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[man] Yee-haw!
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[Rob] The Hoffman
family is back.
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-Oh!
-How you doing?
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[all exclaiming]
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[Rob] And they're on the gold.
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[Jack] It has the potential
to really make
a lot of money.
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[Rob] This season,
they got the machines...
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It's almost like going to war
and this is your tank.
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[Rob] ... to get the job done.
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[Todd] Holy crap!
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Popping nuggets
left and right.
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[Rob] But when Hunter
takes his family's future
into his own hands...
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I'm basically asking you if
I can run my own wash plant.
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That caught me by surprise
how much he doesn't wanna
work with me.
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[Rob] Can he deliver the goods
to keep the Hoffmans afloat?
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Go big or go home, you know?
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I think these guys
might be a little bit
out of their league.
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[Rob] Or will it be
a huge distraction
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that threatens to bring
down their whole operation?
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How about when you guys
say you're gonna have
a 650 over here,
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don't do the opposite of that?
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Knock it off. Be quiet.
Let us handle this piece.
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I think we're gonna have
to take over this
little operation.
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[Hunter] The [bleep] are
we doing? Honestly,
this is embarrassing.
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[Todd] Start throwing
in the back
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and start grabbing scraps.
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Those valves,
throw everything back to quad.
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Lay flat.
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Everything.
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Right now, we're at this point
where we need to run.
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We're getting everything
out of the way,
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going through our checklist
in our mind.
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That's Dakota up in
the hopper. He's working
on the Sway Bars.
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Sluice box is all set.
We'll probably check
that one more time.
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Hydraulic riffles are being
built right now.
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Electrical, Randy's on that.
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So good. It's all good.
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Last minute wiring here
in the, uh, in the panel.
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This is all ready to go.
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Generator running and...
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let's get this baby turning.
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Todd's got a lot of money
wrapped up in this.
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Build is starting to stack up.
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He needs to get some
gold in his pocket.
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Right now,
we're running on fumes.
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What's going on, man?
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-You got a minute?
-Yeah, sure. What now?
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So,
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basically, Hunter wants
to go out on his own.
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-He wants to run
his own plant.
-Yeah.
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He wants me to fund it,
give him a go-ahead
and a blessing on it.
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Yeah.
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And it caught me by surprise
how much he doesn't wanna
work with me.
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You know, it's like everything
I do is wrong right now
and it's like...
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[Jack] Todd, if you could
financially swing that,
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I think it's gonna be good
for your relationship
and his, too.
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[Todd] I am way out on a limb.
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So, it's just scary.
The whole thing's very scary.
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You could lose
your livelihood.
You'd lose a lot of money.
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But what I don't wanna do is,
I don't wanna lose my family.
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If we had two plants going,
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we have a better chance
at hitting our gold.
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But if this turned out to be
a very bad experience for him,
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it's not gonna really help
Hunter in any way, shape
or form.
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You know, being a father
is tough 'cause you wanna
protect your boys
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from the world
and even themselves, but...
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you know,
if you hold them back,
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you know, later, they're gonna
resent you for it.
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You know, you can't keep
taking care of me.
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You let him do it?
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Part of me says no, but,
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but most of me says yeah.
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He's gonna sink or swim
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with this
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opportunity.
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It's up to him.
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All right.
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-Thanks, Dad.
-Yep.
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[Todd] All right.
So, I got something
to talk to you about
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and it affects everybody.
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Hunter came to me
and he said he wanted
to run his own plant.
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[scoffs]
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Oh, geez!
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That's you... What?
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Yeah.
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Wow!
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Hunter, I wanted
to give you the floor
for a couple seconds
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and to just tell them
what you're feeling.
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Well, this is like
our family business.
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I'm your oldest son.
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Like, I've been doing
this since I was
ten years old.
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You know,
this is my tenth season.
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So, I've always wanted
to run my own plant
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and for me, I'm just like,
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I wanna be able to have
a little bit of say and also,
you know, I feel like,
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it's like grandpa always says,
no guts, no glory.
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From what I know about
gold mining, growing up
and uh,
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watching other gold miners
and watching, you know,
what we've done, I think
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we need a second plant.
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None of us can afford to go
home with a loss and I think
we're behind schedule.
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Bottom line, it's gonna take
two wash plants to get
a 1,000 ounces.
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We have the best machines.
We have the best crew.
We're on a good mine.
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Why not run two plants?
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I'd rather have more
fire power than not enough.
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So...
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You know, I think
you're right. I, you know,
no guts, no glory, you know,
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really.
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For us to attain our goal
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with one machine,
it isn't gonna work.
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Hunter,
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the Holy Roller, though,
has gotta come first.
That is our business plan.
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It's gotta come first.
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I get it. Like...
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Do we have enough
equipment you think?
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Logistically, it's gonna
be super tough.
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Everything's gonna
be a stretch.
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Everything's gonna
be a stretch.
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So, it's a big gamble.
It's a huge, huge risk.
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-It's not going to be easy.
-No.
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I know we're spread thin,
but my mind's already made up.
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I'm already committed
to doing what it takes.
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Okay. So, that's it.
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We're gonna take a risk
on this plant,
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and if it becomes where
it's, kinda, hurting us,
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then, I will pull the plug.
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Hunter, can you agree to that?
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I will commit to that deal.
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[Todd] All right.
Go to town and try to
find yourself a plant.
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Okay.
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I wouldn't be here if we
hadn't divided and tried
to start our own thing, too.
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I'm really appreciative.
This entire thing is a gamble
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and my dad's sticking
his neck out.
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All right, guys. Let's go.
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So, I hope that,
just for everybody's sake,
that we succeed.
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So, right now,
I'm heading into Nome.
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I'm gonna go meet with
this guy, Nate.
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Everybody tells me if I need
to find something in town,
this is the guy to go to.
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I'm gonna try to see,
you know, what he has
for a wash plant.
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But I've been through Nome.
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There's a lot of wash plants,
but there's not a lot of them
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that are worth a damn.
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So, we'll see what happens.
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-Hunter, man. How are ya?
What's going on? Come on in.
-Hi.
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-Grab a seat.
-Thank you.
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-Dude, thank you for
meeting with me today.
-Yeah, no problem.
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-So, what's going on?
-So...
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I convinced my dad to
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-invest in me doing my own
operation this year.
-Okay.
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He is giving me
the go-ahead to come here,
try to find a plant.
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You got anything more
for me than just a plant?
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'Cause I got
big, small, I got them all.
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I know beggars can't be
choosers, isn't it?
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I'm in Nome, where everybody
is looking for a wash plant.
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-Right? So, I just,
whatever you have,
-Yep.
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um, just show me and we'll
see if it's something we can
make work.
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Good.
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You know, it's a long shot,
but in a perfect world,
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you know, Nate will have
a wash plant that can do
at least 300 yards an hour,
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similar to The Holy Roller,
so we can double our results.
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-That's it right there.
-Yep.
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[Nate] So, here she is!
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[Hunter] This thing's great.
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[Nate] Yeah, it is.
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-[Hunter] Dude...
-You think this will do
what you need?
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[Hunter] Uh, yeah.
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This is what
I'm talking about.
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-This thing is crazy-looking.
-Yep.
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Looks like a pirate ship.
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[Nate] She's worn,
but she's still got
a lot of life left in her.
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I got the parts you need
to make it run this season.
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-Wow.
-Just gonna be a lot
of man hours.
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[Rob] While The Holy Roller
is enormous, weighing
close to 50,000 pounds,
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this wash plant weighs
a staggering 80,000 pounds.
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Jeez. Now, we're talking.
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You know, like, how much
gold dig out this thing?
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Man, they were in this trommel
for six years before
we bought this place
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and she worked well.
She's probably seen
30,000 ounces or more.
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This plant's got
30,000 ounces?
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[Nate] At least. At minimum.
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-How long has it been
sitting here?
-2016.
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So, she's been sitting
here just gathering
rust for a while.
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-Damn. You know anything
about the motor on it?
-Yeah.
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-It sat with no,
no protection for years so,
-Yeah.
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fifty-fifty shot
she's locked up.
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[Hunter] I mean,
this entire thing
is a huge gamble.
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This plant needs a lot
of work, but right now,
this is the only plant in Nome
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that can even handle
the kinda yard during
the run, so...
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I'm gonna have to go for it.
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-This is the plant
I need, so...
-I think so.
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I just don't want you to bite
off more than you can chew.
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It's gonna take a lot
to move it.
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[Rob] The fully assembled
wash plant is 50 feet long,
18 feet tall and 18 feet wide.
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Too large to make it across
the bridge in one piece.
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So, Hunter will have to cut
the plant into three pieces,
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the base, the trommel
and the hopper.
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By separating each section,
they estimate this will afford
the largest section,
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just inches of clearance
as it enters the bridge.
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I think it's gonna take
at least four trucks to get
everything out there.
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[Hunter] No guts, no glory.
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-Good.
-This is exactly what I was
looking for, so,
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-I'm ready to go.
-We'll see if we can
put a deal together.
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-That's good.
-[Nate] Okay.
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[Hunter] It's gonna take
a lot to get this thing
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up and running
the way we need it to,
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but I feel like God's on
my side right now.
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Finding a plant
that is this size
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is beyond what I thought
I was gonna be able
to pull off.
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-You know, fire the pump.
-Yep.
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[Todd] And if all looks good,
no major changes couple
days of running.
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Dialing everything
in best we can
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while we first clean up.
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First off, though,
we gotta run.
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Today, we're finally gonna get
The Holy Roller up and running
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and we wanna get this ancient
river dirt through this
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and hopefully, at a really,
really decent pace.
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I'm excited. We've been
waiting for years to,
to try to run this plant
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and this kinda paydirt.
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Okay. Let's warm up
the generator.
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Andy, get ready
on the excavator.
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[Andy] What could go wrong?
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Everybody, clear?
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[Todd] Go for it.
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[Andy] Okay, here we go.
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[Rob] After days
of preparation,
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the Holy Roller
and the systems
that support it
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are ready to churn out gold.
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The ancient riverbed's
paydirt is piled.
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The generators
are full speed ahead.
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-[Todd] it's like that kid's
first day at school.
-[Andy] Good to go.
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Bring the water. Bring it up.
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[motor revs]
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[Rob] And the water
is flowing.
233
00:12:12,241 --> 00:12:15,965
-[Andy on radio]
How much are you at?
-875.
234
00:12:17,034 --> 00:12:19,689
[Todd] They've gone off.
Give me 1,100.
235
00:12:19,689 --> 00:12:23,344
What I wanna see
is 20 fire hoses
236
00:12:23,344 --> 00:12:26,862
beating that frickin'
paydirt off.
237
00:12:26,862 --> 00:12:31,344
[Rob] The high water pressure
ensures that their paydirt
will break down properly
238
00:12:31,344 --> 00:12:33,689
and allow the sluice
to trap gold.
239
00:12:33,689 --> 00:12:36,000
[Andy on radio]
Let's go to 1,400.
240
00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,034
-Fourteen-hundred.
-[Andy on radio] 1,400.
241
00:12:38,034 --> 00:12:42,310
[Todd] 1... 4... 0... 0.
242
00:12:43,689 --> 00:12:45,965
Thurber, how's the sluice?
243
00:12:45,965 --> 00:12:47,448
[Jim] Sluice is looking good.
244
00:12:47,896 --> 00:12:49,689
[Todd] I like the water.
245
00:12:49,689 --> 00:12:53,241
Andy, push off
the paydirt in, boy.
246
00:12:53,241 --> 00:12:54,655
[Andy on radio] Push off dirt.
247
00:12:55,896 --> 00:13:00,482
[Todd] Getting this thing
up and running is huge
for everyone.
248
00:13:00,482 --> 00:13:05,896
But we're a long way from
right now and right here,
where we're starting
249
00:13:05,896 --> 00:13:07,655
to getting to a 1,000 ounces.
250
00:13:08,137 --> 00:13:09,241
We did it.
251
00:13:09,586 --> 00:13:10,896
Keep it running.
252
00:13:10,896 --> 00:13:12,448
Good job, everybody.
253
00:13:13,034 --> 00:13:14,586
Whoo!
254
00:13:29,586 --> 00:13:32,137
[Hunter] I've never been
this nervous about loading
a wash plant before.
255
00:13:32,137 --> 00:13:34,310
First time loading
my own plant.
256
00:13:35,482 --> 00:13:38,034
Everything about this
wash plant is a huge risk.
257
00:13:38,034 --> 00:13:40,379
Biggest trommel I've ever seen
and we literally have to
258
00:13:40,379 --> 00:13:42,862
cut the entire thing into
pieces just to get it
259
00:13:42,862 --> 00:13:44,793
through the bridge to
get it out to the mine.
260
00:13:44,793 --> 00:13:48,034
I've never seen
something like this done,
so we're taking our time
261
00:13:48,034 --> 00:13:49,586
cutting carefully
to make sure that
262
00:13:49,586 --> 00:13:52,448
we can actually get this thing
put back together once we get
it out there.
263
00:13:53,379 --> 00:13:54,965
At some point,
we're gonna have to cross
264
00:13:54,965 --> 00:13:57,862
that bridge and if it doesn't
fit, then we're screwed, so...
265
00:14:01,344 --> 00:14:04,586
I mean, this is it, dude.
We got the drum loaded.
That was uh,
266
00:14:04,586 --> 00:14:06,758
kinda my main concern.
267
00:14:06,758 --> 00:14:09,586
We're gonna rig the hopper
there, get that on,
get the motor on.
268
00:14:09,586 --> 00:14:11,896
-Don't get under it, Cub.
-Okay.
269
00:14:11,896 --> 00:14:14,206
[Hunter] Rest the frame
and then,
that's all the pieces.
270
00:14:18,862 --> 00:14:21,689
It's more stressful
when it's your own plant,
271
00:14:21,689 --> 00:14:25,206
especially, when you don't
have any replacement parts
or anything like that.
272
00:14:26,689 --> 00:14:29,241
I've never seen my brother
this focused and determined.
273
00:14:29,241 --> 00:14:31,137
I think it's good
right there, yeah.
274
00:14:31,137 --> 00:14:33,034
Yeah, if he believes it,
I believe it.
275
00:14:34,172 --> 00:14:36,379
[Hunter] There she goes. Wow!
276
00:14:36,379 --> 00:14:38,034
I'm praying to God it gets
there in one piece.
277
00:14:38,034 --> 00:14:39,655
I hope everything fits
through the bridge.
278
00:14:40,689 --> 00:14:43,103
Odds are kinda against us,
but I feel good, dude.
279
00:14:43,758 --> 00:14:44,862
Good work.
280
00:14:47,862 --> 00:14:49,862
Thousand ounces or nothing.
281
00:15:01,241 --> 00:15:04,655
Hey, Tater. Tell me,
tell me about material.
282
00:15:08,137 --> 00:15:11,482
[Todd] On the Holy Roller,
we've redesigned the sluice.
283
00:15:11,482 --> 00:15:14,586
We got new types
of sluice boxes.
284
00:15:14,586 --> 00:15:17,965
We have hydraulic nugget traps
285
00:15:17,965 --> 00:15:22,586
because I watched last year,
us shoot gold right off into
the box.
286
00:15:22,586 --> 00:15:26,482
[Rob] Mining paydirt that
is heavy with clay is not
an easy task.
287
00:15:26,482 --> 00:15:28,586
The clay tends to block
up the riffles,
288
00:15:28,586 --> 00:15:32,758
causing gold to flow
over them and then,
out of the sluice box.
289
00:15:32,758 --> 00:15:35,793
Hydraulic riffles,
or hydraulic nugget traps,
290
00:15:35,793 --> 00:15:38,275
solve this problem with
a series of half pipes
291
00:15:38,275 --> 00:15:41,586
injected with a steady
five pounds of water pressure.
292
00:15:41,586 --> 00:15:44,137
This process keeps
the paydirt loose
293
00:15:44,137 --> 00:15:47,344
and allows the gold to sink
to the bottom of the traps
294
00:15:47,344 --> 00:15:50,137
before it even hits
the sluice box.
295
00:15:50,137 --> 00:15:52,379
[Todd] This thing is dang
near brand-new.
296
00:15:52,379 --> 00:15:55,379
With the right team, equipment
and everything, we work hard,
297
00:15:55,379 --> 00:15:58,655
we should come out of here
with enough gold to make
it worth it.
298
00:16:03,034 --> 00:16:05,379
[Hunter] Guys, this is kind
of our one shot.
299
00:16:05,379 --> 00:16:07,482
But I have faith in us.
300
00:16:07,482 --> 00:16:09,000
[man] Same here, brother.
301
00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,344
We just gotta keep,
keep pressing on.
302
00:16:11,344 --> 00:16:14,172
[Rob] With The Holy Roller
running, but no results yet,
303
00:16:14,172 --> 00:16:18,241
Hunter's new wash plant could
be the extra firepower
the Hoffmans need.
304
00:16:18,241 --> 00:16:22,379
to meet their season goal
of 1,000 ounces.
305
00:16:22,379 --> 00:16:25,655
Think these guys might
be a little bit out of
their league.
306
00:16:29,034 --> 00:16:32,103
-These dudes are dorks.
-[man] Complete dorks.
307
00:16:32,103 --> 00:16:34,379
I think they think that
we don't know that
they're there.
308
00:16:34,379 --> 00:16:35,551
Yeah.
309
00:16:36,379 --> 00:16:38,344
You think they can
tackle this thing?
310
00:16:43,482 --> 00:16:44,758
Here they come.
311
00:16:48,482 --> 00:16:51,034
That thing is huge.
312
00:16:52,103 --> 00:16:53,655
That is a convoy.
313
00:16:55,034 --> 00:16:57,034
[Todd] I've never seen
nothing like this.
314
00:16:57,034 --> 00:16:58,758
What are you calling
this thing?
315
00:16:58,758 --> 00:17:02,689
You know, when I first saw it,
I thought it looked like
an old, like a pirate ship.
316
00:17:02,689 --> 00:17:05,896
I was like, dude,
we should call this thing
the Black Pearl.
317
00:17:05,896 --> 00:17:09,103
I believe in the Black Pearl.
Let's sail that baby to
318
00:17:09,103 --> 00:17:11,241
-a land of treasure.
-I love that.
319
00:17:12,378 --> 00:17:14,482
-[Hunter] Go big or go home,
you know?
-100 percent.
320
00:17:14,482 --> 00:17:16,586
I think everything
should fit, but...
321
00:17:16,586 --> 00:17:19,000
we'll see. Hopefully, uh,
322
00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,964
this [bleep] doesn't
fall off the truck.
323
00:17:25,275 --> 00:17:27,792
My concern is just this frame.
324
00:17:27,792 --> 00:17:29,862
It's barely gonna make
it through the bridge.
325
00:17:29,862 --> 00:17:31,241
It's not a lot of room
for error,
326
00:17:31,241 --> 00:17:33,862
so, we'll just go slowly
and we'll just kinda
keep an eye on it.
327
00:17:36,586 --> 00:17:38,310
I looked it over here.
How you guys looking?
328
00:17:38,862 --> 00:17:40,517
So far, so good.
329
00:17:46,758 --> 00:17:50,275
-[Hunter] How's that looking?
-[on radio] They got like,
eight inches back in.
330
00:17:50,275 --> 00:17:53,275
Yeah, this, I got
two, three feet on my side.
331
00:17:53,275 --> 00:17:55,172
I'm really nervous
for him right now.
332
00:17:58,379 --> 00:17:59,931
[bleep]
333
00:18:03,379 --> 00:18:05,172
[Cub] My side's got
three feet.
334
00:18:06,689 --> 00:18:08,482
We got like, two feet.
335
00:18:08,482 --> 00:18:12,862
Hey, you're about five inches
off the uh, outside edge
over your...
336
00:18:13,586 --> 00:18:17,655
Wow! That thing
is frickin' huge.
337
00:18:19,379 --> 00:18:22,000
That is by far the biggest
wash plant
338
00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,206
that we've ever had
fooled with around.
339
00:18:24,965 --> 00:18:26,448
[Hunter] So far, so good.
340
00:18:27,689 --> 00:18:29,413
I like it.
I feel a lot better.
341
00:18:30,241 --> 00:18:31,655
[man on radio]
Three more to go.
342
00:18:36,137 --> 00:18:37,655
[Hunter on radio]
How're we looking over there?
343
00:18:37,655 --> 00:18:40,551
-[man] Yeah, we got like,
three feet inside. See?
-[Hunter] Yeah. Okay.
344
00:18:42,275 --> 00:18:45,931
Let's think this up.
20 to 25 feet of trommel.
345
00:18:46,862 --> 00:18:49,103
It's got a lot of time
to get beat up.
346
00:18:54,758 --> 00:18:56,551
[Hunter] Isn't going
too bad, actually.
347
00:18:58,275 --> 00:19:02,206
Look at the size
of the hopper.
348
00:19:04,862 --> 00:19:06,482
[Hunter] There she goes.
349
00:19:06,482 --> 00:19:08,793
Once we get this piece across,
then, uh,
350
00:19:08,793 --> 00:19:10,551
I'll be feeling a little
bit more confident.
351
00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:12,862
[Todd] Is he in the clearance?
352
00:19:17,482 --> 00:19:21,896
-[Hunter] Yeah, we're good.
-[Cub] That's, that's clear.
We're in the money.
353
00:19:21,896 --> 00:19:24,413
[Hunter] This is the last
piece of the Black Pearl
right here.
354
00:19:26,482 --> 00:19:28,137
Money.
355
00:19:28,137 --> 00:19:31,344
We cut everything perfectly.
We measured everything
and everything went...
356
00:19:31,344 --> 00:19:32,758
how we wanted it to go.
357
00:19:34,482 --> 00:19:36,965
We're gonna keep pushing
on to the mine and then,
get some excavators
358
00:19:36,965 --> 00:19:39,965
to offload all this stuff,
drag it in and then,
put it back together.
359
00:19:41,586 --> 00:19:43,896
It's easy to take
things apart.
360
00:19:43,896 --> 00:19:46,379
It's not easy to put
it back together.
361
00:19:46,379 --> 00:19:48,344
They got their work
cut out for 'em.
362
00:19:57,068 --> 00:19:59,965
[Tater] I'm over here
checking the sluice runs,
363
00:20:00,896 --> 00:20:02,758
make sure the dirt
isn't packing up.
364
00:20:03,551 --> 00:20:05,655
I think everything's
working great.
365
00:20:06,275 --> 00:20:07,448
We will win it.
366
00:20:07,896 --> 00:20:09,344
I'm excited.
367
00:20:09,344 --> 00:20:11,137
[Rob] After days
of fine-tuning,
368
00:20:11,137 --> 00:20:13,344
The Holy Roller
is running paydirt.
369
00:20:13,344 --> 00:20:16,448
Hey, Thurbs.
This came out on my hand
out of the riffles.
370
00:20:16,448 --> 00:20:19,586
That was stuck to my finger.
is that gold?
371
00:20:19,586 --> 00:20:21,793
-Yeah, first piece
of gold, dude.
-[laughs]
372
00:20:21,793 --> 00:20:25,793
[Rob] And Tater has
stumbled into a small,
but significant clue
373
00:20:25,793 --> 00:20:28,275
that it's doing the job
that it was designed to do.
374
00:20:28,275 --> 00:20:30,103
I think your riffles work.
375
00:20:31,586 --> 00:20:34,793
-First piece of gold.
On your hand...
-Ah!
376
00:20:34,793 --> 00:20:37,241
-It's your first
piece of gold.
-[Tater] Look at that.
377
00:20:37,241 --> 00:20:40,793
-The riffle's catching gold.
-The hydraulic riffles
are catching gold.
378
00:20:40,793 --> 00:20:43,655
Let's run this,
let's run this little paydirt.
379
00:20:44,275 --> 00:20:45,448
[Tater] Man, I'm excited.
380
00:20:48,551 --> 00:20:50,793
[Rob] While Todd has
Andy in the 650
381
00:20:50,793 --> 00:20:53,241
stacking pay from
the ancient river cut...
382
00:20:53,241 --> 00:20:57,586
Little right, little right.
Right. There ya go.
Come on back.
383
00:20:57,586 --> 00:21:01,241
[Rob] ...Hunter's wash plant
has arrived at the mine.
384
00:21:01,241 --> 00:21:03,862
[man on radio]
Get it all loaded,
get these guys rolling.
385
00:21:04,551 --> 00:21:05,862
Out to make money.
386
00:21:07,689 --> 00:21:11,172
That drum makes that
rock truck look small.
387
00:21:11,172 --> 00:21:13,137
[Randy] You know what comes
with big trommels?
388
00:21:13,586 --> 00:21:15,000
Big problems.
389
00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,275
[Jack] Big gold, sometimes,
you know?
390
00:21:17,275 --> 00:21:19,482
It's gonna be interesting,
that's for sure.
391
00:21:19,482 --> 00:21:20,896
Oh, yeah.
392
00:21:20,896 --> 00:21:25,241
Okay, what I'm thinking is,
me and Dakota will
get in excavator.
393
00:21:25,241 --> 00:21:27,689
I'm gonna need the 650.
You guys chain and rig it
394
00:21:27,689 --> 00:21:29,448
and once we get
it off of his truck,
395
00:21:29,448 --> 00:21:32,275
we'll let him flip around,
get outta here,
have the next truck come in,
396
00:21:32,275 --> 00:21:34,034
-do the same thing.
-Yeah.
397
00:21:34,034 --> 00:21:37,344
[Rob] In order to unload
the massive sections
of the Black Pearl,
398
00:21:37,344 --> 00:21:41,000
Hunter needs their most
powerful excavator,
the 650.
399
00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:46,965
It's superior lifting capacity
of nearly 70,000 pounds makes
it the right tool for the job.
400
00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:55,000
[Rob] But there's a problem.
The 650 is busy hauling
paydirt to The Holy Roller.
401
00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,758
Hey, we need
the 650 over here.
402
00:21:59,551 --> 00:22:02,275
You guys said you were
gonna bring the 650 over here.
403
00:22:02,275 --> 00:22:06,068
Hunter doesn't
quite understand that
The Holy Roller comes first.
404
00:22:06,068 --> 00:22:10,034
That is priority one
and the 650 is running pay
405
00:22:10,034 --> 00:22:14,344
because this operation needs
gold and we need to get paid.
406
00:22:14,344 --> 00:22:17,275
Exactly what I was
trying to avoid.
407
00:22:17,275 --> 00:22:20,551
-What is that? 360, 490.
-We got 360 and the 490
right there.
408
00:22:20,551 --> 00:22:22,344
I guess, they're giving
us those two.
409
00:22:26,448 --> 00:22:30,137
So, me and Dakota
are gonna try to get these two
excavators in position here.
410
00:22:31,448 --> 00:22:32,758
We're gonna both rig it
411
00:22:33,482 --> 00:22:36,448
and try to lift it
at the same time.
412
00:22:36,448 --> 00:22:39,758
Oh, we gotta get
these perfect or else,
this will be a freakout.
413
00:22:40,586 --> 00:22:42,000
[Cub] How are we doing this?
414
00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:43,689
[Dakota] Grab that chain,
we're gonna grab that chain,
415
00:22:43,689 --> 00:22:45,241
I'll grab that chain
over there.
416
00:22:49,068 --> 00:22:50,689
[Cub] Just going over the top?
417
00:22:50,689 --> 00:22:53,241
-[Dakota] Yeah, we could
hook him up.
-[Cub] Are you sure?
418
00:22:53,241 --> 00:22:54,448
[Dakota] Yeah.
419
00:22:58,586 --> 00:23:00,137
What's he doing
over there, man?
420
00:23:01,448 --> 00:23:04,793
Hey, Hunter. Come on.
That's not how we do it.
421
00:23:04,793 --> 00:23:06,206
Can't do it that way.
422
00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,793
I don't really know what
the [bleep] he wants.
423
00:23:09,793 --> 00:23:13,137
Let's do it
the impossible way.
424
00:23:13,137 --> 00:23:15,586
[Todd] This is heavy
equipment that
we're dealing with here
425
00:23:15,586 --> 00:23:17,448
and I'm responsible for it
426
00:23:17,448 --> 00:23:19,310
and I don't want
anybody getting hurt.
427
00:23:22,034 --> 00:23:24,000
[Todd] Okay. Hold on.
428
00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:27,000
I think we're gonna have
to take over this little
operation here.
429
00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:30,172
This is the biggest thing
we've ever lifted, so...
430
00:23:30,172 --> 00:23:34,068
-This is [bleep]
-Listen to me.
Knock it off. Be quiet.
431
00:23:34,068 --> 00:23:37,172
Let us handle this piece.
You have that block?
432
00:23:37,172 --> 00:23:40,344
Well, this one ain't
doing any good.
Stick that over there.
433
00:23:40,344 --> 00:23:42,793
[Hunter] You guys said
you were gonna bring
the 650 here.
434
00:23:42,793 --> 00:23:45,137
-So what?
-That was the whole
plan in the beginning.
435
00:23:45,137 --> 00:23:48,000
You guys said you were gonna
bring it over here and then,
you didn't do it.
436
00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,793
So, bring the 650 in.
We'll hook him up there.
437
00:23:50,793 --> 00:23:54,000
Then, you come over here
on this side 'cause I got Andy
438
00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,689
driving the 650.
439
00:23:55,689 --> 00:23:57,793
Why don't you just let
him pull that side,
440
00:23:57,793 --> 00:23:59,758
-Nope. Nope.
-why don't you
get on this one?
441
00:24:00,275 --> 00:24:01,965
-You wanna do it?
-Yep.
442
00:24:03,068 --> 00:24:06,310
[Todd] Okay, Andy.
Bring the 650 in.
443
00:24:08,896 --> 00:24:10,275
Here's the deal.
444
00:24:10,275 --> 00:24:12,586
If you guys make
a mistake on this,
445
00:24:12,586 --> 00:24:15,241
not only is it costing
these truckers
446
00:24:15,551 --> 00:24:17,586
$250 an hour,
447
00:24:17,586 --> 00:24:19,896
-so that's $750 an hour.
-Well, then, how about
448
00:24:19,896 --> 00:24:21,689
when you guys say you were
gonna have the 650 over here,
449
00:24:21,689 --> 00:24:25,034
-don't do
the opposite of that.
-He's gonna run it.
450
00:24:25,034 --> 00:24:27,793
-What do you mean?
What're you talking about?
-He's running the 650.
451
00:24:27,793 --> 00:24:29,103
You're not gonna run it.
452
00:24:31,586 --> 00:24:34,000
[Andy] We love the guys'
enthusiasm and everything,
453
00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:35,793
but this stuff
is really dangerous.
454
00:24:35,793 --> 00:24:37,689
When you got stuff this heavy
455
00:24:37,689 --> 00:24:39,379
and your machines
are at their max,
456
00:24:39,379 --> 00:24:41,172
sometimes you don't get
a second chance.
457
00:24:41,172 --> 00:24:44,586
You make a mistake,
you kill somebody,
so I know that
458
00:24:44,586 --> 00:24:46,793
they're not very happy
that we're here, but...
459
00:24:46,793 --> 00:24:48,137
we've done this
for a lot of years.
460
00:24:48,137 --> 00:24:52,448
So, we're just gonna help 'em.
It's what's best for them.
461
00:24:52,448 --> 00:24:57,344
We gotta do this right.
Otherwise, we're gonna hurt
something or, who knows?
462
00:24:58,172 --> 00:25:00,344
It's turning into a big,
big nightmare.
463
00:25:00,344 --> 00:25:02,448
You guys have to be careful.
464
00:25:02,448 --> 00:25:05,586
You got that in blocked
or is it gonna roll off?
465
00:25:05,586 --> 00:25:08,517
Where is it blocked?
Well, I don't want
anybody getting hit.
466
00:25:09,344 --> 00:25:10,862
I don't know anything,
I guess.
467
00:25:11,793 --> 00:25:15,000
Go, swing over.
[bleep] move it.
468
00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,758
When he's in a mood like that,
he's very dangerous
to be around.
469
00:25:21,034 --> 00:25:22,172
Andy's hooked up.
470
00:25:22,172 --> 00:25:24,172
[Hunter] Please don't
come unhooked.
471
00:25:24,172 --> 00:25:26,000
Okay, Andy. You call it.
472
00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:27,241
[Andy on radio] Real slow.
473
00:25:35,172 --> 00:25:37,103
Woah, woah!
474
00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,034
We gotta get
a different plan here.
475
00:25:42,896 --> 00:25:44,241
Come around.
476
00:25:44,241 --> 00:25:48,068
We think we can get that
hopper off and get him out
of here.
477
00:25:48,068 --> 00:25:50,068
Hopefully, we can lift this.
478
00:25:50,068 --> 00:25:52,793
[Rob] In an effort to create
more space for the excavators
479
00:25:52,793 --> 00:25:55,000
to attempt their lift
with the trommel,
480
00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:58,068
the heaviest and most crucial
section of the Black Pearl,
481
00:25:58,068 --> 00:26:00,655
Todd decides to unload
the hopper first.
482
00:26:02,344 --> 00:26:04,000
[Todd] What are you thinking?
483
00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,793
-Can we just pick it?
-[Jim] Come around this,
hook it,
484
00:26:06,793 --> 00:26:08,137
around that, hook it.
485
00:26:08,137 --> 00:26:10,137
-All the four--
-Where? To install?
486
00:26:10,137 --> 00:26:11,551
-Yeah, to install.
-Okay.
487
00:26:11,551 --> 00:26:14,275
-Right there
through that hole.
-Yep.
488
00:26:14,275 --> 00:26:17,068
Dakota, hook that there
yourself. There ya go.
489
00:26:17,068 --> 00:26:18,172
It might work!
490
00:26:18,172 --> 00:26:19,689
Everybody, heads up.
491
00:26:19,689 --> 00:26:22,689
-Watch out for those cables.
-Hang the bucket
in the middle of this.
492
00:26:22,689 --> 00:26:25,275
Chain all four equally.
Pick it off.
493
00:26:25,275 --> 00:26:27,137
This is taking like, an hour.
494
00:26:27,137 --> 00:26:31,448
[Rob] The entire weight of
the hopper's hefty steel frame
rests in the operator's hands.
495
00:26:31,448 --> 00:26:34,551
One wrong move could send
it plummeting to the ground,
496
00:26:34,551 --> 00:26:37,448
causing permanent
and costly damage.
497
00:26:37,448 --> 00:26:40,896
Truck driver, when we lift up,
go forward, okay?
498
00:26:40,896 --> 00:26:43,137
-Get ready.
-This [bleep] is funny, man.
499
00:26:45,586 --> 00:26:47,068
Hold on.
500
00:26:47,068 --> 00:26:48,379
Let's stop.
501
00:26:48,379 --> 00:26:50,689
I can't even look
at this [bleep].
502
00:26:50,689 --> 00:26:52,275
Everybody, clear.
503
00:26:52,275 --> 00:26:54,448
Now, watch. Watch it spin.
504
00:26:55,586 --> 00:26:56,758
Easy.
505
00:26:57,172 --> 00:26:58,793
Easy.
506
00:26:58,793 --> 00:27:01,034
[Todd] Hold on.
Hang on. Hold on.
507
00:27:01,034 --> 00:27:02,758
[Hunter] Look at this [bleep].
508
00:27:03,586 --> 00:27:05,793
[Hunter] Look how
you guys rigged it.
509
00:27:05,793 --> 00:27:08,379
-How're we gonna weld
it back together--
-Don't worry about it.
510
00:27:08,379 --> 00:27:10,241
Just get unloaded first.
511
00:27:10,689 --> 00:27:11,896
There you go!
512
00:27:13,172 --> 00:27:14,896
[Hunter] I don't know
why they would do
it like that.
513
00:27:14,896 --> 00:27:18,310
[bleep] are we doing?
Honestly, this
is embarrassing.
514
00:27:30,344 --> 00:27:32,379
[Todd] That machine
is probably
515
00:27:32,379 --> 00:27:35,655
$500,000, $600,000 bucks.
516
00:27:35,655 --> 00:27:37,862
Maybe $800,000.
517
00:27:37,862 --> 00:27:40,379
They really need to be careful
with this equipment.
518
00:27:40,379 --> 00:27:43,482
If something goes wrong,
it is not cheap to fix.
519
00:27:43,482 --> 00:27:46,551
There's actually a chance
of injury and maybe even,
520
00:27:46,551 --> 00:27:48,275
somebody getting
killed out here.
521
00:27:48,275 --> 00:27:53,172
So, I gotta talk to Hunter.
I don't want the Black Pearl
to jeopardize
522
00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:54,689
the whole operation.
523
00:27:56,551 --> 00:27:59,000
Hey, guys. I think
we need to have a talk.
524
00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:01,068
We need to all get
on the same page here.
525
00:28:01,068 --> 00:28:02,620
Here's the deal.
526
00:28:02,620 --> 00:28:05,655
The only reason
why I wanna step in,
527
00:28:05,655 --> 00:28:08,379
is if it's because
of a safety issue.
528
00:28:08,379 --> 00:28:10,275
It's gonna affect the mine
529
00:28:10,275 --> 00:28:14,551
and it's gonna affect
your livelihood, yours,
yours, and yours.
530
00:28:15,344 --> 00:28:17,068
That's all I'm gonna
say about it.
531
00:28:17,068 --> 00:28:20,068
But if we have to step in
on anything like that,
532
00:28:20,068 --> 00:28:22,000
just let us do it. Okay?
533
00:28:22,931 --> 00:28:25,068
If one of us didn't come home,
534
00:28:25,068 --> 00:28:26,344
or got hurt,
535
00:28:26,344 --> 00:28:28,344
our mine's gonna get shut down
536
00:28:28,344 --> 00:28:30,379
then it's gonna
affect all of us.
537
00:28:30,379 --> 00:28:34,827
It's nothing personal to
you, your leadership
or anything else.
538
00:28:34,827 --> 00:28:36,827
You guys are the future
of this mine.
539
00:28:36,827 --> 00:28:38,931
Not us. We know that.
540
00:28:39,655 --> 00:28:41,517
I just want everybody
to come home.
541
00:28:42,862 --> 00:28:45,379
I hear you and...
542
00:28:45,379 --> 00:28:49,103
I'm in the wrong for putting
anybody in danger.
543
00:28:49,103 --> 00:28:50,655
I don't know everything.
544
00:28:50,655 --> 00:28:52,793
But my personal opinion,
545
00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:54,379
as a leader,
546
00:28:54,379 --> 00:28:56,241
I feel like
you're in the wrong
547
00:28:56,241 --> 00:29:00,275
for not coming
in an appropriate manner
and showing some guidance.
548
00:29:00,275 --> 00:29:02,931
I feel like you came in
and made us all feel
like we're stupid.
549
00:29:02,931 --> 00:29:05,724
It makes it feel like
you guys don't respect us.
550
00:29:05,724 --> 00:29:09,068
I just feel like everybody
should be treated with
equal respect.
551
00:29:09,068 --> 00:29:10,862
It's always hard to work
with your family
552
00:29:10,862 --> 00:29:12,275
and so, I'm just
trying to figure out
553
00:29:12,275 --> 00:29:14,655
the best way to navigate
and communicate with
my dad, you know?
554
00:29:14,655 --> 00:29:16,103
He's in this season
a lot of money,
555
00:29:16,103 --> 00:29:18,241
so, I'm gonna try to keep
a cool head,
556
00:29:18,241 --> 00:29:20,931
but at the same time, like,
the respect needs
to be mutual
557
00:29:20,931 --> 00:29:22,655
and I think I deserve that.
558
00:29:22,655 --> 00:29:25,448
I'm sorry for coming in
there and stepping on
your guys' toes.
559
00:29:25,448 --> 00:29:28,172
It scared me
and it scared Andy.
560
00:29:28,172 --> 00:29:29,724
We could've handled it better.
561
00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:34,000
I have a lot to learn
and do better with.
562
00:29:34,862 --> 00:29:36,655
I love you guys. I'm sorry.
563
00:29:36,655 --> 00:29:38,172
Sorry for my part of it.
564
00:29:39,379 --> 00:29:40,758
Mining's hard,
565
00:29:40,758 --> 00:29:45,206
but parenting is,
let me tell you,
is a hell of a lot harder.
566
00:29:45,206 --> 00:29:47,862
We just wanna complete
this mission that we went on,
567
00:29:47,862 --> 00:29:49,724
to get the plant
actually here.
568
00:29:49,724 --> 00:29:53,827
I know that you're paying
for it, but for us, I would
like us to complete the task.
569
00:29:53,827 --> 00:29:56,103
Here's the compromise
I'm gonna offer.
570
00:29:56,103 --> 00:29:58,758
I wanna see you guys
get this trommel
571
00:29:58,758 --> 00:30:01,275
because we do want
you guys to have experience
572
00:30:01,275 --> 00:30:04,551
and we want you to get
your plant up and running.
573
00:30:04,551 --> 00:30:08,344
But you use Tater
and follow his lead.
574
00:30:08,344 --> 00:30:11,068
Are you willing
to do that, Hunter?
575
00:30:11,068 --> 00:30:13,275
I'm willing to do it however
you guys would like it.
576
00:30:13,275 --> 00:30:14,862
We're all willing to
listen to you guys.
577
00:30:14,862 --> 00:30:16,551
You guys have
a lot more experience.
578
00:30:17,482 --> 00:30:19,413
Do you trust
us to do it or not?
579
00:30:20,620 --> 00:30:22,931
-I trust you guys to do it.
-Okay.
580
00:30:22,931 --> 00:30:24,551
I'm gonna follow your lead.
581
00:30:24,551 --> 00:30:26,103
Okay, we're in agreement.
582
00:30:26,103 --> 00:30:27,758
I'm gonna tell you right now.
583
00:30:27,758 --> 00:30:31,551
You guys will have lifted
the biggest piece of equipment
that we've ever lifted,
584
00:30:31,551 --> 00:30:32,862
and if you mess up,
585
00:30:32,862 --> 00:30:34,068
it's on you guys.
586
00:30:35,275 --> 00:30:37,620
Tater, you're in charge.
What's the plan?
587
00:30:38,206 --> 00:30:40,103
Dakota, you're in the 490.
588
00:30:40,103 --> 00:30:42,724
-You in the 650, Hunter,
if you're good with that.
-Yep.
589
00:30:42,724 --> 00:30:44,413
-[Todd] Okay.
-All right. Let's do this.
590
00:30:49,482 --> 00:30:51,103
[Hunter] I'm open to learning
new things
591
00:30:51,103 --> 00:30:54,724
and Tater has a lot
of experience in rigging
and doing this kind of stuff,
592
00:30:54,724 --> 00:30:57,482
so, try to give us
a little bit more
of an advantage because
593
00:30:57,482 --> 00:30:59,793
this thing is extremely heavy.
594
00:31:00,931 --> 00:31:04,758
I've put Tater up against
anybody in Nome
or anywhere else,
595
00:31:04,758 --> 00:31:07,344
as far as operating,
this guy's an expert.
596
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,241
Bravo!
597
00:31:10,379 --> 00:31:12,827
[Tater] I'm gonna need
another qualified operator.
598
00:31:14,758 --> 00:31:16,827
If you don't mind,
we'll get Andy down here.
599
00:31:16,827 --> 00:31:20,172
Get him on the third haul
and then, we'll work out
the rest of it.
600
00:31:20,724 --> 00:31:22,551
-Okay.
-[Tater] All right?
601
00:31:22,551 --> 00:31:23,931
[Tater] Get Andy over here.
602
00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:28,517
Could we get you over here
on this third excavator?
603
00:31:29,620 --> 00:31:31,275
-Just being safe.
-Yeah.
604
00:31:33,275 --> 00:31:36,379
[Hunter] Plan is, we're gonna
get a third excavator on here
on that far side
605
00:31:36,379 --> 00:31:39,275
and just try to relieve
a little bit of that weight.
606
00:31:39,275 --> 00:31:42,551
All we wanna do is just get
it off this trailer so, we can
get this thing outta here
607
00:31:42,551 --> 00:31:43,758
and then uh,
608
00:31:43,758 --> 00:31:45,724
at least it's off the truck.
609
00:31:45,724 --> 00:31:49,103
You got two big excavators on
there and they're strong so,
610
00:31:49,103 --> 00:31:51,655
now, we're gonna have
to use three, but
611
00:31:51,655 --> 00:31:54,620
we've never even moved
anything this big.
612
00:31:55,103 --> 00:31:57,000
Nothing's impossible.
613
00:32:00,275 --> 00:32:05,103
[Tater] The excavator's
designed to pick low,
not up high.
614
00:32:05,103 --> 00:32:07,862
When they were
lifting yesterday,
they were pointing down.
615
00:32:07,862 --> 00:32:11,068
The way they had it,
it no strength, no boom left.
616
00:32:11,068 --> 00:32:12,758
[Rob] In order to help,
617
00:32:12,758 --> 00:32:17,000
the team has built ramps
to provide the optimal
lifting angle.
618
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:19,551
What we're trying to do
is get it up a little higher.
619
00:32:19,551 --> 00:32:21,724
To be able to have more lift,
to pull it,
620
00:32:21,724 --> 00:32:24,000
it should have the power
to pick it off like that.
621
00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:25,931
We have a plan now
that's gonna work.
622
00:32:26,482 --> 00:32:27,620
Maybe.
623
00:32:28,275 --> 00:32:30,241
Yeah, this is just ridiculous.
624
00:32:30,241 --> 00:32:35,758
-What do you want me to do?
-So, we're gonna put you on
the other side with the 650.
625
00:32:35,758 --> 00:32:37,344
Yeah, we're just
picking straight up.
626
00:32:48,379 --> 00:32:51,172
-[Andy] That'll work.
-[Tater] Okay, let me know
when you're already.
627
00:32:55,448 --> 00:32:56,551
[man on radio] I'm ready.
628
00:32:57,551 --> 00:32:59,655
-Ready.
-[man on radio] Good to go.
629
00:32:59,655 --> 00:33:01,172
I'm ready.
630
00:33:01,172 --> 00:33:03,206
There, there. Everybody out.
631
00:33:03,206 --> 00:33:05,000
All right. Everybody, pick.
632
00:33:10,172 --> 00:33:11,344
Nice and easy.
633
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:17,448
[indistinct chatter
over radio]
634
00:33:17,448 --> 00:33:19,172
Dakota, stay where you're at.
635
00:33:21,724 --> 00:33:23,172
Yeah, yeah, a little more.
636
00:33:25,172 --> 00:33:26,448
Yeah, yeah, a little more.
637
00:33:28,931 --> 00:33:30,241
I think we're clear.
638
00:33:30,724 --> 00:33:31,931
We're clear.
639
00:33:35,551 --> 00:33:36,827
We're good to do.
640
00:33:37,103 --> 00:33:38,413
Good to go.
641
00:33:40,379 --> 00:33:43,689
[indistinct radio chatter]
642
00:33:44,862 --> 00:33:48,862
What could go wrong?
A 50,000-pound drum.
643
00:33:48,862 --> 00:33:51,862
[Tater on radio]
Everybody, start going
down real easy.
644
00:33:51,862 --> 00:33:53,551
[Todd] If it broke, snapped,
645
00:33:53,551 --> 00:33:56,551
rolled off, it's gonna bend
the whole end of the trommel,
646
00:33:56,551 --> 00:33:58,551
and it's over, game over.
647
00:33:58,551 --> 00:33:59,724
Really, really bad.
648
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:02,172
Hold on.
649
00:34:02,758 --> 00:34:04,000
Stop.
650
00:34:10,965 --> 00:34:13,757
I need you guys to not
make fun of Tater.
651
00:34:13,757 --> 00:34:16,585
He's a little sensitive about
his head.
652
00:34:16,585 --> 00:34:19,482
My name is Rob,
but my nickname is Tater.
653
00:34:19,482 --> 00:34:23,034
I had a really big head
as a child, so people
called me Big Head.
654
00:34:23,034 --> 00:34:25,931
As I got older,
it morphed into Tater.
655
00:34:25,931 --> 00:34:27,310
[Todd] Good job, Tater.
656
00:34:27,310 --> 00:34:31,000
[Tater] I've 30 years of
experience at excavation
and construction,
657
00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,172
mechanic, welding, operator,
truck driver.
658
00:34:34,172 --> 00:34:37,034
-And he's good looking.
Full package.
-[laughs]
659
00:34:37,034 --> 00:34:39,688
It's always been a dream
of mine to come up here
and do this.
660
00:34:39,688 --> 00:34:42,965
-Yas!
-The guy's really cool
to work with. He's funny.
661
00:34:42,965 --> 00:34:44,862
I'm gonna another
short chain for this.
662
00:34:44,862 --> 00:34:47,379
I'm right here. You don't have
to call me short. [laughs]
663
00:34:47,379 --> 00:34:50,034
The best operator
I've ever seen.
664
00:34:50,034 --> 00:34:52,137
[Tater] Wouldn't say
I'm the best.
Wouldn't say I'm the worst.
665
00:34:52,137 --> 00:34:55,310
Truly an expert category.
The guy is phenomenal.
666
00:34:55,310 --> 00:34:57,206
[Tater] For every year,
you have half a year.
667
00:34:57,206 --> 00:35:02,172
What I hope is that Tater
doesn't get any bigger
of a head than he already has.
668
00:35:02,172 --> 00:35:05,103
[Todd on radio]
669
00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:07,482
[laughs] I won't.
670
00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:12,137
[Todd] Hold on.
671
00:35:12,517 --> 00:35:13,517
Stop.
672
00:35:13,517 --> 00:35:16,241
Okay, we gotta get
some spare weight under it.
673
00:35:16,241 --> 00:35:18,724
We gotta be little gentle
with it when we put it down.
674
00:35:18,724 --> 00:35:22,241
Those trommel's got
an eight-foot drum,
over 50 feet long.
675
00:35:22,241 --> 00:35:24,896
This is one of the biggest
trommels I've ever seen.
676
00:35:24,896 --> 00:35:26,758
[Tater] Cut it to all
the way down please.
677
00:35:27,724 --> 00:35:29,896
[man] Okay, you guys
take it right now.
678
00:35:29,896 --> 00:35:31,137
[Hunter] We gotta just
be careful.
679
00:35:31,137 --> 00:35:33,862
We gotta just take everything
easy and not get in a hurry.
680
00:35:37,344 --> 00:35:38,689
[Tater] And we're done.
681
00:35:38,689 --> 00:35:41,862
-That's a wrap, my friends.
Proud of you guys.
-Thank you, Rob.
682
00:35:41,862 --> 00:35:43,586
You guys did an awesome job.
683
00:35:43,586 --> 00:35:46,965
-Thank you.
Good job, guys. Sweet.
-You did a good job.
684
00:35:46,965 --> 00:35:48,517
We work as a team.
685
00:35:48,517 --> 00:35:50,724
-[Hunter] That thing is heavy.
-[Tater laughs]
686
00:35:50,724 --> 00:35:52,724
And I'm just glad that
we got it off.
687
00:35:52,724 --> 00:35:54,137
Just we're one step closer.
688
00:35:54,137 --> 00:35:56,000
-Now, we can work on it.
-Yep.
689
00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:57,137
[Hunter] Let's get going.
690
00:35:58,862 --> 00:36:02,586
The boys did good.
Everybody's safe.
Nobody got hurt.
691
00:36:04,103 --> 00:36:05,586
That's what we want.
692
00:36:05,586 --> 00:36:07,689
They got her done.
That's what's important.
693
00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:19,310
So, this is dirt
that we dug out
of the ancient river channel.
694
00:36:20,517 --> 00:36:21,793
Big moment.
695
00:36:21,793 --> 00:36:23,586
Better have some golden box.
696
00:36:25,344 --> 00:36:27,413
Check the bypass.
Check the bypass.
697
00:36:28,241 --> 00:36:30,172
Okay. Over, up.
698
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,793
[Todd on radio]
Shut the trommel down.
699
00:36:36,793 --> 00:36:39,068
Today is our very
first clean-up.
700
00:36:39,068 --> 00:36:43,034
Yeah, we got a few ounces
underneath the old plants,
but today,
701
00:36:43,034 --> 00:36:44,310
this is big.
702
00:36:44,310 --> 00:36:46,793
This clean-up right
here is what matters.
703
00:36:46,793 --> 00:36:51,793
I really want all my gold
caught in these hydraulic
nugget traps.
704
00:36:51,793 --> 00:36:55,758
-See anything, Tater?
-Not yet, but just grabbing
big, old handfuls.
705
00:36:56,413 --> 00:36:57,793
[Todd] Here it comes, Framer.
706
00:36:57,793 --> 00:36:59,068
We're just trying to get all
707
00:36:59,068 --> 00:37:01,689
the concentrate out of
the hydraulic riffles
right now.
708
00:37:03,517 --> 00:37:05,793
[Todd] Look at that gold
coming out, guys.
Look at that.
709
00:37:05,793 --> 00:37:07,896
-Woah!
-What do you got?
710
00:37:07,896 --> 00:37:09,724
[Todd] Look at that honker.
711
00:37:09,724 --> 00:37:11,896
You know what? That's pretty.
712
00:37:11,896 --> 00:37:14,000
-[everyone cheering]
-Look at that one.
713
00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:17,137
And, that means, guys,
out there in the world
right now,
714
00:37:17,137 --> 00:37:20,241
getting nuggets handed to him
by a guy named Tater-Tots.
715
00:37:20,241 --> 00:37:22,241
Oh, yeah!
716
00:37:22,241 --> 00:37:24,344
-[Todd] Look at that one.
-[Tater] Todd,
look at my hand.
717
00:37:24,344 --> 00:37:26,241
Look at this.
Look at Tater's hands.
718
00:37:26,241 --> 00:37:27,896
All gold, man.
719
00:37:27,896 --> 00:37:31,344
You think Tater's got gold
fever? I think he does, guys.
720
00:37:31,344 --> 00:37:34,206
Putting on little nuggets
planted here, fellas.
721
00:37:34,206 --> 00:37:37,068
-Look how much
gold is right here.
-[Andy] Lot of gold.
722
00:37:37,068 --> 00:37:39,724
[Todd] Popping nuggets
left and right.
723
00:37:39,724 --> 00:37:43,724
I think we're just starting
something really, really
wonderful here
724
00:37:43,724 --> 00:37:46,862
and you know,
with all the hard work
these guys are putting in,
725
00:37:46,862 --> 00:37:49,793
I'm starting to see nuggets
and guys like Framer
and Tater,
726
00:37:49,793 --> 00:37:51,620
they're all excited.
727
00:37:51,620 --> 00:37:54,586
I see Andy. He has a smile
on his face, you know, and...
728
00:37:54,586 --> 00:37:56,137
I don't know,
makes it all worth it.
729
00:37:56,137 --> 00:37:57,896
Lot of gold. Be careful.
730
00:37:57,896 --> 00:37:59,137
Be careful right here.
731
00:37:59,137 --> 00:38:01,206
We've waited
a long time for this.
732
00:38:01,206 --> 00:38:03,000
Know what that smells like?
733
00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:04,724
Right there, guys?
734
00:38:04,724 --> 00:38:06,517
Smells like
we're starting to win.
735
00:38:06,517 --> 00:38:11,482
We're on the path.
I think that we just figured
out what this creek,
736
00:38:11,482 --> 00:38:14,137
you know, needed,
as far as catching the gold.
737
00:38:14,137 --> 00:38:16,724
But till we get done
with the clean-up,
738
00:38:16,724 --> 00:38:19,000
we don't really know
how good we did.
739
00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:20,551
I wanna see the clean-up.
740
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:32,068
[Jack] Oh, my God!
741
00:38:32,068 --> 00:38:33,413
This is very green.
742
00:38:34,137 --> 00:38:36,620
-That's solid gold.
-Yeah.
743
00:38:36,620 --> 00:38:39,344
You can poke someone's
eye out with those nuggets.
744
00:38:39,344 --> 00:38:43,586
The last time I saw gold like
this was back in the '80s.
745
00:38:43,586 --> 00:38:48,517
The ancient river
is absolutely a great
place to mine.
746
00:38:48,517 --> 00:38:50,206
This is literally
747
00:38:50,965 --> 00:38:53,103
the best stuff
we've ever done.
748
00:38:53,793 --> 00:38:55,103
[Jim] It's good-looking stuff.
749
00:38:55,103 --> 00:38:58,482
[Rob] In order to hit
their season goal
of 1,000 ounces,
750
00:38:58,482 --> 00:39:02,137
the Hoffmans need to average
90 ounces of gold a week.
751
00:39:02,137 --> 00:39:04,482
Let's try and wait,
see what Todd's got.
752
00:39:06,862 --> 00:39:08,724
[Todd] All right.
Holy Roller's up,
753
00:39:08,724 --> 00:39:10,586
kicking ass it looks
like to me.
754
00:39:10,586 --> 00:39:12,000
It's probably a little
bit of adjustment,
755
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:15,000
but this is kinda like
I envisioned it.
756
00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:17,517
I think we got the right
angle on it and everything.
757
00:39:17,517 --> 00:39:18,896
Yeah, really nice.
758
00:39:18,896 --> 00:39:20,896
All right. Give me an update
on the Pearl.
759
00:39:20,896 --> 00:39:22,413
Everything's still in pieces.
760
00:39:22,413 --> 00:39:24,241
But uh, it's just
a lot of work, dude.
761
00:39:24,241 --> 00:39:27,344
It's a huge plant. Gotta put
the hopper back on.
Put the drum back on.
762
00:39:27,344 --> 00:39:29,206
We gotta change
out center roller.
763
00:39:29,206 --> 00:39:31,724
So, we're looking at
764
00:39:31,724 --> 00:39:35,137
probably weeks of welding,
day in and day out, so...
765
00:39:36,896 --> 00:39:38,379
Hey!
766
00:39:39,793 --> 00:39:43,862
Oh, that's good. He came in
with a bottle instead
of a little white jar.
767
00:39:43,862 --> 00:39:47,413
The jars are getting
a little small. Here we go.
768
00:39:47,413 --> 00:39:49,310
-You ready?
-[Todd] Yeah. [clears throat]
769
00:39:52,517 --> 00:39:55,413
-Fill it out now.
-Falling it out, I'm not...
770
00:39:55,413 --> 00:39:56,551
Twenty-five.
771
00:39:57,862 --> 00:39:59,413
-Forty.
-40.
772
00:40:02,034 --> 00:40:05,034
-Sixty.
-Nice.
773
00:40:06,206 --> 00:40:07,931
Sixty-seven.
774
00:40:08,241 --> 00:40:09,413
Seventy.
775
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:11,862
Four, five.
776
00:40:11,862 --> 00:40:16,310
There. 76.
That's like, $125,000,
777
00:40:16,310 --> 00:40:19,482
$130,000 on
our first clean-up.
778
00:40:20,344 --> 00:40:22,241
-Take it.
-[Todd laughs]
Yeah, I'll take it.
779
00:40:22,241 --> 00:40:26,241
This is beautiful stuff,
you know?
This is kinda chunky.
780
00:40:26,241 --> 00:40:29,965
So, do you guys give
the hydraulic nugget traps
781
00:40:29,965 --> 00:40:34,896
-a clean bill of health and--
-I give your hydraulic riffles
a two thumbs up.
782
00:40:34,896 --> 00:40:41,034
[Jack] The only bummer about
that we're after 90 ounces.
This is only 76.
783
00:40:41,034 --> 00:40:45,413
[Rob] The Holy Roller's
first clean-up weighs
in at 76 ounces.
784
00:40:45,413 --> 00:40:52,241
The Hoffmans now need 924 more
ounces of gold to reach their
1,000-ounce goal.
785
00:40:52,241 --> 00:40:55,482
Now, we need
92 ounces per week.
786
00:40:55,482 --> 00:40:59,068
We're kinda falling back,
but we're going forward.
That's a lot of gold.
787
00:40:59,068 --> 00:41:02,034
The main thing is that
our plant's actually
catching gold.
788
00:41:02,034 --> 00:41:05,793
That's what I was
worried about, not sending
half of it down the creek.
789
00:41:05,793 --> 00:41:10,241
And, we got The Holy Roller
back five years. That sucker,
it catches the gold.
790
00:41:10,241 --> 00:41:16,413
The 76 ounces is a great
start, but we did not get to
our weekly goal of 90 ounces.
791
00:41:16,413 --> 00:41:19,586
So, it's
a little bit bittersweet,
but you know what?
792
00:41:19,586 --> 00:41:22,068
I have faith now
in this paydirt.
793
00:41:22,068 --> 00:41:23,724
So, hopefully,
794
00:41:23,724 --> 00:41:25,034
all goes well.
795
00:41:25,034 --> 00:41:26,793
We're gonna turn things
around here.
796
00:41:26,793 --> 00:41:29,344
It's a good first step.
All right?
797
00:41:29,344 --> 00:41:31,344
Get some sleep, guys.
We got a big day tomorrow.
798
00:41:31,344 --> 00:41:32,965
-Okay?
-Yep.
799
00:41:32,965 --> 00:41:34,000
See you guys.
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