"Aussie Gold Hunters" Episode #10.8

1 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,679 At the moment our season's at a standstill. 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,319 At Fantasy Gully, we have no water. 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:11,479 So I've left Russell to see whether he can rectify our water issues. 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:13,799 But that could be the end of the season there. 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,159 So I've decided to come down south, 1,500 kilometres, 6 00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:19,839 where I've got some tenements in the Yalgoo area. 7 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:21,719 I know where some good ground is there 8 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:23,919 and if Russell can't rectify the water, 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,599 this is our future. 10 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,239 We need to keep our season alive. 11 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,079 Oh, this is the last thing I wanna see. 12 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:39,439 Me sluice is under bloody water! 13 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:41,799 Look at all me gear. 14 00:00:43,160 --> 00:00:45,239 This is an absolute schemozzle. 15 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:48,359 The last thing I need! 16 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,039 Looks like I'm back to the drawing board. 17 00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:00,074 18 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,159 Lucky not to lose all me mats. 19 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:06,839 All me batons underneath. 20 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,159 Me trays are in there somewhere. 21 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,679 Well, me only option now is to go work the hard rock. 22 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,839 I've always wanted to work it here, so that's what I'll do. 23 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:21,639 Well, this is plan B. 24 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,439 This is not what a 68-year-old man should be doing. 25 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,039 The last thing I want is half a wall falling in on me. 26 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:34,719 Gee wizz, that wasn't too clever. 27 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:39,079 There's been big gold found here before, about 1918, 28 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,879 they took out five tonnes of dirt, and they got 300 ounces of gold. 29 00:01:42,960 --> 00:01:45,759 In today's money, that is one million dollars. 30 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,399 And it probably took them one afternoon to do it. 31 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,319 So, I'm hoping I can find something like that. 32 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,599 Rusty is up at Nullagine. He's got no water, 33 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,759 so we've gotta have a backup plan, otherwise, 34 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,879 our season is well and truly over. 35 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,319 Come on, Rusty! Let's start loading her up. 36 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,119 She's running like a dream. 37 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:10,199 NARRATOR: This season, Shane Calegari returned to the Goldfields 38 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,199 to help his old mining partner, Russell Nash, 39 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:18,279 chase down a 30-ounce target at the remote Fantasy Gully lease... 40 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:20,879 Shane! 41 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,959 Shut it down! There's a problem with the water. 42 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:26,439 We ran out of water. 43 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:28,719 ...but with the operation at a standstill... 44 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,479 Without the water we're beaten. No water no gold. 45 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,799 ...Shane has left former plumber Russell 46 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,799 to find a new water source 47 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,519 while he searches for potential new ground. 48 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,319 Russell has helped me out a lot over the years. 49 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,239 So if I can find a new resource of gold here on this tenement 50 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,799 and get us back on track, then, well, that's the plan. 51 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,039 Shane has called in geologist Ryan Colquhoun 52 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:54,959 to get them back on the gold. 53 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,399 RYAN: Shaneo! How you going down there? 54 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,159 How are you, Rhino? Sure glad to see you. 55 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,799 Let's go and have a look at this fancy gun you've got. 56 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,559 These are the rocks that I jackhammered out today. 57 00:03:09,640 --> 00:03:11,239 Awesome. All right. 58 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:12,919 Let's do a bit of testing on them. 59 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,559 So this is the machine and it's the best in the business. 60 00:03:15,640 --> 00:03:19,559 It's a portable XRF machine and it has the capability to tell us 61 00:03:19,640 --> 00:03:24,799 a quick analysis of what elements we're finding in the rocks.Right. 62 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,359 Basically, how it works is it sends spectral radiation through the rocks 63 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,999 and it'll pick up on what elements we're seeing in there, 64 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,239 and so hopefully, it can pick up on some gold. 65 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,039 All right, so there we go. So that's all done. 66 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:39,079 So, as you can see, you got the elements on the left hand side. 67 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:41,119 And then PPM, which is parts per million. 68 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,519 That's what the analysis is calculating. 69 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,879 We're looking for obviously gold, AU, 70 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,279 and then we're looking for tungsten, molybdenum, bismuth. 71 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,639 Those are the sort of pathfinders that you want around a gold system. 72 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,399 During millions of years of seismic activity, 73 00:03:56,480 --> 00:04:00,319 molten minerals from the earth's core were forced upwards. 74 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,639 When these mineral rich fluids cooled, 75 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,479 they solidified into deposits of gold, 76 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,439 tungsten and other pathfinder minerals. 77 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,439 Encouragingly, in this one, 78 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:15,039 I'm actually starting to see some gold already. What? Did you say gold? 79 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:18,399 Yeah, we're definitely in the ballpark.That's good. 80 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:20,239 Okay, Ryan, what do you reckon? 81 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:24,159 I reckon we need to follow along with what you've found so far. 82 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,359 We'll dig a hole down about a metre 83 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,919 and we'll take the readings with the gun, your fancy gun, 84 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,959 crush 'em up and see what gold we've got in them.Yeah, 100%. 85 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,319 Right. Great, let's get on with it. Sounds good. 86 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,319 Rightio, let's get on the gold! Yeah, let's see it, hey. 87 00:04:50,840 --> 00:04:52,759 I think, Ryan, that it's there. 88 00:04:52,840 --> 00:04:54,439 Bit of quartz there, eh? 89 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:56,999 So he's opening up the structure 90 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,799 and basically he's giving a bit of room either side of it. 91 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,679 Oh, Ryan!There he is. He's on the vein now. 92 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,319 I'll throw that one that way, so be careful. 93 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:11,039 So I got into geology ten years ago and just had a love for the hunt 94 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:12,959 to find something that's not discovered 95 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:14,959 and I met Shane a couple of years back 96 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:17,079 when I was working for a big gold company. 97 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,479 We've kept a good relationship since then. 98 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,799 It's as hard as hell this ground. 99 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,559 Hey, Shaneo, I reckon now that you've got that out... 100 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,759 Yeah....you could actually move back a bit. 101 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:31,239 I'll try to dig down and get down that bit on the other side.Yeah. 102 00:05:34,280 --> 00:05:37,399 All right, Shaneo, come back and then come forward starting there. 103 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,079 Tell me when to stop. 104 00:05:44,280 --> 00:05:45,879 Shaneo! 105 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:49,919 Are you all right, Shane? 106 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,479 Unbelievable. 107 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:04,679 I was just ringing you about that dirt we were speaking about. 108 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,439 That's all right. Thanks for that anyway. 109 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:09,119 Cheers, bye. 110 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,759 We always push up stockpiles knowing that wet weather's coming, 111 00:06:14,840 --> 00:06:18,599 but the last few weeks had more rainfall than we expected. 112 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:20,479 This is the last of the dirt here. 113 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,399 Simon is trying to work something out 114 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,879 and hopefully, we can come up with a plan 115 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,839 because if we're not running dirt, we're not making any money 116 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:30,519 and we need to make some money. 117 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,359 We can't afford not to sit and do anything while it's wet. 118 00:06:34,840 --> 00:06:37,439 With all that rain, our dirt is pretty saturated, 119 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,439 so we just need some dry piles to run through the dry blower. 120 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,479 No, I've worked all our piles, so I've got nothing left now. 121 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,359 We're kind of running out of options. 122 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:56,759 How does it look? Any gold in there? 123 00:06:56,840 --> 00:06:59,119 No, not much at all, Simon. 124 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,119 Well, good news. I'm just on the phone to Tom 125 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:05,279 and he's got some piles out there and all the dirt is sitting there. 126 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,479 It'll be dry on the inside, but we don't know about any gold in it. 127 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,759 No other option. Something's better than nothing. 128 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,319 We'll give it a go. Okay, let's go then. 129 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:19,919 So, Simon, what deal have you made? 130 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,359 So, he's happy for us to work the ground, 131 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:26,599 but we've got to give him 20% of whatever we get. 132 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,399 So yeah, let's just hope that the gold God is looking at us 133 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,279 and he's left a little bit of yellow rocks in there for us. 134 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,759 Nothing glamorous about this work, I'll tell you that. 135 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:43,839 Rookie miners Sheryl Munro and Simon Lawes took a massive risk, 136 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:45,799 leaving behind stable jobs 137 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,279 to chase their dream of finding gold. 138 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,039 I used to work as a midwife, 139 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,959 but never would have thought I'd have been living this life. 140 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,839 Simon! Simon!What's wrong? 141 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:01,959 The duo overcame teething issues with their dry blower... 142 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:03,639 Clogged up again. 143 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,839 ...pulling in their biggest gold weigh of the season. 144 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:10,319 6.55 ounces. Well done, Lawes. 145 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,119 We did well. Yeah, right on track. 146 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:18,879 So this is it, eh? Yep. Plenty of it. 147 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:20,839 Desperate to stay on the gold, 148 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:22,759 they've made a deal with their neighbour 149 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,279 for an 80% cut of any gold they can find. 150 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:27,959 There's lots of it. 151 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,479 Let's just hope it's got some gold in it.I hope so. 152 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,999 There's a huge amount here, so this will keep us going 153 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:34,679 for the rest of the week. 154 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,159 If you have a look over here... Mm-hm. 155 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:39,959 ...there'll be a hard crust on the dirt...Mm. 156 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:43,639 ...and then you get down in here. It's super dry. 157 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,479 See.Yeah. I see what you mean. Bone dry.Yeah. 158 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:49,199 So all this, we can run it. 159 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,519 Yeah, right. "Get us out of jail" card. 160 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,119 Yeah. Let's get cracking then? 161 00:09:06,560 --> 00:09:08,839 We're trying to hit 50 ounces for the season, 162 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,199 but it's a bit of a gamble running dirt 163 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:12,879 that you don't know if there is gold 164 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:14,679 and it costs you money to do it. 165 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:16,639 You might not get anything out of it. 166 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,519 We've got $500 a day in running costs. 167 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:21,879 Hopefully, it all pays off in the end. 168 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,239 Pay dirt is fed into the hopper. 169 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:37,679 A feeder shelf then distributes dirt into a series of riffles 170 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,759 where air blows away lighter waste material, 171 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,879 leaving the heavier gold to collect in the trays. 172 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,319 Simon, are you there?Yep. 173 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,759 Can you come and have a look at this feeder shelf? 174 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,119 You know that tie rod end?Yeah. 175 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,439 The feeder shelf was really flogging out. 176 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:14,599 I don't think it's got much time left in it. 177 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:20,319 Oh, nah. That's hanging on, just.Yeah. 178 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,999 That's the last one I've got too. I know.That won't last. 179 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:26,639 If we don't fix that and that falls off, that's game over. 180 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:30,519 What are we gonna do, 'cause we need to keep mining? 181 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:32,799 You know those old cars out in the bush? 182 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,719 Hm.They've all got those tie rod ends on their steering arms. 183 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,439 That's what makes your wheel turn. 184 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,359 I'll keep running and you can go out there and have a look 185 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:43,319 at those old cars and see if you can take one of them off. 186 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,559 You know what you're looking for. Yeah, I know. 187 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,599 I just...That will get us through until we get another one. 188 00:10:48,680 --> 00:10:50,879 Well, let's hope there is one. Righto. 189 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,279 If that part breaks down, we can't mine. 190 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,919 I need to get this back to Simon as soon as possible. 191 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:03,399 We really can't justify having any more downtime. 192 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:05,559 The clock is really ticking now. 193 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:18,599 ALEX: This mine we're exploring, 194 00:11:18,680 --> 00:11:21,759 it's 5km from Fair Lady, our main operation. 195 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,319 We've got someone there keeping the operation running 196 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,159 while we're over here exploring. 197 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,879 This lease has got a huge amount of potential. 198 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:32,199 The plan is to pull this excavator in, dig some holes 199 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,519 and see if this place has got a future. 200 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:36,359 I've just got to get there first. 201 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:39,119 That looks like a massive drop. 202 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,399 Way too steep for this machine. 203 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:44,719 We're not going down there. 204 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,839 Let's find another way around. 205 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:48,759 We've had a late start to the season 206 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,519 building the dry blow, getting up and running. 207 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,519 That's the reason we're out here checking out new ground. 208 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,479 We've always gotta be one step ahead. 209 00:11:56,560 --> 00:11:58,959 Have the projects rolling, one into the next. 210 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,279 If you haven't the next thing to move onto, 211 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:02,959 you haven't got a future. 212 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,079 Clearly lost the right track. 213 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,839 This looks, actually, much more doable. 214 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:12,839 MEL: Well, that's good to see. 215 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,719 Well, you finally made it. Slow and steady. 216 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,639 That took forever, but we're here. 217 00:12:23,560 --> 00:12:25,439 What's the plan?Well... 218 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:28,439 On this lease, there are a number of shafts. 219 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,439 Now they're at least 110, maybe 120 years old. 220 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:33,119 Old shafts like this, 221 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,359 for them to be here in the middle of nowhere, 222 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,039 they'd have to be on good gold. 223 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:40,719 So how much do we need to find to make it worth our while? 224 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:43,999 If it's three or four grams a tonne, we can make a living out of that. 225 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,559 Now our first port of call is we get to those shafts, 226 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,799 get underground and get some samples from where they were working. 227 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,759 Crush them up, pan it out and hope we've got something good. 228 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:55,159 If they're safe enough. We'll have a go though. 229 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,839 You can go down first then you let me know. 230 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,039 ALEX: Fire in the hole! 231 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:04,439 That's it, all on. We're up and running. 232 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,119 MEL: This is awesome! 233 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:10,359 This season, mining partners Melanie Wood and Alex Stead 234 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:14,079 invested $400,000 into "The Beast," 235 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,479 a one-of-a-kind dry blower capable of processing 236 00:13:17,560 --> 00:13:21,359 100 tonnes of dirt per hour at their Fair Lady lease. 237 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,839 That's pretty much $50,000 on the table right now. 238 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,799 $50,000?For that, yeah.Well done. 239 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,319 While veteran gold miner John Stevenson 240 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,079 keeps their operation going... 241 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:33,719 JOHN: Let's go. Let's get some gold. 242 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:39,679 Mel and Alex are 5km away on the neighbouring Richie Lease 243 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,119 in search of new, gold-rich ground. 244 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,119 Check this one out. I think we climb down there and have a look. 245 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,159 What do you reckon?Well... 246 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,599 Doesn't look the safest place to go down, but... 247 00:13:50,680 --> 00:13:53,599 I think, yeah, in and out as fast as we can. 248 00:13:53,680 --> 00:13:56,679 Yeah. Just this front I don't like. It's overhanging. 249 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:58,359 That's very loose. 250 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:00,559 Ugh. 251 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,839 Okay, there's a bit of a tunnel down here. 252 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,519 Yeah?Yeah. 253 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,999 Geez, these old boys did a lot of work. 254 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:13,999 During the gold rush of the 1900s, old timers hand-dug networks 255 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:18,839 of interconnected tunnels here, reaching depths of over 30m. 256 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,359 I can go down and get some samples. 257 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,519 Okay. All right, just go steady. 258 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:26,759 Don't hit the roof on your way down. I'll try. 259 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:29,679 Don't I take you on the best adventures? Yeah. 260 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:31,359 It's just wonderful. 261 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,079 Oh, wow. 262 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:37,079 It's pretty cool, isn't it?Yeah. 263 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:39,759 What is that smell down here? 264 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:43,439 That'll be the dead kangaroo.Ugh! 265 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,119 Be careful. 266 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:47,919 Just get down there, get what you need and get out.Yep. 267 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:52,959 Nice quartz here at the entrance already. 268 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,919 But I'm going to go in deeper, see what I find. 269 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,519 Jesus, it goes for ages. 270 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:09,439 That's a big spider. 271 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,599 Oh, I love spiders in a small place. 272 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,039 I'm glad I didn't go down there. 273 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:18,559 But the tunnel goes on, so we carry on a bit further. 274 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,919 Yeah, this underground stuff, 275 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,599 it's definitely not for me. 276 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,559 Even skulls of dead things down here. 277 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,199 This is not a place you want to hang around. 278 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:32,399 I don't want Alex down here too long. 279 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,679 You know, there's a lot of unstable rocks. 280 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,559 It could potentially be hazardous. 281 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,399 And there's spiders and... 282 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:42,759 That kangaroo smells so bad. 283 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:49,079 All right, this looks as good a place as any. 284 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:51,719 Right at the end of the diggings. 285 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,199 Probably like ten metres or so down now. 286 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:57,319 Hope it's got some gold for us. 287 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,599 This rock actually looks pretty juicy. 288 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:01,759 It's all rusty and rotten. 289 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,999 Shows all the minerals just seeping out of it. 290 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:06,999 This looks pretty good to take a sample, but... 291 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,399 ...knocking anything down here, you've gotta be careful. 292 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,679 You just don't know what things are supporting. 293 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:14,679 Domino effect. You take a small rock out 294 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:16,359 and then the bigger rocks fall. 295 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:19,439 But this stuff, all looks really good. 296 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,599 Gonna grab some out and take it to the surface. 297 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:25,839 I don't need to get much of a sample. 298 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:27,759 I just need to prove it's holding gold. 299 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:31,519 Yeah, that's really good-looking stuff. 300 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:35,119 If this is carrying gold, then this tunnel could well be worth excavating. 301 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,279 What is that? 302 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,039 SHANE: Unbelievable. 303 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:54,719 That's what happens when you rush. 304 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:56,839 RYAN: What have you done now, Shaneo? 305 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:58,719 Well what does it look like, Ryan? 306 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,399 What are you gonna do about that? 307 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:02,199 What do you think I'm gonna do? 308 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,439 I'm gonna try to get the bloody thing out.Okay. 309 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:06,119 Good luck, mate. 310 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:13,239 Let's do it! 311 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:20,679 Come on! 312 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,279 Yes, yes, yes! Yes! 313 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:32,359 How's that, Rhino? 314 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:34,719 Yeah, you're out there, mate. Clear as gold. 315 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:36,639 I'll give it one more, Ryan. 316 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,799 Cool.There it is. 317 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,559 That's a good one. That quartz has come up real nice. 318 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:49,039 Ryan, if you can't get a reading off that you wanna give it away. 319 00:17:49,120 --> 00:17:51,079 Well, let's have a look. 320 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:56,399 Yeah, it's not looking bad, Shane. 321 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,359 The reef is not as deep as what I thought. 322 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:03,479 It's very good for my tired old machine and tired old driver. 323 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,879 But it's looking pretty promising. 324 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,039 All right, there we go. 325 00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:11,479 So you're starting to see some good alteration in that, Shane. 326 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:13,159 We need to get the XRF on this. 327 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:14,839 Yeah, let's get onto it. 328 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,039 All right, Shane?Yeah. 329 00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:18,719 That's looking pretty good, mate. 330 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,879 We've got 1200 ppm, which is parts per million. 331 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:24,999 That's gold. That's 1000 grammes per tonne 332 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,999 on that spot on that piece of rock there. 333 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,239 You nailed a bit of gold there, me boy. 334 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,199 Okay, Ryan, I'm an old-fashioned prospector. 335 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,199 And the only way I'm really gonna find out 336 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,079 if this is fair dinkum is by crushing it.Yeah. 337 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,719 Pan it off, see what gold we've got. Sounds good, Shane. 338 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:41,599 Let's have a look. Let's get on with it. 339 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,559 You reckon that'll be enough? That's oodles.Okay. Beauty. 340 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:49,399 We'll get these bigger ones here. 341 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:51,159 We'll break some of these pieces up. 342 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,839 I'll give it a look. I'm happy with that. 343 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,599 Let's take this over here. I'm glad you're happy with that, 344 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:02,919 'cause my shoulder's about to go. 345 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,279 Harden up, princess. Grab that dolly and bring it over here. 346 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:11,119 Okay, Rhino, this is the moment of truth. 347 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:13,639 I'll just start shaking it up there a little bit. 348 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:15,319 We're gonna get a colour here. 349 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:16,999 I'm very confident. 350 00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:20,519 That looked like a colour going up the side of it. 351 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,679 I think I just threw a couple over the edge. 352 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,079 Oh, Ryan!Looking all right? 353 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:27,759 You kidding me? 354 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,759 There's gold there, Ryan. Yeah, there is too. 355 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:34,319 That's not bad, Shane. Far out. Not bad at all. 356 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:38,279 That would be about 10 grammes a tonne, 357 00:19:38,360 --> 00:19:42,159 and I reckon there'd be about $1000 a ton in that. 358 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:44,439 The thing is that there's some larger particles, 359 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:47,519 that means it's got a bit of potential.Definitely. 360 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:49,719 That's one of the things that gets me excited 361 00:19:49,800 --> 00:19:52,159 because these areas can hold a lot of alluvial gold 362 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:56,039 and if you get in here with a grader and free up some of this top soil, 363 00:19:56,120 --> 00:19:58,879 there's a good chance you'll find a bit more around there. 364 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:00,559 I'm happy with that. 365 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,879 I'm gonna give my old mate, Jimmy, a ring and open some ground up. 366 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,159 Cool. I'm gonna see if I can go and chase this. 367 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:09,359 I'll take some bags, the gun, and I'll see what I can find. 368 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,639 Further along. Sounds good. I'll take that. 369 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,239 Good on you. Big lead for an old fellow like you. 370 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:16,239 Come on.Weee! 371 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:17,959 Argh! 372 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:23,279 Starting to build a picture, looking south of Shane's working, 373 00:20:23,360 --> 00:20:26,479 and hopefully we can find something a bit further along. 374 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,159 We know there's gold in the area, 375 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:31,039 and if I can identify the areas that are the most prospective, 376 00:20:31,120 --> 00:20:33,799 then I can come back and have some digging 377 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:35,479 or some alluvial work. 378 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:37,159 Billions of years ago, 379 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:40,359 tectonic activity fractured the earth's crust, 380 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:44,239 creating north-south fault lines that acted as pathways 381 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:48,599 for mineral-rich fluids to rise to the surface and solidify, 382 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:52,359 forming gold-filled quartz structures known as reefs. 383 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:54,959 While I'm doing this, at least Shane can keep going 384 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,319 and hopefully has luck finding some alluvial, 385 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:59,519 so the boys have got something to go on with. 386 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:05,879 There's Jimmy. 387 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,159 We call him "The Trouble Shooter." 388 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,079 He's always pulling me out of trouble. 389 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,799 Shane.How we going, Jim? Thanks for coming, buddy. 390 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,439 What I need you to do is get your grader up there. 391 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,959 There's good gold being found on that corner there. 392 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,839 We just need to get down another 300ml 393 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:29,079 and it'll have another layer of gold there.No worries. 394 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,759 Not every day of the week you get a grader turning up. 395 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,959 The quartz is here, and we're gonna grade straight down here. 396 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,719 Back up, over, over, over 397 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,879 and that blade will basically scrape the top 30cm. 398 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,559 of soil off and that'll be brand new dirt again. 399 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:48,159 Shane does owe me a bit, but that is the way it works with him 400 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:50,519 and nothing's gonna change. 401 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,439 I'll give him some soup and some ravioli and he'll be happy. 402 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:57,359 Okay, Jimmy, let's get the show on the road. 403 00:21:57,440 --> 00:21:59,039 Righto. 404 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,199 We've got the fine gold here in the rock, 405 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:05,039 but now it's time to see if there's any big nuggets too. 406 00:22:05,120 --> 00:22:07,679 Then we'll really know if this spot will save our season. 407 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:09,959 I'm gonna go grab the detector and get into it. 408 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,839 ALEX: What's that? 409 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:21,519 There's bats in here! 410 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,119 Oh, my God! Bloomin' bats just buzzed me. 411 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:30,239 Oh, there's everything in here. 412 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,159 Alex, are you all right? 413 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:35,839 Yeah.So are you coming out now? Yeah, I think it's time to call it. 414 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:39,599 Be careful of your head. 415 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:41,999 Let's get out of that place.Yeah. 416 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:43,799 Spiders. Bats. 417 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:46,559 I heard you yell out a few times and scream a little bit. 418 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:49,239 Like a big girl?Yeah. Yeah, that was definitely me. 419 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,959 All right, come on, let's go. Good idea. 420 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:57,039 I'm hoping these samples I've got are absolutely loaded with gold. 421 00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:00,359 Yeah.What we're gonna do is get those rocks, 422 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,719 put them through this machine, crushes it all up 423 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:04,399 and makes it really fine, 424 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,639 and hopefully, liberates all the gold into this pan. 425 00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,639 The portable impact crusher uses four bars 426 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:15,039 spinning over 1400 revolutions per minute inside a drum 427 00:23:15,120 --> 00:23:17,959 to pulverise rock into fine powder. 428 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:22,159 Okay. 429 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,879 Just turn that stone to complete dust. 430 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,439 It has, yeah. So now that that's powder form, 431 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,159 hopefully, it's released the gold. 432 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:32,839 All right, here we go. 433 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,559 Oh, yeah, we've got gold.Yeah. 434 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:42,399 That's like $10 right there and that's one handful of rocks. 435 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,199 Well, we know where we're digging. Yeah.We've got a plan. 436 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,399 Let's dig some holes. All right, sounds good. 437 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,159 I'm hoping this lease is gonna deliver us some gold. 438 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,239 We've seen a bit of gold from our samples, 439 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,519 but it's too dangerous to stay down there 440 00:23:57,600 --> 00:23:59,199 and keep chipping away. 441 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:02,559 So, if we want to go deeper, the excavator is our only hope. 442 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:07,399 I know there are good quartz veins around here, but the old timers, 443 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,839 they've done a really good job of digging them out 444 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:13,599 and now we gotta find something that was either missed or never found. 445 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:19,439 This is a new lease, and obviously, while Alex is digging, 446 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,919 that gives me a chance to come out with my detector 447 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:23,599 and just have a good look around. 448 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,439 If this pays off, we'll have two operations running 449 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,279 and hopefully find a larger amount of gold. 450 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,479 We're digging, but it's slow going. 451 00:24:35,120 --> 00:24:38,159 The more we get into the project, the harder this one's appearing. 452 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,559 The ground's hard, and we're burning a lot of diesel 453 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:42,239 digging these things up. 454 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,239 It's fine spending a few days here, 455 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,279 but it's gotta really pay. 456 00:24:46,360 --> 00:24:49,159 At the moment, the money is just going out. 457 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:57,799 Okay, what's just gone wrong? 458 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:03,559 No power. 459 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:05,879 Melanie, got a copy? Yeah. 460 00:25:07,040 --> 00:25:09,399 The excavator has just lost all its power. 461 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,239 I don't know quite what's happened, but not good. 462 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:13,959 God. 463 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:18,119 It's completely dead. 464 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,279 I'll check out how this tie rod end is going. 465 00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:31,959 See if it's hanging in there. 466 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:37,599 Yeah, that's just hanging on. 467 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,279 The old ball joint is just sitting in there, 468 00:25:40,360 --> 00:25:42,919 so it won't hang on for much longer. 469 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:49,199 You got a copy, Sheryl? Yeah, copy. 470 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:52,039 How are you getting on out there? You found anything? 471 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,799 I just looked at one car, but it was really old 472 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,399 and not really suitable, so there's a pile of other cars here 473 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,919 that we've looked at before, so I'll check them out. 474 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:04,079 This one here, it's only just hanging on, 475 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,519 so just get back as quick as you can. 476 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,479 All right, no worries. I'll try my best. 477 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,959 Just trying to keep the blower going and keep this dirt going through. 478 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:18,039 Hoping to hit our six-ounce target this week, 479 00:26:18,120 --> 00:26:20,679 but I've got a lot of ground to get through 480 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,719 and we've got flogged our tie rod end in there 481 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,839 that's feeding the dirt down over the riffle trays. 482 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,199 They're on most cars on your steering arm 483 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,519 that turns your wheels down the bottom, 484 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:34,439 so really hoping that Sheryl can find a part 485 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,359 out there in the bush somewhere. 486 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,399 If that breaks, the show stops. 487 00:26:40,120 --> 00:26:42,559 Our local store is seven hours away to get parts, 488 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:44,919 so we're often away to the dump, 489 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,879 scrounging out abandoned cars to find parts for our machines. 490 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:51,919 That's just how it rolls. You've got to be so resourceful and think of other things. 491 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:54,879 There's a good few cars in here, 492 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,959 so hopefully, we'll maybe get something out of these. 493 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,039 An old one that. 494 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,999 This one's on its back, which is good because it's easier to see the bit. 495 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,439 And there's heaps of abandoned cars on this lease 496 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,679 and we've took bits off the cars by other bits before. 497 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,719 This is the bit we're looking for. The tie rod end here. 498 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:17,999 And as you can see, it's got the same bit here. 499 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,919 And this is the bit that was working into the feeder shelf, 500 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,239 but it's pretty rusted, 501 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:26,439 so I don't think it's worth replacing it with the one we've got 502 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,879 because it's probably gonna break in no time. 503 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:30,559 Not ideal. 504 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:36,159 Just trying to look and see what cars are in a better condition. 505 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:40,319 Might look at this blue one and see if that's suitable, maybe. 506 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:44,559 This car looks newer, so hopefully, it won't be as rusted. 507 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:47,399 There's a tie rod end there. 508 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,399 That looks good. It's not even got rust on it at all. 509 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,279 All right. Well, that should work. 510 00:27:56,040 --> 00:27:58,359 But the only problem being I can't get to it, 511 00:27:59,120 --> 00:28:03,639 so I'm gonna have to flip it onto its roof, I reckon. 512 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,319 I'll give that a shot. 513 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:08,759 That's better. 514 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,399 So I've got the chain here, so I'll flip that over. 515 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:20,519 I've seen Simon do this plenty, but I've never done it myself, 516 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:22,559 so let's hope it works. 517 00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:26,959 And we don't get the chain going through the back window of the ute. 518 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:31,159 I've heard of chains coming off before and causing serious injury, 519 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,079 so I've got to be really careful here. 520 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:37,319 All right, here we go. 521 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,079 Come on, come on, come on. 522 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:02,799 What's happened? 523 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:06,319 The machine was running and it's just lost all its power. 524 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,839 No, the isolator is still on. 525 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:14,519 It shouldn't be dead. 526 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:18,719 Nup. Still no power. 527 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:25,839 That could be it. 528 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:29,959 Yeah. 529 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:36,039 Mel, got a copy?Yeah. 530 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:39,359 It was just the kill switch. I hit it with my elbow, I didn't realise. 531 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:44,519 Bit of a wally, aren't ya? Cheers. 532 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,639 I'm pleased it was just that. 533 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:50,439 It did its job. I didn't realise I'd pressed it. 534 00:29:57,520 --> 00:29:59,199 That sounds all right. 535 00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:00,879 Wow. 536 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,439 All right. This is the fun part. 537 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:11,639 That sounds amazing. 538 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:17,559 Oh, my God, I can feel it in my hand. 539 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:19,239 Check that out. 540 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:21,719 This one feels like about $200. 541 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,759 You always get a bit nervous when you start out on a new lease, 542 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:26,999 but when you're finding pieces like this, 543 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:28,879 this is a really good sign. 544 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,759 I'm hoping Alex has some luck with the mine shafts as well. 545 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:35,639 If we can find a decent resource, then that's where the big payday could be. 546 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,279 I've got some good quality rocks to get crushed. 547 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:49,479 from a little bit deeper down, 548 00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:51,559 so this should give me more of an idea. 549 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:56,359 Spent too much money, too much time. 550 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:58,039 This has to pay off for us. 551 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:01,479 If it's not carrying gold, it could be a bust for this lease. 552 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:04,559 It's really gonna come down to this. 553 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:08,119 This should be good. If it's not, back to the drawing board. 554 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,639 The idea now is to find nuggets. 555 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:18,239 We've got the machine here, the day is sunny 556 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:19,919 and we're going to find gold. 557 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:22,239 I'll go and grab the detector and get into it. 558 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:25,479 We've proven there's find gold here. 559 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:27,879 Jimmy's scraping off the top and hopefully, 560 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:31,079 we'll have some detectable gold here that shed off the reef. 561 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:35,159 I used to sing meself a little song. 562 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:37,919 # Magic wand 563 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:41,279 # Find me some gold # 564 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,199 RYAN: So I followed that reef along a bit more to the south. 565 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:49,399 This is what we're looking for. Awesome. 566 00:31:50,240 --> 00:31:52,239 I'm confident that this is the same structure 567 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:55,039 that we're seeing along from Shane's workings there. 568 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:57,599 I'm just gonna break that zone open there. 569 00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:02,079 Yeah, so this is looking really promising. 570 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:03,999 So I'm pretty keen to get this XRF on it 571 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:07,039 and confirm that we do actually have something in there. 572 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:12,519 So that result has just come up now and it's looking good. 573 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,079 We're seeing some low levels of gold. 574 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,319 So this is definitely the structure along from Shane's workings, 575 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,559 so yeah, this is a good result. 576 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,359 I'll take a sample of this and I'll take that to the lab 577 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:25,119 and we'll get an accurate analysis. 578 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:29,279 Chuck that in there and I'm gonna keep moving along, 579 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:31,079 see if we can find some more. 580 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:38,479 Come on, magic wand. 581 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,839 Oh, got a sound here, boys! 582 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,519 Got a sound here. 583 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:47,719 # Magic wand # 584 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:49,399 Come on. Where are you? 585 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:55,159 Okay. 586 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,359 Very delicate this, finding gold. 587 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:00,719 There's nothing delicate about me. 588 00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,079 Whoa! Listen to that. 589 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,679 Woah! 590 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:10,559 It's in me hand. 591 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:16,079 There we go. Look, a little bit of gold. 592 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:19,039 First little piece. 593 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,759 That's a good sign. This is going well now. 594 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:23,959 That's going in the kick. 595 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:26,919 Come on, I've gotta find more. More, more, more. 596 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,719 Give me some gold. 597 00:33:38,840 --> 00:33:41,119 Oh, nice sound there! 598 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:45,039 I could listen to this every day of my life. 599 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:46,759 Okay, let's have a look. 600 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:50,159 Something here real good. 601 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:55,519 That big. I've gotta be able to see it now. 602 00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:59,319 Gee whiz, look at that. 603 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:03,839 That's a great piece of gold. Look at it. 604 00:34:03,920 --> 00:34:06,399 This one here, about $300. 605 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:08,839 We're on the gold. 606 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:10,839 Now we're making some real money. 607 00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:15,759 Nice piece of gold going right in the bin. 608 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:20,799 Nothing better than listening to the jar rattling. 609 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,559 This is great. We've got gold in the rock, 610 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:26,559 we've got detectable gold. This is looking very promising. 611 00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:37,559 SHERYL: All right, come on. 612 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:44,599 Come on, come on, come on. 613 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:48,239 The wheels are spinning. 614 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:49,919 Come on! 615 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,799 Yeah, she's coming. She's coming. 616 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,639 And she's over! High five, Shezza. 617 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:08,639 All right, I can get that grinded off, I reckon. 618 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:12,439 That looks really good. The rubber is all intact. 619 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:14,439 There's not a bit of rust on it, 620 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:16,479 so it looks actually in really good nick. 621 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:18,399 I'm sure Simon will be happy with that. 622 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,399 All right. 623 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:31,799 Woo-hoo! Got it! 624 00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:37,079 Very different from your average day as a midwife. 625 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:40,879 Although, similar in many ways, it can be very unpredictable, 626 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:43,759 it can change very quickly, so we've got that in common. 627 00:35:43,840 --> 00:35:45,559 But I love it. I love being out here. 628 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:47,959 I enjoy it. I really like doing physical work 629 00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:49,679 and I like doing challenging work. 630 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:52,439 I've learnt heaps of new skills. 631 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:55,359 Woo-hoo! Got it out. 632 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:57,639 Let's get it back to Simon. 633 00:36:08,440 --> 00:36:10,279 SIMON: It's my Sheryl! 634 00:36:11,280 --> 00:36:12,879 See how she went. 635 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,559 Look what I got! What a hero. 636 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:23,559 I deserve a bonus for that. 637 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:26,319 It's in good nick too. It's not even rusted or anything. 638 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:28,999 Perfect. That'll do the job.Yeah. 639 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:31,759 So you gonna change it now? I'll go sort this out now. 640 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:34,959 If you wanna check those trays, as we don't wanna be running all day 641 00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:37,119 and then you go, "Oh, it had no gold in it." 642 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:38,879 So just pull one tray out.Okay. 643 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:41,479 Shake it off and we can give it a little test pan. 644 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:44,719 And while you're doing that, I'll quickly swap this one over. 645 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,599 No worries. Okay. All right. Cheers. 646 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:53,239 Lucky Sheryl found the right size. 647 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:56,039 Looks like it's going to do the job, which is perfect. 648 00:36:57,240 --> 00:36:58,839 Just in the nick of time too. 649 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,599 This is really useful indication to us on how the ground is. 650 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:10,439 So we'll empty the trays first and then we'll pan it afterwards. 651 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,159 Take some dirt off it first, shake it off. 652 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:19,519 Hopefully, that's got fine gold. 653 00:37:22,000 --> 00:37:24,239 It's been a tough week for us with the weather. 654 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:26,639 It's been so wet. Limited ground to work on, 655 00:37:26,720 --> 00:37:28,319 the part in the dry blower. 656 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:30,879 So really hopeful that this is going to pay off 657 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,559 and we're gonna get some gold 658 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:34,239 and it's gonna be workable ground 659 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:36,599 'cause we've got limited options at the moment. 660 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:39,879 Our season target is 50 ounces and that's an ambitious target, 661 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,399 so we have to get something out of this. 662 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:49,279 I can see a little bit of colour just appearing...at the sides there. 663 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:54,159 Thank God there's some there. 664 00:37:54,240 --> 00:37:56,599 And after the really crap week we've had 665 00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:59,239 it's just refreshing to see that in here. 666 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,119 You there, Simon? Yeah, got ya. 667 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:06,159 So I've just finished that pan and yeah, there's gold in there. 668 00:38:06,240 --> 00:38:08,599 A few nuggets and a bit of fine stuff, 669 00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:10,959 so quite happy with that actually. 670 00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:12,879 Beautiful. I'll keep running it. 671 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:14,879 We'll make as much as we can, while we can. 672 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:16,919 That's good. 673 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:20,599 Never would I thought when I was in the hills of north-eastern Scotland, 674 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:24,159 that I'd be in the bush, flipping cars, digging for gold, 675 00:38:24,240 --> 00:38:25,839 but I absolutely love it. 676 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:30,679 MEL: So I've just been to the Fair Lady lease. 677 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:33,359 We've had John out there running things for the week 678 00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:35,039 and everything is tracking well. 679 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:37,639 So I'm just heading back to Alex now 680 00:38:37,720 --> 00:38:40,799 to where we've been doing exploration on the Richie lease 681 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:43,039 and I'm hoping he's got some good news for me. 682 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:48,159 We've dug deeper from the same quartz vein that had a bit of colour, 683 00:38:48,240 --> 00:38:50,999 so I'm hoping it's carrying more gold. 684 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:54,919 If it's not carrying gold, it could be a bust for this lease. 685 00:38:56,440 --> 00:38:58,759 If it's got gold, I should start to see it now. 686 00:39:00,720 --> 00:39:03,239 Not as much as I'd like, but it's definite gold. 687 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:06,959 It's probably only $15 from about five tonnes of rocks. 688 00:39:07,040 --> 00:39:10,639 So, sadly, It doesn't look like this one is gonna be payable for us. 689 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:14,559 Well, it looks like Mel's back from Fair Lady. 690 00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:18,999 Hey.Hey, how's it going? 691 00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:21,439 Good. How's it been here? 692 00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:23,359 Got some digging, done some sampling. 693 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:25,639 Well...What have you got? 694 00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:29,639 Look at that. That's actually really good.Yeah. 695 00:39:29,720 --> 00:39:31,319 How did the sampling go? 696 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:33,759 Well, it's not as good as I'd have liked. 697 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:37,639 There is gold, but it doesn't look like it's gonna be a big win for us. 698 00:39:37,720 --> 00:39:40,559 Pretty tough digging, so you'd want to see a lot of gold. 699 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:44,439 At this point in time, I think we just put that one to bed. 700 00:39:45,720 --> 00:39:47,959 All right.Anyway. 701 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:50,159 Fair Lady...Yeah....is producing. 702 00:39:50,240 --> 00:39:51,839 Let's see what we've got. 703 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:54,599 Wow, that's really good. 704 00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:56,319 And I think you've got some.Yeah. 705 00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:00,399 All right, well, that's-- 3.1 ounces. 706 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:02,519 Despite poor sampling results, 707 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:05,759 Mel and Alex's main operation at Fair Lady, 708 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:09,479 has delivered nearly $11,000 worth of gold. 709 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:12,519 That's covered the costs of exploration. 710 00:40:12,600 --> 00:40:16,039 Whatever Fair Lady can produce gold like this, we stay there. 711 00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:19,119 As soon as the numbers drop, we're going to need another place. 712 00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:21,719 Let's get this gold back in the jar. 713 00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:24,279 There you go.My precious. 714 00:40:24,360 --> 00:40:25,959 It's for you. 715 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:28,559 All right. Back to Fair Lady. 716 00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:30,239 Yep, back to Fair Lady. 717 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:36,519 SHANE: Rightio, I've had a pretty good week. 718 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:38,999 Jimmy's gone home. Ryan's gone home. 719 00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:41,479 I've managed to get myself some very good finds, 720 00:40:41,560 --> 00:40:44,159 and I'm keen to weigh it all up and see what I've got. 721 00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:47,159 I think there's gonna be a good result here. 722 00:40:47,920 --> 00:40:51,719 That's 0.1 of an ounce of fine gold. That's a very good result. 723 00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:53,999 So I'll tip my nuggets in here. 724 00:40:55,240 --> 00:40:57,399 0.63 of an ounce. 725 00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:59,999 That's telling us we've got some good material here 726 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:02,119 for the future, and that's very exciting. 727 00:41:02,720 --> 00:41:04,839 I'm very upbeat about this. 728 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:10,079 Shane's efforts to prove up the Quartz Hill lease 729 00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:13,959 has brought in over $2,200 worth of gold. 730 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:17,319 I'd better give Ryan, the geo, a ring 731 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:19,999 to see how his test samples went from the lab. 732 00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:22,799 RYAN: Shaneo. 733 00:41:22,880 --> 00:41:25,679 How's it going there, Rhino? Good fella. 734 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:27,399 I just got home. Okay, good. 735 00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:31,079 The first thing I want to say is thanks for bringing the gun up 736 00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:33,879 and thanks for your efforts here. Cheers, mate. Good times. 737 00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:36,039 I got those results back from the lab 738 00:41:36,120 --> 00:41:38,479 and I'm pretty excited about it. It's looking good. 739 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:41,159 We've definitely got up to 10 grammes of gold per tonne 740 00:41:41,240 --> 00:41:43,359 in some of those veins that we were sampling, 741 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:45,759 so you need to look at trying to move some earth, 742 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:47,439 and see if you can find a bit more. 743 00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:49,239 Well, Ryan, that's great news. 744 00:41:49,320 --> 00:41:51,159 That's exactly what I want to hear. 745 00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:53,679 Good on you, Shane. Good luck and talk to you soon. 746 00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:55,839 Thank you, mate. Cheers, mate. 747 00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:57,559 This is looking very promising. 748 00:41:57,640 --> 00:41:59,879 It's looking very promising for Russell and I. 749 00:41:59,960 --> 00:42:03,519 All we gotta do is get some more heavy machinery, bigger crushers 750 00:42:03,600 --> 00:42:05,519 and you never know what can happen. 751 00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:08,039 It looks like I've got a few more favours to call in 752 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:10,279 to see whether we can open this whole area up. 753 00:42:14,720 --> 00:42:17,119 SHERYL: What a week! SIMON: We got through, though. 754 00:42:17,200 --> 00:42:20,159 The good old gold God was being good to us.Yeah. 755 00:42:20,760 --> 00:42:23,279 And good that you got that deal for those dirt piles. 756 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:25,479 We would've been stuffed if we didn't get that. 757 00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:27,759 And then that tire rod to throw it all in there. 758 00:42:27,840 --> 00:42:29,679 You did a good job finding it though. 759 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:31,759 I know I did. Quite impressed with myself. 760 00:42:31,840 --> 00:42:33,679 Flipping it all by yourself.Yeah. 761 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:36,599 Do you want to see how we went? Yeah, let's see how we went. 762 00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:44,079 4.6 ounces, 4.4 ounces... 763 00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:46,039 Five ounces. 764 00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:47,839 Not bad.That's not bad. 765 00:42:48,560 --> 00:42:50,919 Minus Tom's 20%.Yeah, still. 766 00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:52,879 We had no other option. Roughly, 4 ounces. 767 00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:55,159 It's either nothing or that. That's it. 768 00:42:55,240 --> 00:42:57,999 I'm happy with that.Yeah, so am I. We make a good team. 769 00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:02,399 Sheryl and Simon's gamble to process new ground 770 00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:06,359 paid off with over $17,000 worth of gold. 771 00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:09,639 Righto.Good stuff. Happy with that.Yep. 772 00:43:09,720 --> 00:43:11,319 So, hopefully, we can get back 773 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:13,239 to our normal pushing up stuff next week? 774 00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:15,199 It's not gonna rain until next winter. 775 00:43:15,280 --> 00:43:16,879 That's what I'm telling myself. 776 00:43:16,960 --> 00:43:19,439 We'll go with the positive thoughts. Fingers crossed. 777 00:43:19,520 --> 00:43:22,319 I'm happy with that. Let's have a red wine by the fire. 778 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:24,079 Sounds perfect.Let's go. 779 00:43:52,680 --> 00:43:54,679 Subtitles by Deluxe 779 00:43:55,305 --> 00:44:55,726 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm