Original subtitles

THIS IS THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BASTARD

THAT'S GOING TO CATCH ALL THE GOLD FOR US THIS YEAR

BECAUSE ONE LITTLE THING GOES WRONG WITH THIS,

AND THE WHOLE SEASON IS SHOT.

I CHRISTEN THEE, DURT REYNOLDS.

Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

JUST GOT TO GET IT SAFELY OFF THIS TRAILER.

WHERE'S ALL THAT WATER COMING FROM?

HIT THE BYPASS!

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YOU KNOW, I EXPECTED GROWING PAINS,

BUT THIS IS [BLEEP] OUTRAGEOUS.

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IT'S ACTUALLY A HECK OF A LOT BETTER THAN I THOUGHT SHE WOULD.

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I NEED SOMEBODY TO REPLACE RICK.

I HATE THESE KIND OF DECISIONS.

WE'RE SO FAR BEHIND.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THINGS TO GET SCREWED UP.

WE'RE GOING TO FIRE UP SLUICIFER, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

HEY, HEY.

ABOUT TIME, HUH?

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WE'RE SO FAR BEHIND, AND WE LOST SO MUCH TIME THIS SPRING.

LIKE, I HATE GOING INTO A CUT WHEN EVERYTHING IS FROZEN.

LIKE, THIS IS A LESSON ON HOW NOT TO MINE.

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Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS CHASING A 6,000-OUNCE,

$7.2 MILLION-SEASON GOLD,

BUT AFTER A FAILED ATTEMPT AT MINING HIS OWN GROUND,

HE'S THREE WEEKS BEHIND SCHEDULE AND STRUGGLING.

Parker: THIS ROAD IS JUST KIND OF A SMASH-AND-GRAB

UNTIL ANYTHING ELSE THAWS.

WITH SLUICIFER RUNNING WELL OVER 200 YARDS AN HOUR,

DOING THIS NOT NEARLY GOING TO KEEP IT FED.

Narrator: SLUICIFER IS RUNNING

THE ONLY PAY DIRT IN THE ENTIRE CUT,

BUT PARKER IS RUNNING OUT OF THAWED PAY.

Parker: THIS IS FROZEN.

THAT'S ALL FULL OF [BLEEP] MASSIVE CHUNKS.

LIKE, THAT CAN'T GO THROUGH THE PLANT.

Narrator: PARKER'S SEASON PLAN:

OPEN A MONSTER CUT, TWICE THE SIZE OF ELLIS ISLAND,

BETWEEN HIS TWO WASH PLANTS

TO GET TO THE GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT.

PARKER'S CREW MUST FIRST RIP THROUGH 20 FEET OF

FROZEN OVERBURDEN TO MELT IT.

THEY CAN THEN STRIP AWAY MATERIAL TO EXPOSE

THE GRAVELS BENEATH, WHERE THE GOLD IS CONCENTRATED.

Man: WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE THREE DOZERS RUNNING.

I MEAN, THAT'S CRAZY COSTLY TO DO,

BUT THERE'S A HELL OF A LOT OF PERMAFROST.

IT'S A REAL PAIN IN THE ASS.

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I MEAN, IF WE DON'T FIGURE SOMETHING OUT HERE,

WE'RE GOING TO RUN INTO SOME MAJOR ISSUES,

BUT THERE'S JUST NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

[BLEEP].

HEY, MITCH. YOU GOT A COPY?

YEAH.

MAN, EVERYTHING DOWN HERE IS COMPLETELY FROZEN.

I'M NOT REALLY GETTING MUCH PAY UP.

HOW MUCH IS LEFT UP AT THE PLANT?

AH, WE'RE JUST DOWN TO THE LAST COUPLE

OF SCOOPS OF PAY HERE.

HEY, AARON, HOW MUCH MATERIAL YOU GOT LEFT DOWN THERE?

Aaron: PROBABLY JUST SCRATCHING IT DOWN TO LAST BUCKET.

GIVE US EVERYTHING YOU GOT.

THIS IS THE LAST OF THE MATERIAL COMING UP RIGHT NOW.

NO SLUICE AND NO GOLD...

EQUALS FOR A PRETTY [BLEEP] SEASON.

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PARKER, THAT'S IT. WE'RE OUT OF PAY.

WE GOT TO SHUT SLUICIFER DOWN.

WHY DON'T YOU GET ALL THE GUYS TOGETHER,

AND I'LL MEET YOU OUT BY THE PLANT,

AND WE'LL TRY TO FIGURE OUT A PLAN HERE.

WILL DO. [BLEEP].

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HI, GUYS.

-HOW'S IT GOING? -WHAT'S UP?

OH, NOT REAL GREAT.

SO, I MEAN, WE'RE JUST REALLY STRUGGLING FOR OPTIONS HERE.

IF YOU GUYS KNOW OF ANYTHING THAT WE COULD BE RUNNING.

WELL, WE COULD RUN THAT BEDROCK DOWN THERE.

LIKE, IN THE OLD LAST CUT?

YEAH.

IF WE COULD FIND SOME GOOD SPOTS IN THE BEDROCK,

MAYBE WE COULD RUN WHAT'S LEFT.

I MEAN, THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE SOMETHING LEFT OUT THERE,

BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET ANY STELLAR CLEANUP

OUT OF IT, JUST RUN A BUNCH OF BEDROCK

THROUGH AND BEAT A BUNCH OF [BLEEP] UP.

I THINK WE CAN MAKE IT WORK IF WE'RE CAREFUL.

I MEAN, I COULD GO OVER THERE AND SEE WHAT WE COULD SCRAPE UP,

AND THAT WILL GET US BY WHILE YOU GUYS ARE GETTING

THE REST OF THE THAW OFF UP THERE.

BRENNAN, IF YOU COULD GET AHEAD OF US HERE

AND GET SOME DITCHES IN SO THAT WE GET SOME DRAINAGE.

WE'VE LOST A LOT OF TIME THIS SEASON ALREADY.

ALL RIGHT. -LET'S GO GET ON IT.

THANKS, GUYS. THANKS, DEAN.

THANKS, GUYS. -HEY.

DEAN IS A NEW GUY FOR US THIS SEASON,

BUT HE DOES HAVE QUITE A BIT OF MINING EXPERIENCE,

WHICH IS WHY I HIRED HIM.

WE'LL GET OVER THERE AND RUN SOME BEDROCK

AND SEE IF THERE'S SOME GOLD IN IT.

RIGHT NOW, I JUST WANT TO SEE THAT DAMN PLANT RUNNING.

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Narrator: THEY'VE ALREADY MINED THE GOLD ON THE BEDROCK,

BUT THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME HIDDEN DEEP IN THE CRACKS.

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DEAN'S PLAN: RETURN TO THE PREVIOUSLY MINED GROUND

AND RUN ANOTHER 2 FEET OF BEDROCK

IN THE HOPE THAT THERE'S STILL GOLD LEFT.

I'VE RUN BEDROCK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS,

BUT RUNNING THIS IS OUR ONLY OPTION.

Narrator: OPERATOR DEAN FIRST PANNED FOR GOLD AT AGE 9

ON HIS FAMILY'S KLONDIKE CLAIM.

Dean: THE FIRST TIME I EVER CHASED BEDROCK,

IT TURNED OUT REALLY GOOD FOR ME.

WE PULLED OUT 350 OUNCES.

BEDROCK CAN BE VERY TOUGH DIGGING,

AND IT CAN BREAK THE MACHINES,

BUT I'VE SEEN IT WORK TIME AND TIME AGAIN

AND GET GOOD GOLD RECOVERY OUT OF IT.

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Narrator: WHILE DEAN WORKS OLD GROUND,

THE REST OF THE CREW IS STRIPPING PERMAFROST

ON NEW GROUND.

BRENNAN HAS BEEN TASKED WITH DIGGING DITCHES

TO SPEED UP THE THAW.

Brennan: DIGGING THESE DITCHES

IS SUPER VITAL TO GET DOWN TO PAY.

WITHOUT THEM, THE THAW JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN

AS FAST AS IT SHOULD.

BRENNAN IS GOING TO BE A KEY GUY THIS YEAR

AND IS ALREADY PROVING TO BE ONE,

ESPECIALLY SINCE RICK IS GONE.

Narrator: AND BRENNAN IS THE FRONT-RUNNER

TO REPLACE RICK AS PARKER'S NEW FOREMAN.

Brennan: PARKER HAS GOT A TRILLION STRESSES

WITH [BLEEP] CREW AND KEEPING THINGS GOING AND THE THAW.

THAT'S WHY YOU NEED A FOREMAN,

AND IT NEEDS TO BE SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE

THAT KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON AND SEES THE BIG PICTURE.

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I'M A MONTH INTO THE SEASON RIGHT NOW,

AND WE STILL HAVEN'T MINED AN OUNCE OF GOLD.

MY GUYS, YOU KNOW, THEY TOOK A BIG CHANCE COMING UP HERE,

AND TO THIS POINT, ALL WE'VE BEEN DOING

IS MOVING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DIRT.

Narrator: NEW MINE BOSS RICK NESS

IS DOWN TO PAY IN HIS FIRST-EVER CUT,

BUT URGENTLY NEEDS TO START SLUICING GOLD.

Rick: YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T PAID MY GUYS YET.

ALL I'VE BEEN DOING SO FAR IS GOING INTO DEBT.

Narrator: HE'S EN ROUTE TO PICK UP

THE ONE MISSING PIECE IN HIS OPERATION --

A WASH PLANT.

THIS MACHINE IS KEY BECAUSE THIS IS THE MACHINE

THAT'S GOING TO REINVIGORATE MY GUYS,

GOING TO SHOW THEM THAT WE'RE NOT ALL GOING TO

GO BROKE TOGETHER THIS SUMMER,

AND BY THE END OF THE WEEK HERE, GOLD.

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-LAST WEEK... -YEAH, THAT'S A BIG TROMMEL.

Narrator: RICK FINALLY FOUND A PLANT FOR HIS CLAIM.

Man: THAT'LL DO ABOUT 200 YARDS AN HOUR.

Rick: OH, REALLY? TWO HUNDRED YARDS AN HOUR.

I WANT TO SEE THIS THING MOVE.

[ STARTS ENGINE ]

THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

Narrator: $180,000 LATER,

RICK SPENT EVERY LAST DIME ON HIS TROMMEL...

RUBY, WE GOT A WASH PLANT!

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WOW, THAT'S BIG.

Narrator: ...AND IT'S READY TO BE COLLECTED.

I LOVE IT, MAN.

THE WASH PLANT IS LOADED UP ON THE TRAILER,

GETTING READY TO HEAD UP TO THE CLAIM.

I'VE GOT ALL THE MONEY THAT I CAN AFFORD

TO PUT INTO A WASH PLANT INTO THIS WASH PLANT.

IT'S NERVE-RACKING FOR ME

BECAUSE ONE LITTLE THING GOES WRONG WITH THIS,

AND THE WHOLE SEASON IS SHOT, YOU KNOW?

SO IT NEEDS TO SHOW UP IN ONE PIECE TODAY.

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Narrator: RICK, DRIVER TYSON, AND ZEE IN THE PILOT CAR,

START THE LONG HAUL TO THE CLAIM WITH THEIR OVERSIZED LOAD.

ZEE, IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANYONE ONCE WE GET IN,

YOU KNOW, ONCE WE GET INTO THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FLAG

THEM DOWN, LIKE WAVE THEM OUT, RIGHT,

AND LET THEM KNOW THAT SOMETHING REALLY WIDE

IS COMING THROUGH.

SOUNDS GOOD.

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DID YOU... DID THEY TELL YOU WHAT...

GOT ONE COMING.

ALL RIGHT. GOT A CAR.

OOH, [BLEEP].

HE'S HAULING ASS.

[BLEEP] TOURISTS, MAN.

ANOTHER ONE COMING.

LOT OF [BLEEP] TRAFFIC TODAY.

ONE COMING, ONE COMING.

OH, [BLEEP].

[BLEEP] LUNATICS UP HERE, MAN.

Narrator: SIXTY MILES SOUTH, THE CREW IS RUSHING TO FINISH

THE 60-FOOT PAD, READY FOR THE NEW WASH PLANT.

Man: LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO ME.

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

IT'S COMING TOGETHER REALLY QUICKLY.

I CAN KIND OF PICTURE A WASH PLANT UP HERE RUNNING.

IT MAKES ME WANT TO GET THAT GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND.

IT'S PRETTY CRUCIAL THAT WE START GETTING THINGS

HAPPENING PRETTY QUICK TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT GOLD.

AND I'M... WOO!

ROCKS FLYING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

Man: THE FACT THAT WE'RE BUILDING THIS PAD

DOES GIVE ME SOME HOPE THAT WE ARE MOVING AHEAD

AND THAT SOMETHING IS COMING OUR WAY.

Narrator: RICK AND HIS WASH PLANT

LEAVE THE HIGHWAY

ONTO THE UNMAINTAINED ROAD TO QUARTZ CREEK.

SO WE SHOULD HIT MUCH LESS TRAFFIC NOW, BUT, UNFORTUNATELY,

NOW THE ROAD IS...

...MUCH NARROWER AND MUCH LESS MAINTAINED.

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OH, YOU GOT TO BE [BLEEP] KIDDING ME.

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HEY, RICK. YOU GOT A COPY?

YEAH, GO FOR IT.

OH, IT'S A HUGE [BLEEP] BOULDER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

HOLY [BLEEP]. WE'RE COMING UP ON IT.

I SEE IT RIGHT NOW.

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WHAT A [BLEEP] SPOT, HUH?

OH, MAN. RIGHT ON THE CORNER.

RIGHT ON THE CORNER.

WE'LL GET IT MOVED, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

ALL RIGHT. COOL. I'LL GET OUT OF YOUR WAY.

SWEET, MAN.

Narrator: RICK'S NEW MEGA TROMMEL

IS HEADING TO HIS CLAIM,

BUT A HUGE BOULDER STANDS IN ITS WAY.

TROMMEL ARCHITECT WILL PILKINGTON

IS LENDING A HAND.

-OH, YEAH. -OH, YEAH.

OH.

OOH, DIGGING IN.

YEAH.

BIG [BLEEP] ROCK TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.

SEE YOU LATER, BIG ROCK.

[BLEEP] YOU, ROCK.

THANKS SO MUCH, WILL. YEAH, NO WORRIES, MATE.

GOOD LUCK, EH.

THANKS MAN.

LET'S [BLEEP] DO THIS.

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OH, YEAH.

[BLEEP] YEAH.

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OH, YEAH, FINALLY AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN

WITH MY OWN WASH PLANT.

WE'RE ON A ROLL NOW.

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WE ARE DREDGING.

Narrator: WHILE TONY BEETS' SON KEVIN RUNS DREDGE 1

TO BRING IN GOLD FOR THE SEASON...

KEEP THE BUCKETS FULL. DON'T BREAK [BLEEP].

...1 MILE EAST, TONY IS WORKING ON A PLAN FOR HIS KIDS

TO MINE THE KLONDIKE LONG AFTER HE'S GONE.

Narrator: TO HELP BARGE HIS SECOND DREDGE BACK TO EUREKA,

HE'S RETROFITTING HIS TOP-HEAVY TUG, THE KID COMMANDO.

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Narrator: TONY SPENT THE LAST 6 MONTHS

FIGURING OUT HOW TO MAKE THE TUG STABLE.

HIS SOLUTION: ADD BESPOKE PONTOONS TO WIDEN HER HULL.

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THE KID COMMANDO,

THREE STORIES HIGH ON A HULL JUST 12 FEET WIDE,

WAS DEEMED UNSTABLE BY TRANSPORT CANADA.

BY EXTENDING THE WIDTH OF THE HULL

WITH A PAIR OF 3-1/2-FOOT STEEL PONTOONS,

TONY HOPES TO LOWER ITS CENTER OF GRAVITY

SO IT CAN PASS ITS STABILITY TEST.

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Woman: I'LL BE IN THE LOADER!

ONCE THE BOAT IS IN THE WATER,

THE LOADER IS GOING TO HELP PULL ME OUT.

YEAH?

[ STARTS ENGINE ]

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Woman: WELL, THERE YOU GO. THAT DIDN'T GO TOO BAD.

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THERE'S A LOT OF SEASON LEFT,

BUT WE GOT ALL THE IMPORTANT PIECES NOW.

WE GOT THE BIG MACHINE FOR GETTING GOLD.

Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK,

RICK FINALLY MAKES IT TO THE CLAIM

WITH HIS $180,000 WASH PLANT.

I SEE IT. I SEE IT.

IT LOOKS HUGE.

IT'S KICKING UP A LOT OF DUST.

I'M STOKED. THERE IT IS.

HOLY [BLEEP].

IT'S A BIG GIRL, HUH?

WOO-HOO.

YEAH, BABY.

WOO, YES!

LOOK AT THAT [BLEEP] BEAST.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?

AWESOME! LET'S GET IT.

GOOD PURCHASE, RICK.

IT'S PRETTY BITCHING.

THIS IS THE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BASTARD

THAT'S GOING TO CATCH ALL THE GOLD FOR US THIS YEAR.

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: RICK'S NEW WASH PLANT IS A MONSTER 40-FOOT TROMMEL,

TWICE THE SIZE OF THE TROMMEL ON TONY BEETS' DREDGE 2.

TWO HUNDRED YARDS OF PAY AN HOUR IS FED INTO THE PREWASH.

THE BIG ROCKS WILL FALL OUT THE BACK,

AND THE FINE MATERIAL PASSES INTO SLUICE RUNS,

WHERE THE GOLD WILL CATCH IN THE RIFFLES.

IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER.

I KNOW, FINALLY. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, LET'S GET HER OFFLOADED.

Man: I'M GOING TO LET RICK TAKE IT OFF.

HE PAID FOR IT.

ALL RIGHT.

LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE RIGHT HERE, WASH PLANT.

JUST GOT TO GET IT...

TRY AND GET IT SAFELY OFF THIS TRAILER...

ALL RIGHT.

...GET IT PUT TOGETHER, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE IN BUSINESS.

WHOA, WHOA!

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

WHOA!

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WHOA, WHOA!

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

WHOA!

WHAT THE [BLEEP] WAS THAT?

IT CAME OFF THE DOLLY.

YOU'RE [BLEEP] KIDDING ME.

[BLEEP].

Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK,

RICK MAY HAVE TOTALED HIS $180,000 WASH PLANT

BEFORE EVEN FIRING UP.

MAN, JUST PULLING THE THING, NICE AND EASY,

LIKE I PLANNED ON, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN

THE THING JUST FELL RIGHT OFF THE DOLLY.

STUPID.

CAN'T CATCH A [BLEEP] BREAK.

ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.

AND THE GUYS LOADED IT ON THE TRAILER,

AND THEY NEVER [BLEEP] RELOCKED IT.

[BLEEP] DAMN IT.

WELL, NOTHING IS RUINED EXCEPT THE LOWBOY, SO YOU'RE FINE.

JUST GOING TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS

AND GET TWO MORE MACHINES IN HERE.

WE'LL PUT EXCAVATOR ON THIS SIDE AND LIFT THIS SIDE UP.

WE'LL PUT THE LOADER ON THE OTHER SIDE

AND PULL THE OTHER SIDE UP, AND THEN I'LL USE THE 700

TO PUSH THE DOLLY BACK UNDERNEATH IT

AND MAKE SURE IT [BLEEP] LOCKED IN PLACE THIS TIME.

JUST KEEP EVERYONE OUT OF THE WAY.

OKAY, STRAIGHT UP.

PULL IT. COMING UP NICE AND EASY.

A LITTLE BIT MORE.

OKAY, HOLD THAT. STOP.

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GO UP!

A LITTLE MORE. HOLD THAT.

OKAY, WE'RE HOOKED THIS TIME.

IT'S LOCKED IN THE DOLLY NOW.

GOOD HERE.

LOOKING GOOD HERE.

NICE AND EASY.

YEAH.

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A LITTLE BIT MORE.

IT'S OFF THE TRAILER, HALLELUJAH.

I AM GLAD WE MADE IT HERE IN ONE PIECE.

IT WASN'T LOOKING GOOD FOR A WHILE.

WE'VE STILL GOT TO GET OUR RETAINING WALL BUILT,

GET THE WASH PLANT PUT UP ON THAT,

BUILD THE SLUICE BOXES ONTO IT,

SET OUR PUMP UP, RUN A WATER LINE, PLUMB OUR WATER IN.

AFTER THAT, GOOD TO GO.

NICE. CHEERS, GUYS.

All: CHEERS!

COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF YOU.

TO THE WASH PLANT.

MM-HMM.

WELL, SO I KNOW WE WERE TALKING ABOUT

WHAT WE WERE GOING TO NAME THE WASH PLANT,

AND ZEE ACTUALLY CAME UP TO ME WITH A REALLY GOOD ONE,

AND I MADE THE EXECUTIVE DECISION TO GO WITH THAT,

SO IT'S DIRTY.

IT'S RUSTY.

IT'S NAMED AFTER A CLASSIC AMERICAN ICON.

IT REEKS OF US.

I CHRISTEN THEE, DURT REYNOLDS.

[ CHEERING, LAUGHTER ]

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I'M REALLY STARTING TO GET PRETTY FRUSTRATED

WITH ALL THIS FROZEN GROUND.

WE'RE OUT OF PAY, AND WE'VE RAN THE ROAD,

AND WE'VE JUST GOT TO START GETTING SOME GOLD COMING IN.

Narrator: IN THE LAST CUT,

BOTH OF PARKER'S PLANTS ARE STANDING IDLE.

NEW HIRE DEAN IS WORKING ON A QUICK FIX --

DIG UP BEDROCK LEFT FROM LAST SEASON

TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY GOLD LEFT BEHIND.

THERE'S GOLD IN THIS BEDROCK.

THERE ALWAYS IS.

Narrator: PARKER'S LONG-TERM PLAN --

THAW AND DRAIN THE CUT TO GET FRESH PAY DIRT BY NEXT WEEK.

BRENNAN HAS GOT THE CRUCIAL JOB OF DIGGING THE DITCHES

TO CHANNEL THE MELT WATER AWAY FROM THE PAY DIRT.

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST PART OF THE CUT THAT WE MINE,

SO WE NEED THE THAW TO BE PERFECT

WHEN WE GO TO DIG UP OUR PAY.

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I'M HAPPY WITH THE PROGRESS SO FAR.

THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD. IT'S DEFINITELY A NICE FEELING

THAT HE GAVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF RESPONSIBILITY.

MAYBE IT'S JUST ONE STEP CLOSER

TO POSSIBLY MOVING UP THE LADDER HERE ONE OF THESE DAYS.

WITH RICK GONE HERE, THERE'S A BIG VOID TO FILL,

AND I KNOW HE'S TRYING TO DO IT HIMSELF,

AND IT'S STARTING TO STRESS HIM OUT

BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO LOOK AT.

WHAT A DISASTER.

BRENNAN IS THROWING A LOT OF THIS STUFF

RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE DITCH,

WHICH INSULATES THE GROUND NEXT TO ALL OUR DITCHES,

AND IT'S MAKING ME WANT TO [BLEEP]

SHOOT SOMEBODY IN THE HEAD.

Narrator: BRENNAN'S DIGGING DITCHES

TO CHANNEL THE THAWING WATER OUT OF THE CUT,

BUT BY PILING THE DIRT HIGH NEXT TO THE DITCH,

HE'S INSULATED THE GROUND BELOW, CREATING A FROZEN WALL

WHICH BLOCKS WATER FROM LEAVING THE CUT.

BRENNAN, WHEN WE'RE DITCHING,

OUR DITCHES CAN'T BE LOW

AND THEN A BIG OLD FROST HUMP RIGHT BESIDE THEM.

BUT... I UNDERSTAND

THAT YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT CLEANED UP,

BUT THAT THAWING IS MORE IMPORTANT

THAN THE DITCH THAWING, RIGHT?

LIKE, THAT BIG BANK THAT YOU THREW THE MATERIAL ON

THAT ISN'T THAWING BECAUSE OF THE MATERIAL

IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE DITCH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ANYTHING I [BLEEP]

BEEN DOING THE LAST WEEK HAS BEEN RIGHT IN HIS EYES,

SO JUST [BLEEP] KEEP PUSHING ON.

WHATEVER.

BRENNAN AIN'T QUITE DOING IT RIGHT,

SO IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SO FAR BEHIND.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THINGS TO GET SCREWED UP.

WELL, I'M GOING TO GO HAVE SOME BEERS AND KILL THIS DAY.

BRENNAN IS A DAMN GOOD HAND,

BUT...

LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT JUST CAN'T HAPPEN, YOU KNOW?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE PUT MORE AND MORE ON HIS PLATE?

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Narrator: PARKER'S ONLY CHANCE OF GETTING ANY GOLD THIS WEEK

IS DEAN GOING BACK TO THE OLD BEDROCK.

Dean: THEY PULLED REALLY GOOD GOLD OUT OF THIS CUT LAST YEAR.

THAT'S TELLING ME, IN MY EXPERIENCE,

THAT THIS BEDROCK IS GOING TO HAVE GOOD GOLD IN IT.

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WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY KEEP THIS PLANT GOING FOR A WEEK

WHILE WE GET THE NEW CUT OPENED UP AND THAWED OUT,

READY FOR SLUICING.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

IT'S HARD TO SAY UNTIL IT GOES THROUGH THE PLANT,

BUT IT LOOKS VERY PROMISING.

Narrator: AFTER 3 DAYS OF DOWNTIME,

PARKER FINALLY HAS MATERIAL TO RUN.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE DEAN HAS GOT US SOME BEDROCK TO RUN HERE.

WE'RE GOING TO FIRE UP SLUICIFER AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

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HERE WE GO.

HEY, WE'RE READY! SEND US SOME DIRT!

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WE JUST REALLY HAVE TO WATCH THE SIZE OF THE MATERIAL HERE

THAT WE'RE SENDING INTO SLUICIFER.

THAT'S MY BIGGEST CONCERN.

WE'VE RUN EXTRA BEDROCK IN THE PAST.

IT'S NEVER BEEN A GOOD THING, BUT, YOU KNOW,

IT IS A GOOD FEELING TO BE SLUICING, FINALLY.

I JUST HOPE THERE'S A LOT OF GOLD IN IT.

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Narrator: TONY HAS THE KID COMMANDO

IN THE YUKON RIVER.

THE NEW 34-FOOT PONTOONS SHOULD MAKE HER STABLE,

BUT IF SHE FAILS

THE TRANSPORT CANADA STABILITY TEST,

TONY'S PLANS TO CUT IN HALF

THE TIME OF HIS DREDGE MOVE ARE TOAST.

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Narrator: THE BALLAST TEST IS A SUCCESS.

THE RESULTS ARE CONFIRMED BY TRANSPORT CANADA,

AND THE KID COMMANDO IS OFFICIALLY SEAWORTHY.

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Narrator: THE FINAL STEP: ATTACH THE NEW BARGE,

CHRISTENED THE MONICA, AND HEAD UPSTREAM.

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SHE PUSHES GOOD.

SHE'S NOT TIPPY ANYMORE.

IT'S ACTUALLY A [BLEEP] HECK OF A LOT BETTER

THAN I THOUGHT SHE WOULD.

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WE NEED TO GET THE WASH PLANT UP AND RUNNING,

AND EVERY MINUTE COUNTS.

Narrator: RICK NESS HAS EVERYTHING ON THE LINE.

HE SPENT HIS LAST $180,000 ON A NEW WASH PLANT,

DURT REYNOLDS, AND TO AVOID GOING BROKE,

HE NEEDS TO START SLUICING GOLD ASAP.

Rick: I'VE ALWAYS HAD SOME INPUT AS FAR AS

HOW WE SET OUR WASH PLANTS UP WHEN I WAS WITH PARKER,

BUT ULTIMATELY, HE HAD THE FINAL SAY,

AND NOW THIS YEAR, IT'S 100 PERCENT MY CALL.

SO I'VE ORDERED UP A BUNCH OF CONCRETE BLOCKS.

I'M GOING TO BUILD A BIT OF A RETAINING WALL

FOR MY PLANT TO SIT ON.

IT'S A LITTLE MORE WORK,

BUT IT SHOULD ACTUALLY BE A CLEANER SETUP

AND LESS LIKELY TO UNDERMINE ITSELF.

I'M UNLOADING GIANT LEGOS.

Narrator: PAD COMPLETE,

IT'S TIME TO HAUL IN THE 20-TON WASH PLANT.

GOOD. WRAPPING THAT AROUND.

AW, IT'S SCARY USING CHAIN LIKE THAT, MAN.

IS IT GOING TO LET GO?

HEY, CARL, WHEN IT COMES UNHOOKED,

TELL ME SO I CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY.

HOLY [BLEEP].

THAT WAS... THAT'S SCARY, EH?

YEAH.

Narrator: RYAN AND CARL DIRECT THE RISKY MANEUVER

RIGHT BESIDE THE 60-FOOT DROP.

HOW'S IT LOOKING, RYAN? LOOKING GOOD.

WE GOT TO AIM AND GET THIS SET OF TIRES

ON TOP OF THESE WHITE BLOCKS BEHIND ME.

KEEP... IS IT LOOKING GOOD?

LOOKING GOOD!

DO I GOT TO START CUTTING IT THAT WAY?

STRAIGHTEN IT OUT.

[BLEEP], THIS IS [BLEEP] NERVE-RACKING.

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TALK ABOUT RIGHT ON THE [BLEEP] EDGE.

I DON'T THINK I COULD GET IT ANY CLOSER TO THE EDGE.

YEAH, THAT'S NOT TOO BAD, BUDDY.

HAVE YOU DONE THIS BEFORE OR WHAT?

IT'S GOING TO WORK OR IT'S NOT.

I'M GOING TO FIND OUT.

IT COULD BE $180,000 RIGHT OFF THE SIDE OF A CLIFF.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Narrator: THE CREW ONLY HAS TO ATTACH THE SLUICE BOXES

AND CONNECT UP THE WATER SUPPLY,

AND THEY CAN MINE THEIR FIRST GOLD.

MY WAY, MY WAY!

♪♪

A LITTLE BIT... GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT MORE.

THAT'S GOOD. GOOD?

WATCH YOUR HEAD.

GO AHEAD.

I GOT THIS PUMP FOR $5. [ LAUGHS ]

-PULL IT OUT. -PULL IT?

YEAH.

YEAH, YOU'RE CLEAR, BUDDY.

♪♪

♪♪

I'M FINALLY DRAGGING THE HOSE UP THE HILL

TO CONNECT TO DURT REYNOLDS.

I'M JUST KIND OF FLYING BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS,

SO I THINK THIS WILL WORK.

OH, [BLEEP] IT -- WE'LL JUST WING IT.

♪♪

DOES IT WORRY YOU THAT IT'S HANGING OFF THE EDGE?

NO.

THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE LAST JOINT FOR THE WASH PLANT.

THERE WE GO.

A LITTLE MORE, LITTLE MORE. OKAY, I'LL TRY THAT.

ALL RIGHT. GRIP IT.

NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO START THIS THING.

IS IT GOING TO WORK?

YES.

WHAT ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT?

EVERYTHING.

FIRE IT UP!

[ STARTS ENGINE ]

♪♪

THERE IT IS.

♪♪

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO PUT A BUCKET OF DIRT IN.

-TEN-FOUR. -YEAH, WE'RE FEEDING THE PLANT.

THIS IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL.

WOO, WOO, WOO, WOO, WOO, WOO.

YAY, PEOPLE ARE SMILING.

OH, THE [BLEEP] TROMMEL AIN'T TURNING.

[ LAUGHING ]

WHAT?

THE TROMMEL IS NOT SPINNING.

CLASSIC, CLASSIC.

Narrator: BY FORGETTING TO TURN ON THE TROMMEL,

ROCKS ARE BACKING UP.

WHAT? WHERE'S ALL THAT WATER COMING FROM?

CARL, HIT THE BYPASS.

[BLEEP].

SHUT THE PUMP OFF.

♪♪

SHUT THE BY-- SHUT THE PUMP OFF, HIT THE BYPASS.

SHUT IT OFF. SHUT IT OFF. SHUT IT OFF.

HIT THE BYPASS!

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[BLEEP]. OKAY.

TURNBUCKLES GAVE WAY.

WHERE'S RICK?

OH, I'M GOING TO NEED A MINUTE.

[BLEEP] SLUICE BOXES FELL OFF.

WATER ALMOST TOOK OUT THE PAD ENOUGH

TO DUMP THE PLANT OFF THE PAD.

YOU KNOW, I EXPECTED GROWING PAINS,

BUT THIS IS [BLEEP] OUTRAGEOUS.

♪♪

THAT'S A NICE SIX-BY-SIX FLOATING OUT IN THE POND.

I SHOULD PROBABLY GET THAT.

WHY ARE YOU COMING DOWN HERE?

OH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT BIG FOR ME.

WATCH OUT.

OH!

IT'S ALL SLIMY.

OH, [BLEEP].

IT'S A GOOD SIX-BY-SIX, [BLEEP].

IN THE YUKON, THESE THINGS ARE WORTH, LIKE...

THAT'S A $100 PIECE OF WOOD.

OH, [BLEEP].

DOZER, HELP.

LOOKS LIKE I HAD [BLEEP] ALL OVER ME NOW.

♪♪

Narrator: PARKER HAS MANAGED TO RUN SLUICIFER FOR 3 DAYS

THIS WEEK WITH THE BEDROCK DEAN THINKS CONTAINS GOLD.

♪♪

WHAT'S UP, CHRIS?

WE GOT SOME GOLD?

HEY, HEY.

ABOUT TIME, HUH?

YEAH, NO KIDDING.

WELL, THAT PAN LOOKS A LOT FULLER THAN

I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE WITH HOW THE WEEK WENT.

YEAH. YOU GUYS BATTLE UP THERE?

OH, IT WAS PRETTY TOUGH RUNNING ALL THAT EXTRA BEDROCK.

LIKE, WASH PLANTS DON'T LIKE IT,

BUT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE WORTH IT.

THERE'S GOLD IN IT.

Narrator: TO BE WORTH RUNNING,

IT SHOULD PRODUCE AN OUNCE AN HOUR,

A MINIMUM OF 70 OUNCES.

ALL RIGHT.

♪♪

THERE'S 20, 40, 60.

WE'RE GOING TO BEAT THE LAST ONE, 80,

HUNDY,

A BUCK 20...

THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO.

131.45.

BINGO. NOT BAD.

THAT'S NOT BAD FOR THE RUN TIME WE HAD.

YEAH, IT WAS LIKE, WHAT, 60, 70 HOURS?

YEAH. GOOD CALL, DEAN.

GOOD CALL.

LOOKS LIKE YOU MADE A GOOD SHOUT, DEAN.

WELL, I'M JUST GLAD TO SEE THE GOLD.

Narrator: WORTH $160,000.

IT'S PRETTY SWEET.

Narrator: DEAN'S BEDROCK STRATEGY HAS PAID OFF.

WE HAD THAT CUT COMPLETELY CLEARED IN MY MIND.

LIKE, I'M GLAD THAT YOU CAME IN

AND GAVE US THAT SUGGESTION TO RUN THAT

BECAUSE, LIKE, OTHERWISE,

MOST OF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND.

THANKS FOR THAT.

NOT A PROBLEM.

WELL, YOU KEEP HAVING IDEAS LIKE THAT,

WE MIGHT KEEP YOU AROUND FOR A WEEK OR TWO.

YEAH.

WELL, WE'VE GOT A HELL OF A BUSY COUPLE OF WEEKS COMING UP HERE,

TRYING TO GET TWO PLANTS GOING, AND WE'RE WELL BEHIND THE GUN,

SO LET'S TAG IT AND BAG IT AND GO GET SOME PLANTS RUNNING.

LET'S DO IT.

THANKS, GUYS.

Narrator: NEXT MORNING, PARKER HAS TO MAKE A CRUCIAL DECISION

HE'S BEEN PUTTING OFF ALL SEASON.

Parker: SO I'VE GOT TO GO LET THE GUYS KNOW

WHO THE FOREMAN IS.

I HATE THESE KIND OF DECISIONS

BECAUSE YOU CAN NEVER PLEASE EVERYBODY,

AND THINGS LIKE THIS DEFINITELY KEEP ME UP AT NIGHT,

BUT WE'LL GO GET IT OVER WITH.

♪♪

SO I JUST WANTED TO GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER

AND LET YOU KNOW A FEW THINGS THAT'S GOING ON.

YOU KNOW, THIS SEASON IS A TOUGH ONE FOR US

BECAUSE WE WERE SO LATE TO THE GAME ON STRIPPING.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WE HAD, PROBABLY,

TWO WASH PLANTS RUNNING.

SO I'VE BEEN DOING SOME THINKING, GUYS,

AND I'M NOT THE GREATEST COMMUNICATOR,

AS A LOT OF YOU GUYS KNOW. WHAT?

SO I NEED SOMEBODY TO REPLACE RICK,

AND I REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE ANY OF YOU GUYS

IN YOUR CURRENT ROLES,

SO DEAN HERE IS GOING TO BE OUR NEW FOREMAN.

♪♪

HE HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE UP HERE.

HE'S BEEN MINING FOR A LOT OF YEARS.

THIS ISN'T A DECISION THAT HAS TO DO WITH ANY OF YOU GUYS.

JUST... I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT.

I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT,

AND LET'S GET OUT THERE KICK SOME ASS TODAY.

THANKS, GUYS. THANK YOU.

Dean: I'M HOPEFUL THAT THEY TOOK IT GOOD.

I WANT A GOOD SEASON,

AND HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY'S HEART IS INTO IT,

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M AIMING FOR.

I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T WRAP MY HEAD AROUND IT.

I HAVEN'T WORKED THIS HARD TO TRY

AND MOVE UP THE LADDER AND STAY

[BLEEP] LIMBO, AND THIS PISSES ME OFF.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT I WANT

TO DO THIS YEAR.

♪♪

SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE IRRITATED BY IT

BECAUSE THEY WANTED THE JOB,

OR THEY DON'T LIKE HIM, OR WHATEVER,

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW,

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO,

LET EVERYBODY DO WHATEVER THEY WANT ALL SEASON?

LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO MAKE MONEY.

Narrator: ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"...

THAT'S MY ENTIRE LIVELIHOOD UP THERE READY TO FALL.

BIG THINGS ARE STARTING TO GO WRONG.

FREDDY DODGE, AM I GLAD TO SEE YOU, BUDDY.

MY ADVICE, RICK: DOZE THIS [BLEEP] THING OFF THE HILL.

[BLEEP].

FIRE IT UP!

IF PARKER'S GOING TO GET 6,000 OUNCES,

WE'RE GOING TO GET 6,000 [BLEEP] OUNCES.

ONE SIXTY, 170, 180, 190...

LET'S FIRE THIS [BLEEP] UP.

WHAT THE [BLEEP]? WHY IS THE CONVEYOR STOPPED?

WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?

I JUST DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP] BOSS'S MOOD

IS GOING TO BE IN OVER THIS ONE.