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1 00:00:00,901 00:00:03,134 It's time to separate the boys from the men. It's time to separate the boys from the men.
2 00:00:03,136 00:00:05,402 Narrator: On this "gold rush"... Narrator: On this "gold rush"...
3 00:00:06,538 00:00:08,905 Schnabel: We brought you some gold. Schnabel: We brought you some gold.
4 00:00:11,175 00:00:12,974 Blaschke: Shut it off! Blaschke: Shut it off!
5 00:00:12,976 00:00:15,643 -[bleep] -watch those water lines! -[bleep] -watch those water lines!
6 00:00:15,645 00:00:17,144 Blaschke: Whoa. Blaschke: Whoa.
7 00:00:17,146 00:00:17,677 [bleep] [bleep]
8 00:00:17,679 00:00:20,146 Can't believe parker just did that, man. Can't believe parker just did that, man.
9 00:00:25,620 00:00:27,086 We're not moving. We're not moving.
10 00:00:27,088 00:00:27,853 [bleep] [bleep]
11 00:00:27,855 00:00:30,422 Tony is not gonna like this. Tony is not gonna like this.
12 00:00:30,424 00:00:31,089 Whoo! Whoo!
13 00:00:31,091 00:00:33,124 I don't want to get in [bleep] for this. I don't want to get in [bleep] for this.
14 00:00:33,126 00:00:35,059 Let's rip it up. Let's rip it up.
15 00:00:35,861 00:00:38,394 Tony found a nugget. Tony found a nugget.
16 00:00:38,396 00:00:40,496 Right now, we need some more ground opened up. Right now, we need some more ground opened up.
17 00:00:40,498 00:00:42,831 Turin: Now that's a pan right there, boys. Turin: Now that's a pan right there, boys.
18 00:00:42,833 00:00:44,899 Spinks: It's just a black, muddy mess. Spinks: It's just a black, muddy mess.
19 00:00:44,901 00:00:46,166 I need some help. I need some help.
20 00:00:46,168 00:00:47,400 Sterling! Sterling!
21 00:00:47,902 00:00:50,502 Todd: We're pretty much screwed. Todd: We're pretty much screwed.
22 00:01:18,999 00:01:22,033 So I'm feeling pretty good about our season goal. So I'm feeling pretty good about our season goal.
23 00:01:22,035 00:01:24,035 You know, I really think that 3,000 ounces You know, I really think that 3,000 ounces
24 00:01:24,037 00:01:25,102 Is well within reach. Is well within reach.
25 00:01:25,104 00:01:27,838 I mean, I guess the boundary cut has been paying out sweet. I mean, I guess the boundary cut has been paying out sweet.
26 00:01:27,840 00:01:31,975 And goldzilla is definitely plowing through the dirt. And goldzilla is definitely plowing through the dirt.
27 00:01:31,977 00:01:35,345 But 3,000 that's -- that's a big number. But 3,000 that's -- that's a big number.
28 00:01:35,347 00:01:38,915 We've never thrown a goal out that we didn't surpass. We've never thrown a goal out that we didn't surpass.
29 00:01:38,917 00:01:41,317 And I'm not about to start now. And I'm not about to start now.
30 00:01:43,254 00:01:47,222 Narrator: With just five weeks left in the season, Narrator: With just five weeks left in the season,
31 00:01:47,224 00:01:52,093 Parker schnabel has 1,800 ounces of gold, Parker schnabel has 1,800 ounces of gold,
32 00:01:52,095 00:01:59,567 Over half of his 3,000 ounce, $3.3 million goal. Over half of his 3,000 ounce, $3.3 million goal.
33 00:01:59,569 00:02:01,068 It's time to pay the royalties It's time to pay the royalties
34 00:02:01,070 00:02:06,173 He owes to his landlord, tony beets. He owes to his landlord, tony beets.
35 00:02:08,076 00:02:09,308 Hi. Hi.
36 00:02:16,050 00:02:17,282 Things are going good. Beets: Yep. Things are going good. Beets: Yep.
37 00:02:17,284 00:02:18,116 We've got that other plant. We've got that other plant.
38 00:02:18,118 00:02:19,684 And things are going well. Good, good, good. And things are going well. Good, good, good.
39 00:02:19,686 00:02:21,052 We've done a couple cleanups out of it. We've done a couple cleanups out of it.
40 00:02:21,054 00:02:23,254 And it's been -- it's been really good. And it's been -- it's been really good.
41 00:02:26,792 00:02:28,925 We brought you some gold. We brought you some gold.
42 00:02:31,129 00:02:31,827 Yeah. Yeah.
43 00:02:31,829 00:02:34,329 You want to weigh this stuff up? You want to weigh this stuff up?
44 00:02:40,270 00:02:46,474 Narrator: Parker owes tony 285 ounces of gold. Narrator: Parker owes tony 285 ounces of gold.
45 00:02:52,915 00:02:54,915 200... 200...
46 00:02:58,720 00:03:01,353 ...300... ...300...
47 00:03:01,355 00:03:03,021 ...400... ...400...
48 00:03:06,026 00:03:07,425 500. 500.
49 00:03:07,427 00:03:10,594 It's just over 500 ounces. It's just over 500 ounces.
50 00:03:12,164 00:03:14,297 525 or so. 525 or so.
51 00:03:14,299 00:03:16,165 Man: That's a lot of money. Man: That's a lot of money.
52 00:03:17,201 00:03:21,203 That's the royalty on our goal, which is 3,000. That's the royalty on our goal, which is 3,000.
53 00:03:21,205 00:03:27,542 Narrator: Parker has surprised tony with over half a million dollars, Narrator: Parker has surprised tony with over half a million dollars,
54 00:03:27,544 00:03:28,809 Twice what he owes. Twice what he owes.
55 00:03:28,811 00:03:32,045 He's paid every cent he'll owe his landlord He's paid every cent he'll owe his landlord
56 00:03:32,047 00:03:37,583 If he hits his ambitious 3,000-ounce season goal. If he hits his ambitious 3,000-ounce season goal.
57 00:03:42,656 00:03:44,422 I just need these guys to stay around. I just need these guys to stay around.
58 00:03:44,424 00:03:45,556 You're sticking around, right? You're sticking around, right?
59 00:03:45,558 00:03:47,658 3,000 ounces, I mean, uh... 3,000 ounces, I mean, uh...
60 00:03:47,660 00:03:49,626 We're nowhere near that right now. We're nowhere near that right now.
61 00:03:49,628 00:03:52,662 It's time to separate the boys from the men. It's time to separate the boys from the men.
62 00:03:54,032 00:03:54,830 Parker... Parker...
63 00:03:54,832 00:04:00,669 Narrator: By paying an extra $264,000 in gold upfront... Narrator: By paying an extra $264,000 in gold upfront...
64 00:04:00,671 00:04:03,805 See you around. ...Parker has put himself See you around. ...Parker has put himself
65 00:04:03,807 00:04:06,674 And his crew under even more pressure And his crew under even more pressure
66 00:04:06,676 00:04:09,476 To hit their goal for the season. To hit their goal for the season.
67 00:04:09,478 00:04:11,544 I can't believe parker just did that, man. I can't believe parker just did that, man.
68 00:04:11,546 00:04:13,245 Yeah, the boundary cut is going good. Yeah, the boundary cut is going good.
69 00:04:13,247 00:04:14,679 But what if something happens? But what if something happens?
70 00:04:14,681 00:04:16,480 We're going to be here until [bleep] christmas now, We're going to be here until [bleep] christmas now,
71 00:04:16,482 00:04:18,815 Trying to pay it off, you know? Trying to pay it off, you know?
72 00:04:18,817 00:04:21,417 Schnabel: Onwards and upwards. Schnabel: Onwards and upwards.
73 00:04:32,229 00:04:36,264 Todd: We've got a lot of our money, Todd: We've got a lot of our money,
74 00:04:36,266 00:04:38,466 A lot of our blood, sweat, and tears A lot of our blood, sweat, and tears
75 00:04:38,468 00:04:40,901 Is right here in this supercut. Is right here in this supercut.
76 00:04:42,004 00:04:44,871 Narrator: The hoffman crew has spent all season Narrator: The hoffman crew has spent all season
77 00:04:44,873 00:04:49,308 Mining their biggest cut ever -- the supercut. Mining their biggest cut ever -- the supercut.
78 00:04:49,310 00:04:50,275 Hiatt: The pay dirt is coming. Hiatt: The pay dirt is coming.
79 00:04:50,277 00:04:52,110 The guys are dumping it off the back here. The guys are dumping it off the back here.
80 00:04:52,112 00:04:54,846 And as long as they can keep sending it, And as long as they can keep sending it,
81 00:04:54,848 00:04:57,381 We'll keep running it, I think. We'll keep running it, I think.
82 00:04:57,383 00:05:00,150 Narrator: Todd's crew has built what they've dubbed Narrator: Todd's crew has built what they've dubbed
83 00:05:00,152 00:05:02,785 The "million dollar pay pot." The "million dollar pay pot."
84 00:05:02,787 00:05:04,820 But their last two weekly cleanups But their last two weekly cleanups
85 00:05:04,822 00:05:08,456 Have been well short of the 200 ounces they need Have been well short of the 200 ounces they need
86 00:05:08,458 00:05:14,395 To hit their 2,700 ounce, $3 million season goal. To hit their 2,700 ounce, $3 million season goal.
87 00:05:19,568 00:05:23,002 Turin: This ground isn't paying like it should. Turin: This ground isn't paying like it should.
88 00:05:23,004 00:05:26,271 I just don't know if we're gonna get 2,700 ounces I just don't know if we're gonna get 2,700 ounces
89 00:05:26,273 00:05:28,906 Out of the supercut. Out of the supercut.
90 00:05:30,309 00:05:32,842 We need something good right now. We need something good right now.
91 00:05:35,079 00:05:40,082 Narrator: The crew has to find a hot spot of concentrated gold Narrator: The crew has to find a hot spot of concentrated gold
92 00:05:40,084 00:05:41,583 To get back on track. To get back on track.
93 00:05:41,585 00:05:43,985 Right now we need some more ground opened up. Right now we need some more ground opened up.
94 00:05:43,987 00:05:46,520 Hauled this cut last year, the haul road cut. Hauled this cut last year, the haul road cut.
95 00:05:46,522 00:05:47,854 It's got some of the best gold It's got some of the best gold
96 00:05:47,856 00:05:50,022 That we've ever seen on this claim. That we've ever seen on this claim.
97 00:05:50,024 00:05:53,392 So hopefully, I can go ahead and try to open it up. So hopefully, I can go ahead and try to open it up.
98 00:05:53,394 00:05:57,796 Narrator: They no longer need the d11, their biggest dozer, Narrator: They no longer need the d11, their biggest dozer,
99 00:05:57,798 00:06:01,432 To strip overburden in the supercut. To strip overburden in the supercut.
100 00:06:03,235 00:06:07,136 Andy spinks takes it a quarter of a mile east Andy spinks takes it a quarter of a mile east
101 00:06:07,138 00:06:10,139 Next to the best cut of last season, Next to the best cut of last season,
102 00:06:10,141 00:06:12,441 The haul road cut, The haul road cut,
103 00:06:12,443 00:06:15,510 Hoping to find a hot spot. Hoping to find a hot spot.
104 00:06:20,350 00:06:22,583 Spinks: Got a d11, got the equipment to do it. Spinks: Got a d11, got the equipment to do it.
105 00:06:22,585 00:06:26,753 We got the time to do it. So we're gonna go after it. We got the time to do it. So we're gonna go after it.
106 00:06:29,023 00:06:30,956 We pretty much know that the ground's good. We pretty much know that the ground's good.
107 00:06:30,958 00:06:33,992 But it's the elements that we have to deal with But it's the elements that we have to deal with
108 00:06:33,994 00:06:35,426 At this time of the year At this time of the year
109 00:06:35,428 00:06:40,531 That, you know, can cause some really big problems. That, you know, can cause some really big problems.
110 00:06:47,106 00:06:48,305 What the [bleep] What the [bleep]
111 00:06:48,307 00:06:51,107 It's just a black, muddy mess. It's just a black, muddy mess.
112 00:06:53,177 00:06:57,212 Narrator: Andy's new cut is full of ground water. Narrator: Andy's new cut is full of ground water.
113 00:07:00,650 00:07:02,282 Spinks: What the [bleep] Spinks: What the [bleep]
114 00:07:02,284 00:07:04,951 It's a great way to get a dozer stuck. It's a great way to get a dozer stuck.
115 00:07:04,953 00:07:07,186 It could become a permanent fixture. It could become a permanent fixture.
116 00:07:07,188 00:07:12,024 Narrator: If andy gets their 105-ton dozer stuck in the mud, Narrator: If andy gets their 105-ton dozer stuck in the mud,
117 00:07:12,026 00:07:14,159 They don't have any heavy equipment They don't have any heavy equipment
118 00:07:14,161 00:07:16,694 Big enough to pull it out. Big enough to pull it out.
119 00:07:18,130 00:07:19,496 Todd: How we doing? Todd: How we doing?
120 00:07:19,498 00:07:22,065 Todd, it is a wet, stinking mess up here. Todd, it is a wet, stinking mess up here.
121 00:07:22,067 00:07:25,134 There is water coming in every direction. There is water coming in every direction.
122 00:07:25,136 00:07:26,268 I need some help. I need some help.
123 00:07:26,270 00:07:28,937 I need an excavator, a guided excavator. I need an excavator, a guided excavator.
124 00:07:28,939 00:07:30,505 Todd: Everybody's busy. Todd: Everybody's busy.
125 00:07:30,507 00:07:34,842 I could probably -- I mean, all I got is sterling. I could probably -- I mean, all I got is sterling.
126 00:07:35,845 00:07:40,080 At this point, I'll take whoever and whatever I can get. At this point, I'll take whoever and whatever I can get.
127 00:07:42,884 00:07:44,850 Narrator: Todd's nephew, sterling anderson Narrator: Todd's nephew, sterling anderson
128 00:07:44,852 00:07:48,119 Has been driving rock trucks for three seasons. Has been driving rock trucks for three seasons.
129 00:07:48,121 00:07:51,989 This is his first time operating an excavator. This is his first time operating an excavator.
130 00:07:51,991 00:07:54,992 I'm pretty stoked to be out here with andy I'm pretty stoked to be out here with andy
131 00:07:54,994 00:07:57,227 Because it means I'm not driving the rock truck. Because it means I'm not driving the rock truck.
132 00:07:57,229 00:07:59,229 And I've driven a lot of rock truck And I've driven a lot of rock truck
133 00:07:59,231 00:08:00,763 In the last few years. In the last few years.
134 00:08:00,765 00:08:03,465 So it's good to graduate. So it's good to graduate.
135 00:08:03,467 00:08:04,966 Hi, andy, I'm here. Hi, andy, I'm here.
136 00:08:04,968 00:08:06,267 All right, sterling, just get over here. All right, sterling, just get over here.
137 00:08:06,269 00:08:08,402 As you can see this stuff's melting fast. As you can see this stuff's melting fast.
138 00:08:08,404 00:08:10,437 I want you to cut all this water I want you to cut all this water
139 00:08:10,439 00:08:12,372 And cut it in these ditches. And cut it in these ditches.
140 00:08:12,374 00:08:13,373 You got it? You got it?
141 00:08:13,375 00:08:15,575 Yeah, I think I can do it, andy. Yeah, I think I can do it, andy.
142 00:08:15,577 00:08:17,276 All right. Go slow. All right. Go slow.
143 00:08:17,278 00:08:18,043 Take your time. Take your time.
144 00:08:18,045 00:08:21,246 We don't want to have these machines stuck out here. We don't want to have these machines stuck out here.
145 00:08:21,248 00:08:23,214 10-4. 10-4.
146 00:08:25,351 00:08:27,284 We got a bunch of water right here. We got a bunch of water right here.
147 00:08:27,286 00:08:28,351 So we've got to get it cut out, So we've got to get it cut out,
148 00:08:28,353 00:08:31,454 So it doesn't flow into our cut and create a big mess. So it doesn't flow into our cut and create a big mess.
149 00:08:31,456 00:08:32,788 I know andy said take it slow. I know andy said take it slow.
150 00:08:32,790 00:08:35,590 But right now, if I go slow, But right now, if I go slow,
151 00:08:35,592 00:08:37,725 It's gonna "f" things up. It's gonna "f" things up.
152 00:08:41,197 00:08:44,665 Narrator: To drain the groundwater to a nearby pond, Narrator: To drain the groundwater to a nearby pond,
153 00:08:44,667 00:08:49,036 Sterling has to dig a 400-foot ditch. Sterling has to dig a 400-foot ditch.
154 00:08:51,040 00:08:52,873 Sterling: Whoa. Sterling: Whoa.
155 00:08:52,875 00:08:54,207 That is nice. That is nice.
156 00:08:54,209 00:08:56,909 Just do a little bit at a time. Just do a little bit at a time.
157 00:08:56,911 00:08:59,344 Don't get in over your head. Don't get in over your head.
158 00:08:59,346 00:09:02,980 These guys like to scare you with the excavators, These guys like to scare you with the excavators,
159 00:09:02,982 00:09:06,183 Talk down to me, just 'cause I don't have that many hours. Talk down to me, just 'cause I don't have that many hours.
160 00:09:06,185 00:09:08,885 But it's really not very hard. But it's really not very hard.
161 00:09:10,655 00:09:12,187 [bleep] [bleep]
162 00:09:13,456 00:09:15,923 Man, you see this water? Man, you see this water?
163 00:09:15,925 00:09:19,626 Aah. No. Aah. No.
164 00:09:22,931 00:09:24,830 [bleep] [bleep]
165 00:09:24,832 00:09:27,999 Whoa, whoa, shoot. Whoa, whoa, shoot.
166 00:09:28,634 00:09:31,869 It's gonna drill right into my stupid hole. It's gonna drill right into my stupid hole.
167 00:09:32,671 00:09:39,075 Narrator: Sterling has driven the 48-ton excavator Narrator: Sterling has driven the 48-ton excavator
168 00:09:39,077 00:09:40,509 Into his own ditch. Into his own ditch.
169 00:09:40,511 00:09:42,744 Back up. Back up.
170 00:09:42,746 00:09:44,746 Let's go! Let's go!
171 00:09:45,582 00:09:47,515 Come on you [bleep] Come on you [bleep]
172 00:09:55,191 00:09:58,125 Go! Go!
173 00:09:58,127 00:10:00,594 Oh, don't get stuck. Oh, don't get stuck.
174 00:10:03,832 00:10:06,499 Sterling, stop, stop, stop, stop. Sterling, stop, stop, stop, stop.
175 00:10:06,801 00:10:08,267 Sterling! Sterling!
176 00:10:21,148 00:10:22,881 [ engine whirring ] [ engine whirring ]
177 00:10:22,883 00:10:25,283 Sterling: I could be stuck. Sterling: I could be stuck.
178 00:10:26,886 00:10:30,721 Narrator: Opening up a new muddy cut with andy spinks, Narrator: Opening up a new muddy cut with andy spinks,
179 00:10:30,723 00:10:33,056 21-year-old sterling anderson 21-year-old sterling anderson
180 00:10:33,058 00:10:35,391 Has got his 48-ton excavator Has got his 48-ton excavator
181 00:10:35,393 00:10:38,861 Stuck in his own drainage ditch. Stuck in his own drainage ditch.
182 00:10:38,863 00:10:41,063 Remember what I said? Remember what I said?
183 00:10:41,065 00:10:43,031 Don't panic, just relax. Don't panic, just relax.
184 00:10:43,033 00:10:45,033 You're going to get yourself in worse, You're going to get yourself in worse,
185 00:10:45,035 00:10:46,634 Just hold on. Just hold on.
186 00:10:47,336 00:10:48,802 Dang it. Dang it.
187 00:10:48,804 00:10:51,471 Ugh [bleep] Ugh [bleep]
188 00:10:59,547 00:11:01,813 You drove right in the hole. You drove right in the hole.
189 00:11:01,815 00:11:03,214 I slid. I slid.
190 00:11:03,216 00:11:06,150 Let's see if I can get this out. Let's see if I can get this out.
191 00:11:09,388 00:11:11,621 Narrator: Andy jumps in the excavator Narrator: Andy jumps in the excavator
192 00:11:11,623 00:11:12,888 And swings the arm around And swings the arm around
193 00:11:12,890 00:11:16,024 To push the machine out of the ditch. To push the machine out of the ditch.
194 00:11:17,193 00:11:21,628 But the 460 is ready to flip over. But the 460 is ready to flip over.
195 00:11:22,631 00:11:24,998 Spinks: This could get ugly. Spinks: This could get ugly.
196 00:11:30,271 00:11:32,070 Sterling: Up, up, Sterling: Up, up,
197 00:11:33,473 00:11:35,806 [bleep] me. [bleep] me.
198 00:11:35,808 00:11:39,976 Sterling: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Sterling: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
199 00:11:39,978 00:11:42,411 Watch it. Watch out. Watch it. Watch out.
200 00:11:43,547 00:11:45,513 Crap. Crap.
201 00:11:47,750 00:11:49,049 Come on. Come on.
202 00:11:52,354 00:11:54,520 Yeah! Andy! Yeah! Andy!
203 00:11:56,690 00:11:57,288 Nailed it. Nailed it.
204 00:11:57,290 00:12:02,326 Narrator: With over 20 years experience operating excavators, Narrator: With over 20 years experience operating excavators,
205 00:12:02,328 00:12:05,429 Andy saves the day. Andy saves the day.
206 00:12:05,431 00:12:07,531 Get on it. Get on it.
207 00:12:09,768 00:12:11,567 Sterling: I'm glad andy was there to pull me out of that, Sterling: I'm glad andy was there to pull me out of that,
208 00:12:11,569 00:12:14,970 'cause I sure as hell wasn't going to be able to. 'cause I sure as hell wasn't going to be able to.
209 00:12:14,972 00:12:17,305 I was a little cocky earlier. I was a little cocky earlier.
210 00:12:17,307 00:12:18,472 I just got straightened out. I just got straightened out.
211 00:12:18,474 00:12:20,674 I got humbled by the yukon. I got humbled by the yukon.
212 00:12:20,676 00:12:22,809 Narrator: In just an hour... Narrator: In just an hour...
213 00:12:22,811 00:12:24,043 Sterling: That's a lot of water. Sterling: That's a lot of water.
214 00:12:24,045 00:12:28,313 Narrator: ...Sterling drains the water out of their new cut. Narrator: ...Sterling drains the water out of their new cut.
215 00:12:28,315 00:12:29,547 Sterling: You're done. Sterling: You're done.
216 00:12:29,549 00:12:31,715 Spinks: Nice job. Good deal. Spinks: Nice job. Good deal.
217 00:12:31,717 00:12:34,617 We can get that cut down now. We can get that cut down now.
218 00:12:34,852 00:12:37,586 Narrator: Andy can now continue to strip the cut Narrator: Andy can now continue to strip the cut
219 00:12:37,588 00:12:40,889 That just might get the hoffman crew back on track. That just might get the hoffman crew back on track.
220 00:12:40,891 00:12:43,892 Spinks: We want to get this stripped before it gets too late. Spinks: We want to get this stripped before it gets too late.
221 00:12:43,894 00:12:45,560 Let's go for it. Let's go for it.
222 00:12:58,942 00:13:00,341 Hey, kevin? Hey, kevin?
223 00:13:01,444 00:13:04,111 What? Tony's coming. What? Tony's coming.
224 00:13:09,384 00:13:13,018 Narrator: Tony beets has spent over a million dollars Narrator: Tony beets has spent over a million dollars
225 00:13:13,020 00:13:16,654 Resurrecting gold mining history. Resurrecting gold mining history.
226 00:13:16,656 00:13:17,855 But so far, But so far,
227 00:13:17,857 00:13:19,957 His 75-year-old dredge His 75-year-old dredge
228 00:13:19,959 00:13:22,926 Has had one problem after another. Has had one problem after another.
229 00:13:22,928 00:13:25,561 With just five weeks of the season left, With just five weeks of the season left,
230 00:13:25,563 00:13:30,032 It's produced less than half a million dollars in gold. It's produced less than half a million dollars in gold.
231 00:13:35,406 00:13:38,573 With tony's kids kevin and monica at the helm, With tony's kids kevin and monica at the helm,
232 00:13:38,575 00:13:42,543 The dredge is shut down once again. The dredge is shut down once again.
233 00:13:56,859 00:13:58,658 Now that that bit of excitement's over, Now that that bit of excitement's over,
234 00:13:58,660 00:13:59,892 We might as well start up. We might as well start up.
235 00:13:59,894 00:14:02,127 Kevin: Let's rip this [bleep] up. Kevin: Let's rip this [bleep] up.
236 00:14:03,063 00:14:06,964 [ engine whirs ] [ engine whirs ]
237 00:14:06,966 00:14:10,767 Narrator: The dredge is back up and running. Narrator: The dredge is back up and running.
238 00:14:10,769 00:14:14,103 Tony heads back to paradise hill... Tony heads back to paradise hill...
239 00:14:14,105 00:14:16,738 Kevin: We're just gonna take a sweep. Kevin: We're just gonna take a sweep.
240 00:14:17,774 00:14:21,542 ...Leaving 27-year-old kevin in charge. ...Leaving 27-year-old kevin in charge.
241 00:14:21,544 00:14:23,043 Kevin: I'm going back to uni soon. Kevin: I'm going back to uni soon.
242 00:14:23,045 00:14:27,914 Hopefully another nice, long boring day at the dredge -- Hopefully another nice, long boring day at the dredge --
243 00:14:27,916 00:14:31,851 Nothing exciting happens today. Nothing exciting happens today.
244 00:14:35,456 00:14:36,455 [bleep] [bleep]
245 00:14:36,457 00:14:38,323 Monica: What's that, kevin? Monica: What's that, kevin?
246 00:14:38,325 00:14:39,557 It's not moving. It's not moving.
247 00:14:39,559 00:14:42,626 [bleep] [bleep]
248 00:14:42,628 00:14:44,761 We're very much stuck. We're very much stuck.
249 00:14:47,632 00:14:50,265 Narrator: The dredge won't move. Narrator: The dredge won't move.
250 00:14:50,267 00:14:54,836 Kevin: I'm taking some measurements. I'm seeing how low -- Kevin: I'm taking some measurements. I'm seeing how low --
251 00:14:54,838 00:14:57,638 Where ground is beneath us. Where ground is beneath us.
252 00:14:58,874 00:15:00,607 It's about 6 feet. It's about 6 feet.
253 00:15:08,183 00:15:10,082 That's where the corner of our drag That's where the corner of our drag
254 00:15:10,084 00:15:12,317 Is pushing the tailings. Is pushing the tailings.
255 00:15:12,752 00:15:15,953 Narrator: The 350-ton gold mining machine Narrator: The 350-ton gold mining machine
256 00:15:15,955 00:15:18,922 Is beached on its own fine tailings. Is beached on its own fine tailings.
257 00:15:18,924 00:15:21,424 Tony is not gonna like this. Tony is not gonna like this.
258 00:15:22,460 00:15:25,661 This is just one more thing we need to fix. This is just one more thing we need to fix.
259 00:15:25,663 00:15:28,497 Narrator: Kevin has to somehow free the dredge Narrator: Kevin has to somehow free the dredge
260 00:15:28,499 00:15:30,799 Before his dad comes back. Before his dad comes back.
261 00:15:33,203 00:15:35,570 Talk to me, kevin. [bleep] Talk to me, kevin. [bleep]
262 00:15:35,572 00:15:38,039 Locked the hook down through some tailings. Locked the hook down through some tailings.
263 00:15:38,041 00:15:40,207 Yep. Come forward like 5 feet, Yep. Come forward like 5 feet,
264 00:15:40,209 00:15:41,308 Right up to the dredge Right up to the dredge
265 00:15:41,310 00:15:44,210 And clear everything we can reach. And clear everything we can reach.
266 00:15:45,146 00:15:46,612 Let's do this. Let's do this.
267 00:15:48,582 00:15:50,315 Whoo! Whoo!
268 00:15:53,253 00:15:56,721 Dredge is getting caught up on something, Dredge is getting caught up on something,
269 00:15:56,723 00:15:58,589 Assuming the fine tailings. Assuming the fine tailings.
270 00:15:58,591 00:16:02,092 So we're just getting rid of it. So we're just getting rid of it.
271 00:16:04,062 00:16:05,461 Narrator: Worthless fine tailings Narrator: Worthless fine tailings
272 00:16:05,463 00:16:07,863 That pour out of the rear sluices That pour out of the rear sluices
273 00:16:07,865 00:16:11,533 Have built up and grounded the dredge. Have built up and grounded the dredge.
274 00:16:11,535 00:16:16,437 Monica begins excavating around the back of the dredge Monica begins excavating around the back of the dredge
275 00:16:16,439 00:16:19,840 So that it can float freely again. So that it can float freely again.
276 00:16:24,813 00:16:28,214 When we are down, that's [bleep] lost money. When we are down, that's [bleep] lost money.
277 00:16:33,955 00:16:35,955 I did it. I did it.
278 00:16:36,357 00:16:40,292 Hopefully we cleared enough to try and move. Hopefully we cleared enough to try and move.
279 00:16:40,294 00:16:42,894 We shall see. We shall see.
280 00:16:45,098 00:16:48,365 [ creaking, clanging ] [ creaking, clanging ]
281 00:16:52,371 00:16:54,504 Not at [bleep] all. Not at [bleep] all.
282 00:16:56,407 00:16:59,374 Let me have a quick look. Let me have a quick look.
283 00:16:59,376 00:17:04,045 Narrator: The 350-ton dredge isn't going anywhere. Narrator: The 350-ton dredge isn't going anywhere.
284 00:17:04,047 00:17:06,714 Oh, we're proper [bleep] Oh, we're proper [bleep]
285 00:17:14,523 00:17:16,556 Blaschke: We've got to step it up even faster. Blaschke: We've got to step it up even faster.
286 00:17:16,558 00:17:18,391 We got a lot of dirt left to run. We got a lot of dirt left to run.
287 00:17:18,393 00:17:19,859 Move as much as we can. Move as much as we can.
288 00:17:19,861 00:17:21,760 We're running out of time. We're running out of time.
289 00:17:21,762 00:17:25,263 Narrator: Parker's crew is in an all-out scramble Narrator: Parker's crew is in an all-out scramble
290 00:17:25,265 00:17:28,733 To hit their 3,000-ounce goal. To hit their 3,000-ounce goal.
291 00:17:28,735 00:17:30,434 And parker just upped the ante And parker just upped the ante
292 00:17:30,436 00:17:34,571 By paying royalties on gold he hasn't yet mined. By paying royalties on gold he hasn't yet mined.
293 00:17:34,573 00:17:37,006 Blaschke: I don't think parker's gonna be real happy Blaschke: I don't think parker's gonna be real happy
294 00:17:37,008 00:17:40,309 Going home paying on royalties for gold that he hasn't got. Going home paying on royalties for gold that he hasn't got.
295 00:17:40,311 00:17:44,980 So we're just trying to play catch up here. So we're just trying to play catch up here.
296 00:17:48,118 00:17:49,884 -Rick? -Yeah. -Rick? -Yeah.
297 00:17:49,886 00:17:53,187 The sluice isn't swinging properly. The sluice isn't swinging properly.
298 00:17:53,189 00:17:54,721 Ness: Holy [bleep] Ness: Holy [bleep]
299 00:18:04,499 00:18:08,000 It's like it's out of balance or something. It's like it's out of balance or something.
300 00:18:08,002 00:18:08,867 It's hammering. It's hammering.
301 00:18:08,869 00:18:12,303 Just see how it's pounding? Just see how it's pounding?
302 00:18:12,305 00:18:13,971 Yeah, that's weird. Yeah, that's weird.
303 00:18:13,973 00:18:17,774 Sluice box isn't oscillating. It's just banging around. Sluice box isn't oscillating. It's just banging around.
304 00:18:17,776 00:18:19,909 This is not good. This is not good.
305 00:18:22,713 00:18:23,478 I'm gonna go get mitch I'm gonna go get mitch
306 00:18:23,480 00:18:26,280 And see if we can't get this thing running. And see if we can't get this thing running.
307 00:18:27,383 00:18:30,183 Narrator: Every minute the plant is shut down, Narrator: Every minute the plant is shut down,
308 00:18:30,185 00:18:32,051 They lose gold. They lose gold.
309 00:18:34,388 00:18:38,022 Let's try to figure out why this thing is banging around. Let's try to figure out why this thing is banging around.
310 00:18:41,694 00:18:45,896 Doumitt: I hope he says something like there's too much gold in it. Doumitt: I hope he says something like there's too much gold in it.
311 00:18:45,898 00:18:47,631 Ness: Yeah. Ness: Yeah.
312 00:18:49,768 00:18:51,300 Like, we're... Like, we're...
313 00:18:51,302 00:18:52,968 Yeah, that shouldn't be that close. Yeah, that shouldn't be that close.
314 00:18:52,970 00:18:54,736 We're way to tight. We're way to tight.
315 00:18:54,738 00:18:56,003 Oh, something's out of place here. Oh, something's out of place here.
316 00:18:56,005 00:18:59,039 We've got hardly any clearance between the sluice run We've got hardly any clearance between the sluice run
317 00:18:59,041 00:19:00,673 And this diverter plate here. And this diverter plate here.
318 00:19:00,675 00:19:02,508 So something's moved around here. So something's moved around here.
319 00:19:02,510 00:19:04,710 Just got to figure out what. Just got to figure out what.
320 00:19:05,679 00:19:11,249 Narrator: Goldzilla has a set of four oscillating sluices. Narrator: Goldzilla has a set of four oscillating sluices.
321 00:19:11,251 00:19:12,984 A weighted arm rotates, A weighted arm rotates,
322 00:19:12,986 00:19:14,385 Vibrating the sluices Vibrating the sluices
323 00:19:14,387 00:19:18,222 To make gold settle into the mats. To make gold settle into the mats.
324 00:19:18,224 00:19:22,192 One of the sluice runs is banging into the diverter plate One of the sluice runs is banging into the diverter plate
325 00:19:22,194 00:19:25,596 That supplies gold-rich material. That supplies gold-rich material.
326 00:19:28,534 00:19:29,666 Well, you can see all of the water Well, you can see all of the water
327 00:19:29,668 00:19:31,467 Is coming out of the left side of each run. Is coming out of the left side of each run.
328 00:19:31,469 00:19:32,534 So it's leaning this way. So it's leaning this way.
329 00:19:32,536 00:19:35,403 I think with all this water and everything that's backwashed, I think with all this water and everything that's backwashed,
330 00:19:35,405 00:19:36,537 I think it's been real gradual. I think it's been real gradual.
331 00:19:36,539 00:19:39,206 But I think it's weighing down on the side. But I think it's weighing down on the side.
332 00:19:39,208 00:19:41,041 Narrator: Over the last three weeks, Narrator: Over the last three weeks,
333 00:19:41,043 00:19:42,575 A water leak has gradually A water leak has gradually
334 00:19:42,577 00:19:45,978 Washed away the ground under goldzilla, Washed away the ground under goldzilla,
335 00:19:45,980 00:19:49,014 Leaning the sluices uneven. Leaning the sluices uneven.
336 00:19:49,016 00:19:51,583 How do we pick this side up and keep it up? How do we pick this side up and keep it up?
337 00:19:51,585 00:19:53,585 Blaschke: I mean, we've got all this sand here now. Blaschke: I mean, we've got all this sand here now.
338 00:19:53,587 00:19:57,422 I think maybe just pick it up and see if it moves that away? I think maybe just pick it up and see if it moves that away?
339 00:19:57,424 00:20:00,425 Try and chisel some dirt underneath it. Try and chisel some dirt underneath it.
340 00:20:00,894 00:20:04,161 Narrator: To lift the wash plant so they can level it, Narrator: To lift the wash plant so they can level it,
341 00:20:04,163 00:20:06,263 Rick has to maneuver the excavator Rick has to maneuver the excavator
342 00:20:06,265 00:20:08,732 Dangerously close to their water supply. Dangerously close to their water supply.
343 00:20:08,734 00:20:11,201 Blaschke: The biggest thing you got to worry about Blaschke: The biggest thing you got to worry about
344 00:20:11,203 00:20:12,335 Is sliding forward. Is sliding forward.
345 00:20:12,337 00:20:15,204 If rick ruptures their 10-inch water pipes, If rick ruptures their 10-inch water pipes,
346 00:20:15,206 00:20:18,273 They'll be shut down for twice as long. They'll be shut down for twice as long.
347 00:20:18,275 00:20:20,008 Should I try lifting it? Go ahead. Should I try lifting it? Go ahead.
348 00:20:20,010 00:20:21,676 I'll see what it does here. I'll see what it does here.
349 00:20:31,521 00:20:33,254 Is it doing anything? Is it doing anything?
350 00:20:33,589 00:20:36,222 Try and work it a little bit more with the bucket. Try and work it a little bit more with the bucket.
351 00:20:36,224 00:20:38,857 Try lifting it again? Yeah. Try lifting it again? Yeah.
352 00:20:43,897 00:20:46,230 Watch those water lines. Watch those water lines.
353 00:20:46,232 00:20:49,199 Just leave a little pressure on it there. Just leave a little pressure on it there.
354 00:20:52,170 00:20:53,502 Whoa. Whoa.
355 00:21:06,583 00:21:09,317 Blaschke: Watch those water lines. Blaschke: Watch those water lines.
356 00:21:09,319 00:21:11,252 Narrator: To level out their sluice runs, Narrator: To level out their sluice runs,
357 00:21:11,254 00:21:14,388 Rick ness is attempting to lift goldzilla, Rick ness is attempting to lift goldzilla,
358 00:21:14,390 00:21:17,858 Parker's 25-ton wash plant. Parker's 25-ton wash plant.
359 00:21:20,262 00:21:21,494 Whoa. Whoa.
360 00:21:25,199 00:21:27,032 Rick's tracks slip. Rick's tracks slip.
361 00:21:27,034 00:21:30,035 And he almost takes out the bypass pipe. And he almost takes out the bypass pipe.
362 00:21:30,037 00:21:32,337 I think we got really lucky there. I think we got really lucky there.
363 00:21:32,339 00:21:35,506 Go a little bit more would be nice. Go a little bit more would be nice.
364 00:21:38,677 00:21:40,510 Ness: Come on, baby, come on. Ness: Come on, baby, come on.
365 00:21:44,616 00:21:46,415 You got a half inch. You got a half inch.
366 00:21:46,850 00:21:49,083 Come on, come on. Come on, come on.
367 00:21:51,253 00:21:52,752 Keep going. Keep going.
368 00:21:53,654 00:21:55,186 Almost there. Almost there.
369 00:21:55,188 00:21:56,287 There you go. There you go.
370 00:21:56,289 00:22:00,291 Narrator: Mitch shovels fine tailings under the plant. Narrator: Mitch shovels fine tailings under the plant.
371 00:22:00,293 00:22:04,128 It's time to find out if the sluices are fixed. It's time to find out if the sluices are fixed.
372 00:22:04,130 00:22:05,729 Let me turn it on really quick. Let me turn it on really quick.
373 00:22:05,731 00:22:07,831 And we'll see what it does. And we'll see what it does.
374 00:22:07,833 00:22:09,999 Run that sucker. Run that sucker.
375 00:22:19,410 00:22:20,742 It's a little tight. She's close. It's a little tight. She's close.
376 00:22:20,744 00:22:22,143 But it's... But it's not hitting. But it's... But it's not hitting.
377 00:22:22,145 00:22:23,944 Oh, that ain't bad at all. Oh, that ain't bad at all.
378 00:22:25,948 00:22:27,681 We're good to go. We're good to go.
379 00:22:30,118 00:22:32,618 Narrator: Goldzilla is running pay. Narrator: Goldzilla is running pay.
380 00:22:32,620 00:22:36,888 The crew can get back to mining. The crew can get back to mining.
381 00:22:36,890 00:22:38,055 Blaschke: That was a pretty close call. Blaschke: That was a pretty close call.
382 00:22:38,057 00:22:40,724 The oscillator deck's a real important part The oscillator deck's a real important part
383 00:22:40,726 00:22:42,959 For us to catch every little bit of gold. For us to catch every little bit of gold.
384 00:22:42,961 00:22:45,294 You know, with parker paying up front, You know, with parker paying up front,
385 00:22:45,296 00:22:47,195 We've got to have this plant running We've got to have this plant running
386 00:22:47,197 00:22:47,995 Every minute, every second. Every minute, every second.
387 00:22:47,997 00:22:50,998 Otherwise, there's no way we are going to hit that target. Otherwise, there's no way we are going to hit that target.
388 00:23:00,709 00:23:02,709 Kevin: I don't like being shut down. Kevin: I don't like being shut down.
389 00:23:02,711 00:23:08,314 I don't like when [bleep] doesn't work like it should. I don't like when [bleep] doesn't work like it should.
390 00:23:08,316 00:23:11,016 Shouldn't be this [bleep] difficult. Shouldn't be this [bleep] difficult.
391 00:23:12,686 00:23:15,253 Narrator: Left in charge with his sister monica, Narrator: Left in charge with his sister monica,
392 00:23:15,255 00:23:21,892 Kevin beets has run their 350-ton dredge aground. Kevin beets has run their 350-ton dredge aground.
393 00:23:21,894 00:23:24,461 After failing to dig the dredge out, After failing to dig the dredge out,
394 00:23:24,463 00:23:28,798 They left it high and dry overnight. They left it high and dry overnight.
395 00:23:29,167 00:23:31,567 I'm sure kevin had hoped for his last few days I'm sure kevin had hoped for his last few days
396 00:23:31,569 00:23:34,102 That it'd be smooth sailing. That it'd be smooth sailing.
397 00:23:34,104 00:23:37,205 But I mean, both today and yesterday But I mean, both today and yesterday
398 00:23:37,207 00:23:39,907 Has been nothing but a [bleep] Has been nothing but a [bleep]
399 00:23:41,277 00:23:43,010 Kevin: The bad part about being tony's kid, Kevin: The bad part about being tony's kid,
400 00:23:43,012 00:23:46,046 I think, we got given a lot more responsibility. I think, we got given a lot more responsibility.
401 00:23:46,048 00:23:48,481 So when [bleep] does happen to [bleep] up, So when [bleep] does happen to [bleep] up,
402 00:23:48,483 00:23:51,884 We're generally the ones in the middle of it, fixing it. We're generally the ones in the middle of it, fixing it.
403 00:23:51,886 00:23:53,552 I don't want to get in [bleep] for this. I don't want to get in [bleep] for this.
404 00:23:53,554 00:23:56,488 I ain't taking the blame. That was his fault. I ain't taking the blame. That was his fault.
405 00:23:58,625 00:24:01,926 Narrator: Monica and kevin have to get the dredge running Narrator: Monica and kevin have to get the dredge running
406 00:24:01,928 00:24:06,030 Before tony shows up to check on progress. Before tony shows up to check on progress.
407 00:24:06,032 00:24:07,264 Kevin: Problem is we're sitting to low. Kevin: Problem is we're sitting to low.
408 00:24:07,266 00:24:11,034 So clearly, the answer is to get more water in the cut. So clearly, the answer is to get more water in the cut.
409 00:24:11,436 00:24:13,235 Water leaves here in about 10 minutes, Water leaves here in about 10 minutes,
410 00:24:13,237 00:24:15,670 It's not going to be leaving there. It's not going to be leaving there.
411 00:24:17,340 00:24:19,273 Narrator: At one end of the dredge pond, Narrator: At one end of the dredge pond,
412 00:24:19,275 00:24:22,943 Water flows in and then out the other, Water flows in and then out the other,
413 00:24:22,945 00:24:26,146 Via a drainage ditch. Via a drainage ditch.
414 00:24:26,148 00:24:29,415 Kevin's new plan, block the drainage ditch, Kevin's new plan, block the drainage ditch,
415 00:24:29,417 00:24:32,151 Raise the water level in the pond Raise the water level in the pond
416 00:24:32,153 00:24:34,720 And refloat the dredge. And refloat the dredge.
417 00:24:36,323 00:24:38,056 I'm gonna go raise the water level a bit. I'm gonna go raise the water level a bit.
418 00:24:38,058 00:24:40,024 Okay. Doze the drains closed. Okay. Doze the drains closed.
419 00:24:40,026 00:24:42,259 Then we can just float over that hump. Then we can just float over that hump.
420 00:24:42,261 00:24:44,694 Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
421 00:24:50,668 00:24:55,270 Our water level is too low. So I got to raise it up. Our water level is too low. So I got to raise it up.
422 00:24:56,306 00:25:00,007 Only way to do that is to close off the drain. Only way to do that is to close off the drain.
423 00:25:00,009 00:25:02,376 If no water can get out of the cut If no water can get out of the cut
424 00:25:02,378 00:25:04,211 And we have water coming into the cut, And we have water coming into the cut,
425 00:25:04,213 00:25:07,314 The water level is gonna go up, The water level is gonna go up,
426 00:25:07,316 00:25:09,382 Pretty simple physics. Pretty simple physics.
427 00:25:14,489 00:25:17,056 Success. Done. Success. Done.
428 00:25:20,461 00:25:22,561 Narrator: After just three hours, Narrator: After just three hours,
429 00:25:22,563 00:25:25,263 The water level has risen six inches, The water level has risen six inches,
430 00:25:25,265 00:25:31,068 Enough to see if kevin's simple fix has worked. Enough to see if kevin's simple fix has worked.
431 00:25:31,070 00:25:33,370 Kevin: Moment of truth. Kevin: Moment of truth.
432 00:25:36,742 00:25:38,708 Yay! Yay!
433 00:25:41,045 00:25:42,611 We are moving. We are moving.
434 00:25:44,114 00:25:46,147 Narrator: Before tony could find out Narrator: Before tony could find out
435 00:25:46,149 00:25:48,149 That his dredge had been beached, That his dredge had been beached,
436 00:25:48,151 00:25:50,784 Kevin has it back up and running. Kevin has it back up and running.
437 00:25:50,786 00:25:52,118 Kevin: We are swinging. Kevin: We are swinging.
438 00:25:52,120 00:25:55,488 It's been a [bleep] day. It's been a [bleep] day.
439 00:25:55,490 00:25:57,756 Nothing I tried to do has [bleep] worked. Nothing I tried to do has [bleep] worked.
440 00:25:57,758 00:26:01,192 And it's just one [bleep] after another. And it's just one [bleep] after another.
441 00:26:01,194 00:26:03,761 But we are back to dredging. But we are back to dredging.
442 00:26:05,197 00:26:08,231 Narrator: Monica and kevin run klondike pay dirt Narrator: Monica and kevin run klondike pay dirt
443 00:26:08,233 00:26:10,466 For another eight hours For another eight hours
444 00:26:10,468 00:26:13,936 Before tony shows up for an inspection. Before tony shows up for an inspection.
445 00:26:13,938 00:26:16,171 Monica: Hi, daddy. Monica: Hi, daddy.
446 00:26:24,080 00:26:25,579 Monica: Yeah. Monica: Yeah.
447 00:26:34,723 00:26:38,224 Holy crap. That's quite a bit, eh? Holy crap. That's quite a bit, eh?
448 00:26:40,528 00:26:42,628 [bleep] [bleep]
449 00:26:42,630 00:26:44,129 Tony found a nugget. Tony found a nugget.
450 00:26:45,966 00:26:52,070 Narrator: Despite the down time, the dredge is catching gold. Narrator: Despite the down time, the dredge is catching gold.
451 00:26:57,243 00:26:58,342 All right. It's good. All right. It's good.
452 00:26:58,344 00:27:00,777 Kevin is heading back to college. Kevin is heading back to college.
453 00:27:00,779 00:27:05,715 And now, he can leave with his reputation intact. And now, he can leave with his reputation intact.
454 00:27:05,717 00:27:09,485 I'm just so sad you're leaving. I'm just so sad you're leaving.
455 00:27:15,726 00:27:19,160 Spinks: It's been a fight to get this cut opened up. Spinks: It's been a fight to get this cut opened up.
456 00:27:19,162 00:27:21,295 We've got her. We've got her.
457 00:27:21,297 00:27:23,864 Narrator: Andy spinks is on a solo mission Narrator: Andy spinks is on a solo mission
458 00:27:23,866 00:27:27,167 To open up a new cut at mckinnon creek. To open up a new cut at mckinnon creek.
459 00:27:27,169 00:27:30,503 He's determined to find a new source of gold He's determined to find a new source of gold
460 00:27:30,505 00:27:33,472 To get the crew back on track. To get the crew back on track.
461 00:27:36,410 00:27:39,878 Hey, todd, dave, I'm down to gravels in this cut. Hey, todd, dave, I'm down to gravels in this cut.
462 00:27:39,880 00:27:41,579 I hit some red rock. I hit some red rock.
463 00:27:41,581 00:27:42,713 You might want to bring a pan, You might want to bring a pan,
464 00:27:42,715 00:27:44,347 Come down and take a look at this. Come down and take a look at this.
465 00:27:44,349 00:27:46,649 Todd: 10-4. Todd: 10-4.
466 00:27:46,651 00:27:48,751 Turin: Pick a spot, andy. What do you think? Turin: Pick a spot, andy. What do you think?
467 00:27:48,753 00:27:50,853 Just go right in that stuff there, huh? Just go right in that stuff there, huh?
468 00:27:50,855 00:27:52,387 Okay. Okay.
469 00:27:52,722 00:27:54,455 Does red rock mean it's good gold? Does red rock mean it's good gold?
470 00:27:54,457 00:27:58,192 Why don't you put it through the pan and we'll see? Why don't you put it through the pan and we'll see?
471 00:28:00,496 00:28:02,195 If it's not good, If it's not good,
472 00:28:02,197 00:28:03,496 It's going to be touch and go, It's going to be touch and go,
473 00:28:03,498 00:28:04,530 'cause we need this. 'cause we need this.
474 00:28:04,532 00:28:07,232 We need this cut right here. We need this cut right here.
475 00:28:07,234 00:28:10,501 It'd sure be nice to hit it, man. It'd sure be nice to hit it, man.
476 00:28:13,706 00:28:15,305 Holy crap. Holy crap.
477 00:28:15,307 00:28:16,906 I'm seeing gold already. I'm seeing gold already.
478 00:28:16,908 00:28:17,473 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
479 00:28:17,475 00:28:20,175 Now that's a pan right there, boys. Now that's a pan right there, boys.
480 00:28:20,177 00:28:21,843 Holy frick. Holy frick.
481 00:28:21,845 00:28:24,879 There's probably 50 colors in there. There's probably 50 colors in there.
482 00:28:24,881 00:28:27,514 Where'd you find this red rock, andy? Where'd you find this red rock, andy?
483 00:28:27,516 00:28:29,816 This is like playing roulette right here, This is like playing roulette right here,
484 00:28:29,818 00:28:34,020 Because we put it all on a color, Because we put it all on a color,
485 00:28:34,022 00:28:35,321 And it's all right here. And it's all right here.
486 00:28:35,323 00:28:38,524 I'll tell you what, let's call this the roulette cut. I'll tell you what, let's call this the roulette cut.
487 00:28:38,526 00:28:40,158 It's obviously got gold in it. It's obviously got gold in it.
488 00:28:40,160 00:28:42,026 I don't know how far the gold will go. I don't know how far the gold will go.
489 00:28:42,028 00:28:44,995 No body knows until we get it through the plant. No body knows until we get it through the plant.
490 00:28:44,997 00:28:46,863 Let's go. Let's go.
491 00:28:51,035 00:28:52,934 All right. It's first load of dirt All right. It's first load of dirt
492 00:28:52,936 00:28:55,202 Out of the roulette cut. Out of the roulette cut.
493 00:28:55,370 00:28:57,870 Pierce: Right now it's down to the wire. Pierce: Right now it's down to the wire.
494 00:28:57,872 00:29:00,038 We're just really hoping -- We're just really hoping --
495 00:29:00,040 00:29:02,006 Really, really hoping that this roulette cut's Really, really hoping that this roulette cut's
496 00:29:02,008 00:29:05,476 Gonna pay well enough to get us over the goal. Gonna pay well enough to get us over the goal.
497 00:29:12,017 00:29:14,952 This side is the supercut. This side is the supercut.
498 00:29:14,954 00:29:17,220 This side is the roulette cut. This side is the roulette cut.
499 00:29:17,222 00:29:19,589 And that way I want the cuts stacked. And that way I want the cuts stacked.
500 00:29:19,591 00:29:22,024 I want to make sure that we keep it separate. I want to make sure that we keep it separate.
501 00:29:22,026 00:29:23,859 Pierce: Roger that. Pierce: Roger that.
502 00:29:27,197 00:29:31,165 Narrator: The hoffman crew has to run the roulette cut pay Narrator: The hoffman crew has to run the roulette cut pay
503 00:29:31,167 00:29:32,633 For the rest of the week For the rest of the week
504 00:29:32,635 00:29:34,735 To find out if it'll pay out To find out if it'll pay out
505 00:29:34,737 00:29:37,337 As well as their test pan suggests. As well as their test pan suggests.
506 00:29:37,339 00:29:39,305 Hiatt: So right now I'm running the first pay Hiatt: So right now I'm running the first pay
507 00:29:39,307 00:29:41,440 From our roulette cut. From our roulette cut.
508 00:29:41,442 00:29:46,545 It is a gamble, hence it is the roulette cut. It is a gamble, hence it is the roulette cut.
509 00:30:11,338 00:30:14,105 Schnabel: We're under a lot of pressure. Schnabel: We're under a lot of pressure.
510 00:30:14,107 00:30:17,708 We've got a lot of work to do and not too much time to do it. We've got a lot of work to do and not too much time to do it.
511 00:30:17,710 00:30:20,744 Narrator: Parker schnabel loads jagged bedrock Narrator: Parker schnabel loads jagged bedrock
512 00:30:20,746 00:30:23,146 Into his wash plant, goldzilla. Into his wash plant, goldzilla.
513 00:30:23,148 00:30:24,413 Doumitt: Everybody's getting an opportunity Doumitt: Everybody's getting an opportunity
514 00:30:24,415 00:30:26,948 To have the wonderful experience of running bedrock. To have the wonderful experience of running bedrock.
515 00:30:26,950 00:30:31,185 I hear a lot of whining and moaning going on. I hear a lot of whining and moaning going on.
516 00:30:32,388 00:30:33,787 Narrator: He's ordered his crew Narrator: He's ordered his crew
517 00:30:33,789 00:30:36,623 To dig twice as deep into the cut. To dig twice as deep into the cut.
518 00:30:36,625 00:30:40,026 We're taking up to six or eight feet of bedrock. We're taking up to six or eight feet of bedrock.
519 00:30:40,028 00:30:41,961 That's quite a bit deeper than we've gone before. That's quite a bit deeper than we've gone before.
520 00:30:41,963 00:30:45,798 Yeah, I mean, no matter how nasty it is, Yeah, I mean, no matter how nasty it is,
521 00:30:45,800 00:30:47,800 We'll keep running it. We'll keep running it.
522 00:30:47,802 00:30:49,802 And we'll deal with the pain. And we'll deal with the pain.
523 00:30:49,804 00:30:51,003 Narrator: Parker has decided Narrator: Parker has decided
524 00:30:51,005 00:30:56,341 That the only way he'll hit his $3.3 million season goal That the only way he'll hit his $3.3 million season goal
525 00:30:56,343 00:30:59,677 Is to take more bedrock. Is to take more bedrock.
526 00:30:59,679 00:31:02,846 But running bedrock is risky. But running bedrock is risky.
527 00:31:02,848 00:31:04,714 Ness: This is [bleep] frustrating. Ness: This is [bleep] frustrating.
528 00:31:04,716 00:31:05,915 It's tougher to dig. It's tougher to dig.
529 00:31:05,917 00:31:09,151 It's hard on the machines, and it's hard on the wash plant. It's hard on the machines, and it's hard on the wash plant.
530 00:31:09,153 00:31:10,719 So, you know, it means more problems, So, you know, it means more problems,
531 00:31:10,721 00:31:13,221 More problems for everything. More problems for everything.
532 00:31:13,223 00:31:15,456 I'm [bleep] annoyed. I'm [bleep] annoyed.
533 00:31:20,729 00:31:24,130 What the [bleep] What the [bleep]
534 00:31:24,132 00:31:24,930 Come on. Come on.
535 00:31:24,932 00:31:27,666 Narrator: On the far side of the boundary cut... Narrator: On the far side of the boundary cut...
536 00:31:27,668 00:31:29,434 Ness: [bleep] Ness: [bleep]
537 00:31:29,436 00:31:33,070 Narrator: ...Bedrock has already become a headache Narrator: ...Bedrock has already become a headache
538 00:31:33,072 00:31:35,205 For foreman rick ness. For foreman rick ness.
539 00:31:35,207 00:31:38,007 Narrator: Tough bedrock that I'm trying to dig in. Narrator: Tough bedrock that I'm trying to dig in.
540 00:31:38,009 00:31:40,876 And it just shattered a brand-new tooth. And it just shattered a brand-new tooth.
541 00:31:48,952 00:31:51,552 [bleep] pin doesn't want to come out. [bleep] pin doesn't want to come out.
542 00:31:57,359 00:32:00,893 [ scoffs ] this is [bleep] stupid. [ scoffs ] this is [bleep] stupid.
543 00:32:04,164 00:32:05,396 Damn it. Damn it.
544 00:32:05,398 00:32:08,232 I know I've had enough when something that small I know I've had enough when something that small
545 00:32:08,234 00:32:10,267 Has me this pissed off. Has me this pissed off.
546 00:32:12,938 00:32:14,771 [bleep] [bleep]
547 00:32:15,907 00:32:19,541 I've got to put some dirt in here. I've got to put some dirt in here.
548 00:32:19,543 00:32:24,812 Narrator: Meanwhile, mitch takes over feeding the wash plant. Narrator: Meanwhile, mitch takes over feeding the wash plant.
549 00:32:25,414 00:32:27,714 Blaschke: Every time we get into this big bedrock, Blaschke: Every time we get into this big bedrock,
550 00:32:27,716 00:32:29,148 It normally has good gold. It normally has good gold.
551 00:32:29,150 00:32:30,616 But it comes at a price. But it comes at a price.
552 00:32:30,618 00:32:32,918 We're hoping it's going to pay off for us. We're hoping it's going to pay off for us.
553 00:32:32,920 00:32:34,653 But the biggest problem is But the biggest problem is
554 00:32:34,655 00:32:37,822 Tearing up the plant and tearing up machines. Tearing up the plant and tearing up machines.
555 00:32:43,029 00:32:45,829 Balion: We've got a rock jam in the hopper. Balion: We've got a rock jam in the hopper.
556 00:32:46,731 00:32:48,797 Blaschke: [bleep] stop. Blaschke: [bleep] stop.
557 00:32:48,799 00:32:50,131 Narrator: A big chunk of bedrock Narrator: A big chunk of bedrock
558 00:32:50,133 00:32:52,800 Has made it through the grizzly bars. Has made it through the grizzly bars.
559 00:32:52,802 00:32:55,435 Shut it off! Shut it off!
560 00:33:01,309 00:33:04,376 Mitch immediately shuts down goldzilla. Mitch immediately shuts down goldzilla.
561 00:33:04,378 00:33:05,944 Blaschke: See all this material that's built up? Blaschke: See all this material that's built up?
562 00:33:05,946 00:33:07,712 It's not letting the grizzlies come down. It's not letting the grizzlies come down.
563 00:33:07,714 00:33:09,113 And you get something caught in here like that, And you get something caught in here like that,
564 00:33:09,115 00:33:11,648 The belt keeps rotating. It can cut it right in half. The belt keeps rotating. It can cut it right in half.
565 00:33:11,650 00:33:12,882 So we're gonna break this out. So we're gonna break this out.
566 00:33:12,884 00:33:15,751 We'll spin the belt, make sure everything's good. We'll spin the belt, make sure everything's good.
567 00:33:15,753 00:33:17,452 Parker keeps adding the pressure here, Parker keeps adding the pressure here,
568 00:33:17,454 00:33:18,486 Trying to get 3,000 ounces. Trying to get 3,000 ounces.
569 00:33:18,488 00:33:21,722 And we can't afford any problems like this. And we can't afford any problems like this.
570 00:33:25,994 00:33:27,626 Narrator: To clear the conveyor, Narrator: To clear the conveyor,
571 00:33:27,628 00:33:29,361 They need to break up the boulder. They need to break up the boulder.
572 00:33:29,363 00:33:31,229 Blaschke: Hopefully we spotted it in time. Blaschke: Hopefully we spotted it in time.
573 00:33:31,231 00:33:32,396 And it didn't rip the belt in half. And it didn't rip the belt in half.
574 00:33:32,398 00:33:35,232 We'll find out here shortly. Yeah. We'll find out here shortly. Yeah.
575 00:33:42,207 00:33:43,005 Ness: Nailed it. Ness: Nailed it.
576 00:33:43,007 00:33:46,475 Narrator: Rick has managed to remove the broken tooth Narrator: Rick has managed to remove the broken tooth
577 00:33:46,477 00:33:47,976 On his excavator. On his excavator.
578 00:33:49,579 00:33:51,579 Ness: We got it. Ness: We got it.
579 00:33:56,686 00:33:58,318 Well, digging out more bedrock, Well, digging out more bedrock,
580 00:33:58,320 00:34:01,854 It, you know, it means more problems. It, you know, it means more problems.
581 00:34:02,456 00:34:04,756 The fact that I got that pissed off The fact that I got that pissed off
582 00:34:04,758 00:34:07,058 Over something so stupid like a broken tooth Over something so stupid like a broken tooth
583 00:34:07,060 00:34:11,095 Is a telltale sign that I'm getting pretty tired. Is a telltale sign that I'm getting pretty tired.
584 00:34:15,868 00:34:19,135 Narrator: At the hopper feeder, mitch and tyson Narrator: At the hopper feeder, mitch and tyson
585 00:34:19,137 00:34:21,203 Are still clearing the rock. Are still clearing the rock.
586 00:34:21,205 00:34:25,040 Balion: Big old chunk of bedrock. Balion: Big old chunk of bedrock.
587 00:34:25,042 00:34:27,308 Some of this bedrock, it's really skinny. Some of this bedrock, it's really skinny.
588 00:34:27,310 00:34:29,677 But you know, they're 2-feet long. But you know, they're 2-feet long.
589 00:34:29,679 00:34:30,878 So they're just sliding right through, So they're just sliding right through,
590 00:34:30,880 00:34:32,846 Getting wedged up on the bottom of the feeder Getting wedged up on the bottom of the feeder
591 00:34:32,848 00:34:35,081 And not coming out the other end. And not coming out the other end.
592 00:34:35,083 00:34:37,283 So hopefully, we caught it in time. So hopefully, we caught it in time.
593 00:34:37,285 00:34:38,684 We're gonna find out here. We're gonna find out here.
594 00:34:38,686 00:34:39,451 Let's go ahead. Let's go ahead.
595 00:34:39,453 00:34:41,686 We'll take a good look at the belt. We'll take a good look at the belt.
596 00:34:47,827 00:34:52,162 Let's cross our fingers and hope it doesn't got a big gash in it. Let's cross our fingers and hope it doesn't got a big gash in it.
597 00:34:52,631 00:34:54,130 Narrator: If the belt is torn, Narrator: If the belt is torn,
598 00:34:54,132 00:34:57,099 It will take at least half a day to replace, It will take at least half a day to replace,
599 00:34:57,101 00:35:03,205 And cost the crew over $20,000 in lost gold. And cost the crew over $20,000 in lost gold.
600 00:35:06,310 00:35:08,376 Blaschke: Wait, wait. Blaschke: Wait, wait.
601 00:35:14,717 00:35:15,949 Stop. Stop.
602 00:35:18,820 00:35:20,519 If that's all it did to the belt, If that's all it did to the belt,
603 00:35:20,521 00:35:22,420 We got really lucky. We got really lucky.
604 00:35:23,589 00:35:25,789 We're ready to fire the plant back up. We're ready to fire the plant back up.
605 00:35:25,791 00:35:27,123 You know, this time of year, You know, this time of year,
606 00:35:27,125 00:35:28,457 Just a smallest little detail Just a smallest little detail
607 00:35:28,459 00:35:30,659 Can shut this whole operation down. Can shut this whole operation down.
608 00:35:30,661 00:35:34,763 Something as simple as a rock jammed up shuts us down. Something as simple as a rock jammed up shuts us down.
609 00:35:43,640 00:35:46,807 That was a really close call. I'm glad we caught it. That was a really close call. I'm glad we caught it.
610 00:35:46,809 00:35:49,609 We just don't have any time for repairs like that right now. We just don't have any time for repairs like that right now.
611 00:35:49,611 00:35:52,445 We need to keep this plant running. We need to keep this plant running.
612 00:36:04,725 00:36:08,293 Narrator: After a long summer working on the dredge, Narrator: After a long summer working on the dredge,
613 00:36:08,295 00:36:11,062 The beets family gathers for dinner The beets family gathers for dinner
614 00:36:11,064 00:36:13,831 Before kevin goes back to college. Before kevin goes back to college.
615 00:36:16,302 00:36:17,501 1:30. 1:30.
616 00:36:17,503 00:36:18,935 Monica: So you're working the morning, right? Monica: So you're working the morning, right?
617 00:36:18,937 00:36:21,570 [ laughs ] you're funny. [ chuckles ] [ laughs ] you're funny. [ chuckles ]
618 00:36:25,208 00:36:27,641 Yep. I'm not worried. Yep. I'm not worried.
619 00:36:32,481 00:36:33,746 That's it. That's it.
620 00:36:33,748 00:36:35,614 End of the season. End of the season.
621 00:36:50,797 00:36:53,030 Spinks: Okay, guys, flash to load the dirt Spinks: Okay, guys, flash to load the dirt
622 00:36:53,032 00:36:55,298 Out of the roulette cut. Out of the roulette cut.
623 00:36:57,101 00:36:59,568 Hopefully it goes good. Hopefully it goes good.
624 00:37:00,070 00:37:03,171 Narrator: Andy spinks has gone out on a limb Narrator: Andy spinks has gone out on a limb
625 00:37:03,173 00:37:05,106 To mine the roulette cut. To mine the roulette cut.
626 00:37:05,108 00:37:07,041 He's banking on his new cut He's banking on his new cut
627 00:37:07,043 00:37:08,442 Making up for the shortfall Making up for the shortfall
628 00:37:08,444 00:37:12,112 The hoffman crew's had the last two weeks The hoffman crew's had the last two weeks
629 00:37:12,114 00:37:13,680 In the supercut. In the supercut.
630 00:37:13,682 00:37:15,314 Hiatt: Did you kill it? Hiatt: Did you kill it?
631 00:37:15,316 00:37:17,949 Todd: You can shut down right now. Todd: You can shut down right now.
632 00:37:24,123 00:37:25,822 We just ran the roulette cut. We just ran the roulette cut.
633 00:37:25,824 00:37:28,391 And we're we're gonna take a look at it. And we're we're gonna take a look at it.
634 00:37:28,393 00:37:30,526 If we don't have gold in this cut, If we don't have gold in this cut,
635 00:37:30,528 00:37:32,194 We're pretty much screwed. We're pretty much screwed.
636 00:37:32,196 00:37:34,196 We got to hit this gold, man. We got to hit this gold, man.
637 00:37:34,198 00:37:35,697 Narrator: For this critical cleanup, Narrator: For this critical cleanup,
638 00:37:35,699 00:37:39,367 The entire hoffman crew checks the mats. The entire hoffman crew checks the mats.
639 00:37:39,369 00:37:41,335 Todd: I want some gold. Todd: I want some gold.
640 00:37:45,207 00:37:50,643 Pierce: Holy [bleep] Pierce: Holy [bleep]
641 00:37:50,645 00:37:52,578 Hiatt: Look down there. Hiatt: Look down there.
642 00:37:52,580 00:37:55,514 I've never seen it look so good in the middle. I've never seen it look so good in the middle.
643 00:37:55,516 00:37:57,215 Todd: Holy frick. Todd: Holy frick.
644 00:37:57,217 00:37:59,817 Look how deep that is. Look how deep that is.
645 00:37:59,819 00:38:01,752 Turin: Holy smokes. Turin: Holy smokes.
646 00:38:02,187 00:38:04,187 Thurber: Go through that gold room, Thurber: Go through that gold room,
647 00:38:04,189 00:38:07,723 Put it on the table, dry it, weigh it, Put it on the table, dry it, weigh it,
648 00:38:07,725 00:38:09,558 That's the truth. That's the truth.
649 00:38:11,962 00:38:14,562 -Here he comes. -That looks like a load. -Here he comes. -That looks like a load.
650 00:38:14,564 00:38:18,299 Narrator: The hoffman's have to get at least 200 ounces a week Narrator: The hoffman's have to get at least 200 ounces a week
651 00:38:18,301 00:38:22,169 To reach their $3 million season goal. To reach their $3 million season goal.
652 00:38:22,171 00:38:26,139 Jack: Well, I did, basically, two cleanups. Jack: Well, I did, basically, two cleanups.
653 00:38:26,141 00:38:28,508 I did the supercut. -Yeah? I did the supercut. -Yeah?
654 00:38:28,510 00:38:29,575 That's 62. That's 62.
655 00:38:29,577 00:38:32,544 -Oh, that's terrible. -That's horrible. -Oh, that's terrible. -That's horrible.
656 00:38:32,546 00:38:35,113 Jack: But roulette cut... Jack: But roulette cut...
657 00:38:35,115 00:38:37,081 172. 172.
658 00:38:37,083 00:38:39,316 Todd: What's the verdict? Todd: What's the verdict?
659 00:38:39,318 00:38:41,117 234. 234.
660 00:38:41,119 00:38:42,184 -Nice. -All right. -Nice. -All right.
661 00:38:42,186 00:38:43,953 -That's our goal. -Hey, good job! -That's our goal. -Hey, good job!
662 00:38:43,955 00:38:46,689 Awesome. It paid off. [ laughing ] nice, buddy. Awesome. It paid off. [ laughing ] nice, buddy.
663 00:38:46,691 00:38:49,625 [ laughs ] you made that call. [ laughs ] you made that call.
664 00:38:49,627 00:38:51,093 Wow. Wow.
665 00:38:51,095 00:38:52,961 Narrator: The hoffman's two cleanups Narrator: The hoffman's two cleanups
666 00:38:52,963 00:38:57,465 Have produced a total of 234 ounces, Have produced a total of 234 ounces,
667 00:38:57,467 00:39:01,302 Worth almost $260,000. Worth almost $260,000.
668 00:39:02,638 00:39:04,404 -That puts us over 2,000. -Yeah. -That puts us over 2,000. -Yeah.
669 00:39:04,406 00:39:05,972 -What is it? -About 2,096. -What is it? -About 2,096.
670 00:39:05,974 00:39:07,173 -Yes! -Yeah! -Yes! -Yeah!
671 00:39:07,175 00:39:08,874 -Nice! -Oh, wow. -Nice! -Oh, wow.
672 00:39:08,876 00:39:12,077 Jack: Okay, everybody, listen up. Jack: Okay, everybody, listen up.
673 00:39:12,079 00:39:13,311 This is the gold room. This is the gold room.
674 00:39:13,313 00:39:16,013 We've got 2,096. We've got 2,096.
675 00:39:16,015 00:39:17,547 We broke 2,000. We broke 2,000.
676 00:39:17,549 00:39:18,714 Whoo! Whoo!
677 00:39:18,716 00:39:21,149 That's a crazy amount of gold. That's a crazy amount of gold.
678 00:39:21,151 00:39:23,451 Narrator: Andy's roulette cut saved the day, Narrator: Andy's roulette cut saved the day,
679 00:39:23,453 00:39:28,055 Bringing in an extra 172 ounces of gold. Bringing in an extra 172 ounces of gold.
680 00:39:28,057 00:39:30,123 For the first time in three weeks, For the first time in three weeks,
681 00:39:30,125 00:39:34,393 The hoffmans not only met, but beat their weekly goal. The hoffmans not only met, but beat their weekly goal.
682 00:39:34,395 00:39:36,995 It was a risk going down to the roulette cut. It was a risk going down to the roulette cut.
683 00:39:36,997 00:39:39,263 But you know what? It panned out. But you know what? It panned out.
684 00:39:47,239 00:39:49,138 You know, when you're the boss of an operation like this, You know, when you're the boss of an operation like this,
685 00:39:49,140 00:39:53,075 Your job is to limit the amount of variables there are. Your job is to limit the amount of variables there are.
686 00:39:53,077 00:39:55,844 That plant and the ground and everything -- That plant and the ground and everything --
687 00:39:55,846 00:39:58,713 Just so many variables. Just so many variables.
688 00:39:58,715 00:39:59,547 And...[chuckles] And...[chuckles]
689 00:39:59,549 00:40:02,516 ...There has been a lot of risk in this last few months ...There has been a lot of risk in this last few months
690 00:40:02,518 00:40:05,452 So...[ sighs ] So...[ sighs ]
691 00:40:05,454 00:40:07,687 ...Hopefully it pays off. ...Hopefully it pays off.
692 00:40:08,056 00:40:10,356 Narrator: Parker made the bold decision Narrator: Parker made the bold decision
693 00:40:10,358 00:40:15,327 To pre-pay royalties on a 3,000-ounce season. To pre-pay royalties on a 3,000-ounce season.
694 00:40:15,329 00:40:18,330 To help get the 1,200 ounces he still needs, To help get the 1,200 ounces he still needs,
695 00:40:18,332 00:40:22,167 He's pushed his crew to mine deeper into bedrock He's pushed his crew to mine deeper into bedrock
696 00:40:22,169 00:40:24,569 Than ever before. Than ever before.
697 00:40:24,571 00:40:27,672 Schnabel: All right. Well, let's weigh it up. Schnabel: All right. Well, let's weigh it up.
698 00:40:27,674 00:40:29,907 Ness: Moment of truth. Ness: Moment of truth.
699 00:40:31,377 00:40:36,113 Narrator: Parker has to get at least 240 ounces of gold Narrator: Parker has to get at least 240 ounces of gold
700 00:40:36,115 00:40:37,814 Every week. Every week.
701 00:40:37,816 00:40:40,550 That's our first hundred there. That's our first hundred there.
702 00:40:44,188 00:40:46,488 That's 230. That's 230.
703 00:40:51,495 00:40:54,729 That's 302.685. Nice. That's 302.685. Nice.
704 00:40:54,731 00:40:56,197 Good job, guys. Over 300. Good job, guys. Over 300.
705 00:40:56,199 00:40:58,532 Dude, holy [bleep]. Amazing. Dude, holy [bleep]. Amazing.
706 00:40:58,534 00:41:01,301 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
707 00:41:01,303 00:41:02,869 Wow. 300. Wow. 300.
708 00:41:02,871 00:41:09,876 Narrator: 302 ounces is worth over $330,000. Narrator: 302 ounces is worth over $330,000.
709 00:41:09,878 00:41:13,312 Wait, we add that to our total... Wait, we add that to our total...
710 00:41:15,316 00:41:16,648 We just broke 2,100. Oh. We just broke 2,100. Oh.
711 00:41:16,650 00:41:19,884 2,103. That's damn good. 2,103. That's damn good.
712 00:41:19,886 00:41:20,951 Narrator: This week's cleanup Narrator: This week's cleanup
713 00:41:20,953 00:41:26,723 Takes parker's total to over $2.3 million. Takes parker's total to over $2.3 million.
714 00:41:26,725 00:41:28,691 For the first time this season, For the first time this season,
715 00:41:28,693 00:41:31,493 Parker has overtaken todd hoffman Parker has overtaken todd hoffman
716 00:41:31,495 00:41:36,831 In the race to become the next king of the klondike. In the race to become the next king of the klondike.
717 00:41:38,668 00:41:40,300 If that's todd hoffman's helicopter right now, If that's todd hoffman's helicopter right now,
718 00:41:40,302 00:41:42,502 He'll probably be able to see that gold from there. He'll probably be able to see that gold from there.
719 00:41:42,504 00:41:43,803 Ness: Should we hold it up? Ness: Should we hold it up?
720 00:41:43,805 00:41:46,405 [ laughs ] thanks, guys. [ laughs ] thanks, guys.
721 00:41:46,407 00:41:47,572 Yep. Yeah. Yep. Yeah.
722 00:41:47,574 00:41:49,307 Schnabel: Guys may not be to happy Schnabel: Guys may not be to happy
723 00:41:49,309 00:41:52,310 That I paid tony the royalty up to 3,000 ounces, That I paid tony the royalty up to 3,000 ounces,
724 00:41:52,312 00:41:53,844 And it does up the pressure, And it does up the pressure,
725 00:41:53,846 00:41:55,979 But I know the gold's in the ground. But I know the gold's in the ground.
726 00:41:55,981 00:41:58,047 And with cleanups like this... And with cleanups like this...
727 00:41:59,350 00:42:00,615 ...What is there to worry about? ...What is there to worry about?
728 00:42:00,617 00:42:03,351 Narrator: On the next "gold rush"... Narrator: On the next "gold rush"...
729 00:42:03,353 00:42:04,485 Blaschke: Holy [bleep] Blaschke: Holy [bleep]
730 00:42:04,487 00:42:06,420 I've never seen one this destroyed. I've never seen one this destroyed.
731 00:42:06,422 00:42:07,754 I don't give a [bleep] I don't give a [bleep]
732 00:42:07,756 00:42:10,289 As far as I'm concerned you'll both go home. As far as I'm concerned you'll both go home.
733 00:42:11,125 00:42:11,990 Turn the [bleep] things up. Turn the [bleep] things up.
734 00:42:11,992 00:42:14,993 This old machine wasn't designed to run that fast. This old machine wasn't designed to run that fast.
735 00:42:14,995 00:42:16,060 [bleep] it's busted. [bleep] it's busted.
736 00:42:16,062 00:42:18,829 She's cracked in there all the way through. She's cracked in there all the way through.
737 00:42:19,498 00:42:21,564 Jack: The biggest cleanup ever. Jack: The biggest cleanup ever.
738 00:42:21,566 00:42:23,132 [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ]
739 00:42:23,134 00:42:25,834 We're looking at selling this property, We're looking at selling this property,
740 00:42:25,836 00:42:29,838 Conceivably, your mine boss next year Conceivably, your mine boss next year
741 00:42:29,840 00:42:32,073 Would be parker. Would be parker.