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DON'T STOP FOR NOBODY

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Narrator:
ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

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...DRIVEN BY
SOARING GOLD PRICES,

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TONY BEETS SEARCHES
FOR BURIED TREASURE.

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FIRE THAT
[BLEEP] THING UP.

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Narrator:
ON HIS ROAD TO REDEMPTION,

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RICK NESS BATTLES TO HIT
A MAJOR MILESTONE.

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I'M JUST GOING
TO SAY IT RIGHT NOW.

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WE'RE GOING FOR
1,000 OUNCES THIS YEAR.

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HOLY [BLEEP]
SHUT HER DOWN, MARK,

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SHUT HER DOWN.

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OH, THAT WAS [BLEEP] BRUTAL.
I ALMOST LOST EVERYTHING.

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Narrator:
AND PARKER SCHNABEL'S RACE
TO BUILD A WAR CHEST...

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[BLEEP]
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

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...PUSHES THE CREW'S LIMITS...

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-HOLY [BLEEP]
-WELL, THIS KIND OF SUCKS.

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THAT'S A $10,000 [BLEEP].

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Narrator:
...AND COULD BREAK THE SCALES.

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Parker:
THAT'S A HELLUVA WEEK.

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♪♪

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Narrator:
AFTER TWO DISASTROUS SEASONS,
THE KING OF THE KLONDIKE,

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TONY BEETS IS LOOKING TO MAKE
A COMEBACK.

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Narrator: NINE WEEKS
INTO HIS SEASON,

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TONY'S FIXED THE TROMMEL
AND IS RUNNING

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MEGA CUT PAY DIRT, WHICH HE
BELIEVES WILL DELIVER HIS

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3,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL,
BUT HE'S NOT STOPPING THERE.

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Minnie: YEAH?

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WHAT ARE WE
LOOKING AT?

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REALLY?

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WHERE YOU'VE
BEEN DUMPING STUFF?

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ARE YOU GONNA TEST IT FIRST?
YOU THINK IT'S WORTH IT?

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WELL, THEN YOU
BETTER GET ON IT.

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Narrator:
400 YARDS FROM TONY'S CAMP,

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THE POTENTIAL NEW GROUND IS AT
THE HEART OF PARADISE HILL.

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Narrator: TO SEARCH
FOR THE BURIED PAY STREAK,

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TONY BRINGS
IN THE 460 EXCAVATOR.

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♪♪

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Narrator:
TO GET TO THE PAY, TONY WILL
HAVE TO MOVE A MOUNTAIN.

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WHEN HE OPENED HIS FIRST CUT ON
PARADISE HILL 30 YEARS AGO,

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HE HAD TO PILE THE WORTHLESS
OVERBURDEN

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ON TOP OF VIRGIN GROUND.

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SINCE THEN, HE'S MINED
AROUND THE WASTE SIDE,

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PILING 50,000 YARDS
OF OVERBURDEN,

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ENOUGH TO FILL 15 OLYMPIC
SWIMMING POOLS

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ON TOP OF WHAT COULD BE
A MASSIVE LAYER

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OF GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT.

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Narrator: TONY'S LOOKING
FOR THE VIRGIN GROUND

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INDICATED BY LIGHTER
COLORED GOLD-RICH GRAVELS

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THAT SHOULD BE
BENEATH THE OVERBURDEN.

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♪♪

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Narrator: STRIKE ONE.

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Narrator:
TONY'S HIT A PAY STREAK,

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BUT TO FIND OUT
HOW MUCH GOLD IT CONTAINS,

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HE MUST REMOVE
50,000 YARDS OF OVERBURDEN.

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Narrator:
IF TONY'S RIGHT, THIS PIGGY BANK
BURIED FOR 30 YEARS

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COULD BE WORTH OVER $1 MILLION.

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Monica: <i>SURE DO, SURE DO.</i>

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<i>OKAY, I WILL BE THERE SHORTLY.</i>

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HEY, WHAT'D YOU FIND?

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YOU GUYS PUT ALL THIS OVERBURDEN
HERE, WHAT, 30 YEARS AGO?

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YOU DON'T REMEMBER
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE?

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OKAY. ARE YOU SURE
IT'S GONNA PAY OUT?

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IT COST A BIT TO
PUT A D-10 IN THERE

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FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THOUGH.

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I KNOW FUEL'S LOW RIGHT NOW,
BUT IT STILL ADDS UP.

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ALL RIGHT.

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Narrator: TWO WEEKS AGO...

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TONY GAMBLED
ON MONICA'S HUNKER CUT...

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...9.92.
-...BUT STRUCK OUT.

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NOW, HE'S ROLLING THE DICE
AGAIN.

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MOVING THE OVERBURDEN

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WILL COST OVER $100,000,
AND FAILURE WILL SET HIM BACK

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BY AT LEAST A WEEK.
WITH THE SHORTENED SEASON,

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IT'S TIME HE CAN'T
AFFORD TO LOSE.

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WE'VE GOT A GOOD 30 FEET,
MAYBE 40 FEET OF OVERBURDEN

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THAT NEEDS TO COME OFF.

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TONY SEEMS CONVINCED THAT
THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT

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OF PAY HERE, BUT I DON'T [BLEEP]
THINK SO. WE'LL SEE.

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♪♪

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YOU KNOW, WE GOT
A PRETTY LATE START THIS SEASON

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BECAUSE OF THE WHOLE COVID
THING.

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Narrator:
DESPITE LOSING FOUR WEEKS
AT THE START OF THE SEASON,

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25-YEAR-OLD PARKER SCHNABEL HAS
BIG PLANS TO EXPAND HIS MINING

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EMPIRE BEYOND THE YUKON.

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EVEN WITH THE LATE START
WE'VE GOT THIS SEASON,

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HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND
MORE GROUND IN ALASKA.

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YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LOT
OF MONEY TO FIND MORE GROUND.

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THE GOLD PRICE
IS GETTING BETTER,

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WHICH IS REALLY GOOD.
THE BEST CHANCE THAT

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WE'VE GOT AT FINDING MORE GROUND
IS JUST TO, YOU KNOW,

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HIGH
GOLD PRICES, MAKE SOME MONEY,

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AND EVEN WITH A LATE START
WE'VE GOTTEN THIS SEASON,

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HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THAT.

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Narrator: TO BUILD UP THE WAR
CHEST HE NEEDS TO EXPAND,

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PARKER SPLIT HIS CREW IN HALF
TO RUN TWO MASSIVE WASH PLANTS.

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Mitch:
HOW'D YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT
WITH THAT RAINSTORM?

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MAN, I SLEPT PRETTY GOOD.
-MADE ME SLEEP LIKE A BABY.

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HEY, LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING AS A NEW FATHER

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THE WHOLE SLEEPING LIKE A BABY
THING -- COMPLETE LIE.

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THAT MEANS YOU WOKE UP LIKE
AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR TIMES.

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[ CHUCKLES ]
I CAN'T IMAGINE.

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Narrator: IN THE LAST CUT,
CO-FOREMAN MINING VETERANS

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MITCH BLASCHKE AND BRENNAN
RUAULT RUN WASH PLANT BIG RED.

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WE HAD SOME RAIN LAST NIGHT,

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SO WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN
KEEP UP WITH BIG RED.

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Narrator: FOUR MILES WEST,
LOADER OPERATOR

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AARON BO FEEDS WASH PLANT
SLUICIFER.

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HE'S IN A RACE TO FINISH THE PAY
IN TIME TO MOVE THE PLANT.

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JUST FEEDING THE PLANT.

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I'M TRYING TO FINISH UP
SLUICING THIS EGG

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SO WE COULD
GET INTO OUR NEXT CUT,

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GET BACK TO GETTING THAT GOLD.

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Narrator:
THE WASH PLANT MOVE IS PART OF
PARKER'S RADICAL NEW PLAN

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TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME
BY PUSHING HIS CREW

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TO MOVE THE PLANTS
FASTER AND MORE OFTEN.

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-WHAT'S UP, BOSS?
-UM, YEAH.

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SO, THIS WEEK WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE THE PLANT.

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LAST WEEK, MITCH AND BRENNAN
STRUGGLED TO MOVE BIG RED...

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-WHOA!
-IT'S GOING OVER.

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-OH, [BLEEP]
-WHAT ARE YOU DOING

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IN THERE, MAN?
...AND ENDED UP COSTING PARKER

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$200,000 IN LOST GOLD.
-THAT WAS TERRIBLE.

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Narrator:
NOW THE PRESSURE'S ON AARON
TO MAKE SURE SLUICIFER'S

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MOVE DOESN'T GO THE SAME WAY.

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SHANE IS GONNA MOVE THIS PLANT
WHENEVER HE'S READY,

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AND HE AIN'T WAITING FOR YOU.
-YEAH.

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BUT THE TIMING SHOULD
WORK OUT ALRIGHT.

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Parker: WHEN YOU RUN THIS
[BLEEP],

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YOU GOTTA -- YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO STAND THERE AND BABYSIT IT,

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BUT IT'S JUST THIS SPOT
SO FAR.

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THIS WET PAY IS [BLEEP]
DISGUSTING, THOUGH.

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EVERY DAY, YOU SEE LIKE
ALL FOUR SEASONS.

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WE'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF RAIN,

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WHICH ALWAYS A CONCERN.
WET PAY, NEVER GOOD, NEVER GOOD.

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IT ALWAYS CAUSES PROBLEMS.

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Narrator:
AARON BO JOINED PARKER'S CREW IN
2014 AS A ROCK TRUCK DRIVER.

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YEAH, LET'S GET
THAT STUFF UP TO THE PLANT.

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SINCE THEN, HE'S PROVED HIMSELF
AS A LOADER OPERATOR.

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IT'S JUST ME OVER HERE
AT BIG RED TODAY.

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IT'S JUST ME
ON MY LONESOME.

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NOW HE'S RESPONSIBLE
FOR RUNNING PARKER'S

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MOST PRODUCTIVE WASH PLANT EVER.

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Aaron:
WHEN I HEARD THAT THE YUKON
HAD NAMED GOLD MINING

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AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE,
I WAS REAL HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

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I MEAN, EVERY DAY
I JUST THINK ABOUT HOW FORTUNATE

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I AM TO HAVE A JOB.

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♪♪

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[BLEEP]

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♪♪

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OH, [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

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♪♪

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[BLEEP]
OH! NO!

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[BLEEP]

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♪♪

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Aaron: YOU KNOW, I PUT SOME
WET MATERIAL ON THE BELT,

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AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS ALL
SPILLING OVER THE SIDES THERE.

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Narrator: ON INDIAN RIVER,
PARKER SCHNABEL

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IS A MONTH BEHIND SCHEDULE,
AND HIS WASH PLANT SLUICIFER

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IS JAMMED WITH WET PAY.
-I TRIED TO RUN BACK

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AND SHUT THIS THING DOWN
AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE,

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BUT I JUST COULDN'T
DO IT FAST ENOUGH.

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Narrator:
AARON HAS LOADED THE HOPPER
WITH WET PAY DIRT,

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WHICH SLID DOWN
THE SLICK RUBBER BELT,

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CLOGGED THE ROLLERS,
AND JAMMED THE CONVEYOR.

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♪♪

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Aaron:
THIS IS THE LESSON I'VE LEARNED
THE HARD WAY BEFORE.

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I GUESS I WAS JUST THINKING
ABOUT SOME DAYS OFF

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INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON WHAT
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON.

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Narrator:
AARON MUST FINISH SLUICING IN
TIME FOR THE PLANT TO BE MOVED.

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THIS SHUTDOWN IS COSTING
VALUABLE TIME

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AND OVER $5,000 AN HOUR
IN LOST GOLD.

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J.M., HE'S SUPPOSED TO TAKE OVER
THE PLANET

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FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY
HERE.

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AND THIS IS HOW HE GETS STARTED
WITH HIS TRAINING ON THE PLANT.

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FIRST LESSON --
WHAT NOT TO DO.

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♪♪

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WE'RE SLUICING 3 OUNCES AN HOUR.

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I JUST COST THE BOSS
ABOUT 5 GRAND.

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OH, OKAY. WE GOT EVERYTHING
AWAY FROM THE ROLLERS.

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BEST CASE SCENARIO,
EVERYTHING FIRES UP.

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ALL RIGHT.
MOMENT OF TRUTH.

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[BLEEP] IS THAT NOW?

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I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THAT BEEPING IS.

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IT'S NOT GOOD. I'VE NEVER EVEN
HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.

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-LET'S GIVE IT A --
-WHAT'S IN THERE?

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I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY
OF THIS [BLEEP] MEANS.

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I'M JUST THE
[BLEEP] OPERATOR, MAN.

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WE'RE GONNA BE DOWN LONGER THAN
I THOUGHT.

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THIS ISN'T GOOD.

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YEAH, I'M COSTING PARKER A LOT
OF [BLEEP] MONEY RIGHT NOW.

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I GOTTA GO LET HIM KNOW

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THAT THINGS HAVE GONE
FROM BAD TO WORSE DOWN THERE.

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WE DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR STUPID MISTAKES

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LIKE THE ONE I JUST MADE.
LET'S SEE HOW HE TAKES IT.

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-HEY, BOSS.
-JUST HOLD ON JUST A SEC.

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Aaron: OKAY.
SORRY, BOSS.

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HE DOESN'T WANT
TO BE BOTHERED RIGHT NOW.

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HE JUST TOLD ME TO GO GET SHANE

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TO HAVE A LOOK AND SEE
IF HE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

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OH, IT'D BE LOVELY IF SHANE --
HE HAS THAT MAGIC TOUCH,

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AND HE JUST PRESSES A BUTTON
AND IT WORKS --

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FAN[BLEEP]TASTIC.

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Shane:
I WANT TO CHECK TO SEE THAT THAT
DRUM'S TRYING TO TURN UP THERE.

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♪♪

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-SO, IT MIGHT BE COOKED?
-IT'S BROKEN. THAT'S WHY.

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-OH.
-THE BELT IS OFF ON THE MOTOR.

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OH, THAT'S GONNA BE AN ISSUE.
MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO

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WITH WHY IT'S NOT TURNING.
THESE BELTS SNAPPED

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BECAUSE OF ALL THE WEIGHT
ON THE BELT FROM THAT JAM-UP.

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YOU CAN SEE RIGHT IN HERE,
ALL THIS SOOT IN THERE,

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AND THAT'S THE BELT
BURNING APART.

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BURNT THEM RIGHT OUT.

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Narrator:
TWO HOURS AFTER THE SHUTDOWN,

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MECHANIC SHANE SMITH REPLACES
THE BROKEN DRIVE BELT.

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WELL, NOW WE WILL KNOW
IT'S NOT THE BELTS

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IF WE STILL GOT AN ISSUE.
-FINGERS CROSSED.

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ALL CLEAR?
-YEAH, I'M CLEAR.

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♪♪

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-THAT LOOKS GOOD.
-LOOKS GOOD THERE?

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-YEAH.
-SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.

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FIRE UP THE PLANT,
START WASHING ROCKS AGAIN.

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Aaron: WELL, I KIND OF
JUST RE-LEARNED LESSON,

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YOU DON'T PUT WET MATERIAL
ON THESE BELTS.

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YOU END UP SHOVELING
FOR HALF AN HOUR.

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IT'S JUST -- IT'S A CAN OF WORMS
YOU DON'T WANT TO OPEN UP.

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♪♪

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PRETTY HAPPY TO SEE IT --
OUR PLANT UP AND RUNNING NOW.

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SOMETIMES THINGS GO WRONG
ON THE MINE.

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SOMETIMES
IT'S SOMEBODY'S FAULT.

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THIS TIME
IT WAS DEFINITELY MINE.

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♪♪

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SO SHOULD WE SEND AARON
THROUGH THE WASH PLANT?

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-[ LAUGHS ]
-[BLEEP] GUY.

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I MEAN, THE CONVEYORS ARE
GREAT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS.

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TIL SOMETHING
HAPPENS, YEAH.

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Parker:
WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING SOUPY
[BLEEP],YOU HAVE TO SIT THERE

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AND BABYSIT THE PLANT, AND NOT
BE AT THE OTHER END OF THE CUT

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WHEN EVERYTHING [BLEEP] UP.

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Narrator: PARKER'S BACK
ON TRACK TO FINISH RUNNING PAY,

242
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BUT NOW HIS CREW HAS EVEN
LESS TIME TO MOVE THE PLANT,

243
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AND HE'S LOST TWO HOURS --
VALUABLE SLUICING.

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I MEAN, TELLING ME YOU SCREWED
UP DOESN'T CHANGE

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THAT IT'S A $10,000 [BLEEP].

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♪♪

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Rick:
THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
HAVE BEEN ROUGH

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JUST BREAKING EVEN.

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I'VE GOT TO MAKE MONEY THIS
YEAR,

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OTHERWISE, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO KEEP GOLD MINING.

251
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Narrator: RICK NESS IS IN THE
LAST CHANCE SALOON.

252
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AFTER TWO YEARS
STRUGGLING TO TURN A PROFIT,

253
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HE HAS TO MAKE MONEY
THIS SEASON,

254
00:18:43,965 --> 00:18:48,165
BUT HE'S ALREADY TWO MONTHS
LATE GETTING STARTED.

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Rick:
SO, TROY SAID I WANT MY MINIMUM
ROYALTY IN THE FIRST MONTH.

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THAT'S 100 OUNCES BY NEXT WEEK.

257
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Narrator: RICK MUST DELIVER
100 OUNCES OF GOLD

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TO CLAIM OWNER TROY TAYLOR
BY THE END OF THE MONTH

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AS A GUARANTEE FOR THIS SEASON,
OR HE'LL BE SHUT DOWN.

260
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THERE'S ONLY FIVE OF US
ON THE CREW,

261
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SO I REALLY NEED
EVERYONE TO STEP UP

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IF WE'RE GONNA GET AS MUCH GOLD
AS POSSIBLE

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Narrator: SO FAR, HE'S ONLY
MINED 66 OUNCES OF GOLD.

264
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SIT.
YOU STAY RIGHT THERE.

265
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THE LATE START
AND SHORT SEASON MEAN

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RICK NEEDS TO MOTIVATE HIS CREW
TO MAKE EVERY SECOND COUNT.

267
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LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE

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WE'VE GOT A TEAM HERE.
[ CHUCKLES ]

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YOU KNOW
I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING A BIT

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FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,
KIND OF, ON WHERE I BELONG.

271
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I DID NOT SET A VERY
GOOD EXAMPLE LAST YEAR.

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I'VE PRETTY MUCH COME TO TERMS
WITH THE FACT

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THAT I DON'T BELONG IN AN OFFICE
AT ALL.

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WE KNEW THAT. WE KNEW THAT
FROM THE BEGINNING.

275
00:19:39,275 --> 00:19:42,545
-WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
-I TOLD YOU. I TOLD YOU.

276
00:19:42,586 --> 00:19:44,096
WELL, WE NEED YOU IN THE FIELD.
-YEAH.

277
00:19:44,137 --> 00:19:46,337
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT IN
THE FIELD A LOT MORE LAST YEAR,

278
00:19:46,379 --> 00:19:50,409
AND I'LL RECTIFY THAT THIS YEAR.
AND THAT BEING SAID,

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WE ALL NEED TO TIGHTEN UP.
I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT RIGHT NOW,

280
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WE'RE GOING FOR 1,000 OUNCES
THIS YEAR.

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I KNOW WE'VE GOT
A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME,

282
00:19:56,413 --> 00:19:58,863
BUT IF WE JUST WORK AND POUND
IT OUT TOGETHER,

283
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I THINK WE CAN GET IT.

284
00:20:00,275 --> 00:20:02,515
RIGHT OFF THE BAT, KRUSE,
YOU'RE GONNA BE IN A TRUCK.

285
00:20:02,551 --> 00:20:03,931
WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES
FROM THERE.

286
00:20:03,965 --> 00:20:05,825
KARLA, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE GONNA
BE IN THE GOLD ROOM.

287
00:20:05,862 --> 00:20:07,722
MIGHT NEED TO THROW YOU IN A
TRUCK HERE AND THERE, TOO.

288
00:20:07,758 --> 00:20:10,758
MARK THAT WASH PLANT'S GONNA
KIND OF BE YOUR WHEELHOUSE.

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YOU KNOW, CARL OBVIOUSLY.
THANKS FOR COMING BACK.

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00:20:12,931 --> 00:20:15,481
-YEAH, YOU BET YA.
-AND, CARL, YOUR FIRST JOB

291
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IS GETTING THAT 700 ROLLING.
-I'LL GET UP THERE.

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-LET'S DO THIS. WE GOOD?
-GO TEAM.

293
00:20:19,793 --> 00:20:22,033
-ALL RIGHT.
-LET'S DO IT.

294
00:20:22,068 --> 00:20:23,688
Narrator: RICK'S PLAN --

295
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FIRST MINE THE SHALLOW GROUND.
THAT WILL DELIVER FAST GOLD

296
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AT A HIGH PROFIT IN ORDER TO PAY

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TROY HIS 100 OUNCES.

298
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WITH GOLD BANKED, HE'LL THEN
MOVE TO DEEPER GROUND,

299
00:20:36,482 --> 00:20:39,762
WHICH IS HARDER TO MINE,
BUT WHERE TESTS SHOW

300
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THERE'S MORE GOLD.

301
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-MARK, YOU READY TO FIRE UP?
-I'M READY.

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♪♪

303
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Narrator: NEW ARRIVAL MARK
DOVERSPIKE FEEDS THE WASH PLANT

304
00:20:59,586 --> 00:21:02,896
WITH GOLD-RICH PAY
FROM THE STOCKPILE.

305
00:21:02,931 --> 00:21:05,901
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
MINING ON THIS SCALE.

306
00:21:05,931 --> 00:21:09,661
THERE IS SOME PRESSURE HERE.
I HAVE 20 SECONDS BETWEEN LOADS,

307
00:21:09,689 --> 00:21:12,659
SO IT DEMANDS
YOUR FULL ATTENTION ALL DAY.

308
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Narrator: RICK'S 700 EXCAVATOR,
USED TO DIG OUT

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00:21:19,793 --> 00:21:23,553
PAY DIRT, IS DOWN WITH A BLOWN
HYDRAULIC HOSE.

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MECHANIC CARL ROSK
NEEDS TO FIX IT BEFORE

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THE STOCKPILE OF PAY RUNS OUT,

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00:21:29,758 --> 00:21:33,068
OR THEY'LL HAVE TO
SHUT DOWN THE PLANT.

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00:21:33,103 --> 00:21:34,483
Carl: I PICKED THIS HOSE UP
ON MY WAY UP,

314
00:21:34,517 --> 00:21:36,827
AND WE'RE GONNA FEED THIS
THROUGH HERE RIGHT NOW

315
00:21:36,862 --> 00:21:39,622
AND HOPEFULLY HAVE THIS THING UP
AND RUNNING

316
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SO THE BOYS CAN PUT IT TO WORK.

317
00:21:46,862 --> 00:21:48,692
PERFECT TIMING, BUDDY.
-YEAH?

318
00:21:48,724 --> 00:21:50,524
GOTTA RUN
THIS LINE UP PROPERLY.

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00:21:50,551 --> 00:21:52,971
-WELL, WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR ME?
-IF YOU COULD PASS IT UP

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00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,860
THROUGH, JUST HARD FOR ME
TO RUN IT UP THERE

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AND GRAB IT THE SAME TIME.

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00:21:55,965 --> 00:21:57,615
-THIS END?
-YES, SIR.

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00:21:57,655 --> 00:22:00,615
JUST GIVE ME A SECOND,
THEN FEED THAT OUT IN THERE.

324
00:22:00,655 --> 00:22:03,095
AND ALL RIGHT.
THERE YOU GO.

325
00:22:05,586 --> 00:22:07,406
I'LL PUT IT TOGETHER.
-AWESOME.

326
00:22:09,379 --> 00:22:11,759
YEAH, NOW WE'RE READY
FOR HYDRAULIC FLUID.

327
00:22:13,965 --> 00:22:16,685
IT'S LIKE TWO STORIES
TO GET UP ON THIS THING.

328
00:22:16,724 --> 00:22:19,244
SURE IS NICE HAVING YOU
OUT HERE, RICK.

329
00:22:19,275 --> 00:22:21,095
YEAH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT
TOOK ME TWO YEARS TO FIGURE OUT

330
00:22:21,137 --> 00:22:22,967
THAT I'M BETTER OFF
IN THE FIELD THAN THE OFFICE.

331
00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:26,170
BUT THAT'S MY PLAN. RIGHT,
I HAVE THE MOST EXPERIENCE,

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00:22:26,206 --> 00:22:28,896
AND THAT MEANS I NEED
TO BE OUT THERE DOING THE WORK

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00:22:28,931 --> 00:22:30,691
AND DIRECTING THE WORK.
SO I'M GONNA

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00:22:30,724 --> 00:22:32,414
BE OUT IN THE FIELD
THE WHOLE TIME THIS YEAR.

335
00:22:32,448 --> 00:22:34,828
THINGS ARE SURE DIFFERENT
THAN LAST YEAR.

336
00:22:34,862 --> 00:22:37,142
STEPPING UP AND BEING
THE FOREMAN, IT'S HUGE, MAN.

337
00:22:37,172 --> 00:22:39,622
WELL, ONCE THIS HYDRAULIC
OIL'S IN HERE, YOU CAN JUST

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BUTTON IT UP AND --
-YEP.

339
00:22:41,172 --> 00:22:43,242
-WE'LL BE BACK UP AND RUNNING.
-I'LL PUT THESE COVERS BACK ON

340
00:22:43,275 --> 00:22:45,855
AND PUT THE FAN ON THERE
AND WE'LL ROCK.

341
00:22:49,413 --> 00:22:51,283
PUT THIS BACK.

342
00:22:51,310 --> 00:22:55,450
OH, YEAH. BACK IN BUSINESS.
YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.

343
00:22:58,965 --> 00:23:01,825
Narrator: RICK GETS BACK TO THE
CUT TO SEND FRESH

344
00:23:01,862 --> 00:23:04,282
PAY DIRT TO THE PLANT.

345
00:23:04,310 --> 00:23:06,550
Chris: SO I DID SOME MATH
AND RAN THE NUMBERS.

346
00:23:06,586 --> 00:23:08,616
WHEN WE RUN TWO ROCK TRUCKS,

347
00:23:08,655 --> 00:23:11,785
THE PAY PILE GETS BIGGER
TWICE AS FAST.

348
00:23:11,827 --> 00:23:13,757
Karla:
WELL, I THOUGHT WE HAULED ASS
WITH JUST THE THREE OF US,

349
00:23:13,793 --> 00:23:17,833
BUT SURE FEELS NICE TO HAVE
SOME EXTRA HANDS ON BOARD.

350
00:23:17,862 --> 00:23:19,282
THIS CREW SEEMS PRETTY GOOD.

351
00:23:19,310 --> 00:23:22,550
EVERYONE IS TIGHT, RESPECTFUL.
GREAT PLACE TO WORK.

352
00:23:22,586 --> 00:23:24,996
Carl: THIS YEAR, MAN,
ALREADY A HUGE CHANGE.

353
00:23:25,034 --> 00:23:27,344
RICK'S STEPPING UP AND YOU KNOW,
BEING THE FOREMAN

354
00:23:27,379 --> 00:23:29,549
IS HUGE FOR US, RIGHT?

355
00:23:29,586 --> 00:23:31,306
Narrator:
RICK'S BACK IN THE GAME

356
00:23:31,344 --> 00:23:33,694
WITH A CHANCE
OF GETTING THE 100 OUNCES

357
00:23:33,724 --> 00:23:36,144
HE OWES CLAIM OWNER TROY.

358
00:23:39,241 --> 00:23:40,451
Rick: YEAH, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE
CARL BACK.

359
00:23:40,482 --> 00:23:42,552
HE GOT THE 700
RUNNING RIGHT AWAY.

360
00:23:42,586 --> 00:23:44,136
IT'S MY MAIN PRODUCTION
MACHINE.

361
00:23:44,172 --> 00:23:47,592
NOW WE CAN REALLY GET THE DIRT
MOVING, GET THE GOLD COMING IN.

362
00:23:56,965 --> 00:24:02,785
♪♪

363
00:24:02,827 --> 00:24:06,337
RUBY AND I
ARE UP HERE ON THIS HILLSIDE

364
00:24:06,379 --> 00:24:08,029
PUSHING IT FLAT.

365
00:24:08,068 --> 00:24:10,828
Narrator: ON PARADISE HILL,
TONY BEETS' DAUGHTER,

366
00:24:10,862 --> 00:24:12,862
MONICA IS ON THE HUNT FOR GOLD

367
00:24:12,896 --> 00:24:16,446
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF ROCKETING GOLD PRICES.

368
00:24:16,482 --> 00:24:19,072
TONY'S GAMBLED
THREE DAYS OF FUEL

369
00:24:19,103 --> 00:24:23,173
AND CREW TO DIG OUT A PAY STREAK
HE BURIED 30 YEARS AGO

370
00:24:23,206 --> 00:24:27,206
AND WHAT HE'S CALLING
"THE PIGGY BANK CUT."

371
00:24:27,241 --> 00:24:32,861
TWO BIGGEST EXPENSES IN A MINING
CAMP ARE FUEL AND PEOPLE.

372
00:24:32,896 --> 00:24:35,306
RUBY'S ON THE
EXCAVATOR TO FEEL THE EDGE OUT,

373
00:24:35,344 --> 00:24:37,414
AND I'M PUSHING
THE OVERBURDEN OVER.

374
00:24:37,448 --> 00:24:41,688
Narrator:
100 YARDS AWAY ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE WASTE SITE,

375
00:24:41,724 --> 00:24:45,284
CHILDHOOD FRIEND
RUBY MAHONEY LOADS ROCK TRUCKS.

376
00:24:45,310 --> 00:24:47,720
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK
THAT HAS TO BE DONE HERE,

377
00:24:47,758 --> 00:24:51,338
SO I REALLY HOPE THIS IS WORTH
GOING AFTER.

378
00:24:51,379 --> 00:24:54,519
ME AND MONICA GREW UP
TOGETHER IN DAWSON CITY,

379
00:24:54,551 --> 00:24:57,791
AND WE BECAME
REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.

380
00:24:57,827 --> 00:24:59,137
I DISTINCTIVELY REMEMBER

381
00:24:59,172 --> 00:25:01,692
THIS HILL BEING HERE BACK
WHEN I WAS A KID.

382
00:25:01,724 --> 00:25:05,724
I USED TO COME OUT AND VISIT HER
AND DO EVERYTHING DIRTY

383
00:25:05,758 --> 00:25:08,688
YUKON MINOR CHILDREN DO.
YOU KNOW,

384
00:25:08,724 --> 00:25:12,284
I GOT TO PLAY ON THIS GROUND
BESIDE MY FRIEND FOR YEARS,

385
00:25:12,310 --> 00:25:15,830
AND NOW I GET TO WORK BESIDE
MY FRIEND ON THIS GROUND.

386
00:25:15,862 --> 00:25:17,482
IT'S PRETTY NEAT.

387
00:25:21,862 --> 00:25:23,832
<i>MONICA. DO YOU COPY,
MONICA?</i>

388
00:25:26,758 --> 00:25:30,098
<i>MY TRUCK IS STUCK.
-WHAT KIND OF STUCK?</i>

389
00:25:30,137 --> 00:25:33,717
<i>MY BACK WHEELS HAVE SUNK RIGHT
INTO THE DUMP SITE.</i>

390
00:25:33,758 --> 00:25:39,518
<i>IT'S RIGHT ON THE EDGE.
NOT LOOKING GOOD.</i>

391
00:25:39,551 --> 00:25:44,901
ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, AWESOME.
[BLEEP] HAPPENS.

392
00:25:44,931 --> 00:25:47,001
Narrator: MONICA STOPS STRIPPING
TO GO RESCUE

393
00:25:47,034 --> 00:25:51,144
THE ROCK TRUCK, WASTING
VALUABLE TIME AND FUEL.

394
00:25:53,896 --> 00:25:55,896
THIS WORKS BETTER
WITH TWO PEOPLE.

395
00:25:55,931 --> 00:25:57,141
OKAY.

396
00:26:00,241 --> 00:26:03,031
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS
I'LL TIGHTEN IT.

397
00:26:03,068 --> 00:26:04,858
-YEP.
-AND PUT IT IN FIRST GEAR,

398
00:26:04,896 --> 00:26:09,066
AND THEN WE'LL CRAWL OUT.
AS SOON AS I HAVE IT TIGHT.

399
00:26:09,103 --> 00:26:10,663
YEAH, YOU BET.

400
00:26:16,275 --> 00:26:21,855
♪♪

401
00:26:21,896 --> 00:26:23,586
Monica:
MORE POWER.

402
00:26:23,620 --> 00:26:30,000
♪♪

403
00:26:30,034 --> 00:26:31,454
GOT IT!

404
00:26:34,862 --> 00:26:36,002
OKAY, SWEET.
THANK YOU.

405
00:26:36,034 --> 00:26:37,554
ROCK TRUCKS GET STUCK.

406
00:26:37,586 --> 00:26:40,336
IT'S A THING THAT HAPPENS.
NO BIG [BLEEP] DEAL.

407
00:26:40,379 --> 00:26:45,549
♪♪

408
00:26:45,586 --> 00:26:49,586
HUH, LOOKS AWFULLY
WHITE OVER THERE.

409
00:26:49,620 --> 00:26:51,410
TONY. DO YOU COPY, TONY?

410
00:26:53,379 --> 00:26:55,899
I SEEM TO HAVE FOUND
A LITTLE BIT OF A WHITE LAYER.

411
00:26:55,931 --> 00:26:57,281
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
MUCH OF IT THERE.

412
00:27:00,758 --> 00:27:02,788
I DON'T KNOW IF TONY'S
GONNA WANT TO KEEP GOING,

413
00:27:02,827 --> 00:27:04,827
OR IF HE'S GONNA WANT
TO PULL THE PLUG.

414
00:27:14,172 --> 00:27:16,722
Narrator:
MONICA HAS HIT VIRGIN GROUND,

415
00:27:16,758 --> 00:27:19,928
BUT THE PAY LAYER
IS ONLY 10-FEET WIDE.

416
00:27:19,965 --> 00:27:21,545
DO YOU WANT TO JUST
KEEP DIGGING DOWN

417
00:27:21,586 --> 00:27:23,446
AND HOPE IT'S THERE,
OR...

418
00:27:26,758 --> 00:27:27,928
OKAY.

419
00:27:31,413 --> 00:27:34,623
Narrator: DESPITE THE SMALLER
THAN EXPECTED PAY STREAK,

420
00:27:34,655 --> 00:27:36,825
TONY'S IN TOO DEEP NOW

421
00:27:36,862 --> 00:27:39,552
AND CAN ONLY WAIT
FOR THE MATERIAL TO BE SLUICED

422
00:27:39,586 --> 00:27:43,996
AND WEIGHED TO SEE
IF HIS GAMBLE PAYS OFF.

423
00:27:44,034 --> 00:27:46,834
Monica:
I MEAN, WE SEEM TO HAVE SPENT
A [BLEEP] TON OF MONEY

424
00:27:46,862 --> 00:27:53,212
TO GET IN HERE WITH ALL THE
MAN-HOURS AND ALL THE FUEL COST.

425
00:27:53,241 --> 00:27:57,551
I DON'T KNOW IF TONY JUST DIDN'T
REMEMBER HOW LITTLE WAS THERE

426
00:27:57,586 --> 00:28:01,306
OR WHAT THE [BLEEP]'S GOING ON,
BUT DOESN'T LOOK SO HOT TO ME.

427
00:28:03,724 --> 00:28:08,624
THERE WE GO. THERE'S THE FIRST
ROCK CHUNK OF FAITH.

428
00:28:08,655 --> 00:28:10,965
I REALLY HOPE THIS IS WORTH IT.

429
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:20,830
♪♪

430
00:28:20,862 --> 00:28:23,832
Parker: LIKE 5 FEET.
THAT'S GOOD

431
00:28:23,862 --> 00:28:26,762
Narrator:
IN THE PROMISED LAND,
PARKER'S CREW

432
00:28:26,793 --> 00:28:29,483
IS HALF A DAY
BEHIND SCHEDULE AFTER

433
00:28:29,517 --> 00:28:32,377
AARON BO JAMS SLUICIFER'S
HOPPER.

434
00:28:32,413 --> 00:28:36,213
NOW, THEY HAVE ONLY
SIX HOURS TO MOVE THE WASH PLANT

435
00:28:36,241 --> 00:28:40,831
TO ITS NEW PAD,
A JOB THAT NORMALLY TAKES 12.

436
00:28:40,862 --> 00:28:42,762
DON'T STOP FOR NOBODY.

437
00:28:42,793 --> 00:28:44,763
Narrator:
PARKER HAS A NEW STRATEGY

438
00:28:44,793 --> 00:28:46,933
TO MOVE HIS WASH PLANTS
EVERY TIME

439
00:28:46,965 --> 00:28:51,995
THEY RUN OUT OF PAY TO SAVE FUEL
AND SPEED UP HIS OPERATION.

440
00:28:52,034 --> 00:28:54,344
NOT MANY PEOPLE GET TO WORK
WITH THEIR KIDS.

441
00:28:54,379 --> 00:28:57,069
IT'S BEEN A -- IT'S BEEN
A GOOD EXPERIENCE.

442
00:28:57,103 --> 00:28:59,103
Narrator: HE'S PUT
FATHER AND SON MECHANICS

443
00:28:59,137 --> 00:29:03,067
SHANE AND TY SMITH
IN CHARGE OF THE MOVE.

444
00:29:03,103 --> 00:29:05,343
WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER
FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

445
00:29:05,379 --> 00:29:06,689
PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE DAY,

446
00:29:06,724 --> 00:29:10,524
WE'RE UP HERE.
[BLEEP] SUCKS SOME DAYS,

447
00:29:10,551 --> 00:29:12,481
BUT MOST THE TIME,
IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

448
00:29:12,517 --> 00:29:16,587
AWW. THAT'S ONLY
FOR THE CAMERAS.

449
00:29:17,241 --> 00:29:19,791
YEAH, YOU GUYS DON'T SEE WHAT
HAPPENS AT HOME.

450
00:29:19,827 --> 00:29:22,687
THEY'RE GETTING CONFUSED.
[ LAUGHS ]

451
00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,480
Narrator:
PARKER WANTS THE PLANT MOVED IN
TIME FOR THE NIGHT SHIFT

452
00:29:27,517 --> 00:29:28,827
IN SIX HOURS.

453
00:29:28,862 --> 00:29:32,172
ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA -- UNLESS
YOU GUYS HAVE WORK FOR THEM,

454
00:29:32,206 --> 00:29:33,826
I'M GONNA GET EVERYBODY
OUT OF HERE.

455
00:29:33,862 --> 00:29:35,662
THAT COOL WITH YOU?

456
00:29:35,689 --> 00:29:38,239
-YEAH, THAT'S AWESOME.
-THEY'RE COMING TO WORK TONIGHT.

457
00:29:38,275 --> 00:29:39,585
I TOLD THEM THEY WERE
WORKING AT NIGHT.

458
00:29:39,620 --> 00:29:41,860
IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
-YEP.

459
00:29:41,896 --> 00:29:46,686
START DRAGGING IT.
SHOULDN'T BE TOO BAD.

460
00:29:46,724 --> 00:29:50,834
♪♪

461
00:29:50,862 --> 00:29:53,902
Ty: WHOA!
YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

462
00:29:53,931 --> 00:29:56,451
[ CHUCKLES ]

463
00:30:01,862 --> 00:30:07,242
♪♪

464
00:30:07,275 --> 00:30:09,205
Ty: OH, YEAH,
LOOK AT HER GO.

465
00:30:09,241 --> 00:30:15,831
♪♪

466
00:30:15,862 --> 00:30:18,142
THAT GUY'S NUTS.

467
00:30:18,172 --> 00:30:21,142
LIKE, ONLY HE WOULD LIKE
100,000 POUND WASH PLANT

468
00:30:21,172 --> 00:30:23,212
SLIDING DOWN A HILL
AT HIM AND THINK IT'S FUNNY.

469
00:30:25,206 --> 00:30:28,276
OH, IT'S LOOKING GOOD SO FAR.
PULL THAT THING UP ON THE HILL,

470
00:30:28,310 --> 00:30:31,170
AND WE CAN START PUTTING THE
REST OF THE PLANT BACK TOGETHER.

471
00:30:31,206 --> 00:30:37,856
♪♪

472
00:30:37,896 --> 00:30:39,136
Shane: LOOKS CROOKED.

473
00:30:42,758 --> 00:30:44,378
WELL, THIS IS
KIND OF SUCKS.

474
00:30:46,896 --> 00:30:49,786
THERE'S ONE PONTOON DUG
IN PRETTY GOOD.

475
00:30:49,827 --> 00:30:51,377
WE CAN LEVEL IT
WITH LEVELING JACKS,

476
00:30:51,413 --> 00:30:54,523
BUT IT TAKES AT LEAST
SIX HOURS TO DO.

477
00:30:54,551 --> 00:30:56,411
I DON'T WANT TO BE CAPTAIN
OBVIOUS,

478
00:30:56,448 --> 00:30:59,308
SHANE HAS [BLEEP] UP
IS WHAT'S HAPPENED.

479
00:30:59,344 --> 00:31:02,524
AND NOW HE'S TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT.

480
00:31:02,551 --> 00:31:04,861
WHEN YOU LEVEL OUT THIS PLANT,
YOU GOT TO GET THE SLUICE RUNS

481
00:31:04,896 --> 00:31:06,996
AND THE PLANT LEVEL
IN ONE.

482
00:31:07,034 --> 00:31:10,694
AND THE SLUICE
RUNS HAVE TO BE PERFECTLY LEVEL.

483
00:31:10,724 --> 00:31:12,624
THERE'S JUST NO ROOM
TO DO NOTHING.

484
00:31:15,931 --> 00:31:18,791
I'M TEMPTED TO PULL
IT BACK THIS WAY,

485
00:31:18,827 --> 00:31:22,517
AND THEN JUST CARVE
THIS OUT AGAIN.

486
00:31:22,551 --> 00:31:25,071
YEAH, LET'S DO THAT.

487
00:31:25,103 --> 00:31:28,103
Narrator: WHILE PULLING
SLUICIFER ONTO ITS NEW PAD,

488
00:31:28,137 --> 00:31:34,307
ONE OF THE PONTOONS DUG IN,
MAKING THE WASH PLANT UNEVEN.

489
00:31:34,344 --> 00:31:38,834
NOW, SHANE WANTS TO PULL
SLUICIFER BACK DOWN THE RAMP,

490
00:31:38,862 --> 00:31:42,862
USE THE EXCAVATOR
TO LEVEL AND FIRM UP THE PAD,

491
00:31:42,896 --> 00:31:46,996
AND DRAG THE WASH PLANT BACK
INTO POSITION.

492
00:31:49,620 --> 00:31:54,410
IT'S THE ONLY WAY --
COWBOY WAY, REDNECK WAY.

493
00:31:54,448 --> 00:31:55,658
WE'RE GONNA PULL IT
BACK OVER THE HILL

494
00:31:55,689 --> 00:31:58,379
A LITTLE BIT HERE,
AND THEN FIX UP THE PAD.

495
00:32:03,206 --> 00:32:09,826
JUST KEEP AN EYE ON MY BOOM.
-SHANER KEEP YOUR BUCKET FLAT,

496
00:32:09,862 --> 00:32:12,242
SO IF YOU HAVE TO MOVE
THAT, YOU CAN.

497
00:32:12,275 --> 00:32:17,655
♪♪

498
00:32:17,689 --> 00:32:20,899
Ty: HEY, SHANER,
WATCH YOUR BOOM.

499
00:32:20,931 --> 00:32:23,691
♪♪

500
00:32:23,724 --> 00:32:27,414
SHANER, IT'S COMING.

501
00:32:27,448 --> 00:32:30,718
SHANER, WHOA!

502
00:32:32,620 --> 00:32:35,970
♪♪

503
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:38,620
Ty:
SHANER, IT'S COMING.

504
00:32:38,655 --> 00:32:43,305
SHANER, WHOA!

505
00:32:43,344 --> 00:32:46,344
HOLY [BLEEP]
TAKE 'ER EASY, BUDDY.

506
00:32:46,379 --> 00:32:48,139
OKAY, YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH.
-GOOD?

507
00:32:48,172 --> 00:32:50,282
Ty: GOOD ENOUGH.

508
00:32:50,310 --> 00:32:54,550
Narrator:
PARKER HAS CHARGED SHANE
AND TY WITH GETTING WASH PLANT

509
00:32:54,586 --> 00:32:58,926
SLUICIFER ONTO A NEW PAD
BEFORE THE NIGHT SHIFT STARTS

510
00:32:58,965 --> 00:33:00,825
IN JUST THREE HOURS.

511
00:33:00,862 --> 00:33:02,072
THAT'S A LITTLE
CLOSER THAN

512
00:33:02,103 --> 00:33:05,343
IT NEEDED TO BE, BUT
WE'RE STILL IN ONE PIECE.

513
00:33:05,379 --> 00:33:07,169
WE'RE RIGHT WHERE
WE NEED TO BE.

514
00:33:07,206 --> 00:33:12,856
Narrator:
THE PLANT OUT OF HIS WAY,
SHANE LEVELS THE PAD.

515
00:33:12,896 --> 00:33:15,166
JUST FLAT DUG IN A LITTLE
BIT ON THE ONE SIDE.

516
00:33:15,206 --> 00:33:16,996
I'M GONNA THROW
SOME MATERIAL IN HERE

517
00:33:17,034 --> 00:33:19,624
AND JUST PAD IT UP A BIT
AND PULL IT BACK ON AGAIN.

518
00:33:21,586 --> 00:33:24,066
IT'LL DO IT.
WE'LL GIVE HER A TRY.

519
00:33:24,103 --> 00:33:26,383
PULL UP HERE, AND
I THINK WE'LL GET IT THIS TIME.

520
00:33:28,137 --> 00:33:31,687
WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT
LIKE THIS -- SPEED SLUICING.

521
00:33:31,724 --> 00:33:38,284
♪♪

522
00:33:38,310 --> 00:33:43,310
-[BLEEP] YOU'RE A WILD MAN.
-YEAH, BABY. [ CHUCKLES ]

523
00:33:43,344 --> 00:33:47,284
THROW THE LEVEL ON THAT THING.
-LOOKS PRETTY LEVEL.

524
00:33:47,310 --> 00:33:49,100
Ty: CHECK HER OUT, COWBOY.

525
00:33:51,896 --> 00:33:55,716
-NICE. LOOKS GOOD. NICE.
-NICE.

526
00:33:55,758 --> 00:33:59,858
WHAT'S NEXT, SHANER?
PIPELINE, STACKERS?

527
00:33:59,896 --> 00:34:01,896
YEAH.

528
00:34:01,931 --> 00:34:04,071
Narrator:
WITH THE SHAKER DECK LEVEL,

529
00:34:04,103 --> 00:34:07,173
SHANE AND TY BRING
IN THE REST OF THE PIECES

530
00:34:07,206 --> 00:34:12,306
JUST BEFORE PARKER RETURNS
TO CHECK ON PROGRESS.

531
00:34:12,344 --> 00:34:14,864
-SHE HAPPY THERE?
-SHE'S SITTING PRETTY.

532
00:34:14,896 --> 00:34:16,966
YOU GUYS DID A REALLY GOOD
JOB ON THIS THING.

533
00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:18,480
Shane:
IT WAS A BATTLE.

534
00:34:18,517 --> 00:34:20,657
YEAH. LET'S SEE
IF THIS THING WILL START UP.

535
00:34:20,689 --> 00:34:29,029
♪♪

536
00:34:29,068 --> 00:34:33,208
Narrator: MOVING SLUICIFER
TOOK THE ENTIRE DAY SHIFT.

537
00:34:37,827 --> 00:34:39,857
YEAH, WE GOT A PLANT MOVED
AND RUNNING.

538
00:34:39,896 --> 00:34:41,786
TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO
MOVE.

539
00:34:41,827 --> 00:34:43,097
SHANER KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.

540
00:34:43,137 --> 00:34:45,757
SO I DON'T WORRY ABOUT THINGS
GETTING SCREWED UP.

541
00:34:45,793 --> 00:34:47,973
IT WAS JUST A LOT OF B.S.
TO MOVE.

542
00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:52,380
THE NEXT ONE SHOULD
GO SMOOTHER THAN THAT.

543
00:34:52,413 --> 00:34:54,073
WELL, THAT'S RUNNING FINE.

544
00:35:02,241 --> 00:35:10,341
♪♪

545
00:35:10,379 --> 00:35:12,309
Rick:
LAST YEAR WAS [BLEEP] BRUTAL.

546
00:35:12,344 --> 00:35:16,344
THAT WAS ALMOST THE END
OF MY CAREER RIGHT THERE.

547
00:35:16,379 --> 00:35:19,719
I HAD MORE PEOPLE ON THE CREW,
AND WE WERE WORKING JUST AS HARD

548
00:35:19,758 --> 00:35:25,098
BUT THE GROUND SUCKED AND ALMOST
LOST EVERYTHING.

549
00:35:25,137 --> 00:35:28,757
Narrator:
AT DUNCAN CREEK, RICK NESS IS
LEADING THE CHARGE

550
00:35:28,793 --> 00:35:33,623
TOWARDS HIS
1,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL.

551
00:35:33,655 --> 00:35:35,135
Rick: THIS YEAR I'M TRYING TO
STAY REALISTIC --

552
00:35:35,172 --> 00:35:37,592
KEEP COSTS DOWN,
SEND OUT THE CREW.

553
00:35:37,620 --> 00:35:40,720
I HAVE 100-HOURS-PLUS A WEEK.
I DON'T TAKE DAYS OFF,

554
00:35:40,758 --> 00:35:43,408
AND I EXPECT
THAT OUT OF MY CREW, TOO.

555
00:35:43,448 --> 00:35:44,968
Narrator:
AND HE'S PUSHING HIS CREW HARD

556
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:48,830
TO MAKE UP
FOR LAST YEAR'S FAILURE.

557
00:35:48,862 --> 00:35:50,522
THERE'S NO DOUBT IT TAKES
A SPECIAL KIND OF PERSON

558
00:35:50,551 --> 00:35:52,591
TO BE ABLE TO WORK LIKE THIS.

559
00:35:52,620 --> 00:35:54,900
IT'S A [BLEEP] LIFESTYLE
THAT AIN'T FOR EVERYBODY.

560
00:35:54,931 --> 00:35:58,211
BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE SUMMER
CAN CHANGE YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.

561
00:35:58,241 --> 00:36:00,071
THAT'S ALL THERE
IS TO IT.

562
00:36:00,103 --> 00:36:03,693
Narrator:
LAST WEEK, RICK BROUGHT ON
CARL'S FRIEND, MARK.

563
00:36:03,724 --> 00:36:06,414
AND THE PRESSURE
IS ON THE NEWEST TEAM MEMBER

564
00:36:06,448 --> 00:36:09,478
TO KEEP THE WASH PLANT FED.

565
00:36:09,517 --> 00:36:11,687
YEAH, SO, YOU KNOW
COMING INTO THIS SEASON,

566
00:36:11,724 --> 00:36:15,414
IT WAS NICE TO FINALLY
GET UNDERWAY AND HEAD NORTH.

567
00:36:15,448 --> 00:36:17,928
I DO A LOT OF AMATEUR
MINING BACK HOME.

568
00:36:17,965 --> 00:36:20,585
I'VE A SLUICE BOX
THAT'S LIKE 3-FEET LONG,

569
00:36:20,620 --> 00:36:24,720
AND MY HOE IS A SHOVEL.
THIS IS JUST BIGGER.

570
00:36:24,758 --> 00:36:29,098
Narrator:
THIS SPRING, MARK LOST HIS JOB
AS A PIPELINE MECHANIC

571
00:36:29,137 --> 00:36:31,587
AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.

572
00:36:31,620 --> 00:36:33,550
Mark: I WAS UNEMPLOYED
FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS.

573
00:36:33,586 --> 00:36:35,996
SO IT JUST FEELS GREAT
TO GET BACK IN THE SEAT

574
00:36:36,034 --> 00:36:39,104
AND TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY
PUT MONEY IN THE BANK.

575
00:36:39,137 --> 00:36:41,167
FOR ME, I REALLY DON'T CARE
WHERE I WORK, JUST AS LONG

576
00:36:41,206 --> 00:36:43,376
AS YOU GOT DECENT GUYS
TO WORK WITH.

577
00:36:50,517 --> 00:36:57,587
♪♪

578
00:36:57,620 --> 00:37:02,900
HOLY [BLEEP]
MARK! WHOA!

579
00:37:02,931 --> 00:37:05,031
SHUT HER DOWN, MARK.
SHUT HER DOWN!

580
00:37:05,068 --> 00:37:10,548
♪♪

581
00:37:10,586 --> 00:37:15,376
Narrator:
THE HOSE THAT SUPPLIES WATER TO
THE WASH PLANT HAS BLOWN.

582
00:37:15,413 --> 00:37:19,553
-NOT GOOD.
-WORKING WITH JUNK, MAN.

583
00:37:19,586 --> 00:37:24,276
Narrator: WITHOUT WATER,
RICK'S OPERATION IS SHUT DOWN.

584
00:37:24,310 --> 00:37:26,720
Mark:
HEY, RICK. RICK, YOU GOT A COPY?
WE NEED YOU DOWN HERE.

585
00:37:26,758 --> 00:37:28,928
WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE WASH
PLANT, THE LAY FLAT BROKE.

586
00:37:28,965 --> 00:37:30,615
Rick: <i>ALL RIGHT.
I'M ON MY WAY.</i>

587
00:37:30,655 --> 00:37:34,445
HERE'S THE SPLIT --
ABOUT 16 INCHES.

588
00:37:34,482 --> 00:37:37,832
THIS STUFF'S A LITTLE OLD,
SO I'M NOT SURPRISED.

589
00:37:37,862 --> 00:37:40,382
-THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
-LIKE THAT WHOLE SEAM,

590
00:37:40,413 --> 00:37:42,933
IT'S GONNA RIP IT --
DOWN THE WHOLE PIPE.

591
00:37:42,965 --> 00:37:46,375
WE'RE GONNA NEED ANOTHER
COUPLING OR SOMETHING.

592
00:37:46,413 --> 00:37:48,143
Narrator:
EVERY HOUR THEY'RE SHUT DOWN

593
00:37:48,172 --> 00:37:51,792
COSTS RICK IN PRECIOUS LOST
GOLD.

594
00:37:51,827 --> 00:37:53,967
-I JUST GRABBED SOME [BLEEP].
-OKAY.

595
00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:55,170
Rick: THERE'S
ONE CONNECTOR IN HERE.

596
00:37:55,206 --> 00:37:57,096
PERFECT.

597
00:37:59,103 --> 00:38:01,283
THAT LAY-FLAT PIPE AFTER TIME

598
00:38:01,310 --> 00:38:02,830
WHILE IT'S PRESSURIZED
AND IT'S VIBRATING,

599
00:38:02,862 --> 00:38:05,412
IT JUST SPLITTING OPEN,
AND THEN WE LOSE ALL PRESSURE.

600
00:38:05,448 --> 00:38:08,928
TRIED TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE
TO KEEP IT FROM RIPPING AGAIN.

601
00:38:08,965 --> 00:38:12,785
Narrator:
MARK PREPARES A COUPLER
TO PATCH THE LEAK.

602
00:38:12,827 --> 00:38:15,757
Mark:
I'M JUST PREPPING THESE SURFACES
WITH THIS WIRE BRUSH

603
00:38:15,793 --> 00:38:17,283
IT GETS CORRODED.

604
00:38:17,310 --> 00:38:20,340
I'M SURE THIS -- THIS WAS
ZINC-PLATED AT ONE TIME,

605
00:38:20,379 --> 00:38:23,409
BUT IT'S NOT ANYMORE. CHECK
IT FOR CRACKS, HOOK HER UP,

606
00:38:23,448 --> 00:38:25,028
SEE IF SHE WORKS.

607
00:38:25,068 --> 00:38:26,548
Carl: YOU KNOW,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS,

608
00:38:26,586 --> 00:38:28,586
BUT WE'RE PROBABLY A HALF
AN HOUR 40 MINUTES BEHIND

609
00:38:28,620 --> 00:38:31,860
SCHEDULE, RIGHT, WHICH ISN'T
IDEAL, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

610
00:38:31,896 --> 00:38:33,336
WE'LL GET THIS THING
HOPEFULLY UP AND RUNNING

611
00:38:33,379 --> 00:38:36,479
AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE ANY
MORE [BLEEP] LIKE THIS, RIGHT.

612
00:38:36,517 --> 00:38:39,137
-GOOD ENOUGH.
-FIRE IT UP,

613
00:38:39,172 --> 00:38:41,312
SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
-YEAH,

614
00:38:41,344 --> 00:38:43,384
LET'S GET
THIS THING RUNNING AGAIN.

615
00:38:43,413 --> 00:38:45,593
FIRE THAT [BLEEP] THING UP.
-YEP.

616
00:38:45,620 --> 00:38:52,140
♪♪

617
00:38:52,172 --> 00:38:54,722
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO LIVE WITH THAT.

618
00:38:54,758 --> 00:38:57,308
IT'S LIKE WE KNOW WHAT
WE'RE DOING HERE.

619
00:38:57,344 --> 00:39:01,144
Narrator:
THE HOSE REPAIRED, THE NEST CREW
GETS BACK TO MINING.

620
00:39:01,172 --> 00:39:04,522
HAUL ASS, MARK.

621
00:39:04,551 --> 00:39:07,241
GET THAT HOSE SWINGING!

622
00:39:07,275 --> 00:39:11,065
THE CREW'S PUSHING TO HIT
RICK'S 1,000-OUNCE GOLD

623
00:39:11,103 --> 00:39:15,003
AND EARN THEMSELVES
A GOLD BONUS.

624
00:39:15,034 --> 00:39:17,524
Mark: YOU KNOW, IT DOES --
THE PRESSURE'S ON ALL OF US.

625
00:39:17,551 --> 00:39:22,341
I'M GONNA GIVE IT MY ALL
AND SEE IF WE CAN DO THIS.

626
00:39:22,379 --> 00:39:26,999
Narrator:
IN JUST TWO DAYS, RICK WILL
CLEAN THE MATS AND DISCOVER

627
00:39:27,034 --> 00:39:30,664
IF HE'S HIT THE 100 OUNCES
HE OWES HIS LANDLORD,

628
00:39:30,689 --> 00:39:34,929
AND IF HE'S INTO PROFIT YET.
-ALREADY GOT HOLES EVERYWHERE,

629
00:39:34,965 --> 00:39:38,585
BUT A $2 FIX, IT'LL GET US
THROUGH ANOTHER WEEK PROBABLY.

630
00:39:38,620 --> 00:39:42,480
I'M GONNA GO GET SOME GOLD
OUT OF THE GROUND.

631
00:39:42,517 --> 00:39:46,407
AND START MAKING MONEY
ONE SCOOP OF THE TIME.

632
00:39:51,241 --> 00:39:55,861
♪♪

633
00:39:55,896 --> 00:39:58,896
Narrator: AT THE END OF THE
WEEK, RICK AND HIS CREW CLEAN UP

634
00:39:58,931 --> 00:40:03,411
THE SLUICES,
READY FOR THEIR GOLD WEIGH.

635
00:40:03,448 --> 00:40:05,688
I WONDER IF ANYBODY ADOPTED
KITTEN RICK YESTERDAY.

636
00:40:05,724 --> 00:40:09,414
SOME HUMANE SOCIETY POSTED AN AD
THEY WERE TRYING

637
00:40:09,448 --> 00:40:11,828
TO GET RID OF THESE KITTENS, AND
ONE OF THEM'S NAME WAS PARKER,

638
00:40:11,862 --> 00:40:14,282
ONE OF THEM WAS TONY BEETS,
AND ONE OF THOSE RICK NESS.

639
00:40:14,310 --> 00:40:15,790
IF I HAD
AN ONLINE DATING PROFILE,

640
00:40:15,827 --> 00:40:17,377
THAT CAT'S DESCRIPTION WAS IT.

641
00:40:17,413 --> 00:40:20,283
IT SAID, "IT'S A LITTLE GRUMPY
FROM LIVING IN THE WILD,

642
00:40:20,310 --> 00:40:21,760
BUT YOU CAN HOLD IT EASILY."

643
00:40:21,793 --> 00:40:23,973
[ LAUGHTER ]

644
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:27,720
♪♪

645
00:40:27,758 --> 00:40:30,308
Rick: THERE'S ONE.
IT AIN'T MUCH OF A NUGGET,

646
00:40:30,344 --> 00:40:31,664
BUT IT IS THE FIRST
ONE OF THE YEAR,

647
00:40:31,689 --> 00:40:33,239
SO I'LL PROBABLY
HAVE TO POCKET IT.

648
00:40:33,275 --> 00:40:34,995
CARRY IT AROUND FOR GOOD LUCK.

649
00:40:38,275 --> 00:40:40,095
-[ CHUCKLES ] SEE THAT?
-HOLY [BLEEP]

650
00:40:49,344 --> 00:40:56,794
♪♪

651
00:40:56,827 --> 00:40:58,027
-WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
-RICKY!

652
00:40:58,068 --> 00:41:00,448
-CAN YOU GRAB THAT?
-YEAH.

653
00:41:00,482 --> 00:41:02,452
-YOU KNOW, NOT TOO BAD.
-LET ME IN.

654
00:41:02,482 --> 00:41:04,242
Narrator:
AT LOWER DUNCAN CREEK,

655
00:41:04,275 --> 00:41:08,475
RICK'S CREW GATHERS
FOR THE WEEKLY GOLD WEIGH.

656
00:41:08,517 --> 00:41:10,067
OH, NOW DOWN TO BUSINESS.

657
00:41:10,103 --> 00:41:12,143
FIRST WEEK GONE BY WITH FULL
CREW HERE.

658
00:41:12,172 --> 00:41:13,792
I'M HAPPY WITH IT.
WE DID WORK.

659
00:41:13,827 --> 00:41:15,857
WELL THIS WEEK,
YOU KNOW TOGETHER, YOU KNOW,

660
00:41:15,896 --> 00:41:17,756
WE DID FACE SOME DOWNTIME
AT THE PLANT.

661
00:41:17,793 --> 00:41:20,413
YOU KNOW, THAT'S STUPID LAY-FLAT
HOSE, I MEAN, WHAT A JOKE.

662
00:41:20,448 --> 00:41:21,758
WE'RE DEALING
WITH A BUDGET HERE.

663
00:41:21,793 --> 00:41:24,243
BUT YOU KNOW AS WELL
AS ANYBODY ELSE,

664
00:41:24,275 --> 00:41:26,655
ANY KIND OF DOWNTIME
IS GONNA SHOW UP

665
00:41:26,689 --> 00:41:28,239
IN THE GOLD PAN
AT THE END THE WEEK, RIGHT?

666
00:41:28,275 --> 00:41:32,205
-YES, SIR.
-THAT'S MINING, SO...

667
00:41:32,241 --> 00:41:33,971
NO ONE SAID IT'D BE EASY.

668
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:35,690
NO. ANYWAYS, SHOULD WE SEE
WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR?

669
00:41:35,724 --> 00:41:38,664
-YEAH.
-I'M KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

670
00:41:38,689 --> 00:41:40,759
Rick: ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS READY
FOR THIS? LET'S DUMP IT OUT.

671
00:41:40,793 --> 00:41:42,903
ALL RIGHT. COME ON. NOW.
COME ON.

672
00:41:42,931 --> 00:41:47,591
Narrator:
RICK NEEDS 34 OUNCES TO HIT THE
100-OUNCE MINIMUM ROYALTY

673
00:41:47,620 --> 00:41:49,240
HE OWES THE CLAIM OWNER.

674
00:41:50,448 --> 00:41:59,408
-9, 10, 12, 20, 30, 41.
-THAT'S KICK-ASS.

675
00:41:59,448 --> 00:42:01,068
Karla: 41.30.

676
00:42:01,103 --> 00:42:05,663
Narrator: WORTH $72,000,
GIVING RICK ENOUGH GOLD TO PAY

677
00:42:05,689 --> 00:42:11,719
THE ROYALTY, AVOID LOSING HIS
CLAIM, AND GOING INTO PROFIT.

678
00:42:11,758 --> 00:42:14,068
-THAT'S UNREAL.
-THAT'S AWESOME.

679
00:42:14,103 --> 00:42:16,483
STAYING CONSISTENT, TOO.
-THAT'S WITH DOWNTIME, RIGHT?

680
00:42:16,517 --> 00:42:18,307
YOU TAKE THAT DOWNTIME AWAY,

681
00:42:18,344 --> 00:42:20,244
AND THAT'S NOT FAR OFF FROM
WHERE WE WERE LAST WEEK.

682
00:42:20,275 --> 00:42:21,785
-YEAH, EXACTLY. I LIKE THAT.
-SO THAT'S CONSISTENT.

683
00:42:21,827 --> 00:42:22,967
THAT'S CONSISTENT.

684
00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:24,900
THAT MEANS WE'RE IN
GOOD GROUND FOR ONCE.

685
00:42:24,931 --> 00:42:27,101
AIN'T NO JOKE.
THERE'S GOLD IN THIS GROUND.

686
00:42:27,137 --> 00:42:28,967
WE'RE OVER 100 OUNCES.
-WOW.

687
00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:31,240
THAT'S THE OTHER THING,
WITH THIS LATE START,

688
00:42:31,275 --> 00:42:32,755
I MADE A DEAL WITH TROY,
AND HE SAID

689
00:42:32,793 --> 00:42:36,623
HE WANTED THE MINIMUM ROYALTY
RIGHT UP FRONT.

690
00:42:36,655 --> 00:42:40,135
SO, THAT'S 100 OUNCES, AND...
-THERE GOES OUR GOLD.

691
00:42:40,172 --> 00:42:43,722
THAT'S -- THAT'S DUE
BY NEXT WEEK, BUT WE GOT IT.

692
00:42:43,758 --> 00:42:45,858
OUR MINIMUM
ROYALTY'S OUT OF THE WAY.

693
00:42:45,896 --> 00:42:47,926
-THE REST IS OURS.
-THE REST IS OURS.

694
00:42:47,965 --> 00:42:49,715
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME
AFTER A WEEK HERE.

695
00:42:49,758 --> 00:42:51,718
-HELL YEAH.
-YEAH, BUDDY.

696
00:42:51,758 --> 00:42:52,828
ALL RIGHT.
GET SOME SLEEP.

697
00:42:52,862 --> 00:42:56,622
WE GOT A LOT MORE TO DO.

698
00:42:56,655 --> 00:42:57,685
EAT, SLEEP, MINE.

699
00:42:57,724 --> 00:43:07,764
♪♪

700
00:43:07,793 --> 00:43:09,243
Narrator:
BY THE END OF THE WEEK,

701
00:43:09,275 --> 00:43:12,405
TONY'S COMPLETELY
MINED OUT THE PIGGY BANK CUT.

702
00:43:12,448 --> 00:43:18,308
♪♪

703
00:43:18,344 --> 00:43:19,554
OKAY, LET'S GO.

704
00:43:20,344 --> 00:43:24,724
THE BEETS FAMILY MEET TO FIND
OUT IF TONY'S GAMBLE PAID OFF.

705
00:43:24,758 --> 00:43:26,448
WHAT'S BEEN
HAPPENING THIS WEEK?

706
00:43:45,275 --> 00:43:47,825
SO YOU'VE GOT FOR FOUR ROCK
TRUCKS, TWO HOES,

707
00:43:47,862 --> 00:43:49,972
CAT DAY AND NIGHT.
IT'S A LOT.

708
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:53,830
Minnie: THE COST OF GETTING DOWN
THERE WAS PRETTY HIGH.

709
00:43:53,862 --> 00:43:56,142
-AND THEN YOU HAD MYSELF.
-THAT'S EXPENSIVE.

710
00:44:03,517 --> 00:44:04,827
LET'S DO THIS THING.

711
00:44:04,862 --> 00:44:09,212
Narrator: TONY NEEDS 85 OUNCES
TO COVER HIS COST.

712
00:44:09,241 --> 00:44:16,831
30, 40, 50, 60, 70,
80, 90, 100,

713
00:44:16,862 --> 00:44:21,792
105.20

714
00:44:21,827 --> 00:44:26,307
Narrator:
WORTH ALMOST $185,000.

715
00:44:34,586 --> 00:44:37,996
SO, AND YOU MADE ABOUT
$185,000 ON GOLD, SO.

716
00:44:40,241 --> 00:44:42,521
YOU COVERED <i>YOUR</i>ASS.

717
00:44:42,551 --> 00:44:48,661
Narrator:
TONY'S PROFIT ON THE PIGGY BANK
IS JUST $35,000.

718
00:44:48,689 --> 00:44:50,209
Monica: YOU KNOW,
YOU WERE ALL SET

719
00:44:50,241 --> 00:44:52,311
AND SURE THAT YOU WERE GOING
TO MAKE MILLIONS THERE.

720
00:44:52,344 --> 00:44:53,664
YOU THINK YOU KNOW
WHAT'S UNDER THE GROUND.

721
00:45:00,275 --> 00:45:01,445
Minnie:
THAT'S RIGHT.

722
00:45:06,965 --> 00:45:12,405
♪♪

723
00:45:12,448 --> 00:45:13,858
Parker:
SORRY, I WAS LATE.

724
00:45:13,896 --> 00:45:15,926
Narrator: AT THE END
OF A GRUELING WEEK,

725
00:45:15,965 --> 00:45:19,065
IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT
IF PARKER'S NEW STRATEGY

726
00:45:19,103 --> 00:45:23,213
OF FAST AND FURIOUS
PLANT MOVES HAS PAID OFF.

727
00:45:23,241 --> 00:45:26,481
I HEARD AARON HAD QUITE
THE INCIDENT DOWN THERE.

728
00:45:26,517 --> 00:45:28,827
YEAH, HE GOT A LITTLE
CARRIED AWAY WITH SOME WET PAY,

729
00:45:28,862 --> 00:45:31,102
BUT IT'S ALL GOOD.
WE GOT IT ALL SORTED OUT.

730
00:45:31,137 --> 00:45:32,167
GOT HIM BACK UP RUNNING.

731
00:45:32,206 --> 00:45:33,166
THAT MOVE WENT
PRETTY GOOD, THOUGH,

732
00:45:33,206 --> 00:45:34,616
REALLY.
-YEAH.

733
00:45:34,655 --> 00:45:36,655
I ACTUALLY GOT SLUICIFER
TO RUN DOWN THE HILL.

734
00:45:36,689 --> 00:45:38,519
IT WAS KIND OF COOL.
-DID IT LIKE SLIDE DOWN?

735
00:45:38,551 --> 00:45:40,901
OH, YEAH,
IT WAS COMING QUICK.

736
00:45:40,931 --> 00:45:43,031
-THAT'S AWESOME.
-BIG RED WAS STEADY.

737
00:45:43,068 --> 00:45:46,068
WE HAD A LOT OF RUN TIME.
NO REAL ISSUES.

738
00:45:46,103 --> 00:45:47,553
YOU READY TO WEIGH
UP SOME GOLD?

739
00:45:47,586 --> 00:45:49,716
-YES, SIR.
-YOU READY?

740
00:45:49,758 --> 00:45:51,278
Parker:
LET HER RIP.

741
00:45:51,310 --> 00:45:54,930
Narrator: FIRST UP, BIG RED.
WITH NO SHUTDOWNS,

742
00:45:54,965 --> 00:45:57,615
IT'S BEEN RUNNING PAY
FROM THE LAST CUT

743
00:45:57,655 --> 00:46:02,515
AT 220 YARDS AN HOUR.
-280, 300, 320,

744
00:46:02,551 --> 00:46:08,791
330, 340, 357.05.

745
00:46:10,275 --> 00:46:18,585
Narrator: WORTH $625,000 -- BIG
RED'S MOST PROFITABLE WEEK EVER.

746
00:46:18,620 --> 00:46:20,140
THAT'S A HELLUVA WEEK.

747
00:46:20,172 --> 00:46:22,722
WELL, SHANE,
YOU'RE THE HERO.

748
00:46:22,758 --> 00:46:24,998
YOU READY?
-SURE.

749
00:46:25,034 --> 00:46:29,174
Narrator: BETWEEN A CONVEYOR JAM
AND THE MOVE TO A NEW CUT,

750
00:46:29,206 --> 00:46:31,856
SLUICIFER WAS DOWN
FOR A WHOLE DAY.

751
00:46:31,896 --> 00:46:39,656
150, 170, 180, 200,
270, 300, 320.

752
00:46:39,689 --> 00:46:43,279
337.0
-WHOO.

753
00:46:43,310 --> 00:46:47,170
Narrator:
WORTH $590,000.

754
00:46:47,206 --> 00:46:49,476
-GOOD WEEK.
-WHERE WE AT, CHRIS?

755
00:46:49,517 --> 00:46:53,857
OKAY. SO FOR THE WEEK,
WE GOT 694 OUNCES.

756
00:46:53,896 --> 00:46:55,546
-OH, MAN.
-SWEET, HUH?

757
00:46:55,586 --> 00:46:59,516
FOR THE SEASON,
IT PUTS US AT 1,674 OUNCES.

758
00:46:59,551 --> 00:47:02,971
Narrator: ROCKETING GOLD PRICES
MEAN PARKER'S CREW HAS MINED

759
00:47:03,000 --> 00:47:07,480
OVER $1.2 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD
IN JUST ONE WEEK --

760
00:47:07,517 --> 00:47:10,787
HIS HIGHEST WEEKLY TOTAL EVER.

761
00:47:10,827 --> 00:47:12,377
Parker:
AND THAT'S A SOLID WEEK

762
00:47:12,413 --> 00:47:16,593
THAT PUTS US DEFINITELY GETTING
ROLLING ON THE RIGHT TRACK NOW.

763
00:47:16,620 --> 00:47:19,410
THANK YOU GUYS
FOR KEEPING THESE PLANTS GOING.

764
00:47:19,448 --> 00:47:21,028
I KNOW IT'S --
I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY,

765
00:47:21,068 --> 00:47:24,518
ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE STOP
THINKING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS.

766
00:47:24,551 --> 00:47:26,591
IT DOESN'T EVEN TAKE THAT LONG
FOR [BLEEP] TO HIT THE FAN,

767
00:47:26,620 --> 00:47:29,070
I KNOW, BUT I APPRECIATE
YOU GUYS BEING PATIENT

768
00:47:29,103 --> 00:47:31,413
WITH EVERYBODY HERE.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS, GUYS.

769
00:47:31,448 --> 00:47:33,098
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

770
00:47:34,862 --> 00:47:37,072
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...

771
00:47:38,379 --> 00:47:40,999
WHAT THE [BLEEP]

772
00:47:41,034 --> 00:47:42,794
SO SOMETHING
IS [BLEEP] IN THERE.

773
00:47:44,344 --> 00:47:45,764
Parker:
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE.

774
00:47:45,793 --> 00:47:49,693
WE'RE TRYING TO FIND SOMEBODY
THAT CAN HELP YOU GUYS OUT.

775
00:47:49,724 --> 00:47:51,314
OH, [BLEEP]

776
00:47:51,344 --> 00:47:54,284
IF WE COULD GET THIS THING UP
TO 125 YARDS AN HOUR,

777
00:47:54,310 --> 00:47:56,760
THAT'S A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS
A MONTH.

778
00:47:56,793 --> 00:48:00,173
Man: IT'S A LITTLE SCARY HERE.
I'M HEARING SOME METAL BREAKING.

779
00:48:03,172 --> 00:48:04,342
HOLY [BLEEP]