Gold Rush: Parker's Trail (2017) s02e04 Episode Script
X Marks the Spot
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-GEORGE, NICE TO MEET YOU.
-RICK.
ARE YOU, LIKE, GONNA
TUNNEL UP THERE?
[BLEEP]
TUNNELS EVERYWHERE.
OH, MAN.
I'M NOT GOING IN ANY TUNNELS.
IT'S NOT SAFE.
YEAH, I WOULD GO.LET'S GO FIND A GOLD MINE.
[ BATS CHIRPING ]
♪♪
HOLY -- BATS EVERYWHERE.
SO, WHAT,
YOU FOLLOW THE ROCK?
♪♪
YOU EVER BEEN ANYWHERE
LIKE THIS BEFORE?
YEAH, NO, I'VE NEVER BEEN
ANYWHERE LIKE THIS BEFORE.
YEAH, 'CAUSE YOU LOOK UP ABOVE
AND THERE'S SOME,
YOU KNOW,
THERE'S SOME BOULDERS UP THERE.
YEAH, DEFINITELY
NOT A SAFE JOB.
HAS ANYBODY DIED IN HERE?
♪♪
I THINK WE SHOULD
GET OUT OF HERE.
♪♪
A MOUNTAIN.
IS THAT OUR MOUNTAIN?
Sam:
THAT'S OUR MOUNTAIN.
MARUDI, MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
THAT IS [BLEEP] BEAUTIFUL.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE
BEST PAN WE'VE SEEN
SINCE WE GOT TO GUYANA.
♪♪
-WELL DONE.
-THANKS, BUDDY.
THAT'S SOME BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
WE FINALLY GOT A PIECE
OF GROUND TO COME MINE.
I'M SO HAPPY
♪♪
OW!
Parker:
LOST THE TRACK.
THIS IS NOT [BLEEP] GOOD,
NOT OUT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE [BLEEP] JUNGLE LIKE THIS.
GEEZ.
JUNGLE TREKKING'S OVER.
MINING TIME.
OH!
YEAH, WE'RE MINING.
NOW I JUST HOPE
THERE'S SOME GOLD HERE.
♪♪
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♪♪
A MOUNTAIN.
Parker:
IS THAT OUR MOUNTAIN?
Sam:
THAT'S OUR MOUNTAIN.
THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD?
Karla:
WHAT A BEAUTY.
YEAH, THAT IS
[BLEEP] BEAUTIFUL.
-MADE IT.
-MADE IT.
Narrator:
PARKER SCHNABEL AND HIS CREW
ARE IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA,
A COUNTRY THAT PRODUCED
AROUND $800 MILLION WORTH
OF GOLD LAST YEAR ALONE.
AFTER FOUR WEEKS IN COUNTRY,
THEY'RE JUST 10 MILES
FROM MARUDI MOUNTAIN,
THE EPICENTER
OF A MODERN-DAY GOLD RUSH.
IT'S COOL
TO SEE THAT MOUNTAIN,
BUT WE'RE STILL A WAYS
AWAY FROM IT, HUH?
COME ON, WE CAN HIKE
ANOTHER 10 MILES, CAN'T WE?
-RIGHT?
-NO.
'CAUSE, BOY, WE'RE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME NOW.
Narrator:
PARKER IS ON A DEADLINE.
SOON HE HAS TO RETURN
TO NORTH AMERICA
TO PREPARE FOR HIS NEX
MINING SEASON IN THE KLONDIKE.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT TWO WEEKS LEF
AND A LOT TO DO.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THE RES
OF THE WAY TO MARUDI MOUNTAIN,
WHICH IS THAT MOUNTAIN
RIGHT THERE.
WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOMEBODY
WITH SOME GROUND
THAT THEY'LL LEASE US.
BUILD A WASH PLANT OF SOME SORT,
BUY EQUIPMENT OF SOME SORT,
ANDSLUICE DIR
THAT HAS GOLD IN IT.
BASICALLY, WE ARE TRYING
TO FIT AN ENTIRE MINING SEASON
INTO TWO WEEKS.
Sam:
COOL. LET'S GET TO IT.
LET'S GET TO IT.
Sam: I'VE HEARD THERE'S ONE ROAD
IN AND OUT, AND IT'S AWFUL.
Parker: YEAH, I'VE HEARD NOTHING
BUT HORROR STORIES.
SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR.
♪♪
Sam:
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN, PARKER?
I GUESS WE SHOULD
TRY TO FIND SOME WAY
OF GETTING AROUND, HUH?
Karla: DEFINITELY.
WELL, THERE'S A LO
OF ATVs AROUND HERE.
HOPEFULLY WE GET OUR
HANDS ON SOME OF THOSE.
'CAUSE JUNGLE TREKKING'S OVER.
MINING TIME.
-HOWDY.
-HELLO.
Parker: WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SOME MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE FOUR OF US.
YOU'VE GOT FOUR OF THEM?
HOW MUCH A DAY?
SO WHAT, THAT'D BE
200 BUCKS A DAY?
HOW ABOUT $20?
$25?
Narrator:
THAT'S $125 U.S.
ALL RIGHT,
THAT'LL WORK.
FOUR ATVs.
ACTUALLY, WE'RE LOOKING
FOR SOME GROUND
THAT WE CAN DO SOME MINING
FOR A COUPLE WEEKS.
-6 POUNDS?
-YES.
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
6 POUNDS!
HOLY COW.
WOW.
I THINK WE'VE COME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
PERFECT.
Karla: THANKS.
[BLEEP]
72-OUNCE NUGGET.
[ Laughing ]
THAT'S CRAZY.
WHAT WOULD THAT BE,
THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL?
OH, BIGGER THAN THAT. CAN YOU
IMAGINE FINDING ONE OF THOSE?
[BLEEP] IMAGINE THAT.
ONE OF THOSE,
AND WE CAN GO HOME HAPPY.
WELL, LET'S JUST HEAD
TOWARDS MOUNT MARUDI OVER THERE
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.
-YEAH.
-NICE TO MEET YOU.
-LET'S GO FIND A GOLD MINE.
-YEAH.
♪♪
WHOO!
♪♪
Narrator: THE CREW ENTERS
THE GOLD FIELDS OF MARUDI,
FOLLOWING A NETWORK
OF JUNGLE TRAILS.
♪♪
♪♪
Parker:
SHOULD WE GO TALK TO THESE GUYS?
YEAH, MAN, DEFINITELY.
THERE'S TWO TYPES OF MINING
HAPPENING AROUND HERE,
IT LOOKS LIKE.
THERE'S, LIKE, HARD ROCK,
WHICH IS THE GOLD
STILL, YOU KNOW, IN THE ROCK,
AND PLACER, WHERE IT'S LIKE
WHAT WE DO IN THE YUKON --
YOU KNOW, FREE GOLD AND GRAVEL.
Narrator: ALL THE GOLD THA
PARKER HAS EVER MINED.
WE'RE HERE TO MAKE MONEY,
AND WE'RE MAKING MONEY.
Narrator:
IS FROM PLACER DEPOSITS,
GOLD FOUND IN THE GRAVELS
OF RIVER BEDS.
HARD-ROCK MINING
IS A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME.
YEAH, THIS AIN'T PLACER.
THIS IS COMING OU
OF THE [BLEEP] MOUNTAIN.
OVER A BILLION YEARS AGO,
QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINING GOLD
WERE FORCED UP
FROM DEEP WITHIN THE EARTH,
FORMING THE MARUDI MOTHER LODE.
NOW LOCAL MINERS
ARE DIGGING TUNNELS
MORE THAN 500 FEET UNDERGROUND
CHASING THE GOLD RICH SEAMS.
-HI.
-HOW'S IT GOING?
-GOOD.
-I'M PARKER.
GEORGE, NICE TO MEET YOU.
-RICK.
-GEORGE.
DO YOU WORK HERE?
Karla:
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
Sam:
SAME AGE AS YOU, PARKER.
AND ARE YOU, LIKE,
IN A TUNNEL UP THERE?
IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
COOL.
IS THAT AS FAR AS IT IS?
HOW FAR DOES IT GO?
REALLY?
WOW. AND YOU'VE DONE IT ALL
BY HAND?
Rick: HOLY [BLEEP]
OH, MAN.
-THIS TUNNEL?
-I'M NOT BUILT FOR THAT.
I WOULDN'T WAN
TO GO IN A HOLE.
I MEAN IT.
I'M NOT GOING IN ANY TUNNELS.
YEAH, I WOULD GO.
[ MEN LAUGH ]
YOU SURE?
♪♪
Narrator:
TO REACH THE GOLD SEAM,
PARKER AND SAM FOLLOW
THE NETWORK OF HAND-DUG TUNNELS
200 FEET UNDERGROUND.
HOLY -- BATS EVERYWHERE.
OVER 100 MINERS HAVE
DIED IN THE TUNNELS OF MARUDI,
AND MANY OF THEIR BODIES
HAVE NEVER BEEN RECOVERED.
♪♪
GEEZ.
Sam: YOUR DAD?
HI.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M PARKER.
WE'RE JUST HAVING
A LOOK AROUND.
♪♪
WOW, THIS IS CRAZY.
THERE'S 500 FEET OF TUNNEL HERE.
IT WAS ALL DONE BY HAND.
THIS IS THEIR BRACING RIG.
HOW IS THAT HELD
IN THIS ROCK --
JUST SAT THERE?
WOW.
THE EFFORT THESE GUYS
HAVE PUT IN TO FIND GOLD
IS UNBELIEVABLE.
GEORGE, HOW LONG YOU
BEEN WORKING DOWN HERE?
-AND YOU'RE 24?
-YEAH.
SO YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS
SINCE YOU WERE 12 YEARS OLD?
WOW.
SO, WHAT,
YOU FOLLOW THE ROCKS?
SO, LIKE, THAT THERE,
YOU WOULD HAVE CHASED I
UNTIL IT RAN OUT.
WITH A CHISEL AND A HAMMER.
RIGHT.
HAS ANYBODY DIED IN HERE?
RIGHT.
YEAH 'CAUSE YOU LOOK UP ABOVE,
AND THERE'S SOME,
YOU KNOW,
THERE'S SOME BOULDERS UP THERE.
YEAH.
DEFINITELY NOT A SAFE JOB.
YOU EVER BEEN ANYWHERE
LIKE THIS BEFORE?
YEAH, NO, I'VE NEVER BEEN
ANYWHERE LIKE THIS BEFORE.
AND IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
LIKE, THIS WAS --
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS WAS ALL DONE BY HAND.
I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING
THAT IN NORTH AMERICAN
HASN'T BEEN DONE
FOR 100 YEARS.
♪♪
THESE GUYS ARE HARD-CORE.
AND THEY'RE PUTTING
THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE
EVERY TIME THEY'RE
IN HERE, REALLY.
EVEN IF THEY PLAY IT COOL,
EVEN IF YOU GUYS PLAY IT COOL
YOU'VE GOT A BIG PAIR
OF COJONES TO DO THIS.
[ GEORGE CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
♪♪
RICK, IT'S DEFINITELY NO
BUILT FOR GUYS OF YOUR SIZE.
Rick: YEAH, THAT'S WHY I'M HAPPY
TO STAY ON THE SURFACE.
LIKE I SAID, I'M NO
GOING IN ANY TUNNELS.
Karla:
IT'S NOT SAFE. I NOT WILLING
TO PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE.
YEAH, I THINK WE CAN
SAFELY RULE OU
US DOING ANY SORT OF TUNNELING
IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
Rick: YEAH. IN FACT, I'M GONNA
GET OFF THIS MOUNTAIN
BEFORE IT CRUMBLES.
WHERE YOU GUYS HEADING?
SO THIS CAME OU
OF YOUR TUNNEL?
♪♪
THAT'S THE WATCHMAN.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
VERY COOL.
YOU KNOW, THAT GUY WOULD HAVE
HAD TO PULL A PIECE OF GOLD
THAT HE COULDN'T EVEN LIFT UP
TO GET ME IN
ONE OF THOSE TUNNELS.
NO, IT WAS REALLY NICE
TO MEET YOU GUYS.
THANKS FOR
SHOWING US AROUND.
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT NOTHING BU
RESPECT FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO,
AND, YOU KNOW, I GUESS
JUST BE CAREFUL.
-THANKS, GEORGE.
-YEAH, MAN.
♪♪
[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]
Rick: THEY ARE SOME HARD
[BLEEP] OVER HERE
DOING WHAT THEY DO, MAN.
-TOUGH, TOUGH.
-RESILIENT.
THIS IS ALL PRETTY MIND-BLOWING.
GROWING UP WITH MY GRANDPA
AT BIG NUGGET MINE,
AND WE WOULD FIND THE OLD
MINERS' CHISELS AND HAMMERS
THAT HAD BEEN HI
AGAINST SO MANY ROCKS
THAT THEY'RE A MUSHROOM.
-THAT WAS FROM 1899.
-YEAH.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT THESE GUYS ARE DOING.
YOU READ ABOUT THOSE
KIND OF THINGS.
YOU MIGHT WATCH A DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
BUT ACTUALLY MEETING THOSE GUYS
AND TALKING TO THEM
AND SEEING WHAT THEY DO
IS INSANE,
AND SEEING WHA
THEY'VE NORMALIZED.
LIKE, THEY'VE NORMALIZED
A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS THING.
AND, YEAH,
IT JUST HIT HOME FOR ME,
BECAUSE, LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW.
I SAW A LOT OF MYSELF IN GEORGE.
YOU KNOW, I WAS MINING
WHEN I WAS 10, 12 YEARS OLD.
HE WAS MINING WHEN HE
WAS 10, 12 YEARS OLD,
BUT HE'S IN GUYANA
AT THE BOTTOM OF A TUNNEL
AT 12 YEARS OLD.
AND, GEORGE, IF YOU'RE WATCHING
THIS, DON'T DIE IN THERE.
SNAKE.
THERE'S A SNAKE RIGHT THERE.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
AND HIS CREW
ARE HUNTING FOR A CLAIM TO MINE
IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA.
RICK ALMOST RAN IT OVER.
THE JUNGLES OF MARUDI
ARE HOME TO MORE THAN
10 SPECIES OF VENOMOUS SNAKE,
AN EVER-PRESENT THREA
FOR LOCAL GOLD MINERS.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU ALMOST RAN OVER
A SNAKE BACK THERE.
-REALLY?
-IT WAS A BLACK AND WHITE
STRIPED SNAKE.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
Narrator: THE CREW HAS JUS
12 DAYS LEFT TO FIND SOME GOLD
BUT STILL DON'T HAVE
A CLAIM TO MINE.
I'M PARKER.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
CAN WE HAVE A LOOK
AROUND YOUR GROUND?
PAOLO GOMEZ
HOLDS THE MINING RIGHTS
TO FOUR ACRES OF VIRGIN GROUND.
HOW MUCH GOLD DID
YOU PULL OUT OF HERE?
37 OUNCES. HOLY COW.
AND HOW MUCH
IN THE NEXT ONE?
47?
WOW.
JUST IN THIS SIZE HOLE?
HOW LONG DID THAT TAKE?
WITH JUST ONE
EXCAVATOR AND --
AND ARE YOU OPERATING
RIGHT NOW?
HOW COME?
WE'RE FINALLY MEETING SOMEBODY
THAT'S KIND OF PRODUCING
THE GOLD THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
37 OUNCES IN 10 DAYS OUT HERE
IS BY FAR AND AWAY
THE BEST WE'VE HEARD.
THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE
FOR SURE.
I THINK WE FOUND OUR HOME.
LOOK AT THESE GUYS --
BROKE DOWN EVERYTHING,
NOT EVEN RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA
BE DOING ANYTHING
IF THEY CAN'T GE
GROUND STRIPPED.
SO IF WE GOT ACCESS
TO A MACHINE,
THAT'S ABOUT ALL
WE COULD OFFER THEM.
NO, RICK, I THINK YOU'VE
NAILED IT ON THE HEAD.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD OFFER.
LET'S GO.
GUYS? THE BIGGEST THING
THAT WE CAN SEE
IS THAT YOU'RE NOT WORKING
RIGHT NOW,
AND THAT'S
FOR A REASON, RIGHT?
YOU GUYS NEED AN EXCAVATOR.
SO WHAT WE WERE THINKING
IS IF WE COULD GO OUT,
SPEND THE MONEY, FIND
AN EXCAVATOR,
COME IN,
STRIP GROUND FOR YOU,
WE'LL STRIP, YOU KNOW, A SMALL
PIECE OF GROUND FOR US TO MINE
AND THEN STRIP AHEAD
FOR YOU GUYS, AS WELL,
AND THAT WILL GE
YOU BACK IN, GET YOU WORKING.
WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS THINK?
BUT YOU'RE NO
WORKING RIGHT NOW.
YEAH?
Parker:
WELL, THAT [BLEEP] SUCKS.
THAT OFFER WE MADE TO PAOLO,
I CAN'T BELIEVE
HE DIDN'T TAKE IT.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW,
HE'S NOT MAKING A PENNY.
IF I WERE IN HIS SHOES,
I WOULD HAVE JUMPED ON THA
IN A HEARTBEAT.
IT SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS.
YEAH, THERE MAY BE
A LOT OF GOLD HERE,
BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE,
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MINING,
THEY WANT IT.
WHY WOULD THEY GIVE IT TO US?
AND I'D IMAGINE THA
9 TIMES OUT OF 10,
THAT'S GONNA BE
OUR ANSWER OUT OF HERE.
IF WE CAN GET LUCKY
AND FIND THAT 1 OUT OF 10,
WE MIGHT BE IN BUSINESS.
IF NOT
WE BLEW IT.
-SO WHAT'S THE PLAN, PARKER?
-CAN'T HELP BUT THINK
THERE'S PEOPLE HERE
THAT WOULD TAKE THAT DEAL
SO I THINK WE SHOULD GO BACK TO
THE PLACE WE GOT THE BIKES FROM
AND TALK TO THEM.
Karla: LET'S GO.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
WITH JUST 12 DAYS LEFT
HOW'S IT GOING?
-HOW'S IT GOING?
-I'M PARKER.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
PARKER PINS HIS HOPES
ON THE MANAGER
OF THE LARGEST MINING
OPERATION IN THE AREA,
NAPOLEON "YELLOW" MACKENZIE.
IS THERE ANY LAST-DITCH SPOTS
THAT WE COULD TRY OUT?
OH, JUST BY HAND.
ARE YOU SURE YOU
HAVE TIME TO SHOW US?
WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU, YELLOW.
♪♪
WELL, LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE GOING OFF ROAD.
♪♪
SO, IS THIS --
SO IS THIS THE PLACE?
WOW. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE.
YEAH, WE'RE JUST ABOU
OUT OF OPTIONS HERE,
SO WE REALLY NEED
THIS ONE TO WORK OUT.
OTHERWISE,
IT MIGHT BE GAME OVER.
Parker: THIS IS THE EXACT WAY
THAT MY GRANDPA FIRST MINED.
HE HAD SOME HIGH BENCHES
THAT HE BUILT A SLUICE BOX
AND WASHED EVERYTHING
RIGHT INTO A SLUICE BAR.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M PARKER.
UDU? NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN MINING HERE?
OVER 20 YEARS.
AND HOW OLD ARE YOU,
IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING?
GOD, THAT'S SOME BIG ROCK.
HOW DO YOU MOVE THOSE THINGS?
ALL THIS BY HAND?
GEEZ. AND SO YOU'RE JUS
WORKING THIS LAYER
FROM THE CLAY TO THE TOP?
GOTCHA.
GOTCHA.
NO EQUIPMENT.
AND IS THERE GOOD GOLD
IN IT?
OH, WOW.
GOD, THAT'S SOME
BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
Sam:
WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE, PARKER?
IT'S A NUGGE
THAT UDU FOUND,
JUST PICKED IT UP OU
OF HIS LITTLE CUT HERE.
GOD, THE GOLD HERE
IS REALLY PURE, HUH?
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT PERCENTAGE?
THAT'S SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST,
NICEST LOOKING GOLD I'VE SEEN.
YOU WANT TO SEE IT?
Rick:
I CAN SEE IF FROM HERE.
WOW.
YEAH 96%, 97% PURE.
THAT'S A FULL 12%,
14% MORE PURE
THAN WHAT WE'RE USED
TO DEALING WITH.
MEAN'S IT'S WORTH
A LOT MORE.
IS THERE ANY SPOTS IN HERE
THAT I COULD DO A PANFUL?
♪♪
Parker: I JUST GOT A PAN FULL OF
DIRT HERE OUT OF THE CUT HERE.
AND I'M SEEING WHAT WE CAN FIND.
ARE WE GONNA FIND SOME GOLD?
RICK?
Rick: YEAH?
-LOOK AT THAT.
-WOW.
JUST ONE LITTLE PAN, HUH?
[ CHUCKLES ]
AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW
LITTLE FLAKES, TOO.
OH, YEAH. YEP.
-THAT'S A HELL OF A GOOD SIGN.
-NO KIDDING.
SO IS THAT A NORMAL PAN?
REALLY?
WOW.
THAT'S THE BEST PAN WE'VE
SEEN SINCE WE GOT TO GUYANA.
-WHAT DO YOU THINK, PARKER?
-I THINK IT'S WORTH PURSUING
IF WE CAN GET A DEAL DONE
WITH UDU,
BUT, YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT AN
AWESOME LITTLE SETUP GOING HERE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'D
FIT INTO THE MIX.
IF WE GOT A MACHINE IN HERE,
WE'VE GOT A BETTER SHO
AT FINDING GOOD SPOTS
AND OPENING UP SOME OF THOSE
GOOD SPOTS FOR HIM.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S HAVE
A CHAT WITH THESE GUYS.
Karla: MM-HMM.
SO YOU DON'T USE
ANY EQUIPMENT?
ONLY THAT PUMP?
DO YOU WANT A PIECE
OF EQUIPMENT?
LIKE, COULD YOU USE
AN EXCAVATOR?
YEAH?
IF WE COULD RENT AN EXCAVATOR
FROM ANOTHER MINER HERE,
YOU COULD USE SOME
OF THAT EXCAVATOR TIME
TO DO WHATEVER
YOU NEED DONE,
AND WE'LL PAY FOR THE EXCAVATOR
AND THE FUEL
IN EXCHANGE FOR A PIECE
OF GROUND TO MINE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YEAH?
WELL, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
WE GOT A DEAL, THEN?
[ LAUGHTER ]WE'VE GOT A DEAL?
Karla: AWESOME.
THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT.
I'M SO HAPPY
Narrator: IT HAS TAKEN A MONTH
OF STRUGGLES, SICKNESS,
AND SETBACKS,
BUT NOW PARKER AND HIS CREW
HAVE THEIR OWN
JUNGLE CLAIM TO MINE.
THANKS, UDU.
-THANK YOU SO MUCH.
-I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
Parker: AND FINALLY, AFTER
EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH,
WE FINALLY GOT A PIECE
OF GROUND TO COME MINE.
AND TO BE TRYING
TO FIND GOLD IN GUYANA,
IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] COOL
THAT WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
I WOULDN'T RATHER DO
ANYTHING ELSE, BUT
OH, GOD. WHAT HAVE WE
GOTTEN OURSELVES INTO?
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
WE CAN DO THIS, THOUGH.
[ GRUNTING ]
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
IS RACING TO SECURE EQUIPMEN
FOR HIS GOLD CLAIM
IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA.
THERE'S THE BASICS OF WHA
WE KNOW WE NEED, RIGHT?
Rick: YEAH.
EXCAVATOR.
PUMP, BIGGER PUMP.
ALL RIGHT, SO, WELL, WE SHOULD
PROBABLY SPLIT UP, THEN.
HE HAS BROUGHT A $5,000
OPERATING BUDGET.
SO THIS IS WHAT WE
HAVE TO WORK WITH? YEAH.
BUT MONEY IS TIGHT,
BECAUSE DURING A GOLD RUSH,
EQUIPMENT PRICES SOAR.
LIKE, FOR A PUMP IS GONNA BE
QUITE EXPENSIVE OUT HERE,
AND WE'LL JUST HAVE TO --
I MEAN, JUST USE YOUR JUDGMENT,
GET CREATIVE.
-WE'LL FIND SOMETHING.
-LOTS TO DO.
Parker:
IT'D BE REALLY NICE TO BE UP
AND RUNNING IN A COUPLE DAYS,
SO THERE IS A LOT TO DO AND
NOT A LOT OF TIME TO DO IT IN.
Narrator: NEWS THAT FOUR
FOREIGNERS HAVE ARRIVED
WITH MONEY TO SPEND
TRAVELS FAST.
WHAT'S UP?
Rick: OH, YEAH?
YOU'RE NOT USING IT?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
SORRY?
-JUICY.
-I'M PARKER.
PERFECT.
HEY, THANKS, YELLOW.
THANKS, MAN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THIS MAN GETS [BLEEP] DONE.
WANT TO RIDE WITH ME?
ALL RIGHT. WE GOING?
YEAH.
GOOD LUCK, GUYS.
-YOU, TOO.
-WHOO!
Narrator:
WHILE RICK, KARLA, AND SAM
HEAD OFF TO INSPECT THE PUMP,
PARKER GOES
IN SEARCH OF AN EXCAVATOR.
♪♪
Parker: I MEAN, WE DEFINITELY
NEED AN EXCAVATOR, FOR SURE.
AND THAT'S KIND OF
THE WHOLE REASON
UDU'S AGREED TO THIS DEAL
IS THAT WE'D HELP HIM OUT.
THERE'S A LO
OF EXCAVATORS AROUND,
BUT THERE'S TWO HERE
THAT BOTH LOOK OPERATIONAL
AND ARE IN THE BETTER SHAPE
OF ANYTHING THAT WE'VE
SEEN AROUND HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO TALK TO THIS DUDE.
HOW'S IT GOING?
WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?
MAURICE?
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M PARKER.
I'M HERE WITH SOME FRIENDS,
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH A GUY,
UDU UP THE HILL HERE,
AND WE NEED AN EXCAVATOR.
DO YOU THINK THERE'S A WAY
THIS COULD BE AVAILABLE
FOR A FEW DAYS?
-YEAH.
-YEAH?
YEAH.
HOW MUCH WOULD YOU
WANT FOR IT A DAY?
$100,000 GUYANESE.
-YEAH.
-500 BUCKS A DAY?
YEAH.
THAT'S A LOT MORE THAN
I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE TO PAY.
WE'LL OPERATE OURSELVES.
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
WE'LL SUPPLY OUR OWN FUEL,
RIGHT?
OKAY.
SO HOW ABOU
50,000 A DAY?
Narrator:
THAT'S $300 U.S.
ALL RIGHT. 60,000,
YOU GOT A DEAL.
YEAH.
PERFECT.
WE GOT OURSELVES
AN EXCAVATOR.
THANKS, MAN.
WE'LL BE BACK.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE MOUNTAIN
Rick: WHAT'S THAT?
JUST THROUGH HERE?
RICK. KARLA, AND SAM ARE
TRYING TO SOURCE A WATER PUMP.
WE MET THIS GUYS WHO'S GO
A FULL 4-INCH SETUP
THAT HE HASN'T USED
IN A LITTLE BIT.
SO, HE'S INTERESTED
IN RENTING IT TO US
SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT IT.
IS IT A CRANK START?
YEAH.
OH, THIS WILL WORK.
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED, YEAH.
♪♪
YEAH, YOU GO
MATS AND CARPET.
ALL RIGHT,
WE NEED ALL THAT.
-YEAH.
-SO,
WE WOULD BE LOOKING
TO RENT I
FOR LIKE AROUND 10 DAYS.
IF WE COULD DO THE PUMP,
THE HOSES AND STUFF.
THE CARPETS.
1,000 BUCKS U.S.,
FOR 10 DAYS?
THAT'LL WORK?
YEAH, THAT'S COOL WITH ME.
SWEET.
Karla: WE GOT CARPET.
WE GOT HOSE. WE GOT THE PUMP.
SO WE'RE SLOWLY STARTING
TO GAIN MOMENTUM
WITH THIS PROJECT.
Narrator: THE CREW NOW HAS
ALL THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED
TO START GOLD MINING.
-YOU GUYS READY?
-GOOD TO GO, BUDDY.
GOT A PUMP, GOT AN EXCAVATOR.
WE'RE ON THE ROAD!
Narrator: BUT FIRST,
THEY HAVE TO TRANSPORT THEM
2 MILES THROUGH THE JUNGLE
TO THEIR NEW MINE SITE.
HEY, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
OPERATING A PIECE OF EQUIPMEN
OUT OF NORTH AMERICA.
THIS IS DEFINITELY A LO
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I'M USED TO.
♪♪
SUPER OVERGROWN TRAIL.
THE JUNGLE HAS DEFINITELY
TOOK IT BACK OVER.
THE UNDERCARRIAGE
ON THIS EXCAVATOR
HAS SEEN A LOT BETTER DAYS.
I HOPE I DON'T THROW A TRACK.
I COULD SWEAR [BLEEP]
ALREADY MOVING.
Karla:
THE TREES ARE MOVING AROUND.
HE'S ALREADY CAUGH
ON A [BLEEP] VINE.
HOPE HE DOESN'T PULL A TREE
ON TOP OF HIMSELF.
♪♪
♪♪
SOMETHING AIN'T RIGH
ABOUT THAT TRACK.
[BLEEP]
LOST THE TRACK.
[BLEEP]
Narrator: DEEP IN
THE SOUTH AMERICAN JUNGLE,
PARKER IS TRYING
TO FIX THE TRACK
ON HIS STRICKEN EXCAVATOR.
Karla:
WHAT HAPPENED?
Rick: THREW A TRACK
OFF THE MACHINE.
NO, THIS IS NO
[BLEEP] GOOD,
NOT OUT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE [BLEEP] JUNGLE LIKE THIS.
I'M JUST SCARED
THAT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT PARKER'S DOING RIGHT NOW,
AND I'M SCARED
THAT HE'S JUST GOING
TO MAKE IT [BLEEP] WORSE.
OH.
Parker: IN THE YUKON, WE'VE
ALWAYS GOT A MECHANIC CLOSE BY.
SO YOU JUST CALL MITCH,
AND HE [BLEEP] WITH IT SOMEHOW
AND MAKES IT WORK.
MITCH!
WE'RE GONNA NEED
A SOCKET SET.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
WE GOT NO [BLEEP] TOOLS.
WE HAVE NOTHING.
WE GOT NOTHING WITH US.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GO
ROPE AND WOOD
AND A COUPLE LEATHERMEN.
SO, BASICALLY, WE'RE [BLEEP]
Narrator:
WITHOUT THE EXCAVATOR,
PARKER WILL FORFEI
THE DEAL ON UDU'S CLAIM,
AND HIS DREAMS OF GUYANA GOLD
WILL BE OVER.
Parker:
WHAT DO YOU FIGURE, BIG GUY?
Rick:
I GUESS WE'LL JUST TRY
AND [BLEEP] GET THAT BUCKE
BETWEEN THE TRACKS
AND JUST TRY [BLEEP] TRACK
WITH IT AND BULLY IT BACK ON.
THE ROUGH JUNGLE TERRAIN
HAS CAUSED THE EXCAVATOR'S TRACK
TO SLIP OFF THE IDLER WHEEL.
RICK'S PLAN --
USE THE EXCAVATOR BUCKE
TO FORCE THE TRACK
BACK INTO PLACE.
EVERYBODY'S CLEAR?
YEAH, GO FOR IT.
♪♪
TRACK COMING OFF THE MACHINE'S
NEVER GOOD.
OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE
OF [BLEEP] NOWHERE,
IT'S MUCH WORSE.
AM I FORCING THAT CYLINDER
INTO THE GROUND?
I'D COME UP A LITTLE BIT.
♪♪
♪♪
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRY
AND WALK WHILE YOU DO THA
'CAUSE IT'S JUST,
ALL THAT PRESSURE'S
ON THE [BLEEP] SIDEWAYS
ON THE FRONT IDLER.
BUT IF WE PUSH IT OUT TOO FAR
AND BLOW THAT IDLER APART,
THEN WE'RE REALLY
IN TROUBLE.
♪♪
♪♪
ANY POINTERS?
I CAN'T SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
♪♪
GONNA STAND THERE LOOKING
LIKE A [BLEEP] IDIOT,
OR YOU GONNA COME
TALK TO ME?
♪♪
ANY THOUGHTS?
♪♪
THAT'S HELPFUL.
IT WASN'T TRYING
TO EVEN JUMP ON, WAS IT?
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, I'LL TRY
WALKING IT THE OTHER WAY.
♪♪
♪♪
Karla:
KEEP GOING, RICK!
GETTIN' CLOSER?
IT'S GETTIN' CLOSER.
♪♪
THERE YOU GO!
-WHOO!
-[ LAUGHS ]
WELL DONE!
ALWAYS BAILING MY ASS OUT.
OH, COME ON.
I TEND TO BREAK
A LOT OF [BLEEP]
ROGER THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEP.
LAST LITTLE BIT.
Narrator:
WITH THE EXCAVATOR REPAIRED,
RICK CAN GET BACK TO CLEARING
THE TRAIL TO THE MINE SITE.
HAVE YOU TRIED
BREAKING IT?
YEAH, I'M JUST GONNA
BREAK THE PIECES OFF
AND THEN SET IT.
♪♪
HOPE THE OWNER OF THIS
EXCAVATOR DOESN'T WATCH THIS.
♪♪
♪♪
FOR A FAMILY THAT'S BEEN
MINING HERE FOR 20 YEARS
WITH NO EQUIPMENT,
WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE.
OHH [BLEEP]
RIGHT IN THE FACE.
WE'RE IN.
WE MADE IT!
WE MADE IT, UDU!
Sam:
WHOO! [ LAUGHS ]
FINALLY!
[ CHUCKLES ]
-WELL DONE.
-THANKS, MAN. YOU, TOO.
NICE ONE, GUYS. WHOO!
-ALL RIGHT, WE'RE HOME!
-WOW.
-RIGHT?
-WOW.
WOW!
YES, YES!
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE.
THAT'S GOOD, BUDDY.
WE'LL GET IT FROM THERE.
Narrator: NOW THE MINING
EQUIPMENT IS FINALLY ON SITE.
Parker: I DON'T THINK
WE'LL RUN OUT OF MATS
Rick: NOPE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S JUST GO
AHEAD AND DROP HER DOWN.
-OOH, THIS THING'S HEAVY, HUH?
-OH, YEAH.
Narrator:
STARTING TOMORROW
Parker:
RIGHT HERE IS FINE.
THE CREW HAS JUST 10 DAYS
TO GET RUNNING
AND FIND SOME GUYANA GOLD.
THANKS FOR THE HELP, GUYS.
GOT THE [BLEEP] TRAIL
BLAZED ALL THE WAY IN,
AND WE'RE [BLEEP] HERE, MAN.
WE'RE READY TO GO GOLD MINING.
NOTHING'S EASY,
BUT IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME,
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO.
WE'RE IN FOR A ROUGH 10 DAYS.
I'VE BEEN HEARING
SOME NASTY RUMORS
ABOUT SLITHERY, BITEY
THINGS IN THE JUNGLE.
Narrator: GUYANESE BUSHMASTERS
CAN GROW LONGER THAN 12 FEET,
MAKING THEM THE LARGES
VENOMOUS SNAKE
IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
THEY DETECT THEIR PREY
USING HEAT-SEEKING SENSORS
ON THEIR HEADS, AND THEIR BITE
CAN BE FATAL TO HUMANS.
REALLY?
SO HOW DO YOU STOP FROM
GETTING ATTACKED BY THEM?
[ IMITATES RATTLING ]
WELL, YOU HAVE, TONY,
SO THANKS FOR THAT.
Parker:
RICK, I THINK YOU WERE FARTING
IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, THAT SOUNDS
ABOUT RIGHT.
LIKE, QUITE LOUD.
I WAS LAUGHING.
SWEET.
Narrator: AFTER NEARLY
FIVE WEEKS IN GUYANA,
PARKER SCHNABEL
IS FINALLY READY TO MINE
ON HIS OWN GOLD CLAIM.
Parker: YEAH, ITS BEEN A HELL
OF A JOURNEY GETTIN' HERE.
AND, UM,
IT'S A FITTING SPO
TO END UP IN, YOU KNOW?
IT'S NOT SOME BIG
INDUSTRIAL MINE SITE.
IT'S JUST AN OLD FAMILY
OUT HERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
PRETTY DAMN COOL.
Narrator: HE HAS THE EQUIPMEN
HE NEEDS TO MINE
BUT ONLY 10 DAYS LEF
TO FIND SOME GOLD.
Parker: WALKING INTO THIS
WITH THE TIMEFRAME WE'VE GOT,
THIS IS GONNA BE A DAMN
CHALLENGING THING TO DO.
GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THIS IS, UH,
NOT QUITE WHAT I'M USED
TO WORKING WITH,
BUT -- [ LAUGHS ]
BUT FOR OUT HERE, WE'RE DAMN
SURE GONNA MAKE IT WORK.
Parker: BOY, IT'S NOT QUITE
THE 3 ACRES OF EQUIPMEN
-WE'VE GOT IN THE YUKON.
-NO.
Narrator:
PARKER HAS A SHORT-TERM DEAL
WITH CLAIM OWNER MR. UDU.
IF HE OPENS UP GROUND FOR UDU'S
FAMILY TO MINE IN THE FUTURE,
PARKER CAN SET UP
HIS OWN OPERATION
AND KEEP THE GOLD HE FINDS.
[BLEEP] MAN. IT'S ALL
FINALLY COMING TOGETHER.
NOW ALL WE GOT TO WORRY ABOU
IS IF WE GOT THE TIME
TO GET THE GOLD.
Parker:
ALL RIGHT, UDU.
WE'RE READY TO
START DOIN' SOME MINING.
AS FAR AS THE AREA
THAT WE WANTED STRIPPED,
I WAS TRYIN' TO THINK OF WHERE
THE BEST PLACE TO DO IT IS.
COULD YOU SHOW ME THA
REAL QUICK,
WHAT YOU WERE THINKING
WHERE WE'D OPEN UP?
OH, YEAH.
RIGHT. AND YOU FOUND
SOME GOLD IN THERE?
SO WE CAN STAR
MINING THIS?
PERFECT, ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A PLAN TO ME.
[ EQUIPMENT BEEPING ]
-TIME TO GET TO WORK?
-TIME TO GET TO WORK.
♪♪
Rick: UH, WE REALLY NEED
THE GROUND TO PAY OUT,
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO WORK OUR ASSES OFF.
BUT I DO HAVE TO LEAVE
HERE WITH SOME GOLD.
WE DO HAVE TO MINE SOME GOLD
AND, YOU KNOW, PROVE
THAT WE CAN DO IT.
Narrator:
WHILE RICK OPENS THE CUT
THERE'S A SLUICE BOX.
PARKER SEARCHES
FOR THE FINAL PIECE
OF THE GOLD-MINING PUZZLE.
DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT.
HOW LONG'S IT BEEN
SITTING HERE?
YEAH, IT'S IN GOOD SHAPE!
COULD WE USE THAT?
THANK YOU!
GOT US A SLUICE BOX.
♪♪
Narrator:
IT TAKES RICK 30 MINUTES
TO STRIP OFF THE OVERBURDEN
AND EXPOSE THE GRAVELS
THAT SHOULD CONTAIN GOLD.
IS THAT OUR PAY DIRT?
YOUR GUESS
IS AS GOOD AS MINE.
WE GOT A NICE SPOT FOR
THE BOX DOWN THERE, HUH?
-YEAH, I THINK SO.
-SWEET.
RIGHT THERE.
Parker: WE ARE GOING TO BE FAR
FROM HAVING A PROPER SETUP.
OBVIOUSLY, OUR SLUICE BOX
ISN'T GONNA BE SET UP
TO YUKON FINE GOLD
RECOVERY STANDARDS,
BUT BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS.
SO, I THINK WE JUS
GET [BLEEP] SLUICING.
Sam: THIS IS OUR FIRS
SLUICE BOX, RIGHT, GUYS?
FIRST GUYANESE
SLUICE BOX.
AS LONG AS THERE'S GOLD HERE,
WE SHOULD CATCH IT, RIGHT?
YEAH, I MEAN NOTHING
ABOUT THIS IS PRETTY,
BUT IF THERE'S GOLD HERE,
IT'LL END UP IN THIS BOX
-MR. UDU, I THINK WE'RE READY!
-YEAH,
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
-OH!
-HERE WE GO, PARKER!
OH, YEAH!
YEAH, WE'RE MINING.
WE'RE MOVING DIRT, HUH, RICK?
MOVIN' DIRT!
YAY!
Rick:
PLEASE BE GOLD IN THIS.
Sam: SO, RICK,
THAT'S THE HARD PART DONE.
WE'LL ALL BE
MILLIONAIRES NOW, RIGHT?
OH, YEAH. ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS SIT HERE AND RUN.
WE'LL BE MILLIONAIRES.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IF WE COULD
SHOW SOME GOLD IN THIS BOX
[BLEEP] GREAT START.
READY!
Narrator:
AFTER 32 DAYS OF STRUGGLE
Karla:
THIS IS EXCITING!
PARKER AND HIS CREW
ARE MINING FOR GOLD
ON THEIR OWN JUNGLE CLAIM.
PRETTY COOL OPPORTUNITY
TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
THIS IS MORALE
BOOSTING, HEY?
WHOO!
Sam: WE'RE IN THE GAME NOW.
WE'RE MINING.
YOU KNOW, AT THE VERY LEAST,
WE'VE GOT A PUNCHER'S CHANCE
OF FINDING SOME MEANINGFUL GOLD
FOR US TO TAKE HOME.
Rick: IT TOOK US AN AWFUL LO
JUST TO GET HERE, YOU KNOW?
IN A WORLD WHERE WE'VE
BEEN UP-SIZING EVERY YEAR,
THIS IS A BIT HUMBLING,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IN GUYANA, THIS IS
WHERE WE GOT TO START.
Parker: IT'S NICE TO BE DOWN
TO GETTING OUR HANDS DIRTY
AND FINDING SOME GOLD NOW.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE
FINDING SOME GOLD NOW.
THAT'S WHAT THIS TRIP
IS ALL ABOUT, SO
NOW I JUST HOPE
THERE'S SOME GOLD HERE.
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "PARKER'S TRAIL"
-YOU GOT SOMETHING?
-OH, YEAH!
-IT'S A NUGGET.
-HOLY [BLEEP]
WE'RE IN THE MONEY.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Man: THE SITUATION IS
EXTREMELY VOLATILE.
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?
AND WILL ONLY GET WORSE.
Man #2:
THERE'S A ROADBLOCK IN FRONT.
HOLY [BLEEP]
THOSE HEADLIGHTS
HEADING OUR WAY?
OH [BLEEP]
Man #3:
LET'S ROLL, ROLL, ROLL!
-GEORGE, NICE TO MEET YOU.
-RICK.
ARE YOU, LIKE, GONNA
TUNNEL UP THERE?
[BLEEP]
TUNNELS EVERYWHERE.
OH, MAN.
I'M NOT GOING IN ANY TUNNELS.
IT'S NOT SAFE.
YEAH, I WOULD GO.LET'S GO FIND A GOLD MINE.
[ BATS CHIRPING ]
♪♪
HOLY -- BATS EVERYWHERE.
SO, WHAT,
YOU FOLLOW THE ROCK?
♪♪
YOU EVER BEEN ANYWHERE
LIKE THIS BEFORE?
YEAH, NO, I'VE NEVER BEEN
ANYWHERE LIKE THIS BEFORE.
YEAH, 'CAUSE YOU LOOK UP ABOVE
AND THERE'S SOME,
YOU KNOW,
THERE'S SOME BOULDERS UP THERE.
YEAH, DEFINITELY
NOT A SAFE JOB.
HAS ANYBODY DIED IN HERE?
♪♪
I THINK WE SHOULD
GET OUT OF HERE.
♪♪
A MOUNTAIN.
IS THAT OUR MOUNTAIN?
Sam:
THAT'S OUR MOUNTAIN.
MARUDI, MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
THAT IS [BLEEP] BEAUTIFUL.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE
BEST PAN WE'VE SEEN
SINCE WE GOT TO GUYANA.
♪♪
-WELL DONE.
-THANKS, BUDDY.
THAT'S SOME BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
WE FINALLY GOT A PIECE
OF GROUND TO COME MINE.
I'M SO HAPPY
♪♪
OW!
Parker:
LOST THE TRACK.
THIS IS NOT [BLEEP] GOOD,
NOT OUT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE [BLEEP] JUNGLE LIKE THIS.
GEEZ.
JUNGLE TREKKING'S OVER.
MINING TIME.
OH!
YEAH, WE'RE MINING.
NOW I JUST HOPE
THERE'S SOME GOLD HERE.
♪♪
--Captions by VITAC--
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪
A MOUNTAIN.
Parker:
IS THAT OUR MOUNTAIN?
Sam:
THAT'S OUR MOUNTAIN.
THE MOUNTAIN OF GOLD?
Karla:
WHAT A BEAUTY.
YEAH, THAT IS
[BLEEP] BEAUTIFUL.
-MADE IT.
-MADE IT.
Narrator:
PARKER SCHNABEL AND HIS CREW
ARE IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA,
A COUNTRY THAT PRODUCED
AROUND $800 MILLION WORTH
OF GOLD LAST YEAR ALONE.
AFTER FOUR WEEKS IN COUNTRY,
THEY'RE JUST 10 MILES
FROM MARUDI MOUNTAIN,
THE EPICENTER
OF A MODERN-DAY GOLD RUSH.
IT'S COOL
TO SEE THAT MOUNTAIN,
BUT WE'RE STILL A WAYS
AWAY FROM IT, HUH?
COME ON, WE CAN HIKE
ANOTHER 10 MILES, CAN'T WE?
-RIGHT?
-NO.
'CAUSE, BOY, WE'RE
RUNNING OUT OF TIME NOW.
Narrator:
PARKER IS ON A DEADLINE.
SOON HE HAS TO RETURN
TO NORTH AMERICA
TO PREPARE FOR HIS NEX
MINING SEASON IN THE KLONDIKE.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT TWO WEEKS LEF
AND A LOT TO DO.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THE RES
OF THE WAY TO MARUDI MOUNTAIN,
WHICH IS THAT MOUNTAIN
RIGHT THERE.
WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOMEBODY
WITH SOME GROUND
THAT THEY'LL LEASE US.
BUILD A WASH PLANT OF SOME SORT,
BUY EQUIPMENT OF SOME SORT,
ANDSLUICE DIR
THAT HAS GOLD IN IT.
BASICALLY, WE ARE TRYING
TO FIT AN ENTIRE MINING SEASON
INTO TWO WEEKS.
Sam:
COOL. LET'S GET TO IT.
LET'S GET TO IT.
Sam: I'VE HEARD THERE'S ONE ROAD
IN AND OUT, AND IT'S AWFUL.
Parker: YEAH, I'VE HEARD NOTHING
BUT HORROR STORIES.
SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR.
♪♪
Sam:
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN, PARKER?
I GUESS WE SHOULD
TRY TO FIND SOME WAY
OF GETTING AROUND, HUH?
Karla: DEFINITELY.
WELL, THERE'S A LO
OF ATVs AROUND HERE.
HOPEFULLY WE GET OUR
HANDS ON SOME OF THOSE.
'CAUSE JUNGLE TREKKING'S OVER.
MINING TIME.
-HOWDY.
-HELLO.
Parker: WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SOME MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE FOUR OF US.
YOU'VE GOT FOUR OF THEM?
HOW MUCH A DAY?
SO WHAT, THAT'D BE
200 BUCKS A DAY?
HOW ABOUT $20?
$25?
Narrator:
THAT'S $125 U.S.
ALL RIGHT,
THAT'LL WORK.
FOUR ATVs.
ACTUALLY, WE'RE LOOKING
FOR SOME GROUND
THAT WE CAN DO SOME MINING
FOR A COUPLE WEEKS.
-6 POUNDS?
-YES.
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
6 POUNDS!
HOLY COW.
WOW.
I THINK WE'VE COME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
PERFECT.
Karla: THANKS.
[BLEEP]
72-OUNCE NUGGET.
[ Laughing ]
THAT'S CRAZY.
WHAT WOULD THAT BE,
THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL?
OH, BIGGER THAN THAT. CAN YOU
IMAGINE FINDING ONE OF THOSE?
[BLEEP] IMAGINE THAT.
ONE OF THOSE,
AND WE CAN GO HOME HAPPY.
WELL, LET'S JUST HEAD
TOWARDS MOUNT MARUDI OVER THERE
AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.
-YEAH.
-NICE TO MEET YOU.
-LET'S GO FIND A GOLD MINE.
-YEAH.
♪♪
WHOO!
♪♪
Narrator: THE CREW ENTERS
THE GOLD FIELDS OF MARUDI,
FOLLOWING A NETWORK
OF JUNGLE TRAILS.
♪♪
♪♪
Parker:
SHOULD WE GO TALK TO THESE GUYS?
YEAH, MAN, DEFINITELY.
THERE'S TWO TYPES OF MINING
HAPPENING AROUND HERE,
IT LOOKS LIKE.
THERE'S, LIKE, HARD ROCK,
WHICH IS THE GOLD
STILL, YOU KNOW, IN THE ROCK,
AND PLACER, WHERE IT'S LIKE
WHAT WE DO IN THE YUKON --
YOU KNOW, FREE GOLD AND GRAVEL.
Narrator: ALL THE GOLD THA
PARKER HAS EVER MINED.
WE'RE HERE TO MAKE MONEY,
AND WE'RE MAKING MONEY.
Narrator:
IS FROM PLACER DEPOSITS,
GOLD FOUND IN THE GRAVELS
OF RIVER BEDS.
HARD-ROCK MINING
IS A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME.
YEAH, THIS AIN'T PLACER.
THIS IS COMING OU
OF THE [BLEEP] MOUNTAIN.
OVER A BILLION YEARS AGO,
QUARTZ VEINS CONTAINING GOLD
WERE FORCED UP
FROM DEEP WITHIN THE EARTH,
FORMING THE MARUDI MOTHER LODE.
NOW LOCAL MINERS
ARE DIGGING TUNNELS
MORE THAN 500 FEET UNDERGROUND
CHASING THE GOLD RICH SEAMS.
-HI.
-HOW'S IT GOING?
-GOOD.
-I'M PARKER.
GEORGE, NICE TO MEET YOU.
-RICK.
-GEORGE.
DO YOU WORK HERE?
Karla:
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
Sam:
SAME AGE AS YOU, PARKER.
AND ARE YOU, LIKE,
IN A TUNNEL UP THERE?
IS THAT ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
COOL.
IS THAT AS FAR AS IT IS?
HOW FAR DOES IT GO?
REALLY?
WOW. AND YOU'VE DONE IT ALL
BY HAND?
Rick: HOLY [BLEEP]
OH, MAN.
-THIS TUNNEL?
-I'M NOT BUILT FOR THAT.
I WOULDN'T WAN
TO GO IN A HOLE.
I MEAN IT.
I'M NOT GOING IN ANY TUNNELS.
YEAH, I WOULD GO.
[ MEN LAUGH ]
YOU SURE?
♪♪
Narrator:
TO REACH THE GOLD SEAM,
PARKER AND SAM FOLLOW
THE NETWORK OF HAND-DUG TUNNELS
200 FEET UNDERGROUND.
HOLY -- BATS EVERYWHERE.
OVER 100 MINERS HAVE
DIED IN THE TUNNELS OF MARUDI,
AND MANY OF THEIR BODIES
HAVE NEVER BEEN RECOVERED.
♪♪
GEEZ.
Sam: YOUR DAD?
HI.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M PARKER.
WE'RE JUST HAVING
A LOOK AROUND.
♪♪
WOW, THIS IS CRAZY.
THERE'S 500 FEET OF TUNNEL HERE.
IT WAS ALL DONE BY HAND.
THIS IS THEIR BRACING RIG.
HOW IS THAT HELD
IN THIS ROCK --
JUST SAT THERE?
WOW.
THE EFFORT THESE GUYS
HAVE PUT IN TO FIND GOLD
IS UNBELIEVABLE.
GEORGE, HOW LONG YOU
BEEN WORKING DOWN HERE?
-AND YOU'RE 24?
-YEAH.
SO YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS
SINCE YOU WERE 12 YEARS OLD?
WOW.
SO, WHAT,
YOU FOLLOW THE ROCKS?
SO, LIKE, THAT THERE,
YOU WOULD HAVE CHASED I
UNTIL IT RAN OUT.
WITH A CHISEL AND A HAMMER.
RIGHT.
HAS ANYBODY DIED IN HERE?
RIGHT.
YEAH 'CAUSE YOU LOOK UP ABOVE,
AND THERE'S SOME,
YOU KNOW,
THERE'S SOME BOULDERS UP THERE.
YEAH.
DEFINITELY NOT A SAFE JOB.
YOU EVER BEEN ANYWHERE
LIKE THIS BEFORE?
YEAH, NO, I'VE NEVER BEEN
ANYWHERE LIKE THIS BEFORE.
AND IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
LIKE, THIS WAS --
I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS WAS ALL DONE BY HAND.
I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING
THAT IN NORTH AMERICAN
HASN'T BEEN DONE
FOR 100 YEARS.
♪♪
THESE GUYS ARE HARD-CORE.
AND THEY'RE PUTTING
THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE
EVERY TIME THEY'RE
IN HERE, REALLY.
EVEN IF THEY PLAY IT COOL,
EVEN IF YOU GUYS PLAY IT COOL
YOU'VE GOT A BIG PAIR
OF COJONES TO DO THIS.
[ GEORGE CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
♪♪
RICK, IT'S DEFINITELY NO
BUILT FOR GUYS OF YOUR SIZE.
Rick: YEAH, THAT'S WHY I'M HAPPY
TO STAY ON THE SURFACE.
LIKE I SAID, I'M NO
GOING IN ANY TUNNELS.
Karla:
IT'S NOT SAFE. I NOT WILLING
TO PUT MY LIFE ON THE LINE.
YEAH, I THINK WE CAN
SAFELY RULE OU
US DOING ANY SORT OF TUNNELING
IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
Rick: YEAH. IN FACT, I'M GONNA
GET OFF THIS MOUNTAIN
BEFORE IT CRUMBLES.
WHERE YOU GUYS HEADING?
SO THIS CAME OU
OF YOUR TUNNEL?
♪♪
THAT'S THE WATCHMAN.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
VERY COOL.
YOU KNOW, THAT GUY WOULD HAVE
HAD TO PULL A PIECE OF GOLD
THAT HE COULDN'T EVEN LIFT UP
TO GET ME IN
ONE OF THOSE TUNNELS.
NO, IT WAS REALLY NICE
TO MEET YOU GUYS.
THANKS FOR
SHOWING US AROUND.
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT NOTHING BU
RESPECT FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO,
AND, YOU KNOW, I GUESS
JUST BE CAREFUL.
-THANKS, GEORGE.
-YEAH, MAN.
♪♪
[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]
Rick: THEY ARE SOME HARD
[BLEEP] OVER HERE
DOING WHAT THEY DO, MAN.
-TOUGH, TOUGH.
-RESILIENT.
THIS IS ALL PRETTY MIND-BLOWING.
GROWING UP WITH MY GRANDPA
AT BIG NUGGET MINE,
AND WE WOULD FIND THE OLD
MINERS' CHISELS AND HAMMERS
THAT HAD BEEN HI
AGAINST SO MANY ROCKS
THAT THEY'RE A MUSHROOM.
-THAT WAS FROM 1899.
-YEAH.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT THESE GUYS ARE DOING.
YOU READ ABOUT THOSE
KIND OF THINGS.
YOU MIGHT WATCH A DOCUMENTARY
ABOUT THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
BUT ACTUALLY MEETING THOSE GUYS
AND TALKING TO THEM
AND SEEING WHAT THEY DO
IS INSANE,
AND SEEING WHA
THEY'VE NORMALIZED.
LIKE, THEY'VE NORMALIZED
A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS THING.
AND, YEAH,
IT JUST HIT HOME FOR ME,
BECAUSE, LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW.
I SAW A LOT OF MYSELF IN GEORGE.
YOU KNOW, I WAS MINING
WHEN I WAS 10, 12 YEARS OLD.
HE WAS MINING WHEN HE
WAS 10, 12 YEARS OLD,
BUT HE'S IN GUYANA
AT THE BOTTOM OF A TUNNEL
AT 12 YEARS OLD.
AND, GEORGE, IF YOU'RE WATCHING
THIS, DON'T DIE IN THERE.
SNAKE.
THERE'S A SNAKE RIGHT THERE.
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
AND HIS CREW
ARE HUNTING FOR A CLAIM TO MINE
IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA.
RICK ALMOST RAN IT OVER.
THE JUNGLES OF MARUDI
ARE HOME TO MORE THAN
10 SPECIES OF VENOMOUS SNAKE,
AN EVER-PRESENT THREA
FOR LOCAL GOLD MINERS.
WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU ALMOST RAN OVER
A SNAKE BACK THERE.
-REALLY?
-IT WAS A BLACK AND WHITE
STRIPED SNAKE.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP]
Narrator: THE CREW HAS JUS
12 DAYS LEFT TO FIND SOME GOLD
BUT STILL DON'T HAVE
A CLAIM TO MINE.
I'M PARKER.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
CAN WE HAVE A LOOK
AROUND YOUR GROUND?
PAOLO GOMEZ
HOLDS THE MINING RIGHTS
TO FOUR ACRES OF VIRGIN GROUND.
HOW MUCH GOLD DID
YOU PULL OUT OF HERE?
37 OUNCES. HOLY COW.
AND HOW MUCH
IN THE NEXT ONE?
47?
WOW.
JUST IN THIS SIZE HOLE?
HOW LONG DID THAT TAKE?
WITH JUST ONE
EXCAVATOR AND --
AND ARE YOU OPERATING
RIGHT NOW?
HOW COME?
WE'RE FINALLY MEETING SOMEBODY
THAT'S KIND OF PRODUCING
THE GOLD THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
37 OUNCES IN 10 DAYS OUT HERE
IS BY FAR AND AWAY
THE BEST WE'VE HEARD.
THIS IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE
FOR SURE.
I THINK WE FOUND OUR HOME.
LOOK AT THESE GUYS --
BROKE DOWN EVERYTHING,
NOT EVEN RUNNING RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA
BE DOING ANYTHING
IF THEY CAN'T GE
GROUND STRIPPED.
SO IF WE GOT ACCESS
TO A MACHINE,
THAT'S ABOUT ALL
WE COULD OFFER THEM.
NO, RICK, I THINK YOU'VE
NAILED IT ON THE HEAD.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD OFFER.
LET'S GO.
GUYS? THE BIGGEST THING
THAT WE CAN SEE
IS THAT YOU'RE NOT WORKING
RIGHT NOW,
AND THAT'S
FOR A REASON, RIGHT?
YOU GUYS NEED AN EXCAVATOR.
SO WHAT WE WERE THINKING
IS IF WE COULD GO OUT,
SPEND THE MONEY, FIND
AN EXCAVATOR,
COME IN,
STRIP GROUND FOR YOU,
WE'LL STRIP, YOU KNOW, A SMALL
PIECE OF GROUND FOR US TO MINE
AND THEN STRIP AHEAD
FOR YOU GUYS, AS WELL,
AND THAT WILL GE
YOU BACK IN, GET YOU WORKING.
WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS THINK?
BUT YOU'RE NO
WORKING RIGHT NOW.
YEAH?
Parker:
WELL, THAT [BLEEP] SUCKS.
THAT OFFER WE MADE TO PAOLO,
I CAN'T BELIEVE
HE DIDN'T TAKE IT.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW,
HE'S NOT MAKING A PENNY.
IF I WERE IN HIS SHOES,
I WOULD HAVE JUMPED ON THA
IN A HEARTBEAT.
IT SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS.
YEAH, THERE MAY BE
A LOT OF GOLD HERE,
BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE,
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MINING,
THEY WANT IT.
WHY WOULD THEY GIVE IT TO US?
AND I'D IMAGINE THA
9 TIMES OUT OF 10,
THAT'S GONNA BE
OUR ANSWER OUT OF HERE.
IF WE CAN GET LUCKY
AND FIND THAT 1 OUT OF 10,
WE MIGHT BE IN BUSINESS.
IF NOT
WE BLEW IT.
-SO WHAT'S THE PLAN, PARKER?
-CAN'T HELP BUT THINK
THERE'S PEOPLE HERE
THAT WOULD TAKE THAT DEAL
SO I THINK WE SHOULD GO BACK TO
THE PLACE WE GOT THE BIKES FROM
AND TALK TO THEM.
Karla: LET'S GO.
♪♪
♪♪
Narrator:
WITH JUST 12 DAYS LEFT
HOW'S IT GOING?
-HOW'S IT GOING?
-I'M PARKER.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
PARKER PINS HIS HOPES
ON THE MANAGER
OF THE LARGEST MINING
OPERATION IN THE AREA,
NAPOLEON "YELLOW" MACKENZIE.
IS THERE ANY LAST-DITCH SPOTS
THAT WE COULD TRY OUT?
OH, JUST BY HAND.
ARE YOU SURE YOU
HAVE TIME TO SHOW US?
WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU, YELLOW.
♪♪
WELL, LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE GOING OFF ROAD.
♪♪
SO, IS THIS --
SO IS THIS THE PLACE?
WOW. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE JUNGLE.
YEAH, WE'RE JUST ABOU
OUT OF OPTIONS HERE,
SO WE REALLY NEED
THIS ONE TO WORK OUT.
OTHERWISE,
IT MIGHT BE GAME OVER.
Parker: THIS IS THE EXACT WAY
THAT MY GRANDPA FIRST MINED.
HE HAD SOME HIGH BENCHES
THAT HE BUILT A SLUICE BOX
AND WASHED EVERYTHING
RIGHT INTO A SLUICE BAR.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M PARKER.
UDU? NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN MINING HERE?
OVER 20 YEARS.
AND HOW OLD ARE YOU,
IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING?
GOD, THAT'S SOME BIG ROCK.
HOW DO YOU MOVE THOSE THINGS?
ALL THIS BY HAND?
GEEZ. AND SO YOU'RE JUS
WORKING THIS LAYER
FROM THE CLAY TO THE TOP?
GOTCHA.
GOTCHA.
NO EQUIPMENT.
AND IS THERE GOOD GOLD
IN IT?
OH, WOW.
GOD, THAT'S SOME
BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
Sam:
WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE, PARKER?
IT'S A NUGGE
THAT UDU FOUND,
JUST PICKED IT UP OU
OF HIS LITTLE CUT HERE.
GOD, THE GOLD HERE
IS REALLY PURE, HUH?
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT PERCENTAGE?
THAT'S SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST,
NICEST LOOKING GOLD I'VE SEEN.
YOU WANT TO SEE IT?
Rick:
I CAN SEE IF FROM HERE.
WOW.
YEAH 96%, 97% PURE.
THAT'S A FULL 12%,
14% MORE PURE
THAN WHAT WE'RE USED
TO DEALING WITH.
MEAN'S IT'S WORTH
A LOT MORE.
IS THERE ANY SPOTS IN HERE
THAT I COULD DO A PANFUL?
♪♪
Parker: I JUST GOT A PAN FULL OF
DIRT HERE OUT OF THE CUT HERE.
AND I'M SEEING WHAT WE CAN FIND.
ARE WE GONNA FIND SOME GOLD?
RICK?
Rick: YEAH?
-LOOK AT THAT.
-WOW.
JUST ONE LITTLE PAN, HUH?
[ CHUCKLES ]
AND THERE'S QUITE A FEW
LITTLE FLAKES, TOO.
OH, YEAH. YEP.
-THAT'S A HELL OF A GOOD SIGN.
-NO KIDDING.
SO IS THAT A NORMAL PAN?
REALLY?
WOW.
THAT'S THE BEST PAN WE'VE
SEEN SINCE WE GOT TO GUYANA.
-WHAT DO YOU THINK, PARKER?
-I THINK IT'S WORTH PURSUING
IF WE CAN GET A DEAL DONE
WITH UDU,
BUT, YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT AN
AWESOME LITTLE SETUP GOING HERE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'D
FIT INTO THE MIX.
IF WE GOT A MACHINE IN HERE,
WE'VE GOT A BETTER SHO
AT FINDING GOOD SPOTS
AND OPENING UP SOME OF THOSE
GOOD SPOTS FOR HIM.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S HAVE
A CHAT WITH THESE GUYS.
Karla: MM-HMM.
SO YOU DON'T USE
ANY EQUIPMENT?
ONLY THAT PUMP?
DO YOU WANT A PIECE
OF EQUIPMENT?
LIKE, COULD YOU USE
AN EXCAVATOR?
YEAH?
IF WE COULD RENT AN EXCAVATOR
FROM ANOTHER MINER HERE,
YOU COULD USE SOME
OF THAT EXCAVATOR TIME
TO DO WHATEVER
YOU NEED DONE,
AND WE'LL PAY FOR THE EXCAVATOR
AND THE FUEL
IN EXCHANGE FOR A PIECE
OF GROUND TO MINE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YEAH?
WELL, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
WE GOT A DEAL, THEN?
[ LAUGHTER ]WE'VE GOT A DEAL?
Karla: AWESOME.
THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT.
I'M SO HAPPY
Narrator: IT HAS TAKEN A MONTH
OF STRUGGLES, SICKNESS,
AND SETBACKS,
BUT NOW PARKER AND HIS CREW
HAVE THEIR OWN
JUNGLE CLAIM TO MINE.
THANKS, UDU.
-THANK YOU SO MUCH.
-I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
Parker: AND FINALLY, AFTER
EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN THROUGH,
WE FINALLY GOT A PIECE
OF GROUND TO COME MINE.
AND TO BE TRYING
TO FIND GOLD IN GUYANA,
IT'S PRETTY [BLEEP] COOL
THAT WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
I WOULDN'T RATHER DO
ANYTHING ELSE, BUT
OH, GOD. WHAT HAVE WE
GOTTEN OURSELVES INTO?
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
WE CAN DO THIS, THOUGH.
[ GRUNTING ]
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
Narrator: PARKER SCHNABEL
IS RACING TO SECURE EQUIPMEN
FOR HIS GOLD CLAIM
IN GUYANA, SOUTH AMERICA.
THERE'S THE BASICS OF WHA
WE KNOW WE NEED, RIGHT?
Rick: YEAH.
EXCAVATOR.
PUMP, BIGGER PUMP.
ALL RIGHT, SO, WELL, WE SHOULD
PROBABLY SPLIT UP, THEN.
HE HAS BROUGHT A $5,000
OPERATING BUDGET.
SO THIS IS WHAT WE
HAVE TO WORK WITH? YEAH.
BUT MONEY IS TIGHT,
BECAUSE DURING A GOLD RUSH,
EQUIPMENT PRICES SOAR.
LIKE, FOR A PUMP IS GONNA BE
QUITE EXPENSIVE OUT HERE,
AND WE'LL JUST HAVE TO --
I MEAN, JUST USE YOUR JUDGMENT,
GET CREATIVE.
-WE'LL FIND SOMETHING.
-LOTS TO DO.
Parker:
IT'D BE REALLY NICE TO BE UP
AND RUNNING IN A COUPLE DAYS,
SO THERE IS A LOT TO DO AND
NOT A LOT OF TIME TO DO IT IN.
Narrator: NEWS THAT FOUR
FOREIGNERS HAVE ARRIVED
WITH MONEY TO SPEND
TRAVELS FAST.
WHAT'S UP?
Rick: OH, YEAH?
YOU'RE NOT USING IT?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
SORRY?
-JUICY.
-I'M PARKER.
PERFECT.
HEY, THANKS, YELLOW.
THANKS, MAN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THIS MAN GETS [BLEEP] DONE.
WANT TO RIDE WITH ME?
ALL RIGHT. WE GOING?
YEAH.
GOOD LUCK, GUYS.
-YOU, TOO.
-WHOO!
Narrator:
WHILE RICK, KARLA, AND SAM
HEAD OFF TO INSPECT THE PUMP,
PARKER GOES
IN SEARCH OF AN EXCAVATOR.
♪♪
Parker: I MEAN, WE DEFINITELY
NEED AN EXCAVATOR, FOR SURE.
AND THAT'S KIND OF
THE WHOLE REASON
UDU'S AGREED TO THIS DEAL
IS THAT WE'D HELP HIM OUT.
THERE'S A LO
OF EXCAVATORS AROUND,
BUT THERE'S TWO HERE
THAT BOTH LOOK OPERATIONAL
AND ARE IN THE BETTER SHAPE
OF ANYTHING THAT WE'VE
SEEN AROUND HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO TALK TO THIS DUDE.
HOW'S IT GOING?
WHAT WAS YOUR NAME?
MAURICE?
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M PARKER.
I'M HERE WITH SOME FRIENDS,
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH A GUY,
UDU UP THE HILL HERE,
AND WE NEED AN EXCAVATOR.
DO YOU THINK THERE'S A WAY
THIS COULD BE AVAILABLE
FOR A FEW DAYS?
-YEAH.
-YEAH?
YEAH.
HOW MUCH WOULD YOU
WANT FOR IT A DAY?
$100,000 GUYANESE.
-YEAH.
-500 BUCKS A DAY?
YEAH.
THAT'S A LOT MORE THAN
I THOUGHT WE'D HAVE TO PAY.
WE'LL OPERATE OURSELVES.
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
WE'LL SUPPLY OUR OWN FUEL,
RIGHT?
OKAY.
SO HOW ABOU
50,000 A DAY?
Narrator:
THAT'S $300 U.S.
ALL RIGHT. 60,000,
YOU GOT A DEAL.
YEAH.
PERFECT.
WE GOT OURSELVES
AN EXCAVATOR.
THANKS, MAN.
WE'LL BE BACK.
♪♪
Narrator: ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE MOUNTAIN
Rick: WHAT'S THAT?
JUST THROUGH HERE?
RICK. KARLA, AND SAM ARE
TRYING TO SOURCE A WATER PUMP.
WE MET THIS GUYS WHO'S GO
A FULL 4-INCH SETUP
THAT HE HASN'T USED
IN A LITTLE BIT.
SO, HE'S INTERESTED
IN RENTING IT TO US
SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT IT.
IS IT A CRANK START?
YEAH.
OH, THIS WILL WORK.
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED, YEAH.
♪♪
YEAH, YOU GO
MATS AND CARPET.
ALL RIGHT,
WE NEED ALL THAT.
-YEAH.
-SO,
WE WOULD BE LOOKING
TO RENT I
FOR LIKE AROUND 10 DAYS.
IF WE COULD DO THE PUMP,
THE HOSES AND STUFF.
THE CARPETS.
1,000 BUCKS U.S.,
FOR 10 DAYS?
THAT'LL WORK?
YEAH, THAT'S COOL WITH ME.
SWEET.
Karla: WE GOT CARPET.
WE GOT HOSE. WE GOT THE PUMP.
SO WE'RE SLOWLY STARTING
TO GAIN MOMENTUM
WITH THIS PROJECT.
Narrator: THE CREW NOW HAS
ALL THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED
TO START GOLD MINING.
-YOU GUYS READY?
-GOOD TO GO, BUDDY.
GOT A PUMP, GOT AN EXCAVATOR.
WE'RE ON THE ROAD!
Narrator: BUT FIRST,
THEY HAVE TO TRANSPORT THEM
2 MILES THROUGH THE JUNGLE
TO THEIR NEW MINE SITE.
HEY, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
OPERATING A PIECE OF EQUIPMEN
OUT OF NORTH AMERICA.
THIS IS DEFINITELY A LO
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I'M USED TO.
♪♪
SUPER OVERGROWN TRAIL.
THE JUNGLE HAS DEFINITELY
TOOK IT BACK OVER.
THE UNDERCARRIAGE
ON THIS EXCAVATOR
HAS SEEN A LOT BETTER DAYS.
I HOPE I DON'T THROW A TRACK.
I COULD SWEAR [BLEEP]
ALREADY MOVING.
Karla:
THE TREES ARE MOVING AROUND.
HE'S ALREADY CAUGH
ON A [BLEEP] VINE.
HOPE HE DOESN'T PULL A TREE
ON TOP OF HIMSELF.
♪♪
♪♪
SOMETHING AIN'T RIGH
ABOUT THAT TRACK.
[BLEEP]
LOST THE TRACK.
[BLEEP]
Narrator: DEEP IN
THE SOUTH AMERICAN JUNGLE,
PARKER IS TRYING
TO FIX THE TRACK
ON HIS STRICKEN EXCAVATOR.
Karla:
WHAT HAPPENED?
Rick: THREW A TRACK
OFF THE MACHINE.
NO, THIS IS NO
[BLEEP] GOOD,
NOT OUT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE [BLEEP] JUNGLE LIKE THIS.
I'M JUST SCARED
THAT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT PARKER'S DOING RIGHT NOW,
AND I'M SCARED
THAT HE'S JUST GOING
TO MAKE IT [BLEEP] WORSE.
OH.
Parker: IN THE YUKON, WE'VE
ALWAYS GOT A MECHANIC CLOSE BY.
SO YOU JUST CALL MITCH,
AND HE [BLEEP] WITH IT SOMEHOW
AND MAKES IT WORK.
MITCH!
WE'RE GONNA NEED
A SOCKET SET.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
WE GOT NO [BLEEP] TOOLS.
WE HAVE NOTHING.
WE GOT NOTHING WITH US.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GO
ROPE AND WOOD
AND A COUPLE LEATHERMEN.
SO, BASICALLY, WE'RE [BLEEP]
Narrator:
WITHOUT THE EXCAVATOR,
PARKER WILL FORFEI
THE DEAL ON UDU'S CLAIM,
AND HIS DREAMS OF GUYANA GOLD
WILL BE OVER.
Parker:
WHAT DO YOU FIGURE, BIG GUY?
Rick:
I GUESS WE'LL JUST TRY
AND [BLEEP] GET THAT BUCKE
BETWEEN THE TRACKS
AND JUST TRY [BLEEP] TRACK
WITH IT AND BULLY IT BACK ON.
THE ROUGH JUNGLE TERRAIN
HAS CAUSED THE EXCAVATOR'S TRACK
TO SLIP OFF THE IDLER WHEEL.
RICK'S PLAN --
USE THE EXCAVATOR BUCKE
TO FORCE THE TRACK
BACK INTO PLACE.
EVERYBODY'S CLEAR?
YEAH, GO FOR IT.
♪♪
TRACK COMING OFF THE MACHINE'S
NEVER GOOD.
OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE
OF [BLEEP] NOWHERE,
IT'S MUCH WORSE.
AM I FORCING THAT CYLINDER
INTO THE GROUND?
I'D COME UP A LITTLE BIT.
♪♪
♪♪
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRY
AND WALK WHILE YOU DO THA
'CAUSE IT'S JUST,
ALL THAT PRESSURE'S
ON THE [BLEEP] SIDEWAYS
ON THE FRONT IDLER.
BUT IF WE PUSH IT OUT TOO FAR
AND BLOW THAT IDLER APART,
THEN WE'RE REALLY
IN TROUBLE.
♪♪
♪♪
ANY POINTERS?
I CAN'T SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
♪♪
GONNA STAND THERE LOOKING
LIKE A [BLEEP] IDIOT,
OR YOU GONNA COME
TALK TO ME?
♪♪
ANY THOUGHTS?
♪♪
THAT'S HELPFUL.
IT WASN'T TRYING
TO EVEN JUMP ON, WAS IT?
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, I'LL TRY
WALKING IT THE OTHER WAY.
♪♪
♪♪
Karla:
KEEP GOING, RICK!
GETTIN' CLOSER?
IT'S GETTIN' CLOSER.
♪♪
THERE YOU GO!
-WHOO!
-[ LAUGHS ]
WELL DONE!
ALWAYS BAILING MY ASS OUT.
OH, COME ON.
I TEND TO BREAK
A LOT OF [BLEEP]
ROGER THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEP.
LAST LITTLE BIT.
Narrator:
WITH THE EXCAVATOR REPAIRED,
RICK CAN GET BACK TO CLEARING
THE TRAIL TO THE MINE SITE.
HAVE YOU TRIED
BREAKING IT?
YEAH, I'M JUST GONNA
BREAK THE PIECES OFF
AND THEN SET IT.
♪♪
HOPE THE OWNER OF THIS
EXCAVATOR DOESN'T WATCH THIS.
♪♪
♪♪
FOR A FAMILY THAT'S BEEN
MINING HERE FOR 20 YEARS
WITH NO EQUIPMENT,
WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE.
OHH [BLEEP]
RIGHT IN THE FACE.
WE'RE IN.
WE MADE IT!
WE MADE IT, UDU!
Sam:
WHOO! [ LAUGHS ]
FINALLY!
[ CHUCKLES ]
-WELL DONE.
-THANKS, MAN. YOU, TOO.
NICE ONE, GUYS. WHOO!
-ALL RIGHT, WE'RE HOME!
-WOW.
-RIGHT?
-WOW.
WOW!
YES, YES!
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE.
THAT'S GOOD, BUDDY.
WE'LL GET IT FROM THERE.
Narrator: NOW THE MINING
EQUIPMENT IS FINALLY ON SITE.
Parker: I DON'T THINK
WE'LL RUN OUT OF MATS
Rick: NOPE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S JUST GO
AHEAD AND DROP HER DOWN.
-OOH, THIS THING'S HEAVY, HUH?
-OH, YEAH.
Narrator:
STARTING TOMORROW
Parker:
RIGHT HERE IS FINE.
THE CREW HAS JUST 10 DAYS
TO GET RUNNING
AND FIND SOME GUYANA GOLD.
THANKS FOR THE HELP, GUYS.
GOT THE [BLEEP] TRAIL
BLAZED ALL THE WAY IN,
AND WE'RE [BLEEP] HERE, MAN.
WE'RE READY TO GO GOLD MINING.
NOTHING'S EASY,
BUT IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME,
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO.
WE'RE IN FOR A ROUGH 10 DAYS.
I'VE BEEN HEARING
SOME NASTY RUMORS
ABOUT SLITHERY, BITEY
THINGS IN THE JUNGLE.
Narrator: GUYANESE BUSHMASTERS
CAN GROW LONGER THAN 12 FEET,
MAKING THEM THE LARGES
VENOMOUS SNAKE
IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
THEY DETECT THEIR PREY
USING HEAT-SEEKING SENSORS
ON THEIR HEADS, AND THEIR BITE
CAN BE FATAL TO HUMANS.
REALLY?
SO HOW DO YOU STOP FROM
GETTING ATTACKED BY THEM?
[ IMITATES RATTLING ]
WELL, YOU HAVE, TONY,
SO THANKS FOR THAT.
Parker:
RICK, I THINK YOU WERE FARTING
IN YOUR SLEEP LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, THAT SOUNDS
ABOUT RIGHT.
LIKE, QUITE LOUD.
I WAS LAUGHING.
SWEET.
Narrator: AFTER NEARLY
FIVE WEEKS IN GUYANA,
PARKER SCHNABEL
IS FINALLY READY TO MINE
ON HIS OWN GOLD CLAIM.
Parker: YEAH, ITS BEEN A HELL
OF A JOURNEY GETTIN' HERE.
AND, UM,
IT'S A FITTING SPO
TO END UP IN, YOU KNOW?
IT'S NOT SOME BIG
INDUSTRIAL MINE SITE.
IT'S JUST AN OLD FAMILY
OUT HERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
PRETTY DAMN COOL.
Narrator: HE HAS THE EQUIPMEN
HE NEEDS TO MINE
BUT ONLY 10 DAYS LEF
TO FIND SOME GOLD.
Parker: WALKING INTO THIS
WITH THE TIMEFRAME WE'VE GOT,
THIS IS GONNA BE A DAMN
CHALLENGING THING TO DO.
GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THIS IS, UH,
NOT QUITE WHAT I'M USED
TO WORKING WITH,
BUT -- [ LAUGHS ]
BUT FOR OUT HERE, WE'RE DAMN
SURE GONNA MAKE IT WORK.
Parker: BOY, IT'S NOT QUITE
THE 3 ACRES OF EQUIPMEN
-WE'VE GOT IN THE YUKON.
-NO.
Narrator:
PARKER HAS A SHORT-TERM DEAL
WITH CLAIM OWNER MR. UDU.
IF HE OPENS UP GROUND FOR UDU'S
FAMILY TO MINE IN THE FUTURE,
PARKER CAN SET UP
HIS OWN OPERATION
AND KEEP THE GOLD HE FINDS.
[BLEEP] MAN. IT'S ALL
FINALLY COMING TOGETHER.
NOW ALL WE GOT TO WORRY ABOU
IS IF WE GOT THE TIME
TO GET THE GOLD.
Parker:
ALL RIGHT, UDU.
WE'RE READY TO
START DOIN' SOME MINING.
AS FAR AS THE AREA
THAT WE WANTED STRIPPED,
I WAS TRYIN' TO THINK OF WHERE
THE BEST PLACE TO DO IT IS.
COULD YOU SHOW ME THA
REAL QUICK,
WHAT YOU WERE THINKING
WHERE WE'D OPEN UP?
OH, YEAH.
RIGHT. AND YOU FOUND
SOME GOLD IN THERE?
SO WE CAN STAR
MINING THIS?
PERFECT, ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A PLAN TO ME.
[ EQUIPMENT BEEPING ]
-TIME TO GET TO WORK?
-TIME TO GET TO WORK.
♪♪
Rick: UH, WE REALLY NEED
THE GROUND TO PAY OUT,
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO WORK OUR ASSES OFF.
BUT I DO HAVE TO LEAVE
HERE WITH SOME GOLD.
WE DO HAVE TO MINE SOME GOLD
AND, YOU KNOW, PROVE
THAT WE CAN DO IT.
Narrator:
WHILE RICK OPENS THE CUT
THERE'S A SLUICE BOX.
PARKER SEARCHES
FOR THE FINAL PIECE
OF THE GOLD-MINING PUZZLE.
DON'T KNOW
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT.
HOW LONG'S IT BEEN
SITTING HERE?
YEAH, IT'S IN GOOD SHAPE!
COULD WE USE THAT?
THANK YOU!
GOT US A SLUICE BOX.
♪♪
Narrator:
IT TAKES RICK 30 MINUTES
TO STRIP OFF THE OVERBURDEN
AND EXPOSE THE GRAVELS
THAT SHOULD CONTAIN GOLD.
IS THAT OUR PAY DIRT?
YOUR GUESS
IS AS GOOD AS MINE.
WE GOT A NICE SPOT FOR
THE BOX DOWN THERE, HUH?
-YEAH, I THINK SO.
-SWEET.
RIGHT THERE.
Parker: WE ARE GOING TO BE FAR
FROM HAVING A PROPER SETUP.
OBVIOUSLY, OUR SLUICE BOX
ISN'T GONNA BE SET UP
TO YUKON FINE GOLD
RECOVERY STANDARDS,
BUT BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS.
SO, I THINK WE JUS
GET [BLEEP] SLUICING.
Sam: THIS IS OUR FIRS
SLUICE BOX, RIGHT, GUYS?
FIRST GUYANESE
SLUICE BOX.
AS LONG AS THERE'S GOLD HERE,
WE SHOULD CATCH IT, RIGHT?
YEAH, I MEAN NOTHING
ABOUT THIS IS PRETTY,
BUT IF THERE'S GOLD HERE,
IT'LL END UP IN THIS BOX
-MR. UDU, I THINK WE'RE READY!
-YEAH,
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
-OH!
-HERE WE GO, PARKER!
OH, YEAH!
YEAH, WE'RE MINING.
WE'RE MOVING DIRT, HUH, RICK?
MOVIN' DIRT!
YAY!
Rick:
PLEASE BE GOLD IN THIS.
Sam: SO, RICK,
THAT'S THE HARD PART DONE.
WE'LL ALL BE
MILLIONAIRES NOW, RIGHT?
OH, YEAH. ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS SIT HERE AND RUN.
WE'LL BE MILLIONAIRES.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IF WE COULD
SHOW SOME GOLD IN THIS BOX
[BLEEP] GREAT START.
READY!
Narrator:
AFTER 32 DAYS OF STRUGGLE
Karla:
THIS IS EXCITING!
PARKER AND HIS CREW
ARE MINING FOR GOLD
ON THEIR OWN JUNGLE CLAIM.
PRETTY COOL OPPORTUNITY
TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
THIS IS MORALE
BOOSTING, HEY?
WHOO!
Sam: WE'RE IN THE GAME NOW.
WE'RE MINING.
YOU KNOW, AT THE VERY LEAST,
WE'VE GOT A PUNCHER'S CHANCE
OF FINDING SOME MEANINGFUL GOLD
FOR US TO TAKE HOME.
Rick: IT TOOK US AN AWFUL LO
JUST TO GET HERE, YOU KNOW?
IN A WORLD WHERE WE'VE
BEEN UP-SIZING EVERY YEAR,
THIS IS A BIT HUMBLING,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IN GUYANA, THIS IS
WHERE WE GOT TO START.
Parker: IT'S NICE TO BE DOWN
TO GETTING OUR HANDS DIRTY
AND FINDING SOME GOLD NOW.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE
FINDING SOME GOLD NOW.
THAT'S WHAT THIS TRIP
IS ALL ABOUT, SO
NOW I JUST HOPE
THERE'S SOME GOLD HERE.
♪♪
Narrator:
ON THE NEXT "PARKER'S TRAIL"
-YOU GOT SOMETHING?
-OH, YEAH!
-IT'S A NUGGET.
-HOLY [BLEEP]
WE'RE IN THE MONEY.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Man: THE SITUATION IS
EXTREMELY VOLATILE.
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?
AND WILL ONLY GET WORSE.
Man #2:
THERE'S A ROADBLOCK IN FRONT.
HOLY [BLEEP]
THOSE HEADLIGHTS
HEADING OUR WAY?
OH [BLEEP]
Man #3:
LET'S ROLL, ROLL, ROLL!