NICK, WE AIN'T MAKING A PAINTING.
WE'RE ONLY MOVING GOLD.
Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...
WHOO! ALL RIGHT! PLANT MOVE!
...PARKER'S CREW RUNS INTO DOUBLE TROUBLE
Mitch: TRYING TO DO ALL THIS WITH TWO PEOPLE --
IT'S PRETTY RIDICULOUS.
-MORE POWER! MORE POWER! -WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!
HOLY [BLEEP]
Narrator: TONY BEETS GOES ON A TREASURE HUNT
FOR LOST GOLD.
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
THERE WE GO AGAIN.
MISFITS, ARE WE READY TO RUMBLE?
Narrator: AND FRED LEWIS...
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ABOUT TO WITNESS HISTORY.
Narrator: ...WITH HIS ROOKIE CREW...
-YEAH! -...FINALLY GET SLUICING.
I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS GOLD MINING.
WHOO! LET'S GET SOME GOLD, BOYS!
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♪♪
Man: THAT'S THE LAST BIT OF PAY THERE FOR YOU.
LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU GOT THE LAST BUCKET.
WE'RE UP HERE READY TO SHUT DOWN.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL, FOLKS.
ALL RIGHT. WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT UP HERE.
Parker: IT WOULDN'T BE A PLANT MOVE WITHOUT SOME POURING RAIN.
Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER, PARKER SCHNABEL
IS OVER A THIRD OF THE WAY INTO THE SHORT SEASON.
BUT HE'S MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME WITH A HOT START.
WE'RE DEFINITELY TRYING TO TAKE A NEW APPROACH THIS YEAR
WITH MOVING THE PLANTS MORE OFTEN
AND TRUCKING A LOT LESS PAY.
SO SLUICER WAS JUST FINISHING UP.
WE'RE ABOUT TO START A PLANT MOVE.
I'M JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THIS WITH YOU IN OCTOBER.
-OH, YEAH. WHEN IT GETS COLD. -YEAH. CAN'T WAIT.
Narrator: PARKER'S NEW STRATEGY IS WORKING.
THE TEAM'S BEEN GETTING 100 OUNCES MORE GOLD PER WEEK
THAN LAST SEASON.
YOU ALWAYS START A CLEANUP WITH A CIGAR.
Narrator: AFTER RUNNING FOR JUST 10 DAYS
AT THE CURRENT LOCATION,
SLUICIFER'S READY TO BE CLEANED AND MOVED.
Chris: I'M HOPING THERE'S GOOD GOLD IN THERE.
WE WILL FIND OUT QUITE SHORTLY HERE.
Chris: ARE YOU HERE TO HELP OR JUST VISIT?
-[ LAUGHS ] -VISIT.
CHRIS, I CAN FEEL YOU SPRAYING ME WITH WATER.
I'VE BEEN HOLDING OFF.
[ Laughing ] BEEN HOLDING OFF.
Narrator: ROOKIE PLANT BOSS TYSON LEE LOADS THE FIRST TANK
OF CONCENTRATE.
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S LEVEL IN THERE.
Parker: IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE LEVELING THAT.
WELL, I MEAN, SO IT'S NOT SPILLING OUT THAT SIDE.
HE JUST MEANS SO IT'S NOT SPILLING OUT, NICK!
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, IT'S GOOD.
WE AIN'T MAKING A PAINTING.
WE'RE ONLY MOVING GOLD INSTEAD.
DOZER, IN THE BACK.
Narrator: FOUR MILES AWAY IN THE LAST CUT,
CO-FOREMEN MITCH BLASCHKE AND BRENNAN RUAULT
ARE RUNNING WASH PLANT BIG RED.
HOW'S IT GOING?
OH, NOT TOO BAD.
WE'RE READY TO MOVE THE WASH PLANT AGAIN.
YOU GUYS HAVE A PLANT MOVE COMING UP TOMORROW, THEN, HUH?
-YEAH, FOR SURE. -[BLEEP]
'CAUSE THAT'S THE SAME TIME
THE OTHER PLANT'S PLANNING ON MOVING.
Mitch: AND WHAT'S OUR GAME PLAN FOR TOMORROW?
I MEAN, IF WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE BOTH PLANTS AT THE SAME TIME,
THAT'S GONNA BE A HANDFUL.
OKAY, THING IS, WE'RE GONNA BOTH NEED THE RIGGING.
RIGGING -- YEAH, THAT'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM.
THERE'S GONNA BE A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE TO GET JUGGLED,
BUT IT SHOULD BE JUST THE USUAL [BLEEP]
-[ LAUGHS ] -PERFECT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Brennan: LET'S DO IT.
Narrator: TO GET READY FOR THE MOVE,
BRENNAN BUILDS A WASH-PLANT PAD.
Brennan: YOU KNOW, THE [BLEEP] PART OF ALL THIS IS,
WE'VE NEVER HAD TWO PLANTS READY TO MOVE
AT THE EXACT SAME TIME.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALREADY STRETCHED THIN
WITH PEOPLE NOT BEING HERE.
AND IF ANYTHING IS TO [BLEEP] GO WRONG AT EITHER PLANT MOVE,
YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY GONNA SET US BEHIND.
Narrator: MITCH STARTS THE TEARDOWN.
-HEY, CHRIS, YOU GOT A COPY? -YEAH, MITCH, WHAT UP?
EVERYTHING'S DONE SLUICING,
AND WE JUST NEED TO CLEAN THIS UP
SO WE CAN MOVE THESE RUNS.
Chris: DUDE, I CAN'T.
WE'RE CLEANING UP SLUICIFER, FULL BOX.
YOU'RE STILL -- YOU'RE AT SLUICIFER?
I GOT MY WHOLE CREW. I CAN'T MOVE THEM NOW.
WE'RE GONNA BE WAITING ON YOU.
SORRY, BUD.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, JUST GET HERE AS SOON AS YOU CAN,
WE'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.TALK TO YOU LATER.
IF WE'RE ALREADY STARTING THE MORNING THIS WAY,
I HATE TO SEE HOW THE REST OF THE DAY IS GOING.
♪♪
Narrator: NEXT MORNING IN THE LAYDOWN YARD,
MECHANIC SHANE SMITH ARRIVES
IN SEARCH OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE SLUICIFER MOVE.
WE'RE A LITTLE SHORT ON RIGGING HERE.
I'M TRYING TO BEAT MITCH AND BRENNAN TO THE PUNCH
'CAUSE I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE READY TO MOVE
SLUICIFER FROM WHERE THEY ARE.
SO I'M JUST GRABBING THE RIGGING BEFORE THEY COME AND GET IT.
THEN WE'LL HAVE NO CHOICE. WE GET TO MOVE FIRST.
♪♪
WELL, WE GOT A BIG DAY, THEN. BOTH WASH PLANT SAME TIME.
WE'VE NEVER HAD TO DO THIS BEFORE.
SO, I MEAN, YOU GUYS GOT THE 750,
SO YOU GOT SOME HORSEPOWER DOWN THERE FOR DRAGGING SLUICIFER.
WE GOT 480 IS THE ONLY THING.
Tyson: IT'S GONNA BE A CHALLENGE FOR SURE.
WHO'S GONNA BE UP FIRST?
YEAH, I BET YOU IT'S GONNA BE US THERE.
OH, YEAH?
WELL, WE'LL SEE.
Shane: WELL, WE GOT THE RIGGING.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGHT US FOR IT.
-YEAH. [ LAUGHS ] -ALL RIGHT.
WELL, SEE AT THE END OF THE DAY
WHICH ONE'S SHAKING FIRST.
-GOOD LUCK, GUYS. -CHALLENGE IS ON!
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪♪
Narrator: ON PARADISE HILL, KLONDIKE LEGEND TONY BEETS
IS MAKING UP FOR A LATE START.
JAMES, DO YOU COPY?
AT THE MEGA CUT, WHICH TONY BELIEVES COULD GET HIM
3,000 OUNCES OF GOLD,
SON MIKE IS CHEWING THROUGH 350 YARDS OF PAYDIRT AN HOUR.
HEY, JAMES, HOW'S IT GOING UP THERE?
James: MY DAY IS GOING GREAT.
THAT'S GOOD, JAMES. KEEP IT GOING, EH?
Mike: ANOTHER NICE DAY OF SLUICING,
WHICH IS GOOD SINCE IT'S THE ONLY [BLEEP] THING
SLUICING RIGHT NOW IS THE TROMMEL.
Narrator: TO CASH IN ON HIGH GOLD PRICES,
TONY'S ALSO BEEN SEARCHING FOR OTHER QUICK SCORES ON THE HILL.
♪♪
HALF A MILE AWAY FROM MIKE'S TROMMEL,
TONY SPOTTED A PILE OF ROCKS AND GRAVEL
THAT HE BELIEVES ARE TAILINGS LEFT OVER BY OLD-TIMERS,
LYING BELOW THE REMAINS OF AN OLD SLUICE RUN.
YEAH, WHAT'S UP?
♪♪
Kevin: OH, YEAH.
-YEAH. -YEAH.
-NOPE. -NO.
NOW, DID YOU RECENTLY GET TOLD...
♪♪
THEY PROBABLY STARTED AROUND
WHEN THE [BLEEP] GOLD RUSH HAPPENED.
Narrator: THE REMAINS OF THE OLD MINE WORKINGS
DATE FROM THE 1940s.
OLD-TIMERS USED HOSES TO WASH VALUABLE PAY DIRT
FROM THE HILLSIDE INTO THE SLUICE RUNS.
THEIR BASIC TECHNOLOGY ONLY CAUGHT HALF THE GOLD,
BUT THE GROUND WAS SO RICH,
THEY STILL PULLED IN THOUSANDS OF OUNCES.
NOW TONY WANTS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY LEFT BEHIND
IN THEIR DISCARDED TAILINGS PILES.
Monica: YEAH.
Kevin: NO, NOT AT THE CURRENT PRICES.
AT LEAST CHECK IT OUT, SEE WHAT'S IN THERE.
MIGHT AS WELL.
YEP.
-OH, YEAH. -YEAH.
Narrator: TONY'S LOCATED THE OLD-TIMERS' TAILINGS PILE
HALFWAY DOWN THE HILL.
NOW HE MUST DIG UP A SAMPLE
TO FIND OUT IF IT CONTAINS LOST GOLD.
Monica: HE'S NOT THE ONE THAT HAS TO LIFT THEM INTO THE --
♪♪
Narrator: MONICA RUNS THE TAILINGS THROUGH THE TEST TROMMEL
TO SEND UP TO THE GOLD ROOM
WHERE TONY PANS THE CONCENTRATE.
♪♪
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
Minnie: YES, I DO.
BE RIGHT UP.
THAT'S A LOT OF GOLD IN THERE.
OH, YOU'RE ALL EXCITED NOW?
OH, MY GOSH.
♪♪
MISFITS, ARE WE READY TO RUMBLE?
LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!
Narrator: IN OREGON'S ELKHORN MOUNTAINS,
ROOKIE MINE BOSS FRED LEWIS HAS GAMBLED HIS LAST $20,000
SETTING UP A GOLD MINE
WITH A GREENHORN CREW OF COMBAT VETERANS.
WE'VE BEEN HERE FOUR WEEKS,
AND ONLY 1/2 OUNCE OF GOLD TO SHOW.
PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM KEEPS PLAGUING US HERE ON THE CLAIM.
IF WE DON'T GET IT MOVING TODAY,
THE REST OF THE SEASON'S GONNA BE A WASHOUT,
AND WE'RE GONNA GO HOME WITH NOTHING.
STANDBY, STANDBY, STANDBY,
Narrator: FRED'S FOREMAN, KENDELL MADDEN,
IS THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE TEAM WITH ANY MINING EXPERIENCE.
ARE YOU READY? ARE YOU READY?
HE'S IN CHARGE OF FIRING UP THE WASH PLANT, COLONEL NUGGET,
FOR THEIR FIRST FULL WEEK OF SLUICING.
-WATER'S COMING. -WATER'S COMING!
DIGGER'S COMING ON.
FIRE IT UP, STUART!
WATER FLOW'S LOOKING GOOD.
OUR DISCHARGE IS LOOKING GOOD.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ACTUALLY GIVING IT
PAYDIRT RIGHT NOW, SO IT'S A VICTORY!
Narrator: THIS CREW OF VETERANS ARRIVED THREE WEEKS AGO
ON A MISSION TO TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOLD MEANS A LOT TO ALL OF US.
JUST ANOTHER DISABLED VET WHO KIND OF, YOU KNOW,
COME ON ROUGH TIMES AND BEEN OUT OF WORK
FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.
Narrator: SPECIAL OPERATIONS SERGEANT KYLE PLETZKE
FEEDS THE PLANT.
WE'RE HERE TO DIG. WE'RE HERE TO FIND GOLD,
PROVE TO OURSELVES, PROVE TO THE WORLD THAT, HEY,
FIND YOURSELF DOWN ON YOUR LUCK, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
PICK YOURSELF UP, GO AGAIN.
GO FOR THE GOLD, BABY.
Fred: I TRULY FEEL LIKE I'M BLESSED
WITH THIS GROUP OF VETERANS
BECAUSE WE CAN TRUST EACH OTHER SO MUCH,
WE CAN RELY ON EACH OTHER IN SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT WAYS.
AND I'M EXPECTING THESE GUYS TO COME OUT LIKE ROCK STARS.
Khara: FRED AND I WERE BOTH AT
THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS LANGUAGE SCHOOL
AT FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA,
LESS THAN TWO MONTHS LATER, WE GOT MARRIED IN VEGAS.
Narrator: FRED'S WIFE, KHARA,
ARMY PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS SPECIALIST,
HAS COME IN TO MANAGE THE CLAIM.
FRED MIGHT BE THE MINE BOSS, BUT I AM THE MINE MANAGER.
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH ME
TELLING HIM WHEN THINGS NEED TO GET DONE.
I HAVE NEVER MANAGED A MINE BEFORE.
I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY MINED BEFORE.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY A HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
BUT I'VE BEEN ORDERING THE BOOKS THAT WE NEED.
WE NEED OUR SURFACE MINE DAILY INSPECTION BOOK.
WE NEED OUR CHECKLISTS FOR THE VEHICLES.
OUR MSHA CERTIFICATES ARRIVED
'CAUSE WE JUST GOT DONE DOING OUR MSHA TRAINING.
MSHA IS THE MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
THEY GIVE US WHAT WE NEED TO BE TO BE COMPLIANT FOR OUR SAFETY.
AND IF WE AREN'T COMPLIANT, IF WE DON'T FOLLOW THE RULES,
MSHA WILL COME OUT HERE,
AND THEY WILL TAG US WITH MASSIVE FINES.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF I'M SEEING
THAT I'M REALLY NERVOUS WE MIGHT NOT BE COMPLIANT WITH.
WE'D GET HIT WITH A FINE, BIG TIME,
IF THOSE INSPECTORS CAME RIGHT NOW.
WE'D BE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.
I KNEW THAT WE WERE GONNA FINANCIALLY STRUGGLE
JUST TRYING TO GET BY.
FRED CAME UP WITH THIS.
I HONESTLY DIDN'T THINK HE COULD PULL IT TOGETHER,
BUT HE HAS.
HOWEVER, WE ACTUALLY PERSONALLY KNOW THE CREW,
AND THESE AREN'T JUST HIS FRIENDS.
THEY'RE KIND OF OUR FAMILY.
AND YOU DON'T WANT TO LET FAMILY DOWN.
IF THIS COLLAPSES, IF THIS DOESN'T WORK OUT,
WE'RE SCREWED. THEY'RE SCREWED, TOO.
SO THERE'S A LOT ON THE LINE. IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.
Fred: TRY AND GO A LITTLE FASTER.
NOW WE'RE RUNNING PAY, WE'RE CATCHING GOLD.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
YEP, YEP, THAT'S PERFECT. JUST LIKE THAT.
WATER FLOW'S PRETTY GOOD.
OUR FEED RATE'S PRETTY CONSISTENT.
JUST GOT TO KEEP DOING IT THOUSANDS OF TIMES OVER.
OKAY.
SO RIGHT NOW, I'M GONNA CLIMB UP IN THE COLONEL
AND SEE IF I CAN PUSH SOME OF THAT STUFF
THAT'S NOT FEEDING.
♪♪
Khara: FRED!
HEY! SHUT IT DOWN!
SHUT IT DOWN.
♪♪
YOU WERE JUST STANDING UP THERE WITH NO HARNESS, NOTHING,
ANY LITTLE THING COULD HAVE HAPPENED.
WE JUST HAVE TO STOP TO GET EVERYTHING MSHA-READY.
WE ARE NOT READY TO BE RUNNING AT ALL.
WE HAVE A LOT TO DO.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, I'VE GOT THIS LIST IN THE TRUCK.
[BLEEP] I LOVE YOU, BABE.
I KNOW. YOU BETTER TAKE THIS SERIOUS.
I'M TAKING IT SERIOUS.
IF AN INSPECTOR SHOWS UP, WE ARE GONNA GET HIT WITH
AT LEAST $100,000 WORTH OF FINES.
WE'RE GONNA GET SHUT DOWN.
Kendell: THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS I'M REALLY GLAD
TO HAVE FRED AROUND IN.
ONE OF THEM IS GETTING YELLED AT RIGHT NOW.
Kyle: I MEAN, WHAT DOES SHE REALLY WANT, THOUGH?
WE GOT HARD HATS, RIGHT? WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED?
WE HAVE TO GET A PROTECTIVE CAGE AROUND THE BELT.
WE NEED RAILS ON THE CATWALK.
WE NEED WEATHERPROOF POWER BOX
BETWEEN THE GENERATOR AND THE PLANT.
Fred: SO, YOU SURE WE HAVE TO DO ALL THE STUFF?
I'M 100% CERTAIN,
BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT
AND YOU WANT THEM TO COME AND SHUT US DOWN
AND SEND ALL THESE GUYS HOME WITH NOTHING,
BE MY GUEST 'CAUSE THAT'S ON YOU.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE ON ME.
♪♪
Narrator: AT INDIAN RIVER, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER,
PARKER'S CREW IS MOVING TWO WASH PLANTS ON THE SAME DAY.
BOTH CREWS NEED TO COMPLETE THEIR MOVE IN A SINGLE SHIFT.
Parker: RIGHT NOW, WE'VE KIND OF GOT THINGS GOING ON
THAT ARE ALL NOT THE MOST ENJOYABLE PARTS OF THE PROCESS.
BIG RED'S MOVING. SLUICIFER'S MOVING.
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET IT SORTED OUT.
IT'S JUST CATCHING UP ON US A LITTLE BIT
'CAUSE WE'RE SHORT-HANDED.
-DO YOU WANNA YANK THAT OVER? -SOUNDS GOOD.
I'LL WALK ON OVER.
Narrator: ON THE PROMISED LAND...
WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO THIS WAY.
...ROOKIE PLANT BOSS TYSON WILL MOVE SLUICIFER
WITH PARKER'S BIGGEST EXCAVATOR, THE 750...
Tyson: WE GOT THE CABLES ALL HOOKED UP TO SLUICIFER,
AND JUST GONNA DRAG HER OVER THERE.
Narrator: ...WHILE AT THE LAST CUT...
WHOO! ALL RIGHT! YEAH! PLANT MOVE!
...PARKER'S TRUSTED CO-FOREMAN BRENNAN
MUST MAKE DO MOVING BIG RED 140 YARDS
WITH THE SMALLER 480.
DUDE, WE WANT TO SHOW THOSE BOYS UP, RIGHT?
-YEAH, YEAH. -BIG RED. LET'S DO THIS.
♪♪
NICE AND EASY!
Mitch: SHOULD HAVE A WHOLE CREW OUT HERE.
THAT'S HOW WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST.
IT'S HOW WE DO IT QUICKLY.
I MEAN, RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO DO ALL THIS WITH TWO PEOPLE.
IT'S PRETTY RIDICULOUS.
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN HERE TO JUST KEEP GOING.
HOPEFULLY BRENNAN GETS US OVER THERE WITHOUT,
WELL, SCREWING ANYTHING UP.
♪♪
WHOA! [BLEEP]
IT WON'T GO.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
WHOA!
♪♪
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!
♪♪
NAILED IT!
Narrator: OVER AT THE PROMISED LAND,
ROOKIE PLANT BOSS TYSON IS HAULING SLUICIFER
120 YARDS TO ITS NEW PAD.
HE USES THE 750 TO PULL THE 45-TON PLANT TO ITS NEW PAD.
IT'S GONNA BE A ONE-SHOT DEAL.
Parker: WHAT ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT?
IT'S PRETTY SOFT.
IF HE SINKS IT IN, WE'RE JUST SCREWED.
GOTCHA.
Parker: EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET IT SORTED OUT, YOU KNOW,
JUST THE BEST WE CAN.
♪♪
TIME FOR THE UPHILL.
Shane: YEAH, I HOPE TYSON CAN GET THIS UP THE HILL OKAY.
MOVING IT WITH THE 750 -- IT'S THE BIGGEST MACHINE WE GOT,
SO IT'S THE RIGHT ONE FOR THE JOB.
HE DOESN'T USUALLY PULL THE SLUICIFER THAT OFTEN,
SO HOPEFULLY HE'LL GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
WE MADE THE RAMP OUT OF COARSE TAILINGS.
IT'S PRETTY SOFT.
♪♪
-WHOA! -WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
HOLY [BLEEP]
Shane: OH, HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT! STOP RIGHT THERE.
HOLY [BLEEP]
ONE MISTAKE, AND THEN WE GOT TO PULL IT DOWN
AND REDO THE WHOLE RAMP AGAIN.
COME ON, YOU [BLEEP] THING. COME ON.
THIS WASH PLANT WEIGHS 90,000 POUNDS,
AND IT'S JUST PULLING ME DOWN.
♪♪
COME ON, LET'S GO.
COME ON. GET UP THIS HILL.
IT WON'T GO.
WON'T GO! [BLEEP]
♪♪
Tyson: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
Narrator: AT THE PROMISED LAND,
ROOKIE PLANT BOSS TYSON LEE IS WORKING AGAINST THE CLOCK,
STRUGGLING TO DRAG SLUICIFER UP A SOFT PAD.
Tyson: WHOA!
MAN, THIS WASH PLANT'S [BLEEP] HEAVY.
Shane: TYSON! COME OUT AND GO GET BACK AND FLAT,
SIT IN THERE, AND THEN JUST CURL YOUR BUCKET OUT.
IT'LL GET GOING, AND YOU JUST GOT TO KEEP
DOING IT TILL YOU GET UP THE HILL.
THERE YOU GO.
COME ON, YOU [BLEEP], COME ON.
COME ON, LET'S GO. GET UP THIS HILL.
HEY, SHANE! HOW'S IT LOOK?
YOU JUST GOT TO KEEP DOING IT INCH BY INCH.
WHOO!
HOW WE LOOKING, SHANE?
WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
CAN START COMING PRETTY GOOD NOW.
-SOMEBODY WATCH MY BACK END. -OFF TRACK.
EASY BOY, EASY! YOU'RE GONNA GO OVER THE EDGE.
TAKE IT SLOW.
Man: YOU'RE REALLY HURRYING IT. YOU'RE REALLY HURRYING IT.
TWO FEET.
♪♪
THINK YOU GOT HER NOW.
YEAH! THERE WE GO.
Shane: NICE JOB, DUDE. SHE'S SITTING PRETTY.
-PERFECT. -SHE HAPPY?
-YEAH, I'M HAPPY. -WE'RE GONNA WIN THIS ONE.
THAT'S GOOD. THANKS, MAN.
♪♪
Narrator: BACK AT THE LAST CUT, SIX HOURS INTO THE MOVE,
BRENNAN HAS ALREADY GOT BIG RED ONTO ITS PAD.
-HOW'D THAT GO? -CALL ME WINCH CAT.
-I ONLY SEE ONE PROBLEM. -WHAT?
IT'S GOING THE WRONG WAY.
IT'S BACKWARDS.
[BLEEP] SAKES.
Brennan: WE CAN SPIN IT UP HERE --
Mitch: OH, THAT'S GONNA TEAR THINGS UP.
YOU CAN ALREADY SEE HOW BAD IT'S DIGGING IN.
I THINK THE EASIEST THING IS TO PULL IT BACK DOWN THE HILL,
BRING IT BACK UP, AND HAVE IT RIGHT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
IT'S ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO WIN A RACE HERE
AND SHOW THE OTHER GUYS UP, AND WE'LL JUST DO THINGS TWICE.
IT'S PRETTY COOL.
[ LAUGHS ] GET THE [BLEEP] OUT.
"HEY, BRENNAN, YOU WANT TO PUT THAT WASH PLANT UP THERE?"
"YEAH, SURE, BUDDY. HEY, I GOT IT UP THERE."
"IT'S GOING THE WRONG WAY." "WELL, [BLEEP]"
YOU'RE SO FUNNY.
Mitch: HE'S BEEN AROUND BIG RED FOR, WHAT, SIX YEARS NOW?
AND HE STILL DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHICH END WE FEED IT.
DO IT BETTER THE SECOND TIME, BRENNAN.
Narrator: AFTER HALF A DAY DRAGGING THE PLANT ONTO THE PAD,
BRENNAN NOW HAS TO SPEND ANOTHER TWO HOURS TURNING IT AROUND.
♪♪
WELL...
NOW WE WAIT.
♪♪
WE WANT TO BE UP AND RUNNING BEFORE BIG RED IS.
SLUICIFER'S ALL SET UP.
WE GOT THE FEEDER IN, THE SUPER STACKER IN,
WATER PUMPS IN, PIPELINES IN, READY TO FIRE HER UP.
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
♪♪
WELL, WE FIRED IT UP. I HOPE WE WON.
HEY, BRENDA, YOU GOT A COPY?
WHAT'S GOING ON, TYSON?
WE'RE UP AND RUNNING, MAN.
THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE BEAT US.
WE KICKED YOUR ASS!
GOOD FOR YOU, BUD, GOOD FOR YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
Mitch: [BLEEP], MAN, LIKE, IF YOU WOULD HAVE
BROUGHT THE PLANT IN THE RIGHT WAY,
WE WOULD HAVE BEAT THEM,
EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD 750 AND MORE HELP.
-WHATEVER. -COME ON, MAN.
YEAH, WELL, WHATEVER.
♪♪
Tyson: WE'RE BACK SLUICING!
Shane: A LOT BETTER THAN THE OTHER GUYS
WHO WERE UP THERE BACKWARDS THIS MORNING.
LITTLE BIT OF BRAIN FART GOING ON.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
WHOO!
OH. [ LAUGHS ]
WE BEAT BIG RED!
OH, [BLEEP] YEAH, MAN!
HA, HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!
♪♪
Narrator: ON PARADISE HILL, TONY BEETS HAS DISCOVERED GOLD
IN A MONSTER PILE OF OLD-TIMERS' TAILINGS.
Wayne: COPY THAT.
THE GOLD-RICH TAILINGS ARE LYING RIGHT ON THE SURFACE,
SO TONY CAN RUN THEM STRAIGHT AWAY.
WITH GOLD PRICES UP
AND THE COSTS OF RUNNING THE TAILINGS SO LOW...
Monica: LET'S GO!
...THESE TAILINGS COULD GIVE TONY A MASSIVE EXTRA PAYDAY.
FIRE IT UP!
MONICA FEEDS THE KIWI PLANT
WITH 100 YARDS OF PAYDIRT AN HOUR
WHILE ROOKIE LOADER OPERATOR DESIREE LEIKAM...
HEY, DESIREE.
...CLEARS FINE TAILINGS FROM THE END OF THE SLUICE RUN.
LOOKS PRETTY NICE DOWN THERE.
YEP, EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
♪♪
TONY IS EXTRA PUMPED ABOUT WHAT WE CAN GET
FROM THIS OLD-TIMER CUT,
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST THE TROMMEL GOING.
♪♪
Monica: HEY, DESIREE?
DESIREE?
[ CLANGING ]
LOOK OUT!
[ BANGING ]
SHUT OFF THE PLANT, SHUT OFF THE PLANT.
HOLY [BLEEP]
♪♪
Monica: DESIREE?
LOOK OUT!
[ BANGING ]
Desiree: MONICA, MONICA?
SHUT OFF THE PLANT, SHUT OFF THE PLANT.
Narrator: ON PARADISE HILL, MONICA BEETS' LOADER OPERATOR,
HAS RUN INTO THE WASH PLANT.
SHUT IT OFF!
HOLY [BLEEP] WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW. I HIT THE CABLE AND TRAY FELL.
Monica: KEVIN, DO YOU COPY, KEVIN?
THE SLUICE RUN IS OFF.
♪♪
Narrator: EVERY HOUR THE PLANT IS DOWN
COSTS TONY UP TO $2,000 IN LOST GOLD.
Kevin: YEP. [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
HOW IS THAT WELDED ON THAT SIDE? ONE SEC.
OKAY. [BLEEP]
OUR HULL OPERATOR HOOKED THE CABLE THERE
WITH THE BUCKET WHEN THEY WERE PULLING OUT,
AND THAT PULLED THIS BEAM FORWARD,
AND THAT CAUSED THIS RUN TO GET PULLED FORWARD,
AND THAT TWISTED OR BEAM OVER HERE.
FUN, FUN, FUN.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO IS BEND THAT BAR BACK STRAIGHT,
WELD THE [BLEEP] PIECE BACK ON RELATIVELY STRAIGHT,
AND THEN RESET THE ANGLE ON THE RUN.
Narrator: WELDER CODY HUNTER REMOVES THE SLUICE RUN
TO GET TO THE BROKEN BEAM.
SO JUST PULL THAT BACK THERE,
PUT A COUPLE LITTLE TACKS ON IT,
SPLIT THIS, WE'LL BE DONE.
Narrator: HE CUTS A SLOT SO HE CAN BEND IT...
Cody: YEAH, WE'LL JUST PULL THAT BACK THERE.
THAT'S HOT.
Narrator: ...AND THEN WELDS IT BACK TOGETHER.
Cody: KEVIN.
Kevin: BEAMS ALL STRAIGHTENED BACK OUT NOW?
IT'S ALL WELDED UP AND READY FOR THE NEXT TIME.
-BEAUTIFUL. -YOU LIKE THAT?
[BLEEP]
Kevin: GONNA PUT THIS RUN BACK ON,
RESET THE BOX.
THAT'S THE CURRENT PLAN.
WE'LL SEE WHAT BLOWS UP BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THAT.
STEADY NOW.
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST.
Narrator: THE FIX HAS COST THEM EIGHT HOURS.
Kevin: LET'S DO THIS!
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
FIRE IT UP!
♪♪
Kevin: IT IS KIND OF NIFTY THAT THE OLD-TIMERS,
THEY DID A BUNCH OF SLUICING, BUT THEY LOST SO MUCH,
SO IT'LL BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE
WHAT WE'RE GONNA PULL OUT OF WHAT ALL THEY MISSED.
IT DID LOOK GOOD IN THE MINI TROMMEL.
AS FOR WHAT WE'RE GONNA GET OUT, HOPEFULLY A LOT MORE.
WE'LL FIND OUT WHEN WE PUT IT ON THE TABLE.
♪♪
Fred: YOU KNOW, SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE,
WE'VE HAD TO SHUT DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES.
I KNOW THE GUYS ARE GETTING ANTSY,
AND I KNOW THEY'RE BITING AT THE BIT TO GET GOING.
AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER LETDOWN FOR THEM.
Narrator: IN OREGON, SPECIAL FORCES MEDIC
TURNED GOLD MINER FRED LEWIS IS AT A STANDSTILL.
Khara: JUST DOING WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO KEEP US RUNNING.
Narrator: WIFE AND MINE MANAGER KHARA
HAS PULLED THE PLUG UNTIL THEY CAN MEET SAFETY STANDARDS.
Khara: I'M THE ONE WHO IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MSHA COMPLIANT
AND THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING ALL THE RULES
AND DOING EVERYTHING THAT THE STATE OF OREGON
NEEDS US TO DO IN ORDER FOR OUR MINE TO BE SAFE,
FOR OUR MINE TO BE LEGAL.
WE CAN'T AFFORD ANY PROBLEMS.
Narrator: MSHA IS THE AUTHORITY IN CHARGE OF MINING.
IF THEY FIND VIOLATION OF SAFETY RULES,
THEY CAN SHUT DOWN THE MINE...
[BLEEP] DAMN THESE BIG-ASS ROCKS.
...AND FINE THE OPERATOR
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
YOU KNOW, ALL I WANTED TO DO IS COME OUT HERE,
GET A LITTLE BIT OF GOLD WHILE THE WORLD IS GOING CRAZY.
YEAH.
THIS MSHA [BLEEP] IS A LOT MORE STRINGENT THAN I EXPECTED,
BUT THIS [BLEEP] IS CRAZY DANGEROUS.
SO WE GOT TO STAY EXTRA SAFE BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE COMES OUT WITH ALL THEIR FINGERS AND TOES.
TO MEET COMPLIANCE, FOREMAN KENDELL
NEEDS TO MOVE THE GENERATOR ONTO STABLE GROUND.
WE GOT THE GENERATOR ALL CLEANED UP, READY TO GO.
WE TOOK THE HOOD OFF SO WE CAN MOVE HER DOWN
INTO ITS PERMANENT POSITION.
YOU JUST GOT TO REMEMBER, IF YOU DO -- IF YOU SLIP UP,
THIS THING FULL OF OIL AND GAS, ALL SPILLS INTO OUR WATER
AND ESSENTIALLY RUINS OUR SEASON.
SO NO PRESSURE OR ANYTHING, BUT...
-OH, NO, NONE WHATSOEVER. -YOU KNOW?
Narrator: THREE WEEKS AGO,
MASTER SERGEANT STEFAN GENERALLY'S
ONLY EXPERIENCE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WAS IN THE MILITARY.
Stefan: FOR MY FIRST 10 YEARS IN THE ARMY,
I COMMANDED A BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE.
Fred: SHE'S ALMOST UP OFF THE GROUND.
DRIVING MECHANIZED VEHICLES IN THE ARMY --
A LOT DIFFERENT.
NOW SWING OUT.
ALL RIGHT. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
RIGHT THERE.
OH, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
NICE AND SLOW. THERE YOU GO.
♪♪
WE ONLY HAVE ONE GENERATOR.
TREATING THIS WITH KID GLOVES,
BABY MOVEMENTS, FEATHER HANDS, FEATHER FINGERS.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. HOLD ONTO IT. STAY THERE.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA CHALK THIS GENERATOR.
HOPEFULLY SHE NEVER HAS TO MOVE AGAIN.
NEXT STEP -- WE'RE GONNA LEVEL
THIS BAD BOY, GET HER SET AND READY.
HOLY [BLEEP]
WHOO! THAT WAS A RIDE I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE, BROTHER.
THE DAMN THING TILTED UP. [BLEEP]
NOT ONLY IS THE GENERATOR GOING INTO THE POND,
BUT WE'RE GOING WITH IT.
THAT JUST ABOUT SCARED THE [BLEEP] OUT OF ME.
I COULD ACTUALLY FEEL MY HEART GOING
JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOVE NORMAL.
$10,000 WORTH OF EQUIPMENT COULD HAVE BEEN IN THAT WATER.
THAT COULD HAVE RUINED US RIGHT THERE.
♪♪
OKAY, LET'S [BLEEP] ANCHOR THIS THING
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
THAT WAS SKETCHY. WHOO!
SO HOPEFULLY THIS WORKS. -I HOPE IT DOES, TOO.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: KYLE FABRICATES SAFETY RAILS FOR THE WASH PLANT
ALONGSIDE INFANTRY SCOUT SNIPER STUART McKENZIE.
GOOD. THAT THING'S SOLID.
AFTER I WAS WOUNDED, I MEDICALLY RETIRED,
I BECAME A FIREFIGHTER.
I'VE ALWAYS KIND OF SEARCHED THAT OUT --
YOU KNOW, CAMARADERIE, BROTHERHOOD,
AND, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOUR LIFE IS ON THE LINE
AND SOMEBODY ELSE IS HOLDING IT.
SOMETHING THAT WILL ALWAYS STAY WITH ME
AND KIND OF WOVEN IN THE SOUL.
♪♪
LOOKS LIKE THE GUYS HAVE BEEN PRETTY BUSY.
-WELL, BAM. -WE GOT TO WELD THAT UP.
-WHAT? -AND IS THAT PERFECT OR WHAT?
-HOW HIGH IS IT? -IT'S PIP-HEIGHT INCHES.
PIP-HEIGHT INCHES.
THAT'S HOW YOU GUYS MEASURED IT?
-YEAH, 'CAUSE... -NO, NO, NO, NO, 36 INCHES.
-36? -YEAH.
WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE 36 INCHES?
FRED JUST TOLD US THAT IT WAS, LIKE --
YOU GUYS NEED TO COME TO ME.
YOU'VE GOT TO BE TO 42.
42? HE SAID BASICALLY
AS LONG AS IT'S, LIKE, YOU WON'T TOPPLE OVER...
FRED IS JUST GONNA GIVE YOU THE ANSWER
THAT'S GONNA GET YOU GOING.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE ANSWER WE ALL WANT, THOUGH.
WE'RE TRYING TO FINISH THIS UP
SO WE CAN GET BACK TO GOLD MINING.
WE'RE HERE FOR GOLD.I WANT GOLD, TOO.
BUT LET ME ASK YOU -- WHAT HAPPENS TO US
IF MSHA SHOWS UP TOMORROW MORNING
AND THESE ARE ONLY 36 INCHES?
AND THEN FRED'S GONNA BE LIKE,
"WELL, GUYS, SORRY. I DON'T HAVE $40,000.
WE'RE DONE FOR THE SEASON. IN FACT, WE'RE DONE FOREVER."
I THINK WE GOT MORE WORK TO DO, MAN.
-OKAY. -IT SUCKS. I'M THE BAD GUY.
I DON'T WANT TO BE THE BAD GUY.
I LIKE TO TAKE CRAZY RISKS SOMETIMES, TOO,
BUT WE JUST -- WE HAVE TOO MUCH RIDING ON THIS.
WE CAN'T TAKE ANY RISKS AT THIS POINT.
♪♪
WHAT'S UP, YOU GOONS?
Narrator: AT LOWER DUNCAN CREEK,
IT'S A BIG DAY FOR RICK NESS.
I THINK IT'S PROBABLY TIME WE RENAME THE [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
SURE YOU'RE GONNA NAME IT AFTER ME.
Man: IT NEVER WORKS AGAIN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[BLEEP] YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I THINK WE JUST CALL IT ROCKY.
-YEAH, I LIKE THAT. -I LIKE IT.
-THAT'S NOT SO BAD. -I LIKE IT.
-ROCKY WAS A PIMP. -EXACTLY.
-ITALIAN STALLION. -YEAH.
-HE BEAT UP THE RUSSIANS, -DIDN'T GIVE UP.
WELL, LET'S ROCKY IT OUT.
♪♪
Narrator: FRED LEWIS AND HIS CREW
ARE FINISHING THE RAFT OF SAFETY MEASURES THEY NEED
TO GET HIS CLAIM COMPLIANT SO THEY CAN GET BACK TO MINING.
TRY AND GET IT UP.
Fred: SO WE'VE GOT THE GRATE UP ON THE COLONEL.
YOU WANT TO HAND THAT UP TO ME?
RAILINGS.
THIS IS AWESOME, DUDE.
WE'VE GOT OUR WEATHERPROOF BOX,
SO I THINK WE'RE ALL UP AND RUNNING,
SHOULD WE GO GET KHARA?
I WANT TO SEE HER, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEE HER.
KHARA, CAN YOU COME UP TO THE PLANT?
THINGS ARE LOOKING A LITTLE DIFFERENT AROUND HERE.
I THINK WE'RE READY.WELL, SHOW ME.
Narrator: MINE MANAGER KHARA MUST SIGN OFF
BEFORE FRED CAN FINALLY START SLUICING FOR GOLD.
HI, FELLAS. LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN BUSY,
BUSY WITH EVERYTHING BUT MINING.
OKAY.
LET ME SEE THESE RAILS.
THESE ARE PERFECT HEIGHT.
OH, THESE ARE ACTUALLY PUT IN HERE REALLY NICE.
I'M VERY PLEASED. GOOD JOB, BABE.
I HAVE TO SAY, THIS IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
I AM SHOCKED AT THE AMOUNT OF PROGRESS
YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO MAKE.
SO CAN WE DO IT?
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE GO-AHEAD.
I'M GONNA SAY YES.LET'S GO, GUYS.
-WHOO-HOO! -YEAH! LET'S GO!
-GO TO YOUR PLACES! -FINALLY TIME.
Khara: THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY BRUTAL WEEK.
I FELT LIKE I WAS THE BAD GUY ALL WEEK LONG.
BUT ULTIMATELY, FRED FOLLOWED THE ORDERS
AND WE REALLY CAME TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
WHOO! -ALMOST READY!
WATER'S COMING!
HIT IT, KHARA! -OKAY.
YEAH!
♪♪
[ CHEERING ]
IS THAT A PRETTY SIGHT, BABE?
I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING THAT WE BOUNCED OFF EACH OTHER
'CAUSE I'M A LITTLE MORE RISKY. YOU'RE A LITTLE MORE NERDY.
IT'S KIND OF A GOOD COMBO.
-I'M NOT A NERD. -YEAH, YOU'RE KIND OF A NERD.
Fred: SO, YOU KNOW, WORKING AS A TEAM'S TOUGH,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
SO THERE'S A LEARNING CURVE,
BUT WE'RE FINDING OUR GROOVE NOW.
AND I THINK WITH THE PLANT UP AND RUNNING,
OUR NEXT SIGHTS ARE ON BEDROCK AND THE MOTHER LODE.
♪♪
Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE,
PARKER'S CREW ARRIVES FOR THEIR WEEKLY GOLD WEIGH.
Parker: HOWDY, DOUMITT.
HI, SHANE. HOW ARE YOU?
-GOOD, GOOD. -GOOD.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR GETTING THAT ALL MOVED.
I KNOW IT WAS A LOT OF WORK.
Chris: WELL, WHO WOULD PLAN TWO PLANT MOVES IN THE SAME DAY?
REALLY, THE SLUICIFER MOVE WENT WELL.
CAN'T SPEAK FROM BIG RED ONES.
I WASN'T DOWN THERE.
-IT WAS PRETTY GOOD. -YEAH?
Mitch: DRAGGING IT UP BACKWARDS WORKED WELL.
IT STILL GOT UP THERE.
Chris: IT GOES PRETTY GOOD, PRETTY QUICK,
WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE TO SET THE PLANT ONCE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
YEAH. IT WAS A BIG COMPETITION TRYING TO BEAT YOU GUYS.
WE WERE, WHAT? WE WERE A COUPLE HOURS BEHIND YOU.
ARE THOSE PLANT SPOTS -- ARE THEY GONNA BE SOLID?
-OH, YEAH. -YEAH?
YEP.
SHANE, YOU'RE HAPPY WITH EVERYTHING OUT THERE?
-IT'S BEEN GOING PRETTY GOOD. -GOOD.
Chris: WE READY TO LOOK AT SOME GOLD? YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. HERE YOU GO. HERE'S SLUICIFER.
Narrator: SO FAR THIS SEASON,
SLUICIFER HAS AVERAGED 280 OUNCES A WEEK.
Chris: 20, 40, 60,
100, 101.35.
-EH. -HMM.
Narrator: WORTH $177,000.
-MAYBE IT'LL PICK UP. -YEAH.
100 OUNCES IS 100 OUNCES, RIGHT?
AND THIS IS BIG RED HERE,
EVEN THOUGH YOU STARTED OUT BACKWARDS, JUNIOR,
HERE YOU GO.
0.1, 0.2.
[ LAUGHTER ]
10, 20, 40, 60,
80, 89.40.
Narrator: ADDING ANOTHER $156,000 TO THE TOTAL,
BUT WAY OFF BIG RED'S SEASON AVERAGE OF 240 OUNCES.
Chris: AH, NOT A LOT OF HUGE NUMBERS.
IT COULD ALWAYS BE MORE.
IT CAN ALWAYS BE MORE. RIGHT?
IT COULD ALSO BE A LOT LESS.
OKAY, SO FOR THE WEEK, WE WOUND UP WITH 190 OUNCES
IN A SEASON TOTAL OF 2,494 OUNCES.
YEAH, THAT'S NOT TERRIBLE.
WELL, LET'S HOPE NEXT WEEK'S BETTER THAN NOT, BUT...
WE'LL SEE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LONG WAY TO GO.
WELL, SHOULD WE GET BACK OUT THERE, BOYS?
-ALRIGHTY. -GOOD JOB, JUNIOR.
LOTS OF SLUICING TO DO. THANKS, POP.
I'LL DRAG IT UP RIGHT NEXT TO... -THANKS, DOUMITT.
YOU BET. YOU GUYS, KNOCK 'EM CRAZY.
♪♪
Narrator: AT PARADISE HILL, THE BEETS FAMILY MEET
TO FIND OUT IF TONY'S TREASURE HUNT
IN THE OLD-TIMERS' TAILINGS HAS PAID OFF.
BUT FIRST, THE GOLD FROM RUNNING MEGA CUT PAYDIRT
THROUGH MIKE'S TROMMEL.
OH, NOT TOO BAD. MOVING QUITE A BIT OF DIRT.
-YEAH. -YEAH.
Narrator: TO HIT HIS 3,000-OUNCE SEASON GOAL,
TONY NEEDS 177 OUNCES A WEEK.
100, 140, 155, 160,
164.3
WORTH $287,000.
FOR JUST RUNNING DAYS, THAT'S...
OH, YEAH.IF YOU COULD DO THAT NONSTOP,
IT'D BE REAL GOOD.
NEXT UP, TIME TO FIND OUT
IF TONY WAS RIGHT TO RUN THE OLD-TIMER TAILINGS.
WE SHUT DOWN.
WE HAD THE SNAG WITH THE LOADER CATCHING.
AND IT WAS JUST KIND OF A [BLEEP]
WITH THE BREAKDOWN, THEY ONLY RAN FOR FOUR HOURS.
NORMALLY, TONY LOOKS FOR AN OUNCE PER 100 YARDS.
WITH THESE TAILINGS, TONY CAN MAKE A PROFIT
WITH HALF OF THAT.
Kevin: 0.4, 0.7,
1.6, 2,
2.5.
4.22.
[ CHEERING ]
Narrator: WORTH $740,000,
TONY'S HUNCH ABOUT THE OLD-TIMERS' TAILINGS
HAS PAID OFF.
EXCELLENT. THAT'S VERY SLUICEABLE.
-IT'S [BLEEP] AWESOME. -THAT WAS AMAZING.
[ ALL TALKING INDISTINCTLY ]
♪♪
Narrator: NEXT TIME -- RICK NESS FOLLOWS HIS INSTINCTS.
Rick: IF THERE'S A PILE OF GOLD IN THERE,
THAT WIPES OUT MY LATE START.
Narrator: BUT IT COULD COST HIM HIS CAREER.
Rick: THAT'S WHAT I CALL DUMB.
Narrator: VETERAN FRED LEWIS...
-WE'RE RUNNING PAY! -...GETS BACK ON THE GOLD.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE, BUT THIS IS IT.
-[BLEEP] -OY!
Narrator: AND TONY BEETS MOVES HEAVEN AND EARTH...
-STOP, STOP, STOP. -WATCH OUT!
...TO SET UP A VITAL NEW WASH PLANT.
DUMB [BLEEP] [BLEEP]