Gold Rush: Alaska (2010–…): Season 10, Episode 9 - No Time for Redemption - full transcript
Tensions rise when Parker introduces a new crew member and a radical plan. The Beets family run an important test on daughter Monica's Hunker Creek claim.
Rick: THERE'S A NEW WASH PLANT
NEAR DUNCAN CREEK.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GOLD
TO FIND YET,
AND NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TIME
TO DO IT.
Narrator: ON THIS
"GOLD RUSH"...
IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE MONSTER
RED RUNNER.
Narrator: RICK NESS MAKES
THE GAMBLE OF HIS LIFE
TO FIND DUNKIN CREEK GOLD.
Rick: WE'VE GOT A BLOCK ALREADY.
SHUT IT DOWN.
FIRST GOLD WEIGH
FOR MONSTER RED.
40, 45.
OOH.
All: RED!
I'M NOT GONNA SUGAR COAT IT.
IF YOU'RE WORKING HARD,
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
Narrator:
AFTER FALLING BEHIND...
WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE
THE ENTIRE CUT THIS SEASON.
PARKER SCHNABEL BREAKS
WITH TRADITION.
PARKER'S GONNA HAVE
SOME PRETTY [BLEEP]
UPSET STAFF ON HIS HANDS.
Narrator: TO TRY A RADICAL
NEW STRATEGY.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
WE'VE GOT TO RUN
THE PLANT FASTER.
IF YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE,
YOU CAN GET IN THE LOADER
AND SHOW ME.
Parker:
NO, NO, NO, NO.
AND TONY BEATS'
TREASURE HUNT...
...GOES UP IN SMOKE.
MONICA, MONICA, THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG ON THE PLANT.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
JUST HAPPENED?
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Rick: I'VE TAKEN THE BIGGEST
RISK OF MY LIFE
MOVING MY WHOLE OPERATION
TO KEYNOTE.
I'VE ALSO MADE THE BIGGEST
INVESTMENT IN MY LIFE
BY BUYING THIS WASH PLANT,
AND IT MEANS GIVING ME
THREE TIMES THE YARDAGE
AS MY LAST PLANT,
AND ALSO THREE TIMES THE GOLD.
Narrator: AFTER 10 WEEKS
MINING,
RICK NESS
IS OFF TO A SLOW START,
BUT NOW MONSTER RED, HIS NEW
HALF MILLION DOLLAR WASH PLANT,
IS FINALLY CHURNING THROUGH
PAYDIRT.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE
MONSTER RED RUNNING AGAIN.
IT HASN'T RAN
IN A FEW YEARS.
GOOD TO SEE IT MAKING
GOLD AGAIN.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF [BLEEP]
GROUND TO MAKE UP.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GOLD
TO FIND YET
AND NOT A WHOLE LOT
OF TIME TO DO IT.
Narrator: RICK'S HUNTING FOR
DUNCAN CREEK'S
FINE GOLDEN NUGGETS.
MONSTER RED WAS CUSTOM
BUILT TO CAPTURE BOTH.
HE'LL NEED EVERY FLAKE OF GOLD
HE CAN FIND
TO HIT HIS 2000 OUNCE GOAL
AND PAY HIS GUYS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
BUDDY?
Ryan: I JUST HOPE WE GOT THE
GROUND TO PAY FOR THIS THING.
FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS,
WE BETTER FIND SOME GOOD GROUND
OR WE'RE GONNA BE
IN TROUBLE.
WE MIGHT HAVE TO
HITCHHIKE HOME.
OH, YOU BROUGHT YOUR OWN TRUCK.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH, I'M JUST NOT...
THEY FROWN ON STEALING GAS.
♪
Zee: IT'S A PRETTY GOOD DAY.
YOU KNOW,
WE GOT MONSTER RED RUNNING.
THIS IS A ONE STEP CLOSER
TO ME GETTING MY OLD CAR
AND MY WIFE GETTING HER KITCHEN.
SPOILER ALERT.
SHE WILL NOT BE GETTING
A KITCHEN BEFORE I GET A CAR.
Freddy: WE'VE HAD THIS HUMMING
AT 300 YARDS AN HOUR,
BUT THE MATERIAL
IS DIFFERENT.
BUT I THINK WE CAN
DO IT HERE, TOO.
♪
♪
HOLD OFF ON THIS
DUMP, ZEE.
THE GRIZZLY'S GOT A BUNCH OF
[BLEEP] ON TOP OF IT.
[BLEEP]
YOU GOT A BLOCK ALREADY.
HEY, SHUT IT DOWN.
WE'VE GOT A [BLEEP] BLOCK.
♪
HEY, RICK, WITH
THE FLAT ROCKS THERE,
THOSE GRIZZLY BARS
ARE SPACED TOO WIDE APART.
Narrator: JUST HALFWAY THROUGH
MONSTER RED'S FIRST DAY RUNNING,
LARGE ROCKS HAVE JAMMED
THE GRIZZLY BARS,
BLOCKING PAY DIRT FROM
GETTING INTO THE HOPPER.
THE BIG DIFFERENCE HERE
IS THE SHAPE OF THE ROCK.
YOU SEE THESE THINGS ARE ALL
REAL SQUARE AND REAL BLOCKY.
THE PROBLEMS WITH THAT
IS THERE COULD BE A ROCK
THAT'S THIS [BLEEP] BIG,
WHICH SHOULD NEVER EVER
GO PAST THOSE GRIZZLY BARS.
BUT WHEN IT'S ONLY THIS THIN,
THEN IT'S A BIG PROBLEM.
WHAT DID WE DO? I MEAN,
WE JUST GOT UP AND RUNNING.
I KNOW.
I MEAN, WHERE'S IT END HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I GOT NO MORE TIME AND MONEY
TO SPEND ON THIS THING.
CAN'T CATCH A [BLEEP]
BREAK HERE. IT'S RIDICULOUS.
♪
♪
Parker: RIGHT NOW, IT'S PRETTY
WELL ALL ON THE LINE.
WE'VE GOT TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
WE GETS THROUGH
ALL THIS GROUND THIS SEASON.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
IS FEELING THE PRESSURE.
HE'S GAMBLED $500,000
ON A PRIME CLAIM
THAT COULD DELIVER
A MASSIVE PAYOFF,
BUT ONLY IF HE CAN MINE
THE ENTIRE CLAIM IN ONE YEAR.
Parker: WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO DO IT AS CHEAP
AND EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE,
BUT STILL GET AS MUCH OF IT
MINED OUT AS WE CAN.
MORE THAN HALFWAY
THROUGH THE SEASON,
HE'S ONLY MINED
ONE QUARTER OF IT
AND HE'S FORCED TO TRY
A RADICAL NEW APPROACH.
WE'VE NEVER TAKEN TOO MUCH
OF A MATHEMATICAL
OR SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
TOWARDS IT.
SO I'VE HIRED
A PRODUCTIVITY EXPERT,
AND IT'S A GIRL FROM CALIFORNIA,
AND WENT TO BERKELEY,
WORKED AT MERCEDES BENZ,
AND A BUNCH OF BIG NAME PLACES,
AND SEEMS LIKE
SHE'S PRETTY SMART.
HOPEFULLY JESSICA WILL BE ABLE
TO GET THE HARD DATA
OF WHAT WE DO
AND HOW WE DO IT,
AND SEE IF THERE'S ROOM
FOR IMPROVEMENT.
SO, YOU FINALLY
MADE IT.
NICE TO MEET YOU,
PARKER.
HOW WAS THE TRIP?
PRETTY LONG.
PRETTY ARDUOUS.
BUT I'M HERE SAFE AND SOUND,
AND I'M READY TO GET TO WORK.
COULD YOU SHOW HER
AROUND?
HI, I'M NONA.
JESSICA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU FINALLY MADE IT.
I HAVE NO FREAKING IDEA
WHERE I AM.
I MEAN,
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
Parker:
GOOD QUESTION.
Nona:
IT'S NO FIVE STAR.
WOW, LOOK AT THAT.
THIS IS YOUR
HUMBLE ABODE.
YOU HAVE BEDDING, RIGHT?
YOU BROUGHT YOUR BEDDING?
NO.
I'LL MAKE SURE I GET
SOME FOR YOU.
AWESOME. THANK YOU.
OKAY. NICE MEETING YOU.
LIKEWISE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU.
IT'LL BE GREAT.
LIGHTS ARE WORKING.
THERE'S INTERNET, HOPEFULLY,
AND THAT'S ALL I NEED.
I AM VERY MUCH
AN OFFICE CORPORATE
BEHIND THE COMPUTER
KIND OF GAL.
THERE IS A BIG
LEARNING CURVE FOR ME,
BUT THAT'S HONESTLY
WHAT MAKES THE JOB EXCITING
AND I'M EXCITED
TO GET STARTED.
Narrator: TO TRY AND BOOST
THE TEAM'S OUTPUT,
PARKER TAKES JESSICA
STRAIGHT TO THE CLAIM.
YOU'VE NEVER TAKEN
ANY GEOLOGY CLASSES?
THE LAST GEOLOGY CLASS I TOOK
WAS IN SIXTH GRADE.
WELL, I HIRED SOMEBODY
WHO DOESN'T HAVE
A MINING BACKGROUND
FOR A REASON.
WE JUST NEEDED
A FRESH SET OF EYES,
SOMEBODY WITH
NO PRECONCEPTIONS.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STANDING
ON WHAT THE PLANT
RUNS THE PAY RIGHT NOW.
PUT THE GOLD
IN IT, RIGHT?
THIS GUY IS DIGGING THE PAY UP
FOR THE LOADERS
TO PACK OVER TO THE PLANT.
SO THEN THE PLANT IS FED
BY THE LOADERS
BACK AT THE SURGE BIN
UP THERE
AND WE'VE PUT ALL
THESE CONVEYORS IN SO
THAT THERE ARE ELEVATION CHANGES
TAKEN UP BY CONVEYOR BELTS.
DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST
THE BELTS ARE RUNNING?
THE PLANT'S RUNNING PROBABLY,
I DON'T KNOW, 150,
170 YARDS AN HOUR
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE USUALLY JUST
PICK A SPEED
THAT EVERYBODY
IS COMFORTABLE WITH.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH GROUND
YOU'VE OPENED UP?
NO.
SO WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
YOUR BIGGEST COST OF OPERATIONS
ARE CURRENTLY?
LAST YEAR, WE SPENT
TWO MILLION ON FUEL.
OH, WOW.
I THINK THE BOYS ARE JUST ABOUT
TO START FUELING AND WHATNOT,
SO I'LL GO INTRODUCE YOU
TO A FEW OF THEM.
HOWDY HO, NEIGHBOR.
WHAT'S UP?
JESSICA HERE. SHE'S GOING
TO BE HELPING US WITH...
REALLY IT'S ABOUT
JUST MAKING SURE
THAT WE'RE STAYING
EFFICIENT
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT
TO DO THIS SEASON.
IF YOU'RE WORKING HARD,
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
OH, GEEZ.
UH-OH, BRENNAN!
SO WE'VE ALL GOT SOMETHING
TO WORRY ABOUT, IS WHAT --
I STARTED SMOKING.
THIS IS BAD.
YOU SAID IT, AARON.
SO, I'M NOT HERE TO SPY
ON ANYONE IN PARTICULAR.
I'M JUST HERE TO SEE
HOW YOU GUYS FUNCTION.
YEAH, I MEAN I'M NOT GONNA
SUGAR COAT IT.
SHE'S GONNA BE KIND OF
UP IN YOUR [BLEEP].
SO, WHAT, YOU DON'T TRUST US
ANYMORE, PARKER?
IT'S NOT THAT
I DON'T TRUST YOU.
IT'S REALLY THAT
I DON'T TRUST MYSELF.
WE'VE GOT A MOUNTAIN
TO CLIMB THIS YEAR
AND I WANT TO FIND
THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
IS IT EVER AWKWARD
IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO IS,
I GUESS BEING UNPRODUCTIVE
FOR A WEEK?
YOU JUST FIRE THEM.
YOU AREN'T INTO
REDEMPTION?
WE DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR REDEMPTION.
GOLD MINING'S BEEN DONE
DONE.
WE'VE JUST BEEN UP HERE
FOR 100 YEARS NOW.
SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT A BRAND-NEW GRADUATE
FROM A UNIVERSITY'S
GONNA COME OUT
AND CHANGE THE WORLD FOR US.
Jessica: DEFINITELY GOT
MY WORK CUT OUT.
IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
PARKER'S GOT A NUMBER
ON ANY PART OF THE OPERATION.
DEFINITELY HAPPY TO HAVE ANOTHER
GIRL HERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE
ANY MINING EXPERIENCE,
SO IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE WEIRD
TO HAVE SOMEONE TELLING US
WHAT WE COULD DO
TO DO OUR JOBS BETTER,
WHEN SHE DOESN'T REALLY KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.
I'M WORRIED THAT IF I
SUDDENLY REVEAL
WHO THE BOTTLENECK OPERATOR IS,
THERE MIGHT BE SOME TENSION.
Aaron: WE'RE ALL OUT HERE
GIVING IT 100%,
WE'RE GRINDING THEIR ASSES OFF,
BUT IF SHE'S GONNA BE
OUT HERE TELLING PARKER
THAT WE'RE NOT WORKING
AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE,
PARKER'S GONNA HAVE SOME
PRETTY [BLEEP]
UPSET STAFF ON HIS HANDS.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.
♪
♪
HEY, WHAT'S UP?
Narrator: AFTER SHUTTING DOWN
THE FAMILY'S ENTIRE OPERATION
ON THE INDIAN RIVER,
KLONDIKE LEGEND TONY BEETS
IS TRYING
TO MAKE A COMEBACK.
THIS YEAR, ONLY YOUNGEST SON
MIKE IS BRINGING IN GOLD,
CHURNING THROUGH
300 YARDS AN HOUR
WITH AN ANCIENT TROMMEL
ON PARADISE HILL.
BUT TO SAVE HIS SEASON,
TONY NEEDS THREE OF HIS KIDS
RUNNING PLANTS 24/7.
ARE WE GOING ANYWHERE
WITH KEVIN?
HOW'S THAT LOOKING?
THAT HAS TO
PAY THOUGH.
NO USE RUNNING, RUNNING,
RUNNING,
AND IF IT'S DOESN'T
PAY ENOUGH GOLD,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
NOT RUN IT.
THEN YOU BETTER MAKE SURE
YOU GET AT LEAST
AN OUNCE AN HOUR
OUT OF IT.
Narrator: LAST WEEK,
DAUGHTER MONICA SET UP HER
KIWI PLANT
AT THE HUNKER CUT.
HUNKER CUT HAS ALWAYS BEEN
ONE OF TONY'S LIKE DREAM SPOTS.
HE'S ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT'S BEEN HERE.
Narrator: GOLD WAS DISCOVERED
HERE IN 1896.
DREDGES PRODUCED
$1 MILLION A DAY.
MONICA'S BETTING SHE'S FOUND
A RICH SPOT
THE OLD TIMERS LEFT BEHIND.
WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE DREDGES
CAME ALL THROUGH HUNKER,
THEY WENT UP
AND DOWN THIS VALLEY HERE,
BUT FOR SOME REASON,
THEY DECIDED TO NOT MINE
THIS, HOWEVER LONG
THE STRETCH IS.
♪
HEY.
Narrator: WITH ONLY TWO DAYS TO
PROVE HER CUT IS WORTH MINING,
MONICA HAS BROUGHT IN HER FRIEND
RUBY TO HELP RUN THE PLANT.
I KNEW THE BEETS FAMILY
BEFORE WORKING FOR THEM,
SO, LIKE, I KNEW
WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO.
AND THIS WHOLE OPERATION,
TONY'S TOP DOG,
BUT MINNIE'S THE ONE
THAT CONTROLS THE LEASH.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE
RUBY HERE WORKING WITH ME
BECAUSE THE BROAD KNOWS
HOW TO RUN HOE,
SHE KNOWS HOW TO DO HER JOB,
AND WE WORK WELL TOGETHER.
♪
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?
[BLEEP].
♪
♪
[BLEEP].
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
JUST HAPPENED?
♪
KEVIN, DO YOU COPY,
KEVIN?
GO FOR KEVIN,
WHAT'S UP?
I GOT SMOKE AND I GOT
A PLANT STOPPED.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
WHAT IS THIS GONNA DO
FOR OUR TWO-DAY TESTS?
WELL, TONY'S GONNA
HAVE TO [BLEEP]
SUCK IT UP 'CAUSE
THAT'S NOT HAPPENING TODAY.
♪
I CAN SMELL THAT.
WHAT BROKE?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT HAPPENED
IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.
I SWUNG BACK,
EVERYTHING WAS AT A SLOW,
AND I JUST SAW SMOKE
BILLOWING OUT
AND I JUST [BLEEP] RAN.
YEAH. THE SMOKE LOOKED LIKE
IT WAS COMING RIGHT
FROM THE HOUSING
WHERE THE CLUTCHES IS.
I'LL OPEN HER UP.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
♪
IT'S SO HOT IN THERE.
OH YEAH.
SHE'S TOASTY.
THAT WHOLE PIECE
IS MISSING.
WHERE WOULD...
WOULD THAT BE IN THE BOTTOM?
YEAH. THAT'S PROBABLY
IN THE BOTTOM.
LIKELY HAVE TO GET
A NEW CLUTCH.
A NEW CLUTCH?
WHAT WOULD THAT TAKE?
WITH OUR LUCK,
BE FOUR OF FIVE DAYS.
I CANNOT BE DOWN FOR FOUR
OR FIVE DAYS.
Narrator: AN ARM,
KNOWN AS A DOG LEG
THAT CONTROLS THE CLUTCH PLATES,
HAS BROKEN,
CAUSING THE PLATES
TO SLIP AGAINST THE DISC
CONNECTED TO THE DRIVE SHAFT.
THE FRICTION HAS HEATED UP
THE PLATES, PRODUCING SMOKE.
KIND OF SUCKS.
GOT A PIECE OF MY CLUTCH
MISSING FROM MY GENERATOR,
WHICH MEANS
I'M DEAD IN THE WATER.
THIS TWO-DAY TEST
HAS BEEN BLOWN UP.
I'VE GOT [BLEEP] NOTHING.
♪
Freddy: IF WE DON'T GET IT
FIXED THOUGH,
WE'LL HAVE MORE DOWNTIME
THAN THE TIME
IT'S GONNA TAKE TO FIX IT.
YOU KNOW JUST AS WELL AS I DO.
YEAH, I KNOW.
Narrator: RICK NESS'S HUNT
FOR FINE GOLDEN NUGGETS
HAS GROUND TO A HALT,
ONLY HOURS INTO RUNNING PAY DIRT
WITH HIS NEW HALF
A MILLION DOLLAR WASH PLANT,
THE HOPPER FEEDER JAMMED,
UNABLE TO HANDLE THE
MASSIVE ROCKS ON THE CLAIM.
Rick: THE GRIZZLY BARS ARE JUST
POUNDED RIGHT OUT,
THEY'RE ALL BOWED.
AND SO WE'RE ONLY SUPPOSED
TO BE LETTING SIX-INCH ROCK,
BUT WITH ALL THE BOWS IN THAT
AND THEN ALL THE WEIRD GAPS,
IT'S LETTING IN THESE
[BLEEP] MONSTERS.
Narrator: RICK RENTED
THE HOPPER FEEDER LAST WEEK
FROM KLONDIKE LEGEND
TONY BEETS.
IT'S THE ONLY ONE IN THE AREA.
IF HE CAN'T FIX IT,
HIS OPERATION IS DEAD
IN THE WATER.
MY LEASE WITH TONY
AND HIS FEEDER SAYS
I'M NOT ALLOWED
TO MODIFY IT AT ALL.
BUT...IT'S NOT
WORKING LIKE IT IS.
SO I'M [BLEEP] MODIFYING IT.
Freddy: WELL, WE CAN'T REALLY
BITCH ABOUT IT,
WE JUST MODIFY IT
SO IT'LL FIT THIS PROPERTY.
HEY, HOW MANY CAN WE EXPECT?
TWO!
Narrator: WHILE THE CREW REMOVES
THE BROKEN GRIZZLY BARS...
I'M GONNA GO TRY TO FIND
A PIECE OF PIPE.
THERE OUGHT TO BE
SOMETHING AROUND HERE.
Narrator: ...FREDDY HEADS DOWN
TO THE YARD IN SEARCH OF PARTS.
GONNA USE THIS PIPE
TO CUT DOWN THE SIDES OF ROCKS
THAT CAN FALL THROUGH
THAT FEEDER.
THIS IS ALL I GOT.
WE'LL GET IT CUT.
GET IT UP THERE.
GET THE PLANT GOING.
Narrator: ROCKS WERE JAMMING
THE GRIZZLY BARS,
PREVENTING PAY DIRT
FROM GETTING TO THE PLANT.
FREDDY'S PLAN -- REMOVE
THE OLD GRIZZLY BARS
WITH THEIR 11-INCH GAPS
AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE PIPES,
SPACED AT JUST
SIX INCHES APART.
THE PAY DIRT SHOULD NOW
DROP INTO THE HOPPER
AND WHEN THE BARS ARE RAISED,
THE ROCKS SHOULD SLIDE OFF.
♪
Rick: PULL AHEAD JUST A LITTLE
BIT THERE THERE.
WE'LL GET THEM WELDED IN
AND WE'RE READY TO RUMBLE, MAN.
GOOD JOB, MAN.
Narrator: CARL, RYAN, AND
CRUISEY WELD THE BAR'S IN PLACE.
JUST DOING SOME WELDING
OVER HERE, CLIFFHANGER STYLE,
ABSOLUTELY NO PLACE TO STAND.
♪
WELL, BOYS,
WE GOT THAT LIFT NOW.
YEAH. I'LL BE FEELING
THIS ONE TONIGHT.
I MIGHT HAVE TO GET RYAN
TO RUB MY ANKLES.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET SOME
OF THEM MAY ANKLE SOCKS
LIKE THEM OLD LADIES WEAR.
IT SUCKS GETTING OLD.
Freddy: LET'S GO!
Narrator: AFTER 24 HOURS
DOWNTIME, FREDDY'S INGENIOUS FIX
HAS MONSTER RED
BACK SLUICING FOR GOLD.
YEE HAW!
NOW WE'RE GETTING
SOMEWHERE.
OH, IT'S A BIG [BLEEP] RELIEF
HAVING THIS THING GOING.
♪
♪
♪
A FEW DAYS AGO, I'D ASKED
SOME OF THE CREW MEMBERS
AND THE OPERATORS LIKE
"OH, HOW WAS YOUR DAY?"
HEY, AND THEY'D SAY,
"IT'S GREAT."
"HOW MUCH YOU DIG UP?
HOW MUCH YARDAGE
DID YOU PULL ON UP?
AND THEY WOULD HAVE NO CLUE.
Narrator: ON A MISSION TO MINE
HIS 115 ACRE CLAIM,
BEFORE HIS WATER PERMIT RUNS OUT
AT THE END OF THE SEASON,
PARKER SCHNABEL'S
HIRED ENGINEERING GRADUATE
JESSICA CHU TO INCREASE
THE TEAM'S OUTPUT.
READY TO START IT?
Jessica:
OKAY, I'M READY.
JESSICA HAS IDENTIFIED
THE FEED SYSTEM
AS A POTENTIAL BOTTLENECK
IN PARKER'S GOLD PRODUCTION.
WE MADE A MARK
ON THE BELT
AND WE'RE JUST TIMING HOW LONG
IT TAKES TO COME AROUND.
OH, THERE IT IS.
I GOT IT.
IT TOOK ALMOST
TWO MINUTES.
I GOT THE TIME.
I'M GONNA DIVIDE IT
BY THE BELT LENGTH,
MULTIPLY IT BY THE CROSS
SECTIONAL AREA OF THE SURGE BIN
AND THAT WILL GIVE ME
THE VOLUME METRIC FLOW
OF WHAT THEY'RE FEEDING.
SO RIGHT NOW
THE BELTS MOVING
158 CUBIC YARDS OF PAYDIRT
IN AN HOUR.
IS THIS HOW FAST
THEY NORMALLY RUN THE BELT?
THAT'S JUST SET BY THIS
DIAL HERE, RIGHT?
WE CAN TURN IT UP
OR DOWN.
I TURN IT DOWN TO THREE
AND A QUARTER.
IT'S VERY, VERY SENSITIVE.
DON'T TOUCH THE BUTTON.
I THINK I'VE FIRED PEOPLE
FOR TOUCHING THAT BUTTON BEFORE.
PARKER SHOWED ME
THE DIALS ON THE SURGE BIN.
THEY'RE JUST NUMBERED
ZERO TO SEVEN,
AND I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT THAT MEANS.
I KNOW PARKER SAID
THAT THE ONLY PERSON THAT
[BLEEP] AROUND
WITH THIS BUTTON IS HIM,
BUT I'M TURNING IT UP TO FOUR.
SO NOW I'M GONNA MEASURE
HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR THE BELT.
THIS IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.
IT WAS A MINUTE AND 41 SECONDS.
SO WE RAN THE BELT AT FIVE
AND WE GOT A MINUTE
AND 12 SECONDS.
Narrator: NEXT, JESSICA TURNS
HER ATTENTION TO THE CREW.
I'M MEASURING BREE'S
OPERATING TIME.
Narrator:
FIRST BREE FEEDS THE PLANT,
THEN SHE HAS TO HEAD ROUND
TO CLEAR AWAY THE TAILINGS.
IF SHE SLOWS DOWN,
THE TAILINGS WILL PILE UP
OR THE PLANT
WILL RUN OUT OF PAY.
SO I'VE BEEN MEASURING
BREE'S CYCLE TIME
AND WATCHING HER
REMOVE THE TAILINGS.
I'VE ALSO BEEN MEASURING
THE BELT SPEED
AND I'M QUITE CONFIDENT
THAT WE CAN TURN THE BELT SPEED
HIGHER UP TO FOUR
TO SLUICE MORE PAYDIRT.
SO YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE
RUNNING AT FOUR?
YES.
ALL RIGHT.
AT FOUR, WE'RE RUNNING AROUND
200 CUBIC YARDS AN HOUR.
I HOPE THIS WORKS.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL LET BREE KNOW
THAT WE TURNED UP
AND OBVIOUSLY
SHE NEEDS TO KEEP UP.
♪
JUST A HEADS UP,
WE JUST TURNED IT UP TO FOUR.
THINK YOU CAN
KEEP UP?
I'LL TRY.
IF YOU CAN'T THEN WE'LL FIND
SOMEONE WHO CAN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪
WELL, LET'S SEE IF JESSICA KNOWS
WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT
AND IS WORTH THE MONEY
I'M PAYING HER.
BREE IS ONE OF OUR BETTER
LOADER OPERATORS,
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN HANDLE IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW HE THINKS
I'M GONNA KEEP UP, BUT...
JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DO IT
FOR 10 MINUTES,
DOESN'T MEAN IT'S SUSTAINABLE
TO DO IT FOR 12 HOURS,
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK,
FOR SIX MONTHS.
I DON'T SEE EVERYBODY LASTING.
THIS IS REALLY GONNA
BURN PEOPLE OUT,
AND I DON'T THINK
ALL OF US CAN TAKE IT.
THIS IS [BLEEP] RIDICULOUS.
I'M DOWN HERE BY MYSELF.
I'VE GOT ALMOST NO PAY FED.
THIS IS INSANE.
♪
WHAT THE [BLEEP].
♪
OH, THAT'S NOT GOOD.
WHAT'S GOING ON BREE?
STEAM STARTED COMING OUT.
I THINK WE RAN IT TOO FAST
AND IT OVERHEATED.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BLOWN
THE LOWER COOLANT LINE HERE.
IT HAPPENS.
I CAN'T KEEP UP
AS ONE PERSON.
I CAN'T DO THE TAILINGS
AND FEED THE PLANT.
THE LOADER CAN'T HANDLE IT.
I CAN'T HANDLE IT.
IT'S NOT [BLEEP] POSSIBLE.
WELL, WE'VE GOT TO RUN
THE PLANT FASTER.
IF YOU THINK
IT'S POSSIBLE,
YOU CAN GET IN THE LOADER
AND SHOW ME.
Parker: NO, NO, NO, NO.
WE DON'T NEED TO GET WORKED UP.
THAT ONE'S ON ME.
JESSICA'S JUST TRYING
TO DO A JOB
THAT I'VE GIVEN HER
AND SO ARE YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
TODAY DIDN'T GO
SMOOTHLY,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK
TO THE DRAWING BOARD.
WE NEED TO FIGURED OUT
SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN DO.
♪
♪
FIVE DAYS IS A BIT
TOO [BLEEP] LONG
TO WAIT TO GET THAT PLANT.
WE GOT TO GET IT [BLEEP] SOON.
I MEAN, WE'RE SO FAR NORTH
THAT IT TAKES FOREVER
TO GET PARTS UP HERE.
EVERYTHING'S GOT TO COME
FROM EDMONTON, VANCOUVER.
IT TAKES TIME.
Narrator: FIVE HOURS INTO
A TWO-DAY TEST
ON MONICA'S HUNKER CUT,
A BROKEN CLUTCH HAS BROUGHT
HER OPERATION TO A STANDSTILL.
Mike: YOU'D THINK
THEY'D [BLEEP] STOP
THE KIWI PLANT WHEN THEY DID?
I MEAN IF THEY HAD LET
THAT CLUTCH GRENADE,
THAT WOULD HAVE
[BLEEP] THE MOTOR,
COULD HAVE [BLEEP]
THE HYDRAULIC PUMP,
WE'D HAVE A REAL [BLEEP]
PROJECT.
SO I'M JUST GONNA GO HAVE
A QUICK LOOK IN THE BONE YARD,
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW,
WE MIGHT FIND A PIECE.
LET'S SEE IF I GET LUCKY.
♪
WE'VE HAD THIS PROPERTY
FOR OVER 40 YEARS,
AND DURING THAT TIME
WE'VE JUST ACQUIRED STUFF.
I MEAN YOU CAN SEE
HOW MUCH STUFF.
THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY
THAT SOMEWHERE HIDDEN IN HERE
WE GOT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
LET'S HAVE A WALK ABOUT,
SEE WHAT WE [BLEEP] FIND.
JUNK, JUNK.
♪
THIS IS AN OLD DRILL
FOR DOING TEST HOLES.
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
IS THAT IT HAS A CLUTCH ON IT.
♪
COME ON.
THAT SHOULD WORK.
IT'S VERY LUCKY WE WERE ABLE
TO FIND THE PART WE NEEDED.
I MEAN, IT'S THE BENEFIT
OF NEVER THROWING ANYTHING AWAY.
♪
♪
SO YOU SAVED THE DAY,
OR WHAT?
OF COURSE, IT'S ME.
WHOA.
SEE.
THAT'S IT?
YEAH, THAT'S THIS.
IT'S THE WHOLE THING THAT'S BEEN
KEEPING US FROM RUNNING.
WELL LET'S PUT IT
ON THERE.
♪
OR WE CAN SLIDE IT
OVER THAT WAY.
♪
THERE WE GO. NOW WE'RE SITTING
[BLEEP] PRETTY.
PERFECT. DONE.
ALL GOOD TO START UP?
FIRE IT UP.
LET'S SEE WHAT SHE DOES.
HOPEFULLY THIS [BLEEP] WORKS.
♪
♪
[BLEEP] YEAH.
Narrator: MONICA HAS 36 HOURS
REMAINING TO FIND OUT
IF THE OLD TIMERS LEFT HER
A BONANZA ON HUNKER CREEK.
THAT COULD SAVE
THE BEETS FAMILY EMPIRE.
YEP.
♪
♪
♪
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Parker: YEAH?
HEY, PARKER.
YEAH.
JUST WANTED TO RUN
BY A SPREADSHEET WITH YOU.
YOU WANT ME
TO COME IN THERE?
YEP.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: EFFICIENCY EXPERT,
JESSICA'S PLAN
TO INCREASE PRODUCTION
BY RUNNING BIG RED
AT 200 YARDS AN HOUR FAILED
WHEN SOLE OPERATOR BREE
AND HER LOADER COULDN'T KEEP UP.
WHAT THE [BLEEP].
Narrator: JESSICA HAS GONE BACK
TO THE DRAWING BOARD
AND COME UP
WITH AN ALTERNATIVE.
PROGRESS REPORT. HOLY COW.
WE ARE GETTING OFFICIAL NOW.
I THOUGHT YOU'D BE INTERESTED
TO SEE WHAT THE OPERATORS DO
IN A 12 HOUR SHIFT.
IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE
THAT BREE
AND THE OTHER OPERATORS
DON'T ACTUALLY SPEND
MUCH OF THEIR TIME
COLLECTING THE PAY DIRT.
MOST OF IT IS ACTUALLY DEALING
WITH THE FINE AND COARSE
TAILINGS IN THE BACK.
I'VE ALSO NOTICED
THAT BREE IS PROBABLY
ONE OF YOUR MOST
PRODUCTIVE OPERATORS.
IF WE'RE RUNNING BIG RED
AT 158 CUBIC YARDS AN HOUR,
WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE
THE ENTIRE CUT THIS SEASON.
HMM. SO WHAT ARE YOU
SAYING WE NEED TO DO?
I MEAN, YOU GOT TO BE RUNNING
THE PLANT AT LEAST AT FOUR.
IF WE WANT TO GET THROUGH
THE CUT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO TURN THE PLANT UP
TO AT LEAST 200 YARDS AN HOUR
AND KEEP IT THERE
FOR THE WHOLE SEASON.
EXACTLY.
AND HOW ARE WE
GONNA DO THAT?
BECAUSE WE CAN'T PISS OFF
YOUR BEST OPERATOR.
MY SUGGESTION IS THAT
WE GET ANOTHER LOADER.
YOU WANT TO PUT
A SECOND LOADER IN.
WHAT'S OUR RATE ON A COST
OF A LOADER
WITH FUEL
AND AN OPERATOR?
WE FOUND IT TO BE
$150 PER HOUR.
[ SIGHS ]
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, GUESS WE GOT
TO RUN ANOTHER LOADER THEN.
♪
Bree: OH, [BLEEP].
PARKER AND JESSICA
ARE DOWN HERE.
Parker: HI, BREE.
Jessica:
HOW'S IT GOING?
SO WE'VE TALKED IT OVER,
AND ULTIMATELY
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THE PLANT
RUNNING THAT HIGHER SPEED.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA
TURN IT BACK UP,
BUT WE'RE GONNA ADD
A SECOND LOADER.
REALLY?
YEAH.
THAT WOULD BE A HUGE HELP.
THANK YOU.
SO IT'S NOT WHAT
I PREFER DOING,
BUT WE JUST -- WE'VE GOT
TO GET THROUGH THE GROUND.
Narrator: RUNNING THE PLANT
AT 200 YARDS AN HOUR
SHOULD INCREASE
PRODUCTION BY 25%.
PARKER VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FIRST
SHIFT IN THE SECOND LOADER.
Parker: THE BIGGEST THING IS
JUST I DON'T LIKE ADDING PEOPLE
AND MACHINES TO THE EQUATION,
BUT HERE WE ARE.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET PARKER
TO PUT MORE PEOPLE IN THE PLANT
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
AND JESSICA CAME IN
AND IN NO TIME CONVINCED HIM
THAT NOT ONLY WOULD
ANOTHER LOADER PAY FOR ITSELF,
WE'RE GONNA GET WAY MORE GOLD
OUT OF THE GROUND THIS YEAR.
Parker: NOW WITH
THE TWO LOADERS HERE,
WE CAN DEFINITELY
TURN THE PLANT UP.
IT'S RUNNING AT FOUR RIGHT NOW,
WE'LL PROBABLY CRANK IT UP
TO FIVE,
WHICH AT THAT POINT
WE'RE OVERLOADING
THE SLUICE RUNS A LITTLE BIT,
BUT JUST BITE THE BULLET,
KEEP THEM RUNNING,
AND HOPEFULLY
THAT MAKES UP FOR IT.
♪
♪
WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE
WE ACTUALLY HAVE NO ROOM
FOR ERROR ANYMORE
TO BE ABLE TO REACH OUR GOALS
AND THAT PUTS A LOT
OF PRESSURE ON EVERYONE.
Narrator: AT THE NESS CLAIM,
IT'S TIME FOR THE FIRST
GOLD WEIGH
OF RICK'S HALF MILLION DOLLAR
WASH PLANT, MONSTER RED.
HEY, FELLAS.
WHAT'S UP MAN?
RICK SET A 2000-OUNCE
TARGET THIS SEASON,
BUT SO FAR HE'S MINED
JUST 110 OUNCES OF GOLD.
I KNOW YOU GUYS
ALL STUCK YOUR NECK
OUT FOR ME COMING HERE AGAIN,
AND I APPRECIATE THAT,
AND ALL I CAN SAY
IS I HOPE THIS IS
THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS ME
PAYING YOU GUYS BACK FOR THAT.
RIGHT?
DECENT, BUDDY.
SHALL WE SEE WHAT THE FIRST GOLD
WEIGH FROM MONSTER RED SHOWS US?
ALL RIGHT, ZEE, YOU WANT TO
COUNT THESE OUT FOR ME?
SURE.
THERE'S FIVE.
15. 25. 30.
[ GASPS ] WHAT?
40. 45. 50.
51.44.
YEAH, BUDDY, BIGGEST
CLEANOUT SO FAR.
Narrator: HIS FIRST GOLD
FROM MONSTER RED
IS WORTH OVER $72,000.
IN JUST ONE WEEK,
RICK HAS INCREASED HIS TOTAL
BY ALMOST 50%.
I MEAN, FOR WHAT WE RAN,
I'D SAY THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
WE DIDN'T HAVE
A WHOLE LOT OF RUN TIME,
SO IF WE CAN ACTUALLY GET
SOME CONSISTENT RUN TIME,
AND WE SHOULD BE LOOKING UP.
WELL, GUYS,
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO,
BUT I HAVE TO GO. RICK.
Narrator: AFTER THREE WEEKS
AT DUNCAN CREEK,
HAVING SET UP MONSTER RED,
IT'S TIME FOR
FREDDY DODGE TO LEAVE.
CARL, KEEP THAT
GRIZZLY GOING.
YOU BET YOU BUDDY.
APPRECIATE IT.
ALRIGHT, THANKS FREDDY.
-THANKS, FREDDY.
-ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FREDDY!
WELL, MONSTER RED,
IT'S UP AND RUNNING.
THERE'S STILL SOME BIG ROCK
GONE THROUGH IT,
BUT HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE FINE.
YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS
ARE GONNA NEED AS MANY YARDS
AN HOUR
GOING THROUGH THAT PLANT
AS POSSIBLE
TO GET THROUGH THIS YEAR.
WELL, THAT WAS OUR BEST
GOLD WEIGH SO FAR.
WE'RE GONNA STILL NEED
A LOT MORE THAN THAT THOUGH,
BUT I THINK WITH
MONSTER RED BEING UP
AND RUNNING LIKE IT IS,
I THINK THAT'S ON THE HORIZON.
I'M SAD TO SEE FREDDY
GO RIGHT NOW,
BUT WE KNOW
WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN NEXT.
WE JUST GOT TO STUFF A BUNCH
OF DIRT THROUGH THAT THING,
SO HOPEFULLY NEXT STOP,
2000 OUNCES.
Narrator: UP AHEAD...
TURN THAT ON THE SCALE.
Jessica: I'M GLAD THE IDEA
HAS WORKED ON GROUND.
LET'S SEE IF IT'S REFLECTED
IN THE GOLD WEIGH.
JESSICA FACES
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
AND THE FATE OF MONICA'S CUT
HANGS IN THE BALANCE.
Tony: 10. 12. 14.
♪
YEAH. I WAS PLANNING TO BE
BURIED UNDERNEATH IT,
BUT SOME [BLEEP] NEEDS IT
FOR HIS GARDEN.
Minnie: I DON'T WANT IT
IN THE MIDDLE.
THAT'S A STUPID PLACE.
THEN PUT IT OVER THERE
AT THE END.
HONESTLY, I DON'T LIKE IT.
CAN WE JUST TAKE IT AWAY?
[ LAUGHS ]
♪
♪
GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
Narrator: FRESH FROM HER
TWO DAY-TEST
AT THE HUNKER CUT,
MONICA JOINS THE REST
OF THE BEETS FAMILY
FOR THIS WEEK'S
GOLD WEIGH.
WELL DON'T COUNT YOUR FLAKES
UNTIL YOU HAVE THEM IN THE PAN.
WELL, I JUST MADE IT UP,
BUT IT SOUNDS GOOD.
HOLA, BUENAS DIAS SENOR.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
Narrator: THE BEETS EMPIRE
IS STRUGGLING.
SO FAR, THEY'VE MINED
JUST HALF OF
WHAT THEY HAD THIS TIME
LAST SEASON.
AND ONLY YOUNGEST SON MIKE
HAS BEEN BRINGING IN GOLD.
WE WERE SLUICING
FOR TWO DAYS,
STRIPPING FOR THE MOST
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
YOU KNOW HOW IT IS, GOT TO GET
EVERYTHING DIRT READY.
SO LET'S WEIGH UP
YOUR TWO DAYS.
♪
ONE. 10.
30. 50.
60.
61.96.
WORTH JUST $86,000.
PRETTY GOOD. RUBY AND I DID THAT
TWO-DAY TEST.
WE HAD A HICCUP OR TWO.
DOWN ABOUT THREE HOURS.
Narrator: SAVING TONY'S SEASON
NOW DEPENDS ON MONICA'S HUNKER
CUT DELIVERING AT LEAST
AN OUNCE PER HOUR.
21 OUNCES.
14. 16. 18.
20. 21. 22.
3.
24.
Narrator: WORTH $34,000.
YEAH.
Narrator: MONICA'S BET ON
THE OLD TIMERS HAS PAID OFF.
HER CUT STAYS OPEN AND MAY HELP
SAVE THE FAMILY BUSINESS.
SO, KEVIN, WHEN ARE
YOU THINKING OF SLUICING?
WORKING ON IT. IF Y'ALL
QUIT BREAKING [BLEEP].
WELL, SINCE YOU ASKED
SO NICELY.
Monica: SEEING AS YOU'RE SO
POLITE ABOUT IT.
BYE, GUYS.
♪
♪
Chris:
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HI, CHRIS.
I'M GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD, GOOD.
Narrator: TO HELP PARKER
MINE ALL THE GOLD
ON HIS 115 ACRE CLAIM,
JESSICA BROUGHT
IN A SECOND LOADER,
ALLOWING BIG RED TO RUN
AT 200 YARDS AN HOUR.
WHAT'S YOUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS
OF THE GOLD MINE?
I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIRT
IN MY LIFE.
DIRT AND TECHNOLOGY
DON'T SEEM TO MIX.
ARE YOU TWO STILL ARGUING
OR ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST
OPERATORS HERE
AND YOU DO A LOT,
LIKE A LOT FOR ONE PERSON
AND IT'S JUST OVERWHELMING.
SORRY, IT WAS JUST A LOT
OF STRESS
AND THE LOADER COULDN'T TAKE IT,
I COULDN'T TAKE IT,
BUT I'M GLAD
IT ALL GOT SORTED.
WE JUST GOT TO DO WHATEVER
WE CAN TO GET THIS CUT OUT
AND GET THIS GROUND SLUICED.
I'M GLAD THE IDEA HAS WORKED
ON GROUND AND ON PAPER.
LET'S SEE IF IT'S REFLECTED
IN THE GOLD WEIGH.
THROW THAT ON THE SCALE.
THERE'S SOME WEIGHT THERE.
IT FEELS LIKE IT MAY
HAVE BEEN WORTH IT ALL.
Narrator: LAST WEEK, PARKER
MINED 201 OUNCES OF GOLD.
Parker: 30.
60.
GOT THE 100.
150.
200.
280 OUNCES.
Narrator: WORTH NEARLY $400,000,
A 40% INCREASE THAT'S NETTED HIM
OVER $100,000
WORTH OF EXTRA GOLD.
Chris:
WELL, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
NOT ONLY TO I THINK
IT WILL COVER
THE COST OF RUNNING
THE SECOND LOADER,
BUT I THINK WE'LL PUT A FEW
MORE FLAKES IN OUR POCKET, TOO,
SO IT'S PAYING OFF.
GOOD JOB, BREE.
NAILED IT.
THERE YOU GO.
GOOD JOB.
THANKS, JESSICA.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
THANKS, JESS.
NOT A BAD WEEK.
WELL, THAT WENT
REALLY WELL.
I'M GLAD THE SECOND
LOADER IDEA WORKED,
AND PARKER WILL BE GETTING
THROUGH MORE GROUND.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT
OF OUTSIDE THINKING
AND A LOT OF IDEAS
AND US JUST COMING TOGETHER
AND ACCEPTING WHATEVER MAKES
THE MOST LOGICAL SENSE
NO MATTER
WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT IT.
WE'VE JUST GOT
TO GET THE JOB DONE.
Narrator: ON THE NEXT
"GOLD RUSH"...
I TOLD HIM I NEEDED HELP,
BUT...
BE GENTLE, IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME.
YEAH. BETTER GLUE
YOUR DENTURES IN.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
OH, [BLEEP]!
Narrator: AFTER PICKING UP
THE PACE, PARKER SCHNABEL
MOVES ON TO A NEW CUT.
WE'RE IN TOO DEEP
TO GO BACK NOW.
IT IS DEATH VALLEY.
THE BEETS LOOK TO GET
A THIRD PLANT RUNNING.
[BLEEP]
WELL, THAT'S WHAT
YOU WANT TO SEE.
Narrator: AND ONLY DAYS INTO
RUNNING MONSTER RED,
RICK NESS FACES DISASTER.
I MIGHT AS WELL PACK MY [BLEEP]
UP AND GO HOME.
THEY WON'T LET ME MINE HERE
ANYMORE.
NEAR DUNCAN CREEK.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GOLD
TO FIND YET,
AND NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TIME
TO DO IT.
Narrator: ON THIS
"GOLD RUSH"...
IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SEE MONSTER
RED RUNNER.
Narrator: RICK NESS MAKES
THE GAMBLE OF HIS LIFE
TO FIND DUNKIN CREEK GOLD.
Rick: WE'VE GOT A BLOCK ALREADY.
SHUT IT DOWN.
FIRST GOLD WEIGH
FOR MONSTER RED.
40, 45.
OOH.
All: RED!
I'M NOT GONNA SUGAR COAT IT.
IF YOU'RE WORKING HARD,
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
Narrator:
AFTER FALLING BEHIND...
WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE
THE ENTIRE CUT THIS SEASON.
PARKER SCHNABEL BREAKS
WITH TRADITION.
PARKER'S GONNA HAVE
SOME PRETTY [BLEEP]
UPSET STAFF ON HIS HANDS.
Narrator: TO TRY A RADICAL
NEW STRATEGY.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
WE'VE GOT TO RUN
THE PLANT FASTER.
IF YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE,
YOU CAN GET IN THE LOADER
AND SHOW ME.
Parker:
NO, NO, NO, NO.
AND TONY BEATS'
TREASURE HUNT...
...GOES UP IN SMOKE.
MONICA, MONICA, THERE'S
SOMETHING WRONG ON THE PLANT.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
JUST HAPPENED?
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
Rick: I'VE TAKEN THE BIGGEST
RISK OF MY LIFE
MOVING MY WHOLE OPERATION
TO KEYNOTE.
I'VE ALSO MADE THE BIGGEST
INVESTMENT IN MY LIFE
BY BUYING THIS WASH PLANT,
AND IT MEANS GIVING ME
THREE TIMES THE YARDAGE
AS MY LAST PLANT,
AND ALSO THREE TIMES THE GOLD.
Narrator: AFTER 10 WEEKS
MINING,
RICK NESS
IS OFF TO A SLOW START,
BUT NOW MONSTER RED, HIS NEW
HALF MILLION DOLLAR WASH PLANT,
IS FINALLY CHURNING THROUGH
PAYDIRT.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE
MONSTER RED RUNNING AGAIN.
IT HASN'T RAN
IN A FEW YEARS.
GOOD TO SEE IT MAKING
GOLD AGAIN.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF [BLEEP]
GROUND TO MAKE UP.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GOLD
TO FIND YET
AND NOT A WHOLE LOT
OF TIME TO DO IT.
Narrator: RICK'S HUNTING FOR
DUNCAN CREEK'S
FINE GOLDEN NUGGETS.
MONSTER RED WAS CUSTOM
BUILT TO CAPTURE BOTH.
HE'LL NEED EVERY FLAKE OF GOLD
HE CAN FIND
TO HIT HIS 2000 OUNCE GOAL
AND PAY HIS GUYS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
BUDDY?
Ryan: I JUST HOPE WE GOT THE
GROUND TO PAY FOR THIS THING.
FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS,
WE BETTER FIND SOME GOOD GROUND
OR WE'RE GONNA BE
IN TROUBLE.
WE MIGHT HAVE TO
HITCHHIKE HOME.
OH, YOU BROUGHT YOUR OWN TRUCK.
THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH, I'M JUST NOT...
THEY FROWN ON STEALING GAS.
♪
Zee: IT'S A PRETTY GOOD DAY.
YOU KNOW,
WE GOT MONSTER RED RUNNING.
THIS IS A ONE STEP CLOSER
TO ME GETTING MY OLD CAR
AND MY WIFE GETTING HER KITCHEN.
SPOILER ALERT.
SHE WILL NOT BE GETTING
A KITCHEN BEFORE I GET A CAR.
Freddy: WE'VE HAD THIS HUMMING
AT 300 YARDS AN HOUR,
BUT THE MATERIAL
IS DIFFERENT.
BUT I THINK WE CAN
DO IT HERE, TOO.
♪
♪
HOLD OFF ON THIS
DUMP, ZEE.
THE GRIZZLY'S GOT A BUNCH OF
[BLEEP] ON TOP OF IT.
[BLEEP]
YOU GOT A BLOCK ALREADY.
HEY, SHUT IT DOWN.
WE'VE GOT A [BLEEP] BLOCK.
♪
HEY, RICK, WITH
THE FLAT ROCKS THERE,
THOSE GRIZZLY BARS
ARE SPACED TOO WIDE APART.
Narrator: JUST HALFWAY THROUGH
MONSTER RED'S FIRST DAY RUNNING,
LARGE ROCKS HAVE JAMMED
THE GRIZZLY BARS,
BLOCKING PAY DIRT FROM
GETTING INTO THE HOPPER.
THE BIG DIFFERENCE HERE
IS THE SHAPE OF THE ROCK.
YOU SEE THESE THINGS ARE ALL
REAL SQUARE AND REAL BLOCKY.
THE PROBLEMS WITH THAT
IS THERE COULD BE A ROCK
THAT'S THIS [BLEEP] BIG,
WHICH SHOULD NEVER EVER
GO PAST THOSE GRIZZLY BARS.
BUT WHEN IT'S ONLY THIS THIN,
THEN IT'S A BIG PROBLEM.
WHAT DID WE DO? I MEAN,
WE JUST GOT UP AND RUNNING.
I KNOW.
I MEAN, WHERE'S IT END HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I GOT NO MORE TIME AND MONEY
TO SPEND ON THIS THING.
CAN'T CATCH A [BLEEP]
BREAK HERE. IT'S RIDICULOUS.
♪
♪
Parker: RIGHT NOW, IT'S PRETTY
WELL ALL ON THE LINE.
WE'VE GOT TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO MAKE SURE
WE GETS THROUGH
ALL THIS GROUND THIS SEASON.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
IS FEELING THE PRESSURE.
HE'S GAMBLED $500,000
ON A PRIME CLAIM
THAT COULD DELIVER
A MASSIVE PAYOFF,
BUT ONLY IF HE CAN MINE
THE ENTIRE CLAIM IN ONE YEAR.
Parker: WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO DO IT AS CHEAP
AND EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE,
BUT STILL GET AS MUCH OF IT
MINED OUT AS WE CAN.
MORE THAN HALFWAY
THROUGH THE SEASON,
HE'S ONLY MINED
ONE QUARTER OF IT
AND HE'S FORCED TO TRY
A RADICAL NEW APPROACH.
WE'VE NEVER TAKEN TOO MUCH
OF A MATHEMATICAL
OR SCIENTIFIC APPROACH
TOWARDS IT.
SO I'VE HIRED
A PRODUCTIVITY EXPERT,
AND IT'S A GIRL FROM CALIFORNIA,
AND WENT TO BERKELEY,
WORKED AT MERCEDES BENZ,
AND A BUNCH OF BIG NAME PLACES,
AND SEEMS LIKE
SHE'S PRETTY SMART.
HOPEFULLY JESSICA WILL BE ABLE
TO GET THE HARD DATA
OF WHAT WE DO
AND HOW WE DO IT,
AND SEE IF THERE'S ROOM
FOR IMPROVEMENT.
SO, YOU FINALLY
MADE IT.
NICE TO MEET YOU,
PARKER.
HOW WAS THE TRIP?
PRETTY LONG.
PRETTY ARDUOUS.
BUT I'M HERE SAFE AND SOUND,
AND I'M READY TO GET TO WORK.
COULD YOU SHOW HER
AROUND?
HI, I'M NONA.
JESSICA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU FINALLY MADE IT.
I HAVE NO FREAKING IDEA
WHERE I AM.
I MEAN,
WHAT IS THIS PLACE?
Parker:
GOOD QUESTION.
Nona:
IT'S NO FIVE STAR.
WOW, LOOK AT THAT.
THIS IS YOUR
HUMBLE ABODE.
YOU HAVE BEDDING, RIGHT?
YOU BROUGHT YOUR BEDDING?
NO.
I'LL MAKE SURE I GET
SOME FOR YOU.
AWESOME. THANK YOU.
OKAY. NICE MEETING YOU.
LIKEWISE.
LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU.
IT'LL BE GREAT.
LIGHTS ARE WORKING.
THERE'S INTERNET, HOPEFULLY,
AND THAT'S ALL I NEED.
I AM VERY MUCH
AN OFFICE CORPORATE
BEHIND THE COMPUTER
KIND OF GAL.
THERE IS A BIG
LEARNING CURVE FOR ME,
BUT THAT'S HONESTLY
WHAT MAKES THE JOB EXCITING
AND I'M EXCITED
TO GET STARTED.
Narrator: TO TRY AND BOOST
THE TEAM'S OUTPUT,
PARKER TAKES JESSICA
STRAIGHT TO THE CLAIM.
YOU'VE NEVER TAKEN
ANY GEOLOGY CLASSES?
THE LAST GEOLOGY CLASS I TOOK
WAS IN SIXTH GRADE.
WELL, I HIRED SOMEBODY
WHO DOESN'T HAVE
A MINING BACKGROUND
FOR A REASON.
WE JUST NEEDED
A FRESH SET OF EYES,
SOMEBODY WITH
NO PRECONCEPTIONS.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE STANDING
ON WHAT THE PLANT
RUNS THE PAY RIGHT NOW.
PUT THE GOLD
IN IT, RIGHT?
THIS GUY IS DIGGING THE PAY UP
FOR THE LOADERS
TO PACK OVER TO THE PLANT.
SO THEN THE PLANT IS FED
BY THE LOADERS
BACK AT THE SURGE BIN
UP THERE
AND WE'VE PUT ALL
THESE CONVEYORS IN SO
THAT THERE ARE ELEVATION CHANGES
TAKEN UP BY CONVEYOR BELTS.
DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST
THE BELTS ARE RUNNING?
THE PLANT'S RUNNING PROBABLY,
I DON'T KNOW, 150,
170 YARDS AN HOUR
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE USUALLY JUST
PICK A SPEED
THAT EVERYBODY
IS COMFORTABLE WITH.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH GROUND
YOU'VE OPENED UP?
NO.
SO WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
YOUR BIGGEST COST OF OPERATIONS
ARE CURRENTLY?
LAST YEAR, WE SPENT
TWO MILLION ON FUEL.
OH, WOW.
I THINK THE BOYS ARE JUST ABOUT
TO START FUELING AND WHATNOT,
SO I'LL GO INTRODUCE YOU
TO A FEW OF THEM.
HOWDY HO, NEIGHBOR.
WHAT'S UP?
JESSICA HERE. SHE'S GOING
TO BE HELPING US WITH...
REALLY IT'S ABOUT
JUST MAKING SURE
THAT WE'RE STAYING
EFFICIENT
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT
TO DO THIS SEASON.
IF YOU'RE WORKING HARD,
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.
OH, GEEZ.
UH-OH, BRENNAN!
SO WE'VE ALL GOT SOMETHING
TO WORRY ABOUT, IS WHAT --
I STARTED SMOKING.
THIS IS BAD.
YOU SAID IT, AARON.
SO, I'M NOT HERE TO SPY
ON ANYONE IN PARTICULAR.
I'M JUST HERE TO SEE
HOW YOU GUYS FUNCTION.
YEAH, I MEAN I'M NOT GONNA
SUGAR COAT IT.
SHE'S GONNA BE KIND OF
UP IN YOUR [BLEEP].
SO, WHAT, YOU DON'T TRUST US
ANYMORE, PARKER?
IT'S NOT THAT
I DON'T TRUST YOU.
IT'S REALLY THAT
I DON'T TRUST MYSELF.
WE'VE GOT A MOUNTAIN
TO CLIMB THIS YEAR
AND I WANT TO FIND
THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
IS IT EVER AWKWARD
IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO IS,
I GUESS BEING UNPRODUCTIVE
FOR A WEEK?
YOU JUST FIRE THEM.
YOU AREN'T INTO
REDEMPTION?
WE DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR REDEMPTION.
GOLD MINING'S BEEN DONE
DONE.
WE'VE JUST BEEN UP HERE
FOR 100 YEARS NOW.
SO I DON'T KNOW
WHAT A BRAND-NEW GRADUATE
FROM A UNIVERSITY'S
GONNA COME OUT
AND CHANGE THE WORLD FOR US.
Jessica: DEFINITELY GOT
MY WORK CUT OUT.
IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
PARKER'S GOT A NUMBER
ON ANY PART OF THE OPERATION.
DEFINITELY HAPPY TO HAVE ANOTHER
GIRL HERE, BUT I DON'T KNOW.
SHE DOESN'T HAVE
ANY MINING EXPERIENCE,
SO IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE WEIRD
TO HAVE SOMEONE TELLING US
WHAT WE COULD DO
TO DO OUR JOBS BETTER,
WHEN SHE DOESN'T REALLY KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.
I'M WORRIED THAT IF I
SUDDENLY REVEAL
WHO THE BOTTLENECK OPERATOR IS,
THERE MIGHT BE SOME TENSION.
Aaron: WE'RE ALL OUT HERE
GIVING IT 100%,
WE'RE GRINDING THEIR ASSES OFF,
BUT IF SHE'S GONNA BE
OUT HERE TELLING PARKER
THAT WE'RE NOT WORKING
AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE,
PARKER'S GONNA HAVE SOME
PRETTY [BLEEP]
UPSET STAFF ON HIS HANDS.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.
♪
♪
HEY, WHAT'S UP?
Narrator: AFTER SHUTTING DOWN
THE FAMILY'S ENTIRE OPERATION
ON THE INDIAN RIVER,
KLONDIKE LEGEND TONY BEETS
IS TRYING
TO MAKE A COMEBACK.
THIS YEAR, ONLY YOUNGEST SON
MIKE IS BRINGING IN GOLD,
CHURNING THROUGH
300 YARDS AN HOUR
WITH AN ANCIENT TROMMEL
ON PARADISE HILL.
BUT TO SAVE HIS SEASON,
TONY NEEDS THREE OF HIS KIDS
RUNNING PLANTS 24/7.
ARE WE GOING ANYWHERE
WITH KEVIN?
HOW'S THAT LOOKING?
THAT HAS TO
PAY THOUGH.
NO USE RUNNING, RUNNING,
RUNNING,
AND IF IT'S DOESN'T
PAY ENOUGH GOLD,
YOU MIGHT AS WELL
NOT RUN IT.
THEN YOU BETTER MAKE SURE
YOU GET AT LEAST
AN OUNCE AN HOUR
OUT OF IT.
Narrator: LAST WEEK,
DAUGHTER MONICA SET UP HER
KIWI PLANT
AT THE HUNKER CUT.
HUNKER CUT HAS ALWAYS BEEN
ONE OF TONY'S LIKE DREAM SPOTS.
HE'S ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT'S BEEN HERE.
Narrator: GOLD WAS DISCOVERED
HERE IN 1896.
DREDGES PRODUCED
$1 MILLION A DAY.
MONICA'S BETTING SHE'S FOUND
A RICH SPOT
THE OLD TIMERS LEFT BEHIND.
WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE DREDGES
CAME ALL THROUGH HUNKER,
THEY WENT UP
AND DOWN THIS VALLEY HERE,
BUT FOR SOME REASON,
THEY DECIDED TO NOT MINE
THIS, HOWEVER LONG
THE STRETCH IS.
♪
HEY.
Narrator: WITH ONLY TWO DAYS TO
PROVE HER CUT IS WORTH MINING,
MONICA HAS BROUGHT IN HER FRIEND
RUBY TO HELP RUN THE PLANT.
I KNEW THE BEETS FAMILY
BEFORE WORKING FOR THEM,
SO, LIKE, I KNEW
WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO.
AND THIS WHOLE OPERATION,
TONY'S TOP DOG,
BUT MINNIE'S THE ONE
THAT CONTROLS THE LEASH.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S REALLY NICE TO HAVE
RUBY HERE WORKING WITH ME
BECAUSE THE BROAD KNOWS
HOW TO RUN HOE,
SHE KNOWS HOW TO DO HER JOB,
AND WE WORK WELL TOGETHER.
♪
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?
[BLEEP].
♪
♪
[BLEEP].
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
JUST HAPPENED?
♪
KEVIN, DO YOU COPY,
KEVIN?
GO FOR KEVIN,
WHAT'S UP?
I GOT SMOKE AND I GOT
A PLANT STOPPED.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
WHAT IS THIS GONNA DO
FOR OUR TWO-DAY TESTS?
WELL, TONY'S GONNA
HAVE TO [BLEEP]
SUCK IT UP 'CAUSE
THAT'S NOT HAPPENING TODAY.
♪
I CAN SMELL THAT.
WHAT BROKE?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT HAPPENED
IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.
I SWUNG BACK,
EVERYTHING WAS AT A SLOW,
AND I JUST SAW SMOKE
BILLOWING OUT
AND I JUST [BLEEP] RAN.
YEAH. THE SMOKE LOOKED LIKE
IT WAS COMING RIGHT
FROM THE HOUSING
WHERE THE CLUTCHES IS.
I'LL OPEN HER UP.
LET'S HAVE A LOOK.
♪
IT'S SO HOT IN THERE.
OH YEAH.
SHE'S TOASTY.
THAT WHOLE PIECE
IS MISSING.
WHERE WOULD...
WOULD THAT BE IN THE BOTTOM?
YEAH. THAT'S PROBABLY
IN THE BOTTOM.
LIKELY HAVE TO GET
A NEW CLUTCH.
A NEW CLUTCH?
WHAT WOULD THAT TAKE?
WITH OUR LUCK,
BE FOUR OF FIVE DAYS.
I CANNOT BE DOWN FOR FOUR
OR FIVE DAYS.
Narrator: AN ARM,
KNOWN AS A DOG LEG
THAT CONTROLS THE CLUTCH PLATES,
HAS BROKEN,
CAUSING THE PLATES
TO SLIP AGAINST THE DISC
CONNECTED TO THE DRIVE SHAFT.
THE FRICTION HAS HEATED UP
THE PLATES, PRODUCING SMOKE.
KIND OF SUCKS.
GOT A PIECE OF MY CLUTCH
MISSING FROM MY GENERATOR,
WHICH MEANS
I'M DEAD IN THE WATER.
THIS TWO-DAY TEST
HAS BEEN BLOWN UP.
I'VE GOT [BLEEP] NOTHING.
♪
Freddy: IF WE DON'T GET IT
FIXED THOUGH,
WE'LL HAVE MORE DOWNTIME
THAN THE TIME
IT'S GONNA TAKE TO FIX IT.
YOU KNOW JUST AS WELL AS I DO.
YEAH, I KNOW.
Narrator: RICK NESS'S HUNT
FOR FINE GOLDEN NUGGETS
HAS GROUND TO A HALT,
ONLY HOURS INTO RUNNING PAY DIRT
WITH HIS NEW HALF
A MILLION DOLLAR WASH PLANT,
THE HOPPER FEEDER JAMMED,
UNABLE TO HANDLE THE
MASSIVE ROCKS ON THE CLAIM.
Rick: THE GRIZZLY BARS ARE JUST
POUNDED RIGHT OUT,
THEY'RE ALL BOWED.
AND SO WE'RE ONLY SUPPOSED
TO BE LETTING SIX-INCH ROCK,
BUT WITH ALL THE BOWS IN THAT
AND THEN ALL THE WEIRD GAPS,
IT'S LETTING IN THESE
[BLEEP] MONSTERS.
Narrator: RICK RENTED
THE HOPPER FEEDER LAST WEEK
FROM KLONDIKE LEGEND
TONY BEETS.
IT'S THE ONLY ONE IN THE AREA.
IF HE CAN'T FIX IT,
HIS OPERATION IS DEAD
IN THE WATER.
MY LEASE WITH TONY
AND HIS FEEDER SAYS
I'M NOT ALLOWED
TO MODIFY IT AT ALL.
BUT...IT'S NOT
WORKING LIKE IT IS.
SO I'M [BLEEP] MODIFYING IT.
Freddy: WELL, WE CAN'T REALLY
BITCH ABOUT IT,
WE JUST MODIFY IT
SO IT'LL FIT THIS PROPERTY.
HEY, HOW MANY CAN WE EXPECT?
TWO!
Narrator: WHILE THE CREW REMOVES
THE BROKEN GRIZZLY BARS...
I'M GONNA GO TRY TO FIND
A PIECE OF PIPE.
THERE OUGHT TO BE
SOMETHING AROUND HERE.
Narrator: ...FREDDY HEADS DOWN
TO THE YARD IN SEARCH OF PARTS.
GONNA USE THIS PIPE
TO CUT DOWN THE SIDES OF ROCKS
THAT CAN FALL THROUGH
THAT FEEDER.
THIS IS ALL I GOT.
WE'LL GET IT CUT.
GET IT UP THERE.
GET THE PLANT GOING.
Narrator: ROCKS WERE JAMMING
THE GRIZZLY BARS,
PREVENTING PAY DIRT
FROM GETTING TO THE PLANT.
FREDDY'S PLAN -- REMOVE
THE OLD GRIZZLY BARS
WITH THEIR 11-INCH GAPS
AND REPLACE THEM WITH THE PIPES,
SPACED AT JUST
SIX INCHES APART.
THE PAY DIRT SHOULD NOW
DROP INTO THE HOPPER
AND WHEN THE BARS ARE RAISED,
THE ROCKS SHOULD SLIDE OFF.
♪
Rick: PULL AHEAD JUST A LITTLE
BIT THERE THERE.
WE'LL GET THEM WELDED IN
AND WE'RE READY TO RUMBLE, MAN.
GOOD JOB, MAN.
Narrator: CARL, RYAN, AND
CRUISEY WELD THE BAR'S IN PLACE.
JUST DOING SOME WELDING
OVER HERE, CLIFFHANGER STYLE,
ABSOLUTELY NO PLACE TO STAND.
♪
WELL, BOYS,
WE GOT THAT LIFT NOW.
YEAH. I'LL BE FEELING
THIS ONE TONIGHT.
I MIGHT HAVE TO GET RYAN
TO RUB MY ANKLES.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD GET SOME
OF THEM MAY ANKLE SOCKS
LIKE THEM OLD LADIES WEAR.
IT SUCKS GETTING OLD.
Freddy: LET'S GO!
Narrator: AFTER 24 HOURS
DOWNTIME, FREDDY'S INGENIOUS FIX
HAS MONSTER RED
BACK SLUICING FOR GOLD.
YEE HAW!
NOW WE'RE GETTING
SOMEWHERE.
OH, IT'S A BIG [BLEEP] RELIEF
HAVING THIS THING GOING.
♪
♪
♪
A FEW DAYS AGO, I'D ASKED
SOME OF THE CREW MEMBERS
AND THE OPERATORS LIKE
"OH, HOW WAS YOUR DAY?"
HEY, AND THEY'D SAY,
"IT'S GREAT."
"HOW MUCH YOU DIG UP?
HOW MUCH YARDAGE
DID YOU PULL ON UP?
AND THEY WOULD HAVE NO CLUE.
Narrator: ON A MISSION TO MINE
HIS 115 ACRE CLAIM,
BEFORE HIS WATER PERMIT RUNS OUT
AT THE END OF THE SEASON,
PARKER SCHNABEL'S
HIRED ENGINEERING GRADUATE
JESSICA CHU TO INCREASE
THE TEAM'S OUTPUT.
READY TO START IT?
Jessica:
OKAY, I'M READY.
JESSICA HAS IDENTIFIED
THE FEED SYSTEM
AS A POTENTIAL BOTTLENECK
IN PARKER'S GOLD PRODUCTION.
WE MADE A MARK
ON THE BELT
AND WE'RE JUST TIMING HOW LONG
IT TAKES TO COME AROUND.
OH, THERE IT IS.
I GOT IT.
IT TOOK ALMOST
TWO MINUTES.
I GOT THE TIME.
I'M GONNA DIVIDE IT
BY THE BELT LENGTH,
MULTIPLY IT BY THE CROSS
SECTIONAL AREA OF THE SURGE BIN
AND THAT WILL GIVE ME
THE VOLUME METRIC FLOW
OF WHAT THEY'RE FEEDING.
SO RIGHT NOW
THE BELTS MOVING
158 CUBIC YARDS OF PAYDIRT
IN AN HOUR.
IS THIS HOW FAST
THEY NORMALLY RUN THE BELT?
THAT'S JUST SET BY THIS
DIAL HERE, RIGHT?
WE CAN TURN IT UP
OR DOWN.
I TURN IT DOWN TO THREE
AND A QUARTER.
IT'S VERY, VERY SENSITIVE.
DON'T TOUCH THE BUTTON.
I THINK I'VE FIRED PEOPLE
FOR TOUCHING THAT BUTTON BEFORE.
PARKER SHOWED ME
THE DIALS ON THE SURGE BIN.
THEY'RE JUST NUMBERED
ZERO TO SEVEN,
AND I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT THAT MEANS.
I KNOW PARKER SAID
THAT THE ONLY PERSON THAT
[BLEEP] AROUND
WITH THIS BUTTON IS HIM,
BUT I'M TURNING IT UP TO FOUR.
SO NOW I'M GONNA MEASURE
HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR THE BELT.
THIS IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.
IT WAS A MINUTE AND 41 SECONDS.
SO WE RAN THE BELT AT FIVE
AND WE GOT A MINUTE
AND 12 SECONDS.
Narrator: NEXT, JESSICA TURNS
HER ATTENTION TO THE CREW.
I'M MEASURING BREE'S
OPERATING TIME.
Narrator:
FIRST BREE FEEDS THE PLANT,
THEN SHE HAS TO HEAD ROUND
TO CLEAR AWAY THE TAILINGS.
IF SHE SLOWS DOWN,
THE TAILINGS WILL PILE UP
OR THE PLANT
WILL RUN OUT OF PAY.
SO I'VE BEEN MEASURING
BREE'S CYCLE TIME
AND WATCHING HER
REMOVE THE TAILINGS.
I'VE ALSO BEEN MEASURING
THE BELT SPEED
AND I'M QUITE CONFIDENT
THAT WE CAN TURN THE BELT SPEED
HIGHER UP TO FOUR
TO SLUICE MORE PAYDIRT.
SO YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE
RUNNING AT FOUR?
YES.
ALL RIGHT.
AT FOUR, WE'RE RUNNING AROUND
200 CUBIC YARDS AN HOUR.
I HOPE THIS WORKS.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL LET BREE KNOW
THAT WE TURNED UP
AND OBVIOUSLY
SHE NEEDS TO KEEP UP.
♪
JUST A HEADS UP,
WE JUST TURNED IT UP TO FOUR.
THINK YOU CAN
KEEP UP?
I'LL TRY.
IF YOU CAN'T THEN WE'LL FIND
SOMEONE WHO CAN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪
WELL, LET'S SEE IF JESSICA KNOWS
WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT
AND IS WORTH THE MONEY
I'M PAYING HER.
BREE IS ONE OF OUR BETTER
LOADER OPERATORS,
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN HANDLE IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW HE THINKS
I'M GONNA KEEP UP, BUT...
JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DO IT
FOR 10 MINUTES,
DOESN'T MEAN IT'S SUSTAINABLE
TO DO IT FOR 12 HOURS,
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK,
FOR SIX MONTHS.
I DON'T SEE EVERYBODY LASTING.
THIS IS REALLY GONNA
BURN PEOPLE OUT,
AND I DON'T THINK
ALL OF US CAN TAKE IT.
THIS IS [BLEEP] RIDICULOUS.
I'M DOWN HERE BY MYSELF.
I'VE GOT ALMOST NO PAY FED.
THIS IS INSANE.
♪
WHAT THE [BLEEP].
♪
OH, THAT'S NOT GOOD.
WHAT'S GOING ON BREE?
STEAM STARTED COMING OUT.
I THINK WE RAN IT TOO FAST
AND IT OVERHEATED.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE BLOWN
THE LOWER COOLANT LINE HERE.
IT HAPPENS.
I CAN'T KEEP UP
AS ONE PERSON.
I CAN'T DO THE TAILINGS
AND FEED THE PLANT.
THE LOADER CAN'T HANDLE IT.
I CAN'T HANDLE IT.
IT'S NOT [BLEEP] POSSIBLE.
WELL, WE'VE GOT TO RUN
THE PLANT FASTER.
IF YOU THINK
IT'S POSSIBLE,
YOU CAN GET IN THE LOADER
AND SHOW ME.
Parker: NO, NO, NO, NO.
WE DON'T NEED TO GET WORKED UP.
THAT ONE'S ON ME.
JESSICA'S JUST TRYING
TO DO A JOB
THAT I'VE GIVEN HER
AND SO ARE YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
TODAY DIDN'T GO
SMOOTHLY,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK
TO THE DRAWING BOARD.
WE NEED TO FIGURED OUT
SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN DO.
♪
♪
FIVE DAYS IS A BIT
TOO [BLEEP] LONG
TO WAIT TO GET THAT PLANT.
WE GOT TO GET IT [BLEEP] SOON.
I MEAN, WE'RE SO FAR NORTH
THAT IT TAKES FOREVER
TO GET PARTS UP HERE.
EVERYTHING'S GOT TO COME
FROM EDMONTON, VANCOUVER.
IT TAKES TIME.
Narrator: FIVE HOURS INTO
A TWO-DAY TEST
ON MONICA'S HUNKER CUT,
A BROKEN CLUTCH HAS BROUGHT
HER OPERATION TO A STANDSTILL.
Mike: YOU'D THINK
THEY'D [BLEEP] STOP
THE KIWI PLANT WHEN THEY DID?
I MEAN IF THEY HAD LET
THAT CLUTCH GRENADE,
THAT WOULD HAVE
[BLEEP] THE MOTOR,
COULD HAVE [BLEEP]
THE HYDRAULIC PUMP,
WE'D HAVE A REAL [BLEEP]
PROJECT.
SO I'M JUST GONNA GO HAVE
A QUICK LOOK IN THE BONE YARD,
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW,
WE MIGHT FIND A PIECE.
LET'S SEE IF I GET LUCKY.
♪
WE'VE HAD THIS PROPERTY
FOR OVER 40 YEARS,
AND DURING THAT TIME
WE'VE JUST ACQUIRED STUFF.
I MEAN YOU CAN SEE
HOW MUCH STUFF.
THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY
THAT SOMEWHERE HIDDEN IN HERE
WE GOT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
LET'S HAVE A WALK ABOUT,
SEE WHAT WE [BLEEP] FIND.
JUNK, JUNK.
♪
THIS IS AN OLD DRILL
FOR DOING TEST HOLES.
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
IS THAT IT HAS A CLUTCH ON IT.
♪
COME ON.
THAT SHOULD WORK.
IT'S VERY LUCKY WE WERE ABLE
TO FIND THE PART WE NEEDED.
I MEAN, IT'S THE BENEFIT
OF NEVER THROWING ANYTHING AWAY.
♪
♪
SO YOU SAVED THE DAY,
OR WHAT?
OF COURSE, IT'S ME.
WHOA.
SEE.
THAT'S IT?
YEAH, THAT'S THIS.
IT'S THE WHOLE THING THAT'S BEEN
KEEPING US FROM RUNNING.
WELL LET'S PUT IT
ON THERE.
♪
OR WE CAN SLIDE IT
OVER THAT WAY.
♪
THERE WE GO. NOW WE'RE SITTING
[BLEEP] PRETTY.
PERFECT. DONE.
ALL GOOD TO START UP?
FIRE IT UP.
LET'S SEE WHAT SHE DOES.
HOPEFULLY THIS [BLEEP] WORKS.
♪
♪
[BLEEP] YEAH.
Narrator: MONICA HAS 36 HOURS
REMAINING TO FIND OUT
IF THE OLD TIMERS LEFT HER
A BONANZA ON HUNKER CREEK.
THAT COULD SAVE
THE BEETS FAMILY EMPIRE.
YEP.
♪
♪
♪
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Parker: YEAH?
HEY, PARKER.
YEAH.
JUST WANTED TO RUN
BY A SPREADSHEET WITH YOU.
YOU WANT ME
TO COME IN THERE?
YEP.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: EFFICIENCY EXPERT,
JESSICA'S PLAN
TO INCREASE PRODUCTION
BY RUNNING BIG RED
AT 200 YARDS AN HOUR FAILED
WHEN SOLE OPERATOR BREE
AND HER LOADER COULDN'T KEEP UP.
WHAT THE [BLEEP].
Narrator: JESSICA HAS GONE BACK
TO THE DRAWING BOARD
AND COME UP
WITH AN ALTERNATIVE.
PROGRESS REPORT. HOLY COW.
WE ARE GETTING OFFICIAL NOW.
I THOUGHT YOU'D BE INTERESTED
TO SEE WHAT THE OPERATORS DO
IN A 12 HOUR SHIFT.
IT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE
THAT BREE
AND THE OTHER OPERATORS
DON'T ACTUALLY SPEND
MUCH OF THEIR TIME
COLLECTING THE PAY DIRT.
MOST OF IT IS ACTUALLY DEALING
WITH THE FINE AND COARSE
TAILINGS IN THE BACK.
I'VE ALSO NOTICED
THAT BREE IS PROBABLY
ONE OF YOUR MOST
PRODUCTIVE OPERATORS.
IF WE'RE RUNNING BIG RED
AT 158 CUBIC YARDS AN HOUR,
WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE
THE ENTIRE CUT THIS SEASON.
HMM. SO WHAT ARE YOU
SAYING WE NEED TO DO?
I MEAN, YOU GOT TO BE RUNNING
THE PLANT AT LEAST AT FOUR.
IF WE WANT TO GET THROUGH
THE CUT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO TURN THE PLANT UP
TO AT LEAST 200 YARDS AN HOUR
AND KEEP IT THERE
FOR THE WHOLE SEASON.
EXACTLY.
AND HOW ARE WE
GONNA DO THAT?
BECAUSE WE CAN'T PISS OFF
YOUR BEST OPERATOR.
MY SUGGESTION IS THAT
WE GET ANOTHER LOADER.
YOU WANT TO PUT
A SECOND LOADER IN.
WHAT'S OUR RATE ON A COST
OF A LOADER
WITH FUEL
AND AN OPERATOR?
WE FOUND IT TO BE
$150 PER HOUR.
[ SIGHS ]
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, GUESS WE GOT
TO RUN ANOTHER LOADER THEN.
♪
Bree: OH, [BLEEP].
PARKER AND JESSICA
ARE DOWN HERE.
Parker: HI, BREE.
Jessica:
HOW'S IT GOING?
SO WE'VE TALKED IT OVER,
AND ULTIMATELY
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THE PLANT
RUNNING THAT HIGHER SPEED.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA
TURN IT BACK UP,
BUT WE'RE GONNA ADD
A SECOND LOADER.
REALLY?
YEAH.
THAT WOULD BE A HUGE HELP.
THANK YOU.
SO IT'S NOT WHAT
I PREFER DOING,
BUT WE JUST -- WE'VE GOT
TO GET THROUGH THE GROUND.
Narrator: RUNNING THE PLANT
AT 200 YARDS AN HOUR
SHOULD INCREASE
PRODUCTION BY 25%.
PARKER VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FIRST
SHIFT IN THE SECOND LOADER.
Parker: THE BIGGEST THING IS
JUST I DON'T LIKE ADDING PEOPLE
AND MACHINES TO THE EQUATION,
BUT HERE WE ARE.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET PARKER
TO PUT MORE PEOPLE IN THE PLANT
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
AND JESSICA CAME IN
AND IN NO TIME CONVINCED HIM
THAT NOT ONLY WOULD
ANOTHER LOADER PAY FOR ITSELF,
WE'RE GONNA GET WAY MORE GOLD
OUT OF THE GROUND THIS YEAR.
Parker: NOW WITH
THE TWO LOADERS HERE,
WE CAN DEFINITELY
TURN THE PLANT UP.
IT'S RUNNING AT FOUR RIGHT NOW,
WE'LL PROBABLY CRANK IT UP
TO FIVE,
WHICH AT THAT POINT
WE'RE OVERLOADING
THE SLUICE RUNS A LITTLE BIT,
BUT JUST BITE THE BULLET,
KEEP THEM RUNNING,
AND HOPEFULLY
THAT MAKES UP FOR IT.
♪
♪
WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE
WE ACTUALLY HAVE NO ROOM
FOR ERROR ANYMORE
TO BE ABLE TO REACH OUR GOALS
AND THAT PUTS A LOT
OF PRESSURE ON EVERYONE.
Narrator: AT THE NESS CLAIM,
IT'S TIME FOR THE FIRST
GOLD WEIGH
OF RICK'S HALF MILLION DOLLAR
WASH PLANT, MONSTER RED.
HEY, FELLAS.
WHAT'S UP MAN?
RICK SET A 2000-OUNCE
TARGET THIS SEASON,
BUT SO FAR HE'S MINED
JUST 110 OUNCES OF GOLD.
I KNOW YOU GUYS
ALL STUCK YOUR NECK
OUT FOR ME COMING HERE AGAIN,
AND I APPRECIATE THAT,
AND ALL I CAN SAY
IS I HOPE THIS IS
THE NEXT STEP TOWARDS ME
PAYING YOU GUYS BACK FOR THAT.
RIGHT?
DECENT, BUDDY.
SHALL WE SEE WHAT THE FIRST GOLD
WEIGH FROM MONSTER RED SHOWS US?
ALL RIGHT, ZEE, YOU WANT TO
COUNT THESE OUT FOR ME?
SURE.
THERE'S FIVE.
15. 25. 30.
[ GASPS ] WHAT?
40. 45. 50.
51.44.
YEAH, BUDDY, BIGGEST
CLEANOUT SO FAR.
Narrator: HIS FIRST GOLD
FROM MONSTER RED
IS WORTH OVER $72,000.
IN JUST ONE WEEK,
RICK HAS INCREASED HIS TOTAL
BY ALMOST 50%.
I MEAN, FOR WHAT WE RAN,
I'D SAY THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
WE DIDN'T HAVE
A WHOLE LOT OF RUN TIME,
SO IF WE CAN ACTUALLY GET
SOME CONSISTENT RUN TIME,
AND WE SHOULD BE LOOKING UP.
WELL, GUYS,
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO,
BUT I HAVE TO GO. RICK.
Narrator: AFTER THREE WEEKS
AT DUNCAN CREEK,
HAVING SET UP MONSTER RED,
IT'S TIME FOR
FREDDY DODGE TO LEAVE.
CARL, KEEP THAT
GRIZZLY GOING.
YOU BET YOU BUDDY.
APPRECIATE IT.
ALRIGHT, THANKS FREDDY.
-THANKS, FREDDY.
-ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FREDDY!
WELL, MONSTER RED,
IT'S UP AND RUNNING.
THERE'S STILL SOME BIG ROCK
GONE THROUGH IT,
BUT HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE FINE.
YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS
ARE GONNA NEED AS MANY YARDS
AN HOUR
GOING THROUGH THAT PLANT
AS POSSIBLE
TO GET THROUGH THIS YEAR.
WELL, THAT WAS OUR BEST
GOLD WEIGH SO FAR.
WE'RE GONNA STILL NEED
A LOT MORE THAN THAT THOUGH,
BUT I THINK WITH
MONSTER RED BEING UP
AND RUNNING LIKE IT IS,
I THINK THAT'S ON THE HORIZON.
I'M SAD TO SEE FREDDY
GO RIGHT NOW,
BUT WE KNOW
WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN NEXT.
WE JUST GOT TO STUFF A BUNCH
OF DIRT THROUGH THAT THING,
SO HOPEFULLY NEXT STOP,
2000 OUNCES.
Narrator: UP AHEAD...
TURN THAT ON THE SCALE.
Jessica: I'M GLAD THE IDEA
HAS WORKED ON GROUND.
LET'S SEE IF IT'S REFLECTED
IN THE GOLD WEIGH.
JESSICA FACES
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
AND THE FATE OF MONICA'S CUT
HANGS IN THE BALANCE.
Tony: 10. 12. 14.
♪
YEAH. I WAS PLANNING TO BE
BURIED UNDERNEATH IT,
BUT SOME [BLEEP] NEEDS IT
FOR HIS GARDEN.
Minnie: I DON'T WANT IT
IN THE MIDDLE.
THAT'S A STUPID PLACE.
THEN PUT IT OVER THERE
AT THE END.
HONESTLY, I DON'T LIKE IT.
CAN WE JUST TAKE IT AWAY?
[ LAUGHS ]
♪
♪
GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
Narrator: FRESH FROM HER
TWO DAY-TEST
AT THE HUNKER CUT,
MONICA JOINS THE REST
OF THE BEETS FAMILY
FOR THIS WEEK'S
GOLD WEIGH.
WELL DON'T COUNT YOUR FLAKES
UNTIL YOU HAVE THEM IN THE PAN.
WELL, I JUST MADE IT UP,
BUT IT SOUNDS GOOD.
HOLA, BUENAS DIAS SENOR.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS?
Narrator: THE BEETS EMPIRE
IS STRUGGLING.
SO FAR, THEY'VE MINED
JUST HALF OF
WHAT THEY HAD THIS TIME
LAST SEASON.
AND ONLY YOUNGEST SON MIKE
HAS BEEN BRINGING IN GOLD.
WE WERE SLUICING
FOR TWO DAYS,
STRIPPING FOR THE MOST
FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
YOU KNOW HOW IT IS, GOT TO GET
EVERYTHING DIRT READY.
SO LET'S WEIGH UP
YOUR TWO DAYS.
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ONE. 10.
30. 50.
60.
61.96.
WORTH JUST $86,000.
PRETTY GOOD. RUBY AND I DID THAT
TWO-DAY TEST.
WE HAD A HICCUP OR TWO.
DOWN ABOUT THREE HOURS.
Narrator: SAVING TONY'S SEASON
NOW DEPENDS ON MONICA'S HUNKER
CUT DELIVERING AT LEAST
AN OUNCE PER HOUR.
21 OUNCES.
14. 16. 18.
20. 21. 22.
3.
24.
Narrator: WORTH $34,000.
YEAH.
Narrator: MONICA'S BET ON
THE OLD TIMERS HAS PAID OFF.
HER CUT STAYS OPEN AND MAY HELP
SAVE THE FAMILY BUSINESS.
SO, KEVIN, WHEN ARE
YOU THINKING OF SLUICING?
WORKING ON IT. IF Y'ALL
QUIT BREAKING [BLEEP].
WELL, SINCE YOU ASKED
SO NICELY.
Monica: SEEING AS YOU'RE SO
POLITE ABOUT IT.
BYE, GUYS.
♪
♪
Chris:
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HI, CHRIS.
I'M GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD, GOOD.
Narrator: TO HELP PARKER
MINE ALL THE GOLD
ON HIS 115 ACRE CLAIM,
JESSICA BROUGHT
IN A SECOND LOADER,
ALLOWING BIG RED TO RUN
AT 200 YARDS AN HOUR.
WHAT'S YOUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS
OF THE GOLD MINE?
I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY
DIFFERENT TYPES OF DIRT
IN MY LIFE.
DIRT AND TECHNOLOGY
DON'T SEEM TO MIX.
ARE YOU TWO STILL ARGUING
OR ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YOU'RE ONE OF THE BEST
OPERATORS HERE
AND YOU DO A LOT,
LIKE A LOT FOR ONE PERSON
AND IT'S JUST OVERWHELMING.
SORRY, IT WAS JUST A LOT
OF STRESS
AND THE LOADER COULDN'T TAKE IT,
I COULDN'T TAKE IT,
BUT I'M GLAD
IT ALL GOT SORTED.
WE JUST GOT TO DO WHATEVER
WE CAN TO GET THIS CUT OUT
AND GET THIS GROUND SLUICED.
I'M GLAD THE IDEA HAS WORKED
ON GROUND AND ON PAPER.
LET'S SEE IF IT'S REFLECTED
IN THE GOLD WEIGH.
THROW THAT ON THE SCALE.
THERE'S SOME WEIGHT THERE.
IT FEELS LIKE IT MAY
HAVE BEEN WORTH IT ALL.
Narrator: LAST WEEK, PARKER
MINED 201 OUNCES OF GOLD.
Parker: 30.
60.
GOT THE 100.
150.
200.
280 OUNCES.
Narrator: WORTH NEARLY $400,000,
A 40% INCREASE THAT'S NETTED HIM
OVER $100,000
WORTH OF EXTRA GOLD.
Chris:
WELL, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.
NOT ONLY TO I THINK
IT WILL COVER
THE COST OF RUNNING
THE SECOND LOADER,
BUT I THINK WE'LL PUT A FEW
MORE FLAKES IN OUR POCKET, TOO,
SO IT'S PAYING OFF.
GOOD JOB, BREE.
NAILED IT.
THERE YOU GO.
GOOD JOB.
THANKS, JESSICA.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
THANKS, JESS.
NOT A BAD WEEK.
WELL, THAT WENT
REALLY WELL.
I'M GLAD THE SECOND
LOADER IDEA WORKED,
AND PARKER WILL BE GETTING
THROUGH MORE GROUND.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT
OF OUTSIDE THINKING
AND A LOT OF IDEAS
AND US JUST COMING TOGETHER
AND ACCEPTING WHATEVER MAKES
THE MOST LOGICAL SENSE
NO MATTER
WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT IT.
WE'VE JUST GOT
TO GET THE JOB DONE.
Narrator: ON THE NEXT
"GOLD RUSH"...
I TOLD HIM I NEEDED HELP,
BUT...
BE GENTLE, IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME.
YEAH. BETTER GLUE
YOUR DENTURES IN.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
OH, [BLEEP]!
Narrator: AFTER PICKING UP
THE PACE, PARKER SCHNABEL
MOVES ON TO A NEW CUT.
WE'RE IN TOO DEEP
TO GO BACK NOW.
IT IS DEATH VALLEY.
THE BEETS LOOK TO GET
A THIRD PLANT RUNNING.
[BLEEP]
WELL, THAT'S WHAT
YOU WANT TO SEE.
Narrator: AND ONLY DAYS INTO
RUNNING MONSTER RED,
RICK NESS FACES DISASTER.
I MIGHT AS WELL PACK MY [BLEEP]
UP AND GO HOME.
THEY WON'T LET ME MINE HERE
ANYMORE.