1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,240 This time on Aussie Gold Hunters... 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:06,280 If that's a full ore body, that could be millions of dollars. 3 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:09,000 ..the Gold Devils abandon their base 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,480 to chase potentially game changing gold... 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,520 We haven't solved the riddle, where did the gold come from? 6 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,720 ..but the gamble could put 7 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,400 their massive, one thousand ounce target in jeopardy. 8 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:21,000 Are we wasting money? 9 00:00:21,080 --> 00:00:23,040 We can't really survive on these little one, two grammers. 10 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:24,520 I'm getting quite nervous. 11 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,840 Shane Calegari and new partner Kate 12 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,200 double their efforts to bring in the gold. 13 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:31,600 Woah! 14 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,640 I've bitten off more than I can chew with the two plants. 15 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:36,680 But running two wash plants at once... 16 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:38,840 There's something seriously wrong here. 17 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:40,520 ..leads to double trouble. 18 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,160 Got no water! 19 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,680 You're a plumber! How have we got no water, Shane? 20 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,280 And Alan and Salty... 21 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:48,480 Oi! 22 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,080 ..tackle the extreme wilderness of the Kimberley region... 23 00:00:51,160 --> 00:00:52,440 My legs are shaking. 24 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,400 ..before hitting a run of nuggets.. 25 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,440 Look at that beautiful piece. 26 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,640 Oh my God, that's the biggest nugget I've ever found. 27 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:00,640 ..but risk getting stranded... 28 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:02,080 That's both our tyres. I know. 29 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:03,600 ..in the outback. 30 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:04,960 That's it! 31 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:16,800 Well, back at Desert King. 32 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,080 I'm excited but a little bit nervous. 33 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:20,640 Mmm. I know we were finding 34 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:22,680 a lot of nuggets before, but I'm just hoping 35 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:23,840 that that hasn't run out. 36 00:01:24,960 --> 00:01:26,640 Last time we found a reef 37 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,520 with gold bearing quartz. That's true. 38 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,600 If we can prove that that reef isn't just a little pocket 39 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:32,160 and runs for some distance, 40 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,200 I mean, that's just a game changer. 41 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,040 We could get to that thousand-ounce target real quick. 42 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,640 We've definitely got some unfinished business here. 43 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:44,800 Uh, when we were here last time a few months ago, 44 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,280 we actually pulled out over a kilo in nuggets, 45 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:48,760 which was fantastic actually, 46 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:50,480 so, that's why we're back here, 47 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,440 and hopefully we can get some more gold, um nugget style, 48 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,200 and keep adding to that season target. 49 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:58,600 It looks like Alex and Mel are just rocking up. 50 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,280 That's good timing. 51 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:05,480 Hey Paul. Hey hey. 52 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,240 G'day, Paul. How you going? 53 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:08,880 We're still plucking some nuggets out of the ground. 54 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:10,880 Oh good. Wonderful news. 55 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:12,800 And Darren's over there detecting now 56 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:14,320 and we've got the big loader here working, 57 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,160 so that's what we came here for. 58 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:17,520 Oh good. So the nuggets continue. 59 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:18,840 The nuggets are continuing. 60 00:02:18,920 --> 00:02:21,200 Oh, thank God for that. So hopefully this is going to be it 61 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:23,880 to add some more gold and reach that thousand-ounce target. 62 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,120 Well, we had the quartz we picked some decent amount of gold out of, 63 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,120 and it would be interesting to see actually 64 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:30,400 how big that quartz vein is. 65 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:31,800 Because if that's a full ore body, 66 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,320 that could be millions of dollars. 67 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:35,600 Yeah, and we can just do some crushing and panning 68 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:38,200 and see exactly what's in there. Continue on with the detecting 69 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:39,960 and keep chasing this gold. Fun. 70 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:41,560 Find the big ones. Fishing in the dirt. 71 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,280 The Gold Devils, 72 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,920 Paul Mackie, Melanie Wood and Alex Stead, 73 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,560 spent half their season exploring some of their 10 leases 74 00:02:51,640 --> 00:02:53,320 for the most profitable ground... 75 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:54,680 Bust. 76 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,840 ..setting up their main operation at the lease 77 00:02:56,920 --> 00:03:00,680 dubbed The Phoenix Project, which delivers consistent gold. 78 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,480 26.9. Wow. 79 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,000 But their ambitious $2.6 million target 80 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:07,800 is getting out of reach... 81 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:10,080 For us to make our thousand-ounce target, 82 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:11,360 we're going to need multiple projects on the go 83 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:12,680 at the same time. 84 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:15,200 ..they've returned to their Desert King lease... 85 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,800 That is literally the biggest nugget I've ever pulled out of the ground. 86 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,920 ..an area that has shown signs of massive unproven potential. 87 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,680 If that's what's come out the ground just on the nuggets, 88 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,560 and you've just found the source, we could be on a big winner here. 89 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,840 It's a bit of a change waving the old wand 90 00:03:31,920 --> 00:03:33,840 but this is basically back to my roots. 91 00:03:33,920 --> 00:03:36,040 The first thing I ever did was pick up a metal detector, 92 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:40,000 find a nugget um, and I was hooked, and I'm still hooked. 93 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:44,440 (DETECTOR BEEPS) 94 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,040 Right there on the edge. 95 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,600 (DETECTOR BEEPS) There you go. 96 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:56,800 Gold? Yep. 97 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:58,040 Beautiful. 98 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,480 A gram. Nice and prickly. 99 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:01,840 Nice. 100 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:03,680 One down, a thousand to go. 101 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:09,920 Where is she, Darren? 102 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,640 (DETECTOR BEEPS) 103 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,560 Little pebble. At least they're still comin'. 104 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:17,160 A gram and a half. 105 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,160 Another diesel token. 106 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:21,720 Where's his big brother? 107 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,240 Yeah. Where's Mum and Dad? 108 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:24,640 Where's the grandad nugget? 109 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:29,920 Now this is the fun part. 110 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,600 You do all the hard work. 111 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,320 Maybe I'll come down there and have a look. 112 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:34,800 Oh, it's there. 113 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,360 That's alright. It's a nice piece. 114 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,080 Yeah, I thought it was going to be a little chunkier than that 115 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,360 but...sounded good. 116 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:44,440 We just need some bigger ones. Yeah. 117 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,880 We're only slowly chipping away at this target 118 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,760 but we need to um get a move on. 119 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,200 We're all hands on deck and just looking for the nuggets now 120 00:04:54,280 --> 00:04:56,880 and as much fun as that is, with the amount of money 121 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,680 that we've sunk into this project, we really need to be finding 122 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,040 those big nuggets. 123 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:02,880 You know, I probably stress a little bit more than the boys 124 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,040 because I'm the one that keeps an eye on the books. 125 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:06,960 Ugh half way through the season, 126 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:08,200 we're only at 250 ounces. 127 00:05:08,280 --> 00:05:10,640 At this stage, I'm getting quite nervous. 128 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,080 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Uh, that's a decent signal there. 129 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:15,880 Just in the winrow there. 130 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:19,440 It's gonna be gold this one. 131 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,240 Come on, be a nugget. (DETECTOR BEEPS) 132 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:25,760 Sounds a bit better. 133 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:28,680 It is a nugget. 134 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:29,800 Nice one. 135 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:31,240 Only a gram and a half. 136 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:33,360 Aargh. 137 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,280 Well, the nuggets are still coming but they're small. 138 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:39,840 We don't want small, we want big. 139 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,520 All that's weighing on my mind is are we wasting money? 140 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,080 Are we wasting diesel? 141 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,520 Is this a waste of all our time when we could be operating 142 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,040 on a different project and actually turning over the tonnes 143 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:51,400 and turning over the gold? 144 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,000 We can't really survive on these little one and two grammers. 145 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,000 You got a fish for me yet? 146 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:07,560 Nothing yet, mate. 147 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:09,680 Yeah, well, hurry up. I'm hungry. 148 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,760 Come up and have a look at this new spot I picked out. 149 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:14,440 Yeah, sweet mate. 150 00:06:18,840 --> 00:06:20,320 What have you got? 151 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,320 I've got this pinnacle here, middle of nowhere, 152 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,080 looks like an awesome geological occurrence. 153 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,120 Oh, that's a formation. 154 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,120 Unreal, isn't it? And it's very hard to get to. 155 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,040 Doesn't look like anyone's ever been there before. 156 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:33,520 Is there a track there? 157 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:35,760 Nah, there's no track. Closest one is, yeah, a few K's away 158 00:06:35,840 --> 00:06:37,680 so might have to punch our own track in, 159 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:39,040 which is always a good sign. 160 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:40,760 Means no one's been out there with a detector. 161 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,400 It's Alan Williams and Salty Davenport's 162 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:46,560 second week in the remote Kimberley region 163 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,680 as they head off-road again 164 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:51,000 in search of virgin ground near the site 165 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,240 of the first gold rush in Western Australia. 166 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:59,240 More than 23,000 ounces of gold was found in the area, 167 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:00,920 but the rush was short lived 168 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:05,480 and the country too remote and treacherous for many people. 169 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,040 Today its rugged environment still discourages 170 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,680 all but the most intrepid prospectors. 171 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,440 It's a good feeling, mate, half way through the season, 172 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,440 half way to our target. 173 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:23,240 We need to keep going though because if we have a few days 174 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:27,880 or even a week with no gold, we're going to drop below. 175 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,480 Yeah. Pretty quickly. 176 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:31,760 Just going to be going backwards. Think that's it here. 177 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,640 Yeah, this is the one. 178 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,040 Beginning of the end of the road, eh? 179 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,200 I'm just seeing stakes and potholes 180 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,560 and everything that can pop our tyres. 181 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,440 Hopefully the car's up 182 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:52,160 so we don't go through any tyres. 183 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,480 And you're not going to let me find another way, are ya? 184 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:55,720 Nah. 185 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:57,200 You're not going to talk me out of this one. 186 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,040 Alrighty. 187 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,600 This is it. This is it. 188 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,120 Sharp eyes, mate. Got to keep a good look out. 189 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,120 Which way? That way? 190 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,400 The path of least resistance is what we're after. 191 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,360 No such thing out here. 192 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,040 It does feel good getting off the road though. 193 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:24,920 See, I told you you'd enjoy it. 194 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:26,240 I know, mate. I love it. 195 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,360 (THUMPING) Oh, what was that? 196 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,120 You're not looking good, mate. Argh! 197 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:35,400 What? What? 198 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:40,480 Don't. 199 00:08:40,560 --> 00:08:42,240 You're joking, alright? 200 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:45,760 Oh, you're kidding! 201 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:49,760 That's one tyre down already. 202 00:08:50,800 --> 00:08:52,280 Oh man! 203 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,280 Yeah, look, alright, 204 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:55,920 was bound to happen. Bound to happen. 205 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,040 Look how quick it's gone down, mate. Let's get this done. 206 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,480 The longer we're standing here, the more time we're wasting. 207 00:09:00,560 --> 00:09:02,920 Yep. Alright, let's chuck this one on. 208 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,040 Definitely not an ideal thing to happen. 209 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,360 We've only got two spares, and I was kind of hoping 210 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,120 we'd get down to where we needed to be without this happening, 211 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,680 but luckily we've got everything on board to get us through this. 212 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:19,320 Fingers crossed we don't do another one. 213 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:22,760 Get outta here. 214 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,080 Changing a tyre is never fun but hey, 215 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:27,600 it's all part of this adventure. It is. 216 00:09:27,680 --> 00:09:29,160 You're not going to get to these spots 217 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:30,480 that haven't been searched for gold 218 00:09:30,560 --> 00:09:32,240 by sticking to the main tracks. 219 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,440 Get this done and get a wriggle on. 220 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,080 Good job, mate. 221 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,040 Seamless. We've just got to be super cautious now. 222 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:44,240 We've got one spare. 223 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,800 Yeah, and we've still got a fair bit, a fair way to go. 224 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:51,120 Going at this slow pace, it's going to take a while. 225 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:53,000 Yeah, I'd rather go slow and get there though. 226 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,480 I might get you to hop out and walk, walks us through. 227 00:09:55,560 --> 00:09:58,120 This part up here is looking a bit sketch. 228 00:09:58,200 --> 00:09:59,760 Yep. Thanks bro. 229 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,040 Can't risk another puncture. You always want one, one spare. 230 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,240 Yeah, looks good, looks good, 231 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,920 can't see nothing. Beautiful. Keep coming. 232 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,560 Nicely done, nicely done. 233 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:20,360 Hang on. Whoa, whoa, stop there. 234 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:22,440 Stop. Hold up. Stop there, stop there. 235 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,200 I got some bad news. 236 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:27,800 I don't know how or when 237 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:29,720 but we've done a second one. 238 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:31,320 You got a slow leak. 239 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:34,600 Mate, it's been 20 minutes. I know. 240 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:40,680 Oh BLEEP sake! 241 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,200 That's both our tyres. I know, I know. 242 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:50,960 That's it. 243 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:53,240 I don't know what to do, mate. 244 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,440 We can't keep on going if we've got no spares. 245 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,160 Well, Kate, it's a wonderful morning. As you know, 246 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,680 the large companies around here are trying to buy me tenement 247 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:09,280 but this deal's not a done deal yet. 248 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:10,960 I've still got expenses 249 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,120 and I haven't got one penny from it yet. 250 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:14,920 Nothing. I haven't had a cent from it. 251 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:16,120 Nup. 252 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:18,320 After having a think about it, I think we need to fire up 253 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,240 those wash plants and maximise the amount of gold 254 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,880 you're getting out of this place before we leave. 255 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:24,680 There is a lot of free alluvial gold here 256 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:27,440 but my only concern is driving a bit of that machinery 257 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,360 and we're both not that competent with it 258 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,720 but we just have to work together as a team and see what we can do. 259 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:34,040 Yep. 260 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:36,360 And luckily we got our old mate Bruce still around 261 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:37,760 and he can probably help us out a bit. 262 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:39,520 Yeah. But as long as we work together 263 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:41,400 as a team, we'll make it work, OK? 264 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:43,000 Yep, I'm happy with that. That sounds really good. 265 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,160 So we'll make it happen. After you've had this cup of tea. 266 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:48,080 Probably the worst cup of tea in the history of time but anyway. 267 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:49,520 Here. 268 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:50,720 We'll find out. Thank you. 269 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:56,280 OK, Kate, you want to sluice? Tell me what the programme is. 270 00:11:56,360 --> 00:11:59,360 Alright, well, we've cleared this whole area now. 271 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,040 We've exposed some really nice river gravels 272 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:03,600 so I think that material will be perfect to go through the sluice. 273 00:12:03,680 --> 00:12:05,440 It's got to have some fine gold in there. 274 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,800 OK, well, I've organised Bruce to stay for an extra couple of days. 275 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:10,200 Perfect. Alright, Bruce, 276 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:11,560 let's bring this all through. 277 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:13,240 Yeah, no we can push it all this way, that's fine. 278 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:14,880 Yep, and then we'll get started on the sluice. 279 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:16,040 Righto. 280 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,080 And then me and you will go and have a look at the sluice 281 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:19,440 and see what sort of arrangement we've got. 282 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:20,520 Alright, let's do it. OK. Done. 283 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,560 OK doke, let's go. 284 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,080 Pretty good being up here. 285 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:33,320 Shane's been a mate for about 35 to 40 years 286 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,160 and I've known Kate for all her life. 287 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:39,400 Lovely girl and geologist is what Shane needs here 288 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:41,600 at the moment to help maximise this sale 289 00:12:41,680 --> 00:12:43,480 if he can, so let's hope it comes to something 290 00:12:43,560 --> 00:12:45,800 that'll set him up for an awful long time I would hope. 291 00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:49,640 Last week Shane met with Ryan Colquhoun... 292 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:51,760 Ryan. How are you, mate? 293 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:53,200 I believe you're the exploration manager. 294 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:54,560 That's me. 295 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,080 ..to discuss what the mining company needs to secure the sale 296 00:12:57,160 --> 00:13:01,000 of the Galah lease, which Shane has owned for seven years. 297 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,000 I don't know what it's worth at the moment 298 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:06,320 so we need to do some sampling and we need to check out 299 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,280 what you got and just see if it flies. 300 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,680 We can get the ball rolling, send the samples to the lab 301 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:12,480 and then we can come back and talk. 302 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,520 To help with the sale, Shane has brought in 303 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,360 long-time family friend Kate Dundas. 304 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:22,040 Shane's a great prospector but he's no geologist 305 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,480 and so I've come up here to give him a hand. 306 00:13:24,560 --> 00:13:27,360 I'll be able to help him interpret the results 307 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,400 and the reports that he's getting from this mining company 308 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:33,040 and really get the best price that he can for his leases. 309 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:37,280 We're just trying to maximise the gold that we can get out 310 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,240 of Shane's lease while we've got time here 311 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,720 so we're going to have the two sluices going at the same time. 312 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:43,800 So what we've got here is Mr Fragile. 313 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,440 He's seen much better days. He wouldn't look out of place 314 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:49,240 in a scrap yard. He's Shane's first sluice. 315 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,680 And down here we've got Mrs G-Force, 316 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:53,200 but she's in the completely wrong spot, 317 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,080 so what we need to do is put in a new pad 318 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:57,280 and she can sit there and we can feed both machines 319 00:13:57,360 --> 00:13:58,440 from the same place. 320 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,680 Shane's former partner, Russell, 321 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,400 built Mr Fragile from junk metal 322 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,680 while Mrs G was bought by Shane and adapted 323 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,240 using various collected components. 324 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,360 Both wash plants use centrifugal force 325 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,600 to separate the gold from pay dirt 326 00:14:14,680 --> 00:14:18,720 before water and gravity move material through the sluice box, 327 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:20,880 settling gold in its riffles. 328 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:23,480 Where am I, Kate? I can't see a thing. 329 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,120 Alright, come on. Poor old ute. 330 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:27,600 Poor old driver. 331 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:29,960 Yep, keep coming. You've got three metres. 332 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:31,560 Two metres. 333 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:32,760 Whoa, whoa, whoa. 334 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:34,360 Calm down. You've got one metre left. 335 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,480 How close? How am I in line with the hitch? 336 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:37,840 You've got about this much. You're bang on. 337 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:39,600 Bang on. Well, just... Whoa! 338 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:42,440 That was that far. 339 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:49,440 Stop! Alright, stop there. You're alright. Oh my God. 340 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,600 Yep, you're right. Is your brake on? 341 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:52,760 Is your brake on? 342 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,160 I'm about to put it on. 343 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:56,480 'Cause now it's sitting on there. 344 00:14:59,960 --> 00:15:01,400 OK, Kate, just drive it out. 345 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:05,480 Running both sluices will take 4000 litres of water an hour, 346 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,840 pumped from a bore 750 metres away. 347 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:12,280 Straighten it up. Straight! Straight, straight, straight! 348 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:15,320 That will do ya! Perfect. Just leave it there. 349 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:16,760 Handbrake on. 350 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:18,040 Handbrake on. 351 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:20,600 Right, just turn it off and I'll plumb it up, OK. 352 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:23,000 Alright, sounds good. We're hooking up the water 353 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,440 and we're going to be running both plants before too long. 354 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:28,760 Right, this is the story. 355 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:30,840 I'm going to fire the genie up, but you might have to give this 356 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:32,440 a bit of a nudge, OK. You ready? 357 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:34,120 OK, no worries. Tell me when. 358 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,240 Yes. Right, Kate, let her go. 359 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,440 Alright, we're going. 360 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:41,320 Is Fragile going 'cause I can't see? 361 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,160 Yep, Fragile's good. 362 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:44,680 OK, come on. Let's go do the water. Let's get onto it. 363 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:46,280 We're on the gold. Let's go. 364 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:48,640 Go stand over there at the unit 365 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,040 and tell me if the water comes through. 366 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:51,440 Alright. 367 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:56,640 Yes! Right, let's get some water going. 368 00:15:57,360 --> 00:15:59,400 How you going, Kate? 369 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:00,920 Yeah, we got water! 370 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:02,560 You beauty! 371 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:04,000 It's looking good. 372 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:06,760 That's great, Kate, and it's got some really good juice. 373 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:09,160 We've got enough pressure. Everything's going really well. 374 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:12,200 What's happened here? 375 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,240 Well, the jets aren't blocked. 376 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:17,520 We've just got no water! 377 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:20,480 You're a plumber! How have we got no water, Shane? 378 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,440 You should know how to do this. It should be working. 379 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,520 Kate, I don't know what the plumber did. 380 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:27,760 We've got no water. 381 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:28,960 That's the problem. 382 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,080 The first time through here, Paul picked out the biggest gold 383 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:40,400 from a detector he's ever found. 384 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,160 This time around, we're just not seeing it. 385 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:46,280 We need the ounces to be rolling in, and at the moment, 386 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,280 it's just grams, and unless something turns around here, 387 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:50,560 this is going to be a disappointing few days. 388 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:57,280 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Oh. Sounds like it's something. 389 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:00,240 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Oh yeah. 390 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,360 Finding gold, you don't care about the heat or the flies. 391 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:08,640 Just focused on what you're going to get out of the ground. 392 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:10,160 There's nothing else like it. 393 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:12,440 Come on. 394 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:13,960 Oh, this is the best part. 395 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:15,360 Oh my God! 396 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:16,720 Get outta here. 397 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,960 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Check that out! 398 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:20,520 Oh wow! 399 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:23,120 I reckon that's a six gram bit of gold. 400 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,480 500 bucks easy, right in your hand. 401 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,600 Hey Paul! Yo. 402 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,240 We're on the gold, buddy! 403 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:32,120 I'm going to take it over to him, show him. 404 00:17:33,120 --> 00:17:34,560 It's not a competition, Alex. 405 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:35,840 Yes, it is. 406 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,440 I like this dirt fishing. 407 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:40,160 It's like a little mini gold needle. 408 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,680 Oh yeah, well one piece of gold is all it takes. 409 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:45,640 Look at him dancing. 410 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,240 This is how excited I get with one run. 411 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,400 Alright, on to the next one. 412 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,000 It's a competition now. 413 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:52,280 Game on, mate. 414 00:17:52,360 --> 00:17:53,600 OK, let's find a bigger one. 415 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:57,200 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Whey, hang on. 416 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:58,560 Where did it go, mate? 417 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,120 Oh, that made a good noise. 418 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,320 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Yeah, that's gonna be a good one. 419 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,040 We'll see whose is bigger, eh? 420 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:05,920 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Got it? 421 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:07,000 Oh my God! 422 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:08,520 Oh, it's another chunker. That's big. 423 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:10,520 Oh, that's at least a six grammer. 424 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,240 There it is. 425 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:14,720 Not mine. 426 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:17,040 I think I got another little one here. 427 00:18:17,120 --> 00:18:18,680 Not like it's a competition or anything. 428 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,000 I think that's pretty much this run done, mate. 429 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:26,280 It sounds pretty quiet, doesn't it? 430 00:18:26,360 --> 00:18:27,960 That one over there's definitely got to go down 431 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:29,320 another 200 mil easy. Yep. 432 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,400 And we'll just widen it on this side as well. 433 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:32,680 Alright, I'll get to it. 434 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,240 My cousin Darren is basically an all rounder. He can do anything. 435 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,160 He's gonna go and fire up the loader now 436 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:39,640 and open up a bit more ground. 437 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:41,240 We've pretty much gone over everything here 438 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,000 and we're not getting any more signal 439 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,480 so we'll go a bit deeper, hopefully pull some more gold out. 440 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:48,200 (ENGINE STALLING) Come on, baby. 441 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:54,480 Are you on channel, Paul? 442 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:55,880 Yeah, mate. 443 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,400 Yeah, I think we got a problem with the loader, mate. 444 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:58,560 She's not firing up. 445 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:05,360 There's always something going wrong. 446 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,960 Uh, you'll have a couple of good days 447 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:10,720 and then all of a sudden, everything just goes pear shaped. 448 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:21,040 We're in trouble, mate. 449 00:19:21,120 --> 00:19:22,960 We're not even where we need to be yet 450 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:24,480 and we're through both of our spares. 451 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,800 I don't know what to do here. I don't know what to do. 452 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:30,040 It's either we keep going with no safety blanket whatsoever 453 00:19:30,120 --> 00:19:31,640 or we get out of here. 454 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:34,920 We're in a tough spot and we need to sit down 455 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,440 and make a decision together. 456 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:41,200 What are you feeling? What are you thinking? 457 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,320 I'm not really liking it to be honest. 458 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:46,840 Not having any spare tyres, it's a big one for me. 459 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,200 And I really don't want to be stranded out here. 460 00:19:49,280 --> 00:19:52,040 It's a long walk to any help. 461 00:19:52,120 --> 00:19:54,960 Mate, if we turn back now, that's going to be a week 462 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:56,800 without gold and without even trying, 463 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,760 and you know, there's gold there. 464 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,280 I know if anything's going to seal the deal for you, 465 00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:04,840 it's that. That was it. 466 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:06,520 That was it. Yeah, alright. 467 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,400 Alright, let's do it. 468 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:10,800 Come on, car, you got this. 469 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,560 The remote Kimberley region has a population density 470 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:18,760 of less than two people every 25 square kilometres. 471 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,040 Is that it? 472 00:20:20,120 --> 00:20:21,440 Yeah, yeah that's it. 473 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,040 Beautiful breakaway pinnacle. 474 00:20:23,120 --> 00:20:24,440 By pushing on, 475 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:27,320 the boys are risking a two-day walk to the nearest outpost. 476 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:31,560 Ooh yeah. Shit's getting really uneven, mate. 477 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,080 Oh yeah. 478 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:35,360 I reckon we follow that creek bed just to the right here. 479 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:36,520 Yep. 480 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,520 'Cause that'll put us right where we want to be. 481 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:43,200 Nah, that's the river right there. 482 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:48,080 Whoa, mate, it's not really the entrance we want. 483 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:49,680 That's pretty gnarly. 484 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:52,320 It looks like it might get real steep. 485 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:57,280 Whoa, Jesus! 486 00:20:57,360 --> 00:21:00,320 Nah, nah, nah, stop, stop there. Nah, seriously stop, stop. 487 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,200 You reckon? I reckon we got this. 488 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:05,040 You sure? Oi. 489 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,000 We're doing it, mate. It's happening. 490 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,080 This is our safest way to get to the pinnacle. 491 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:11,880 Are you sure? 492 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:16,640 Oh, are we good? 493 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,200 Yeah, I guess so. This is on you, this one. 494 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:24,240 This is nerve wracking. 495 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:26,920 My legs are shaking. 496 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:31,200 Oh! Phew. 497 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,800 Yeah. Mate. That was huge. 498 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:37,760 Good driving. Good driving. 499 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,640 I was literally white knuckle tight the whole time. 500 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,840 On to the end, mate. Last little bit. 501 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:53,920 There it is. Man, I cannot wait to get that coil swinging. 502 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:57,640 I'm very surprised we got the car here in one piece. 503 00:21:57,720 --> 00:21:59,720 It was a long drive to get in here. 504 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:01,640 Much longer than we both anticipated. 505 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:05,000 So can't waste any more time. Al and I are both going to hit 506 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,640 this pinnacle pretty quickly 507 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:08,320 and give it a really good sweep. 508 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:13,160 The shape of the pinnacle is created by a hard cap 509 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,680 of ironstone and quartz protecting it against erosion. 510 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:19,880 The large quartz outcrop indicates there was once 511 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,000 a major fault line here, 512 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,640 where dissolved silica and metals such as gold 513 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:27,400 were forced from deep in the earth's core 514 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,280 to cool near the surface. 515 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,240 Yeah, you've got all these ancient quartz blows 516 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:34,560 and the little plateau at the top, 517 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,280 which I really want to get to. 518 00:22:36,360 --> 00:22:38,440 You know, it's basically remnants of this beautiful 519 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:39,600 old mountain. 520 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,000 Hopefully we do find something. 521 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:44,480 Day's getting on a bit. 522 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:47,680 With each passing minute, it just keeps getting hotter and hotter. 523 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,200 Sun's burning me neck. 524 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:51,720 Need to put me collar up. 525 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:55,280 One last little climb. 526 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,920 Got to watch out for snakes in these BLEEP holes up here. 527 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,360 You know, we're about 90 K's out of Halls Creek. 528 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:07,120 40 degrees plus heat. 529 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:08,360 There's no one around. 530 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,200 If something does go wrong, it's dangerous. 531 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:22,160 Woo hoo! 532 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:27,440 Look at that. 533 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,560 Ugh, that's a view. 534 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,240 It's like a whole 'nother little eco system up here. 535 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:36,320 Alrighty. 536 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,320 I'm feeling a little bit nervous now 537 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,960 because we spent so long getting out here. 538 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,320 I mean, that took everything out of us. 539 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,680 It would have been much safer turning back. 540 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,440 I do feel responsible for this decision. 541 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,480 I don't want to put Alan's life at risk 542 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:57,360 'cause we're a long way from anywhere out here. 543 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:04,240 It should be working. 544 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:05,640 Kate, I don't think we've got any water. 545 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:07,600 We've got no water. That's the problem. 546 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,080 You're a plumber. 547 00:24:09,160 --> 00:24:10,640 How have we got no water, Shane? 548 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,200 It's nothing to do with plumbing. The bore's down. 549 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:13,320 Come on, let's go and have a look at the bore. 550 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,040 Alright, what do you think the problem is? 551 00:24:17,120 --> 00:24:18,960 The pump's not functioning. That's what's happening. 552 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:20,560 How do you know it's not working? 553 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:23,120 Because the generator would be going twice as hard as this. 554 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:27,200 To tap into limited water sources, narrow bore holes 555 00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:30,920 are drilled through rock and soil to underground reservoirs 556 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:33,680 that fill up during periods of rain. 557 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,640 A generator is needed to power the pump deep below 558 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:40,960 to bring the water to the surface and then over land. 559 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:45,960 I'm going to make a phone call. 560 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:52,040 Shane has called in local bush mechanic and trouble shooter, 561 00:24:52,120 --> 00:24:55,160 Jim McNamara, to try and help solve the problem. 562 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:56,960 How you going there, Jimbo? 563 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:58,080 Shane. 564 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,480 Now, say hello to me new partner, Kate. 565 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:01,920 How are you going, Jimmy? Pleased to meet you. 566 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,440 So what's wrong? 567 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:04,680 OK, Jimmy, 568 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:06,080 the story is I've got no water. 569 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:07,680 It's just not pumping? Not pumping. 570 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,480 Yeah, righto. I don't think that genny's big enough. 571 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:11,960 Well, it used to work. 572 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:13,240 What do you mean it used to work? 573 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:14,960 Well, it used to run it. 574 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:16,840 I don't know why it's not running it now, Jim. 575 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:18,360 Now have you got another generator? No, Jimmy. 576 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,400 You know, I just run on bare minimal. 577 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,440 Yeah, I'm fully aware of that, Shane. 578 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:23,520 I do have one on me. 579 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:27,120 I'll lend you that. Do you reckon you can look after it? 580 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:28,960 I'll try. Kate's here to police me. 581 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:30,320 Nah, it's a good genny, Shane. 582 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,000 I don't want it stuffed 'cause I know what you're like. 583 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:33,400 I'll make sure he doesn't. 584 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:34,520 Thanks, Kate. 585 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:36,880 Shane's generator isn't powerful enough 586 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:39,960 to pump the 4000 litres of water per hour 587 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:42,240 needed to run both plants at once. 588 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:45,400 There you go, 589 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:46,960 and I'll make sure that tap's open. 590 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:50,040 OK, Kate, plug it in. 591 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:53,360 Whoa, yep! 592 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:54,760 We're in business, Shane. 593 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:56,320 Let's get on the gold. 594 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,160 Rightio, thank you, Jimmy. 595 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:00,880 That's alright, Shane. See you, Jimmy. 596 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,720 See ya. Yeah, I don't mind helping Shane out. 597 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:05,160 He's been a mate for a few years. 598 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:06,480 I hope it all goes well for him. 599 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,880 Rightio, Kate, away you go. 600 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,280 Water's going well. Time's against me 601 00:26:14,360 --> 00:26:15,800 but I'll be right now. 602 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,080 I've got two plants turning. 603 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:19,880 We will produce some good gold now. 604 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:21,560 Shane! 605 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:23,080 Are you ready for me to come up? 606 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,040 Yep, let's do it. Go for it, Kate. 607 00:26:25,120 --> 00:26:27,520 Alright, so we're gonna do our first load. 608 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:29,760 That'll do ya. 609 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:31,760 OK, I'll get up there and start shovelling. 610 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:35,160 Here I am just doing the shovelling at my age. 611 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,560 I'm so BLEEP old. Let's get on the gold! 612 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,000 I've bitten off more than I can chew with the two plants 613 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:48,360 but that's the way it is. I'll have to keep going. 614 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,120 But it's all working well. 615 00:26:58,560 --> 00:26:59,800 It's slipping. 616 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:02,000 There's something seriously wrong here. 617 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:03,720 The belt's loose. Why? 618 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,400 On no, it's stopped. What's the matter? 619 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:09,360 The pulley's broken. 620 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:11,920 The pulley is broken off the side here. 621 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:14,160 Kate! 622 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:15,680 What's wrong? One man down. 623 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:17,520 Me pulley's broken. 624 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:21,280 It'll turn slowly but when I put weight on it, 625 00:27:21,360 --> 00:27:23,440 of the material, it won't be able to turn. 626 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:24,800 Just wasting me time 627 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,080 because what's going to happen, every 30 seconds, 628 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,000 we're going to have to readjust it. 629 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,240 It's probably weeks before I can get another one. 630 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,160 It's out. What's wrong, Shane? 631 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:34,480 Fragile's down. 632 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:36,040 I've broken the pulley. That's the end of it. 633 00:27:36,120 --> 00:27:37,480 It's absolutely done. 634 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:38,680 Gone? 635 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,440 I've got no more time to waste on this. He's out. 636 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:42,800 He's absolutely finished. Can you grab the metal detectors, 637 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:44,640 go out see if you can find some nice nuggets 638 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:45,960 and I'll see if I can produce 639 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:48,840 some gold with Mrs G-Force. Yeah, alright, Shane. 640 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:55,840 Yeah, I think we got a problem with the loader, mate. 641 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:57,120 She's not firing up. 642 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:59,920 It doesn't sound like it's getting any fuel, mate. 643 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:02,840 Well, we know it's got fuel because we just filled it up 644 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:04,400 yesterday afternoon. Yep. 645 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,280 I wonder what it could be. 646 00:28:08,360 --> 00:28:10,560 Um, I'll just get you to start it up again. 647 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:11,680 Yep. 648 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:13,040 Just let me have a listen and a look. 649 00:28:13,120 --> 00:28:14,480 Alright. 650 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:18,960 (ENGINE STRUGGLING) 651 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,000 What the hell? There's nothing leaking. 652 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:26,640 There's nothing coming out down the bottom. 653 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,200 Well, if we can't get this machine up and running again, 654 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,160 um, that's going to be, that's gonna be it for the rest of the day. 655 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,200 We won't be able to keep pushing, 656 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,520 and being such a large machine, anything, any call out 657 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,400 is, it starts running into the thousands of dollars. 658 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:48,960 There's no pressure in the fuel line! 659 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,440 I'm working the fuel pump now. 660 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:53,160 Alright. OK. 661 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,480 The vacuum must have dropped out or something. 662 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:00,560 Alright, give that a go, Darren. 663 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:04,360 (ENGINE STARTS) 664 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:05,760 There you go! 665 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:10,240 Good work, mate. 666 00:29:12,560 --> 00:29:14,120 Always something. 667 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,200 Now we can get back to moving some dirt 668 00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:17,400 and finding some gold. 669 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,240 With a lease like this, we haven't solved the riddle, 670 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:26,960 where did the gold come from? 671 00:29:28,160 --> 00:29:29,760 Mel and Alex at the moment, they're down the back end 672 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,320 with that quartz outcrop, trying to prove that up 673 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,200 to see if that's actually where the gold came from. 674 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:36,760 If we were just to leave without knowing where it came from, 675 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:38,800 we could be leaving behind a massive gold deposit. 676 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:40,960 Darren, got a copy? 677 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:42,520 Yeah, go ahead. 678 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:44,880 Yeah, you wouldn't mind coming over and just taking another slice 679 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,280 into this reef for us? Rodgie, no worries. 680 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,080 Hopefully they have some good luck and I'm going to persevere here 681 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:51,960 and keep detecting and keep adding nuggets to the tally. 682 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:54,800 Keep going past. 683 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:57,840 That's it and just dump it there. 684 00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:59,680 Should be able to see the reef now. 685 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:04,480 Beautiful job, Darren. 686 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:05,600 Loving your work. 687 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:06,680 Thank you very much. 688 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,280 Check that out. 689 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:10,680 That's uncovered it nicely. 690 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:13,000 Wow, I think we crush some of this stuff 691 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:14,600 and let's see if we've got some gold. 692 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:16,120 Alright. 693 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:19,400 There we go. 694 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:23,520 The portable hammer mill uses spinning chains 695 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:26,920 to crush even the hardest rocks to fine dust. 696 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:29,560 All we want is a couple of handfuls 697 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:31,240 crushed up fine 698 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:33,000 so that when we pan this out, 699 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:34,640 hopefully it's liberated some gold. 700 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,080 Alright, this is my favourite part. 701 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:40,120 See if we can find any gold. 702 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:43,240 Now we only need a few colours to let us know 703 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:44,920 that there's gold in the rock. 704 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:47,800 Is this going to be enough gold in this 705 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:49,520 to make us up sticks from Phoenix? 706 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:50,640 Who knows? 707 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:51,920 Let's see what the pan shows us. 708 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:54,240 I see a little gold there. 709 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:56,880 There's a few specks. Yeah. 710 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:00,480 It's not as much as I'd like to see 711 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:02,080 but at least it's gold. 712 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:05,080 So the indication is that this structure is the same one 713 00:31:05,160 --> 00:31:06,520 that we got the chunky gold out of. 714 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:08,880 There's a huge amount of volume of rock between here and there. 715 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:11,920 Even a little bit of gold through it, that could be our future. 716 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:14,320 Big decision to move all the stuff over here though. 717 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:17,680 Yeah it's another 100-200,000 burnt 718 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:20,600 to come to a virgin location, get the permits and mine again. 719 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:21,880 Yeah. 720 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:23,920 I think we do a few more runs and who knows? 721 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,920 Let's see what the pan shows us. Yep. 722 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:27,240 It's a good start. 723 00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:32,280 Where we are at the moment, 724 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:34,440 the big pinnacle, it's just pushed up 725 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,120 out of the Earth's crust. It's so remote 726 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:40,920 I can almost guarantee there's never been a coil out here before. 727 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:45,720 It's not really that pleasant to be out here. 728 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:49,880 Expecting 44 degrees today, but when you're on these hot rocks, 729 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,120 it can easily be 55. 730 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:55,800 You know, we've only got a short window each day 731 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:58,080 where it's a good time to be out there swinging a coil. 732 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:04,800 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Oi. 733 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:07,000 Oh, I know that sound. 734 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,600 It's out. 735 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:19,320 Oh look, there it is. 736 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,560 Look at that beautiful piece. 737 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:26,720 That is a nice chunk. Eight grams or so. 738 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:31,680 Right on the shoulder of where these two drainage channels meet. 739 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:34,440 I don't know how Salty's going but it's a good sign 740 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:36,080 and I'm absolutely stoked with that. 741 00:32:39,040 --> 00:32:41,120 Mate, no luck up here. 742 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:42,720 Sure is beautiful though. 743 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:44,160 How you going down there? 744 00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:47,200 Yeah, no I'm doing pretty good, and do these drainage channels 745 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:48,800 'cause that's where I'm having luck. 746 00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:51,040 Alright, I've got one just to the south of me. 747 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:52,600 I'm going to do that one and weave my way through. 748 00:32:56,680 --> 00:33:00,360 I've got about 20 metres to go, finishing off this creek. 749 00:33:00,440 --> 00:33:02,560 (DETECTOR BEEPS) 750 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:04,720 Oh, that is unmistakeable. He's right there. 751 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,800 That's come from, yeah, another channel. 752 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:09,640 Let's get that out. 753 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,520 Oh you're kidding! Look at that! 754 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:21,320 Ha, ha, ha. What a cutie! 755 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,520 That's about half the size of the other one. 756 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,480 Three to four grams so the best part of 350 bucks. 757 00:33:26,560 --> 00:33:28,800 Ticking off the target one nugget at a time. 758 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,000 Happy days. 759 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:41,080 (DETECTOR BEEPS) I can see it. Look! 760 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:42,360 Ha ha! 761 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:46,320 Beautiful. 762 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:51,040 This spot is seriously producing and it's not small gold either. 763 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:52,760 That's a nice size nugget. 764 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:57,320 As the water flows up the side of the pinnacle, 765 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,400 it can collect gold nuggets and you know, fingers crossed, 766 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,400 it's collected and washed them into this drainage channel. 767 00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:07,560 (DETECTOR BEEPS) There's definitely something here. 768 00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:12,400 Come on, come on, give me something. 769 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:15,200 I want to beat Al today. That would be nice. 770 00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:19,880 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Ooh, hoo, hoo, it's in here. 771 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:21,760 You little beauty! 772 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:27,440 Yes! Oh! 773 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:32,400 You little ripper. Ah, that's a good feeling. 774 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:34,400 Hey Al, you got a copy, mate? 775 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,200 I'm on the board. Woo hoo hoo! 776 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:39,400 That's awesome. Keep following that run you're on 777 00:34:39,480 --> 00:34:41,000 and see if we can jag a couple more. 778 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:43,840 You know, I'm on, 779 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:45,000 he's on, 780 00:34:45,080 --> 00:34:47,520 making the trek out here really worthwhile. 781 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:49,240 (DETECTOR BEEPS) 782 00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:51,480 Well, I got something here. Another one, maybe. 783 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:54,320 Might be little and close to the surface 784 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:58,440 or it could be big and deep. 785 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:02,280 I'm hoping for the latter. (DETECTOR BEEPS) 786 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:05,880 You are joking. You are joking. 787 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:10,440 Ha, ha, ha, oh my God, 788 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:12,520 that's the biggest nugget I've ever found. 789 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:17,640 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Oooh, it's another. 790 00:35:17,720 --> 00:35:19,120 Let's get it out. 791 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:24,920 I found it. 792 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:28,640 There. Oh ho ho ho! 793 00:35:28,720 --> 00:35:30,280 No way! 794 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:34,080 I was not expecting that to be that big. 795 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:38,360 Al, mate, have you got a copy? 796 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:39,720 Gotcha. 797 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:42,520 You won't believe it, mate. I got another little signal. 798 00:35:42,600 --> 00:35:44,040 You're kidding. So did I. 799 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:45,400 How big's yours? 800 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:47,360 I reckon somewhere around the two. 801 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:49,120 You just outdone me then 802 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:50,680 'cause I've just pulled up an ounce piece. 803 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,600 I'm losing my mind, mate. I'm shaking. 804 00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:56,880 The two finds that we just got 805 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:59,440 are really gonna get us up there on that tally. 806 00:36:05,240 --> 00:36:08,000 We've lost our efficiency. Mr Fragile's down. 807 00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:09,600 We've only got Mrs G-Force. 808 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:11,680 Kate's gone off to find nuggets. 809 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:14,040 I just hope she can find enough nuggets to make up 810 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:15,960 for the two machines not running. 811 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:18,880 So at the moment, I'm just stuck with Mrs G-Force. 812 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:20,800 On the remote Galah lease, 813 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:24,080 Bruce is clearing a new area for Kate to detect 814 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:27,280 after a mechanical failure shut down their trummel. 815 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,800 Yeah, receiving there, Kate, now? 816 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:31,040 Yeah, copy, Bruce. 817 00:36:31,120 --> 00:36:33,240 Yeah, I reckon we've taken it down about a hundred mils 818 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:36,200 so it might be worth a detect before I push any more up. 819 00:36:36,280 --> 00:36:38,200 That sounds really good. I'll get out there. 820 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:39,440 Can't wait. 821 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:42,400 With the fine gold production cut in half, 822 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:44,480 the team are counting on nugget finds 823 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:46,640 to boost their gold recovery. 824 00:36:46,720 --> 00:36:48,000 (DETECTOR BEEPS) 825 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:50,320 What I've got here is a really nice sound actually. 826 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:53,040 So we're just going to have a scratch around 827 00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:55,200 and see if we can find something. 828 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:01,080 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Got it out of the hole. 829 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:05,000 OK, so I'm just gonna do what Shane says. 830 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:06,520 You halve your piles. 831 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:08,080 See which pile it's in. 832 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:10,120 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Still got that really nice sound 833 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:12,160 so I think it's in that top pile there. 834 00:37:16,880 --> 00:37:19,120 Oh, I hope it's gold after this digging. 835 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:23,240 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Sounds good. Right, it's in my hand. 836 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:25,600 (DETECTOR BEEPS) 837 00:37:26,720 --> 00:37:28,240 Oh, it's gold! 838 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:32,240 It's actually gold. It's only little. 839 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:34,080 I'd probably say half a gram. 840 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:35,880 Maybe a little bit under half a gram. 841 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,400 Put that in the pocket and keep going. 842 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:40,640 (DETECTOR BEEPS) 843 00:37:40,720 --> 00:37:42,840 That sounds alright. Oh, that's very loud. 844 00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:46,160 That's probably steel, I think. It's really yelling, 845 00:37:46,240 --> 00:37:49,400 and so I mean only big gold nuggets or big pieces of steel 846 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:50,880 basically make that noise. 847 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:54,600 So we'll just get that out, have another go. 848 00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:56,560 (DETECTOR BEEPS) 849 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:59,080 Still in there. I've got to keep going. 850 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:02,640 I have no idea what it's going to be. 851 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:11,880 (DETECTOR BEEPS) Oh my God! 852 00:38:12,720 --> 00:38:14,280 Oh my gosh! 853 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:16,520 Look at it! 854 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:19,000 I can't believe that. Oh my God! 855 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:21,240 Shane's going to be blown away by that. 856 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:23,280 That's got to be one of the bigger nuggets he's found here. 857 00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:25,160 That's unbelievable. 858 00:38:31,720 --> 00:38:33,480 Alright, the sampling is done. 859 00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:35,320 So, what do you reckon? 860 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:36,680 Um a bit of gold in the pan. 861 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:37,840 A few specks. 862 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:40,040 And it's in the quartz so that's running right through 863 00:38:40,120 --> 00:38:41,600 the middle of the lease, 864 00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:44,440 but it's a bit patchy and there's not a huge amount in the pan. 865 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:47,360 Yeah, not really going to float a bunch of equipment down here 866 00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:50,080 on a, you know a couple of specks in a pan are we, so. 867 00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:51,400 No. It wouldn't make sense. 868 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:53,280 How do you feel about getting a drill rig in here 869 00:38:53,360 --> 00:38:54,920 in the next few months and whack some holes down 870 00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,440 along the whole zone and... 871 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:57,600 See what's here. 872 00:38:57,680 --> 00:38:59,080 See what comes back before we make any other further 873 00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:00,840 investment out here. Yeah, I agree. 874 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:03,440 If you guys want to grab your detectors, head down there, 875 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:04,720 I'll keep going here. Yeah. 876 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:06,320 I'll go get kitted up. I'll keep going. 877 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,280 There's clearly more gold here 878 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:14,760 in that reef structure 879 00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:17,560 but we need a payday so it's down to nugget hunting. 880 00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:20,920 Unfortunately the reef is gonna have to wait. 881 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:26,400 (DETECTOR BEEPS) 882 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:29,400 Nice little couple of grammer. 883 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:34,800 We didn't pick up any more big ones. 884 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:36,360 We're basically down to bedrock now. 885 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:39,520 So pretty sure, right now we're done and dusted here. 886 00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,600 Time to have a weigh-in and see how we went for the week. 887 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:50,320 Sounds good but you never know 888 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:51,800 until it's on the scales. 889 00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:54,400 There we go. That's beautiful. 890 00:39:54,480 --> 00:39:56,200 Nice big chunks there. How much have we got? 891 00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:58,080 8.3. 892 00:39:58,160 --> 00:40:01,280 Each one of them was time and effort well spent digging a hole 893 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:02,920 in the flies and the heat. 894 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,720 Yeah, and we got these species. 895 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:06,840 Probably about half an ounce in there maybe. 896 00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:10,480 So all up, we're at 8.8. 897 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:14,080 The nearly 23,000 dollars of gold the team has found this week 898 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:17,520 is less than one percent of their target 899 00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:19,560 but has more than covered their expenses. 900 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:22,360 So how do we feel about this? 901 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:24,200 It's not a loss. 902 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:25,800 We didn't get the kilo that we were chasing. 903 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:26,920 Yeah. 904 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:29,520 You know, couple of ounces goes in wages and diesel alone. 905 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:30,680 Yep. 906 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:33,240 I mean, we always want to be on the best gold we can possibly dig. 907 00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:35,480 And at the moment, that's definitely the Phoenix Project. 908 00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:36,560 Yeah. 909 00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:39,040 But if we didn't come and do this, we'd be always wondering 910 00:40:39,120 --> 00:40:40,520 what was there? 911 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:42,960 So we're a ways off our thousand-ounce target 912 00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:46,480 but we're not walking away empty handed from this. 913 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:54,840 In the far north of Western Australia, 914 00:40:54,920 --> 00:40:58,560 Alan and Salty risked getting stranded in the outback this week. 915 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:01,360 They're hoping their gamble has paid off. 916 00:41:01,440 --> 00:41:04,560 We made it, mate. Made it out of there alive. 917 00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:07,000 We did and it's that time of the week. Weigh in. 918 00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:09,280 Oh, I thought you were gonna say 'pub lunch'. 919 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:10,520 Almost. 920 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:12,760 We got to weigh in to see if we can afford the pub lunch first. 921 00:41:12,840 --> 00:41:14,280 Just like this old thing, mate? 922 00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:18,920 Yeah, if I can guess it, I get to keep it. 923 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:20,200 Alright. Go on then. 924 00:41:20,280 --> 00:41:22,240 Oh look, that's a two ouncer all day every day. 925 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:23,720 Two on the dot? 926 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:25,440 Go on. 927 00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:29,000 1.9. 928 00:41:29,080 --> 00:41:31,040 Sorry, mate. Another day. 929 00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:32,560 Oh well. 930 00:41:32,640 --> 00:41:34,000 Let's do these other two. 931 00:41:34,080 --> 00:41:36,320 Oh, that last one's cute. 932 00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:39,080 2.4. 933 00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:41,640 Lucky you got that big one otherwise I would have had you. 934 00:41:41,720 --> 00:41:44,440 Mate, it all adds up. Look at that. 935 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:45,640 4.1. 936 00:41:49,200 --> 00:41:51,000 Oh mate, that's huge. 937 00:41:51,080 --> 00:41:52,560 That's sick. 938 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:54,640 That's 10,500 bucks. I didn't expect that. 939 00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:59,000 The haul brings the team to within three ounces of making their target, 940 00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:01,840 with just a few weeks left in the season. 941 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:05,120 Couple of pub lunches and a long detour 942 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:07,160 down the West Australian coast line 943 00:42:07,240 --> 00:42:08,480 before we head inland, I reckon. 944 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:10,360 Yeah, back to the country I know best. 945 00:42:10,440 --> 00:42:11,800 Let's do it. Let's do it. 946 00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:13,440 I've got my eyes on that big nug. 947 00:42:13,520 --> 00:42:14,560 What nugget? Ha ha. 948 00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:15,880 I don't know what you're on about. 949 00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:17,480 What nugget? 950 00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:20,000 Woo hoo! 951 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:25,200 OK, let's go. 952 00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:26,920 Do you like what I've done with the place, Shane? 953 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:29,080 Kate, all I'm worried about is me weigh-in. 954 00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:32,880 Now we've had both wash plants going 955 00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:34,360 and that was really full on. 956 00:42:34,440 --> 00:42:35,560 One did throw it in 957 00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:37,880 but we did produce gold and that's what we're here to do. 958 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:40,040 Yeah, and I got some good nuggets detecting as well. 959 00:42:40,120 --> 00:42:42,520 And luckily Bruce was here and he had a good scrape. 960 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:44,440 If he wasn't here, we wouldn't have got those nuggets. 961 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:45,880 Nup. Alright, well, should we find out what we've got? 962 00:42:45,960 --> 00:42:47,160 Let's do it. 963 00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:50,280 That's one ounce, one and a half, two, 964 00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:52,800 that's 2.0, 4.9 ounces. 965 00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:56,760 That's not bad, after the setbacks we had but we just keep battling on. 966 00:42:56,840 --> 00:43:00,720 The team's find of over 5000 dollars worth of gold 967 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:04,600 has pushed them past the quarter way mark of their season target. 968 00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:07,000 I've spoken to Ryan about the samples that he took 969 00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:08,400 and some of them are coming back 970 00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:10,480 at more than one ounce per tonne. 971 00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:13,520 Now they're going to have to pay me the big bucks for these leases. 972 00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:15,280 Come on, let's go and have a feed. 973 00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:17,400 That's the best news I've heard all day. 974 00:43:19,160 --> 00:43:22,160 Captioned by Ai-Media ai-media.tv