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We like it to bang-bang.
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Now?
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-
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27-year-old Parker Schnabel
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is on a boom or bust mission...
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We need to go to New Zealand.
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Oh, my .
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...searching for the perfect wash plant
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for his new Alaska claim.
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It's the first time in seven, eight years
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that I have started
an operation from scratch.
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But over the course of six weeks,
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Parker couldn't pull the trigger.
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If 20-year-old Parker
knew that
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27-year-old Parker was sitting
and talking about fear,
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he'd be like,
"You weak sissy "
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Now, in a high stakes U-turn,
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he's decided to design and build his own ultimate wash plant.
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If Fairbanks is gonna work,
then we need to start moving
quite quickly.
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Firing up!
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With three days left in New Zealand...
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Reminds me
of something out of Alien.
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...and new ground to prospect.
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What the ?
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Parker goes to new depths...
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...in search of gold.
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Wow, the geography
out here is so different
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from the South Island, innit?
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- Yeah.
- It's more like tropical.
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Out of weeds on the South Island,
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the crew travelled 920 miles
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to the North Island's Coromandel Peninsula.
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Home to New Zealand's first gold rush in 1852.
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The region has produced over 360 tons of gold.
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Today, worth nearly $20 billion.
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Think I prefer
the North Island.
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- Do you?
- Mmm.
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- I feel more at home.
- It's more like... Yeah.
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- Beach bummy.
-
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Parker's brought me here to be his wash plant guy.
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And if he would have bought
and we modified a few things,
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I think it would have been
little less pressure on me.
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So, now, I'm gonna take all the drawings
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that we've come up with along the road.
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And my goal is to try and put something together,
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so he can see what he's gonna purchase.
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All the weight
is on my shoulders
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and I've gotta make sure,
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you know,
it meets its expectations.
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While Jeff's team back in British Columbia work up the plans,
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Parker turns his attention to New Zealand mining.
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And what it could teach him for his future empire.
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All the trips
that we take like this,
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for me are about really,
two things.
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Like, what can we learn
from the people
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in the places that we're going
and seeing?
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And what opportunities
are left in this industry
in the world?
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That's the life of a miner.
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What's the plan?
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I wanted to take us
to a Hardrock mine.
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They're one of the biggest
in New Zealand,
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so it must be a big deposit.
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Parker, have you done
a lot of underground?
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It's been a while.
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But Australia made me
think a lot about
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the Hardrock game. Right?
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- Wow.
- Amazing, innit?
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- So, that's your pay zone, right?
- Yup.
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-
- It's pretty cool.
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There's a lot of really good
mining operations here.
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So, I'm looking forward
learning from pros and...
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Yeah, I'm excited.
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That will be good.
I love this stuff.
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Yeah.
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Located in Waihi,
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the Hardrock mine has been producing gold since 1882.
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Hacha!
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Leaders in Hardrock innovation,
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at today's prices,
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the mine has recovered over one billion dollars worth of gold.
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So, what's happening?
You're going...
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So, Jeff and I
aren't going under.
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It's just you two.
We're gonna stay up here.
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- Okay.
- Yeah.
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I'm a bit jealous.
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Let's get down there.
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Even though Parker is an alluvial gold miner,
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it's always there, it's always
in the back if his mind...
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Hardrock mining is huge.
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So, I'm hoping he can learn something.
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Yeah. If anything happens,
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I don't have a will.
Just give everything to Dozer.
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- And me.
- No. Dan gets nothing.
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Everything goes to the dog.
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- Come on, Dan. Let's go.
- Okay. Let's go, let's go.
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Parker plaster mines in the Yukon
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where gold extracted from rocks
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was moved and deposited by ancient rivers.
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At Waihi,
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miners blast out huge sections
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of courts filled with gold.
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Then, pull the rocks to the surface
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where they extract the precious metal.
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- Is this it?
- This is it.
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That's getting
swallowed by the Earth.
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Check that out.
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Knob, radio check
please. Radio check.
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Clear, Mark.
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Hitting underground.
I'll be in the hole.
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What did you think
it was gonna be, Dan?
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There we go.
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Wow!
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The labyrinth of underground tunnels
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run for a 109 miles
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and have a maximum depth of 2,000 feet.
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Deeper than six Statues Of Liberty.
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Have you ever brought
anyone down and they had
a panic attack?
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'Cause I'm not
at all claustrophobic,
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but there is something weird
about just going down
and down and down and...
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I think it's
the understanding
of the weight of rock
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- that's above you.
- That's above you.
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Yup. Yup.
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What is that?
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There's nobody
in the cab that...
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-
- Wow.
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Oh, he is.
He's not even down here.
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That's nice.
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-
- Wow.
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Remote controlled from the surface
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using cameras and sensors,
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boggers do the work of an excavator
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and rock truck combined.
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I find that spooky.
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Oh, yeah.
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Copy.
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In the, like...
In the back of that wall,
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you're never
having the support
some of those areas
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- because no person will ever go back there.
- No.
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'Cause of that
remote control machine.
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- That's right.
- Wow.
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That's really cool.
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It's happening.
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They're taking over.
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The machines are taking over.
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Before the gold bearing rocks
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can be holed out by a bogger...
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Oh, wow,
look at this.
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...the miners use a monster machine.
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That is quite a bit
of machinery, man.
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The 27 ton rig
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called a jumbo.
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Solely operated by a man who goes by one name...
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Shagger.
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Who's Shagger then?
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- Oh, hey, Shagger.
- How's it going?
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- Shagger.
- Where's the nickname from?
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Yeah.
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Fire her up!
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Blimey, look at that.
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Two high-tech hydraulic drill arms...
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Flipping A.
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...use 3,400 PSI of pressure
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to penetrate the dense, gray, wacky rock.
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Reminds me something
out of Alien.
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Hit it.
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Drilling each 15 foot hole
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in under two minutes,
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the arms create a series of cabinets...
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- Pretty cool.
- Innit?
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...ready to be packed with explosives.
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Is that just
you controlling it by hands?
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-
- Oh, wow.
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It's why I'm not chomping
at the bits in getting
the controls.
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There's a lot happening here.
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You're not just drilling a hole under the wall.
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-
- Gotcha.
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So, what's the next step?
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Cool. We like it to bang-bang.
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Shagger's moved his drill out
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and now the powder guys
are here
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to put the explosives in the holes
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before we blow it up.
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You love explosives,
don't you?
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- Yes.
-
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I come from a long line
of people
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who love blowing things up.
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- You're in--
- My granddaddy loved blowing things up.
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- My daddy loved blowing stuff up.
-
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And I love blowing stuff up.
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Ammonium nitrate emulsion
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is pushed deep into the drilled holes.
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Awesome.
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- All right.
- Should we go and press the button?
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- Are we ready to blow it up?
- The best bit.
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- Hello.
- Hello.
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Did you enjoy it?
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It's like a evil supervillain
lair slash den down there.
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- Oh, really?
- Yeah.
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- Brett, are we gonna blow some stuff up?
- We are.
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Bit of bangy-bangy coming up.
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Right. So, where does this go?
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In here.
We gotta transfer data
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from the boxes
down underground.
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Copy, DC.
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- Underground board.
- Copy.
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- Copy that.
- Make sure it's safe letting him do this.
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Attention all
underground personnel,
firing in ten seconds.
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Uh-oh.
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Those two buttons
at the same time.
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- These two.
- Yeah.
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Now?
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Get ready.
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Attention all
underground personnel,
firing in ten seconds.
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Uh-oh.
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At Waihi mine,
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Parker prepares to blast gold filled rockface
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1,000 feet below ground.
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Those two buttons
at the same time.
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- These two.
- Yeah.
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- Now?
- Get ready.
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Did it work?
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-
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- Would you normally feel it from here?
- No.
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- No. Not at all?
- Not at all.
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Looks like the lamest
kind of explosion.
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I like blowing stuff up.
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But it's just not the same when you're on the surface
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and the explosion
is somewhere else.
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It's kinda... I want it
right there in your face.
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Wanna be dodging flyrock.
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The blasted pore is brought to the surface,
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crushed and leeched with cyanide,
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them smelted down.
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Using this process,
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Waihi recovers on average 85,000 ounces a year.
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Worth a $153 million.
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Oh, yeah!
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After spotting the remote controlled bogger underground...
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Look at this.
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...Parker's itching to try it out.
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Flash is gonna
take you through it.
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- He will put you on the hot seat.
- Awesome.
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And get you moving some dirt.
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Yeah, jump in the seat.
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- That is where all the fun happens.
- Look at that.
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So, Flash, where is this
bit of machinery
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that Parker is operating?
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It's this way. Up the hill.
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Well, why don't you
two go and watch him
operate that?
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- Great idea.
- Don't drive it into us.
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- Has this got, like, a speed limit?
-
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- Yeah. Yeah, we've locked out at third gear, so...
- Okay, good.
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Parker has got a very
heavy right foot.
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- Glad I'm not up there watching it.
-
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Surprised, they're letting Parker to drive it, to be honest.
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Yeah. I'm sure it's not
too expensive. Right?
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Yeah.
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- Only a couple of hundred grand.
- Yeah.
260
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- So, do I start it?
- So, yeah, start it.
261
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-
- Here we go.
262
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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.