Original subtitles

THIS HAS BEEN THE TOUGHEST YEAR OF MY LIFE.

HIT THE BYPASS!

WHAT THE [BLEEP]!

I SET A GOAL OF 1,000 OUNCES.

NOW WINTER HAS HIT, AND WE'VE COME UP SHORT.

WE COULD ALL GO HOME, FORGET THOSE LAST 27 OUNCES,

BUT I MADE A PROMISE TO MY GUYS:

WE'RE GOING TO PULL OUR FIRST MILLION FROM RIGHT HERE.

AND ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, I AM GOING TO DELIVER.

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AT THE START OF THE SEASON,

TONY BEETS COMPLETELY SHUT US DOWN FROM MINING OUR OWN GROUND.

TONY, WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME RIGHT NOW

IS TO END MY MINING SEASON.

BUT NOW, WE'RE BACK.

DESPITE EVERYTHING THAT WENT WRONG,

WE STILL SMASHED OUR 6,000 OUNCE TARGET.

GOOD JOB, KIDDO!

NOW WE'RE GOING FOR A RECORD OF 7,000 OUNCES.

IT'S FINALLY TIME FOR US TO MINE OUR OWN GROUND,

PAY NOBODY ROYALTIES AND DO THINGS HOW WE WANT.

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

Man: WE'RE GOING TO GET OVER THIS 1,000 OUNCES.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME LEFT TO DO MUCH,

BUT WE GOT TO GET IT.

I'M BEATING UP THIS DIRT LIKE IT OWES ME MONEY.

WELL, [BLEEP], IT DOES.

SO WE HAD 27 OUNCES TO GET.

I THINK IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT.

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THEY SHOULD BE ACROSS THE CREEK.

THINK I GOT SOMETHING HERE.

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IT'S GETTING PRETTY COLD OUT.

HOPEFULLY THERE'S ENOUGH GOLD IN THERE TO GET US TO 7,000 OUNCES.

HOLY [BLEEP], LOOK AT THAT!

[BLEEP] PLANT IS ON FIRE!

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Narrator: OCTOBER --

7 DEGREES BELOW FREEZING.

WINTER HAS COME TO THE KLONDIKE.

THINGS ARE ON THE UP AND UP, BUT WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL HAS ALREADY PULLED

A MASSIVE 6,500 OUNCES OF GOLD OUT OF THE LAST CUT.

Parker: WE AREN'T LEAVING THIS PIECE OF GROUND

UNTIL WE'VE GOT ALL THE GOLD OUT OF IT.

Narrator: NOW, HE'S IN THE FINAL STRUGGLE

TO HIT HIS NEW 7,000 OUNCE,

$8.4 MILLION GOAL BEFORE THE BIG FREEZE ENDS HIS SEASON.

WHAT -- WHAT -- WHAT IS THIS?

THIS THING'S FROZEN UP SOLID.

IT'S KIND OF A DISASTER ISN'T IT?

YEAH.

Narrator: BUT, LAST NIGHT,

SLUICIFER CLOGGED UP WITH FROZEN TAILINGS...

WHOA!

...AND SHE'S BEEN DOWN FOR 6 HOURS.

WE'VE BEEN SHOVELING SINCE 4:30 IN THE MORNING.

THIS AND THE TAILINGS CONVEYOR FROZE UP.

CONVEYOR STOPPED AND JUST [BLEEP] EVERYTHING.

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WHY DON'T WE JUST TRY BUMPING THE BELT

AND SEEING IF THIS THING WILL GO OR NOT.

OKAY, FIRE IT UP!

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WHOA, WHOA!

THAT DOES NOT SOUND HEALTHY.

OH FOR [BLEEP] SAKE!

BELT IS FROZEN TO THE ROLLERS,

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET SOME HEAT ON IT

AND WARM IT UP, BREAK IT FREE, GO GRAB SOME PROPANE.

HOPEFULLY NOTHING S BROKEN INSIDE

WITH ALL THIS EXTRA WEIGHT AND ICE ON THE MACHINE.

Parker: TRY IT AGAIN, TYSON.

[ GRINDING ]

Narrator: THE TAIL DRUMS STILL WON'T TURN.

NOPE.

DEAN CLIMBS THE CONVEYOR TO TRY AND TURN THE FROZEN HEAD ROLLER.

HAVE YOU BEEN TRYING TO BUMP IT?

IT LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD MOVE.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED SOME LUBE OR SOMEBODY WITH SOME MUSCLES

THAT AIN'T OLD LIKE MINE.

SEND ME UP!

WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THINGS TO BREAK FREE RIGHT NOW.

IT'S ALL FROZEN UP.

SO YOU GOT MUSCLES TY HERE...

IT'S SLIPPERY.

DOWNWARD WITH IT.

WE GOT IT WIGGLING, UP HERE ANYWAY.

GO ONE MORE TIME,

AND THAT'LL GET THE PULLEY AROUND THE BACKSIDE.

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OH, LOVELY!

HEY, WE MOVED THE BELT LIKE 6 INCHES.

ALL OF THAT WAS 6 INCHES.

PULL THE BREAKER!

[ ENGINE STARTING ]

WHOA, THERE SHE GOES!

YEP! LOOKS GOOD.

GOOD WORK EVERYBODY!

Narrator: IT'S TAKEN THE CREW NEARLY 8 HOURS

TO GET THE CONVEYOR RUNNING AGAIN.

WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

WE GOT TO... IT COST US JUST ABOUT A WHOLE SHIFT.

YEAH, A LITTLE SCARY.

IT'S ALWAYS THIS BELT THAT GETS US WHEN IT ICES UP.

IT WOULDN'T BE HARD TO PLUMB ONE OF THOSE CLEANUP HOSES

INTO A PROPANE HOT WATER HEATER, BUT THEN, WHERE DO YOU PUT IT?

HOT WATER IN COLD WEATHER FREEZES FASTER.

THE OTHER THING I'VE SEEN IS A PROPANE MANIFOLD

ON THE HEAD DRUM.

YEAH, WE'VE DONE THAT TOO.

WELL, NOT A MANIFOLD, BUT WE'VE RUN A TORCH RIGHT ON.

BUT DO YOU THINK THAT WILL KEEP EVERYTHING GOING?

YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE IT IN ALL NIGHT LONG.

GO GET ONE OF THE BIG OLD TANKS AND PLUMB IT IN HERE

AND KEEP HER HOT AS WE CAN.

IT'S WORTH A TRY.

Narrator: A TIGER TORCH HEATING THE HEAD DRUM

SHOULD STOP IT FROM FREEZING UP AGAIN

AND KEEP THE TAILINGS BELT

MOVING IN THE SUBZERO TEMPERATURES.

Parker: KEEP AS MUCH HEAT IN THERE AS WE CAN.

GOOD JOB, GUYS! LET'S GO AHEAD AND FIRE THIS THING UP.

CAN WE HIT THE SEEKER?

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Narrator: THE RACE IS ON TO SLUICE ANOTHER 500 OUNCES

BEFORE THE BIG FREEZE SHUTS THEM DOWN.

THE FIRST SHOT OVER THE BOW FOR THE WINTER HERE,

BUT, I MEAN, WE'VE GOT TO KEEP SLUICING

SO HOPEFULLY A LITTLE HEAT

WILL DELAY THE END FOR US A LITTLE BIT.

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YEAH, IT'S GETTING COLDER AND COLDER EVERY MORNING.

I CAN'T EVEN SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD ANYMORE,

THERE'S SO MUCH FROST.

WE'RE SO CLOSE TO OUR TARGET.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE.

I MEAN, WE'VE EXHAUSTED ALL THE THAWED GROUND.

Narrator: RICK NESS IS WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE

OF HIS 1,000 OUNCE SEASON GOAL.

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HE'S JUST 27 OUNCES SHORT,

BUT HE'S ALL OUT OF THAWED GROUND

AND HE'S COME TOO FAR TO FAIL NOW.

Rick: WE AIN'T GIVING UP.

I KNOW WE CAN RUN THE PLANT.

WE JUST NEED THE DIRT.

I GOT SOMEBODY FLYING IN TODAY TO HELP ME OUT.

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HEY! [BLEEP] ARRIVING IN STYLE!

YEAH, WELL YOU KNOW.

HOW YOU DOING, DAD?

GOOD TO SEE YOU MAN.

YOU, TOO. I'M HERE TO HELP.

THAT'S AWESOME!

WELL, YOU CAME AT A HELL OF A TIME.

YOU'RE HERE UNTIL THE END NOW RIGHT?

I AM. I WANT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

THAT'S WHY I CAME, SO...

WELL, I'LL BRING YOU RIGHT OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.

Narrator: CONSTRUCTION BOSS BIG RICK IS BACK TO HELP HIS SON

ACHIEVE HIS ROOKIE SEASON GOAL.

Rick: WE'RE SHORT 27 OUNCES.

Big Rick: YOU'VE EXHAUSTED EVERY SINGLE RESOURCE?

Rick Jr: I'VE HAD TERRY SCRAPING EVERY LAST LITTLE BIT HE CAN,

BUT THERE'S JUST NOTHING LEFT.

HOLY COW!

THIS PLACE HAS CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.

WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING OUT OF HERE, ALL THROUGH HERE,

THAT SIDE, UPSTREAM, DOWNSTREAM, MIDDLE.

IT'S ALL [BLEEP] MINED OUT, RIGHT?

IF WE'VE GOT NO GROUND, IT MEANS WE'VE GOT TO STRIP SOME GROUND.

NO MATTER WHERE WE GO RIGHT NOW, IT'S GONNA BE FROZEN.

IT'S GOING TO BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RUN.

[BLEEP] DAMN IT, YOU'VE GOT TO GET THAT

[BLEEP] THOUSAND OUNCES!

I KNOW!

SO IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT WE MIGHT AS WELL GO

FOR THE BEST GROUND THAT WE HAVE.

WELL, PERHAPS A SECOND LOOK AT YOUR DRILL CHARTS THERE

AND SEE WHERE THOSE... SEE WHERE YOUR BEST VEINS ARE.

MAYBE YOU GOT SOME MORE LEFT THAT YOU CAN QUICKLY ACCESS.

THERE IS. THERE'S A CHANNEL THAT GOES RIGHT THROUGH THE...

EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE DONE, FRONT TO [BLEEP] BACK.

Narrator: THIS SEASON, RICK HAS MINED THREE CUTS.

RUNNING THROUGH THEM IS AN OLD RIVER CHANNEL RICH IN GOLD.

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WHERE THAT PILE OF OVERBURDEN IS,

THAT'S WHERE THE BEDROCK CAME UP,

AND THAT'S WHERE ALL THE BEST DRILL HOLES WERE,

AND IT IS WHERE WE DID OUR BEST GOLD.

YOU'RE UP AGAINST TIME SO I GUESS...

YEAH.

...WHAT'S THE BEST OPTION FOR WHAT WE GOT LEFT IN TIME?

THIS IS PROBABLY IT.

YEAH. [SIGHS] YEAH, [BLEEP] IT.

LET'S DO IT.

WE'VE GOT 30 OUNCES TO GET.

I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE THE EASIEST WAY TO GET IT.

I'LL JUMP ON THAT D9 AND GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S [BLEEP] DO IT! YEP.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A VERY BIG CUT,

BUT HOPEFULLY IF WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT CHANNEL,

IT'LL HAVE WHAT WE NEED IN IT.

Narrator: BIG RICK WILL OPEN A SMALL EXTENSION

TO THE UPSTREAM CUT FOLLOWING THE OLD RIVER CHANNEL.

THIS WILL ALLOW RICK TO ACCESS THE BEST PAY DIRT

LEFT ON HIS CLAIM.

I'VE RUN A LOT OF EQUIPMENT OVER THE YEARS,

AND I GUESS THAT'S WHERE MY EXPERTISE COMES IN.

WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME LEFT HERE TO DO MUCH,

BUT WE GOT TO GET IT.

RICK PROMISED HE WAS GOING TO DO THE THOUSAND OUNCES.

LIKE I'VE SAID IN THE PAST, I'VE ALWAYS HAD MY DOUBTS

WITH SOME OF THE SCHEMES THAT HE COMES UP WITH.

BUT, I AM JUST HAPPY THAT'S HE INCLUDED ME TO HELP HIM OUT,

YOU KNOW, FOR THE PUSH TO THE END HERE.

IT'S GREAT HAVING MY DAD HERE.

KIND OF LIKE REVERSING THE ROLES,

THIS IS WHAT HE USED TO DO TO ME WHEN I WAS GROWING UP.

ONE THOUSAND OUNCES.

Narrator: UP AHEAD...

WE'RE STILL NOT AT OUR GOAL SO I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP].

WE'RE STILL RUNNING.

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[ CHEERING ]

YEAH!

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BIG RED IS OFF TONY'S GROUND, AND WE'RE GOING TO RUN THIS CUT

THAT WE JUST OPENED UP, THE BANK CUT.

WE'RE ON OUR OWN CLAIM AT LAST.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO TONY BEETS AND NO ROYALTIES HERE.

HOPEFULLY IT'S A GOOD ONE.

Narrator: PARKER'S SECOND WASH PLANT

IS AT THE BANK CUT.

HE'S REALIZING A LIFETIME AMBITION:

HE'S FINALLY RUNNING HIS OWN PAY DIRT ON HIS OWN

KLONDIKE CLAIM.

Parker: THIS ISN'T A BIG CUT SO ANYTHING

OVER 80 OUNCES IS GOING TO BE A KILLER.

THAT'S BASICALLY TESTING FOR OUR FUTURE.

Narrator: PARKER BOUGHT THIS CLAIM FOR

HALF A MILLION DOLLARS, BUT THE GROUND IS UNPROVEN.

WHATEVER GOLD HE GETS BEFORE WINTER WILL DETERMINE HIS FUTURE

AS A KLONDIKE CLAIM OWNER.

Man: PARKER PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS GROUND

SO WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TURN A PROFIT ON IT.

IF WE ONLY PULL 10 OUNCES OUT OF THIS, I'M GOING BACK LOGGING.

YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN.

Narrator: BRENNAN DIGS PAY FROM THE BANK.

Brennan: WE STILL GOT A LOT OF GOLD TO FIND,

AND THERE'S JUST NOT MUCH TIME LEFT TO DO IT

BEFORE EVERYTHING FREEZES UP.

Narrator: TYSON REMOVES THE COARSE TAILINGS.

WE'RE GOING TO GIVE HER ALL WE GOT HERE

AT THE FINAL STRETCH OF THE SEASON.

WINTER IS COMING.

Narrator: AND BECAUSE THE HOPPER FEEDER IS DOWN

AND THERE'S NO TIME TO FIX IT,

PARKER IS FORCED TO LOAD PAY DIRECTLY INTO THE CONVEYOR

WITH NO GRIZZLY BARS TO KEEP THE BOULDERS OUT.

Parker: WE'RE RUNNING WITHOUT GRIZZLY BARS

SO WE'RE FEEDING EXTRA SLOW.

THE PROBLEM WITH FEEDING WITH THE CONVEYOR

IS IT'S JUST A LOT MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE WASH PLANT,

ON THE SCREENS, ON THE WELDS, PRETTY MUCH ON EVERYTHING.

IT'S NOT IDEAL, BUT IT'S OUR A LAST RESORT.

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I THINK THAT'S A BIG ONE.

BIG ROCK!

OH YEAH, THAT'S A MONSTER!

BOO, PRE-WASH BUSTER.

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OOH, HERE IS A BIG CHUNK OF BROKEN BEDROCK.

HMM.

Narrator: A BOULDER THIS SIZE COULD PUT

THE PLANT OUT OF ACTION FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON.

HEY! TYSON! YO!

GET THE [BLEEP] OUT THE LOADER!

LET'S GO! COME ON, THE PLANT IS RUNNING!

I'M COMING, [BLEEP]!

[BLEEP] [BLEEP] TYSON, YOU'RE SO SLOW!

I THINK THE TWO OF US SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK THIS THING UP.

THE SCRAWNIEST GUYS IN THE KLONDIKE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER [BLEEP]

PROBLEM IS WHERE THE [BLEEP] IS EVERYBODY?

BRENNAN, ARE YOU GOING TO [BLEEP]

MOVE OR WHAT?

I'M COMING, MAN!

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COME ON!

SLIPPERY.

[BLEEP] DRIVE AROUND IN YOUR TRUCK.

[BLEEP] WALK OVER HERE.

[BLEEP] THIS JOB!

WE JUST GOT TO KEEP THE PLANT RUNNING.

THIS IS THE GROUND WE'RE COMING TO MINE, RIGHT?

SO MAY NOT BE A BIG PILE OF GOLD WE GET,

BUT REALLY GOT TO KNOW IF THIS CUT IS WORTH MINING.

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Narrator: TONY BEETS HAS SHUT DOWN ALL HIS WASH PLANTS

AND ABANDONED HIS GOAL OF MINING 6,000 OUNCES

IN A LAST-DITCH EFFORT

TO GET HIS SECOND DREDGE MINING GOLD THIS SEASON.

HIS ENTIRE CREW, INCLUDING KIDS KEVIN, MONICA, AND MIKE,

ARE HARD AT WORK GETTING THE LAST PIECES

OF THE PUZZLE IN PLACE.

FIRST UP, THE BUCKET LADDER, THE HEAVIEST PART OF THE DREDGE.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE

MIKE LIFT UP ONE SIDE.

I'M LIFTING UP THE OTHER.

WE'RE USING AN EXCAVATOR

THAT WILL TWIST IT INTO POSITION.

WE'RE GOING TO SUCK IT UP TIGHT, BOLT IT ALL TOGETHER

AND CALL IT A [BLEEP] DAY.

Narrator: MONICA NEEDS TO LINE UP

THE TWO SECTIONS ALONG WITH MIKE

SO THE CREW CAN BOLT THEM BACK TOGETHER.

YO!

SOUNDS GOOD.

Narrator: TO WRAP AROUND THE BUCKET LADDER,

TONY NEEDS A CHAIN OF 90 750-POUND BUCKETS.

YEP, YEP.

PIECE OF CAKE.

I JUST CHAINED UP THE FIRST STRING.

LET'S SEE HOW THIS GOES.

THERE WE GO!

WHEE!

THAT WENT WAY BETTER THAN EXPECTED!

[BLEEP], I'M GOOD SOME DAYS!

EASY, EASY, EASY, EASY.

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AH.

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WHAT YOU THINKING TONY?

EVERYTHING ON SITE IS HERE.

Narrator: TO MOVE HIS SECOND DREDGE,

TONY HAD TO BREAK IT DOWN INTO OVER 1,000 PIECES,

BUT HE LOST TRACK OF 30 BUCKETS,

AND WITHOUT A FULL BUCKET LINE, HIS DREDGE IS USELESS.

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Narrator: TONY BEETS HAS NEARLY REBUILT HIS 72-YEAR-OLD DREDGE,

BUT HE'S 30 BUCKETS SHORT.

AND WITHOUT A COMPLETE BUCKET LINE,

HE'S DEAD IN THE WATER.

IT'S BEEN 2 YEARS SINCE TONY DRAGGED THE FIRST BUCKETS

OUT OF THISTLE CREEK.

HE'S BEEN TRANSPORTING THEM IN SECTIONS

OVER MULTIPLE SHIPMENTS EVER SINCE.

TONY NEEDS TO KNOW IF THE MISSING BUCKETS

ARE STILL AT THISTLE CREEK,

AND HIS BEST CHANCE OF FINDING OUT IS TO ASK A LOCAL.

TONY, HEY!

GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?

OH, YEAH, HOW'S THAT GOING?

YEAH.

I HAVE SEEN THEM...

...IN THE PAST, YEAH, LIKE 20-SOME YEARS AGO.

THEY SHOULD BE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE CREEK.

BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CREEK. YEAH.

YOU GOT A MAP?

YEAH.

IT'LL BE JUST ON THIS SIDE, ABOUT 15 FEET FROM THE CREEK.

I DO REMEMBER SEEING THE TAIL-END OF THEM

STICKING OUT OF THE BANK.

AND THERE COULD BE 30 TO 40 IN THAT STRIP.

IT'LL BE RIGHT ON THIS WAY.

THEY'RE STILL THERE.

YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO DIG FOR THEM.

I'VE GOT A HOE OUT THERE IF YOU NEED IT.

YEP, YOU BET YOU.

GOOD LUCK!

Narrator: TWO MONTHS AGO, TONY WAS GLAD TO LEAVE

THISTLE CREEK FOREVER.

BUT NOW HE'S FLYING BACK TO HUNT FOR HIS MISSING BUCKETS...

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WITH HIS SON MIKE AND A METAL DETECTOR.

AH!

TONY FOUND PARTS OF THE BUCKET LINE ALL OVER THE DREDGE SITE,

BUT SOMEHOW HE MISSED A MASSIVE SECTION OF 30 BUCKETS.

MERRIT REMEMBERS SEEING THEM

ON THE OPPOSITE BANK 20 YEARS AGO.

EVERY TIME THE CREEK FLOODED IT LEFT A LAYER OF MUD BEHIND,

WHICH COULD'VE HIDDEN THE BUCKETS.

IF THEY'RE STILL THERE,

TONY WILL FIND THEM IN THE STRIP OF LAND

BETWEEN THE CREEK BED AND VIRGIN FOREST.

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NOT A PEEP.

[ DETECTOR WHINES ]

OH, SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN SOMETHING HERE.

YEAH, RIGHT THERE, SEE?

[ DETECTOR WHINING ]

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♪

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WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

FOUND SOMETHING?

♪

IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO COME UP HERE AND WORK WITH THE KID,

FRUSTRATING AT TIMES, BUT FUN.

IT BEATS SITTING IN THE OFFICE.

LOOK LIKE SOME TOUGH RIPPING, BUT HE'S GETTING HER DONE.

WE GOT TO GET THAT THOUSAND OUNCES.

Narrator: RICK NESS IS STILL

27 OUNCES SHORT OF THE 1,000 OUNCES

HE PROMISED HIS CREW HE'D MINE THIS YEAR.

ON THE EDGE OF THE UPSTREAM CUT,

HIS DAD IS DIGGING DOWN TO THE PAY LAYER

ATTEMPTING TO HIT A GOLD-RICH VEIN IN AN ANCIENT RIVERBED.

BUT WITH NO DIRT READY TO RUN, THE WASH PLANT IS SITTING IDLE.

Big Rick: EVERYTHING S GOING TO HAVE TO GO REALLY WELL FOR HIM

TO HIT THAT GOAL THAT HE'S LOOKING FOR,

BUT YOU GOT TO TRY.

WE JUST WANT TO GAIN THIS ONE LITTLE EXTRA SECTION OF PAY DIRT

THAT WE CAN RUN BEFORE IT GETS TOO COLD OUT.

OH... THAT AIN'T GOOD.

THE TEMPERATURE JUST FRICKING WENT OFF THE MAP.

IT'S OVERHEATING REALLY BAD.

RADIATOR HAS GOT A HOLE IN IT SOMEWHERE.

[BLEEP]. IS IT BAD OR WHAT?

YOU SEE WHERE IT PISSED IT OUT ON THE BLADE RIGHT THERE?

YEAH.

I DOUBT THAT'S A REPAIRABLE RADIATOR.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO END UP HAVING TO REPLACE IT.

YOU JUST DON'T HAVE TIME TO EVEN

REMOTELY START REPAIRING THIS THING.

WELL, IT'S HAD A HARD YEAR.

WHAT I WAS THINKING WAS IS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW...

I MEAN, WE USE SHEAMUS' 475

FOR THE SMALL AREA WE'RE TRYING TO GET HERE,

I THINK THAT MACHINE WOULD DO IT.

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO PAY $6,000 FOR THAT 475,

BUT IF WE KEEP RUNNING THIS D9 AND BLOW THAT MOTOR UP,

IT'S GOING TO END UP COSTING ME OVER 100.

WE GOT TO MAKE A DECISION, I GUESS.

I MEAN, THAT'S UP TO YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, BUT...

YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT, [BLEEP] IT!

I'M SURE SHEAMUS WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE MY MONEY.

LET'S JUST GO GET THE [BLEEP] THING.

LET'S GIVE HER!

YOU GOT TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY.

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Narrator: TWICE THE HORSEPOWER, THREE TIMES THE WEIGHT

AND OVER SIX TIMES THE PUSHING CAPACITY OF THE D9,

SHEAMUS CHRISTIE'S 475 IS A MASSIVE STEP UP.

WHOA, IT'S REALLY OBVIOUS THE DIFFERENCE!

JUST THE SHEER POWER.

I'M GOING TO LAY DOWN SOME RIPS HERE.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME PROBABLY

ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET THIS THING RIPPED UP.

THEN I'LL PUSH IT ALL OFF AGAIN.

♪

Narrator: THE CREW IS READY TO TRUCK THE FIRST PAY

FROM BIG RICK'S CUT TO THE WASH PLANT.

YEAH, I'VE GOT TWO TRUCKS WAITING, AND I DON'T LIKE IT.

FRUSTRATING FOR ME.

I KNOW THAT THEY'RE BORED.

HOW MANY BARS ARE YOU GOING TO HIT UP WHEN YOU GET HOME, ZEE?

I DON'T EVEN GO OUT TO THE BARS ANYMORE.

THINKING ABOUT GETTING SOME GOOD CHINESE FOOD,

LIGHTING SOME CANDLES, LAYING OUT SOME ROSES

AND THEN SENDING MY WIFE SOMEWHERE FOR THE NIGHT.

♪

HEY, BIG RICK.

HOW'S IT GOING?

SO HEY, WE'RE DOWN TO GRAVEL HERE.

WE ARE GETTING DOWN TO GRAVEL.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO GET THIS PAY OUT OF HERE PRETTY QUICK.

TERRY, YOU WANT TO GET YOURSELF AND THE TRUCKS DOWN HERE?

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.

Narrator: NOW, THE CREW IS IN A RACE TO RUN ALL

BIG RICK'S PAY BEFORE WINTER FREEZES THEM OUT.

ANY DAY NOW IT WILL BE TOO COLD TO SLUICE

SO THE CREW IS GOING ALL OUT TO RUN

BIG RICK'S PAY AS FAST AS THEY CAN.

THIS IS IT, GUYS.

THIS IS OUR ROLL OF THE DICE.

I'LL GO UNTIL THIS BUCKET CAN'T SCOOP ANYTHING ANYMORE,

AND WE'RE GOING TO GET IT.

ALL RIGHT. BIG RICK, CROSS YOUR FINGERS,

THIS IS THE FIRST OF THE LAST.

ROGER THAT. I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE

TO HELP YOU GUYS OUT, MAN.

LET'S FIRE UP DURT REYNOLDS.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET ALL THE DIRT RUN THROUGH THE PLANT.

THIS PAY DIRT IS STILL FROZEN AND FULL OF CHUNKS,

BUT I DON'T EVEN GIVE A [BLEEP].

WE'RE GOING TO RUN IT ANYWAYS.

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HOPEFULLY THIS PUTS US OVER THE TOP.

DAMN IT, YOU GOT TO GET THAT THOUSAND OUNCES.

♪

♪

[ BLEEP ]

[ BLEEP ]

Narrator: TONY AND MIKE BEETS

ARE AT THE END OF A LONG DAY BACK

AT THISTLE CREEK HUNTING FOR THEIR MISSING DREDGE BUCKETS.

Narrator: HE'S STILL 26 SHORT,

AND THE DREDGE WON'T WORK WITHOUT A COMPLETE BUCKET LINE.

♪

Narrator: TONY WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE

ON THE BANK OPPOSITE THE DREDGE,

BUT HE'S SEARCHED EVERY INCH OF IT AND ONLY FOUND FOUR.

THAT'S KIND OF A [BLEEP] [BLEEP] SHOW, AIN'T IT?

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♪

♪

HEY, GUYS.

HOW DID IT GO?

♪

NOT WHAT WE WANTED.

NO, NOT AT ALL.

YEAH.

♪

♪

NO MORE BUCKETS?

DID YOU DIG AROUND?

THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT?

Minnie: PROBABLY NEXT SPRING WHEN WE GET THEM.

WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO?

Narrator: TONY'S DREDGE IS ON HOLD UNTIL THEY CAN CAST

A SET OF REPLACEMENT BUCKETS.

HE'S FAILED TO REACH HIS GOLD TARGET,

FAILED TO BEAT PARKER,

AND FAILED TO FINISH HIS SECOND DREDGE.

Minnie: TIME TO GO HOME.

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♪

Parker: WE GOT BIG RED RUNNING RIGHT NOW,

AND WE GOT SLUICIFER RUNNING RIGHT NOW

SO WE'RE PRETTY SHORT ON PEOPLE.

EVERYBODY'S DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN,

BUT I THINK A LOT OF GUYS ARE CLOSE TO THEIR BREAKING POINT.

IT'S BEEN A BIT TOUGH.

Narrator: TEN DEGREES BELOW FREEZING,

PARKER AND TYSON ARE BATTLING THE COLD

IN A FINAL PUSH TO GET TO 7,000 OUNCES BEFORE WINTER.

THIS IS PARKER'S LAST YEAR MINING TONY BEETS' LAND,

SO ANY PAY HE LEAVES BEHIND WILL BE THERE FOR TONY

TO SCOOP UP IN THE SPRING.

Parker: THIS PAY IS STARTING TO GET QUITE CHUNKY.

IT'S FREEZING UP ON US A BIT.

HAVE TO BREAK UP A LOT OF THESE CHUNKS,

BUT THEY USUALLY BREAK UP PRETTY GOOD.

OH, [BLEEP]!

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[BLEEP] THERE'S NO [BLEEP] DIRT ON THE BELT!

♪

♪

WHAT'S GOING ON? -GOT A JAM IN THE HOPPER!

-I'LL GET THE PLANT. -I'LL GO GRAB A SLEDGE.

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JUST... OH, [BLEEP].

WE'RE RUINED.

SO THE TOP OF THE PAY STARTING TO FREEZE FROM HOW COLD IT IS,

AND THERE MUST BE A CHUNK IN THE FEEDER.

[BLEEP]

THAT'S NOT GOOD, MAN.

NO!

SHE'S A SLABBY ONE.

YEP!

WELL, WE BETTER HURRY

BECAUSE THE PLANT IS GOING TO FREEZE UP IF WE DON'T.

♪

BIG [BLEEP] CHUNK OF [BLEEP] IN HERE!

Narrator: PARKER AND TYSON ATTACK THE BLOCK

OF FROZEN PAY FROM BOTH ENDS.

WE'RE LUCKY IT DIDN'T CUT OUR BELT IN HALF!

I HAVEN'T SWUNG A HAMMER IN A LONG TIME.

♪

I WAS HOPING THAT WE COULD JUST BREAK IT IN HALF,

BUT IT'S QUITE SOLID.

♪

OH, BOY!

YOU BETTER GET IN HERE AND SWAP ME OUT.

OKAY.

I'M RUNNING OUT OF STEAM.

TAKE A BREATHER. RIGHT THERE.

[BLEEP]

♪

THERE YOU GO! OH, YEAH!

YEAH, BUDDY!

THINK IT'LL GO THROUGH NOW?

GIVE HER A TRY.

SO WE'LL CLICK IT UP TO THE TOP AND THEN ROLL IT OFF.

SOUNDS GOOD.

HOLY [BLEEP], LOOK AT THAT!

OH [BLEEP]!

♪

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

♪

PLANT IS ON FIRE!

♪

HOLY [BLEEP]!

PLANT IS ON FIRE!

Narrator: PARKER SHUT DOWN SLUICIFER

TO BREAK UP A CHUNK OF FROZEN PAY DIRT.

♪

BUT HE LEFT A TIGER TORCH HEATING THE TAILINGS CONVEYOR,

AND WHEN EVERYTHING STOPPED, IT SET FIRE TO THE RUBBER BELT.

WE'LL NEED ANOTHER ONE! GO GET ANOTHER ONE!

THAT'S THE ONLY WE GOT. SHOULD I TURN ON THE WATER?

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!

♪

NO, NO!

OH [BLEEP]! WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOMETHING ELSE!

OKAY, I'M GOING TO TURN ON THE WATER!

♪

[ COUGHING ]

♪

[BLEEP] [BLEEP]

TORCH WAS RIGHT ON THAT ROLLER.

WHEN IT'S TURNING WITH WATER ON IT, IT'S FINE, BUT...

IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST, MAN.

DID YOU GET A LOOK AT ANY DAMAGE?

WELL, IT'S ALL RUBBER IN THERE.

THERE'S A LOT OF THAT [BLEEP], I'M SURE.

WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE IT'S OUT

AND COME BACK IN THE MORNING AND ASSESS.

I MEAN, OUR 7,000 OUNCE GOAL MAY HAVE JUST GONE UP IN FLAMES,

BUT MIGHT BE IN THE BOX.

BIG RED MIGHT GET IT.

WHO KNOWS?

BUT, HONESTLY RIGHT NOW I'M TIRED.

♪

Narrator: AT FIRST LIGHT, PARKER BRINGS DEAN AND MECHANIC MITCH

TO GAUGE THE DAMAGE.

♪

MAN, THE BELT IS SMOKED.

NOW IT'S GOT 4 INCHES OF ICE ON TOP OF IT.

OH MY [BLEEP]! LOOK AT THOSE SPRAY MARKS.

I THINK SHE'S FRIED, DEAN. -Dean: PRETTY MUCH.

Parker: FIRE AND ICE.

BUT WE'RE NOT LEAVING MUCH BEHIND, ARE WE?

MAN, THAT HAS TO BE THE BIGGEST SINGLE CUT

THAT WE'VE EVER DONE IN ONE SHOT.

HOW MANY YARDS YOU THINK WE MOVED THIS YEAR?

OH, [BLEEP], PROBABLY 2.2, 2.3 MILLION YARDS OVER.

THAT'S A LOT OF DIRT.

I MUST SAY, GOOD JOB, GUYS.

THANK YOU.

DEAN, THAT WAS A HELL OF A CHALLENGE IN HERE.

YEP.

Narrator: PARKER HAS MINED TONY BEETS' LAND

EVER SINCE HE CAME TO THE KLONDIKE.

OVER THE LAST 6 YEARS,

HE'S DUG UP OVER $29 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD,

BUT HIS TIME AS TONY'S TENANT IS OVER.

HOPEFULLY THERE WAS ENOUGH GOLD IN THERE

TO GET US TO 7,000 OUNCES.

IT'S BEEN A HELL OF A SEASON.

♪

THERE'S DEFINITELY A POINT WHERE YOU GOT TO CALL IT QUITS

AND SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, BUT WE'RE NOT [BLEEP] THERE YET.

I SET A GOAL OF 1,000 OUNCES.

Narrator: IN A DESPERATE BID TO HIT HIS SEASON GOAL,

RICK NESS IS RUNNING FROZEN PAY

FROM THE NEW CUT HIS DAD JUST OPENED.

YEAH, THERE'S BIG OLD FROZEN CHUNKS OF PAY DIRT RIGHT THERE,

BUT AT THIS POINT OF THE YEAR, WE'RE RUNNING WHAT WE HAVE LEFT.

WE'RE STILL NOT AT OUR GOAL, SO I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP].

WE'RE STILL RUNNING.

BEN, DO YOU LIKE YOUR PAY DIRT CRISPY OR EXTRA CRISPY?

EXTRA CRISPY.

EXTRA CRISPY COMING RIGHT UP.

THERE YOU GO, ONE BUCKET OF EXTRA CRISPY.

HEY, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN PUT SOME BIGGER CHUNKS IN THERE?

I MEAN, THEY LOOK PRETTY BIG.

Man: AH, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME --

THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE END OF IT RIGHT HERE.

Narrator: AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL,

THE ENTIRE CREW PUSHES ON INTO THE NIGHT.

WE CAN'T SHUT DOWN.

WE GOT TO GET IT ALL THROUGH TONIGHT

BECAUSE AT THIS POINT WE SHUT DOWN, WE'RE FROZEN OUT.

WE'RE INTO THE MINUSES.

EVERYTHING HAS GOT TO KEEP MOVING, EVEN US.

♪

RICK, YOU GOT A COPY?

YEAH, YEAH, GO AHEAD.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE NOT FEEDING RIGHT,

THINK YOU CAN GIVE ME A HAND? -WHAT THE [BLEEP] HAPPENED?

I'M GUESSING THAT CHUNKY [BLEEP]

GOT STUCK IN THERE AND FROZE UP AND WE'RE NOT FEEDING THE PLANT.

[ METALLIC SCREECHING ]

Narrator: IN THE HOPPER, FROZEN CHUNKS OF PAY

HAVE FORMED A SOLID MASS.

THIS LUMP IS PRESSING DOWN ON THE INTERIOR BELT

AND PREVENTING ANY DIRT REACHING THE WASH PLANT.

Man: BOTH BELTS ON?

Rick: YEAH, WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO SEE

IF WE CAN GET IT TO BREAK LOOSE.

OKAY, BOTH BELTS COMING HOT.

YEP!

Narrator: RICK'S HIGH-RISK PLAN:

RUN BOTH CONVEYORS IN THE HOPE

THAT THEY WILL DISLODGE THE BLOCKAGE.

WE JUST HIT IT FULL SPEED.

WE'LL KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO COME LOOSE.

BECAUSE IF IT AIN'T [BLEEP] FREED UP,

IT'S GOING TO TEAR THAT BELT, AND OUR SEASON IS DONE.

BEN, BUMP THE [BLEEP]!

[ WHIRRING, GRINDING ]

THAT DON'T SOUND GOOD.

OH, YOU'RE [BLEEP] KIDDING ME.

♪

♪

I'M HOPING THERE AIN'T TOO MUCH WEIGHT ON IT.

I MEAN, WE SHUT IT OUT...

WE SHUT IT DOWN AS PRACTICALLY A FULL HOPPER.

IT AIN'T GOOD FOR IT.

Narrator: RICK IS RUNNING THE LAST OF HIS FROZEN PAY DIRT

IN THE HOPE OF HITTING HIS 1,000 OUNCE,

$1.2 MILLION SEASON GOAL...

BEN, BOTH BELTS NOW!

...BUT HIS HOPPER FEEDER IS JAMMED WITH A MASSIVE ICE BALL.

NOTHING! NOTHING.

[ BLEEP ]

NO WAY.

ONE MORE TIME!

THERE SHE GOES! THERE SHE GOES!

HOLY [BLEEP] LOOK AT THOSE BIG [BLEEP] CHUNKS!

I THINK THOSE WERE THE TWO THAT WERE REALLY BLOCKING IT.

KEEP IT GOING. YEP, LET HER GO!

LET IT GO!

YEAH, IT'S [BLEEP] CLEAR NOW.

WHEW!

Narrator: NOW, RICK NEEDS TO RUN EVERY YARD OF FROZEN PAY DIRT,

AND HE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER ICE BLOCKAGE.

♪

I'M DOING MY BEST TO HAMMER UP SOME OF THESE CHUNKS.

IF YOU CAN'T GET THEM CRUSHED UP,

THERE'S NO USE RUNNING THEM THROUGH THE PLANT.

MAN, THAT DIRT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER.

YOU KNOW WHAT, FROZEN DIRT?

TOO [BLEEP] BAD, I'M GOING TO SMASH YOU TO

[BLEEP], RUN YOU THROUGH THE WASH PLANT ANYWAY.

I'M BEATING UP THIS DIRT LIKE IT OWES ME MONEY.

WELL, [BLEEP], IT DOES!

WOO!

TOO DUMB TO QUIT.

♪

THAT PILE KEEPS GETTING SMALLER.

♪

HEY, RYAN, HOW WE LOOKING UP THERE, BUDDY?

THIS IS IT, RICK.

THIS IS THE LAST BUCKET OF PAY DIRT FOR THE YEAR.

ALL RIGHT. SHOVE HER ON THROUGH, AND WE'LL SHUT IT DOWN.

COPY THAT.

♪

MAN, IT'S ALMOST SURREAL GOING OVER THERE.

♪

THIS IS ALWAYS A SPECIAL MOMENT OF THE SEASON,

BUT NONE OF THE OTHER ONES HAVE EVER MATCHED THIS ONE.

THIS IS THE END OF MY SEASON, MY FIRST [BLEEP] SEASON.

MAN, THE FIGHT IS OVER, AND WE FOUGHT IT UNTIL THE VERY END.

WHEN I THINK BACK ON HOW HARD WE FOUGHT FOR EVERYTHING

AND JUST LIKE THAT, IT'S OVER.

IT'S OVER. WE'RE DONE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, GIVE THAT SUN A LITTLE BIT TO COME UP

AND LET'S PULL THE MATS.

AND THE GOLD THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR MAY

OR MAY NOT BE IN THAT LITTLE SLUICE BOX,

THAT'S THE [BLEEP] INDUSTRY WE'RE IN MAN.

WE DON'T KNOW.

BUT I'M EXCITED TO FIND OUT.

ALL RIGHT. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST.

AWESOME. GOOD DEAL.

♪

♪

Parker: IT'S GETTING PRETTY COLD OUT.

WITH SLUICIFER BEING DOWN,

BIG RED IS THE ONLY THING GETTING US ANY MORE GOLD.

IT'S BEEN A REAL STRUGGLE TO GET HERE,

BUT IT FEELS GOOD TO FINALLY BE MINING OUR OWN GROUND

AND NOT BE PAYING ROYALTIES.

Narrator: PARKER IS PUSHING BIG RED TO THE LIMIT,

SLUICING ROYALTY-FREE GOLD ON LAND THAT HE OWNS.

MOST MINERS HAVE ALREADY CALLED IT QUITS.

PARKER NEEDS TO KNOW THIS LAND WILL PAY OUT

IF HE'S GOING TO MINE IT ALL NEXT SEASON.

HOLY [BLEEP], LOOK AT THE PLANT!

WHAT THE [BLEEP]?

WHAT HAPPENED TO NIGHT SHIFT?

THEY HAD SOME JAM-UPS LAST NIGHT,

AND THEY SAID THAT THEY TRIED EVERYTHING

THEY COULD DO TO KEEP RUNNING,

AND I THINK THIS IS THE END RESULT.

I THINK IT MIGHT BE TIME JUST TO PUT HER TO BED.

THERE'S STILL A BIT OF GROUND IN THAT CUT,

AND WE NEED EVERY OUNCE WE CAN GET RIGHT NOW.

SO THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY YOU'RE GOING

TO CREATE MORE DAMAGE AND LESS WORK.

I MEAN THE WATER IS STILL RUNNING.

LET'S JUST TRY TO START IT.

ALL RIGHT.

♪

♪

SEE IF IT'LL START!

♪

♪

BUMP IT AGAIN!

♪

MAN, IS IT TURNING OVER?

I MEAN, IT'S POWERED UP. YOU CAN HEAR IT DRAWING...

IT'S MAKING SOME WEIRD NOISES.

HEY WE'RE GOING TO END UP BURNING THAT MOTOR OUT!

WE'RE CALLING IT A [BLEEP] SEASON!

♪

Narrator: WITH ONE WASH PLANT ICED UP

AND THE OTHER BURNED OUT,

PARKER IS DONE MINING FOR THE YEAR.

Parker: IS THERE ANY GOLD IN HERE?

YEAH, THERE IS, ACTUALLY.

WE DIDN'T END THINGS ON THE TERMS WE WANTED,

BUT GOOD JOB, GUYS.

Narrator: NEXT YEAR, PARKER IS BETTING THE FARM

ON THE GROUND HE'S BOUGHT.

THE GOLD IN THIS SLUICE BOX WILL BE HIS FIRST SIGN

OF HOW NEXT SEASON WILL PAN OUT.

IT'S BASICALLY TESTING FOR OUR FUTURE.

LOOK AT THAT!

OH, THAT'S A NICE NUGGET!

THIS IS MY EIGHTH YEAR RUNNING A MINE SITE,

AND THIS YEAR WAS LIKE THE LAST

7 ALL THROWN INTO ONE, JUST SO MUCH

[BLEEP] GOING ON.

LUCKILY, EVERYBODY STAYED FOCUSED.

I'M THE SCATTERBRAIN.

COME ON! DOZER!

♪

Narrator: MINING IS OVER AT SCRIBNER CREEK.

PARKER GATHERS HIS ENTIRE CREW TO FIND OUT

IF THEY'VE HIT HIS 7,000 OUNCE GOAL,

THE HIGHEST HE'S EVER SET.

♪

SO THE LAST GOLD TOTAL WAS 6,472.5 OUNCES,

WHICH IS BETTER THEN WE DID LAST YEAR BY ABOUT 200 OUNCES.

THERE'S A LOT OF GOLD THERE ON THE TABLE.

BUT WHAT MEANS THE MOST TO ME IS THE SMALLEST PAN OUT HERE,

WHICH IS WHAT BIG RED DID DOWN THERE

ON THE GROUND THAT WE BOUGHT.

ALL RIGHT. SO BIG RED PRODUCED 95 OUNCES.

WOW! CHEERS TO THAT!

WOO!

THOSE 95 OUNCES CAME FROM LIKE, 30 OR 35 HOURS OF SLUICING.

WHEN WE STARTED, I SAID WE NEEDED

80 OUNCES FOR IT TO BE GOOD,

SO I THINK THAT'S A DAMN GOOD RESULT.

GOT TO CHEERS TO THAT, MAN!

IT'S OUR OWN GROUND AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

ME, TOO!

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WHEN I CAME UP HERE 6 YEARS AGO,

LIKE, THAT WAS THE DREAM.

Narrator: BIG RED'S GOLD BRINGS THE TOTAL TO 6,567 OUNCES,

BUT PARKER IS STILL MORE THAN 400 OUNCES SHORT OF HIS GOAL.

WE'VE BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS.

SLUICIFER PRODUCED 859.8 OUNCES.

Narrator: WORTH OVER $1 MILLION...

FIGURE THAT OUT!

Narrator: THE BIGGEST CLEANUP PARKER'S EVER HAD.

UNREAL!

OUR SEASON TOTAL, BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS 7,000 OUNCES,

7,427.25 OUNCES.

[ LAUGHTER, CHEERS ]

Narrator: DESPITE THE DISASTROUS START,

PARKER'S CREW HAS MINED NEARLY $9 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD,

A NEW RECORD FOR "GOLD RUSH."

THIS SEASON STARTED OUT AS ONE OF THE WORST SEASONS

WE'VE EVER HAD AND ENDED UP THE ABSOLUTE BEST,

AND EVERY ONE OF YOU GUYS HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT.

AND I THANK YOU ALL TO THAT.

CHEERS TO THAT!

YOU GOT A SMOKING CREW.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.

NEXT YEAR, WE'RE ON OUR OWN GROUND, PLAY BY OUR OWN RULES.

AND WE ARE HEADING INTO THE UNKNOWN,

BUT THE FUTURE IS OURS.

CHEERS!

THANK YOU ALL!

♪

♪

OH. OH, YEAH!

ABOUT TIME, RICK!

Narrator: RICK NESS HAS COMPLETED

HIS ROOKIE MINING SEASON...

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS?

Narrator: BUT HE'S YET TO FIND OUT IF HE'S HIT

HIS 1,000 OUNCE, $1.2 MILLION GOAL.

SO KARLA, WHERE DID WE END UP WITH ON THE LAST GOLD WEIGH?

WE WERE AT 973.

SO WE HAD 27 OUNCES TO GET.

MIGHT BE IN THAT JAR.

I THINK IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT.

♪

THAT'S 20.

-LOOKING GOOD. -YEAH!

THERE'S OUR 27 OUNCES.

[ CHEERING ]

YEAH!

THERE'S ANOTHER [BLEEP]!

WHOA! YEAH!

WHOA!

THE FINAL GOLD WEIGHED 132.49 OUNCES.

[BLEEP] YEAH!

Narrator: WORTH WELL OVER $150,000.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? WE'RE OVER 1,100.

NICE. ELEVEN OH FIVE... BLEW BY IT!

Narrator: IN HIS FIRST YEAR AS A MINE BOSS,

RICK NESS HAS DUG UP OVER $1.3 MILLION IN GOLD.

Rick: ARE YOU GLAD WE STUCK AROUND NOW?

Narrator: HE'S KEPT HIS WORD HIS CREW.

THEY'LL GO HOME WITH MONEY FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

A FATHER TO A SON, I AM, YOU KNOW, SO PROUD OF YOU.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOU GUYS STICKING IT OUT WITH THIS GUY.

THAT IS FRICKING AMAZING TO ME, SO...

YEAH, DAD, I MEAN AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW,

THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR,

YOU KNOW, I TOLD THESE GUYS THAT YOU SAID

I WAS GOING TO GO BROKE AND COME HOME WITH NO FRIENDS.

YOU KNOW, IN THIS CASE, KIND OF THROWING IT IN YOUR FACE HERE.

MADE IT WORK AND I GOT ALL MY FRIENDS!

[ LAUGHING ]

THANKS, DAD. I LOVE YOU, MAN!

I LOVE YOU TOO, MAN!

I GUESS I SHOULD STOP DOUBTING YOU.

YEAH.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, BELIEVING IN ME

BECAUSE I COULDN'T HAD DONE IT WITHOUT YOU GUYS, EVERY ONE.

THAT BEING SAID, I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU GUYS.

GOT A LITTLE BUCKET HERE, IT'S GOT 6 JARS IN IT.

♪

AND THERE'S ONE OF THOSE HERE FOR EACH OF YOU GUYS.

♪

A LITTLE OVER 50 OUNCES IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE JARS.

Narrator: THEIR FINAL 2-WEEK PUSH

ALLOWS RICK TO HAND OUT OVER $360,000.

THANK YOU, GUYS!

Narrator: EACH CREW MEMBER WILL GO HOME

WITH OVER $60,000 IN GOLD.

Man: SIX MONTHS AGO RICK, WE WERE SITTING IN MILWAUKEE,

AND YOU PULLED OUT SOME OF YOUR GOLD,

AND WE SHOWED IT TO MY KIDS AND EVERYTHING TO SEE,

YOU KNOW, WHAT DAD WAS GOING TO GO UP AND TRY TO CHASE.

I'M GOING TO BRING THAT HOME TO THEM.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO SEE IT.

THIS REALLY HELPS, MAN. YEAH, BUDDY.

APPRECIATE IT. YOU GUYS EARNED IT.

I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU GUYS

THAT MY FIRST YEAR UP HERE MINING WITH PARKER,

WE STAYED TO THE VERY BITTER END AND WE HIT 1,029 OUNCES.

AND US, NO EXPERIENCE, NO NOTHING,

WE [BLEEP] BEAT THAT BY A MILE.

YEAH, RICK!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

Narrator: SIX MONTHS AFTER ARRIVING IN THE KLONDIKE

WITH FOUR GREENHORNS AND NO WASH PLANT,

RICK NESS HAS BECOME THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ROOKIE MINE BOSS

IN "GOLD RUSH" HISTORY.

YOU GUYS ARE LUNATICS!

Big Rick: THE SEASON, I MEAN, YOU COULDN'T PUT MORE ON

SOMEBODY'S PLATE, AND HE HAS COME OUT SUCCESSFUL.

IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST ENDS

TO ONE OF THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE.

MY MOM'S DEATH HAS BEEN REALLY TOUGH.

I HAD TO PUT THAT OUT OF MY MIND TO MAKE THIS WORK THIS SUMMER.

I LOVE MY MOM, AND I MISS HER, AND I KNOW SHE'D BE PROUD

SO I'M HAPPY WITH THAT.

♪

♪

I HAVE ONE BIG REGRET THIS SEASON AND THAT IS, LIKE,

MITCH GETTING HURT.

HEY, MAN. WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?

HERE'S THE X-RAY.

OH, MY [BLEEP]!

Narrator: PARKER CRASHED HIS JET BOAT MID-SEASON

AND BROKE MITCH'S ARM IN TWO PLACES.

Parker: THE STUFF GOING THROUGH MY HEAD

WAS YOU WITH A STUMP BEING,

"PARKER, THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"

AND ME KNOWING THAT'S TRUE,

AND IT REALLY BROUGHT HOME TO ME,

LIKE HOW CLOSE EVERYTHING IS TO LIKE LIFE AND DEATH.

LIKE, WE BOTH COULD HAVE DIED IN THAT

[BLEEP] EASY!

OH, YEAH, WE WEREN'T PLANNING ON CRASHING!

IT JUST HAPPENED.

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DID TO HELP, LIKE, GET IT FIXED.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

♪

Parker: THERE IT IS.

IT'S A LITTLE BITTERSWEET HAVING THIS

KIND OF A RECORD-BREAKING SEASON

BUT ALSO RECORD-BREAKING ROYALTY PAYMENTS.

Narrator: PARKER MAY HAVE MINED

CLOSE TO $9 MILLION WORTH OF GOLD,

BUT EVEN AFTER MILLIONS IN EXPENSES,

HE STILL HAS ONE FINAL, MASSIVE BILL.

WE'RE PAYING MORE ROYALTIES THIS SEASON

THAN WE FOUND OUR FIRST SEASON UP HERE.

DON'T SPILL IT!

AH, MY TABLE IS LEANING.

THANKS, CHRIS.

I'M HERE TO HELP YOU, PARKER.

Narrator: EACH 100-OUNCE BAR IS WORTH $120,000.

OH, JEEZ!

Parker: I'LL SIT HOME ALONE AT NIGHT

AND CRY AND CLEAN GOLD BARS.

GOLD BARS, YEAH.

WHAT A HORRIBLE THING FOR YOU TO DO.

SIT HOME ALONE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT

POLISHING YOUR BARS, HUH?

AND CRYING!

DON'T FORGET THE CRYING.

♪

BEFORE I LEAVE THE YUKON THIS FALL,

I'VE GOT ONE BIG PIECE OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS WITH TONY.

WE'VE HAD OUR UPS, AND WE'VE HAD OUR DOWNS,

BUT TONY HAS NEVER TRIED TO RIP ME OFF

IN ANY WAY THAT WASN'T

IN A CONTRACT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.

AT THE AGE I WAS, COMING UP HERE LOOKING FOR A PIECE OF GROUND,

MOST PEOPLE WOULD HAVE LAUGHED ME OUT OF THE ROOM.

Narrator: PARKER WAS JUST 17

WHEN TONY FIRST WELCOMED HIM TO THE KLONDIKE.

GOOD TO MEET YOU.

Narrator: TONY OFFERED TO LEASE HIM GOOD GROUND.

THIS COULD BE MINE.

IT SCARES ME, BUT IF I WANT TO PLAY WITH THE BIG BOYS,

I'VE GOT TO GET UP HERE WHERE THE BIG BOYS PLAY.

Narrator: AND IN SIX SEASONS PLAYING WITH THE BIG BOYS,

PARKER HAS MINED 25,000 OUNCES OF GOLD,

WORTH OVER $29 MILLION.

WE'RE PROBABLY ONE OF THE TOP

THREE OR FOUR PRODUCERS IN THE YUKON.

THAT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT TONY'S SUPPORT.

Narrator: THE DEAL HAS WORKED OUT WELL FOR TONY, TOO.

SO FAR, PARKER HAS PAID HIM $4 MILLION IN ROYALTIES.

HOW'S IT GOING?

NOT TOO BAD.

SO HOW'S YOUR SEASON GONE?

HE HAD JUST UNDER 4,400 OUNCES

SO DID ABOUT 700 MORE THAN LAST YEAR.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN GOOD.

YEAH, WE ENDED UP HAVING A PRETTY NICE PIECE

OF GROUND UP THERE.

OUR SEASON ENDED HERE JUST SHY OF 7,300 OUNCES.

GOOD FOR YOU!

GOOD FOR ALL OF US.

THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT YOU GUYS SOMETHING.

♪

NO WONDER HE WAS CROOKED WHEN HE WALKED IN.

Narrator: THIS FINAL PAYMENT MEANS THAT OVER THE 6 YEARS

HE'S MINED IN THE KLONDIKE,

PARKER HAS GIVEN TONY OVER $5.2 MILLION IN ROYALTIES.

Parker: THERE IT IS, 1,000 OUNCES.

YEAH.

Narrator: THIS PAYMENT ALSO MARKS THE END OF AN ERA.

YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO THAT PIECE OF GROUND

THAT WE BOUGHT HERE NEXT TO YOU.

I'M GENUINELY NERVOUS ABOUT GOING OVER THERE.

IT'S A BIT SCARY.

I HOPE WE CAN ALL GET ALONG DOWN HERE.

YOU GOT TO PLAY NICE.

BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.

WE'VE HAD OUR UPS AND DOWNS OVER THE LAST 6 YEARS,

BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

THERE'S NOBODY IN THE YUKON

THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY.

I'M HAPPY FOR YOU.

WELL, HAVE A GOOD WINTER.

DON'T SPEND IT ALL IN ONE PLACE.

LAST TIME [BLEEP] DOING THAT.

I'M FREE!

♪

Narrator: UP NEXT,

UNSEEN FOOTAGE AND EXPLOSIVE REVELATIONS.

I MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES THIS YEAR.

GO HOME!

WE KNEW JACK [BLEEP] ABOUT GOLD MINING.

Parker: THE PROBLEM THAT I'VE GOT WITH TONY IS,

HE ISN'T HONEST. SUCKS TO BE YOU.

OH, YOU WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM TONY BEETS?

THERE YOU GO.

PARKER AND I'S FRIENDSHIP HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LITTLE VOLATILE.

I BROUGHT YOU A CHECK.

IT'S NOT WHAT I EXPECTED.

I'M THE BAD GUY FOR GIVING SOMEBODY $50,000.

Man: PARKER BELIEVED THEY WERE CLOSE FRIENDS.

I JUST DON'T THINK RICK FELT THE SAME WAY.