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Narrator: On this "gold rush"...

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...Tony beets moves heaven...

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...And earth...

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...To cash in on lost gold.

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Rick ness follows a hunch...

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Rick: If there's a pile of gold in there,

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That right there wipes out my late start.

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Narrator: ...That will lead to ruin or redemption.

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Whoa!

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And fred lewis...

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We're running pay!

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...With his crew of veterans, have their eyes on the prize.

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It's been awhile, but this is it.

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Whoo!

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And now we can taste the gold.

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Narrator: Racing to catch up from his latest-ever start,

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Tony beets has son mike running pay dirt

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From the 18-acre mega cut.

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He's chasing a 3,000-ounce season goal.

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But almost halfway through the short season,

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Tony has less than 1/4 of his target.

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Now he's determined to mine every piece of gold-rich ground

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He can find.

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Last week, he tested tailings left by old timers

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At the bottom of the hill.

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He ran them through his kiwi plant

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And got 4 ounces from just 400 yards.

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That's very sluicible.

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Have you met me? I'm  fantastic.

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Tony's bringing his 30-year-old screen deck wash plant

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Out of retirement.

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The plant can chew through 200 yards an hour,

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Twice as much as the one he used for the test,

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And could earn him more than $80,000 a day.

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But the screen deck currently sits on top of paradise hill.

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Tony must transport

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The 50-ton cargo down a steep mine road,

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Navigating a series of narrow sections and tight corners...

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To a custom built pad beside the old-timer tailings

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At the foot of the hill.

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Narrator: To kickstart the project,

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He brings in the 50-ton crane.

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Nothing. What do you want me to do?

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All right. The cable will be coming down.

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First, he removes the 45-foot-long conveyor.

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Then the 6-ton screen deck.

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Man: Oh, no, no, no. Too much, too much, too much.

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Tony: Ah, .

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The 5-foot-tall steel hopper above the screen deck

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Makes the plant top-heavy.

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Usually, we take the hopper off. Makes it way more stable.

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Tony decides to leave the hopper in place to speed up the move.

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Mike: Let's get going.

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Son mike brings in the oshkosh, a turbo-charged v-8 engine,

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500-horsepower military tank transporter.

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Now mike must haul the top-heavy wash plant

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Down the steep road to the tailings.

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Monica: This is frustrating.

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Okay.

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Narrator: Kevin must remove the bolts,

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Securing the hopper to the frame.

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Kevin: It is welded.

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I don't think these things slide out anymore.

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Narrator: Until they can cut the hopper off,

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The wash plant move is at a standstill.

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Rick: We're moving along really well.

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We've all been hitting it with everything we got.

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Narrator: Rick ness started mining a full two weeks behind

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Parker and tony.

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He is now in the race of his life

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To get to his 1,000-ounce gold.

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Rick: We finally got our hopper feeder in,

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And I paid off troy his royalties for the year,

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So that feels really good.

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With all the gold that went up,

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It's just gonna be really important to start

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Putting some back in the safe.

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Narrator: After barely breaking even last season,

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Rick needs a big year, or his mining career is over.

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Rick: Well, if we were in a competition

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To move the most dirt with no gold in it,

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We would have won last year, easy.

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Narrator: For the last four weeks,

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Rick has mined the cheap cut,

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Where the gold-rich pay dirt is near the surface.

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But now new recruit mark doverspike

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Is running out of cheap-cut pay to feed wash plant rocky.

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Mark: Yeah, we've got about a day's worth of

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Cheap-cut pay left, so we're gonna change things up.

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New ground.

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Narrator: Rick heads out to look for a new area to mine.

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Rick: So, this is where we've mined the cheap cut up to.

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You know, this ground has been paying really well,

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And it's kind of got -- it's given me a renewed interest

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To, like, investigate and search.

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I'd like to think after eight years,

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I'm starting to be able to read the ground.

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I just get a feeling there's more gold here.

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The way this material is piled up in here,

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I think the best stuff that there is

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Could be at this corner.

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Narrator: On lower duncan creek 20,000 years ago,

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A glacier pushed up a mound of rock and dirt,

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Known as a moraine, on the edge of the cheap cut.

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Rick believes the moraine has trapped gold washed down

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From the mother lode.

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Rick: If the glacier made some kind of a hard stop here,

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All that gold would have stopped in this corner.

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It could be the best stuff we've seen all year.

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And with gold price the way it is,

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Like, the profit margins are big.

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See what we got.

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I need to see at least 15 to 20 colors in this pan

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To make it worth extending this cut.

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Yeah, there's gold in here.

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Look, guys, there's a whole bunch of fine gold

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Mixed in down there.

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I like that.

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If there's a  pile of gold in there,

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That right there wipes out my late start,

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You know, due to the whole covid thing.

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Hey, can you guys all meet me at the wash plant, please?

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Oh, hey, guys.

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I've got a bit of a hunch on the cheap cut here.

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And there's more ground to be had.

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It's right in a corner.

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There's not much overburden there.

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Like, we could get in there and strip, you know,

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A week's worth of pay in, like, one day.

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Chris: You're the boss.

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Hope your hunch is right.

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Let's get the trucks fired up,

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Get everything fired up here, and let's go get it.

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-Okay. -Let's do this.

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Narrator: Rick gets the crew stripping the extension cut.

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Gambling, they'll get to pay dirt

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Before the existing stockpile runs out.

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It's no secret rick spent a lot of time and money

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Chasing after big nuggets last year on a hunch.

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I hope this isn't last year all over again.

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I don't need that.

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Rick: I've got a really good feeling

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About the cheap-cut extension.

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I know I made some mistakes last year, and I know

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The guys are skeptical, but this year is different.

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I know things are gonna pay off.

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Karl: Look out!

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Holy ! !

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Narrator: On rick ness's duncan creek claim,

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Operator chris kruse has just rolled his rock truck

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While hauling overburden from the new extension cut.

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Carl: Got to be kidding me. Stand back.

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Narrator: Rick's already battling a late start

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This season.

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Now he could be down a truck, as well.

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Carl: If we don't get there in a rush,

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This whole thing's upside down.

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Carl and the crew improvise to right the truck

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Using an excavator and webbing.

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Carl: Up.

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Up!

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Chris: A rock truck flopped over,

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And we're trying to flop it back over the right way.

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Not the way you're supposed to park these.

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Carl: We got it!

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Sweet.

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Narrator: With the truck up and running, the team gets back

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To digging down to pay dirt in the new cut.

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Rick: Nice job, guys.

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Narrator: Three hours later, the extension is stripped

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And ready to run.

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Rick: Hell, yeah, we're already down to pay. I like that.

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Feeling pretty good right now.

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We're right where we need to be.

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Narrator: Rookie miner fred lewis has gambled

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His last $20,000

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Leasing a 36-acre claim in oregon's elkhorn mountains.

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You know, last week was kind of tough.

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We had to deal with a lot of msha compliances

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And kra compliances, but...

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We stepped it up, got everything done.

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We just got to put in the work and get on the gold.

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Narrator: Up to now, the team has only run their operation

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For a total of eight hours.

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Now fred and his crew of veteran buddies

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Are racing to cash in on record-high gold prices.

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Fred: Fire it up, johnny. Fire it up. Fire it up.

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Water's coming!

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. Here it comes!

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Fred: Let's do this! Run some gold!

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Former special forces master sergeant

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Stefan generally digs pay dirt in the swamp cut

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With the 400 excavator.

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Stefan: My wife -- she's never owned a house before.

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Come out here, mine for gold, make some money.

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Make one of my wife's dreams come true.

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Sergeant kyle pletzke then hauls the pay dirt to the plant

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In a 988 loader.

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Kyle: Pretty much dead broke, so this has to be a success

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Or I'm going to end up living out of my truck for real.

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And sergeant stuart mckenzie

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Feeds the pay dirt into the plant with the 225.

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Stuart: If this pays off,

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It'll allow me to give my wife and child

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The life that they deserve.

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We're running pay!

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Kendell: I'm pretty sure this is gold mining.

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It's been a while, but this is it.

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We're doing it.

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We got a new record for running, baby.

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We spent all this time getting this thing going,

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And now we can taste the gold.

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Man!

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Ho, ho, ho! What's going on, man?

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I don't know, man. It just died. I didn't do anything.

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Hey, shut down the plant, and shut down the water.

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Johnny: What is going on?

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We got to get this crap straightened out

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'cause this is ridiculous.

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Dude, this looks like .

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I'm looking at all this oil down in here.

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-Stuart: Yeah. -The exposed wires.

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Dude, something -- something is causing that.

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Kendell: This thing is a fire hazard.

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And it's completely dead.

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Narrator: Fred worked a deal with the claim owner

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To include all the site's equipment.

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But so far, he's run into problem after problem.

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This place is haunted, fred.

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We are so close to the edge. We have to have other options.

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We have to rent some equipment, we have to lease some equipment,

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Something.

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We don't have the budget.

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We're gonna have to run that 400 nonstop

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From the swamp, March it back up, and feed the colonel.

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That's all we can do.

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Fred's plan -- use the working excavator,

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The 400, to dig pay dirt at the swamp cut,

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Then send the 988 loader

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To stockpile the dirt at the wash plant.

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Finally, walk the 400 from the cut to feed the plant.

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Walking the 30-year-old excavator

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From the cut to the plant comes with a big risk.

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Look, it's your call, but if that goes down,

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Our season is done.

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Fred: I know, dude. I'm sorry. It's a temporary fix.

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Stefan: All right.

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Narrator: Down in the cut, stefan is still digging pay dirt

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With the 400.

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Hey, stefan, 2:25 is deadline.

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We're gonna have to have the 400 pull double duty.

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So once you're done with that bucket,

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Can you March it up to the ramp?

258
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Stuart's gonna have to feed the colonel with it.

259
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Stefan: All right, you got it.

260
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He wants us to run these into the ground,

261
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You know what I'm saying?

262
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Stefan: All right, brother, she's all yours.

263
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No pressure, right? No pressure whatsoever.

264
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Okay. Get that gold, baby.

265
00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:52,310
All right. All right.

266
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Let's fire it up, misfits.

267
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Stuart: All righty, let's get her going.

268
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All right, stuart, the colonel's hungry. Feed him.

269
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Whoo!

270
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Narrator: Colonel nugget can only run

271
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Until the pay pile runs out.

272
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So, with the 225 being down right now,

273
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We only have one excavator.

274
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That pretty much puts us at 50 percent.

275
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It's not ideal, but 50 percent's better than zero.

276
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Narrator: After only two hours, the 50-yard pay pile is sluiced.

277
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Colonel nugget is shut down while stefan walks the 400

278
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Back to the cut to dig more.

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Stefan: The ?

280
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.

281
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Am I stuck on a rock on this one or something?

282
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Fred: It's clean as hell.

283
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Trucking forward, the left side stopped.

284
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The right side kept going.

285
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Oh, .

286
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Fred: Well, does it move?

287
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It can move, but it's not gonna be happy about it.

288
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Fred, this thing is going to break down.

289
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We can't have it running double duty

290
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Up top and down below.

291
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This thing has to stay down here and dig dirt for us.

292
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piece of .

293
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Narrator: With the 400 stranded at the cut,

294
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Fred's operation is shut down.

295
00:22:51,670 --> 00:22:55,330
Dude, I beg you, there's too many things to fix right here.

296
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We need some help.

297
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Fred: You're right.

298
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Fred needs a mechanic.

299
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Luckily, he knows the best in the business -- juan ibarra.

300
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Juan: Hello?

301
00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:10,880
Juan, how's it going? It's fred.

302
00:23:10,890 --> 00:23:12,180
Hey, what's going on, man?

303
00:23:12,190 --> 00:23:13,490
I hate to call you with bad news,

304
00:23:13,490 --> 00:23:16,190
But our equipment is breaking down constantly.

305
00:23:16,190 --> 00:23:18,560
I wanted to see if you were maybe anywhere near.

306
00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:20,430
I'd love to help you out,

307
00:23:20,430 --> 00:23:22,900
But I'm a little busy right now.

308
00:23:22,900 --> 00:23:25,360
I have a couple of pieces of equipment available.

309
00:23:25,370 --> 00:23:26,830
Really?

310
00:23:26,830 --> 00:23:29,030
What kind are you looking for?

311
00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:32,470
So, the 225, the smaller excavator -- it went down.

312
00:23:32,470 --> 00:23:36,480
I'm also looking at that loader. It's got a lot of issues itself.

313
00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,010
We can help you guys out here.

314
00:23:38,010 --> 00:23:39,680
Awesome. I really appreciate it, juan.

315
00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,210
But I got a lot of money invested in this equipment,

316
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So I'd like to send one of my operators with it

317
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To kind of help you guys out

318
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And kind of look after my equipment.

319
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Okay, I understand.

320
00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:54,360
Still to come...

321
00:23:54,360 --> 00:23:58,130
Tony fights to get the screen deck move back on track.

322
00:24:02,740 --> 00:24:04,640
Oh, you .

323
00:24:21,120 --> 00:24:22,620
Kevin: everybody else?

324
00:24:22,620 --> 00:24:24,860
Narrator: The beets family is in the middle

325
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Of moving a monster screen deck wash plant

326
00:24:28,060 --> 00:24:31,730
Down to tony's new target, the old-timer tailings.

327
00:24:31,730 --> 00:24:33,770
Cody's gone up and caught the material,

328
00:24:33,770 --> 00:24:36,500
Holding that upper end.

329
00:24:36,500 --> 00:24:39,540
So we can haul it down the hill, get in position.

330
00:24:39,540 --> 00:24:41,470
That's the battle plan.

331
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Subject to change at a moment's notice.

332
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Narrator: The hopper feeder made the plant too unstable

333
00:24:51,120 --> 00:24:52,520
To transport.

334
00:24:54,390 --> 00:24:57,120
And after a day spent cutting it loose...

335
00:25:01,530 --> 00:25:05,430
...Tony is now ready to lift it from the screen deck frame.

336
00:25:05,430 --> 00:25:07,070
Don't know what you mean, tony.

337
00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:04,490
Wash plant secured, mike heads down the steep dirt road.

338
00:26:06,030 --> 00:26:07,760
Mike: Let's get going.

339
00:26:10,970 --> 00:26:12,700
If any of the guys in the film crew can hear me,

340
00:26:12,700 --> 00:26:15,830
I would avoid being in front of this truck on the hill.

341
00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:17,670
It's highly hazardous.

342
00:26:22,340 --> 00:26:24,080
Ooh, come on. Turn, you.

343
00:26:30,620 --> 00:26:32,820
Kevin: Easy, mike. Easy, mike.

344
00:26:36,020 --> 00:26:37,260
Mike: Since it's an automatic,

345
00:26:37,260 --> 00:26:39,490
You have to use the brakes all the time.

346
00:26:40,830 --> 00:26:42,930
Oh, you .

347
00:26:42,930 --> 00:26:45,130
automatics.

348
00:26:46,900 --> 00:26:48,500
I hate automatics.

349
00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,140
Narrator: Two days after they started

350
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At the top of paradise hill,

351
00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:09,290
They finally get the screen deck down to the old-timer tailings.

352
00:27:12,290 --> 00:27:17,230
Now all that's left is to unload the 50-ton beast,

353
00:27:17,230 --> 00:27:21,330
And tony has an old trick up his sleeve.

354
00:27:27,610 --> 00:27:29,680
-Piece of cake. -Let's go.

355
00:27:31,610 --> 00:27:32,980
Narrator: Tony's plan --

356
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Excavate a pit with a slope at one end

357
00:27:36,250 --> 00:27:40,220
To reverse the oshkosh down,

358
00:27:40,220 --> 00:27:44,290
Then drag the wash plant directly onto the pad,

359
00:27:44,290 --> 00:27:46,460
Where it will sluice the tailings.

360
00:28:13,150 --> 00:28:14,750
All by yourself?

361
00:28:48,020 --> 00:28:49,150
Is it good?

362
00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:58,700
The plant is in place,

363
00:28:58,700 --> 00:29:02,740
But before the beets can cash in on the old-timer tailings,

364
00:29:02,740 --> 00:29:05,340
There's still work to do.

365
00:29:20,450 --> 00:29:23,720
Rick: You know, we've got to have gold coming in all season.

366
00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:27,590
Narrator: Rick ness is chasing a hunch and mining pay dirt

367
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,100
From an extension of the cheap cut.

368
00:29:30,100 --> 00:29:32,160
Rick: I really need this extension on the cheap cut

369
00:29:32,170 --> 00:29:34,000
To pay off.

370
00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,070
I had a bad season last year,

371
00:29:36,070 --> 00:29:40,640
So I got a lot of ground to make up this year.

372
00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:42,880
Narrator: If his hunch is a bust,

373
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Rick will be even further behind after the late start.

374
00:29:49,150 --> 00:29:50,950
Loader operator mark

375
00:29:50,950 --> 00:29:53,990
Has a growing stockpile of extension pay dirt

376
00:29:53,990 --> 00:29:56,290
To feed into the wash plant.

377
00:29:56,290 --> 00:29:57,720
Mark: Oh, .

378
00:29:59,590 --> 00:30:02,660
Hey, carl, we got a problem. You got to get down here.

379
00:30:02,660 --> 00:30:04,360
We're losing water pressure.

380
00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,070
me.

381
00:30:17,310 --> 00:30:19,280
Every day, I go behind a day, it seems like,

382
00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:22,250
So by the end of the week, we're gonna be behind a week, right?

383
00:30:22,250 --> 00:30:23,420
Crazy.

384
00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:30,760
What's going on, boys? What's the problem?

385
00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:32,520
Mark: Water pressure decreased.

386
00:30:35,830 --> 00:30:38,800
So, you see this leak in here?

387
00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:42,400
That's not good. That's our seal going, right?

388
00:30:45,270 --> 00:30:47,010
That sucks.

389
00:30:47,010 --> 00:30:48,370
Sucks big time.

390
00:30:48,380 --> 00:30:50,540
Narrator: Without a working water pump,

391
00:30:50,540 --> 00:30:52,810
Rick's operation is shut down.

392
00:30:52,810 --> 00:30:55,150
Too much downtime.

393
00:30:55,150 --> 00:30:56,550
We're gonna stretch the pump out.

394
00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:00,920
We need to speed up.

395
00:31:03,660 --> 00:31:06,060
Let's go.

396
00:31:06,060 --> 00:31:08,530
Narrator: With no time to fix the problem,

397
00:31:08,530 --> 00:31:11,160
Carl brings in the backup pump.

398
00:31:15,340 --> 00:31:16,770
Carl: Nice and easy, right?

399
00:31:16,770 --> 00:31:17,870
Yeah.

400
00:31:17,870 --> 00:31:20,540
We don't want to lose it.

401
00:31:20,540 --> 00:31:22,210
Okay, let it out!

402
00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,850
That's more like it. Get ready.

403
00:31:32,850 --> 00:31:34,790
Let's fire it up.

404
00:31:42,300 --> 00:31:43,730
. Didn't work.

405
00:31:43,730 --> 00:31:46,700
What the is this ?

406
00:31:56,310 --> 00:31:59,080
Narrator: Rick ness's wash plant is down

407
00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:01,210
With a broken water pump.

408
00:32:01,220 --> 00:32:03,880
Mechanic carl swapped it out,

409
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,420
But now the replacement won't start.

410
00:32:06,420 --> 00:32:08,790
Carl: Why the doesn't it run?

411
00:32:18,770 --> 00:32:21,570
What, is there a pinched fuel line or something here?

412
00:32:21,570 --> 00:32:25,040
That's the fuel line. It's not pinched there.

413
00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:26,340
Carl needs to find out

414
00:32:26,340 --> 00:32:28,840
Why there's no fuel to the injectors.

415
00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,280
There'll be a tube that goes down into the tank, right?

416
00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:34,650
So I think the tube has fallen off.

417
00:32:34,650 --> 00:32:36,820
Here's what you do. Don't like doing this, but...

418
00:32:38,820 --> 00:32:40,620
I'm gonna suck on a hose here.

419
00:32:40,620 --> 00:32:44,090
Mark: got to get your face right in.

420
00:32:44,090 --> 00:32:47,930
If carl's wrong and the tube is still connected,

421
00:32:47,930 --> 00:32:51,130
He'll get a mouthful of fuel.

422
00:32:51,130 --> 00:32:53,830
See, it's pulled right off. There's nothing there.

423
00:32:53,830 --> 00:32:57,000
Tube has fallen off, so now it can't pick up fuel.

424
00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:58,840
Narrator: The pump won't fire

425
00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:04,040
Because the uptake hose has fallen into the fuel tank.

426
00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:05,580
No room, eh?

427
00:33:05,580 --> 00:33:07,010
Carl: It's just tough to get in there, right?

428
00:33:07,010 --> 00:33:08,110
Yeah.

429
00:33:10,580 --> 00:33:12,920
Oh, yeah.

430
00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:14,890
Cooking with ether now.

431
00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:24,930
Just like that.

432
00:33:32,410 --> 00:33:35,910
Narrator: The ness crew is back in business.

433
00:33:51,290 --> 00:33:52,820
Hey, rick?

434
00:33:55,430 --> 00:33:56,500
Yep?

435
00:33:56,500 --> 00:33:57,860
Yeah, this pump's up and running,

436
00:33:57,870 --> 00:34:00,370
So we're pumping water.

437
00:34:00,370 --> 00:34:02,830
, yeah. Nice job, carl.

438
00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:04,540
Thank god for that.

439
00:34:04,540 --> 00:34:07,310
Rick's back on the gold.

440
00:34:07,310 --> 00:34:10,980
And thanks to carl, he'll soon discover if his hunch

441
00:34:10,980 --> 00:34:13,880
On the extension cut will pay off.

442
00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,220
Chris: Yeah, the good news is the plant's running again,

443
00:34:18,220 --> 00:34:19,850
And hopefully by the end of the week,

444
00:34:19,850 --> 00:34:21,420
There's gold in the box

445
00:34:21,420 --> 00:34:23,120
Because if there's not, it's gonna start feeling

446
00:34:23,120 --> 00:34:25,520
An awful lot like last year all over again.

447
00:34:38,210 --> 00:34:39,540
Narrator: In oregon,

448
00:34:39,540 --> 00:34:45,010
Fred lewis is facing another day of downtime.

449
00:34:45,010 --> 00:34:47,380
Really difficult trying to get proficient at a new job

450
00:34:47,380 --> 00:34:49,110
When there's no job to actually do.

451
00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:51,950
Stefan: Been doing more hanging around waiting

452
00:34:51,950 --> 00:34:54,820
Than we have actually doing mining.

453
00:34:54,820 --> 00:34:57,260
That breaks, then we fix that.

454
00:34:57,260 --> 00:35:01,130
That breaks. We fix that. Then that'll break again.

455
00:35:01,130 --> 00:35:03,730
Morale is at an all-time low right now.

456
00:35:03,730 --> 00:35:06,230
We're all kind of bummed out.

457
00:35:06,230 --> 00:35:09,970
The absolute worst thing about being here is that

458
00:35:09,970 --> 00:35:11,440
We're not mining gold right now

459
00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:15,970
Because all of us have sacrificed a lot.

460
00:35:15,980 --> 00:35:19,780
We'll stick it out for one another no matter what.

461
00:35:19,780 --> 00:35:22,210
But I know fred is gonna come through for us.

462
00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:25,580
Fred: Last couple of days have been really tough.

463
00:35:25,590 --> 00:35:28,390
We've had a lot of equipment problems and a lot of downtime,

464
00:35:28,390 --> 00:35:29,620
And that's been really tough on the guys.

465
00:35:29,620 --> 00:35:31,620
So I've been in contact with juan,

466
00:35:31,630 --> 00:35:33,690
And that equipment is on its way now.

467
00:35:37,830 --> 00:35:39,560
That's what I'm talking about.

468
00:35:39,570 --> 00:35:41,700
Narrator: Fred has leased an excavator

469
00:35:41,700 --> 00:35:44,000
And a loader from juan ibarra

470
00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:47,740
And agreed to pay him only when he gets enough gold.

471
00:35:49,910 --> 00:35:51,910
Fred: I don't like offering up future gold,

472
00:35:51,910 --> 00:35:54,410
But, hey, if you're not gonna be willing to take a risk,

473
00:35:54,410 --> 00:35:56,050
You shouldn't be mining gold.

474
00:35:58,820 --> 00:36:02,720
Narrator: Juan has sent specialist operator alex voight

475
00:36:02,720 --> 00:36:06,160
To make sure it comes back in one piece.

476
00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:08,630
Fred! You must be alex.

477
00:36:08,630 --> 00:36:10,060
Good to meet you, finally.

478
00:36:10,060 --> 00:36:12,760
Fred: Nice to meet you, finally. That's what we need.

479
00:36:12,770 --> 00:36:14,770
We're here. We brought equipment.

480
00:36:14,770 --> 00:36:16,800
I am stoked. So, welcome...

481
00:36:16,800 --> 00:36:19,470
Well, thank you. ...First off.

482
00:36:19,470 --> 00:36:21,970
Let's get these bad boys off and get out of here.

483
00:36:24,410 --> 00:36:27,180
We had to make the call and up the ante

484
00:36:27,180 --> 00:36:28,810
And get better equipment.

485
00:36:28,820 --> 00:36:31,150
Juan came through. Now it's go time.

486
00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:36,420
This volvo excavator

487
00:36:36,420 --> 00:36:38,490
Is probably one of the nicest machines I've ran.

488
00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:44,160
She's only got about 1,200 hours on her.

489
00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,670
Very nice, very smooth.

490
00:36:46,670 --> 00:36:48,670
Guy on it's kind of cool, too.

491
00:36:52,470 --> 00:36:54,970
I want to get moving because I want to get this to the guys.

492
00:36:54,980 --> 00:36:58,210
They're gonna be so excited. They need it.

493
00:36:58,210 --> 00:36:59,740
Let's go meet the guys.

494
00:37:04,550 --> 00:37:07,650
Hey, what the is that?

495
00:37:10,420 --> 00:37:12,320
Is that fred?

496
00:37:17,460 --> 00:37:20,170
Holy crap. Is that our machine?

497
00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,500
Why isn't this stuff covered in oil?

498
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:34,110
Fred: Hey, everybody, this is alex.

499
00:37:34,110 --> 00:37:35,810
He's our new teammate.

500
00:37:35,820 --> 00:37:38,980
Look at that. He's fixing our road right off the bat.

501
00:37:38,990 --> 00:37:40,120
How you doing? Alex.

502
00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:41,890
I heard you guys needed some equipment,

503
00:37:41,890 --> 00:37:44,220
So this is it, guys.

504
00:37:46,490 --> 00:37:49,960
Yeah, so these are basically on lease from juan, so...

505
00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:51,360
Alex, too?

506
00:37:51,370 --> 00:37:54,470
Alex comes with the equipment, but he's our new teammate.

507
00:37:54,470 --> 00:37:55,730
He's here to train us

508
00:37:55,740 --> 00:37:57,370
And to make sure we use the equipment properly

509
00:37:57,370 --> 00:37:59,470
And to make sure the equipment goes back in the same shape

510
00:37:59,470 --> 00:38:00,870
That it was in when we got it.

511
00:38:00,870 --> 00:38:04,180
This is the fresh start for our freakin' claim.

512
00:38:04,180 --> 00:38:06,980
And I think it's a game-changer.

513
00:38:06,980 --> 00:38:08,250
All right, guys, we've got the equipment.

514
00:38:08,250 --> 00:38:10,150
We got everything we need. Let's get to work.

515
00:38:10,150 --> 00:38:11,880
Get your stations. Let's fire up the colonel, man!

516
00:38:11,890 --> 00:38:13,450
Alex: Who's coming with me to the excavator?

517
00:38:13,450 --> 00:38:15,290
Fire up the colonel!

518
00:38:22,260 --> 00:38:23,960
Stuart, you're good to go.

519
00:38:25,570 --> 00:38:27,630
Whoo!

520
00:38:27,630 --> 00:38:30,500
Stuart: Looking good right now!

521
00:38:30,500 --> 00:38:33,540
Narrator: With a fully working fleet of machines...

522
00:38:33,540 --> 00:38:35,340
Yeah!

523
00:38:35,340 --> 00:38:37,010
The colonel's getting gold.

524
00:38:37,010 --> 00:38:40,150
Narrator: ...The mine is back in action.

525
00:38:40,150 --> 00:38:45,250
It's about  time we got everything up and rolling.

526
00:38:45,250 --> 00:38:46,650
That's where we want to be right here,

527
00:38:46,650 --> 00:38:51,160
If we could just keep this going the rest of the season.

528
00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:52,790
I'm in, man.

529
00:39:01,370 --> 00:39:03,170
Parker: We cannot have this wash plant down.

530
00:39:03,170 --> 00:39:05,540
It's just -- that can't happen.

531
00:39:07,570 --> 00:39:09,770
Narrator: At parker schnabel's claim,

532
00:39:09,780 --> 00:39:11,940
Tyson has been struggling to deal

533
00:39:11,950 --> 00:39:17,150
With overnight breakdowns at wash plant sluicifer.

534
00:39:17,150 --> 00:39:22,350
So he's come up with a radical solution.

535
00:39:22,360 --> 00:39:24,720
-Hi. -Hi.

536
00:39:24,730 --> 00:39:27,360
How's that holiday trailer of yours looking?

537
00:39:30,700 --> 00:39:32,700
Why? Do you want to move down here?

538
00:39:32,700 --> 00:39:34,600
Really? For a week.

539
00:39:35,840 --> 00:39:38,300
Would that be cool with you?

540
00:39:38,310 --> 00:39:40,770
Where are we gonna ?

541
00:39:40,770 --> 00:39:42,070
In the creek?

542
00:39:44,310 --> 00:39:45,610
I just want to play it safe

543
00:39:45,610 --> 00:39:49,010
And be down there in case anything happens.

544
00:39:49,020 --> 00:39:51,620
Well, I appreciate the dedication.

545
00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:56,520
Well, I'm going to bed.

546
00:40:12,910 --> 00:40:15,140
Narrator: The beets family gathers

547
00:40:15,140 --> 00:40:17,680
For the weekly gold weigh.

548
00:40:18,850 --> 00:40:20,250
Hola.

549
00:40:21,420 --> 00:40:22,950
Hola.

550
00:40:22,950 --> 00:40:25,150
Minnie: Where's faith?

551
00:40:25,150 --> 00:40:26,950
She's on her way.

552
00:40:26,950 --> 00:40:29,590
Well, I'm glad to see you're all here.

553
00:40:29,590 --> 00:40:31,820
I mean, it's not like we had much choice, really.

554
00:40:31,830 --> 00:40:33,760
Accurate.

555
00:40:40,930 --> 00:40:42,730
We'll get it, though. Not too worried.

556
00:40:50,110 --> 00:40:54,480
Anyways, we should maybe see how much we got.

557
00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:56,850
Narrator: Until they can get the screen deck assembled

558
00:40:56,850 --> 00:41:00,990
And running, the beats are relying on just one plant --

559
00:41:00,990 --> 00:41:04,060
Mike's trommel at the mega cut.

560
00:41:04,060 --> 00:41:06,790
Trusty trommel pumped out about a jar, so...

561
00:41:09,830 --> 00:41:10,960
Oh, god, geez.

562
00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:17,570
Monica: Ha, ha, mike's pouring.

563
00:41:20,810 --> 00:41:21,940
Ready?

564
00:41:26,380 --> 00:41:28,750
Faith: 5, 10, 15, 20...

565
00:41:28,750 --> 00:41:31,620
Narrator: To hit their 3,000-ounce target,

566
00:41:31,620 --> 00:41:35,590
They need an average of 177 ounces a week,

567
00:41:35,590 --> 00:41:39,060
But 11 weeks in, they have yet to hit it.

568
00:41:39,060 --> 00:41:42,030
160, 170,

569
00:41:42,030 --> 00:41:45,830
178...

570
00:41:45,830 --> 00:41:48,230
178.6.

571
00:41:51,200 --> 00:41:54,770
Mike's trommel is keeping the family afloat

572
00:41:54,770 --> 00:41:59,580
With a gold haul worth $312,000.

573
00:42:02,750 --> 00:42:04,180
Faith: How much do we have now?

574
00:42:04,180 --> 00:42:06,280
732.6

575
00:42:06,290 --> 00:42:08,720
We still have quite a bit of time left, right?

576
00:42:08,720 --> 00:42:10,490
And with the gold price being so high,

577
00:42:10,490 --> 00:42:11,660
That is a tremendous help.

578
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,300
Narrator: Even with a big haul, the beets are still

579
00:42:19,300 --> 00:42:23,770
More than 2,000 ounces off their season goal.

580
00:42:43,990 --> 00:42:45,360
That's true.

581
00:42:56,970 --> 00:43:00,610
It's the end of a tough week on the lewis claim.

582
00:43:06,310 --> 00:43:09,350
You know, I really feel like getting this new equipment in

583
00:43:09,350 --> 00:43:12,520
And alex, especially, with his experience and ability

584
00:43:12,520 --> 00:43:15,420
To help teach us a little better,

585
00:43:15,420 --> 00:43:17,220
I think we're getting a boost right now.

586
00:43:17,220 --> 00:43:19,560
Stefan: Hell, yeah.

587
00:43:19,560 --> 00:43:21,260
How are you liking that new machine?

588
00:43:21,260 --> 00:43:22,430
Oh, no, it's awesome.

589
00:43:22,430 --> 00:43:25,300
A/c, heater, radio.

590
00:43:25,300 --> 00:43:27,430
I'm excited for it.

591
00:43:27,430 --> 00:43:29,070
Kyle: You know, I haven't had much time

592
00:43:29,070 --> 00:43:30,200
In that new loader yet,

593
00:43:30,200 --> 00:43:32,670
But the one thing that I really like so far

594
00:43:32,670 --> 00:43:34,840
Is that I can actually maneuver around the mine.

595
00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:36,440
That other one --

596
00:43:36,440 --> 00:43:38,610
Dude, it's like -- I feel like I'm austin powers,

597
00:43:38,610 --> 00:43:40,980
You know, up against the wall, trying to go, trying to go.

598
00:43:40,980 --> 00:43:43,620
And there's just nothing that's happening.

599
00:43:46,650 --> 00:43:48,790
It's gonna be a game-changer for sure.

600
00:43:51,020 --> 00:43:53,560
Kendell: So, what's up, guys?

601
00:43:53,560 --> 00:43:54,990
Hi, kendell.

602
00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:58,860
Just wanted to share a little news.

603
00:43:58,870 --> 00:44:01,170
Katie and I are gonna have our first kid.

604
00:44:01,170 --> 00:44:03,000
I'm gonna be a new dad.

605
00:44:03,000 --> 00:44:04,170
What?

606
00:44:04,170 --> 00:44:07,570
Oh, my gosh! That's amazing!

607
00:44:07,570 --> 00:44:10,170
-Lifetime death sentence.

608
00:44:10,180 --> 00:44:11,880
Let me see.

609
00:44:11,880 --> 00:44:13,810
It's a little nugget. Ah, whatever.

610
00:44:15,880 --> 00:44:17,320
Congratulations, buddy.

611
00:44:17,320 --> 00:44:19,580
Fred: Much bigger than any nugget we've found.

612
00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:25,690
Everything's looking good. We got all the checks.

613
00:44:25,690 --> 00:44:27,330
Alex: Your first kid? First kid.

614
00:44:27,330 --> 00:44:28,830
Wow. Congratulations.

615
00:44:28,830 --> 00:44:30,260
Kyle: Katie's gonna have two.

616
00:44:30,260 --> 00:44:32,860
exactly.

617
00:44:32,870 --> 00:44:34,830
Kendell, man, it's so much fun.

618
00:44:34,830 --> 00:44:36,400
I can't -- yeah. It's awesome.

619
00:44:36,400 --> 00:44:37,840
I'm excited.

620
00:44:47,410 --> 00:44:49,380
Narrator: Rick ness is ready to find out

621
00:44:49,380 --> 00:44:53,790
If his gamble on extending the cheap cut has paid off.

622
00:44:56,620 --> 00:45:00,020
Ruby! Hi, baby.

623
00:45:00,030 --> 00:45:01,890
Oh, you guys are here, too.

624
00:45:01,900 --> 00:45:03,860
Oh.

625
00:45:05,130 --> 00:45:07,130
Yeah.

626
00:45:07,130 --> 00:45:08,500
What's up, kruse?

627
00:45:08,500 --> 00:45:10,970
Remember when you got your rock truck stuck this week?

628
00:45:10,970 --> 00:45:13,040
Karla: Hey-oh!

629
00:45:13,040 --> 00:45:14,670
I was waiting for this. Yep.

630
00:45:16,580 --> 00:45:17,780
First order of business.

631
00:45:17,780 --> 00:45:19,410
What are you gonna do?

632
00:45:21,450 --> 00:45:23,920
Narrator: Rick needs an ounce per 100 yards

633
00:45:23,920 --> 00:45:26,050
From the extension cut.

634
00:45:26,050 --> 00:45:28,720
After running over 7,000 yards,

635
00:45:28,720 --> 00:45:31,660
He needs at least 70 ounces.

636
00:45:33,030 --> 00:45:35,160
Well... Karla: Let's see this.

637
00:45:35,160 --> 00:45:37,560
Shall we see if the old el huncho paid off?

638
00:45:37,560 --> 00:45:39,500
Chris: Ooh.

639
00:45:39,500 --> 00:45:42,800
-Carl: Holy smokes, ricky. -Looks pretty good, right?

640
00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:44,770
I like it.

641
00:45:44,770 --> 00:45:46,300
You ready?

642
00:45:46,310 --> 00:45:48,840
Karla: I hope your hunch is right.

643
00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:51,980
We're gonna find out.

644
00:45:51,980 --> 00:45:54,910
All right, we got 10.

645
00:45:54,910 --> 00:45:56,880
We got 20. Chris: Excellent.

646
00:45:56,880 --> 00:46:00,020
30...

647
00:46:00,020 --> 00:46:02,350
There's 40, going 50... Awesome.

648
00:46:02,360 --> 00:46:05,020
...60, 70.

649
00:46:07,030 --> 00:46:09,930
No way. 82.37

650
00:46:11,400 --> 00:46:16,730
Narrator: With prices at a massive $1,750 an ounce,

651
00:46:16,740 --> 00:46:20,040
Rick has mined $144,000

652
00:46:20,040 --> 00:46:25,010
Worth of gold from the cheap cut extension.

653
00:46:25,010 --> 00:46:29,580
It's his biggest haul of the season.

654
00:46:29,580 --> 00:46:31,680
-Rick: Unreal. -Wow.

655
00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:32,920
Carl: That's awesome.

656
00:46:32,920 --> 00:46:35,120
Chris: I've never seen a clean-up like that.

657
00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:39,520
Yeah, that's true. We never had any like that last year.

658
00:46:39,530 --> 00:46:42,190
That's awesome, guys. Awesome.

659
00:46:42,200 --> 00:46:43,930
Sure is pretty.

660
00:46:45,330 --> 00:46:46,560
Yeah!

661
00:46:46,570 --> 00:46:48,230
Karla: Yeah! Yeah!

662
00:46:49,470 --> 00:46:53,340
Well, I'm just happy that paid off.

663
00:46:53,340 --> 00:46:55,110
A few more of those, we're good.

664
00:46:55,110 --> 00:46:57,010
-We've gotten ahead. -More than a few.

665
00:46:57,010 --> 00:46:58,880
-Let's keep it up. -Well, let's go get a few more.

666
00:46:58,880 --> 00:47:02,110
All right. Let's do this.

667
00:47:02,120 --> 00:47:03,580
Yeah, I'm super happy with the gold.

668
00:47:03,580 --> 00:47:05,350
I haven't seen that kind of stuff in years, right?

669
00:47:05,350 --> 00:47:07,080
So we're on the right track.

670
00:47:07,090 --> 00:47:09,090
If we can keep that up, man, we're gonna smash our goal.

671
00:47:09,090 --> 00:47:12,420
So I'm happy about it.

672
00:47:12,430 --> 00:47:14,290
Chris: I've never seen a clean-up like that before.

673
00:47:14,290 --> 00:47:16,630
Keep having clean-ups like that

674
00:47:16,630 --> 00:47:18,860
And we'll be going home with pockets full gold.

675
00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:23,270
Well, we finally got some money in the bank, which feels good.

676
00:47:23,270 --> 00:47:24,900
And personally, I really needed that to pay off.

677
00:47:24,900 --> 00:47:28,110
So I'm happy, and now I can just focus on the rest of the season.

678
00:47:33,750 --> 00:47:36,110
Narrator: Next time on "gold rush"...

679
00:47:36,120 --> 00:47:38,450
I'm gonna go try to find us some ground in alaska.

680
00:47:38,450 --> 00:47:40,620
...With parker out of the picture...

681
00:47:40,620 --> 00:47:42,590
You need to rethink your game, man.

682
00:47:42,590 --> 00:47:44,620
...The crew is under pressure.

683
00:47:44,620 --> 00:47:46,260
Whoa! .

684
00:47:46,260 --> 00:47:48,060
Narrator: The cracks start to show...

685
00:47:48,060 --> 00:47:49,330
Oh, .

686
00:47:49,330 --> 00:47:51,630
...In rick ness's operation.

687
00:47:51,630 --> 00:47:53,730
Rick: That's not good.

688
00:47:53,730 --> 00:47:55,470
And the screen deck build...

689
00:47:55,470 --> 00:47:56,900
Tony: Back up...

690
00:47:56,900 --> 00:47:59,270
...Puts tony beets to the test.

691
00:47:59,270 --> 00:48:01,840
-Whoa! -Whoa!

692
00:48:01,840 --> 00:48:04,180
Oh, my .

692
00:48:05,305 --> 00:49:05,707