1 00:00:01,517 --> 00:00:02,586 Ready to go. 2 00:00:03,896 --> 00:00:06,275 [narrator] The Hoffmans' mining is in full swing. 3 00:00:06,275 --> 00:00:08,103 Trommel's turning. 4 00:00:08,103 --> 00:00:10,793 [narrator] But with torrential weather obstructing them 5 00:00:10,793 --> 00:00:13,000 and a few disappointing cleanouts... 6 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,000 We're screwed. 7 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:15,413 [narrator] ...their 1,000-ounce goal 8 00:00:15,413 --> 00:00:17,172 may be out of reach. 9 00:00:17,172 --> 00:00:19,103 That's not even half of where we're supposed to be. 10 00:00:19,103 --> 00:00:21,896 [narrator] Now with one plant coming up short... 11 00:00:21,896 --> 00:00:23,724 [Todd Hoffman] I'm not happy with the amount of gold 12 00:00:23,724 --> 00:00:25,482 that we're getting out of the Holy Roller. 13 00:00:25,482 --> 00:00:28,310 [narrator] ...Todd turns his focus to Hunter's operation. 14 00:00:28,310 --> 00:00:30,793 [Todd] Having the Black Pearl up and running 15 00:00:30,793 --> 00:00:32,517 would be a huge help right now. 16 00:00:32,517 --> 00:00:34,793 [narrator] And he's calling the shots. 17 00:00:34,793 --> 00:00:36,000 Keep comin'. Keep comin'. 18 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,620 -What are they doing? -They're moving the Black Pearl 19 00:00:37,620 --> 00:00:38,517 without us, man. 20 00:00:38,517 --> 00:00:39,724 [Hunter] They're just taking over. 21 00:00:39,724 --> 00:00:41,206 I told you where to put your sluice in. 22 00:00:41,206 --> 00:00:42,896 No, you didn't. No, you did not. 23 00:00:42,896 --> 00:00:44,172 [narrator] With emotions running high 24 00:00:44,172 --> 00:00:45,896 between father and son... 25 00:00:45,896 --> 00:00:48,482 Everybody saw you tell me to put it like this. 26 00:00:48,482 --> 00:00:49,793 Don't ever call me a liar. 27 00:00:49,793 --> 00:00:51,724 It literally feels like I'm here with some dude who hates me. 28 00:00:51,724 --> 00:00:54,103 [narrator] ...will this venture be finished 29 00:00:54,103 --> 00:00:56,000 before it's even started? 30 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,275 You don't follow through, then you quit. 31 00:00:58,275 --> 00:01:01,655 [Hunter] This was real for me. Like, this was really hard. 32 00:01:36,378 --> 00:01:38,482 [Todd] So, we're running out of time. 33 00:01:38,482 --> 00:01:40,896 And you know what? In gold mining, 34 00:01:40,896 --> 00:01:43,241 nothing seems to go right. 35 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,172 We're behind. 36 00:01:45,172 --> 00:01:48,413 I'm under an immense amount of pressure right now. 37 00:01:48,413 --> 00:01:50,793 So we're in between a rock and a hard space. 38 00:01:50,793 --> 00:01:52,793 I see some trouble's comin' 39 00:01:52,793 --> 00:01:54,000 if you wanna know the truth. 40 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,482 It's us against the friggin' weather. 41 00:01:56,482 --> 00:01:59,482 And are we gonna leave here with a loss or a win? 42 00:01:59,482 --> 00:02:02,344 Are we gonna come out of here with a profit, you know? 43 00:02:03,103 --> 00:02:04,482 So to be honest with you, 44 00:02:04,482 --> 00:02:07,103 having the Black Pearl up and running 45 00:02:07,103 --> 00:02:08,896 would be a huge help right now. 46 00:02:08,896 --> 00:02:12,896 I just hope that my son and Sparky 47 00:02:12,896 --> 00:02:15,137 can get this thing operational. 48 00:02:17,413 --> 00:02:18,862 [Hunter] I'm pretty confident. 49 00:02:19,586 --> 00:02:21,206 I think we're gonna kill it. 50 00:02:21,206 --> 00:02:24,000 Last night, me and Sparky wrapped up 51 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,379 everything that we needed to do in here. 52 00:02:26,379 --> 00:02:31,379 And this was the last piece to finishing this drum off. 53 00:02:31,379 --> 00:02:33,862 So now we got that whole crack sealed up. 54 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,793 Sparky's finishing the last bit of welding on the frame. 55 00:02:37,793 --> 00:02:40,000 Even getting this thing out here, logistically, 56 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,379 was a huge nightmare. 57 00:02:41,379 --> 00:02:43,517 You know, we had to torch this entire thing into pieces 58 00:02:43,517 --> 00:02:45,620 and then reassemble it out here with limited tools 59 00:02:45,620 --> 00:02:47,413 and limited manpower, so... 60 00:02:47,413 --> 00:02:50,275 Today's the day where we get to see the drum actually go on. 61 00:02:50,275 --> 00:02:53,379 And, uh, we've been waiting weeks for this moment, 62 00:02:53,379 --> 00:02:55,172 so I feel good about it. 63 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,517 We're gonna kill it. 64 00:02:59,517 --> 00:03:03,310 [narrator] Hunter's plan to mount the Black Pearl's trommel onto the frame 65 00:03:03,310 --> 00:03:05,206 requires multiple steps. 66 00:03:05,206 --> 00:03:07,482 First, the team needs to pull the frame around 67 00:03:07,482 --> 00:03:08,586 to the other side 68 00:03:08,586 --> 00:03:11,413 and line it up with the drum to properly mount it. 69 00:03:11,413 --> 00:03:15,000 Once the frame is in position, they will have to build a ramp 70 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,517 so the loader and the excavator 71 00:03:16,517 --> 00:03:18,896 will have enough height and leverage 72 00:03:18,896 --> 00:03:21,482 to raise the drum and create the clearance 73 00:03:21,482 --> 00:03:24,000 for the final and most crucial step, 74 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,275 carefully pulling the frame under the drum 75 00:03:26,275 --> 00:03:27,482 with an excavator 76 00:03:27,482 --> 00:03:31,068 and precisely fitting the trommel right into place. 77 00:03:31,068 --> 00:03:33,724 One wrong move could damage the Black Pearl 78 00:03:33,724 --> 00:03:36,172 and set the team back for weeks. 79 00:03:36,172 --> 00:03:38,172 We're gonna hook the cables onto the frame here... 80 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,206 Oh, yeah. 81 00:03:40,206 --> 00:03:44,103 ...and we're gonna drag this thing to that end of the drum, 82 00:03:44,103 --> 00:03:45,793 line everything up... 83 00:03:47,310 --> 00:03:48,413 Okay, everybody clear? 84 00:03:48,413 --> 00:03:50,448 [Hunter] ...then give her a go. 85 00:03:52,586 --> 00:03:54,793 The problem is everything is really heavy. 86 00:03:56,103 --> 00:03:57,241 There you go. 87 00:03:58,310 --> 00:04:00,689 I'm just barely gonna skim by here. 88 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,448 Start going to your right now a little bit. 89 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,689 [Hunter] Sparky, how am I looking? 90 00:04:18,689 --> 00:04:19,896 Whoa! 91 00:04:19,896 --> 00:04:21,517 -You like it? -Yeah, you're good. 92 00:04:21,517 --> 00:04:23,172 [Hunter] Everything's going pretty good. 93 00:04:23,172 --> 00:04:25,793 We got the whole frame drug over here. 94 00:04:25,793 --> 00:04:27,586 And then we gotta build our ramp on the side. 95 00:04:30,379 --> 00:04:31,620 How high did you want the ramp? 96 00:04:31,620 --> 00:04:34,551 [Hunter on radio] Uh, we need it about three feet high. 97 00:04:48,724 --> 00:04:50,517 So we got the frame in place. 98 00:04:50,517 --> 00:04:52,172 We built a ramp on this far side. 99 00:04:52,172 --> 00:04:54,724 We got the loader and excavator going in there. 100 00:04:54,724 --> 00:04:56,586 So we're gonna get all of our chains on here... 101 00:04:59,103 --> 00:05:01,000 cables, rig everything up 102 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,724 and see if we can lift it high enough 103 00:05:02,724 --> 00:05:04,068 to actually get it on the frame. 104 00:05:05,724 --> 00:05:09,379 I think this whole thing put together is like 80,000 pounds. 105 00:05:09,379 --> 00:05:11,620 Uh, it's heavier than it looks. 106 00:05:11,620 --> 00:05:12,896 It's heavier than we thought it was gonna be. 107 00:05:12,896 --> 00:05:14,379 When we took this thing off the truck, 108 00:05:14,379 --> 00:05:15,793 it took three excavators. 109 00:05:15,793 --> 00:05:19,000 So we're gonna see if this loader's got enough juice 110 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,896 to pick up the heavy end, 490 on that end, 111 00:05:21,896 --> 00:05:23,000 and we have to get it 112 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,724 at least seven, eight feet off the ground. 113 00:05:25,724 --> 00:05:28,000 So we'll see if we can do it. 114 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,586 -We're gonna do itself, right? -Right here. 115 00:05:32,586 --> 00:05:35,275 [Sparky] I'm feeling vertically challenged, dude. 116 00:05:35,275 --> 00:05:37,448 You're gonna make me laugh, dude. 117 00:05:39,275 --> 00:05:40,793 There. 118 00:05:40,793 --> 00:05:43,896 -How are you that short? -You probably have frickin' longneck arms, dude. 119 00:05:43,896 --> 00:05:46,793 I had no clue that you were that tiny. 120 00:05:46,793 --> 00:05:49,620 You know, we've been working on this for weeks, me and Hunter. 121 00:05:49,620 --> 00:05:51,275 We've been frickin' nailing it this whole time. 122 00:05:51,275 --> 00:05:53,482 and now it's time to hammer this frickin' drum in. 123 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,241 Moment of truth. 124 00:06:03,620 --> 00:06:05,068 [Hunter] Okay, right there. That's good. 125 00:06:06,896 --> 00:06:08,172 Are we good? 126 00:06:08,172 --> 00:06:09,896 [Sparky] Yeah, we're clear. 127 00:06:09,896 --> 00:06:12,689 Just go up slow with it and see how she looks. 128 00:06:16,896 --> 00:06:19,482 Okay, keep going. I wanna see how much height we can get out of it. 129 00:06:19,482 --> 00:06:21,068 Not a problem. 130 00:06:24,379 --> 00:06:26,620 -[snapping] -[Hunter] Oh, [bleep]. 131 00:06:26,620 --> 00:06:29,586 [metal creaking] 132 00:06:32,482 --> 00:06:33,896 Okay, hold right there, Rob. 133 00:06:33,896 --> 00:06:35,896 [narrator] As Tater reaches maximum lift 134 00:06:35,896 --> 00:06:37,206 with the excavator... 135 00:06:37,206 --> 00:06:39,724 I think, uh, that's just gonna do it. 136 00:06:39,724 --> 00:06:43,689 That's gonna give us literally within six inches of what we need. 137 00:06:44,379 --> 00:06:45,482 Hopefully. 138 00:06:45,482 --> 00:06:47,517 [narrator] ...Hunter is ready after weeks of welding 139 00:06:47,517 --> 00:06:51,379 to reattach the largest piece of the Black Pearl. 140 00:06:51,379 --> 00:06:53,379 [Hunter on radio] Okay, we're ready to grab the frame on. 141 00:06:53,379 --> 00:06:55,206 The hard work's comin' in, baby. 142 00:06:55,206 --> 00:06:56,620 Now it's comin' to the truth. 143 00:06:56,620 --> 00:06:58,551 We're gonna put this drum on, baby. 144 00:07:10,172 --> 00:07:12,689 [Todd] We're behind on gold. 145 00:07:12,689 --> 00:07:14,724 You know, we're trying to get to that mother lode, 146 00:07:14,724 --> 00:07:18,103 trying to get that four or five ounces/100. 147 00:07:18,103 --> 00:07:21,448 We're still stuck at an ounce, ounce-and-a-quarter/100. 148 00:07:22,896 --> 00:07:26,172 The Black Pearl is actually needed right now. 149 00:07:26,172 --> 00:07:30,379 If the Holy Roller has a catastrophic failure, 150 00:07:30,379 --> 00:07:32,586 all we have left is the Black Pearl 151 00:07:32,586 --> 00:07:34,551 to actually get to our goals. 152 00:07:35,482 --> 00:07:37,965 I'm very happy for the Black Pearl right now. 153 00:07:38,620 --> 00:07:40,172 Well, we'll see what happens. 154 00:07:43,896 --> 00:07:45,586 [Hunter on radio] All right, you guys ready to go? 155 00:07:47,206 --> 00:07:48,275 [narrator] With the Black Pearl's trommel 156 00:07:48,275 --> 00:07:50,172 suspended eight feet in the air... 157 00:07:50,172 --> 00:07:51,896 Yeah, I'm good. 158 00:07:51,896 --> 00:07:53,620 [narrator] ...Hunter's crew will now drag 159 00:07:53,620 --> 00:07:55,241 the frame underneath it. 160 00:07:55,586 --> 00:07:56,689 Locked in. 161 00:07:59,793 --> 00:08:01,379 [narrator] But with the trommel weighing 162 00:08:01,379 --> 00:08:02,620 over 50,000 pounds 163 00:08:02,620 --> 00:08:05,724 and the frame nearly 30,000 pounds... 164 00:08:05,724 --> 00:08:07,517 [man on radio] It's going pretty good, Hunter. 165 00:08:07,517 --> 00:08:10,379 [narrator] ...this maneuver will push all three machines 166 00:08:10,379 --> 00:08:11,724 to their limit. 167 00:08:11,724 --> 00:08:13,172 If anything bends or breaks... 168 00:08:13,172 --> 00:08:14,310 Okay, back. 169 00:08:14,310 --> 00:08:16,724 [narrator] ...it could jeopardize the entire season. 170 00:08:16,724 --> 00:08:18,482 [Hunter on radio] Hold that, hold that. Nice and easy. 171 00:08:18,482 --> 00:08:21,275 We got the faucet we gotta get by here. 172 00:08:24,689 --> 00:08:26,000 This is very tight. 173 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:27,793 We don't have a lot of room to work with here. 174 00:08:29,103 --> 00:08:32,482 And we got about 50,000 pounds hanging in the air. 175 00:08:32,482 --> 00:08:34,655 [metal creaking] 176 00:08:37,517 --> 00:08:39,448 I got maybe an inch. 177 00:08:52,068 --> 00:08:53,172 [metal creaking] 178 00:08:53,172 --> 00:08:54,620 [snapping] 179 00:08:54,620 --> 00:08:56,206 What was that? 180 00:08:56,206 --> 00:08:58,724 Did that just slip? Or did that break something? 181 00:08:58,724 --> 00:09:00,620 [man on radio] The cable slipped on that edge there. 182 00:09:00,620 --> 00:09:02,965 It should be good now if you just stick in. 183 00:09:04,206 --> 00:09:05,793 This is a little nerve-racking. 184 00:09:11,103 --> 00:09:12,379 [man on radio] Hold that. 185 00:09:13,379 --> 00:09:14,724 It's really close. 186 00:09:14,724 --> 00:09:17,896 I got... three quarters of an inch. 187 00:09:17,896 --> 00:09:20,275 I'm gonna have to have you come forward like two inches. 188 00:09:22,172 --> 00:09:24,172 -[metal creaking] -Yeah, right there, right there. Good. 189 00:09:24,172 --> 00:09:26,034 -[snapping] -[bleep] Whoa. 190 00:09:27,482 --> 00:09:28,517 What's going on? 191 00:09:28,517 --> 00:09:30,275 [man on radio] Does that look okay? 192 00:09:30,275 --> 00:09:32,000 I look good over here. 193 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,344 It was a little bounce. 194 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:35,620 She was trying to bounce off. 195 00:09:35,620 --> 00:09:37,965 [man on radio] All right, let's go a little more easy. 196 00:09:43,103 --> 00:09:47,275 [Hunter] We're doing, like, intricate open-heart surgery 197 00:09:47,275 --> 00:09:48,482 with giant machines. 198 00:09:48,482 --> 00:09:50,103 Coming. 199 00:09:50,103 --> 00:09:52,172 We got two chains, a couple cables. 200 00:09:52,172 --> 00:09:54,103 We're literally moving half an inch 201 00:09:54,103 --> 00:09:55,379 with huge, heavy machinery. 202 00:09:55,379 --> 00:09:57,275 -Stop right there. -Whoa, whoa. 203 00:09:57,275 --> 00:09:59,379 I don't know anybody else doing this. 204 00:10:00,482 --> 00:10:02,103 Right now, as Silver Jack would say, 205 00:10:02,103 --> 00:10:03,724 no guts, no glory. 206 00:10:03,724 --> 00:10:05,379 [metal creaking] 207 00:10:05,379 --> 00:10:07,000 -[man] Whoa! -[Hunter] We in? 208 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,379 They hung up on something 'cause it just rocked forward. 209 00:10:09,379 --> 00:10:12,000 We gonna need to pull that roller out? 210 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:13,620 [Hunter] So, right here, 211 00:10:13,620 --> 00:10:16,068 these CAT rollers articulate like this. 212 00:10:16,068 --> 00:10:18,000 Right now it's sitting all the way in. 213 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:19,310 So it's making it a little bit tighter 214 00:10:19,310 --> 00:10:20,482 for us to get the drum in. 215 00:10:20,482 --> 00:10:21,793 We're gonna bring this out 216 00:10:21,793 --> 00:10:23,310 and it'll buy us just enough room 217 00:10:23,310 --> 00:10:25,689 to slide the drum the last foot. 218 00:10:36,413 --> 00:10:38,344 All right, go ahead. 219 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:41,344 [Hunter] There she goes. 220 00:10:41,344 --> 00:10:42,724 -We gonna go more, or leave it like that? -[man] Little more. 221 00:10:42,724 --> 00:10:44,793 Oh, right there, right there. Perfect. 222 00:10:44,793 --> 00:10:46,896 Think smarter, not harder. 223 00:10:46,896 --> 00:10:48,275 I love it. 224 00:10:48,275 --> 00:10:49,379 [Hunter] There was a couple days 225 00:10:49,379 --> 00:10:50,379 where I just didn't even think 226 00:10:50,379 --> 00:10:52,206 we were gonna get to this point, 227 00:10:52,206 --> 00:10:55,206 so if this thing goes on I'll probably... I might cry. 228 00:10:55,206 --> 00:10:56,482 Hunter, you ready? 229 00:10:56,482 --> 00:10:57,862 [Hunter on radio] Yeah, I'm ready. 230 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,206 If this thing goes on I might cry. 231 00:11:12,206 --> 00:11:13,379 Hunter, you ready? 232 00:11:13,379 --> 00:11:14,655 [Hunter on radio] Yeah, I'm ready. 233 00:11:16,896 --> 00:11:17,896 It looks pretty good. 234 00:11:17,896 --> 00:11:19,310 It's gonna clear that back ring. 235 00:11:19,310 --> 00:11:22,000 You just gotta come down slow on it. 236 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,482 There you go. 237 00:11:23,482 --> 00:11:26,413 [metal creaking] 238 00:11:26,413 --> 00:11:29,275 -[clanging] -That's it. 239 00:11:33,275 --> 00:11:36,482 -Okay, that's it right there. -Yeah. 240 00:11:36,482 --> 00:11:38,137 As long as it's inside there. 241 00:11:39,068 --> 00:11:40,172 Bro. 242 00:11:41,172 --> 00:11:42,896 Dude. [chuckles] 243 00:11:42,896 --> 00:11:44,000 [Hunter sighs with relief] 244 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,310 Dude, it's a heavy weight off your shoulders, bro. 245 00:11:46,310 --> 00:11:48,172 That was frickin' hard work. 246 00:11:49,896 --> 00:11:52,068 [Hunter] Yeah, all that hard work, man. Look at that. 247 00:11:52,896 --> 00:11:54,482 [Sparky] You have this in the bag, dude. 248 00:11:54,482 --> 00:11:56,551 This is actually crazy. 249 00:11:57,310 --> 00:11:58,586 [Todd laughs] 250 00:11:58,586 --> 00:12:00,448 Look at these guys. 251 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,379 Wow. Seriously. 252 00:12:10,068 --> 00:12:11,896 This is a big hurdle. 253 00:12:11,896 --> 00:12:13,000 We got stuff done 254 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,896 we didn't think we were gonna be able to do. 255 00:12:14,896 --> 00:12:16,137 [Todd chuckles] 256 00:12:16,896 --> 00:12:18,689 But we trust in the process. 257 00:12:18,689 --> 00:12:21,000 I've never seen any of you guys 258 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:22,275 cut your entire washplant 259 00:12:22,275 --> 00:12:24,000 into a bunch of pieces, 260 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,310 repair the entire thing and reassemble it, so... 261 00:12:26,310 --> 00:12:28,413 Now you know why we don't do that. 262 00:12:28,413 --> 00:12:31,137 [laughing] 263 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,000 Now we gotta get gold in it. 264 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:37,172 Yeah. 265 00:12:37,172 --> 00:12:38,206 Start going. 266 00:12:38,206 --> 00:12:40,103 Yeah. 267 00:12:40,103 --> 00:12:41,689 There's a bunch of pay dirt out here. 268 00:12:41,689 --> 00:12:43,413 It's got a bunch of gold in it, guys. 269 00:12:43,413 --> 00:12:47,206 As a dad, obviously I'm proud of Hunter. 270 00:12:47,206 --> 00:12:49,000 But right now, 271 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,379 all I see is that we're behind. 272 00:12:51,379 --> 00:12:55,482 All the celebrating can come later once we hit our goal. 273 00:12:55,482 --> 00:12:57,689 We still got work to do on it 274 00:12:57,689 --> 00:13:00,482 but let's go and get some gold. 275 00:13:00,482 --> 00:13:04,379 [Hunter] This whole thing is a big learning experience for me, so... 276 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,586 It's just... This is real for me. 277 00:13:09,586 --> 00:13:11,655 Like, I'm not here doing this... 278 00:13:13,310 --> 00:13:15,689 you know, for anybody else. 279 00:13:15,689 --> 00:13:18,275 I feel like my dad never gives me the respect I deserve. 280 00:13:18,275 --> 00:13:21,586 I feel like I've been doing this stuff every summer 281 00:13:21,586 --> 00:13:24,379 for, like, most of my life, and so... 282 00:13:24,379 --> 00:13:29,034 uh, this one was a huge win just for myself, personally. 283 00:13:30,206 --> 00:13:33,241 Feels good. Feels good. 284 00:13:35,689 --> 00:13:36,793 [narrator] With the Black Pearl 285 00:13:36,793 --> 00:13:39,758 now only a few steps away from taking pay dirt... 286 00:13:42,379 --> 00:13:45,103 at the Holy Roller, Todd's clocking out 287 00:13:45,103 --> 00:13:46,862 and handing over the controls 288 00:13:46,862 --> 00:13:49,034 to keep pay dirt flowing through the plant. 289 00:13:49,689 --> 00:13:52,586 I've been in here for a long time. 290 00:13:52,586 --> 00:13:56,172 You know, my dad, I'm about ready to swap out with him. 291 00:13:57,206 --> 00:13:59,482 Hop in there and I'll get out. 292 00:14:03,482 --> 00:14:05,068 You gotta run long, long hours. 293 00:14:05,068 --> 00:14:07,965 We're working 16 hours a day. 294 00:14:07,965 --> 00:14:11,689 My dad's done a great job but he needs to stay in the pit. 295 00:14:11,689 --> 00:14:14,172 It was his dream. We all came here because of him. 296 00:14:14,172 --> 00:14:18,413 So everybody's gotta take some time in a machine. 297 00:14:18,413 --> 00:14:20,172 Including Jack. 298 00:14:21,896 --> 00:14:26,482 It's actually pretty nice to be back on some equipment. 299 00:14:26,482 --> 00:14:31,310 This is one of the very few chances that I get to, 300 00:14:31,310 --> 00:14:34,172 and I'm feeding the plant, I'm feeding the main plant. 301 00:14:42,689 --> 00:14:44,586 We need Hunter's plant. 302 00:14:44,586 --> 00:14:47,172 Hunter's plant can run the yardage 303 00:14:47,172 --> 00:14:50,103 that the Holy Roller can't run. 304 00:14:50,103 --> 00:14:52,310 If he can get it going, 305 00:14:52,310 --> 00:14:57,000 holy smokes, we can double our production. 306 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:02,482 So I'm just gonna do what I can to help the team. 307 00:15:02,482 --> 00:15:04,379 We're all together in this. 308 00:15:06,482 --> 00:15:09,068 [narrator] While the Holy Roller runs non-stop... 309 00:15:09,068 --> 00:15:12,689 Down here I have to get to the small tailings. 310 00:15:12,689 --> 00:15:14,482 [narrator] ...Todd and Hunter meet to talk about 311 00:15:14,482 --> 00:15:17,206 the placement of the Black Pearl's sluice box. 312 00:15:17,206 --> 00:15:19,896 So, I built all this up. 313 00:15:19,896 --> 00:15:22,275 This is hard as a rock. 314 00:15:22,275 --> 00:15:24,896 I have to get the small tailings. 315 00:15:24,896 --> 00:15:27,206 See? Your sluice goes there. 316 00:15:27,206 --> 00:15:29,379 Like this. Off that way. 317 00:15:29,379 --> 00:15:33,413 Since we're gonna be running two plants at the same time, 318 00:15:33,413 --> 00:15:38,000 it's really crucial that we position the Black Pearl 319 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,896 just in the right spot 320 00:15:39,896 --> 00:15:41,068 so that we can keep 321 00:15:41,068 --> 00:15:43,655 this operation running efficiently. 322 00:15:44,482 --> 00:15:46,103 [Hunter] It has to make sense, dude. 323 00:15:46,103 --> 00:15:49,000 Okay, so you're gonna have to tell me where you want it. 324 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,931 Where's your trommel? 325 00:15:51,379 --> 00:15:52,413 Which angle? 326 00:15:52,413 --> 00:15:53,586 Okay. 327 00:15:53,586 --> 00:15:56,379 Your sluice comes this way, off the side. 328 00:15:57,068 --> 00:15:58,758 So your sluice right off here. 329 00:15:59,965 --> 00:16:01,862 And then your trommel sits right here. 330 00:16:02,482 --> 00:16:04,103 Eh... yeah. 331 00:16:04,103 --> 00:16:06,034 You know, I think we're on the same page. 332 00:16:11,310 --> 00:16:13,793 [Hunter] So, I got a drain going on right here 333 00:16:13,793 --> 00:16:16,000 which needs to be a specific pitch 334 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:17,344 for the sluice box. 335 00:16:18,275 --> 00:16:19,310 [narrator] Just like on the Holy Roller, 336 00:16:19,310 --> 00:16:21,000 the Black Pearl's sluice box 337 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:22,965 requires two inches per foot of fall 338 00:16:22,965 --> 00:16:25,137 to trap gold in the riffles. 339 00:16:26,586 --> 00:16:29,482 We're just gonna lay it out where my dad said, 340 00:16:29,482 --> 00:16:31,206 you know, specifically where he thinks we should set it. 341 00:16:31,206 --> 00:16:33,172 And then hopefully get this thing going. 342 00:16:34,310 --> 00:16:35,862 Bit along. 343 00:16:36,482 --> 00:16:38,000 There you go, perfect. 344 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,103 [narrator] Gold sluices must be positioned just right 345 00:16:41,103 --> 00:16:43,482 in order to share the same drainage system 346 00:16:43,482 --> 00:16:46,310 for the water run-off from their washplants. 347 00:16:46,310 --> 00:16:48,379 Yeah, I think this is gonna work out nice. 348 00:16:48,379 --> 00:16:50,482 Sluice is level, good grade. 349 00:16:50,482 --> 00:16:52,896 I got something here to hold material in. 350 00:16:52,896 --> 00:16:54,034 I like it. 351 00:16:54,689 --> 00:16:56,068 Sweet. 352 00:16:56,068 --> 00:16:57,655 This is perfect. 353 00:16:59,379 --> 00:17:00,862 [narrator] Now that the sluice box 354 00:17:00,862 --> 00:17:02,137 has been set in place, 355 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,689 Hunter will use the 650 excavator 356 00:17:05,689 --> 00:17:08,000 to drag the 80,000-pound plant 357 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,034 to the spot where it will run pay dirt. 358 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,896 [man on radio] 359 00:17:14,896 --> 00:17:16,275 Come on back. 360 00:17:21,103 --> 00:17:22,482 It ain't budging it. 361 00:17:22,482 --> 00:17:23,792 You're not moving at all. 362 00:17:23,792 --> 00:17:26,310 [Hunter] I'm hoping that the water and the mud 363 00:17:26,310 --> 00:17:27,792 works in my favor. 364 00:17:27,792 --> 00:17:29,000 [man] It's looking real promising. 365 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,586 Hunter was able to just get this big bastard 366 00:17:31,586 --> 00:17:35,586 right over. Look at that! Whoo-hoo-hoo! 367 00:17:35,586 --> 00:17:37,068 [man on radio] Whoa, right there. 368 00:17:37,068 --> 00:17:39,206 Hold on, you're gonna hit the pipe. 369 00:17:39,206 --> 00:17:40,586 That would not be good. 370 00:17:40,586 --> 00:17:42,000 We almost hit a black pipe! 371 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,344 You gotta spin way to your right. 372 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:47,655 There you go. You can travel straight back. 373 00:17:54,482 --> 00:17:56,275 [Sparky] One small step for man, 374 00:17:56,275 --> 00:17:59,275 one huge friggin' slide for the Black Pearl. 375 00:18:00,206 --> 00:18:02,689 [booming] 376 00:18:02,689 --> 00:18:05,034 [man on radio] That dam is so bad. 377 00:18:05,689 --> 00:18:07,068 I'm not really surprised. 378 00:18:07,068 --> 00:18:08,862 This thing's heavy, man. 379 00:18:08,862 --> 00:18:10,275 Chain just busted. 380 00:18:10,275 --> 00:18:13,068 Was not expecting that. It's a new chain. 381 00:18:13,068 --> 00:18:15,310 So now we're gonna have to ditch that. 382 00:18:15,310 --> 00:18:17,206 We're gonna need a four-part cable 383 00:18:17,206 --> 00:18:20,586 and we're gonna yank that sucker like how we did the first time, 384 00:18:20,586 --> 00:18:23,068 so we can get it on the pad looking nice and pretty. 385 00:18:23,068 --> 00:18:24,482 [exhales] 386 00:18:24,482 --> 00:18:26,310 I'll just go dead-center on there. 387 00:18:26,310 --> 00:18:27,413 I'm gonna pull it 388 00:18:27,413 --> 00:18:29,689 and then I just need you to steer it back. 389 00:18:29,689 --> 00:18:31,310 -Okay. -Know what I mean? 390 00:18:31,310 --> 00:18:33,206 It looks good. 391 00:18:33,206 --> 00:18:35,586 It looks good. Nothing looks binded. 392 00:18:35,586 --> 00:18:37,310 It looks pretty parallel. 393 00:18:37,310 --> 00:18:39,965 I got the hooks on the Clovis. 394 00:18:41,482 --> 00:18:43,275 All right, let's do it. 395 00:18:44,206 --> 00:18:46,068 [banging] 396 00:18:46,068 --> 00:18:48,137 Let's hope this one doesn't break. 397 00:18:49,103 --> 00:18:50,551 Don't stop, don't stop, don't stop. 398 00:18:53,586 --> 00:18:56,413 [man on radio] I'm locked up, I can't turn left anymore. 399 00:18:56,413 --> 00:18:58,379 You're good, you're good, just keep going. 400 00:19:00,965 --> 00:19:03,586 Yeah. Lower, lower, lower, lower. 401 00:19:03,586 --> 00:19:07,172 Whoa, what the frick was that? 402 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:09,103 Hey. 403 00:19:09,103 --> 00:19:11,172 Look where you put your sluice box. 404 00:19:11,172 --> 00:19:13,068 Now I can't get my small tailings. 405 00:19:13,068 --> 00:19:14,482 How are we gonna do that? 406 00:19:14,482 --> 00:19:17,206 I can't watch Hunter all the time, 407 00:19:17,206 --> 00:19:19,172 but I see him over there moving his washplant, 408 00:19:19,172 --> 00:19:21,586 and his sluice box is blocking 409 00:19:21,586 --> 00:19:23,689 where my tailings are gonna go. 410 00:19:23,689 --> 00:19:27,206 [narrator] Fine tailings are the excess dirt and sludge 411 00:19:27,206 --> 00:19:29,586 that flows from a plant's sluice box. 412 00:19:29,586 --> 00:19:31,586 If those small tailings are not removed 413 00:19:31,586 --> 00:19:33,068 from a water circuit, 414 00:19:33,068 --> 00:19:35,793 they'll quickly build up, creating a dam 415 00:19:35,793 --> 00:19:39,172 and blocking the water flowing from the sluice boxes. 416 00:19:39,172 --> 00:19:42,103 But the placement of the Black Pearl's sluice box 417 00:19:42,103 --> 00:19:43,862 is currently blocking access 418 00:19:43,862 --> 00:19:46,068 to the Holy Roller's fine tailings. 419 00:19:46,068 --> 00:19:48,413 That's why I wanted to put the sluice box 420 00:19:48,413 --> 00:19:51,482 closer to my sluice box so we could reach everything. 421 00:19:51,482 --> 00:19:55,068 But now I can't reach any small tailings over here. 422 00:19:55,068 --> 00:19:56,310 [Hunter] You've been sitting there on the hill 423 00:19:56,310 --> 00:19:57,896 watching what I've been doing, 424 00:19:57,896 --> 00:20:00,172 so sounds like maybe you should have said something before. 425 00:20:01,689 --> 00:20:03,793 He's trying to tell me how the sluice box, 426 00:20:03,793 --> 00:20:05,689 it's not in the location they wanted. 427 00:20:05,689 --> 00:20:07,275 The way that we set it up was 428 00:20:07,275 --> 00:20:09,965 how they asked us to set it up. 429 00:20:09,965 --> 00:20:11,000 I know he's stressed out, 430 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,689 I know he has a lot wrapped up under this mine, 431 00:20:12,689 --> 00:20:15,103 and I don't know if that's what's causing him 432 00:20:15,103 --> 00:20:16,310 to act the way he's acting. 433 00:20:16,310 --> 00:20:20,758 But it's hard for me not to lose my temper, you know? 434 00:20:21,482 --> 00:20:23,068 I was gonna put it here. 435 00:20:23,068 --> 00:20:24,275 They made me put it there, 436 00:20:24,275 --> 00:20:26,689 and now he's [bleep] blaming it all on me. 437 00:20:26,689 --> 00:20:29,000 Let's, uh... let's just shut down. 438 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,310 Let them get their plant moved. 439 00:20:31,310 --> 00:20:32,896 [Hunter] What am I supposed to [bleep] do? 440 00:20:32,896 --> 00:20:35,068 This dude can never take responsibility for anything. 441 00:20:35,862 --> 00:20:37,275 What was your idea? 442 00:20:37,275 --> 00:20:39,206 Let me know. I wanna be a team player, 443 00:20:39,206 --> 00:20:41,689 but what do we... How do we get the tailings? 444 00:20:41,689 --> 00:20:43,206 [Hunter] Oh, yeah? 445 00:20:43,206 --> 00:20:44,965 Yeah, you seem like a team player. 446 00:20:46,068 --> 00:20:49,172 You tell me what's gonna satisfy you and I'll do it. 447 00:20:49,172 --> 00:20:51,000 I told you where to put your sluice over here. 448 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,103 -No, you didn't. No, you did not. -Where you agreed to. 449 00:20:53,103 --> 00:20:55,206 We all see what's happened. 450 00:20:55,206 --> 00:20:57,275 Okay, I don't wanna argue. 451 00:20:58,793 --> 00:21:00,137 Hey. 452 00:21:18,275 --> 00:21:19,931 Let's get it, baby. 453 00:21:20,896 --> 00:21:22,517 It's an uphill battle. 454 00:21:23,586 --> 00:21:25,034 It's all good. 455 00:21:25,034 --> 00:21:26,965 No, it's not. It's not all good. 456 00:21:26,965 --> 00:21:28,103 [sighs] 457 00:21:29,034 --> 00:21:30,448 [Hudson] It's not the first time I've seen 458 00:21:30,448 --> 00:21:31,862 my dad and my brother go at it, 459 00:21:31,862 --> 00:21:35,482 but my dad just did what he does, 460 00:21:35,482 --> 00:21:39,034 and that's come in last-minute to try to change things up 461 00:21:39,034 --> 00:21:41,275 and mess everybody's plan up. 462 00:21:41,275 --> 00:21:43,344 It's a [bleep] pain in the ass. 463 00:21:44,103 --> 00:21:47,000 [sighs] I don't know what to do, Sparky. 464 00:21:50,448 --> 00:21:53,689 Dude, these guys are not on our team. 465 00:21:53,689 --> 00:21:55,000 It doesn't feel like it. 466 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,551 How am I ever... How are we gonna do this? 467 00:21:58,862 --> 00:22:00,965 It doesn't even feel like I'm here with my dad. 468 00:22:00,965 --> 00:22:02,034 It literally feels like I'm here with 469 00:22:02,034 --> 00:22:03,862 somebody who hates me. 470 00:22:03,862 --> 00:22:05,689 I wasn't expecting it this way, 471 00:22:05,689 --> 00:22:07,275 to see these guys like this. 472 00:22:07,275 --> 00:22:09,000 And they're making it harder for us, 473 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,000 but the victory's gonna be so much sweeter, brother. 474 00:22:13,172 --> 00:22:16,551 I'm gonna keep going, literally for you and Cub. 475 00:22:18,448 --> 00:22:20,000 [Sparky] This is just annoying, bro. 476 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,931 You know, like, in your position I can only imagine. 477 00:22:24,172 --> 00:22:25,241 [sighs] 478 00:22:26,172 --> 00:22:28,103 I never wanna be a quitter. 479 00:22:30,103 --> 00:22:32,172 I don't think Jack would like that if I quit. 480 00:22:33,034 --> 00:22:34,275 And, uh... 481 00:22:34,275 --> 00:22:37,000 I'm just gonna finish out the season, it's just, uh... 482 00:22:38,034 --> 00:22:41,379 It's not, uh... It's not what I thought it was gonna be. 483 00:22:41,379 --> 00:22:43,344 You know? And that sucks. 484 00:22:46,586 --> 00:22:49,379 Andy, tell me about where the sluice is supposed to go. 485 00:22:49,379 --> 00:22:51,172 [Andy] So here's how we drew it out. 486 00:22:51,172 --> 00:22:53,034 -Okay? -I know how we drew it out. 487 00:22:53,034 --> 00:22:54,482 Okay, you know what? First of all... 488 00:22:54,482 --> 00:22:56,758 -And then you guys all tell me I couldn't. -No, no "you guys." 489 00:22:56,758 --> 00:22:58,482 You're gonna change the plans? 490 00:22:58,482 --> 00:23:00,275 You gotta run it by us. 491 00:23:00,275 --> 00:23:01,793 This is so you guys can gang up on me. 492 00:23:01,793 --> 00:23:03,172 No, we're not ganging up on anybody. 493 00:23:03,172 --> 00:23:05,172 [Hunter] Everybody saw you tell me to put it like this. 494 00:23:05,172 --> 00:23:06,482 [Todd] No I didn't. 495 00:23:06,482 --> 00:23:07,965 Dude, here's the deal. 496 00:23:07,965 --> 00:23:10,482 I'm trying to stay out of your way cause I'm... 497 00:23:10,482 --> 00:23:11,586 We feel like... 498 00:23:11,586 --> 00:23:13,655 I feel like I'm on the outs with everybody, 499 00:23:13,655 --> 00:23:15,000 with you guys. 500 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:16,793 And I don't wanna say anything. 501 00:23:16,793 --> 00:23:20,379 But now, you changed it, why don't you bring it to us? 502 00:23:20,379 --> 00:23:23,586 -Are you literally being serious? -We didn't know. Ask him. 503 00:23:23,586 --> 00:23:26,896 You can't put one box way down there 504 00:23:26,896 --> 00:23:28,551 and one box here. 505 00:23:28,551 --> 00:23:30,793 You've gotta be within certain distance 506 00:23:30,793 --> 00:23:32,448 of the other box. 507 00:23:32,448 --> 00:23:35,000 And you may disagree, 508 00:23:35,000 --> 00:23:36,379 but you're wrong. 509 00:23:36,379 --> 00:23:38,103 That's where it's gotta go. 510 00:23:38,103 --> 00:23:40,655 Where the issue is, is that 511 00:23:40,655 --> 00:23:41,758 we were going to do it 512 00:23:41,758 --> 00:23:43,689 how you guys are suggesting it now. 513 00:23:43,689 --> 00:23:46,000 Then we were told specifically 514 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,103 -to do it another way. -Who did? 515 00:23:48,103 --> 00:23:50,379 -Who told you? -You. 516 00:23:50,379 --> 00:23:52,758 -Andy and you. -No, I did not. 517 00:23:52,758 --> 00:23:55,103 -That is a bald-faced... -Andy and you walk it. 518 00:23:55,103 --> 00:23:56,551 That is not true. 519 00:23:57,172 --> 00:23:59,103 Maybe I should have said something. 520 00:23:59,103 --> 00:24:01,103 It honestly did not occur to me 521 00:24:01,103 --> 00:24:03,034 how far away that sluice was 522 00:24:03,034 --> 00:24:04,379 until I was up there 523 00:24:04,379 --> 00:24:06,000 and I'm like, "This isn't gonna work." 524 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,965 But we're not gonna win if you don't listen to me on this. 525 00:24:08,965 --> 00:24:11,689 Everything starts with these small tailings. 526 00:24:11,689 --> 00:24:13,275 Drill it into your head. 527 00:24:13,275 --> 00:24:16,275 It all starts with the tailings that come off 528 00:24:16,275 --> 00:24:17,655 of your sluice box. 529 00:24:19,275 --> 00:24:21,275 [Andy] Obviously there was miscommunication 530 00:24:21,275 --> 00:24:23,103 and misunderstanding. 531 00:24:23,103 --> 00:24:24,724 Whatever you wanna call it... 532 00:24:25,551 --> 00:24:27,758 the frustration needs to go away, 533 00:24:27,758 --> 00:24:30,551 we need to come together as a team and say, "Okay, I..." 534 00:24:30,551 --> 00:24:32,172 How is the frustration supposed to go away, 535 00:24:32,172 --> 00:24:35,655 when we're saying that we're saying bald-faced lies, 536 00:24:35,655 --> 00:24:38,689 when we're trying to literally make a compromise 537 00:24:38,689 --> 00:24:39,965 -and not mess it up? -Look at me. 538 00:24:39,965 --> 00:24:41,103 Here's the deal. 539 00:24:41,103 --> 00:24:43,172 There might be a lot of things that I am, 540 00:24:43,172 --> 00:24:44,482 but I am not a liar. 541 00:24:44,482 --> 00:24:46,551 Don't ever call me a liar. 542 00:24:46,551 --> 00:24:49,275 Nobody here calls me a liar, okay? 543 00:24:49,275 --> 00:24:50,965 'Cause I'll fight you right out here 544 00:24:50,965 --> 00:24:52,448 in this [bleep] pay pile. 545 00:24:52,448 --> 00:24:53,758 Who called you a liar? 546 00:24:53,758 --> 00:24:56,275 You just did. Don't call me a liar. 547 00:24:56,275 --> 00:24:59,551 I'm an honorable man. Okay? 548 00:24:59,551 --> 00:25:00,758 Don't do it. 549 00:25:00,758 --> 00:25:02,724 Let's just fix it, okay? 550 00:25:06,103 --> 00:25:09,034 [Todd] Hunter, I love him and respect him, 551 00:25:09,034 --> 00:25:10,655 and he's amazing. 552 00:25:10,655 --> 00:25:14,482 But he's a wild animal, kinda like me, so... 553 00:25:14,482 --> 00:25:17,172 you know, sometimes wild animals bite ya. 554 00:25:17,172 --> 00:25:20,448 If there's some resentment and things like that, 555 00:25:20,448 --> 00:25:22,103 then all I can do is move forward, 556 00:25:22,103 --> 00:25:23,482 say I'm sorry, apologize, 557 00:25:23,482 --> 00:25:25,862 try to learn from it, become better. 558 00:25:25,862 --> 00:25:28,620 That's all I can do. 559 00:25:29,275 --> 00:25:31,275 Your sluice has to be here. 560 00:25:31,275 --> 00:25:33,689 -[Andy] Roughly. -This is where it's gotta go. 561 00:25:33,689 --> 00:25:36,655 Come back tomorrow, let's spray this thing out, 562 00:25:36,655 --> 00:25:40,689 take it off and let's start getting it money. 563 00:25:40,689 --> 00:25:43,586 I can't let my investment go to hell. 564 00:25:43,586 --> 00:25:44,965 Otherwise I'm gonna come out of here 565 00:25:44,965 --> 00:25:46,724 and I'm gonna lose a lot of money. 566 00:25:47,655 --> 00:25:49,344 I gotta get this gold. 567 00:25:50,862 --> 00:25:52,586 All right. 568 00:25:52,586 --> 00:25:54,931 Let's start again tomorrow, huh? All right. 569 00:25:56,275 --> 00:25:58,482 Tell you what, if I can't repair 570 00:25:58,482 --> 00:26:00,689 this relationship with my son, 571 00:26:00,689 --> 00:26:03,172 that'll be a big regret in my life. 572 00:26:03,172 --> 00:26:05,931 Because I don't wanna lose my family. 573 00:26:17,172 --> 00:26:21,689 So, Dad, my son is not liking 574 00:26:21,689 --> 00:26:23,379 how we're interacting. 575 00:26:23,379 --> 00:26:25,103 I mean, I understand him wanting to be 576 00:26:25,103 --> 00:26:27,689 out doing his thing, but it's like, man. 577 00:26:27,689 --> 00:26:30,034 So I'm actually worried. Things don't look good. 578 00:26:30,034 --> 00:26:31,862 We have had so many delays, 579 00:26:31,862 --> 00:26:35,034 and it's kinda scary, so... 580 00:26:35,034 --> 00:26:36,862 Not that I haven't heard it, you know? 581 00:26:36,862 --> 00:26:39,103 I've been listening, and for what it's worth, 582 00:26:39,103 --> 00:26:42,482 he thinks that he should be calling the shots, 583 00:26:42,482 --> 00:26:43,689 but you can call the shots 584 00:26:43,689 --> 00:26:45,103 if you're getting the job done. 585 00:26:45,103 --> 00:26:46,793 It's just not happening 586 00:26:46,793 --> 00:26:49,482 at the rate that he thinks it should, so... 587 00:26:49,482 --> 00:26:52,103 He's doing his thing and wants... 588 00:26:53,551 --> 00:26:57,551 Oh, I don't know whether it's respect or what. 589 00:26:57,551 --> 00:26:58,862 But the thing is, 590 00:26:58,862 --> 00:27:01,551 it's decisions that Hunter has to make, 591 00:27:01,551 --> 00:27:03,551 and he's gotta go for it. 592 00:27:03,551 --> 00:27:06,172 He can't be blaming anybody else. 593 00:27:06,172 --> 00:27:09,482 Nobody else to blame other than himself. 594 00:27:09,482 --> 00:27:11,689 You know, and I want him to be successful. 595 00:27:11,689 --> 00:27:12,689 Me too. 596 00:27:12,689 --> 00:27:16,172 I can't give you counsel on raising your son. 597 00:27:16,172 --> 00:27:17,586 He's your son. 598 00:27:17,586 --> 00:27:20,448 I raised you, you didn't come with a book, 599 00:27:20,448 --> 00:27:22,655 and I tried my best 600 00:27:22,655 --> 00:27:27,103 to give you every opportunity that I could. 601 00:27:27,103 --> 00:27:28,551 He's an adult. 602 00:27:28,551 --> 00:27:30,172 He's not a child. 603 00:27:30,172 --> 00:27:33,758 I just don't want him to make a bad move 604 00:27:33,758 --> 00:27:36,275 and ruin all this for him. 605 00:27:36,275 --> 00:27:38,275 And, you know, who knows? Something could blow up 606 00:27:38,275 --> 00:27:39,965 on this plant and we may 607 00:27:39,965 --> 00:27:42,379 run the rest of the season with his, so... 608 00:27:42,379 --> 00:27:44,689 -Yeah. I know that. -Anything can happen up here. 609 00:27:44,689 --> 00:27:47,758 We might need both plants, you know? 610 00:27:47,758 --> 00:27:49,931 I think that's gonna be the case. 611 00:28:06,068 --> 00:28:07,793 [Todd] Let the pressure off 612 00:28:07,793 --> 00:28:09,862 and set it down on the ground so I get that chain out. 613 00:28:12,655 --> 00:28:14,689 So, after talking to my dad I realized 614 00:28:14,689 --> 00:28:16,068 I just gotta step in, 615 00:28:16,068 --> 00:28:18,896 I gotta help Hunter whether he likes it or not. 616 00:28:18,896 --> 00:28:22,793 I gotta speed this up. I need to move his washplant. 617 00:28:22,793 --> 00:28:25,000 We're behind, and we don't have the gold 618 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,551 that we need to have at this point in the season, 619 00:28:27,551 --> 00:28:30,689 so positioning the Black Pearl just right 620 00:28:30,689 --> 00:28:32,482 hopefully can get Hunter running 621 00:28:32,482 --> 00:28:34,137 sooner rather than later. 622 00:28:36,068 --> 00:28:39,206 Keep coming, keep coming, keep coming. 623 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,689 [on radio] Keep coming. 624 00:28:42,689 --> 00:28:45,482 To you a little bit, Todd. To you. 625 00:28:45,482 --> 00:28:47,344 There you go. Whoa, whoa, hold that. 626 00:28:47,344 --> 00:28:48,896 Right there, right there. 627 00:28:48,896 --> 00:28:50,137 [Sparky] What are they doing? 628 00:28:51,344 --> 00:28:54,379 They're moving the Black Pearl without us, man. 629 00:28:54,379 --> 00:28:56,068 Thought they were running dirt today? 630 00:28:58,275 --> 00:29:00,000 [Hunter] I don't know. 631 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,137 Just like everything we've done on this plant 632 00:29:02,137 --> 00:29:04,482 and they won't even let us move it. 633 00:29:04,482 --> 00:29:05,793 You know what I mean? 634 00:29:05,793 --> 00:29:07,448 They won't even let us finish it. 635 00:29:10,068 --> 00:29:12,241 I don't know, dude. They're just taking over. 636 00:29:12,241 --> 00:29:14,344 Well, I guess it's feeding their ego. 637 00:29:14,344 --> 00:29:16,137 It's just wrong. 638 00:29:20,689 --> 00:29:23,172 [Todd] You know, I don't wanna step on anybody's toes, 639 00:29:23,172 --> 00:29:24,896 but we're at the point now where 640 00:29:24,896 --> 00:29:26,448 these things are getting put in 641 00:29:26,448 --> 00:29:28,000 in the wrong place. 642 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:29,655 [narrator] After the Black Pearl's sluice 643 00:29:29,655 --> 00:29:32,137 interfered with the Holy Roller's operation, 644 00:29:32,137 --> 00:29:34,137 Todd is helping to reposition it 645 00:29:34,137 --> 00:29:37,172 to get both plants running as soon as possible. 646 00:29:37,172 --> 00:29:38,482 [Todd] You gotta keep it close. 647 00:29:38,482 --> 00:29:40,068 We gotta keep these sluices 648 00:29:40,068 --> 00:29:41,793 where we get the small tailings. 649 00:29:41,793 --> 00:29:44,793 Because this is my livelihood. This gold's for my family. 650 00:29:44,793 --> 00:29:46,862 Okay, come on up. 651 00:30:08,068 --> 00:30:10,068 I think we got it in the right spot. 652 00:30:10,068 --> 00:30:11,793 I think this is gonna work. 653 00:30:11,793 --> 00:30:14,275 Now the Black Pearl sluice box 654 00:30:14,275 --> 00:30:16,275 is in the perfect spot 655 00:30:16,275 --> 00:30:19,896 where we can actually reach all of our small tailings 656 00:30:19,896 --> 00:30:22,172 on both plants at the same time. 657 00:30:22,172 --> 00:30:24,896 -That's perfect. -That should work. 658 00:30:24,896 --> 00:30:26,896 Yeah, all right. What's next? 659 00:30:26,896 --> 00:30:28,068 We gotta keep rolling. 660 00:30:28,068 --> 00:30:30,068 If you wanna get sluicing... 661 00:30:31,137 --> 00:30:33,137 -Have at her. -I can. 662 00:30:33,137 --> 00:30:35,551 Let's start making some money and we'll take care of this. 663 00:30:35,551 --> 00:30:36,793 I'll fire up the generator. 664 00:30:36,793 --> 00:30:38,448 Somebody fire up the water pump. 665 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:49,551 So, we had a hiccup, we had some bad attitudes, 666 00:30:49,551 --> 00:30:53,000 but I'm not gonna allow myself to fall into that. 667 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:54,344 I'm gonna push forward. 668 00:30:54,344 --> 00:30:55,689 We're on really good gold, 669 00:30:55,689 --> 00:30:58,172 so I need to run this thing. 670 00:30:58,172 --> 00:31:00,137 I gotta get every speck of gold 671 00:31:00,137 --> 00:31:02,068 and try to keep from going broke. 672 00:31:10,448 --> 00:31:11,551 You wanna go down there? 673 00:31:11,551 --> 00:31:13,172 We can go down there if you wanna keep welding 674 00:31:13,172 --> 00:31:14,344 and I'll keep welding with you. 675 00:31:15,379 --> 00:31:17,068 Let's go down there, dude. 676 00:31:18,068 --> 00:31:19,965 Okay. Let's go. 677 00:31:21,689 --> 00:31:23,517 Like, I don't even know what's going on. 678 00:31:24,793 --> 00:31:27,000 My dad got in there and just kinda started doing it. 679 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,586 You know, when things get more stressful 680 00:31:28,586 --> 00:31:30,000 and pressure's on, 681 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,517 my dad doesn't react the best. 682 00:31:33,586 --> 00:31:34,758 I don't really get it. 683 00:31:50,448 --> 00:31:53,448 Hey Hunter, I need to tell you what we did. 684 00:31:53,448 --> 00:31:55,068 So if you could come up here 685 00:31:55,068 --> 00:31:56,758 and give me a minute, I'd appreciate it. 686 00:32:01,551 --> 00:32:04,137 Tater and Framer had a good idea. 687 00:32:04,137 --> 00:32:05,586 We moved it up a little bit, 688 00:32:05,586 --> 00:32:08,172 probably about 10 feet, eight feet. 689 00:32:08,172 --> 00:32:10,620 You pretty happy where it's at? 690 00:32:12,275 --> 00:32:13,482 Yes or no? 691 00:32:13,482 --> 00:32:14,655 I think that's the best spot. 692 00:32:14,655 --> 00:32:16,448 You don't really care what I think. 693 00:32:16,448 --> 00:32:17,551 [Todd] Here's the deal. 694 00:32:17,551 --> 00:32:22,379 That, I believe, is in the right spot for sluicing. 695 00:32:22,379 --> 00:32:25,344 -Fine. I'm not gonna argue. -I'm trying not to... 696 00:32:25,344 --> 00:32:27,000 I don't wanna step on your toes. 697 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:29,275 Tater... I ran this hoe, 698 00:32:29,275 --> 00:32:31,551 and Tater pulled it and built this pad. 699 00:32:31,551 --> 00:32:35,379 This far, he's got a spot to set and feed. 700 00:32:35,379 --> 00:32:36,896 Okay? You agreed that 701 00:32:36,896 --> 00:32:39,000 we're gonna listen to these guys, and it's fine. 702 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:40,896 I mean, I feel like it's in a good spot. 703 00:32:40,896 --> 00:32:43,068 But I also don't wanna step on your toes. 704 00:32:43,068 --> 00:32:44,551 'Cause you're already pissed off at me. 705 00:32:44,551 --> 00:32:46,000 You've been stepping on my toes the whole project. 706 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:48,586 [Todd] No, I haven't, son. I haven't. 707 00:32:48,586 --> 00:32:50,068 [Hunter] Hey, I'm over it. I don't... 708 00:32:50,068 --> 00:32:51,689 Hey, I'm over it too. 709 00:32:51,689 --> 00:32:52,896 And I don't want any... 710 00:32:52,896 --> 00:32:55,655 I'm tired of the friction and negativity. 711 00:32:55,655 --> 00:32:58,344 I feel like every move I make is the wrong move. 712 00:32:58,344 --> 00:33:02,655 I've tried to stay out of it, and I'm sorry, but that's it. 713 00:33:02,655 --> 00:33:05,689 No more negativity on this whole gold mine. 714 00:33:05,689 --> 00:33:07,000 All right? 715 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,448 I'm trying to take this in a positive way. 716 00:33:08,448 --> 00:33:10,275 This is my 10th season. This is my 10th season mining with you. 717 00:33:10,275 --> 00:33:12,689 It's not like I don't know how things are supposed to go. 718 00:33:12,689 --> 00:33:14,000 I never said that. I'm saying 719 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,655 this season right here is hard. 720 00:33:16,655 --> 00:33:18,586 I've been helping you every step. 721 00:33:18,586 --> 00:33:20,068 When you ask for it, I help you. 722 00:33:20,068 --> 00:33:23,655 I'm paying for it. I'm doing everything I can. 723 00:33:23,655 --> 00:33:26,275 I don't know exactly what you want out of me. 724 00:33:26,275 --> 00:33:29,172 Because I've been a good dad, and I've been a good guy. 725 00:33:29,172 --> 00:33:30,448 -Really? -And I'm a good leader. 726 00:33:30,448 --> 00:33:32,137 I am. And you know what else? 727 00:33:32,137 --> 00:33:34,448 I owe it to Andy. 728 00:33:34,448 --> 00:33:35,551 I think you have. 729 00:33:35,551 --> 00:33:39,379 I owe it to all these guys. We have to get gold. 730 00:33:39,379 --> 00:33:41,586 Whether you get your plant going or not, 731 00:33:41,586 --> 00:33:44,241 it's up to you. You committed to it. 732 00:33:44,241 --> 00:33:46,862 If you don't follow through, then you quit. 733 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:53,448 If you don't wanna be here, you don't have to come back. 734 00:33:54,172 --> 00:33:55,724 Finish what you started. 735 00:33:56,379 --> 00:33:58,068 I am gonna finish what I started. 736 00:33:58,793 --> 00:34:00,620 [Todd] Good. And I'll help you. 737 00:34:01,896 --> 00:34:05,689 We're running out of time. That's what freaks me out. 738 00:34:05,689 --> 00:34:08,793 I owe money, and I have guys that I owe to. 739 00:34:08,793 --> 00:34:10,793 That's why I'm hustling. 740 00:34:10,793 --> 00:34:12,620 -All right? -I get it. 741 00:34:18,068 --> 00:34:19,206 Am I good to go? 742 00:34:19,896 --> 00:34:21,655 Dude, you're good. 743 00:34:22,896 --> 00:34:24,241 You're good to go. 744 00:34:28,379 --> 00:34:31,896 Am I a perfect dad with Hunter? No. 745 00:34:31,896 --> 00:34:35,137 But, um, I really want him 746 00:34:35,137 --> 00:34:38,896 to find his place in life. He's 23, struggling. 747 00:34:38,896 --> 00:34:42,447 Have I stepped on his toes? Jeez, I don't think so. 748 00:34:43,275 --> 00:34:45,379 Hopefully he someday looks back 749 00:34:45,379 --> 00:34:48,000 and he sees the pressure 750 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,965 and responsibilities that I'm under. 751 00:34:50,793 --> 00:34:52,516 [sighs] 752 00:35:12,724 --> 00:35:13,862 [Todd] Hey. 753 00:35:13,862 --> 00:35:17,103 Shh. Guys, come on. Come with me. 754 00:35:17,103 --> 00:35:21,827 I actually just saw five baby foxes playing. 755 00:35:21,827 --> 00:35:25,655 I think they live right on the side of this hill. 756 00:35:25,655 --> 00:35:27,379 There they are. See 'em at the top of the hill? 757 00:35:28,379 --> 00:35:30,068 There he is looking out. 758 00:35:32,275 --> 00:35:33,448 There's one. 759 00:35:33,448 --> 00:35:34,724 [fox cub mewls] 760 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,517 Here comes the other one, right there, on top. 761 00:35:39,482 --> 00:35:40,827 That's the mom or the... 762 00:35:42,655 --> 00:35:44,068 We better get out of here. 763 00:35:44,758 --> 00:35:46,206 Uh-oh. Look out. 764 00:35:46,206 --> 00:35:47,827 Come on, guys. Come on. 765 00:35:48,965 --> 00:35:50,206 Dude! 766 00:35:50,206 --> 00:35:51,655 See her coming down? 767 00:35:51,655 --> 00:35:53,379 She wasn't playing. 768 00:35:53,379 --> 00:35:56,206 All I gotta do is be faster 769 00:35:56,206 --> 00:35:59,379 than our slowest camera guy. That's this guy. 770 00:35:59,379 --> 00:36:01,965 If I can beat that guy, I'm safe from bears, 771 00:36:01,965 --> 00:36:03,965 I'm safe from foxes. 772 00:36:03,965 --> 00:36:06,379 That's why you always buy one slow guy in the pack. 773 00:36:06,379 --> 00:36:08,896 [laughs] 774 00:36:18,068 --> 00:36:19,551 Just a bypass. 775 00:36:19,551 --> 00:36:21,448 [man on radio] That's the trommel down. 776 00:36:21,448 --> 00:36:22,551 [narrator] With the Black Pearl 777 00:36:22,551 --> 00:36:26,000 one step closer to being operational... 778 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:29,137 the Holy Roller shuts down for its third clean-up. 779 00:36:30,620 --> 00:36:33,068 Due to a disappointing weigh-in last week, 780 00:36:33,068 --> 00:36:35,344 the Hoffmans need this clean-up to produce 781 00:36:35,344 --> 00:36:37,448 at least 98 ounces of gold 782 00:36:37,448 --> 00:36:40,000 in order to reach their 1,000-ounce goal. 783 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,413 So, we're looking for gold. 784 00:36:43,827 --> 00:36:45,931 We're starting to see the gold in the mats. 785 00:36:45,931 --> 00:36:47,827 There's really not a whole lot. 786 00:36:47,827 --> 00:36:50,137 We got a little flakey flake right there. 787 00:36:50,137 --> 00:36:52,275 -But... -How's it looking? 788 00:36:52,275 --> 00:36:54,310 -Eh. -Eh. 789 00:36:54,310 --> 00:36:58,413 Nah, I mean, it looked okay up here from the top of the sluice run, but... 790 00:36:58,413 --> 00:37:01,000 I don't know if it's a lot. 791 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:04,620 Let's just hope it's better than last clean-up, boys. 792 00:37:23,931 --> 00:37:26,275 [groans] Oh, I don't think the boys are coming. 793 00:37:26,275 --> 00:37:27,413 -[Andy] No? -No. 794 00:37:27,413 --> 00:37:28,620 We had some issues. 795 00:37:28,620 --> 00:37:30,137 Hunter had some things to say to me 796 00:37:30,137 --> 00:37:32,724 that were actually pretty hard. 797 00:37:32,724 --> 00:37:35,000 There might be a lot of things that I am, 798 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:38,275 but I am not a liar. Don't ever call me a liar. 799 00:37:38,275 --> 00:37:39,827 I think he had some valid points, 800 00:37:39,827 --> 00:37:41,241 but I also think that 801 00:37:41,241 --> 00:37:42,896 I don't agree with some of it. 802 00:37:42,896 --> 00:37:45,482 It made me feel like I'm actually a pretty bad dad. 803 00:37:46,413 --> 00:37:49,068 So if you got any advice, I'd like to know. 804 00:37:49,068 --> 00:37:50,827 'Cause it looks like this train 805 00:37:50,827 --> 00:37:52,724 might be running off its tracks, so... 806 00:37:52,724 --> 00:37:55,620 Sorry, I didn't mean to have family drama 807 00:37:55,620 --> 00:37:56,931 in the middle of our gold mining. 808 00:37:56,931 --> 00:37:59,000 But I guess this is where it is. I don't know. 809 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,689 -It's life. -Yeah. 810 00:38:00,689 --> 00:38:03,310 These guys are trying really hard. You know, they're working really hard. 811 00:38:03,310 --> 00:38:05,068 They're trying to put in the effort 812 00:38:05,068 --> 00:38:06,724 to be part of the team, and, uh, 813 00:38:06,724 --> 00:38:07,793 they're just not feeling 814 00:38:07,793 --> 00:38:09,172 the support that I think they need. 815 00:38:09,172 --> 00:38:10,689 We need to help them a little bit more, 816 00:38:10,689 --> 00:38:12,620 and bring them back in. 817 00:38:12,620 --> 00:38:13,793 I mean, I admire them. 818 00:38:13,793 --> 00:38:15,931 I just gotta figure out a way to let them know that. 819 00:38:15,931 --> 00:38:18,931 It's just tough all the way round. 820 00:38:18,931 --> 00:38:20,103 That's the way it is. 821 00:38:23,137 --> 00:38:25,310 That looks heavier. 822 00:38:25,310 --> 00:38:28,068 Dad, you're carrying it like a football or a baby. 823 00:38:28,068 --> 00:38:29,827 Yeah. I don't know. 824 00:38:29,827 --> 00:38:31,172 -I don't know. -No? 825 00:38:31,172 --> 00:38:32,551 [Jack] Where are we putting this one today? 826 00:38:32,551 --> 00:38:34,000 There we go. 827 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:35,344 Which one, Dad? 828 00:38:35,344 --> 00:38:37,724 -All right, well... -Dang it. 829 00:38:37,724 --> 00:38:39,103 Where is Hunter? 830 00:38:40,689 --> 00:38:42,689 [Todd] You tell me. 831 00:38:42,689 --> 00:38:46,137 I kinda heard something that they're not coming, so... 832 00:38:46,137 --> 00:38:48,068 Okay. 833 00:38:48,068 --> 00:38:52,000 Well, I'm gonna weigh this no matter what, 834 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:53,068 so here you go. 835 00:38:53,068 --> 00:38:54,793 -All right. -You ready? 836 00:38:59,034 --> 00:39:00,931 -Chunky stuff in it. -[Jack] What do you think? 837 00:39:00,931 --> 00:39:03,344 28, 30. 838 00:39:03,344 --> 00:39:06,137 40. 50. 839 00:39:07,068 --> 00:39:08,068 Keep going. 840 00:39:08,068 --> 00:39:10,172 -[Jack] Oh, yeah. -[Todd] 60. 841 00:39:10,172 --> 00:39:11,586 Come on, Jagger. 842 00:39:12,275 --> 00:39:15,000 -70, almost. -70. 843 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,586 73. 844 00:39:17,275 --> 00:39:19,413 -75? -He's just teasing. 845 00:39:19,413 --> 00:39:21,068 I'm gonna feel 75. 846 00:39:21,068 --> 00:39:24,413 -82, 83. -[Jack] Oh, wow. 847 00:39:24,413 --> 00:39:25,793 83. 848 00:39:26,793 --> 00:39:29,724 Still behind, but man, that's a huge... 849 00:39:29,724 --> 00:39:31,344 That's a huge pile. 850 00:39:31,344 --> 00:39:35,310 That's almost like, what, $140,000-ish? 851 00:39:35,310 --> 00:39:37,172 Now we're going. 852 00:39:37,172 --> 00:39:39,724 So now what do we gotta average a week? 853 00:39:39,724 --> 00:39:43,137 Well, we have to average 100 ounces a week. 854 00:39:43,137 --> 00:39:44,517 -That's still a lot. -Yeah. 855 00:39:44,517 --> 00:39:46,827 You know, it bothers me 856 00:39:46,827 --> 00:39:49,000 that Hunter's not here, and... 857 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:51,448 -You know, it hurts. -[Todd] Me too. 858 00:39:51,448 --> 00:39:54,413 I know you and Hunter have a problem. 859 00:39:54,413 --> 00:39:58,000 And, you know, that basically puts me in the middle. 860 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:00,310 'Cause I love both of you, 861 00:40:00,310 --> 00:40:03,931 and I can see both sides, and I know that 862 00:40:03,931 --> 00:40:06,517 it's something that can be worked out. 863 00:40:06,517 --> 00:40:10,000 There's nothing in this life that can't be worked out. 864 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,137 But we need that Pearl. 865 00:40:13,931 --> 00:40:16,620 Come hell or high water, that plant's gonna run. 866 00:40:16,620 --> 00:40:19,000 -It would be helpful. -Yeah. 867 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:20,724 [narrator] The Holy Roller's third clean-up 868 00:40:20,724 --> 00:40:22,551 is just under 84 ounces, 869 00:40:22,551 --> 00:40:26,137 for a running total of 199 ounces. 870 00:40:26,137 --> 00:40:29,793 The Hoffman crew now need 100 ounces of gold per week 871 00:40:29,793 --> 00:40:33,000 to hit their season target of 1,000 ounces. 872 00:40:34,241 --> 00:40:35,793 All right, that's enough of that. 873 00:40:35,793 --> 00:40:37,551 We got a lot of gold to get, guys. 874 00:40:37,551 --> 00:40:39,000 Get some rest, let's go. 875 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:40,620 We're gonna kick it tomorrow. 876 00:40:51,827 --> 00:40:53,551 [Hunter] Honestly, every time I work with my dad 877 00:40:53,551 --> 00:40:55,310 is really frustrating. 878 00:40:56,620 --> 00:40:57,896 Today especially. 879 00:41:01,517 --> 00:41:03,137 It's a little bit of a bummer. 880 00:41:04,931 --> 00:41:07,241 Today would have been a pretty cool day, I think. 881 00:41:08,344 --> 00:41:11,344 But I understand why my dad's stressed. 882 00:41:11,344 --> 00:41:14,827 You know, he's in this season a lot of money, but... 883 00:41:14,827 --> 00:41:16,931 this is supposed to be a thing that we're doing 884 00:41:16,931 --> 00:41:18,517 as a family and as a team. 885 00:41:21,931 --> 00:41:25,344 So I just... I don't wanna fight with him anymore. 886 00:41:26,551 --> 00:41:27,896 Despite whatever happens, 887 00:41:27,896 --> 00:41:30,172 we're gonna get this plant up and running, 888 00:41:30,172 --> 00:41:31,620 and it's just something we're always gonna be able 889 00:41:31,620 --> 00:41:32,724 to kinda hang our hat on, 890 00:41:32,724 --> 00:41:34,551 and it's a huge accomplishment.