1 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,000 Just doing a little preventative maintenance 2 00:00:16,730 --> 00:00:17,260 on the trucks, grease them up. 3 00:00:18,660 --> 00:00:21,100 Kind of expected Ryan to show up any time now. 4 00:00:21,530 --> 00:00:23,500 There you go. 5 00:00:24,530 --> 00:00:25,360 It is ridiculous to be here without a mechanic. 6 00:00:27,460 --> 00:00:29,000 [truck honks] 7 00:00:29,730 --> 00:00:30,500 Oh, look at that. There he is. 8 00:00:33,860 --> 00:00:35,860 -Look at this guy. -[Ryan] My man. 9 00:00:36,830 --> 00:00:38,560 -[Rick] Fresh off the road? -Come on, buddy. 10 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:40,160 [Ryan] That drive never gets shorter. 11 00:00:40,730 --> 00:00:41,860 [Rick] What is that, 50? 12 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:43,860 [Ryan] It's about 56, 57 hours. 13 00:00:44,260 --> 00:00:45,860 [Rick] Jeez. 14 00:00:47,260 --> 00:00:51,360 [narrator] Rick Ness is ready to mine some gold and has called in 15 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:55,160 critical crew mechanic Ryan Kent. 16 00:00:55,930 --> 00:00:56,460 [Rick] So you're ready for work? 17 00:00:57,130 --> 00:00:58,260 [Ryan] Yeah, yeah, let's go. 18 00:00:58,700 --> 00:00:59,500 Sorry I'm late. 19 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:01,660 No, with all the unknowns up here, it didn't make any sense 20 00:01:02,230 --> 00:01:03,000 for you to rush up here. 21 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:04,200 I think there's opportunities here. 22 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:06,160 There's a lot of ground to explore, 23 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:07,160 but we can check it out. 24 00:01:07,930 --> 00:01:08,800 -[Ryan] Show me now. -[Rick] Yep. 25 00:01:12,100 --> 00:01:16,800 Rick spent 200 ounces of gold to buy a new opportunity, 26 00:01:17,260 --> 00:01:18,100 Lightning Creek. 27 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,000 He paid half up front, but needs to pay the second 28 00:01:25,130 --> 00:01:29,700 100 ounces to seller Troy Taylor in two weeks' time. 29 00:01:30,630 --> 00:01:33,000 The claim covers more than 1,600 acres. 30 00:01:34,060 --> 00:01:36,360 And after a quick prospect, Rick rolled the dice 31 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,800 and decided where to mine. 32 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:42,860 This is the Diamond Cut here. 33 00:01:43,860 --> 00:01:44,460 So the good news is, it's already down to pay. 34 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,360 The bad news is, we're not sluicing. 35 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:52,160 -What's the season total? -[Rick] 1,800. 36 00:01:53,060 --> 00:01:54,100 Is that going to be a stretch down here? 37 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:55,700 [Rick] I've been talking to Troy about it. 38 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:57,960 I think we can pull it off. 39 00:01:59,000 --> 00:01:59,560 And I assume they gave you all the drill results 40 00:02:00,500 --> 00:02:00,860 for everything that they've done here? 41 00:02:01,700 --> 00:02:02,560 Yeah, yeah. There is some drilling. 42 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:05,100 It's not -- that had a ton of mining on it. 43 00:02:06,030 --> 00:02:06,460 [Ryan] Are you happy with the test results? 44 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,360 [Rick] If we could actually get the ground here to stay 45 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,100 consistent with the test that we got, it'd be good. 46 00:02:12,860 --> 00:02:13,360 You know, an ounce per 100 yards 47 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:14,460 is what we're looking for. 48 00:02:15,330 --> 00:02:15,860 And with gold prices the way they are, 49 00:02:16,430 --> 00:02:17,760 like, holy [bleep], man! 50 00:02:19,030 --> 00:02:20,100 To me, you're taking a pretty big gamble buying another piece 51 00:02:21,100 --> 00:02:22,100 of ground that's, you know, only thing that's 52 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:24,460 been tested is by word of mouth from somebody else. 53 00:02:24,900 --> 00:02:25,700 [Rick] Yeah... 54 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:27,560 And you just spend a [bleep] ton of money to buy out 55 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:30,160 the ground that you're on. -It is...You're right. 56 00:02:31,030 --> 00:02:31,560 It was the last thing I wanted to do. 57 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,700 And I don't know. I probably did jump the gun. 58 00:02:36,260 --> 00:02:38,900 [Ryan] You know, my family relies heavily on how we do here. 59 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:41,760 [Rick] You know, I'm nervous as hell. 60 00:02:42,630 --> 00:02:43,860 The bottom line is, we've got ground. 61 00:02:44,500 --> 00:02:45,160 We've got a water license. 62 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:46,600 We need to get the gold coming in now. 63 00:02:47,660 --> 00:02:48,200 [Ryan] Looks like we need to get a plant ready then. 64 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:49,660 Yeah. 65 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:52,860 Hey, guys. Come on down to 750. 66 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:54,800 We got a visitor. 67 00:02:55,500 --> 00:02:56,360 [Bailey] You finally show up. 68 00:02:57,330 --> 00:02:58,000 [Ryan] And it's the Yukon's best dirt mover. 69 00:02:59,060 --> 00:02:59,860 -[Bailey] Hey, buddy. -[Ryan] How you doing, man? 70 00:03:00,700 --> 00:03:01,100 Yeah, looks like you've been busy. 71 00:03:01,730 --> 00:03:02,260 [Bailey] Our new employee. 72 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:03,860 What's up, buddy? Hey, Kai, this is Ryan. 73 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:05,460 -Hey, Ryan, nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you, man. 74 00:03:06,460 --> 00:03:07,200 We tried to set the plant up, but there's just 75 00:03:07,830 --> 00:03:08,660 not lot of room down here. 76 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:10,960 And I just, I didn't like the looks of it. 77 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:11,900 There wasn't enough space. 78 00:03:12,830 --> 00:03:13,560 The bank was starting to erode right away. 79 00:03:14,060 --> 00:03:15,700 [machine revving] 80 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:21,060 Last week, Rick's crew fired up washplant Rocky 81 00:03:21,900 --> 00:03:23,300 for the first time this season... 82 00:03:24,030 --> 00:03:26,260 [Rick] We got water. Woo! Woo! 83 00:03:26,860 --> 00:03:27,900 ...when disaster struck. 84 00:03:28,900 --> 00:03:30,500 The bank's eroding way too fast. 85 00:03:31,530 --> 00:03:33,560 Shut her off! It's already gone too [bleep] far. 86 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:35,560 [bleep] [bleep]! 87 00:03:36,700 --> 00:03:40,460 Rick moved Rocky off the pad, rebuilt the foundation, 88 00:03:41,300 --> 00:03:42,700 and is finally ready to run again. 89 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,200 [epic music plays] 90 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:48,000 [Kai] Yep, I'm going to stand away. 91 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:49,160 [Kyle] Yeah. 92 00:03:49,660 --> 00:03:51,960 [machine revving] 93 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:58,460 [Ryan] Once that's in, then we'll get the water and the pumps 94 00:03:59,230 --> 00:03:59,760 and the generator all hooked up. 95 00:04:00,860 --> 00:04:04,560 [machines rumbling, rattling] 96 00:04:08,100 --> 00:04:09,460 [Rick] I think that's good. 97 00:04:10,130 --> 00:04:10,760 [Ryan] That's nuts on level. 98 00:04:11,700 --> 00:04:13,100 Next! 99 00:04:16,860 --> 00:04:19,100 That's the gen-shack right here, and that's what provides 100 00:04:19,660 --> 00:04:20,360 the power for our plant. 101 00:04:21,660 --> 00:04:23,360 [creaking] 102 00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:29,860 [Ryan] Got the generator over here. 103 00:04:30,660 --> 00:04:31,760 We're gonna get the water pump next. 104 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:39,560 Good? 105 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:40,600 Looks pretty level to me, don't you? 106 00:04:41,230 --> 00:04:41,700 Yeah. 107 00:04:46,100 --> 00:04:47,860 [Rick] Very nice to see this come together. 108 00:04:48,930 --> 00:04:49,800 By the end of the day, we might even see some gold. 109 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:51,160 Let me rephrase that. 110 00:04:52,300 --> 00:04:53,760 By the end of the day, we better see some [bleep] gold. 111 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:55,060 [Jason] Clear? 112 00:04:55,500 --> 00:04:57,260 [engine starts] 113 00:04:59,500 --> 00:05:00,900 [Ryan] Whoo! 114 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:03,160 -[Jason] Clear? -[Kyle] Yep. 115 00:05:03,530 --> 00:05:05,300 [whirring] 116 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,700 [Rick] Like we never shut it off. 117 00:05:10,830 --> 00:05:11,760 -[Ryan] Makes the same noise. -There's nothing in it. 118 00:05:12,300 --> 00:05:12,900 Get the water going. 119 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,260 [revving, rattling] 120 00:05:19,060 --> 00:05:20,160 [Kai] There she goes. 121 00:05:21,900 --> 00:05:24,800 [Kai] I'm super excited to see my first bucket put 122 00:05:25,230 --> 00:05:26,160 in the plant. 123 00:05:30,260 --> 00:05:33,900 -A little shake, a little bang! -Whoo! 124 00:05:34,430 --> 00:05:35,000 [Rick] There we go. 125 00:05:35,530 --> 00:05:37,460 First bucket, 2025. 126 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:38,660 Oh, listen to that. 127 00:05:42,260 --> 00:05:45,100 I say it every year, it's just some dirt, 128 00:05:45,830 --> 00:05:46,900 just some rocks, just some steel, 129 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,100 all rattling together. 130 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:51,300 But it sounds like gold to me. 131 00:05:54,860 --> 00:05:57,000 You can see the excitement in every one of these guys 132 00:05:57,930 --> 00:05:58,460 right now, finally getting to see some gold 133 00:05:59,000 --> 00:05:59,760 go through the box. 134 00:06:00,660 --> 00:06:01,100 1,800 ounces isn't going to come easy. 135 00:06:02,330 --> 00:06:04,000 So we definitely got to stay at it, keep the equipment good, 136 00:06:04,430 --> 00:06:05,260 and get to work. 137 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:09,000 It was always overwhelming amount of work to be done 138 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,260 to get to this point, and when you finally do, 139 00:06:12,460 --> 00:06:14,800 you really got to take the time to celebrate it. 140 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,000 But there's going to be someone sitting in this seat now 141 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,300 every hour of every day for the next five months 142 00:06:21,930 --> 00:06:22,860 until we get out of here. 143 00:06:24,060 --> 00:06:25,300 You know, we'll push as hard as we can, maybe get 120 yards 144 00:06:26,100 --> 00:06:26,800 an hour out of it, and we're going 145 00:06:27,230 --> 00:06:28,400 to make it work. 146 00:06:29,530 --> 00:06:31,100 You know, hopefully this right now is the start to one 147 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:32,560 hell of a season. 148 00:06:33,060 --> 00:06:36,460 [epic music plays] 149 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:50,700 [Tony speaking] 150 00:07:13,660 --> 00:07:18,660 King of the Klondike Tony Beets has mined 1,400 ounces 151 00:07:19,930 --> 00:07:24,800 of his 6,500 ounce target, all of it from his Early Bird Cut 152 00:07:25,630 --> 00:07:27,500 using one washplant, Sluice-A-Lot. 153 00:07:43,100 --> 00:07:46,760 Tony's doubling down on his fast start by opening 154 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,360 new ground he prospected last year. 155 00:07:50,900 --> 00:07:53,400 [Tony speaking] 156 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:18,860 A mile east of the Early Bird Cuts, the massive 46 acre 157 00:08:19,900 --> 00:08:22,260 Corner Cut will be Tony's biggest cut to date. 158 00:08:24,900 --> 00:08:28,860 He needs to strip a 10 acre section of overburden 10 feet 159 00:08:30,130 --> 00:08:34,160 deep to reach pay, and he wants it done in just seven days. 160 00:08:37,860 --> 00:08:40,160 So we got to strip like crazy, 161 00:08:40,930 --> 00:08:42,360 so that means lots of new people. 162 00:08:42,900 --> 00:08:44,400 Tony has a big plan. 163 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:46,760 Shut up and learn. That's how that works here. 164 00:08:47,530 --> 00:08:49,360 But nearly a month on the job, 165 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:52,960 some of the greenhorns are still struggling. 166 00:08:54,860 --> 00:08:58,500 [Tony speaking] 167 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,360 [Jarrod] I learned more in this last month than I feel that I've 168 00:09:16,330 --> 00:09:18,160 known in my whole life, to be honest with you. 169 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:22,260 Tony, as a boss, is the most straightforward man 170 00:09:22,700 --> 00:09:23,900 I've ever met. 171 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:25,960 He lets you know where you lie, for sure. 172 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,300 It can get a little crazy when Tony shows up. 173 00:09:30,330 --> 00:09:32,200 We usually get a lot of stuff done, so that's... 174 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:33,400 always good. 175 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:35,860 [Mitchell] Tony is a great boss. 176 00:09:36,900 --> 00:09:38,000 He tells you what to do, and he's pretty hands-off 177 00:09:38,530 --> 00:09:39,760 if you do it right. 178 00:09:40,860 --> 00:09:41,800 Well, you know, if you do it wrong, then you're going 179 00:09:42,300 --> 00:09:44,100 to hear about it. 180 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,860 Tony is keeping a close eye on his rookie crew. 181 00:09:49,660 --> 00:09:52,300 [Tony speaking] 182 00:09:56,660 --> 00:09:58,660 [suspenseful music plays] 183 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,160 Two greenhorns are driving through a waterlogged section 184 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,660 of the cut, taking unnecessary risks 185 00:10:21,500 --> 00:10:23,600 with Tony's expensive rock trucks. 186 00:10:55,800 --> 00:11:00,460 Tony spots another rookie mishandling his rock truck 187 00:11:01,260 --> 00:11:03,360 across the cut at the dump site. 188 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:05,500 [Tony speaking] 189 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:10,900 [honking] 190 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,200 There are ten rock truck drivers now. 191 00:12:33,660 --> 00:12:36,460 But soon, there might be eight... 192 00:12:39,060 --> 00:12:41,700 [Tony speaking] 193 00:12:51,260 --> 00:12:54,260 [cawing] 194 00:12:54,830 --> 00:12:56,500 [intriguing music plays] 195 00:12:57,560 --> 00:12:59,100 [Tony speaking] 196 00:13:06,560 --> 00:13:09,000 At Indian River, Tony's on the hunt 197 00:13:09,630 --> 00:13:10,760 for two rock truck drivers 198 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:13,660 who ignored his instruction to stop 199 00:13:14,500 --> 00:13:16,060 and wait for him in the Corner Cut. 200 00:13:23,060 --> 00:13:25,160 [truck revving] 201 00:13:27,900 --> 00:13:29,000 I'm back in the cut now. 202 00:13:29,930 --> 00:13:30,460 I managed to make it up the hill and dump 203 00:13:30,900 --> 00:13:31,860 the load I had. 204 00:13:47,460 --> 00:13:48,560 Yes, sir. 205 00:13:53,700 --> 00:13:55,600 I'm not sure who was behind me, sir. 206 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:31,760 [somber music plays] 207 00:15:22,260 --> 00:15:26,960 The second driver has gotten away with disobeying Tony... 208 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:28,760 ...for now. 209 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:30,300 Tony is driving around like a madman. 210 00:15:30,860 --> 00:15:31,600 He scared me to death. 211 00:15:32,500 --> 00:15:34,460 Tony has been on a bit of a firing spree. 212 00:15:35,130 --> 00:15:36,200 I'm not gonna say anything. 213 00:15:37,100 --> 00:15:38,460 Best I can do is just keep my head down 214 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,400 and hope everything else goes OK, 215 00:15:42,060 --> 00:15:43,160 hope he forgot all about it. 216 00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:02,760 We have a big goal this year, 2,000 ounces. 217 00:16:04,260 --> 00:16:07,060 So the plant looks really nice sitting up on the waste site. 218 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,260 Pretty happy with our massive pay pile, 219 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:11,560 which is excellent. 220 00:16:13,100 --> 00:16:16,360 Second-year mine boss, Kevin Beets, has banked 221 00:16:16,930 --> 00:16:19,860 162 ounces of gold. 222 00:16:21,130 --> 00:16:24,200 For the last week and a half, he's been stockpiling pay from 223 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:28,660 his newly opened Pyramid Cut and repairing his washplant. 224 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,500 We'll take our time, we're gonna do it right, 225 00:16:33,260 --> 00:16:34,200 do it once, and then when we get 226 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:36,560 sluicing, we never have to turn the [bleep] off. 227 00:16:37,730 --> 00:16:40,000 With Brennan gone, we're down a foreman, and with Kayden 228 00:16:40,860 --> 00:16:41,900 leaving as well, I'm now down a mechanic. 229 00:16:42,860 --> 00:16:43,760 Thankfully, Buzz has been able to take a lot 230 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,400 of the welding-related projects, which has been a great help. 231 00:16:49,660 --> 00:16:50,860 Now, I don't think Tony would really take as much time to get 232 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:52,960 sluicing as we are. 233 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:55,900 He'd probably ram it through as quickly as [bleep] possible. 234 00:17:01,900 --> 00:17:03,800 Well, first we have to find him. 235 00:17:04,230 --> 00:17:05,100 [Tony speaking] 236 00:17:06,360 --> 00:17:09,800 While making his rounds, Tony brings wife Minnie 237 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,500 to check in on their eldest son's operation. 238 00:17:15,900 --> 00:17:17,460 [Minnie] I see his plant. 239 00:17:18,330 --> 00:17:19,100 What in the heck is he doing with it? 240 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:24,760 [Tony speaking] 241 00:17:25,830 --> 00:17:28,060 [Minnie] We have to park it before I can jump out. 242 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:31,300 [Tony] Ooh. 243 00:17:31,730 --> 00:17:32,660 [Kevin] Hello. 244 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:35,460 As you can see we got the plant moved. 245 00:17:36,330 --> 00:17:37,800 -[Tony] Yeah. -[Kevin] Nice and high. 246 00:17:42,100 --> 00:17:44,100 No, I've been down for about a week and a half, I'd say so. 247 00:17:44,530 --> 00:17:45,560 [Tony speaking] 248 00:17:48,100 --> 00:17:49,760 [Minnie] You have to make money. 249 00:17:50,430 --> 00:17:51,000 -Yep. -[Minnie] You know? 250 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:52,260 Very much, very much. 251 00:17:53,130 --> 00:17:55,160 Instead of spending all your savings. 252 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:56,260 Yeah, yeah. 253 00:17:57,460 --> 00:17:59,200 But we're getting repairs done, 254 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:01,100 so hopefully we won't have to fix [bleep] 255 00:18:01,900 --> 00:18:02,660 for a good [bleep] amount of time. 256 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:06,800 And get running next week. 257 00:18:08,100 --> 00:18:10,200 [Minnie] No, you don't. 258 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:11,560 Get going. 259 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,860 Uh, we'll get going today, tomorrow. 260 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,160 [Tony speaking] 261 00:18:24,060 --> 00:18:25,600 We'll come and check out on our royalties. 262 00:18:39,860 --> 00:18:42,360 Kevin always has been a bit of a perfectionist. 263 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:44,800 He was like that when he was young too. 264 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,060 Then it's like, you kind of go, "really, dude?" 265 00:18:47,500 --> 00:18:49,160 [Tony speaking] 266 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:51,160 [Minnie] So you think he'd be on it? 267 00:18:51,900 --> 00:18:52,660 -[Tony speaking] -[Minnie] Yeah. 268 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:55,360 [Tony speaking] 269 00:18:56,100 --> 00:18:56,960 [Minnie] Still money going out. 270 00:19:05,500 --> 00:19:09,060 [Buzz speaking] 271 00:19:16,900 --> 00:19:21,060 To get his washplant running, Kevin has tasked expectant 272 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,660 father, Buzz Legault, with the repairs. 273 00:19:25,360 --> 00:19:27,500 [Buzz speaking] 274 00:19:41,860 --> 00:19:44,760 Buzz has been able to take a lot off my plate, but I know 275 00:19:45,460 --> 00:19:46,360 he's going to have to head off. 276 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:48,160 I got to go talk to Buzz so we can get 277 00:19:48,730 --> 00:19:50,660 sluicing again, so... 278 00:19:51,430 --> 00:19:52,200 see what we can make [bleep] work. 279 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,160 [sparking] 280 00:20:01,660 --> 00:20:02,760 [Kevin] Hey, Buzz. 281 00:20:03,230 --> 00:20:04,600 [Buzz speaking] 282 00:20:05,260 --> 00:20:06,000 [Kevin] Ready to [bleep] go? 283 00:20:11,360 --> 00:20:13,060 OK, [bleep]...Uh... 284 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:15,300 So Tony and Minnie stopped by. 285 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:20,700 But they really, really do want to get sluicing ASAP. 286 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:27,500 OK. 287 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,160 I would like to get sluicing as soon as you [bleep] can. 288 00:20:32,630 --> 00:20:34,160 [Buzz speaking] 289 00:20:37,700 --> 00:20:40,060 [Kevin] Well, like you said, "make it [bleep] happen." 290 00:20:41,130 --> 00:20:42,400 The pressure is on, but you got a couple of days. 291 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:48,460 [Kevin] Best of luck. 292 00:20:53,500 --> 00:20:57,100 [Buzz speaking] 293 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,260 Buzz is on the plant, so we have a couple of days. 294 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,160 He's going to have his work cut out for him. 295 00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:38,460 [thrilling music plays] 296 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:41,900 We've got a lot of hurdles here, and, you know, if this 297 00:21:43,100 --> 00:21:44,460 one's going to be a success, it's going to be hard-fought, 298 00:21:45,430 --> 00:21:45,900 but, [bleep] yeah, we're going to deserve it. 299 00:21:49,060 --> 00:21:51,200 I gave Troy a down-payment, and I told him I'd have him 300 00:21:51,730 --> 00:21:52,460 another 100 ounces. 301 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:55,100 You know, I'm betting our future on this. 302 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:03,000 Rick Ness is finally on the gold, with washplant Rocky 303 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,100 churning through 120 yards of pay an hour. 304 00:22:10,860 --> 00:22:12,360 Now it's business as usual. 305 00:22:13,260 --> 00:22:14,900 Now it's like, we keep that plant running 306 00:22:15,530 --> 00:22:16,560 like it's our [bleep] job. 307 00:22:17,730 --> 00:22:18,360 Right now, that's Kyle's job, so we're leaving him here 308 00:22:18,730 --> 00:22:19,560 to do it. 309 00:22:20,700 --> 00:22:22,560 By the end of the week, Rick and his crew will know 310 00:22:23,900 --> 00:22:28,400 whether his $700,000 gamble on Lightning Creek will pay out. 311 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:33,160 [Kyle] We're not really going to know for sure what's in there. 312 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,100 It's going to be our second full day of running Rocky here. 313 00:22:38,660 --> 00:22:41,200 [rattling] 314 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:42,900 [gushing] 315 00:22:44,300 --> 00:22:46,360 [suspenseful music plays] 316 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,960 [Kyle] [bleep] sakes! 317 00:22:53,530 --> 00:22:54,160 That don't look good. 318 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,900 That end spray bar is not doing [bleep]. 319 00:23:02,360 --> 00:23:04,900 There's way too much water coming over the ass end of that. 320 00:23:06,030 --> 00:23:08,100 We're losing material out the side, and there could be 321 00:23:08,500 --> 00:23:09,260 gold in it. 322 00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:14,800 I think the pump's just too high. 323 00:23:15,630 --> 00:23:16,160 [Ryan] All right, I got a walkie now. 324 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:17,360 We're going to go there and check. 325 00:23:17,730 --> 00:23:19,700 [Kyle] OK. 326 00:23:20,460 --> 00:23:21,360 Yeah, that's as low as she goes. 327 00:23:22,430 --> 00:23:23,060 I'm going to jump in up there and look real quick. 328 00:23:24,130 --> 00:23:27,000 -That's as low as it goes? -[Ryan] That's it, man. 329 00:23:27,430 --> 00:23:30,060 [water gushing] 330 00:23:32,300 --> 00:23:34,500 All the water pressure's getting backed up and going up 331 00:23:35,200 --> 00:23:36,660 through the pre-wash instead. 332 00:23:37,700 --> 00:23:38,600 [Kyle] Yeah, there's one up here and nothing's even 333 00:23:39,100 --> 00:23:39,700 coming out of it. 334 00:23:40,430 --> 00:23:40,960 [Ryan] We got to shut it down. 335 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:42,260 All right, let me go get the pump. 336 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,960 [Kyle] To shut down when we're trying 337 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,660 to get 1,800 ounces is not ideal. 338 00:23:51,430 --> 00:23:51,960 [Ryan] No, Rick won't like that. 339 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:54,260 Right now, we're not really washing anything going across 340 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:55,360 that shaker deck. 341 00:24:05,660 --> 00:24:08,400 Yeah, a bunch of [bleep] stuck in it. 342 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:09,760 We're sucking in a bunch of rocks. 343 00:24:11,860 --> 00:24:14,160 And that's blocking the water flow back to, you know, 344 00:24:15,330 --> 00:24:16,660 there's a lot of pressure left on it, so the pressure has 345 00:24:17,700 --> 00:24:19,600 nowhere else to go but back up to the spray bars. 346 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,260 [Kyle] I mean, we cannot afford this downtime. 347 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,160 [Ryan] We're going to go widen out the nozzle tips a little bit. 348 00:24:26,130 --> 00:24:26,760 That way, if we get any little bit of rock, 349 00:24:27,330 --> 00:24:28,100 it still shoots through. 350 00:24:29,300 --> 00:24:34,060 Water from the nearby creek is pumped to washplant Rocky 351 00:24:35,100 --> 00:24:38,000 and fed into two spray bars that wash the pay. 352 00:24:39,130 --> 00:24:41,760 But small rocks from the creek have blocked the plant's 353 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:45,660 nozzles on one side, raising the water pressure 354 00:24:46,900 --> 00:24:51,300 in the pre-wash spray bars, blasting pay out of the plant. 355 00:24:51,830 --> 00:24:53,100 Ryan's simple fix... 356 00:24:54,030 --> 00:24:56,600 widen the shaker deck spray bar nozzles, 357 00:24:57,730 --> 00:25:00,600 so the rocks can pass through and the gold-rich pay 358 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:02,360 can be cleaned properly. 359 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:05,660 [Kyle] Yeah, because there's some big ones in there. 360 00:25:07,860 --> 00:25:09,300 There's our problem. 361 00:25:10,060 --> 00:25:11,100 We got a pry bar stuck in there. 362 00:25:11,900 --> 00:25:12,400 [Ryan] Hey, where'd that come from? 363 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:14,460 [Kyle] Yeah, that's better. 364 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:16,800 [Ryan] So we're going from that...to that. 365 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:18,160 [Kyle] Yeah. 366 00:25:19,660 --> 00:25:21,100 [Ryan] I'll get them clipped on. 367 00:25:21,830 --> 00:25:22,560 We'll fire up the water, but... 368 00:25:23,530 --> 00:25:24,660 down time is kind of kicking our ass, but... 369 00:25:25,930 --> 00:25:26,960 -[Kyle] We'll get her fixed... -[Ryan] We'll get her fixed up. 370 00:25:27,700 --> 00:25:29,000 -All right! -[Kyle] I like it. 371 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:31,600 Well, I got a shaker deck... 372 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:33,500 [Ryan] Yeah, I'll go ahead and get the pump fired up when you give 373 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:34,660 a thumbs up. -[Kyle] Great. 374 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:38,160 [engine revving] 375 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,660 [deep rattling] 376 00:25:44,360 --> 00:25:47,560 [gushing] 377 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,360 After a 30-minute shutdown, 378 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:55,700 Rick's crew are back on the gold. 379 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:02,500 Now that we got those rocks cleared out of those spray bars, 380 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:05,600 the water pressure seems -- it's nice and even now, 381 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:07,160 looks better, it's running better. 382 00:26:07,930 --> 00:26:09,760 Luckily, it wasn't for that long. 383 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:13,360 [Ryan] Success! 384 00:26:14,260 --> 00:26:15,560 Yeah, no, the water looks a lot better. 385 00:26:16,530 --> 00:26:18,100 It's not blasting over the backside anymore. 386 00:26:18,860 --> 00:26:19,100 I don't want to shut down again. 387 00:26:20,130 --> 00:26:20,360 Rick don't want us to shut down again. 388 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:35,860 [Cousin Mike] We're moving a lot of dirt. 389 00:26:36,900 --> 00:26:38,260 We're moving more dirt than we ever have before. 390 00:26:40,260 --> 00:26:43,260 [rattling] 391 00:26:44,100 --> 00:26:45,400 We got to stay ahead stripping-wise. 392 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:52,960 At Indian River, Tony is pushing foreman Cousin Mike 393 00:26:53,930 --> 00:26:56,400 and his crew to open up a 10-acre section 394 00:26:57,330 --> 00:26:58,900 of the Corner Cut by the end of the week. 395 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:10,800 [Tony speaking] 396 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:27,200 Tony's watching his crew like a hawk after a rock truck 397 00:27:28,130 --> 00:27:30,160 driver disobeyed him earlier in the week. 398 00:28:02,860 --> 00:28:05,360 [rumbling] 399 00:28:05,860 --> 00:28:07,660 [Jarrod speaking] 400 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:39,600 The [bleep] you doing? 401 00:28:41,860 --> 00:28:43,000 Where's this truck going? 402 00:28:45,900 --> 00:28:47,700 [Jarrod speaking] 403 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:57,300 You having troubles? 404 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:02,600 No answer. 405 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:06,760 [Jarrod speaking] 406 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:10,360 [intriguing music plays] 407 00:29:11,260 --> 00:29:14,900 [Jacob] Ah, ah... Ah, for [bleep] sakes. 408 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,460 I've seen a couple weird behaviors from him. 409 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,360 Oh, I think he's drinking on the job. 410 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,160 I'm pretty sure Jarrod's [bleep] at work. 411 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:33,360 He can't be having that around here. 412 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:35,260 He's going to hurt himself or hurt somebody else. 413 00:29:40,100 --> 00:29:42,760 [truck whirring] 414 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:46,600 [bleep] me. 415 00:29:58,500 --> 00:30:01,460 Hey, I don't know what's going on with Jarrod, but I think 416 00:30:02,030 --> 00:30:02,760 he's drunk or something. 417 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,260 [suspenseful music plays] 418 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:18,860 [Jacob] There he is. 419 00:30:24,660 --> 00:30:25,760 [Cousin Mike] Jarrod. 420 00:30:27,660 --> 00:30:28,900 You drunk or something? 421 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:30,360 [Jarrod speaking] 422 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:31,760 Look at me. 423 00:30:32,130 --> 00:30:32,860 You drunk? 424 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:34,500 [Jarrod speaking] 425 00:30:35,130 --> 00:30:36,000 I don't think you're fine. 426 00:30:36,860 --> 00:30:37,660 Here, stop the truck. Stop the truck. 427 00:30:38,700 --> 00:30:40,060 -[Jarrod speaking] -[Cousin Mike] Yeah, stop it. 428 00:30:40,530 --> 00:30:41,960 Park it. Get out. 429 00:30:42,860 --> 00:30:44,000 You in the truck! 430 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:47,700 In the truck. 431 00:30:51,100 --> 00:30:53,100 Jarrod, you drunk? 432 00:30:54,300 --> 00:30:55,900 Hey, look at me. 433 00:31:01,260 --> 00:31:02,660 -[Cousin Mike] You drunk? -[Jarrod speaking] 434 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:04,460 [Cousin Mike] You're being goofy all day. 435 00:31:04,900 --> 00:31:05,800 Hey, look at me. 436 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:11,600 You can't even look at me straight. 437 00:31:12,830 --> 00:31:15,000 You're driving like an idiot, honking like you're not right 438 00:31:15,900 --> 00:31:17,260 in the head. You smell like alcohol, too. 439 00:31:19,060 --> 00:31:20,560 I'll, uh... 440 00:31:21,030 --> 00:31:22,460 get you to camp. 441 00:31:23,330 --> 00:31:24,700 -Grab your [bleep]. -[Jarrod speaking] 442 00:31:25,930 --> 00:31:30,400 At Indian River, Beets foreman cousin Mike has pulled rock 443 00:31:31,100 --> 00:31:33,000 truck driver Jarrod off the job. 444 00:31:33,630 --> 00:31:34,500 I think this guy is drunk. 445 00:31:39,900 --> 00:31:42,000 [Jarrod speaking] 446 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:43,360 [Cousin Mike] You going to be a lippy with me? 447 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:45,260 -Because then you're gone, guaranteed. -[Jarrod speaking] 448 00:31:46,130 --> 00:31:47,200 [Cousin Mike] I don't give a [bleep]. 449 00:31:47,700 --> 00:31:48,500 [Jarrod speaking] 450 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:50,700 -[Cousin Mike] Yeah. -[Jarrod speaking] 451 00:32:00,260 --> 00:32:01,600 [Cousin Mike] Oh, I... We gotta see 452 00:32:02,460 --> 00:32:03,860 Because I think you're drunk right now. 453 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:09,000 -Take your bag. -[Jarrod speaking] 454 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:15,000 [somber ambient plays] 455 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:16,200 [Cousin Mike] Tony, do you copy? 456 00:32:18,260 --> 00:32:20,160 [Tony speaking] 457 00:32:21,330 --> 00:32:22,000 [Cousin Mike] I have someone here. I think he's drunk. 458 00:32:22,430 --> 00:32:23,700 [Tony speaking] 459 00:32:24,700 --> 00:32:26,860 [Cousin Mike] Jarrod, smell the alcohol here. 460 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:29,660 -[Tony speaking] -[Jarrod] OK. 461 00:32:30,700 --> 00:32:31,860 -[Jarrod speaking] -[Cousin Mike] You stay here. 462 00:32:32,900 --> 00:32:35,860 [Jarrod speaking] 463 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:37,760 [Cousin Mike] You're drunk? You have been drinking? 464 00:32:38,260 --> 00:32:39,100 [Jarrod speaking] 465 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:40,960 [Cousin Mike] So you were lying, too? You're drunk and lying? 466 00:32:41,460 --> 00:32:43,000 [Jarrod speaking] 467 00:32:44,330 --> 00:32:45,160 [Cousin Mike] No, you told me you were hungover from last night. 468 00:32:45,660 --> 00:32:50,300 [Jarrod speaking] 469 00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:52,460 [Jarrod speaking] 470 00:32:53,630 --> 00:32:54,360 [Cousin Mike] No, no, no, no. That's not how that works. 471 00:32:55,330 --> 00:32:55,560 -You don't make the call. -[Jarrod speaking] 472 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:57,360 [Cousin Mike] You [bleep] up, well, you got fired. 473 00:32:58,430 --> 00:32:59,000 You got 30 minutes to get the [bleep] out of here. 474 00:32:59,500 --> 00:33:00,260 [Jarrod speaking] 475 00:33:01,430 --> 00:33:02,400 [Cousin Mike] You're trying to work with me being drunk? 476 00:33:03,330 --> 00:33:04,500 You're running a piece of heavy equipment, 477 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:06,500 people around, and you're being drunk. 478 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:07,760 [Jarrod speaking] 479 00:33:08,730 --> 00:33:09,060 [Cousin Mike] Like, give your head a shake. 480 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:10,160 I don't know how old you are. 481 00:33:10,730 --> 00:33:11,460 We'll go to your room. 482 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:13,100 [Jarrod speaking] 483 00:33:14,030 --> 00:33:14,700 [Cousin Mike] No, 30 minutes, you're out. 484 00:33:16,260 --> 00:33:18,100 -[Tony speaking] -[Cousin Mike] Yeah, 30 minutes. 485 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:22,360 [Tony speaking] 486 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:17,360 I really, really do want to get sluicing ASAP. 487 00:34:18,500 --> 00:34:19,560 The pressure is on to try and get as much as possible 488 00:34:20,260 --> 00:34:21,100 this year, as fast as possible. 489 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:25,560 Perfectionist Kevin Beets is under pressure 490 00:34:26,530 --> 00:34:28,700 from his landlord parents, Tony and Minnie, 491 00:34:29,700 --> 00:34:31,960 to get sluicing and deliver their royalties. 492 00:34:33,860 --> 00:34:34,960 With the plant, there's a lot 493 00:34:35,860 --> 00:34:36,560 of just maintenance that we need to do. 494 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:40,660 Buzz has a whole [bleep] list that we just need to do so it 495 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,000 doesn't become big [bleep] off projects. 496 00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:49,060 [Buzz speaking] 497 00:34:50,500 --> 00:34:54,260 Buzz is trying to complete Kevin's maintenance repairs. 498 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:02,560 [Buzz speaking] 499 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:31,160 -That's ready to rumble. -Yeah. 500 00:35:32,460 --> 00:35:34,200 [Kevin sighs] All righty. Loader's on the way. 501 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:37,260 It's been a couple of weeks since we had gold coming in. 502 00:35:38,430 --> 00:35:40,000 -Be nice to start paying bills. -That would be nice, yes. 503 00:35:40,260 --> 00:35:41,100 Yes. 504 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:43,600 -Hey, Buzz. -[Buzz speaking] 505 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:45,760 -[Faith] Hey, Buzz. -[Kevin] There she goes. 506 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,860 [Buzz speaking] 507 00:35:49,900 --> 00:35:51,360 Oh, Garry's here. Well, let's get her fired up. 508 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:53,400 Let's do it! 509 00:35:54,530 --> 00:35:57,200 Kevin is finally ready to start running his stockpile 510 00:35:57,800 --> 00:35:58,960 of Pyramid Cut pay dirt. 511 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:03,060 [beeping] 512 00:36:03,530 --> 00:36:07,600 [engine starts] 513 00:36:08,530 --> 00:36:10,460 [Kevin] Beauty. All right, now on switches. 514 00:36:11,360 --> 00:36:12,160 First things first, discharge conveyor! 515 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:17,460 -On. -[machine whirring] 516 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:18,600 [Kevin] There we go! 517 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:22,100 Huh, screen deck. 518 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:26,360 [rattling heavily] 519 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:27,500 We are shaking. 520 00:36:29,660 --> 00:36:32,000 OK, everybody's ready. 521 00:36:32,500 --> 00:36:34,800 [epic music plays] 522 00:36:35,300 --> 00:36:36,100 [loader rumbling] 523 00:36:38,500 --> 00:36:42,160 First bucket is on its [bleep] way. 524 00:36:42,630 --> 00:36:43,700 First bucket in. 525 00:36:48,860 --> 00:36:51,100 [rattling] 526 00:36:52,700 --> 00:36:55,560 [thrilling music plays] 527 00:36:57,660 --> 00:36:59,000 [Kevin speaking] 528 00:37:01,860 --> 00:37:04,760 [deep rumbling] 529 00:37:08,260 --> 00:37:09,460 [Kevin] Faith! Faith! 530 00:37:09,900 --> 00:37:10,660 Kill the feeder! 531 00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:11,900 Kill the feeder. 532 00:37:12,460 --> 00:37:13,400 [Faith] Kill the feeder? 533 00:37:13,900 --> 00:37:14,600 [Kevin] Thank you. 534 00:37:15,500 --> 00:37:16,100 How did I kill the feeder again? I forgot. 535 00:37:18,700 --> 00:37:21,200 [engine winds down] 536 00:37:23,260 --> 00:37:26,060 [Kevin] There was a pile of dirt left in the prewash from the -- 537 00:37:26,560 --> 00:37:27,460 when we shut down. 538 00:37:28,500 --> 00:37:30,560 That is forming a pile, so it's not able to flow. 539 00:37:31,660 --> 00:37:32,660 Can I get you to bring me one of those long shovels? 540 00:37:34,300 --> 00:37:36,860 Failure to clean out the prewash 541 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:39,060 has left concrete-like dirt 542 00:37:40,060 --> 00:37:42,460 that can't be broken down by the spray bars, 543 00:37:43,630 --> 00:37:46,460 creating a blockage and causing the new pay to pile up. 544 00:37:47,460 --> 00:37:49,800 [Kevin] So, fix this for good. 545 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:53,700 We're gonna have to shut down to clean out the pre-wash 546 00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:55,460 and have somebody in here for the shovel 547 00:37:56,030 --> 00:37:57,460 cleaning out the rocks. 548 00:37:58,630 --> 00:38:02,460 But we need to get sluicing again, so we just need to do 549 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:05,860 Tony's, "ah, [bleep] it, run it," mentality. 550 00:38:06,860 --> 00:38:09,160 Fighting his perfectionist need to shut down, 551 00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,100 Kevin's opting for a temporary fix. 552 00:38:12,460 --> 00:38:14,760 [rattling] 553 00:38:15,830 --> 00:38:17,560 [Kevin] So, rather than pile this dirt up 60 feet, 554 00:38:18,700 --> 00:38:20,060 I have to shovel it. 555 00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:26,460 Can someone go turn up the pump, please? 556 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:30,460 Can you get it up to 1600, please? 557 00:38:30,930 --> 00:38:32,660 [Buzz speaking] 558 00:38:33,300 --> 00:38:33,860 [Kevin] We're getting it! 559 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:36,800 Just a few minor adjustments. 560 00:38:37,060 --> 00:38:38,100 Gah! 561 00:38:41,100 --> 00:38:42,200 There we go. 562 00:38:44,700 --> 00:38:46,300 Get this at least [bleep] moving. 563 00:38:47,060 --> 00:38:49,260 -[dirt rumbling] -[water gushing] 564 00:38:52,300 --> 00:38:54,700 [Kevin] Ah, that's looking way [bleep] better! 565 00:38:55,030 --> 00:38:57,200 Perfect! 566 00:38:58,160 --> 00:38:59,560 OK, now we can turn on the feeder, but set it 567 00:39:00,130 --> 00:39:00,900 at three, please. 568 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:03,600 [rattling softly] 569 00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:13,560 Kevin's efforts clear the blockage. 570 00:39:16,100 --> 00:39:17,760 [Kevin] Well, good to be sluicing, guys. 571 00:39:18,660 --> 00:39:19,760 Looks good, Buzz. 572 00:39:20,830 --> 00:39:21,560 I think you did a good job getting it ready to run. 573 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:27,260 [Kevin] That's all we can do. 574 00:39:28,100 --> 00:39:29,400 -[Faith] Yeah. -[Kevin] Looking good. 575 00:39:43,400 --> 00:39:45,300 [Kevin] All the repairs seem to be holding, so yeah, 576 00:39:45,730 --> 00:39:46,760 it looks good. 577 00:39:48,200 --> 00:39:49,660 Alright, gotta rip. 578 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:56,060 So I am well aware of this tendency. 579 00:39:56,900 --> 00:39:58,360 I like to get everything just right. 580 00:40:00,300 --> 00:40:02,500 And I guess Tony is right. 581 00:40:03,630 --> 00:40:05,100 I've had to learn to be "good enough is good enough." 582 00:40:05,660 --> 00:40:06,200 You know what I mean? 583 00:40:07,030 --> 00:40:07,760 Instead of just, "it has to be right." 584 00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:22,800 [Rick] It's the first mat pull of the season. 585 00:40:23,900 --> 00:40:24,400 Moment of truth, we'll pull the mats, and I'm gonna 586 00:40:25,460 --> 00:40:27,460 actually finally see if Diamond Cut's got any gold. 587 00:40:28,030 --> 00:40:29,000 [Kai] What's going on? 588 00:40:30,060 --> 00:40:31,560 First clean up, I figured it's your first time, so 589 00:40:32,700 --> 00:40:33,260 I might as well jump in the rock truck, give you a chance 590 00:40:34,260 --> 00:40:34,900 to get over there, kind of see what it's like. 591 00:40:35,330 --> 00:40:36,100 [Kai] All right. 592 00:40:38,460 --> 00:40:40,060 [Rick] Is it everything you imagined, Kai? 593 00:40:40,430 --> 00:40:41,260 [laughing] 594 00:40:42,100 --> 00:40:43,160 [Heather] It's glamour... and more. 595 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:44,660 These clean ups are on my shoulders, 596 00:40:45,230 --> 00:40:45,800 you know what I mean? 597 00:40:46,730 --> 00:40:47,000 I'm always worried about letting them down. 598 00:40:48,130 --> 00:40:48,800 It's one of the nice things about having a small crew. 599 00:40:49,830 --> 00:40:51,360 It makes me feel like we're all in it together. 600 00:40:52,230 --> 00:40:54,100 In my eyes, the absolute perfect team. 601 00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:56,160 You guys are the real gold. 602 00:40:57,130 --> 00:40:58,160 Did you hear that, Kai? You're the real gold. 603 00:40:59,000 --> 00:40:59,500 -[Kai] Who? -[Rick and Heather] You. 604 00:41:00,260 --> 00:41:00,760 [Kai] What, I'm the real gold? 605 00:41:01,900 --> 00:41:02,460 [Rick] You guys, you guys are the real gold out here. 606 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:03,760 For me. 607 00:41:04,660 --> 00:41:06,200 Oh, don't break my new expensive buckets! 608 00:41:07,660 --> 00:41:10,360 [Rick] Are we buying buckets? We got that bucket money now? 609 00:41:19,500 --> 00:41:21,960 [rumbling] 610 00:41:22,730 --> 00:41:23,360 [Kevin] It's looking pretty good. 611 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:26,160 Water's doing what it's supposed to. 612 00:41:27,160 --> 00:41:28,760 I'm just nice and consistent. 613 00:41:30,260 --> 00:41:32,160 I'm pretty happy that we got the plant going. 614 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:35,160 Takes a lot of stress off my mind. 615 00:41:36,300 --> 00:41:37,760 It has a whole different kind, but at least this stress 616 00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:39,000 makes money. 617 00:41:39,860 --> 00:41:40,760 So it is a step in the right direction. 618 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:45,300 Kevin's washplant is up and running. 619 00:41:47,060 --> 00:41:49,560 [Buzz speaking] 620 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,400 But he's losing another valuable crew member. 621 00:42:01,300 --> 00:42:02,860 Hey, Buzz. How's it going? 622 00:42:04,500 --> 00:42:06,700 So, yeah, it must be about time for you to get going, eh? 623 00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:10,300 [chuckles] 624 00:42:11,660 --> 00:42:13,000 [Kevin] Yep, the real one. 625 00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:14,700 Yeah, I just want to say thanks, Buzz, for all you've done. 626 00:42:19,460 --> 00:42:22,000 This thing has worked out, honestly, so... 627 00:42:22,900 --> 00:42:24,160 We have a little bit of luck on our side. 628 00:42:25,260 --> 00:42:26,960 Found a bit of gold when we fired up [indistinct] runs. 629 00:42:28,500 --> 00:42:29,800 [Kevin] Right? 630 00:42:30,730 --> 00:42:31,660 You're coming back after, I assume, right? 631 00:42:32,100 --> 00:42:32,900 [Buzz speaking] 632 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:35,560 -[Kevin] Safe travels. -[Buzz speaking] 633 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:36,660 [Kevin] And best of luck. 634 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:37,560 Hope it all goes smooth for you. 635 00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:38,900 [Buzz speaking] 636 00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:43,000 [melancholic music plays] 637 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:52,060 [Minnie] Hi, guys. 638 00:42:55,160 --> 00:42:57,000 No, we're just here to see you because we missed you 639 00:42:57,430 --> 00:42:58,360 so much, Dad. 640 00:43:00,660 --> 00:43:02,660 How is it in the Indian? 641 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:07,160 So now you stole my people 642 00:43:08,030 --> 00:43:09,100 and you've been [bleep] hiring a lot. 643 00:43:09,860 --> 00:43:10,400 How's it going with all of them? 644 00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:16,660 [Minnie cackles] 645 00:43:23,100 --> 00:43:25,500 We got some characters in the crowd, but you gotta 646 00:43:25,930 --> 00:43:27,000 go through them. 647 00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:28,760 We had one driving around drunk, so that is... 648 00:43:29,500 --> 00:43:30,200 -[Minnie] What? -[Monica] What? 649 00:43:31,300 --> 00:43:31,800 [Cousin Mike] And then you got a drunk idiot driving, 650 00:43:32,760 --> 00:43:33,260 with people walking around, and it's just... 651 00:43:34,200 --> 00:43:35,260 It's the people more so than anything else, 652 00:43:36,130 --> 00:43:37,100 because they hurt other people, right? 653 00:43:38,300 --> 00:43:38,760 [Cousin Mike] Yeah, and it won't bother them, because they're 654 00:43:39,330 --> 00:43:40,700 in a rock truck. -Yeah. 655 00:43:41,530 --> 00:43:42,260 -That's scary. -[Cousin Mike] It is. 656 00:43:43,160 --> 00:43:45,060 Yeah, you gotta go. It's serious stuff. 657 00:43:46,130 --> 00:43:47,160 Hey, Monica, how's things going in the gold room? 658 00:43:47,860 --> 00:43:48,560 -[Monica] Good. -Keeping busy? 659 00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:52,660 Please, Mike, you count, because I can't see. 660 00:43:53,900 --> 00:43:57,260 So far, the Early Bird Cut has produced a weekly average 661 00:43:57,830 --> 00:44:00,160 of 250 ounces of gold. 662 00:44:03,100 --> 00:44:04,260 [Monica] Are you ready, Michael? 663 00:44:06,800 --> 00:44:08,160 [Mike] 60... 664 00:44:08,460 --> 00:44:09,800 70... 665 00:44:10,330 --> 00:44:11,660 100, 110, 120, 130, 666 00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:13,160 40, 50, 60, 70... 667 00:44:13,530 --> 00:44:14,460 [tapping] 668 00:44:15,030 --> 00:44:17,300 [dramatic music plays] 669 00:44:17,930 --> 00:44:21,260 190, 200, 220, 230, 240... 670 00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:26,100 250, 70, 80, 90, 300... 671 00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:30,300 310, 320, 330, 340, 350, 360. 672 00:44:32,600 --> 00:44:38,000 4, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460... 673 00:44:38,360 --> 00:44:40,360 [tapping] 674 00:44:40,800 --> 00:44:42,660 [Mike] 467.8... 675 00:44:42,960 --> 00:44:46,000 467.8! 676 00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:50,600 Sluice-A-Lot's record-breaking weekly haul is worth over 677 00:44:51,330 --> 00:44:53,260 one and a half million dollars. 678 00:44:53,700 --> 00:44:54,760 [Tony speaking] 679 00:44:55,330 --> 00:44:55,800 [Cousin Mike chuckles] 680 00:44:56,230 --> 00:44:57,260 [Tony speaking] 681 00:44:58,030 --> 00:44:59,100 -[Cousin Mike] Yeah. -It's huge. 682 00:44:59,530 --> 00:45:00,500 [Tony speaking] 683 00:45:01,060 --> 00:45:02,060 OK, where are we going? 684 00:45:03,030 --> 00:45:04,100 -I'll book it right now. -[Tony] No! Ho-ho-ho. 685 00:45:04,530 --> 00:45:06,600 [Tony speaking] 686 00:45:16,900 --> 00:45:19,460 Yeah, yeah! Rick, Rick, Rick, Rick! 687 00:45:19,900 --> 00:45:20,760 Oh, look at him. 688 00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:25,860 [all cheering, laughing] 689 00:45:28,660 --> 00:45:31,900 The Ness crew are waiting for their first gold weigh 690 00:45:33,130 --> 00:45:36,760 of the season to see if Rick's Diamond Cut will pay out. 691 00:45:37,430 --> 00:45:38,360 [Rick] This is a weird one, 692 00:45:39,060 --> 00:45:40,000 starting on new ground again. 693 00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:41,160 Yeah, yeah. 694 00:45:42,160 --> 00:45:42,660 We can't come on new ground and expect to hit 695 00:45:43,630 --> 00:45:44,300 Raleigh Valley, Vegas Valley kind of [bleep]. 696 00:45:45,460 --> 00:45:46,160 I mean, I know it's going to be a learning deal, but... 697 00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:48,260 Yeah, it's definitely still a risk. 698 00:45:49,430 --> 00:45:49,960 Speaking of that, shall we grab the gold and weigh it up? 699 00:45:50,530 --> 00:45:51,160 [Bailey] Let's see it. 700 00:45:51,560 --> 00:45:53,360 [Rick sighs] 701 00:45:54,630 --> 00:45:58,400 To be successful, Rick's crew need one ounce per 100 yards, 702 00:45:59,100 --> 00:46:01,360 so at least 40 ounces of gold. 703 00:46:04,560 --> 00:46:06,860 [Rick] Four days running 100 yards an hour. 704 00:46:07,830 --> 00:46:08,560 -You want to count the numbers? -[Kai] Sure. 705 00:46:09,260 --> 00:46:10,160 [Rick] First one? We got it. 706 00:46:10,530 --> 00:46:11,260 Let's go. 707 00:46:14,860 --> 00:46:17,400 [Kai] One, two... 708 00:46:18,400 --> 00:46:20,660 -Three, four, five, six, seven. -[Rick] [bleep]. 709 00:46:21,060 --> 00:46:23,700 [Kai] 7.35. 710 00:46:24,260 --> 00:46:24,960 [ominous chord strikes] 711 00:46:25,500 --> 00:46:29,660 Worth just $25,000. 712 00:46:30,760 --> 00:46:32,360 I think that's a big waste of time, is what that is. 713 00:46:33,130 --> 00:46:34,200 [Ryan] That's... [bleep] terrible. 714 00:46:34,700 --> 00:46:36,200 [Rick] Man...yep. 715 00:46:36,760 --> 00:46:37,360 Yeah, that's not, uh... 716 00:46:38,260 --> 00:46:38,660 [Jason] Not even quite two ounces a day. 717 00:46:39,100 --> 00:46:39,760 [Rick] [bleep]! 718 00:46:40,730 --> 00:46:41,660 That's a big waste of time right there, yep. 719 00:46:42,430 --> 00:46:43,200 [Bailey] Does that even pay for...? 720 00:46:43,860 --> 00:46:45,260 No, it doesn't even start -- 721 00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:46,500 Doesn't even start the list... 722 00:46:47,530 --> 00:46:49,000 of things that it has to pay for. 723 00:46:50,300 --> 00:46:51,660 [Ryan] I can't afford to be up here and not bring anything home. 724 00:46:52,800 --> 00:46:54,500 You know, part of me is, "yeah, that's some new ground," 725 00:46:55,660 --> 00:46:56,700 but the other part's like, "[bleep], dude, I hope you can 726 00:46:57,800 --> 00:46:59,460 figure it out, because if you go broke, I go broke." 727 00:47:00,100 --> 00:47:00,800 It hasn't happened yet. 728 00:47:01,660 --> 00:47:03,100 I don't intend it to happen this year. 729 00:47:04,230 --> 00:47:05,600 But, yeah, I mean, right now it's, yeah, I'm wondering, 730 00:47:06,530 --> 00:47:07,800 "Did I make the right decision, you know?" 731 00:47:08,360 --> 00:47:10,100 [pensive music plays] 732 00:47:12,660 --> 00:47:15,960 We've got over 100 claims on this bunch here, so, 733 00:47:17,060 --> 00:47:18,000 you know, that was obviously the wrong spot to start, 734 00:47:18,700 --> 00:47:19,100 but we can move on from that. 735 00:47:19,960 --> 00:47:20,600 [Ryan] OK, [bleep] it first gold weigh. 736 00:47:21,230 --> 00:47:21,800 We're done. [bleep] it. 737 00:47:22,500 --> 00:47:23,100 [Bailey] Yeah, let's go home. 738 00:47:23,360 --> 00:47:24,200 Woo! 739 00:47:25,860 --> 00:47:28,000 [Ryan] Lightning Creek was definitely a gamble. 740 00:47:29,230 --> 00:47:31,360 Seven ounces, that's not going to pay my bills nor his bills. 741 00:47:31,800 --> 00:47:32,960 So, hopefully... 742 00:47:34,160 --> 00:47:36,560 Rick finding a new spot, that will be the answer. 743 00:47:37,630 --> 00:47:41,100 So, unfortunately, the Diamond Cut, that's a fail. 744 00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:42,960 We'll see what happens next. 745 00:47:44,060 --> 00:47:45,060 We just got to find the gold because the Diamond Cut 746 00:47:45,500 --> 00:47:46,900 did not have it. 747 00:47:48,030 --> 00:47:48,800 We're running out of time to get 100 ounces for Troy. 748 00:47:49,560 --> 00:47:50,100 So we got to be ready to pivot. 749 00:47:51,330 --> 00:47:52,560 We got to go up the valley. We got to look for better gold.