Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated:
1
00:00:03,215 --> 00:00:05,456
I told you where
to put your sluice, over here.
2
00:00:05,456 --> 00:00:08,077
Everybody's telling me
to put it like this.
3
00:00:08,077 --> 00:00:10,008
After weeks
of butting heads...
4
00:00:10,008 --> 00:00:11,905
You've been stepping
on my toes the whole project.
5
00:00:11,905 --> 00:00:12,732
No, I haven't.
6
00:00:13,974 --> 00:00:15,629
...and unexpected setbacks...
7
00:00:20,353 --> 00:00:22,422
...the Hoffmans are
looking forward.
8
00:00:22,422 --> 00:00:23,836
Is that what
I think it is?
9
00:00:23,836 --> 00:00:26,180
- I think it's a drift,
isn't it?
- Yeah.
10
00:00:26,180 --> 00:00:28,353
But with just
the Holy Roller running,
11
00:00:28,353 --> 00:00:30,111
they'll need Hunter's
second plant
12
00:00:30,111 --> 00:00:33,491
to hit their
$1.75 million target.
13
00:00:33,491 --> 00:00:35,767
We're firing the Black Pearl,
everybody clear.
14
00:00:35,767 --> 00:00:37,422
Will the Black Pearl's maiden run
15
00:00:37,422 --> 00:00:40,043
help them sail towards
their season-long
16
00:00:40,043 --> 00:00:41,422
1,000-ounce gold?
17
00:00:41,422 --> 00:00:43,215
- It's rolling.
- She rolls.
18
00:00:43,215 --> 00:00:45,008
Look at that little patch
of gold right there.
19
00:00:45,008 --> 00:00:46,698
That's money in the bank.
20
00:00:46,698 --> 00:00:47,974
Or will it sink them?
21
00:00:49,215 --> 00:00:50,353
Sparky, you've gotta
talk to me.
22
00:00:50,353 --> 00:00:52,422
Hey, we got water
gushing out in the pan.
23
00:00:52,422 --> 00:00:53,560
You gotta be kidding me.
24
00:01:15,629 --> 00:01:17,767
With the Holy Roller's
current gold production
25
00:01:17,767 --> 00:01:20,043
well short
of the 100-ounce average
26
00:01:20,043 --> 00:01:22,629
the Hoffmans are
aiming for this week.
27
00:01:22,629 --> 00:01:26,249
And the Black Pearl, one part
shy of being operational,
28
00:01:26,249 --> 00:01:28,974
Hunter and Framer
set out to find it.
29
00:01:28,974 --> 00:01:32,491
Two running plants will mean
double the production.
30
00:01:32,491 --> 00:01:33,905
Last piece
of the wash plant,
31
00:01:33,905 --> 00:01:35,387
we're really close
32
00:01:35,387 --> 00:01:38,387
I honestly didn't think we
were gonna be able
to get this far.
33
00:01:39,974 --> 00:01:42,353
To get the Black
Pearl to this point,
34
00:01:42,353 --> 00:01:46,215
Hunter and his team had
to cut the wash plant
into three pieces
35
00:01:46,215 --> 00:01:49,836
to transport it 80 miles
across an unforgiving road.
36
00:01:49,836 --> 00:01:51,732
I look good over here.
How are you guys looking?
37
00:01:51,732 --> 00:01:55,318
And then reassemble
the 80,000-lb behemoth on site
38
00:01:55,318 --> 00:01:57,146
with limited parts and tools.
39
00:01:57,146 --> 00:01:58,491
That's it!
40
00:01:58,491 --> 00:02:00,836
We got stuff done we didn't
think we were gonna
be able to.
41
00:02:03,077 --> 00:02:05,353
It's a big plant,
requires a lot of water.
42
00:02:05,353 --> 00:02:07,249
You know it didn't come
with a pump.
43
00:02:07,249 --> 00:02:08,974
If I don't have enough water,
I can't run it at all.
44
00:02:10,008 --> 00:02:11,560
So, I called Nate.
45
00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,801
He's been a huge lifesaver
for me this season.
46
00:02:13,801 --> 00:02:16,353
And he called around.
He found me a pump,
47
00:02:16,353 --> 00:02:18,801
and I'm hoping that this
is gonna be just enough
48
00:02:18,801 --> 00:02:20,215
to get us enough water
for the Black Pearl.
49
00:02:20,663 --> 00:02:21,353
There she is.
50
00:02:22,353 --> 00:02:24,077
Right now, it's my only option
51
00:02:24,077 --> 00:02:26,180
and, uh, we're gonna see
if we can make it work.
52
00:02:27,456 --> 00:02:29,353
- Hunter, man, what's going on?
- How's it going?
53
00:02:29,353 --> 00:02:30,146
- How are you?
- Good to see you.
54
00:02:30,146 --> 00:02:30,836
- Good.
- There she is.
55
00:02:31,456 --> 00:02:32,939
So we pulled it off.
56
00:02:32,939 --> 00:02:35,525
- Yeah, it's no Barco pump,
you're right.
- No.
57
00:02:35,525 --> 00:02:37,870
But do you know what it
takes to find a pump
in Nome?
58
00:02:37,870 --> 00:02:40,767
- This one's gonna cost you.
- Yeah, I figured.
59
00:02:40,767 --> 00:02:43,698
Do you know any specs
on this, like the water?
60
00:02:43,698 --> 00:02:45,836
You're gonna have to dial in.
Depends on what you
got for nozzle.
61
00:02:45,836 --> 00:02:47,146
But it's gonna work.
62
00:02:47,146 --> 00:02:49,318
- They've got
a suction line too.
- Okay.
63
00:02:49,318 --> 00:02:50,663
So that will marry up
right here.
64
00:02:50,663 --> 00:02:52,594
You're gonna have to change
your discharge phalange,
65
00:02:52,594 --> 00:02:55,974
but other than that, I mean,
it's self-priming, it's
a good pump.
66
00:02:55,974 --> 00:02:58,043
It should be everything
you need right now.
67
00:02:58,043 --> 00:03:00,767
I mean, right now,
beggars can't be choosers.
68
00:03:00,767 --> 00:03:03,008
I don't really have
too many options.
69
00:03:03,008 --> 00:03:05,111
- You wanna crank it up?
- Yeah.
70
00:03:05,111 --> 00:03:07,215
- You hold the Murphy switch.
- Yeah.
71
00:03:20,767 --> 00:03:22,767
- The only downside
is it's a small pump.
- Yep.
72
00:03:22,767 --> 00:03:26,318
So you might struggle
with water supply a little bit
73
00:03:26,318 --> 00:03:27,905
Well, Hunter, what do
you think? You want it?
74
00:03:29,939 --> 00:03:32,663
Hey, well it runs,
and it's a pump, so...
75
00:03:32,663 --> 00:03:34,801
- It's a pump.
- It's better than
what I had, so...
76
00:03:34,801 --> 00:03:36,663
- All right, let's get
it loaded.
- Let's do it.
77
00:03:39,008 --> 00:03:41,905
You know, your
Achilles' heel in mining
is your water.
78
00:03:41,905 --> 00:03:45,111
You have to have enough water
to make the sluices
work properly.
79
00:03:45,111 --> 00:03:48,594
We need this to run,
so we'll see what happens.
80
00:03:48,594 --> 00:03:50,525
- All right, are you ready?
- Yeah.
81
00:03:52,698 --> 00:03:55,077
These are the last
pieces I needed to get
the Black Pearl running.
82
00:03:55,077 --> 00:03:56,801
I got a pump, so I'm hoping
this weekend
83
00:03:56,801 --> 00:03:57,939
we'll get everything
wrapped up.
84
00:03:59,456 --> 00:04:01,180
All right, what do I owe you?
85
00:04:01,180 --> 00:04:04,146
We'll talk later.
Just get that plant running.
86
00:04:04,146 --> 00:04:06,456
If it all works out,
maybe I can pay you in gold.
87
00:04:06,456 --> 00:04:08,974
I never turn down gold,
you know.
88
00:04:08,974 --> 00:04:10,215
We're both involved
in this thing now.
89
00:04:10,215 --> 00:04:13,146
- You've had to help me
so many times, you know.
- Exactly.
90
00:04:13,146 --> 00:04:14,698
Actually I'm
a little bit nervous.
91
00:04:14,698 --> 00:04:17,180
It's a good pump,
but it's old.
92
00:04:17,180 --> 00:04:19,008
It's a last-minute deal.
93
00:04:19,008 --> 00:04:20,560
Hopefully this thing runs
like it's supposed to.
94
00:04:23,456 --> 00:04:25,284
There we go.
95
00:04:25,284 --> 00:04:26,732
That's it, let's roll.
96
00:04:26,732 --> 00:04:30,249
- Nate, thanks
for saving my ass again.
- Any time, bud.
97
00:04:30,249 --> 00:04:31,698
Thank you, I appreciate it.
98
00:04:35,318 --> 00:04:37,422
You know, hopefully
in a day or two we're
up and running.
99
00:04:52,249 --> 00:04:54,698
We're coming out nice
and clean. They look good.
100
00:04:55,663 --> 00:04:56,698
Back at the mine,
101
00:04:56,698 --> 00:04:59,215
the Holy Roller hits
its midday stride
102
00:04:59,215 --> 00:05:01,043
as it processes material.
103
00:05:03,077 --> 00:05:05,560
Last week
was really, really good.
104
00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:09,801
Big picture, we're still way
behind where we need to be.
105
00:05:09,801 --> 00:05:12,422
We just plain and simple
need to get more gold.
106
00:05:14,491 --> 00:05:17,422
We need 100 ounces a week
to hit our goal.
107
00:05:21,422 --> 00:05:23,077
Ten-four, will do, Todd.
108
00:05:23,077 --> 00:05:26,456
I need Hunter to get
the Black Pearl up
and running.
109
00:05:26,456 --> 00:05:28,767
And while that's happening,
110
00:05:28,767 --> 00:05:31,353
I need to put the best
pay dirt I can
111
00:05:31,353 --> 00:05:32,767
through the Holy Roller,
112
00:05:32,767 --> 00:05:35,698
and just keep grinding
as much gold as we can get.
113
00:05:35,698 --> 00:05:38,387
We got a limited amount
of pay dirt right now.
114
00:05:39,077 --> 00:05:40,905
We will run out eventually
115
00:05:40,905 --> 00:05:43,353
if we do not find
some more quick.
116
00:05:43,353 --> 00:05:46,422
But at the end of the day
we need the mother lode.
117
00:05:46,422 --> 00:05:47,215
We wanna hit it.
118
00:05:56,008 --> 00:05:57,939
I have pulled straight up
to you, port side in.
119
00:05:58,801 --> 00:06:00,801
Perfecto. Thanks.
120
00:06:00,801 --> 00:06:03,939
Across the claim
on the ancient riverbed cut,
121
00:06:03,939 --> 00:06:07,974
Andy and the rest of the crew
work to keep the plant fed.
122
00:06:07,974 --> 00:06:10,146
We had a lot of high
hopes coming into this season,
123
00:06:10,146 --> 00:06:11,215
and we still do.
124
00:06:14,698 --> 00:06:16,905
But we have
a long ways to go.
125
00:06:16,905 --> 00:06:18,318
We wanna get
1,000 ounces,
126
00:06:18,318 --> 00:06:19,905
so I'm gonna keep
stripping pay,
127
00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:21,629
just keep going.
128
00:06:31,387 --> 00:06:32,215
Holy crap.
129
00:06:33,767 --> 00:06:36,180
It's just solid ice,
the side of that hill.
130
00:06:39,284 --> 00:06:40,422
That is really cool.
131
00:06:48,456 --> 00:06:50,629
And it shows we're
on the gold.
132
00:06:50,629 --> 00:06:52,801
Hey, Todd, if you've
got a second, come
down here to the cut
133
00:06:52,801 --> 00:06:54,284
I've got something
to show you.
134
00:06:54,284 --> 00:06:55,146
That's 10-four.
135
00:06:58,077 --> 00:07:00,111
Holy crap, look how big
that sucker is.
136
00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,249
Is that
what I think it is?
137
00:07:09,249 --> 00:07:11,422
- I think it's a drift,
isn't it?
- Yeah.
138
00:07:11,939 --> 00:07:12,870
That's a tunnel.
139
00:07:13,767 --> 00:07:15,043
It's a big tunnel.
140
00:07:15,732 --> 00:07:18,215
I've exposed an old drift.
141
00:07:18,215 --> 00:07:19,560
When the old timers
were in there
142
00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:21,939
digging with pick
and shovel
143
00:07:21,939 --> 00:07:24,491
this had to have been
really rich ground
144
00:07:24,491 --> 00:07:28,249
for these guys to be
doing this all by hand.
145
00:07:28,249 --> 00:07:30,905
What Andy has
unearthed are the remains
146
00:07:30,905 --> 00:07:33,249
of what's known as
a miner's drift.
147
00:07:33,249 --> 00:07:35,629
A subterranean tunnel
built wide enough
148
00:07:35,629 --> 00:07:38,663
so that several miners
could pan long sections
149
00:07:38,663 --> 00:07:42,560
of promising pay dirt
well below the surface.
150
00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,905
For the miners who worked
this claim 100 years ago,
151
00:07:45,905 --> 00:07:48,111
this was laborious
backbreaking work
152
00:07:49,077 --> 00:07:51,491
done with the technology
of their time,
153
00:07:51,491 --> 00:07:53,905
which was mostly
pickaxes and shovels.
154
00:07:58,180 --> 00:08:00,698
It looks like this drift
filled up with water and soil,
155
00:08:00,698 --> 00:08:02,111
and it froze.
156
00:08:02,111 --> 00:08:05,215
We've been digging
into it from the side.
157
00:08:05,215 --> 00:08:06,801
That don't look like
a little hole.
158
00:08:06,801 --> 00:08:07,836
That was, like--
159
00:08:07,836 --> 00:08:10,456
It's like a family
of miners could go in it.
160
00:08:10,456 --> 00:08:12,353
If you find a tunnel
161
00:08:12,353 --> 00:08:15,249
or a guy picked his
way through,
162
00:08:15,249 --> 00:08:17,387
we take this very,
very serious.
163
00:08:17,387 --> 00:08:20,732
And when we've ever
found any of these,
164
00:08:20,732 --> 00:08:24,249
it's always been
the best gold we ever had.
165
00:08:24,249 --> 00:08:27,732
So, the old timers,
they had to go for big gold
166
00:08:27,732 --> 00:08:31,077
because gold was only
20, 30 bucks an ounce.
167
00:08:31,077 --> 00:08:33,525
So the amount of gold
that they had to dig up
by hand,
168
00:08:34,594 --> 00:08:35,974
was unbelievable.
169
00:08:35,974 --> 00:08:38,939
Hey, Thurber, come on down.
I want you to have
a look at this.
170
00:08:40,698 --> 00:08:41,594
An old pale.
171
00:08:43,422 --> 00:08:46,732
There's some more stuff
up there. What is that?
172
00:08:47,870 --> 00:08:50,836
Dude, they were
living up in here.
173
00:08:50,836 --> 00:08:53,525
This was probably
full of gold.
174
00:08:53,525 --> 00:08:55,767
You fill this up with gold
and then take it out...
175
00:08:57,111 --> 00:08:58,215
I don't know.
176
00:08:58,215 --> 00:09:00,836
The old timers,
they investigated.
177
00:09:01,836 --> 00:09:03,284
They started a little tunnel,
178
00:09:03,905 --> 00:09:05,974
if it started paying off,
179
00:09:05,974 --> 00:09:08,870
they made a bigger tunnel,
and a bigger tunnel.
180
00:09:09,870 --> 00:09:12,456
And either that guy
was a fat guy like me,
181
00:09:12,456 --> 00:09:14,905
or he had a hell of a lot
of gold in there.
182
00:09:14,905 --> 00:09:17,249
- I'll go with the gold.
- Yeah, me too.
183
00:09:17,249 --> 00:09:18,560
Thurber, see that tunnel?
184
00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:20,387
That's crazy.
185
00:09:20,387 --> 00:09:22,215
I need you to take
a sample of that.
186
00:09:22,215 --> 00:09:25,111
- You can see where he
was carving in.
- Yeah.
187
00:09:25,111 --> 00:09:27,180
- You see how he
made his tunnel wide?
- Sure.
188
00:09:27,180 --> 00:09:30,318
- He was lugging that stuff
directly on the side.
- Yep.
189
00:09:30,318 --> 00:09:32,284
It's kinda cool.
A hundred-plus years ago,
190
00:09:32,284 --> 00:09:34,422
someone walked around
with that bucket
191
00:09:34,422 --> 00:09:37,491
and for whatever reason,
they stopped there.
192
00:09:38,146 --> 00:09:39,767
We're gonna continue on.
193
00:09:39,767 --> 00:09:43,043
So... it kinda gets you.
194
00:09:46,008 --> 00:09:48,422
If you don't get it,
it's kinda hard to explain
195
00:09:48,422 --> 00:09:51,732
but, you know,
why did they quit?
196
00:09:52,560 --> 00:09:54,043
Did they die out here?
197
00:09:54,043 --> 00:09:57,111
I mean, it's such
a huge story.
198
00:09:57,111 --> 00:09:58,387
To be part of it...
199
00:10:02,387 --> 00:10:04,008
...yeah. It's pretty big
200
00:10:05,077 --> 00:10:06,905
I could go up right here.
201
00:10:06,905 --> 00:10:09,594
Every time
that we've ever been
in this gray layer,
202
00:10:09,594 --> 00:10:11,318
it's got a lot of gold in it.
203
00:10:11,318 --> 00:10:14,663
Based on previous
signs and this color soil,
204
00:10:14,663 --> 00:10:17,146
Andy and Thurber suspect
the miner's drift
205
00:10:17,146 --> 00:10:20,939
could yield just north
of three ounces per 100 yards.
206
00:10:20,939 --> 00:10:22,284
Yeah, that's just crazy.
207
00:10:24,732 --> 00:10:27,146
I couldn't believe it
when I started opening it.
208
00:10:27,146 --> 00:10:28,215
Yeah,
it's kinda eerie.
209
00:10:31,008 --> 00:10:34,043
- Okay, I'll go freeze
my hands somewhere.
- Okay.
210
00:10:34,043 --> 00:10:35,974
- This is the fun part.
- Yeah.
211
00:10:35,974 --> 00:10:39,870
But also
when the gold table turns
from green to gold it's good.
212
00:10:40,284 --> 00:10:40,974
Okay.
213
00:10:44,077 --> 00:10:46,387
We're just kind
of chomping at the bit
to see what's going on.
214
00:10:54,249 --> 00:10:56,284
What I'm doing
is I'm screening it.
215
00:10:56,284 --> 00:10:58,939
We rinse everything off.
We get a true test.
216
00:10:58,939 --> 00:11:01,043
If you throw rocks
before you wash them
217
00:11:01,043 --> 00:11:02,836
they probably
have gold on them.
218
00:11:02,836 --> 00:11:04,111
That's how you want
your rocks to look
219
00:11:04,111 --> 00:11:06,456
after they go through
the trommel. Clean.
220
00:11:06,456 --> 00:11:08,525
If they're dirty, they've
got gold on them still.
221
00:11:12,836 --> 00:11:15,491
You've gotta remember,
you got two handfuls of dirt.
222
00:11:15,491 --> 00:11:17,767
If you see any gold,
it's probably very rich.
223
00:11:24,939 --> 00:11:26,629
Wow, wow, wow.
224
00:11:28,180 --> 00:11:29,111
Holy crap.
225
00:11:33,387 --> 00:11:35,111
Wow, wow, wow.
226
00:11:36,146 --> 00:11:37,560
Holy crap.
227
00:11:37,560 --> 00:11:39,767
So Thurber just took
a little sample,
228
00:11:39,767 --> 00:11:42,594
just outside of the drift.
229
00:11:42,594 --> 00:11:43,698
So I'm gonna go
take a look.
230
00:11:46,215 --> 00:11:48,663
- What?
- I think I know why
they were there.
231
00:11:48,663 --> 00:11:50,974
- It's pretty good.
- Pretty good?
232
00:11:50,974 --> 00:11:53,077
Dude, look at how
big the gold is,
233
00:11:53,077 --> 00:11:54,353
how much there is.
234
00:11:55,456 --> 00:11:57,077
Look at all that.
235
00:11:57,077 --> 00:11:59,560
If you start here, I'm
not even gonna count them.
236
00:11:59,560 --> 00:12:02,077
There's just gold
all through here.
237
00:12:02,077 --> 00:12:03,663
Some bigger pieces.
That one there,
238
00:12:03,663 --> 00:12:05,801
you'd drop it in the pan
it will actually make noise.
239
00:12:06,767 --> 00:12:07,939
- That's a picker.
- Yeah.
240
00:12:07,939 --> 00:12:09,387
Holy smoke.
241
00:12:09,387 --> 00:12:14,008
In all of the years
of thousands of pans
that we did in the Yukon,
242
00:12:14,008 --> 00:12:15,732
I've never seen gold
like that.
243
00:12:15,732 --> 00:12:17,663
I can't wait
to run this stuff.
244
00:12:17,663 --> 00:12:18,974
This is crazy good.
245
00:12:24,560 --> 00:12:26,353
The Black Pearl
is really close.
246
00:12:26,353 --> 00:12:28,663
It's gonna be one
of life's delicious moments
247
00:12:28,663 --> 00:12:31,146
when we see
this thing running, so...
248
00:12:31,146 --> 00:12:34,111
The Black Pearl's
new pump is now set in place,
249
00:12:34,111 --> 00:12:37,974
bringing the plant one step
closer to its first fire up.
250
00:12:37,974 --> 00:12:39,008
Whoo!
251
00:12:39,008 --> 00:12:40,698
- Got it!
- Yeah!
252
00:12:41,870 --> 00:12:44,905
- Ready?
- Now we just stick
this baby together.
253
00:12:44,905 --> 00:12:46,560
Finally got the pump.
254
00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:48,836
The last thing we need to do
is hook up the water line
255
00:12:48,836 --> 00:12:50,560
and send water up
to the plant.
256
00:12:50,560 --> 00:12:51,870
We had a smaller pump,
257
00:12:51,870 --> 00:12:53,905
but we're not really
experienced with that pump.
258
00:12:53,905 --> 00:12:56,905
I'm hoping that because
of the water line being
a little bit bigger,
259
00:12:56,905 --> 00:12:59,594
we have a little more volume
to get us enough water
for the Black Pearl.
260
00:12:59,594 --> 00:13:01,836
But we won't know until we get
this whole thing hooked up.
261
00:13:01,836 --> 00:13:05,008
As long as this
gets done, everything
else falls in place.
262
00:13:05,008 --> 00:13:06,939
If you don't have water,
you don't have a plant.
263
00:13:07,387 --> 00:13:08,180
Ready?
264
00:13:11,422 --> 00:13:13,077
I am nervous.
This is a lot of work.
265
00:13:13,077 --> 00:13:15,284
I don't know any other
kids in their early 20s
266
00:13:15,284 --> 00:13:16,905
that have taken on
a project like this,
267
00:13:16,905 --> 00:13:19,077
and completely rebuilt,
268
00:13:19,077 --> 00:13:23,008
you know, the biggest trommel
that we've ever seen basically.
269
00:13:23,008 --> 00:13:25,629
Most of the people here
don't think I'm gonna
be able to do it,
270
00:13:25,629 --> 00:13:28,629
but, you know, I'm
too committed to back out now
271
00:13:28,629 --> 00:13:30,215
and I'm really just trying
to prove to myself
272
00:13:30,215 --> 00:13:31,663
that I can get this
thing running.
273
00:13:31,663 --> 00:13:34,077
Hold on. Hold on.
Hold on! Turn it this way.
274
00:13:34,077 --> 00:13:35,456
You know, I've got
a lot of responsibility
275
00:13:35,456 --> 00:13:36,905
to actually get this
plant running.
276
00:13:36,905 --> 00:13:38,870
It's gonna be a huge piece
277
00:13:38,870 --> 00:13:41,284
to us actually getting
to our goal, I think, so...
278
00:13:41,284 --> 00:13:43,767
All right, that's it!
Let's go.
279
00:13:46,284 --> 00:13:47,905
You can't stop
the Black Pearl, baby.
280
00:14:01,939 --> 00:14:03,456
Across the mine,
281
00:14:03,456 --> 00:14:05,905
Andy scratches pay
at the miner's drift.
282
00:14:11,318 --> 00:14:14,525
Enlisting Dakota and Cub
to transport it to the plants.
283
00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:21,698
Hey, Dakota...
284
00:14:22,939 --> 00:14:23,594
Yeah.
285
00:14:24,043 --> 00:14:25,008
It's Papa here.
286
00:14:31,043 --> 00:14:33,180
This will light
a sluice box up.
287
00:14:33,180 --> 00:14:34,698
Big mistake.
288
00:14:34,698 --> 00:14:36,594
Never tell us that.
289
00:14:36,594 --> 00:14:39,422
Probably shouldn't
have said that to us.
290
00:14:39,422 --> 00:14:40,836
Nowhere is stuff gonna
light up.
291
00:14:42,491 --> 00:14:43,146
Oh, yeah.
292
00:14:46,801 --> 00:14:47,663
It doesn't matter.
293
00:14:47,663 --> 00:14:48,905
It's all going
to the same place.
294
00:15:03,525 --> 00:15:04,974
Getting some pay
up to the Black Pearl.
295
00:15:10,180 --> 00:15:12,146
So here it is, our first
tons of pay.
296
00:15:12,146 --> 00:15:13,284
I think this stuff's
pretty rich.
297
00:15:25,077 --> 00:15:26,491
Once we've got
a little pile going,
298
00:15:26,491 --> 00:15:27,870
I'm gonna call the excavator
up from here.
299
00:15:27,870 --> 00:15:29,180
We'll fire up.
300
00:15:29,180 --> 00:15:30,732
And I don't know how
this plant's gonna run it,
301
00:15:30,732 --> 00:15:31,939
but we'll know
by the end of the day.
302
00:15:33,698 --> 00:15:35,180
This is dope.
It smells good.
303
00:15:41,870 --> 00:15:44,491
- Have we got
all the hoses hooked up?
- Yep.
304
00:15:44,491 --> 00:15:47,008
The motor, everything
is supposed to be dialed.
305
00:15:47,008 --> 00:15:50,353
Yeah, everything looks dialed.
Chain is set, rollers is set.
306
00:15:55,008 --> 00:15:59,077
- Yep, I think we're good.
- Yeah, it looks
pretty good, bro.
307
00:15:59,456 --> 00:16:00,629
Okay.
308
00:16:00,629 --> 00:16:02,732
After four weeks
of construction,
309
00:16:02,732 --> 00:16:04,801
the Hoffmans have
the Black Pearl rigged
310
00:16:04,801 --> 00:16:07,836
and ready to run gold
for the first time.
311
00:16:14,077 --> 00:16:17,663
So, I wanted to have
everybody up here because...
312
00:16:17,663 --> 00:16:20,353
You guys know how much
work me and Sparky
have put into this.
313
00:16:20,353 --> 00:16:21,663
A lot of you guys
helped on this.
314
00:16:21,663 --> 00:16:23,870
I really, genuinely,
appreciate it.
315
00:16:23,870 --> 00:16:26,939
I know this is my
10th summer mining,
316
00:16:26,939 --> 00:16:28,870
but I think that this summer
I probably learned more
317
00:16:28,870 --> 00:16:31,284
than every other season
maybe combined.
318
00:16:32,663 --> 00:16:36,974
So, I don't know how well
it's gonna run.
319
00:16:36,974 --> 00:16:38,870
I haven't put any dirt
through it, but, you know,
320
00:16:38,870 --> 00:16:40,353
I thought it would be cool
for everybody to be here
321
00:16:40,353 --> 00:16:43,146
for us to fire it up
and kind of have this
moment together, so...
322
00:16:44,456 --> 00:16:47,111
You know, Hunter,
I'm real proud of you guys.
323
00:16:47,111 --> 00:16:49,663
I came up and helped
you a little bit,
324
00:16:49,663 --> 00:16:51,318
but, you know, you did it all.
325
00:16:51,318 --> 00:16:55,008
And just even getting
that drum on there
326
00:16:56,111 --> 00:16:58,043
is a chore in itself.
327
00:16:58,043 --> 00:17:00,180
I'm excited. You guys
put in a lot of work,
328
00:17:00,801 --> 00:17:01,698
a lot of late nights,
329
00:17:02,456 --> 00:17:03,491
a lot of welding,
330
00:17:04,284 --> 00:17:05,111
but you did it.
331
00:17:05,732 --> 00:17:07,491
It was a huge task.
332
00:17:07,491 --> 00:17:10,353
I think that
it's gonna get us,
you know, to our goal.
333
00:17:11,456 --> 00:17:12,939
It's a proven wash plant.
334
00:17:12,939 --> 00:17:14,663
It's simple.
It's built really tough.
335
00:17:14,663 --> 00:17:16,732
I don't know. We won't know
till we fire it up,
336
00:17:16,732 --> 00:17:20,629
but I think I have a feeling
that she's gonna work good.
337
00:17:20,629 --> 00:17:23,146
- I say we fire this thing up.
- Let's do it.
338
00:17:23,146 --> 00:17:25,111
I wanna see the fat girl run.
339
00:17:25,111 --> 00:17:27,560
All right, let's turn
this baby.
340
00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:29,353
Hunter, you're
calling the shots.
341
00:17:29,353 --> 00:17:30,387
How do we do this?
342
00:17:31,525 --> 00:17:32,387
Who does what?
343
00:17:33,422 --> 00:17:35,111
Well, I was gonna have
Framer get on the pump.
344
00:17:35,111 --> 00:17:36,525
I was gonna get on the motor,
345
00:17:36,525 --> 00:17:38,732
and then everybody else
just get somewhere safe.
346
00:17:38,732 --> 00:17:39,801
Okay, let's go.
347
00:17:43,732 --> 00:17:46,905
So this whole
Black Pearl situation,
348
00:17:46,905 --> 00:17:49,387
down deep I'm excited
for Hunter
349
00:17:49,387 --> 00:17:52,767
but you're looking at
a wash plant that's
30 years old,
350
00:17:52,767 --> 00:17:56,870
and it's been collecting rust
at least for the last
seven years.
351
00:17:56,870 --> 00:17:58,905
It's a little bit
of a Frankenstein.
352
00:17:58,905 --> 00:18:02,215
If it doesn't work,
we just cannot afford that.
353
00:18:02,215 --> 00:18:04,974
We're already behind
on that 1,000-ounce goal.
354
00:18:05,767 --> 00:18:08,215
I really am going
to lose money
355
00:18:08,215 --> 00:18:11,905
if we don't get maybe
a couple hundred ounces
through this plant.
356
00:18:13,353 --> 00:18:14,111
I'm not a mechanic,
357
00:18:15,594 --> 00:18:17,525
but I just know that this key
needs to be turned.
358
00:18:17,525 --> 00:18:20,698
So, we're firing
the Black Pearl.
Everybody clear.
359
00:18:20,698 --> 00:18:22,284
Is everybody clear?
Clear.
360
00:18:22,284 --> 00:18:25,870
We are all clear, Hunter.
Everything looks good.
361
00:18:25,870 --> 00:18:27,008
So this is the moment
right here.
362
00:18:52,215 --> 00:18:53,732
Dude, is this thing
even gonna roll?
363
00:19:07,387 --> 00:19:08,905
Dude, is this thing
even gonna roll?
364
00:19:14,077 --> 00:19:17,043
- It's rolling.
- She rolls, yes!
365
00:19:19,353 --> 00:19:20,905
She rolls!
366
00:19:21,905 --> 00:19:23,215
Framer, fire the water.
367
00:19:24,008 --> 00:19:25,318
All right, ready to fire.
368
00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:39,043
Hunter, do you want me
to run it up?
369
00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:40,491
There it goes.
370
00:19:45,353 --> 00:19:47,629
We got water!
371
00:19:50,836 --> 00:19:54,456
Hey, Framer, bring the pump
all the way up. Full rpm.
372
00:19:54,456 --> 00:19:56,422
All right. I'm gonna
run it up a little bit.
373
00:20:06,215 --> 00:20:07,974
How's the box, Thurb?
374
00:20:10,905 --> 00:20:12,146
, Sparky.
375
00:20:12,146 --> 00:20:15,215
Yes, dude, we got this.
We got this.
376
00:20:15,215 --> 00:20:17,043
Come here, come here.
Give me a hug.
377
00:20:19,698 --> 00:20:21,008
I feel really good.
378
00:20:21,008 --> 00:20:22,836
This whole summer we've been
at war with this thing,
379
00:20:22,836 --> 00:20:25,284
and I finally am feeling
a victory right now,
380
00:20:25,284 --> 00:20:28,318
so, I'm like, I can't even
believe that we got
to this point.
381
00:20:28,318 --> 00:20:29,974
Hey, Jack, what do you think?
382
00:20:29,974 --> 00:20:32,629
- It worked, man.
- Dude, this thing's
gonna be a beast.
383
00:20:32,629 --> 00:20:36,284
I didn't know if it was gonna
happen, but it did.
384
00:20:36,284 --> 00:20:38,801
They got it here
and they got it together
385
00:20:38,801 --> 00:20:41,387
and everything's welded up.
386
00:20:41,387 --> 00:20:43,146
You know, I'm proud of them.
387
00:20:43,146 --> 00:20:44,284
What do you
think, Jim?
388
00:20:45,353 --> 00:20:46,974
I think you got it, brother.
389
00:20:46,974 --> 00:20:48,698
Hey, come here, Hunter.
Give me some.
390
00:20:49,077 --> 00:20:50,318
All right.
391
00:20:50,318 --> 00:20:53,284
You got it in the water.
Your plant's running.
392
00:20:53,284 --> 00:20:56,491
This is a big moment
for Hunter. I'm really proud.
393
00:20:56,491 --> 00:20:58,939
I really hope that this
thing runs good
394
00:20:58,939 --> 00:21:01,905
because I wanna see him
have some pay off.
395
00:21:01,905 --> 00:21:04,353
The payoff will be
the gold in the box.
396
00:21:04,353 --> 00:21:08,387
If we can end this thing good,
and end this thing positive,
397
00:21:08,387 --> 00:21:10,698
and come out of this
with the gold that we need,
398
00:21:10,698 --> 00:21:13,525
then, you know what,
this is gonna be a win.
399
00:21:13,525 --> 00:21:16,077
Throw some dirt in it.
We'll see it go.
400
00:21:16,077 --> 00:21:18,043
I wanna see
some dirt go through it.
401
00:21:19,594 --> 00:21:21,043
Let's go, baby!
402
00:21:26,318 --> 00:21:29,008
First bucket of dirt
for the Black Pearl,
right here.
403
00:21:29,905 --> 00:21:33,560
- All right, first bucket!
- First bucket!
404
00:21:36,043 --> 00:21:38,732
First bucket
of dirt, yeah!
405
00:21:40,284 --> 00:21:40,974
Nice.
406
00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:45,146
So far it looks good.
407
00:21:45,146 --> 00:21:46,629
I'm not feeding it
slow either.
408
00:21:46,629 --> 00:21:49,146
I'm just throwing it
through here.
409
00:21:49,146 --> 00:21:52,111
This plant won't be able
to catch bigger nuggets
than the Holy Roller.
410
00:21:52,111 --> 00:21:55,491
The Holy Roller was built
for a Rocky train in Colorado.
411
00:21:55,491 --> 00:21:57,422
The Black Pearl's built
for, you know,
412
00:21:57,422 --> 00:21:58,560
the stuff up here
in Nome.
413
00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:00,422
Different material,
it has a lot of clay in it.
414
00:22:00,422 --> 00:22:02,870
The Black Pearl has all kinds
of stuff welded inside
415
00:22:02,870 --> 00:22:04,732
basically to break
the material up.
416
00:22:04,732 --> 00:22:06,732
It is two different styles.
417
00:22:06,732 --> 00:22:09,146
It's official,
it's game on.
418
00:22:09,146 --> 00:22:12,008
- How about we
get our plant running?
- All right, let's go.
419
00:22:12,008 --> 00:22:15,629
We're running out of daylight,
and we're gonna fire back up.
420
00:22:15,629 --> 00:22:17,353
Let's go run some
dirt right now.
421
00:22:17,353 --> 00:22:20,422
We stopped down to watch
the Black Pearl run,
422
00:22:20,422 --> 00:22:22,836
now we've gotta
get the Holy Roller
running as well.
423
00:22:24,974 --> 00:22:27,215
- Everybody clear?
- Yep.
424
00:22:30,629 --> 00:22:32,836
- Ready to go?
- Yeah, bring up
the water.
425
00:22:43,663 --> 00:22:45,043
It's gonna be
the first time
426
00:22:45,043 --> 00:22:46,974
both plants are up
and running.
427
00:22:46,974 --> 00:22:49,560
We're running double
the dirt right now
428
00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:53,836
because this could actually
get us to 1,000 ounces.
429
00:23:00,043 --> 00:23:01,836
With both plants
capable of running
430
00:23:01,836 --> 00:23:04,456
at least 300 yards
of pay per hour,
431
00:23:04,456 --> 00:23:07,974
the Hoffmans are now
processing twice as much dirt,
432
00:23:07,974 --> 00:23:10,249
potentially doubling
their results.
433
00:23:13,008 --> 00:23:16,008
It's a great day.
We're running two plants.
434
00:23:16,008 --> 00:23:17,836
We're running
the miner's drift,
435
00:23:17,836 --> 00:23:19,905
which is we believe
is really good gold.
436
00:23:19,905 --> 00:23:21,180
If it is good gold,
437
00:23:21,180 --> 00:23:23,629
hopefully we can
catch up on our goal.
438
00:23:23,629 --> 00:23:25,663
We're not gonna reach it
without both plants.
439
00:23:44,801 --> 00:23:45,974
That's money.
440
00:24:10,491 --> 00:24:12,422
Okay, I'm gonna do
my last scoop. Just stand by.
441
00:24:13,077 --> 00:24:14,008
Get it full, baby.
442
00:24:15,043 --> 00:24:17,353
So, we ran
for the first time.
443
00:24:17,353 --> 00:24:18,491
We got a couple hours in.
444
00:24:19,974 --> 00:24:21,836
I've been running this
thing pretty hard.
445
00:24:21,836 --> 00:24:23,905
So, we're getting some
good dirt to the plant.
446
00:24:23,905 --> 00:24:27,146
Everything looks really good,
like, the thing's spinning consistently.
447
00:24:27,146 --> 00:24:28,387
The sluice box
is working good.
448
00:24:28,387 --> 00:24:29,974
The tailings are
coming out clean.
449
00:24:29,974 --> 00:24:32,456
But, this plant, it hasn't
ran in seven years,
450
00:24:32,456 --> 00:24:34,353
so I want to make sure
everything's dialed in,
451
00:24:34,353 --> 00:24:36,525
and actually catch gold
before it gets dark, so...
452
00:24:36,525 --> 00:24:38,525
I'm hoping we get to see
a little bit of gold tonight,
453
00:24:41,146 --> 00:24:42,456
um, we'll be ready
to shut down.
454
00:24:44,318 --> 00:24:45,594
I'm on the bypass.
455
00:24:52,043 --> 00:24:53,284
Dial the pump
all the way down.
456
00:24:59,594 --> 00:25:01,801
Yeah, we're good up here.
You can kill it whenever.
457
00:25:04,456 --> 00:25:05,939
We're gonna catch
these big nuggets.
458
00:25:08,387 --> 00:25:10,870
How's the barge
looking, fellas?
459
00:25:10,870 --> 00:25:13,008
It's like we've got a little
bow in the riffles there,
460
00:25:13,008 --> 00:25:14,939
but, like, none
of its packing.
461
00:25:14,939 --> 00:25:17,284
Oh, none of these are packed.
That's good.
462
00:25:17,284 --> 00:25:18,939
Here you go.
Here's some gold.
463
00:25:20,249 --> 00:25:22,008
Right there.
464
00:25:22,008 --> 00:25:22,698
Oh, yeah.
465
00:25:23,974 --> 00:25:26,318
- Oh, look at that.
Look at that!
- Oh, whoa.
466
00:25:27,043 --> 00:25:28,939
Red to it.
467
00:25:28,939 --> 00:25:31,111
Look at that little patch
of gold right there.
468
00:25:31,111 --> 00:25:33,077
- Dude, that's money.
- It's working.
469
00:25:34,318 --> 00:25:35,905
Working, yeah.
470
00:25:35,905 --> 00:25:38,560
- That's money
in the bank.
- Whoo!
471
00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,146
We already got gold
in the nets.
472
00:25:40,146 --> 00:25:42,594
How many guys can say
they already did that?
473
00:25:42,594 --> 00:25:45,043
- Whoo-hoo-hoo!
- Yeah, yeah.
474
00:25:45,043 --> 00:25:47,180
It is exciting just
because it has potential.
475
00:25:47,180 --> 00:25:49,698
But we started way behind.
476
00:25:49,698 --> 00:25:51,456
We've gotta run more yardage.
477
00:25:51,456 --> 00:25:54,387
So tomorrow we're
gonna get up
478
00:25:54,387 --> 00:25:56,353
and we're gonna run all day
and we're gonna get out there.
479
00:25:56,353 --> 00:25:58,422
- We'll do it.
- We're just
gonna run it, baby.
480
00:25:58,422 --> 00:26:00,043
All this hard work,
481
00:26:00,043 --> 00:26:01,525
now it's time
for full speed ahead.
482
00:26:01,525 --> 00:26:02,870
- Whoo.
- It's game on, now.
483
00:26:02,870 --> 00:26:05,077
Game on, baby.
Whoo-hoo-hoo, yes!
484
00:26:06,111 --> 00:26:07,456
All the hard
work's paying off.
485
00:26:23,284 --> 00:26:26,525
Absolutely a great day.
Oh, my gosh.
486
00:26:26,525 --> 00:26:28,939
Firing the trommel.
Everybody clear.
487
00:26:28,939 --> 00:26:30,801
Let's go here.
488
00:26:37,698 --> 00:26:39,318
All right, fellas, clear!
489
00:26:48,008 --> 00:26:49,043
I think it looks good.
490
00:26:50,525 --> 00:26:53,767
- You wanna
go get on the pump?
- Yeah, I'll go get the pump.
491
00:26:53,767 --> 00:26:55,974
Yesterday was our
first run for the Black Pearl.
492
00:26:57,318 --> 00:26:58,456
You know, she's
a proven plant.
493
00:26:58,456 --> 00:26:59,767
She's gotten a lot of gold
in her day,
494
00:26:59,767 --> 00:27:01,836
and I think that she's
in the service
for all this season,
495
00:27:01,836 --> 00:27:03,491
so hopefully by the end
of the day
496
00:27:03,491 --> 00:27:05,318
we'll try to get some
more gold. We need it.
497
00:27:05,318 --> 00:27:09,491
Andy found this miner's drift,
which usually is a good
sign if there's gold.
498
00:27:09,491 --> 00:27:10,698
Hey, Hunter, you got a
499
00:27:11,870 --> 00:27:12,732
Yeah, go for it.
500
00:27:13,387 --> 00:27:15,111
- Fire!
- Fire it.
501
00:27:33,491 --> 00:27:35,249
So, we fired it up.
Everything looks good.
502
00:27:35,249 --> 00:27:36,215
It's spinning good.
503
00:27:36,215 --> 00:27:38,111
Everything's tracking
on the rollers nice.
504
00:27:38,111 --> 00:27:39,629
So we're gonna run some pay.
505
00:27:41,491 --> 00:27:43,801
Tell me when you see rock
coming out the end, Sparky.
506
00:27:43,801 --> 00:27:45,077
Ten-four, I gotcha.
507
00:27:48,422 --> 00:27:50,180
Yeah, we've got tailings
coming out.
508
00:27:55,422 --> 00:27:57,594
Hey, what's going on
over here?
509
00:27:57,594 --> 00:28:00,767
Sparky, the trommel's
not spinning well.
510
00:28:05,905 --> 00:28:07,353
What's going on?
511
00:28:08,318 --> 00:28:09,560
Sparky?
512
00:28:10,629 --> 00:28:11,698
You've gotta talk to me.
513
00:28:11,698 --> 00:28:13,732
There's water
gushing out of the pan.
514
00:28:15,698 --> 00:28:17,111
All right, I'm not feeding
this anymore
515
00:28:17,111 --> 00:28:19,318
until we figure out
gets done.
516
00:28:19,318 --> 00:28:21,767
- That's for sure
jammed up.
- Yeah.
517
00:28:21,767 --> 00:28:24,146
I think it was just
clogged when we got the plant.
518
00:28:24,146 --> 00:28:25,629
The Black Pearl's
unique setup
519
00:28:25,629 --> 00:28:29,939
uses a pan underneath
the trommel to catch
excess material.
520
00:28:29,939 --> 00:28:32,180
A hose connected
to the catch pan
521
00:28:32,180 --> 00:28:33,732
sends water through a pipe
522
00:28:33,732 --> 00:28:36,353
blowing the material
out of the sluice box.
523
00:28:36,353 --> 00:28:39,043
But a buildup of material
can clog the pan,
524
00:28:39,043 --> 00:28:41,249
leaving water
with no place to run.
525
00:28:41,249 --> 00:28:44,215
What's the situation
on that thing?
526
00:28:46,008 --> 00:28:47,939
It hasn't ran in seven years.
It's in that catch pan.
527
00:28:47,939 --> 00:28:50,146
It's all jammed,
so that's what's going on.
528
00:28:50,905 --> 00:28:51,560
Fix it.
529
00:28:53,767 --> 00:28:55,318
We're gonna have
to literally torch it open,
530
00:28:56,249 --> 00:28:59,043
clear it, and build it
back together.
531
00:28:59,043 --> 00:29:00,663
We'll shut it down.
Shut the pump off.
532
00:29:00,663 --> 00:29:04,146
- Let's get your truck up there
and let's try to unclog that.
- All right.
533
00:29:04,146 --> 00:29:05,663
They're losing money
because of us, so...
534
00:29:08,629 --> 00:29:10,456
The Black Pearl
went down.
535
00:29:10,456 --> 00:29:13,525
Me and Andy are actually
kind of freaking out
about this right now
536
00:29:13,525 --> 00:29:17,318
because this is not
just bad for them,
it's for the whole team.
537
00:29:17,318 --> 00:29:19,456
At this point in the game,
we need wins.
538
00:29:19,456 --> 00:29:21,456
We don't need losses
on this whole thing.
539
00:29:21,456 --> 00:29:23,767
And so far, it's not good.
540
00:29:23,767 --> 00:29:26,732
Now we just have one plant
running new material
541
00:29:26,732 --> 00:29:28,491
and that's nerve-racking.
542
00:29:28,491 --> 00:29:30,249
All right,
it's the last bucket.
543
00:29:30,249 --> 00:29:33,043
We're gonna pull the mats
and we're gonna see
what we've got.
544
00:29:33,043 --> 00:29:35,353
If the gold isn't as good
as we think it is,
545
00:29:35,353 --> 00:29:37,043
it's gonna be bad.
It's gonna cost us.
546
00:29:37,732 --> 00:29:38,974
Bypass off!
547
00:29:38,974 --> 00:29:40,491
Are we good
to shut the trommel off?
548
00:29:41,422 --> 00:29:42,594
The trommel's down.
549
00:29:44,284 --> 00:29:47,077
Generator's off.
Trommel's down.
550
00:29:47,077 --> 00:29:48,594
Let's see what we've
got cooking down here.
551
00:29:50,594 --> 00:29:53,939
We're ready to do this
miner's drift mat clean up.
552
00:29:53,939 --> 00:29:56,974
Hopefully we're gonna have
a hell of a pay day here.
553
00:29:56,974 --> 00:30:00,870
These old timers wouldn't be
digging this type of a drift
554
00:30:00,870 --> 00:30:03,077
if it wasn't rich.
555
00:30:03,077 --> 00:30:06,180
So I think we're in
for something very, very good,
556
00:30:06,180 --> 00:30:08,318
but, you know what,
you never know
557
00:30:08,318 --> 00:30:12,353
until you run the dirt and you
do your clean-up and find out.
558
00:30:12,353 --> 00:30:15,974
And hopefully, at the end
of the day, we'll be ahead.
559
00:30:22,146 --> 00:30:24,146
Okay, have you got a flathead?
560
00:30:24,146 --> 00:30:25,318
Why don't you try
to pull that hose off
561
00:30:25,318 --> 00:30:26,801
and we can try to see
what's going on?
562
00:30:26,801 --> 00:30:28,387
Yeah, we'll see
what's going on.
563
00:30:28,387 --> 00:30:29,353
There's a catch pan
564
00:30:29,353 --> 00:30:31,629
that we planned
on digging out originally,
565
00:30:31,629 --> 00:30:34,284
but we must have
forgot about it.
566
00:30:34,284 --> 00:30:36,215
During the Black Pearl's assembly,
567
00:30:36,215 --> 00:30:37,870
the team neglected
to clean out
568
00:30:37,870 --> 00:30:39,629
the plant's lower catch pan
569
00:30:39,629 --> 00:30:41,801
while it was easily accessible.
570
00:30:41,801 --> 00:30:43,491
So, we're gonna have
to torch it open,
571
00:30:43,491 --> 00:30:46,870
shovel everything out, um,
because there's a big jam-up
572
00:30:46,870 --> 00:30:49,008
and we have water
spilling out.
573
00:30:49,008 --> 00:30:50,353
Move it up and down a bit.
574
00:30:52,456 --> 00:30:54,560
Oh, yep.
575
00:30:56,008 --> 00:30:57,767
We've got cut this right off,
right here.
576
00:30:58,939 --> 00:31:01,525
And like we thought,
it's jammed up.
577
00:31:01,525 --> 00:31:02,767
This whole thing's full
of material
578
00:31:02,767 --> 00:31:05,077
and this needs
to have flow.
579
00:31:05,077 --> 00:31:07,456
otherwise it fills up
and starts spewing out, so...
580
00:31:09,111 --> 00:31:11,836
In order to unclog
the Black Pearl's catch pan
581
00:31:11,836 --> 00:31:13,560
and restore its water flow,
582
00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,905
Hunter and Sparky
have to cut it open
from the bottom.
583
00:31:16,905 --> 00:31:18,525
I just wanna, like, save this.
584
00:31:18,525 --> 00:31:21,180
Otherwise, we gotta, I mean,
just remake another one.
585
00:31:21,180 --> 00:31:23,111
What do you think about
cutting it like this?
586
00:31:23,111 --> 00:31:25,008
- Is that cool?
- Yeah, that'll work.
587
00:31:26,353 --> 00:31:28,801
Then they can
clear out the build up
of material
588
00:31:28,801 --> 00:31:30,043
and weld it back together.
589
00:31:36,353 --> 00:31:38,560
Yep, there she is, Sparky.
590
00:31:43,491 --> 00:31:45,836
This sucker's
just packed, man.
591
00:31:46,767 --> 00:31:48,008
You've gotta
be kidding me.
592
00:31:51,180 --> 00:31:53,939
Were they sending big rocks
down their sluice box?
I don't understand.
593
00:31:55,525 --> 00:31:56,491
What is that?
594
00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,318
Holy [bleep]. Yeah.
595
00:32:02,318 --> 00:32:05,594
- Oh, my God, there's a whole
bunch of [bleep] steel, bro.
- Yeah.
596
00:32:05,594 --> 00:32:06,629
Yeah, what the heck?
597
00:32:09,939 --> 00:32:13,594
- Well?
- That definitely
wasn't from us.
598
00:32:13,594 --> 00:32:16,318
During the Black
Pearl's seven years
sitting idle,
599
00:32:16,318 --> 00:32:18,974
a lack of upkeep
and exposure to weather
600
00:32:18,974 --> 00:32:21,629
caused metal in the plant
to rust and collect
601
00:32:21,629 --> 00:32:23,456
in the bottom
of the catch pan.
602
00:32:23,456 --> 00:32:25,077
When I first fired it up
I was thinking
603
00:32:25,077 --> 00:32:27,767
this thing might run perfectly
but unfortunately
604
00:32:27,767 --> 00:32:29,215
we're not gonna have gold
in the box tonight.
605
00:32:30,663 --> 00:32:31,491
Hey, guys,
606
00:32:36,663 --> 00:32:38,387
Oh, everything.
607
00:32:42,870 --> 00:32:43,698
Yeah.
608
00:32:49,732 --> 00:32:51,387
Obviously there is a clog
609
00:32:51,387 --> 00:32:53,698
and, uh, just something
that, you know,
610
00:32:53,698 --> 00:32:55,077
wasn't addressed
before fire up.
611
00:32:55,077 --> 00:32:56,456
It should have been
taken care of,
612
00:32:56,456 --> 00:32:58,732
but there's a million things
on this plant that had
to be done,
613
00:32:58,732 --> 00:33:01,456
and, uh, it obviously
just got overlooked.
614
00:33:01,456 --> 00:33:03,043
So, what do you guys need?
615
00:33:03,043 --> 00:33:06,353
This whole thing
clogged up underneath
our whole pipe,
616
00:33:06,353 --> 00:33:07,939
so we had to cut the end off
and dig it out.
617
00:33:08,801 --> 00:33:10,008
You can kind of see
through there,
618
00:33:10,008 --> 00:33:11,594
but it's still got
a bunch of [bleep].
619
00:33:11,594 --> 00:33:13,077
Just a bunch
of crap in there,
620
00:33:13,077 --> 00:33:16,318
probably years and years.
That's a lot of pressure.
621
00:33:16,318 --> 00:33:18,905
So, I would bring that
water truck up here
622
00:33:19,905 --> 00:33:22,008
and that 2-inch hose
and blast it out...
623
00:33:22,008 --> 00:33:24,284
- Really?
- ...with an
and everything.
624
00:33:24,284 --> 00:33:26,146
Just put it on stream
and just shoot it in there.
625
00:33:26,146 --> 00:33:27,905
Okay, let's try to get it
cleared out,
626
00:33:27,905 --> 00:33:31,387
- and then I'm gonna have
to try this thing tomorrow.
- Okay.
627
00:33:32,525 --> 00:33:34,249
This is not, you
know, one issue after another,
628
00:33:34,249 --> 00:33:35,594
but we just don't
have a choice
629
00:33:35,594 --> 00:33:37,732
but to keep working through it
and persevering, so...
630
00:33:42,318 --> 00:33:44,077
If we can't get this
issue resolved,
631
00:33:44,077 --> 00:33:46,801
or if it's more of an issue
than I thought it was,
632
00:33:46,801 --> 00:33:48,284
then, uh, we're screwed.
633
00:33:48,284 --> 00:33:50,939
Hey, um, is it
coming out fine?
634
00:33:53,422 --> 00:33:55,284
Financially,
we're in the hole
635
00:33:55,284 --> 00:33:57,008
and we're not gonna
reach our goal, so...
636
00:33:58,698 --> 00:34:00,456
It's a little bit
of a scary moment.
637
00:34:11,698 --> 00:34:13,560
Sparky, close
your eyes and turn around.
638
00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:15,870
Don't look, buddy.
639
00:34:15,870 --> 00:34:20,180
I just... got you
a little something.
640
00:34:20,180 --> 00:34:22,698
The type of relationship
I have with Sparky
is like a brotherhood.
641
00:34:22,698 --> 00:34:24,491
It's like dudes sent to war
together, or whatever.
642
00:34:24,491 --> 00:34:26,974
You know, you persevere
through really hard
challenges together
643
00:34:26,974 --> 00:34:28,353
you become super close.
644
00:34:28,353 --> 00:34:29,249
Are you read? Turn around.
645
00:34:30,629 --> 00:34:31,767
You know,
you've gotta have fun.
646
00:34:31,767 --> 00:34:33,353
- Here you go, dude.
- No way.
647
00:34:33,353 --> 00:34:34,491
- Here you go.
- What?
648
00:34:34,491 --> 00:34:35,836
I need you playing that baby.
649
00:34:35,836 --> 00:34:38,422
Have we got the key
to success right here?
650
00:34:38,422 --> 00:34:40,767
Dude, the Black Pearl's
going places, brother.
651
00:34:46,249 --> 00:34:49,043
Dude, I love that.
I love this frickin' thing.
652
00:34:49,043 --> 00:34:49,905
See how happy he is?
653
00:34:49,905 --> 00:34:51,353
He's just got a really
good heart.
654
00:34:51,353 --> 00:34:52,491
He's one of my best friends.
655
00:34:52,491 --> 00:34:53,801
You guys gotta be dancing.
656
00:35:02,387 --> 00:35:03,043
Relax.
657
00:35:05,939 --> 00:35:07,318
I can't believe this.
658
00:35:25,284 --> 00:35:28,249
As the Holy Roller
crew begins their day
sifting through dirt
659
00:35:28,249 --> 00:35:30,353
from a newly unearthed
miner's drift...
660
00:35:31,491 --> 00:35:33,663
All right,
third turn the charm.
661
00:35:33,663 --> 00:35:34,974
...Hunter is ready to see
662
00:35:34,974 --> 00:35:37,008
if clearing the Black Pearl's
catch pan
663
00:35:37,008 --> 00:35:40,146
will allow his plant
to finally run at full steam.
664
00:35:41,180 --> 00:35:43,077
This is the metal pole
we just flushed out,
665
00:35:43,077 --> 00:35:46,146
fixed it, welded it,
now it's time to rip it open.
666
00:35:46,146 --> 00:35:48,525
Huh. Only one way to find out
if it works. Let's do it.
667
00:35:50,594 --> 00:35:53,801
We just spent the day
trying to resolve this
water issue.
668
00:35:53,801 --> 00:35:55,663
The pipe that sends
water and material
669
00:35:55,663 --> 00:35:57,215
down the bottom
of the frame,
670
00:35:57,215 --> 00:35:58,560
we got that all clear.
671
00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:01,180
So right now we're gonna
figure out of it works or not.
672
00:36:01,180 --> 00:36:03,905
If it doesn't work, then,
uh, you know,
673
00:36:03,905 --> 00:36:05,629
I don't know what's
gonna happen.
674
00:36:05,629 --> 00:36:07,663
All right, brother, I'm about
to turn the pump. Over.
675
00:36:08,215 --> 00:36:09,180
Go for it.
676
00:36:21,077 --> 00:36:22,456
It's looking good so far, Hunter.
677
00:36:23,801 --> 00:36:27,387
Okay, let's fire the drum,
and run some rock real quick.
678
00:36:41,146 --> 00:36:44,008
- Are you ready, baby?
- Let's hit it, baby.
I'm all eyes.
679
00:36:44,905 --> 00:36:45,939
Well, hit it.
680
00:36:56,215 --> 00:36:57,215
Please, God, work.
681
00:37:03,422 --> 00:37:04,801
So far it looks good, huh?
682
00:37:05,594 --> 00:37:07,594
Yeah, it's looking
really good.
683
00:37:07,594 --> 00:37:10,043
- Go check out the pan.
- I'll come down there.
684
00:37:11,077 --> 00:37:13,008
Yeah, buddy,
it's looking good!
685
00:37:14,732 --> 00:37:17,318
- It looks really good, man.
- I just put a lot in.
686
00:37:19,111 --> 00:37:21,525
I didn't know if that
was gonna work,
but apparently it did.
687
00:37:21,525 --> 00:37:24,077
Hundreds of hours
to get this plant together.
688
00:37:24,077 --> 00:37:26,456
We got it rolling,
we fixed the leaks.
689
00:37:26,456 --> 00:37:28,629
We got this engine
working like a mother.
690
00:37:28,629 --> 00:37:30,629
And I'll tell you what,
I love my mother.
691
00:37:30,629 --> 00:37:32,456
I get nervous, like,
getting too excited.
692
00:37:32,456 --> 00:37:36,318
Like, I wanna be excited,
but I'm, like, we've had
so many issues
693
00:37:36,318 --> 00:37:38,974
that, you know, it makes
me scared to get too eager
if I run some pay,
694
00:37:38,974 --> 00:37:40,767
but I think it might
actually be ready.
695
00:37:40,767 --> 00:37:43,284
Yeah, now we're
having fun, baby.
696
00:37:43,836 --> 00:37:45,491
We're having fun.
697
00:37:45,491 --> 00:37:47,318
This evening we're gonna
run some pay.
698
00:37:48,249 --> 00:37:49,422
Oh, my gosh.
699
00:38:23,491 --> 00:38:26,836
Hey, glad you guys
are here this week.
700
00:38:26,836 --> 00:38:29,146
I know you had a setback
on the Black Pearl.
701
00:38:29,146 --> 00:38:30,836
Did you get it fixed yet?
702
00:38:30,836 --> 00:38:33,456
We haven't ran
enough yards to do
a full boxful,
703
00:38:33,456 --> 00:38:34,974
but everything's
spinning properly.
704
00:38:34,974 --> 00:38:36,456
Everything looks like
it's aligned right.
705
00:38:36,456 --> 00:38:37,698
There are no leaks.
706
00:38:37,698 --> 00:38:40,801
- So as in next week, we're
gonna have two clean-ups
- Yep.
707
00:38:40,801 --> 00:38:44,525
Very nice. I love seeing
both those plants running.
708
00:38:44,525 --> 00:38:46,905
Two hoes up there
swinging dirt,
709
00:38:46,905 --> 00:38:48,905
y'all running around there
hauling tailings.
710
00:38:48,905 --> 00:38:50,491
- That was pretty sweet.
- Yeah.
711
00:38:50,491 --> 00:38:51,767
She's ready to rev, so...
712
00:38:51,767 --> 00:38:53,284
When I came and helped
you guys,
713
00:38:53,284 --> 00:38:56,422
I didn't realize
how much you'd done
and how much you had to do.
714
00:38:56,422 --> 00:38:58,767
So, I'm really proud
of what you guys achieved.
715
00:38:58,767 --> 00:39:00,215
You should be proud
of yourselves.
716
00:39:00,215 --> 00:39:02,387
Your list
was so stinking long,
717
00:39:02,387 --> 00:39:05,905
- I'm impressed that
it's sitting up there.
- That's awesome.
718
00:39:05,905 --> 00:39:08,629
Because of that, we are
going to have a chance
719
00:39:08,629 --> 00:39:10,077
to come back
and hit our goals.
720
00:39:10,077 --> 00:39:11,663
This whole thing has
taught me a lot about
721
00:39:11,663 --> 00:39:14,456
pushing through, persevering
and sticking with it.
722
00:39:14,456 --> 00:39:16,732
Now we're having fun, baby.
723
00:39:16,732 --> 00:39:19,801
I'm glad because we're behind.
We could use some help.
724
00:39:21,870 --> 00:39:24,732
- That actually looks heavier.
- Yeah, it does.
725
00:39:24,732 --> 00:39:26,974
It looks like a 10-lb baby.
726
00:39:26,974 --> 00:39:30,043
We're running the miner's
drift and that ancient
river channel,
727
00:39:30,043 --> 00:39:32,008
which we believe
is really good gold,
728
00:39:32,008 --> 00:39:35,905
but you never know until
you do your clean-up
and find out.
729
00:39:35,905 --> 00:39:37,215
Where are we at right now?
730
00:39:37,215 --> 00:39:38,836
We're at 200 ounces
right now.
731
00:39:39,525 --> 00:39:41,594
We need
100 ounces a week.
732
00:39:41,594 --> 00:39:44,560
- Okay, Dad, pour it.
- All right. Here we go.
733
00:39:47,146 --> 00:39:49,801
Oh, that's chunky.
Look at the nuggets in there.
734
00:39:51,939 --> 00:39:54,905
Forty-five, 50, 55, 60.
735
00:39:58,318 --> 00:39:59,801
Are you gonna get
to the doors of 80?
736
00:40:00,215 --> 00:40:01,215
Seventy.
737
00:40:01,663 --> 00:40:02,870
Seventy-five...
738
00:40:03,353 --> 00:40:04,043
Eighty...
739
00:40:05,836 --> 00:40:07,180
Eight-five.
740
00:40:09,974 --> 00:40:14,801
About another 140
is $45,000.
741
00:40:14,801 --> 00:40:16,939
- Now we're heading there.
- That's awesome.
742
00:40:16,939 --> 00:40:19,111
- Pretty close.
- We're getting there.
743
00:40:19,111 --> 00:40:23,491
This weigh-in for the miner's
drift is super-promising.
744
00:40:23,491 --> 00:40:27,525
Especially when you consider
that half of that pay dirt
745
00:40:27,525 --> 00:40:31,629
is just sitting right
by the Black Pearl
ready to be ran.
746
00:40:31,629 --> 00:40:35,560
If we could run that pay dirt
in two plants,
747
00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:38,525
that's gonna be big
for hitting our goal.
748
00:40:38,525 --> 00:40:40,456
The Holy Roller's
fifth-week clean-up
749
00:40:40,456 --> 00:40:42,836
and first run
of the miner's drift dirt
750
00:40:42,836 --> 00:40:45,456
brings in a little over
85 ounces,
751
00:40:45,456 --> 00:40:48,491
marking their biggest
clean-out so far this season
752
00:40:48,491 --> 00:40:52,801
taking the Hoffman team's
running total up to 284 ounces
753
00:40:52,801 --> 00:40:56,180
which means they need
just over 700 more ounces
754
00:40:56,180 --> 00:40:58,318
to hit their season goal.
755
00:40:58,318 --> 00:40:59,491
We're back up a little bit.
756
00:40:59,491 --> 00:41:02,353
We're still needing
102 ounces per week.
757
00:41:02,353 --> 00:41:03,870
One really good goal,
758
00:41:03,870 --> 00:41:07,284
but hopefully you guys fill
in the gap.
759
00:41:07,284 --> 00:41:10,939
- We're gonna finally make our
weekly average.
- Yeah.
760
00:41:10,939 --> 00:41:14,111
No kidding, we need to get
a week with our average
going here
761
00:41:14,111 --> 00:41:17,939
because we're actually,
we're treading water.
762
00:41:17,939 --> 00:41:19,836
Let's get gold in the box,
know what I mean?
763
00:41:20,387 --> 00:41:21,180
Let's go to work.
61208
Can't find what you're looking for?
Get subtitles in any language from opensubtitles.com, and translate them here.