take it down there. 416 00:20:35,103 --> 00:20:36,344 So, if you can fill this up... 417 00:20:36,379 --> 00:20:39,068 'cause I'm quite fascinated by the gold history in this area. 418 00:20:39,103 --> 00:20:42,137 Because all this valley was mined for gold. 419 00:20:42,172 --> 00:20:43,793 And, who knows, 420 00:20:43,827 --> 00:20:45,206 could've washed out here. 421 00:20:45,241 --> 00:20:47,137 But no one's ever looked here. 422 00:20:47,172 --> 00:20:49,103 And largely... it's 'cause it's the ocean 423 00:20:49,137 --> 00:20:50,896 and perhaps, it's because of the sharks. 424 00:20:52,827 --> 00:20:54,034 Okay. Before we get in... 425 00:20:55,034 --> 00:20:56,620 Shark behavior 101. 426 00:20:56,655 --> 00:20:57,482 Eye contact. 427 00:20:58,620 --> 00:21:00,206 If you're not looking at the shark, 428 00:21:00,241 --> 00:21:01,758 it's gonna sneak up on you. 429 00:21:01,793 --> 00:21:03,482 If you look at it, it will turn away. 430 00:21:03,517 --> 00:21:05,965 And these are probably the best in the business 431 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,206 at sneaking up on you. 432 00:21:07,586 --> 00:21:08,758 Okay? 433 00:21:08,793 --> 00:21:11,241 I take this very seriously every time I do it 434 00:21:11,275 --> 00:21:12,586 because it's a wild animal. 435 00:21:12,620 --> 00:21:13,655 You don't know what can turn out. 436 00:21:13,689 --> 00:21:15,172 A Great White can turn out, you know. 437 00:21:15,206 --> 00:21:18,655 Just down there, that was the most recent, uh, 438 00:21:18,689 --> 00:21:20,413 shark fatality in New Zealand, 439 00:21:20,448 --> 00:21:22,068 just two years ago from a Great White shark. 440 00:21:23,551 --> 00:21:24,862 New Zealand waters 441 00:21:24,896 --> 00:21:28,172 are home to 66 species of shark, 442 00:21:28,206 --> 00:21:30,137 including the Great White. 443 00:21:30,172 --> 00:21:32,275 And dominant in this area, 444 00:21:32,310 --> 00:21:33,689 the Bronze Whaler. 445 00:21:35,862 --> 00:21:37,689 Measuring over ten feet 446 00:21:37,724 --> 00:21:40,655 and weighing in at 700 pounds, 447 00:21:40,689 --> 00:21:42,758 Bronze Whalers are well known 448 00:21:42,793 --> 00:21:45,206 for attacking local spear fishermen. 449 00:21:50,586 --> 00:21:51,793 He looks very serious. 450 00:21:53,172 --> 00:21:56,448 The critical mission here is to get sample, 451 00:21:56,482 --> 00:21:58,482 but he's not the best diver, Parker. 452 00:21:58,517 --> 00:22:01,620 He only did it once before at Papua New Guinea. 453 00:22:01,655 --> 00:22:03,517 So, it's gonna be interesting 454 00:22:03,551 --> 00:22:04,758 seeing how he gets on. 455 00:22:29,827 --> 00:22:31,413 - 456 00:22:32,896 --> 00:22:34,172 He's breathing heavy. 457 00:22:34,206 --> 00:22:36,000 Parker's breathing really heavy. Pretty heavy. 458 00:22:55,103 --> 00:22:56,793 Hey there, Parker, you're okay, mate? 459 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,000 Oh, roger that, mate. 460 00:23:22,034 --> 00:23:23,793 We are bringing in some slack on the hoses now. 461 00:23:44,275 --> 00:23:46,896 Parker's calm right down now. His breathing is much better. 462 00:23:48,068 --> 00:23:50,448 They're just going into a deeper part of the channel 463 00:23:50,482 --> 00:23:52,379 - just over there. - 464 00:23:52,413 --> 00:23:54,931 Around here, there is a huge gold history, 465 00:23:54,965 --> 00:23:56,655 so there is every chance 466 00:23:56,689 --> 00:23:59,724 that we're gonna be able to pull a sample off the bottom of the ocean floor. 467 00:23:59,758 --> 00:24:01,551 Pan it and there's some gold in it. 468 00:24:01,586 --> 00:24:04,206 Which would be an incredible thing. 469 00:24:13,241 --> 00:24:14,931 As if gold mining wasn't dangerous enough. 470 00:24:15,965 --> 00:24:17,689 And we're throwing sharks into the equation. 471 00:24:53,517 --> 00:24:54,448 Roger that, mate. 472 00:24:55,241 --> 00:24:56,379 Just gonna run it quick. 473 00:25:15,068 --> 00:25:16,344 There's one there. There's one. 474 00:25:16,931 --> 00:25:17,862 There's one there. 475 00:25:23,379 --> 00:25:24,724 Riley, Parker, come in. 476 00:25:27,172 --> 00:25:29,620 Yeah, we've got two large sharks just swimming around here, 477 00:25:29,655 --> 00:25:31,620 just off the stern of the boat. 478 00:25:31,655 --> 00:25:32,965 Just keep your eyes open. All right. 479 00:25:38,344 --> 00:25:39,448 There it is. Right there. 480 00:25:39,482 --> 00:25:41,413 Right in front of him. Right bang next to him. 481 00:26:09,931 --> 00:26:11,172 There it is. Right there. 482 00:26:11,206 --> 00:26:13,620 Right in front of him. Right bang next to him. 483 00:26:13,655 --> 00:26:15,448 Under Coromandel coast, 484 00:26:15,482 --> 00:26:18,586 Parker is searching for gold underwater. 485 00:26:18,620 --> 00:26:20,413 And he just got company. 486 00:26:36,965 --> 00:26:38,448 - - Wow! 487 00:26:45,965 --> 00:26:46,862 Whoa! 488 00:27:06,034 --> 00:27:07,758 - 489 00:27:08,517 --> 00:27:10,586 Good job, lads. Well done. 490 00:27:14,172 --> 00:27:17,206 I'm not so sure about the gold thing. 491 00:27:17,241 --> 00:27:19,068 - But the sharks were 492 00:27:19,103 --> 00:27:21,689 - Yeah, dude, that was cool. - That's really cool. 493 00:27:22,896 --> 00:27:24,758 I'm just stoked 'cause I've done my job, 494 00:27:24,793 --> 00:27:27,103 you know, Parker's got all his limbs. 495 00:27:27,137 --> 00:27:28,896 But now, it's really those guys' job 496 00:27:28,931 --> 00:27:30,103 to sift through these samples 497 00:27:30,137 --> 00:27:31,241 and see if there's any gold in them. 498 00:27:46,206 --> 00:27:48,000 It's our panning bucket. 499 00:27:48,034 --> 00:27:50,068 - You got a hose? - Yeah, right around here. 500 00:27:53,551 --> 00:27:54,827 Are you hopeful? 501 00:27:54,862 --> 00:27:57,413 Um, it's almost all sea shells. 502 00:27:57,448 --> 00:28:00,034 This is the worst thing I've ever panned in my life, Dan. 503 00:28:00,068 --> 00:28:02,172 - - I take it as a no. 504 00:28:02,206 --> 00:28:05,103 Look, you're looking for a shark's teeth, mate. 505 00:28:05,137 --> 00:28:07,862 There actually is some gravel underneath all of that. 506 00:28:09,344 --> 00:28:11,275 Mate, if you find a bit of gold in here... 507 00:28:15,827 --> 00:28:18,137 - Gone quite quiet. - Don't even... 508 00:28:19,965 --> 00:28:21,551 All right. Here's the moment of truth. 509 00:28:23,724 --> 00:28:24,793 Holy . There. 510 00:28:25,620 --> 00:28:26,862 Shut up! 511 00:28:26,896 --> 00:28:28,517 There's heeds there. 512 00:28:28,551 --> 00:28:30,965 There is not. Is it? 513 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,000 That's quite a big one there. 514 00:28:33,034 --> 00:28:34,379 - - Are you serious? 515 00:28:36,862 --> 00:28:38,379 Yes. Come on, bro. 516 00:28:38,413 --> 00:28:41,206 Golden shot. We gotta sell it like that. 517 00:28:41,241 --> 00:28:44,172 - - Wild. 518 00:28:44,206 --> 00:28:46,448 - There's, like, seven or eight pieces there. - Yeah. 519 00:28:46,482 --> 00:28:47,689 Little bunch over there. 520 00:28:47,724 --> 00:28:49,137 Hang on a minute. I'm shaking. 521 00:28:49,172 --> 00:28:52,137 Unreal! This is amazing! 522 00:28:52,172 --> 00:28:55,137 - What the . - That is awesome. 523 00:28:55,172 --> 00:28:58,137 I mean, there's premise to why we went out there, 524 00:28:58,172 --> 00:29:01,896 like, the whole valley was a huge goldmine for hundreds of years. 525 00:29:01,931 --> 00:29:03,310 And that runs out 526 00:29:03,344 --> 00:29:05,275 into the very waters that we dove. 527 00:29:05,310 --> 00:29:07,448 Quite like... Is that a good yield? 528 00:29:07,482 --> 00:29:11,206 So, if I was on our mine site and I had that much dirt and got that much gold, 529 00:29:11,241 --> 00:29:13,379 I would be like, "We're gonna have a good week." 530 00:29:13,413 --> 00:29:14,896 - - Like, that's really good. 531 00:29:14,931 --> 00:29:16,034 Wow! 532 00:29:16,068 --> 00:29:18,517 This is, like, next level. 533 00:29:18,551 --> 00:29:20,379 This is Indiana Jones. 534 00:29:20,413 --> 00:29:21,310 I mean, I just thought 535 00:29:21,344 --> 00:29:23,965 that the gold thing was like some BS. 536 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:25,172 But there's actually gold. 537 00:29:26,620 --> 00:29:28,379 Quite a bit. 538 00:29:28,413 --> 00:29:30,551 Like, it could work out to a degree, 539 00:29:30,586 --> 00:29:32,793 but it's better than anything that we've ever mined. 540 00:29:34,517 --> 00:29:38,758 Including the ten ounce an hour Mud Mountain. 541 00:29:38,793 --> 00:29:40,827 This is one that will go down the bucks for me. 542 00:29:40,862 --> 00:29:43,103 You need to keep that spot a secret, Riley. 543 00:29:43,137 --> 00:29:44,517 Just make sure you film those signs 544 00:29:44,551 --> 00:29:45,413 on the way out of the town that says, 545 00:29:45,448 --> 00:29:46,689 "No mining in the Coromandel." 546 00:29:46,724 --> 00:29:48,344 - Yeah. - 'Cause they keep it pretty safe there, 547 00:29:48,379 --> 00:29:50,137 pretty passionate about here, so yeah. 548 00:29:50,172 --> 00:29:52,896 - Yeah. - I would assure you that gold will stay in the ocean and... 549 00:29:52,931 --> 00:29:55,172 it probably where it should be protected by the sharks. 550 00:29:55,206 --> 00:29:56,379 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 551 00:29:57,896 --> 00:30:01,275 It's literally unbelievable, but it just happened. 552 00:30:01,310 --> 00:30:04,965 We found gold in shark infested waters. 553 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,103 - Thanks there, dude. Really appreciate it. - Buddy... 554 00:30:07,137 --> 00:30:08,586 You've literally found me a goldmine. 555 00:30:10,931 --> 00:30:12,827 - Back out the sea, boys? - 556 00:30:12,862 --> 00:30:14,344 - Cheers, bro. - Nice man. 557 00:30:14,379 --> 00:30:16,586 - Thanks so much. - Thanks so much, Riley. It was a blast. 558 00:30:16,620 --> 00:30:20,000 That is the weirdest thing I've ever done. 559 00:30:20,034 --> 00:30:22,034 Literally, unbelievable. 560 00:30:22,068 --> 00:30:23,034 Check it out! 561 00:30:25,724 --> 00:30:27,620 What the just happened? 562 00:30:27,655 --> 00:30:28,724 I don't know, mate. 563 00:30:30,137 --> 00:30:31,034 It's mental. 564 00:30:35,103 --> 00:30:36,896 Dan, it makes no sense to me. 565 00:30:36,931 --> 00:30:38,448 - Exactly. - I'm done. I'm done. 566 00:30:38,482 --> 00:30:40,620 Turn the camera off. I'm... I'm finished. 567 00:30:47,034 --> 00:30:49,103 - Should we go pick up the boys? - Yeah. Let's go get 'em. 568 00:30:49,137 --> 00:30:51,206 - I think we've done well. - I think so. 569 00:30:51,241 --> 00:30:53,448 I think this model's gonna capture it all. 570 00:30:53,482 --> 00:30:55,827 If we can have it there by tomorrow morning, 571 00:30:55,862 --> 00:30:57,965 We'll be able to do the reveal to the boys tomorrow. 572 00:30:58,000 --> 00:30:59,103 Perfect. 573 00:30:59,137 --> 00:31:02,034 - I wonder how they're getting on. - Me, too. 574 00:31:02,068 --> 00:31:04,931 Curious to see if they found any sharks. 575 00:31:04,965 --> 00:31:06,896 Literally, if they actually find gold... 576 00:31:06,931 --> 00:31:09,000 - 577 00:31:11,241 --> 00:31:12,896 There they are. 578 00:31:12,931 --> 00:31:14,103 They're never gonna believe this. 579 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,206 - - Hello! 580 00:31:17,241 --> 00:31:18,206 How goes it? 581 00:31:19,034 --> 00:31:20,413 We found some gold. 582 00:31:20,448 --> 00:31:23,034 - No . - No, I'm serious. Like, ten flakes. 583 00:31:23,068 --> 00:31:23,931 No, you didn't. 584 00:31:23,965 --> 00:31:24,793 - Exactly. - He did. 585 00:31:24,827 --> 00:31:26,206 Did you see sharks? 586 00:31:26,241 --> 00:31:27,034 Yeah. 587 00:31:27,862 --> 00:31:29,068 What the . 588 00:31:29,103 --> 00:31:30,827 Circling around us while we were down there. 589 00:31:30,862 --> 00:31:32,000 - No! - What? 590 00:31:32,034 --> 00:31:33,482 Yeah, I'm like, "Oh, cool, sharks." 591 00:31:33,517 --> 00:31:35,931 Then we get back here, we pan and there's gold. 592 00:31:35,965 --> 00:31:39,068 I mean, you never get permits, like you can't mine there. 593 00:31:39,103 --> 00:31:41,758 - Yeah. - But proof of concept. 594 00:31:41,793 --> 00:31:43,275 You know, it's about the best day ever. 595 00:31:43,310 --> 00:31:44,517 - Yeah. - Sharks, gold. 596 00:31:44,551 --> 00:31:46,827 - I know. - Diving. 597 00:31:46,862 --> 00:31:48,862 - And we've got a surprise for you too, actually. - Yeah. 598 00:31:48,896 --> 00:31:51,000 - We'll show them later. - Yeah, hop in. 599 00:31:55,172 --> 00:31:56,206 What a day. 600 00:31:58,793 --> 00:32:01,241 For the final night of their adventure, 601 00:32:01,275 --> 00:32:03,413 Parker's given Tyler a blank check 602 00:32:03,448 --> 00:32:04,517 for their accommodation. 603 00:32:06,379 --> 00:32:12,517 We're sort of camping. I found out a pretty spectacular homestead. 604 00:32:14,379 --> 00:32:17,137 Oh, my lord! Look at this place. 605 00:32:17,793 --> 00:32:19,724 This is beautiful. 606 00:32:19,758 --> 00:32:23,620 The perfect setting for Jeff to reveal his plant design. 607 00:32:30,413 --> 00:32:32,310 Holy . 608 00:32:32,344 --> 00:32:33,827 Wow. 609 00:32:33,862 --> 00:32:36,379 Oh, there's a pool inside the house. 610 00:32:37,310 --> 00:32:39,275 Felling at home already, Parker. 611 00:32:40,275 --> 00:32:41,137 Wow. 612 00:32:41,896 --> 00:32:43,827 I'm pooped. Are you pooped? 613 00:32:43,862 --> 00:32:46,655 Should we go upstairs and hit the hay? 614 00:32:46,689 --> 00:32:49,103 I think let's get a good night's kip. 615 00:32:49,137 --> 00:32:50,172 Night, Parker. 616 00:32:58,586 --> 00:33:02,793 Tomorrow is a really big day. Probably the biggest day 617 00:33:02,827 --> 00:33:04,000 we've had this whole trip. 618 00:33:04,034 --> 00:33:06,931 We've been to many mines and... 619 00:33:06,965 --> 00:33:09,758 Looked at tons and tons of wash plants and... 620 00:33:09,793 --> 00:33:13,068 You know, tomorrow is the day it's really gonna show... 621 00:33:13,103 --> 00:33:15,241 Right there in front of us, we're gonna have a 3D model 622 00:33:15,275 --> 00:33:17,793 with each and every one of these items that we've picked. 623 00:33:17,827 --> 00:33:20,862 Bit nervous about tomorrow. If Parker like the model. 624 00:33:20,896 --> 00:33:22,724 I feel like we've done a good job, 625 00:33:22,758 --> 00:33:25,758 but his opinion is the one that matters. 626 00:33:27,275 --> 00:33:28,517 I guess, we have to wait and see. 627 00:33:37,034 --> 00:33:39,000 Oh, yeah. 628 00:33:39,034 --> 00:33:42,137 To bring Parker's new wash plant design to life, 629 00:33:42,172 --> 00:33:45,862 Tyler and Jeff have prepared a special surprise. 630 00:33:45,896 --> 00:33:47,551 Oh, my . 631 00:33:48,413 --> 00:33:49,655 I'm so nervous. 632 00:33:50,172 --> 00:33:51,724 So am I. 633 00:33:51,758 --> 00:33:53,655 Hopefully, it's come together here. 634 00:33:53,689 --> 00:33:54,862 - Okay. - You ready? 635 00:33:54,896 --> 00:33:55,965 Really nervous. Okay. 636 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,000 Three, two, one. 637 00:34:01,586 --> 00:34:03,655 - Holy . - Yes. 638 00:34:03,689 --> 00:34:04,655 It's perfect. 639 00:34:12,793 --> 00:34:15,034 What is all this about, Tyler? 640 00:34:15,068 --> 00:34:16,034 So, you know, how you said, 641 00:34:16,068 --> 00:34:17,655 Jeff and I are on a mission, yesterday. 642 00:34:18,172 --> 00:34:19,172 Yeah. 643 00:34:19,206 --> 00:34:21,103 Instead of just giving you a design 644 00:34:21,137 --> 00:34:23,344 to look out on paper or on a computer, 645 00:34:23,379 --> 00:34:24,344 we've done this. 646 00:34:24,379 --> 00:34:26,206 Seven weeks ago, 647 00:34:26,241 --> 00:34:28,379 Parker set out to find a wash plant 648 00:34:28,413 --> 00:34:31,172 for his new claim in Alaska. 649 00:34:31,206 --> 00:34:34,931 But he failed find one that had it all. 650 00:34:34,965 --> 00:34:37,482 So, Parker created a wish list 651 00:34:37,517 --> 00:34:40,793 of the most impressive designs he saw in New Zealand. 652 00:34:41,482 --> 00:34:43,241 And incharged Jeff 653 00:34:43,275 --> 00:34:45,620 with turning it into a one of a kind 654 00:34:45,655 --> 00:34:47,172 ultimate machine. 655 00:34:47,206 --> 00:34:49,931 It's been super stressful leading up to this moment. 656 00:34:49,965 --> 00:34:52,517 And I'm just hoping that Parker's happy 657 00:34:52,551 --> 00:34:55,551 and it just makes his whole trip worth it. 658 00:34:55,586 --> 00:34:58,275 Parker must decide if it's good enough to build. 659 00:34:58,965 --> 00:35:00,000 You do the honors. 660 00:35:05,172 --> 00:35:07,655 - Wow, man! - Yeah. 661 00:35:07,689 --> 00:35:08,758 Let's have a look. 662 00:35:09,862 --> 00:35:12,482 - - Oh, look at it. 663 00:35:12,517 --> 00:35:14,206 It's so detailed. 664 00:35:14,241 --> 00:35:15,965 Oh, my goodness. 665 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:17,586 Look at that thing. 666 00:35:17,620 --> 00:35:18,655 No, that's sweet. 667 00:35:18,689 --> 00:35:19,931 - Yeah? - Yeah. 668 00:35:19,965 --> 00:35:21,724 Looks good. 669 00:35:21,758 --> 00:35:23,586 The months of hard work 670 00:35:23,620 --> 00:35:26,068 had finally come to a peak. 671 00:35:26,103 --> 00:35:28,103 It's just like, you spend so much energy 672 00:35:28,137 --> 00:35:30,137 constantly talking about an ideal wash plant 673 00:35:30,172 --> 00:35:33,793 and constantly talking about things we love, things we don't love. 674 00:35:33,827 --> 00:35:36,517 For all of that to be wrapped up today... 675 00:35:36,551 --> 00:35:38,206 in this one model... 676 00:35:38,241 --> 00:35:39,413 is a pretty cool moment. 677 00:35:42,827 --> 00:35:44,275 It's a shaker deck. 678 00:35:44,310 --> 00:35:46,068 - - That's what you went for. 679 00:35:46,103 --> 00:35:47,620 Yeah, per square foot 680 00:35:47,655 --> 00:35:50,758 a screen is gonna do way more than a trommel. 681 00:35:50,793 --> 00:35:52,965 I think Parker went with the shakers 682 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,379 because his crew is used to running them. 683 00:35:55,413 --> 00:35:58,103 Shakers are also a lot easier to do maintenance on. 684 00:35:58,137 --> 00:36:01,103 Parker was so back and forth between the trommel and shaker deck 685 00:36:01,137 --> 00:36:03,862 and we're in New Zealand, the home of trommels. 686 00:36:03,896 --> 00:36:05,965 So, to see him go with the shaker deck 687 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:07,241 and see it on the model 688 00:36:07,275 --> 00:36:09,034 was a pretty cool moment. 689 00:36:09,068 --> 00:36:12,034 And did we do the pre-wash like you guys tested at Louis? 690 00:36:12,068 --> 00:36:12,862 Yup. 691 00:36:15,379 --> 00:36:17,862 I think even adding the bar in here... 692 00:36:17,896 --> 00:36:19,620 It's just . Aim for the water 693 00:36:19,655 --> 00:36:21,310 before it gets to the depth. 694 00:36:21,344 --> 00:36:23,034 - Yeah. - This is the wrong approach, 695 00:36:23,068 --> 00:36:24,344 but the right idea. 696 00:36:25,689 --> 00:36:27,413 Parker's pre-wash jet 697 00:36:27,448 --> 00:36:30,000 will shoot high pressured water on to the pay 698 00:36:30,034 --> 00:36:32,344 as it leaves the hopper. 699 00:36:32,379 --> 00:36:36,517 Releasing the gold from the clay laden Alaskan paydirt. 700 00:36:36,551 --> 00:36:38,724 to then be sorted through the shaker deck. 701 00:36:40,206 --> 00:36:42,586 With this system, the really aggressive pre-wash 702 00:36:42,620 --> 00:36:45,827 will get the wash of a trommel 703 00:36:45,862 --> 00:36:47,793 before it hits the screen 704 00:36:47,827 --> 00:36:50,448 combined with the efficiency of a screen. 705 00:36:50,482 --> 00:36:52,137 You've nailed that. 706 00:36:52,172 --> 00:36:53,344 Kinda like Iain Whyte's, 707 00:36:53,379 --> 00:36:55,620 we've got the lower catch tray. 708 00:36:55,655 --> 00:36:58,448 - It can be lowered down, you can see here. - Right. 709 00:36:58,482 --> 00:37:01,689 Primary catch tray is the small sluice run 710 00:37:01,724 --> 00:37:03,724 underneath the belly of the trommel. 711 00:37:03,758 --> 00:37:06,103 Iain's catching around 70 percent of his gold in that. 712 00:37:06,137 --> 00:37:07,586 Oh, yeah. 713 00:37:07,620 --> 00:37:08,931 Super easy cleanup. 714 00:37:10,413 --> 00:37:13,034 Located under the shaker deck, 715 00:37:13,068 --> 00:37:17,551 the catch tray will catch the majority of Parker's gold. 716 00:37:17,586 --> 00:37:21,965 Quick to clear, it will save days in downtime across the season. 717 00:37:23,482 --> 00:37:26,517 So then, hydraulic riffles, like, all of the... 718 00:37:26,551 --> 00:37:27,689 - Yeah. - Kiwis like to use. 719 00:37:27,724 --> 00:37:29,448 They work. They work very well. 720 00:37:29,482 --> 00:37:31,206 And what about levelling jacks? 721 00:37:31,241 --> 00:37:34,310 I like how slick those leveling jacks are. 722 00:37:34,344 --> 00:37:37,137 You could pick up a plant twice this size with those jacks. 723 00:37:38,206 --> 00:37:40,034 The levelling jacks are inside here. 724 00:37:40,068 --> 00:37:42,241 So, rather than, you know, at TC's, 725 00:37:42,275 --> 00:37:43,103 you know, we had to lift it up, 726 00:37:43,137 --> 00:37:44,482 we had to pile rocks underneath it, 727 00:37:44,517 --> 00:37:46,655 - took a little bit to get it levelled out. - For the levelling. 728 00:37:46,689 --> 00:37:48,034 - That's sick. - Right? 729 00:37:48,068 --> 00:37:50,275 - That's really good. - Save tons of time. 730 00:37:50,310 --> 00:37:52,724 The adjustable hydraulic legs 731 00:37:52,758 --> 00:37:57,655 mean the plant can be easily positioned on any uneven terrain, 732 00:37:57,689 --> 00:38:00,448 saving costly time levelling out ground 733 00:38:00,482 --> 00:38:03,482 and making plant moves lightning fast. 734 00:38:03,517 --> 00:38:05,689 One of the big things about all the New Zealand plants 735 00:38:05,724 --> 00:38:07,034 is they're all really mobile. 736 00:38:07,068 --> 00:38:09,275 And this is gonna be that. 737 00:38:09,310 --> 00:38:10,586 Like, with those 738 00:38:10,620 --> 00:38:12,620 show strengths on skids like that 739 00:38:12,655 --> 00:38:14,586 and then being two separate pieces, 740 00:38:14,620 --> 00:38:17,103 it's gonna move like super easy. 741 00:38:17,137 --> 00:38:19,172 Isn't that so cool though? Like, after all these months 742 00:38:19,206 --> 00:38:21,103 looking at all these wash plants and mine sites 743 00:38:21,137 --> 00:38:22,689 and talking to all these people, 744 00:38:22,724 --> 00:38:24,034 we've got, like, 745 00:38:24,068 --> 00:38:25,896 a combination of all of them. 746 00:38:25,931 --> 00:38:27,931 - Yeah. - It's a perfect wash plant. 747 00:38:27,965 --> 00:38:29,172 That's very cool. 748 00:38:29,206 --> 00:38:31,068 It's like our whole New Zealand trip 749 00:38:31,103 --> 00:38:32,379 right there in front of us. 750 00:38:32,413 --> 00:38:34,758 - Everything we've worked for. - Yeah. 751 00:38:34,793 --> 00:38:35,655 What do you think, Parker? 752 00:38:40,724 --> 00:38:43,310 We better get on building a real one. 753 00:38:43,344 --> 00:38:44,586 - - Yeah. 754 00:38:44,620 --> 00:38:46,551 Getting a mining operation set up. 755 00:38:46,586 --> 00:38:47,655 - Yeah. - I think that's a good plan. 756 00:38:48,482 --> 00:38:49,448 Good job, man. 757 00:38:51,103 --> 00:38:52,586 Yeah. 758 00:38:52,620 --> 00:38:54,206 - Good trip. - It's been awesome. 759 00:38:55,758 --> 00:38:57,000 Seeing that model today, 760 00:38:57,482 --> 00:38:59,137 it's awesome. 761 00:38:59,172 --> 00:39:01,448 It's tough to incorporate all the different elements 762 00:39:01,482 --> 00:39:03,068 into the plant that you want. 763 00:39:03,103 --> 00:39:05,241 But I think we've done it. 764 00:39:05,275 --> 00:39:06,448 Good effort. 765 00:39:06,482 --> 00:39:08,689 Normally, you're just, like, buy pieces of equipment 766 00:39:08,724 --> 00:39:11,241 and there's not much of a story behind them. 767 00:39:11,275 --> 00:39:13,551 But this one would be different. 768 00:39:13,586 --> 00:39:15,689 There's a huge amount of heart and story in it 769 00:39:15,724 --> 00:39:17,137 which is really cool. 770 00:39:17,724 --> 00:39:19,310 It's really nice. 771 00:39:19,344 --> 00:39:20,965 Are you gonna paint the real one gold? 772 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:22,172 It's up to you. 773 00:39:23,310 --> 00:39:24,965 - It would be pretty cool. - Has to be. 774 00:39:25,000 --> 00:39:26,586 Call it the Gold Member. 775 00:39:26,620 --> 00:39:28,482 - 776 00:39:28,517 --> 00:39:32,034 Parker budgeted one million dollars for his new wash plant. 777 00:39:33,931 --> 00:39:35,896 We're actually gonna come in well under budget 778 00:39:35,931 --> 00:39:39,172 because... I quickly realized that, oh, like, 779 00:39:39,206 --> 00:39:41,379 all of the expensive things or the complicated things 780 00:39:41,413 --> 00:39:43,000 that can break down easily. 781 00:39:43,034 --> 00:39:44,862 The only options that we've got are the ones 782 00:39:44,896 --> 00:39:46,931 who we feel are really necessary 783 00:39:46,965 --> 00:39:49,620 for the plant to be productive and efficient 784 00:39:49,655 --> 00:39:51,586 and stay running. 785 00:39:51,620 --> 00:39:53,724 It's gonna look good in my office, too. 786 00:39:53,758 --> 00:39:55,344 Next to your wooden sluice... 787 00:39:57,310 --> 00:39:59,689 It does not feel real that we've actually accomplished 788 00:39:59,724 --> 00:40:00,724 what we set out to do. 789 00:40:00,758 --> 00:40:03,517 And I'm really glad that Parker decided to build. 790 00:40:03,551 --> 00:40:05,551 We've definitely put our mark on the wash plant. 791 00:40:05,586 --> 00:40:07,827 Weld and I'm excited to see what Parker does with it. 792 00:40:08,620 --> 00:40:10,448 - You happy? - I'm pumped. Yeah. 793 00:40:10,482 --> 00:40:11,724 Thank you guys for doing it. 794 00:40:11,758 --> 00:40:13,689 Awesome. It's been an amazing trip. 795 00:40:13,724 --> 00:40:16,068 I know you guys have all put your lives on pause for this, 796 00:40:16,103 --> 00:40:18,241 but hopefully, it was worth it for you guys. 797 00:40:18,275 --> 00:40:19,689 - Yeah, absolutely. - Absolutely. 798 00:40:19,724 --> 00:40:20,827 It's been a crazy trip. 799 00:40:22,413 --> 00:40:23,275 Skydiving. 800 00:40:25,310 --> 00:40:26,448 Bungee jumping. 801 00:40:28,310 --> 00:40:31,068 So many cool gold mines and gold miners. 802 00:40:31,103 --> 00:40:32,068 Look at that! 803 00:40:32,103 --> 00:40:33,551 Floating wash plants. 804 00:40:33,586 --> 00:40:34,724 Pretty sweet. 805 00:40:34,758 --> 00:40:36,724 Biggest dredge I've ever seen in my life. 806 00:40:36,758 --> 00:40:38,413 Good grief! 807 00:40:38,448 --> 00:40:40,275 Dan and I got to blow stuff up. 808 00:40:40,310 --> 00:40:42,551 - 809 00:40:43,793 --> 00:40:45,655 Now, the whole rut begins. Right? 810 00:40:45,689 --> 00:40:47,517 Yeah, there's a lot to do to set up for this. 811 00:40:47,965 --> 00:40:49,103 Yeah. 812 00:40:49,137 --> 00:40:51,689 You need to build it and we need to be ready for it. 813 00:40:52,310 --> 00:40:54,000 It's a very special, 814 00:40:54,034 --> 00:40:56,241 very, very special thing to be able to 815 00:40:56,275 --> 00:40:58,655 build Parker the plant that he wants 816 00:40:58,689 --> 00:41:00,310 and everything that he wants on it. 817 00:41:00,344 --> 00:41:03,172 So, I'm pretty excited to get started on it. 818 00:41:03,206 --> 00:41:05,310 For me, it's the end of the trail. 819 00:41:05,344 --> 00:41:06,758 But the beginning of the build. 820 00:41:06,793 --> 00:41:07,965 Yeah, it's a good design. 821 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:10,965 - Hopefully, it will treat us well. - Perfect. 822 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,241 - 823 00:41:13,275 --> 00:41:15,034 You have no idea what you're in for. 824 00:41:15,068 --> 00:41:17,000 - Strap in, buddy. - 825 00:41:18,275 --> 00:41:20,758 This operation of Alaska is a go. 826 00:41:20,793 --> 00:41:23,758 We've got a very awesome wash plant design 827 00:41:23,793 --> 00:41:25,103 and it's gonna get build. 828 00:41:25,137 --> 00:41:27,931 But that's really just the beginning of this. 829 00:41:27,965 --> 00:41:30,172 With our entire mining operation is setup now.