Gold Rush: Alaska (2010–…): Season 9, Episode 7 - Hazard Pay - full transcript
Parker hires a new driver that isn't as experienced as he claims. Elsewhere, one of Tony's dredges sinks into a pond, and he clashes with son Kevin over how to rescue it.
THAT'S ALL SHE GOT, MITCH!
Narrator:
ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...
I JUST HIRED THIS DUDE.
[ CRASHING ]
Parker: YOU'VE GOT TO BE
KIDDING ME!
IF YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE DOING, DO IT.
IF YOU DON'T, THEN WE'VE GOT
AN ISSUE HERE.
Kevin:
SHE SUNK.
I CAN FIX IT.
TRUST ME.
-RICK!
-YEAH?
Freddy: STOP!
WE'RE SURGING BAD.
-[BLEEP]
-OH, [BLEEP].
WE CAN'T GO THE WHOLE SEASON
LIKE THIS.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD
OUR PROBLEMS,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA GIVE
A BIG SPEECH.
I'M JUST GONNA GO LIKE THIS.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
♪♪
I'M, UH...
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M A LITTLE FRUSTRATED.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
IS CHASING A 6,000-OUNCE,
$7.2-MILLION SEASON GOAL,
BUT AFTER TWO MONTHS,
HE HAS JUST OVER 500 OUNCES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR,
WE HAD -- WHAT? --
1,500 OUNCES?
AND NOW WE'VE GOT, LIKE,
A THIRD OF THAT.
WE'RE JUST GETTING
OUR ASS KICKED.
WE'VE GOT A MASSIVE
PAYROLL BILL,
AND OUR FUEL BILL
IS TOUCHING ON $300,000 A MONTH.
I MEAN, THIS IS HOW
YOU GO BANKRUPT.
Narrator: BECAUSE OF
PARKER'S FAILED ATTEMPT
TO MINE THE CLUSTER CUT,
SLUICIFER IS SITTING IDLE,
WAITING FOR PAY DIRT.
-HEY, WILLIE.
-YEAH, BUDDY.
Parker: I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT A GAME PLAN HERE.
WE'VE GOT BIG RED GOING,
AND WE'VE GOT TO GET
THAT PAD BUILT FOR SLUICIFER.
IT'S A BIT DIFFICULT,
BUT I FIGURE
THAT IT SHOULD TAKE
THREE DAYS.
I'VE GOT YOU
ANOTHER DRIVER.
HE SAYS HE'S GOT
A BUNCH OF EXPERIENCE,
AND WE JUST GOT TO GET THIS
[BLEEP] PAD DONE.
YOU BET, BUDDY.
WE'RE ON HER.
-THANKS, WILLIE.
-HEY, YOU BET.
Narrator: BIG RED IS ALREADY
RUNNING PAY DIRT
AT ONE END OF THE LAST CUT.
AT THE OTHER END,
PARKER HAS FINALLY HIT PAY DIRT.
NOW HE NEEDS WILLIE AND HIS TEAM
TO MOVE OVER
50,000 YARDS OF TAILINGS
TO BUILD A PAD 50-FEET HIGH,
THEN DRAG HIS WASH PLANT
UP THE SLOPE
AND GET SLUICIFER
MINING FOR GOLD.
Parker: WE'VE GOT TO GET
SLUICIFER UP AND RUNNING,
AND WE CAN'T START MOVING
CONVEYERS IN
OR MOVING THE PLANT IN
UNTIL THAT PAD'S DONE.
SO WE NEED EVERYBODY HERE
POUNDING THAT PAD IN
AND GETTING THIS
[BLEEP] THING DONE.
WE GOT TO START GETTING
SOME GOLD COMING IN.
Narrator: EXPERT OPERATOR WILLIE
FEEDS DIRT TO THE TRUCKS.
Willie: THIS PAD IS SO IMPORTANT
TO GET DONE RIGHT NOW.
ONCE WE CAN GET
BOTH THOSE PLANTS GOING,
THEN WE'RE GONNA DO SOME DAMAGE.
Narrator:
TO BUILD THE 50-FOOT PAD,
PARKER HAS
THREE ROCK-TRUCK DRIVERS
DUMPING 18 LOADS AN HOUR.
AARON HAS FOUR YEARS EXPERIENCE.
Aaron:
THREE DAYS PARKER'S GIVEN US.
I HOPE WE CAN GET IT DONE.
THAT'S A PRETTY TIGHT TIME LINE.
Narrator:
MATT IS NEW TO MINING.
TRYING MY BEST.
THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.
Narrator:
AND NEW RECRUIT ALI
PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH
TONY BEETS.
[ TRUCK BEEPS ]
[ BRAKES HISS ]
[ MACHINES RUNNING ]
[ ENGINE REVS ]
♪♪
WHAT IS HE DOING?!
WILLIE! LOOK!
HOLY [BLEEP].
Ali:
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
OH-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO!
Narrator:
THE ROCK TRUCKS NEED TO REVERSE
RIGHT TO THE EDGE OF THE RAMP
TO DUMP THEIR LOAD,
BUT ALI HAS GONE TOO FAR.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE
THIS GUY TOLD PARKER HE HAS,
BUT I'M GUESSING
HE EMBELLISHED A LITTLE,
[ Laughing ]
TO SAY THE LEAST.
Willie: All right,
I'm gonna try to pull you
RIGHT FROM OVER YOUR CAB,
PRETTY WELL.
♪♪
WHOA!
OKAY, GO EASY.
Aaron: OKAY!
♪♪
JACK LEFT, WILLIE!
WOW!
JUST A LITTLE MORE!
OKAY.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
LET HIM GO!
THIS GUY IS GONNA GIVE ME
A [BLEEP] ANEURYSM.
Aaron: [BLEEP]
GAME OF INCHES, HUH?
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT WAS
TOO [BLEEP] CLOSE.
OHHHH, I THINK THE WAY
THINGS ARE GOING,
THIS GUY MIGHT SET A NEW RECORD
FOR BEING ON THIS MINE
THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME.
Willie:
IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO GET MOVING,
OR OUR SEASON'S JUST GONNA
GRIND TO A HALT.
Narrator: TO BUILD
SLUICIFER'S PAD A.S.A.P.,
ONE TRUCK NEEDS TO BE LOADING,
ANOTHER DUMPING,
AND THE THIRD TRAVELING
BETWEEN THEM AT ALL TIMES.
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS HE DOING?
BACK UP!
BACK THE [BLEEP] UP!
BACK UP!
BACK UP, YOU [BLEEP]!
REVERSE!
REVERSE!
HEY!
STOP!
HEY, STOP!
I DID NOT HIRE YOU
ON THE BASIS
THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW HOW
TO DRIVE ONE OF THESE THINGS.
I HAD HIRED YOU ON THE BASIS
OF YOU TELLING ME
THAT YOU KNEW
WHAT YOU WERE DOING HERE.
SO IF YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING, DO IT.
IF YOU DON'T, THEN WE'VE GOT
AN ISSUE HERE.
[BLEEP] TELLING ME,
"I HAVE EXPERIENCE."
♪♪
IF YOU TELL ME
YOU'VE GOT EXPERIENCE,
YOU BETTER HAVE EXPERIENCE.
YOU BETTER KNOW WHAT
THE [BLEEP] YOU'RE DOING.
HOPEFULLY HE SMARTENS UP HERE
AND FIGURES THIS OUT
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO GET
THIS PAD BUILT,
AND WE NEED TO GET IT DONE
IN A HURRY.
♪♪
Narrator:
AT EUREKA CREEK,
KEVIN BEETS IS RETURNING
FROM A SHORT BREAK.
NOT LONG ENOUGH.
OH, IT'S ONLY TWO DAYS!
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
TONY HAS TWO GOALS
THIS SEASON --
TAKE APART AND TRANSPORT
DREDGE TWO
100 MILES DOWN THE YUKON RIVER
AND HIT HIS 6,000-OUNCE,
$7.2-MILLION TARGET.
I'M JUST HEADING BACK TO DREDGE
TO SEE WHAT PROGRESS WE MADE.
Narrator: KEVIN IS SPEARHEADING
TONY'S CHASE FOR GOLD
WITH DREDGE ONE.
EVERYTHING SLOWS DOWN WHEN
I DISAPPEAR FOR SOME REASON.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
SEE HOW BAD THAT
[BLEEP] DREDGE IS TILTING?
[BLEEP]
♪♪
[BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
HEY, TONY, CAN YOU COME
DOWN TO THE DREDGE?
SHE'S [BLEEP] SUNK.
♪♪
Narrator: OVER THE WEEKEND,
DREDGE ONE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED
AND IS NOW UNDERWATER.
EVERY HOUR IT'S DOWN
IS COSTING TONY
UP TO $1,200 IN LOST GOLD.
Kevin: IT SEEMS THE MINUTE
I GO AWAY, EVERYONE FORGETS
THAT WE GOT A HOLE IN THE BACK
PONTOON WE CANNOT FIX.
THE HOLE IS UNDER THE WATERLINE.
IT FILLS WITH WATER.
REPEAT.
NO ONE EMPTIED THE BACK
[BLEEP] PONTOON.
BASICALLY, YES.
THAT'S WHAT
I KEEP TELLING YOU.
I GO AWAY,
Y'ALL [BLEEP] [BLEEP] UP.
[ LAUGHS ]
I CAN FIX IT.
GET EVERY [BLEEP] PUMP
ON THE PROPERTY,
OPEN UP THE FIRST PONTOON,
PUMP IT OUT.
AS SOON AS THAT'S ABOVE WATER,
MOVE TO THE NEXT PONTOON.
FOLKS GONNA GET WET
[BLEEP] FEET.
DRAINING THE POND'S
GONNA TAKE [BLEEP] FOREVER,
AND I'LL GET THIS PUMPED OUT
IN A FEW HOURS.
TRUST ME.
YES, I [BLEEP] CAN.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator: KEVIN'S PLAN --
USE A PAIR OF SMALL PUMPS
TO EMPTY THE WATER
OUT OF THE PONTOONS,
ONE BY ONE,
TO REFLOAT THE DREDGE
IN JUST A FEW HOURS.
BUT TONY'S INSISTING
HE DRAINS THE ENTIRE POND
BEFORE PUMPING OUT THE PONTOONS.
KEVIN WILL THEN HAVE TO
REFILL THE POND
OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
Ruby: KEVIN.
DREDGE IS SUNK.
Kevin:
YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.
DESPITE TONY'S OBJECTIONS,
KEVIN'S DETERMINED
TO PUT HIS OWN PLAN INTO ACTION
WITH HELP FROM
TRUCK DRIVER RUBY.
HERE'S THE BATTLE PLAN.
WE'RE GONNA HOOK UP
A COUPLE PUMPS,
THROW THEM IN THE HOLE --
PBBBBBBT! --
MAKE SURE THEY GET GOING,
AND SUCK OUT AS MUCH WATER
AS POSSIBLE.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
[BLEEP] WORK.
-LET'S DO THIS.
-FIRE THEM UP.
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
LET'S CRANK IT UP.
THERE WE GO!
Ruby: WHOO!
TONY SOMETIMES HAS
AN IDEA IN HIS HEAD,
AND HE [BLEEP] RUNS WITH IT,
BUT I KNOW HOW TO
MAKE THIS [BLEEP] WORK.
IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE,
BUT WE'LL GET IT DONE.
[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]
WHAT WAS THAT?
♪♪
Kevin:
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
♪♪
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[ WHISTLES ]
Narrator:
AT EUREKA CREEK,
TONY BEETS' ONLY WORKING DREDGE
IS UNDERWATER.
EVERY HOUR IT'S SUBMERGED,
TONY LOSES $1,200.
SO HE'S GOING TO USE
THE BIGGEST PUMP ON HIS CLAIM
TO DRAIN THE ENTIRE POND
IT SITS IN.
OH, I KNOW I DON'T NEED THAT.
I THINK HE THINKS I NEED THAT.
Narrator:
THE 12-INCH PUMP
SHIFTS 5,000 GALLONS OF WATER
A MINUTE.
♪♪
♪♪
HEY, RICK.
YOU GOT A COPY?
HOW ARE WE LOOKING?
CAN I GIVE HER [BLEEP]?
WE'RE GOOD
ON THIS END FOR NOW.
LET'S MAKE SOME GOLD.
ROGER THAT.
OH, BABY.
Narrator: IN THE FREEDOM CUT,
RICK NESS AND HIS GREENHORN CREW
ARE STRUGGLING
WITH THEIR 1,000-OUNCE,
$1.2-MILLION SEASON GOAL.
BUT LAST WEEK,
THEY FINALLY GOT ON THE BOARD
WITH THEIR FIRST 30 OUNCES
OF KLONDIKE GOLD.
IT'S LIKE WE FINALLY
ACCOMPLISHED
WHAT WE'VE SET OUT HERE TO DO.
Zee:
A PRETTY BIG MORALE BOOST.
ONCE YOU SEE IT,
YOU JUST WANT MORE.
GONNA TAKE JUST A BIT
TO GET HER DIALED IN HERE,
I THINK, BUT WE'RE LEARNING.
THE THING'S RUNNING.
NOW WE LEARN
WHERE IT WANTS TO BE.
NOW WE LEARN ITS SWEET SPOT.
Narrator:
RICK HAS DEBTS TO REPAY
AND A CREW
THAT HAS YET TO EARN A DIME,
SO HE'S BROUGHT IN GOLD-RECOVERY
EXPERT FREDDY DODGE
TO HELP KEEP HIS WASH PLANT
RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
♪♪
[BLEEP]
WE'RE SURGING BAD.
RICK!
RICK!
-YEAH?
STOP!
TOO MUCH.
YOU GOT TO JUST SPRINKLE IT IN.
YOU CAN'T JUST DUMP IT IN THERE.
IT PLUGS THE WHOLE THING UP.
-REALLY?
-YEAH.
YOU CAN'T DUMP IT IN
ALL AT ONE TIME.
ALL THE MATERIAL GOES
INTO THE TROMMEL AT ONCE.
IT'S LIKE A DAM
BUILDING UP WITH DIRT
WITH THE WATER
BUILDING UP BEHIND IT.
NOW WATCH -- HERE COMES
THE SURGE OF WATER.
WITH IT SURGING LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE GONNA LOSE GOLD.
AND I HATE LOSING GOLD.
Rick:
HOLY [BLEEP].
Narrator: PIPE FITTER ZEE
TAKES OVER THE LOADER
SO FREDDY CAN TRAIN HIM
HOW TO LOAD THE PLANT.
Rick: Hey, Zee,
you feel like you got this?
YEP.
I think I got it covered.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, MAKE SURE
SHE KEEPS GOING.
NO PROBLEM.
I'LL KEEP FEEDING HER.
ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD.
THANKS, BUD.
RICK HASN'T GOTTEN PAID.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN PAID.
SO I FEEL LIKE I GOT THE WHOLE
CREW ON MY SHOULDERS HERE.
IT'S ON ME
TO KEEP THIS THING GOING.
BETTER?
-DON'T RUSH YOURSELF.
JUST GO QUICK BUT SMOOTH, RIGHT?
-OKAY.
WE'RE NOT --
THERE'S NO RACE GOING ON.
OKAY.
I DON'T THINK ZEE'S
RUN A LOADER TOO MUCH.
SO I GOT TO TEACH HIM
TO GET THE CONSTANT FEED
GOING IN THERE.
SO THAT'S MY GOAL STANDING HERE
RIGHT AT THE MOMENT.
IF I CAN SHOW YOU
A COUPLE LITTLE THINGS.
I'M GONNA DROP IT
FROM HIGHER,
'CAUSE THAT WAY
IT WILL SPREAD
THAT MATERIAL
OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
Zee: OKAY.
SEE, WE HAVE A PRETTY
EVEN FLOW THERE, HUH?
YEAH.
SPREADING
THAT MATERIAL BETTER,
WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE
LESS OF A SURGE.
THERE YOU GO, ZEE.
FEED HER FROM UP HIGHER.
THAT ISN'T BAD.
IT'S LIKE A RAINFALL,
WATERFALL.
ZEE, PERFECT, MAN!
THANKS, FREDDY.
OKAY. WELL, I'LL SEE YOU
IN A BIT.
Zee: FREDDY KIND OF GAVE ME
A FEW POINTERS,
DEFINITELY BOOSTED
MY CONFIDENCE FOR THE MACHINE
AND FOR THE PLANT.
JUST WAY MORE CONFIDENT NOW.
SO I FEEL PRETTY GOOD.
JUST KIND OF
FEATHERING IT IN THERE.
IT SEEMS TO BE
RUNNING ALL RIGHT.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
NOW WHAT'S GOING ON?
IT'S SPRAYING WATER.
RICK, YOU GOT A COPY?
RICK?
Rick:
Go for Rick.
IT'S BUILDING UP
IN THAT PREWASH.
I'M GONNA SHUT IT DOWN.
♪♪
Rick:
WHAT DO WE GOT GOING ON?
LOOK AT IT.
♪♪
OH, [BLEEP].
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
TODAY IS THE THIRD DAY WORKING
ON THIS PAD FOR SLUICIFER.
Narrator: PARKER'S CREW HAS BEEN
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO BUILD SLUICIFER'S
NEW 50-FOOT-HIGH PAD
SO THEY CAN GET THE PLANT
UP AND RUNNING.
TOMORROW, I WANT THEM TO START
GETTING THE PLANT
MOVED OVER THERE.
SO WE NEED TO
HAVE IT DONE TODAY.
STILL BUILDING THE PAD,
BUT WE'RE NOT FAR OFF NOW.
BY THE END OF THE DAY, SHE'LL BE
PRETTY [BLEEP] DAMN TIGHT.
WE'VE GOT ALI.
HE'S KIND OF BEEN SLOWING THINGS
DOWN QUITE A BIT,
BUT WE'RE KIND OF LIGHTING
A FIRE UNDER HIS ASS NOW.
SO WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM
MOVING REALLY HARD.
GO TO THE FRONT!
GO TO THE FRONT.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO
BUILD THIS PAD
FOR SLUICIFER TO SIT ON,
JUST TRYING TO ADD TO
THE ELEVATION OF IT.
GOT A PRETTY GOOD
LITTLE SYSTEM GOING,
WORKING IT FROM BOTH WAYS.
Aaron:
BRENNAN COMES ALONG IN A DOZER
AND FLATTENS OFF THE TOP.
YOU CAN ADD ANOTHER LEVEL TO IT.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS DONE,
AND BY SOME [BLEEP] MIRACLE,
WE CAN ACTUALLY START
SEEING SOME GOLD THIS SEASON.
WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD
ANY MORE MISTAKES.
♪♪
♪♪
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, ALI?
STOP.
♪♪
[ CRASHING ]
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
IN THE RACE TO BUILD A NEW PAD
FOR PARKER'S WASH PLANT,
NEW DRIVER ALI IS STRUGGLING
TO KEEP UP.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, ALI?
STOP.
♪♪
[ CRASHING ]
♪♪
WILLIE, GET UP HERE.
OH-HO-HO-HO-HO!
Willie:
I'm coming.
THAT IS PROBABLY THE END OF ALI.
GET OUT OF IT.
PULL THE REST
OF THIS OUT!
PICK IT, LIFT IT, AND THEN
JUST BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
THAT'S WHY YOU HIRE PEOPLE
THAT KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP]
THEY'RE DOING.
THIS IS A $600,000 TRUCK.
♪♪
WE GOT TO
PAY ATTENTION, MAN.
LIKE, WE'RE GONNA
[BLEEP] UP SOME EQUIPMENT,
OR WORSE YET, WE'RE GONNA
[BLEEP] KILL SOMEBODY.
[ HUMMING ]
♪♪
THERE'S VERY REAL
SAFETY CONCERNS HERE, MAN.
THE ONLY TWO THINGS
THAT MATTER TO ME
IS EVERYBODY'S SAFETY HERE
AND THE PROFITABILITY
OF THE COMPANY.
I HAVE TO
LET YOU GO, ALI.
OKAY.
I'LL TALK TO HEATHER,
MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR HOURS.
YOU WILL GET PAID.
THANK YOU.
♪♪
[BLEEP] THIS [BLEEP].
SO ALI DIDN'T QUITE WORK OUT.
NOW THAT WE'RE A TRUCK DOWN,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
FIGURE SOMETHING OUT
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
HOW ON EARTH
WE'RE GONNA GET THE PAD BUILT.
THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT
OF WORK TO DO.
♪♪
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
Narrator: KEVIN BEETS IS TRYING
TO REFLOAT TONY'S DREDGE.
TONY'S BIG PUMP HAS BROKEN,
SO NOW KEVIN IS STUCK TRYING
TO PUMP THE WATER OUT
WITH TWO TINY PUMPS.
TONY WILL NEVER HIT HIS SEASON
TARGET OF 6,000 OUNCES
IF HE DOESN'T GET THE DREDGE
UP AND RUNNING SOON.
BACK AT THE BEETS CAMP,
A NEW CREW MEMBER ARRIVES.
[ TRUCK HORN HONKS ]
[ LAUGHS ] A LITTLE LATE,
BUT I'M HERE.
I WAS, TRYING TO
FIND YOUR PLACE.
IT WAS A GOOD TRIP.
Narrator: JUAN IBARRA WAS
TODD HOFFMAN'S MECHANIC.
Todd: JUAN, WE GOT
A BIG PROBLEM THERE!
YOU OKAY?
-I GOT IT BROKE LOOSE.
SHE'S DOING FINE NOW.
Narrator:
BUT WHEN TODD STOPPED MINING,
TONY LEAPT IN WITH A JOB OFFER.
LET'S DO IT.
I SPENT THE LAST THREE YEARS
WORKING FOR THE HOFFMANS.
THEY JUST KIND OF GOT ME HOOKED.
WHEN TODD DECIDED HE WASN'T
GONNA COME BACK,
TONY CALLED ME UP
AND OFFERED ME A JOB.
SO HERE I AM.
KEVIN!
JUAN, GOOD TO
SEE YOU AGAIN.
BEEN PUMPING FOR AGES.
THE WATER'S NOT GETTING OUT
QUICK ENOUGH.
OKAY.
Narrator:
TO GET THE PUMP PIPES IN,
KEVIN HAS TO OPEN
THE PONTOONS' HATCHES.
BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDERWATER,
THEY'RE REFILLING AS FAST
AS HE CAN PUMP IT OUT.
Kevin:
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WE'RE JUST PISSING IN THE WIND
OVER THERE, MAN.
AND AS MUCH WATER
AS WE'RE PULLING OUT,
THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER'S
COMING BACK IN.
BUT I WAS THINKING
WHAT WE SHOULD DO
IS JUST BUILD A LITTLE LID
AND PUT TWO HOLES IN IT,
AND THEN HAVE A HOLE
FOR BREATHING
AND THEN A HOLE
FOR SUCKING OUT OF.
WE CAN PUMP THE TANK OUT
WITHOUT LETTING
MORE WATER COME IN.
-YEAH, IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
-YEAH, OKAY.
Narrator:
JUAN'S PLAN --
FABRICATE A NEW HATCH
FOR THE PONTOONS WITH TWO PIPES.
ONCE FITTED, THEY'LL USE
ONE PIPE TO PUMP THE WATER OUT.
THE SECOND PIPE THAT REACHES
ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL
WILL ALLOW AIR BACK IN
SO THE DREDGE CAN FLOAT AGAIN.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE LID
THAT I'M GONNA BUILD.
I'M GONNA CUT IT OUT
OF THAT LITTLE THIN STEEL.
JUAN'S TRAILER
IS FULLY LOADED
WITH HIS OWN STATE-OF-THE-ART
CNC PLASMA CUTTER.
OUT HERE, TIME IS MONEY.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
THIS TAKES ALL THE GUESS WORK
OUT OF IT,
SO UPLOAD IT ONTO THE MACHINE
AND CUT IT OUT.
♪♪
♪♪
PERFECT.
♪♪
WE'RE GONNA SUCK OUT
OF THIS ONE,
AND THIS ONE'S
GONNA BE A VENT.
I MADE THIS ONE
A LITTLE HIGHER.
THAT WAY WE CAN OPEN IT
WITHOUT WATER
GETTING INTO THE TANK.
GIVE IT A SHOT, HUH?
Kevin:
LET'S DO THIS.
THIS HAS TO WORK.
IF WE DON'T GET THE DREDGE
FLOATING NOW,
WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT'S GONNA
[BLEEP] TAKE.
DID THAT GET YOU
HIGH ENOUGH?
Juan:
YEAH, THAT'LL DO IT.
Narrator: FIRST, KEVIN ATTACHES
THE VENTILATION PIPE
THAT WILL SIT ABOVE
THE WATERLINE.
THEN HE CONNECTS THE PUMP PIPE.
HOPEFULLY THAT DOES IT,
KEVIN.
STICK IT IN THE PUMP.
OFF WE GO!
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
YEAH!
WHOO!
WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS.
IT'S PERFECT FOR WHAT
IT NEEDS TO DO.
Juan: JUST KEEP THOSE PUMPS
GOING -- WE SHOULD BE OKAY.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO GET THIS THING UNSUNK.
BREATHE, KEVIN, BREATHE.
I DO FORGET TO DO THAT.
Narrator: THE PUMPS ARE REMOVING
700 GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE.
THE WATER IS REPLACED
BY THE SAME AMOUNT OF AIR
VIA THE BREATHER PIPE.
THE WATER WAS UP TO HERE.
NOW WE GOT IT WAY BACK THERE.
SO I AM SLOWLY
BUT SURELY WINNING.
Narrator:
FINALLY, WITH JUAN'S HELP,
DREDGE ONE IS FLOATING AGAIN
AND READY TO MINE GOLD.
♪♪
♪♪
HEY, TONY.
SHE'S RUNNING GREAT.
Kevin:
YEAH, WE GOT IT DONE.
IT WAS TWO [BLEEP] DAYS!
♪♪
♪♪
WHAT'S GOING ON, RICK?
MAN, THIS WHOLE PREWASH
WAS JUST FULL.
FULL AND CLOGGED WITH DIRT,
YEAH.
I GOT IT ALL OUT NOW,
BUT...
Narrator:
AT THE FREEDOM CUT,
RICK NESS HAS HAD TO SHUT DOWN
HIS DIRT-CLOGGED WASH PLANT.
Rick: I THINK IT ALL PACKED
INTO THIS CORNER,
AND IT KIND OF JUST
[BLEEP] CLUMPED HERE.
Narrator: TO GET ANYWHERE NEAR
HIS 1,000-OUNCE GOAL,
HE'LL HAVE TO DIAL IN
HIS OPERATION AND FAST.
WE GOT TO STOP A LOT OF
THE [BLEEP] CLOGGING UP IN HERE.
WELL, THESE SLOTS
MAY BE TOO BIG, RICK,
AND JUST LETTING
TOO MUCH WATER OUT.
WHAT IF I GET SOME BAR STOCK
AND, LIKE, ON EVERY OTHER ONE
WELD A PIECE
OVER HALF OF THEM?
THAT WILL SHOOT THAT WATER
OUT FARTHER.
YOU'LL HAVE SOME GOING CLOSE
AND SOME GOING FAR.
-GET SOME MORE PRESSURE.
-YEAH.
I DON'T CARE
HOW IT LOOKS.
I JUST WANT IT TO WORK.
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'LL TRY IT. NOTHING VENTURED,
NOTHING GAINED.
-YEAH, EXACTLY.
-LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Narrator:
PAY DIRT GOES INTO THE PREWASH
BEFORE IT HITS THE TROMMEL,
BUT IT'S PILING UP IN THE CORNER
AND CLOGGING THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
FREDDY'S PLAN --
REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE SLOTS
ON THE SPRAY BAR
TO INCREASE THE WATER PRESSURE.
IF ANYONE OVERLOADS THE FEEDER
WITH PAY DIRT,
THE STRONGER JETS SHOULD CLEAR
THE DIRT OUT OF THE FEEDER
AND SEND IT SAFELY DOWN
THROUGH THE TROMMEL.
YOU KNOW, WITH ZEE FEEDING IT,
HE'S DOING THE BEST HE CAN,
BUT IF THE WATER'S NOT RIGHT,
IT CREATES A LOT OF
[BLEEP] HAVOC.
IT'S NOT THE MOST COMFORTABLE
PLACE TO WORK.
♪♪
HOPEFULLY, BY BLOCKING
SOME OF THESE OFF,
THIS WATER'S GONNA GO
FARTHER OUT.
THE MORE COVERAGE WE CAN GET,
THE MORE MATERIAL
IT'S GONNA PUSH DOWN.
DONE.
THEY'RE ON THERE, MAN.
-YEAH?
-YEP.
-THINK IT'S GONNA WORK?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT IT SHOULD.
QUICK AND DIRTY.
I LOVE IT.
SIMPLE, BUT THAT SHOULD
BE EFFECTIVE, FOR SURE.
WE'RE FIRING IT UP, THEN?
MAKE SOME GOLD, MAN.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
WATER'S ON, ZEE!
FIRE IT UP!
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
Yeah, go ahead
and push it in, Zee.
♪♪
SO FAR, SO GOOD.
OUR MATERIAL ISN'T
PLUGGING UP ANY MORE.
KICKING SOME OF THAT WATER
OUT WHERE IT NEEDED TO GO.
-YEE-HAW!
-[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
Parker: SO ARE YOU DRAGGING
THIS [BLEEP] THING?
YOU CAN.
I WANT TO SPECTATE TODAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator:
AFTER FOUR DAYS OF MOVING DIRT,
PARKER'S CREW HAS FINISHED
SLUICIFER'S 50-FOOT PAD.
NOW THE ONLY THING
KEEPING PARKER
FROM BRINGING IN HIS FIRST
BIG GOLD HAUL OF THE SEASON
IS MOVING HIS 45-TON WASH PLANT
600 YARDS ONTO ITS NEW PAD.
[BLEEP] THING WEIGHS
90,000 POUNDS.
I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT
THE [BLEEP] IT'S GONNA DO.
ALL RIGHT.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
I SMOKED LIKE
8 MILLION CIGARETTES
THE LAST TIME I DID THIS.
Mitch:
SEE WHAT SHE'S GOT.
THERE SHE GOES.
AM I GOOD BEHIND ME?
YEAH, EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD
ON THIS END, PARKER.
[ CREAKING ]
THIS THING IS UNHAPPY.
IT SOUNDS AWFUL,
BUT SLUICIFER'S
DRAGGING REALLY GOOD,
SO JUST A MATTER
OF GETTING IN PLACE.
IT'S THIS HILL BEHIND ME THAT'S
GONNA BE A [BLEEP] PROBLEM.
HOW THE [BLEEP] ARE WE GONNA
GET IT UP THAT?
Narrator: PARKER NOW HAS TO
NAVIGATE THE NARROW ACCESS RAMP,
BARELY WIDER THAN
THE MACHINE ITSELF.
Parker:
MY BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW
IS JUST FALLING OFF THAT HILL
INTO THE CUT.
LET'S HOPE THIS WORKS.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
THERE SHE GOES.
Narrator:
IF SLUICIFER FALLS,
IT'S GAME OVER FOR THIS
$600,000 MONSTER MACHINE.
PARKER'S RIGHT ON
THE VERY EDGE.
HE'S GOT TO BE
REAL CAREFUL HERE.
IF SLUICIFER MOVES OVER
ABOUT A FOOT,
HE'S GONNA BE
AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT POND.
I DON'T LIKE IT, BUT YOU GOT
NOTHING ELSE TO DO
BUT JUST KEEP GOING.
WHOA!
THAT'S ALL SHE'S GOT, MITCH!
SHE'S TIPPING OVER!
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
EASY, EASY, EASY!
EASY, MAN, EASY.
YOU THINK
WE'RE CLEARING THAT?
JUST PULL REAL SLOW.
YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA
CLEAR IT HERE
BY ABOUT A WHOLE
QUARTER OF AN INCH.
I CUT IT A LITTLE CLOSE!
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: PARKER HAS CLEARED
THE ACCESS RAMP.
NOW THEY CAN ROTATE SLUICIFER
INTO POSITION.
YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD, MAN.
VERY NICE, VERY NICE.
-YOU'RE HAPPY THERE?
-I'M VERY HAPPY.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
[BLEEP] NICE ONE.
LET'S DO IT.
WATER COMING ON.
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
♪♪
SHAKER DECK'S ON.
CONVEYER ON.
PARKER, SEND US SOME MATERIAL.
HERE'S THE FIRST SCOOP OF PAY
GOING IN SLUICIFER.
THERE IT IS!
♪♪
♪♪
Mitch: PARKER, EVERYTHING
LOOKS GOOD UP HERE, MAN.
KICK THAT THING
INTO HIGH GEAR.
LOOKS GOOD, MAN.
Narrator:
SLUICIFER IS FINALLY RUNNING.
1,000 YARDS AWAY,
BIG RED IS POUNDING
THROUGH THE PAY DIRT.
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON,
PARKER HAS TWO WASH PLANTS
SLUICING KLONDIKE GOLD
IN HIS RACE TO 6,000 OUNCES.
Parker: TWO PLANTS RUNNING --
THAT'S GOOD FEELING.
THAT'S HOW WE MAKE
OUR MONEY HERE.
[ WHISTLES ]
MAYBE WE'RE FINALLY ON OUR WAY
TO 6,000 OUNCES.
MAYBE.
♪♪
Narrator:
LIKE PARKER,
TONY BEETS HAS
A 6,000-OUNCE GOAL.
-HEY, GUYS.
-HOWDY.
Narrator: BUT A THIRD OF THE WAY
THROUGH THE SEASON,
HE'S MINED JUST 1,100 OUNCES.
OH, YEAH.
THAT WAS GREAT FUN.
YES.
MAYBE WE SHOULD
WEIGH THAT UP.
WHERE IS THE CLEANUP,
MONICA?
[ LAUGHTER ]
GO WEIGHT IT.
SEE HOW MUCH WE HAVE.
Monica: OKAY.
Narrator: FIRST, THE GOLD
FROM KEVIN'S DREDGE...
10, 20...
30.16.
...WORTH JUST OVER $36,000.
AT LEAST THERE IS A REASON
FOR THIS ONE.
YEAH.
IT'S STILL KIND OF SAD,
THOUGH,
BECAUSE I THINK
YOUR SISTER HAS A BIT MORE.
Narrator: NEXT, THE GOLD
FROM MONICA'S WASH PLANT...
60, 100, 200...
210, 220...
234.92.
Narrator:
...WORTH AROUND $280,000.
OUR GRAND TOTAL RIGHT NOW
IS ABOUT 1,370.
Narrator: THE BEETS FAMILY IS
WAY AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
AND RIVALS PARKER AND RICK.
SO WE NEED ABOUT
4,630 OUNCES MORE.
SHALL WE GET BACK TO WORK?
I GUESS.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
WE ALL CAN'T DRIVE AROUND
AND DRINK COFFEE.
♪♪
Freddy:
RIGHT THERE.
-RIGHT THERE?
-WHAT IS THAT?
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
IT'LL WORK PERFECT.
♪♪
OH, I CAN'T TELL YOU,
BUT YOU'LL KNOW SOON ENOUGH.
THE PIECES ARE COMING TOGETHER.
LOOKS GOOD SO FAR.
OOH.
IT'S GOT SOME KICK TO IT.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST CAJUN BOIL
I'VE EVER DONE.
LOOK AT THAT, GUYS.
WHOOOOO!
POTATOES, SAUSAGE, SHRIMP...
-OH, YEAH.
-...CORN, CRAB LEGS.
-THANKS, BROTHER.
-THERE'LL BE PLENTY.
-APPRECIATE IT.
-HOW IS IT, RICK?
HOLY [BLEEP].
TAKE A BREATH.
[BLEEP]
-SHOULD I MOVE OVER?
-OH, MY [BLEEP].
-THANK YOU, FREDDY!
-THANKS, FREDDY!
-THANK YOU, FREDDY!
-OOH!
IT'S [BLEEP] HOT IN THERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
Narrator: PARKER HAS
A SEASON GOAL OF 6,000 OUNCES,
BUT SO FAR THIS YEAR,
HE'S MINED LITTLE MORE THAN 500.
WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
NOT A LOT.
YOU?
OH, YOU KNOW,
JUST ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
-HERE WE GO.
-HOO!
-HOW'S THAT?
-NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
-COMING OUT OF BIG RED.
-THAT'S FROM BIG RED, HUH?
Mitch:
WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE
TWO PLANTS RUNNING ALL WEEK,
BUT AT LEAST WE GOT
SLUICIFER ALL PUT TOGETHER.
WELL, LET'S SEE
HOW MUCH WE GOT HERE.
Narrator: TO GET BACK ON TRACK,
PARKER NEEDS 340 OUNCES A WEEK.
120...
160...
190, 200...
-NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
-[ WHISTLES ]
...214.
-[BLEEP] YEAH.
-NICE.
-ON THE MONEY.
-THAT'S NOT BAD.
Narrator:
WORTH OVER $256,000.
SO THAT PUTS US AT 737.
[BLEEP], WE'VE GOT
A LOT OF GOLD TO FIND.
WE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
WE HAVE 5,300 OUNCES OF GOLD
TO FIND.
AND A SHORT TIME TO FIND IT.
[BLEEP]
WHAT HAPPENED TO
THE 1,000-OUNCE SEASONS?
YEAH!
-2,000-OUNCE SEASONS?
-ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE'VE GOT TWO PLANTS
RUNNING NOW,
A MOUNTAIN OF TIME
TO MAKE UP.
JUST POUND DIRT
DOWN THEIR THROATS
FOR THE REST
OF THE SUMMER.
THANKS, GUYS.
THAT'S A GOOD WEEK, MAN.
JUST 30 MORE OF THEM,
BOYS!
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪♪
GUYS, GET OVER HERE!
Narrator: IN HIS FIRST SEASON
AS MINE BOSS,
RICK HAS A TARGET
OF 1,000 OUNCES OF GOLD.
HIS ONLY GOLD WEIGH LAST WEEK
YIELDED JUST 30 OUNCES.
IT'S BEEN ANOTHER ONE
OF THOSE WEEKS, HASN'T IT?
BUT, YOU KNOW,
FREDDY STEPPED IN THERE,
FIXED THE SPRAY BARS,
GOT THE [BLEEP] PLANT
MOVING AS IT SHOULD.
AND, HONESTLY, I'M NOT
GONNA GIVE A BIG SPEECH.
I'M JUST GONNA GO LIKE THIS.
FEAST YOUR EYES.
[ CHEERING ]
-YEAH!
-NICE!
-THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
-RIGHT?
[BLEEP] YEAH, BUDDY.
-YEAH!
-WOW.
THAT'S WHAT DREAMS
ARE MADE OF.
THAT IS HEAVY AS HELL.
I HAD NO IDEA
THAT WAS THAT HEAVY.
-HERE WE GO.
-COUNT IT OUT.
Rick: THIS COULD BE
A GOOD ONE, FELLAS.
WE GOT 5, 10...
20, 30, 40...
-OH, YEAH!
-...50, 60, 90.
THERE'S 100.
-YEAH!
-YEAH.
-[ LAUGHS ]
THERE SHE IS, GUYS -- 103.28.
-WHOA!
-YEAH!
THAT'S OVER 123 GRAND
RIGHT THERE, BOYS.
-WHOO-HOO!
-THAT LOOKS GOOD.
Narrator:
CLAIM OWNER SHEAMUS CHRISTIE
JOINS THEM FOR THE GOLD WEIGH.
Sheamus: WELL, THAT LOOKS
LIKE JUST ABOUT ENOUGH
TO PAY OFF
THE 475 DOZER DEBT,
PLUS MY 10% ROYALTY.
I HATE TO BRING IT UP,
BUT...
-YEAH, YEAH.
-...THAT'S THE DEAL WE MADE.
YEAH, THAT'S FAIR.
Narrator:
AT THE START OF THE SEASON,
SHEAMUS RENTED RICK
HIS MONSTER DOZER
TO GET DOWN TO PAY.
AND AS THE CLAIM OWNER,
HE GETS HIS MODEST 10% FEE.
Rick: [ SIGHS ]
RIGHT ON.
THANKS FOR PAYING IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
-SO THAT LEAVES, WHAT?
-SIX OUNCES.
-EASY COME, EASY GO, RIGHT?
-YEAH.
THERE WAS NOTHING EASY
ABOUT GETTING THAT [BLEEP].
Rick: HEY, YOU KNOW,
IT'S STILL EARLY.
WE JUST MADE A HUGE JUMP.
WE JUST GOT A TENTH OF
OUR [BLEEP] SEASON TOTAL
IN ONE WEEK --
A TENTH OF IT
IN ONE [BLEEP] WEEK.
THINK ABOUT THAT.
YEAH.
NOW WE'RE ON
A [BLEEP] UPWARD TREND.
LET'S JUST KEEP IT GOING.
-YEAH!
-RALLY?
-RALLY!
-RALLY!
-YEP.
-LET'S DO IT GOOD.
♪♪
Narrator:
NOW THAT RICK'S BACK ON TRACK,
FREDDY DODGE IS HEADING HOME.
YOU OUT OF HERE?
YEP, I'M OUT OF HERE.
YOU'VE HELPED US OUT
A LOT, MAN -- A LOT.
AND I OWE YOU BIG-TIME.
NO, YOU DON'T OWE ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE BIGGEST THING I SEE,
RICK,
IS JUST KEEP THE MORALE UP
FOR YOUR GUYS.
YEAH.
YOU KEEP A GRIN ON,
AND THEY WILL, TOO.
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP.
THINGS WILL COME THROUGH.
YEAH, AS LONG AS WE DON'T
GET COMPLACENT,
I THINK THAT WE'RE GONNA
DO ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING IT,
SO...
-I'LL MISS YOU GUYS.
-I'LL MISS YOU, TOO, FREDDY.
-I'LL BE BACK, THOUGH.
-GOOD. I HOPE SO.
[ LAUGHING ]
-DRIVE SAFE, BUDDY.
-TAKE CARE.
I THINK I [BLEEP] UP.
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...
Mitch: ALL THIS SLOPPY
[BLEEP] BUILDING UP HERE
HAS PUNCHED A HOLE
IN THE BELT.
I'M NOT GONNA JUST SIT HERE
AND [BLEEP]
PUT IT IN A PILE AND WATCH IT
DRY LIKE WE'RE GARDENERS.
HE'S GONNA BE READY
TO GET DREDGE NUMBER TWO UP
AND GOING THIS YEAR.
DO WE HAVE ENOUGH FUEL
TO MAKE IT THERE?
DAMN [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
[BLEEP].
HEY, YOU BETTER GET OVER HERE.
THE BREAK WALL'S BEEN BREACHED.
WE GOT WATER FLOWING
INTO THE CUT.
HEY, LET'S GET
THE [BLEEP] PUMP OUT OF HERE.
OH, YEAH.
JUMP THE DITCH, YEAH.
[BLEEP]
Narrator:
ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...
I JUST HIRED THIS DUDE.
[ CRASHING ]
Parker: YOU'VE GOT TO BE
KIDDING ME!
IF YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE DOING, DO IT.
IF YOU DON'T, THEN WE'VE GOT
AN ISSUE HERE.
Kevin:
SHE SUNK.
I CAN FIX IT.
TRUST ME.
-RICK!
-YEAH?
Freddy: STOP!
WE'RE SURGING BAD.
-[BLEEP]
-OH, [BLEEP].
WE CAN'T GO THE WHOLE SEASON
LIKE THIS.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD
OUR PROBLEMS,
BUT I'M NOT GONNA GIVE
A BIG SPEECH.
I'M JUST GONNA GO LIKE THIS.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
♪♪
I'M, UH...
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M A LITTLE FRUSTRATED.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
IS CHASING A 6,000-OUNCE,
$7.2-MILLION SEASON GOAL,
BUT AFTER TWO MONTHS,
HE HAS JUST OVER 500 OUNCES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR,
WE HAD -- WHAT? --
1,500 OUNCES?
AND NOW WE'VE GOT, LIKE,
A THIRD OF THAT.
WE'RE JUST GETTING
OUR ASS KICKED.
WE'VE GOT A MASSIVE
PAYROLL BILL,
AND OUR FUEL BILL
IS TOUCHING ON $300,000 A MONTH.
I MEAN, THIS IS HOW
YOU GO BANKRUPT.
Narrator: BECAUSE OF
PARKER'S FAILED ATTEMPT
TO MINE THE CLUSTER CUT,
SLUICIFER IS SITTING IDLE,
WAITING FOR PAY DIRT.
-HEY, WILLIE.
-YEAH, BUDDY.
Parker: I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT A GAME PLAN HERE.
WE'VE GOT BIG RED GOING,
AND WE'VE GOT TO GET
THAT PAD BUILT FOR SLUICIFER.
IT'S A BIT DIFFICULT,
BUT I FIGURE
THAT IT SHOULD TAKE
THREE DAYS.
I'VE GOT YOU
ANOTHER DRIVER.
HE SAYS HE'S GOT
A BUNCH OF EXPERIENCE,
AND WE JUST GOT TO GET THIS
[BLEEP] PAD DONE.
YOU BET, BUDDY.
WE'RE ON HER.
-THANKS, WILLIE.
-HEY, YOU BET.
Narrator: BIG RED IS ALREADY
RUNNING PAY DIRT
AT ONE END OF THE LAST CUT.
AT THE OTHER END,
PARKER HAS FINALLY HIT PAY DIRT.
NOW HE NEEDS WILLIE AND HIS TEAM
TO MOVE OVER
50,000 YARDS OF TAILINGS
TO BUILD A PAD 50-FEET HIGH,
THEN DRAG HIS WASH PLANT
UP THE SLOPE
AND GET SLUICIFER
MINING FOR GOLD.
Parker: WE'VE GOT TO GET
SLUICIFER UP AND RUNNING,
AND WE CAN'T START MOVING
CONVEYERS IN
OR MOVING THE PLANT IN
UNTIL THAT PAD'S DONE.
SO WE NEED EVERYBODY HERE
POUNDING THAT PAD IN
AND GETTING THIS
[BLEEP] THING DONE.
WE GOT TO START GETTING
SOME GOLD COMING IN.
Narrator: EXPERT OPERATOR WILLIE
FEEDS DIRT TO THE TRUCKS.
Willie: THIS PAD IS SO IMPORTANT
TO GET DONE RIGHT NOW.
ONCE WE CAN GET
BOTH THOSE PLANTS GOING,
THEN WE'RE GONNA DO SOME DAMAGE.
Narrator:
TO BUILD THE 50-FOOT PAD,
PARKER HAS
THREE ROCK-TRUCK DRIVERS
DUMPING 18 LOADS AN HOUR.
AARON HAS FOUR YEARS EXPERIENCE.
Aaron:
THREE DAYS PARKER'S GIVEN US.
I HOPE WE CAN GET IT DONE.
THAT'S A PRETTY TIGHT TIME LINE.
Narrator:
MATT IS NEW TO MINING.
TRYING MY BEST.
THAT'S ALL I CAN DO.
Narrator:
AND NEW RECRUIT ALI
PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH
TONY BEETS.
[ TRUCK BEEPS ]
[ BRAKES HISS ]
[ MACHINES RUNNING ]
[ ENGINE REVS ]
♪♪
WHAT IS HE DOING?!
WILLIE! LOOK!
HOLY [BLEEP].
Ali:
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
OH-HO-HO-HO-HO-HO!
Narrator:
THE ROCK TRUCKS NEED TO REVERSE
RIGHT TO THE EDGE OF THE RAMP
TO DUMP THEIR LOAD,
BUT ALI HAS GONE TOO FAR.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE
THIS GUY TOLD PARKER HE HAS,
BUT I'M GUESSING
HE EMBELLISHED A LITTLE,
[ Laughing ]
TO SAY THE LEAST.
Willie: All right,
I'm gonna try to pull you
RIGHT FROM OVER YOUR CAB,
PRETTY WELL.
♪♪
WHOA!
OKAY, GO EASY.
Aaron: OKAY!
♪♪
JACK LEFT, WILLIE!
WOW!
JUST A LITTLE MORE!
OKAY.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
LET HIM GO!
THIS GUY IS GONNA GIVE ME
A [BLEEP] ANEURYSM.
Aaron: [BLEEP]
GAME OF INCHES, HUH?
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT WAS
TOO [BLEEP] CLOSE.
OHHHH, I THINK THE WAY
THINGS ARE GOING,
THIS GUY MIGHT SET A NEW RECORD
FOR BEING ON THIS MINE
THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME.
Willie:
IT'S TIME FOR HIM TO GET MOVING,
OR OUR SEASON'S JUST GONNA
GRIND TO A HALT.
Narrator: TO BUILD
SLUICIFER'S PAD A.S.A.P.,
ONE TRUCK NEEDS TO BE LOADING,
ANOTHER DUMPING,
AND THE THIRD TRAVELING
BETWEEN THEM AT ALL TIMES.
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS HE DOING?
BACK UP!
BACK THE [BLEEP] UP!
BACK UP!
BACK UP, YOU [BLEEP]!
REVERSE!
REVERSE!
HEY!
STOP!
HEY, STOP!
I DID NOT HIRE YOU
ON THE BASIS
THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW HOW
TO DRIVE ONE OF THESE THINGS.
I HAD HIRED YOU ON THE BASIS
OF YOU TELLING ME
THAT YOU KNEW
WHAT YOU WERE DOING HERE.
SO IF YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING, DO IT.
IF YOU DON'T, THEN WE'VE GOT
AN ISSUE HERE.
[BLEEP] TELLING ME,
"I HAVE EXPERIENCE."
♪♪
IF YOU TELL ME
YOU'VE GOT EXPERIENCE,
YOU BETTER HAVE EXPERIENCE.
YOU BETTER KNOW WHAT
THE [BLEEP] YOU'RE DOING.
HOPEFULLY HE SMARTENS UP HERE
AND FIGURES THIS OUT
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO GET
THIS PAD BUILT,
AND WE NEED TO GET IT DONE
IN A HURRY.
♪♪
Narrator:
AT EUREKA CREEK,
KEVIN BEETS IS RETURNING
FROM A SHORT BREAK.
NOT LONG ENOUGH.
OH, IT'S ONLY TWO DAYS!
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
TONY HAS TWO GOALS
THIS SEASON --
TAKE APART AND TRANSPORT
DREDGE TWO
100 MILES DOWN THE YUKON RIVER
AND HIT HIS 6,000-OUNCE,
$7.2-MILLION TARGET.
I'M JUST HEADING BACK TO DREDGE
TO SEE WHAT PROGRESS WE MADE.
Narrator: KEVIN IS SPEARHEADING
TONY'S CHASE FOR GOLD
WITH DREDGE ONE.
EVERYTHING SLOWS DOWN WHEN
I DISAPPEAR FOR SOME REASON.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
SEE HOW BAD THAT
[BLEEP] DREDGE IS TILTING?
[BLEEP]
♪♪
[BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
HEY, TONY, CAN YOU COME
DOWN TO THE DREDGE?
SHE'S [BLEEP] SUNK.
♪♪
Narrator: OVER THE WEEKEND,
DREDGE ONE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED
AND IS NOW UNDERWATER.
EVERY HOUR IT'S DOWN
IS COSTING TONY
UP TO $1,200 IN LOST GOLD.
Kevin: IT SEEMS THE MINUTE
I GO AWAY, EVERYONE FORGETS
THAT WE GOT A HOLE IN THE BACK
PONTOON WE CANNOT FIX.
THE HOLE IS UNDER THE WATERLINE.
IT FILLS WITH WATER.
REPEAT.
NO ONE EMPTIED THE BACK
[BLEEP] PONTOON.
BASICALLY, YES.
THAT'S WHAT
I KEEP TELLING YOU.
I GO AWAY,
Y'ALL [BLEEP] [BLEEP] UP.
[ LAUGHS ]
I CAN FIX IT.
GET EVERY [BLEEP] PUMP
ON THE PROPERTY,
OPEN UP THE FIRST PONTOON,
PUMP IT OUT.
AS SOON AS THAT'S ABOVE WATER,
MOVE TO THE NEXT PONTOON.
FOLKS GONNA GET WET
[BLEEP] FEET.
DRAINING THE POND'S
GONNA TAKE [BLEEP] FOREVER,
AND I'LL GET THIS PUMPED OUT
IN A FEW HOURS.
TRUST ME.
YES, I [BLEEP] CAN.
[ SIGHS ]
Narrator: KEVIN'S PLAN --
USE A PAIR OF SMALL PUMPS
TO EMPTY THE WATER
OUT OF THE PONTOONS,
ONE BY ONE,
TO REFLOAT THE DREDGE
IN JUST A FEW HOURS.
BUT TONY'S INSISTING
HE DRAINS THE ENTIRE POND
BEFORE PUMPING OUT THE PONTOONS.
KEVIN WILL THEN HAVE TO
REFILL THE POND
OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
Ruby: KEVIN.
DREDGE IS SUNK.
Kevin:
YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.
DESPITE TONY'S OBJECTIONS,
KEVIN'S DETERMINED
TO PUT HIS OWN PLAN INTO ACTION
WITH HELP FROM
TRUCK DRIVER RUBY.
HERE'S THE BATTLE PLAN.
WE'RE GONNA HOOK UP
A COUPLE PUMPS,
THROW THEM IN THE HOLE --
PBBBBBBT! --
MAKE SURE THEY GET GOING,
AND SUCK OUT AS MUCH WATER
AS POSSIBLE.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
[BLEEP] WORK.
-LET'S DO THIS.
-FIRE THEM UP.
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
LET'S CRANK IT UP.
THERE WE GO!
Ruby: WHOO!
TONY SOMETIMES HAS
AN IDEA IN HIS HEAD,
AND HE [BLEEP] RUNS WITH IT,
BUT I KNOW HOW TO
MAKE THIS [BLEEP] WORK.
IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE,
BUT WE'LL GET IT DONE.
[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]
WHAT WAS THAT?
♪♪
Kevin:
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
♪♪
♪♪
[ WHISTLES ]
Narrator:
AT EUREKA CREEK,
TONY BEETS' ONLY WORKING DREDGE
IS UNDERWATER.
EVERY HOUR IT'S SUBMERGED,
TONY LOSES $1,200.
SO HE'S GOING TO USE
THE BIGGEST PUMP ON HIS CLAIM
TO DRAIN THE ENTIRE POND
IT SITS IN.
OH, I KNOW I DON'T NEED THAT.
I THINK HE THINKS I NEED THAT.
Narrator:
THE 12-INCH PUMP
SHIFTS 5,000 GALLONS OF WATER
A MINUTE.
♪♪
♪♪
HEY, RICK.
YOU GOT A COPY?
HOW ARE WE LOOKING?
CAN I GIVE HER [BLEEP]?
WE'RE GOOD
ON THIS END FOR NOW.
LET'S MAKE SOME GOLD.
ROGER THAT.
OH, BABY.
Narrator: IN THE FREEDOM CUT,
RICK NESS AND HIS GREENHORN CREW
ARE STRUGGLING
WITH THEIR 1,000-OUNCE,
$1.2-MILLION SEASON GOAL.
BUT LAST WEEK,
THEY FINALLY GOT ON THE BOARD
WITH THEIR FIRST 30 OUNCES
OF KLONDIKE GOLD.
IT'S LIKE WE FINALLY
ACCOMPLISHED
WHAT WE'VE SET OUT HERE TO DO.
Zee:
A PRETTY BIG MORALE BOOST.
ONCE YOU SEE IT,
YOU JUST WANT MORE.
GONNA TAKE JUST A BIT
TO GET HER DIALED IN HERE,
I THINK, BUT WE'RE LEARNING.
THE THING'S RUNNING.
NOW WE LEARN
WHERE IT WANTS TO BE.
NOW WE LEARN ITS SWEET SPOT.
Narrator:
RICK HAS DEBTS TO REPAY
AND A CREW
THAT HAS YET TO EARN A DIME,
SO HE'S BROUGHT IN GOLD-RECOVERY
EXPERT FREDDY DODGE
TO HELP KEEP HIS WASH PLANT
RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
♪♪
[BLEEP]
WE'RE SURGING BAD.
RICK!
RICK!
-YEAH?
STOP!
TOO MUCH.
YOU GOT TO JUST SPRINKLE IT IN.
YOU CAN'T JUST DUMP IT IN THERE.
IT PLUGS THE WHOLE THING UP.
-REALLY?
-YEAH.
YOU CAN'T DUMP IT IN
ALL AT ONE TIME.
ALL THE MATERIAL GOES
INTO THE TROMMEL AT ONCE.
IT'S LIKE A DAM
BUILDING UP WITH DIRT
WITH THE WATER
BUILDING UP BEHIND IT.
NOW WATCH -- HERE COMES
THE SURGE OF WATER.
WITH IT SURGING LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE GONNA LOSE GOLD.
AND I HATE LOSING GOLD.
Rick:
HOLY [BLEEP].
Narrator: PIPE FITTER ZEE
TAKES OVER THE LOADER
SO FREDDY CAN TRAIN HIM
HOW TO LOAD THE PLANT.
Rick: Hey, Zee,
you feel like you got this?
YEP.
I think I got it covered.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, MAKE SURE
SHE KEEPS GOING.
NO PROBLEM.
I'LL KEEP FEEDING HER.
ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD.
THANKS, BUD.
RICK HASN'T GOTTEN PAID.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN PAID.
SO I FEEL LIKE I GOT THE WHOLE
CREW ON MY SHOULDERS HERE.
IT'S ON ME
TO KEEP THIS THING GOING.
BETTER?
-DON'T RUSH YOURSELF.
JUST GO QUICK BUT SMOOTH, RIGHT?
-OKAY.
WE'RE NOT --
THERE'S NO RACE GOING ON.
OKAY.
I DON'T THINK ZEE'S
RUN A LOADER TOO MUCH.
SO I GOT TO TEACH HIM
TO GET THE CONSTANT FEED
GOING IN THERE.
SO THAT'S MY GOAL STANDING HERE
RIGHT AT THE MOMENT.
IF I CAN SHOW YOU
A COUPLE LITTLE THINGS.
I'M GONNA DROP IT
FROM HIGHER,
'CAUSE THAT WAY
IT WILL SPREAD
THAT MATERIAL
OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
Zee: OKAY.
SEE, WE HAVE A PRETTY
EVEN FLOW THERE, HUH?
YEAH.
SPREADING
THAT MATERIAL BETTER,
WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE
LESS OF A SURGE.
THERE YOU GO, ZEE.
FEED HER FROM UP HIGHER.
THAT ISN'T BAD.
IT'S LIKE A RAINFALL,
WATERFALL.
ZEE, PERFECT, MAN!
THANKS, FREDDY.
OKAY. WELL, I'LL SEE YOU
IN A BIT.
Zee: FREDDY KIND OF GAVE ME
A FEW POINTERS,
DEFINITELY BOOSTED
MY CONFIDENCE FOR THE MACHINE
AND FOR THE PLANT.
JUST WAY MORE CONFIDENT NOW.
SO I FEEL PRETTY GOOD.
JUST KIND OF
FEATHERING IT IN THERE.
IT SEEMS TO BE
RUNNING ALL RIGHT.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
NOW WHAT'S GOING ON?
IT'S SPRAYING WATER.
RICK, YOU GOT A COPY?
RICK?
Rick:
Go for Rick.
IT'S BUILDING UP
IN THAT PREWASH.
I'M GONNA SHUT IT DOWN.
♪♪
Rick:
WHAT DO WE GOT GOING ON?
LOOK AT IT.
♪♪
OH, [BLEEP].
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
TODAY IS THE THIRD DAY WORKING
ON THIS PAD FOR SLUICIFER.
Narrator: PARKER'S CREW HAS BEEN
WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK
TO BUILD SLUICIFER'S
NEW 50-FOOT-HIGH PAD
SO THEY CAN GET THE PLANT
UP AND RUNNING.
TOMORROW, I WANT THEM TO START
GETTING THE PLANT
MOVED OVER THERE.
SO WE NEED TO
HAVE IT DONE TODAY.
STILL BUILDING THE PAD,
BUT WE'RE NOT FAR OFF NOW.
BY THE END OF THE DAY, SHE'LL BE
PRETTY [BLEEP] DAMN TIGHT.
WE'VE GOT ALI.
HE'S KIND OF BEEN SLOWING THINGS
DOWN QUITE A BIT,
BUT WE'RE KIND OF LIGHTING
A FIRE UNDER HIS ASS NOW.
SO WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM
MOVING REALLY HARD.
GO TO THE FRONT!
GO TO THE FRONT.
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO
BUILD THIS PAD
FOR SLUICIFER TO SIT ON,
JUST TRYING TO ADD TO
THE ELEVATION OF IT.
GOT A PRETTY GOOD
LITTLE SYSTEM GOING,
WORKING IT FROM BOTH WAYS.
Aaron:
BRENNAN COMES ALONG IN A DOZER
AND FLATTENS OFF THE TOP.
YOU CAN ADD ANOTHER LEVEL TO IT.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS DONE,
AND BY SOME [BLEEP] MIRACLE,
WE CAN ACTUALLY START
SEEING SOME GOLD THIS SEASON.
WE JUST CAN'T AFFORD
ANY MORE MISTAKES.
♪♪
♪♪
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, ALI?
STOP.
♪♪
[ CRASHING ]
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
IN THE RACE TO BUILD A NEW PAD
FOR PARKER'S WASH PLANT,
NEW DRIVER ALI IS STRUGGLING
TO KEEP UP.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, ALI?
STOP.
♪♪
[ CRASHING ]
♪♪
WILLIE, GET UP HERE.
OH-HO-HO-HO-HO!
Willie:
I'm coming.
THAT IS PROBABLY THE END OF ALI.
GET OUT OF IT.
PULL THE REST
OF THIS OUT!
PICK IT, LIFT IT, AND THEN
JUST BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
THAT'S WHY YOU HIRE PEOPLE
THAT KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP]
THEY'RE DOING.
THIS IS A $600,000 TRUCK.
♪♪
WE GOT TO
PAY ATTENTION, MAN.
LIKE, WE'RE GONNA
[BLEEP] UP SOME EQUIPMENT,
OR WORSE YET, WE'RE GONNA
[BLEEP] KILL SOMEBODY.
[ HUMMING ]
♪♪
THERE'S VERY REAL
SAFETY CONCERNS HERE, MAN.
THE ONLY TWO THINGS
THAT MATTER TO ME
IS EVERYBODY'S SAFETY HERE
AND THE PROFITABILITY
OF THE COMPANY.
I HAVE TO
LET YOU GO, ALI.
OKAY.
I'LL TALK TO HEATHER,
MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR HOURS.
YOU WILL GET PAID.
THANK YOU.
♪♪
[BLEEP] THIS [BLEEP].
SO ALI DIDN'T QUITE WORK OUT.
NOW THAT WE'RE A TRUCK DOWN,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
FIGURE SOMETHING OUT
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
HOW ON EARTH
WE'RE GONNA GET THE PAD BUILT.
THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT
OF WORK TO DO.
♪♪
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
Narrator: KEVIN BEETS IS TRYING
TO REFLOAT TONY'S DREDGE.
TONY'S BIG PUMP HAS BROKEN,
SO NOW KEVIN IS STUCK TRYING
TO PUMP THE WATER OUT
WITH TWO TINY PUMPS.
TONY WILL NEVER HIT HIS SEASON
TARGET OF 6,000 OUNCES
IF HE DOESN'T GET THE DREDGE
UP AND RUNNING SOON.
BACK AT THE BEETS CAMP,
A NEW CREW MEMBER ARRIVES.
[ TRUCK HORN HONKS ]
[ LAUGHS ] A LITTLE LATE,
BUT I'M HERE.
I WAS, TRYING TO
FIND YOUR PLACE.
IT WAS A GOOD TRIP.
Narrator: JUAN IBARRA WAS
TODD HOFFMAN'S MECHANIC.
Todd: JUAN, WE GOT
A BIG PROBLEM THERE!
YOU OKAY?
-I GOT IT BROKE LOOSE.
SHE'S DOING FINE NOW.
Narrator:
BUT WHEN TODD STOPPED MINING,
TONY LEAPT IN WITH A JOB OFFER.
LET'S DO IT.
I SPENT THE LAST THREE YEARS
WORKING FOR THE HOFFMANS.
THEY JUST KIND OF GOT ME HOOKED.
WHEN TODD DECIDED HE WASN'T
GONNA COME BACK,
TONY CALLED ME UP
AND OFFERED ME A JOB.
SO HERE I AM.
KEVIN!
JUAN, GOOD TO
SEE YOU AGAIN.
BEEN PUMPING FOR AGES.
THE WATER'S NOT GETTING OUT
QUICK ENOUGH.
OKAY.
Narrator:
TO GET THE PUMP PIPES IN,
KEVIN HAS TO OPEN
THE PONTOONS' HATCHES.
BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDERWATER,
THEY'RE REFILLING AS FAST
AS HE CAN PUMP IT OUT.
Kevin:
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WE'RE JUST PISSING IN THE WIND
OVER THERE, MAN.
AND AS MUCH WATER
AS WE'RE PULLING OUT,
THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER'S
COMING BACK IN.
BUT I WAS THINKING
WHAT WE SHOULD DO
IS JUST BUILD A LITTLE LID
AND PUT TWO HOLES IN IT,
AND THEN HAVE A HOLE
FOR BREATHING
AND THEN A HOLE
FOR SUCKING OUT OF.
WE CAN PUMP THE TANK OUT
WITHOUT LETTING
MORE WATER COME IN.
-YEAH, IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
-YEAH, OKAY.
Narrator:
JUAN'S PLAN --
FABRICATE A NEW HATCH
FOR THE PONTOONS WITH TWO PIPES.
ONCE FITTED, THEY'LL USE
ONE PIPE TO PUMP THE WATER OUT.
THE SECOND PIPE THAT REACHES
ABOVE THE WATER LEVEL
WILL ALLOW AIR BACK IN
SO THE DREDGE CAN FLOAT AGAIN.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE LID
THAT I'M GONNA BUILD.
I'M GONNA CUT IT OUT
OF THAT LITTLE THIN STEEL.
JUAN'S TRAILER
IS FULLY LOADED
WITH HIS OWN STATE-OF-THE-ART
CNC PLASMA CUTTER.
OUT HERE, TIME IS MONEY.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.
THIS TAKES ALL THE GUESS WORK
OUT OF IT,
SO UPLOAD IT ONTO THE MACHINE
AND CUT IT OUT.
♪♪
♪♪
PERFECT.
♪♪
WE'RE GONNA SUCK OUT
OF THIS ONE,
AND THIS ONE'S
GONNA BE A VENT.
I MADE THIS ONE
A LITTLE HIGHER.
THAT WAY WE CAN OPEN IT
WITHOUT WATER
GETTING INTO THE TANK.
GIVE IT A SHOT, HUH?
Kevin:
LET'S DO THIS.
THIS HAS TO WORK.
IF WE DON'T GET THE DREDGE
FLOATING NOW,
WHO KNOWS HOW LONG IT'S GONNA
[BLEEP] TAKE.
DID THAT GET YOU
HIGH ENOUGH?
Juan:
YEAH, THAT'LL DO IT.
Narrator: FIRST, KEVIN ATTACHES
THE VENTILATION PIPE
THAT WILL SIT ABOVE
THE WATERLINE.
THEN HE CONNECTS THE PUMP PIPE.
HOPEFULLY THAT DOES IT,
KEVIN.
STICK IT IN THE PUMP.
OFF WE GO!
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
YEAH!
WHOO!
WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS.
IT'S PERFECT FOR WHAT
IT NEEDS TO DO.
Juan: JUST KEEP THOSE PUMPS
GOING -- WE SHOULD BE OKAY.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO GET THIS THING UNSUNK.
BREATHE, KEVIN, BREATHE.
I DO FORGET TO DO THAT.
Narrator: THE PUMPS ARE REMOVING
700 GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE.
THE WATER IS REPLACED
BY THE SAME AMOUNT OF AIR
VIA THE BREATHER PIPE.
THE WATER WAS UP TO HERE.
NOW WE GOT IT WAY BACK THERE.
SO I AM SLOWLY
BUT SURELY WINNING.
Narrator:
FINALLY, WITH JUAN'S HELP,
DREDGE ONE IS FLOATING AGAIN
AND READY TO MINE GOLD.
♪♪
♪♪
HEY, TONY.
SHE'S RUNNING GREAT.
Kevin:
YEAH, WE GOT IT DONE.
IT WAS TWO [BLEEP] DAYS!
♪♪
♪♪
WHAT'S GOING ON, RICK?
MAN, THIS WHOLE PREWASH
WAS JUST FULL.
FULL AND CLOGGED WITH DIRT,
YEAH.
I GOT IT ALL OUT NOW,
BUT...
Narrator:
AT THE FREEDOM CUT,
RICK NESS HAS HAD TO SHUT DOWN
HIS DIRT-CLOGGED WASH PLANT.
Rick: I THINK IT ALL PACKED
INTO THIS CORNER,
AND IT KIND OF JUST
[BLEEP] CLUMPED HERE.
Narrator: TO GET ANYWHERE NEAR
HIS 1,000-OUNCE GOAL,
HE'LL HAVE TO DIAL IN
HIS OPERATION AND FAST.
WE GOT TO STOP A LOT OF
THE [BLEEP] CLOGGING UP IN HERE.
WELL, THESE SLOTS
MAY BE TOO BIG, RICK,
AND JUST LETTING
TOO MUCH WATER OUT.
WHAT IF I GET SOME BAR STOCK
AND, LIKE, ON EVERY OTHER ONE
WELD A PIECE
OVER HALF OF THEM?
THAT WILL SHOOT THAT WATER
OUT FARTHER.
YOU'LL HAVE SOME GOING CLOSE
AND SOME GOING FAR.
-GET SOME MORE PRESSURE.
-YEAH.
I DON'T CARE
HOW IT LOOKS.
I JUST WANT IT TO WORK.
[ LAUGHS ]
WE'LL TRY IT. NOTHING VENTURED,
NOTHING GAINED.
-YEAH, EXACTLY.
-LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Narrator:
PAY DIRT GOES INTO THE PREWASH
BEFORE IT HITS THE TROMMEL,
BUT IT'S PILING UP IN THE CORNER
AND CLOGGING THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
FREDDY'S PLAN --
REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE SLOTS
ON THE SPRAY BAR
TO INCREASE THE WATER PRESSURE.
IF ANYONE OVERLOADS THE FEEDER
WITH PAY DIRT,
THE STRONGER JETS SHOULD CLEAR
THE DIRT OUT OF THE FEEDER
AND SEND IT SAFELY DOWN
THROUGH THE TROMMEL.
YOU KNOW, WITH ZEE FEEDING IT,
HE'S DOING THE BEST HE CAN,
BUT IF THE WATER'S NOT RIGHT,
IT CREATES A LOT OF
[BLEEP] HAVOC.
IT'S NOT THE MOST COMFORTABLE
PLACE TO WORK.
♪♪
HOPEFULLY, BY BLOCKING
SOME OF THESE OFF,
THIS WATER'S GONNA GO
FARTHER OUT.
THE MORE COVERAGE WE CAN GET,
THE MORE MATERIAL
IT'S GONNA PUSH DOWN.
DONE.
THEY'RE ON THERE, MAN.
-YEAH?
-YEP.
-THINK IT'S GONNA WORK?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT IT SHOULD.
QUICK AND DIRTY.
I LOVE IT.
SIMPLE, BUT THAT SHOULD
BE EFFECTIVE, FOR SURE.
WE'RE FIRING IT UP, THEN?
MAKE SOME GOLD, MAN.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
WATER'S ON, ZEE!
FIRE IT UP!
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
Yeah, go ahead
and push it in, Zee.
♪♪
SO FAR, SO GOOD.
OUR MATERIAL ISN'T
PLUGGING UP ANY MORE.
KICKING SOME OF THAT WATER
OUT WHERE IT NEEDED TO GO.
-YEE-HAW!
-[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
Parker: SO ARE YOU DRAGGING
THIS [BLEEP] THING?
YOU CAN.
I WANT TO SPECTATE TODAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator:
AFTER FOUR DAYS OF MOVING DIRT,
PARKER'S CREW HAS FINISHED
SLUICIFER'S 50-FOOT PAD.
NOW THE ONLY THING
KEEPING PARKER
FROM BRINGING IN HIS FIRST
BIG GOLD HAUL OF THE SEASON
IS MOVING HIS 45-TON WASH PLANT
600 YARDS ONTO ITS NEW PAD.
[BLEEP] THING WEIGHS
90,000 POUNDS.
I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT
THE [BLEEP] IT'S GONNA DO.
ALL RIGHT.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
I SMOKED LIKE
8 MILLION CIGARETTES
THE LAST TIME I DID THIS.
Mitch:
SEE WHAT SHE'S GOT.
THERE SHE GOES.
AM I GOOD BEHIND ME?
YEAH, EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD
ON THIS END, PARKER.
[ CREAKING ]
THIS THING IS UNHAPPY.
IT SOUNDS AWFUL,
BUT SLUICIFER'S
DRAGGING REALLY GOOD,
SO JUST A MATTER
OF GETTING IN PLACE.
IT'S THIS HILL BEHIND ME THAT'S
GONNA BE A [BLEEP] PROBLEM.
HOW THE [BLEEP] ARE WE GONNA
GET IT UP THAT?
Narrator: PARKER NOW HAS TO
NAVIGATE THE NARROW ACCESS RAMP,
BARELY WIDER THAN
THE MACHINE ITSELF.
Parker:
MY BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW
IS JUST FALLING OFF THAT HILL
INTO THE CUT.
LET'S HOPE THIS WORKS.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
THERE SHE GOES.
Narrator:
IF SLUICIFER FALLS,
IT'S GAME OVER FOR THIS
$600,000 MONSTER MACHINE.
PARKER'S RIGHT ON
THE VERY EDGE.
HE'S GOT TO BE
REAL CAREFUL HERE.
IF SLUICIFER MOVES OVER
ABOUT A FOOT,
HE'S GONNA BE
AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT POND.
I DON'T LIKE IT, BUT YOU GOT
NOTHING ELSE TO DO
BUT JUST KEEP GOING.
WHOA!
THAT'S ALL SHE'S GOT, MITCH!
SHE'S TIPPING OVER!
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
EASY, EASY, EASY!
EASY, MAN, EASY.
YOU THINK
WE'RE CLEARING THAT?
JUST PULL REAL SLOW.
YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA
CLEAR IT HERE
BY ABOUT A WHOLE
QUARTER OF AN INCH.
I CUT IT A LITTLE CLOSE!
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: PARKER HAS CLEARED
THE ACCESS RAMP.
NOW THEY CAN ROTATE SLUICIFER
INTO POSITION.
YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD, MAN.
VERY NICE, VERY NICE.
-YOU'RE HAPPY THERE?
-I'M VERY HAPPY.
[BLEEP] YEAH.
[BLEEP] NICE ONE.
LET'S DO IT.
WATER COMING ON.
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
♪♪
SHAKER DECK'S ON.
CONVEYER ON.
PARKER, SEND US SOME MATERIAL.
HERE'S THE FIRST SCOOP OF PAY
GOING IN SLUICIFER.
THERE IT IS!
♪♪
♪♪
Mitch: PARKER, EVERYTHING
LOOKS GOOD UP HERE, MAN.
KICK THAT THING
INTO HIGH GEAR.
LOOKS GOOD, MAN.
Narrator:
SLUICIFER IS FINALLY RUNNING.
1,000 YARDS AWAY,
BIG RED IS POUNDING
THROUGH THE PAY DIRT.
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON,
PARKER HAS TWO WASH PLANTS
SLUICING KLONDIKE GOLD
IN HIS RACE TO 6,000 OUNCES.
Parker: TWO PLANTS RUNNING --
THAT'S GOOD FEELING.
THAT'S HOW WE MAKE
OUR MONEY HERE.
[ WHISTLES ]
MAYBE WE'RE FINALLY ON OUR WAY
TO 6,000 OUNCES.
MAYBE.
♪♪
Narrator:
LIKE PARKER,
TONY BEETS HAS
A 6,000-OUNCE GOAL.
-HEY, GUYS.
-HOWDY.
Narrator: BUT A THIRD OF THE WAY
THROUGH THE SEASON,
HE'S MINED JUST 1,100 OUNCES.
OH, YEAH.
THAT WAS GREAT FUN.
YES.
MAYBE WE SHOULD
WEIGH THAT UP.
WHERE IS THE CLEANUP,
MONICA?
[ LAUGHTER ]
GO WEIGHT IT.
SEE HOW MUCH WE HAVE.
Monica: OKAY.
Narrator: FIRST, THE GOLD
FROM KEVIN'S DREDGE...
10, 20...
30.16.
...WORTH JUST OVER $36,000.
AT LEAST THERE IS A REASON
FOR THIS ONE.
YEAH.
IT'S STILL KIND OF SAD,
THOUGH,
BECAUSE I THINK
YOUR SISTER HAS A BIT MORE.
Narrator: NEXT, THE GOLD
FROM MONICA'S WASH PLANT...
60, 100, 200...
210, 220...
234.92.
Narrator:
...WORTH AROUND $280,000.
OUR GRAND TOTAL RIGHT NOW
IS ABOUT 1,370.
Narrator: THE BEETS FAMILY IS
WAY AHEAD OF LAST YEAR
AND RIVALS PARKER AND RICK.
SO WE NEED ABOUT
4,630 OUNCES MORE.
SHALL WE GET BACK TO WORK?
I GUESS.
WHAT DO YOU DO?
WE ALL CAN'T DRIVE AROUND
AND DRINK COFFEE.
♪♪
Freddy:
RIGHT THERE.
-RIGHT THERE?
-WHAT IS THAT?
THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
IT'LL WORK PERFECT.
♪♪
OH, I CAN'T TELL YOU,
BUT YOU'LL KNOW SOON ENOUGH.
THE PIECES ARE COMING TOGETHER.
LOOKS GOOD SO FAR.
OOH.
IT'S GOT SOME KICK TO IT.
THIS IS THE BIGGEST CAJUN BOIL
I'VE EVER DONE.
LOOK AT THAT, GUYS.
WHOOOOO!
POTATOES, SAUSAGE, SHRIMP...
-OH, YEAH.
-...CORN, CRAB LEGS.
-THANKS, BROTHER.
-THERE'LL BE PLENTY.
-APPRECIATE IT.
-HOW IS IT, RICK?
HOLY [BLEEP].
TAKE A BREATH.
[BLEEP]
-SHOULD I MOVE OVER?
-OH, MY [BLEEP].
-THANK YOU, FREDDY!
-THANKS, FREDDY!
-THANK YOU, FREDDY!
-OOH!
IT'S [BLEEP] HOT IN THERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
Narrator: PARKER HAS
A SEASON GOAL OF 6,000 OUNCES,
BUT SO FAR THIS YEAR,
HE'S MINED LITTLE MORE THAN 500.
WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
NOT A LOT.
YOU?
OH, YOU KNOW,
JUST ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
-HERE WE GO.
-HOO!
-HOW'S THAT?
-NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
-COMING OUT OF BIG RED.
-THAT'S FROM BIG RED, HUH?
Mitch:
WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE
TWO PLANTS RUNNING ALL WEEK,
BUT AT LEAST WE GOT
SLUICIFER ALL PUT TOGETHER.
WELL, LET'S SEE
HOW MUCH WE GOT HERE.
Narrator: TO GET BACK ON TRACK,
PARKER NEEDS 340 OUNCES A WEEK.
120...
160...
190, 200...
-NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
-[ WHISTLES ]
...214.
-[BLEEP] YEAH.
-NICE.
-ON THE MONEY.
-THAT'S NOT BAD.
Narrator:
WORTH OVER $256,000.
SO THAT PUTS US AT 737.
[BLEEP], WE'VE GOT
A LOT OF GOLD TO FIND.
WE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
WE HAVE 5,300 OUNCES OF GOLD
TO FIND.
AND A SHORT TIME TO FIND IT.
[BLEEP]
WHAT HAPPENED TO
THE 1,000-OUNCE SEASONS?
YEAH!
-2,000-OUNCE SEASONS?
-ALL RIGHT.
WELL, WE'VE GOT TWO PLANTS
RUNNING NOW,
A MOUNTAIN OF TIME
TO MAKE UP.
JUST POUND DIRT
DOWN THEIR THROATS
FOR THE REST
OF THE SUMMER.
THANKS, GUYS.
THAT'S A GOOD WEEK, MAN.
JUST 30 MORE OF THEM,
BOYS!
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪♪
GUYS, GET OVER HERE!
Narrator: IN HIS FIRST SEASON
AS MINE BOSS,
RICK HAS A TARGET
OF 1,000 OUNCES OF GOLD.
HIS ONLY GOLD WEIGH LAST WEEK
YIELDED JUST 30 OUNCES.
IT'S BEEN ANOTHER ONE
OF THOSE WEEKS, HASN'T IT?
BUT, YOU KNOW,
FREDDY STEPPED IN THERE,
FIXED THE SPRAY BARS,
GOT THE [BLEEP] PLANT
MOVING AS IT SHOULD.
AND, HONESTLY, I'M NOT
GONNA GIVE A BIG SPEECH.
I'M JUST GONNA GO LIKE THIS.
FEAST YOUR EYES.
[ CHEERING ]
-YEAH!
-NICE!
-THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
-RIGHT?
[BLEEP] YEAH, BUDDY.
-YEAH!
-WOW.
THAT'S WHAT DREAMS
ARE MADE OF.
THAT IS HEAVY AS HELL.
I HAD NO IDEA
THAT WAS THAT HEAVY.
-HERE WE GO.
-COUNT IT OUT.
Rick: THIS COULD BE
A GOOD ONE, FELLAS.
WE GOT 5, 10...
20, 30, 40...
-OH, YEAH!
-...50, 60, 90.
THERE'S 100.
-YEAH!
-YEAH.
-[ LAUGHS ]
THERE SHE IS, GUYS -- 103.28.
-WHOA!
-YEAH!
THAT'S OVER 123 GRAND
RIGHT THERE, BOYS.
-WHOO-HOO!
-THAT LOOKS GOOD.
Narrator:
CLAIM OWNER SHEAMUS CHRISTIE
JOINS THEM FOR THE GOLD WEIGH.
Sheamus: WELL, THAT LOOKS
LIKE JUST ABOUT ENOUGH
TO PAY OFF
THE 475 DOZER DEBT,
PLUS MY 10% ROYALTY.
I HATE TO BRING IT UP,
BUT...
-YEAH, YEAH.
-...THAT'S THE DEAL WE MADE.
YEAH, THAT'S FAIR.
Narrator:
AT THE START OF THE SEASON,
SHEAMUS RENTED RICK
HIS MONSTER DOZER
TO GET DOWN TO PAY.
AND AS THE CLAIM OWNER,
HE GETS HIS MODEST 10% FEE.
Rick: [ SIGHS ]
RIGHT ON.
THANKS FOR PAYING IT.
ABSOLUTELY.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
-SO THAT LEAVES, WHAT?
-SIX OUNCES.
-EASY COME, EASY GO, RIGHT?
-YEAH.
THERE WAS NOTHING EASY
ABOUT GETTING THAT [BLEEP].
Rick: HEY, YOU KNOW,
IT'S STILL EARLY.
WE JUST MADE A HUGE JUMP.
WE JUST GOT A TENTH OF
OUR [BLEEP] SEASON TOTAL
IN ONE WEEK --
A TENTH OF IT
IN ONE [BLEEP] WEEK.
THINK ABOUT THAT.
YEAH.
NOW WE'RE ON
A [BLEEP] UPWARD TREND.
LET'S JUST KEEP IT GOING.
-YEAH!
-RALLY?
-RALLY!
-RALLY!
-YEP.
-LET'S DO IT GOOD.
♪♪
Narrator:
NOW THAT RICK'S BACK ON TRACK,
FREDDY DODGE IS HEADING HOME.
YOU OUT OF HERE?
YEP, I'M OUT OF HERE.
YOU'VE HELPED US OUT
A LOT, MAN -- A LOT.
AND I OWE YOU BIG-TIME.
NO, YOU DON'T OWE ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE BIGGEST THING I SEE,
RICK,
IS JUST KEEP THE MORALE UP
FOR YOUR GUYS.
YEAH.
YOU KEEP A GRIN ON,
AND THEY WILL, TOO.
KEEP YOUR HEAD UP.
THINGS WILL COME THROUGH.
YEAH, AS LONG AS WE DON'T
GET COMPLACENT,
I THINK THAT WE'RE GONNA
DO ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE'RE GETTING IT,
SO...
-I'LL MISS YOU GUYS.
-I'LL MISS YOU, TOO, FREDDY.
-I'LL BE BACK, THOUGH.
-GOOD. I HOPE SO.
[ LAUGHING ]
-DRIVE SAFE, BUDDY.
-TAKE CARE.
I THINK I [BLEEP] UP.
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...
Mitch: ALL THIS SLOPPY
[BLEEP] BUILDING UP HERE
HAS PUNCHED A HOLE
IN THE BELT.
I'M NOT GONNA JUST SIT HERE
AND [BLEEP]
PUT IT IN A PILE AND WATCH IT
DRY LIKE WE'RE GARDENERS.
HE'S GONNA BE READY
TO GET DREDGE NUMBER TWO UP
AND GOING THIS YEAR.
DO WE HAVE ENOUGH FUEL
TO MAKE IT THERE?
DAMN [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
[BLEEP].
HEY, YOU BETTER GET OVER HERE.
THE BREAK WALL'S BEEN BREACHED.
WE GOT WATER FLOWING
INTO THE CUT.
HEY, LET'S GET
THE [BLEEP] PUMP OUT OF HERE.
OH, YEAH.
JUMP THE DITCH, YEAH.
[BLEEP]