Original subtitles

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I THREW OUT A 6,000 OUNCE GOAL AT THE START OF THIS SEASON,

AND, WHAT, HERE WE ARE HALFWAY

THROUGH THE SEASON WITH LESS THAN A THOUSAND.

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TONY DECIDES HE'S GONNA GET 6,000 OUNCES

AND OR, I GUESS MINE MORE GOLD THAN US THIS YEAR.

WELL, [BLEEP] THAT.

WE'VE NEVER FAILED A SEASON GOAL YET

AND WE'RE NOT ABOUT TO START RIGHT NOW.

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I WAS NERVOUS COMING INTO THIS SEASON,

BUT I HAD NO IDEA HOW TOUGH IT WAS GONNA BE

RUNNING MY OWN OPERATION.

I'VE GOT EVERYTHING I OWN ON THE LINE,

AND I TALKED MY FRIENDS INTO GIVING UP THEIR JOBS

ON THE PROMISE THAT WE'D FIND GOLD.

AND NOW EVERYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG HAS GONE WRONG.

MY DAD TOLD ME I'D GO BROKE AND LOSE MY FRIENDS THIS SEASON.

IF I DON'T GET A THOUSAND OUNCES OF GOLD, HE'LL BE RIGHT.

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IT'S A LONG ROAD TO 6,000 OUNCES.

WE HAVE TO HAVE BOTH THESE WASH PLANTS RUNNING 24/7.

I SURE AS HELL DON'T WANT TO GET BEAT

BY THAT TONY BEETS THIS YEAR.

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Narrator: PARKER IS FINALLY RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS.

TO REACH HIS SEASON GOAL,

HE NEEDS OVER $390,000 IN GOLD EVERY WEEK.

BIG RED IS SLUICING 200 YARDS AN HOUR.

A MILE ACROSS THE CUT,

SLUICIFER IS CHOWING THROUGH ANOTHER 250.

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WITH A NICE BIG PILE OF PAY LIKE THIS,

I THINK WE CAN GET THERE.

LET'S MAKE SOME MONEY.

Narrator: ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SLUICIFER'S PAD,

MECHANIC CHAD SPOTS WATER SPILLING

OUT OF THE DIVERTER TROUGH.

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THESE ARE JUST OLD RUBBER MATS WE'RE USING TO DIVERT THE WATER

BUT CLEARLY THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.

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STAY OUT OF THE WAY.

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WHOA!

JUMP BACK!

HOLY [BLEEP].

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THE WATER FROM THE SLUICE RUNS IS REALLY

STARTING TO ROUTE AWAY.

ALL THIS WATER JUST TRYING TO WASH

ITSELF RIGHT DOWN THE HILL.

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IF WE DON'T GET THIS TIGHTENED UP HERE,

SLUICIFER WILL END UP TIPPING DOWN INTO THE POND.

Narrator: MITCH WIDENS THE CHANNEL TO AVOID A DISASTER.

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Mitch: WHAT I'M GONNA DO HERE IS DIG THE MATERIAL OUT,

TRY AND SLOW DOWN THIS WATER A LITTLE BIT.

WHEN IT'S IN A REALLY TIGHT CHANNEL,

THE WATER MOVES REALLY FAST.

HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SLOW DOWN THE EROSION.

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NOT GOOD.

IF WE DON'T FIGURE THIS OUT REAL QUICK,

THAT CHUTE'S GONNA GO

AND THAT SLUICIFER'S GONNA END UP DOWN THERE WITH IT.

Narrator: CHAD HAS LOST THE BATTLE.

3,500 GALLONS OF WATER A MINUTE ARE UNDERMINING SLUICIFER,

PARKER'S $600,000 PRIZE POSSESSION.

IT'S LIKE PISSING IN THE WIND.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SHUT THIS THING DOWN.

PARKER, YOU GOT COPY?

IS HE NOT ON THE RADIO IN THERE OR WHAT?

[ BLEEP ] [ BLEEP ]

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THAT CHUTE'S [BLEEP] STRAIGHT OUTTA THERE

AND IT'S STARTING TO UNDERMINE THE PLANT.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO SHUT HER DOWN.

YOU'VE GOTTA BE [BLEEP] KIDDING.

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WOW. WE HAD TWO PLANTS RUNNING,

BUT I GUESS NOW WE'RE BACK TO ONE.

[ GROANS ]

CAN I SWING IT?

WHY WOULDN'T YOU GUYS HAVE SHUT DOWN SOONER?

IT REALLY DIDN'T LOOK BAD UNTIL ABOUT

THE LAST TWO MINUTES, MAN.

LIKE, THAT CHUTE, EVERYTHING WAS HOLDING UP

PRETTY GOOD. -WHAT, AND EVEN,

CHAD, LIKE WHEN YOU CAME DOWN, THERE WAS NO SENSE OF URGENCY.

I TOLD YOU STRAIGHT UP,

I SAID WE GOTTA SHUT THIS THING DOWN.

YOU WALKED DOWN.

YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T AN EMERGENCY.

WELL, I DID RUN DOWN.

BUT, I MEAN, WE'RE GONNA SPEND ALL [BLEEP] DAY

GETTING BACK WHERE WE WERE THIS MORNING, RIGHT?

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[BLEEP] UNBELIEVABLE.

I'M JUST DONE TAKING HIS [BLEEP] BULL [BLEEP].

IT'S A [BLEEP] EMBARRASSMENT.

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ME AND MY CREW HAVE BEEN WORKING OUR BALLS OFF OUT HERE

AND I'M THE ONE THAT TALKED 'EM INTO QUITTING THEIR JOBS

'CAUSE I TOLD 'EM WE WERE GONNA GET A BUNCH OF GOLD.

THIS IS GETTING STRESSFUL. [ SIGHS ]

WE SHOULD BE GETTING WAY MORE GOLD

THAN WE ARE RIGHT NOW, WAY MORE.

Narrator: TO HIT HIS 1,000 OUNCE, $1.2 MILLION GOAL,

RICK SHOULD HAVE AROUND 350 OUNCES,

BUT HE'S ONLY MINED 210,

WORTH JUST $250,000.

TO GET BACK ON TRACK, HE NEEDS TO PULL

$63,000 OF GOLD OUT OF THE GROUND EVERY WEEK

UNTIL THE FREEZE SHUTS HIM DOWN.

HOW'S THAT GOLD LOOKING, KARLA?

IT'S NOT LOOKING AS HEALTHY AS THE LAST CLEANUP.

Narrator: RICK'S LANDLORD, SHEAMUS CHRISTIE,

GAVE HIM A DRILL MAP THAT INDICATES THERE SHOULD BE

AT LEAST A THOUSAND OUNCES OF GOLD IN THE GROUND.

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BUT IT DOESN'T FIT WITH HIS RESULTS.

I'VE BEEN RUNNING THESE AVERAGES OF WHAT WE'RE DOING,

AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN COMING CLOSE TO THE DRILL RESULTS.

LIKE, NOT EVEN, LIKE HALF.

YIKES.

YEAH.

WE'RE WAY THE [BLEEP] OFF.

WAY OFF.

IT'S [BLEEP] SCARY, BECAUSE I BROUGHT ALL YOU GUYS UP HERE

BASED, LOOSELY, ON THIS.

MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO TALK TO SHEAMUS ABOUT.

I SUPPOSE I BETTER JUST STEP UP

TO THE MANTLE PIECE AND GO FIND SHEAMUS.

-GOOD LUCK. -THANKS.

EVERYTHING I'M DOING IS BASED ON SHEAMUS'S DRILL MAPS

AND IF THERE'S ONLY 500 OUNCES

AND NOT A THOUSAND LIKE THERE'S SUPPOSE TO BE,

[BLEEP] I'M GONNA GO [BLEEP] BROKE NEXT WEEK.

-HEY, RICK. -HEY, YOU GOT A SECOND TO CHAT?

-YEAH. -INSIDE ADVICE OR I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR,

BUT WE'VE BEEN RUNNING ENOUGH TO KINDA GET SOME AVERAGES,

UM, BASED ON THE DRILL HOLES HERE,

AND MAN, IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.

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WE'RE BASICALLY GETTING HALF.

LIKE, AS FAR AS I CAN SEE,

IT'S, LIKE, HALF AN OUNCE PER HUNDRED RIGHT NOW.

WELL, I FIGURED THERE SHOULD BE

AT LEAST A THOUSAND OUNCES IN THAT PIECE, EASY.

AND THESE DRILLS, I MEAN, THIS IS STUFF

WE DRILLED 10 YEARS AGO.

IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S ANYTHING THAT'S BEEN CHANGED.

YEAH.

-YEAH. -BUT I'M FREAKING OUT.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT GOING DOWN

AND HAVING A LOOK, YOU KNOW,

LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN MINING, LOOK AT WHERE YOU ARE.

-YEAH. -HAVE A LOOK AT THE BOX.

YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE GONNA CONTRIBUTE TO IT.

YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UP. SOMETHING'S GOING WRONG.

THE SLUICE BOX ISN'T CATCHING IT.

I MEAN, THE GOLD IS DEFINITELY THERE.

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YOU'RE DEFINITELY LOSING GOLD, RICK.

I MEAN, THESE RIFFLES DON'T WORK

WHEN THEY'RE BURIED IN TWO INCHES OF MATERIAL.

THAT MATERIAL HAS TO CONTACT THOSE

RIFFLES AND GET IN THAT VORTEX. -YEAH.

Narrator: AS WATER CARRIES THE CONCENTRATE

DOWN THROUGH THE SLUICE BOX,

THE HEAVY GOLD GETS CAUGHT IN

THE EXPANDED METAL RIFFLES.

IF THE RIFFLES FILL WITH DIRT

THE GOLD WILL WASH STRAIGHT OUT INTO THE TAILINGS.

BUT THESE RIFFLES UP HERE, THEY'RE NOT DOING [BLEEP].

EASIEST WAY TO FIND OUT IS JUST GO PAN

SOME OF THE TAILINGS, SEE WHAT'S THERE.

I'M AFRAID TO [BLEEP] DO THAT NOW.

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Narrator: IF SHEAMUS FINDS GOLD IN THE WASTE TAILINGS,

IT MEANS THE WASH PLANT IS AT FAULT

AND RICK'S WRONG TO DOUBT THE GROUND.

I MEAN, I HOPE WE HAVEN'T BEEN

CHUCKING GOLD OFF THE END OF THAT SLUICE BOX,

BUT IN A WAY, IT'D BE GOOD TO KNOW AND SO WE CAN FIX IT.

IF IT'S THE GROUND, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO, SO.

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I DON'T SEE ANY IN THERE. DO YOU SEE ANY?

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YEAH, I DON'T KNOW, I AIN'T SEEING IT.

I THOUGHT WE'D SEE GOLD IN THERE, RIGHT?

I THOUGHT WE'D SEE SOMETHING.

I HATE TO SAY IT, BUT I WAS ACTUALLY

HOPING TO SEE GOLD IN THAT PAN. -YEAH, SO WAS I.

[ BLEEP ]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP] TO DO NOW.

I CAN'T [BLEEP] BELIEVE I INVESTED

EVERYTHING I HAVE INTO THIS GROUND

AND NOW I FIND OUT IT'S JUST NOT

GONNA HAVE THE AMOUNT OF GOLD I NEED.

Sheamus: I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR RICK.

THOSE DRILL RESULTS HAVE ALWAYS COME GOOD FOR US.

IN MINING, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW. YOU'RE ALWAYS TAKING A CHANCE.

IT'S ALWAYS A RISK.

Narrator: RICK NEEDS A THOUSAND OUNCES,

WORTH $1.2 MILLION

TO BREAK EVEN AND PAY HIS GUYS.

AT 500 OUNCES, THEY'RE ALL GOING BROKE.

Rick: [BLEEP] ME.

[ SIGHS ]

IT AIN'T EVEN WORTH [BLEEP] HALF OF

WHAT IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE IN IT. NOT EVEN HALF.

IT'S A GIANT [BLEEP] WASTE OF TIME.

WASTE OF MY TIME AND MY [BLEEP] GUYS' TIME.

THAT WAS THE [BLEEP] PROMISE.

THE GOLD IN THE [BLEEP] GROUND.

JUST GO THERE AND GET IT.

AND IT'S NOT.

[ BLEEP ]

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[ HORN HONKS ]

Narrator: UP AHEAD, A SNEAK LOOK...

OH, [BLEEP]!

Narrator: ...AT HOW THE SECOND HALF OF THIS SEASON UNFOLDS.

Man: WHOA!

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SLUICIFER'S TRYING TO FALL OFF THE BANK.

THIS IS ALL...

[ MACHINE GRINDING ]

...PRETTY [BLEEP].

Narrator: SLUICIFER'S PAD HAS WASHED AWAY

AND THE WASH PLANT IS NOW TEETERING

ON THE EDGE OF DISASTER.

DOWN BELOW, BRENNAN IS REBUILDING THE PAD

WITH THE TAILINGS THAT JUST COLLAPSED.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS COARSE TAILINGS

LAID ON THICK UP TOP AND ARMOR IT LIKE WE NORMALLY DO.

HOPEFULLY, THIS BANK HOLDS UP THIS TIME.

Parker: I MEAN, THE BIG PROBLEM IS JUST THAT IT'S A STEEP BANK

AND THERE'S NOTHING TO BIND THE MATERIAL TOGETHER.

Narrator: PARKER HAS TO KEEP SLUICIFER RUNNING

IF HE'S TO HIT HIS $7.2 MILLION GOAL.

HE HAS A RADICAL PLAN TO SHORE UP THE BANK FAST.

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I THINK IF WE HAVE SOME TREES IN THERE,

IT'LL JUST GIVE IT SOMETHING TO BIND UP TO.

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HOPEFULLY, ALL THESE TREES WILL KIND OF

LOCK IN TOGETHER LIKE A BEAVER DAM

AND KEEP [BLEEP] FROM WASHING AWAY.

THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING, ANYWAY.

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I THINK PARKER'S TAKEN A FEW LESSONS

FROM WATCHING THE BEAVERS AROUND HERE.

IT WORKS FOR THEM, WHY SHOULDN'T IT WORK FOR US, RIGHT?

IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THINK I DID THIS

BECAUSE, NOW, IT'S ME THAT'S STUCK TO IT.

I'VE NO ONE TO BE MAD AT NOW.

Narrator: AFTER A SIX-HOUR SHUTDOWN,

COSTING $14,000 IN LOST GOLD...

LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

Narrator: ...PARKER CAN FINALLY GET

SLUICIFER BACK UP AND RUNNING.

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WELL, THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER USED LOGS

FOR TRYING TO HOLD OUR BANK UP BUT...

-LOOKS GOOD. -HEY, IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING.

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SO, THIS BANK, I MEAN, IF IT'LL HOLD UP FOR 24 HOURS,

IT'LL HOLD UP FOR 24 DAYS I WOULD THINK.

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[ SIGHS ] GOT MY DAD COMING IN, VISITING FOR THE FIRST TIME,

AND ALL THE [BLEEP] HITTING THE FAN. UNREAL.

Ben: WE'VE ALL LEFT GOOD JOBS TO BE UP HERE

AND WE DON'T HAVE THE OPTION OF HAVING AN UNSUCCESSFUL SEASON.

Narrator: RICK'S GROUND IS ONLY DELIVERING

HALF THE AMOUNT OF GOLD HE NEEDS.

[ ENGINE REVS ]

Rick: THE WORST THING ABOUT THIS IS MY DAD

ALWAYS THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY FOR

TRYING TO START AN OPERATION LIKE THIS FROM SCRATCH.

WHOO.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IF IT FAILS?

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

-YEAH. -DONE.

YEAH.

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-DAD. -HEY.

-HOW'S IT GOING? -GOOD TO SEE YOU.

-YOU, TOO, MAN. -WE MADE IT, WELL.

-HOW WAS THE TRIP IN? -MAN, I AM BEAT.

IT WAS A LONG-ASS FREAKING TRIP, MAN.

IT'S NOT AN EASY TRAVEL UP HERE, MAN.

IT'S YEAH, IT'S TWO DAYS, SOLID AT AIRPORTS.

YEAH. SO, HOW'S IT GOING?

EH, IT'S GOING.

IF YOU'RE NOT TOO BEAT,

MAYBE YOU DROP YOUR BAG AND GO TAKE A LOOK.

I GOTTA GET A COUPLE HOURS' SLEEP.

OH, I GOT YOU A TRAILER OVER HERE.

ALL RIGHT, COOL.

Narrator: AFTER A TWO-HOUR NAP,

BIG RICK, THE OWNER OF A SUCCESSFUL

CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,

IS READY TO INSPECT HIS SON'S MINING OPERATION.

GUYS, MY DAD'S HERE.

[ CHEERING ] -HI, BIG RICK.

-HOW'S IT GOING? -WELCOME.

[ LAUGHS ]

SO THAT'S THE CUT.

HOLY COW, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

I LAID IT OUT ACCORDING TO THE DRILL RESULTS,

YOU KNOW, WITH A GIVE OR TAKE THERE,

BUT AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR NUMBERS RIGHT NOW,

IT'S COMING UP HALF AS GOOD IT SAYS,

AS THE DRILLING REPORT'S SAYING, RIGHT?

GROUND ISN'T WORTH A [BLEEP].

SO THE ANSWER IS TO DOUBLE YOUR PRODUCTION, THEN.

I'M, LIKE, I'M AT CAPACITY RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE.

WELL, I'M HERE TO HELP YOU.

LET'S RUN ANOTHER SHIFT.

GET SOME MORE GOLD COMING IN.

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YOU GONNA RUN NIGHT SHIFT?

WHATEVER IT TAKES, I'M HERE TO HELP.

YEAH, I MEAN, I'M GAME IF YOU'RE WILLING TO LET US DO IT.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

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I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS, BY THE WAY.

IT AIN'T MUCH OF A VACATION.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW IN THE MORNING.

I HOPE RICK REALLY APPRECIATES, YOU KNOW,

THAT HIS DAD TOOK HIS VACATION TO COME HERE AND HELP US OUT.

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Narrator: AS THE CREW'S SHIFT COMES TO AN END AT 7:00 P.M.,

BIG RICK STARTS THE FIRST EVER NIGHT SHIFT

TO RUN TWICE THE AMOUNT OF DIRT

AND COMPENSATE FOR THE LACK OF GOLD SO FAR.

-YOU GOOD? -YEP. I'M GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

THANKS.

RUNNING TWICE THE DIRT BY WORKING OVERNIGHT

AND MIGHT BE THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS US FROM GOING BROKE.

Narrator: BIG RICK HAS 38 YEARS IN CONSTRUCTION

AND GAVE HIS SON HIS FIRST BREAK.

HE GREW UP, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS BEING AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT

AND, YOU KNOW, THE FAMILY BUSINESS.

I MEAN, WE GAVE HIM A FEW OPPORTUNITIES WHEN HE WAS LITTLE

TO RUN THE EQUIPMENT AND PLAY WITH IT A LITTLE.

BEEN A REALLY TOUGH YEAR FOR RICK

THIS YEAR WITH HIS MOTHER DYING

AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS GOING ON IN HIS LIFE,

AND TO TRY TO PUT THIS WHOLE THING TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, I THINK, YOU KNOW,

RICK IS TAKING A HUMONGOUS RISK HERE.

THIS IS A CRAZY PIPE DREAM.

I'M NOT GONNA LET MY SON FAIL.

WE'RE GONNA GET EVERY OUNCE OF GOLD OUT OF THING

AND WE'RE GONNA WORK 24/7.

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NIGHT SHIFT SUCKS AND THAT'S A FACT.

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Narrator: TONY HAS FLOWN OVER A HUNDRED MILES

FROM EUREKA TO REMOTE THISTLE CREEK.

HIS MISSION --

REMOVE THE HEART OF HIS 72-YEAR-OLD DREDGE, THE TROMMEL.

TONY HAS SPENT TWO YEARS

AND WELL OVER $1 MILLION TO GET TO THIS POINT.

Mike: IT SHOULD ALL COME UNDONE IF CODY DOES HIS JOB RIGHT.

-SOUNDS GOOD. -OKAY.

Narrator: THE BACK OF THE 35-FOOT TROMMEL

IS STILL TRAPPED INSIDE THE STEEL SUPERSTRUCTURE.

TONY'S PLAN, HAVE WELDER CODY ATTACH

FOUR D-RINGS ONTO THE 13-TON DRUM,

A PAIR FOR EACH CRANE.

THEY'LL THEN RAISE THE TROMMEL BEFORE BOOMING IT

HORIZONTALLY TILL IT'S FREE OF THE STRUCTURE.

THEY CAN THEN SWING IT SAFELY DOWN TO THE GROUND.

[ THUD ]

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WELL, IT'S A TRICKY MOVE HERE TO DO WITH TWO CRANES.

I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.

Cody: PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING'S CUT OFF THE TROMMEL.

THEY APPEAR TO BE FREE AND WE JUST, PRETTY MUCH,

JUST GOTTA HOOK ON TO IT WITH THE CRANE,

DO A LIFT, AND THEN SHE SHOULD COME FREE.

Narrator: THE PRESSURE IS ON CRANE OPERATORS MIKE BEETS...

-HEY! -SORRY.

Narrator: ...AND MIKE SCRIBA.

IT'S A BIG CHALLENGE, BUT WE'LL GET HER.

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WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

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Narrator: TONY'S ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE

THE 13-TON TROMMEL FROM DREDGE TWO.

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ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON,

TONY HAS JUST A QUARTER OF HIS 6,000-OUNCE,

$7.2 MILLION TARGET.

HE CAN'T AFFORD ANY DELAYS.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

[ METAL CLANGS ]

Narrator: CRANING THE TROMMEL UP WHILE IT WAS SNAGGED

ON THE SUPERSTRUCTURE RIPPED OFF A D-RING.

TO AVOID HAVING TWO CRANES WORKING AGAINST EACH OTHER,

TONY WILL RISK HAVING SON, MIKE, TAKE THE FULL LOAD

OF THE 13-TON TROMMEL ON A SINGLE CRANE.

I SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK IT STRAIGHT UP.

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Narrator: THE TROMMEL NOW HAS A 100-MILE JOURNEY

DOWN THE YUKON RIVER TO EUREKA CREEK.

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Parker: YO, YEAH, YEAH, WHAT'S UP?

OH, [BLEEP], THAT'S NOT GOOD.

GET OUTTA HERE, I GOTTA PUT SOME [BLEEP] PANTS ON.

COME ON.

OH, [BLEEP] SAKE.

NIGHT SHIFT USUALLY DOESN'T WAKE ANYBODY UP

UNLESS IT'S A COMPLETE EMERGENCY.

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HOLY [BLEEP].

THAT IS NOT GOOD.

Narrator: THREE DAYS AGO,

THE PAD BENEATH SLUICIFER COLLAPSED.

PARKER REINFORCED THE BANKS WITH TREES AND FINE TAILINGS.

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SO THIS BANK, I MEAN, IF IT'LL HOLD UP

FOR 24 HOURS, IT'LL HOLD UP FOR 24 DAYS I WOULD THINK.

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Narrator: BUT HIS BEAVER DAM FIX

HAS CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED, LEAVING SLUICIFER,

AND HIS ENTIRE SEASON HANGING IN THE BALANCE.

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[BLEEP] ME.

AND I'M GONNA DO MYSELF A [BLEEP] FAVOR

AND STAND UNDER THE [BLEEP].

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[ BLEEP ]

AAH!

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Narrator: A SMALL LEAK FROM THE SLUICES

PUT THE DIVERTER TROUGH OUT OF ALIGNMENT.

THEN, 210,000 GALLONS OF WATER AN HOUR

BEGAN ERODING THE BANK,

WASHING AWAY THE PAD THAT SLUICIFER SITS ON,

LEAVING THE $600,000 WASH PLANT TEETERING

ON THE EDGE.

IT'S, UH, DEFINITELY DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.

WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN OUR HISTORY OF MINING,

BUT WE HAVE NOW.

WHAT IS THE PLAN HERE,

JUST SO I'M ON THE SAME PAGE WITH YOU.

WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET IT BACK THIS WAY

AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE,

TURN IT, WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT DOWN HERE

TO THE WIDE SPOT AND GET IN HERE AND DIG THIS OUT.

GET IT FIXED, BRING IT BACK DOWN WAS THE PLAN.

WHAT A [BLEEP] [BLEEP].

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Parker: NO, THIS IS ALL JUST A COMPLETE [BLEEP] DISASTER.

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[ BLEEP ]

Narrator: PARKER'S BEAVER DAM HAS FAILED.

THE CREW RACES TO RESCUE THE 45-TON WASH PLANT

FROM THE EDGE OF DISASTER.

THIS SITUATION HERE PRETTY WELL SUMS UP OUR ENTIRE SEASON.

THERE'S NO WAY IN HELL

WE'RE GETTING TO 6,000 OUNCES,

I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

THIS SUCKS, IT'S OUR WEEKEND OFF.

WE ALL ARE TIRED AND NEED A REST,

BUT NOW THEY HAVE TO REBUILD THE PAD,

RESET THE PLANT AND WE'RE JUST [BLEEP] NIGHTMARE.

Narrator: FIRST, BRENNAN ATTEMPTS TO DRAG

90,000-POUND SLUICIFER BACK FROM THE BRINK.

[ METAL GRINDING, SQUEAKING ]

WHOA, LET HER CALM DOWN A BIT.

THAT CONVEYOR'S GOING EVERYWHERE, BUDDY.

THERE WE GO.

NICE AND EASY, JUST WATCH WHEN SHE COMES DOWN

IT DOESN'T HIT TOO HARD.

I THINK YOU'RE GOOD THERE.

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Parker: AT LEAST IT'S NOT DANGLING OFF THE CLIFF ANYMORE.

-TIME TO REBUILD. -TIME TO REBUILD.

Narrator: INSTEAD OF TAKING A SHORTCUT WITH TREES

AND FINE TAILINGS, THIS TIME,

PARKER TRUCKS IN OVER 2,000 TONS OF LARGE ROCKS.

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WE DUG THIS DOWN ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT FEET.

WE PUT COARSE TAILINGS IN,

WHICH WE SHOULD'VE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

WE JUST TRIED TO ARM THE [BLEEP] OUT OF THIS BANK.

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I THINK EVERYTHING'S READY DOWN THERE.

NOW WE JUST GOTTA TRY AND LINE IT ALL BACK UP.

YEAH.

NOW DON'T GET TOO CONFIDENT THERE.

I'M NOT.

COME ON.

YEAH, I KNOW. I DON'T WANT TO BUST THESE TRACKS.

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Narrator: BRENNAN NOW DRAGS SLUICIFER BACK INTO POSITION ON

THE NEWLY ARMORED PAD.

THE TRICKY PART ABOUT THIS IS WHEN HE TURNS SLUICIFER HERE,

WE GOTTA LINE IT UP, DEAD NUTS ON,

WITH OUR SUPER STACKER CONVEYOR.

IT'S GOTTA BE RIGHT.

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-YOU GOOD? -HEY!

WHAT A HEAVY [BLEEP] PIECE OF [BLEEP].

THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT YOUR MOM SAYS ABOUT YOU.

[ LAUGHS ]

♪♪

WHOA!

WE'RE ABOUT EIGHT INCHES OUT!

THAT'LL BE GOOD.

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MAN, I THINK THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

I THINK WE'RE READY TO TURN THIS THING BACK ON,

START MAKING MONEY AGAIN.

Narrator: FIXING PARKER'S BEAVER DAM DISASTER

HAS COST THEM A DAY'S RUNNING

AND $50,000 IN LOST GOLD.

LET'S SEE IF THIS SHAKER SHAKES, HUH?

IT'S BACK ON SOLID GROUND, SO.

-ALL RIGHT. -WE TRY IT AGAIN.

FIRE IT THE [BLEEP] UP.

CLEAR!

[ MACHINE RUNNING ]

WE'RE BACK SLUICING.

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SO YOU READY TO SEE A GOLD WEIGH?

WE DO THESE EVERY WEEK.

YEAH, I MEAN, WE NEED TO SEE SOME RESULTS, HERE, RIGHT?

-YEAH. -I'M UP FOR THAT.

LET'S DO IT.

Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK, RICK'S DAD, BIG RICK,

HAS PULLED FOUR STRAIGHT NIGHT SHIFTS TO HELP SALVAGE

HIS SON'S MINING OPERATION.

-YOU READY FOR A GOLD WEIGH? -YEAH, MAN.

-CARLA, YOU GOT IT? -OH, YEAH.

Narrator: RICK'S GROUND IS DELIVERING HALF THE GOLD

HE NEEDS TO BREAK EVEN.

I THINK WE'RE GETTING AN IDEA THAT THE GOLD,

IT'S NOT IN THE GROUND LIKE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

Narrator: HIS DAD'S SOLUTION?

RUN THE PLANT, NIGHT AND DAY.

I WANNA THANK MY DAD, HE CAME IN,

AND IT'S NOT MUCH OF A FATHER/SON VISIT

WHEN THE DAD GOES RIGHT TO WORK ON NIGHTS,

BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING IT.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT,

I MEAN, IT'S WHATEVER IT TAKES, RIGHT?

I MEAN, I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU GUYS OUT.

I APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME UP. THANK YOU, BUD.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

WHOO-HOO. ONE FOR BIG RICK!

-[ LAUGHS ] -EXCELLENT.

WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT, MAN.

-ALL RIGHT. -HOLY COW.

-NICE. -NICE WORK, CARLA.

-GOLD LOOKS GREAT. -OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH.

Narrator: TO GET BACK ON TRACK,

RICK NEEDS 52 OUNCES EVERY WEEK TILL THE END OF THE SEASON.

♪♪

THERE'S 10...

20, 30, 40,

50, 60, 70. -OH, YEAH, THERE YOU GO.

-80, 90. -ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S 100. WE BROKE 100, BOYS.

THAT'S AWESOME. [ CHUCKLES ]

106.96.

-WOW, MAN. -YEAH!

SWEET!

Narrator: WORTH ALMOST $130,000,

A MASSIVE 50% INCREASE ON LAST WEEK.

SO, IT'S JUST, RUNNING THAT NIGHT SHIFT, MAN,

WE PICKED UP THAT MUCH MORE?

THAT'S GOT TO BE IT.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGED, RIGHT?

-YEAH, BIG RICK, THANK YOU! -ALL RIGHT, BIG RICK, YEAH!

YEE-HEE-HOO!

THANKS A LOT. I APPRECIATE THAT.

Rick: IT JUST GIVES ME HOPE.

BUT RUNNING NIGHT SHIFT, AND DOUBLING PRODUCTION,

THAT JUST MEANS WE'RE GONNA RUN OUT OF STRIPPED GROUND

REALLY QUICK.

BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE BACK ON TRACK, GUYS.

YEAH.

AND THIS IS THE BEST ONE THAT WE'VE DONE.

All: YAY!

Narrator: ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH HIS FIRST SEASON,

RICK HAS JUST OVER $380,000 WORTH OF THE GOLD HE NEEDS

TO BREAK EVEN, AND LEAVE THE KLONDIKE A SUCCESS.

LOCK THAT UP GOOD.

♪♪

♪♪

WE GOT AN OLD CHUNK OFF THE DREDGE,

CLAMPED THE DEVICE,

AND THEN WE GOT THE TORCH IN THERE.

Narrator: AFTER TWO MONTHS AT THISTLE CREEK,

WELDER, CODY HUNTER IS AN OFF-GRID GOURMET EXPERT.

I LIKE USING HARD HATS.

WE GET A WHOLE PEPPER, JUICY PEPPER.

FRESH CHIVES THAT WE PICKED STRAIGHT OUT OF THE GARDEN.

LOVE COOKING. COOKING'S AWESOME.

[ LAUGHS ]

WELL, SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW,

YOU GET BAD QUALITY COOKWARE, YOU SEE.

WE MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE HERE.

IT'S A POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD BURN A HOLE IN THE PAN.

THE OMELET'S GONNA BE [BLEEP] DONE.

JUST ABOUT PERFECT, I THINK.

♪♪

GOOD.

IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.

♪♪

♪♪

Narrator: TONY IS NOW ONE STEP CLOSER TO GETTING

DREDGE TWO REBUILT, AND CATCHING GOLD.

♪♪

WITH DREDGE ONE DOWN, THE ONLY GOLD COMING IN THIS WEEK,

IS FROM MONICA'S WASH PLAN.

YEAH, THAT DREDGE IS DOWN.

MM-HMM. WELL, WOULD BE NICE.

WELL, ONE CAN HOLD.

Narrator: TO HIT HIS 6,000-OUNCE,

$7.2 MILLION GOAL,

TONY NEEDS 305 OUNCES

WORTH OVER $360,000 EVERY WEEK.

20, 30,

40, 50, 60,

70, 80...

90...

110, 120, 137...

138.08.

Narrator: WORTH JUST $165,000

NOT EVEN HALF OF WHAT HE NEEDS.

STILL, THAT'S QUITE A WAYS TO GO, GUYS.

YEAH, WE'RE HERE MORE, MAYBE WE COULD.

YEAH.

SO, I TOLD LISA 1,558 ROUGHLY.

SO WHAT DO YOU SAY?

SHOULD WE PACK IT UP AND THEN GET BACK AT IT?

WELL, WE CAN'T MAKE ANY MONEY SITTING HERE.

NOPE.

Narrator: ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON,

TONY ONLY HAS A QUARTER OF HIS 6,000-OUNCE GOAL.

♪♪

LANDLORDS, TONY AND MINNIE,

CHECK UP ON PARKER, TO COLLECT THEIR MID-SEASON

ROYALTY PAYMENT.

WELL, HIS TRUCK IS HERE, SO HE PROBABLY HERE.

HEY!

GOOD, LET ME THROW SOME SHOES ON HERE.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING?

FOUND SOME MORE GOLD.

UM, I THINK CHRIS IS DOWN THERE CLEANING GOLD RIGHT NOW.

LET'S GO SEE WHAT HE'S GOT.

Narrator: LIKE TONY, PARKER HAS A 6,000-OUNCE,

$7.2 MILLION SEASON GOAL.

BOTH MINERS ARE DETERMINED TO GET MORE GOLD THAN THE OTHER.

TONY'S BEEN AHEAD ALL SEASON,

AND IS STILL 446 OUNCES,

WORTH OVER $535,000,

AHEAD OF PARKER.

OH, WE HAD A GOOD WEEK. WE REALLY DID.

-YEAH? -YEAH.

SO BOTH PLANTS PERFORMED REALLY WELL,

AFTER ALL THE DISASTERS WE BEEN GOING THROUGH.

SO YOU WANNA THROW SOME GOLD ON THE SCALE,

SEE WHAT WE GOT? YOU WANT BIG RED?

30...

60...

GOT THE 100.

150...

200...

205.6.

-REALLY? -REALLY?

THAT'S A GOOD WEEK.

Narrator: TO CATCH UP WITH TONY'S 1,558 OUNCES,

PARKER NOW NEEDS SLUICIFER TO DELIVER 240 OUNCES.

ALL RIGHT, HERE'S SLUICIFER.

♪♪

75...

150...

220...

-250... -YEAH.

264 1/2.

THAT'S A REALLY GOOD WEEK.

-SO YOUR SEASON TOTAL IS? -WHAT'S THAT?

-1,580 OR SOMETHING? -1,582?

1,582.

SO, YOU'RE 24 OUNCES AHEAD OF US.

OH, BOY.

WHOA!

Narrator: FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON,

PARKER EDGES AHEAD OF HIS RIVAL, TONY.

THAT WE WILL.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE OWE YOU GUYS 136.8 OUNCES.

OUCH.

GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.

THANKS FOR TAKING ALL MY [BLEEP] MONEY.

♪♪

YEAH, I MEAN, IT SUCKS HAVING TO PAY TONY ROYALTIES,

BUT I MEAN, IT DOES FEEL GOOD TO TAKE THE LEAD RIGHT NOW.

AFTER ALL THE [BLEEP] HE'S GIVEN US THIS SEASON,

BE REALLY NICE TO KICK HIS ASS.

[ HORN HONKS ]

Narrator: STILL TO COME, ON THIS SEASON

OF "GOLD RUSH"... -WHOA!

TA-DA!

WE'VE GOT A GOAL TO HIT.

I WANNA DO BETTER MY FIRST YEAR IN THE KLONDIKE,

THAN PARKER DID.

AAH! [BLEEP]!

I MEAN, MOTHER NATURE'S CLOSING IN ON US,

AND CLOSING IN ON US FAST.

-WHOA! -I LOVE THAT SOUND.

READY!

I'D LOVE FOR OUR SEASON TO END WITH SOME GOLD

OUT OF OUR OWN GROUND.

THIS IS OUR FUTURE AND THAT FUTURE HAS TO START NOW.

UH-OH.

YEE-HAW!

-GET OUT OF THERE! -GOT A BOAT ACCIDENT.

WE HAVE A SERIOUS INJURY.

WE NEED A HELICOPTER OUT HERE IMMEDIATELY.

HOLY [BLEEP]! LOOK AT THAT!

I LEFT A [BLEEP] TORCH ON THE FELT.

PLANT'S ON FIRE!

RECORD BREAKING ROYALTY PAYMENTS OVER $1 MILLION.