"Gold Rush" Up on Nugget Creek

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org 2 00:00:24,176 --> 00:00:27,043 It's kind of a perfect storm. 3 00:00:27,076 --> 00:00:29,276 I'm out and I've work to do. 4 00:00:29,309 --> 00:00:32,343 High cost and short amount of time to do it. 5 00:00:32,376 --> 00:00:34,076 It's not ideal. 6 00:00:34,109 --> 00:00:35,677 Uh... 7 00:00:35,710 --> 00:00:37,777 But that's the hand we're dealt. 8 00:00:37,810 --> 00:00:38,877 And we're gonna play it. 9 00:00:42,677 --> 00:00:45,843 Now in his 12th year as a mine boss, 10 00:00:45,877 --> 00:00:48,209 27-year-old Parker Schnabel 11 00:00:48,243 --> 00:00:52,243 is betting his crew can pull off an epic feat. 12 00:00:52,276 --> 00:00:57,376 Mine more Klondike ground than ever before, 90 acres, 13 00:00:57,410 --> 00:01:01,010 before his water license runs out at the end of the year. 14 00:01:02,510 --> 00:01:04,610 It's a big year of sluicing. 15 00:01:04,643 --> 00:01:06,610 30% or 40% more than ever before. 16 00:01:06,643 --> 00:01:08,643 Not just a little bit. A lot. 17 00:01:08,677 --> 00:01:12,010 And all of this has to be done by the end of the year. 18 00:01:16,910 --> 00:01:19,109 Seven weeks into the season, 19 00:01:19,143 --> 00:01:22,443 Parker's one working wash plant, Big Red, 20 00:01:22,476 --> 00:01:26,109 has delivered 1,344 ounces. 21 00:01:26,143 --> 00:01:29,943 $2.4 million of gold. 22 00:01:29,977 --> 00:01:34,743 Now, with over half the 90 acre airstrip stripped, 23 00:01:34,777 --> 00:01:37,176 Parker needs to get his second wash plant, 24 00:01:37,209 --> 00:01:38,943 Sluicifer, up and running. 25 00:01:41,643 --> 00:01:44,843 It all comes down to getting two plants running 26 00:01:44,877 --> 00:01:49,743 and needing to really push through as much of this ground as we can. 27 00:01:49,777 --> 00:01:53,176 I'm gonna just talk to Mitch about all this stuff 28 00:01:53,209 --> 00:01:55,109 and make sure that they're on track. 29 00:01:56,510 --> 00:01:58,476 To get both plants running, 30 00:01:58,510 --> 00:02:00,977 Parker turns to foreman Mitch Blaschke. 31 00:02:02,877 --> 00:02:04,510 - How's it going? - Good, how are you? 32 00:02:04,543 --> 00:02:05,443 Oh, not too bad. 33 00:02:07,543 --> 00:02:09,677 Trying to make some headway here. 34 00:02:09,710 --> 00:02:11,376 Getting two plants up and going... 35 00:02:11,410 --> 00:02:14,710 This is a critical move for the year, right? 36 00:02:14,743 --> 00:02:18,476 I'm gonna go over to Fairbanks, so I'm not gonna be here. 37 00:02:18,510 --> 00:02:20,643 Do you feel comfortable about where you're at? 38 00:02:20,677 --> 00:02:23,476 Big Red's doing a good job down there, but we're falling behind 39 00:02:23,510 --> 00:02:25,309 on getting through the square footage we need to 40 00:02:25,343 --> 00:02:26,943 - without two plants going. - Yeah. 41 00:02:28,910 --> 00:02:30,810 When you get back hopefully we've got, 42 00:02:30,843 --> 00:02:34,543 uh, wash plant pad done with Sluicifer sitting there. 43 00:02:34,576 --> 00:02:35,543 Two plants going. 44 00:02:36,576 --> 00:02:38,143 Two plants banging. 45 00:02:38,176 --> 00:02:40,510 - All right, see ya, man. - Sounds good, man. Have a good trip. 46 00:02:42,176 --> 00:02:44,777 Parker's leaving to get the wheels in motion 47 00:02:44,810 --> 00:02:48,610 on the Alaska claim he plans to open in just weeks. 48 00:02:48,643 --> 00:02:52,610 Mitch, is left with five days to get Sluicifer running. 49 00:02:54,209 --> 00:02:56,410 You know, approaching the middle of summer, pretty soon here, 50 00:02:56,443 --> 00:02:58,043 the days are gonna start getting shorter. 51 00:02:58,076 --> 00:03:02,410 So each day it's just clicking by faster and faster. 52 00:03:02,443 --> 00:03:04,910 We need to have Sluicifer on that new wash plant pad. 53 00:03:09,743 --> 00:03:11,476 To hit Parker's target, 54 00:03:11,510 --> 00:03:16,143 Mitch plans to drag Sluicifer onto a massive 30 foot high pad. 55 00:03:18,877 --> 00:03:21,510 Then, install the super stacker 56 00:03:21,543 --> 00:03:25,710 to feed pay dirt up to the top of the 18 foot high plant. 57 00:03:28,376 --> 00:03:31,410 Where it will be washed, cleaned of its gold, 58 00:03:31,443 --> 00:03:35,410 and the worthless tailings can fall to the ground out of the way, 59 00:03:35,443 --> 00:03:37,343 making them easier to remove. 60 00:03:45,476 --> 00:03:47,543 All righty, she's all latched up. 61 00:03:47,576 --> 00:03:50,777 - Shall we? - To the top of the mountain, let's go. 62 00:03:57,109 --> 00:04:00,610 First step, the 45 ton wash plant 63 00:04:00,643 --> 00:04:05,209 must be dragged up the pads steep 15 degree slope. 64 00:04:05,243 --> 00:04:06,877 She's gonna start getting heavy. 65 00:04:18,743 --> 00:04:21,543 Sluicifer is just getting ready to crest over 66 00:04:21,576 --> 00:04:24,309 this little bit of ramp then we'll be up on the top. 67 00:04:31,010 --> 00:04:32,910 This is definitely sketchy. 68 00:04:36,010 --> 00:04:37,410 Take 'er nice and easy. 69 00:04:38,643 --> 00:04:40,743 Be careful, you're right at the end right there. 70 00:04:45,143 --> 00:04:48,877 That's it. Right there. We are right on the money. 71 00:04:48,910 --> 00:04:51,843 I'd say our first experiment with Sluicifer for the year went pretty good. 72 00:04:51,877 --> 00:04:52,910 Yeah, there ya go. 73 00:04:55,610 --> 00:04:57,510 Before they can fire up 74 00:04:57,543 --> 00:05:00,743 mechanic, Alec Kelly, runs final tests 75 00:05:00,777 --> 00:05:04,143 on the 120 foot long super stacker. 76 00:05:04,176 --> 00:05:07,643 The only conveyor capable of reaching the high setup. 77 00:05:10,943 --> 00:05:12,743 Got the generator running. 78 00:05:12,777 --> 00:05:16,677 Just gonna hit "go" on the hydraulics here, extend the stinger out, 79 00:05:16,710 --> 00:05:18,243 check all the rollers, this, and that. 80 00:05:18,276 --> 00:05:22,176 Once I deem it's all good, tell the boys it's all good to get hauled out. 81 00:05:23,309 --> 00:05:25,543 We got no time to waste here, right? 82 00:05:31,643 --> 00:05:34,443 Oh, yeah. We're gonna hit the building over there. 83 00:05:36,610 --> 00:05:39,410 Whoo! There we go, max extension. 84 00:05:40,810 --> 00:05:42,209 Let's raise the conveyor. 85 00:05:45,877 --> 00:05:48,510 Incline, 13.5 degrees. 86 00:05:49,543 --> 00:05:51,510 This is why they call it the super stacker, like, 87 00:05:51,543 --> 00:05:53,443 they're not joking, this thing's massive. 88 00:05:58,543 --> 00:06:00,176 Fifteen and a half degrees. 89 00:06:01,743 --> 00:06:02,943 Oh, boy. 90 00:06:04,576 --> 00:06:05,843 Seventeen degrees. 91 00:06:09,010 --> 00:06:11,677 - Oh, [bleep]! 92 00:06:14,410 --> 00:06:15,743 We are coming down. 93 00:06:18,143 --> 00:06:19,543 Oh, boy! 94 00:06:23,343 --> 00:06:25,143 . 95 00:06:28,376 --> 00:06:30,109 Get some spill pads here. 96 00:06:32,977 --> 00:06:34,243 thing. 97 00:06:35,309 --> 00:06:38,977 Oh, man. Oh, [bleep]. 98 00:06:40,543 --> 00:06:43,343 Oh, my [bleep] [bleep]. 99 00:06:48,677 --> 00:06:49,610 This is serious. 100 00:06:53,043 --> 00:06:57,076 And you see right here, it blew the plug right out of the cylinder. 101 00:06:58,777 --> 00:07:01,677 The plug holds the hydraulic oil 102 00:07:01,710 --> 00:07:04,643 that regulates the lifting cylinder. 103 00:07:04,677 --> 00:07:07,543 As Alec attempted to raise the stacker, 104 00:07:07,576 --> 00:07:11,843 the top of the plug that seals the cylinder broke free. 105 00:07:11,877 --> 00:07:13,843 'Causing a catastrophic leak. 106 00:07:15,276 --> 00:07:19,743 All that's left of the plug is it's thread still in the cylinder. 107 00:07:30,677 --> 00:07:31,910 How's she going, buddy? 108 00:07:31,943 --> 00:07:35,076 We got Sluicifer down in the cut, we're ready for this thing. 109 00:07:35,109 --> 00:07:37,276 We're not ready to give it to ya. 110 00:07:37,309 --> 00:07:39,010 Right now, this thing is [bleep]. 111 00:07:43,243 --> 00:07:47,877 Top half of the plug blew right out of the fitting there. 112 00:07:49,209 --> 00:07:50,476 Well, that's not good. 113 00:07:52,243 --> 00:07:53,410 On many levels. 114 00:07:56,043 --> 00:08:01,376 I mean, I can guarantee you that they're not gonna have one in town. 115 00:08:01,977 --> 00:08:03,276 Well... 116 00:08:03,309 --> 00:08:05,476 Pretty sure I got some of these in my service truck at home. 117 00:08:05,510 --> 00:08:08,243 Oh, yeah. Keep 'em warm in the garage there? 118 00:08:09,043 --> 00:08:10,176 But not here. 119 00:08:14,076 --> 00:08:16,576 It's not the big pieces that shut you down. 120 00:08:16,610 --> 00:08:20,010 - It's the 10 cent items you don't have. - Yeah. 121 00:08:20,043 --> 00:08:22,610 Well, we can't wash any rocks with Sluicifer without this conveyor. 122 00:08:38,410 --> 00:08:40,309 We haven't seen any gold all season. 123 00:08:41,209 --> 00:08:42,143 It's tough. 124 00:08:43,343 --> 00:08:44,743 And we aren't slicing yet 125 00:08:44,777 --> 00:08:49,176 and the guys are starting to wonder is this season gonna be successful. 126 00:08:51,743 --> 00:08:53,977 Deep in the Yukon wilderness 127 00:08:54,010 --> 00:08:56,777 ex-Green Beret medic, Fred Lewis, 128 00:08:56,810 --> 00:08:59,276 is 7 weeks into his season, 129 00:08:59,309 --> 00:09:02,677 but still hasn't mined a single ounce of gold. 130 00:09:04,276 --> 00:09:08,276 We have a lot of money going out, zero money coming in. 131 00:09:08,309 --> 00:09:10,910 If we can't get some gold coming in really soon 132 00:09:12,176 --> 00:09:13,410 we may not make it. 133 00:09:15,543 --> 00:09:17,977 Fred's wash plant is ready to run. 134 00:09:18,010 --> 00:09:21,043 And he's identified ground at the Freedom Cut, 135 00:09:21,076 --> 00:09:23,109 which he thinks could hold the source 136 00:09:23,143 --> 00:09:25,677 to all the gold at California Creek. 137 00:09:27,443 --> 00:09:29,943 If he can hit this motherload 138 00:09:29,977 --> 00:09:33,243 Fred could make up for the lost weeks of mining. 139 00:09:34,309 --> 00:09:35,843 Freedom Cut is what we're calling it 140 00:09:35,877 --> 00:09:38,710 because it's gonna make us a more self-sustainable team. 141 00:09:38,743 --> 00:09:43,076 We've got probably 20,000 yards of high-grade pay to come in that cut. 142 00:09:43,109 --> 00:09:45,677 And it should carry us to the end of the season. 143 00:09:45,710 --> 00:09:48,176 But really, the key is that big Komatsu dozer. 144 00:09:50,610 --> 00:09:56,209 Fred's waiting on delivery of the 53 ton dozer he purchased 6 weeks ago 145 00:09:56,243 --> 00:09:57,777 to strip the Freedom Cut. 146 00:09:58,877 --> 00:10:00,109 The hell is that? 147 00:10:10,710 --> 00:10:12,143 Flying pretty low. 148 00:10:15,343 --> 00:10:16,610 He's coming back this way. 149 00:10:18,343 --> 00:10:20,376 Whoa! He's coming in. 150 00:10:26,943 --> 00:10:29,276 That looks like Tony Beets to me. 151 00:10:33,410 --> 00:10:34,243 Hey, Tony. 152 00:10:35,043 --> 00:10:36,777 Good. How you doing? 153 00:10:36,810 --> 00:10:38,543 That was a pretty good landing, not gonna lie. 154 00:10:39,843 --> 00:10:42,410 Yeah, right to the claim. 155 00:11:05,443 --> 00:11:09,176 That really sucks. That pretty much puts us at a frigging halt. 156 00:11:11,810 --> 00:11:13,843 All right, I appreciate it. 157 00:11:13,877 --> 00:11:18,010 Last week, Fred made a deal with Tony to haul his dozer. 158 00:11:19,243 --> 00:11:22,810 But a road ban on heavy loads close to his claim 159 00:11:22,843 --> 00:11:25,043 has left it stranded in Dawson. 160 00:11:27,843 --> 00:11:29,610 Soon as that road ban's lifted 161 00:11:29,643 --> 00:11:32,143 the Komatsu's gonna push that road to the Freedom Cut 162 00:11:32,176 --> 00:11:35,343 in less than a day and we're gonna be mining within a week. 163 00:11:37,176 --> 00:11:40,010 With no date for the road ban lifting, 164 00:11:40,043 --> 00:11:45,209 Fred's dream of mining the Freedom Cut, and hitting his 500 ounce target, 165 00:11:45,243 --> 00:11:46,643 is fading fast. 166 00:11:50,343 --> 00:11:52,043 Think we're up to 100 days at this point. 167 00:11:52,076 --> 00:11:55,243 We predict, until Mother Nature tells us to get the [bleep] outta here. 168 00:11:56,109 --> 00:11:57,576 So is there anything you can think of? 169 00:12:02,943 --> 00:12:05,543 This is what we mined out last season, yep. 170 00:12:05,576 --> 00:12:07,410 We still got some pay around this corner. 171 00:12:20,610 --> 00:12:23,943 Yeah, but it's covered in 30 feet of overburden. 172 00:12:23,977 --> 00:12:25,276 We don't have the right equipment. 173 00:12:41,677 --> 00:12:43,076 Yep, yep, you're right. 174 00:12:45,410 --> 00:12:49,076 Tony's plan to kick-start Fred's season, 175 00:12:49,109 --> 00:12:52,443 put the gold rich Freedom Cut on hold. 176 00:12:52,476 --> 00:12:56,176 And mine the lower-grade pay dirt from last year's cut 177 00:12:56,209 --> 00:12:59,410 that is finally accessible after the ice melt. 178 00:12:59,443 --> 00:13:03,543 But with no dozer it could still take weeks to strip. 179 00:13:08,410 --> 00:13:09,209 Enough. 180 00:13:11,977 --> 00:13:13,109 Yeah. No, you're right. 181 00:13:14,810 --> 00:13:15,710 No. 182 00:13:18,276 --> 00:13:19,343 No, I agree. 183 00:13:19,376 --> 00:13:20,643 Hey, well, I appreciate it, Tony. 184 00:13:21,610 --> 00:13:22,743 Yep. I'll get back to work. 185 00:13:51,576 --> 00:13:53,977 Tony has suggested pulling pay from last season, 186 00:13:54,010 --> 00:13:55,777 which is great low bearing fruit. 187 00:13:55,810 --> 00:13:58,743 However, it's under 30 feet of overburden. 188 00:13:58,777 --> 00:14:00,910 And we don't have the right equipment. 189 00:14:00,943 --> 00:14:03,476 Faced with that much overburden, 190 00:14:03,510 --> 00:14:07,643 without a dozer, Fred is still dead in the water. 191 00:14:10,076 --> 00:14:14,343 We've gotta figure out some way to pull some pay to get this thing running. 192 00:14:14,376 --> 00:14:18,309 And, um, yeah, I just don't know. I don't know how we're gonna do it. 193 00:14:34,410 --> 00:14:36,376 We've had a pretty rough start to the season. 194 00:14:37,243 --> 00:14:39,810 We gotta start making some progress. 195 00:14:39,843 --> 00:14:44,443 I'm just hoping we can make enough money to keep paying our bills back home. 196 00:14:48,109 --> 00:14:52,343 Across California Creek from Fred Lewis' claim 197 00:14:52,376 --> 00:14:57,176 brother's Brandon and Brady Clayton are also chasing 500 ounces of gold. 198 00:15:00,010 --> 00:15:03,677 They need to help pay off a crippling family debt. 199 00:15:03,710 --> 00:15:08,810 But so far they've brought in just 0.3 ounces of gold. 200 00:15:08,843 --> 00:15:13,076 With no spare cash they're operating hand-to-mouth 201 00:15:13,109 --> 00:15:15,209 with a team of just three. 202 00:15:15,243 --> 00:15:20,143 And relying on a homemade wash plant built from scrap steel. 203 00:15:22,109 --> 00:15:23,643 It's a lot of weight on our shoulder. 204 00:15:23,677 --> 00:15:27,309 We need every [bleep] ounce we can get. 205 00:15:27,343 --> 00:15:29,843 I'm nervous, there's always that doubt in your mind. 206 00:15:35,443 --> 00:15:38,309 Half a mile downstream from their plant, 207 00:15:38,343 --> 00:15:42,376 the brothers are banking on hitting a bonanza at Golden Acres. 208 00:15:45,677 --> 00:15:48,677 But first, they need to build an access road. 209 00:15:52,610 --> 00:15:56,343 Golden Acres is kind of the holy grail. 210 00:15:56,376 --> 00:16:01,843 But it's just gonna be a bit of a struggle to get the money to build the road. 211 00:16:01,877 --> 00:16:03,443 With fuel prices so high 212 00:16:03,476 --> 00:16:05,777 we reckon it's gonna take about 50 grand in fuel 213 00:16:05,810 --> 00:16:08,343 and wages to get us to Golden Acres. 214 00:16:08,376 --> 00:16:10,209 We just don't have that kinda cash laying around. 215 00:16:10,243 --> 00:16:13,343 So we need every speck of gold we can get 216 00:16:13,376 --> 00:16:15,243 to fund getting to Golden Acres. 217 00:16:18,276 --> 00:16:19,843 The Clayton brothers 218 00:16:19,877 --> 00:16:24,643 planned on pulling a quick 50 grand in gold from near their wash plant. 219 00:16:24,677 --> 00:16:27,176 We'd like to see 3/4 of an ounce per 100. 220 00:16:29,877 --> 00:16:31,610 0.3 of an ounce. 221 00:16:32,710 --> 00:16:35,176 But their first run was a bust. 222 00:16:37,209 --> 00:16:40,143 Well, back to the drawing board. 223 00:16:41,543 --> 00:16:44,343 Kinda just lost for words. 224 00:16:51,610 --> 00:16:56,777 To get their season back on track, the brothers need to find gold 225 00:16:56,810 --> 00:16:59,877 to pay for the road to Golden Acres. 226 00:16:59,910 --> 00:17:03,977 We gotta kinda mine as we go, it's not ideal. 227 00:17:04,643 --> 00:17:06,410 But without Golden Acres 228 00:17:06,443 --> 00:17:08,743 we might as well pack 'er up and go home, our season's done. 229 00:17:10,677 --> 00:17:13,610 The only thing at this point to do is to go prospecting 230 00:17:14,443 --> 00:17:15,643 we'll see what we can find. 231 00:17:17,176 --> 00:17:19,043 If we're gonna get to 500 ounces this season, 232 00:17:19,076 --> 00:17:20,910 that's the only way we're can do it. 233 00:17:20,943 --> 00:17:22,109 Kinda out of options. 234 00:17:23,443 --> 00:17:25,843 We're gonna go down to some virgin ground 235 00:17:25,877 --> 00:17:28,443 dig some holes, do some pans, 236 00:17:28,476 --> 00:17:30,443 and see what kinda numbers we can come up with. 237 00:17:34,910 --> 00:17:36,176 Let's dig right here. 238 00:17:37,010 --> 00:17:37,810 Yeah. 239 00:17:48,143 --> 00:17:49,643 The creek would've came around the corner 240 00:17:49,677 --> 00:17:51,209 and would've rubbed on the bank. 241 00:17:51,243 --> 00:17:53,143 So any gold that that creek was carrying 242 00:17:53,176 --> 00:17:55,076 would've hit the bank and deposited right there. 243 00:17:57,410 --> 00:18:00,910 A third of a mile downstream from their wash plant, 244 00:18:00,943 --> 00:18:04,576 towards Golden Acres, is an S-bend. 245 00:18:04,610 --> 00:18:08,943 When fast flowing water carrying gold hits the inside bend 246 00:18:08,977 --> 00:18:12,576 it slows, causing the heavy gold to sink 247 00:18:12,610 --> 00:18:14,143 and settle on the creek bed. 248 00:18:16,543 --> 00:18:20,777 But is it enough to keep the brothers in business? 249 00:18:20,810 --> 00:18:23,643 We'll take a quick pan and see what it has to offer. 250 00:18:38,510 --> 00:18:40,410 We need some kinda results today. 251 00:18:50,710 --> 00:18:53,343 - One right there, see? - Yeah, there's a few there. Yeah. 252 00:18:54,643 --> 00:18:56,010 - Couple flakes in there. - Yep 253 00:18:58,843 --> 00:19:03,510 Well, Brady, it ain't much, but it's there. 254 00:19:03,543 --> 00:19:06,109 Hopefully there's enough gold in the box to keep buying fuel 255 00:19:06,910 --> 00:19:08,910 and keep going ahead. 256 00:19:08,943 --> 00:19:10,443 Won't know till we run it. 257 00:19:10,476 --> 00:19:13,710 - Let's open it up and start hauling it to the plant. - Okay. 258 00:19:13,743 --> 00:19:15,343 - Well, let's go get the iron. - Yep. 259 00:19:20,410 --> 00:19:23,743 The Clayton brothers are taking a huge gamble 260 00:19:23,777 --> 00:19:28,010 on running this unproven S-bend pay dirt. 261 00:19:28,043 --> 00:19:32,943 If it doesn't deliver the gold they need to build to road to Golden Acres, 262 00:19:32,977 --> 00:19:35,243 their season could be over. 263 00:19:40,076 --> 00:19:41,710 Feels good to be back in the machine, 264 00:19:41,743 --> 00:19:44,243 beats the hell out of fixing , I can tell ya that. 265 00:19:52,943 --> 00:19:56,343 Well, this is it. Finally seeing some gravel here. 266 00:19:56,376 --> 00:19:59,810 It's a good sight. Once you see gravel, you're gonna see gold. 267 00:20:05,276 --> 00:20:08,843 Well, that's it Brandon. This is the first load of S-bend cut pay dirt. 268 00:20:09,510 --> 00:20:10,476 Awesome, buddy. 269 00:20:16,476 --> 00:20:18,543 Well, let's fire that [bleep] thing up. 270 00:20:32,476 --> 00:20:34,176 It's exciting to be finally back. 271 00:20:34,209 --> 00:20:36,576 and, you know, the trommel's turning. 272 00:20:36,610 --> 00:20:39,910 So I'm excited, man, for the season. 273 00:20:39,943 --> 00:20:43,243 Finally back sluicing. Finally getting some gold. 274 00:20:44,576 --> 00:20:46,343 It's one step closer to Golden Acres. 275 00:21:00,977 --> 00:21:03,943 At Parker Schnabel's airstrip claim, 276 00:21:03,977 --> 00:21:08,176 Big Red sluices Easy Street Cut pay dirt. 277 00:21:08,209 --> 00:21:12,243 While partner in crime, Sluicifer, lies dormant. 278 00:21:12,276 --> 00:21:17,510 Waiting for foreman, Mitch Blaschke, to find a needle in a haystack. 279 00:21:19,076 --> 00:21:24,243 Right now, everything's held up because of one little plug. 280 00:21:24,276 --> 00:21:29,010 The super stacker needed to feed the plant gold rich pay 281 00:21:29,043 --> 00:21:31,877 has had a major oil leak shutting it down. 282 00:21:33,109 --> 00:21:35,143 All because of one small part, 283 00:21:35,943 --> 00:21:37,710 a quarter inch plug. 284 00:21:39,410 --> 00:21:41,910 So we had to start thinking outside the box. 285 00:21:41,943 --> 00:21:44,476 Well, this truck, one of our old rock trucks, 286 00:21:44,510 --> 00:21:46,343 we ended up just parting it out. 287 00:21:46,376 --> 00:21:49,743 Using parts and pieces on different trucks and, uh, 288 00:21:49,777 --> 00:21:52,476 hopefully we can find something here to get our conveyor back together. 289 00:21:54,576 --> 00:21:56,076 Well, there we go. What have got there? 290 00:21:58,109 --> 00:21:59,643 There's a lot of parts missing off this truck. 291 00:21:59,677 --> 00:22:01,176 Oh, yeah. We've used a lot. 292 00:22:01,209 --> 00:22:04,977 This is, I mean, probably what we're after, just a smaller size of that. 293 00:22:05,010 --> 00:22:08,343 - Mmm-hmm. - And that's the problem, it has to be tiny. 294 00:22:10,610 --> 00:22:11,843 Looks kinda like a little plug there. 295 00:22:14,043 --> 00:22:15,076 I hope so. 296 00:22:18,877 --> 00:22:21,043 - Oh, that's way too big. - Yeah. 297 00:22:22,109 --> 00:22:23,376 It's not looking good. 298 00:22:24,877 --> 00:22:27,810 All right. Well, we gotta keep looking. 299 00:22:27,843 --> 00:22:29,443 We got any other machines around here? 300 00:22:30,610 --> 00:22:32,309 Tell ya what's got a lot of hydraulics on it, 301 00:22:34,443 --> 00:22:37,410 - is that drill. - Oh, yeah. 302 00:22:37,443 --> 00:22:39,643 And it's getting a new engine put in it right now, so... 303 00:22:40,943 --> 00:22:43,610 It's the Yukon, if it stops moving, it becomes parts. 304 00:22:46,810 --> 00:22:48,543 It's about a million dollar drill here. 305 00:22:49,576 --> 00:22:50,643 Let's look over there. 306 00:22:52,410 --> 00:22:53,910 Holy smokes! 307 00:22:53,943 --> 00:22:56,109 Oh, yeah. We've got some stuff in here. 308 00:22:56,143 --> 00:22:57,810 But, is it the right stuff? 309 00:22:57,843 --> 00:22:59,810 - We just need a smaller version of that. 310 00:22:59,843 --> 00:23:02,143 - Well, everything's bigger. - Yeah, it's all bigger. 311 00:23:03,109 --> 00:23:04,476 Could take a look at that. 312 00:23:10,076 --> 00:23:14,510 The bottom of this lift cylinder for the mast, it has a little 313 00:23:14,543 --> 00:23:17,576 plug in it, and maybe it's the right one. 314 00:23:21,576 --> 00:23:24,410 Oh, come on. That's looking small enough. 315 00:23:24,443 --> 00:23:25,476 Oh, buddy. 316 00:23:27,209 --> 00:23:28,710 Let's go try it out. 317 00:23:43,109 --> 00:23:44,643 Come on, baby. 318 00:23:49,010 --> 00:23:50,343 Dude, that's it. 319 00:23:50,376 --> 00:23:52,076 Wow. 320 00:23:53,576 --> 00:23:54,977 Oh, yeah. 321 00:23:56,643 --> 00:23:58,143 Buddy. 322 00:23:58,176 --> 00:24:00,476 I like it. 323 00:24:05,910 --> 00:24:08,209 The super-stacker fixed, 324 00:24:08,243 --> 00:24:12,743 the crew must now race to get Sluicifer running pay 325 00:24:12,777 --> 00:24:15,076 before Parker returns from Alaska. 326 00:24:16,376 --> 00:24:17,677 We got a lot of work to do here, 327 00:24:17,710 --> 00:24:19,309 and we're running out of days already. 328 00:24:31,476 --> 00:24:32,810 Here we go. 329 00:24:34,076 --> 00:24:36,610 We have the super-stacker heading down to the cut. 330 00:24:37,510 --> 00:24:39,043 This is the last piece of the puzzle. 331 00:24:43,743 --> 00:24:45,810 Parker's crew are nearly ready 332 00:24:45,843 --> 00:24:48,777 to fire up Sluicifer. 333 00:24:48,810 --> 00:24:53,843 First they have to connect the 120-foot super-stacker. 334 00:24:55,343 --> 00:24:58,143 Getting right there, Mitch. 335 00:24:58,176 --> 00:25:00,510 Here we go, the moment of truth. Is it gonna lift? 336 00:25:00,543 --> 00:25:02,476 And is it gonna reach the pre-wash? 337 00:25:05,643 --> 00:25:08,276 Oh, yeah. Keep it going up. 338 00:25:08,309 --> 00:25:10,710 We are just going to clear the pre-wash. 339 00:25:11,610 --> 00:25:12,777 And... 340 00:25:15,510 --> 00:25:18,176 - Looking good! - Oh, yeah. 341 00:25:21,343 --> 00:25:24,243 Whoo! Big moment. 342 00:25:24,276 --> 00:25:25,510 This is what we've been waiting for 343 00:25:25,543 --> 00:25:28,309 and working on all day, buddy. Let's do it! 344 00:25:35,309 --> 00:25:39,543 Here we go, my first scoop of 2022 season 345 00:25:39,576 --> 00:25:42,777 in Sluicifer. Game's on. 346 00:25:42,810 --> 00:25:45,376 This is what it's gonna take if we got any shot 347 00:25:45,410 --> 00:25:46,677 of getting through all this ground. 348 00:25:46,710 --> 00:25:48,410 It's two wash plants running. 349 00:25:48,443 --> 00:25:51,043 So, it feels good. 350 00:26:06,010 --> 00:26:08,777 - How's it going? - You're washing rocks. 351 00:26:10,476 --> 00:26:11,677 Are you guys happy with that set-up? 352 00:26:11,710 --> 00:26:12,943 Yeah, seems to be working pretty good. 353 00:26:12,977 --> 00:26:14,410 Sweet. 354 00:26:14,443 --> 00:26:16,043 Long as the end result is some money. 355 00:26:16,076 --> 00:26:17,710 What it's all about. 356 00:26:17,743 --> 00:26:20,677 Well, we're sure spending it like we're making it. 357 00:26:20,710 --> 00:26:22,076 How things been going in Alaska? 358 00:26:22,109 --> 00:26:23,510 Good. 359 00:26:23,543 --> 00:26:26,643 Just me and a couple others. Three of us. 360 00:26:26,677 --> 00:26:29,643 But we'll just start stripping and build a plant pad 361 00:26:29,677 --> 00:26:31,376 and we'll get some stuff sorted out. 362 00:26:31,410 --> 00:26:34,176 You're thinking a wash-plant set-up over there 363 00:26:34,209 --> 00:26:35,710 - in a week and a half or so? - Couple weeks. 364 00:26:35,743 --> 00:26:37,076 All right. 365 00:26:37,109 --> 00:26:38,943 I'm gonna go work on the training plan. 366 00:26:39,777 --> 00:26:41,309 We all need training? 367 00:26:43,743 --> 00:26:46,410 For the first time this season, 368 00:26:46,443 --> 00:26:49,843 Parker has both his wash plants running pay dirt, 369 00:26:49,877 --> 00:26:51,476 and is one step closer 370 00:26:51,510 --> 00:26:54,043 to mining out the 90-acre air strip, 371 00:26:54,076 --> 00:26:57,977 and opening up his Alaska operation. 372 00:26:58,010 --> 00:26:59,777 Boys have wash plants sorted out, 373 00:26:59,810 --> 00:27:02,243 so with Sluicifer up and running, 374 00:27:02,276 --> 00:27:03,743 we'll be staying on schedule here. 375 00:27:16,476 --> 00:27:18,376 It's nice to have the King of Klondike 376 00:27:18,410 --> 00:27:20,276 land his helicopter out here to come and check us out. 377 00:27:20,309 --> 00:27:23,643 But the news he gave us was pretty freakin' dismal. 378 00:27:23,677 --> 00:27:26,010 With that road ban being extended, you know, 379 00:27:26,043 --> 00:27:28,376 I've got no idea when the dozer's gonna arrive, 380 00:27:28,410 --> 00:27:30,243 so I really have to act now. 381 00:27:32,076 --> 00:27:34,243 To kickstart his season, 382 00:27:34,276 --> 00:27:37,443 Fred plans to put his Freedom Cut on hold, 383 00:27:37,476 --> 00:27:39,176 take Tony's advice, 384 00:27:39,209 --> 00:27:41,877 and mine the now accessible ground 385 00:27:41,910 --> 00:27:44,476 left over from last season. 386 00:27:44,510 --> 00:27:47,143 But to get down to pay, he needs more muscle. 387 00:27:48,543 --> 00:27:50,843 Right now I'm deep in the hole on cost. 388 00:27:50,877 --> 00:27:52,943 I need to sluice ASAP. 389 00:27:55,743 --> 00:27:58,443 And he only has one place to turn. 390 00:28:04,010 --> 00:28:06,109 What's up, guys? 391 00:28:06,143 --> 00:28:08,343 - Hi Fred. - How's it going? 392 00:28:08,376 --> 00:28:10,610 I don't know if you noticed the helicopter. 393 00:28:10,643 --> 00:28:12,010 Oh, that flew over? Yeah, yeah, yeah. 394 00:28:12,043 --> 00:28:13,410 - That was Tony. - Oh, okay. 395 00:28:13,443 --> 00:28:15,677 He kinda pointed me towards an idea. 396 00:28:15,710 --> 00:28:17,977 - Yeah. - Wash the pay that I had from last season 397 00:28:18,010 --> 00:28:19,109 that I couldn't quite access 398 00:28:19,143 --> 00:28:21,710 and get us on to some gold quicker. 399 00:28:21,743 --> 00:28:24,576 - Are you using your dozer? - No, it's just sitting. 400 00:28:24,610 --> 00:28:26,677 Okay, so here's what I can do. 401 00:28:26,710 --> 00:28:28,576 If you can let me borrow that, 402 00:28:28,610 --> 00:28:30,643 I'll get it back to you with the same amount of fuel 403 00:28:30,677 --> 00:28:32,376 and I'll let you use my dozer once it gets here 404 00:28:32,410 --> 00:28:33,410 for the same amount of time. 405 00:28:34,410 --> 00:28:36,943 - Kinda desperate. - Right. Yeah. 406 00:28:41,677 --> 00:28:42,710 Okay. 407 00:28:43,610 --> 00:28:44,943 When would you need it back by? 408 00:28:45,777 --> 00:28:47,743 We'll be stripping tomorrow morning. 409 00:28:47,777 --> 00:28:49,910 Okay, I can have it back to you by the a.m. before you start. 410 00:28:49,943 --> 00:28:51,043 Yeah, that works out good. 411 00:28:51,076 --> 00:28:52,710 I appreciate it. I know you probably need it. 412 00:28:52,743 --> 00:28:54,877 - Yeah, no worries, man. - I really appreciate it. 413 00:28:54,910 --> 00:28:56,209 - Sure. Yeah, go have at her. - Thanks. 414 00:28:56,243 --> 00:28:57,576 - See you later. - Yeah. 415 00:29:02,510 --> 00:29:04,743 We're gonna get moving on this overburden 416 00:29:04,777 --> 00:29:06,843 with the dozer from Brandon, 417 00:29:06,877 --> 00:29:08,209 and hopefully we're gonna get to pay 418 00:29:08,243 --> 00:29:10,943 a lot sooner than we thought. So I'm pretty stoked. 419 00:29:10,977 --> 00:29:12,476 'Cause we're gonna need the money. 420 00:29:19,443 --> 00:29:21,176 Fred puts Buzz Legault, 421 00:29:21,209 --> 00:29:23,810 the most experienced miner on his crew... 422 00:29:23,843 --> 00:29:25,643 Buckle up for safety. 423 00:29:25,677 --> 00:29:28,977 ...in charge of removing 30 feet of overburden 424 00:29:29,010 --> 00:29:30,410 in just 12 hours. 425 00:29:36,543 --> 00:29:38,476 Oo-ee! 426 00:29:38,510 --> 00:29:41,209 Hopefully it'll get us some access to some pay, we can get moving. 427 00:29:45,710 --> 00:29:48,843 There he goes. Whoo! 428 00:29:53,877 --> 00:29:57,043 All right, well, we'll give him some time. 429 00:29:58,443 --> 00:30:01,410 He knows what he's doing. If he can't do it, nobody can. 430 00:30:11,309 --> 00:30:13,076 Oh, man. 431 00:30:22,443 --> 00:30:23,543 He's stuck. 432 00:30:23,576 --> 00:30:26,710 Summer temperatures of over 80 degrees 433 00:30:26,743 --> 00:30:30,576 have melted ice covering the overburden. 434 00:30:32,309 --> 00:30:35,376 Turning the ground into a swampy mess. 435 00:30:37,176 --> 00:30:39,443 I'm beginning to regret this decision already. 436 00:30:56,977 --> 00:30:58,376 Just [bleep] off. 437 00:31:00,910 --> 00:31:05,309 Buzz is stuck in a quagmire of overburden, 438 00:31:05,343 --> 00:31:08,143 in a dozer Fred must return to the Claytons 439 00:31:08,176 --> 00:31:09,343 in just 12 hours. 440 00:31:13,209 --> 00:31:15,510 This is just a little D8, 441 00:31:15,543 --> 00:31:18,209 so it definitely gets defeated 442 00:31:18,243 --> 00:31:20,209 in this sloppy muck really easily. 443 00:31:20,243 --> 00:31:24,243 Back in Alberta, you use D8 Cats to push snow around. 444 00:31:24,276 --> 00:31:28,810 The D8's 325-horsepower engine, 445 00:31:28,843 --> 00:31:32,176 half the strength of a top-of-the-range SUV, 446 00:31:32,209 --> 00:31:34,943 isn't enough for Buzz to break out of the mud. 447 00:31:36,843 --> 00:31:38,309 You don't want to spend most of the time 448 00:31:38,343 --> 00:31:40,376 you've already wasted trying to get it unstuck. 449 00:31:40,410 --> 00:31:43,443 Every second Buzz is stuck in that dozer, 450 00:31:43,476 --> 00:31:45,376 it's less time we get to use it. 451 00:31:46,710 --> 00:31:49,076 We only have it today, so we gotta get it out, 452 00:31:49,109 --> 00:31:50,143 we gotta get it back in operation, 453 00:31:50,176 --> 00:31:52,677 we gotta get it moving dirt ASAP. 454 00:32:02,877 --> 00:32:06,977 Should just be able to back up and pull it right out. Ready? 455 00:32:22,376 --> 00:32:24,810 pull, man! 456 00:32:27,843 --> 00:32:29,376 Come on, come on, come on. 457 00:32:31,977 --> 00:32:35,343 Don't drive, pull. Pull, pull! 458 00:32:36,710 --> 00:32:38,443 He wants me to use the boom. 459 00:32:38,476 --> 00:32:39,510 We're gonna go ahead and try 460 00:32:39,543 --> 00:32:42,476 the hydraulic system instead of the tracks. 461 00:32:42,510 --> 00:32:46,109 Fred can't get enough traction to haul Buzz out, 462 00:32:46,143 --> 00:32:49,243 but the excavator's powerful boom hydraulics 463 00:32:49,276 --> 00:32:52,810 can deliver over 30,000 pounds of force. 464 00:33:03,443 --> 00:33:05,043 Now she's coming. 465 00:33:05,076 --> 00:33:08,343 go, chief! 466 00:33:08,376 --> 00:33:11,309 That's the shiznit right there. 467 00:33:11,343 --> 00:33:13,443 All right, Buzz is out. 468 00:33:13,476 --> 00:33:14,877 Get him back to work. 469 00:33:16,109 --> 00:33:17,910 There we go. 470 00:33:19,910 --> 00:33:21,710 After a two-hour delay, 471 00:33:21,743 --> 00:33:25,410 Buzz now has just 10 hours to hit pay 472 00:33:25,443 --> 00:33:28,443 before he must return the dozer. 473 00:33:28,476 --> 00:33:30,943 man, the way this chick is going, 474 00:33:30,977 --> 00:33:33,076 we'll be down here the rest of the night. 475 00:33:33,109 --> 00:33:36,376 But hey, whatever it takes. 476 00:33:36,410 --> 00:33:37,977 Let's just get it done. 477 00:33:57,476 --> 00:33:59,109 Right now we're just loading some pay 478 00:33:59,143 --> 00:34:00,309 out of the S-bend cut here. 479 00:34:02,109 --> 00:34:03,677 We don't have a whole lot of working room, 480 00:34:03,710 --> 00:34:04,777 it's pretty narrow. 481 00:34:04,810 --> 00:34:08,810 But it's not gonna stop us. We'll find a way. 482 00:34:09,810 --> 00:34:11,176 The Clayton brothers 483 00:34:11,209 --> 00:34:16,643 need to find $50,000 to fund a road to Golden Acres 484 00:34:16,677 --> 00:34:18,877 where they're gambling there's enough gold 485 00:34:18,910 --> 00:34:20,877 to hit 500 ounces. 486 00:34:32,677 --> 00:34:34,443 Look who's here. 487 00:34:34,476 --> 00:34:36,243 It's about time, eh? 488 00:34:36,276 --> 00:34:38,343 With only a minimal crew, 489 00:34:38,376 --> 00:34:40,843 the brothers have called in reinforcements. 490 00:34:41,977 --> 00:34:44,777 - Hi guys, how was the drive? - Good, babe. Yeah. 491 00:34:44,810 --> 00:34:46,777 Brandon's girlfriend Riley... 492 00:34:46,810 --> 00:34:47,977 Hi J. 493 00:34:48,010 --> 00:34:50,376 ...and their kid sister Janae. 494 00:34:50,410 --> 00:34:51,610 - Hi JJ. - Hi Brandon. 495 00:34:51,643 --> 00:34:53,309 - How are you? - Good. 496 00:34:53,343 --> 00:34:55,043 We could definitely use your help today. 497 00:34:55,076 --> 00:34:56,343 - Are you ready? - Mmm-hmm. 498 00:35:07,176 --> 00:35:09,076 I love driving this thing. 499 00:35:10,677 --> 00:35:15,510 I just love being up here, and working for the family. 500 00:35:16,643 --> 00:35:18,510 It's a passion, that's for sure. 501 00:35:21,276 --> 00:35:24,243 16-year-old Janae's first job - 502 00:35:24,276 --> 00:35:27,109 truck S-bend pay dirt to the plant. 503 00:35:29,410 --> 00:35:31,510 I just finished school. 504 00:35:31,543 --> 00:35:34,943 I'm here to hopefully save the family business 505 00:35:34,977 --> 00:35:36,176 with my brothers. 506 00:35:37,743 --> 00:35:40,010 Brandon said I was the best rock truck driver there is, 507 00:35:40,043 --> 00:35:42,243 so now I have to live up to that standard. 508 00:35:44,643 --> 00:35:48,010 I didn't really learn how to drive the rock truck. 509 00:35:48,043 --> 00:35:49,476 Brandon kind of just threw me in here 510 00:35:49,510 --> 00:35:52,510 and showed me the controls and then said, "Get going." 511 00:35:54,076 --> 00:35:55,109 It's not typical to have 512 00:35:55,143 --> 00:35:56,510 a 16-year-old working for us, 513 00:35:56,543 --> 00:35:59,343 but she helps out just as much as we all do. 514 00:35:59,376 --> 00:36:02,510 She has an eagerness, and she's always learning. 515 00:36:02,543 --> 00:36:04,043 We're all in it together here. 516 00:36:07,209 --> 00:36:09,376 I'm very proud of my brothers. 517 00:36:09,410 --> 00:36:13,076 It's just amazing how they made that thing. 518 00:36:13,109 --> 00:36:14,843 It took the brothers three years 519 00:36:14,877 --> 00:36:18,443 to build their wash plant, Dirt Devil, from scratch. 520 00:36:28,476 --> 00:36:30,777 Oh, what the [bleep]? They're piling up. 521 00:36:32,076 --> 00:36:33,710 me. 522 00:36:43,943 --> 00:36:46,143 Some rocks that I missed got in the hopper 523 00:36:46,176 --> 00:36:47,710 and [bleep] piled it up. 524 00:36:47,743 --> 00:36:51,043 me. Trommel's down. 525 00:36:54,710 --> 00:36:57,010 I'm gonna see what the [bleep] is going on. 526 00:37:02,209 --> 00:37:05,243 - packed. 527 00:37:05,276 --> 00:37:07,309 Yeah, we don't have anything to filter out 528 00:37:07,343 --> 00:37:09,410 these big [bleep], you know? 529 00:37:09,443 --> 00:37:11,343 Yeah, I just gotta be more careful. 530 00:37:11,376 --> 00:37:12,710 It's not your fault, you know. 531 00:37:12,743 --> 00:37:14,977 It's just like, feeding it this way, you know, I... 532 00:37:15,010 --> 00:37:16,343 You gotta keep it consistent. 533 00:37:16,376 --> 00:37:18,043 You don't really have time to watch... 534 00:37:18,076 --> 00:37:19,777 - Yeah. - ...for rocks and [bleep]. 535 00:37:19,810 --> 00:37:22,176 You can't really pick through every little piece, right? 536 00:37:23,276 --> 00:37:25,476 You got a number of fair-sized rocks. 537 00:37:25,510 --> 00:37:28,677 They're all kinda interlocked and blocked your opening. 538 00:37:29,810 --> 00:37:32,010 - It's like Tetris in here. - Yeah. 539 00:37:32,043 --> 00:37:33,510 Probably should have cleaned 540 00:37:33,543 --> 00:37:34,943 the hopper out at the start of the year. 541 00:37:37,576 --> 00:37:38,910 Two big boulders 542 00:37:38,943 --> 00:37:41,176 have clogged the hopper feeder. 543 00:37:41,209 --> 00:37:43,343 To get back on the gold, 544 00:37:43,376 --> 00:37:45,677 Brady and Warren have no option 545 00:37:45,710 --> 00:37:48,710 but to pry the rocks out by hand. 546 00:37:55,176 --> 00:37:56,576 Yes. 547 00:38:03,843 --> 00:38:05,343 We're hitting here. 548 00:38:06,510 --> 00:38:09,076 Well, it's tempting to jump in the trommel 549 00:38:09,109 --> 00:38:10,610 to pour it down again. 550 00:38:12,109 --> 00:38:13,576 Oh [bleep]. 551 00:38:13,610 --> 00:38:15,109 I'll pry it. 552 00:38:15,143 --> 00:38:16,943 Yeah, pry that bottom end. 553 00:38:20,777 --> 00:38:23,376 Yeah, buddy. She's going. 554 00:38:25,877 --> 00:38:27,343 Hey, one less. 555 00:38:27,376 --> 00:38:29,410 - One down... - One to go. 556 00:38:29,443 --> 00:38:30,476 We got a big one there, 557 00:38:30,510 --> 00:38:32,209 - but if we lean her over... - Should go down. 558 00:38:32,243 --> 00:38:33,677 She should go, yeah. 559 00:38:33,710 --> 00:38:37,276 Beautiful. [bleep] yeah, man. 560 00:38:38,443 --> 00:38:39,543 Let's fire her up. 561 00:38:58,209 --> 00:39:01,777 Those rocks are kind of a kryptonite 562 00:39:01,810 --> 00:39:03,010 to the plant right now. 563 00:39:06,309 --> 00:39:08,343 'Cause that's just downtime that we don't need. 564 00:39:09,576 --> 00:39:10,643 Yeah, that one's on me. 565 00:39:11,777 --> 00:39:13,376 We gotta get this road built quick, 566 00:39:13,410 --> 00:39:16,943 and get some dirt running through the Dirt Devil there 567 00:39:16,977 --> 00:39:18,476 so we can get some money in our pocket 568 00:39:18,510 --> 00:39:20,376 and keep pouring it into the Golden Acres. 569 00:39:30,610 --> 00:39:32,209 I don't like that new stuff. 570 00:39:32,243 --> 00:39:34,309 There's one piece of equipment 571 00:39:34,343 --> 00:39:38,843 that Tony Beets gets through more than any other. 572 00:39:38,877 --> 00:39:40,943 My dad doesn't wreck his trucks on purpose, 573 00:39:40,977 --> 00:39:43,076 they just don't build them tough as he is. 574 00:39:43,109 --> 00:39:48,043 This is Tony's 15th SUV in 10 years. 575 00:40:17,810 --> 00:40:19,076 How's this gonna affect your season? 576 00:40:37,810 --> 00:40:38,943 Been a long night, man. 577 00:40:40,743 --> 00:40:43,610 Fred Lewis has borrowed the Claytons' dozer. 578 00:40:44,576 --> 00:40:46,309 To return it in time, 579 00:40:46,343 --> 00:40:49,443 Buzz has worked through the night to get down to pay. 580 00:40:55,543 --> 00:40:57,677 Hey, hey, hey. You look tired. 581 00:40:58,810 --> 00:41:01,343 - You worked the whole night? - Hell yeah. 582 00:41:01,376 --> 00:41:03,743 - Gonna kill yourself. - Yeah. 583 00:41:03,777 --> 00:41:06,910 Given freakin' loss of months in winter this year. 584 00:41:06,943 --> 00:41:08,043 Yeah, that is true. 585 00:41:08,076 --> 00:41:09,343 I just don't want you burning out. 586 00:41:09,376 --> 00:41:10,743 This is pay, right? 587 00:41:10,777 --> 00:41:12,143 This is pay. 588 00:41:12,176 --> 00:41:13,677 Well, dude, you did good. 589 00:41:13,710 --> 00:41:14,777 Why don't you go get some rest? 590 00:41:14,810 --> 00:41:17,443 I'm just gonna walk up and do a couple pans, 591 00:41:17,476 --> 00:41:18,576 see how it looks. 592 00:41:18,610 --> 00:41:20,343 yeah, dude. Good work. 593 00:41:28,243 --> 00:41:30,376 So, here's the pay that Buzz exposed. 594 00:41:32,143 --> 00:41:34,810 We're seeing our larger rocks here. 595 00:41:34,843 --> 00:41:36,576 Nice and weathered. 596 00:41:36,610 --> 00:41:37,877 And our fractured bedrock. 597 00:41:37,910 --> 00:41:39,743 So this is the part we place the test. 598 00:41:39,777 --> 00:41:41,743 We know there's gold here from last season, 599 00:41:41,777 --> 00:41:44,576 but we wanna make sure there's enough to mine 600 00:41:44,610 --> 00:41:45,943 so we don't waste time and money 601 00:41:45,977 --> 00:41:48,510 moving all this dirt for nothing. 602 00:41:54,209 --> 00:41:56,109 If there's enough gold, 603 00:41:56,143 --> 00:41:59,010 it could mean Fred can finally get sluicing 604 00:41:59,043 --> 00:42:01,243 and start to make some money. 605 00:42:10,510 --> 00:42:12,677 That's what we're looking for right there. 606 00:42:12,710 --> 00:42:15,443 There's probably 25 to 30 colors in there. 607 00:42:15,476 --> 00:42:18,710 Probably closer now to 100, which is absolutely fantastic. 608 00:42:18,743 --> 00:42:21,043 I was not expecting to see this much gold. 609 00:42:23,243 --> 00:42:25,209 This is a huge sigh of relief. 610 00:42:25,243 --> 00:42:27,010 We got money in the bank right there. 611 00:42:27,043 --> 00:42:29,710 We can pull it out, we can cash it in, we can keep mining. 612 00:42:29,743 --> 00:42:30,810 And we are laughing. 613 00:42:30,843 --> 00:42:33,343 This right here is exactly what we needed. 614 00:42:33,376 --> 00:42:34,843 Exactly what we needed. 615 00:42:53,877 --> 00:42:55,510 All right, guys, here's the week. 616 00:42:55,543 --> 00:42:58,677 - Right here. - Yeah. 617 00:42:58,710 --> 00:43:01,410 To fund their move to Golden Acres, 618 00:43:01,443 --> 00:43:03,209 the Clayton brothers are betting big 619 00:43:03,243 --> 00:43:06,243 on unproven S-bend pay dirt. 620 00:43:06,276 --> 00:43:07,977 I think for us to keep going, 621 00:43:08,010 --> 00:43:09,376 we need to see 10 ounces. 622 00:43:09,410 --> 00:43:12,010 Otherwise we might as well just call it, so... 623 00:43:12,043 --> 00:43:14,343 There's quite a bit of diesel fuel went into this. 624 00:43:14,376 --> 00:43:16,443 - Mmm-hmm. That's right. - Lot of man hours. 625 00:43:16,476 --> 00:43:17,877 I don't know about you guys, 626 00:43:17,910 --> 00:43:19,176 but my heart's a little racing, 627 00:43:19,209 --> 00:43:21,643 so I think we should just weigh it out and get it over with. 628 00:43:21,677 --> 00:43:24,109 Yeah. I'm anxious to see this, too. 629 00:43:24,143 --> 00:43:27,109 Okay guys. Here we go. 630 00:43:32,443 --> 00:43:39,109 One, two, three, four, five. 631 00:43:40,010 --> 00:43:44,043 Six, seven, eight, 632 00:43:44,076 --> 00:43:47,910 nine, 10. 633 00:43:50,076 --> 00:43:52,943 11.59. 634 00:43:54,877 --> 00:43:58,176 Worth over $20,000, 635 00:43:58,209 --> 00:44:03,376 nearly half the gold they need to get down to Golden Acres. 636 00:44:03,410 --> 00:44:04,777 Let's go! 637 00:44:04,810 --> 00:44:06,943 Thank God, man. Thank God, guys. 638 00:44:06,977 --> 00:44:09,677 We made it. That's a close call though, man. 639 00:44:09,710 --> 00:44:11,276 We gotta start somewhere. 640 00:44:11,309 --> 00:44:13,243 - So... - Oh, man. 641 00:44:13,276 --> 00:44:14,643 At the end of the day we got the gold 642 00:44:14,677 --> 00:44:15,710 sitting in front of us. 643 00:44:15,743 --> 00:44:16,910 We know we're still mining. 644 00:44:16,943 --> 00:44:18,410 What else could we want? 645 00:44:18,443 --> 00:44:20,443 I mean, that's not bad, like, 646 00:44:20,476 --> 00:44:22,677 an ounce a hundred? 647 00:44:22,710 --> 00:44:24,243 So I think if we keep that going, 648 00:44:24,276 --> 00:44:26,376 we'll be down to Golden Acres in no time. 649 00:44:26,410 --> 00:44:27,643 Couldn't have done it 650 00:44:27,677 --> 00:44:29,309 without the world's greatest rock truck driver. 651 00:44:29,343 --> 00:44:31,309 Good job, Janae. 652 00:44:31,343 --> 00:44:32,710 Permanent job. 653 00:44:33,943 --> 00:44:36,376 All right guys, let's get at it. 654 00:44:36,410 --> 00:44:39,443 We had a tough start to the season, but I think we're happy. 655 00:44:39,476 --> 00:44:41,977 The gold's here. We're gonna keep powering through it. 656 00:44:43,176 --> 00:44:45,410 I'm sure dad's gonna be kinda shocked, 657 00:44:45,443 --> 00:44:48,276 getting a good call for once, not a... 658 00:44:48,309 --> 00:44:50,276 not a call about we're breaking down, 659 00:44:50,309 --> 00:44:51,843 or we need parts, or something like that. 660 00:44:51,877 --> 00:44:53,476 It's kind of a big relief, 661 00:44:53,510 --> 00:44:56,243 and this is a good step in the right direction. 662 00:45:09,977 --> 00:45:12,076 At Indian River, 663 00:45:12,109 --> 00:45:15,610 Parker finally has two wash plants running. 664 00:45:15,643 --> 00:45:18,576 But not long enough for Sluicifer to deliver 665 00:45:18,610 --> 00:45:20,043 for this week's gold weigh. 666 00:45:21,710 --> 00:45:22,710 Hey. 667 00:45:23,810 --> 00:45:26,010 Stay out of there. 668 00:45:26,043 --> 00:45:27,943 The next thing you hear is [imitates splash]. 669 00:45:29,543 --> 00:45:32,209 - Well, Doumitt, back to work for you. - Yeah. 670 00:45:33,410 --> 00:45:35,910 So, what happened with this conveyor? 671 00:45:37,209 --> 00:45:39,476 That plug, just the top of it blew right out. 672 00:45:39,510 --> 00:45:41,376 I mean, it was just tiny. 673 00:45:41,410 --> 00:45:42,943 And the drill's sitting up there, 674 00:45:42,977 --> 00:45:44,543 they're doing that engine swap on it. 675 00:45:44,576 --> 00:45:46,443 - Liam's drill. - And, like... 676 00:45:46,476 --> 00:45:47,777 - Oh, no. - It's parked in our yard, right? 677 00:45:47,810 --> 00:45:50,777 - Don't park your personal vehicle down in the yard. - No. 678 00:45:50,810 --> 00:45:52,943 Okay, you wanna see what kind of gold we got? 679 00:45:52,977 --> 00:45:55,010 Parker's other wash plant, 680 00:45:55,043 --> 00:46:00,410 Big Red, has been sluicing Easy Street Cut pay all week. 681 00:46:02,309 --> 00:46:05,677 All right Chris, what have you got for us? 682 00:46:05,710 --> 00:46:07,343 So, here we go. 683 00:46:11,010 --> 00:46:12,410 30... 684 00:46:13,243 --> 00:46:14,677 50... 685 00:46:15,576 --> 00:46:17,043 80... 686 00:46:17,076 --> 00:46:18,943 100. 687 00:46:18,977 --> 00:46:21,010 120. 688 00:46:23,476 --> 00:46:26,209 - 140. - Keep her going. 689 00:46:29,143 --> 00:46:31,677 - 162.85. 690 00:46:32,843 --> 00:46:36,910 Worth over $290,000. 691 00:46:41,743 --> 00:46:44,777 For the season, we just broke 1,500. 692 00:46:44,810 --> 00:46:46,910 1,506.6 ounces. 693 00:46:47,576 --> 00:46:50,410 Last year at this time, 694 00:46:50,443 --> 00:46:53,343 - we were at 863 ounces. - Wow. 695 00:46:53,376 --> 00:46:56,977 But you gotta remember, we also started sluicing, 696 00:46:57,010 --> 00:47:00,743 what, almost two weeks earlier this year? 697 00:47:00,777 --> 00:47:02,610 - Well, that's the idea. - Yeah. 698 00:47:02,643 --> 00:47:04,309 We gotta keep the push on it. 699 00:47:04,343 --> 00:47:06,443 1,500 ounces this early in the season. 700 00:47:06,476 --> 00:47:08,376 That's not bad at all, guys. 701 00:47:09,743 --> 00:47:12,410 - We're almost double what we were last year. - Exactly. 702 00:47:12,443 --> 00:47:14,710 We're on track for a record season. 703 00:47:14,743 --> 00:47:15,810 Whether we do it or not, 704 00:47:15,843 --> 00:47:17,543 we won't know until we start 705 00:47:17,576 --> 00:47:19,843 hogging some of that other ground, but... 706 00:47:19,877 --> 00:47:22,510 It's only been one plant up until 707 00:47:22,543 --> 00:47:24,443 your Big Red did a hell of a job, 708 00:47:24,476 --> 00:47:26,076 Sluicifer's got going. 709 00:47:26,109 --> 00:47:30,143 Things have to work right. We're gonna [bleep] fight. 710 00:47:30,176 --> 00:47:32,910 It's gonna make or break the season. 711 00:47:34,877 --> 00:47:36,209 No pressure. 712 00:47:36,243 --> 00:47:37,843 - No pressure, but... 713 00:47:37,877 --> 00:47:39,543 No pressure, but, uh... 714 00:47:39,576 --> 00:47:40,710 it up. 715 00:47:40,743 --> 00:47:42,410 Hey, I found a pressure relief somewhere. 716 00:47:42,443 --> 00:47:44,176 Oh yeah, Alex is trying 717 00:47:44,209 --> 00:47:45,843 to get rid of pressure for us. 718 00:47:45,877 --> 00:47:48,343 I thought you didn't need that much pressure. 719 00:47:48,376 --> 00:47:51,410 Alex is our designated pressure-relief man. 720 00:47:51,443 --> 00:47:52,810 Okay, let's bag this stuff up. 721 00:47:52,843 --> 00:47:54,276 Cool, man. 722 00:47:54,309 --> 00:47:56,476 - Thanks Chris. Nice work. - You betcha. 723 00:47:56,510 --> 00:47:58,743 - Thanks, Alex. - Yeah, no problem. 724 00:47:58,777 --> 00:48:01,043 - Have a good one, Doumitt. - You too, bud. 724 00:48:02,305 --> 00:49:02,482