"Gold Rush" Breaking the Piggy Bank

1 00:00:01,130 --> 00:00:02,030 Don't stop for nobody. 2 00:00:02,130 --> 00:00:04,160 Narrator: On this "gold rush"... 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,440 ...Driven by soaring gold prices, 4 00:00:09,540 --> 00:00:12,470 Tony beets searches for buried treasure. 5 00:00:18,010 --> 00:00:19,380 Fire that thing up. 6 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:21,680 Narrator: On his road to redemption, 7 00:00:21,780 --> 00:00:24,650 Rick ness battles to hit a major milestone. 8 00:00:24,750 --> 00:00:26,520 I'm just going to say it right now. 9 00:00:26,620 --> 00:00:28,320 We're going for 1,000 ounces this year. 10 00:00:28,420 --> 00:00:31,130 Holy shut her down, mark, 11 00:00:31,230 --> 00:00:32,930 Shut her down. 12 00:00:33,030 --> 00:00:36,760 Oh, that was brutal. I almost lost everything. 13 00:00:36,870 --> 00:00:40,800 Narrator: And parker schnabel's race to build a war chest... 14 00:00:43,470 --> 00:00:45,640 ...Pushes the crew's limits... 15 00:00:45,740 --> 00:00:48,680 -Holy -well, this kind of sucks. 16 00:00:48,780 --> 00:00:51,110 That's a $10,000 . 17 00:00:51,210 --> 00:00:53,550 Narrator: ...And could break the scales. 18 00:00:53,650 --> 00:00:54,750 Parker: That's a hell of a week. 19 00:00:57,690 --> 00:01:00,590 -- Captions by vitac -- www.Vitac.Com 20 00:01:00,690 --> 00:01:03,790 Captions paid for by discovery communications 21 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:11,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 22 00:01:19,210 --> 00:01:23,010 Narrator: After two disastrous seasons, the king of the klondike, 23 00:01:23,110 --> 00:01:26,410 Tony beets, is looking to make a comeback. 24 00:01:36,990 --> 00:01:39,190 Narrator: Nine weeks into his season, 25 00:01:39,300 --> 00:01:41,660 Tony's fixed the trommel and is running 26 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:45,100 Mega cut pay dirt, which he believes will deliver his 27 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:49,540 3,000-ounce season goal, but he's not stopping there. 28 00:01:57,410 --> 00:02:00,080 Narrator: 400 yards from tony's camp, 29 00:02:00,180 --> 00:02:03,950 The potential new ground is at the heart of paradise hill. 30 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,100 Narrator: To search for the buried pay streak, 31 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,100 Tony brings in the 460 excavator. 32 00:02:55,640 --> 00:02:59,840 Narrator: To get to the pay, tony will have to move a mountain. 33 00:02:59,940 --> 00:03:03,680 When he opened his first cut on paradise hill 30 years ago, 34 00:03:03,780 --> 00:03:06,480 He had to pile the worthless overburden 35 00:03:06,580 --> 00:03:08,420 On top of virgin ground. 36 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:12,320 Since then, he's mined around the waste side, 37 00:03:12,420 --> 00:03:15,490 Piling 50,000 yards of overburden, 38 00:03:15,590 --> 00:03:18,460 Enough to fill 15 olympic swimming pools 39 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,900 On top of what could be a massive layer 40 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:23,530 Of gold-rich pay dirt. 41 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,360 Narrator: Tony's looking for the virgin ground 42 00:03:50,460 --> 00:03:53,230 Indicated by lighter colored gold-rich gravels 43 00:03:53,330 --> 00:03:55,900 That should be beneath the overburden. 44 00:04:51,020 --> 00:04:53,050 Narrator: Tony's hit a pay streak, 45 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,790 But to find out how much gold it contains, 46 00:04:55,890 --> 00:04:59,360 He must remove 50,000 yards of overburden. 47 00:05:13,810 --> 00:05:18,450 Narrator: If tony's right, this piggy bank, buried for 30 years, 48 00:05:18,550 --> 00:05:21,180 Could be worth over $1 million. 49 00:05:24,050 --> 00:05:25,450 Monica: Sure do, sure do. 50 00:05:27,860 --> 00:05:29,660 Okay, I will be there shortly. 51 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,060 Hey, what'd you find? 52 00:05:37,230 --> 00:05:39,970 You guys put all this overburden here, what, 30 years ago? 53 00:05:40,070 --> 00:05:41,970 You don't remember what it looks like? 54 00:05:48,740 --> 00:05:51,350 Okay. Are you sure it's gonna pay out? 55 00:05:52,820 --> 00:05:54,550 It cost a bit to put a d-10 in there 56 00:05:54,650 --> 00:05:55,850 For a couple of days, though. 57 00:05:55,950 --> 00:05:59,250 I know fuel's low right now, but it still adds up. 58 00:06:06,660 --> 00:06:08,400 All right. 59 00:06:10,230 --> 00:06:11,470 Narrator: Two weeks ago... 60 00:06:11,570 --> 00:06:14,630 Tony gambled on monica's hunker cut... 61 00:06:14,740 --> 00:06:18,070 ...9.92. -...But struck out. 62 00:06:24,250 --> 00:06:26,880 Now, he's rolling the dice again. 63 00:06:26,980 --> 00:06:28,820 Moving the overburden 64 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:33,220 Will cost over $100,000, and failure will set him back 65 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,790 By at least a week. With the shortened season, 66 00:06:36,890 --> 00:06:40,230 It's time he can't afford to lose. 67 00:06:40,330 --> 00:06:44,730 Monica: We've got a good 30 feet, maybe 40 feet of overburden 68 00:06:44,830 --> 00:06:46,470 That needs to come off. 69 00:06:48,300 --> 00:06:51,440 Tony seems convinced that there's going to be a lot 70 00:06:51,540 --> 00:06:55,010 Of pay here, but I don't think so. We'll see. 71 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,190 You know, we got a pretty late start this season 72 00:07:10,290 --> 00:07:12,890 Because of the whole covid thing. 73 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,460 Narrator: Despite losing four weeks at the start of the season, 74 00:07:16,570 --> 00:07:21,640 25-year-old parker schnabel has big plans to expand his mining 75 00:07:21,740 --> 00:07:23,900 Empire beyond the yukon. 76 00:07:24,010 --> 00:07:25,340 Even with the late start we've got this season, 77 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,770 Hopefully we can find more ground in alaska. 78 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,910 You know, it takes a lot of money to find more ground. 79 00:07:31,010 --> 00:07:32,610 The gold price is getting better, 80 00:07:32,710 --> 00:07:34,980 Which is really good. The best chance that 81 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,850 We've got at finding more ground is just to, you know, 82 00:07:37,950 --> 00:07:40,990 Take advantage of the high gold prices, make some money, 83 00:07:41,090 --> 00:07:43,990 And even with a late start we've gotten this season, 84 00:07:44,090 --> 00:07:45,430 Hopefully we can do that. 85 00:07:45,530 --> 00:07:49,500 Narrator: To build up the war chest he needs to expand, 86 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:56,300 Parker split his crew in half to run two massive wash plants. 87 00:07:56,410 --> 00:07:58,540 Mitch: How'd you sleep last night with that rainstorm? 88 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,510 Man, I slept pretty good. -Made me sleep like a baby. 89 00:08:01,610 --> 00:08:03,710 Hey, let me tell you something as a new father, 90 00:08:03,810 --> 00:08:06,110 The whole sleeping like a baby thing -- complete lie. 91 00:08:06,220 --> 00:08:08,850 That means you woke up like at least three or four times. 92 00:08:08,950 --> 00:08:10,850 I can't imagine. 93 00:08:10,950 --> 00:08:14,290 Narrator: In the last cut, co-foreman mining veterans 94 00:08:14,390 --> 00:08:18,760 Mitch blaschke and brennan ruault run wash plant big red. 95 00:08:18,860 --> 00:08:20,060 We had some rain last night, 96 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,060 So we're just hoping that we can keep up with big red. 97 00:08:23,170 --> 00:08:26,370 Narrator: Four miles west, loader operator 98 00:08:26,470 --> 00:08:29,370 Aaron bo feeds wash plant sluicifer. 99 00:08:29,470 --> 00:08:34,570 He's in a race to finish the pay in time to move the plant. 100 00:08:34,680 --> 00:08:36,410 Just feeding the plant. 101 00:08:36,510 --> 00:08:38,450 I'm trying to finish up sluicing this egg 102 00:08:38,550 --> 00:08:40,610 So we could get into our next cut, 103 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,280 Get back to getting that gold. 104 00:08:42,380 --> 00:08:46,750 Narrator: The wash plant move is part of parker's radical new plan 105 00:08:46,860 --> 00:08:50,060 To make up for lost time by pushing his crew 106 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,430 To move the plants faster and more often. 107 00:08:55,700 --> 00:08:58,670 -What's up, boss? -Um, yeah. 108 00:08:58,770 --> 00:09:02,270 So, this week we're going to move the plant. 109 00:09:02,370 --> 00:09:08,010 Last week, mitch and brennan struggled to move big red... 110 00:09:08,110 --> 00:09:09,510 -Whoa! -It's going over. 111 00:09:09,610 --> 00:09:11,580 -Oh, -what are you doing 112 00:09:11,680 --> 00:09:13,010 In there, man? 113 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,120 Narrator: ...And ended up costing parker 114 00:09:15,220 --> 00:09:20,590 $200,000 in lost gold. -That was terrible. 115 00:09:24,830 --> 00:09:28,660 Narrator: Now the pressure's on aaron to make sure sluicifer's 116 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:30,760 Move doesn't go the same way. 117 00:09:30,870 --> 00:09:32,700 Shane is gonna move this plant whenever he's ready, 118 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:34,000 And he ain't waiting for you. -Yeah. 119 00:09:34,100 --> 00:09:36,370 But the timing should work out alright. 120 00:09:36,470 --> 00:09:37,840 Parker: When you run this , 121 00:09:37,940 --> 00:09:41,110 You gotta -- you're gonna have to stand there and babysit it, 122 00:09:41,210 --> 00:09:42,980 But it's just this spot so far. 123 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,250 This wet pay is disgusting, though. 124 00:09:46,350 --> 00:09:49,580 Every day, you see like all four seasons. 125 00:09:49,690 --> 00:09:51,150 We've been seeing a lot of rain, 126 00:09:51,250 --> 00:09:54,920 Which always a concern. Wet pay, never good, never good. 127 00:09:55,020 --> 00:09:57,990 It always causes problems. 128 00:09:58,090 --> 00:10:04,660 Narrator: Aaron bo joined parker's crew in 2014 as a rock truck driver. 129 00:10:04,770 --> 00:10:07,100 Yeah, let's get that stuff up to the plant. 130 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:11,670 Since then, he's proved himself as a loader operator. 131 00:10:11,770 --> 00:10:14,270 It's just me over here at big red today. 132 00:10:14,380 --> 00:10:16,610 It's just me on my lonesome. 133 00:10:18,580 --> 00:10:21,350 Now he's responsible for running parker's 134 00:10:21,450 --> 00:10:23,780 Most productive wash plant ever. 135 00:10:23,890 --> 00:10:26,150 Aaron: When I heard that the yukon had named gold mining 136 00:10:26,250 --> 00:10:28,790 An essential service, I was real happy about that. 137 00:10:28,890 --> 00:10:31,190 I mean, every day I just think about how fortunate 138 00:10:31,290 --> 00:10:33,660 I am to have a job. 139 00:11:07,530 --> 00:11:09,300 Oh, 140 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:19,510 oh, no! No! 141 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,420 Aaron: You know, I put some wet material on the belt, 142 00:11:36,530 --> 00:11:39,390 And I noticed that it was all spilling over the sides there. 143 00:11:39,490 --> 00:11:41,930 Narrator: On indian river, parker schnabel 144 00:11:42,030 --> 00:11:45,930 Is a month behind schedule, and his wash plant sluicifer 145 00:11:46,030 --> 00:11:49,100 Is jammed with wet pay. -I tried to run back 146 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:51,100 And shut this thing down as quick as possible, 147 00:11:51,210 --> 00:11:53,910 But I just couldn't do it fast enough. 148 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:02,320 Narrator: Aaron has loaded the hopper with wet pay dirt, 149 00:12:02,420 --> 00:12:06,220 Which slid down the slick rubber belt, 150 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,520 Clogged the rollers, and jammed the conveyor. 151 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:20,370 Aaron: This is the lesson I've learned the hard way before. 152 00:12:20,470 --> 00:12:23,600 I guess I was just thinking about some days off 153 00:12:23,710 --> 00:12:27,610 Instead of focusing on what I should have been focused on. 154 00:12:27,710 --> 00:12:32,110 Narrator: Aaron must finish sluicing in time for the plant to be moved. 155 00:12:32,210 --> 00:12:34,950 This shutdown is costing valuable time 156 00:12:35,050 --> 00:12:39,820 And over $5,000 an hour in lost gold. 157 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:42,260 Aaron: J.M., he's supposed to take over the plant 158 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:44,920 For the second half of the day here. 159 00:12:45,030 --> 00:12:48,900 And this is how he gets started with his training on the plant. 160 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:50,660 First lesson -- what not to do. 161 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,140 I just cost the boss about 5 grand. 162 00:12:58,170 --> 00:13:02,880 Oh, okay. We got everything away from the rollers. 163 00:13:02,980 --> 00:13:05,480 Best case scenario, everything fires up. 164 00:13:07,150 --> 00:13:09,380 All right. Moment of truth. 165 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,460 Pretty happy to see it -- our plant up and running now. 166 00:13:22,560 --> 00:13:24,800 Sometimes things go wrong on the mine. 167 00:13:24,900 --> 00:13:26,800 Sometimes it's somebody's fault. 168 00:13:26,900 --> 00:13:28,770 This time it was definitely mine. 169 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:35,910 So should we send aaron through the wash plant? 170 00:13:36,010 --> 00:13:38,210 - guy. 171 00:13:38,310 --> 00:13:40,910 I mean, the conveyors are great until that happens. 172 00:13:41,020 --> 00:13:42,580 Till something happens, yeah. 173 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:46,590 Parker: When you're running soupy ,you have to sit there 174 00:13:46,690 --> 00:13:48,760 And babysit the plant, and not be at the other end of the cut 175 00:13:48,860 --> 00:13:50,760 When everything up. 176 00:13:50,860 --> 00:13:54,560 Narrator: Parker's back on track to finish running pay, 177 00:13:54,700 --> 00:13:58,400 But now his crew has even less time to move the plant, 178 00:13:58,500 --> 00:14:02,200 And he's lost two hours -- valuable sluicing. 179 00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:04,270 I mean, telling me you screwed up doesn't change 180 00:14:04,370 --> 00:14:06,270 That it's a $10,000 . 181 00:14:21,020 --> 00:14:22,390 Rick: These last couple of years have been rough 182 00:14:22,490 --> 00:14:23,620 Just breaking even. 183 00:14:23,730 --> 00:14:25,260 I've got to make money this year, 184 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,130 Otherwise, I'm not gonna be able to keep gold mining. 185 00:14:28,230 --> 00:14:32,330 Narrator: Rick ness is in the last chance saloon. 186 00:14:32,430 --> 00:14:35,340 After two years struggling to turn a profit, 187 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,770 He has to make money this season, 188 00:14:37,870 --> 00:14:42,010 But he's already two months late getting started. 189 00:14:42,110 --> 00:14:45,110 Rick: So, troy said I want my minimum royalty in the first month. 190 00:14:45,210 --> 00:14:47,710 That's 100 ounces by next week. 191 00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:49,950 Narrator: Rick must deliver 100 ounces of gold 192 00:14:50,050 --> 00:14:52,850 To claim owner troy taylor by the end of the month 193 00:14:52,950 --> 00:14:56,020 As a guarantee for this season, or he'll be shut down. 194 00:14:56,090 --> 00:14:57,560 There's only five of us on the crew, 195 00:14:57,660 --> 00:14:59,730 So I really need everyone to step up 196 00:14:59,830 --> 00:15:02,130 If we're gonna get as much gold as possible. 197 00:15:02,230 --> 00:15:07,400 Narrator: So far, he's only mined 66 ounces of gold. 198 00:15:07,500 --> 00:15:10,000 Sit. You stay right there. 199 00:15:10,110 --> 00:15:12,840 The late start and short season mean 200 00:15:12,940 --> 00:15:17,280 Rick needs to motivate his crew to make every second count. 201 00:15:17,380 --> 00:15:18,780 Look at this. This is starting to look like 202 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:21,250 We've got a team here. 203 00:15:21,350 --> 00:15:22,680 You know I've been struggling a bit 204 00:15:22,780 --> 00:15:25,290 For the last couple of years, kind of, on where I belong. 205 00:15:25,390 --> 00:15:27,420 I did not set a very good example last year. 206 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:28,790 I've pretty much come to terms with the fact 207 00:15:28,860 --> 00:15:31,020 That I don't belong in an office at all. 208 00:15:31,130 --> 00:15:33,130 We knew that. We knew that from the beginning. 209 00:15:33,230 --> 00:15:36,400 -Well, why didn't you tell me? -I told you. I told you. 210 00:15:36,500 --> 00:15:37,930 Well, we need you in the field. -Yeah. 211 00:15:38,030 --> 00:15:40,200 I should have been out in the field a lot more last year, 212 00:15:40,300 --> 00:15:44,270 And I'll rectify that this year. And that being said, 213 00:15:44,370 --> 00:15:46,910 We all need to tighten up. I'm just gonna say it right now, 214 00:15:47,010 --> 00:15:48,780 We're going for 1,000 ounces this year. 215 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:50,240 I know we've got a short amount of time, 216 00:15:50,350 --> 00:15:52,150 But if we just work and pound it out together, 217 00:15:52,250 --> 00:15:54,050 I think we can get it. 218 00:15:54,150 --> 00:15:56,050 Let's do this. We good? -Go, team. 219 00:15:56,150 --> 00:15:58,320 -All right. -Let's do it. 220 00:15:58,420 --> 00:15:59,950 Narrator: Rick's plan -- 221 00:16:00,060 --> 00:16:04,460 First mine the shallow ground. That will deliver fast gold 222 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:06,690 At a high profit in order to pay 223 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,860 Troy his 100 ounces. 224 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:12,770 With gold banked, he'll then move to deeper ground, 225 00:16:12,870 --> 00:16:16,100 Which is harder to mine, but where tests show 226 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,140 There's more gold. 227 00:16:22,540 --> 00:16:25,850 -Mark, you ready to fire up? -I'm ready. 228 00:16:32,450 --> 00:16:35,890 Narrator: New arrival mark doverspike feeds the wash plant 229 00:16:35,990 --> 00:16:39,160 With gold-rich pay from the stockpile. 230 00:16:39,260 --> 00:16:42,130 This is my first time mining on this scale. 231 00:16:42,230 --> 00:16:45,900 There is some pressure here. I have 20 seconds between loads, 232 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:49,000 So it demands your full attention all day. 233 00:16:53,110 --> 00:16:56,010 Narrator: Rick's 700 excavator, used to dig out 234 00:16:56,110 --> 00:16:59,810 Pay dirt, is down with a blown hydraulic hose. 235 00:16:59,910 --> 00:17:03,850 Mechanic carl rosk needs to fix it before 236 00:17:03,950 --> 00:17:06,050 The stockpile of pay runs out, 237 00:17:06,150 --> 00:17:09,420 Or they'll have to shut down the plant. 238 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:10,820 Carl: I picked this hose up on my way up, 239 00:17:10,930 --> 00:17:13,160 And we're gonna feed this through here right now 240 00:17:13,260 --> 00:17:15,930 And hopefully have this thing up and running 241 00:17:16,030 --> 00:17:19,100 So the boys can put it to work. 242 00:17:23,270 --> 00:17:25,000 Perfect timing, buddy. -Yeah? 243 00:17:25,110 --> 00:17:26,840 Gotta run this line up properly. 244 00:17:26,940 --> 00:17:29,310 -Well, what do you need from me? -If you could pass it up 245 00:17:29,410 --> 00:17:31,210 Through, just hard for me to run it up there 246 00:17:31,310 --> 00:17:32,280 And grab it the same time. 247 00:17:32,380 --> 00:17:33,950 -This end? -Yes, sir. 248 00:17:34,050 --> 00:17:36,950 Just give me a second, then feed that out in there. 249 00:17:37,050 --> 00:17:39,490 And all right. There you go. 250 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:43,790 I'll put it together. -Awesome. 251 00:17:45,730 --> 00:17:48,090 Yeah, now we're ready for hydraulic fluid. 252 00:17:50,300 --> 00:17:52,930 It's like two stories to get up on this thing. 253 00:17:53,030 --> 00:17:55,470 Sure is nice having you out here, rick. 254 00:17:55,570 --> 00:17:57,370 Yeah, well, I don't know why it took me two years to figure out 255 00:17:57,470 --> 00:17:59,210 That I'm better off in the field than the office. 256 00:17:59,310 --> 00:18:02,510 But that's my plan, right? I have the most experience, 257 00:18:02,610 --> 00:18:05,240 And that means I need to be out there doing the work 258 00:18:05,350 --> 00:18:07,010 And directing the work. So I'm gonna 259 00:18:07,120 --> 00:18:08,750 Be out in the field the whole time this year. 260 00:18:08,850 --> 00:18:11,150 Things are sure different than last year. 261 00:18:11,250 --> 00:18:13,490 Stepping up and being the foreman, it's huge, man. 262 00:18:13,590 --> 00:18:15,990 Well, once this hydraulic oil's in here, you can just 263 00:18:16,090 --> 00:18:17,460 Button it up and -- -yep. 264 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:19,590 -We'll be back up and running. -I'll put these covers back on 265 00:18:19,690 --> 00:18:22,260 And put the fan on there and we'll rock. 266 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,400 All right. 267 00:18:25,500 --> 00:18:27,600 Put this back. 268 00:18:27,700 --> 00:18:31,870 Oh, yeah. Back in business. You're good to go. 269 00:18:35,340 --> 00:18:38,110 Narrator: Rick gets back to the cut to send fresh 270 00:18:38,210 --> 00:18:40,550 Pay dirt to the plant. 271 00:18:40,650 --> 00:18:42,820 Chris: So I did some math and ran the numbers. 272 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:44,880 When we run two rock trucks, 273 00:18:44,990 --> 00:18:48,050 The pay pile gets bigger twice as fast. 274 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,020 Karla: Well, I thought we hauled ass with just the three of us, 275 00:18:50,130 --> 00:18:54,130 But sure feels nice to have some extra hands on board. 276 00:18:54,230 --> 00:18:55,530 This crew seems pretty good. 277 00:18:55,630 --> 00:18:58,800 Everyone is tight, respectful. Great place to work. 278 00:18:58,900 --> 00:19:01,330 Carl: This year, man, already a huge change. 279 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,670 Rick's stepping up and, you know, being the foreman 280 00:19:03,770 --> 00:19:05,870 Is huge for us, right? 281 00:19:06,010 --> 00:19:07,640 Narrator: Rick's back in the game 282 00:19:07,740 --> 00:19:10,040 With a chance of getting the 100 ounces 283 00:19:10,150 --> 00:19:12,380 He owes claim owner troy. 284 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,550 Ooh-eee! 285 00:19:15,650 --> 00:19:16,780 Rick: Yeah, it's great to have carl back. 286 00:19:16,890 --> 00:19:18,890 He got the 700 running right away. 287 00:19:18,990 --> 00:19:20,450 It's my main production machine. 288 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,960 Now we can really get the dirt moving, get the gold coming in. 289 00:19:43,340 --> 00:19:46,850 Ruby and I are up here on this hillside 290 00:19:46,980 --> 00:19:48,510 Pushing it flat. 291 00:19:48,620 --> 00:19:51,320 Narrator: On paradise hill, tony beets' daughter, 292 00:19:51,420 --> 00:19:53,350 Monica, is on the hunt for gold 293 00:19:53,450 --> 00:19:56,920 To take advantage of rocketing gold prices. 294 00:19:57,030 --> 00:19:59,530 Tony's gambled three days of fuel 295 00:19:59,630 --> 00:20:03,630 And crew to dig out a pay streak he buried 30 years ago 296 00:20:03,730 --> 00:20:07,670 And what he's calling "the piggy bank cut." 297 00:20:07,770 --> 00:20:13,310 Two biggest expenses in a mining camp are fuel and people. 298 00:20:13,410 --> 00:20:15,780 Ruby's on the excavator to feel the edge out, 299 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,880 And I'm pushing the overburden over. 300 00:20:17,980 --> 00:20:22,150 Narrator: 100 yards away on the other side of the waste site, 301 00:20:22,250 --> 00:20:25,750 Childhood friend ruby mahoney loads rock trucks. 302 00:20:25,850 --> 00:20:28,190 There's a lot of work that has to be done here, 303 00:20:28,290 --> 00:20:31,820 So I really hope this is worth going after. 304 00:20:31,930 --> 00:20:34,960 Me and monica grew up together in dawson city, 305 00:20:35,060 --> 00:20:38,260 And we became really good friends. 306 00:20:38,370 --> 00:20:39,600 I distinctively remember 307 00:20:39,700 --> 00:20:42,070 This hill being here back when I was a kid. 308 00:20:42,170 --> 00:20:46,140 I used to come out and visit her and do everything dirty 309 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:49,080 Yukon minor children do. You know, 310 00:20:49,180 --> 00:20:52,680 I got to play on this ground beside my friend for years, 311 00:20:52,780 --> 00:20:56,220 And now I get to work beside my friend on this ground. 312 00:20:56,320 --> 00:20:57,550 It's pretty neat. 313 00:21:04,090 --> 00:21:08,430 Huh, looks awfully white over there. 314 00:21:08,530 --> 00:21:11,000 Tony. Do you copy, tony? 315 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:15,100 I seem to have found a little bit of a white layer. 316 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:16,940 Doesn't seem to be much of it there. 317 00:21:20,170 --> 00:21:22,070 I don't know if tony's gonna want to keep going, 318 00:21:22,180 --> 00:21:24,210 Or if he's gonna want to pull the plug. 319 00:21:33,550 --> 00:21:36,020 Narrator: Monica has hit virgin ground, 320 00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:39,260 But the pay layer is only 10-feet wide. 321 00:21:39,360 --> 00:21:40,860 Do you want to just keep digging down 322 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:42,830 And hope it's there, or... 323 00:21:46,130 --> 00:21:47,300 Okay. 324 00:21:50,770 --> 00:21:53,970 Narrator: Despite the smaller than expected pay streak, 325 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:56,110 Tony's in too deep now 326 00:21:56,210 --> 00:21:58,840 And can only wait for the material to be sluiced 327 00:21:58,950 --> 00:22:03,350 And weighed to see if his gamble pays off. 328 00:22:03,450 --> 00:22:06,150 Monica: I mean, we seem to have spent a ton of money 329 00:22:06,290 --> 00:22:12,590 To get in here with all the man-hours and all the fuel cost. 330 00:22:12,690 --> 00:22:16,900 I don't know if tony just didn't remember how little was there 331 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,700 Or what the 's going on, but doesn't look so hot to me. 332 00:22:23,070 --> 00:22:27,910 There we go. There's the first rock chunk of faith. 333 00:22:28,010 --> 00:22:30,280 I really hope this is worth it. 334 00:22:40,250 --> 00:22:41,790 Parker: Like 5 feet. 335 00:22:41,890 --> 00:22:43,120 That's good 336 00:22:43,220 --> 00:22:46,060 Narrator: In the promised land, parker's crew 337 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,760 Is half a day behind schedule after 338 00:22:48,860 --> 00:22:51,660 Aaron bo jams sluicifer's hopper. 339 00:22:51,770 --> 00:22:55,500 Now, they have only six hours to move the wash plant 340 00:22:55,600 --> 00:23:00,140 To its new pad, a job that normally takes 12. 341 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,140 Don't stop for nobody. 342 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:04,110 Narrator: Parker has a new strategy 343 00:23:04,210 --> 00:23:06,280 To move his wash plants every time 344 00:23:06,380 --> 00:23:11,380 They run out of pay to save fuel and speed up his operation. 345 00:23:11,490 --> 00:23:13,720 Not many people get to work with their kids. 346 00:23:13,820 --> 00:23:16,460 It's been a -- it's been a good experience. 347 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:18,490 Narrator: He's put father and son mechanics 348 00:23:18,590 --> 00:23:22,360 Shane and ty smith in charge of the move. 349 00:23:22,460 --> 00:23:24,630 We've been working together for the last four years. 350 00:23:24,730 --> 00:23:25,970 Pretty much every single day, 351 00:23:26,070 --> 00:23:29,800 We're up here. sucks some days, 352 00:23:29,900 --> 00:23:31,770 But most the time, it's pretty good. 353 00:23:31,870 --> 00:23:35,910 Aww. That's only for the cameras. 354 00:23:36,610 --> 00:23:39,110 Yeah, you guys don't see what happens at home. 355 00:23:39,210 --> 00:23:42,010 They're getting confused. 356 00:23:46,220 --> 00:23:49,190 Ty: Whoa! You're doing a great job. 357 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:00,330 Ty: Oh, yeah, look at her go. 358 00:24:05,070 --> 00:24:06,970 Whoo-hoo! 359 00:24:07,070 --> 00:24:09,280 That guy's nuts. 360 00:24:09,380 --> 00:24:12,810 Like, only he would like a 100,000 pound wash plant 361 00:24:12,910 --> 00:24:15,480 Sliding down a hill at him and think it's funny. 362 00:24:16,420 --> 00:24:19,420 Oh, it's looking good so far. Pull that thing up on the hill, 363 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,320 And we can start putting the rest of the plant back together. 364 00:24:29,100 --> 00:24:31,130 Shane: Looks crooked. 365 00:24:33,970 --> 00:24:35,600 Well, this is kind of sucks. 366 00:24:38,070 --> 00:24:40,940 There's one pontoon dug in pretty good. 367 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:42,510 We can level it with leveling jacks, 368 00:24:42,610 --> 00:24:45,640 But it takes at least six hours to do. 369 00:24:45,750 --> 00:24:47,550 I don't want to be captain obvious. 370 00:24:47,650 --> 00:24:50,450 Shane has up is what's happened. 371 00:24:50,550 --> 00:24:53,590 And now he's trying to figure out how to fix it. 372 00:24:53,690 --> 00:24:56,290 When you level out this plant, you got to get the sluice runs 373 00:24:56,390 --> 00:24:58,420 And the plant level all in one. 374 00:24:58,530 --> 00:25:02,130 And the sluice runs have to be perfectly level. 375 00:25:02,230 --> 00:25:04,500 There's just no room to do nothing. 376 00:25:07,470 --> 00:25:10,270 I'm tempted to pull it back this way, 377 00:25:10,370 --> 00:25:14,010 And then just carve this out again. 378 00:25:14,110 --> 00:25:16,510 Yeah, let's do that. 379 00:25:16,610 --> 00:25:19,550 Narrator: While pulling sluicifer onto its new pad, 380 00:25:19,650 --> 00:25:25,780 One of the pontoons dug in, making the wash plant uneven. 381 00:25:25,890 --> 00:25:30,290 Now, shane wants to pull sluicifer back down the ramp, 382 00:25:30,390 --> 00:25:34,330 Use the excavator to level and firm up the pad, 383 00:25:34,430 --> 00:25:38,530 And drag the wash plant back into position. 384 00:25:41,140 --> 00:25:45,870 It's the only way -- cowboy way, redneck way. 385 00:25:45,970 --> 00:25:47,110 We're gonna pull it back over the hill 386 00:25:47,210 --> 00:25:49,940 A little bit here, and then fix up the pad. 387 00:25:54,650 --> 00:25:57,250 Keep an eye on my boom. 388 00:25:58,850 --> 00:26:01,320 Ty: Shaner, keep your bucket flat, 389 00:26:01,420 --> 00:26:03,760 So if you have to move that, you can. 390 00:26:09,230 --> 00:26:12,360 Hey, shaner, watch your boom. 391 00:26:15,270 --> 00:26:18,900 Shaner, it's coming. 392 00:26:19,010 --> 00:26:20,970 Shaner! 393 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:22,440 Whoa! 394 00:26:31,790 --> 00:26:34,350 Ty: Shaner, it's coming. 395 00:26:34,460 --> 00:26:37,520 Shaner! 396 00:26:37,630 --> 00:26:39,020 Whoa! 397 00:26:39,130 --> 00:26:42,030 Holy take 'er easy, buddy. 398 00:26:42,130 --> 00:26:43,830 Okay, you're good enough. -Good? 399 00:26:43,930 --> 00:26:45,930 Ty: Good enough. 400 00:26:46,030 --> 00:26:50,240 Narrator: Parker has charged shane and ty with getting wash plant 401 00:26:50,340 --> 00:26:54,640 Sluicifer onto a new pad before the night shift starts 402 00:26:54,780 --> 00:26:56,480 In just three hours. 403 00:26:56,580 --> 00:26:57,710 That's a little closer than 404 00:26:57,810 --> 00:27:01,050 It needed to be, but we're still in one piece. 405 00:27:01,150 --> 00:27:02,880 We're right where we need to be. 406 00:27:02,980 --> 00:27:08,550 Narrator: The plant out of his way, shane levels the pad. 407 00:27:08,660 --> 00:27:10,890 Just flat dug in a little bit on the one side. 408 00:27:10,990 --> 00:27:12,690 I'm gonna throw some material in here 409 00:27:12,790 --> 00:27:15,390 And just pad it up a bit and pull it back on again. 410 00:27:17,330 --> 00:27:19,770 It'll do it. We'll give her a try. 411 00:27:19,870 --> 00:27:22,170 Pull up here, and I think we'll get it this time. 412 00:27:23,900 --> 00:27:27,410 We'll just leave it like this -- speed sluicing. 413 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:39,020 - you're a wild man. -Yeah, baby. 414 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:42,990 Throw the level on that thing. -Looks pretty level. 415 00:27:43,090 --> 00:27:44,920 Ty: Check her out, cowboy. 416 00:27:47,700 --> 00:27:51,400 -Nice. Looks good. Nice. -Nice. 417 00:27:51,500 --> 00:27:55,570 What's next, shaner? Pipeline, stackers? 418 00:27:55,670 --> 00:27:57,540 Yeah. 419 00:27:57,640 --> 00:27:59,710 Narrator: With the shaker deck level, 420 00:27:59,810 --> 00:28:02,880 Shane and ty bring in the rest of the pieces 421 00:28:02,980 --> 00:28:08,010 Just before parker returns to check on progress. 422 00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:10,550 -She happy there? -She's sitting pretty. 423 00:28:10,650 --> 00:28:12,690 You guys did a really good job on this thing. 424 00:28:12,790 --> 00:28:14,190 Shane: It was a battle. 425 00:28:14,290 --> 00:28:16,390 Yeah. Let's see if this thing will start up. 426 00:28:20,530 --> 00:28:21,660 Oh, yeah! 427 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:29,000 Narrator: Moving sluicifer took the entire day shift. 428 00:28:33,470 --> 00:28:35,570 Yeah, we got a plant moved and running. 429 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,510 Takes a little bit longer to move. 430 00:28:37,610 --> 00:28:38,810 Shaner knows what he's doing. 431 00:28:38,910 --> 00:28:41,480 So I don't worry about things getting screwed up. 432 00:28:41,580 --> 00:28:43,680 It was just a lot of b.S. To move. 433 00:28:43,780 --> 00:28:48,090 The next one should go smoother than that. 434 00:28:48,190 --> 00:28:49,790 Well, that's running fine. 435 00:29:06,140 --> 00:29:08,010 Rick: Last year was brutal. 436 00:29:08,110 --> 00:29:12,040 That was almost the end of my career right there. 437 00:29:12,150 --> 00:29:15,410 I had more people on the crew, and we were working just as hard 438 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:20,790 But the ground sucked and almost lost everything. 439 00:29:20,890 --> 00:29:24,490 Narrator: At duncan creek, rick ness is leading the charge 440 00:29:24,590 --> 00:29:29,290 Towards his 1,000-ounce season goal. 441 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:30,830 Rick: This year I'm trying to stay realistic -- 442 00:29:30,930 --> 00:29:33,270 Keep costs down, send out the crew. 443 00:29:33,370 --> 00:29:36,400 I have 100-hours-plus a week. I don't take days off, 444 00:29:36,500 --> 00:29:39,100 And I expect that out of my crew, too. 445 00:29:39,210 --> 00:29:40,670 Narrator: And he's pushing his crew hard 446 00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:44,510 To make up for last year's failure. 447 00:29:44,610 --> 00:29:46,210 There's no doubt it takes a special kind of person 448 00:29:46,310 --> 00:29:48,280 To be able to work like this. 449 00:29:48,380 --> 00:29:50,580 It's a lifestyle that ain't for everybody. 450 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,920 But, you know, one summer can change your entire life. 451 00:29:54,020 --> 00:29:55,750 That's all there is to it. 452 00:29:55,860 --> 00:29:59,320 Narrator: Last week, rick brought on carl's friend mark. 453 00:29:59,430 --> 00:30:02,030 And the pressure is on the newest team member 454 00:30:02,130 --> 00:30:05,100 To keep the wash plant fed. 455 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:07,300 Yeah, so, you know coming into this season, 456 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:11,040 It was nice to finally get under way and head north. 457 00:30:11,140 --> 00:30:13,570 I do a lot of amateur mining back home. 458 00:30:13,670 --> 00:30:16,210 I have a sluice box that's like 3-feet long, 459 00:30:16,310 --> 00:30:20,180 And my hoe is a shovel. This is just bigger. 460 00:30:31,930 --> 00:30:36,830 Holy mark! Whoa! 461 00:30:36,930 --> 00:30:38,960 Shut her down, mark. Shut her down! 462 00:30:44,570 --> 00:30:49,310 Narrator: The hose that supplies water to the wash plant has blown. 463 00:30:49,410 --> 00:30:53,480 -Not good. -Working with junk, man. 464 00:30:53,580 --> 00:30:58,220 Narrator: Without water, rick's operation is shut down. 465 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:00,650 Mark: Hey, rick. Rick, you got a copy? We need you down here. 466 00:31:00,750 --> 00:31:02,960 We had to shut down the wash plant, the lay flat broke. 467 00:31:03,060 --> 00:31:04,620 Rick: All right. I'm on my way. 468 00:31:04,730 --> 00:31:08,460 Here's the split -- about 16 inches. 469 00:31:08,530 --> 00:31:11,800 This stuff's a little old, so I'm not surprised. 470 00:31:11,900 --> 00:31:14,370 -This is what happens. -Like that whole seam, 471 00:31:14,470 --> 00:31:16,940 It's gonna rip it -- down the whole pipe. 472 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,370 We're gonna need another coupler or something. 473 00:31:20,470 --> 00:31:22,140 Narrator: Every hour they're shut down 474 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:25,810 Costs rick in precious lost gold. 475 00:31:25,910 --> 00:31:27,980 -I just grabbed some . -Okay. 476 00:31:28,080 --> 00:31:29,180 Rick: There's one connector in here. 477 00:31:29,280 --> 00:31:31,220 Perfect. 478 00:31:33,190 --> 00:31:35,220 That lay-flat pipe after time 479 00:31:35,320 --> 00:31:36,760 While it's pressurized and it's vibrating, 480 00:31:36,860 --> 00:31:39,360 It just splitting open, and then we lose all pressure. 481 00:31:39,460 --> 00:31:42,830 Tried to put something in there to keep it from ripping again. 482 00:31:42,930 --> 00:31:46,700 Narrator: Mark prepares a coupler to patch the leak. 483 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:49,700 Mark: I'm just prepping these surfaces with this wire brush 484 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:51,200 It gets corroded. 485 00:31:51,310 --> 00:31:54,270 I'm sure this -- this was zinc-plated at one time, 486 00:31:54,380 --> 00:31:57,380 But it's not anymore. Check it for cracks, hook her up, 487 00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:58,980 See if she works. 488 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:00,480 Carl: You know, I don't know what time it is, 489 00:32:00,580 --> 00:32:02,580 But we're probably a half an hour 40 minutes behind 490 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,850 Schedule, right, which isn't ideal, but it is what it is. 491 00:32:05,950 --> 00:32:07,350 We'll get this thing hopefully up and running 492 00:32:07,450 --> 00:32:10,490 And hopefully we don't have any more like this, right? 493 00:32:10,590 --> 00:32:13,160 -Good enough. -Fire it up, 494 00:32:13,260 --> 00:32:15,330 See what it looks like. -Yeah, 495 00:32:15,430 --> 00:32:17,360 Let's get this thing running again. 496 00:32:17,460 --> 00:32:19,600 Fire that thing up. -Yep. 497 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:28,710 We're gonna have to live with that. 498 00:32:28,810 --> 00:32:31,310 It's like we know what we're doing here. 499 00:32:31,410 --> 00:32:31,440 Narrator: The hose repaired, the nest crew gets back to mining. 500 00:32:34,380 --> 00:32:36,980 Get that hose swinging! 501 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:40,820 The crew's pushing to hit rick's 1,000-ounce goal 502 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:44,720 And earn themselves a goal bonus. 503 00:32:44,830 --> 00:32:47,260 Mark: You know, it does -- the pressure's on all of us. 504 00:32:47,360 --> 00:32:52,060 I'm gonna give it my all and see if we can do this. 505 00:32:52,170 --> 00:32:56,700 Narrator: In just two days, rick will clean the mats and discover 506 00:32:56,800 --> 00:33:00,370 If he's hit the 100 ounces he owes his landlord, 507 00:33:00,510 --> 00:33:04,710 And if he's into profit yet. -Already got holes everywhere, 508 00:33:04,810 --> 00:33:08,380 But a $2 fix, it'll get us through another week probably. 509 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:12,280 I'm gonna go get some gold out of the ground. 510 00:33:12,390 --> 00:33:16,250 And start making money one scoop of the time. 511 00:33:29,940 --> 00:33:32,900 Narrator: At the end of the week, rick and his crew clean up 512 00:33:33,010 --> 00:33:37,410 The sluices, ready for their gold weigh. 513 00:33:37,510 --> 00:33:39,680 I wonder if anybody adopted kitten rick yesterday. 514 00:33:39,780 --> 00:33:43,420 Some humane society posted an ad they were trying 515 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:45,820 To get rid of these kittens, and one of them's name was parker, 516 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:48,290 One of them was tony beets, and one of them was rick ness. 517 00:33:48,390 --> 00:33:49,820 If I had an online dating profile, 518 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:51,390 That cat's description was it. 519 00:33:51,490 --> 00:33:54,290 It said, "it's a little grumpy from living in the wild, 520 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:55,760 But you can hold it easily." 521 00:34:01,870 --> 00:34:04,370 Rick: There's one. It ain't much of a nugget, 522 00:34:04,470 --> 00:34:05,700 But it is the first one of the year, 523 00:34:05,810 --> 00:34:07,310 So I'll probably have to pocket it. 524 00:34:07,410 --> 00:34:10,810 Carry it around for good luck. 525 00:34:10,910 --> 00:34:14,050 - see that? -Holy 526 00:34:35,100 --> 00:34:36,230 -What's up, guys? -Ricky! 527 00:34:36,340 --> 00:34:38,640 -Can you grab that? -Yeah. 528 00:34:38,740 --> 00:34:40,570 -You know, not too bad. -Let me in. 529 00:34:40,670 --> 00:34:42,370 Narrator: At lower duncan creek, 530 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:46,610 Rick's crew gathers for the weekly gold weigh. 531 00:34:46,710 --> 00:34:48,210 Oh, now down to business. 532 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:50,280 First week gone by with full crew here. 533 00:34:50,380 --> 00:34:51,920 I'm happy with it. We did work. 534 00:34:52,020 --> 00:34:54,020 Well this week, you know together, you know, 535 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:55,890 We did face some downtime at the plant. 536 00:34:55,990 --> 00:34:58,560 You know, that's stupid lay-flat hose, I mean, what a joke. 537 00:34:58,660 --> 00:34:59,890 We're dealing with a budget here. 538 00:34:59,990 --> 00:35:02,430 But you know as well as anybody else, 539 00:35:02,530 --> 00:35:04,830 Any kind of downtime is gonna show up 540 00:35:04,930 --> 00:35:06,430 In the gold pan at the end the week, right? 541 00:35:06,530 --> 00:35:10,400 -Yes, sir. -That's mining, so... 542 00:35:10,500 --> 00:35:12,140 No one said it'd be easy. 543 00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:13,870 No. Anyways, should we see what we're here for? 544 00:35:13,970 --> 00:35:16,840 -Yeah. -I'm kind of excited about this. 545 00:35:16,940 --> 00:35:18,980 Rick: All right, you guys ready for this? Let's dump it out. 546 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:21,080 All right. Come on. Now. Come on. 547 00:35:21,180 --> 00:35:25,820 Narrator: Rick needs 34 ounces to hit the 100-ounce minimum royalty 548 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:27,550 He owes the claim owner. 549 00:35:28,390 --> 00:35:30,320 Karla: 9, 10, 12... 550 00:35:30,420 --> 00:35:33,590 20, 30... 551 00:35:33,690 --> 00:35:37,630 41. -That's kick-ass. 552 00:35:37,730 --> 00:35:39,230 Karla: 41.30. 553 00:35:39,330 --> 00:35:43,770 Narrator: Worth $72,000, giving rick enough gold to pay 554 00:35:43,870 --> 00:35:49,880 The royalty, avoid losing his claim, and going into profit. 555 00:35:49,980 --> 00:35:52,180 -That's unreal. -That's awesome. 556 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:54,610 Staying consistent, too. -That's with downtime, right? 557 00:35:54,720 --> 00:35:56,450 You take that downtime away, 558 00:35:56,550 --> 00:35:58,380 And that's not far off from where we were last week. 559 00:35:58,490 --> 00:35:59,950 -Yeah, exactly. I like that. -So that's consistent. 560 00:36:00,050 --> 00:36:01,190 That's consistent. 561 00:36:01,290 --> 00:36:03,120 That means we're in good ground for once. 562 00:36:03,220 --> 00:36:05,320 Ain't no joke. There's gold in this ground. 563 00:36:05,430 --> 00:36:07,160 We're over 100 ounces. -Wow. 564 00:36:07,260 --> 00:36:09,430 That's the other thing, with this late start, 565 00:36:09,530 --> 00:36:10,930 I made a deal with troy, and he said 566 00:36:11,030 --> 00:36:14,800 He wanted the minimum royalty right up front. 567 00:36:14,900 --> 00:36:18,340 So, that's 100 ounces, and... -There goes our gold. 568 00:36:18,440 --> 00:36:21,910 That's -- that's due by next week, but we got it. 569 00:36:22,010 --> 00:36:24,080 Our minimum royalty's out of the way. 570 00:36:24,180 --> 00:36:26,140 -The rest is ours. -The rest is ours. 571 00:36:26,250 --> 00:36:27,950 Sounds good to me after a week here. 572 00:36:28,050 --> 00:36:29,950 -Hell yeah. -Yeah, buddy. 573 00:36:30,050 --> 00:36:31,050 All right. Get some sleep. 574 00:36:31,150 --> 00:36:34,850 We got a lot more to do. Eat, sleep, mine. 575 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:35,920 Eat, sleep, mine. 576 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:47,370 Narrator: By the end of the week, 577 00:36:47,470 --> 00:36:50,570 Tony's completely mined out the piggy bank cut. 578 00:36:56,540 --> 00:36:57,710 Okay, let's go. 579 00:36:58,550 --> 00:37:02,950 The beets family meet to find out if tony's gamble paid off. 580 00:37:03,050 --> 00:37:04,750 What's been happening this week? 581 00:37:23,540 --> 00:37:26,040 So you've got for four rock trucks, two hoes, 582 00:37:26,140 --> 00:37:28,140 Cat day and night. It's a lot. 583 00:37:28,240 --> 00:37:32,010 Minnie: The cost of getting down there was pretty high. 584 00:37:32,110 --> 00:37:34,450 -And then you had myself. -That's expensive. 585 00:37:41,420 --> 00:37:42,950 Let's do this thing. 586 00:37:43,060 --> 00:37:47,360 Narrator: Tony needs 85 ounces to cover his cost. 587 00:37:47,460 --> 00:37:54,970 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 588 00:37:55,070 --> 00:37:59,940 105.20 589 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:04,610 Narrator: Worth almost $185,000. 590 00:38:12,850 --> 00:38:16,350 So, and you made about $185,000 on gold, so. 591 00:38:18,530 --> 00:38:20,730 You covered your ass. 592 00:38:20,830 --> 00:38:26,830 Narrator: Tony's profit on the piggy bank is just $35,000. 593 00:38:26,930 --> 00:38:28,400 Monica: You know, you were all set 594 00:38:28,500 --> 00:38:30,500 And sure that you were going to make millions there. 595 00:38:30,600 --> 00:38:31,940 You think you know what's under the ground. 596 00:38:38,550 --> 00:38:39,610 Minnie: That's right. 597 00:38:50,660 --> 00:38:52,020 Parker: Sorry, I was late. 598 00:38:52,130 --> 00:38:54,060 Narrator: At the end of a grueling week, 599 00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:57,200 It's time to find out if parker's new strategy 600 00:38:57,300 --> 00:39:01,400 Of fast and furious plant moves has paid off. 601 00:39:01,500 --> 00:39:04,670 I heard aaron had quite the incident down there. 602 00:39:04,770 --> 00:39:07,010 Yeah, he got a little carried away with some wet pay, 603 00:39:07,110 --> 00:39:09,310 But it's all good. We got it all sorted out. 604 00:39:09,410 --> 00:39:10,380 Got him back up running. 605 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:11,380 That move went pretty good, though, 606 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:12,810 Really. -Yeah. 607 00:39:12,910 --> 00:39:14,850 I actually got sluicifer to run down the hill. 608 00:39:14,950 --> 00:39:16,720 It was kind of cool. -Did it like slide down? 609 00:39:16,820 --> 00:39:19,120 Oh, yeah, it was coming quick. 610 00:39:19,220 --> 00:39:21,250 -That's awesome. -Big red was steady. 611 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:24,290 We had a lot of run time. No real issues. 612 00:39:24,390 --> 00:39:25,790 You ready to weigh up some gold? 613 00:39:25,890 --> 00:39:27,960 -Yes, sir. -You ready? 614 00:39:28,060 --> 00:39:29,460 Parker: Let her rip. 615 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:33,130 Narrator: First up, big red. With no shutdowns, 616 00:39:33,230 --> 00:39:35,800 It's been running pay from the last cut 617 00:39:35,900 --> 00:39:40,670 At 220 yards an hour. -280, 300, 320, 618 00:39:40,770 --> 00:39:47,010 330, 340, 357.05. 619 00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:49,850 Narrator: Worth $625,000 -- big red's most profitable week ever. 620 00:39:52,650 --> 00:39:54,090 That's a hell of a week. 621 00:39:54,190 --> 00:39:56,690 Well, shane, you're the hero. 622 00:39:56,790 --> 00:39:58,920 You ready? -Sure. 623 00:39:59,030 --> 00:40:03,090 Narrator: Between a conveyor jam and the move to a new cut, 624 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:05,800 Sluicifer was down for a whole day. 625 00:40:05,900 --> 00:40:13,610 150, 170, 180, 200, 270, 300, 320. 626 00:40:13,710 --> 00:40:17,210 337.0 -whoo. 627 00:40:17,310 --> 00:40:21,110 Narrator: Worth $590,000. 628 00:40:21,210 --> 00:40:23,420 -Good week. -Where we at, chris? 629 00:40:23,520 --> 00:40:27,820 Okay. So for the week, we got 694 ounces. 630 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:29,490 -Oh, man. -Sweet, huh? 631 00:40:29,590 --> 00:40:33,460 For the season, it puts us at 1,674 ounces. 632 00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:36,800 Narrator: Rocketing gold prices mean parker's crew has mined 633 00:40:36,900 --> 00:40:40,570 Over $1.2 million worth of gold in just one week -- 634 00:40:42,140 --> 00:40:46,240 That puts us definitely getting rolling on the right track now. 635 00:40:46,340 --> 00:40:49,070 Thank you guys for keeping these plants going. 636 00:40:49,180 --> 00:40:50,680 I know it's -- I know it's not easy, 637 00:40:50,780 --> 00:40:54,180 Especially when people stop thinking for about 30 seconds. 638 00:40:54,280 --> 00:40:56,250 It doesn't even take that long for to hit the fan, 639 00:40:56,350 --> 00:40:58,750 I know, but I appreciate you guys being patient 640 00:40:58,850 --> 00:41:01,150 With everybody here. All right. Thanks, guys. 641 00:41:01,250 --> 00:41:02,950 Have a good night. 642 00:41:04,690 --> 00:41:06,890 Narrator: On the next "gold rush"... 643 00:41:08,200 --> 00:41:10,730 What the 644 00:41:10,830 --> 00:41:12,600 So something is in there. 645 00:41:13,970 --> 00:41:15,470 Man: We don't have enough people. 646 00:41:15,570 --> 00:41:19,440 We're trying to find somebody that can help you guys out. 647 00:41:19,540 --> 00:41:21,040 Oh, 648 00:41:21,140 --> 00:41:24,010 If we could get this thing up to 125 yards an hour, 649 00:41:24,110 --> 00:41:26,480 That's a quarter million dollars a month. 650 00:41:26,580 --> 00:41:29,950 Man: It's a little scary here. I'm hearing some metal breaking. 651 00:41:32,450 --> 00:41:33,720 Holy 651 00:41:34,305 --> 00:42:34,940 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=-