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Man: I WOULDN'T SO MUCH SAY THAT I'M NERVOUS.

I'M LITERALLY TERRIFIED.

HIT THE BYPASS!

I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR PARKER FOR 6 YEARS,

BUT I'M DONE WORKING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

I WANT TO WORK FOR MYSELF.

FIRE IT UP!

AND THIS IS MY CHANCE.

I'VE GOT EVERYTHING ON THE LINE,

MY HOUSE, EVERY PENNY I HAVE.

I'VE GOT MY FRIENDS WITH ME, THEIR LIVELIHOODS.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOUR DAD. NO WORRIES, BUDDY.

NO WORRIES, PAL.

IT DOESN'T GET ANY BIGGER THAN THIS.

THIS IS MY SHOT...

-READY! -YEAH!

...AND I'M GRABBING WITH BOTH HANDS,

AND I'M GOING TO MAKE IT MINE.

UNFORTUNATELY, MY MOM PASSED THIS WINTER.

I HAD TO WATCH HER TAKE HER LAST BREATH.

IT HASN'T BEEN EASY,

BUT I'VE GOT AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY AHEAD OF ME,

AND MY MOM WILL BE WITH ME IN SPIRIT.

BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, I'LL EITHER BE BROKE

OR I'LL HAVE MY OWN SUCCESSFUL GOLD-MINING OPERATION

AND A PILE OF GOLD.

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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

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Man: THIS SEASON, I'VE GOT EVERYTHING I OWN ON THE LINE.

I'VE SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BUYING MY OWN GROUND

AND TWO NEW D10 DOZERS,

AND I COULD LOSE IT ALL THIS YEAR.

WE'VE LOST RICK NESS AS FOREMAN,

AND HE DOES LEAVE A BIG HOLE TO FILL.

I NEED SOMEBODY TO REPLACE RICK.

BUT I'M HOLDING OFF ON MY NEW GROUND

BECAUSE TONY'S GROUND, THE LAST CUT,

IS THE BEST GROUND THAT WE'VE EVER MINED,

AND WITH THIS GROUND, LAST SEASON

WE DID OVER 6,000 OUNCES, WHICH IS OVER $7 MILLION.

THIS SEASON, I KNOW WE COULD DO

A HELL OF A LOT MORE THAN THAT.

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I'M ON MY WAY TO SEE MY DAD.

HE'S RUN HIS OWN COMPANY FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN ALIVE.

I HAVEN'T TOLD HIM YET ABOUT MY PLANS FOR THIS YEAR,

THAT I'M GOING OUT ON MY OWN.

I ALREADY SPENT A TON OF MONEY JUST TO GET STARTED, YOU KNOW,

DEPOSITS AND ALL THAT STUFF,

SO I GOT A LOT ON THE LINE THIS YEAR.

I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW HE'S GOING TO REACT TO THAT.

Narrator: SIX WEEKS BEFORE THE START OF THE MINING SEASON,

RICK NESS HEADS TO HIS DAD'S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

TO REVEAL THAT HE'S RISKING EVERYTHING HE OWNS

TO SET UP A KLONDIKE MINING OPERATION.

WHAT'S UP, DAD?

HEY. THERE HE IS.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

A WHOLE-DIFFERENT BALL GAME THIS YEAR, MAN.

WHAT'S MAKING THIS DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER YEAR?

I'M GOING OUT ON MY OWN THIS YEAR,

SO I'VE GOT MY OWN CREW, MY OWN GROUND.

THE RESPONSIBILITY IS ALL ON ME NOW, AND...

OOF.

IT'S A WHOLE-NEW LEVEL.

YEAH.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

THAT'S A HUMONGOUS GAMBLE.

I DO HAVE, YOU KNOW, SOME GOLD TO START WITH.

I'M NOT COMPLETELY GOING IN HERE WITH NOTHING.

I HAVE CAPITAL TO PUT IN, YOU KNOW, SO...

IT'S GOING TO TAKE A TON. YEAH.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE NEEDING TO GET GOLD OUT

OF THE GROUND INSTANTLY.

I KNOW. IS THAT POSSIBLE?

SO WHAT HAPPENS IF IT FAILS?

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IT COULD BE THE END FOR YOU, I MEAN, FINANCIALLY.

YEAH. DONE.

I CAN SEE A BIG REWARD, TOO.

I COULD LITERALLY MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS OPPORTUNITY

WOULD COME UP SO SOON, BUT IT'S THERE, RIGHT?

THE OPPORTUNITY IS NOW,

AND I'VE ALWAYS KIND OF BEEN ALL ABOUT THE RISKS.

I JUST GOT TO TAKE IT.

I AGREE WITH YOU ON THAT REGARD.

MAYBE THE REWARD IS WORTH IT.

I THINK SO.

I HOPE IT WORKS.

IN THE PAST, YOU'VE PROVEN YOURSELF,

AND I'M CROSSING MY FINGERS YOU PROVE YOURSELF AGAIN.

WELL, I APPRECIATE IT, DAD, AND MAYBE IF YOU FIND SOME TIME,

YOU CAN COME UP AND GIVE ME A HAND.

I WOULD LOVE TO. ALL RIGHT.

I'D LOVE THE FREE LABOR.

YEAH.

Narrator: TO FUND HIS MINE,

RICK IS CASHING OUT HIS LIFE SAVINGS,

$250,000,

BARELY ENOUGH TO COVER THE START-UP COSTS.

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

UNABLE TO PAY WAGES, HE NEEDS TO CONVINCE HIS HOMETOWN BUDDIES

TO TRADE IN THEIR STEADY JOBS FOR THE PROMISE OF GOLD.

Man: SOUNDS LIKE FREEDOM!

YOU GUYS KNOW I'VE BEEN TALKING FOR YEARS NOW ABOUT

GOING MINING ON MY OWN, AND AS YOU KNOW, IT'S [BLEEP]

HAPPENING, SO IT'S DECISION TIME.

ARE YOU IN OR YOU OUT?

LET'S MAKE IT REAL.

THIS IS STUFF, RIGHT?

THOSE LIQUOR BOTTLES HOLD EXACTLY 50 OUNCES.

THAT'S A 30-OUNCE BAR.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I DO KNOW WHAT I'M DOING UP THERE.

OTHERWISE, I WOULDN'T BE ASKING YOU TO DO THIS.

THERE'S A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE GROUND UP THERE.

THIS IS A SIX-MONTH, YOU KNOW, COMMITMENT RIGHT OFF THE BAT,

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

WHERE ARE WE GOING TO STAY?

LIKE, AM I GOING TO HAVE TO SHARE A BED WITH RYAN?

I MEAN, I'M NOT SAYING I WON'T.

YEAH. [ LAUGHTER ]

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

I KNOW IT'S A HUGE DECISION, BUT IF WE PUT IN THE WORK,

WE CAN GET THE GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU GUYS THE SUCCESS

THAT I'VE FOUND UP THERE, RIGHT?

I THINK I... COUNT ME IN.

I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN DO.

I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD DO IT RIGHT NOW.

YEAH. I HAVE A FAMILY RIGHT NOW AND...

YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS THROWING THE DICE.

IT'S GO TIME FOR ME.

I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SAY YES, BUT I JUST BOUGHT A HOUSE.

Man: I KNOW IF I DIDN'T TRY IT, I'D REGRET IT,

SO I THINK I GOT TO TRY IT.

I JUST HOPE IT WORKS OUT.

YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR ME, SO, YEAH,

I'LL RUN AWAY WITH YOU FOR SIX MONTHS.

[ LAUGHTER, CHATTER ]

I GOT SOME NOs. I GOT SOME YESes.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I [BLEEP] LOVE YOU GUYS.

I RESPECT YOUR DECISIONS.

WE'RE [BLEEP] DOING IT.

-GOOD LUCK, GUYS. -READY!

Narrator: RICK'S NEW GOLD-MINING CREW:

AN ELECTRIC LINEMAN...

HAVING THE GOLD IN YOUR HANDS AND HOLD IT

AND RUN IT THROUGH YOUR FINGERS

AND FEEL THE MASS AND THE WEIGHT WAS...

IT WAS PRETTY EXCITING.

IT GOT ME A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW, PUMPED.

Narrator: A PIPE FITTER...

RICK HAS DONE A LOT FOR ME OVER THE YEARS.

I CONSIDER HIM A BROTHER.

Narrator: A WELDER-FABRICATOR...

I'M EXCITED FOR IT, BUT I'M PRETTY NERVOUS, TOO.

I GUESS I JUST SEE IT AS KIND OF AN ADVENTURE.

Narrator: AND A GRAVEL MINER.

WE'RE DOING THIS. OH, I'M DOING IT,

TAKE CARE OF MY DAD.

OH, THEY'RE GOING TO MISS THEIR DAD LIKE CRAZY.

YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO MISS YOU.

I KNOW.

I'M GOING TO MISS YOU.

YOU'RE A PIG. YEAH, I KNOW.

I'M A PIG. WE'RE GOING TO BE RICH.

OH, I KNOW. I KNOW.

I CAN'T WAIT. THEN WE CAN GET A MANSION.

YEAH, WE'LL GET A MANSION.

WHAT'S A MANSION? A BIG HOUSE.

IT'S A BIG HOUSE.

GIVE HIM A HUG.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOUR DAD. NO WORRIES, BUDDY.

NO WORRIES, PAL. HE'S IN GOOD HANDS.

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Narrator: SIX WEEKS AND 3,000 MILES LATER,

RICK AND HIS GREENHORN CREW

ARRIVE AT HIS NEW KLONDIKE CLAIM.

THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT. I'M THE BOSS.

IT'S 100 PERCENT MY OPERATION.

I'VE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE.

I'VE NEVER PUT, YOU KNOW, MY OWN MONEY ON THE LINE LIKE THIS,

AND NOW, YOU KNOW, MY CREW IS GOING TO BE DEPENDING ON ME.

THERE'S JUST A LOT RIDING ON MY SHOULDERS.

THE GROUND THAT WE'RE MINING IS STRAIGHT AHEAD.

FINALLY MADE IT.

Narrator: RICK'S BIKER BUDDIES FROM MILWAUKEE

ARE WORKING FOR A SHARE OF THE GOLD,

BUT THEY'RE SHORT ON MINING EXPERIENCE.

[BLEEP] MADE IT, DUDE.

BOOM.

AFTER THAT JOURNEY, MAN, I HOPE WE CAN GET RIGHT TO IT

AND EVERYTHING HOLDS UP.

WE ALL LEFT OUR FAMILIES AND JOBS AT HOME,

SO I HOPE IT PAYS OFF.

I THINK THIS IS OUR GROUND RIGHT HERE.

EXCITED TO BE HERE.

FINALLY.

DUDE, THIS IS IT.

RIGHT HERE, GUYS, IS OUR FREEDOM.

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I'M STOKED. THIS IS AWESOME.

-WOW. -YEAH, MAN.

LIKE NO JOBSITE I'VE BEEN ON.

I CANNOT WAIT FOR US TO RUN OUR FIRST GROUND

AND FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE THAT FIRST GOLD IN THAT SLUICE BOX,

AND I'M GOING TO BE JUST AS EXCITED AS YOU

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SEEING IT FOR A WHILE,

BUT THIS IS OUR [BLEEP] GOLD, MAN.

THIS IS OUR YEAR, SO...

A LOT OF SACRIFICES TO GET HERE, MAN.

YES, YES.

Man: LEAVING MY FAMILY FOR SIX MONTHS,

SELLING MY CAR, THIS IS THE POINT WHERE I FOUND OUT

IF IT WAS WORTH IT OR NOT.

Rick: ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT

IT'S FOR THAT GOLD STUFF IN THE GROUND.

THIS IS WHY I BROUGHT YOU GUYS UP HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO PULL OUR FIRST MILLION FROM IT RIGHT HERE.

A MILLION DOLLARS IS SITTING IN THAT DIRT.

RIGHT FROM THERE, MAN.

I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER WITH THE GUYS

I BROUGHT UP HERE WITH ME,

SO... WELL, I SAY THAT NOW.

WE GOT TO GET WORKING, I GUESS. WE'LL SEE IN SIX MONTHS.

I GOT TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO. IT'S A LITTLE EARLY.

YOU KNOW, MY DAD SAID I'M GOING TO COME BACK BROKE

AND WITH NO FRIENDS,

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE I PROVE HIM WRONG.

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I MEAN, BASED ON HOW THE LAST CUT DID LAST YEAR,

WE COULD EASILY HAVE THE BEST SEASON WE'VE EVER HAD THIS YEAR.

LIKE, WE COULD PROBABLY DO 8,000 OUNCES.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS STARTING HIS SEASON

ON A SURE THING, BACK ON TONY'S GROUND,

BUT ON HIS CURRENT DEAL,

THE MORE GOLD HE MINES, THE LESS HE KEEPS.

THE LAST CUT IS REALLY GOOD,

BUT THE ROYALTY RATES HAVE TO CHANGE.

LIKE, AFTER 6,000, WE'RE PAYING 25-PERCENT ROYALTIES.

LIKE, ON 8,000 OUNCES, WE'D GIVE TONY BEETS

ALMOST $2 MILLION, AND FRANKLY I'D GO BROKE DOING THAT.

Narrator: LAST SEASON, PARKER STOPPED MINING

WHEN HE HIT 6,000 OUNCES

TO AVOID PAYING 25 PERCENT.

Parker: AT THE END OF THE DAY,

WE CAN BOTH MAKE MORE MONEY HERE.

I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO STOP AT 6,000 OUNCES AGAIN THIS YEAR,

BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO IF TONY DOESN'T CHANGE THIS CRAZY DEAL.

I'M GOING TO GO SIT DOWN WITH TONY AND SEE

IF HE'LL BUDGE ON IT.

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IT'S GOING ALL RIGHT. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I'D LOVE ONE.

THANKS.

OH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST GETTING GOING.

I ACTUALLY WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR PLANS THIS SEASON.

THESE INCREASING ROYALTY RATES JUST ARE KILLING US.

I JUST CAN'T DO IT.

I JUST... I CAN'T MAKE IT WORK.

STANDARD RATES OUT HERE ARE, WHAT, 10 PERCENT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHEN I'M TAKING ALL OF THE RISK...

MM-HMM.

AND YOU'RE MAKING MORE MONEY OFF ROYALTIES, THERE'S AN ISSUE.

YOU'RE NOT LEAVING ME WITH VERY MANY CHOICES HERE.

WELL, I'M TRYING TO BE [BLEEP] REASONABLE HERE

AND FIND SOME MIDDLE GROUND.

LIKE, THERE IS NO REASON THAT WE CAN'T BOTH WIN OUT OF THIS,

AND I DON'T SEE WHERE YOU BENEFIT IN KEEPING US

FROM DOING 7,000, 8,000, 9,000 OUNCES IN A SEASON WHEN,

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF ROYALTIES

KEEPING US FROM DOING IT.

LIKE, YOU'LL MAKE MORE MONEY.

WELL, CONSIDER THE CONTRACT CANCELED, THEN.

YEAH.

SCREW IT. I'M DONE.

[BLEEP] DONE.

HE SIGNED ON THE DOTTED LINE, DIDN'T HE?

THIS SEASON, I'M NOT PAYING TONY BEETS

ANOTHER OUNCES OF ROYALTIES.

I'VE BOUGHT GROUND.

WE'VE GOT TONS OF GROUND TO MINE.

WE'RE DONE. [BLEEP] DONE.

Narrator: INSTEAD OF MINING THE GOLD-RICH GROUND

HE LEASED FROM TONY LAST YEAR,

PARKER WILL MOVE HIS ENTIRE OPERATION 3 1/2 MILES WEST,

TO THE GROUND HE NOW OWNS -- RIGHT BESIDE WHERE TONY MINES.

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO BE EASY,

BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO MINE OUR OWN GROUND.

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OH, MY... DODGED IT.

YOU GOT MY HAND, BUT THAT'S ALL.

Narrator: AT EUREKA CREEK, TONY BEETS' DAUGHTER, MONICA,

IS CLEANING UP CONCENTRATE LEFT FROM LAST SEASON.

Monica: LAST FALL, WE DID A FULL CLEANUP ON THE DREDGE

BUT DID NOT RUN IT THROUGH ANYTHING.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'LL BE IN THERE.

I GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING.

OH, THAT'S A NICE LITTLE SOMETHING.

PRETTY GOOD.

YEAH, SO THIS IS FROM THE DREDGE FROM LAST YEAR, THEN?

YEP, CLEANED IT ALL UP.

IT'S STILL A LITTLE DIRTY, BUT...

I WASN'T GOING TO SAY.

YOU GO TO HELL.

EVERYBODY READY?

Narrator: BEFORE HE'S EVEN STARTED MINING,

TONY HAS GOT OVER $120,000 IN GOLD.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU SURE YOU WANT TO AIM THAT HIGH, TONY?

THAT'S QUITE A BIT.

PRETTY SURE YOU GOT, LIKE, 3,600 LAST.

THAT, TO ME, IS THE BIGGEST THING,

BUT THE DREDGE NEEDS TO BE COMING HERE,

NO IF AND BUTS ABOUT IT.

YEAH.

AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

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MAN, EVERYTHING IS FALLING INTO PLACE,

GOT SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT HERE.

WE'RE READY TO BREAK GROUND, MAN, SO I JUST GOT TO GO MEET UP

WITH SHEAMUS, TALK TO HIM, LET HIM KNOW I'M HERE,

AND WE'RE ON TO IT.

Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK,

RICK NESS IS MEETING HIS NEW LANDLORD,

WHO, SIX MONTHS AGO,

AGREED TO LEASE HIM THIS PRIME KLONDIKE CLAIM:

TONY BEETS' EX-FOREMAN, SHEAMUS CHRISTIE.

HOWDY, SHEAMUS. HEY, RICK.

YOU MADE IT. YEAH, I MADE IT.

A LONG HAUL FROM HOME.

OH, MAN.

YOU BROUGHT YOUR BEAR DOG.

OH, YEAH.

ANYWAYS, A FEW THINGS I NEED FROM YOU,

BUT I HAVE NOT GOT ANYTHING BACK FROM YOUR COMPANY.

I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY MONEY IN THE BANK ABOUT RECLAMATION ON...

I'M WAITING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.

MY FUNDS ARE, LIKE, IN LIMBO.

I'VE GOT NO ACCOUNT TO WORK OUT OF.

THE MONEY IS THERE. I JUST CAN'T TOUCH IT YET.

BUT I'M GOING TO NEED SOME MONEY.

I NEED THAT BOND TO COVER MY ASS IN CASE YOU DECIDE TO WALK OUT

SO I CAN CLEAN UP WHATEVER MIGHT BE LEFT BEHIND.

I NEED SOMETHING IN PLACE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO SPEED THAT UP.

BUSINESS IS ONE THING. FRIENDSHIPS ARE ANOTHER.

YEAH. I LIKE TO HAVE THINGS SETTLED

BEFORE WE EVEN START.

MM-HMM. YOU NEED THAT BOND.

NO BOND, NO MINING.

Narrator: UNTIL RICK PAYS HIS $100,000 MINING BOND,

HE CAN'T EVEN BREAK GROUND.

MISSING ANY OF THE SHORT KLONDIKE MINING SEASON

CAN TURN A PROFIT INTO A FATAL LOSS.

IF THIS TAKES A MONTH TO GET THIS SORTED OUT,

I MIGHT AS WELL PACK UP AND GO HOME RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S NO POINT.

WE'RE GOING TO LOSE ALL OF OUR TIME FOR STRIPPING,

AND WE'LL NEVER GET ANY GOLD.

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ALL RIGHT. HEY, MAN.

I THOUGHT I HAD EVERYTHING TOGETHER WITH MY BUSINESS

AND GETTING LICENSED TO WORK OUT HERE AND EVERYTHING,

BUT I CAN'T OPEN MY BANK ACCOUNT UP HERE,

AND BASICALLY MY FUNDS ARE IN LIMBO.

I CAN'T TOUCH THEM.

I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY

WITH SHEAMUS,

BUT HE'S NOT GOING TO LET US GO, BASICALLY.

WHAT? YEAH, WELL...

SO IN A NUTSHELL, YOU'RE SAYING THIS ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN?

NO. I DON'T... I'M NOT SAYING THAT.

I JUST... I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW?

I MEAN, THE MONEY COULD SHOW UP TOMORROW,

OR IT COULD TAKE A MONTH,

BUT AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

WE CAN'T GET STARTED? WE CAN'T, NO.

HE'S NOT GOING TO LET US.

YOU SAID YOU HAD EVERYTHING SQUARED AWAY.

I THOUGHT I DID.

YEAH. I'M REALLY SORRY.

I JUST GOT TO GET MY HEAD WRAPPED AROUND THIS.

YEAH. [BLEEP] GET ON IT, MAN.

I'LL [BLEEP] HANDLE IT. ALL RIGHT?

I'LL HANDLE IT. I'LL FIGURE IT OUT.

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Narrator: AT THE YUKON RIVER,

TONY BEETS IS PREPARING TO LAUNCH HIS BARGE, THE JASMINE B,

TO BEGIN TRANSPORTING AND REBUILDING HIS SECOND DREDGE.

Narrator: TONY ALREADY HAS ONE DREDGE THAT MINED HIM

$2 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD LAST YEAR.

Man: YES, INDEED.

Narrator: HIS PLAN: BARGE IN A SECOND DREDGE,

50 PERCENT BIGGER,

TO EVENTUALLY HAVE HIS OWN FLEET AT EUREKA CREEK.

BUT AT THE END OF LAST SEASON,

THE JASMINE B RAN AGROUND.

WHOA.

Narrator: AND A RIPPED HULL...

AND BROKEN PROPELLERS...

LEFT TONY DEAD IN THE WATER.

[ ENGINE REVVING ]

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WHOA, WHOA!

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Narrator: THESE 200-POUND PROPELLERS

WERE CUSTOM BUILT FOR THE JASMINE B

AT A COST OF $10,000 EACH.

YEAH.

YEAH, MAN. OH, JUST LIKE A CHARM.

-MORE SLACK. -MORE SLACK, LOOSE.

YEAH.

YEAH, IT'S GOOD.

YES.

BRING IT TOWARD ME.

OKAY, SLIDE HER.

THERE WE GO.

OKAY.

YEAH.

Narrator: THE PLAN --

USE A LOADER ON EITHER SIDE OF THE BOW

TO PUSH THE BOAT OFF THE RAMP.

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Narrator: THE JASMINE B BEGINS ITS 100-MILE JOURNEY UPRIVER

TO THISTLE CREEK, TO START SHIPPING TONY'S SECOND DREDGE.

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Narrator: RICK HAS 126 ACRES OF KLONDIKE CLAIMS,

BUT HE CAN'T DIG AN INCH

UNTIL HE PAYS HIS LANDLORD A MINING BOND.

THE ONLY PART ABOUT MINING THAT I'VE EVER KNOWN

HAS BEEN OUT IN THE DIRT DIGGING.

NOW I'M BEING FORCED TO LIVE IN THIS OFFICE.

I'D MUCH RATHER BE OUT IN THE PIT MAKING THINGS HAPPEN.

Narrator: HE'S PUT EVERYTHING HE OWNS ON THE LINE

FOR THE CHANCE OF RUNNING HIS OWN GOLD MINE.

EVERYTHING SEEMS TO TAKE FOREVER.

I'M JUST NOT USED TO IT, YOU KNOW?

[ COUGHS ]

Narrator: MOST KLONDIKE MINERS SPEND THE ENTIRE WINTER

PREPPING THEIR SEASON,

BUT RICK IS DESPERATELY UNDERPREPARED.

THE ONLY THING THAT I HAD TIME FOR THIS WINTER

WAS MY MOM, YOU KNOW?

SHE TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORSE ALMOST RIGHT AFTER I GOT HOME,

AND SHE NEEDED 24-HOUR CARE,

AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING SET UP FOR ANY OF THAT,

AND SO I DID IT.

SHE HAD BEEN BATTLING BRAIN CANCER FOR FOUR YEARS.

SINCE SHE DIED, I KIND OF JUST REALIZED IT RIGHT NOW.

I DIDN'T REALLY TAKE ANY TIME TO THINK ABOUT THIS SEASON,

BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY MATTER AT THE TIME, YOU KNOW?

IT'S MY MOM, AND SHE NEEDED ME,

AND I KNEW THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT,

SO I KNEW I HAD TO SPEND ALL OF IT

I COULD WITH HER SO... FAMILY IS FIRST, RIGHT?

I HAD TO DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

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MY MOM IS NOT AROUND ANYMORE, BUT I BROUGHT HER DOG,

RUBY, HERE.

SHE'S GOING TO MAKE SURE I GET 1,000 OUNCES OF GOLD.

RIGHT, RUBY?

WOO!

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I'VE GOT ONE [BLEEP] SHOT IN THE DARK TO GET STARTED.

WISH ME LUCK, RUBES.

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YOU UNDER THERE, SHEAMUS?

YEAH, I'M HERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

DRIVETRAIN WOES.

CHANGING A COUPLE U JOINTS.

OH, [BLEEP].

DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY TO HELP YOU WITH THAT.

NO, NO, JUST MYSELF. HOW'S IT GOING?

PRETTY GOOD. SEE YOU.

YEAH, YOU, TOO.

I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO PUSH THIS ALONG.

I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD TEMPT YOU INTO LETTING ME GET GOING

WITH, YOU KNOW, SOME GOLD AS SOON AS SHOW OF GOOD FAITH.

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THAT'S INDIAN RIVER GOLD, EH?

YEP, 50 OUNCES.

IT'S NOT QUITE ENOUGH, MAN.

I NEED ABOUT $100,000.

AND I DON'T HAVE THAT, BUT I FIGURED

YOU'D BUST MY BALLS, SO I GOT THIS.

THAT'S NICE. THAT'S A 30-OUNCE BAR?

YEAH, ABOUT THAT, SO I'M NOT QUITE AT 100 THERE, BUT...

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I'LL TAKE A CHANCE ON YOU.

[BLEEP] YEAH, MAN.

[BLEEP] YES. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S [BLEEP] GREAT.

MY GUYS ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY,

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, AND...

WELL, YOU'RE BURNING PRECIOUS DAYS, MAN.

YOU'RE ALREADY BEHIND,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A DOZER TO GET RIPPING AND DOZING.

I KNOW. I HAD TWO LINED UP

FOR A PRETTY GOOD DEAL FOR A LEASE ON THEM,

AND IT JUST WENT DARK ON ME.

YEAH, I GOT SOME DOZERS, SOME BIG DOZERS.

YOU KNOW THAT 475?

I GOT A PAIR OF THEM, LIKE, JUST LIKE THAT ONE RIGHT OVER THERE.

THAT'S WHAT I USE OUT HERE TO MINE.

YOU NEED TO MOVE A LOT OF DIRT IN A HURRY.

I LOVE BIG, HIGH-HORSEPOWERED

[BLEEP] MACHINES, BUT I DON'T EVEN THINK

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST.

WELL, I'LL BE RIGHT UP FRONT.

IT'S ABOUT 10 DOWN A DAY, $10,000 A DAY TO...

TEN GRAND A DAY?

THAT'S THE FUEL, THE OPERATOR, THE MACHINE.

HOLY [BLEEP].

BUT, MAN, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DOZER, YOU...

HEY, DUDE. I MEAN, I DIDN'T...

IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR MIND, I'LL GIVE YOU THIS BACK.

NO, NO.

NO, NO, NO.

WE JUST GOT HERE, SO, I MEAN, I GUESS I GOT TO GET USED TO,

I MEAN, PUSHING BIG MONEY AROUND.

I GUESS IF I CAN GET 10 DAYS OF REALLY GOOD RIPPING

AND PUSHING OUT OF IT...

HE WON'T LET YOU DOWN.

WELL, [BLEEP]. LET'S DO IT, MAN.

OOF. GET IN.

Narrator: HIS BOND PAID,

RICK CAN FINALLY SET HIS ROOKIE CREW TO WORK.

THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO:

TERRY, YOU'VE GOT EXPERIENCE.

I'M GOING TO PUT YOU IN THE EXCAVATOR, LOADING THE TRUCKS,

AND I'M GOING TO PUT YOU GUYS ALL IN TRUCKS.

WE'LL GET YOU IN THOSE MACHINES, GET YOU COMFORTABLE.

WE MIGHT START OFF A LITTLE SLOW, BUT THAT'S FINE.

TAKE IT SLOW.

GET USED TO THINGS AND, UH, NO PRESSURE,

BUT IN ABOUT AN HOUR, LET'S BE [BLEEP]

CRANKING FULL-TILT. LET'S DO IT.

LET'S GO START MOVING SOME [BLEEP] MUD.

RIGHT.

READY!

LET'S FIND THAT MILLION BUCKS.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO HIT YOUR STRIDE RIGHT AWAY AND POUND.

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[ ENGINE CHUGGING ]

[ LAUGHTER ]

HEY, RICK.

WHAT YOU THINKING, GUYS?

WHERE'S DRIVE ON THIS?

HUH? WHERE'S DRIVE?

PUT IT IN D. D?

IT STANDS FOR [BLEEP]

THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.

I LOVE THE D.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

♪♪

AT 41 YEARS OLD, THIS IS A PRETTY BIG GAMBLE

FOR ME TO TAKE ON.

IT'S A GAMBLE, BUT I HOPE THE ODDS ARE WITH US.

AH, WE GOT A LEARNING CURVE TO GET AHEAD OF HERE.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW?

THESE GUYS, AS FAR AS EXPERIENCE

AND THESE BIG MACHINES, THEY DON'T HAVE IT.

LET THEM GET A LITTLE EXPERIENCE OUT THERE,

AND THEN AFTER A WHILE, WE'LL LAY THE HAMMER DOWN,

AND WE'LL START GETTING EFFICIENT.

SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS, BABY.

♪♪

Narrator: THE 475 DOZER WEIGHS OVER 100 TONS,

MORE THAN A 757,

AND ITS MONSTER BLADE CAN MOVE 90 CUBIC YARDS OF DIRT

IN A SINGLE PUSH.

WOO-WEE!

Narrator: RICK IS BANKING ON IT

STRIPPING THE OVERBURDEN FROM AN AREA

THE SIZE OF FOUR FOOTBALL FIELDS IN JUST 10 DAYS

TO GET DOWN TO THE GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT.

SO, YEAH. THESE ARE THE FIRST STEPS, YOU KNOW?

GET HERE WHILE IT'S STILL FROZEN,

START RIPPING IT UP WITH A BIG DOZER

AND START STRIPPING GROUND, MAN.

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Narrator: 60 MILES SOUTH OF DAWSON CITY,

TONY STARTS TRANSPORTING HIS SECOND DREDGE.

THE 19 HOLLOW STEEL PONTOONS ARE THE VITAL FIRST PART

TONY NEEDS FOR THE REBUILD.

TO GET THEM, HE NEEDS TO REMOVE THE NINE-TON WINCH PACK.

NEED A HAND UP THERE, TONY?

♪♪

SHE'S A HEAVY [BLEEP].

Narrator: MIKE'S CRANE HAS A LIFTING CAPACITY OF 50 TONS.

BUT IN THIS TIGHT SPACE, THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR.

WHOA. WHOA. WHOA. WHOA.

WHOA. WHOA.

♪♪

Narrator: NOW MIKE CAN REMOVE THE PONTOONS.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: THE PONTOONS FINALLY START THE LONG JOURNEY

TO DAWSON CITY AND EUREKA CREEK.

♪♪

UP AHEAD ON "GOLD RUSH"...

[BLEEP] [BLEEP] THING IS ON FIRE.

CAN'T ONE THING GO RIGHT?

[ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ]

SO WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY GOLD.

WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY GOLD, CAN'T PAY THE BILLS.

[ BLEEP ]

YOU KNOW, I EXPECTED GROWING PAINS,

BUT THIS IS [BLEEP] OUTRAGEOUS.

♪♪

♪♪

WOW. I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ALL MADE IT.

Narrator: AT THE LAST CUT,

PARKER SCHNABEL GATHERS HIS CREW

TO ANNOUNCE HIS U-TURN.

I JUST SAT DOWN WITH THE MEETING WITH TONY,

AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ROYALTIES,

AND I'VE DECIDED THAT WE AREN'T MINING THE LAST CUT THIS SEASON.

-SERIOUS? -YEAH.

TONY WILL NOT NEGOTIATE ON ROYALTIES AT ALL.

I'VE TOLD HIM TO CANCEL THE [BLEEP] CONTRACT.

SO WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY WALK AWAY

FROM THE BEST GROUND WE'VE EVER HAD?

WHAT'S THE REASON BEHIND THAT?

WE GIVE TONY A LOT OF MONEY.

WE'VE PAID OVER 1,000 OUNCES IN ROYALTIES

MINING THE LAST CUT LAST YEAR.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BUY A PIECE OF GROUND,

AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED OUR OPERATION

TO BE INDEPENDENT OF A LANDLORD,

AND, YOU KNOW, WE FINALLY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY.

WE'VE GOT A CHANCE TO TRY THIS OUT.

WE'VE GOT THE MOST GROUND OPENED UP WE'VE EVER HAD.

I MEAN, WE COULD DO A 8,000-OUNCE SEASON THIS YEAR,

SITTING DOWN THERE.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN

TRYING TO GET AHEAD EVERY YEAR, LIKE...

WE'RE FINALLY AHEAD OF THE GAME.

IF WE'RE STARTING FROM NOTHING...

WHAT DID WE GET THE FIRST YEAR UP HERE?

YOU GOT 1,000 OUNCES.

LIKE, NOBODY WANTS TO GO BACK TO DOING THAT.

NO, AND I HAVE NO INTENTION ON GOING AND DOING 1,000 OUNCES.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET INTO THAT GROUND

THAT WE BOUGHT LAST YEAR... BUT TRUST ME,

IT'S NOT AN EASY DECISION,

AND IT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE FOR AN EASY MINING SEASON.

IT'S GOING TO BE [BLEEP] BRUTAL.

I KNOW THAT. I MEAN, WHAT ARE WE GOING

TO RUN, ONE WASH PLANT, TWO WASH PLANTS?

WHAT'S THE PLAN HERE? I DON'T KNOW.

TO START WITH, WE'RE JUST GOING TO START STRIPPING.

I KNOW WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK.

I JUST WANT TO GO FOR IT, AND I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS DO, TOO.

[BLEEP] IT. LET'S DO IT.

TOOK ME 3 DAYS TO GET HERE, AIN'T TURNING TURNING AROUND NOW

YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU KNOW, IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.

EITHER YOU'VE GOT A BIG SET OF BALLS,

OR YOU'RE [BLEEP] CRAZY.

IT'S CERTAINLY NOT IN THE FIRST ONE.

LET'S MAKE HER HAPPEN.

HEY, MITCH. CAN I GRAB YOU FOR A SEC?

Narrator: LAST YEAR, PARKER PAID $500,000 FOR 11 CLAIMS,

THE FIRST KLONDIKE GROUND HE'S EVER OWNED,

AND IF HE NEEDS TO EXPAND,

HE'S ALSO LEASED 3,500 ACRES

FROM VETERAN MINER KEN TATLOW

FOR A MODEST 10 PERCENT ROYALTY.

I WANT TO LOOK AT THIS GROUND WITH YOU THAT WE BOUGHT

BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE

OUR MINING SEASON, RIGHT HERE.

DUDE, WHAT YOU GOT OUT THERE IS A BUNCH OF BRUSH, NOTHING.

IT'S VERY EASY TO TALK OUR WAY OUT OF THIS, YOU KNOW,

AND IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY UNDERTAKING, BUT YOU GOT TO TRY.

ALL THE YEARS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN UP HERE MINING,

THERE'S A REASON THEY LEFT THIS

BECAUSE THERE'S DEFINITELY NO EASY WAY TO GET TO IT.

AND WE HAVE NO PONDS.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T SETTLE INTO THIS

BECAUSE THERE'S PAY UNDER IT. RIGHT?

AND YOU JUST HAPPENED TO BUY GROUND NEXT TO, LIKE,

THE NICEST GUY YOU KNOW?

TONY BEETS.

WAS THAT JUST A COINCIDENCE?

AS SOON AS HE SEES US DOING SOMETHING OVER HERE,

THAT'S GOING TO BE HIS FIRST PRIORITY, IS SCREWING US OVER.

YEAH. WELL, WE'LL DEAL WITH HIM.

JUST TRY TO STAY ONE STEP AHEAD OF THAT GUY.

I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE AN ABSOLUTE [BLEEP].

NO, IT'S GOING TO THE CLUSTER CUT.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

I GUESS WE'RE STARTING AT THE BOTTOM.

ALL RIGHT. WE NEED TO GET THAT OUT

OF OUR HEADS.

Narrator: BUT EVEN ON HIS OWN GROUND,

PARKER CAN'T ESCAPE FROM TONY.

HE WILL NEED TONY'S PERMISSION TO ACCESS WATER.

THE VITAL INDIAN RIVER LIES ON THE FAR SIDE OF TONY'S GROUND.

EVERY GALLON OF WATER PARKER NEEDS TO SLUICE

AND EVERY GALLON HE DISCHARGES FROM HIS PLANT

WILL HAVE TO RUN RIGHT OVER TONY'S CLAIMS.

♪♪

HERE GOES NOTHING.

LET'S MOVE SOME BRUSH AND MOVE SOME DIRT.

ALL RIGHT. HERE'S THE FIRST PUSH.

♪♪

IT DOES FEEL GOOD TO NOT BE MINING TONY'S GROUND THIS YEAR.

WE DON'T HAVE A LANDLORD FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.

♪♪

HAVING OUR OWN GROUND AND HAVING OTHER OPTIONS

FOR THE FIRST TIME, THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

WE CAN KEEP RIPPING,

KEEP PUSHING, AND GET THE GROUND OPEN.

LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Narrator: AHEAD OF THE GROUND PARKER IS DOZING,

BRENNAN NEEDS TO DRAIN A POND HELD IN BY TONY'S BOUNDARY BERM.

Man: WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT WATER MANAGEMENT, DEWATERING.

WELL, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GET RID OF IT SOMEHOW,

SO WE CAN EVEN START STRIPPING THIS GROUND.

MAN, OH, MAN.

IT'S A [BLEEP] NIGHTMARE IN HERE.

THERE'S PROBABLY A MILLION GALLONS OF WATER IN HERE.

♪♪

HEY, MAN. THERE'S JUST WAY TOO MUCH WATER DOWN HERE.

I'M STICKING MY BUCKET IN,

AND THERE'S PROBABLY, LIKE, 8 TO 10 FEET.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

WHERE YOU WANT ME TO SEND THE [BLEEP] HERE?

LET ME TALK TO TONY AND SEE IF WE CAN SEND HIM ALL THIS WATER.

♪♪

Narrator: LESS THAN 300 FEET FROM PARKER'S NEW GROUND,

TONY BEETS IS DESPERATE TO GET MINING

TO HIT HIS 6,000-OUNCE GOLD.

Narrator: BUT DREDGE NUMBER ONE IS LOCKED FAST

IN ITS FROZEN POND.

WILL DO.

Narrator: WHILE TONY AND MIKE SMASH ICE AT THE FRONT,

KEVIN AND LISA WORK AT THE BACK.

♪♪

TONY.

HEY, JUST QUICK QUESTION.

IT'S NOT THAT FIRM THERE.

HOLDING ALL THAT WATER OVER ON THAT GROUND?

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THAT?

IS THAT ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT. YOU DEAL WITH IT.

Narrator: WITH TONY'S PERMISSION TO DRAIN GROUNDWATER

INTO HIS DREDGE POND,

PARKER CAN NOW CONTINUE STRIPPING HIS CUT.

HE PUTS A BIG POWER UP OVER THERE,

AND WE'VE GOT A BIG OLD [BLEEP] LAKE.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED WATER FROM TONY, BUT RIGHT NOW,

WE NEED TO GIVE HIM ALL OUR WATER TO DEWATER THE CUT.

ONE SEC, JUST LET ME GET EVERYTHING IN POSITION.

Narrator: LAST YEAR, TONY LEFT THE DREDGE IN THE WATER

INSTEAD OF PROPERLY DRY-DOCKING IT.

OVER WINTER, A LAYER OF SURFACE ICE BUILT UP AROUND IT,

AND THE FROZEN GRAVELS BENEATH IT LOCKED IT IN PLACE.

KEVIN HAS ALREADY REMOVED THE SURFACE ICE.

NOW HE MUST ATTEMPT TO WINCH IT FREE FROM THE FROZEN DIRT.

I'M READY WHEN YOU ARE, MIKE.

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COME ON. PULL. PULL. PULL.

TONY, TONY, TONY, TONY.

TONY, DO YOU COPY?

SHE'S STUCK IN THE DIRT.

THAT'S HOLDING MY ASS END DOWN.

[ SQUEALING, CREAKING ]

WEE!

WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS.

YES!

♪♪

YOU GOT IT.

Narrator: THE DREDGE IS FINALLY FREE FROM THE ICE

AND CAN START RUNNING THE FIRST DIRT OF THE SEASON.

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I JUST WANT TO TIE OFF SOME LINES FOR THESE GUYS

TO WORK OFF OF AND THEN GET THAT THING TO WORK.

Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK, NEW MINE BOSS RICK NESS

IS MARKING THE BOUNDARY ON HIS FIRST-EVER CUT.

Rick: I NEED TO START MAKING UP TIME, NOW.

WE'RE GETTING TOO LATE OF A START.

Narrator: HE'S HIRED THE MASSIVE 475 DOZER

TO BREAK THROUGH THE PERMAFROST AND GET DOWN TO PAY DIRT.

Rick: I'VE GOT THIS 475 FOR 10 DAYS MAX.

THAT'S ALL I COULD AFFORD, REALLY, TO HAVE IT RUNNING,

SO I'VE GOT TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAXIMIZE

WHAT I CAN GET DONE.

Narrator: MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO,

GOLD WAS ERODED OUT OF VEINS IN THE HILLS BY WATER.

RIVERS AND CREEKS AND THEN DEPOSITED

THE GOLD ALONG THE VALLEY WHERE IT WAS BURIED BY SEDIMENT.

LOCATED ON THE INDIAN RIVER VALLEY,

JUST 11 MILES WEST OF TONY AND PARKER'S OPERATIONS,

RICK'S NEW QUARTZ CREEK CLAIM

IS A QUARTER THE SIZE OF ELLIS ISLAND.

WITHIN IT, RICK'S MARKING OUT A 250,000-SQUARE-FOOT CUT.

HE NEEDS TO GET TO GOLD-BEARING PAY DIRT

WITHIN THE NEXT 10 DAYS

BEFORE HE LOSES THE 475 DOZER.

♪♪

Rick: IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO GET THAT MUCH GROUND OPEN

IN ONLY 10 DAYS, BUT IF I'VE GOT THE TRUCKS

AND ALL MY GUYS WORKING ALONGSIDE WITH THEM,

WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET IT DONE.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF THEY CAN'T FOLLOW

THE LINE OF THAT BRIGHT PINK RIBBON,

I HIRED THE WRONG PEOPLE.

♪♪

Narrator: LANDLORD SHEAMUS ARRIVES

TO CHECK OUT RICK'S CREW.

Sheamus: HE'S GOT A BUNCH OF ROOKIE OPERATORS.

THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME KEEPING UP NOW.

SEE THAT ROCK TRUCK, RIGHT THERE?

THAT'S THEIR THIRD ATTEMPT TO BACK UP THAT RAMP.

HE GETS ABOUT HALFWAY UP, SPINS OUT, GETS SIDEWAYS.

HE'S GOT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AND GO UP AGAIN.

IT'S JUST NOT EFFICIENT.

THESE GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PICK UP THE PACE,

OR THEY'RE GOING TO BE WAY BEHIND.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT.

Narrator: RICK'S GREENHORN BUDDIES

ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP PACE WITH THE DOZER.

I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF IDIOTS,

AND I TOOK GREAT CARE TO MAKE SURE

I DIDN'T BRING ANY IDIOTS UP WITH ME.

I MEAN, THEY'RE IDIOTS, DON'T GET ME WRONG.

Narrator: THE ONLY ONE WITH ANY MINING EXPERIENCE:

TERRY.

I TRY TO STEP UP A LITTLE BIT TO GIVE THEM A,

YOU KNOW, SOME POINTERS AND STUFF.

I'M NOT REAL SHY ABOUT THAT.

I'M NOT AFRAID OF HURTING ANYBODY'S FEELINGS.

I'M DEFINITELY THE GREENEST ONE

ON WORKING HEAVY EQUIPMENT LIKE THIS.

FEELS LIKE YOU'RE A MILE HIGH UP HERE, RIGHT NOW,

SO WHEN YOU GET TO THE EDGE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT UNNERVING.

♪♪

SO I'VE BEEN INSTRUCTED WE WANT TO GET THE LOAD

AS FAR OVER AS WE CAN.

THEY'RE DUMPING ON AN INCLINE.

FOR SOMEBODY WHO HASN'T DONE IT,

IT'S A LITTLE SPOOKY WHEN YOU'RE BACKING UP TO THE BERM.

Man: I'M STILL STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT,

A LOT OF COORDINATION HERE THAT I DON'T HAVE DOWN YET.

YOU KIND OF JUST HAVE TO ALMOST PICK A GROOVE.

YEAH. KEEP COMING BACK. KEEP COMING BACK.

SEE, IF I GO OVER THE EDGE, THE WHOLE TRUCK WILL FLIP OVER.

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL SLIPPERY.

WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IS JUST KIND OF HAVE THEM

REAR WHEELS DROP OFF A LITTLE BIT.

TELL MY WIFE I LOVE HER.

YOU'RE GOOD. GO AHEAD AND DUMP.

♪♪

♪♪

LOOKING GOOD SO FAR.

OH, BOY.

HOLY [ BLEEP ] --

[ CREAKING ]

[ BLEEP ]

RYAN, YOU ALL RIGHT?

AS SOON AS I PULLED AWAY, IT CAVED IN, AND...

LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET ON THE SIDE OF YOU

AND PULL YOU BACK UP.

I SHOULD'VE [BLEEP] MOVED WHEN I WANTED TO [BLEEP] MOVE.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THAT GUY.

I WANTED ZEE TO TIP IT OVER, NOT ME.

AH, [BLEEP], THE BOSS IS HERE.

[BLEEPING]

♪♪

[BLEEPING]

AS HE PULLED AWAY, A CHUNK OF THAT KIND OF SLID IN,

AND HE JUST SLID RIGHT OFF. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, LET'S JUST GET YOUR MACHINE OVER HERE AND [BLEEP]

GET HER UP. SORRY, MAN.

I LITERALLY PULLED AHEAD, LIKE, 10 FEET,

AND IT FLOPPED OVER. [BLEEP] HAPPENS.

HE'S JUST GONNA [BLEEP] WHIP THIS THING OVER.

THAT'S THE REALITY OF HAVING ROOKIES HERE, RIGHT?

[BLEEP] LIKE THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO THIS TRUCK HERE,

IF HE PULLS IT UP, AND IT BLEW OUT A CYLINDER

OR SOMETHING, WE'RE [BLEEP], SO...

YOU'RE CLEAR.

KEEP HER... KEEP GOING.

IT'S JUST, THESE ARE NEW SITUATIONS FOR GUYS.

RIGHT? YOU KNOW, I COULD'VE SEEN THIS

A MILE AWAY.

ALL RIGHT. PULL IT OUT OF THERE, RYAN.

DON'T HIT THAT [BLEEP] TAILGATE, AND THEN WE'LL GET BACK TO IT.

SO FEW PEOPLE, SO FEW MACHINES HERE,

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE ONE, SO JUST MOVE ON,

SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN BREAK.

HEY, CAN YOU GUYS ALL COME OVER HERE REAL QUICK?

LET'S HAVE A QUICK TALK.

Narrator: RICK HAS JUST SEVEN DAYS LEFT OF DOZING

TO GET DOWN TO PAY DIRT.

YO.

WHAT'S UP?

LOOK, I LOVE YOU GUYS.

YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD MY [BLEEP] BACK.

I DON'T WANT TO BITCH AT YOU, BUT, MAN,

WE GOT TO TIGHTEN UP, MAN.

RYAN, I KNOW YOU FLIPPED THE ROCK TRUCK.

IF WE KEEP DOING, MAKING THOSE MISTAKES,

I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO KILL US.

-YOU FLIPPED THE ROCK TRUCK? -YEAH. IT WAS ALL MY FAULT.

YOU'RE KIND OF A [BLEEP] LOSER FOR FLIPPING THAT ROCK TRUCK.

[ BLEEP ] I'M LEAVING.

I'M NOT BALLING YOU OUT. I'M NOT, AND I DON'T WANT YOU

TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE DOING A [BLEEP] JOB,

BUT WE'VE GOT THAT DOZER FOR 10 DAYS.

IF WE DO NOT GET THIS STRIPPED, THEN WE'RE [BLEEP].

LIKE, WE'RE ALL BROKE, YOU KNOW?

RIGHT? YOU GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET BACK TO IT, BUDDY.

ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

♪♪

IT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF WORK TO DO HERE

AND A PRETTY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO IT,

SO WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.

Narrator: AFTER A WEEK WITH HIS THREE D10 DOZERS,

PARKER HAS CLEARED 16 ACRES IN THE CLUSTER CUT.

Parker: IT TAKES TIME TO OPEN BIG CUTS,

AND IT TAKES TIME TO GET THE JOB DONE THE WAY YOU NEED TO DO IT.

WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET THESE PLANTS

LOOSENED AS QUICK AS WE CAN.

Narrator: TO SPEED UP THE STRIPPING,

PARKER NEEDS TO BRING IN HIS CUSTOM-BUILT

150-FOOT SUPER CONVEYOR,

AND THE ONLY ACCESS...

IS RIGHT OVER TONY'S GROUND.

Man: WHAT THE HELL?

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

PARKER IS BASICALLY IN OUR BACKYARD,

SO HE'S GOT TO RUN ALL HIS EQUIPMENT

AND ALL HIS [BLEEP] PEOPLE BACK AND FORTH,

BACK AND FORTH, EVERY [BLEEP] DAY.

DO YOU LIKE SHARING?

OOH, WATCH THOSE PILES, BUD.

♪♪

Narrator: THE SUPER CONVEYOR IN PLACE,

PARKER CAN DUMP 900 YARDS

OF OVERBURDEN OUT OF HIS CUT EVERY HOUR.

Parker: NOW THAT WE'VE GOT ALL THIS,

YOU KNOW, PRETTY GOOD EQUIPMENT,

REALLY, I THINK, AT THIS POINT, WE JUST GOT TO FOCUS

ON OUR EFFICIENCY, GETTING THE JOB DONE

AND THEN HOPEFULLY FINDING SOME GOLD IN HERE.

Narrator: BUT TO EXPAND THE CLUSTER CUT,

PARKER NEEDS TO DRAIN BRENNAN'S POND

INTO TONY'S NEIGHBORING CLAIMS.

A LITTLE BIT MORE WATER THAN I ANTICIPATED HERE.

UGH. OH, YEAH.

WELL, I'VE TALKED TO TONY ABOUT THE WATER IN HERE,

AND HE SAID THAT WE CAN LET IT GO INTO THE DREDGE.

OKAY. YUP.

SO I WOULD JUST CRACK IT IN THERE SLOWLY.

I MEAN, IT'S A [BLEEP] BOAT.

I WOULD HOPE IT CAN DEAL WITH SOME WATER.

♪♪

[ BLEEP ] THERE IS A LOT OF WATER.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO BREAK IT.

JUST BROKE THE FINAL SCOOP.

♪♪

LOOKS LIKE OUR WATER PROBLEM

JUST TURNED INTO TONY'S WATER PROBLEM, HERE.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

LOOKS LIKE OUR WATER PROBLEM

JUST TURNED INTO TONY'S WATER PROBLEM, HERE.

Narrator: PARKER HAS HAD BRENNAN BREAK THE BERM

SEPARATING HIS GROUND FROM TONY'S,

DUMPING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF POND WATER

ONTO TONY'S CLAIM.

♪♪

♪♪

HEY, CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME A RADIO TO TONY?

♪♪

♪♪

AH, [BLEEP].

♪♪

HOW'S IT GOING?

IS THAT LOOKING ALL RIGHT?

OH, YEAH?

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I THOUGHT HE SAID HE HAD PERMISSION FROM YOUR DAD.

NO? OH.

ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

♪♪

I GUESS I'LL JUST HAVE TO LET PARKER KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

PARKER, THIS ISN'T WORKING.

♪♪

YEAH.

Narrator: TONY AND KEVIN HEAD OUT TO CHECK

WHAT ELSE PARKER HAS DONE ON HIS CLAIM.

UH-HUH.

HERE'S MY FAVORITE PART.

MY FAVORITE PART IS THAT HE KNEW BECAUSE DUG UP TO THE LINE.

THEN HE THREW ALL THE [BLEEP] ON OUR SIDE.

YEAH.

YEAH.

NO. I LIKE THIS PLAN.

♪♪

HOWDY.

WHAT?

WELL, BECAUSE I DID COME AND TALK TO YOU

ABOUT THAT, SO I...

I -- I DON'T WANT, YOU KNOW,

I'M NOT TRYING TO DO ANYTHING WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO GET YOUR PERMISSION

TO PULL WATER FROM YOUR PROPERTY?

IF YOU AND I HAVE AN AGREEMENT,

THEN THAT WILL SATISFY THE GOVERNMENT.

I...

THIS REALLY SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP US FROM MINING.

YEAH, YOU DO. YOU DO CARE WHAT YOU DO.

YOU CERTAINLY WANT TO HELP ANYBODY MINE THOUGH.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'D GO BACK TO THAT THING WHERE YOU SAY,

"I DON'T WANT TO PREVENT ANYBODY FROM MINING,"

AND YET YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING

TO ALLOW US TO DO ANYTHING ON YOUR PROPERTY.

IS THAT CORRECT?

SO THE PROPER CHANNELS ARE BETWEEN YOU AND I.

BUT WE DON'T NEED TO GET THEM OVER HERE

BECAUSE YOU AND I ARE A PROPER CHANNEL.

YOU HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION FOR ALL THE THINGS

WE'RE DOING ON THIS PROPERTY.

YOU DO.

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?

YOU DO.

YOU'RE... YOU KNOW, WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO...

I'M NOT, BUT...

BUT, TONY, IF I GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS,

WE WON'T BE MINING THIS SEASON.

YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT.

WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME RIGHT NOW IS TO END MY MINING SEASON.

♪♪

AND THIS MINING SEASON IS GOING TO END BEFORE IT STARTED.

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♪♪

IF I REALLY WANT TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT MOVING MORE DIRT OUT HERE

THOUGH, I NEED MORE MACHINES.

Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK,

RICK HAS JUST 5 DAYS LEFT WITH THE $10,000-A-DAY DOZER.

IF HIS GREENHORN CREW CAN'T STRIP THE CUT

BEFORE THE RENTAL EXPIRES,

THEY'LL HAVE NO WAY TO GET TO THE GOLD.

RICK IS DOUBLING DOWN AND LEASING A SECOND EXCAVATOR

TO SPEED UP STRIPPING.

SO I GOT A LITTLE TIP THAT PARKER IS GIVING UP THE LEASE

ON ONE OF HIS BIG 700 EXCAVATORS,

AND I GOT A HOLD OF THE LEASING COMPANY,

AND THEY'RE HAPPY THAT...

YOU KNOW, THEY GAVE ME A GOOD DEAL IF I WANTED TO LEASE IT

BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAUL IT OUT OF HERE.

SO IF I CAN GO AND GET THAT THING...

IT'S A BIGGER MACHINE. IT'S GOT A BIGGER BUCKET.

THAT MEANS I CAN LOAD TRUCKS FASTER.

BABY, WHY ARE YOU SNEEZING SO MUCH?

DON'T HIT YOUR HEAD WHEN YOU SNEEZE, JEEZ.

YOU SEE THAT?

LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN SITTING A WHILE.

OH, WELL. YOU'VE GOT TO START SOMEWHERE.

OOF. WOW.

SHE'S PRETTY TORCHED.

OH, THERE HE IS.

♪♪

OH, YEAH. HOW'S IT GOING?

GOOD. HOW YOU DOING?

DON'T EVEN GO THERE.

LIKE, TONY IS TRYING TO PUT US OUT OF BUSINESS, BASICALLY.

[ BLEEP ] YEAH.

IT'S JUST TONY BEING THE NEIGHBOR IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM.

YEP. BUT HOW'S IT GOING DOWN THERE?

IT'S GOING. THAT'S GOOD.

IT'S JUST REALLY EXPENSIVE.

THAT 475 IS DOING THE BULK OF THE WORK.

RIGHT. BUT I'VE HAD TRUCKS IN THERE

WITH THE ONE EXCAVATOR SINCE WE GOT HERE, WORKING WITH HIM.

I'VE GOT TO SHUT HIM DOWN SOON BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD THAT.

NOBODY MAKES MONEY THEIR FIRST SEASON,

AND WE DID OVER 1,000 OUNCES OUR FIRST YEAR UP HERE,

AND I DIDN'T MAKE A PENNY. YEAH.

IT'S TERRIFYING.

ALL RIGHT.

ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE THIS OLD PIG?

YEAH. GOOD LUCK.

THANKS, MAN.

YOU TOO.

♪♪

YOU KNOW, RICK HAS GOT TO BE DAMN CAREFUL.

LIKE, YOU REALLY GOT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE WALKING INTO,

AND IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL,

IT'S VERY EASY TO LOSE YOUR SHIRT OUT HERE.

I KNOW OF A LOT OF GUYS THAT WERE MUCH BETTER PREPARED

AND MUCH BETTER ORGANIZED THAN RICK IS

THAT HAVE GONE COMPLETELY BROKE.

THE NORM UP HERE IS LOSING MONEY.

OH, YEAH.

IT STILL STARTS UP LIKE A WET FART.

"BLAH."

♪♪

♪♪

OH, BOY. THAT IS CREEPY.

GOOD.

NOW WE GOT TO SPEND THE MONEY AND GET IT TRUCKED.

A PAIN IN THE ASS MOVING THESE THINGS

WHEN YOU'VE GOT TO TRUCK THEM.

RIGHT, RUBES?

Narrator: RICK MAY HAVE GOT A DEAL ON THE EXCAVATOR LEASE,

BUT IT'LL COST HIM $5,000 TO HAVE LANDLORD SHEAMUS

TRUCK IT THE 40 MILES TO HIS CLAIM.

WELL, I MEAN, I REALLY NEED THAT 700 TO GET ON SITE.

I AM STRESSED TO THE MAX,

AND I AM GETTING JUST ABOUT TAPPED OUT.

ALL I'VE DONE IS COST MYSELF MONEY.

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THIS WHOLE SITUATION WITH TONY HAS ME PRETTY DAMN NERVOUS.

Narrator: OVER THE LAST 10 DAYS, PARKER HAS SPENT $500,000

AND STRIPPED 23 ACRES OF HIS OWN GROUND IN THE CLUSTER CUT.

YOU KNOW, IF HE REALLY WANTS TO SCREW US,

HE CAN SCREW US COMPLETELY RIGHT NOW.

Narrator: YESTERDAY, TONY REFUSED PARKER ACCESS TO WATER.

WITH NO WAY TO DRAIN EXCESS WATER OR SLUICE,

PARKER IS RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS.

Narrator: TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,

TONY CALLS IN GOVERNMENT MINING INSPECTORS

TO CHECK ON PARKER'S OPERATION.

Parker: I'M GUESSING YOU GUYS GOT A CALL YESTERDAY AFTERNOON?

YESTERDAY MORNING, ABOUT 10:30, TONY JUST BLEW UP AT ME...

ABOUT, "YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANY OF THIS.

WHO'S GIVING YOU PERMISSION?"

I'M NOT GOING TO B.S. YOU --

I SCREWED UP BY NOT HAVING PAPERWORK IN PLACE

WITH TONY RIGHT OFF THE BAT, AND THAT'S WHERE I'M AT.

I SAT DOWN AND WROTE UP AN AGREEMENT

THAT INCLUDED GETTING WATER IN, ACCESS AND DISCHARGE.

YOU KNOW, IT GIVES US THE PERMISSIONS,

AND HE VERY WELL COULD NOT SIGN IT,

AND IF HE DOESN'T, THEN WE'LL STOP,

AND I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT COMES OUT OF IT.

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THOSE GUYS ARE MINING INSPECTORS.

THEY CONFIRM THAT TONY HAS TO GIVE US PERMISSION

FOR ACTIVITIES THAT WE'RE DOING ON TONY'S GROUND.

SO THE NEXT STEP IS TO WRITE AN AGREEMENT

GIVING US PERMISSION TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MINE HERE

AND SEEING IF TONY WILL SIGN IT OR NOT.

IF TONY DOESN'T SIGN IT, THEN, YEAH, WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

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Parker: EVERY SINGLE DAY, EVERYTHING CHANGES.

TONY PLAYS THE WEIRDEST GAME OF GOOD COP/BAD COP

BY HIMSELF THAT I'VE EVER SEEN.

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP] TO EXPECT WITH HIM.

Narrator: TO MINE HIS OWN GROUND THIS SEASON,

PARKER NEEDS TO AVOID THE PERMITTING PROCESS WITH EMR.

THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT?

HAVE TONY AGREE TO SHARE HIS EXISTING WATER LICENSE.

WE NEED AN AGREEMENT WITH TONY,

SO I WROTE UP AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL WORK FOR ME,

AND WE'LL JUST SEE IF HE SIGNS IT OR NOT.

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I JUST WANTED FIVE MINUTES, IF YOU'VE GOT IT.

WHAT'S THAT?

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

STILL A REFUSAL TO HAVE A CONVERSATION.

YOU'RE TALKING VERY BIG, VERY REAL MONEY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

TONY THRIVES OFF OF CONTROLLING PEOPLE'S EMOTIONS

AND CONTROLLING SITUATIONS,

AND I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE HIM THE SATISFACTION OF THAT.

HE CONTROLS THE SITUATION,

BUT HE DOESN'T HAVE TO CONTROL MY ATTITUDE ABOUT IT.

Narrator: PARKER HAS FAILED TO GET

A SIMPLE AGREEMENT WITH TONY.

HIS ONLY OPTION: START A LENGTHY APPLICATION

FOR A WATER LICENSE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EMR.

TONY CALLED EMR. I WENT DOWN TO SEE TONY.

HE STILL REFUSES TO MEET.

YEAH, WON'T TALK.

HE'LL TALK TO THE EMR, AND HE'S MAKING THE EMR DO THEIR JOB.

SO THEN WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET IN COMPLIANCE,

DO A BUNCH OF PAPERWORK?

GO THROUGH THE WATER LICENSE PROCESS.

HOW LONG DOES THAT TAKE?

I DON'T KNOW, 6 MONTHS.

WELL, THAT'S THE WORST NEWS WE'VE EVER HAD UP HERE.

YEAH.

I MEAN, WE WERE SLUICING 3 DAYS AGO LAST YEAR,

AND NOW WE'RE HOMELESS.

SO I'M...

THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS HE WON'T EVEN TALK TO YOU.

LIKE, WHERE DO YOU GO FROM THERE?

RIGHT. THAT'S STEP NUMBER ONE.

IF WE FIGURE OUT A...

I THINK HE WANTS [BLEEP] ROYALTIES.

WELL, I'M SURE WHAT HE DIDN'T WANT IS US TO SET UP

RIGHT NEXT TO HIM AND DO THREE TIMES MORE GOLD

THAN HE DOES THIS YEAR. EXACTLY.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT HIS PRIDE MORE THAN ANYTHING.

HE'S TREATED ME LIKE ABSOLUTE [BLEEP]

THE LAST WEEK, YOU KNOW?

LIKE, HE SHOULDN'T DO THAT TO PEOPLE.

NO.

ALL BECAUSE OF ONE GUY.

IT'S ALL SHOT TO [BLEEP].

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AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE PAY A LOT OF ROYALTIES.

HE JUST WANTS MONEY. YEAH. RIGHT?

AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN SEE IT.

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WELL, I MEAN, I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO,

AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP] DO IT.

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Y'ALL READY FOR THIS?

YES. WE ARE.

Narrator: AT EUREKA CREEK,

MONICA ARRIVES WITH THE FIST WEEK'S CLEANUP

OF THE GOLD KEVIN HAS MINED.

YES.

JUST POUR IT FOR NOW.

WHO'S COUNTING?

KEVIN.

NO, I CAN'T SEE. I HAVE NO GLASSES.

OH, YEAH.

GO FOR IT.

ZERO, ZERO, ZERO.

15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40,

45, 50, 55, 60,

65, 70, 75,

80, 85, 90,

100, 110, 120, 122.7.

JEEZ. BEAUTY.

Narrator: WORTH ALMOST $150,000.

122.7, THAT'S NOT BAD.

SO WITH EVERYTHING FROM THE LAST CLEANUP ON THE DREDGE,

THAT'S 229.

LOVE YOU TOO.

BYE, GUYS.

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Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK, RICK NESS AND HIS ROOKIE CREW

TAKE A SPECIAL DELIVERY.

COME ON.

GETTING IN THE WAY ALREADY.

SHE THINKS SHE OWNS THE [BLEEP] JOINT.

ALL OF MY OTHER CLOTHES ARE IN THOSE [BLEEP] BINS.

RICK, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US ALL UP HERE,

SO I HAD THESE VESTS MADE UP,

SO WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE THESE VESTS.

OH, MY GOD. GIVE ME A HUG, YOU BIG GOON.

THANKS, MAN. I APPRECIATE THAT.

OH, RUBES. YOU LOOK GREAT.

LOOK AT THAT, SWEETIE PIE.

YOU'RE ALL SET FOR THE SEASON, GOOD DEAL.

YEAH, BOOTS AND A VEST AND NO PANTS.

I GOT THE BEST CREW.

PANTS OFF DANCE OFF?

-READY? -YOU GUYS READY?

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

YOU GUYS ARE FIRED. YOU'RE ALL FIRED.

[ LAUGHTER ]

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SOMETIMES, BIG PROBLEMS REQUIRE BIG MACHINES.

Narrator: RICK'S CREW IS RACING TO CLEAR THE OVERBURDEN

BEFORE THE 100-TON 475 DOZER LEAVES.

Rick: TODAY IS THE 10TH DAY THAT THAT 475 HAS BEEN RUNNING.

IT'S GOTTEN A LOT DONE, BUT HOLY [BLEEP]

HAS IT BEEN EXPENSIVE.

Narrator: THE NEW 700 EXCAVATOR IS HELPING LOAD THE TRUCKS.

IT'S NO JOKE, MOVING THIS AMOUNT OF DIRT.

THIS IS A MAJOR UNDERTAKING.

RYAN, YOU GOT A COPY?

I GOT YOU.

IS THERE A SURGERY WHERE YOU CAN POKE YOUR EARDRUMS OUT?

BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR MY WIFE BITCH

IF WE GO HOME AND WE'RE BROKE.

I'M SURE YOU COULD GET, LIKE, A BACK-ALLEY PROCEDURE FOR THAT.

TEN DAYS, $100,000, I MEAN, IT'S GETTING FRIGHTENING.

I'M NOT FLAT BROKE YET,

BUT I SURE AS HELL CAN'T AFFORD TO RUN IT ANYMORE.

OH, BOY.

HERE COMES SHEAMUS.

LET'S GET FINISHED UP AND GET OUT OF THERE.

TIME'S UP.

HEY, RICK. WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?

YOU KNOW TODAY IS DAY NUMBER 10, RIGHT?

I WAS KIND OF HOPING YOU FORGOT.

I'M STILL HOPING I'M GOING TO GET PAID.

YEAH, YEAH. YEAH.

I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU DIDN'T LEASE IT OUT TO ME

BECAUSE IT... I MEAN, I CAN COMFORTABLY SAY

WE'RE AT LEAST, YOU KNOW,

500 BY 500 DOWN TO GRAVEL, RIGHT?

IT'S A GOOD-SIZED PIECE.

HOPEFULLY THAT MEANS GOOD GOLD.

HOPEFULLY. THAT'S ALWAYS THE HOPE.

Narrator: RICK HAS SUCCEEDED IN STRIPPING THE OVERBURDEN

FROM HIS CUT IN JUST 10 DAYS.

NOW, FOR HIS INVESTMENT TO PAY OFF,

HE NEEDS TO FIND GOLD.

YOU KNOW, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S IN THE GROUND NOW.

I NEED TO KNOW IF IT'S WORTH IT.

I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO SHOW MY GUYS SOME GOLD

IN THE PAN TODAY, A LOT RIDING ON IT.

I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY JUST TO GET TO THIS POINT.

HOPEFULLY THAT PRICE IS GOING TO BE REPAID

WITH WHAT'S IN THE GROUND HERE, A BUNCH OF GOLD,

BUT YOU JUST NEVER CAN TELL.

COULD BE SUNK BEFORE I EVEN GET STARTED.

THAT'S PAY DIRT RIGHT THERE, RIGHT THERE FOR SURE.

OH, YEAH. THERE WE GO.

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GUYS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS,

BUT I ACTUALLY GOT A THAWED HOLE DOWN HERE DOWN AT THE BEDROCK,

INTO THE PAY GRAVEL, SO I'M GOING TO DO A PAN.

YOU GUYS SHOULD COME CHECK IT OUT.

WE'RE REALLY GOING TO SEE IF WE'VE GOT GOLD HERE OR NOT.

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ALL RIGHT, MAN. THIS IS IT.

IF WE DON'T FIND GOLD RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING HOME.

I SOLD MY CAR BEFORE I LEFT.

I DON'T EVEN HAVE A CAR AT HOME. YEAH.

SO, NO PRESSURE? YEAH.

I'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN ANYBODY PAN GOLD IN MY LIFE.

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THERE IS GOLD IN HERE.

-WHOA! -ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S THREE NICE PIECES RIGHT THERE.

THIS WHAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL HERE FOR.

AWESOME.

I'D SAY THERE'S PROBABLY A DOZEN COLORS IN HERE.

IF YOU THINK NOW, THE SIZE OF THIS PAN,

HOW MANY PANS THERE ARE IN HERE, HUH?

THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO SEE.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO SEE.

NO BULL [BLEEP]. -NO BULL [BLEEP].

THERE IT IS.

THAT'S WHAT WE ALL QUIT OUR CAREERS FOR.

THIS IS WHAT YOU GUYS ARE ALL HERE FOR.

WE WERE BEGINNING TO THINK WE WERE UP HERE

JUST TO CLEAR A BIG PILE OF DIRT.

I NEVER LOST FAITH... YEAH, YEAH.

MORE THAN TWICE A DAY.

IT'S REAL. IT'S THE REAL DEAL.

IT'S REAL NOW, RIGHT? YEAH.

I'M GOING TO GO ALL OUT ON MY OWN AND SAY

THAT WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS THING THE FREEDOM CUT.

THAT'S OUR FREEDOM RIGHT IN THERE.

BUT THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO GET IT IS

IF WE GET BACK TO WORK. -LET'S GO GET IT.

A MILLION DOLLARS, BOYS!

-LET'S GO, THEN! -LET'S GO.

WOO!

FIRST PAN.

FIRST PAN, RICK DIPPED IT IN THERE

AND DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO, AND WE'RE SEEING GOLD.

LEAVING MY JOB AND MY FAMILY BEHIND AND EVERYTHING,

NOW IT'S REALLY COMING CLEAR THAT,

YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY INTO IT NOW,

AND WE'RE GOING TO PULL THAT GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND,

AND IT MAKES IT ALL WORTHWHILE, MAN.

IT'S A GAME CHANGER TODAY.

FOR MY GUYS, I THINK IT'S REALLY EXCITING.

THIS IS SHOWING THEM WHY THEY'RE HERE.

SO...

[BLEEP]

THERE'S GOLD HERE.

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TAKING A GOOD LOOK AT WHAT YOU CAN'T HAVE, RIGHT?

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AND YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE.

THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF PIECES IN THERE.

THERE'S A PILE OF GOLD DOWN HERE.

IT'S OBVIOUSLY PRETTY DAMN GOOD GROUND,

BUT WITHOUT TONY PLAYING BALL, WE AIN'T GETTING FLAKE OF IT.

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AND OWNING OUR OWN GROUND, YOU KNOW,

IT'S A REALLY COOL THING.

NOT BEING ABLE TO MINE IT, DEFINITELY NOT SO COOL.

I JUST WISH I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A PIECE OF GROUND

THAT WAS NOWHERE NEAR TONY BEETS.

THE CLUSTER CUT WAS A GOOD NAME

BECAUSE WE ARE ABSOLUTELY [BLEEP].

I THINK WE'VE GOT TO PULL OUT.

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Narrator: THIS SEASON ON "GOLD RUSH"...

Man: HERE WE ARE, 2 YEARS IN THE MAKING.

KEEP THE BUCKETS FULL.

DON'T BREAK [BLEEP].

HEY!

KILL THE WATER!

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THIS IS IT. LET'S [BLEEP] TURN IT ON.

FIRE IT UP!

YEE-HAW!

WHOA.

WHERE IS ALL THAT WATER COMING FROM?

HIT THE BYPASS! HOLY [BLEEP]!

THAT'S MY ENTIRE LIVELIHOOD UP THERE.

Man: THAT'S YOUR FIRST GOLD, MAN.

I'M PROUD OF YOU. THANKS, DAD.

I'M PRETTY [BLEEP] RIGHT NOW. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I THINK.

YOU MAY NOT LIKE SOME OF IT.

WE'RE PRETTY MUCH PACKING OUR GEAR UP,

AND WE'RE GOING HOME. -MY DAD WAS RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO GO HOME AT THE END OF THE SEASON

BROKE WITH NO FRIENDS.

LIKE, I HAVE SOME CHRONIC DISEASE.

I CAN'T SHAKE THIS [BLEEP] GUY.

NO SLUICING, NO GOLD,

EQUALS FOR A PRETTY [BLEEP] SEASON.

Parker: AND THAT PLANT NEEDS TO START SLUICING.

WHOA! SHUT IT OFF!

HURRY UP! YOU'VE HAD 5 [BLEEP] DAYS TO GET THIS DONE!

WELL, I'M TRYING!

BINGO.

ONCE WE START SLUICING, WE RUN 24/7,

AND THAT STARTS RIGHT NOW.

PARKER, IT'S SMOKING! THE PUMP IS SMOKING!

OH, [BLEEP].

OH, NOTHING CAN GO [BLEEP] SMOOTHLY.

THERE'S NO WAY I'M LETTING TONY BEETS

FIND MORE GOLD THAN US THIS YEAR.