Gold Rush: Alaska (2010–…): Season 10, Episode 4 - Leave No Gold Behind - full transcript
Tony hunts for new ground to save his mining empire, while Rick battles ageing equipment. And, Parker's new foremen race to get the season back on track.
Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...
...TONY BEETS HUNTS FOR
NEW GROUND
TO SAVE HIS MINING EMPIRE.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
WHEN THERE'S DIRT TO BE RUN
AND THERE'S A PLANT
THAT CAN RUN IT,
YOU STOP AT NOTHING.
Narrator: RICK NESS BATTLES
AGING EQUIPMENT.
Rick: HOLY [BLEEP]
...IN AN ATTEMPT TO DOUBLE
HIS SEASON GOLD TOTAL.
WE'VE GOT NOTHING
TO THE LOAD TRUCKS WITH.
NOW I GOT TO TRY
AND DIG PAY DIRT
OUT OF THE CUT WITH THIS LOADER.
THIS IS OUR VERY FIRST DAY
AS CO-FOREMEN.
Narrator: AND PARKER SCHNABEL'S
NEW FOREMEN...
CO-FOREMEN
SOUNDS SUPER WEAK.
I THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE IT
TO BRO-FOREMEN.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M NOT TRYING TO CREATE
ISSUES OR ANYTHING.
Narrator: ...RACE TO GET
THE SEASON BACK ON TRACK.
WHY IS THERE NO DIRT
ON THE CONVEYOR?
[BLEEP] HOPPER'S JAMMED.
Mitch: MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU
GOT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE
EVERY TIME WE DO THIS,
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
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♪
[ ELEVATOR DINGS ]
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
WHAT ARE THESE?
-HI.
-MIND IF I GRAB ONE? PERFECT.
IT'S FOR MONICA. SHE'LL LOVE IT.
THAT'S AMAZING.
Narrator: IT'S AUCTION DAY.
EDMONTON, ALBERTA.
AND TONY BEETS WITH SONS,
MIKE AND KEVIN,
HAS FLOWN 1,200 MILES TO FIND
A DESPERATELY NEEDED NEW TRUCK.
DAD, THAT'S
600 HORSEPOWER.
AT THE START OF THE SEASON,
THE BEETS FAMILY
LOST THEIR LICENSE TO MINE
THEIR INDIAN RIVER CLAIMS.
TO SAVE THE FAMILY BUSINESS,
TONY IS NOW SEARCHING FOR GOLD
ON A NEW SITE AT PARADISE HILL,
30 MILES AWAY,
BUT BEFORE HE CAN START MINING,
HE NEEDS TO MOVE HUNDREDS
OF TONS OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
AND HE NEEDS
A NEW HAUL TRUCK TO DO IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
TONY HAS HIS EYES
ON THIS 600 HORSEPOWER,
10-YEAR-OLD WINCH TRACTOR.
YES.
YEP.
THE BIDDING ON
TONY'S TRUCK STARTS.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
HIS LIMIT -- $100,000.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
THOSE THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE.
Man: YES!
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
THAT'S NOT A GOOD PRICE.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
THAT DOESN'T BODE WELL.
[ GROANS ]
IT'S 4:00.
IT'S AFTER 4:00.
MM-HMM.
TONY HAS JUST ONE HOUR
TO FIND A CHEAPER MODEL,
OR HE'LL HEAD HOME
EMPTY-HANDED.
Kevin: WE'VE GOT TO FIND ONE
THAT'S NICE AND OLD,
AND HOPEFULLY IT GOES CHEAP.
Narrator: TWO YEARS OLDER
THAN THE TRUCK HE JUST LOST,
TONY'S COUNTING
ON THIS MODEL BEING CHEAPER.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
♪
Narrator: TONY BIDS $85,000.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
SOLD $85,000.
SOLD.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S A GOOD PRICE.
♪
WE BOUGHT THIS PIECE
OF GROUND IN 2017.
THE MONEY'S BEEN SPENT, SO WE'VE
GOT TO GET THAT INVESTMENT BACK.
AND SO WE'VE GOT TO MINE
THIS WHOLE PIECE OF GROUND
OUT THIS YEAR.
ANY GOLD THAT WE LEAVE IN THE
GROUND IS GOLD WE'LL NEVER GET.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL SPENT
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
ON THIS 115-ACRE CLAIM,
BUT HE ONLY HAS ONE YEAR
TO MINE IT
BEFORE HIS WATER LICENSE
RUNS OUT.
WE HAVE TO MINE THE WHOLE PIECE
OF GROUND OUT THIS SEASON.
Narrator: PARKER STARTED
THE SEASON MINING A 26-ACRE SITE
KNOWN AS THE CLUSTER CUT.
HE MUST MINE ALL THE GOLD
FROM THIS CUT
BEFORE HE CAN MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT PART OF HIS CLAIM.
NOW IT'S UP TO HIS NEW
CO-FOREMEN TO GET THE JOB DONE.
DIRT MOVING EXPERT,
BRENNAN RUAULT
AND CHIEF MECHANIC,
MITCH BLASCHKE.
BOTH THESE GUYS ARE GOOD
AT TELLING EVERYBODY
WHAT'S GOING ON, SO I THINK
IT'LL WORK A LOT SMOOTHER.
WELL, JUST GOT TO STAY TOGETHER
AS A TEAM, MAN.
THAT'S WHAT THE [BLEEP] GOT US
SUCCESS EVERY YEAR, RIGHT?
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT
IT'S YOU GUYS
STEPPING UP TO TAKE ON THE ROLE
BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY
TWO OF THE BEST
COMMUNICATORS WE HAVE.
I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY SEE
ANYTHING DIFFERENT.
LIKE, NOTHING'S
GOING TO CHANGE.
WE JUST KEEP DOING OUR JOBS.
THAT'S THE GAME PLAN.
NOW GET THE [BLEEP]
TO WORK.
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO STILL BE
OUT HERE IN THE CUT
DOING THE SAME THING
WE DO EVERY DAY.
JUST WHEN IT COMES TIME
TO MAKING A DECISION,
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO
SOMEBODY ELSE TO RUN THAT DOWN,
SO I THINK IT'S GOING
TO WORK OUT PRETTY GOOD.
I GUESS TIME WILL TELL.
MITCH, YOU KNOW,
HE'S REALLY GOOD WITH WASH PLANT
END OF THINGS.
I'M BETTER AT THE DIRT MOVING
THAN HE IS.
SO TOGETHER, THAT MAKES
A GREAT TEAM.
THIS IS OUR VERY FIRST DAY
WORKING AS CO-FOREMEN,
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO BOTH OF US
JUST TO MAKE SURE
WE GET EVERYTHING 100%.
CO-FOREMEN SOUNDS SUPER WEAK.
I THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE IT
TO BRO-FOREMEN.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
NICE TO FIND SOME GOLD
IN THE BEDROCK.
Narrator: WITH MITCH AND BRENNAN
MANAGING DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS,
PARKER CHECKS PROGRESS
IN THE CUT.
Parker: WE'RE HAVING A PRETTY
HARD TIME JUST FIGURING OUT WHAT
TO TAKE AND WHAT NOT TO TAKE.
FOR ME, IT'S JUST MAKING SURE
THAT WE GET AS MUCH GOLD
OUT OF THE GROUND AS WE CAN.
Narrator:
PARKER'S USUAL MINING METHOD
INVOLVES REMOVING
A LAYER OF MUD OR OVERBURDEN
TO REVEAL THE GOLD-BEARING
GRAVEL OR PAY DIRT BENEATH.
BUT NOW HE IS PANNING
THE NEXT LAYER,
THE BEDROCK, TO SEE IF IT'S
WORTH TRYING TO SLUICE GOLD
FROM THIS MORE SOLID MATERIAL.
Parker: SO THERE'S SOME IN
THERE. RIGHT THERE.
IT'S THE BIGGEST ONE.
IF I'M LOOKING FOR A GOOD SPOT,
YOU USUALLY WANT AT LEAST
10 FLAKES OR SO.
THERE'S WHAT?
2, 4, 6, 8, 10.
AT THAT RATE, WE'RE GOING
TO BE LEAVING BEHIND
HUNDREDS OF OUNCES OF GOLD.
I JUST NEED TO TALK
TO MITCH AND BRENNAN.
Narrator: HE'S FOUND ENOUGH
GOLD IN THE BEDROCK
TO CONVINCE HIM
IT'S WORTH SLUICING.
WHAT DO YOU GOT
GOING ON, BUDDY?
LOOK AT HOW NICE
THIS BEDROCK IS.
IT'S REALLY
NICE-LOOKING [BLEEP]
YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN ME PANNING
ALL OVER THE PLACE IN HERE.
THERE'S OBVIOUSLY
SOME GOLD HERE.
BEDROCK'S WAY
HARDER ON THE PLANT.
BUT I WAS THREE FEET
IN THE BEDROCK, BRENNAN.
YOU WANT TO
THROW THIS AWAY?
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE
SENDING SOME OF THIS
BIGGER STUFF UP TO
THE WASH PLANT THERE
BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP
THAT THING IN ONE PIECE.
YEAH, I GET THAT,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE
WANDERING AROUND
AND WONDERING,
"ARE WE DOING THIS
RIGHT OR WRONG?"
IF WE CAN SLUICE MORE MATERIAL
THAT HAS GOLD IN IT,
[BLEEP] WHY NOT?
I'D LIKE TO DO A GOOD TEST,
LIKE A FULL SHIFT.
♪
OH, MAN.
HE APPOINTED US FOREMAN
FOR A REASON,
TO MAKE A CALL ON SOMETHING,
AND HE COMES DOWN HERE
AND ABSOLUTELY MAKES US
RUN THIS STUFF.
Brennan: THIS IS WHAT
I'VE ALWAYS DONE.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WE NEED
TO CHANGE IT NOW.
[BLEEP]
♪
WE'VE GOT THIS GIANT BANK HERE.
IT'S ALL PAY DIRT.
IT'S LIKE 100 FREAKIN' FEET
DEEP. IT'S HUGE.
IT'S GOT A HELL
OF A LOT OF GOLD IN IT.
Narrator: RICK NESS HAS RISKED
EVERYTHING ON A MOVE TO
KENO CITY IN PURSUIT OF ITS
LEGENDARY GIANT NUGGETS.
LAST WEEK, RICK WENT PROSPECTING
FOR FUTURE MINE SITES
HIGH UP IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Rick: LOOK AT THAT.
FOUND A FAT NUGGET.
THAT'S A FIRST.
BUT UNTIL THE GROUND
IS FULLY TESTED,
HE'S FOCUSED ON RUNNING
AS MUCH DIRT AS HE CAN
AT HIS DUNCAN CREEK SITE
TO TRY AND HIT
THE 2,000 DOWN SEASON GOAL
HE'S PROMISED HIS CREW.
SO I THINK IF WE JUST SPEND
THE MORNINGS
HAULING DIRT TO TROY'S PLANT,
WE SHOULD BE RUNNING
THE WHOLE TIME.
"WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?"
SOUNDS LIKE
A PLAN TO ME.
Zee:
KRUSE, YOU GOT A COPY?
OH, HEY, ZEE.
DID YOU TAKE GEOLOGY
IN HIGH SCHOOL?
I WANTED TO SAY COLLEGE,
BUT I KNOW
NONE OF US PROBABLY
WENT TO COLLEGE.
[ LAUGHS ]
NO.
OKAY, WHAT ABOUT RYAN?
I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW
I AM COLLEGE EDUCATED.
OOH.
NICE.
AWKWARD.
I GOT A MASTER'S
IN BEER-OLOGY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
I WAS THINKING, RYAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪
Rick: WE GOT TO BE PRETTY HAPPY
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, WE JUST GOT
TO KEEP ON TRUCKING
AND I THINK WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
♪
HOLY [BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
♪
HEY, GUYS, I'M JUST OUTSIDE
OF THE CUT THERE.
I'M GOING TO NEED SOME HELP.
♪
THIS [BLEEP] TRACK SPLIT
RIGHT IN [BLEEP] HALF.
Narrator: ONE OF THE LINKS ON
THE TRACK HAS SNAPPED
THE 480 IS OUT OF ACTION
UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED.
THAT'S THE ONLY [BLEEP]
MACHINE WE HAVE TO LOAD PAY.
I REALLY [BLEEP]
DID IT THIS TIME, MAN.
DAMN IT.
♪
NORMALLY I CAN GET A PRETTY GOOD
FEEL BY PANNING
THAT WERE TAKING, YOU KNOW,
THE STUFF THAT
HAS THE GOLD IN IT.
ULTIMATELY THE BEST WAY
TO FIGURE IT OUT
IS TO JUST RUN A TEST
OF JUST THE BEDROCK.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL HAS
ONLY ONE SEASON TO
MINE HIS WHOLE CLAIM.
HE'S DETERMINED NOT TO LEAVE
ANY GOLD IN THE GROUND,
SO HE'S DECIDED TO RUN BEDROCK
THROUGH THE WASH PLANT
INSTEAD OF PAY DIRT TO TEST
HOW MUCH GOLD IS IN IT.
MAN, IT'S BRUTAL, IT'S NASTY.
IT'S SOME OF THE BIGGEST
BEDROCK CHUNKS I'VE EVER SEEN.
Narrator: BUT IT'S MUCH TOUGHER
ON THE MINING EQUIPMENT.
PARKER'S DECIDED TO GO THROUGH
WITH THIS BEDROCK TEST HERE.
IT'S HARD ON THE EXCAVATOR
HERE FOR SURE.
I THINK IT'S JUST BEATING A LOT
OF STUFF UP FOR NOTHING HERE,
BUT THE DEEPER
I GO INTO THIS BEDROCK,
JUST THE MORE JAGGED AND
THE BIGGER THE ROCKS COME OUT.
THE END OF THE DAY,
PARKER'S THE BOSS.
WE JUST GOT TO GO
THROUGH WITH IT.
YOU'RE GOOD, AARON.
TAKE THAT ONE.
Aaron: OH, I HOPE THE BOSS KNOWS
WHAT HE'S DOING HERE.
I MEAN PARKER THINKS
THERE'S GOLD IN THERE,
SO WE'RE GOING TO RUN IT.
HANG ON, HANG ON, HANG ON.
HEY, DUDE, YOU GOT SOMETHING
GOING ON WITH YOUR TRUCK.
PULL AHEAD A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT'S GOING ON
THERE, MITCH?
I DON'T KNOW,
JUST MADE A WEIRD --
OH, MAN.
WHEN YOU WERE ROLLING AHEAD,
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT
A PRETTY BIG SLIT
IN THE SIDEWALL THERE.
MUST HAVE CLIPPED IT
ON PIECE OF BEDROCK.
JUST GO GET THAT THING
PARKED BEFORE
ALL THE AIR'S GONE OUT OF IT.
YEAH, ITS HARD AS [BLEEP]
TO RUN ON.
I'LL JUST TAKE IT SLOW.
WELL, I THINK PARKER
JUST BOUGHT HIS FIRST TIRE
FROM ALL THIS BEDROCK.
♪
Brennan: WE DON'T GOT TIME FOR
THIS [BLEEP] TODAY.
LIKE, WE'VE ALREADY GOT ENOUGH
[BLEEP] TO DO,
SO IT'S JUST A PAIN IN THE ASS.
LOOK AT HOW SHARP
AND JAGGED ALL THIS IS.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BIG
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
RUNNING AROUND RIVER ROCK,
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE
A WHOLE LOT EASIER
ON THINGS THAN SOMETHING SHARP.
♪
HOW IS THE TEST GOING?
ARE WE GOING TO FIND
LOTS OF GOLD?
Brennan: WE FOUND LOTS
OF BIG ROCKS.
WE SMOKED ONE ROCK TRUCK TIRE,
BLEW A SIDEWALL OUT,
AND WE HAD LIKE
PRETTY DECENT ROAD IN THERE,
BUT JUST...
[BLEEP]
THERE'S 4,500 BUCKS.
YEP.
BUT YOU CAN JUST RUN IT
THROUGH THE SLUICE BOX.
Narrator:
GOLD EXPERT CHRIS DOUMITT
CLEANS THE MATS
THAT CAPTURE THE GOLD
SO THEY CAN START
THE 12-HOUR BEDROCK TEST RUN
WITH A CLEAN PLANT.
BREE IS GOING TO FIRE IT OFF,
RUN PURE BEDROCK,
AND SEE WHAT THAT GROUND HOLDS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO
HAVE A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT
OF GOLD IN IT TO MAKE IT
WORTH OUR WHILE.
-WE GOOD?
-FIRE IT UP.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
♪
Parker: WE PAID HALF A MILLION
BUCKS FOR THIS PIECE OF GROUND,
AND WE NEED TO GET
EVERY LAST FLAKE OF GOLD
THAT WE CAN OFF OF IT.
WE HAVE NEVER GONE
THIS DEEP BEFORE.
MITCH AND BRENNAN DON'T THINK
THAT THIS IS GONNA REALLY
PAY OFF, BUT THERE COULD BE
A LOT OF GOLD IN THIS.
♪
OH, [BLEEP]
Parker: HEY, BREE,
WHAT'S WRONG?
OH, NO.
♪
-NO WAY.
-[BLEEP] HOPPER'S JAMMED.
JUST SHUT THE CONVEYOR DOWN.
[ ENGINE STOPS ]
♪
[BLEEP] ME, THAT'S A NASTY BIT
OF BEDROCK.
Narrator:
LARGE CHUNKS OF BEDROCK
HAVE JAMMED THE HOPPER FEEDER.
Parker: I CAN KICK IN.
[BLEEP] THIS BEDROCK.
DID IT RIP THE BELT?
OR IS IT JUST JAMMED UP?
Bree: HE GOT IT.
PARKER KICKED IT.
Narrator:
DESPITE THE EASY FIX,
NEW CO-FOREMAN MITCH IS
GROWING TIRED OF THE SETBACKS.
MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU GOT
A SMILE ON YOUR FACE.
EVERY TIME WE DO THIS,
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
YOU RUN THAT COUPLE
EXTRA FEET.
HOW MUCH IS ALL THIS
DOWNTIME COSTING US?
IT'S UNREAL.
Parker:
MITCH, EVERYTHING'S FINE.
IT WAS JUST SOME BEDROCK
IN THE HOPPER.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
NO DAMAGE.
BUT YEAH,
EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE.
BREE, YOU CAN
FIRE IT BACK UP.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
♪
WE'VE LOST A BIT OF TIME,
BUT NOT TOO MUCH.
WE'RE WASTING TIME THAT WE COULD
BE SPENDING MINING PAY
THAT WE KNOW
HAS GOLD IN IT.
I REALLY HOPE PARKER'S GOT
THE RIGHT IDEA ABOUT THIS.
Narrator:
AFTER 12 HOURS SLUICING...
[ SIGHS ] THAT WAS A LONG DAY.
Narrator: ...IT'S TIME TO FIND
OUT IF THE BEDROCK HOLDS
ENOUGH GOLD TO BE WORTH RUNNING.
I HOPE I'M NOT WASTING
EVERYBODY'S TIME
BY DOING THIS BEDROCK TEST.
YOU KNOW, AND WE'VE GOT
SO MUCH GROUND TO GET THROUGH.
WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD
ANY DOWNTIME, AND BASICALLY,
IF THERE'S NO GOLD IN THIS
BEDROCK, THIS IS DOWNTIME.
Mitch: SEE IF THERE'S
ANY GOLDEN IN IT.
CHRIS IS
ALL SET UP HERE.
IS HE DOING ANOTHER PAN?
YEAH.
IS THAT OUT
OF ONE PAN?
YEAH, I JUST SCOOPED
SOME STUFF OUT OF THERE.
YOU KNOW, I KNEW THERE WAS
GOING TO BE GOLD IN IT.
I WASN'T EXPECTING
TO SEE THIS MUCH,
BUT WE WON'T KNOW
UNTIL WE GET IT ON THE SCALE.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT HERE.
I MEAN,
DOUMITT WILL CLEAN IT UP,
AND WE'LL FIND OUT
WHAT WE'VE GOT.
FOR THE ADDITIONAL BEDROCK
TO BE GOOD,
IT NEEDS TO PAY BETTER
THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN RUNNING
BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD
ON THE MACHINES TO DIG IT OUT.
IT'S SO HARD ON THE PLANT.
BUT ON THE FLIP
SIDE OF THAT,
THIS STRIPPING'S
PAID FOR ALREADY.
YEAH, BUT THE BLOWN UP
TIRES AREN'T,
AND THE BROKEN
WASH PLANTS AREN'T.
SO I MEAN, I THINK THERE'S JUST
A REAL FINE LINE.
THE WHOLE REASON FOR THIS
IS JUST MAKING SURE
THE CUTS ARE CLEAN.
I DON'T WANT
TO DESTROY PLANTS.
I DON'T WANT
TO DESTROY ANYTHING.
LET'S SEE WHAT DOUMITT
COMES UP WITH.
WE'LL SIT DOWN,
WE'LL DRINK A BEER.
WE'LL FIGHT IT OUT.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'LL SEE YOU GUYS
AT THE GOLD ROOM.
Brennan:
ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD.
♪
♪
Narrator: TONY BEETS HAS BEEN
MINING AT INDIAN RIVER
FOR FIVE YEARS.
WITH NO WATER LICENSE
THIS SEASON,
HE'S DECIDED TO MOVE
30 MILES NORTH,
ON THE HUNT FOR GOLD,
LEAVING BEHIND HIS FAMILY HOME.
DON'T KNOW WHY I'M LOCKING IT.
THERE'S NOTHING LEFT.
THAT'S TRUE.
[ HORN HONKS ]
Narrator: TONY'S NEW $85,000
HAUL TRUCK ARRIVES
FROM EDMONTON
TO MOVE HIS MINING EQUIPMENT
TO THE NEW SITE.
FIRST UP, HE MUST MOVE HIS
HEAVIEST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT --
THE 85-TON D10 DOZER,
ESSENTIAL FOR OPENING UP
NEW GROUND.
MIKE SCRIVEN
AND TONY'S FELLOW DUTCHMEN,
LEN HOEKSTRA,
TAKE CHARGE OF THE LOAD.
IF WE BREAK STUFF NOW,
AT LEAST TONY'S HERE.
HUH?
♪
♪
BACKWARDS?
♪
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
♪
[ CLANGING ]
RIGHT HERE, SNAPPED OFF.
NEED NEW PARTS.
♪
Narrator: TONY BEETS IS
RELOCATING HIS ENTIRE
MINING OPERATION 30 MILES NORTH.
[BLEEP] HAPPENS.
SHOULDN'T, BUT IT HAPPENS.
Narrator: BUT THE MOVE CAME
TO AN ABRUPT HALT
WHEN HIS NEW HAUL TRUCK
BLEW ITS DRIVE SHAFT.
♪
BUT TONY'S IN LUCK.
LEN FINDS A REPLACEMENT
DRIVE SHAFT IN A PARTS SHED
THAT COULD FIT THE DOWNED TRUCK.
GONNA PUT THE SHAFT OVER HERE.
BROKE OFF HERE.
I WILL SLIDE THEM IN HERE,
AND THEN WE BE BACK IN BUSINESS.
YEP.
OH, YOU [BLEEP]
NEVER EASY WHEN
YOU'RE IN A RUSH.
NORMALLY, IT WILL SLIDE IN EASY,
IF YOU GOT THE TIME.
THIS IS THE CLOSEST
YOU GET.
YEAH?
IT WON'T FALL OFF AGAIN.
Narrator: TONY MOVES THE TRUCK
AND LOWBOY TO FIRMER GROUND,
AND THE D10 CAN BE RELOADED.
LET'S RE CHAIN IT UP,
GET THE....
YEAH.
♪
♪
♪
♪
Rick: WE JUST FLAT OUT
CAN'T AFFORD
TO STOP RUNNING THE PLANT.
WE GOT TO GET
2,000 OUNCES THIS YEAR.
THAT'S DOUBLE
WHAT WE GOT LAST YEAR,
AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE
TWICE THE WORK.
THAT 480 IS DOWN, AND WE'VE GOT
NOTHING TO LOAD TRUCKS WITH,
SO, UH -- AND NOW
I GOT TO TRY AND DIG
PAY DIRT OUT OF THE CUT
WITH THIS LOADER.
KEEP THIS PLANT GOING.
Narrator: FIVE WEEKS
INTO HIS SEASON,
RICK NESS HAS ONLY MINED
45 OUNCES OF GOLD,
WORTH $63,000.
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE...
[ CLANGING ]
Rick: HOLY [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] TRACK SPLIT
RIGHT IN HALF.
...ONE OF HIS ONLY
TWO EXCAVATORS IS DOWN.
NOW RICK AND ZEE ARE STRUGGLING
TO KEEP THE PLANT FED.
Zee: RICK'S BRING PAY OVER TO
ME, BUT HE'S ALSO GOT TO GO
TAKE CARE OF THE TAILINGS, TOO,
SO YEAH, RICK'S REALLY
PUSHING THE LIMIT.
Rick: IT'S NOT GOING
TO BE EASY KEEPING UP.
I HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY
TO THE CUT, GET THE DIRT,
AND THEN GO AND GET
THE TAILINGS AT THE PLANT.
BUT WHEN THERE'S DIRT
TO BE RUN
AND THERE'S A PLANT
THAT CAN RUN IT,
YOU STOP AT NOTHING
TO KEEP IT GOING.
Narrator: WHILE RICK RACES
AROUND, MECHANIC CARL ROSK WORKS
ON REPLACING THE BROKEN LINK
ON THE EXCAVATOR.
THESE ARE THE PARTS, AND WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE THIS SECTION,
AND WE'RE GOING TO
PUT IT IN HERE.
ZIP HER UP, DONE.
KIND OF LIKE A BIG
BICYCLE CHAIN, YOU KNOW,
WITH THESE SEGMENTS ON IT.
WITHOUT THIS TOOL, WE'D BE
HOOPED, BUT WE GOT HER.
SO WE'RE GONNA SET HER SO,
CROSS THESE THROUGH.
Man: OKAY, THIS IS THE PART
THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS.
-YEP.
-THAT'S A 100-TONNER, THAT ONE?
YEP.
[ LOUD BANG ]
[BLEEP] PINS ARE SEIZED
IN THERE, MAN.
[ LOUD BANG ]
THESE PINS ARE WORN,
AND THERE'S SO MUCH WEAR,
ONCE WE PUSH IT THROUGH,
IT CATCHES.
THIS COULD EXPLODE.
THIS IS DANGEROUS.
Narrator: THE BROKEN LINK IS
CONNECTED BY A LARGE PIN,
WHICH NEEDS TO BE REMOVED
BEFORE THE LINK CAN BE REPLACED.
BUT THE PIN IS JAMMED
IN POSITION,
SO CARL IS USING A HYDRAULIC RAM
TO TRY AND KNOCK IT OUT.
BUT WITH 72,000 PSI BEHIND IT,
ONCE IT'S FREE,
IT COULD FLY OUT LIKE A MISSILE.
-IT'S MOVING.
-YEP.
♪
-NOTHING?
-I'M SCARED.
-HAS IT BACKED OFF AT ALL?
-NO, IT'S NOT.
PIN 1, US ZERO.
HEY, CARL, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOR THIS --
TO GET THAT 480 FIXED?
YEAH, THIS THING'S
[BLEEP], RICK.
PIN'S NOT BUDGING. WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO CUT IT OUT.
[BLEEP] THIS [BLEEP] IS [BLEEP]
TRIED TO DO IT PROPERLY.
WE'RE DOING IT MY WAY NOW.
Narrator: EVEN WITH ALL THAT
PRESSURE BEHIND IT,
THE PIN IS REFUSING TO MOVE,
SO CARL IMPROVISES.
NEXT STEP IS TO PUT
SOME HEAT TO IT,
CUT IT OUT WITH A TORCH,
AND MOVE ON.
NEVER EASY, IS IT, CARL?
Carl:
NEVER EASY, BUDDY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪
Narrator:
WITH THE OLD PIN REMOVED,
CARL CAN NOW JOIN
THE NEW LINKS TOGETHER.
PUSH THE PIN IN
THROUGH HERE,
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO
ANOTHER PIN THROUGH THERE,
THROW OUR TRACK PADS ON,
CALL RICK, PUT HER BACK TO WORK.
YEAH, YOU'RE
PRETTY GOOD THERE, BUDDY.
GOOD ON MY END.
OH, YEAH,
YOU'RE IN THERE.
THAT WAS MUSIC
TO MY EARS, BUDDY.
I LIKE THAT.
SHOULD BE THERE.
LAST PIECE
OF THE PUZZLE, MAN.
ONE MORE TRACK PAD,
AND RICK CAN HAVE HER BACK.
HEY, RICK, THIS 480 IS DONE.
[BLEEP] REALLY?
IT'S DONE?
YEAH, BUDDY,
YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
WHOO! THANKS, CARL.
THANK GOD THAT'S OVER.
Narrator:
HIS EXCAVATOR FIXED,
RICK CAN GET BACK
TO DIGGING PAY DIRT IN THE CUT.
BOO-YAH! LET'S GO!
AND HIS OPERATION IS BACK
TO FULL STRENGTH.
WELL, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
480 LOOKS LIKE IT'S BACK UP
AND RUNNING,
WHICH MEANS THE TRUCK
SHOULD START RUNNING AGAIN, TOO,
AND WE'LL GET IT BACK
ON TRACK HERE.
Chris: FOR A BUNCH OF GUYS
THAT KNOW [BLEEP] ALL ABOUT
MINING, WE'VE ALMOST GOT
A [BLEEP] DREAM TEAM HERE.
Rick:
GREAT TO HAVE MY 480 BACK.
CARL DID A GREAT JOB.
HAPPY TO BE BACK TO NORMAL.
WE SHOULD BE BACK
TO HIGH GEAR NOW.
♪
♪
♪
Narrator: TONY BEETS HAS
BEEN FORCED TO MOVE
HIS ENTIRE OPERATION
FROM RELIABLE CLAIMS
ON INDIAN RIVER TO UNPREDICTABLE
GROUND ON PARADISE HILL.
YOUNGEST SON, MIKE, HAS ALREADY
SET UP A WASH PLANT
ON ONE SIDE OF THE HILL.
NOW ELDEST SON, KEVIN,
IS ON THE HUNT FOR NEW GROUND
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
Kevin: YO, TONY, YOU WANT
TO COME UP HERE?
I GOT A PLAN
I WANT TO RUN BY YOU.
WELL, IF YOU'D SHOW UP,
I'D TELL YOU.
♪
WELL, SEEING AS WE'RE NOT DOING
INDIAN RIVER THIS YEAR,
WHY DON'T WE SET UP
A LITTLE OPERATION OVER HERE?
MIKE'S GOT HIS OPERATION
OVER THERE.
AND HE'S GOING TO BE
WORKING THIS WAY, RIGHT?
SO WHY DON'T I STICK
AN OPERATION OVER HERE
AND GO THAT WAY,
AND WE CAN MEET IN THE MIDDLE?
Narrator: KEVIN'S PROPOSED CUT
IS AN 85,000 SQUARE FOOT AREA
400 YARDS NORTH OF MIKE'S CUT.
HIS PLAN -- EXCAVATE
PAY DIRT HEADING SOUTH,
EVENTUALLY FORMING
ONE ENORMOUS MEGA CUT
COVERING AS MUCH
OF THE AREA AS THEY CAN.
TONY HAS A HUNCH
THIS COULD BE GOOD GROUND.
Kevin: YOU SURE
YOU'RE NOT HALF MOOSE?
THE WAY YOU GO JUST RIGHT
THROUGH THE [BLEEP] TREES.
Mike: YEAH, GO AHEAD.
Kevin: LOOK AT THAT. COOL.
LOOKS LIKE IT WAS.
Narrator: THE 100-YEAR-OLD
MINE SHAFT INDICATES
THERE COULD BE GOOD GOLD HERE.
YEAH, THAT WOULD KIND OF SUCK.
Narrator: BETWEEN
THE 1890s AND 1920s,
OLD TIMERS WENT TO
ENORMOUS LENGTHS TO FIND GOLD.
TOUGH PIONEERS WOULD SPEND
THE LONG WINTERS
HACKING INTO THE EARTH BY HAND
SEARCHING FOR
GOLD RICH PAY DIRT.
THESE DETERMINED MINERS
WOULD DIG SHAFTS DOWN
THROUGH THE PERMAFROST.
IF THEY HIT GOLD, THEY THEN
TUNNELED HORIZONTALLY,
FOLLOWING THE PAY LAYER.
TONY'S THEORY -- IF THE SHAFT
ISN'T ABANDONED
IN THE FIRST 20 FEET, IT WILL
PROVE THAT THE OLD TIMERS
FOUND A RICH DEPOSIT
OF PAY ON THE GROUND
KEVIN WANTS TO MINE.
MIKE BRINGS IN THE 700
TO INVESTIGATE.
♪
-HEY.
-THAT'S A [BLEEP] SHAFT.
-THAT WENT DOWN A WAYS.
-PARTY IN THE HOLE.
GERONIMO!
OH, [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHTER ]
I SAW MY LIFE FLASH
BEFORE MY EYES RIGHT THERE.
YEAH.
THAT'S A STEAM PIPE.
Narrator: THE PIPE WAS USED
TO PUMP IN STEAM
AND THAW OUT FROZEN GROUND.
YEAH.
-YEAH.
-I'M GAME.
Kevin:
THAT'S PRETTY BALLSY.
THAT'S COOL. LOOK AT THAT.
Narrator: IT'S TAKEN MIKE
30 MINUTES TO DIG TO
THE SAME DEPTH IT TOOK
THE PIONEERS MONTHS TO EXCAVATE
BY HAND WITH PICKS AND SHOVELS.
THE OLD MINE SHAFT GOES DOWN
OVER 40 FEET,
A SURE SIGN THERE IS
GOLD RICH PAY
THAT RUNS DEEP
INTO KEVIN'S GROUND.
WITH MODERN MINING EQUIPMENT,
HE'LL BE ABLE TO RECOVER
THE GOLD THE OLD TIMERS
COULD NEVER REACH.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A SURPRISE
TO EVERYONE.
Narrator: COMING UP...
FOR ME,
IT SHOULD BE 12 OUNCES.
Narrator: ...PARKER FINDS OUT
IF HIS BEDROCK TEST
WAS WORTH IT.
THROW IT ON THE SCALE?
YEAH.
OH.
-WHAT'S GOING ON, BUDDY?
-BEST PART OF THE WEEK.
Narrator: AND RICK'S CREW
DISCOVERS IF THEIR SEASON
IS BACK ON TRACK.
WE GOT 5, 20, STILL GOING.
YOU MUST BE A LITTLE BIT
MORE EXCITED THIS YEAR
GETTING TO RUN THE HOE, HEY?
Narrator: AFTER TWO YEARS
WORKING FOR PARKER,
BREE IS PROMOTED
TO RUNNING AN EXCAVATOR.
YEAH, IT DEFINITELY HELPS
THE DAYS GO BY FASTER.
AS LONG AS I DON'T
TURN INTO YOU, I'LL BE HAPPY.
-[ LAUGHS ]
-NOW WE CAN ONLY HAVE
ONE BIG CAT.
MEOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
DID WE JUST
BECOME BEST FRIENDS?
WE CAN MAKE LITTLE BEST FRIEND
BRACELETS, BRENNAN.
THAT'S A LITTLE TOO
FEM FOR ME.
COME ON,
THEY'D BE ADORABLE.
YEAH, MAYBE I'LL HANG SOME
TASSELS FROM MY EARRINGS, TOO.
AND NIPPLE TASSELS.
AH!
SHH, DON'T TELL THEM.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
♪
WHAT'S GOING ON, BUDDY?
OH, JUST WEIGHING SOME GOLD,
YOU KNOW?
BEST PART OF THE WEEK.
Narrator:
AFTER MAJOR MACHINE FAILURES,
RICK'S CREW GATHERS TO DISCOVER
THEIR SEVEN-DAY GOLD TOTAL.
WHAT A [BLEEP]
ROUGH WEEK, HUH?
YOU KNOW, YOU SHOWED UP
AT THE PERFECT TIME.
I MEAN, RYAN, YOU GUYS DID
A GREAT JOB OF FIXING THAT 480.
IF WE HAVE BREAKDOWNS LIKE THAT
WHERE RYAN HAS TO JUMP IN
AND FIX STUFF,
MAYBE WE CAN GET
RICK DOWN THERE TO ACTUALLY
DO SOMETHING ONCE IN A WHILE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[BLEEP]
Narrator:
WITH GOLD PRICES RISING,
RICK AND HIS BUDDIES WILL BE IN
FOR A MASSIVE PAYDAY
IF THEY CAN HIT
THEIR 2,000 OUNCE GOAL.
WHATEVER'S IN THERE
IS HARD EARNED.
IT IS, AND IT DOESN'T
LOOK TOO BAD,
BUT, ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE AT ZERO HERE. LET'S GO.
Narrator: TO STAY ON TARGET,
RICK NEEDS 100 OUNCES A WEEK.
WE GOT 5, 10, 20,
STILL GOING, 25.
AND WE ARE OVER 35.
THAT'S NOT BAD.
35.14.
Narrator:
WORTH LESS THAN $50,000.
BETTER THAN NONE, RIGHT?
-BETTER THAN NONE.
-WAY BETTER THAN NONE.
I THINK I'M STILL JUST
HAVING A ROUGH TIME
READING THIS GROUND, RIGHT?
I THINK WE'VE GOT
A LOT TO LEARN HERE.
THIS WAS DEFINITELY A GAMBLE
COMING TO DUNCAN CREEK.
BETTER MAKE IT WORK,
RIGHT?
YOU KNOW,
WE'RE EARLY IN THE SEASON.
IF WE JUST KEEP
WORKING TOGETHER
AS A TEAM, 2,000 OUNCES
IS GOING TO BE OURS BY THE END.
RIGHT?
AND THEN SOME.
-YEP.
-[BLEEP]
I HOPE SO. I HOPE SO.
ONE, TWO, THREE...
All: RALLY!
♪
Mitch: WELL, WHAT'S
THE VERDICT, BOYS?
WAS THERE ANY GOLD
IN THAT TEST?
Narrator: PARKER'S TWO NEW
FOREMAN COME TO THE GOLD ROOM
TO FIND OUT THE RESULTS
OF HIS 12-HOUR BEDROCK TEST.
YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?
I COVERED IT,
I DIDN'T MEASURE IT,
I DIDN'T LOOK AT IT.
IT'S GOING TO BE
A SURPRISE TO EVERYONE.
THE GREAT BEDROCK
AUDIT OF 2019.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO I'LL GO GET THE BEAST,
AND YOU GUYS CAN START HAGGLING.
SO OKAY, BEFORE WE GET
THIS ON THE SCALE,
WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT
HOW MANY OUNCES
DO WE NEED HERE
TO MAKE IT WORTHWHILE.
I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE
DIFFERING OPINIONS ON WHAT IS
A MEASURE OF SUCCESS
HERE OR FAILURE OR WHATEVER.
FOR ME, IT SHOULD BE 12 OUNCES.
AN OUNCE AN HOUR.
BUT YOU LOOK AT THE AREA
OF THAT CUT,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
LEAVING BEHIND HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS OF OUNCES OF GOLD
OVER THE COURSE
OF THE SEASON, RIGHT?
YEAH.
I WANT TO GET IT
ON A SCALE
AND THEN HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION, REALLY.
OKAY, WEIGH IT UP.
THROW IT ON THE SCALE?
YEAH.
-OH, WHAT DO WE GOT?
-FOUR OUNCES.
-FOUR!
-ON THE DOT, MAN.
4.00.
Narrator: ONLY A THIRD OF
PARKER'S TARGET FOR
THE BEDROCK TEST
AND WORTH JUST $5,600.
OH.
Parker: FOUR OUNCES
HM.
AT THAT,
WE AREN'T MAKING MONEY,
SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE
SLUICING PILES OF BEDROCK.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOT
TO TEST THINGS, RIGHT?
AND THAT'S
WHAT WE DID THERE.
YEAH, I [BLEEP] UP.
PUT THAT DISAPPOINTMENT
AWAY AND SHOW US SOME REAL GOLD.
I'LL SHOW YOU
SOME REAL GOLD.
Narrator: NEXT UP, THEIR TOTAL
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
Chris: THIS IS MORE LIKE WHAT
WE SHOULD BE DOING.
20, 45, 60, 70.
90, KEEP GOING.
120, 130, 150.
KEEP HER GOING,
COME ON, 200, 250.
-WE GOT MORE IN THERE?
-OH, YEAH.
-300.
-YOU'RE KIDDING.
355.4.
Narrator: WITH GOLD PRICES UP
BY 20% THIS YEAR,
IT'S WORTH ALMOST
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
THAT'S AMAZING.
WELL OVER TWO OUNCES AN HOUR.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
THAT'S GOING TO BE
A TOUGH ONE TO BEAT.
THROUGH THE HISTORY
OF BIG RED,
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST
CLEAN UPS IT'S EVER HAD.
WE'RE AT
669 OUNCES ALREADY.
Narrator:
WORTH ALMOST $940,000.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE
5,000 OUNCES
OUT OF THAT CROWN
DOWN THERE THIS SEASON.
AS LONG AS WE JUST KEEP
THE CREAM OF THE CROP.
KEEP DOING
WHAT YOU'RE DOING
BECAUSE YOU GUYS
ARE DOING GREAT.
I'M ACTUALLY LOVING
HAVING YOU GUYS RUN THIS.
IT'S GOOD.
I'LL DRINK TO THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD JOB, BOYS.
-THANKS.
-WELL DONE, YOU GUYS.
♪
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...
HOLY [BLEEP]
THERE'S A LOT OF PIE HERE!
Narrator: ...THE BEETS' PLANS
GO UP IN SMOKE...
-MIKE, EVERYTHING OKAY?
-STOP THE PLANT.
Narrator: ...PARKER'S OPERATION
CRASHES TO A HALT.
WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD
THIS DOWNTIME.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS DONE
IN THREE DAYS MAX.
ZEE, SHUT IT DOWN!
Narrator: AND IN HIS CHASE
FOR MONSTER NUGGETS,
RICK NESS IS HANGING ON
BY A THREAD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
I'M GOING TO DO.
I GAMBLED EVERYTHING I HAD.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
...TONY BEETS HUNTS FOR
NEW GROUND
TO SAVE HIS MINING EMPIRE.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.
WHEN THERE'S DIRT TO BE RUN
AND THERE'S A PLANT
THAT CAN RUN IT,
YOU STOP AT NOTHING.
Narrator: RICK NESS BATTLES
AGING EQUIPMENT.
Rick: HOLY [BLEEP]
...IN AN ATTEMPT TO DOUBLE
HIS SEASON GOLD TOTAL.
WE'VE GOT NOTHING
TO THE LOAD TRUCKS WITH.
NOW I GOT TO TRY
AND DIG PAY DIRT
OUT OF THE CUT WITH THIS LOADER.
THIS IS OUR VERY FIRST DAY
AS CO-FOREMEN.
Narrator: AND PARKER SCHNABEL'S
NEW FOREMEN...
CO-FOREMEN
SOUNDS SUPER WEAK.
I THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE IT
TO BRO-FOREMEN.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M NOT TRYING TO CREATE
ISSUES OR ANYTHING.
Narrator: ...RACE TO GET
THE SEASON BACK ON TRACK.
WHY IS THERE NO DIRT
ON THE CONVEYOR?
[BLEEP] HOPPER'S JAMMED.
Mitch: MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU
GOT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE
EVERY TIME WE DO THIS,
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪
[ ELEVATOR DINGS ]
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
WHAT ARE THESE?
-HI.
-MIND IF I GRAB ONE? PERFECT.
IT'S FOR MONICA. SHE'LL LOVE IT.
THAT'S AMAZING.
Narrator: IT'S AUCTION DAY.
EDMONTON, ALBERTA.
AND TONY BEETS WITH SONS,
MIKE AND KEVIN,
HAS FLOWN 1,200 MILES TO FIND
A DESPERATELY NEEDED NEW TRUCK.
DAD, THAT'S
600 HORSEPOWER.
AT THE START OF THE SEASON,
THE BEETS FAMILY
LOST THEIR LICENSE TO MINE
THEIR INDIAN RIVER CLAIMS.
TO SAVE THE FAMILY BUSINESS,
TONY IS NOW SEARCHING FOR GOLD
ON A NEW SITE AT PARADISE HILL,
30 MILES AWAY,
BUT BEFORE HE CAN START MINING,
HE NEEDS TO MOVE HUNDREDS
OF TONS OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
AND HE NEEDS
A NEW HAUL TRUCK TO DO IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
TONY HAS HIS EYES
ON THIS 600 HORSEPOWER,
10-YEAR-OLD WINCH TRACTOR.
YES.
YEP.
THE BIDDING ON
TONY'S TRUCK STARTS.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
HIS LIMIT -- $100,000.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
THOSE THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE.
Man: YES!
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
THAT'S NOT A GOOD PRICE.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
THAT DOESN'T BODE WELL.
[ GROANS ]
IT'S 4:00.
IT'S AFTER 4:00.
MM-HMM.
TONY HAS JUST ONE HOUR
TO FIND A CHEAPER MODEL,
OR HE'LL HEAD HOME
EMPTY-HANDED.
Kevin: WE'VE GOT TO FIND ONE
THAT'S NICE AND OLD,
AND HOPEFULLY IT GOES CHEAP.
Narrator: TWO YEARS OLDER
THAN THE TRUCK HE JUST LOST,
TONY'S COUNTING
ON THIS MODEL BEING CHEAPER.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
♪
Narrator: TONY BIDS $85,000.
[ AUCTIONEER CALLING ]
SOLD $85,000.
SOLD.
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S A GOOD PRICE.
♪
WE BOUGHT THIS PIECE
OF GROUND IN 2017.
THE MONEY'S BEEN SPENT, SO WE'VE
GOT TO GET THAT INVESTMENT BACK.
AND SO WE'VE GOT TO MINE
THIS WHOLE PIECE OF GROUND
OUT THIS YEAR.
ANY GOLD THAT WE LEAVE IN THE
GROUND IS GOLD WE'LL NEVER GET.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL SPENT
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
ON THIS 115-ACRE CLAIM,
BUT HE ONLY HAS ONE YEAR
TO MINE IT
BEFORE HIS WATER LICENSE
RUNS OUT.
WE HAVE TO MINE THE WHOLE PIECE
OF GROUND OUT THIS SEASON.
Narrator: PARKER STARTED
THE SEASON MINING A 26-ACRE SITE
KNOWN AS THE CLUSTER CUT.
HE MUST MINE ALL THE GOLD
FROM THIS CUT
BEFORE HE CAN MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT PART OF HIS CLAIM.
NOW IT'S UP TO HIS NEW
CO-FOREMEN TO GET THE JOB DONE.
DIRT MOVING EXPERT,
BRENNAN RUAULT
AND CHIEF MECHANIC,
MITCH BLASCHKE.
BOTH THESE GUYS ARE GOOD
AT TELLING EVERYBODY
WHAT'S GOING ON, SO I THINK
IT'LL WORK A LOT SMOOTHER.
WELL, JUST GOT TO STAY TOGETHER
AS A TEAM, MAN.
THAT'S WHAT THE [BLEEP] GOT US
SUCCESS EVERY YEAR, RIGHT?
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT
IT'S YOU GUYS
STEPPING UP TO TAKE ON THE ROLE
BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY
TWO OF THE BEST
COMMUNICATORS WE HAVE.
I MEAN, I DON'T REALLY SEE
ANYTHING DIFFERENT.
LIKE, NOTHING'S
GOING TO CHANGE.
WE JUST KEEP DOING OUR JOBS.
THAT'S THE GAME PLAN.
NOW GET THE [BLEEP]
TO WORK.
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO STILL BE
OUT HERE IN THE CUT
DOING THE SAME THING
WE DO EVERY DAY.
JUST WHEN IT COMES TIME
TO MAKING A DECISION,
WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO
SOMEBODY ELSE TO RUN THAT DOWN,
SO I THINK IT'S GOING
TO WORK OUT PRETTY GOOD.
I GUESS TIME WILL TELL.
MITCH, YOU KNOW,
HE'S REALLY GOOD WITH WASH PLANT
END OF THINGS.
I'M BETTER AT THE DIRT MOVING
THAN HE IS.
SO TOGETHER, THAT MAKES
A GREAT TEAM.
THIS IS OUR VERY FIRST DAY
WORKING AS CO-FOREMEN,
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO BOTH OF US
JUST TO MAKE SURE
WE GET EVERYTHING 100%.
CO-FOREMEN SOUNDS SUPER WEAK.
I THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE IT
TO BRO-FOREMEN.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
NICE TO FIND SOME GOLD
IN THE BEDROCK.
Narrator: WITH MITCH AND BRENNAN
MANAGING DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS,
PARKER CHECKS PROGRESS
IN THE CUT.
Parker: WE'RE HAVING A PRETTY
HARD TIME JUST FIGURING OUT WHAT
TO TAKE AND WHAT NOT TO TAKE.
FOR ME, IT'S JUST MAKING SURE
THAT WE GET AS MUCH GOLD
OUT OF THE GROUND AS WE CAN.
Narrator:
PARKER'S USUAL MINING METHOD
INVOLVES REMOVING
A LAYER OF MUD OR OVERBURDEN
TO REVEAL THE GOLD-BEARING
GRAVEL OR PAY DIRT BENEATH.
BUT NOW HE IS PANNING
THE NEXT LAYER,
THE BEDROCK, TO SEE IF IT'S
WORTH TRYING TO SLUICE GOLD
FROM THIS MORE SOLID MATERIAL.
Parker: SO THERE'S SOME IN
THERE. RIGHT THERE.
IT'S THE BIGGEST ONE.
IF I'M LOOKING FOR A GOOD SPOT,
YOU USUALLY WANT AT LEAST
10 FLAKES OR SO.
THERE'S WHAT?
2, 4, 6, 8, 10.
AT THAT RATE, WE'RE GOING
TO BE LEAVING BEHIND
HUNDREDS OF OUNCES OF GOLD.
I JUST NEED TO TALK
TO MITCH AND BRENNAN.
Narrator: HE'S FOUND ENOUGH
GOLD IN THE BEDROCK
TO CONVINCE HIM
IT'S WORTH SLUICING.
WHAT DO YOU GOT
GOING ON, BUDDY?
LOOK AT HOW NICE
THIS BEDROCK IS.
IT'S REALLY
NICE-LOOKING [BLEEP]
YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN ME PANNING
ALL OVER THE PLACE IN HERE.
THERE'S OBVIOUSLY
SOME GOLD HERE.
BEDROCK'S WAY
HARDER ON THE PLANT.
BUT I WAS THREE FEET
IN THE BEDROCK, BRENNAN.
YOU WANT TO
THROW THIS AWAY?
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE
SENDING SOME OF THIS
BIGGER STUFF UP TO
THE WASH PLANT THERE
BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP
THAT THING IN ONE PIECE.
YEAH, I GET THAT,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE
WANDERING AROUND
AND WONDERING,
"ARE WE DOING THIS
RIGHT OR WRONG?"
IF WE CAN SLUICE MORE MATERIAL
THAT HAS GOLD IN IT,
[BLEEP] WHY NOT?
I'D LIKE TO DO A GOOD TEST,
LIKE A FULL SHIFT.
♪
OH, MAN.
HE APPOINTED US FOREMAN
FOR A REASON,
TO MAKE A CALL ON SOMETHING,
AND HE COMES DOWN HERE
AND ABSOLUTELY MAKES US
RUN THIS STUFF.
Brennan: THIS IS WHAT
I'VE ALWAYS DONE.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WE NEED
TO CHANGE IT NOW.
[BLEEP]
♪
WE'VE GOT THIS GIANT BANK HERE.
IT'S ALL PAY DIRT.
IT'S LIKE 100 FREAKIN' FEET
DEEP. IT'S HUGE.
IT'S GOT A HELL
OF A LOT OF GOLD IN IT.
Narrator: RICK NESS HAS RISKED
EVERYTHING ON A MOVE TO
KENO CITY IN PURSUIT OF ITS
LEGENDARY GIANT NUGGETS.
LAST WEEK, RICK WENT PROSPECTING
FOR FUTURE MINE SITES
HIGH UP IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Rick: LOOK AT THAT.
FOUND A FAT NUGGET.
THAT'S A FIRST.
BUT UNTIL THE GROUND
IS FULLY TESTED,
HE'S FOCUSED ON RUNNING
AS MUCH DIRT AS HE CAN
AT HIS DUNCAN CREEK SITE
TO TRY AND HIT
THE 2,000 DOWN SEASON GOAL
HE'S PROMISED HIS CREW.
SO I THINK IF WE JUST SPEND
THE MORNINGS
HAULING DIRT TO TROY'S PLANT,
WE SHOULD BE RUNNING
THE WHOLE TIME.
"WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?"
SOUNDS LIKE
A PLAN TO ME.
Zee:
KRUSE, YOU GOT A COPY?
OH, HEY, ZEE.
DID YOU TAKE GEOLOGY
IN HIGH SCHOOL?
I WANTED TO SAY COLLEGE,
BUT I KNOW
NONE OF US PROBABLY
WENT TO COLLEGE.
[ LAUGHS ]
NO.
OKAY, WHAT ABOUT RYAN?
I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW
I AM COLLEGE EDUCATED.
OOH.
NICE.
AWKWARD.
I GOT A MASTER'S
IN BEER-OLOGY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
I WAS THINKING, RYAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪
Rick: WE GOT TO BE PRETTY HAPPY
ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, WE JUST GOT
TO KEEP ON TRUCKING
AND I THINK WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
♪
HOLY [BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
♪
HEY, GUYS, I'M JUST OUTSIDE
OF THE CUT THERE.
I'M GOING TO NEED SOME HELP.
♪
THIS [BLEEP] TRACK SPLIT
RIGHT IN [BLEEP] HALF.
Narrator: ONE OF THE LINKS ON
THE TRACK HAS SNAPPED
THE 480 IS OUT OF ACTION
UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED.
THAT'S THE ONLY [BLEEP]
MACHINE WE HAVE TO LOAD PAY.
I REALLY [BLEEP]
DID IT THIS TIME, MAN.
DAMN IT.
♪
NORMALLY I CAN GET A PRETTY GOOD
FEEL BY PANNING
THAT WERE TAKING, YOU KNOW,
THE STUFF THAT
HAS THE GOLD IN IT.
ULTIMATELY THE BEST WAY
TO FIGURE IT OUT
IS TO JUST RUN A TEST
OF JUST THE BEDROCK.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL HAS
ONLY ONE SEASON TO
MINE HIS WHOLE CLAIM.
HE'S DETERMINED NOT TO LEAVE
ANY GOLD IN THE GROUND,
SO HE'S DECIDED TO RUN BEDROCK
THROUGH THE WASH PLANT
INSTEAD OF PAY DIRT TO TEST
HOW MUCH GOLD IS IN IT.
MAN, IT'S BRUTAL, IT'S NASTY.
IT'S SOME OF THE BIGGEST
BEDROCK CHUNKS I'VE EVER SEEN.
Narrator: BUT IT'S MUCH TOUGHER
ON THE MINING EQUIPMENT.
PARKER'S DECIDED TO GO THROUGH
WITH THIS BEDROCK TEST HERE.
IT'S HARD ON THE EXCAVATOR
HERE FOR SURE.
I THINK IT'S JUST BEATING A LOT
OF STUFF UP FOR NOTHING HERE,
BUT THE DEEPER
I GO INTO THIS BEDROCK,
JUST THE MORE JAGGED AND
THE BIGGER THE ROCKS COME OUT.
THE END OF THE DAY,
PARKER'S THE BOSS.
WE JUST GOT TO GO
THROUGH WITH IT.
YOU'RE GOOD, AARON.
TAKE THAT ONE.
Aaron: OH, I HOPE THE BOSS KNOWS
WHAT HE'S DOING HERE.
I MEAN PARKER THINKS
THERE'S GOLD IN THERE,
SO WE'RE GOING TO RUN IT.
HANG ON, HANG ON, HANG ON.
HEY, DUDE, YOU GOT SOMETHING
GOING ON WITH YOUR TRUCK.
PULL AHEAD A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT'S GOING ON
THERE, MITCH?
I DON'T KNOW,
JUST MADE A WEIRD --
OH, MAN.
WHEN YOU WERE ROLLING AHEAD,
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT
A PRETTY BIG SLIT
IN THE SIDEWALL THERE.
MUST HAVE CLIPPED IT
ON PIECE OF BEDROCK.
JUST GO GET THAT THING
PARKED BEFORE
ALL THE AIR'S GONE OUT OF IT.
YEAH, ITS HARD AS [BLEEP]
TO RUN ON.
I'LL JUST TAKE IT SLOW.
WELL, I THINK PARKER
JUST BOUGHT HIS FIRST TIRE
FROM ALL THIS BEDROCK.
♪
Brennan: WE DON'T GOT TIME FOR
THIS [BLEEP] TODAY.
LIKE, WE'VE ALREADY GOT ENOUGH
[BLEEP] TO DO,
SO IT'S JUST A PAIN IN THE ASS.
LOOK AT HOW SHARP
AND JAGGED ALL THIS IS.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BIG
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
RUNNING AROUND RIVER ROCK,
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE
A WHOLE LOT EASIER
ON THINGS THAN SOMETHING SHARP.
♪
HOW IS THE TEST GOING?
ARE WE GOING TO FIND
LOTS OF GOLD?
Brennan: WE FOUND LOTS
OF BIG ROCKS.
WE SMOKED ONE ROCK TRUCK TIRE,
BLEW A SIDEWALL OUT,
AND WE HAD LIKE
PRETTY DECENT ROAD IN THERE,
BUT JUST...
[BLEEP]
THERE'S 4,500 BUCKS.
YEP.
BUT YOU CAN JUST RUN IT
THROUGH THE SLUICE BOX.
Narrator:
GOLD EXPERT CHRIS DOUMITT
CLEANS THE MATS
THAT CAPTURE THE GOLD
SO THEY CAN START
THE 12-HOUR BEDROCK TEST RUN
WITH A CLEAN PLANT.
BREE IS GOING TO FIRE IT OFF,
RUN PURE BEDROCK,
AND SEE WHAT THAT GROUND HOLDS.
YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO
HAVE A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT
OF GOLD IN IT TO MAKE IT
WORTH OUR WHILE.
-WE GOOD?
-FIRE IT UP.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
♪
Parker: WE PAID HALF A MILLION
BUCKS FOR THIS PIECE OF GROUND,
AND WE NEED TO GET
EVERY LAST FLAKE OF GOLD
THAT WE CAN OFF OF IT.
WE HAVE NEVER GONE
THIS DEEP BEFORE.
MITCH AND BRENNAN DON'T THINK
THAT THIS IS GONNA REALLY
PAY OFF, BUT THERE COULD BE
A LOT OF GOLD IN THIS.
♪
OH, [BLEEP]
Parker: HEY, BREE,
WHAT'S WRONG?
OH, NO.
♪
-NO WAY.
-[BLEEP] HOPPER'S JAMMED.
JUST SHUT THE CONVEYOR DOWN.
[ ENGINE STOPS ]
♪
[BLEEP] ME, THAT'S A NASTY BIT
OF BEDROCK.
Narrator:
LARGE CHUNKS OF BEDROCK
HAVE JAMMED THE HOPPER FEEDER.
Parker: I CAN KICK IN.
[BLEEP] THIS BEDROCK.
DID IT RIP THE BELT?
OR IS IT JUST JAMMED UP?
Bree: HE GOT IT.
PARKER KICKED IT.
Narrator:
DESPITE THE EASY FIX,
NEW CO-FOREMAN MITCH IS
GROWING TIRED OF THE SETBACKS.
MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU GOT
A SMILE ON YOUR FACE.
EVERY TIME WE DO THIS,
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
YOU RUN THAT COUPLE
EXTRA FEET.
HOW MUCH IS ALL THIS
DOWNTIME COSTING US?
IT'S UNREAL.
Parker:
MITCH, EVERYTHING'S FINE.
IT WAS JUST SOME BEDROCK
IN THE HOPPER.
IT'S ALL GOOD.
NO DAMAGE.
BUT YEAH,
EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE.
BREE, YOU CAN
FIRE IT BACK UP.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
♪
WE'VE LOST A BIT OF TIME,
BUT NOT TOO MUCH.
WE'RE WASTING TIME THAT WE COULD
BE SPENDING MINING PAY
THAT WE KNOW
HAS GOLD IN IT.
I REALLY HOPE PARKER'S GOT
THE RIGHT IDEA ABOUT THIS.
Narrator:
AFTER 12 HOURS SLUICING...
[ SIGHS ] THAT WAS A LONG DAY.
Narrator: ...IT'S TIME TO FIND
OUT IF THE BEDROCK HOLDS
ENOUGH GOLD TO BE WORTH RUNNING.
I HOPE I'M NOT WASTING
EVERYBODY'S TIME
BY DOING THIS BEDROCK TEST.
YOU KNOW, AND WE'VE GOT
SO MUCH GROUND TO GET THROUGH.
WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD
ANY DOWNTIME, AND BASICALLY,
IF THERE'S NO GOLD IN THIS
BEDROCK, THIS IS DOWNTIME.
Mitch: SEE IF THERE'S
ANY GOLDEN IN IT.
CHRIS IS
ALL SET UP HERE.
IS HE DOING ANOTHER PAN?
YEAH.
IS THAT OUT
OF ONE PAN?
YEAH, I JUST SCOOPED
SOME STUFF OUT OF THERE.
YOU KNOW, I KNEW THERE WAS
GOING TO BE GOLD IN IT.
I WASN'T EXPECTING
TO SEE THIS MUCH,
BUT WE WON'T KNOW
UNTIL WE GET IT ON THE SCALE.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT HERE.
I MEAN,
DOUMITT WILL CLEAN IT UP,
AND WE'LL FIND OUT
WHAT WE'VE GOT.
FOR THE ADDITIONAL BEDROCK
TO BE GOOD,
IT NEEDS TO PAY BETTER
THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN RUNNING
BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD
ON THE MACHINES TO DIG IT OUT.
IT'S SO HARD ON THE PLANT.
BUT ON THE FLIP
SIDE OF THAT,
THIS STRIPPING'S
PAID FOR ALREADY.
YEAH, BUT THE BLOWN UP
TIRES AREN'T,
AND THE BROKEN
WASH PLANTS AREN'T.
SO I MEAN, I THINK THERE'S JUST
A REAL FINE LINE.
THE WHOLE REASON FOR THIS
IS JUST MAKING SURE
THE CUTS ARE CLEAN.
I DON'T WANT
TO DESTROY PLANTS.
I DON'T WANT
TO DESTROY ANYTHING.
LET'S SEE WHAT DOUMITT
COMES UP WITH.
WE'LL SIT DOWN,
WE'LL DRINK A BEER.
WE'LL FIGHT IT OUT.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'LL SEE YOU GUYS
AT THE GOLD ROOM.
Brennan:
ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD.
♪
♪
Narrator: TONY BEETS HAS BEEN
MINING AT INDIAN RIVER
FOR FIVE YEARS.
WITH NO WATER LICENSE
THIS SEASON,
HE'S DECIDED TO MOVE
30 MILES NORTH,
ON THE HUNT FOR GOLD,
LEAVING BEHIND HIS FAMILY HOME.
DON'T KNOW WHY I'M LOCKING IT.
THERE'S NOTHING LEFT.
THAT'S TRUE.
[ HORN HONKS ]
Narrator: TONY'S NEW $85,000
HAUL TRUCK ARRIVES
FROM EDMONTON
TO MOVE HIS MINING EQUIPMENT
TO THE NEW SITE.
FIRST UP, HE MUST MOVE HIS
HEAVIEST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT --
THE 85-TON D10 DOZER,
ESSENTIAL FOR OPENING UP
NEW GROUND.
MIKE SCRIVEN
AND TONY'S FELLOW DUTCHMEN,
LEN HOEKSTRA,
TAKE CHARGE OF THE LOAD.
IF WE BREAK STUFF NOW,
AT LEAST TONY'S HERE.
HUH?
♪
♪
BACKWARDS?
♪
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
♪
[ CLANGING ]
RIGHT HERE, SNAPPED OFF.
NEED NEW PARTS.
♪
Narrator: TONY BEETS IS
RELOCATING HIS ENTIRE
MINING OPERATION 30 MILES NORTH.
[BLEEP] HAPPENS.
SHOULDN'T, BUT IT HAPPENS.
Narrator: BUT THE MOVE CAME
TO AN ABRUPT HALT
WHEN HIS NEW HAUL TRUCK
BLEW ITS DRIVE SHAFT.
♪
BUT TONY'S IN LUCK.
LEN FINDS A REPLACEMENT
DRIVE SHAFT IN A PARTS SHED
THAT COULD FIT THE DOWNED TRUCK.
GONNA PUT THE SHAFT OVER HERE.
BROKE OFF HERE.
I WILL SLIDE THEM IN HERE,
AND THEN WE BE BACK IN BUSINESS.
YEP.
OH, YOU [BLEEP]
NEVER EASY WHEN
YOU'RE IN A RUSH.
NORMALLY, IT WILL SLIDE IN EASY,
IF YOU GOT THE TIME.
THIS IS THE CLOSEST
YOU GET.
YEAH?
IT WON'T FALL OFF AGAIN.
Narrator: TONY MOVES THE TRUCK
AND LOWBOY TO FIRMER GROUND,
AND THE D10 CAN BE RELOADED.
LET'S RE CHAIN IT UP,
GET THE....
YEAH.
♪
♪
♪
♪
Rick: WE JUST FLAT OUT
CAN'T AFFORD
TO STOP RUNNING THE PLANT.
WE GOT TO GET
2,000 OUNCES THIS YEAR.
THAT'S DOUBLE
WHAT WE GOT LAST YEAR,
AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE
TWICE THE WORK.
THAT 480 IS DOWN, AND WE'VE GOT
NOTHING TO LOAD TRUCKS WITH,
SO, UH -- AND NOW
I GOT TO TRY AND DIG
PAY DIRT OUT OF THE CUT
WITH THIS LOADER.
KEEP THIS PLANT GOING.
Narrator: FIVE WEEKS
INTO HIS SEASON,
RICK NESS HAS ONLY MINED
45 OUNCES OF GOLD,
WORTH $63,000.
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE...
[ CLANGING ]
Rick: HOLY [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] TRACK SPLIT
RIGHT IN HALF.
...ONE OF HIS ONLY
TWO EXCAVATORS IS DOWN.
NOW RICK AND ZEE ARE STRUGGLING
TO KEEP THE PLANT FED.
Zee: RICK'S BRING PAY OVER TO
ME, BUT HE'S ALSO GOT TO GO
TAKE CARE OF THE TAILINGS, TOO,
SO YEAH, RICK'S REALLY
PUSHING THE LIMIT.
Rick: IT'S NOT GOING
TO BE EASY KEEPING UP.
I HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY
TO THE CUT, GET THE DIRT,
AND THEN GO AND GET
THE TAILINGS AT THE PLANT.
BUT WHEN THERE'S DIRT
TO BE RUN
AND THERE'S A PLANT
THAT CAN RUN IT,
YOU STOP AT NOTHING
TO KEEP IT GOING.
Narrator: WHILE RICK RACES
AROUND, MECHANIC CARL ROSK WORKS
ON REPLACING THE BROKEN LINK
ON THE EXCAVATOR.
THESE ARE THE PARTS, AND WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE THIS SECTION,
AND WE'RE GOING TO
PUT IT IN HERE.
ZIP HER UP, DONE.
KIND OF LIKE A BIG
BICYCLE CHAIN, YOU KNOW,
WITH THESE SEGMENTS ON IT.
WITHOUT THIS TOOL, WE'D BE
HOOPED, BUT WE GOT HER.
SO WE'RE GONNA SET HER SO,
CROSS THESE THROUGH.
Man: OKAY, THIS IS THE PART
THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS.
-YEP.
-THAT'S A 100-TONNER, THAT ONE?
YEP.
[ LOUD BANG ]
[BLEEP] PINS ARE SEIZED
IN THERE, MAN.
[ LOUD BANG ]
THESE PINS ARE WORN,
AND THERE'S SO MUCH WEAR,
ONCE WE PUSH IT THROUGH,
IT CATCHES.
THIS COULD EXPLODE.
THIS IS DANGEROUS.
Narrator: THE BROKEN LINK IS
CONNECTED BY A LARGE PIN,
WHICH NEEDS TO BE REMOVED
BEFORE THE LINK CAN BE REPLACED.
BUT THE PIN IS JAMMED
IN POSITION,
SO CARL IS USING A HYDRAULIC RAM
TO TRY AND KNOCK IT OUT.
BUT WITH 72,000 PSI BEHIND IT,
ONCE IT'S FREE,
IT COULD FLY OUT LIKE A MISSILE.
-IT'S MOVING.
-YEP.
♪
-NOTHING?
-I'M SCARED.
-HAS IT BACKED OFF AT ALL?
-NO, IT'S NOT.
PIN 1, US ZERO.
HEY, CARL, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK
IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOR THIS --
TO GET THAT 480 FIXED?
YEAH, THIS THING'S
[BLEEP], RICK.
PIN'S NOT BUDGING. WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO CUT IT OUT.
[BLEEP] THIS [BLEEP] IS [BLEEP]
TRIED TO DO IT PROPERLY.
WE'RE DOING IT MY WAY NOW.
Narrator: EVEN WITH ALL THAT
PRESSURE BEHIND IT,
THE PIN IS REFUSING TO MOVE,
SO CARL IMPROVISES.
NEXT STEP IS TO PUT
SOME HEAT TO IT,
CUT IT OUT WITH A TORCH,
AND MOVE ON.
NEVER EASY, IS IT, CARL?
Carl:
NEVER EASY, BUDDY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪
Narrator:
WITH THE OLD PIN REMOVED,
CARL CAN NOW JOIN
THE NEW LINKS TOGETHER.
PUSH THE PIN IN
THROUGH HERE,
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO
ANOTHER PIN THROUGH THERE,
THROW OUR TRACK PADS ON,
CALL RICK, PUT HER BACK TO WORK.
YEAH, YOU'RE
PRETTY GOOD THERE, BUDDY.
GOOD ON MY END.
OH, YEAH,
YOU'RE IN THERE.
THAT WAS MUSIC
TO MY EARS, BUDDY.
I LIKE THAT.
SHOULD BE THERE.
LAST PIECE
OF THE PUZZLE, MAN.
ONE MORE TRACK PAD,
AND RICK CAN HAVE HER BACK.
HEY, RICK, THIS 480 IS DONE.
[BLEEP] REALLY?
IT'S DONE?
YEAH, BUDDY,
YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
WHOO! THANKS, CARL.
THANK GOD THAT'S OVER.
Narrator:
HIS EXCAVATOR FIXED,
RICK CAN GET BACK
TO DIGGING PAY DIRT IN THE CUT.
BOO-YAH! LET'S GO!
AND HIS OPERATION IS BACK
TO FULL STRENGTH.
WELL, THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
480 LOOKS LIKE IT'S BACK UP
AND RUNNING,
WHICH MEANS THE TRUCK
SHOULD START RUNNING AGAIN, TOO,
AND WE'LL GET IT BACK
ON TRACK HERE.
Chris: FOR A BUNCH OF GUYS
THAT KNOW [BLEEP] ALL ABOUT
MINING, WE'VE ALMOST GOT
A [BLEEP] DREAM TEAM HERE.
Rick:
GREAT TO HAVE MY 480 BACK.
CARL DID A GREAT JOB.
HAPPY TO BE BACK TO NORMAL.
WE SHOULD BE BACK
TO HIGH GEAR NOW.
♪
♪
♪
Narrator: TONY BEETS HAS
BEEN FORCED TO MOVE
HIS ENTIRE OPERATION
FROM RELIABLE CLAIMS
ON INDIAN RIVER TO UNPREDICTABLE
GROUND ON PARADISE HILL.
YOUNGEST SON, MIKE, HAS ALREADY
SET UP A WASH PLANT
ON ONE SIDE OF THE HILL.
NOW ELDEST SON, KEVIN,
IS ON THE HUNT FOR NEW GROUND
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
Kevin: YO, TONY, YOU WANT
TO COME UP HERE?
I GOT A PLAN
I WANT TO RUN BY YOU.
WELL, IF YOU'D SHOW UP,
I'D TELL YOU.
♪
WELL, SEEING AS WE'RE NOT DOING
INDIAN RIVER THIS YEAR,
WHY DON'T WE SET UP
A LITTLE OPERATION OVER HERE?
MIKE'S GOT HIS OPERATION
OVER THERE.
AND HE'S GOING TO BE
WORKING THIS WAY, RIGHT?
SO WHY DON'T I STICK
AN OPERATION OVER HERE
AND GO THAT WAY,
AND WE CAN MEET IN THE MIDDLE?
Narrator: KEVIN'S PROPOSED CUT
IS AN 85,000 SQUARE FOOT AREA
400 YARDS NORTH OF MIKE'S CUT.
HIS PLAN -- EXCAVATE
PAY DIRT HEADING SOUTH,
EVENTUALLY FORMING
ONE ENORMOUS MEGA CUT
COVERING AS MUCH
OF THE AREA AS THEY CAN.
TONY HAS A HUNCH
THIS COULD BE GOOD GROUND.
Kevin: YOU SURE
YOU'RE NOT HALF MOOSE?
THE WAY YOU GO JUST RIGHT
THROUGH THE [BLEEP] TREES.
Mike: YEAH, GO AHEAD.
Kevin: LOOK AT THAT. COOL.
LOOKS LIKE IT WAS.
Narrator: THE 100-YEAR-OLD
MINE SHAFT INDICATES
THERE COULD BE GOOD GOLD HERE.
YEAH, THAT WOULD KIND OF SUCK.
Narrator: BETWEEN
THE 1890s AND 1920s,
OLD TIMERS WENT TO
ENORMOUS LENGTHS TO FIND GOLD.
TOUGH PIONEERS WOULD SPEND
THE LONG WINTERS
HACKING INTO THE EARTH BY HAND
SEARCHING FOR
GOLD RICH PAY DIRT.
THESE DETERMINED MINERS
WOULD DIG SHAFTS DOWN
THROUGH THE PERMAFROST.
IF THEY HIT GOLD, THEY THEN
TUNNELED HORIZONTALLY,
FOLLOWING THE PAY LAYER.
TONY'S THEORY -- IF THE SHAFT
ISN'T ABANDONED
IN THE FIRST 20 FEET, IT WILL
PROVE THAT THE OLD TIMERS
FOUND A RICH DEPOSIT
OF PAY ON THE GROUND
KEVIN WANTS TO MINE.
MIKE BRINGS IN THE 700
TO INVESTIGATE.
♪
-HEY.
-THAT'S A [BLEEP] SHAFT.
-THAT WENT DOWN A WAYS.
-PARTY IN THE HOLE.
GERONIMO!
OH, [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHTER ]
I SAW MY LIFE FLASH
BEFORE MY EYES RIGHT THERE.
YEAH.
THAT'S A STEAM PIPE.
Narrator: THE PIPE WAS USED
TO PUMP IN STEAM
AND THAW OUT FROZEN GROUND.
YEAH.
-YEAH.
-I'M GAME.
Kevin:
THAT'S PRETTY BALLSY.
THAT'S COOL. LOOK AT THAT.
Narrator: IT'S TAKEN MIKE
30 MINUTES TO DIG TO
THE SAME DEPTH IT TOOK
THE PIONEERS MONTHS TO EXCAVATE
BY HAND WITH PICKS AND SHOVELS.
THE OLD MINE SHAFT GOES DOWN
OVER 40 FEET,
A SURE SIGN THERE IS
GOLD RICH PAY
THAT RUNS DEEP
INTO KEVIN'S GROUND.
WITH MODERN MINING EQUIPMENT,
HE'LL BE ABLE TO RECOVER
THE GOLD THE OLD TIMERS
COULD NEVER REACH.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A SURPRISE
TO EVERYONE.
Narrator: COMING UP...
FOR ME,
IT SHOULD BE 12 OUNCES.
Narrator: ...PARKER FINDS OUT
IF HIS BEDROCK TEST
WAS WORTH IT.
THROW IT ON THE SCALE?
YEAH.
OH.
-WHAT'S GOING ON, BUDDY?
-BEST PART OF THE WEEK.
Narrator: AND RICK'S CREW
DISCOVERS IF THEIR SEASON
IS BACK ON TRACK.
WE GOT 5, 20, STILL GOING.
YOU MUST BE A LITTLE BIT
MORE EXCITED THIS YEAR
GETTING TO RUN THE HOE, HEY?
Narrator: AFTER TWO YEARS
WORKING FOR PARKER,
BREE IS PROMOTED
TO RUNNING AN EXCAVATOR.
YEAH, IT DEFINITELY HELPS
THE DAYS GO BY FASTER.
AS LONG AS I DON'T
TURN INTO YOU, I'LL BE HAPPY.
-[ LAUGHS ]
-NOW WE CAN ONLY HAVE
ONE BIG CAT.
MEOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
DID WE JUST
BECOME BEST FRIENDS?
WE CAN MAKE LITTLE BEST FRIEND
BRACELETS, BRENNAN.
THAT'S A LITTLE TOO
FEM FOR ME.
COME ON,
THEY'D BE ADORABLE.
YEAH, MAYBE I'LL HANG SOME
TASSELS FROM MY EARRINGS, TOO.
AND NIPPLE TASSELS.
AH!
SHH, DON'T TELL THEM.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
♪
WHAT'S GOING ON, BUDDY?
OH, JUST WEIGHING SOME GOLD,
YOU KNOW?
BEST PART OF THE WEEK.
Narrator:
AFTER MAJOR MACHINE FAILURES,
RICK'S CREW GATHERS TO DISCOVER
THEIR SEVEN-DAY GOLD TOTAL.
WHAT A [BLEEP]
ROUGH WEEK, HUH?
YOU KNOW, YOU SHOWED UP
AT THE PERFECT TIME.
I MEAN, RYAN, YOU GUYS DID
A GREAT JOB OF FIXING THAT 480.
IF WE HAVE BREAKDOWNS LIKE THAT
WHERE RYAN HAS TO JUMP IN
AND FIX STUFF,
MAYBE WE CAN GET
RICK DOWN THERE TO ACTUALLY
DO SOMETHING ONCE IN A WHILE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[BLEEP]
Narrator:
WITH GOLD PRICES RISING,
RICK AND HIS BUDDIES WILL BE IN
FOR A MASSIVE PAYDAY
IF THEY CAN HIT
THEIR 2,000 OUNCE GOAL.
WHATEVER'S IN THERE
IS HARD EARNED.
IT IS, AND IT DOESN'T
LOOK TOO BAD,
BUT, ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE AT ZERO HERE. LET'S GO.
Narrator: TO STAY ON TARGET,
RICK NEEDS 100 OUNCES A WEEK.
WE GOT 5, 10, 20,
STILL GOING, 25.
AND WE ARE OVER 35.
THAT'S NOT BAD.
35.14.
Narrator:
WORTH LESS THAN $50,000.
BETTER THAN NONE, RIGHT?
-BETTER THAN NONE.
-WAY BETTER THAN NONE.
I THINK I'M STILL JUST
HAVING A ROUGH TIME
READING THIS GROUND, RIGHT?
I THINK WE'VE GOT
A LOT TO LEARN HERE.
THIS WAS DEFINITELY A GAMBLE
COMING TO DUNCAN CREEK.
BETTER MAKE IT WORK,
RIGHT?
YOU KNOW,
WE'RE EARLY IN THE SEASON.
IF WE JUST KEEP
WORKING TOGETHER
AS A TEAM, 2,000 OUNCES
IS GOING TO BE OURS BY THE END.
RIGHT?
AND THEN SOME.
-YEP.
-[BLEEP]
I HOPE SO. I HOPE SO.
ONE, TWO, THREE...
All: RALLY!
♪
Mitch: WELL, WHAT'S
THE VERDICT, BOYS?
WAS THERE ANY GOLD
IN THAT TEST?
Narrator: PARKER'S TWO NEW
FOREMAN COME TO THE GOLD ROOM
TO FIND OUT THE RESULTS
OF HIS 12-HOUR BEDROCK TEST.
YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?
I COVERED IT,
I DIDN'T MEASURE IT,
I DIDN'T LOOK AT IT.
IT'S GOING TO BE
A SURPRISE TO EVERYONE.
THE GREAT BEDROCK
AUDIT OF 2019.
[ LAUGHTER ]
SO I'LL GO GET THE BEAST,
AND YOU GUYS CAN START HAGGLING.
SO OKAY, BEFORE WE GET
THIS ON THE SCALE,
WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT
HOW MANY OUNCES
DO WE NEED HERE
TO MAKE IT WORTHWHILE.
I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE
DIFFERING OPINIONS ON WHAT IS
A MEASURE OF SUCCESS
HERE OR FAILURE OR WHATEVER.
FOR ME, IT SHOULD BE 12 OUNCES.
AN OUNCE AN HOUR.
BUT YOU LOOK AT THE AREA
OF THAT CUT,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
LEAVING BEHIND HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS OF OUNCES OF GOLD
OVER THE COURSE
OF THE SEASON, RIGHT?
YEAH.
I WANT TO GET IT
ON A SCALE
AND THEN HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION, REALLY.
OKAY, WEIGH IT UP.
THROW IT ON THE SCALE?
YEAH.
-OH, WHAT DO WE GOT?
-FOUR OUNCES.
-FOUR!
-ON THE DOT, MAN.
4.00.
Narrator: ONLY A THIRD OF
PARKER'S TARGET FOR
THE BEDROCK TEST
AND WORTH JUST $5,600.
OH.
Parker: FOUR OUNCES
HM.
AT THAT,
WE AREN'T MAKING MONEY,
SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE
SLUICING PILES OF BEDROCK.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOT
TO TEST THINGS, RIGHT?
AND THAT'S
WHAT WE DID THERE.
YEAH, I [BLEEP] UP.
PUT THAT DISAPPOINTMENT
AWAY AND SHOW US SOME REAL GOLD.
I'LL SHOW YOU
SOME REAL GOLD.
Narrator: NEXT UP, THEIR TOTAL
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
Chris: THIS IS MORE LIKE WHAT
WE SHOULD BE DOING.
20, 45, 60, 70.
90, KEEP GOING.
120, 130, 150.
KEEP HER GOING,
COME ON, 200, 250.
-WE GOT MORE IN THERE?
-OH, YEAH.
-300.
-YOU'RE KIDDING.
355.4.
Narrator: WITH GOLD PRICES UP
BY 20% THIS YEAR,
IT'S WORTH ALMOST
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
THAT'S AMAZING.
WELL OVER TWO OUNCES AN HOUR.
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
THAT'S GOING TO BE
A TOUGH ONE TO BEAT.
THROUGH THE HISTORY
OF BIG RED,
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST
CLEAN UPS IT'S EVER HAD.
WE'RE AT
669 OUNCES ALREADY.
Narrator:
WORTH ALMOST $940,000.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE
5,000 OUNCES
OUT OF THAT CROWN
DOWN THERE THIS SEASON.
AS LONG AS WE JUST KEEP
THE CREAM OF THE CROP.
KEEP DOING
WHAT YOU'RE DOING
BECAUSE YOU GUYS
ARE DOING GREAT.
I'M ACTUALLY LOVING
HAVING YOU GUYS RUN THIS.
IT'S GOOD.
I'LL DRINK TO THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD JOB, BOYS.
-THANKS.
-WELL DONE, YOU GUYS.
♪
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...
HOLY [BLEEP]
THERE'S A LOT OF PIE HERE!
Narrator: ...THE BEETS' PLANS
GO UP IN SMOKE...
-MIKE, EVERYTHING OKAY?
-STOP THE PLANT.
Narrator: ...PARKER'S OPERATION
CRASHES TO A HALT.
WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD
THIS DOWNTIME.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS DONE
IN THREE DAYS MAX.
ZEE, SHUT IT DOWN!
Narrator: AND IN HIS CHASE
FOR MONSTER NUGGETS,
RICK NESS IS HANGING ON
BY A THREAD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
I'M GOING TO DO.
I GAMBLED EVERYTHING I HAD.
Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.