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Hey, I'm dropping dirt
right now.
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Drop it like it's hot, baby.
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With 482 ounces
of gold mined so far...
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I'm feeling good.
This is what
it was supposed to be like.
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...the Hoffmans
are pushing both plants
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to hit 1,000 ounces.
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I need paydirt,
I need it right now.
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The ancient
riverbed pay
is almost done.
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After discovering
rich new paydirt...
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- The narrows
are dull.
- Oh, my gosh.
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We got a lot of ore in it.
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...and hitting
a jackpot cleanout.
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-Yeah, man. Yeah.
-Suck it.
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This is a lot of gold.
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The team faces
a challenge
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that could put
their 1,000 ounce gold
out of reach.
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Uh-oh.
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-We have a problem.
It's bad.
- Damn it.
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With
the Holy Roller
hemorrhaging money...
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It's about
5,000 an hour.
It could be down.
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We need to stay running.
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And just
a few weeks left...
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We just don't have
a lot of time.
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It's a real pain in the ass.
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The pressure's
on Hunter to step up.
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If they're
not running,
it hurts everybody.
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Can he rise
to the challenge?
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We need
to crank through this
as fast as we can.
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Pick up the slack.
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But will
the Hoffmans fall short?
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This was a mistake.
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So far, the Black Pearl's
been crushing it.
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Last week, we got more gold
than the Holy Roller.
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And, uh, we hit
our goal for the week.
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So, we're coming off
a big win
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and I'm hoping we do it again.
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Let's do it, baby.
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All the work
we put in is
finally paying off,
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not only for us
but for everybody as a team.
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I really want to win,
but also,
I want my dad to win
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and I want everybody to win.
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These guys deserve a win.
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Both plants are going
right now
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and that's really
what we need.
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I'm feeling good
about things.
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This is really what
it was supposed to be like.
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We got two plants running
head to head,
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which is, you know what,
actually a really
good thing.
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The, uh, two plants that are
actually one covering
for the other.
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Hunter beat us last week.
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This week, I think
it's going to be ours.
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We're just gonna run
a ton of yardage
and figure this out.
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The goal in mining
is to reach your best
yard-per-hour ratio.
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Running more yards and paydirt
each hour leads to more gold.
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But there's always a limit
depending on the type
of paydirt
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and what the wash plant
can handle.
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So, right now,
I guarantee you
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we're actually getting
a lot of gold every hour.
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Back on track.
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I'm watching the sluice box
the whole time
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and if you overload it,
blind it over,
you're gonna lose gold.
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It's scary because you
look in there
and you're like,
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"Am I losing gold
into my sluice box?"
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And every time, it's like,
"No, I'm not."
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So, take it up a notch, Todd.
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You're at 120 yards an hour.
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Hundred-thirty, 150.
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Now I'm at 200 yards an hour.
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I'm going way faster
than the Black Pearl.
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At the end of the year,
man, it's the yarder's game.
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How many yards are you
going to pump
through this thing?
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That's a big bear.
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He's coming this way.
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Boy.
He's checking us out,
dude.
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He's
right there.
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He's coming
over the hill.
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We have our fox den
right here
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straight across and they have
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mom and dad fox
and five little,
little pups.
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It's kind of scary, you know,
just out of the blue.
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Here comes a grizzly bear
out of-- middle of nowhere
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to take out our whole
little fox family.
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Jack ain't having any of that.
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There's always things
we're running into
up here in Alaska,
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but, you know, having a bear
just rush into camp like that,
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it just reminds us
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that, uh, Mother Nature
really is in charge.
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- Andy, you got a copy?
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Yeah.
It's not safe right now
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for guys to be
walking around.
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- Stay in your truck.
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Be tough.
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We should probably move
everybody back.
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We've had encounters
with a few bears up here
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and if they start
coming towards you
or into your camp,
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you better be prepared.
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They will attack you.
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And you got
to be super cautious.
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A good bear is a bear
that runs away from you.
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- Hey, Dad.
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Be careful.
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It's right in that
creek bottom.
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Sometimes, you have
to fire a couple of shots
in the air...
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...to make it safe
for the miners
and for the bear.
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Sometimes, the bear is smart
enough to take off.
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Stay in your truck.
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We need to get this bear
out of here so we can
get to work.
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He doesn't want to leave.
He's hungry.
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The bear was right here.
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Seen it right here.
Well, it crossed the ridgetop
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and it came down across
where the rock trucks...
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It's probably 75, 50 yards
from the trucks
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and then it went chased it,
came back up the hill.
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Now, it's coming back
towards camp
across the road.
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He probably smells
kitchen grease
and all of our breakfast
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and everything else.
The suckers can smell
two miles away.
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It's kinda scary
right now.
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It brings it back to reality.
We're in the middle
of nowhere.
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And, uh, these bears
are serious
and they're very, very hungry.
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There he goes.
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We got a job to do,
they got a job to do,
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and hopefully,
we can all get along.
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It looks like the bear's
safely gotten away
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and we can
get back to work.
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Okay,
let's get them going.
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Fire up the Black Pearl.
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Last week, we finally
got over 100 ounces
for the first time.
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And now, we're seeing
some great goals.
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Okay, let's fire
this thing up.
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Randy, fire up the pump.
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These new cuts
that we're getting
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the gold out of,
from Dahl and Northport.
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Right now,
it's super encouraging.
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It looks like our goal
is actually reachable.
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Right now,
we are running good.
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The name of the game
in mining is yardage.
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Yeah, and so if we want to get
to our gold,
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we just gotta keep running.
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And Todd's even dragged
me down to run the plant.
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By the end of the season,
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we have to have the gold.
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We have a problem.
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Splitter's leaking.
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There's a bunch of gold
underneath the, uh,
sluice box right now.
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A lot of it.
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We're gonna have
to shut the trommel off.
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Idle the generator down.
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Hey, Randy?
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-Do you have a copy?
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Tater, you on this channel?
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Do you want to come up here
for a second?
We have a problem.
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Uh-oh.
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What's going on?
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That's looking like, uh...
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They're having some sort
of a problem with
their sluice or their shoot
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or something like that,
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which is not good.
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Hopefully, it's not something
that's been going on all day,
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'cause that can
be catastrophic.
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Come over
and look at this.
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Now, look over here.
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- Oh.
- What do you see?
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Bunch of gold
underneath it?
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Starts up here.
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You see it underneath
the splitter right here.
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It's hitting the back
of the hydraulics
and coming down.
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So, there might be a hole.
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Yup, there's
a hole right there.
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- It's a hole?
- Inside...
Yeah, there's a hole.
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Son of a gun.
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We got a leak, Jack.
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Is that what went wrong?
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Duck down.
Watch your feet.
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We've been washing gold
down the hole all day.
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Oh, no.
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We're trying
to get the lid off.
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Step number one,
don't get fingers
caught in it.
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We're going
to need the 360
and a chain and a shackle.
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Pull this off.
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We are shut down,
not catching any more gold.
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The splitter's got
a hole in it
and is leaking
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behind the sluice box
and down on the ground.
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So, we got to get it fixed
'cause we can't
run it like that.
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You're just
throwing away gold.
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We're not running
till it's fixed
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and we're not making
any money.
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So, we need
to get her done now.
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Turn ends right there.
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It's right exactly where
you'd expect it to,
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where all the material goes.
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The Holy Roller
trommel connects
to the splitter,
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which connects
to the sluice box.
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The purpose of the splitter
is to evenly spread out
the water flow
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that travels
into the sluice box
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so as to avoid paydirt
bunching up
and collecting in pockets.
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But a hole has developed
at the bottom of the splitter
on the right side
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causing gold-bearing material
to leak out onto the ground
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instead of being caught
in the sluice box.
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When the trommel's running
and we're putting
material through it,
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all the larger material
comes out the end.
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Everything half inch
and smaller
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comes down through
this splitter,
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the water and sand,
and small rocks like this.
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And it comes around here,
and as you can see,
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it wears really heavily
right here.
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It comes around
and goes through there.
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Yeah, um, looks like there's
something wrong with
the Holy Roller,
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with the shoot or sluice
or something.
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What happened?
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I don't know.
The Holy Roller's
got an issue.
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Their pump's not on.
Damn it.
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They shut down.
There's some sort
of a leak going on.
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I think they have a hole
in the splitter or something.
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Now, they've made
a lot of snarky
little comments
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to us about our issues,
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but I'm not going
to say anything
to them, though.
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So, I want to treat them
how I'd like to be treated.
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We have a common goal,
it's to get gold.
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And it's never good
when anybody breaks down.
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It hurts everybody.
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So, we'll just, uh,
we'll figure out
what the problem is,
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hopefully get it fixed.
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See if we can get
some more pay
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and I'll help relieve
their workload a little bit
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and, uh, we'll just go out
until we get it done.
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Right now, literally,
we can't even afford
to shut down for an hour
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if we can help it.
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Even though
we're in competition
with the Holy Roller.
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I'm going to step up
and try to fill that gap
a little bit
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because if we don't get
to 1,000 ounces,
it screws all of us.
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So, uh, we're going to keep
hammering away
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and just make sure
that our plant
doesn't break down.
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I wish
I would've caught
this earlier. Well...
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Who would know?
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Can you tell Todd and Andy
we need to see them
down at the trommel
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at the Holy Roller, please?
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You want me
down there?
What's going on?
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I need you at the trommel,
the Holy Roller, right now.
It's bad.
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Damn it. Um, okay.
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So, I guess we got
some work to do.
241
00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:54,793
Son of a biscuit.
242
00:13:00,793 --> 00:13:02,758
Hey, Todd, I need you
at the trommel,
243
00:13:02,758 --> 00:13:04,655
the Holy Roller, right now.
It's bad.
244
00:13:11,241 --> 00:13:15,172
So, something bad happened
to the plant.
245
00:13:15,172 --> 00:13:18,379
Either something blew up
or something broke.
I don't know.
246
00:13:18,379 --> 00:13:23,206
Problem is, Tater sounded
actually a little freaked out.
247
00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:26,000
That's never good.
248
00:13:33,586 --> 00:13:35,172
The Holy Roller's
got an issue.
249
00:13:35,172 --> 00:13:37,586
If they're not running,
it hurts everybody.
250
00:13:37,586 --> 00:13:39,000
Hopefully,
they get it fixed,
251
00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,241
and in the meantime,
we'll see if we can
get some more pay
252
00:13:41,241 --> 00:13:43,586
and I'll help relieve
the work load a little bit
253
00:13:43,586 --> 00:13:45,241
and we'll just
go at it.
254
00:13:47,586 --> 00:13:49,793
You know,
I just hope that
my dad sees that
255
00:13:49,793 --> 00:13:51,862
even though, you know,
things aren't going well,
256
00:13:51,862 --> 00:13:53,551
that uh, he can
depend on me.
257
00:13:57,275 --> 00:13:59,586
That's a little...
watch out.
258
00:14:02,586 --> 00:14:04,793
- We got two holes.
259
00:14:04,793 --> 00:14:06,586
And it's dumping it
on the ground.
260
00:14:06,586 --> 00:14:08,793
Bunch of gold underneath
the sluice box right now.
261
00:14:08,793 --> 00:14:10,896
That was some of
the best paydirt we had.
262
00:14:10,896 --> 00:14:12,586
How long do you think
it's been leaking?
263
00:14:12,586 --> 00:14:15,793
Uh, I'd probably say,
by the looks of it,
five-six hours?
264
00:14:15,793 --> 00:14:17,862
-God!
- The problem is,
that's our good one.
265
00:14:17,862 --> 00:14:21,000
This is the side
that catches
most of the gold.
266
00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,931
And then there's
a great big hole
on the other side now, too.
267
00:14:24,482 --> 00:14:25,965
Look at this.
268
00:14:26,689 --> 00:14:28,586
- Really bad.
- God dang it.
269
00:14:28,586 --> 00:14:29,689
If you look
at the total,
270
00:14:29,689 --> 00:14:31,896
we're only out
about 500 ounces.
271
00:14:31,896 --> 00:14:34,482
It's gonna take
another 500 ounces
272
00:14:34,482 --> 00:14:37,000
to reach our goal,
and, uh...
273
00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:38,862
Luckily the Black Pearl
is running,
274
00:14:38,862 --> 00:14:42,586
or we wouldn't even
have any chance of-of
reaching that goal at all.
275
00:14:42,586 --> 00:14:45,586
We need to get
all that we can,
pick back up,
276
00:14:45,586 --> 00:14:48,379
-and regroup.
-We-- we do not have
half a day,
277
00:14:48,379 --> 00:14:49,689
this was a mistake.
278
00:14:49,689 --> 00:14:52,310
A big hit, right there.
Big hit.
279
00:14:53,379 --> 00:14:55,034
All right,
here's the deal,
280
00:14:55,034 --> 00:15:00,137
the potential loss here
is probably between
20 and 25,000 bucks.
281
00:15:00,137 --> 00:15:03,482
And to be honest with you,
we did not catch it
fast enough.
282
00:15:03,482 --> 00:15:05,758
Could've caught it
when it just happened.
283
00:15:06,344 --> 00:15:09,034
So, yes,
we are very confident
284
00:15:09,034 --> 00:15:10,586
in this plant
and in this box,
285
00:15:10,586 --> 00:15:13,000
but these shoots
are used.
286
00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,137
Somebody in Colorado
ran these things
287
00:15:15,137 --> 00:15:17,896
and you can't
always tell
how thin the metal is.
288
00:15:17,896 --> 00:15:19,482
We're running
so much sand
289
00:15:19,482 --> 00:15:21,344
it just eats away
at the steel.
290
00:15:21,344 --> 00:15:24,241
That's like sand paper,
we're sand paper-ing
all this metal.
291
00:15:24,241 --> 00:15:25,379
- So...
- Yeah.
292
00:15:25,379 --> 00:15:26,758
You think
we could patch it?
293
00:15:26,758 --> 00:15:27,862
Hopefully.
294
00:15:27,862 --> 00:15:29,793
How about just weld it
over the top for now?
295
00:15:29,793 --> 00:15:33,137
The right fix would be
to cut the bottom section
where it's worn out
296
00:15:33,137 --> 00:15:35,103
-help welding it lower.
-We don't have
time for that.
297
00:15:35,103 --> 00:15:36,793
-We're gonna have to...
- We don't have
time for that.
298
00:15:36,793 --> 00:15:38,793
-...band-aid this thing--
- We're gonna do that
and then silicon around it.
299
00:15:38,793 --> 00:15:41,137
Guys, we cannot have
this happen again.
300
00:15:41,137 --> 00:15:43,034
Somebody get out
and look around,
301
00:15:43,034 --> 00:15:46,034
because if this happens
again,
302
00:15:46,034 --> 00:15:48,172
it could just be
the difference, right?
303
00:15:48,172 --> 00:15:51,482
But it might not be
20-25,000
it could be a lot worse.
304
00:15:51,482 --> 00:15:53,137
It's a lesson that...
305
00:15:53,137 --> 00:15:56,137
Just gotta walk around
the sucker
every once in a while.
306
00:15:56,137 --> 00:15:59,034
This needs to be
a wake-up call
for everybody.
307
00:15:59,034 --> 00:16:01,586
We cannot lose
our train of thought
on this.
308
00:16:01,586 --> 00:16:03,137
Yeah.
309
00:16:03,137 --> 00:16:05,344
We've obviously
leaked material
out on the ground,
310
00:16:05,344 --> 00:16:08,000
and uh, it's frustrating,
you know, you...
311
00:16:09,379 --> 00:16:12,379
It just seems like
every time we turn around,
there's another problem.
312
00:16:12,379 --> 00:16:15,241
It's easy to get complacent
when everything's
working right.
313
00:16:15,241 --> 00:16:16,689
And it was
a little bitty hole,
314
00:16:16,689 --> 00:16:19,137
but a little bitty hole,
gold goes
right through it.
315
00:16:19,137 --> 00:16:20,379
So, what do you do?
316
00:16:20,379 --> 00:16:22,000
You fix it
and you move on.
317
00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,482
Okay, you guys grab
the steel,
318
00:16:25,482 --> 00:16:27,379
we're gonna get
all the clean-up stuff
in here,
319
00:16:27,379 --> 00:16:30,275
we'll pull these out,
we'll get that
welded up,
320
00:16:30,275 --> 00:16:32,344
and hopefully,
we can hit it again
in the morning.
321
00:16:32,344 --> 00:16:33,379
-Huh?
- Yeah.
322
00:16:33,379 --> 00:16:34,448
-All right?
-Yup.
323
00:16:38,172 --> 00:16:39,482
The sun was out,
324
00:16:39,482 --> 00:16:42,793
we're running,
our flags are flying,
we're both getting gold,
325
00:16:42,793 --> 00:16:44,344
really good
paydirt today,
326
00:16:44,344 --> 00:16:48,896
we ran on, probably
3,000 yards between
the two of us and...
327
00:16:48,896 --> 00:16:50,344
It's one of those days
where you just think,
328
00:16:50,344 --> 00:16:52,586
"Man, this-this day
couldn't be
any more perfect",
329
00:16:52,586 --> 00:16:53,758
and then...
330
00:16:53,758 --> 00:16:55,965
You remember,
it's gold mining
331
00:16:55,965 --> 00:16:57,758
and something's gonna
freaking happen,
332
00:16:57,758 --> 00:16:59,655
and yeah, sure enough,
it did to us.
333
00:17:00,379 --> 00:17:02,379
It's up to Hunter
to keep us in the game
334
00:17:02,379 --> 00:17:03,862
while we make this fix.
335
00:17:07,137 --> 00:17:08,792
We need to
crank through this pay
as fast as we can.
336
00:17:08,792 --> 00:17:09,758
You know...
337
00:17:14,792 --> 00:17:16,034
10-4, thank you.
338
00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:26,689
Todd.
339
00:17:26,689 --> 00:17:28,758
- What?
- Have another hole
right here.
340
00:17:29,793 --> 00:17:32,103
We need to do
that whole front edge.
341
00:17:32,103 --> 00:17:35,379
We need to cut
a bunch of
that flat bar.
342
00:17:35,379 --> 00:17:39,482
Our sluice box has
three totally different
holes in it.
343
00:17:39,482 --> 00:17:41,137
Three spots
that have holes.
344
00:17:41,137 --> 00:17:44,862
This problem
with this plant isn't
any one person's fault.
345
00:17:44,862 --> 00:17:47,103
We just need to
check this thing
more often.
346
00:17:47,103 --> 00:17:50,379
Maybe make some time
in the day
to stop and look at it.
347
00:17:50,379 --> 00:17:53,862
But, uh we do need to
catch problems like that
a lot sooner,
348
00:17:53,862 --> 00:17:55,896
'cause you blow gold
down the ground,
349
00:17:55,896 --> 00:17:58,000
I mean, why even bother
mining it?
350
00:17:59,103 --> 00:18:01,862
I'm gonna take
that first patch I did off.
351
00:18:01,862 --> 00:18:03,379
And we'll just run
a flat bar.
352
00:18:03,379 --> 00:18:06,586
-Flat bar, flat bar
and flat bar.
-Flat bar everything.
353
00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:09,137
Well, I'm gonna get
what we have to do
tonight, tonight.
354
00:18:09,137 --> 00:18:11,137
-Okay.
-Ron's on his way.
355
00:18:11,137 --> 00:18:12,103
Good.
356
00:18:19,793 --> 00:18:22,482
We are fabricating
some reinforcement plates
357
00:18:22,482 --> 00:18:24,034
to take up
this worn area.
358
00:18:24,034 --> 00:18:26,137
We're going to
blend them in real nice
359
00:18:26,137 --> 00:18:27,551
so they don't affect
the flow.
360
00:18:28,379 --> 00:18:30,034
We got a little bit
of mess going here.
361
00:18:30,034 --> 00:18:31,689
The whole site
shut down.
362
00:18:31,689 --> 00:18:34,000
We'll deal with it
properly,
take our time.
363
00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,241
We're planning to work
until we're done.
364
00:18:36,241 --> 00:18:37,655
It's gonna be
a late night.
365
00:18:38,172 --> 00:18:39,896
What'd you find,
Mr. Ron?
366
00:18:39,896 --> 00:18:41,241
It's a 5-inch.
367
00:18:41,241 --> 00:18:43,137
- Oh, that's perfect.
-Got a choice...
368
00:18:43,137 --> 00:18:44,896
-One eighth to quarter inch.
- Quarter inch.
369
00:18:44,896 --> 00:18:46,344
All right,
I'll chisel this piece off.
370
00:18:48,896 --> 00:18:49,931
Fire in the hole.
371
00:18:54,965 --> 00:18:56,793
To repair
the multiple holes,
372
00:18:56,793 --> 00:18:59,034
in the Holy Roller
splitter
373
00:18:59,034 --> 00:19:01,586
the crew will use
leftover steel plates
374
00:19:01,586 --> 00:19:04,482
and weld them
to the splitter
to plug the leak.
375
00:19:04,482 --> 00:19:07,034
We should weld this first,
right off the hot.
376
00:19:07,034 --> 00:19:09,310
And then weld the face
into it and blend it in.
377
00:19:11,379 --> 00:19:13,896
We're uh,
between a rock
and a hard place.
378
00:19:13,896 --> 00:19:17,000
We can't just run down
to the store and go grab
these kinda parts,
379
00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,482
everything's custom.
380
00:19:18,482 --> 00:19:21,793
We gotta actually
just take
pieces of steel,
381
00:19:21,793 --> 00:19:24,137
try to band-aid this
together.
382
00:19:24,137 --> 00:19:26,793
If these plates
aren't welded on
383
00:19:26,793 --> 00:19:29,241
and put in place
just right,
384
00:19:29,241 --> 00:19:31,172
it could cause
more problems.
385
00:19:31,172 --> 00:19:34,482
Last year,
we were just putting
band-aids on band-aids,
386
00:19:34,482 --> 00:19:37,344
but what worries me
is that we're here again.
387
00:19:37,344 --> 00:19:40,586
So hopefully,
these band-aids work
and these welds hold,
388
00:19:40,586 --> 00:19:44,000
because more time
we're down,
more money we lose.
389
00:20:00,896 --> 00:20:02,758
How we looking
Tater-tot?
390
00:20:03,379 --> 00:20:04,689
Good, what do you think?
391
00:20:04,689 --> 00:20:06,137
Armor plating.
392
00:20:06,793 --> 00:20:08,241
Good job.
393
00:20:08,241 --> 00:20:09,793
Stay with it.
394
00:20:09,793 --> 00:20:11,275
Yo, I don't care
how long it takes,
395
00:20:11,275 --> 00:20:12,896
we gotta run
in the morning.
396
00:20:12,896 --> 00:20:14,655
Will do, buddy...
397
00:20:32,344 --> 00:20:34,068
It's a real pain
in the ass.
398
00:20:34,068 --> 00:20:36,448
But if we have to stay up
all night, we'll get her done.
399
00:20:36,448 --> 00:20:38,034
We'll get her
running tomorrow.
400
00:20:38,689 --> 00:20:40,241
Can't afford to not run.
401
00:20:42,172 --> 00:20:44,103
It really is a pain in my ass.
402
00:21:03,068 --> 00:21:04,206
All right.
403
00:21:08,551 --> 00:21:10,034
Clear!
404
00:21:10,034 --> 00:21:11,655
Fire in the Black Pearl.
Everybody clear.
405
00:21:18,689 --> 00:21:20,137
Yeah, Rob.
406
00:21:37,172 --> 00:21:40,172
So it's the next day
after the Holy Rollers issue.
407
00:21:40,172 --> 00:21:44,068
They're still, uh,
getting everything
wrapped up, but...
408
00:21:44,068 --> 00:21:46,758
right now,
the Black Pearl crew
is killing it, man.
409
00:21:47,793 --> 00:21:49,068
Knock on wood, uh,
410
00:21:49,068 --> 00:21:50,758
we have another
good day of running.
411
00:21:51,689 --> 00:21:54,241
That's an advantage
of us having two plants.
412
00:21:55,448 --> 00:21:58,344
So far, this thing is, uh,
413
00:21:58,344 --> 00:21:59,965
been pretty reliable
for us.
414
00:22:15,275 --> 00:22:17,137
We got the splitter
last night.
415
00:22:17,137 --> 00:22:18,000
Welded back together,
416
00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:19,344
piece is welded in.
417
00:22:19,344 --> 00:22:20,896
So it doesn't leak anymore.
418
00:22:20,896 --> 00:22:25,000
And so, we can, uh,
go back to business
as usual.
419
00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,689
Todd said that
it was about 5000 an hour
to be down.
420
00:22:28,689 --> 00:22:32,689
Unfortunate for us,
we just don't have
that downtime.
421
00:22:32,689 --> 00:22:34,344
We need to stay running.
422
00:22:35,241 --> 00:22:36,034
All right.
423
00:22:37,068 --> 00:22:37,862
Think we've got her.
424
00:22:39,689 --> 00:22:41,137
-Clear?
- All clear.
425
00:22:59,137 --> 00:23:01,586
We're back in business
and that's what we need.
426
00:23:01,586 --> 00:23:03,620
We'll be running pay dirt here
in about two minutes.
427
00:23:04,172 --> 00:23:05,448
So it took all night,
428
00:23:05,448 --> 00:23:07,896
but we got the Holy Roller
back up and running
429
00:23:07,896 --> 00:23:10,344
the splitter is fixed for now.
430
00:23:10,344 --> 00:23:12,689
But I'm actually worried
about our weigh in,
431
00:23:12,689 --> 00:23:15,586
with all these shutdowns
and breakdowns.
432
00:23:15,586 --> 00:23:18,310
But you know what,
we're just gonna have to see.
433
00:23:54,689 --> 00:23:56,793
Get everybody in, uh?
434
00:23:56,793 --> 00:23:58,344
This is gonna
really slow things down, so,
435
00:23:58,344 --> 00:23:59,586
but yeah, we gotta do it.
436
00:23:59,586 --> 00:24:02,896
It's gonna cost us time
and money, but...
437
00:24:02,896 --> 00:24:04,448
we really don't have
a choice.
438
00:24:04,448 --> 00:24:05,896
I'm gonna call everybody.
439
00:24:05,896 --> 00:24:08,310
Everybody meet at the dome,
we got something...
440
00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,206
we gotta shift gears.
441
00:24:11,172 --> 00:24:12,103
10-4.
442
00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:15,241
What do you think
this is about?
443
00:24:15,241 --> 00:24:16,793
I don't know.
444
00:24:16,793 --> 00:24:19,655
Probably...
something not good.
445
00:24:20,448 --> 00:24:21,655
Add it to the list.
446
00:24:23,482 --> 00:24:24,517
Per usual.
447
00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:28,793
Little tired to come up
for a meeting, and...
448
00:24:28,793 --> 00:24:30,620
We'll see-- we'll see
what's going on.
449
00:24:36,068 --> 00:24:37,275
Hey, guys.
450
00:24:37,275 --> 00:24:38,379
Bad news.
451
00:24:38,379 --> 00:24:40,448
From the Army Corp
of Engineers
452
00:24:40,448 --> 00:24:44,379
it seems that pretty much
no reclamation has been done
453
00:24:44,379 --> 00:24:45,448
on this creek.
454
00:24:45,448 --> 00:24:47,793
And the Army Corp has say
on every mine
455
00:24:47,793 --> 00:24:49,068
up here in Alaska.
456
00:24:49,068 --> 00:24:51,793
They have the power
to shut us down
if we don't do it.
457
00:24:51,793 --> 00:24:53,344
Everybody previous to us,
458
00:24:53,344 --> 00:24:55,896
has never done any reclamation
on this creek.
459
00:24:55,896 --> 00:24:58,000
So we gotta stop everything.
460
00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,172
It's all hands on deck.
461
00:25:00,172 --> 00:25:04,241
Mine reclamation
reverses the impact
of surface mining
462
00:25:04,241 --> 00:25:06,758
by restoring the area
to its natural state.
463
00:25:07,275 --> 00:25:09,000
In order to accomplish this,
464
00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,275
the team will move
tons of top soil,
465
00:25:11,275 --> 00:25:12,586
and grade the area,
466
00:25:12,586 --> 00:25:14,275
and return vegetation
467
00:25:14,275 --> 00:25:17,344
that will restore the area
to its native habitat.
468
00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:20,689
How much reclamation?
469
00:25:20,689 --> 00:25:22,896
Almost 14 acres.
470
00:25:22,896 --> 00:25:25,103
Which is the--
a pretty big chunk.
471
00:25:26,344 --> 00:25:28,241
Everything that's been open,
472
00:25:28,689 --> 00:25:30,241
needs to be reclamated.
473
00:25:30,241 --> 00:25:32,896
And to put organics
back on top.
474
00:25:32,896 --> 00:25:34,793
It's like,
basically doing it twice.
475
00:25:34,793 --> 00:25:36,241
That's a lot of work.
476
00:25:36,241 --> 00:25:38,448
And it's gonna cost us
a lot of money.
477
00:25:38,448 --> 00:25:41,689
And I know it's a step back
and we're already behind,
478
00:25:41,689 --> 00:25:45,172
but if we wanna
be in good standing
with Army Corp,
479
00:25:45,172 --> 00:25:46,620
we're gonna have to do it.
480
00:25:48,448 --> 00:25:51,275
How many days are we down
doing this?
481
00:25:51,275 --> 00:25:53,206
Maybe a week?
I don't know.
482
00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:54,896
-A week?
- That's not--
483
00:25:54,896 --> 00:25:56,068
We don't have a lot
of weeks left
484
00:25:56,068 --> 00:25:58,034
and if it's gonna take
a week,
485
00:25:58,034 --> 00:26:01,137
it's gonna put us
even farther behind.
486
00:26:01,137 --> 00:26:04,517
I don't think we can stop
what we're doing
for a full week.
487
00:26:15,827 --> 00:26:16,931
Hey, guys.
488
00:26:16,931 --> 00:26:18,000
Bad news.
489
00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,000
From the Army Corp
of Engineers,
490
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:24,000
it seems that pretty much
no reclamation has been done
491
00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:25,068
on this creek.
492
00:26:25,068 --> 00:26:27,655
And the Army Corp has say
on every mine
493
00:26:27,655 --> 00:26:28,827
up here in Alaska.
494
00:26:28,827 --> 00:26:31,448
They have the power
to shut us down
if we don't do it.
495
00:26:31,448 --> 00:26:34,862
I don't think we can stop
what we're doing
for a full week.
496
00:26:34,862 --> 00:26:37,482
That's a lot of time
and a lot of money to do that.
497
00:26:37,482 --> 00:26:40,000
If both crews stop
to do the reclamation,
498
00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:41,655
it's just gonna put us
way behind.
499
00:26:41,655 --> 00:26:43,862
We're never gonna make it
to a 1000 ounces, so.
500
00:26:43,862 --> 00:26:44,862
The young guys, uh,
501
00:26:44,862 --> 00:26:46,000
we're gonna have to take it
on the chin,
502
00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,551
and just try to bust
this stuff out as fast we can
503
00:26:48,551 --> 00:26:50,068
and get it reclamated.
504
00:26:50,068 --> 00:26:52,551
Right now,
this is the only way
we can stay on target, so.
505
00:26:52,551 --> 00:26:53,620
It is what it is.
506
00:26:53,620 --> 00:26:55,379
You guys wanna bust--
bust butt
507
00:26:55,379 --> 00:26:56,758
and get it done
in three, four days?
508
00:26:56,758 --> 00:26:58,379
Hey, I'm with you.
509
00:26:58,379 --> 00:27:02,068
But you use Andy
and follow his lead.
510
00:27:02,068 --> 00:27:04,000
Andy's done
reclamation before,
511
00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,931
and his experience
is gonna be a big help
for Hunter's team.
512
00:27:07,931 --> 00:27:09,103
This is where we're at.
513
00:27:09,103 --> 00:27:11,241
Just gotta put
everybody in machines,
514
00:27:11,241 --> 00:27:13,000
let's, uh, start hauling
some dirt.
515
00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:14,862
Get the organics
back on there.
516
00:27:14,862 --> 00:27:16,275
Get this done
as quick as we can.
517
00:27:16,275 --> 00:27:17,793
All right,
let's get to work.
518
00:27:28,103 --> 00:27:29,724
For us to continue
with the dream,
519
00:27:29,724 --> 00:27:31,482
we had to finish this.
520
00:27:31,482 --> 00:27:36,000
And right now I feel like,
we got a really good plan.
521
00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,241
I am super proud
of these guys.
522
00:27:38,241 --> 00:27:39,758
Everybody, Hudson,
523
00:27:39,758 --> 00:27:42,310
start going through
your checklists on the truck.
524
00:27:44,482 --> 00:27:45,758
Oh, God.
525
00:27:45,758 --> 00:27:48,655
You know,
this is what being a leader
is all about.
526
00:27:48,655 --> 00:27:52,482
Step up, figure out
what that problem is
and solve it.
527
00:27:52,482 --> 00:27:55,000
That's part of his development
as a leader.
528
00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:56,862
He needs to do this.
529
00:27:56,862 --> 00:27:58,103
I'm trying to do
what's best for our team,
530
00:27:58,103 --> 00:27:59,862
not just for myself
and so,
531
00:27:59,862 --> 00:28:01,724
I'm learning a lot
about being a leader and...
532
00:28:01,724 --> 00:28:03,275
I gotta put my pride
to the side and...
533
00:28:03,275 --> 00:28:04,241
It is what it is.
534
00:28:05,172 --> 00:28:06,793
We just gotta
get her done now.
535
00:28:09,206 --> 00:28:11,379
To complete
the reclamation requirements,
536
00:28:11,379 --> 00:28:15,862
Hunter and his team
need to reclaim 14 acres
across the mine.
537
00:28:15,862 --> 00:28:18,655
Hunter will take the six acres
at Quartz Creek
538
00:28:18,655 --> 00:28:22,379
while Cub will restore
the three acres
over lower Dahl Creek.
539
00:28:22,379 --> 00:28:26,655
And Dakota will replenish
five acres of upper Dahl.
540
00:28:26,655 --> 00:28:29,000
But the first step
of the reclamation process
541
00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:32,931
begins with the loading
of organic materials
into the rock trucks.
542
00:28:44,620 --> 00:28:46,862
It's getting tougher
and tougher.
543
00:28:46,862 --> 00:28:49,655
Just little setbacks
like these reclamation deals,
544
00:28:49,655 --> 00:28:52,000
with being so late
in the year,
545
00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,137
it's just more of a hurdle
for us.
546
00:28:55,724 --> 00:28:58,241
It seems like, kind of
the goal's getting
out of reach, but...
547
00:28:58,241 --> 00:28:59,448
we'll just keep pushing
through it.
548
00:28:59,448 --> 00:29:00,413
It's all we can do.
549
00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,862
I just gotta hand it
to the guys.
550
00:29:03,862 --> 00:29:06,068
This has been very,
very difficult, but...
551
00:29:06,068 --> 00:29:08,551
at the end of the day,
we wanna get a 1000 ounces.
552
00:29:08,551 --> 00:29:11,103
So if we can keep
the Holy Roller running,
553
00:29:11,103 --> 00:29:13,758
there's a possibility
that we can hit that goal.
554
00:29:13,758 --> 00:29:15,482
I don't know
if we have any other choice.
555
00:29:15,482 --> 00:29:17,068
So I think it's actually...
556
00:29:17,655 --> 00:29:19,655
pretty admirable
of my son
557
00:29:19,655 --> 00:29:21,344
and hopefully we can...
558
00:29:21,344 --> 00:29:23,000
you know,
make up some of that--
559
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,000
some of that ground
that we've lost.
560
00:29:34,862 --> 00:29:37,551
Nico and Dakota
are just loading
this place up.
561
00:29:37,551 --> 00:29:39,137
They're knocking it out
of the ball park.
562
00:29:46,482 --> 00:29:47,827
It's time
for the rock truckers
563
00:29:47,827 --> 00:29:50,103
and dirt can't get
where it needs to go.
564
00:29:50,103 --> 00:29:51,137
You got it.
565
00:30:05,206 --> 00:30:08,482
Everyday we're not running
is really bad.
566
00:30:08,482 --> 00:30:11,827
We have to be running like,
at least 12 hours a day.
567
00:30:12,551 --> 00:30:15,241
Because every hour matters.
568
00:30:15,241 --> 00:30:17,551
So, one little hiccup
is gonna...
569
00:30:18,551 --> 00:30:20,241
cost us a lot.
570
00:30:24,655 --> 00:30:27,758
Hey, you need to put
a few more loads
up on your right.
571
00:30:27,758 --> 00:30:28,862
That hill there.
572
00:30:28,862 --> 00:30:30,724
Like, about six loads.
573
00:30:30,724 --> 00:30:32,137
I can already see 'em.
574
00:30:32,551 --> 00:30:34,103
Yeah.
575
00:30:35,482 --> 00:30:39,103
As the rock trucks
deliver their loads
to all three sites...
576
00:30:39,103 --> 00:30:40,344
- Straight back.
577
00:30:40,344 --> 00:30:41,758
Keep coming, keep coming.
578
00:30:41,758 --> 00:30:42,862
Andy is hard at work
579
00:30:42,862 --> 00:30:45,758
on the second stage
of the reclamation process.
580
00:30:45,758 --> 00:30:48,862
Prepping the ground
for the incoming ridge
top soil.
581
00:30:48,862 --> 00:30:49,620
Stop.
582
00:30:50,103 --> 00:30:51,379
Perfecto.
583
00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,103
We're actually doing
a lot of reclamation
here today
584
00:30:56,103 --> 00:30:59,068
on ground that previous miners
have mined.
585
00:30:59,068 --> 00:31:01,827
They left, went bankrupt,
and never did it.
586
00:31:03,862 --> 00:31:04,655
Hey, Mike.
587
00:31:04,655 --> 00:31:05,862
Yes, sir.
588
00:31:05,862 --> 00:31:07,862
See that little glass bottle
on the side of the road there?
589
00:31:07,862 --> 00:31:10,551
Put a few piles in there
and then you're good.
590
00:31:10,551 --> 00:31:12,551
10-4, I'll do that.
591
00:31:12,551 --> 00:31:14,551
We've always done reclamation.
592
00:31:14,551 --> 00:31:16,379
We like putting
the ground back.
593
00:31:16,379 --> 00:31:19,172
Not just, uh,
stripping it and leaving it
a mess.
594
00:31:20,344 --> 00:31:22,862
What it does is just you take
and you strip off
595
00:31:22,862 --> 00:31:24,655
all of the top soils,
596
00:31:24,655 --> 00:31:26,758
getting down to the pay dirt,
597
00:31:26,758 --> 00:31:28,448
and-- and then,
you stock pile it.
598
00:31:28,448 --> 00:31:30,551
You leave it out
to the edges.
599
00:31:30,551 --> 00:31:34,551
But you come back
and you just spread that
back over the vegetation.
600
00:31:34,551 --> 00:31:37,206
And because this ground
is frozen,
601
00:31:37,206 --> 00:31:38,862
once it becomes spot out,
602
00:31:38,862 --> 00:31:40,172
um, it comes to life.
603
00:31:40,172 --> 00:31:41,655
The seeds germinate.
604
00:31:41,655 --> 00:31:45,000
And they re-vegetate
all the area
that's been disturbed, so.
605
00:31:46,482 --> 00:31:47,724
That's what we're here to do.
606
00:31:49,379 --> 00:31:52,482
It's now up to
the Holy Roller
and the old guys
607
00:31:52,482 --> 00:31:54,137
to get us to our goal.
608
00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:57,379
Nice work.
609
00:31:57,379 --> 00:32:00,103
The Holy Roller,
she's really running good.
610
00:32:00,103 --> 00:32:02,655
We got lucky.
There's no leak.
611
00:32:02,655 --> 00:32:05,724
And thanks to Hunter,
we're gonna keep running.
612
00:32:12,068 --> 00:32:13,482
At Upper Dahl Creek,
613
00:32:13,482 --> 00:32:17,241
Hunter is beginning
the third step
of the reclamation process.
614
00:32:18,379 --> 00:32:20,413
Spreading
the organic top soil.
615
00:32:21,724 --> 00:32:24,482
All of us
are down here today,
reclamating.
616
00:32:24,482 --> 00:32:27,551
We got Hudson and Sparky
hauling top soil to me
617
00:32:27,551 --> 00:32:29,379
with, uh, organic material
in it.
618
00:32:29,379 --> 00:32:31,344
And we're spreading that
all over the top
619
00:32:31,344 --> 00:32:33,413
to make sure
that all this stuff
grows back.
620
00:32:35,379 --> 00:32:37,724
It's a little frustrating
to have to do this right now,
621
00:32:37,724 --> 00:32:39,551
because we're already
really behind.
622
00:32:39,551 --> 00:32:41,206
None of us
wanna be reclamating today.
623
00:32:41,206 --> 00:32:42,379
We wanna all be, you know,
624
00:32:42,379 --> 00:32:44,448
working toward
getting more pay.
625
00:32:52,482 --> 00:32:55,448
It's really time-consuming
and-- and, uh,
626
00:32:55,448 --> 00:32:56,758
it's not easy, but, uh,
627
00:32:56,758 --> 00:32:58,241
it's the right thing to do.
628
00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:03,000
It's slowing us down,
it's costing us money,
629
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,344
it's costing us
a lot of time, but...
630
00:33:05,344 --> 00:33:06,655
this is how it goes, man.
631
00:33:06,655 --> 00:33:07,862
It's another--
632
00:33:07,862 --> 00:33:09,344
another roadblock
that we're having
to deal with, but...
633
00:33:09,758 --> 00:33:11,068
you just have to like,
634
00:33:11,068 --> 00:33:13,068
keep a good out look
and-- and---
635
00:33:13,068 --> 00:33:13,931
keep pushing.
636
00:33:17,862 --> 00:33:19,241
We just gotta get it done.
637
00:33:22,620 --> 00:33:25,000
If gold mining was easy,
everybody'd be doing it.
638
00:33:35,551 --> 00:33:37,793
Three days
into the reclamation.
639
00:33:43,724 --> 00:33:44,655
We're doing great.
640
00:33:44,655 --> 00:33:46,344
That looks good,
in my opinion.
641
00:33:46,344 --> 00:33:47,172
We're close.
642
00:33:47,172 --> 00:33:48,482
10-4.
643
00:33:48,482 --> 00:33:51,827
Hunter and his team
have almost completed the job.
644
00:33:52,758 --> 00:33:54,068
It's pretty exciting.
645
00:33:54,068 --> 00:33:57,000
We got gold in the box,
I guarantee you.
646
00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:58,931
And with Andy helping
these young guys,
647
00:33:58,931 --> 00:34:01,482
they've got the reclamation
put to bed.
648
00:34:01,482 --> 00:34:03,275
It's actually a really,
really good feeling
649
00:34:03,275 --> 00:34:06,000
when you all work as a team
and get stuff done.
650
00:34:11,620 --> 00:34:12,724
At the end of the day,
651
00:34:12,724 --> 00:34:14,275
we're all supposed to be
on the same team, you know?
652
00:34:14,275 --> 00:34:16,000
So, we're just gonna keep
doing our thing,
653
00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:17,551
get back to it
and keep the vision
654
00:34:17,551 --> 00:34:18,620
and keep pressing forward.
655
00:34:30,103 --> 00:34:32,516
That's it.
Think we got reclamation done.
656
00:34:34,931 --> 00:34:36,103
That looks good.
657
00:34:36,103 --> 00:34:38,793
This time next year,
this should all be lush green.
658
00:34:44,655 --> 00:34:45,655
We're gonna pull the box,
659
00:34:45,655 --> 00:34:48,000
get it up to Jack and Jim
and, uh,
660
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:49,344
we'll see what we got.
661
00:34:51,103 --> 00:34:52,551
- See this edge?
- Mmm-hmm?
662
00:34:52,551 --> 00:34:54,447
Straight that out.
663
00:34:54,447 --> 00:34:57,551
Hopefully
we can make up some of that
ground that we've lost
664
00:34:57,551 --> 00:34:58,931
with the reclamation.
665
00:34:59,758 --> 00:35:00,931
That's where the gold is.
666
00:35:02,448 --> 00:35:04,275
If it isn't good,
we're screwed.
667
00:35:06,620 --> 00:35:08,034
Guys,
look at that nugget!
668
00:35:17,172 --> 00:35:19,310
-Hi.
669
00:35:19,310 --> 00:35:22,103
So my team
has a lot of issues
out here,
670
00:35:22,103 --> 00:35:23,965
in the wilds of Alaska.
671
00:35:23,965 --> 00:35:24,827
But guess what?
672
00:35:25,379 --> 00:35:26,827
So does our camera crew.
673
00:35:26,827 --> 00:35:27,758
Oh!
674
00:35:27,758 --> 00:35:29,482
See that camera guy?
675
00:35:29,482 --> 00:35:31,758
Yeah, well,
you're not supposed to, okay?
676
00:35:31,758 --> 00:35:33,655
- See the angles on 'em?
- Yep.
677
00:35:33,655 --> 00:35:34,448
Weird.
678
00:35:35,103 --> 00:35:36,586
Woah, .
679
00:35:36,586 --> 00:35:37,862
- You all right?
680
00:35:37,862 --> 00:35:38,827
- Yeah?
- Yep.
681
00:35:38,827 --> 00:35:40,206
Now I know
why he wears all the gear.
682
00:36:10,551 --> 00:36:13,310
Dude,
grabbing two nuggets
at a time back here.
683
00:36:13,310 --> 00:36:14,689
Oh, yeah,
there you go.
684
00:36:14,689 --> 00:36:15,793
Crazy.
685
00:36:15,793 --> 00:36:17,827
After numerous delays
and shutdowns
686
00:36:17,827 --> 00:36:19,724
due to reclamating the land,
687
00:36:19,724 --> 00:36:21,241
a troublesome bear sighting,
688
00:36:21,241 --> 00:36:24,310
and major repairs
on Holy Roller's sluice box,
689
00:36:24,310 --> 00:36:25,793
Whoo!
690
00:36:25,793 --> 00:36:27,827
Jack and Thurber
do the cleanup
for both wash plants,
691
00:36:27,827 --> 00:36:31,448
hoping they made
their 104 ounce weekly goal.
692
00:36:31,448 --> 00:36:34,241
This is from
the narrows of Dahl Creek.
693
00:36:34,241 --> 00:36:37,344
And, uh, we're seeing
a lot more nuggets.
694
00:36:37,344 --> 00:36:39,827
We got all day
to do this cleanup.
695
00:36:39,827 --> 00:36:41,827
We'll take
whatever time we can
696
00:36:41,827 --> 00:36:44,586
to do the best job
that can be possibly done.
697
00:36:45,620 --> 00:36:50,620
This gold room
is pretty famous
for not losing gold.
698
00:36:50,620 --> 00:36:53,793
We're really sure
we're close to a source.
699
00:36:53,793 --> 00:36:56,517
Just 'cause of the condition
of the nuggets.
700
00:36:56,517 --> 00:36:58,620
Smooth gold nuggets
with rounded edges
701
00:36:58,620 --> 00:37:02,000
indicate the gold
has travelled and eroded
over time.
702
00:37:02,344 --> 00:37:03,448
By contrast,
703
00:37:03,448 --> 00:37:06,896
jagged gold nuggets
indicate a closer proximity
704
00:37:06,896 --> 00:37:08,448
to their lucrative source
705
00:37:08,448 --> 00:37:10,172
where the gold
hasn't travelled
706
00:37:10,172 --> 00:37:12,724
and had an opportunity
to erode.
707
00:37:12,724 --> 00:37:15,965
Someday,
we'll get to the source,
and
708
00:37:15,965 --> 00:37:18,068
That's what
we're always hoping for.
709
00:37:18,068 --> 00:37:20,448
I guess,
that's all that keeps you
going sometimes,
710
00:37:20,448 --> 00:37:21,965
is hope.
711
00:37:21,965 --> 00:37:24,551
But, uh, we'll see.
712
00:37:24,551 --> 00:37:27,551
That little scale
over there does not lie.
713
00:37:27,551 --> 00:37:30,793
You can dream,
you can predict.
714
00:37:30,793 --> 00:37:32,620
It's gonna tell you the truth.
715
00:37:32,620 --> 00:37:34,758
So, we'll see how it goes.
716
00:37:44,241 --> 00:37:46,413
Tough week
for everybody.
717
00:37:46,413 --> 00:37:50,137
We needed to switch gears
and do reclamation.
718
00:37:50,137 --> 00:37:53,068
Not something
that I saw coming at all.
719
00:37:53,068 --> 00:37:56,068
In order to keep
the good rapport with
the Army Corp of Engineers,
720
00:37:56,068 --> 00:37:57,413
which is really important,
721
00:37:57,413 --> 00:37:59,551
we had to do it.
722
00:37:59,551 --> 00:38:01,344
And we wanna do
the right thing,
723
00:38:01,344 --> 00:38:03,413
and we cleaned up
a lot of other people's mess.
724
00:38:04,724 --> 00:38:08,000
Let's be honest,
the can got kicked
down the road.
725
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:10,310
And if we tried to kick it
one more time,
726
00:38:10,310 --> 00:38:13,896
we would not have a future
on this mine.
727
00:38:13,896 --> 00:38:15,620
And so I feel like,
728
00:38:16,310 --> 00:38:17,689
that was the best move,
729
00:38:17,689 --> 00:38:20,310
even though it didn't make
anybody happy.
730
00:38:20,310 --> 00:38:23,000
I mean,
we just weren't left
with any other choice.
731
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:24,000
It's what we had to do.
732
00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,620
And we've always done
everything by the book.
733
00:38:26,137 --> 00:38:27,344
So, it is what it is.
734
00:38:27,344 --> 00:38:29,551
If you hadn't stepped up
on the reclamation,
735
00:38:29,551 --> 00:38:30,517
and got that done,
736
00:38:30,517 --> 00:38:33,172
we probably wouldn't have
anything to weigh.
737
00:38:33,172 --> 00:38:34,068
So, thank you.
738
00:38:34,068 --> 00:38:35,551
I'm proud of you for that.
739
00:38:35,551 --> 00:38:37,034
Way to go.
Good job, everybody.
740
00:38:37,034 --> 00:38:40,448
And hopefully,
we can get little bit of gold
this week, but...
741
00:38:40,448 --> 00:38:42,827
-Yeah.
-My clean up
did not look very good
742
00:38:42,827 --> 00:38:44,310
coming out of the box.
743
00:38:44,310 --> 00:38:47,241
Especially since we were down
because of the sluice box.
744
00:38:47,241 --> 00:38:48,310
Yeah.
745
00:38:50,344 --> 00:38:51,896
Alright, let's call it.
746
00:38:51,896 --> 00:38:53,344
Alright, you guys.
747
00:38:53,344 --> 00:38:55,172
-Who's going first?
748
00:38:55,172 --> 00:38:56,827
Winners go first.
749
00:38:57,965 --> 00:39:00,413
Just wanted to get that again
that we won last week.
750
00:39:00,413 --> 00:39:01,620
Yeah, that's fine.
751
00:39:01,620 --> 00:39:03,620
- That's why
we're going first.
-That's good...
752
00:39:03,620 --> 00:39:04,827
- Don't get used to it.
-Black Pearl won.
753
00:39:04,827 --> 00:39:06,517
Don't get used to it,
you guys.
754
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:10,206
Okay.
Someone count it off?
755
00:39:17,931 --> 00:39:19,137
Five...
756
00:39:21,551 --> 00:39:24,448
- Ten...
- Oh,
it's getting really light.
757
00:39:24,448 --> 00:39:26,517
-I'll probably win this one.
-Twenty...
758
00:39:29,931 --> 00:39:31,034
Thirty...
759
00:39:34,241 --> 00:39:36,551
30.15.
760
00:39:36,551 --> 00:39:38,000
Oh, well.
761
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:39,137
Well, I guarantee you
762
00:39:39,137 --> 00:39:41,241
we're not gonna make up
the difference
763
00:39:41,241 --> 00:39:43,413
to 100 and something.
764
00:39:43,413 --> 00:39:45,827
There's no way,
but 30's weak.
765
00:39:45,827 --> 00:39:47,793
Okay. Here we go.
766
00:39:57,931 --> 00:39:59,413
It's looking
a little bit lightweight.
767
00:40:00,172 --> 00:40:01,000
Twenty.
768
00:40:02,344 --> 00:40:04,517
Not quiet,
there's 20.
769
00:40:05,172 --> 00:40:06,793
Twenty...
770
00:40:08,344 --> 00:40:09,241
Oh.
771
00:40:13,689 --> 00:40:15,241
- All right.
- Thirty...
772
00:40:15,241 --> 00:40:18,517
- Thirty-five, 36...
- That's 34, that's 35.
773
00:40:20,137 --> 00:40:21,586
Thirty-seven.
774
00:40:23,517 --> 00:40:24,310
Wow.
775
00:40:24,310 --> 00:40:26,034
You know what,
we beat you guys,
776
00:40:26,034 --> 00:40:28,344
but it's still a bad week
for everybody.
777
00:40:28,344 --> 00:40:29,689
You're still both losers.
778
00:40:29,689 --> 00:40:31,413
Now what's our weekly average?
779
00:40:31,413 --> 00:40:33,724
Now we have to get 112.
780
00:40:33,724 --> 00:40:35,448
112 ounces.
781
00:40:35,448 --> 00:40:36,965
So it's stepping up,
782
00:40:36,965 --> 00:40:39,689
but you know,
we had some work
we had to get done, so.
783
00:40:41,137 --> 00:40:45,448
This week,
the Hoffman's produced a total
of 67 ounces of gold.
784
00:40:45,448 --> 00:40:49,448
Bringing their running tally
up to 549.
785
00:40:49,448 --> 00:40:53,344
The Hoffman's now need
451 more ounces of gold,
786
00:40:53,344 --> 00:40:56,241
to reach their season goal
of 1000 ounces.
787
00:40:58,172 --> 00:41:00,103
This would've been
a great week.
788
00:41:00,103 --> 00:41:02,034
I mean, after we broke
a 100 last week,
789
00:41:02,034 --> 00:41:03,206
I was thinking, "Okay.
790
00:41:04,344 --> 00:41:05,724
We're gonna start
picking up the pace."
791
00:41:05,724 --> 00:41:08,034
Obviously, we lost
multiple days.
792
00:41:08,034 --> 00:41:09,620
I didn't expect it
to be great.
793
00:41:09,620 --> 00:41:11,241
Don't feel bad,
you know,
794
00:41:11,241 --> 00:41:13,620
we're all in the same soup
together.
795
00:41:13,620 --> 00:41:15,172
Don't get discouraged.
796
00:41:15,172 --> 00:41:17,620
You got a lot
to look forward to.
797
00:41:18,827 --> 00:41:20,000
Thank you, Dad.
798
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:22,241
We got a huge week.
799
00:41:22,241 --> 00:41:25,000
Let's get some rest
and let's head out
in the morning, okay?
800
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:26,034
All right, let's go.
60508
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