All language subtitles for Gold.Rush.S08E19.King.Kong.480p.x264-mSD.Eng

Todd: THERE'S NO SEASON THAT ENDS NORMAL.

IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF CRAZY.

Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'RE YUKON LANDOWNERS.

I OVERPAID A FAIR BIT.

HOW MUCH? HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.

SO, HERE'S OUR NEW PLAYGROUND.

Ness: WHAT A MESS.

Todd: YOU KNOW, THIS SEASON SURE AS HELL HASN'T TURNED OUT

LIKE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD.

SON OF A GUN.

THE BIGGEST BOULDER I'VE EVER SEEN.

THAT'S A KING KONG, MAN.

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR CUT.

IT'S A FREAKING NIGHTMARE.

ARE YOU ME?

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TONY IS LIKE A BAD VIRUS

THAT YOU JUST CAN'T GET RID OF.

LIKE, WE FINALLY GET SOME OTHER GROUND,

AND I'M STILL HAVING TO DEAL WITH HIS ASS.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL STARTED THE SEASON WITH TWO GOALS --

MINE 5,000 OUNCES OF GOLD AND GET OUT FROM UNDER TONY BEETS.

LAST WEEK, WE HIT OUR 5-THOUSAND-OUNCE GOAL,

WHICH IS REALLY SWEET.

Narrator: GETTING OUT FROM UNDER TONY AND HIS 20% ROYALTY FEES

IS PROVING A LITTLE HARDER.

I CAN'T BELIEVE TONY BEETS RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: LAST WEEK, PARKER OPENED UP A NEW CUT

WITH NEW LANDLORD KEN TATLOW ON JUST A 10% ROYALTY DEAL.

Schnabel: THE TRUTH IS, ON KEN'S GROUND,

WE'LL PAY HALF THE ROYALTY RATES THAT TONY CHARGES US,

BUT WITHOUT GOOD ACCESS AND A GOOD ROAD OVER THERE,

WE'RE PRETTY WELL DEAD IN THE WATER,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHY TONY HAS TO START THINGS OUT LIKE,

THIS TEARING OUR ROAD OUT.

REALLY, TONY?

Narrator: IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP PARKER FROM MINING KEN'S GROUND,

TONY DESTROYED THE ACCESS ROAD

WHICH RUNS THROUGH HIS PROPERTY.

DO YOU REALLY HAVE THAT BIG OF A PROBLEM WITH ME?

BUT PARKER IS FIGHTING BACK.

Schnabel: SO, I'M GOING TO GO TALK TO THE NEIGHBOR HERE.

I KNOW HE'S GOT SOME GROUND RIGHT NEXT TO KEN'S GROUND.

IT'S AWAY FROM TONY, AND I'LL DO MY BEST HERE

TO SWING A DEAL WITH HIM.

Narrator: A NEIGHBOR IS SELLING 11 CLAIMS

THAT WOULD ALLOW PARKER TO BUILD A ROAD TO KEN'S CLAIMS

WITHOUT CROSSING TONY'S GROUND.

THIS GUY HATES CAMERAS AND DOESN'T LIKE YOU GUYS.

I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO THIS UP,

SO I NEED YOU TO GET OUT.

Narrator: WHILE PARKER TRIES TO CUT A DEAL,

RICK IS RUNNING SLUICIFER IN THE LAST CUT.

A WEEK AGO, HE RAN OUT OF PAY DIRT AT INDIAN RIVER,

SO BIG RED IS IDLE.

Ness: YOU KNOW, INDIAN RIVER BEING OUT OF DIRT,

I'M NOT GOING TO LET IT BEAT ME, MAN.

Narrator: RICK PROMISED PARKER HE'D MINE 2,500 OUNCES,

BUT HE'S STILL 102 OUNCES SHORT.

Ness: YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE

AND GET TO KEN'S GROUND, AND TONY'S A ,

AND HE WON'T LET US CROSS HIS PROPERTY TO GET THERE.

I'M NOT A PERSON WHO ACCEPTS FAILURE.

I'M NOT A PERSON THAT GIVES UP.

SO, I SAID I WAS GOING GET 2,500 OUNCES OUT OF BIG RED,

I'M GOING TO DO IT.

Narrator: AFTER TWO HOURS OF NEGOTIATION, PARKER'S BACK.

HE'S AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

RICK!

YEAH?

WE'RE YUKON LANDOWNERS, RICK.

NO WAY.

WANT TO LOOK? YEAH, MAN.

FINALLY, WE'RE YUKON LANDOWNERS.

AFTER FIVE YEARS, WE'VE FINALLY DONE IT.

OH, YEAH.

I'M PRETTY STOKED ON THAT.

YOU KNOW, WE BOUGHT THAT CHUNK OF GROUND NEXT TO TONY.

THE REALLY NICE THING ABOUT THIS GROUND

IS THERE SHOULD BE A LITTLE CHUNK ON IT THAT'S STRIPPED,

AND THEN THERE'S SOME PAY THERE, ACTUALLY,

SO I OVERPAID A FAIR BIT.

IT COST US A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.

HOW MUCH? HALF A MILLION DOLLARS.

YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS GOLD TO GET IN THAT GROUND

MY VOTE IS GOING TO BE TO GET IT WITH BIG RED,

SO THIS SEASON MIGHT NOT BE DONE YET FOR BIG RED.

YEAH.

Narrator: PARKER PAID HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR 11 CLAIMS

THAT GIVE HIM ACCESS TO KEN'S GROUND,

BUT THEY CONTAIN AN OPEN CUT WITH GOLD

THAT WON'T COST PARKER A CENT IN ROYALTIES.

THEIR NEW PLAN -- RICK WILL BRING IN BIG RED

AND MINE THIS GROUND FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.

SO, HERE'S OUR NEW PLAYGROUND.

WOW.

WHAT A MESS.

YEAH, IT'S NOT PRETTY.

MUD AS FAR AS THE EYES CAN SEE.

SO, UNDERNEATH ALL THIS WATER OVER HERE

IS SUPPOSED TO BE WHERE THERE'S A CUT?

YEAH. BIG OLD LAKE WITH MUD EVERYWHERE.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU FIGURE WE SHOULD DO?

LET'S JUST GET THE WATER OUT OF HERE.

SEE WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

WELL, RICK, MAKE IT HAPPEN.

COME ON, DOZER!

MAN, THIS IS BAD. IT'S A GIANT HOLE.

THERE'S PROBABLY A MILLION GALLONS OF WATER IN HERE.

ME.

UP WE GO.

Narrator: AFTER A FRUSTRATING SEASON,

TONY BEETS IS FINALLY TAKING HIS SECOND DREDGE APART,

BUT WITH WINTER FAST APPROACHING,

HE'S RACING TO FINISH THE JOB.

Narrator: THE FRONT GANTRY IS TALLER THAN A FIVE-STORY BUILDING.

TONY'S PLAN TO REMOVE IT IN ONE PIECE

WILL TAKE THE COMBINED LIFTING POWER OF BOTH HIS CRANES.

THIS FRONT GANTRY IS THE MOST MASSIVE STRUCTURE

ON THIS WHOLE DREDGE.

THE SMALL CRANE?

Narrator: A CROSSBEAM HOLDS THE FRONT GANTRY IN PLACE.

TONY'S PLAN -- USE THE 20-TON CRANE

TO TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE CROSSBEAM

AND THE 50-TON CRANE TO SUPPORT THE GANTRY.

REMOVE THE FOUR PINS CONNECTING THE TWO, THEN LOWER THEM BOTH.

ONCE DOWN, THEY CAN DETACH THE GANTRY FROM THE DREDGE.

Narrator: SHEAMUS WILL OPERATE THE 20-TON CRANE,

AND TONY'S SON, MIKE, THE 50-TON.

GO, MIKE.

Mike: HEY, SHEAMUS.

MINE'S BIGGER.

YEAH, I NOTICED.

YEAH?

YEP.

Len: YEP, PRETTY GOOD. LET'S SEE THE LAST ONE.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

YEAH, I'M READY, TONY.

GOING DOWN. GOING DOWN.

OKAY, IT'S DOWN.

Narrator: THE FINAL STEP -- RE-ATTACH THE 50-TON CRANE

WHILE TONY SEPARATES THE GANTRY FROM THE PONTOONS.

Mike: IT'S NOT MOVING.

APPARENTLY MY ACTUAL LOAD IS HIGHER THAN MY MAX LOAD

ACCORDING TO THIS THING.

Narrator: EVEN AT ITS MAXIMUM LIFTING CAPACITY,

MIKE'S 50-TON CRANE CAN'T RAISE THE FRONT GANTRY.

Len: MIKE. WHOA, MIKE. WHOA, MIKE, MIKE, MIKE.

IT'S STOPPED, FOR SAKES.

I THINK IT'S CAUGHT ON A BOLT HERE, TONY.

WHOA!

-WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

Tony: CAREFUL.

Len: YEAH, I'M GOOD. I'M SAFE HERE.

Narrator: TONY BEETS HAS FINALLY FREED

THE MASSIVE FRONT GANTRY FROM THE DREDGE.

EXCITING, BUT I WAS OUT OF THE WAY NOT SOON ENOUGH,

BUT I TRIED TO.

BUT I DON'T NEED CLEAN UNDERWEAR, SO...

KEVIN, GO WALK AROUND.

MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT GOOD WATER COMING THROUGH.

Narrator: IN COLORADO, TODD HOFFMAN IS

RUNNING TWO WASH PLANTS, RUSTY RED

AND HIS NEW 300-YARD-AN-HOUR TROMMEL, THE HOLY ROLLER.

YOU KNOW, THIS SEASON SURE AS HELL HASN'T TURNED OUT

LIKE WE THOUGHT IT WOULD.

Narrator: A SEASON OF LEGAL ISSUES AND CONSTANT SHUTDOWNS

MEANS HE'S MINED LESS THAN 1,500 OUNCES OF GOLD,

WORTH AROUND $1.7 MILLION.

NOW WE'VE JUST GOT TO FOCUS ON MAKING A PROFIT

AND GETTING GOLD FOR EVERY SINGLE GUY TO TAKE HOME.

Narrator: TODD STILL NEEDS ANOTHER 63 OUNCES

JUST TO BREAK EVEN, AND WITH THE END OF THE SEASON IN SIGHT,

HE'S COUNTING ON HIS NEW CUT, THE GOLDEN GULCH,

TO TAKE HIM INTO PROFIT.

Todd: AND IT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD.

AND IF GOLDEN GULCH TURNS OUT LIKE WE THINK IT WILL,

WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

Narrator: ANDY DIGS THE PAY,

LOGAN HAULS IT UP THE HILL, AND HUNTER FEEDS THE PLANT.

WE HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH A LOT OF CHALLENGES THIS SEASON.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN KEEP DOING THIS.

HITTING A LOT OF BOULDERS AND STUFF IN HERE.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET.

HOLY CRAP.

RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE I'M HITTING

A FREAKING HUGE-ASS BOULDER,

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR CUT.

SON OF A GUN.

COME ON.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST BOULDER I'VE EVER HIT.

700 WON'T EVEN BUDGE IT.

TODD? YOU COPY, TODD?

TODD, SANDY, I THINK YOU NEED TO COME DOWN HERE TO THE CUT.

WE GOT A BIG PROBLEM.

JIMINY CHRISTMAS.

BIG PROBLEM IS RIGHT.

OHHH.

WHAT IN THE HELL.

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR CUT.

I WAS SEEING BIG ROCKS, BUT THAT'S A KING KONG, MAN.

THE BIGGEST BOULDER I'VE EVER SEEN.

-WHOA. -NO 700s ARE GOING TO MOVE IT.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU PUT THREE 700s ON IT.

IT AIN'T GONNA BUDGE IT.

OHH.

I MEAN, YOU COULDN'T HAVE PLACED IT

ANY MORE PERFECT TO BE IN OUR WAY.

Narrator: THE RIDGE THEY'RE MINING IS SO NARROW,

THEY'LL NEVER GET A HAUL TRUCK PAST THE ROCK.

UNBELIEVABLE.

HOLY CRAP.

MAN. CAN WE BLAST IT?

WE CAN'T BLAST HERE 'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A PERMIT.

OKAY, I'M OPEN TO IDEAS.

ONLY THING I KNOW TO TRY IS TRY AND SPLIT IT CHEMICALLY.

YOU DRILL IT? YEAH, DRILL HOLES.

POUR IN THIS COMPOUND.

IT HARDENS, EXPANDS, AND IT SPLITS IT.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TRY TO DRILL IT AND CRACK IT.

Narrator: OVER 25 FEET WIDE, WEIGHING IN AT 100 TONS,

KING KONG IS BLOCKING THE PAY FROM THE GOLDEN GULCH.

WE'VE GOT TO GET IT OUT OF THERE...NOW.

TREY'S PLAN -- DRILL A LINE OF 12 HOLES IN THE ROCK.

ADD WATER TO A QUICK LIME-BASED FORMULA

TO START A CHEMICAL REACTION.

WHEN THEY FILL THE HOLES, THE COMPOUND WILL HEAT UP AND EXPAND

TO FOUR TIMES ITS ORIGINAL SIZE,

SPLITTING THE BOULDER INTO TWO MOVABLE PIECES.

OKAY, WHAT DO WE GOT? IT'S THE REAL DEAL, MAN.

THIS IS HAMMERING AND TURNING.

WATER COMES OUT THE HEAD, AND IT JUST HAMMERS AND CUTS.

A LOT OF GUYS HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THESE,

BOTH BY THE FITTINGS COMING APART RATTLING LOOSE

AND WHIPPING OFF AND HITTING THEM,

AND JUST GETTING WOUND UP IN IT.

WELL, I DON'T LIKE HEARING THAT.

THIS ISN'T THE LIGHT-GUY SPORT BY ANY MEANS, SO...

SO, YOU'RE TELLING ME

MY WEIGHT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO COME IN HANDY ON THIS?

YEAH. FINALLY.

ALL OF OUR WEIGHT, FINALLY, WE CAN PUT TO USE.

THE ONLY PAY THAT WE HAVE LEFT IS THIS LITTLE, TINY CHUNK,

SO WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS BOULDER OUT OF HERE,

AND WE'VE GOT TO DO IT QUICK.

OKAY.

Todd: SO, WE'RE OUT OF PAY.

THE HOLY ROLLER RUNS AS THE PAY COMES.

ALL THE GUYS ARE RUNNING THE LITTLE STOCKPILES

THAT THEY HAVE.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS ROCK DRILLED, CRACKED,

GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

STAY UP HERE IN CASE THEY SCREW SOMETHING UP.

HOLY

IT'S GOING PRETTY GOOD.

WE'VE GOT TO GO ABOUT 7 FEET DEEP,

SO WE'RE PROBABLY NOT QUITE HALFWAY THERE.

Hiatt: HEY, JUAN!

IT'S NOT SPINNING.

WHOA.

I'M NOT SURE, BUT WE BROKE SOMETHING INTERNALLY IN HERE.

THERE'S A COUPLE COLLARS THAT ARE BRONZE SLEEVES.

I THINK MAYBE ONE OF THOSE STRIPPED OUT.

SHUT THE AIR OFF.

Ibarra: THIS SUCKS, MAN.

HOW BAD IS IT?

IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE REBUILT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY PARTS FOR THAT HERE,

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT TO DENVER

AND GET IT REDONE.

WE'RE 4 HOURS OUT.

Todd: HUNTER, GIVE ME AN UPDATE.

How are we doing up there?

YEAH, THE PLANT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD.

I am out of pay.

ALL RIGHT! SHUT IT DOWN!

WE'RE LITERALLY GOING TO GET NO GOLD OUT OF THIS PLANT.

I'M TIRED OF HAVING SEASONS WHERE WE FEEL LIKE FAILURES.

THIS SEASON, I MEAN, IT'S JUST FALLING APART.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!

Todd: WE GOT TO GET THIS FREAKING ROCK OUT OF HERE.

IT IS A FREAKING NIGHTMARE.

HI, BUDDY!

WERE YOU LOST?

HEY.

I KNOW. WE'RE HOME.

Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE, PARKER SCHNABEL

IS THE PROUD OWNER OF HIS OWN CLAIM.

Schnabel: AFTER FIVE YEARS OF MINING UP HERE IN THE YUKON

AND LOOKING FOR GROUND, YOU KNOW, WE FINALLY BOUGHT SOME.

THIS IS ROYALTY-FREE GROUND. EVERY OUNCE WE FIND, WE KEEP.

Narrator: HE'S BOUGHT AN AREA THE SIZE OF 45 FOOTBALL FIELDS

FOR $500,000, AND IT INCLUDES A PARTIALLY MINED CUT

HE'S BEEN TOLD CONTAINS $400,000 WORTH OF GOLD.

ONCE DEWATERED, THE PAY DIRT WILL BE READY TO SLUICE.

Schnabel: THERE'S SO MUCH WATER IN HERE.

RICK'S BRINGING AN EXCAVATOR SO WE CAN GET THE WATER OUT.

JUST SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.

ITS A GOOD THING. IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD THING.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING SET UP DOWN HERE

AND FINDING SOME GOLD AND NOT GIVING ANYBODY ANY OF IT.

Narrator: JUST ONE PROBLEM --

UNTIL THEY BUILD A NEW ROAD,

THE ONLY ACCESS IS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF TONY'S CAMP.

I FIGURE WE JUST STAY THE OUT OF THEIR WAY.

JUST UNLOAD THE THING RIGHT HERE, AND I'LL JUST...

TRUCK RIGHT PAST HIM.

...TRUCK RIGHT PAST HIM IN THE MACHINE.

I'LL GET THE CHAINS, RICK. YOU WANT TO FIRE IT UP?

YEAH.

YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD. JUST KEEP IT NICE AND STRAIGHT.

THERE YOU GO. WE'RE GOOD.

THERE YOU GO. LET'S GET THIS OUT OF HERE

WHILE WE STILL CAN.

THINGS ARE FINALLY TURNING IN OUR FAVOR.

GOT LUCKY THERE, I THINK.

Schnabel: IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A DISASTER ZONE.

WOW. THERE'S JUST SO MUCH WATER IN THIS CUT.

Ness: THERE'S NOWHERE CLOSE BY TO DRAIN IT TO.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO WORK A DITCH BACK

PROBABLY SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET JUST TO GET THIS THING TO DRAIN.

WHAT DID WE GET OURSELVES INTO?

IT'S NOT GOOD. REALLY?

A LOT OF WATER IN HERE.

THIS WHOLE CUT GOT 1 1/2 FEET, 2 FEET OF MUD IN IT, RIGHT?

FIND ANY PAY YET? NO.

ALL RIGHT, WELL...YEAH.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT WATER OUT OF HERE SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW.

YEP. YEP.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS, RICK. YEP.

IT'S A GOOD THING.

IF WE CAN MAKE SOME MONEY OFF OF THIS, THAT'D BE GREAT.

NO ROYALTIES.

-GOT HER, HUH? -GOT HER.

IT'S ALL REBUILT, READY TO GO.

ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: IN COLORADO, AFTER AN OVERNIGHT REPAIR,

TODD HAS THE DRILL HE NEEDS TO SPLIT THE MASSIVE BOULDER

THAT'S BLOCKING HIS WAY TO THE GOLD.

WE'RE BACK ROLLING AGAIN ON THIS DAMN ROCK,

BUT I HAD TO THE SHUT DOWN THE TROMMEL.

HOLY ROLLER IS DEAD IN THE WATER.

Narrator: THE TEMPERATURE IS DROPPING,

AND WINTER WILL SOON FREEZE THEM OUT.

THE HOFFMANS ARE IN A RACE TO GET PAY DIRT THROUGH THE PLANT.

WE'RE DONE. HOW DOES IT LOOK?

IT LOOKS GOOD, MAN.

WE WENT A LITTLE DEEP ON A FEW OF THESE HOLES, BUT IT'LL WORK.

THE ONLY THING I'M WORRIED ABOUT NOW

IS THE DAMN TEMPERATURE OF THIS ROCK.

WHEN I ORDERED THAT STUFF,

I ORDERED IT FOR 40 DEGREES TO 60 DEGREES.

IT'S DAMN SURE NOT 40 DEGREES.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO GET ANY WARMER.

WE'VE GOT A BLIZZARD ROLLING IN NOW.

FAIRPLAY JUST HIT 30 DEGREES, AND IT'S DROPPING FAST.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. I GOT INSULATED BLANKETS.

YEAH.

WHAT IF WE DID SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

WE SET UP SOME FIRES AROUND IT, PUT THE BLANKET OVER THE TOP,

AND THEN TAKE TEMPERATURES AROUND IT WHEN IT'S RIGHT,

THEN WE POUR THE CHEMICAL.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. TRY IT.

YOU GOT TO LIGHT IT.

OH, WHAT? I'VE GOT TO LIGHT IT?

YEAH, MM-HMM.

MY HANDS ARE SOAKED IN DIESEL.

READY, GUYS?

HOLY FRICK. THERE IT GOES.

MINING, THERE'S NO SEASON THAT ENDS NORMAL.

IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF CRAZY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THIS BIG TURD WE CALL KING KONG,

AND AWAY WE GO.

WHOO! IT'S HOT.

Narrator: FOUR HOURS LATER, TODD IS READY

FOR SOME COMPLEX INORGANIC CHEMISTRY.

DO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE?

NOT REALLY. WE'RE GOING TO WING IT.

SO, MIX -- THE RATIO --

1.5 LITERS OF WATER PER 11 POUNDS OF PRODUCT.

I'M PRETTY SURE EACH OF THOSE BAGS IS 11 POUNDS,

SO I GUESS WE'LL JUST GET MIXING IT, MAN.

IT SAYS, FILL THE HOLES WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF MIXING.

ALL RIGHT.

TO HAVE ANY HOPE OF RUNNING TOMORROW,

THEY NEED TO START CRACKING THIS ROCK TONIGHT.

IT SEEMS AWFULLY THICK, DOESN'T IT?

YEAH.

HERE YOU GO. PERFECT.

IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD MIX.

WANT TO DO IT? YEP.

LET'S START AT THE BACK.

ALL RIGHT. WISH ME LUCK.

I FIND MYSELF IN THE DAMNEDEST POSITIONS.

I'VE BEEN TO THE JUNGLE, BEEN TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD AND PERU.

MY BUDDY CUT HIS FINGERS OFF IN THE BEACHES OF CHILE.

NOW I'M WITH TREY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

ON TOP OF A ROCK THAT WE CALL KING KONG.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO CRACK THIS .

LET ME SEE YOUR LIGHT FOR A SECOND.

I WONDER HOW FAR DOWN THIS ONE --

OH, THIS ONE'S EMPTY.

WHAT THE HECK?

I THINK THERE'S A HOLE THROUGH IT.

TO THE BOTTOM? YEAH.

AND THAT ONE.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

LET'S THROW SOMETHING DOWN IN THERE.

HIT IT AGAIN.

WE'RE OUT OF MATERIAL.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE BAGS?

I'M PRETTY SURE WE'RE OUT, TODD. I THINK THAT'S IT.

NO. YEAH.

LET'S COVER IT UP.

LET'S JUST PUT ROCKS OVER THE COVER AND HOPE IT HELPS.

THE BEST? YEAH, HOPE FOR THE BEST.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

I THINK WE'VE GOT A 50/50 CHANCE IT WILL BREAK.

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT AT DAYLIGHT.

LET'S HOPE IT WORKS.

GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

IF IT'S BROKEN IN THE MORNING, IT'S A MIRACLE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, TREY? I'M DOUBTING IT.

I'M NOT TOO OPTIMISTIC.

Narrator: TODD AND TREY RETURN TO THE BOULDER

THAT'S BLOCKING THEIR WAY TO GOLD.

12 HOURS AGO, THEY INJECTED A CHEMICAL

DESIGNED TO SPLIT IT IN TWO.

HOW IS IT LOOKING?

YOU'RE KIDDING ME!

ARE YOU ME?

IT BROKE!

IT WORKED!

YEAH! WHOO!

I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE HAPPY FOR SOMETHING SO STUPID.

NO KIDDING.

DUDE, LET ME UP THERE, MAN. WE NEED PICTURES.

WE NEED A PICTURE!

OH, MY WORD, DUDE!

TAKE A PICTURE OF US.

WHOO! ISN'T THAT AWESOME?

A CRACK HERE, TOO.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.

NOT ONLY DID IT CRACK. IT CRACKED IT BIG.

THAT IS AWESOME.

HEY, ANDY.

ANDY, CAN YOU GRAB YOUR 700 AND COME OVER HERE?

WE'LL GET THIS BOULDER MOVING.

KING KONG IS NOW IN TWO PIECES.

WE'RE GOING TO GET THE 700 IN HERE, START STRIPPING,

START RUNNING THIS PAY DIRT RIGHT THROUGH THE PLANTS.

DUDE, WE JUST BEAT THE BIGGEST BADASS BOULDER I'VE EVER SEEN.

IT IS AWESOME.

Spinks: I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS BOULDER SPLIT.

ONCE WE GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY, I THINK WE'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE THIS DIRT AND GET IT TO THE PLANT.

YEAH!

THAT'S IT.

GOOD JOB, ANDY!

HEY, TODD. KING KONG IS DEAD.

WE'RE GOOD TO GO, MAN. ANDY GOT IT CLEARED.

WE'RE GOING TO START SENDING PAY.

HUNTER, FIRE IT UP.

Hunter: WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO RUN SOME DIRT.

CLEAR.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS WORKED.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE'RE GOING TO START GETTING THIS AWESOME PAY DIRT

TO THE PLANT AND START KICKING ASS AGAIN.

THAT WAS A MIRACLE RIGHT THERE. THAT WAS A MIRACLE.

YOU, DITCH.

OH, THERE IS NOTHING FUN ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE, RICK NESS IS ATTEMPTING TO DRAIN

A FLOODED CUT ON THE NEW GROUND PARKER HAS JUST BOUGHT.

Ness: I MEAN, IT'S A BIG DITCH THAT I DIDN'T THINK

I WOULD HAVE TO DIG, AND IT'S FULL OF MUD.

IT'S JUST A DAY TODAY.

Narrator: OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, HE HAS DUG A DITCH

240 YARDS LONG BY 6 FEET DEEP.

Ness: THAT DITCH RIGHT THERE IS 4 FEET OF WATER.

ALL I GOT TO DO IS CUT THAT ROAD OUT THAT'S HOLDING IT BACK.

Narrator: HE'S CONNECTED HIS DITCH TO AN OLD DRAINAGE CHANNEL.

ALL THAT'S LEFT IS TO POP THE CORK.

Ness: THERE IS ABOUT TO BE A WHOLE LOT OF WATER

COMING THROUGH THIS DITCH.

HERE WE GO.

AND SO IT BEGINS.

THAT'S GOING TO DRAIN IN A BIG HURRY.

Narrator: CLAIM OWNER PARKER COMES TO CHECK OUT HIS NEW CUT.

WELCOME TO THE MUD HOLE, PARKER.

MESS IN HERE, HUH? YEAH.

WELL, AT LEAST WE'RE GETTING THE WATER DRAINED OUT OF HERE.

YEAH.

THAT'S GRAVEL. YEAH?

WHERE'S OUR GOLD PAN?

DRAINING THE CUT REVEALS POTENTIAL PAY DIRT.

PARKER PANS HIS $500,000 INVESTMENT.

ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER,

THIS CUT CONTAINS AROUND 350 OUNCES OF GOLD.

Schnabel: A GOOD PAN RIGHT ON BEDROCK CONTACT

SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 10 COLORS.

THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD.

FIRST PAN ON OUR OWN GROUND --

ONE PEBBLY LITTLE FLAKE.

OH. MAKE THAT TWO.

WOW. TWO FLAKES OF GOLD DOESN'T REALLY TELL YOU MUCH,

SO, YOU KNOW.

ONE PAN IS JUST ONE PAN.

LIKE, NOT LIKE IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD.

WE JUST PAID QUITE A BIT OF MONEY FOR THIS PLACE.

NOT MUCH TO WRITE HOME ABOUT.

THIS IS MINED OUT.

NOW THAT THE WATER'S DRAINING OUT OF IT,

YOU CAN SEE BEDROCK SHOWING UP.

SO, THERE IS NO GOLD IN HERE.

I MEAN, WHEN I BOUGHT THIS, I OVERPAID ON THE BASIS

THAT WE HAD A STRIPPED CUT READY TO SLUICE,

NOT A MINED-OUT CUT.

THAT

Narrator: UP AHEAD...

APPROXIMATELY 350 OUNCES LEFT IN PIT.

I DON'T BUY THAT FOR A MINUTE.

YEAH.

HE'S A GOLD MINER JUST LIKE THE REST OF US.

YEAH.

10...40...80... 100...140...

Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE,

WHILE TRANSPORTING DREDGE PARTS TO EUREKA CREEK,

TONY'S SON MIKE WANTS TO SWAP VEHICLES.

Christie: OH, YOU'RE SMILING, MICHAEL. THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.

THEY MADE THIS LOOK SO EASY IN GRAND THEFT AUTO.

Hunter: HOPEFULLY IT IS A GOOD CLEANUP.

IT LOOKS GOOD, BUT WE DIDN'T RUN A LOT OF DIRT.

Narrator: IN COLORADO, TODD'S "KING KONG" BOULDER

PREVENTED THE HOLY ROLLER RUNNING FOR HALF A WEEK,

BUT RUSTY RED RAN STEADY WITHOUT A PROBLEM.

WOW! LOOKS GOOD.

YEAH, IT IS. IT'S REAL GOOD.

REALLY KICKING BUTT.

HOW DID RUSTY RED DO, JACK?

YEAH? YOU WANT TO FIND OUT?

WEIGH IT UP. HERE WE GO.

LET'S WEIGH IT OUT, MAN. THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

Narrator: TODD HOFFMAN IS APPROACHING AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE.

AT 1,500 OUNCES, HE'LL BREAK EVEN.

HE NEEDS JUST 63 OUNCES.

40...50...60...

70...74.95.

-AWESOME. -GOOD WEEK. -WAY TO GO, MAN.

WE DID IT.

Narrator: WORTH NEARLY $90,000.

-WE'RE PROFITABLE, GUYS. -YEAH.

IF WE COULD KEEP RUNNING LIKE THIS, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE MONEY.

WELL, YOU KNOW, HOLY ROLLERS HAVE A PROBLEM...

YEAH, BUT WE HAD TO FIGHT A BOULDER WE CALLED KING KONG.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- I'VE NEVER DRILLED

OR BROKE A ROCK THAT SIZE.

I'VE ACTUALLY NEVER EVEN SEEN A ROCK THAT BIG.

THAT THING WAS HUGE.

WELL, I GOT TO TELL YOU IT COST YOU.

HOW MUCH GOLD WE DO?

WELL, THIS IS IT. THAT'S IT RIGHT HERE.

WANT TO SEE WHAT IT IS.

WE'LL TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET, MAN.

THAT WAS A TOUGH WEEK. -YEAH, DUDE.

20...25...28.25.

28 AND A QUARTER.

Narrator: WORTH AROUND $34,000.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GREAT, BUT WE'LL TAKE IT.

YEAH.

YOU DID LOSE A HALF A WEEK.

HOPEFULLY, NEXT WEEK'S BETTER.

ALL WE CAN DO IS HOPE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S HAVE A GOOD WEEK NEXT WEEK. LET'S GO.

-ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU GUYS. -THANKS, DAD. -YEP.

Todd: BEEN A TOUGH YEAR.

WE'RE NOT ANYWHERE NEAR WHERE WE THOUGHT WE'D BE.

WE'RE NOT BE ABLE TO BEAT PARKER IN THE BET,

BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- I'M PROUD OF OUR TEAM.

WE BROKE A BOULDER. IT WAS A MIRACLE.

GOT IT OUT OF THE CUT.

GOT SOME GOLD OUT OF HOLY ROLLER.

RUSTY RED DID GREAT, SO HOPEFULLY, NEXT WEEK'S BETTER.

APPROXIMATELY 350 OUNCES LEFT IN PIT READY TO HAUL AND SLUICE.

I DON'T BUY THAT FOR A MINUTE.

HE'S A GOLD MINER JUST LIKE THE REST OF US.

YEAH.

Narrator: IN THE KLONDIKE AT THE WEEKLY GOLD WEIGH,

PARKER IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE INITIAL TEST PANS

ON HIS NEW $500,000 CLAIM.

Schnabel: SO, THERE IS A FAIR BIT OF UNMINED GROUND THERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S LEFT

AS FAR AS THE PAY GOES AND VIRGIN GROUND.

LIKE, REALLY, THE REASON FOR BUYING IT IS FOR ACCESS

DOWN TO KEN AND STUART'S PLACE.

I GUESS IF YOU OWN IT, NOBODY CAN BLOCK YOU, RIGHT?

AND WE OWN IT. THERE'S NOBODY THAT CAN TELL US

TO LEAVE OR DO ANY OF THAT KIND OF STUFF,

AND, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS BUYING GROUND GOES, IT'S A START.

WELL, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN CHECKING ALL THAT STUFF OUT,

YOU KNOW, SLUICIFER HAS BEEN DOWN THERE,

JUST BANGING AWAY,

SO WE HAVE SOME GOLD TO WEIGH UP

AND MAYBE PAY FOR SOME OF THAT GROUND YOU'VE GOT.

-THAT'S GOOD. -LET'S SEE SOME GOLD.

Narrator: TO REACH HIS NEW 6,000 OUNCE GOAL,

PARKER NEEDS 155 OUNCES A WEEK.

10...40...80... 100...140...

170...190...200...230.

- NICE! -BINGO. -YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD WEEK.

Narrator: WORTH $276,000.

OUR OVERALL TOTAL NOW IS 5,611 OUNCES.

-NO WAY. -YEAH.

Narrator: WORTH OVER $6.7 MILLION.

WE'RE WELL OVER A THOUSAND MORE THAN ALL OF LAST YEAR.

OH, YEAH. PSHEW.

SO, WE'VE GOT 389 OUNCES TO GO FOR 6,000.

AS LONG AS WE CAN KEEP DOING CLEANUPS LIKE THIS,

THEN WE CAN PAY THAT GROUND OFF,

WE CAN GET THINGS SHORED UP, AND CALL IT A MUDDY SWAMP.

CALL IT WHATEVER YOU WANT,

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE YUKON LAND OWNERS,

SO WE MIGHT REGRET IT, BUT CHEERS.

CHEERS.

Narrator: ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...

WELL, I WAS WRONG. QUITE A BIT OF GOLD IN THAT.

HEY, MAN, DID YOU SHUT THE WATER OFF?

WELL, YOU CAN'T DENY US WATER.

GO THROUGH THE RIVER.

I THINK WE'RE PRETTY WELL

WE NEED TO GO FIND ANOTHER PROPERTY.

WE'VE NEVER MINED A YARD OF DIRT THAT DIDN'T HAVE GOLD IN IT.

I'D LIKE TO TEST IT FOR MYSELF.

Beets: GET IT UP. LET'S DO IT.

Mike: THAT'S A LOAD OF WEIGHT.

I DON'T THINK THAT THING IS GOING TO LIFT IT.

THERE WE GO.