Original subtitles

-GEORGE, NICE TO MEET YOU. -RICK.

ARE YOU, LIKE, GONNA TUNNEL UP THERE?

[BLEEP] TUNNELS EVERYWHERE.

OH, MAN. I'M NOT GOING IN ANY TUNNELS.

IT'S NOT SAFE.

YEAH, I WOULD GO.LET'S GO FIND A GOLD MINE.

[ BATS CHIRPING ]

♪♪

HOLY -- BATS EVERYWHERE.

SO, WHAT, YOU FOLLOW THE ROCK?

♪♪

YOU EVER BEEN ANYWHERE LIKE THIS BEFORE?

YEAH, NO, I'VE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE LIKE THIS BEFORE.

YEAH, 'CAUSE YOU LOOK UP ABOVE AND THERE'S SOME,

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME BOULDERS UP THERE.

YEAH, DEFINITELY NOT A SAFE JOB.

HAS ANYBODY DIED IN HERE?

♪♪

I THINK WE SHOULD GET OUT OF HERE.

♪♪

A MOUNTAIN.

IS THAT OUR MOUNTAIN?

Sam: THAT'S OUR MOUNTAIN.

MARUDI, MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.

THAT IS [BLEEP] BEAUTIFUL.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE BEST PAN WE'VE SEEN

SINCE WE GOT TO GUYANA.

♪♪

-WELL DONE. -THANKS, BUDDY.

THAT'S SOME BEAUTIFUL STUFF.

WE FINALLY GOT A PIECE OF GROUND TO COME MINE.

♪ I'M SO HAPPY

♪♪

OW!

Parker: LOST THE TRACK.

THIS IS NOT [BLEEP] GOOD, NOT OUT IN THE MIDDLE

OF THE [BLEEP] JUNGLE LIKE THIS.

GEEZ.

JUNGLE TREKKING'S OVER. MINING TIME.

OH!

YEAH, WE'RE MINING.

NOW I JUST HOPE THERE'S SOME GOLD HERE.

♪♪

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♪♪

A MOUNTAIN.

Parker: IS THAT OUR MOUNTAIN?

Sam: THAT'S OUR MOUNTAIN.

THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD?

Karla: WHAT A BEAUTY.

YEAH, THAT IS [BLEEP] BEAUTIFUL.

-MADE IT. -MADE IT.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL AND HIS CREW

ARE IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA,

A COUNTRY THAT PRODUCED AROUND $800 MILLION WORTH

OF GOLD LAST YEAR ALONE.

AFTER FOUR WEEKS IN COUNTRY,

THEY'RE JUST 10 MILES FROM MARUDI MOUNTAIN,

THE EPICENTER OF A MODERN-DAY GOLD RUSH.

IT'S COOL TO SEE THAT MOUNTAIN,

BUT WE'RE STILL A WAYS AWAY FROM IT, HUH?

COME ON, WE CAN HIKE ANOTHER 10 MILES, CAN'T WE?

-RIGHT? -NO.

'CAUSE, BOY, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME NOW.

Narrator: PARKER IS ON A DEADLINE.

SOON HE HAS TO RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA

TO PREPARE FOR HIS NEXT MINING SEASON IN THE KLONDIKE.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT TWO WEEKS LEFT AND A LOT TO DO.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THE REST OF THE WAY TO MARUDI MOUNTAIN,

WHICH IS THAT MOUNTAIN RIGHT THERE.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOMEBODY

WITH SOME GROUND THAT THEY'LL LEASE US.

BUILD A WASH PLANT OF SOME SORT, BUY EQUIPMENT OF SOME SORT,

AND...SLUICE DIRT THAT HAS GOLD IN IT.

BASICALLY, WE ARE TRYING TO FIT AN ENTIRE MINING SEASON

INTO TWO WEEKS.

Sam: COOL. LET'S GET TO IT.

LET'S GET TO IT.

Sam: I'VE HEARD THERE'S ONE ROAD IN AND OUT, AND IT'S AWFUL.

Parker: YEAH, I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT HORROR STORIES.

SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR.

♪♪

Sam: SO WHAT'S THE PLAN, PARKER?

I GUESS WE SHOULD TRY TO FIND SOME WAY

OF GETTING AROUND, HUH?

Karla: DEFINITELY.

WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF ATVs AROUND HERE.

HOPEFULLY WE GET OUR HANDS ON SOME OF THOSE.

'CAUSE JUNGLE TREKKING'S OVER. MINING TIME.

-HOWDY. -HELLO.

Parker: WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

FOR THE FOUR OF US.

YOU'VE GOT FOUR OF THEM?

HOW MUCH A DAY?

SO WHAT, THAT'D BE 200 BUCKS A DAY?

HOW ABOUT $20?

$25?

Narrator: THAT'S $125 U.S.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'LL WORK.

FOUR ATVs.

ACTUALLY, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME GROUND

THAT WE CAN DO SOME MINING FOR A COUPLE WEEKS.

-6 POUNDS? -YES.

[ ROOSTER CROWS ]

6 POUNDS!

HOLY COW.

WOW.

I THINK WE'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

PERFECT.

Karla: THANKS.

[BLEEP] 72-OUNCE NUGGET.

[ Laughing ] THAT'S CRAZY.

WHAT WOULD THAT BE, THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL?

OH, BIGGER THAN THAT. CAN YOU IMAGINE FINDING ONE OF THOSE?

[BLEEP] IMAGINE THAT.

ONE OF THOSE, AND WE CAN GO HOME HAPPY.

WELL, LET'S JUST HEAD TOWARDS MOUNT MARUDI OVER THERE

AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.

-YEAH. -NICE TO MEET YOU.

-LET'S GO FIND A GOLD MINE. -YEAH.

♪♪

WHOO!

♪♪

Narrator: THE CREW ENTERS THE GOLD FIELDS OF MARUDI,

FOLLOWING A NETWORK OF JUNGLE TRAILS.

♪♪

♪♪

Parker: SHOULD WE GO TALK TO THESE GUYS?

YEAH, MAN, DEFINITELY.

THERE'S TWO TYPES OF MINING HAPPENING AROUND HERE,

IT LOOKS LIKE. THERE'S, LIKE, HARD ROCK,

WHICH IS THE GOLD STILL, YOU KNOW, IN THE ROCK,

AND PLACER, WHERE IT'S LIKE WHAT WE DO IN THE YUKON --

YOU KNOW, FREE GOLD AND GRAVEL.

Narrator: ALL THE GOLD THAT PARKER HAS EVER MINED....

WE'RE HERE TO MAKE MONEY, AND WE'RE MAKING MONEY.

Narrator: ...IS FROM PLACER DEPOSITS,

GOLD FOUND IN THE GRAVELS OF RIVER BEDS.

HARD-ROCK MINING IS A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME.

YEAH, THIS AIN'T PLACER.

THIS IS COMING OUT OF THE [BLEEP] MOUNTAIN.

OVER A BILLION YEARS AGO, QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINING GOLD

WERE FORCED UP FROM DEEP WITHIN THE EARTH,

FORMING THE MARUDI MOTHER LODE.

NOW LOCAL MINERS ARE DIGGING TUNNELS

MORE THAN 500 FEET UNDERGROUND

CHASING THE GOLD RICH SEAMS.

-HI. -HOW'S IT GOING?

-GOOD. -I'M PARKER.

GEORGE, NICE TO MEET YOU.

-RICK. -GEORGE.

DO YOU WORK HERE?

Karla: HOW OLD ARE YOU?

Sam: SAME AGE AS YOU, PARKER.

AND ARE YOU, LIKE, IN A TUNNEL UP THERE?

IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

COOL.

IS THAT AS FAR AS IT IS?

HOW FAR DOES IT GO?

REALLY?

WOW. AND YOU'VE DONE IT ALL BY HAND?

Rick: HOLY [BLEEP]

OH, MAN.

-THIS TUNNEL? -I'M NOT BUILT FOR THAT.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO GO IN A HOLE.

I MEAN IT. I'M NOT GOING IN ANY TUNNELS.

YEAH, I WOULD GO.

[ MEN LAUGH ]

YOU SURE?

♪♪

Narrator: TO REACH THE GOLD SEAM,

PARKER AND SAM FOLLOW THE NETWORK OF HAND-DUG TUNNELS

200 FEET UNDERGROUND.

HOLY -- BATS EVERYWHERE.

OVER 100 MINERS HAVE DIED IN THE TUNNELS OF MARUDI,

AND MANY OF THEIR BODIES HAVE NEVER BEEN RECOVERED.

♪♪

GEEZ.

Sam: YOUR DAD?

HI.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M PARKER.

WE'RE JUST HAVING A LOOK AROUND.

♪♪

WOW, THIS IS CRAZY.

THERE'S 500 FEET OF TUNNEL HERE. IT WAS ALL DONE BY HAND.

THIS IS THEIR BRACING RIG.

HOW IS THAT HELD IN THIS ROCK --

JUST SAT THERE?

WOW.

THE EFFORT THESE GUYS HAVE PUT IN TO FIND GOLD

IS UNBELIEVABLE.

GEORGE, HOW LONG YOU BEEN WORKING DOWN HERE?

-AND YOU'RE 24? -YEAH.

SO YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE YOU WERE 12 YEARS OLD?

WOW.

SO, WHAT, YOU FOLLOW THE ROCKS?

SO, LIKE, THAT THERE,

YOU WOULD HAVE CHASED IT UNTIL IT RAN OUT.

WITH A CHISEL AND A HAMMER.

RIGHT.

HAS ANYBODY DIED IN HERE?

RIGHT.

YEAH 'CAUSE YOU LOOK UP ABOVE, AND THERE'S SOME,

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME BOULDERS UP THERE.

YEAH.

DEFINITELY NOT A SAFE JOB.

YOU EVER BEEN ANYWHERE LIKE THIS BEFORE?

YEAH, NO, I'VE NEVER BEEN ANYWHERE LIKE THIS BEFORE.

AND IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.

LIKE, THIS WAS -- I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE

THIS WAS ALL DONE BY HAND.

I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT IN NORTH AMERICAN

HASN'T BEEN DONE FOR 100 YEARS.

♪♪

THESE GUYS ARE HARD-CORE.

AND THEY'RE PUTTING THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE

EVERY TIME THEY'RE IN HERE, REALLY.

EVEN IF THEY PLAY IT COOL, EVEN IF YOU GUYS PLAY IT COOL

YOU'VE GOT A BIG PAIR OF COJONES TO DO THIS.

[ GEORGE CHUCKLES ]

♪♪

♪♪

RICK, IT'S DEFINITELY NOT BUILT FOR GUYS OF YOUR SIZE.

Rick: YEAH, THAT'S WHY I'M HAPPY TO STAY ON THE SURFACE.

LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT GOING IN ANY TUNNELS.

Karla: IT'S NOT SAFE. I NOT WILLING

TO PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE.

YEAH, I THINK WE CAN SAFELY RULE OUT

US DOING ANY SORT OF TUNNELING IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

Rick: YEAH. IN FACT, I'M GONNA GET OFF THIS MOUNTAIN

BEFORE IT CRUMBLES.

WHERE YOU GUYS HEADING?

SO THIS CAME OUT OF YOUR TUNNEL?

♪♪

THAT'S THE WATCHMAN. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

VERY COOL.

YOU KNOW, THAT GUY WOULD HAVE HAD TO PULL A PIECE OF GOLD

THAT HE COULDN'T EVEN LIFT UP

TO GET ME IN ONE OF THOSE TUNNELS.

NO, IT WAS REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.

THANKS FOR SHOWING US AROUND.

YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO,

AND, YOU KNOW, I GUESS

JUST BE CAREFUL.

-THANKS, GEORGE. -YEAH, MAN.

♪♪

[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]

Rick: THEY ARE SOME HARD [BLEEP] OVER HERE

DOING WHAT THEY DO, MAN.

-TOUGH, TOUGH. -RESILIENT.

THIS IS ALL PRETTY MIND-BLOWING.

GROWING UP WITH MY GRANDPA AT BIG NUGGET MINE,

AND WE WOULD FIND THE OLD MINERS' CHISELS AND HAMMERS

THAT HAD BEEN HIT AGAINST SO MANY ROCKS

THAT THEY'RE A MUSHROOM.

-THAT WAS FROM 1899. -YEAH.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THESE GUYS ARE DOING.

YOU READ ABOUT THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

YOU MIGHT WATCH A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

BUT ACTUALLY MEETING THOSE GUYS

AND TALKING TO THEM AND SEEING WHAT THEY DO

IS INSANE,

AND SEEING WHAT THEY'VE NORMALIZED.

LIKE, THEY'VE NORMALIZED A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS THING.

AND, YEAH, IT JUST HIT HOME FOR ME,

BECAUSE, LIKE,

I DON'T KNOW. I SAW A LOT OF MYSELF IN GEORGE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS MINING WHEN I WAS 10, 12 YEARS OLD.

HE WAS MINING WHEN HE WAS 10, 12 YEARS OLD,

BUT HE'S IN GUYANA

AT THE BOTTOM OF A TUNNEL AT 12 YEARS OLD.

AND, GEORGE, IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS, DON'T DIE IN THERE.

SNAKE.

THERE'S A SNAKE RIGHT THERE.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL AND HIS CREW

ARE HUNTING FOR A CLAIM TO MINE

IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA.

RICK ALMOST RAN IT OVER.

THE JUNGLES OF MARUDI

ARE HOME TO MORE THAN 10 SPECIES OF VENOMOUS SNAKE,

AN EVER-PRESENT THREAT FOR LOCAL GOLD MINERS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU ALMOST RAN OVER A SNAKE BACK THERE.

-REALLY? -IT WAS A BLACK AND WHITE

STRIPED SNAKE.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

Narrator: THE CREW HAS JUST 12 DAYS LEFT TO FIND SOME GOLD

BUT STILL DON'T HAVE A CLAIM TO MINE.

I'M PARKER.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

CAN WE HAVE A LOOK AROUND YOUR GROUND?

PAOLO GOMEZ HOLDS THE MINING RIGHTS

TO FOUR ACRES OF VIRGIN GROUND.

HOW MUCH GOLD DID YOU PULL OUT OF HERE?

37 OUNCES. HOLY COW.

AND HOW MUCH IN THE NEXT ONE?

47?

WOW. JUST IN THIS SIZE HOLE?

HOW LONG DID THAT TAKE?

WITH JUST ONE EXCAVATOR AND --

AND ARE YOU OPERATING RIGHT NOW?

HOW COME?

WE'RE FINALLY MEETING SOMEBODY THAT'S KIND OF PRODUCING

THE GOLD THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

37 OUNCES IN 10 DAYS OUT HERE

IS BY FAR AND AWAY THE BEST WE'VE HEARD.

THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE FOR SURE.

I THINK WE FOUND OUR HOME.

LOOK AT THESE GUYS -- BROKE DOWN EVERYTHING,

NOT EVEN RUNNING RIGHT NOW.

THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE DOING ANYTHING

IF THEY CAN'T GET GROUND STRIPPED.

SO IF WE GOT ACCESS TO A MACHINE,

THAT'S ABOUT ALL WE COULD OFFER THEM.

NO, RICK, I THINK YOU'VE NAILED IT ON THE HEAD.

I FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD OFFER.

LET'S GO.

GUYS? THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE CAN SEE

IS THAT YOU'RE NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW,

AND THAT'S FOR A REASON, RIGHT?

YOU GUYS NEED AN EXCAVATOR.

SO WHAT WE WERE THINKING IS IF WE COULD GO OUT,

SPEND THE MONEY, FIND AN EXCAVATOR,

COME IN, STRIP GROUND FOR YOU,

WE'LL STRIP, YOU KNOW, A SMALL PIECE OF GROUND FOR US TO MINE

AND THEN STRIP AHEAD FOR YOU GUYS, AS WELL,

AND THAT WILL GET YOU BACK IN, GET YOU WORKING.

WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS THINK?

BUT YOU'RE NOT WORKING RIGHT NOW.

YEAH?

Parker: WELL, THAT [BLEEP] SUCKS.

THAT OFFER WE MADE TO PAOLO,

I CAN'T BELIEVE HE DIDN'T TAKE IT.

'CAUSE RIGHT NOW, HE'S NOT MAKING A PENNY.

IF I WERE IN HIS SHOES, I WOULD HAVE JUMPED ON THAT

IN A HEARTBEAT. IT SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS.

YEAH, THERE MAY BE A LOT OF GOLD HERE,

BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MINING,

THEY WANT IT. WHY WOULD THEY GIVE IT TO US?

AND I'D IMAGINE THAT 9 TIMES OUT OF 10,

THAT'S GONNA BE OUR ANSWER OUT OF HERE.

IF WE CAN GET LUCKY AND FIND THAT 1 OUT OF 10,

WE MIGHT BE IN BUSINESS. IF NOT...

WE BLEW IT.

-SO WHAT'S THE PLAN, PARKER? -CAN'T HELP BUT THINK

THERE'S PEOPLE HERE THAT WOULD TAKE THAT DEAL

SO I THINK WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE PLACE WE GOT THE BIKES FROM

AND TALK TO THEM.

Karla: LET'S GO.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: WITH JUST 12 DAYS LEFT...

HOW'S IT GOING?

-HOW'S IT GOING? -I'M PARKER.

NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.

...PARKER PINS HIS HOPES ON THE MANAGER

OF THE LARGEST MINING OPERATION IN THE AREA,

NAPOLEON "YELLOW" MACKENZIE.

IS THERE ANY LAST-DITCH SPOTS THAT WE COULD TRY OUT?

OH, JUST BY HAND.

ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE TIME TO SHOW US?

WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, YELLOW.

♪♪

WELL, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING OFF ROAD.

♪♪

SO, IS THIS -- SO IS THIS THE PLACE?

WOW. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE.

YEAH, WE'RE JUST ABOUT OUT OF OPTIONS HERE,

SO WE REALLY NEED THIS ONE TO WORK OUT.

OTHERWISE, IT MIGHT BE GAME OVER.

Parker: THIS IS THE EXACT WAY THAT MY GRANDPA FIRST MINED.

HE HAD SOME HIGH BENCHES THAT HE BUILT A SLUICE BOX

AND WASHED EVERYTHING RIGHT INTO A SLUICE BAR.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M PARKER.

UDU? NICE TO MEET YOU.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN MINING HERE?

OVER 20 YEARS. AND HOW OLD ARE YOU,

IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING?

65.

GOD, THAT'S SOME BIG ROCK.

HOW DO YOU MOVE THOSE THINGS?

ALL THIS BY HAND?

GEEZ. AND SO YOU'RE JUST WORKING THIS LAYER

FROM THE CLAY TO THE TOP?

GOTCHA.

GOTCHA.

NO EQUIPMENT.

AND IS THERE GOOD GOLD IN IT?

OH, WOW.

GOD, THAT'S SOME BEAUTIFUL STUFF.

Sam: WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE, PARKER?

IT'S A NUGGET THAT UDU FOUND,

JUST PICKED IT UP OUT OF HIS LITTLE CUT HERE.

GOD, THE GOLD HERE IS REALLY PURE, HUH?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE?

THAT'S SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST, NICEST LOOKING GOLD I'VE SEEN.

YOU WANT TO SEE IT?

Rick: I CAN SEE IF FROM HERE.

WOW.

YEAH 96%, 97% PURE.

THAT'S A FULL 12%, 14% MORE PURE

THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO DEALING WITH.

MEAN'S IT'S WORTH A LOT MORE.

IS THERE ANY SPOTS IN HERE THAT I COULD DO A PANFUL?

♪♪

Parker: I JUST GOT A PAN FULL OF DIRT HERE OUT OF THE CUT HERE.

AND I'M SEEING WHAT WE CAN FIND.

ARE WE GONNA FIND SOME GOLD?

RICK?

Rick: YEAH?

-LOOK AT THAT. -WOW.

JUST ONE LITTLE PAN, HUH?

[ CHUCKLES ]

AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW LITTLE FLAKES, TOO.

OH, YEAH. YEP.

-THAT'S A HELL OF A GOOD SIGN. -NO KIDDING.

SO IS THAT A NORMAL PAN?

REALLY?

WOW.

THAT'S THE BEST PAN WE'VE SEEN SINCE WE GOT TO GUYANA.

-WHAT DO YOU THINK, PARKER? -I THINK IT'S WORTH PURSUING

IF WE CAN GET A DEAL DONE WITH UDU,

BUT, YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT AN AWESOME LITTLE SETUP GOING HERE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'D FIT INTO THE MIX.

IF WE GOT A MACHINE IN HERE, WE'VE GOT A BETTER SHOT

AT FINDING GOOD SPOTS

AND OPENING UP SOME OF THOSE GOOD SPOTS FOR HIM.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S HAVE A CHAT WITH THESE GUYS.

Karla: MM-HMM.

SO YOU DON'T USE ANY EQUIPMENT?

ONLY THAT PUMP?

DO YOU WANT A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT?

LIKE, COULD YOU USE AN EXCAVATOR?

YEAH?

IF WE COULD RENT AN EXCAVATOR FROM ANOTHER MINER HERE,

YOU COULD USE SOME OF THAT EXCAVATOR TIME

TO DO WHATEVER YOU NEED DONE,

AND WE'LL PAY FOR THE EXCAVATOR AND THE FUEL

IN EXCHANGE FOR A PIECE OF GROUND TO MINE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

YEAH?

WELL, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

WE GOT A DEAL, THEN?

[ LAUGHTER ]WE'VE GOT A DEAL?

Karla: AWESOME.

THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT.

♪ I'M SO HAPPY

Narrator: IT HAS TAKEN A MONTH OF STRUGGLES, SICKNESS,

AND SETBACKS, BUT NOW PARKER AND HIS CREW

HAVE THEIR OWN JUNGLE CLAIM TO MINE.

THANKS, UDU.

-THANK YOU SO MUCH. -I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

Parker: AND FINALLY, AFTER EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH,

WE FINALLY GOT A PIECE OF GROUND TO COME MINE.

AND TO BE TRYING TO FIND GOLD IN GUYANA,

IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] COOL THAT WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

I WOULDN'T RATHER DO ANYTHING ELSE, BUT...

OH, GOD. WHAT HAVE WE GOTTEN OURSELVES INTO?

[ SIGHS ]

♪♪

WE CAN DO THIS, THOUGH.

[ GRUNTING ]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS RACING TO SECURE EQUIPMENT

FOR HIS GOLD CLAIM IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA.

THERE'S THE BASICS OF WHAT WE KNOW WE NEED, RIGHT?

Rick: YEAH.

EXCAVATOR.

PUMP, BIGGER PUMP.

ALL RIGHT, SO, WELL, WE SHOULD PROBABLY SPLIT UP, THEN.

HE HAS BROUGHT A $5,000 OPERATING BUDGET.

SO THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH? YEAH.

BUT MONEY IS TIGHT, BECAUSE DURING A GOLD RUSH,

EQUIPMENT PRICES SOAR.

LIKE, FOR A PUMP IS GONNA BE

QUITE EXPENSIVE OUT HERE,

AND WE'LL JUST HAVE TO --

I MEAN, JUST USE YOUR JUDGMENT, GET CREATIVE.

-WE'LL FIND SOMETHING. -LOTS TO DO.

Parker: IT'D BE REALLY NICE TO BE UP AND RUNNING IN A COUPLE DAYS,

SO THERE IS A LOT TO DO AND NOT A LOT OF TIME TO DO IT IN.

Narrator: NEWS THAT FOUR FOREIGNERS HAVE ARRIVED

WITH MONEY TO SPEND TRAVELS FAST.

WHAT'S UP?

Rick: OH, YEAH? YOU'RE NOT USING IT?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME? SORRY?

-JUICY. -I'M PARKER.

PERFECT.

HEY, THANKS, YELLOW.

THANKS, MAN. [ CHUCKLES ]

THIS MAN GETS [BLEEP] DONE.

WANT TO RIDE WITH ME?

ALL RIGHT. WE GOING?

YEAH.

GOOD LUCK, GUYS.

-YOU, TOO. -WHOO!

Narrator: WHILE RICK, KARLA, AND SAM HEAD OFF TO INSPECT THE PUMP,

PARKER GOES IN SEARCH OF AN EXCAVATOR.

♪♪

Parker: I MEAN, WE DEFINITELY NEED AN EXCAVATOR, FOR SURE.

AND THAT'S KIND OF THE WHOLE REASON

UDU'S AGREED TO THIS DEAL IS THAT WE'D HELP HIM OUT.

THERE'S A LOT OF EXCAVATORS AROUND,

BUT THERE'S TWO HERE

THAT BOTH LOOK OPERATIONAL

AND ARE IN THE BETTER SHAPE

OF ANYTHING THAT WE'VE SEEN AROUND HERE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TALK TO THIS DUDE.

HOW'S IT GOING?

WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?

MAURICE?

NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M PARKER.

I'M HERE WITH SOME FRIENDS, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH A GUY,

UDU UP THE HILL HERE, AND WE NEED AN EXCAVATOR.

DO YOU THINK THERE'S A WAY

THIS COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR A FEW DAYS?

-YEAH. -YEAH?

YEAH.

HOW MUCH WOULD YOU WANT FOR IT A DAY?

$100,000 GUYANESE.

-YEAH. -500 BUCKS A DAY?

YEAH.

THAT'S A LOT MORE THAN I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE TO PAY.

WE'LL OPERATE OURSELVES. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

WE'LL SUPPLY OUR OWN FUEL, RIGHT?

OKAY.

SO HOW ABOUT 50,000 A DAY?

Narrator: THAT'S $300 U.S.

ALL RIGHT. 60,000, YOU GOT A DEAL.

YEAH.

PERFECT.

WE GOT OURSELVES AN EXCAVATOR.

THANKS, MAN.

WE'LL BE BACK.

♪♪

Narrator: ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN...

Rick: WHAT'S THAT? JUST THROUGH HERE?

...RICK. KARLA, AND SAM ARE TRYING TO SOURCE A WATER PUMP.

WE MET THIS GUYS WHO'S GOT A FULL 4-INCH SETUP

THAT HE HASN'T USED IN A LITTLE BIT.

SO, HE'S INTERESTED IN RENTING IT TO US

SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT IT.

IS IT A CRANK START?

YEAH. OH, THIS WILL WORK.

THIS IS WHAT WE NEED, YEAH.

♪♪

YEAH, YOU GOT MATS AND CARPET.

ALL RIGHT, WE NEED ALL THAT.

-YEAH. -SO,

WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO RENT IT

FOR LIKE AROUND 10 DAYS.

IF WE COULD DO THE PUMP, THE HOSES AND STUFF.

THE CARPETS.

1,000 BUCKS U.S.,

FOR 10 DAYS?

THAT'LL WORK?

YEAH, THAT'S COOL WITH ME.

SWEET.

Karla: WE GOT CARPET. WE GOT HOSE. WE GOT THE PUMP.

SO WE'RE SLOWLY STARTING

TO GAIN MOMENTUM

WITH THIS PROJECT.

Narrator: THE CREW NOW HAS ALL THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED

TO START GOLD MINING.

-YOU GUYS READY? -GOOD TO GO, BUDDY.

GOT A PUMP, GOT AN EXCAVATOR.

WE'RE ON THE ROAD!

Narrator: BUT FIRST, THEY HAVE TO TRANSPORT THEM

2 MILES THROUGH THE JUNGLE TO THEIR NEW MINE SITE.

HEY, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME OPERATING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT

OUT OF NORTH AMERICA.

THIS IS DEFINITELY A LOT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I'M USED TO.

♪♪

SUPER OVERGROWN TRAIL.

THE JUNGLE HAS DEFINITELY

TOOK IT BACK OVER.

THE UNDERCARRIAGE ON THIS EXCAVATOR

HAS SEEN A LOT BETTER DAYS.

I HOPE I DON'T THROW A TRACK.

I COULD SWEAR [BLEEP] ALREADY MOVING.

Karla: THE TREES ARE MOVING AROUND.

HE'S ALREADY CAUGHT ON A [BLEEP] VINE.

HOPE HE DOESN'T PULL A TREE ON TOP OF HIMSELF.

♪♪

♪♪

SOMETHING AIN'T RIGHT ABOUT THAT TRACK.

[BLEEP]

LOST THE TRACK. [BLEEP]

Narrator: DEEP IN THE SOUTH AMERICAN JUNGLE,

PARKER IS TRYING TO FIX THE TRACK

ON HIS STRICKEN EXCAVATOR.

Karla: WHAT HAPPENED?

Rick: THREW A TRACK OFF THE MACHINE.

NO, THIS IS NOT [BLEEP] GOOD,

NOT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE [BLEEP] JUNGLE LIKE THIS.

I'M JUST SCARED THAT I DON'T KNOW

WHAT PARKER'S DOING RIGHT NOW, AND I'M SCARED

THAT HE'S JUST GOING TO MAKE IT [BLEEP] WORSE.

OH.

Parker: IN THE YUKON, WE'VE ALWAYS GOT A MECHANIC CLOSE BY.

SO YOU JUST CALL MITCH, AND HE [BLEEP] WITH IT SOMEHOW

AND MAKES IT WORK.

MITCH!

WE'RE GONNA NEED A SOCKET SET.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

WE GOT NO [BLEEP] TOOLS. WE HAVE NOTHING.

WE GOT NOTHING WITH US.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT ROPE AND WOOD

AND A COUPLE LEATHERMEN.

SO, BASICALLY, WE'RE [BLEEP]

Narrator: WITHOUT THE EXCAVATOR,

PARKER WILL FORFEIT THE DEAL ON UDU'S CLAIM,

AND HIS DREAMS OF GUYANA GOLD WILL BE OVER.

Parker: WHAT DO YOU FIGURE, BIG GUY?

Rick: I GUESS WE'LL JUST TRY

AND [BLEEP] GET THAT BUCKET BETWEEN THE TRACKS

AND JUST TRY [BLEEP] TRACK WITH IT AND BULLY IT BACK ON.

THE ROUGH JUNGLE TERRAIN HAS CAUSED THE EXCAVATOR'S TRACK

TO SLIP OFF THE IDLER WHEEL.

RICK'S PLAN -- USE THE EXCAVATOR BUCKET

TO FORCE THE TRACK BACK INTO PLACE.

EVERYBODY'S CLEAR?

YEAH, GO FOR IT.

♪♪

TRACK COMING OFF THE MACHINE'S NEVER GOOD.

OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF [BLEEP] NOWHERE,

IT'S MUCH WORSE.

AM I FORCING THAT CYLINDER INTO THE GROUND?

I'D COME UP A LITTLE BIT.

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♪♪

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRY AND WALK WHILE YOU DO THAT

'CAUSE IT'S JUST, ALL THAT PRESSURE'S

ON THE [BLEEP] SIDEWAYS ON THE FRONT IDLER.

BUT IF WE PUSH IT OUT TOO FAR AND BLOW THAT IDLER APART,

THEN WE'RE REALLY IN TROUBLE.

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♪♪

ANY POINTERS? I CAN'T SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

♪♪

GONNA STAND THERE LOOKING LIKE A [BLEEP] IDIOT,

OR YOU GONNA COME TALK TO ME?

♪♪

ANY THOUGHTS?

♪♪

THAT'S HELPFUL.

IT WASN'T TRYING TO EVEN JUMP ON, WAS IT?

♪♪

ALL RIGHT, I'LL TRY WALKING IT THE OTHER WAY.

♪♪

♪♪

Karla: KEEP GOING, RICK!

GETTIN' CLOSER?

IT'S GETTIN' CLOSER.

♪♪

THERE YOU GO!

-WHOO! -[ LAUGHS ]

WELL DONE!

ALWAYS BAILING MY ASS OUT.

OH, COME ON.

I TEND TO BREAK A LOT OF [BLEEP]

ROGER THAT.

[ LAUGHS ]

YEP. LAST LITTLE BIT.

Narrator: WITH THE EXCAVATOR REPAIRED,

RICK CAN GET BACK TO CLEARING THE TRAIL TO THE MINE SITE.

HAVE YOU TRIED BREAKING IT?

YEAH, I'M JUST GONNA BREAK THE PIECES OFF

AND THEN SET IT.

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HOPE THE OWNER OF THIS EXCAVATOR DOESN'T WATCH THIS.

♪♪

♪♪

FOR A FAMILY THAT'S BEEN MINING HERE FOR 20 YEARS

WITH NO EQUIPMENT,

WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE.

OHH [BLEEP]

RIGHT IN THE FACE.

WE'RE IN.

WE MADE IT!

WE MADE IT, UDU!

Sam: WHOO! [ LAUGHS ]

FINALLY!

[ CHUCKLES ]

-WELL DONE. -THANKS, MAN. YOU, TOO.

NICE ONE, GUYS. WHOO!

-ALL RIGHT, WE'RE HOME! -WOW.

-RIGHT? -WOW.

WOW!

YES, YES!

THIS IS WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.

THAT'S GOOD, BUDDY. WE'LL GET IT FROM THERE.

Narrator: NOW THE MINING EQUIPMENT IS FINALLY ON SITE.

Parker: I DON'T THINK WE'LL RUN OUT OF MATS

Rick: NOPE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND DROP HER DOWN.

-OOH, THIS THING'S HEAVY, HUH? -OH, YEAH.

Narrator: STARTING TOMORROW...

Parker: RIGHT HERE IS FINE.

...THE CREW HAS JUST 10 DAYS TO GET RUNNING

AND FIND SOME GUYANA GOLD.

THANKS FOR THE HELP, GUYS.

GOT THE [BLEEP] TRAIL BLAZED ALL THE WAY IN,

AND WE'RE [BLEEP] HERE, MAN. WE'RE READY TO GO GOLD MINING.

NOTHING'S EASY, BUT IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER.

WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME, AND WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO.

WE'RE IN FOR A ROUGH 10 DAYS.

I'VE BEEN HEARING SOME NASTY RUMORS

ABOUT SLITHERY, BITEY THINGS IN THE JUNGLE.

Narrator: GUYANESE BUSHMASTERS CAN GROW LONGER THAN 12 FEET,

MAKING THEM THE LARGEST VENOMOUS SNAKE

IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.

THEY DETECT THEIR PREY USING HEAT-SEEKING SENSORS

ON THEIR HEADS, AND THEIR BITE CAN BE FATAL TO HUMANS.

REALLY?

SO HOW DO YOU STOP FROM GETTING ATTACKED BY THEM?

[ IMITATES RATTLING ]

WELL, YOU HAVE, TONY, SO THANKS FOR THAT.

Parker: RICK, I THINK YOU WERE FARTING IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT.

YEAH, THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.

LIKE, QUITE LOUD. I WAS LAUGHING.

SWEET.

Narrator: AFTER NEARLY FIVE WEEKS IN GUYANA,

PARKER SCHNABEL IS FINALLY READY TO MINE

ON HIS OWN GOLD CLAIM.

Parker: YEAH, ITS BEEN A HELL OF A JOURNEY GETTIN' HERE.

AND, UM,

IT'S A FITTING SPOT TO END UP IN, YOU KNOW?

IT'S NOT SOME BIG INDUSTRIAL MINE SITE.

IT'S JUST AN OLD FAMILY

OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

PRETTY DAMN COOL.

Narrator: HE HAS THE EQUIPMENT HE NEEDS TO MINE

BUT ONLY 10 DAYS LEFT TO FIND SOME GOLD.

Parker: WALKING INTO THIS WITH THE TIMEFRAME WE'VE GOT,

THIS IS GONNA BE A DAMN CHALLENGING THING TO DO.

GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU. THIS IS, UH,

NOT QUITE WHAT I'M USED TO WORKING WITH,

BUT -- [ LAUGHS ]

BUT FOR OUT HERE, WE'RE DAMN SURE GONNA MAKE IT WORK.

Parker: BOY, IT'S NOT QUITE THE 3 ACRES OF EQUIPMENT

-WE'VE GOT IN THE YUKON. -NO.

Narrator: PARKER HAS A SHORT-TERM DEAL

WITH CLAIM OWNER MR. UDU.

IF HE OPENS UP GROUND FOR UDU'S FAMILY TO MINE IN THE FUTURE,

PARKER CAN SET UP HIS OWN OPERATION

AND KEEP THE GOLD HE FINDS.

[BLEEP] MAN. IT'S ALL FINALLY COMING TOGETHER.

NOW ALL WE GOT TO WORRY ABOUT

IS IF WE GOT THE TIME TO GET THE GOLD.

Parker: ALL RIGHT, UDU.

WE'RE READY TO START DOIN' SOME MINING.

AS FAR AS THE AREA THAT WE WANTED STRIPPED,

I WAS TRYIN' TO THINK OF WHERE THE BEST PLACE TO DO IT IS.

COULD YOU SHOW ME THAT REAL QUICK,

WHAT YOU WERE THINKING WHERE WE'D OPEN UP?

OH, YEAH.

RIGHT. AND YOU FOUND SOME GOLD IN THERE?

SO WE CAN START MINING THIS?

PERFECT, ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN TO ME.

[ EQUIPMENT BEEPING ]

-TIME TO GET TO WORK? -TIME TO GET TO WORK.

♪♪

Rick: UH, WE REALLY NEED THE GROUND TO PAY OUT,

AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK OUR ASSES OFF.

BUT I DO HAVE TO LEAVE HERE WITH SOME GOLD.

WE DO HAVE TO MINE SOME GOLD

AND, YOU KNOW, PROVE THAT WE CAN DO IT.

Narrator: WHILE RICK OPENS THE CUT...

THERE'S A SLUICE BOX.

...PARKER SEARCHES FOR THE FINAL PIECE

OF THE GOLD-MINING PUZZLE.

DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT.

HOW LONG'S IT BEEN SITTING HERE?

YEAH, IT'S IN GOOD SHAPE!

COULD WE USE THAT?

THANK YOU!

GOT US A SLUICE BOX.

♪♪

Narrator: IT TAKES RICK 30 MINUTES TO STRIP OFF THE OVERBURDEN

AND EXPOSE THE GRAVELS THAT SHOULD CONTAIN GOLD.

IS THAT OUR PAY DIRT?

YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE.

WE GOT A NICE SPOT FOR THE BOX DOWN THERE, HUH?

-YEAH, I THINK SO. -SWEET.

RIGHT THERE.

Parker: WE ARE GOING TO BE FAR FROM HAVING A PROPER SETUP.

OBVIOUSLY, OUR SLUICE BOX ISN'T GONNA BE SET UP

TO YUKON FINE GOLD RECOVERY STANDARDS,

BUT BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS.

SO, I THINK WE JUST GET [BLEEP] SLUICING.

Sam: THIS IS OUR FIRST SLUICE BOX, RIGHT, GUYS?

FIRST GUYANESE SLUICE BOX.

AS LONG AS THERE'S GOLD HERE, WE SHOULD CATCH IT, RIGHT?

YEAH, I MEAN NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS PRETTY,

BUT IF THERE'S GOLD HERE, IT'LL END UP IN THIS BOX

-MR. UDU, I THINK WE'RE READY! -YEAH,

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

-OH! -HERE WE GO, PARKER!

OH, YEAH!

YEAH, WE'RE MINING.

WE'RE MOVING DIRT, HUH, RICK?

MOVIN' DIRT!

YAY!

Rick: PLEASE BE GOLD IN THIS.

Sam: SO, RICK, THAT'S THE HARD PART DONE.

WE'LL ALL BE MILLIONAIRES NOW, RIGHT?

OH, YEAH. ALL WE GOT TO DO IS SIT HERE AND RUN.

WE'LL BE MILLIONAIRES.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IF WE COULD SHOW SOME GOLD IN THIS BOX

[BLEEP] GREAT START.

READY!

Narrator: AFTER 32 DAYS OF STRUGGLE...

Karla: THIS IS EXCITING!

...PARKER AND HIS CREW ARE MINING FOR GOLD

ON THEIR OWN JUNGLE CLAIM.

PRETTY COOL OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.

THIS IS MORALE BOOSTING, HEY?

WHOO!

Sam: WE'RE IN THE GAME NOW. WE'RE MINING.

YOU KNOW, AT THE VERY LEAST, WE'VE GOT A PUNCHER'S CHANCE

OF FINDING SOME MEANINGFUL GOLD FOR US TO TAKE HOME.

Rick: IT TOOK US AN AWFUL LOT JUST TO GET HERE, YOU KNOW?

IN A WORLD WHERE WE'VE BEEN UP-SIZING EVERY YEAR,

THIS IS A BIT HUMBLING, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

IN GUYANA, THIS IS WHERE WE GOT TO START.

Parker: IT'S NICE TO BE DOWN TO GETTING OUR HANDS DIRTY

AND FINDING SOME GOLD NOW.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE FINDING SOME GOLD NOW.

THAT'S WHAT THIS TRIP IS ALL ABOUT, SO...

NOW I JUST HOPE THERE'S SOME GOLD HERE.

♪♪

Narrator: ON THE NEXT "PARKER'S TRAIL"...

-YOU GOT SOMETHING? -OH, YEAH!

-IT'S A NUGGET. -HOLY [BLEEP]

WE'RE IN THE MONEY.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

Man: THE SITUATION IS EXTREMELY VOLATILE.

HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?

AND WILL ONLY GET WORSE.

Man #2: THERE'S A ROADBLOCK IN FRONT.

HOLY [BLEEP]

THOSE HEADLIGHTS HEADING OUR WAY?

OH [BLEEP]

Man #3: LET'S ROLL, ROLL, ROLL!