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YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD.

WHERE ALL THE GOLD IS.

YOU CAN SEE WHY YOU DO IT.

AS FAR AS MOVING PARTS GOES, IT'S TWO PUMPS.

WE'RE MOVING DIRT, HUH, RICK.

WE'RE MOVING DIRT.

RALLY!

PULL.

[ BLEEP ] PARKER.

STOP THE PUMP. STOP THE [BLEEP] PUMP.

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WE'VE GOT GOLD.

IF I SAW SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE YUKON

I'D [BLEEP] IN MY PANTS.

THAT'S 10 TIMES MORE THAN I'D BE RUNNING IN KLONDIKE.

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LET'S GO FIND THE [BLEEP] GOLD.

SUPER IN, MAN.

OKAY, IT'S RECORDING. LETS GO.

DO YOU THINK WE'D BE ABLE TO FIND SOME GROUND TO MINE?

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HEY, AT LEAST IT'S NOT SCORCHING HOT RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE ALL GETTING WEATHER.

AAH! WHAT IS THAT?

[BLEEP] THAT HURTS.

PARKER MISJUDGED THIS ONE [BLEEP] BIG TIME.

IF I DRAGGED OUR ASSES ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE FOR NOTHING...

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT.

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WE NEED TO FIND SOME GOLD.

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OH, YEAH.

THAT WAS A GOOD SLEEP.

Woman: WE WOKE UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

TO THE COOLEST SOUND OF HOWLER MONKEYS,

LIKE A GROWLING THROATY HEAVY METAL SONG.

THE COMBO OF LIKE THE WINDSTORM

AND A HEAVY METAL SONG PRETTY MUCH.

YOU UP PARKER?

-MORNING. -MORNING.

HOW YOU GUYS DOING?

KARLA'S GETTING THE WATER BOILING,

SO WE SHOULD HAVE COFFEE SOON.

I NEED A [BLEEP] HAIRCUT.

Narrator: DURING THE YUKON'S OFF SEASON

PARKER AND FRIENDS RICK, KARLA AND SAM

TRAVELED 6,000 MILES FROM THE FROZEN KLONDIKE

TO GUYANA SOUTH AMERICA

AND THE GOLD FIELDS OF THE REMOTE POTARO REGION.

PARKER WANTS TO LEARN HOW GUYANA PRODUCED

AROUND $800 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD LAST YEAR,

NEARLY NINE TIMES MORE THAN THE YUKON.

WHAT'S THE PLAN SCHNABEL?

MY THICK STARTING POINT IS JUST LEARNING

HOW THE LOCALS DO IT,

YOU KNOW, FIGURING OUT WHAT THE GROUND'S LIKE HERE

AND WHAT THE MINING STYLES ARE LIKE.

THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF GOLD HERE.

MY MISSION HERE IS TO FIND THE BEST POSSIBLE GROUND

THAT WE CAN AND THEN TRY TO GET A CLAIM THERE.

AND HOPEFULLY IF THERE'S SOME OPERATIONS AROUND

WHERE TODD WAS AT THEN THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO START.

SO, WE JUST START WHERE TODD FAILED AND FIGURE OUT WHY.

YEAH. GOOD PLAN.

LET'S FINISH OUR COFFEE AND MOVE OUT.

Narrator: FOUR YEARS AGO TODD HOFFMAN

RAN A HIGH TECH OPERATION NEAR HERE

AND ONLY FOUND TWO OUNCES OF GOLD.

PARKER MUST LEARN A BETTER WAY OF MINING

IN ORDER TO RUN HIS OWN OPERATION SUCCESSFULLY.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MY TEETH

INTO THE MINING HERE

AND FIGURING OUT EXACTLY HOW TO DO IT.

Man: YOU KNOW PARKER'S GOAL'S PRETTY CLEAR.

HE WANTS TO LEARN, AS DO I.

FIND A SPOT.

PROSPECT FOR SOME GOLD.

AND I'M ONBOARD WITH THAT.

HERE I'M LEARNING YOU KIND OF WANT TO MAKE SURE

THAT'S THERE'S NOT A SCORPION OR BULLET ANT

OR SOMETHING IN YOUR CLOTHES.

-IS EVERYONE SET? -YEAH.

-READY TO ROCK. -OH, YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO FIND OLD HOFFMAN'S CLAIM.

YEAH.

THIS IS KIND OF A DREAM JOB FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, CRASHING OUT IN THE JUNGLE,

MEETING COOL PEOPLE, HAVING AN ADVENTURE

AND LOOKING FOR TREASURE.

WE WANNA ACTUALLY BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS TRIP

AND FIND GOLD.

I'M GETTING MY SWEATING IN FOR THE YEAR.

AW, [BLEEP].

Narrator: PARKER HAS ARRANGED TO MEET A LOCAL PROSPECTOR

WHO'S AGREED TO FIND TODD'S CLAIM

AND TEACH HIM LOCAL MINING TECHNIQUES.

Man: HOW ARE YOU DOING?

-IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. -PARKER, RIGHT?

TONY? NICE TO MEET YOU.

Narrator: A WEEK AGO PARKER MET JACKSON MELVILLE

IN THE FRONTIER TOWN OF MAHDIA.

WE'RE TRYING TO FIND WHERE TODD HOFFMAN,

A BIG AMERICAN DUDE, WHERE HE WAS MINING.

YOU DO.

Narrator: JACKSON AND HIS FATHER TONY

WERE TODD'S PROSPECTORS

AND MINED WITH HIM FOR FOUR MONTHS.

WE HAD A BIT OF A ROUGH TIME BUT WE'RE HERE NOW

THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.

WE FOUND TODD'S CAMP OUT BY THE AIR STRIP THERE

BUT WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE WHERE HIS MINE IS AT.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN COME SHOW US THE WAY?

SWEET.

CAN WE BORROW YOUR ATVs?

AWESOME.

Narrator: MODERN DAY PROSPECTORS USE ATVs TO GET AROUND

THE JUNGLE'S DIRT ROADS.

LOOK, RICK, YOU LOOK LIKE, I DON'T KNOW,

SOME KIND OF MOTORCYCLE POLICEMAN

OR SOMEONE FROM WORLD WAR II.

THEY'RE GONNA LEAD THE WAY TO TODD'S MINE SITE.

HOLD ON TIGHT.

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YEAH!

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WHOA!

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THAT WAS FUN.

WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO WHERE TODD'S MINE SITE WAS.

I GUESS THE ROAD KIND OF GOT A LITTLE GROWN IN.

YOU GOT BIG TROMMELS DOWN HERE, RIGHT?

I HAVE NOT SEEN ONE OF THOSE IN THE COUNTRY.

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I MEAN, THERE'S NO DITCH HERE.

THEY MAY HAVE BEEN SLUICING IN THIS DITCH.

QUICKSAND.

WOW.

WHOA.

HERE.

WATCH YOUR KNEES.

YEP, DON'T PULL YOUR KNEE OUT OF JOINT.

Man: I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT THEY WERE SETTLING HERE.

[ LAUGHING ]

HELLO.

IF THEY HAD, LIKE, MULTIPLE EXCAVATORS,

MULTIPLE ROCK TRUCKS, A LOADER.

THE LAST THING I WOULD THINK ABOUT BRINGING OUT HERE

IS A WHEELED MACHINE.

YOU SINK OUT OF SIGHT.

Narrator: TODD SPENT OVER THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS...

HERE WE GO.

...SETTING UP HIS OPERATION HERE IN THE JUNGLE.

I'M ALREADY SPINNING.

Narrator: AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF BATTLING THE RAIN

AND MUD HE LEFT WITH LESS THAN $3,000 WORTH OF GOLD.

THIS FRICKIN' JUNGLE SCARES ME.

SO, LESS ROADS, LESS INFRASTRUCTURE

OR ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

EXACTLY, YEAH.

YOU GUYS KNOW THIS COUNTRY LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND

AND KNOW THE DIRT LIKE THE BACK OF YOUR HAND.

IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD OF MINING THAN WE'RE USED TO.

Narrator: IF PARKER IS GOING TO SUCCEED

HE'LL HAVE TO MINE WITHOUT HEAVY MACHINERY

AND PROSPECT DEEP INTO THE JUNGLE.

THANK YOU.

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-LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AN OPENING. -YEAH.

Narrator: ON THE WAY BACK TO CAMP

THE CREW COMES ACROSS TODD'S ABANDONED AIRSTRIP.

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Man: WHY DIDN'T WE GET THESE QUADS TO START WITH?

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[ LAUGHTER ]

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YEEHAW!

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THERE'S A LOT OF EXPLORING TO DO AND A LOT OF LEARNING TO DO

AND A LOT OF STUFF TO SEE.

WE FOUND TODD'S MINING OPERATION

AND FINDING THE GOLD MINERS AROUND HERE.

OUCH! [BLEEP]! OUCH.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

NO, [BLEEP] SOMETHING BIT ME OR STUNG ME.

[BLEEP]

OUCH.

[BLEEP]

I JUST LAID DOWN AND LAID BACK

AND THEN SOMETHING [BLEEP] STUNG ME RIGHT IN THE BACK.

RIGHT HERE.

LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.

OH, I SEE IT.

WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?

THERE HE IS.

THAT'S A BULLET ANT.

Narrator: IT'S CALLED A BULLET ANT

BECAUSE IT'S BITE CONTAINS PARALYZING VENOM

AS PAINFUL AS A GUNSHOT.

[BLEEP] THAT HURTS.

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Man: OH, LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS CENTIPEDE.

IT'S LIKE A FOOT AND A HALF LONG.

IT LOOKS LIKE A GIANT WORM.

IT IS A GIANT WORM. IT'S NOT A CENTIPEDE.

IT'S A GIANT WORM.

NOBODY SAID ANYTHING ABOUT EARTHWORMS

BEING DEADLY HERE, DID THEY?

EVERYTHING'S DEADLY HERE SAM.

GOING TO SEE SOME GOLD.

Narrator: PARKER'S CREW HAVE COME TO MINE

THEIR OWN JUNGLE CLAIM BUT FIRST THEY HAVE TO LEARN

FROM LOCAL PROSPECTORS TONY AND JACKSON MELVILLE.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING PROSPECTING WITH TONY.

HE'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR 40 YEARS.

HE WON'T EVEN TELL US WHERE HE'S GOING.

HE SAYS THAT THERE'S BANDITS THAT WILL COME

AND TAKE THEIR GOLD, TAKE THEIR GROUND

AND APPARENTLY IT GETS A LITTLE NASTY.

I FEEL JUST STRUGGLE WITH THE SPIDERS

LET ALONE WITH [BLEEP] ARMED BANDITS.

GET IT RICK. GOOD JOB.

I'M GETTING IT.

LITTLE CREEK HERE.

Narrator: TONY AND JACKSON HAVE SPENT THREE DAYS

PROSPECTING IN THIS CREEK.

HOW COME YOU PICKED RIGHT HERE?

Narrator: HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO,

MEANDERING RIVERS DEPOSITED POCKETS OF GOLD RICH GRAVEL

IN THEIR BENDS.

OVER TIME A LAYER OF SAND BURIED THE GOLD RICH GRAVEL.

MODERN DAY PROSPECTORS USE STEAL RODS TO LOCATE

THESE GOLD RICH POCKETS.

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GOTCHA.

THIS IS A SPOTTY EVEN TO THE POINT WHERE

EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS A GOOD LITTLE SPOT RIGHT THERE

HE MOVED FIVE FEET AWAY THERE MIGHT BE NOTHING.

OH, GRAVEL.

OH, YOU HEAR THAT.

I'M FIGHTING ALL MY PANNING INSTINCTS

IN ORDER TO TRY TO DO THIS PROPERLY.

THAT'S THE AMERICAN WAY OF PANNING

AND NOT AN AMERICAN PAN.

IT DOESN'T WORK TOO WELL.RIGHT.

THE PANS THAT WE USE IN THE STATES ARE FLAT BOTTOM

AND IT'S A LOT DIFFERENT STYLE.

YEAH, I MEAN GETTING USED TO THESE

IS GONNA BE PRETTY DIFFICULT.

YEAH, I CAN'T DO THAT.

Narrator: TO HAVE ANY CHANCE OF FINDING GOLD

PARKER WILL HAVE TO LEARN TO PROSPECT

USING A LOCAL CONE-SHAPED PAN.

LIKE THAT?

THERE'S A LOT OF MOTION GOING ON WHEN YOU'RE DOING THIS THOUGH.

WHEN YOU'RE DONE THIS POINT YOU JUST WASH IT LIKE THAT.

LIKE THAT.

BEAUTIFUL LOOKING GOLD.

YOU FOUND A NICE LITTLE SPOT HERE.

THIS IS PRETTY DAMN COOL.

PROSPECTING GUYANA STYLE.YEAH.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S PRETTY GOOD GROUND TOO,

BUT THAT'S THE BEST LAYER RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM.

YOU DID A LOT OF SHOVELING TO GET THERE, HUH.

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE 30 OR 40 MAYBE EVEN MORE COLOR.

SOME NICE CHUNKS TOO.

PRETTY IMPRESSIVE ACTUALLY.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE OUR OWN HOLE

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE.

CAN YOU RICK?

NO, I WANT MY OWN HOLE.

YOU CAN'T WAIT. YOU WANT YOUR OWN HOLE.

I WANT MY OWN HOLE.

CAN OUR HOLES BE NEXT TO EACH OTHER?

YES, LET'S HAVE MATCHING HOLES.PERFECT.

SO, DO YOU THINK THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO FIND

SOME GROUND AROUND HERE TO MINE?

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RIGHT.

THANKS FOR LETTING US DABBLE.

THIS ISN'T REALLY WORKING OUT HOW WE PLANNED.

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WHAT ARE THINKING PARKER?

I WAS JUST THINKING WE CAN DO A PAN ON THIS CREEK.

Narrator: STILL ON TONY'S GROUND, PARKER STOPS

TO PUT HIS NEW FOUND SKILLS TO THE TEST.

THAT'S SOME NICE LOOKING GRAVEL DOWN HERE TOO. SWEET.

THERE'S A NICE HOLE.

I'M TRYING TO GET USED TO THIS FUNKY PAN

BUT IT'S QUITE DIFFICULT.

WE'VE GOT GOLD.

-WHAT? -REALLY?

YEAH.

LOOK AT THAT.

FOUR COLORS IN A LINE RIGHT THERE.

OH, IT'S REAL FINE, HUH.

THERE'S ONE. THERE'S ONE.

AND THERE'S ONE. BUT IT'S OUR FIRST GOLD.

WOW, THAT'S CRAZY.

JUST PANNED OUT OF THE CREEK LIKE THAT.

BOOYAH.

GOLD.

[BLEEP] BRIGHT MOMENT IN THE DEPTH OF THE JUNGLE.

THAT MAKES MY 500 BUG BITES FEEL SO MUCH BETTER.

IT'S REALLY COOL TO JUST FIND A LITTLE CREEK LIKE THAT,

FIND SOME GOOD GRAVEL AND PAN OUT SOME GOLD.

THAT IS A NICE REMINDER OF WHY WE'RE HERE.

I'M, UH...

[BLEEP] PUMPED.

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HOW YOU FEELING RICK?

LIKE [BLEEP].

Narrator: HAVING TASTED HIS FIRST GOLD IN GUYANA

PARKER NEEDS HIS OWN GROUND TO MINE

BUT THE JUNGLE IS TAKING IT'S TOLL.

RICK WOKE UP AT THREE OR FOUR THIS MORNING

WITH VERY BAD STOMACH PROBLEMS.

Woman: WEATHERED, WE'RE ALL GETTING WEATHERED.

Narrator: WITH A FEVER OF 102, RICK NEEDS REST

AND HYDRATION TO BRING HIS TEMPERATURE DOWN.

EVERYDAY THAT WE SPEND LOST AND CONFUSED

IS A DAY THAT WE'RE NOT MEETING GOLD MINERS

OR NOT LOOKING FOR GROUND.

THAT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] IRRITATING.

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HOW YOU DOING, MAN?

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

DON'T [BLEEP] WASTE A DAY.

I'M SURE THERE'S PLENTY TO SEE AROUND HERE.

YEAH, WE NEED TO GET OUTTA HERE AND FIND SOME GROUND.

I'LL BUDDY UP WITH RICK. YOU BUDDY WITH...

HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME YOU GUYS GET BACK

I'LL BE [BLEEP] BETTER.

BE SAFE.

WILL DO.

THERE'S A FAIR BIT OF MINING ACTIVITY AROUND HERE.

Narrator: TO FIND A CLAIM IN THE JUNGLE

PARKER NEEDS TO TRACK DOWN SOME LOCAL MINERS.

SO, YOU GO FIRST.

SHOULD WE GO IN THERE?

UP TO MAN. TOTALLY YOUR CALL.

THIS IS PARKER'S TRAIL.

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PARKER, WHAT'S THAT?

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD WASH PLANT.

A BIG OLD OPERATION.

YEAH, QUITE COMPLICATED SETUP HERE.

IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT'S BEEN OUT OF OPERATION

FOR QUITE AWHILE.

OH, THERE'S SOMEBODY HERE. HOW'S IT GOING?

OH, YEAH, I'M PARKER.

THIS IS SAM. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

HOW'S THE MINING LIFE?

Narrator: JACKO HAS BEEN MINING THESE JUNGLES

FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS.

FINALLY MEETING SOME MINERS THIS IS COOL.

YEAH, THIS IS REALLY COOL.

WE'RE FINALLY MEETING SOME PROPER LOCALS

AND THEY SEEM TO KNOW WHAT'S UP.

SO, YOU DID ALL THIS?

RIGHT. ALL THAT GRAVEL THERE.

YEAH.

I WANNA SEE THIS PLACE IN ACTION.

[ BIRD SCREECHING ]OH, AWESOME!

CAN WE COME BACK TOMORROW AND SEE YOU RUN SOME DIRT?

THANKS, MAN. I APPRECIATE IT.

THERE'S A BIG STORM COMING AND IT'S GETTING DARK,

SO WE GOTTA GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE

AND GET BACK TO CAMP.

[ SCREECHING ]

[ THUNDER CRASHING ]

JACKO RUNS HIS OWN OPERATION

MAYBE HE CAN HELP US GET A CLAIM.

WE'VE GOTTA DO SOMETHING TO FIND SOME GOLD.

HOW HARD CAN THAT BE?

[ THUNDER CRASHING ]

-MORNING. -GOOD MORNING.

-HE'S ALIVE. -OH, YEAH.

YOU LOOK BETTER.

MAN, I FEEL A LOT BETTER.

WE HAD A REALLY PEACEFUL DAY WITHOUT RICK ABUSING ME.

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T GET USED TO IT.

WELL, YOU'RE FEELING BETTER ENOUGH TO DO SOME STUFF TODAY?

YEAH MAN. I'M NOT SCREWING AROUND.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL GET READY TO...

-IS EVERYONE SET? -YEAH.

Narrator: RICK IS BACK ON HIS FEET

AND THE CREW HEADS OUT TO SEE IF JACKO

CAN HELP THEM FIND A CLAIM.

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SEE SOME GOLD?

OH, THE WATER'S DONE.

Narrator: JACKO IS SETTING UP HIS ONLY PIECE

OF HIGH TECH EQUIPMENT, A 20 YEAR OLD FOUR INCH PUMP.

NO FUNNEL?

YOU GOT A LEAF.

AND THE PUMP ITSELF IS AS BARE BONES AS IT GETS.

IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A STARTER.

YOU JUST CRANK HER, HAND CRANK.

-YOU GOT IT GOING. -YEAH.

THIS IS DEFINITELY PRETTY OLD SCHOOL.

LIKE, AS CHEAP AS YOU CAN DO IT.

Narrator: BURYING TREE BRANCHES IN THE SAND

IS AN INGENIOUS LOCAL SOLUTION TO PREVENT EXCESS WATER

FROM UNDERMINING THE PUMP.

I NEVER USED TREES DURING GOLD MINING SO MUCH IN MY LIFE.

A WHOLE NEW IDEA OF WHAT A PUSH STICK IS THOUGH.

IT'S JUST LIKE LITERALLY THE BUSHES.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT PULLEY

OR MOTOR OR SOMETHING. IT'S LIKE HERE'S SOME TREES.

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HEY, AT LEAST IT'S NOT SCORCHING HOT RIGHT NOW.

I'M STARTING TO FEEL LIKE I WILL NEVER EVER BE DRY AGAIN

ONCE IN MY LIFE.

Narrator: JACKO PUMPS WATER FROM THE POND

THROUGH A LAID-FLAT PIPE

TO KARLA, WHO'S WASHING THE PAY DIRT

THROUGH HIS BASIC GROUND SLUICE.

FINE GOLD FROM THE GRAVELS AND SAND

IS TRAPPED IN MATS BENEATH THE WATER.

IT'S LIKE STEPPING BACK IN TIME, ISN'T IT?

IT REALLY IS, LIKE EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.

THIS COULD BE FROM 100 YEARS AGO IN THE YUKON.

Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH,

OLD TIMERS EXTRACTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD

USING THE SAME BASIC MINING TECHNIQUES JACKO IS USING TODAY.

Parker: I THINK THAT YOU AND I AND RICK AND KARLA

COULD TOTALLY SET UP SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

IT'S ACTUALLY A DAMN EFFICIENT WAY OF MOVING MATERIAL.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GOLD HE FINDS.

WE'RE GONNA DO A CLEAN UP WITH HIM HERE SOON

AND I WOULD THINK THEY'D SHOW US.

DO YOUR THING?

HOW MUCH MATERIAL DO YOU THINK YOU RUN OVER THIS SLUICE?

YEAH.

Narrator: THAT EQUATES TO JUST TWO YARDS OF PAY DIRT

FOR TWO DAYS OF HARD LABOR.

Man: A BIG WASH PLANT RUNS OVER 200 YARDS AN HOUR.

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Narrator: JACKO PANS THE CONCENTRATE,

SLOWLY SEPARATING THE FINE GOLD FROM THE DIRT.

GUYANA GOLD.

Narrator: HE THEN TAKES IT TO HIS GOLD ROOM TO PROCESS.

I LIKE A LOT OF HORSEPOWER.

AND, UH, DOWN HERE IT'S ALL MANPOWER.

JUST GET IN THERE AND FIGHT YOUR WAY THROUGH IT.

Narrator: TWO YARDS OF DIRT DELIVERS

A FIFTH OF AN OUNCE OF GOLD.

IT'S LABOR INTENSIVE BUT THE PAYOFF PER YARD

IS EXTREMELY HIGH.

SO, THAT'S WORTH LIKE $250 U.S.

HEY.

IT'S SAFE.

SO, THAT'S 250 BUCKS FOR TWO YARDS OF MATERIAL.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?

THAT'S LIKE 10 TIMES MORE THAN OUR AVERAGE

THAT WE RUN IN THE KLONDIKE.

WE'D BE STYLING A PROFILING IF WE EARNED THAT UP IN THE YUKON.

Narrator: JACKO'S GOLD-RICH GROUND

IS EXACTLY WHAT PARKER IS LOOKING FOR.

Parker: 100 YARDS AN HOUR FOR 10 HOURS A DAY

AND YOU'D BE DOING 100 GRAM A DAY

ON THE GROUND JACKO'S ON RIGHT HERE.

YEAH, THAT SEEMS CRAZY TO ME

THAT THIS GROUND'S JUST SITTING HERE LIKE THAT.

RIGHT NOW IF WE CAN FIND AN EXCAVATOR

WE CAN PARTNER UP WITH HIM.

I THINK THIS IS OUR PLAN RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S A SWEET PLAN. IT IS.

Karla: COOL.

BOOYAH.

RALLY.

IT'S [BLEEP] GOOD.

IT'S REALLY GOOD.

WE'VE GOT AN OPTION NOW.

LIKE THIS IS AN OPTION.

THIS IS A [BLEEP] GOOD OPTION.

Narrator: THEIR SUCCESS DEPENDS

ON JACKO LEASING THEM A PIECE OF HIS GOLD RICH GROUND.

WELL, JACKO, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US AROUND

AND LETTING US LEARN AT YOUR PLACE.

SO, IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET SOME GROUND OFF OF YOU?

NOTHING THAT YOU'RE MINING. YOU WANNA MINE ALL THAT.

GOTCHA.

WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO KEEP LOOKING THEN.

-THAT'S A DAMN SHAME. -OH, YEAH.

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Narrator: PARKER'S CREW IS STRUGGLING TO FIND

ANY GROUND TO MINE IN THE JUNGLES OF GUYANA.

JACKO'S GOT SOME PRETTY SWEET GROUND THERE,

EH, PARKER?YEAH, HE DOES.

IT'S A SHAME WE CAN'T GET ANY OF IT.

YEAH, DUDE, I MEAN WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

I DON'T KNOW.

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Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING,

JACKSON HAS ANOTHER LEAD FOR PARKER.

FIVE MILES DEEPER INTO THE JUNGLE HIS COUSIN RUNS A MINE

AND MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP PARKER FIND SOME GROUND.

THIS IS IT.

WINSELL RIGHT?

WINSELL. I'M PARKER.

NICE TO MEET YOU. YOU'RE THE BOSS.

WINSELL HOW MANY GUYS YOU GOT?

YEAH.

YOU PAY THEM DOLLARS PER OUNCE OR PERCENTAGE?

CAN WE GIVE YOU A HAND AND LEARN HOW TO MINE WITH YOU?

THERE JUST ABOUT TO FIRE UP,

SO WE'LL GET IN AND GET OUR HANDS DIRTY

AND SEE WHAT WE'RE IN FOR.

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I'VE JUST GOTTA WASH THE [BLEEP] INTO THE PIT, MAN.

NOT INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO GET KARLA,

JUST TRYING TO DO MY JOB.

Narrator: WINSELL RUNS A TWO-PUMP OPERATION,

ONE POWERS THE HOSES THAT CREATE THE SLURRY,

THE OTHER PUMPS IT UP INTO A SLUICE BOX.

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Narrator: KARLA IS DEEP IN THE PIT,

KEEPING ROCKS AND DEBRIS AWAY FROM THE SUCTION HOSE.

FEELS PRETTY GOOD. YEAH.

I'M WASHING ROCKS INTO THAT POND.

RIGHT, MOSES?

WHERE ALL THE GOLD IS.

I'VE BEEN ITCHING TO GET TO A GOOD OPERATION

AND ACTUALLY TRY TO MOVE SOME DIRT.

YOU COULD SEE WHY YOU'D DO IT.

DOWN HERE, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF LABOR

AND NOT A LOT OF EQUIPMENT.

AS FAR AS MOVING PARTS GOES, IT'S TWO PUMPS.

WE'RE MOVING GOOD, HUH, RICK?

MOVING DIRT.

RALLY!

Narrator: THE JETMAN'S JOB

IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ON THE MINE.

SHOOTING 700 GALLONS PER MINUTE

AND WITH UNPREDICTABLE SURGES IN PRESSURE,

A RUNAWAY HOSE CAN PROVE LETHAL TO ANYONE IN ITS PATH.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST LIKE

SHOOTING FROM THE HIP, LITERALLY.

WHOA!

[BLEEP]!

PARKER!

[BLEEP]!

[BLEEP] IT CLOCKED ME IN THE KNEE.

YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT.

I THOUGHT THERE WAS A GIANT [BLEEP] SNAKE

COMING AFTER ME FOR A SECOND.

I DON'T KNOW IF PARKER'S ALL RIGHT.

[BLEEP] PARKER'S LIMPING.

THAT EASILY COULD'VE CLOCKED YOU IN THE HEAD

OR ME IN THE HEAD AND YOU WOULDN'T BE GETTING UP.

DID IT SLIP OUT OF YOUR HAND OR WHAT?

YEAH, I LIKE TOOK A STEP BACKWARDS INTO A HOLE

AND GOT A PRESSURE SURGE AND [BLEEP] JUST WENT RIGHT OVER.

HIT THE SIDE OF MY KNEE BUT I'M GOOD.

LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.

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Narrator: WINSELL SHUTS DOWN

TO SHOW PARKER AND HIS CREW WHAT THEY PRODUCED.

ARE YOU USUALLY FINDING QUIT A BIT OF GOLD.

GOOD GROUND YOU'RE ON HERE.

ISN'T IT?

IS THERE SOME GOLD IN THERE?

OH, YEAH.

IF IS SAW SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE YUKON

I'D [BLEEP] IN MY PANTS.

WE'D BE RICH.

DO YOU THINK WE HELPED YOU OUT TODAY

OR DID WE GET IN THE WAY TOO MUCH?

YEAH. YEAH.

I WAS HOPING THAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT ANSWER.

THANKS FOR LETTING US WORK MAN. I APPRECIATE IT.

Narrator: WINSELL IS JUST THE FOREMAN.

IF PARKER IS GOING TO GET HIS OWN CLAIM

HE NEEDS TO SPEAK TO THE HEAD HONCHO,

GINETTA MELVILLE.

HI, GINETTA.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

WE, YOU KNOW, RICK AND KARLA AND SAM AND I

WERE HOPING TO SET UP A BIT OF AN OPERATION

SOMEWHERE IN GUYANA.

IS THERE... IS THERE ANY GROUND AVAILABLE HERE?

REALLY? NO GROUND AT ALL?

GOTCHA.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

THANK YOU ANYWAY.

NO DICE.

AW REALLY.

YEAH, GOT IT ALL TIED UP

AND THEY'RE GONNA MINE IT ALL.

RIGHT?YEAH.

I GUESS YOU CAN'T REALLY BLAME THEM FOR THAT.

NO. IT IS WHAT IT IS.

THAT'S TOO BAD.

Narrator: IT'S CLEAR THE GUYANA GOLD RUSH

HAS CREATED MORE MINERS THAN THERE ARE CLAIMS TO MINE.

NOBODY WANTS TO LEASE OUT THEIR VALUABLE GROUND.

WHAT'S [BLEEP] OBVIOUS HERE IS THAT WE WAS MISJUDGED

BIG TIME THAT WE COULD JUST, YOU KNOW,

[BLEEP] ROLL ON IN HERE

AND JUST EXPECT SOMEBODY TO GIVE US A CLAIM.

LIKE, WHY?

LIKE, WE WOULDN'T DO THAT UP IN THE KLONDIKE REALLY.

LIKE, SOMEBODY JUST SHOWED UP LIKE, OH, WE REALLY WANNA MINE.

WELL, TOO [BLEEP] BAD.

WE'RE MINING HERE.

Parker: I REALLY THOUGHT THAT I'D BE FAIRLY EASY

TO FIND SOMEBODY THAT WOULD HAVE SOME GROUND

AND THAT WE COULD GO MINING ON IT.

IT AIN'T SEEMING THAT WAY.

I MEAN, JACKO HAS REALLY GOOD GROUND.

I MEAN MAYBE JACKO KNOWS SOMEONE ELSE

THAT HAS SOME GROUND THAT THEY'LL LEASE US.

IT MIGHT BE SMART TO JUST GO

AND GIVE IT ONE MORE CHANCE WITH HIM.

WE DON'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE. WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS.

IF I DRAGGED OUR ASSES ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE FOR NOTHING...

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT.

♪♪

SO IF I RUN INTO A JAGUAR, WHAT'S MY MOVE?

Narrator: WEIGHING IN AT 250 POUNDS,

JAGUARS ARE THE LARGEST BIG CAT IN GUYANA.

WITH A JAW DESIGNED TO CUT THROUGH CAIMAN SKIN

AND TURTLE SHELLS,

POUND FOR POUND THE JAGUAR HAS THE STRONGEST BITE

OF ANY CAT IN THE WORLD.

SO I HEARD THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN A FIGHT WITH A JAGUAR.

SO, DO YOU HAVE SCARS FROM THAT?

SO, WALK AWAY.

CAN DO.

♪♪

Narrator: PARKER AND HIS CREW ARE ON THE RICHEST GROUND

THEY'VE EVER SEEN, BUT UNLIKE THE KLONDIKE,

NOBODY IS WILLING TO LEASE THEM A CLAIM.

IF THEY'RE GOING TO MINE GOLD IN GUYANA

THEY'LL NEED ADVICE FROM AN EXPERIENCED MINER,

LIKE THEIR NEW FRIEND JACKO.

HOW YOU DOING JACKO?

YOU KNOW WE'VE TALKED TO SOME OTHER GUYS

AND NOBODY SEEMS TO BE TOO WILLING

TO LET US MINE ON THEIR GROUND.

IF WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING AROUND HERE

WHAT DO YOU RECKON WE SHOULD DO?

Narrator: DEEP IN THE JUNGLES OF SOUTHERN GUYANA

THERE'S A QUARTER MILLION OUNCES OF GOLD

BURIED IN MARUDI MOUNTAIN.

SO, THERE'S A GOLD RUSH IN MARUDI.

IT'S HARD TO GET TO.

HOME FOR CHRISTMAS.

Narrator: FROM MAHDIA IT'S A 270-MILE JOURNEY SOUTH

TOWARDS THE BRAZILIAN BORDER THROUGH JUNGLE AND SAVANNAH

INTO ONE OF GUYANA'S REMOTEST AREAS,

THE GOLD FIELDS OF MARUDI.

IT'S A LONG TRIP TO GET DOWN THERE

AND WE'RE BASICALLY GONNA START OVER, YOU KNOW.

WE KIND OF PUT SOME TIME IN HERE.

IT'S JUST KIND OF A SHOCK TO FIND OUT

THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA FIND ANY GROUND HERE TO MINE.

SO, IT'S A BUMMER.

IN MY MIND WE EITHER GO HOME OR GO TO MARUDI.

Narrator: WITH THE POTARO REGION A BUST

THE CREW HAS A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK GUYS?

THERE'S PEOPLE PULLING GOLD OUT HERE.

IT'S TOO BAD WE COULDN'T FIND A CHUNK FOR US.

Narrator: SHOULD THEY DOUBLE DOWN ON ANOTHER EPIC TREK

IN SEARCH OF A GOLD RICH CLAIM THEY CAN MINE,

OR GIVE UP ON THEIR DREAM OF GUYANESE GOLD?

I MEAN WE COULD TRY TO GET TO THIS PLACE MARUDI.

I'VE STILL GOT RESERVATIONS ABOUT THIS WHOLE JUNGLE THING.

THIS IS A LONG WAYS TO GO BASED ON SOME TALL TALE, BUT...

YEAH, ME TOO.

I THINK ANYBODY WOULD THAT'S PROBABLY WHY

THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE HEADING TO MARUDI.

IT SEEMS WE CAN'T STAY HERE.

WE GOTTA GO SOMEWHERE.

Sam: DO YOU HAVE THE STOMACH FOR MORE?

Karla: OH, I'M ALL FOR IT.

A TRIP INTO THE UNKNOWN, I LOVE THAT KIND OF [BLEEP].

I THINK WE DO IT. YOU KNOW?

LET'S GO FIND THE [BLEEP] GOLD.

SUPER IN MAN.

YEAH, [BLEEP] IT.

YEAH?! [ LAUGHS ]

ARE YOU IN? -IN.

YES!

HEY ERIC, CAN YOU TAKE US TO THE AIR STRIP?

♪♪

DOING IT.

[BLEEP].

GO BIG OR GO HOME.

IT FEELS [BLEEP] GOOD

AND IT'S GONNA BE A HELL OF AN ADVENTURE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

♪♪

Narrator: UP AHEAD ON PARKER'S TRAIL...

I WANT A GOLD NUGGET ABOUT THIS BIG.

WOW.

THAT'S THE TYPE OF GOLD THAT CAME FROM MARUDI.

HOLY COW.

THAT MUST BE WELL OVER AN OUNCE.

CAIMAN IS ON OUR LEFT.

SORRY, BUDDY, BUT YOU'RE DINNER.

WE JUST GOTTA DO THIS QUICK.

WATCH OUT!

PARKER!

[BLEEP]

WHERE'S PARKER?