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[Tony]
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[Paul] Klondike Kingpin,
Tony Beets
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is fighting to save his season.
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After a chaotic start,
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he's looking to make
up for lost time.
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[Tony]
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[Paul] Tony has son, Mike, running
his Paradise Hill trommel 24x7.
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We know at the end, goal is, me
and my dad are doing the best we can
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to get done.
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It all depends on how
you act in a crisis, right?
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[Paul] Forty miles
away, at the Indian River,
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daughter, Monica,
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is in charge of Tony's
brand-new $800,000 wash plant,
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Sir Sluice-A-Lot.
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It's pretty nice to
finally see a boxer
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and hopefully, this one
lasts more than a week
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because this season
has been [bleep].
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[Paul] With two
operations running,
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Tony's ready to break
out his secret weapon.
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[Tony]
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[Paul] Tony's legendary,
84-year-old dredge
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is a gold-catching behemoth.
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He purchased it nine years ago
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and spent millions restoring
the 350-ton monster.
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A line of 72 buckets
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pulled paydirt from
beneath the water
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and feed it to an
onboard trommel
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that washes the dirt
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and deposits the gold
in two main sluice runs.
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The biggest advantage
of the dredge,
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it needs just two
people to operate,
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making it the
cheapest way to mine
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and Tony's best option
of hitting 2,500 ounces
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without spending millions more.
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[Tony]
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[Len] Over here.
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[Paul] To get the
dredge up and running...
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- Yes.
- Yes, it is.
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[Paul] ...Tony's
called in Greg Mason,
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one of the best dredge
masters in North America.
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[Paul] Helping out, trusted
Lieutenant, Len Hoekstra,
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and electrician, James Mackrell.
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Hopefully, we can
get this up and running.
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[Paul] The first hurdle,
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starting up the
dredge's generator,
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that's sat idle
for five seasons.
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[Tony]
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[James] All right. Let's
see what happens.
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[motor starts]
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[Len]
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Yeah.
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Let's check a couple of things
before we go boom again.
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Interesting.
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That's a big jump.
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That's gonna be hard
on a regulator every time.
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[Tony]
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[James] Yeah.
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[Paul] The generator
has short-circuited
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causing the regulator to blow.
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[Tony]
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If that generator is not
producing uh, enough power
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for the dredge, then it's the
end of the season for the dredge,
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and then, we have to
start up again next season.
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- Start it up.
- [James] I'll get the honor.
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[motor whirs, starts]
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When we push this one...
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[motor starts]
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[Greg] Okay.
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- [Len] That's good.
- [Greg] Yeah.
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[Len] There it goes.
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Generator seems
to be working fine.
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[Tony]
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We can start up the stack of
the trommel and the bucket line.
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Let's see what happens.
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Trommel, coming on.
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We have no control
from up here right now.
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[Len] Maybe, it's just something
stupid we forgot about that we have to
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do one switch somewhere
and then, it will run.
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Play it in off position for five
seconds to reset the starter.
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[James] Yeah. Let's
see what happens.
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That's all we can
do. Try it again.
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[Greg] Trommel, coming on.
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[motor whirs]
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[Len] There we go.
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[Greg] Looking okay. So far.
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Stacker coming on.
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All right, stacker is running.
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[Greg] Yep. Looks good.
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Okay. Here comes
the bucket line.
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Yay! We got her.
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[motor whirring]
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[Tony]
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- We did it.
- We did it.
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At least, we got
her running today.
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So, that's good.
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This is more or less gas
without a load, so the big test is
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when we start dredging,
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then we got paydirt in the
buckets, that's the big test.
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[Paul] If the dredge can start
sluicing for the first time in five years,
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Tony will be back in with a shot
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of hitting his new
2,500-ounce gold.
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[Tony]
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[Parker] That's it for
Australia Creek this season.
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The last clean-up.
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I hope there's
some gold in here.
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[Paul] 29-year-old
Parker Schnabel
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is at a pivotal
point in his season.
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After mining out the
11-acre Boomerang Cut,
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he's calling time on his
Australia Creek operation.
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- Well, there we go.
- Yeah.
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Time to start tearing her
apart, getting her home and
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- see what's up at Dominion for us.
- Yeah.
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It'll be a good way to finish off
the season, finish it off strong
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and let's get this
washplant out there
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- and go see what's going on with the new one.
- Yeah.
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See you later, Sluicifer.
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[Parker] We pretty well smashed
the 5,000-ounce target we had,
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which is good,
but we're gonna be
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financially in a very big
hole for several years.
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[Paul] Hoping to pay down a big
chunk of the $15 million purchase price
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for Dominion Creek,
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Parker wants the
team to hit a new goal,
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7,000 ounces.
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So, we're about four weeks out from
the end of the season and end of sluicing.
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We're done at Australia Creek.
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But now, it's just, you know,
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the new plant.
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But then, we also need to
keep investing in the ground.
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Right now, we just need to go to
work and get stripping for next season.
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[Paul] To get a
jump on next season,
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Parker has most of his crew
stripping a new 40-acre cut,
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putting the success
of this season
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solely on one washplant,
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his new million-dollar
shaker deck,
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Rocksanne.
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He needs it to run 24x7
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and mine out ten
acres of gold-rich ground
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left in the money pit
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before winter freezes them out.
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Well, we are trying to get
the money pit finished here.
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We gotta keep just, trying to get as
much of this done here as fast as possible.
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[Paul] Foreman Mitch Blaschke
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is in charge of Parker's
remaining sluicing crew.
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We're just losing a lot of time.
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Machinery wearing
down, wearing out.
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People being tired and uh...
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we just gotta get to
the finish line here.
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- [Mitch] How's it going, man?
- [Parker] Good. How are you?
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Uh, doing pretty good.
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Tyson just wrapped up
down there at Australia Creek.
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Well, I'm looking forward to some operators
down here 'cause we've been stretched.
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Well, you're not
going to get them.
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I mean, we could use
some help down here.
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We really need to get the
stripping going for next year.
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- That's the big push for me.
- Yeah.
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What I'm worried about is, like,
the sluicing that we still have to do
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and you know, the season's
coming to an end here
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- sooner than we think.
- I know. I know.
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I don't want you to feel like
you're not getting supported,
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but I hope that you can see
it from my standpoint where
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we do have to really start
to gain ground at stripped.
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And, if we don't
get it done this fall,
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and it's all frozen
in the spring,
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we're gonna spend hundreds of
thousands of dollars extra ripping it.
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I get the idea with
the stripping, like,
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next year me will really appreciate
it, but right now, not so much.
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- I get it.
- All right, man.
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- Sorry I can't be more help.
- We'll make it work.
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Typical Parker fashion,
"Hey, we need to do this.
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Ugh, you might not have enough
equipment or enough people, but...
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figure it out, make it happen.
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Not only finish the sluicing
here, but huge projects
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for stripping ground for next
season at the same time."
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Ugh, hopefully, this
doesn't bite us in the ass.
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It's a pretty chill day today.
Just me feeding the plant.
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Me gaining this little relationship I
have with this damn thing. [laughs]
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[Paul] First year
Schnabel crew operator,
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Sandy Dubois,
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loads washplant, Rocksanne's,
hopper with paydirt.
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I feel like I'm doing
pretty good, not bad.
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I think I'm pretty
proud of my progress.
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So, that's pretty right on, man.
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This plant is moving
the sluicing pretty fast.
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[Paul] Meanwhile, fellow
operator, Tatiana Costa,
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moves coarse tailings from
the end of the washplant.
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It's been good for Sandy to build her
confidence, she's been doing really good.
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And, while Sandy can feed,
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I can work on
different projects,
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so then things
can go a lot faster.
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[machine whirring]
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[bleep] was that!
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Hey, shut it down!
Shut the plant down!
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[grunts]
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[Mitch] We'll see
what's going on.
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[Paul] In the money
pit at Dominion Creek,
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Parker Schnabel's only
running washplant, Rocksanne,
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has ground to a halt.
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[Mitch] This thing pile up a
bunch of [bleep] down here.
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Oh, it's got a big rock in it
and that's why it's stopped.
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You see that right there?
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Grab some shovels.
Get this thing cleaned out.
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All right. Now, our conveyor here,
that's doing the tailings, piled up.
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Uh, it's got a big rock down the tail wheel
so we gotta get that cleared down there.
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Let her dig that side out and hopefully,
we can get in there with a bar or,
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shovel and peel that rock out.
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[Paul] Mitch struggles to
access the jammed rock.
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So, Sandy brings in a mini
hope to speed up the process.
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[Mitch] The bad thing here,
is our washplant right now
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is shut down and it's cold out.
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We gotta get this
thing back running.
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[Paul] If Mitch can't get
the plant back running fast,
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its waterlines
could freeze solid.
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Once we get it freed up, hopefully,
this thing will start spinning again.
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It's a big rock.
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Come on.
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- There it is.
- There he goes.
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[Mitch] Yeah, I
can see right there.
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There's the rubber mark
where it's been wearing on it.
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- Yeah.
- [Mitch] Oh, we got the rock removed.
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And, the belt's looking okay, so
I think we got really lucky here.
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I'm gonna try and roll the belt here,
see if we can get this thing cleared.
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[Sandy] Okay!
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[Mitch] Come on, baby.
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There we go.
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Whoo!
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That's the [bleep].
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[Mitch] Here we go.
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[Paul] Rocksanne is back
on the gold in under an hour...
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[Mitch] All right. All right.
We're back up and running.
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[Paul] ...keeping Parker's
hopes of 7,000 ounces alive.
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[Mitch] Hopefully, that's the last
time needs to shut down today.
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Where it's as late in the season and
we're not gonna make our gold at all,
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the way things are
looking right now.
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We ran out of pay, I know we won't
have enough to finish this season.
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We could easily add 500 ounces
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to our total if we could
find some ground.
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[Paul] Nine miles
southwest, at Eureka Creek,
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hotspot miner, Brian McCaughan,
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and sons, 22-year-old Gage,
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and 24-year-old Bryce,
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have bagged 1,275 ounces,
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225 short
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of their 1,500-ounce target.
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[Brian] There's pressure.
Tons of pressure.
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I'm feeling it.
Usually, I don't feel it.
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We need that 1,500. We need it.
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If we don't come up with something
here, we're dead. We're dead in the water.
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[Gage] It's getting
later in the season
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and yeah, I'm uh,
running out of pay.
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Trying to make our goal, it's
gonna be a bit of a pain so,
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we need to come
up with a few ideas.
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00:16:44,834 --> 00:16:47,766
[Sharon] We gotta hit
some rich spots to pay bills
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'cause we gotta make sure there's enough
money to pay the fuel, to pay employees.
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I'm just praying now it
all works out in the end,
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and we can finish
off on a positive note
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for the rest of the season.
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00:16:58,734 --> 00:17:01,065
[Paul] The McCaughan's
latest hotspot,
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The Red Cut, is
almost mined out.
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To keep his season alive,
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Brian needs to find
a new honey hole.
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00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,332
I got an idea of a couple spots.
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Guess I'll call Gage over.
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Do some prospect and see what's
up here 'cause we need to know
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00:17:21,266 --> 00:17:22,500
and I could use a hand.
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00:17:24,834 --> 00:17:26,999
Down here, we checked
last year, there's nothing.
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But, I never went on top 'cause
you see our Red Cut height,
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our Red Cut height out here is
the exact same height as that.
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So, this probably just cut out,
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but it just makes sense
that it would be here, but
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we haven't found it yet.
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Let's roll.
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[Paul] This season, the McCaughans
have hit two hotspots at Eureka Creek,
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The Deep Cut
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and the Red Cut.
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Now, Brian and Gage are
on the hunt for another hotspot
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200 yards across
from the Red Cut,
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where they hope the
same pay streak continues
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and runs close to the surface
giving them easy access
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to gold.
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Clean this [bleep] up. We'll
check what's on bedrock.
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We're gonna a
couple of test spins.
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I'd really like to see three
out of four end with gold in it.
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00:18:24,667 --> 00:18:27,433
Six small colors, we'll run
it through the washplant.
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[Paul] To locate the pay streak,
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Brian will dig four test holes,
where he thinks it continues.
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00:18:42,734 --> 00:18:44,299
You hitting gravel, bud.
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00:18:44,300 --> 00:18:45,433
Keep going.
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00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,099
- Bedrock!
- [Brian] Yep.
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We move on to our next one.
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[Paul] Son, Gage, continues
to dig three more test holes.
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00:19:02,700 --> 00:19:04,266
It's dollar signs in them rocks.
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00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:06,266
It's looking good.
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00:19:07,700 --> 00:19:09,099
I've called Bryce for some help.
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He can hammer
out a bunch of pans.
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00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:13,266
I'll take a sample
out of your bucket.
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00:19:17,900 --> 00:19:21,033
See how blocky this is? This
is where I think that stuff's in.
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00:19:22,266 --> 00:19:23,567
Okay. Let's go
check it out, man.
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00:19:29,467 --> 00:19:31,800
First pan. Let's see
what we got here.
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Gage [bleep].
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00:19:39,033 --> 00:19:40,866
Like, nothing.
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00:19:40,867 --> 00:19:44,133
We need to find something
here or we're screwed.
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00:19:47,834 --> 00:19:49,099
Let's do a second one.
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00:19:49,100 --> 00:19:51,967
The next hole, let's hope
to actually see more gold.
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00:19:57,166 --> 00:19:59,299
I only got a couple of colors.
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00:19:59,300 --> 00:20:01,165
[Gage] Uh, you got
something at least.
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00:20:01,166 --> 00:20:03,886
[Brian] Certainly nothing to get
excited about. That I wouldn't wash.
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00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,967
[Paul] Son, Bryce,
tests the third hole.
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00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,066
It's not bad.
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00:20:11,734 --> 00:20:13,599
Kinda looks like close to ten.
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00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:17,532
- [Brian] Ten? So, my two or three and you're ten?
- One, two, three, four, five...
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00:20:17,533 --> 00:20:19,032
[Brian] Oh, this is borderline.
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00:20:19,033 --> 00:20:20,993
He's got one more pan on
there, you wanna grab it?
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00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,533
Pan number four. Final hole.
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00:20:29,967 --> 00:20:34,366
- [Bryce] Is that a chunky?
- What! Oh, boy! [laughs]
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00:20:34,367 --> 00:20:38,499
Check it! That ain't
fine gold, holy [bleep].
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00:20:38,500 --> 00:20:41,065
- That's a 100 for sure.
- At least.
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00:20:41,066 --> 00:20:43,199
That's unbelievable,
that's a, holy...
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00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:44,833
Look at the size of that.
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00:20:44,834 --> 00:20:46,599
Yeah, that's three
out of four, man.
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00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:50,499
If this whole plateau happens
to have gold like this in it,
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this actually could
save our season.
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00:20:54,934 --> 00:20:57,065
Okay, boys. We're doing
it. We're gonna go after it.
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00:20:57,066 --> 00:21:00,667
We're gonna get two or three
trucks pumping here tomorrow.
324
00:21:01,567 --> 00:21:03,399
Man, we could get this,
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00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,500
this 1,500 isn't out
of the picture at all.
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00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:20,833
[Tony]
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00:21:20,834 --> 00:21:22,166
It's making electricity, huh?
328
00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:30,866
[Paul] Tony Beets is
desperate to rescue his season.
329
00:21:30,867 --> 00:21:34,633
At Paradise Hill, he's
running his trommel
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and at Indian River,
his new washplant,
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00:21:37,667 --> 00:21:39,333
Sir Sluice-A-Lot.
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00:21:41,033 --> 00:21:45,266
But, to stand any chance of
hitting his new 2,500-ounce target,
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00:21:46,867 --> 00:21:51,200
he's firing up his dredge
for the first time in five years.
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00:21:53,734 --> 00:21:55,066
[Tony]
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00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:01,834
It will.
336
00:22:05,266 --> 00:22:09,065
[Paul] The dredge needs to be
moved into its first dredging position
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00:22:09,066 --> 00:22:11,899
and attached to anchor points.
338
00:22:11,900 --> 00:22:14,199
We gotta use two
doses for anchor.
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00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:15,633
We got a 700
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00:22:15,634 --> 00:22:19,700
excavator for anchor and we gonna
use the loader for the other anchor.
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00:22:20,834 --> 00:22:23,432
[Paul] The dredge will be
connected with steel cables
342
00:22:23,433 --> 00:22:27,066
to four heavy machines on
the banks of the dredge pond,
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00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:35,866
winches on the deck, then pull
the 350-tonne dredge into position.
344
00:22:35,867 --> 00:22:39,566
And, swing it in an
arc from left to right
345
00:22:39,567 --> 00:22:41,833
allowing the bucket
line at the front
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00:22:41,834 --> 00:22:44,266
to dig out gold rich paydirt.
347
00:22:48,133 --> 00:22:50,432
So, already got that
dozer over there.
348
00:22:50,433 --> 00:22:52,866
So, I have to
connect the cable to it.
349
00:22:52,867 --> 00:22:55,566
And then, I'll put
a rope over there
350
00:22:55,567 --> 00:22:58,566
and maybe use the
cat to get it over there.
351
00:22:58,567 --> 00:23:01,366
[Paul] The last
three-quarters-of-a-ton
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00:23:01,367 --> 00:23:03,366
two-inch thick steel cable
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00:23:03,367 --> 00:23:05,699
has been stretched
across the pond.
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00:23:05,700 --> 00:23:09,132
And, still needs to be
hauled the final 50 yards
355
00:23:09,133 --> 00:23:11,699
up a steep overgrown berm
356
00:23:11,700 --> 00:23:13,666
to reach its anchor point,
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00:23:13,667 --> 00:23:15,966
the D6 Dozer.
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00:23:15,967 --> 00:23:21,366
I'm here to hook her on to a rope that
Len's throwing down over the berm there,
359
00:23:21,367 --> 00:23:24,467
so I can hook it on to the
cable to get it up to the dozer.
360
00:23:26,667 --> 00:23:27,734
Yeah!
361
00:23:28,166 --> 00:23:29,500
Got it.
362
00:23:33,033 --> 00:23:35,766
Okay, Len!
363
00:23:35,767 --> 00:23:40,599
Me and Len can't pull on the
cable by hand. So, he's going to uh,
364
00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:45,834
fire up the dozer, hook onto this rope and
then, hopefully, pull this cable up to him.
365
00:23:50,900 --> 00:23:52,667
You can keep going forward.
366
00:24:00,967 --> 00:24:02,233
Oh [bleep].
367
00:24:04,634 --> 00:24:07,432
So, we tried the
rope and it didn't work.
368
00:24:07,433 --> 00:24:09,933
So, I think I'm gonna
try it with the excavator.
369
00:24:09,934 --> 00:24:13,165
It's got a little risk
that I will sink it.
370
00:24:13,166 --> 00:24:18,165
[Paul] Len decides to abandon the rope
and use the bucket arm of an excavator
371
00:24:18,166 --> 00:24:19,899
chained to the cable
372
00:24:19,900 --> 00:24:21,967
to haul it up the steep berm.
373
00:24:23,100 --> 00:24:24,600
But, to get in position,
374
00:24:25,133 --> 00:24:27,966
the 55-ton 700
375
00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:30,866
has to cross soft ground.
376
00:24:30,867 --> 00:24:35,200
[Len] Because we can see
the excavator sinking a little bit.
377
00:24:38,634 --> 00:24:40,667
- [Greg] Okay, Len.
- [Len] Yeah.
378
00:24:45,700 --> 00:24:47,300
[Greg] Yeah, that
should do it, Len.
379
00:24:50,567 --> 00:24:51,634
Beautiful.
380
00:24:56,900 --> 00:24:58,165
There we go.
381
00:24:58,166 --> 00:25:01,400
Now, the winch cable on the
dredge is connected to the dozer.
382
00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:04,700
[Tony]
383
00:25:27,667 --> 00:25:29,433
[Len] I think if we
go forward, we got it.
384
00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:33,667
[Tony] That looks good.
385
00:25:44,834 --> 00:25:45,834
[Greg] Yes, sir.
386
00:25:48,367 --> 00:25:49,367
[Greg] Yeah.
387
00:25:51,667 --> 00:25:54,734
[Len] Should we need a
bottle of Champagne and uh...
388
00:26:09,700 --> 00:26:12,199
I'm so excited, I could just
389
00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:14,934
- piss my pants.
- [laughs]
390
00:26:17,500 --> 00:26:19,867
So, I'm going to
start up the trommel.
391
00:26:27,433 --> 00:26:29,000
[Tony]
392
00:26:31,634 --> 00:26:33,033
[Greg] Stacker coming on.
393
00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,966
[Len] All right,
stackers running.
394
00:26:37,967 --> 00:26:40,567
[Greg] Here we go. We
got some water coming.
395
00:26:43,033 --> 00:26:44,934
Okay, here comes
the bucket line.
396
00:26:50,433 --> 00:26:55,999
[Paul] After five years, Tony's dredge
is finally catching much needed gold
397
00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:57,133
once again.
398
00:27:36,500 --> 00:27:40,132
Right now, we're really struggling
with just having enough personnel
399
00:27:40,133 --> 00:27:44,467
and enough big equipment down at
the money pit to keep up with everything.
400
00:27:45,300 --> 00:27:47,599
[Paul] At Dominion
Creek's money pit,
401
00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:51,733
foreman Mitch Blaschke is
sluicing 250 yards an hour
402
00:27:51,734 --> 00:27:54,165
with Parker's only
running washplant,
403
00:27:54,166 --> 00:27:55,999
Rocksanne.
404
00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,032
But, with most of the crew
already stripping ahead
405
00:27:59,033 --> 00:28:00,400
for next season,
406
00:28:01,367 --> 00:28:03,133
he's feeling the pinch.
407
00:28:04,233 --> 00:28:06,532
[Mitch] I understand
where Parker's coming from,
408
00:28:06,533 --> 00:28:08,299
getting the ground
opened up for next year.
409
00:28:08,300 --> 00:28:11,032
But, right now, with
what we got in front of us,
410
00:28:11,033 --> 00:28:12,900
uh, I could sure use the help.
411
00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:19,332
In every plant, there is a
build-up of tailings at the ends.
412
00:28:19,333 --> 00:28:22,566
[Paul] Tatiana Costa
is on double duty,
413
00:28:22,567 --> 00:28:24,566
clearing tailings
414
00:28:24,567 --> 00:28:27,066
and feeding
Rocksanne with paydirt.
415
00:28:28,300 --> 00:28:30,366
[Tatiana] Yeah, I'm
alone running the plant.
416
00:28:30,367 --> 00:28:34,432
It's important to keep on top of
the tailings, otherwise they can
417
00:28:34,433 --> 00:28:37,834
cause a jam on the plant
and we'd have to stop.
418
00:28:49,967 --> 00:28:51,600
What the [bleep] was that!
419
00:28:55,967 --> 00:28:57,600
Oh [bleep].
420
00:28:58,533 --> 00:29:00,734
Hey, Taylor, you copy, Taylor?
421
00:29:01,333 --> 00:29:02,499
[Taylor] Yeah, go ahead.
422
00:29:02,500 --> 00:29:06,733
I have a bad flat
tire right now um,
423
00:29:06,734 --> 00:29:09,866
I need you to come with
a new tire and uh, yeah.
424
00:29:09,867 --> 00:29:11,432
It's urgent.
425
00:29:11,433 --> 00:29:14,165
[Taylor] Okay. I'll
be out there soon.
426
00:29:14,166 --> 00:29:16,266
Okay. See you soon.
427
00:29:19,233 --> 00:29:21,966
[Mitch] You know, right now
we got our only loader down here.
428
00:29:21,967 --> 00:29:23,699
So, we need to shut her down.
429
00:29:23,700 --> 00:29:25,499
[Paul] With the
only loader available
430
00:29:25,500 --> 00:29:29,065
to feed the plant and
clear tailings out of action,
431
00:29:29,066 --> 00:29:34,567
Mitch has no choice, but to
shut down Rocksanne once again.
432
00:29:44,967 --> 00:29:46,400
[Mitch] This is not good.
433
00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:58,734
[Tatiana] Nacho! Hi, buddy.
434
00:29:59,934 --> 00:30:01,299
[Paul] At the money pit,
435
00:30:01,300 --> 00:30:04,099
Parker Schnabel's
one-plant operation
436
00:30:04,100 --> 00:30:05,332
is shut down
437
00:30:05,333 --> 00:30:07,299
because of a broken loader,
438
00:30:07,300 --> 00:30:10,867
putting his push to
7,000 ounces on hold.
439
00:30:12,467 --> 00:30:13,834
What is this?
440
00:30:15,533 --> 00:30:18,599
[Tatiana] Uh, yeah.
We have a flat tire here.
441
00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:21,999
- You can't run it like that?
- [laughs] No. I need you...
442
00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:25,265
- Okay.
- To very kindly fix it for me urgently.
443
00:30:25,266 --> 00:30:28,733
Okay, I can do that,
urgently and everything.
444
00:30:28,734 --> 00:30:31,667
Awesome. Thanks. [laughs]
445
00:30:33,533 --> 00:30:35,799
[Taylor] The rim started
spinning inside the tire
446
00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:39,332
and the tire caused these serrations
on the rim to really flatten out.
447
00:30:39,333 --> 00:30:42,866
These are supposed to grip it
so that exactly does not happen.
448
00:30:42,867 --> 00:30:45,265
It'd be a pretty difficult
449
00:30:45,266 --> 00:30:47,933
ask to try and get a new tire
450
00:30:47,934 --> 00:30:48,966
on this rim.
451
00:30:48,967 --> 00:30:50,599
I think that one's toast.
452
00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:54,366
If we put a new tire on it, we're gonna
have the same thing happen again.
453
00:30:54,367 --> 00:30:55,899
So, it's unfortunate but,
454
00:30:55,900 --> 00:30:59,165
we do have some extra
rims and lots of tires.
455
00:30:59,166 --> 00:31:02,332
And, we'll just get her
elevated, buzz all the nuts off,
456
00:31:02,333 --> 00:31:05,033
crane the tire off,
crane the new one on.
457
00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:07,666
Stick the nuts on.
458
00:31:07,667 --> 00:31:08,734
Bob's your uncle.
459
00:31:18,266 --> 00:31:21,633
Right now, there's no loader
feeding the plant. They're shut down.
460
00:31:21,634 --> 00:31:23,232
So, you know,
461
00:31:23,233 --> 00:31:26,332
it's very important I get this
tire changed as quick as I can
462
00:31:26,333 --> 00:31:28,066
so we can get her
back up and running.
463
00:31:40,033 --> 00:31:41,900
I'm just lining the tire up.
464
00:31:45,066 --> 00:31:47,532
We'll put all 30 nuts on.
465
00:31:47,533 --> 00:31:49,132
Drop it down. Torque them up.
466
00:31:49,133 --> 00:31:51,767
Put the caps on and there we go.
467
00:32:02,433 --> 00:32:03,867
We're off to the races.
468
00:32:05,367 --> 00:32:07,733
Uh, Tatiana, you
got a copy. Tatiana?
469
00:32:07,734 --> 00:32:09,299
[Tatiana] Copy.
470
00:32:09,300 --> 00:32:12,566
Yeah, you're loader's good
to go here, if you wanna come,
471
00:32:12,567 --> 00:32:13,833
come grab her.
472
00:32:13,834 --> 00:32:16,000
[Tatiana on radio]
Awesome. Thank you.
473
00:32:20,133 --> 00:32:22,265
Oh, look at that new tire.
474
00:32:22,266 --> 00:32:24,599
- There we go. Ready to roll for you.
- [laughs]
475
00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:26,332
[Tatiana] Awesome.
Thank you so much.
476
00:32:26,333 --> 00:32:30,065
- You've been itching for ...so, anyway.
- [laughs] Yeah.
477
00:32:30,066 --> 00:32:32,766
- There she is. Be good to her.
- Awesome. Thank you.
478
00:32:32,767 --> 00:32:33,900
I will.
479
00:32:35,233 --> 00:32:36,966
[Mitch] Taylor was able
to get the loader fixed,
480
00:32:36,967 --> 00:32:40,200
so we're just getting ready to
fire the washplant back up here.
481
00:32:40,634 --> 00:32:41,734
Here we go!
482
00:32:42,967 --> 00:32:45,199
[Paul] The rapid
fix of the loader
483
00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:48,032
means that Rocksanne,
has been shut down
484
00:32:48,033 --> 00:32:49,500
for under an hour.
485
00:32:50,634 --> 00:32:53,899
It's awesome Taylor
got the loader fixed
486
00:32:53,900 --> 00:32:57,733
pretty fast and uh, hopefully,
we'll finish sluicing pretty soon
487
00:32:57,734 --> 00:33:00,467
and the loaders can rest
for the rest of the season.
488
00:33:13,934 --> 00:33:17,733
So, mining for us is all
about treasure hunting.
489
00:33:17,734 --> 00:33:20,332
And, I'm up on
this freaking bench
490
00:33:20,333 --> 00:33:22,532
looking for it again and so far,
491
00:33:22,533 --> 00:33:25,132
it's looking really good.
492
00:33:25,133 --> 00:33:30,499
[Paul] At Eureka Creek, Brian McCaughan
is running paydirt from his new hotspot,
493
00:33:30,500 --> 00:33:31,966
the Cash Cut,
494
00:33:31,967 --> 00:33:34,233
in the hope of
saving his season.
495
00:33:36,667 --> 00:33:41,532
I'm pretty much gonna take the
trommel from 100 yards per hour to 200
496
00:33:41,533 --> 00:33:46,099
and we're gonna pound it through the
plant, check the sluice runs and hope
497
00:33:46,100 --> 00:33:48,332
there's at least an
ounce a hundred.
498
00:33:48,333 --> 00:33:50,032
Anything above that,
499
00:33:50,033 --> 00:33:51,432
I'll tell you what,
500
00:33:51,433 --> 00:33:52,933
it's gonna make
our life a lot easier
501
00:33:52,934 --> 00:33:55,333
and we're gonna
breathe a lot easier.
502
00:33:58,033 --> 00:34:00,165
[Gage] Definitely rewarding
already hauling pay.
503
00:34:00,166 --> 00:34:02,399
We have very minimal
stripping, it's just,
504
00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:05,066
tearing off the trees, pretty
much, a little bit of soil.
505
00:34:06,767 --> 00:34:09,099
Gage is working hard
up in the Cash Cut.
506
00:34:09,100 --> 00:34:12,065
He's uh, bringing
down truck after truck
507
00:34:12,066 --> 00:34:15,866
and uh, see what
kind of gold's out there.
508
00:34:15,867 --> 00:34:18,733
[Paul] Greenhorn
operator, Jason Demich,
509
00:34:18,734 --> 00:34:22,500
loads pay into the
McCaughan's trommel, McMitus.
510
00:34:24,533 --> 00:34:27,499
You can see the wear
and tear on everybody,
511
00:34:27,500 --> 00:34:31,166
but not one
individual is giving up.
512
00:34:47,133 --> 00:34:49,333
[heavy thudding]
513
00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,999
[bleep] Hey, Brian. I gotta
shut down the plant here.
514
00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,367
[metal creaking]
515
00:35:06,634 --> 00:35:08,599
[Paul] Jason's excavator bucket
516
00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:11,099
has knocked the
hopper off its mount
517
00:35:11,100 --> 00:35:14,300
and it's fallen flush
against the trommel drum.
518
00:35:22,500 --> 00:35:24,699
[Brian] Jason, give the
lowdown on how this happened.
519
00:35:24,700 --> 00:35:26,966
I grabbed that wet stuff.
520
00:35:26,967 --> 00:35:29,032
Come around, it was sloshing.
521
00:35:29,033 --> 00:35:32,399
I went to dump a little, it
sloshed down, I went to pull back
522
00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:34,233
and I caught the lip on the...
523
00:35:35,133 --> 00:35:36,200
thing.
524
00:35:38,233 --> 00:35:40,532
So, here we are. We
gotta lift the freaking box up,
525
00:35:40,533 --> 00:35:42,399
pull it back, get
it into position.
526
00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:44,132
It'll get double chained again
527
00:35:44,133 --> 00:35:46,734
and maybe, we'll stop
hitting the freaking feeder box.
528
00:35:48,266 --> 00:35:50,199
[Paul] The three-ton Hopper
529
00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:53,332
is attached to the
trommel at its base,
530
00:35:53,333 --> 00:35:56,266
with two struts
held in with pins.
531
00:35:57,166 --> 00:36:01,266
But, the impact
ripped it clean off.
532
00:36:02,467 --> 00:36:03,933
Brian's fix,
533
00:36:03,934 --> 00:36:06,300
lift the Hopper
using an excavator,
534
00:36:07,100 --> 00:36:08,867
line it up with the struts,
535
00:36:10,433 --> 00:36:12,433
re-insert the pins.
536
00:36:13,934 --> 00:36:18,867
Then, attach chains to the
base to secure it into position.
537
00:36:23,533 --> 00:36:25,499
To have lost hours
is just killing us.
538
00:36:25,500 --> 00:36:28,633
It's like, my guts are turning
539
00:36:28,634 --> 00:36:30,934
and I'm not [bleep] happy.
540
00:36:40,667 --> 00:36:42,132
Okay.
541
00:36:42,133 --> 00:36:44,133
Should be good to
come down slowly.
542
00:36:49,133 --> 00:36:50,300
Right there.
543
00:36:57,567 --> 00:36:58,900
There, you're coming through.
544
00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:04,600
[Gage] Dad, come
my way a little bit.
545
00:37:09,333 --> 00:37:12,132
And then, just go on the outside
and give it a light little push.
546
00:37:12,133 --> 00:37:13,867
And, it should
just pin right in.
547
00:37:22,233 --> 00:37:25,232
Jason's there strapping it
in, putting pressure forward,
548
00:37:25,233 --> 00:37:28,433
so it can, you know, it won't pop
out as easy without us noticing.
549
00:37:32,533 --> 00:37:34,299
I feel like crap,
of course, but...
550
00:37:34,300 --> 00:37:35,867
Yeah, but that's bad, man.
551
00:37:37,834 --> 00:37:40,333
Oh, you gave me those
puppy dog eyes now [bleep].
552
00:37:41,500 --> 00:37:43,300
All right. It won't
happen again.
553
00:37:46,100 --> 00:37:48,566
Okay, get this thing spinning,
man. We gotta make some money.
554
00:37:48,567 --> 00:37:50,032
Let's go.
555
00:37:50,033 --> 00:37:52,466
- Thanks, boys.
- Good job.
556
00:37:52,467 --> 00:37:56,366
[Paul] The McCaughans are
back up and running Cash Cut pay,
557
00:37:56,367 --> 00:37:59,766
but only time will
tell if it holds the gold
558
00:37:59,767 --> 00:38:01,799
to save their season.
559
00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:05,166
Pretty happy. All things
considered, it could always be worse.
560
00:38:20,533 --> 00:38:23,199
Is that Len? Len,
you're going in the water.
561
00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,200
Oh, he's coming
up the bucket line.
562
00:38:25,900 --> 00:38:28,266
What the heck are you doing?
563
00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:30,900
[Len] Got something
for you, Greg.
564
00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:33,132
[Greg] Let me grab it.
565
00:38:33,133 --> 00:38:36,132
I got it. Can you make it?
566
00:38:36,133 --> 00:38:40,366
What do we got here,
Len? Wow, look at that, huh?
567
00:38:40,367 --> 00:38:43,199
Little lunch. That's awesome.
568
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,199
An apple for you.
569
00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:46,767
Sandwich for me.
570
00:38:47,233 --> 00:38:49,232
Ooh!
571
00:38:49,233 --> 00:38:53,299
- I don't know what it is, but it looks
good. [laughs] - That looks pretty good.
572
00:38:53,300 --> 00:38:56,032
I thought we should
have a nice lunch together.
573
00:38:56,033 --> 00:38:58,065
That's a great idea. That...
574
00:38:58,066 --> 00:38:59,499
I wish I would've
thought about it.
575
00:38:59,500 --> 00:39:02,933
You're not that kind of guy,
Greg? You only think about yourself.
576
00:39:02,934 --> 00:39:04,233
[laughs]
577
00:39:19,467 --> 00:39:22,232
- What's up? See?
- Weigh time.
578
00:39:22,233 --> 00:39:23,867
We get to check
out the Cash Cut.
579
00:39:24,533 --> 00:39:25,933
[Paul] At Eureka Creek,
580
00:39:25,934 --> 00:39:30,366
the McCaughan family are
gathering to weigh their first two days
581
00:39:30,367 --> 00:39:32,000
running the new Cash Cut.
582
00:39:33,734 --> 00:39:36,432
I mean, we didn't
know it was there.
583
00:39:36,433 --> 00:39:37,866
And, we didn't notice the odd.
584
00:39:37,867 --> 00:39:40,099
We didn't know it had
almost zero overburden,
585
00:39:40,100 --> 00:39:43,666
so if we get an ounce an
hour out of this, we'll be tickled.
586
00:39:43,667 --> 00:39:46,099
- Almost a 14.
- Fourteen hours.
587
00:39:46,100 --> 00:39:48,299
So, we need at least 14 ounces.
588
00:39:48,300 --> 00:39:51,032
- Who wants to do the honors?
- I'll pour. Bryce, count.
589
00:39:51,033 --> 00:39:52,133
Let's see it.
590
00:39:52,667 --> 00:39:54,066
Here we go, guys.
591
00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:57,433
One, two, three.
592
00:39:58,300 --> 00:40:00,734
Fifteen, twenty.
593
00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:05,100
Thirty, 41.8.
594
00:40:07,533 --> 00:40:08,833
Whoa!
595
00:40:08,834 --> 00:40:10,799
That's just under
three ounces an hour
596
00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:13,933
with no stripping and
thawed, at this time of year,
597
00:40:13,934 --> 00:40:16,967
holy [bleep], boys!
[bleep] hammer!
598
00:40:19,367 --> 00:40:24,634
[Paul] The 41.8 ounces
is worth almost $85,000,
599
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:28,165
taking their season total
600
00:40:28,166 --> 00:40:31,000
to 1,317 ounces.
601
00:40:32,834 --> 00:40:35,833
So, really, we could
keep washing until
602
00:40:35,834 --> 00:40:38,065
we completely freeze
out till the pond's done.
603
00:40:38,066 --> 00:40:41,566
So, our season's now
longer, we have more pay.
604
00:40:41,567 --> 00:40:44,699
This could be just
unbelievable for us.
605
00:40:44,700 --> 00:40:46,999
I'm like, blown away.
606
00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:51,833
We're averaging a third of an
ounce per 100 here and this is three?
607
00:40:51,834 --> 00:40:55,232
So, this is beautiful, guys. This gives
us the green light to hammer down.
608
00:40:55,233 --> 00:40:59,233
There's no way we're stopping up there,
that's for sure. This is just a super deal.
609
00:41:00,467 --> 00:41:02,165
Hey, what's going on?
610
00:41:02,166 --> 00:41:04,866
This is pretty good.
Check out the number.
611
00:41:04,867 --> 00:41:07,299
Okay, you have to talk
in layman terms for me.
612
00:41:07,300 --> 00:41:09,666
What does it mean an hour?
That's what I understand.
613
00:41:09,667 --> 00:41:14,734
- 2.92 ounces per
100. [laughs] - Wow!
614
00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:17,634
Good instincts. Whose
instinct was this?
615
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:21,866
- The idea guy.
- Dad? Dad's instinct?
616
00:41:21,867 --> 00:41:26,165
Okay. I'm not gonna get too excited
yet, we don't wanna jinx anything.
617
00:41:26,166 --> 00:41:28,366
So, hard work ahead of us.
618
00:41:28,367 --> 00:41:29,734
- Let's get her.
- [Sharon] Okay.
619
00:41:40,033 --> 00:41:44,300
- Hi, guys. Oh, we have some newbies.
- Newbies. Yeah.
620
00:41:44,767 --> 00:41:46,432
It's exciting, huh?
621
00:41:46,433 --> 00:41:48,766
- [Minnie] I'm glad somebody's excited.
- [laughs]
622
00:41:48,767 --> 00:41:53,165
[Paul] At Paradise Hill, the Beets
are meeting for their first gold weigh,
623
00:41:53,166 --> 00:41:55,132
running three washplants
624
00:41:55,133 --> 00:41:58,000
including the historic dredge.
625
00:42:01,533 --> 00:42:02,600
Yeah.
626
00:42:05,066 --> 00:42:06,834
And again... [bleep]
627
00:42:08,467 --> 00:42:10,133
Yeah, no, no, it was.
628
00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:17,165
[Minnie] Yeah, did
Sluice-A-Lot sluice a lot?
629
00:42:17,166 --> 00:42:20,766
The new plant, Sluice-A-Lot
ran all week, it's pretty good.
630
00:42:20,767 --> 00:42:23,299
It's nice having a plant
running there again.
631
00:42:23,300 --> 00:42:24,633
[Tony]
632
00:42:24,634 --> 00:42:28,065
So, you building quite a stockpile
by there by the trommel there.
633
00:42:28,066 --> 00:42:30,933
The plant's not chewing through the dirt
as fast as they're bringing it right now,
634
00:42:30,934 --> 00:42:32,566
so might as well
pile it up there.
635
00:42:32,567 --> 00:42:34,933
What do you wanna weigh
out first? I got three dryers.
636
00:42:34,934 --> 00:42:36,467
[Tony]
637
00:42:38,033 --> 00:42:39,532
I think, only two days now.
638
00:42:39,533 --> 00:42:42,766
- Weight it. One of you guys count.
- Yeah, let's do it.
639
00:42:42,767 --> 00:42:44,466
[Paul] For two days running,
640
00:42:44,467 --> 00:42:48,133
Tony's hoping the dredge
will deliver at least 20 ounces.
641
00:42:50,667 --> 00:42:54,567
[Len] Two ounces,
five ounces, 15.
642
00:42:55,066 --> 00:42:58,733
Final is 22.56 ounces.
643
00:42:58,734 --> 00:43:02,299
[Paul] Worth over $40,000.
644
00:43:02,300 --> 00:43:06,299
That's what we set. One ounce
an hour, so it's pretty, pretty close.
645
00:43:06,300 --> 00:43:08,166
[Minnie] The cost
of running it is cheap.
646
00:43:13,333 --> 00:43:14,899
[Minnie] So, next
stop is Sluice-A-Lot?
647
00:43:14,900 --> 00:43:19,099
- [Monica] So, who's counting? Okay. Are you ready?
- I'm counting.
648
00:43:19,100 --> 00:43:22,833
[Paul] Sir Sluice-A-Lot has
run all week at The Indian River
649
00:43:22,834 --> 00:43:25,767
and should be
bringing in 200 ounces.
650
00:43:28,033 --> 00:43:31,866
Ten, 20, 40, 50.
651
00:43:31,867 --> 00:43:38,367
One hundred, 120,
140, 180, 184.36.
652
00:43:41,333 --> 00:43:42,634
Sluice-A-Lot sluiced a lot.
653
00:43:46,166 --> 00:43:47,366
[Minnie] Yeah.
654
00:43:47,367 --> 00:43:51,633
[Paul] Dialed in at 300
yards per hour, 24x7,
655
00:43:51,634 --> 00:43:53,466
on Paradise Hill,
656
00:43:53,467 --> 00:43:56,900
the trommel should bring
in around 400 ounces.
657
00:44:02,066 --> 00:44:04,934
Twenty, 30, 40,
658
00:44:05,900 --> 00:44:10,233
80, 100, 120, 130,
659
00:44:10,800 --> 00:44:15,000
150, 180, 190.
660
00:44:16,734 --> 00:44:18,867
205.22.
661
00:44:20,600 --> 00:44:22,199
[Minnie] That's not
great for 24x7, is it?
662
00:44:22,200 --> 00:44:23,400
[Tony]
663
00:44:24,634 --> 00:44:28,599
So, this week we
did about 412 ounces.
664
00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:30,433
[Paul] Bringing
their season total
665
00:44:30,867 --> 00:44:34,000
to 1,669 ounces.
666
00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:37,700
[Tony]
667
00:44:43,867 --> 00:44:46,633
- [Minnie] Bye, guys.
- Buh-bye!
668
00:44:46,634 --> 00:44:48,367
[Len] We shall go
make you more gold.
669
00:44:49,433 --> 00:44:51,553
[Minnie] Nice to see the
dredge's going finally, yeah?
670
00:44:55,333 --> 00:44:56,700
[Minnie] Nobody else has one.
671
00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:00,499
And, a lot cheaper.
672
00:45:00,500 --> 00:45:02,967
[Tony]
673
00:45:19,734 --> 00:45:21,467
- [Parker] Hi, Chris.
- Hey, Parker.
674
00:45:22,233 --> 00:45:23,899
How's it going?
675
00:45:23,900 --> 00:45:25,599
- It's going.
- Going? Yeah.
676
00:45:25,600 --> 00:45:27,999
[Chris] That time
of year, kinda going.
677
00:45:28,000 --> 00:45:31,265
So, Tyson. You finished
up Australia Creek, yeah?
678
00:45:31,266 --> 00:45:33,633
- [Tyson] Yeah, I did.
- You guys did do a good job in there.
679
00:45:33,634 --> 00:45:35,866
- [Tyson] Thanks, man.
- You wanna see how you finished?
680
00:45:35,867 --> 00:45:37,800
[Tyson] Let's check
it out, Australia.
681
00:45:39,500 --> 00:45:43,432
[Paul] To hit his
7,000-ounce target,
682
00:45:43,433 --> 00:45:45,933
Parker needs to
hit a weekly total
683
00:45:45,934 --> 00:45:47,800
of at least 300 ounces.
684
00:45:49,033 --> 00:45:51,166
[Chris] So, here's the
end of Australia Creek.
685
00:45:53,934 --> 00:45:57,165
Got 20, 40.
686
00:45:57,166 --> 00:46:02,967
- Eighty, 100, 130, 170.
- Two hundred, come on.
687
00:46:04,900 --> 00:46:08,633
- [all] Yeah!
- [all laughing]
688
00:46:08,634 --> 00:46:10,100
[Chris] Two hundred and sixty.
689
00:46:10,567 --> 00:46:13,032
282.2.
690
00:46:13,033 --> 00:46:17,266
[Paul] Worth?
Just over $560,000.
691
00:46:18,667 --> 00:46:22,699
- Good way to finish.
- That's cool. Australia Creek, over 1,000 ounces.
692
00:46:22,700 --> 00:46:25,532
[Mitch] what do you think? We going
back there next year and looking for more?
693
00:46:25,533 --> 00:46:27,866
I'm not gonna make
that decision right now.
694
00:46:27,867 --> 00:46:30,199
I think, whoever
mines it, it'll be tough,
695
00:46:30,200 --> 00:46:33,532
you know, there's a lot of like,
work that needs to be put in up there.
696
00:46:33,533 --> 00:46:36,399
- [Tyson] Well, we made it work this year.
- [Parker] Rocksanne!
697
00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:40,499
- So, you kinda have to help me out on this one.
- Oh, yeah? Is it a heavy one?
698
00:46:40,500 --> 00:46:41,467
[Chris] Yeah.
699
00:46:41,468 --> 00:46:44,000
- This is a two-hander.
- [laughs]
700
00:46:44,900 --> 00:46:46,567
- Ready?
- [Mike] All right.
701
00:46:47,233 --> 00:46:48,333
[Chris] Here we go.
702
00:46:50,767 --> 00:46:52,233
We got 100.
703
00:46:53,667 --> 00:46:56,033
We got 180, 200.
704
00:46:57,934 --> 00:47:00,065
Keep going, 300.
705
00:47:00,066 --> 00:47:01,633
Did you hear the clunks?
706
00:47:01,634 --> 00:47:03,874
- Like, packed in there.
- Three hundred and thirty, 340.
707
00:47:05,667 --> 00:47:08,099
- That creaky sound might have been me.
- [laughs]
708
00:47:08,100 --> 00:47:13,499
382.85. [bleep] yeah.
709
00:47:13,500 --> 00:47:20,065
[Paul] Bringing the season
total to 6,544 ounces.
710
00:47:20,066 --> 00:47:25,466
- Dude, that's sick.
- We've already pulled out 3,676 ounces out of here.
711
00:47:25,467 --> 00:47:28,766
Well, all I gotta say about that
is, you bought the right place.
712
00:47:28,767 --> 00:47:31,199
We're running out of time,
we're down to one plant,
713
00:47:31,200 --> 00:47:34,132
but you know, if you
guys can keep her going,
714
00:47:34,133 --> 00:47:35,966
and the ground holds up,
715
00:47:35,967 --> 00:47:37,300
and the weather...
716
00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:43,432
Later.
717
00:47:43,433 --> 00:47:44,700
- See you, Chris.
- Yeah!
718
00:47:45,667 --> 00:47:47,432
[Mike] The Money Pit
just keeps delivering.
719
00:47:47,433 --> 00:47:49,366
Rocksanne's doing a killer job.
720
00:47:49,367 --> 00:47:53,599
Now, we got everybody in one spot,
let's see what we can make it happen.
721
00:47:53,600 --> 00:47:56,199
It's good to have
Australia Creek done.
722
00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:59,265
Now, we can focus on Dominion.
723
00:47:59,266 --> 00:48:02,767
Dominion is where the gold is,
I think that's where our future is.
724
00:48:02,847 --> 00:48:04,847
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