16x15 - Valhalla or Bust

[bunniefuu]

This year has been
a tough one.

It's showing on
everybody, really.

I mean, me especially.

I mean, we're halfway through
the season right now,

and our 1,800 ounce goal seems
about a million miles away.

We have a bad season

and I can't really recover
from that, you know?

It's, uh, the business
would fail,

so I can't
let that happen.

Over halfway through
the season, when the gold

should be flowing, Rick Ness's
operation is at a standstill.

After leaving Lightning Creek,
he moved back to Vegas Valley,

but it proved
too dangerous to mine.

Now, he only has
a million dollars left

in the bank and is weighing up
his next gamble.

Vegas Valley, it-- it--

we've got some pay down there,
but it's just, I just didn't

like how that was going.
That's why I stopped it.

The way that I'm thinking is
this, we've got to expand.

We've got to expand it big.

Vegas Valley is right here.

There is an easy spot if
we went a little bit backwards

from Vegas Valley and catch
what I see is the channel

turns into here.

The only problem with that, is
there we have no drill holes.

There's no guarantee there,
and a lot of dirt.

Basically be
moving a mountain.

Last season, Rick removed
a mountain of dirt to dig down

nearly 200 feet at Vegas Valley
and pull out 800 ounces of gold

worth $2 million.

But last week, after running
only two truckloads of pay,

he abandoned
the treacherous cut.

Now, instead of just expanding
the pit to make it safer,

Rick wants to dig out a new
four-acre cut, shifting over

a million yards of overburden
in just six weeks

to reach gold he's gambling
will deliver a bigger payday.

- What's up, Rick?
- What's going on?

Morning.

I know we were talking
about what direction

we're gonna head in.

I think we're just
gonna go big.

We're gonna go after

an extension
there in Vegas Valley

and really open it up.

We're gonna have to move
a ton of dirt to do it,

but we gotta blow it wide open.

How big are you going?

Probably twice the width
of Vegas Valley to start with.

You have enough time
to open up a cut that big?

We've got more time
than we did last year.

Might have more time
than we did last year.

We don't have more money
than we did last year.

- Yeah.
- I mean, this time last year,

we were sitting at about


and we don't even have
half that at this moment.

Yeah.

It seems like we're
moving a mountain.

How long do you think
that's gonna take?

It's gonna take several weeks
before we see any gold, but...

What about Lightning Creek?

The gold's not bad,
but it's not anywhere near

what it is, you know,
in these deep cuts.

So is there any, like,
drill results right close by

where you want to expand
at, that you know that

the pay's gonna be good or not?
- That's another thing.

No, there's not.
You know, gold...

It's not a slot machine

you put 25 cents in
and [bleep] walk away.

I know, I know,
and trust me, I don't like that,

but this is the only
option we have.

You know, if we do this,
we're not just risking our gold

bonuses or your gold,
but it could be the end

of the company as well.

Yeah, yeah.
I mean, you're not wrong.

Um...

It seems like I've been
in that spot a lot.

Yeah.

We've all had your back,
but man, this is a...

is a pretty big [bleep] shift.

And for all of us to hope to
God we go home with something,

I mean, we got a lot
on the line here.

Yeah, I know this is big.
I know it's a lot to ask for.

But the only way it works is
if you guys are all in.

And I guess I'll just ask it.
Are you in?

I mean...

I'm in, but it doesn't mean
I want to be in.

But I'm here.

I'll take it.

Yeah, I don't know, man,
but you just point where

I gotta go, I guess.
- Yeah, I will.

You're gonna have
a lot of dirt to move,

but I know you can do it.

Heather, you didn't answer.

We believe in you,
so I'm reluctantly in.

That's awesome.

I mean, I've been in every
other time, so why stop now?

Not even gonna
ask you, Kyle, I know.

I'm in, but I'm skeptical.

I'll be watching the bills
pretty close on this one.

This is, again,
the biggest risk we've ever

taken here.
I'm glad you're in.

I know you're skeptical,
but that will change,

and we will get
to the bottom of this,

and we'll get all that gold.

We'll get 1,800 ounces
this year.

No problem.
It's down there.

Let's do it.
So we're all in?

- We're all in.
- How have you thought
of a name for it?

I heard a song by a band
called Storm Warrior.

- It was called "Valhalla."
- All right,
so "Viking Heaven."

- Yeah.
- Sounds great.

- Valhalla.
- Sweet, dude,

it better be heaven when
we get to the bottom, then.

It will be.
Right?

- Let's do it.
- All right.

Thanks, guys.
You're the best.

I knew the crew was gonna
push back a bit, you know,

be skeptical.
It's a risk.

It's a big risk.
Biggest one we've ever taken.

But, you know, they trust me.
They're with me,

and we're gonna make this work.

All righty, here we go.

First tree going down.

Boom, boom.

It's a long ways
to get down to pay,

but hopefully we can get
this job done for Rick.

The way I see it
in my head,

I think we're
in pretty good shape.

Bailey's got
a good start on it.

I think we're gonna get
a month of sluicing

at the end of it,
and that's all we'll need.

But we just got
to stay focused, you know.

We know the gold's down there,
we just got to make sure we get

to it before we get froze out.

That's a long way to go.

Scary.

After more than 40 years
in the Klondike,

Tony Beets' gold fever is
burning hotter than ever.

With gold prices at an all-time
high, he's already banked

$14 million and has no plan
of slowing down.

Tony's rattling rocks
with two washplants

in the 46-acre
Corner Cut, where there's

enough gold-rich ground to mine


While Indian River fires on
all cylinders,


at Paradise Hill,

nothing is running,
including

the 350-yard-an-hour
trommel.

The trommel
will eventually run.

The thing is, my dad took
a bunch of my people

and equipment, which is fine.

He's the one who pays
the bills, he's the boss.

But it makes it
so I can't do [bleep].

Yup.

Sure.
I would like to see

what's the plan
with the pond, actually.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, I know.

Yeah, I know.

Yes, I know.

The Beets' trommel sits on top
of Paradise Hill and has

previously been fed water from
a feeder pond a mile downhill.

But the long distance was
too much for the pump,

leading to multiple breakdowns.

Before they fire up
the trommel, Tony wants

to create a new feeder pond.

First, Mike needs to build up
and widen the dike road

to give him better access,

then clear the trees,
dig out the pond,

and flood it with water
from the nearby creek.

Finally, move the three-ton
pump into position.

And Tony wants this all done
by the end of the week.

The only problem--

Tony's taken
all the experienced crew

to the Indian River,
leaving Mike with rookies.

Very dangerous job
you four are gonna have.

Building up the dikes.

You're gonna be driving down
that dike dead center.

Very, very slow, please.

Because remember,
you go off this way,

you're gonna roll
two, three times.

You're going to probably be
pretty [bleep] up.

You roll this way,
you're gonna go into the mud.

And there's no way in hell
I'm gonna be able to get there

with enough equipment
fast enough to save you.

Yeah.

I'd rather none of you
get hurt or k*lled.

You're also still learning.
You're still learning.

Ashley, as the one I've worked
with the longest and the most

experienced truck driver I have
here right now, if you don't

feel too safe doing it,
let her know.

And same with you, right?
Let her know.

She'll [bleep] hop in with you.

I'd rather you all just
take your time, OK?

Yeah, Mike told me
I was the most experienced

rock truck driver
he's got this morning.

I've been driving trucks
for a long time.

Like, I've driven bigger trucks
than this, but it's a lot

of weight, and when you're
that close to the edge,

it's-- I don't know,
it's weird to say,

like, it's-- I've been driving
for a long time, but my anxiety

right now is, like,
I'm scared.

Oh [bleep].
Mike, Mike, copy Mike.

Mike, Mike, do you copy Mike?

Yes, go ahead.

Hey, Mike,
we got a problem.

The D6 just went over the edge.

Sounds like a case
of a scared driver

in a [bleep] spot.

So I'm gonna go over there
and have a look.

Racing to raise the dike road
next to the new feeder pond,

rookie operator
Garrett Dalwood

has crashed his D6 Dozer.

I was just backing up
to come around this pile here,

so I could push it out
and widen up the sides.

But on my way up,
the ground gave out over here

and I slid probably about
four or five feet down the side.

All right, we're
just gonna grab the a*s

and [bleep] swing him out.

He's gonna give you a pull.

A little pull, and then you're
gonna basically lock that track

and try to turn
with that track.

We're gonna see how that goes.

Let's go.
It's starting to slide.

Lift up-- up!

Because you lost tension.

Back it up.

- Hey, he's sliding down.
- Stop.

Yeah.

See if you can keep tension.

Walk your way over this way,
because now you're gonna

have to pull him completely.

- Don't move.
- Yeah.

- Want me to try that?
- Keep working this way.

We're gonna try
to pull him straight.

- Then he might--
- Yeah.

Because right now he's in
a right precarious spot.

I know.

Slowly back it up.

Stop.

She's good to go.

Y'all can return
to your rock trucks.

- Let's go, Colby.
- Perfect.

Actually went
pretty smooth.

I mean, it could have
went smoother.

It could have not went over
the edge in the first place.

You've gotta
be kidding me.

For [bleep] sake.

Hey, Jay,
you got a copy?

Jay, in the fuel truck.

Hey, you just drove past
a frayed cable in the road,

when you see that kind of stuff,
could you please pick it up?

It's a really good way
of taking a tire out.

That goes for everybody
that can hear me.

It's like there's a piece
of steel or a cable

or a big [bleep] rock
in the middle of the road.

Just take the 30 seconds
it takes to pick it up

and move it, please.
Tires are expensive.

Parker Schnabel's crew are
frantically trying to bank

a record 10,000-ounce
gold haul,

and are right on target.

With four washplants sluicing,
they have already pulled out

over $20 million of gold.

We have four plants running,
three of them on Dominion.

Right now there's a lot
of pressure on the Golden Mile,

and so Mitch is helping out
with that, which leaves Brennan

looking after things
at Ken and Stuart's.

Hopefully he's getting
down to pay.

We just need to continue
keeping these four washplants

running because we need to do
at least 400 ounces a week

to hit our goal.

I'm gonna grab my pan.

Yo, how you doing?

- I'll wash
this real quick.
- OK.

- Four little flakes.
- Mm-hmm.

- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah.

One, two, three,

four.

So, yeah, nothing too
interesting, but you're close.

I would bet that the bottom
of this ditch is on pay.

Like, given that pan that
I just did, because that was

about at the bottom
of your ditch level.

- OK.
- So, with a little bit of
effort, you'll have this

section on pay, which needs
to happen, because we're gonna

start sluicing here in,
like, three days.

At Ken and Stuart's


Brennan's crew were sluicing

with washplant Roxanne,
and have three days

of stockpiled pay left
before they run out.

Half a mile away,
in the 15-acre Pit Two,

Parker wants Brennan
down to pay

by the end of the week
so that he can move

Roxanne in as soon
as Pit One is done.

We're getting pretty close
to the pay layer,

but with a green crew and you're
having to train as you go,

so everything is feeling like
it's on my shoulders,

and it's just always feeling
like you're behind.

This is the first time
I've ever been to the Yukon.

The newest member on Brennan's
crew is rookie Billy Abbott.

Brennan seems great.

We're just trying to get
the cut down to pay here

by the end of the week
so they can start sluicing.

So it's crunch time.

What the [bleep] was that?

[bleep] sakes.

Hey, Brennan, you got a copy?

Yup, go ahead.

Yeah, I just blew a tire here.

Are you serious right now?

Yeah, sorry, man.

I hit a hole in the tire here.

[bleep].

I don't have time for downtime,
for [bleep] sakes.

Hey, Janko,
you got a copy, Janko?

Yeah, go ahead, Brennan.

Hey, pal, I got a downed
rock truck here.

Sounds like a tire went flat.

Can you come down
and fix that for me?

It's quite
the puncture there, eh?

I'm just gonna have
a peek over here.

I don't believe that was rock
that punctured that tire.

Just gonna check their path
here, where they drive.

This is devastating.

You know, you've got to think
that's 10, 12 loads in behind

now in this race trying
to get this cut ready.

So, it really hurts.

Copy, Brennan.

Hey, Janko.

Hey, man, I found some steel
in the runway here

for their loading path.

Pretty sure that's what
punctured this tire.

Un-[bleep]-believable.

Running over a piece
of [bleep] steel down here.

[bleep] that makes my blood
pressure go through the roof.

If someone was
paying attention,

they definitely
could have seen it.

Oh, man.
Not good.

Especially after
Parker just told us

to look out for that [bleep].

[bleep].

Oh, I hope I don't get
fired from this.

With this truck being down,
it's definitely gonna put

a strain on the production
over here.

With a rock truck down,
Brennan struggles to keep up

his breakneck pace,
getting down to pay in Pit Two.

This is devastating to
see a truck go down right now.

You know, you've got to think
in an hour, I could probably

get an extra 10, 12 loads out
on that one truck at least.

And that's 10, 12 loads
I'm behind now in this race

trying to get this cut ready,
so it really hurts.

There we go.

Put that in.
Nice, freshie tire.

Done!

Hey, Brennan, I just finished
working up this tire.

- You can come grab this truck.
- OK, pal.

- I really appreciate that.
- Yeah, no problem.

Just make sure your guys,
like, pay attention to where

they're driving, eh,
because this could

have been prevented.
- All right, buddy.

Well, yeah, I'm gonna have
to get out here and go

[bleep] talk to them.

Hey, Billy, how's it
going, buddy?

Not good.

You know,
I need my guys watching

what they're doing out here.

- OK.
- There's a lot going on.

It's hard to get
a mechanic down here.

It's an hour away for them, and
they're so [bleep] spread thin

with the other things
going on, you know.

So any downtime really sucks.

You know, you see the size
of that cut.

But we got till the end of
the week to get this cut done.

OK.

So your truck's ready
so you can hop back in and get

going out there.
- [bleep] yeah.

Thanks, bud.

Yeah, you know,
I was a bit scared there.

But he was pretty understanding
about it, so.

Everyone makes mistakes.

But only real idiots
make them twice.

The pump itself is gonna
have to basically sit

right here, and then we can put
the fuel tank over there.

No, I'm just letting you know.

Because I don't want you
to show up and say,

"I don't like that.
Switch it around."

To get Paradise Hill's trommel
closer to sluicing, Tony's son,

Mike, has completed
the dike road, cleared trees,

dug the feeder pond,

and filled it with water
from the creek.

Now, all Mike needs to do is
move the pump



I'm not gonna pump from here
when my water's over there,

so I gotta put my pump
where my water is.

Oh, Leonard just wanted
to use the pipe layer.

I just don't I don't usually
like hauling something that big

with a pipe layer for the sheer
fact that one [bleep] up,

that thing starts swinging,
and then you have a very

expensive and dangerous
thing flying.

Fair.

OK, I'm gonna do it
my way.

I'm gonna drag this [bleep].

Len, do you copy? Len?

- Yes?
- You gonna come down

and look at your pump
being moved?

Are you gonna lift it
with the pipe layer?

No, I'm gonna
drag it with 3.9.

I think we
should put it in the pipe layer.

That's how we lifted it before
and it worked perfect,

so I don't see why
we should change it.

I don't even want to [bleep]
talk to him about it.

That's what I've done
several times.

I don't know why Len has
such an aversion to it.

He's supposed to be down here
if he don't like it, next time

he can be down here.
- Fair enough.

Keep going.
Pull that [bleep].

Don't try to turn with weight.

Turn this way.

Mike, do you have
a copy, Mike?

Wait for me.

Ah [bleep].

Something's not right.
Colby, stop.

- What's wrong?
- Take the chain off.

Change of plans, since this
thing ain't working

and I don't have time to
[bleep] around with it.

I say, [bleep] it.

Tell Len that he can
go move it himself.

They can wait for all I care.

I don't have a clue
what's going on.

[bleep] [bleep]show.

Anywhere and everywhere.

What's the plan, Len?

We're going to lift it
with the pipe layer.

They dragged the pump,
and then it got

stuck or whatever
they did with it.

A lot of people think they know
what they have to do,

and then they [bleep] it up
even more.

Sometimes frustrating,
but it's what it is.

And those two
to the other side.

That's good.

Perfect.

Good, good.
All right.

Yeah, up a little bit.

We have liftoff.

Oh, up a little bit.

Oh, whoa, whoa.

Easy does it, Colby.

There's no fast pace
on this thing.

If you can move it
over there a little bit.

It's nice when it
wants to work.

Yeah.

- Put it down.
- What?

Put it down.
I am in charge here.

Oh my [bleep] [bleep] [bleep].

He wants
me to put it down.

All right, put it down.

It's one of those jobs
I wanted to be around for,

because I'm the one
who wants to pick

where the [bleep] pump goes,

not where everyone else
wants it.

You might want
to boom up a bit.

It's always nice to start
a project and finish a project,

and then start a new one,

but that's not how
it works over here.

In the end you say,
"Ah, [bleep] it,

whatever they want."

The pipe layer
with the slings on it

actually worked out
just perfect.

We're gonna have
to find a piece of pipe

that can connect
with a [bleep], count, uh...

Flanges.

Flanges, yes.

For some [bleep] reason,
I cannot remember the name...

for today.

It just literally goes
in one ear, out the other.

- So that'll work.
- Start of Alzenheimer?

- Alzheimer's?
- Parkinson's? I don't know.

- Alzenheimer's, I guess.
- Alzenheimer's?

Yeah, you don't know
what Alzenheimer is?

- What the [bleep]?
- Oh, you don't.

- You mean Alzheimer's?
- No, Alzenheimer.

That's... I know I forgot it.
Maybe I've got it.

For some reason, I can't
[bleep] remember "flanges."

For some reason, I just cannot
remember today.

But no, that's perfect.

We're good to go.

I'll start putting these pieces
together and the pipe itself.

Then I'll have a pump ready,
which means I'll be

one step closer to sluicing.

Still stripping away here,

working our way slowly
to the bottom.

We got Ryan, Jason,
and Chris in rock trucks.

We're moving along pretty good,
I think.

Rick Ness's crew are moving
a mountain in a gamble to hit

pay in their new cut, Valhalla.

You know, it worries me that
we're gonna have something

go down because this equipment
and these trucks, they're gonna

be working non-stop
and it's gonna be every bit

of a month, month and a half
worth of overburden

before we even see pay, so.

I hope that pay's worth it.

Hello.

Hey, so we should probably
talk about something.

- Yeah.
- I did some
quick calculations

and we're looking at at least

a million in order to do
what you want to do.

- And-- and...
- Are you saying we don't
have enough to do it?

Enough to cover it right now?

Right now, I think,
with the gold we brought in

this season, it's gonna be
extremely tight.

A million dollars,
yeah, that's, I mean, a lot.

But, I mean, I don't know
what else we do.

Are you confident
we have enough gold

at the bottom of this project

to make it worthwhile?

I think we can make it work
because of the gold prices

being where they are, and...

It looks good in my head.

I'm sure it looks terrible
on paper.

Yeah.
Yeah.

I mean, I don't want us to go
bankrupt, I don't want to send

everybody home without gold,
but there's risks that have

to be taken out here.

All right, I'll catch up
with you again later.

- Cool.
- Let you know how we're doing.

- Thanks, Jason.
- All right.

We'll make this work.
We'll make this work.

Rick's Valhalla gamble means
he's hemorrhaging thousands

of dollars a day on fuel
and wages, and needs to hit pay

in six weeks before
he runs out of cash.

Does Rick make the right
decision every time?

Maybe, maybe not,
but at the end, we've been

pretty lucky going home with
gold in our pockets and I hope

this year is no different.

Ugh! Ah!

[bleep]!

What the hell is that noise?

Hey, Ryan, can you come see me
here for a minute?

I hit something or something
fell off the truck,

or something sounds like
a grinding on the back end.

All right, Jason.

I'll be over there
as soon as I can.

All right.
I'll see you in a minute.

Sounds like something coming
from the back end, so...

I'm not the expert on this.
It's going to be Ryan, so...

Yeah, [bleep].
Our driveline has spun off.

It has destroyed the driveline,
the companion flange,

and we have neither one
of those in stock.

A rock truck down,

Rick is behind the eight ball,
just days into the project.

So we're down
a rock truck,

and Rick's not gonna be
happy about that.

So right now,
biggest thing

is we've got to get
[bleep] parts ordered.

Whoo!

Hey, guys, Pit Two is done
and ready to be sluiced.

We got the last load
of overburden out of here,

so we're ready to set up
a washplant.

While Rick falls behind,
at Ken and Stuart's Pit Two,

Brennan Ruault is on the pay.

And in Pit One,
operator Sean Holcroft

is racing to sluice the last of
the gold through Roxanne.

Trying to get as much of this
through as we can here

so we can go get started
on Cut Two.

But each day I've been
frigging around

with this stupid feeder here.

The belt's walking
back and forth.

It's starting to fray.

It's giving me issues
every day.

Oh, for [bleep] sakes,
this belt's walking again.

I'm gonna have
to shut her down.

This thing's really starting
to [bleep] piss me off now.

For [bleep] sakes.

Just checking the belt
out here.

It was starting
to fraying a bit.

Some up here.

There's a bigger chunk
up there.

And right where the belt joins
together, it actually catches...

on some of these
bottom rollers,

it goes in
beside these frames.

When the belt gets too close,

it'll catch on that and
it'll just rip it to [bleep].

Sean calls in father and son
mechanics, Bill and Justin,

to investigate.

- What's going on, boys?
- Oh, not much, buddy.

It's been walking back
and forth, that discharge belt.

You can kind of see a little
frays on the belt already.

And you're at the end
of your adjustment now?

- On this side, yeah.
- On this side, so OK.

- Yeah.
- The belt is basically loose

and it's just walking around
doing whatever it wants to do.

Maybe what we can do, I think
make some blocks--

Yeah, for the tail pulley,
and then actually just

unbolt the tail pulley
off the bearing,

and then put a space
in between that.

Roxanne's conveyor belt has

stretched over time
and become loose,

moving side to side,
causing its edges

to catch and fray.

If not repaired,
the rubber belt will tear apart

and need to be
completely replaced.

Bill and Justin's bush fix is
to install spacers at

the bottom of the belt between
the tail pulley and bearing,

creating additional tension
that will pull the belt tight

and stop sideways movement.

Just popped the bolts out of
this bearing to run this tail

pulley back and it fell right
where I need it to be.

I'm gonna put this piece
of square tube in that I made

as a spacer

and then this side will be
back together in no time.

OK, there we go.
That's that side.

- Let's get the other side done.
- OK.

Squeeze this stuff
all in there.

We're one bolt away.

I think that's gonna
work out good.

All right.

Well, let's give Sean a holler
here and tell him to get some

dirt flying through this thing.

So we'll start
the conveyor up.

We'll get this thing running.

We'll go up, get
the plant shaking.

I should be good to go
to get back to sluicing.

Everything seems to be good
now, so hopefully we can get

to washing rocks.
I see the boss here, Parker.

He's in the loader right now,
so pretty awesome to see.

We just lost
a pretty big chunk of time,

which is rare for us.

And I think this might be
my first time

feeding a washplant
this year.

And at the moment, it is
working, so back to sluicing.

I'm really hoping
that it doesn't become

a total [bleep]show

around here with
four plants running.

Let's get the driveline
out of the way real quick.

At Duncan Creek, the new
rock truck driveline part

has arrived.

Now, mechanic Ryan and operator
Kai are rushing to get

the truck back to work
in the new Valhalla Cut.

Basically, what we're going
to do is rip this out, get a new

one put in, put in a new
companion, and go from there.

- Up? Or down?
- No, you're pulling down.

Yep.

- We'll slide it out the back.
- Yeah.

Ready?

Got it.

Oh.

All right, we'll pull
this middle section off

really quick.

All right.

As you can see here,
bolts came out,

and what this does is
it splines in

to this companion shaft,
and right now,

there's no spline, so it'd be
riding on just bolts.

So now the new one,
when you put it on,

will actually
interspline correctly.

These trucks are extremely
vital to getting pay

or overburden out of that hole.

Having one down,

that's gonna be a huge blow to

Bailey being able to accomplish
what he needs to get done.

Beautiful.

New companion's
already installed.

Now it's time
for the driveline.

Can we get a nut and bolt?

Try to get this right
in the splines before we just

hammer on her.

Watch your eyes and...

All good?

- Yep.
- We can put everything
down and go for a drive.

Back to full strength,
Rick's crew have a fighting

chance of hitting Valhalla
pay within six weeks.

Thanks for the help, man.

No problem.

These things kind of screws
us all, trying to get up to



we'll all jam together
and we'll make it work.

The kids are gonna bring us
some gold, I hear.

- Hello.
- Hello.

Hi.

- Yes.
- I don't know if that would
have worked.

That or you have
a lot more Kevins.

So this Corner Cut,
do you think it's bigger than

the Mega Cut, Mike and Kevin?

Yeah?

Oh, for [bleep] sakes.

Hm... kay.

So what have you been doing?

You don't even have
a trommel going.

I'm slowly plugging away at it,

doing as best as I can
with what I got.

- He's a bit stubborn.
- Oh, yeah.

But I'm in charge,
likes it or not.

- That's how it works.
- Yeah.

I'm hoping one or two weeks,
but you know how things go.

I think we should
weigh up some gold.

Yeah, I'd like to see
how much there is.

Tony has recently been
averaging 400 ounces

of gold a week.

All right, seeing as we usually
start with Sluice-A-Lot,

let's see if
Sluice-A-Lot sluiced a lot.














Worth nearly $1.2 million.

OK, let's weigh
up the other one.

So, Mike counted
Sluice-A-Lot,

are you counting Find-A-lot?
- I guess so.










Bringing this week's total
to 673 ounces,

more than $2,300,000.

That will be all good.

Oh, yeah.

Just over halfway through
the season, the Beets

have already pulled in


only 2,000 short
of their target.

So if we do this consistently,
we're gonna reach your goal

sooner rather than later.

Are you gonna
up your goal?

Yep.

- Hi, Doumitt.
- Hey, T.

- Speaking of
having a bad day.
- What?

- Hey, Junior.
- How's it going, Pops?

Bad day, [bleep].
I didn't wreck nothing today.

- Hey, Parker.
- What's happening?

- Mitchy boy.
- Hey, Mitchell.

We're gonna take advantage
of the nice weather, when we're

getting our way out
here tonight.

Nice.

Get us little
fresh air and sunshine.

Beautiful.

Parker still needs over


his $35 million target.

Last gold weigh, he pulled in


This week, Parker wants
to see more.

We're still a long ways
from our goal.

Well, if you could keep
Roxanne running,

possibly we'd have a chance
of hitting this thing.

Yeah.

I think four washplants
is pushing.

Not only just the operators,
but all the machines,

the washplants.

Like, trying to keep up
with four is...

a challenge.

We can throw some gold
on the scale and I can show you

what's going on.
- Yeah, let's do it.

Roxanne pulls in an average of


Big Roxanne.

- OK.
- Let's weigh
her up first.

A little bit of downtime
this week.

Yeah, here we go.

All right, we got 15, 30,



- I'll keep going.
- That's about...

That's all we got, bud.



Worth over $350,000.

A little bit down
from last week.

Obviously, had downtime,
makes sense.

But hopefully with her running
a full week, maybe next week's

numbers will come up.

- Yeah,
let's do Dominion.
- Bridge Cut.

Well, here we go.
See how Bob did.

We got 20, 40, 60, 80...



Worth over $360,000.

I thought maybe we were doing,
like, a bit of a switcheroo,

like, "Oh, things
were looking bad,"

and then we were gonna
have, like, 800 ounces.

We need 800 ounces
to do that.

Parker now needs Sluicifer
and Big Red to deliver

a combined 300 ounces
to beat last week's total.

Here's the Golden Mile.

You got two plants down there.

Yeah, two plants, so hopefully
this one's a little better.







Worth $866,000.

Where we at?

Well, last week,
we had 505 ounces.

This week we have 453.0.

We've dropped roughly 50 ounces.

And a lot of that could be
because Roxanne was broken.

So that gives us a season total
of 6,308.9.

All right.
Well, we'll get there.

Slowly but surely,
we'll get there.

- Yep.
- They're not as fun
when they're...

I mean, we're a little spoiled
with 800, 900 ounce cleanups.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Well, I think the real key is
just four plants running.

- Yeah.
- That's a whole...

That's the foundation
right there.

Yeah, not a great week,
but... you know, we're still

fighting some downtime,
but this is what happens

with four plants.

With four plants running this
week, you know, we only got 400

and some ounces, not what we'd
like to see, but we had a lot

of trucks down,
we had plants down,

so hopefully next week's better.

We get back on those 800 ounce
weeks because we need them

to hit our season target.