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[dramatic music playing]
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[Todd] The inspectors
are back on the mine.
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[narrator] With millions
of dollars on the line,
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mine boss Todd Hoffman faces
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a stop work order
from the State of Alaska.
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[inspector] You need to fix
these infractions
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or we will be forced
to shut down your
mining operation.
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[Todd] That feels
like a knockout punch.
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[narrator] As environmental
demands pile up...
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It's a really
time-consuming job.
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-It's gonna be a long day.
-[man] Yup.
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[Tater] Sparky, Sterling,
Hunter, let's do this.
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10-4.
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[narrator] ...Todd brings
on new greenhorns
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to make up for lost labor.
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[Todd] Brought these
two guys in,
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Mike and Nick.
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[Nick] I have no experience.
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This is all completely
new to me.
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[man] When you crank
your wheel,
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you'll get stuck.
Don't [bleep].
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[Mike] You crank this
[bleep], yeah.
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[man] Just go easy with it.
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[sobbing]
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[narrator] But as both
veterans and rookies endure
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their hardest week yet.
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Making mistakes was my biggest
fear of coming here.
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[narrator] The sparks
of mutiny threaten
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to engulf the entire
operation.
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[Todd] Who else has got
something to say?
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-Say it now.
-We're out of the season.
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We're not hitting 3,000.
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But we trusted you guys.
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[tense music playing]
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We had a 3,000-ounce goal,
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and now we're just fighting
for our life right here.
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That cut was gonna be
twice as big,
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so half the gold's
still there.
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The inspectors won't
let us open up
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any more ground
in The Lost Cut.
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And that means
we cannot access
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millions of dollars
of our own pay dirt.
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It's been a very difficult
relationship with this land.
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It's got good gold,
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but it's also got
a lot of water
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a lot of mud
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and, like, just
a lot of issues.
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I feel beat up.
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I feel kinda demoralized
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and I don't feel good.
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I don't feel good
about this season,
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but it's really
not about the gold,
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it's about these guys.
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And these guys put
so many hours into this,
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blood, sweat, and tears.
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You can see the look
in their eyes,
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it's not a good situation.
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And that's hard.
It's not easy to deal with.
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So, I need to talk
to the guys
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and then we're gonna win
or lose together on this one.
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Hey, guys, everybody.
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Dude, I gotta be honest
with you guys,
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this not how...
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I planned our season to go.
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Had a turn of events, man,
that was unfortunate.
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You know, like I said
to Andy earlier, I said,
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"Hey, man, at least we got
the best team we've ever had."
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And he said, "Well,
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maybe there's a problem
with our team."
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Some of you guys
have been grumbling.
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Let's say it right
to the team, that's okay.
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Let's see if we can fix it.
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You dangle this gold bonus
over everybody, right?
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And that's such
a motivating factor.
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And if I wanted to,
I could've stayed home
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and, you know,
made the same hourly wage.
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But I'm not here for that.
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[Todd] Framer, I know
you've been talking [bleep].
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So, let's bring it out
on the table.
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-Go ahead, Framer.
-[Framer] Well,
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all I gotta say is
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I've been doing the math
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and we don't even have
half the cut we wanted.
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I don't think one of us here
is gonna home
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with gold in their pocket.
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I mean, I got bills to pay
at the end of the year,
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and if we don't make it
to that gold bonus,
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it's gonna be a lot harder
to pay those bills.
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We did make some mistakes
that really cost us.
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It's a big concern,
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big concern
for everybody here.
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[Todd] Who else has
got something to say?
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Say it now.
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[Sparky] We trusted you guys.
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Andy, you're on the cut.
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How'd you not see
this landslide happen?
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We're out of a season.
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We're not hitting 3,000.
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[Hunter] I think that
it's understandable
for the guys
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to be worried about
not getting a gold bonus.
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Honestly, it makes sense.
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You know, our season is taking
a huge turn for the worst.
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And it's really hard
to not get discouraged.
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And it's hard to not worry
if your paycheck
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is hanging in the balance.
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[Andy] There's nothing
that makes me happier
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at the end when everybody
gets their bonus.
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So, any bonus I got,
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I'll give to you.
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This can't be done
with all of you...
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Without you guys.
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You know, it's like...
Your drive is passed down
to all of us.
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And I respect that heavily.
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Well, that's why I'm having
this meeting, Sparky.
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-[Sparky] Yeah.
-Because you're out talking
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and your talking is gonna
bring this guy down.
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The only reason
why I'm still mining
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is because of Andy.
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And it's those whispers
that say,
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"Hey, maybe Andy did this."
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Or "We should've done that."
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Hey, we're all
in this together.
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Individually,
each one of us will fail.
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As a team,
we'll come out a winner.
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So, be a team.
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[dramatic music playing]
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The question is,
do we care enough
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about this mine
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to put in the hard work,
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to have a shot at coming back?
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We're definitely
not gonna get it
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if we don't have a great team.
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[Framer] Well, you know,
these inspectors, they came in
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and some of the guys
got scared
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and started talking.
But you know what?
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I don't think anyone
standing here would be here
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if they didn't believe in you.
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I honestly believe that.
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[Todd] You're each gonna
go home with some gold.
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You're gonna go home
with a gold bonus.
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I can't promise you how big,
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but I guarantee you,
you will get a bonus.
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No matter how hard it is
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or how much it costs me,
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me and Andy are gonna make
sure of that, all right?
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And we're gonna get to work
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and we're gonna attack
this thing and win.
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We're gonna finish strong.
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[man] Yeah.
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[Sparky]
The fact that Todd and Andy
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is really guaranteeing us
a gold bonus,
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it just puts a fire up
your ass and you just...
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You know, you just wanna
keep moving forward.
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[Todd] We all know, guys,
we're not gonna hit
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the 3,033 ounces,
but you know what?
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Let's try to beat
last season's gold.
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So, I've decided
to change my goal
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from 3,033 ounces
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to 1,023,
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which is just over
what we got last year.
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You know what?
If we get anything
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over a thousand ounces,
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I'm gonna call it a win.
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That's my break even.
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You know, I love these guys,
we're gonna bust ass,
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and get these guys
a gold bonus.
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[Andy] All right, guys.
Get to work.
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[Todd] Still one major issue
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on our inspection list
that we gotta fix,
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I don't have the manpower
to run both plants right now.
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So, right now,
we're only gonna run
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the Holy Roller
until we get it all done.
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I might need to bring in
some extra help.
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Framer!
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-Yeah.
-Hey, so what I need you to do
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is go to town.
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I've located some pipe,
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but it's 1,800 feet.
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You know, a lot of it's used.
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-[Framer] How big a pipe?
-Just pick the best.
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Twenties and thirties.
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-Okay.
-[Todd] Get a head count
on it.
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I gotta pay a guy in town.
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We're gonna weld it together,
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we're gonna get that water,
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just take it right through.
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This is the part
of the process
that we have to go through
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because of all
the inspections.
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So, when it rains,
we get a ton of water
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along our roads.
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So, the inspectors wanted us
to create a piping system
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to divert the water
around our operation.
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I'll go run in this morning,
get that all,
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-and I'll be back
this afternoon with it.
-Okay.
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-Go for it.
-All right. Sounds good.
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[country music playing]
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[engine starts]
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[Framer] The fact that Todd
said he pulled money
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out of his own pocket
to give us all gold bonus,
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that would make him
going home with nothing.
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So, that's a huge deal
to all of us.
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Makes us all wanna work
even harder
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and it just goes to show
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that we are really
a small family here,
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and it's a great thing.
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Okay. So, we can't disturb
any more tundra,
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-we can't strip any more.
-Well.
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So, what we gotta do
is get every single ounce
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of pay dirt out of that cut.
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How's the plant? Is it ready?
Is it 100%?
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The only thing we have
in the plant that needs
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to be worked on
is the screens.
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-[Todd] Okay.
-The screens are very thin.
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-Go ahead and let's, like,
switch them out.
-Okay.
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[Todd] We're still running
the Holy Roller
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and since it's the only
plant running,
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we gotta make sure that
that is tip-top shape.
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-[radio beeps]
-Hey, Dakota,
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could you take
and replace those screens
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on the Holy Roller?
We're gonna put
all the pay dirt.
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So, gather the guys
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and let's get those screens
changed up.
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[Dakota speaking]
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[engine shuts off]
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[intense music playing]
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We're at a point
where we gotta get the gold
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and so the screens
need to be replaced.
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[tool whirring]
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[Dakota] If everybody wants
to get a gold bonus,
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including me,
we gotta do it now.
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[man speaking]
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[Dakota] These screens,
we got a whole season on them
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last year already,
so they're due for a change.
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I mean, just regular
wear and tear pretty much.
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You can see on some of them
are getting too worn down.
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What will happen is they'll
just get holes in them.
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The bigger rock just ends up
coming through those screens,
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and then gets down
in those hydraulics
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and it'll mess up
the flow of it,
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and then just ends up
blowing gold out the box.
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[intense music playing]
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[tool whirring]
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We just gotta keep
an eye on these things
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and just regularly
replace them
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but, this should get us
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through the rest
of the season.
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We need to get
all these done.
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[Sparky] Every guy's working
their hardest
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now that they know
they're getting a gold bonus.
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The two options you got here
251
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is either you walk away
or you try harder.
252
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And we're out in the middle
of nowhere in Nome.
253
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So, if you're walking away,
you're walking a long way.
254
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So, I'm staying here.
255
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And finish putting
these screens in,
256
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we'll fire up in the morning.
257
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[intense music playing]
258
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[pensive music playing]
259
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I'm gonna warm up
this genny right here,
260
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get this excavator
up and going.
261
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It's me and Dakota
are killing it.
262
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[generator engine starting]
263
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[Sparky] Just let her warm up.
264
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Sparky, you ready?
265
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[Sparky] Yeah, let's go!
266
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-And get some gold in the box.
-[Todd] Come on.
267
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-What are we doing, man?
-[Sparky] Let's run some dirt.
268
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-[Todd] No kidding.
-Let's get some gold.
269
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Gosh.
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I love these guys.
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All right.
Let's get some gold.
272
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[tense music playing]
273
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How's it going up there, Carl?
274
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How's Sterling doing?
275
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[dramatic music playing]
276
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[light southern rock playing]
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[Jim speaking]
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[whistles]
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[Todd] Back in the late '70s,
280
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there's a TV actress,
281
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her name was Farrah Fawcett.
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[Sparky] Yeah,
I thought you'd say that.
283
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You know, at the end
of the season,
284
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maybe we can buy you a toupee.
285
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I mean, I need that.
286
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[laughs]
287
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[Todd] Hey, guys.
We lost Chambo,
288
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so we needed more help,
289
00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,033
brought these two guys in.
290
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Mike and Nick.
291
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We don't have enough manpower
to run pay dirt
292
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and do this inspection list,
293
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so I hired a couple new guys
294
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to go ahead and reach
this new goal of 1,023.
295
00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:09,433
Any advice, guys,
for Mike and Nick?
296
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[Jim clears throat]
297
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You know, get up early,
298
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have a good attitude
299
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and you're gonna learn a lot
300
00:12:16,567 --> 00:12:17,967
in a short time.
301
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My name's Mike Moore.
302
00:12:19,734 --> 00:12:23,400
I've known Thurber
for about 18 years or so.
303
00:12:23,400 --> 00:12:26,300
I don't know if I have
the skillset for here,
to be honest.
304
00:12:26,300 --> 00:12:28,166
Did architectural sheet metal
for 20 years,
305
00:12:28,166 --> 00:12:31,166
so not really a lot
of big equipment experience.
306
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You guys do good,
307
00:12:33,467 --> 00:12:35,266
everybody gets
a bonus in gold,
308
00:12:35,266 --> 00:12:37,100
and just depending on how long
309
00:12:37,100 --> 00:12:39,033
you've been here,
and your effort.
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How do you want them
to jump in
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and start being trained?
312
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[Jim] I think we'll just
put them in the jump seat,
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haul trucks today.
314
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Because we're a little
shorthanded
315
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feeding the plant and stuff.
316
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My name's Nick.
317
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I'm from Portland, Oregon.
318
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Hunter reached out to me,
you know,
319
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asking if I wanted to go
run some rock trucks.
320
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So, I'm just excited
to get out there
321
00:13:01,467 --> 00:13:02,867
and hopefully look
for some gold.
322
00:13:02,867 --> 00:13:04,600
[Todd] We've got
one more project
323
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that we're gonna do
to satisfy the inspectors.
324
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There's basically a lakebed
325
00:13:09,734 --> 00:13:11,767
and then
there's an old ditch.
326
00:13:11,767 --> 00:13:13,367
You can barely see it
in the tundra,
327
00:13:13,367 --> 00:13:15,934
but that ditch
is just draining that lake
328
00:13:15,934 --> 00:13:17,567
straight into our cut.
329
00:13:17,567 --> 00:13:19,934
[narrator] The final job
on the inspection list
330
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is by far the hardest.
331
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To divert the natural
drainage,
332
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the Hoffman crew
must raise their roadbed
333
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by several feet,
creating a dam
334
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to block the water
from entering their cut.
335
00:13:31,767 --> 00:13:34,467
Then they'll weld
1,800 feet of pipe
336
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to reroute
the clean lake water
337
00:13:36,367 --> 00:13:39,467
around their operation
and back into Quartz Creek.
338
00:13:39,467 --> 00:13:41,266
It's gonna be a long project.
339
00:13:41,266 --> 00:13:44,667
Tater, you handle the road,
grab some guys and trucks,
340
00:13:44,667 --> 00:13:46,467
-we'll just attack this thing.
-[Tater] Yup.
341
00:13:46,467 --> 00:13:48,400
[Todd] Even with the new guys
that I hired,
342
00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,166
I don't have enough manpower
to run both plants.
343
00:13:51,166 --> 00:13:53,834
So, we have to finish
this project as fast
as we can,
344
00:13:53,834 --> 00:13:55,734
so we could fire up
the Black Pearl.
345
00:13:55,734 --> 00:13:56,967
All right.
346
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Let's get to work.
347
00:13:57,934 --> 00:13:59,066
[Jim] Good.
348
00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:04,600
[intense music playing]
349
00:14:12,734 --> 00:14:15,133
[engines revving]
350
00:14:16,166 --> 00:14:18,400
[Tater] We have all this
water running across here
351
00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:19,734
and right over here.
352
00:14:19,734 --> 00:14:21,567
There's a bunch of water
running across,
353
00:14:21,567 --> 00:14:24,100
so what we're gonna do is
we're gonna build
this road up
354
00:14:24,100 --> 00:14:26,433
and stop the water
at the road.
355
00:14:28,266 --> 00:14:30,000
-[radio beeps]
-Sparky, Sterling,
356
00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,000
Hunter, let's do this.
357
00:14:32,300 --> 00:14:33,467
10-4.
358
00:14:33,467 --> 00:14:34,767
[narrator]
To raise up the roadbed,
359
00:14:34,767 --> 00:14:37,100
the rock trucks
would dump loads of dirt
360
00:14:37,100 --> 00:14:39,100
onto the road
while Tater uses
361
00:14:39,100 --> 00:14:42,500
the skid steer to smooth it
out over the surface.
362
00:14:42,500 --> 00:14:44,100
[Tater] Just at this
level right here,
363
00:14:44,100 --> 00:14:46,066
where it crosses that,
I'll tell you when.
364
00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:50,600
Yeah, like that.
365
00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:51,934
God, it's heavy.
366
00:14:51,934 --> 00:14:53,934
Come in here.
Let's make it all lined up.
367
00:14:53,934 --> 00:14:57,200
[dramatic music playing]
368
00:15:10,967 --> 00:15:12,867
[Framer speaking]
369
00:15:15,567 --> 00:15:18,266
Let's get the end
of that pipe all the way
around that corner,
370
00:15:18,266 --> 00:15:20,734
-to that mark I have
on that berm down there.
-[man] Yeah.
371
00:15:20,734 --> 00:15:22,467
Then, after we get that done,
let's take it out
372
00:15:22,467 --> 00:15:23,834
of the machine
and lay over here,
373
00:15:23,834 --> 00:15:25,867
and we'll start again
with another set
374
00:15:25,867 --> 00:15:28,266
going up that road,
and make it one pipe.
375
00:15:28,266 --> 00:15:29,967
And then we'll call it a day.
376
00:15:29,967 --> 00:15:31,300
[man] Sounds good.
377
00:15:31,300 --> 00:15:32,667
[Framer] Now we just
gotta get some pipe
378
00:15:32,667 --> 00:15:35,100
off that truck and start
welding it together.
379
00:15:35,100 --> 00:15:36,834
It'd be a really quick
380
00:15:36,834 --> 00:15:39,333
eight, ten-hour process.
[laughs]
381
00:15:40,100 --> 00:15:42,867
Today, we're installing
800 feet of pipe.
382
00:15:42,867 --> 00:15:45,066
The pieces are about
30 feet long.
383
00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,166
It's about 60 welds,
384
00:15:47,166 --> 00:15:50,300
so it's a really
time-consuming job.
385
00:15:51,834 --> 00:15:53,767
[man] It's gonna be
slow-going.
386
00:15:53,767 --> 00:15:55,400
The thing is, is that
it's all about the welder,
387
00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,934
like it only heats
and cools so fast.
388
00:15:57,934 --> 00:15:59,467
It's gonna take
what it's gonna take,
389
00:15:59,467 --> 00:16:00,667
but we're gonna
get it done today
390
00:16:00,667 --> 00:16:01,967
even if we gotta work
through the night.
391
00:16:01,967 --> 00:16:03,600
Bust her open.
392
00:16:07,266 --> 00:16:09,467
Well, first weld out of 60.
393
00:16:09,467 --> 00:16:11,967
Going good so far.
394
00:16:11,967 --> 00:16:14,400
[man] It's gonna be
a long day. [laughs]
395
00:16:15,100 --> 00:16:16,133
[Framer] Yup.
396
00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,100
[Todd] One thing I learned
this year is that,
397
00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:36,667
if I could surround myself
with guys like this,
398
00:16:36,667 --> 00:16:39,033
then it sure makes it
a lot easier.
399
00:16:39,033 --> 00:16:41,133
Just quality guys, man.
400
00:16:44,266 --> 00:16:46,567
No matter what,
at the end of the day,
401
00:16:46,567 --> 00:16:48,567
you know, I could die
with more gold
402
00:16:48,567 --> 00:16:50,734
than I have
but I really wanna die
403
00:16:50,734 --> 00:16:53,033
with a good reputation
and being known
404
00:16:53,033 --> 00:16:55,367
as taking care of my people.
405
00:16:55,367 --> 00:16:57,066
I'm gonna give gold to each
406
00:16:57,066 --> 00:16:58,900
and every one of these guys.
407
00:17:00,266 --> 00:17:02,767
I really wanna reward them
for their loyalty.
408
00:17:02,767 --> 00:17:04,233
It's been a hard season.
409
00:17:10,767 --> 00:17:11,667
[Sparky] All right, boys.
410
00:17:11,667 --> 00:17:12,967
We're rock-trucking today,
411
00:17:12,967 --> 00:17:14,300
and we can teach you
a thing or two
412
00:17:14,300 --> 00:17:17,300
so we can move
some major dirt.
413
00:17:17,300 --> 00:17:20,033
[Nick] I have no experience,
this is all completely
new to me,
414
00:17:20,033 --> 00:17:22,467
so, I'm just ready to take
415
00:17:22,467 --> 00:17:23,900
whatever they can give me.
416
00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:27,767
These tires are dangerous
as [bleep].
417
00:17:27,767 --> 00:17:29,133
Each tire has a little
locker on it,
418
00:17:29,133 --> 00:17:32,967
you wanna pay attention
to that, and if looks off,
you tell somebody,
419
00:17:32,967 --> 00:17:34,767
and you tag it out,
and you're done.
420
00:17:34,767 --> 00:17:36,300
Because if it's broken,
that ring comes out
421
00:17:36,300 --> 00:17:38,934
like a million miles an hour,
it'll cut you in half.
422
00:17:38,934 --> 00:17:41,667
You know, my first impressions
of Nick is, you know,
423
00:17:41,667 --> 00:17:43,734
he's a small,
frail little guy.
424
00:17:43,734 --> 00:17:46,567
You know,
he's a tiny little mouse,
he's a little Mighty Mouse.
425
00:17:46,567 --> 00:17:48,767
You said when you're
operating, or working
on the equipment,
426
00:17:48,767 --> 00:17:51,100
you use this little red bar,
there's a safety
protection thing?
427
00:17:51,100 --> 00:17:53,400
Yeah, dude.
You don't wanna be responsible
for crushing someone
428
00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,266
because this will crush
someone and kill them.
429
00:17:55,266 --> 00:17:57,600
He's never done
this line of work before.
430
00:17:57,600 --> 00:17:59,100
This is the big boy equipment.
431
00:17:59,100 --> 00:18:01,567
It can be dangerous.
432
00:18:01,567 --> 00:18:03,066
[Sterling]
Let's get it warmed up
433
00:18:03,066 --> 00:18:05,667
and go over to Cowboy Carl.
434
00:18:05,667 --> 00:18:07,867
Cowboy Carl will put
a load on us.
435
00:18:08,667 --> 00:18:09,500
[horn honks]
436
00:18:09,500 --> 00:18:13,100
[intense music playing]
437
00:18:13,100 --> 00:18:15,100
[Sparky] Mining ain't
for everybody.
438
00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:16,800
It's a hard life.
439
00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,867
So, you gotta realize that
this is a consistent battle
440
00:18:20,867 --> 00:18:22,266
for the one thing
that we're after,
441
00:18:22,266 --> 00:18:23,867
the gold in the ground.
442
00:18:27,767 --> 00:18:29,800
[Nick] All right. [laughs]
443
00:18:43,300 --> 00:18:46,500
[intense music playing]
444
00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,667
[Framer] The guys are
doing really good today,
445
00:18:52,667 --> 00:18:54,100
they're getting this pipe
welded together
446
00:18:54,100 --> 00:18:56,166
and working
as a team over here,
447
00:18:56,166 --> 00:18:57,667
and we wanna get this done
for Todd
448
00:18:57,667 --> 00:19:00,066
'cause he promised us
a gold bonus.
449
00:19:00,066 --> 00:19:01,200
The sooner we get it done,
450
00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,367
the sooner we can be done
with the inspection list,
451
00:19:03,367 --> 00:19:05,600
and get this plant
fully operational again.
452
00:19:08,100 --> 00:19:09,333
Oh, [bleep].
453
00:19:10,500 --> 00:19:11,734
Hold on.
454
00:19:12,767 --> 00:19:14,600
You've gotta be kidding me.
455
00:19:15,266 --> 00:19:17,166
Oh, [bleep].
456
00:19:18,834 --> 00:19:20,600
We're gonna have to fix this.
457
00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,900
[country music playing]
458
00:19:25,233 --> 00:19:26,667
[Todd] Hey.
459
00:19:26,667 --> 00:19:29,333
-What's going on on the pipe?
-[Framer] I don't know.
460
00:19:29,333 --> 00:19:31,567
The machine just
stopped working last night,
461
00:19:31,567 --> 00:19:32,634
just froze up.
462
00:19:32,634 --> 00:19:34,367
Worked on it
for, like, two hours.
463
00:19:34,367 --> 00:19:36,233
-[Todd] Did it get hot or--
-Couldn't even get it to move.
464
00:19:36,233 --> 00:19:38,667
No. The valve will not
open and close
465
00:19:38,667 --> 00:19:40,667
on the slide for the pressure.
466
00:19:40,667 --> 00:19:42,934
-[Todd] Okay.
-I spent longer working on it
467
00:19:42,934 --> 00:19:44,900
than we had left to weld.
468
00:19:45,867 --> 00:19:46,767
It was a bummer.
469
00:19:46,767 --> 00:19:48,166
We worked all the way
through the night
470
00:19:48,166 --> 00:19:50,567
and then literally,
the welder breaks
471
00:19:50,567 --> 00:19:51,767
and we couldn't finish.
472
00:19:51,767 --> 00:19:53,100
Hopefully,
we can get the welder fixed
473
00:19:53,100 --> 00:19:54,634
and get it done this morning.
474
00:19:54,634 --> 00:19:58,967
Hey, whatever you guys have
on your schedule, Tater, Ron,
475
00:19:58,967 --> 00:20:01,166
that pipe welder, number one.
476
00:20:01,166 --> 00:20:03,734
We gotta get that fixed
and fast.
477
00:20:03,734 --> 00:20:05,266
You know what?
This is the last thing
478
00:20:05,266 --> 00:20:07,867
I wanted to hear today,
it's just another setback.
479
00:20:07,867 --> 00:20:10,100
We can't complete
our inspection list
480
00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:12,467
until we finish this job.
481
00:20:12,467 --> 00:20:14,467
We need to fix this ASAP
482
00:20:14,467 --> 00:20:16,333
and get this thing
off our plate.
483
00:20:16,333 --> 00:20:18,767
Then we can free up
all of our guys
484
00:20:18,767 --> 00:20:20,734
and get this mine
fully operational
485
00:20:20,734 --> 00:20:24,066
to try to reach that goal
of 1,023.
486
00:20:24,066 --> 00:20:25,467
Can you guys tackle that?
487
00:20:25,467 --> 00:20:27,734
-See we can figure that out?
-Yeah. We'll hit it.
488
00:20:27,734 --> 00:20:29,266
I don't really know
a lot about it
489
00:20:29,266 --> 00:20:31,367
but between the two of us,
we can figure it out.
490
00:20:31,367 --> 00:20:32,433
Okay.
491
00:20:32,433 --> 00:20:33,934
Let's do it.
492
00:20:33,934 --> 00:20:37,133
[intense music playing]
493
00:20:43,634 --> 00:20:46,266
Okay. Pull up the road
right there
494
00:20:46,266 --> 00:20:47,367
and follow around...
495
00:20:47,367 --> 00:20:51,567
[Carl speaking]
496
00:20:51,867 --> 00:20:53,100
[Nick] Don't hit that?
497
00:20:53,100 --> 00:20:54,667
[Carl] Now just pull up
far enough,
498
00:20:54,667 --> 00:20:55,867
you can correct it slow
499
00:20:55,867 --> 00:20:57,967
and not just yank it around.
500
00:21:00,834 --> 00:21:02,767
[truck revving]
501
00:21:02,767 --> 00:21:05,834
We have some new drivers
that are very inexperienced.
502
00:21:05,834 --> 00:21:07,634
This is third second
or third day,
503
00:21:07,634 --> 00:21:10,166
and backing
in these situations
504
00:21:10,166 --> 00:21:12,266
is a whole different
ball game.
505
00:21:13,166 --> 00:21:14,533
Okay. That's far enough.
506
00:21:14,533 --> 00:21:16,567
Now just start easing back.
507
00:21:18,867 --> 00:21:20,800
Keep coming, keep coming.
508
00:21:21,667 --> 00:21:25,767
Okay. Turn around a little
harder to your left.
509
00:21:25,767 --> 00:21:27,133
More left.
510
00:21:27,133 --> 00:21:29,433
Come back slow,
straight back.
511
00:21:29,433 --> 00:21:31,300
You wanna stay off
them berms.
512
00:21:32,767 --> 00:21:34,600
Okay, that's good.
513
00:21:35,634 --> 00:21:37,000
Shut the car off.
514
00:21:38,266 --> 00:21:41,266
Just trying my best,
keep a level head.
515
00:21:41,266 --> 00:21:43,166
All these guys are working
really hard to get,
516
00:21:43,166 --> 00:21:45,367
you know, Todd some gold
and their gold bonus.
517
00:21:45,367 --> 00:21:48,133
And I don't wanna be
that new guy who messes
everything up
518
00:21:48,133 --> 00:21:51,333
and be the reason why
no one takes home any gold.
519
00:21:51,333 --> 00:21:53,367
[horn honks]
520
00:21:53,367 --> 00:21:56,200
[Nick] Hey, Dakota, you want
this right next to you?
521
00:21:58,667 --> 00:21:59,700
10-4.
522
00:21:59,700 --> 00:22:02,166
Being here around
a bunch of guys, you know,
523
00:22:02,166 --> 00:22:04,834
who probably have mined
longer than I've been alive,
524
00:22:04,834 --> 00:22:06,734
it's a little bit
intimidating,
525
00:22:06,734 --> 00:22:08,266
I feel overwhelmed,
526
00:22:08,266 --> 00:22:10,467
and like I don't
really belong here.
527
00:22:10,467 --> 00:22:14,400
[Carl speaking]
528
00:22:19,533 --> 00:22:21,000
What does it mean?
529
00:22:21,533 --> 00:22:24,700
[Dakota speaking]
530
00:22:28,266 --> 00:22:31,467
I just came here to work
my butt off
531
00:22:31,467 --> 00:22:34,100
as long and as hard as I can.
532
00:22:34,100 --> 00:22:37,166
Being successful at this job
is super important for me
533
00:22:37,166 --> 00:22:40,467
because this team's
given me a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity
534
00:22:40,467 --> 00:22:41,467
to really prove myself
535
00:22:41,467 --> 00:22:43,000
and show them what I got,
536
00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,033
so I really don't wanna
let them down.
537
00:22:45,033 --> 00:22:45,800
[Dakota speaking]
538
00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,533
Yeah, right there.
Just back up.
539
00:22:47,533 --> 00:22:49,066
Yeah, a little bit.
540
00:22:50,100 --> 00:22:51,800
Yes, right there.
541
00:22:54,634 --> 00:22:57,500
[dramatic music playing]
542
00:23:01,166 --> 00:23:02,667
[Tater sighs]
543
00:23:02,667 --> 00:23:04,567
[Ron speaking]
544
00:23:04,567 --> 00:23:07,734
We're really close to having
a pipe welder broke,
545
00:23:07,734 --> 00:23:09,233
we're trying to fix it.
546
00:23:09,233 --> 00:23:10,834
[Todd] How are we lookin'?
547
00:23:10,834 --> 00:23:12,066
Well, we figured it out.
548
00:23:12,066 --> 00:23:15,233
So, you could run it
the way it is now,
549
00:23:15,233 --> 00:23:17,634
but you're not gonna
have this.
550
00:23:17,634 --> 00:23:20,567
The handle is...
There's a tab broke off in it.
551
00:23:20,567 --> 00:23:23,200
-Oh, [bleep].
-We can manually run it.
552
00:23:24,367 --> 00:23:25,667
You gotta be careful with it,
553
00:23:25,667 --> 00:23:27,734
but we can run it the way...
Without this.
554
00:23:27,734 --> 00:23:29,767
Come here, I'll show you
what you gotta do.
555
00:23:29,767 --> 00:23:31,000
-Push that pin...
-[Framer] Yeah.
556
00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:32,266
...either direction.
557
00:23:32,266 --> 00:23:33,934
See there's an ear
on that side...
558
00:23:33,934 --> 00:23:35,333
-Uh-huh.
-out on that side?
The ear broke.
559
00:23:35,333 --> 00:23:37,166
-Oh.
-[Tater] To put it on,
560
00:23:37,166 --> 00:23:38,367
you slide it out like that,
561
00:23:38,367 --> 00:23:40,000
you slide it
on the end of that pin...
562
00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,033
Yup. And it pulls
and pushes it.
563
00:23:41,033 --> 00:23:42,433
And it pulls and pushes it.
564
00:23:42,433 --> 00:23:44,533
It's not gonna be fun,
but you can run it.
565
00:23:44,533 --> 00:23:46,967
[Todd] The valve broke off,
you're not gonna find one.
566
00:23:46,967 --> 00:23:51,734
You can manually turn it off
and on like this, manually.
567
00:23:51,734 --> 00:23:55,033
It's not ideal but that's
all we got right now,
568
00:23:55,033 --> 00:23:57,100
we gotta
get this project done.
569
00:23:57,100 --> 00:23:58,567
You think you could run it?
570
00:23:58,567 --> 00:23:59,767
I'll do the running part of it
571
00:23:59,767 --> 00:24:01,233
and they can just do the pipe.
572
00:24:01,233 --> 00:24:03,734
[Todd] This is the last
big thing that the inspectors
573
00:24:03,734 --> 00:24:06,433
wanted us to do,
so I gotta get this job done
574
00:24:06,433 --> 00:24:08,567
so I can get back
to running both these plants.
575
00:24:08,567 --> 00:24:11,166
That's gonna help me
help these guys
576
00:24:11,166 --> 00:24:12,934
get their gold bonus.
577
00:24:12,934 --> 00:24:14,166
Get it going.
578
00:24:14,166 --> 00:24:16,133
We can actually get
done welding now,
579
00:24:16,133 --> 00:24:17,567
it's just gonna take
a little bit longer
580
00:24:17,567 --> 00:24:19,967
and it's gonna be a lot harder
on our fingers.
581
00:24:19,967 --> 00:24:23,467
[welder turns on]
582
00:24:31,934 --> 00:24:33,266
Okay, Nick, you're free to go.
583
00:24:33,266 --> 00:24:35,000
Take it easy
going up the hill though.
584
00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:36,333
10-4.
585
00:24:41,367 --> 00:24:43,634
Hey. Take it easy
when you're turning
out there,
586
00:24:43,634 --> 00:24:44,867
you're running over
that corner,
587
00:24:44,867 --> 00:24:46,567
kind of go a little
straighter.
588
00:24:47,367 --> 00:24:49,767
Ease out of it,
don't cut the corner.
589
00:24:53,433 --> 00:24:54,800
Okay. Back up.
590
00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:57,967
Come on back
like 10 more feet.
591
00:24:58,867 --> 00:25:02,834
[dramatic music playing]
592
00:25:02,834 --> 00:25:04,166
[Carl] Okay. Now turn.
593
00:25:10,166 --> 00:25:12,867
Don't turn way too sharp,
it won't cut like that.
594
00:25:12,867 --> 00:25:14,867
-[truck clatters]
-[Carl] Okay. Back up.
595
00:25:14,867 --> 00:25:15,767
[Nick] [bleep].
596
00:25:15,767 --> 00:25:17,600
[Carl] Turn the other way
your wheel.
597
00:25:18,567 --> 00:25:20,967
Keep going. Turn hard.
598
00:25:24,967 --> 00:25:27,000
Okay. Stop.
599
00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:28,567
I'm coming to you, Nick.
600
00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:36,700
[Nick] [bleep].
601
00:25:38,367 --> 00:25:40,433
[Carl] When you're
coming in here,
602
00:25:40,433 --> 00:25:42,467
when you crank
your wheel like that,
603
00:25:42,467 --> 00:25:45,100
see how it slides out
that front end?
604
00:25:45,100 --> 00:25:47,033
-[Nick] Yeah.
-[Carl] So you wanna pull up,
605
00:25:47,033 --> 00:25:49,767
get far enough,
and just kind of make a slow,
606
00:25:49,767 --> 00:25:51,567
easy, gradual corner.
607
00:25:51,567 --> 00:25:53,567
It'll come right in.
But when you pull up
608
00:25:53,567 --> 00:25:56,066
and cut it hard like that,
you'll get stuck.
609
00:25:56,066 --> 00:25:57,533
When you're backing,
the same thing.
610
00:25:57,533 --> 00:25:59,133
-Don't [bleep] just...
-[Nick] Crank the--
611
00:25:59,133 --> 00:26:00,100
-[Carl] [bleep]
-[Nick] Yeah.
612
00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:01,367
[Carl] Just go easy with it.
613
00:26:01,367 --> 00:26:02,934
If you don't do that,
we're gonna end up
614
00:26:02,934 --> 00:26:06,166
in this [bleep]
and have to pull you out.
615
00:26:06,166 --> 00:26:07,567
[Nick] Making your job harder.
616
00:26:07,567 --> 00:26:08,567
Yeah, I don't wanna do that.
617
00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:09,600
[Carl chuckles]
618
00:26:14,867 --> 00:26:17,667
[cries]
619
00:26:17,667 --> 00:26:19,400
[bleep].
620
00:26:25,667 --> 00:26:27,000
Okay. Turn.
621
00:26:31,767 --> 00:26:33,767
There you go. Straighten out.
622
00:26:40,867 --> 00:26:43,133
Oh, God.
623
00:26:43,133 --> 00:26:45,000
Why can't I stop crying?
624
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:46,166
[sniffles]
625
00:26:46,166 --> 00:26:47,767
[crying]
626
00:26:47,767 --> 00:26:50,634
[dramatic music playing]
627
00:26:50,634 --> 00:26:53,800
[crying]
628
00:27:02,066 --> 00:27:05,500
[dramatic music playing]
629
00:27:09,667 --> 00:27:13,567
[crying]
630
00:27:13,567 --> 00:27:17,000
Making mistakes was
my biggest fear coming here.
631
00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:20,000
I've been struggling a lot
keeping that positive mindset
632
00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,100
of everything's
gonna be okay.
633
00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:24,967
I just wanna take
whatever I can do
with this opportunity
634
00:27:24,967 --> 00:27:28,767
and prove to Todd
and everybody else that,
635
00:27:28,767 --> 00:27:31,033
you know, I'm the right
investment for their team,
636
00:27:31,033 --> 00:27:34,100
and I can help them get this
mine back up and going.
637
00:27:36,967 --> 00:27:38,266
[Carl] Hey, Andy.
638
00:27:38,266 --> 00:27:39,734
Nick's having a hard time.
639
00:27:39,734 --> 00:27:41,433
You need to talk to him.
640
00:27:41,433 --> 00:27:42,500
[Andy] Roger.
641
00:27:43,867 --> 00:27:45,767
Hey, Nick. Do you copy, Nick?
642
00:27:46,166 --> 00:27:47,433
[Nick] 10-4.
643
00:27:47,433 --> 00:27:49,934
Go down and park the truck
down in the...
644
00:27:49,934 --> 00:27:51,467
Uh, back where
you got it from,
645
00:27:51,467 --> 00:27:53,667
and then
I'll come pick you up.
646
00:27:53,667 --> 00:27:55,000
Sounds good.
647
00:27:57,867 --> 00:28:01,000
[dramatic music playing]
648
00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,066
[Andy speaking]
649
00:28:09,734 --> 00:28:11,600
[Nick] Doing great. [sniffs]
650
00:28:14,333 --> 00:28:17,066
[Andy speaking]
651
00:28:17,066 --> 00:28:18,634
[Nick] I just don't wanna
slow anybody down.
652
00:28:18,634 --> 00:28:20,834
I wanna get this plan up
and going.
653
00:28:20,834 --> 00:28:22,934
[Andy] Listen,
you're learning, right?
654
00:28:22,934 --> 00:28:25,033
You'll get faster
and faster and faster.
655
00:28:25,033 --> 00:28:26,367
-It's all good.
-[Nick] I...
656
00:28:26,367 --> 00:28:28,433
What did I do
to deserve this, man?
657
00:28:28,433 --> 00:28:29,333
[Andy speaking]
658
00:28:29,333 --> 00:28:32,567
[Nick] This opportunity
doesn't feel real.
659
00:28:32,567 --> 00:28:34,767
[Andy speaking]
660
00:28:38,066 --> 00:28:42,100
I just... I've been [bleep]
strung out on drugs, alcohol,
661
00:28:42,100 --> 00:28:43,567
everything you could think of.
662
00:28:43,567 --> 00:28:44,734
Being a piece of [bleep].
663
00:28:44,734 --> 00:28:48,266
[Nick speaking]
664
00:28:48,266 --> 00:28:51,734
[sniffing and sobbing]
665
00:28:51,734 --> 00:28:52,700
[Andy speaking]
666
00:28:55,533 --> 00:28:57,166
It doesn't matter
what you did in the past,
667
00:28:57,166 --> 00:28:58,667
you can't change yesterday.
668
00:28:58,667 --> 00:29:01,033
You can change today
and you can change tomorrow.
669
00:29:01,033 --> 00:29:03,033
[Nick speaking]
670
00:29:03,033 --> 00:29:04,467
[Andy] All right. No, no, no.
671
00:29:04,467 --> 00:29:07,867
The thing about it is, like,
your mind gets this way,
672
00:29:07,867 --> 00:29:09,967
you gotta...
You gotta step back a second
673
00:29:09,967 --> 00:29:11,367
and just take a deep breath.
674
00:29:11,367 --> 00:29:13,533
It's okay to say,
"Hey, I need a minute."
675
00:29:13,533 --> 00:29:15,967
-[Nick] Yeah.
-[Andy] You're gonna
get better.
676
00:29:15,967 --> 00:29:17,367
[Nick] And I just want
you guys to understand
677
00:29:17,367 --> 00:29:18,667
that I want you to...
678
00:29:18,667 --> 00:29:20,467
I wanna be a good investment
for your team.
679
00:29:20,467 --> 00:29:23,333
And if I make mistakes
all enough to it
680
00:29:23,333 --> 00:29:25,367
no matter what
and I'll try my best.
681
00:29:25,367 --> 00:29:28,367
And no one's given me
second chances in life
682
00:29:28,367 --> 00:29:30,667
besides [bleep]
Todd and you guys.
683
00:29:30,667 --> 00:29:32,100
-And--
-[Andy] Yeah.
684
00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:34,066
We're here to invest
in people.
685
00:29:34,066 --> 00:29:36,967
[Andy speaking]
686
00:29:36,967 --> 00:29:38,634
Okay? We're pretty
harsh individuals,
687
00:29:38,634 --> 00:29:40,100
but we have a heart.
688
00:29:40,100 --> 00:29:43,867
Here, this is your family
away from family now, right?
689
00:29:43,867 --> 00:29:45,266
We gotta
take care of each other.
690
00:29:45,266 --> 00:29:47,066
And you got our backs.
We got your back.
691
00:29:47,066 --> 00:29:49,000
-Everything will be fine.
-You have my word on that.
692
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,634
-Yes. I got you.
-[Andy] Okay.
693
00:29:51,634 --> 00:29:53,533
Keep listening
and you'll do fine.
694
00:29:53,533 --> 00:29:54,834
-Okay?
-[Nick] Thanks, Andy.
695
00:29:54,834 --> 00:29:57,166
-I appreciate it.
-[Andy] Okay. Well, go off.
696
00:29:57,166 --> 00:29:58,333
Out.
697
00:29:59,767 --> 00:30:01,367
You won't regret having me
in that truck.
698
00:30:01,367 --> 00:30:02,367
I don't.
699
00:30:02,367 --> 00:30:04,967
[dramatic music playing]
700
00:30:04,967 --> 00:30:08,000
Andy just,
you know, was motivating me
701
00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,166
and telling me
that it's completely normal
702
00:30:10,166 --> 00:30:12,100
for emotions like this to run.
703
00:30:12,100 --> 00:30:14,567
You know, everybody's
watching out for each other.
704
00:30:14,567 --> 00:30:17,367
I've never really had that.
705
00:30:17,367 --> 00:30:22,100
So, I jump back in and haul
as many loads as I can.
706
00:30:24,467 --> 00:30:29,433
I'll tell you what,
the gold is nothing compared
707
00:30:29,433 --> 00:30:32,700
to what that conversation
that I just had will have
an impact.
708
00:30:34,033 --> 00:30:35,734
That's really why we do it.
709
00:30:35,734 --> 00:30:37,166
Gold is second.
710
00:30:37,166 --> 00:30:38,967
If we don't hit
our goal this year,
711
00:30:39,867 --> 00:30:41,266
oh, well, we don't hit it.
712
00:30:41,266 --> 00:30:42,567
It doesn't mean
like the rest of the season
713
00:30:42,567 --> 00:30:43,767
I'm not gonna bust guys' balls
714
00:30:43,767 --> 00:30:44,934
and we're not gonna go hard
715
00:30:44,934 --> 00:30:46,467
and try to do
everything we can,
716
00:30:46,467 --> 00:30:48,100
but this is...
717
00:30:49,367 --> 00:30:51,066
This is our purpose.
718
00:30:55,166 --> 00:30:57,400
You got this, buddy.
You got this.
719
00:30:58,467 --> 00:31:01,600
[dramatic music playing]
720
00:31:03,233 --> 00:31:04,567
[man] Where are you
building that?
721
00:31:04,567 --> 00:31:05,967
[Framer]
Right over the machine.
722
00:31:05,967 --> 00:31:07,266
Yeah. Just set it up on this
723
00:31:07,266 --> 00:31:08,934
and we'll put
two two-by-fours over there.
724
00:31:08,934 --> 00:31:11,967
-Okay.
-And we'll lay that
[bleep] across there.
725
00:31:11,967 --> 00:31:13,333
Welder broke last night
726
00:31:13,333 --> 00:31:15,333
and we had Ron
and Tater come out
727
00:31:15,333 --> 00:31:17,433
and get it fixed
first thing this morning
728
00:31:17,433 --> 00:31:18,734
and now we're back
to weld the pipe
729
00:31:18,734 --> 00:31:20,333
and getting it
all finished up.
730
00:31:20,333 --> 00:31:21,433
It's raining.
731
00:31:21,433 --> 00:31:24,066
She can't weld with rain
on the pipe.
732
00:31:24,066 --> 00:31:26,333
The water cools it enough
on top to where
733
00:31:26,333 --> 00:31:28,066
it won't actually weld.
734
00:31:28,066 --> 00:31:29,567
All right.
We heated up the temperature
735
00:31:29,567 --> 00:31:30,700
and ready to rock.
736
00:31:31,333 --> 00:31:33,667
All right. Go ahead.
Nice and easy.
737
00:31:36,767 --> 00:31:40,567
Eight feet, six, five.
738
00:31:40,567 --> 00:31:43,000
Slow down, slow down,
slow down.
739
00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,834
Keep going,
keep going, and keep going.
740
00:31:46,834 --> 00:31:48,800
One more foot. Nice and easy.
741
00:31:50,066 --> 00:31:52,000
Stop right there.
742
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,667
How many more feet
do we got to go?
743
00:31:54,667 --> 00:31:57,834
-About 350.
-[Todd] Jeez. Okay.
744
00:31:57,834 --> 00:32:00,667
We're getting
three cuts an hour, maybe?
745
00:32:00,667 --> 00:32:02,333
I'm getting almost five
right now.
746
00:32:02,333 --> 00:32:03,734
Really? Okay.
747
00:32:03,734 --> 00:32:05,367
Well, that's good.
748
00:32:05,367 --> 00:32:07,634
Framer's got to manually
use the valve,
749
00:32:07,634 --> 00:32:09,233
but we got to do it right.
750
00:32:09,233 --> 00:32:11,934
It's a fine line
between welding it,
751
00:32:11,934 --> 00:32:13,834
giving it enough time,
752
00:32:13,834 --> 00:32:16,000
or being in a hurry
753
00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,634
and risking that pipe
breaking.
754
00:32:18,634 --> 00:32:21,233
So, we're still cranking away.
755
00:32:21,233 --> 00:32:22,934
Hopefully,
we'll have this project done
756
00:32:22,934 --> 00:32:25,266
in about three, four hours.
757
00:32:25,266 --> 00:32:28,066
All right.
Well, it's not as easy
to operate anymore,
758
00:32:28,066 --> 00:32:29,600
but it works.
759
00:32:36,734 --> 00:32:39,900
[dramatic music playing]
760
00:32:41,734 --> 00:32:42,667
[Framer] This is it.
761
00:32:42,667 --> 00:32:43,834
Just like everything else
762
00:32:43,834 --> 00:32:45,667
on this mine that we start,
763
00:32:45,667 --> 00:32:46,934
took twice as long
as it should,
764
00:32:46,934 --> 00:32:48,166
but we got it done.
765
00:32:48,166 --> 00:32:49,233
Now, we can throw it
in the ditch
766
00:32:49,233 --> 00:32:50,166
and get it running
767
00:32:50,166 --> 00:32:52,166
and move on to our next job.
768
00:32:58,233 --> 00:33:00,233
The piping got it buried.
769
00:33:00,233 --> 00:33:02,667
Hopefully, we get down here
on the other end.
770
00:33:02,667 --> 00:33:04,767
We got a bunch of water
coming out.
771
00:33:04,767 --> 00:33:07,133
[Todd] Come on, Framer.
Let's go check it out.
772
00:33:08,266 --> 00:33:11,400
[dramatic music playing]
773
00:33:13,767 --> 00:33:15,967
-[Todd] Look at that.
-[Framer] Yup.
774
00:33:16,734 --> 00:33:17,834
[Todd] Whoo!
775
00:33:17,834 --> 00:33:20,233
-[chuckles]
-Yeah.
776
00:33:20,233 --> 00:33:21,667
-Good work.
-[Framer] So--
777
00:33:21,667 --> 00:33:23,867
[Todd] That's all that water
that we don't need
778
00:33:23,867 --> 00:33:26,033
and straight into the creek,
779
00:33:26,033 --> 00:33:28,367
bypassing our whole operation.
780
00:33:28,367 --> 00:33:30,467
Perfect. I like it.
781
00:33:30,467 --> 00:33:35,333
We added four feet of road
that will hold water.
782
00:33:35,333 --> 00:33:36,834
We packed it down.
783
00:33:36,834 --> 00:33:38,667
We're gonna catch
all this water
784
00:33:38,667 --> 00:33:41,767
and we're piping it
all the way to Quartz Creek
785
00:33:41,767 --> 00:33:45,867
and bypassing every part
of my operation.
786
00:33:48,734 --> 00:33:51,100
Taking a picture
for the inspectors.
787
00:33:51,100 --> 00:33:53,000
Let me check that
off the list.
788
00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:56,266
You know, this was the last
big job on the inspection list
789
00:33:56,266 --> 00:33:59,233
and this is like a huge relief
that we actually got it done.
790
00:33:59,233 --> 00:34:01,066
We've had a lot of losses,
791
00:34:01,066 --> 00:34:03,967
but this one here
feels like a win, you know.
792
00:34:03,967 --> 00:34:05,333
-Finally.
-[Todd] Yeah.
793
00:34:05,333 --> 00:34:06,734
-All right.
-[Framer] All right.
794
00:34:06,734 --> 00:34:07,767
[Todd] Good job, man.
Appreciate it.
795
00:34:07,767 --> 00:34:08,800
[Framer] Good deal.
796
00:34:11,033 --> 00:34:14,567
[dramatic music playing]
797
00:34:14,567 --> 00:34:16,767
It feels good
getting this mine back up
798
00:34:16,767 --> 00:34:18,100
on both feet again.
799
00:34:19,433 --> 00:34:21,467
Water staying out
of the cuts,
800
00:34:21,467 --> 00:34:22,800
we're back on track.
801
00:34:23,934 --> 00:34:25,967
[Hunter] He's gonna
guide you in there.
802
00:34:27,166 --> 00:34:28,867
Come on. Back, back...
803
00:34:31,567 --> 00:34:33,367
Back, back, back.
804
00:34:33,367 --> 00:34:34,500
Drop it.
805
00:34:39,433 --> 00:34:41,200
[man speaking]
806
00:34:43,467 --> 00:34:45,066
Nice job, Nick.
807
00:34:45,066 --> 00:34:46,667
All right.
We're looking good.
808
00:34:46,667 --> 00:34:48,066
Let's fire up the Black Pearl.
809
00:34:48,066 --> 00:34:50,000
Okay. Firing the plant.
810
00:34:50,967 --> 00:34:53,767
[whirring]
811
00:34:57,100 --> 00:35:00,367
Finally, we're back
to firing up Black Pearl,
812
00:35:00,367 --> 00:35:03,734
done all these little projects
that we're able to fire up,
813
00:35:03,734 --> 00:35:06,567
and hopefully,
we can get some more gold
and come out of the hole.
814
00:35:06,567 --> 00:35:08,767
Hopefully, we can get
some gold for everybody.
815
00:35:08,767 --> 00:35:10,266
Not just
trying to make our bills.
816
00:35:10,266 --> 00:35:12,500
We need to get gold
for the guys.
817
00:35:21,767 --> 00:35:23,734
-[Jack] Hey, Nick.
-[Nick] Hey.
818
00:35:23,734 --> 00:35:25,166
-How's it going, Jack?
-[Jack] Talk to you
for a second?
819
00:35:25,166 --> 00:35:26,367
[Nick] Yeah, no problem.
820
00:35:26,367 --> 00:35:28,433
I know that you're struggling.
821
00:35:28,433 --> 00:35:31,100
You know, that's pretty usual.
822
00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:33,567
I've been down that path
several times.
823
00:35:33,567 --> 00:35:38,533
My main goal with these
young guys is to help them
824
00:35:38,533 --> 00:35:43,967
in their life
to go past the bad part.
825
00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:45,533
Are you doing okay now?
826
00:35:45,533 --> 00:35:46,767
-Yeah. I mean...
-Yeah.
827
00:35:46,767 --> 00:35:48,367
In the beginning,
you know, I...
828
00:35:48,367 --> 00:35:50,066
It just got overwhelming
for me, you know?
829
00:35:50,066 --> 00:35:51,367
-Yeah.
-'Cause I thought of it
as, you know,
830
00:35:51,367 --> 00:35:52,667
a new opportunity
and a reset
831
00:35:52,667 --> 00:35:54,767
-for my life
to get things going.
-Yeah.
832
00:35:54,767 --> 00:35:56,533
-Yeah.
-But I feel a lot better,
833
00:35:56,533 --> 00:35:57,467
-more confident.
-[Jack] Yeah.
834
00:35:57,467 --> 00:36:00,467
I just want you to know that
835
00:36:00,467 --> 00:36:03,300
you are...
You're well-loved here.
836
00:36:03,300 --> 00:36:04,367
[Nick] Thanks, Jack.
837
00:36:04,367 --> 00:36:05,433
-Appreciate it.
-[Jack] Yeah.
838
00:36:07,834 --> 00:36:11,000
[dramatic music playing]
839
00:36:12,834 --> 00:36:14,734
There's nothing on that side.
840
00:36:14,734 --> 00:36:16,200
-This one's... Oh, here it is.
-[Caleb] Yeah.
841
00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:18,000
-It's right on the edges.
-[Sterling] All right.
842
00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,634
I thought it was gonna be
really good every time.
843
00:36:20,634 --> 00:36:22,266
I thought we were
just gonna get 100 ounce
844
00:36:22,266 --> 00:36:23,600
-clean-outs every time.
-I thought gold mining
845
00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:25,166
was easy after seeing
that first couple poles.
846
00:36:25,166 --> 00:36:27,100
[Sterling] And then we started
to get 100 ounce clean-outs...
847
00:36:27,100 --> 00:36:29,200
-[Hunter] Yeah.
-...and then we just decided
848
00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:32,567
to stop finding
and start doing ponds [bleep]
849
00:36:32,567 --> 00:36:34,734
[Dakota] Still thought
100 ounce a day is just normal
850
00:36:34,734 --> 00:36:37,533
-and then reality finally--
-It's just a light week.
851
00:36:37,533 --> 00:36:42,033
After our first couple poles
of being 100 or more,
852
00:36:42,033 --> 00:36:44,634
these low poles
are just kind of...
853
00:36:45,667 --> 00:36:47,266
It's disheartening,
but at the same time,
854
00:36:47,266 --> 00:36:48,934
you know, we just gotta work
that much harder
855
00:36:48,934 --> 00:36:52,000
to get out there
and get that much more gold
856
00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:53,533
out of all this ground.
857
00:36:55,767 --> 00:36:58,000
[Andy] You know,
we've had about
as many setbacks this year
858
00:36:58,000 --> 00:36:59,667
as you can possibly imagine,
859
00:36:59,667 --> 00:37:02,433
but the one thing
that sets this season
860
00:37:02,433 --> 00:37:04,800
aside from anything
is that these young guys
861
00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,266
have really stepped up.
862
00:37:06,266 --> 00:37:08,300
Just proud of 'em.
863
00:37:08,300 --> 00:37:10,033
You know,
these guys definitely deserve
864
00:37:10,033 --> 00:37:12,000
every bit of gold
that Todd gives them.
865
00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:14,967
[Dakota speaking]
866
00:37:15,500 --> 00:37:16,967
[Andy] You see
anything in those?
867
00:37:16,967 --> 00:37:18,900
-What?
-[Andy] You see
anything in those?
868
00:37:18,900 --> 00:37:20,667
-[Dakota] No.
-[Andy speaking]
869
00:37:20,667 --> 00:37:22,533
-Not the same.
-[Andy sighs]
870
00:37:24,066 --> 00:37:25,667
The masks
don't look that great.
871
00:37:25,667 --> 00:37:27,667
But I know that
we've given every effort
872
00:37:27,667 --> 00:37:28,867
that we possibly can.
873
00:37:29,500 --> 00:37:30,867
Do what we can do.
874
00:37:30,867 --> 00:37:32,600
But thank you. Good job.
875
00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:33,767
[Dakota] All right.
876
00:37:33,767 --> 00:37:35,266
What's in the box
is in the box,
877
00:37:35,266 --> 00:37:38,166
but it's not for a lack
of effort, that's for sure.
878
00:37:41,367 --> 00:37:43,400
[narrator] To reach
their revised season goal
879
00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:46,200
of 1,023 ounces of gold,
880
00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:48,233
Todd and his team
will need to bring home
881
00:37:48,233 --> 00:37:52,066
an average of 80 ounces
for each remaining week.
882
00:37:52,767 --> 00:37:54,200
Hey, I just wanna
thank everybody
883
00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:56,500
for doing all the work,
all the repairs.
884
00:37:56,500 --> 00:37:58,567
Appreciate everybody's
hard work on this.
885
00:37:58,567 --> 00:38:01,767
So, just wanted to say that
before we get started.
886
00:38:02,900 --> 00:38:05,767
So how's the cut going?
887
00:38:05,767 --> 00:38:09,433
Well, we're gonna run out
of pay pretty soon.
888
00:38:09,433 --> 00:38:12,100
With all the inspections
and problems we've
had this year,
889
00:38:12,100 --> 00:38:13,934
it stopped us from stripping.
890
00:38:13,934 --> 00:38:16,567
So, the dirt
that we got in there
891
00:38:16,567 --> 00:38:18,367
is all we're gonna get
at this point.
892
00:38:19,066 --> 00:38:20,266
There's not much left.
893
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,333
[Todd] So I heard there was
some issues with the new guy,
894
00:38:24,333 --> 00:38:26,900
Nick, and me and Andy
talked about it.
895
00:38:26,900 --> 00:38:30,233
It's really easy just to send
a guy like that home, right?
896
00:38:30,233 --> 00:38:31,433
That's the easy solution
897
00:38:31,433 --> 00:38:33,533
because it's uncomfortable
for us.
898
00:38:36,066 --> 00:38:41,066
But if we're truly,
you know, walking our talk,
899
00:38:41,066 --> 00:38:43,533
we got to try to work
our way through.
900
00:38:43,533 --> 00:38:45,200
-Mmm-hmm.
-Andy, what'd you...
901
00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:46,600
What do you think?
902
00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:49,500
I realized that really
the reason why he's so upset
903
00:38:49,500 --> 00:38:51,867
is the opportunity
that's been given to him.
904
00:38:51,867 --> 00:38:53,266
And he doesn't wanna
let us down,
905
00:38:53,266 --> 00:38:55,300
and he's overwhelmed
906
00:38:55,300 --> 00:38:58,834
just how much
we're trying to help him.
907
00:38:58,834 --> 00:39:02,000
Basically how much
grace we're giving him.
908
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:03,867
And I just said, "Hey,
everybody makes mistakes,
909
00:39:03,867 --> 00:39:05,934
but we'll help you
through it."
910
00:39:05,934 --> 00:39:08,400
So, he's never been
treated so good anywhere,
911
00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:09,734
that's what he said.
912
00:39:09,734 --> 00:39:10,767
He'll come along.
913
00:39:10,767 --> 00:39:12,734
We just got to keep
giving him the opportunity.
914
00:39:12,734 --> 00:39:16,300
As long as he's safe,
we'll keep giving him a shot.
915
00:39:16,300 --> 00:39:19,166
With him, I think
we're doing a good work.
916
00:39:19,166 --> 00:39:21,734
But it is weird when
your rock trucker's crying.
917
00:39:21,734 --> 00:39:22,967
-Like...
-[chuckles]
918
00:39:22,967 --> 00:39:26,200
[Todd] it's definitely
not normal but...
919
00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:29,033
You know, a lot of people
have cried on this mine.
920
00:39:29,033 --> 00:39:30,900
-[Jack laughs]
-Quite a bit.
921
00:39:30,900 --> 00:39:32,333
I've cried a few times.
922
00:39:32,333 --> 00:39:34,233
-Thurber cries a lot.
-[Jack] Yeah, me too.
923
00:39:35,467 --> 00:39:37,734
All right, Dad, how'd we do?
924
00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:39,233
Well--
925
00:39:39,233 --> 00:39:40,867
[Todd] I changed our goal
926
00:39:40,867 --> 00:39:42,767
to something more realistic.
927
00:39:42,767 --> 00:39:44,834
Hey, let's just beat
last year's.
928
00:39:44,834 --> 00:39:47,667
So we're hoping to get
to 1,023 ounces
929
00:39:47,667 --> 00:39:49,367
before the end of the season.
930
00:39:49,900 --> 00:39:51,634
[Jack] You call it out.
931
00:39:51,634 --> 00:39:52,700
[Todd] Thurber?
932
00:39:53,967 --> 00:39:56,834
Ten, 20,
933
00:39:58,100 --> 00:40:01,900
32, 43,
934
00:40:02,934 --> 00:40:07,934
56, 60, 76,
935
00:40:07,934 --> 00:40:11,367
-79.6.
-[Jack] Hmm.
936
00:40:11,367 --> 00:40:13,000
-Not bad.
-[Thurber] Good.
937
00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:14,567
I'll take it.
938
00:40:14,567 --> 00:40:16,066
[Hunter] Where are we at
on the season, Thurber?
939
00:40:16,066 --> 00:40:19,967
We're at 704.4.
940
00:40:19,967 --> 00:40:22,400
That's off...
We're over $1 million.
941
00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:26,233
Probably what, $1.2 million,
somewhere in that ballpark.
942
00:40:26,233 --> 00:40:29,000
It's nothing to sneeze at.
943
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:32,066
I remember seasons
where we had
less than $10,000.
944
00:40:32,066 --> 00:40:35,800
Okay? So, it's better
than nothing, right, guys?
945
00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:37,634
It's good.
And hopefully, it gets better.
946
00:40:37,634 --> 00:40:38,967
Even last year we had times
947
00:40:38,967 --> 00:40:40,233
where you'd shutdown
the plant,
948
00:40:40,233 --> 00:40:42,767
and I'd barely see
any gold in the box, so.
949
00:40:43,900 --> 00:40:46,767
[narrator]
With a 79.6 ounce haul,
950
00:40:46,767 --> 00:40:50,367
the Hoffmans need
319 more ounces
951
00:40:50,367 --> 00:40:53,467
to hit their 1,023 ounce gold.
952
00:40:54,567 --> 00:40:55,867
Thanks for all...
953
00:40:55,867 --> 00:40:57,300
You know, for everybody
sticking together
954
00:40:57,300 --> 00:40:58,734
during these tough times.
955
00:40:58,734 --> 00:41:01,033
We appreciate that
because this has not been easy
956
00:41:01,033 --> 00:41:02,500
for me or anybody else.
957
00:41:02,500 --> 00:41:05,066
So, we really appreciate
everybody.
958
00:41:05,066 --> 00:41:08,066
I mean, dude, this is just
how gold mining goes.
959
00:41:08,066 --> 00:41:09,800
You can have everything
set up perfectly
960
00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:12,200
and everything's
gonna go wrong.
961
00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:14,600
-[all chuckling]
-Yeah, it is. Yeah.
962
00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:16,967
Why is that? Dang it.
All right.
963
00:41:16,967 --> 00:41:19,800
Well, it's still a lot of gold
and it's 'cause of you guys.
964
00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:21,967
So, good job, everybody.
965
00:41:22,967 --> 00:41:24,400
-Let's get to work.
-[Hunter] Okay.
966
00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:26,867
-[Todd] Good job, guys.
-Yeah.
967
00:41:26,867 --> 00:41:30,433
[dramatic music playing]