Original subtitles

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[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

THE SITUATION IS ABSOLUTELY SERIOUS.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

PETE, WE'VE GOT [BLEEP] GOLD IN THE BOX.

WE ARE LEAVING TODAY.

Os: KEEP YOUR HEADS DOWNS.

JUST KEEP A STEADY PACE THROUGH.

THERE'S A ROADBLOCK IN FRONT.

[ RADIO CHATTER ]

HOLY [BLEEP].

WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS GOING ON? -LET'S GO, GO, GO.

-WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT? -[BLEEP] WHOA, WHOA.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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WE'VE TRAVELED BASICALLY ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF GUYANA

TO GET TO THIS POINT AND TO COME HERE,

AND IT'S A PRETTY COOL, SPECIAL PLACE.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL HAS SET UP A GOLD MINE

IN THE JUNGLES OF GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA.

AFTER FIVE WEEKS OF LEARNING BACK-TO-BASICS MINING TECHNIQUES

FROM THE LOCALS,

HE'S FINALLY USING THEM TO FIND HIS OWN GOLD.

Parker: ONE OF THE REALLY COOL THINGS ABOUT THIS

IS IT'S PRETTY REMINISCENT OF THE GOLD RUSHERS

THAT WENT TO THE YUKON FOR THE FIRST TIME.

YOU KNOW, THEY HAD WATER PRESSURE IF THEY WERE LUCKY

AND A WOODEN SLUICE BOX,

AND, I MEAN, WE'VE GOT AN EXCAVATOR

TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF WORK,

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THIS IS 120-YEAR-OLD TECHNOLOGY.

YOU KNOW? IT'S PRETTY COOL.

SO THIS PAN IS JUST FROM THE FIRST SPOT WE'RE MINING IN.

WE'VE GOTTEN A FEW SCOOPS.

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I REALLY, REALLY HOPE THERE'S SOME GOLD IN THIS PAN.

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THERE'S A PIECE.

SEE IT?

-YEAH. -THAT'S A BEAUTY.

GUYS, WE ONLY NEED 10,000 MORE OF THOSE.

[ LAUGHS ]

HOLY [BLEEP].

THAT'S ONE MORE FLAKE THAN WE'VE SEEN ALL DAY.

IT IS ENCOURAGING. THERE IS GOLD HERE.

-WE'RE IN THE MONEY. -YES.

Narrator: THE CREW HAS JOURNEYED DEEP INTO THE JUNGLES OF GUYANA

TO THE GOLD FIELDS OF THE LEGENDARY MARUDI MOUNTAIN.

♪♪

BUT IN JUST SEVEN DAYS, PARKER MUST RETURN TO THE YUKON

TO PREPARE FOR HIS NEXT MINING SEASON

IN THE FROZEN NORTH.

Parker: I'M HERE FOR A WEEK. THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT LEFT.

AND I'VE BEEN HESITANT TO SAY ANY GOALS OR ANYTHING,

BUT, YOU KNOW, I DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY

WITHOUT, YOU KNOW,

EACH OF US WALKING AWAY WITH AN OUNCE OF GOLD

OR DAMN NEAR IT.

WE'VE DONE A LOT SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE.

WE'VE EXPERIENCED A LOT.

PERSONALLY, I'VE GONE THROUGH SOME LOW POINTS

THAT I HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED BEFORE,

BUT WE DO HAVE TO LEAVE HERE WITH SOME GOLD.

WE DO HAVE TO MINE SOME GOLD AND, YOU KNOW,

PROVE THAT WE CAN DO IT.

Karla Ann: IT'S GONNA BE A BIG WEEK,

IT'S GONNA BE A CHALLENGE, FOR SURE.

THIS WHOLE TRIP HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE, BUT...

WHATEVER DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER, RIGHT?

Sam: OUT HERE WITH MINIMAL EQUIPMENT,

MANUAL LABOR IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT...

...WHICH SUCKS, FRANKLY. [ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: SAM WILL CAPTURE THE ACTION CLOSE UP

WITH THE HELP OF A FILM CREW

AND THE BACK-UP OF A SECURITY TEAM.

IF YOU NEED US, YOU HAVE YOUR EMERGENCY PLANS

AND YOU HAVE YOUR SAT PHONES.

WE WILL BE CONTACTABLE, BUT REMEMBER, BE SAFE.

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-READY TO ROCK? -OH, YEAH. FIRE IT UP.

[ ENGINE REVS ]

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Parker: OH, YEAH.

WE'RE MINING.

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

WE'RE WASHING ROCKS, RIGHT?

HOPEFULLY PUTTING GOLD THROUGH A SLUICE BOX RIGHT NOW.

Parker: YOU KNOW, BACK TO THE BASICS RIGHT THERE.

JUST LIKE SLUICING WITH A STRAW, YOU KNOW?

THIS THING CAN ONLY MOVE SO MUCH DIRT,

AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT WHAT I'M USED TO.

Sam: [ Laughing ] GOT A KIND OF MIDGET MINING OPERATION

GOING ON AT THE MINUTE.

TEENY SLUICE BOX, LIKE MINI, MINI HOSE.

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Parker: SOMETHING'S WRONG HERE, WE'RE LOSING PRESSURE.

LOOK AT THAT.

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WOW.

THAT'S THE CREEK WE'RE DEALING WITH,

SO WATER VOLUME'S QUITE LOW.

-[ SCOFFS ] -YEAH.

Rick: THERE'S NOTHING THERE.

WHAT DID WE GET IN 20 MINUTES?

Sam: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

LIKE, I MEAN, WE'RE GONNA BE LIMITED

TO 20-MINUTE RUNS?

THAT KIND OF RUN TIME AIN'T GONNA FLY,

SO WE'VE GOT TO GO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.

I MEAN THE WAY I SEE IT, LIKE,

THE FLOW OF THIS CREEK

IS ONLY ABOUT 10% OF THE AMOUNT OF WATER

THAT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH OUR SLUICE BOX.

WE'VE GOT TO FIND A SPOT TO PUT

A RESERVOIR TO HOLD MORE WATER.

WE NEED TO DAM UP THIS CREEK.

Rick: ONE WOULDN'T THINK THAT

WATER WOULD BE A PROBLEM IN THE JUNGLE.

I MEAN, IT'S A DAMN RAINFOREST, BUT HERE WE ARE, YOU KNOW?

WE'VE GOT A VERY, VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF WATER.

I MEAN, IT'S BASICALLY JUST A TRICKLE,

AND WE'RE TRYING TO TRAP IT AND USE IT.

TIME TO GET TO WORK.

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Narrator: RICK'S PLAN?

BUILD A DAM TO CREATE A LARGE RESERVOIR,

PUMP THE WATER 200 FEET THROUGH A LAY-FLAT PIPE

UP TO A HOSE THAT WILL WASH PAY DIRT DOWN

THROUGH THE SLUICE BOX.

THE WATER WILL THEN RUN BACK INTO THE CREEK,

FLOWING DOWNSTREAM TO THE RESERVOIR,

WHERE THE PUMP WILL RECYCLE IT BACK TO THE SLUICE.

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I'VE DONE A TON OF THIS WATER-MANAGEMENT-TYPE WORK,

YOU KNOW, UP IN THE KLONDIKE WHERE WE MINE.

BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME DOING IT

WITH THIS KIND OF MATERIAL HERE IN THE JUNGLE,

AND IT'S REAL POROUS, AND IT'S JUST REALLY NOT

PLUGGING UP THE WATER LIKE I'M USED TO.

I'M PUTTING IN A PRETTY GOOD-SIZE DAM --

A PRETTY GOOD PLUG IN THIS.

BUT THE WATER'S SEEPING THROUGH A BIT.

HOPEFULLY I HAVE TO KEEP PACKING DIRT IN HERE UNTIL SHE HOLDS.

♪♪

Narrator: NOW, WITH LESS THAN A WEEK

TO FILL THEIR POCKETS WITH SOME GOLD,

THE TEAM'S CHANCES REST ON RICK'S DAM HOLDING OVERNIGHT.

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Parker: SO, RICK, HOW CONFIDENT ARE YOU WITH YOUR DAM-BUILDING?

THERE'S STILL SOME WATER TRICKLING THROUGH THERE,

BUT NOT A LOT.

IF IT HOLDS LIKE IT IS NOW, I THINK WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT,

BUT A LOT CAN HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

YEAH, NO KIDDING.

SO IF WE LOSE WATER OVERNIGHT...

YEAH, I MEAN, WE LOSE THE WHOLE DAY TOMORROW.

YEAH. YIKES.

YEP. NOT COOL.

Sam: SO ALL BEING WELL, PARKER,

WHAT DO YOU THINK'S POSSIBLE FROM THIS GRIND?

Parker: IF WE GOT AN OUNCE OF GOLD EACH,

THAT WOULD BE PRETTY DAMN COOL.

YEAH, WE COULD GO HOME WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH, I THINK.

YEAH.

EH, I'M GONNA HAVE NO REGRETS, NO MATTER WHAT.

Karla Ann: MM-HMM.

BUT LET'S GET SOME GOLD.

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Parker: RICK, DO YOU THINK YOUR DAM HELD OVERNIGHT?

-I HOPE SO. -I'M NERVOUS.

WELL, IF THE DAM HELD OVERNIGHT, WE'RE SLUICING.

WE'LL HAVE WATER.

IF IT DIDN'T, I DON'T [BLEEP] KNOW, MAN.

WELL, THERE'S A POND THERE.

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S FILLING, ISN'T IT?

-IT'S DEFINITELY COME UP. -RICK, ARE YOU A BEAVER?

YOU CAN BUILD A HELL OF A DAM.

-HEY-O! -READY TO ROCK?

OH, YEAH.

Narrator: THE RESERVOIR HOLDS OVER 8,000 GALLONS OF WATER,

ALLOWING THE CREW TO SCALE UP THEIR OPERATION

AND USE THEIR BIGGER FOUR-INCH PUMP.

-IT'S NOT REALLY BUNCHING. -NO, IT'S NOT.

Rick: MAN, IT'S GOT TO GO ON LIKE ANOTHER INCH.

I DON'T SUPPOSE WE HAVE ANY OIL

OR ANYTHING WE CAN LUBE THIS [BLEEP] UP WITH?

Karla Ann: YOU GUYS WANT SUNSCREEN?

YEAH, LET'S PUT SOME SUNSCREEN ON IT.

THIS, I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

[ LAUGHS ] HERE.

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OOH, THERE YOU GO.

IT'S THE LUBE, KARLA. YOU LUBED IT.

YEAH, IT WORKED.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, ALL WE NEED TO DO NOW

IS GET THIS PIPE LAID OUT

AND HOPE THIS THING STARTS, HUH?

[ SCOFFS ]

DO YOU KNOW HOW TO START THESE THINGS?

NOPE.

-REALLY? -NO.

WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. [ LAUGHS ]

THIS IS THE MOST SIMPLE MACHINE

WE'VE EVER WORKED WITH, PARKER.

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU READY?

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LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.

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Rick: AHHH!

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Sam: SHOULD WE CUT OFF THE PUMP?

THIS IS PRETTY [BLEEP] PATHETIC.

Rick: HE WAS IN A HURRY TO GET ME OFF-SITE

BEFORE I ASKED HIM TO TURN IT ON.

HOW COULD I BE THAT [BLEEP] DUMB?

Narrator: LAST WEEK, RICK PAID $1,000 TO RENT THE PUMP.

JUST LIKE THE YUKON GOLD RUSH, OVER A CENTURY AGO,

THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPLY THE EQUIPMENT

OFTEN MAKE THE MOST MONEY.

1,000 BUCKS U.S.?

SA-WEET.

GO TRY TO FIND JUICY AND GET HIS ASS UP HERE.

IT'S HIS [BLEEP] PUMP.

LET'S HOPE JUICY IS A MAN OF CHARACTER

AND DIDN'T RENT ME OUT A PUMP THAT DOESN'T RUN.

WE'RE HERE, WE'VE PAID FOR AN EXCAVATOR,

WE'VE HIRED A PUMP.

LIKE, WE'VE GOT TO WALK AWAY WITH SOME [BLEEP] GOLD.

THERE'S NO TWO WAYS ABOUT IT.

Narrator: UP AHEAD...

Parker: SHOULD WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE GOT?

-YEAH, BUDDY. -YEAH, WE SHOULD.

-LOOK AT THAT. -NO WAY.

-THAT'S GOLD. IT'S A NUGGET. -YEAH.

-LET'S ROLL, ROLL, ROLL. -WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?

WHOA, WHOA!

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Narrator: WITH JUST SIX DAYS LEFT TO FIND GUYANESE GOLD,

PARKER'S OPERATION IS AT A STANDSTILL,

UNLESS KARLA CAN PERSUADE LOCAL MINER JUICY

TO COME AND FIX THE PUMP HE'S RENTED THEM.

♪♪

HI, JUICY.

I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD COME OUT

AND JUST HELP US WITH THE PUMP A BIT.

WE'RE JUST STRUGGLING.

YEAH.

THANKS, MAN.

THIS IS A PILE-OF-[BLEEP] PUMP BRAND-NEW,

WHEN IT IS BRAND-NEW.

WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THIS THING'S RAN FOR.

SURE MAKES ME APPRECIATE MY [BLEEP] A LOT MORE.

Parker: WHAT'S UP, JUICY?

WE'RE TRYING TO GET YOUR PUMP GOING.

BUT WE CAN'T GET IT TO PRIME.

OKAY.

AND I'M SURE THAT YOU KNOW SOME TRICK THAT WE DON'T.

Rick: ABOVE THE PUMP, YEAH.

YEAH.

Narrator: FOR THE PUMP TO WORK,

THE ENTIRE CASING NEEDS TO BE FULL OF WATER

TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE.

IF ANY AIR GETS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CASING,

IT WON'T PUMP.

BECAUSE THE POND IS LOWER THAN THE PUMP,

THEY MUST FILL THE INTAKE HOSE WITH WATER,

THEN DROP IT INTO THE POND

BEFORE ANY AIR CAN GET INTO THE SYSTEM.

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Karla Ann: MORE?

YEAH. YEAH.

TRY IT.

[ MOTOR CHUGS ]

YEAH. YEAH, YEAH.

YES.

NICE ONE, RICK.

-[BLEEP] ME. -HERE WE GO, PARKER.

-WE GOT WATER. -YES.

PRETTY GOOD WATER.

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Sam: PARKER, FIVE WEEKS OF SWEAT, BLOOD, AND TEARS.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF LOST TIME TO MAKE UP FOR.

NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS.

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RICK JUST CAME UP THE THE EXCAVATOR.

HE'S GONNA START STRIPPING OVERBURDEN

AND THROWING MORE PAY IN HERE, HOPEFULLY.

AND WE'LL, UH...

...HAVE TO FIGHT --

[ Laughing ] HAVE TO FIGHT THE ROCKS LEFT

AND GET IT CHEWED UP FOR US A LITTLE BIT.

THIS IS [BLEEP] MISERABLE.

NOT THAT THERE EVER WAS MUCH GLAMOUR TO GOLD MINING,

BUT THIS -- HOO! --

THIS BRINGS A WHOLE NEW MEANING.

THERE'S NO GLAMOUR HERE. IT'S JUST DOWN AND DIRTY.

♪♪

Narrator: PARKER MANHANDLES THE HOSE,

KNOWN AS A DONKEY.

HE'LL RUN 20 YARDS OF PAY DIRT A DAY THROUGH THE SLUICE BOX.

IN THE KLONDIKE, HE RUNS 200 TIMES AS MUCH DIRT.

BY THE END OF THE WEEK,

HE NEEDS THE MATS BENEATH THE WATER

TO CONTAIN AT LEAST FOUR OUNCES OF GUYANESE GOLD.

READY FOR A WEEK OF THIS?

IT'S ALL HOLDING TOGETHER RIGHT NOW,

BASICALLY, BY THE SKIN OF ITS TEETH.

Parker: UH, RICK, WILL YOU COME HELP US?

Rick: YEAH.

CAN YOU GO KINK THE SAUCE?

Sam: WHAT'S HAPPENED?

THE HOSE IS COMING OUT OF OUR DONKEY.

[ LAUGHS ]

[ COUGHS ]

YOU OKAY?

LOOK AT ME. DO I LOOK OKAY?

NO.

UGH. THIS THING'S SEEN BETTER DAYS.

WATER HELD UP. [BLEEP] YEAH.

WE GOT GOOD PRESSURE. THE PUMP'S RUNNING GOOD.

WITH HARD WORK, WE CAN KEEP ALL THIS RAMSHACKLE [BLEEP] GOING.

Parker: SHOULD WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE GOT?

-YEAH, BUDDY. -YEAH, WE SHOULD.

Rick: THAT IS EXHAUSTING. [ LAUGHS ]

Parker: ACTUALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME LITTLE, FINE STUFF

GOING DOWN THE MIDDLE.

-YEAH? -YEAH.

I MEAN, IT'S HARD TO SEE, HARD TO TELL WHAT'S WHAT.

I THINK THAT'S A YELLOW ROCK, AIN'T IT?

ALL DIRTY.

LOOK AT THAT. -NO WAY.

-THAT'S GOLD. IT'S A NUGGET. -YEAH.

-HOLY [BLEEP]. -THAT'S A NICE FIRST CHUNK.

Karla Ann: NO KIDDING.

Sam: IMAGINE HOW MUCH GOLD THERE IS IN THOSE MATS.

-WE'RE ON OUR WAY. -YEAH.

-GOOD JOB, GUYS. -YEAH. SWEET.

HOO-WAH!

FOUND OUR FIRST NUGGET -- OUR FIRST GUYANESE NUGGET.

THAT'S SO EXCITING.

Parker: THAT CHUNK IS A NICE START.

THERE ARE SOME FLAKES IN THERE, TOO,

AND HOPEFULLY NOW WE'RE JUST MINING,

AND IF WE CAN STAY RUNNING,

WITH PIECES OF GOLD LIKE THAT GOING DOWN OUR BOX...

...TIME TO GET PAID.

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-WHAT TIME IS IT? -[ MAKES KISSING SOUNDS ]

COME HERE. COME HERE.

Narrator: THE CREW'S WORKING AND LIVING ON LAND

OWNED BY THE UDU FAMILY.

[ LAUGHTER ]

MR. UDU, HOW LONG AGO DID YOU MINE THAT SECTION

WHERE OUR SLUICE BOX IS?

EIGHT YEARS AGO. WOW.

DO YOU THINK WE ARE DIGGING IN THE RIGHT SPOTS?

THAT'S GOOD.

[ LAUGHS ]

NOW THAT WE'VE GOT A SET-UP,

AND NOW THAT WE'VE GOT A COUPLE YARDS TO THE BOX...

...YEAH, IT'S GO TIME.

I DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT,

YOU KNOW, EACH OF US WALKING AWAY

WITH AN OUNCE OF GOLD OR DAMN NEAR IT.

YEAH, WE'RE GONNA [BLEEP] DO THIS.

I'M GONNA MAKE DAMN SURE OF IT.

♪♪

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Parker: HEADS UP, GUYS. WE GOT SOME VISITORS.

♪♪

Parker: EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT HERE?

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL HAS JUST FIVE DAYS

TO DIG FOUR OUNCES OF GUYANESE GOLD

FROM HIS JUNGLE MINE.

Parker: WE JUST GOT GOING.

OH, DO YOU WANT ME TO TURN THIS CAMERA OFF?

ALL RIGHT, I CAN TAKE THIS OFF.

THESE GUYS ARE FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

♪♪

Sam: PETE.

WE COME IN WITH BIG CAMERAS AND WHATNOT

IN A SMALL COMMUNITY,

YOU'RE GONNA TO DRAW A LOT OF ATTENTION.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE ALL IT TAKES IS WORD OF MOUTH

FOR THESE GUYS TO SHOW UP AND...

PUT THAT CAMERA DOWN.

THEY AREN'T HAPPY WITH THE WAY

OUR SETTLING SYSTEM IS SET UP,

AND THEY'RE SHUTTING US DOWN.

WOW.

SO, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO?

BUILD A SETTLING POND.

[BLEEP], WE JUST GOT UP AND RUNNING,

LIKE, HOW FAST WAS THAT?

OH, YOU GOT TO LAUGH OR CRY, RIGHT?

Karla Ann: MM-HMM.

♪♪

WE HAVE THINGS SET UP PROPERLY AS FAR AS ALL THE STANDARDS --

ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS -- THAT I'M USED TO,

BUT YOU SHOW UP IN A NEW COUNTRY,

YOU'VE GOT TO DO THINGS RIGHT, RIGHT?

♪♪

Narrator: MR. UDU COMES UP WITH A SOLUTION.

THAT WAY?

♪♪

THE WATER RUNNING THROUGH THE SLUICE BOX

IS FULL OF MUD.

A SETTLING POND SLOWS THE FLOW OF WATER

ENOUGH FOR THE SILT TO SEPARATE AND SINK TO THE BOTTOM,

ALLOWING CLEAN WATER TO FLOW BACK INTO THE CREEK.

♪♪

-LOOKS GOOD. -WHAT DO YOU THINK, MR. UDU?

IT IS GOOD.

-QUICK WORK. -QUICK WORK.

Parker: I THOUGHT THIS WAS GONNA BE SOME DISASTER.

LIKE, IT COULD BE NICE IF THEY JUST SEE THIS RIGHT NOW

AND BE LIKE, "YEAH, THAT'S GOOD."

♪♪

Narrator: THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN REOPEN THE MINE

AND GET THEIR GOLD IS IF THE INSPECTORS SIGN OFF

ON THEIR NEW SETTLING POND.

♪♪

Parker: YOU'RE BACK.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

♪♪

Parker: WE'RE GOOD, RICKY.

Rick: HOPEFULLY, THAT'S THE LAST WE SEE OF THEM.

THE WEIRD THING WAS THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT

A BUNCH OF LAND DISPUTES THAT ARE GOING ON...

YEAH.

...AND THAT THEY'RE HERE TRYING TO DEAL WITH

A BUNCH OF PROBLEMS AND UNREST.

AND HE REALLY SAID, "JUST KEEP TO YOURSELF,"

AND WE SHOULD BE FINE OUT HERE,

BUT IT WAS PRETTY WEIRD.

THAT IS WEIRD.

SO WE ARE VERY OUT OF PLACE HERE.

-YES. -YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, WELL... -JUST A LITTLE?

Narrator: LAND DISPUTES, AND EVEN VIOLENCE,

ARE A FEATURE OF EVERY GOLD RUSH IN HISTORY.

Karla Ann: THIS IS A BADASS LITTLE MINING COMMUNITY.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR TEAM WATCHES OUR BACK

AND JUST STAY SAFE OUT HERE.

DO WHAT WE CAN, BUT, YOU KNOW...

I MEAN, WE STICK OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB IN THIS COMMUNITY,

AND THIS PLACE IS ROWDY.

THE WORD "UNREST" IS PRETTY UNSETTLING, YOU KNOW,

BUT I DON'T KNOW.

WE CAN ONLY DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS AS THEY COME ALONG,

SO TRY NOT TO OVERTHINK IT, I GUESS.

Parker: ALL RIGHT, SHOULD WE GIVE THIS A WHIRL?

ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

-WHOO! -NO.

-NO. -GO, GO!

Karla Ann: NO.

[ MOTOR CHUGS ]

-YES! -WHOO-HOO-HOO!

♪♪

WE'RE SLUICING AGAIN FOR MAYBE ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES.

♪♪

WE NEED MORE DIRT, NESS!

♪♪

Narrator: AFTER LOSING HALF A DAY TO BUILD THE POND,

THE CREW IS FINALLY BACK TO MINING GOLD.

I REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO SAY THIS

'CAUSE I WILL TEMPT FATE AND EVERYTHING WILL FALL APART,

BUT RIGHT NOW...

-DON'T SAY IT. -I'M GONNA SAY IT.

RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING IS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

RICK'S GETTING US GOOD MATERIAL,

AND THE SLUICE BOX IS LOOKING GOOD.

Rick: WE JUST WORK OUR ASS OFF AS HARD AS WE'VE EVER WORKED.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE.

Parker: THE SET-UP IS WORKING PRETTY GOOD,

I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH IT.

I THINK WE'RE MOVING AS MUCH DIRT AS WE CAN.

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST --

I HOPE THERE'S GOLD IN THIS [BLEEP].

♪♪

[ THUNDER BOOMS ]

-UH-OH. -UH-OH.

Parker: WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR.

Sam: SHOULD WE CUT OFF THE PUMP?

OH, YAY.

Narrator: WITH ONLY 30 MINUTES TO SUNDOWN,

THE JUNGLE STORM FORCES THE TEAM TO SEEK SHELTER.

-HOW MANY YARDS WAS THAT? -15?

NOT BAD.

Parker: THE GIST OF IT IS THAT THERE IS GOOD GOLD HERE.

IS IT TIME TO EXPAND?

AND WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH THIS WHOLE PIT,

AND THAT MEANS GETTING SOME MORE EQUIPMENT IN HERE.

♪♪

Narrator: IN THREE DAYS, PARKER HAS SLUICED

FOR LESS THAN SIX HOURS.

-LOOK AT THAT. -[ SNORTS ]

Narrator: WITH TIME RUNNING OUT TO REACH HIS MINIMUM FOUR-OUNCE TARGET,

HE AND RICK BEGIN WORK ON A SECOND SLUICE BOX.

THERE YOU GO.

ONE THESE YEARS, IT OUGHT TO BE, LIKE,

"HEY, LET'S GO TO [BLEEP] HAWAII

AND LAY ON A BEACH AFTER THIS [BLEEP] MINING SEASON."

Narrator: AT THE START OF THE TRIP,

RICK RESIGNED AS PARKER'S FOREMAN,

CALLING TIME ON THEIR SIX-YEAR WORKING RELATIONSHIP.

OH, [BLEEP], I'M GONNA MISS WORKING

SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH YOU, RICK.

HEY, HEY, BUDDY.

PARKER, YOU WANT TO HEAR SOMETHING FUNNY?

WHAT?

Parker on voicemail: HEY, RICK, THIS IS PARKER SCHNABEL UP HERE IN ALASKA,

AND I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A JOB.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, GIVE ME A CALL.

I'LL TRY BACK AGAIN HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.

YOU WERE 17 YEARS OLD.

YOU KNOW I HAD NO BUSINESS BEING IN CHARGE OF ANYBODY

AT THAT AGE.

THAT FIRST YEAR,

SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID TO ME NEVER LEFT ME.

YOU TOLD ME THAT I WAS 100% REPLACEABLE,

AND YOU COULD REPLACE ME WITH ONE PHONE CALL.

TRUTH IS THAT...

I WAS.

...AT THAT POINT, YOU WERE.

EVERYBODY'S REPLACEABLE, ME INCLUDED.

IT'S PRETTY EASY TO GET YOURSELF ALL WRAPPED UP

IN THE CAMERAS AND THE GOLD AND THE PEOPLE,

AND YOU AND I HAVE IT PRETTY GOOD, AND...

YEP. WON'T DENY THAT.

MY LIFE HAS CHANGED IN WAYS

THAT I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE.

IT HAS CHANGED FOR THE BETTER IN A MILLION WAYS.

HOPEFULLY, WE CAN ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS.

FOR THE TIME BEING,

I THINK WE'VE GOT OURSELVES A SLUICE BOX.

YEP.

[ LAUGHS ] -TO ONE MORE TIME.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET SOME [BLEEP] SLEEP.

YEP.

♪♪

♪♪

REALLY IS COMING DOWN TO THE WIRE.

WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT,

AND WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE EVERY MINUTE COUNTS NOW.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL'S TESTING A SAMPLE OF CONCENTRATE

FROM THE MATS IN HIS JUNGLE SLUICE BOX.

I'M STARTING TO REALLY FEEL GOOD ABOUT

WHAT DIRT WE'RE RUNNING,

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT,

FINALLY.

BUT THE MINUTE YOU SAY THAT, SOMETHING GOES WRONG,

SO I SHOULDN'T SAY IT.

HOW'S THAT PAN LOOKING?

YOU GOT SOMETHING?

YEAH.

LOOKS [BLEEP] GOOD.

[ LAUGHS ]

OH, YEAH.

LOOK AT THAT.

OH, WOW.

PARKER SCHNABEL,

I DO BELIEVE WE'VE FOUND SOME GOLD.

YES. -LOOK AT THAT.

HOLY [BLEEP]

Parker: SOME NUGGETS IN THERE.

THOSE ARE SOME NICE CHUNKS.

SO WE'RE ON IT.

IT'S REALLY GOOD GROUND,

AND WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH THIS WHOLE PIT.

Narrator: PARKER'S SECOND SLUICE BOX

IS READY TO GO,

ALLOWING THEM TO SCALE UP THEIR OPERATION.

Parker: I MEAN, WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE PAY IN THE CUT

THAN WE CAN WASH IN THE TIME WE'VE GOT.

WE'VE GOT TO GET A SECOND PUMP IN HERE.

I THINK IT WOULD WAY MORE THAN DOUBLE

THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE DOING.

DOUBLE OUR PRODUCTION? [BLEEP] YEAH.

Narrator: RICK AND SAM HEAD OFF

TO SEE IF THEY CAN RENT A SECOND PUMP.

♪♪

THE CLOSEST MINING CAMP IS HALF A MILE AWAY,

WHERE THE FILM CREW AND SECURITY TEAM ARE BASED.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

Sam: YOU HEAR THAT?

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]

[ RADIO CRACKLES ]

SAM FOR PETE.

PETE, WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?

COPY THAT.

I HEAR A LOT OF SHOUTING GOING ON,

AND IT SEEMS TO BE ESCALATING

AND GROWING IN NUMBER,

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

HOPEFULLY TRY AGAIN LATER.

[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]

Narrator: A LAND DISPUTE BETWEEN LOCAL MINERS

AND A LARGE MINING CORPORATION

IS REACHING THE BOILING POINT.

THERE'S NO POLICE PRESENCE IN MARUDI TO HELP

IF THEY PROTEST TURNS VIOLENT.

[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]

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-FIND THE PUMP? -WE HAVE TO TALK.

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THERE'S SOME KIND OF BIG PROTEST HAPPENING THERE,

BUT WE WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET RADIO CONTACT

WITH THE REST OF THE FILM CREW.

AT THIS POINT, I DON'T KNOW HOW BAD IT IS,

BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA GO RUMBLING INTO SOME BIG PROTEST

TRYING TO GET THROUGH THERE TO GET A PUMP.

-HELL NO. -SO...

I MEAN, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN THAT SITUATION

BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT FILM CREWS

AND PROTESTERS AREN'T A GOOD MIX, ARE THEY, SAM?

Sam: NO.

THERE'S A LOT OF POLITICS IN PLAY

AROUND HERE IN THIS SPOT.

AND I'M SURE IT'S ABOUT WHOSE GROUND'S WHOSE,

AND THE GOVERNMENT, AND ALL THAT BULL[BLEEP].

YEAH, IT'S...

COPY THAT, PETE.

DID THEY HAVE, LIKE, SIGNS AND...

-YEAH. -...PITCHFORKS?

NO PITCHFORKS THAT I SAW.

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HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?

GOT [BLEEP] GOLD IN THE BOX.

I DON'T SEE WHAT PROTEST WHERE YOU'RE CAMPED OUT AT --

HOW THAT AFFECTS US RIGHT HERE.

I CAN UNDERSTAND IF YOU GUYS

WANT TO MAKE A BIG STINK AND ROLL OUT.

I GUARANTEE THAT NOBODY WOULD COME IN HERE.

SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST GIVE US ENOUGH BATTERIES AND CARDS

TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS?

THEY'RE GOLD MINERS.

THEY PROBABLY JUST NEED A REASON TO GET DRUNK.

Rick: WHATEVER IT IS, IF IT AIN'T SAFE,

I'M HAPPY TO [BLEEP] GO.

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Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL MUST EVACUATE HIS JUNGLE MINE,

BUT WITH NO TIME TO DO A CLEANUP,

HE'LL NEVER GET TO KNOW

HOW MUCH HIS MINING LESSONS HAVE PAID OFF IN GOLD.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PROTESTERS COMING OVER HERE.

I DON'T WANT TO DRAG YOUR HOME HERE

INTO THE MIX OF WHAT'S GOING ON, YOU KNOW?

YOU'VE LET US INTO YOUR HOME

AND LET US MINE IN YOUR AREA.

REALLY? -OH, WOW.

THE GOLD IN THE SLUICE BOX,

THE GOLD IN THAT PIT, IS YOURS.

IT'S THE LEAST WE CAN DO.

YEAH.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING, MR. UDU.

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[BLEEP] TERRIBLE SITUATION.

Rick: YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WHERE THERE'S GOLD

THERE'S PEOPLE THAT WANT IT.

AND WHEN THERE'S PEOPLE THAT WANT IT,

THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE THAT THINK

IT BELONGS TO THEM, SO...

MINING-LAND DISPUTES ARE AS OLD AS

MINING IS ITSELF,

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T STUCK TO GUYANA.

THIS KIND OF STUFF HAPPENS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Narrator: THE THREAT OF A VIOLENT LAND DISPUTE

IS FORCING PARKER AND HIS CREW

TO ABANDON THEIR JUNGLE MINE IN GUYANA.

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THE NEAREST EVACUATION POINT

IS A DIRT AIRSTRIP 26 MILES AWAY.

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WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR SIX WEEKS

TRYING TO FIND SOME GOLD,

AND WE'VE GOT NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT.

I DON'T HAVE A FLAKE OF GOLD ON ME.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE GOT CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT,

BUT WE HAD TO DO THE SMART THING AND WALK AWAY.

THIS WHOLE THING FOR ME IS TOUGH BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

I'M HAVING TO RELY ON GUYS

THAT HAVE A LOT MORE EXPERIENCE

THAN I DO WITH THIS KIND OF STUFF.

SO IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] FRUSTRATING FOR ME.

HEY. OKAY, WE'VE GOT A LANDING

COMING UP ABOUT 500 METERS.

THIS TIME OF NIGHT,

SOME OF THEM PROTESTORS GONNA BE THERE,

GONNA BE DRUNK. ALL RIGHT?

I NEED YOU TO KEEP YOUR HEADS DOWN,

JUST KEEP A STEADY PACE THROUGH.

ALL RIGHT?

-THANKS, OS. -THANK YOU, OS.

Karla Ann: WHOA, WHOA!

HOLY [BLEEP].[ GUNSHOT ]

Parker: WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS GOING ON?

WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

ARE THOSE HEADLIGHTS HEADING OUR WAY?

SOMEBODY'S REVVING THEIR [BLEEP] ENGINES.

PETER, DO YOU REALLY THINK WE SHOULD GET OUT?

-NO, DON'T GET OUT. -YEAH, DON'T.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

-HOLY [BLEEP]. -LET'S ROLL, ROLL, ROLL!

-YEAH, LET'S... -LET'S GO.

[ ENGINES REVVING ]

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-[BLEEP] -THAT SPOOKS ME OUT.

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I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT AGAIN.

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ALL RIGHT, GUYS. GOOD JOB.

WE'VE PUT NINE KILOMETERS BETWEEN OURSELVES

AND THE INCIDENT.

WE'RE NOW SAFE.

THANKS FOR GETTING US OUT OF THERE, MAN.

QUITE WELCOME.

I'D BE LYING IF I DIDN'T SAY I WAS READY TO GO HOME,

BUT I WASN'T READY TO GO HOME LIKE THIS.

CAN'T REALLY TAKE IT IN, TO BE HONEST.

IT'S, UM...

SUCH A SHAME.

YEAH, I MEAN, THAT'S THIS OVER.

THAT'S THIS TRIP OVER.

AND...

...IT'S A BIT HEARTBREAKING TO ME,

YOU KNOW, DESPITE ALL OF THE BULL[BLEEP],

BECAUSE SOME OF THE MOST AWESOME PEOPLE I'VE MET IN MY LIFE

HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST SIX WEEKS HERE IN GUYANA.

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[ CHUCKLES ]

Parker: GETTING GOLD IN GUYANA

HAS BEEN TOUGHER THAN I EVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

WHOA, WHOA! [BLEEP] PARKER!

WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE LOCALS HOW TO MINE

USING THE MOST BASIC JUNGLE EQUIPMENT.

Parker: YEAH, I CAN'T DO THAT.

A WHOLE NEW IDEA OF WHAT BUSH FIX IS.

IT'S, LIKE, LITERALLY THE BUSHES.

-YEAH. -[ LAUGHS ]

Parker: I'VE GOT ENORMOUS RESPECT FOR THE MINERS HERE,

AND THEY RISK THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY TO GET GOLD.

Parker: THERE'S SOME BOULDERS UP THERE.

HAS ANYBODY DIED IN HERE?

GEEZ.

Parker: JUST SURVIVING HERE IN THE JUNGLE IS SUPER DANGEROUS.

[ GASPS ]

-IT'S FILLING WITH WATER! -WHOO!

[ VOMITS ]

Parker: WE'VE BEEN A PART OF A REAL-LIFE GOLD RUSH.

Parker: INGENIOUS USE FOR TIRES.

THEY GET GOLD STUCK IN THE CRACKS.

Sam: I DO BELIEVE WE'VE FOUND SOME GOLD.

WE'RE IN THE MONEY.

THE FOUR OF US HAVE HAD AN EXPERIENCE

THAT WE'LL NEVER FORGET.

Parker: WOULDN'T WANT TO DO IT WITH ANYBODY ELSE.

I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE HERE.

-YEAH, BUDDY. -PARKER.

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[ LAUGHTER ]

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Sam: JUST THE FACT THAT WE'VE ALL MADE IT TO THE END

AND WE'RE ALL STILL SPEAKING, I THINK IS -- IT'S...

IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

Karla Ann: THE BOYS ARE A BUNCH OF DITCH PIGS.

THERE'S TIMES WHERE I WANTED TO STRANGLE THEM.

BUT THEY'RE LIKE BROTHERS TO ME, AND THERE'S SO MUCH LOVE.

AND IT'S BEEN INSPIRING.

WE'LL NEVER FORGET THIS.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS YEARS FROM NOW.

Rick: AS FAR AS PARKER AND I GO,

MAYBE OUR LAST MISSION TOGETHER WASN'T A COMPLETE SUCCESS,

BUT IT DEFINITELY WASN'T A FAILURE.

WE'RE LEAVING AS FRIENDS,

AND I THINK THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

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THIS TRIP WILL BE WHAT I'M THE MOST PROUD OF

THAT I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.

AND, REALLY...

I MEAN, [BLEEP] THE GOLD.

YOU KNOW? [ LAUGHS ]

I'VE LEARNED SOME PRETTY COOL JUNGLE-MINING SKILLS

WITH PRETTY DAMN GOOD FRIENDS...

...AND THAT'S [BLEEP] COOL.

IT TRULY HAS BEEN...

THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME.

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