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This time
on Aussie Gold Hunters...
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Jacqui!
..in their final week,
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a freak accident leaves Jacqui
and Andrew a man down...
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Me hand won't even work properly.
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..but a young station hand
steps in...
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Look at that!
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..as they fight
to reach their target
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before the heat puts
an end their season.
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We're not quitting until we are
literally forced out of here.
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A lot of hard work went into it.
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The ocean was a nice change
but so good to be back.
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Out of time and options,
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Salty and Alan turn to mentor
and mining legend Vern Strange
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for new ground.
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Got to find a lot of gold
in a short amount of time.
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But after spending thousands
hiring a loader...
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Mate, what are we doing?
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I thought we were just doing
one cut.
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..they hit a roadblock...
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This is hard.
Too hard on the loader.
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Just don't do anymore, mate.
I've had enough of this.
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..that threatens to send them
home empty handed.
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And in their final week...
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Shane, why are you going
down the hole?
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..Shane and Kate's search
for gold sends them down
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a century old mine shaft...
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Geez, there's nice quartz here,
Kate.
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..but a relic from the past
puts their lives at risk.
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Out! Out! There's a bit
of old explosives here.
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Get out of the hole!
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We've found this burnt ground
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so we thought we'd come
and have a swing here.
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You haven't got all of
the grass in your way.
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You can see all the rocks and the
ground so clearly and easily.
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It's so hot
working out here in this.
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Most prospectors are pretty much
done for the season.
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This time of year
in north Queensland
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is absolutely brutal.
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Every day it's just getting
hotter and hotter.
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Wow, that's a huge termite mound.
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You see a lot of them around
this part of the world
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but you don't see many
as big as that one.
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Shame there's no gold around it.
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Far north Queensland,
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in the remote
Palmer River Goldfields,
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Jacqui Buzetti and Andrew Leahy
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are battling
the intense tropical heat
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in their hunt
for life changing gold.
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The wet season's approaching,
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there's afternoon storms
kicking in.
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So, really, we know that
our time's running out.
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Soon, scorching temperatures will
rise above 45 degrees Celsius,
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followed by tropical storms
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that can unleash 250 millimetres
of rainfall in a day -
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making gold detecting impossible.
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The only reason we're still here
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is because we haven't hit
50 ounces yet.
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But we're running out
of places to find it.
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I don't really know if we're
actually going to make it
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by the time the rains
kick us out of here.
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Well,
let's go and find another spot.
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This one's done.
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Let's go and make a new plan.
It's a big property.
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There'll be somewhere else
we can go.
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The end of the season is just
around the corner, mate.
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Yeah, I know.
Have you seen my radio?
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I took it off down here
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when I sat down
for a drink on that log.
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I'll just go grab it, hey?
Yeah, yeah.
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Jacqui!
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Andy!
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You alright?
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Oh!
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Are you OK?
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What happened, man?
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Just tripped over
coming back with me radio,
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smashed me elbow, mate.
Whoa!
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Man, you wanna take that for us?
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That is so sore.
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I landed straight on it.
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Ah, gee,
me hand won't even work properly.
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Are you serious?
Yeah.
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Um, alright. Come on, let's go.
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I know it's ages away
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but I think you need a doctor
to look at that, hey?
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Four hour drive.
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Yeah,
well, that could be really bad.
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What if you've broken it?
(SIGHS)
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This is the last thing we needed,
mate.
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It's already starting
to swell up, hey?
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Seriously?
Yeah.
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We were going to struggle
to make our target anyway
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and now I've pretty much
thrown in the towel for us.
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Like, we're not going
to get there now.
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No, we still can.
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This season, Jacqui and Andrew
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pushed further than ever
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into the depths
of the Palmer River rainforest...
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We're not getting through that,
mate.
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..to search for big gold
on the infamous Cannibal Creek...
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No way, mate. That is epic.
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Yes!
..finding success early on...
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Over a thousand ounces
worth of gold.
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Whew! That's what the Palmer's
all about.
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..but their luck
was short lived...
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Piece of junk.
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Not what I came here for.
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Ouch!
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..coming face to face
with the wildlife...
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Green ants.
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What's that?
That's a feral pig.
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No food left at all.
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..and extreme heat
of Far North Queensland.
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Oh, you're cooked, mate.
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Now with the season
rapidly coming to a close,
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they still need over
40,000 dollars worth of gold
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to hit their ambitious
50 ounce target.
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We've still got 17 ounces to go,
mate.
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I reckon the season's done.
I reckon we're cooked.
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We're nearly at the end now.
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Don't fall down before
the finish line, mate.
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Oh,
so they've just taken him in.
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They said they're going
to triage him soon.
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Hopefully
we're not stuck here too long
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but it's just one
of those things -
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you've got to do something
about it.
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We're not going to be
any good to find gold
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if he's broken
and busted like that.
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So...now we wait.
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Right,
what have we got here, Shane?
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Well, this is the heap of dirt
that come from the old mine
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that the old prospectors
left behind.
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How long has this stuff
been here, do you know?
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Well, this lot probably came out
in about the early '70s,
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so it's probably been here
50 years.
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They would have dug this out here
looking for really rich gold,
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'cause the price wasn't quite
good enough to process it
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so they stock piled it here.
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But for today's prices
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it's worth...absolutely
worth treating.
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Well, why don't we grab
a small sample of this
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and we can sieve it and pan it
off and see what we've got.
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Exactly. That's what we'll do.
Let's get on with it.
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Alright. Come on.
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In Western Australia's remote
Yalgoo Goldfields,
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Shane Calegari and Kate Dundas
are up against the clock
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as soaring temperatures threaten
to bring their season to a close.
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Targeting the piles of dirt -
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left by old timer miners
decades ago -
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could be their last hope
of hitting a 30 ounce target.
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We're trying to take samples
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from a few different places
across the pile
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so we can get a good
representative sample.
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Right.
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Time's running out.
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It's really our last option
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so we've got to get gold
out of this.Yeah.
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This is really our last
chance to get something.
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With this little bit of dirt,
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if we got three to four specs
or five specs...Yeah, OK.
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..it'd be very good.
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OK, Kate, here's the big swirl.
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I can see it from here, Shane.
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That is absolutely fantastic.
That's brilliant!
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Yeah.
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Without modern wash plants
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capable of processing
high volumes of pay dirt,
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the old timers focused
on hard rock mining,
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chasing gold suspended
in quartz veins.
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Let's fire it up.
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Shane and Kate
believe the workings
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left behind by the old timers
are rich with fine gold -
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perfect for their wash plant,
Mr Fragile.
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Alright, let's get on the gold.
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This season...
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I've just made great money,
I can go home pretty happy now.
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Thanks very much.
Great journey, Rusty.
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Shane's partnership
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with long-standing teammate
Russell Nash
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came to an end...
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Whoa!
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..but geologist
and family friend Kate Dundas
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stepped in to keep
the operation running...
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I've known Shane
for most of my life.
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He was a really good mate
of my Dad's
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and coming up here was something
my Dad always wanted to do
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but he never made it.
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He passed away
before he got up here.
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..and help negotiate the potential
purchase of his Galah lease
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by a local mining company...
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It's a six-figure sum
for the option,
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seven-figure sum to exercise it
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and a one percent weldy
if we go ahead.
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But with just one week left
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and the sale of the lease
still not guaranteed...
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That's perfect.
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..Shane and Kate
are doing whatever it takes
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to reach their 30 ounce target.
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Because the dirt's so good here
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I'm starting to think
what's left down there,
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there might be a couple of tonne
of really good dirt
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that hasn't been taken out
of there.
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Shane, what are you doing?
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Why are you going down the hole?
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Kate,
there's good dirt left behind.
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It'll probably be
three times richer.
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I'll stockpile it here then
I can sieve the whole lot.
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Alright. I like your thinking.
Get on with it.OK. Let's go.
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Whoa!
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I don't know why this ground is
so soft for, I don't know why.
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Look at this.
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Yeah, it's already super fine.
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Kate,
this ground shouldn't be so soft.
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No, I'm not expecting it
to be that soft.
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I don't know why it is.
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I've got a gut feeling
it might have been blasted
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and they never picked it out.
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I might go down and have a look.
You want to go down the hole?
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I better go down and have a look.
Alright.
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This ground shouldn't be so soft
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so I don't know
what's going on down there.
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So I'm going to go down
and just have a little look
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and if I don't like it
I'll abandon it.
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Well, this is like the old days.
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50-years-ago
I used to go down these holes.
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Look at this.
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This has been blasted
and never dug out
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but I can't get in here
with my back hoe bucket.
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So I'm going to fill
this bucket up like this
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until I clean this shaft out.
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Geez, some nice quartz here,
Kate.
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Well, make sure you bring
some up with you, Shane.
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What the (BLEEP) hell's that?
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What is it, Shane?
Out of here.
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Let's go.
What is it?
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There's a bit of old
explosives here.
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Out of here! Out, out!
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Come on, move, move, move.
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Get out of the hole!
Get out of the hole!
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Finally back in the desert, mate.
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Oh, so good to be back.
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The ocean was a nice change
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but, oh, we got to come back here
to finish this season.
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Three ounces to go, mate.
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Thankfully Vern's let us,
uh, jump on his lease.
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There's a lot of history
out here.
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Lots of gold has been found.
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This has got good promise,
this area.
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I guess the next challenge
is seeing (BLEEP)
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cut a deal, hey?
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Yeah,
he likes his pound of flesh.
252
00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,960
In the final week of their season,
253
00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:41,040
Alan and Salty have travelled
500 kilometres inland
254
00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,880
from the lush coast
of Western Australia
255
00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,280
to the Southern Cross goldfields.
256
00:11:47,560 --> 00:11:51,640
Just three ounces shy
of their 15 ounce season target,
257
00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,600
they're hoping mining mogul
Vern Strange,
258
00:11:54,680 --> 00:11:58,120
will grant them access
to his Mount Jackson lease.
259
00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:00,480
G'day, lads.
Hey, Vern.
260
00:12:00,560 --> 00:12:02,400
Good to see you again.
261
00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:04,080
It's good to be back.
Yeah.
262
00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:05,600
Mate,
we're out here for one reason.
263
00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:07,240
You need some cash.
Yeah, man, we do.
264
00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:08,800
We need some cash.
Fair enough.
265
00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,560
I got a site only about
a kilometre east of here.
266
00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,440
Uh, a bloke found a three ounce
nugget there detecting
267
00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:18,360
and he got about another
six ounces just virgin ground.
268
00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,280
I reckon you take a bit
of dirt off it,
269
00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:22,000
it should produce a few goodies.
270
00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,080
What are you thinking for the,
uh, for a deal?
271
00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,920
Well, I'll give you
a nice brand new loader
272
00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:28,600
for 150 an hour.
273
00:12:28,680 --> 00:12:30,800
How about first ounce you keep
274
00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,200
and then 50-50
straight down the line.
275
00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:34,760
Happy with that?
276
00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:36,680
Sounds good, mate.
You got yourself a deal.
277
00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,840
You wait until you see
this landscape.Yeah?
278
00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:40,920
It'll blow your mind.
279
00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:42,200
This season,
280
00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,520
rookie team Alan and Salty
took their hunt for gold
281
00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,800
to some of Western Australia's
most remote locations...
282
00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:50,240
I can almost guarantee
283
00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,120
there's never been a coil out
here before.
284
00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:55,400
..in the hope of finding
untouched gold deposits
285
00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,080
using outback knowledge
286
00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,680
and underwater gold hunting
equipment.
287
00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,000
Oh, I got it!
288
00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,200
Last week they took a gamble,
289
00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,840
diving a shipwreck
in search of treasure.
290
00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,120
We've got to be onto a trail here
of a...of some sort of shipwreck.
291
00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,520
They turned up clues that
could lead to a massive find...
292
00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,080
I found the anchor!
293
00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:16,520
..but no gold.
294
00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:18,760
Maybe this shipwreck thing
is a bit of a bust.
295
00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:24,240
Now they've returned
to the desert to face the heat
296
00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,200
in the hope of hitting
their 15 ounce target.
297
00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:29,600
Well, we got three ounces
left of the, ah,
298
00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:30,800
season target, Salty.
299
00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:32,480
We've got to include Vern's cut
300
00:13:32,560 --> 00:13:35,320
and the fuel
and the rental of this loader.
301
00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,360
So, yeah, I reckon we're looking
at more like five or six, eh?
302
00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:40,360
Yeah, it's a...it's a safe guess,
I reckon.
303
00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:43,440
We are here.
304
00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:45,680
Got the co-ords here
305
00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,520
for that three ounce nugget
that Vern's mate found.
306
00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:52,760
Alright, we'll start here.
307
00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:57,080
Vern's 14 tonne front loader
308
00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,240
can quickly strip away
undergrowth and topsoil -
309
00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:04,520
to expose pads of virgin ground
ready to be detected.
310
00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:08,280
Two hours in,
so roughly 300 bucks.
311
00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:11,760
Hopefully we can make that back
by finding some gold out here.
312
00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:14,200
We'll start over in this corner.
313
00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:26,600
What do you reckon, mate?
314
00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:27,760
Well, that's me done.
315
00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,840
That's pretty much an hour of,
ah, no signal.Yeah.
316
00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,600
We can't go any deeper here.
Maybe over there.
317
00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:40,200
The plan is do a couple more cuts
in this area, nice and deep.
318
00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,280
It actually sounds like you're
already hitting that calcrete.
319
00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,040
Yeah, nah I can feel it
and see it.
320
00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:50,520
Calcrete is a layer
of compressed rocks and dirt
321
00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:52,320
as hard as concrete.
322
00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:56,640
You do occasionally get nuggets
hiding in the calcrete
323
00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:58,120
but very rarely.
324
00:14:58,200 --> 00:14:59,840
I mean,
we might be wasting our time
325
00:14:59,920 --> 00:15:01,160
and our money.
326
00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:02,920
Come on, bite in.
327
00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:06,280
The wheel's spinning.
328
00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,160
This is hard,
too hard on the loader.
329
00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:15,240
Move, move, move!
330
00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:16,520
Quickly! Come on!
331
00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:17,880
Get out of here.
332
00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,160
That's why these guys
didn't dig it all out.
333
00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,680
They've got unexploded
plugs down here.
334
00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:26,920
I tell you what, if I would have
hit that with my backhoe bucket
335
00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,280
it would've been all over.
336
00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:32,120
Peep the safety fuse, it's like
an unexploded bomb down there.
337
00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,240
Nobody's going near
this hole again.
338
00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,640
In the remote
Western Australian goldfields,
339
00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:42,640
an unexploded charge
has forced Shane Calegari
340
00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:46,480
to evacuate an old mineshaft
on his Galah lease.
341
00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,600
My great grandfather
lost his leg at Leonora
342
00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:51,760
under exactly
the same circumstances.
343
00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:53,800
They drilled into an old plug,
blew his leg off.
344
00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:55,360
So I'm going to make sure
345
00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:57,640
nobody else goes down there again
and we're done here.
346
00:15:57,720 --> 00:15:59,440
We've got the bucket
and the backhoe down there
347
00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:01,440
so we need to get that
out really, really carefully
348
00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:02,560
without touching anything.
349
00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:07,320
Over time, nitro-glycerine leaches
out of explosive charges
350
00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:10,200
forming extremely
fragile crystals.
351
00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:14,160
If this crystalized
nitro-glycerine is disturbed
352
00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,600
the explosion could be fatal.
353
00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:34,160
Kate, I'm out!
354
00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:35,520
Good job.
355
00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,360
I'm glad that's out of me life.
356
00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,240
Yeah, well...
Shane, what do you reckon?
357
00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:41,800
Is it still safe to take this
material from the top here?
358
00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:43,440
As long as I don't let
any material
359
00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,400
fall down that hole,
it won't be a problem.
360
00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:52,400
So we need to sieve it
361
00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,560
because we can
only send fine materials
362
00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:55,880
through the wet plant,
363
00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,680
through Mr Fragile
and we really need the fines.
364
00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:00,320
The gold is in the fines anyway.
365
00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,560
OK, Kate,
just run it down to Mr Fragile
366
00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:05,200
but do not back it up.
367
00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:06,560
I'll come and talk to you.
368
00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:12,600
Now, Kate, there's something
I've got to tell ya.
369
00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:14,360
What's wrong?
370
00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,440
The brakes are a bit
average here, right?
371
00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,520
OK?
Yeah.
372
00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:21,040
Just back it up there
as slow as anything
373
00:17:21,120 --> 00:17:24,240
and as soon as I say stop,
just stop.
374
00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,880
I'll put a chock in there
and you put the brakes on there
375
00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:28,520
and that will hold up there, OK?
376
00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:30,360
You're in reverse.
Are you serious?
377
00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:32,760
Absolute. You can do it.
Just get it done. Let's do it.
378
00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:34,600
Right,
you need to yell at me, though,
379
00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:36,920
'cause I can't hear very well.
I'm not gonna yell at ya.
380
00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,720
I really, really hope
I don't run him over
381
00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:39,920
because this could be
really dangerous.
382
00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:41,480
And if I roll back down the hill
383
00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:42,880
then I'm going straight
into the camp.
384
00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:44,520
That's it, Kate.
Now give it to her.
385
00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:45,920
Straight back?
Yeah, straight back.
386
00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:52,280
Keep going!
387
00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:57,320
So the doctor has basically said
388
00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,840
I'm stuck in this sling for,
like, four weeks, mate.
389
00:17:59,920 --> 00:18:02,640
I've just bruised the bones
in my elbow,
390
00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,520
smacked the tendons around
391
00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:06,440
and I've got a heap
of swelling in there.
392
00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,240
You're going to have to rest
that arm like they told you to
393
00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:10,640
or it won't get better, Andy.
394
00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:11,800
Yeah, I know.
395
00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:13,720
It's just such bad timing.
396
00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,080
In far North Queensland,
397
00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,880
Jacqui and Andrew have suffered
a serious blow to their hopes
398
00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,360
of hitting target,
399
00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,680
before the looming monsoons
end their season.
400
00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:27,200
Storms are just around
the corner.
401
00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:28,360
I know.
402
00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,320
We're running out
of ground to detect.
403
00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:31,640
It's a massive property.
404
00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:33,360
We're going to go see Adam.
405
00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:34,640
Get some new ground.
406
00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:37,040
What am I going to be able
to do with one hand?
407
00:18:37,120 --> 00:18:38,760
We'll make it work.
408
00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:40,200
It's just what we do.
409
00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:41,680
We'll get through this.
410
00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:45,560
The pair are meeting
with Adam Mellers who manages
411
00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:50,040
the 1,300 square kilometre
Palmerville Cattle Station.
412
00:18:50,120 --> 00:18:51,720
Hey, how are yous?
413
00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,040
We're on the hunt
for some fresh ground, hey?
414
00:18:54,120 --> 00:18:56,520
I've just been thinking
about some options.
415
00:18:56,600 --> 00:19:01,040
Um, the station has got a lease
that it's coming up for renewal
416
00:19:01,120 --> 00:19:03,720
and, um,
we want to just make sure
417
00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:05,320
it's worth extending the lease.
418
00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:07,640
We'd like you to go there
419
00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:09,560
and see if you could prove
it up for us.
420
00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,960
But if you do that we'd want
421
00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:14,840
at least 50 percent
of everything you get.
422
00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,600
It would be good to search
the ground, definitely. Um...
423
00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,720
It's going to be hard
with just one of us, mate.
424
00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:25,960
We're only one set of
hands at the moment.
425
00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:27,680
It's going to be a struggle.
426
00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:31,400
My young son Nash has come up
for school holidays.
427
00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,320
He's always wanted
to learn about gold.
428
00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,440
He'd probably be happy to go
and give yous a hand
429
00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:36,960
if you were interested.
430
00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:38,280
What do you reckon?
431
00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:41,840
I reckon we should do it.
432
00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:43,680
Alright, then. Good.
Yeah, right. We'll do that.
433
00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:45,280
Sounds good. Cheers.
434
00:19:45,360 --> 00:19:46,400
Good on ya.
Thank you.
435
00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:47,920
I'll send Nash over.
436
00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,560
Their new team mate,
16 year-old Nash Mellers,
437
00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:56,960
is meeting them
at their new hunting ground -
438
00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:00,000
the two kilometre square
Capricorn lease.
439
00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,960
This is like
the last roll of the dice for us.
440
00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:05,080
I know.
441
00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:07,080
I just really hope it pays off.
442
00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:10,240
Oh, this will be him.
Yeah, here he comes.
443
00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:11,560
How are yous?
Yeah, good.
444
00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:12,640
Nash, is it?
Yeah.
445
00:20:12,720 --> 00:20:14,240
Yeah, Andy.
Good to meet you, mate.
446
00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:15,360
Yeah.
Jacqui.
447
00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:17,400
Thanks for coming down.
How are you? No...no worries.
448
00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:18,960
So you ever done this before,
mate?
449
00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:20,960
Nah, never,
but I'm pretty keen to learn.
450
00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,200
Excellent. Well,
we're pretty keen to teach you
451
00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,360
so I'm just going to grab
a pick and a bucket
452
00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,320
and I'm going to go
and collect some dirt.
453
00:20:27,400 --> 00:20:28,960
And I'll go down
to the water holes
454
00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:30,520
and, yeah, just pan it off.
455
00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,480
Hopefully I can get some
good fine gold somewhere.
456
00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:34,360
Yeah, well,
we'll jump on these detectors
457
00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:37,440
and we'll just start searching
these gullies nearby.
458
00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:39,920
Well, best of luck.
We'll catch up with yous, hey?
459
00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:41,640
Yeah, let us know how you go,
Andy.
460
00:20:43,360 --> 00:20:45,000
And we'll just start walking up
the creek.
461
00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:46,920
Move the detector around
462
00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:48,600
so it's always sort
of touching that bottom.
463
00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:49,680
Yep.
464
00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:51,320
This is all good
for trapping gold
465
00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,320
in these low points and crevices
466
00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:55,000
'cause it gets stuck
in the bedrock
467
00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:56,880
where the river pushed
it through.Yep.
468
00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,800
All these clays here -
gold can get trapped in them
469
00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:01,680
so you sort of want
to swing your detector
470
00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:03,760
up and over these clays.
471
00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:06,240
That's running nice and smooth
472
00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:08,800
and I think you got
a good idea of what to do.Yep.
473
00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,240
Alright, cool.
Well, I'll see you soon.
474
00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:12,440
Righto.
475
00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:17,640
Dad, um, threw me under the bus
and said that I would come out
476
00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,360
so...which is pretty good,
actually.
477
00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:23,480
I was hoping to meet Jacqui
and Andy
478
00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,520
and now I get to work with them,
which is pretty cool.
479
00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:28,880
Hopefully we get their target.
480
00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:30,080
It's a lot.
481
00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:33,480
So I've left Nash down
the other end of the creek.
482
00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,600
These cattle boys
are hard workers
483
00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:37,800
and I think
he was a pretty quick learner
484
00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:39,880
so we'll see how he goes.
485
00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,840
The plan of attack is to cover as
much ground as humanly possible -
486
00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,120
or super humanly possible -
487
00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,120
because that's what it feels like
at the moment.
488
00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:51,480
(BEEPING)
Ooh!
489
00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:52,760
There we go.
490
00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:01,960
(BEEPING)
Sounding pretty good.
491
00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:05,880
Oh, there it is there.
492
00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:08,320
Good old wire.
493
00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:15,240
So I'm just going around
this main gully
494
00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,120
taking gravels out
from behind the rock bars,
495
00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:21,400
pan them off and seeing how much
fine gold's here.
496
00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,880
It's really the information
that the lease owners
497
00:22:24,960 --> 00:22:26,120
want to know the most.
498
00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,600
While we're giving away
half our gold,
499
00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:34,080
our agreement with Adam
is still really good, I think.
500
00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:35,920
We were running out of ground
to work
501
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,320
so at least we've got some option
to get some good gold now.
502
00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,680
But we need 35 ounces
out of this -
503
00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,880
that's more than we've found
all year to date.
504
00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:46,560
That's huge.
505
00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:49,480
Working this at this stage
in the season
506
00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:51,920
is a massive gamble
for Andy and I.
507
00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:55,200
We do really
have such limited time left
508
00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:58,520
with the elements chasing us out
left, right and centre
509
00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:00,560
but we're not quitting until
510
00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:02,480
we are literally forced out
of here.
511
00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,560
It's to the death at this point.
512
00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:07,480
Just keep pushing.
513
00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:16,640
What do you reckon, mate?
Is that deep enough?
514
00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:19,280
Uh, it's going to have
to be for now.
515
00:23:19,360 --> 00:23:21,720
Your front wheels were off the
ground 90 percent of that, ah,
516
00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:22,840
that push then.
517
00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:24,800
In remote Western Australia,
518
00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:28,800
Alan and Salty have had
a frustrating start to their week
519
00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,440
using a 150 dollar an hour loader
520
00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:34,880
to push and detect
on the Mount Jackson lease.
521
00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,440
Uh, so far not so good.
522
00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,880
Ah, but I'm only a third
of the way through this, um,
523
00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,080
these deeper cuts.
524
00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:47,520
(BEEPING)
525
00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:48,760
That sounds nice.
526
00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:50,480
Um, just knock,
knock that out there.
527
00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:55,720
(BEEPING)
Still there.
528
00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,280
Yeah.
Ooh!
529
00:23:57,360 --> 00:23:59,160
There we go. Look at that.
530
00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:00,440
Well, there you go.
531
00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,240
It'll be a gram, I reckon.
532
00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:07,680
(BEEP)
So just give that a scrape back.
533
00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:12,240
(BEEPING)
Still in there.
534
00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:14,520
Yeah, it's moved.
It's right there.
535
00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:17,800
(BEEPING)
536
00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:20,960
Yep, there we go.
537
00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,040
Another one.
Yep.
538
00:24:23,120 --> 00:24:24,240
Another grammer.
What do you reckon?
539
00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:25,320
Yeah, maybe a grammer.
540
00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:26,680
So we got two on that one.
541
00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:28,160
They're not really
big size chunks
542
00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:29,600
to keep us going, are they?
543
00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,320
Not really kind of breaking even.
544
00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:36,800
Now we're starting a new one,
545
00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:39,360
I'm just going to continue on,
uh, down the stride here
546
00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,840
and fingers crossed it
produces more gold.
547
00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:45,400
If not, I'm going to have
to come up with another plan.
548
00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:03,000
Probably getting on
44, 45 degrees right now out here
549
00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:04,560
so it's not pleasant.
550
00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:05,800
Hopefully that's not it.
551
00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,120
Oh, it is just swarf
from the bucket.
552
00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:11,120
Swarf is a shard of metal
that's broken off
553
00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,800
from the loader bucket on
the hard ground.
554
00:25:17,360 --> 00:25:19,320
While Salty is finishing off
the rest of this pad,
555
00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:20,720
I'm just going to do some, ah,
556
00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:23,000
little small cuts over here -
just like exploratory cuts.
557
00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,720
Alan's plan is not really working
for us at the moment
558
00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,240
and every minute
we've got that machine going
559
00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,120
and every cut he decides to do,
560
00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:34,840
that's money out of our pocket...
561
00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:37,800
..because we're definitely
in the negative now.
562
00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,120
Oh, I can't believe that.
563
00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:45,600
The whole pad
we got absolutely nothing.
564
00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,320
I got go to talk to Al.
565
00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,680
I think we're wasting
a bloody lot of time.
566
00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,040
Hey, I'm coming behind you, Al.
567
00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,000
Mate, what are we doing?
568
00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:03,680
I thought we were
just doing one cut?
569
00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,680
We should just check them one by
one before we make another cut.
570
00:26:06,760 --> 00:26:08,880
We need to do a series
of these down strike.
571
00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,080
If there's no nuggets in it
572
00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:11,800
then we know that
it doesn't go any further
573
00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:13,360
and then we come up
with another plan.
574
00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:14,920
Just don't do any more, mate,
because, like,
575
00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:16,640
this is coming out
of both of our money.
576
00:26:16,720 --> 00:26:19,080
Yeah, I know, I get that.
But this has got to be done.
577
00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,080
(BLEEP) had enough of this.
Oh, well. Fine.
578
00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:22,840
This has got to be done.
579
00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:35,440
Keep going!
580
00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:37,760
Keep going! Yeah. Keep going!
581
00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:39,040
That'll do you Kate. Stop!
582
00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:40,640
Argh!
Done.
583
00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:42,400
You've done it.
584
00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:44,000
Did we get there?
585
00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:45,960
We're there, Kate, OK.
586
00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:58,960
Go forward a bit.
587
00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,000
Stop!You know I don't have
a lot of control?
588
00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:03,760
I know, I know, Kate,
you're alright.
589
00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:06,880
In the scorching
Yalgoo goldfields,
590
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,120
time is running out
for Shane and Kate
591
00:27:10,200 --> 00:27:13,360
to find the seventeen ounces
they need to hit target
592
00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,360
in what could be
Shane's final season
593
00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:17,800
in the goldfields.
594
00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,320
OK, Kate,
I can handle this on me own.
595
00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,640
Go off and do a bit
of metal detecting.
596
00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:25,800
Yeah, alright.
597
00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:27,240
You don't have to ask me twice.
598
00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:29,040
Don't have to ask you twice,
I know.
599
00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:31,440
I can handle it.
600
00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:35,560
Yeah, so I've just come
back up to the shafts
601
00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,120
that we moved the dirt around on.
602
00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,600
I'm hoping that I can find
a couple of nuggets
603
00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:41,920
that we can add to our gold tally
for the week.
604
00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:43,120
(BEEPING)
605
00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:44,560
That's a different sound.
606
00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:52,560
Right, there's definitely
something in that.
607
00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:55,320
It's in my hand.
608
00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,160
Oh, ho, ho.
609
00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:58,960
Have a look at that!
610
00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:00,640
That's gold.
611
00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,320
Maybe two grams?
612
00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,040
There's got to be more here.
613
00:28:04,120 --> 00:28:05,880
We've just got to keep looking.
614
00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:08,000
(BEEPING)
615
00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:09,680
I'm liking how that sounds.
616
00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:12,720
I think my Dad -
617
00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:14,280
had he been able
to come out here -
618
00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:15,360
he would have loved it.
619
00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:17,360
He would have loved
pottering around with Shane.
620
00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:18,720
Probably would have given him
621
00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:22,640
a bit abuse about
the cleanliness of his site,
622
00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,840
but he probably would have had
a go at the detecting
623
00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:27,520
on the machines.
624
00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:31,920
You know what?
I can see that right there.
625
00:28:34,720 --> 00:28:37,280
Whoa!
It's quite flat, quite thin.
626
00:28:37,360 --> 00:28:38,800
We're on the gold, for sure.
627
00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:42,800
The more gold we find,
628
00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,680
the more likely it is that
a mining deal could go through.
629
00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:49,360
So all that we're finding here
adds to that tally
630
00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,880
and makes it possible for Shane
to, you know, sell his leases.
631
00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:57,360
I got mixed emotions here.
632
00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:58,960
You know,
I've been here a long time...
633
00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:02,120
..and, uh, it's going to be sad.
634
00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:05,320
I think about coming up here
with me Dad 85 years of age,
635
00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:08,720
coming up here with Russell
and all me other friends.
636
00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:11,080
You know,
a lot of my life's been here...
637
00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:14,880
..but life goes on.
638
00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:22,600
Well, I'm about to kill
this for the last time.
639
00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:28,760
It's all hinging
on that thing there.
640
00:29:36,760 --> 00:29:37,800
This location,
641
00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:40,040
I reckon it's got a lot more
promise than over there.
642
00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:41,320
A bit more deeper.
643
00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,960
We've got to find a lot of gold
in a short amount of time.
644
00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,000
Alright, rip into this cut.
645
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:52,440
It's the final day
of Alan and Salty's season -
646
00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:55,360
and hiring
an expensive loader to push pads
647
00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:58,440
has failed to produce
the three ounces of gold
648
00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,240
they need to hit target.
649
00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:03,600
This kinda has to be the pad
that saves our season
650
00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,000
because we're running out
of options.
651
00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:07,800
Well, I think this
is the last option.
652
00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,200
(BEEPING)
653
00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:13,640
Hey, Al?
Yo?
654
00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:15,200
I might have something here.
655
00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:19,560
(BEEPING)
656
00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:22,800
Come on.
657
00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:26,000
Ay! (LAUGHS)
658
00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:29,680
Oh, you little ripper.
659
00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:31,840
There's 500 bucks.
660
00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:33,640
That's the loader hire
and some diesel.
661
00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:34,920
The rest is profit.
662
00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,480
Woo-hoo-hoo, singing!
663
00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:42,240
Oh, mate.
664
00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,560
Look at that!
That is unreal.
665
00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,000
That is unreal.
666
00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:54,560
Look at the size of that.
667
00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:56,240
What do you reckon?
Eight or nine?
668
00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:57,440
I reckon eight or nine, yeah.
669
00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:58,840
That gives me, ah,
even more reason
670
00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:00,520
to widen this a lot further.
671
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,600
Oh, so far so good.
672
00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:05,480
Even more reason to do
some more cuts.
673
00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:07,280
I just want to see
where this run goes.
674
00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:15,480
(BEEPING)
675
00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:19,560
Yew! Oh, you beauty!
676
00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:21,800
I think
that's my biggest one yet.
677
00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:26,800
That's the sound I want to hear.
678
00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:28,760
I didn't expect to hear
that this morning.
679
00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:34,320
(BEEPING)
680
00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:39,400
Whoo, there we go.
681
00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,080
Bit of a sound there.
682
00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:51,080
On the Palmer River
in tropical Queensland...
683
00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:53,160
Come on, please be gold.
684
00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:56,760
..16 year-old first time
prospector Nash Mellers
685
00:31:56,840 --> 00:32:00,800
is helping Jackie and Andrew
explore a remote lease
686
00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:03,520
with just days left in the season.
687
00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:09,640
Oh! Look at that!
688
00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:11,560
There we go.
689
00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:13,440
The first piece of gold
I've ever found.
690
00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:16,240
I'm thinking about a gram or two.
691
00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:18,640
It's pretty awesome
if you're telling me.
692
00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:24,440
Oh, yeah, look at that.
693
00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:26,480
There is definitely
some good gold in this one.
694
00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:28,640
Might get the high-banker out.
695
00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:31,000
I think if we run a heap
of those concentrates
696
00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:34,320
we could end up with a reasonable
amount of fine gold.
697
00:32:34,400 --> 00:32:37,000
We've got to make sure we do
this job properly
698
00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:39,800
and...and prove this lease
one way or the other.
699
00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:44,040
Righto, so just grab a bucket
700
00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:46,440
and slowly start pouring
some in there, mate.
701
00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:51,600
The gold rich pay dirt
Andrew has found
702
00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:55,240
is fed into the mobile wash plant,
or high banker,
703
00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:56,920
via the hopper.
704
00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:59,440
Water, pumped from the river,
705
00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:01,600
will wash it over
a series of riffles,
706
00:33:01,680 --> 00:33:03,920
catching
the heavier gold particles
707
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,360
and allowing the lighter dirt
to be flushed away.
708
00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,560
You won't see any gold
until we turn it off.
709
00:33:10,640 --> 00:33:13,360
So you just got to keep
punching it through, mate,
710
00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:15,800
and at the end of the day
we'll sort of have an idea
711
00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:17,040
how we're going then.
Yep.
712
00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:19,640
(BEEPING)
713
00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:29,480
You never know
with this bedrock stuff,
714
00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:31,440
junk could get stuck in there
715
00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:34,560
but it's actually a great place
to find gold too.
716
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,760
Oh, awesome!
717
00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:47,160
Nice.
718
00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:49,480
That's a big chunk there.
719
00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:51,560
I've been finding a few pieces
720
00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:53,520
that still have a little bit
of rock in it.
721
00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,600
So it means they must be pretty
close to the source.
722
00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:58,800
Good ten grams of gold
in that one.
723
00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:04,880
(BEEPING)
Whoa!
724
00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:07,160
That actually sounds
pretty junky.
725
00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:11,120
Straight out of that gravel next
to bedrock, could be anything.
726
00:34:12,040 --> 00:34:13,800
(BEEPING)
727
00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:18,480
Sending the machine
a bit crazy, though.
728
00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:23,600
Ha ha, yes!
729
00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:27,240
That's a really,
really good nugget.
730
00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:30,200
Probably looking at about
ten grams of gold there.
731
00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:33,000
Pretty much just picked up
a thousand bucks off the floor.
732
00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:35,800
Add that to the total of
what I'm getting today
733
00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:37,880
and it's actually
really starting to put away
734
00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:39,120
some decent weight -
735
00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:42,120
which is good
because it is so hot
736
00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:43,960
and this is probably
the only thing
737
00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,200
that's fuelling me right now
to keep going.
738
00:34:47,240 --> 00:34:50,640
At this stage
we are racing to the finish line.
739
00:34:51,720 --> 00:34:54,280
This is pretty much
our last chance
740
00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:56,440
to try and hit
this season target.
741
00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:05,120
Well, the gold finds so far
have been really good
742
00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:08,480
but the heat is just not ideal.
743
00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,680
Um,
I'm kinda at the breaking point
744
00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:14,760
where it's, uh,
we're about to call it
745
00:35:14,840 --> 00:35:15,920
and head off home,
746
00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:19,240
'cause it's just too hot
and I would rather be safe.
747
00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:22,960
On the last day of Alan
and Salty's season,
748
00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:26,160
they're battling
to hit their 15 ounce target
749
00:35:26,240 --> 00:35:30,440
as the temperature climbs
above 45 degrees Celsius.
750
00:35:30,520 --> 00:35:32,600
(BEEPING)
What was that?
751
00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:36,880
Yeah, look how high the coil is
and I'm still picking that up.
752
00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:40,240
Big or multiple?
753
00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:44,080
Oh, I just kicked it out.
754
00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:47,480
Oh, unreal!
755
00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:49,600
400 to 500 dollars.
756
00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:51,760
Like I said, I think there's
another one in here.
757
00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:53,080
I'll just check this.
758
00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:54,680
(BEEPING)
759
00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:55,880
Wow!
760
00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,920
That is a good sound
and it's out.
761
00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,720
Oh ho, wow!
762
00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:09,440
Look at the size of that!
763
00:36:11,240 --> 00:36:13,080
No wonder I could hear
it so high.
764
00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:15,200
That is massive.
765
00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:17,600
That's got to be two ounces,
easy.
766
00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:20,080
That's put a big dent
in the target.
767
00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:24,200
This is why we are out here
in the heat and the flies...
768
00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:27,600
..away from family
and loved ones.
769
00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:28,800
I'm getting out of here.
770
00:36:28,880 --> 00:36:31,560
I'm going to call Salty,
stick this in the container...
771
00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:34,160
Oh, that looks good in there.
772
00:36:34,240 --> 00:36:36,440
..and see if we're out of here.
773
00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:42,760
How are you feeling?
Man, I'm feeling good.
774
00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:45,080
How about yourself?
I've got my doubts.
775
00:36:45,160 --> 00:36:47,360
Really?
We needed three ounces.
776
00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:48,600
Yep.
777
00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:52,200
Then we had to take into account
the extra two ounces for Vern.
778
00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:53,280
Yeah, gotcha.
779
00:36:53,360 --> 00:36:56,960
And it was about another
.3 of an ounce...OK.
780
00:36:57,040 --> 00:36:58,120
..for the loader hire.
781
00:36:58,200 --> 00:36:59,880
So that's 5.3.
5.3.
782
00:36:59,960 --> 00:37:02,440
After abandoning their expedition
783
00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:05,480
to bank on what they thought
would be a sure thing,
784
00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:07,680
Salty and Alan are about
to find out
785
00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:11,640
if their first attempt at running
big machinery has paid off.
786
00:37:12,720 --> 00:37:13,840
5.8.
787
00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,160
Yew!
788
00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:19,880
Come here, mate.
Mate, we did it.
789
00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:21,200
We did it!
790
00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:25,640
The pair's final week
has produced a 5.8 ounce haul
791
00:37:25,720 --> 00:37:28,480
worth over 15,000 dollars.
792
00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:32,560
Alan and Salty have surpassed
their 15 ounce target
793
00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:36,080
with a final tally
of 17.8 ounces -
794
00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:39,880
over 46,000 dollars worth of gold.
795
00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:41,880
I think our whole season...
796
00:37:41,960 --> 00:37:43,280
It was an adventure.
797
00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:45,760
Pulling us out of the desert
and going underwater,
798
00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:46,840
that was awesome.
799
00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:49,320
I hope you are ready for more
'cause we're going back.
800
00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:51,240
Yeah? You reckon?
Yeah, we're going back.
801
00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:53,880
We've got enough there
to cover some fuel and a bit,
802
00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:55,080
bit more diving gear.
Yep.
803
00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:57,040
Let's have a few beers
and then, uh,
804
00:37:57,120 --> 00:37:59,200
and then we can sit around
the fire tonight
805
00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:01,480
and make some serious plans
for next season.
806
00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:02,720
Sounds good.
807
00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:14,440
Cut him off now
and see how we go.
808
00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:20,160
Holy!
809
00:38:20,240 --> 00:38:22,920
That is some good gold in there.
810
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:24,720
How did you guys go?
811
00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:27,040
Uh, it's looking pretty good
in here.Oh, really?
812
00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:28,920
Yeah, check out the
chunky bits hanging around.
813
00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:30,000
Oh, what?
814
00:38:30,080 --> 00:38:31,640
So you know that
there's got to be
815
00:38:31,720 --> 00:38:34,320
some good fines in through there
if there's that much lumpy gold.
816
00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:37,440
Righto, so now we've just got
to get this off the top first
817
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:41,000
and then get that mat into there,
818
00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:42,760
without spilling any
of the gravels.
819
00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:44,840
Righto, I'll pan it off
820
00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:46,720
and we'll see how much
fine gold we get.
821
00:38:46,800 --> 00:38:50,240
And we can weight it up
and find out whether this ground
822
00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:52,160
really is good to work on or not.
823
00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:55,160
With the final week
of their season over,
824
00:38:55,240 --> 00:38:59,120
Andrew and Jacqui produced
nuggets and fine gold.
825
00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:02,040
Now,
they're hoping their hard work
826
00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:04,360
will get them over
their 50 ounce target
827
00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:07,560
and prove to station manager
Adam Mellers
828
00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:09,880
that the Capricorn lease
is viable.
829
00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:12,080
Hey, guys, how did yous go?
830
00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:13,840
Yeah, pretty good mate.
Pretty good.
831
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:15,440
Yeah.
Bit of weight there.
832
00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:17,840
Yeah, that feels alright.
Yeah.
833
00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:19,280
How did Nash go?
834
00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:21,160
Yeah. Good, mate.
He worked really well.
835
00:39:21,240 --> 00:39:23,280
Very good.
I knew he wouldn't let you down.
836
00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:24,880
Alrighty.
See how you go.
837
00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:26,800
Yep.
I'm a bit nervous for this.
838
00:39:26,880 --> 00:39:29,600
This is our last weigh-in
of the season.Yeah.
839
00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:31,840
A lot of hard work went into it,
mate.
840
00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,160
Ten ounces of gold.
Ten ounces?
841
00:39:35,240 --> 00:39:37,720
And we still got your fine gold
to go yet.
842
00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:39,880
I know you guys got a fair bit.
843
00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:43,080
Oh, another 1.1 ounces there,
mate.
844
00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:44,360
That's a great load of gold.
845
00:39:44,440 --> 00:39:45,480
You did well.
846
00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:47,240
I think we proved it for you,
anyway.
847
00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:48,440
So how did you go?
848
00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:50,120
Did you end up hitting
your target?
849
00:39:50,200 --> 00:39:53,280
Nah, we're falling short, mate,
which is the way it goes.
850
00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:54,680
We set a really high target.
851
00:39:54,760 --> 00:39:57,800
But getting the chance
to search that ground for you,
852
00:39:57,880 --> 00:39:59,000
it's been fantastic.
853
00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:01,280
So I'm happy regardless.
854
00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:03,680
Alright, well,
I'll split this up, hey?
855
00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:05,680
That's 5.85 ounces each.
856
00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:07,880
Well,
before you go to that trouble,
857
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:10,640
we really appreciate
what yous have done.
858
00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:12,040
We know it's been a hard week
859
00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:15,640
so we'd like you to hang
onto our five ounces
860
00:40:15,720 --> 00:40:19,280
and take it as a down payment
for coming back -
861
00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:20,600
if you come back next year
862
00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:23,120
and do a little bit more
proving up for us.
863
00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:25,800
Done.
Very good.
864
00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:27,840
We'd love to come back.
It would be a pleasure.
865
00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:29,720
Thanks, Nash, for everything.
So what does that mean?
866
00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:35,680
Well, we had 33 ounces. 11.1.
That's 44.1 ounces, mate.
867
00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:37,360
For all their hard work,
868
00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:39,480
Jacqui and Andrew will walk away
869
00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:43,520
with over 114,000 dollars
worth of gold -
870
00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:46,600
securing their future
on the Palmer River.
871
00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:49,520
We'll be coming back next year.
Awesome.
872
00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:51,360
We're coming back to the Palmer.
873
00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:06,880
Shane,
are you done yet in there?
874
00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:08,560
'Cause I'm finished out here?
875
00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:10,200
Yep, I'm done.
Done?
876
00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:12,800
OK, well, let's have a weigh up.
877
00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:14,600
Alright.
Let's go do it.
878
00:41:14,680 --> 00:41:19,080
After joining forces and setting
a 30 ounce target,
879
00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:23,000
Kate and Shane's first prospecting
season together is over.
880
00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:24,760
Well, let's just weigh it up
881
00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:26,880
and see how much gold
we actually got.Alright.
882
00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:31,960
Well, that's one ounce,
two ounces.
883
00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:35,560
That's 3.1 ounces, Shane.
884
00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:38,720
That's great but I just got
something to top that up with.
885
00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:41,480
I smelted that when I was
in me kennel there.
886
00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:43,480
Wow.
887
00:41:43,560 --> 00:41:46,480
And that was from all the excess
stuff when I washed up the sluice
888
00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:47,960
and cleaned everything up.
889
00:41:48,040 --> 00:41:50,560
Shane, you've just topped us
on five ounces.
890
00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:54,560
The five ounce haul leaves
the pair over 12 ounces short -
891
00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:57,440
but it's still
their best return this season,
892
00:41:57,520 --> 00:41:59,760
giving them a final total
893
00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:03,560
of 46,540 dollars.
894
00:42:03,640 --> 00:42:05,360
Your dad
would be very proud of ya.
895
00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:06,840
He never made it, as you know.
896
00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:08,800
And, uh,
you've fulfilled something
897
00:42:08,880 --> 00:42:11,160
that he didn't get
the opportunity to do.
898
00:42:11,240 --> 00:42:13,520
So, all in all, it's been good.
899
00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:16,120
Yep, but I do have some news
for you.
900
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:17,320
What's that Kate?
901
00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:18,960
I've just been on the phone
with Adam
902
00:42:19,040 --> 00:42:21,320
and the mining company have
offered you a deal.
903
00:42:21,400 --> 00:42:23,240
OK.
Do you want to know how much?
904
00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:26,200
Just write it on a bit of paper
and I'll walk away with it.
905
00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:32,800
What do you think?
906
00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:35,680
Well, that's a damn sight more
than what I expected.
907
00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:38,200
That's a really, really good
result.
908
00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:40,200
I won't even be thinking
about this.
909
00:42:40,280 --> 00:42:41,760
I'm done. I'm out of here.
910
00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:42,960
The chapter is finished.
911
00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:45,280
Shane's seven-figure deal
912
00:42:45,360 --> 00:42:47,840
comes with
a six figure down payment
913
00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:51,840
and royalties on all future gold
finds on the lease.
914
00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:53,160
So I'm going to go.
915
00:42:53,240 --> 00:42:55,360
I'll give the dough
to my grandchildren
916
00:42:55,440 --> 00:42:57,400
for their education
and their future.
917
00:42:57,480 --> 00:43:00,240
That piece of gold there
is yours.Why?
918
00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:02,600
You can take that home,
home as a bonus on top
919
00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,440
of what your share of
your gold is.What?
920
00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:05,800
That's amazing.
921
00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:07,160
That's very good.
Oh, thank you.
922
00:43:07,240 --> 00:43:08,760
That's brilliant.
Thank you.
923
00:43:08,840 --> 00:43:11,640
So I guess you're going to need
a hand packing up then?
924
00:43:11,720 --> 00:43:13,840
Where would I start here?
925
00:43:13,920 --> 00:43:15,640
Just take all the good stuff.
926
00:43:15,720 --> 00:43:18,160
Take all the good stuff?
There's probably not much of it.
927
00:43:19,360 --> 00:43:22,520
Get a bulldozer in.
It's very, very valuable to me.
928
00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:24,960
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