1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 Oh, this is a good target. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:05,000 Ha-ha! 3 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:06,000 I got to record this. 4 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,000 I'm borrowing a GoPro, boys. 5 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,000 I got a good target here. 6 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:12,000 It's a bloody screamer. 7 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,000 I just hope it's not an old time as mine has picked. 8 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,000 If it's not, it's gonna be a good bloody nugget. 9 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,000 I have a listen to this. 10 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Ha-ha-ha! 11 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,000 This could be a chunk that I've been looking for! 12 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:24,000 Whoa! 13 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:28,000 If this is gold, 14 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,000 I don't want to hit it with a bloody pick. 15 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,000 I didn't dig around it. 16 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,000 This could be the chunk. 17 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,000 Gold! 18 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,000 It's gold! 19 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:39,000 It's gold! 20 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:40,000 Whoa! 21 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:41,000 Whoa! 22 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,000 It's gold, all right! 23 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:48,000 But he told you can't I panic! 24 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,000 Nugget's chucks! 25 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:51,000 Whoa! 26 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:55,000 And we have a big chunk starting to show through here. 27 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:58,000 Look at that. The coil's past it and it's still getting it. 28 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,000 So that's how big it is. 29 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,000 This could be a thousand ounce chuck. 30 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:06,000 A history-changing moment right here, right now. 31 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,000 On this season of Aussie Gold Hunters. 32 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,000 The gold race is absolutely on. 33 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:17,000 Gold prices hit the highest ever in recorded history. 34 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,000 We're at $5,000 an ounce. 35 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,000 $6,000 an ounce. 36 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:21,000 $7,000 an ounce. 37 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,000 And it's probably gonna keep going. 38 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,000 Igniting a 21st century gold rush. 39 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:27,000 Let's go! 40 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:32,000 As global demand pushes six teams of prospectors deeper than ever before. 41 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:37,000 This could be our biggest adventure yet into Australia's wild frontier. 42 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,000 Really? 43 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,000 I'm in uncharted territory now. 44 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,000 This one's gonna be the ultimate test. 45 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,000 This is it. We're past the point of no return. 46 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:46,000 What happens this season? 47 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,000 It could change everything. 48 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,000 It's all about blood! 49 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:51,000 Mal. 50 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:52,000 Yeah. 51 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,000 It's just too much. 52 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,000 Sweat! 53 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,000 Bye, Christ, I'm hurting. 54 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,000 Tease! 55 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:58,000 And then... 56 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,000 Bang! 57 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,000 That's why we do it! 58 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,000 They'll take bigger risks. 59 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,000 Something's going wrong. 60 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Take it! 61 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:07,000 Oh! 62 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Take! 63 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,000 Chain! 64 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:10,000 You! 65 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 I feel horrible. 66 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,000 Damn it! 67 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,000 For even bigger rewards. 68 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,000 Yes! 69 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:18,000 That's a look! 70 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,000 Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! 71 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,000 In a gold hunt. 72 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:22,000 That's a chunk. 73 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,000 Like no other. 74 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,000 That's what it's all about. 75 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,000 Whoa! 76 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:38,000 You can see it there. 77 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,000 That's just the top of it. 78 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:43,000 This could be the chunk that I've been looking for. 79 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,000 Oh! 80 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,000 Come on, boys. 81 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,000 It's just waiting for Jayden Cade and the film crew in a year from German galley. 82 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:55,000 It's only 15 minutes away, but I wish I'd hurry up. 83 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,000 Just over in there. 84 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:00,000 That's the precious, which was a 700-800 answer. 85 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:03,000 The come towers at a 795. 86 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,000 There was big nuggets all the way through here. 87 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:10,000 And now we might have a lifetime chunk of gold. 88 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,000 There they come. 89 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,000 He's on the pad. 90 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,000 He's got his detector within. 91 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,000 It might be a chunk, Jayden. 92 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 It might be a chunk. 93 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,000 Come on, boys. 94 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:21,000 What is it? 95 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,000 Ah, not for much. 96 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,000 Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! 97 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,000 I'm listening to that! 98 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,000 Hey! 99 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,000 Whoa! 100 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,000 It's going to be a good chunk, this one. 101 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,000 I just wanted you boys to be here for this moment. 102 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,000 All right, let's get it here. 103 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,000 Oh, what is this? 104 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,000 Oh, God, it's totally packed in me. 105 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,000 Man, I got me scooping. 106 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,000 Yeah. 107 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:46,000 Come on, Jayden. 108 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:47,000 Yeah! 109 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:48,000 Go on, Jayden. 110 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,000 It's getting bigger. 111 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:50,000 Look at that! 112 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:51,000 How about look at that? 113 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,000 Oh! 114 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:53,000 Oh! 115 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,000 Get in there, look at that! 116 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,000 It's a chunk, all right? 117 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,000 I can't get there. 118 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:59,000 That's a good sign. 119 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,000 Oh, my God. 120 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,000 Come on, Jayden. 121 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,000 Whoo-hoo-hoo! 122 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:03,000 Oh! 123 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,000 Oh! 124 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,000 Oh! 125 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:06,000 It's a chunk! 126 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,000 Oh, my God! 127 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:08,000 That's not a chunk! 128 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,000 Whoo! 129 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,000 Can you believe this? 130 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,000 That did that good! 131 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:15,000 Yuck! 132 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,000 Gotta get this on the scales, boys. 133 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,000 Great work, mate. 134 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,000 Mate, you know how emotional that is? 135 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:25,000 This is the hardest fought chunk of gold I've ever found, mate. 136 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:29,000 All right, we'll whack her on and let's see what it is. 137 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,000 Oh, it's like a 40! 138 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,000 Yeah, it is. 139 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:37,000 That's a $200,000 plus piece of gold right there, boys. 140 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,000 I was hoping for it to be a bit bigger than that. 141 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,000 I ain't throwing it back! 142 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,000 This will be the paddock that might lend us 143 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,000 the world's largest nugget. 144 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,000 Mine boss, Brent Shannon, has spent four agonising years 145 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:54,000 trying to land record-breaking gold at the legendary 146 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:58,000 five-hectare Caddos paddock, a site that once produced 147 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,000 some of Australia's largest nuggets, 148 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,000 deep in victorious golden triangle. 149 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,000 Time's getting shorter and shorter every day. 150 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,000 But when close friend Neville Perry passed away, 151 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:13,000 he left behind a lifeline at German Gully, 152 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:17,000 a 164-hectare lease, rich in fine gold, 153 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,000 along with his mini wash plant. 154 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,000 Finished school, and now I'm out of here. 155 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,000 Wanted to do this my whole life. 156 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Come here. 157 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,000 And with Brent's 18-year-old son, Caden. 158 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:29,000 You got this? 159 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,000 Oh, good. 160 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,000 And Neville's son, Jaden, now in the team full-time. 161 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,000 You're doing a great job, mate. 162 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,000 Thanks, Emma. 163 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:38,000 You'd better be proud of ya. 164 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,000 They've split their efforts between the two legendary sites. 165 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,000 So what I'm thinking, this is going to be glory nuggets like that. 166 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:46,000 Yeah. 167 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,000 But over at German, Gully's the fine gold. 168 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,000 You got wash planks working for us? 169 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,000 We can upscale that. 170 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:52,000 Geez. 171 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,000 We should be doing 50 to 100 ants' wines, mate. 172 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,000 Oregon, we need every part of a million dollars. 173 00:05:56,000 --> 00:06:00,000 And at $5,000 an ounce, the way the gold price is going. 174 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,000 And I'm nearly 40% from last season. 175 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,000 We need a 200-ounce target. 176 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,000 Money in the ground sitting there, mate. 177 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,000 Ready to be grabbed. 178 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,000 We've just got to dig it out. 179 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:09,000 Just like that. 180 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:10,000 Just like that. 181 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,000 Just like that. 182 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,000 So what I'm reckon, it could be that thousand-answer out there, 183 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,000 it could be stolen the next hole, we're about to dig out. 184 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:19,000 I love the nuggets, but if we're serious about finding 200 answers, 185 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,000 we're going to need as much gold as we can get. 186 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,000 German, Gully, it's not going at all if no one's there. 187 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,000 Big nuggets are here, Caden. 188 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,000 Look. 189 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,000 We're here. 190 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,000 If we can find more nuggets out here on top of fine gold. 191 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:32,000 Makes sense. 192 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,000 It does make sense. 193 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:34,000 Look at the progress we can make. 194 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,000 As long as you're going to be safe by yourself there. 195 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,000 All right, let's get back into our day. 196 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:39,000 All right, let's do it, eh? 197 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,000 There's a lot of doubters out there. 198 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:44,000 I thought the old boys got them all, but clearly they didn't. 199 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,000 And I believe that there's going to be bigger ones here. 200 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,000 Something that's going to shock the world. 201 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:02,000 Sometimes you just have to say yes. 202 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,000 I'm nervous. 203 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:08,000 It looks familiar, but it's completely different. 204 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,000 This is the biggest risk I've ever taken. 205 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,000 I've left Queensland. 206 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,000 I'm meeting up with a new mining partner. 207 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:21,000 He's travelled for thousands of kilometers and so have I. 208 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:25,000 I have put everything on the line. 209 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:33,000 I have to remind myself that once upon a time I was terrified of going to the Palmer River 210 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:34,000 by myself. 211 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,000 So, yeah, why not? 212 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,000 The only territory, let's do it. 213 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:47,000 This is a spot. 214 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,000 Hang on, that's not a car. 215 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:54,000 Go! 216 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,000 Hey, what is this? 217 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,000 Yeah! 218 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,000 How are you? 219 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:02,000 Wow! 220 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,000 Cool! 221 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:04,000 How are you? 222 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,000 Oh my gosh, what is this made? 223 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,000 Welcome to the territory. 224 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:17,000 It is absolutely wild. 225 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:21,000 Oh, I don't know where to look. 226 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,000 Oh my gosh, it's stunning. 227 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,000 We're obviously here to find gold, right? 228 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:33,000 Let's have a look at the country and prepare for the adventure I had. 229 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:36,000 It's the end of the dry season now, so it works. 230 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,000 You're going to see it. 231 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:41,000 There's all water crocodiles throughout all this company now. 232 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:45,000 They're pushing out into the more inland areas. 233 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,000 You're probably suggesting that it's not a good idea to dip your toes in the water. 234 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:50,000 No! 235 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:51,000 Absolutely. 236 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:52,000 A couple of bulk lot. 237 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:53,000 But below? 238 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:54,000 Yep. 239 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,000 What? 240 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,000 Oh, well, I look very, very lethal, and I'm off. 241 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:05,000 Oh my gosh, if we make this out of it alive with a bunch of gold, it'll be a great story to tell. 242 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:10,000 Actually, that looks like sandstone. 243 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,000 Like, that's ocean floor. 244 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:13,000 That's reef. 245 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:14,000 That's come back up. 246 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,000 And we're hundreds of kilometres away from the coast. 247 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:23,000 I'm definitely getting a bit of comfort out of you starting to see some stuff reminiscent of gold country. 248 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,000 I'm really excited to sort of share what I know. 249 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:31,000 But at the same time, if I might find the gold here, I feel like I'm really going to let you down. 250 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,000 Alright, let's get some boots on the ground. 251 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,000 Let's get some gold. 252 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:39,000 People think it's easy to find gold. 253 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,000 I will tell you right now. 254 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,000 This is crazy. 255 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:48,000 For the past four years, Jackie Bazzetti has made a name for herself as a lease explorer. 256 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,000 Now we're treasure hunting. 257 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:53,000 Locating new gold deposits for large mining companies. 258 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,000 Ah, ouch. 259 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:59,000 Deep in the harsh tropics of far north Queensland's Palmer River gold fields. 260 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,000 Oh my God, it's huge. 261 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,000 Yes, yes. 262 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:10,000 Mate, the chopper was unreal. That was sick. 263 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,000 All I have never seen country like that before. 264 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:19,000 Now, Jackie has travelled over 2,000 kilometres to the isolated northern territory. 265 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:23,000 Called in by mining entrepreneur Kyle Wilson. 266 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:27,000 Where I'm from in the Pilbara, it's just so different. 267 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:32,000 It's flat, barren and we kind of use big excavators to dig up the gold. 268 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:36,000 I'm really banking on Jackie's expertise to track down the gold out here. 269 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:41,000 I've been hustling my arth off and I have managed to get on to this awesome guy. 270 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:45,000 They're pretty new to the mining game and they need some help exploring. 271 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:50,000 If we can pick up potential new areas for them to mine, epic opportunity for us 272 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,000 to make some new connections. 273 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,000 That sounds perfect. 274 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,000 This is the camp. 275 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,000 Wow. 276 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,000 Hey, we're here. 277 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,000 Hey, guys, how are we? 278 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,000 Hey, Jackie, nice to meet you. 279 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,000 Great spot. 280 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,000 So we were digging down there when you went in. 281 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:10,000 Certainly did. 282 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:11,000 This is our little ones. 283 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:12,000 What's that? 284 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,000 Three ounces, bigger? 285 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:14,000 This is you, just last night. 286 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:15,000 Yeah, better. 287 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:16,000 Now enough. 288 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:17,000 Wow. 289 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,000 I'm pretty bloody excited looking at what I've seen on the table. 290 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:20,000 Yeah. 291 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,000 This is our work done. 292 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,000 Not even two square kilometres. 293 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:27,000 To another 450 square kilometres we've got to do. 294 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,000 Whoa. 295 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:34,000 Grant Farris and Offside are Carl Skiring, a fast running out of gold bearing ground. 296 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:43,000 So they're relying on Jackie and Kyle's expertise to pinpoint fresh deposit across their vast 450 square kilometre lease. 297 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:48,000 What do you find is yours to keep for exchange for just the data? 298 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:49,000 Yeah, right. 299 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,000 That's along with where you found the gold. 300 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,000 And we're still good to camp out here? 301 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:54,000 Yeah, any good you can start. 302 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,000 Sounds like a plan. 303 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,000 If you're not, well, back here you go. 304 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,000 What do we need to really look out for? 305 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,000 Crocodiles are definitely here. 306 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,000 If there's water there, just expect one. 307 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,000 There's four metre crop of height in a puddle smaller than this table. 308 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,000 And you won't know it's there. 309 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,000 Don't tell us too late, right? 310 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:12,000 Yeah. 311 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:13,000 OK. 312 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,000 There's two cards there for you. 313 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:15,000 Thanks, guys. 314 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,000 That's amazing. 315 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,000 It's your time to show and vote. 316 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,000 Let's load up. 317 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:20,000 Need anything to see you all? 318 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,000 All right. 319 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,000 Water, check, start throwing, check. 320 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,000 Yeah. 321 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:25,000 GPS, check. 322 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,000 Yep. 323 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:27,000 Who do you get upon the first nogut? 324 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:28,000 Oh, Rachel. 325 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,000 Mission starts right now. 326 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:36,000 If we do well, there's a lot of opportunities out here. 327 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:41,000 Everything was kind of riding on us to actually be able to find some gold. 328 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:52,000 This season, I've pretty much got to make the biggest decision in my life. 329 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,000 It's a great offer that they've made. 330 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:59,000 If I take the deal, we're going to pack up and leave. 331 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,000 This place has become my home. 332 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:05,000 It's the only place I know up here, and I've found a lot of gold here. 333 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:08,000 Big decision to make, and it's going to not only affect me, 334 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,000 it's going to affect the family for the rest of our lives. 335 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:18,000 [MUSIC] 336 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:19,000 Hello. 337 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:20,000 Hey. 338 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,000 Hey. 339 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:22,000 Good. 340 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:23,000 All right, what's going on? 341 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:24,000 All right. 342 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:25,000 I found some gravel. 343 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,000 Are you okay? 344 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,000 Did he hit his head on? 345 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,000 I've had a company offer me $5 a ton for that. 346 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,000 I've got a million tons of it. 347 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:34,000 So that's like $5 million. 348 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:35,000 Okay, that's pretty good. 349 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:36,000 That's a good payday. 350 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,000 It is, yeah. 351 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,000 But look, that's over time. 352 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,000 It's a royalty per ton. 353 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,000 Still might be a couple of years for you to pay day. 354 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,000 It is, it is, exactly. 355 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,000 But they want the whole lease. 356 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,000 The top five meters pretty much I've got to pack up and go. 357 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:51,000 This is like our home away from home, you know. 358 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:52,000 How many years have you been up there? 359 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:53,000 Seven years. 360 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,000 So, you know, it's going to be a big decision. 361 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,000 That's a pretty good deal over it. 362 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:01,000 I found a lot of gold here, and I do believe there's still a lot of gold to find. 363 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,000 There's mines opening up around you all the time. 364 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,000 They're finding way more than $5 million. 365 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,000 So you could be giving $5 million away for something that's worth a hundred times more? 366 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:09,000 Exactly right. 367 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,000 How long have you got to make the decision? 368 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:14,000 Yeah, look, they've given me till the end of the week. 369 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:15,000 Wow. 370 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,000 I'm thinking one more last cracker. 371 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,000 Get as much gold as we can, and then I'll make a decision. 372 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,000 You've helped us out in the past before, Brad. 373 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,000 And it's about time we repaid the favour. 374 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,000 We're more than happy to hold. 375 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,000 It'd be great, you know. 376 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,000 Appreciate it. 377 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,000 And ease your mind, and you can make the right decision. 378 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,000 And I mean, I'm thinking if we can find maybe ten ounces this week. 379 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,000 That's 50 grand. 380 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:37,000 Yeah, and if we find enough gold, then, yeah, the deal's off. 381 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:41,000 We've hired in a digger, so Alex, if you want to help me, 382 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,000 and we'll just rip this pit right open, mate. 383 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,000 If you girls can jump in the loader and just lay it out in pads, 384 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,000 detect it, and just see if there's any gold there. 385 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:49,000 Yeah. 386 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:50,000 We'll get into it, eh? 387 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,000 I've got to find more gold on there. 388 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:56,000 Oh, my God, it's in here. 389 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:00,000 Over the past three years, Brad McGee and wife Wendy. 390 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:01,000 Look at that! 391 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:03,000 That is a big lane mark! 392 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:07,000 Have recovered more than half a million dollars in gold 393 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:10,000 from their devil's cut lease near Koolgadi. 394 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,000 That's what dreams are made of right there. 395 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,000 But when desert diggers Melanie Wood and Alex Stead 396 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,000 needed support last season. 397 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,000 Getting some really nice chunks of quartz out now. 398 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:23,000 Brad stepped in to help get their operation back on track. 399 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:24,000 Whoa, check with that. 400 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,000 Oh, my God, wow, look at that. 401 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,000 It's nice to see how it went, pay off. 402 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,000 There we go. 403 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:38,000 [GUNSHOTS] 404 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:42,000 That survey's been done, and it's come up to a really high-grade gravel, 405 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,000 so they can actually use it for the main road, 406 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:48,000 and there's gravel on about, probably about 75% of this lease, 407 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,000 which in campers have hit everything as well. 408 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,000 So that does me out of the gold game if I sell up. 409 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:57,000 Brad, I'm going to need you to come through and scoop some of this. 410 00:15:57,000 --> 00:15:59,000 Yeah, no worries. 411 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,000 Gold price has absolutely skyrocketed. 412 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:04,000 Over $5,000 an ounce. 413 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:07,000 It's really set a fire under the whole mining industry. 414 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,000 With all the mining going on in the area, 415 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,000 all the roads are getting destroyed by the old truck, 416 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,000 things like that, they need gravel. 417 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:17,000 For a road-building company, they've got no interest in the gold 418 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,000 in the dirt. 419 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:19,000 That gold's lost. 420 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,000 It's basically made into the roads. 421 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:26,000 In the early days, Cal Ghouli was actually paved with gold. 422 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,000 The roads were made with the material. 423 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,000 It was that rich, they ended up going back, 424 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,000 ripping the roads up to process it for the gold. 425 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:41,000 In the 1890s, Cal Ghouli's gold rush turned a dusty town into a thriving city. 426 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:44,000 Using local materials laced with traces of gold, 427 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:49,000 the race to build was far more valuable than extracting it at the time. 428 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:54,000 I'm just going to start laying a pad outside of this direction a little bit. 429 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,000 The gravel of all things could actually end up paying him more than the gold. 430 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:04,000 We've just got to prove that the road's not walking away from an even bigger fortune in the gold mine. 431 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:09,000 With gold prices soaring up more than 40% in the last year, 432 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:14,000 holding onto gold-rich ground could prove a strong long-term investment. 433 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,000 If you're ever going to be a gold miner, now's the time. 434 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,000 And that's what I want to do, I want to look for gold. 435 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:23,000 I did consider moving the gravel myself, but it costs an absolute fortune. 436 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:26,000 A big morning company obviously has nothing for them. 437 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,000 They've got billions of dollars. 438 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:31,000 This deal that's on the table, they're not going to wait forever, 439 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,000 so I really do need to make a decision. 440 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:38,000 If I take the deal, I'm going to pack up and leave. 441 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:41,000 I don't know what to do, I really don't. 442 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:55,000 It's a bloody ripper there, mate. I'm excited. 443 00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:58,000 Just like me, mate. You're a nugget hunter. 444 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,000 There's a lot of danners out there they bought. 445 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,000 All the old time has it got everything. 446 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,000 And we've just proven that they haven't. 447 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,000 What a chunk! 448 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,000 That's a $200,000 piece of gold. 449 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,000 You've offered me the key coming back there, mate. 450 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,000 Yeah, bring her back, Jayden. 451 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:20,000 But here at Kudos, we're looking for something much, much bigger than that. 452 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:23,000 We dig down to an ancient, buried river system, 453 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,000 just like the old time is dead, no different. 454 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:29,000 But we're doing it with heavy escalators and earth moving equipment. 455 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:32,000 We pull our pay dirt, put it in the back of the dump truck. 456 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,000 Take our way, Jayden. 457 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,000 We take the dump truck around to what we call the pad area, 458 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,000 and then we push them out into a pad six inches deep. 459 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:44,000 We come in with a detector and recover any gold nuggets that are there. 460 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:48,000 What we're really looking for is some virgin ground ground. 461 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:51,000 That the old timers have missed, and in that virgin ground, 462 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:56,000 anything can be laying in white there for us, anything. 463 00:18:56,000 --> 00:19:00,000 We'll get on the pads and get this gold out. 464 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:03,000 Well, there's one, hopefully there's many. 465 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:08,000 Hopefully, Kayden's born and some colour up German gully as well. 466 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,000 I'd love to be out there finding the big nuggets, 467 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:15,000 but we're going to need as much gold as possible if we're serious. 468 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,000 We're upgrading its operation. 469 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:22,000 With monster nuggets at Caddo's paddock far from guaranteed, 470 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:25,000 15 minutes south at German gully, 471 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:30,000 the team are dependent on 18-year-old Kayden to deliver steady fine gold 472 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:34,000 through their six-ton-an-hour mini wash plant. 473 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,000 We've got a hopper who is what I'm filling up with dirt, 474 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:41,000 simple conveyor belt, feeds the dirt into the trommel barrel, 475 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:46,000 which breaks up all the clays as the water washes over it, 476 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:49,000 brought a smaller, finer gold-bearing gravel, 477 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:53,000 then gets blocked down over a sluice through the gold gets caught, 478 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,000 clean it up and get the gold out. 479 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,000 Oh, I'm absolutely over the moon. 480 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,000 I have a job that I love and I've been dreaming to do 481 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,000 since I was a little kid, because I want to show Dad 482 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,000 a nice gold bar at the end of the week. 483 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:08,000 Hopefully, the gold I find out here is just the cherry on top. 484 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,000 This could be a good week. 485 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,000 The plant's blocked. 486 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,000 Go turn the water off. 487 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:17,000 You can see all these waters cascading out of the barrel. 488 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:20,000 They're losing a hell of a lot of gold. 489 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,000 That's a big problem. 490 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,000 We are out in the wilds. 491 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,000 We certainly are. 492 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:48,000 Prospecting safari is a northern territory. 493 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,000 What a way to get around. 494 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:54,000 Deep in the isolated northern territory, 495 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:58,000 prospecting duo Jackie Besetti and Kyle Wilson 496 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:03,000 are tracking down new gold ground for a growing mining company. 497 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:07,000 They say to treat everybody in water like there's a crock in it. 498 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,000 Pretty crazy. 499 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:14,000 If they succeed, it could open the door to further lease exploration 500 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:15,000 across the region. 501 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:18,000 Kyle, you sound looking good. 502 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,000 A big dolly system. 503 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,000 You're looking good. 504 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:25,000 I hope we're starting in the wrong place. 505 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:31,000 That was cool getting around on the quads way better access. 506 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:33,000 We'll just head out. 507 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,000 One of us to go down that way and one sort of head in down that way 508 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:39,000 and it looks like it gets down into a good gully down there. 509 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:40,000 It could be a luvial gold. 510 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,000 It could be hard rock gold. 511 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:42,000 We don't know. 512 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,000 It's all new. 513 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:44,000 All new. 514 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,000 Remember to pinpoint everything you find out here. 515 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,000 Every piece of gold. 516 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:49,000 Gold in locations. 517 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:50,000 Check. 518 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,000 Good luck. 519 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:58,000 If we do this right, prove ourselves proficient in exploration. 520 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,000 There's every chance that we could get into a bit of a business deal 521 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,000 which really sees us move forward. 522 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:06,000 That's another reason that I've onboarded Jackie. 523 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:09,000 She's an exploration detector and she spends a lot of time walking 524 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:12,000 around in undisturbed country like this. 525 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:15,000 I've put in a lot of trust in her. 526 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:16,000 We're lucky. 527 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,000 Us getting to keep all the gold in exchange for all the coordinates 528 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,000 is just amazing. 529 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,000 I love exploring out in the bush. 530 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:24,000 It's just beautiful. 531 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,000 Great office despite the fact that I'm in this totally different place 532 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,000 to what I'm used to. 533 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:35,000 I just want to work along this creek here just below this area 534 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,000 where Kyle's working. 535 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:40,000 It's really good to search the lowest point of the creek. 536 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:43,000 Any of that gold that's come down from the surrounding hills 537 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,000 is eventually going to end up here. 538 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:49,000 Millions of years ago, shifting tectonic plates 539 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:52,000 pushed gold-rich cords towards the surface, 540 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,000 where it hardened into rock. 541 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,000 As erosion set the gold free, 542 00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:00,000 gravity forced it into ancient river systems 543 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,000 where it became trapped in bedrock crevices. 544 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:08,000 This is a little bit of exposed bedrock 545 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:09,000 that's coming up through the top. 546 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,000 This probably runs along under the ground 547 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,000 and it's just come to the point where it's exposed here. 548 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,000 It's definitely got all the right ingredients for gold. 549 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,000 I'm worried. 550 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,000 I feel like the pressure's really on me. 551 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,000 So you get your head around a gold field and understand it 552 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:25,000 and then all of a sudden it's like you've got to start all over again 553 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,000 and hope that there's a really good reward at the end of it. 554 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,000 That's definitely a target. 555 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:41,000 Okay, okay. 556 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,000 It is good-looking ground. 557 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:46,000 We're getting right into those clays and I can still see 558 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,000 the shales, the bedrock, like running across. 559 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:54,000 Okay, let's see what this is. 560 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,000 The thing is, if this is gold, 561 00:23:56,000 --> 00:24:00,000 then I think Kyle's going to be pretty happy to hear that. 562 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,000 Oh, I just saw it. 563 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:07,000 It's gold. 564 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:08,000 We're on. 565 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,000 Nice and shiny. 566 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,000 Beautiful. 567 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:15,000 It's not a gigantic nugget, 568 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:20,000 but it's a sort of rough, slightly water-worn piece there 569 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:24,000 and it's come literally just below where Kyle's working 570 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,000 above those outcrops. 571 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,000 So little piece there, probably like 20, 30 bucks, price of gold. 572 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:32,000 They're small and expensive nowadays. 573 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:37,000 We can now mark this location and drop a pin as a definite prospect. 574 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,000 That's worth more exploration. 575 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,000 Perfect. 576 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,000 Kyle's going to be stoked. 577 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:52,000 Let's see what's in these walls. 578 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,000 Oh, right on cue. 579 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:58,000 That's a definite signal. 580 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,000 That has a hammer soon as I go. 581 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,000 From pinpoint. 582 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,000 That sounds bloody enormous. 583 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,000 In there. 584 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,000 In there somewhere. 585 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,000 Take that. 586 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:08,000 Bashing my gear. 587 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:09,000 Out there. 588 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:10,000 Yeah. 589 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:14,000 I won't go too much. 590 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:15,000 Oh, wait. 591 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:17,000 Oh, what's that? 592 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,000 That's gold. 593 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,000 That is gold, all right. 594 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,000 Very shiny. 595 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,000 Don't damage it. 596 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,000 She's in it, wouldn't it? 597 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,000 Yeah, you get ready. 598 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,000 That's a bloody nice bit of gold, Alex. 599 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:30,000 Check that out. 600 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,000 That's a really nice place to go. 601 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,000 Well, that could easily be seven or eight grams. 602 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:36,000 So that's a thousand dollars of gold. 603 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,000 Well, look, that's about 200 ton of gravel as well. 604 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,000 We're on the go! 605 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:49,000 At Devil's Cut, Brad and Wendy have just one week to decide 606 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,000 whether to accept a multi-million dollar deal 607 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,000 for the gravel on their lease. 608 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:59,000 A move that would mean walking away from their only gold operation. 609 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:04,000 We've been up here for, you know, seven, eight years. 610 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,000 You know, we've brought our kids up here. 611 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,000 Whoa! 612 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:09,000 It's a look. 613 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,000 Look at yourself. 614 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:11,000 Who's somebody? 615 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,000 If we sell the lease, 616 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:16,000 there's still potentially a lot of gold here. 617 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,000 And to walk away from that, 618 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,000 it's a huge decision that we're going to have to make. 619 00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,000 Ooh! 620 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,000 That sounds bloody great. 621 00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:27,000 Let's see. 622 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:31,000 Sounds amazing. 623 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:34,000 And it's the first good sound I've heard all day. 624 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,000 Oh, my God, it's still in there. 625 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:43,000 All right. 626 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,000 It's in the scope. 627 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:48,000 Oh, my goodness. 628 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:49,000 Look at that. 629 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,000 Look at the size of it! 630 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,000 Oh, fire out! 631 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,000 About six grand, eight, nine hundred dollars worth. 632 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,000 So that's friggin' awesome. 633 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,000 No, I have to go down. 634 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:01,000 I'll go down another half foot. 635 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,000 I'll jump a load, or I'll push all this out again. 636 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:12,000 Shit, mate. 637 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:13,000 Got a copy. 638 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:14,000 There you go, out. 639 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,000 There's a sneak in here. 640 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,000 What's that? 641 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,000 There's a bloody sneak right by my feet. 642 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:20,000 Just don't move at all. 643 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,000 No, I'm not, mate. 644 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,000 It's literally right by my bloody feet. 645 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,000 All right, all right, hang on. 646 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:28,000 It's fucking huge. 647 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:29,000 Oh, shit. 648 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:30,000 That's friggin' huge, man. 649 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,000 Is it a venomous one? 650 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:34,000 Nice and round your ass, so just don't move, eh? 651 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,000 I'm going to go call someone. 652 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:37,000 Hurry up. 653 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,000 It'll be as quick as I can, man. 654 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,000 How the hell did that get in here? 655 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,000 Oh, don't get bitten by bloody snake. 656 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,000 Not out of here. 657 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,000 It's getting bloody over. 658 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,000 [music playing] 659 00:27:52,000 --> 00:28:00,000 It's lucky I noticed it when I did, because if you let these blockages go on for too long, 660 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:03,000 you're at a risk of losing a lot of gold. 661 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:09,000 I'm hoping there's just some sludge and slurry blocked in that bend of that pipe there. 662 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:12,000 It's the blockages in this hopper. 663 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,000 That's a big problem. 664 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,000 That can be an absolute nightmare to clean up. 665 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:21,000 The only way to find out is to take that off. 666 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:27,000 I told Dad that I'd be able to handle this watch plant myself, so that's what I'm going to do. 667 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:29,000 I don't want to lose that washer. 668 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,000 Second bolt. 669 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:36,000 All right. 670 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:38,000 Last one. 671 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,000 [grunting] 672 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,000 This is ready to come off. 673 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,000 [grunting] 674 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,000 I have to shift. 675 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,000 [grunting] 676 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,000 There you go. 677 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:54,000 There's your blockage all contained in the bend of this pipe like I was hoping. 678 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:55,000 I don't have to ring that. 679 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,000 That's the wind. 680 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:57,000 All right. 681 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,000 That's going to get this wire. 682 00:28:58,000 --> 00:29:11,000 And then I reckon that's going to create enough room for water to force the rest of it down and out the loose. 683 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:16,000 Usually when I'm out here working, I've got someone telling me what to do. 684 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:17,000 Right now. 685 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:21,000 I am your own boss. 686 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,000 All right. 687 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,000 And that's back on. 688 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:25,000 Whoo! 689 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:31,000 Whoo! 690 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:32,000 All right. 691 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:33,000 We've got water. 692 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,000 Let's get this going. 693 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:43,000 Target here, right here. 694 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:45,000 Yeah, Jalen. 695 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,000 It's like music to my ears. 696 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:48,000 [laughing] 697 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:51,000 We're getting close to it now. 698 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:54,000 This doesn't sound like a bad bit. 699 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,000 All right, here we go. 700 00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,000 That's it. 701 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,000 Oh, look at that. 702 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:05,000 That's close to Oregon three-quarters of an ounce, at least $3,800 worth of gold right there. 703 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,000 That's not bad, mate. 704 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:09,000 It's incredible, isn't it? 705 00:30:09,000 --> 00:30:12,000 You got another bit here, mate. 706 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,000 What do you want, eh? 707 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:16,000 I tell you what, mate, if it keeps coming out like this... 708 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,000 Well, this is out. 709 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,000 Sounds pretty bloody good. 710 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,000 Got it, mate. 711 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,000 How big is that one? 712 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,000 Half ounce, Oregon. 713 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:27,000 Maybe a bit more. 714 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:31,000 Two and a half thousand, you know, bucks sitting right there. 715 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,000 That's incredible to me. 716 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:38,000 People go years, years trying to find a piece like that. 717 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,000 Run the gold. 718 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:41,000 Just keep at it. 719 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:43,000 Run the gold! 720 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:52,000 Brad, got a copy? 721 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,000 I think he's behind the seat now fully. 722 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:56,000 I reckon I can get out. 723 00:30:56,000 --> 00:31:06,000 Jesus Christ, that was big, that thing. 724 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,000 Thanks, Pete, for getting up here so quick. 725 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:09,000 Everyone's all right. 726 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:10,000 Yeah, yeah. 727 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:11,000 Can you tell me anything about it? 728 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,000 What would it look like? 729 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,000 How big was it? 730 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:14,000 In my mind, it's that way. 731 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,000 But it's only probably that wide and... 732 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:17,000 That's still big. 733 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:18,000 It's long. 734 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:19,000 The big snow. 735 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:20,000 Yeah, yeah. 736 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:21,000 It's got a black head on it. 737 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:22,000 Okay. 738 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:23,000 That does sound like a very dangerous snake. 739 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,000 It's literally tucked itself right behind the seat. 740 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:29,000 I never know where they are. 741 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,000 That would be extra careful. 742 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:37,000 Usually gonna find the darkest, deepest crevice to tuck away under. 743 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,000 Yeah, actually, guys, I think I see him. 744 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,000 Hang on. 745 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:43,000 This is actually a black-headed python. 746 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,000 This might be the best way for now. 747 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:46,000 Alex. 748 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,000 You all right, mate? 749 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:49,000 He said he was a monster. 750 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:52,000 Ugh, what a beauty. 751 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:53,000 So he's not a body one. 752 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,000 He may be a body one, but he's not a venomous one. 753 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:58,000 That's always better to be safe than sorry. 754 00:31:58,000 --> 00:31:59,000 Oh, 100%. 755 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,000 These should not occur here. 756 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,000 They'll just crawl up into a truck, especially if he gets cold. 757 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:05,000 Or an extirator. 758 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,000 Yeah, apparently. 759 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:10,000 Well, that's a higher excavator, so that's probably come from up north. 760 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,000 Is there a chance that that's been in there the whole time? 761 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,000 Yeah. 762 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:14,000 I thought my number was up. 763 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:19,000 I will make a couple of calls, and hopefully we can get him back to where he belongs. 764 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:20,000 All right, thank you, guys. 765 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:21,000 Thank you so much. 766 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:22,000 Have a great day. 767 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:27,000 I'm gonna go check my cab for snakes, and then I'll get back to work. 768 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:34,000 The desert diggers have just two days left to find their 10-ounce target this week. 769 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:39,000 If they fail, it'll mean walking away from their devil's cut lease for good. 770 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:42,000 Something's getting some noise through here. 771 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:43,000 Hear that? 772 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:44,000 Deep. 773 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:45,000 Definitely noise. 774 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,000 Stand back. 775 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:54,000 Check that. 776 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,000 It's gonna be a good nugget, man. 777 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,000 Oh, yeah. 778 00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:59,000 That's sounding really bloody good. 779 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:02,000 Oh, hang on. 780 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:03,000 See something? 781 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:04,000 That's cold. 782 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,000 Do you want the pig? 783 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,000 Try and chip it here. 784 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:08,000 Gently does it. 785 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:11,000 Oh, don't pick it. 786 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:12,000 It's still going. 787 00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,000 It's sticking right out. 788 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,000 Oh, it's still stuck in there. 789 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,000 We've got it. 790 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:19,000 We've got it. 791 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:21,000 That's a good girl. 792 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,000 That's a bloody chunk. 793 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:24,000 Get it. 794 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:25,000 Oh, yeah. 795 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,000 Look at that. 796 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:27,000 What do you reckon that way is? 797 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:29,000 20 grams, 30 grams. 798 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:34,000 All the way down there. 799 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:36,000 Mate, that is deep for a bit of go, though. 800 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,000 Around these spots. 801 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:38,000 Well, bloody done. 802 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,000 We needed it. 803 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:43,000 There's $5 million on the table right now. 804 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:44,000 Do I stay or do I go? 805 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:52,000 This week has been like a crash course in the Northern Territory, 806 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:56,000 and wrapping my head around the ground out here. 807 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:57,000 I'm still getting used to it. 808 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,000 Like, check this out. 809 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,000 It's like a footpath. 810 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,000 These are from the buffalo that get around. 811 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:06,000 They can weigh up to 1,200 kilos, can run 60 kilometers an hour, 812 00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:10,000 and there's been fatalities in this area from out of all the things 813 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:12,000 I've contended with and the farmer. 814 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:14,000 Venomous snakes. 815 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:17,000 Oh, spiders. 816 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:20,000 These things have got me the most worried. 817 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,000 Hey, mate, have you got a copy? 818 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:23,000 Copy. 819 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:25,000 Well, just watch out for those buffalo. 820 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:28,000 There's quite a few game trails about. 821 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,000 Just keep an eye in the distance. 822 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:31,000 You! 823 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:38,000 Okay, cool. 824 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:41,000 Where's that sound coming from? 825 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:44,000 I think it's actually in this bedrock crevice. 826 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:47,000 We've found a fair bit now, 827 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:50,000 and we're getting all these different little locations scattered around, 828 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:52,000 which is fantastic. 829 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,000 Yeah, it's out. 830 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:56,000 Not even a meter away from where I've picked up a little nugget. 831 00:34:56,000 --> 00:34:57,000 We could be on a little patch. 832 00:34:57,000 --> 00:35:00,000 We're creating a bit of a mud map of where it is. 833 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,000 Come on. 834 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:04,000 What we want to be able to do is show Grant, the lease owners, 835 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,000 the value that we bring to that operation. 836 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,000 Oh, no way. 837 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:12,000 Guys, this is gold again. 838 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:14,000 Okay, cool. 839 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,000 It's actually a bit bigger this time. 840 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:17,000 Check that out. 841 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:19,000 That's nice. 842 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:21,000 Just got to drop a pen. 843 00:35:21,000 --> 00:35:23,000 Beautiful. 844 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:25,000 Nice little yellow dot for that one. 845 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,000 And really, that's our job at the moment. 846 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,000 Let's see what we got hiding here. 847 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,000 This low-cate-new gold area is for Grant. 848 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:34,000 Mark them on the map, and keep on going. 849 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:37,000 In the end, what have we got? Come on. 850 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,000 You ripper! 851 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:44,000 I've got myself a nice little bit of quartz with clearly visible gold in it. 852 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,000 Did you see that? 853 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,000 Just over there. 854 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:50,000 That buffalo is huge. 855 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:56,000 Hey, I've got buffalo just down the gully in front of me. 856 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:59,000 They know we're here. He's looking at us. 857 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:01,000 Yep, he's just looking at us. 858 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:04,000 They're coming. I want to get out. 859 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:08,000 Yep, there it is. It's coming this way. 860 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:13,000 Go, go, go, go, go, go, go. 861 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:16,000 Let's just go back to the quad. 862 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:20,000 A bit of a lesson for us, folks. 863 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:30,000 Here goes the last bucket for I get to go. 864 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:36,000 Clean out these mats and hopefully show something really special to Dan and Jayden. 865 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:48,000 This is always the anxious part. 866 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:52,000 It's a good anxiety when you're dealing with gold. 867 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:54,000 So this here is a sluice. 868 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,000 The gold bearing gravels and slurry get washed over here. 869 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:01,000 And these little ripples in the mash cause little whirlpools. 870 00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:08,000 Because the gold is heavy, it drops out while the rest of the lot of gravels wash over the top. 871 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:12,000 Right now, time to start washing it out. 872 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:15,000 It's a little bit left to splash out. 873 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:20,000 And once that's done, it drops to smelt it. 874 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:27,000 The last of the gold. 875 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:35,000 It's going to dry this off and then add it with the rest. 876 00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:44,000 I really want to prove to Dad that I can do everything that comes along with being a miner. 877 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:49,000 I'm just going to add this to the rest of the gold that's in the crucible now. 878 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:51,000 Alright, beautiful. 879 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:58,000 18-year-old Caden has processed over 800 tonnes of pay dirt through their mini wash plant. 880 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:05,000 It's time to see this melt up and see how much gold is in there. 881 00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:14,000 But to smelt the gold, it must first be heated to over 1,064 degrees Celsius. 882 00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:17,000 Oh, this is always exciting this bit. 883 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:20,000 Make sure you line this up. 884 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:23,000 Take it straight up. 885 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:35,000 That's nearly able to float the miles. It's a pretty good sign. 886 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:36,000 Alright. 887 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:51,000 That's got some weight to it. I'm telling you now. 888 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,000 I hope this surprises the boys. 889 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:05,000 Thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate it. 890 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,000 I mean, there's a big deal on the table. 891 00:39:07,000 --> 00:39:10,000 This would possibly affect me and Wendy for the rest of their lives. 892 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:13,000 What do you reckon we get away in done and then we'll have a bit of a chatter? 893 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:14,000 Okay. 894 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:17,000 Yes, let's see. 895 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:21,000 Bloody nice. 896 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:23,000 Oh, 1.2. 897 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:24,000 Is that all gold? 898 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:26,000 Yes, yes, it is. 899 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:31,000 Alright, come on. 900 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:34,000 I don't know if these scales are big enough. 901 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:38,000 Is there even gold in that? 902 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,000 Yes, that's loaded with gold. 903 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:41,000 Fair enough. 904 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,000 We're not over yet. 905 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:45,000 Check that one out. 906 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:46,000 What? 907 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:47,000 3.5 ounces. 908 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,000 Oh my God, that's so rip off. 909 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:50,000 17 grand? 910 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:51,000 Right there? 911 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:52,000 I don't take that every week. 912 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:55,000 But we're sort of working towards 10 ounces. 913 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:58,000 I don't really want to give up quite yet. 914 00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:01,000 And I've spoken to the guy and he's agreed to give us another week. 915 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,000 Oh, great deal. 916 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:06,000 But the question is, are you guys able to stay another week? 917 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,000 This is a huge decision. 918 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,000 You've got to feel right about it. 919 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:12,000 Yeah, I'm good to stay another week. 920 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,000 Really appreciate it. 921 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:16,000 But in light of your experience... 922 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:17,000 Yep. 923 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:18,000 I think you deserve... 924 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:19,000 There you go. 925 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:20,000 Reach in there. 926 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:24,000 Everyone can have one. 927 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:25,000 Here we go. 928 00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:26,000 This one won't buy you. 929 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:27,000 All right. 930 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:30,000 That's hilarious. 931 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:33,000 Yeah, it's a snake and you don't need to be scared of Alex. 932 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:44,000 All right, mate. 933 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:46,000 So I want to find out how we went first week. 934 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:47,000 What an epic week. 935 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:48,000 All right. 936 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,000 And just blown away by what I've seen. 937 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:54,000 We're on the mission to find gold in as many places as possible. 938 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:57,000 And I guess that's what Grant, the lease owner, is looking for. 939 00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:00,000 Yeah, to him, points of interest are worth more than gold and scales. 940 00:41:00,000 --> 00:41:01,000 Yep. 941 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:05,000 And for us, building that relationship in the long term, it's going to gain us so much more. 942 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:07,000 What do you reckon is in here? Feel it? Feel it? 943 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:12,000 Oh, I don't know, Kelly. I reckon you're going close to announcing that. 944 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:13,000 Ha ha ha. 945 00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:14,000 So hold up. 946 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,000 We haven't even discussed a target. 947 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:19,000 I'd be really happy if we could aim for something around the 10-ounce mark at least. 948 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:21,000 It doesn't sound like a huge number. 949 00:41:21,000 --> 00:41:23,000 But in today's prices, that's 50 grand. 950 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:27,000 It's a pretty nice place actually, if you ask me. 951 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:28,000 Yep. 952 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:30,000 All right, come on. Let's get it on there. 953 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:35,000 Oh, there's some nice bits in there, a bit of ironstone. 954 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:37,000 And the big one. 955 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:41,000 1.2-ounce. 956 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:42,000 Woohoo! 957 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:43,000 We just cracked six grand. 958 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:44,000 That's awesome. 959 00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:46,000 The man, we've got some gold there. 960 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:48,000 Grant's got some points of interest. 961 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:49,000 Mission accomplished. 962 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:55,000 Mate, we're going to start looking at some marks because Grant's asked us to explore that other lease. 963 00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:57,000 And it's not going to be easy to access. 964 00:41:57,000 --> 00:41:59,000 We're going even deeper into the territory, mate. 965 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:00,000 I'm looking forward to it. 966 00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:02,000 Bring it on. 967 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:03,000 Whew! 968 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:04,000 Ha ha ha. 969 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:11,000 A lot of people thought we were dreaming out of here, boys. 970 00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:13,000 But that dream is becoming a reality. 971 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:17,000 This is the most satisfying gold nugget that I've ever, ever got. 972 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:20,000 That's a $200,000 nugget. 973 00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:22,000 Caddo's paddock is delivering. 974 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:23,000 That's pretty good. 975 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:25,000 Well, on that note, let's get the rest on this. 976 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:27,000 What do you reckon? 977 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:30,000 51.2. 978 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:32,000 Caden, where are you going? 979 00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:33,000 Yeah, he's drawing it out. 980 00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:34,000 Come on. 981 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:35,000 What you've got, mate? 982 00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:37,000 Oh, here it is. 983 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:39,000 Let's go far. 984 00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:40,000 Wow! 985 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:42,000 Wow, wow, wow, wow, my boy. 986 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:44,000 You did it right there. 987 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:46,000 Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, my boy. 988 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:48,000 You did it right there, mate. 989 00:42:48,000 --> 00:42:50,000 That's about a 27-amp spit. 990 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:53,000 We've got 78.4. 991 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:57,000 That's about $200,000 worth of gold, boys. 992 00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:59,000 That's a good first way in, mate. 993 00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:01,000 Best start to a season ever, I reckon. 994 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:04,000 And just think about the gold price of $5,000 an ounce. 995 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:08,000 We had have weighed it in last year, $3,500 an ounce. 996 00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:11,000 That's like $120,000 difference. 997 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:12,000 That's crazy. 998 00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:14,000 We are making history. 999 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:18,000 There is no better time to be a gold miner than right now. 1000 00:43:18,000 --> 00:43:20,000 Let's see if we can double up the next weigh-in. 1001 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:22,000 Let's do it. 1002 00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:23,000 Let's do it. 1003 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:24,000 Proud of you, boys. 1004 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:25,000 Well done. 1005 00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:26,000 Woo! 1006 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:27,000 Ha-ha! 1007 00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:47,000 [MUSIC PLAYING]