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Rick: shut it down.

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Narrator: on the previous season of "Gold Rush"...

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Rick: I'm not intending on failing.

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I'm not planning on failing.

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After six season as Parker schnabel's

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Right-hand man,

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Rick ness strikes out on his own,

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With a rookie crew of friends.

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

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Fire it up.

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Shut it off. Shut it off. Shut it off.

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Hit the bypass!

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My dad was right.

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I'm gonna go home at the end of the season

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Broke with no friends.

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Narrator: king of the klondike Tony Beets makes big swings...

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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

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Narrator: ...to build his empire for the next generation.

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This is a family business.

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The way I see it, when I have kids,

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They could be taking over for me just like, in the future,

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I might be taking over for my dad.

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Narrator: 23-year-old gold-mining prodigy Parker Schnabel

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Makes a bid for freedom.

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Consider the contract canceled.

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Narrator: but when neighbor Tony Beets

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Throws up a roadblock...

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

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...the young mine boss is forced to take huge risks...

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I left a  Torch on the belt.

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Plant is on fire!

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Aah!

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...as he pushes for his biggest-ever season goal.

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Record-breaking royalty payments --

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Over $1 million.

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Last time Doing that.

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Narrator: 6 years ago, Rick Ness took his first-ever mining job

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With 17-year-old Parker Schnabel.

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Now, he's betting on himself, and opening his own gold mine.

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You guys know I've been talking for years, now,

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About going mining on my own.

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And as you know, it's  Happening.

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Short on funds, he can't afford an experienced crew,

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So he turns to his hometown buddies,

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Offering a share of the gold if they're successful.

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Believe it or not, I do know what I'm doing up there.

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Otherwise, I wouldn't be asking you to do this.

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

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Well, I guess, let's make it real.

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This is the stuff, right?

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Those liquor bottles hold exactly 50 ounces.

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That's a 30-ounce bar.

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It's decision time.

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Are you in, or you out?

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Man: I don't know if I could do it right now.

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-Yeah. -I have a family right now.

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And I appreciate the chance, you know?

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I know, if I didn't try it, I'd regret it,

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So I think I got to try it. Count me in.

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I think this is something I can do.

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You know, I'm always throwing the dice.

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It's gold time for me.

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Yeah!

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Boy: take care of my dad.

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No worries, pal.

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He's in good hands. We're doing this.

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-Oh, I'm doing it. -Yeah!

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Good luck, guys.

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Narrator: six weeks later, and 3,000 Miles to the north...

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Rick: I'm the boss.

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It's 100% my operation.

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I've never had this much responsibility before.

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I've never put, you know, my own money on the line like this.

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And now, you know, my crew is gonna be depending on me.

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There's just a lot riding on my shoulders.

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The ground that we're mining is straight ahead.

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Ben: finally made it.

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Excited to be here, finally.

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We all left our families and jobs at home,

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So, I hope it pays off.

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Narrator: with everyone's livelihood on the line,

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Rick has gambled on a prime Klondike claim at Quartz Creek.

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Right here, guys, is our  Freedom.

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I cannot wait for us to run our first ground,

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And for you guys to see that first gold in that sluice box.

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And I'm gonna be just as excited as you,

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Because I've been seeing it for a while,

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But this is our Gold, man.

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This is our year, so...

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A lot of sacrifices to get here, man.

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Yes. Yes.

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We're gonna pull our first million from right here.

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A million dollars is sitting in that dirt.

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Right there, man.

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Let's find that $1 million.

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Narrator: to make money this season,

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Rick's rookie crew first needs to learn how to mine.

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Hey, Rick. Where's "drive"?

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Put it in "d." stands for .

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That's what you are. I love the d.

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I've worked with a lot of idiots,

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And I took great care to make sure

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I didn't bring any idiots up with me.

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

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Woo-hoo!

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I'm definitely the greenest one

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On working heavier equipment like this.

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Narrator: the first task -- strip 30,000 yards of overburden

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To get to gold-rich pay dirt.

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Ryan: looking good so far.

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Leaving my family for 6 months, selling my car,

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This is the point where I find out

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If it was worth it or not.

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At 41 years old, this is a pretty big gamble

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For me to take on.

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Oh, boy.

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Ryan: holy .

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Zee: Ryan, you alright?

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As soon as I pulled away, it caved in, and...

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Let me see if I can get on the side of you,

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And pull you back up.

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I didn't want to be that guy.

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I wanted zee to tip it over, not me.

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That's the reality of having rookies here, right?

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Like this is going to happen.

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You know, if something were to happen to this truck, here --

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If he pulls it up,, and it blew out a cylinder,

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Or something, we're , so...

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You're clear. Keep going.

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It's just, these are new situations for guys, right?

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You know, I could have seen this a mile away.

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Alright. Pull her out of there, Ryan.

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Narrator: 10 Miles east, 23-year-old gold-mining

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Prodigy Parker Schnabel

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Starts his new season by realizing a dream.

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Alright. Here is the first push.

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Narrator: after years of working Klondike kingpin Tony Beets' land,

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And paying millions in royalties,

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Parker has made good on a promise

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He made to his grandpa John,

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And gambled $0.5 million buying his own ground,

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But it's right next door to Tony,

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And Parker needs access to Tony's land

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To work his new claim.

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Parker: it does feel good to not be mining Tony's ground this year.

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

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Narrator: Brennan ruault needs to drain floodwater off the cut,

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And onto Tony's ground.

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Brennan: HOLY . There is a lot of water.

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Oh. It looks like our water problem

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Just turned into Tony's water problem, here.

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Hey, can someone get me a radio to Tony?

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Parker: WHAT?

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Because I did come and talk to you about that, so I...

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I don't want...

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You know, I'm not trying to do anything

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Without your permission.

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

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Yeah, you do.

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You do care what we do.

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You're saying, "I don't want to prevent anybody from mining,"

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And yet, you're telling me that you're not gonna allow us

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To do anything on your property.

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Is that correct?

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This mining season is gonna end before it started.

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Narrator: over 35 years, Tony Beets

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Has built a mining empire in the Klondike.

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One day, he plans on leaving it to his three kids.

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Last season, Tony had two goals...

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...produce a record 6,000 ounces of gold

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And move his historic million-dollar dredge

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100 Miles down the Yukon River.q

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The dredge could make over $6 million

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In gold each season mining in Eureka Creek.

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To get it there, Tony must remove the 14-ton bucket ladder.

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Four 16-inch bolts hold the bucket ladder in place.

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Tony's plan -- torch them off, and lift out the bucket ladder.

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Tony's son, Mike, operates the 50-ton Crane.

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But a pontoon on the deck is stopping the cranes

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From lowering the bucket ladder.

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At Quartz Creek, first-year mine boss Rick Ness

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Struggled to get his season going.

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The only thing that I had time for this winter was my mom.

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You know, she took a turn for the worse

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Almost right after I got home, and she needed 24-hour care.

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She had been battling brain cancer for 4 years.

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Since she died -- I kind of just realized it right now --

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I didn't really take any time to think about this season.

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But it didn't really matter at the time, you know?

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It's my mom, and she needed me.

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And I knew that she didn't have much time left,

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So I knew I had to spend all that I could with her.

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I don't regret spending the time with my mom,

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And now, I'm behind the eight ball,

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But it just means I'm gonna have to work

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That much harder to get it done.

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Narrator: but 6 weeks in, everything is coming together.

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He's hit pay dirt, and bought a trommel.

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Rick: oh, yeah.

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Finally at the top of the mountain with my own wash plant,

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It's gonna get tense from here.

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Rick has dropped $180,000 on the custom piece of equipment

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Designed to separate out the gold from the dirt.

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He's named it "Durt Reynolds."

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This is the big beautiful bastard

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That's gonna catch all the gold for us this year.

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Narrator: with the wash plant set up,

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It's time for Rick to run his first pay dirt of the year.

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Fire it up!

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There it is.

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I'm gonna put a bucket of dirt in.

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Oh, the Trommel ain't turning!

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In the rush to catch gold,

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Rick forgets to turn on the trommel.

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-What? -The trommel is not spinning.

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Karla: classic. Classic.

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Yeah, yeah.

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Where's all that water coming from?

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Karla, hit the bypass.

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Narrator: the bypass is designed to divert the water

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Before it gets to the plant.

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Shut the pump off. Hit the bypass.

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Shut it off. Shut it off. Shut it off.

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Shut it off. Hit the bypass!

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Holy . Okay.

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-Turnbuckles gave way. -Where's Rick?

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Oh, I'm gonna need a minute.

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Sluice boxes just fell off.

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The water almost took out the pad enough

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To dump the plant off the pad.

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You know, I expected growing pains,

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But this is Outrageous.

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Narrator: to salvage his disastrous start,

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Rick calls in gold-recovery expert

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And Yukon veteran Freddy Dodge to help get back up and running.

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Rick: freddy, man, am I glad to see you, buddy.

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Holy . It's been too long.

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Man, I don't mind telling you, right off the bat,

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I'm in a Bad way, here.

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-Is that right? -Yeah.

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I bought this wash plant. We tried running it.

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The  Sluice boxes fell right off.

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-The sluices fell off? -Sluice boxes fell right off.

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-You are  Me. -No.

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You're walking into a Storm right now.

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-Is that right? -Absolutely.

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I've got $180,000 into this thing.

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Right.

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And I want your honest opinion on it.

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Okay.

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But I'm just about out of funds.

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I'll look at it. Thanks, freddy.

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Narrator: freddy spots another problem with the plant.

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We need to get long sluice boxes on it,

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Not those 10-foot little things you got there.

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I may know where some sluices are...

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-Really? -...to get us going.

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We'll have to modify them.

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Rick: thanks, Freddy.

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Narrator: Rick's old sluices are only 10 feet long,

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Too short for all of the gold to settle.

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Up to 40% of the gold is washing off the end.

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Freddy's plan -- convert to 30-foot sluices.

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By increasing the recovery area,

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All the gold should settle in the riffles.

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Freddy and Rick's rookies

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Build a new set of 30-foot sluice runs.

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Freddy: we're on our way.

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Things are looking good.

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Let's get this thing set up,

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So you can see some gold in the sluice box.

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Thank you, Freddy. Looking forward to it.

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Take her down.

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Easy, Rick.

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Narrator: the crew attaches Freddy's custom sluice box...

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Freddy: perfect right there, Rick.

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Narrator: ...and once again...

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Let's get running!

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...prepares to fire up.

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-Fire it up. -Yee-haw!

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You want me to put some dirt in it?

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Feed the beast.

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Sluice box is in place, so, that's a good sign.

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It's running.

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Looks like we're finally gold mining, man.

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This is a wicked day. This is huge.

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Narrator: Rick Ness is finally sluicing.

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At the end of his first week running,

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The crew gathers for his first-ever gold weigh.

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Rick: you guys ready?

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-Yeah. -Let's weigh it up.

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Rick: there's 2, 5, 10...

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20...25...

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30.

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Yeah, here we are -- 30.28.

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Narrator: WORTH $36,000.

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-Not bad. -Hell yeah!

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You're officially gold miners right now.

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Parker: with a nice big pile of pay like this,

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I think we can get there.

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Narrator: Parker Schnabel has to lease a section of Tony Beets' land,

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The last cut, after Tony blocks him on his own ground...

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Let's make some money.

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Man: hit it.

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Narrator: ...and he pushes to hit his massive 6,000-ounce season goal.

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Parker: here is the first scoop of pay going in sluicifer.

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There it is.

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Narrator: but just as the operation starts,

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Mechanic Chad paullus

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Spots water spilling out the side of the diverter trough,

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And improvises to save the pad from washing away.

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Whoa!

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Go back!

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Holy .

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Narrator: 3,500 GALLONS of water a minute

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Threaten to wash away the pad.

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The water from the sluice run

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Is really starting to run away.

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All this water is just trying to wash itself right down the hill.

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If we don't get this tightened up, here,

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Sluice will end up tipping out into the pond.

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Parker, you copy?

326
00:20:21,780 --> 00:20:23,920
Does he not have a radio in there, or what?

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That chute is Out of there,

328
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And it's starting to undermine the plant.

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Parker: you've got to be Kidding.

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Narrator: in a matter of minutes, the base is almost gone.

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Parker: I mean, the big problem is just, it's a steep bank,

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And there's nothing to bind the material together.

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Narrator: Parker comes up with a radical plan to reinforce the pad.

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Parker: I think, if we have some trees in there,

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It'll just give it something to bind up to.

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Chad: I think Parker has taken a few lessons

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From watching the beavers around here.

338
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It works for them. Why shouldn't it work for us, right?

339
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Parker: it's probably a good thing I did this,

340
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Because, now, it's me that's stuck to it.

341
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I have no one to be mad at now.

342
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Narrator: the fix takes 6 hours,

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And costs over $14,000 in lost gold.

344
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Let's try this again.

345
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Narrator: but Parker finally gets sluicifer up and running.

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So, this bank, I mean, if it'll hold up for 24 hours,

347
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It'll hold up for 24 days, I would think.

348
00:21:46,270 --> 00:21:48,130
Yo. Yeah. Yeah. What's up?

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Oh, .

350
00:21:54,140 --> 00:21:56,110
That's not good. Get out of here.

351
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I got to put some Pants on.

352
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Holy .

353
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Me.

354
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I'm gonna do myself a  Favor,

355
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And stand under the .

356
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Narrator: sluicifer has fallen off its pad.

357
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Parker: AH!

358
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Parker's beaver-dam fix has failed.

359
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He's losing thousands in gold per hour,

360
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And his season target is becoming a pipe dream.

361
00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,910
There's no way in hell we're getting to 6,000 ounces.

362
00:22:31,910 --> 00:22:34,250
I'll tell you that.

363
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Chad: it definitely doesn't look good.

364
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We've never had this happen in our history of mining.

365
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Narrator: over the next 24 hours,

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The crew drags sluicifer back up onto the pad,

367
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And Parker swaps trees for over 2,000 tons of coarse tailings.

368
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Chad: it's back on solid ground, so...

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-Alright. -...we try it again.

370
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Fire it up.

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Man: clear.

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Parker: we're back sluicing.

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Narrator: Tony Beets is chasing a 6,000-ounce goal.

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He's running dredge one and daughter Monica's wash plant.

375
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But halfway through the season, he's only mined 2,400 ounces.

376
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Tony's plan -- increase the amount of dirt he's processing.

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To do that, he's going to resurrect

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A 42-year-old wash plant called a "Pearson box."

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The Pearson box is old-school.

380
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There are no moving parts.

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Instead, the monster spray bars pound the pay dirt with water,

382
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Which separates off the worthless rocks

383
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Through the center chute...

384
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...and sends the gold-rich fine material

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Down through the screen deck,

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Where the gold settles in the sluices.

387
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The Pearson box hasn't been used in 15 years,

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And is locked into the ground.

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Tony will use the 245 excavator to lift the base,

390
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While the winches pull it onto the Oshkosh truck.

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Man: we got it.

392
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Narrator: with the Pearson box free,

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Tony transports it to an existing cut near Indian River.

394
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The Pearson box is hooked up to a water supply,

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Which delivers 6,000 gallons of water a minute.

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Tony: alright. We got the water going.

397
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And daughter Monica delivers the first load of pay dirt.

398
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Y'all ready for this?

399
00:25:42,900 --> 00:25:45,670
The vintage Pearson box is back running

400
00:25:45,670 --> 00:25:49,740
For the first time in 15 years.

401
00:25:49,740 --> 00:25:55,010
I haven't seen this thing go since I was, like, 10 years old.

402
00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:56,150
It's kind of cool.

403
00:26:02,790 --> 00:26:05,320
Narrator: with another wash plant up and running,

404
00:26:05,330 --> 00:26:07,590
Tony returns to Eureka Creek

405
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To complete the teardown of his second dredge.

406
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Narrator: rookie mine boss Rick Ness needs 1,000 ounces

407
00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:05,950
Of gold, worth $1.2 million, to cover his costs,

408
00:27:05,950 --> 00:27:10,790
And have gold left over to pay his crew.

409
00:27:10,790 --> 00:27:11,990
Rick: it ain't even worth

410
00:27:11,990 --> 00:27:13,830
Half of what it's supposed to have in it.

411
00:27:13,830 --> 00:27:16,130
It's a giant Waste of time.

412
00:27:16,130 --> 00:27:19,870
Halfway through his season, Rick discovers that his ground

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Is delivering only half the gold he needs.

414
00:27:26,110 --> 00:27:29,040
He calls on his dad, construction expert

415
00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,140
Big Rick, for help.

416
00:27:32,150 --> 00:27:34,280
Rick: so, that's the cut.

417
00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:37,450
Big Rick: holy cow. That's impressive.

418
00:27:37,450 --> 00:27:39,150
As far as what we're getting for numbers right now,

419
00:27:39,150 --> 00:27:40,150
It's coming up half as good

420
00:27:40,150 --> 00:27:41,750
As the drill reports say.

421
00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:45,620
So, the answer is to double your production, then.

422
00:27:45,630 --> 00:27:48,990
Let's run another shift, get some more gold coming in.

423
00:27:51,870 --> 00:27:54,000
You gonna run night shift?

424
00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,400
Whatever it takes. I'm here to help.

425
00:27:57,410 --> 00:27:59,140
Narrator: Rick's dad's solution --

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Run dirt through the plant day and night to double production.

427
00:28:03,380 --> 00:28:06,310
Big Rick: this is a crazy pipe dream. I'm not gonna let my son fail.

428
00:28:06,310 --> 00:28:08,280
We're gonna get every ounce of gold out of this thing,

429
00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,120
And we're gonna work 24/7.

430
00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:15,750
We're halfway through the season, here,

431
00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:18,660
And it's, you know, kind of crunch time.

432
00:28:18,660 --> 00:28:20,860
Night shift sucks, and that's a fact.

433
00:28:24,300 --> 00:28:28,000
Narrator: the next day, as the day shift continues running dirt,

434
00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:31,300
Rick's dad brings in the massive komatsu super dozer

435
00:28:31,310 --> 00:28:35,210
To help open up the ground he needs to keep the plant fed.

436
00:28:35,210 --> 00:28:36,440
Rick: here we are, in a mad, panic

437
00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:37,710
Trying to open up more ground

438
00:28:37,710 --> 00:28:40,080
So we can try to hit our goal.

439
00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:41,880
Is it smooth? Is it beating the  Out of you?

440
00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:42,880
How is it?

441
00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,280
This thing is an absolute beast.

442
00:28:45,290 --> 00:28:47,450
Narrator: weighing 119 tons --

443
00:28:47,460 --> 00:28:50,420
More than a 757 passenger plane --

444
00:28:50,420 --> 00:28:54,230
The 475 produces 890 horsepower,

445
00:28:54,230 --> 00:28:57,130
And can push nearly 60 cubic yards of dirt

446
00:28:57,130 --> 00:28:59,160
With its 17-foot blade.

447
00:28:59,170 --> 00:29:00,700
This thing is awesome.

448
00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:10,910
Holy .

449
00:29:10,910 --> 00:29:13,250
Dad, I found a  Sinkhole.

450
00:29:13,250 --> 00:29:15,510
I need a push out of here.

451
00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:17,280
Come on!

452
00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,620
Big Rick: alright, man. Let me just take a little look at it.

453
00:29:19,620 --> 00:29:21,090
Want to be super careful we don't get both

454
00:29:21,090 --> 00:29:22,190
These things stuck, right?

455
00:29:25,890 --> 00:29:27,830
Alright. You ready for this?

456
00:29:27,830 --> 00:29:29,460
Yeah. Give me a shove straight out backwards.

457
00:29:29,460 --> 00:29:31,660
It should be pretty good behind me.

458
00:29:31,670 --> 00:29:33,470
Alright. Coming at you, now, nice and easy.

459
00:29:40,710 --> 00:29:41,740
Yeah, baby.

460
00:29:44,850 --> 00:29:46,010
Got her.

461
00:29:48,350 --> 00:29:49,620
You're my dad.

462
00:29:49,620 --> 00:29:50,920
Aren't you supposed to warn me before I do stupid

463
00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:52,280
Like that?

464
00:29:54,460 --> 00:29:57,160
I think you have more experience than me doing this .

465
00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:59,220
You should be warning me, not the other way around.

466
00:29:59,230 --> 00:30:01,790
Narrator: in just 2 days, Rick and his dad

467
00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:05,200
Strip a cut the size of two football fields.

468
00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:07,070
Rick: alright. Thanks for running that thing, dad.

469
00:30:07,070 --> 00:30:08,400
I really appreciate it.

470
00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:09,400
You're welcome, son.

471
00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:10,800
Just happy to help you out, man.

472
00:30:10,810 --> 00:30:12,440
I've enjoyed every minute of this thing.

473
00:30:15,310 --> 00:30:16,810
Narrator: at the end of the week,

474
00:30:16,810 --> 00:30:20,510
The crew gathers to see if the plan paid off.

475
00:30:20,510 --> 00:30:24,980
Rick needs to mine 50 ounces a week to get back on track.

476
00:30:24,990 --> 00:30:27,590
80, 90...there we are.

477
00:30:27,590 --> 00:30:29,450
Over 100.

478
00:30:29,460 --> 00:30:31,320
110.

479
00:30:31,330 --> 00:30:32,660
120.

480
00:30:34,900 --> 00:30:37,160
It's over 131 ounces, boys.

481
00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:40,070
Narrator: worth of $150,000,

482
00:30:40,070 --> 00:30:42,100
More than doubling Rick's target.

483
00:30:53,750 --> 00:30:56,180
We're way behind, but I promise you guys,

484
00:30:56,180 --> 00:30:57,920
There will be gold in the sluice box.

485
00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:00,020
Let's go.

486
00:31:00,020 --> 00:31:02,520
Narrator: Parker Schnabel pulled 35 ounces

487
00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,190
Out of the ground in his first season.

488
00:31:05,190 --> 00:31:09,560
This year, he's chasing a 6,000-ounce goal.

489
00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:14,130
Just for the week, we've got 617 ounces.

490
00:31:14,130 --> 00:31:17,900
Narrator: after a disastrous start, he resurrects his season,

491
00:31:17,910 --> 00:31:21,610
And produces some of his best-ever gold weighs.

492
00:31:21,610 --> 00:31:24,480
-361.8.

493
00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:25,710
That's awesome, man.

494
00:31:25,710 --> 00:31:28,810
With 2 weeks to go, and winter closing in,

495
00:31:28,820 --> 00:31:31,980
Parker hits his 6,000-ounce goal.

496
00:31:31,990 --> 00:31:34,650
We're up to 6,472 ounces.

497
00:31:36,290 --> 00:31:38,820
Parker: record-breaking season.

498
00:31:38,830 --> 00:31:40,830
Do you guys think we can get to 7?

499
00:31:40,830 --> 00:31:42,030
There's a shot at it.

500
00:31:42,030 --> 00:31:43,300
7,000, boys.

501
00:31:43,300 --> 00:31:44,330
all: Let's do it.

502
00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,940
Narrator: all season long, Tony Beets' children,

503
00:31:58,950 --> 00:32:03,020
Kevin and Monica, have been mining gold at Eureka Creek.

504
00:32:03,020 --> 00:32:06,620
With the end in sight, the family gathers to find out

505
00:32:06,620 --> 00:32:09,820
If they have reached their 6,000-ounce goal.

506
00:32:09,820 --> 00:32:14,160
Our total for the year is 4,397 ounces.

507
00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,900
Worth $5.2 million,

508
00:32:17,900 --> 00:32:22,230
But 1,600 ounces short of the target.

509
00:32:33,110 --> 00:32:36,180
Tony wants his 72-year-old dredge,

510
00:32:36,180 --> 00:32:38,850
Capable of producing 30 ounces a day,

511
00:32:38,850 --> 00:32:41,550
Up and running before the end of the season,

512
00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,560
Just 2 weeks away.

513
00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:52,900
Tony's crew must hoist the 28-ton

514
00:32:52,900 --> 00:32:55,130
Superstructure into position.

515
00:32:59,840 --> 00:33:02,740
Two cranes, operated by Tony's son, Mike,

516
00:33:02,740 --> 00:33:05,840
And Mike scriba, will lift the superstructure

517
00:33:05,850 --> 00:33:09,510
And line it up over four 8-inch-wide legs.

518
00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:46,250
Monica: yeah. That's one word for it.

519
00:33:54,530 --> 00:33:56,330
Tony and his son, Kevin,

520
00:33:56,330 --> 00:33:59,530
Head off to prepare the chain of 90 buckets.

521
00:34:01,670 --> 00:34:02,870
Kevin: what you thinking, Tony?

522
00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:11,310
Everything on-site is here.

523
00:34:11,310 --> 00:34:12,410
Wow.

524
00:34:41,710 --> 00:34:42,770
There's no way around it.

525
00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:54,590
Narrator: dredge two is now dead in the water.

526
00:34:54,590 --> 00:34:59,660
Tony has failed to deliver on both of his season goals.

527
00:35:16,910 --> 00:35:19,010
Narrator: the biggest event of the Beets' season

528
00:35:19,010 --> 00:35:22,250
Happened when wedding bells rang across the Yukon

529
00:35:22,250 --> 00:35:24,650
For the marriage of Tony's daughter, Monica,

530
00:35:24,650 --> 00:35:26,220
To boyfriend Taylor.

531
00:35:26,220 --> 00:35:28,190
Officiant: I now pronounce you married.

532
00:35:28,190 --> 00:35:29,420
You may kiss the bride.

533
00:35:34,390 --> 00:35:36,860
Monica: the only gold that matters to me today is on my finger.

534
00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:07,860
Narrator: Parker Schnabel is now fighting the Yukon winter

535
00:36:07,860 --> 00:36:12,160
To try and reach a new goal of 7,000 ounces.

536
00:36:12,170 --> 00:36:13,700
Parker: go get one of them big old tanks,

537
00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:17,640
And plumb it in here, and keep her hot as we can.

538
00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:19,940
Narrator: to stop sluicifer freezing up,

539
00:36:19,940 --> 00:36:24,180
He runs a propane tiger torch on the tailing's conveyor.

540
00:36:24,180 --> 00:36:26,910
Parker: keep as much heat in there as we can.

541
00:36:26,910 --> 00:36:28,010
Good job, guys.

542
00:36:28,020 --> 00:36:29,610
Let's go ahead and fire this thing up.

543
00:36:29,620 --> 00:36:30,780
Man: can we hit the shaker?

544
00:36:35,260 --> 00:36:37,160
I mean, we've got to keep sluicing,

545
00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:39,560
So, hopefully, a little heat will delay the end

546
00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:41,190
For us a little bit.

547
00:36:46,470 --> 00:36:48,770
This pay is starting to get quite chunky.

548
00:36:48,770 --> 00:36:50,940
It's freezing up on us a bit.

549
00:36:50,940 --> 00:36:53,710
Narrator: Parker and Tyson sluice into the night.

550
00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:00,010
Oh, .

551
00:37:03,380 --> 00:37:05,450
There's nothing on the belt.

552
00:37:13,960 --> 00:37:14,960
Parker: what's going on?

553
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:16,490
Tyson: got a jam in the hopper.

554
00:37:16,500 --> 00:37:17,600
I'll get the plant.

555
00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:18,730
I'll go grab a sledge.

556
00:37:25,370 --> 00:37:27,210
Just...

557
00:37:27,210 --> 00:37:28,470
.

558
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:35,310
We're running...

559
00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:37,780
The top of the pay is starting to freeze from how cold it is,

560
00:37:37,780 --> 00:37:40,550
And...

561
00:37:40,550 --> 00:37:43,290
There must be a chunk in the feeder.

562
00:37:46,730 --> 00:37:49,260
It's not good, man.

563
00:37:49,260 --> 00:37:50,500
Oh.

564
00:37:50,500 --> 00:37:51,960
She's a slabby one.

565
00:37:51,970 --> 00:37:53,200
Yeah.

566
00:37:53,200 --> 00:37:54,930
Well, we better hurry,

567
00:37:54,940 --> 00:37:56,870
Because the plant is gonna freeze up if we don't.

568
00:38:00,370 --> 00:38:03,780
Yeah, buddy.

569
00:38:03,780 --> 00:38:05,440
Think it'll go through now?

570
00:38:05,450 --> 00:38:06,810
Give her a try.

571
00:38:06,810 --> 00:38:08,810
So, we'll click it up to the top,

572
00:38:08,820 --> 00:38:09,910
And then, roll it off.

573
00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:12,150
Sounds good.

574
00:38:12,150 --> 00:38:13,890
Holy . Look at that!

575
00:38:14,860 --> 00:38:16,050
Oh, .

576
00:38:20,860 --> 00:38:22,430
Plant is on fire!

577
00:38:25,130 --> 00:38:28,100
Narrator: stopping sluicifer with the torches still running

578
00:38:28,100 --> 00:38:30,770
Has set fire to the rubber conveyor.

579
00:38:30,770 --> 00:38:32,970
We'll need another one. Go get another one.

580
00:38:32,970 --> 00:38:35,540
No. No.

581
00:38:35,540 --> 00:38:37,880
Oh, .

582
00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:39,010
We're gonna need something else.

583
00:38:39,010 --> 00:38:40,980
Okay. I'm gonna turn on the water.

584
00:38:55,060 --> 00:38:56,700
I mean, our 7,000-ounce goal

585
00:38:56,700 --> 00:39:01,100
May have just gone up in flames, but it might be in the box.

586
00:39:02,770 --> 00:39:03,840
Who knows?

587
00:39:07,740 --> 00:39:10,080
Narrator: the season is over.

588
00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:12,610
Parker gathers his crew to find out

589
00:39:12,610 --> 00:39:16,750
If he's hit a record-breaking 7,000 ounces.

590
00:39:16,750 --> 00:39:24,190
Our season total -- 7,427.25 ounces.

591
00:39:24,190 --> 00:39:28,260
Narrator: Parker has mined $9 million worth of gold --

592
00:39:28,260 --> 00:39:30,200
His biggest-ever haul.

593
00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:33,160
This season started out as one of the worst seasons

594
00:39:33,170 --> 00:39:35,730
We've ever had, and ended up the absolute best.

595
00:39:35,740 --> 00:39:38,370
And every one of you guys had something to do with that,

596
00:39:38,370 --> 00:39:39,470
And I thank you all for that.

597
00:39:39,470 --> 00:39:40,870
-Cheers to that. -Yeah.

598
00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:43,640
Thank you all.

599
00:39:50,220 --> 00:39:52,650
Narrator: but Parker still has unfinished business

600
00:39:52,650 --> 00:39:54,350
Before the end of his season.

601
00:39:55,890 --> 00:39:59,190
Narrator: after putting his plans for independence on hold,

602
00:39:59,190 --> 00:40:03,560
Parker is finally going to mine his own ground next season.

603
00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:07,000
And now, he's making his last-ever royalty payment

604
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:08,500
To landlord Tony.

605
00:40:08,500 --> 00:40:10,300
Parker: there it is. 1,000 ounces.

606
00:40:12,610 --> 00:40:14,840
I just wanted to thank you for the opportunity.

607
00:40:20,750 --> 00:40:22,410
Last time Doing that.

608
00:40:25,150 --> 00:40:26,320
Free!

609
00:40:36,030 --> 00:40:38,330
Narrator: the Klondike winter has shut down

610
00:40:38,330 --> 00:40:40,830
Rick ness' mining operation.

611
00:40:40,830 --> 00:40:43,600
His hopes of hitting his 1,000-ounce goal,

612
00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:46,640
And proving he has a future as a mine boss,

613
00:40:46,640 --> 00:40:51,140
Depend on this final gold weigh.

614
00:40:51,140 --> 00:40:54,310
So, we had 27 ounces to get.

615
00:40:54,310 --> 00:40:56,180
That's 20.

616
00:40:58,450 --> 00:40:59,650
There's our 27 ounces.

617
00:41:04,090 --> 00:41:05,460
There's another .

618
00:41:05,460 --> 00:41:09,590
]

619
00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:12,430
The final gold weigh -- 132.49 ounces.

620
00:41:12,430 --> 00:41:13,530
-Wow. -Nice.

621
00:41:13,530 --> 00:41:15,100
-No way. -Yeah!

622
00:41:15,100 --> 00:41:17,800
You know what that means? We're over 1,100.

623
00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:20,100
-Nice. -1,105.

624
00:41:20,110 --> 00:41:23,410
I appreciate you guys, you know, believing in me,

625
00:41:23,410 --> 00:41:25,810
'cause I couldn't have done it without you guys, everyone.

626
00:41:25,810 --> 00:41:28,610
That being said, I got something for you guys.

627
00:41:28,620 --> 00:41:30,150
I got a little bucket, here.

628
00:41:30,150 --> 00:41:31,380
It's got six jars in it.

629
00:41:35,990 --> 00:41:39,190
There's a little over 50 ounces in every one of those jars.

630
00:41:39,190 --> 00:41:40,590
It's one of the greatest ends

631
00:41:40,590 --> 00:41:42,730
To one of the worst years of my life.

632
00:41:42,730 --> 00:41:45,100
My mom's death has been really tough.

633
00:41:45,100 --> 00:41:49,070
I had to put that out of my mind to make this work this summer.

634
00:41:49,070 --> 00:41:52,500
I love my mom, and I miss her, and I know she'd be proud.

635
00:41:52,510 --> 00:41:56,040
So, I'm happy with that.

635
00:41:57,305 --> 00:42:57,864
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