All language subtitles for Gold.Rush.Parkers.Trail.S03E05.720p.WEBRip.x264-TBS

Parker:
IT IS A WILD COUNTRY.

THERE'S LOTS OF GOLD,
INTENSE SITUATIONS, WARFARE.

IT'S WILDER THAN THE WILD WEST.

Narrator: PREVIOUSLY, PARKER
AND HIS TEAM MINED HARDROCK GOLD

AT THE LEGENDARY EDIE CREEK...

AND THERE'S GOLD NUGGETS
THIS SIZE?

Man: YES.

...AND HELP THE KUKUKUKU...

I CAN'T STAND THAT THEY HAVE
TO USE MERCURY.

Narrator: ...PROTECT THEMSELVES
FROM A DEADLY TOXIN.

NO PART OF THAT PROCESS IS SAFE.

HERE'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

HEY, HEY, LOOK AT THAT.

[ ALL CHEER ]

Narrator: NOW...

LOOK AT THAT.

...PARKER'S TEAM IS ON A MISSION
TO ONE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S

BIGGEST GOLD MINES...

Sam: THEY BASICALLY
JUST MINED A WHOLE MOUNTAIN.

YEAH.

Narrator: ...WHERE
A 21st CENTURY GOLD RUSH...

...IS CREATING HUGE AMOUNTS
OF MONEY AND MASSIVE PROBLEMS.

THESE KIDS STEAL FROM
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE.

THIS IS AS DANGEROUS AS IT GETS.

WE'RE IN A WAR ZONE.

-- Captions by VITAC --
www.vitac.com

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

♪

LET'S DO THIS.
YEAH, BUDDY.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
AND HIS TEAM ARE 3 WEEKS

INTO A 5-WEEK EXPEDITION
TO FIND GOLD

AND LEARN HOW PEOPLE MINE
IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA.

WE'VE GOT TO PUSH ON.

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS,
A LITTLE EXCITED.

FROM EDIE CREEK, THE TEAM
IS TRAVELING 270 MILES WEST,

DEEP INTO THE REMOTE
VOLCANIC HIGHLANDS,

TO THE PORGERA GOLD MINE,

WHERE PROSPECTORS HAVE FOUND
THE MOTHER LODE,

IN A REGION PLAGUED
BY CIVIL UNREST.

US COMING HERE
TO PORGERA,

THERE'S A LOT
OF SECURITY CONCERNS.

THERE'S A LOT OF FIGHTING

BETWEEN THE MINES
AND THE LOCALS.

THERE'S A LOT OF FIGHTING
AMONGST THE LOCALS.

BY ALL ACCOUNTS,
IT'S PRETTY A DICEY SITUATION.

OBVIOUSLY, I'VE NEVER
BEEN HERE BEFORE,

SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT.

IT'S ALL NEW TO ME.

I THINK IT'S ALSO UNPREDICTABLE,
YOU KNOW, LIKE, SOME --

THERE'S TENSION WITHIN TRIBES,

AND WHO KNOWS WHAT IT MIGHT
TAKE TO IGNITE.

I THINK EVERYBODY
IS ON HIGH ALERT.

THAT WAS DEFINITELY
ONE OF THE SHORTEST RUNWAYS

I'VE EVER SEEN.

OUTSIDE OF, LIKE, IRAQ, YEAH,

THAT'S PROBABLY THE SHORTEST
I'VE EVER SEEN.

I HATE THE STALL NOISE.

[ LOUD BEEPING ]

WHOO.

♪

Narrator:
PORGERA WAS COMPLETELY CUT OFF

FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD
UNTIL THE 1930s,

WHEN AUSTRALIAN GOLD PROSPECTORS
STUMBLED ACROSS

ONE OF THE BIGGEST
GOLD DEPOSITS IN THE WORLD.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE DEPOSIT HERE?

IT'S A VERY BIG MINE THAT'S HAD
A VERY LONG PRODUCTIVE LIFE.

PRODUCTION PEAKED AT ALMOST
1.5 MILLIONS OUNCES A YEAR.

-[ WHISTLES ]
-[BLEEP]

♪

♪

OOH, [BLEEP]

THIS IS CRAZY.

WHOA.

LOOK AT THAT.

Fred: [BLEEP]
THIS PLACE IS HUGE.

THAT IS A BIG MINE.

WOW.

Narrator:
IN 1990, THE MASSIVE PORGERA
GOLD MINE STARTED PRODUCTION,

OPENING A PIT
OVER A MILE WIDE,

CHASING A GIANT GOLD DEPOSIT
1/2 A MILE INTO THE EARTH.

EVERY YEAR, THE MINE HAULS
1.2 MILLION TONS OF ORE

TO ITS PLANT TO SEPARATE
THE GOLD FROM THE ROCK.

TO THIS DAY, THE MINE HAS FOUND
OVER 20 MILLIONS OUNCES OF GOLD,

WORTH OVER $24 BILLION.

THAT'S INSANE.

THIS MINE IS
JUST MIND-BOGGLING HUGE.

FIVE OF THE BIGGEST GOLD MINES

I'VE EVER SEEN WOULD FIT
IN THIS GOLD MINE.

Sam: THEY BASICALLY JUST MINED
A WHOLE MOUNTAIN.

YEAH.

IT'S A BIG ONE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
GOLD DEPOSITS IN THE WORLD.

Fred: PRETTY HIGH SECURITY
AROUND IT, TOO.

THIS FENCE IS NO JOKE.

LOOK AT THE FENCE
GOING UP THAT RIDGE.

IT'S DOUBLE-PANELED,
CONCERTINA WIRE ON THE TOP.

YEAH,
THEY AIN'T MESSING AROUND.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
TO GET IN THERE.

HELLO?
CRAIG.

CRAIG:
Hey, Parker.

I'M STILL HOPING THAT I CAN
GET A TOUR OF THE MINE.

I've heard from the security
office, and it's a no-go.

I know it's not
what you want to hear.

I'm sorry, mate.

ALL RIGHT.
THANKS.

TOTALLY STRIKING OUT
WITH THE MINE,

NO CAMERAS
AND NO EMPLOYEES ON CAMERA.

I SORT OF HOPED WE'D GET
SOMEWHERE WHILE WE WERE HERE.

SO DO YOU HAVE
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS?

THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE WE COULD
TRY, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS.

Narrator: THE GOLD STRIKE
STARTED A MODERN-DAY GOLD RUSH.

PEOPLE FLOODED INTO THE AREA,
LOOKING TO MAKE THEIR FORTUNE.

HUGE NUGGETS
AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

WERE THERE FOR THE TAKING.

NOW, PROSPECTORS HAVE BUILT
MAKESHIFT TOWNS

OUTSIDE THE MINE'S
PERIMETER FENCE,

TRYING TO GET
A PIECE OF THE ACTION.

THESE TOWNS ARE PARKER'S
ONLY OPTION,

IF HE WANTS TO SEE HOW
THE LOCALS GET GOLD IN PORGERA.

I WANT TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON,

FIND OUT WHERE
THEY'RE FINDING GOLD.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO PENETRATE

INTO THE COMMUNITIES HERE.

WHY IS THAT THE SITUATION
THAT ARISES?

MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
ON THIS TRIP,

IT'S A STORY
THAT NEEDS TO BE TOLD.

I WANT TO CARRY ON HERE.

IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME,
BUT THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT

IS TO BREAK THROUGH
THOSE BARRIERS.

Narrator: VIOLENCE
HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM,

AND THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD
HAS MADE IT WORSE.

WITH OVER 60,000 PEOPLE

FROM DIFFERENT TRIBES
DRAWN TO THE AREA,

HOPING TO STRIKE IT RICH,
TENSIONS RUN HIGH.

THIS IS PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S
WILD WEST.

PORGERA IS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT.

THIS IS ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST

DANGEROUS PLACES
IN ALL OF PAPUA,

BUT YOU HAVE TO BE AWARE
AT ALL TIMES.

YOU CANNOT LET YOUR GUARD DOWN
EVEN FOR ONE MOMENT,

AND YOU HAVE TO PROCEED
WITH EXTREME CAUTION.

IN THIS PLACE, YOU HAVE TO
HAVE A POLICE ESCORT.

ON A PERSONAL LEVEL,
I AM FASCINATED

BY THE BIG MINE SITES,

AND I'M ALSO FASCINATED BY,
IN A COUNTRY LIKE THIS,

HOW THE COMMUNITIES WORK --
DEAL WITH THAT.

I HOPE WE'LL BE ABLE
TO TELL THIS PLACE'S STORY,

YOU KNOW, GO IN AND EXPLORE,
FIND OUT WHAT IT'S ABOUT,

FIND OUT HOW PEOPLE SURVIVE,
HOW THEY FIND GOLD HERE.

REALLY, THE BIGGEST THING
WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT

IS JUST STEPPING
ON OUR OWN TOES

AND DOING THINGS
THAT MAY ANGER OTHER PEOPLE.

SO WE JUST GOT TO BE
REALLY CAREFUL WHAT WE SAY

AND WHO WE TALK TO, I THINK.

♪

THIS IS AS DANGEROUS AS IT GETS.

WE READY?

BORN READY.

EVERYWHERE THAT I'VE EVER BEEN,
GOLD HAS A VERY DIFFERENT

MEANING TO THE PEOPLE
FINDING IT.

FINDING OUT HOW
THAT RELATIONSHIP WORKS

AND WHAT IT MEANS
TO THESE PEOPLE IS,

YOU KNOW, WHY WE'RE HERE.

Narrator: PARKER'S TEAM HEAD
TO YARIK,

A SETTLEMENT ON THE OUTSKIRTS
OF THE PORGERA MINE.

HOLY -- LOOK AT THAT.

HUMONGOUS.
IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG MARKET.

WELL, WE STICK OUT
LIKE A SORE THUMB.

YEAH.

♪

WHOA.

MORNING.

GREAT HAT, MAN.

♪

ALREADY DRAWING A CROWD.

OH, HERE THEY COME.

THAT GUY HAS AN AXE.

AN AXE?

AND A HATCHET.

OH, BOY.

FOUR AXES, TWO MACHETES.

I'M GOING IN.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

♪

♪

HOWDY.

I'VE SEEN THINGS LIKE THIS,
IN OTHER COUNTRIES,

JUST EXPLODE
REALLY QUICKLY, SO...

MOVE, MOVE IT.

YEAH, YEAH.

♪

YEAH, YOU CAN TELL IT'S --
COULD GO EITHER WAY VERY FAST.

[ SPEAKING
NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

-WHO CUT HIM?
-A BOY?

Sam:
LIKE A SMALL BOY?

A SMALL BOY CUT HIS ARM OFF?

HOW LONG AGO?

SIX MONTHS, HE'S HEALED FAST,
STRONG BOY.

YEAH.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

WHEN TROUBLE BREAKS OUT HERE,
IT BREAKS OUT FAST,

AND IT GETS PRETTY INTENSE.

Narrator: MANY LOCALS BELIEVE
THE DEAL THE GOLD MINE MADE

TO LEASE THE LAND
30 YEARS AGO WAS UNFAIR.

THE TEAM HAVE ACCIDENTALLY
WALKED INTO THIS

ONGOING DISPUTE ABOUT WHAT
THE MINE OWES THE LOCALS.

THE SITUATION THIS MORNING
HAS REALLY IGNITED.

WHAT HAPPENED
THIS MORNING?

THERE WAS A COMMUNITY PROJECT
BEING BASED --

BEING BUILT HERE
THAT'S NOW BEING STOPPED.

OH, REALLY?

YEAH, AND IT WAS
A HOUSING PROJECT.

SO THE HOUSING PROJECT
HAS BEEN STOPPED,

AND THEY ONLY FOUND OUT
THIS MORNING,

WHICH NOW MEANS THAT
THEY'RE VERY UPSET BY THIS.

OKAY.

SO THERE WAS ROAD BLOCKS,
AND THERE WAS FIGHTING.

WE HAVE TO PULL OUT.

THERE'S A PENDULUM HERE,

WHERE THE PEOPLE
ARE VERY OPEN AND NICE,

BUT IF THEY FEEL LIKE
THEY'VE BEEN WRONGED,

OR IF THEY'RE MISUNDERSTANDING
A SITUATION,

IT WILL SWING TO A DARK PLACE
IN A HURRY.

♪

Fred:
OKAY, WE'RE GOING.

LIKE, I WAS ALERT.

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN
IN ENVIRONMENTS LIKE THAT,

WHERE [BLEEP]
GETS OUT OF HAND SUPER FAST.

OH.
YEAH, I WAS QUITE NERVOUS.

Sam: EVERYTHING IS OKAY,
RIGHT UP UNTIL IT'S NOT,

AND THEN WHEN IT'S NOT,
IT'S REALLY NOT OKAY.

YEAH.

I MEAN, HOPEFULLY WE CAN JUST
FIND A PLACE TO STAY.

-YEAH.
-YEAH, WE CAN HAVE A BASE.

LIKE, THERE'S A LOT
GOING ON IN THIS TOWN.

IT'S JUST HARD
TO PENETRATE.

Narrator: THE TEAM HEADS BACK
TOWARDS THE MINE.

WHEN THE MINE
STARTED PRODUCTION,

GOLD RUSH TOWNS SPRUNG UP
AROUND THE PERIMETER FENCE,

BUILT BY PEOPLE TRYING
TO MAKE THEIR FORTUNES.

PARKER TRAVELS TOWARDS
A SETTLEMENT

BUILT RIGHT
ON THE EDGE OF THE MINE.

WE'RE JUST PULLING IN
TO A DIFFERENT VILLAGE,

THAN WE WERE AT
THIS MORNING,

THAT'S RIGHT ON THE BORDER
OF THE BIG GOLD MINE.

♪

Steven: HELLO.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS VILLAGE?

SEE, WE HEARD THAT WE MIGHT
BE ABLE TO STAY IN,

LIKE, A CHURCH
AROUND HERE OR SOMETHING.

IS THERE A CHURCH NEAR HERE?
YEAH.

WHERE?
THERE, OUR CHURCH IS THERE.

THIS ONE HERE?
YEAH.

WOULD IT BE OKAY IF FOUR OF US
STAYED THERE TONIGHT?

-YEAH, OKAY.
-YEAH?

WE GOT SOMEWHERE TO STAY.

REALLY?
THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OH, YEAH, IT'S PERFECT.

WELCOME.

Fred:
GOOD JOB, SAM.

THANK YOU, AMOS.

I GOT DIBS ON THIS SPOT
RIGHT HERE.

Karla:
I'LL GO THIS LONG WAY.

OKAY, THIS IS PROBABLY
THE SAFEST PLACE FOR US TO BE.

I HAVE NOT FELT SAFE OUT THERE
IN THE STREETS.

KIND OF AGGRESSIVE AIR.

YEAH, IT'S VERY AGGRESSIVE.

THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO SAY IT.

ALWAYS FACING FORWARD.

AND THERE WAS, LIKE,
4,000 OR 5,000 PEOPLE

THAT LIVED HERE
BEFORE THIS MINE STARTED UP,

AND NOW I THINK THERE'S ABOUT
70,000, AND SO, YOU KNOW,

A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY
THE MINE IS THE PROBLEM,

BUT IT'S ALSO WHAT'S BROUGHT
ALL THESE PEOPLE HERE,

SO I STRUGGLE
WITH THE SITUATION.

Narrator: THE CHURCH THE TEAM
ARE MAKING CAMP IN OVERLOOKS

THE PORGERA MINE SITE.

[ SIREN BLARING IN DISTANCE ]

THE SIREN YOU CAN HEAR
IN THE BACKGROUND,

THAT'S THEIR WARNING
FOR A BLAST.

SO THEY'RE ABOUT TO DO A BLAST.

♪

Parker: SEE, THEY'RE CLEARING
THAT WHOLE AREA OVER THERE.

THERE'S CARS BLOCKING THE ROAD,
SO IT LOOKS LIKE

THEY'RE GOING TO DO A BLAST
IN A VERY VISIBLE SPOT.

THERE'S PEOPLE
MOVING ON THERE.

THERE ARE PEOPLE RUNNING ACROSS
THAT RIDGE OVER THERE.

RIGHT OVER THERE, YEAH.

Narrator:
SOME PEOPLE IN KULAPI NUMBER 4

MAKE A LIVING JUMPING OVER
THE RAZOR WIRE FENCE

TO STEAL GOLD
FROM THE GIANT MINE.

MANY ARE CHILDREN.

Parker: RIGHT ABOVE THE TRUCK,
RIGHT NOW.

OH!

♪

THEY JUST DID
A BIG BLAST.

SEE THE FLASHING LIGHTS
WAY BACK THERE?

-YEP.
-SEE THE SMOKE?

THAT'S GAS.

SO THE MINE SECURITY
HAVE OBVIOUSLY FIRED TEARGAS

AT SOME ILLEGAL MINERS

WHO WERE IN THE MINE,
WAITING FOR THE BLAST TO GO OFF,

SO THEY COULD GO IN
AND GET THE ORE.

LIKE, THAT'S GAS,
RIGHT THERE.

Parker: THERE WAS A BUNCH OF
PEOPLE JUST CLIMB --

THAT CLIMBED UP
ON TOP OF THE BLAST.

SECURITY IS
GOING UP THAT WAY.

RIGHT THERE?

Narrator: THE MINE EMPLOYS
450 SECURITY GUARDS.

TRESPASSERS HAVE BEEN
SHOT ON SIGHT.

Parker:
THERE'S MORE TEARGAS OVER THERE.

OH [BLEEP] YEAH.

OVER HERE?

IMAGINE JUST RUNNING
FOR YOUR LIFE,

WITH YOUR HEART IN YOUR MOUTH,
TEARGAS GOING OFF AROUND YOU

AND A COUPLE OF ROCKS
IN YOUR BACK POCKET.

♪

Fred: OH, HERE, LOOK, LOOK,
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.

WHAT?

SAM, HE'S CLIMBING
THE FENCE RIGHT HERE.

HE'S GOING FOR IT.

THEY'RE KIDS.

THEY'RE, LIKE, PRETTY MUCH,
LIKE, MY DAUGHTER'S AGE.

WHAT HAPPENS
IF THEY GET CAUGHT?

OH, HERE THEY COME.

PARKER,
SHOULD WE GO DOWN?

♪

Narrator: STEALING THE ROCKS
IS ONLY HALF THE BATTLE.

THE VILLAGERS STILL HAVE TO
EXTRACT THE GOLD FROM THEM.

I'VE LEARNED WE ARE
QUITE THE ATTRACTION.

LIKE, LOOK BEHIND US.

HI.

WHEN THEY GET THE ROCKS,

WHERE DO THEY CRUSH THEM UP
AND GET THE GOLD OUT OF THEM?

[ SPEAKING
NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

I'M PARKER.
I'M PARKER.

-ALI?
-YES.

-NICE TO MEET YOU.
-NICE TO MEET YOU.

I HEARD YOU'RE A GOLD MINER.

IS THERE A PLACE THAT
WE COULD SEE THE PROCESS?

OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

PARKER HAS MET A GUY CALLED ALI
WHO SPEAKS PRETTY GOOD ENGLISH

AND SAYS HE'LL SHOW US
WHAT THEY DO WITH THE --

HOW THEY GET THE GOLD
OUT OF THE ROCKS, BASICALLY.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

Fred:
KARLA, KEEP MOVING.

Parker: ROCK COMING IN.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?

THAT'S GOLD.

OH, THIS IS WILD.

♪

♪

Parker: DO YOU GUYS FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE THIEVES?

LIKE, THAT GOLD WAS STOLEN
FROM THAT MINE.

Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM
ARE FINDING OUT

HOW LOCALS CRUSH STOLEN ROCKS,

TO EXTRACT THE GOLD THEY BELIEVE
IS RIGHTFULLY THEIRS.

YEAH, WE'VE MET A GUY
CALLED ALI.

HIS ENGLISH IS EXCELLENT,

AND HE'S JUST TAKEN US TO
A LITTLE HUT WHERE THEY CRUSH...

THEY'RE CRUSHING ROCK.

HE JUMPS THE FENCE,
GRABS WHAT HE CAN,

BRINGS IT BACK
AND CRUSHES IT OVER HERE.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

OKAY, RIGHT.

AND THEN WHERE DO YOU
TAKE THE GOLD?

OKAY.
THEN WHERE DO YOU SELL IT?

OH, OKAY.

Parker:
HOW OLD ARE YOU?

WELL, ONCE YOU'RE 18,
YOU CAN GO TO JAIL, RIGHT?

PRISON HERE CAN'T BE
A GOOD PLACE TO BE.

-RIGHT.
-YEAH.

I WOULD RUN, TOO,
YEAH, YEAH.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

Parker:
AND THEY'RE CRUSHING UP ROCKS

THAT THESE KIDS STEAL FROM
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE,

AND THEY CRUSH THEM UP,
GET THE GOLD CLEAN

AND THEN SELL IT
TO AN ILLEGAL GOLD BUYER.

IT'S [BLEEP] WILD.

♪

WHICH GUYS FOUGHT
WITH THE SECURITY?

Sam: HOW WAS THE FIGHT
WITH THE SECURITY GUARDS?

-YES?
-YES.

YOU FIGHT WITH FISTS
OR A BUSH KNIFE OR...

CHOP, CHOP.

YOU CHOPPED HIM?

Ali: NO, NO, NO,
HE TRIED TO STOP THEM.

OH, DAMN.

THAT KNIFE,
THAT SAME KNIFE?

[ LAUGHTER ]

FOR HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU
BEEN GOING INTO THE MINE?

-30 YEARS?
-YES.

SINCE YOU WERE...

-SINCE I WAS LIKE THIS.
-SINCE YOU WERE LIKE THIS?

HAVE YOU EVER
BEEN INJURED?

HE'S HAD...
[ SPEAKS NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

LET ME SHOW YOU
ONE PERSON HERE.

OH.

WHAT HAPPENED THERE?

SOMEONE SHOT YOU?
-YEAH.

OH.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

HE WAS ON THE MINE,
AND HE GOT SHOT?

YEAH.
RUBBER BULLET.

-OH, RUBBER BULLETS?
-YEAH.

WOW.

IS IT FIGHTING
EVERY NIGHT?

♪

IT MUST BE KIND OF SCARY
GOING OVER THERE.

AND DO YOU GET CHASED
BY THE SECURITY?

YEAH.
DO THEY EVER CATCH YOU?

YOU GO TO THE WHAT?

Narrator: PARKER BRINGS IN LOCAL
MINER WALTER TO HELP TRANSLATE.

HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?
HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?

HE'S BEEN THERE.

YOU ESCAPED FROM THE PRISON
OR FROM THE JUVENILE PRISON?

THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU JUST CLIMBED THE FENCE?

HOW'D YOU GET BACK HERE?

CAN YOU ASK HIM HOW OLD HE WAS,
WHEN THAT HAPPENED?

OH, REALLY?

GOT YOU.

SO FOR THESE KIDS TO EAT
AND GET FOOD AND WHATNOT,

DO THEY HAVE TO
GO OVER THERE?

AT 12 YEARS OLD?

GEEZ.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

♪

THEY HAVE CRUSHED IT UP.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT, LIKE,
MULTIPLE,

MULTIPLE FELONIES GETS THEM.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

THE BIG MINE THAT PROCESSES
THROUGH THE MILL,

LIKE, 15,000 TONS PER DAY,

HAVING TO CRUSH IT DOWN
TO THIS FINE.

THIS IS HOW THEY CRUSH IT DOWN
THIS FINE,

AND I TOTALLY GET
WHY THEY'RE DOING IT.

YOU KNOW?

IN A COUNTRY LIKE THIS
AND CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THIS,

PEOPLE'S LAND HAS BEEN TAKEN,

OR THE APPEARANCE
IS THAT IT'S BEEN TAKEN,

AND THE EMOTION IS THAT
IT'S BEEN TAKEN

AND THAT THAT GOLD
IS RIGHTFULLY THEIRS,

I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND
HOW THIS SITUATION ARISES,

AND I GET IT FROM BOTH SIDES.

THIS SIDE IS MUCH MORE HEARTFELT
AND MUCH MORE EMOTIONAL.

YOU KNOW?

THE MINING COMPANY IS JUST
A BIG MINING COMPANY.

YOU KNOW?

IT'S JUST A BOTTOM LINE
PROFIT KIND OF THING,

BUT RIGHT HERE IS WHERE
THE IMPACT OF THAT FALLS.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

IT'S, LIKE, WE'RE IN A WAR ZONE.

♪

OOH.

THAT'S A LOT OF WORK
FOR THAT MUCH GOLD.

THAT'S CRAZY.
-A LOT OF RISK.

Narrator: IT'S ONLY ABOUT
A GRAM, 15 BUCKS WORTH.

WHAT YOU GUYS DO
IS HARD TO BELIEVE.

♪

IT'S NOT A PLACE I EXPECTED
TO FIND MYSELF ON THIS TRIP.

THESE AREN'T THINGS
I EXPECTED TO FIND MYSELF

THINKING ABOUT ON THIS TRIP.

YOU KNOW,
I WOULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED

SUCH A RICH GOLD DEPOSIT
TO CREATE SO MUCH ISSUES.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE COME HERE
IN SEARCH OF THEIR FORTUNE,

AND THERE'S A FENCE IN THE WAY,

AND EVERYONE IS WILLING
TO JUMP THAT FENCE

AND RISK THEIR LIVES.

AND IT'S CRAZY.

♪

♪

Sam: GOOD MORNING.
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN, PARKER?

WE SHOULD BE QUITE CAREFUL
WITH WHERE WE GO NEXT.

Fred: DEFINITELY.

I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING THAT
WE'RE IN IMMINENT DANGER,

BUT I DEFINITELY SEE
THE POTENTIAL

FOR THINGS TO GO WRONG.

WE SHOULD STICK
TO THE GUYS

WE THINK ARE
THE MOST LOGICALLY SOUND.

LIKE, WALTER, I THINK WALTER
IS ONE OF THEM.

HE'S NOT GOING TO GET US
INTO TROUBLE, I DON'T THINK,

AND JUST GO SEE, HOPEFULLY,
A NORMAL MINING OPERATION HERE,

THAT THEY DON'T FEED OFF
OF THE MINE SITE.

YOU KNOW?

Sam:
YOU GUYS ALL SET?

♪

Narrator:
PARKER AND HIS TEAM HEAD

INTO THE CENTER OF
KULAPI NUMBER 4 TO FIND WALTER.

BUT DOWN BY
THE RAZOR WIRE FENCE,

ANOTHER ILLEGAL RAID
IS ALREADY UNDER WAY.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

♪

IT'S WEIRD HOW CASUAL
THEY ARE ABOUT IT.

Fred: YEAH.

♪

I SAW A KID COMING BACK
WITH FIREWOOD LAST NIGHT.

I THINK ANYTHING THAT
THEY CAN FIND DOWN THERE.

-SECURITY.
-ARE YOU SERIOUS?

SECURITY, SECURITY.

Fred: GET UP HERE.

THE MINE HAS SHOT PEOPLE BEFORE.

[ MAN SPEAKING
IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

Narrator: COMING UP...

THIS IS ONE OF THE CRUDEST
SETUPS I'VE EVER SEEN

ON SOME OF THE BEST GROUND
I'VE EVER SEEN.

Fred:
WHOA, BEHIND YOU.

RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT THERE, THEY ARE,
RIGHT THERE.

IT'S A PRETTY SKETCHY SITUATION.

[ MAN SHOUTS
IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

Fred: YOU GUYS NEED TO HURRY.

[ MAN SPEAKING
IN NATIVE LANGUAGE ]

SO THEY GOT --
THIS KID IS CARRYING A BATTERY.

HE'S CARRYING A BIG LARGE POLE,

LIKE ONE OF THE ONES
THEY USE TO CRUSH,

BUT THE GUARDS ARE,
LIKE, RIGHT THERE.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

LIKE, WE'VE REALLY GOT
TO GET OUT OF HERE.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

THOSE SECURITY GUARDS,
SOME OF THEM HAVE GUNS.

SOME OF THEM HAVE TEARGAS.

THAT'S THE LAST THING WE WANT,
IS SOMEBODY GETTING HURT.

YOU KNOW?

PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE IT
A LITTLE EASY HERE,

MAYBE GET AWAY FROM HERE
A LITTLE WAYS

AND SEE SOME OTHER MINING.

♪

HEY, WALTER.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YEAH, WE WOULD LOVE TO.

THAT'D BE GREAT.

Karla: ROAD TRIP.

OH, YEAH.

Sam:
TOUGH PLACE TO GROW UP, WALTER.

LOOK AT THIS LITTLE PIG.

-WOW.
-DON'T HIT ANY PIGS, FRED.

ALL RIGHT.
MENTAL NOTE, DO NOT --

NOT THE PIG, GOT IT.

OH, WOW.

WOW, I'D BE A PIG FARMER, THEN,
HAVE AS MANY PIGS --

YOU'D BE A MILLIONAIRE.

WOW.

Karla: PIG ON YOUR LEFT, FRED,
PIG ON YOUR LEFT.

GOT IT, GOT IT.

SO, WALTER, TELL ME ABOUT THIS
MINE SITE WE'RE GOING TO SEE.

AND IS IT YOUR LAND
OR YOUR BROTHER'S LAND?

♪

♪

Parker: HI, HI.

[ CHILDREN SHOUTING
IN DISTANCE ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

[ LAUGHTER CONTINUES ]

Parker: THIS WAY?

♪

WOW, LOOK AT THAT.

Sam: OH, WOW.

Fred: NICE.

Narrator:
THE MINE IS LOCATED A MILE
AND A HALF INTO THE HILLS AROUND

PORGERA, WHERE CREEKS

HAVE WASHED DOWN GOLD
FROM THE SOURCE.

Parker: RIGHT.

♪

VERY STEEP LITTLE CREEK
WITH MASSIVE BOULDERS

IN IT, TOUGH MINING.

THIS IS THE KIND OF MINING
THAT'S REALLY TOUGH NO MATTER

WHAT EQUIPMENT YOU'VE GOT,
LET ALONE BY HAND.

♪

SO WHERE IS
YOUR SLUICE BOX AT?

♪

Parker:
THEY'RE JUST WASHING IT DOWN.

THE GOLD WILL --
IT DOESN'T FLOW DOWN THE CREEK.

ALL THE MUD
AND EVERYTHING DOES.

GOT YOU.
SO THIS IS, LIKE, BEDROCK.

LIKE, IT CAN'T GO
ANY LOWER THAN THIS.

IS IT ALL RIGHT
IF WE CAN HELP FOR THE DAY?

CAN WE HELP
DO SOME MINING?

YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. SWEET.

HOW'S IT GOING?

Karla: GO WHICH?
HELP PARKER?

-YEAH.
-YEAH.

MAYBE I'LL FIND SOME BIG ROCKS
AND GET THEM OUT OF THERE.

THAT'S WHERE THE GOOD GOLD IS,
IN THERE?

A LOT OF GUYS ACTUALLY DO THIS
SAME KIND OF STYLE IN THE YUKON.

Sam: BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
SLUICING ANY OF THIS, ARE THEY?

THEY'RE JUST CONCENTRATING
THIS RIGHT IN THE CREEK HERE.

SO THE GOLD WILL SIT
RIGHT THERE.

YEAH, IT, LIKE, IT'LL TRAVEL,
YOU KNOW, NOT MUCH MORE THAN,

LIKE, 8, 10 FEET, AND THEN
THEY'RE JUST SHOVELING IT UP.

THAT CLEANS ALL THE CLAY
OUT OF IT.

THEY'RE JUST SHOVELING IT IN
AND PANNING IT.

Narrator: LANDSLIDES AND
CAVE-INS ARE COMMON

AT THE SMALL-SCALE MINES
AROUND PORGERA,

BUT THE GROUND IS SO RICH,
MANY THINK IT'S WORTH THE RISK.

FRED,
JUST WATCH OUT ABOVE YOU.

Fred: OKAY.

SO THEY JUST WASH THE BANK
FOR A WHILE.

IT CONCENTRATES RIGHT THERE
AT THE BOTTOM,

WHERE HE'S SHOVELING IT UP,

AND THEN THEY JUST PAN IT,
LIKE --

PARKER.

IS THERE GOLD IN HERE?

OH, YEAH.

LOOK AT THAT.

OH, YEAH.

THAT'S NOT BAD, MAN.
-LOOK AT THAT.

THERE YOU GO.

-THREE.
-WHOA.

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL NUGGET.

OH, YEAH.

THAT'S SOME
RICH GROUND, FRED.

LOOKS LIKE IT.

LET'S GET OUR TEETH INTO IT.

♪

OH, PIG, PIG, PIG.

Narrator: EX-GREEN BERET,
FRED LEWIS LOVES ANIMALS.

YOU'RE A GOOD PIG, PIG.

HEY, PIG, LET ME GET
A PICTURE OF YOU.

IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
TRADITIONALLY,

WEALTH IS MEASURED IN PIGS.

THEY'RE USED
TO PAY BRIDAL DOWRIES

AND EVEN RESOLVE
TRIBAL DISPUTES.

PIGS ARE SO IMPORTANT
TO THESE PEOPLE.

[ PIG SNORTS ]

♪

Man #2: THAT'S GOOD.

FOR THEM TO BE DOING
5-PLUS GRAMS A DAY DOING THIS,

THE GROUND
MUST BE VERY GOOD.

Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM
ARE SEARCHING FOR NUGGETS

IN A REMOTE GOLD MINE
ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF PORGERA.

THEY HAD GOOD NUGGET
ON PORCUPINE CREEK.

THERE WAS SOME UNBELIEVABLY
GOOD GROUND.

WHEN I WAS A KID,
I REMEMBER ONE DAY MY GRANDPA

HAD A 42-OUNCE DAY,

AND THEY WOULD SLUICE
FOR 4 HOURS, SAME CONDITIONS

AS HERE, MASSIVE BOULDERS,
TIGHT SPACES, HIGH WALLS.

I MISS THOSE DAYS.

WE USED TO PICK GOLD NUGGETS
OFF THE BEDROCK.

I HAD A LITTLE PART
OF THE SLUICE BOX,

THAT IF IT GOT PAST
ALL OF THE MAIN RECOVERY STUFF,

I COULD KEEP THE GOLD.

I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS.

WE'LL STILL RETURN
TO SMITH CREEK SOMEDAY.

WHOA.

Parker: WHOA, BEHIND YOU.

WHOA. [BLEEP]

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

Karla: TAKE 5.

YEAH, I'M GOOD.
IT'S OKAY.

Fred: WELL, IT'S STARTING TO
RAIN RIGHT NOW,

AND I CAN SEE CRACKS
ALL OVER THERE.

I WAS JUST POINTING IT OUT
TO KARLA, LIKE,

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.

GOLD FEVER, I GUESS.

I WAS IN THERE DOING
THE SAME THING.

YOU KNOW?

I SAW THAT NUGGET THEY FOUND,
AND I WAS LIKE,

"OH, I'M GOING TO GO
FIND A NUGGET,"

AND I'M PERCHED UNDER
THIS HUGE ASS ROCK

NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT,
LOOKING FOR A NUGGET.

SO I GET THAT, BUT --
I DON'T KNOW.

NOT MY CUP OF TEA.

♪

THIS IS ONE OF
THE CRUDEST SETUPS

I'VE EVER SEEN ON
SOME OF THE BEST GROUND

I'VE EVER SEEN,
WHICH IS NOT A NORMAL COMBO.

A LOT OF ROCK FALLS THROUGH,
SO IT'S DANGEROUS.

I HONESTLY
CAN'T RELATE TO IT.

I MEAN,
THIS IS ALL THEY HAVE.

I GUESS IT'S THEIR ONLY
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MONEY,

WHICH IS
REALLY SAD TO ME,

THAT THEY'RE WILLING
TO PUT THEIR LIFE AT RISK FOR,

WHAT, THEY FOUND,
LIKE, 4 GRAMS TODAY.

THAT PROBABLY HAS TO GET SPLIT
AMONGST THESE GUYS.

I'D DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

I'D BUY SOME GOATS AND BREED
GOATS OR SOMETHING, MAN.

NO, PIGS.
YOU'D BE A PIG FARMER.

I'D BE A PIG FARMER,
YEAH.

Narrator:
WITH RAIN MAKING THE UNSTABLE

OVERHANG EVEN
MORE DANGEROUS...

YOU GUYS GOOD?
OH, I'M DOWN.

I'M DOWN.

...THE TEAM CALL IT A DAY
AT THE RIVER MINE.

ON THEIR WAY
OUT OF FRANK'S MINE,

THE TEAM ARE HANDED A LETTER.

WHAT UP, SAM?

THIS GOT HAND-DELIVERED
TO THE FILM CREW.

I THINK
IT'S FROM THE MINE.

Parker: "WE HEREBY PUT YOU ON
NOTICE TO IMMEDIATELY CEASE

ENTERING ANY AREAS OR FILMING

WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES
OF THE SML,"

WHICH IS THEIR MINING LEASE.

WE TRIED OUR BEST TO GET
THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY,

AND THEY HAVEN'T
GIVEN US THEIR SIDE.

I'M NOT SURPRISED BY THIS,
ACTUALLY.

NO.

Karla: YEAH, DO WE --
ARE WE DONE HERE?

Sam: DOESN'T LEAVE US
A LOT OF OPTIONS.

SO, I GUESS WE BETTER
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

Sam: YEP.

I'M NOT GOING TO LOSE
ANY SLEEP OVER IT.

LET'S RIDE.

♪

Parker:
I'M KIND OF HAPPY TO PUT THIS
PLACE IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR.

IT'S SAD.
YOU KNOW?

PROSPECTORS ROMANTICIZE
THE BIG STRIKE,

BUT THIS IS WHAT THAT BRINGS.

THERE'S 20 MILLION OUNCES BEEN
PULLED OUT OF THAT MINE SITE,

AND IT HASN'T MADE THIS PLACE
ANY BETTER, REALLY.

IT'S A TOUGH SITUATION HERE.
YOU KNOW?

I REALLY FEEL FOR THEM BECAUSE
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE,

THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS HERE THAT
WILL NEVER KNOW ANY DIFFERENT.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE
THAT WE'VE MET OVER

THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT WILL
PROBABLY EITHER GET KILLED

OR END UP IN JAIL,
AND THAT'S SOBERING.

THAT'S PRETTY SOBERING.

♪

♪

♪

I'M PUMPED TO BE DOING
SOME ACTUAL PROSPECTING.

I'M REALLY EXCITED
FOR THIS NEXT PART.

Narrator: NEXT TIME...

THEY CALL IT
THE EL DORADO GOLD.

...PARKER AND HIS TEAM
GO IN SEARCH OF A GOLD MINE

HIDDEN FROM THE JAPANESE
MILITARY DURING WORLD WAR II...

Fred:
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING, PARKER?

IT'S COOL
TO SEE SOME GOLD.

...AND FIND
AN UNEXPECTED DANGER.

GUYS,
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?

THEY'RE GETTING READY
TO FIGHT.

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

WE NEED TO GET THE [BLEEP]
OUT OF HERE, GUYS.

Karla:
THAT GUY HAS GOT A MACHETE.

[BLEEP]
[BLEEP]