Original subtitles

Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

YOU KNOW, THIS TIME OF YEAR, IT'S TOUGH

JUST BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS TIRED. IT'S COLD OUT.

Narrator: ...THE RACE TO BEAT WINTER IS ON.

NOW THE BIG PUSH IS GONNA BE FOR BRENNAN

TO KEEP THE PAY HERE.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL GAMBLES ON SHAKY GROUND.

[BLEEP] SLIDE! GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF THE WAY!

GO, GO!

-THAT'S A BIG HOLE. -YEAH.

Narrator: RICK NESS COULD BE ON THE BEST GOLD OF THE SEASON.

IF THAT'S SOME OLD PALEO GRAVEL AND IT HAD GOLD IN IT,

IT COULD BE THE BEST STUFF WE'VE SEEN.

THAT'S THE NEXT STEP, I GUESS.

AND TONY BEETS' FINAL PUSH TO SAVE HIS SEASON COMES APART.

COMPLETELY DEAD IN THE WATER.

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Rick: THIS YEAR WAS SUCH A STRUGGLE.

I HAD PRETTY BIG EXPECTATIONS COMING UP HERE TO MINE,

AND, YOU KNOW, THIS SEASON HAS NOT GONE WELL.

Narrator: IN HIS SECOND YEAR AS A MINE BOSS,

RICK NESS HAS SUFFERED SETBACK AFTER SETBACK

AND IS NOW ON THE BRINK OF ENDING HIS SEASON IN THE RED.

Rick: WE NEED 500 OUNCES TO HIT OUR BREAK-EVEN POINT.

IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE WHAT I'LL SETTLE FOR.

Narrator: HE STILL NEEDS 85 OUNCES TO COVER HIS COSTS

AND PAY HIS CREW.

Rick: IF I DON'T MAKE A DIME, THAT'S ONE THING,

BUT I CAN'T HAVE HAULED MY FRIENDS UP HERE

TO SEND THEM HOME BROKE.

THAT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE.

Narrator: WITH WINTER FAST APPROACHING,

RICK BRINGS THE TEAM TOGETHER.

WE'RE HAVING THIS MEETING BECAUSE THIS IS IT.

THIS IS THE FINAL PUSH.

A HIGH-GRADE PAY SEEMS LIKE PRETTY GOOD STUFF,

AND WE NEED IT.

I MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN A ROUGH ONE.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE OVER 80 OUNCES

TO HIT OUR BREAK-EVEN POINT -- 500 OUNCES.

Gene: I THINK IT'S ACHIEVABLE.

WE CAN DO THIS HERE.

WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO YET.

Karla: REMEMBER, MAN, WE GOT YOUR BACK.

ALL WE CAN HOPE FOR IS MEETING OUR 500 OUNCE, RIGHT?

YUP.

LET'S HOPE FOR THE BEST, I GUESS.

HOPE FOR THE BEST.

LET'S GET TO WORK.

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Narrator: RICK FIRES UP MONSTER RED

TO RUN 300 YARDS OF PAY DIRT AN HOUR

IN HIS HUNT FOR A FINAL 85 OUNCES OF GOLD.

Rick: LET'S GET GOING.

MONSTER RED HAS BEEN RUNNING PRETTY GOOD THE LAST WEEK.

WELL, I THINK THIS YEAR IS JUST TO GET OUT OF HERE

WITH THE SHIRT ON YOUR BACK AND NOT BE BROKE.

Narrator: FIVE WEEKS AGO, RICK WAS READY TO CUT HIS LOSSES.

I SAY WE JUST [BLEEP] STOP RIGHT NOW.

BUT FOREMAN GENE CHEESEMAN AND GOLD EXPERT FREDDY DODGE

IDENTIFIED A SEAM OF GOLD-RICH PAY DIRT

THEY HOPED WOULD SAVE HIS SEASON.

Freddy: EXACTLY 1/2 OUNCE.

I'D SAY THAT'S THE FIRST SMILE I'VE SEEN ON YOUR FACE.

Narrator: THE NESS CREW HAS BEEN CHASING THE HOT STREAK.

AND SO FAR, IT'S PAID OUT OVER 150 OUNCES.

NOW FOREMAN GENE IS OVER 60 FEET DEEP INTO THE CUT.

Gene: WELL, I'M JUST LOADING UP PAY.

IT'S SOME PRETTY NICE MATERIAL HERE.

HOPEFULLY IT'S GOT ENOUGH GOLD IN IT

TO BREAK EVEN FOR THE SEASON.

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[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

GET OUT. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

HEY, RICK. YOU ON HERE.

YOU WANT TO COME TAKE A LOOK AT THIS DOWN IN THE CUT?

Rick: BE RIGHT THERE.

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WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, GENE?

Gene: GRAVEL STARTED GETTING REAL WET.

THEN A FEW SCOOPS LATER, HERE IS THE CLAY.

HOLY [BLEEP]

KIND OF A BIG CHANGE.

WELL, YEAH, THIS IS THE FIRST WATER I'VE SEEN IN HERE.

THERE MIGHT BE A LOT OF GOLD THERE.

THIS COULD BE OUR BEST GROUND.

Narrator: GENE HAS DISCOVERED WATER

RUNNING OFF A LAYER OF CLAY.

IT COULD MEAN A HUGE PAYOUT FOR RICK.

WATER CAN'T TRAVEL THROUGH THE GRAVELS ANYMORE.

IT'S GOT AN IMPERVIOUS LAYER ON THIS CLAY,

SO I CAN'T IMAGINE IT WASHED GOLD THROUGH THERE.

THIS SHOULD BE THE BEST MATERIAL RIGHT ON TOP OF IT.

JUST CHASE IT THAT WAY AND SEE WHAT IT GIVES US.

YEAH.

150,000 YEARS AGO,

RIVERS DEPOSITED GOLD-RICH GRAVELS

IN A NARROW SEAM THAT RICK IS MINING.

GENE HAS DISCOVERED A DENSE LAYER OF CLAY

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CUT, WHICH WATER CAN'T GET THROUGH.

ANY REMAINING GOLD WILL BE SITTING RIGHT

ON TOP OF THE THICK CLAY.

BE NICE TO HAVE A SMOOTHER BUCKET WITH NO TEETH

TO GET THE CLAY REALLY CLEAN,

NOT GET A BUNCH OF CLAY IN THE PLANT.

I DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE ONE OF THOSE.

GET A CUTTING EDGE OR SOMETHING, WELD IT ACROSS THE TEETH.

MAKE IT WORK.

GENE HAS A SIMPLE SOLUTION TO COLLECT

EVERY LAST GRAIN OF GOLD.

THE TEETH OF THE EXCAVATOR BUCKET

WILL PICK UP GOLD AND CLAY BUT LEAVE HALF THE GOLD BEHIND.

GENE'S PLAN --

WELD A SMOOTH-EDGED PLATE ONTO THE BUCKET

TO SKIM ALONG THE CLAY AND COLLECT ALL THE GOLD.

Gene: A BUCKET WITH TEETH ON IT,

YOU JUST LOSE ALL THE FINE MATERIAL

BETWEEN THE TEETH AS YOU'RE SCRAPING OVER THE CLAY LAYER.

WELDING THIS PLATE ACROSS THE TEETH

MAKES IT A SMOOTH EDGE, LIKE A...

WORK KIND OF LIKE A SQUEEGEE.

Narrator: CARL CUTS DOWN A LOADER BUCKET CUTTING EDGE

TO FIT ACROSS THE 700 BUCKET'S TEETH.

GOOD ENOUGH, EH, BUDDY?

OH, YOU'RE 2 DEGREES OFF.

Gene: YOU KNOW, IT'S A QUICK AND DIRTY FIX,

BUT IT SHOULD WORK GOOD.

GOT TO MAKE A TURNING POINT IN OUR SEASON.

-HOW'S SHE LOOKING? -DONE.

SHE'LL GET THE JOB DONE. IT'S THE CLEANUP BUCKET.

YOU KNOW, WHAT'S KIND OF YOUR PLAN?

YOU'RE GONNA START AT THE TOP, RIGHT?

Gene: WE'RE JUST GONNA FOLLOW THE CLAY ALONG.

YOU KNOW, WHATEVER ANGLE IT'S ON AND SCRAPE IT OFF,

SCRAPE THE GRAVEL OFF OF IT.

AND I DON'T KNOW, I'M GONNA GO GET AFTER IT HERE.

SWEET. I LIKE IT.

Narrator: GENE USES THE MODIFIED BUCKET

TO SCRAPE GOLD-RICH PAY FROM ON TOP OF THE CLAY LAYER.

WELL, I'M JUST CHASING THIS CLAY DOWN THE SLOPE.

GOLD IS GONNA STOP ON THE CLAY JUST LIKE A FALSE BEDROCK.

IT COULD BE THE BEST PAY THERE IS, IS RIGHT ON THE CLAY LAYER.

THIS MATERIAL HERE LOOKS REALLY NICE.

IT'S SOME OF THE BEST-LOOKING GRAVEL THAT I'VE SEEN HERE.

HOPEFULLY IT'S GOT SOME GOOD GOLD IN IT.

CARL WELDED A CUTTING EDGE ACROSS THE TEETH.

SHOULD WORK GOOD.

HOPEFULLY WE HAVE ENOUGH GOOD MATERIAL

TO RUN FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.

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I REALLY THOUGHT THAT BUYING AND MINING OUR OWN GROUND

WOULD BE WAY EASIER AND GIVE US A LOT MORE FREEDOM,

BUT, MAN, IT'S TURNED OUT A LOT TOUGHER

THAN I THOUGHT IT'D EVER BE.

Narrator: 25-YEAR-OLD PARKER SCHNABEL

IS ON A MISSION TO MINE ALL HIS GROUND IN ONE SEASON.

HE'S MINED OUT THE CLUSTER CUT AND THE CRATER CUT.

NOW HE HAS THE REMAINING THIRD OF HIS GROUND STRIPPED TO PAY

AND READY TO SLUICE -- THE RED ZONE AND DEATH VALLEY.

Parker: IT'S TIME TO START DEATH VALLEY.

IT'S IN BETWEEN THE CRATER CUT, WHICH WAS REALLY BAD,

AND THE CLUSTER CUT, WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD,

SO WHO KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT?

IF IT'S NOT GOOD, IT'S GONNA BE A REAL KICK

IN THE NUTS TO THE SEASON.

Narrator: PARKER CALLS A MEETING

WITH CO-FOREMEN MITCH AND BRENNAN.

SO DEATH VALLEY NOW, HUH?

Brennan: YOU KNOW WE DID HAVE SOME [BLEEP] TEST PANS.

NOT ENOUGH GOLD IN THIS CUT TO MAKE IT WORTH IT.

SHOULD WE SEE IF THERE'S ANY GOLD IN THIS?

Brennan: HELL YEAH.

Narrator: NINE WEEKS AGO,

PARKER'S CREW CLEARED 40 FEET OF OVERBURDEN,

BUT EVERY TEST PAN WAS A BUST.

NOT A FLAKE OF GOLD.

NOT A THING. A BIG OLD DUD.

Parker: IT DOESN'T MATTER

WHETHER THE PANS HAVE BEEN GOOD OR BAD,

WE'RE MINING ALL OF DEATH VALLEY.

WE MINE THE GROUND. WE STRIP.

IT'S PART OF THE GOAL HERE

TO GET THROUGH ALL THIS GROUND.

TAKE THE GAMBLE WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, EH?

IF WE HAMMER THIS OUT,

THEN ALL WE'VE GOT LEFT IS THE RED ZONE.

-YUP. -MM-HMM.

WE'VE GOT TO GET IT DONE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

IT'S A HUGE [BLEEP] TASK, BUT WE'LL GIVE IT OUR ALL.

WE'LL GET AFTER IT.

ALRIGHT. THANKS, GUYS.

WE START IN THE DEATH VALLEY TODAY.

I FEEL IT'S A WASTE OF TIME TO RUN THIS GROUND.

REMEMBER, PARKER PANNED THIS STUFF,

AND IT WAS PRETTY [BLEEP] SO ONLY TIME WILL TELL

WHEN IT RUNS THROUGH THE WASH PLANT.

GONNA BE A [BLEEP] FIGHT TO GET THROUGH

DEATH VALLEY ALL IN ONE WEEK.

Narrator: TO HAVE ANY CHANCE

OF MINING OUT DEATH VALLEY IN ONE WEEK,

BRENNAN WILL HAVE TO FEED 500 YARDS OF PAY DIRT

TO THE PLANTS 24/7.

NOW THE BIG PUSH IS GONNA BE FOR BRENNAN

TO KEEP THESE PLANTS FED

BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA BE THE NEXT BIG CHALLENGE.

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TWO PLANTS RUNNING 500 YARDS AN HOUR IS JUST INSANE.

Narrator: LATER IN THE DAY,

AS THE CREW STOCKPILES AND RUNS PAY DIRT,

PARKER INSPECTS THE OTHER END OF THE DEATH VALLEY CUT.

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Parker: ALL THIS MUD OOZING OFF THE BANKS,

AND NOBODY IS UP HERE TAKING CARE OF IT.

THAT MUD IS JUST A REALLY GOOD INSULATOR,

AND SO ANY FROST THAT'S IN THERE,

WHEN IT COMES OVER TOP OF IT, IT JUST STAYS FROZEN, YOU KNOW,

[BLEEP] ICE BLOCKS IN THERE.

GET BRENNAN UP HERE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON.

Narrator: MUD FROM THE HIGH WALLS OF THE CUT

HAS COLLAPSED, COVERING THE PAY GRAVELS,

PREVENTING THEM FROM THAWING OUT.

IF THEY DON'T THAW,

PARKER WILL HAVE TO LEAVE GOLD IN THE GROUND.

HOW'S IT GOING?

WELL, IT'S GONNA BE FROZEN UNDER ALL THIS [BLEEP]

Brennan: WE'VE BEEN SO BUSY DOWN THERE.

WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO GET BACK HERE.

WE'VE BEEN SO BUSY...WE NEED TO MAKE TIME

BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE SO MUCH GROUND TO GET THROUGH.

YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR FIVE YEARS,

AND I WOULD THINK BY NOW

WE'D HAVE THIS KIND OF STUFF SORTED OUT.

YEAH, I'LL DO MY BEST TO GET IT DONE.

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YOU KNOW, IT IRRITATES ME WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES

THAT ARE SELF-INFLICTED LIKE THIS.

IT'S KIND OF MINING 101.

THE GROUND IS FROZEN.

IF BANKS ARE SLOUGHING DOWN ONTO THE GROUND,

IT'LL COVER UP THE FROST, AND IT WON'T THAW.

BRENNAN HAS A VERY GOOD CREW,

AND THEY DO HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATE,

BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS ON THEIR PLATE.

I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING AT ONCE.

I'M TRYING MY HARDEST HERE, BUT THERE'S JUST SO MUCH TO DO.

KEEPING THAT WASH PLANT RUNNING

IS MORE OF A PRIORITY THAN WORRYING ABOUT RIPPING 150 FEET.

WE'LL GET IT DONE AND GET HIM BACK BEING HAPPY.

Narrator: BRENNAN TAKES THE 700 EXCAVATOR

TO THE UPPER END OF DEATH VALLEY

TO CLEAR AWAY THE MUDSLIDE COVERING THE PAY.

Brennan: JUST MOTHER NATURE,

THE SUN BEATING ON ALL THESE HIGH WALLS,

THEN ALL THE MOISTURE IS STARTING TO COME OUT,

SO JUST SLOUGH, SLOUGH, SLOUGH.

WE'VE GOT SO MUCH GROUND TO GET THROUGH,

AND WE'RE ALL BURNT THE [BLEEP] OUT.

I JUST WANT TO GET THIS [BLEEP] CUT DONE AND OVER WITH.

OH [BLEEP]

NOW, THAT LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP] COMING DOWN OFF THAT BANK AGAIN.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

[BLEEP] SLIDE! GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF THE WAY!

GO, GO!

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I JUST WANT TO GET THIS [BLEEP] CUT DONE AND OVER WITH,

AND WE CAN GET DOWN TO THE RED ZONE.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL'S CO-FOREMAN, BRENNAN,

HAS BEEN TASKED WITH MINING OUT DEATH VALLEY IN JUST ONE WEEK,

BUT FIRST HE HAS TO CLEAR OUT OVERBURDEN

THAT HAS FALLEN INTO THE CUT.

[BLEEP] SLIDE! GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF THE WAY!

GO, GO!

YOU [BLEEP] [BLEEP]

HOLY [BLEEP]

GEEZ, YOU OKAY, MAN?

THIS IS UN-[BLEEP]-REAL, MAN.

THE WHOLE HIGH WALL SLOUGHED RIGHT OFF,

AND IT'S STILL OOZING DOWN THE BANK RIGHT NOW.

[BLEEP] CAME DOWN FAST.

YEAH, I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT TO HAPPEN.

POINTLESS OUT HERE, MAN.

YOU DIG OUT A SPOT, AND THEN THAT HAPPENS,

AND WE DIG IT OUT AGAIN.

AND WE'RE JUST COVERING OUR PAY.

AND THEN PARKER COMES AROUND THE CORNER

AND [BLEEP] THINKS WE GET NOTHING DONE.

ONE STEP AHEAD AND 50 STEPS BACK

IN THIS STUPID DEATH VALLEY, MAN.

WHOEVER NAMED IT THIS IS AN IDIOT.

I THINK IT WAS MYSELF.

LET'S GET BACK IN AND GET MOVING THIS [BLEEP]

WE'VE GOT TO GET IT DONE.

JUST KEEP ON ROLLING.

YEAH, THANKS. THANKS, BROTHER.

Brennan: YEAH, DEATH VALLEY HAS LIVED UP TO ITS NAME,

NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE, YOU KNOW, REAL TIGHT AND NARROW.

WE'VE GOT BANKS KEEP SLOUGHING IN.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE WEEK TO GET THIS CUT SLUICED OUT

IF WE WANT TO STAY ON TRACK AND HIT OUR GOAL THIS YEAR.

WE'VE ONLY GOT SIX HOURS LEFT TO CLEAR ALL THIS MUD OUT OF HERE.

GET BACK TO HAULING PAY.

Narrator: WITH SO FEW DAYS LEFT IN THE SEASON,

THIS HIGH-WALL COLLAPSE COULD COST PARKER

HIS CHANCES OF MINING OUT HIS GROUND.

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TONY BEETS IS STRUGGLING TO TURN A PROFIT THIS SEASON,

AND HE'S RELYING ON HIS CHILDREN TO GET HIM OVER THE LINE.

YOUNGEST SON, MIKE, HAS BEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL

WITH HIS TROMMEL ON PARADISE HILL.

EVERY DAY WE GET CLOSER TO THE END OF THE SEASON,

JUST LIKE EVERY DAY WE GET CLOSER TO DEATH.

[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THE KIWI PLANT UP AND RUNNING.

KIND OF CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT'S IN THIS HUNKER CUT.

Narrator: MONICA IS RACING TO SLUICE HUNKER CUT PAY

LEFT BEHIND BY THE OLD-TIMERS

AND RUN IT ALL BEFORE IT FREEZES AND WINTER SHUTS HER DOWN.

Monica: WE'VE HAD QUITE A BIT OF ISSUES.

WE'VE HAD NEVER-ENDING WATER PROBLEMS.

WE'VE HAD FROZEN GROUND.

WE'VE HAD NOTHING BUT A [BLEEP] NIGHTMARE.

SHOULD'VE NAMED IT THE CURSED CUT, NOT THE HUNKER CUT,

BUT I WAS HOPEFUL THEN AND DIDN'T [BLEEP] KNOW.

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Narrator: BEST FRIEND RUBY IN THE 220 EXCAVATOR

FEEDS THE TROMMEL WITH PAY DIRT AT 100 YARDS PER HOUR.

ME AND MONICA ARE REALLY HOPING

THAT THERE'S REALLY GOOD GOLD IN THE GROUND.

I KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT THE GROUND.

DREDGE -- IT LOOKED LIKE IT MISSED IT

THE WAY THE TAILING PILES ARE PILED,

AND NOBODY ELSE, THE OTHER OLD-TIMERS PICKED IT UP,

SO IT HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED.

IT'S VIRGIN GROUND.

Narrator: DREDGES FROM 1908

MINED ALL THE GROUND THEY WERE ABLE TO REACH

BUT LEFT POCKETS OF GOLD ALONG THE BENCHES AND TIGHT TURNS.

IF MONICA IS MINING ONE OF THESE SPOTS,

SHE'S IN FOR SOME MAJOR GOLD.

SO FAR THE PLANT SEEMS TO BE RUNNING OKAY.

MATERIAL IS GOING THROUGH FAIRLY NICE.

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WHAT THE [BLEEP]

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THAT NOISE WAS THE CHAIN SKIPPING, MEANING SHE'S LOOSE.

THE MINUTE YOU GOT A BIT MORE WEIGHT ON THE TROMMEL,

THE TENSION CHANGES,

AND IT COULD RUN PERFECTLY NORMAL EMPTY,

AND THEN YOU PUT WEIGHT IN, CRUNCH, CRUNCH, CRUNCH, CRUNCH.

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Kevin: THE CHAIN'S SKIPPING.

Narrator: EVERY HOUR THE KIWI PLANT IS DOWN

COSTS THE BEETS FAMILY $1,400 IN LOST GOLD.

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

YUP.

EXCESS PAY DIRT HAS WEIGHED DOWN THE DRUM,

MAKING IT TOO HEAVY TO TURN AND CAUSING THE CHAIN

THAT DRIVES THE DRUM TO SKIP OVER THE TEETH OF THE SPROCKET.

Kevin: YUP, THAT CHAIN IS GETTING PRETTY OLD.

YUP.

YUP, YUP.

Narrator: KEVIN TIGHTENS THE CHAIN THAT DRIVES THE TROMMEL.

YUP.

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

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I PUT IN TOO MUCH DIRT.

THAT MADE THE CHAIN SKIP.

THE CHAIN WAS REALLY LOOSE,

BUT I DEFINITELY WAS OVERFEEDING IT, SO IT'S MY FAULT.

REALLY GOT TO PAY ATTENTION.

THE KIWI TAKES A LIGHT TOUCH, WHICH I'M NOT REALLY USED TO.

THAT CHAIN JUMPING WAS A BIT MORE EXCITEMENT THAN I WANTED.

ANY FIX, EVEN A QUICK FIX, IS TOO LONG FOR DOWNTIME.

WE'VE GOT IT ALL DIALED IN.

WE'RE BACK UP AND RUNNING, WHICH IS GREAT

BECAUSE WHAT'S THE POINT OF GOLD MINING IF YOU'RE NOT MINING?

THE KIWI PLANT IS ACTUALLY REALLY A NICE PLANT TO RUN.

YEAH, IT'S A PRETTY CHILL PLANT.

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[BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]

OH, THAT [BLEEP] [BLEEP]

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NOW THAT WE'RE UP AND RUNNING,

I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE GET OUT OF IT.

HOPEFULLY IT'S GOOD.

Narrator: IN THE HUNKER CUT, MONICA BEETS

IS RACING TO RUN AS MUCH PAY AS POSSIBLE

BEFORE THE END OF THE SEASON.

[BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]

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WHAT JUST HAPPENED?

I THINK THE CHAIN JUST [BLEEP] BROKE.

BUT FOR THE SECOND TIME TODAY, HER KIWI PLANT IS DOWN.

JUAN, DO YOU COPY, JUAN?

Juan: GO FOR JUAN.

CHAIN JUST SNAPPED ON THE KIWI PLANT.

OKAY. I'LL BE DOWN IN JUST A MINUTE.

JUST A MINUTE, MAN. WE'RE A PLANT DOWN.

YEAH, NO, NO, I'M JUST PACKING UP MY STUFF.

I'M HEADING YOUR WAY.

NICE, CLEAN BREAK, HUH?

HOPEFULLY JUAN CAN GET SOMETHING WELDED UP, FIX IT UP,

SO WE CAN GET BACK SLUICING BECAUSE THAT [BLEEP]

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WHAT DID YOU GIRLS DO?

LOST THE CHAIN, HUH?

[BLEEP] [BLEEP] LINK BROKE.

OKAY.

WE'LL JUST THROW A NEW LINK ON IT,

GET IT BACK TOGETHER, GET THEM BACK UP AND RUNNING.

Juan: THEY JUST LOST ONE OF THE MASTER LINKS

THAT RUNS THE TROMMEL.

WE FORTUNATELY BOUGHT A NEW SET OF CHAINS THIS YEAR,

AND WE HAVE A NEW LINK,

SO I'M GONNA GO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.

THESE CHAINS OVER TIME, THEY START TO STRETCH A LITTLE BIT,

AND ESPECIALLY AT THAT MASTER LINK,

SO MORE THAN LIKELY WHAT HAPPENED WAS,

OVER TIME, IT JUST GOT WORE OUT AND IT STRETCHED ENOUGH

THAT IT ACTUALLY BROKE THE LINK.

WE JUST GOT TO GET THIS PUT BACK TOGETHER

SO THOSE GIRLS CAN KEEP ON RUNNING.

SO WHAT I GOT TO DO IS I GOT TO MAKE

THIS END GET CLOSE TO THAT END

SO I CAN PUT THE MASTER LINK IN BETWEEN THEM.

Narrator: JUAN USES A COME-ALONG TO PULL THE TWO ENDS

OF THE 350-POUND CHAIN TOGETHER.

Juan: THIS IS THE NEW MASTER LINK.

IT'LL JOIN THESE TWO ENDS OF THE CHAIN TOGETHER.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE OLD LINK THAT YOU USED TO USE

ON YOUR BICYCLE, JUST A LOT BIGGER.

YUP. THERE IT IS.

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I GOT THE MASTER LINK BACK IN. I GOT COTTER PINS IN.

NOW WE'RE ABLE TO START THIS BACK UP AND GET RUNNING AGAIN.

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SO I GOT YOUR LINK PUT BACK TOGETHER.

SHOULD BE READY TO GO, SO LET'S GET IT FIRED UP

AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

HOPEFULLY, THIS TIME IT'LL HOLD TOGETHER.

AWESOME. THANKS, JUAN.

ALRIGHT.

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Monica: I'M REALLY GLAD JUAN WAS ABLE TO FIX THE CHAIN.

WITH THAT BROKEN, MY TROMMEL

DOESN'T [BLEEP] TURN, SO I CAN'T SLUICE.

BUT HE BUSH-FIXED IT, PUT A LINK BACK IN,

AND WE'RE GOOD TO KEEP GOING.

Narrator: THE BROKEN CHAIN COSTS MONICA FOUR HOURS OF DOWNTIME

AND THE BEETS FAMILY $5,600 IN LOST GOLD.

CHAIN JUST SNAPPED ON THE KIWI PLANT.

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THIS IS IT, MAN. THIS IS THE FINAL PUSH.

GENE HAS GOT THAT CLAY LAYER.

IT SEEMS LIKE PRETTY GOOD STUFF,

BUT, I MEAN, WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF IT.

IF WE'RE REALLY LUCKY, IT'S GONNA BE THE BEST GOLD

THAT WE'VE SEEN ALL SEASON, AND WE NEED IT.

Narrator: AT DUNCAN CREEK,

RICK IS BATTLING TO REACH HIS 500-OUNCE BREAK-EVEN POINT

AND IS BANKING ON THE PAY DIRT ON TOP OF THE CLAY LAYER

TO KEEP HIS MINING OPERATION ALIVE.

TRYING TO GET THE LAST OF THE GRAVELS OFF THE CLAY.

Narrator: GENE CHEESEMAN HAS SPENT THREE DAYS

CAREFULLY SCRAPING THE CLAY LAYER FOR EVERY INCH OF PAY.

Zee: THIS IS GOOD DIRT.

YOU KNOW, IS THERE ENOUGH DIRT TO GET OUR 500 OUNCES?

THAT'S THE REAL QUESTION.

UNFORTUNATELY, AS YOU CAN SEE, MY PAY PILE IS KIND OF LOW.

Narrator: RUNNING MONSTER RED AT 300 YARDS AN HOUR,

ZEE HAS ONLY SIX HOURS LEFT OF PAY TO RUN.

MY BIG CONCERN AT THIS POINT, I HOPE EVERYONE ELSE'S IS,

IS THAT RICK COMES OUT OF THIS ABLE TO KEEP DOING THIS.

IT'S BEEN A LONG SEASON FOR THOSE GUYS

TO NOT SEE VERY GOOD GOLD.

I CERTAINLY DIDN'T COME HERE TO FAIL,

AND IF I DARE TRY AND CLEAN IT ANY MORE THAN THIS,

NOTHING IS LEFT IN HERE.

Narrator: GENE HAS FINISHED SCRAPING

THE VERY LAST OF THE PAY.

Rick: LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT IT NICE AND CLEAN.

SCRAPED OFF AS GOOD AS WE CAN.

NOTHING IS LEFT.

ARE YOU SERIOUS? WE GOT NOTHING ELSE TO RUN?

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WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND SOME PAY SOMEWHERE.

WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT'S UNDERNEATH THAT CLAY, HUH, GENE?

I MEAN, I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH GOING ANY DEEPER.

I MEAN, IF THAT'S SOME OLD PALEO GRAVEL

AND IT HAD GOLD IN IT,

IT COULD BE THE BEST STUFF WE'VE SEEN.

RICK HAS MINED OUT THE PAY DIRT ON TOP OF THE CLAY,

BUT THERE COULD BE GRAVELS BENEATH THE CLAY LAYER

CALLED A PALEO CHANNEL, WHICH MAY BE RICH WITH ANCIENT GOLD.

[ SIGHS ]

WELL, I GUESS WE GO DOWN THERE AND DIG A TEST HOLE

AND GO SEE WHAT'S BURIED THERE.

AND HOPEFULLY THERE'S ONLY COUPLE FEET OF THAT CLAY,

AND WE GET IN TO SOME BETTER GRAVELS.

I KNOW I KEEP ON [BLEEP] SAYING THAT,

BUT AT SOME POINT, IT'S GOT TO BE TRUE.

WELL...

IF WE DON'T FIND ANYMORE GRAVEL,

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH GAME OVER.

END OF OUR SEASON DEPENDS ON WHAT'S UNDERNEATH THIS CLAY.

THAT'S ALL THAT'S LEFT.

WELL, LET'S GO FIND OUT. LET'S GO TRY.

YUP. SOUNDS GOOD.

WITH ALL HIS PAY MINED OUT, IN A LAST THROW OF THE DICE,

RICK SENDS GENE TO DIG THROUGH THE CLAY LAYER.

BREAKING EVEN FOR ME WOULD MEAN HOPEFULLY COVERING MY COST,

BUT MAKING SURE THAT MY GUYS ARE TAKEN CARE OF

AND GETTING THEM OUT OF HERE WITH A PAYCHECK.

WELL, IF WE'RE LUCKY, WE DIG THROUGH THIS CLAY,

WE'LL FIND ONE OF THOSE PALEO CHANNELS.

THERE'S NOTHING HERE.

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Gene: HEY, RICK, DOWN 7, 8 FEET

AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING.

Rick: 7, 8 FEET DEEP, THERE'S NOTHING THERE.

THAT'S REALLY NOT A GOOD SIGN.

IT'S REALLY TIGHT AND DENSE, HARD TO DIG.

IF THERE WAS GRAVEL BELOW IT, IT'D HAVE TO BE PRETTY RICH

TO JUSTIFY DIGGING THROUGH THIS CLAY.

Narrator: GENE IS 15 FEET DOWN.

WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

[BLEEP] THERE'S NOTHING THERE. IT'S JUST SOLID CLAY.

THERE AIN'T EVEN NOTHING IN THERE TO PAN.

IT'S JUST CLAY.

Gene: THERE'S NOTHING HERE.

[BLEEP] ME.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S THAT DEEP.

I MEAN, THAT BEING THE CASE, WE'RE OUT OF PAY

BY THE END OF THE DAY HERE.

IT'S A FOOL'S GAME RIGHT NOW.

I'M THE LAST GUY TO WANT TO BE A QUITTER,

BUT IT'S JUST SOME POINT I THINK YOU JUST GOT TO CALL IT.

HERE WE ARE. IT'S THE END OF THE [BLEEP] SEASON.

IT'S ALL WE GOT. IT'S DONE.

THAT'S THE END OF DUNCAN CREEK.

ALRIGHT, GUYS. LISTEN UP.

WHEN ZEE IS DONE WITH THAT PAY PILE, WRAP EVERYTHING UP.

WE'RE DONE AT DUNCAN CREEK.

LET'S DO OUR SHUTDOWN.

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Zee: HERE IT IS, FOLKS.

THIS IS THE LAST BUCKET OF PAY DIRT.

IT'S A WRAP, JACK.

THERE'S NO SNOW ON THE GROUND, SO IT FEELS WRONG.

Narrator: WITH 85 OUNCES TO GO TO HIT HIS BREAK-EVEN POINT,

RICK'S FUTURE AS A GOLD MINER

NOW DEPENDS ON HIS FINAL CLEANUP FROM THE GOLD-RICH CLAY LAYER.

WELL, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S THE LAST BUCKET OF PAY DIRT FROM DUNCAN CREEK

GOING INTO THE PLANT.

WHAT A STRUGGLE IT'S BEEN.

Narrator: RICK SHUTS DOWN MONSTER RED FOR THE LAST TIME.

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WELL, THAT'S IT.

I MEAN, WE'RE DONE AT DUNCAN CREEK.

IF WE DON'T HAVE THE BIGGEST CLEANUP WE'VE HAD ALL YEAR,

WE'RE NOT GONNA HIT OUR 500-OUNCE BREAK-EVEN POINT,

AND MY GUYS ARE ALL GONNA GO HOME

WITH NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THEIR EFFORTS.

IF THERE AIN'T 80 OUNCES IN THE BOX, WE'RE [BLEEP]

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Brennan: SO EVERYBODY HAS BEEN BUSTING ASS

TO GET THROUGH DEATH VALLEY.

WELL, WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS JUST ONE AFTER ANOTHER.

WE HAD SOME REALLY [BLEEP] TEST PANS UP HERE.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL IS RACING TO MINE OUT

THE FINAL THIRD OF HIS GROUND BEFORE WINTER HITS.

HE'S GIVEN CO-FOREMAN BRENNAN ONE WEEK

TO GET THROUGH THE WHOLE OF DEATH VALLEY.

DO YOU KNOW HOW FAST BOTH THOSE WASH PLANTS

ARE EATING UP MATERIAL?

BY THE END OF THE NIGHT SHIFT,

THEY'RE CHEWING THROUGH MORE THAN I CAN HAUL IN 12.

THERE'S STILL A [BLEEP] LOAD OF GROUND TO GET THROUGH.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL NECK-AND-NECK EVEN TO KNOW

IF WE'RE GONNA GET DONE ALL IN ONE WEEK.

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OH.

THIS ROAD THROUGH DEATH VALLEY HERE IS JUST [BLEEP] NARROW.

I MEAN, KIND OF RIDICULOUS.

WE'RE HAULING ASS TO GET THIS PAY TO THE PLANT.

YEAH, WE GOT TO BE CAREFUL OUT HERE.

IT'S PRETTY DANGEROUS.

THE PLANTS ARE GOING THROUGH SO MUCH PAY.

I MEAN, WE GOT TO KEEP THAT PAY PILE STOCKED UP,

AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE NOT HAULING ASS,

IT'S GONNA RUN OUT.

HOLY [BLEEP]

HEY, SLOW THE [BLEEP] DOWN!

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I JUST WANT TO CHAT REAL QUICK.

Narrator: AFTER A COLLISION,

PARKER CALLS THE ROCK-TRUCK DRIVERS

IN FOR A MEETING.

I REALLY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE AWARE

OF THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED DOWN HERE.

I CAN'T HAVE SOMEBODY GETTING HURT HERE.

NO, FOR SURE.

THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE CLOSE CALLS

JUST FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, SO WE'VE JUST GOT TO SLOW DOWN.

FIND A RHYTHM THAT WORKS.

I'M ONLY GONNA HAVE THIS CONVERSATION WITH YOU GUYS ONCE.

SOUNDS GOOD.WE'RE ONLY GET TIGHTER ON SPACE.

AS WE WORK OUR WAY DOWN THERE,

IT'S GONNA BECOME A [BLEEP] ZOO AROUND HERE,

SO LET'S JUST TRY TO BE SAFE.

DRIVE REASONABLE.

THINK ABOUT, "AS I'M FLYING BY THIS MACHINE,

IF PARKER'S DOG COMES RUNNING OUT FROM BEHIND IT,

CAN I STOP IN TIME?"

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE.

YOU KILL MY DOG, [BLEEP] IS GONNA BE BAD.

THAT'S THE TONED-DOWN VERSION.

HOPEFULLY THE MESSAGE IS RECEIVED.

PARKER IS RIGHT. YEAH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE

TO START BEING MORE CAREFUL OUT HERE.

WE'RE TRYING TO DO WHAT WE DO, BUT SAFETY IS FIRST.

I MEAN, WE'LL STAY LATE IF WE HAVE TO, RIGHT?

Brennan: I'LL WORK LATE.

IT'S A BIG PAIN IN THE ASS, BUT, YOU KNOW,

WE GOT TO GET THIS CUT SLUICED OUT.

Narrator: WITH PARKER'S 1-WEEK DEADLINE COMING TO A CLOSE,

BRENNAN AND THE CREW WORK THROUGH THE NIGHT.

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TODAY IS A [BLEEP] AWESOME DAY.

WE'RE DONE LOADING OUT PAY IN DEATH VALLEY.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT

SINCE THE DAY I GOT STUCK IN THIS [BLEEP] I TELL YOU.

THERE'S STILL LOTS TO DO, BUT IT FEELS GOOD.

THAT WAS THE LAST SCOOP.

WELL, THAT'S A WRAP FOR DEATH VALLEY THERE, GUYS, SO GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[BLEEP] YOU. [BLEEP] YOU.

[BLEEP] YOU, AND [BLEEP] YOU, DEATH VALLEY.

[ WARBLING LIKE CHEWBACCA ]

CHEWBACCA.

I SURVIVED DEATH VALLEY,

AND I BEAT THE [BLEEP] OUT OF IT.

Narrator: WITH BOTH PLANTS RUNNING SIDE BY SIDE,

PARKER'S CREW HAS HIT THE 1-WEEK DEADLINE.

NOW IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT IF IT WAS WORTH IT.

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Parker: BRENNAN JUST FINISHED DEATH VALLEY.

SLUICE LOOKS GOOD.

HOPEFULLY IT PAYS OFF.

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-HI, GUYS. -WHY, HELLO.

Narrator: AT THE END OF THE WEEK,

THE BEETS FAMILY GATHERS TO WEIGH GOLD.

Monica: I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT I AM QUITE BUSY.

WHAT DO YOU DO ALL DAY?

[BLEEP] YOU.

[ LAUGHTER ]

10 OUNCES WOULD PUT THE BEETS FAMILY IN PROFIT

FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.

3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10...

...17, 21, 27, 29.68.

EVERYTHING FROM THIS POINT ON IS GOLD IN THE BEETS' POCKETS.

Kevin: 40, 60, 70, 80...

...81.72.

WHAT'S OUR SEASON TOTAL?

2,102.08.

Narrator: A SEASON TOTAL WORTH $2.9 MILLION

AND AT LAST A HEALTHY PROFIT.

AS LONG AS I GET TO PAY ALL THE BILLS, I DON'T CARE.

YOU HAVE A WEEK LEFT.

IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A REALLY NICE

BIG GOLD WAVE FOR THE LAST WEEK.

ARE YOU SAYING

GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF YOUR KITCHEN?

WE'LL SEE YOU IN A BIT, I GUESS.

CIAO, MAN.

Narrator: AT DAWN, AFTER AN OVERNIGHT DROP IN TEMPERATURE,

PARKER BRINGS IN HIS MOST EFFECTIVE ICEBREAKER.

[ BARKING ]

OH, DOZ. GOOD BOY.

BARK AT IT SOME MORE.

CAN'T GET MY TEETH AROUND IT.

[ BARKING CONTINUES ]

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YEAH. GOOD BOY.

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-HOWDY. -HEY.

-WHAT'S HAPPENING? -YO, YO.

Narrator: AFTER RUNNING 10% OF PARKER'S GROUND IN ONE WEEK,

BRENNAN AND THE CREW GATHER FOR THE GOLD WEIGH

FROM THE DEATH VALLEY CUT.

DEFINITELY FEELS GOOD TO BE TOWARDS THE HOMESTRETCH.

YEAH, IT REALLY DOES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT GETS COLD.

FRED, YOU'RE NOT ONE TO TALK.

YOU SHOWED UP IN THE END OF JULY.

[ LAUGHTER ]

SHOULD WE THROW SOME GOLD ON THE SCALE AND SEE HOW WE DID?

Brennan: YEAH, LET'S SEE HOW WE DID.

WELL, HERE IS BIG RED.

Mitch: SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.

Narrator: DESPITE BAD TEST PANS,

PARKER INSISTED ON RUNNING THE DEATH VALLEY PAY DIRT.

180, 200, 220...

242.6.

-WOW. -THAT IS WICKED.

Narrator: NOW FOR SLUICIFER.

IT'S GONNA COME UP CLOSE.

Brennan: 30, 60, 100,

130, 180, 200,

240, 260...

270.3.

[ WARBLING LIKE CHEWBACCA ]

A COMBINED HAUL WORTH OVER $718,000,

MAKING DEATH VALLEY SOME OF HIS BEST GROUND YET.

Parker: THERE'S A 500-OUNCE WEEK, HUH?

YEAH, 513-OUNCE WEEK.

WITH WINTER CLOSING IN,

PARKER STILL HAS 20% OF HIS GROUND

LEFT TO SLUICE BEFORE HIS WATER LICENSE EXPIRES.

-HELL OF A GOOD WEEK. -YEAH.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT,

AND I KNOW THESE NEXT FEW WEEKS AREN'T GONNA BE FUN,

BUT HOPEFULLY GET THROUGH THAT PIECE OF GROUND

AND HOPEFULLY BE ONTO GREENER PASTURES.

STAY WARM. STAY SAFE.

-ALRIGHTY. -THANKS, GUYS.

Narrator: WITH 6,484 OUNCES OF GOLD,

PARKER IS CLOSING IN ON HIS BIGGEST GOLD HAUL EVER.

I'M A LITTLE BIT SURPRISED TO SEE 500 OUNCES.

IT WAS A [BLEEP] FIGHT TO GET THROUGH IT, THOUGH.

HOPEFULLY THE RED ZONE IS EVEN BETTER THAN THAT.

WE CAN FINISH OFF THE SEASON STRONG.

YOU KNOW, THIS TIME OF YEAR IT'S TOUGH

JUST BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS TIRED.

IT'S COLD OUT.

WE'VE GOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF GROUND LEFT TO DO.

THE NEXT WEEK IS GONNA BE TOUGH.

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HOW'S IT LOOKING?

IS THERE A BUNCH OF GOLD IN THERE?

WELL, THERE'S SOME GOLD.

I LIKE THE LOOKS OF THIS RUN.

THAT RUN LOOKS NICE.

Narrator: RICK AND HIS CREW

HAVE MINED ALL OF THE PAY DIRT AT DUNCAN CREEK.

NOW THEY CLEAN UP MONSTER RED'S SLUICES FOR THE LAST TIME.

NO, IT'S DEFINITELY WEIRD TO BE DOING THE LAST CLEANUP

OF THE YEAR RIGHT NOW.

HOPEFULLY WE END ON A HIGH NOTE, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR BEST CLEANUP.

Karla: WE NEED A GOOD ONE.

WE'RE CERTAINLY DUE A BIG CLEANUP.

AS BLEAK AS THINGS HAVE SEEMED MOST OF THE SEASON

AND EVEN RIGHT NOW,

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN PULL SOMEWHERE

NEAR 80 OUNCES OUT OF THIS CLEANUP,

WE'RE GONNA BREAK EVEN.

THAT MIGHT JUST BE A VICTORY IN AND OF ITSELF, SO...

Narrator: THE FINAL PAY ON TOP OF THE CLAY LAYER

SHOULD BE THE BEST GOLD OF THE SEASON.

Karla: AND THIS IS THE LAST OF THE GOLD HERE AT DUNCAN CREEK.

THIS YEAR, THIS GIG MIGHT NOT PAY ANYBODY'S BILLS.

THIS COULD BE THE END OF OUR GOLD-MINING CAREERS.

YOU WIN SOME. YOU LOSE SOME.

YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR WE DIDN'T GET LUCKY,

BUT I THINK WE'VE GOT A GOOD CHANCE TO BREAK EVEN.

IT'S LOOKING GOOD SO FAR.

Man: LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE STRUGGLING.

I MEAN, IS IT HEAVY?Rick: IT'S HEAVY ENOUGH.

Narrator: TWO WEEKS BACK,

RICK HAD THE YEAR'S HIGHEST CLEANUP AT 63 OUNCES.

Rick: IT WAS AN ABRUPT ENDING THIS WEEK.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF US SAW THAT COMING.

I KNOW I DIDN'T. IT'S A ROUGH ONE.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER RUN OUT OF PAY

AND COME TO A STOP BEFORE THE WEATHER KICKED US OUT.

IF THERE'S NOT 80 OUNCES IN THERE,

WE DIDN'T GET TO OUR 500-OUNCE BREAK-EVEN POINT,

AND THAT'S ONE LAST FAREWELL KICK IN THE BALLS.

Ryan: DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IS IN THERE?

NO.

THIS GUY IS GONNA BE CLOSE. IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE.

LET'S SEE. LET'S SEE. LET'S SEE.

HERE WE GO, BOYS.

Narrator: 85 OUNCES TO BREAK EVEN.

Rick: THERE WE GO.

10, 15, 20, 30, 40,

50, 60...

...65.26 OUNCES.

Narrator: NOT ENOUGH TO COVER HIS COSTS.

Rick: THIS IS THE BEST GOLD WEIGH WE'VE HAD,

AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S THE LAST ONE.

Man: GOT TO FIND SOME GROUND OR SOMETHING, MAN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

Karla: THERE'S GOT TO BE ANOTHER OPTION.

NONE OF US WANT TO WALK HOME EMPTY-HANDED.

Ryan: SORRY TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON YOU TO FIGURE THIS OUT,

BUT WELL, YOU'VE COME THROUGH BEFORE,

SO TIME TO DO IT AGAIN.

Narrator: ON THE SEASON FINALE OF "GOLD RUSH"...

[BLEEP] YOU, ICE!

DESPITE WINTER'S ARRIVAL, RICK GAMBLES ON NEW GROUND.

THERE'S GOLD IN IT.

SHUT HER DOWN!

Tony: LET'S GO.

Narrator: TONY BRINGS EVERYONE TOGETHER AND GOES BIG.

GIVE ME POWER.

GO-O-O-LD!

STARTING RIGHT NOW, THE RACE IS ON.

Narrator: PARKER FACES A MASSIVE CHALLENGE...

MOVE THAT [BLEEP] TRUCK.

...FINISHING ALL HIS GROUND.

MY ONE JOB IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL OUR PAPERWORK

IN ORDER AND OUR LEGAL...

TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS GROUND.

IT'S GONNA BE CUTTING HER PRETTY CLOSE.