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At the moment our season's at a standstill.

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At Fantasy Gully, we have no water.

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So I've left Russell to see whether he can rectify our water issues.

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But that could be the end of the season there.

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So I've decided to come down south, 1,500 kilometres,

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where I've got some tenements in the Yalgoo area.

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I know where some good ground is there

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and if Russell can't rectify the water,

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this is our future.

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We need to keep our season alive.

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Oh, this is the last thing I wanna see.

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Me sluice is under bloody water!

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Look at all me gear.

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This is an absolute schemozzle.

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The last thing I need!

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Looks like I'm back to the drawing board.

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Lucky not to lose all me mats.

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All me batons underneath.

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Me trays are in there somewhere.

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Well, me only option now is to go work the hard rock.

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I've always wanted to work it here, so that's what I'll do.

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Well, this is plan B.

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This is not what a 68-year-old man should be doing.

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The last thing I want is half a wall falling in on me.

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Gee wizz, that wasn't too clever.

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There's been big gold found here before, about 1918,

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they took out five tonnes of dirt, and they got 300 ounces of gold.

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In today's money, that is one million dollars.

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And it probably took them one afternoon to do it.

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So, I'm hoping I can find something like that.

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Rusty is up at Nullagine. He's got no water,

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so we've gotta have a backup plan, otherwise,

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our season is well and truly over.

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Come on, Rusty! Let's start loading her up.

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She's running like a dream.

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NARRATOR: This season, Shane Calegari returned to the Goldfields

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to help his old mining partner, Russell Nash,

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chase down a 30-ounce target at the remote Fantasy Gully lease...

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Shane!

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Shut it down! There's a problem with the water.

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We ran out of water.

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...but with the operation at a standstill...

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Without the water we're beaten. No water no gold.

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...Shane has left former plumber Russell

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to find a new water source

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while he searches for potential new ground.

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Russell has helped me out a lot over the years.

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So if I can find a new resource of gold here on this tenement

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and get us back on track, then, well, that's the plan.

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Shane has called in geologist Ryan Colquhoun

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to get them back on the gold.

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RYAN: Shaneo! How you going down there?

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How are you, Rhino? Sure glad to see you.

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Let's go and have a look at this fancy gun you've got.

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These are the rocks that I jackhammered out today.

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Awesome. All right.

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Let's do a bit of testing on them.

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So this is the machine and it's the best in the business.

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It's a portable XRF machine and it has the capability to tell us

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a quick analysis of what elements we're finding in the rocks.Right.

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Basically, how it works is it sends spectral radiation through the rocks

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and it'll pick up on what elements we're seeing in there,

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and so hopefully, it can pick up on some gold.

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All right, so there we go. So that's all done.

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So, as you can see, you got the elements on the left hand side.

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And then PPM, which is parts per million.

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That's what the analysis is calculating.

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We're looking for obviously gold, AU,

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and then we're looking for tungsten, molybdenum, bismuth.

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Those are the sort of pathfinders that you want around a gold system.

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During millions of years of seismic activity,

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molten minerals from the earth's core were forced upwards.

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When these mineral rich fluids cooled,

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they solidified into deposits of gold,

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tungsten and other pathfinder minerals.

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Encouragingly, in this one,

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I'm actually starting to see some gold already. What? Did you say gold?

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Yeah, we're definitely in the ballpark.That's good.

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Okay, Ryan, what do you reckon?

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I reckon we need to follow along with what you've found so far.

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We'll dig a hole down about a metre

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and we'll take the readings with the gun, your fancy gun,

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crush 'em up and see what gold we've got in them.Yeah, 100%.

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Right. Great, let's get on with it. Sounds good.

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Rightio, let's get on the gold! Yeah, let's see it, hey.

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I think, Ryan, that it's there.

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Bit of quartz there, eh?

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So he's opening up the structure

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and basically he's giving a bit of room either side of it.

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Oh, Ryan!There he is. He's on the vein now.

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I'll throw that one that way, so be careful.

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So I got into geology ten years ago and just had a love for the hunt

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to find something that's not discovered

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and I met Shane a couple of years back

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when I was working for a big gold company.

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We've kept a good relationship since then.

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It's as hard as hell this ground.

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Hey, Shaneo, I reckon now that you've got that out...

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Yeah....you could actually move back a bit.

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I'll try to dig down and get down that bit on the other side.Yeah.

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All right, Shaneo, come back and then come forward starting there.

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Tell me when to stop.

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Shaneo!

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Are you all right, Shane?

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Unbelievable.

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I was just ringing you about that dirt we were speaking about.

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That's all right. Thanks for that anyway.

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Cheers, bye.

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We always push up stockpiles knowing that wet weather's coming,

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but the last few weeks had more rainfall than we expected.

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This is the last of the dirt here.

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Simon is trying to work something out

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and hopefully, we can come up with a plan

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because if we're not running dirt, we're not making any money

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and we need to make some money.

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We can't afford not to sit and do anything while it's wet.

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With all that rain, our dirt is pretty saturated,

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so we just need some dry piles to run through the dry blower.

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No, I've worked all our piles, so I've got nothing left now.

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We're kind of running out of options.

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How does it look? Any gold in there?

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No, not much at all, Simon.

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Well, good news. I'm just on the phone to Tom

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and he's got some piles out there and all the dirt is sitting there.

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It'll be dry on the inside, but we don't know about any gold in it.

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No other option. Something's better than nothing.

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We'll give it a go. Okay, let's go then.

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So, Simon, what deal have you made?

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So, he's happy for us to work the ground,

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but we've got to give him 20% of whatever we get.

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So yeah, let's just hope that the gold God is looking at us

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and he's left a little bit of yellow rocks in there for us.

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Nothing glamorous about this work, I'll tell you that.

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Rookie miners Sheryl Munro and Simon Lawes took a massive risk,

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leaving behind stable jobs

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to chase their dream of finding gold.

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I used to work as a midwife,

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but never would have thought I'd have been living this life.

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Simon! Simon!What's wrong?

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The duo overcame teething issues with their dry blower...

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Clogged up again.

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...pulling in their biggest gold weigh of the season.

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6.55 ounces. Well done, Lawes.

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We did well. Yeah, right on track.

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So this is it, eh? Yep. Plenty of it.

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Desperate to stay on the gold,

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they've made a deal with their neighbour

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for an 80% cut of any gold they can find.

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There's lots of it.

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Let's just hope it's got some gold in it.I hope so.

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There's a huge amount here, so this will keep us going

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for the rest of the week.

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If you have a look over here... Mm-hm.

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...there'll be a hard crust on the dirt...Mm.

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...and then you get down in here. It's super dry.

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See.Yeah. I see what you mean. Bone dry.Yeah.

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So all this, we can run it.

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Yeah, right. "Get us out of jail" card.

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Yeah. Let's get cracking then?

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We're trying to hit 50 ounces for the season,

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but it's a bit of a gamble running dirt

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that you don't know if there is gold

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and it costs you money to do it.

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You might not get anything out of it.

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We've got $500 a day in running costs.

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Hopefully, it all pays off in the end.

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Pay dirt is fed into the hopper.

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A feeder shelf then distributes dirt into a series of riffles

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where air blows away lighter waste material,

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leaving the heavier gold to collect in the trays.

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Simon, are you there?Yep.

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Can you come and have a look at this feeder shelf?

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You know that tie rod end?Yeah.

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The feeder shelf was really flogging out.

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I don't think it's got much time left in it.

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Oh, nah. That's hanging on, just.Yeah.

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That's the last one I've got too. I know.That won't last.

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If we don't fix that and that falls off, that's game over.

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What are we gonna do, 'cause we need to keep mining?

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You know those old cars out in the bush?

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Hm.They've all got those tie rod ends on their steering arms.

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That's what makes your wheel turn.

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I'll keep running and you can go out there and have a look

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at those old cars and see if you can take one of them off.

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You know what you're looking for. Yeah, I know.

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I just...That will get us through until we get another one.

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Well, let's hope there is one. Righto.

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If that part breaks down, we can't mine.

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I need to get this back to Simon as soon as possible.

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We really can't justify having any more downtime.

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The clock is really ticking now.

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ALEX: This mine we're exploring,

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it's 5km from Fair Lady, our main operation.

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We've got someone there keeping the operation running

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while we're over here exploring.

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This lease has got a huge amount of potential.

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The plan is to pull this excavator in, dig some holes

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and see if this place has got a future.

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I've just got to get there first.

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That looks like a massive drop.

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Way too steep for this machine.

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We're not going down there.

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Let's find another way around.

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We've had a late start to the season

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building the dry blow, getting up and running.

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That's the reason we're out here checking out new ground.

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We've always gotta be one step ahead.

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Have the projects rolling, one into the next.

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If you haven't the next thing to move onto,

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you haven't got a future.

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Clearly lost the right track.

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This looks, actually, much more doable.

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MEL: Well, that's good to see.

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Well, you finally made it. Slow and steady.

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That took forever, but we're here.

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What's the plan?Well...

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On this lease, there are a number of shafts.

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Now they're at least 110, maybe 120 years old.

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Old shafts like this,

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for them to be here in the middle of nowhere,

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they'd have to be on good gold.

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So how much do we need to find to make it worth our while?

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If it's three or four grams a tonne, we can make a living out of that.

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Now our first port of call is we get to those shafts,

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get underground and get some samples from where they were working.

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Crush them up, pan it out and hope we've got something good.

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If they're safe enough. We'll have a go though.

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You can go down first then you let me know.

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ALEX: Fire in the hole!

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That's it, all on. We're up and running.

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MEL: This is awesome!

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This season, mining partners Melanie Wood and Alex Stead

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invested $400,000 into "The Beast,"

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a one-of-a-kind dry blower capable of processing

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100 tonnes of dirt per hour at their Fair Lady lease.

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That's pretty much $50,000 on the table right now.

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$50,000?For that, yeah.Well done.

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While veteran gold miner John Stevenson

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keeps their operation going...

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JOHN: Let's go. Let's get some gold.

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Mel and Alex are 5km away on the neighbouring Richie Lease

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in search of new, gold-rich ground.

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Check this one out. I think we climb down there and have a look.

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What do you reckon?Well...

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Doesn't look the safest place to go down, but...

247
00:13:50,680 --> 00:13:53,599
I think, yeah, in and out as fast as we can.

248
00:13:53,680 --> 00:13:56,679
Yeah. Just this front I don't like. It's overhanging.

249
00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:58,359
That's very loose.

250
00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:00,559
Ugh.

251
00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,839
Okay, there's a bit of a tunnel down here.

252
00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,519
Yeah?Yeah.

253
00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,999
Geez, these old boys did a lot of work.

254
00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:13,999
During the gold rush of the 1900s, old timers hand-dug networks

255
00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:18,839
of interconnected tunnels here, reaching depths of over 30m.

256
00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,359
I can go down and get some samples.

257
00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,519
Okay. All right, just go steady.

258
00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:26,759
Don't hit the roof on your way down. I'll try.

259
00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:29,679
Don't I take you on the best adventures? Yeah.

260
00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:31,359
It's just wonderful.

261
00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,079
Oh, wow.

262
00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:37,079
It's pretty cool, isn't it?Yeah.

263
00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:39,759
What is that smell down here?

264
00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,439
That'll be the dead kangaroo.Ugh!

265
00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,119
Be careful.

266
00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,919
Just get down there, get what you need and get out.Yep.

267
00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:52,959
Nice quartz here at the entrance already.

268
00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,919
But I'm going to go in deeper, see what I find.

269
00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,519
Jesus, it goes for ages.

270
00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,439
That's a big spider.

271
00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,599
Oh, I love spiders in a small place.

272
00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,039
I'm glad I didn't go down there.

273
00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,559
But the tunnel goes on, so we carry on a bit further.

274
00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,919
Yeah, this underground stuff,

275
00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,599
it's definitely not for me.

276
00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,559
Even skulls of dead things down here.

277
00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,199
This is not a place you want to hang around.

278
00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:32,399
I don't want Alex down here too long.

279
00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,679
You know, there's a lot of unstable rocks.

280
00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,559
It could potentially be hazardous.

281
00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,399
And there's spiders and...

282
00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:42,759
That kangaroo smells so bad.

283
00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,079
All right, this looks as good a place as any.

284
00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:51,719
Right at the end of the diggings.

285
00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,199
Probably like ten metres or so down now.

286
00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,319
Hope it's got some gold for us.

287
00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,599
This rock actually looks pretty juicy.

288
00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,759
It's all rusty and rotten.

289
00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,999
Shows all the minerals just seeping out of it.

290
00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:06,999
This looks pretty good to take a sample, but...

291
00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,399
...knocking anything down here, you've gotta be careful.

292
00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,679
You just don't know what things are supporting.

293
00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:14,679
Domino effect. You take a small rock out

294
00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:16,359
and then the bigger rocks fall.

295
00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,439
But this stuff, all looks really good.

296
00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,599
Gonna grab some out and take it to the surface.

297
00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:25,839
I don't need to get much of a sample.

298
00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:27,759
I just need to prove it's holding gold.

299
00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,519
Yeah, that's really good-looking stuff.

300
00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:35,119
If this is carrying gold, then this tunnel could well be worth excavating.

301
00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,279
What is that?

302
00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,039
SHANE: Unbelievable.

303
00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:54,719
That's what happens when you rush.

304
00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:56,839
RYAN: What have you done now, Shaneo?

305
00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:58,719
Well what does it look like, Ryan?

306
00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,399
What are you gonna do about that?

307
00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,199
What do you think I'm gonna do?

308
00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,439
I'm gonna try to get the bloody thing out.Okay.

309
00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:06,119
Good luck, mate.

310
00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:13,239
Let's do it!

311
00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:20,679
Come on!

312
00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,279
Yes, yes, yes! Yes!

313
00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:32,359
How's that, Rhino?

314
00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,719
Yeah, you're out there, mate. Clear as gold.

315
00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:36,639
I'll give it one more, Ryan.

316
00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,799
Cool.There it is.

317
00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,559
That's a good one. That quartz has come up real nice.

318
00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:49,039
Ryan, if you can't get a reading off that you wanna give it away.

319
00:17:49,120 --> 00:17:51,079
Well, let's have a look.

320
00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:56,399
Yeah, it's not looking bad, Shane.

321
00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,359
The reef is not as deep as what I thought.

322
00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:03,479
It's very good for my tired old machine and tired old driver.

323
00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,879
But it's looking pretty promising.

324
00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,039
All right, there we go.

325
00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:11,479
So you're starting to see some good alteration in that, Shane.

326
00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,159
We need to get the XRF on this.

327
00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:14,839
Yeah, let's get onto it.

328
00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,039
All right, Shane?Yeah.

329
00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:18,719
That's looking pretty good, mate.

330
00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,879
We've got 1200 ppm, which is parts per million.

331
00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:24,999
That's gold. That's 1000 grammes per tonne

332
00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,999
on that spot on that piece of rock there.

333
00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,239
You nailed a bit of gold there, me boy.

334
00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,199
Okay, Ryan, I'm an old-fashioned prospector.

335
00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,199
And the only way I'm really gonna find out

336
00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,079
if this is fair dinkum is by crushing it.Yeah.

337
00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,719
Pan it off, see what gold we've got. Sounds good, Shane.

338
00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:41,599
Let's have a look. Let's get on with it.

339
00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,559
You reckon that'll be enough? That's oodles.Okay. Beauty.

340
00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:49,399
We'll get these bigger ones here.

341
00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:51,159
We'll break some of these pieces up.

342
00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,839
I'll give it a look. I'm happy with that.

343
00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,599
Let's take this over here. I'm glad you're happy with that,

344
00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:02,919
'cause my shoulder's about to go.

345
00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,279
Harden up, princess. Grab that dolly and bring it over here.

346
00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:11,119
Okay, Rhino, this is the moment of truth.

347
00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,639
I'll just start shaking it up there a little bit.

348
00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:15,319
We're gonna get a colour here.

349
00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:16,999
I'm very confident.

350
00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:20,519
That looked like a colour going up the side of it.

351
00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,679
I think I just threw a couple over the edge.

352
00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,079
Oh, Ryan!Looking all right?

353
00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:27,759
You kidding me?

354
00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,759
There's gold there, Ryan. Yeah, there is too.

355
00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:34,319
That's not bad, Shane. Far out. Not bad at all.

356
00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,279
That would be about 10 grammes a tonne,

357
00:19:38,360 --> 00:19:42,159
and I reckon there'd be about $1000 a ton in that.

358
00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,439
The thing is that there's some larger particles,

359
00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:47,519
that means it's got a bit of potential.Definitely.

360
00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,719
That's one of the things that gets me excited

361
00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,159
because these areas can hold a lot of alluvial gold

362
00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:56,039
and if you get in here with a grader and free up some of this top soil,

363
00:19:56,120 --> 00:19:58,879
there's a good chance you'll find a bit more around there.

364
00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:00,559
I'm happy with that.

365
00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,879
I'm gonna give my old mate, Jimmy, a ring and open some ground up.

366
00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,159
Cool. I'm gonna see if I can go and chase this.

367
00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,359
I'll take some bags, the gun, and I'll see what I can find.

368
00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,639
Further along. Sounds good. I'll take that.

369
00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,239
Good on you. Big lead for an old fellow like you.

370
00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:16,239
Come on.Weee!

371
00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:17,959
Argh!

372
00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:23,279
Starting to build a picture, looking south of Shane's working,

373
00:20:23,360 --> 00:20:26,479
and hopefully we can find something a bit further along.

374
00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,159
We know there's gold in the area,

375
00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:31,039
and if I can identify the areas that are the most prospective,

376
00:20:31,120 --> 00:20:33,799
then I can come back and have some digging

377
00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:35,479
or some alluvial work.

378
00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:37,159
Billions of years ago,

379
00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,359
tectonic activity fractured the earth's crust,

380
00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:44,239
creating north-south fault lines that acted as pathways

381
00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:48,599
for mineral-rich fluids to rise to the surface and solidify,

382
00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:52,359
forming gold-filled quartz structures known as reefs.

383
00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:54,959
While I'm doing this, at least Shane can keep going

384
00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,319
and hopefully has luck finding some alluvial,

385
00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,519
so the boys have got something to go on with.

386
00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:05,879
There's Jimmy.

387
00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,159
We call him "The Trouble Shooter."

388
00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,079
He's always pulling me out of trouble.

389
00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,799
Shane.How we going, Jim? Thanks for coming, buddy.

390
00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,439
What I need you to do is get your grader up there.

391
00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,959
There's good gold being found on that corner there.

392
00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,839
We just need to get down another 300ml

393
00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:29,079
and it'll have another layer of gold there.No worries.

394
00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,759
Not every day of the week you get a grader turning up.

395
00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,959
The quartz is here, and we're gonna grade straight down here.

396
00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,719
Back up, over, over, over

397
00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,879
and that blade will basically scrape the top 30cm.

398
00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,559
of soil off and that'll be brand new dirt again.

399
00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:48,159
Shane does owe me a bit, but that is the way it works with him

400
00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,519
and nothing's gonna change.

401
00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,439
I'll give him some soup and some ravioli and he'll be happy.

402
00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:57,359
Okay, Jimmy, let's get the show on the road.

403
00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,039
Righto.

404
00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,199
We've got the fine gold here in the rock,

405
00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,039
but now it's time to see if there's any big nuggets too.

406
00:22:05,120 --> 00:22:07,679
Then we'll really know if this spot will save our season.

407
00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,959
I'm gonna go grab the detector and get into it.

408
00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,839
ALEX: What's that?

409
00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:21,519
There's bats in here!

410
00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,119
Oh, my God! Bloomin' bats just buzzed me.

411
00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:30,239
Oh, there's everything in here.

412
00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,159
Alex, are you all right?

413
00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:35,839
Yeah.So are you coming out now? Yeah, I think it's time to call it.

414
00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,599
Be careful of your head.

415
00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:41,999
Let's get out of that place.Yeah.

416
00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:43,799
Spiders. Bats.

417
00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,559
I heard you yell out a few times and scream a little bit.

418
00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:49,239
Like a big girl?Yeah. Yeah, that was definitely me.

419
00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,959
All right, come on, let's go. Good idea.

420
00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:57,039
I'm hoping these samples I've got are absolutely loaded with gold.

421
00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:00,359
Yeah.What we're gonna do is get those rocks,

422
00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,719
put them through this machine, crushes it all up

423
00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:04,399
and makes it really fine,

424
00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,639
and hopefully, liberates all the gold into this pan.

425
00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,639
The portable impact crusher uses four bars

426
00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:15,039
spinning over 1400 revolutions per minute inside a drum

427
00:23:15,120 --> 00:23:17,959
to pulverise rock into fine powder.

428
00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:22,159
Okay.

429
00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,879
Just turn that stone to complete dust.

430
00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,439
It has, yeah. So now that that's powder form,

431
00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,159
hopefully, it's released the gold.

432
00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:32,839
All right, here we go.

433
00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,559
Oh, yeah, we've got gold.Yeah.

434
00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:42,399
That's like $10 right there and that's one handful of rocks.

435
00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,199
Well, we know where we're digging. Yeah.We've got a plan.

436
00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,399
Let's dig some holes. All right, sounds good.

437
00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,159
I'm hoping this lease is gonna deliver us some gold.

438
00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,239
We've seen a bit of gold from our samples,

439
00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,519
but it's too dangerous to stay down there

440
00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,199
and keep chipping away.

441
00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:02,559
So, if we want to go deeper, the excavator is our only hope.

442
00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:07,399
I know there are good quartz veins around here, but the old timers,

443
00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,839
they've done a really good job of digging them out

444
00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:13,599
and now we gotta find something that was either missed or never found.

445
00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,439
This is a new lease, and obviously, while Alex is digging,

446
00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,919
that gives me a chance to come out with my detector

447
00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:23,599
and just have a good look around.

448
00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,439
If this pays off, we'll have two operations running

449
00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,279
and hopefully find a larger amount of gold.

450
00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,479
We're digging, but it's slow going.

451
00:24:35,120 --> 00:24:38,159
The more we get into the project, the harder this one's appearing.

452
00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,559
The ground's hard, and we're burning a lot of diesel

453
00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:42,239
digging these things up.

454
00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,239
It's fine spending a few days here,

455
00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,279
but it's gotta really pay.

456
00:24:46,360 --> 00:24:49,159
At the moment, the money is just going out.

457
00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:57,799
Okay, what's just gone wrong?

458
00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:03,559
No power.

459
00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,879
Melanie, got a copy? Yeah.

460
00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:09,399
The excavator has just lost all its power.

461
00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,239
I don't know quite what's happened, but not good.

462
00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:13,959
God.

463
00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:18,119
It's completely dead.

464
00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,279
I'll check out how this tie rod end is going.

465
00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:31,959
See if it's hanging in there.

466
00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:37,599
Yeah, that's just hanging on.

467
00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,279
The old ball joint is just sitting in there,

468
00:25:40,360 --> 00:25:42,919
so it won't hang on for much longer.

469
00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,199
You got a copy, Sheryl? Yeah, copy.

470
00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,039
How are you getting on out there? You found anything?

471
00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,799
I just looked at one car, but it was really old

472
00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,399
and not really suitable, so there's a pile of other cars here

473
00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,919
that we've looked at before, so I'll check them out.

474
00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,079
This one here, it's only just hanging on,

475
00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,519
so just get back as quick as you can.

476
00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,479
All right, no worries. I'll try my best.

477
00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,959
Just trying to keep the blower going and keep this dirt going through.

478
00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:18,039
Hoping to hit our six-ounce target this week,

479
00:26:18,120 --> 00:26:20,679
but I've got a lot of ground to get through

480
00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,719
and we've got flogged our tie rod end in there

481
00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,839
that's feeding the dirt down over the riffle trays.

482
00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,199
They're on most cars on your steering arm

483
00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,519
that turns your wheels down the bottom,

484
00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:34,439
so really hoping that Sheryl can find a part

485
00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,359
out there in the bush somewhere.

486
00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,399
If that breaks, the show stops.

487
00:26:40,120 --> 00:26:42,559
Our local store is seven hours away to get parts,

488
00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:44,919
so we're often away to the dump,

489
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,879
scrounging out abandoned cars to find parts for our machines.

490
00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:51,919
That's just how it rolls. You've got to be so resourceful and think of other things.

491
00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:54,879
There's a good few cars in here,

492
00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,959
so hopefully, we'll maybe get something out of these.

493
00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,039
An old one that.

494
00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,999
This one's on its back, which is good because it's easier to see the bit.

495
00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,439
And there's heaps of abandoned cars on this lease

496
00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,679
and we've took bits off the cars by other bits before.

497
00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,719
This is the bit we're looking for. The tie rod end here.

498
00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:17,999
And as you can see, it's got the same bit here.

499
00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,919
And this is the bit that was working into the feeder shelf,

500
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,239
but it's pretty rusted,

501
00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:26,439
so I don't think it's worth replacing it with the one we've got

502
00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,879
because it's probably gonna break in no time.

503
00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:30,559
Not ideal.

504
00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:36,159
Just trying to look and see what cars are in a better condition.

505
00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:40,319
Might look at this blue one and see if that's suitable, maybe.

506
00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:44,559
This car looks newer, so hopefully, it won't be as rusted.

507
00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:47,399
There's a tie rod end there.

508
00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,399
That looks good. It's not even got rust on it at all.

509
00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,279
All right. Well, that should work.

510
00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:58,359
But the only problem being I can't get to it,

511
00:27:59,120 --> 00:28:03,639
so I'm gonna have to flip it onto its roof, I reckon.

512
00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,319
I'll give that a shot.

513
00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:08,759
That's better.

514
00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,399
So I've got the chain here, so I'll flip that over.

515
00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:20,519
I've seen Simon do this plenty, but I've never done it myself,

516
00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:22,559
so let's hope it works.

517
00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:26,959
And we don't get the chain going through the back window of the ute.

518
00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:31,159
I've heard of chains coming off before and causing serious injury,

519
00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,079
so I've got to be really careful here.

520
00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:37,319
All right, here we go.

521
00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,079
Come on, come on, come on.

522
00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:02,799
What's happened?

523
00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:06,319
The machine was running and it's just lost all its power.

524
00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,839
No, the isolator is still on.

525
00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:14,519
It shouldn't be dead.

526
00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:18,719
Nup. Still no power.

527
00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:25,839
That could be it.

528
00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:29,959
Yeah.

529
00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,039
Mel, got a copy?Yeah.

530
00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,359
It was just the kill switch. I hit it with my elbow, I didn't realise.

531
00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,519
Bit of a wally, aren't ya? Cheers.

532
00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,639
I'm pleased it was just that.

533
00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:50,439
It did its job. I didn't realise I'd pressed it.

534
00:29:57,520 --> 00:29:59,199
That sounds all right.

535
00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:00,879
Wow.

536
00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,439
All right. This is the fun part.

537
00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:11,639
That sounds amazing.

538
00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:17,559
Oh, my God, I can feel it in my hand.

539
00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:19,239
Check that out.

540
00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:21,719
This one feels like about $200.

541
00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,759
You always get a bit nervous when you start out on a new lease,

542
00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:26,999
but when you're finding pieces like this,

543
00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:28,879
this is a really good sign.

544
00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,759
I'm hoping Alex has some luck with the mine shafts as well.

545
00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:35,639
If we can find a decent resource, then that's where the big payday could be.

546
00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,279
I've got some good quality rocks to get crushed.

547
00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:49,479
from a little bit deeper down,

548
00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,559
so this should give me more of an idea.

549
00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:56,359
Spent too much money, too much time.

550
00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:58,039
This has to pay off for us.

551
00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:01,479
If it's not carrying gold, it could be a bust for this lease.

552
00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:04,559
It's really gonna come down to this.

553
00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:08,119
This should be good. If it's not, back to the drawing board.

554
00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,639
The idea now is to find nuggets.

555
00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:18,239
We've got the machine here, the day is sunny

556
00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:19,919
and we're going to find gold.

557
00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,239
I'll go and grab the detector and get into it.

558
00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:25,479
We've proven there's find gold here.

559
00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:27,879
Jimmy's scraping off the top and hopefully,

560
00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:31,079
we'll have some detectable gold here that shed off the reef.

561
00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:35,159
I used to sing meself a little song.

562
00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:37,919
# Magic wand

563
00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:41,279
# Find me some gold #

564
00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,199
RYAN: So I followed that reef along a bit more to the south.

565
00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:49,399
This is what we're looking for. Awesome.

566
00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:52,239
I'm confident that this is the same structure

567
00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:55,039
that we're seeing along from Shane's workings there.

568
00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:57,599
I'm just gonna break that zone open there.

569
00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:02,079
Yeah, so this is looking really promising.

570
00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:03,999
So I'm pretty keen to get this XRF on it

571
00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:07,039
and confirm that we do actually have something in there.

572
00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:12,519
So that result has just come up now and it's looking good.

573
00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,079
We're seeing some low levels of gold.

574
00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,319
So this is definitely the structure along from Shane's workings,

575
00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,559
so yeah, this is a good result.

576
00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,359
I'll take a sample of this and I'll take that to the lab

577
00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:25,119
and we'll get an accurate analysis.

578
00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:29,279
Chuck that in there and I'm gonna keep moving along,

579
00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:31,079
see if we can find some more.

580
00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:38,479
Come on, magic wand.

581
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,839
Oh, got a sound here, boys!

582
00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,519
Got a sound here.

583
00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:47,719
# Magic wand #

584
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:49,399
Come on. Where are you?

585
00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:55,159
Okay.

586
00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,359
Very delicate this, finding gold.

587
00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:00,719
There's nothing delicate about me.

588
00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,079
Whoa! Listen to that.

589
00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,679
Woah!

590
00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:10,559
It's in me hand.

591
00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:16,079
There we go. Look, a little bit of gold.

592
00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:19,039
First little piece.

593
00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,759
That's a good sign. This is going well now.

594
00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:23,959
That's going in the kick.

595
00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:26,919
Come on, I've gotta find more. More, more, more.

596
00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,719
Give me some gold.

597
00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:41,119
Oh, nice sound there!

598
00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:45,039
I could listen to this every day of my life.

599
00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:46,759
Okay, let's have a look.

600
00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:50,159
Something here real good.

601
00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:55,519
That big. I've gotta be able to see it now.

602
00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:59,319
Gee whiz, look at that.

603
00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:03,839
That's a great piece of gold. Look at it.

604
00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,399
This one here, about $300.

605
00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:08,839
We're on the gold.

606
00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:10,839
Now we're making some real money.

607
00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:15,759
Nice piece of gold going right in the bin.

608
00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:20,799
Nothing better than listening to the jar rattling.

609
00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,559
This is great. We've got gold in the rock,

610
00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:26,559
we've got detectable gold. This is looking very promising.

611
00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:37,559
SHERYL: All right, come on.

612
00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:44,599
Come on, come on, come on.

613
00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:48,239
The wheels are spinning.

614
00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:49,919
Come on!

615
00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,799
Yeah, she's coming. She's coming.

616
00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,639
And she's over! High five, Shezza.

617
00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:08,639
All right, I can get that grinded off, I reckon.

618
00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:12,439
That looks really good. The rubber is all intact.

619
00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:14,439
There's not a bit of rust on it,

620
00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:16,479
so it looks actually in really good nick.

621
00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:18,399
I'm sure Simon will be happy with that.

622
00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,399
All right.

623
00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:31,799
Woo-hoo! Got it!

624
00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:37,079
Very different from your average day as a midwife.

625
00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:40,879
Although, similar in many ways, it can be very unpredictable,

626
00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:43,759
it can change very quickly, so we've got that in common.

627
00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:45,559
But I love it. I love being out here.

628
00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,959
I enjoy it. I really like doing physical work

629
00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:49,679
and I like doing challenging work.

630
00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:52,439
I've learnt heaps of new skills.

631
00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:55,359
Woo-hoo! Got it out.

632
00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:57,639
Let's get it back to Simon.

633
00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:10,279
SIMON:  It's my Sheryl!

634
00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:12,879
See how she went.

635
00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,559
Look what I got! What a hero.

636
00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:23,559
I deserve a bonus for that.

637
00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:26,319
It's in good nick too. It's not even rusted or anything.

638
00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:28,999
Perfect. That'll do the job.Yeah.

639
00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:31,759
So you gonna change it now? I'll go sort this out now.

640
00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:34,959
If you wanna check those trays, as we don't wanna be running all day

641
00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:37,119
and then you go, "Oh, it had no gold in it."

642
00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:38,879
So just pull one tray out.Okay.

643
00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:41,479
Shake it off and we can give it a little test pan.

644
00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:44,719
And while you're doing that, I'll quickly swap this one over.

645
00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,599
No worries. Okay. All right. Cheers.

646
00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:53,239
Lucky Sheryl found the right size.

647
00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:56,039
Looks like it's going to do the job, which is perfect.

648
00:36:57,240 --> 00:36:58,839
Just in the nick of time too.

649
00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,599
This is really useful indication to us on how the ground is.

650
00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:10,439
So we'll empty the trays first and then we'll pan it afterwards.

651
00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,159
Take some dirt off it first, shake it off.

652
00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:19,519
Hopefully, that's got fine gold.

653
00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,239
It's been a tough week for us with the weather.

654
00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:26,639
It's been so wet. Limited ground to work on,

655
00:37:26,720 --> 00:37:28,319
the part in the dry blower.

656
00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:30,879
So really hopeful that this is going to pay off

657
00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,559
and we're gonna get some gold

658
00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:34,239
and it's gonna be workable ground

659
00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:36,599
'cause we've got limited options at the moment.

660
00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:39,879
Our season target is 50 ounces and that's an ambitious target,

661
00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,399
so we have to get something out of this.

662
00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:49,279
I can see a little bit of colour just appearing...at the sides there.

663
00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,159
Thank God there's some there.

664
00:37:54,240 --> 00:37:56,599
And after the really crap week we've had

665
00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:59,239
it's just refreshing to see that in here.

666
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,119
You there, Simon? Yeah, got ya.

667
00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:06,159
So I've just finished that pan and yeah, there's gold in there.

668
00:38:06,240 --> 00:38:08,599
A few nuggets and a bit of fine stuff,

669
00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:10,959
so quite happy with that actually.

670
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:12,879
Beautiful. I'll keep running it.

671
00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:14,879
We'll make as much as we can, while we can.

672
00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:16,919
That's good.

673
00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:20,599
Never would I thought when I was in the hills of north-eastern Scotland,

674
00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:24,159
that I'd be in the bush, flipping cars, digging for gold,

675
00:38:24,240 --> 00:38:25,839
but I absolutely love it.

676
00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:30,679
MEL: So I've just been to the Fair Lady lease.

677
00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:33,359
We've had John out there running things for the week

678
00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:35,039
and everything is tracking well.

679
00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:37,639
So I'm just heading back to Alex now

680
00:38:37,720 --> 00:38:40,799
to where we've been doing exploration on the Richie lease

681
00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:43,039
and I'm hoping he's got some good news for me.

682
00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:48,159
We've dug deeper from the same quartz vein that had a bit of colour,

683
00:38:48,240 --> 00:38:50,999
so I'm hoping it's carrying more gold.

684
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:54,919
If it's not carrying gold, it could be a bust for this lease.

685
00:38:56,440 --> 00:38:58,759
If it's got gold, I should start to see it now.

686
00:39:00,720 --> 00:39:03,239
Not as much as I'd like, but it's definite gold.

687
00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:06,959
It's probably only $15 from about five tonnes of rocks.

688
00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:10,639
So, sadly, It doesn't look like this one is gonna be payable for us.

689
00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:14,559
Well, it looks like Mel's back from Fair Lady.

690
00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:18,999
Hey.Hey, how's it going?

691
00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:21,439
Good. How's it been here?

692
00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:23,359
Got some digging, done some sampling.

693
00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:25,639
Well...What have you got?

694
00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:29,639
Look at that. That's actually really good.Yeah.

695
00:39:29,720 --> 00:39:31,319
How did the sampling go?

696
00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:33,759
Well, it's not as good as I'd have liked.

697
00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:37,639
There is gold, but it doesn't look like it's gonna be a big win for us.

698
00:39:37,720 --> 00:39:40,559
Pretty tough digging, so you'd want to see a lot of gold.

699
00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:44,439
At this point in time, I think we just put that one to bed.

700
00:39:45,720 --> 00:39:47,959
All right.Anyway.

701
00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:50,159
Fair Lady...Yeah....is producing.

702
00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:51,839
Let's see what we've got.

703
00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,599
Wow, that's really good.

704
00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:56,319
And I think you've got some.Yeah.

705
00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:00,399
All right, well, that's-- 3.1 ounces.

706
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:02,519
Despite poor sampling results,

707
00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:05,759
Mel and Alex's main operation at Fair Lady,

708
00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:09,479
has delivered nearly $11,000 worth of gold.

709
00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:12,519
That's covered the costs of exploration.

710
00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:16,039
Whatever Fair Lady can produce gold like this, we stay there.

711
00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:19,119
As soon as the numbers drop, we're going to need another place.

712
00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:21,719
Let's get this gold back in the jar.

713
00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:24,279
There you go.My precious.

714
00:40:24,360 --> 00:40:25,959
It's for you.

715
00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:28,559
All right. Back to Fair Lady.

716
00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:30,239
Yep, back to Fair Lady.

717
00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:36,519
SHANE: Rightio, I've had a pretty good week.

718
00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:38,999
Jimmy's gone home. Ryan's gone home.

719
00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:41,479
I've managed to get myself some very good finds,

720
00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:44,159
and I'm keen to weigh it all up and see what I've got.

721
00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:47,159
I think there's gonna be a good result here.

722
00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:51,719
That's 0.1 of an ounce of fine gold. That's a very good result.

723
00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:53,999
So I'll tip my nuggets in here.

724
00:40:55,240 --> 00:40:57,399
0.63 of an ounce.

725
00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:59,999
That's telling us we've got some good material here

726
00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:02,119
for the future, and that's very exciting.

727
00:41:02,720 --> 00:41:04,839
I'm very upbeat about this.

728
00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:10,079
Shane's efforts to prove up the Quartz Hill lease

729
00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:13,959
has brought in over $2,200 worth of gold.

730
00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:17,319
I'd better give Ryan, the geo, a ring

731
00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:19,999
to see how his test samples went from the lab.

732
00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:22,799
RYAN:  Shaneo.

733
00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:25,679
How's it going there, Rhino? Good fella.

734
00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:27,399
I just got home. Okay, good.

735
00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:31,079
The first thing I want to say is thanks for bringing the gun up

736
00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:33,879
and thanks for your efforts here. Cheers, mate. Good times.

737
00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:36,039
I got those results back from the lab

738
00:41:36,120 --> 00:41:38,479
and I'm pretty excited about it. It's looking good.

739
00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:41,159
We've definitely got up to 10 grammes of gold per tonne

740
00:41:41,240 --> 00:41:43,359
in some of those veins that we were sampling,

741
00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:45,759
so you need to look at trying to move some earth,

742
00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:47,439
and see if you can find a bit more.

743
00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:49,239
Well, Ryan, that's great news.

744
00:41:49,320 --> 00:41:51,159
That's exactly what I want to hear.

745
00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:53,679
Good on you, Shane. Good luck and talk to you soon.

746
00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:55,839
Thank you, mate. Cheers, mate.

747
00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:57,559
This is looking very promising.

748
00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:59,879
It's looking very promising for Russell and I.

749
00:41:59,960 --> 00:42:03,519
All we gotta do is get some more heavy machinery, bigger crushers

750
00:42:03,600 --> 00:42:05,519
and you never know what can happen.

751
00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:08,039
It looks like I've got a few more favours to call in

752
00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:10,279
to see whether we can open this whole area up.

753
00:42:14,720 --> 00:42:17,119
SHERYL: What a week! SIMON: We got through, though.

754
00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:20,159
The good old gold God was being good to us.Yeah.

755
00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:23,279
And good that you got that deal for those dirt piles.

756
00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:25,479
We would've been stuffed if we didn't get that.

757
00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:27,759
And then that tire rod to throw it all in there.

758
00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:29,679
You did a good job finding it though.

759
00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:31,759
I know I did. Quite impressed with myself.

760
00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:33,679
Flipping it all by yourself.Yeah.

761
00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:36,599
Do you want to see how we went? Yeah, let's see how we went.

762
00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:44,079
4.6 ounces, 4.4 ounces...

763
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:46,039
Five ounces.

764
00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:47,839
Not bad.That's not bad.

765
00:42:48,560 --> 00:42:50,919
Minus Tom's 20%.Yeah, still.

766
00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:52,879
We had no other option. Roughly, 4 ounces.

767
00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:55,159
It's either nothing or that. That's it.

768
00:42:55,240 --> 00:42:57,999
I'm happy with that.Yeah, so am I. We make a good team.

769
00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:02,399
Sheryl and Simon's gamble to process new ground

770
00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:06,359
paid off with over $17,000 worth of gold.

771
00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:09,639
Righto.Good stuff. Happy with that.Yep.

772
00:43:09,720 --> 00:43:11,319
So, hopefully, we can get back

773
00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:13,239
to our normal pushing up stuff next week?

774
00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:15,199
It's not gonna rain until next winter.

775
00:43:15,280 --> 00:43:16,879
That's what I'm telling myself.

776
00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:19,439
We'll go with the positive thoughts. Fingers crossed.

777
00:43:19,520 --> 00:43:22,319
I'm happy with that. Let's have a red wine by the fire.

778
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:24,079
Sounds perfect.Let's go.

779
00:43:52,680 --> 00:43:54,679
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