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Narrator: ON THIS EPISODE
OF "PARKER'S TRAIL"...
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Parker: I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
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Narrator: ...THE HUNT
FOR OUTBACK GOLD INTENSIFIES.
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-I CAN'T SEE.
-GO EASY.
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AAH.
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YOU'VE DEFINITELY
GOT MY CURIOSITY GOING.
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HEY!
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Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM
ENTER THE WILD WEST...
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-GUYS, LOCK THE DOORS.
-LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
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...WHERE PROSPECTORS
TRUST NO ONE.
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YOU DON'T WANT
THESE GUYS AROUND?
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ARE YOU ALRIGHT, FRANK?
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Narrator: AND THE METHODS
THEY USE FOR MINING
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ARE EVEN DEADLIER
THAN THE UNFORGIVING DESERT.
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IF YOU INHALE A BIT
OF CYANIDE DUST, YOU'RE DEAD.
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-DANNY?!
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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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Danny: YOU DO REALIZE THAT
THE AIR-CONDITIONING IN THIS CAR
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ONLY REACHES HALFWAY?
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WELL WE'VE GOT IT TURNED UP
ALL THE WAY, ALRIGHT?
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YOU NEED TO POINT THAT ONE AT US
OR THAT ONE AT US.
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THAT IS DIRECTLY
POINTING AT YOU.
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-THAT'S NOT.
-TICKLE HIM!
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-STOP.
-TICKLE HIM!
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DON'T MAKE ME
PULL THIS CAR OVER!
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FRED, COULD YOU PLEASE
JUST GET US SOMEPLACE.
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Narrator: 5,500 MILES INTO
THEIR EPIC TWO-MONTH GOLD TREK,
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PARKER AND HIS TEAM HEAD
INTO WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S
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LEGENDARY MURCHISON GOLD FIELDS
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AND THE TINY TOWN
OF SANDSTONE.
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SANDSTONE'S COOL.
I LOVE SANDSTONE.
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YOU'VE SPENT TIME HERE?
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YEAH, SO,
MY GREAT GRANDFATHER
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WAS ACTUALLY QUITE
A BIG MINER HERE.
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HE USED TO TAKE
MY DAD HERE,
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AND THIS IS WHERE MY DAD
LEARNED TO FIND GOLD.
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THE TOWN USED TO BE A LOT BIGGER
AND A LOT MORE FAMILIES
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BECAUSE ALL THE MEN
WERE WORKING ON THE MINE.
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BUT WHEN THE MINE CLOSED DOWN,
A LOT OF PEOPLE LEFT.
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Narrator: SANDSTONE NOW
HAS A POPULATION OF JUST 80,
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BUT AT THE TURN
OF THE 20th CENTURY,
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THIS REMOTE PATCH OF DESERT
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WAS AN EPICENTER
OF GOLD PROSPECTING,
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INHABITED BY 8,000 MINERS.
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SINCE 1903,
SANDSTONE HAS PRODUCED
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OVER 3-MILLION OUNCES.
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SO, WHAT'S OUR PLAN
FOR BEING HERE?
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WE ARE ON THE WAY
TO SEE MY MATE JAKE.
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HE'S QUITE YOUNG.
HE'S AROUND OUR AGE, PARKER.
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AND IS THERE GROUND
FOR SALE AROUND HERE?
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HE'S GOT AN EXPLORATION LEASE,
WHICH HE'S DONE SOME DRILLING ON
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AND THEN HE'S GOT
A MINING LEASE, AS WELL.
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OH, YEAH, THAT'S
THE OTHER THING.
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SANDSTONE IS AN EXTREMELY
TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY.
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DON'T TALK TO ANYONE ABOUT
THE GOLD YOU'RE FINDING.
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DON'T TALK TO ANYONE ABOUT
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
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OH, THIS IS SER--
OH, YOU'RE SERIOUS.
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-I'M BEING DEADLY SERIOUS.
-WOW.
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PRIVATE ROAD, NO ACCESS.
TYLER.
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IT'S ALRIGHT.
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LET'S JUST READ
WHAT THIS SAYS, HEY.
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OFF NOW,
KEEP OUT.
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WHAT'S 222 MEAN?
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PROBABLY THE SIZE OF RIFLE
YOU'RE GOING GET SHOT WITH.
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OH
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IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S WRITTEN IN BLOOD.
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Narrator: IN THESE PARTS,
ILLEGAL PROSPECTING IS RIFE.
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GROUND IS FIERCELY PROTECTED,
AND SHOOTINGS ARE NOT UNCOMMON.
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-WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
-IT'S FINE, GUYS. IT'LL BE FINE.
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ALRIGHT.
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TYLER,
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
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Parker:
WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA.
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HOW LONG DID YOU SAY
JAKE'S BEEN MINING HERE?
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Tyler: NOT LONG AT ALL.
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WELL, THEN THIS IS
NOT HIS PLACE.
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YEAH.
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OH, THERE'S SOMEBODY.
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GUYS LOCK THE DOORS.
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HE LOOKS ANGRY.
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YEAH.
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I'M GOING
JUMP OUT BECAUSE --
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NO, I GOT IT TYLER.
IT'S KIND OF WHY I'M HERE, SO --
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THEY'RE NOT GOING
KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
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THAT'S OKAY.
I CAN HANDLE THIS.
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I'VE BEEN TRAINED IN THESE
KIND OF SITUATIONS.
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HOWDY.
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Narrator: A FIELD MEDIC
FOR THE GREEN BERETS,
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FRED IS ALSO A TRAINED LINGUIST
AND COMMUNICATOR.
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AH, WE'RE LOOKING
FOR A MINE SITE.
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I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET THE YOUNGER
BLOKE IN HIS MID-20s.
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THAT WAY?
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OKAY, I APOLOGIZE.
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THEY'RE SHAKING HANDS.
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AH, OKAY.
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-YOU ALRIGHT?
-YEP.
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WE WENT THE WRONG WAY,
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BUT, YEAH, HE DOES NOT
TAKE KINDLY TO PEOPLE
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COMING UP ON HIS PROPERTY,
YOU COULD TELL.
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-SO, THE SIGNS WERE HIS THEN?
-YEP.
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THERE'S SOMEBODY
WALKING AROUND UP THERE.
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-YEAH, THERE'S JAKE.
-IS THAT HIM?
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-YEP, THAT'S JAKE.
-OH.
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WE FOUND THE RIGHT PERSON.
YOU'RE JAKE?
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-YEAH, JAKE.
-FRED.
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27-YEAR-OLD JAKE LARSON
HAS HELD THE HONEYPOT LEASE
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FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
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-I'M PARKER.
-GOOD DAY, PARKER, JAKE.
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-NICE TO MEET YOU.
-HELLO. HOW ARE YOU?
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-NOW I RECOGNIZE YOU.
-YEAH, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
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HEY. HEY, JAKE, I'M DANNY.
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-JAKE. NICE TO MEET YOU.
-NICE TO MEET YOU, MAN.
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-THE FLIES ARE WICKED.
-OH, THE FLIES ARE TERRIBLE.
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-WELL, WELCOME TO HONEYPOT.
-WHY DO THEY CALL IT HONEYPOT?
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THERE'S A HOLE JUST THERE
THEY PULLED OUT
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A THOUSAND OUNCES
OF DETECTABLE GOLD.
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-REALLY?
-YEAH.
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MIGHT BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND
THE GEOLOGY MORE THAN ME.
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Narrator: THE HONEYPOT HOLE
EARNED ITS NAME IN 2008
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WHEN PROSPECTORS WITH HAND TOOLS
DUG UP OVER TWO POUNDS OF GOLD.
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TWO YEARS LATER, PROFESSIONAL
MINORS ARMED WITH DYNAMITE
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AND AN EXCAVATOR
EXPANDED THE MINE
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AND RECOVERED A FURTHER 62 LBS
WORTH $1.3 MILLION.
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EVEN NOW, THE HONEYPOT HOLE IS
THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING.
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-IT'S STILL FULL OF GOLD.
-OH, WOW.
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-OH, COOL.
-THIS IS A LITTLE BIT
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OF THE GOLD THAT'S BEEN
COMING OUT.
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THERE'S DETECTABLE GOLD
STUCK IN THE WALL DOWN THERE,
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AND YOU CAN SEE
THE OLD BLASTING HOLES.
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THERE'S GOLD
IN THERE AS WELL.
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-WOW.
-I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
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LIKE THIS, AND ULTIMATELY,
SEVERAL THOUSAND OUNCES
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WILL COME OUT OF THIS AREA, HUH?CORRECT.
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BECAUSE THERE WAS
A THOUSAND OUNCES
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BEFORE YOU EVEN GOT
THE PROPERTY?
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CORRECT, YEP.
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SO, YOU WANT TO SELL THIS LEASE,
OBVIOUSLY.
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I DO. UNFORTUNATELY,
I'M STRETCHED REALLY THIN.
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I'VE GOT PROJECTS IN BETWEEN
HERE AND SOUTHERN CROSS.
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YEAH, OKAY.
TO GET JUST BACK TO MY YARD,
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IT'S 550 KILOMETERS.
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I'D LIKE TO SELL IT TO SOMEONE
AT A REASONABLE PRICE,
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AND THEN JUST KEEP
A ROYALTY ON IT.
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WHAT'S A REASONABLE
PRICE TO YOU?
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TO BE NEGOTIATED.
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-OKAY. YEP.
-YEP.
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-MIND IF I GO DOWN THERE?
-YEAH, JUST BE CAREFUL.
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IT'S SLIPPERY.
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I CAN'T BOUNCE LIKE THAT.
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SO, YOU FOUND THOSE NUGGETS
AFTER THIS HAD ALL BEEN MINED?
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CORRECT, YEP. THEY DIDN'T
DO A VERY GOOD JOB.
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THEY LEFT A LOT
OF GOLD BEHIND.
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-HMM.
-AMAZING, ISN'T IT.
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I'M ACTUALLY SUPER INTRIGUED
BY THE PIECE OF GROUND.
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IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN
ANYTHING I'VE EVER BEEN AROUND.
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HOW ARE YOU LIKING THE FLIES?
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CRAZY, ISN'T IT?
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Jake:
YOU'RE LIKE A MOUNTAIN GOAT.
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Tyler: THE HONEY HOLE THAT
JAKE'S GOT HERE IS INSANE.
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THIS WILL BE
THE THIRD TIME IT'S MINED,
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AND IT'S STILL PULLING
3.5 GRAMS PER TON,
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WHICH IS VERY GOOD.
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INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
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SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?
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WE'RE GOING TO EXTRACT
ALL THE FINE GOLD.
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YOU WANT TO COME
HAVE A LOOK?
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-YEAH.
-YEAH, LET'S DO IT.
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Narrator: JAKE'S HONEYPOT LEASE
IS A 247-ACRE SITE
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AND INCLUDES A MASSIVE PILE
OF MINE TAILINGS
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FROM THE HONEYPOT HOLE.
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THIS IS WHERE JAKE BELIEVES
THE REAL MONEY'S AT.
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USING A METHOD
CALLED VAT LEACHING,
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JAKE PLANS TO EXTRACT
THE REMAINING FINE GOLD
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AT A RECOVERY RATE OF 90%.
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Jake: RIGHTY-OH.
THIS IS THE VAT LEACH HERE.
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THE DIRT GETS SUBMERGED
IN A CHEMICAL SOLUTION,
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AND THEN WE'LL RUN THAT
THROUGH CARBON
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TO EXTRACT THE FINE GOLD.
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Parker: OH, WOW.
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Narrator: JAKE'S VAT LEACH
METHOD IS A SIX-STAGE PROCESS.
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FIRST, HE CONSTRUCTS A HUGE
RECTANGULAR DAM FROM DIRT.
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STAGE TWO,
A MASSIVE PLASTIC SHEET
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CREATES A WATERPROOF BASIN.
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THEN HE INSTALLS A PERFORATED
PIPE SYSTEM BEFORE STAGE FOUR,
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WHEN HE FILLS THE VAT
WITH GOLD RICH TAILINGS.
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STAGE FIVE, HE PUMPS A CHEMICAL
SOLUTION THROUGH THE PIPE SYSTEM
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AND ALLOWS IT TO SOAK
FOR TWO DAYS.
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ONCE THE GOLD IS DISSOLVED,
HE PUMPS THE LIQUID INTO A DRUM
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WHERE THE GOLD SPECS BIND
TO LUMPS OF CARBON.
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SO, IT'S CONSTANTLY LEACHING,
AND THEN YOU'RE CONSTANTLY
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PULLING THE GOLD OUT
OF THE SOLUTION IN THERE?
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-CORRECT. YEP.
-GOT YOU.
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Jake: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
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AND THERE'S STILL
3 GRAMS A TON IN IT?
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YEP. 3.5 GRAMS PER TON.
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WOW.
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SO THAT'S LIKE TEN TIMES
BETTER THAN WHAT WE MINE
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IN THE YUKON.
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HM.
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Narrator: A VAT TAKES A DAY TO
BUILD AND ANOTHER TWO TO SOAK.
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A PROCESS LOW ON MANPOWER
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WITH NO NEED FOR AN UNRELIABLE
GAS GUZZLING WASH PLANT.
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AT 3.5 GRAMS A TON, EVEN
BUILDING A VAT EVERY OTHER DAY
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WOULD EARN PARKER
$180,000 A WEEK.
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YOU'VE DEFINITELY GOT
MY CURIOSITY GOING.
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IS IT ALRIGHT
IF WE STAY AROUND?
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ARE YOU DOING
ANY WORK HERE?
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I'M PLANNING TO BUILD
ANOTHER VAT LEACH,
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SO IF YOU GUYS ARE HAPPY
TO PITCH IN AND HELP,
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WE CAN PRODUCE SOME MORE GOLD.
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YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S
A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PROCESS
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THAT I'D LOVE
TO GET TO KNOW BETTER.
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AWESOME. SOMEONE WANT
TO DRIVE THE LOADER?
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-I CAN DRIVE A LOADER.
-PERFECT.
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FRED,
CAN YOU FEND OFF BUGS?
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Fred: NOPE.
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THIS IS ACTUALLY
A PRETTY COOL PLACE.
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IT SEEMS LIKE JAKE
IS LIKE PRETTY SMART.
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HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE GUY,
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
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SEEMS REALLY NICE
AND DOWN TO EARTH.
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SO I'M ACTUALLY
LOOKING FORWARD
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TO GETTING INVOLVED
IN THE PROCESS.
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-THE RACE IS ON...
- FLIES.
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Narrator: ...TO SHIFT
80 TONS OF DIRT...
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MOVE!
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...AND BUILD A BRAND-NEW
RECTANGULAR VAT
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100 FEET LONG AND 25 FEET WIDE.
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SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST
CLEARING THIS CONTAINMENT AREA
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FOR THE LEACHING PROCESS.
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I'M DEFINITELY EXCITED
TO LEARN A NEW PROCESS.
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YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO END UP FINDING.
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JAKE VISITS ANOTHER
MINE SITE IN THREE DAYS.
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FOR THE YOUNG MINE BOSSES
TO CUT A DEAL,
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HE MUST SHOW PARKER THAT VAT
LEACHING HERE DELIVERS BIG GOLD.
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WITH ANY LUCK, THIS VAT WILL
PRODUCE SOME QUITE GOOD GRADES
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AND WE CAN PULL
A KILO OUT OF IT.
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THAT WOULD BE NICE.
NICE SOLID GOLD BAR.
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WE'VE ONLY GOT A DAY
TO BUILD THIS VAT.
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IF WE DON'T GET THIS VAT DONE,
WE WON'T BE POURING ANY GOLD.
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Narrator: THE MIDDAY HEAT
HITS 100 DEGREES.
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Danny: OH, IT'S SO HOT.
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AND WATER-SEEKING FLIES
BECOME MORE ACTIVE.
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I THOUGHT THE DUST
WOULD KEEP THE FLIES AWAY.
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YOU END UP WITH SOME DUSTY
CONDITIONS SOMETIMES
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IN THE YUKON,
BUT IT'S NOTHING LIKE THIS.
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THIS ENVIRONMENT IS
ABSOLUTELY BRUTALIZING.
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THIS IS FREAKING BAD.
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I CAN'T SEE!
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GOOD FLIES.
WHAT THE HELL?
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FLIES OFF.
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THE FLIES ARE PUTTING PARKER
OFF A LITTLE BIT.
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-BUT THERE'S TOO MUCH GOLD HERE
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TO WORRY ABOUT THE FLIES.
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I'M GOING TO LOSE MY MIND.
WHOSE IDEA WAS AUSTRALIA?
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-DANNY?
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ARE YOU OKAY?
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Danny:
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I CAN FEEL IT RIGHT DOWN HERE.
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Narrator:
IN REMOTE WESTERN AUSTRALIA,
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YUKON MINE BOSS PARKER SCHNABEL
AND HIS TEAM
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BATTLE 100-DEGREE HEAT
AND THOUSANDS OF FLIES.
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I BREATHED IT DOWN.
I FELT IT DOWN HERE.
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Parker: I'M SURE IT WILL
HAPPEN TO ALL OF US.
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HOW DO YOU DEAL
WITH THE FLIES?
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-THE LONG HAIR.
-I HAVE PRETTY LONG HAIR.
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YOU GOT TO KEEP IT
DOWN LIKE THAT.
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-YOU'LL BE LAUGHING.
-YEAH?
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YEAH.
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I THINK THIS IS
GOING TO WORK.
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FRED HAS HIS OWN WAY
TO COMBAT THE FLIES.
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-COME ON FLIES.
-SO, WHAT'S THE THEORY, FRED?
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WELL BACON'S
MORE TASTY THAN ME.
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SO, I'M HOPING THAT
THIS WILL ATTRACT FLIES.
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SEE, FIRST CUSTOMER.
OH YEAH.
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YOU WANT SOME MORE
BARBECUE SAUCE?
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OH, THANKS PARKER.
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OH, THERE'S NO FLIES
ON MY FACE, IS THERE?
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WHERE'S MY SCUBA GOGGLES?
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OH, YEAH.
INSTANT RELIEF.
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-I HAVE TWO FREE HANDS.
-YEAH, BUT YOU CAN'T BREATHE.
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-I'M BREATHING.
-AND YOU LOOK RIDICULOUS.
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UM...
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OKAY.
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50 BUCKS, EAT IT FRED.
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YUCK!
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WAIT FOR IT.
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Jake: GOT MY BUSINESS
PARTNER, MATT, HERE.
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WE GOT A NEW LOADER, AND WE GOT
SOME TARPS FOR THIS DAM.
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Parker: OH, RIGHT ON.
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Narrator:
JAKE LARSON IS UNDER THE GUN.
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HE NEEDS TO PROVE TO PARKER
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THAT VAT LEACHING
IS A ONE-WAY TICKET
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TO BIG AUSSIE GOLD.
295
00:14:01,689 --> 00:14:05,000
BUT JAKE LEAVES FOR ANOTHER SITE
IN THREE DAYS,
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SO CO-LEASE HOLDER MATT
IS HERE TO HELP.
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PARKER, DO YOU WANT TO JUMP
IN THE LOADER AND RUN THAT?
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MATT AND I, WE'LL GET
THESE WALLS SURVEYED
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AND WE'LL JUST TELL YOU
BASICALLY WHERE TO DUMP IT.
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-OKAY.
-IF WE DON'T GET THIS DONE
301
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AND FLOODED TODAY, YOU GUYS
AREN'T GOING TO SEE ANY GOLD.
302
00:14:20,137 --> 00:14:22,448
OH, BECAUSE IT TAKES A WHILE FOR
THE LEACHING TO HAPPEN, RIGHT?
303
00:14:22,482 --> 00:14:23,655
YEAH, YEAH.
IT TAKES SOME TIME.
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THAT'S ONE THING
WE CAN'T SPEED UP.
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00:14:25,310 --> 00:14:28,206
YEAH. WE MIGHT EVEN BE
WORKING INTO THE NIGHT,
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00:14:28,241 --> 00:14:30,413
BUT WE'LL PUSH FOR IT
AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.
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SWEET.
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CAN YOU JUST PUT ONE
MORE LINE OF BUCKETS
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ALL THE WAY
ALONG THIS RIGHT BANK?
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-ANOTHER LINE OF BUCKETS THERE?
-YEP, ROGER.
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WITH THIS PROCESS, IT TAKES A
WHILE FOR THE GOLD TO DISSOLVE,
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SO WE'VE GOT TO GET
THIS DAM BUILT TODAY.
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WE'RE BUILDING THE WALLS NOW,
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BUT THEY'VE GOT TO BE COMPLETELY
DEAD LEVEL,
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SO WE'LL USE THIS TOOL
AND WE CAN DIRECT HIM
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WHERE TO PUT THE DIRT.
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IF THEY'RE NOT THE RIGHT HEIGHT
THEY'LL BREACH,
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00:15:03,206 --> 00:15:04,620
AND WE'LL USE
ALL OF OUR GOLD SOLUTION.
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SO THAT'S WHY WE'VE GOT
ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY.
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Matt:
JUST COME UP A BIT, EH.
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YEAH, WE STILL NEED
A BIT MORE DIRT.
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HOW'S PARKER DOING
ON THE LOADER? IS HE ALRIGHT?
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YEAH, PARKER'S GOOD.
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FLOGGING IT A BIT,
BUT HE'S ALRIGHT.
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HE'S GETTING IT DONE.
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PARKER, WE'VE GOT TO GET
THIS PLASTIC GOING NOW.
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THIS WIND'S
STARTING TO PICK UP.
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Narrator:
WITH THE DAM NOW LEVEL,
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IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK TO TACKLE
THE VAT LINER --
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A 100-SQUARE-FOOT,
800-POUND TARPAULIN.
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SO, WE'VE GOT
TO HUSTLE THEN, HUH?
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YEAH. IF YOU CAN PICK IT UP
WITH THE DIGGER,
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AND WE'LL SLOWLY ROLL IT OUT.
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IT'S GOING TO ACT
LIKE A BIG SAIL.
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-SOMEONE'S DIED, HAVEN'T THEY?
-YEAH.
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A YOUNG FELLA
WAS LINING OUT THE TARP
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AND A BIG GUST OF WIND
COME ALONG
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AND CAUGHT HIM, AND HE DIED.
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00:15:55,655 --> 00:15:56,827
DID IT, LIKE, THROW HIM
IN THE AIR?
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THREW HIM RIGHT UP
IN THE AIR, SO...
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-LET GO.
-LET GO.
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EVEN THE WIND
KILLS YOU IN AUSTRALIA.
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SO, WE'VE GOT TO PULL
ALL THESE STICKS OUT BECAUSE
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00:16:11,517 --> 00:16:12,896
THEY'RE PRETTY SHARP,
YOU KNOW?
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00:16:12,931 --> 00:16:14,482
THEY COULD PUNCTURE THE TARP
THAT'S GOING TO BE LAID DOWN
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00:16:14,517 --> 00:16:16,206
IN HERE AND, YOU KNOW,
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00:16:16,241 --> 00:16:18,620
LEAKING CHEMICALS INTO
THE ENVIRONMENT IS HORRIBLE.
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00:16:18,655 --> 00:16:20,758
SO WE'RE TRYING
TO KEEP EVERYTHING SAFE,
349
00:16:20,793 --> 00:16:24,655
AND WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO TEST
THIS GROUND PROPERLY.
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A CHEMICAL SPILL FROM A TEAR
CAUSED BY THE EX
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COULD RESULT IN A FINE
OF OVER $325,000.
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THAT DIGGER CAN ACTUALLY
TIP NOW IF HE MAKES
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A SUDDEN MOVE
TOO QUICKLY.
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AND WE DON'T WANT
TO RIP THE TARP.
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A SEVERE ENVIRONMENTAL INCIDENT
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COULD LEAD TO UP TO FOUR YEARS
IN PRISON
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AND THE END OF JAKE AND MATT'S
MINING CAREERS.
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00:16:49,724 --> 00:16:51,896
FOR WHAT'S IT WORTH,
WE MAY AS WELL TAKE IT SLOW
359
00:16:51,931 --> 00:16:53,103
AND GET IT DONE.
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00:16:53,137 --> 00:16:55,172
DO I WANT TO BE RUNNING
THIS WAY WITH MY TRACKS?
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YEAH, JUST TRACK IT NICE
AND SLOW, MATE.
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00:17:03,206 --> 00:17:04,655
THERE WE GO.
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00:17:04,689 --> 00:17:07,896
THIS IS THE DANGEROUS PART.
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-IS THE WIND OKAY?
-IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE.
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Narrator: ONCE UNROLLED,
THE 100-SQUARE-FOOT TARP
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MUST BE SPREAD EVENLY
ACROSS THE PIT.
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EASY!
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00:17:19,551 --> 00:17:22,068
BUT IN THE FIERCE
AUSTRALIAN WIND,
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THE TEAM MUST SECURE IT QUICKLY
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00:17:24,172 --> 00:17:26,448
BEFORE IT BECOMES
A MASSIVE SAIL.
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CAREFUL GUYS, YOU'RE GETTING
GUSTS DOWN THIS END.
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IT'S PICKING UP.
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WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
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THIS WIND'S
PICKING UP NOW PROPERLY.
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Fred:
TYLER, COME OVER HERE!
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00:17:42,931 --> 00:17:45,206
-GUYS!
-IT'S COMING OFF THE OTHER SIDE.
377
00:17:45,241 --> 00:17:48,413
Parker: PUT THE CAMERA
DOWN, DAN, AND GO OVER THERE!
378
00:17:53,206 --> 00:17:56,034
HEY, WE'RE LOSING THAT CORNER.
379
00:17:56,068 --> 00:18:00,793
-AAH!
-GO EASY!
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00:18:00,827 --> 00:18:03,068
ARE YOU ALRIGHT, FRED?
381
00:18:08,931 --> 00:18:11,068
-ARE YOU ALRIGHT, FRED?
-OH
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ARE YOU OKAY?
383
00:18:13,172 --> 00:18:16,413
Narrator: WRESTLING A TARPAULIN
IN AUSTRALIA'S HIGH WINDS
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IS DANGEROUS WORK.
385
00:18:17,827 --> 00:18:22,103
-ARE YOU ALRIGHT?
386
00:18:22,137 --> 00:18:25,068
YEAH.
387
00:18:25,103 --> 00:18:26,793
THAT LIFTED ME
OFF THE GROUND.
388
00:18:26,827 --> 00:18:28,310
I MEAN, WE'VE DONE
SOME CRAZY FOR GOLD
389
00:18:28,344 --> 00:18:30,793
ON THIS TRIP SO FAR,
BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
390
00:18:30,827 --> 00:18:33,000
Matt:
WE NEED THIS TARP IN NOW.
391
00:18:33,034 --> 00:18:35,482
I THINK THAT WAS EXACTLY THE
OPPOSITE OF WHAT I SAID TO DO.
392
00:18:35,517 --> 00:18:36,965
DON'T DIVE ON IT.
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00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:38,517
EASY.
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00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:42,827
JUST A SCRATCH.
LET THE FLIES CLEAN IT OUT.
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♪ BAH, BAH, BAH, BAH, BAH,
BAH, BAH, BAH, BAH, BAH, BAH ♪
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♪ TOODLE-OODLE-OODLE-OOH
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-LET'S GO.
-WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?
398
00:18:52,896 --> 00:18:54,758
US TO STOP ACTING LIKE CHILDREN?
399
00:18:56,517 --> 00:19:00,068
Narrator: NOW THE PIPE SYSTEM
FOR THE VAT MUST BE PLUMBED IN.
400
00:19:00,103 --> 00:19:01,655
SO, WE'RE GOING
TO KEEP GOING, GUYS.
401
00:19:01,689 --> 00:19:05,586
PUSH ON.
SUN'S ABOUT TO GO DOWN.
402
00:19:05,620 --> 00:19:07,931
Narrator:
TO PROVE THE VALUE OF HIS LEASE,
403
00:19:07,965 --> 00:19:10,517
JAKE NEEDS TO BE LEACHING GOLD
BY NIGHTFALL.
404
00:19:12,689 --> 00:19:14,413
ONCE THE PIPES ARE INSTALLED,
405
00:19:14,448 --> 00:19:16,586
THE TEAM WILL FILL THE VAT
406
00:19:16,620 --> 00:19:19,758
WITH 400 TONS
OF GOLD RICH TAILINGS.
407
00:19:19,793 --> 00:19:22,413
A CHEMICAL SOLUTION
IS THEN PUMPED IN
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00:19:22,448 --> 00:19:25,620
AND LEFT FOR TWO DAYS
TO LEACH OUT THE GOLD.
409
00:19:28,034 --> 00:19:29,482
ALRIGHT GUYS,
NOW THIS IS LOOKING GOOD.
410
00:19:29,517 --> 00:19:32,931
LET'S JUMP OUT, AND WE'LL GET
SOME DIRT IN HERE.
411
00:19:38,689 --> 00:19:43,068
-YOU BEAUTY.
-GOOD LOOKING DIRT, EH?
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AN HOUR BEFORE SUNDOWN,
THE VAT IS READY.
413
00:20:00,344 --> 00:20:04,896
TO DISSOLVE THE MICROSCOPIC GOLD
AND MAKE IT SOLUBLE IN WATER,
414
00:20:04,931 --> 00:20:09,551
JAKE USES THE TIGHTLY CONTROLLED
CHEMICAL SODIUM CYANIDE.
415
00:20:09,586 --> 00:20:11,482
IT'S BEEN A YEAR WAIT
JUST TO GET THE PERMITTING
416
00:20:11,517 --> 00:20:12,758
FOR THE ENVIRONMENTALS,
417
00:20:12,793 --> 00:20:14,413
AND THEN IT'S ANOTHER
SIX-MONTH WAIT
418
00:20:14,448 --> 00:20:16,103
JUST TO GET YOUR CYANIDE PERMIT,
419
00:20:16,137 --> 00:20:17,965
PLUS YOU NEED
A DANGEROUS GOODS LICENSE.
420
00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,379
SO AS LONG AS YOU DON'T
INGEST IT,
421
00:20:20,413 --> 00:20:23,482
DRINK IT, OR TOUCH IT,
YOU'RE LAUGHING.
422
00:20:23,517 --> 00:20:25,103
Narrator: FOR THE PAST CENTURY,
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THE U.S. AND AUSTRALIA HAVE
RECORDED NO ACCIDENTAL DEATHS
424
00:20:28,758 --> 00:20:33,448
FROM CYANIDE,
BUT SPILLS DO HAPPEN.
425
00:20:33,482 --> 00:20:35,793
IT'S THE MOST DANGEROUS
PART OF THIS OPERATION.
426
00:20:35,827 --> 00:20:38,655
IT'S 99.9% PURE CYANIDE.
427
00:20:38,689 --> 00:20:40,827
I'VE GOT FULL FACE MASKS
AND RESPIRATORS,
428
00:20:40,862 --> 00:20:43,000
GLOVES,
AND SUITS FOR US TO WEAR.
429
00:20:43,034 --> 00:20:45,689
DANNY PLANS TO FILM CLOSE-UPS
OF THE POUR
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00:20:45,724 --> 00:20:48,551
RIGHT NEXT TO JAKE
ON TOP OF THE CONTAINER.
431
00:20:48,586 --> 00:20:50,689
Danny: LISTEN, IF IT'S
SAFE TO DO, THEN I'LL DO IT.
432
00:20:50,724 --> 00:20:53,034
Tyler: WHAT CAN GO WRONG?
WHAT'S THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO?
433
00:20:53,068 --> 00:20:54,724
SAY OUR FILTERS
WEREN'T WORKING PROPERLY
434
00:20:54,758 --> 00:20:58,068
AND YOU INHALE A BIT
OF CYANIDE DUST, YOU'RE DEAD.
435
00:21:05,793 --> 00:21:09,344
Narrator: PARKER IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR HIS TEAM'S SAFETY.
436
00:21:09,379 --> 00:21:13,241
HE'S KNOWN DANNY
FOR SIX YEARS.
437
00:21:13,275 --> 00:21:14,793
IN 10 YEARS OF MINING,
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
438
00:21:14,827 --> 00:21:16,965
I'VE BEEN AROUND IT AT ALL,
AND I'M LIKE --
439
00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:18,758
I DON'T PARTICULARLY WANT
YOU GOING UP THERE.
440
00:21:18,793 --> 00:21:20,448
IF YOU DEALING WITH SOMETHING
441
00:21:20,482 --> 00:21:21,931
THAT ONE BREATH OF IT
CAN KILL YOU...
442
00:21:21,965 --> 00:21:23,172
YEAH.
443
00:21:23,206 --> 00:21:27,068
...THERE IS NO GUARANTEE
THAT YOU'RE SAFE UP THERE.
444
00:21:27,103 --> 00:21:28,448
NO.
445
00:21:28,482 --> 00:21:31,241
IT'S NOT WORTH
THE SHOT ON THE CAMERA.
446
00:21:31,275 --> 00:21:32,965
WE'LL FILM IT
FROM A DISTANCE.
447
00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:34,034
-YEAH?
-YEAH.
448
00:21:34,068 --> 00:21:36,068
COOL.
449
00:21:42,689 --> 00:21:45,655
LET'S GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD.
450
00:21:45,689 --> 00:21:50,310
Narrator:
JAKE PROTECTS HIMSELF WITH
A FULL MASK AND BIO-HAZARD SUIT.
451
00:21:50,344 --> 00:21:53,241
-RIGHTY-OH.
-PLUS, A NEARBY SAFETY POND
452
00:21:53,275 --> 00:21:57,034
TO IMMEDIATELY SUBMERGE ANYTHING
CONTAMINATED BY CYANIDE.
453
00:22:09,310 --> 00:22:14,137
CERTAINLY NOT
TOO USER FRIENDLY.
454
00:22:14,172 --> 00:22:16,931
-TYLER, CAN YOU SMELL IT?
-YEAH.
455
00:22:16,965 --> 00:22:19,413
WHEN EXPOSED TO AIR,
456
00:22:19,448 --> 00:22:23,758
SODIUM CYANIDE GIVES OFF
A BITTER ALMOND-LIKE ODOR.
457
00:22:23,793 --> 00:22:25,793
I THINK I'M VERY LIKE
IGNORANTLY BLASé
458
00:22:25,827 --> 00:22:27,344
ABOUT ALL THESE CHEMICALS
459
00:22:27,379 --> 00:22:29,586
BECAUSE DAD JUST TALKS ABOUT
THEM LIKE THEY'RE NOTHING.
460
00:22:29,620 --> 00:22:31,034
-REALLY?
-YEAH.
461
00:22:31,068 --> 00:22:32,793
ALL THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
THAT JAKE'S DOING,
462
00:22:32,827 --> 00:22:36,655
AND, YEAH.
IT CAN GO WRONG, I GUESS.
463
00:22:41,310 --> 00:22:42,724
Danny: FRED, FRED, FRED,
WAIT A MINUTE.
464
00:22:42,758 --> 00:22:48,103
HEY, DUDE, I DON'T FEEL NORMAL.
MY EYES ARE BURNING.
465
00:22:48,137 --> 00:22:50,620
Narrator: IRAQ, 2009 --
466
00:22:50,655 --> 00:22:53,000
FRED WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD,
467
00:22:53,034 --> 00:22:55,620
ENDING HIS SPECIAL FORCES
CAREER.
468
00:22:55,655 --> 00:22:57,034
THE LAST MISSION WE WERE ON,
469
00:22:57,068 --> 00:22:58,862
I ACTUALLY GOT SHOT
BY A SNIPER
470
00:22:58,896 --> 00:23:00,586
RIGHT IN THE TOP
OF THE HELMET.
471
00:23:00,620 --> 00:23:03,310
MILLION-DOLLAR SHOT
WHERE IT DIDN'T KILL ME,
472
00:23:03,344 --> 00:23:08,655
BUT IT JUST ENDED UP SNAPPING
ONE OF THE VERTEBRAE IN MY NECK.
473
00:23:08,689 --> 00:23:10,379
SEVERAL SEIZURES LATER,
474
00:23:10,413 --> 00:23:13,103
FRED WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH A BRAIN INJURY
475
00:23:13,137 --> 00:23:14,620
LEAVING HIM MORE SUSCEPTIBLE
476
00:23:14,655 --> 00:23:19,206
TO NEUROLOGICAL CHEMICALS
LIKE CYANIDE.
477
00:23:19,241 --> 00:23:20,758
MY EYES ARE REALLY SENSITIVE
TO LIGHT RIGHT NOW.
478
00:23:20,793 --> 00:23:22,241
REALLY? YOU'RE SHAKING
A LITTLE BIT, TOO.
479
00:23:22,275 --> 00:23:24,413
I DON'T WANT TO
FREAK YOU OUT, BUT...
480
00:23:25,620 --> 00:23:28,689
SO WHEN YOUR SEIZURE
THRESHOLD'S LOWER BASICALLY.
481
00:23:28,724 --> 00:23:31,137
YEAH.
482
00:23:31,172 --> 00:23:32,793
AND THEN WHAT,
WHAT SHOULD I DO --
483
00:23:32,827 --> 00:23:34,413
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP YOU?
YOU BEING THE MEDIC.
484
00:23:34,448 --> 00:23:36,137
WELL, TO BE HONEST I GET
KIND OF BELLIGERENT
485
00:23:36,172 --> 00:23:37,137
FOR A SEIZURE, SO...
486
00:23:37,172 --> 00:23:40,172
SO LET ME JUST
GET YOU SOMETHING.
487
00:23:40,206 --> 00:23:42,862
Narrator: DANNY ONLY KNOWS
BASIC FIRST AID,
488
00:23:42,896 --> 00:23:46,551
AND THE NEAREST HOSPITAL
IS TWO HOURS AWAY.
489
00:23:56,034 --> 00:23:57,758
I'M GOOD NOW.
490
00:23:57,793 --> 00:24:00,379
I WAS THINKING I COULD LAST
A LOT LONGER THAN THIS.
491
00:24:00,413 --> 00:24:03,137
I'M A GREEN BERET, DUDE.
492
00:24:03,172 --> 00:24:05,586
I THINK THE REALITY IS
IS THAT IF PARKER EVER DID
493
00:24:05,620 --> 00:24:07,344
INDULGE IN A THING LIKE THIS
494
00:24:07,379 --> 00:24:08,586
MOVING FORWARD,
I DON'T THINK YOU COULD HAVE
495
00:24:08,620 --> 00:24:09,655
ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT,
COULD YOU?
496
00:24:09,689 --> 00:24:10,931
I DON'T THINK I COULD.
497
00:24:10,965 --> 00:24:12,724
AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T
WANT TO MAKE MYSELF
498
00:24:12,758 --> 00:24:14,724
LOOK LIKE LESS
OF AN ASSET, TOO.
499
00:24:14,758 --> 00:24:19,172
THAT KIND OF WORRIES ME.
500
00:24:19,206 --> 00:24:20,206
THANKS FOR HAVING MY BACK.
501
00:24:20,241 --> 00:24:21,103
NO WORRIES, MAN.
502
00:24:21,137 --> 00:24:22,034
ALRIGHT,
I'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT.
503
00:24:22,068 --> 00:24:23,206
YEP.
504
00:24:23,241 --> 00:24:25,172
I HAVE NO DOUBTS
THIS IS A SAFE PRACTICE
505
00:24:25,206 --> 00:24:27,655
AND IT SEEMS LIKE HE'S DOING
THE RIGHT THING HERE.
506
00:24:27,689 --> 00:24:29,241
THIS IS HOW THEY MINE,
SO I'VE JUST GOT TO BE
507
00:24:29,275 --> 00:24:30,827
A LITTLE MORE CAUTIOUS
IN MY SITUATION,
508
00:24:30,862 --> 00:24:32,931
SO THAT'S ABOUT IT.
509
00:24:37,517 --> 00:24:39,551
Narrator: IT WILL TAKE TWO DAYS
FOR THE CYANIDE
510
00:24:39,586 --> 00:24:41,586
TO FULLY SOAK THE TAILINGS
511
00:24:41,620 --> 00:24:44,724
AND DISSOLVE
THE MICROSCOPIC GOLD.
512
00:24:44,758 --> 00:24:47,517
-HAPPY DAYS.
-SO NOW YOU'RE SLUICING?
513
00:24:47,551 --> 00:24:49,103
WELL, IT'S NOT SLUICING,
IT'S LEACHING.
514
00:24:49,137 --> 00:24:50,517
WELL, YOUR VERSION.
515
00:24:50,551 --> 00:24:53,448
IT'S PRODUCING GOLD.
516
00:24:53,482 --> 00:24:55,482
GIVE US A SHOUT
WHEN WE CAN COME BACK.
517
00:24:55,517 --> 00:24:57,586
NO WORRIES.
518
00:25:00,379 --> 00:25:02,758
Narrator:
BACK IN SANDSTONE, PARKER'S TEAM
519
00:25:02,793 --> 00:25:05,896
WAITS FOR JAKE'S LEACHING
PROCESS TO FINISH.
520
00:25:05,931 --> 00:25:08,586
MY FAMILY'S MINED HERE
FOR 50-PLUS YEARS.
521
00:25:08,620 --> 00:25:11,137
MY GREAT GRANDDAD
ACTUALLY WAS A LOCAL HERE.
522
00:25:11,172 --> 00:25:12,344
THAT'S YOUR GREAT GRANDDAD?
523
00:25:12,379 --> 00:25:13,275
YEAH.
524
00:25:13,310 --> 00:25:14,724
NICE NUGS.
525
00:25:14,758 --> 00:25:16,448
Narrator: FOR A YUKON MINER,
526
00:25:16,482 --> 00:25:19,724
A NEW PROCESS ISN'T THE ONLY
OBSTACLE TO WORKING HERE.
527
00:25:19,758 --> 00:25:23,344
DUST, HEAT, AND FLIES
IS A MURDEROUS ONE, ISN'T IT?
528
00:25:23,379 --> 00:25:25,137
WITH A FEW CHEMICALS
MIXED IN THERE.
529
00:25:25,172 --> 00:25:26,275
YEAH.
530
00:25:26,310 --> 00:25:28,206
I GET THE WHOLE WARINESS
WITH THE CHEMICALS,
531
00:25:28,241 --> 00:25:29,551
BUT THERE'S LOTS
OF OTHER PROCESSES
532
00:25:29,586 --> 00:25:30,793
YOU CAN DO AROUND HERE.
533
00:25:30,827 --> 00:25:32,103
I ACTUALLY KNOW A GUY
WHO'S RUNNING
534
00:25:32,137 --> 00:25:33,413
A DRY BLOWER AT THE MOMENT.
535
00:25:33,448 --> 00:25:35,551
IT'S LIKE A WASH PLANT
WITH NO WATER?
536
00:25:35,586 --> 00:25:37,758
YEAH, EXACTLY.
HE'S NOT TOO FAR OUT OF TOWN.
537
00:25:37,793 --> 00:25:40,000
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT TO LET
THAT DIRT SOAK ANYWAYS,
538
00:25:40,034 --> 00:25:41,482
SO WE'VE GOT TIME.
539
00:25:41,517 --> 00:25:43,517
BUT LET'S DRINK
SOME BEER FIRST.
540
00:25:43,551 --> 00:25:46,827
-CHEERS.
-HERE'S TO ANOTHER DAY DONE.
541
00:25:46,862 --> 00:25:48,379
Tyler: I'M EXCITED TO SHOW THEM
DRY BLOWING.
542
00:25:48,413 --> 00:25:50,103
IT'S A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT PROCESS.
543
00:25:50,137 --> 00:25:52,655
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY FOR PARKER,
544
00:25:52,689 --> 00:25:54,586
AND I'M HOPING OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS,
545
00:25:54,620 --> 00:25:56,000
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT.
546
00:25:56,034 --> 00:25:57,931
THERE'S DEFINITELY GOLD
IN THE GROUND OUT HERE.
547
00:25:57,965 --> 00:25:59,827
IT'S JUST THAT
WHAT JAKE DOES,
548
00:25:59,862 --> 00:26:02,172
IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT
MINING PROCESS.
549
00:26:02,206 --> 00:26:04,448
YOU KNOW, I'M ACTUALLY
VERY INTERESTED
550
00:26:04,482 --> 00:26:07,758
IN FINDING SOMETHING
THAT SUITS US,
551
00:26:07,793 --> 00:26:09,896
AND THAT'S
THE NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY.
552
00:26:22,068 --> 00:26:24,413
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING,
THE GROUP SETS OUT
553
00:26:24,448 --> 00:26:28,206
FOR TYLER'S
LATEST BUSINESS LEAD.
554
00:26:28,241 --> 00:26:31,241
SO, WE'RE GOING TO
JAMES ALLISON'S LEASE.
555
00:26:31,275 --> 00:26:33,172
I'VE NEVER MET HIM.
I'VE JUST HEARD ABOUT HIM
556
00:26:33,206 --> 00:26:35,206
THROUGH MY CONTACTS
IN SANDSTONE.
557
00:26:35,241 --> 00:26:38,655
THE WORD IS JAMES
IS LOOKING FOR A BUYER
558
00:26:38,689 --> 00:26:42,586
ON GROUND WHERE HE USES
TRADITIONAL AUSSIE EQUIPMENT.
559
00:26:42,620 --> 00:26:44,103
HE'S RUNNING A DRY BLOWER.
560
00:26:44,137 --> 00:26:46,310
WE FINALLY SEE
THE ILLUSIVE DRY BLOWER.
561
00:26:46,344 --> 00:26:47,724
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
562
00:26:47,758 --> 00:26:49,275
IT WILL BE GOOD BECAUSE IT'S
SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO LEACHING.
563
00:26:49,310 --> 00:26:51,758
IT'S A VIABLE OPTION
FOR GETTING GOLD, FOR SURE?
564
00:26:51,793 --> 00:26:53,551
100%. YEP.
565
00:26:53,586 --> 00:26:54,827
WELL, WE'RE ABOUT
TO FIND OUT.
566
00:26:54,862 --> 00:26:58,068
I'M GUESSING ALL THAT DUST
IS NOT JUST THE WIND.
567
00:27:23,827 --> 00:27:27,862
-HE'S IN A DOZER.
-WOW, LOOK AT THAT.
568
00:27:27,896 --> 00:27:30,172
Narrator: TYLER LEADS THE TEAM
TO A LOCAL MINER
569
00:27:30,206 --> 00:27:34,448
NAMED JAMES ALLISON WHO HAS
A SIZABLE GOLD CLAIM FOR SALE.
570
00:27:41,620 --> 00:27:45,068
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF HE'S NOTICED WE'RE HERE.
571
00:27:45,103 --> 00:27:49,689
VETERAN GOLD MINER JAMES
RUNS AN OLD-SCHOOL DRY BLOWER,
572
00:27:49,724 --> 00:27:54,482
A GOLD RECOVERY SYSTEM
THAT WORKS WITHOUT WATER.
573
00:27:54,517 --> 00:27:57,517
OH, HERE WE GO.
WE'RE IN BUSINESS.
574
00:28:01,965 --> 00:28:03,965
-I'M PARKER. NICE TO MEET YOU.
-ALRIGHT.
575
00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:05,862
HOW'S THIS THING WORK?
576
00:28:05,896 --> 00:28:08,034
FEED THE DRY MATERIAL IN
ON THE TOP,
577
00:28:08,068 --> 00:28:09,103
AND IT SEPARATES.
578
00:28:09,137 --> 00:28:10,620
SO YOU'VE GOT
YOUR COURSE MATERIAL.
579
00:28:10,655 --> 00:28:11,620
Parker:
THAT'S YOUR OVERSIZE.
580
00:28:11,655 --> 00:28:13,551
AND THEN IT DROPS
INTO YOUR BOXES.
581
00:28:13,586 --> 00:28:14,896
OKAY.
582
00:28:14,931 --> 00:28:16,758
YOUR COURSE MATERIAL GETS
CAUGHT ON THOSE TOP RIFFLES.
583
00:28:16,793 --> 00:28:17,758
MM-HMM.
584
00:28:17,793 --> 00:28:19,965
AND IT PULSES,
WORKS IT WAY DOWN.
585
00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,310
-GOT YOU.
-ALRIGHT.
586
00:28:22,344 --> 00:28:25,241
Narrator: IN THE YUKON,
WET PLANTS USE WATER
587
00:28:25,275 --> 00:28:27,827
TO WASH PAY DIRT
INTO A SLUICE BOX
588
00:28:27,862 --> 00:28:29,896
SEPARATING THE LIGHTER DIRT
589
00:28:29,931 --> 00:28:33,758
AND TRAPPING THE HEAVIER GOLD
IN THE RIFFLES.
590
00:28:33,793 --> 00:28:38,172
BUT A DRY BLOWER'S RIFFLES
WORK THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
591
00:28:38,206 --> 00:28:42,965
AIR BLOWS UP THROUGH VIBRATING
SCREENS BLASTING AWAY DIRT
592
00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,689
WHILE THE RIFFLES
CATCH THE HEAVIER GOLD.
593
00:28:48,793 --> 00:28:50,137
ARE THEY PRETTY EFFECTIVE?
594
00:28:50,172 --> 00:28:51,413
YOU WON'T GET 100%.
595
00:28:51,448 --> 00:28:54,206
YOU'LL GET ANYTHING
FROM 60% TO 75%.
596
00:28:54,241 --> 00:28:56,310
GOT YOU.
597
00:29:03,655 --> 00:29:05,172
Tyler: SO BASICALLY, GUYS,
HE'S SORTING THROUGH
598
00:29:05,206 --> 00:29:07,344
THE PAY DIRT AND HE'S GETTING
RID OF THE OVERSIZED,
599
00:29:07,379 --> 00:29:09,862
AND THIS UNDERSIZED STUFF,
HE'S GOING TO PAN
600
00:29:09,896 --> 00:29:11,620
TO GET THE GOLD OUT,
AND THEN THIS OVERSIZED,
601
00:29:11,655 --> 00:29:15,137
HE'LL DETECT TO GET
THE BIGGER NUGGETS.
602
00:29:15,172 --> 00:29:17,448
NOW, WOULD THIS BE YOUR
BIG NUGGETS HERE, JAMES,
IF THERE WERE ANY?
603
00:29:25,206 --> 00:29:26,965
THERE'S ONE.
604
00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,344
-THERE IT IS.
-LOOK AT THAT.
605
00:29:29,379 --> 00:29:32,172
THERE YOU GO.
606
00:29:32,206 --> 00:29:34,517
-THERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
-WOW.
607
00:29:34,551 --> 00:29:37,965
IS THAT ONE?
608
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,827
-GOOD SPOT, FRED.
-WOW, GEEZ.
609
00:29:40,862 --> 00:29:45,137
THERE, ABOUT SIX GRAMS.
610
00:29:45,172 --> 00:29:47,931
HOW MUCH FINDS WOULD YOU
EXPECT TO ACCOMPANY THAT?
611
00:29:47,965 --> 00:29:50,931
OH, WE'LL PROBABLY GET
ANOTHER COUPLE OF GRAMS.
612
00:29:50,965 --> 00:29:55,724
Narrator: EIGHT GRAMS IS WORTH
ABOUT $420 U.S. DOLLARS.
613
00:29:55,758 --> 00:30:00,103
FIVE OR SIX RUNS A DAY WOULD NET
OVER $10,000 A WEEK.
614
00:30:02,344 --> 00:30:05,344
I MINE IN THE YUKON,
AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR GROUND
615
00:30:05,379 --> 00:30:07,758
THAT IS MINABLE
FOR MORE OF THE YEAR.
616
00:30:07,793 --> 00:30:09,758
DO YOU HAVE ANY GROUND
AROUND HERE THAT'S FOR SALE?
617
00:30:09,793 --> 00:30:11,551
IF YOU WANT
TO BUY THIS ONE.
618
00:30:11,586 --> 00:30:13,655
YOU'VE GOT THIS PLACE
FOR SALE?
619
00:30:13,689 --> 00:30:15,931
WHAT KIND OF PRICE
ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
620
00:30:17,655 --> 00:30:19,862
OH, YOU DON'T WANT
THESE GUYS AROUND?
621
00:30:19,896 --> 00:30:21,862
ALRIGHT.
THAT'S FAIR ENOUGH.
622
00:30:24,137 --> 00:30:28,241
GOLD DEALS IN THE YUKON
ARE OFTEN SHROUDED IN SECRECY,
623
00:30:28,275 --> 00:30:30,551
AND AUSTRALIA
IS NO DIFFERENT.
624
00:30:30,586 --> 00:30:32,000
I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE BIT
OF POLITICS INVOLVED
625
00:30:32,034 --> 00:30:33,655
AND BECAUSE SANDSTONE'S
SUCH A SMALL AREA,
626
00:30:33,689 --> 00:30:37,862
HE WON'T WANT THAT INFORMATION
GETTING OUT TO THE LOCALS.
627
00:30:37,896 --> 00:30:40,068
I'VE GOT 17 OUNCES
IN PLACES LIKE THIS.
628
00:30:40,103 --> 00:30:42,275
-WOW.
-AND SO, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK
629
00:30:42,310 --> 00:30:46,310
TO BE DONE HERE
OVER A LONG TIME.
630
00:30:46,344 --> 00:30:48,275
HECK, MAYBE THAT THING'S
FOR SALE, YOU KNOW?
631
00:30:48,310 --> 00:30:50,448
YOU'RE GOING IN FOR THE KILL
ON HIS BIT OF EQUIPMENT.
632
00:30:50,482 --> 00:30:52,517
ALWAYS THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX, RIGHT?
633
00:30:55,689 --> 00:30:58,137
HOW DID IT GO?
634
00:30:58,172 --> 00:31:00,379
I DON'T THINK HE'S VERY SERIOUS
ABOUT SELLING THIS PLACE.
635
00:31:00,413 --> 00:31:03,379
IT'S STILL A CLASSIC THING OF
EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE, BUT...
636
00:31:03,413 --> 00:31:05,413
-WHAT'S YOUR PRICE?
-YEAH.
637
00:31:05,448 --> 00:31:07,448
LIKE MY MINE SITE'S
FOR SALE, TOO.
638
00:31:09,793 --> 00:31:11,482
-EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE.
-EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE.
639
00:31:11,517 --> 00:31:13,310
FRED HAD A GOOD IDEA, THOUGH,
THAT HE MIGHT BE INTERESTED
640
00:31:13,344 --> 00:31:15,310
IN SELLING THE DRY BLOWER.
641
00:31:15,344 --> 00:31:18,344
-I KIND OF LIKE IT.
-RIGHT?
642
00:31:18,379 --> 00:31:22,034
Narrator: A DRY BLOWER WOULD
LET PARKER TEST GROUND,
643
00:31:22,068 --> 00:31:27,172
STRENGTHENING HIS HAND
FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP.
644
00:31:27,206 --> 00:31:31,310
SO, YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO WANT
TO SELL THIS, WOULD YOU?
645
00:31:31,344 --> 00:31:32,586
NO.
646
00:31:32,620 --> 00:31:33,482
-NO?
-NO.
647
00:31:33,517 --> 00:31:35,034
I REPLACED THE MOTOR ON IT,
648
00:31:35,068 --> 00:31:37,551
AND I'VE HAD THE GEAR BOX
OVERHAULED LAST YEAR.
649
00:31:37,586 --> 00:31:39,034
SO, IT'S KIND OF YOUR BABY,
IT SOUNDS LIKE.
650
00:31:39,068 --> 00:31:42,000
-IT'S HAD A LOT OF WORK.
-THAT'S FAIR ENOUGH.
651
00:31:42,034 --> 00:31:43,896
NICE LITTLE SET UP
YOU'VE GOT HERE.
652
00:31:43,931 --> 00:31:45,000
-THANKS, JAMES.
-THANK YOU.
653
00:31:45,034 --> 00:31:48,827
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
654
00:31:48,862 --> 00:31:50,482
DUD?
655
00:31:50,517 --> 00:31:51,862
IT'S NOT A DUD.
656
00:31:51,896 --> 00:31:56,310
IF WE WANTED TO PURSUE
IT HARDER, WE COULD.
657
00:31:56,344 --> 00:32:00,655
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE,
FRED.
658
00:32:00,689 --> 00:32:02,137
Tyler: THE MORE TIME I SPEND
WITH PARKER,
659
00:32:02,172 --> 00:32:05,758
I'M STARTING TO SEE
WHAT HE REALLY ENJOYS
660
00:32:05,793 --> 00:32:08,482
IS MOVING DIRT AROUND
AND WASHING ROCKS.
661
00:32:08,517 --> 00:32:11,379
HE LIKES THAT HANDS-ON SIDE
OF MINING.
662
00:32:11,413 --> 00:32:14,413
HE GOT A LITTLE INTRODUCTION
TO DRY BLOWING TODAY.
663
00:32:14,448 --> 00:32:17,379
I THINK HE QUITE ENJOYED
THE PROCESS,
664
00:32:17,413 --> 00:32:19,758
ESPECIALLY AFTER LEACHING.
665
00:32:19,793 --> 00:32:22,000
THE WHOLE LEACHING THING
WILL COME DOWN TO GOLD.
666
00:32:22,034 --> 00:32:23,724
I'M SURE HIS MIND MIGHT CHANGE
667
00:32:23,758 --> 00:32:25,862
IF WE DO A REALLY GOOD
GOLD PULL.
668
00:32:35,103 --> 00:32:38,620
-LET'S GO BACK TO JAKEY.
-YEP.
669
00:32:38,655 --> 00:32:40,862
Narrator: THE NEXT MORNING,
PARKER AND HIS TEAM
670
00:32:40,896 --> 00:32:43,275
ARE BACK
AT THE HONEYPOT CLAIM
671
00:32:43,310 --> 00:32:45,551
WHERE LEASE HOLDERS
JAKE AND MATT
672
00:32:45,586 --> 00:32:49,172
ARE ABOUT TO START THE NEXT
STAGE OF THE VAT LEACH PROCESS.
673
00:32:53,344 --> 00:32:54,689
-HOW'S IT GOING?
-HELLO.
674
00:32:54,724 --> 00:32:55,896
SO, WHAT'S NEXT?
675
00:32:55,931 --> 00:32:56,965
Jake: WE JUST TURNED
ALL THE PUMPS OFF
676
00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:58,620
AND WE'VE FLUSHED
ALL THE CYANIDE OUT,
677
00:32:58,655 --> 00:32:59,965
SO IT'S JUST FRESH WATER NOW.
678
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,310
AND BASICALLY, WE'VE GOT TO PULL
679
00:33:01,344 --> 00:33:03,068
OUR CARBON TANK OUT OF HERE
WITH ALL THE GOLD IN IT.
680
00:33:03,103 --> 00:33:05,724
OH, SWEET.
681
00:33:05,758 --> 00:33:08,344
Narrator: THE CYANIDE
DISSOLVES ALL THE FINE GOLD
682
00:33:08,379 --> 00:33:10,931
IN THE TAILINGS
SO THE GOLD-RICH LIQUID
683
00:33:10,965 --> 00:33:13,034
CAN BE PUMPED INTO A DRUM
684
00:33:13,068 --> 00:33:17,793
WHERE THE MICROSCOPIC SPECS
BIND TO LUMPS OF CARBON.
685
00:33:17,827 --> 00:33:21,724
ALL TRACES OF CYANIDE
HAVE BEEN RINSED FROM THE DRUM,
686
00:33:21,758 --> 00:33:25,000
BUT FRED'S NOT
TAKING ANY CHANCES.
687
00:33:25,034 --> 00:33:28,241
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LEVELS
OF CYANIDE HERE ARE,
688
00:33:28,275 --> 00:33:29,896
BUT IT'S JUST NOT
WORTH IT TO ME,
689
00:33:29,931 --> 00:33:32,448
SO I'M JUST TAKING
THE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS.
690
00:33:32,482 --> 00:33:36,103
ADDED BONUS HERE IS THERE'S
NO FLIES IN MY FACE, SO...
691
00:33:36,137 --> 00:33:38,068
IT'S GOING TO GET A BIT OF
A MISSION TRYING TO GET IT OUT.
692
00:33:38,103 --> 00:33:40,379
WE KIND OF MANIPULATED IT
TO GET IT IN HERE,
693
00:33:40,413 --> 00:33:42,827
AND WE'LL HAVE TO
MANIPULATE IT TO GET IT OUT.
694
00:33:42,862 --> 00:33:46,758
-COOL.
-SEE HOW IT GOES.
695
00:33:46,793 --> 00:33:49,103
Tyler: THIS MOMENT'S PRETTY BIG.
THIS IS WHERE ALL THE GOLD IS.
696
00:33:49,137 --> 00:33:52,931
AND IT WILL DETERMINE
IF THAT LEACH HAS WORKED.
697
00:33:52,965 --> 00:33:55,758
Narrator: MAKING A VIABLE
BUSINESS OF THE HONEYPOT CLAIM
698
00:33:55,793 --> 00:34:00,137
MEANS COMMITTING
TO THE CYANIDE PROCESS.
699
00:34:00,172 --> 00:34:03,241
BUT JAKE'S CONVINCED
THE FINAL GOLD EXTRACTION
700
00:34:03,275 --> 00:34:06,620
WILL SHOW PARKER JUST HOW
EFFICIENT LEACHING CAN BE.
701
00:34:10,068 --> 00:34:12,724
I'M NOT REALLY LIKING IT
TO BE HONEST.
702
00:34:12,758 --> 00:34:15,793
EVEN JUST THE TANK EMPTY
WITH NO GOLD IN IT OR ANYTHING,
703
00:34:15,827 --> 00:34:18,827
IT'S A $10,000 TANK.
704
00:34:18,862 --> 00:34:20,827
I DON'T THINK
IT'S GOING TO WORK.
705
00:34:20,862 --> 00:34:23,172
-GIVE IT A SHOT.
-YEAH. GIVE IT A GO.
706
00:34:23,206 --> 00:34:25,206
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
707
00:34:30,517 --> 00:34:32,896
ALRIGHT.
708
00:34:51,793 --> 00:34:53,862
Fred: THIS IS NERVE-RACKING.
709
00:34:53,896 --> 00:34:55,172
PARKER'S GONE A BIT QUIET
710
00:34:55,206 --> 00:34:59,758
AND THAT NORMALLY MEANS
HE'S A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
711
00:34:59,793 --> 00:35:03,758
HE'S GOT 50 GRAND WORTH
OF GOLD ON HIS FINGERTIPS.
712
00:35:11,689 --> 00:35:14,862
ALRIGHT. ALL GOOD.
713
00:35:21,275 --> 00:35:22,931
OH, MY GOODNESS.
714
00:35:22,965 --> 00:35:25,068
WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?
715
00:35:25,103 --> 00:35:26,758
HOLY COW.
716
00:35:28,758 --> 00:35:30,689
YOU WOULDN'T WANT THAT GUY
RUNNING UP YOUR LEG, WOULD YOU?
717
00:35:32,965 --> 00:35:35,758
JUST SAW A WHACKING
GREAT LIZARD OVER THERE.
718
00:35:35,793 --> 00:35:37,448
-WAS IT A BUNGARRA?
-IS THAT WHAT IT IS?
719
00:35:37,482 --> 00:35:39,586
-MASSIVE.
-YEAH. THEY'RE NORMALLY SCARED,
720
00:35:39,620 --> 00:35:42,689
BUT IF YOU THREATEN THEM,
THEY'LL GO, YEAH.
721
00:35:42,724 --> 00:35:47,620
Narrator:
BUNGARRA IS AN ABORIGINAL WORD
FOR THE SAND GOANNA.
722
00:35:47,655 --> 00:35:50,068
THIS FORAGING MONITOR LIZARD
CAN KILL
723
00:35:50,103 --> 00:35:53,241
AND EAT SOME OF THE DEADLIEST
SNAKES IN THE WORLD
724
00:35:53,275 --> 00:35:55,896
INCLUDING THE INLAND TAIPAN.
725
00:35:55,931 --> 00:35:57,965
LIKE FEW OTHER SPECIES ON EARTH,
726
00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:02,413
BUNGARRA HAVE EVOLVED IMMUNITY
TO SNAKE VENOM.
727
00:36:08,517 --> 00:36:10,310
ALRIGHT. ALL GOOD.
728
00:36:10,344 --> 00:36:12,620
Narrator:
IN THE REMOTE AUSTRALIAN BUSH,
729
00:36:12,655 --> 00:36:15,448
LEASE HOLDER JAKE AND MEDIC FRED
730
00:36:15,482 --> 00:36:18,965
PREPARE TO EXTRACT GOLD
FROM A TWO-TON IRON DRUM.
731
00:36:20,586 --> 00:36:22,724
AAH!
732
00:36:22,758 --> 00:36:25,724
HOLY
733
00:36:25,758 --> 00:36:27,482
-YOU ALRIGHT?
-YEAH, I'M FINE.
734
00:36:27,517 --> 00:36:31,482
SORRY.
735
00:36:31,517 --> 00:36:34,896
ALRIGHT.
LOOKING GOOD.
736
00:36:34,931 --> 00:36:38,344
Narrator: NEXT JOB,
OPEN THE DRUM'S SEALED LID.
737
00:36:38,379 --> 00:36:40,758
Jake: YOU ALRIGHT?
738
00:36:45,034 --> 00:36:49,827
WE PUT TOO MUCH GLUE ON.
739
00:36:49,862 --> 00:36:52,413
THERE'S ONLY ONE CHAIN THAT'S
HOLDING UP THIS WHOLE BUCKET
740
00:36:52,448 --> 00:36:54,758
AND HE'S WOBBLING IT
AROUND UP THERE.
741
00:36:54,793 --> 00:36:58,413
Parker: OW.
742
00:36:58,448 --> 00:37:01,689
GUYS, WHAT DID YOU
PUT THIS ON WITH?
743
00:37:01,724 --> 00:37:03,275
SUPER GLUE.
744
00:37:06,862 --> 00:37:08,206
-THERE YOU GO.
-WHOO!
745
00:37:08,241 --> 00:37:10,241
-GET IN THERE!
-GOOD JOB, BOYS.
746
00:37:10,275 --> 00:37:12,689
WELL DONE.
747
00:37:12,724 --> 00:37:15,448
Narrator: NOW THE TEAM CAN
COLLECT ALL THE CARBON LUMPS
748
00:37:15,482 --> 00:37:17,551
CONTAINING THE FINE GOLD.
749
00:37:17,586 --> 00:37:19,344
WE'RE FLUSHING THE CARBON
INTO THE BAG.
750
00:37:19,379 --> 00:37:20,724
THIS IS THE MOST CRUCIAL POINT.
751
00:37:20,758 --> 00:37:25,275
ANY CARBON WE SPILL,
IT'S GOLD THAT WE'RE LOSING.
752
00:37:25,310 --> 00:37:28,172
Tyler: THERE IT IS.
753
00:37:28,206 --> 00:37:31,172
-LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABOUT OVER.
-THAT'S ALL THE CARBON OUT.
754
00:37:31,206 --> 00:37:34,103
Fred: WELL,
THAT'S A LOT OF CARBON.
755
00:37:34,137 --> 00:37:37,517
CURL IN.
756
00:37:37,551 --> 00:37:40,551
-YEAH. WELL DONE EVERYONE.
-GOOD JOB, FRED.
757
00:37:40,586 --> 00:37:43,241
-HAPPY DAYS.
-AWESOME.
758
00:37:43,275 --> 00:37:44,724
-WE'RE ALL STILL ALIVE.
-GOOD WORK.
759
00:37:44,758 --> 00:37:46,310
SO, DO YOU JUST, LIKE,
TRADE THIS IN AT THE BAR
760
00:37:46,344 --> 00:37:49,241
FOR CASES OF BEER?
761
00:37:49,275 --> 00:37:51,137
WE'LL TAKE THIS DOWN
TO THE STRIPPING PLACE,
762
00:37:51,172 --> 00:37:53,620
AND THEY'LL PROCESS IT
INTO STEEL WOOL FOR US,
763
00:37:53,655 --> 00:37:54,931
AND THEN WE'LL POUR A BAR
OUT OF THAT.
764
00:37:54,965 --> 00:37:56,448
SWEET.
WE'LL JUST FOLLOW YOU THEN?
765
00:37:56,482 --> 00:37:58,827
-YEP. LET'S GO.
-LET'S GO MAKE SOME MONEY.
766
00:38:00,758 --> 00:38:05,206
Narrator:
JAKE DRIVES THE GROUP 20 MILES
SOUTH TO ONE OF HIS WORKSHOPS.
767
00:38:05,241 --> 00:38:06,482
Parker: I'LL BE INTERESTED
TO SEE HOW MUCH GOLD
768
00:38:06,517 --> 00:38:08,862
COMES OUT OF THAT
FROM A DIRT-MOVING STANDPOINT.
769
00:38:08,896 --> 00:38:11,137
YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE,
AND THEN THE COSTS ARE LOW
770
00:38:11,172 --> 00:38:13,310
ONCE YOU GET TO THIS POINT.
771
00:38:13,344 --> 00:38:16,586
BUT USING CHEMICALS,
772
00:38:16,620 --> 00:38:19,034
I'M NOT REALLY SURE
HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.
773
00:38:19,068 --> 00:38:22,103
Narrator: THE CARBON IS LEACHED
AGAIN THROUGH A PROCESS
774
00:38:22,137 --> 00:38:26,310
CALLED ELECTROWINNING
GIVING JAKE HIGH PURITY MATERIAL
775
00:38:26,344 --> 00:38:30,206
HE MELTS FOR 20 MINUTES
AT 1,400 DEGREES.
776
00:38:33,206 --> 00:38:35,413
DANNY HAS TO PUT A CAMERA
ON ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING
777
00:38:35,448 --> 00:38:39,068
INCLUDING THE TONGS
GOING INTO THE FURNACE.
778
00:38:44,931 --> 00:38:46,793
-OH.
-HOLY CRAP.
779
00:38:46,827 --> 00:38:50,965
-WOW.
-WOW.
780
00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,034
-NOT BAD.
-ONE GOLD CAKE.
781
00:38:53,068 --> 00:38:56,758
-HAPPY WITH THAT?
-YEAH.
782
00:38:56,793 --> 00:38:59,275
WE'RE GOING TO JUST PUT THIS BAR
IN A BIT OF NITRIC ACID.
783
00:38:59,310 --> 00:39:01,620
THAT WILL CLEAN UP ALL OF
THE RUBBISH ON THE OUTSIDE
784
00:39:01,655 --> 00:39:04,896
AND SHOW US
THE ACTUAL COLOR OF THE GOLD.
785
00:39:04,931 --> 00:39:08,586
THE ACID DISSOLVES
THE REMAINING UNWANTED MATERIAL
786
00:39:08,620 --> 00:39:14,103
LEAVING A GOLD BAR OF 98% PURITY
READY TO BE WEIGHED.
787
00:39:14,137 --> 00:39:18,103
COOL. I LIKE IT.
788
00:39:18,137 --> 00:39:21,068
28 OUNCES.
YOU READY?
789
00:39:21,103 --> 00:39:23,862
OH, BLIMEY.
I'LL GO 29.
790
00:39:23,896 --> 00:39:28,344
Narrator: JAKE'S FINAL BAR IS
THE PRODUCT OF 400 TONS OF DIRT.
791
00:39:28,379 --> 00:39:29,758
-34.
-OOH.
792
00:39:29,793 --> 00:39:31,517
-34.
-34.
793
00:39:31,551 --> 00:39:35,137
SO, 35 OUNCES OF GOLD
WOULD MAKE JAKE'S GROUND
794
00:39:35,172 --> 00:39:39,103
WORTH 10 TIMES WHAT
PARKER MINES IN THE YUKON.
795
00:39:39,137 --> 00:39:41,206
Jake: YOU GOING TO SLAP IT
ON THE SCALES OR WHAT?
796
00:39:46,379 --> 00:39:47,793
-WHOA.
-OH
797
00:39:47,827 --> 00:39:51,241
-THAT'S A BIT MORE.
-SHUT UP.
798
00:39:51,275 --> 00:39:52,724
Parker: 44.5.
799
00:39:52,758 --> 00:39:58,241
Narrator: 44.5 OUNCES IS WORTH
OVER $66,000.
800
00:39:58,275 --> 00:39:59,655
-GOOD WORK.
-THAT'S GOOD.
801
00:39:59,689 --> 00:40:02,448
-THE OPTIMIST.
-YEAH.
802
00:40:02,482 --> 00:40:05,862
SO, WE'VE HAD A REALLY GOOD
RESULT. ARE YOU INTERESTED?
803
00:40:05,896 --> 00:40:08,724
GOD, THIS WHOLE PROCESS
IS JUST SO FOREIGN TO ME.
804
00:40:08,758 --> 00:40:10,448
YOU GUYS ARE DOING
A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH IT.
805
00:40:10,482 --> 00:40:11,689
IF I SHOWED UP HERE,
806
00:40:11,724 --> 00:40:13,586
I WOULD MAKE
AN ABSOLUTE MESS OUT OF IT.
807
00:40:14,448 --> 00:40:16,068
AS INTRIGUED AS I AM BY IT,
808
00:40:16,103 --> 00:40:17,827
I REALLY GOT LEARN WAY MORE
ABOUT IT
809
00:40:17,862 --> 00:40:19,862
BEFORE I START TAKING
SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON.
810
00:40:19,896 --> 00:40:22,344
YEP. YOU CAN SEE IT
MAKES GOOD MONEY, THOUGH.
811
00:40:22,379 --> 00:40:24,620
OH, YEAH.
812
00:40:24,655 --> 00:40:26,620
-CHEERS. THANKS, GUYS.
-CHEERS.
813
00:40:26,655 --> 00:40:28,379
REALLY GLAD I DID END UP
BRINGING THE BOYS HERE.
814
00:40:28,413 --> 00:40:29,896
THEY LEARNED A LOT.
815
00:40:29,931 --> 00:40:33,103
IT WAS REALLY COOL TO SEE THREE
YOUNG MINERS WORKING TOGETHER.
816
00:40:33,137 --> 00:40:35,034
YOU NEVER SEE THAT.
IT'S SO RARE.
817
00:40:35,068 --> 00:40:36,758
AND YEAH, IT'S GOOD
TO SHOW THEM HOW WE DO IT
818
00:40:36,793 --> 00:40:37,931
IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
819
00:40:37,965 --> 00:40:39,206
-THANKS AGAIN.
-NICE ONE, MATT.
820
00:40:39,241 --> 00:40:42,206
-TAKE IT EASY, MATE.
-TAKE IT EASY, MATE.
821
00:40:42,241 --> 00:40:44,034
PARKER, THERE'S THE GOLD.
822
00:40:44,068 --> 00:40:45,655
THERE'S THE GOLD.
823
00:40:45,689 --> 00:40:49,517
-SHALL WE GO?
-LET'S GET IN THE TRUCK AND GO.
824
00:40:49,551 --> 00:40:52,758
THERE IT IS.
825
00:40:52,793 --> 00:40:55,689
I DO LIKE THOSE GUYS.
DON'T LIKE THE MINING PROCESS.
826
00:40:58,034 --> 00:41:00,034
I LIKE DIGGING DIRT.
827
00:41:06,379 --> 00:41:08,068
Narrator: NEXT TIME...IT'S A NUGGET.
828
00:41:08,103 --> 00:41:10,448
...PARKER SWINGS
FOR THE FENCES....
829
00:41:10,482 --> 00:41:12,517
SHOW ME THE MONEY.
830
00:41:12,551 --> 00:41:14,379
...HIRING A 50-TON PLANT...
831
00:41:14,413 --> 00:41:16,206
YEAH!
832
00:41:16,241 --> 00:41:18,137
...WORTH HALF-A-MILLION
DOLLARS...
833
00:41:18,172 --> 00:41:20,344
-WE ARE RUNNING.
-YEAH!
834
00:41:20,379 --> 00:41:23,551
...IN A GAMBLE THAT PUSHES
HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH TYLER...
835
00:41:23,586 --> 00:41:24,862
Tyler: I'VE GOT A LOT RIDING
ON THIS ONE.
836
00:41:24,896 --> 00:41:26,620
WE'RE RUNNING DIRT
THAT HAS NO GOLD IN IT.
837
00:41:26,655 --> 00:41:28,000
...TO ITS LIMIT.
838
00:41:28,034 --> 00:41:29,965
WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS MUCH
ON THE LINE THE WHOLE TRIP.
839
00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:33,172
-I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING!
840
00:41:33,206 --> 00:41:34,137
Danny: FRED?
60738
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