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Narrator: ON THIS EPISODE
OF "PARKER'S TRAIL"...

SHOW ME THE MONEY.

...PARKER AND HIS TEAM
FIND THEMSELVES

CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK...

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

THERE COULD BE A
LOAD OF GOLD IN IT.

...AND A HARD PLACE...

-I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING!

Narrator: ...AS THEY GRAPPLE
WITH A MONSTER MACHINE...

PARKER SPENT SO MUCH MONEY
ON THAT DRY BLOWER.

WHOLE THING
JUST SHUT DOWN.

Narrator: ...AND MINE
THE RICHEST GROUND

THEY'VE EVER SEEN.

THAT'S A NUGGET.

WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS MUCH
ON THE LINE FOR THE WHOLE TRIP.

FOR SAKE!

GO ON! THE WHOLE THING'S
GOING IN HALF!

YEAH!

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-GOOD FIRE, TYLER.
-THANK YOU.

I LIKE OUR STOVE.

-IT'S WICKED, ISN'T IT?
-YEAH.

THIS IS
AN OLD SHEEP STATION,

AND THIS IS
THE ORIGINAL HOMESTEAD.

-IS THIS THE ORIGINAL OVEN?
-YEAH.

THIS IS WHAT THEY USED
TO COOK THEIR FOOD.

MAKE SURE YOU DON'T
BURN MY TOAST.

WHAT WE HAVING ON IT?

WE'VE GOT VEGEMITE
AND BUTTER.

WHAT'S VEGEMITE?

IT'S MY FAVORITE SPREAD
BY FAR.

EVERYONE LOVES
VEGEMITE HERE.

FRED,
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT.

OH, GET OUT, FRED.

HORRIBLE.

OH, MY GOD.

FRED.

YOU'RE OFFENDING A WHOLE
COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.

I'M SORRY, AUSTRALIA,
BUT THAT IS HORRIBLE.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
AND HIS TEAM ARE SIX WEEKS

INTO AN 8-WEEK
PROSPECTING MISSION...

-LET'S GO, GUYS.
-WE'RE COMING.

Narrator:
...TO EXPAND AND EXTEND

HIS MINING SEASON YEAR-ROUND.

FROM SANDSTONE, THEY'RE HEADING
30 MILES NORTHEAST

TO THE MURCHISON GOLD FIELDS
TO MEET A LOCAL MINING CLAN.

SO THE PEOPLE WE'RE GOING
TO MEET TODAY ARE THE McCLARENS,

AND THEY'RE ONE OF THE BIGGEST
MINING FAMILIES BY FAR.

Parker: OH, WOW.

THEY'VE GOT SOME LAND
AND LEASES TO SELL.

THIS IS A GOOD LEAD THEN.YEAH.

THEY'VE GOT ABOUT 800 SQUARE
KILOMETERS OF MINING LEASES.

WOW.

IS HE, LIKE, ACTIVELY
MINING THIS GROUND?

YEAH, YEAH.
SURE IS.

WITH WHAT?
A WASH PLANT?

I HAVEN'T SEEN
A DROP OF WATER.

HE'S GOT
A DRY BLOWER ACTUALLY.

WELL, THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY
OPTION OUT HERE, IS DRY BLOWING.

SHOW ME THE MONEY.

Narrator: THE McCLARENS' LEASES
ARE LOCATED

IN ONE OF THE DRIEST PLACES
ON EARTH,

WITH ONLY 5 INCHES
OF RAINFALL A YEAR,

THE FAMILY OPERATES WESTERN
AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST DRY BLOWER.

WORTH HALF A MILLION DOLLARS,

IT'S DESIGNED
TO REMOVE FINE GOLD

FROM PAY DIRT
WITHOUT A DROP OF WATER.

LOOK AT THAT.

OH.
WHAT?

THAT'S ENORMOUS.
-THAT'S HUGE.

IT'S THE BIGGEST BY FAR
IN THE AREA.

YEAH.

Narrator: THE FIRST DRY BLOWER
WAS INVENTED

BY PROSPECTOR
STEPHEN LORDEN IN 1893.

IT REVOLUTIONIZED MINING

IN THE DROUGHT-RAVAGED
REGIONS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

HELLO.

SO WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?

CASS, THIS IS FRED.

-NICE TO MEET YOU.
-HELLO.

I'M PARKER.

DANNY.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

Cass:
NICE MACHINE, ISN'T IT?

-OH, WOW.
-THAT'S A BIG OLD PLANT.

THE BIGGEST THING
WE'VE SEEN

SINCE WE'VE BEEN
IN AUSTRALIA ACTUALLY.

REALLY?

GET THIS SHUT DOWN
SO WE CAN HEAR, EH?

Tyler: YEAH.

SO, MUZ, HOW MUCH GOLD WERE YOU
GETTING OUT OF THE DRY BLOWER?

THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
QUITE THE MACHINE.

Cass: SO YOU HAVEN'T USED
A DRY BLOWER BEFORE?

NO.
WE SAW, LIKE,

A VERY MINIATURE VERSION
OF THIS THE OTHER DAY,

BUT I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN
AROUND THEM BEFORE.

YEAH.

SO WHAT BRINGS YOU TO THIS END
OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA?

WELL, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
AT A BUNCH

OF MINING PROPERTY
ALL OVER AUSTRALIA,

AND TYLER SUGGESTED
WE COME TALK TO YOU GUYS

AND SEE IF YOU GUYS
HAD ANY GROUND AROUND.

DEPENDS ON WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

WE'RE LOOKING
FOR A BIG BLOCK OF GROUND

THAT HAS LOTS
OF GOLD ON IT

THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY
COME MINE 12 MONTHS A YEAR.

YOU'RE FROM THE SNOW.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

HUH.
IS THERE GROUND FOR SALE?

YEAH, SO WE'RE HERE
AT THE GOAT FARM.

WE ESSENTIALLY WANT TO GO
OVER TO THE 3 MILE.

SO THIS IS
THE PIECE OF GROUND

THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO PROSPECT ON?

AWESOME.

SHOULD WE GO CHECK IT OUT?

DEFINITELY.LET'S DO IT.

Narrator: THE GROUND THE
McCLARENS ARE WILLING TO SELL

IS A 29-ACRE PLOT CALLED 3 MILE.

IT'S A PRIME PIECE OF VIRGIN
GROUND LOCATED ON THE EDGE

OF THEIR 200,000-ACRE PROPERTY,
ALL OF WHICH SITS ON TOP

OF THE 25,000-SQUARE-MILE
YILGARN CRATON,

WHERE GEOLOGISTS ESTIMATE

30% OF THE WORLD'S
UNMINED GOLD IS BURIED --

WORTH $800 BILLION.

TYLER, HAVE YOU
MINED HERE BEFORE?

ME AND FAMILY MINED
JUST OVER THAT WAY.

AND IS IT GOOD?YEAH, WE DID WELL OUT OF IT.

WE GOT 25 OUNCES OF NUGGETS.

Fred: OH, WOW.

SO I CAN ACTUALLY VOUCH
FOR THE GROUND.

IT'S THE RICHEST
IN AREA BY FAR.

WOW.

SO IS THIS 3 MILE?

GOT YOU.

IS IT ALRIGHT IF WE COME TEST
SOME OF THIS GROUND?

I GUESS THE PROBLEM IS WE DON'T
HAVE ANY REAL TESTING EQUIPMENT.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR A DRY BLOWER,

BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO FIND ANYTHING THAT WORKS

OR THAT PEOPLE WILL LET US USE,

SO IS THERE ANY WAY
WE COULD YOUR GUYS'?

THE DRY BLOWER IS IN REALLY
HIGH DEMAND, TO BE HONEST.

OKAY.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE IT FOR.

MAYBE A COUPLE DAYS?

OKAY.

WHAT KIND OF, LIKE, MONEY
WOULD YOU WANT FOR IT?

SO $3,000 A DAY WOULD BE
WHAT YOU WOULD USUALLY

HIRE THE DRY BLOWER
OUT FOR.

I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

I'M GUESSING THERE'S NOT
ANOTHER ONE WITHIN, LIKE,

100 MILES OF HERE, IS THERE?

NO.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE PAYING YOU
3 GRAND A DAY.

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE GOLD
WE FIND?

HOW ABOUT WE SPLIT IT
HALF AND HALF, 50/50?

WELL,
WE'RE DOING THE LABOR.

ALRIGHT.

THAT'S A DEAL.
LET'S DO IT.

-ALRIGHT.
-THANK YOU, GUYS.

Parker: CASS AND MUZ SEEM
LIKE THEY'RE A BIT CAGEY,

WHICH I'M USED TO.

YOU KNOW, HEY, MUZ IS NOT
SCREWING AROUND

WHEN IT COMES TO NEGOTIATING,

AND 3 GRAND A DAY IS A LOT
FOR A WASH PLANT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, TYLER
IS PERSONALLY VOUCHING

FOR THIS GROUND,
SO THAT MEANS SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, SHE WOULDN'T BE
AS CONFIDENT AS SHE SEEMS

IF THERE WEREN'T
A REAL OPPORTUNITY HERE.

Cass: PARKER HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN
AROUND AUSTRALIA,

BUT THIS IS ONE OF
THE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES

HE'S GONNA COME ACROSS.

I'M EXCITED THAT THEY'VE LET US
USE THE DRY BLOWER

BECAUSE WE HAVE
ZERO OTHER OPTIONS,

BUT, YEAH, WE HAVE TO PAY
THE PRICE FOR IT,

WHICH I UNDERSTAND.

I JUST HOPE THAT WE CAN FIND
ENOUGH GOLD

TO HOPEFULLY PAY FOR SOME OF IT.

ALRIGHT.
WHERE SHOULD WE START?

YEAH.
LET'S DO IT.

Narrator: PARKER'S $6,000 DEAL
FOR JUST 2 DAYS

PROSPECTING
WITH THE DRY BLOWER

MEANS HE NEEDS OVER 10 OUNCES
OF GOLD TO BREAK EVEN.

IF HE'S SUCCESSFUL,
IT WILL ALSO MEAN

THE 3 MILE CLAIM IS THE RICHEST
HE HAS EVER TESTED.

I WAS SAYING THAT WAS
THE EASY PART.

NOW WE GOT
TO GET IT THERE.

Tyler:
WHO'S DRIVING THE TRUCK?

I'M NOT A SEMI-TRUCK DRIVER.

ARE YOU SURE YOU TRUST ME?

ALRIGHT.

SHOULD BE ABLE
TO FIGURE IT OUT.

Fred: GOOD TO GO.

HEY.

Danny: COME ON, MATE.

WE'RE MOVING.

YES.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU DROVE ONE OF THESE?

OH, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

MITCH DOES
ALL THIS STUFF NOW.

Narrator: TO REACH THE
McCLARENS' VIRGIN GROUND,

PARKER MUST DRIVE THE 45-TON
PLANT 3 MILES

ALONG A BUSH TRACK.

Danny: HOW FAR OFF ARE WE?
HAVE WE ANY IDEAS?

I THINK LESS THAN A MILE.

HEY, FRED.
YOU CAN HEAR US?

YEAH. COPY.

HOW IS SHE LOOKING UP THERE,
MAN?

ARE WE ALL GOOD?

IT'S LOOKING GOOD, BUT IT'S
GETTING A LITTLE NARROW.

OKAY. ROGER THAT, MATE.

Narrator: AT THE REAR,
TYLER KEEPS A LOOKOUT

FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE
DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE LOAD.

I'M EXCITED, BUT I'M
ALSO VERY NERVOUS.

NOT EXACTLY THE IDEAL ROAD
TO BE TAKING

THE $500,000 DRY BLOWER DOWN.

WHOA.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
THAT NOISE WAS?

SOMETHING.

COPY, DANNY.

GO, TYLER.

YEAH, THE LEFT CONVEYOR'S
QUITE WOBBLY.

DO YOU SEE THAT?

YEAH, THAT THING IS SHAKING
QUITE VIOLENTLY.

SHOULD I GO SLOWER?

YEAH, MAYBE JUST SLOW HER UP
A LITTLE BIT.

Fred: THIS IS OUR LAST
BIG TURN?

HEY, GUYS, WATCH THIS
LAST BIG CORNER.

IT'S GONNA BE A TIGHT TURN
GOING INTO THAT OPEN AREA.

ROGER THAT, MATE.

WE'LL JUST KEEP CREEPING
ALONG HERE NICE AND SLOW.

Parker: ALRIGHT.

IT'S A LITTLE TIGHT,
BUT LET'S DO IT.

THAT'S A TIGHT SQUEEZE.

GETTING A LITTLE BIT
TIGHT HERE.

WE GONNA GET
THROUGH HERE?

WHAT THE...

Narrator: UP AHEAD...

Parker:
A LITTLE DUSTY.

Narrator:
...FRED GETS GOLD FEVER.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO
AROUND WITH YOUR ROCK.

AND PARKER LEARNS DRY BLOWING
THE HARD WAY.

-I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

Danny: FRED!

Parker: IT'S A LITTLE TIGHT,
BUT LET'S DO IT.

Narrator: PARKER IS MOVING

WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S
BIGGEST DRY BLOWER

TO TEST GROUND
IN A VIRGIN CLAIM CALLED 3 MILE.

THAT'S A TIGHT SPACE.

GETTING A LITTLE BIT
TIGHT HERE.

WE GONNA GET
THROUGH HERE?

WHAT THE...

SLOW AND STEADY, GUYS.

NEARLY THERE.

-YEAH, WE MADE IT.
-YES.

YEAH!

-YEAH.
-YEAH.

-UP TOP.
-WE MADE IT.

Fred: THIS IS THE BEST PART
RIGHT HERE.

Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM
HAVE JUST TWO DAYS

TO TEST THE VIABILITY
OF THE GROUND

AND FIND ENOUGH GOLD TO COVER
HIS $6,000 DRY BLOWER RENTAL.

DO YOU FEEL THE GOLD?WE'RE NOT THERE YET.

OH, I CAN FEEL THE GOLD.

DON'T GET TOO EXCITED.

I FEEL THE GOLD.

THAT WAS REALLY STRESSFUL,
BUT WE GOT IT HERE IN ONE PIECE.

-YEAH!
-WHOO!

NOTHING IS BROKEN, AND IT'S
WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

Parker: YEAH, THERE'S NOT
MUCH SETUP ON THIS PLANT TO DO,

SO ASSUMING WE DIDN'T
BREAK ANYTHING IN TRANSPORT,

THEN WE SHOULD BE
RUNNING PRETTY SOON HERE.

Narrator:
BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK

ON ANOTHER OF HIS MINE SITES,

MUZ GIVES PARKER AND HIS TEAM
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE

ON HOW TO OPERATE THE HALF
A MILLION DOLLAR DRY BLOWER.

YEAH.

A LITTLE DUSTY.

WHOO. THAT WORKS.

AND THEN YOU JUST HOPE THE WIND
BLOWS THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

ALRIGHT.
WELL, WE'RE RUNNING.

THANKS, MUZ.
APPRECIATE IT.

Danny: CHEERS, MATE.

-WE'RE BLOWING ROCKS.
-WE'RE BLOWING.

BLOWING.
WE'RE BLOWING.

Narrator: UNLIKE PARKER'S
WASH PLANTS IN THE YUKON,

THE DRY BLOWER IS DESIGNED
TO CAPTURE FINE GOLD

WITHOUT USING ANY WATER.

PAY DIRT IS LOADED
INTO THE HOPPER

AND FED DIRECTLY
INTO A ROTARY TROMMEL.

THE TROMMEL DRY SPINS THE DIRT,

SEPARATES ROCKS FROM PAY
LESS THAN 1/3 INCH,

AND FEEDS THAT INTO
A CLAY BREAKER,

REDUCING THE SIZE
OF THE DIRT FURTHER.

THIS IS THEN SPREAD EVENLY ONTO
THE SCREENS ON THE SHAKE DECK.

FANS THEN BLAST
CONTROLLED AIR THROUGH THE DIRT

TO LIFT LIGHTER DUST UP
AND AWAY FROM THE SCREENS

AND ONTO A WASTE CONVEYOR,

LEAVING THE HEAVIER
GOLD CONCENTRATE

TRAPPED IN THE RIFFLES.

ALRIGHT. I'D BETTER START
THROWING SOME DIRT IN IT.

HERE WE GO.
FIRST BUCKET.

IN SHE GOES.

-WHOO.
-YAY.

WHOA!

-YEAH!
-YEAH!

Danny: WE ARE RUNNING.

PERFECT.

-OH
-OH

OH, MY

GEEZ!

I CAN'T SEE ANYBODY.

BEHIND ME?

CAREFUL WITH THE LOADER!

WHERE'S THE
LOADER?

FRED!

TYLER, THIS WAY!

FRED? FRED!

-FRED!
-FRED!

OH

HELL, MAN.

Tyler: LET'S JUST GET OUT
OF THE WAY OF THE LOADER.

COME ON. COME ON.LET'S JUST MOVE OUT, FRED.

HOLY

ARE YOU ALRIGHT?

COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

DUDE, WE GOT TO BE CAREFUL

BECAUSE HE IS WHERE
WE WERE JUST STANDING.

I COULDN'T EVEN SEE TYLER.

I ACTUALLY
MYSELF THEN.

WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?

ALL GOOD.
ALL GOOD, PARKER.

WE PANICKED A LITTLE BIT

BECAUSE WE COULDN'T SEE
WHERE YOU WERE GOING.

I STILL CAN'T SEE YOU GUYS.

WE'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE DRY BLOWER NOW.

YOU CAN'T HIT US NOW.

COPY.

THIS IS DANGEROUS

BECAUSE MY VISIBILITY IS WORSE

THAN ANY OTHER CONDITIONS
YOU COULD BE IN.

LIKE, RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST
DRIVING THROUGH A CLOUD OF DUST.

OKAY.

AS SOON AS THIS HOPPER RUNS OUT,
DANNY,

I'M PROBABLY
GONNA SHUT IT DOWN.

OKAY.
ROGER THAT.

Tyler: ALRIGHT.
I NEED A BEER AFTER THAT.

OH YEAH.

Parker:
I'M ACTUALLY PRETTY WORRIED

ABOUT RUNNING SOMEBODY OVER.

IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE
WE COULD BE DOING?

DETECTING?YEAH, SOUNDS GREAT.

Tyler: WE'LL HAVE TO DETECT
THE SCRAPES ANYWAY,

SO ME AND FRED
CAN DO THAT.

NOW IT'S ALL ABOUT
FINDING SOME GOLD.

I'VE BEEN IN SOME
PRETTY HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS,

AND I'M NOT GONNA LIE, THAT...

WHEN THE DUST JUST KIND
OF DESCENDED ON ME,

TYLER AND DANNY,
THAT WAS SCARY.

I'VE BEEN AROUND DRY BLOWERS
SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,

SO THAT WAS JUST A VERY
STUPID MISTAKE ON MY BEHALF.

YEAH, I THOUGHT WE'D LOST
FRED THERE FOR A SECOND.

THIS DUST.

THAT THING SPITS OUT DUST
IN EVERY DIRECTION,

AND YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE
2 FEET IN FRONT OF YOU,

SO RUNNING THIS THING
FOR AN ENTIRE DAY

IS GONNA SUCK BALLS.

WHAT'S THE PLAN, DANNY?
WHAT ARE WE DOING?

YEAH.

WELL, PLAN "A" WOULD BE
TO GET PARKER UP.

-I AM UP!
-AH.

IN MY BOOTS,
ALL READY TO GO TO WORK.

AND I'LL HAVE TO START
CLEARING AND SCRAPING,

AND YOU GUYS CAN DETECT
WHEREVER I GO.

Fred:
YEAH, SOUNDS GREAT.

WELL,
SHOULD WE GET TO IT?

GOLD IS NOT
FINDING ITSELF.

YEAH, LET'S DO IT.

Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM
ARE TESTING A VIRGIN CLAIM

LOCATED
WITHIN THE YILGARN CRATON,

WHERE AN ESTIMATED 30%
OF THE WORLD'S UNMINED GOLD

IS STILL IN THE GROUND.

WOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!

TYLER, IS THERE
GOLD DOWN THERE?

Tyler: I'LL HAVE TO GET
THE DETECTOR OUT.

IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO BE
ON THIS VIRGIN GROUND.

ME AND MY FAMILY HAVE WORKED
THE GROUND JUST OUT FROM IT,

AND WE PULLED A LOT OF GOLD.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE DIDN'T GET
THE CHANCE TO DRY BLOW,

SO THE FACT THAT WE GET TO DO
IT TODAY IS REALLY EXCITING.

Narrator: WITH THE HALF
A MILLION DOLLAR DRY BLOWER

SUCCESSFULLY SET UP
AND READY TO RUN,

PARKER CLEARS
100 SQUARE YARDS OF LAND.

WELL, RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST
CLEARING A PIECE OF GROUND

THAT WE'RE GONNA TEST HERE.

IT'S DEFINITELY A LOT
DIFFERENT GROUND

THAN I'M USED TO, YOU KNOW?

NO PERMAFROST,
NO OVERBURDEN REALLY.

Narrator: PARKER AVERAGES $15
TO $20 WORTH OF GOLD

IN EVERY YARD OF PAY DIRT
HE PROCESSES IN THE YUKON.

A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF GOLD HERE,

WITH NO PERMAFROST
AND NO OVERBURDEN,

COULD MEAN
A MUCH LARGER PROFIT.

THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK OF
IN MY MIND

IS THERE'S A KILOGRAM NUGGET
SITTING OVER THERE,

AND WE JUST DISTURBED
ALL THESE NICE TREES.

AND NOW IT'S JUST POPPED
RIGHT UP TO THE SURFACE.

IS THAT GOLD FEVER,
OR IS THAT ACTUAL INSTINCT?

HEY, PARKER.

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE DONE,
AND I'LL COME IN AND DETECT.

YOU CAN START OVER THERE
ON MY RIGHT WHERE I STARTED.

YEAH, SWEET.
I'LL START OVER THERE.

I ALREADY CLAIMED
THIS SPOT, TYLER.

BACK OFF.

YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE.

Narrator:
IN ADDITION TO NO OVERBURDEN,

THIS CLAIM OFFERS ANOTHER
ADVANTAGE OVER THE YUKON --

THE POTENTIAL
OF BIG GOLD NUGGETS.

SOUNDS LIKE A DYING MANATEE.

Tyler: YOU CAN WALK
A LITTLE BIT FASTER.

NO, I CAN'T.

I WOULD FEEL LIKE
I'M MISSING THINGS.

YOU'VE GOT
GOLD FEVER BAD, FRED.

NOTHING SO FAR, HUH, TYLER?

NOTHING SO FAR,

BUT WE'LL HAVE
TO WAIT UNTIL

WE GET A LITTLE BIT DEEPER,
I THINK.

ALRIGHT. I'LL TAKE
ANOTHER PASS AT IT NOW.

YEAH, PERFECT.

LIKE, 6 TO 8 INCHES
WOULD BE GREAT.

COPY.

Narrator: PARKER SCRAPES
ANOTHER 6 INCHES OF PAY DIRT

AND STOCKPILES IT TO BE RUN
THROUGH THE DRY BLOWER.

Tyler: SO WE'RE TAKING OFF,
LIKE, A GOOD AMOUNT OF DIRT,

WHICH MEANS THE DETECTORS
CAN GET DEEPER.

THAT LOOKS GOOD.

YEAH, HE'S DONE A REALLY
GOOD JOB WITH THAT.

ALRIGHT.
LET'S DO THIS AGAIN.

I'M A LITTLE BIT ANXIOUS
ABOUT THIS.

I'VE SAID
THAT THERE'S GOLD HERE,

AND PARKER HAS SPENT SO MUCH
MONEY ON THAT DRY BLOWER.

SO IF WE TAKE 6 INCHES
OFF THIS SPOT RIGHT NOW

AND DIDN'T HIT A SINGLE NUGGET,
WE'D BE IN THE

YEAH, I'VE GOT A LOT
RIDING ON THIS ONE.

OOH!
THERE WE GO!

YES, FRED!

-BLOODY GOOD NOISE.
-IS IT?

YEP.

IT'S IN THERE.

OOH.

OH, IT'S GOLD!
GOOD JOB.

-IS THAT GOLD?
-YEAH.

IT'S NOT MASSIVE, BUT...

IT'S A START.

FRED, THE BEST INDICATOR
FOR GOLD IS GOLD.

IS GOLD.
GOOD.

TO ME, IT'S TAKEN THE WEIGHT
OFF MY SHOULDERS

BECAUSE IT MEANS
WE'RE IN THE RIGHT SPOT.

AWESOME.

YOU GUYS ARE STANDING
ON MY WORK STATION.

WHAT'S HAPPENING
THERE, TYLER?

I'M JUST DETECTING THE EDGES
OF THE SCRAPES

TO MAKE SURE
I HAVEN'T MISSED ANYTHING.

IT'S A SIGNAL.

I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY THE ROCK.

THE ROCK ITSELF?

YEAH, BECAUSE...
YEAH, IT IS.

OH, WOW.
DO THAT AGAIN.

THAT'S...

-WHAT IS THAT?
-FRED, COME HERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS
A GOOD THING OR NOT,

BUT WE'VE GOT A MASSIVE SIGNAL
IN THIS MASSIVE ROCK.

LIKE GOLD SIGNAL?

YEAH, WELL,
IT'S A DEFINITE SIGNAL.

THERE COULD BE A LOAD
OF GOLD IN THAT BOONDIE.

A BUNDIE?
A...NO, BOONDIE.

BOONDIE.
BOONDIE, YEAH.

BOONDIE.

TRY IT WITH YOURS.
SEE.

I THINK IT'S DEEPER
THAN WHAT --

WHOA. WHOA.
THERE.

CAN YOU HEAR THAT?

I DON'T --
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO LEAVE IT.
I WANT TO GET IT OPEN.

LET'S BREAK IT OPEN.THAT'S IT, FRED.

OUT OF THE WAY, DANNY.

OH.

HELLO.
COME ON.

HIT IT, FRED!OH, HE'S ACTUALLY HITTING...

WHOA!

BREAK IT!BREAK IT!

DID YOU GET ANY?

YEAH, I MEAN, A COUPLE HOURS
OF THAT, WE'D BE IN THERE.

OH, WHAT THE
HAPPENED NOW?

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

Tyler:
WE'VE GOT A SIGNAL.

WE'RE HITTING
THIS BIG BOONDIE!

BOONDIE.
BOONDIE.

-BOONDIE.
-IT'S A BOONDIE.

WHAT'S A BOONDIE?

IT'S A BIG ROCK.
OKAY.

YOU FOUND A BIG ROCK.
WE HAVE TO DO.

NO, THERE'S A SIGNAL
INSIDE OF THE BOONDIE.

THE DETECTORS ARE
GOING CRAZY, DUDE.

IT'S PROBABLY
JUST SOME IRON.

I DOUBT IT.
HONESTLY.

Fred: I WAS TRYING TO HIT IT,
AND IT DOESN'T WORK.

-WE CANNOT LEAVE.
-FRED...FRED...

-WE CAN'T LEAVE IT.
-NO.

WE'LL HAVE TO DROP IT
ON SOMETHING,

LIKE YOUR HEAD.

Fred: IT'S NOT OUR FAULT
WE HAVE GOLD FEVER.

HOW ABOUT IF YOU PUT IT IN THERE

AND THEN LIFT IT UP
REALLY HIGH...

WE NEED TO BLOW, MAN.

HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE
TO LIFT THIS UP...

YOU'RE CUTTING
INTO MY BLOW...

WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO DROP IT ON, FRED?

ANOTHER BOONDIE.I'M LOOKING FOR ONE.

-THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE.
-WHERE?

Tyler: RIGHT BEHIND THAT TREE.
THAT'S PERFECT.

WE COULD PICK THAT ONE UP
AND DROP IT ON THAT ONE.

WELL, LET'S JUST SEE
IF I CAN PICK IT UP.

-YES!
-YES!

YES, PARKER!

Fred:
WE GOT TO NAME THIS THING

SO WE CAN STOP CALLING IT
THE ROCK.

THE ROCK?
WHAT'S IN THE ROCK?

-CALL IT...
-LET'S NAME IT.

CROCODILE BOONDIE.

Narrator: FINDING A HUGE NUGGET
IN CROCODILE BOONDIE...

-WHERE'S HE GOING?
-TO GET THE ROCK.

Narrator:
...COULD BE WORTH MORE

THAN ALL OF THE FINE GOLD
PARKER RECOVERS

USING THE DRY BLOWER,

PAY FOR ITS HIRE
AND MAKE A PROFIT OFF IT.

YES.
NICE.

Tyler: FRED, HE'S GOT
THE OTHER BOONDIE.

Fred: THE BABY BOONDIE?

GOOD START.

SO I'M GONNA BRING THIS ROCK
OVER TO THE OTHER ROCK

WITH THE SIGNAL IN IT AND START,

I DON'T KNOW, DROPPING THEM
ON EACH OTHER, I GUESS.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS
THAT I...

IF I PAY SOMEBODY
TO BE GOLD MINING,

AND THEY WERE DOING THIS,
THEY WOULD PROBABLY GET FIRED,

BUT, UM, YOU KNOW,

WE'RE ALL CURIOUS
ABOUT WHAT THE SIGNAL IS.

I THINK
YOU'RE RIGHT ON IT.

YEP.
YEP.

THAT'S GONNA BE
A DIRECT HIT.

ALRIGHT. LET'S TRY
DROPPING IT.

OH.

-OH!
-GEEZ.

THAT'S GOT
TO HAVE DONE IT.

LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

NO!

IT JUST CRACKED
THAT ONE IN HALF.

-OH, MY GOODNESS.
-WE BROKE THE WRONG ROCK.

WE KILLED
THE WRONG BOONDIE.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO
AROUND WITH YOUR ROCK.

-OH.
-WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

-DON'T GO.
-WHAT?

DON'T GO.
CALL MUZ.

MAYBE HE'S GOT SOME
DYNAMITE OR SOME

I GOT TO GET BACK
TO THE PLANT.

BOO.

THAT'S ANNOYING.

THE ROCK SURVIVES FOR NOW.

Parker: WE'VE GOT SOME PRETTY
GOOD PILES STACKED UP HERE,

SO WE SHOULD
PROBABLY GO FIRE UP.

Narrator: AFTER 2 HOURS
SCRAPING GROUND AT 3 MILE,

PARKER IS READY TO RUN PAY DIRT

THROUGH THE DRY BLOWER
TO TEST FOR FINE GOLD.

Parker: ALRIGHT.
LET'S DO IT.

FOUR IS THE...

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THE FEED PLATE IS,

BUT WE'RE TURNING IT ON.

ALRIGHT.
WE'RE...BLOWING?

I'M GONNA STICK WITH SLUICING,

EVEN THOUGH THAT'S NOT
WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE SLUICING.

I THINK I STARTED EVERYTHING
IN THE RIGHT ORDER.

THERE'S A LIST
IN THE ORDER

THAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE IN,
SO, YOU KNOW,

I A WHOLE LOT
OF THINGS UP,

BUT HOPEFULLY THAT ONE, I DON'T.

SO LET'S SEE IF OLD BLOW DIRT
CAN FIND ANY GOLD.

I LIKE THE SIMPLICITY OF IT.

LIKE, WHAT A NICE WAY
OF SLUICING.

LIKE, NO WATER, NO PONDS,
NO STUPID PUMPS.

IT COSTS 1,000 BUCKS
A DAY TO RUN.

IN THE YUKON,
WE SPEND THAT EVERY HOUR.

YEAH, I MEAN, FIRST IMPRESSION

IS THAT DRY BLOWER
IS PRETTY SWEET.

OH, WHAT THE

THE WHOLE THING JUST SHUT DOWN.

FOR SAKE!

Narrator: AT $3,000 A DAY,

EVERY MINUTE OF DOWNTIME
COSTS PARKER

THE GOLD HE NEEDS
TO COVER HIS INVESTMENT.

HMM.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

OH.

BIT OF A LOOSE BATTERY
CONNECTION THERE.

WE CAN START BY TIGHTENING
THAT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

ALRIGHT.

LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.

ALRIGHT. MAYBE THIS THING
WILL STAY RUNNING NOW.

WE DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR ANY MAJOR ISSUES.

Narrator: ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE McCLARENS' 3 MILE CLAIM,

FRED, DANNY AND TYLER
HAVE GOLD FEVER,

TRYING TO CRACK OPEN THE BOULDER
THEY NAMED CROCODILE BOONDIE...

-YES, FRED.
-COME ON, FRED.

Narrator: ...HOPING TO FIND
A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR NUGGET.

SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
IS WE'RE TRYING TO GET THESE...

WE DRILLED THESE HOLES IN HERE,

AND WE'RE TRYING TO POUND
THE WEDGES IN

HOPEFULLY FAR ENOUGH TO CRACK
THIS PART OF THE ROCK OFF.

IS IT WORKING?

NOPE.

OOH.
GO ON, FRED.

Tyler: YES, FRED, GO!

GIVE IT SOME.

IT'S CRACKING.IT'S CRACKING.

IT'S CRACKING. GO!HIT IT!

GIVE IT ONE, FRED!

HARDER!IT'S GOING!

GO ON!

HOLY YOU'RE TAKING OFF
THE WHOLE ROCK.

OH, MY. THE WHOLE THING'S
GOING IN HALF.

YES, FRED!
GO!

OH!
OH, MY!

LOOK AT ALL THAT.

HOLY

OH, MY GOSH.
CAN YOU SEE SOMETHING?

GET BOTH OF YOU ON IT.

DOUBLE ARM IT, NO?

OOF.

YES.
ANYTHING?

I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

IS THERE ANY WAY
WE CAN SEPARATE THESE TWO?

DRAG IT WITH THE TRUCK.

YEAH.

YEAH.
LET'S DO THAT.

YES, LET'S DO THAT.

THIS IS IT.

YES, FRED.

WE WERE PICKING UP A SIGNAL
IN HERE,

AND IT'S JUST
AN ENORMOUS SIGNAL.

THE DETECTOR WAS SCREAMING,
SO IF WE CAN'T FIND IT IN HERE,

AND IT'S IN THIS ONE,
IT'S GONNA BE, LIKE,

AT LEAST
4- OR 5-OUNCE PIECE.

WHAT?THIS IS EXCITING.

Fred: HERE WE GO.

HERE WE GO. WATCH OUT.
IT'S GOOD. IT'S GOOD.

IT'S COMING.
OH, YEAH.

OH!
YES, THAT'LL DO.

BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'LL DO, RIGHT?

GOOD JOB. YEP.THAT'LL DO.

CHECK IT, TYLER.

HOPE IT'S GOLD.

HEY, TYLER.

THIS IS THE PIECE OVER HERE
THAT WAS WHERE THE SIGNAL WAS.

LET'S START THERE.

I THINK WE'VE FOUND IT, GUYS.

WE'VE FOUND IT,
HAVEN'T WE?

YEAH.
WE HAVE.

IT'S IN THAT ROCK.
IF YOU CRACK THAT OPEN...

YOU READY?

READY.

SO IT'S IN THERE.

IT'S IN THERE.

IT'S GETTING SMALLER
AND SMALLER!

YEAH.
IT'S GOT TO BE SHOWING NOW.

COME ON.

OH
THAT'S SCREAMING NOW.

OH!
THAT'S GOLD.

IS THAT GOLD?
YEAH.

GUYS, WE GOT THE GOLD.

IS THAT IT?YEAH.

WOW.

WE BROKE A ROCK OPEN
AND PULLED GOLD OUT OF IT.

YEAH.
YEAH.

WE MINED
A BIT OF GOLD THERE.

YOU DON'T SOUND
VERY ENTHUSED.

YEAH.

I WAS KIND OF HOPING IT WAS
GONNA BE THAT SIZE.

YEAH.

Narrator: THIS TINY NUGGET
IS WORTH LESS THAN $100.

WE HAVE NOT JUST DONE THAT FOR A
COUPLE OF GRAMS THOUGH, SURELY.

THERE'S GOT TO BE
MORE THAN THAT.

THERE'S GOT TO BE.
COME ON.

ANYTHING?

NO.

THAT'S BAD.

Narrator:
AFTER BURNING THREE HOURS

PLAYING THE GOLD-MINING LOTTERY,

THEY HAVE LITTLE TO SHOW FOR IT.

Tyler:
I'M REALLY WORRIED.

I'VE GOT A REPUTATION
I HAVE TO KEEP GOING HERE.

I'VE SAID THERE'S 100%
GOLD HERE,

BUT WE'VE ONLY
GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT,

AND PARKER SPENT SO MUCH MONEY
ON THAT DRY BLOWER.

SO IF THIS FLOPS,
AND THERE'S NO GOLD,

PARKER IS GOING TO HAVE
NO TRUST IN ME WHATSOEVER,

AND I'M GONNA LOOK
LIKE AN IDIOT.

THEY SAY IN AUSTRALIA,

ONE THING YOU GOT TO WORRY
ABOUT IS SPIDERS.

Narrator: AUSTRALIA IS HOME

TO SOME OF THE DEADLIEST SPIDERS
IN THE WORLD,

INCLUDING THE REDBACK
AND FUNNEL-WEB.

LURKING UNDER TOILET SEATS,

AUSTRALIA'S SPIDERS BITE UP
TO 4,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR.

WHY WOULD THEY PUT A SPIDER
ON A TOILET?

IT JUST MAKES YOU MORE SCARED.

SO YOU GOT TO REALLY
LOOK UNDER HERE.

IT'S NOT BAD.

OKAY.
IT'S ALL CLEAR.

Narrator: ONE BITE FROM
THE SYDNEY FUNNEL-WEB SPIDER

COULD BE FATAL, WITH 13 DEATHS
RECORDED SINCE RECORDS BEGAN.

ALRIGHT.
LET'S VACUUM THIS STUFF UP.

Narrator:
AFTER RUNNING 42 YARDS OF DIRT

TO TEST THE GROUND AT 3 MILE...

SEE HOW THIS GOES.

Narrator:
...IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT

IF PARKER'S $6,000 INVESTMENT
WILL PAY OFF.

Tyler: I'M SUPER ANXIOUS
ABOUT THIS CLEANUP.

THIS IS DEFINITELY
THE FIRST PLACE

THAT I'VE PUT MY NAME
ON THE LINE,

AND PARKER SPENT 6 GRAND
TO PUT THE DRY BLOWER HERE,

AND THAT'S SO MUCH MONEY.

IF THERE'S NO GOLD HERE,
WE'RE LITERALLY IN THE

Danny:
FRED, SEE ANYTHING?

Narrator: PARKER AND THE TEAM

USE THE DRY BLOWER'S
VACUUM SYSTEM

TO COLLECT THE GOLD CONCENTRATE
FROM THE RIFFLES

AND INTO A BARREL.

I DON'T SEE ANYTHING YET.

SEE ANYTHING, TYLER?

THERE'S THREE
LITTLE PIECES THERE.

THAT'S THE FIRST PIECE OF GOLD

I'VE SEEN OUT OF THIS THING,
BUT THEY WERE TINY,

WHICH FROM WHAT I'M USED TO
IN THE YUKON,

WOULD BE DOG TERRIBLE,

BUT WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN HERE?

THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING
IN THE WORLD.

I DON'T THINK PARKER
IS HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

NOW, THE CONCENTRATE
SHOULD BE IN HERE.

THE DRY BLOWING IS SOMETHING

THAT I'M JUST COMPLETELY
UNFAMILIAR WITH,

AND THEY'RE NOT
VERY EFFICIENT MACHINES.

IN THE YUKON,
I'M USED TO DEALING

WITH A 99% RECOVERY RATE.

AND DRY BLOWERS SOUND LIKE
THEY HAVE,

LIKE, 60% OR 70%,
BUT, YOU KNOW,

TYLER IS PERSONALLY
VOUCHING FOR THIS GROUND,

SO THAT MEANS SOMETHING.

PARKER.
Parker: WHAT?

WE'VE GOT THE CONCENTRATE.

ALRIGHT.
ALRIGHT.

LET'S DO IT, OKAY?YEAH.

Narrator: WHILE TYLER AND FRED
WASH THE CONCENTRATE

THROUGH THE GOLD QUEUE,
PARKER HAS ONE LAST TEST TO DO

IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROVE
THE LAND IS VIABLE.

SO NOW THIS IS THE COARSE ROCK,

AND I'M JUST GONNA SPREAD
IT OUT AND METAL DETECT IT.

Narrator: THE DRY BLOWER IS 30%
LESS EFFICIENT AT GOLD RECOVERY

THAN PARKER'S WASH PLANTS
IN THE YUKON.

BUT UNLIKE THE YUKON,
THE TAILINGS IN AUSTRALIA

ARE ALWAYS DETECTED
FOR NUGGETS.

THE TROMMEL IS, LIKE,
1/2 INCH MINUS,

BUT WHAT'S GOING INTO
THE TROMMEL IS,

WELL, THIS SIZE, SO ANY NUGGETS
THAT WE FIND IN HERE

WILL BE OVER 1/2 INCH,

SO THAT'LL BE A BIG ONE
IF WE DO FIND ANYTHING.

Danny: NO WAY.

ANYTHING?

NOPE.

OH!

OH, YEAH.

THERE'S SOMETHING THERE.

LOOK AT THAT.

SHUT UP!

IS THAT IT, WHAT
YOU TOOK OFF IT THEN?

OH, MY GOD.

THAT'S A NUGGET.

OH, MAN.
LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S A BEAST.

PROBABLY OVER 1/2
AN OUNCE...

AT LEAST.

CHUCK US YOUR WATER.

OH, DUDE.

HOW COOL WAS THAT,
FINDING THAT, PARKER?

WELL, IN THE YUKON, WE'VE NEVER
FOUND A NUGGET THAT SIZE,

BUT THAT'S A REALLY NICE ONE.

I BET THAT NUGGET IS
PROBABLY WORTH 2 GRAND.

REALLY?

YEAH, IT'S A GOOD CHUNK OF GOLD.

HOW'S IT GOING?
ALRIGHT.

YOU GUYS FIND SOME NUGS?

YEAH.

28 NUGGETS.
YEAH.

WELL DONE, MATE.

Parker:
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

I'M STOKED.

ALRIGHT.
LET'S COOK THIS UP.

Narrator: TYLER DRIES
THE FINE GOLD COLLECTED

FROM THE CONCENTRATE...

YOU CAN PUT THE NUGGETS
IN THERE.

...AND ADDS IT TO THE NUGGETS
FOR THE FINAL GOLD WEIGH.

Tyler: HEY, MUZ.

GOOD.

Narrator: TO BREAK EVEN,

PARKER NEEDS
AT LEAST 10 OUNCES OF GOLD.

Parker: ALRIGHT.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT.

Fred: 2.1.

-2.4 OUNCES.
-OH, YEAH.

Narrator:
WORTH $3,600 U.S.

THAT'S NOT BAD.

THAT'S 85 BUCKS A YARD,

I MEAN, IN THE YUKON,
WE'RE MINING 20.

-NICE.
-WOW.

THAT'S REALLY GOOD GROUND.

Narrator: THE GROUND HERE IS
MORE THAN THREE TIMES RICHER

THAN PARKER MINES IN THE YUKON,

SO DESPITE NOT BREAKING EVEN
ON HIS PROSPECTING COSTS,

THERE IS CLEARLY
A BIG OPPORTUNITY.

Parker:
I AM GENUINELY INTERESTED

IN WHAT
YOU HAVE GOING ON HERE.

YEAH, THANKS, MUZ.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE HELP.

-THANK YOU.
-THANK YOU, MUZ.

Parker: YEAH, I MEAN,
OVERALL, GOOD RESULT.

THE BEST GROUND WE'VE FOUND
ON THIS WHOLE TRIP.

THE FACT THAT WE TESTED
ALL THAT GROUND AND THE RESULTS

WERE SO GOOD, YEAH,
IT'S JUST THE BIGGEST RELIEF.

YEAH, WE'VE PROVEN
THAT THERE'S GOLD HERE.

Parker: BUT TYLER HAS STILL GOT
A COUPLE OTHER PLACES LINED UP

FOR US TO GO TO, AND WE'RE GOING
TO CONTINUE ON OUR TRIP.

WHOA!

MISSION SUCCESSFUL.

Narrator: NEXT TIME...

FRED, LOOK OUT!

...THE PRESSURE MOUNTS...

Tyler: PRESSURE!
PRESSURE! PRESSURE!

GIVE IT A
MINUTE, FRED.

THIS IS ON ME.

Narrator: ...AS PARKER
BREAKS NEW GROUND...

SMELL IT?
THAT'S THE SMELL OF MONEY.

MAN, I WISH I COULD
HAVE SOME OF THAT.

...PROSPECTING
A HARD ROCK MINE.

HOW DEEP ARE WE RIGHT NOW?

Man: 40 METERS.

Danny: THAT COULD BLOW
YOUR HAND OFF.

THAT WOULD KILL YOU.THAT WOULD KILL YOU?

Man #2:
FIRE IN THE HOLE!

OOH, BOY.