Original subtitles

Narrator: AT THE START OF THIS SEASON,

A CRISIS HIT THE KLONDIKE...

...SENDING THREE MEN IN NEW DIRECTIONS.

WE DON'T HAVE A WATER LICENSE.

[BLEEP] EH?

Parker: WE'RE DEFINITELY UP AGAINST IT

WITH THESE LICENSING ISSUES.

WE REALLY RISK LEAVING GOLD IN THE GROUND.

IT'S A TREASURE HUNT.

IT'S GONNA BE A TREASURE HUNT.

Narrator: RICK NESS HEADED UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS

ON A HUNT FOR BIG NUGGETS.

HOLY [BLEEP]

THERE COULD BE A LIFE-CHANGING AMOUNT OF GOLD

IN THAT PILE BACK THERE.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL CONFRONTED THE REALITY

OF OWNING HIS OWN CLAIM.

WE HAVE TO MINE THE WHOLE PIECE OF GROUND OUT THIS SEASON.

THE WHOLE THING?

WE'VE NEVER FAILED A SEASON GOAL YET,

AND WE'RE NOT ABOUT TO START RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: AND TONY BEETS SHUT DOWN

HIS DREDGES AND ABANDONED HIS CLAIMS...

...AND TURNED TO HIS KIDS TO REBUILD HIS SEASON.

NOW ALL OVER THE YUKON, THE RACE IS ON...

...AS MINERS FIGHT...

GOLD!

...FOR THE LAST GOLD OF THE SEASON...

I GOT TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO BREAK EVEN.

Narrator: ...BEFORE THE BIG FREEZE

SHUTS THEM DOWN.

Parker: LET'S SEE WHERE WE END UP.

[ ALL CHEERING ]

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Narrator: RICK NESS' QUEST TO MAKE HIS FORTUNE

IN THE LEGENDARY HILLS ABOVE KENO CITY IS AT A STANDSTILL.

Rick: IT'S JUST IT AIN'T WORKING.

I KNOW THERE'S BIG GOLD HERE AT DUNCAN CREEK,

BUT THE GROUND JUST DOES NOT WANT TO GIVE IT UP.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT, AND I'M RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS HERE.

Narrator: IN THE SECOND YEAR OF RUNNING HIS OWN OPERATION,

RICK HAS RUN OUT OF PAY DIRT AND SHUT DOWN HIS ENTIRE OPERATION.

Kruse: ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE FIND OUT WE'RE DONE.

WE'RE NOT GETTING GOLD BONUSES. I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T LIKE GOING OUT LIKE THIS.

Narrator: SO FAR, RICK HAS ONLY MINED 480 OUNCES OF GOLD,

NOT EVEN ENOUGH TO COVER HIS EXPENSES,

BUT THE SEASON ISN'T OVER UNTIL THE WATER SUPPLY FREEZES.

AND RICK HAS ONE FINAL HAIL MARY.

WE FELL SHORT OF OUR 500-OUNCE BREAK-EVEN POINT FOR THE SEASON,

AND AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, I'M GOING HOME BROKE,

AND I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.

SO I'M GOING TO TALK TO A FRIEND,

SEE IF HE'S GOT ANY GROUND TO MINE.

IT MIGHT JUST SAVE OUR SEASON.

♪♪

Troy: COME ON IN, RICK.

THANKS, TROY.

GOT TO HAVE YOU DOWN MORE OFTEN.

YEAH.

I ALWAYS MEAN TO GET OUT MORE OFTEN, BUT IT NEVER HAPPENS.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

DAMN MINING GETS IN THE WAY, RIGHT?

IT'S A NICE PLACE, MAN. I LOVE IT.

BEEN HERE OVER 40 YEARS NOW, SO IT'S OUR HOME.

YEAH.

SO, RICK, HOW'D IT GO THIS YEAR?

IT'S BEEN A ROUGH ONE, NOT GONNA LIE ABOUT THAT.

WELL, WE'VE BEEN THERE.

WE'VE HAD SOME TOUGH YEARS, SO I KNOW HOW IT FEELS.

THIS WAS A FIRST FOR ME THIS YEAR.

I'VE NEVER COME TO THE END OF A SEASON AND RAN OUT OF PAY.

I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T HIT OUR BREAK-EVEN POINT.

CAN'T BEAT YOURSELF UP.

IF THE GOLD IS NOT THERE, IT'S NOT THERE.

YOU JUST DO THE BEST YOU CAN.

LOOK LIKE YOU'RE VERY THOROUGH.

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU THINK THAT BECAUSE I CAME UP HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KIND OF TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

HMM.

I KNOW THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED THAT YOU DO HAVE

A LOT OF GROUND UP HERE.

YEAH, WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF GROUND.

YEAH.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE FINISHED YET.

SO WHAT WOULD YOU THINK ABOUT ME COMING HERE YET THIS FALL,

MAYBE LETTING US MINE SOME OF YOUR GROUND HERE?

WE'RE DONE FOR THE SEASON, SO IT'S GOOD TIMING

IF YOU WANT TO HAMMER OUT A FEW YARDS.

YEAH. IT'S FINE WITH US.

DO YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF FIGURES OR ANYTHING?

YEAH, FOR SURE.

WE'VE GOT SOME REALLY SHALLOW GROUND,

BUT THE SHALLOW GROUND IS NOT VERY GOOD PAY,

SO THE BETTER GROUND IS THE DEEPER GROUND.

OKAY.

IF WE COULD WORK OUT A ROYALTY THING OR SOMETHING...

10% WORK FOR YOU?

YEAH, THAT WORKS FOR ME.

I THINK WE'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, MAN. I'M EXCITED.

I'M GONNA GO BACK RIGHT NOW.

I'M GONNA TELL MY GUYS AND GET SOME EQUIPMENT MOBILIZED.

GREAT TO HAVE YOU DOWN HERE.

AWESOME. SOUNDS GOOD.

APPRECIATE IT, TROY.RIGHT ON. LET'S DO IT.

Narrator: THE LAND RICK HAS LEASED IS DEEP AND UNPROVEN,

BUT IT'S HIS ONLY SHOT AT REDEMPTION.

Rick: GUYS.

WELL, I GUESS YOU GUYS ARE WONDERING WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

THE REALITY IS SETTING IN IS THAT WE'RE DONE

AT DUNCAN CREEK THIS YEAR,

AND IT'S NOT FAIR FOR YOU GUYS TO SUFFER FOR THAT.

I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T HIT OUR BREAK-EVEN POINT YET,

OUR 500 OUNCES.

I TAKE THAT PERSONAL, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS, TOO,

BUT FOR ME, I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU GUYS GO HOME

WITHOUT A GOLD BONUS.

SO I MADE A DEAL WITH TROY.

IT'S ANOTHER SWING FOR THE FENCES LATE IN THE GAME HERE,

BUT HE SAID HE'S GOT SOME GROUND WE CAN MINE FOR 10% ROYALTY.

IT'S DECENT GROUND.

ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, SO...

Kruse: BEEN SPINNING OUR WHEELS ALL SUMMER.

IT'D BE NICE TO FINISH ON A HIGH NOTE.

I AGREE.

I MEAN, GOT A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

WELL, SHOULD WE GET AFTER IT?

-YEAH. -LET'S GET AFTER IT.

SWEET. [ WHISTLES ]

LET'S GO, YOU [BLEEP]

[ HORN HONKING ]

♪♪

♪♪

IT'S AWFULLY LATE IN THE SEASON

TO BE TRYING TO START SOMEWHERE NEW.

IT'S PROBABLY EVEN RIDICULOUS, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

I GOT TO PULL OUT THE STOPS. I GOT TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES

BECAUSE IF I'M GONNA HAVE ANY CHANCE AT BREAKING EVEN

AND BEING ABLE TO COME BACK NEXT YEAR,

I GOT TO HAVE A PLAN.

ALRIGHT, BOYS.

LET'S GET THE GEAR BACK HERE, START STRIPPING.

♪♪

Narrator: TROY HAS THROWN RICK A LIFELINE, BUT THERE'S A CATCH.

TO GET DOWN TO PAY, THEY'LL HAVE TO REMOVE

UP TO 30 FEET OF OVERBURDEN.

WE MIGHT ONLY GET A SMALL PIECE OF GROUND OPEN TO THE PAY,

BUT IF IT PAYS REALLY WELL, IT'LL BE WORTH IT.

I JUST HOPE WE GET DOWN TO PAY BEFORE WINTER HITS.

♪♪

♪♪

THE BATTLE IS ON NOW.

I WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BE IN SUCH A BIG RUSH,

BUT WE HAVE A [BLEEP] TON OF GROUND

TO GET THROUGH DOWN THERE.

Narrator: 25-YEAR-OLD PARKER SCHNABEL

IS ON THE BRINK OF REALIZING HIS SEASON GOAL

TO MINE OUT THE FIRST CLAIM HE'S EVER OWNED

IN JUST ONE YEAR.

NOW, WITH WINTER CLOSING IN,

HE HAS AROUND 10 DAYS TO MINE AN ENTIRE CUT -- THE RED ZONE.

HI, GUYS. HOW'S IT GOING?

STARTING TO GET A LITTLE CHILLY OUT.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOUR BREATH,

BUT I SHOULD'VE FIGURED IT'S JUST A CIGAR.

Doumitt: IT'LL HAPPEN IN JULY, TOO.

SO ALL WE'VE REALLY GOT LEFT IS THE RED ZONE BACK HERE, HUH,

BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY THE ONLY PIECE THAT WE'VE LEFT BEHIND.

IT'S DEFINITELY THE LAST REMAINING

PIECE OF GOOD GROUND HERE.

YEAH.

IT'S A LOT OF GROUND TO GET THROUGH.

YEAH, LOT OF SLUICING, AND I DON'T INTEND

ON LEAVING ANY GOLD IN THE GROUND.

SO HOW'S IT LOOKING IN THE GOLD ROOM?

Doumitt: BANGING RIGHT ALONG.

IN FACT, THERE'S A CHANCE WE MIGHT EVEN MATCH

LAST YEAR'S TOTAL.

WE'RE STILL ABOUT 940 OUNCES

UNDERNEATH WHERE WE FINISHED LAST SEASON AT.

Brennan: NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THERE.

OH, YEAH.

WELL, LET'S GO CRANK SOME WASH PLANTS UP

AND FINISH THIS GROUND OFF WHILE WE STILL HAVE SLUICING WEATHER.

-YEAH. SOUNDS GOOD. -THANKS, GUYS!

YOU BETCHA.

♪♪

Narrator: AT 115 ACRES, PARKER'S CLAIM

IS THE SIZE OF 90 CITY BLOCKS.

70% IS EITHER MINED OUT

OR HAS TOO LITTLE GOLD TO BE WORTH MINING.

PARKER STARTED THIS YEAR AT THE CLUSTER CUT,

MOVED ON TO THE CRATER CUT,

AND LAST WEEK HE FINISHED DEATH VALLEY.

THE AREA HE'S DUBBED THE RED ZONE

IS THE LAST CUT HE HAS LEFT TO MINE.

STARTING RIGHT NOW, THE RACE IS ON.

Narrator: PARKER IS NEARLY 1,000 OUNCES SHORT

OF LAST YEAR'S RECORD-BREAKING HAUL.

HE STRATEGICALLY LEFT THE RED ZONE TO LAST

AS IT'S LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO BIG RED AND SLUICIFER.

I'M GONNA DIG THIS BIT OF PAY UP QUICK!

YEAH, FOR SURE.

BRENNAN CAN PILE PAY DIRT RIGHT BESIDE THE HOPPER FEEDERS,

CUTTING DOWN THE TIME IT TAKES GETTING TO THE WASH PLANTS.

Brennan: IT'S ALL RESTING ON MY SHOULDERS RIGHT NOW.

I'M THE GUY DIGGING THE PAY HERE.

WE NEED TO GET THROUGH ALL THIS GROUND

BEFORE THE WEATHER FREEZES US OUT OF HERE.

Narrator: LOADER OPERATOR BREE WORKS IN TANDEM WITH BRENNAN

TO FEED THE TWO PLANTS.

Bree: IT'S CRAZY WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.

LIKE, BRENNAN IS THROWING IT UP

WHILE I'M RUNNING IT TO THE PLANT.

THIS REALLY IS THE FINAL PUSH TO THE END.

Narrator: BUT THE EXTRA SPEED COMES AT A COST.

WITH THE EQUIPMENT PACKED TOGETHER IN SUCH A SMALL SPACE,

ALL OF THE OPERATORS HAVE TO BE IN PERFECT SYNC.

Brennan: IT'S INSANE DOWN HERE.

GOT EVERYONE GOING LIKE CRAZY TRYING TO KEEP THE PLANTS FED.

VERY CHAOTIC AND TIGHT DOWN HERE.

Mitch: SUCH A GOOD FEELING HERE

TO JUST BE DOWN HERE AT THE RED ZONE,

AND THIS IS ALL THAT'S LEFT IS JUST THIS LITTLE SQUARE

RIGHT HERE.

AND IF THERE'S GOOD GOLD IN IT,

WE GOT A SHOT AT BEATING WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

YOU KNOW, NO SNOW ON THE GROUND,

SO IT'S A REAL COOL THING WHEN YOU GET ALL DONE WITH IT.

AARON, GET YOUR TRUCK OUT OF THE WAY, MAN.

[ HORN HONKING ]

AARON, ROLL IT, BUDDY.

GET THAT THING MOVED OUT OF THE WAY.

I'M [BLEEP] STUCK HERE, DUDE.

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO!

SHE AIN'T [BLEEP] MOVING, BUDDY!

I PUT HER IN GEAR!

Narrator: AARON'S TRUCK IS BLOCKING THE WAY TO BIG RED.

MOVE THE [BLEEP] TRUCK!

Mitch: HEY! WHAT'S THE DEAL?

I DON'T KNOW, MAN. SHE WON'T [BLEEP] BUDGE.

I GOT NO DRIVE.

RIGHT IN THE [BLEEP] WAY.

HEY! HEY!

Narrator: IF THEY RUN THE PLANT WITH NO PAY,

EXCESS WATER WILL WASH GOLD

OUT OF THE SLUICES INTO THE TAILINGS.

COME ON.

Mitch: HEY!

SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH AARON'S TRUCK.

JUST [BLEEP] PUSH IT OUT OF THE WAY, MAN.

I WAS WONDERING WHY HE'S [BLEEP] STOP.

♪♪

LET'S GET THAT TRUCK OUT OF THE WAY

AND GET SOME MATERIAL BACK IN IT.

HANG ON! HANG ON! I GOT THE...

HEY!YEAH! WE'RE TRYING TO...

HEY! PUT IT IN NEUTRAL!

SHE'S IN NEUTRAL!

HEY, DON'T RIP THE [BLEEP] TAILGATE OFF OF IT!

COME ON! LET'S GO!

♪♪

Brennan: HE'S HOLDING UP PRODUCTION

FROM GETTING THIS [BLEEP] FINISHED.

Man: HEY, BREE. BE READY WITH A SCOOP.

GET IT OUT OF THE WAY!

HEY, YOU GUYS NEED TO MOVE!

GET OUT OF THE WAY!

[BLEEP] SAKES, MAN.

YOU GOT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRUCK HERE

TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

MOST IMPORTANT THING IS, IT'S OUT OF THE WAY HERE,

SO BREE CAN KEEP FEEDING THE PLANTS!

WE'RE GONNA FINISH THIS THING UP!

GOOD TO GO!

AH, I DID NOT NEED THAT BULL [BLEEP] TODAY.

♪♪

THESE TRUCKS GO THROUGH A LOT OUT HERE.

BY THE SOUNDS OF IT, PROBABLY LOST ONE OF THE GEARS.

EVERYTHING IS WORE OUT. IT'S TIRED.

IT ALL NEEDS WORK.

THAT ONE DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT.

Narrator: MITCH'S QUICK THINKING KEEPS THE CREW IN THE GAME,

CHASING THEIR BIGGEST GOLD TOTAL EVER

UNTIL WINTER FREEZES THEM OUT.

Mitch: IT'S BEEN A HELL OF A SEASON,

BUT WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET HERE

BECAUSE WE STILL GOT SOME DIRT TO GET THROUGH,

AND WE'RE GONNA TRY AND GET THROUGH THESE WASH PLANTS.

♪♪

Monica: HELLO.

WHILE I'M HERE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST [BLEEP] TIRED OF EVERYTHING,

AND, I MEAN, LET'S MAKE IT A STRONG FINISH, WILL YOU?

ALL OUR BILLS ARE PAID.

Mike: YEP, LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.

I'LL JUST FINISH MY DRINK.

Kevin: LET'S DO THIS.

Narrator: AT THE START OF THE SEASON,

THE KING OF THE KLONDIKE, TONY BEETS,

WAS FORCED TO ABANDON HIS INDIAN RIVER CLAIM,

BUT DESPITE THIS DISASTROUS BEGINNING,

HE SUCCEEDED IN BREAKING EVEN LAST WEEK.

NOW WITH JUST DAYS LEFT BEFORE WINTER,

HIS KIDS ARE GOING ALL OUT TO MAKE HIM A PROFIT.

GIVE ME POWER!

MIKE AND KEVIN TEAM UP ON THE MEGACUT.

NO MATTER HOW THE YEAR GOES, IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO END THE SAME,

MAD STRUGGLE IN THE [BLEEP] COLD.

♪ BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH ♪

Narrator: AND DOWN IN THE HUNKER CUT,

MONICA WORKS WITH FRIEND RUBY TO SLUICE THE LAST

OF HER STOCKPILED PAY DIRT BEFORE IT FREEZES.

Monica: HOP TO IT.

WHAT?

SWING, SWING, SWING, SWING, SWING.

CALM DOWN, MAN.

I CAN ONLY FEED THIS [BLEEP] THING SO FAST.

Narrator: WITH ONLY ONE PERSON HELPING HER RUN THE KIWI PLANT,

MONICA IS STRUGGLING TO GET UP TO FULL SPEED.

Monica: I PUSH DIRT UP WITH THE 10,

AND THEN USUALLY I'LL DO, LIKE, A LITTLE WALK-AROUND,

MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS HUNKY-DORY.

USUALLY NOT BUILT UP THAT MUCH.

SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS BIG OF ROCKS IN HERE!

THERE MUST BE A HOLE!

RIGHT [BLEEP] THERE.

HEY, RUBY. DO YOU COPY? QUIT LOADING.

OH [BLEEP]

DAMN IT! HEY, KEVIN.

DO YOU COPY, KEVIN?

GO FOR KEVIN.

I HAVE A HOLE IN MY TROMMEL.

I'VE GOT ROCKS IN MY RUN.

I'LL HEAD DOWN. I'LL HEAD DOWN.

Narrator: THE HOLE IN THE TROMMEL IS ALLOWING SMALL ROCKS

AND GRAVEL INTO THE SLUICE RUNS,

FILLING THE RIFFLES AND DISRUPTING THE FLOW OF WATER

AND CAUSING GOLD TO WASH OUT INTO THE TAILINGS.

THANK [BLEEP] THIS GUY IS FINALLY SHOWING UP.

YEAH.

HOPEFULLY HE COULD FIX IT FASTER THAN HE DRIVES.

-HOLA. -HEY.

WHAT YOU BREAK?

THERE'S A HOLE IN THE TROMMEL.

LET'S GO SEE.

I MEAN, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. WE DID A PATCH THERE.

IT'S JUST NOW IT'S THIS CHUNK'S TURN.

THESE TWO MIDDLE CHUTES HAD NOTHING COMING OUT.

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GO INSIDE.

LIKE, UNDERNEATH?

UNDERNEATH THE TROMMEL.

YEP, I KNOW.

WE'LL DO 14 TO BE SAFE.

LOOKS LIKE A SMALL PROBLEM, BUT YOU GOT TO [BLEEP] FIX IT.

Narrator: WHILE KEVIN GOES TO FETCH

A PUNCH PLATE TO COVER THE HOLE,

MONICA AND RUBY PICK OUT STONES FROM THE RUNS INSIDE THE PLANT

SO THE WATER WILL FLOW EVENLY ONCE THE TROMMEL IS FIXED.

SO ROCKS THIS SIZE AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE.

LET'S GO, KEVIN. TIME IS MONEY.

OKAY. EVERYBODY READY FOR SOME NOISE?

[ POUNDING ]

BEAUTIFUL. PASS UP THAT PLATE.

GET A BOLT IN. OH.

WATCH YOUR EARS.

UGH [BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]

READY? -YEP.

[ DRILL WHIRRING ]

THERE WE GO. BEAUTIFUL.

OH [BLEEP]

THE PLANT IS GONNA NEED A LOT OF WORK SOON.

IT'S ALL GETTING WORN THIN, AND EVENTUALLY WE'RE GONNA

HAVE TO RESKIN THE INSIDE OF THIS TROMMEL ENTIRELY.

SO WE'RE JUST DOING A QUICK FIX SO WE MAKE IT

TO THE END OF THE SEASON, EH, KEVIN?

NEXT-YEAR PROBLEM.LET'S GO!

FIRE IT UP!

♪♪

♪♪

ALRIGHT. LET'S GET SLUICING AGAIN.

I'M REALLY HAPPY WE WERE ABLE TO BOLT THAT UP QUICK.

WE WERE DOWN, WHAT, HALF-HOUR IF THAT?

GOOD ENOUGH.SO YOU'RE GOOD TO...

GO? [BLEEP]

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO!

THANK YOU!

Narrator: KEVIN RETURNS TO PUSH DIRT FOR MIKE

WHILE MONICA AND RUBY

GET BACK TO CHASING HUNKER CREEK GOLD.

SUPER GREAT TO BE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.

HOPEFULLY NOTHING ELSE HAPPENS.

WE SHOULD BE ALL GOOD.

♪♪

♪♪

Rick: IF I'M BEING HONEST,

WE ALMOST PRETTY MUCH WENT ALL SEASON

WITHOUT ONE REALLY GOOD CLEANUP.

I MEAN, REALLY THERE WAS NONE.

Narrator: RICK NESS IS FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL.

HE'S GAMBLED ON MOVING HIS OPERATION

5 MILES DOWN THE MOUNTAIN TO NEIGHBOR TROY'S GROUND

IN A DESPERATE EFFORT TO FIND PAY DIRT RICH ENOUGH

TO END HIS SEASON WITH A PROFIT.

Rick: NOW IT'S JUST ABOUT TRYING TO BREAK EVEN, YOU KNOW,

AND IF I CAN GET THE 500 OUNCES,

BREAKING EVEN FOR ME MEANS THAT, YOU KNOW,

I CAN PAY MY BILLS AND SEND MY GUYS HOME WITH GOLD.

Narrator: RICK IS BURNING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF FUEL

A DAY HUNTING FOR GOLD ON UNFAMILIAR GROUND.

Zee: I'M ALL FOR GIVING IT A SUPER GOOD EFFORT.

I JUST WORRY.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COST IS JUST TO GET TO THE PAY.

WE ALL HOPE THIS GAMBLE THAT RICK IS TAKING

IS GONNA PAY OFF.

IF WE CAN FIND SOMETHING TO GET US PAST

THAT BREAK-EVEN POINT PRETTY MUCH MEANS A GOLD BONUS OR NOT.

Narrator: BUT AFTER TWO DAYS,

THEY STILL HAVEN'T REACHED PAY DIRT.

IT IS TAKING A LITTLE LONGER THAN I'D HOPED,

BUT THIS EXCAVATOR IS AWFULLY SMALL.

IF I HAD MY 700 HERE, 4 OR 5 BUCKETS

FILLS ONE OF THESE ROCK TRUCKS, YOU KNOW?

THIS MACHINE TAKES 12 OR 14.

WE ALL THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BE

HAULING PAY QUICKER THAN WHAT WE HAVE.

Narrator: AFTER DIGGING DOWN 20 FEET,

RICK AND GENE GO IN TO INSPECT THE DIRT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THERE, GENE?

I THINK WE'RE DOWN TO THE PAY LAYER HERE

FROM WHAT LOOKS LIKE.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.

JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, I GUESS.

JUST FEELS DIFFERENT DIGGING IT.

KIND OF FEEL THE ROCKS CHATTERING OFF THE TEETH.

DEFINITELY GOT A LOT MORE BIG ROCKS IN IT AND STUFF.

YEAH.

I LIKE THAT, SHOULD GIVE US SOME ANSWERS.

THAT WATER LOOKS COLD.

YEAH, LOOKS A LITTLE CHILLY.

♪♪

Rick: THIS PAN RIGHT HERE COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN ME GOING HOME BROKE OR NOT.

♪♪

♪♪

Rick: THERE'S GOLD IN IT.

Gene: THERE'S SOME COLOR IN IT. IT'S A GOOD SIGN.

WELL, LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO ME, GENE.

YEAH.GET THAT PAY TO THE PLANT.

SOUNDS GOOD.

HELL YEAH, GOLD IN THE PAN.

Narrator: AT LAST, THEY CAN START HAULING PAY TO THE PLANT.

Kruse: AH, WE'RE GOOD AT THIS.

TAKING QUITE A BIT LONGER THAN I THINK ANYBODY EXPECTED,

BUT ONCE WE GET THIS DIRT OVER TO THAT PLANT,

SHOULD BE SMOOTH SAILING.

I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT.

WE CERTAINLY LUCKED OUT WITH THE WEATHER

AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE KIND YUKON NEIGHBORS.

MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO SCROUNGE UP

WHAT WE NEED TO FINISH THE SEASON STRONG.

SO YOU GUYS READY?

LET'S GO. START IT UP!

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

Narrator: RICK FIRES UP TROY'S OLD WASH PLANT.

HE'S STILL 20 OUNCES SHORT OF BREAKING EVEN.

THERE SHE GOES.

IF THIS LAST-DITCH EFFORT PAYS OFF,

HE COULD SAVE HIS SEASON

AND SEND HIS CREW HOME WITH MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS.

WE GOT IT!

LET'S GO!

♪♪

♪♪

Parker: EVERYBODY DOWN HERE HAVE JUST BEEN SLAVES

TO THESE WASH PLANTS ALL SUMMER LONG.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS CHASING HIS BEST SEASON EVER

AND NEEDS TO BANK MORE THAN 900 OUNCES FROM HIS FINAL CUT,

THE RED ZONE, BEFORE WINTER FREEZES HIM OUT.

Brennan: EVERYONE HERE IS GETTING TIRED.

WE'RE BUSTING OUT OVER 500 YARDS AN HOUR,

BUT THERE IS NOT MUCH DIRT LEFT.

[ WARBLES LIKE CHEWBACCA ]

WE'RE AT 10% OR LESS OF WHAT WE HAVE LEFT TO MINE HERE.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, OVER 6,000 OUNCES,

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN BEAT WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR.

IT'S GONNA BE CUTTING HER PRETTY CLOSE.

♪♪

Narrator: WHILE HIS CREW CHURNS THROUGH PAY DIRT,

PARKER HEADS UP THE VALLEY.

I GOT TO GO SEE OUR NEIGHBOR.

THAT'S THE GUY THAT WE BOUGHT THE GROUND FROM.

[ SIGHS ]

SOMEBODY IS ALWAYS UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING.

HOPEFULLY IT'S NOTHING BAD.

IT COULD JUST BE HE NEEDS A [BLEEP] CUP OF SUGAR.

WE'LL SEE WHAT IT IS.

CAN YOU JUST STAY HERE?

HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE ON CAMERA.

♪♪

♪♪

[BLEEP]

[ SIGHS ]

[BLEEP] WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

♪♪

HEY, GUYS.Mitch: WHAT'S HAPPENING?

OH, WE GOT A BIT OF A FLAG ON THE PLAY.

AND?

WELL, I JUST TALKED TO OUR NEIGHBOR,

THE ONE THAT HAS THE WATER LICENSE ON THIS GROUND,

AND IT EXPIRES IN JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.

BUT WHEN I BOUGHT THE GROUND,

OUR AGREEMENT FOR IT ONLY GOES TILL THE END OF THIS MONTH,

AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT IT'D BE AN ISSUE

WITH EXTENDING IT UNTIL IT EXPIRED.

IT WAS A PRETTY WEIRD CONVERSATION.

HE SAID, "YOU KNOW, THOSE NICE, SHINY GOLD BARS

THAT I SEE YOU POUR ON TV, I WANT ONE OF THEM."

HUH, THAT'S A [BLEEP] JOKE.

IT'S A REALLY [BLEEP] SITUATION.

SO BETTER GET OUR ASS IN GEAR

AND GET EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE HERE.

YEAH. WE'VE ONLY GOT ONE SHOT AT THIS,

AND THEN, AFTER THAT, THERE'S NO MORE SLUICING.

IT'S ALL GETTING LEFT BEHIND.

MAYBE NEXT TIME YOU FIND US A LITTLE NICER NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE'RE IN THE GHETTO RIGHT NOW.

WE'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.

IT'S EASY FOR ME TO GET UPSET AT OUR NEIGHBOR

THAT HAS THE LICENSE HERE, BUT REALLY THIS IS ON ME.

HE'S GOT EVERY RIGHT TO ASK FOR HOWEVER MUCH MONEY HE WANTS.

IT'S GIVEN OUR SEASON A PRETTY HARD DEADLINE,

AND, LIKE, MY ONE JOB IF NOTHING ELSE IS TO MAKE SURE

WE HAVE ALL OUR PAPERWORK IN ORDER AND ARE LEGAL.

SO PRETTY DISAPPOINTED WITH MYSELF WITH THAT.

Narrator: NOW THE TEAM HAS JUST 48 HOURS TO SLUICE PAY DIRT

THAT SHOULD TAKE OVER A WEEK.

Brennan: I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT OUR NEIGHBOR WON'T EVEN

[BLEEP] PLAY BALL WITH US.

HE'S THE GUY WITH THE WATER LICENSE, NOT US.

HE CALLS THE SHOTS AT THE END OF THE DAY.

♪♪

♪♪

THERE'S NO FLASHY GOLD IN SIGHT ANYMORE.

MY HOUSE, EVERYTHING I OWN IS ON THE LINE.

Narrator: RICK NESS IS ROLLING THE DICE.

FINALLY ON THE GOLD, HE'S GOT HIS CREW RUNNING PAY DIRT

FROM THEIR NEW CUT ON HIS NEIGHBOR'S GROUND

IN THE HOPE OF TURNING A PROFIT.

OUR GOLD BONUS IS KIND OF IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW.

I MIGHT HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK WHEN I GET HOME.

♪♪

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE WEATHER IS GONNA TURN AROUND HERE.

I DEFINITELY GOT THE FEELING WE'RE GONNA WAKE UP

ONE MORNING TO SNOW ON THE GROUND.

♪♪

Zee: I FORESEE A GOOD REST OF THE DAY, JUST RUNNING IT,

TRYING TO HONE THE PLANT WITH SOME DIRT.

GENE, YOU GOT A COPY?

ANYONE GET AHOLD OF GENE?

WHAT THE [BLEEP] HAPPENED?

Gene: [BLEEP] [BLEEP]

♪♪

Zee: GENE!

WHAT THE [BLEEP] GENE?

Gene: [BLEEP] [BLEEP]

Narrator: GENE CHEESEMAN IS A 1/4-CENTURY MINING VETERAN

AND GOLD-RECOVERY LEGEND.

HIS TRUCK HAS SLID OFF THE SOFT EDGE OF A BERM,

AND HE'S NOT HAPPY.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

I PARKED IT THERE.

WASN'T REALLY A MISTAKE.

I PARKED IT THERE.

NOTHING REALLY TO SEE.

I COULD PROBABLY DRIVE OUT OF THERE.

Narrator: EVERY MINUTE THEY'RE DOWN

MEANS LESS GOLD.

Gene: [BLEEP] LIKE A BUNCH OF [BLEEP] VULTURES.

GET OUT OF THE [BLEEP] WAY.

Zee: OUR PLAN WAS TO USE ALL THOSE COARSE TAILINGS

TO ACTUALLY WIDEN THE ROAD,

SO WE JUST DIDN'T GET IT WIDE ENOUGH IN TIME.

♪♪

Zee: STOP!

[BLEEP]

NOTHING.

I DON'T TRUST THAT...NO, I DON'T LIKE IT.

...THING. IT'S...

WE TRIED HOOKING IT UP TO THE FRONT OF THE LOADER HERE,

BUT THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH POWER TO PULL IT OVER.

THE LOADER JUST DOESN'T HAVE IT.

Narrator: THE ONLY MACHINE ON-SITE STRONG ENOUGH

TO RESCUE GENE'S TRUCK IS THE EXCAVATOR,

BUT THAT'S LOADING THE PLANT.

Rick: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

Gene: I TRYING TO DUMP OFF THE SIDE HERE,

AND IT'S JUST SOFT SHOULDER, SO FRONT WHEEL SUNK IN

AND JUST STOPPED BEFORE IT WENT ANY FURTHER.

Narrator: THERE'S NO OTHER OPTION

BUT TO SHUT DOWN THE PLANT

SO THE EXCAVATOR CAN RESCUE GENE'S TRUCK.

Gene: I DON'T WANT TO SHUT DOWN,

BUT I'M GONNA GET THIS TRUCK OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,

AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND START RUNNING AGAIN.

♪♪

Rick: HEY, GENE!

OKAY.

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BACK UP, BUT I'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

YEAH.

♪♪

[BLEEP]

NO, DON'T GO. DON'T GO. DON'T GO.

♪♪

♪♪

GENE HAS GOT IT.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: IT'S COST THEM AN HOUR'S DOWNTIME,

BUT GENE'S TRUCK IS SAFE,

AND RICK IS BACK SLUICING.

IT'S NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION, BUT I'LL GET OVER IT.

Zee: GENE HAS BEEN RUNNING THIS STUFF SINCE HE WAS 12,

SO KIND OF MAKES YOU REALIZE GENE IS HUMAN.

♪♪

♪♪

Mike: YOU KNOW, COMING TO THE END OF THE SEASON HERE.

GOT THIS TROMMEL RUNNING 24/7,

AIN'T GONNA STOP FOR NOTHING BUT A CLEANUP.

I'M GONNA RUN THE CREW HARD UNTIL THE END.

Narrator: MIKE BEETS STARTS HIS FOURTH SHIFT OF THE WEEK,

FEEDING THE PARADISE HILL TROMMEL

AT A MASSIVE 300 YARDS OF DIRT AN HOUR.

Mike: IT'S JUST A GIANT OLD PARTY.

Narrator: IN THE MEGA CUT ON TOP OF PARADISE HILL,

KEVIN IS WORKING THROUGH A MOUNTAIN OF PAY DIRT.

THE GOLD LAYER HERE CAN BE 40 FEET DEEP,

AND MIKE IS GOING TO RUN IT ALL.

Kevin: SO, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH

THE LAST LITTLE BIT.

WEATHER SUCKS. IT'S COLD.

IT'S MISERABLE, THE USUAL END-OF-SEASON FUN.

♪♪

HEY, KEVIN, DO YOU COPY?

KEVIN?

GO FOR KEVIN.

THE FEEDER IS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE.

CAN YOU HAVE A GO LOOK AT IT FOR ME PLEASE?

YEAH. I'LL GO HAVE A LOOK.

♪♪

Narrator: THE BASE OF THE TROMMEL'S HOPPER FEEDER

IS IN A SHELTER UNDERNEATH THE PLANT.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

[BLEEP]

SHUT DOWN THE WATER. SHUT DOWN THE WATER, MIKE.

♪♪

Narrator: AT PARADISE HILL, KEVIN HAS DISCOVERED SMOKE

COMING OUT OF THE WASH PLANT.

SHUT DOWN THE WATER. SHUT DOWN THE WATER, MIKE.

TURN IT DOWN.

♪♪

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

THAT'S IT.

TONY AND JUAN, TONY AND JUAN. YOU GUYS GOT A COPY?

YEAH, CAN YOU COME TO THE FEEDER AT THE TROMMEL?

SOMETHING IS [BLEEP]

Mike: WHAT DID YOU BREAK?

-THAT THING WAS JIGGLING. -THAT'S NOT GOOD.

THERE WAS SMOKE. NO.

Narrator: TONY AND JUAN JOIN THEM

AT THE BASE OF THE HOPPER FEEDER

TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE.

MIKE HEARD A SOUND, SO I CAME IN THE BACK.

I SAW SMOKE, SO I MAYBE KIND OF PANICKED

AND SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.

THOSE ARE FINE. I LOOKED AT THOSE.

YEAH.

Juan: WHERE WAS THE SMOKE COMING FROM, KEVIN?

HONESTLY, NEAR THE BACK.

I THOUGHT I SAW SOME IN THE FRONT, TOO.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING UP HERE, WALKING THE PATHS.

OH [BLEEP] THAT'S HOT.

OH, DON'T TELL ME THAT.

OH [BLEEP]

THAT BEARING IS FRICKING HOT, GUYS.

SHOULD WE BUMP HER REAL QUICK, SEE WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE?

HEY, KEVIN. LET'S GO AHEAD AND BUMP THIS THING.

LET'S SEE WHAT IT DOES.

RIGHTY-O. HERE SHE GOES.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

OH [BLEEP]

HAVE THIS WHOLE HOUSING STARTING TO TWIST A LITTLE BIT.

WE'RE BUMPING IT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S [BLEEP]

I MEAN, WE KNOW IT'S HOT.

WE CAN SMELL IT.

BUT IF WE SEE THAT IT'S NOT [BLEEP] TURNING,

THEN YOU'RE [BLEEP]

HEY, KEVIN, CAN YOU BUMP IT A LITTLE LESS,

JUST REAL, REAL QUICK?

THAT'S DONE.

THAT WHOLE BEARING IS SEIZED, TONY.

IT WANTS TO PULL THAT WHOLE HOUSING OUT.

Narrator: AT ONE END, THE HOPPER FEEDER BELT IS KEPT TENSIONED

BY A TAIL PULLEY.

THE BEARINGS HAVE SEIZED, CREATING FRICTION

AND ENOUGH HEAT TO CAUSE THE GREASE TO START SMOKING.

HOW'D IT LOOK?

Juan: IT PROBABLY SEIZED.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAW,

AND THEN YOU SAW THE BELT SLIPPING.

SO HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE TO GET THE PART AND GET HER FIXED?

BECAUSE I KNOW IT ONLY TAKES ABOUT A DAY TO PULL HER OUT.

THAT IS UNFORTUNATE.

[BLEEP]

[BLEEP]

[BLEEP] WAY FOR IT TO GO.

Narrator: EIGHT WEEKS AGO, TONY HAD ALL THREE KIDS

RUNNING THEIR OWN WASH PLANTS,

SLUICING A COLOSSAL 600 YARDS OF PAY DIRT AN HOUR.

NOW HE'S DOWN TO ONE PLANT, HIS SMALLEST,

WHICH CAN RUN JUST 100 YARDS AN HOUR.

ME, MY BROTHER AND MY SISTER ARE GONNA TRY

TO KEEP THAT PLANT RUNNING UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON.

Narrator: TO SQUEEZE EVERY LAST DIME OUT OF THE HUNKER CUT,

KEVIN AND MIKE HEAD STRAIGHT OVER TO HELP MONICA,

WHO'S RUNNING THE KIWI PLANT ALONE.

Monica: RUBY HAD TO LEAVE,

SO IT'S JUST ME AND THE DOGS DOWN HERE.

SO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, I'VE GOT TO STOP

AND GIVE MYSELF MORE DIRT.

SUCKS WHEN YOU'RE BY YOURSELF.

RELEASE THE HOUNDS!

-'SUP? -HI.

WHAT HAPPENED UP THERE?

THE BEARING SEIZED ON THE FEEDER.

COOL.

NO, IT WAS HOT, VERY, VERY HOT.

THAT'S [BLEEP] BUT I'VE BEEN DOWN HERE BY MYSELF,

WHICH IS DOABLE, BUT HELLA [BLEEP] SUCKS.

YEAH. SO IT'D BE GREAT

TO HAVE ONE OR TWO DOZER OPERATORS AROUND.

YEAH, I'LL RUN THE 10. I'LL FEED YOU SOME PAY.

I CAN HELP YOU WITH THOSE TAILINGS.

IT'D BE NICE. ALRIGHT.

I BETTER GET BACK ON THAT HOE.

YEP.

ALRIGHT. LET'S DO THIS THING, CHICKEN WINGS.

Narrator: WITH ALL THREE WORKING THE HUNKER CUT,

THE BEETS KIDS SHOULD BE ABLE

TO GET THROUGH THE REMAINING PAY DIRT.

♪♪

WE WORKED PRETTY DAMN HARD

TO GET WHAT PAY WE COULD OUT OF THE CUT.

IT'D BE NICE IF WE COULD END THE SEASON

BY HAVING SLUICED EVERYTHING.

Mike: CONSIDERING HOW MANY HEADACHES MY SISTER HAD

TRYING TO GET HER PLANT UP AND RUNNING,

IT IS NICE TO SEE THAT AT LEAST IT KEEPS RUNNING

UNTIL THE [BLEEP] END.

WE ALL STARTED THE SEASON WORKING ON THE KIWI PLANT.

IT'S KIND OF FITTING THAT WE'RE ALL GONNA

END UP HERE, TOO.

♪♪

♪♪

Brennan: IT'S CHAOS DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: FOR THE LAST 42 HOURS,

PARKER'S CREW HAS BEEN IN A PANIC,

WORKING 'ROUND THE CLOCK,

TRYING TO GET ALL THE GOLD OUT OF THE RED ZONE

TO BREAK LAST SEASON'S TOTAL

BEFORE THEIR WATER LICENSE EXPIRES AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

Tyson: I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL BE ABLE TO TOP THE LAST SEASON,

7,000 OUNCES.

IT'S A LOT OF GOLD.

IF WE DO, IT WILL BE A RECORD SEASON, THAT'S FOR SURE.

SO I JUST TURNED THE FEED RATE UP A BIT.

THAT'S THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS PLANT.

WHEN YOU NEED IT, IT'S GOT SOME CAPACITY FOR WASHING ROCKS.

♪♪

HEY, MITCH.

DUDE, I GOT TO GO.

SO I JUST TALKED TO HAILEY,

AND SHE JUST HAD HER DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT,

AND THEY'RE SAYING ANY DAY, MAN, SO...

YOU HAVE A CHILD IMMINENT.

YEAH, LIKE...YOU BETTER [BLEEP] GO.

SO I KNOW WE DON'T GOT MANY HOURS LEFT HERE, BUT...

OH, NO. NONE OF THIS IS WORTH

BEING IN THE DOGHOUSE IN THAT WAY.

YEAH.MITCH, HAVE A SAFE DRIVE.

THANKS, BUDDY. HAVE A GOOD ONE.

HONESTLY, MITCH.

I KNOW YOU'RE IN A RUSH,

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE HELP THIS SUMMER.

YEAH, NO PROBLEM, MAN.ALRIGHT.

THANKS FOR GIVING ME THE SHOT.

DUDE, IT'S BEEN UNBELIEVABLE.

YOU ARE A HELL OF A LEADER.

WELL, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

HAVE A SAFE DRIVE.SEE YOU NEXT YEAR, MAN.

THERE'S BIGGER THINGS IN LIFE THAN GOLD MINING,

AND THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THEM.

I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR MORE OF HIM.

Narrator: WHILE MITCH RACES TO GET BACK HOME,

THE CREW PUSHES ON WITHOUT HIM.

♪♪

Brennan: WE DON'T HAVE A WATER LICENSE COMING UP NEXT YEAR,

SO WE CAN'T LEAVE A SPECK OF PAY IN THE GROUND HERE.

Parker: HEY. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP.

WE'VE ONLY GOT ABOUT AN HOUR LEFT HERE.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO [BLEEP] WRAP UP IN A HURRY.

SOUNDS GOOD, MAN.

HAVE FUN.

OH, ALWAYS. YOU TOO.

Narrator: PARKER STILL HAS 500 YARDS TO GO,

AND IT'S ALREADY 11:00.

Parker: WE'RE JUST SO CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE HERE.

GOLD-WISE, WE'RE DAMN CLOSE TO WHERE WE WERE AT LAST YEAR.

♪♪

♪♪

Brennan: WE'RE DOWN TO THE LAST SCOOP OF PAY HERE.

OH, MAN.

THAT'S A GOOD FEELING. I'M TIRED.

IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

NICE COLD BEER AND HIT THE BED, MAN.

I'M BEAT.

♪♪

LAST ONE OF THE YEAR.

-OH, YEAH. -WHOO!

-YEAH! -YES!

YEAH! YEAH! WE'RE DONE.

WE'RE DONE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

♪♪

♪♪

HI, BOYS.

-HEY. -HEY.

WELL, HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME GOLD IN IT

BECAUSE WHAT A [BLEEP] FIGHT.

HOW MANY MORE [BLEEP] SANDWICHES YOU GONNA FEED US?

WE'RE FULL.

I GOT [BLEEP] IN MY TEETH.

I GOT [BLEEP] IN MY FACE.

YOU WANT ANOTHER [BLEEP] SANDWICH, MY FRIEND?

NO. I'M FULL.

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, EH?

WE WERE SCARED WE WOULD NEVER GET THROUGH IT THIS YEAR.

IT'S BEEN GREAT, HAVING YOU GUYS HERE.

YEAH, WHERE THE [BLEEP]

IS MY BROTHER FOREMAN, MITCHELL?

HE'S HAVING A BABY.

HOPEFULLY HE MAKES IT HOME, OR ELSE.

GOD, I HOPE SO.

PRETTY EXCITED FOR HIM.

-YEAH. -YEAH.

IT'S NICE TO FINISH OFF WHEN IT'S NOT MINUS 20 OUT.

YEAH, DON'T GET USED TO THAT.

YEAH.

NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE BACK TO ICICLES HANGING OFF WASH PLANTS.

-AW. -AW.

BOY, I'VE GOT TO GET SOMEONE PREGNANT.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Parker: ANYWAYS, WE FINISHED WITH NOT MUCH TIME TO SPARE,

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR STAYING IT LATE.

DOUMITT WILL CLEAN IT UP IN THE MORNING,

AND WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT WE'VE GOT.

HOPEFULLY THERE'S LOTS OF GOLD IN IT.

Narrator: FIVE YEARS AGO, PARKER'S GRANDPA

ADVISED HIM TO MINE HIS OWN LAND.

-I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING. -GOOD NIGHT, PARKER.

-THANKS, GUYS. -ANYTIME, BUDDY.

YOU GOT ANY BEERS?

Narrator: NOW IT'S TIME TO SEE

IF THAT DECISION WILL PAY OFF.

Parker: PRETTY SATISFYING TO BUY A PIECE OF GROUND

AND MINE IT AND MAKE MONEY DOING IT.

IT WASN'T WITHOUT ITS HEADACHES, BUT, UM...

YEAH, GOOD SEASON.

♪♪

♪♪

Parker: WE MINED SO MUCH AREA IN A YEAR.

YOU REALLY HAVE TO REPLACE THAT EVERY YEAR

IF YOU'RE GOING TO RUN A BUSINESS.

Narrator: THE MORNING AFTER SHUTDOWN,

PARKER SCHNABEL STARTS THINKING ABOUT NEXT SEASON.

HE SUCCEEDED IN MINING OUT HIS OWN GROUND,

BUT WITHOUT A CLAIM FOR NEXT YEAR,

HIS CREW WILL BE HOMELESS.

Parker: IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND GOOD GROUND.

SO RIGHT NOW, I'M HEADING OVER TO ADRIAN HOLLIS'.

HE'S BEEN A GREAT RESOURCE FOR US,

LIKE, MASSIVELY HELPED US OUT MINING MULTIPLE TIMES.

HE IS ONE OF THE SMARTEST GOLD MINERS UP HERE.

I'M HOPING TO TALK TO ADRIAN A BIT ABOUT WHAT GROUND

HE KNOWS OF THAT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE.

♪♪

HOW YOU DOING?WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

HOW YOU DOING, MATE?

JUST COMING TO SAY HI AND PICK YOUR BRAIN A LITTLE.

AH, GOOD MAN.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD.

YEAH. GOOD SEASON, YEAH.

GOOD.LOTS OF GOLD, LOTS OF FUN.

BOY, IT MUST BE A WHOLE DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE HERE.

YOU LIKE CHAOS, RIGHT?

I DO LIKE CHAOS. YEAH.

AND WE'VE GOT THAT.

YEAH, WELL, I'M GETTING OLDER, YOU SEE.

I LIKE THE TRANQUILITY BETTER.

YOU'VE GOT GOLD ON YOUR TABLE.

WE USE IT LIKE SALT.

WE HAVE GOLD-FLAVORED SANDWICHES.

I'M REALLY TRYING TO HUNT HARD FOR GROUND.

BOY, IT'S JUST... PICKINGS ARE SLIM, YOU KNOW?

WE'VE DONE A BUNCH OF DRILLING,

AND THEN I SPENT A DAY OUT

DOING SOME TESTING OUT ON BLACK HILLS.

WHAT WAS THE RESULT LIKE?

ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THAT'S WHY ALL THAT STUFF IS LEFT.

IT'S EITHER LEAN, OR IT'S 150 FEET DEEP.

I DON'T LIKE WHAT PROSPECTS ARE OUT THERE.

WELL, GO OFF TO AUSTRALIA,

AND YOU COULD LOOK OVER THERE IF YOU LIKE.

YEAH, I GUESS THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THE COLD TO WORRY ABOUT.

DO YOU THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES

WORTH EXPLORING OVER THERE?

WELL, ANYWHERE IT WAS EASY, THE GOLD IS ALREADY GONE.

SAME AS UP HERE, RIGHT?

EXACTLY THE SAME.

BUT THEY PRODUCE A LOT OF GOLD OVER THERE.

HUH. YOU'VE GOT ME THINKING.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO GO THIS WINTER.

WE'RE JUST GOING INTO THEIR SUMMER, RIGHT?

YEAH. YEAH.

YEAH, SO, YOU KNOW, BE A GOOD TIME

NOT TO BE GOING THERE, YOU KNOW.

THINK IT'S GONNA BE TOO HOT?

DO YOU LIKE 40 DEGREES HEAT?

LIKE 110.

THAT'S PRETTY HOT. OH.

YOU HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THE BIG BUGS AND SNAKES.

BECAUSE, MAN, THERE'S SOME ADVANTAGES.

LIKE, NOT HAVING PERMAFROST WOULD BE A BIG ONE.

MAN, I MIGHT GO TRY AND FIND SOME GROUND OVER THERE.

WELL, TALK TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE AND GET LOCAL KNOWLEDGE.

YEAH.

YOU CAN GO AND TALK TO THIS TED FELLOW.

I KNEW HIM BACK IN SCHOOL,

AND HE'S WANDERING AROUND OUT IN THE BUSH THERE.

I'LL GET AHOLD OF HIM HERE, AND YOU CAN GO AND TALK TO HIM.

OH, I SEE. IS HE A GOLD MINER?

YES, HE IS.

AWESOME. YEAH.

HAVING AN INSIDER IS REALLY HELPFUL.

THERE YOU GO.

ALTHOUGH, FOR ME, UP HERE, I DON'T KNOW THAT TONY BEETS

WAS THE RIGHT INSIDER TO HAVE,

BUT GOT US GOING ANYWAYS.

YEAH. OKAY.

WELL, I'LL TALK TO HIM,

AND THEN I'LL SEND YOU AN E-MAIL.

SWEET. AWESOME.

THANKS FOR DOING THAT, ADRIAN.YEAH, NOT A PROBLEM.

APPRECIATE IT. MY PLEASURE.

COME ANYTIME.

CHEERS.

IF ADRIAN HAS CONTACTS IN AUSTRALIA,

THAT MIGHT BE THE PLACE TO GO.

I KNOW THERE'S A HELL OF A LOT OF GOLD THERE

AND A LOT OF PRODUCTION,

SO IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA LOOK INTO.

♪♪

♪♪

Rick: THE WEATHER IS JUST GOING TO HELL.

TODAY IS GONNA SUCK.

Narrator: THE BIG FREEZE HAS HIT THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE KENO.

FOR MOST MINERS AT THIS ELEVATION, THE SEASON IS OVER.

BUT RICK NESS IS DETERMINED TO GET ONE FINAL DAY'S SLUICING

ON THE NEW CLAIM IN THE HOPES OF TURNING A PROFIT

AND SENDING HIS GUYS HOME WITH GOLD.

EVEN RUNNING WATER RIGHT NOW HAS ICE SHELFS ON THE SIDES OF IT.

YEAH. IT'S COLD.

THERE'S DEFINITELY ICE IN HERE.

FIRST STRUGGLE IS JUST GET THE WATER FLOWING.

ONCE YOU GET THE WATER FLOWING, IT'LL THAW IT OUT, I HOPE.

THIS TIME OF YEAR, TRYING TO RUN A WASH PLANT,

A WASH PLANT NEEDS LOTS OF WATER.

THE WATER IS TRYING TO FREEZE RIGHT NOW.

♪♪

WHAT'S GOING ON, GENE? JUST DIED?

IT'S FROZEN.

WELL, THE PUMP DIED AS SOON AS WE TRIED

TO SEND THE WATER TO THE PLANT.

PROBABLY JUST THE DIESEL FUEL GELLING UP IN THE PUMP.

IT'S JUST TOO COLD.

YOU READY? YEAH.

WE'RE GOOD.

♪♪

OH [BLEEP] [BLEEP] SHUT HER DOWN!

SHUT IT!

[BLEEP] SAKE.

WELL, A BUNCH OF ICE IN THE LINE

BUILT UP A BUNCH OF PRESSURE,

AND IT [BLEEP] BLEW THE WATER LINE OFF THE PLANT.

SO GONNA HAVE GENE TURN THE PUMP ON.

WE'LL FLUSH ANY ICE THAT'S IN THERE OUT OF THERE.

WE'LL REHOOK IT UP, AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE FINE.

Narrator: IF THE WATER PRESSURE FROM THE PUMP

IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO FORCE THE ICE THROUGH THE LINE,

RICK'S SEASON WILL BE OVER.

YOU WANT ME TO TURN THE PUMP BACK ON, READY TO GO?

Rick: LET'S GO.STAND BACK.

♪♪

♪♪

YEAH. I CAN SEE CHUNKS OF ICE

[BLEEP] ROLLING OUT OF THERE.

THAT'S GOOD.

SO WE GET IT CLEARED OUT?

YEAH. A BUNCH OF ICE BLEW OUT OF IT, GENE.

HOPEFULLY THAT'S IT. LET'S FIRE THIS THING BACK UP.

Narrator: WITH THE WATER FLOWING,

IT'S TIME TO CLEAR THE SLUICES OF ICE.

WELL, IT'S FROZEN, SO WE JUST GOT TO LET THE WATER TRICKLE

ACROSS THINGS AND THAW THINGS OUT.

Rick; TURN IT UP.

HERE. HOLD ON.

THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO.

Kruse: LOOK AT THAT.

I'M MELTING WATER.

I DON'T WORK OUTSIDE MUCH BACK HOME,

SO THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME.

♪♪

Ryan: GOOD JOB.

THAT WATER IS REALLY RUNNING THROUGH THERE NOW.

YEAH. I KNOW.

Narrator: IT'S TAKEN THEM OVER THREE HOURS,

BUT, AT LAST, THEY'RE READY TO SLUICE FOR GOLD.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

Rick: WE'RE GOING.

[BLEEP] YOU, ICE.

AW, I LOVE THAT SOUND. LOVE IT.

♪♪

Narrator: RICK SLUICES FOR NINE STRAIGHT HOURS.

BUT AS THE SUN SETS, THE TEMPERATURE PLUMMETS.

Rick: WASH PLANT IS JUST ONE BIG SHOWER, YOU KNOW,

AND AS SOON AS THAT WATER HITS THE COLD STEEL,

IT'S TRYING TO FREEZE.

Narrator: IF HE RUNS ANY LONGER,

FROZEN PIPES WILL DESTROY THE WASH PLANT

HE'S BORROWING FROM THE CLAIM OWNER.

Rick: IT'S TOO COLD. THERE'S ICE EVERYWHERE.

SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOT TO KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY.

YEAH.

THAT'S THE LAST BUCKET OF DIRT, SO [BLEEP]

I REALLY HOPE THE GOLD IS IN THE BOX BECAUSE THAT'S IT.

WE'RE DONE.

♪♪

♪♪

FOR WHAT WE RAN, I THINK THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

BUT I'VE BEEN FOOLED BEFORE, SO I'M NOT GONNA TRY

AND GUESS, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA PULL THESE MATS,

SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, MAN.

Narrator: THE FINAL GOLD WEIGH WILL REVEAL

IF RICK'S LAST GAMBLE OF THE SEASON HAS PAID OFF.

Rick: WHAT'D YOU FIND? OH, LOOK AT THAT.

WE FINALLY GOT SOME NUGGETS.

Karla: WAY AT THE BOTTOM.OH.

WELL, I LIKE THAT, MAN. THAT'S COOL.

ANYTIME I CAN PICK NUGGETS OUT OF THE BOX

AND SHOVE THEM IN MY POCKET, THAT'S A GOOD DAY.

WE DID THE WORK.

HOPEFULLY THERE'S ENOUGH THERE TO GET US OVER 500 OUNCES.

THAT MEANS EVERYBODY GOES HOME WITH GOLD IN THEIR POCKETS

AND I DON'T LOSE MY ASS.

I CUT IT EVEN AGAIN AND HAVE ANOTHER SHOT

AT REDEMPTION NEXT YEAR.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: AFTER A FINAL PUSH AT THE HUNKER CUT,

TONY BEETS HAS SHUT DOWN FOR THE WINTER.

Minnie: HEY.

WHAT'S UP?

HI, GUYS.

AT THE END OF A DIFFICULT SEASON,

THE FAMILY IS FINALLY IN PROFIT,

AND THEY STILL HAVE A WEEK'S GOLD TO WEIGH.

HI, EVERYBODY.

THEY GATHER TO DISCOVER THEIR FINAL TOTAL.

SO HOW DID THE SEASON GO FOR YOU?

CONSIDERING OUR MASS EXODUS FROM THE INDIAN RIVER

AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT [BLEEP] FOLLOWED...

IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM-FREE YEAR.

LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.

AT THE START OF THE SEASON, WHEN THE BEETS FAMILY

LOST THEIR WATER LICENSE ON THE INDIAN RIVER,

THEY WERE FACED WITH DISASTER.

BUT THE FAMILY PULLED TOGETHER AND SAVED THEIR SEASON.

YOU BETTER START WEIGHING THAT STUFF.

-WHOSE IS THIS? -MINE.

Narrator: MONICA, WITH THE HELP OF HER BROTHERS,

SUCCEEDED IN KEEPING THE KIWI PLANT RUNNING ALL WEEK

AND MADE IT THROUGH ALL THE STOCKPILED PAY.

Monica: 35, 40, 45,

50, 55...

...60.52.

THAT'S NOT TOO, TOO BAD.

WOW. THAT'S NICE.

Mike: I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN ONE BIGGER.

ANYWAYS, THE NEXT ONE IS MIKE.

Narrator: MIKE ONLY MANAGED TO RUN HIS TROMMEL WITH KEVIN

FOR JUST FOUR DAYS BEFORE IT BROKE DOWN.

40...

60, 70, 80...

96.76.

2,259.36 --

THAT'S OUR TOTAL FOR THE SEASON.

WORTH OVER $3 MILLION,

$2 MILLION LESS THAN LAST YEAR,

BUT STILL A DECENT PROFIT.

THIS SPRING, TONY ASKED YOU GUYS

TO KIND OF STEP IT UP, AND I THINK YOU ALL DID.

SO ARE YOU PROUD OF US?

OH, MAN.

OH, MY GOD, THAT FACE.

HE LOOKS SO PROUD RIGHT NOW.

Kevin: I'M JUST AWESOME.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

[ SLURPING ]

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Rick: HELLO, FELLAS.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

THERE WE GO.

-OH, YEAH. -YEAH.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

-OH. -IT'S GOOD-LOOKING STUFF, HUH?

Rick: I MEAN, THAT'S NOT EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE GOT.

I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU GUYS THAT

BECAUSE IT'S STILL IMPRESSIVE.

-YEAH. -YEAH, MAN.

LOTS OF NICE, CHUNKY STUFF IN THAT ONE.

YEAH. YEAH.

THAT'S SOME OF THE MORE MEDIUM-SIZED NUGGETS

THAT WE GOT AT DUNCAN CREEK.

WE ENDED UP AT DUNCAN CREEK

WITH JUST BARELY OVER 480 OUNCES,

AND 500 WAS THE NUMBER TO BEAT FOR A BREAK-EVEN POINT.

Narrator: AFTER RUNNING OUT OF PAY

ON HIS CLAIM AT DUNCAN CREEK,

RICK NESS MOVED HIS OPERATION IN A LAST-DITCH EFFORT

TO AVOID A LOSS

AND TO BE CERTAIN HE CAN SEND HIS CREW HOME WITH A GOLD BONUS.

NOW IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

RICK NEEDS AT LEAST 20 OUNCES TO BREAK EVEN.

Gene: IT WAS A HELL OF A GAMBLE TO GO,

YOU KNOW, DOWN THERE TO TROY'S.

IT WAS PRETTY DEEP PAY, AND IT GOT COLD.

THERE WAS A CALCULATED AMOUNT OF RECKLESSNESS THERE.

ALL WE NEEDED WAS 20 OUNCES TO HIT THAT BREAK-EVEN POINT.

DOING WHAT WE DID, AT THE END, AT TROY'S, DID IT PAY OFF?

KARLA, YOU GOT THAT?

67.09.

-WOW. -NO WAY.

Karla: YEAH.

Narrator: THEIR SEASON TOTAL

IS 547 OUNCES, WORTH $766,000.

RICK'S MADE A PROFIT OF 47 OUNCES,

WORTH OVER $65,000.

AND THERE'S ONE LAST THING.

WELL, WE WENT OVER OUR GOAL BY 47 OUNCES, AND...

-OH, MAN. -...THAT ONE'S FOR YOU GUYS.

-GUYS. -YEAH, MAN.

Narrator: EACH OF RICK'S CREW WILL GO HOME WITH A BONUS

OF OVER $11,000 IN GOLD.

-APPRECIATE IT. -YEAH. IT MEANS A LOT.

I MEAN, IF I'M BEING COMPLETELY HONEST,

THINGS DID NOT GO GREAT THIS YEAR.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A FUTURE,

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU GUYS ALL STUCK HERE WITH ME,

AND I'VE STILL GOT ANOTHER SHOT TO COME BACK UP HERE

AND DO IT AGAIN.

Zee: WE DIDN'T STRIKE IT RICH.

I MEAN, WE'RE STILL ABLE TO HANG OUR HAT ON SOMETHING,

I THINK, AFTER THIS YEAR.

Rick: I CAN'T WAIT TO COME BACK UP HERE, DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT YOU GUYS ALL STUCK WITH ME,

AND I GET TO SEND EVERYBODY HOME WITH SOME GOLD IN THEIR POCKETS.

RIGHT?

BRING IT IN HERE, FELLAS. LET'S GET ONE LAST ONE.

All: HEY!

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL'S CO-FOREMAN, MITCH BLASCHKE,

MADE IT HOME IN TIME FOR THE BIRTH OF HIS DAUGHTER, MIA.

DUDE, LOOK AT THOSE FISTS.

YOU SO ANGRY.

JUST HUNGRY.

YEAH, IS THAT BETTER?

SHE'S ALL HAPPY AGAIN HERE,

SO WE'RE GONNA WORK ON SOME RACECARS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

ALRIGHT.

OH, PERFECT.

NO SAFER SPOT.

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Parker: HEY, BUDDY. WHERE'S YOUR STICK?

Brennan: WE GONNA WEIGH SOME GOLD?

Man: LET'S WEIGH UP SOME GOLD.

LET'S WEIGH UP SOME GOLD.

Narrator: AFTER MINING OUT EVERY INCH OF HIS CLAIM,

PARKER'S CREW ASSEMBLES FOR THE LAST GOLD WEIGH OF THE SEASON.

Parker: WHERE'S MY TRUCK?

THERE'S STILL A NUGGET IN MY GLOVE BOX.

Doumitt: JUST THINK WHAT THE NUMBER WOULD BE

IF ALL THE GOLD MADE IT TO THE GOLD ROOM.

YEAH. CHRIS, YOU'RE ONE TO TALK.

TALK WHAT? IT EVAPORATES.

[ LAUGHTER ]

EVERY SEASON UP HERE IS A BIG CHALLENGE,

AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL THIS SEASON.

THAT PIECE OF GROUND WE BOUGHT WAS A PRETTY BIG GAMBLE,

AND YOU GUYS MADE IT WORTHWHILE.

LAST YEAR, WE DID, WHAT, 7,400, SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

WE'RE AT... 6,483?

LET'S SEE WHERE WE END UP.LET'S START WITH BIG RED.

READY? YUP.

Narrator: PARKER NEEDS OVER 900 OUNCES

TO SET A NEW GOLD-TOTAL RECORD.

Brennan: 320, 330...

337.35.

-WHOO! -[BLEEP] YEAH!

HOLY [BLEEP]

Doumitt: SO TOTAL FOR THIS SEASON...

WITH WEIGHING OUT BIG RED, OUR SEASON TOTAL

IS 6,820 OUNCES.

OH, BOY.

WE NEED 607 OUNCES TO BEAT LAST YEAR.

THIS IS ALL WE GOT LEFT.

Aaron: 100, 150.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, 250.

300...

401.8.

-WHOO! -[BLEEP]

JUST SHY, GUYS!

SO THAT MAKES OUR SEASON TOTAL...

7,223.

[ ALL CHEERING ]

Narrator: DESPITE A FINAL HAUL WORTH MORE THAN $1 MILLION,

PARKER HAS ENDED HIS SEASON 204 OUNCES SHORT

OF LAST SEASON'S TOTAL, BUT BY MINING HIS OWN GROUND,

HE'S INCREASED HIS PROFIT BY MORE THAN A MILLION.

WE PAID, LIKE, 1,400 OUNCES IN ROYALTIES LAST YEAR,

AND THIS YEAR, A 700-OUNCE DIFFERENCE.

AFTER ROYALTIES...

Doumitt: IT'S OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON.

YEAH. IT WAS A LOT BETTER OF A SEASON.

Narrator: AND WITH GOLD PRICES PEAKING ABOVE $1,500 AN OUNCE,

PARKER SCHNABEL HAS BROKEN THROUGH TO THE NEXT LEVEL,

MINING OVER $10 MILLION IN GOLD.

IN GOLD MINING, YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD

AS THE GROUP OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE,

AND WE'VE GOT THE BEST OF THE BEST.

SO CHEERS TO ALL OF YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

[ ALL CHEERING ]

AFTER ACHIEVING HIS BEST SEASON EVER IN THE KLONDIKE,

PARKER'S THOUGHTS TURN TO THE FUTURE.

IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT BUSINESS TO HAVE A FUTURE IN

BECAUSE YOU EAT UP GROUND.

ONCE IT'S MINED, IT'S DONE.

LUCKILY, WE HAD A GOOD SEASON, SO WE'VE GOT MONEY IN THE BANK,

BUT, REALLY, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION AND GO MINING AGAIN,

AND THAT'S WHAT SCARES ME.

Narrator: AFTER MINING OUT HIS CLAIM,

HE NEEDS TO FIND A NEW CLAIM FOR NEXT YEAR,

AND HE'S LOOKING WAY OUTSIDE OF THE YUKON.

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ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF "GOLD RUSH: PARKER'S TRAIL"...

Parker: FOR THIS TRIP TO BE A SUCCESS,

I REALLY WANT TO FIND A PIECE OF GROUND

THAT EITHER HAS LOTS OF GOLD ON IT

OR SOME REALLY BIG GOLD ON IT.

AND AUSTRALIA HAS THE BIGGEST GOLD RESERVES IN THE WORLD,

AND THEY'RE PRODUCING MORE GOLD THAN THEY EVER HAVE.

I MEAN, TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUGGETS

THAT COME OUT OF AUSTRALIA AND TELL ME

THAT YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO COME HERE.

IT'S JUST GONNA BE A WHOLE NEW WORLD.

THESE ARE THE TWO LARGEST NUGGETS I HAVE EVER FOUND.

WHERE WE GET FROZEN OUT OF THE YUKON AFTER SIX MONTHS,

HERE, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM.

LOOK AT THAT.

NO. SEE?

JUST PULLING GOLD OUT THE WALL.

YOU CAN MINE HERE 12 MONTHS A YEAR.

THIS IS A NEW TEAM,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT DYNAMIC WILL HAVE.

YES!

YOU'RE A HERO.

I HAVE A GREAT TEACHER. THANK YOU.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT WE'LL COME OUT OF HERE SMILING

AND HAVING FUN AND LAUGHING.

GOOD JOB. YOU DID GREAT.

BUT I'D BE LYING IF I SAID

IT WAS GONNA BE THAT WAY THE WHOLE TIME.

EVERY SINGLE THING IS BROKEN.

IT'S JUST BULL [BLEEP] THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN DONE.

WE CAN'T MINE AT ALL.

I'M DONE. I'M JUST DONE WITH IT.

-TERRY! -OH [BLEEP]

-OOH! -PARKER!

SMOKING UP A BIT.

WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?

-OH! -WHOA!

[BLEEP] BRUTAL.

WELL, I KNOW WE'LL HAVE SOME HARD TIMES.

-WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS IT DOING? -IT'S A BLOODY DEATH TRAP.

SOMEBODY IS GONNA GET HURT.

I KNOW AUSTRALIA IS GONNA BE HOTTER THAN HELL.

LOOK AT THE FIRE. IT'S HUGE.

THERE'S THE FIVE MOST DEADLY SNAKES AND SPIDERS IN THE WORLD.

-AAH! -WHOA!

-AAH! -AAH!

BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS

IF YOU FIND A GOOD ENOUGH PIECE OF GROUND.

-HOLY [BLEEP] -WHOA.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? SHUT UP.

I WILL MINE IN HELL IF THE GROUND'S GOOD.