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Narrator: ON THIS EPISODE
OF "PARKER'S TRAIL"...
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OH, MY [BLEEP].
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
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Narrator: THE TEAM HEAD
TO NORTH QUEENSLAND...
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Parker: HAVE WE COME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE?
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Man: DEPENDS
WHAT PLACE YOU LOOKING FOR.
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Narrator:
...IN SEARCH OF A CLAIM PARKER
CAN MINE ON HIS OWN.
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I WANT TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY.
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-Tyler: WOW.
-Parker: HOLY COW.
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Danny: IT'S ALL REFLECTING
ON YOUR FACE, PARKER.
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Narrator: BUT WITH TEMPERATURES
AND TEMPERS RISING...
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I'M NOT OVERLY HAPPY
WITH THIS SO FAR.
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I DON'T THINK PARKER IS
EITHER.
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SHE'S NEW TO WORKING WITH ME,
BUT THIS IS HORSE [BLEEP].
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Narrator:
...THE NEW PROSPECTING TEAM
START TO FEEL THE PRESSURE.
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[BLEEP]
THE MINING DEPARTMENT.
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IT'S JUST BULL [BLEEP].
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.
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-TERRY!
-OH, [BLEEP]
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♪
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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♪
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OH, WOW. THIS LANDSCAPE'S
CHANGING NOW, ISN'T IT?
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YEAH, IT'S GETTING
REALLY DRY.
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♪
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HANG ON! BRACE FOR IMPACT!
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-WHOA!
-OH!
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-OH, HOLY [BLEEP].
[ LAUGHTER ]
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-OH. OH.
-OH, [BLEEP]
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Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS ON
A LIFE-CHANGING MISSION
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TO FIND A CLAIM IN AUSTRALIA
TO EXPAND HIS YUKON BUSINESS
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INTO A GLOBAL OPERATION.
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HELPING HIM ARE FRIENDS FRED,
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DANNY, AND NEW TEAM MEMBER
TYLER MAHONEY.
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Tyler: I BASICALLY HAVE TO
FIND HIM SOME GOOD GROUND.
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I'M HOPING TO USE MY CONTACTS
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AND MY LOCAL
PROSPECTING KNOWLEDGE
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TO HELP FIND A BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY FOR PARKER.
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Narrator:
IN VICTORIA, THE TEAM FOUND
GROUND WITH MORE GOLD PER YARD
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THAN ANYTHING PARKER
HAS SEEN IN THE YUKON,
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BUT TYLER BELIEVES
THERE ARE RICHER CLAIMS
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FOR SALE FURTHER NORTH.
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NOW THEY'RE FOLLOWING
THE OLD-TIMERS' GOLD TRAIL,
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2,000 MILES TO THE PALMER
GOLDFIELDS IN QUEENSLAND,
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HOME OF THE 1873 GOLD RUSH.
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I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE PALMER GOLDFIELDS,
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AND I THINK
YOU'LL LIKE IT, PARKER,
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BECAUSE IT'S QUITE SIMILAR
TO THE KLONDIKE.
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IT'S A GOLD-BEARING AREA
WITH LOADS OF HISTORY.
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LOADS OF HISTORY.
THERE WAS LIKE
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50,000 PEOPLE HERE IN THE FIRST
GOLD RUSH IN THE 1870s.
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HOW MUCH GOLD DID THEY FIND?
[BLEEP] LOAD.
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-IS THAT METRIC OR STANDARD?
-STANDARD.
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[ LAUGHTER ]
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♪
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Narrator: IN 1873,
PROSPECTOR JAMES MULLIGAN
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FOUND 102 OUNCES OF GOLD
ON THE PALMER RIVER.
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IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS,
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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
FLOODED THE REMOTE REGION.
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LIVING IN TENT CITIES,
THEY USED HEAVY MACHINERY
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TO RECOVER 1 MILLION OUNCES
OF GOLD
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WORTH $15 BILLION TODAY.
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I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH,
BUT IT'S FRICKIN' HARD UP HERE.
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THERE'S NOT A LOT OF LEADS.
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THERE'S NOT A LOT OF GROUND
AVAILABLE. IT'S ALL TIED UP.
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BUT I HAVE FOUND US
A LEASE THAT IS FOR SALE.
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THE AD, IT SAYS, ABOUT 60
HECTARES OF GOLD-BEARING GRAVEL.
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-WHOA.
-$110,000 NEGOTIABLE.
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THE LEASE IS FOR SALE
BY A GUY CALLED JOHN WITHERS.
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MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT
I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY BEEN ABLE
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TO GET
IN CONTACT WITH HIM.
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MYSTERIOUS.
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SO WE'RE JUST CHASING DOWN
AN ONLINE AD?
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YEAH.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?
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YOU NEVER KNOW WHETHER AN AD
LIKE THIS
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THAT YOU FIND ONLINE IS GOING
TO BE SOMETHING FOR REAL
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OR SOMEBODY STAKES SOME GROUND
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
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WITH NO GOLD ON IT AND IS JUST
TRYING TO CON PEOPLE, RIGHT?
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IF IT'S NOT --
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I MEAN, THERE'S DEFINITELY
SOME PRESSURE ON TYLER HERE.
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SHE'S BASICALLY BROUGHT US
ACROSS AUSTRALIA
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FOR AN ONLINE AD
FOR A PIECE OF GROUND,
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SO HOPING IT'S FOR REAL.
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♪
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SO WE'RE GOING OFF-ROAD.
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-WE'RE GOING INTO THAT?
-YEAH.
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OH, [BLEEP].
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IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BUMPY.
HOLD ON.
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[ RUMBLING ]
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Narrator: THE REMOTE
AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK
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IS ONE OF THE DRIEST PLACES
ON EARTH,
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SPANNING OVER 2.2 MILLION
SQUARE MILES.
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IT'S MORE THAN HALF THE SIZE OF
THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES.
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♪
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TYLER, ARE THERE
SNAKES OUT HERE?
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YEAH. HEAPS.
[BLEEP] GREAT.
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Narrator: THRIVING
IN THE ARID LANDSCAPE,
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THE OUTBACK IS HOME TO SOME OF
THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST SNAKES,
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INCLUDING THE INLAND TAIPAN.
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WITH JUST ONE BITE,
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IT RELEASES ENOUGH VENOM
TO KILL A HUNDRED PEOPLE.
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THERE'S A HOUSE DOWN HERE.
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Danny: FEELS A BIT LIKE WE'RE IN
THAT MOMENT IN A HORROR FILM
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WHERE WE'RE ABOUT
TO GET MURDERED.
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♪
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OH, HELLO, ARE YOU JOHN?
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[ LAUGHS ]
SORT OF?
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YEAH.
SORRY --
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-YOU'RE THE CARETAKER?
-YEAH.
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-I'M PARKER.
-PARKER.
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-I'M FRED.
-WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?
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-JORDAN.
-JORDAN, NICE TO MEET YOU.
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HEY, JORDAN. I'M DANNY.
YOU DON'T SOUND LIKE
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YOU'RE FROM AUSTRALIA.
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
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-OH, COOL.
-OH, WOW.
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OKAY.
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-YOU RAN AWAY?
-YEAH.
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[ LAUGHTER ]
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SORRY, SO YOU'RE
CARETAKING FOR JOHN?
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-YES, ACTUALLY.
-OKAY.
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WHERE'S JOHN?
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HE'S PLAYING POKER?
[ LAUGHS ] YEAH.
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[ LAUGHS ]
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-ACTUALLY IN VEGAS?
-YEAH. YEAH.
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Fred: WOW.
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DO YOU HAVE A MAP
OF THE LEASE OR ANYTHING?
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OKAY. DO YOU KNOW ROUGHLY
WHERE THE BOUNDARIES ARE?
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-YEP.
-CAN YOU SHOW US?
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LET'S GET LOOKING.
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♪
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IS THIS EVEN LEGIT?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
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I FEEL LIKE HE'S JUST A GUY
LIVING IN A SHED,
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AND HE'S PUT AN AD
FOR IT ON GUMTREE.
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♪
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Parker:
DO YOU KNOW HOW FAR ROUGHLY?
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-[ LAUGHS ]
-OKAY.
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I'M NOT LOVING THIS.
THIS IS BAD.
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I THOUGHT JOHNNY WITHERS
WAS GOING TO BE HERE
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AND BE REALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE
ON THE GROUND,
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BUT I LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT NOW
BECAUSE THIS BLOKE'S HERE.
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NO MAPS, NO NOTHING.
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[ SIGHS ]
MY PLAN IS GOING TO [BLEEP].
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OH, MATE, LOOK AT THIS.
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DID YOU HEAR THAT?
NO.
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THERE'S HEAPS OF CROCODILES,
HE RECKONS.
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OH, [BLEEP]. JUST IN CASE
IT COULDN'T GET ANY WORSE.
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♪
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HOW BIG?
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OH...
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WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THEM?
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[ LAUGHTER ]
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GREAT.
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♪
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SO CAN WE DO SOME TESTING HERE?
YEAH.
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WHATEVER YOU LIKE TO TEST.
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IF YOU WANT TO BRING THE TROMMEL
DOWN AND SEE
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IF YOU CAN GET
A ROUTE IN HERE, FRED.
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YEAH, JUST TELL ME
WHERE YOU WANT IT.
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YEAH, I'M NOT OVERLY HAPPY
WITH THIS SO FAR.
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I DON'T THINK PARKER IS EITHER.
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YEAH, I DON'T THINK PARKER
IS AT ALL.
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I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
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WHERE DID TYLER BRING US?
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SHE'S NEW TO WORKING WITH ME,
AND I DON'T WANT TO GO
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FULL PARKER ON HER RIGHT NOW,
BUT THIS IS HORSE [BLEEP].
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Tyler:
I'M A LITTLE BIT STRESSED.
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HOW ABOUT ME, PARKER,
AND FRED, WE'LL GO AND START
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PULLING THE TROMMEL OFF.
YEAH.
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AND YOU GO AND HAVE A CHAT
WITH JORDAN.
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-YEAH. OKAY.
-COME ON THEN.
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THERE'S LOTS OF QUESTIONS
THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED, HEY?
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MM.
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HELLO.
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HELLO, HELLO.
[ SIGHS ]
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SO I JUST WANTED TO ASK YOU SOME
QUICK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEASE.
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I REALLY NEED ALL THE RED TAPE
TO BE DONE,
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EVERYTHING TO BE CLEARED
FOR US TO START MINING.
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SO PROBABLY MY FIRST QUESTION
WOULD BE,
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HAS THERE BEEN
A CULTURAL WALKTHROUGH?
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Narrator:
CULTURAL WALKTHROUGHS
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ARE SITE INSPECTIONS
REQUIRED BY LAW.
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THEY'RE CONDUCTED
BY INDIGENOUS ELDERS
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TO PROTECT ANCIENT ARTIFACTS
BEFORE LAND IS MINED.
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AS FAR AS I KNOW,
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BECAUSE THERE HASN'T BEEN
A CULTURAL WALKTHROUGH DONE,
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WE CAN'T RUN MACHINERY.
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SO, YEAH, WE CAN TEST
WITH DETECTORS AND PANNING,
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BUT WE CAN'T RUN A TROMMEL.
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OKAY. WELL, YEAH, I'M GOING
TO GO CHAT TO PARKER
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ABOUT THE MINES DEPARTMENT
AND THE TROMMEL.
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OH, YEAH.
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ALL RIGHT, WELL,
THANKS FOR THAT.
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I'LL CHAT TO YOU
IN A SECOND, OKAY?
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SO I JUST FOUND A NICE LITTLE
SPOT OVER THERE.
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-OKAY.
-TO SET THIS THING UP AT.
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Tyler:
IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE
THE CULTURAL WALKTHROUGHS DONE,
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BUT HE'S LIKE,
"[BLEEP] ALL THE RULES,"
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WHICH YOU CAN'T DO
IN THE MINING INDUSTRY.
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IT'S THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS WORTH OF FINES.
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READY? LET'S MOVE.
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UGH, I'M FEELING REALLY ANXIOUS
TO TALK TO PARKER ABOUT THIS.
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-GUYS?
-Parker: WHAT?
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I DON'T THINK WE CAN
RUN THIS TROMMEL.
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-WHAT?
-WHY NOT?
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WELL, I WAS JUST TALKING
TO JORDAN,
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AND HE HASN'T HAD
A CULTURAL WALKTHROUGH DONE.
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HE THINKS THAT YOU CAN
RUN THE TROMMEL,
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BUT THE FOCUS IS MACHINERY.
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YOU CAN'T USE MACHINERY,
I THINK.
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THIS IS HORSE [BLEEP].
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SORRY, GUYS.
I [BLEEP] UP.
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[ SIGHS ]
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SO WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO DO HERE?
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I DO KNOW AN INDIGENOUS ELDER
THAT WE COULD PROBABLY TALK TO
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ABOUT IT
TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.
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WHY DON'T WE JUST GO AHEAD
AND DO THAT?
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Danny:
YEAH, WE COULD SET UP CAMP.
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WE CAN DETECT AND WE CAN PAN,
CORRECT?
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YEAH, THAT'S ABOUT IT.
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YEAH. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
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I MEAN, I WAS KIND OF HOPING
THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE
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A SETBACK OF THIS SCALE
QUITE SO EARLY ON IN THE TRIP.
222
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I THINK PARKER'S KIND OF
HOLDING BACK A LITTLE BIT.
223
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I THINK HE'S PRETTY
[BLEEP] PISSED.
224
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THANKS, FRED.
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♪
226
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-GUYS?
-Parker: WHAT?
227
00:10:23,323 --> 00:10:24,956
I DON'T THINK WE CAN
RUN THIS TROMMEL.
228
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-WHAT?
-THIS IS HORSE [BLEEP].
229
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Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM
ARE PROSPECTING A CLAIM
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IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA,
BUT THEY'VE HIT A ROADBLOCK.
231
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THE OWNER DOESN'T HAVE
A CRUCIAL PERMIT
232
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NEEDED TO PROPERLY
TEST THE GROUND.
233
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IN AN ATTEMPT TO SALVAGE
THE LOCATION,
234
00:10:42,409 --> 00:10:45,043
TYLER'S REACHED OUT
TO A CONTACT OF HERS
235
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TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY LEEWAY.
236
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IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE HAD DONE
A LITTLE BIT MORE DUE DILIGENCE.
237
00:10:52,753 --> 00:10:54,853
IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
ANY REAL SUCCESS HERE,
238
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IT'S GOING TO BE
BECAUSE WE DO OUR HOMEWORK.
239
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I'LL MAKE SURE
IT JUST HAPPEN AGAIN.
240
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GOOD.
241
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♪
242
00:11:17,310 --> 00:11:19,344
-OH, [BLEEP].
-WHAT'S GOING ON?
243
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Narrator: FRED AND DANNY
CAN ONLY SURFACE MINE
244
00:11:25,686 --> 00:11:27,786
WITH PANS AND DETECTORS
245
00:11:27,788 --> 00:11:31,456
UNTIL THEY GET WORD
THEY CAN USE THE TROMMEL.
246
00:11:31,458 --> 00:11:33,091
DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
247
00:11:33,093 --> 00:11:34,826
I DON'T THINK
THERE'S ANY GOLD HERE.
248
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[ LAUGHING ]
249
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♪
250
00:11:45,238 --> 00:11:46,304
COME ON, FRED.
251
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♪
252
00:11:52,446 --> 00:11:54,746
-HOW'S SHE LOOKING, JORDAN?
-OH...
253
00:11:56,149 --> 00:11:57,282
OH, YEAH?
254
00:12:01,321 --> 00:12:03,121
-DANNY?
-YO.
255
00:12:03,123 --> 00:12:04,122
UM...
256
00:12:05,192 --> 00:12:06,658
NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
257
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[ JORDAN LAUGHS ]
258
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SECRET'S OUT, JORDAN.
WE'RE NOT VERY GOOD AT PANNING.
259
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Fred: I SURE HOPE THAT TYLER
AND PARKER
260
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ARE HAVING MORE LUCK FINDING
INFORMATION THAN WE ARE GOLD.
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♪
262
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ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
263
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Narrator: TYLER AND PARKER
ARE MEETING
264
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JOHN MURISON, AN EXPERT
IN CULTURAL WALKTHROUGHS.
265
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YEAH, G'DAY.
TYLER, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
266
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I'M PARKER.
267
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PARKER, NICE TO MEET YOU, MATE.
NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
268
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WE JUST WANTED TO BASICALLY
HAVE A CHAT
269
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ABOUT CULTURAL WALKTHROUGHS
AND WHAT'S INVOLVED.
270
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-YOU DO THOSE, DON'T YOU?
-WE CERTAINLY DO.
271
00:12:40,727 --> 00:12:43,461
ONCE YOU'VE EXPRESSED
AN INTEREST IN A MINING LEASE,
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I'LL GET SOME TRADITIONAL OWNERS
TO WALK OVER IT
273
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AND TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY
SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL ARTIFACTS.
274
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BECAUSE OUR CULTURE'S
A BROKEN CULTURE.
275
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IT'S BEEN SMASHED THROUGH
COLONIZATION
276
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AND SO ANY LITTLE REMNANTS
THAT WE CAN GET,
277
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WE CAN PASS ON THAT KNOWLEDGE
TO OUR YOUNGER GENERATIONS.
278
00:12:59,846 --> 00:13:03,148
AND IF YOU DO FIND THAT,
IS IT AN EXCLUSION ZONE?
279
00:13:03,150 --> 00:13:05,550
YES. THE MINER WON'T BE ABLE
TO GO ANYWHERE NEAR IT
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FOR 50 METERS.
281
00:13:07,821 --> 00:13:10,355
Narrator: ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
HAVE LIVED IN AUSTRALIA
282
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FOR AT LEAST 60,000 YEARS.
283
00:13:13,894 --> 00:13:18,429
CULTURAL WALKTHROUGHS SAFEGUARD
SURVIVING ANCIENT ARTIFACTS
284
00:13:18,431 --> 00:13:22,433
AND ROCK PAINTINGS
FROM ANY MINING DAMAGE.
285
00:13:22,435 --> 00:13:23,501
YEAH, WE WERE JUST LOOKING
AT SOME GROUND
286
00:13:23,503 --> 00:13:25,436
THAT IT HADN'T
BEEN DONE ON IT.
287
00:13:25,438 --> 00:13:27,138
SO, DOES THAT MEAN YOU CAN'T
USE MACHINERY
288
00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:29,240
IF THAT HASN'T
BEEN APPROVED?
289
00:13:29,242 --> 00:13:32,043
YEAH. IT'S JUST SOMETHING
THAT SIMPLY HAS TO BE DONE.
290
00:13:33,847 --> 00:13:36,080
Narrator: GETTING CULTURAL
WALKTHROUGH CLEARANCE
291
00:13:36,082 --> 00:13:37,882
CAN TAKE MONTHS,
292
00:13:37,884 --> 00:13:40,084
TIME PARKER DOESN'T HAVE.
293
00:13:40,086 --> 00:13:42,453
WELL, I THINK THAT REALLY
PUTS A NAIL IN THE COFFIN
294
00:13:42,455 --> 00:13:44,789
FOR JOHN WITHERS'
PIECE OF GROUND.
295
00:13:44,791 --> 00:13:46,858
100%. WE NEED
A PIECE OF LAND
296
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THAT WE CAN START
MINING ON, LIKE, ASAP.
297
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♪
298
00:13:55,902 --> 00:14:01,539
AND SO CONTINUES THE WORST
TESTING OPERATION
299
00:14:01,541 --> 00:14:04,409
EVER IN HISTORY.
[ LAUGHS ]
300
00:14:04,411 --> 00:14:07,345
Narrator: WITH NO LUCK PANNING,
GOLD MINING GREENHORNS
301
00:14:07,347 --> 00:14:10,648
FRED AND DANNY TURN
THEIR HANDS TO DETECTING.
302
00:14:10,650 --> 00:14:13,751
MATE, THERE'S A FEW NUGGETS
DOWN THERE, LOOK.
303
00:14:13,753 --> 00:14:18,389
[ LAUGHTER ]
304
00:14:19,593 --> 00:14:21,426
HAVE YOU DETECTED
THIS BIT BEFORE?
305
00:14:21,428 --> 00:14:23,027
-NO.
-OH, REALLY?
306
00:14:23,029 --> 00:14:26,231
SO THIS IS A BIT OF VIRGIN
DETECTING WE'RE DOING?
307
00:14:26,233 --> 00:14:27,465
YEAH.
PRETTY COOL.
308
00:14:27,467 --> 00:14:30,268
[ DETECTOR WHIRRING ]
SHUT UP. GET OUT.
309
00:14:30,270 --> 00:14:33,538
[ WHIRRING CONTINUES ]
310
00:14:33,540 --> 00:14:36,074
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THAT?
[ LAUGHS ]
311
00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:39,444
JORDAN, PLEASE PULL OUT
A MASSIVE NUGGET.
312
00:14:39,446 --> 00:14:41,246
YEAH, YOU GOT IT.
313
00:14:43,516 --> 00:14:45,383
AH.
COPPER WIRE?
314
00:14:45,385 --> 00:14:47,452
STUPID [BLEEP] THING.
315
00:14:47,454 --> 00:14:49,454
[ LAUGHS ]
316
00:14:49,456 --> 00:14:51,656
[ DETECTOR WHIRRING ]
317
00:14:51,658 --> 00:14:57,095
IF I WAS IN VEGAS, I'D SAY
OUR ODDS ARE ABOUT 70-1.
318
00:14:57,097 --> 00:14:59,130
DEFINITELY, WE'RE NOT
GOING TO GET RICH.
319
00:15:00,901 --> 00:15:02,233
[ DETECTOR WHIRRING ]
Both: OH.
320
00:15:02,235 --> 00:15:03,568
OH, OH.
321
00:15:03,570 --> 00:15:05,069
[ WHIRRING ]
322
00:15:05,071 --> 00:15:07,572
PROBABLY A BEER TIN
OR SOMETHING.
323
00:15:07,574 --> 00:15:08,706
HERE?
324
00:15:08,708 --> 00:15:12,043
NO, THERE. TOWARDS YOU.
YEAH, YEAH.
325
00:15:12,045 --> 00:15:14,379
[ WHIRRING CONTINUES ]
326
00:15:14,381 --> 00:15:16,414
HOLY [BLEEP]!
HEY!
327
00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:18,383
-OH, MY [BLEEP]!
-WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS THIS?
328
00:15:18,385 --> 00:15:21,519
-ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
-SHUT UP!
329
00:15:21,521 --> 00:15:23,187
[ LAUGHTER ]
330
00:15:23,189 --> 00:15:26,858
HOLY [BLEEP]!
[ LAUGHING ]
331
00:15:26,860 --> 00:15:29,093
-SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP!
-OH, MY GOD!
332
00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:31,863
OH, YOU'RE KIDDING.
333
00:15:31,865 --> 00:15:36,534
[ LAUGHING ]
334
00:15:36,536 --> 00:15:40,004
THAT'S MASSIVE.
LET ME FEEL THAT. MATE.
335
00:15:40,006 --> 00:15:41,205
THAT WAS IN THE DIRT.
IT'S DIRTY.
336
00:15:41,207 --> 00:15:43,074
THAT IS A BIG LUMP OF GOLD.
337
00:15:43,076 --> 00:15:44,108
UNBELIEVABLE.
338
00:15:47,614 --> 00:15:50,081
HEY, JORDAN, DO YOU NOT WANT
TO SELL THE LAND ANYMORE?
339
00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:53,518
-NO.
-[ LAUGHS ]
340
00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,019
YES, MATE.
341
00:15:56,323 --> 00:15:57,522
I WON'T -- I WON'T
LET GO OF IT.
342
00:15:57,524 --> 00:15:59,557
OH, THAT IS AMAZING.
WOW.
343
00:15:59,559 --> 00:16:05,129
♪
344
00:16:05,131 --> 00:16:13,538
♪
345
00:16:13,540 --> 00:16:15,506
-WELL, GUYS?
-HOW'D IT GO?
346
00:16:15,508 --> 00:16:17,308
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU GUYS CATCH US DINNER YET?
347
00:16:17,310 --> 00:16:18,576
Fred: WORKING ON IT.
348
00:16:18,578 --> 00:16:21,279
ON THE MINING FRONT,
WE'VE GOT BAD NEWS.
349
00:16:21,281 --> 00:16:22,380
UH...
350
00:16:22,382 --> 00:16:24,082
WE'RE PRETTY WELL DEAD
IN THE WATER HERE.
351
00:16:24,084 --> 00:16:25,383
OH, REALLY?
352
00:16:25,385 --> 00:16:27,218
THEY HAVEN'T GOT
THE PROPER CLEARANCES,
353
00:16:27,220 --> 00:16:29,053
AND WITHOUT THAT,
WE CAN'T MINE IT.
354
00:16:29,055 --> 00:16:31,356
-Danny: SO THIS IS A NO-GO?
-YEAH. YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY.
355
00:16:31,358 --> 00:16:32,857
OH, [BLEEP].
356
00:16:32,859 --> 00:16:35,026
IT'S A BUMMER
THAT WE CAN'T MINE HERE.
357
00:16:35,028 --> 00:16:38,529
-Parker: WHY?
-THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND.
358
00:16:38,531 --> 00:16:40,598
OH, WOW.
359
00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:41,833
SERIOUSLY?
YES!
360
00:16:41,835 --> 00:16:43,768
DID YOU ACTUALLY...
YES!
361
00:16:43,770 --> 00:16:46,904
SO I SUPPOSE
THE PLUS SIDE IS, I MEAN,
362
00:16:46,906 --> 00:16:49,640
THE GROUND IS GOOD AROUND HERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
363
00:16:49,642 --> 00:16:52,110
IT'S LIKE, I FEEL LIKE
WE'RE IN THE RIGHT AREA.
364
00:16:52,112 --> 00:16:53,711
Parker:
I GUESS THERE'S GOLD HERE.
365
00:16:53,713 --> 00:16:57,248
♪
366
00:16:59,619 --> 00:17:05,857
♪
367
00:17:05,859 --> 00:17:07,825
Danny: THAT'S A CROC.
368
00:17:07,827 --> 00:17:10,061
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE RIGHT
OVER THERE.
369
00:17:11,631 --> 00:17:12,897
OH.
370
00:17:12,899 --> 00:17:14,832
DID IT JUST DISAPPEAR?
IT JUST WENT LIKE THIS.
371
00:17:14,834 --> 00:17:17,635
WHOOP. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE
RIGHT UP THERE.
372
00:17:17,637 --> 00:17:19,470
OH, MY [BLEEP].
EVERYWHERE.
373
00:17:21,674 --> 00:17:25,143
WELL, THAT WAS A BIT
OF A ROLLER COASTER OF A DAY.
374
00:17:25,145 --> 00:17:28,713
I [BLEEP] UP COMPLETELY
WITH THE...
375
00:17:28,715 --> 00:17:30,481
JOHN WITH HIS LEASE.
376
00:17:30,483 --> 00:17:32,316
I NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT I'M DELIVERING
377
00:17:32,318 --> 00:17:35,186
AND PRODUCING
WHAT I SAID I WOULD PRODUCE.
378
00:17:35,188 --> 00:17:38,156
NEVER EXPECTED TO COME BACK
TO FRED AND DANNY
379
00:17:38,158 --> 00:17:41,159
HAVING FOUND A PRETTY DECENT
SIZED GOLDEN NUGGET.
380
00:17:41,161 --> 00:17:42,393
THERE'S OBVIOUSLY
GOLD IN THIS AREA,
381
00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:47,665
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND
SOME MORE OF IT
382
00:17:47,667 --> 00:17:49,400
SOMEPLACE WHERE
WE CAN ACTUALLY MINE.
383
00:17:50,804 --> 00:18:00,478
♪
384
00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:01,679
GOOD MORNING.
385
00:18:03,683 --> 00:18:07,652
THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF
THE WORST NIGHTS' SLEEP
386
00:18:07,654 --> 00:18:10,621
I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME.
387
00:18:10,623 --> 00:18:12,723
I WAS WORRIED ABOUT CROCODILES,
388
00:18:12,725 --> 00:18:16,194
I WAS WORRIED OLD-TIMEY MINERS
COMING TO STEAL MY NUGGET.
389
00:18:16,196 --> 00:18:18,229
[ LAUGHS ]
390
00:18:18,231 --> 00:18:21,632
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM
WAKE UP TO A MINING BUST.
391
00:18:21,634 --> 00:18:24,302
THE LEASE TYLER FOUND
LACKS CLEARANCE.
392
00:18:24,304 --> 00:18:28,372
RUNNING EVEN THEIR TEST TROMMEL
MEANS RISKING HEAVY FINES.
393
00:18:28,374 --> 00:18:29,907
Parker: TYLER SEEMS SMART,
394
00:18:29,909 --> 00:18:32,210
BUT IF SHE'S GOING TO MAKE IT
THROUGH THIS WHOLE TRIP,
395
00:18:32,212 --> 00:18:35,880
WE'VE GOT TO FIND ACTUAL
VIABLE PIECES OF PROPERTY.
396
00:18:35,882 --> 00:18:38,483
Tyler: WE DEFINITELY DO NOT
HAVE TIME TO BE STUFFING AROUND
397
00:18:38,485 --> 00:18:41,552
WITH RED TAPE.
WE NEED TO FIND GOOD GROUND
398
00:18:41,554 --> 00:18:44,255
THAT'S READY TO MINE
AND TEST NOW.
399
00:18:44,257 --> 00:18:45,890
SO I DO HAVE
SOMETHING TEED UP.
400
00:18:45,892 --> 00:18:48,426
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SEE
THE FITZGERALDS.
401
00:18:48,428 --> 00:18:49,760
THEY'RE THE BIGGEST
MINING OPERATION
402
00:18:49,762 --> 00:18:50,962
IN THE PALMER GOLDFIELDS,
403
00:18:50,964 --> 00:18:52,630
SO I'M HOPING
THAT IT'S A GOOD LEAD
404
00:18:52,632 --> 00:18:54,632
AND I'M GOING TO REDEEM MYSELF.
405
00:18:54,634 --> 00:18:57,969
♪
406
00:18:57,971 --> 00:19:00,271
Narrator:
TO FIND THE FITZGERALDS' LAND,
407
00:19:00,273 --> 00:19:03,975
THE TEAM NEEDS TO DRIVE
55 MILES WEST
408
00:19:03,977 --> 00:19:07,545
ON DIRT ROADS DEEP
INTO THE REMOTE OUTBACK.
409
00:19:07,547 --> 00:19:12,416
♪
410
00:19:12,418 --> 00:19:14,685
WHAT ARE THESE FITZGERALDS
GOING TO BE LIKE?
411
00:19:14,687 --> 00:19:17,255
THEY'RE THE ONLY PEOPLE
IN THIS AREA
412
00:19:17,257 --> 00:19:19,757
THAT ARE DOING A DECENT SIZED
MINING OPERATION
413
00:19:19,759 --> 00:19:20,858
AND THEY'RE GETTING
A LOT OF GOLD.
414
00:19:20,860 --> 00:19:21,959
YEAH.
415
00:19:21,961 --> 00:19:23,528
BUT THEY'RE A BIG
FAMILY OPERATION,
416
00:19:23,530 --> 00:19:25,763
SO THEY DON'T TRUST
ANYONE OUTSIDE THEIR FAMILY.
417
00:19:25,765 --> 00:19:26,864
Fred: THAT MAKES SENSE.
418
00:19:26,866 --> 00:19:29,033
YEAH, AND THEN CHUCK GOLD
IN THE MIX.
419
00:19:29,035 --> 00:19:30,168
Danny: YEAH, OF COURSE.
MM.
420
00:19:30,170 --> 00:19:35,706
♪
421
00:19:35,708 --> 00:19:38,075
-Fred: SOUTHERN CROSS MINE SITE.
-Danny: HERE WE GO.
422
00:19:38,077 --> 00:19:44,282
♪
423
00:19:44,284 --> 00:19:53,457
♪
424
00:19:53,459 --> 00:19:54,892
HAVE WE COME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE?
425
00:19:54,894 --> 00:19:56,160
-WOW!
-OH!
426
00:19:56,162 --> 00:19:58,095
YEAH. IT DEPENDS WHAT PLACE
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
427
00:19:58,097 --> 00:20:00,164
ARE YOU GUYS THE FITZGERALDS?
428
00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:02,200
YEAH. WHAT ARE YOU
DOING OUT HERE?
429
00:20:02,202 --> 00:20:04,468
WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU GUYS.
430
00:20:04,470 --> 00:20:08,339
SEE IF THERE'S ANY GROUND
AVAILABLE FOR US TO TEST
431
00:20:08,341 --> 00:20:10,575
AND MAYBE DO SOME MINING ON.
432
00:20:12,946 --> 00:20:15,179
THERE'S ALWAYS
GROUND AVAILABLE, EH?
433
00:20:15,181 --> 00:20:17,348
YEAH, IT'S ALL A MATTER
OF WHO'S GOT IT, RIGHT?
434
00:20:17,350 --> 00:20:19,684
IT'S ALL A MATTER OF WHO GOT IT
AND WHO YOU WANT HAVING IT.
435
00:20:19,686 --> 00:20:21,452
IT'S THE SAME THING
IN THE YUKON.
436
00:20:21,454 --> 00:20:25,289
YEAH, I KNOW THE STORY.
AND IS THERE SOME GOLD OUT HERE?
437
00:20:25,291 --> 00:20:26,891
[ LAUGHS ]
438
00:20:26,893 --> 00:20:29,260
WE WOULDN'T STILL BE HERE
IF THERE WAS NO GOLD.
439
00:20:29,262 --> 00:20:31,429
RIGHT. I THINK THAT MEANS
WE'VE PROBABLY COME
440
00:20:31,431 --> 00:20:33,231
TO THE RIGHT PLACE,
IF YOU'LL HAVE US?
441
00:20:33,233 --> 00:20:34,732
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE'LL SEE.
442
00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:39,270
WANT TO HAVE A LOOK AROUND?
I'D LOVE TO. YEAH.
443
00:20:39,272 --> 00:20:43,574
Narrator:
JACK AND CHERYL ARE HEAD
OF THE FITZGERALD FAMILY.
444
00:20:43,576 --> 00:20:47,211
THEY OWN MORE CLAIMS
THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE AREA
445
00:20:47,213 --> 00:20:50,815
AND HAVE OVER 30 RELATIVES
WORKING THEIR MINES.
446
00:20:50,817 --> 00:20:54,585
IT'S A STRICTLY FAMILY-ONLY
BUSINESS.
447
00:20:54,587 --> 00:20:57,054
WE'VE BEEN MINING IN HERE
FOR 27 YEARS NOW.
448
00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:06,163
AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
SET UP HERE?
449
00:21:23,049 --> 00:21:25,850
IT DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE THEY'RE
NOT MASSIVELY COMFORTABLE
450
00:21:25,852 --> 00:21:27,718
WITH THIS SITUATION,
WOULD YOU AGREE?
451
00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,354
Parker: YEAH. I'M SURE THAT
THERE'S A BIT OF A QUESTION MARK
452
00:21:30,356 --> 00:21:32,456
OF WHAT OUR INTENTIONS ARE HERE,
453
00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:36,661
BUT FIGURING OUT WHO TO TRUST
ON BOTH SIDES IS DIFFICULT.
454
00:21:36,663 --> 00:21:38,029
SO I'M COMING HERE
455
00:21:38,031 --> 00:21:39,964
TO REALLY ASSESS PIECES
OF PROPERTY FOR MYSELF
456
00:21:39,966 --> 00:21:42,533
AND NOT JUST TAKING
PEOPLE'S WORDS FOR IT.
457
00:21:42,535 --> 00:21:44,802
JUST WANT TO LEARN
WHAT THEY DO,
458
00:21:44,804 --> 00:21:46,137
SEE WHAT KIND OF GOLD IS
IN THE GROUND
459
00:21:46,139 --> 00:21:48,139
AND SEE IF THERE'S
ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
460
00:21:48,141 --> 00:21:52,109
♪
461
00:21:52,111 --> 00:21:54,512
Narrator: MINING THIS LAND
WOULD BE A LOT LIKE
462
00:21:54,514 --> 00:21:57,415
MINING AT HOME FOR PARKER.
463
00:21:57,417 --> 00:21:59,950
1.7 BILLION YEARS AGO,
464
00:21:59,952 --> 00:22:04,221
A SUPER CONTINENT KNOWN AS NUNA
BEGAN TO BREAK APART
465
00:22:04,223 --> 00:22:06,490
AND FORM NEW LANDSCAPES.
466
00:22:06,492 --> 00:22:08,392
OVER A HUNDRED MILLION YEARS,
467
00:22:08,394 --> 00:22:11,329
ONE PIECE OF LAND
DRIFTED FROM NORTH AMERICA
468
00:22:11,331 --> 00:22:13,364
AND ATTACHED TO AUSTRALIA,
469
00:22:13,366 --> 00:22:16,901
FORMING PART
OF NORTH QUEENSLAND,
470
00:22:16,903 --> 00:22:19,837
MEANING THE ROCK FORMATION
AND MINING METHODS
471
00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:22,807
ARE ALMOST IDENTICAL
TO PARKER'S.
472
00:22:22,809 --> 00:22:27,712
THE ADDED BONUS, THE PALMER
GOLDFIELDS DON'T FREEZE.
473
00:22:27,714 --> 00:22:29,747
YEAH, IT'S PRETTY NICE
TO ACTUALLY COME SOMEPLACE
474
00:22:29,749 --> 00:22:33,384
WHERE THERE'S, LIKE,
A LOT OF SIMILARITIES
475
00:22:33,386 --> 00:22:35,419
TO WHAT WE DO IN THE YUKON.
476
00:22:35,421 --> 00:22:37,888
THIS IS FAIRLY SIMILAR BEDROCK.
477
00:22:37,890 --> 00:22:40,024
BUT THE LACK OF PERMAFROST
478
00:22:40,026 --> 00:22:42,927
PROBABLY MAKES IT
A LOT CHEAPER MINING.
479
00:22:42,929 --> 00:22:48,165
♪
480
00:22:48,167 --> 00:22:49,800
TIME FOR CLEANUP.
481
00:22:55,942 --> 00:22:59,076
SO IS THERE MUCH, LIKE,
REALLY FINE FLOUR GOLD HERE?
482
00:23:04,550 --> 00:23:07,184
[ LAUGHTER ]
483
00:23:08,788 --> 00:23:09,854
OH, YEAH.
484
00:23:09,856 --> 00:23:11,155
HEY, PARKER,
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS ONE.
485
00:23:11,157 --> 00:23:12,857
JUMP IN THERE AND HAVE A LOOK
AT [BLEEP].
486
00:23:12,859 --> 00:23:14,225
Tyler: OH, [BLEEP]!
487
00:23:14,227 --> 00:23:16,360
[ LAUGHTER ]
488
00:23:16,362 --> 00:23:17,762
THAT'S FULL OF GOLD.
489
00:23:17,764 --> 00:23:20,231
[ LAUGHTER ]
490
00:23:20,233 --> 00:23:21,565
-WHAT DO YOU RECKON, GUYS?
-YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
491
00:23:21,567 --> 00:23:24,034
-IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
-YEP.
492
00:23:24,036 --> 00:23:27,671
Danny: LOOK AT THAT. OH, WOW.
493
00:23:27,673 --> 00:23:30,608
IT'S ALL REFLECTING
ON YOUR FACE PARKER, THERE.
494
00:23:30,610 --> 00:23:32,376
IT MAKES ME MISS MY GRANDMA'S
PLACE 'CAUSE
495
00:23:32,378 --> 00:23:35,312
THAT'S THE LAST TIME
I SEEN ANY KIND OF COARSE GOLD.
496
00:23:35,314 --> 00:23:38,649
ONE DAY IN PARTICULAR WE WOULD
HAVE LIKE 45 OUNCES IN NUGGETS,
497
00:23:38,651 --> 00:23:40,651
LIKE A LOT OF IT
THAT SIZE AND BIGGER.
498
00:23:40,653 --> 00:23:41,685
-WOW.
-WHOO!
499
00:23:41,687 --> 00:23:43,320
-HE WAS PUMPED.
-[BLEEP].
500
00:23:43,322 --> 00:23:45,556
♪
501
00:23:45,558 --> 00:23:48,192
Danny: PARKER IS VERY MUCH
AFTER A PIECE OF LAND
502
00:23:48,194 --> 00:23:51,395
THAT HE CAN WORK WHEN IT'S
TOO COLD BACK IN THE YUKON.
503
00:23:51,397 --> 00:23:54,899
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS
AN AMAZING BIT OF LAND.
504
00:23:54,901 --> 00:23:56,901
LOOK AT THAT.
505
00:23:56,903 --> 00:23:59,737
OURS IS ONLY LIKE
BETWEEN 81 AND 84 PURE.
506
00:23:59,739 --> 00:24:01,639
Cheryl: 98%.
WOW.
507
00:24:01,641 --> 00:24:05,176
IT'S ONE OF THE PUREST GOLD
IN THE WORLD, RIGHT.
508
00:24:05,178 --> 00:24:08,479
RIGHT NOW I'M PICKING THAT HE'S
SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS SPOT.
509
00:24:08,481 --> 00:24:10,648
OH, YEAH.
I TOTALLY AGREE.
510
00:24:10,650 --> 00:24:12,383
Parker:
SO IS THAT A PRETTY NORMAL DAY,
511
00:24:12,385 --> 00:24:14,351
ABOVE AVERAGE, BELOW AVERAGE?
EH, THAT'S NORMAL.
512
00:24:14,353 --> 00:24:16,253
-PRETTY NORMAL.
-NORMAL, YEAH.
513
00:24:16,255 --> 00:24:18,422
THAT'S A GOOD NORMAL.
514
00:24:18,424 --> 00:24:20,491
THEY'VE GOT PILES OF GOLD,
515
00:24:20,493 --> 00:24:22,726
BUT IT'S ONE THING
TO SHOW US THEIR OPERATION,
516
00:24:22,728 --> 00:24:25,496
BUT IT'S ANOTHER THING TO BE
ABLE TO TEST IT PROPERLY.
517
00:24:25,498 --> 00:24:28,132
SO YEAH, I'LL BE INTERESTED
TO SEE WHAT THE FINAL TOTAL IS
518
00:24:28,134 --> 00:24:30,100
AND THEN START TALKING
TO THEM ABOUT GROUND.
519
00:24:30,102 --> 00:24:36,073
♪
520
00:24:37,877 --> 00:24:41,178
SO WHAT NUMBER ARE WE LOOKING
FOR THAT MAKES YOU FEEL
521
00:24:41,180 --> 00:24:42,613
LIKE THIS
IS GOING TO BE A GOOD...
522
00:24:42,615 --> 00:24:44,915
COMPARABLE GROUND WISE?
YEAH.
523
00:24:44,917 --> 00:24:47,218
WELL, OUR GROUND
WOULD NORMALLY AVERAGE
524
00:24:47,220 --> 00:24:50,120
ABOUT AN OUNCE
PER HUNDRED YARDS.
525
00:24:50,122 --> 00:24:53,591
Narrator: THE FITZGERALDS RAN
500 YARDS OF PAY DIRT.
526
00:24:53,593 --> 00:24:56,293
TO BE AS GOOD
AS PARKER'S YUKON CLAIM,
527
00:24:56,295 --> 00:24:58,996
THEY NEED
FIVE OUNCES OF GOLD.
528
00:24:58,998 --> 00:25:00,631
7.2.
529
00:25:00,633 --> 00:25:05,636
[ LAUGHTER AND CHEERING ]
530
00:25:05,638 --> 00:25:07,738
Narrator:
FOR EVERY HUNDRED YARDS,
531
00:25:07,740 --> 00:25:11,141
THEY MAKE ALMOST $700
MORE THAN PARKER,
532
00:25:11,143 --> 00:25:14,612
PLUS NO EXTRA COST
STRIPPING PERMAFROST.
533
00:25:14,614 --> 00:25:15,880
Parker: AFTER SEEING ALL THAT,
534
00:25:15,882 --> 00:25:17,715
I WAS WONDERING
IF WE COULD STICK AROUND
535
00:25:17,717 --> 00:25:20,451
FOR A BIT AND TEST
SOME GROUND OUT.
536
00:25:22,588 --> 00:25:24,221
I'M SURE WE CAN.
537
00:25:24,223 --> 00:25:25,556
THAT'D BE GREAT.
538
00:25:25,558 --> 00:25:27,391
I AM REALLY INTERESTED
IN THIS AREA,
539
00:25:27,393 --> 00:25:28,893
BUT WE ARE A LITTLE HOMELESS.
540
00:25:28,895 --> 00:25:31,362
I WAS WONDERING IF IT'S ALL
RIGHT IF WE CAN CAMP OUT HERE.
541
00:25:31,364 --> 00:25:34,131
YEAH, ALL THE MINERS DO,
YEAH, $5 A HEAD.
542
00:25:34,133 --> 00:25:37,201
[ LAUGHTER ]
543
00:25:37,203 --> 00:25:38,302
-CHEERS, GUYS.
-CHEERS.
544
00:25:38,304 --> 00:25:39,904
-THANKS.
-CHEERS. CHEERS.
545
00:25:39,906 --> 00:25:41,338
CHEERS.
546
00:25:41,340 --> 00:25:43,140
PHEW!
MIND BLOWN, RIGHT?
547
00:25:43,142 --> 00:25:44,842
I MEAN, NOT ONLY
IS THERE GOLD HERE,
548
00:25:44,844 --> 00:25:47,111
BUT THERE'S
REALLY GOOD GOLD.
549
00:25:48,114 --> 00:25:49,780
[ EXCITED CHATTER ]
Tyler: WOW.
550
00:25:49,782 --> 00:25:51,348
Parker: HOLY COW.
551
00:25:51,350 --> 00:25:54,184
Tyler:
WAS A BIT OF A CRAPPY START
TO THE PALMER GOLDFIELDS,
552
00:25:54,186 --> 00:25:57,121
WITH THE JOHN WITHERS LEASE,
BUT THIS GROUND'S AMAZING.
553
00:25:57,123 --> 00:25:59,857
IT'S ACTUALLY A VIABLE
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
554
00:25:59,859 --> 00:26:02,326
Parker: WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING
TO PROBE THIS ONE,
555
00:26:02,328 --> 00:26:06,297
BUT IN THE YUKON,
I HAVE FOUND THIS BEFORE,
556
00:26:06,299 --> 00:26:10,000
WHERE GETTING ON GOOD GROUND
IN A FAMILY LIKE THIS
557
00:26:10,002 --> 00:26:12,469
IS REALLY DIFFICULT.
558
00:26:12,471 --> 00:26:14,004
THEY'RE GOLD MINERS.
559
00:26:14,006 --> 00:26:16,073
THEY DON'T WANT TO
GIVE UP GOOD GROUND.
560
00:26:17,610 --> 00:26:27,117
♪
561
00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:28,886
-Danny: TYLER.
-YEAH?
562
00:26:28,888 --> 00:26:32,189
CAN YOU COME OVER HERE?
PUT A LITTLE GAME PLAN TOGETHER?
563
00:26:32,191 --> 00:26:34,325
SURE.
564
00:26:34,327 --> 00:26:35,960
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM
565
00:26:35,962 --> 00:26:38,162
ARE STAYING
WITH THE FITZGERALDS,
566
00:26:38,164 --> 00:26:41,632
A FAMILY WITH 600 ACRES
OF GOLD-MINING PROPERTY
567
00:26:41,634 --> 00:26:44,268
IN THE PALMER GOLDFIELDS.
568
00:26:44,270 --> 00:26:45,836
I'D LIKE TO START GETTING A FEEL
FOR WHAT IT IS,
569
00:26:45,838 --> 00:26:47,805
AND TEST AS MUCH OF IT
AS WE CAN.
570
00:26:47,807 --> 00:26:49,039
Fred: OKAY.
571
00:26:49,041 --> 00:26:51,241
SO I HAD A CHAT WITH JACK
AND CHERYL THIS MORNING,
572
00:26:51,243 --> 00:26:52,977
AND THEIR SON TERRY
HAS AN OPERATION CALLED
573
00:26:52,979 --> 00:26:55,846
8 MILE
THAT TYLER AND FRED,
574
00:26:55,848 --> 00:26:57,514
I WAS HOPING THAT YOU GUYS
COULD GO CHECK OUT.
575
00:26:57,516 --> 00:26:58,916
SOUNDS GOOD.
576
00:26:58,918 --> 00:27:00,818
AND DAN AND I ARE GOING
TO TAKE THE TROMMEL
577
00:27:00,820 --> 00:27:03,287
OVER TO ANOTHER SPOT
THAT THEY'VE GOT.
578
00:27:03,289 --> 00:27:06,023
-AND WE'RE GOING TO MINE?
-YEAH.
579
00:27:06,025 --> 00:27:08,726
I NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE GOOD.
580
00:27:08,728 --> 00:27:11,695
♪
581
00:27:11,697 --> 00:27:14,131
Narrator: TO DETERMINE IF THERE
IS ENOUGH GOOD GROUND
582
00:27:14,133 --> 00:27:18,469
TO EXPAND HIS BUSINESS,
THE TEAM SPLIT UP.
583
00:27:18,471 --> 00:27:19,703
-THAT'S GOOD.
-GOOD?
584
00:27:19,705 --> 00:27:20,871
YEAH.
585
00:27:20,873 --> 00:27:22,106
Narrator:
PARKER AND DANNY MEET
586
00:27:22,108 --> 00:27:24,775
WITH JACK AND CHERYL
AT A POSSIBLE LEASE.
587
00:27:24,777 --> 00:27:28,112
BUT UNLIKE THE VIRGIN GROUND
PARKER'S USED TO MINING,
588
00:27:28,114 --> 00:27:30,147
THE SITE'S BEEN WORKED ALREADY.
589
00:27:30,149 --> 00:27:32,716
-IS THERE SOME GOLD HERE?
-YEAH.
590
00:27:32,718 --> 00:27:34,551
HOPEFULLY.
[ LAUGHS ]
591
00:27:34,553 --> 00:27:35,653
JACK SAYS THERE IS.
592
00:27:35,655 --> 00:27:37,187
IF JACK SAYS THERE IS,
THERE IS.
593
00:27:37,189 --> 00:27:39,056
GOOD.
594
00:27:39,058 --> 00:27:42,326
Cheryl: THIS AREA HERE, SLEEPY
HOLLOW, WE HAVE MINED IT,
595
00:27:42,328 --> 00:27:44,728
BUT WE BROUGHT PARKER HERE
BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD WAY
596
00:27:44,730 --> 00:27:47,464
TO PICK UP GOLD
AFTER THE WET SEASON.
597
00:27:47,466 --> 00:27:49,933
OH, YEAH. LOOK AT THAT.
598
00:27:49,935 --> 00:27:51,535
Narrator:
BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND APRIL,
599
00:27:51,537 --> 00:27:53,170
THE MONSOON SEASON BRINGS
600
00:27:53,172 --> 00:27:57,274
OVER THREE FEET OF RAIN
TO THIS AREA,
601
00:27:57,276 --> 00:28:02,179
TURNING THE NOW DUSTY ROADS
INTO TURBULENT CREEKS.
602
00:28:02,181 --> 00:28:05,149
WATER WASHES GOLD DOWN
FROM THE HILLS,
603
00:28:05,151 --> 00:28:07,718
WHICH GETS CAUGHT
IN CRACKS AND CREVICES,
604
00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:10,754
CREATING MOTHER NATURE'S
OWN SLUICE SPOTS.
605
00:28:10,756 --> 00:28:15,359
WHEN THE CREEK BED DRIES,
THE GOLD CAN BE MINED.
606
00:28:15,361 --> 00:28:19,430
EVERY WET SEASON,
THE PROCESS REPEATS, IN THEORY,
607
00:28:19,432 --> 00:28:24,001
LEAVING NEW GOLD
FOR THE TAKING YEAR AFTER YEAR.
608
00:28:24,003 --> 00:28:26,637
THERE'S TWO THINGS
THAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS,
609
00:28:26,639 --> 00:28:29,707
IS IT PROFITABLE
AND IS IT SCALABLE? RIGHT?
610
00:28:29,709 --> 00:28:31,442
YOU GOT TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE MONEY
611
00:28:31,444 --> 00:28:35,979
AND I WANT TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE LOTS OF MONEY.
612
00:28:35,981 --> 00:28:37,781
ROCK AND ROLL.
613
00:28:37,783 --> 00:28:39,950
MATE, I MIGHT GIVE UP THE
CAMERA WORK AND JUST DO THIS.
614
00:28:39,952 --> 00:28:42,152
-UM...
-I'M GOING TO GO TO TONY BEETS,
615
00:28:42,154 --> 00:28:43,520
SEE IF HE'LL HIRE ME.
616
00:28:43,522 --> 00:28:45,989
I THINK THAT WOULD BE
A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR YOU.
617
00:28:47,660 --> 00:28:52,229
[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]
AWAY SHE GOES!
618
00:28:52,231 --> 00:28:53,497
COME ON.
619
00:29:00,072 --> 00:29:01,739
HOW'S IT GOING, TERRY?
HEY. HEY, FRED.
620
00:29:01,741 --> 00:29:03,073
HOW ARE YOU, MATE?
PRETTY GREAT.
621
00:29:03,075 --> 00:29:05,609
Narrator: FIVE MILES NORTHEAST,
TYLER AND FRED
622
00:29:05,611 --> 00:29:08,879
LOOK INTO ANOTHER CLAIM
RUN BY TERRY FITZGERALD,
623
00:29:08,881 --> 00:29:11,782
BUT THIS HAS ALSO BEEN
PREVIOUSLY MINED.
624
00:29:11,784 --> 00:29:15,519
FROM RUNNING TAILINGS THROUGH
FROM PEOPLE OF YESTERYEAR.
625
00:29:15,521 --> 00:29:17,254
SO WHAT, THEY MISSED A BIT
OF GOLD, DID THEY?
626
00:29:17,256 --> 00:29:19,990
YEAH. WELL, I THINK THEY PUT
TOO MANY YARDS THROUGH,
627
00:29:19,992 --> 00:29:21,925
YOU KNOW,
TRYING TO GET THE BIG GOLD,
628
00:29:21,927 --> 00:29:25,896
TRYING TO GET A LOT OF IT,
AND THEY LOSE THE FINER.
629
00:29:25,898 --> 00:29:27,598
Narrator: TAILINGS
ARE THE WASTE ROCKS
630
00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:32,302
OF OLD MINERS, WHICH TERRY
REPROCESSES TO FIND MISSED GOLD.
631
00:29:32,304 --> 00:29:35,405
IT'S NOT AN OPERATION PARKER
RUNS IN THE YUKON,
632
00:29:35,407 --> 00:29:37,641
BUT WITH NO NEED
TO STRIP GROUND,
633
00:29:37,643 --> 00:29:41,245
IT'S CHEAP MINING,
IF GOOD GOLD CAN BE FOUND.
634
00:29:41,247 --> 00:29:43,213
Tyler: AND YOU'RE DOING ALL
RIGHT RUNNING TAILINGS?
635
00:29:43,215 --> 00:29:45,516
-YEAH, WE DO PRETTY WELL.
-WHO'S HELPING YOU?
636
00:29:45,518 --> 00:29:47,251
-ME.
-IT'S A SINGLE MAN OPERATION?
637
00:29:47,253 --> 00:29:49,686
SINGLE MAN OPERATION.
KEEP THE COSTS LOW,
638
00:29:49,688 --> 00:29:52,756
BUT I CAN CERTAINLY PUT YOU
ONTO A FEW LITTLE JOBS.
639
00:29:54,894 --> 00:29:57,261
JUMP RIGHT IN HERE, MATE.
AND WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO,
640
00:29:57,263 --> 00:29:59,763
ANY ROCKS THAT ARE CAUGHT THERE,
PUSH THEM INTO THE TROMMEL.
641
00:29:59,765 --> 00:30:02,633
LET'S DO IT. I'M READY.
I'LL GO AND GET A BUCKET.
642
00:30:04,403 --> 00:30:07,271
MY CONCERN IS THAT
HE'S USING LEFTOVERS.
643
00:30:07,273 --> 00:30:09,072
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT
I'M USED TO DOING.
644
00:30:09,074 --> 00:30:10,908
I LIKED HITTING
THE VIRGIN GROUND,
645
00:30:10,910 --> 00:30:13,443
BUT LOOK, APPARENTLY TERRY'S
FINDING GOLD IN IT,
646
00:30:13,445 --> 00:30:15,646
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STICK
AROUND AND SEE IF HE DOES.
647
00:30:15,648 --> 00:30:20,884
♪
648
00:30:25,891 --> 00:30:28,692
ABOUT 120 DEGREES.
649
00:30:28,694 --> 00:30:31,728
120 DEGREES
WE'RE LOOKING AT.
650
00:30:31,730 --> 00:30:34,631
I CAN'T HOLD THE SHOVEL
ON THE END.
651
00:30:34,633 --> 00:30:36,567
THAT BIT'S TOO HOT.
652
00:30:36,569 --> 00:30:40,037
THAT'S WHY THEY GOT
WOODEN SHOVELS, I GUESS.
653
00:30:40,039 --> 00:30:42,739
Narrator: WITH CREEK WATER
WASHING THROUGH ANNUALLY,
654
00:30:42,741 --> 00:30:46,176
THE TOPSOIL IS VERY SHALLOW,
AND HARD BEDROCK
655
00:30:46,178 --> 00:30:48,312
SITS CLOSE TO THE SURFACE.
656
00:30:48,314 --> 00:30:50,747
THIS STUFF IS, LIKE,
PRETTY COMPACTED.
657
00:30:50,749 --> 00:30:52,950
IT'S DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING
658
00:30:52,952 --> 00:30:54,751
YOU SHOULD TRY TO DO
WITH A SHOVEL.
659
00:30:57,389 --> 00:31:00,791
REALISTICALLY, HOW MANY YARDS DO
YOU THINK WE NEED TO RUN A BIT?
660
00:31:00,793 --> 00:31:02,659
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO TWO.
661
00:31:02,661 --> 00:31:05,195
THAT'S LIKE A YARD WIDE,
662
00:31:05,197 --> 00:31:08,532
A YARD THAT WAY,
AND THEN, LIKE, HOW DEEP?
663
00:31:08,534 --> 00:31:10,067
REALLY FAR.
664
00:31:12,171 --> 00:31:13,604
YEAH, A YARD THAT WAY.
665
00:31:13,606 --> 00:31:15,606
NO, A YARD BY
A YARD BY YARD.
666
00:31:15,608 --> 00:31:19,209
A YARD DEEP?
OH, [BLEEP] OFF, MATE.
667
00:31:19,211 --> 00:31:26,083
♪
668
00:31:26,085 --> 00:31:28,185
-DUDE.
-COMING!
669
00:31:29,622 --> 00:31:31,221
THAT'S JACKIE RAY.
670
00:31:31,223 --> 00:31:36,960
♪
671
00:31:39,865 --> 00:31:41,131
-HOW'S IT GOING?
-OH, GOOD!
672
00:31:41,133 --> 00:31:42,432
PROBABLY BETTER THAN US.
673
00:31:42,434 --> 00:31:44,167
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD
JUST SCOOP ALL THAT STUFF UP
674
00:31:44,169 --> 00:31:46,536
AND BACK IT UP
RIGHT NEXT TO THE FEEDER?
675
00:31:46,538 --> 00:31:48,238
-YEAH.
-THANKS, MAN.
676
00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:54,811
♪
677
00:31:54,813 --> 00:31:56,546
OH, MAN.
678
00:31:56,548 --> 00:31:59,082
THAT IS MAKING
VERY SHORT WORK
679
00:31:59,084 --> 00:32:01,985
OF WHAT WE WERE MAKING
VERY HARD WORK OUT OF.
680
00:32:01,987 --> 00:32:04,254
[ LAUGHS ]
681
00:32:04,256 --> 00:32:06,890
WICKED!
THANKS, MAN.
682
00:32:09,161 --> 00:32:13,563
♪
683
00:32:13,565 --> 00:32:15,632
THAT'S MORE LIKE IT,
ISN'T IT?
684
00:32:15,634 --> 00:32:21,538
♪
685
00:32:21,540 --> 00:32:23,573
Narrator: WITH HELP FROM
JACKIE RAY'S LOADER,
686
00:32:23,575 --> 00:32:26,777
PARKER AND DANNY PUSH
TWO YARDS OF CREEK BOTTOM DIRT
687
00:32:26,779 --> 00:32:29,346
THROUGH THEIR TROMMEL
IN UNDER AN HOUR.
688
00:32:33,218 --> 00:32:35,118
-TIME FOR A CLEANUP.
-[ EXHALES ]
689
00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:38,889
Narrator: IN THE YUKON, PARKER
TURNS A PROFIT MINING PAY DIRT
690
00:32:38,891 --> 00:32:42,459
WORTH $15 TO $20 PER YARD.
691
00:32:42,461 --> 00:32:46,396
HERE, WITHOUT THE ADDED COST
OF REMOVING PERMAFROST,
692
00:32:46,398 --> 00:32:47,965
ANYTHING NEAR THAT AMOUNT
693
00:32:47,967 --> 00:32:50,867
WOULD PRODUCE
A MUCH HIGHER PROFIT MARGIN.
694
00:32:50,869 --> 00:32:52,636
THAT LOOKS GOOD, DOESN'T IT?
695
00:32:52,638 --> 00:32:54,938
I MEAN, THERE'S DEFINITELY
GOLD IN HERE.
696
00:32:54,940 --> 00:33:00,978
♪
697
00:33:00,980 --> 00:33:03,313
WHOO! IT'S A LOT MORE
LABOR-INTENSIVE
698
00:33:03,315 --> 00:33:04,781
THAN I WAS EXPECTING.
699
00:33:04,783 --> 00:33:07,417
IT'S LIKE ROWING IN MUD.
700
00:33:07,419 --> 00:33:09,720
Narrator:
AT TERRY FITZGERALD'S CLAIM,
701
00:33:09,722 --> 00:33:14,391
FRED AND TYLER ARE THREE HOURS
INTO TESTING THE OLD TAILINGS.
702
00:33:14,393 --> 00:33:15,559
I DON'T HAVE ANY TIME TO BREAK,
703
00:33:15,561 --> 00:33:17,394
'CAUSE IF THESE ROCKS
GET CLOGGED,
704
00:33:17,396 --> 00:33:20,864
PAY DIRT'S NOT GOING THROUGH,
SO...
705
00:33:20,866 --> 00:33:22,799
IT'S CONSTANT.
WE JUST GOT TO KEEP GOING.
706
00:33:22,801 --> 00:33:30,073
♪
707
00:33:30,075 --> 00:33:32,409
[ SCREECHES, STOPS ]
708
00:33:32,411 --> 00:33:33,844
[BLEEP]
709
00:33:33,846 --> 00:33:36,213
-TERRY!
-OH, [BLEEP]!
710
00:33:36,215 --> 00:33:42,619
♪
711
00:33:45,524 --> 00:33:49,693
♪
712
00:33:49,695 --> 00:33:52,896
SO, TYLER AND PARKER,
THIS IS A GREEN ANTS' NEST.
713
00:33:52,898 --> 00:33:55,532
WE'LL JUST KNOCK AND SEE
IF ANYONE'S HOME.
714
00:33:55,534 --> 00:33:57,968
Narrator:
FOR MORE THAN 60,000 YEARS,
715
00:33:57,970 --> 00:34:00,370
THE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES
OF AUSTRALIA
716
00:34:00,372 --> 00:34:03,673
HAVE DEVELOPED HUNDREDS
OF BUSH MEDICINES.
717
00:34:03,675 --> 00:34:07,144
WHAT WE USE THESE FOR
IS FLU TREATMENT.
718
00:34:07,146 --> 00:34:09,880
YOU GET THE WHOLE NEST
AND MASH IT UP IN A BILLY CAN
719
00:34:09,882 --> 00:34:12,516
AND THEN SIP IT
LIKE A LEMSIP.
720
00:34:12,518 --> 00:34:14,217
WOW.
THEY GET ANGRY, DON'T THEY?
721
00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:15,919
MM.
YEAH. THEY'RE FEISTY.
722
00:34:15,921 --> 00:34:17,154
AH!
723
00:34:17,156 --> 00:34:19,756
Narrator: GREEN ANTS HAVE
A SHARP CITRUS TASTE
724
00:34:19,758 --> 00:34:22,292
AND CAN BE BOILED IN WATER,
CRUSHED,
725
00:34:22,294 --> 00:34:26,496
AND INHALED LIKE A VAPOR RUB,
OR EATEN ALIVE.
726
00:34:26,498 --> 00:34:28,331
TASTES LIKE LEMON.
YEAH.
727
00:34:28,333 --> 00:34:29,566
I THINK ONE BIT ME
IN THE MOUTH.
728
00:34:29,568 --> 00:34:30,901
MM.
729
00:34:30,903 --> 00:34:32,269
MMM!
730
00:34:32,271 --> 00:34:33,804
JUST BITE HIM BACK.
731
00:34:35,207 --> 00:34:42,479
♪
732
00:34:42,481 --> 00:34:46,583
WHOO! IT'S A LOT MORE LABOR-
INTENSIVE THAN I WAS EXPECTING.
733
00:34:48,754 --> 00:34:51,922
Narrator:
TO DETERMINE IF THE FITZGERALD
FAMILY'S MINE SITE
734
00:34:51,924 --> 00:34:54,391
IS AS RICH
AS THEY SAY IT IS,
735
00:34:54,393 --> 00:34:58,562
FRED AND TYLER ARE RUNNING
185 YARDS OF TAILINGS.
736
00:35:01,633 --> 00:35:03,633
[ SCREECHES, STOPS ]
737
00:35:03,635 --> 00:35:05,268
[BLEEP]
738
00:35:05,270 --> 00:35:08,038
-TERRY!
-OH, [BLEEP]!
739
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:13,944
♪
740
00:35:13,946 --> 00:35:15,378
IT JUST --
741
00:35:15,380 --> 00:35:16,847
♪
742
00:35:16,849 --> 00:35:18,148
I JUST GOTTA GO AND FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON.
743
00:35:18,150 --> 00:35:20,217
SHUT THE MOTOR DOWN, MATE.
SHUT THE MOTOR DOWN.
744
00:35:20,219 --> 00:35:22,619
[ MOTOR RUMBLING ]
745
00:35:22,621 --> 00:35:23,720
[ MOTOR STOPS ]
746
00:35:23,722 --> 00:35:24,921
LET'S GO.
747
00:35:24,923 --> 00:35:27,924
♪
748
00:35:27,926 --> 00:35:29,693
I DON'T THINK ANYTHING WENT
INSIDE OF IT TO HURT IT
749
00:35:29,695 --> 00:35:31,461
OR ANYTHING --
IT JUST STOPPED.
750
00:35:31,463 --> 00:35:33,530
RIGHT.
751
00:35:33,532 --> 00:35:34,998
OOH.
752
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:38,068
FEEL IT, FRED. IT'S HOT.
BEARINGS AND PINS COME UP.
753
00:35:38,070 --> 00:35:39,469
AH!
IS THAT A BAD THING?
754
00:35:39,471 --> 00:35:41,238
REALLY BAD?
YEAH!
755
00:35:41,240 --> 00:35:44,608
Narrator: THE TROMMEL'S CYLINDER
ROTATES USING A GUIDE WHEEL
756
00:35:44,610 --> 00:35:47,444
HELD IN PLACE
BY A LARGE STEEL PIN.
757
00:35:47,446 --> 00:35:48,945
WHEN THE PIN COMES LOOSE,
758
00:35:48,947 --> 00:35:51,648
THE WHEEL CAN FALL
OUT OF POSITION,
759
00:35:51,650 --> 00:35:53,917
CAUSING THE TROMMEL TO JAM.
760
00:35:53,919 --> 00:35:56,653
IF THE MOTOR ISN'T
SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY,
761
00:35:56,655 --> 00:35:59,856
IT WILL DAMAGE
THE DRIVESHAFT AND OVERHEAT,
762
00:35:59,858 --> 00:36:04,294
RESULTING IN HEFTY REPAIR BILLS
AND LOST RUNNING TIME.
763
00:36:04,296 --> 00:36:05,896
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT
THAT PIN BACK DOWN.
764
00:36:05,898 --> 00:36:07,898
WE'VE GOT TO GET IT
MOVING PRETTY QUICK
765
00:36:07,900 --> 00:36:11,334
SO WE CAN GET THE GOLD
GOING BACK OUT THE OTHER END.
766
00:36:11,336 --> 00:36:12,969
IF YOU CAN PUT A BIT
OF PRESSURE ON...
767
00:36:12,971 --> 00:36:14,304
GOT IT.
768
00:36:14,306 --> 00:36:15,972
...AND I'LL JUST SEE IF I CAN
MAYBE MOVE THE PIN
769
00:36:15,974 --> 00:36:18,975
AND IT MIGHT FALL IN,
YOU KNOW?
770
00:36:18,977 --> 00:36:20,944
NO! NOT YET, EH?
771
00:36:20,946 --> 00:36:23,213
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT'S MOVING.
IT'S JUST KIND OF...
772
00:36:23,215 --> 00:36:26,049
AHH!
773
00:36:26,051 --> 00:36:30,253
♪
774
00:36:30,255 --> 00:36:32,222
WELL, THEY DON'T SEEM
TO BE RUNNING.
775
00:36:32,224 --> 00:36:33,390
[ SIGHS ]
776
00:36:33,392 --> 00:36:37,561
[ HAMMERING ]
777
00:36:37,563 --> 00:36:40,630
I SEE IT MOVING A LITTLE.
IT'S MOVING.
778
00:36:40,632 --> 00:36:42,566
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
OH, YEAH!
779
00:36:42,568 --> 00:36:46,002
WE GOT THAT [BLEEP] PIN!
780
00:36:46,004 --> 00:36:48,905
HOW'S IT GOING, DUDE?
YOU GUYS BREAKING STUFF?
781
00:36:48,907 --> 00:36:50,106
I THINK IT WAS FRED.
782
00:36:50,108 --> 00:36:52,642
-YEAH. I USUALLY BLAME FRED.
-[ LAUGHS ]
783
00:36:52,644 --> 00:36:54,611
SO WHAT'S HAPPENED,
PARKER,
784
00:36:54,613 --> 00:36:57,814
THE PIN DISLODGED AND GONE UP,
WHICH STOPPED THE TROMMEL.
785
00:36:57,816 --> 00:37:00,016
-DOES IT KEEP KICKING OUT?
-YEAH, IT DOES.
786
00:37:00,018 --> 00:37:02,586
WE'VE HAD THAT KIND OF STUFF
HAPPEN BEFORE, AND...
787
00:37:02,588 --> 00:37:04,054
-YEAH.
-I MEAN, IT'S A BUSH FIX,
788
00:37:04,056 --> 00:37:05,755
BUT YOU COULD JUST THROW
A WELD OVER IT.
789
00:37:05,757 --> 00:37:07,190
YOU KNOW, WHAT DIDN'T I THINK
OF THAT?
790
00:37:07,192 --> 00:37:09,259
LET'S GET HER WELDED UP,
EH, TERRY.
791
00:37:09,261 --> 00:37:12,128
Narrator: WITH SPARE PARTS
THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY...
792
00:37:12,130 --> 00:37:13,830
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
CLEAR.
793
00:37:13,832 --> 00:37:16,066
...JUST LIKE IN THE YUKON,
794
00:37:16,068 --> 00:37:18,501
OUTBACK MINERS
NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO QUICK
795
00:37:18,503 --> 00:37:21,771
BUSH FIXES
OR FACE COSTLY SHUTDOWNS.
796
00:37:21,773 --> 00:37:27,210
♪
797
00:37:27,212 --> 00:37:28,245
-EXCELLENT.
-YEAH.
798
00:37:28,247 --> 00:37:29,446
-DONE.
-OH, NICE.
799
00:37:29,448 --> 00:37:31,014
LET'S TRY TO START IT, EH?
800
00:37:33,018 --> 00:37:34,251
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
HEY, OH!
801
00:37:34,253 --> 00:37:35,585
[ CHEERING ]
802
00:37:35,587 --> 00:37:36,853
YEE-HEE-HEE!
803
00:37:38,423 --> 00:37:40,090
NICE JOB, TERRY.
804
00:37:40,092 --> 00:37:41,157
THANKS, GUYS.
805
00:37:41,159 --> 00:37:42,959
LET'S GET MINING, EH?
YEAH.
806
00:37:42,961 --> 00:37:49,299
♪
807
00:37:49,301 --> 00:37:55,639
♪
808
00:37:55,641 --> 00:37:57,474
YOU KNOW, REALLY,
THIS IS A COOL LITTLE SETUP.
809
00:37:57,476 --> 00:38:02,345
LIKE, TERRY MUST SPEND
NO MONEY DOING THIS.
810
00:38:02,347 --> 00:38:04,514
THERE WOULD BE NOTHING WRONG
WITH IN THE OFF-SEASON
811
00:38:04,516 --> 00:38:05,882
FINDING SOME GROUND
812
00:38:05,884 --> 00:38:10,754
THAT YOU SPENT AN OUNCE A DAY
AND TRY TO FIND TEN,
813
00:38:10,756 --> 00:38:12,489
THAT'D BE A PRETTY GOOD WAY
TO SPEND THE WINTER.
814
00:38:12,491 --> 00:38:15,091
♪
815
00:38:15,093 --> 00:38:16,826
I THINK TERRY'S JUST ABOUT
TO SHUT DOWN.
816
00:38:16,828 --> 00:38:18,194
BUT BEFORE THEN,
817
00:38:18,196 --> 00:38:19,963
THERE'S ONE LAST FINAL MESSAGE
FOR YOU.
818
00:38:19,965 --> 00:38:21,498
-NO! NO!
-AH!
819
00:38:21,500 --> 00:38:24,534
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHAT THE [BLEEP]?
820
00:38:26,972 --> 00:38:29,172
[ LAUGHS ] FRED!
YES!
821
00:38:29,174 --> 00:38:32,042
[ LAUGHING ]
822
00:38:32,044 --> 00:38:33,143
SHUT DOWN!
823
00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:37,447
ONCE WE GET THE NUMBERS
AND WE SEE WHAT WE GOT FOR GOLD,
824
00:38:37,449 --> 00:38:40,283
WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL IF THIS
IS A POSSIBLE INVESTMENT,
825
00:38:40,285 --> 00:38:43,186
BUT I THINK ALL IN ALL
IT WAS GOOD.
826
00:38:43,188 --> 00:38:52,162
♪
827
00:38:52,164 --> 00:38:55,265
HEY, PARKER. COME ON IN, MATE.
WE GOT A SEAT FOR YOU.
828
00:38:55,267 --> 00:38:56,666
LOOK AT THIS.
829
00:38:56,668 --> 00:38:59,803
Narrator: THE TEAM BRINGS
THE GOLD FROM BOTH TEST SITES
830
00:38:59,805 --> 00:39:02,105
TO EVALUATE THE FINAL RESULTS.
831
00:39:02,107 --> 00:39:03,506
DO WE WANT TO DO A LITTLE BIT
OF A TALLY UP?
832
00:39:03,508 --> 00:39:05,175
-OH, DO WE? OF COURSE.
-YES.
833
00:39:05,177 --> 00:39:06,509
-YEAH, YEAH.
-LET'S DO IT.
834
00:39:06,511 --> 00:39:08,912
♪
835
00:39:08,914 --> 00:39:12,482
Narrator: PARKER AND DANNY
TESTED TWO YARDS OF PAY DIRT.
836
00:39:12,484 --> 00:39:14,918
BACK HOME, THAT YARDAGE
WOULD CONTAIN
837
00:39:14,920 --> 00:39:18,421
ROUGHLY $35 WORTH OF GOLD.
838
00:39:18,423 --> 00:39:20,690
SO IT IS .05 OUNCES.
839
00:39:20,692 --> 00:39:22,325
-OOH!
-AHH!
840
00:39:22,327 --> 00:39:26,896
Narrator: WORTH $75, THAT'S MORE
THAN DOUBLE PARKER'S AVERAGE,
841
00:39:26,898 --> 00:39:30,867
FROM GROUND THAT'S BEEN MINED
BEFORE AND REPLENISHES ANNUALLY.
842
00:39:30,869 --> 00:39:32,902
YEAH, BROTHER.
843
00:39:32,904 --> 00:39:38,274
TYLER AND FRED TESTED
185 YARDS OF WASTE TAILINGS.
844
00:39:38,276 --> 00:39:41,144
IN THE YUKON, RUNNING THIS
AMOUNT OF TAILINGS
845
00:39:41,146 --> 00:39:43,613
WOULD NORMALLY PRODUCE
SO LITTLE GOLD,
846
00:39:43,615 --> 00:39:45,582
IT WOULDN'T BE WORTH DOING.
847
00:39:45,584 --> 00:39:48,852
♪
848
00:39:48,854 --> 00:39:50,587
1.02 OUNCES.
849
00:39:50,589 --> 00:39:52,088
Tyler: OH, FRED!
850
00:39:52,090 --> 00:39:54,791
Narrator:
WORTH OVER $1,500,
851
00:39:54,793 --> 00:39:57,994
THAT MEANS THE OLD TIMERS
LEFT HALF THE GOLD
852
00:39:57,996 --> 00:40:00,997
THEY SHOULD HAVE RECOVERED
IN THEIR TAILINGS.
853
00:40:00,999 --> 00:40:02,766
IF YOU'RE FINDING
THAT KIND OF GOLD
854
00:40:02,768 --> 00:40:04,367
EVEN AFTER IT'S BEEN MINED,
855
00:40:04,369 --> 00:40:07,604
THE MORE WE DIG INTO THIS PLACE,
THE MORE INTRIGUED I AM, TERRY.
856
00:40:07,606 --> 00:40:09,005
WHEN YOU'RE MAKING MONEY
ON TAILINGS,
857
00:40:09,007 --> 00:40:11,207
THAT MEANS THE GROUND
AROUND IS PRETTY GOOD.
858
00:40:11,209 --> 00:40:13,610
Terry: YEAH, IT IS.
859
00:40:13,612 --> 00:40:16,279
AFTER SEEING THE RESULTS,
IT'S MADE ME SUPER EXCITED.
860
00:40:16,281 --> 00:40:17,414
[ LAUGHTER ]
861
00:40:17,416 --> 00:40:19,616
THE JOHN WITHERS LEASE
DIDN'T WORK OUT,
862
00:40:19,618 --> 00:40:21,451
SO I HAD A LOT RIDING ON THIS,
863
00:40:21,453 --> 00:40:23,987
BUT I FINALLY FEEL LIKE
I'VE REDEEMED MYSELF
864
00:40:23,989 --> 00:40:26,256
AND I'M REALLY KEEN
TO SEE WHERE IT CAN GO.
865
00:40:26,258 --> 00:40:27,724
YOU KNOW WHAT, PARKER?
THANKS, MATE.
866
00:40:27,726 --> 00:40:30,260
OH, THANK YOU, TERRY.
IT'S A REAL PLEASURE.
867
00:40:30,262 --> 00:40:32,395
I AM REALLY IMPRESSED
WITH TYLER.
868
00:40:32,397 --> 00:40:35,064
THIS IS A GREAT FAMILY
TO HAVE ENDED UP WITH.
869
00:40:35,066 --> 00:40:36,566
YEAH, THEY'RE
REALLY GOOD PEOPLE.
870
00:40:36,568 --> 00:40:37,901
BEER AND BARBECUES.
871
00:40:37,903 --> 00:40:39,969
-BEER AND BARBIES, GUYS.
-EH? ROCK AND ROLL.
872
00:40:39,971 --> 00:40:42,038
-CHEERS.
-CHEERS.
873
00:40:42,040 --> 00:40:45,608
IF THE GROUND THAT'S BEEN MINED
BEFORE IS THIS GOOD,
874
00:40:45,610 --> 00:40:48,311
THEN I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO
GETTING ON SOME VIRGIN GROUND.
875
00:40:48,313 --> 00:40:49,813
[ LAUGHTER ]
876
00:40:49,815 --> 00:40:51,714
THERE'S A LOT
OF POTENTIAL HERE.
877
00:40:51,716 --> 00:40:59,222
♪
878
00:40:59,224 --> 00:41:00,757
Narrator: NEXT TIME...
879
00:41:00,759 --> 00:41:02,959
IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE
FROM HERE ON IN.
880
00:41:02,961 --> 00:41:05,395
-ARE WE STUCK HERE?
-YEAH.
881
00:41:05,397 --> 00:41:08,798
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM
FACE A BAPTISM OF FIRE...
882
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:12,635
THE YUKON'S TOUGH COUNTRY,
BUT THIS IS RIGHT UP THERE.
883
00:41:12,637 --> 00:41:14,771
...VENTURE DEEP
INTO THE OUTBACK...
884
00:41:14,773 --> 00:41:16,806
IF I GET THIS THING STUCK,
I'M GOING TO LOOK LIKE
885
00:41:16,808 --> 00:41:18,641
SUCH AN IDIOT.
886
00:41:18,643 --> 00:41:20,376
...IN THEIR QUEST...
887
00:41:20,378 --> 00:41:23,046
OH, MY [BLEEP]!
888
00:41:23,048 --> 00:41:25,114
FEED THE LINE!
889
00:41:25,116 --> 00:41:27,784
...TO FIND VIRGIN GROUND...
890
00:41:27,786 --> 00:41:29,152
LOOK AT THAT.
891
00:41:29,154 --> 00:41:31,554
Parker: WE'RE LOOKING AT
EXTREMELY RICH GROUND.
892
00:41:31,556 --> 00:41:34,090
MAYBE MUM AND DAD
SHOULD KEEP IT.
65563
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