All language subtitles for Gold.Rush.Parkers.Trail.S04E08.WEBRip.x264-ION10

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

Parker:
YOU GO PROSPECTING ON THESE?
WHY IS THIS THING SO BEAT UP?

Narrator:
...PARKER BREAKS NEW GROUND
TESTING A HARD ROCK MINE.

HOW DEEP ARE WE
RIGHT NOW?

YALGOO IS THE OUTBACK,
WHERE THE TRUE WORLD STARTS.

Narrator:
BUT AFTER 6 WEEKS ON THE ROAD,
TEMPERATURES ARE RISING...

Daniel: YOU'RE THE
MEDIC, FRED.

IT'S NOT MY
JOB.

THIS IS ON ME.

FRED, LOOK OUT.

...AS PRESSURE MOUNTS
TO LEAVE AUSTRALIA

WITH A VIABLE GOLD CLAIM.

YOU SMELL IT?
THAT'S THE SMELL OF MONEY.

MAN, I WISH I COULD
HAVE SOME OF THAT.

Daniel: THAT COULD BLOW
YOUR HAND OFF, COULD IT?

THAT WOULD KILL YOU?

John:
FIRE IN THE HOLE.

OH, BOY.

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FRED, LOOK OUT.
IT'S AN EMU.

Daniel: NO WAY.

DON'T HIT IT, FRED.
BIG BIRD'S RUNNING ALONGSIDE US.

-COME ON.
-COME ON. YOU CAN DO IT.

OKAY, WE NEARLY
WHACK INTO IT,

AND THEN IT RUNS ALONG
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD,

THREATENING TO DIVE OUT
IN FRONT OF US AT ANY SECOND.

IT'S LIKE...

OKAY, WHERE ARE
WE GOING NOW?

Tyler: WE'RE GOING TO A PLACE
CALLED "YALGOO."

YALGOO ACTUALLY MEANS "BLOOD"
IN THE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE.

-"BLOOD"?
-"BLOOD."

IT'S A VERY INTENSE
PLACE TO BE,

ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR.
IT DOESN'T DROP BELOW 40.

-IT DOESN'T DROP BELOW 40?
-THAT'S OVER 100.

IT'S A REALLY,
REALLY TOUGH PLACE TO BE.

I KNOW I'VE SAID THAT ABOUT
THE LAST COUPLE LOCATIONS,

BUT THIS, BY FAR,
WILL BE THE HARDEST.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
AND HIS TEAM ARE SIX WEEKS

INTO AN EIGHT-WEEK MISSION
AROUND AUSTRALIA,

LOOKING FOR GOLD
MINING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND

AND EXTEND HIS OPERATION
BEYOND THE YUKON WINTER.

THE TEAM ARE TRAVELING
200 MILES

FROM THE MURCHISON GOLDFIELDS
TO THE YALGOO GOLDFIELDS.

THIS BECAME A GOLD FIELD
BECAUSE OF OLD GOLD MINE

CALLED "EMERALD GOLD MINE."

THIS WAS BACK
IN THE 1890s.

AND THEY PULLED
2,384 TONS,

AND GOT 8,334 OUNCES.

-HOLY.
-WOW.

IT'S INSANE.

Narrator:
IN 1892, A PARTY OF PROSPECTORS
TREK TO A SPOT IN THE YALGOO

WHERE GOLD HAD BEEN FOUND
IN QUARTZ

BY LOCAL
ABORIGINAL PEOPLE.

THEY ESTABLISHED
THE EMERALD REWARD MINE,

WHICH, OVER THE NEXT 16 YEARS,
PRODUCED $30 MILLION

WORTH OF GOLD FROM GROUND
400 TIMES RICHER THAN THE YUKON.

WE ARE HEADING OUT TO HARD ROCK
OPERATION, AND THAT'S FOR SALE.

IT'S OWNED BY A GUY
NAMED "BIG JOHN."

-BIG JOHN.
-BIG JOHN.

HARD ROCK IS A MASSIVE PART
OF MINING IN AUSTRALIA,

ESPECIALLY
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

RIGHT.
I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT.

AND THE MAJORITY OF MINING
IN THE WORLD IS HARD ROCK.

DO YOU THINK YOU
COULD GET INTO THIS?

IT'S THE DIRECTION TO HEAD
FOR LONGEVITY,

BECAUSE PLASTER MINING, WE'RE
MINING GROUND OUT LIKE CRAZY.

WE JUST NEED TO BE AROUND THE
HARD ROCK GAME A LITTLE MORE,

AND SEE MORE OPERATIONS,
AND SEE HOW IT'S DONE A BIT

IN DIFFERENT WAYS,
AND DIP A TOE IN.

IT LOOKS INTERESTING.

YEAH, THIS IS COOL.

LET'S GO FIND OUT.

-HOW'S IT GOING?
-ALRIGHT. HOW ARE WE GOING?

GOOD. I'M PARKER.HOW ARE YOU GOING, PARKER?

Tyler: TYLER.
THANKS FOR SEEING US.

-NO WORRIES, TYLER.
-FRED.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?
DANNY.

DANNY.
DID YOU GET HERE ALL RIGHT?

-YEAH.
-VERY GOOD.

John: HORRY'S JUST GIVING ME A
HAND TO TREAT SOME DIRT TODAY.

Daniel: OH, HE DOESN'T LOOK
VERY AUSTRALIAN.

-HELLO.
-HOW'S IT GOING?

Craig: WE NEED A BIT OF WIND
TO KEEP THE DUST OFF US.

I'LL JUST SHOW YOU A BIT
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

AS YOU CAN SEE,
I'VE GOT MY LITTLE

TREATMENT PLANT
OVER THERE.

SO, THIS IS ALL
UNDERGROUND, HUH?

YES. HARD ROCK.

Tyler:
SO, THIS IS THE SHAFT?

THAT IS DEEP.

IT'S ABOUT
40 METERS DEEP.

SO, HOW FAR DID THE OLD BOYS
GO DOWN?

THEY WENT DOWN TO
ABOUT 33 METERS.

AND THEN, I'VE CONTINUED
FROM THERE.

THE BIGGEST ISSUE HERE,
IT'S A NARROW VEIN.

IT'S AT A FUNNY ANGLE.

HOW WIDE IS IT?

THE ORE BODY ITSELF
IS LESS THAN 300 MIL -- 1 FOOT.

-OH WOW.
-OH, WOW.

Narrator:
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF YEARS
AGO, GOLD AND SUPERHEATED SILICA

WAS FORCED UP
FROM DEEP IN THE EARTH,

AND CRYSTALLIZED
WITHIN QUARTZ VEINS.

BIG JOHN IS SELLING A MINESHAFT
THAT CHASES A THIN QUARTZ VEIN,

TRAVELING THROUGH HARD ROCK
AT A DIFFICULT ANGLE,

130 FEET UNDERGROUND.

WHAT GRAMS PER TON
ARE YOU RUNNING AT?

IT CAN VARY.
HOPEFULLY, ABOUT 14 GRAMS.

THAT'S NOT BAD, EY?YEAH.

BIG JOHN'S GROUND
COULD BE 50 TIMES RICHER

THAN PARKER'S
IN THE YUKON.

IT'S NOT AS
STRAIGHTFORWARD

AS GOING OUT THE BUSH,
AND DETECTING IT.

IT'S HARD WORK,
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

YOU'RE THE FIRST REAL HARD-ROCK
MINER THAT WE'VE BEEN TO.

IT'S A COMPLETELY
NEW PROCESS TO ME.

AND SO, IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH
THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW,

I'D LOVE TO BE
A PART OF IT IF WE CAN.

AND OF COURSE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR
MINING OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL.

SO HOW INTERESTED
ARE YOU IN SELLING IT?

REALLY INTERESTED.
I'M GETTING OLDER,

SO I WANT TO SORT OF
CHANGE THINGS A LITTLE BIT,

AND JUST MAKE LIFE
A BIT EASIER FOR MYSELF.

HAPPY TO
SHOW YOU AROUND.

EVERYTHING'S SET UP, RIGHT NOW,
TO BORE SOME HOLES

AND THEN, WE CAN COME OUT,
AND WE CAN FIRE.

RIGHT.

AND THEN, ONCE
THE SMOKE IS CLEAR,

IF YOU'RE UP FOR A BIT
OF PHYSICAL WORK,

WE'LL GO
AND FOG SOME ORE.

WE USUALLY DON'T END UP
LEAVING ANYWHERE

WITHOUT DOING A BUNCH
OF PHYSICAL WORK.

VERY GOOD.

Daniel: SO, HOW MUCH ARE YOU
EXPECTING TO LOOSEN UP TODAY?

I'M GONNA TAKE
ONE MORE CUT,

WHICH WILL PROBABLY BREAK
ABOUT 5 TONS.

I'VE GOT ABOUT 15 HOLES.

I JUST WANT TO
PUT A SMALL BLAST

IN THE ORE BODY ITSELF --
THE ORE STRUCTURE.

WHEN YOU SAY "SMALL BLAST,"
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT, HERE?

ABOUT 5 KILOS
OF EXPLOSIVES.

SMALL BLAST, TO ME,
IS A BANGER.

NO CRACKERS HERE.

I'LL TAKE YOU DOWN.
WE'LL DO THAT.

AND IT'LL GIVE YOU
AN OPPORTUNITY

TO ACTUALLY SEE
WHAT THAT'S ABOUT,

AND IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN IT.

I'M EXCITED.
I LOVE THIS STUFF.

RIGHTY-O.
I'LL HEAD DOWN FIRST.

-GOOD LUCK, GUYS.
-SEE YOU ON THE FLIP SIDE.

-GOOD LUCK.
-GOOD LUCK, MATE.

HORRY, I RECKON YOU'RE POSSIBLY
THE MOST AUSTRALIAN-LOOKING

PERSON WE'VE MET SO FAR.

OH, REALLY?

Parker:
VERY NARROW LADDER.

Narrator:
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY,
HORRY, BIG JOHN'S NEIGHBOR,

WHO'S ON SITE TO HELP
DURING EXPLOSIONS

WAITS ON THE SURFACE
WITH TYLER AND FRED.

Daniel: GEEZ, THAT IS
QUITE A HIGH LADDER.

WOW.AMAZING, ISN'T IT?

THIS IS
A LOT OF WORK.

OH, WOW.
LOOK AT THAT.

THAT'S AN OLD --
OLD-TIMER TUNNEL.

-YEP.
-AND SO IS THAT ONE?

John: YEAH, IT'S ALL
OLD-TIMER CHUTES,

SO, THIS WAS ALL DONE
POSSIBLY AROUND 1940.

AND THOSE OLD BOYS WOULD HAVE
DONE ALL THAT BY HAND?

YEAH, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD
A BIT OF MACHINERY.

YEAH?DEFINITELY, IN THIS ROCK.

VERY COOL.

Narrator:
CHASING GOLD RICH QUARTZ VEINS

UNDERGROUND IN THE EARLY 1900s
WAS NOTORIOUSLY DANGEROUS.

EARLY AIR COMPRESSOR DRILLS,
KNOWN AS "WIDOWMAKERS,"

PRODUCED DEADLY SILICA DUST

THAT CAUSED LUNG DISEASE,
AND TRIGGERED TUNNEL COLLAPSES.

FATAL ACCIDENTS WITH PRIMITIVE
DYNAMITE WERE ALSO COMMON.

HOW DEEP ARE WE
RIGHT NOW?

40-PLUS METERS.

A LOT OF MINES AROUND AUSTRALIA,
HERE, ARE 1500, 2000 METERS.

BUT IT'S IMPRESSIVE FOR YOU,
DOING IT WITH THIS,

AND BY YOURSELF.

YEAH.

SO, THAT'S YOUR
PAY ZONE, RIGHT?

YEP. SEE THE ANGLE
OF THE ORE BODY?

RIGHT. I SEE WHAT
YOU MEAN ABOUT, LIKE,

IT LAYING IN AN AWKWARD WAY
OF MINING.

YEAH.

AND NONE OF THE GOLD'S VISIBLE,
RIGHT?

I HAVEN'T SEEN VISIBLE GOLD
UNTIL YOU GRIND IT REALLY FINE.

RIGHT.

BUT TO SEE, LIKE, LITTLE
NUGGET-Y BITS IN THE ROCK,

I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT YET.RIGHT.

SO, THE PLAN IS, TODAY,
START DRAWING THE ORE BODY.

Daniel: SO, YOU'RE GONNA USE
THIS BAD BOY?

YEAH. JUST A GENERIC
ROCK DRILL.

SHALL WE TURN THE AIR ON?
YOU'VE GOT EAR PLUGS IN?

EAR PLUGS IN.

-YOU ALRIGHT?
-OH, YEAH.

HEY?

Parker: WHAT?

IT'S PRETTY COOL.
IT REALLY IS.

SO, NOW IT'S TIME
TO WHAT, LOAD?

John: YEP.

Narrator:
TO BLAST OUT THE SECTION
OF ORE BODY, PARKER AND JOHN

FILL ALL 15 HOLES WITH
AMMONIUM NITRATE EXPLOSIVES.

PUSH THAT IN.

THAT'S ALL GOOD.

THE NEXT HOLE.

SAUSAGE FEST DOWN THERE,
ISN'T IT?

SO, THAT THING, THAT COULD
BLOW YOUR HAND OFF, COULD IT?

-THAT WOULD KILL YOU.
-IT WOULD KILL YOU?

John: YOU WANT TO POP
A COUPLE IN, PARKER?

THIS ONE?YEAH. THAT'LL DO.

IT'S IN THERE.

Daniel: SO, EXPLAIN THIS
TO ME, THEN.

WE USE THE FIRING LINE
TO SEND AN ELECTRIC CURRENT

DOWN FROM THE SURFACE.

THE EXPLOSION COMES THROUGH,
AND THEN INITIATES THE COMPOUND

IN HERE, AND THEN, IT SETS AN
EXPLOSION ITSELF OFF.

BANG.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE BLOWING
SOMETHING UP, MAN.

I'M REALLY EXCITED.
THIS IS AMAZING.

SO, WE'RE FINISHED.LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

UP THE LADDER.

-HERE THEY COME.
-HERE THEY COME.

-HOW WAS IT?
-IT'S NICE DOWN THERE.

Daniel: OH
THAT WAS WICKED.

-HOW WAS IT?
-SO GOOD.

SO EXCITING. YEAH.
REALLY FUN.

Parker: ARE YOU GONNA
MAKE IT GO BANG?

WE'RE GONNA
MAKE IT GO BANG.

IS THIS IT?
WE JUST LITERALLY DO IT HERE?

JUST STAND RIGHT THERE,
AND KEEP YOUR CAMERA ON THERE.

-YEAH?
-AND I'LL FIRE IT, ALRIGHT?

Daniel: OKAY.

Tyler: I CAN'T TELL
IF HE'S JOKING OR NOT.

John:
FIRE IN THE HOLE.

REALLY?

OH MY

GEEZ.

John:
FIRE IN THE HOLE.

Daniel: REALLY?

OH, MY

GEEZ.

Tyler:
HOLY

THAT SCARED THE
OUT OF ME.

John: NO, I CAN'T
DO THAT AGAIN.

Parker:
YEAH, JOHN.

Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM
ARE BLASTING GOLD-RICH ORE

130 FEET UNDERGROUND
AT BIG JOHN'S HARD ROCK MINE.

DID IT SOUND LIKE
THEY ALL WENT OFF?

SWEET.
SMELL IT.

THAT'S THE SMELL OF MONEY.

JOHN JUST TURNED THE FANS ON
AFTER THE BLAST, HERE.

IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS
A GOOD SHOT -- A LOT OF BOOMS.

AND I'LL JUST WAIT FOR THE AIR
TO CLEAR UP DOWN THERE.

John: PARKER.

BEEN A GOOD HOUR OR SO
SINCE WE FIRED,

SO IT LOOKS CLEAR.

WE'LL GO DOWN, AND SEE
WHAT WE BUSTED DOWN THERE.

Parker: ALRIGHT.

OH, BOY.

OH, FLIPPING HECK.
COMPLETE AND UTTER DEVASTATION.

WOW. LOOK AT THAT.

JOHN, HOW'S THAT GONE?

IS THAT A GOOD-LOOKING
EXPLOSION?

John: YEAH.
PRETTY GOOD RESULT.

WE'LL PUT IT THROUGH THE PLANT,
AND JUST SEE HOW IT LOOKS.

Parker: CAN I START JUST
THROWING THESE IN HERE.

YEAH. WATCH OUT FOR YOUR EARS
THOUGH, THAT'S ALL.

I'M GONNA PUT
SOME EAR PLUGS ON, THEN.

OH, YEAH, IT'S LOUD.

HERE YOU GO, PARKER.

TAKE THAT HOME WITH YOU.
THERE'S THE HOLE YOU BORED.

OH, YEAH.
LOOK AT THAT.

INSTEAD OF HAVING A NUGGET
AROUND YOUR NECK,

YOU CAN HAVE THIS.

Daniel: GOOD WORK.

THERE YOU GO.
UP SHE RISES.

OFF SHE GOES.

Narrator:
BIG JOHN PLANS TO RUN AROUND
4 YARDS OF GOLD-RICH ORE --

THAT'S FIVE BUCKETS
OF QUARTZ VEIN.

Tyler: THAT'S EXCITING.
I REALLY WANT THIS TO WORK,

'CAUSE I WANT TO PROVE TO PARKER
HARD ROCK MINING IS A GOOD IDEA.

Fred: HERE IT COMES
DOWN THE CHUTE.

SO, THIS IS THE ORE.
SO, THIS CONTAINS THE GOLD.

THIS STUFF
LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE,
THERE'S SOME GALENA AND PYRITES.

IT'S ALSO KNOWN
AS "FOOL'S GOLD,"

WHICH IS A GREAT INDICATOR.

AND IT'S QUITE CLEAR
TO SEE, HERE,

THAT THE GOLD IS CARRYING
IN THE QUARTZ.

SO, YOU CAN SEE THE QUARTZ
ALL THROUGH THE ORE.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT GOLD COMES OUT OF IT.

SO, JUST GO GET THIS PLANT
UP AND RUNNING.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE
HOW THIS WILL WORK.

Fred:
YEAH, ME TOO.

Narrator: HORRY HAS SPENT
THE LAST FIVE YEARS

RUNNING HIS OWN
GOLD MINE NEARBY.

BUT TODAY, HE'S HELPING
HIS NEIGHBOR, JOHN,

BY OPERATING
THE PROCESSING MILL.

Craig: WE GOT A LITTLE JEWEL
CRUSHER UP THERE.

THAT BREAKS IT DOWN TO
ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH.

Fred: SO, IT GOES FROM BIG ROCK,
TO LITTLE ROCK, TO SAND.

YEAH. IT'S A GOOD SETUP.

Narrator: GOLD-RICH ORE
IS FED INTO THE HOPPER.

A JAW CRUSHER BREAKS IT DOWN
TO 3/4 OF AN INCH.

THEN, IT GOES TO
THE HAMMER MILL,

WHICH GRINDS THE MATERIAL
DOWN TO SAND.

THIS FINE MATERIAL THEN RUNS
THROUGH A KNUDSEN-TYPE BOWL,

WHICH SPINS LIGHTER MATERIAL
OUT OF THE TOP,

WHILE HEAVIER GOLD
SETTLES DOWN IN THE RIFLES.

Craig: THAT'S GOOD THEY GOT
A BIT OF ORE UP NOW.

SO, AWAY WE GO.

THE GROUND HERE IS AVERAGING
AROUND 14 GRAMS A TON,

AND WHAT PARKER'S DOING IN THE
YUKON IS AVERAGING ABOUT 0.2.

SO, THIS GROUND,

THAT'S, LIKE, ALMOST
50 TIMES MORE GOLD PER TON --

SO, QUITE MORE LUCRATIVE.

YEE HAW.

GREAT FIRST BUCKET.

Fred: BIG JOHN
IS SELLING THIS PLACE.

SO, NOW IT'S ALL
ABOUT DETERMINING

WHETHER OR NOT THIS GROUND'S
VIABLE FOR A BUSINESS.

SO, THIS IS WHERE
THE MONEY'S AT.

ALL THE HARD WORK,
IT'S ALL GONNA COME TOGETHER,

AND TELL US A LOT ABOUT
WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.

I THINK ONE THING
I'M STARTING TO NOTICE

IS THIS IS
A REALLY SLOW PROCESS.

Narrator: BACK UNDERGROUND,
PARKER, BIG JOHN, AND DANNY

FINISH LOADING
AROUND 5 TONS OF ORE.

-LAST ONE?
-LAST ONE.

Parker: PERFECT.

Daniel: THERE WE GO.

THAT'S THAT.

FULLY LOADED.

WELL DONE, CHAPS.

John:
YOU DONE A GOOD JOB.

THANKS FOR
SHOWING US HOW.

IT'S BEEN A REALLY COOL DAY,
SEEING THIS PROCESS.

MY PLEASURE.

SHOULD WE GO SEE IF THERE'S
SOME GOLD IN THIS STUFF?

YEAH. WE CAN DO.

AWESOME. ALRIGHT.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

Parker: THIS IS NOT
A PARTICULARLY FUN CLIMB.

IT'S QUITE A GOOD
FOREARM BURN, THAT.

John:
HOW ARE WE GOING, HORRY?

Craig: YEAH, GOOD JOHN.
WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT THROUGH.

ALL OF THAT, WE ONLY RUN
FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.

SO, YOU'RE GONNA STAY,
AND RUN THIS?

GOTCHA.

AND WE CAN COME BACK,
AND SEE SOME RESULTS?

SWEET.

WELL, JOHN,
THANKS FOR THE DAY.

NO WORRIES.HAD SOME FUN DOWN THERE.

GOOD ON YOU.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

THANKS, MAN.

-SEE YOU GUYS.
-OKAY, BYE.

Tyler: I DON'T KNOW IF PARKER
REALLY ENJOYED IT TODAY OR NOT.

IT'S SUPER OUT OF
HIS COMFORT ZONE.

IT'S NOTHING LIKE
WHAT HE'S DONE BEFORE.

TOMORROW, WE'RE GOING TO SEE
THE CLEANUP AT BIG JOHN'S.

MAYBE IT WILL BE
A GOOD RESULT.

MAYBE PARKER WILL HAVE
LEARNED SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW.
WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.

EXPLOSIONS ARE COOL.

I REALLY LIKE JOHN.
COOL GUY.

DANNY AND I HAD
A LOT OF FUN WITH HIM.

WE'LL SEE IF THERE'S ANY REAL
POTENTIAL THERE, OR NOT.

-HEY, GUYS.
-HOW'S IT GOING?

John: NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE,
WE CAN DO THE CLEANUP,

AND WE'LL SEE
WHAT RESULT WE'VE GOT.

THIS IS THE KNUDSEN,
ISN'T IT?

John:
IT'S KNUDSEN-TYPE BOWL,

IT'S NOT AN ACTUAL
TRUE KNUDSEN.

IT CAUSES ALL
THE HEAVIER MATERIAL

TO BE FORCED
INSIDE THE RIFLES,

AND THE LIGHTER MATERIAL
JUST KEEPS WORKING ITS WAY UP.

THIS IS THE CONCENTRATE
FROM ABOUT 4 OR 5 TONS.

Daniel: IS THIS MOSTLY WHAT WE
PULLED OUT YESTERDAY?

YEAH.

HOW MUCH GOLD WOULD YOU
BE HOPING TO SEE?

I NEED 14 GRAMS A TON,
RECOVERED.

10 IS THE MINIMUM
I CAN WORK WITH.

Narrator: BIG JOHN EXPECTS TO
FIND AT LEAST 50 GRAMS,

OVER 1 1/2 OUNCES OF GOLD,
FROM 5 FIVE TONS OF QUARTZ VEIN

THE TEAM BLASTED
AND PROCESSED.

John: RIGHTIO. THAT'S PRETTY
WELL -- IT'S CLEANED OUT.

DO YOU WANT TO DISH THAT OFF,
PARKER, AND SEE HOW YOU GO?

Parker: SURE.

ON THE LOWER SIDE.

I THINK WE'RE ABOUT
5 GRAMS A TON.

I DID 5 TONS.

THERE'S DEFINITELY
NOT 50 GRAMS HERE.

SO, SORRY PARKER.
I KNOW IT'S A DISAPPOINTMENT.

Narrator: PANNING OUT
CLOSER TO 25 GRAMS,

UNDER AN OUNCE,

IS HALF WHAT THE TEAM
WERE LOOKING FOR.

I'M HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING
IT ANY LOWER THAN THAT, JOHN.

NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

SO, YOU'LL TAKE THIS IN, AND
CLEAN IT UP PROPERLY, YEAH?

YEAH. YEAH.

Parker: YOU'VE GOT QUITE THE
IMPRESSIVE PLACE HERE, JOHN.

John:
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

FOR US, THE COMPANY,
THIS PARTICULAR PLACE

DOESN'T SEEM SCALABLE.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING
I'D TAKE ON,

BUT MAN, PROPS TO YOU
FOR DOING IT.

John: THIS WILL NEVER BE
A BIG-SCALE MINE.

WHAT YOU DO OVER THERE

I PROBABLY WOULDN'T
TAKE ON, EITHER.

VERY IMPRESSIVE SETUP.
I LOVED LEARNING ABOUT IT.

SO, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

-I APPRECIATE THAT.
-AND THERE'S GOLD.

John: THERE'S A LITTLE BIT
OF GOLD.

-WE SAW IT.
-YEAH, WE SAW SOME.

-WE DID.
-WHICH IS A BONUS. YEAH.

ONE OF THESE DAYS, YOU'RE
GONNA DO ONE OF THOSE BLASTS

AND YOU'RE GONNA JUST
SEE IT IN THERE.

ONE CAN ONLY HOPE.

ONE CAN ONLY HOPE.

SO, YOU'RE OFF THEN?

THANKS, JOHN.
REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
SEE YOU GUYS.

Tyler: SEE YOU.

Parker: JOHN SEEMS LIKE A GREAT
GUY, BUT THIS IS NOTHING FOR ME.

AND IT WOULD HAVE
TO BE AMAZING

TO TAKE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS ON.

AS FAR AS GOLD MINING
FOR US IN YALGOO GOES,

IT'S STARTING TO LOOK MORE
AND MORE LIKE A BIT OF A BUST.

FOR A HARD ROCK MINE,
HE'S DOING WELL.

THE ONLY ISSUE IS THAT
IT'S SO SMALL SCALE.

WE SAW GOLD, BUT IT WASN'T
ENOUGH FOR PARKER.

I WANTED IT TO END
IN A POSITIVE LIGHT,

WITH A BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY.

I NEED TO MAKE SURE
I'M DELIVERING

WHAT I SAID I WOULD
TO PARKER.

SO, I'M JUST GOING TO CALL
BIG JOHN'S NEIGHBOR, HORRY,

TO SEE IF WE CAN GO
AND HAVE A LOOK AT HIS MINE.

-GOOD DAY.
-HEY, HORRY, IT'S TYLER.

I'M STARTING TO THINK YALGOO
IS NOT A PLACE FOR ME.

Narrator: PARKER AND THE TEAM
STRUCK OUT

TESTING BIG JOHN'S
HARD ROCK MINE

AS A PROSPECTIVE
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

Daniel:
WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Tyler:
SO, I GAVE HORRY A CALL.

HE'S FINDING A ALLUVIAL
TO RUN THROUGH THE WASH PAN,

WHICH WOULD BE
INTERESTING TO SEE,

BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK
THAT WAS MUCH ALLUVIAL OUT HERE.

AWESOME.

Narrator:
NOW, TYLER IS TAKING THE TEAM
TO SEE BIG JOHN'S NEIGHBOR,

HORRY, WHO RUNS
HIS OWN MINE SIGHT

25 MILES AWAY,
ALONG REMOTE BUSH TRACKS.

-GOOD JOB, TYLER.
-THANK YOU.

NICE -- NICE FIND.

I DIDN'T REALLY SPEND
MUCH TIME WITH HORRY.

HE SEEMS LIKE
A PRETTY COOL GUY.

YEAH. IT'S COOL
TO HANG OUT WITH HIM.

BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF
THE GROUND IS ACTUALLY VIABLE.

HOPEFULLY,
SOME POTENTIAL THERE.

THIS IS OUR TURN?

Fred: I THINK THIS IS IT
RIGHT HERE.

Daniel: YEAH.
THIS IS OUR TURN.

THIS ROAD SUCKS.

DAMN IT.

WHAT?

I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT.
JUST LET ME LOOK.

OH

TIRE?
YEAH.

WE CAN'T DRIVE ON THAT.
IT'LL RUIN THE RIM.

DAN, YOU'RE BACK
IS COVERED.

Daniel: MISERABLE,
AND I DON'T LIKE IT.

WE NEED TO
CHANGE THE TIRE.

WE'RE IN YALGOO. THERE'S
NO CARS AROUND HERE.

THAT'S ALRIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA CHANGE IT.

I'M GONNA START
LOOKING FOR A JACK.

THERE MUST BE
A JACK ON HERE.

WHEN I BOUGHT THE THING,
THE GUY SAID, LIKE,

"IT'S GOT EVERYTHING
YOU NEED."

THE GUY SAID THAT
THERE WAS STUFF IN IT?

WHEN I BOUGHT IT, YEAH.

Fred: WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF WE HAVE A JACK.

WE MUST HAVE A JACK.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU DON'T KNOW
IF WE HAVE A JACK?

I'VE NEVER SEEN A JACK.

WE'VE DRIVEN, LIKE, 8,000
KILOMETERS ACROSS AUSTRALIA,

WE BETTER HAVE A JACK.

Tyler: WHAT DOES A JACK
LOOK LIKE?

YOU KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE,
TYLER?

NOTHING IN THIS TRUCK.

WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE
OF NOWHERE.

THERE'S NO TRAFFIC
COMING OUT HERE.

WELL, OKAY, WHY DON'T YOU START
GETTING THE WATER TOGETHER?

-WHAT?
-OH, FOR SAKE.

IS IT EMPTY?THAT'S OUR WATER.

HOW THE
DID WE NOT FILL THE WATER UP

BEFORE WE LEFT?

Narrator: AT OVER 110 DEGREES,
THE AVERAGE PERSON

NEEDS AT LEAST A LITER OF WATER
EVERY HOUR.

THIS -- A LITER AND A HALF --
IS ALL THE WATER WE HAVE.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT
THE BIG BLUE CONTAINER?

WE USED IT,
THE LAST PLACE WE WERE.

YEAH, BUT WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY
IS IT TO FILL IT UP?

HAS ANYBODY
ESTABLISHED THAT?

YOU'RE THE MEDIC
AROUND HERE, FRED!

IT'S NOT MY JOB
TO FILL THAT CONTAINER OF WATER.

ONE MAIN THING, IF YOU'RE GOING
TO GO ON A TRIP LIKE THIS,

IS THAT SOMEBODY MAKES SURE
THAT WE'VE GOT WATER

FOR THIS KIND
OF SITUATION.

FRED, ALL I'M SAYING IS,
IF THERE'S ONE THING

THAT YOU SHOULD BE
KEEPING AN EYE ON,

IS THAT EVERYONE GOT ENOUGH
WATER FOR THEM FOR THE TRIP.

I'M NOT THINKING
ABOUT THAT.

I'VE GOT MY CAMERA
WITH ME. THAT'S IT!

YOU CAN'T THINK ABOUT PUTTING
WATER INTO YOUR OWN BODY?

Tyler:
WHAT HE'S SAYING IS, YOU SHOULD
HAVE BEEN CHECKING THE SUPPLIES.

LOOK, IT DOESN'T
MATTER.

YOU DIDN'T DO IT.
NO USE ABOUT IT.

Parker: THIS IS ON ME.
DOING A 5,000-MILE ROAD TRIP,

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE A SPARE

THAT WORKS,
AND ALL THE GEAR TO CHANGE IT.

RIGHT?

THAT'S A
ON MY PART.

I WAS GONNA TRY TO GET A TREE
TO TRY TO USE AS A LEVER,

BUT THERE'S NO WAY.

THERE MUST BE SOME WAY
TO CHANGE A TIRE WITHOUT A JACK.

WAIT A MINUTE.
THE BODY CAME ON AFTERWARDS,

SO THE JACK IS INSIDE.
-YOU THINK SO?

YEAH. THE JACK SHOULD BE JUST
UNDER THE SEAT, OR SOMETHING.

HOW DO YOU LIFT THIS UP?

Fred: I GOT IT.

-OH, YEAH.
-YEAH, THERE WE GO.

-YES!
-YES?

-AH!
-YES!

Tyler:
OH, THAT'S SUCH A RELIEF.

IF MY DAD FOUND OUT WE WENT ON
A ROAD TRIP WITHOUT A JACK,

I WOULD NEVER HEAR
THE END OF IT.

Parker: WE'RE DRIVABLE.

ALRIGHT.
SHOULD WE GET GOING?

ARE YOU DRIVING?

Fred: SURE.

HOW FAR DO WE HAVE
TO GO?

I THINK IT'S ANOTHER 10K.
IT'S UP THE ROAD.

Daniel:
LET'S GET THERE.

WOW. THIS PLACE IS ISOLATED.
LOOK AT THIS.

-LOOK AT THAT.
-HE'S OUT THERE, ISN'T HE?

IT'S SUPER REMOTE.

AT LEAST WE KNOW THERE'S A
FRIENDLY FACE AT THE OTHER END.

-IS THIS THE RIGHT PLACE?
-IT LOOKS LIKE IT. HEY.

IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING.

Tyler: YEAH.

HORRY!

Craig: HOW YOU DOING?

Daniel:
THERE HE IS.

Craig: HELLO, PARKER.
HOW ARE YOU?

Parker: GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?

YEAH, GOOD, MATE.
I'LL GO AND SHUT DOWN.

I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO BE AT HORRY'S TODAY.

WE MET BEFORE,
AND HE'S INVITED US TO COME

AND SEE HIS WET PLANT.

HE'S THE ONLY ALLUVIAL MINER
IN THE WHOLE AREA.

I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE
HOW MUCH GOLD HE'S GETTING,

AND IF THE GROUND IS GONNA
BE VIABLE FOR PARKER.

-IT'S A NICE LITTLE SETUP.
-YEAH. I LIKE IT.

YEAH, IT'S A GOOD
LITTLE SETUP.

YEAH, IT'LL DO SOMEWHERE
AROUND 25, 35 TON AN HOUR.

-RIGHT.
-WHERE'S YOUR DIRT COMING FROM?

THIS PILE OF DIRT
WE'RE PUTTING THROUGH NOW

IS COMING FROM A PLACE CALLED
"CHRISTMAS BOX,"

WHICH IS ABOUT
5 Ks OVER THERE.

HOW MUCH LAND
HAVE YOU GOT, HERE?

I'VE GOT ABOUT
300 HECTARES ALL UP.

Tyler: WOW.

BUT YOU MIGHT BE OPEN
TO SELLING IT?

YEP.
COOL.

Narrator:
HORRY HAS 700 ACRES
OF GROUND FOR SALE.

HE'S RUNNING PAY DIRT
FROM THE CHRISTMAS BOX,

A GOLD-RICH AREA
4 MILES AWAY,

THE SIZE OF ONE AND A HALF
FOOTBALL FIELDS.

THE REST OF THE PROPERTY HASN'T
BEEN EXPLORED SINCE THE 1950S.

SO, DO YOU THINK
YOU COULD SHOW US

WHERE YOU'RE GETTING
THE MATERIAL FROM,

OR SOME OF THE AREAS
OUT HERE?

YEAH. WE DEFINITELY COULD,
MATE. THAT'LL BE COOL.

I DON'T WANT TO
INTERRUPT YOUR DAY.

I KNOW THAT YOU
WERE SLUICING.

I'D BE INTERESTED TO SEE
HOW MUCH GOLD COMES OUT OF THAT,

SO, IF YOU WANT TO
KEEP THAT GOING, THEN...

WE COULD USE TYLER AND FRED,
AND KEEP THE PLANT RUNNING.

LEAVE THEM HERE?

AND THAT COULD GIVE US A CHANCE
TO GET OUT,

AND DO A BIT OF PANNING.

Tyler: DO YOU TRUST
ME AND FRED HERE?

YEAH, MATE. YEP.

Parker: HORRY HAS A NICE
LITTLE SETUP HERE.

FRED AND TYLER
ARE GONNA RUN THE PLANT,

AND WE'RE GONNA GO
LOOK AT SOME GROUND.

HOPEFULLY,
THERE'S LOTS OF GOOD PAY,

AND WE CAN START GETTING
OUR TEETH SUNK INTO IT, HERE.

I THINK WE'VE GOT TO GET TYLER
TO GIVE ME A LITTLE WARNING.

'CASE NOW,
I'M KIND OF TRAPPED IN HERE.

OH

Narrator: TYLER AND FRED
ARE RUNNING HORRY'S WASH PLANT,

TESTING GROUND FROM
THE CHRISTMAS BOX.

THE PLANT SEEMS
SUPER EFFICIENT,

SO I'M REALLY INTRIGUED TO SEE
HOW MUCH GOLD HE IS GETTING.

THE LAST CLAIM THEY PROSPECTED,
BIG JOHN'S HARD ROCK MINE,

25-MILES AWAY,
FAILED TO IMPRESS PARKER.

HORRY'S 700-ACRE CLAIM
IS TYLER'S FINAL HAIL MARY

TO FIND GROUND
IN THE YALGOO

THAT COULD EXPAND
PARKER'S MINING OPERATIONS

BEYOND THE YUKON WINTER.

Tyler: HOPING HORRY'S HAS BETTER
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES,

'CAUSE I KNOW PARKER
LOVES THIS KIND OF STUFF.

IT'S WHAT HE'S USED TO.

Narrator:
MEANWHILE, PARKER PROSPECTS
THE REST OF HORRY'S CLAIM.

MORE THAN 99% OF THE GROUND
IS VIRTUALLY UNEXPLORED.

Craig: I'VE GOT
A COUPLE OF BIKES

THAT I DO
A BIT OF PROSPECTING ON.

Parker: YOU GO PROSPECTING
ON THESE?

YEAH.

YOU CAN GET AROUND THIS COUNTRY
JUST SO MUCH EASIER, YOU KNOW?

I'VE NEVER GONE PROSPECTING
ON A MOTORCYCLE BEFORE.

YEAH, I USE IT ALL THE TIME
OUT HERE.

IT'S A HANDY PIECE OF GEAR.

I'VE GOT A BIT OF A RACK
SET UP ON THIS ONE,
WITH THE BUCKET IN IT,

SO WE CAN BRING A 10 OR 15 KILO
SAMPLE BACK WITH US.

SWEET.

SHE'S GOT THE NOBBY TIRES,
AND EVERYTHING, ON HER.

I NOTICED. THE OTHER ONES
HAVEN'T REALLY GOT THE NOBBY...

NO, YOU CAN'T SORT OF
GET NOBBY TIRES

FOR THAT SIZE RIM. YEAH.

YOU'RE A PRETTY PROFICIENT
RIDER THOUGH, AREN'T YOU, HORRY?

OH, ONLY SOMETIMES, MATE.

I USED TO RACE A HARLEY,

ONCE UPON A TIME,
DOWN AT RAVENSWOOD.

OH, WOW.

WE MIGHT AS WELL
GET GOING, EH?

SWEET.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIND
A BIT OF GOLD.

LOOKS LIKE THOSE
HAVE SEEN SOME LIFE.

YEAH, THEY HAVE, MATE.

WHY IS THIS THING SO BEAT UP?
YOU CRASH A LOT?

NOT REALLY. NO.

Daniel:
THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME.

BIT OF PROSPECTING
ON A MOTORBIKE.

OH!

I HAVE NO PANTS ON.

Daniel: OH, MATE,
THIS IS GREAT.

THANKS. IT'S A NICE DAY
FOR IT, TOO, ISN'T IT?

YEAH. IT'S LOVELY.

Narrator: HORRY'S VAST 700 ACRES
WOULD GIVE PARKER

THE SCALABILITY
HE'S LOOKING FOR,

ALLOWING HIM TO MINE
IN AUSTRALIA FOR MANY YEARS --

IF THERE'S ENOUGH GOLD
IN THE GROUND.

WE'VE JUST GOT A LITTLE WALK
DOWN HERE, ABOUT 100 METERS.

I MIGHT HAVE TO
GET ANOTHER BIKE.

YOU LIKE THAT ONE?YEAH.

THEY'RE GOOD,
AREN'T THEY.

YOU CAN SORT OF
SEE A CAR,

IT'S HARD WORK TO GET AROUND
IN THIS COUNTRY IN A CAR.

YEAH, NO KIDDING.

OVER IN THIS CREEK
WE DID SOME PANNING,

GOT BITS AND PIECES OF GOLD
SCATTERED THROUGH IT.

IF YOU FIND
A LITTLE BIT OF GOLD,

YOU MIGHT SORT OF JUST MOVE
ONE WAY 5 METERS,

AND DO ANOTHER PAN.

AND IF YOU PICK A LITTLE
EENY BIT MORE GOLD UP,

YOU SORT OF KNOW
WHICH WAY YOU'RE GOING.

HOPEFULLY, IT LEADS YOU
TO THAT SOURCE.

AND THAT'S PRETTY WELL EXACTLY
WHAT I'VE DONE THROUGH HERE.

NOW THIS, AROUND HERE,
SOME AREAS

WHERE WE SHOULD REALLY TAKE,
LIKE, A 10, 15 KILO SAMPLE.

AND WE'LL WANDER
ON BACK WITH IT,

AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

SHE'S HARD GOING,
ISN'T IT?

GEEZ.

YEAH, WE'RE BREAKING
THROUGH IT A BIT.

IS THAT TOP LAYER HARD
FROM THE RAIN OVER THE YEARS?

YEAH.

AND THAT'S PRETTY WELL DOWN
THE HARD LAYER, NOW, I THINK.

WOW. NOT MUCH OF
A LAYER THERE, HUH?

NAH.
AND THAT'S BEDROCK?

THAT'S BEDROCK NOW.
YEP. THAT'S AUSTRALIA.

SO YOU'LL COME DOWN HERE
AND MINE JUST THAT MUCH?

THAT'S IT, MATE. YEAH.

WOW.
THAT DOESN'T LEAVE YOU

WITH MUCH MATERIAL,
I SUPPOSE, HUH?

IT DOESN'T. NAH.

ALRIGHT.
WE'LL WANDER ON BACK.

SO, DO YOU THINK WE'RE
GONNA FIND SOME GOLD?

I HOPE SO, MATE.
I THINK WE SHOULD.

ARE WE PUTTING IT THROUGH
THE CUBE, OR ARE WE PANNING IT?

PUT IT THROUGH THE CUBE, AND
THEN, JUST PAN WHAT WE'VE GOT.

Narrator: HORRY USES A DEVICE
CALLED A "GOLD CUBE,"

A SERIES OF STACKED
MINIATURE SLUICES,

TO CONCENTRATE
HIS TEST SAMPLES.

SO, I CAN START FEEDING.

YOU SURE CAN, MATE.

IT'S EVEN DUSTY,
JUST A LITTLE PAIL OF IT.

I'LL GO DOWN, AND START THE
CLEANUP ON THE POT, DOWN THERE.

OFF TO DO THE CLEANUP.

Narrator:
AFTER TWO HOURS RUNNING PAY DIRT
FROM THE CHRISTMAS BOX THROUGH

HORRY'S WASH PLANT, FRED AND
TYLER PREPARE FOR THE CLEANUP.

I'M BREAKING UP
ANY COMPACT CLAY,

SO IT DOESN'T GO UP TO THERE,
AND BOG UP THE SHOVEL.

Craig: I JUST HEARD
AN AIRLINE BLOW DOWN HERE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I THINK THAT ONE OF
THE AIR PIPES BURST.

Fred:
YEAH, THIS.

YEAH, THAT'S THE MAIN LINE
TO THE FEEDER, ISN'T IT?

I EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN
FROM OVER THERE.

THANKS FOR THAT.

IF YOU DON'T SHUT IT DOWN
QUICK ENOUGH,

YOU GET TO WASH ALL THAT GOLD
OUT, BECAUSE THERE'S NO FEED.

Daniel: DO YOU RECKON FRED GOT
IT TURNED OFF QUICK ENOUGH?

YEAH. HE HAS.

HE'S HIT THE EMERGENCY STOP,
AND DONE A GOOD JOB.

OTHERWISE, ALL THAT GOLD
WOULD BE GONE.

WOULD BE A DAY'S WORK
DONE FOR NOTHING.

Narrator:
HORRY'S HOPPER USES COMPRESSED
AIR TO CONTROL THE FEED RATE.

BURSTING THE AIRLINE STOPPED
PAY DIRT REACHING THE PLANT.

FRED'S QUICK REACTION
PREVENTED ANY GOLD

FROM BEING WASHED
OUT OF THE SLUICE.

WE'LL GO AND DO A CLEAN-OUT
UP HERE, FRED.

Tyler: I WAS IN THE LOADER,
AND I HEARD THIS MASSIVE BANG.

THEN, I REALIZED THAT AN AIR
PIPE HAD BURST.

THANK FRED WHACKED
THE EMERGENCY BUTTON,

SHUT DOWN THE PLANT.

PLANT'S BEEN RUNNING
FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.

WE PUT ABOUT
100 TONS THROUGH IT.

AND WE'RE EXPECTING TO GET
MAY GET AROUND 30 GRAMS.

THAT'S ALMOST AN OUNCE.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE
WHAT KIND OF GOLD THERE IS.

Tyler:
SO, WE ARE IN YALGOO,

WHICH IS ONE OF THE DRIEST
PLACES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

THERE'S NO WATER FOR MILES
AND MILES AND MILES.

FROM A MEDICAL STANDPOINT,
HAVING NO WATER

IS PROBABLY
THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO,

ESPECIALLY WITH THIS HEAT.

THERE'S A ROO.

OH, WOW.

Narrator: UNLIKE HUMANS,
KANGAROOS ARE DESIGNED TO THRIVE

IN THIS EXTREME
ENVIRONMENT.

THEIR BODIES PRODUCE MINIMAL
SWEAT TO RESERVE HYDRATION,

AND THEY CAN SURVIVE FOR MONTHS
WITHOUT DRINKING ANY WATER.

KANGAROOS TRAVEL
LONG DISTANCES

IN SEARCH OF WATERING HOLES
AND GRASSLANDS,

REACHING SPEEDS OF OVER
35 MILES PER HOUR.

I LOVE KANGAROOS.

Parker:
FRED, YOU RAN ONE OF THESE
BEFORE. I'LL LET YOU DO HER.

Narrator:
PARKER AND HIS TEAM

ARE TESTING HORRY'S MINE
IN THE YALGOO.

IF THERE IS ENOUGH GOLD
IN THE GROUND,

THIS 700 ACRE PROPERTY COULD BE
A VIABLE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

NOW THAT THEY'RE GOING,
I FINISHED THAT TEST-OFF.

-YEP.
-HERE, I'LL GRAB IT.

Craig: DID YOU SEE MUCH
IN THERE?

NOT TOO MUCH.
SUPER FINE.

LIKE, THERE'S A FEW LITTLE
REAL FINE PIECES OVER THERE,

AND ONE BIGGER ONE THERE.

AND THEN, THAT LITTLE BIT
OF DUST, UP THERE.

THAT ONE BIGGER ONE THERE,

A COUPLE OF THOSE
LITTLE SPOTS HERE,

WOULD GIVE ME
0.1 OF THE GRAM.

GOTCHA.

WITH THE OTHER GOLD
OVER THIS SIDE,

I RECKON IT WILL
GIVE US 0.2,

MAYBE EVEN
A FRACTION BETTER.

IF THE TEST PAN FROM THE
PROSPECTING TRIP IS ACCURATE,

THIS NEW GROUND COULD BE OVER
30 TIMES RICHER THAN THE YUKON.

SO, WILL YOU KEEP TESTING
THAT AREA, THEN?

I'LL WILL. YES.

I'LL DO ANOTHER TWO PASSES
THROUGH THE TUBE.

AND IF THEY'VE BOTH
GOT GOLD IN IT,

ALMOST PROBABLY RUN
A 50 TON PARCELS THROUGH.

IT IS SUPER FINE, HUH?

MM-HMM.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CATCHING.

Tyler:
WE'RE COMING TO THE END.

ACTUALLY, WE GO THROUGH IT
QUICKER THAN I THOUGHT WE WOULD.

WE'VE SEEN SOME GOLD FLECKS,
AND SOME FINE.

Narrator: TYLER AND FRED
ARE CLEANING UP PAY DIRT

FROM THE CHRISTMAS BOX THAT THEY
RAN THROUGH HORRY'S WASH PLANT.

YOU SAID THAT YOU NORMALLY

GET ABOUT 0.3 OF THE GRAMS
AT THE TIME?

-YES.
-SO, WE'D BE AFTER AN OUNCE?

IF WE GET THAT,
THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD
IF WE GET AN OUNCE?

IF WE GET THAT, YEAH.

THE CONCENTRATE FROM 110 TONS
OF CHRISTMAS BOX PAY DIRT

IS READY TO BE PANNED.

DO YOU WANT TO
DO THIS, PARKER?

-DO YOU WANT ME TO?
-YEP.

Parker: YEP.

MY PANNING IS NOT
GONNA BE PERFECT, HERE.

Craig: WE DON'T DO THAT
IN AUSTRALIA.

WHAT?
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME,
EVER, IN MY LIFE,

SEEN PANNING DONE
LIKE THIS.

-REALLY?
-REALLY?

-YEAH. HONEST.
-HOW DO YOU DO IT?

JUST HOLD THE PAN HERE,

HAVE A LITTLE HOSE,
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND THEN, PUT THAT BIT OF WATER
IN THE PAN, PAN THAT OUT.

AND YOU KEEP ADDING
A BIT OF WATER.

-THAT'S COOL, ISN'T IT?
-IT IS. YEAH.

YEAH. IT'S INTERESTING.

VERY INTERESTING.

Tyler: DO YOU LOVE
LIVING IN YALGOO?

I DO LOVE LIVING NORTH
OF YALGOO, YEAH.

YALGOO IS THE OUTBACK,
WHERE THE TRUE WORLD STARTS.

Parker: OH, HI.

DON'T DRINK THAT.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.

I'M NOT GONNA GET
MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.

WELL DONE, PARKER.
GOOD JOB.

HOLY
THERE'S A BIT THERE.

YEAH.
IT DOESN'T LOOK HALF BAD.

THAT'S SO PRETTY.

IT LOOKS LIKE
3/4 OF AN OUNCE.

Parker: I THINK THAT'S OVER
AN OUNCE, PERSONALLY.

Craig: I AGREE
WITH YOU, PARKER.

Tyler: HOW MUCH DO YOU RECKON
THERE IS, HORRY?

I'D CALL THAT
SO CLOSE TO AN OUNCE.

I REALLY WOULD, YEAH.

Narrator: FINDING AN OUNCE
OF GOLD WORTH $1,500

MAKES THE CHRISTMAS BOX

EQUIVALENT TO PARKER'S GROUND
IN THE YUKON,

BUT WITHOUT THE COST
OF REMOVING PERMAFROST.

Daniel:
JUST OUT OF INTEREST, HORRY,

HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK
YOU SPENT TO GET THAT OUNCE?

$500, $600.

NOT BAD.

Daniel: SO, IS ALL YOUR PAY
THAT SHALLOW, HORRY?

100 TO 150 MIL. YEAH.

IT'S A REALLY COOL SETUP
YOU'VE GOT.

COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF WORKING
AMONGST THESE HILLS OUT HERE?

OH, MAN.

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS JUST
YOUR PAY LAYER IS SO THIN...

YEAH.

...THAT FOR US TO DO ANYWHERE
NEAR THE YARDAGE

THAT WE'RE MOVING,
AS A COMPANY, RIGHT NOW.

IN THE KLONDIKE,
I WOULD BE MINING, LIKE,

4 OR 5 SQUARE KILOMETERS
A YEAR.

THIS ISN'T THAT KIND OF
GROUND HERE, IS THERE?

NO. THERE ISN'T.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S RIGHT
ON THE SURFACE.

MAN, I WISH I COULD HAVE
SOME OF THAT. RIGHT?

Narrator:
WITH SUCH A THIN PAY LAYER,
PARKER WOULD MINE OUT

HORRY'S ENTIRE 700 ACRE PROPERTY
IN LESS THAN A YEAR.

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
SHOWING US AROUND,

AND LETTING US BE
A PART OF IT TODAY.

YOU'RE WELCOME.
YOU'RE WELCOMED BACK ANYTIME.

IT WAS A GREAT
LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

AND I'VE LEARNED
A GOOD BIT, TOO.

I HAVE, YEAH.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A CHAT
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE THAT DOES.

Daniel:
GOOD STUFF. RIGHT.

WELL, SHOULD WE HIT
THE ROAD, GUYS?

-YEAH.
-AWESOME.

THANKS, HORRY.

GOOD ON YOU.

-PLEASURE, MATE.
-THANK YOU.

Tyler:
THANKS, HORRY.

Parker: HORRY'S GOT A GREAT
LITTLE SET UP HERE.

I MEAN, OUT PROSPECTING
ON BIKES,

PUT A WASH PLANT UP ON YOUR OWN,
AND FINDING PRETTY GOOD GOLD.

IF WE HADN'T SHOWN UP,
AND TAKEN HALF HIS DAY AWAY,

HE PROBABLY WOULD'VE
FOUND 2, 3 OUNCES OF GOLD

JUST BY HIMSELF,

AND SPENT, $800,
900 BUCKS DOING IT, PROBABLY.

IT WAS ACTUALLY
A REALLY GOOD CLEANUP,

BUT IT'S JUST NOT
SUSTAINABLE FOR PARKER.

I JUST FEEL A LITTLE BIT
DEFLATED, AT THE MOMENT.

I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING
I TRY AND DO,

AND EVERYWHERE I TAKE PARKER,
ISN'T QUITE RIGHT.

WE'RE RUNNING OUT
OF OPTIONS,

IF HE WANTS TO MINE
IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

SOMEDAY, I LIKE TO DO
ALMOST EXACTLY THIS --

MAYBE SOME PLACE
WITHOUT THE FLIES.

GO AND BUY A BUNCH
OF MOTORCYCLES,

AND A BUNCH OF TOYS,

HAVE FUN FOR A LIVING,
AND GOLD MINE ON THE SIDE.

AS FAR AS A BUSINESS,
IT'S JUST NOT REALLY SCALABLE.

Narrator: NEXT TIME...

ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO.

...PARKER AND HIS TEAM
HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE-

WHEN I SAY GO, GO.

...TO FIND GROUND IN AUSTRALIA'S
RICHEST GOLD FIELDS.

-FOR REAL?
-YES.

AND THE STAKES
HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER...

THIS IS
DANGEROUS, MAN.

...AS PARKER MAKES
A LIFE-CHANGING DECISION.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
I GAVE YOU GUYS A CALL.

AND HOPEFULLY, WE CAN
MAKE SOMETHING WORK.