Original subtitles

Parker: THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TIME LEFT IN THE SEASON.

THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A WHOLE LOT OF ROOM FOR ERROR.

Narrator: ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...

THIS IS A TERRIBLE [BLEEP] JOB.

Brennan: I'M EXCITED.

THERE SHOULD BE SOME GOLD IN HERE.

Bree: THERE'S A RIP IN THE BELT.

I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

IF THIS [BLEEP] UP, THAT'S ON YOU, BRENNAN.

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HOLY [BLEEP] BRIAN, SHUT IT DOWN!

WE JUST BLEW A BUNCH OF GOLD THROUGH HERE.

AAH!

OH, MAN, IT'S TRYING SO HARD TO GO.

YOU GUYS, REALLY, GET OUT OF THE WAY.

[ LAUGHS ]

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ICE IN THE CUT.

WHAT'S THAT, DOZER?

Narrator: WINTER IS COMING TO THE YUKON.

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THIS CUT IS PRETTY WELL SCRAPED UP, BOY.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD'VE LASTED LONGER, BUT IT DIDN'T.

IT DID NOT.

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

$7.2-MILLION SEASON GOAL.

TO GET THE 750 OUNCES HE STILL NEEDS,

SLUICIFER IS RUNNING 300 YARDS AN HOUR.

AND AT THE OTHER END OF THE 61-ACRE CUT,

BRENNAN IS PUTTING ANOTHER 200 YARDS

AN HOUR THROUGH BIG RED.

WE TRY AND GET EVERY LITTLE FLAKE OF GOLD

THAT WE CAN FIND DOWN HERE.

Narrator: BUT WITH FOUR WEEKS LEFT IN THE SEASON,

BRENNAN HAS MINED ALL THE THAWED PAY DIRT IN THE CUT.

Brennan: WELL, I'M THINKING

WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE TO BEING DONE HERE.

AND WHAT'S LEFT IS WHAT, FROZEN?

YES, SIR.

I REMEMBER WHEN WE FIRST STARTED ON THIS END, I WAS LIKE,

"THERE'S NO WAY WE'LL GET THIS WHOLE PIECE DONE THIS SEASON,"

AND NOW HERE WE ARE ALMOST A MONTH EARLY.

Parker: WHERE DID ALL THE GOOD GOLD COME FROM?

IN THERE, LIKE, IN THAT SPOT.

RIGHT, BECAUSE THIS IS PRETTY HIGH BEDROCK.

I WONDER IF IT'S WORTH JUST GOING THROUGH IT AGAIN,

TRYING TO GET WHAT WE CAN.

YEAH, FOR SURE.

JUST IN CASE THERE'S SOME THAWED GROUND.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL GO GET THE RIPPER ON THE HOE,

AND YOU CAN LOAD THE [BLEEP] OUT, AND I'LL RIP IT OUT.

I THINK WE CAN GET PROBABLY ANOTHER FULL SHIFT

AND THEN JUST MAKE IT HAPPEN THAT WAY.

OKAY.

WE WERE JUST SO FAR BEHIND THIS SPRING

THAT WE JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO GET GROUND OPEN.

THIS WAS A BIG CUT, A MILLION SQUARE FEET.

WITH THE KIND OF BILLS WE'VE GOT THIS SEASON, WE NEED THE GOLD.

Narrator: PLANT BOSS, BRENNAN, HAS A PERSONAL REASON

TO GET ANOTHER 100 OUNCES OUT OF THE CUT.

Brennan: IT IS A BUMMER THAT WE HAVE NO PAY LEFT.

I SET A GOAL MYSELF THAT I WANT IT TO BE A GREAT SEASON.

I REALLY DON'T SEE THAT BEING IN THE PICTURE

ANYMORE THAT WE RAN OUT OF GROUND,

SO, LIKE, ALL THIS STUFF RIGHT NOW

JUST LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMPLETELY DONE TO ME.

Narrator: LAST SEASON HIS PREDECESSOR, RICK NESS,

NARROWLY MISSED MINING 2,500 OUNCES WITH BIG RED.

SURROUNDED BY ALL THIS, I'M NOT GONNA SHED A TEAR.

Narrator: BRENNAN IS NOW JUST 93 OUNCES SHORT

OF BEATING RICK'S RECORD.

-YEAH! -YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!

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Parker: BRENNAN IS ALL WORKED UP

ABOUT BEATING RICK'S TOTAL FROM LAST YEAR,

AND WE NEED EVERY OUNCE WE CAN GET RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST GONNA RIP IT ALL UP HERE,

AND BRENNAN CAN COME IN AND LOAD HER OUT.

Narrator: PARKER BRINGS IN THE DEVIL'S FINGER

IN A LAST-DITCH ATTEMPT TO FIND ANY THAWED PAY GRAVEL

THEY'VE LEFT BEHIND.

THIS AREA WHERE I'M RIPPING RIGHT NOW,

THE PAY WAS REALLY GOOD HERE, SO...

THIS IS A TERRIBLE [BLEEP] JOB.

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THERE'S SOME WEIRD FUNKY [BLEEP] IN THIS GROUND.

THIS ONE SPOT, THERE'S A BIT OF GRAVEL,

AND IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY DEEP GRAVEL.

THIS JUST KEEPS GOING.

I'M JUST BARELY HITTING BEDROCK

WITH THE FULL LENGTH OF THIS RIPPER IN THE GROUND.

IT'S A PRETTY DEEP HOLE.

THERE'S A LOT OF PAY HERE.

POCKETS LIKE THIS, WE DON'T FIND THEM TOO OFTEN,

BUT USUALLY THE CLEANUPS ARE REALLY GOOD

WHEN YOU FIND THESE KIND OF THINGS,

LIKE A BIG NATURAL NUGGET TRAP.

Narrator: BRENNAN STRIPPED ALL THE PAY FROM THE CUT.

BUT NOW PARKER HAS FOUND A DIP IN THE BEDROCK.

BECAUSE IT'S THE DEEPEST POINT,

THE PAY DIRT COULD BE LOADED WITH GOLD.

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GETTING A LITTLE EXCITED.

THAT'S FULL.

BRENNAN, YOU GOT A COPY?

WE MISSED A SPOT OVER HERE.

Brennan: OH, YEAH?

YEAH, MAN, THERE'S A NICE LITTLE POCKET OF PAY.

IT'S, LIKE, PRETTY DEEP,

NICE LITTLE NUGGET-HOLE IN THE BEDROCK HERE.

YEAH, BUD.

SO I MAY HAVE FOUND YOU SOME GOLD.

[BLEEP] EXCITED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

COULD BE SOME GOLD, BABY!

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Narrator: AT EUREKA CREEK, TONY BEETS IS STRUGGLING.

DREDGE ONE IS $1.5 MILLION DOWN ON LAST SEASON.

TONY IS FAILING ON ALL FRONTS.

HE'S WAY BEHIND PARKER IN THE RACE TO 6,000 OUNCES,

AND HIS SECOND DREDGE IS WEEKS BEHIND SCHEDULE.

SHORT ON MAN-POWER, HE'S MAKING A RADICAL DECISION.

THE ONLY WAY TONY WILL GET DREDGE TWO UP

AND RUNNING IS TO CONCENTRATE HIS CREW

AND RESOURCES ON THE MASSIVE REBUILD.

THAT MEANS WINTERIZING DREDGE ONE.

[ LAUGHS ]

Narrator: TONY IS EXCAVATING A 4,000-SQUARE-FOOT DOCK.

HE'LL REPOSITION TWO DOZERS TO SERVE AS DEADMEN,

THEN USE THE ONBOARD WINCHES

TO MANEUVER THE 350-TON DREDGE BACKWARDS INTO POSITION.

FINALLY, HE'LL DRAIN THE POND,

LEAVING THE DREDGE HIGH AND DRY FOR THE WINTER.

[ SNEEZES ]

[BLEEP]

YES. I DON'T KNOW HOW DEEP YOU DUG,

BUT WE'LL FIND OUT WHEN WE LET IT OUT.

I LIKE TO STAY ON ROADS ANYWAYS.

Kevin: GONNA LET MONICA MOVE FIRST.

OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE THE DEADMEN.

THEN WE'RE GONNA PULL OURSELVES BACK.

Narrator: DAUGHTER, MONICA,

MOVES THE D9 DOZER TO THE BACK OF THE DOCK.

NICE AND GENTLE, CHICKY.

DRIVE STRAIGHT, SO YOU DRAG THE CABLES BEHIND YOU.

THE CABLES TO THE DOZERS MUST BE TIGHT

BEFORE KEVIN CAN WINCH THE DREDGE IN.

POWER OUT ON THE CABLES.

CAN I START PULLING IN THE WINCHES?

OH, MAN, IT'S TRYING SO HARD TO GO.

Tony: HEY!

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WHAT THE [BLEEP] WAS THAT?

Narrator: TONY BEETS IS ATTEMPTING

TO DRY-DOCK DREDGE ONE FOR THE WINTER.

WE'RE GONNA TRY IT AGAIN, SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

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WHAT WAS THAT?

THE LINE IS SCRAPING ON SOMETHING [BLEEP]

I THINK WE'RE CAUGHT UP ON OUR PORTSIDE.

[BLEEP]

DID YOU HAPPEN TO DIG UP THE SAND BEHIND THE DREDGE?

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Narrator: TONY'S CHALLENGE -- MANEUVER THE 30-FOOT ARM

BETWEEN THE CABLES AND THE SLUICE RUNS.

Kevin: WOULDN'T LET ANYBODY ELSE NEAR IT LIKE THAT.

AAH!

DO NOT DO THAT, PLEASE.

I REALLY, REALLY DON'T WANT TO [BLEEP] WITH THAT.

I LIKE MY RUN ATTACHED. [BLEEP]

WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

OH, BOY, OH, BOY, COME ON.

AND WE'RE SLOWLY MOVING.

FINALLY WE'RE GETTING SOME PROGRESS HERE.

YAY [BLEEP] DONE!

YOU GUYS WANT TO HEAD OVER TO DREDGE TWO?

-OKAY. -I'LL BE THERE MOMENTARILY.

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[ LAUGHING ]

Terry: WE'RE JUST DOING CIRCLES.

PEOPLE GO INSANE UP HERE, IT'S SO REPETITIVE.

Narrator: FOUR MONTHS INTO THEIR FIRST SEASON IN THE KLONDIKE,

TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING,

AND RICK'S CREW IS GETTING STIR-CRAZY.

THE WEATHER IS COMING IN. WE'RE DEALING WITH FROST.

WE'RE DEALING WITH TIRED EQUIPMENT, TIRED PEOPLE,

AND IT'S CRUNCH TIME.

Narrator: ROOKIE MINE BOSS, RICK NESS,

HAS MINED 845 OUNCES OF GOLD THIS SEASON,

BUT HE'S STILL 155 SHORT OF HIS 1,000-OUNCE GOAL.

BACK WHEN I WAS PLAYING FOOTBALL, YOU KNOW,

YOU TRY AND PLAY SMART ALL GAME, BUT AT THE END IF YOU'RE DOWN,

AND YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT,

YOU GET DESPERATE.

END OF THE SEASON IS GONNA BE THAT WAY.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO JUST BULLY OUR WAY THROUGH IT.

Narrator: AFTER THREE WEEKS OF PLUMMETING GOLD TOTALS,

RICK HAS RESORTED TO DESPERATE MEASURES

TO HIT HIS SEASON TARGET.

Rick: OPENED UP THIS UPSTREAM CUT HERE,

YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY LAST HOPE FOR THE SEASON.

Terry: WE'RE GETTING THE DIRT OUT OF HERE.

WE'RE GETTING IT MOVED.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY TRUCKS ARE MOVING.

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Narrator: BEN AND ZEE HAUL THE PAY DIRT 1/2 MILE

FROM THE NEW UPSTREAM CUT TO THE PLANT.

THIS [BLEEP] ROAD SUCKS SO [BLEEP]

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[BLEEP] HEY, WATER ALL OVER

[BLEEP] DAMN IT.

Narrator: RYAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING DIRT REYNOLDS FED.

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EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WORKING.

HOLY [BLEEP]

RYAN, SHUT IT DOWN!

[BLEEP]

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TAILINGS ARE ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE [BLEEP] SLUICE BOX.

WE'RE LOSING GOLD.

SHUT THAT THING DOWN.

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TAILINGS ARE BACKED UP HALFWAY INTO THE BOX, MAN.

WE JUST BLEW A BUNCH OF GOLD THROUGH HERE.

I KNEW IT WAS GETTING BAD BUT NOT THAT BAD.

THAT HAPPENED FAST.

Narrator: AS WATER CARRIES THE CONCENTRATE

DOWN THROUGH THE SLUICE BOX,

THE HEAVY GOLD GETS CAUGHT IN THE EXPANDED METAL RIFFLES.

BUT THE TAILINGS HAVE BACKED UP INTO THE SLUICE BOXES,

BLOCKING THE RIFFLES AND CAUSING THE GOLD TO WASH

STRAIGHT OUT INTO THE TAILINGS POND.

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Man: I NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THAT BEFORE.

THAT AIN'T [BLEEP] GOOD.

WE JUST LOST EVERYTHING FROM HERE DOWN.

Narrator: THIS SEASON, RICK HAS RUN

NEARLY A QUARTER OF A MILLION YARDS OF DIRT,

AND THE TAILINGS HAVE FILLED THE 60-FOOT-DEEP POND.

THE HOLE DOESN'T LAST FOREVER.

EVENTUALLY IT FILLS UP.

I THINK THE ONLY OPTION IS TO MOVE THIS PLANT.

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT MOVING THIS WASH PLANT

RIGHT NOW.

Zee: YOU DON'T THINK MOVING IT TOWARDS THE UPSTREAM CUT,

MAKE IT EFFICIENT THAT WAY?

BUT YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE SET THE THING UP?

SLUICE BOXES FALLING OFF, [BLEEP] BANK WASHING OUT.

Rick: SHUT IT OFF. SHUT IT OFF.

SHUT IT OFF. SHUT IT OFF.

HIT THE BYPASS!

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

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IF ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING WENT RIGHT,

WE'RE GONNA LOSE A DAY.

IF ANYTHING GOES [BLEEP] WRONG, WE COULD LOSE 4 DAYS.

WE CAN'T LOSE THAT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

IT'S GONNA GET COLDER, [BLEEP] SNOW,

AND THE GOLD IS GOING TO GET HARDER AND HARDER TO GET.

TRUCKING ALL THAT MATERIAL UP HERE IS A REAL [BLEEP]

Terry: THAT ROAD GOING BACK TO THE UPSTREAM CUT

RIGHT NOW IS HORRIBLE.

WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND DEAL WITH IT.

AND WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE PERSONNEL TO BE KEEPING UP

WITH THESE TAILINGS ALL DAY EVERY DAY.

WE CAN DIG TAILINGS WHILE THE PLANT IS RUNNING.

WE CAN'T MOVE THE PLANT WHILE THE PLANT IS RUNNING.

WE JUST HAVE TO GET MORE EFFICIENT.

THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

WE GOT TO TRY.

ARE WE GOOD?

WE GOT TO DO WHAT WE GOT TO DO.

I'LL GET THIS BOX CLEANED OUT.

TERRY, IF YOU GUYS CAN GO DOWN THERE, KEEP GETTING PAY UP HERE.

WE'LL KEEP THIS PLANT RUNNING, AND WE CAN MAKE ALL THIS WORK.

WE AIN'T GONNA LOSE A [BLEEP] MINUTE OF SLUICE TIME.

I'LL DIG A LITTLE HOLE TO GET STARTED,

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS WORK.

Man #2: ALL RIGHT.

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Brennan: WELL, WOKE UP THIS MORNING,

AND IT'S MINUS 6 OUT, SO IT'S PRETTY CHILLY.

STARTING TO FEEL LIKE THE BEGINNING OF THE END.

Narrator: BIG RED IS ALMOST OUT OF THAWED PAY.

BRENNAN IS DIGGING OUT A FINAL POCKET.

IT GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER, SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN

THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME GOLD IN HERE.

Narrator: AS THE BIG RED PLANT BOSS,

HE'S JUST 93 OUNCES SHORT OF BEATING

RICK NESS' RECORD FROM LAST YEAR.

I'M HOPING THAT THIS HOLE IS JUST LOADED WITH GOLD

AND I CAN ACTUALLY DESTROY HIS RECORD.

THAT WOULD BE PRETTY DAMN SWEET.

I JUST WANT TO TRY AND MAKE SURE WE'RE DONE SLUICING

BY THE END OF THE DAY SO MAYBE WE CAN DO THE CLEANUP.

YIPPY KI-YAY [BLEEP]

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Narrator: LOADER OPERATOR BREE

STILL HAS OVER 200 YARDS LEFT TO RUN.

[BLEEP]

WE'RE ALL HERE FOR A REASON.

WE ALL LOVE MINING, AND WE WANT TO SEE BRENNAN REACH HIS GOAL.

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AW [BLEEP]

HEY, PARKER, YOU GOT TO COME OVER HERE.

THERE'S A [BLEEP] RIP IN THE BELT.

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Parker: WHAT'S UP?

IT'S, LIKE, A 2-FOOT STRIP MISSING

OUT OF THE ELEVATOR BELT.

THERE'S PAY SPILLING EVERYWHERE.

OH, YEAH [BLEEP]

WHAT DID YOU DO?

THAT'S PROBABLY JUST A MATTER OF TIME

BEFORE THAT GOES THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE BELT.

YEAH, I'D SAY.

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

WE CAN TRUCK THE REST OF THIS [BLEEP] UP TO SLUICIFER.

I WANT TO FINISH THIS OFF, MAN.

I WANT TO BEAT RICK'S RECORD.

IF WE SHUT THIS DOWN, THAT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.

WE DON'T RUN IT WHEN IT'S PARTLY [BLEEP]

AND WAIT FOR IT TO GET TOTALLY [BLEEP]

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

LIKE, THAT'S TONY BEETS' LAND.

IF YOU WANT TO JUST RUN [BLEEP] UNTIL IT DESTROYS ITSELF,

I'M SURE HE HAS A JOB OPENING.

THERE'S AN HOUR OF PAY LEFT. I KNOW IT'S A BIG RISK.

I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

I WANT TO SEE WHAT THE [BLEEP] HAPPENS HERE.

OKAY, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

ANYTHING MORE THAN FIVE FLEXCOS TO FIX THAT,

WHICH IS ALL IT WOULD TAKE RIGHT NOW

IS COMING OUT OF YOUR [BLEEP] BONUS.

ALL RIGHT.

IF THIS [BLEEP] UP, THAT'S ON YOU, BRENNAN.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD ENOUGH.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL FINISH THE DAY OFF, BREE.

♪

YOU KNOW, WE ONLY GOT THAT LITTLE BIT OF A PILE LEFT.

IT MIGHT BE AN HOUR, SO LET'S JUST HOPE IT HOLDS UP.

WE'VE ALREADY MADE IT HALF A SHIFT,

AND LET'S SEE WHAT THE [BLEEP] THOSE HOLES HAVE TO OFFER

THAT WE WERE DIGGING OUT ALL DAY.

♪

Narrator: TO FOCUS ALL HIS EFFORTS

ON REBUILDING DREDGE TWO,

TONY MUST FIRST HAUL OUT THE JASMINE B.

OVER WINTER, THE YUKON RIVER FREEZES

AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW MINUS 40 DEGREES.

TO AVOID LOSING HIS BOAT TO THE ICE,

TONY HAS TO ACT FAST.

TONY DOESN'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED IN A BOATYARD,

SO EVERY HAUL-OUT HE'S HAD TO IMPROVISE.

Man #3: HOLY [BLEEP] STOP!

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, TONY!

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

Narrator: TOGETHER THE TWO WINCH CABLES ON TONY'S OSHKOSH

CAN HAUL UP TO 50 TONS,

BUT THE JASMINE B IS MUCH HEAVIER AT 60 TONS.

BY ADDING PULLEYS AND ANCHORING THE CABLES TO THE RAMP,

THE WINCHES WILL HAVE TO PULL TWICE AS FAR,

BUT THE TRADE-OFF IS, IT WILL DOUBLE THEIR PULLING POWER,

A PROCESS CALLED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE.

RIGHT NOW IT'S UNPROVEN.

WE'VE TRIED PULLING THE BOAT OUT WITH A SINGLE LINE.

IT DIDN'T DO IT.

I'M JUST HOPING THAT DOUBLING THEM UP HELPS IT

AND WE CAN ACTUALLY GET IT ON THE RAMP.

♪

IT'S NOT JULY ANYMORE, EH?

Narrator: MIKE ADDS HIS OWN LOW-TECH SOLUTION,

LUBRICATE THE RAMP WITH DISH SOAP.

Mike: MAN, THIS [BLEEP] HARD TO SQUEEZE WHEN IT'S COLD.

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I'M GONNA KILL MY ENGINES.

Narrator: TONY PUTS HIS NEW SYSTEM TO THE TEST.

HEY, WATCH YOUR SOUTH WHEN IT PULLS.

CAMERAMAN, PLEASE GET OUT OF THE WAY.

YOU GUYS, REALLY, GET OUT OF THE WAY.

Narrator: BEING HIT BY A RECOILING CABLE

COULD CAUSE FATAL INJURY.

GET OUT OF THE WAY, OUT OF THE WAY, COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WAY.

WHEN THOSE [BLEEP] CABLES SNAP,

THEY COME WHIPPING OUT.

TONY!

HEY!

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

HOLD ON, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

HOLY [BLEEP]

Narrator: ONE OF THE 250-POUND PULLEYS HAS CAUGHT ON THE RAMP.

Man #4: WE BENT THE HELL OUT OF THAT.

-DID WE HURT IT? -I DON'T THINK SO.

WATCH YOUR FINGERS.

GET OUT OF THERE.

GET OUT OF THERE.

♪

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

THERE WE GO.

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WHOA!

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FINALLY, AFTER FOUR YEARS WE'VE DONE IT.

I'M ALMOST CRYING HERE.

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WE CAN'T AFFORD TO BE LOSING ANY GOLD.

WE NEED ALL THAT WE CAN GET.

Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK,

TAILINGS ARE BACKING UP INTO THE SLUICES.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP THE FINE TAILINGS

FROM BUILDING UP LIKE THAT AGAIN.

THAT'S AN EASY WAY TO BLOW GOLD RIGHT OUT THE END OF IT.

Narrator: TO AVOID LOSING ANY MORE GOLD,

RICK HAS OPENED UP A SECTION OF THE TAILINGS POND

AND DOUBLED DOWN ON RYAN'S WORKLOAD.

THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO FIND A WAY FOR RYAN

TO KEEP RUNNING THIS THING HIMSELF.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ADD A STEP INTO THE PROCESS HERE.

LOAD THE HOPPER, GET A SCOOP OF COARSE TAILINGS.

WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE TO START SCOOPING OUT THE FINES.

IF WE CAN GET THESE FINE TAILINGS UNDER CONTROL

WITH THE LOADER, IT SHOULD BE GOOD

FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.

THAT'S JUST FLAT-OUT THE ONLY WAY, IT REALLY IS.

Narrator: RYAN IS THE LEAST-EXPERIENCED OPERATOR

ON THE CREW.

Ryan: RIGHT AT THE START OF THE SEASON,

I HAD SOME THINGS TO LEARN.

HOLY [BLEEP]

RYAN, YOU ALL RIGHT?

I SHOULD HAVE [BLEEP] MOVED WHEN I WANTED TO [BLEEP] MOVE.

Narrator: NOW RYAN HAS TO KEEP THE HOPPER FEEDER FULL,

CLEAR AWAY THE COARSE TAILINGS FROM THE END OF THE TROMMEL,

THEN HEAD DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SLUICES

TO PREVENT THE FINE TAILINGS FROM BACKING UP.

Ryan: I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S GONNA TAKE ME A WHILE TO GET THE HANG OF DOING THIS.

Rick: NOTHING THAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR HAS BEEN IDEAL.

BUT THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, BUT IT IS ADDING ANOTHER STEP.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S A SHORT DISTANCE.

IT SHOULD BE DOABLE.

Ryan: I FILLED THE HOPPER.

I'VE GOT 7 MINUTES TO MOVE COARSE TAILINGS...

...DUMP THE COARSE TAILINGS...

...AND NOW MOVE FINE TAILINGS, TOO.

I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN KEEP AHEAD OF THIS.

WE'VE WANDERED OUT INTO THE FINE TAILINGS IN FRONT OF THE PLANT.

WE SPENT WAY TOO LONG.

Ryan: WE'RE NOT EVEN MAKING A DENT IN THOSE TAILINGS.

I CAN'T EVEN GET A FULL SCOOP OF THEM.

Narrator: ROOKIE RYAN IS LOSING THE BATTLE.

IF HE CAN'T KEEP UP,

THEY'LL BLOW EVEN MORE GOLD OUT OF THE SLUICES.

I'M WATCHING HIM UP THERE ALL THE TIME JUST STRUGGLE.

[BLEEP] THIS, MAN.

Ben: I MEAN, IF HE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THAT,

IF HE WANTS A NICE, CUSHY JOB,

THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE THAT CAN REPLACE HIM.

Ryan: REALLY GETTING SICK OF DEALING WITH THIS.

IT'S TOO [BLEEP] MUCH RIGHT NOW.

THIS AIN'T AS EASY AS HE SAID IT WAS GONNA BE.

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[BLEEP] I JUST HIT THE SLUICE BOX.

[BLEEP] THIS, MAN. [BLEEP]

♪

WHAT'S UP, RYAN?

I'M JUST GETTING A LITTLE OVERWHELMED HERE.

MAYBE I'LL SWAP OUT WITH YOU FOR A MINUTE,

SEE IF I CAN FIND ANYTHING DIFFERENT TO DO

OR FIND A RHYTHM OR SOMETHING.

HOPEFULLY RICK CAN GIVE ME AN IDEA

HOW TO KEEP AHEAD OF EVERYTHING,

FIGURE SOMETHING OUT TO MAKE THIS WORK.

I MEAN, THIS IS ABOUT AS IMPORTANT AS IT GETS.

ALL OF OUR GOLD IS COMING OUT OF THAT WASH PLANT,

SO YOU GOT TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

YOU GOT TO RUN IT RIGHT.

HE HASN'T BEEN DOING THIS FOR LONG.

I KNOW HE CAN DO IT.

IT'S JUST FINDING A RHYTHM. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YOU COME UP HERE AND FILL THE HOPPER.

GO GET A SCOOP OF COARSE TAILINGS.

DUMP THEM OFF THE RAMP.

CAREFULLY MOVE YOURSELF INTO THE FINE TAILINGS

WITHOUT GETTING STUCK.

Narrator: RICK DRIVES INTO THE FINES,

GETS A SCOOP OF TAILINGS,

AND BACKS STRAIGHT OUT

IN LESS THAN HALF THE TIME IT TOOK RYAN.

HE'S DOING THE TAILINGS DIFFERENT THAN I WAS.

HE'S DRIVING RIGHT BACK OUT.

I THINK THAT'S THE TRICK.

AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE I'LL MAKE UP MY TIME.

WHOO! LOADING THE FLAT, YEAH!

WHOO!

WHOO!

I HEARD HIM IN THERE YELLING AND SCREAMING.

HE HASN'T DONE IT FOR 11 HOURS.

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU'RE HAVING THE TIME

OF YOUR LIFE UP IN HERE.

WELL, AND YOU'RE MOVING THEM DIFFERENTLY THAN I WAS.

YEAH.

AND I CAN SEE WHERE THAT'S GONNA SAVE TIME.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I GOT US A LITTLE BIT AHEAD HERE.

I THINK I'LL BE OKAY.

[BLEEP] YEAH. I KNOW YOU WILL, RYAN.

GOOD LUCK, BUDDY.

Rick: YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO STRESS OUT.

HE'S DOING REALLY WELL,

AND HONESTLY I THINK THAT'S ALL IT WAS.

IT WAS JUST IN HIS HEAD.

YOU KNOW, HE'S OVER-STRESSING

BECAUSE WE ADDED ANOTHER STEP TO THE PROCESS,

BUT, YOU KNOW, HE'S FULLY CAPABLE OF THIS.

Ryan: I WAS ABLE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE

HE WAS USING TO KEEP THOSE FINE TAILINGS CLEAR.

SOMETIMES JUST A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

IS ALL YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT A PROBLEM.

NOTHING EVER COMES EASY WHEN YOU'RE GOLD MINING.

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Narrator: WHILE TONY BEETS HAS BEEN DRY-DOCKING DREDGE ONE

AND THE JASMINE B,

MONICA'S WASH PLANT AND THE PEARSON BOX

HAVE BEEN RUNNING 24/7.

HEY, MONICA. HOW ARE YOU?

HEY, BEETS.

Narrator: IT'S TIME FOR THE WEEKLY GOLD WEIGH.

HOW MANY HOURS ARE ON THE PLANTS?

Kevin: THEY'RE BOTH ABOUT 150-ISH.

SO I THINK WE SHOULD MAYBE WEIGH SOME UP.

LET'S DO MONICA'S PLANT.

KEVIN CAN COUNT THAT ONE.

Narrator: TO HIT HIS 6,000-OUNCE, $7.2-MILLION GOAL,

TONY NEEDS OVER 600 OUNCES A WEEK.

20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 110, 120,

140, 160, 180, 190, 200,

220, 230, 240, 250, 253.46.

WORTH OVER $300,000.

Minnie: MM-HMM.

10, 20, 30, 40, 50,

60, 70, 80, 90, 100,

120, 140, 160,

180, 190, 196.36.

Narrator: WORTH ANOTHER $235,000.

SO WHAT DOES THAT LEAVE US WITH THIS WEEK, MOM?

449.82 IS OUR TOTAL FOR THIS WEEK.

Narrator: OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS

BUT STILL 150 OUNCES SHORT OF WHAT THEY NEED.

WHAT'S OUR TOTAL THEN?

4,025 OUNCES AND A LITTLE BIT,

SO WE'RE WAY OVER WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

WE'RE ABOUT 400 OUNCES OVER WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR.

[BLEEP] YEAH!

Both: BLA-BLA-BLA-BLA.

Narrator: THEY'VE BEATEN LAST SEASON'S RECORD,

AND FINALLY TONY CAN FOCUS ON HIS SECOND GOAL.

SO GIVE ME A COUPLE MORE OF THOSE JARS, WILL YOU?

BYE, GUYS. -[ SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

YOU GUYS GOT A COPY?

GO FOR RYAN, ZEE.

I GOT SOME BUBBLE GUTS.

AGAIN?

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. AGAIN?

HEY, CARL, YOU GOT A COPY?

YEAH, WHAT'S UP, MAN?

ZEE KEEPS HAVING PROBLEMS.

THINK YOU CAN HELP HIM OUT?

OH, YEAH, BUDDY, I CAN DO THAT FOR HIM.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL BE THE ROCK TRUCK SCREAMING DOWN THE RUNWAY

AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

YEAH!

-GOOD LUCK, POOPY PANTS. -WHOO!

SWEET. AWESOME.

♪

THE MAIN THING IS WE KEPT THE PLANT GOING, RIGHT?

Narrator: IN HIS ROOKIE SEASON, RICK NESS HAS SET A 1,000-OUNCE,

$1.2-MILLION TARGET.

LET'S SEE WHAT THAT GOT US.

Narrator: TO REACH HIS GOAL,

HE'S BANKING ON THE NEW UPSTREAM CUT

DELIVERING 39 OUNCES A WEEK.

Rick: LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.

WE GOT 10, 20,

30, 40, 50.

ALL RIGHT. WE GOT 52.15.

Narrator: WORTH OVER $62,000.

-YEAH. -YEAH! WAY BETTER.

Man #5: ON THE WAY BACK UP.

Rick: ALL THAT MEANS IS WE'RE BACK IN THE [BLEEP] GAME.

KARLA, WHERE DOES THAT PUT US FOR A TOTAL?

IT'S 897 OUNCES.

THAT'S ALMOST 900!

-YEAH! -YEAH!

WHOO!

WE'RE 100 OUNCES FROM OUR GOAL,

AND THAT'S A [BLEEP] AWESOME FEELING,

BUT THE NEXT 100 OUNCES IS GONNA BE 100...

TOUGHEST 100 OUNCES WE GET ALL YEAR.

YOU THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME LEFT?

WE'VE GOT ENOUGH TIME, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.

[BLEEP] GONNA FREEZE. [BLEEP] GONNA BREAK.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE GONNA PERSEVERE,

AND AT THE END OF THE [BLEEP] DAY,

WE'RE GONNA LEAVE HERE VICTORIOUS.

RIGHT? -RALLY!

THANKS, GUYS, APPRECIATE IT.

♪

♪

IT'S TIME TO FINISH IT OFF, TEAR IT DOWN,

GET THE FINAL GOLD OUT AND SEE WHAT THIS...

WHAT THE PAY HAS TO DO FOR US HERE.

Narrator: AT THE LAST CUT,

BRENNAN IS MAKING BIG RED'S FINAL PUSH FOR GOLD.

SO THERE'S A BIG STRIP RIPPED OFF OF THE BELT.

IT'S NOT IDEAL TO RUN LIKE THIS, BUT BRENNAN REALLY WANTS

TO GET EVERYTHING OUT OF THAT HOLE HE FOUND.

Narrator: HE'S BEEN RUNNING A BROKEN BELT,

GAMBLING THAT IT WILL HOLD OUT LONG ENOUGH

TO FINISH THE LAST OF THE PAY.

DONE.

MY BELT DIDN'T [BLEEP] UP.

SHUT THE SHAKER DOWN.

KILL THE WATER.

CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THING [BLEEP] LASTED.

Narrator: AFTER 14 WEEKS, 2,000 HOURS OF RUN TIME

AND 400,000 YARDS OF DIRT PROCESSED,

BIG RED SHUTS DOWN FOR THE FINAL TIME THIS SEASON.

WE'LL FIND OUT WHAT WAS IN THAT NUGGET HOLE.

HOPEFULLY IT PAYS OFF AND IT WAS WORTH THE CHASE.

Narrator: IT'S TIME TO SEE IF BRENNAN'S PAY POCKET

HAS DELIVERED A FINAL BONUS.

WELL, NOW THAT YOU'RE DONE SLUICING,

MAYBE THERE'S A ROCK TRUCK FOR YOUR FUTURE.

Brennan: IS THAT HOW IT GOES AROUND HERE?

WELL, BY LOOKS OF THE PAN, YOU HAD A GOOD WEEK.

YEAH.

GO AHEAD, D., TWO-FIST THAT BABY.

Narrator: FIRST UP, PARKER'S BIGGEST PLANT, SLUICIFER.

60 AND 100, 140...

Brennan: WOW.

...190, 200,

290, 300, 330.

GIVE IT A TAP THERE.

345 1/2 OUNCES.

-THAT'S AWESOME, MAN. -GOOD JOB, MAN.

THAT'S A NICE PAN OF GOLD RIGHT THERE.

Narrator: WORTH $415,000.

HOLY THAT'S A PILE.

WHY DON'T YOU THROW IT ON THE SCALE THERE, JUNIOR,

AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE GOT.

WHAT DID BIG RED DO LAST YEAR?

SO LAST YEAR, BIG RED DID 2,480.

I HOPE EVEN IF IT'S 2,481,

I'LL BE HAPPY JUST TO SAY I BEAT HIM.

YEP.

AND RIGHT NOW YOU ARE AT 2,386.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE.

SO DID I KICK RICK'S ASS OR WHAT?

THERE'S 20, 50, 70, 80,

100...

113.1.

WHOO!

Narrator: BRINGING BRENNAN'S BIG RED SEASON TOTAL

TO 2,499 OUNCES,

WORTH $3 MILLION.

HOLY SMOKES.

HE'S BEATEN RICK BY 19 OUNCES.

HONESTLY, BRENNAN, GOOD JOB DOWN THERE, YOU KNOW?

APPRECIATE IT.

FOR THE MOST PART, YOU WERE LEFT ON YOUR OWN,

AND YOU GUYS MADE THE MOST OF IT.

IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE.

THE WEEK'S TOTAL IS 458.6 OUNCES,

AND A SEASON TOTAL OF 5,706.

YEAH.

Narrator: WORTH ALMOST $7 MILLION.

PARKER IS JUST 294 OUNCES FROM ACHIEVING HIS 6,000-OUNCE,

$7.2-MILLION SEASON.

HONESTLY, I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS A SHOT

THAT WE'D GET TO 6,000,

AND NOW IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

NOT THAT I WANT TO TAKE OUR FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE,

BUT IT LOOKS GOOD.

LIKE, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN KILLING IT.

ALL RIGHT. GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

YEP.

Rick: THERE IS STILL GOLD IN THE GROUND, MAN,

AND THERE'S STILL TIME TO GET IT.

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

Ryan: THIS FROZEN PAY IS CLOGGING THE FEEDERS.

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. FIGURE IT OUT.

[BLEEP]

Ryan: I'M ABOUT READY JUST TO WALK AWAY.

[ CLANGING ]

OH, THAT'S NOT A GOOD SOUND.

SO LET'S JUST SHUT THE [BLEEP] SHOW DOWN.

WE'RE DONE FOR THE SEASON.

Nancy: IT'S YOUR LAND. YOU'VE PUT THE TIME IN IT.

YOU'VE PUT THE MONEY IN IT, AND YOU'RE GONNA STILL

HAVE TO TRY TO WORK WITH HIM ON THIS.

HI, TONY.