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It was a hell of a season.

Now the stars of "Gold rush" Tell their secrets.

My name is parker schnabel, And this is my confession.

After an emotional Roller coaster of a season...

Since she died,

I didn't really take any time.

To think about Her actually being gone.

With never-before-seen Footage...

Welcome home.

This is one step above camping.

The miners reveal.

That there's two sides To every story...

He's not an honest person.

How new Relationships were formed...

She's got all the qualities I like.

And old ones destroyed...

Tony beets is a couple buckets Short of a dredge.

With the shocking End of a long friendship.

It's not quite what I expected.

I'm the bad guy for giving Somebody $50,000 extra.

Come on.

Rick ness does not like me.

And parker, tony, And rick reveal.

Next season's master plan.

I think there's A pile of gold there.

Be coming home with nuggets The size of my fist.

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Captions paid for by Discovery communications.

This season, rick ness Took his biggest gamble.

In the toughest year Of his life.

I talked to my mom about Running my own operation.

Right up until she died, And she was so excited for me.

I felt like I just...

If I didn't do it, I was gonna let her down,

And there's just no damn way I was gonna do that.

There's people that are saying,

"I can't believe He's doing this.

His mom just died."

I don't think anyone's opinion Of that, besides rick's,

Is any opinion Anyone should listen to.

You know, my ma had to go Through a lot of treatments.

In the last couple of years.

She had a seizure at work.

It went downhill so fast From there.

She fought pretty hard.

It's tough looking at this Because...

Since she died, I just...

I didn't really take any time.

To think about Her actually being gone.

Rick went up there Right after his mom died.

He had to sweep that all Under the rug.

And didn't have any time To really think about.

Or, you know, Mourn the loss of his mother.

I hadn't had any time to plan,

And I wasn't prepared, and...

It would have been Really easy to just pack it in.

And wait a year.

To stand a chance in his first Year running a mining operation,

Rick needed a crack team.

My crew... they were all A bunch of hardworking guys.

They had a lot Of different skills,

But there was one thing They did all have in common.

We knew jack About gold mining.

Yay.

Ryan, ben... they're coming With me this year.

To help me get A bunch of gold.

Well, we drank all his beer Last night.

And ate his food this morning, So it's the least we can do.

We all live in the city, and They've never had any experience.

With anything Like that up there.

You got to be kidding me. You know, hiring your friends?

Told my dad I'm gonna come home Friendless and broke.

Basically, rick did not listen To any of my advice.

First of all, I had to talk My friends into coming with me.

I hope that they didn't find out How unprepared that I was.

But rick's buddies.

Came close to finding out He was winging it.

So as far as machinery, What have we got up there?

I don't have a wash plant Lined up.

Are there wash plants available That you're aware of?

Well, Not right off the bat.

That you can get away with. You don't need that day one.

But what they didn't know is I didn't even have a dozer,

And that, you do need day one.

I absolutely wasn't ready.

You know, I was winging it,

And I don't have a problem Admitting that,

And quite honestly, It scared me.

Like, they started Asking questions,

And I was like, "Man, are they Gonna find me out?" you know?

And I just had to really hope That they trusted in me.

We got about a four-day drive.

I've never had too much luck With the bottle trick, man.

Last chance to duck out.

Any takers?

It was four days of thinking, Like,

"Man, I hope They don't turn around."

Rick and his crew finally Made it to the klondike,

But as unseen footage reveals,

Their new accommodation wasn't Quite what they expected.

Well, guys, they're smaller Than a prison cell.

But welcome home.

Somebody stole the tv.

You think you hate it now, Wait till you sleep in it.

I just hope the walls Are thick enough

'cause I snore like a bear.

It's not luxury.

You know, I mean, It's not easy for anybody.

You go from a comfortable life.

To starting back over When you're, like, 20,

And it's just like a frat house, But it was a frat trailer.

This is one step above camping.

It's definitely bare-bones...

Just enough to sustain life.

Despite their doubts,

Rick's rookie buddies Got straight to work...

Where's drive on this?

Put it in "D."

it stand for.

I love the "D."

And got a taste For gold mining.

Hey, guys, check out The rainbow to the right there.

Hopefully it means We're gonna find.

A load of gold In this dirt.

I took great care to make sure

I didn't bring any idiots Up with me.

Put your foot on the gas and Blow the rainbow out your ass.

I mean, they're idiots. Don't get me wrong.

In hindsight...

I dealt with A lot of things wrong.

This season, parker finally Achieved a lifetime goal.

Of mining his own ground.

It does feel good.

To not be mining tony's ground This year.

We don't have a landlord For the first time ever.

Now we're on our own ground.

It's like coming home.

When we're stripping, you know, We're probably spending

$30,000 a day.

We've already spent $1 million there.

We need to start Making some money off of it.

It takes time to open big cuts.

Got to get these plants Loosened as quick as we can.

The biggest problem With the ground that we bought.

Is that we are right next to tony beets.

Parker's only source of water, The indian river,

Lies on the far side Of tony's ground.

Every gallon of water Parker needs to sluice,

And every gallon He discharges from his plant.

Will have to run Right over tony's claim.

With it being tony, It makes us quite vulnerable,

And the thing about tony beets Is he just don't give a.

Soon, tony makes his move.

So I'm not gonna get Your permission.

To pull water From your property.

Tony forced parker to apply For his own water license,

A process that could take Over six months.

This really sounds like you're Gonna keep us from mining.

If I go through That process,

We won't be mining This season.

Yeah, it was a kick in the nuts.

Yeah.

Parker consults His oldest ally, chris doumitt.

He's about to lose Over a million bucks.

Of revenue from us, Which is pure profit,

By us not mining his ground.

That's a big blow to him, And I think that's...

He's gonna fight you Tooth and nail.

He does not want me Mining there.

He does not want me On that property.

He wants to be able To control our operation.

By being our landlord, And he wants to get the money.

As a result of that In the royalties.

I spent 3 million bucks this Winter that I didn't have.

- I didn't have that money. - Like, we're.

We're leveraged.

Going back to tony's ground, Back to the last cut...

It's about survival.

You know, just got to keep The business alive.

If you don't treat tony With respect,

By all means, do not expect him To respect you.

Unseen footage reveals Tony's side of the story.

And the real reasons For shutting parker down.

They got to drive This way to save five seconds?

Yeah.

Yeah.

'Cause he dug Up to the line.

Then he threw all the On our side.

Then parker sent Brennan to drain water.

Onto their neighbor's property,

And tony reached His breaking point.

I'm confused with Why he would say.

We did it somewhere Where we didn't agree on.

Because that's where He told us to do it.

If tony's a bear, and parker's Poking him with a stick,

What kind of reaction Do you expect to get?

Tony will have a million reasons.

For why he made The decisions he made.

Because you tell me.

What is a bigger thing In somebody's mind...

All of this little bull,

Or $1 million-plus in royalties That you're missing out on?

That's just tony saying that.

Because that is the way For him to stay in control.

He's not an honest person,

And that, I have A serious issue with.

Coming up...

Nothing's ever easy around here.

How this season took Rick ness to the edge...

I wasn't sleeping good.

I was probably drinking Too much.

I worry about him.

You don't have to drink A case of beer every night.

Like, he was calling it Like it was.

And how former friends Were at each other's throats.

For you to be as pissy as You are about a $50,000 bonus...

Like, wait, really?

Rick ness does not like me.

Early in the season,

Rick's rookie crew Struggled with new equipment.

Nothing's ever easy around here.

I think I got a hole In the radiator.

These guys got zero...

And I mean zero... Experience running equipment,

Mining, or anything,

You know, that has Anything to do with that.

But rick was Struggling even more.

In his new job as mine boss.

I can't think of anything Else to keep these guys busy,

And I need some direction.

There's certainly a lack Of planning on my part.

This was... Such a stressful season.

And such an emotional Roller coaster,

And I didn't deal with Everything in the right way.

There's no doubt about that.

You need someone that knows What they're looking at.

And kind of have a game plan.

Of going about it,

More than just shoveling,

Throwing it over a hill.

After buying the wash plant,

Rick thought He'd turned a corner.

Finally starting to Win these guys over...

Hit the bypass.

Hit the bypass!

Then disaster.

Our sluice box is laying down In the bottom of the hill.

We won't be Sluicing any gold.

If that thing Falls down the hill.

Pack our stuff, Head home broke.

I think you bought somebody Else's nightmare, rick.

- . Really? - Yeah.

It, you know, was a disaster, And it...

I think everybody sunk Even lower after that.

His anxiety levels were Super high, and he was just,

You know, stressing... Unbelievably stressing over it.

That took its toll, like, You know, on my health even.

You know, I wasn't sleeping good.

I was probably drinking Too much.

I worry about him.

You don't have to drink a case Of beer every night, right?

Being in the headspace That I was,

It was the toughest Challenge of my life.

Rick was struggling At that point,

So I went up there, Gave him a hand.

Here he comes... Big rick.

Big rick in the house!

Rick's dad was so worried,

He took direct action.

So what do you guys think Of rick as your boss?

I don't like it.

I'm serious.

Why?

Well, I think that he...

He's got, like, huge potential, But I feel like this.

Is his first year Running this business,

And he needs to Step it up a bit more.

There's a lot at stake.

So he's got a lot more to worry About than just being a foreman.

- Well, exactly. - I agree with karla.

He could be a little more Hard-nosed, and...

But it's got to be kind of Tough with his buddies.

Yeah, with your buddies, how do You tell them, like, "Hey"...

How do you lay The hammer down?

That was the question I asked him.

You know, I asked him if he was Making the right decision.

Hiring a bunch of his friends To work for him.

Because, in my position, I do my best.

Not to have a friendly Relationship with my employees.

Because it's such A conflict of interest.

Yes.

You know, it makes it Very difficult.

When you have to Routinely tell them.

What to do in their job And keep after them.

It's kind of hard To be a friend.

With someone like that, You know?

That's why I thought he was Gonna end up alienating.

All you guys, Trying, you know,

To be the hard-nosed, Hard-ass boss on you,

And you guys are Gonna be like,

"you. I'm out of here." you know?

I'd almost prefer it Like that.

When big rick got there, We were saying stuff to him.

Hoping, you know, He'd pass it on to rick.

Nothing about being in business Is easy... nothing.

People don't realize that.

From the outside so much, You know?

He threw himself In both feet first.

He definitely bit off a little More than he could chew.

I understand those guys Grumbling a little bit.

Halfway through the season.

They were worried. They were tired.

You know, they were starting To wonder what their goal was,

Where this thing was headed.

Like, he was calling it Like it was.

What else would I expect?

A little pat on the bottom,

Like, "Sure, son, I'm sure you'll be fine"?

No. Hell no. That's not my dad.

You know, he told me exactly What I needed to hear, you know?

I said you just got to have A plan laid out there for them.

So that they know what They're gonna be doing,

So every day That they're in the field,

They have a goal to meet.

I just want to run through Some things with you guys.

The loader's gonna be loading it From this end, right?

You guys go ahead now, And you can keep ripping,

And then you guys can continue.

Moving dirt out there For the morning.

He saw the problem, Delegated authority.

"You do this, you do this, You do this,

And then we'll all meet together And put it together at the end,".

So kind of laid out The game plan.

One of the biggest reasons I went up there...

Just to try to help relieve him.

A little bit of that stress, You know,

And I think a big weight Was lifted off his shoulders.

I don't know that I can Get it any closer.

Put it in the back Of your bucket, just...

That's what I did.

Well, you didn't get it Close enough.

Go home!

Looks good. He looks good.

Did we Anything up?

You're all right. It didn't hurt nothing.

You can only come in here When I'm the most stressed.

Usually, I'm way laid-back.

Well, maybe I relieve That stress a little for you.

There you go.

There it is.

Cool. Happy to help.

Happy to have you here.

I tell you what... if you put us Together for an entire

season, I'd probably Want to kill him.

By the end Of the year.

With his dad's help,

Rick managed to Turn his season around.

- Holy cow. - Look at that.

- Nice! - We're sluicing.

We're getting gold, And I can tell that the crew.

Is starting to believe in me.

- That's awesome. - Wow.

- Yeah! - Excellent!

- All right. - Sweet!

You know, I want to Thank my dad. He came in.

I was just trying To help you guys out.

I appreciate you Having me up here.

- Yeah. - I appreciate it, man.

- Thanks, dad. Yep. - Thank you,

Yeah, big rick! Thank you.

- Big rick! Yeah! - My pleasure.

This is why we came here,

And it's almost like Wiping the slate clean.

Now all your main focus.

Is on trying to get As much gold as you can.

That's why you're up there.

You know, we questioned Your.

Leadership there for a while, And this really happened.

I did lose my mom Before the season started,

But, you know, having my dad There... it really was special.

I definitely took it A lot less for granted.

I'm proud that I was able To bring my dad into it.

Like, that's not something That a whole lot of sons can do.

I can't be the boss And the friend, you know?

However, rick has proved That he can be.

I made a lot of mistakes This year,

And I know I could have been A better boss,

But I started the season With a bunch of friends,

And at the end of it We're still all friends,

And I'm super proud Of what we all did.

If you're loyal to me, I will be loyal to you.

For six summers, Parker and rick.

Have lived and worked Side by side.

How many loads Are you at?

- 70. - Nice job.

All right. We good to go, ace ventura?

- Yeah. - Turn this on.

I owe parker a lot.

I'm thankful for a lot That parker did.

He gave me a lot of shots.

I learned how to gold mine With parker.

We went a long ways together,

And I feel like I've learned a lot from him.

And benefited a lot from him.

Rick, you've been One hell of a leader.

Appreciate it, buddy.

But this season, They went their separate ways.

Thanks, buddy. Let's get it.

Parker and I's friendship...

It's always been A little volatile,

A little confusing,

But, you know, going out On my own this season,

It just got worse.

Do you think we are?

Early in the season, Rick met parker.

To collect last year's bonus.

I didn't want to ask, "Hey, where's my bonus?"

I let it go. I let it go. I let it go.

But finally, I didn't have a choice.

I needed that money.

The thing is, you know,

It's less than you made The year before,

And that's a function Of just

I'm spread so Thin right now.

I spent $2.8 million On rebuilding.

And buying new dozers.

I brought your check.

- Thank you, sir. - Thank you.

I'll just need an invoice.

It's not quite what I expected.

I was hoping for $80,000, And I got about $52,000.

My bonus was always Performance-based,

And when I performed well And the company performed well,

That went up.

So best season ever... Like, wait, really?

Like, come on. Come on.

Rick quit. Right?

I don't think too many people That quit a job expect a bonus.

The day that he came over To give me that bonus.

Was also the day he told me.

That he had just spent Like $50,000 on two jet boats.

Mid-season, Rick visited scribner.

To pick up a pump From parker's yard.

No parker around today?

No, he had to go to town. He had a meeting.

Perfect. That makes this real simple.

So we had a pump That we had leased,

And the lease was up.

I knew that that pump Had been there for a while.

I knew that Parker wasn't using it,

And I also knew the owner,

So I contacted them, And they said, "Go get it."

I e-mailed parker and let him Know I was coming to get it.

I got a rock truck coming here,

And I'm just gonna load it In the back of that.

I mean, common courtesy Among people up here.

Is if there's a machine In the yard,

You can use it To load something with.

I don't know if he feels The same way,

But I would hope he wouldn't Be petty about things.

He's already taken The batteries out of it.

That's nice.

I guess he is gonna be petty.

Everything burns fuel Around here,

And the last thing You want to do.

Is leave a bunch of fuel In something.

You know, for parker, he's tired Of being the checkbook.

Yeah, I've known mitch For years.

You know, him and I have Always gotten along great.

That particular situation, It was... it was awkward.

It just felt weird.

- Come to steal our pump? - Yeah, I have.

It's not your pump. No, it's not my pump.

It's not parker's either.

I guess he ain't too happy About it, though.

I don't think so.

I felt slighted in that He didn't ask us.

If we were using it.

What if it was running The wash plant? Right?

Would he have shown up and Unhooked it from our wash plant.

And shut Our whole operation down.

And put it on a truck And driven it away?

The last piece of the puzzle That I need to get sluicing,

So I got to get it over To my site in one piece,

And put the pipe up to it,

And bingo-bango, We're running.

Cool. See you at the other end.

Karla left with the pump,

But I should have just left At the same time.

I didn't. I ended up sticking around.

And talking with Some of the guys,

And, you know, Parker showed up.

Parker felt very disrespected.

"They just come in, grab a pump Out of my yard, and go?

That's it? You don't even See me face-to-face?"

Two things I want to talk about.

To not even ask, like, What our plans were.

For that pump Or what our situation was...

It seems quite... Unnecessary.

But even just the way You e-mailed me, right?

You didn't even ask, "What are your plans for it?

What's the situation?"

You just told me that You're coming to take it.

The body language And just the movement.

That he gets into In those situation,

And, like, tying his boots On the tire of my truck...

It's just like, "Get off my truck."

I mean, if you're gonna have An issue with me.

And deal with things The way that pump is,

Don't come Asking for from me.

And if you're gonna have An issue with me,

And it's something I can rectify.

And something I can address, Then tell me.

Do you think That's unreasonable?

But you never even asked me What my plan was for it.

That's... irregardless.

We've had it For four, five years.

And you're right. It's not my pump,

And you decided to Deal with it as you did...

Parker's going on and on About this pump.

And how I handled All this wrong,

But I knew there was Something else,

And then he dropped it on me.

You've gotten A lot out of this,

And for you to be as pissy as You are about a $50,000 bonus.

Just seems...

You didn't even thank me.

Well, I've heard what you've Said to other people, so...

All right?

I'm the bad guy for giving Somebody $50,000 extra.

Figure that one out.

I know you have some issues With me, rick.

There's a lot of them,

And you keep them pent up Inside you,

And that irritates me Probably more than anything.

Because I really don't...

You say that you never know Where you stand with me?

Well, I try to...

When I've got an issue With somebody,

I tell them, Normally, you know?

Every time I've had An issue with you,

I've been pretty Up-front.

Parker's saying, "Well, I'm always up-front,

And I always tell you How it is."

Well, he's had a pretty comfy Position of being in charge.

And being able to do that, You know?

And it's just not Like that anymore.

I think parker believed That rick and he.

Were very close friends.

I just don't think Rick felt the same way.

Rick ness does not like me,

And the idea That it wasn't enough.

When it was more than The average salary.

That people get in a year Just is outrageous to me.

Coming up...

Parker's crisis...

I don't why I do This anymore.

Parker was totally Crushed at what happened.

And the miners reveal Their plans for next season.

A new edition to the beets' team This season... juan ibarra.

Definitely a change of pace From working with the hoffmans,

For sure.

Easy.

Looking good, todd, Looking good.

Nice job.

Nailed it! Fire it up!

Go, baby, go, go, go, go!

I drive in, and there's Broken equipment everywhere,

And I'm thinking To myself, like,

"Man, what did I get myself into?"

Let's do it.

Honestly, he has enough Broken equipment there.

To keep six or seven mechanics Working all season,

And, unfortunately, It was just myself.

This might be the end Of the season for the pump.

I'm really worried about it.

He just had me doing some of The just grunt work...

You know, grunt mechanical work That any guy could have done.

I didn't drive 3,200 miles To come change fricking filters.

On equipment.

I kind of felt like maybe This is a test.

Is he testing me to see if I'm gonna be able to hack it?

But juan quickly proved.

He was way more than a plumber.

Tony... he goes and shows me A problem with dredge one,

And the whole damn thing Is sunk,

So it was a little bit more Than just a little problem.

What we should do is Just build a little lid.

And put two holes in it and then Have a hole for breathing.

And then a hole For sucking out of.

I figured out, "Hey, let's Just build some plates."

Let's build a cover."

You know, the cover is gonna Cover the hole,

And then we can actually Draw the water out,

And control what's going back Into the tank.

Perfect.

Hopefully that does it, Kevin.

It's perfect for what It needs to do.

We're back in business!

I think that was kind of The turning point,

And I think that's when He really realized.

That juan's A little more valuable.

Than just pulling wrenches.

Booster cables... can you Hook them up, please?

We'll get those beams Out of the way,

And we should be able To slide it right in.

All in all, I had a great season,

But still, the toughest thing.

Was not being there With my family.

But juan did have a visit.

From wife andrea and his kids.

Mommy got The truck dirty?

Yeah.

That was definitely The highlight of the season...

Seeing my son.

He actually started walking In the trailer,

So that was kind of nice.

I got to see his first steps.

So what does daddy Work on?

Ex-tavator.

Daddy works On excavators?

- Yeah. - You little cutie.

I don't really act different Around the camera, you know.

I'm quite... I'm parker schnabel, on or off.

Everybody needs to move!

Back, anna, back. Come on, come on.

You know, this spring There was a lot of stress.

On my plate, I suppose.

You know, we'd spent a huge Amount of money over the winter,

And then I lost our foreman,

And at the same time As all that,

We're trying to move Our operation,

And then tony beets our season.

There's a pile of gold Down here.

Without tony playing ball, We ain't getting a flake of it.

Ashley was a big loss,

And then getting thrown off our Own ground is a huge setback.

But after a speedboat Accident left his mechanic,

Mitch blaschke, with A career-threatening injury,

Parker hit rock bottom.

I know you feel bad. Who wouldn't?

It's stacked on top Of a bunch of.

That I already Blame myself for...

Rick leaving...

Ashley leaving.

I don't why I do This anymore.

Parker was totally Crushed at what happened,

Drowning in self-pity.

So the best thing for him to do Is get out there,

Get back out in the cut, Get in a piece of equipment,

And blow off Some of this frustration,

Some of this Self-disappointment.

You're not the boss anymore. You're a leader.

You have to get out in the cuts And show people.

That you're out there, You're in it.

You can do it.

All right. This baby's ready to work!

Yeah!

I need to show everybody here Who's boss.

Getting back in the game, He showed that he's a leader,

And it helped him As much as the crew.

Throwing a hot dog Down a hallway.

Before, as a boss, He was a standalone entity,

And now we're An integrated unit.

- Can you guys build a pad? - Yes, we can.

- Can you put a wash plant on it? - Yep.

- Can you find some gold? - Yep.

All right. Why don't you do that?

We will.

As a leader, You have to be passionate.

About what you're doing.

You have to be.

This will be a tough season To top,

In the challenges And the successes.

He grew up a lot.

He might even start shaving, He grew up so much.

I don't get complimented Too often.

Part of me thinks this isn't Supposed to be happening.

Right?

But at tony's pace,

It could take 30 years To hit his goal.

And this year, once again,

Tony failed to get his Second dredge mining for gold.

I think that tony beets Is a couple buckets short.

Of a dredge there.

If we had the parts, it could Have been running, so...

Unfortunately, we don't.

There you go, tony.

I feel that I bring, You know,

A pretty good amount of skills And knowledge to the table,

So I definitely would like to be Given a little bit of the reins.

Don't crank too hard Where you're gonna fall off.

There you go.

Next year, if tony Brings me back as a foreman.

In charge of that dredge, It will be running.

But if I'm coming back,

I need to be in charge Of that dredge,

And that's the way I'll come back.

He's got An awful lot of women, you know,

On social media That are after him.

This season, Rick ness finally found love.

Kind of grew into a friendship.

That is pretty strong, I would say.

I am super happy for him.

When you see her,

And she's this bubbly, Giddy, little thing,

She is like that all the time.

She was up for thanksgiving With rick at our house,

And she's cute as hell,

And she goes everywhere Rick goes.

She definitely doesn't like me Talking to karla.

She's got all the qualities I like, you know...

Loyalty; Long, shiny hair.

Rubi!

Come here, baby! Get it!

Rubi is his mother's dog,

So rubi kind of carries That memory for rick.

By the end of the season,

Parker had mined 7,418 ounces of gold,

Worth nearly $9 million.

But after a record season, It's time for parker to move on.

This season, we paid 1,350 Ounces in royalties to tony...

Like, a lot of money, and I...

You know, moving forward, I just can't do that.

Six years ago, tony beets took A chance on a teenage parker.

How many holes Should I drill?

Right on.

There it is... 1,000 ounces.

Giving that final royalty To tony felt damn good,

And I really am enthusiastic About mining our own ground.

We could really make A lot of money.

And have a lot of fun doing this If we do it the right way.

Yeah. We're going to That piece of ground.

That we bought here Next to you.

The biggest thing about Here moving forward.

Is gonna be putting him, You know,

In the rearview mirror As a landlord.

And, hopefully, us embracing Each other as neighbors.

Don't spend it all In one place.

Before their season started,

Rick made a promise to his crew.

That he'd send them home With gold.

If we put in the work, we can Get the gold out of the ground.

Yeah!

Take care of my daddy.

- But his season... - come on!

Got off to A disastrous start.

Shut it down! Hey, stop!

What the?

I know it's been hard On you guys,

And there's been no gold, right? But you know what?

I think we're about To see results.

"Perseverance" is what I got on my hand.

It's a reminder of my grandpa, Roy ness,

And, you know, What he stood for,

Kind of what my, you know, Family stands for.

We're still not at our goal, So I don't give a.

We're still running.

I don't think any of us Are quitters, that's the thing,

'cause there's nothing worse Than quitting.

You'll never live that one down.

A lot of businesses fail In their first year,

And for him to be successful.

And to give your guys A gold bonus is...

I mean, that's huge.

Here's one of those For each you guys.

Six months ago, rick, We were sitting in milwaukee,

And you pulled out Some of your gold,

And we showed it To my kids and everything.

I'm gonna bring That home to them.

They're gonna be The first people to see it.

This really helps, man. Yeah, buddy.

- Appreciate it. - You guys earned it.

I set the goal at 1,000 ounces,

But I always knew that I wanted To do more than that.

Because the most important thing For me this year.

Was getting that gold To my guys at the end.

That was it. That's all that mattered.

Next season, the miners return.

With bigger plans Than ever before.

Getting out from under tony And not mining his ground.

Was the main priority for me.

I've done it.

We've bought the ground, There's no royalties,

And I think there's A pile of gold there.

The ground that I'm working on For next year.

Is loaded with gold.

I mean, it's...

By all accounts, It sounds amazing.

I want something different, I want something big,

And I want to do better For myself and for my guys.

This year was a success, You know?

We did 1,100 ounces.

Next year, I'm gonna do Double that at least,

And if things go like It's looking like they are,

Be coming home with nuggets The size of my fist.

Coming soon, on an all new Season of "Parker's trail"...

Papua new guinea's one of The most dangerous countries.

In the world.

If you can survive, You'll find piles of gold.

This is awesome.

Whoa!! Let me out!

I think we might be A little bit lost.

Aaaaaah!

- Parker! - Whoa!