Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated:
1
00:00:23,030 --> 00:00:25,630
Klondike Kingpin,
Tony Beets
2
00:00:25,630 --> 00:00:28,430
is fighting to save
his season.
3
00:00:28,430 --> 00:00:30,400
After a chaotic start,
4
00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,200
he's looking to make
up for lost time.
5
00:00:51,370 --> 00:00:57,400
Tony has son,
Mike, running his
Paradise Hill trommel 24x7.
6
00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,900
We know at the end,
goal is, me and my dad
are doing the best we can
7
00:01:00,900 --> 00:01:01,970
to get done.
8
00:01:03,500 --> 00:01:06,700
It all depends on how
you act in a crisis, right?
9
00:01:06,700 --> 00:01:09,730
Forty miles away,
at the Indian River,
10
00:01:09,730 --> 00:01:11,170
daughter, Monica,
11
00:01:11,170 --> 00:01:16,300
is in charge of Tony's
brand-new $800,000 wash plant,
12
00:01:16,300 --> 00:01:17,700
Sir Sluice-A-Lot.
13
00:01:19,430 --> 00:01:22,000
It's pretty nice to finally
see a boxer
14
00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,370
and hopefully, this one
lasts more than a week
15
00:01:25,370 --> 00:01:29,370
because this season
has been.
16
00:01:29,370 --> 00:01:31,430
With two
operations running,
17
00:01:31,430 --> 00:01:34,400
Tony's ready to break
out his secret weapon.
18
00:01:46,770 --> 00:01:49,830
Tony's legendary,
84-year-old dredge
19
00:01:49,830 --> 00:01:52,030
is a gold-catching behemoth.
20
00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:54,900
He purchased it nine years ago
21
00:01:54,900 --> 00:01:59,030
and spent millions restoring
the 350-ton monster.
22
00:02:01,500 --> 00:02:03,970
A line of 72 buckets
23
00:02:03,970 --> 00:02:06,500
pulled paydirt from beneath
the water
24
00:02:06,500 --> 00:02:09,030
and feed it
to an onboard trommel
25
00:02:09,030 --> 00:02:10,720
that washes the dirt
26
00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:14,230
and deposits the gold
in two main sluice runs.
27
00:02:15,370 --> 00:02:17,930
The biggest advantage
of the dredge,
28
00:02:17,930 --> 00:02:20,900
it needs just two people
to operate,
29
00:02:22,270 --> 00:02:25,170
making it the cheapest
way to mine
30
00:02:25,170 --> 00:02:30,300
and Tony's best option
of hitting 2,500 ounces
31
00:02:30,300 --> 00:02:32,700
without spending
millions more.
32
00:02:54,730 --> 00:02:55,730
Over here.
33
00:02:55,730 --> 00:02:57,700
To get the dredge
up and running...
34
00:03:00,170 --> 00:03:01,670
-Yes.
-Yes, it is.
35
00:03:01,670 --> 00:03:04,370
...Tony's called
in Greg Mason,
36
00:03:04,370 --> 00:03:07,600
one of the best dredge masters
in North America.
37
00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,230
Helping out,
trusted Lieutenant,
Len Hoekstra,
38
00:03:15,230 --> 00:03:17,870
and electrician,
James Mackrell.
39
00:03:19,870 --> 00:03:22,130
Hopefully, we can get
this up and running.
40
00:03:23,170 --> 00:03:24,670
The first hurdle,
41
00:03:24,670 --> 00:03:27,270
starting up
the dredge's generator,
42
00:03:27,270 --> 00:03:30,070
that's sat idle
for five seasons.
43
00:03:36,300 --> 00:03:38,100
All right.
Let's see what happens.
44
00:03:54,500 --> 00:03:55,570
Yeah.
45
00:03:58,170 --> 00:04:01,130
Let's check a couple
of things before
we go boom again.
46
00:04:04,300 --> 00:04:05,800
Interesting.
47
00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,230
That's a big jump.
48
00:04:07,230 --> 00:04:09,630
That's gonna be hard
on a regulator every time.
49
00:04:12,070 --> 00:04:13,670
Yeah.
50
00:04:13,670 --> 00:04:16,020
The generator
has short-circuited
51
00:04:16,020 --> 00:04:18,130
causing the regulator to blow.
52
00:05:03,100 --> 00:05:06,330
If that generator is not
producing uh,
enough power
53
00:05:06,330 --> 00:05:08,900
for the dredge, then it's
the end of the season
for the dredge,
54
00:05:08,900 --> 00:05:11,330
and then, we have to start
up again next season.
55
00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,770
- Start it up.
- I'll get the honor.
56
00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,200
When we push this one...
57
00:05:34,670 --> 00:05:35,730
Okay.
58
00:05:37,170 --> 00:05:38,670
- That's good.
- Yeah.
59
00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,100
There it goes.
60
00:05:43,070 --> 00:05:45,270
Generator seems
to be working fine.
61
00:05:55,130 --> 00:05:58,600
We can start up
the stack of the trommel
and the bucket line.
62
00:05:58,600 --> 00:05:59,970
Let's see what happens.
63
00:06:03,070 --> 00:06:04,670
Trommel, coming on.
64
00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:13,230
We have no control
from up here right now.
65
00:06:15,900 --> 00:06:19,270
Maybe, it's just
something stupid we forgot
about that we have to
66
00:06:19,270 --> 00:06:23,230
do one switch somewhere
and then, it will run.
67
00:06:23,230 --> 00:06:27,670
Play it in off position
for five seconds
to reset the starter.
68
00:06:27,670 --> 00:06:29,930
Yeah. Let's see
what happens.
69
00:06:32,300 --> 00:06:34,370
That's all we can do.
Try it again.
70
00:06:35,030 --> 00:06:36,570
Trommel, coming on.
71
00:06:43,900 --> 00:06:45,030
There we go.
72
00:06:46,100 --> 00:06:48,230
Looking okay. So far.
73
00:06:48,930 --> 00:06:50,230
Stacker coming on.
74
00:06:52,130 --> 00:06:54,000
All right, stacker is running.
75
00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,800
Yep. Looks good.
76
00:06:56,730 --> 00:06:58,430
Okay. Here comes
the bucket line.
77
00:07:03,970 --> 00:07:06,500
Yay! We got her.
78
00:07:14,570 --> 00:07:16,300
-We did it.
-We did it.
79
00:07:16,300 --> 00:07:18,330
At least, we got
her running today.
80
00:07:18,970 --> 00:07:20,170
So, that's good.
81
00:07:20,170 --> 00:07:23,800
This is more or less
gas without a load,
so the big test is
82
00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:25,230
when we start dredging,
83
00:07:25,230 --> 00:07:29,100
then we got paydirt in
the buckets,
that's the big test.
84
00:07:29,100 --> 00:07:34,130
If the dredge
can start sluicing for
the first time in five years,
85
00:07:34,130 --> 00:07:36,470
Tony will be back in
with a shot
86
00:07:36,470 --> 00:07:39,700
of hitting his new
2,500-ounce gold.
87
00:08:00,230 --> 00:08:02,930
That's it for
Australia Creek this season.
88
00:08:03,530 --> 00:08:05,230
The last clean-up.
89
00:08:06,070 --> 00:08:07,770
I hope there's some
gold in here.
90
00:08:09,030 --> 00:08:11,230
29-year-old
Parker Schnabel
91
00:08:11,230 --> 00:08:13,630
is at a pivotal point
in his season.
92
00:08:14,870 --> 00:08:18,370
After mining out
the 11-acre Boomerang Cut,
93
00:08:18,370 --> 00:08:22,030
he's calling time on
his Australia Creek operation.
94
00:08:23,100 --> 00:08:24,600
-Well, there we go.
-Yeah.
95
00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:26,870
Time to start tearing
her apart,
getting her home and
96
00:08:26,870 --> 00:08:29,130
-see what's up at Dominion
for us.
-Yeah.
97
00:08:29,130 --> 00:08:31,470
It'll be a good way to finish
off the season,
finish it off strong
98
00:08:31,470 --> 00:08:33,790
and let's get this washplant
out there
99
00:08:33,790 --> 00:08:36,570
-and go see what's going on
with the new one.
-Yeah.
100
00:08:38,570 --> 00:08:39,870
See you later, Sluicifer.
101
00:08:44,230 --> 00:08:47,900
We pretty well
smashed the 5,000-ounce
target we had,
102
00:08:47,900 --> 00:08:50,370
which is good,
but we're gonna be
103
00:08:50,370 --> 00:08:53,070
financially in a very big hole
for several years.
104
00:08:56,130 --> 00:09:01,530
Hoping to pay down
a big chunk of the $15 million
purchase price
105
00:09:01,530 --> 00:09:03,200
for Dominion Creek,
106
00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,800
Parker wants the team
to hit a new goal,
107
00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,430
7,000 ounces.
108
00:09:09,430 --> 00:09:13,700
So, we're about four weeks
out from the end of the season
and end of sluicing.
109
00:09:14,370 --> 00:09:16,470
We're done at Australia Creek.
110
00:09:16,470 --> 00:09:18,370
But now, it's just, you know,
111
00:09:18,870 --> 00:09:20,330
the new plant.
112
00:09:20,330 --> 00:09:23,630
But then, we also need
to keep investing
in the ground.
113
00:09:23,630 --> 00:09:27,430
Right now, we just need to go
to work and get stripping
for next season.
114
00:09:28,370 --> 00:09:30,970
To get a jump
on next season,
115
00:09:30,970 --> 00:09:35,070
Parker has most of his crew
stripping a new 40-acre cut,
116
00:09:36,030 --> 00:09:38,430
putting the success
of this season
117
00:09:38,430 --> 00:09:40,830
solely on one washplant,
118
00:09:40,830 --> 00:09:43,200
his new million-dollar
shaker deck,
119
00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:44,300
Rocksanne.
120
00:09:44,900 --> 00:09:47,700
He needs it to run 24x7
121
00:09:47,700 --> 00:09:50,900
and mine out ten acres
of gold-rich ground
122
00:09:50,900 --> 00:09:52,800
left in the money pit
123
00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,000
before winter freezes
them out.
124
00:10:00,730 --> 00:10:04,030
Well, we are trying to get
the money pit finished here.
125
00:10:04,030 --> 00:10:08,500
We gotta keep just,
trying to get as much of this
done here as fast as possible.
126
00:10:08,500 --> 00:10:10,070
Foreman Mitch Blaschke
127
00:10:10,070 --> 00:10:13,900
is in charge of Parker's
remaining sluicing crew.
128
00:10:13,900 --> 00:10:15,730
We're just losing
a lot of time.
129
00:10:15,730 --> 00:10:17,800
Machinery wearing down,
wearing out.
130
00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,430
People being tired and uh...
131
00:10:20,430 --> 00:10:22,700
we just gotta get
to the finish line here.
132
00:10:25,230 --> 00:10:27,600
- How's it going, man?
- Good. How are you?
133
00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,200
Uh, doing pretty good.
134
00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:32,070
Tyson just wrapped up down
there at Australia Creek.
135
00:10:32,070 --> 00:10:36,200
Well, I'm looking forward to
some operators down here
'cause we've been stretched.
136
00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:37,770
Well, you're not going
to get them.
137
00:10:41,070 --> 00:10:43,470
I mean, we could use some
help down here.
138
00:10:43,470 --> 00:10:46,670
We really need to get
the stripping going
for next year.
139
00:10:46,670 --> 00:10:50,200
-That's the big push for me.
-Yeah.
140
00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:53,800
What I'm worried about
is, like, the sluicing that
we still have to do
141
00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:57,070
and you know,
the season's coming
to an end here
142
00:10:57,070 --> 00:10:58,630
-sooner than we think.
-I know. I know.
143
00:10:58,630 --> 00:11:01,070
I don't want you to feel like
you're not getting supported,
144
00:11:01,070 --> 00:11:03,700
but I hope that you can see
it from my standpoint where
145
00:11:03,700 --> 00:11:08,100
we do have to really start
to gain ground at stripped.
146
00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:09,970
And, if we don't get
it done this fall,
147
00:11:09,970 --> 00:11:11,570
and it's all frozen
in the spring,
148
00:11:11,570 --> 00:11:14,730
we're gonna spend
hundreds of thousands
of dollars extra ripping it.
149
00:11:14,730 --> 00:11:16,430
I get the idea with
the stripping, like,
150
00:11:16,430 --> 00:11:20,130
next year me will really
appreciate it, but right now,
not so much.
151
00:11:20,130 --> 00:11:22,170
-I get it.
-All right, man.
152
00:11:22,170 --> 00:11:25,070
-Sorry I can't be
more help.
-We'll make it work.
153
00:11:27,970 --> 00:11:30,900
Typical Parker fashion,
"Hey, we need to do this.
154
00:11:30,900 --> 00:11:34,300
Ugh, you might not
have enough equipment
or enough people, but...
155
00:11:34,300 --> 00:11:35,770
figure it out, make it happen.
156
00:11:35,770 --> 00:11:38,770
Not only finish
the sluicing here,
but huge projects
157
00:11:38,770 --> 00:11:41,300
for stripping ground
for next season
at the same time."
158
00:11:41,300 --> 00:11:43,530
Ugh, hopefully,
this doesn't bite us
in the ass.
159
00:11:47,370 --> 00:11:51,000
It's a pretty chill day today.
Just me feeding the plant.
160
00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:55,600
Me gaining this little
relationship I have with
this damn thing.
161
00:11:57,430 --> 00:11:59,600
First year Schnabel
crew operator,
162
00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:01,170
Sandy Dubois,
163
00:12:01,170 --> 00:12:04,500
loads washplant, Rocksanne's,
hopper with paydirt.
164
00:12:05,930 --> 00:12:08,800
I feel like I'm doing
pretty good, not bad.
165
00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:10,870
I think I'm pretty proud
of my progress.
166
00:12:10,870 --> 00:12:13,000
So, that's pretty
right on, man.
167
00:12:14,500 --> 00:12:18,700
This plant is moving
the sluicing pretty fast.
168
00:12:18,700 --> 00:12:22,100
Meanwhile,
fellow operator,
Tatiana Costa,
169
00:12:22,100 --> 00:12:25,730
moves coarse tailings
from the end
of the washplant.
170
00:12:25,730 --> 00:12:30,670
It's been good for Sandy
to build her confidence,
she's been doing really good.
171
00:12:30,670 --> 00:12:32,630
And, while Sandy can feed,
172
00:12:32,630 --> 00:12:34,430
I can work
on different projects,
173
00:12:34,430 --> 00:12:36,930
so then things can go
a lot faster.
174
00:12:48,130 --> 00:12:49,900
was that!
175
00:12:49,900 --> 00:12:52,430
Hey, shut it down!
Shut the plant down!
176
00:13:15,030 --> 00:13:16,370
We'll see what's
going on.
177
00:13:17,570 --> 00:13:20,530
In the money pit
at Dominion Creek,
178
00:13:20,530 --> 00:13:24,330
Parker Schnabel's only
running washplant, Rocksanne,
179
00:13:24,330 --> 00:13:26,200
has ground to a halt.
180
00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,470
This thing pile
up a bunch of
down here.
181
00:13:29,470 --> 00:13:32,100
Oh, it's got a big rock
in it and that's why
it's stopped.
182
00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:33,800
You see that right there?
183
00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,630
Grab some shovels.
Get this thing cleaned out.
184
00:13:36,630 --> 00:13:40,600
All right. Now, our conveyor
here, that's doing
the tailings, piled up.
185
00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:45,030
Uh, it's got a big rock down
the tail wheel so we gotta get
that cleared down there.
186
00:13:45,030 --> 00:13:48,500
Let her dig that side out
and hopefully, we can get in
there with a bar or,
187
00:13:48,500 --> 00:13:50,430
shovel and peel that rock out.
188
00:13:51,740 --> 00:13:54,600
Mitch struggles
to access the jammed rock.
189
00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:58,770
So, Sandy brings in
a mini hope
to speed up the process.
190
00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,870
The bad thing here,
is our washplant right now
191
00:14:03,870 --> 00:14:05,900
is shut down
and it's cold out.
192
00:14:05,900 --> 00:14:07,670
We gotta get this thing
back running.
193
00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,840
If Mitch can't
get the plant back
running fast,
194
00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,500
its waterlines could
freeze solid.
195
00:14:19,870 --> 00:14:22,970
Once we get it freed up,
hopefully, this thing will
start spinning again.
196
00:14:30,570 --> 00:14:31,900
It's a big rock.
197
00:14:35,570 --> 00:14:36,740
Come on.
198
00:14:37,740 --> 00:14:39,530
-There it is.
-There he goes.
199
00:14:39,530 --> 00:14:41,470
Yeah, I can see
right there.
200
00:14:41,470 --> 00:14:44,130
There's the rubber mark
where it's been wearing on it.
201
00:14:44,130 --> 00:14:47,400
- Yeah.
- -Oh, we got the rock removed.
202
00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:51,030
And, the belt's looking okay,
so I think we got
really lucky here.
203
00:14:52,900 --> 00:14:55,970
I'm gonna try and roll
the belt here, see if we can
get this thing cleared.
204
00:14:57,630 --> 00:14:58,770
Okay!
205
00:15:04,700 --> 00:15:05,770
Come on, baby.
206
00:15:06,670 --> 00:15:07,800
There we go.
207
00:15:08,170 --> 00:15:09,800
Whoo!
208
00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:12,600
That's the.
209
00:15:13,740 --> 00:15:15,070
Here we go.
210
00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,770
Rocksanne
is back on the gold
in under an hour...
211
00:15:20,770 --> 00:15:23,840
All right. All right.
We're back up and running.
212
00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:29,030
...keeping
Parker's hopes
of 7,000 ounces alive.
213
00:15:29,030 --> 00:15:31,500
Hopefully,
that's the last time
needs to shut down today.
214
00:15:43,030 --> 00:15:46,900
Where it's as late in
the season and we're not
gonna make our gold at all,
215
00:15:46,900 --> 00:15:48,370
the way things are looking
right now.
216
00:15:48,370 --> 00:15:52,030
We ran out of pay,
I know we won't have enough
to finish this season.
217
00:15:52,030 --> 00:15:55,130
We could easily add 500 ounces
218
00:15:55,130 --> 00:15:58,100
to our total if we could
find some ground.
219
00:15:58,100 --> 00:16:01,300
Nine miles southwest,
at Eureka Creek,
220
00:16:01,300 --> 00:16:03,700
hotspot miner,
Brian McCaughan,
221
00:16:03,700 --> 00:16:06,430
and sons, 22-year-old Gage,
222
00:16:06,430 --> 00:16:09,030
and 24-year-old Bryce,
223
00:16:09,030 --> 00:16:12,170
have bagged 1,275 ounces,
224
00:16:13,130 --> 00:16:15,330
225 short
225
00:16:15,330 --> 00:16:17,570
of their 1,500-ounce target.
226
00:16:19,770 --> 00:16:22,430
There's pressure.
Tons of pressure.
227
00:16:22,430 --> 00:16:24,740
I'm feeling it.
Usually, I don't feel it.
228
00:16:24,740 --> 00:16:27,200
We need that 1,500.
We need it.
229
00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:30,100
If we don't come up with
something here, we're dead.
We're dead in the water.
230
00:16:31,070 --> 00:16:32,430
It's getting
later in the season
231
00:16:32,430 --> 00:16:35,330
and yeah, I'm uh,
running out of pay.
232
00:16:35,330 --> 00:16:38,230
Trying to make our goal,
it's gonna be a bit
of a pain so,
233
00:16:38,230 --> 00:16:40,600
we need to come up
with a few ideas.
234
00:16:44,900 --> 00:16:47,840
We gotta hit some
rich spots to pay bills
235
00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:51,870
'cause we gotta make sure
there's enough money to pay
the fuel, to pay employees.
236
00:16:51,870 --> 00:16:54,100
I'm just praying now
it all works out in the end,
237
00:16:54,100 --> 00:16:56,530
and we can finish off
on a positive note
238
00:16:56,530 --> 00:16:58,870
for the rest of the season.
239
00:16:58,870 --> 00:17:01,130
The McCaughan's
latest hotspot,
240
00:17:01,130 --> 00:17:03,970
The Red Cut,
is almost mined out.
241
00:17:06,060 --> 00:17:08,270
To keep his season alive,
242
00:17:08,270 --> 00:17:10,930
Brian needs to find
a new honey hole.
243
00:17:14,270 --> 00:17:16,400
I got an idea of
a couple spots.
244
00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:18,320
Guess I'll call Gage over.
245
00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,320
Do some prospect
and see what's up here
'cause we need to know
246
00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:22,560
and I could use a hand.
247
00:17:24,900 --> 00:17:27,060
Down here, we checked
last year, there's nothing.
248
00:17:27,060 --> 00:17:30,630
But, I never went on top
'cause you see our
Red Cut height,
249
00:17:30,630 --> 00:17:33,400
our Red Cut height out here
is the exact same height
as that.
250
00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,470
So, this probably
just cut out,
251
00:17:35,470 --> 00:17:37,770
but it just makes sense
that it would be here, but
252
00:17:37,770 --> 00:17:39,030
we haven't found it yet.
253
00:17:39,870 --> 00:17:40,970
Let's roll.
254
00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:47,330
This season,
the McCaughans have hit
two hotspots at Eureka Creek,
255
00:17:48,070 --> 00:17:49,230
The Deep Cut
256
00:17:49,740 --> 00:17:51,700
and the Red Cut.
257
00:17:51,700 --> 00:17:55,470
Now, Brian and Gage are on
the hunt for another hotspot
258
00:17:55,470 --> 00:17:58,770
200 yards across from
the Red Cut,
259
00:17:58,770 --> 00:18:01,740
where they hope the same
pay streak continues
260
00:18:01,740 --> 00:18:05,430
and runs close to the surface
giving them easy access
261
00:18:05,700 --> 00:18:06,770
to gold.
262
00:18:12,870 --> 00:18:15,030
Clean this up.
We'll check what's on bedrock.
263
00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:21,500
We're gonna a couple
of test spins.
264
00:18:21,500 --> 00:18:24,740
I'd really like to see
three out of four
end with gold in it.
265
00:18:24,740 --> 00:18:27,500
Six small colors,
we'll run it through
the washplant.
266
00:18:31,500 --> 00:18:33,400
To locate
the pay streak,
267
00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:37,500
Brian will dig four
test holes, where he thinks
it continues.
268
00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:44,370
You hitting gravel, bud.
269
00:18:44,370 --> 00:18:45,500
Keep going.
270
00:18:52,470 --> 00:18:54,170
- Bedrock!
- Yep.
271
00:18:54,170 --> 00:18:55,700
We move on to our next one.
272
00:18:58,370 --> 00:19:02,770
Son, Gage,
continues to dig three more
test holes.
273
00:19:02,770 --> 00:19:04,330
It's dollar signs
in them rocks.
274
00:19:05,070 --> 00:19:06,330
It's looking good.
275
00:19:07,770 --> 00:19:09,170
I've called Bryce
for some help.
276
00:19:09,170 --> 00:19:11,570
He can hammer out
a bunch of pans.
277
00:19:11,570 --> 00:19:13,330
I'll take a sample
out of your bucket.
278
00:19:17,970 --> 00:19:21,100
See how blocky this is?
This is where I think
that stuff's in.
279
00:19:22,330 --> 00:19:23,630
Okay. Let's go check
it out, man.
280
00:19:29,530 --> 00:19:31,870
First pan.
Let's see what we got here.
281
00:19:35,130 --> 00:19:37,770
Gage.
282
00:19:39,100 --> 00:19:40,930
Like, nothing.
283
00:19:40,930 --> 00:19:44,200
We need to find something
here or we're screwed.
284
00:19:47,900 --> 00:19:49,170
Let's do a second one.
285
00:19:49,170 --> 00:19:52,030
The next hole,
let's hope to actually
see more gold.
286
00:19:57,230 --> 00:19:59,370
I only got a couple of colors.
287
00:19:59,370 --> 00:20:01,230
Uh, you got
something at least.
288
00:20:01,230 --> 00:20:03,430
Certainly nothing to get excited about.
That I wouldn't wash.
289
00:20:05,870 --> 00:20:09,030
Son, Bryce,
tests the third hole.
290
00:20:10,070 --> 00:20:11,130
It's not bad.
291
00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,670
Kinda looks like close to ten.
292
00:20:13,670 --> 00:20:17,600
- Ten? So, my two
or three and you're ten?
- One, two, three, four, five--
293
00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:19,100
Oh,
this is borderline.
294
00:20:19,100 --> 00:20:21,030
He's got one more pan
on there, you wanna
grab it?
295
00:20:23,270 --> 00:20:25,600
Pan number four. Final hole.
296
00:20:30,030 --> 00:20:34,430
- Is that a chunky?
- What! Oh, boy!
297
00:20:34,430 --> 00:20:38,570
Check it! That ain't fine
gold, holy.
298
00:20:38,570 --> 00:20:41,130
-That's a 100 for sure.
-At least.
299
00:20:41,130 --> 00:20:43,270
That's unbelievable,
that's a, holy...
300
00:20:43,270 --> 00:20:44,900
Look at the size of that.
301
00:20:44,900 --> 00:20:46,670
Yeah, that's three
out of four, man.
302
00:20:46,670 --> 00:20:50,570
If this whole plateau
happens to have gold
like this in it,
303
00:20:50,570 --> 00:20:52,800
this actually could save
our season.
304
00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:57,200
Okay, boys. We're doing it.
We're gonna go after it.
305
00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:00,740
We're gonna get two or three
trucks pumping here tomorrow.
306
00:21:01,630 --> 00:21:03,470
Man, we could get this,
307
00:21:03,470 --> 00:21:06,570
this 1,500 isn't out
of the picture at all.
308
00:21:21,900 --> 00:21:23,240
It's making electricity, huh?
309
00:21:27,470 --> 00:21:31,940
Tony Beets
is desperate
to rescue his season.
310
00:21:31,940 --> 00:21:35,700
At Paradise Hill,
he's running his trommel
311
00:21:35,700 --> 00:21:38,740
and at Indian River,
his new washplant,
312
00:21:38,740 --> 00:21:40,400
Sir Sluice-A-Lot.
313
00:21:42,100 --> 00:21:46,340
But, to stand any chance
of hitting his new
2,500-ounce target,
314
00:21:47,940 --> 00:21:52,270
he's firing up his dredge
for the first time
in five years.
315
00:22:01,870 --> 00:22:02,900
It will.
316
00:22:06,340 --> 00:22:10,140
The dredge needs
to be moved into its first
dredging position
317
00:22:10,140 --> 00:22:12,970
and attached to anchor points.
318
00:22:12,970 --> 00:22:15,270
We gotta use two doses
for anchor.
319
00:22:15,270 --> 00:22:16,700
We got a 700
320
00:22:16,700 --> 00:22:20,770
excavator for anchor
and we gonna use the loader
for the other anchor.
321
00:22:21,900 --> 00:22:24,500
The dredge will be
connected with steel cables
322
00:22:24,500 --> 00:22:28,140
to four heavy machines
on the banks
of the dredge pond,
323
00:22:30,870 --> 00:22:36,940
winches on the deck,
then pull the 350-tonne
dredge into position.
324
00:22:36,940 --> 00:22:40,640
And, swing it in an arc
from left to right
325
00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,900
allowing the bucket line
at the front
326
00:22:42,900 --> 00:22:45,340
to dig out gold rich paydirt.
327
00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,500
So, already got that dozer
over there.
328
00:22:51,500 --> 00:22:54,000
So, I have to connect
the cable to it.
329
00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,700
And then,
I'll put a rope over there
330
00:22:56,700 --> 00:22:59,700
and maybe use the cat
to get it over there.
331
00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:02,440
The last
three-quarters-of-a-ton
332
00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:04,440
two-inch thick steel cable
333
00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,770
has been stretched across
the pond.
334
00:23:06,770 --> 00:23:10,200
And, still needs to be
hauled the final 50 yards
335
00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,770
up a steep overgrown berm
336
00:23:12,770 --> 00:23:14,740
to reach its anchor point,
337
00:23:14,740 --> 00:23:17,040
the D6 Dozer.
338
00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:22,440
I'm here to hook her on
to a rope that Len's throwing
down over the berm there,
339
00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,540
so I can hook it on
to the cable to get it up
to the dozer.
340
00:23:27,740 --> 00:23:28,800
Yeah!
341
00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:30,570
Got it.
342
00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:36,840
Okay, Len!
343
00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:41,670
Me and Len can't pull
on the cable by hand.
So, he's going to uh,
344
00:23:41,670 --> 00:23:46,900
fire up the dozer, hook onto
this rope and then, hopefully,
pull this cable up to him.
345
00:23:51,970 --> 00:23:53,740
You can keep going forward.
346
00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:03,300
Oh.
347
00:24:05,700 --> 00:24:08,500
So, we tried the rope
and it didn't work.
348
00:24:08,500 --> 00:24:11,000
So, I think I'm gonna try
it with the excavator.
349
00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,240
It's got a little risk that
I will sink it.
350
00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:19,240
Len decides to abandon
the rope and use the bucket
arm of an excavator
351
00:24:19,240 --> 00:24:20,970
chained to the cable
352
00:24:20,970 --> 00:24:23,040
to haul it up the steep berm.
353
00:24:24,170 --> 00:24:25,670
But, to get in position,
354
00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:29,040
the 55-ton 700
355
00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,940
has to cross soft ground.
356
00:24:31,940 --> 00:24:36,270
Because we can see
the excavator sinking
a little bit.
357
00:24:39,700 --> 00:24:41,740
- Okay, Len.
- Yeah.
358
00:24:46,770 --> 00:24:48,370
Yeah, that should
do it, Len.
359
00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:52,700
Beautiful.
360
00:24:58,040 --> 00:24:59,300
There we go.
361
00:24:59,300 --> 00:25:02,470
Now, the winch cable
on the dredge is connected
to the dozer.
362
00:25:28,740 --> 00:25:30,500
I think if we go
forward, we got it.
363
00:25:33,270 --> 00:25:34,740
That looks good.
364
00:25:45,900 --> 00:25:46,800
Yes, sir.
365
00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:50,300
Yeah.
366
00:25:52,740 --> 00:25:55,870
Should we need
a bottle of Champagne
and uh...
367
00:26:10,770 --> 00:26:13,270
I'm so excited, I could just
368
00:26:13,270 --> 00:26:16,000
piss my pants.
369
00:26:18,570 --> 00:26:20,940
So, I'm going to start
up the trommel.
370
00:26:32,700 --> 00:26:34,100
Stacker coming on.
371
00:26:36,270 --> 00:26:39,040
All right,
stackers running.
372
00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,640
Here we go.
We got some water coming.
373
00:26:44,100 --> 00:26:46,000
Okay, here comes
the bucket line.
374
00:26:51,500 --> 00:26:57,140
After five years,
Tony's dredge is finally
catching much needed gold
375
00:26:57,140 --> 00:26:58,270
once again.
376
00:27:37,570 --> 00:27:41,200
Right now,
we're really struggling with
just having enough personnel
377
00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:45,540
and enough big equipment
down at the money pit to keep
up with everything.
378
00:27:46,370 --> 00:27:48,670
At Dominion Creek's
money pit,
379
00:27:48,670 --> 00:27:52,800
foreman Mitch Blaschke
is sluicing 250 yards an hour
380
00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,300
with Parker's only
running washplant,
381
00:27:55,300 --> 00:27:57,140
Rocksanne.
382
00:27:57,140 --> 00:28:00,170
But, with most of the crew
already stripping ahead
383
00:28:00,170 --> 00:28:01,470
for next season,
384
00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:04,200
he's feeling the pinch.
385
00:28:05,300 --> 00:28:07,600
I understand where
Parker's coming from,
386
00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:09,370
getting the ground opened
up for next year.
387
00:28:09,370 --> 00:28:12,100
But, right now,
with what we got
in front of us,
388
00:28:12,100 --> 00:28:13,970
uh, I could sure use the help.
389
00:28:16,470 --> 00:28:20,400
In every plant, there is
a build-up of tailings
at the ends.
390
00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,640
Tatiana Costa
is on double duty,
391
00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:25,640
clearing tailings
392
00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:28,140
and feeding Rocksanne
with paydirt.
393
00:28:29,370 --> 00:28:31,440
Yeah, I'm alone
running the plant.
394
00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:35,500
It's important to keep
on top of the tailings,
otherwise they can
395
00:28:35,500 --> 00:28:38,900
cause a jam on the plant
and we'd have to stop.
396
00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:52,670
What the was that!
397
00:28:57,100 --> 00:28:58,740
Oh.
398
00:28:59,670 --> 00:29:01,800
Hey, Taylor, you copy, Taylor?
399
00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:03,570
Yeah, go ahead.
400
00:29:03,570 --> 00:29:07,800
I have a bad flat tire
right now um,
401
00:29:07,800 --> 00:29:10,940
I need you to come
with a new tire and uh, yeah.
402
00:29:10,940 --> 00:29:12,500
It's urgent.
403
00:29:12,500 --> 00:29:15,240
Okay. I'll be out
there soon.
404
00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:17,340
Okay. See you soon.
405
00:29:20,300 --> 00:29:23,040
You know,
right now we got our only
loader down here.
406
00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:24,770
So, we need to shut her down.
407
00:29:24,770 --> 00:29:26,570
With the only
loader available
408
00:29:26,570 --> 00:29:30,140
to feed the plant
and clear tailings
out of action,
409
00:29:30,140 --> 00:29:35,640
Mitch has no choice,
but to shut down Rocksanne
once again.
410
00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:47,470
This is not good.
411
00:29:58,170 --> 00:30:00,800
Nacho! Hi, buddy.
412
00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:03,370
At the money pit,
413
00:30:03,370 --> 00:30:06,170
Parker Schnabel's
one-plant operation
414
00:30:06,170 --> 00:30:07,400
is shut down
415
00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:09,370
because of a broken loader,
416
00:30:09,370 --> 00:30:12,940
putting his push
to 7,000 ounces on hold.
417
00:30:14,540 --> 00:30:15,900
What is this?
418
00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,670
Uh, yeah.
We have a flat tire here.
419
00:30:20,670 --> 00:30:24,070
- You can't run it like that?
- No. I need you...
420
00:30:24,070 --> 00:30:27,340
-Okay.
-...to very kindly
fix it for me urgently.
421
00:30:27,340 --> 00:30:30,800
Okay, I can do that,
urgently and everything.
422
00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,740
Awesome. Thanks.
423
00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,870
The rim started
spinning inside the tire
424
00:30:37,870 --> 00:30:41,400
and the tire caused
these serrations on the rim
to really flatten out.
425
00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:44,940
These are supposed to grip it
so that exactly
does not happen.
426
00:30:44,940 --> 00:30:47,340
It'd be a pretty difficult
427
00:30:47,340 --> 00:30:50,000
ask to try and get a new tire
428
00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,100
on this rim.
429
00:30:51,100 --> 00:30:52,740
I think that one's toast.
430
00:30:52,740 --> 00:30:56,500
If we put a new tire on it,
we're gonna have the same
thing happen again.
431
00:30:56,500 --> 00:30:58,040
So, it's unfortunate but,
432
00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:01,300
we do have some extra
rims and lots of tires.
433
00:31:01,300 --> 00:31:04,400
And, we'll just get
her elevated,
buzz all the nuts off,
434
00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:07,100
crane the tire off,
crane the new one on.
435
00:31:08,170 --> 00:31:09,740
Stick the nuts on.
436
00:31:09,740 --> 00:31:10,800
Bob's your uncle.
437
00:31:20,340 --> 00:31:23,700
Right now, there's no loader
feeding the plant.
They're shut down.
438
00:31:23,700 --> 00:31:25,300
So, you know,
439
00:31:25,300 --> 00:31:28,400
it's very important I get
this tire changed
as quick as I can
440
00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,140
so we can get her back up
and running.
441
00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:43,970
I'm just lining the tire up.
442
00:31:47,140 --> 00:31:49,600
We'll put all 30 nuts on.
443
00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,270
Drop it down. Torque them up.
444
00:31:51,270 --> 00:31:53,900
Put the caps on
and there we go.
445
00:32:04,500 --> 00:32:05,940
We're off to the races.
446
00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:09,800
Uh, Tatiana,
you got a copy. Tatiana?
447
00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:11,370
Copy.
448
00:32:11,370 --> 00:32:14,640
Yeah, you're loader's good
to go here, if you wanna come,
449
00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:15,900
come grab her.
450
00:32:15,900 --> 00:32:18,070
Awesome. Thank you.
451
00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:24,340
Oh, look at that new tire.
452
00:32:24,340 --> 00:32:26,670
- There we go.
- Ready to roll for you.
453
00:32:26,670 --> 00:32:28,400
Awesome.
Thank you so much.
454
00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:32,140
- You've been itching
for ...so, anyway.
- Yeah.
455
00:32:32,140 --> 00:32:34,840
-There she is.
Be good to her.
-Awesome. Thank you.
456
00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:35,970
I will.
457
00:32:37,300 --> 00:32:39,040
Taylor was able to get
the loader fixed,
458
00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:42,270
so we're just getting ready
to fire the washplant
back up here.
459
00:32:42,700 --> 00:32:43,800
Here we go!
460
00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:47,270
The rapid fix
of the loader
461
00:32:47,270 --> 00:32:50,100
means that Rocksanne,
has been shut down
462
00:32:50,100 --> 00:32:51,640
for under an hour.
463
00:32:52,770 --> 00:32:56,040
It's awesome Taylor got
the loader fixed
464
00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,870
pretty fast and uh, hopefully,
we'll finish sluicing
pretty soon
465
00:32:59,870 --> 00:33:02,540
and the loaders can rest
for the rest of the season.
466
00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:19,800
So, mining for us is all
about treasure hunting.
467
00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,400
And, I'm up on this
freaking bench
468
00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:24,600
looking for it again
and so far,
469
00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:27,200
it's looking really good.
470
00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:32,570
At Eureka Creek,
Brian McCaughan is running
paydirt from his new hotspot,
471
00:33:32,570 --> 00:33:34,040
the Cash Cut,
472
00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,300
in the hope of saving
his season.
473
00:33:38,740 --> 00:33:43,600
I'm pretty much gonna take
the trommel from 100 yards
per hour to 200
474
00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:48,170
and we're gonna pound it
through the plant,
check the sluice runs and hope
475
00:33:48,170 --> 00:33:50,400
there's at least an ounce
a hundred.
476
00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:52,170
Anything above that,
477
00:33:52,170 --> 00:33:53,570
I'll tell you what,
478
00:33:53,570 --> 00:33:55,070
it's gonna make our life
a lot easier
479
00:33:55,070 --> 00:33:57,470
and we're gonna breathe
a lot easier.
480
00:34:00,170 --> 00:34:02,240
Definitely rewarding
already hauling pay.
481
00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:04,470
We have very minimal
stripping, it's just,
482
00:34:04,470 --> 00:34:07,140
tearing off the trees,
pretty much,
a little bit of soil.
483
00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:11,170
Gage is working hard
up in the Cash Cut.
484
00:34:11,170 --> 00:34:14,130
He's uh, bringing down
truck after truck
485
00:34:14,130 --> 00:34:17,940
and uh, see what kind
of gold's out there.
486
00:34:17,940 --> 00:34:20,800
Greenhorn operator,
Jason Demich,
487
00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:24,570
loads pay into the McCaughan's
trommel, McMitus.
488
00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:29,570
You can see the wear
and tear on everybody,
489
00:34:29,570 --> 00:34:33,230
but not one individual
is giving up.
490
00:34:52,940 --> 00:34:56,130
Hey, Brian.
I gotta shut down the plant here.
491
00:35:08,700 --> 00:35:10,670
Jason's
excavator bucket
492
00:35:10,670 --> 00:35:13,170
has knocked the hopper
off its mount
493
00:35:13,170 --> 00:35:16,370
and it's fallen flush
against the trommel drum.
494
00:35:24,570 --> 00:35:26,770
Jason,
give the lowdown
on how this happened.
495
00:35:26,770 --> 00:35:29,040
I grabbed that wet stuff.
496
00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:31,100
Come around, it was sloshing.
497
00:35:31,100 --> 00:35:34,470
I went to dump a little,
it sloshed down, I went
to pull back
498
00:35:34,470 --> 00:35:36,300
and I caught the lip on the...
499
00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:38,270
thing.
500
00:35:40,300 --> 00:35:42,600
So, here we are.
We gotta lift the freaking
box up,
501
00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:44,470
pull it back,
get it into position.
502
00:35:44,470 --> 00:35:46,200
It'll get double chained again
503
00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,800
and maybe, we'll stop
hitting the freaking
feeder box.
504
00:35:50,340 --> 00:35:52,340
The three-ton Hopper
505
00:35:52,340 --> 00:35:55,470
is attached to the trommel
at its base,
506
00:35:55,470 --> 00:35:58,400
with two struts held in
with pins.
507
00:35:59,300 --> 00:36:03,340
But, the impact ripped
it clean off.
508
00:36:04,540 --> 00:36:06,000
Brian's fix,
509
00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,370
lift the Hopper
using an excavator,
510
00:36:09,170 --> 00:36:10,940
line it up with the struts,
511
00:36:12,500 --> 00:36:14,500
re-insert the pins.
512
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:20,940
Then, attach chains
to the base to secure
it into position.
513
00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:27,570
To have lost hours
is just killing us.
514
00:36:27,570 --> 00:36:30,700
It's like, my guts are turning
515
00:36:30,700 --> 00:36:33,000
and I'm not happy.
516
00:36:42,740 --> 00:36:44,200
Okay.
517
00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,200
Should be good
to come down slowly.
518
00:36:51,270 --> 00:36:52,440
Right there.
519
00:36:59,700 --> 00:37:01,040
There, you're coming through.
520
00:37:05,070 --> 00:37:06,670
Dad, come my way
a little bit.
521
00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:14,200
And then, just go on
the outside and give it
a light little push.
522
00:37:14,200 --> 00:37:15,940
And, it should just
pin right in.
523
00:37:24,300 --> 00:37:27,300
Jason's there strapping it in,
putting pressure forward,
524
00:37:27,300 --> 00:37:30,500
so it can, you know,
it won't pop out as easy
without us noticing.
525
00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:36,370
I feel like crap,
of course, but...
526
00:37:36,370 --> 00:37:37,940
Yeah, but that's bad, man.
527
00:37:39,900 --> 00:37:42,400
Oh, you gave me those
puppy dog eyes now.
528
00:37:43,570 --> 00:37:45,370
All right.
It won't happen again.
529
00:37:48,170 --> 00:37:50,640
Okay, get this thing
spinning, man.
We gotta make some money.
530
00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:52,170
Let's go.
531
00:37:52,170 --> 00:37:54,600
-Thanks, boys.
-Good job.
532
00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:58,500
The McCaughans
are back up and running
Cash Cut pay,
533
00:37:58,500 --> 00:38:01,900
but only time will tell
if it holds the gold
534
00:38:01,900 --> 00:38:03,870
to save their season.
535
00:38:03,870 --> 00:38:07,240
Pretty happy.
All things considered,
it could always be worse.
536
00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:26,270
Is that Len? Len, you're going
in the water.
537
00:38:26,270 --> 00:38:28,270
Oh, he's coming up
the bucket line.
538
00:38:28,970 --> 00:38:31,340
What the heck are you doing?
539
00:38:32,170 --> 00:38:33,970
Got something
for you, Greg.
540
00:38:34,470 --> 00:38:36,200
Let me grab it.
541
00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:39,200
I got it. Can you make it?
542
00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:43,440
What do we got here, Len?
Wow, look at that, huh?
543
00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:46,270
Little lunch. That's awesome.
544
00:38:46,270 --> 00:38:48,340
An apple for you.
545
00:38:48,340 --> 00:38:49,900
Sandwich for me.
546
00:38:50,370 --> 00:38:52,370
Ooh!
547
00:38:52,370 --> 00:38:56,440
- I don't know what it is,
but it looks good.
- That looks pretty good.
548
00:38:56,440 --> 00:38:59,170
I thought we should
have a nice lunch together.
549
00:38:59,170 --> 00:39:01,200
That's a great idea. That...
550
00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:02,640
I wish I would've thought
about it.
551
00:39:02,640 --> 00:39:06,000
You're not that
kind of guy, Greg?
You only think about yourself.
552
00:39:23,540 --> 00:39:26,310
-What's up? See?
-Weigh time.
553
00:39:26,310 --> 00:39:27,940
We get to check out
the Cash Cut.
554
00:39:28,610 --> 00:39:30,010
At Eureka Creek,
555
00:39:30,010 --> 00:39:34,440
the McCaughan family
are gathering to weigh
their first two days
556
00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:36,070
running the new Cash Cut.
557
00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:40,510
I mean, we didn't know
it was there.
558
00:39:40,510 --> 00:39:41,940
And, we didn't notice the odd.
559
00:39:41,940 --> 00:39:44,170
We didn't know it had
almost zero overburden,
560
00:39:44,170 --> 00:39:47,740
so if we get an ounce an hour
out of this, we'll be tickled.
561
00:39:47,740 --> 00:39:50,170
-Almost a 14.
-Fourteen hours.
562
00:39:50,170 --> 00:39:52,370
So, we need
at least 14 ounces.
563
00:39:52,370 --> 00:39:55,110
-Who wants to do the honors?
-I'll pour. Bryce, count.
564
00:39:55,110 --> 00:39:56,210
Let's see it.
565
00:39:56,740 --> 00:39:58,140
Here we go, guys.
566
00:39:59,070 --> 00:40:01,510
One, two, three.
567
00:40:02,370 --> 00:40:04,800
Fifteen, twenty.
568
00:40:05,270 --> 00:40:09,170
Thirty, 41.8.
569
00:40:11,610 --> 00:40:12,900
Whoa!
570
00:40:12,900 --> 00:40:14,870
That's just under
three ounces an hour
571
00:40:14,870 --> 00:40:18,010
with no stripping and thawed,
at this time of year,
572
00:40:18,010 --> 00:40:21,040
- holy , boys!
- hammer!
573
00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:28,700
The 41.8 ounces
is worth almost $85,000,
574
00:40:30,070 --> 00:40:32,240
taking their season total
575
00:40:32,240 --> 00:40:35,070
to 1,317 ounces.
576
00:40:36,900 --> 00:40:39,900
So, really,
we could keep washing until
577
00:40:39,900 --> 00:40:42,140
we completely freeze out
till the pond's done.
578
00:40:42,140 --> 00:40:45,700
So, our season's now longer,
we have more pay.
579
00:40:45,700 --> 00:40:48,840
This could be just
unbelievable for us.
580
00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:51,140
I'm like, blown away.
581
00:40:51,140 --> 00:40:55,970
We're averaging a third
of an ounce per 100 here
and this is three?
582
00:40:55,970 --> 00:40:59,370
So, this is beautiful, guys.
This gives us the green light
to hammer down.
583
00:40:59,370 --> 00:41:03,370
There's no way we're stopping
up there, that's for sure.
This is just a super deal.
584
00:41:04,540 --> 00:41:06,240
Hey, what's going on?
585
00:41:06,240 --> 00:41:08,940
This is pretty good.
Check out the number.
586
00:41:08,940 --> 00:41:11,370
Okay, you have to talk
in layman terms for me.
587
00:41:11,370 --> 00:41:13,740
What does it mean an hour?
That's what I understand.
588
00:41:13,740 --> 00:41:18,800
- 2.92 ounces per 100.
- Wow!
589
00:41:19,670 --> 00:41:21,700
Good instincts.
Whose instinct was this?
590
00:41:23,070 --> 00:41:25,940
-The idea guy.
-Dad? Dad's instinct?
591
00:41:25,940 --> 00:41:30,240
Okay. I'm not gonna get
too excited yet, we don't
wanna jinx anything.
592
00:41:30,240 --> 00:41:32,440
So, hard work ahead of us.
593
00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:33,800
- Let's get her.
- Okay.
594
00:41:44,110 --> 00:41:48,440
-Hi, guys.
Oh, we have some newbies.
-Newbies. Yeah.
595
00:41:48,900 --> 00:41:50,570
It's exciting, huh?
596
00:41:50,570 --> 00:41:52,900
I'm glad
somebody's excited.
597
00:41:52,900 --> 00:41:57,310
At Paradise Hill,
the Beets are meeting
for their first gold weigh,
598
00:41:57,310 --> 00:41:59,270
running three washplants
599
00:41:59,270 --> 00:42:02,140
including the historic dredge.
600
00:42:05,610 --> 00:42:06,670
Yeah.
601
00:42:09,140 --> 00:42:10,900
And again...
602
00:42:12,540 --> 00:42:14,210
Yeah, no, no, it was.
603
00:42:19,070 --> 00:42:21,240
Yeah, did
Sluice-A-Lot sluice a lot?
604
00:42:21,240 --> 00:42:24,840
The new plant,
Sluice-A-Lot ran all week,
it's pretty good.
605
00:42:24,840 --> 00:42:27,370
It's nice having a plant
running there again.
606
00:42:28,700 --> 00:42:32,140
So, you building quite
a stockpile by there
by the trommel there.
607
00:42:32,140 --> 00:42:35,010
The plant's not chewing
through the dirt as fast as
they're bringing it right now,
608
00:42:35,010 --> 00:42:36,640
so might as well
pile it up there.
609
00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:39,010
What do you wanna weigh
out first? I got three dryers.
610
00:42:42,110 --> 00:42:43,610
I think, only two days now.
611
00:42:43,610 --> 00:42:46,900
-Weight it.
One of you guys count.
-Yeah, let's do it.
612
00:42:46,900 --> 00:42:48,610
For two days running,
613
00:42:48,610 --> 00:42:52,270
Tony's hoping the dredge
will deliver at least
20 ounces.
614
00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:58,700
Two ounces,
five ounces, 15.
615
00:42:59,210 --> 00:43:02,870
Final is 22.56 ounces.
616
00:43:02,870 --> 00:43:06,370
Worth over $40,000.
617
00:43:06,370 --> 00:43:10,370
That's what we set.
One ounce an hour, so
it's pretty, pretty close.
618
00:43:10,370 --> 00:43:12,240
The cost
of running it is cheap.
619
00:43:17,410 --> 00:43:18,970
So, next stop
is Sluice-A-Lot?
620
00:43:18,970 --> 00:43:23,170
- So, who's counting?
Okay. Are you ready?
-I'm counting.
621
00:43:23,170 --> 00:43:26,900
Sir Sluice-A-Lot
has run all week
at The Indian River
622
00:43:26,900 --> 00:43:29,840
and should be bringing
in 200 ounces.
623
00:43:32,110 --> 00:43:35,940
Ten, 20, 40, 50.
624
00:43:35,940 --> 00:43:42,440
One hundred, 120,
140, 180, 184.36.
625
00:43:45,470 --> 00:43:46,770
Sluice-A-Lot sluiced a lot.
626
00:43:50,310 --> 00:43:51,510
Yeah.
627
00:43:51,510 --> 00:43:55,770
Dialed in at 300 yards
per hour, 24x7,
628
00:43:55,770 --> 00:43:57,610
on Paradise Hill,
629
00:43:57,610 --> 00:44:01,040
the trommel should bring
in around 400 ounces.
630
00:44:06,140 --> 00:44:09,010
Twenty, 30, 40,
631
00:44:09,970 --> 00:44:14,310
80, 100, 120, 130,
632
00:44:14,870 --> 00:44:19,070
150, 180, 190.
633
00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:22,940
205.22.
634
00:44:24,670 --> 00:44:26,270
That's not great
for 24x7, is it?
635
00:44:28,700 --> 00:44:32,670
So, this week we did about
412 ounces.
636
00:44:32,670 --> 00:44:34,510
Bringing
their season total
637
00:44:34,940 --> 00:44:38,070
to 1,669 ounces.
638
00:44:48,010 --> 00:44:50,770
- Bye, guys.
- Buh-bye!
639
00:44:50,770 --> 00:44:52,510
We shall go make
you more gold.
640
00:44:53,570 --> 00:44:55,610
Nice to see
the dredge's going
finally, yeah?
641
00:44:59,470 --> 00:45:00,840
Nobody else has one.
642
00:45:03,340 --> 00:45:04,570
And, a lot cheaper.
643
00:45:23,800 --> 00:45:25,540
- Hi, Chris.
- Hey, Parker.
644
00:45:26,310 --> 00:45:27,970
How's it going?
645
00:45:27,970 --> 00:45:29,670
-It's going.
-Going? Yeah.
646
00:45:29,670 --> 00:45:32,070
That time of year,
kinda going.
647
00:45:32,070 --> 00:45:35,340
So, Tyson. You finished up
Australia Creek, yeah?
648
00:45:35,340 --> 00:45:37,700
- Yeah, I did.
- You guys did do a good job in there.
649
00:45:37,700 --> 00:45:39,940
- Thanks, man.
- You wanna see how you finished?
650
00:45:39,940 --> 00:45:41,870
Let's check
it out, Australia.
651
00:45:43,570 --> 00:45:47,570
To hit
his 7,000-ounce target,
652
00:45:47,570 --> 00:45:50,070
Parker needs to hit
a weekly total
653
00:45:50,070 --> 00:45:51,940
of at least 300 ounces.
654
00:45:53,170 --> 00:45:55,310
So, here's the end
of Australia Creek.
655
00:45:58,070 --> 00:46:01,310
Got 20, 40.
656
00:46:01,310 --> 00:46:07,040
-Eighty, 100, 130, 170.
-Two hundred, come on.
657
00:46:08,970 --> 00:46:12,700
Yeah!
658
00:46:12,700 --> 00:46:14,170
Two hundred and sixty.
659
00:46:14,640 --> 00:46:17,110
282.2.
660
00:46:17,110 --> 00:46:21,340
Worth?
Just over $560,000.
661
00:46:22,740 --> 00:46:26,770
-Good way to finish.
-That's cool. Australia Creek,
over 1,000 ounces.
662
00:46:26,770 --> 00:46:29,610
what do you think?
We going back there next year and looking for more?
663
00:46:29,610 --> 00:46:31,940
I'm not gonna make
that decision right now.
664
00:46:31,940 --> 00:46:34,270
I think, whoever mines it,
it'll be tough,
665
00:46:34,270 --> 00:46:37,610
you know, there's a lot
of like, work that needs to be
put in up there.
666
00:46:37,610 --> 00:46:40,470
- Well, we made it work this year.
- -Rocksanne!
667
00:46:40,470 --> 00:46:44,570
-So, you kinda have to help
me out on this one.
-Oh, yeah? Is it a heavy one?
668
00:46:44,570 --> 00:46:45,610
Yeah.
669
00:46:45,610 --> 00:46:48,140
This is a two-hander.
670
00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:50,700
- Ready?
- All right.
671
00:46:51,370 --> 00:46:52,470
Here we go.
672
00:46:54,900 --> 00:46:56,370
We got 100.
673
00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:00,170
We got 180, 200.
674
00:47:02,070 --> 00:47:04,140
Keep going, 300.
675
00:47:04,140 --> 00:47:05,700
Did you hear the clunks?
676
00:47:05,700 --> 00:47:07,940
-Like, packed in there.
-Three hundred
and thirty, 340.
677
00:47:09,740 --> 00:47:12,170
That creaky sound might
have been me.
678
00:47:12,170 --> 00:47:17,570
382.85. yeah.
679
00:47:17,570 --> 00:47:24,140
Bringing the season
total to 6,544 ounces.
680
00:47:24,140 --> 00:47:29,540
-Dude, that's sick.
-We've already pulled out
3,676 ounces out of here.
681
00:47:29,540 --> 00:47:32,840
Well, all I gotta
say about that is,
you bought the right place.
682
00:47:32,840 --> 00:47:35,270
We're running out of time,
we're down to one plant,
683
00:47:35,270 --> 00:47:38,210
but you know, if you guys
can keep her going,
684
00:47:38,210 --> 00:47:40,040
and the ground holds up,
685
00:47:40,040 --> 00:47:41,370
and the weather...
686
00:47:45,940 --> 00:47:47,570
Later.
687
00:47:47,570 --> 00:47:48,840
-See you, Chris.
-Yeah!
688
00:47:49,800 --> 00:47:51,570
The Money Pit
just keeps delivering.
689
00:47:51,570 --> 00:47:53,510
Rocksanne's doing
a killer job.
690
00:47:53,510 --> 00:47:57,740
Now, we got everybody in
one spot, let's see what
we can make it happen.
691
00:47:57,740 --> 00:48:00,340
It's good to have Australia
Creek done.
692
00:48:00,340 --> 00:48:03,410
Now, we can focus on Dominion.
693
00:48:03,410 --> 00:48:06,840
Dominion is where the gold is,
I think that's where
our future is.
53509
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.