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1 00:00:01,969 00:00:04,736 Narrator: On this "gold rush"... Narrator: On this "gold rush"...
2 00:00:05,939 00:00:07,705 I think it's time to try and push it a little more. I think it's time to try and push it a little more.
3 00:00:07,707 00:00:10,908 This old machine wasn't designed to run that fast. This old machine wasn't designed to run that fast.
4 00:00:14,480 00:00:15,979 It's busted! It's busted!
5 00:00:19,851 00:00:21,717 We're never gonna have a wash plant this close We're never gonna have a wash plant this close
6 00:00:21,719 00:00:23,318 To fantasy land again. To fantasy land again.
7 00:00:23,320 00:00:24,052 Holy [bleep] Holy [bleep]
8 00:00:24,054 00:00:26,120 I've never seen one this destroyed. I've never seen one this destroyed.
9 00:00:26,122 00:00:27,187 I don't give a [bleep] I don't give a [bleep]
10 00:00:27,189 00:00:29,923 As far as I'm concerned, you can both go home. As far as I'm concerned, you can both go home.
11 00:00:32,027 00:00:34,394 Turn the feeder off! Turn the feeder off!
12 00:00:34,396 00:00:36,262 Holy frick! Holy frick!
13 00:00:36,264 00:00:38,530 Todd: We're gonna beat parker this year. Todd: We're gonna beat parker this year.
14 00:00:38,532 00:00:39,497 [ all cheering ] [ all cheering ]
15 00:00:39,499 00:00:43,334 We're looking at selling this property. We're looking at selling this property.
16 00:00:43,336 00:00:46,837 One of the potential buyers... One of the potential buyers...
17 00:00:46,839 00:00:48,805 Is parker. Is parker.
18 00:00:51,743 00:00:54,744 -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com
19 00:00:54,746 00:00:58,447 Captions paid for by discovery communications Captions paid for by discovery communications
20 00:00:58,449 00:01:01,683
21 00:01:21,571 00:01:26,340 We've found a lot of gold here, and that's been good. We've found a lot of gold here, and that's been good.
22 00:01:26,342 00:01:29,643 Now it's time to move on. Now it's time to move on.
23 00:01:31,413 00:01:34,447 Narrator: At scribner creek, parker schnabel mines Narrator: At scribner creek, parker schnabel mines
24 00:01:34,449 00:01:37,616 The last of the pay dirt in the boundary cut. The last of the pay dirt in the boundary cut.
25 00:01:37,618 00:01:40,986 Parker: Everything's working well and it's gone by quick, too. Parker: Everything's working well and it's gone by quick, too.
26 00:01:40,988 00:01:43,455 You know, that's the nicest part of this. You know, that's the nicest part of this.
27 00:01:43,457 00:01:44,889 Been pretty low cost Been pretty low cost
28 00:01:44,891 00:01:48,325 To sluice as far as people go and, you know, no trucks. To sluice as far as people go and, you know, no trucks.
29 00:01:48,327 00:01:52,295 And it's been nice to do over 1,000 ounces And it's been nice to do over 1,000 ounces
30 00:01:52,297 00:01:54,563 Without hauling any pay. Without hauling any pay.
31 00:01:55,966 00:02:00,802 Narrator: Parker's plan to run a more efficient mine is paying off. Narrator: Parker's plan to run a more efficient mine is paying off.
32 00:02:00,804 00:02:05,072 Without spending a dime to truck pay to his wash plant, Without spending a dime to truck pay to his wash plant,
33 00:02:05,074 00:02:06,573 His massive boundary cut His massive boundary cut
34 00:02:06,575 00:02:09,342 Has produced over $1 million in gold Has produced over $1 million in gold
35 00:02:09,344 00:02:14,180 And taken him to a total of 2,104 ounces. And taken him to a total of 2,104 ounces.
36 00:02:14,182 00:02:17,516 Parker has more gold than todd hoffman Parker has more gold than todd hoffman
37 00:02:17,518 00:02:19,985 For the first time this season. For the first time this season.
38 00:02:19,987 00:02:21,119 It doesn't seem like too long ago It doesn't seem like too long ago
39 00:02:21,121 00:02:22,487 We were just setting the plant up, We were just setting the plant up,
40 00:02:22,489 00:02:24,288 And now we're about to move it again, And now we're about to move it again,
41 00:02:24,290 00:02:26,990 To the far end of the cut so that we can sluice the pad To the far end of the cut so that we can sluice the pad
42 00:02:26,992 00:02:28,758 Of the north end. Of the north end.
43 00:02:28,760 00:02:31,994 I go where the gold goes. I go where the gold goes.
44 00:02:31,996 00:02:33,462 Narrator: By moving the wash plant Narrator: By moving the wash plant
45 00:02:33,464 00:02:35,464 To the far end of the boundary cut, To the far end of the boundary cut,
46 00:02:35,466 00:02:41,470 Parker plans to chase the gold-rich pay to the north. Parker plans to chase the gold-rich pay to the north.
47 00:02:41,472 00:02:46,041 But foreman rick ness has a different plan in mind. But foreman rick ness has a different plan in mind.
48 00:02:46,043 00:02:48,877 So I've been thinking about fantasy land. So I've been thinking about fantasy land.
49 00:02:48,879 00:02:50,245 Uh-huh. And? Uh-huh. And?
50 00:02:50,247 00:02:52,413 And I'm thinking now's the time, man. And I'm thinking now's the time, man.
51 00:02:52,415 00:02:54,081 Now's the time to what? Now's the time to what?
52 00:02:54,083 00:02:55,482 To get fantasy land. To get fantasy land.
53 00:02:55,484 00:02:56,583 You know, we've -- we're never gonna have You know, we've -- we're never gonna have
54 00:02:56,585 00:02:58,318 A wash plant this close to fantasy land again. A wash plant this close to fantasy land again.
55 00:02:58,320 00:03:02,255 That's kind of the plan, though, is to work away from it. That's kind of the plan, though, is to work away from it.
56 00:03:03,758 00:03:06,024 Having mined out the boundary cut, Having mined out the boundary cut,
57 00:03:06,026 00:03:08,693 Parker wants to move goldzilla north Parker wants to move goldzilla north
58 00:03:08,695 00:03:11,495 To mine the next section of ground. To mine the next section of ground.
59 00:03:11,497 00:03:16,099 But before they shut down to move the wash plant, But before they shut down to move the wash plant,
60 00:03:16,101 00:03:18,267 Rick wants to mine a nearby cut Rick wants to mine a nearby cut
61 00:03:18,269 00:03:22,271 They've already stripped called fantasy land. They've already stripped called fantasy land.
62 00:03:22,273 00:03:27,042 But they'd have to start using rock trucks again. But they'd have to start using rock trucks again.
63 00:03:27,044 00:03:28,643 I don't think we should, honestly. I don't think we should, honestly.
64 00:03:28,645 00:03:30,444 Like, we haven't trucked a yard of pay, Like, we haven't trucked a yard of pay,
65 00:03:30,446 00:03:32,913 And we've done, oh, what, over 1,000 ounces here? And we've done, oh, what, over 1,000 ounces here?
66 00:03:32,915 00:03:35,048 Yeah. Trust me, I love the new system. Yeah. Trust me, I love the new system.
67 00:03:35,050 00:03:37,016 It's working great. But, you know, we -- It's working great. But, you know, we --
68 00:03:37,018 00:03:38,617 We're never gonna have a wash plant this close We're never gonna have a wash plant this close
69 00:03:38,619 00:03:40,652 To fantasy land again, and it's not big enough To fantasy land again, and it's not big enough
70 00:03:40,654 00:03:42,153 To justify moving a wash plant there. To justify moving a wash plant there.
71 00:03:42,155 00:03:45,389 So it's -- we keep moving farther away from it, So it's -- we keep moving farther away from it,
72 00:03:45,391 00:03:46,823 We're never gonna do it, man. We're never gonna do it, man.
73 00:03:46,825 00:03:49,358 You got a ton of money in that thing. You got a ton of money in that thing.
74 00:03:49,360 00:03:50,192 Yeah. Yeah.
75 00:03:50,194 00:03:52,060 And we've been waiting, what, how long now And we've been waiting, what, how long now
76 00:03:52,062 00:03:53,694 To find out what's in there? To find out what's in there?
77 00:03:53,696 00:03:55,328 Two years. Two years.
78 00:03:55,330 00:03:57,196 You know, I really think You know, I really think
79 00:03:57,198 00:03:58,830 That there might be some good gold over there. That there might be some good gold over there.
80 00:03:58,832 00:04:01,065 I think that's [bleep] fantasy land, parker. I think that's [bleep] fantasy land, parker.
81 00:04:01,067 00:04:02,399 Narrator: Two seasons ago, Narrator: Two seasons ago,
82 00:04:02,401 00:04:05,168 Against foreman gene cheeseman's advice, Against foreman gene cheeseman's advice,
83 00:04:05,170 00:04:09,272 Parker spent over $100,000 to strip fantasy land. Parker spent over $100,000 to strip fantasy land.
84 00:04:09,274 00:04:12,041 Parker: It's a bit of a risk. You know, we are taking a gamble Parker: It's a bit of a risk. You know, we are taking a gamble
85 00:04:12,043 00:04:12,741 Here with it. Here with it.
86 00:04:12,743 00:04:14,209 But we're gonna give it a shot. But we're gonna give it a shot.
87 00:04:14,211 00:04:16,778 Narrator: Initially, it paid out well. Narrator: Initially, it paid out well.
88 00:04:16,780 00:04:19,313 How's that for fantasy land? How's that for fantasy land?
89 00:04:19,315 00:04:21,315 That's, like, a proper nugget. That's, like, a proper nugget.
90 00:04:21,317 00:04:23,116 But for two years now... But for two years now...
91 00:04:23,118 00:04:24,517 What the [bleep] What the [bleep]
92 00:04:24,519 00:04:25,618 Broke the shank off. Broke the shank off.
93 00:04:25,620 00:04:27,786 ...Permafrost has frozen him out. ...Permafrost has frozen him out.
94 00:04:27,788 00:04:30,588 The gold we need is right there. The gold we need is right there.
95 00:04:30,590 00:04:32,823 It's just frozen. It's just frozen.
96 00:04:35,360 00:04:37,760 Oh, fantasy land, fantasy land. Oh, fantasy land, fantasy land.
97 00:04:37,762 00:04:40,629 This is the best opportunity we've ever had, you know. This is the best opportunity we've ever had, you know.
98 00:04:40,631 00:04:42,397 I think it should be thawed by now. I think it should be thawed by now.
99 00:04:42,399 00:04:45,032 I mean, it's been sitting for over a year. I mean, it's been sitting for over a year.
100 00:04:45,034 00:04:48,368 Kind of feel like we should take it. Kind of feel like we should take it.
101 00:04:48,370 00:04:50,970 You'll just need to prep a road and put a pump in, huh? You'll just need to prep a road and put a pump in, huh?
102 00:04:50,972 00:04:53,172 That's it, man. Then it's ready to go. That's it, man. Then it's ready to go.
103 00:04:53,174 00:04:54,273 We can do it in three days. We can do it in three days.
104 00:04:54,275 00:04:55,707 We can make it happen. You reckon? We can make it happen. You reckon?
105 00:04:55,709 00:04:56,741 Yeah. It's a bit of a haul. Yeah. It's a bit of a haul.
106 00:04:56,743 00:05:00,644 It is, but we'll put the people on it, hammer down -- It is, but we'll put the people on it, hammer down --
107 00:05:00,646 00:05:02,078 Three days. Three days.
108 00:05:02,080 00:05:03,546 All right. Cool. All right. Cool.
109 00:05:03,548 00:05:06,448 All right. Three days of hauling pay ain't the end of the world. All right. Three days of hauling pay ain't the end of the world.
110 00:05:06,450 00:05:07,782 No. Good call, rick. No. Good call, rick.
111 00:05:07,784 00:05:08,682 Thanks, buddy. Thanks, buddy.
112 00:05:08,684 00:05:10,316 As much as I hate it. As much as I hate it.
113 00:05:10,318 00:05:12,618 As much as it pains me. As much as it pains me.
114 00:05:12,620 00:05:14,386 [ laughs ] [ laughs ]
115 00:05:14,388 00:05:15,520 Now it's thawed, Now it's thawed,
116 00:05:15,522 00:05:18,689 The 50,000 square feet of virgin ground The 50,000 square feet of virgin ground
117 00:05:18,691 00:05:21,892 Should be easy pickings. Should be easy pickings.
118 00:05:21,894 00:05:24,194 Rick rallies the troops. Rick rallies the troops.
119 00:05:24,196 00:05:25,061 Gonna get it done. Gonna get it done.
120 00:05:25,063 00:05:27,096 And I think it's gonna be just what we need to get us And I think it's gonna be just what we need to get us
121 00:05:27,098 00:05:29,898 Past our season total and whup todd hoffman's ass. Past our season total and whup todd hoffman's ass.
122 00:05:29,900 00:05:32,800 So I'd say let's just hit it with everything we've got So I'd say let's just hit it with everything we've got
123 00:05:32,802 00:05:34,101 And get it done. And get it done.
124 00:05:34,103 00:05:35,502 Let's do it. Let's go. Let's do it. Let's go.
125 00:05:35,504 00:05:36,803 Whoo! Whoo!
126 00:05:38,606 00:05:41,673 Narrator: To keep the plant fed, four rock trucks Narrator: To keep the plant fed, four rock trucks
127 00:05:41,675 00:05:44,175 Have to haul 160 loads of dirt Have to haul 160 loads of dirt
128 00:05:44,177 00:05:47,611 For each of the next three days. For each of the next three days.
129 00:05:48,513 00:05:51,380 Parker: This whole cut, I mean, if we can get all this around that, Parker: This whole cut, I mean, if we can get all this around that,
130 00:05:51,382 00:05:54,716 It's gonna really be a big boost for us. It's gonna really be a big boost for us.
131 00:05:54,718 00:05:56,718 Rick: There it is, mitch. Rick: There it is, mitch.
132 00:05:56,720 00:05:58,619 First load of pay out of fantasy land. First load of pay out of fantasy land.
133 00:05:58,621 00:06:00,287 About time, huh? About time, huh?
134 00:06:00,289 00:06:00,954 Whoo! Whoo!
135 00:06:00,956 00:06:04,123 You probably thought this day was never gonna come. You probably thought this day was never gonna come.
136 00:06:06,060 00:06:09,027 We hope it's got everything we need to get 3,000 ounces We hope it's got everything we need to get 3,000 ounces
137 00:06:09,029 00:06:11,496 And beat the hoffmans this season. And beat the hoffmans this season.
138 00:06:11,498 00:06:14,131 That's parker's big goal. That's parker's big goal.
139 00:06:14,133 00:06:15,899 That's the goal we've set for our team, That's the goal we've set for our team,
140 00:06:15,901 00:06:19,068 And it's what we're gonna make happen with this cut here, And it's what we're gonna make happen with this cut here,
141 00:06:19,070 00:06:20,736 Hopefully. Hopefully.
142 00:06:20,738 00:06:23,572 Parker: Nice to be finally sluicing it, you know? Parker: Nice to be finally sluicing it, you know?
143 00:06:23,574 00:06:25,407 Not the way I want to do it. Not the way I want to do it.
144 00:06:25,409 00:06:27,742 And, you know, we're deviating from the plan And, you know, we're deviating from the plan
145 00:06:27,744 00:06:30,111 Quite a bit by trucking it and all that. Quite a bit by trucking it and all that.
146 00:06:30,113 00:06:33,147 But hopefully it pays off. But hopefully it pays off.
147 00:06:42,224 00:06:44,691 It's a really, really important time. It's a really, really important time.
148 00:06:44,693 00:06:46,592 We need to reach our goals. We need to reach our goals.
149 00:06:46,594 00:06:49,461 Narrator: At mckinnon creek, the hoffman crew Narrator: At mckinnon creek, the hoffman crew
150 00:06:49,463 00:06:51,729 Is back to mining their supercut. Is back to mining their supercut.
151 00:06:51,731 00:06:55,065 But for the last four weeks, their enormous cut But for the last four weeks, their enormous cut
152 00:06:55,067 00:06:58,701 Has failed to produce the 200 ounces of gold Has failed to produce the 200 ounces of gold
153 00:06:58,703 00:07:00,235 They need a week They need a week
154 00:07:00,237 00:07:02,270 To hit their 2,700 ounce, To hit their 2,700 ounce,
155 00:07:02,272 00:07:05,239 $3 million season goal. $3 million season goal.
156 00:07:05,241 00:07:06,873 Pierce: With the amount of dirt we've run, Pierce: With the amount of dirt we've run,
157 00:07:06,875 00:07:10,843 We should have many thousands of ounces, We should have many thousands of ounces,
158 00:07:10,845 00:07:14,780 But just hasn't worked out that way this year. But just hasn't worked out that way this year.
159 00:07:17,417 00:07:19,083 Narrator: For the first time this season, Narrator: For the first time this season,
160 00:07:19,085 00:07:24,521 Todd hoffman has fallen behind his young rival, parker. Todd hoffman has fallen behind his young rival, parker.
161 00:07:24,523 00:07:26,789 To catch up, he has to figure out To catch up, he has to figure out
162 00:07:26,791 00:07:29,458 What they're doing wrong in the supercut. What they're doing wrong in the supercut.
163 00:07:29,460 00:07:31,393 I mean, I don't have to tell you guys this, I mean, I don't have to tell you guys this,
164 00:07:31,395 00:07:35,864 But 2,700, in my estimation, is slipping away. But 2,700, in my estimation, is slipping away.
165 00:07:35,866 00:07:37,565 Part of the reason why I mined here Part of the reason why I mined here
166 00:07:37,567 00:07:38,933 Is 'cause I had drill holes. Is 'cause I had drill holes.
167 00:07:38,935 00:07:41,068 This didn't mine like it drilled. This didn't mine like it drilled.
168 00:07:41,070 00:07:41,968 Plain and simple. Plain and simple.
169 00:07:41,970 00:07:45,204 If it did, I'd be kicking parker's ass. If it did, I'd be kicking parker's ass.
170 00:07:45,206 00:07:47,239 This hole right here is 12 ounces per 100. This hole right here is 12 ounces per 100.
171 00:07:47,241 00:07:50,075 There should be a lot more gold in that sluice box, There should be a lot more gold in that sluice box,
172 00:07:50,077 00:07:52,243 According to the drill holes. According to the drill holes.
173 00:07:52,245 00:07:55,946 The gold just wasn't in the dirt. The gold just wasn't in the dirt.
174 00:07:55,948 00:07:57,614 You wanna know what we ought to do? You wanna know what we ought to do?
175 00:07:57,616 00:08:00,783 We ought to go out there and take a really good look at it. We ought to go out there and take a really good look at it.
176 00:08:00,785 00:08:03,318 We could do some test pans in there at bedrock. We could do some test pans in there at bedrock.
177 00:08:03,320 00:08:05,086 Sound good? Yeah. Sound good? Yeah.
178 00:08:05,088 00:08:06,520 Let's do it. Let's do it.
179 00:08:07,289 00:08:09,022 Narrator: Dave heads out to test an area Narrator: Dave heads out to test an area
180 00:08:09,024 00:08:14,460 Of the cut they thought they'd picked clean. Of the cut they thought they'd picked clean.
181 00:08:14,462 00:08:16,228 Turin: So this is bedrock. Turin: So this is bedrock.
182 00:08:16,230 00:08:18,430 And sometimes the gold can settle down And sometimes the gold can settle down
183 00:08:18,432 00:08:22,901 In between these rocks that are laying sideways. In between these rocks that are laying sideways.
184 00:08:22,903 00:08:25,770 So I'm just gonna test here, So I'm just gonna test here,
185 00:08:25,772 00:08:28,173 See if we left any gold in here. See if we left any gold in here.
186 00:08:28,175 00:08:31,309 This could be the difference in our season. This could be the difference in our season.
187 00:08:34,247 00:08:35,846 See that? See there? See that? See there?
188 00:08:35,848 00:08:39,649 There's probably 25 pieces of gold in that. There's probably 25 pieces of gold in that.
189 00:08:39,651 00:08:42,418 Multiply this by 100,000 -- Multiply this by 100,000 --
190 00:08:42,420 00:08:44,987 That's a lot of gold. That's a lot of gold.
191 00:08:44,989 00:08:47,389 We're going after 2,700 ounces. We're going after 2,700 ounces.
192 00:08:47,391 00:08:49,324 We spent hundreds of thousands of dollars We spent hundreds of thousands of dollars
193 00:08:49,326 00:08:53,027 To get to this point, and we start leaving gold. To get to this point, and we start leaving gold.
194 00:08:53,029 00:08:55,162 That's bad. That's bad.
195 00:08:55,864 00:09:00,233 Narrator: It's logan's job to get all of the gold-rich pay dirt Narrator: It's logan's job to get all of the gold-rich pay dirt
196 00:09:00,235 00:09:01,267 Out of the supercut. Out of the supercut.
197 00:09:01,269 00:09:03,569 We got a little bit of a problem. We got a little bit of a problem.
198 00:09:03,571 00:09:05,904 What's that? At the other end, What's that? At the other end,
199 00:09:05,906 00:09:07,805 What we thought was done -- What we thought was done --
200 00:09:07,807 00:09:10,741 This is what we're leaving behind. This is what we're leaving behind.
201 00:09:10,743 00:09:11,508 Shoot. Shoot.
202 00:09:11,510 00:09:15,378 It's way too much gold to be leaving in this cut. It's way too much gold to be leaving in this cut.
203 00:09:15,380 00:09:16,912 Well, what was it in? Well, what was it in?
204 00:09:16,914 00:09:20,715 I'll show you what it's in. It's kind of a weird deal. I'll show you what it's in. It's kind of a weird deal.
205 00:09:20,717 00:09:23,150 See this kind of stuff? See this kind of stuff?
206 00:09:24,953 00:09:26,585 It's this bedrock. It's this bedrock.
207 00:09:26,587 00:09:30,088 In here, try to get in these brown spots In here, try to get in these brown spots
208 00:09:30,090 00:09:31,055 And dig it deep. And dig it deep.
209 00:09:31,057 00:09:32,990 Throw it in trucks. Let's get it going. Throw it in trucks. Let's get it going.
210 00:09:32,992 00:09:33,957 Pierce: All right. Pierce: All right.
211 00:09:33,959 00:09:35,925 Okay, man. See ya. Okay, man. See ya.
212 00:09:38,062 00:09:39,528 I can't be too hard on logan. I can't be too hard on logan.
213 00:09:39,530 00:09:43,431 This is the first year he's actually digging bedrock. This is the first year he's actually digging bedrock.
214 00:09:43,433 00:09:45,065 So it's a learning curve So it's a learning curve
215 00:09:45,067 00:09:48,168 That you can't leave that much gold in this cut. That you can't leave that much gold in this cut.
216 00:09:48,170 00:09:52,138 This is our year, and we've got to get better at it. This is our year, and we've got to get better at it.
217 00:09:53,574 00:09:57,008 I'm okay with leaving one or two color pans behind, I'm okay with leaving one or two color pans behind,
218 00:09:57,010 00:10:00,211 But that was 20 colors, and they were big colors. But that was 20 colors, and they were big colors.
219 00:10:00,213 00:10:04,114 It's -- that's the kind of gold that adds up. It's -- that's the kind of gold that adds up.
220 00:10:08,353 00:10:10,886 Narrator: Mining more bedrock could be the key Narrator: Mining more bedrock could be the key
221 00:10:10,888 00:10:15,123 To turning the hoffman crew's season around. To turning the hoffman crew's season around.
222 00:10:17,160 00:10:21,061 Hiatt: Hey, dave, check out the bedrock going up big green ugly Hiatt: Hey, dave, check out the bedrock going up big green ugly
223 00:10:21,063 00:10:22,062 Right now. Right now.
224 00:10:22,064 00:10:24,364 Holy crap. That's the biggest bedrock Holy crap. That's the biggest bedrock
225 00:10:24,366 00:10:27,066 And the best bedrock we've seen this whole season. And the best bedrock we've seen this whole season.
226 00:10:27,068 00:10:29,668 I haven't seen this kind of bedrock yet. I haven't seen this kind of bedrock yet.
227 00:10:29,670 00:10:31,202 That's where the gold should be. That's where the gold should be.
228 00:10:31,204 00:10:32,770 That's some nice bedrock, huh? That's some nice bedrock, huh?
229 00:10:32,772 00:10:35,739 See it running with these round quartz? See it running with these round quartz?
230 00:10:35,741 00:10:37,207 Oh. Where they meet, huh? Oh. Where they meet, huh?
231 00:10:37,209 00:10:39,042 Where they meet. Where they meet.
232 00:10:39,044 00:10:40,777 Should be good. Should be good.
233 00:10:40,779 00:10:44,247 Narrator: Back in the cut... Narrator: Back in the cut...
234 00:10:45,917 00:10:47,583 Pierce: Oh. Pierce: Oh.
235 00:10:47,585 00:10:50,619 I just got a lot of wood. I just got a lot of wood.
236 00:10:52,823 00:10:55,256 Holy frick. Holy frick.
237 00:10:55,258 00:10:58,125 Looks like a lot of wood is just stuck right here. Looks like a lot of wood is just stuck right here.
238 00:10:58,127 00:11:01,695 But it's on bedrock, where our best gold is. But it's on bedrock, where our best gold is.
239 00:11:01,697 00:11:03,530 My best judgement is get as much gold My best judgement is get as much gold
240 00:11:03,532 00:11:06,733 Up to that plant as possible, so I'm gonna send it. Up to that plant as possible, so I'm gonna send it.
241 00:11:06,735 00:11:09,635 It's my job, moving pay dirt. It's my job, moving pay dirt.
242 00:11:11,805 00:11:15,273 [ sighs ] are you kidding me? [ sighs ] are you kidding me?
243 00:11:22,348 00:11:25,048 Hey, what's with this crap you're sending me? Hey, what's with this crap you're sending me?
244 00:11:25,050 00:11:27,383 It's, like, all loaded with wood. It's, like, all loaded with wood.
245 00:11:27,385 00:11:30,319 I can run this garbage through the wash plant. I can run this garbage through the wash plant.
246 00:11:30,321 00:11:31,620 It's definitely big, kevin. It's definitely big, kevin.
247 00:11:31,622 00:11:34,155 I wouldn't send you anything that's not pay. I wouldn't send you anything that's not pay.
248 00:11:34,157 00:11:36,423 There's wood in it, but it's pay. There's wood in it, but it's pay.
249 00:11:36,425 00:11:39,192 Dude, next time you see a truck full of wood, Dude, next time you see a truck full of wood,
250 00:11:39,194 00:11:43,429 Tell 'em to go dump it off the overburden pile. Tell 'em to go dump it off the overburden pile.
251 00:11:43,431 00:11:45,531 He loves to complain. He loves to complain.
252 00:11:45,533 00:11:48,767 If this cut has wood, it has bedrock. If this cut has wood, it has bedrock.
253 00:11:48,769 00:11:51,269 Sorry. Tough luck. Sorry. Tough luck.
254 00:11:51,271 00:11:53,471 He can deal with it. He can deal with it.
255 00:12:01,781 00:12:05,282 [ wash plant rumbling ] [ wash plant rumbling ]
256 00:12:05,284 00:12:07,250 Freddy! Freddy!
257 00:12:07,252 00:12:09,051 That's not good. That's not good.
258 00:12:09,053 00:12:11,920 Stop the feeder! It's jammed up the chute! Stop the feeder! It's jammed up the chute!
259 00:12:11,922 00:12:13,554 Need to shut the feeder down! Need to shut the feeder down!
260 00:12:13,556 00:12:15,722 You got it? Down! You got it? Down!
261 00:12:16,257 00:12:18,557 Got rocks piling in there. Got rocks piling in there.
262 00:12:18,559 00:12:21,660 Holy frick! Holy frick!
263 00:12:34,341 00:12:37,475 Oh, I tell ya what, it won't break! Oh, I tell ya what, it won't break!
264 00:12:37,477 00:12:38,042 Wow. Wow.
265 00:12:38,044 00:12:41,412 Narrator: Mckinnon creek is at a standstill. Narrator: Mckinnon creek is at a standstill.
266 00:12:41,414 00:12:44,748 The hoffman crew's tailing chute is jammed. The hoffman crew's tailing chute is jammed.
267 00:12:44,750 00:12:46,616 Do you see what there is? Do you see what there is?
268 00:12:46,618 00:12:47,483 There's a log. What? There's a log. What?
269 00:12:47,485 00:12:50,419 Dodge: Chunk of wood, it was stuck, and then the rock. Dodge: Chunk of wood, it was stuck, and then the rock.
270 00:12:50,421 00:12:54,990 Why is there a piece -- like a log? Why is there a piece -- like a log?
271 00:12:54,992 00:12:56,624 Oh, my god, look at that thing. Oh, my god, look at that thing.
272 00:12:56,626 00:12:58,626 Tell ya what, it won't break. Tell ya what, it won't break.
273 00:12:58,628 00:13:00,294 Jack: It's flat wedged. Jack: It's flat wedged.
274 00:13:00,296 00:13:02,429 Got a lot of weight behind it. Careful, though. Got a lot of weight behind it. Careful, though.
275 00:13:02,431 00:13:06,299 When that breaks loose, it'll bury this. When that breaks loose, it'll bury this.
276 00:13:07,835 00:13:12,204 Narrator: Kevin heads into the cut to settle a score. Narrator: Kevin heads into the cut to settle a score.
277 00:13:12,206 00:13:13,605 Hiatt: Can't get gold if you're broke down, Hiatt: Can't get gold if you're broke down,
278 00:13:13,607 00:13:16,841 So apparently logan didn't think I was serious. So apparently logan didn't think I was serious.
279 00:13:16,843 00:13:18,576 I'll take care of this right now. I'll take care of this right now.
280 00:13:18,578 00:13:22,546 You see this? Look at that. You see this? Look at that.
281 00:13:24,917 00:13:26,016 Guess what? Guess what?
282 00:13:26,018 00:13:27,851 That's a frickin' break-down right there. That's a frickin' break-down right there.
283 00:13:27,853 00:13:28,952 I've already had to shut down I've already had to shut down
284 00:13:28,954 00:13:32,488 Because something gets stuck in the wash plant. Because something gets stuck in the wash plant.
285 00:13:32,490 00:13:36,625 I've loaded 1,500 trucks a week for 10 weeks. I've loaded 1,500 trucks a week for 10 weeks.
286 00:13:36,627 00:13:39,060 That's 15,000 trucks, kevin. That's 15,000 trucks, kevin.
287 00:13:39,062 00:13:41,429 So you get five trucks of this [bleep] So you get five trucks of this [bleep]
288 00:13:41,431 00:13:42,129 I don't care. I don't care.
289 00:13:42,131 00:13:46,066 Hey. There's the hill. Dump it freaking over the hill! Hey. There's the hill. Dump it freaking over the hill!
290 00:13:46,068 00:13:47,367 I don't decide what's in this cut. I don't decide what's in this cut.
291 00:13:47,369 00:13:51,237 I don't need this crap. Go dump it over the edge. I don't need this crap. Go dump it over the edge.
292 00:13:53,541 00:13:55,707 Narrator: Every hour the plant is down Narrator: Every hour the plant is down
293 00:13:55,709 00:14:00,545 Costs todd and crew thousands of dollars in gold. Costs todd and crew thousands of dollars in gold.
294 00:14:00,547 00:14:04,081 The world's toughest piece of ancient wood. The world's toughest piece of ancient wood.
295 00:14:04,083 00:14:06,683 It's moving it. It's moving it.
296 00:14:08,219 00:14:11,753 Jack: Whatever you're doing, it's working. Jack: Whatever you're doing, it's working.
297 00:14:21,131 00:14:22,196 Turin: Did you get it? Turin: Did you get it?
298 00:14:22,198 00:14:23,130 Dodge: Yeah, we got it. Dodge: Yeah, we got it.
299 00:14:23,132 00:14:24,831 That went right through the grizzly bark. That went right through the grizzly bark.
300 00:14:24,833 00:14:28,634 Todd: Well, hopefully we didn't damage this conveyer. Todd: Well, hopefully we didn't damage this conveyer.
301 00:14:28,636 00:14:30,469 We could have jammed this up. We could have jammed this up.
302 00:14:30,471 00:14:32,070 We could have even broke the shaker. We could have even broke the shaker.
303 00:14:32,072 00:14:33,137 We could have broke the conveyer. We could have broke the conveyer.
304 00:14:33,139 00:14:35,739 There's a lot of things that could have happened. There's a lot of things that could have happened.
305 00:14:35,741 00:14:37,307 But luckily we were on it. But luckily we were on it.
306 00:14:37,309 00:14:40,276 So that's good. All clear! So that's good. All clear!
307 00:14:44,615 00:14:48,049 Narrator: Crisis averted, the crew quickly gets back Narrator: Crisis averted, the crew quickly gets back
308 00:14:48,051 00:14:51,585 To running bedrock through monster red. To running bedrock through monster red.
309 00:14:54,423 00:14:56,089 It's important that we stay on pace It's important that we stay on pace
310 00:14:56,091 00:14:58,458 And keep reaching our goals every week. And keep reaching our goals every week.
311 00:14:58,460 00:15:01,160 In order to do that, we got to keep this plant running. In order to do that, we got to keep this plant running.
312 00:15:01,162 00:15:03,662 We have to stay focused when we're running it We have to stay focused when we're running it
313 00:15:03,664 00:15:06,631 And just watch everything constantly. And just watch everything constantly.
314 00:15:20,480 00:15:23,414 Narrator: There's only a month left in the season, Narrator: There's only a month left in the season,
315 00:15:23,416 00:15:27,551 And tony beets has only 447 ounces, And tony beets has only 447 ounces,
316 00:15:27,553 00:15:30,587 Worth less than half a million dollars. Worth less than half a million dollars.
317 00:15:30,589 00:15:35,224 He's less than halfway to his 900-ounce goal. He's less than halfway to his 900-ounce goal.
318 00:15:35,226 00:15:39,061 His dredge project is in trouble. His dredge project is in trouble.
319 00:16:07,491 00:16:08,256 We've got the potential We've got the potential
320 00:16:08,258 00:16:10,625 To get some more speed out of the bucket line here. To get some more speed out of the bucket line here.
321 00:16:10,627 00:16:12,293 Should be able to make it go quicker. Should be able to make it go quicker.
322 00:16:12,295 00:16:13,260 We been kind of coasting. We been kind of coasting.
323 00:16:13,262 00:16:15,395 And, I mean, you got to walk before you run, And, I mean, you got to walk before you run,
324 00:16:15,397 00:16:17,964 But it's time to pick it up. But it's time to pick it up.
325 00:16:17,966 00:16:19,732 More buckets a minute means more gold. More buckets a minute means more gold.
326 00:16:19,734 00:16:24,303 I think it's time to try and push it a little more. I think it's time to try and push it a little more.
327 00:16:27,174 00:16:29,407 My concern would be is that this old machine My concern would be is that this old machine
328 00:16:29,409 00:16:30,708 Wasn't designed to run that fast. Wasn't designed to run that fast.
329 00:16:30,710 00:16:34,078 I'd be pushing that motor past it's nameplate rating, I'd be pushing that motor past it's nameplate rating,
330 00:16:34,080 00:16:35,145 But we cou-- But we cou--
331 00:16:35,147 00:16:37,413 No, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no.
332 00:16:41,652 00:16:43,284 I don't think we're gonna make it self-destruct I don't think we're gonna make it self-destruct
333 00:16:43,286 00:16:45,853 Right off the bat. Just, let's try it. Right off the bat. Just, let's try it.
334 00:16:46,322 00:16:49,823 Narrator: The only way for electrician jason folster Narrator: The only way for electrician jason folster
335 00:16:49,825 00:16:52,792 To increase the speed of the bucket line To increase the speed of the bucket line
336 00:16:52,794 00:16:55,461 Is to override the safety settings Is to override the safety settings
337 00:16:55,463 00:16:56,562 On its motors. On its motors.
338 00:16:56,564 00:16:58,864 Cheeseman: Hey, jason, bump this thing up. Cheeseman: Hey, jason, bump this thing up.
339 00:16:58,866 00:17:01,333 I have my concerns about the old equipment, but... I have my concerns about the old equipment, but...
340 00:17:01,335 00:17:02,734 Yeah, well, I get it, Yeah, well, I get it,
341 00:17:02,736 00:17:04,335 But I don't -- I think it was built pretty heavy, But I don't -- I think it was built pretty heavy,
342 00:17:04,337 00:17:06,270 And, you know, as long as this stuff can handle it... And, you know, as long as this stuff can handle it...
343 00:17:06,272 00:17:08,305 We haven't done it before because we didn't really know We haven't done it before because we didn't really know
344 00:17:08,307 00:17:11,341 How hard to push this machine, but I can reprogram it. How hard to push this machine, but I can reprogram it.
345 00:17:11,343 00:17:14,844 We can get probably another 25%, 30% out of it. We can get probably another 25%, 30% out of it.
346 00:17:14,846 00:17:17,546 Now we're gonna push it to the max. Now we're gonna push it to the max.
347 00:17:18,849 00:17:21,416 All right. Let's go see if it works. All right. Let's go see if it works.
348 00:17:22,685 00:17:25,252 Fire her up and see what happens. Fire her up and see what happens.
349 00:17:29,891 00:17:34,159 The bucket line immediately picks up speed. The bucket line immediately picks up speed.
350 00:17:37,964 00:17:40,197 Cheeseman: I always wondered what the potential was, Cheeseman: I always wondered what the potential was,
351 00:17:40,199 00:17:41,898 And knowing it, we should be able And knowing it, we should be able
352 00:17:41,900 00:17:44,200 To get more speed out of it. To get more speed out of it.
353 00:17:50,474 00:17:53,575 Can you time the buckets, monica, real quick? Can you time the buckets, monica, real quick?
354 00:17:53,577 00:17:54,943 Yes. Yes.
355 00:17:59,149 00:18:02,917 Full round, that was 2 minutes and 15 seconds. Full round, that was 2 minutes and 15 seconds.
356 00:18:02,919 00:18:05,786 So 35 a minute. So 35 a minute.
357 00:18:06,188 00:18:09,189 Yeah, I know that. Twelve buckets a minute more. Yeah, I know that. Twelve buckets a minute more.
358 00:18:09,991 00:18:12,925 Narrator: By speeding up the buckets by 30%, Narrator: By speeding up the buckets by 30%,
359 00:18:12,927 00:18:17,896 Production jumps form 100 to 130 yards per hour. Production jumps form 100 to 130 yards per hour.
360 00:18:17,898 00:18:20,064 Thinking we should do a test for 48 hours Thinking we should do a test for 48 hours
361 00:18:20,066 00:18:22,533 And see if we have much difference in our recovery, And see if we have much difference in our recovery,
362 00:18:22,535 00:18:23,934 You know. You know.
363 00:18:28,775 00:18:30,474 Gene plans to run the dredge Gene plans to run the dredge
364 00:18:30,476 00:18:33,076 At high speed for the next two days At high speed for the next two days
365 00:18:33,078 00:18:36,012 To see if it can deliver the gold tony needs To see if it can deliver the gold tony needs
366 00:18:36,014 00:18:39,949 Before winter hits the klondike. Before winter hits the klondike.
367 00:18:39,951 00:18:44,320 He supervises as matt beaudry and montana bailey He supervises as matt beaudry and montana bailey
368 00:18:44,322 00:18:46,322 Start the first shift. Start the first shift.
369 00:18:46,324 00:18:48,524 Yeah, those rocks come up quite a bit quicker, eh? Yeah, those rocks come up quite a bit quicker, eh?
370 00:18:48,526 00:18:49,725 It's like operating anything -- It's like operating anything --
371 00:18:49,727 00:18:51,993 It's going faster, you got to pay more attention. It's going faster, you got to pay more attention.
372 00:18:51,995 00:18:52,827 So... So...
373 00:18:52,829 00:18:56,664 So is this old dredge gonna be able to handle this speed, So is this old dredge gonna be able to handle this speed,
374 00:18:56,666 00:18:58,432 Like all the wenches Like all the wenches
375 00:18:58,434 00:18:59,966 And the motors and stuff like that? And the motors and stuff like that?
376 00:18:59,968 00:19:02,201 I don't think -- it's not like we're going light speed here. I don't think -- it's not like we're going light speed here.
377 00:19:02,203 00:19:04,269 We're just -- it's -- yeah, I know it's old We're just -- it's -- yeah, I know it's old
378 00:19:04,271 00:19:06,838 And everything else, but they built stuff tough back then, And everything else, but they built stuff tough back then,
379 00:19:06,840 00:19:08,673 And all the stuff I read up on the thing And all the stuff I read up on the thing
380 00:19:08,675 00:19:12,710 Is they were doing 30 -- 30-plus buckets a minute out before. Is they were doing 30 -- 30-plus buckets a minute out before.
381 00:19:12,712 00:19:15,212 So why can't we do it? Yeah. So why can't we do it? Yeah.
382 00:19:16,615 00:19:18,381 I'm pretty aware of what's going on, I'm pretty aware of what's going on,
383 00:19:18,383 00:19:23,619 So as long as you pay attention, watch your stuff. So as long as you pay attention, watch your stuff.
384 00:19:25,789 00:19:29,423 Hey, montana, we got a rock coming, so just watch up there. Hey, montana, we got a rock coming, so just watch up there.
385 00:19:29,425 00:19:32,959 Bailey: Oh, it's a good one, eh? Gonna check it out? Bailey: Oh, it's a good one, eh? Gonna check it out?
386 00:19:35,063 00:19:38,631 Matt lowers the grizzly bars to keep a big rock Matt lowers the grizzly bars to keep a big rock
387 00:19:38,633 00:19:41,900 From falling down into the trommel. From falling down into the trommel.
388 00:19:46,106 00:19:48,773 [bleep] it's busted, matt! [bleep] it's busted, matt!
389 00:19:48,775 00:19:50,341 It's busted! It's busted!
390 00:19:50,343 00:19:52,509 [bleep] [bleep]
391 00:20:06,825 00:20:07,390 [bleep] [bleep]
392 00:20:07,392 00:20:11,994 Narrator: Just three hours into their two-day speed test Narrator: Just three hours into their two-day speed test
393 00:20:11,996 00:20:13,428 On the dredge, On the dredge,
394 00:20:13,430 00:20:14,595 Tony beets' crew Tony beets' crew
395 00:20:14,597 00:20:18,098 Has destroyed their grizzly bars. Has destroyed their grizzly bars.
396 00:20:23,505 00:20:27,073 Because the bucket line's moving quicker now, Because the bucket line's moving quicker now,
397 00:20:27,075 00:20:29,208 The grizzly never had enough time The grizzly never had enough time
398 00:20:29,210 00:20:30,342 To flip itself up. To flip itself up.
399 00:20:30,344 00:20:33,011 The next bucket came and hit that rock, The next bucket came and hit that rock,
400 00:20:33,013 00:20:36,581 Which hit the grizzly and broke it. Which hit the grizzly and broke it.
401 00:20:37,917 00:20:41,685 Narrator: The grizzly bars are designed to prevent boulders Narrator: The grizzly bars are designed to prevent boulders
402 00:20:41,687 00:20:42,952 From entering the trommel From entering the trommel
403 00:20:42,954 00:20:46,322 By diverting them down the boulder chute. By diverting them down the boulder chute.
404 00:20:46,324 00:20:50,426 But now, the buckets are running 30% faster, But now, the buckets are running 30% faster,
405 00:20:50,428 00:20:53,195 They were able to catch the big boulder, They were able to catch the big boulder,
406 00:20:53,197 00:20:55,130 But it got caught on the next bucket. But it got caught on the next bucket.
407 00:20:55,132 00:21:01,102 The force of the bucket line has cracked the hinge mechanism. The force of the bucket line has cracked the hinge mechanism.
408 00:21:15,084 00:21:17,184 [bleep] thing. [bleep] thing.
409 00:21:17,920 00:21:19,452 I knew something was gonna happen I knew something was gonna happen
410 00:21:19,454 00:21:21,887 'cause it was going too good today. 'cause it was going too good today.
411 00:21:25,559 00:21:27,859 Narrator: Every hour the dredge is down, Narrator: Every hour the dredge is down,
412 00:21:27,861 00:21:31,863 Tony loses hundreds of dollars in gold. Tony loses hundreds of dollars in gold.
413 00:21:36,135 00:21:38,568 Yeah, that's good. Tony: [bleep] do it. Yeah, that's good. Tony: [bleep] do it.
414 00:21:38,570 00:21:41,537 Want to go open the gate? Want to go open the gate?
415 00:21:42,139 00:21:43,204 Narrator: The two-day trial Narrator: The two-day trial
416 00:21:43,206 00:21:47,208 Can't continue until matt has tested the grizzlies. Can't continue until matt has tested the grizzlies.
417 00:21:47,210 00:21:49,543 Beaudry: And put the grizzly down. Beaudry: And put the grizzly down.
418 00:21:51,380 00:21:52,879 Yeah. Yeah.
419 00:21:55,183 00:21:57,183 It works. It works.
420 00:21:57,185 00:22:00,419 Kind of a trial and error, with the speed bumped up. Kind of a trial and error, with the speed bumped up.
421 00:22:00,421 00:22:04,956 The buckets are moving faster, and [bleep] can happen. The buckets are moving faster, and [bleep] can happen.
422 00:22:08,695 00:22:13,731 Narrator: Matt finally restarts their test. Narrator: Matt finally restarts their test.
423 00:22:13,733 00:22:15,399 Beaudry: Back on, good to go. Beaudry: Back on, good to go.
424 00:22:15,401 00:22:18,635 Pretty much disaster diverted. Pretty much disaster diverted.
425 00:22:18,637 00:22:20,770 Dredge can't beat me. Dredge can't beat me.
426 00:22:35,052 00:22:36,051 Come on. Come on.
427 00:22:36,053 00:22:37,886 If we're gonna beat frickin' parker, If we're gonna beat frickin' parker,
428 00:22:37,888 00:22:40,688 We got to go harder than this. We got to go harder than this.
429 00:22:41,791 00:22:44,458 Narrator: To increase their weekly gold count, Narrator: To increase their weekly gold count,
430 00:22:44,460 00:22:45,225 The hoffman crew The hoffman crew
431 00:22:45,227 00:22:47,860 Has been digging deeper in the supercut. Has been digging deeper in the supercut.
432 00:22:47,862 00:22:51,864 They've been running bedrock for three days now. They've been running bedrock for three days now.
433 00:22:51,866 00:22:54,132 Hopefully this cleanup, coming up, Hopefully this cleanup, coming up,
434 00:22:54,134 00:22:57,101 Running all this bedrock will just be amazing Running all this bedrock will just be amazing
435 00:22:57,103 00:22:59,470 And one of our best. And one of our best.
436 00:23:01,807 00:23:04,374 [ wash plant creaking ] [ wash plant creaking ]
437 00:23:04,376 00:23:05,942 Turin! Turin!
438 00:23:08,780 00:23:11,380 Got something wrong. Got something wrong.
439 00:23:16,353 00:23:18,553 We've got something broke. We've got something broke.
440 00:23:18,555 00:23:20,421 Freddy dodge, you got to copy. Freddy dodge, you got to copy.
441 00:23:20,423 00:23:23,624 It's just noise coming out of this thing, It's just noise coming out of this thing,
442 00:23:23,626 00:23:26,727 And it was right out of the middle. And it was right out of the middle.
443 00:23:26,729 00:23:28,829 I got broken welds on this side. I got broken welds on this side.
444 00:23:28,831 00:23:32,065 Dodge: I got two on just this cross-support. Dodge: I got two on just this cross-support.
445 00:23:32,067 00:23:33,132 Oh, man. Oh, man.
446 00:23:33,134 00:23:36,168 They're cracking out at the top, too. They're cracking out at the top, too.
447 00:23:36,170 00:23:38,770 When the screen shakes, it's shaking thousands When the screen shakes, it's shaking thousands
448 00:23:38,772 00:23:40,538 And thousands of times an hour. And thousands of times an hour.
449 00:23:40,540 00:23:42,840 The sides of this screen are acting like they're trying The sides of this screen are acting like they're trying
450 00:23:42,842 00:23:46,376 To break themselves apart from one another. To break themselves apart from one another.
451 00:23:46,378 00:23:49,812 Narrator: To separate rocks from gold-rich material, Narrator: To separate rocks from gold-rich material,
452 00:23:49,814 00:23:55,951 Monster red's shaker vibrates 745 times per minute. Monster red's shaker vibrates 745 times per minute.
453 00:23:55,953 00:23:57,953 After two long seasons, After two long seasons,
454 00:23:57,955 00:24:01,189 The welds that hold the structure together The welds that hold the structure together
455 00:24:01,191 00:24:03,324 Have started to fail. Have started to fail.
456 00:24:03,326 00:24:05,125 If they don't fix the problem, If they don't fix the problem,
457 00:24:05,127 00:24:09,496 Their shaker will shake itself to pieces. Their shaker will shake itself to pieces.
458 00:24:11,166 00:24:12,031 Can we fix it or not? Can we fix it or not?
459 00:24:12,033 00:24:15,067 Turin: I think what we can do is try welding 'em up, fred, Turin: I think what we can do is try welding 'em up, fred,
460 00:24:15,069 00:24:16,868 But I don't know if that's gonna -- But I don't know if that's gonna --
461 00:24:16,870 00:24:17,802 How will we get it -- How will we get it --
462 00:24:17,804 00:24:19,937 Just welding them is not gonna do it. Just welding them is not gonna do it.
463 00:24:19,939 00:24:22,205 Because it broke these welds, right? Because it broke these welds, right?
464 00:24:22,207 00:24:23,773 There's a chance, the way this is wrecked, There's a chance, the way this is wrecked,
465 00:24:23,775 00:24:26,408 It won't make the rest of the season. It won't make the rest of the season.
466 00:24:28,445 00:24:30,812 Do we know of any other decks or anything? Do we know of any other decks or anything?
467 00:24:30,814 00:24:34,448 We'd never get one in time here before it freezes solid. We'd never get one in time here before it freezes solid.
468 00:24:34,450 00:24:35,549 Well, this -- this season Well, this -- this season
469 00:24:35,551 00:24:39,252 Just took a drastic turn for the frickin' worst. Just took a drastic turn for the frickin' worst.
470 00:24:39,254 00:24:41,387 All of our gold is sitting right here All of our gold is sitting right here
471 00:24:41,389 00:24:42,688 In this mountain of pay. In this mountain of pay.
472 00:24:42,690 00:24:43,822 And I don't care what it takes, And I don't care what it takes,
473 00:24:43,824 00:24:46,090 We're gonna get it through that freakin' plant We're gonna get it through that freakin' plant
474 00:24:46,092 00:24:47,391 If it kills us. If it kills us.
475 00:24:47,393 00:24:49,326 Or if it kills monster red. Or if it kills monster red.
476 00:24:49,328 00:24:52,862 Narrator: Without a replacement shaker for monster red, Narrator: Without a replacement shaker for monster red,
477 00:24:52,864 00:24:56,131 Freddy has to come up with a bush fix Freddy has to come up with a bush fix
478 00:24:56,133 00:24:58,700 And fast. And fast.
479 00:24:58,702 00:25:01,135 Dodge: The plan is, I'm gonna put two cables in here Dodge: The plan is, I'm gonna put two cables in here
480 00:25:01,137 00:25:04,905 As an "x" with tighteners on each end of the cables As an "x" with tighteners on each end of the cables
481 00:25:04,907 00:25:06,907 And pull it tight, pull it into itself, And pull it tight, pull it into itself,
482 00:25:06,909 00:25:10,477 And see if I can't control it from going sideways. And see if I can't control it from going sideways.
483 00:25:10,479 00:25:14,147 Narrator: By installing and then tightening four cables, Narrator: By installing and then tightening four cables,
484 00:25:14,149 00:25:18,050 Freddy plans to pull the joints back together Freddy plans to pull the joints back together
485 00:25:18,052 00:25:19,785 Before he re-welds them. Before he re-welds them.
486 00:25:19,787 00:25:21,219 He's hoping that the cross brace He's hoping that the cross brace
487 00:25:21,221 00:25:27,158 Will hold the shaker together for the rest of the season. Will hold the shaker together for the rest of the season.
488 00:25:27,160 00:25:30,494 Pull that tight, juan. Pull that tight, juan.
489 00:25:30,496 00:25:32,662 See if I can't knock a couple teeth out See if I can't knock a couple teeth out
490 00:25:32,664 00:25:35,498 With a wrench under here. With a wrench under here.
491 00:25:35,500 00:25:37,299 Oh! Oh!
492 00:25:38,368 00:25:43,471 How tight's it feel, kevin? Tighter than a guitar string? How tight's it feel, kevin? Tighter than a guitar string?
493 00:25:43,473 00:25:44,905 It's good. It's good.
494 00:25:45,941 00:25:48,574 It's not gonna fix it, but if I can slow it down, It's not gonna fix it, but if I can slow it down,
495 00:25:48,576 00:25:50,108 Then maybe more welds won't break. Then maybe more welds won't break.
496 00:25:50,110 00:25:52,243 Maybe we can get these other ones welded up, Maybe we can get these other ones welded up,
497 00:25:52,245 00:25:55,579 And maybe it'll make the season. And maybe it'll make the season.
498 00:25:55,581 00:25:59,382 Kevin and juan need to weld the deck back together. Kevin and juan need to weld the deck back together.
499 00:25:59,384 00:26:03,452 We're gonna have four, five hours of just welding on that. We're gonna have four, five hours of just welding on that.
500 00:26:03,454 00:26:05,220 Todd: Yes or no, can we fix it? Todd: Yes or no, can we fix it?
501 00:26:05,222 00:26:07,422 We're gonna fix it. Okay, fix it. We're gonna fix it. Okay, fix it.
502 00:26:07,424 00:26:08,556 Come on. Go. Come on. Go.
503 00:26:08,558 00:26:09,657 I just started. I just started.
504 00:26:09,659 00:26:10,758 There's a kid up the creek There's a kid up the creek
505 00:26:10,760 00:26:13,494 That's getting 2 more ounces than us an hour, That's getting 2 more ounces than us an hour,
506 00:26:13,496 00:26:16,129 So just get on it. So just get on it.
507 00:26:16,264 00:26:19,732 Hiatt: There's a lot of metal in here we have to look at. Hiatt: There's a lot of metal in here we have to look at.
508 00:26:28,709 00:26:31,009 So is that it for the shaker? That's it. So is that it for the shaker? That's it.
509 00:26:31,011 00:26:33,911 Those were the last welds we had to do. Those were the last welds we had to do.
510 00:26:33,913 00:26:34,845 Oh. Oh.
511 00:26:34,847 00:26:37,180 Good job, kevin. Good job. Good job, kevin. Good job.
512 00:26:39,851 00:26:42,084 Todd: Let's hope it holds. Todd: Let's hope it holds.
513 00:26:46,690 00:26:48,990 Do you hear that sound? Do you hear that sound?
514 00:26:54,330 00:26:56,630 Sounds like money. Yeah. Sounds like money. Yeah.
515 00:26:56,632 00:26:58,164 Looks good, dave. Looks good, dave.
516 00:26:58,166 00:27:01,000 Yeah. Everything's working. Yeah. Everything's working.
517 00:27:11,846 00:27:13,846 Croaker: Night shift is definitely considered Croaker: Night shift is definitely considered
518 00:27:13,848 00:27:15,447 The toughest shift around, The toughest shift around,
519 00:27:15,449 00:27:17,015 But it's our production shift. But it's our production shift.
520 00:27:17,017 00:27:19,917 It's when we make the most gold. It's when we make the most gold.
521 00:27:19,919 00:27:22,386 Narrator: At scribner creek, david croaker Narrator: At scribner creek, david croaker
522 00:27:22,388 00:27:24,454 Is in charge of the night shift, Is in charge of the night shift,
523 00:27:24,456 00:27:28,424 Running pay dirt from their fantasy land cut. Running pay dirt from their fantasy land cut.
524 00:27:28,426 00:27:31,727 Croaker: We sluice the most at night because there's no distractions. Croaker: We sluice the most at night because there's no distractions.
525 00:27:31,729 00:27:33,495 It's just go, go, go. It's just go, go, go.
526 00:27:33,497 00:27:34,929 Everybody else spends it. Everybody else spends it.
527 00:27:34,931 00:27:37,097 We make it on nights. We make it on nights.
528 00:27:37,099 00:27:38,431 Morning comes eventually, Morning comes eventually,
529 00:27:38,433 00:27:41,333 And day shift can do any of the maintenance and repairs And day shift can do any of the maintenance and repairs
530 00:27:41,335 00:27:43,468 They need to do. They need to do.
531 00:27:46,339 00:27:48,839 Narrator: Before the day shift takes over, Narrator: Before the day shift takes over,
532 00:27:48,841 00:27:52,943 Foreman rick does his daily inspection. Foreman rick does his daily inspection.
533 00:27:52,945 00:27:55,578 Holy [bleep] mitch! Holy [bleep] mitch!
534 00:27:55,580 00:27:57,746 Dude, you got to -- you got to look at this! Dude, you got to -- you got to look at this!
535 00:27:57,748 00:28:00,348 I don't like that look on your face. I don't like that look on your face.
536 00:28:00,350 00:28:03,317 Oh, [bleep] Oh, [bleep]
537 00:28:03,319 00:28:05,585 These screens are shot to [bleep] These screens are shot to [bleep]
538 00:28:05,587 00:28:07,687 How long you think they ran this like that? How long you think they ran this like that?
539 00:28:07,689 00:28:09,955 'cause I've never seen one this destroyed 'cause I've never seen one this destroyed
540 00:28:09,957 00:28:11,856 And still in there. And still in there.
541 00:28:11,858 00:28:15,926 It's not just the screens that are worn out. It's not just the screens that are worn out.
542 00:28:17,129 00:28:20,396 Our shaker deck is about destroyed. Our shaker deck is about destroyed.
543 00:28:20,398 00:28:25,335 See these giant holes I could put my whole hand inside of? See these giant holes I could put my whole hand inside of?
544 00:28:25,337 00:28:26,235 Not supposed to be that way. Not supposed to be that way.
545 00:28:26,237 00:28:29,004 What's happened here is, these crown bars have worn down, What's happened here is, these crown bars have worn down,
546 00:28:29,006 00:28:30,638 So as we're running the shaker deck, So as we're running the shaker deck,
547 00:28:30,640 00:28:32,339 The screen's jumping up and down, The screen's jumping up and down,
548 00:28:32,341 00:28:33,707 And you can see all the divots that it's making And you can see all the divots that it's making
549 00:28:33,709 00:28:36,676 In the crown bars here, just tearing itself apart. In the crown bars here, just tearing itself apart.
550 00:28:36,678 00:28:38,077 Narrator: To keep the screens level, Narrator: To keep the screens level,
551 00:28:38,079 00:28:42,448 The structure beneath should be absolutely flat. The structure beneath should be absolutely flat.
552 00:28:42,450 00:28:44,983 Mitch has hours of repairs ahead Mitch has hours of repairs ahead
553 00:28:44,985 00:28:48,786 Before they can run goldzilla again. Before they can run goldzilla again.
554 00:28:48,788 00:28:50,420 Needs a lot of work. Needs a lot of work.
555 00:28:50,422 00:28:52,355 We can fix it, just need time. We can fix it, just need time.
556 00:28:52,357 00:28:54,824 So it was probably like this for a long time. So it was probably like this for a long time.
557 00:28:54,826 00:28:57,026 They probably just [bleep] ignored it. They probably just [bleep] ignored it.
558 00:28:57,028 00:29:03,399 Narrator: The night shift's mistake will costs parker valuable run time. Narrator: The night shift's mistake will costs parker valuable run time.
559 00:29:03,401 00:29:05,300 Parker: For [bleep] sake. Parker: For [bleep] sake.
560 00:29:05,302 00:29:06,534 Don't get a confused look. Don't get a confused look.
561 00:29:06,536 00:29:08,802 Don't give me that [bleep] croaker. Don't give me that [bleep] croaker.
562 00:29:08,804 00:29:09,569 That's a pile of [bleep] That's a pile of [bleep]
563 00:29:09,571 00:29:12,071 You're talking about how much you're taking care of this thing You're talking about how much you're taking care of this thing
564 00:29:12,073 00:29:12,871 And keeping an eye on it. And keeping an eye on it.
565 00:29:12,873 00:29:15,340 It ran half the night with no [bleep] screen It ran half the night with no [bleep] screen
566 00:29:15,342 00:29:16,074 In the top deck. In the top deck.
567 00:29:16,076 00:29:18,910 The crown bars are pounded to [bleep] The crown bars are pounded to [bleep]
568 00:29:18,912 00:29:19,477 [bleep] [bleep]
569 00:29:19,479 00:29:21,445 Ness: Just did a top and bottom deck, Ness: Just did a top and bottom deck,
570 00:29:21,447 00:29:22,512 And it was completely gone, And it was completely gone,
571 00:29:22,514 00:29:25,414 Because I've never seen a screen that gone. Because I've never seen a screen that gone.
572 00:29:25,416 00:29:27,149 There's just no way that it wasn't -- There's just no way that it wasn't --
573 00:29:27,151 00:29:29,518 It didn't happen within a matter of a couple hours. It didn't happen within a matter of a couple hours.
574 00:29:29,520 00:29:33,255 Like, it was literally half [bleep] gone. Like, it was literally half [bleep] gone.
575 00:29:33,257 00:29:35,991 So this stops now. Right now. So this stops now. Right now.
576 00:29:35,993 00:29:37,826 This [bleep] stops. This [bleep] stops.
577 00:29:37,828 00:29:40,829 As far as I'm concerned, you both go home. As far as I'm concerned, you both go home.
578 00:29:52,075 00:29:54,475 Narrator: At scribner creek, Narrator: At scribner creek,
579 00:29:54,477 00:29:57,211 Instead of running gold-rich pay dirt Instead of running gold-rich pay dirt
580 00:29:57,213 00:29:58,111 From fantasy land, From fantasy land,
581 00:29:58,113 00:30:01,414 Parker's crew is stuck repairing a screen deck Parker's crew is stuck repairing a screen deck
582 00:30:01,416 00:30:03,582 That was destroyed on the night shift. That was destroyed on the night shift.
583 00:30:03,584 00:30:05,183 Parker: If they don't get their act together Parker: If they don't get their act together
584 00:30:05,185 00:30:06,484 And start taking care of business, And start taking care of business,
585 00:30:06,486 00:30:07,952 They're both going home. They're both going home.
586 00:30:07,954 00:30:10,554 I'm not gonna deal with it anymore. I'm not gonna deal with it anymore.
587 00:30:12,357 00:30:13,489 If I can explain it to you If I can explain it to you
588 00:30:13,491 00:30:15,691 Without everybody being all pissed off. Without everybody being all pissed off.
589 00:30:15,693 00:30:18,393 I've always just done my job, as you know. I've always just done my job, as you know.
590 00:30:18,395 00:30:21,162 Have I ever not done my job? Have I ever not done my job?
591 00:30:21,164 00:30:22,196 But it's... But it's...
592 00:30:22,198 00:30:23,864 Well, what the [bleep] happening lately, then? Well, what the [bleep] happening lately, then?
593 00:30:23,866 00:30:26,266 Every [bleep] day we're getting [bleep] on. Every [bleep] day we're getting [bleep] on.
594 00:30:26,268 00:30:27,734 I don't think I've given you much [bleep] at all. I don't think I've given you much [bleep] at all.
595 00:30:27,736 00:30:29,602 I don't think I've given anybody any [bleep] I don't think I've given anybody any [bleep]
596 00:30:29,604 00:30:31,437 I think maybe that's part of the problem. I think maybe that's part of the problem.
597 00:30:31,439 00:30:33,071 No [bleep] issues tomorrow morning, all right? No [bleep] issues tomorrow morning, all right?
598 00:30:33,073 00:30:35,873 'cause he -- obviously you can tell he's hot as [bleep] 'cause he -- obviously you can tell he's hot as [bleep]
599 00:30:35,875 00:30:37,441 And he's pouring it on me because of it. And he's pouring it on me because of it.
600 00:30:37,443 00:30:39,643 So since we're [bleep] close to the end, So since we're [bleep] close to the end,
601 00:30:39,645 00:30:44,114 Let's just hold it together and finish, right? Let's just hold it together and finish, right?
602 00:30:44,116 00:30:45,582 [bleep] [bleep]
603 00:30:46,618 00:30:48,851 Narrator: Mechanic mitch blaschke Narrator: Mechanic mitch blaschke
604 00:30:48,853 00:30:52,888 Steps in to weld the worn-out shaker deck. Steps in to weld the worn-out shaker deck.
605 00:30:52,890 00:30:55,490 Blaschke: Right now I got a lot of repair work to do here Blaschke: Right now I got a lot of repair work to do here
606 00:30:55,492 00:30:59,327 Before we can get this wash plant rattling again. Before we can get this wash plant rattling again.
607 00:31:03,099 00:31:05,365 That's steel that used to be 1/4-inch thick, That's steel that used to be 1/4-inch thick,
608 00:31:05,367 00:31:08,034 And it's disintegrated down to nothing. And it's disintegrated down to nothing.
609 00:31:08,036 00:31:10,536 This right here's gonna cost parker a lot of time This right here's gonna cost parker a lot of time
610 00:31:10,538 00:31:13,272 And definitely cost us all a lot of gold. And definitely cost us all a lot of gold.
611 00:31:13,274 00:31:15,741 Narrator: Rick vowed he'd run all of the pay dirt Narrator: Rick vowed he'd run all of the pay dirt
612 00:31:15,743 00:31:19,211 From fantasy land in just three days. From fantasy land in just three days.
613 00:31:19,213 00:31:24,316 It's day three, and the crew is busy fixing the plant. It's day three, and the crew is busy fixing the plant.
614 00:31:24,318 00:31:25,950 It's just drawing fantasy land out, you know. It's just drawing fantasy land out, you know.
615 00:31:25,952 00:31:28,686 Fantasy land was supposed to be a quick smash and grab, Fantasy land was supposed to be a quick smash and grab,
616 00:31:28,688 00:31:29,920 Get it and go, and now it's not. Get it and go, and now it's not.
617 00:31:29,922 00:31:33,757 You know, now it's taking way longer than it should. You know, now it's taking way longer than it should.
618 00:31:33,759 00:31:36,259 It's not part of the plan. It's not part of the plan.
619 00:31:39,430 00:31:40,262 We're back together. We're back together.
620 00:31:40,264 00:31:43,898 It's not a permanent fix, but it'll get us by for a while. It's not a permanent fix, but it'll get us by for a while.
621 00:31:45,334 00:31:47,367 Narrator: After 10 hours of welding, Narrator: After 10 hours of welding,
622 00:31:47,369 00:31:50,970 The crew replaces the screen decks. The crew replaces the screen decks.
623 00:31:55,276 00:31:56,675 Every hour this thing's down, Every hour this thing's down,
624 00:31:56,677 00:31:57,976 It's costing thousands of dollars. It's costing thousands of dollars.
625 00:31:57,978 00:32:00,178 So I just got to get it running. So I just got to get it running.
626 00:32:07,554 00:32:12,156 Narrator: They're finally back to mining fantasy land pay. Narrator: They're finally back to mining fantasy land pay.
627 00:32:12,158 00:32:15,392 Ness: For all these issues that we've had in here, we really need -- Ness: For all these issues that we've had in here, we really need --
628 00:32:15,394 00:32:17,694 We really need there to be a lot of gold We really need there to be a lot of gold
629 00:32:17,696 00:32:19,495 To make this pay off. To make this pay off.
630 00:32:19,497 00:32:21,864 All right, you're loaded. Get a move on. All right, you're loaded. Get a move on.
631 00:32:21,866 00:32:26,301 I'm getting fantasy land done this year no matter what. I'm getting fantasy land done this year no matter what.
632 00:32:29,105 00:32:32,539 Pierce: I really think all the gold we need to get 3,000 ounces Pierce: I really think all the gold we need to get 3,000 ounces
633 00:32:32,541 00:32:36,175 And to beat the hoffmans is in these trucks right now. And to beat the hoffmans is in these trucks right now.
634 00:32:48,389 00:32:52,424 Narrator: At eureka creek, gene has run tony's dredge Narrator: At eureka creek, gene has run tony's dredge
635 00:32:52,426 00:32:55,460 At 130 yards an hour for 2 days. At 130 yards an hour for 2 days.
636 00:32:55,462 00:32:59,397 This weigh-in will tell them if running the dredge faster This weigh-in will tell them if running the dredge faster
637 00:32:59,399 00:33:01,632 Is paying off in gold. Is paying off in gold.
638 00:33:01,634 00:33:05,302 I think it's about time we pour it because I'm curious. I think it's about time we pour it because I'm curious.
639 00:33:05,304 00:33:06,936 Cheeseman: Yeah, me, too. Cheeseman: Yeah, me, too.
640 00:33:09,273 00:33:12,974 Based on 100 ounces a week, this two-day test Based on 100 ounces a week, this two-day test
641 00:33:12,976 00:33:17,645 Should produce just over 30 ounces. Should produce just over 30 ounces.
642 00:33:17,647 00:33:20,280 5... 5...
643 00:33:20,282 00:33:22,315 10... 10...
644 00:33:22,317 00:33:25,017 15... 15...
645 00:33:25,019 00:33:26,985 20... 20...
646 00:33:28,455 00:33:30,788 25... 25...
647 00:33:33,993 00:33:36,159 30... 30...
648 00:33:36,161 00:33:38,494 40... 40...
649 00:33:38,496 00:33:41,964 42, 48, 49, 50. 42, 48, 49, 50.
650 00:33:44,468 00:33:45,967 56.3. 56.3.
651 00:33:45,969 00:33:49,503 That's, I think, what we've been shooting for. That's, I think, what we've been shooting for.
652 00:33:54,543 00:33:55,842 I mean... I mean...
653 00:33:59,414 00:34:01,147 That works for me. That works for me.
654 00:34:02,483 00:34:06,985 Narrator: 56 ounces is worth over $60,000. Narrator: 56 ounces is worth over $60,000.
655 00:34:06,987 00:34:12,023 Tony's gold total now stands at 503 ounces, Tony's gold total now stands at 503 ounces,
656 00:34:12,025 00:34:16,227 Or $553,000. Or $553,000.
657 00:34:19,932 00:34:22,599 All in all, it was going pretty good. All in all, it was going pretty good.
658 00:34:22,601 00:34:24,601 Just have to pay more attention. Just have to pay more attention.
659 00:34:30,775 00:34:32,808 By increasing production 30%, By increasing production 30%,
660 00:34:32,810 00:34:39,014 Tony and crew are back on track to hit their 900-ounce target. Tony and crew are back on track to hit their 900-ounce target.
661 00:34:41,718 00:34:45,920 Cheeseman: It's a good feeling when you can see stuff come to its potential. Cheeseman: It's a good feeling when you can see stuff come to its potential.
662 00:34:45,922 00:34:48,022 It's like anything I do, I don't wanna do it half-assed. It's like anything I do, I don't wanna do it half-assed.
663 00:34:48,024 00:34:50,691 If I wanna do something, I wanna do a good job, If I wanna do something, I wanna do a good job,
664 00:34:50,693 00:34:53,160 The best job I can do. The best job I can do.
665 00:35:25,327 00:35:29,796 Every time it shuts down, somebody needs to be in here. Every time it shuts down, somebody needs to be in here.
666 00:35:29,798 00:35:31,164 Narrator: At mckinnon creek, Narrator: At mckinnon creek,
667 00:35:31,166 00:35:33,533 Freddy dodge inspects monster red Freddy dodge inspects monster red
668 00:35:33,535 00:35:37,470 To see if his bush fix on the shaker deck is holding. To see if his bush fix on the shaker deck is holding.
669 00:35:37,472 00:35:41,841 I'm just looking for anything that's stretched, cracked, I'm just looking for anything that's stretched, cracked,
670 00:35:41,843 00:35:43,509 Broken. Broken.
671 00:35:43,511 00:35:46,111 I've got to look one weld at a time. I've got to look one weld at a time.
672 00:35:46,113 00:35:49,814 This is the heart of the plat right here. This is the heart of the plat right here.
673 00:35:49,816 00:35:51,382 This screen goes down, This screen goes down,
674 00:35:51,384 00:35:55,552 All [bleep] aside, season's probably over. All [bleep] aside, season's probably over.
675 00:35:55,554 00:35:58,354 Hey, freddy, how's our fix holding up? Hey, freddy, how's our fix holding up?
676 00:35:58,356 00:36:00,322 It looks good so far, kevin! It looks good so far, kevin!
677 00:36:00,324 00:36:03,224 For the unorthodox thing we did here. For the unorthodox thing we did here.
678 00:36:03,226 00:36:05,593 That's -- that's good to hear, man. That's -- that's good to hear, man.
679 00:36:05,595 00:36:07,795 But I don't know how long it's gonna hold up. But I don't know how long it's gonna hold up.
680 00:36:07,797 00:36:10,631 It's a temporary fix, It's a temporary fix,
681 00:36:10,633 00:36:13,066 Not a permanent solution. Not a permanent solution.
682 00:36:29,884 00:36:32,317 All right, that's it. All right, that's it.
683 00:36:34,387 00:36:37,187 Last truck out of fantasy land. Last truck out of fantasy land.
684 00:36:37,189 00:36:41,424 Narrator: It's taken rick ness and the crew four long days Narrator: It's taken rick ness and the crew four long days
685 00:36:41,426 00:36:44,593 To run all the pay from their new cut. To run all the pay from their new cut.
686 00:36:44,595 00:36:46,394 Parker, that's the last truck Parker, that's the last truck
687 00:36:46,396 00:36:48,763 Out of fantasy land heading to the wash plant right now. Out of fantasy land heading to the wash plant right now.
688 00:36:48,765 00:36:52,800 All right. Well, we're just finishing up running it. All right. Well, we're just finishing up running it.
689 00:36:52,802 00:36:55,736 Hope there's some gold in this [bleep] Hope there's some gold in this [bleep]
690 00:36:58,040 00:37:01,908 Narrator: Parker delayed moving the wash plant further upstream Narrator: Parker delayed moving the wash plant further upstream
691 00:37:01,910 00:37:07,179 Because rick persuaded him to run trucks into fantasy land. Because rick persuaded him to run trucks into fantasy land.
692 00:37:10,817 00:37:13,651 The cut's finally finished. The cut's finally finished.
693 00:37:13,653 00:37:16,820 It's time to find out if rick was right. It's time to find out if rick was right.
694 00:37:16,822 00:37:19,489 Am I walking into my execution here? Am I walking into my execution here?
695 00:37:20,725 00:37:23,158 You aren't. You aren't.
696 00:37:27,097 00:37:30,932 So there's the first 34.9. So there's the first 34.9.
697 00:37:30,934 00:37:33,234 For each of the last three weeks, For each of the last three weeks,
698 00:37:33,236 00:37:34,935 Parker's boundary cut Parker's boundary cut
699 00:37:34,937 00:37:36,970 Has paid over 300 ounces, Has paid over 300 ounces,
700 00:37:36,972 00:37:39,305 A third of $1 million, A third of $1 million,
701 00:37:39,307 00:37:40,372 Every cleanup. Every cleanup.
702 00:37:40,374 00:37:43,742 So that's another 34.065. So that's another 34.065.
703 00:37:43,744 00:37:46,578 69. 69.
704 00:37:46,580 00:37:48,346 31... 31...
705 00:37:48,348 00:37:51,349 No, 29.9. No, 29.9.
706 00:37:52,552 00:37:57,121 It's not even 100. Not even 100 ounces. It's not even 100. Not even 100 ounces.
707 00:37:57,123 00:37:58,989 98.8. 98.8.
708 00:37:58,991 00:38:01,458 Oh [bleep] Oh [bleep]
709 00:38:01,460 00:38:02,559 That's pathetic. That's pathetic.
710 00:38:02,561 00:38:04,794 That is pretty pathetic. That is pretty pathetic.
711 00:38:04,796 00:38:08,697 Oh, and for all the effort. Oh, and for all the effort.
712 00:38:08,699 00:38:11,866 We should be trying to get 300. We should be trying to get 300.
713 00:38:11,868 00:38:12,900 98 ounces, 98 ounces,
714 00:38:12,902 00:38:15,469 Worth a little over $100,000, Worth a little over $100,000,
715 00:38:15,471 00:38:20,774 Proves fantasy land was nothing more than a fantasy. Proves fantasy land was nothing more than a fantasy.
716 00:38:20,776 00:38:23,943 So that puts us at 22... So that puts us at 22...
717 00:38:23,945 00:38:26,312 2,202, something like that. 2,202, something like that.
718 00:38:26,314 00:38:29,782 We got a long ways to go if we're gonna hit 3,000. We got a long ways to go if we're gonna hit 3,000.
719 00:38:29,784 00:38:32,985 That's for sure. That's for sure.
720 00:38:32,987 00:38:34,886 800 ounces. 800 ounces.
721 00:38:34,888 00:38:37,188 Long ways to go and a short time to get there. Long ways to go and a short time to get there.
722 00:38:37,190 00:38:38,889 That's the problem. Yeah. That's the problem. Yeah.
723 00:38:38,891 00:38:41,858 Narrator: With the unforgiving klondike winter Narrator: With the unforgiving klondike winter
724 00:38:41,860 00:38:45,428 On the horizon, parker is running out of time. On the horizon, parker is running out of time.
725 00:38:45,430 00:38:49,398 Think we go where we know the gold is, which is upstream. Think we go where we know the gold is, which is upstream.
726 00:38:49,400 00:38:52,768 So we got to get back up in the boundary cut, So we got to get back up in the boundary cut,
727 00:38:52,770 00:38:53,635 Figure out what we're doing. Figure out what we're doing.
728 00:38:53,637 00:38:57,372 Get some ground opened up there, get a spot for the plant, get -- Get some ground opened up there, get a spot for the plant, get --
729 00:38:57,374 00:38:59,640 Get dirt thrown through the blocks. Get dirt thrown through the blocks.
730 00:38:59,642 00:39:00,607 Agreed. Agreed.
731 00:39:00,609 00:39:02,408 Ness: Of course I'm upset about fantasy land. Ness: Of course I'm upset about fantasy land.
732 00:39:02,410 00:39:03,442 It's a kick in the teeth. It's a kick in the teeth.
733 00:39:03,444 00:39:06,912 But, you know, someone has to take a risk sometime. But, you know, someone has to take a risk sometime.
734 00:39:06,914 00:39:08,747 And we all thought it was a home run, And we all thought it was a home run,
735 00:39:08,749 00:39:09,948 And it wasn't. And it wasn't.
736 00:39:09,950 00:39:12,750 So...Next time. So...Next time.
737 00:39:19,125 00:39:20,991 Hiatt: Father in heaven, thank you for this food, Hiatt: Father in heaven, thank you for this food,
738 00:39:20,993 00:39:22,025 And thank you for this season And thank you for this season
739 00:39:22,027 00:39:25,028 And everything that you've just blessed us with -- And everything that you've just blessed us with --
740 00:39:25,030 00:39:28,031 All the gold, equipment, just everything. All the gold, equipment, just everything.
741 00:39:28,033 00:39:30,199 We praise you, in jesus' name, amen. We praise you, in jesus' name, amen.
742 00:39:30,201 00:39:32,001 All: Amen. All: Amen.
743 00:39:32,003 00:39:34,436 Thanks, kev. Thanks, kev.
744 00:39:34,971 00:39:36,470 Narrator: So far this season, Narrator: So far this season,
745 00:39:36,472 00:39:41,308 The supercut has let the hoffman crew down. The supercut has let the hoffman crew down.
746 00:39:41,310 00:39:42,709 To get back on track, To get back on track,
747 00:39:42,711 00:39:47,380 Dave has had the crew digging deeper into bedrock. Dave has had the crew digging deeper into bedrock.
748 00:39:50,385 00:39:50,983 Whew! Whew!
749 00:39:50,985 00:39:52,718 Hey, everybody, jack's here. Hey, everybody, jack's here.
750 00:39:52,720 00:39:53,952 Okay. Whoa! Okay. Whoa!
751 00:39:53,954 00:39:56,254 Holy crap. There's a pan of gold. Holy crap. There's a pan of gold.
752 00:39:56,256 00:39:59,056 Turin: What is it, jack? How much? Turin: What is it, jack? How much?
753 00:39:59,058 00:40:01,691 279. 279.
754 00:40:01,693 00:40:03,826 [ all cheering ] [ all cheering ]
755 00:40:03,828 00:40:08,897 Narrator: 279 ounces, worth over $300,000, Narrator: 279 ounces, worth over $300,000,
756 00:40:08,899 00:40:12,133 The hoffmans' biggest cleanup this season. The hoffmans' biggest cleanup this season.
757 00:40:12,135 00:40:15,436 We're at 23 -- just over 2,300 ounces. We're at 23 -- just over 2,300 ounces.
758 00:40:15,438 00:40:16,737 We only got 400 more, We only got 400 more,
759 00:40:16,739 00:40:20,507 And we're gonna double what we did last year. And we're gonna double what we did last year.
760 00:40:20,509 00:40:21,808 We kicked some butt. We kicked some butt.
761 00:40:21,810 00:40:25,645 Narrator: By insisting that they mine deeper into bedrock, Narrator: By insisting that they mine deeper into bedrock,
762 00:40:25,647 00:40:29,281 Dave has the hoffman crew back on top. Dave has the hoffman crew back on top.
763 00:40:29,283 00:40:32,317 With 2,376 ounces, With 2,376 ounces,
764 00:40:32,319 00:40:34,619 Worth $2.6 million, Worth $2.6 million,
765 00:40:34,621 00:40:38,189 Todd has overtaken parker in the quest Todd has overtaken parker in the quest
766 00:40:38,191 00:40:39,723 To be king of the klondike. To be king of the klondike.
767 00:40:39,725 00:40:41,424 Todd: We're gonna beat parker this year. Todd: We're gonna beat parker this year.
768 00:40:41,426 00:40:45,027 We're gonna get through -- we're gonna make it to the end. We're gonna get through -- we're gonna make it to the end.
769 00:40:45,029 00:40:47,729 We're gonna kick some ass. We're gonna kick some ass.
770 00:40:49,399 00:40:56,203 Narrator: The hoffman's 2,700-ounce season goal is within reach. Narrator: The hoffman's 2,700-ounce season goal is within reach.
771 00:40:57,506 00:40:59,639 But the next morning, claim owner But the next morning, claim owner
772 00:40:59,641 00:41:04,644 Peter tallman arrives unannounced. Peter tallman arrives unannounced.
773 00:41:04,646 00:41:06,846 You guys stay out. You guys stay out.
774 00:41:08,950 00:41:11,784 Two years into this, I haven't had any trouble, Two years into this, I haven't had any trouble,
775 00:41:11,786 00:41:14,953 And you've been very respectful And you've been very respectful
776 00:41:14,955 00:41:17,956 And you've done what you said you would do. And you've done what you said you would do.
777 00:41:17,958 00:41:21,926 It's been the best mining season that I've ever had. It's been the best mining season that I've ever had.
778 00:41:21,928 00:41:23,494 It's -- it's been great. It's -- it's been great.
779 00:41:23,496 00:41:25,462 Could possibly go over 3,000. Could possibly go over 3,000.
780 00:41:25,464 00:41:28,131 That's a really, really good feat. That's a really, really good feat.
781 00:41:28,133 00:41:29,499 An impressive one. An impressive one.
782 00:41:29,501 00:41:33,169 But we're looking at doing some corporate changes, But we're looking at doing some corporate changes,
783 00:41:33,171 00:41:38,107 And one of them is selling this property. And one of them is selling this property.
784 00:41:38,109 00:41:41,009 What -- what's the price? What -- what's the price?
785 00:41:41,011 00:41:43,444 $5 million. $5 million.
786 00:41:43,446 00:41:47,981 Yeah, I don't think I'm gonna be in a position to buy anything. Yeah, I don't think I'm gonna be in a position to buy anything.
787 00:41:47,983 00:41:52,452 You should know that on the buyer's list, You should know that on the buyer's list,
788 00:41:52,454 00:41:56,856 One of the potential buyers is parker. One of the potential buyers is parker.
789 00:42:00,494 00:42:02,660 Narrator: On the next "gold rush"... Narrator: On the next "gold rush"...
790 00:42:02,662 00:42:06,096 If I don't find another mine, they're gonna be out of a job. If I don't find another mine, they're gonna be out of a job.
791 00:42:06,098 00:42:08,331 I got a tip on a mine in oregon. I got a tip on a mine in oregon.
792 00:42:08,333 00:42:10,633 [ device whining ] I think I found something! [ device whining ] I think I found something!
793 00:42:10,635 00:42:11,600 It's frickin' gold. It's frickin' gold.
794 00:42:11,602 00:42:14,903 Hey, guys! Rattlesnake! Hey, guys! Rattlesnake!
795 00:42:15,772 00:42:16,704 If we turn right now, If we turn right now,
796 00:42:16,706 00:42:19,073 We might still get some gold in the box. We might still get some gold in the box.
797 00:42:19,075 00:42:21,542 Cheeseman: Kick it that way more! Cheeseman: Kick it that way more!
798 00:42:21,544 00:42:23,410 Now it's all [bleep] Now it's all [bleep]
799 00:42:24,012 00:42:24,777 Let's get [bleep] moved. Let's get [bleep] moved.
800 00:42:24,779 00:42:26,945 You're not gonna -- it's gonna [bleep] fall over! You're not gonna -- it's gonna [bleep] fall over!
801 00:42:26,947 00:42:29,247 If we took care of our [bleep] this wouldn't happen. If we took care of our [bleep] this wouldn't happen.
802 00:42:29,249 00:42:31,115 Ness: [bleep] sick of it. Ness: [bleep] sick of it.
803 00:42:31,117 00:42:31,849 [ tires squeal ] [ tires squeal ]
804 00:42:31,851 00:42:34,117 Where'd everybody [bleep] go? Where'd everybody [bleep] go?