"I NEED THAT MAMMOTH CHANNEL TO HAVE FRICKIN' GOLD IN IT." "Narrator:" "ON THIS "GOLD RUSH"...." "THAT MUD WILL NOT GO THROUGH." "WE'VE GOT TO SHUT DOWN." "WHOA!" "Todd:" "I THINK THE SKY'S THE LIMIT, I REALLY DO." "THEY'RE NOT GETTING SCRUBBED CLEAN ENOUGH." "I DON'T HAVE ANY CURL!" "IT'LL HAVE TO [BLEEP] WORK." "THAT'S IT?" "OUR WHOLE [BLEEP] CUT'S FLOODED." "WHAT A [BLEEP] MESS." "Ness:" "PARKER DOESN'T LIKE TO LOSE." "YOU KNOW, THE WINNER OF THE GAME IS WHO FINDS THE MOST GOLD." "I HATE THE THOUGHT OF GETTING BEAT BY TODD." "LOOK OUT, PARKER." "YOU BETTER FRICKIN' MINE HARD." "CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS" "I LOST THE BET." "KEVIN SUCKERED ME INTO THIS ONE." "Narrator:" "IT'S 6:00 A.M.," "AND THERE'S A NEW BULL COOK AT McKINNON CREEK." "Turin:" "MORNING, KEVIN." "Hiatt: [ LAUGHS ] FUNNY, HUH?" "SEE, I BET HIM ON THAT CLEANUP," "AND I WON." "Narrator:" "LAST WEEK, DAVE'S DECISION TO SHUT DOWN THEIR WASH PLANT..." "Hiatt:" "DAVE, THAT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE LINGERIE." "IT'S NOT LINGERIE." "IT LOOKS LIKE IT." "[ LAUGHS ] ...LED TO A DISAPPOINTING 121-OUNCE CLEANUP." "AND DAVE LOST HIS BET." "WELL, DAVE, YOU'RE A MAN OF YOUR WORD." "A BET'S A BET." "I WISH IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 200 OR PLUS." "BUT I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET IT NOW." "WE'LL SEE." "WELL, I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT." "SO ANDY SAYS HE'S PROBABLY GONNA START RUNNING" "THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL TODAY." "SO, TODAY, WE'LL KNOW HOW GOOD THAT THING IS." "AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME." "JUST A FEW DAYS AGO," "THE ENTIRE HOFFMAN CREW STOPPED SLUICING TO EXCAVATE A CHANNEL" "OF MUD THAT PRODUCED A 9-FOOT MAMMOTH TUSK." "DAVE HAS A HUNCH" "THAT THE BLACK MUCK ALSO CONTAINS A PILE OF GOLD." "ANDY SPINKS GETS A FIRST LOOK AT THEIR NEW PAY DIRT." "WELL, THIS IS SOME OF THE FIRST DIRT" "FROM THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL THAT'S GOING TO THE PLANT." "THIS IS SOME BLACK, NASTY STUFF." "IT'S RIGHT ON TOP OF BEDROCK." "IT'S NOT USUALLY THAT CLOSE TO THE PAY." "BUT, UH, HOPEFULLY IT'S GOT SOME GOOD GOLD IN IT." "I THINK IT WILL." "Narrator:" "KEVIN FEEDS THE NEW PAY INTO MONSTER RED." "Hiatt:" "WE HAVE TO HOPE THAT THIS MAMMOTH CHANNEL" "PAYS OFF LIKE DAVE AND ANDY THINK." "I WASN'T FOR IT." "I STILL KIND OF THINK IT WAS A BAD IDEA." "NOW WE'RE IN A DEFICIT." "AND IF WE DON'T MAKE THAT UP WITH THIS MAMMOTH CHANNEL," "THEN WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE." "Narrator:" "SO FAR, THE HOFFMANS HAVE MINED 743 OUNCES," "BARELY A QUARTER OF THE 2,700 OUNCES TODD WANTS THIS SEASON." "I NEED A BREAK." "I NEED THAT MAMMOTH CHANNEL TO HAVE FRICKIN' GOLD IN IT." "WE FOUND A HUGE MAMMOTH TUSK." "SO I CALLED A TUSK EXPERT." "YOU BRUCE?" "IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU FINALLY." "HEY, MAN, NO KIDDING." "I'VE HEARD YOUR NAME AROUND THESE PARTS." "Narrator:" "BRUCE SCHINDLER HAS WORKED WITH MAMMOTH IVORY FOR OVER 20 YEARS." "LOOK AT THIS THING." "THAT'S BEAUTIFUL." "I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REALIZE HOW RARE IT IS TO FIND A PIECE" "THIS BIG INTACT." "IT'S AMAZING." "WE FOUND THIS IN A MUD SEAM." "IT ALMOST LOOKED LIKE A RIVER WENT THROUGH THIS AREA." "SO I'M HOPING IT'S A GOOD SIGN." "I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE VERY PLEASED." "FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN," "EVERY SINGLE TIME, WHEN YOU FIND MAMMOTH TUSKS," "YOU'RE FINDING GOLD." "THEY'RE ALWAYS FOUND TOGETHER." "AND THINK ABOUT IT, THE MAMMOTH ARE LIKE PEOPLE," "THEY LIKE TO LIVE WHERE LIVING'S EASY." "AND THE LIVING IS EASY IN THESE WIDE-OPEN PLAINS." "THESE ARE THE SAME PLAINS THAT THE GOLD'S BEING DEPOSITED IN" "BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE WATER'S SLOWING DOWN." "SO THESE GOLD-BEARING CREEKS ARE THE SAME CREEKS" "THE MAMMOTH ARE DRINKING OUT OF." "SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD OMEN FOR YOU." "BRUCE, I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT." "THANKS FOR COMING OUT, MAN." "Todd:" "AS HE SAID, WHERE YOU FIND MAMMOTH TUSKS," "SOMETIMES YOU FIND GOOD GOLD." "AND THAT'S WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT." "SO I HOPE THAT MAMMOTH CHANNEL PAYS OFF." "Hiatt:" "YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME." "KEVIN TO ANDY." "KEVIN TO ANDY." "GO AHEAD, KEV." "HEY, THIS STUFF IS NOT RUNNING THROUGH THIS FEEDER." "IT'S GETTING STUCK." "IT'S JAMMED UP." "IT IS NOT RUNNING." "THAT MUD IS CAUSING HAVOC, DUDE." "WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE SOMETHING ELSE OUT." "TOO BAD, LOAD IT." "IT'S GOT GOLD IN IT." "IT'S TOO CLOSE TO SEPARATED, SO PUT IT THROUGH THE PLANT." "WE'RE NOT GONNA THROW GOLD AWAY." "SO YOU'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT." "IT WON'T WORK." "Turin:" "YEAH, WE'RE RUNNING THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL," "AND IT'S ALL MUD." "THERE'S NOT JUST ENOUGH ROCK" "IN IT TO MAKE IT GO THROUGH OUR FEEDER." "THAT MUD JUST HANGS UP," "AND IT JUST BLOCKS EVERYTHING UP, AND IT WILL NOT GO THROUGH." "Narrator:" "BRANDON UNSWORTH CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE BUILDUP" "OF THE THICK BLACK MUD." "KNOW WHAT?" "I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS." "IT'S JUST [BLEEP] ABSOLUTE [BLEEP]" "YEAH, LOOK." "CONSISTENCY OF COW [BLEEP]" "MY FOOT'S STUCK IN IT AND I'M SHOVELING IT." "THIS IS A PLANT OPERATOR'S WORST NIGHTMARE, IS WHAT IT IS." "THIS BETTER PAY OFF." "Turin:" "WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF GOLD IN THERE," "BUT I CAN'T RUN STRAIGHT MUD." "SO I EITHER GOT TO LET IT SIT AND DRY," "OR I GOT TO HAVE TWO GUYS SHOVELING ALL DAY LONG," "AND THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK." "Narrator:" "BLACK MUD IS CLOGGING UP THE FEEDER" "FASTER THAN THEY CAN CLEAR IT." "Turin:" "RIGHT THERE, THAT COULD BE THE BEST GOLD" "IN THAT WHOLE SUPER CUT," "AND I CAN'T RUN IT THROUGH THE PLANT." "WE CAN'T RUN THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL." "WE GOT TO SHUT DOWN." "Parker:" "RIGHT NOW, I'M HEADING TO TODD'S" "TO SEE IF HE WANTS TO BUY A DOZER." "Narrator: 20-YEAR-OLD MINE BOSS PARKER SCHNABEL" "IS ON HIS WAY TO McKINNON CREEK." "I HAD A ITCHY TRIGGER FINGER AT AN AUCTION THE OTHER DAY" "AND ENDED UP BUYING A NEW D10." "SO, RIGHT NOW, I'M TRYING TO SELL OUR OLD ONE," "SO THAT I CAN KEEP SOME MONEY IN THE BANK." "HEY, DAVE." "HI, PARKER." "HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?" "I'M GOOD." "HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?" "GOOD." "I THINK YOU WANTED TO TALK TO TODD." "IS HE AROUND?" "HE'S IN HIS OFFICE, YEAH." "OKAY." "THANKS." "THANKS, PARKER." "I'LL TALK TO HIM." "DOZER, LOAD UP." "Narrator:" "PARKER SNEAKS A LOOK AT THE HOFFMANS' SUPER CUT." "THAT'S A BIG [BLEEP] CUT." "HE'S GONE BIG-SCALE THIS YEAR." "YOU KNOW, THOSE D11s AND THOSE 475s," "I MEAN, THOSE ARE WHAT, YOU KNOW, MASSIVE COAL MINES RUN." "THE COST ON THOSE IS PHENOMENAL." "YOU KNOW, THE WINNER OF THE GAME IS WHO FINDS THE MOST GOLD." "Narrator:" "PARKER HAS YET TO SET HIS SEASON GOAL." "BUT TODD HAS HIS SIGHT SET ON A MASSIVE 2,700-OUNCE," "$3 MILLION GOLD HAUL." "SEEMS LIKE IT'S A FRIENDLY VISIT." "HE'S PROBABLY GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT." "DOZER, COME HERE." "DOES HE BITE, OR IS HE GOOD?" "WHAT?" "HE BITE, OR IS HE GOOD?" "NO, HE'S FINE." "SO, DUDE," "YOU GOT A GOOD START THIS YEAR OR NOT?" "YOU KNOW, IT'S A ROUGH START, BUT WHEN ISN'T IT?" "SO, YOU'RE ALL SETTLED IN FOR THE SEASON NOW?" "YEAH." "LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE" "A LACK OF IRON AROUND." "YEAH." "THAT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF WHAT I'M HERE." "REALLY?" "I PICKED UP A NEW DOZER," "AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WANTED TO BUY THE OLD 10" "THAT YOU SOLD ME." "HOW MUCH?" "I GAVE YOU 120 FOR IT." "AND WE PUT ABOUT 120 INTO IT LAST YEAR." "AND SO I'M TRYING TO GET 200 OUT OF IT." "SO, YOU GUYS WOULD BE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME LOOK AT IT." "'CAUSE I'M MAKING THE ROUNDS, SO..." "YEAH." "...IF YOU WANT IT, LET ME KNOW." "DON'T HOLD IT FOR ME." "ALL RIGHT." "YOU KNOW WHAT?" "WE'RE GONNA COME OUT OF HERE WITH THE MOST AMOUNT OF GOLD." "THIS IS GONNA BE OUR SEASON." "ALL THE POWER TO YOU." "LOOK OUT, PARKER." "YOU BETTER FRICKIN' MINE HARD." "WHATEVER." "Todd:" "I GOT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I DON'T TRUST PARKER SCHNABEL." "YEAH, I GOT KIND OF SORDID HISTORY WITH THE KID." "AND I'D LIKE TO BEAT PARKER THIS YEAR." "I THINK HE'S NERVOUS 'CAUSE" "I GOT A LOT OF GROUND OPENED UP ALREADY," "AND I'M NOT PANICKING." "HE REALLY WANTS TO PULL MORE GOLD" "OUT OF THE GROUND THAN US." "IF HE SPENDS ENOUGH MONEY" "AND PUTS IN THE EFFORT, HE'LL BEAT US." "I'M VERY COMPETITIVE," "AND I HATE THE THOUGHT OF GETTING BEAT BY TODD." "I'M NOT HERE TO LOSE," "AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO LET THAT HAPPEN." "Narrator:" "AFTER A DISASTROUS START TO THE SEASON," "PARKER SCHNABEL IS SLOWLY CLAWING HIS WAY BACK." "HE NOW HAS 711 OUNCES, JUST 32 OUNCES LESS THAN TODD HOFFMAN." "PARKER'S TREASURE ISLAND IS RUNNING OUT FAST." "WHOA." "HE NEEDS TO FIND MORE GROUND." "AND THIS TIME HE WANTS TO GO BIG." "I THINK THAT POST RIGHT IN THERE" "IS OUR BOUNDARY LINE." "OKAY." "SO WHAT I WAS THINKING, IF WE CAME OVER HERE," "WE COULD GO RIGHT UP TO OUR LINE" "AND THEN OVER TO THE EDGE OF THE OTHER CUT," "THAT THE OLD MINERS DID." "LIKE 2,000 FEET?" "PROBABLY PRETTY DAMN CLOSE." "THAT'S A GOOD DISTANCE." "YEAH, I KNOW." "IT'S A LOT OF GROUND." "YEAH, IF WE PLAN THIS RIGHT, THIS COULD " "WE COULD SPEND THE REST OF THE SEASON OVER HERE." "POSSIBLY." "WELL, YEAH, MAYBE." "WELL, DO YOU THINK WE'RE READY TO TACKLE THIS?" "IT'D BE A BIG UNDERTAKING." "WE'LL GET IT." "LIKE YOU ALWAYS SAID, "IT'S JUST MOVING DIRT."" "IT'S JUST MOVING DIRT." "Narrator:" "PARKER STARTED THE SEASON IN LAST YEAR'S BERM CUT," "BEFORE MOVING SOUTH TO TREASURE ISLAND." "NOW HE PLANS TO OPEN UP HIS BIGGEST CUT YET," "BETWEEN THE CREEK AND THE BOUNDARY OF HIS CLAIM." "THE BOUNDARY CUT WILL BE THE SIZE OF 17 FOOTBALL FIELDS, 300,000 SQUARE FEET BIGGER THAN TODD'S SUPER CUT." "PARKER LEADS THE CHARGE INTO HIS MASSIVE NEW CUT" "IN HIS NEW D10 DOZER." "Parker:" "THERE'S A BIT OF A SENSE OF URGENCY HERE." "RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THIS GROUND" "STRIPPED AS QUICK AS WE CAN." "AND THIS IS GONNA BE THE MAIN TOOL TO GET THAT DONE." "WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO AND NOT A LOT OF TIME" "TO DO IT." "Ness:" "TODD'S GOT ONE GIANT SUPER CUT" "THAT HE'S BEEN PULLING OUT OF ALL SEASON." "PARKER DOESN'T LIKE TO LOSE." "AND IF HE WANTS TO HAVE A COMPETITION WITH TODD HOFFMAN," "I'M IN IT WITH HIM." "YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE TO LOSE EITHER." "SO WE'RE REALLY THROWING EVERYTHING WE GOT AT THIS CUT." "IT'S TAKING ALL OF OUR MACHINES, ALL OF OUR GUYS." "WE GOT A LONG WAYS TO GO DOWN YET," "BUT WE'RE MOVING A TON OF DIRT," "AND IT'S GONNA BE A NICE BIG AREA." "THE HOFFMANS, I THINK WE'LL SMOKE THEM NO PROBLEM." "HOLY COW, KEV." "THAT'S JUST PURE MUD." "Narrator:" "THE HOFFMANS' WASH PLANT" "IS JAMMED FULL OF THICK BLACK MUD" "FROM THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL." "AND THEY'RE LOSING VALUABLE SLUICING TIME." "THIS MAMMOTH CHANNEL'S BECOMING A PAIN IN THE ASS." "NOT ONLY DID WE LOSE 24 HOURS DIGGING THROUGH IT," "NOW WE'RE LOSING TIME BECAUSE WE CAN'T RUN IT." "WELL, HERE IT IS." "THIS IS WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING." "THIS IS THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL MUD THAT WE WANT TO RUN," "AND IT'S GOT GOLD IN IT." "AND IT'S SO STICKY." "I MEAN, YOU CAN SEE THE WAY IT STICKS TO THE SIDE" "OF THE EQUIPMENT." "THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH." "I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS, DAVE." "THIS WHOLE PLANT'S JAMMING UP." "YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M WONDERING IF WE SHOULDN'T JUST" "GO AROUND THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL AND JUST FORGET IT?" "AND THEN WE CAN KEEP FRICKIN' RUNNING." "I'M NOT READY TO ABANDON IT." "I THINK THERE'S GOLD IN THAT STUFF." "BUT IT'S MUD, DAVE." "AND WE AIN'T GETTING ANY GOLD" "IF WE CAN'T GET IT THROUGH THE FRICKIN' PLANT." "I GOT AN IDEA -- IF WE PUT SOME PLASTIC AND LINE" "THAT CHUTE ON OUR FEEDER," "I THINK THAT STUFF WILL SLIDE RIGHT THROUGH." "Narrator:" "MAMMOTH CHANNEL MUD IS STICKING" "TO THE SIDES OF THE HOPPER," "BLOCKING PAY DIRT FROM RUNNING THROUGH TO THE WASH PLANT." "DAVE'S SOLUTION IS TO LINE THE HOPPER WITH SMOOTH PLASTIC" "SO THAT THE THICK, WET MUD CAN SLIDE DOWN INTO THE PLANT." "YOU PUT THAT LINER IN, HOW LONG IS IT GONNA FRICKIN' TAKE?" "SHOULD TAKE ABOUT A DAY, BUT I THINK THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL" "HAS ENOUGH GOLD TO MAKE IT WORTH ONE DAY OF DOWNTIME." "GIVE ME ONE MORE SHOT AT THIS." "OKAY, WE'LL TRY YOUR IDEA." "IF IT DOESN'T WORK, I SAY WE FORGET THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL," "JUST FORGET THE WHOLE FRICKIN' THING, EH?" "I THINK IT'S WORTH IT." "I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT." "FIRST, DAVE AND KEVIN HAVE TO GET ALL OF THE MUD" "OUT OF THE HOPPER." "WELL, DAVE," "YOUR FRICKIN' MAMMOTH CHANNEL GOT ME SOME GOOD DIGGING." "CAN'T AVOID IT." "THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE" "IS TO LEAVE THIS PAY IN THE CHANNEL," "AND WE WOULDN'T SLUICE IT." "DAVE, JUST SAY IT -- I'M RIGHT, YOU'RE WRONG." "RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE RIGHT," "BUT WHEN WE SLUICE THIS, I'LL BE RIGHT." "IF WE CAN SLUICE IT." "WITH THE HOPPER EMPTY..." "READY?" "YEP." "Narrator: ..." "THEY CAN INSTALL THE PLASTIC LINING." "THANKS, BUDDY." "YOU WANT TO GRAB THAT OTHER PIECE, KEVIN, HAND THEM TO DAVE?" "IS IT THIS ONE?" "YEAH." "YOU KNOW, THESE THINGS ARE PRETTY HEAVY, JUAN." "OH, MAN, YEAH." "LOOK HOW SLICK IT IS." "I HOPE THAT MUD WILL HIT THAT AND JUST SLIDE RIGHT DOWN." "IT'S BOLTED IN." "Narrator:" "KEVIN AND MECHANIC JUAN IBARRA" "BOLT DOWN THE PLASTIC." "CAN YOU SEE THAT?" "YEAH." "WANT ME TO SUCK IT DOWN?" "ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD." "IT'S A LOT OF MATERIAL THAT'S GONNA GET POURED ON TO THIS," "SO WE'RE GONNA PUT A PIECE OF STEEL ON THE VERY TOP" "TO KIND OF SAFEGUARD IT FROM GETTING ANY DIRT OR ROCKS" "BEHIND THE SHEET." "WATCH YOUR EYES, DAVE." "Narrator:" "IF DAVE'S PLASTIC FIX DOESN'T WORK, THE HOFFMAN CREW" "WILL NEVER FIND OUT" "HOW MUCH GOLD IS IN THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL MUD." "YOU'RE GOOD, BUDDY." "Ibarra:" "IT'S GOT TO WORK." "WE GOT TO BE ABLE TO RUN THAT PAY, SO..." "AND WE GOT TO GET BACK UP AND RUNNING AS SOON AS WE CAN." "GO AHEAD AND GET THAT THING DOWN, FIRE THIS THING UP." "WE NEED TO RUN." "OKAY, WE'RE BACK GOING." "IT COST US SOME TIME." "I HOPE IT WORKS." "Narrator:" "IF THE PLASTIC LINING WORKS," "THE CREW WILL BE ABLE TO RUN OVER 50,000 YARDS" "OF MAMMOTH CHANNEL PAY DIRT." "IT'S WORKING." "IT ALL JUST SLIDES RIGHT INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE FEEDER," "ONTO THE BELT, AND THROUGH THE PLANT LIKE IT'S SUPPOSED TO." "SO THOSE PLASTIC PIECES DID THE TRICK." "ANDY, GOOD NEWS." "WE ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING." "SEND ME THAT MUD." "IF IT'S GOT PAY, I'LL TAKE THAT MUD." "10-4, KEV." "THIS IS THE SOLUTION." "IT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED." "THAT'S MAMMOTH CHANNEL MUD, WE'LL RUN IT THROUGH THE PLANT." "AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE GOOD GOLD." "Narrator:" "LAST WEEK, THE TWO MEN" "THAT REBUILT THE DREDGE REFUSED TO WORK OVERTIME AND LEFT." "TONY IS IN TROUBLE." "HE BOUGHT HIS OLD GOLD DREDGE FOR $1 MILLION." "BUT SO FAR THIS SEASON, IT'S ONLY PRODUCED 97 OUNCES," "A TENTH OF WHAT TONY NEEDS TO RECOUP HIS INVESTMENT." "THE LAST DREDGE CLEANUP PRODUCED A PATHETIC 11 OUNCES." "TONY AND FOREMAN GENE CHEESEMAN HEAD TO THEIR TAILINGS PILE" "TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE DREDGE IS UNDERPERFORMING." "LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE A PIECE." "YEAH, WELL THEY'RE NOT GETTING QUITE SCRUBBED CLEAN ENOUGH." "RIGHT NOW, THE ROCK IS JUST RIDING IN THE BOTTOM" "OF THE TROMMEL, NOT ROLLING OVER TO GET CLEAN." "IT'S OBVIOUS." "THAT MAKES SENSE." "THE LOST GOLD ON THE TAILINGS" "SHOULD HAVE BEEN COLLECTED IN THE DREDGE." "TONY'S PLAN -- INSTALL A SPRAY BAR" "ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE TROMMEL" "AND GROUSER BARS TO FLIP ROCKS AS THEY TRAVEL DOWN." "THE COMBINATION SHOULD CLEAN ALL THE GOLD OFF THE TAILINGS" "SO THAT IT CAN COLLECT IN THE SLUICES." "MECHANIC MATT BEAUDRY HAS TO BUILD A SPRAY BAR" "OUT OF THE MATERIALS THEY HAVE ON SITE." "THESE ARE THE 2-INCH NOZZLES THAT WE'RE GONNA USE HERE." "JUST GOT TO TRACE IT ALL OUT ON THE PIPE," "CUT IT AND WELD 'EM IN." "Narrator:" "MATT CUTS A 2-INCH HOLE" "EVERY 2 FEET DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE PIPE." "THEN HE WELDS ON 12 NOZZLES." "MEANWHILE, GENE MANUFACTURES THE GROUSER BARS." "NOT MANY EASY WAYS TO GET IN THERE." "PRETTY TIGHT." "YOU WANT TO TRY AND COME IN THROUGH THERE?" "WELL, IT'S GONNA HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY UP IN THERE," "AND IT'S GONNA BE A [BLEEP] TO GET IT BACK THAT WAY." "THE CREW HITS A ROADBLOCK." "WITH ONLY A 10-FOOT GAP BETWEEN THE STACKER AND THE TROMMEL," "THERE'S NO WAY TO GET THEIR NEW 24-FOOT SPRAY BAR" "INTO THE DREDGE." "YEAH, IT'S KIND OF LONG, AWKWARD," "AND JUST TAKING A COUPLE OF MINUTES" "AND LOOKING AT THINGS HERE, SEEING IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK." "MIKE." "IF WE USE THE 235 AND WALK RIGHT UP TO THE EDGE HERE" "AND PUSH THE THING THROUGH DOWN THE BELT." "OH." "YOU FIGURE I'D GET A STRAIGHT ENOUGH SHOT AT IT?" "OH, I DON'T SEE WHY NOT." "Narrator:" "GENE COMES UP WITH A RADICAL PLAN " "USE THE 235 EXCAVATOR" "TO FEED THE SPRAY BAR DOWN THROUGH THE END OF THE STACKER" "WHILE MIKE BEAUDRY DIRECTS FROM THE LIFT." "BUT THERE'S A WINDOW IN THE WAY." "CAN YOU JUST TAKE THE PLEXIGLAS OUT, OR IS IT GONNA BREAK?" "WELL, IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BREAK," "BUT WE CAN GET IT OUT." "IT'S UP TO YOU." "JUST THROUGH THE WINDOW." "YEAH, JUST PULL IT OFF THERE." "IF WE CAN'T SALVAGE IT, WE'LL GET ANOTHER PIECE." "HEY, GOOD JOB ON SALVAGING THAT." "[ LAUGHS ]" "OKAY, GIANT PIPE COMING THROUGH, MONTANA, SO WATCH YOURSELF." "OH [BLEEP]" "HEY, MIKE, IS IT HALFWAY IN THERE YET?" "IF YOU JUST KEEP WALKING IT," "YOU MIGHT, UH, BE ABLE TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH." "IT'S GONNA GET HARD FOR ME TO GET LOOSE OF IT." "I DON'T HAVE ANY CURL." "THE ARM ON GENE'S EXCAVATOR" "ISN'T LONG ENOUGH TO PUSH THE 350-POUND PIPE" "ALL OF THE WAY INTO THE STACKER." "AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THE CHAIN LOOSE," "WE NEED TO GET IT LOOSE." "YOU GUYS ARE OVER CENTER NOW." "HEY, KEEP GOING DOWN, GENE." "PERFECT." "UNDO THE CHAIN, MIKE." "OKAY." "RIGHT NOW IT'S ON MY KNEE." "MONTANA, PULL." "OH, THAT'S PRETTY NICE." "Cheeseman:" "YEAH, EVERYTHING WENT PRETTY GOOD." "NOW WE JUST GOT TO GET THE THING DOWN THE CONVEYOR" "AND INTO THE TROMMEL." "LET'S GO." "ONE, TWO, THREE..." "Narrator:" "IN THE TROMMEL," "GENE WINCHES THE SPRAY BAR INTO PLACE USING A COME-ALONG." "ONE MORE, GENE?" "ONE MORE CLICK?" "GOOD?" "YEP." "YEAH, THAT'S PERFECT." "WATCH YOUR EYES." "Narrator:" "THEN KEVIN BEETS WELDS THE SIX GROUSER BARS INTO PLACE." "TONY'S CHANCES OF PAYING OFF THE DREDGE" "DEPEND ON GETTING THIS FIX TO WORK." "IT'LL HAVE TO [BLEEP] WORK." "IT'LL HAVE TO [BLEEP] DO." "Narrator:" "FIVE MILES EAST," "PARKER AND RICK ARE OPENING UP THEIR BIGGEST CUT" "EVER IN AN ATTEMPT TO BEAT TODD HOFFMAN THIS SEASON." "Ness:" "WITH THE RESOURCES AND MACHINES AND THE PEOPLE" "THAT TODD HAS, I MEAN," "HE SHOULD BE BLOWING US OUT OF THE WATER." "SO I DO THINK IT WOULD BE FUNNY IF WE DID BEAT HIM." "I MEAN, HOW FRUSTRATING WOULD THAT BE FOR HIM," "YOU KNOW, LIKE, GOD." "HE'D BE HAVING NIGHTMARES ABOUT IT ALL WINTER." "Narrator:" "TO BEAT THE HOFFMANS," "PARKER WILL HAVE TO PUSH HIS CREW TO THE LIMIT." "IS HE GOOD TO GO?" "YEAH." "GO AHEAD." "Parker:" "OH, I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE TRUCKS MOVING." "'CAUSE YOU GOT FIVE TRUCKS MAKING 120 ROUNDS," "THAT'S, UH, 100 MINUTES." "SO IF WE FIND A WAY TO SAVE 10 SECONDS A ROUND," "THAT'S OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF IN A DAY." "SO THE KEY TO DEALING WITH MUD IS JUST KEEP IT MOVING." "Ness:" "WE'RE OPENING A LOT OF NEW GROUND." "EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE DOING." "IT'S LIKE A WELL-OILED MACHINE RIGHT NOW." "I'M PRETTY PROUD OF IT." "YEP, THAT'S PAY DIRT." "YES!" "HEY, PARKER, UH," "WE'RE DOWN TO PAY DIRT IN THE BOUNDARY CUT, BUDDY." "Parker:" "RIGHT ON!" "Narrator:" "BUT BEFORE PARKER CAN MAKE IT OVER TO HIS MASSIVE NEW CUT..." "THE RAIN'S COMING DOWN REALLY HARD." "AND I'M LOOKING AT THE MOUNTAINS." "THERE AIN'T NO END IN SIGHT YET." "THE WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN WAY DOWN IN THE CREEKS AND STUFF," "BUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD BRING IT UP IN A HURRY." "OH, MY GOODNESS." "OUR WHOLE CUT'S FLOODED, THE WHOLE THING." "Narrator:" "THE NEXT MORNING," "THE BOUNDARY CUT IS UNDER 6 FEET OF WATER." "HOW THE [BLEEP] IS THERE A LAKE IN OUR CUT?" "YEAH, I DON'T KNOW, BUDDY." "SOMETHING, UH -- SOMETHING WENT AWRY LAST NIGHT." "THAT RAIN CAME UP THAT MUCH?" "WAIT, IS THAT " " THAT'S " "SEE THAT?" "THAT'S WHERE IT CAME THROUGH, HUH?" "YOU BET." "HOW THE [BLEEP] DID IT COME THROUGH THERE?" "IT JUST BLEW THROUGH." "I BET I KNOW WHAT IT WAS, TOO, 'CAUSE WE HAD A [BLEEP]" "THERE WAS A BUNCH OF ICE THERE," "AND WE PILED DIRT ON TOP OF ICE." "AND IT MELTED." "THAT WATER ATE THE ICE AWAY." "THERE'S OUR CULPRIT, I'M THINKING." "Narrator:" "HEAVY RAINS THAWED OUT THE PERMAFROST DAM" "THAT WAS HOLDING BACK A SMALL CREEK." "MILLIONS OF GALLONS POURED INTO THEIR NEW CUT" "AND COULD WASH AWAY GOLD IN THE PAY DIRT." "YEAH, NO." "I MEAN, THIS IS [BLEEP]" "I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA HAVE THE CREW DO TODAY." "NOTHING WE CAN DO IN A [BLEEP] LAKE." "I MEAN, UNLESS THEY WANT TO PUT FLOATIES ON" "AND GO [BLEEP] SWIMMING." "[BLEEP] DAMN IT." "AH, WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP THIS SPRAY BAR HERE." "BAFFLES ARE DONE." "Narrator:" "TONY'S DREDGE HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR ONE FULL DAY" "WHILE THE CREW MADE CRITICAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE TROMMEL." "WE'LL SEE HOW SHE WORKS WHEN WE FIRE UP." "FIRE IT UP." "FIRST, THEY RUN THE WATER TO SEE IF THEIR NEW SPRAY BAR WORKS." "YEAH, IT DOES." "AS LONG AS WE'RE GETTING THE ROCKS CLEAN, YOU KNOW?" "NEXT, GENE RUNS PAY DIRT TO SEE IF THE GROUSERS FLIP ROCKS." "YEAH, IT'S KNOCKED ALL THE SHARP EDGES OFF." "YEAH, THIS LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO ME." "THE COMBINATION OF SPRAY BAR" "AND GROUSERS SHOULD PREVENT GOLD FROM ENDING UP IN THE TAILINGS." "TONY NOW HAS A FIGHTING CHANCE" "TO RECOUP HIS $1 MILLION INVESTMENT." "YEP." "WE ARE SCREWED." "PARKER SCHNABEL HAS OPENED UP THE BOUNDARY CUT," "THE BIGGEST CUT OF HIS CAREER." "AND NOW IT'S FLOODED." "BOUNDARY CUT IS A GIANT LAKE." "YOU KNOW, BREACHED BY WATER." "IT'S JUST A MESS." "WE NEED TO BE RUNNING THIS RIGHT NOW." "I MEAN, THIS IS THE GROUND WE HAVE TO WORK WITH," "SO IF WE CAN'T GET THIS UNDER CONTROL, I DON'T KNOW." "WE'RE SCREWED." "Narrator:" "PARKER'S CHANCES OF BEATING TODD ARE SINKING FAST." "WHAT A [BLEEP] MESS." "I MEAN, WE'RE NOT HAULING ANY PAY OF HERE TODAY." "WE GOT TO GET THIS LICKED HERE" "IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO OR ELSE, UH..." "OR, YEAH, WE'RE AT A STANDSTILL, SO..." "WE'RE AT A STANDSTILL." "THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE SETTING A PUMP IN HERE" "TO PUMP THIS OUT." "THE PUMP WOULD TAKE TOO LONG." "WE'VE GOT TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY TO DRAIN IT." "YOU BET." "I'LL JUST CUT A BIG DITCH," "A GOOD-SIZED DITCH, AND SHE'LL " "SHE'LL DROP FAST ONCE I GET THAT WATER FLOWING." "Narrator:" "RICK AND WILLIE DUCHESNE" "DIG A 400-FOOT-LONG DRAINAGE DITCH" "TO REMOVE THE WATER FROM THE FLOODED CUT." "Duchesne:" "OUR SEASON'S DEPENDING ON THIS RIGHT NOW." "WE CAN'T LET THIS WATER BEAT US." "IF WE DON'T HAVE OUR DIRT OUT OF THIS BOUNDARY CUT," "WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST GO HOME, 'CAUSE IT'S..." "SEASON WILL BE OVER." "Ness:" "ONE FLOOD IN THE BOUNDARY CUT" "IS TOO MANY, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED." "SO ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO DIG THIS DRAIN DOWN TODAY," "JUST TO GET THE WATER EVEN LOWER, I'M GONNA DO IT," "BECAUSE NOW THAT WE'VE GOT IT DOWN TO PAY DIRT," "I DON'T WANT TO BE LOSING GOLD JUST BECAUSE OF WATER." "THAT'S IT." "GOLD, BABY." "Narrator:" "AFTER 3 HOURS OF DIGGING..." "RIGHT ON." "SHE'S COMING." "SHE'S COMING." "THE WATER'S FLOWING." "WE CAN GET BACK IN THERE AND START MINING." "...RICK AND WILLIE SAVE THE BOUNDARY CUT." "LOOK AT THAT." "RIGHT ON." "THIS IS AWESOME." "I LOVE SEEING THIS." "UH, YEP." "AT THE DREDGE, KEVIN BEETS AND JASON FOLSTER" "ARRIVE FOR THEIR LAST SHIFT OF THE WEEK." "UNEXPECTED NIGHT SHIFT." "NOT OVERLY HAPPY ABOUT IT." "HIT THE, UH, 20 AND THE 60." "OKAY, EVERYTHING'S ON." "Narrator:" "LOSING MIKE AND JERRY" "HAS PILED THE PRESSURE ON THE REMAINING CREW." "CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS ONE TO BE OVER." "AH [BLEEP]" "AND FOR ONCE, EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTHLY." "IT'S TIME FOR THE WEEKLY CLEANUP." "WOW." "HONESTLY, DIDN'T LOOK." "OH, I KNOW THAT'S THERE." "SHAKE IT OUT AND PUT IT BACK." "Narrator:" "BY 6:00 P.M..." "OH, THAT LOOKS PROMISING." "...TONY HAS SEPARATED THE GOLD FROM THE CONCENTRATE." "AH, SHE GOES, SHE GOES." "THEIR LAST CLEANUP PRODUCED JUST 11 OUNCES," "WORTH ABOUT $12,000." "IF THE DREDGE IS GOING TO PAY FOR ITSELF THIS SEASON... 20, 30 TONY NEEDS AT LEAST 50 OUNCES A WEEK." "40, 50... 80, 90, 100... 110, 120... 130... 132.85." "HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT WE DID LAST TIME." "IT'S AWESOME." "Narrator: 132 OUNCES IS WORTH OVER $140,000," "TONY'S BIGGEST GOLD HAUL YET ON THE DREDGE." "Cheeseman:" "I'M PRETTY IMPRESSED WITH THIS." "PRETTY DAMN GOOD, I THINK." "YOU KNOW, THERE'S " "THERE'S ALWAYS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT," "BUT WE'RE LEARNING HOW TO RUN THE DAMN THING." "WE'LL GET IT FIGURED OUT AND MAKE IT AS EFFICIENT" "AS WE CAN MAKE IT." "TONY'S SEASON TOTAL SITS AT 230 OUNCES, OR $250,000." "HE'S ONLY A QUARTER OF THE WAY TO $1 MILLION," "BUT THE DREDGE IS FINALLY DIALED IN." "Narrator:" "DAWN AT SCRIBNER CREEK." "BEFORE HE GETS TO WORK IN THE BOUNDARY CUT," "AN EXHAUSTED RICK NESS OBSERVES HIS DAILY RITUAL." "YEAH, STARTING THE DAY OFF WITH ONE CUP OF COFFEE." "I DON'T REQUIRE MUCH, JUST ONE CUP." "ONE MODERATE CUP." "Parker:" "YEAH, I MEAN," "THE ONLY WAY WE CAN BEAT TODD AND HAVE A BIGGER SEASON" "THAN WE DID LAST YEAR IS TO SPEND MORE MONEY AND " "AND SCALE UP OUR OPERATION." "SO, RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST GOING TO SELL SOME GOLD." "WE'RE GEARING UP BIG-TIME, AND, UM, AND THE FIGHT'S ON." "Narrator:" "TO HAVE ANY HOPE OF BEATING TODD HOFFMAN THIS SEASON," "PARKER NEEDS CASH TO DOUBLE DOWN ON FUEL AND MAN-HOURS." "HE TAKES A DRASTIC STEP," "CASHING IN HALF THIS YEAR'S GOLD TAKE." "WE GOT SOME GOLD TO SELL." "300 OUNCES." "300 OUNCES?" "OKAY." "WE'LL GET THAT GOING THEN." "FIRST, THE GOLD IS HEATED TO AROUND 2,000 DEGREES." "LOOKS PRETTY HOT." "YEAH." "HATE TO SCREW UP AND GRAB THAT." "WHEN THE GOLD HAS COOLED," "THE BLACK IMPURITIES, KNOWN AS SLAG, ARE BEATEN OFF." "IT'S A LITTLE BARBARIC." "[ CHUCKLES ]" "IT'S LIKE WATCHING SOMEBODY SHOOT AT YOUR HOUSE" "WITH A SHOTGUN." "HERE YOU GO, PARKER." "ALL RIGHT, WOW." "LOOK AT THOSE THINGS." "PRETTY COOL BARS." "THEY LOOK NICE." "TWO 150-OUNCE BARS." "LET'S SELL 'EM." "YEAH, SURE." "PERFECT." "SO IT COMES OUT TO 300 OUNCES, WHICH IS ABOUT 345 GRAND." "SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SPEND IT ON?" "FUEL." "FUEL?" "Narrator:" "SELLING HIS GOLD GIVES PARKER A WAR CHEST OF $345,000" "TO FORGE AHEAD IN THE BOUNDARY CUT..." "THANKS FOR KEEPING US GOING." "YEP." "APPRECIATE IT." "YEP, NO PROBLEM." "Narrator: ..." "AND, HE HOPES, TAKE ON THE HOFFMANS." "I'M NOT ABOUT TO GET BEAT BY TODD," "SO DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO, I GUESS." "PUT MONEY IN THE BANK AND KEEP THE OPERATION GOING." "SO GO WRITE A FEW CHECKS AND GET BACK TO WORK." "Narrator:" "SUNDAY MORNING." "THE HOFFMAN CREW" "HAS RUN ALL OF THEIR MAMMOTH CHANNEL PAY DIRT." "AND THEY'RE FINALLY READY FOR A CLEANUP." "LET'S GO." "TO HIT THEIR 2,700-OUNCE SEASON GOAL," "THEY HAVE TO GET 200 OUNCES A WEEK." "IT LOOKS GOOD." "BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH." "I DON'T THINK CLEANUP WILL BE 200." "AND THEN I GOT TO FACE TODD." "DAVE'S NECK IS ON THE LINE." "DESPITE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE THICK BLACK MUD," "HE INSISTED THEY RUN ALL OF THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL PAY DIRT" "ON THE HUNCH THAT WHERE YOU FIND A MAMMOTH," "YOU'LL FIND BIG GOLD." "YOU KNOW, IT'S A PRETTY GUTSY MOVE," "'CAUSE IT'S NOT JUST DAVE," "IT'S EVERYONE'S EFFORT." "YEAH." "ALL OF US PAY WHEN YOU MAKE A MISTAKE." "DO I THINK HE MADE A MISTAKE?" "EH, YOU KNOW, NEVER KNOW." "I GOT A HUNCH HE'S RIGHT." "AND IF, UH, IF THAT HUNCH PROVES OUT," "EVERYBODY WILL PAT HIM ON THE BACK," "AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL GO AWAY HAPPY." "IF NOT, THEY'LL KICK HIM IN THE NUTS." "[ LAUGHS ]" "THE MINERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WAIT IN THE COOK SHACK" "TO FIND OUT IF DAVE WAS RIGHT" "OR IF THEY WASTED THE ENTIRE WEEK." "HEY, GUYS." "LISTEN UP, I KNOW -- I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A CRAPPY WEEK" "AND EVERYTHING." "AND EVERYTHING'S REALLY BEEN TOUGH, BUT, WELL..." "WHAT IS IT?" "IT'S GOOD." "HOW GOOD?" "LISTEN." "WHOA!" "OH, MY GOD." "FREAKING KIDDING ME." "LOOK AT THAT." "OH, MY GOODNESS!" "WHOA!" "HOW MUCH IS IT, JACK?" "236 OUNCES." "[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]" "[ LAUGHS ] GOD." "NICE." "GUYS, YOU KNOW WHAT?" "THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CLEANUP" "WE'VE EVER DONE AS A TEAM, EVER." "236." "OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION BUCKS" "CAME OUT OF THE MAMMOTH CHANNEL," "AND GUESS WHAT?" "2,700 OUNCES, GUYS, HERE WE COME." "I FEEL SOMEWHAT VINDICATED, YOU KNOW?" "YOU WERE RIGHT, DAVE." "LOOK AT THAT." "IT'S AMAZING." "NICE." "Jack:" "WELL, IF IT'S A MOUNTAIN THAT'S IN FRONT OF US," "LET'S JUST GO TEAR IT DOWN." "Narrator:" "HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON," "THE HOFFMAN CREW HAS PRODUCED ALMOST 1,000 OUNCES OF GOLD..." "I'D LIKE TO PRAY FOR US." "LET'S PRAY, GUYS." "...WORTH OVER $1 MILLION." "LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GOLD." "AND WE THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT IN THE GROUND JUST FOR US." "AMEN." "AMEN." "AMEN." "Narrator:" "THE HOFFMANS ARE ALREADY CLOSING IN" "ON THEIR GOLD TOTAL FROM LAST YEAR," "WELL ON THEIR WAY TO A 2,700-OUNCE SEASON." "I THINK THE SKY'S THE LIMIT, I REALLY DO." "YOU KNOW, THE OLD-TIMERS SAID WHERE YOU FIND MAMMOTH TUSKS," "YOU FIND BIG GOLD." "AND YOU KNOW WHAT?" "THEY WERE RIGHT." "Turin:" "YEAH!" "Narrator:" "ON THE NEXT "GOLD RUSH"..." "YEAH!" "WE'RE AT THE END OF THE SUPER CUT, BOYS." "WAY BELOW WHERE YOU WANT TO BE." "IF YOU DON'T EXTEND IT, YOU DON'T MAKE YOUR GOAL." "Man:" "MAN, I THINK YOU'RE TAKING A HECK OF A RISK." "I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THIS, TOO." "Man:" "GOT TO ADMIT -- WHEN THE KID TAKES A CHANCE," "HE DOESN'T GO SMALL." "HEY, WE GOT NO WATER!" "HOLY [BLEEP]" "HEY, THAT'S PRETTY [BLEEP]" "NOW WHAT THE [BLEEP] WE GONNA DO?"