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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:23,266 --> 00:00:24,967 I'm just driving up against it. 2 00:00:34,867 --> 00:00:36,376 At Paradise Hill, 3 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,643 King of the Klondike, Tony Beets 4 00:00:39,667 --> 00:00:43,166 is battling to save his chaotic season. 5 00:00:45,867 --> 00:00:47,943 His constantly changing plans 6 00:00:47,967 --> 00:00:51,142 have banked less than 500 ounces, 7 00:00:51,166 --> 00:00:54,734 well-short of his 6,000 ounce gold. 8 00:01:15,467 --> 00:01:18,976 Tony is now focused on mining Paradise Hill, 9 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,776 and his main money maker, 10 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,743 the 40-foot long trommel 11 00:01:22,767 --> 00:01:26,476 is his only hope of saving his season. 12 00:01:26,500 --> 00:01:29,743 But he still has to finish assembling the plant 13 00:01:29,767 --> 00:01:32,166 before it can start catching gold. 14 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,233 There's no place like Paradise. 15 00:01:51,367 --> 00:01:53,166 Nice weather trap. 16 00:01:54,767 --> 00:01:56,643 It'll be interesting when we get to the top, 17 00:01:56,667 --> 00:01:57,976 see what everything looks like. 18 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,543 I hope they realize just, like, 19 00:02:00,567 --> 00:02:02,676 through our absence, how much we did on site. 20 00:02:02,700 --> 00:02:03,734 Yeah. 21 00:02:04,900 --> 00:02:06,767 At the start of the season... 22 00:02:08,300 --> 00:02:11,443 Tony's eldest son, Kevin and partner Faith 23 00:02:11,467 --> 00:02:13,076 dropped a bombshell. 24 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:15,076 We've been thinking that perhaps this year, 25 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:16,233 we might take it off. 26 00:02:17,500 --> 00:02:19,734 Without chief mechanic, Kevin. 27 00:02:22,767 --> 00:02:24,276 Tony struggled for months 28 00:02:24,300 --> 00:02:26,567 to get his trammel reassembled. 29 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,967 And last week, daughter Monica took action. 30 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:35,677 What's up? 31 00:02:35,701 --> 00:02:38,142 I figured you guys might wanna come up 32 00:02:38,166 --> 00:02:39,834 just to help out. 33 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,576 Do you think it's gonna be show? 34 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,643 I'm a little worried about how things may be. 35 00:02:48,667 --> 00:02:50,343 Yeah. 36 00:02:50,367 --> 00:02:51,776 Me and Tony have to figure out 37 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,242 how we can both play in the sandbox 38 00:02:53,266 --> 00:02:55,567 without getting in each other's way. 39 00:03:05,467 --> 00:03:07,576 - Hello there. - Hi, strangers. 40 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:09,876 Look at you all clean in your town clothes. 41 00:03:09,900 --> 00:03:10,900 Right? 42 00:03:17,100 --> 00:03:19,142 No. Someone gave a desperate cry for help. 43 00:03:19,166 --> 00:03:21,000 Desperate cry for help. 44 00:03:25,567 --> 00:03:27,643 It looks close until you stand right here. 45 00:03:27,667 --> 00:03:29,767 I think your gearbox is too high on the front. 46 00:03:31,300 --> 00:03:32,900 You got the ring replaced, it looks like. 47 00:03:43,300 --> 00:03:44,543 I think at least a week, 48 00:03:44,567 --> 00:03:45,967 assuming nothing goes sideways. 49 00:03:52,467 --> 00:03:53,567 Si. Si. 50 00:03:57,767 --> 00:03:59,643 It was a little surprising to me 51 00:03:59,667 --> 00:04:02,776 that Kevin and Faith agreed to come back up, 52 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:04,743 but I'm glad they did. 53 00:04:04,767 --> 00:04:09,033 But I think Tony's got a hard time giving up the control. 54 00:04:09,667 --> 00:04:11,367 He's a micro manager. 55 00:04:23,667 --> 00:04:25,233 Look at that. 56 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:28,133 You're late. 57 00:04:29,367 --> 00:04:30,934 - Good to see you. - Same. Same. 58 00:04:32,367 --> 00:04:33,743 - Got one. - Good luck. 59 00:04:33,767 --> 00:04:34,776 How you been? What's happening? 60 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:35,677 What's going down? 61 00:04:35,701 --> 00:04:36,976 Why ain't it set up yet? 62 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,076 There's a lot of assembling to do here. 63 00:04:39,100 --> 00:04:41,743 If we can get on that, you can keep everyone away from me. 64 00:04:41,767 --> 00:04:43,176 That'd be pretty excellent. 65 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:44,843 Trust me. It's not hard. 66 00:04:44,867 --> 00:04:46,776 We got so much that needs to get done. 67 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,976 Well, let's get to doing some of it, I guess. 68 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:50,142 Well, it was good seeing you all. 69 00:04:50,166 --> 00:04:51,333 Same. 70 00:04:52,100 --> 00:04:54,076 Mixed feelings coming back. 71 00:04:54,100 --> 00:04:56,242 I expected the trommel to be further along. 72 00:04:56,266 --> 00:04:58,843 I think it's been almost 10 months 73 00:04:58,867 --> 00:05:00,242 since the trommel has run, 74 00:05:00,266 --> 00:05:02,042 and it's very frustrating with Tony. 75 00:05:02,066 --> 00:05:03,943 I don't think he quite realized 76 00:05:03,967 --> 00:05:06,967 how much of that me and Faith took on. 77 00:05:07,967 --> 00:05:09,209 So far, 78 00:05:09,233 --> 00:05:12,734 Tony and Mike have replaced the trommel's broken drive ring 79 00:05:13,900 --> 00:05:16,734 and moved the wash plant onto a new pad. 80 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:22,233 Now, Kevin and his crew must bring in the sluice deck. 81 00:05:24,900 --> 00:05:28,533 Attach it to the trommel with a distribution box. 82 00:05:29,667 --> 00:05:32,443 Then, connect the water supply, 83 00:05:32,467 --> 00:05:33,643 bring in a conveyor, 84 00:05:33,667 --> 00:05:36,433 and finally, the hopper feeder. 85 00:05:38,100 --> 00:05:40,242 And the kicker, 86 00:05:40,266 --> 00:05:43,266 Tony wants it all done by the end of the week. 87 00:05:53,066 --> 00:05:54,734 Kevin's first task, 88 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,533 hauling the gold catching sluice deck. 89 00:06:05,667 --> 00:06:07,276 Forward a bit. 90 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:09,533 Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going. 91 00:06:17,166 --> 00:06:19,533 No, I think that went well. 92 00:06:22,867 --> 00:06:25,376 So you have to back up a bit and we'll swing her over. 93 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,142 Next, Kevin will install the conveyor 94 00:06:28,166 --> 00:06:30,543 that feeds pay dirt into the trommel. 95 00:06:30,567 --> 00:06:32,776 So we have our excavator on the back end. 96 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:34,242 We have our crane on the front end. 97 00:06:34,266 --> 00:06:36,400 We're about to lift the conveyor in. 98 00:06:44,500 --> 00:06:46,433 We're gonna have to walk forward slowly. 99 00:06:48,467 --> 00:06:50,467 Yup, that's good. That's far enough. 100 00:06:51,166 --> 00:06:52,876 To bolt the conveyor in, 101 00:06:52,900 --> 00:06:56,333 Kevin must line it up with pinpoint accuracy. 102 00:06:57,567 --> 00:07:00,233 Okay. Just a hair more, like a foot. 103 00:07:03,867 --> 00:07:05,433 Okay. Bring it back this way. 104 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,834 How the that's supposed to line up. 105 00:07:12,367 --> 00:07:14,076 Just not lying up as a around 106 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:16,076 we don't really need right now. 107 00:07:16,100 --> 00:07:18,300 Okay, just hit the pipe again, let's see what that does. 108 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,176 A little bit of a close start. 109 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,142 So that's hasn't changed. 110 00:07:26,166 --> 00:07:28,533 Like most of the stuff here, I can already hear Tony... 111 00:07:36,066 --> 00:07:38,976 The issue is that's bent 112 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,876 when these holes line up, these don't line up. 113 00:07:41,900 --> 00:07:44,476 The only holes that this thing even remotely lines into 114 00:07:44,500 --> 00:07:46,242 is the angle piece in the middle. 115 00:07:46,266 --> 00:07:49,066 But then, these are about a foot too far back. 116 00:07:55,100 --> 00:07:56,142 I had them in. 117 00:07:56,166 --> 00:07:57,543 But they didn't line up back here. 118 00:07:57,567 --> 00:08:00,343 That don't work. Okay. New plan. 119 00:08:00,367 --> 00:08:01,643 So we'll slide them in there 120 00:08:01,667 --> 00:08:03,343 and then I'll play welder. 121 00:08:03,367 --> 00:08:05,176 The conveyor can feed 122 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:09,242 350 yards of dirt an hour into the trommel, 123 00:08:09,266 --> 00:08:11,543 but the struts that support the conveyor 124 00:08:11,567 --> 00:08:13,667 are bent and won't line up. 125 00:08:14,667 --> 00:08:16,142 To fix them, 126 00:08:16,166 --> 00:08:19,343 Kevin will cut the struts from their crossbeams 127 00:08:19,367 --> 00:08:21,676 and pull them into alignment 128 00:08:21,700 --> 00:08:24,676 before welding the crossbeams back 129 00:08:24,700 --> 00:08:26,934 to lock everything in place. 130 00:08:47,867 --> 00:08:50,333 It is incredibly too hot for this. 131 00:08:51,266 --> 00:08:53,133 Hot metal bull. 132 00:09:09,367 --> 00:09:11,076 Got that. 133 00:09:11,100 --> 00:09:13,576 All right. Len, we're gonna pit them in the first two. 134 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:14,544 All right. 135 00:09:14,568 --> 00:09:16,443 And then I'm gonna get out the welder 136 00:09:16,467 --> 00:09:18,133 and the torch and make the rest fit. 137 00:09:20,867 --> 00:09:22,734 Nice, like a glove. 138 00:09:23,767 --> 00:09:25,433 Perfect. 139 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,634 And we're happy right there. 140 00:09:29,900 --> 00:09:32,076 Let's leave it here and go on to the next one. 141 00:09:32,100 --> 00:09:34,533 - All right. Sounds good. - Okay. Lead on. 142 00:09:51,266 --> 00:09:53,643 This plant got built for this property 143 00:09:53,667 --> 00:09:56,042 by one of the owners many years ago 144 00:09:56,066 --> 00:09:57,476 and it's one of the biggest wash plants 145 00:09:57,500 --> 00:09:59,076 ever ran in the Yukon, actually. 146 00:09:59,100 --> 00:10:00,333 It's a beast. 147 00:10:02,867 --> 00:10:05,643 I bet there's a bunch of gold hidden in this plant somewhere. 148 00:10:05,667 --> 00:10:07,443 I might need to cut it apart. 149 00:10:07,467 --> 00:10:09,443 But for now, that'll have to wait. 150 00:10:09,467 --> 00:10:11,533 I mean, there's a mountain of work to do. 151 00:10:12,500 --> 00:10:14,543 In the heart of the Yukon, 152 00:10:14,567 --> 00:10:18,166 Parker Schnabel is in uncharted territory. 153 00:10:19,667 --> 00:10:21,176 Having three different projects 154 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,543 going at once is just brutal. 155 00:10:23,567 --> 00:10:26,166 You know, we're like halfway through the season, 156 00:10:27,100 --> 00:10:29,976 we're sitting on like just over 2,200 ounces. 157 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,543 I knew it was gonna be a rough year 158 00:10:32,567 --> 00:10:34,376 financially at least, but, you know, 159 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,567 there's just so much change and so much going on. 160 00:10:37,367 --> 00:10:38,967 But we'll get there. 161 00:10:40,367 --> 00:10:43,976 After gambling $15 million on Dominion, 162 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,533 plus millions more to strip it, 163 00:10:47,467 --> 00:10:49,343 Parker opened Ken and Stewart's 164 00:10:49,367 --> 00:10:51,233 to keep the cash coming in. 165 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,276 When Dominion began sluicing, 166 00:10:55,300 --> 00:10:57,743 he found himself stretched thin 167 00:10:57,767 --> 00:11:01,476 and thinner still when four weeks ago, 168 00:11:01,500 --> 00:11:03,976 he broke ground at a third claim, 169 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,843 Australia Creek. 170 00:11:05,867 --> 00:11:07,643 We're all spread all over the place 171 00:11:07,667 --> 00:11:10,142 and, you know, it really hurts, 172 00:11:10,166 --> 00:11:12,042 but the clock is ticking very fast. 173 00:11:12,066 --> 00:11:15,142 Like, the second half of the season 174 00:11:15,166 --> 00:11:18,142 and it's, you know... 175 00:11:18,166 --> 00:11:19,533 It's a lot. 176 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:24,843 Now, down at Ken and Stewart's... 177 00:11:24,867 --> 00:11:26,343 We're done here. 178 00:11:26,367 --> 00:11:29,476 His El Dorado cut is tapped out 179 00:11:29,500 --> 00:11:31,934 and he's shutting down the operation. 180 00:11:33,367 --> 00:11:35,743 It's the last time Sluicifer will be 181 00:11:35,767 --> 00:11:38,643 catching gold down on Ken's for this year. 182 00:11:38,667 --> 00:11:40,533 Hope to do it again next year. 183 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:43,543 Now I have to start trying to get this stuff 184 00:11:43,567 --> 00:11:44,967 up to Australia Creek. 185 00:11:51,900 --> 00:11:53,543 We're at Australia Creek, 186 00:11:53,567 --> 00:11:56,876 we are trying to get ready for a wash plant. 187 00:11:56,900 --> 00:11:59,876 Once we get the pad all in place and ready, 188 00:11:59,900 --> 00:12:03,676 we're gonna start bringing up components from Sluicifer 189 00:12:03,700 --> 00:12:07,176 and start getting ourselves ready to just wash rocks. 190 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,643 Until Sluicifer moves to Australia Creek, 191 00:12:10,667 --> 00:12:15,076 Parker's once again down to just one wash plant 192 00:12:15,100 --> 00:12:16,834 to bankroll his season. 193 00:12:18,567 --> 00:12:20,076 We're spread pretty thin right now. 194 00:12:20,100 --> 00:12:21,743 We need a nice clean transition 195 00:12:21,767 --> 00:12:23,142 into Australia Creek and. 196 00:12:23,166 --> 00:12:25,142 Parker, do you got a copy? 197 00:12:25,166 --> 00:12:26,843 Yeah. What's up? 198 00:12:26,867 --> 00:12:31,176 Hey, the berm for Big Red's resurge just blew. 199 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:32,976 Water's flowing out of here pretty quick. 200 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:34,543 I'm gonna need a hand down here. 201 00:12:34,567 --> 00:12:36,066 The pump's gonna flood. 202 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:40,834 All right. I'm on the way. 203 00:12:43,100 --> 00:12:45,476 Sounds like the dam I put in yesterday just blew out, 204 00:12:45,500 --> 00:12:48,200 so that's not good. 205 00:12:57,367 --> 00:12:58,934 That's a ton of water. 206 00:13:01,367 --> 00:13:04,066 That is not good. 207 00:13:08,166 --> 00:13:09,643 When the dam blew out, 208 00:13:09,667 --> 00:13:11,076 the only place left for the water to go 209 00:13:11,100 --> 00:13:12,443 is the sump where our pump is. 210 00:13:12,467 --> 00:13:14,242 And if we don't get that pump safe, 211 00:13:14,266 --> 00:13:17,142 then we're because that pump is... 212 00:13:17,166 --> 00:13:19,676 The pump is the only pump that will run this plant. 213 00:13:19,700 --> 00:13:21,700 This is not good. 214 00:13:31,266 --> 00:13:32,967 That's a ton of water. 215 00:13:34,467 --> 00:13:36,133 This is not good. 216 00:13:38,266 --> 00:13:39,734 At Dominion 217 00:13:40,967 --> 00:13:43,876 a burst dam is threatening to shut down. 218 00:13:43,900 --> 00:13:46,776 Parker's only running wash plant. 219 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:48,643 Hey, Kay. Just start hogging material 220 00:13:48,667 --> 00:13:50,142 and let's rebuild that dam. 221 00:13:50,166 --> 00:13:52,142 I'm gonna try to cut a channel here for the water 222 00:13:52,166 --> 00:13:54,543 to relief out of where the pump is. 223 00:13:54,567 --> 00:13:56,543 Right on. 224 00:13:56,567 --> 00:13:59,176 The water in Big Red's settling pond 225 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,476 is held back by a 50-foot high dam. 226 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:05,443 But a failure on one side of the dam 227 00:14:05,467 --> 00:14:07,843 has sent thousands of gallons of water 228 00:14:07,867 --> 00:14:10,443 flooding into the neighboring intake pond, 229 00:14:10,467 --> 00:14:13,676 drowning the pump that sends water to the plant. 230 00:14:13,700 --> 00:14:16,543 To save it, Parker will use an excavator 231 00:14:16,567 --> 00:14:18,643 to divert the water into a ditch 232 00:14:18,667 --> 00:14:20,743 away from the intake pond, 233 00:14:20,767 --> 00:14:23,734 then pack the hole in the dam with tailings. 234 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,242 And finally with a dozer, 235 00:14:26,266 --> 00:14:29,734 reinforce the bank to stop it happening again. 236 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:33,676 This is so sketchy to sit on 237 00:14:33,700 --> 00:14:36,333 'cause you don't know what's solid ground and what's not. 238 00:14:49,767 --> 00:14:51,834 Walk you piece of. 239 00:15:02,700 --> 00:15:04,343 I relieved it now, 240 00:15:04,367 --> 00:15:06,934 so it should start coming down. 241 00:15:07,767 --> 00:15:09,576 All right. We've got the water level down 242 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:11,467 about 6 inches so far, so that's good. 243 00:15:13,867 --> 00:15:16,876 With the floodwater safely diverted, 244 00:15:16,900 --> 00:15:21,142 Parker must now rebuild the dam to plug the hole. 245 00:15:21,166 --> 00:15:23,543 We're gonna start round two of chaos 246 00:15:23,567 --> 00:15:25,066 if we're not really careful. 247 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,843 You can still see a gap right where my bucket is, 248 00:15:29,867 --> 00:15:32,343 it's actually where the failure happened 249 00:15:32,367 --> 00:15:33,734 that caused this. 250 00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:37,142 It's just like a little cavern down there. 251 00:15:37,166 --> 00:15:39,176 The only way I know how to solve problems 252 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:40,843 is just by force and volume. 253 00:15:40,867 --> 00:15:43,943 So, we're just gonna shove a bunch of dirt in there 254 00:15:43,967 --> 00:15:45,734 and try to see if it'll stop. 255 00:15:49,467 --> 00:15:52,876 Yeah. So, Parker's down there in the 450 256 00:15:52,900 --> 00:15:56,676 and, I'm up here just trying to get our berm repaired. 257 00:15:56,700 --> 00:15:58,343 We'll fine-tune and pack it in, 258 00:15:58,367 --> 00:15:59,743 make sure it's all done right 259 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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