DON'T STOP FOR NOBODY
Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...
...DRIVEN BY SOARING GOLD PRICES,
TONY BEETS SEARCHES FOR BURIED TREASURE.
FIRE THAT [BLEEP] THING UP.
Narrator: ON HIS ROAD TO REDEMPTION,
RICK NESS BATTLES TO HIT A MAJOR MILESTONE.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GOING FOR 1,000 OUNCES THIS YEAR.
HOLY [BLEEP] SHUT HER DOWN, MARK,
SHUT HER DOWN.
OH, THAT WAS [BLEEP] BRUTAL. I ALMOST LOST EVERYTHING.
Narrator: AND PARKER SCHNABEL'S RACE TO BUILD A WAR CHEST...
[BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
...PUSHES THE CREW'S LIMITS...
-HOLY [BLEEP] -WELL, THIS KIND OF SUCKS.
THAT'S A $10,000 [BLEEP].
Narrator: ...AND COULD BREAK THE SCALES.
Parker: THAT'S A HELLUVA WEEK.
♪♪
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Narrator: AFTER TWO DISASTROUS SEASONS, THE KING OF THE KLONDIKE,
TONY BEETS IS LOOKING TO MAKE A COMEBACK.
Narrator: NINE WEEKS INTO HIS SEASON,
TONY'S FIXED THE TROMMEL AND IS RUNNING
MEGA CUT PAY DIRT, WHICH HE BELIEVES WILL DELIVER HIS
3,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL, BUT HE'S NOT STOPPING THERE.
Minnie: YEAH?
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?
REALLY?
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN DUMPING STUFF?
ARE YOU GONNA TEST IT FIRST? YOU THINK IT'S WORTH IT?
WELL, THEN YOU BETTER GET ON IT.
Narrator: 400 YARDS FROM TONY'S CAMP,
THE POTENTIAL NEW GROUND IS AT THE HEART OF PARADISE HILL.
Narrator: TO SEARCH FOR THE BURIED PAY STREAK,
TONY BRINGS IN THE 460 EXCAVATOR.
♪♪
Narrator: TO GET TO THE PAY, TONY WILL HAVE TO MOVE A MOUNTAIN.
WHEN HE OPENED HIS FIRST CUT ON PARADISE HILL 30 YEARS AGO,
HE HAD TO PILE THE WORTHLESS OVERBURDEN
ON TOP OF VIRGIN GROUND.
SINCE THEN, HE'S MINED AROUND THE WASTE SIDE,
PILING 50,000 YARDS OF OVERBURDEN,
ENOUGH TO FILL 15 OLYMPIC SWIMMING POOLS
ON TOP OF WHAT COULD BE A MASSIVE LAYER
OF GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT.
Narrator: TONY'S LOOKING FOR THE VIRGIN GROUND
INDICATED BY LIGHTER COLORED GOLD-RICH GRAVELS
THAT SHOULD BE BENEATH THE OVERBURDEN.
♪♪
Narrator: STRIKE ONE.
Narrator: TONY'S HIT A PAY STREAK,
BUT TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH GOLD IT CONTAINS,
HE MUST REMOVE 50,000 YARDS OF OVERBURDEN.
Narrator: IF TONY'S RIGHT, THIS PIGGY BANK BURIED FOR 30 YEARS
COULD BE WORTH OVER $1 MILLION.
Monica: SURE DO, SURE DO.
OKAY, I WILL BE THERE SHORTLY.
HEY, WHAT'D YOU FIND?
YOU GUYS PUT ALL THIS OVERBURDEN HERE, WHAT, 30 YEARS AGO?
YOU DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE?
OKAY. ARE YOU SURE IT'S GONNA PAY OUT?
IT COST A BIT TO PUT A D-10 IN THERE
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THOUGH.
I KNOW FUEL'S LOW RIGHT NOW, BUT IT STILL ADDS UP.
ALL RIGHT.
Narrator: TWO WEEKS AGO...
TONY GAMBLED ON MONICA'S HUNKER CUT...
...9.92. -...BUT STRUCK OUT.
NOW, HE'S ROLLING THE DICE AGAIN.
MOVING THE OVERBURDEN
WILL COST OVER $100,000, AND FAILURE WILL SET HIM BACK
BY AT LEAST A WEEK. WITH THE SHORTENED SEASON,
IT'S TIME HE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE.
WE'VE GOT A GOOD 30 FEET, MAYBE 40 FEET OF OVERBURDEN
THAT NEEDS TO COME OFF.
TONY SEEMS CONVINCED THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT
OF PAY HERE, BUT I DON'T [BLEEP] THINK SO. WE'LL SEE.
♪♪
YOU KNOW, WE GOT A PRETTY LATE START THIS SEASON
BECAUSE OF THE WHOLE COVID THING.
Narrator: DESPITE LOSING FOUR WEEKS AT THE START OF THE SEASON,
25-YEAR-OLD PARKER SCHNABEL HAS BIG PLANS TO EXPAND HIS MINING
EMPIRE BEYOND THE YUKON.
EVEN WITH THE LATE START WE'VE GOT THIS SEASON,
HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND MORE GROUND IN ALASKA.
YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY TO FIND MORE GROUND.
THE GOLD PRICE IS GETTING BETTER,
WHICH IS REALLY GOOD. THE BEST CHANCE THAT
WE'VE GOT AT FINDING MORE GROUND IS JUST TO, YOU KNOW,
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE HIGH GOLD PRICES, MAKE SOME MONEY,
AND EVEN WITH A LATE START WE'VE GOTTEN THIS SEASON,
HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THAT.
Narrator: TO BUILD UP THE WAR CHEST HE NEEDS TO EXPAND,
PARKER SPLIT HIS CREW IN HALF TO RUN TWO MASSIVE WASH PLANTS.
Mitch: HOW'D YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT WITH THAT RAINSTORM?
MAN, I SLEPT PRETTY GOOD. -MADE ME SLEEP LIKE A BABY.
HEY, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING AS A NEW FATHER
THE WHOLE SLEEPING LIKE A BABY THING -- COMPLETE LIE.
THAT MEANS YOU WOKE UP LIKE AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR TIMES.
[ CHUCKLES ] I CAN'T IMAGINE.
Narrator: IN THE LAST CUT, CO-FOREMAN MINING VETERANS
MITCH BLASCHKE AND BRENNAN RUAULT RUN WASH PLANT BIG RED.
WE HAD SOME RAIN LAST NIGHT,
SO WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT WE CAN KEEP UP WITH BIG RED.
Narrator: FOUR MILES WEST, LOADER OPERATOR
AARON BO FEEDS WASH PLANT SLUICIFER.
HE'S IN A RACE TO FINISH THE PAY IN TIME TO MOVE THE PLANT.
JUST FEEDING THE PLANT.
I'M TRYING TO FINISH UP SLUICING THIS EGG
SO WE COULD GET INTO OUR NEXT CUT,
GET BACK TO GETTING THAT GOLD.
Narrator: THE WASH PLANT MOVE IS PART OF PARKER'S RADICAL NEW PLAN
TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME BY PUSHING HIS CREW
TO MOVE THE PLANTS FASTER AND MORE OFTEN.
-WHAT'S UP, BOSS? -UM, YEAH.
SO, THIS WEEK WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE PLANT.
LAST WEEK, MITCH AND BRENNAN STRUGGLED TO MOVE BIG RED...
-WHOA! -IT'S GOING OVER.
-OH, [BLEEP] -WHAT ARE YOU DOING
IN THERE, MAN? ...AND ENDED UP COSTING PARKER
$200,000 IN LOST GOLD. -THAT WAS TERRIBLE.
Narrator: NOW THE PRESSURE'S ON AARON TO MAKE SURE SLUICIFER'S
MOVE DOESN'T GO THE SAME WAY.
SHANE IS GONNA MOVE THIS PLANT WHENEVER HE'S READY,
AND HE AIN'T WAITING FOR YOU. -YEAH.
BUT THE TIMING SHOULD WORK OUT ALRIGHT.
Parker: WHEN YOU RUN THIS [BLEEP],
YOU GOTTA -- YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO STAND THERE AND BABYSIT IT,
BUT IT'S JUST THIS SPOT SO FAR.
THIS WET PAY IS [BLEEP] DISGUSTING, THOUGH.
EVERY DAY, YOU SEE LIKE ALL FOUR SEASONS.
WE'VE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF RAIN,
WHICH ALWAYS A CONCERN. WET PAY, NEVER GOOD, NEVER GOOD.
IT ALWAYS CAUSES PROBLEMS.
Narrator: AARON BO JOINED PARKER'S CREW IN 2014 AS A ROCK TRUCK DRIVER.
YEAH, LET'S GET THAT STUFF UP TO THE PLANT.
SINCE THEN, HE'S PROVED HIMSELF AS A LOADER OPERATOR.
IT'S JUST ME OVER HERE AT BIG RED TODAY.
IT'S JUST ME ON MY LONESOME.
NOW HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING PARKER'S
MOST PRODUCTIVE WASH PLANT EVER.
Aaron: WHEN I HEARD THAT THE YUKON HAD NAMED GOLD MINING
AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE, I WAS REAL HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
I MEAN, EVERY DAY I JUST THINK ABOUT HOW FORTUNATE
I AM TO HAVE A JOB.
♪♪
[BLEEP]
♪♪
OH, [BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
♪♪
[BLEEP] OH! NO!
[BLEEP]
♪♪
Aaron: YOU KNOW, I PUT SOME WET MATERIAL ON THE BELT,
AND I NOTICED THAT IT WAS ALL SPILLING OVER THE SIDES THERE.
Narrator: ON INDIAN RIVER, PARKER SCHNABEL
IS A MONTH BEHIND SCHEDULE, AND HIS WASH PLANT SLUICIFER
IS JAMMED WITH WET PAY. -I TRIED TO RUN BACK
AND SHUT THIS THING DOWN AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE,
BUT I JUST COULDN'T DO IT FAST ENOUGH.
Narrator: AARON HAS LOADED THE HOPPER WITH WET PAY DIRT,
WHICH SLID DOWN THE SLICK RUBBER BELT,
CLOGGED THE ROLLERS, AND JAMMED THE CONVEYOR.
♪♪
Aaron: THIS IS THE LESSON I'VE LEARNED THE HARD WAY BEFORE.
I GUESS I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT SOME DAYS OFF
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON WHAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON.
Narrator: AARON MUST FINISH SLUICING IN TIME FOR THE PLANT TO BE MOVED.
THIS SHUTDOWN IS COSTING VALUABLE TIME
AND OVER $5,000 AN HOUR IN LOST GOLD.
J.M., HE'S SUPPOSED TO TAKE OVER THE PLANET
FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY HERE.
AND THIS IS HOW HE GETS STARTED WITH HIS TRAINING ON THE PLANT.
FIRST LESSON -- WHAT NOT TO DO.
♪♪
WE'RE SLUICING 3 OUNCES AN HOUR.
I JUST COST THE BOSS ABOUT 5 GRAND.
OH, OKAY. WE GOT EVERYTHING AWAY FROM THE ROLLERS.
BEST CASE SCENARIO, EVERYTHING FIRES UP.
ALL RIGHT. MOMENT OF TRUTH.
[BLEEP] IS THAT NOW?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT BEEPING IS.
IT'S NOT GOOD. I'VE NEVER EVEN HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE.
-LET'S GIVE IT A -- -WHAT'S IN THERE?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY OF THIS [BLEEP] MEANS.
I'M JUST THE [BLEEP] OPERATOR, MAN.
WE'RE GONNA BE DOWN LONGER THAN I THOUGHT.
THIS ISN'T GOOD.
YEAH, I'M COSTING PARKER A LOT OF [BLEEP] MONEY RIGHT NOW.
I GOTTA GO LET HIM KNOW
THAT THINGS HAVE GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE DOWN THERE.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR STUPID MISTAKES
LIKE THE ONE I JUST MADE. LET'S SEE HOW HE TAKES IT.
-HEY, BOSS. -JUST HOLD ON JUST A SEC.
Aaron: OKAY. SORRY, BOSS.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE BOTHERED RIGHT NOW.
HE JUST TOLD ME TO GO GET SHANE
TO HAVE A LOOK AND SEE IF HE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
OH, IT'D BE LOVELY IF SHANE -- HE HAS THAT MAGIC TOUCH,
AND HE JUST PRESSES A BUTTON AND IT WORKS --
FAN[BLEEP]TASTIC.
Shane: I WANT TO CHECK TO SEE THAT THAT DRUM'S TRYING TO TURN UP THERE.
♪♪
-SO, IT MIGHT BE COOKED? -IT'S BROKEN. THAT'S WHY.
-OH. -THE BELT IS OFF ON THE MOTOR.
OH, THAT'S GONNA BE AN ISSUE. MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH WHY IT'S NOT TURNING. THESE BELTS SNAPPED
BECAUSE OF ALL THE WEIGHT ON THE BELT FROM THAT JAM-UP.
YOU CAN SEE RIGHT IN HERE, ALL THIS SOOT IN THERE,
AND THAT'S THE BELT BURNING APART.
BURNT THEM RIGHT OUT.
Narrator: TWO HOURS AFTER THE SHUTDOWN,
MECHANIC SHANE SMITH REPLACES THE BROKEN DRIVE BELT.
WELL, NOW WE WILL KNOW IT'S NOT THE BELTS
IF WE STILL GOT AN ISSUE. -FINGERS CROSSED.
ALL CLEAR? -YEAH, I'M CLEAR.
♪♪
-THAT LOOKS GOOD. -LOOKS GOOD THERE?
-YEAH. -SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.
FIRE UP THE PLANT, START WASHING ROCKS AGAIN.
Aaron: WELL, I KIND OF JUST RE-LEARNED LESSON,
YOU DON'T PUT WET MATERIAL ON THESE BELTS.
YOU END UP SHOVELING FOR HALF AN HOUR.
IT'S JUST -- IT'S A CAN OF WORMS YOU DON'T WANT TO OPEN UP.
♪♪
PRETTY HAPPY TO SEE IT -- OUR PLANT UP AND RUNNING NOW.
SOMETIMES THINGS GO WRONG ON THE MINE.
SOMETIMES IT'S SOMEBODY'S FAULT.
THIS TIME IT WAS DEFINITELY MINE.
♪♪
SO SHOULD WE SEND AARON THROUGH THE WASH PLANT?
-[ LAUGHS ] -[BLEEP] GUY.
I MEAN, THE CONVEYORS ARE GREAT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS.
TIL SOMETHING HAPPENS, YEAH.
Parker: WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING SOUPY [BLEEP],YOU HAVE TO SIT THERE
AND BABYSIT THE PLANT, AND NOT BE AT THE OTHER END OF THE CUT
WHEN EVERYTHING [BLEEP] UP.
Narrator: PARKER'S BACK ON TRACK TO FINISH RUNNING PAY,
BUT NOW HIS CREW HAS EVEN LESS TIME TO MOVE THE PLANT,
AND HE'S LOST TWO HOURS -- VALUABLE SLUICING.
I MEAN, TELLING ME YOU SCREWED UP DOESN'T CHANGE
THAT IT'S A $10,000 [BLEEP].
♪♪
Rick: THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAVE BEEN ROUGH
JUST BREAKING EVEN.
I'VE GOT TO MAKE MONEY THIS YEAR,
OTHERWISE, I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO KEEP GOLD MINING.
Narrator: RICK NESS IS IN THE LAST CHANCE SALOON.
AFTER TWO YEARS STRUGGLING TO TURN A PROFIT,
HE HAS TO MAKE MONEY THIS SEASON,
BUT HE'S ALREADY TWO MONTHS LATE GETTING STARTED.
Rick: SO, TROY SAID I WANT MY MINIMUM ROYALTY IN THE FIRST MONTH.
THAT'S 100 OUNCES BY NEXT WEEK.
Narrator: RICK MUST DELIVER 100 OUNCES OF GOLD
TO CLAIM OWNER TROY TAYLOR BY THE END OF THE MONTH
AS A GUARANTEE FOR THIS SEASON, OR HE'LL BE SHUT DOWN.
THERE'S ONLY FIVE OF US ON THE CREW,
SO I REALLY NEED EVERYONE TO STEP UP
IF WE'RE GONNA GET AS MUCH GOLD AS POSSIBLE
Narrator: SO FAR, HE'S ONLY MINED 66 OUNCES OF GOLD.
SIT. YOU STAY RIGHT THERE.
THE LATE START AND SHORT SEASON MEAN
RICK NEEDS TO MOTIVATE HIS CREW TO MAKE EVERY SECOND COUNT.
LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE
WE'VE GOT A TEAM HERE. [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING A BIT
FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, KIND OF, ON WHERE I BELONG.
I DID NOT SET A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE LAST YEAR.
I'VE PRETTY MUCH COME TO TERMS WITH THE FACT
THAT I DON'T BELONG IN AN OFFICE AT ALL.
WE KNEW THAT. WE KNEW THAT FROM THE BEGINNING.
-WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME? -I TOLD YOU. I TOLD YOU.
WELL, WE NEED YOU IN THE FIELD. -YEAH.
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE FIELD A LOT MORE LAST YEAR,
AND I'LL RECTIFY THAT THIS YEAR. AND THAT BEING SAID,
WE ALL NEED TO TIGHTEN UP. I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE GOING FOR 1,000 OUNCES THIS YEAR.
I KNOW WE'VE GOT A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME,
BUT IF WE JUST WORK AND POUND IT OUT TOGETHER,
I THINK WE CAN GET IT.
RIGHT OFF THE BAT, KRUSE, YOU'RE GONNA BE IN A TRUCK.
WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES FROM THERE.
KARLA, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE GONNA BE IN THE GOLD ROOM.
MIGHT NEED TO THROW YOU IN A TRUCK HERE AND THERE, TOO.
MARK THAT WASH PLANT'S GONNA KIND OF BE YOUR WHEELHOUSE.
YOU KNOW, CARL OBVIOUSLY. THANKS FOR COMING BACK.
-YEAH, YOU BET YA. -AND, CARL, YOUR FIRST JOB
IS GETTING THAT 700 ROLLING. -I'LL GET UP THERE.
-LET'S DO THIS. WE GOOD? -GO TEAM.
-ALL RIGHT. -LET'S DO IT.
Narrator: RICK'S PLAN --
FIRST MINE THE SHALLOW GROUND. THAT WILL DELIVER FAST GOLD
AT A HIGH PROFIT IN ORDER TO PAY
TROY HIS 100 OUNCES.
WITH GOLD BANKED, HE'LL THEN MOVE TO DEEPER GROUND,
WHICH IS HARDER TO MINE, BUT WHERE TESTS SHOW
THERE'S MORE GOLD.
-MARK, YOU READY TO FIRE UP? -I'M READY.
♪♪
Narrator: NEW ARRIVAL MARK DOVERSPIKE FEEDS THE WASH PLANT
WITH GOLD-RICH PAY FROM THE STOCKPILE.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME MINING ON THIS SCALE.
THERE IS SOME PRESSURE HERE. I HAVE 20 SECONDS BETWEEN LOADS,
SO IT DEMANDS YOUR FULL ATTENTION ALL DAY.
Narrator: RICK'S 700 EXCAVATOR, USED TO DIG OUT
PAY DIRT, IS DOWN WITH A BLOWN HYDRAULIC HOSE.
MECHANIC CARL ROSK NEEDS TO FIX IT BEFORE
THE STOCKPILE OF PAY RUNS OUT,
OR THEY'LL HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE PLANT.
Carl: I PICKED THIS HOSE UP ON MY WAY UP,
AND WE'RE GONNA FEED THIS THROUGH HERE RIGHT NOW
AND HOPEFULLY HAVE THIS THING UP AND RUNNING
SO THE BOYS CAN PUT IT TO WORK.
PERFECT TIMING, BUDDY. -YEAH?
GOTTA RUN THIS LINE UP PROPERLY.
-WELL, WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR ME? -IF YOU COULD PASS IT UP
THROUGH, JUST HARD FOR ME TO RUN IT UP THERE
AND GRAB IT THE SAME TIME.
-THIS END? -YES, SIR.
JUST GIVE ME A SECOND, THEN FEED THAT OUT IN THERE.
AND ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO.
I'LL PUT IT TOGETHER. -AWESOME.
YEAH, NOW WE'RE READY FOR HYDRAULIC FLUID.
IT'S LIKE TWO STORIES TO GET UP ON THIS THING.
SURE IS NICE HAVING YOU OUT HERE, RICK.
YEAH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT TOOK ME TWO YEARS TO FIGURE OUT
THAT I'M BETTER OFF IN THE FIELD THAN THE OFFICE.
BUT THAT'S MY PLAN. RIGHT, I HAVE THE MOST EXPERIENCE,
AND THAT MEANS I NEED TO BE OUT THERE DOING THE WORK
AND DIRECTING THE WORK. SO I'M GONNA
BE OUT IN THE FIELD THE WHOLE TIME THIS YEAR.
THINGS ARE SURE DIFFERENT THAN LAST YEAR.
STEPPING UP AND BEING THE FOREMAN, IT'S HUGE, MAN.
WELL, ONCE THIS HYDRAULIC OIL'S IN HERE, YOU CAN JUST
BUTTON IT UP AND -- -YEP.
-WE'LL BE BACK UP AND RUNNING. -I'LL PUT THESE COVERS BACK ON
AND PUT THE FAN ON THERE AND WE'LL ROCK.
PUT THIS BACK.
OH, YEAH. BACK IN BUSINESS. YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
Narrator: RICK GETS BACK TO THE CUT TO SEND FRESH
PAY DIRT TO THE PLANT.
Chris: SO I DID SOME MATH AND RAN THE NUMBERS.
WHEN WE RUN TWO ROCK TRUCKS,
THE PAY PILE GETS BIGGER TWICE AS FAST.
Karla: WELL, I THOUGHT WE HAULED ASS WITH JUST THE THREE OF US,
BUT SURE FEELS NICE TO HAVE SOME EXTRA HANDS ON BOARD.
THIS CREW SEEMS PRETTY GOOD.
EVERYONE IS TIGHT, RESPECTFUL. GREAT PLACE TO WORK.
Carl: THIS YEAR, MAN, ALREADY A HUGE CHANGE.
RICK'S STEPPING UP AND YOU KNOW, BEING THE FOREMAN
IS HUGE FOR US, RIGHT?
Narrator: RICK'S BACK IN THE GAME
WITH A CHANCE OF GETTING THE 100 OUNCES
HE OWES CLAIM OWNER TROY.
Rick: YEAH, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE CARL BACK.
HE GOT THE 700 RUNNING RIGHT AWAY.
IT'S MY MAIN PRODUCTION MACHINE.
NOW WE CAN REALLY GET THE DIRT MOVING, GET THE GOLD COMING IN.
♪♪
RUBY AND I ARE UP HERE ON THIS HILLSIDE
PUSHING IT FLAT.
Narrator: ON PARADISE HILL, TONY BEETS' DAUGHTER,
MONICA IS ON THE HUNT FOR GOLD
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ROCKETING GOLD PRICES.
TONY'S GAMBLED THREE DAYS OF FUEL
AND CREW TO DIG OUT A PAY STREAK HE BURIED 30 YEARS AGO
AND WHAT HE'S CALLING "THE PIGGY BANK CUT."
TWO BIGGEST EXPENSES IN A MINING CAMP ARE FUEL AND PEOPLE.
RUBY'S ON THE EXCAVATOR TO FEEL THE EDGE OUT,
AND I'M PUSHING THE OVERBURDEN OVER.
Narrator: 100 YARDS AWAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WASTE SITE,
CHILDHOOD FRIEND RUBY MAHONEY LOADS ROCK TRUCKS.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE HERE,
SO I REALLY HOPE THIS IS WORTH GOING AFTER.
ME AND MONICA GREW UP TOGETHER IN DAWSON CITY,
AND WE BECAME REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.
I DISTINCTIVELY REMEMBER
THIS HILL BEING HERE BACK WHEN I WAS A KID.
I USED TO COME OUT AND VISIT HER AND DO EVERYTHING DIRTY
YUKON MINOR CHILDREN DO. YOU KNOW,
I GOT TO PLAY ON THIS GROUND BESIDE MY FRIEND FOR YEARS,
AND NOW I GET TO WORK BESIDE MY FRIEND ON THIS GROUND.
IT'S PRETTY NEAT.
MONICA. DO YOU COPY, MONICA?
MY TRUCK IS STUCK. -WHAT KIND OF STUCK?
MY BACK WHEELS HAVE SUNK RIGHT INTO THE DUMP SITE.
IT'S RIGHT ON THE EDGE. NOT LOOKING GOOD.
ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, AWESOME. [BLEEP] HAPPENS.
Narrator: MONICA STOPS STRIPPING TO GO RESCUE
THE ROCK TRUCK, WASTING VALUABLE TIME AND FUEL.
THIS WORKS BETTER WITH TWO PEOPLE.
OKAY.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS I'LL TIGHTEN IT.
-YEP. -AND PUT IT IN FIRST GEAR,
AND THEN WE'LL CRAWL OUT. AS SOON AS I HAVE IT TIGHT.
YEAH, YOU BET.
♪♪
Monica: MORE POWER.
♪♪
GOT IT!
OKAY, SWEET. THANK YOU.
ROCK TRUCKS GET STUCK.
IT'S A THING THAT HAPPENS. NO BIG [BLEEP] DEAL.
♪♪
HUH, LOOKS AWFULLY WHITE OVER THERE.
TONY. DO YOU COPY, TONY?
I SEEM TO HAVE FOUND A LITTLE BIT OF A WHITE LAYER.
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE MUCH OF IT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF TONY'S GONNA WANT TO KEEP GOING,
OR IF HE'S GONNA WANT TO PULL THE PLUG.
Narrator: MONICA HAS HIT VIRGIN GROUND,
BUT THE PAY LAYER IS ONLY 10-FEET WIDE.
DO YOU WANT TO JUST KEEP DIGGING DOWN
AND HOPE IT'S THERE, OR...
OKAY.
Narrator: DESPITE THE SMALLER THAN EXPECTED PAY STREAK,
TONY'S IN TOO DEEP NOW
AND CAN ONLY WAIT FOR THE MATERIAL TO BE SLUICED
AND WEIGHED TO SEE IF HIS GAMBLE PAYS OFF.
Monica: I MEAN, WE SEEM TO HAVE SPENT A [BLEEP] TON OF MONEY
TO GET IN HERE WITH ALL THE MAN-HOURS AND ALL THE FUEL COST.
I DON'T KNOW IF TONY JUST DIDN'T REMEMBER HOW LITTLE WAS THERE
OR WHAT THE [BLEEP]'S GOING ON, BUT DOESN'T LOOK SO HOT TO ME.
THERE WE GO. THERE'S THE FIRST ROCK CHUNK OF FAITH.
I REALLY HOPE THIS IS WORTH IT.
♪♪
Parker: LIKE 5 FEET. THAT'S GOOD
Narrator: IN THE PROMISED LAND, PARKER'S CREW
IS HALF A DAY BEHIND SCHEDULE AFTER
AARON BO JAMS SLUICIFER'S HOPPER.
NOW, THEY HAVE ONLY SIX HOURS TO MOVE THE WASH PLANT
TO ITS NEW PAD, A JOB THAT NORMALLY TAKES 12.
DON'T STOP FOR NOBODY.
Narrator: PARKER HAS A NEW STRATEGY
TO MOVE HIS WASH PLANTS EVERY TIME
THEY RUN OUT OF PAY TO SAVE FUEL AND SPEED UP HIS OPERATION.
NOT MANY PEOPLE GET TO WORK WITH THEIR KIDS.
IT'S BEEN A -- IT'S BEEN A GOOD EXPERIENCE.
Narrator: HE'S PUT FATHER AND SON MECHANICS
SHANE AND TY SMITH IN CHARGE OF THE MOVE.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE DAY,
WE'RE UP HERE. [BLEEP] SUCKS SOME DAYS,
BUT MOST THE TIME, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
AWW. THAT'S ONLY FOR THE CAMERAS.
YEAH, YOU GUYS DON'T SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT HOME.
THEY'RE GETTING CONFUSED. [ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: PARKER WANTS THE PLANT MOVED IN TIME FOR THE NIGHT SHIFT
IN SIX HOURS.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GONNA -- UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE WORK FOR THEM,
I'M GONNA GET EVERYBODY OUT OF HERE.
THAT COOL WITH YOU?
-YEAH, THAT'S AWESOME. -THEY'RE COMING TO WORK TONIGHT.
I TOLD THEM THEY WERE WORKING AT NIGHT.
IS THAT ALL RIGHT? -YEP.
START DRAGGING IT. SHOULDN'T BE TOO BAD.
♪♪
Ty: WHOA! YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
Ty: OH, YEAH, LOOK AT HER GO.
♪♪
THAT GUY'S NUTS.
LIKE, ONLY HE WOULD LIKE 100,000 POUND WASH PLANT
SLIDING DOWN A HILL AT HIM AND THINK IT'S FUNNY.
OH, IT'S LOOKING GOOD SO FAR. PULL THAT THING UP ON THE HILL,
AND WE CAN START PUTTING THE REST OF THE PLANT BACK TOGETHER.
♪♪
Shane: LOOKS CROOKED.
WELL, THIS IS KIND OF SUCKS.
THERE'S ONE PONTOON DUG IN PRETTY GOOD.
WE CAN LEVEL IT WITH LEVELING JACKS,
BUT IT TAKES AT LEAST SIX HOURS TO DO.
I DON'T WANT TO BE CAPTAIN OBVIOUS,
SHANE HAS [BLEEP] UP IS WHAT'S HAPPENED.
AND NOW HE'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT.
WHEN YOU LEVEL OUT THIS PLANT, YOU GOT TO GET THE SLUICE RUNS
AND THE PLANT LEVEL IN ONE.
AND THE SLUICE RUNS HAVE TO BE PERFECTLY LEVEL.
THERE'S JUST NO ROOM TO DO NOTHING.
I'M TEMPTED TO PULL IT BACK THIS WAY,
AND THEN JUST CARVE THIS OUT AGAIN.
YEAH, LET'S DO THAT.
Narrator: WHILE PULLING SLUICIFER ONTO ITS NEW PAD,
ONE OF THE PONTOONS DUG IN, MAKING THE WASH PLANT UNEVEN.
NOW, SHANE WANTS TO PULL SLUICIFER BACK DOWN THE RAMP,
USE THE EXCAVATOR TO LEVEL AND FIRM UP THE PAD,
AND DRAG THE WASH PLANT BACK INTO POSITION.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY -- COWBOY WAY, REDNECK WAY.
WE'RE GONNA PULL IT BACK OVER THE HILL
A LITTLE BIT HERE, AND THEN FIX UP THE PAD.
JUST KEEP AN EYE ON MY BOOM. -SHANER KEEP YOUR BUCKET FLAT,
SO IF YOU HAVE TO MOVE THAT, YOU CAN.
♪♪
Ty: HEY, SHANER, WATCH YOUR BOOM.
♪♪
SHANER, IT'S COMING.
SHANER, WHOA!
♪♪
Ty: SHANER, IT'S COMING.
SHANER, WHOA!
HOLY [BLEEP] TAKE 'ER EASY, BUDDY.
OKAY, YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH. -GOOD?
Ty: GOOD ENOUGH.
Narrator: PARKER HAS CHARGED SHANE AND TY WITH GETTING WASH PLANT
SLUICIFER ONTO A NEW PAD BEFORE THE NIGHT SHIFT STARTS
IN JUST THREE HOURS.
THAT'S A LITTLE CLOSER THAN
IT NEEDED TO BE, BUT WE'RE STILL IN ONE PIECE.
WE'RE RIGHT WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
Narrator: THE PLANT OUT OF HIS WAY, SHANE LEVELS THE PAD.
JUST FLAT DUG IN A LITTLE BIT ON THE ONE SIDE.
I'M GONNA THROW SOME MATERIAL IN HERE
AND JUST PAD IT UP A BIT AND PULL IT BACK ON AGAIN.
IT'LL DO IT. WE'LL GIVE HER A TRY.
PULL UP HERE, AND I THINK WE'LL GET IT THIS TIME.
WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT LIKE THIS -- SPEED SLUICING.
♪♪
-[BLEEP] YOU'RE A WILD MAN. -YEAH, BABY. [ CHUCKLES ]
THROW THE LEVEL ON THAT THING. -LOOKS PRETTY LEVEL.
Ty: CHECK HER OUT, COWBOY.
-NICE. LOOKS GOOD. NICE. -NICE.
WHAT'S NEXT, SHANER? PIPELINE, STACKERS?
YEAH.
Narrator: WITH THE SHAKER DECK LEVEL,
SHANE AND TY BRING IN THE REST OF THE PIECES
JUST BEFORE PARKER RETURNS TO CHECK ON PROGRESS.
-SHE HAPPY THERE? -SHE'S SITTING PRETTY.
YOU GUYS DID A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THIS THING.
Shane: IT WAS A BATTLE.
YEAH. LET'S SEE IF THIS THING WILL START UP.
♪♪
Narrator: MOVING SLUICIFER TOOK THE ENTIRE DAY SHIFT.
YEAH, WE GOT A PLANT MOVED AND RUNNING.
TAKES A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO MOVE.
SHANER KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
SO I DON'T WORRY ABOUT THINGS GETTING SCREWED UP.
IT WAS JUST A LOT OF B.S. TO MOVE.
THE NEXT ONE SHOULD GO SMOOTHER THAN THAT.
WELL, THAT'S RUNNING FINE.
♪♪
Rick: LAST YEAR WAS [BLEEP] BRUTAL.
THAT WAS ALMOST THE END OF MY CAREER RIGHT THERE.
I HAD MORE PEOPLE ON THE CREW, AND WE WERE WORKING JUST AS HARD
BUT THE GROUND SUCKED AND ALMOST LOST EVERYTHING.
Narrator: AT DUNCAN CREEK, RICK NESS IS LEADING THE CHARGE
TOWARDS HIS 1,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL.
Rick: THIS YEAR I'M TRYING TO STAY REALISTIC --
KEEP COSTS DOWN, SEND OUT THE CREW.
I HAVE 100-HOURS-PLUS A WEEK. I DON'T TAKE DAYS OFF,
AND I EXPECT THAT OUT OF MY CREW, TOO.
Narrator: AND HE'S PUSHING HIS CREW HARD
TO MAKE UP FOR LAST YEAR'S FAILURE.
THERE'S NO DOUBT IT TAKES A SPECIAL KIND OF PERSON
TO BE ABLE TO WORK LIKE THIS.
IT'S A [BLEEP] LIFESTYLE THAT AIN'T FOR EVERYBODY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE SUMMER CAN CHANGE YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.
Narrator: LAST WEEK, RICK BROUGHT ON CARL'S FRIEND, MARK.
AND THE PRESSURE IS ON THE NEWEST TEAM MEMBER
TO KEEP THE WASH PLANT FED.
YEAH, SO, YOU KNOW COMING INTO THIS SEASON,
IT WAS NICE TO FINALLY GET UNDERWAY AND HEAD NORTH.
I DO A LOT OF AMATEUR MINING BACK HOME.
I'VE A SLUICE BOX THAT'S LIKE 3-FEET LONG,
AND MY HOE IS A SHOVEL. THIS IS JUST BIGGER.
Narrator: THIS SPRING, MARK LOST HIS JOB AS A PIPELINE MECHANIC
AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC.
Mark: I WAS UNEMPLOYED FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS.
SO IT JUST FEELS GREAT TO GET BACK IN THE SEAT
AND TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PUT MONEY IN THE BANK.
FOR ME, I REALLY DON'T CARE WHERE I WORK, JUST AS LONG
AS YOU GOT DECENT GUYS TO WORK WITH.
♪♪
HOLY [BLEEP] MARK! WHOA!
SHUT HER DOWN, MARK. SHUT HER DOWN!
♪♪
Narrator: THE HOSE THAT SUPPLIES WATER TO THE WASH PLANT HAS BLOWN.
-NOT GOOD. -WORKING WITH JUNK, MAN.
Narrator: WITHOUT WATER, RICK'S OPERATION IS SHUT DOWN.
Mark: HEY, RICK. RICK, YOU GOT A COPY? WE NEED YOU DOWN HERE.
WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE WASH PLANT, THE LAY FLAT BROKE.
Rick: ALL RIGHT. I'M ON MY WAY.
HERE'S THE SPLIT -- ABOUT 16 INCHES.
THIS STUFF'S A LITTLE OLD, SO I'M NOT SURPRISED.
-THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. -LIKE THAT WHOLE SEAM,
IT'S GONNA RIP IT -- DOWN THE WHOLE PIPE.
WE'RE GONNA NEED ANOTHER COUPLING OR SOMETHING.
Narrator: EVERY HOUR THEY'RE SHUT DOWN
COSTS RICK IN PRECIOUS LOST GOLD.
-I JUST GRABBED SOME [BLEEP]. -OKAY.
Rick: THERE'S ONE CONNECTOR IN HERE.
PERFECT.
THAT LAY-FLAT PIPE AFTER TIME
WHILE IT'S PRESSURIZED AND IT'S VIBRATING,
IT JUST SPLITTING OPEN, AND THEN WE LOSE ALL PRESSURE.
TRIED TO PUT SOMETHING IN THERE TO KEEP IT FROM RIPPING AGAIN.
Narrator: MARK PREPARES A COUPLER TO PATCH THE LEAK.
Mark: I'M JUST PREPPING THESE SURFACES WITH THIS WIRE BRUSH
IT GETS CORRODED.
I'M SURE THIS -- THIS WAS ZINC-PLATED AT ONE TIME,
BUT IT'S NOT ANYMORE. CHECK IT FOR CRACKS, HOOK HER UP,
SEE IF SHE WORKS.
Carl: YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS,
BUT WE'RE PROBABLY A HALF AN HOUR 40 MINUTES BEHIND
SCHEDULE, RIGHT, WHICH ISN'T IDEAL, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
WE'LL GET THIS THING HOPEFULLY UP AND RUNNING
AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE [BLEEP] LIKE THIS, RIGHT.
-GOOD ENOUGH. -FIRE IT UP,
SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. -YEAH,
LET'S GET THIS THING RUNNING AGAIN.
FIRE THAT [BLEEP] THING UP. -YEP.
♪♪
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LIVE WITH THAT.
IT'S LIKE WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
Narrator: THE HOSE REPAIRED, THE NEST CREW GETS BACK TO MINING.
HAUL ASS, MARK.
GET THAT HOSE SWINGING!
THE CREW'S PUSHING TO HIT RICK'S 1,000-OUNCE GOLD
AND EARN THEMSELVES A GOLD BONUS.
Mark: YOU KNOW, IT DOES -- THE PRESSURE'S ON ALL OF US.
I'M GONNA GIVE IT MY ALL AND SEE IF WE CAN DO THIS.
Narrator: IN JUST TWO DAYS, RICK WILL CLEAN THE MATS AND DISCOVER
IF HE'S HIT THE 100 OUNCES HE OWES HIS LANDLORD,
AND IF HE'S INTO PROFIT YET. -ALREADY GOT HOLES EVERYWHERE,
BUT A $2 FIX, IT'LL GET US THROUGH ANOTHER WEEK PROBABLY.
I'M GONNA GO GET SOME GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.
AND START MAKING MONEY ONE SCOOP OF THE TIME.
♪♪
Narrator: AT THE END OF THE WEEK, RICK AND HIS CREW CLEAN UP
THE SLUICES, READY FOR THEIR GOLD WEIGH.
I WONDER IF ANYBODY ADOPTED KITTEN RICK YESTERDAY.
SOME HUMANE SOCIETY POSTED AN AD THEY WERE TRYING
TO GET RID OF THESE KITTENS, AND ONE OF THEM'S NAME WAS PARKER,
ONE OF THEM WAS TONY BEETS, AND ONE OF THOSE RICK NESS.
IF I HAD AN ONLINE DATING PROFILE,
THAT CAT'S DESCRIPTION WAS IT.
IT SAID, "IT'S A LITTLE GRUMPY FROM LIVING IN THE WILD,
BUT YOU CAN HOLD IT EASILY."
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪♪
Rick: THERE'S ONE. IT AIN'T MUCH OF A NUGGET,
BUT IT IS THE FIRST ONE OF THE YEAR,
SO I'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO POCKET IT.
CARRY IT AROUND FOR GOOD LUCK.
-[ CHUCKLES ] SEE THAT? -HOLY [BLEEP]
♪♪
-WHAT'S UP, GUYS? -RICKY!
-CAN YOU GRAB THAT? -YEAH.
-YOU KNOW, NOT TOO BAD. -LET ME IN.
Narrator: AT LOWER DUNCAN CREEK,
RICK'S CREW GATHERS FOR THE WEEKLY GOLD WEIGH.
OH, NOW DOWN TO BUSINESS.
FIRST WEEK GONE BY WITH FULL CREW HERE.
I'M HAPPY WITH IT. WE DID WORK.
WELL THIS WEEK, YOU KNOW TOGETHER, YOU KNOW,
WE DID FACE SOME DOWNTIME AT THE PLANT.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S STUPID LAY-FLAT HOSE, I MEAN, WHAT A JOKE.
WE'RE DEALING WITH A BUDGET HERE.
BUT YOU KNOW AS WELL AS ANYBODY ELSE,
ANY KIND OF DOWNTIME IS GONNA SHOW UP
IN THE GOLD PAN AT THE END THE WEEK, RIGHT?
-YES, SIR. -THAT'S MINING, SO...
NO ONE SAID IT'D BE EASY.
NO. ANYWAYS, SHOULD WE SEE WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR?
-YEAH. -I'M KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
Rick: ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS READY FOR THIS? LET'S DUMP IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT. COME ON. NOW. COME ON.
Narrator: RICK NEEDS 34 OUNCES TO HIT THE 100-OUNCE MINIMUM ROYALTY
HE OWES THE CLAIM OWNER.
-9, 10, 12, 20, 30, 41. -THAT'S KICK-ASS.
Karla: 41.30.
Narrator: WORTH $72,000, GIVING RICK ENOUGH GOLD TO PAY
THE ROYALTY, AVOID LOSING HIS CLAIM, AND GOING INTO PROFIT.
-THAT'S UNREAL. -THAT'S AWESOME.
STAYING CONSISTENT, TOO. -THAT'S WITH DOWNTIME, RIGHT?
YOU TAKE THAT DOWNTIME AWAY,
AND THAT'S NOT FAR OFF FROM WHERE WE WERE LAST WEEK.
-YEAH, EXACTLY. I LIKE THAT. -SO THAT'S CONSISTENT.
THAT'S CONSISTENT.
THAT MEANS WE'RE IN GOOD GROUND FOR ONCE.
AIN'T NO JOKE. THERE'S GOLD IN THIS GROUND.
WE'RE OVER 100 OUNCES. -WOW.
THAT'S THE OTHER THING, WITH THIS LATE START,
I MADE A DEAL WITH TROY, AND HE SAID
HE WANTED THE MINIMUM ROYALTY RIGHT UP FRONT.
SO, THAT'S 100 OUNCES, AND... -THERE GOES OUR GOLD.
THAT'S -- THAT'S DUE BY NEXT WEEK, BUT WE GOT IT.
OUR MINIMUM ROYALTY'S OUT OF THE WAY.
-THE REST IS OURS. -THE REST IS OURS.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME AFTER A WEEK HERE.
-HELL YEAH. -YEAH, BUDDY.
ALL RIGHT. GET SOME SLEEP.
WE GOT A LOT MORE TO DO.
EAT, SLEEP, MINE.
♪♪
Narrator: BY THE END OF THE WEEK,
TONY'S COMPLETELY MINED OUT THE PIGGY BANK CUT.
♪♪
OKAY, LET'S GO.
THE BEETS FAMILY MEET TO FIND OUT IF TONY'S GAMBLE PAID OFF.
WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING THIS WEEK?
SO YOU'VE GOT FOR FOUR ROCK TRUCKS, TWO HOES,
CAT DAY AND NIGHT. IT'S A LOT.
Minnie: THE COST OF GETTING DOWN THERE WAS PRETTY HIGH.
-AND THEN YOU HAD MYSELF. -THAT'S EXPENSIVE.
LET'S DO THIS THING.
Narrator: TONY NEEDS 85 OUNCES TO COVER HIS COST.
30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100,
105.20
Narrator: WORTH ALMOST $185,000.
SO, AND YOU MADE ABOUT $185,000 ON GOLD, SO.
YOU COVERED YOURASS.
Narrator: TONY'S PROFIT ON THE PIGGY BANK IS JUST $35,000.
Monica: YOU KNOW, YOU WERE ALL SET
AND SURE THAT YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE MILLIONS THERE.
YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT'S UNDER THE GROUND.
Minnie: THAT'S RIGHT.
♪♪
Parker: SORRY, I WAS LATE.
Narrator: AT THE END OF A GRUELING WEEK,
IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT IF PARKER'S NEW STRATEGY
OF FAST AND FURIOUS PLANT MOVES HAS PAID OFF.
I HEARD AARON HAD QUITE THE INCIDENT DOWN THERE.
YEAH, HE GOT A LITTLE CARRIED AWAY WITH SOME WET PAY,
BUT IT'S ALL GOOD. WE GOT IT ALL SORTED OUT.
GOT HIM BACK UP RUNNING.
THAT MOVE WENT PRETTY GOOD, THOUGH,
REALLY. -YEAH.
I ACTUALLY GOT SLUICIFER TO RUN DOWN THE HILL.
IT WAS KIND OF COOL. -DID IT LIKE SLIDE DOWN?
OH, YEAH, IT WAS COMING QUICK.
-THAT'S AWESOME. -BIG RED WAS STEADY.
WE HAD A LOT OF RUN TIME. NO REAL ISSUES.
YOU READY TO WEIGH UP SOME GOLD?
-YES, SIR. -YOU READY?
Parker: LET HER RIP.
Narrator: FIRST UP, BIG RED. WITH NO SHUTDOWNS,
IT'S BEEN RUNNING PAY FROM THE LAST CUT
AT 220 YARDS AN HOUR. -280, 300, 320,
330, 340, 357.05.
Narrator: WORTH $625,000 -- BIG RED'S MOST PROFITABLE WEEK EVER.
THAT'S A HELLUVA WEEK.
WELL, SHANE, YOU'RE THE HERO.
YOU READY? -SURE.
Narrator: BETWEEN A CONVEYOR JAM AND THE MOVE TO A NEW CUT,
SLUICIFER WAS DOWN FOR A WHOLE DAY.
150, 170, 180, 200, 270, 300, 320.
337.0 -WHOO.
Narrator: WORTH $590,000.
-GOOD WEEK. -WHERE WE AT, CHRIS?
OKAY. SO FOR THE WEEK, WE GOT 694 OUNCES.
-OH, MAN. -SWEET, HUH?
FOR THE SEASON, IT PUTS US AT 1,674 OUNCES.
Narrator: ROCKETING GOLD PRICES MEAN PARKER'S CREW HAS MINED
OVER $1.2 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD IN JUST ONE WEEK --
HIS HIGHEST WEEKLY TOTAL EVER.
Parker: AND THAT'S A SOLID WEEK
THAT PUTS US DEFINITELY GETTING ROLLING ON THE RIGHT TRACK NOW.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR KEEPING THESE PLANTS GOING.
I KNOW IT'S -- I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY,
ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE STOP THINKING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS.
IT DOESN'T EVEN TAKE THAT LONG FOR [BLEEP] TO HIT THE FAN,
I KNOW, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING PATIENT
WITH EVERYBODY HERE. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, GUYS.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
Narrator: ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...
WHAT THE [BLEEP]
SO SOMETHING IS [BLEEP] IN THERE.
Parker: WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE.
WE'RE TRYING TO FIND SOMEBODY THAT CAN HELP YOU GUYS OUT.
OH, [BLEEP]
IF WE COULD GET THIS THING UP TO 125 YARDS AN HOUR,
THAT'S A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS A MONTH.
Man: IT'S A LITTLE SCARY HERE. I'M HEARING SOME METAL BREAKING.
HOLY [BLEEP]