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In here I've got batteries,
we got the GPS sat phone.
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I've got the machete there
in case we gotta cut through
some thick country.
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Won't be long, we'll hear
our ride coming I reckon.Yeah.
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Picks. Chuck those bedrolls in.
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I think that's
nearly everything now.
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(HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
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All right, ride's here. Yew.
Here he comes. Yes!Here we go.
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This is going to be crazy.
Like what a start to the year.
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I know, right!Hey, new season.
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(LAUGHS) Whew!
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Let's go.Let's do it!
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Hey Matt, how are you going, mate?
I am all right.
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(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
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All right.OK.
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Yeah! Woo!
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Whew!
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Good luck.
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See you later.
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Whoo!Here we are mate.
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(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
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So coming
to Fish Creek by helicopter
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was pretty much
the only way we could do it.
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It was a massive way away
from any of the roads
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that exist here now.
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We've got seven days
to do this mission.
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We lose two days
each way with the travel,
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you know, and we can't miss
that pick up with Matt
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so it gives us five days
to prospect this ground
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so we're really
on the clock with this one.
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We're pushing
uncharted territory this season.
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We're going for gold that
no one's ever been near before.
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NARRATOR: Deep in the tropical
forests of Queensland,
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a hundred and seventy kilometres
from the nearest town,
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Jacqui and Andrew
start their gold hunting season
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with a ten-kilometre trek
to Fish Creek
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in search of virgin ground.
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
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Jacqui!
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Fairly good size croc
just went down over, over there.
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I seen him go under.Oh.
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I think it's just a big freshy
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but it's a good couple
of metres long.
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I'm just concerned that
after the wet season
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a few salties might
still be hanging around.
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One of those could be laying
in this water right in front of us
and you would never know.
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They are the best
ambush predator on the planet
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so we've just got to be
really careful around
these sorts of water holes.
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Righto, let's keep motoring.Yeah.
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Worst bit is we've got to get
to the other side of this water body
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and it's obviously full of crocs
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so I think we're just gonna have
to find a shallow spot to cross.
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This grass
is getting long down here.
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I'm getting real snaky vibes now.
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Yeah, so out here snakes
are seriously a real concern.
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We've got, in Australia, at least
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twenty out of the world's 25
most deadly snakes.
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We get those Taipans.
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You got like 30 minutes,
an hour to get yourself
some medical attention.
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Well that's not gonna happen here.
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There's no way we can get
a chopper in here to get picked up.
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If one of us gets bitten by one
of those venomous snakes that...
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We'll die. We won't get out of here.
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Jacqui and Andrew have spent
the past two years exploring
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the treacherous
Palmer River goldfields...
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I think somebody
might have died here.
This all their remains.
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..battling the elements...
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We are not getting
through that, mate.
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..to find gold on untouched ground.
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What other job
gives you a rush like that?
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Oh, my God! It's huge!
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Do you reckon we could just
wade across up here?
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Like at least there's a bit
of light on it and we can
see the bottom.Yeah.
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It's right there. All we got
to do is get to that other bank
and then we are onto Fish Creek.
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Yeah haven't seen any signs of crocs
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but of course, it's always
at the back of my mind that
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it is a possibility and it does
make me a little bit nervous.
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Well if you go first,
I'll know if it's too deep or not.
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Yeah, yeah, nice.(LAUGHS)
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Are you ready for this?Yep.
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Don't fall and if you do,
save the detector.I know.
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There have been a few people
taken in the last couple of months
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by saltwater crocs.
I certainly don't want
one of us to be next.
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I hope you're keeping an eye out.
Yeah. I do.(LAUGHS)
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This is treasure hunting.(LAUGHS)
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Oops!Easy!
Don't go in with that detector!
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No way.
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(SIGHS) All right, all right.
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Oh, you worry me sometimes, Jacqui.
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(LAUGHS)That was close.
I worry myself.
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Oh.(EXHALES)
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Job well done?
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(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
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BRAD: I'm heading back
to where we finished up last year.
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I was absolutely sick to my stomach
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that we had to finish up
and we had to leave.
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You know probably the best choice
was to sell up but I don't know,
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there's just something in me
that I just couldn't do it.
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During the off-season,
I've gone back to work.
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I've worked my arse off
to get back here.
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I've bought Devil's Cut.
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I own a 100 percent
and I'm going to make it
work this season.
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If I'm wrong and this backfires,
I potentially lose everything
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but if it goes right,
it will change our life forever.
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So here we go. It all starts here.
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It's got to work this season
but I can't do it alone.
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In the Western Australian
goldfields,
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Brad McGhie has rallied his family.
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Wife Wendy, daughter Trista,
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son Bailey
and Brad's parents Liz and Max
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to help revive
their Devil's Cut lease.
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I see everyone's here.
Thank you very much for coming.
What's that?
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That's our secret weapon.
That's gonna find us all the gold.
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How much does that cost?
It doesn't matter.Yes, it matters.
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I'll be honest. I've done a deal.
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All the guy wants is 20 percent
of whatever we find.
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Whatever goes through that
dry blower, he wants 20 percent.
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All right.We still got
other operations going.
We're gonna push and detect stuff.
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But this will be the bulk of it.
If we can get tonnes through this,
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we are going to find some good gold.
But with more machinery,
we need more hands
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and that's why you guys are here,
Mum and Dad.
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There's just too much machinery
for Wendy and I to run.
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Yeah. We'll give you a hand.
We don't want to see you fail.
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Yep. I'm looking forward to it.
It'll be good to spend
some time together.
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LIZ: Yeah.I'll give you a week,
see how we go.
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If we can't get about
three ounces in a week...
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Three ounces?
Yeah. What do you reckon?
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Yeah. I'm happy with that.
All right.
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If we don't find three ounces,
especially with this machinery,
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then it's not worth
being here, is it?I agree.
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So are we all in?Yeah.
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LIZ: Yeah.Sounds like a plan.
Let's get into it.
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MAX: Let's get going.
LIZ: Let's get going.
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The size of 500 football fields,
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the Devil's Cut has stockpiles
of unprocessed pay-dirt
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from previous workings,
providing the perfect material
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to run through
the McGhies' unproven dry blower.
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Hopefully, everything
goes right this season.
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I'm not relying on just one method.
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I'm gonna give everything a go
and just see what works.
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I've got to try
and make something happen.
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Wendy and the kids
are relying on me.
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The rest of the family
is relying on us, so,
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the old man's retired so for him
to pick up the tools again
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and get stuck into it and try
and help us out is bloody,
you know, out of the world.
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We need to find gold because
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just running this gear
costs you a fortune.
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Diesel, maintenance,
everything like that all adds up.
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I've been a qualified
diesel mechanic for about 50 years.
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I've spent a great deal of my life
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sort of working around
mining environments
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and that's why I didn't mind
coming up and just give him a hand,
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see if we can get things moving.
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When I find something
you got to get it out for me,
all right?
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Of course.Thanks, Darl.
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This is what Brad wants to do.
I mean he loves doing this.
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He doesn't wanna be
working away from us
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but we have got children
to feed and bills to pay.
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It's always stressful
because you never know
what's gonna happen
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but you know I support Brad
in what he's doing
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so hopefully we can make it work.
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Brad's mum, Liz, detects a pad
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where ten centimetres
of topsoil has been removed
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to allow the detectors coil to reach
gold deeper below the surface.
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I was a bit worried about Bradley
saying he wanted to come out
here again for another year.
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I mean I hope it works out for him.
He had a bad year last year
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so, as much as we can do
to help him, we'll do it.
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For Gold Retrievers,
Brad and Chris Smith,
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last season began with a disaster
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when storms side-lined
their $75,000 crushing plant.
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We haven't even started yet, man
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and we're frigging
20 grand in the hold already.
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Then mechanical breakdowns...
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What happened?CHRIS: I don't know.
It just stopped.
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..and meagre gold returns...
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Absolutely nothing.
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..brought an end to the partnership.
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BRAD: I think this is the end
of the Gold Retrievers.
I think so, mate.
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WENDY: Whatever we decide to do,
just know that I'm gonna be
right there with you.
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Yeah. Fantastic. Exactly
where I want you to be.
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So the mains are on, yeah?Yeah.
So we're good to go?Yep.
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Here we go.
So this is the first time
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I've run this thing
so we don't know
what it's going to do
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until we put product through it
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but at the moment everything
seems to be doing what
it's supposed to do.
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Yeah, look this
is the moment of truth.
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That should do it. Just slowly.
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So what the dry blower
is gonna do is we can feed product
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into the hopper and then that
will go through into the ripples
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and then it's got
a big bellow system,
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which will blow air through it
and separate the heavies
from the light material
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and hopefully catch gold
in the ripples.
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Just hang on a sec.
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Something's not right with it.
I think it's too course this stuff.
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So you can see we've got
the finer stuff underneath
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and it is blowing it
but unfortunately
all that bigger stuff
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is sitting on top of that
finer stuff and holding it down
and compacting it.
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So, I'll shut it down.
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So it's blocked up straight away.
So this stuff's too coarse.
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Gonna have to clean it out
and start again.
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(SIGHS)
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(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
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ETHAN: All I know is Brent was
rushed off to hospital last night
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and he's got some
pretty bad neck injuries.
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And apart from that
I haven't been able
to find out too much more.
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We're just about to basically
kick off our official season
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and we're already in the unknown
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of what's going on,
what's happening.
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The main thing
is I just got to check on Brent.
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How are you going, mate?
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Oh shocking, bud.
You don't look too flash, do you?
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I can't believe it, Eth.
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I don't know what to say, mate.
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Puttin' one of the bash plates up
on the excavator and slipped
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and it came down
and it whacked me in the head.
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It half knocked me out to be honest.
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It's not looking good.
They reckon there's
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maybe another disc blown out
but they need the MRI to confirm.
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Is there anything I can do for you?
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You look like
you're in a lot of pain.
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All I want you to do, mate,
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is maybe go out there
and make a start on it.
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You gotta trust me and that's it.
I call the shouts out there?
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You're the boss all right?
Just be careful, will you?
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It'll be right. Stay safe, mate,
and look after yourself.
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That's all I'm gonna say.
Thanks, mate.
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See you later, Maddy.
I'm gonna have to hit
the ground running.
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I'm not too sure what I'm gonna do.
Gonna give the old man a call,
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maybe give Nev a call,
see if he's up for it.
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Not the ideal start
to the season we wanted.
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For right hand man Ethan West,
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it's his first time running
the Poseidon Crew's operation.
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To help him along,
Ethan is joined
by his father Paul...
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Thanks for coming out.
No worries, mate.
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..and long-time friend,
Neville Perry.
235
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How are you going?
Good, how are you?
236
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Appreciate you coming out
on such short notice.
That's all right.
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PAUL: How's the boy?
He's pretty rough
for wear right now.
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It's a tough one, mate,
but he's handed the reins over to me
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so I've got to basically
make this operation work out here.
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That's why I've called in you's.
The way I feel we should be doing it
241
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is we've got to motor
through this ground.
It's about getting
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as much ground up
and out as we can.
243
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What's our goal? What's our target?
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I can't give you a figure.
I'm holding that pretty close to me
245
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because I'm going to see
what we can achieve as a team.
I think we get moving.
246
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Dad, you can set up machines.
You know what you're doing'.
Nev, jump on a detector.
247
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I'm in the hot seat, mate.
I'm in the digger.
248
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Brent's not out here
and mate, that's a worry
to the family
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but in saying that,
this is an opportunity for Ethan
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to show what he's made of
and the pressure will be
building up inside him.
251
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I know that kid
and I love him dearly
252
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but yeah, inside
he will be churning.
253
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He'll want to do everything spot on.
254
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So now this is basically
officially the start of the season.
255
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I'm the one calling the shots
256
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and it's a little bit daunting,
it really is,
257
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but it's also the opportunity
I need as a person to probably grow.
258
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The ground I'm right now
bringing out is the bottom material
259
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and that's the ground
we are chasing.
260
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Ethan excavates four metres down
to the bedrock of an ancient river
261
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where gold has been trapped
in the gravel and clay.
262
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These gravels are dug up
and spread out in a pad
for the detectors to scan.
263
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ALL: Hey!BRENT: That is gold!
264
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(LAUGHING)
265
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Brent Shannon and Ethan
are the Poseidon Crew.
266
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They've pulled some
of the biggest nuggets
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from Victoria's golden triangle.
268
00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:04,200
Two years ago,
they gained mining access
to the legendary Catto's Paddock.
269
00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,160
Some of the biggest nuggets
that have been found in the world
270
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have been found
right here in this paddock.
271
00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:11,040
These nuggets are huge around here.
272
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Absolutely huge and I'm not
gonna give up until I find one.
273
00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:20,840
I've noticed a big crack opening up
a good metre away from the edge.
274
00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,800
That's trouble. Are you there, Eth?
275
00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,840
Yeah, Nev.
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Just to the left of ya,
277
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the ground is starting to open up
278
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probably a good three
to four inches.
279
00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:33,880
Yeah, I see that now, mate.
280
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She's crumbling.
You gotta be careful.
281
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We can see. There she goes now.
282
00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:52,680
Yeah, good job there, mate.
She's looking a bit better now.
283
00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,280
A lot safer.
Yeah, it's a fair chunk, mate.
284
00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,600
You wouldn't want it
to come down on top of ya.
285
00:16:59,920 --> 00:17:02,160
I've just come across
a bit of different ground.
286
00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:06,000
Because the old boys have
been here, they have dug holes,
it's been backfilled,
287
00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,840
there could be a hundred ounce piece
sitting up ten foot above the bottom
288
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because the old boys threw it out
and it's been pushed back down
into the ground.
289
00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:17,760
So I'm gonna get Nev to detect it.
I don't want to miss anything.
290
00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,360
If it ends up being there,
you'll be the hero.
291
00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,080
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
292
00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,280
OK, there's a target there, Eth.
293
00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:33,400
You got a target?Yeah.
294
00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,160
It's definitely in what you dug out.
295
00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:43,280
Good job, Eth. Bit of gold.
296
00:17:43,360 --> 00:17:45,080
It is gold, is it?It's gold, mate.
297
00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:49,840
Look, that one percent
of you made the right call.
298
00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,160
That was a good call.
299
00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,960
It's a sign, ay?Keep going, Nev.
300
00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:56,640
We'll see if there's any more.
301
00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,280
(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)
302
00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:28,800
JACQUI: It looks
pretty lush down here.
303
00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,440
ANDY: This is the upper part
of Fish Creek so this is where
we want to be.
304
00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,880
Oh, look at this! Wow!Wow!
305
00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,640
Isn't that an oasis
after a massive day's walk?
306
00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:40,520
This is where we are camping.
307
00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,960
Awesome.I'm taking this bag off.
308
00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:44,720
I'm sick of walking.Yes.
309
00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,000
It is so nice to finally relax.
310
00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:57,800
Now we've had a good feed
311
00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,280
and it feels really good
to sit down.
312
00:19:00,360 --> 00:19:03,600
It just makes you feel
like you're alive, ay?It does.
313
00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,040
It's this part of the world.
We're in love with it
314
00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:07,800
and just wouldn't be anywhere else.
315
00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:16,720
As night falls in the remote tropics
of Far North Queensland,
316
00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,760
the jungle comes alive.
317
00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:23,160
The region is one
of Australia's most diverse,
318
00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,320
playing home to some
unique nocturnal animals.
319
00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,160
Like the Papual Frogmouth,
320
00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:30,840
the tiger Quoll...
321
00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,640
..and the carnivorous
Julia Creek Dunnart.
322
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We thought we'd push
further up the system
323
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and just start working
all the little side gullies
324
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that are coming into the main creek.
325
00:19:58,200 --> 00:19:59,800
Millions of years ago,
326
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seismic activity
pushed gold laden rock
327
00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:06,240
from beneath the earth's crust
to the surface, forming ridges.
328
00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:09,960
Over time, water erosion washed
329
00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,240
the heavier gold down
from ridgelines
330
00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:14,440
where it settled
in low-lying gullies.
331
00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:18,160
We start in the gullies
and if we find a really
rich gully full of gold
332
00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:20,920
then we start pushing
the hills around as well
333
00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,920
because we know that gold
has come into the gully somewhere
334
00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,800
and it's up to us
to find out where that spot is.
335
00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:31,520
We set ourselves
a 50 ounce target this year,
336
00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,760
which is pretty ambitious
for two detector operators
337
00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:37,920
but we are gonna go, you know,
deeper into the bush and harder
338
00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,320
than we have ever before
to try and run it down.
339
00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,240
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
340
00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:53,280
That's a big signal.
341
00:20:53,360 --> 00:20:55,080
(BEEPING CONTINUES)
342
00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:59,760
(CHUCKLES) It's a big signal
cause it's a big nug.
343
00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:04,760
(SIGHS) Instant energy.
Instant happiness right there.
344
00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:10,320
Probably got maybe three,
four grams out of this one.
345
00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,440
Three hundred and fifty bucks or so.
It's a pretty decent chunk.
346
00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:15,120
That's wicked.
347
00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:20,520
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
348
00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:24,040
Well, that sounds good. Fantastic.
349
00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,520
Day one, digging a target
out of bedrock,
350
00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:32,960
ah yeah, this is what
prospecting is all about.
351
00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:35,960
I'm already excited
and I haven't even seen
what's in here yet.
352
00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,400
Come on.
353
00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:47,680
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
354
00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:51,680
Oh yeah, all right. Moment of truth.
355
00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,760
Look at that. Check that out.
356
00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:02,880
That's what I'm here for.
You (BLEEP) ripper.
357
00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,680
Fish Creek gold. I love it.
358
00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:07,800
Four or five grams there.
359
00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,040
Four or five hundred
dollars straight up.
360
00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:13,120
That's a fantastic start
to a prospect.
361
00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:16,480
We know it's here now.
This is exciting.
362
00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,840
We put a bucket of dirt in
but I think the dirt is too coarse
363
00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:38,480
and actually blocked up
straight away so we need
to unblock all of this now.
364
00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:42,560
We need to get all of this out
and start fresh with some
different material.
365
00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:44,840
So this is not the ideal start
that we wanted.
366
00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:46,520
Certainly not.
367
00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:48,480
But I think we probably
just walk around
368
00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:50,480
and have a look
at a few different piles.
369
00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:52,200
I've got plenty of stockpiles here.
370
00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,200
We're getting behind
the eight ball here.
371
00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,760
That's another day gone.
Yeah, I know.
372
00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,960
So we've gotta get moving I suppose.
Get something done.Yep. Yep.
373
00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:02,880
Brad promised his family
374
00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:06,120
that he'd produce three ounces
of gold by the end of the week
375
00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:10,200
but he's struggling to keep
his newly-built dry blower running.
376
00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:14,000
We found a pile of dirt that
377
00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:16,200
has better consistency
for the dry blower.
378
00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,560
Wendy is on my back
about finding three ounces.
379
00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,760
I certainly was confident
at the beginning of the week
380
00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:25,200
but I am starting to lose
a bit of confidence now.
381
00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:29,360
You know if it doesn't
work through the dry blower
I don't know what we're going to do.
382
00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:32,720
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
Ooh, Bailey.
383
00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:34,880
Sounds like we might
have something here.
384
00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:37,200
So about here. Give it a scrape.
385
00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:42,560
Keep going.
386
00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,880
Big scrape. Yeah, good. Ooh!Oh!
387
00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,960
Are you serious?
388
00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:55,800
Oh my God, look at that.It's gold.
389
00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:59,360
That's incredible!Yeah.(LAUGHS)
390
00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:03,040
Wow! That's a big one.
That's about four or five grams.
391
00:24:03,120 --> 00:24:05,760
Yeah.About 400 or 500 bucks.Wow!
392
00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:07,560
Let's go see
if we can get some more.
393
00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,240
Oh, my goodness!
394
00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:12,360
Can I have it?
No, you can't have it.
It's gonna pay some bills.
395
00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,360
Yeah, righto. I'll start
this thing up and run
a bit through it, ay?
396
00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:21,160
Righto. OK well I've got probably
397
00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,040
half a bucket there or so anyway.
I just hope this works.
398
00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,200
That'll do.
399
00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,320
Yeah, look something
just doesn't seem right here.
400
00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,000
I know that dirt
is a little bit damp
401
00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:46,000
but it should be running down
a lot better than that.
402
00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,320
So what I think, yeah, see...
403
00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:57,280
..there is air coming out of here.
It's not sealed. Look at the gap.
404
00:24:57,360 --> 00:24:59,480
It's losing all its air.Yeah.
405
00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,520
I'd say that's half the problem
because that material should be
406
00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:06,240
going through a lot better
than it is. It shouldn't be
blocking up like that.
407
00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,520
Yeah, look so what's happening
is this is your bellows
408
00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,920
so this is where all your
air pressure comes from
409
00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,360
and there's a big gap along here.
You're losing all your air pressure.
410
00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,040
Oh well, another day.
411
00:25:18,120 --> 00:25:20,160
I don't think Wendy
is going to like this.
412
00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:23,120
You've got about four days left
to get three ounces of gold.
413
00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,200
I'm running out of time
and I'm running out of options so...
414
00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:30,560
I'll have to come up with something.
I've gotta prove to Wendy that
we can find some gold.
415
00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,080
I think Brad's really
feeling the pressure now.
416
00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:37,000
Basically two days and we
haven't really achieved anything.
417
00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:54,280
I had a gut feeling that
I was coming across
a change in the ground
418
00:25:54,360 --> 00:25:58,960
and I was seeing a lot more
gravels up high so I went
with me gut feeling.
419
00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:01,920
With team leader Brent
laid up with neck injuries
420
00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:06,120
it's up to foreman Ethan
to step up and run the operation.
421
00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,320
Gold could be anywhere
amongst this mix,
422
00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:12,200
whether it's a foot
off the top of the surface
or a foot off the bottom.
423
00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:16,480
Instead of concentrating
on the usual gravel layer
just above bedrock.
424
00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:19,800
Ethan is gambling that there's
good gold in a gravel layer
425
00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:22,280
he's uncovered
just below the surface.
426
00:26:22,360 --> 00:26:25,560
Yeah, mate you can take that
and dump it over towards
the dam, mate.
427
00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:29,160
No worries buddy.All right,
I've got that ground out now.
428
00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:33,800
Dad's dropped it off over there
so I'm just going to jump on this
dozer and start pushing it out.
429
00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:39,000
Get 'em all spread out.
Get Nev over there working,
430
00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:42,560
get Dad working
and hopefully find some gold.
431
00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:46,880
We finally got
the big dozer back now.
432
00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,960
It was completely rebuilt
at the end of last season.
433
00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,960
It just makes
my job a lot, lot easier.
434
00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:54,880
Ethan's got the system going
435
00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,560
while he's pushing out
the dirt with the dozer,
436
00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,160
Paulie's grabbed his machine
and he's into it too.
437
00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:02,320
Everything's running like clockwork.
438
00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:06,240
Ethan, he's doing a great job
and we'll just keep following.
439
00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,040
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
440
00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,760
There it is. A little bit of gold.
441
00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,720
At the moment,
getting a few of them.
442
00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,960
You get enough of these,
it will pay the costs for the day
443
00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:26,880
while we are waiting on
that big gold.
444
00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,480
All right, that's those pads
pushed out now.
445
00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:35,480
I'm gonna jump
back off this excavator.
446
00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:38,360
What's this doing?
447
00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,360
It's not shutting off.
448
00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,080
I'm not sure exactly
what's happening right now.
449
00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,160
All I know is I turn the key off
and she ain't shutting off.
450
00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,640
This is a pain in the arse
when this stuff happens.
451
00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,360
We've just had this fully rebuilt.
452
00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,280
What's happening, mate?
We can't shut her down.
453
00:27:57,360 --> 00:28:01,840
Normally you have the problem
you can't start them. Right now,
I can't shut it down.
454
00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,520
Argh!
455
00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:08,760
If you've disconnected
the power to the solenoid
that should shut down.
456
00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:10,800
That should. Correct.
That's not doing it.
457
00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:13,520
That's not shutting it down.
I'm not calling Brent.
458
00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:17,440
He doesn't need that right now.
I just don't know what we're
gonna to do...
459
00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,960
Mate, I don't know.
I don't know.Yeah.
460
00:28:31,360 --> 00:28:33,480
So what we've done
is we've siliconed it all.
461
00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,400
It's not pretty
but hopefully it works.
462
00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:38,600
So there was air leaking
between this gap here,
along these plates,
463
00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,840
so we have siliconed
the whole way around
464
00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:45,240
and hopefully sealed it
so the air pressure doesn't escape.
465
00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:46,920
We'll give it a go.
466
00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:54,160
Mechanical issues
have set the McGhies back two days,
467
00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:57,360
threatening this week's goal
of three ounces
468
00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:01,880
and their dream of making
The Devil's Cut a viable business
for their family.
469
00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:13,560
Working good.
Actually working really good.
470
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:29,920
Yeah it's working a lot better
and we're starting to get the idea
of it now, how to feed it.
471
00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:32,560
The feed's very touchy
472
00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:36,880
but it's starting to look
like a dry blower now.
473
00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,520
WENDY: Yeah we are
under the pressure here.
474
00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,200
The boys are trying to get
the dry blower up and going
475
00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:51,640
so me and the family have
got to try and make up time
and find some gold.
476
00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:53,440
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
477
00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:57,480
Oh, that sounds pretty good,
doesn't it?Yeah.
478
00:29:57,560 --> 00:29:59,160
I think it's gold.
479
00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:10,440
(DETECTOR BEEPS)
(GASPS)
480
00:30:10,520 --> 00:30:14,640
Oh, that sounds good.
(GASPS) Oh, my goodness.
481
00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:18,200
Oh, my God! It's gigantic.
482
00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:21,120
(LAUGHS) Oh! Oh, well done!
483
00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:24,200
Mum! Look what we found.Hey?
484
00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:26,200
Look what we found!
Did you find one?
485
00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,360
You found it, Bailey.
Yeah, we found it! I found it!
486
00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,280
Show me. Did you find that?Yeah.
487
00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,160
Holy crap, that's huge!
488
00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:37,960
Dad's going to love that.
489
00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:41,080
Oh, my God! Did he find that
all by himself?He did.
490
00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:44,080
Well done, mate. That is awesome.
491
00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:47,160
That's about half an ounce.
That's $1500.
492
00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:51,600
Oh, my God!Look at that.
I'm rich!That's awesome.
493
00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:53,440
Do you want to go and show dad?
Yeah.
494
00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:56,200
Fantastic job, Bailey.
So good, buddy.
495
00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:58,840
He is going to be so proud of you.
Yeah.
496
00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:09,360
The only other idea
I can think of is,
497
00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:11,560
like the bloke that
done the rebuild for ya.
498
00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:13,920
Yeah.Right? Do you have his number?
499
00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,160
Yes. No, I do have his number, Nev.
500
00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,280
Perfect. I'll give him
a call now, mate.
501
00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:19,960
I'll find out what's going' on.
502
00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:22,520
Unable to shut down their bulldozer,
503
00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,640
Ethan is forced
to call the mechanic for help.
504
00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:29,920
It's so important to him
to prove himself to Brent
505
00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:33,120
and the very last thing
he wants to do is ring Brent
506
00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:37,040
and say, "I can't switch
the dozer off. It keeps running."
507
00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:38,840
All right, I'll try that, mate.
508
00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:42,160
If not I will give you
a call back, all right?
509
00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:45,040
How did you go?
On the solenoid, mate,
there's a screw.
510
00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:48,680
Yeah, there's a screw.
511
00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:54,160
Got it.There you go.
512
00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:57,920
By screwing it in,
it's shutting the fuel off
and screwing it out opens it up.
513
00:31:58,000 --> 00:31:59,920
But every time I want
to start this now,
514
00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:06,440
I'm going to have to do this
so that's a complete pain.
Problem solved though.
515
00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:09,960
(DETECTOR BEEPING)Hey, Pauly!
516
00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:12,360
Come over here
and have a look at this one, mate.
517
00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,040
This is a good noise here.
518
00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:19,120
PAUL: It's out, mate.Oh good.
519
00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,000
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
520
00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:23,320
This will be my first bit
of gold with you, Nev.
521
00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:26,360
Oh, there you go. Look!
Just stuck in the dirt.
522
00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:29,240
Oh, mate. That's heavy, mate.
523
00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:32,720
Yeah, it could go anywhere
nearly up to two ounces with that.
524
00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,240
Four and half,
five grand worth of gold!
525
00:32:35,320 --> 00:32:38,160
You got a copy, Eth?Yeah, mate.
526
00:32:38,240 --> 00:32:40,440
Well, it's not a thousand ounces
527
00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:43,560
but probably an ounce and a half,
two ounces, mate.
528
00:32:43,640 --> 00:32:45,280
Oh, beautiful. There you go, mate.
529
00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:48,440
So we only need a thousand
more of them, mate, and we are set.
530
00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:50,520
He's just not happy, is he?
He's not happy.
531
00:32:50,600 --> 00:32:53,080
Mate, I'm keen on the big stuff too
532
00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:55,560
but these still
make me pretty happy.
533
00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:13,160
ANDY: The exploration approach
we're going for this year
534
00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,160
of pushing really deep
into untouched ground
535
00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:19,360
is the best way for us
to track down some really good gold
536
00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,040
and hit that 50 ounce target.
537
00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:27,080
You feel like you're the one,
you're the one that's going
to walk onto that massive nugget.
538
00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,640
You're the one that's going to find
that patch no one else has ever had
539
00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:33,360
the chance to come across before.
540
00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:35,960
There's a heap
of river rocks in this creek
541
00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:39,480
so an ancient river flowed through
this area at some stage
542
00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,200
and they can carry
some fantastic gold.
543
00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:44,920
Yeah here we go.
This is what I'm talking about.
544
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,120
When we talk about
ancient river rocks,
545
00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,160
this is exactly
what we're looking for.
546
00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:52,440
These big water worn rocks
that you're seeing here,
547
00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,560
only a big river's going
to move rocks this big
548
00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:58,880
and if it can move rocks this big,
it can move big gold as well.
549
00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,760
This is one of the best signs
you can see on the Palmer.
550
00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:06,760
JACQUI: Today is our last day
detecting and tomorrow
is evacuation day.
551
00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:09,560
We've been out here
for a few days now and to be honest,
552
00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:12,280
I am feeling pretty weary
and exhausted.
553
00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:14,280
It's a bit of a mental thing for me.
554
00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:16,880
I'm trying to stay
as focused as possible.
555
00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:20,600
Who knows, one target
could change everything.
556
00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:22,960
For six days Jacqui and Andrew
557
00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:25,360
have endured
the energy sapping humidity
558
00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,480
of tropical Far North Queensland.
559
00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:37,120
It's been a massive week
and I'm really quite cooked
560
00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:41,480
but we just gotta keep
pushing for another day
and then it's all over.
561
00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,200
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
562
00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:49,280
Also need to find as much gold
as we can in that time so.
563
00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,200
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
564
00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,200
Sounds all right.
565
00:35:01,320 --> 00:35:02,920
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
566
00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:08,720
What is that?
It doesn't even look like gold.
567
00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:13,560
Oh no, that's gold!
568
00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:18,200
So this gold's got
a heap of ironstone on it.
569
00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:22,280
It would have come in an ironstone
and quartz reef, this piece of gold.
570
00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:25,440
I'm pretty happy
because that's probably
three grams of gold there
571
00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:27,920
so that's an extra
$300 in our pocket.
572
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,920
Plus, I might be worn out
573
00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:33,600
but I'm not going to stop
digging these out of the ground,
I know that.
574
00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:39,560
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
575
00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:46,760
That's a pretty good
signal, actually.
576
00:35:49,960 --> 00:35:52,840
Now it's quite loud.
See if we can get to it.
577
00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:56,800
(DETECTOR BEEPING)Still in there.
578
00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:59,240
All right now
I start to get a little bit excited.
579
00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:05,400
(BEEPING CONTINUES)
580
00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:09,120
Ooh, you're out.
All right, there you are.
581
00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:13,720
(DETECTOR BEEPING)
582
00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:27,720
Oh, yes!
583
00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:35,080
Yes! All right, this is bloody good!
584
00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:37,640
This is exactly
what we're looking for.
585
00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:42,440
Still got quartz on it. Specimen.
586
00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:45,600
Nice. This is gold.
587
00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:48,400
Check out the size of that.
588
00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:54,800
That's got to go at least
15, 16 grams, maybe even more.
589
00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,960
About $1500 worth of gold.
590
00:36:58,040 --> 00:37:00,120
Straight out of the ground
like that.
591
00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:02,400
Everything we've
gone through this week
592
00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,200
has just been pretty brutal,
if I'm honest,
593
00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:11,040
and it's been super challenging
and hard but this is how I go home
smiling after all this.
594
00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,960
WENDY: Hey, how are you going?
BRAD: Yeah, going good.LIZ: Hi.
595
00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:20,800
Just running the concentrate
through now.Yeah.Oh.
596
00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:23,080
It's actually looking
really good.That's good.
597
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,840
Come and have a look.
Yeah. Oh, wow.
598
00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:28,080
See all the gold going
up there?BAILEY: Yeah.
599
00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:31,360
It picks up all the gold,
sends it up, it goes through
the hole there
600
00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:33,840
and it catches it
in a little cup at the back.Oh.
601
00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,760
Great, isn't it?It just goes -
Careful. Don't lean on it.
602
00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:39,920
That's amazing.
LIZ: It is, isn't it?
BRAD: Pretty cool, isn't it?
603
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,720
After a shaky start,
604
00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:43,800
the McGhies put
30 tonnes of pay dirt
605
00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:45,560
through their new dry blower
606
00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:49,960
to produce 20 kgs
of concentrated heavy minerals.
607
00:37:50,040 --> 00:37:53,800
We had a few
problems with the dry blower.
MAX: We learned a bit this week
608
00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:56,920
about dry blowers.
Yeah. And we've still
got a fair bit to learn.
609
00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:58,920
I think so. Yeah.
Well, we did good.
610
00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,600
Yes.We did some good detecting.
611
00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:03,360
I'm interested to see
what you guys found.
Let's weigh up.
612
00:38:03,440 --> 00:38:05,880
This is what we found.
I'm pretty happy with that.
613
00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:08,160
I don't know what it weighs
but let's find out.
614
00:38:08,240 --> 00:38:10,320
So I think we've done
bloody well with that.
615
00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,600
WENDY: Wow.What have we got?
That's great.
616
00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:16,120
Point eight of an ounce.
That's great.
617
00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:20,120
That's all right, isn't it? Yeah,
for the amount of time we ran it,
that's awesome.
618
00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,680
All right let's see what
you guys have got.Oh, yes.
619
00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:25,760
We need at least three ounces
to keep you happy, don't we?Yep.
620
00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:28,000
Let's have a look.
621
00:38:30,360 --> 00:38:34,200
Oh, there are some
good nuggets there. Holy crap!
622
00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:36,600
Two ounces. On the dot.
LIZ: Yes!Wow!
623
00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:40,000
Well done.Wait, there's more.
What have you got, boy?
624
00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:42,160
I've got this surprise!
Holy crap!
625
00:38:42,240 --> 00:38:43,840
ALL: Woah!
626
00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:47,200
Two point eight. So that means
that's nearly an ounce nugget, that.
627
00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:51,840
Well done, mate.Thank you.
You saved the day.
628
00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:54,960
So that's, that's eight and a half,
nearly nine grand in a week.
629
00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:58,480
That's pretty (BLEEP) good.
That proves that we need
to push and detect
630
00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:01,440
because you're not gonna get
those nuggets in the dry blower.
631
00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:04,800
So we got nuggety gold
and we got the fine gold
and the smaller stuff.
632
00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:07,480
Are you happy with that?
I know you said three ounces.
633
00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:10,280
Two point eight.
You happy with that?
That's pretty close.
634
00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:14,320
That's very close.We can stay?
Yeah.Yes! Woo-hoo! Awesome!
635
00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:16,760
Well done.Yeah.
Been a bloody great week.
636
00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:20,520
Thank you very much
for all your help.
Fantastic. Loved it.
637
00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:24,440
All right what do you reckon,
we go and have a beer?
WENDY: Let's go.Let's do it.
638
00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:32,080
ETHAN: All right, boys.
639
00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:34,160
It's been a hell
of a start to the season.
640
00:39:34,240 --> 00:39:37,400
I can't thank you boys enough
for coming out and giving me a hand.
641
00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,560
I've worked with a lot of people.
You've done an exceptional job.
642
00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:44,680
You know you made
the right calls every time,
the ground changed,
643
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:46,880
you noticed the ground
changed straight away.
644
00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:49,040
That leads into us finding gold.
645
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:53,600
The Poseidon Crew are hoping
to find at least two ounces of gold.
646
00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:57,920
Enough to cover this week's
$6000 in running costs.
647
00:39:58,000 --> 00:39:59,720
What do you reckon, mate?
648
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:04,120
We try and get some gold
on the scales and see how
we're going?Righto, here we go.
649
00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:07,840
It looks beautiful, doesn't it?
650
00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:14,000
Seven point eight five ounces.
Between 23 and 24 grand, mate.
651
00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:17,880
It's not bad gold.
I would have liked to see
a lot more personally. We all would.
652
00:40:17,960 --> 00:40:21,840
But, mate, I said the focus was
on how much ground we could move.
653
00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:25,720
Righto Eth, so you did say
at the first weigh-in,
654
00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:27,400
you're going to set a target.
655
00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:30,920
I promised you that
but I'm going to have to bring
Brent in on that, mate,
656
00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:33,360
because I can't
set a target without him.
657
00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:35,440
I'll just give him a call.
(PHONE RINGING)
658
00:40:37,040 --> 00:40:39,720
BRENT ON PHONE:
How are you going there?
Yeah, good, mate.
659
00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:41,480
How are you doing?
How's your neck?
660
00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:45,480
It's starting to feel
a little bit better.
We've weighed the gold. 7.85.
661
00:40:45,560 --> 00:40:50,280
There you go, mate.
Just over 20, 23 grand worth
of gold or something like that.
662
00:40:50,360 --> 00:40:52,640
It's a start, Eth. It's a start.
663
00:40:52,720 --> 00:40:56,440
Mate, the biggest reason why
I'm calling you is the boys
have been on me, mate.
664
00:40:56,520 --> 00:40:59,000
I've got to set a target.Good.
665
00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:02,840
I set the target, mate,
as a tough one but I've set it.
666
00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:08,080
A thousand ounces.
A thousand ounces!
667
00:41:08,160 --> 00:41:10,760
We're not here to play games
and that's why the target
668
00:41:10,840 --> 00:41:12,440
is set at a thousand.
669
00:41:12,520 --> 00:41:14,760
Mate, I'm actually
proud of you, buddy.
670
00:41:14,840 --> 00:41:18,160
I really am proud of you, Eth.
That's the spirit, mate.
671
00:41:18,240 --> 00:41:20,080
That's the spirit! Thanks, Buddy.
672
00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:22,440
And thanks again Pauly.
Pleasure, mate.
673
00:41:22,520 --> 00:41:25,960
And mate, Nev,
I can't thank you enough.
Talk to you soon.See ya bud. Bye.
674
00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:28,920
And you've got to be so proud.
I am, buddy. I am.
675
00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:33,440
I'm really proud of him.
ETHAN: It means a lot
coming from youse both.
676
00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:51,440
ANDY: There he is! Here, mate.
677
00:41:51,520 --> 00:41:55,440
Whoo! Glad to see him.
I'm so glad to see him.
678
00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:02,920
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
679
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,400
Oh, it's good to be back.
What a week!(SIGHS)
680
00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:22,040
Dead set.Mate, I tell ya.
681
00:42:22,120 --> 00:42:26,160
We can finally weigh up
and see what our efforts
have resulted in.
682
00:42:26,240 --> 00:42:30,360
All right. Gold then food.
That's a good plan.
683
00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:37,920
Oh, you cracked over an ounce.
There's an ounce. Not a bad start.
684
00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:42,000
That is a good start.
All right, me turn.
685
00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:51,080
Whoo!Two point six two two.
That's not bad.
686
00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:53,800
Eight thousand dollar week
to start off.
687
00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:57,000
We've kind of given ourselves
a new problem if you think about it
688
00:42:57,080 --> 00:43:00,360
cause now we've got to get back
because we know there's gold there.
689
00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:02,440
Fish Creek could
change our season, mate.
690
00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:04,680
It could set us up
for the rest of the year.
691
00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:07,360
Oh, God yeah.All we got to do
is find a way in there.
692
00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:12,240
Well, let's pack this up
because I am absolutely keen
for a shower and a feed.
693
00:43:12,320 --> 00:43:15,600
Oh mate, those cows
were looking tasty on the way in.
694
00:43:15,680 --> 00:43:18,360
I know you don't like
being on rations but we survived.
695
00:43:18,440 --> 00:43:21,080
I can't believe I survived.
I nearly ate you, Andrew.
696
00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:23,640
If you didn't smell so bad
I probably would have gone
697
00:43:23,720 --> 00:43:26,080
and gnawed on your leg
in the middle of the night.
698
00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:30,920
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