"Gold Rush" The Viking Detective

1 00:00:02,530 --> 00:00:05,100 This year's all about proving to myself and to my crew 2 00:00:05,130 --> 00:00:07,130 That we can be successful out here mining. 3 00:00:07,170 --> 00:00:09,470 on this gold rush... 4 00:00:09,510 --> 00:00:11,510 when the plant's down, it's never good, man. 5 00:00:11,540 --> 00:00:14,910 ... Rick ness pays the price for a bad call. 6 00:00:14,940 --> 00:00:17,110 Shut the pump off, shut the pump off! 7 00:00:17,150 --> 00:00:18,610 Look, I'm done with this . 8 00:00:18,650 --> 00:00:20,580 What the are we gonna do, though? 9 00:00:20,620 --> 00:00:23,280 tony beets is on the hunt... 10 00:00:25,450 --> 00:00:27,020 ...For new ground. 11 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:35,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 12 00:00:36,470 --> 00:00:39,400 and parker schnabel aims for the top. 13 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:40,470 here we go! 14 00:00:40,500 --> 00:00:42,400 We got a chance of breaking records this year. 15 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:43,740 holy ! 16 00:00:43,770 --> 00:00:45,270 well, look at how bad it's bleedin' there. 17 00:00:45,310 --> 00:00:47,470 This whole cut's gonna be underwater. 18 00:00:47,510 --> 00:00:48,940 get out of the way! 19 00:01:07,060 --> 00:01:09,000 at paradise hill, 20 00:01:09,030 --> 00:01:11,100 King of the klondike, tony beets, 21 00:01:11,130 --> 00:01:13,070 Is three quarters of the way 22 00:01:13,100 --> 00:01:15,140 Through the short yukon season. 23 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,220 with winter fast approaching, 24 00:01:36,260 --> 00:01:38,630 Tony gathers the family to plan out 25 00:01:38,660 --> 00:01:39,960 The rest of the season. 26 00:01:44,900 --> 00:01:47,430 You know you look like my side of the family, right? 27 00:01:47,470 --> 00:01:48,640 She's the reason I look so funny. 28 00:01:53,910 --> 00:01:54,980 Oh, not too bad. 29 00:01:55,010 --> 00:01:56,240 We've been drawing quite a bit of pay 30 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:57,950 Out of the mega cut there. 31 00:01:59,220 --> 00:02:00,150 oh, yeah. 32 00:02:00,180 --> 00:02:02,150 How many weeks you think you have left there? 33 00:02:02,180 --> 00:02:03,450 Give or take, three weeks. 34 00:02:04,850 --> 00:02:06,650 Three weeks? That's not that great. 35 00:02:08,660 --> 00:02:09,920 You know about your target. 36 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:11,190 Yet, what are you gonna do about it? 37 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:18,400 Okay. 38 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,900 mike's run the trommel hard all season. 39 00:02:23,940 --> 00:02:26,510 Now he's down to the last two acres 40 00:02:26,540 --> 00:02:28,980 Of the 18-acre mega cut. 41 00:02:29,010 --> 00:02:31,710 With just three weeks' pay left to run, 42 00:02:31,750 --> 00:02:34,010 Tony's on the hunt for new ground 43 00:02:34,050 --> 00:02:36,750 To get him to his season goal. 44 00:03:09,020 --> 00:03:10,780 since the 1890s, 45 00:03:10,820 --> 00:03:14,790 Miners have left their mark across paradise hill. 46 00:03:14,820 --> 00:03:17,120 The remains of their mine works 47 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,960 Could point to where the best gold was found. 48 00:04:00,540 --> 00:04:03,270 near one of the old-timers' mineshafts, 49 00:04:03,310 --> 00:04:06,140 Tony finds what could be a vital clue. 50 00:04:11,780 --> 00:04:14,580 where there's quartz, there's often gold. 51 00:04:29,830 --> 00:04:32,970 the old-timers dug these holes by hand, 52 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,700 And tony believes they may not have reached the pay layer. 53 00:04:36,740 --> 00:04:38,540 To find out if he's right, 54 00:04:38,570 --> 00:04:42,780 He brings in a 220 excavator to punch a test hole. 55 00:05:20,380 --> 00:05:21,880 oh, that one doesn't look great. 56 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,550 Well, can't reattach it because she broke. 57 00:05:27,590 --> 00:05:29,990 Not just broke, but broke. 58 00:05:30,030 --> 00:05:32,460 This piece here is supposed to be over here. 59 00:05:32,490 --> 00:05:34,830 while kevin fixes the excavator, 60 00:05:34,860 --> 00:05:37,060 Tony carries on exploring. 61 00:05:50,850 --> 00:05:53,610 in the 1890s, old-timers used 62 00:05:53,650 --> 00:05:55,720 Powerful hoses called monitors 63 00:05:55,750 --> 00:05:57,850 To blast pay dirt off the hill 64 00:05:57,890 --> 00:06:01,250 And into simple wooden sluice runs. 65 00:06:01,290 --> 00:06:04,390 Tony believes the parts of the hill that they missed 66 00:06:04,430 --> 00:06:07,530 Could still contain thousands of ounces in gold. 67 00:06:16,170 --> 00:06:17,940 one hundred twenty yards east 68 00:06:17,970 --> 00:06:19,740 Of the 50-foot shaft, 69 00:06:19,780 --> 00:06:22,440 Tony has discovered the exposed edge 70 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,380 Of an old-timer's monitored cut. 71 00:06:25,410 --> 00:06:28,050 The gold-rich pay should be much closer 72 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:29,480 To the surface here, 73 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,820 If they left any behind. 74 00:06:36,460 --> 00:06:37,560 I think we're laughing 75 00:06:40,460 --> 00:06:44,260 And that should be that. Now, looks good to me. 76 00:06:44,300 --> 00:06:46,470 No leaks, I'm happy. Tony can take it 77 00:06:46,500 --> 00:06:48,200 And keep on digging. 78 00:06:52,010 --> 00:06:53,710 if tony can find enough 79 00:06:53,710 --> 00:06:57,540 Of the light-colored gravel that is rich in gold, 80 00:06:57,580 --> 00:07:00,550 This could be the ground to save his season. 81 00:07:23,110 --> 00:07:26,340 now, tony needs to know how far 82 00:07:26,380 --> 00:07:29,440 The pay streak continues into the hill. 83 00:07:47,260 --> 00:07:48,300 here we go. 84 00:07:50,030 --> 00:07:53,570 at indian river, 26-year-old parker schnabel 85 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,970 Is racing to bank enough gold to buy new ground 86 00:07:57,010 --> 00:08:00,270 And expand his mining empire. 87 00:08:03,510 --> 00:08:04,880 - yeah. - yeah, buddy. 88 00:08:09,890 --> 00:08:11,520 after four years, 89 00:08:11,550 --> 00:08:13,550 Parker has finally finished mining 90 00:08:13,590 --> 00:08:16,690 Tony beets' ground, the last cut. 91 00:08:16,730 --> 00:08:20,260 Now he's firing up big red in the airstrip cut, 92 00:08:20,330 --> 00:08:23,300 Just 300 yards away from sluicifer. 93 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:26,130 I really never would have thought that big red 94 00:08:26,170 --> 00:08:28,400 Would have gotten through that much ground in a season. 95 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,170 Mitch and brennan did a really good job getting through it. 96 00:08:31,210 --> 00:08:33,970 We definitely made money on that cut. 97 00:08:34,010 --> 00:08:36,640 together for the first time this season, 98 00:08:36,680 --> 00:08:41,150 Sluicifer and big red are running over 10,000 yards 99 00:08:41,180 --> 00:08:42,480 Of dirt per day. 100 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:47,420 They use 300,000 gallons of water every hour, 101 00:08:47,460 --> 00:08:50,790 Which flows back into two massive ponds. 102 00:08:53,260 --> 00:08:55,260 I'm out here, with jm and 103 00:08:55,300 --> 00:08:58,270 The stripping crew just trying to get some pay opened up. 104 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,300 Hopefully, we shouldn't run into too many problems 105 00:09:02,340 --> 00:09:04,870 Because we've got a lot of dirt to move. 106 00:09:06,980 --> 00:09:09,280 there is almost two months' worth of pay 107 00:09:09,310 --> 00:09:11,110 In the airstrip cut. 108 00:09:11,150 --> 00:09:13,650 Parker is pushing his crew to mine it out 109 00:09:13,680 --> 00:09:16,880 In half that time, before winter hits. 110 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,920 Co-foreman mitch blaschke is in charge of making sure 111 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:26,290 Both plants keep running. 112 00:09:26,330 --> 00:09:28,230 parker just decided that they wanted to add 113 00:09:28,260 --> 00:09:30,600 A little bit more to our agenda for the year, 114 00:09:30,630 --> 00:09:32,800 And that's certainly a tough thing to do. 115 00:09:32,830 --> 00:09:35,100 He got into this cut very late this season, 116 00:09:35,140 --> 00:09:36,400 And there's so much ground water. 117 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,140 We've got ponds on one side, the river on the other. 118 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,510 On the other hand, well, it seems to have 119 00:09:42,540 --> 00:09:44,540 A lot of gold in it. The ground's good. 120 00:09:44,580 --> 00:09:45,710 There's gonna be a challenge, 121 00:09:45,750 --> 00:09:47,980 And there's certainly one down here at the airstrip. 122 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,590 It's been a lot of grey, rainy days, 123 00:09:54,620 --> 00:09:55,890 And, I mean, that makes you tired 124 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:57,260 And missing home a lot. 125 00:09:57,290 --> 00:09:58,930 I just hope everybody can stay positive, 126 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,860 And we can finish off what parker's put in place. 127 00:10:01,900 --> 00:10:03,930 co-foreman brennan ruault 128 00:10:03,970 --> 00:10:06,370 Is responsible for managing the cut. 129 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,230 It seems to look like a lot of water 130 00:10:08,270 --> 00:10:10,300 Coming into the cut here in front of the feeder. 131 00:10:12,340 --> 00:10:13,970 Gonna take a peek at this. 132 00:10:18,680 --> 00:10:20,010 Take a look at that. 133 00:10:20,050 --> 00:10:21,410 This is a lake here. 134 00:10:22,350 --> 00:10:23,720 Gonna go grab mitch. 135 00:10:26,590 --> 00:10:29,060 Buddy, I just see a whole big lake back there of water. 136 00:10:29,090 --> 00:10:31,190 Dude, it's back here, too. 137 00:10:31,230 --> 00:10:33,260 Looks like it's coming out of the berm right over here. 138 00:10:35,300 --> 00:10:36,860 Holy ! 139 00:10:38,070 --> 00:10:39,200 Holy ! 140 00:10:39,230 --> 00:10:40,570 Well, look at how bad it's bleeding there. 141 00:10:42,370 --> 00:10:44,770 water from sluicifer's tailings pond 142 00:10:44,810 --> 00:10:47,570 Is leaking through the quickly-built berm. 143 00:10:48,780 --> 00:10:50,610 There's so much pressure in that pond 144 00:10:50,650 --> 00:10:51,980 Pushing back this way. 145 00:10:52,010 --> 00:10:53,480 This thing blows out, 146 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:55,350 And that whole pond's gonna come this way. 147 00:10:55,380 --> 00:10:56,920 This whole cut's gonna be underwater. 148 00:10:57,420 --> 00:10:58,620 Holy ! 149 00:10:59,490 --> 00:11:01,250 sluicifer's pond holds 150 00:11:01,290 --> 00:11:03,460 Two million gallons of water. 151 00:11:06,290 --> 00:11:09,630 The leaking berm could easily give way, 152 00:11:09,670 --> 00:11:11,770 Flooding parker's only cut. 153 00:11:14,500 --> 00:11:16,000 That isn't looking too good. 154 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,270 So why don't you try and reinforce this thing? 155 00:11:19,310 --> 00:11:20,770 -Yeah. -I'm gonna go grab every pump we've got, 156 00:11:20,810 --> 00:11:23,640 And get 'em set up, you know, get some ditches in here. 157 00:11:23,680 --> 00:11:25,380 -Yeah, let's get after it. -Okay, buddy. 158 00:11:26,420 --> 00:11:27,850 mitch's plan, 159 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,650 Dig ditches to drain the excess water into a sump, 160 00:11:31,690 --> 00:11:34,190 Install a pump to empty the cut 161 00:11:34,220 --> 00:11:35,860 And use a d10 dozer 162 00:11:35,890 --> 00:11:38,890 To reinforce the berm with coarse tailings. 163 00:11:41,260 --> 00:11:44,000 look at that. That's five feet back from the bank. 164 00:11:44,030 --> 00:11:46,300 Like, if I was to go on this bank slough, and tip me over, 165 00:11:46,330 --> 00:11:48,500 It could be the end of that dozer. 166 00:11:48,540 --> 00:11:50,570 with sluicifer still running, 167 00:11:50,610 --> 00:11:53,370 3,300 gallons of water 168 00:11:53,410 --> 00:11:57,180 Are being added to the unstable pond every minute. 169 00:11:57,210 --> 00:12:00,680 The pressure is on rookie plant boss, tyson lee, 170 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,550 To dig over 500 feet of ditches 171 00:12:03,590 --> 00:12:05,490 To drain the water away. 172 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:06,890 It's definitely a fight trying to get 173 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:08,090 This water under control. 174 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:12,060 And right now, mitch, brennan and I are madly scrambling 175 00:12:12,090 --> 00:12:13,430 Trying to get it under control 176 00:12:13,460 --> 00:12:15,760 To the point where we can keep mining this ground. 177 00:12:17,470 --> 00:12:19,070 mitch installs a pump 178 00:12:19,100 --> 00:12:21,900 Capable of shifting over 4,000 gallons 179 00:12:21,940 --> 00:12:23,870 Of water a minute. 180 00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:25,670 I've been able to pull our dewatering pump. 181 00:12:25,710 --> 00:12:27,110 This is it right here. 182 00:12:27,140 --> 00:12:29,810 We're gonna get it put in, start sucking all this water. 183 00:12:29,850 --> 00:12:30,840 I'll get this dried out, 184 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:32,850 So we can actually see what's going on here. 185 00:12:40,060 --> 00:12:41,050 Whoo! 186 00:12:41,090 --> 00:12:43,160 You can see already how much 187 00:12:43,190 --> 00:12:44,120 The water table's dropping. 188 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:45,690 These ponds are starting to drain over here. 189 00:12:51,370 --> 00:12:53,430 You know what, you guys? I want you way back out of the way 190 00:12:53,470 --> 00:12:54,900 Because if this berm blows, 191 00:12:54,940 --> 00:12:57,370 It'll wipe every one of you out, and you guys can't around. 192 00:12:58,670 --> 00:13:00,610 brennan needs to widen the berm 193 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:01,980 With coarse tailings. 194 00:13:02,010 --> 00:13:06,480 But he'll have to drive this 63-tonne d10 dozer 195 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,850 Onto the unstable 30-foot berm. 196 00:13:09,890 --> 00:13:11,220 I know as good as anyone here 197 00:13:11,250 --> 00:13:13,850 That if this berm blows out, our season could be over. 198 00:13:15,660 --> 00:13:16,520 Between the three of us, 199 00:13:16,560 --> 00:13:18,420 I have the most dozer experience, 200 00:13:18,460 --> 00:13:19,730 But it still doesn't mean that this 201 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:20,930 Can't go wrong in a second. 202 00:13:31,740 --> 00:13:33,470 As you can see, my tracks are right 203 00:13:33,510 --> 00:13:34,570 On the edge of this. 204 00:13:45,790 --> 00:13:47,650 This does not feel good underneath of me at all. 205 00:13:49,620 --> 00:13:51,020 Whoa-oh-oh. 206 00:13:52,530 --> 00:13:53,660 get out of the way! 207 00:13:59,940 --> 00:14:01,200 Whoa-oh-oh. 208 00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:04,600 Right. I'm gonna enter this. 209 00:14:06,340 --> 00:14:08,240 in the airstrip cut, 210 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,080 Brennan's 63-tonne d10 dozer 211 00:14:11,110 --> 00:14:15,350 Is hanging off the edge of an unstable 30-foot berm. 212 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,650 Feel that for a dead drop, holy man. 213 00:14:27,130 --> 00:14:28,830 That could have been bad. 214 00:14:32,870 --> 00:14:34,200 Well, I'm finally to the point 215 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:35,940 Where I'm starting to feel a little bit more comfortable. 216 00:14:39,140 --> 00:14:41,140 Bringing a bunch of this coarse tailings over. 217 00:14:41,180 --> 00:14:42,780 Starting to get a lot more width to it. 218 00:14:44,380 --> 00:14:46,750 And, uh, building the strength up to this thing. 219 00:14:50,290 --> 00:14:51,450 Whoo! 220 00:14:51,490 --> 00:14:53,890 Quite happy that's over with. 221 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,390 I got this wider now, and I feel a lot safer about it. 222 00:14:59,690 --> 00:15:01,900 I'm glad this is over with. 223 00:15:01,930 --> 00:15:03,400 with the berm fixed, 224 00:15:03,430 --> 00:15:08,000 Mitch, brennan, and tyson, race to meet parker's goal, 225 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:11,770 Mining out the airstrip cut before winter shuts them down. 226 00:15:11,810 --> 00:15:13,840 So we have no more worries about having that thing 227 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:14,710 Blow out anymore, 228 00:15:14,740 --> 00:15:17,240 Which, uh, I think we're all a little bit 229 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:19,380 More nervous of it than we were showing. 230 00:15:19,410 --> 00:15:22,220 So I'm happy that we're ready to roll, 231 00:15:22,250 --> 00:15:24,050 You know, it's just time to get back to digging pay. 232 00:15:38,300 --> 00:15:40,600 we're well over halfway through the season right now. 233 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,970 Uh, we've had some bumps along the way. 234 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,000 You know, we had a major late start, 235 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,440 And, uh, don't even get me started on the deep cut. 236 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,240 What a disaster that was. 237 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,280 with just over a month 238 00:15:51,310 --> 00:15:53,250 Until the end of the season, 239 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:57,650 Rick ness' 1,000-ounce season goal is finally 240 00:15:57,690 --> 00:15:59,320 Within his grasp. 241 00:15:59,350 --> 00:16:01,190 I've got a great team behind me this year, 242 00:16:01,220 --> 00:16:04,720 And, uh, just gotta hope we don't hit any major snags 243 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:06,990 And just gotta keep the momentum up. 244 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,270 You don't stop, there's no lunch breaks, 245 00:16:16,300 --> 00:16:17,800 No coffee breaks. 246 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,240 You literally just put your head down 247 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:21,870 And get going to work every day. 248 00:16:24,810 --> 00:16:27,310 This year's strategy for as far as spending, 249 00:16:27,350 --> 00:16:29,480 Is just not spending. 250 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:30,950 You know, I don't have the money to spend, 251 00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:33,520 So, you know, just keeping it simple. 252 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,660 That's gonna be the key to getting back on track. 253 00:16:35,690 --> 00:16:37,860 You know, after a year like last year, 254 00:16:37,890 --> 00:16:40,130 We're getting what we need and what we need only, 255 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,300 And anything else is, uh, you know, 256 00:16:42,330 --> 00:16:43,960 We're gonna have to do without. 257 00:16:52,340 --> 00:16:53,470 are you excited to have 258 00:16:53,510 --> 00:16:55,010 Another trucker on board? 259 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,080 am I excited to have another trucker on board? 260 00:16:57,110 --> 00:17:00,410 Yeah, have you been lonely trucking by yourself? 261 00:17:00,450 --> 00:17:02,350 Yeah, it's nice to be able to honk at somebody 262 00:17:02,380 --> 00:17:04,020 Every once, uh, when you drive by. 263 00:17:06,550 --> 00:17:08,320 you're driving like a granny. 264 00:17:19,770 --> 00:17:20,770 Oh, ! 265 00:17:23,170 --> 00:17:24,170 Hey, carl, you gotta get down here. 266 00:17:27,510 --> 00:17:29,810 the lay flat hose that feeds water 267 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:31,740 To the wash plant has split. 268 00:17:35,980 --> 00:17:38,120 Shut the pump off. Shut the pump off! 269 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:41,150 yeah, rick, we got a, uh, 270 00:17:41,190 --> 00:17:42,590 We got a hole on this lay flat, dude. 271 00:17:42,620 --> 00:17:44,460 It's, uh... She's toast. 272 00:17:44,490 --> 00:17:46,530 We're gonna have to do something different. 273 00:17:50,570 --> 00:17:52,530 until the hose is fixed, 274 00:17:52,570 --> 00:17:54,830 Rick's plant is shut down, 275 00:17:54,870 --> 00:17:58,400 Losing him almost $2,000 every hour. 276 00:17:58,440 --> 00:17:59,640 What's going on, carl? 277 00:17:59,670 --> 00:18:02,340 So this lay flat, obviously, isn't holding up, right? So... 278 00:18:02,380 --> 00:18:04,110 -Huh. -What're we gonna do about it? 279 00:18:05,650 --> 00:18:08,680 eleven weeks ago, the lay flat burst, 280 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:10,450 Shutting down the plant. 281 00:18:10,490 --> 00:18:12,250 Holy mud. 282 00:18:12,290 --> 00:18:13,050 Whoa! 283 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:16,760 working with junk, man. 284 00:18:16,790 --> 00:18:18,890 rick ordered a quick fix. 285 00:18:18,930 --> 00:18:20,590 fire it up, see what it looks like. 286 00:18:21,530 --> 00:18:23,100 A two-dollar fix. That will get us through 287 00:18:23,130 --> 00:18:24,160 Another week probably. 288 00:18:26,570 --> 00:18:28,840 but now he's paying the price. 289 00:18:28,870 --> 00:18:31,000 yeah, I mean, that sucks. 290 00:18:32,010 --> 00:18:34,110 I mean, the rigid pipe that we have is ten-inch 291 00:18:34,140 --> 00:18:35,370 And that lay flat, six. 292 00:18:35,410 --> 00:18:37,610 I mean, we could put the lay flat through it. 293 00:18:37,650 --> 00:18:39,450 I mean, that should keep the rocks off it, 294 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,310 Keep it from getting punctured. 295 00:18:41,350 --> 00:18:43,880 rick's plan to feed the lay flat hose 296 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:47,490 Through sections of ten-inch hard pipe is cheap 297 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,990 And should take just a couple of hours. 298 00:18:50,020 --> 00:18:52,160 if this is just a band-aid, right, like, uh, you know, 299 00:18:52,190 --> 00:18:54,230 It's a good chance that it's gonna do the same thing it just did, right? 300 00:18:54,260 --> 00:18:55,290 -Yeah. - you know what I mean? 301 00:18:55,330 --> 00:18:57,160 -I don't want to be, uh... -I don't either. 302 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:58,660 I don't want to be digging it up again. 303 00:18:58,700 --> 00:19:01,470 carl wants to replace the lay flat hose 304 00:19:01,500 --> 00:19:03,640 With all hard pipe, 305 00:19:03,670 --> 00:19:07,010 But rick will need to hire in a fusion machine, 306 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,210 And it'll take at least a day to fuse the pipe, 307 00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:13,950 Costing over $20,000 in lost gold. 308 00:19:13,980 --> 00:19:16,520 Are you sure you don't want to fix this properly? Like, you know. 309 00:19:16,550 --> 00:19:17,980 The best scenario is what you want, right? 310 00:19:18,020 --> 00:19:19,790 We fuse the pipe, and we put a hard line 311 00:19:19,820 --> 00:19:21,390 From pump to plant. 312 00:19:21,420 --> 00:19:23,820 But, you know, we don't have a fusion machine. 313 00:19:23,860 --> 00:19:26,430 And I can't afford to shut the wash plant down for that long. 314 00:19:26,460 --> 00:19:29,300 So I guess we just take some of that hard pipe that we have 315 00:19:29,330 --> 00:19:32,630 And I'm gonna lay flat with it and hope for the best. 316 00:19:32,670 --> 00:19:33,830 let's get at her, then. 317 00:19:33,870 --> 00:19:34,800 Right. 318 00:19:54,420 --> 00:19:55,920 nice. Looks pretty clean. 319 00:19:58,090 --> 00:19:59,590 Oh, there's champ. He's gonna help. 320 00:20:03,970 --> 00:20:05,400 We need a better flashlight. 321 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:09,040 Can you see anything? 322 00:20:09,070 --> 00:20:11,640 No, you're nowhere near my end. 323 00:20:11,670 --> 00:20:13,410 Okay, . That ain't gonna work, then. 324 00:20:14,210 --> 00:20:16,540 what do you recommend? 325 00:20:16,580 --> 00:20:19,150 well, we're standing on it. Gravity should pull it down, right? 326 00:20:19,180 --> 00:20:23,450 Uh, maybe up on... I'll set the one end up on the plant maybe, huh? 327 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:24,920 yeah. I'll come up there, then. Yeah. 328 00:20:31,330 --> 00:20:32,590 Watch yourself. 329 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,810 - yeah, look at that. - she got it. 330 00:20:46,740 --> 00:20:48,170 Don't let that go through. 331 00:20:48,210 --> 00:20:49,610 she keeps yanking on it. 332 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,040 - stop yanking on it. 333 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:51,880 Okay. 334 00:20:59,250 --> 00:21:00,750 That's a , everybody. 335 00:21:00,790 --> 00:21:02,090 Okay, so, clamps? 336 00:21:02,120 --> 00:21:04,090 after three hours down, 337 00:21:04,130 --> 00:21:07,330 Rick connects the hose to the water supply. 338 00:21:07,360 --> 00:21:11,900 Now he just has to hope that this fix will last him 339 00:21:11,930 --> 00:21:14,970 The rest of the season. 340 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,040 Well, we shouldn't have any more problems with this lay flat. 341 00:21:17,070 --> 00:21:18,640 I mean, we've got it armored now. 342 00:21:18,670 --> 00:21:19,810 It's hard pipe over it all. 343 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,370 It will be buried under the road, 344 00:21:21,410 --> 00:21:22,380 So nothing can burst it. 345 00:21:22,410 --> 00:21:23,380 It should be good. 346 00:21:30,620 --> 00:21:32,180 coming up... 347 00:21:32,220 --> 00:21:33,820 we're barely keeping up. 348 00:21:33,860 --> 00:21:35,050 This cut will be flooded in no time. 349 00:21:45,500 --> 00:21:47,170 at paradise hill, 350 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,140 Tony beets is on the hunt for new ground. 351 00:21:59,710 --> 00:22:01,880 he's found pay dirt left behind 352 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:03,380 By the old-timers. 353 00:22:03,420 --> 00:22:05,250 All right. 354 00:22:05,290 --> 00:22:08,550 and called in drilling expert liam ferguson 355 00:22:08,590 --> 00:22:11,720 To find out how far the pay streak extends 356 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:13,130 Under the hill side. 357 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:16,200 yeah. 358 00:22:18,770 --> 00:22:19,570 okay. 359 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:21,830 Well, we're all set up, ready to go. 360 00:22:21,870 --> 00:22:23,500 So we'll put a few holes in and... 361 00:22:30,710 --> 00:22:31,540 For sure. 362 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:36,150 all right. See you, tony. 363 00:22:39,990 --> 00:22:42,790 drilling comes with a big price. 364 00:22:42,820 --> 00:22:46,090 $20,000 for just two test holes. 365 00:22:48,530 --> 00:22:51,700 Liam will drill the holes 300 feet apart 366 00:22:51,730 --> 00:22:55,030 To find out how far the pay streak extends. 367 00:22:58,940 --> 00:23:00,770 tony's just marked this spot for us. 368 00:23:00,810 --> 00:23:03,340 We're just getting set up here. 369 00:23:03,380 --> 00:23:05,010 Well, we'll drill this one down, 370 00:23:05,050 --> 00:23:07,010 Um, take the samples, 371 00:23:07,050 --> 00:23:08,580 And then head back to wash it off, 372 00:23:08,620 --> 00:23:10,750 And we should figure out from that 373 00:23:10,790 --> 00:23:12,390 If it's worth mining or not. 374 00:23:15,860 --> 00:23:17,890 Snow in September is a little bit strange, 375 00:23:17,930 --> 00:23:20,690 But we're just gonna have to suck it up 376 00:23:20,730 --> 00:23:21,560 And deal with it, I guess. 377 00:23:26,370 --> 00:23:30,570 the sonic drill vibrates 150 times a second, 378 00:23:30,610 --> 00:23:32,810 Allowing the hollow shaft 379 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:34,370 To collect a clean core sample. 380 00:23:59,900 --> 00:24:02,370 tony has high expectations for this ground. 381 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,800 He has a lot riding on it, so I really hope we can 382 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:06,010 Find him some good gold. 383 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:07,870 We're gonna get these samples 384 00:24:07,910 --> 00:24:09,070 Washed up here pretty soon, 385 00:24:09,110 --> 00:24:10,910 And then we'll know for sure. 386 00:24:21,390 --> 00:24:22,760 at indian river, 387 00:24:22,790 --> 00:24:25,520 Parker schnabel's running two wash plants 388 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,190 In the airstrip cut 389 00:24:27,230 --> 00:24:30,360 In a bid to sluice the entire 26 acres 390 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:31,800 Before winter. 391 00:24:37,770 --> 00:24:40,270 This year's been unseasonably wet. 392 00:24:40,310 --> 00:24:42,840 We just had a nasty rainstorm all night, 393 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,210 Half the morning, and, 394 00:24:45,250 --> 00:24:47,180 You know, we're just trying to keep this cut dried out, 395 00:24:47,220 --> 00:24:49,080 And it seems like every time you go check the pumps, 396 00:24:49,120 --> 00:24:50,120 The water table just keeps 397 00:24:50,150 --> 00:24:51,920 Coming up and up instead of dropping. 398 00:24:55,360 --> 00:24:57,360 Look at that, tabarnak, it's 399 00:24:57,390 --> 00:24:58,990 Water everywhere, man. 400 00:24:59,030 --> 00:25:03,460 operator jm mercier is digging pay for sluicifer. 401 00:25:03,500 --> 00:25:06,230 We need to pump as soon as possible. 402 00:25:06,270 --> 00:25:08,570 I can't continue digging that stuff right now. 403 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:11,070 I can't even tell if I'm digging into pay. 404 00:25:12,740 --> 00:25:14,270 hey, mitch, can you hear me? 405 00:25:15,210 --> 00:25:17,440 yeah, go ahead, jm, what's up? 406 00:25:18,650 --> 00:25:21,250 I'm a little bit concerned about the water here. 407 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:22,550 It's kind of a mess right now. 408 00:25:22,580 --> 00:25:24,850 We can check the pump, I think it's not running. 409 00:25:24,890 --> 00:25:26,390 As soon as you can will be perfect. 410 00:25:26,420 --> 00:25:28,590 All right, man, I'll come over and take a look at it. 411 00:25:29,360 --> 00:25:31,190 Thank you, my friend. 412 00:25:33,230 --> 00:25:34,960 We're barely keeping up. With this one down, 413 00:25:35,030 --> 00:25:36,600 This cut will be flooded in no time. 414 00:25:36,630 --> 00:25:38,100 So I got to figure something out here 415 00:25:38,130 --> 00:25:40,700 And get it back up and going. 416 00:25:40,740 --> 00:25:43,470 the pump mitch installed has failed, 417 00:25:43,500 --> 00:25:46,670 And the water level in the cut is rising. 418 00:25:46,710 --> 00:25:49,840 He needs to make a quick fix before the pay becomes 419 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:51,510 Too wet to dig, 420 00:25:51,550 --> 00:25:54,280 Forcing the wash plants to shut down. 421 00:25:58,750 --> 00:26:01,320 what's goin' on, mitch? That thing run out of fuel or what? 422 00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:02,920 It's this alternator here, 423 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,160 And unfortunately, it's not charging. 424 00:26:06,190 --> 00:26:08,030 Without the alternator, the pump won't run 425 00:26:08,060 --> 00:26:09,730 'cause it won't stay charged, right? 426 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:12,260 We need this pump more than ever right now, too. 427 00:26:12,300 --> 00:26:14,300 let's just go back to the yard and see what we got. 428 00:26:25,050 --> 00:26:26,510 let's hope we have an alternator, buddy. 429 00:26:26,510 --> 00:26:27,510 you wanna look in there? 430 00:26:27,550 --> 00:26:28,810 -I'll look in here? -Okay. 431 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:33,120 Doesn't look too promising. 432 00:26:35,290 --> 00:26:37,120 I don't think there's anything in this sea can. 433 00:26:39,430 --> 00:26:41,330 -Looks like you found one. - not the right one. 434 00:26:41,360 --> 00:26:42,960 And that's everything we got, I mean... 435 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,060 so what are we gonna do? 436 00:26:49,270 --> 00:26:50,370 I think I got an idea. 437 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:52,070 yeah? All right. Well, let's hear it. 438 00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:54,210 I mean, what's an alternator do? 439 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:55,980 -Powers it up. -Charges the battery, right? 440 00:26:56,010 --> 00:26:58,680 -Yep. -What's a battery charger do? 441 00:26:58,710 --> 00:27:01,510 Charges a battery, right? 442 00:27:01,550 --> 00:27:04,120 man, this thing looks like a nightmare. 443 00:27:04,150 --> 00:27:05,550 using an old charger, 444 00:27:05,590 --> 00:27:08,390 Mitch is hoping he can bypass the alternator 445 00:27:08,420 --> 00:27:10,960 And charge the pump's battery directly. 446 00:27:10,990 --> 00:27:12,320 I don't know if it works, 447 00:27:12,360 --> 00:27:13,730 But it's definitely been around a while. 448 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:16,200 Probably older than you and I combined. 449 00:27:16,230 --> 00:27:18,660 Yeah, it looks like it's been through a few wars. 450 00:27:18,700 --> 00:27:21,000 So we got half the puzzle here. 451 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:23,440 But the next thing is, we need a way to power this. 452 00:27:25,070 --> 00:27:27,310 a whole bunch of generators up here. 453 00:27:27,340 --> 00:27:29,740 that's why we don't ever throw anything away. 454 00:27:29,780 --> 00:27:32,310 Now, the next step, is this thing gonna run? 455 00:27:34,250 --> 00:27:35,710 See if it'll start, brennan. 456 00:27:36,620 --> 00:27:38,880 -try it out. 457 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:46,790 yeah! 458 00:27:55,870 --> 00:27:58,100 oh, man, easy. 459 00:27:59,910 --> 00:28:01,510 you good? 460 00:28:01,540 --> 00:28:04,040 yeah, I gotta get a little closer, I think. 461 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:05,680 So how is this all going to work, mitch? 462 00:28:05,710 --> 00:28:07,450 Like, what's your whole plan of attack here? 463 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:09,950 So this is creating power for this. 464 00:28:09,980 --> 00:28:12,020 And this is creating power for the pump. 465 00:28:12,050 --> 00:28:14,220 - right. - come on, baby. 466 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:17,360 - one pull only? - yeah. 467 00:28:17,390 --> 00:28:18,460 oh, yeah. 468 00:28:20,660 --> 00:28:23,030 Well, that's a good sign. 469 00:28:23,060 --> 00:28:25,100 -Try it out, see what we got? 470 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:33,140 we'll see if it comes on here. 471 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:43,650 -Yeah, buddy! -Whoo! yeah! 472 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,750 Let's get this water table down. 473 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:52,420 It might not be pretty, 474 00:28:52,460 --> 00:28:54,530 It might not be the best way to do it, 475 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:55,630 But, hey, it's simple, 476 00:28:55,660 --> 00:28:58,100 It's what we had laying around here and it works. 477 00:28:58,130 --> 00:28:59,970 with the pump up and running 478 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,230 And operators digging pay, 479 00:29:02,270 --> 00:29:05,900 The crew still has a chance to mine out the airstrip 480 00:29:05,940 --> 00:29:07,570 In record time. 481 00:29:25,460 --> 00:29:26,990 We're on a really tight timeframe 482 00:29:27,030 --> 00:29:28,130 For the rest of the season, 483 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:30,430 And we've gotta scratch every last bit of pay 484 00:29:30,460 --> 00:29:31,260 Out of the cut. 485 00:29:33,030 --> 00:29:36,470 at lower duncan creek, the ness crew races 486 00:29:36,500 --> 00:29:38,240 To make up for downtime 487 00:29:38,270 --> 00:29:42,010 Caused by a burst lay-flat hose. 488 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:45,340 Honestly, you have to expect things to go wrong. 489 00:29:45,380 --> 00:29:48,380 So it's... It's how you act when things do go wrong 490 00:29:48,420 --> 00:29:51,750 And how quickly you can adapt to change them. 491 00:30:13,140 --> 00:30:15,240 this is absolute dog , man. 492 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,440 The lay-flat's leaking inside the case. 493 00:30:19,110 --> 00:30:21,480 -You gonna copy, rick? 494 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:22,750 Yeah, you better get down here. 495 00:30:22,780 --> 00:30:25,880 only three days after making the fix, 496 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,950 The lay-flat hose inside the hard pipe 497 00:30:28,990 --> 00:30:31,220 Has burst again. 498 00:30:31,260 --> 00:30:33,290 Look, I'm done with this , man. We gotta... 499 00:30:33,330 --> 00:30:35,660 -We gotta get it fixed properly, here, right? - I agree. 500 00:30:35,700 --> 00:30:37,160 What the are we gonna do, though? 501 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:38,900 I say we hardline it. 502 00:30:38,930 --> 00:30:41,000 -Yeah. -Well, I mean, how long is that gonna take, carl? 503 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:42,770 You know, you're looking at a day 504 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,170 To put this in, right? 505 00:30:47,110 --> 00:30:48,470 I don't think we have a choice. 506 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:52,080 Yeah, it, I'm in. 507 00:30:52,110 --> 00:30:53,780 -You're in? Okay, I can do that. -All right. 508 00:30:53,810 --> 00:30:56,180 -Let's do it. All right. -All right. 509 00:30:56,220 --> 00:31:00,250 this time, rick agrees to carl's lasting fix, 510 00:31:00,290 --> 00:31:05,090 But the downtime will cost him over $20,000 in lost gold. 511 00:31:06,290 --> 00:31:07,830 We're doing really what we should 512 00:31:07,860 --> 00:31:08,990 Have done right off the bat, 513 00:31:09,030 --> 00:31:11,160 Is we're going to replace all this lay-flat hose 514 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:14,000 To our pump with hard hdpe pipe. 515 00:31:14,030 --> 00:31:15,470 We just got to get it done quick. 516 00:31:22,540 --> 00:31:24,380 oh, it's the real deal, man. 517 00:31:25,580 --> 00:31:28,750 to fuse together sections of hard pipe, 518 00:31:28,820 --> 00:31:32,750 New crew member ben bellai brings in the fusion machine. 519 00:31:32,790 --> 00:31:34,850 So this thing is a 618 fuser. 520 00:31:34,890 --> 00:31:37,390 So basically, what we're going to do is take this ten-inch pipe, 521 00:31:37,420 --> 00:31:39,760 Um, and basically slam them together, 522 00:31:39,790 --> 00:31:40,930 Fuse it all together, 523 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:43,360 Uh, face it, heat it up. 524 00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:45,760 Put a ton of pressure to it 525 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:47,770 And then fuse a bunch of lengths of pipe. 526 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,470 with the wash plant shut down, 527 00:31:53,510 --> 00:31:57,810 Ben must now create 230 feet of hard line pipe 528 00:31:57,850 --> 00:31:59,980 In just one day. 529 00:32:00,010 --> 00:32:01,750 end of the day, we're gonna have more downtime 530 00:32:01,780 --> 00:32:03,820 If we do stuff not properly here, right? 531 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:07,650 This will... This is going to pay off in the end. 532 00:32:14,300 --> 00:32:17,000 Yeah, this time of year, when the plant's down, it's never good, man. 533 00:32:17,030 --> 00:32:18,730 It's crunch time, so we got to get this done 534 00:32:18,770 --> 00:32:21,200 As quick as we can, get back up and running. 535 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:29,980 the fusion machine heats the two ends of the pipe 536 00:32:30,010 --> 00:32:32,310 At 400 degrees fahrenheit, 537 00:32:32,350 --> 00:32:34,510 Fusing them together with pressure. 538 00:32:42,020 --> 00:32:44,920 Nice. Here's the final piece of this guy. 539 00:32:48,930 --> 00:32:50,360 Let's take a look at it, everybody. 540 00:32:51,630 --> 00:32:52,560 Looks good, eh? 541 00:32:53,770 --> 00:32:55,600 oh-ho, yeah, real clean. 542 00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:00,210 carl and ben must now transport 543 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,510 The fused sections of pipeline 544 00:33:02,540 --> 00:33:05,880 Across the claim and through the creek. 545 00:33:09,580 --> 00:33:12,080 Reason why we're going this slow is, I do not want 546 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:13,320 To damage any equipment. 547 00:33:13,350 --> 00:33:14,350 We're doing good right now, 548 00:33:14,390 --> 00:33:15,850 So let's not jinx it. 549 00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:22,230 Coming up to the creek right now. 550 00:33:22,260 --> 00:33:23,800 at this time of year, 551 00:33:23,830 --> 00:33:26,630 The creek runs fast with rainwater. 552 00:33:26,670 --> 00:33:30,440 The force could be enough to drag the pipe downstream. 553 00:33:32,240 --> 00:33:33,940 Well, we're in the river now. 554 00:33:36,910 --> 00:33:39,540 Holy... 555 00:33:39,580 --> 00:33:42,150 Now it's up to the doors. Oof! 556 00:33:44,990 --> 00:33:47,350 One good thing is, we got clean tires now. 557 00:33:59,170 --> 00:34:00,630 We gotta get this pipe in here right away, 558 00:34:00,670 --> 00:34:02,970 'cause every moment that we are not running water, 559 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:04,900 We're not getting gold. 560 00:34:04,940 --> 00:34:06,770 That's why we're hustling our ass right now. 561 00:34:09,110 --> 00:34:11,680 You guys get out of the way, I'm just gonna swing this . 562 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,790 -Right there, buddy. -Down, down, down! 563 00:34:24,830 --> 00:34:26,360 Perfect. 564 00:34:26,390 --> 00:34:29,590 carl clamps the sections of pipe together. 565 00:34:29,630 --> 00:34:31,830 -We are so close right now. -Yeah, we're so close. 566 00:34:31,870 --> 00:34:33,370 Uh, like, this is our last flange. 567 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:35,070 We get this tightened up. We're gonna run it. 568 00:34:35,100 --> 00:34:36,870 We'll see if we got any leaks. 569 00:34:36,900 --> 00:34:39,000 And then we'll bury this thing, so we're close. 570 00:34:44,950 --> 00:34:46,680 We're actually gonna put in a bigger pump, too, 571 00:34:46,710 --> 00:34:47,950 Which is gonna give us a lot more pressure. 572 00:34:50,250 --> 00:34:52,450 This is gonna improve the yardage that we can run through the plant, 573 00:34:52,490 --> 00:34:53,890 And that's the whole point. 574 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:55,590 with the new hard pipe, 575 00:34:55,620 --> 00:34:58,390 Rick can now run a more powerful pump, 576 00:34:58,430 --> 00:35:02,460 Allowing him to run 20% more dirt every hour. 577 00:35:12,370 --> 00:35:14,840 Just swinging the pump into position right now. 578 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:21,780 We just got to get it done and get back around it, 579 00:35:21,820 --> 00:35:22,780 And that's all that matters. 580 00:35:29,620 --> 00:35:30,820 Perfect. 581 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:38,800 Good job, buddy. 582 00:35:40,900 --> 00:35:43,370 Turn this around and start this thing up. 583 00:35:53,450 --> 00:35:55,950 that's a lot of water! 584 00:35:57,050 --> 00:35:58,280 So we got it fixed properly now, 585 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:00,190 We're not gonna have to deal with this again this year. 586 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:03,660 Awesome. 587 00:36:03,690 --> 00:36:05,960 the downtime has cost rick 588 00:36:05,990 --> 00:36:08,830 $22,000 in lost gold. 589 00:36:08,860 --> 00:36:12,760 But the new pump allows him to run the plant faster, 590 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:15,700 And he should make it back in under a week. 591 00:36:15,740 --> 00:36:17,470 Well, I'm glad we finally took the time 592 00:36:17,500 --> 00:36:18,670 To put in the new water system. 593 00:36:18,710 --> 00:36:20,670 Uh, the great thing is that it's going to allow us 594 00:36:20,710 --> 00:36:22,440 To run an extra 20 yards an hour. 595 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:23,940 That's an extra two ounces of gold a day, 596 00:36:23,980 --> 00:36:25,680 Another four grand in our pocket. 597 00:36:25,710 --> 00:36:27,980 That adds up. 598 00:36:38,760 --> 00:36:41,260 it's lunchtime at duncan creek. 599 00:36:41,300 --> 00:36:43,160 Rick has a new use 600 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:45,830 For the fusion machine's heater element. 601 00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:47,700 -Ooh, casa d'mama! - yeah! 602 00:36:47,730 --> 00:36:50,100 -Yeah! -Y'all were talking, boys, hot lunch. 603 00:36:50,140 --> 00:36:51,570 yeah, cook it. 604 00:36:51,610 --> 00:36:53,470 We turned it up to about 480. 605 00:36:53,510 --> 00:36:54,570 - yeah. - four-eighty. 606 00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:57,110 now we're talking. 607 00:36:57,140 --> 00:36:58,480 Does that smell good, buddy? 608 00:36:58,510 --> 00:36:59,840 That's not for you, that's for us. 609 00:37:04,420 --> 00:37:05,880 she's taking the best parts, too. 610 00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:10,060 -Shall we cut it right on it? -Yeah, cut it right on it. 611 00:37:12,190 --> 00:37:13,690 Oh, ! 612 00:37:13,730 --> 00:37:16,030 -it's okay, we can still eat it. 613 00:37:16,060 --> 00:37:17,660 yeah, two-second rule. 614 00:37:17,700 --> 00:37:19,800 - it's hot. - I'll get this. 615 00:37:19,870 --> 00:37:22,130 I forgot this wasn't an actual table. 616 00:37:22,170 --> 00:37:24,000 This is actually a pretty good idea, boys. 617 00:37:24,040 --> 00:37:25,740 This is a really good idea. 618 00:37:25,770 --> 00:37:27,770 Here, champ, you can have that. 619 00:37:27,810 --> 00:37:29,910 Here you go, got a big piece right here. 620 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:34,910 - good, get it. 621 00:37:44,060 --> 00:37:46,630 the king of the klondike, tony beets, 622 00:37:46,660 --> 00:37:48,930 Needs to find new ground. 623 00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:51,430 After prospecting a piece of land 624 00:37:51,470 --> 00:37:53,430 On the other side of the mega cut, 625 00:37:53,470 --> 00:37:56,230 He's meeting with drilling expert, liam ferguson, 626 00:37:56,270 --> 00:37:58,900 To find out if it holds big gold. 627 00:38:00,970 --> 00:38:02,210 Yeah, always busy. 628 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:06,810 we found some pretty interesting stuff. 629 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:09,010 I've got you a map here. 630 00:38:16,860 --> 00:38:17,660 yep. 631 00:38:18,760 --> 00:38:20,130 First hole, 632 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:21,460 Not so good. 633 00:38:21,500 --> 00:38:24,030 It looks like some false bedrock in there. 634 00:38:26,070 --> 00:38:27,730 that threw us off a bit. 635 00:38:31,670 --> 00:38:33,310 But in the second hole, 636 00:38:33,340 --> 00:38:35,070 We saw some pretty good grades. 637 00:38:36,740 --> 00:38:37,780 Yeah. 638 00:38:44,180 --> 00:38:47,650 We're looking at about ounce per 100 yards. 639 00:38:47,690 --> 00:38:48,720 Mmm-hmm. 640 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:50,790 Getting a little better near the bottom upwards 641 00:38:50,820 --> 00:38:52,320 To an ounce a quarter, an ounce and a half. 642 00:38:53,860 --> 00:38:54,660 yeah. 643 00:38:56,660 --> 00:38:59,200 at that rate, the ground would be 644 00:38:59,230 --> 00:39:01,130 Even richer than the mega cut. 645 00:39:01,170 --> 00:39:03,070 One week of mining here 646 00:39:03,100 --> 00:39:06,970 Could earn tony nearly a million dollars. 647 00:39:07,940 --> 00:39:08,740 all right. 648 00:39:10,780 --> 00:39:11,640 all right, see you, tony. 649 00:39:32,570 --> 00:39:34,600 after getting the good news, 650 00:39:34,630 --> 00:39:37,870 Tony heads back to camp for the weekly gold weigh. 651 00:39:39,070 --> 00:39:40,340 - hi. - hey. 652 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:43,440 Oh, non-stop like usual. 653 00:39:44,710 --> 00:39:46,910 So how was everybody's week? 654 00:39:50,650 --> 00:39:51,520 yeah. 655 00:40:07,030 --> 00:40:09,730 So did you find anything when you went exploring? 656 00:40:18,380 --> 00:40:19,380 that's good. 657 00:40:19,410 --> 00:40:20,950 Yeah, it's getting harder and harder these days. 658 00:40:23,520 --> 00:40:25,520 You gotta find your next best ground. 659 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:29,850 Are we gonna weigh some gold, then? 660 00:40:32,690 --> 00:40:34,360 so far this season, 661 00:40:34,390 --> 00:40:37,960 The trommel has averaged 200 ounces every week. 662 00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:42,430 Forty, 60, 65, 70, 80, 663 00:40:42,470 --> 00:40:46,440 100, 150, 160, 170, 664 00:40:46,470 --> 00:40:51,680 200, 240, 270, 280, 290, 665 00:40:51,710 --> 00:40:55,680 300. 308.16. 666 00:40:55,720 --> 00:40:57,380 the biggest gold weigh 667 00:40:57,420 --> 00:40:59,580 The beets have had this season, 668 00:40:59,620 --> 00:41:03,820 Worth close to $600,000. 669 00:41:07,060 --> 00:41:08,830 that's not a bad haul for this. 670 00:41:08,860 --> 00:41:09,860 no, that's pretty good. 671 00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:12,400 yeah. 672 00:41:15,140 --> 00:41:16,300 Yeah. 673 00:41:16,340 --> 00:41:18,470 So what's our season total, like, now? 674 00:41:18,510 --> 00:41:22,070 2,317.68. 675 00:41:22,110 --> 00:41:27,580 So we're only 700 ounces away from 676 00:41:27,610 --> 00:41:29,050 Tony's goal. 677 00:41:41,190 --> 00:41:43,030 having found new ground, 678 00:41:43,060 --> 00:41:45,330 And had their biggest weigh of the season, 679 00:41:45,370 --> 00:41:48,830 The tide is finally turning for the king of the klondike. 680 00:41:48,870 --> 00:41:51,540 I mean, we're not quite where we wanna be yet. 681 00:41:53,340 --> 00:41:54,410 Well, it's like I always said, 682 00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:56,370 Don't count your chickens till they're hatched. 683 00:41:57,580 --> 00:41:59,580 Well, you better check up on everybody. 684 00:42:03,380 --> 00:42:04,550 Can you just off? 685 00:42:07,490 --> 00:42:09,390 No, I'm gonna cook supper for you. 686 00:42:13,990 --> 00:42:14,960 Bye. 687 00:42:26,240 --> 00:42:28,470 after a week of breakdowns, 688 00:42:28,510 --> 00:42:31,880 Rick and the crew sit down to weigh their gold. 689 00:42:35,780 --> 00:42:39,220 Well, it's gonna be a light week, I can tell you that. 690 00:42:39,250 --> 00:42:40,920 - so, like, how light? -Well, 691 00:42:40,950 --> 00:42:43,720 You think about what we've dealt with, right? I mean, uh, 692 00:42:43,760 --> 00:42:46,120 We had to make some major improvements to the plant. 693 00:42:46,160 --> 00:42:47,830 Yeah, well, and it also comes down to that you finally 694 00:42:47,860 --> 00:42:49,130 Let me fix that thing properly, 695 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:50,660 You shut the wash plant down, right? So... 696 00:42:50,700 --> 00:42:52,260 Well, you know how stubborn I get, right? 697 00:42:52,300 --> 00:42:53,360 Like, if that thing's not running, 698 00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:55,030 Then we ain't making any gold, so... 699 00:42:55,070 --> 00:42:57,240 And I've seen how fragile you were when we were putting it in, 700 00:42:57,270 --> 00:42:59,170 And it was taking too long, I could see the smoke 701 00:42:59,210 --> 00:43:00,740 -Coming out of your ears. 702 00:43:00,770 --> 00:43:02,140 There was a string of expletives. 703 00:43:02,180 --> 00:43:04,940 But she's good to go, and most importantly, 704 00:43:04,980 --> 00:43:07,150 Um, it also upped our yardage. 705 00:43:07,180 --> 00:43:08,180 - yeah. -Right? 706 00:43:08,210 --> 00:43:10,580 So, you know, the end result here is that 707 00:43:10,620 --> 00:43:13,120 We probably got it pumped up to 120 yards an hour now. 708 00:43:13,150 --> 00:43:14,790 Pretty impressive for that little screen deck. 709 00:43:14,820 --> 00:43:17,990 Yeah, it is. I mean, we can make up that lost time. 710 00:43:18,020 --> 00:43:18,860 -You bet. -You know? 711 00:43:18,890 --> 00:43:19,820 We certainly can. 712 00:43:19,860 --> 00:43:21,460 We'll take the hit this week, but overall, 713 00:43:21,490 --> 00:43:22,890 We're gonna see the benefits from it. 714 00:43:22,930 --> 00:43:24,400 Hell, yeah. 715 00:43:24,430 --> 00:43:25,600 Well, let's weigh it up. 716 00:43:26,630 --> 00:43:29,100 to hit his 1,000-ounce goal, 717 00:43:29,140 --> 00:43:32,240 Rick needs at least 67 ounces of gold 718 00:43:32,270 --> 00:43:34,570 -Per week. - we're going for it. 719 00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:39,780 Five, ten, 40, 30. 720 00:43:39,810 --> 00:43:41,910 Well, it's gonna be over 40 anyway, there we go. 721 00:43:42,820 --> 00:43:45,250 44.55. 722 00:43:46,420 --> 00:43:50,050 only two-thirds of what he needs. 723 00:43:50,090 --> 00:43:51,820 For the time we lost, that's not bad at all. 724 00:43:51,860 --> 00:43:55,230 I don't mind saying 44 is kind of disappointing. 725 00:43:55,260 --> 00:43:57,360 I know that it's not one of our best gold weighs, 726 00:43:57,400 --> 00:43:59,230 And I hate to admit it, but... 727 00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:01,600 If I would have listened to you, carl, 728 00:44:01,640 --> 00:44:03,740 Maybe there would be more gold in the pan. 729 00:44:03,770 --> 00:44:07,470 with the gold total at 642 ounces, 730 00:44:07,510 --> 00:44:11,740 Rick now has just five weeks to hit his season goal 731 00:44:11,780 --> 00:44:14,680 And save his mining career. 732 00:44:14,710 --> 00:44:17,220 I just wanna thank all you guys for busting ass. 733 00:44:17,250 --> 00:44:18,280 yeah. 734 00:44:18,320 --> 00:44:20,050 And ben for getting that fusion up here. 735 00:44:20,090 --> 00:44:21,250 You guys are awesome. 736 00:44:21,290 --> 00:44:23,250 You guys are all the reason right here again 737 00:44:23,290 --> 00:44:25,060 Why we have gold, and, uh, 738 00:44:25,090 --> 00:44:28,030 It's not gonna stop. I think with the improvements we've made, 739 00:44:28,060 --> 00:44:29,290 It's only gonna go up from here. 740 00:44:29,360 --> 00:44:30,500 - yeah. - pump it out. 741 00:44:30,530 --> 00:44:31,560 - right? - yeah. 742 00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:32,760 Well, let's go get after it. 743 00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:34,100 - let's go make money. - let's get after it. 744 00:44:34,130 --> 00:44:35,630 -Yeah. -Do it. 745 00:44:35,670 --> 00:44:36,730 oh, yeah. 746 00:44:48,820 --> 00:44:52,220 one hundred miles west at scribner creek, 747 00:44:52,250 --> 00:44:55,150 The schnabel crew is ready to weigh up. 748 00:44:56,060 --> 00:44:57,190 Junior! 749 00:44:59,230 --> 00:45:00,830 That one was looking like we were gonna kiss here. 750 00:45:06,270 --> 00:45:07,470 How'd it go this week? 751 00:45:07,500 --> 00:45:09,630 I hear there was a little bit of excitement down there. 752 00:45:09,670 --> 00:45:11,770 Yeah, we found a little leak in the berm there. 753 00:45:11,810 --> 00:45:13,710 Well, it wasn't so small actually, 754 00:45:13,740 --> 00:45:16,410 So it was pretty busy trying to get that buttoned up, 755 00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:19,210 So the berm wall didn't blow out and lose all our water 756 00:45:19,250 --> 00:45:20,780 In the pond, right, for sluicifer? 757 00:45:20,810 --> 00:45:23,150 That would have, what, fed back into the cut, or... 758 00:45:23,180 --> 00:45:25,220 Yeah, all over all of our pay, everything. 759 00:45:25,250 --> 00:45:27,190 It's insane, the amount of water in there. Like, 760 00:45:27,220 --> 00:45:29,050 It's just puking out of both sides. 761 00:45:29,090 --> 00:45:30,490 Well, there's the pond on one side 762 00:45:30,520 --> 00:45:32,590 And the river on the other, so... 763 00:45:32,630 --> 00:45:35,030 -Fun stuff. - yeah, man. 764 00:45:35,060 --> 00:45:36,860 Meanwhile, I'm trying to find somewhere to dig dry pay 765 00:45:36,900 --> 00:45:38,260 To keep the wash plants going. 766 00:45:38,300 --> 00:45:40,500 Yeah, trying to keep two plants going at the same time, right? 767 00:45:40,530 --> 00:45:42,570 -Yeah. -Did you lose much sluicing time? 768 00:45:42,600 --> 00:45:44,400 - no. -No, we kept them going, 769 00:45:44,440 --> 00:45:46,870 -But it was... It was... -Touch and go. 770 00:45:46,910 --> 00:45:49,840 Your stomach was turning watching the water levels come up, 771 00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:52,480 But, yeah, we got it fixed, so let's just pray to hell 772 00:45:52,510 --> 00:45:54,480 That it makes it past this season. 773 00:45:54,510 --> 00:45:56,980 Why I'm asking if you lost any sluicing time, 774 00:45:57,020 --> 00:45:59,180 Because this was a very interesting week. 775 00:45:59,220 --> 00:46:01,750 Two plants, both on the same cut, 776 00:46:01,790 --> 00:46:03,920 Basically side-by-side. 777 00:46:03,960 --> 00:46:06,460 We have two pans of gold here. 778 00:46:06,490 --> 00:46:09,030 well, why don't you bust 'em out and show us? 779 00:46:10,360 --> 00:46:13,300 first up, sluicifer's second week 780 00:46:13,330 --> 00:46:14,870 Of airstrip gold. 781 00:46:18,770 --> 00:46:20,940 I'm not doing your little counting up thing. 782 00:46:20,970 --> 00:46:22,310 No, no, you're good. 783 00:46:26,250 --> 00:46:28,810 We're looking at 172.15. 784 00:46:29,820 --> 00:46:33,250 worth $327,000. 785 00:46:34,150 --> 00:46:35,550 That's pretty decent. 786 00:46:37,060 --> 00:46:39,860 Red, on the other hand... 787 00:46:52,370 --> 00:46:55,670 So, from red, we're looking at 145.3. 788 00:46:56,510 --> 00:47:00,910 worth $276,000. 789 00:47:00,950 --> 00:47:03,380 -It's a good week. -Yeah, it's a really good week. 790 00:47:03,420 --> 00:47:05,820 -317 ounces. - 317? 791 00:47:05,850 --> 00:47:08,050 sluicifer and big red 792 00:47:08,090 --> 00:47:13,290 Have pulled in over $600,000 worth of gold. 793 00:47:13,330 --> 00:47:16,330 For the season total, we just broke 6,000 ounces. 794 00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:17,660 -Great. -6,002 ounces. 795 00:47:17,700 --> 00:47:18,830 good. All right. 796 00:47:19,570 --> 00:47:20,700 That's sweet. 797 00:47:20,730 --> 00:47:23,300 nearly 2,000 ounces more 798 00:47:23,340 --> 00:47:26,770 Than parker mined this time last year. 799 00:47:30,380 --> 00:47:32,340 Next time on gold rush... 800 00:47:33,550 --> 00:47:35,710 Fred lewis is out of luck... 801 00:47:35,750 --> 00:47:37,220 Hold on, I'm gonna get alex some help. 802 00:47:37,250 --> 00:47:38,180 ...And out of pay. 803 00:47:38,220 --> 00:47:40,320 is that everything we got? 804 00:47:40,350 --> 00:47:42,190 Right now, we are dead in the water. 805 00:47:42,220 --> 00:47:46,090 rick ness calls on an old friend. 806 00:47:46,130 --> 00:47:47,690 I think it's in there sideways. 807 00:47:47,730 --> 00:47:49,830 If I don't get our goal this year, 808 00:47:49,860 --> 00:47:51,260 I don't see continuing on. 809 00:47:52,700 --> 00:47:54,030 and parker schnabel 810 00:47:54,070 --> 00:47:57,200 Faces his biggest loss of the season. 811 00:47:57,240 --> 00:47:58,700 it's really smoky. 812 00:47:58,740 --> 00:48:00,340 Grab what you can and get out of there. 813 00:48:00,370 --> 00:48:02,970 I don't want you to even consider not going. 813 00:48:03,305 --> 00:49:03,696 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm