1 00:00:03,077 --> 00:00:04,043 [Parker] So, right now... 2 00:00:04,629 --> 00:00:06,111 Mike and Phil, 3 00:00:06,111 --> 00:00:08,111 they've got quite the stockpile going already 4 00:00:08,111 --> 00:00:09,905 and there's a ton more, 5 00:00:09,905 --> 00:00:12,732 and so, just figured I should pan it real quick and... 6 00:00:13,939 --> 00:00:16,284 Hopefully, find some gold. 7 00:00:16,284 --> 00:00:18,698 [narrator] 28-year-old, Parker Schnabel, 8 00:00:18,698 --> 00:00:21,111 is on the brink of a new era. 9 00:00:21,801 --> 00:00:23,284 In just seven days, 10 00:00:23,284 --> 00:00:26,525 he'll start running paydirt at his new operation 11 00:00:26,525 --> 00:00:28,111 in Alaska. 12 00:00:28,111 --> 00:00:29,801 In new ground like this, that we don't know, 13 00:00:29,801 --> 00:00:32,111 I hate building, like, a massive stockpile. 14 00:00:32,111 --> 00:00:33,870 And we don't have a wash plant. 15 00:00:33,870 --> 00:00:36,215 And we're kinda stuck to running it all 16 00:00:36,215 --> 00:00:38,629 if we don't have a plant here yet. 17 00:00:40,284 --> 00:00:41,422 There's three place. 18 00:00:42,284 --> 00:00:44,422 That's probably like five milligrams. 19 00:00:44,422 --> 00:00:45,422 There's gold in it. 20 00:00:45,905 --> 00:00:47,008 And... 21 00:00:51,077 --> 00:00:53,491 So, we'll sluice it all. See what happens. 22 00:00:55,000 --> 00:01:01,074 23 00:01:09,111 --> 00:01:10,249 [Mitch] We're gonna move Slucifer. 24 00:01:10,249 --> 00:01:11,698 Parker wants a smooth transition. 25 00:01:11,698 --> 00:01:12,836 Have some ditches in 26 00:01:12,836 --> 00:01:14,284 and have that wash plant pad ready, 27 00:01:14,284 --> 00:01:17,215 so that hopefully, we can get that drug over. 28 00:01:17,215 --> 00:01:20,043 You look at all this ground. Everything's gotta be done this year. 29 00:01:20,043 --> 00:01:22,560 And whatever we strip and don't sluice, 30 00:01:23,043 --> 00:01:24,146 all that is-- 31 00:01:24,146 --> 00:01:26,387 - [Tyson] Waste of money. - Waste of money. 32 00:01:26,387 --> 00:01:28,870 [narrator] At Parker's Klondike operation, 33 00:01:28,870 --> 00:01:33,525 his crew has mined out nearly half of his 90-acre airstrip claim. 34 00:01:35,180 --> 00:01:38,215 Recovering nearly 4,000 ounces of gold 35 00:01:38,215 --> 00:01:42,043 worth over seven million dollars. 36 00:01:42,043 --> 00:01:45,077 After a back-breaking first half of the season, 37 00:01:45,077 --> 00:01:48,353 foreman Mitch Blaschke, needs a break. 38 00:01:48,353 --> 00:01:50,974 I'm leaving to head home to see my wife, so... 39 00:01:50,974 --> 00:01:53,456 - [Chris laughs] - [Mitch] You guys are gonna be busy. 40 00:01:53,456 --> 00:01:55,870 - [all laughing] - Oh, yeah. 41 00:01:55,870 --> 00:01:59,215 Talk about perfect timing. Yeah? Jeez. 42 00:01:59,215 --> 00:02:00,974 Have fun. Try not to think of us. 43 00:02:00,974 --> 00:02:02,525 - [all laughing] - Yeah. 44 00:02:04,629 --> 00:02:06,353 I promised my wife, 45 00:02:06,353 --> 00:02:08,180 I was gonna be home for our anniversary 46 00:02:08,180 --> 00:02:10,146 and that's what I'm gonna do. 47 00:02:10,146 --> 00:02:12,249 This job wants to consume you. 48 00:02:12,249 --> 00:02:14,180 We got two wash plants running. 49 00:02:14,180 --> 00:02:16,663 And by the time my day is done, 50 00:02:16,663 --> 00:02:18,801 very rarely do I get to make a phone call 51 00:02:18,801 --> 00:02:21,043 and my daughter is still awake. 52 00:02:21,043 --> 00:02:23,043 So, it's going to leave a lot on Tyson's plate. 53 00:02:23,043 --> 00:02:24,801 You know, hopefully, when I get back, 54 00:02:24,801 --> 00:02:25,974 things look good. 55 00:02:32,353 --> 00:02:34,732 [narrator] With Parker and Tyler in Alaska 56 00:02:34,732 --> 00:02:36,698 setting up a new mine site... 57 00:02:36,698 --> 00:02:39,905 We've got, like, a week before this leased washplant shows up. 58 00:02:39,905 --> 00:02:41,974 Okay. That's good to know. 59 00:02:41,974 --> 00:02:44,180 [narrator] And Mitch away from the Yukon, 60 00:02:44,180 --> 00:02:47,767 it's up to stand-in mine boss, Tyson Lee, 61 00:02:47,767 --> 00:02:50,215 to run the under-staffed operation. 62 00:02:51,801 --> 00:02:53,594 [Tyson] You know, in the next 36 hours, 63 00:02:53,594 --> 00:02:55,456 Slucifer is gonna be looking to be moved. 64 00:02:55,456 --> 00:03:00,180 And right now, the pad's on its way, but it's not ready. 65 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:01,870 There's a lot to do 66 00:03:01,870 --> 00:03:03,767 and not much time to do it in. 67 00:03:03,767 --> 00:03:07,043 And I'm just running around like a chicken with my head cut off. 68 00:03:08,870 --> 00:03:11,249 [narrator] Tyson's plan for the week, 69 00:03:11,249 --> 00:03:15,111 continue sluicing the bare cut with Big Red and Slucifer 70 00:03:15,111 --> 00:03:16,387 side-by-side. 71 00:03:17,077 --> 00:03:19,422 While 800 feet south east 72 00:03:19,422 --> 00:03:20,594 at a new cut, 73 00:03:21,836 --> 00:03:25,422 build a ramp and a 40-foot high washplant pad. 74 00:03:26,491 --> 00:03:27,836 Once complete, 75 00:03:27,836 --> 00:03:31,008 drag Slucifer to its new home. 76 00:03:31,008 --> 00:03:34,525 Ready to start sluicing the new 18-acre cut. 77 00:03:36,008 --> 00:03:39,491 It's a lot to keep eyes on and to try and spend time in equipment. 78 00:03:40,422 --> 00:03:43,077 We're really short-staffed and... 79 00:03:43,077 --> 00:03:45,767 It's just bad timing for everyone to leave, really. 80 00:03:45,767 --> 00:03:49,353 But Doumitt is here and I have some good eyes around the washplant. 81 00:03:49,353 --> 00:03:51,974 We'll do our best to keep things running here. 82 00:03:53,422 --> 00:03:56,525 They pulled me out of the gold room for a little bit to help out. 83 00:03:56,525 --> 00:03:59,008 I really don't mind. I just hope I can... 84 00:03:59,767 --> 00:04:00,801 keep up. 85 00:04:00,801 --> 00:04:03,284 We got a pile of dirt we gotta go through, 86 00:04:03,284 --> 00:04:05,974 so everybody that can run equipment, 87 00:04:05,974 --> 00:04:07,767 we're doing it. 88 00:04:07,767 --> 00:04:10,146 So, we need a ramp to drag Slucifer up. 89 00:04:10,146 --> 00:04:13,353 Plus, we need a pad for the super stacker to sit on. 90 00:04:13,353 --> 00:04:16,525 There's a lot of moving parts right now, a lot of things have to go right. 91 00:04:20,767 --> 00:04:23,215 [narrator] Tyson's first call as a mine boss, 92 00:04:23,215 --> 00:04:24,801 make his first hires. 93 00:04:25,663 --> 00:04:27,284 Two of his old bosses, 94 00:04:27,284 --> 00:04:30,422 Mike Tupper and Spencer Youngson. 95 00:04:30,422 --> 00:04:33,249 [Tyson] This week, we've got a lot going on, might have to move Slucifer. 96 00:04:33,249 --> 00:04:35,249 Also, we have to build a plant pad. 97 00:04:35,249 --> 00:04:36,939 There's just so much on the list. 98 00:04:36,939 --> 00:04:39,870 And then, on top of that, we have to keep two washplants going. 99 00:04:39,870 --> 00:04:42,215 - Oh, why are you yelling? Why are you yelling? - [Tyson chuckles] 100 00:04:42,215 --> 00:04:44,767 You guy are really good operators, really experienced. 101 00:04:44,767 --> 00:04:46,077 But you've never mined before, 102 00:04:46,077 --> 00:04:48,353 so if you have any questions, feel free to ask me. 103 00:04:48,353 --> 00:04:50,456 You really think we're gonna get all of this done in a week? 104 00:04:50,456 --> 00:04:52,387 [Tyson] Depends on how many hours you guys work. 105 00:04:52,387 --> 00:04:53,767 - Okay, here we go. Let's do this. - [Tyson chuckles] 106 00:04:53,767 --> 00:04:54,905 - Thanks, guys. - Thanks. 107 00:04:59,146 --> 00:05:01,663 Right now, pretty much everyone's focus 108 00:05:01,663 --> 00:05:04,387 is on getting sluice for this pad build. 109 00:05:04,387 --> 00:05:08,353 It will be a changed world by the time Mitch gets back. 110 00:05:08,353 --> 00:05:12,318 I owned a heavy haul lowbed business that I just recently sold 111 00:05:12,318 --> 00:05:15,870 and conveniently, had this summer off. 112 00:05:15,870 --> 00:05:19,111 And got a phone call from Tyson. 113 00:05:19,111 --> 00:05:21,111 [Tupper] I have an excavating and trucking business. 114 00:05:21,111 --> 00:05:24,146 I have 20 employees at home. 115 00:05:27,077 --> 00:05:29,836 You know, Tupper used to be my boss and Spencer 116 00:05:29,836 --> 00:05:31,767 used to be Tupper's right-hand man. 117 00:05:31,767 --> 00:05:34,767 So, that's why I called them up and got them up here 118 00:05:34,767 --> 00:05:36,974 'cause they're both really good operators. 119 00:05:36,974 --> 00:05:39,146 [Tupper] I think when Tyson was 13, 120 00:05:39,146 --> 00:05:43,215 his mum phoned me and said that her son wanted to work. 121 00:05:44,111 --> 00:05:46,249 And I was like, "We start at 7:00 am 122 00:05:46,249 --> 00:05:48,146 and you're gonna be a laborer." 123 00:05:48,146 --> 00:05:50,491 Yeah, yeah, yeah. All good. Wanted to come out. 124 00:05:50,491 --> 00:05:52,077 And you know what? 125 00:05:52,077 --> 00:05:56,077 He's just one of those kids that I was like, "Wow, this kid's got drive." 126 00:05:56,077 --> 00:05:57,974 [Spencer] I feel like I'm returning a favor to him 127 00:05:57,974 --> 00:06:00,870 and paying him back right now for riding him 128 00:06:00,870 --> 00:06:02,491 and being hard on him as a kid. 129 00:06:04,077 --> 00:06:05,698 Gotta say, he's come a long way. 130 00:06:05,698 --> 00:06:07,836 From a 13-year-old riding his bike to work 131 00:06:07,836 --> 00:06:10,525 to operating a mine 132 00:06:10,525 --> 00:06:12,974 in the middle of the Yukon wilderness 133 00:06:13,663 --> 00:06:15,215 pretty much by himself. 134 00:06:15,215 --> 00:06:16,974 It's pretty cool. 135 00:06:16,974 --> 00:06:19,249 [Tyson on radio] It's done. It just needs to be leveled up. 136 00:06:19,249 --> 00:06:21,939 [narrator] With the help of Tupper and Spencer, 137 00:06:21,939 --> 00:06:25,594 the 40-foot high pad is nearly complete. 138 00:06:25,594 --> 00:06:28,594 So, right now, we're standing on Slucifer's new home. 139 00:06:28,594 --> 00:06:30,008 Was a big day today. 140 00:06:30,008 --> 00:06:31,422 We have another big one tomorrow. 141 00:06:47,249 --> 00:06:49,836 You know, it's been a pretty tough start to the mining season. 142 00:06:49,836 --> 00:06:52,698 We gotta get to 500 ounces to help pay off that family debt. 143 00:06:52,698 --> 00:06:54,422 We're sluicing our way down the creek. 144 00:06:54,422 --> 00:06:55,663 We're pay-as-we go mining. 145 00:06:55,663 --> 00:06:58,939 And we're using the gold that we get to get us there. 146 00:06:58,939 --> 00:07:01,974 Ah, it's been a struggle to find a really good, reliable pay. 147 00:07:01,974 --> 00:07:04,491 But we're making our way there. 148 00:07:05,905 --> 00:07:08,663 [narrator] 23-year-old mine boss, Brandon Clayton. 149 00:07:09,629 --> 00:07:11,905 20-year-old brother, Brady. 150 00:07:11,905 --> 00:07:14,387 And 16-year-old sister, Janae... 151 00:07:15,146 --> 00:07:16,318 [bleep] 152 00:07:16,318 --> 00:07:19,353 [narrator] Are mining hotspots down California creek 153 00:07:19,353 --> 00:07:21,422 on a pay as you go mission 154 00:07:21,422 --> 00:07:24,974 to reach Golden Acres and life changing gold. 155 00:07:26,801 --> 00:07:29,594 All right, buddy, you're full of gold, take that up to the plant. 156 00:07:29,594 --> 00:07:34,663 Today, I am hauling pay from the S-Bend. 157 00:07:34,663 --> 00:07:36,767 We're almost through it. 158 00:07:36,767 --> 00:07:41,215 So, our gold weigh should be coming up here pretty soon. 159 00:07:41,215 --> 00:07:43,111 I'm hoping to crack that one, 160 00:07:43,111 --> 00:07:44,974 so we can get some money. 161 00:07:49,422 --> 00:07:52,698 [narrator] With the S-Bend Cut almost out of pay, 162 00:07:52,698 --> 00:07:56,525 Brandon needs to find their next honey hole. 163 00:07:56,525 --> 00:07:59,939 Looks pretty good. Like, the rocks look similar to what we've been 164 00:07:59,939 --> 00:08:02,353 hauling down there from the two ounce of hundred. 165 00:08:02,353 --> 00:08:04,180 - Yeah, that was good ground back there. - [Brandon] Yeah. 166 00:08:04,180 --> 00:08:05,732 So, hopefully, this is the same, eh? 167 00:08:05,732 --> 00:08:07,767 [Brandon] This looks like we probably have about 168 00:08:07,767 --> 00:08:10,870 2,500 cubic yards here, so that would be... 169 00:08:10,870 --> 00:08:12,905 - Pushing 50 ounces, we're hoping, eh? - [Brandon] Yeah. 170 00:08:12,905 --> 00:08:14,870 That would be awesome. That's what we need. 171 00:08:14,870 --> 00:08:17,077 And we just need to name it. 172 00:08:17,077 --> 00:08:18,387 Well, I don't know, what do you think? 173 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,111 I don't know, it's pretty narrow and [bleep] tight here, 174 00:08:22,111 --> 00:08:23,422 so what's narrow and tight? 175 00:08:24,353 --> 00:08:25,870 - [Brady] A gauntlet? - Sure. 176 00:08:25,870 --> 00:08:27,353 - [Brady] You wanna name it The Gauntlet? - Yeah, I like that. Yeah. 177 00:08:27,353 --> 00:08:28,801 - [Brady] Yeah? - That's good. 178 00:08:28,801 --> 00:08:30,043 - The Gauntlet Cut. - [Brady] Yeah. 179 00:08:30,043 --> 00:08:31,732 - Okay, beautiful. - [Brady] Right on. 180 00:08:31,732 --> 00:08:33,905 Well, you wanna get that hoe down here and we'll start stripping? 181 00:08:33,905 --> 00:08:34,905 - [Brady] Yeah, sounds good. - Okay. 182 00:08:39,249 --> 00:08:41,111 [narrator] As operator Warren Binnie 183 00:08:41,111 --> 00:08:44,387 loads the last of the stockpiled S-Bend dirt... 184 00:08:44,387 --> 00:08:46,663 Yo, the job isn't done when we're tired 185 00:08:46,663 --> 00:08:48,870 the job is done when it's done. 186 00:08:48,870 --> 00:08:53,215 [narrator] Brady races to strip the Gauntlet Cut down to pay. 187 00:08:53,215 --> 00:08:57,180 As of right now, we're throwing our last [bleep] pennies into this cut 188 00:08:57,180 --> 00:08:58,939 so we need everything we can get. 189 00:08:58,939 --> 00:09:01,974 We need it to pay off or we're going home. 190 00:09:01,974 --> 00:09:04,284 Yeah, it's basically, make or break for our season now. 191 00:09:08,387 --> 00:09:10,525 I'm hitting ice. 192 00:09:10,525 --> 00:09:13,801 Permafrost. This [bleep] ground is rock solid. 193 00:09:13,801 --> 00:09:15,215 I'm sliding down this hill right now. 194 00:09:17,387 --> 00:09:19,353 Trying to climb this slope here. 195 00:09:19,353 --> 00:09:21,043 It's like, moose on ice skates. 196 00:09:22,525 --> 00:09:24,594 [bleep] I can't rip [bleep] 197 00:09:25,525 --> 00:09:26,939 I need teeth, man. 198 00:09:28,974 --> 00:09:31,077 [narrator] This slip and slide river bank 199 00:09:31,077 --> 00:09:33,318 and the worn out excavator bucket 200 00:09:33,318 --> 00:09:35,525 are stopping Brady from digging into 201 00:09:35,525 --> 00:09:37,939 the frozen concrete-like ground. 202 00:09:37,939 --> 00:09:39,732 [Brady] I can't even get to pay. 203 00:09:39,732 --> 00:09:41,767 All we're doing is wearing off the [bleep] 204 00:09:41,767 --> 00:09:43,353 It's actually pissing me off. 205 00:09:44,974 --> 00:09:46,077 [Brandon] Wait. So, what's up? 206 00:09:46,077 --> 00:09:48,491 I got about a foot to two feet deep 207 00:09:48,491 --> 00:09:49,939 and I hit permafrost right away. 208 00:09:49,939 --> 00:09:51,594 - I can't dig anymore. - Right. 209 00:09:51,594 --> 00:09:53,353 [Brady] These teeth got wore down, 210 00:09:53,353 --> 00:09:55,318 do some maintenance on this bucket here. 211 00:10:03,318 --> 00:10:06,387 I got Brady working on putting new teeth on it. 212 00:10:06,387 --> 00:10:08,525 The knobs are really worn out. 213 00:10:08,525 --> 00:10:10,594 It's important to have those tiger teeth on 214 00:10:10,594 --> 00:10:12,456 to dig in to that hard permafrost. 215 00:10:12,456 --> 00:10:15,146 So, once I get these built up, we'll slop those teeth on 216 00:10:15,146 --> 00:10:16,525 and we'll be off to the races. 217 00:10:25,008 --> 00:10:26,939 So, it's on now. We just got to put the pin in. 218 00:10:26,939 --> 00:10:28,767 [hammering] 219 00:10:29,836 --> 00:10:31,560 [cell phone ringing] 220 00:10:33,353 --> 00:10:34,215 Hello. 221 00:10:36,974 --> 00:10:38,043 Oh, what's that? 222 00:10:41,043 --> 00:10:42,249 Ah [bleep] Really? 223 00:10:44,663 --> 00:10:47,491 Yeah, yeah. We'll get on the road as soon as we can. 224 00:10:47,491 --> 00:10:50,767 We'll just tell Warren we're leaving and give him a plan. 225 00:10:50,767 --> 00:10:52,939 Okay. Yeah. See you soon. Bye. 226 00:10:56,249 --> 00:11:00,353 Grandma, unexpectedly, is pretty sick, so... 227 00:11:01,974 --> 00:11:05,422 Brady, Janae and I are gonna have to go home. 228 00:11:05,422 --> 00:11:10,560 And, you know, see her. Spend some time with some family. 229 00:11:10,560 --> 00:11:14,456 And we're gonna have to let Warren run things around here. 230 00:11:16,870 --> 00:11:18,939 So, I got a call from my dad. We gotta go home. 231 00:11:18,939 --> 00:11:21,077 My grandma is not doing very well. 232 00:11:21,077 --> 00:11:23,043 - So... Yeah. - Sorry to hear it, man. 233 00:11:23,043 --> 00:11:24,698 I don't know how long we're gonna be gone. 234 00:11:24,698 --> 00:11:27,560 So, just strip the Gauntlet Cut 235 00:11:27,560 --> 00:11:29,077 and then, start hauling pay again. 236 00:11:29,077 --> 00:11:32,491 So, when we come back there's a lot of pay here and we can run. 237 00:11:32,491 --> 00:11:33,836 We'll be in touch. 238 00:11:33,836 --> 00:11:35,353 - [Warren] All righty. - Okay, Warren. 239 00:11:35,353 --> 00:11:37,353 - Awesome. I'll see you later. - Sounds good. Will see ya. 240 00:11:40,698 --> 00:11:42,905 My best wishes goes to the Clayton family. 241 00:11:42,905 --> 00:11:44,318 I'm thinking about them. 242 00:11:44,318 --> 00:11:46,974 And hopefully, everything's okay. 243 00:11:46,974 --> 00:11:50,043 I just think the Claytons are the most amazing family. 244 00:11:53,698 --> 00:11:55,146 [Brandon] Brady. Janae. 245 00:11:55,146 --> 00:11:57,732 I just got a call from dad. We're gonna have to go home. 246 00:11:57,732 --> 00:12:00,146 Grandma's not doing very good in the hospital. 247 00:12:00,146 --> 00:12:01,387 - So... - [Janae] No way. 248 00:12:02,525 --> 00:12:03,560 Let's go. 249 00:12:14,422 --> 00:12:18,905 So, in that Gauntlet Cut, we're hoping for about five feet of pay underneath. 250 00:12:20,043 --> 00:12:23,594 So, with the guys going, I've a pretty busy day. 251 00:12:23,594 --> 00:12:26,974 [narrator] Warren has to dig the pay in an excavator. 252 00:12:26,974 --> 00:12:29,905 Haul it almost half a mile in a rock truck. 253 00:12:29,905 --> 00:12:32,525 Build a paypile at the washplant. 254 00:12:32,525 --> 00:12:35,801 And repeat the process over and over. 255 00:12:35,801 --> 00:12:38,974 [Warren] The Gauntlet Cut is about 500 meters long. 256 00:12:38,974 --> 00:12:41,284 It's at the mouth of Golden Acres. 257 00:12:41,284 --> 00:12:42,698 It's one step before. 258 00:12:43,836 --> 00:12:46,560 [narrator] The Gauntlet Cut is the last step 259 00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:48,249 in the Clayton's pursuit 260 00:12:48,249 --> 00:12:50,215 of their prized Golden Acres. 261 00:12:52,215 --> 00:12:54,387 If Warren can run the mine solo, 262 00:12:54,387 --> 00:12:57,353 he could keep the family season on track. 263 00:12:57,353 --> 00:12:59,663 You know what, doing everything on your own is harder, 264 00:12:59,663 --> 00:13:04,111 but we've been averaging in this area about an ounce per 100 yard. 265 00:13:04,111 --> 00:13:06,767 So, if I can pull 600 yard today, 266 00:13:06,767 --> 00:13:09,077 then... Yo, that will be about 6 ounces. 267 00:13:09,077 --> 00:13:13,215 So, if I can keep that consistency up everyday, 268 00:13:13,215 --> 00:13:17,008 we'll have a big pile of pay ready for Brandon when he gets back. 269 00:13:44,249 --> 00:13:46,870 [narrator] Over halfway through the season, 270 00:13:46,870 --> 00:13:49,491 king of the Klondike, Tony Beets, 271 00:13:49,491 --> 00:13:52,525 has just over 2,000 ounces of gold. 272 00:14:00,974 --> 00:14:04,905 [narrator] Last week, he mined 472 ounces. 273 00:14:04,905 --> 00:14:07,629 His biggest haul this season. 274 00:14:07,629 --> 00:14:12,318 Now, the pressure is on to keep that level of gold production up. 275 00:14:15,594 --> 00:14:19,698 [narrator] Tony is already mining two of the deepest cuts he's ever opened. 276 00:14:21,043 --> 00:14:23,111 To bring in even more gold, 277 00:14:23,111 --> 00:14:25,698 he's farmed out land to new tenants. 278 00:14:46,077 --> 00:14:49,560 [narrator] The Winchester crew are mining the Hunker Cut. 279 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,732 With a skeleton crew of three. 280 00:14:51,732 --> 00:14:53,732 For a small group, I think we're... 281 00:14:53,732 --> 00:14:55,801 you know, we're holding our own. 282 00:14:55,801 --> 00:14:58,594 I think, generally, we've been working pretty well together. 283 00:14:58,594 --> 00:15:02,663 [narrator] Construction worker and mine boss, Jason Fraser, 284 00:15:02,663 --> 00:15:04,594 is hoping to strike it rich. 285 00:15:04,594 --> 00:15:06,939 [John] This is our first season in Dawson 286 00:15:06,939 --> 00:15:10,422 and we're gonna strive to do the best we can. 287 00:15:10,422 --> 00:15:14,077 [narrator] Alongside retired business owner, John Van Thuyl. 288 00:15:18,870 --> 00:15:21,353 [narrator] And ex-logger, Butch Bouchard. 289 00:15:29,594 --> 00:15:32,801 [narrator] The Cursed Cut's reputation is legendary 290 00:15:32,801 --> 00:15:35,215 after a series of mining failures. 291 00:15:35,215 --> 00:15:36,387 [woman] What just happened? 292 00:15:36,387 --> 00:15:38,215 [man on radio] 293 00:15:38,215 --> 00:15:39,974 [narrator] The ground has been untouched 294 00:15:39,974 --> 00:15:42,594 since the Beets family left it last season. 295 00:15:45,456 --> 00:15:46,629 Till now. 296 00:15:46,629 --> 00:15:49,249 They call it the Cursed Cut. I don't believe in curses. 297 00:15:51,318 --> 00:15:56,146 [narrator] The Winchester crew only have one excavator to move dirt. 298 00:15:56,146 --> 00:15:59,456 So, their double-barreled washplant is shut down 299 00:15:59,456 --> 00:16:02,732 each time their stockpiled pay runs out. 300 00:16:03,732 --> 00:16:06,939 [Butch] 301 00:16:19,732 --> 00:16:21,077 [narrator] Without a rock truck, 302 00:16:21,077 --> 00:16:23,422 Butch has to dig the pay. 303 00:16:23,422 --> 00:16:26,974 Drive it one-three bucket at a time 304 00:16:26,974 --> 00:16:29,318 a 1,000 feet to the washplant 305 00:16:29,318 --> 00:16:30,594 and stockpile it. 306 00:16:39,146 --> 00:16:42,974 [narrator] One rock truck can haul 30 tons of pay per trip. 307 00:16:42,974 --> 00:16:46,146 Butch will have to do ten journeys back and forth 308 00:16:46,146 --> 00:16:48,353 to stockpile the same amount. 309 00:16:48,353 --> 00:16:50,008 [Jason] Yeah, it sucks not having a rock truck. 310 00:16:50,008 --> 00:16:51,732 We're on a limited number of days here 311 00:16:51,732 --> 00:16:54,180 and if we lose a day or two 312 00:16:54,180 --> 00:16:55,905 because we don't have a piece of equipment, 313 00:16:55,905 --> 00:16:57,870 that's a day or two we're not getting on the back end. 314 00:16:59,525 --> 00:17:02,629 [Butch] 315 00:17:12,836 --> 00:17:13,836 [thudding] 316 00:17:42,180 --> 00:17:43,732 [narrator] The missing grease nipple, 317 00:17:43,732 --> 00:17:45,870 means hydraulic fluid has leaked 318 00:17:45,870 --> 00:17:48,456 from the track tensioning cylinder. 319 00:17:48,456 --> 00:17:50,525 Causing a drop in pressure 320 00:17:50,525 --> 00:17:53,767 loosening the cylinder piston and idler wheel, 321 00:17:53,767 --> 00:17:55,767 allowing the track to fall off. 322 00:17:55,767 --> 00:17:57,215 [track falling sound] 323 00:17:57,215 --> 00:17:59,767 [narrator] The Winchester crew must fit a new valve, 324 00:18:00,318 --> 00:18:02,387 lift the track back on 325 00:18:02,387 --> 00:18:04,594 and refill the hydraulic fluid 326 00:18:04,594 --> 00:18:07,767 until the track reaches operational tension. 327 00:18:12,836 --> 00:18:14,387 [grunts] 328 00:18:14,387 --> 00:18:18,146 We sure were... we're just [bleep] lucky enough to have this. 329 00:18:18,146 --> 00:18:21,491 This running around is starting to cost us a lot of [bleep] time and [bleep] 330 00:18:23,249 --> 00:18:24,801 We gotta come up with a better way. 331 00:18:24,801 --> 00:18:25,836 [Butch] 332 00:18:25,836 --> 00:18:27,111 [Jason] That one's a little wore. 333 00:18:27,663 --> 00:18:30,870 [Butch] 334 00:18:37,836 --> 00:18:39,698 Little more straight. 335 00:18:39,698 --> 00:18:42,077 [chains and metal clanging] 336 00:18:44,077 --> 00:18:45,008 There she goes. 337 00:18:46,318 --> 00:18:48,594 [bleep] That's it. 338 00:18:48,594 --> 00:18:50,077 - [Butch] - Right on. 339 00:18:53,111 --> 00:18:54,974 [exclaims] Woo-hoo! 340 00:18:59,663 --> 00:19:02,215 [narrator] The Winchester crew's only dirt mover 341 00:19:02,215 --> 00:19:04,525 is back on track. 342 00:19:04,525 --> 00:19:08,422 But valuable sluicing time is lost. 343 00:19:08,422 --> 00:19:11,905 [Jason] I think... Yeah, I'm willing to know when enough is enough. 344 00:19:11,905 --> 00:19:14,284 The only solution we got is to get our hands on a truck. 345 00:19:19,594 --> 00:19:20,456 [knocks] 346 00:19:20,456 --> 00:19:21,422 [Jason] Coming up. 347 00:19:22,974 --> 00:19:23,767 [Minnie] Hi. 348 00:19:24,594 --> 00:19:25,387 [Jason] How's it going? 349 00:19:34,732 --> 00:19:37,249 I'll be blunt. I want the 35D out there. 350 00:19:38,836 --> 00:19:39,698 Yeah. 351 00:19:44,077 --> 00:19:44,905 Yeah. 352 00:19:45,525 --> 00:19:46,698 The problem is, 353 00:19:46,698 --> 00:19:48,491 we tracked all that up with the hoe... 354 00:19:48,491 --> 00:19:50,870 - [Tony] Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Now, we gotta get wheels. 355 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:54,422 [Jason] Yeah. 356 00:19:57,767 --> 00:19:59,008 That's what we need to do now. 357 00:19:59,008 --> 00:20:00,284 [Minnie] Your season is so short. 358 00:20:00,284 --> 00:20:02,560 You have to get it out, you have to get on there. 359 00:20:17,043 --> 00:20:18,111 That's soon enough. 360 00:20:18,111 --> 00:20:19,905 - Super. Minnie. - [Minnie] Thank you. 361 00:20:21,525 --> 00:20:22,836 - Okay, buddy. - [Minnie] Off you go. 362 00:20:22,836 --> 00:20:24,422 Run for it. Run fast. 363 00:20:27,008 --> 00:20:28,732 Now, we're gonna have the ability to move. 364 00:20:29,318 --> 00:20:30,456 In 20 minutes, 365 00:20:30,456 --> 00:20:33,284 what would take us an hour or two to track with a hoe. 366 00:20:33,284 --> 00:20:36,353 All that equates to, you know, ultimately, 367 00:20:36,353 --> 00:20:37,698 more gold in the box. 368 00:20:50,215 --> 00:20:54,008 [Tyson] You know, when Mitch gets back and Slucifer will be running, 369 00:20:54,008 --> 00:20:57,043 next cut will be pretty much ready to go. 370 00:20:57,043 --> 00:20:59,525 [narrator] Stand-in mine boss, Tyson Lee, 371 00:20:59,525 --> 00:21:02,974 has friend in Greenhorn miner, Spencer Youngson, 372 00:21:02,974 --> 00:21:05,698 running bare cut pay through Big Red. 373 00:21:07,008 --> 00:21:09,318 [Spencer] Tyson has a big laundry list of stuff to do 374 00:21:09,318 --> 00:21:13,111 and we're all feverishly trying to do it. 375 00:21:13,111 --> 00:21:15,732 [narrator] Now, Tyson has shut down Slucifer 376 00:21:15,732 --> 00:21:18,077 to move it to a new cut. 377 00:21:18,077 --> 00:21:20,249 [Tyson] Then, we're gonna drag Slucifer up here. 378 00:21:20,249 --> 00:21:22,422 The super stacker, the feeder. 379 00:21:22,422 --> 00:21:24,215 And hopefully, by the end of the day, 380 00:21:24,215 --> 00:21:26,870 Slucifer is sitting here and will just be firing up. 381 00:21:28,249 --> 00:21:31,353 [narrator] With Parker, Tyler and Mitch gone, 382 00:21:31,353 --> 00:21:34,767 he's brought in old boss, Mike, to help. 383 00:21:34,767 --> 00:21:37,180 [Tupper] I wiped your ass for how many years? 384 00:21:37,180 --> 00:21:40,560 - Now, you can wipe mine. - [both chuckle] 385 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:43,353 - [Tupper] How heavy is this thing? - [both grunting] 386 00:21:43,836 --> 00:21:45,387 Old man noises. 387 00:21:45,387 --> 00:21:47,767 [Tupper] The grunting, yes. The grunting comes with age. 388 00:21:47,767 --> 00:21:49,767 - [Tyson chuckles] - Don't you worry. 389 00:21:49,767 --> 00:21:51,594 - [Tyson] You're my eyes. - [Tupper] Let's do this. 390 00:21:54,284 --> 00:21:56,043 It's the moment of truth now. 391 00:21:56,974 --> 00:21:58,180 Okay, you got her. 392 00:21:58,836 --> 00:22:00,905 Coming away, two inches. 393 00:22:01,629 --> 00:22:02,870 Try and go up a little bit. 394 00:22:03,974 --> 00:22:04,870 Yeah. 395 00:22:06,767 --> 00:22:08,077 Keep spinning like that. 396 00:22:08,698 --> 00:22:10,387 Yeah, just re-position. 397 00:22:11,698 --> 00:22:14,111 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 398 00:22:14,111 --> 00:22:15,387 Bingo! Okay. 399 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:18,043 Here we go. Atta boy. 400 00:22:20,456 --> 00:22:22,180 [Tyson] We got Slucifer out of the cut, 401 00:22:22,180 --> 00:22:24,180 but it's the beginning of the fight. 402 00:22:24,180 --> 00:22:26,767 We have to drag it up that massive hill we built. 403 00:22:26,767 --> 00:22:28,905 Although, we're in the 750, 404 00:22:28,905 --> 00:22:30,629 still not gonna be a breeze. 405 00:22:32,111 --> 00:22:35,491 [narrator] Dragging Slucifer on to the 40-foot pad 406 00:22:35,491 --> 00:22:39,318 is the most dangerous part of the move for Tyson and Tupper. 407 00:22:42,215 --> 00:22:44,491 [Tupper] 90,000 pounds, plus resistance 408 00:22:44,491 --> 00:22:46,318 of dragging it through the dirt. 409 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:49,146 Keep going, keep going. 410 00:22:49,146 --> 00:22:52,111 The 750 is just getting dropped back down towards it 411 00:22:52,111 --> 00:22:54,180 and that's how steep this ramp is. 412 00:22:54,180 --> 00:22:55,767 So, just having to work it. 413 00:22:56,594 --> 00:22:58,456 Inch-by-inch get it up here. 414 00:23:00,525 --> 00:23:02,836 [Tupper] Back of your tracks are almost in the pad. 415 00:23:03,801 --> 00:23:06,043 Got about six inches off the front. 416 00:23:10,663 --> 00:23:11,525 Beautiful. 417 00:23:13,767 --> 00:23:15,939 So, with Slucifer up on the pad, 418 00:23:15,939 --> 00:23:18,180 but now's the time we're up to spin it. 419 00:23:18,180 --> 00:23:21,456 So, the tailings can vary space in the other way. 420 00:23:21,456 --> 00:23:24,560 [Tupper] Watch that back corner. Yup. Here we go. 421 00:23:25,249 --> 00:23:26,353 She's airborne. 422 00:23:31,180 --> 00:23:32,146 Looking good. 423 00:23:33,663 --> 00:23:34,525 Hey! 424 00:23:37,801 --> 00:23:39,215 Stop. Stop. 425 00:23:39,215 --> 00:23:41,422 Bingo. That will work. 426 00:23:41,422 --> 00:23:45,077 [triumphant instrumental music playing] 427 00:23:47,146 --> 00:23:50,491 [narrator] Tyson and Tupper swing in the super stacker. 428 00:23:50,491 --> 00:23:53,180 Which will feed the plant paydirt from the new cut 429 00:23:53,974 --> 00:23:56,180 when Slucifer is ready. 430 00:23:56,180 --> 00:23:58,629 You know, this is a combination of a lot of work 431 00:23:58,629 --> 00:24:00,974 that's gone on in the past week here. 432 00:24:00,974 --> 00:24:03,387 And we're about to fire Slucifer up. 433 00:24:05,698 --> 00:24:07,077 I'm gonna open this valve here. 434 00:24:13,767 --> 00:24:15,974 Looking pretty good. 435 00:24:15,974 --> 00:24:17,905 I'm gonna go ahead and fire up the shaker deck. 436 00:24:34,249 --> 00:24:36,560 [machine shutting down] 437 00:24:40,249 --> 00:24:41,180 Whoa! 438 00:24:42,146 --> 00:24:43,594 What the [bleep] 439 00:24:46,801 --> 00:24:48,836 The super stacker is not working. 440 00:24:50,732 --> 00:24:51,767 Damn it! 441 00:25:01,146 --> 00:25:03,422 [Tyson] There's no power on the screen here. 442 00:25:04,491 --> 00:25:06,180 [whistles] 443 00:25:06,180 --> 00:25:08,560 [narrator] Stand-in mine boss, Tyson, 444 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:12,077 has successfully moved Slucifer to a new cut. 445 00:25:12,077 --> 00:25:16,353 But the super stacker conveyor has lost power. 446 00:25:16,353 --> 00:25:18,525 And to make matters worse, 447 00:25:18,525 --> 00:25:20,836 his boss, Mitch, has returned early 448 00:25:20,836 --> 00:25:22,249 from a family vacation. 449 00:25:23,870 --> 00:25:25,732 What's happening, guys? 450 00:25:25,732 --> 00:25:27,284 [Tyson] It's not up and running. 451 00:25:27,284 --> 00:25:28,663 The generator shut down. 452 00:25:32,525 --> 00:25:34,698 Just got fired up here and the washplant was running 453 00:25:34,698 --> 00:25:36,870 and all of a sudden, everything shut down. 454 00:25:36,870 --> 00:25:41,318 - And our generator here is not running. - No power on the display here. 455 00:25:41,318 --> 00:25:42,594 [Mitch] You want to grab your voltmeter there 456 00:25:42,594 --> 00:25:44,215 - Yeah. - and see what we got on the battery? 457 00:25:45,491 --> 00:25:47,905 - I'll keep shaping that. - Okay, sounds good. 458 00:25:47,905 --> 00:25:51,836 [Mitch] Strangely, we have no power at all to that panel. 459 00:25:53,077 --> 00:25:54,594 Okay. I think I found the problem. 460 00:25:54,594 --> 00:25:56,663 Look at that, man. It's like, was never hardly crimped. 461 00:25:56,663 --> 00:25:58,077 [man] Hmm. 462 00:25:58,077 --> 00:26:01,215 [narrator] A loose wire has detached from the alternator 463 00:26:01,215 --> 00:26:04,215 cutting power to the super stacker. 464 00:26:04,215 --> 00:26:05,974 [Mitch] Unless, just been the heat shrink was holding it. 465 00:26:05,974 --> 00:26:08,111 We just need to put it back in there and crimp it. 466 00:26:08,111 --> 00:26:09,836 [man] That will be a wild fix, eh? 467 00:26:09,836 --> 00:26:12,215 [Mitch] Yeah, sometimes, you're lucky and it's an easy fix. 468 00:26:12,215 --> 00:26:14,767 Just gently, yeah. Okay. 469 00:26:14,767 --> 00:26:15,974 [Mitch] You happy with that crimp? 470 00:26:15,974 --> 00:26:17,180 [man] Oh, happier than... 471 00:26:17,180 --> 00:26:19,043 - what it was before. - [Mitch] What it was before. 472 00:26:19,043 --> 00:26:21,801 Pretty crazy you got just, 473 00:26:21,801 --> 00:26:23,284 you know, couple of dollars fitting there 474 00:26:23,284 --> 00:26:26,905 that's bringing the whole operation to a standstill. 475 00:26:26,905 --> 00:26:28,043 But... 476 00:26:28,043 --> 00:26:29,698 [man] Good thing Parker is in Alaska. 477 00:26:29,698 --> 00:26:30,939 Hey, you know what? 478 00:26:30,939 --> 00:26:33,594 If this is all of our problems, I'll be very happy. 479 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:39,491 Come on, baby. 480 00:26:39,491 --> 00:26:41,008 [engine starts] 481 00:26:41,008 --> 00:26:42,560 Oh, yeah! There we go. 482 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:56,836 That looks good. 483 00:26:56,836 --> 00:26:59,146 Yeah, definitely. Thanks, man. 484 00:26:59,146 --> 00:27:03,146 - And welcome home. - [Mitch chuckling] Yeah, feels good to be back. 485 00:27:03,146 --> 00:27:05,077 It's awesome to see that the guys were able to 486 00:27:05,077 --> 00:27:07,146 get Slucifer here on the new washplant pad. 487 00:27:07,146 --> 00:27:10,836 But that's a lot of work there if our little Tyson got none on this. 488 00:27:10,836 --> 00:27:12,732 You know, I had a great time being home 489 00:27:12,732 --> 00:27:14,456 and getting to spend time with my family. 490 00:27:14,456 --> 00:27:17,043 But you know, when it comes to work, 491 00:27:17,043 --> 00:27:18,939 man, I love what I do up here. 492 00:27:18,939 --> 00:27:20,318 Uh, you know, 493 00:27:20,318 --> 00:27:23,008 mining is one of those things that it just gets in your blood. 494 00:27:37,008 --> 00:27:37,974 Hello. 495 00:27:37,974 --> 00:27:39,456 [Brandon] 496 00:27:39,456 --> 00:27:41,939 Hey, Brandon. Good, man. How are you, buddy? 497 00:27:42,905 --> 00:27:44,146 [narrator] For four days, 498 00:27:44,146 --> 00:27:45,836 operator Warren Binnie 499 00:27:45,836 --> 00:27:49,077 has run the Clayton family mines solo 500 00:27:49,077 --> 00:27:51,008 while they visit their sick grandma. 501 00:27:52,732 --> 00:27:54,939 [Brandon] 502 00:28:00,043 --> 00:28:02,318 Hey, I'm so sorry to hear that guys. 503 00:28:02,318 --> 00:28:08,077 Ah, man, my best prayers are going out to your family and everyone there. 504 00:28:08,077 --> 00:28:09,905 [Brandon] 505 00:28:14,215 --> 00:28:18,043 You know, there will be some gold for you guys to take in when you get back, so... 506 00:28:19,008 --> 00:28:21,249 [Brandon] 507 00:28:21,249 --> 00:28:22,422 Okay. Thanks, guys. 508 00:28:29,491 --> 00:28:33,043 [narrator] Warren's stockpile of 2,500 yards of paydirt 509 00:28:33,043 --> 00:28:34,870 is ready to sluice. 510 00:28:34,870 --> 00:28:37,663 It's time to fire up dirt devil 511 00:28:37,663 --> 00:28:39,870 and start getting some gold. 512 00:28:39,870 --> 00:28:41,629 So, I'm ready to fire up the gen. 513 00:28:43,008 --> 00:28:44,663 [engine starts] 514 00:28:44,663 --> 00:28:47,146 Oh, what the [bleep] She's just logging the motor, 515 00:28:47,146 --> 00:28:49,836 so there's gotta be a resistance there. 516 00:28:49,836 --> 00:28:52,111 [narrator] The conveyor is jammed. 517 00:28:52,111 --> 00:28:54,387 [Warren] There's a rock in the tail pulley, so... 518 00:28:54,387 --> 00:28:57,215 I'm gonna have to reverse the belt to get this out. 519 00:28:57,215 --> 00:29:01,008 Use the power of the mirror to help me out here. 520 00:29:02,801 --> 00:29:03,836 [bleep] 521 00:29:07,008 --> 00:29:10,767 While, I'm gonna switch the lines on the hydraulic motor 522 00:29:10,767 --> 00:29:13,077 and she'll put the conveyor in reverse 523 00:29:13,077 --> 00:29:14,732 and hopefully, pop that rock out. 524 00:29:21,353 --> 00:29:22,353 Oh, she's good. 525 00:29:24,870 --> 00:29:26,801 [engine starts] 526 00:29:31,249 --> 00:29:33,491 [engine shuts down] 527 00:29:35,525 --> 00:29:37,318 [Warren] Yeah, she came out. 528 00:29:37,318 --> 00:29:38,698 [bleep] That's awesome. 529 00:29:42,318 --> 00:29:46,215 This little [bleep] is not gonna stop us from reaching our 500 ounces. 530 00:29:46,663 --> 00:29:47,974 No [bleep] way. 531 00:29:52,111 --> 00:29:55,008 [engine starts] 532 00:30:00,353 --> 00:30:03,629 [narrator] Blockage cleared, Warren is back in business. 533 00:30:04,732 --> 00:30:06,180 I got her running. 534 00:30:06,180 --> 00:30:08,146 She's running smooth. 535 00:30:08,146 --> 00:30:11,801 I just gotta jump in the motor and see the thousand yard today. 536 00:30:15,043 --> 00:30:17,043 [water splashing] 537 00:30:18,732 --> 00:30:20,387 [Warren] It feels awesome. 538 00:30:20,387 --> 00:30:23,077 I'm hoping to have all this material ran 539 00:30:23,077 --> 00:30:25,732 by the time Brandon and Brady get back. 540 00:30:25,732 --> 00:30:27,525 I think I've done that pretty well. 541 00:30:27,525 --> 00:30:29,525 I was able to pull quite a bit of pay. 542 00:30:29,525 --> 00:30:31,560 Um, I had some problems arise, 543 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:33,525 I was able to resolve 'em on my own. 544 00:30:33,525 --> 00:30:35,974 And I didn't bring the [bleep] down. 545 00:30:35,974 --> 00:30:37,836 So, I think we're sitting pretty good. 546 00:30:47,525 --> 00:30:50,215 [Tony] 547 00:31:02,318 --> 00:31:04,318 [narrator] Tony has leased his tenants, 548 00:31:04,318 --> 00:31:07,939 the Winchester crew, a rock truck. 549 00:31:07,939 --> 00:31:10,353 [Jason] This will give us the ability to haul our pay up. 550 00:31:10,353 --> 00:31:12,008 25 yards a load, I guess. 551 00:31:12,008 --> 00:31:15,836 We can get moving more pay now and start washing more dirt. 552 00:31:15,836 --> 00:31:18,629 And then, churn more gold in the box. 553 00:31:20,353 --> 00:31:23,870 [narrator] The Winchesters' new rock truck means they can now run dirt 554 00:31:23,870 --> 00:31:26,456 12 hours a day, non-stop. 555 00:31:37,594 --> 00:31:39,870 [Jason] Now, it just really becomes that volume game 556 00:31:39,870 --> 00:31:42,077 where it's sluice, sluice and then sluice some more. 557 00:31:52,663 --> 00:31:55,560 [engine shuts down] 558 00:31:58,077 --> 00:31:59,043 [bleep] 559 00:31:59,836 --> 00:32:00,870 Sand, sand. 560 00:32:01,491 --> 00:32:02,663 What's going on? 561 00:32:02,663 --> 00:32:04,663 [Jason] Ah, we're packing, John. 562 00:32:04,663 --> 00:32:06,663 So, I pulled those mats and... 563 00:32:06,663 --> 00:32:08,146 How many yardage is this? 564 00:32:08,146 --> 00:32:10,077 Well, 400, about tops. 565 00:32:10,077 --> 00:32:12,594 400 and we're getting [bleep] up like this. 566 00:32:12,594 --> 00:32:14,008 This is bull [bleep] 567 00:32:14,008 --> 00:32:17,836 Black sand is packing these in like cement. 568 00:32:17,836 --> 00:32:21,387 Problem with moving material faster is that, it's harder to catch gold. 569 00:32:22,387 --> 00:32:25,560 Either it's gold here down low in the box. 570 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:29,456 [narrator] Every 400 yards of pay run through the Winchester plant 571 00:32:29,456 --> 00:32:33,180 leaves the riffles clogged up with black sand. 572 00:32:33,180 --> 00:32:35,422 Stopping the gold from settling 573 00:32:35,422 --> 00:32:38,974 and allowing it to wash off the end of the sluice box. 574 00:32:40,318 --> 00:32:42,870 - It sucks to be having to do cleanups and... - [John] Yeah. 575 00:32:42,870 --> 00:32:45,422 It knocks your production right down at this stage of the game. 576 00:32:46,939 --> 00:32:49,353 You know, we should be able to run for couple of days 577 00:32:49,353 --> 00:32:51,284 before we gotta clean these boxes. 578 00:32:51,284 --> 00:32:52,732 - [John] Yeah. - Now, we're getting, 579 00:32:52,732 --> 00:32:54,180 you know, matter of hours added. 580 00:32:54,180 --> 00:32:56,284 So, it's just a kick in the gut. 581 00:32:56,284 --> 00:32:57,732 [John] We gotta figure something out. 582 00:32:57,732 --> 00:33:00,180 Like, enough is enough. 583 00:33:00,180 --> 00:33:03,939 [narrator] The Winchesters won't make their 200 ounce a season target 584 00:33:03,939 --> 00:33:07,939 unless washplant designer, John, can find a quick fix. 585 00:33:16,491 --> 00:33:17,905 [tires screeching] 586 00:33:20,732 --> 00:33:21,525 [dog barking] 587 00:33:29,594 --> 00:33:31,422 [chuckling] I can find a chair. 588 00:33:35,870 --> 00:33:37,663 [Tony] 589 00:33:38,525 --> 00:33:40,939 The box is sanding up. 590 00:33:45,456 --> 00:33:46,698 [John] Holy smoke! 591 00:33:46,698 --> 00:33:49,663 And the black sand, the gold climbs on top. 592 00:33:49,663 --> 00:33:52,525 We're washing it out the end, we get gold at the end riffle. 593 00:33:54,180 --> 00:33:56,560 400-500 yards and we gotta cleanup. 594 00:34:10,318 --> 00:34:12,249 [narrator] Tony's suggestion... 595 00:34:12,249 --> 00:34:14,456 replace the expanded metal riffles 596 00:34:14,456 --> 00:34:16,974 that keep getting blocked up with black sand 597 00:34:18,732 --> 00:34:20,698 with hydraulic riffles. 598 00:34:20,698 --> 00:34:24,491 These use jets of water to agitate the concentrate. 599 00:34:24,491 --> 00:34:27,008 Sending the useless black sand out 600 00:34:27,008 --> 00:34:29,387 while still allowing the precious gold 601 00:34:29,387 --> 00:34:30,698 to settle in the riffles. 602 00:34:34,939 --> 00:34:35,801 [John] Yeah. 603 00:34:37,422 --> 00:34:38,215 [John] Yeah. 604 00:34:39,698 --> 00:34:41,353 Cut 'em in three quarter-inch strips. 605 00:34:43,698 --> 00:34:45,629 [John] Yeah. It won't take long. 606 00:34:51,077 --> 00:34:51,870 [John] Yeah. 607 00:35:05,043 --> 00:35:07,905 People that have done it for 30-40 years, give you advice, 608 00:35:07,905 --> 00:35:10,939 you can't say, "Well, I don't think he knows what he's talking about." 609 00:35:10,939 --> 00:35:12,836 But we're taking it and running with it. 610 00:35:12,836 --> 00:35:15,008 [narrator] Following Tony's design, 611 00:35:15,008 --> 00:35:17,422 John uses three quarter-inch tubing 612 00:35:17,422 --> 00:35:18,732 and steel plates 613 00:35:18,732 --> 00:35:21,456 to weld the hydraulic riffle frame together. 614 00:35:23,180 --> 00:35:24,043 Good. 615 00:35:28,008 --> 00:35:29,836 - Awesome. They look good, eh? - [John] Yeah. 616 00:35:29,836 --> 00:35:31,663 - Yeah. - We give it some water. 617 00:35:32,456 --> 00:35:33,491 See what the water does. 618 00:35:37,629 --> 00:35:39,111 [engine starts] 619 00:35:39,111 --> 00:35:40,525 [water splashing] 620 00:35:46,318 --> 00:35:48,180 I think we'll put some dirt in it and see what happens. 621 00:35:48,180 --> 00:35:49,008 Yeah. 622 00:35:51,422 --> 00:35:52,939 [engine starts] 623 00:35:56,284 --> 00:35:59,043 We're gonna get at it. We're gonna start running some material through 624 00:35:59,043 --> 00:36:00,629 and we'll go from there. 625 00:36:00,629 --> 00:36:03,077 Two hours from now, we'll know if they work or they don't. 626 00:36:04,629 --> 00:36:07,560 [narrator] The Winchester crew run a 100 yards of pay 627 00:36:08,284 --> 00:36:10,422 to see if Tony's idea 628 00:36:10,422 --> 00:36:11,939 has saved their season. 629 00:36:17,318 --> 00:36:19,732 - I'll set the feeder down. You wanna get the plant? - Okay. 630 00:36:24,008 --> 00:36:26,353 [engine shuts down] 631 00:36:32,594 --> 00:36:34,180 [John] Looks like they're working. 632 00:36:34,180 --> 00:36:36,939 - They're working real well. - [John] They're working real well. 633 00:36:36,939 --> 00:36:38,801 - Nice riffle action. - [Jason] Yes. 634 00:36:39,974 --> 00:36:42,525 [John] They'll go and get caught and go at the bottom. 635 00:36:42,525 --> 00:36:45,284 It gives us more runtime. More runtime is more gold. 636 00:36:45,284 --> 00:36:47,353 - Ready? - I like it. 637 00:36:47,353 --> 00:36:48,491 Perfect. Good job, John. 638 00:36:48,491 --> 00:36:51,180 Let's shake the water back up and wash some more dirt. 639 00:36:52,836 --> 00:36:55,249 [narrator] Tony's fix has worked. 640 00:36:55,249 --> 00:36:59,560 With these hydraulic riffles, we'll be able to run 1,200 yards 641 00:36:59,560 --> 00:37:01,767 instead of 300-400. 642 00:37:01,767 --> 00:37:04,732 And that means less downtime for cleanup. 643 00:37:04,732 --> 00:37:06,387 More gold at the end. 644 00:37:06,387 --> 00:37:08,387 And that will be the best thing for us. 645 00:37:20,698 --> 00:37:22,974 [Brady] Well, hopefully, it wasn't too hard on him. 646 00:37:22,974 --> 00:37:27,180 I mean, you never know. It's a lot of work for one guy. 647 00:37:27,180 --> 00:37:30,043 - [Brandon] Well, we're about to find out. - [Brady] Yeah. 648 00:37:30,043 --> 00:37:32,353 [narrator] The Clayton brothers are back 649 00:37:32,353 --> 00:37:34,318 from an emotional trip home 650 00:37:34,318 --> 00:37:37,077 after their grandma passed away. 651 00:37:37,077 --> 00:37:39,180 - [Brady] There's pay there and the plant is running. - [Brandon] Yeah. 652 00:37:40,836 --> 00:37:42,318 [Brady] Let's see what he has to say. 653 00:37:46,422 --> 00:37:47,905 Hey, Warren. 654 00:37:47,905 --> 00:37:49,905 [Warren on radio] Sorry, guys. Really sorry about your grandma. 655 00:37:49,905 --> 00:37:52,111 [Brandon] That's very much appreciated, so thank you. 656 00:37:52,111 --> 00:37:54,732 Okay, Warren. The trommel is running, so that's good. 657 00:37:54,732 --> 00:37:56,146 That's a good sign. Yeah. 658 00:38:00,974 --> 00:38:02,422 How are you making out? 659 00:38:02,422 --> 00:38:04,353 I got the Gauntlet stripped 660 00:38:04,353 --> 00:38:05,939 um, as much as I could. 661 00:38:05,939 --> 00:38:08,284 So, I was able to get 1,100 yards so far. 662 00:38:09,387 --> 00:38:11,318 I wanted to have a whole bunch ran free. 663 00:38:11,318 --> 00:38:14,146 I was hoping to have all this ran before you got here. 664 00:38:14,146 --> 00:38:15,146 - [chuckles] - [Brady] I mean, you did good. 665 00:38:28,870 --> 00:38:31,974 You know, it's kinda like a little retreat down here, really. 666 00:38:31,974 --> 00:38:35,249 Parker even comes down here sometimes when he's just stressed out. 667 00:38:35,801 --> 00:38:37,249 - Just... - Hang out. 668 00:38:37,249 --> 00:38:39,111 Sit here and take it all in. You know? 669 00:38:39,111 --> 00:38:40,456 Beautiful. 670 00:38:40,456 --> 00:38:42,422 We need something like this in the cut. 671 00:38:42,422 --> 00:38:44,939 - But then, I'd get nothing done. - [chuckling] Yeah. 672 00:38:44,939 --> 00:38:46,732 [Tupper] We're not allowed to stop anyway. 673 00:38:46,732 --> 00:38:48,077 Yeah. [chuckles] 674 00:38:48,077 --> 00:38:51,939 Knowing Tyson, eight-years-old till now, it's just... 675 00:38:53,146 --> 00:38:54,905 He can run... 676 00:38:54,905 --> 00:38:56,767 way more equipment than I can run. 677 00:38:56,767 --> 00:38:58,836 When he first showed up at work, 678 00:38:58,836 --> 00:39:01,284 we're all just like, "Who is this kid?" 679 00:39:01,284 --> 00:39:02,905 We rode him. 680 00:39:02,905 --> 00:39:04,663 - Yeah. - [Tyson] But now, it's my turn. 681 00:39:04,663 --> 00:39:05,905 - Payback. - [Spencer] I know, it's payback. 682 00:39:05,905 --> 00:39:06,974 [all chuckling] 683 00:39:06,974 --> 00:39:09,077 [Tupper] That's a great name. 684 00:39:09,077 --> 00:39:10,560 - Payback. - [Tupper] Payback. 685 00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:12,905 - Yeah? - [Spencer] The Payback Cut, there you go. 686 00:39:12,905 --> 00:39:14,146 [all laughing] 687 00:39:14,146 --> 00:39:15,594 If it's really the Payback Cut, 688 00:39:15,594 --> 00:39:17,594 then you guys are not leaving tomorrow. 689 00:39:17,594 --> 00:39:19,663 You guys are staying till this cut is done. 690 00:39:19,663 --> 00:39:22,284 - Cheers to that, guys. - [Chris] Cheers to that, for sure. 691 00:39:22,284 --> 00:39:24,353 - Cheers. - Okay, guys. 692 00:39:32,077 --> 00:39:33,387 [Brandon] Warren, what's going on? 693 00:39:33,387 --> 00:39:34,594 [Warren] What's going on, guys? 694 00:39:34,594 --> 00:39:36,629 [narrator] It's been a devastating week 695 00:39:36,629 --> 00:39:38,215 for the Clayton family 696 00:39:38,215 --> 00:39:40,870 after the death of their grandma. 697 00:39:40,870 --> 00:39:42,870 So, how is the family doing, guys? 698 00:39:42,870 --> 00:39:46,663 I think we're all pretty, you know, emotionally affected by it. 699 00:39:46,663 --> 00:39:48,456 - It was pretty unexpected. So... - Yeah. 700 00:39:49,353 --> 00:39:51,077 Janae is actually staying home, 701 00:39:51,077 --> 00:39:53,249 just to spend time with family now 702 00:39:53,249 --> 00:39:55,008 and she's not gonna come back up. 703 00:39:55,008 --> 00:39:56,318 Yeah, it was pretty tough time, 704 00:39:56,318 --> 00:39:58,905 but we all spent it together. 705 00:39:58,905 --> 00:40:01,491 I have a huge amount of respect for you guys and your family, 706 00:40:01,491 --> 00:40:03,767 so I just treated the mine like it was my own. 707 00:40:03,767 --> 00:40:06,629 That's a lot to do on your own and you took the challenge. 708 00:40:06,629 --> 00:40:08,663 I mean, look at the [bleep] jar. 709 00:40:08,663 --> 00:40:09,629 Looks good. 710 00:40:09,629 --> 00:40:11,387 [Brandon] Very much appreciated, Warren. 711 00:40:11,387 --> 00:40:14,043 Warren, I'll let you read the numbers. 712 00:40:14,043 --> 00:40:17,043 [narrator] First weigh in from the Gauntlet Cut... 713 00:40:17,043 --> 00:40:20,663 The Claytons hope that the closer they get to Golden Acres, 714 00:40:20,663 --> 00:40:22,491 the greater the gold count. 715 00:40:23,456 --> 00:40:26,870 One, two, eight, nine, ten, 716 00:40:26,870 --> 00:40:28,594 14, 18, 717 00:40:29,043 --> 00:40:30,663 19, 718 00:40:30,663 --> 00:40:32,732 20 ounces. Holy [bleep] 719 00:40:32,732 --> 00:40:34,732 20.06. 720 00:40:34,732 --> 00:40:38,284 [narrator] Worth over $34,000. 721 00:40:38,284 --> 00:40:40,594 Their best gold weigh yet. 722 00:40:40,594 --> 00:40:42,387 [Warren chuckling] Wasn't expecting to pull that much 723 00:40:42,387 --> 00:40:43,939 gold out of the ground in one week, 724 00:40:43,939 --> 00:40:45,939 - but... - [Brady] That's pretty good. 725 00:40:45,939 --> 00:40:48,939 I think that gold represents your efforts, for sure. 726 00:40:48,939 --> 00:40:50,318 Yeah. 727 00:40:50,318 --> 00:40:53,974 Well, that would basically bring our total to almost 58 ounces. 728 00:40:53,974 --> 00:40:56,525 - So, it's not-- - Not bad, no. 729 00:40:56,525 --> 00:40:58,698 But we're still ways out from 500. 730 00:40:58,698 --> 00:41:01,974 Yeah, we gotta kick some serious ass, guys. 731 00:41:01,974 --> 00:41:05,077 [Brandon] We had a pretty decent gold way from just Warren 732 00:41:05,077 --> 00:41:06,456 working his ass off. 733 00:41:06,456 --> 00:41:08,836 So, definitely very much appreciate it. 734 00:41:08,836 --> 00:41:10,146 Brady and I are glad to be back. 735 00:41:10,146 --> 00:41:12,215 But it's definitely time to get back to work. 736 00:41:25,456 --> 00:41:27,836 [Tony] 737 00:41:28,284 --> 00:41:29,836 Again. 738 00:41:29,836 --> 00:41:32,629 [narrator] Tony and Minnie visit the Hunker Cut 739 00:41:32,629 --> 00:41:35,422 to check the Winchester crew's gold return. 740 00:41:40,111 --> 00:41:42,008 [Jason] What if I said, we're always waiting on you. 741 00:41:42,008 --> 00:41:43,215 [Tony] 742 00:41:43,215 --> 00:41:44,939 [all chuckling] 743 00:41:44,939 --> 00:41:46,732 [narrator] This week, Tony leased 744 00:41:46,732 --> 00:41:48,732 the Winchester crew a rock truck 745 00:41:48,732 --> 00:41:51,284 and solved their black sand problem 746 00:41:51,284 --> 00:41:52,732 with hydraulic riffles. 747 00:41:55,939 --> 00:41:56,836 They worked very well. 748 00:41:59,077 --> 00:42:02,491 Yeah, every 800 to a 1,000 yards, 749 00:42:02,491 --> 00:42:03,698 we have to do a cleanup. 750 00:42:03,698 --> 00:42:05,111 [Tony] 751 00:42:05,111 --> 00:42:06,422 - There's nothing wrong with that. 752 00:42:11,870 --> 00:42:13,077 - [Tony] - That's good. 753 00:42:13,077 --> 00:42:14,767 - [Butch] Yup. - Makes his mood better. 754 00:42:14,767 --> 00:42:15,905 [Butch] 755 00:42:18,353 --> 00:42:20,905 [narrator] The Winchester crew's last gold weigh 756 00:42:20,905 --> 00:42:23,767 delivered only six ounces of gold. 757 00:42:23,767 --> 00:42:25,353 Butch, you wanna do it? 758 00:42:30,043 --> 00:42:31,663 [Butch] Five, ten, 759 00:42:32,387 --> 00:42:34,905 15, 20. 760 00:42:36,284 --> 00:42:37,387 25. 761 00:42:38,629 --> 00:42:39,629 30. 762 00:42:40,870 --> 00:42:41,939 33. 763 00:42:43,146 --> 00:42:44,525 37. 764 00:42:44,525 --> 00:42:45,870 And... 765 00:42:46,905 --> 00:42:48,905 [taps on bottle] 766 00:42:48,905 --> 00:42:50,870 41.20. 767 00:42:51,801 --> 00:42:52,698 [Jason] Sweet. 768 00:42:52,698 --> 00:42:53,732 [Butch] 769 00:42:54,870 --> 00:42:55,836 [Minnie] That's pretty good, guys. 770 00:42:55,836 --> 00:42:57,043 [Butch] 771 00:42:57,043 --> 00:42:59,663 [narrator] A fifth of their season goal 772 00:42:59,663 --> 00:43:01,905 worth $70,000. 773 00:43:03,801 --> 00:43:07,767 That, you know, 200-ounce gold is still way out there. 774 00:43:07,767 --> 00:43:08,698 [Tony] 775 00:43:08,698 --> 00:43:10,077 We'll get it. We're working towards it. 776 00:43:10,077 --> 00:43:11,456 [Minnie] I think you guys are doing okay. 777 00:43:11,456 --> 00:43:12,905 [Tony] 778 00:43:17,318 --> 00:43:18,698 Awesome. Well, thanks for all your help, eh. 779 00:43:34,767 --> 00:43:37,146 - Chris, what up, man? - [Chris] Hey! 780 00:43:37,146 --> 00:43:39,491 - Shouting, Mitch. Welcome back, man. - Ah, thank you. 781 00:43:39,491 --> 00:43:40,974 [narrator] Short-staffed, 782 00:43:40,974 --> 00:43:44,387 Tyson has been running Parker's Yukon operation 783 00:43:44,387 --> 00:43:47,111 while foreman, Mitch, has been visiting home. 784 00:43:48,077 --> 00:43:49,663 - Good time off? - Oh, yeah. 785 00:43:49,663 --> 00:43:50,801 You know, it's nice to be back. 786 00:43:50,801 --> 00:43:52,663 But, man, was it great to be home. 787 00:43:52,663 --> 00:43:53,732 Yeah, I bet. 788 00:43:53,732 --> 00:43:55,353 [Mitch] Spent some time with my daughter. 789 00:43:55,353 --> 00:43:56,974 It went by really quick. 790 00:43:56,974 --> 00:44:00,353 But it looks like you guys put in some hours. 791 00:44:00,353 --> 00:44:01,870 Man, you got the plant moved, too. 792 00:44:01,870 --> 00:44:03,629 - Yeah, man. - [Chris] You did a hella job, man. 793 00:44:03,629 --> 00:44:05,594 Thanks, guys. Yeah, it's been a hell of a week. 794 00:44:05,594 --> 00:44:08,043 I ended up calling a couple of my buddies up from Vancouver 795 00:44:08,043 --> 00:44:09,215 that came up and gave me a hand. 796 00:44:09,215 --> 00:44:11,249 And they definitely saved the day. 797 00:44:11,249 --> 00:44:13,215 [Mitch] So, Slucifer's moved. 798 00:44:13,215 --> 00:44:15,456 And we got Big Red still chugging along, 799 00:44:15,456 --> 00:44:17,422 finishing up there at the Bear Cut. 800 00:44:17,422 --> 00:44:20,663 And I guess... What are we calling this new one? 801 00:44:20,663 --> 00:44:23,456 Tupper came up with the Payback Cut 'cause 802 00:44:23,456 --> 00:44:24,974 you know, when I worked for him over the years 803 00:44:24,974 --> 00:44:26,456 he was pretty hard on me, so... 804 00:44:26,456 --> 00:44:28,732 - I rode him pretty hard this time around. - [Chris laughs] 805 00:44:28,732 --> 00:44:30,663 I like that, the Payback Cut. 806 00:44:30,663 --> 00:44:33,422 Well, I guess the big question is the Payback Cut gonna pay? 807 00:44:33,422 --> 00:44:34,905 - Has it got some gold in it, Chris? - [Chris] Yeah. 808 00:44:34,905 --> 00:44:37,077 Well, it's a lot of it in there, we can throw it on the scale and see. 809 00:44:37,077 --> 00:44:38,043 Wanna do the honors? 810 00:44:38,043 --> 00:44:40,284 All due Big Red, I like that thing, man. 811 00:44:40,284 --> 00:44:43,043 - It is the usher, baby. Here we go. - All right. All right. 812 00:44:43,043 --> 00:44:43,974 Bring it. 813 00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:47,077 Ten, 20, 30, 40, 814 00:44:47,767 --> 00:44:50,146 60, 70, 80, a 100. 815 00:44:50,146 --> 00:44:51,387 120. 816 00:44:51,905 --> 00:44:54,284 140, 150, 160. 817 00:44:54,284 --> 00:44:55,663 - 180. - [taps on bottle] 818 00:44:55,663 --> 00:44:58,318 189.5. 819 00:44:58,318 --> 00:44:59,801 - Yeah. - All right. 820 00:44:59,801 --> 00:45:01,008 - Well done. - [Mitch] Nice. 821 00:45:01,008 --> 00:45:04,629 [narrator] Worth over $320,000. 822 00:45:04,629 --> 00:45:07,008 The Bear Cut keeps delivering. 823 00:45:07,008 --> 00:45:08,387 Well done, T. 824 00:45:08,387 --> 00:45:11,180 [narrator] Now, it's time to see how Slucifer did. 825 00:45:11,180 --> 00:45:14,043 Running four days in the new Payback Cut. 826 00:45:14,836 --> 00:45:15,836 - Here we go. - [Chris] Here we go. 827 00:45:15,836 --> 00:45:16,663 Let's do her. 828 00:45:17,491 --> 00:45:19,629 We got ten, 20, 829 00:45:20,249 --> 00:45:21,422 40, 830 00:45:21,422 --> 00:45:23,318 60, 80, 831 00:45:23,939 --> 00:45:24,939 a 100. 832 00:45:24,939 --> 00:45:26,456 - 110. - [Mitch] Oh, yeah! 833 00:45:26,456 --> 00:45:28,801 [Tyson] 130, 140. 834 00:45:28,801 --> 00:45:29,870 [taps on bottle] 835 00:45:29,870 --> 00:45:31,870 - [Tyson] 144.4. - [Mitch chuckles] 836 00:45:31,870 --> 00:45:33,456 Very nice. 837 00:45:33,456 --> 00:45:37,801 [narrator] Worth over $245,000. 838 00:45:37,801 --> 00:45:41,077 It looks like the old Payback Cut is actually paying up quite nicely. 839 00:45:41,077 --> 00:45:42,629 It is. It's working out really good. 840 00:45:42,629 --> 00:45:45,043 I think, Parker will be happy with both those numbers. 841 00:45:45,043 --> 00:45:47,249 And you guys are doing great. 842 00:45:47,249 --> 00:45:48,456 Check this out... 843 00:45:48,456 --> 00:45:52,801 So, for the season, we're at 4,317.25. 844 00:45:52,801 --> 00:45:54,180 And last year, 845 00:45:54,180 --> 00:45:56,732 we were 3,768. 846 00:45:56,732 --> 00:45:57,870 Wow! 847 00:45:57,870 --> 00:46:01,905 So, we're ahead of last year by roughly 600 ounces. 848 00:46:01,905 --> 00:46:03,905 - That's pretty cool. - [Chris] Yeah. 849 00:46:03,905 --> 00:46:06,801 You all did nice, man. I'm stoked. Yeah. 850 00:46:06,801 --> 00:46:08,008 - Looks good. - [Chris] All right. 851 00:46:08,008 --> 00:46:09,870 You guys jump in your excavators and dozers 852 00:46:09,870 --> 00:46:11,215 and I'll go back to cleaning gold. 853 00:46:11,215 --> 00:46:13,974 - And we'll keep this operation running. - [all] Yes. 854 00:46:13,974 --> 00:46:16,215 We'll call you next time we need you out there. 855 00:46:16,215 --> 00:46:17,836 - [all laughing] - Catch you later. 856 00:46:17,836 --> 00:46:19,594 [Mitch] Later, man. Thanks. 857 00:46:19,594 --> 00:46:23,318 You know, it's so awesome to get home and hang out with my wife, my daughter. 858 00:46:23,318 --> 00:46:26,836 But you're always wondering, you know, how are things gonna go when you're away? 859 00:46:26,836 --> 00:46:29,422 And everybody did a great job up here. 860 00:46:29,422 --> 00:46:30,905 I'm really happy with what I saw. 861 00:46:30,905 --> 00:46:32,905 And a lot of gold, too. So, great week. 862 00:46:38,111 --> 00:46:40,353 We're in a couple hundred thousand dollars hole at the moment. 863 00:46:40,939 --> 00:46:42,663 Makes me nervous. 864 00:46:42,663 --> 00:46:45,284 It'd be kinda stupid to give up at this point. 865 00:46:45,284 --> 00:46:47,594 There could be just buckets of gold down there. 866 00:46:47,594 --> 00:46:50,698 [narrator] Later, on this season of Gold Rush... 867 00:46:51,456 --> 00:46:52,939 [Chris] Get the water! 868 00:46:52,939 --> 00:46:54,767 Golden Acres is gonna be huge for us. 869 00:46:55,594 --> 00:46:57,146 You broke the cylinder. 870 00:46:57,146 --> 00:46:58,353 Can't do [bleep] all now. 871 00:46:59,284 --> 00:47:00,629 [Tony] 872 00:47:05,525 --> 00:47:07,249 [man] Right now, it's a yardage game. 873 00:47:07,249 --> 00:47:09,767 But we're gonna fight, until mother nature kicks us out. 874 00:47:09,767 --> 00:47:11,594 - [crashing] - [man] That's burnt! 875 00:47:11,594 --> 00:47:13,525 - You all right? - [coughs] 876 00:47:13,525 --> 00:47:14,560 This [bleep] ain't for me. 877 00:47:15,629 --> 00:47:17,905 - Let's go. - We don't have time for this [bleep] 878 00:47:17,905 --> 00:47:19,284 [Parker] Get the [bleep] out of here. 879 00:47:19,284 --> 00:47:20,560 Hey! Hey! 880 00:47:22,077 --> 00:47:23,008 [blasts] 881 00:47:23,008 --> 00:47:24,353 Come on! 882 00:47:24,353 --> 00:47:25,422 [water blasts] 883 00:47:25,422 --> 00:47:27,284 Here's the first scoop. Going in. 884 00:47:27,284 --> 00:47:28,422 Hey, let's make some money. 885 00:47:28,422 --> 00:47:29,698 [Tony] 886 00:47:31,318 --> 00:47:32,663 We have no idea what's gonna happen. 887 00:47:34,387 --> 00:47:36,111 [crashes] 888 00:47:36,111 --> 00:47:37,387 Well, that's a [bleep] up. 889 00:47:38,525 --> 00:47:40,767 - [man] One, two... - [woman] 19... 890 00:47:41,318 --> 00:47:43,111 20, 30. 891 00:47:43,111 --> 00:47:44,732 - 240. - [exclaims] 892 00:47:44,732 --> 00:47:45,698 Cheers to all of you guys. 893 00:47:45,698 --> 00:47:49,180 This is the best cut we have ever run. 894 00:47:49,180 --> 00:47:50,525 Cheers to everybody's hard work. 895 00:47:55,422 --> 00:47:57,111 [Dave] Could be some big changes. 896 00:47:57,111 --> 00:47:58,353 Team Turin's back. 897 00:47:58,801 --> 00:47:59,974 I'm excited. 898 00:47:59,974 --> 00:48:01,594 [claps] Spread some dirt. 898 00:48:02,305 --> 00:49:02,482 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org