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I'm just driving up against it.
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At Paradise Hill,
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King of the Klondike, Tony Beets
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is battling to save
his chaotic season.
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His constantly changing plans
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have banked
less than 500 ounces,
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well-short
of his 6,000 ounce gold.
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Tony is now focused
on mining Paradise Hill,
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and his main money maker,
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the 40-foot long trommel
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is his only hope
of saving his season.
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But he still has to finish
assembling the plant
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before it can start
catching gold.
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There's no place like Paradise.
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Nice weather trap.
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It'll be interesting
when we get to the top,
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see what everything looks like.
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I hope they realize just, like,
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through our absence,
how much we did on site.
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Yeah.
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At the start of the season...
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Tony's eldest son,
Kevin and partner Faith
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dropped a bombshell.
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We've been thinking
that perhaps this year,
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we might take it off.
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Without chief mechanic, Kevin.
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Tony struggled for months
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to get his trammel reassembled.
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And last week,
daughter Monica took action.
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What's up?
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I figured you guys
might wanna come up
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just to help out.
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Do you think it's gonna be show?
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I'm a little worried
about how things may be.
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Yeah.
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Me and Tony have to figure out
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how we can both play
in the sandbox
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without getting
in each other's way.
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- Hello there.
- Hi, strangers.
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Look at you all clean
in your town clothes.
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Right?
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No. Someone gave
a desperate cry for help.
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Desperate cry for help.
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It looks close
until you stand right here.
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I think your gearbox
is too high on the front.
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You got the ring
replaced, it looks like.
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I think at least a week,
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assuming nothing goes sideways.
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Si. Si.
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It was a little surprising to me
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that Kevin and Faith
agreed to come back up,
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but I'm glad they did.
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But I think Tony's got a hard
time giving up the control.
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He's a micro manager.
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Look at that.
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You're late.
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- Good to see you.
- Same. Same.
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- Got one.
- Good luck.
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How you been? What's happening?
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What's going down?
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Why ain't it set up yet?
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There's a lot
of assembling to do here.
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If we can get on that, you can
keep everyone away from me.
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That'd be pretty excellent.
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Trust me. It's not hard.
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We got so much
that needs to get done.
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Well, let's get
to doing some of it, I guess.
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Well, it was good
seeing you all.
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Same.
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Mixed feelings coming back.
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I expected the trommel
to be further along.
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I think it's been
almost 10 months
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since the trommel has run,
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and it's very frustrating
with Tony.
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I don't think he quite realized
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how much of that
me and Faith took on.
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So far,
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Tony and Mike have replaced
the trommel's broken drive ring
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and moved the wash plant
onto a new pad.
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Now, Kevin and his crew must
bring in the sluice deck.
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Attach it to the trommel
with a distribution box.
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Then, connect the water supply,
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bring in a conveyor,
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and finally, the hopper feeder.
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And the kicker,
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Tony wants it all done
by the end of the week.
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Kevin's first task,
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hauling the gold
catching sluice deck.
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Forward a bit.
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Keep going, keep going,
keep going, keep going.
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No, I think that went well.
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So you have to back up a bit
and we'll swing her over.
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Next, Kevin
will install the conveyor
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that feeds pay dirt
into the trommel.
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So we have our excavator
on the back end.
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We have our crane
on the front end.
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We're about to lift
the conveyor in.
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We're gonna have
to walk forward slowly.
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Yup, that's good.
That's far enough.
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To bolt the conveyor in,
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Kevin must line it up
with pinpoint accuracy.
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Okay.
Just a hair more, like a foot.
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Okay. Bring it back this way.
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How the
that's supposed to line up.
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Just not lying up as a around
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we don't really need right now.
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Okay, just hit the pipe again,
let's see what that does.
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A little bit of a close start.
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So that's hasn't changed.
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Like most of the stuff here,
I can already hear Tony...
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The issue is that's bent
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when these holes line up,
these don't line up.
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The only holes that this thing
even remotely lines into
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is the angle piece
in the middle.
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But then, these are about
a foot too far back.
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I had them in.
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But they didn't
line up back here.
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That don't work. Okay. New plan.
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So we'll slide them in there
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and then I'll play welder.
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The conveyor can feed
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350 yards of dirt an hour
into the trommel,
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but the struts
that support the conveyor
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are bent and won't line up.
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To fix them,
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Kevin will cut the struts
from their crossbeams
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and pull them into alignment
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before welding
the crossbeams back
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to lock everything in place.
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It is incredibly too hot
for this.
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Hot metal bull.
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Got that.
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All right. Len, we're gonna
pit them in the first two.
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All right.
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And then I'm gonna get out
the welder
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and the torch
and make the rest fit.
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Nice, like a glove.
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Perfect.
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And we're happy right there.
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Let's leave it here
and go on to the next one.
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- All right. Sounds good.
- Okay. Lead on.
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This plant got built
for this property
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by one of the owners
many years ago
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and it's one of the biggest
wash plants
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ever ran in the Yukon, actually.
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It's a beast.
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I bet there's a bunch of gold
hidden in this plant somewhere.
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I might need to cut it apart.
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But for now,
that'll have to wait.
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I mean, there's a mountain
of work to do.
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In the heart of the Yukon,
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Parker Schnabel
is in uncharted territory.
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Having three different projects
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going at once is just brutal.
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You know, we're like
halfway through the season,
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we're sitting on
like just over 2,200 ounces.
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I knew it was gonna be
a rough year
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financially at least,
but, you know,
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there's just so much change
and so much going on.
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But we'll get there.
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After gambling
$15 million on Dominion,
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plus millions more to strip it,
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Parker opened Ken and Stewart's
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to keep the cash coming in.
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When Dominion began sluicing,
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he found himself stretched thin
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and thinner still
when four weeks ago,
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he broke ground
at a third claim,
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Australia Creek.
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We're all spread
all over the place
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and, you know, it really hurts,
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but the clock is ticking
very fast.
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Like, the second half
of the season
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and it's, you know...
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It's a lot.
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Now, down at Ken
and Stewart's...
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We're done here.
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His El Dorado cut is tapped out
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and he's shutting down
the operation.
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It's the last time
Sluicifer will be
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catching gold down
on Ken's for this year.
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Hope to do it again next year.
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Now I have to start
trying to get this stuff
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up to Australia Creek.
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We're at Australia Creek,
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we are trying to get
ready for a wash plant.
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Once we get the pad
all in place and ready,
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we're gonna start bringing up
components from Sluicifer
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and start getting ourselves
ready to just wash rocks.
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Until Sluicifer
moves to Australia Creek,
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Parker's once again
down to just one wash plant
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to bankroll his season.
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We're spread pretty
thin right now.
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We need a nice clean transition
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into Australia Creek and.
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Parker, do you got a copy?
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Yeah. What's up?
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Hey, the berm for
Big Red's resurge just blew.
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Water's flowing out of here
pretty quick.
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I'm gonna need a hand down here.
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The pump's gonna flood.
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All right. I'm on the way.
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Sounds like the dam I put
in yesterday just blew out,
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so that's not good.
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That's a ton of water.
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That is not good.
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When the dam blew out,
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the only place left
for the water to go
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is the sump where our pump is.
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And if we don't get
that pump safe,
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then we're
because that pump is...
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The pump is the only pump
that will run this plant.
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This is not good.
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That's a ton of water.
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This is not good.
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At Dominion
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a burst dam is threatening
to shut down.
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Parker's only
running wash plant.
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Hey, Kay.
Just start hogging material
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and let's rebuild that dam.
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I'm gonna try to cut
a channel here for the water
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to relief out
of where the pump is.
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Right on.
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The water
in Big Red's settling pond
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is held back
by a 50-foot high dam.
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But a failure
on one side of the dam
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has sent thousands
of gallons of water
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flooding into the neighboring
intake pond,
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drowning the pump that sends
water to the plant.
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To save it, Parker will use
an excavator
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to divert the water into a ditch
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away from the intake pond,
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then pack the hole
in the dam with tailings.
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And finally with a dozer,
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reinforce the bank
to stop it happening again.
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This is so sketchy to sit on
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'cause you don't know what's
solid ground and what's not.
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Walk you piece of.
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I relieved it now,
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so it should start coming down.
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All right. We've got
the water level down
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about 6 inches so far,
so that's good.
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With the floodwater
safely diverted,
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Parker must now rebuild
the dam to plug the hole.
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We're gonna start
round two of chaos
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if we're not really careful.
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You can still see a gap
right where my bucket is,
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it's actually
where the failure happened
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that caused this.
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It's just like
a little cavern down there.
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The only way I know
how to solve problems
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is just by force and volume.
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So, we're just gonna shove
a bunch of dirt in there
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and try to see if it'll stop.
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Yeah. So, Parker's
down there in the 450
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and, I'm up here just trying
to get our berm repaired.
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We'll fine-tune and pack it in,
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make sure it's all done right
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00:15:59,767 --> 00:16:01,567
so we don't have
this problem again.
260
00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:06,042
When you're up against
a Virgin Bank like this
261
00:16:06,066 --> 00:16:09,142
and it's... The gravel thaw's
way faster than the mud
262
00:16:09,166 --> 00:16:11,242
but it gives routes
for the water
263
00:16:11,266 --> 00:16:14,867
to go underneath the mud.
264
00:16:16,266 --> 00:16:18,734
I just wanna really seal
that up good.
265
00:16:20,266 --> 00:16:22,743
All right.
Well, that should solve that.
266
00:16:22,767 --> 00:16:24,843
Now, it's just a matter
267
00:16:24,867 --> 00:16:27,567
of Kayden shoving the rest
of the dirt in there and...
268
00:16:31,266 --> 00:16:33,767
That's super sketchy
right there.
269
00:16:44,166 --> 00:16:47,443
Um, don't take this as a lack
of confidence in you,
270
00:16:47,467 --> 00:16:49,776
but I wanna do this
in case something goes wrong.
271
00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,543
It has nothing to do with you.
272
00:16:51,567 --> 00:16:52,843
It's really sketchy.
273
00:16:52,867 --> 00:16:56,533
- I don't want you to get hurt.
- Sounds good.
274
00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,576
I didn't really want
Kayden up here
275
00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:11,643
'cause he doesn't have
a lot of time in dozers.
276
00:17:11,667 --> 00:17:14,876
And if something bad happens,
there's not much you can do
277
00:17:14,900 --> 00:17:17,643
in a dozer to save yourself.
278
00:17:17,667 --> 00:17:20,543
Who wants to see
somebody get hurt?
279
00:17:20,567 --> 00:17:24,767
So, now I'm gonna try to go
a bit wider if I can
280
00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:33,242
which sketches me out a bit
281
00:17:33,266 --> 00:17:36,634
because I'm right on the edge.
282
00:17:37,467 --> 00:17:40,376
To widen the dam, Parker tiptoes
283
00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,376
his 63-ton D10 dozer
284
00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,767
along the brink
of a steep 50-foot drop.
285
00:17:48,100 --> 00:17:51,634
That's super sketchy right there.
286
00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,734
I'm gonna end up upside down
in this pond...
287
00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:10,834
All right. Well
288
00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,543
we made it a good 10 feet wider,
289
00:18:18,567 --> 00:18:20,276
packed the out of it.
290
00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:22,343
See if that works.
291
00:18:22,367 --> 00:18:25,042
Ninety minutes
after the dam burst,
292
00:18:25,066 --> 00:18:27,443
Parker's completed repairs.
293
00:18:27,467 --> 00:18:31,076
The pump is safe and Big Red
hasn't missed a beat.
294
00:18:31,100 --> 00:18:33,142
If Kayden hadn't caught it,
295
00:18:33,166 --> 00:18:35,543
that pump
would be underwater by now
296
00:18:35,567 --> 00:18:38,242
and we would be shut down.
297
00:18:38,266 --> 00:18:40,266
Hey, Kayden,
nice job spotting that.
298
00:18:40,867 --> 00:18:41,744
Yeah.
299
00:18:41,768 --> 00:18:45,142
It was a pretty,
hectic couple of hours
300
00:18:45,166 --> 00:18:47,376
but, it looks like
we got it all wrapped up
301
00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,767
and everything's fixed
and good to go.
302
00:18:50,667 --> 00:18:53,042
We've raised the dam up
303
00:18:53,066 --> 00:18:56,443
and tried to kind
of reinforce things.
304
00:18:56,467 --> 00:18:58,843
I've done as best as I can.
305
00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:00,543
These are definitely
not headaches that we need,
306
00:19:00,567 --> 00:19:04,800
but hopefully,
hopefully that's it.
307
00:19:24,166 --> 00:19:26,242
There's the boss man.
308
00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:28,443
What's up,
you bunch of champions?
309
00:19:28,467 --> 00:19:30,176
You guys ready for something
different or what?
310
00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:31,242
Yeah.
311
00:19:31,266 --> 00:19:32,443
I see we're moving
out of the bench cut today.
312
00:19:32,467 --> 00:19:33,876
So, I think we've got like what,
313
00:19:33,900 --> 00:19:36,443
maybe two more loads of rock
haul up there for the road?
314
00:19:36,467 --> 00:19:38,543
I'll smooth that out and then
we'll just start hauling.
315
00:19:38,567 --> 00:19:40,543
I mean, you guys know
what to do.
316
00:19:40,567 --> 00:19:41,876
I think we're all set.
Should we hit it?
317
00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:42,844
- Let's do it.
- Yeah.
318
00:19:42,868 --> 00:19:44,166
- Let's hit it hard.
- All right.
319
00:19:49,567 --> 00:19:52,476
100 miles east of the Klondike,
320
00:19:52,500 --> 00:19:55,443
Rick Ness is struggling
to get his season
321
00:19:55,467 --> 00:19:56,976
out of first gear,
322
00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,934
having mined just a quarter
of his 1,000 ounce target.
323
00:20:04,667 --> 00:20:06,376
There's no doubt
that this year is do-or-die
324
00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,142
after taking a year off.
325
00:20:08,166 --> 00:20:11,076
The biggest trip
has been pretty marginal.
326
00:20:11,100 --> 00:20:12,176
I've been doing everything
327
00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,242
as economically
and tightly as I can.
328
00:20:14,266 --> 00:20:16,142
I've already got three-quarters
of a million dollars
329
00:20:16,166 --> 00:20:17,643
invested just in running costs.
330
00:20:17,667 --> 00:20:18,943
And we're sure
331
00:20:18,967 --> 00:20:20,242
don't have a three-quarters of
a million dollars of gold yet.
332
00:20:20,266 --> 00:20:22,676
To get his comeback
season on track,
333
00:20:22,700 --> 00:20:26,543
Rick is leaving the lean
Bacon Strip behind
334
00:20:26,567 --> 00:20:29,976
and is going all in
on the bench cut.
335
00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,142
I really expect the gold
for this to be a lot better.
336
00:20:32,166 --> 00:20:33,976
I don't know. It's gonna be
spotty I guess maybe.
337
00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,176
But, you know, hopefully
in the long run it pays off.
338
00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,543
And judging by the records
of the previous miners,
339
00:20:38,567 --> 00:20:40,976
you know, it should pay out,
you know, really double
340
00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,042
what we've been getting out
of Bacon Strip.
341
00:20:43,066 --> 00:20:44,976
But I don't have a road
over to it... To it yet.
342
00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,343
So, that's what I'm working
on right now.
343
00:20:47,367 --> 00:20:48,643
If I don't get this road
done in time,
344
00:20:48,667 --> 00:20:50,443
then we're gonna be sitting
without running the plant
345
00:20:50,467 --> 00:20:51,643
and that's just not acceptable
346
00:20:51,667 --> 00:20:53,543
because I can't afford
any downtime this year.
347
00:20:53,567 --> 00:20:55,042
That's, not the way
348
00:20:55,066 --> 00:20:56,567
we're gonna hit
1,000 ounce goal.
349
00:21:06,066 --> 00:21:08,543
Rick's crew now at full force,
350
00:21:08,567 --> 00:21:11,576
Buzz Iago loads tailings
for new recruits,
351
00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,066
Ryan Kent and Bailey Carten,
352
00:21:14,467 --> 00:21:15,843
to lay for the road.
353
00:21:15,867 --> 00:21:18,776
Yeah. So, we're trying to get
this done as quick as we can.
354
00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:20,676
You know, Rick told me
if we hit the...
355
00:21:20,700 --> 00:21:22,643
Reach the 1,000 ounce goal,
356
00:21:22,667 --> 00:21:25,343
I'll get a pretty good bonus
at the end of this season.
357
00:21:25,367 --> 00:21:28,643
So if I get that, I can,
start building on my property
358
00:21:28,667 --> 00:21:30,634
and build a nice house
for myself.
359
00:21:33,567 --> 00:21:34,876
As of now,
360
00:21:34,900 --> 00:21:36,543
I've been here
for about a week now
361
00:21:36,567 --> 00:21:39,233
and it seems that everything's
going pretty smooth.
362
00:21:40,300 --> 00:21:42,343
It's important to me
to make sure that Rick
363
00:21:42,367 --> 00:21:43,543
gets that box full of gold.
364
00:21:43,567 --> 00:21:45,042
I take a huge risk
coming up here
365
00:21:45,066 --> 00:21:46,242
and not making any money
366
00:21:46,266 --> 00:21:48,576
and leaving my wife
and my daughter,
367
00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,367
so it's a big risk.
368
00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:52,634
Yeah, go ahead.
369
00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:02,243
Yeah, man.
370
00:22:02,267 --> 00:22:03,943
I'm not just here
to turn a wrench.
371
00:22:03,967 --> 00:22:06,743
I'll do anything
you guys need me to.
372
00:22:06,767 --> 00:22:08,476
I'll try to get this road
taken care of
373
00:22:08,500 --> 00:22:11,433
so we don't lose any time
on getting pay to the plant.
374
00:22:14,467 --> 00:22:16,142
Rick's new bench cut
375
00:22:16,166 --> 00:22:19,142
is isolated 1,500 feet south
376
00:22:19,166 --> 00:22:21,142
from his wash plant, Rocky,
377
00:22:21,166 --> 00:22:23,567
which remains
near the Bacon Strip.
378
00:22:24,266 --> 00:22:26,376
To access the bench,
379
00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,376
Rick's crew
are using compacted tailings
380
00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,543
to build a single track road
381
00:22:31,567 --> 00:22:34,643
that curves
around an old holding pond,
382
00:22:34,667 --> 00:22:37,276
then rises over 100 feet
383
00:22:37,300 --> 00:22:40,967
to reach the gold
rich pay at the bench.
384
00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,643
We should
be getting pretty close.
385
00:22:56,667 --> 00:22:58,242
Maybe a couple more
loads a piece
386
00:22:58,266 --> 00:23:00,166
ought to probably do it.
387
00:23:11,266 --> 00:23:12,734
It should be pretty good.
388
00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,333
Yeah. And now we can go
make some money.
389
00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:23,076
Road complete.
390
00:23:23,100 --> 00:23:24,843
The crew starts stockpiling
391
00:23:24,867 --> 00:23:26,643
the pay dirt next to Rocky
392
00:23:26,667 --> 00:23:28,943
before they can fire up and see
393
00:23:28,967 --> 00:23:30,743
if the bench holds gold
394
00:23:30,767 --> 00:23:33,233
to turn Rick's season around.
395
00:23:34,300 --> 00:23:37,242
Everybody's evidently putting
a bunch of work on this road.
396
00:23:37,266 --> 00:23:40,076
It is pretty much
a highway in my opinion now,
397
00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:43,076
which, should be good for us.
398
00:23:43,100 --> 00:23:45,743
But I almost feel like
I'm jinxing us at this point.
399
00:23:45,767 --> 00:23:48,843
To hit Rick's
1,000 ounce target,
400
00:23:48,867 --> 00:23:50,634
the bench cut needs to deliver
401
00:23:51,066 --> 00:23:53,176
over 70 ounces a week.
402
00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,443
Team's working good together
403
00:23:55,467 --> 00:23:58,142
and everything's working out,
timing wise.
404
00:23:58,166 --> 00:24:00,142
Feels good to be pulling pay
from the bench cut.
405
00:24:00,166 --> 00:24:01,533
I'm excited about it.
406
00:24:13,567 --> 00:24:15,376
I just got an emergency
alert on my phone
407
00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:16,643
saying there's a wildfire threat
408
00:24:16,667 --> 00:24:17,767
located in the Mayo Region.
409
00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:19,976
Residents and workers
in the area
410
00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,943
should be prepared
to evacuate on short notice.
411
00:24:22,967 --> 00:24:25,248
I believe that's right on the
other side of this mountain.
412
00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:30,643
Rick?
413
00:24:30,667 --> 00:24:33,066
Hey, did you just get
an alert on your phone?
414
00:24:33,667 --> 00:24:35,076
Yup.
415
00:24:35,100 --> 00:24:36,976
I'm not gonna worry
about it too much right now,
416
00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:38,843
but I guess if it's
in everybody's head,
417
00:24:38,867 --> 00:24:40,543
we'll just keep it in mind.
418
00:24:40,567 --> 00:24:41,576
- Yeah.
- All right.
419
00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:42,543
All right. Thanks, Buzz.
420
00:24:42,567 --> 00:24:43,377
All right. All right.
421
00:24:43,401 --> 00:24:45,676
In the Yukon territory,
422
00:24:45,700 --> 00:24:49,643
wildfire season runs
from June to August
423
00:24:49,667 --> 00:24:52,643
and can force miners
off their claims.
424
00:24:52,667 --> 00:24:56,142
Canada is experiencing
its worst wildfire season
425
00:24:56,166 --> 00:24:57,643
on record
426
00:24:57,667 --> 00:24:59,643
with tens of thousands of people
427
00:24:59,667 --> 00:25:01,543
being driven out of their homes.
428
00:25:01,567 --> 00:25:03,543
The early warning text message
429
00:25:03,567 --> 00:25:06,976
means Rick and his crew
are on standby to evacuate
430
00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:11,367
if the fire nearby
gets any closer.
431
00:25:13,100 --> 00:25:14,476
Hey, Buzz.
432
00:25:14,500 --> 00:25:17,242
Isn't it just lovely today
that we got everyone out about
433
00:25:17,266 --> 00:25:18,266
and working hard?
434
00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:41,834
It's a little smoky over there.
435
00:25:55,567 --> 00:25:58,000
It's a little smoky over there.
436
00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,567
Must be a big problem going on.
437
00:26:03,166 --> 00:26:04,867
What the.
438
00:26:09,100 --> 00:26:12,142
Ryan.
439
00:26:12,166 --> 00:26:13,876
I don't know what's going on
with the rock truck,
440
00:26:13,900 --> 00:26:15,433
but it's smoking.
441
00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:17,876
The.
442
00:26:17,900 --> 00:26:19,843
Okay. Hey, get it shut off and
get out of the cab real quick.
443
00:26:19,867 --> 00:26:20,943
Let me grab a few tools.
444
00:26:20,967 --> 00:26:22,042
I'll head up that way.
445
00:26:22,066 --> 00:26:23,443
Okay. See you in a second.
446
00:26:23,467 --> 00:26:25,176
At Duncan Creek,
447
00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:28,343
Morgan Lauren's rock truck
has gone up in smoke.
448
00:26:28,367 --> 00:26:29,743
It seems like every single time
449
00:26:29,767 --> 00:26:30,843
we get something going,
450
00:26:30,867 --> 00:26:33,743
something else borderline
catastrophic happens
451
00:26:33,767 --> 00:26:35,743
'cause I'm blocking
the entire road,
452
00:26:35,767 --> 00:26:37,943
which means we can't get pay
on the plant.
453
00:26:37,967 --> 00:26:39,643
So this is just
the last thing we want
454
00:26:39,667 --> 00:26:41,066
with the bench cut right now.
455
00:26:42,767 --> 00:26:46,242
Yeah, 'cause we really
need pay at Rocky right now,
456
00:26:46,266 --> 00:26:48,876
so hopefully Ryan can get
that rock truck fixed.
457
00:26:48,900 --> 00:26:50,242
I don't know
what the heck is going on,
458
00:26:50,266 --> 00:26:53,242
but I smelled something hot
and looked back
459
00:26:53,266 --> 00:26:55,734
and it was smoking
right back here.
460
00:26:57,166 --> 00:26:58,767
Yeah, it smells like fuel.
461
00:27:01,700 --> 00:27:03,142
Yeah. It's wet back there.
462
00:27:03,166 --> 00:27:04,242
So, good chance of fire
right there
463
00:27:04,266 --> 00:27:06,142
with as hot
as that exhaust gets.
464
00:27:06,166 --> 00:27:07,976
So, I don't want you to move it
465
00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,142
because it's just gonna keep
shooting fuel out right now.
466
00:27:10,166 --> 00:27:11,876
I'm gonna get this cover
off really quick.
467
00:27:11,900 --> 00:27:13,142
All right. Watch yourself.
468
00:27:13,166 --> 00:27:14,533
It's going to swing open
your way.
469
00:27:17,467 --> 00:27:18,576
Yup.
470
00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:19,776
It's the injector line.
471
00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:20,711
It wasn't even in.
472
00:27:20,735 --> 00:27:23,176
You got a pump right here
that's shooting fuel
473
00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:24,643
into this injector.
474
00:27:24,667 --> 00:27:27,176
So, I mean, basically with this
thing just hanging right here,
475
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:28,576
all you're doing
is shooting fuel
476
00:27:28,600 --> 00:27:30,643
on the outside
of this exhaust pipe.
477
00:27:30,667 --> 00:27:31,676
It's probably
getting knocked out
478
00:27:31,700 --> 00:27:33,166
by rocks getting in
through here.
479
00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:35,676
It's a good thing
you were paying attention.
480
00:27:35,700 --> 00:27:37,643
When fuel or, you know,
when diesel starts burning,
481
00:27:37,667 --> 00:27:39,176
it'll take everything with it.
482
00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:40,343
All right.
Well, let me get this fixed up
483
00:27:40,367 --> 00:27:41,943
so that way
you can get back out of here.
484
00:27:41,967 --> 00:27:43,843
Okay. Sweet.
485
00:27:43,867 --> 00:27:45,676
To get Morgan's
rock truck running,
486
00:27:45,700 --> 00:27:47,876
Ryan must reattach
487
00:27:47,900 --> 00:27:49,343
and tighten the injector cable
488
00:27:49,367 --> 00:27:51,343
while checking
for loose connections
489
00:27:51,367 --> 00:27:52,867
in the rest of the fuel supply.
490
00:28:05,967 --> 00:28:07,242
All right, dude.
491
00:28:07,266 --> 00:28:08,243
I think it's good.
492
00:28:08,267 --> 00:28:09,876
I'd say in a couple rounds,
let's double check
493
00:28:09,900 --> 00:28:10,976
to make sure nothing's
loosened up again, but...
494
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:11,843
Okay.
495
00:28:11,867 --> 00:28:12,844
Just let me know
when you're ready.
496
00:28:12,868 --> 00:28:14,242
- Sweet. That was fast.
- All right.
497
00:28:14,266 --> 00:28:15,443
- Awesome.
- I guess let's get back at it.
498
00:28:15,467 --> 00:28:16,934
- Thank you.
- Okay.
499
00:28:30,066 --> 00:28:31,743
Looks like Ryan
got that truck fixed already.
500
00:28:31,767 --> 00:28:33,042
That was real quick.
501
00:28:33,066 --> 00:28:34,242
It looks to that.
502
00:28:34,266 --> 00:28:35,976
I'm really happy with Ryan.
503
00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,443
You know,
he's fitting in really good.
504
00:28:37,467 --> 00:28:39,443
He's a very
knowledgeable mechanic
505
00:28:39,467 --> 00:28:41,843
and also doesn't mind sitting
in an all truck when need be.
506
00:28:41,867 --> 00:28:43,743
So that's exactly
what I was looking for up here
507
00:28:43,767 --> 00:28:46,443
and I'm extremely happy
to have him here.
508
00:28:46,467 --> 00:28:49,443
With two rock
trucks back to hauling pay,
509
00:28:49,467 --> 00:28:52,433
the crew can finally
fire up Rocky.
510
00:28:56,100 --> 00:28:57,077
Really exciting
511
00:28:57,101 --> 00:28:59,276
that we're starting up Rocky
for the first time
512
00:28:59,300 --> 00:29:01,767
since we moved over
to the bench cut.
513
00:29:10,900 --> 00:29:12,643
I really like this stuff
514
00:29:12,667 --> 00:29:13,743
and maybe I'm just
overly excited,
515
00:29:13,767 --> 00:29:15,476
but I really think
this is gonna be good...
516
00:29:15,500 --> 00:29:17,142
A good cut for us.
517
00:29:17,166 --> 00:29:18,743
I'm stoked for this.
518
00:29:18,767 --> 00:29:21,176
How about some 1 ounce nuggets,
519
00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:25,743
some 1 ounce nuggets,
some 3 ounce nuggets,
520
00:29:25,767 --> 00:29:27,367
some 4 ounce nuggets?
521
00:29:48,467 --> 00:29:50,543
It doesn't have to be
terribly precise
522
00:29:50,567 --> 00:29:52,876
for what's it's gonna do.
523
00:29:52,900 --> 00:29:56,876
At Paradise Hill,
the Beets eldest son Kevin
524
00:29:56,900 --> 00:29:59,343
is close to getting
the trommel up and running
525
00:29:59,367 --> 00:30:01,667
by Tony's one-week deadline.
526
00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:04,867
Pretty good.
527
00:30:08,467 --> 00:30:10,634
Over the last couple of days,
528
00:30:11,100 --> 00:30:12,776
he and partner Faith
529
00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:14,976
have wired up
the electrical shack
530
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:16,333
that supplies power,
531
00:30:17,767 --> 00:30:21,443
connected a 2,000 foot long
water pipe,
532
00:30:21,467 --> 00:30:24,476
and installed
a chute between the trommel.
533
00:30:24,500 --> 00:30:25,843
Everybody's fingers clear?
534
00:30:25,867 --> 00:30:28,276
And the sluice box.
535
00:30:28,300 --> 00:30:29,543
Perfect.
536
00:30:29,567 --> 00:30:30,734
Hey.
537
00:30:31,900 --> 00:30:34,676
So we have our conveyor in,
we put in our sluice box,
538
00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:35,834
welded everything up,
539
00:30:36,767 --> 00:30:38,343
I'm feeling pretty confident
for the fire up
540
00:30:38,367 --> 00:30:40,443
that everything
that me and Faith did
541
00:30:40,467 --> 00:30:42,333
should be pretty A-okay.
542
00:30:44,500 --> 00:30:46,076
The stuff that was here
beforehand,
543
00:30:46,100 --> 00:30:48,343
that me and Faith did not touch,
544
00:30:48,367 --> 00:30:50,767
nah, you take
no responsibility for that.
545
00:30:55,967 --> 00:30:58,242
To complete
the assembly of the plant
546
00:30:58,266 --> 00:30:59,843
and fire up,
547
00:30:59,867 --> 00:31:01,676
Kevin and Tony have to bring in
548
00:31:01,700 --> 00:31:03,133
the last piece of the puzzle.
549
00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:21,443
To drag the two-story high
550
00:31:21,467 --> 00:31:25,166
35-ton hopper into position
beneath the conveyor,
551
00:31:26,166 --> 00:31:28,142
Mike and operator, Brandon Carl
552
00:31:28,166 --> 00:31:33,266
need the muscle of two
520 horsepower D10 dozers.
553
00:32:04,567 --> 00:32:06,100
Everybody ready?
554
00:32:07,767 --> 00:32:09,076
All right. Mike, shove it in
555
00:32:09,100 --> 00:32:10,266
nice and gentle, please.
556
00:32:17,700 --> 00:32:19,576
Hold for a sec, Mike.
Hold for a second.
557
00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,976
Brandon, can you drop it down
nice and slow?
558
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,467
Nice and down, Brandon.
559
00:32:25,867 --> 00:32:27,543
A little bit more.
560
00:32:27,567 --> 00:32:29,643
Right there.
561
00:32:29,667 --> 00:32:31,543
Now, Mike you can push
nice and slow.
562
00:32:31,567 --> 00:32:32,976
Yeah. Just like that.
563
00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:34,443
Okay. Stop for a sec.
564
00:32:34,467 --> 00:32:35,476
Let's have a quick look.
565
00:32:35,500 --> 00:32:36,867
How we liking this?
566
00:32:39,467 --> 00:32:41,066
That looks really nice.
567
00:32:44,300 --> 00:32:47,176
Just four days
after Kevin's return,
568
00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:50,443
the Beets crew are finally
ready to fire up
569
00:32:50,467 --> 00:32:51,976
their main money maker
570
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,166
for the first time this season.
571
00:33:02,467 --> 00:33:04,266
Yeah, that'd be kind of handy.
572
00:33:22,166 --> 00:33:23,567
And better watch your ears.
573
00:33:27,467 --> 00:33:28,533
Okay.
574
00:33:33,266 --> 00:33:35,033
You.
575
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,242
I don't know.
There's always something.
576
00:33:47,266 --> 00:33:49,343
Whenever you try to fire
the plant up first time,
577
00:33:49,367 --> 00:33:50,967
there's always something.
578
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,242
What I have here on this welder
579
00:33:54,266 --> 00:33:55,676
is jump capability,
580
00:33:55,700 --> 00:33:57,643
meaning I can provide a boost to
581
00:33:57,667 --> 00:33:59,743
12 or 20 volt systems,
582
00:33:59,767 --> 00:34:02,533
so you live here.
583
00:34:04,900 --> 00:34:06,567
That should be my power.
584
00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:20,576
Okay.
585
00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:22,242
She's boosted. We're running.
586
00:34:22,266 --> 00:34:23,376
That's power.
587
00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:25,142
Onto the next step.
588
00:34:25,166 --> 00:34:26,743
Generator running,
589
00:34:26,767 --> 00:34:29,867
the crew prepare to send
power to the trommel.
590
00:34:31,100 --> 00:34:32,700
All right. Ready?
591
00:34:36,900 --> 00:34:38,667
Okay. But I need you
to stand that way.
592
00:34:51,166 --> 00:34:52,467
He lives.
593
00:34:59,700 --> 00:35:01,420
Stop it. Stop, stop,
stop, stop, stop, stop.
594
00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:26,634
Stop. Stop pressing the button.
595
00:35:28,066 --> 00:35:29,443
At Paradise Hill,
596
00:35:29,467 --> 00:35:31,776
the trommel has been shut down
597
00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:35,076
just seconds
after its first fire up
598
00:35:35,100 --> 00:35:37,033
in nearly a year.
599
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:43,266
Okay.
600
00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:46,867
Something's stopping it.
601
00:35:48,767 --> 00:35:51,834
It's not sitting right on the
rollers I don't think, Tony.
602
00:35:54,367 --> 00:35:56,076
If that is our outside ring,
603
00:35:56,100 --> 00:35:58,876
our inside ring
is essentially like this.
604
00:35:58,900 --> 00:36:01,843
Our outer ring here
is not lined up
605
00:36:01,867 --> 00:36:03,376
with the inner trommel.
606
00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:05,076
It's closer to one side
than on the other.
607
00:36:05,100 --> 00:36:06,876
Almost an inch difference
in parts,
608
00:36:06,900 --> 00:36:09,634
which is a big difference.
609
00:36:11,367 --> 00:36:13,643
Last week, Tony and Mike
610
00:36:13,667 --> 00:36:16,867
rushed to fit a new
outer ring to the trommel.
611
00:36:27,100 --> 00:36:28,934
Sometimes you just
gotta get nasty.
612
00:36:31,367 --> 00:36:34,876
The 12-inch wide
outer ring sits on rollers
613
00:36:34,900 --> 00:36:36,967
that rotate the 40-ton barrel,
614
00:36:37,667 --> 00:36:39,443
but Tony and Mike's repair
615
00:36:39,467 --> 00:36:40,943
has left it off center,
616
00:36:40,967 --> 00:36:43,734
stopping the trommel
from spinning.
617
00:36:51,867 --> 00:36:53,776
This year has been a long
consistent line of
618
00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:54,843
well, that didn't work.
619
00:36:54,867 --> 00:36:55,934
Well, that didn't work.
620
00:36:57,600 --> 00:36:59,333
Kevin's stuck in a hole.
621
00:37:01,367 --> 00:37:03,667
Looking like a straight gremlin.
622
00:37:06,066 --> 00:37:07,643
Lord, I'm
623
00:37:07,667 --> 00:37:09,876
it's kind of a cluster.
624
00:37:09,900 --> 00:37:11,843
That ring should have been
checked and rechecked.
625
00:37:11,867 --> 00:37:13,967
He should know that,
he knows better.
626
00:37:16,667 --> 00:37:17,743
At this point already,
627
00:37:17,767 --> 00:37:19,734
we're supposed to have
this thing up and running.
628
00:37:21,500 --> 00:37:23,776
This is the reasons
we didn't come back this year,
629
00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:26,643
put so much effort
into getting things to run
630
00:37:26,667 --> 00:37:29,333
only for someone to come in
it all up.
631
00:37:46,867 --> 00:37:49,233
Do you guys see Tatiana
ripping down there?
632
00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:51,667
She's an absolute monster.
633
00:37:52,567 --> 00:37:55,443
I give her many props
for what she does,
634
00:37:55,467 --> 00:37:58,176
but she'd bust an ass all day.
635
00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:00,543
At Dominion Creek's money pit,
636
00:38:00,567 --> 00:38:02,843
loader operator Tatiana Costa
637
00:38:02,867 --> 00:38:04,576
is feeding pay dirt
638
00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:07,242
through Parker's
only running wash plant.
639
00:38:07,266 --> 00:38:08,376
Big Red
640
00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:10,834
and clearing its tailings.
641
00:38:11,667 --> 00:38:14,076
It's definitely more hectic
than Sluicifer
642
00:38:14,100 --> 00:38:17,976
for being here at Big Red,
but it's okay.
643
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,233
It's manageable.
644
00:38:19,967 --> 00:38:20,967
Just busy.
645
00:38:25,300 --> 00:38:27,476
450 feet away,
646
00:38:27,500 --> 00:38:29,843
Parker is reinforcing the dam
647
00:38:29,867 --> 00:38:32,743
that burst earlier in the week.
648
00:38:32,767 --> 00:38:35,343
Normally Mitch or Tyson
would be dealing with this stuff,
649
00:38:35,367 --> 00:38:38,343
but they're, you know,
deep in the Australia Creek.
650
00:38:38,367 --> 00:38:41,443
So, you know,
I cover when I can,
651
00:38:41,467 --> 00:38:42,834
which is not very often.
652
00:38:45,767 --> 00:38:46,967
Well, that's not good.
653
00:38:48,567 --> 00:38:51,467
There's no water coming out
of our culvert in our dam.
654
00:38:52,266 --> 00:38:54,643
There's water
in one end of the pipe,
655
00:38:54,667 --> 00:38:55,876
but it's not coming out
in the other,
656
00:38:55,900 --> 00:38:58,843
which means
gravity defying water
657
00:38:58,867 --> 00:38:59,844
or, um,
658
00:38:59,868 --> 00:39:01,667
or I didn't put
the pipe in level.
659
00:39:02,867 --> 00:39:04,843
In the race to fix the dam,
660
00:39:04,867 --> 00:39:07,676
Parker's misaligned
the angle of a culvert
661
00:39:07,700 --> 00:39:09,743
that acts as an overflow.
662
00:39:09,767 --> 00:39:12,276
The pond side end is too high,
663
00:39:12,300 --> 00:39:14,443
meaning excess water can't flow
664
00:39:14,467 --> 00:39:15,976
out of the settling pond
665
00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:19,076
and the dam could burst
once again.
666
00:39:19,100 --> 00:39:20,443
Because if this fails again,
667
00:39:20,467 --> 00:39:22,276
we'll probably lose the pump.
668
00:39:22,300 --> 00:39:24,076
To prevent another flood,
669
00:39:24,100 --> 00:39:27,076
Parker needs the 30-foot
culvert to lie flat,
670
00:39:27,100 --> 00:39:29,276
but excavating
the dirt around it
671
00:39:29,300 --> 00:39:31,333
risks weakening the dam.
672
00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:34,443
If I'm not careful right now,
673
00:39:34,467 --> 00:39:36,476
the whole dam will blow out
674
00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:39,266
just from working around
the edges of the culvert.
675
00:39:49,467 --> 00:39:52,233
It's not really ideal scenario.
676
00:40:04,100 --> 00:40:06,576
So I don't think there's
really much more I can do
677
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:08,576
other than just like
shove some dirt in here
678
00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:10,467
and try to compact it
a little bit,
679
00:40:11,967 --> 00:40:14,433
and, um, see what happens.
680
00:40:16,967 --> 00:40:19,042
I won't feel
like we've succeeded
681
00:40:19,066 --> 00:40:21,266
until there's water
flowing through the culvert.
682
00:40:30,066 --> 00:40:32,276
Now Parker needs to climb out
683
00:40:32,300 --> 00:40:36,467
over a 40-foot drop
and check for blockages.
684
00:40:47,500 --> 00:40:50,734
There's a bunch of moss
and clogged up in here.
685
00:40:55,567 --> 00:40:58,076
I feel like I'm in that movie,
with the...
686
00:40:58,100 --> 00:41:00,142
This, prison escape.
687
00:41:00,166 --> 00:41:01,643
Something redemption,
688
00:41:01,667 --> 00:41:03,367
Shawshank.
689
00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:09,233
That's a long ways down.
690
00:41:11,967 --> 00:41:14,367
This is gonna be interesting.
691
00:41:30,500 --> 00:41:32,867
Looks like I gave a beaver a.
692
00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:38,543
That ought to do it.
693
00:41:38,567 --> 00:41:40,976
If that doesn't work,
I don't know what will.
694
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:42,567
So we'll find out.
695
00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:50,643
Culvert flowing,
696
00:41:50,667 --> 00:41:53,543
Parker's Dominion Creek
operation can keep running
697
00:41:53,567 --> 00:41:55,643
and with no downtime,
698
00:41:55,667 --> 00:41:58,533
it could be
his biggest week yet.
699
00:42:00,066 --> 00:42:01,376
Well, that was fun
700
00:42:01,400 --> 00:42:03,934
and let's hope
it doesn't happen again.
701
00:42:14,066 --> 00:42:15,843
Holy.
702
00:42:15,867 --> 00:42:17,643
There's a lot of gold in here.
703
00:42:17,667 --> 00:42:19,433
More than picker's nuggets.
704
00:42:20,767 --> 00:42:21,976
Look at that.
705
00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:24,166
These guys
are gonna wanna see this.
706
00:42:24,800 --> 00:42:27,266
Hey, get over here.
707
00:42:27,700 --> 00:42:28,834
What'd you find?
708
00:42:30,667 --> 00:42:31,667
No way.
709
00:42:32,100 --> 00:42:33,142
Yeah.
710
00:42:33,166 --> 00:42:35,076
And we've got big gold.
711
00:42:35,100 --> 00:42:36,343
You get to see where all
your fuel money goes.
712
00:42:36,367 --> 00:42:37,367
That's pretty cool.
713
00:42:37,700 --> 00:42:38,934
Yeah.
714
00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:42,343
- I like that...
- You put it that way,
715
00:42:42,367 --> 00:42:43,867
I'm not so excited anymore.
716
00:42:46,066 --> 00:42:47,242
No. But no, I am
717
00:42:47,266 --> 00:42:48,743
I mean this is amazing.
718
00:42:48,767 --> 00:42:49,876
You guys wanna get more of that?
719
00:42:49,900 --> 00:42:50,843
. Right.
720
00:42:50,867 --> 00:42:51,677
All right.
721
00:42:51,701 --> 00:42:53,142
Sounds good.
722
00:42:53,166 --> 00:42:54,242
- You guys are the best.
- I know.
723
00:42:54,266 --> 00:42:55,276
Thank you.
724
00:42:55,300 --> 00:42:56,443
Can you tell my wife that?
725
00:42:56,467 --> 00:42:57,767
No.
726
00:43:04,767 --> 00:43:06,242
It's my fifth-year mining
727
00:43:06,266 --> 00:43:09,076
and, I spent a lot of time
around wash plants.
728
00:43:09,100 --> 00:43:11,042
He's the wash plant expert here.
729
00:43:11,066 --> 00:43:12,834
No.
730
00:43:13,967 --> 00:43:14,877
Bailey's the expert.
731
00:43:14,901 --> 00:43:16,076
You got an operator,
732
00:43:16,100 --> 00:43:18,343
you got a
wash plant operator expert.
733
00:43:18,367 --> 00:43:19,476
You got a gold sniffer.
734
00:43:19,500 --> 00:43:20,543
You got a gold cleaner.
735
00:43:20,567 --> 00:43:22,576
- Sniffer.
- You got a...
736
00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:23,876
At Duncan Creek,
737
00:43:23,900 --> 00:43:25,876
it's time to see
if Rick's gamble
738
00:43:25,900 --> 00:43:29,066
to move to the bench cut
has paid off.
739
00:43:29,900 --> 00:43:31,543
- How you do, guys?
- Yeah.
740
00:43:31,567 --> 00:43:34,276
Um, by the look of that,
really good.
741
00:43:34,300 --> 00:43:36,242
- Not bad.
- That looks good, man.
742
00:43:36,266 --> 00:43:38,042
Better than it has been.
That's for damn sure.
743
00:43:38,066 --> 00:43:39,176
Tell that already.
744
00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:40,976
Can we all hold it
and we'll take a guess,
745
00:43:41,000 --> 00:43:42,500
- closest one wins the mine?
- No.
746
00:43:45,567 --> 00:43:47,242
- Shall we weigh it?
- Yes.
747
00:43:47,266 --> 00:43:50,076
Rick's best weekly haul
from the Bacon Strip
748
00:43:50,100 --> 00:43:52,276
was 32 ounces,
749
00:43:52,300 --> 00:43:55,142
but he needs
over 70 ounces a week
750
00:43:55,166 --> 00:43:56,834
to hit his end of year target.
751
00:43:58,166 --> 00:43:58,977
All right. Let's do this.
752
00:43:59,001 --> 00:44:00,142
- Ready, Terry?
- Yup.
753
00:44:00,166 --> 00:44:02,042
All right.
754
00:44:02,066 --> 00:44:04,343
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
755
00:44:04,367 --> 00:44:10,166
20, 30, 40, 50, 55,
756
00:44:11,000 --> 00:44:13,743
59, 60,
757
00:44:13,767 --> 00:44:15,643
62.46.
758
00:44:15,667 --> 00:44:17,634
62.46.
759
00:44:18,567 --> 00:44:21,643
Worth almost $125,000,
760
00:44:21,667 --> 00:44:25,242
double Rick's season best.
761
00:44:25,266 --> 00:44:26,276
Yeah.
762
00:44:26,300 --> 00:44:27,242
Boom!
763
00:44:27,266 --> 00:44:28,243
Nice.
764
00:44:28,267 --> 00:44:29,543
Hell, yeah.
765
00:44:29,567 --> 00:44:31,343
That's much better.
766
00:44:31,367 --> 00:44:32,876
That's a nice pile, right?
767
00:44:32,900 --> 00:44:34,743
That brings us to a total so far
768
00:44:34,767 --> 00:44:37,276
of, just over 319 ounces.
769
00:44:37,300 --> 00:44:38,643
Quick math in my head.
770
00:44:38,667 --> 00:44:40,142
You know, we do have to
improve on this a little bit.
771
00:44:40,166 --> 00:44:43,042
Can we limp across the line
with stuff like this?
772
00:44:43,066 --> 00:44:43,977
I think we can.
773
00:44:44,001 --> 00:44:45,476
I don't wanna limp
across the line.
774
00:44:45,500 --> 00:44:46,843
I think you got the group
to do it
775
00:44:46,867 --> 00:44:48,076
and I came a long ways.
776
00:44:48,100 --> 00:44:49,376
I don't know about you guys,
777
00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:51,276
but I'd like
to see you smash it.
778
00:44:51,300 --> 00:44:52,177
Yeah.
779
00:44:52,201 --> 00:44:53,643
Hell yeah, guys.
780
00:44:53,667 --> 00:44:54,976
Thank you so much as always.
781
00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:56,066
Couldn't do without you.
782
00:44:56,767 --> 00:44:57,843
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
783
00:44:57,867 --> 00:44:59,467
I'm gonna go put this away.
784
00:45:01,467 --> 00:45:03,276
Yeah.
785
00:45:03,300 --> 00:45:06,242
Well, it's a new beginning
for us from the bench cut.
786
00:45:06,266 --> 00:45:07,177
It's a good week.
787
00:45:07,201 --> 00:45:10,042
You know, we doubled
our numbers finally.
788
00:45:10,066 --> 00:45:11,443
We're gonna keep plugging away
789
00:45:11,467 --> 00:45:13,242
and hopefully
we get some more gold.
790
00:45:13,266 --> 00:45:16,042
Obviously this was
the absolute best gold weigh
791
00:45:16,066 --> 00:45:16,977
we've had so far
792
00:45:17,001 --> 00:45:18,242
and just all of the work
793
00:45:18,266 --> 00:45:19,276
that we've been putting into it
794
00:45:19,300 --> 00:45:22,242
is finally paying off.
795
00:45:22,266 --> 00:45:25,543
Um, so I'm really happy
to say the least.
796
00:45:25,567 --> 00:45:26,544
I can't help but be happy.
797
00:45:26,568 --> 00:45:28,242
I mean, we doubled what we did,
798
00:45:28,266 --> 00:45:29,077
you know, the previous weeks.
799
00:45:29,101 --> 00:45:30,543
I think we just gotta
hit it hard now.
800
00:45:30,567 --> 00:45:32,042
See what's up there.
801
00:45:32,066 --> 00:45:33,166
Keep adding to our total.
802
00:45:42,400 --> 00:45:45,343
Well, sounds like everybody
had an event full week.
803
00:45:45,367 --> 00:45:46,376
Yeah, man.
804
00:45:46,400 --> 00:45:48,843
But mainly you there
with your, water works.
805
00:45:48,867 --> 00:45:51,307
If I was a beaver, I would've
gotten shoved out of the colony.
806
00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:55,743
Then you, got to
throw the last of the dirt
807
00:45:55,767 --> 00:45:58,343
through Sluicifer down there,
so that's awesome.
808
00:45:58,367 --> 00:46:00,767
Yeah. Kind of sad to be
leaving my home, to be honest.
809
00:46:01,667 --> 00:46:03,543
Well, dude,
that's why your trailer
810
00:46:03,567 --> 00:46:04,543
has wheels on it there, man.
811
00:46:04,567 --> 00:46:05,376
Yeah.
812
00:46:05,400 --> 00:46:06,344
Just drag that thing
to a new spot.
813
00:46:06,368 --> 00:46:07,376
Yeah, exactly.
814
00:46:07,400 --> 00:46:09,343
You wanna see
how Ken's finished up?
815
00:46:09,367 --> 00:46:10,776
Let's see it.
816
00:46:10,800 --> 00:46:13,343
Sluicifer ran for 40 hours
817
00:46:13,367 --> 00:46:15,543
and the last
of the El Dorado cut
818
00:46:15,567 --> 00:46:17,567
should deliver around 60 ounces.
819
00:46:18,166 --> 00:46:18,977
Here we go.
820
00:46:19,001 --> 00:46:21,433
Last cleanup of Ken's.
821
00:46:22,266 --> 00:46:25,767
We got 40, 60,
822
00:46:26,266 --> 00:46:27,533
80
823
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:29,176
90.
824
00:46:29,200 --> 00:46:32,066
Well, there we go, 93.25.
825
00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:36,876
Worth over $186,000.
826
00:46:36,900 --> 00:46:38,142
That's not bad.
827
00:46:38,166 --> 00:46:39,743
Finishing up Ken
and Stewart's down there
828
00:46:39,767 --> 00:46:41,647
is almost like the end
of a legend or something.
829
00:46:42,567 --> 00:46:44,142
There's still
more dirt down there,
830
00:46:44,166 --> 00:46:45,976
but not for this year.
831
00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:48,176
With Sluicifer now shut down,
832
00:46:48,200 --> 00:46:51,676
Parker only has Big Red
running in the money pit,
833
00:46:51,700 --> 00:46:56,876
which last week delivered
a massive 410 ounces.
834
00:46:56,900 --> 00:46:58,943
Well, Big Red
had some water issues,
835
00:46:58,967 --> 00:47:01,443
but we didn't lose
any run time because of it.
836
00:47:01,467 --> 00:47:02,643
Just pouring it.
837
00:47:02,667 --> 00:47:04,142
There's 100.
838
00:47:04,166 --> 00:47:05,077
Keep going.
839
00:47:05,101 --> 00:47:07,676
There's a buck 50.
840
00:47:07,700 --> 00:47:11,934
Still more 180, 190, 200,
841
00:47:12,967 --> 00:47:15,343
206.7.
842
00:47:15,367 --> 00:47:18,734
But it also had this
843
00:47:19,767 --> 00:47:20,767
300 ounces.
844
00:47:21,600 --> 00:47:24,266
So we wound up
with 506.7 ounces.
845
00:47:25,266 --> 00:47:28,843
Worth over $1 million
846
00:47:28,867 --> 00:47:32,443
and taking their season total
past the halfway point
847
00:47:32,467 --> 00:47:36,443
to 2,822 ounces.
848
00:47:36,467 --> 00:47:37,843
Are those separate cleanups?
849
00:47:37,867 --> 00:47:41,643
No, I just... I don't have
any more big thermoses.
850
00:47:41,667 --> 00:47:43,843
You're gonna have to just
start using a bucket.
851
00:47:43,867 --> 00:47:46,867
- Yeah.
- And like a bathroom scale.
852
00:47:48,400 --> 00:47:49,943
Good job, guys.
853
00:47:49,967 --> 00:47:51,443
Well, that's a hell of a week.
854
00:47:51,467 --> 00:47:52,843
Same, excited about it.
855
00:47:52,867 --> 00:47:54,376
The gold is good.
856
00:47:54,400 --> 00:47:56,700
I think we could kick
5,000 ounces in the ass.
63584
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