Original subtitles

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.