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PAUL: Got a lot of big moves this season.

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Sold the Phoenix project.

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Ended up going back to the Desert King.

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Ended up buying the Desert Queen.

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And now, to make things a little bit more complicated

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I'm up here at The Matrix.

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Millions of dollars worth of gold in the ground,

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seem to know which option to choose, which one to target,

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which one's gonna make us money.

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The Matrix's me cousin's lease.

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He's had enough. He's moving on and wants to sell it.

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So, I've got first option to take it over.

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I know he's pulled out roughly around 90 kilos of gold

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over the past 15 years. That's about ten million bucks.

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If I can prove up that this is gonna be

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another viable mine site for us, then we'll buy this one as well.

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We're basically in the last week of the season now.

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We're still 97 ounces away from our season target at 200.

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So, you've got to take risks

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in this gold game to, uh, make it or break it, really.

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So, I've spent about 12 grand getting these guys out here.

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It's hard for the machines to dig this ground.

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So, easiest way to do it is to blast it.

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I like to go out with a big tally of gold at the end of the day.

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Yeah, I think it's crossed. It's right there behind me.

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So, you've got your detonator,

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you've got your booster that gets loaded into the hole.

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And then Shane will come along with the ANFO and load the hole.

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Just pouring approximately 40 kilos in the hole.

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ANFO's ammonium nitrate,

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which is the little balls that you can see.

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And fuel which is, um, diesel blended together.

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Pull this tag down so we know it's done.

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We're gonna whack down about 35 blast holes.

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We've marked out a drill pattern.

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The holes are two and a half to three metres apart.

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We're basically gonna time delay sequences so each hole will fire

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at a millisecond later than the first one.

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That basically gives you a nice even blast.

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We're basically gonna heap the whole lot back into the pit.

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From there we use the 60-tonne excavator to dig it out, lay it out

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and detect over the top.

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Fingers crossed, it actually gets me gold out of it.

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Everything in mining is dangerous,

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but especially when you're drilling and blasting, anything can go wrong.

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So, basically the girls aren't gonna be here for the blast.

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They're keeping a safe distance at the moment.

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One of the biggest ones is a fly rock.

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Fly rock is when the gases escape

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and take with it the rocks around it and, uh,

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fly into the air and hit machines and people, if they're too close.

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So, we stand 250m away, so we're safe.

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The green line's going towards the firing box,

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so we'll put the firing box up on the hill over here.

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It sends a shock down the line

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so we can put the box closer to the blast

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and stand far enough away so we're not in the danger area.

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Paul, this looks like we're far enough away.

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Let's let it rip from here. We just gotta hold

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the fingers on the two buttons at the same time and even pressure down.

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Three, two, one.

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ANDREW: I'm really missing you, bud.

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Sort of makes me wonder why I do this to myself, you know.

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Come way up here on the Palmer and work so damn hard.

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I haven't got much left in the tank, mate.

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I'm really looking forward to it come to an end, to be honest.

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Um, how was your birthday?

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It was pretty good. Wish you were here, though.

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It's kinda hard without you here sometimes.

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I wish I could have been there too, mate. I mean, I miss all of you kids.

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I'm up here for eight months straight.

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I don't see any of you, so.

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You know, it sort of gets pretty hard towards the end of the year.

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Gotta cut it short, Dad. Sorry.

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Right on. Thanks for the call, mate. It means the world to me. Love you.

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Love you too, Dad. See you, mate.

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Oh, I got cut short a bit quicker than I'd hoped.

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But it was good to chat with him.

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Oh, miss the kids.

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All right.

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Morning. You ready to roll?

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Yeah, mate. I'm ready to go. So, load your gear up, mate.

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We're gonna hit Cattle Creek. We're gonna finally get up to the top.

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Hopefully, this gamble pays off. Sounds good.

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It's been a hard year.

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Like a 65 oz target is just massive.

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Our biggest weigh in for the year has been 11 oz.

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Yeah, and now we've got to get 20.

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And it could start raining any time.

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Tell you what, it's pretty hot already.

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It's gonna be a hard one out there today.

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It's not just hot now. It is so humid.

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It's making it hard to work, making it hard

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to even get out of bed in the morning.

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You're right.

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Oh, mate. Tell you this year's worn me down.

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Since we've been on the Palmer River,

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I've missed two of my kids,

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21st and an 18.That's hard.

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I've just got, eh, I got a bit on my mind.

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I guess so.Yeah.

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This is a tight squeeze. You'll be all right.

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So, this is where it's gonna start to get a bit hairy.

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Don't get it on a side angle on the hill. Straight up.

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Yeah, I'm worried. I don't wanna roll it.

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Straight up.Okay.Feet up.

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Well, this is exactly why we can use the buggy to get us to Cattle Creek.

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Cos there ain't good roads.

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This is, this is why no one's come in here, mate,

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cos this is so hard to navigate. So, rough.

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Good job, ay, getting us in there. Good work.

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All right. This might be as far as we can safely get.

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All righty, I think it'll be on foot from here.

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This is all or nothing now, mate.

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We gonna get there? No, I wanna pull up.

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The temperature's going through the roof.Whoa.

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NARRATOR: This season, Jacqui Buzetti

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and Andrew Leahy... We can't drive any further.

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...have endured the sweltering conditions

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of tropical far North Queensland's

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Palmer River gold fields.

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Here she is under this tree. But with a 65 oz target,

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forcing them further into unchartered territory.

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Two point eight nine oz, mate.

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Yeah, right. We need to come up with a plan.

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Cos what we're doing now is risky and dangerous.

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They hired an all-terrain vehicle for the final push of the season.

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We wouldn't have got in here without this buggy.

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Now, they ventured over 30 kms deeper than ever before,

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hoping the remote Cattle Creek delivers the $70,000

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they still need to hit target

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before the wet season shuts them down.

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I just wanted to come out and check out the Palmer River.

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We've got some storm clouds that are starting to build up now

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and they've been hanging around lately, which makes me pretty worried

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because all we need is a massive storm

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and this entire river in front of us,

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will completely flood.

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The water will be up over our heads where we're standing.

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We're camped on this side of the river,

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but that over there is basically the rest of Australia.

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There's no other way out for us.

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We have to be on that side of the river before this floods.

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The Palmer's just kicked my arse this year.

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Most people just don't understand how tough this job really is.

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We've been pushing really deep, pushing ourselves super hard,

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massive hikes, working hard ground.

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It makes me think about next year too

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about what I'm gonna do.

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Can I keep doing this, you know?

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I'm not even sure if that's a target.

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How am I going to get this out?

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Oh, nothing come easy.

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Tree roots and bedrock everywhere.

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Ah. Get out!

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Come on.

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This is just the worst spot to find a nugget.

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At the start of the year it wouldn't worry me to smash this out,

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but now I've barely got the energy.

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I've gotta. This is my job. This is, this is what I do.

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Come on, mate. Fire up.

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Come on.

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Right. It's out.

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Man.

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Come on.

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Come on, you'd better be gold.

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That's it.

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All that work for that?

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All that work for, bloody, ten dollars' worth of gold.

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I don't wanna be here anymore.

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I've had enough. I've had enough.

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Oh, man!

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BRENT: This is our last week for the season.

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We set a target at the start of the season, 300 ounces.

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We're at 32, roughly 32.5 ounces,

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and that's pretty dismal.

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The good news of the year so far is that

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we've finally got an okay

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to get work done at German Gully.

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We've made a start, but it's only a start.

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The last week of the season, we're gonna make the most of it.

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We're about to call in a favour to hopefully get us running.

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How you going, buddy?Good, mate. How's it going?It's good, mate.

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It's good. Gonna start over at Nev's.

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How's that going?German gully. Heard you've been over there.

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Remember when I said if I needed ya,

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I'm gonna ask for it. I said I'd be there. Help out.

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That's why I want to talk to you.

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I need you to come back for at least a week.

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You need me back?Yes.

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Mate, I'm working for a bigger company managing this site.

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I can't just go, "No worries." I'm down and off I go. I have to talk to people first.

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If you can talk and do what you can. I wouldn't have come here if I didn't need you.

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I will do my absolute best, but I can't make a promise.

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Make some calls.Sorry. I can't give you a better answer, but that's the best I can do now.

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All right, mate.Sorry, mate.

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He's really trying it on me this time.

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He's asking a lot.

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Having Ethan there for the whole week

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would make a world of difference.

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Last week, trying to be in two places.

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I was trying to be up at the wash plant

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and trying to be down at the dig site.

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I just need someone experienced up at the wash plant.

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I understand there's no promises,

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but if he can get there, that would be great.

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All right. Watch your eyes, mate.

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All right. Okay. It's all patched up.

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Instead of it all spurting out everywhere

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and our gold going on the ground now it should be going to the sluice box.

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We've got one week left, and we need to get

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as much gold on those scales as possible.

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You're gonna be under the pump this week, mate.

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Yeah.So we're gonna keep that dirt coming up here.

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We just need you to keep feeding this thing.Okay.

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But at the end of the day, um, yeah, it's done, mate.

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Let's get all packed up and let's get into it.All right.

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You made it, mate. ETHAN: Yeah, mate, I made it.

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Thanks for coming, Bud. Buddy.Hey.

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What are we doing, mate? What's the plan?

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I'm gonna go down there with Jayden. I'm gonna focus on getting dirt out of the hole.

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Getting it detected and here in a stockpile.

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You know, plans backwards, mate.

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Just do whatever you have to do

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to get that stockpile of dirt through that plant.Yep.

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And as much of it this week. That's all I want you to do.

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I've got it.You've turned up to save the day, mate. Thanks for coming.

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I need someone to work with my boys

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and secure my family's future.

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This season, Brent Shannon has set out

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to fulfil his lifelong friend

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Neville Perry's dying wish...

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I believe right here we have a $600 million resource.

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We could go into the billions.

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...to help secure permits for Neville's family to mine

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the historic German Gully.

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A site that produced

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some of Australia's largest gold nuggets.

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I've been trying to leave no stone unturned

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to get these permits through.

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But when Neville tragically lost his battle with cancer

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and permit delays continued...

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It's absolutely heartbreaking, mate. But I think this is the end of the road.

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...Ethan West, Brent's brother-in-law and right hand man,

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was forced to quit the team.

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00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:56,279
Come here. Come here.

248
00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,959
That's it. Now I'm just waiting for him to fire the water up.

249
00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:12,679
It's good to be back with these boys.

250
00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,159
I didn't wanna leave, but the offer come up that I just couldn't refuse.

251
00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,039
I've always promised Brent before I left

252
00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,239
that I'll come back to him as soon as I can.

253
00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:23,399
I owe him that. I owe Nev that.

254
00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,039
I owe the boys that. And this is why I'm here.

255
00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,559
JAYDEN: So right now Brent's pushing out our pay dirt

256
00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:32,439
that we pulled out of the hole.

257
00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:34,719
It's my job to come out and detect over the pay

258
00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:38,319
while Brent's doing another hole and we just keep going and stuff.

259
00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:41,759
Once I've detected that, we'll push it all up into a pile,

260
00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,919
load it up into the dumptruck and take it up to the wash plant.

261
00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,799
All right, Jayden, mate, pay's pushed and ready to go.

262
00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:50,839
No worries there, mate. I'm onto it, ay.

263
00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:56,799
First target already.

264
00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:06,159
What?

265
00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,559
There it is. That's all right. That's--

266
00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:15,039
Only just detected that little section there. So, first target already in.

267
00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:16,999
And that's a couple of grammy, I reckon.

268
00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:18,959
So, 250 bucks right there.

269
00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,119
If I can hopefully get the gold on the tally.

270
00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,359
Well, this is what it's all about.

271
00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:29,399
I'm just noticing all these little things,

272
00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:33,199
probably little adjustments like this, the amount of water that's coming out.

273
00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:36,719
We could definitely get more dirt through this and down the sluice.

274
00:16:36,800 --> 00:16:39,959
The more tonnes we get through, the more gold we're gonna end up

275
00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:41,799
on the scales at the end of the week.

276
00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:44,839
We're doing probably about three tonne an hour.

277
00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:46,559
It's not very much.

278
00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,959
The boys, they've got me here to do all this and to make it all happen.

279
00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,439
But I'm also limited with what plant size I've got.

280
00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:55,159
I can't make the plant bigger.

281
00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,839
So I've got to work out ways to make the plant more efficient and better.

282
00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,359
Cayden, you're gonna have to keep on top of this and keep this full, eh?

283
00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,559
Okay.Keep on top of it. It's gonna be a struggle to keep up.

284
00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:09,199
I've got to try to be as efficient as I can cos I'm feeding this plant.

285
00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:12,799
Because if I'm not, we're not gonna have enough dirt running through it.

286
00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:26,199
This plant is churning through the dirt faster than what I can put through it.

287
00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:34,439
That boat is absolutely running empty.

288
00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:37,599
Hey, Cayden!

289
00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,759
Keep the loads up, mate, that's running out.

290
00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,479
I'm going as fast as I can, ay.

291
00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:48,479
We're just not keeping the hopper full.

292
00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,399
We're not getting enough load in there.

293
00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:54,119
Bottom line is right now what we're doing isn't working. Something's gotta change.

294
00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:57,039
I'm gonna have to come up with something and something fast.

295
00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:13,239
JACQUI: Hey, you all right?

296
00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,119
No, I've had enough.

297
00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,279
Just take me back to the buggy and pack me camp and go, mate.

298
00:18:18,360 --> 00:18:20,279
I think I've had enough, eh.

299
00:18:20,360 --> 00:18:23,239
I'm so worn out, I just miss the kids so much.

300
00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:27,039
I mean, the boy's having a birthday and I'm up here, bloody,

301
00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:30,839
digging ten dollars' worth of gold out under a tree. It's just--

302
00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,399
What's the point in all this if I'm missing out on my kid's life?

303
00:18:36,360 --> 00:18:38,079
No. There's a bigger picture, though.

304
00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,799
Like you're working to help your life and the kids' lives.

305
00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,999
We set a massive target, man, like.

306
00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:48,479
But this is also the first time we've been able to get to Cattle Creek,

307
00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:50,919
and this is a good prospect.

308
00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,959
You just need to, like, hang in there just that little bit more.

309
00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:56,679
It's what we do.

310
00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,079
You know I'm not gonna give up, mate.

311
00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:05,439
I'm not.All right.

312
00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,159
Come on.Thanks, mate. You can do this.

313
00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:12,319
You're a good teammate, ay.

314
00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:19,039
It's been a pretty rough run.

315
00:19:19,120 --> 00:19:21,239
It was good to have Jacqui there to remind me

316
00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,199
why I do work hard and, and it's the kids.

317
00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:27,759
It's the reason I do work hard. Give us all a future.

318
00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:33,799
Target up in under there. See what we got?

319
00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,199
That's easier to dig. No tree roots in there.

320
00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,519
All right.

321
00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:44,719
I just need it to be gold

322
00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:46,919
and help get me back on me feet again.

323
00:19:52,360 --> 00:19:55,439
Oh, there it is. It's better than $10 nugget.

324
00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:57,799
Eh, mate, you got a copy?

325
00:19:57,880 --> 00:19:59,639
Yeah.I just got a nice little nug.

326
00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,839
Probably point nine, 120 bucks on my hand right here.

327
00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:06,319
Nothing like a bit of gold to bring some energy and a smile to our face.

328
00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,279
I'm happy to hear that. Good work.

329
00:20:08,360 --> 00:20:10,919
I might give that 65 oz a rattle yet, ay.

330
00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,359
I've got a target.

331
00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,759
Yeah, I've got one as well. I'll give you a race.

332
00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,479
Ready, set. One, two, three. Go!

333
00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:23,479
Get out!

334
00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:28,559
Ah, where are you?

335
00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:31,999
Of all the times, not to be able to find it.

336
00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:34,079
Yes, yes, yes, yes.

337
00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:36,999
I got it. All right, you win.

338
00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,559
There you go. I eventually found mine.

339
00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,399
It's a bit easy gram of gold, mate.

340
00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:44,199
We're smashing it now.

341
00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:48,439
If we don't make 65 oz, at least we didn't die wondering.

342
00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,159
We gave it everything we had.

343
00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,159
PAUL: Fire in the hole!

344
00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:11,679
Look how it went. Thanks, mate. Good stuff.

345
00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,679
SHANNON: Wow. Were you happy with the blast?

346
00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:18,359
Yeah, it heaped it all forward,

347
00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,199
left a massive crater at the back. It worked, perfect.

348
00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,879
So, basically just don't turn your back on any of the walls.

349
00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:29,319
Yeah.Cos stuff will come down.

350
00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,879
I just wanted to get this, this area here detected.

351
00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:33,879
Don't go anywhere near over that backside

352
00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,119
cos it's still too unstable. Okay.

353
00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,239
All right.So, yeah, fire it up.

354
00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:39,959
And good luck.Check.

355
00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,599
I'm just trying to dig into the pile.

356
00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:47,319
It's just gotta scratch away at it

357
00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,839
one bucket at a time and see what's in it.

358
00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:51,919
You know, I've gotta move tonnes and tonnes

359
00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,279
and tonnes of dirt. Once I've got it all out

360
00:21:54,360 --> 00:21:57,239
I'll get the dozer in here and push all this out.

361
00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,679
Hopefully, find some gold. It's a lot of diesel.

362
00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,319
That's a lot of machine hours and, um--

363
00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:06,799
Hopefully, there's a payday at the end of it.

364
00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,079
It's frightening over there when you're detecting.

365
00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,279
So I'm just trying to remove a bit of the overburden from the top.

366
00:22:13,360 --> 00:22:15,199
Any one of these rocks if it falls down

367
00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,199
and gets you, it's, it's gonna kill you.

368
00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:19,959
Some of these rocks coming down now

369
00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:22,519
they're probably ten-tonne boulders, like this one.

370
00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,399
The heat's starting to pick up a little bit in here.

371
00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,039
Oh, yeah, it's oppressive. It's like radiating.

372
00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:34,679
It's not much fun, is it?

373
00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:36,999
Hopefully, we'll get a signal soon.

374
00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:40,359
You know, what's funny? There's not even any flies. It's so hot.

375
00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:42,799
They're all under a shady tree.

376
00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,119
We're seriously running out of time for the season.

377
00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,439
Yeah, it's getting way too hot to work out here.

378
00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:52,319
When it's a 40-degree day and at normal ambient temperature

379
00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,719
down in the pit here, it's, you know, pushing 50.

380
00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:57,799
If you push it, you're either gonna hurt yourself,

381
00:22:57,880 --> 00:22:59,719
end up with heat stress or heat stroke,

382
00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:02,319
or even worse, break the machinery.

383
00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,079
And without the machinery, this job can't get done, so.

384
00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:15,639
I've pretty much done everything I can

385
00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:18,439
in the excavator now.

386
00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,679
Got to get into that dozer, move all that overburden

387
00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:27,279
and, uh, give me more room so I can get back in with the digger

388
00:23:27,360 --> 00:23:30,039
and actually dig down to where the gold's hiding.

389
00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:34,079
Time to push some dirt. Good dozer.

390
00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,359
I'll just flatten off a bit of dirt here

391
00:23:45,120 --> 00:23:46,799
so I can get the excavator back in.

392
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,999
What the hell is going on with this thing?

393
00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:58,319
Come on!

394
00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:02,599
I've got no pushing power at all.

395
00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:05,719
Eh, no.

396
00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:14,999
There's something wrong with the machine.

397
00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:31,759
Hey, Brent, did you organise an excavator?

398
00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,639
What?There's an excavator coming down the road, mate.

399
00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:36,799
Hey.

400
00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,359
You gave me free reign to do what I needed to do, mate.

401
00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,239
This is what I thought I needed to do.

402
00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:43,639
The other excavator just wasn't keeping up, mate.

403
00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:45,799
It's small for what we're trying to achieve.

404
00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:48,879
This is gonna be the best solution. I called in a favour.

405
00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,359
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to realise

406
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:53,199
the size difference in this machine.

407
00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:57,399
That's a 14-tonne and the other one we're using is a 1.8-tonner. The bucket size.

408
00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,639
What would take 20 layers to fill that hopper

409
00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:01,639
with the other bucket this can do in one.

410
00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:06,919
This is gonna be really, really good.

411
00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:09,999
How good is this, eh? What do you reckon, mate?

412
00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:11,799
I'll be able to keep up now.

413
00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:16,199
We'll swap seats. I'll go over there in the little one and start cleaning up.

414
00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:19,119
Beautiful.You jump in this. All right.You got this, buddy.

415
00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,719
That's a lot better, Cayden. Yeah, it's doing good.

416
00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,279
A man of many words.

417
00:25:41,360 --> 00:25:43,439
This allows me just to focus on all this.

418
00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,559
I can just worry about keeping the tailings clear.

419
00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:48,759
It just really frees up a lot of time.

420
00:25:50,120 --> 00:25:51,999
Is that full now?

421
00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,319
Already full after three buckets, see.

422
00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,039
That is beautiful.

423
00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,839
Ah, mate, look, I'm just hoping, honestly, that this tonnage

424
00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:04,079
we are putting through may equate into gold at the end of the week.

425
00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:14,919
Eh, Brent, I've got targets everywhere.

426
00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:16,639
Give us a listen, Jayden.

427
00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,439
They're everywhere, mate.You've hit a bloody honey hole there.

428
00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:33,399
Oh, she's there.

429
00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:37,999
There it is. Right there, mate.

430
00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,719
About an ounce there I might say. No kidding!

431
00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:42,759
Three and a half grand right there, mate.

432
00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,919
There's targets all around him in the ground!

433
00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:48,679
Bang, bang, bang, bang!

434
00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,999
No point in getting up on this one. I'm already here.

435
00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:59,479
There it is, right there.

436
00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:01,399
Jeez, that's even bigger.

437
00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:03,999
Christ. They're getting bigger there, Brent.

438
00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:06,879
That's got to be an ounce and a half or so.

439
00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:09,919
That's about $5000 nugget.

440
00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:11,639
I've got Jayden

441
00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:13,879
living his dad's dream.

442
00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:16,519
I've got my son,

443
00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:19,359
my brother-in-law, up at the wash plant.

444
00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:22,279
Hopefully, he's starting to wash

445
00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,399
ounces of gold out of their paydirt.

446
00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:30,199
I'm a very proud and relieved man

447
00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:33,399
that it's finally starting to happen.

448
00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:35,679
Another target here again.

449
00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:38,119
There it is.

450
00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,479
Oh, it's huge.

451
00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:42,759
Christ, you know, that's two ounce plus.

452
00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,799
We're looking around $7000 right there.

453
00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:47,519
That fills me jar already.

454
00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,959
I wouldn't have a clue how many pieces and how much weight's there.

455
00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:57,039
Suppose, the scales at the end of the week, is gonna tell us.

456
00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:00,239
Keep going.

457
00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:10,399
JACQUI: After four years on the Palmer,

458
00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:13,599
we kind of had to really start thinking outside the box

459
00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:16,399
to try and find places we'd never been before.

460
00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:20,359
And it's been really damaging on us and our vehicles,

461
00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,999
and it's just really, really tough out here.

462
00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:27,719
We got 20 oz to go. We got a 65 oz target.

463
00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:29,439
There's just so much pressure.

464
00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,759
The weather's building.

465
00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:35,799
It's so humid. We might have to pull the plug at any moment.

466
00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:39,319
That's a big target.

467
00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:43,879
Come on.

468
00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,079
Straight into a big crack there.

469
00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,439
See if that's got it out.

470
00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:52,559
Ooh!

471
00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:55,799
Oh, God.

472
00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,279
Oh, yes!

473
00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:04,839
Whoo!

474
00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:08,279
That's a big chunk!

475
00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:11,439
Oh, that's got to be like ten grams all day.

476
00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:14,039
That's what we're here for!

477
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:16,879
Oh, I'm feeling good.

478
00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:19,399
ANDREW: Wait.

479
00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:22,079
That's a target. That's loud.

480
00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:24,439
Come on, you'd better be gold.

481
00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:28,639
Big nugget. If it's a big nugget

482
00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:32,159
the last thing I wanted to do, was hit it with my pig.

483
00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:37,159
You damage it and all that sort of value's gone as a nugget then.

484
00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:39,279
Oh, it's there!

485
00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:41,999
Listen to it, screaming.

486
00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:44,999
Come on.

487
00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:49,159
Oh, come on.

488
00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:52,879
Listen to that.

489
00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:56,279
Look at that!

490
00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:00,119
That's, ounce and a half of gold.

491
00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,679
Four or five thousand dollars.

492
00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:07,559
That's, that's just the best.

493
00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:10,639
Such a massive year.

494
00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:12,479
So worn out, so cooked.

495
00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:15,799
Oh, Palmer's been testing me all year,

496
00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,079
then it threw me this.

497
00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,879
Bloody river. Bloody little river.

498
00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:37,559
Can you hear that thunder?

499
00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:40,439
Absolutely, I can. We should get out of here, I think.

500
00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:43,119
We're camped on the other side of the Palmer River.

501
00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,199
If that floods, we're literally stuck here for the entire wet season.

502
00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:50,679
It's coming now. We need to break camp.

503
00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,359
Holy hell, mate.

504
00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:01,519
ETHAN: This is a dream scenario right now.

505
00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,639
I don't wanna speak too soon. You never do.

506
00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:05,359
But if we keep going the way we are,

507
00:31:05,440 --> 00:31:08,519
we're really gonna have some tonnes through at the end of the week.

508
00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:12,639
Ethan has done us an absolutely incredible favour,

509
00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:15,959
not just by being here, but by getting this excavator.

510
00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:18,759
I'm loving it. Loving every minute of it.

511
00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:22,319
BRENT: We're getting all the detectible gold out on the pad.

512
00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:25,959
We don't wanna damage those pieces cos they're valuable, so.

513
00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:29,559
We're just scooping this up and taking it to the plant.

514
00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:32,959
Hey, boys, I can actually feel the weight of the gold

515
00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:35,319
in the back of the truck, I'm telling you, boys.

516
00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:37,279
I reckon, we're going to get

517
00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,639
a crap load of gold out of this stuff.

518
00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:43,239
I love your enthusiasm, Brent.

519
00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,439
I really do, mate. Nothing's changed.

520
00:31:46,120 --> 00:31:48,999
All right, boys, that should keep you going for a bit longer.

521
00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:52,439
Yeah, it should be good, mate. Before you go, come over.

522
00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:55,079
Look at this, mate. I've got some concentrate for ya.

523
00:31:57,880 --> 00:31:59,839
Just here, mate.Beautiful.

524
00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:03,079
I'll take this away. I'll make a start on it and get it smelted up.

525
00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:06,359
Work your magic.Hopefully we'll get some good weight on the scales.

526
00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:09,639
Hope so. That's why I'm here. You're doing a good job. Thanks, buddy.

527
00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:13,759
All right.

528
00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:15,719
Now, we start the process of cleaning

529
00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:17,919
this concentrates up, and all the stuff

530
00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,319
that's come out of the sluice is in this bucket.

531
00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:22,159
And we'll just keep panning this down

532
00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:24,759
and then we'll smelt this up. And then,

533
00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:28,479
we're about ready for weigh in.

534
00:32:30,440 --> 00:32:33,079
By looks of it, there's some gold coming through there,

535
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:34,799
just starting to see.

536
00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:40,999
This year we've still got about, you know, 268 oz to go.

537
00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:43,319
So hopefully,

538
00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:45,719
Nev is looking down on us

539
00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:48,239
and he'll deliver what he said was here.

540
00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:50,719
Well, this is looking pretty good here,

541
00:32:50,800 --> 00:32:54,519
but I reckon there's probably maybe five or six ounces there.

542
00:32:57,480 --> 00:32:59,119
Through the furnace now.

543
00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:02,359
So, it's set at 1150 degrees.

544
00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:06,639
Gold smelts at 1064 degrees, to be precise.

545
00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:15,599
Gotta put it back in this mould.

546
00:33:15,680 --> 00:33:18,399
We've got to heat the moulds up, because if you introduce

547
00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:21,439
molten gold into this, it'll split your moulds

548
00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:25,319
and your gold will go everywhere, or it could explode.

549
00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:27,959
We don't want that happening.

550
00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:32,319
So, we bring it up to about 1150 degrees Celsius.

551
00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:35,839
All right, this is the exciting part.

552
00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:49,879
All right.

553
00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:54,599
All right. There's our first one.

554
00:33:57,120 --> 00:33:59,279
Hopefully, there's more than one.

555
00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:13,239
PAUL: It's not the filters. There's no oil dripping anywhere.

556
00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:16,319
It's just blowing too much smoke. There's something wrong with it.

557
00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:18,039
I've got no pushing power at all.

558
00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:20,719
Ah, damn it!

559
00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:24,319
Whatever the problem is, it's out of my capable hands.

560
00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:28,359
It's definitely a fitter job. I've just gotta shut it down.

561
00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:34,959
What an absolute nightmare.

562
00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:37,519
There's nothing I can do without the dozer.

563
00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:41,879
Let's have a look, ey.

564
00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:44,279
So this is what I'm coming here to try and prove up.

565
00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,919
When the earth's crust was, was forming

566
00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,319
and it was so molten, the iron stone

567
00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:52,639
and the gold contacts would, would come up basically with the quartz

568
00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:56,879
and leave stringers all the way through this ground here.

569
00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:00,599
That's where your gold gets trapped and solidifies.

570
00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:06,839
Well, there we go.

571
00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:08,599
This here is what I'm looking for.

572
00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:11,439
These quartz string is , there's gold.

573
00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:13,239
There's gold there already.

574
00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,279
See the gold just poking out of it

575
00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:18,399
right on that iron contact with the quartz.

576
00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:21,199
Just, just chiselled it out.

577
00:35:22,240 --> 00:35:25,199
Probably say half a gram of gold in that asbestos line.

578
00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,119
God knows how much is down the bottom here.

579
00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:30,079
We could be sitting on the mother lode.

580
00:35:31,720 --> 00:35:34,759
Hey, girls. SHANNON: How are you going?

581
00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:37,479
Ah, good and bad. EBONI: What's up?

582
00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:40,839
Dozer's not playing the game. I've got no power.

583
00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:43,479
Without the dozer I can't move all this overburden

584
00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:46,959
to get the digger back in here to actually get to the gold.

585
00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:50,559
So, yeah, I don't, don't want to go over anywhere near over that.

586
00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:53,479
There's too much overburden that can fall in on us.Yeah.

587
00:35:53,560 --> 00:35:55,599
But I did find this in the wall over there.

588
00:35:55,680 --> 00:35:57,879
Nice bit of gold through it. Whoo-hoo!Nice.

589
00:35:57,960 --> 00:35:59,719
That's a good sign.Yeah.

590
00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:01,799
It could be the start of something big.

591
00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,359
But yeah, there's nothing I can do without the dozer.

592
00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:07,519
So, sorry to say, but I think that's us for the season.

593
00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:09,319
Yeah, it's getting really hot anyway.

594
00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:11,919
We'll leave it for now and come back in the next season.

595
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:14,119
Calling it.Not a good way to end the season

596
00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:16,279
but the gold is not going anywhere.

597
00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:19,479
We have to get the machine fixed and come back next year

598
00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:21,479
and hopefully start off with a big bang.

599
00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:29,599
All right.

600
00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:31,479
That's that. All done and dusted.

601
00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:33,399
It's a wrap.

602
00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:35,759
End of the season. End of the season.

603
00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,839
It's been a wild ride. It's definitely been a roller coaster.

604
00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:41,279
We didn't get our 200 oz season target,

605
00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:43,439
but then we got 103.

606
00:36:44,240 --> 00:36:47,919
So that equates to about $362,000 this year.

607
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,839
Plus, we sold the Phoenix project. Sold the Phoenix project.

608
00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:54,119
And I bought my own lease, The Desert Queen.You did.

609
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,679
Which I think did pretty good, I reckon.

610
00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:58,799
We got the biggest nugget.Yeah.

611
00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:01,679
I might need to start being in charge of buying the leases.

612
00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:05,239
I'll leave that in your capable hands.Yeah.

613
00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:08,439
The biggest win for me was getting to spend all this time with you.

614
00:37:08,520 --> 00:37:10,439
So, even though we didn't get the 200 oz,

615
00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:14,439
the time I got to spend with you guys is worth its weight in gold.

616
00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:17,079
Aw.That's a bit cute.It is.

617
00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:20,559
I think that's a good note to end on.I think so.

618
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:22,839
Go team.Team Mackie.Team Mackie.

619
00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:26,919
We might not have got it to our season target this year,

620
00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:28,919
but next year, we're gonna smash it.

621
00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:39,359
ANDREW: The rain's just about here, mate.

622
00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:42,919
We've got to get across that Palmer River before the floods get here.

623
00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:46,079
You don't know what's happening further upstream.

624
00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,799
I've seen the Palmer come up and there's no rain here.

625
00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:52,479
We've stayed here right to the end.

626
00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:54,519
But we can't stay any longer.

627
00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:57,119
Right, mate, I'm locked and loaded. Where are you at?

628
00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:59,439
I'm just on my way down to the Palmer crossing.

629
00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:08,199
All right. Palmer, here we go.

630
00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:15,079
No, it looks like we're fine. The river's clear.

631
00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:18,519
Oh, I'm so glad.

632
00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:22,119
I'm across. No problem. You'll be fine.

633
00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:25,159
Whoo!

634
00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:28,599
It's always good to get through.

635
00:38:29,240 --> 00:38:30,879
We're safe now.

636
00:38:35,320 --> 00:38:37,119
We were pretty lucky to get out, mate.

637
00:38:37,200 --> 00:38:40,239
I know. It was right down to the wire there.

638
00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:42,039
We pushed it right to the end.

639
00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:43,959
I'm so glad we're across the river

640
00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:46,559
cos God knows when that thing's gonna go under.

641
00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:48,839
This year's tested me so much.

642
00:38:48,920 --> 00:38:51,439
Having to dig that target out of that tree root,

643
00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:54,799
I snapped, mate. Like, the Palmer broke me.

644
00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:56,839
But I'm glad you picked yourself up, mate.

645
00:38:56,920 --> 00:39:01,359
Cos we detected right down to the wire. Literally.

646
00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:03,279
You don't even know what's in here.

647
00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:05,999
Well, shall we find out what we did get out of there?

648
00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:08,559
Yes. This is the last weigh in.

649
00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:11,119
We're on 45.6 oz now,

650
00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:14,079
so we need nearly 20 to hit that 65.

651
00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:16,879
Seven point four-nine, mate.

652
00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:18,599
Still got one more to go.

653
00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:21,279
Let's see what it weighs. Put it on there.Righto.

654
00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:26,359
Eight point seven. Eight point seven.

655
00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:28,799
That's 30 grand's worth of gold right there.Nice.

656
00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:31,159
And that's a 1.2-ounce nugget.

657
00:39:31,720 --> 00:39:35,319
So, our total, 54.39.

658
00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:39,799
Hundred and ninety thousand dollars worth of gold this year.

659
00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:42,159
We've actually beaten last year.Yeah, we have.

660
00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:43,879
Yeah, we beat last year.

661
00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:47,319
If there's anything to be proud of, it's that effort.

662
00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:50,559
Well, that number alone tells us how hard we worked.

663
00:39:50,640 --> 00:39:52,519
Absolutely.Yeah.

664
00:39:53,240 --> 00:39:54,999
It was so hectic though, mate.

665
00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:57,919
It really got me thinking about next year.

666
00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:01,439
I need to give more time to my family and less time to gold.

667
00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:03,159
Totally understand that.

668
00:40:03,240 --> 00:40:05,839
I've seen how much you've missed your kids.

669
00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:07,679
I see how it takes its toll.

670
00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:10,239
What's more important, gold or family?

671
00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:14,239
Family.Yeah, really it is.

672
00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:16,279
But, everything we've done,

673
00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:18,839
we should always be proud of ourselves.Absolutely.

674
00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:22,359
We make a fantastic team. We're unbeatable together.

675
00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:26,279
It's been such a ride. I know, mate.

676
00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:29,359
And it's been amazing. Go get your kids some ice cream.

677
00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:31,079
Yeah, I'll do that.

678
00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:37,879
BRENT: All right, boys. Final weigh in for the season.

679
00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:40,719
JAYDEN: You know, to end the season here on German gully.

680
00:40:40,800 --> 00:40:43,359
It's just amazing. To share your dad's dream

681
00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:45,239
with you is an absolute privilege.

682
00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:48,279
The old man's watching, you know. This is his spot.

683
00:40:48,360 --> 00:40:51,639
We're weighing it here so he can see everything that's getting put there.

684
00:40:51,720 --> 00:40:53,519
How did we go? We did pretty well, boys.

685
00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:56,359
I think we were working like a well-oiled machine,

686
00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:58,839
the four of us, and, uh. We absolutely were, mate.

687
00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:01,119
That excavator helped out that you ordered.

688
00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:03,999
I didn't expect an excavator to come trundle on over the hill.

689
00:41:04,080 --> 00:41:06,479
But you know what? Mate, you gave me free reigns,

690
00:41:06,560 --> 00:41:08,519
I run with it. You know what I'm like.

691
00:41:08,600 --> 00:41:10,399
Honestly, mate, coming back this week.

692
00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:13,839
I really hope-- We appreciate it, mate. Really do.

693
00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:16,159
So, thanks for that. I really do appreciate it.

694
00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:18,439
Appreciate it, mate. It was a pleasure.

695
00:41:18,520 --> 00:41:21,359
What do you reckon, boys, if we can get some gold on the scales?

696
00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:23,759
Yeah.All right. So, the start of the season,

697
00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:26,719
Ethan, as you know, we set a 300 oz target.

698
00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:29,439
How did you go, mate, with that? We're only at 32

699
00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:31,599
and roughly 32.5 ounces.

700
00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:34,199
Thirty two point four to be precise. But guess what,

701
00:41:35,080 --> 00:41:36,719
I think it's about to change.

702
00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:39,959
By Jayden.

703
00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:41,719
It's not bad, ay?Real nice.

704
00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,319
Seventeen point one. Seventeen point one.

705
00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:48,599
That's just under $60,000 worth of gold, mate.

706
00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:50,319
That's pretty good.Pretty good.

707
00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:52,679
So let's see what your plant was going.

708
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:54,879
We're at hundred percent, mate. So let's see.

709
00:41:54,960 --> 00:41:57,039
I'm interested to see how much gold we got.

710
00:41:57,120 --> 00:41:58,879
I've smelted this up.

711
00:42:01,760 --> 00:42:03,679
Here we go, boys.

712
00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:06,359
So that brings it to-- Twenty-five there, mate.

713
00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:08,599
That's nearly eight ounces. That one bar.

714
00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:10,479
That's not too bad out of a small plant.

715
00:42:10,560 --> 00:42:12,959
We pushed pretty hard for that, so. Yeah.Yeah.

716
00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:15,119
That ain't too bad. But this is even better.

717
00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:16,839
There's still more.

718
00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:19,799
Have a look at that! You're kidding.

719
00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:23,039
What do you think of that? Mate.

720
00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:26,639
Ah!Mate, this ground is absolutely ridiculous.

721
00:42:26,720 --> 00:42:28,359
What do you reckon, Jayden?

722
00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:31,519
Fifty seven point one-eight zero ounces there, mate.

723
00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:35,359
That is over just what, $200,000 worth of gold right there, mate.

724
00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:37,959
Wow, that brings our season's

725
00:42:38,040 --> 00:42:40,359
total tally of the season

726
00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:43,559
at 89.6 oz.

727
00:42:43,640 --> 00:42:46,159
Three hundred thirteen dollars, mate.

728
00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:47,999
Pretty rich ground.

729
00:42:48,080 --> 00:42:52,199
That's ridiculous. That's ridiculous there, mate. Your dad was right, mate.

730
00:42:52,280 --> 00:42:55,759
If we didn't work well together, we wouldn't have got that gold on the scales.

731
00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:58,079
Like to work with this. We didn't make target

732
00:42:58,600 --> 00:43:02,399
but we've come so far this season to get back here, Jayden,

733
00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:04,799
and start digging back in your dad's dream, mate.

734
00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:07,719
Now we know that the gold is most definitely here.

735
00:43:07,800 --> 00:43:11,239
Next season, I'm starting to plan for it right now, mate.

736
00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:13,399
We are gonna get bigger, better.

737
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:16,719
We've got the Big Nugget country,

738
00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:19,199
and we've got abundance of fine gold here.

739
00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:21,879
Let's get out of here and get ready for next season.

740
00:43:21,960 --> 00:43:24,119
Well done, buddy. Fantastic season. Yeah.

741
00:43:24,200 --> 00:43:26,919
We're gonna go after big and better things next season.

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Let's go, boys. Well done.

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