Elsewhere, Rick Ness just wants to get out of the gate. Between his sleep apnea diagnosis and needing to lay out a plan approved by an engineer before any dirt is moved, the underdog has been through it in the first few weeks. Then there is Greg Gibson, new face in the Klondike, putting the pressure on his foreman Buzz Legault. After all, the successful businessmen put millions into starting the operation and want a return on investment sooner than later.
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Below we break down the latest.
Parker Schnabel
The goal of four wash plants in four weeks raged on as Parker needed to jumpstart operations. He tasked one of Mitch Blaschke to get Roxanne up at Ken & Stuart’s. The first step for the foreman and partner Brennan Ruault was to haul the wash plant 10 miles from the yard to the Indian River claim. Through the process Brennan shared his goal was to own his own mine site with Mitch one day.
Mitch talked about Brennan being hard on things, which makes you wonder if Mitch would be on board for such a business plan. The inside corner of the road appeared sunken, which made transport harder to get the wash plant to the designated spot. They reinforced the area that allowed Roxanne to make it through and fired up the equipment. Now the goal was to run 24/7 at the Quagmire Cut.
Mitch didn’t have time to rest, dealing with a blown tire on one of the rock trucks. Putting things into perspective, each tire cost $8,000 with Parker’s team going through 70 in a year!. That’s more than half a million dollars! The team heads met to see how their first quadruple weigh-in did. Big Red ran top gravel at the Golden Mile to generate 43.80 ounces. Bob did the same from the Bridge Cut and pulled 67 ounces.
The Golden Goose added 92.80 ounces from the Airstrip Cut. Parker needed a big number from Roxanne. Sadly, that one only delivered 26.80 ounces. Not the numbers he hoped for in the early going. It became clear they needed to run some better ground.
Tony Beets
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In comparison, Tony only had one wash plant, Sluice-A-Lot, running. However, he experienced an even slower start with no gold on the scales. That’s because much of his resources were tied to the Midas Cut where they stripped 40 acres and counting. Despite the setbacks, the “King of the Klondike” felt he was in a good position. He even looked at acquiring more potential land. Tony went off to tend to this business, putting his brother Nick in charge.
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Tony’s grandson Eagan kept digging into pay while crew member Jasmine Gatensby kept an eye on the tailing pile. She noticed a big problem, forcing them to shut down the plant. A massive rock was found in the tailing conveyer. Eagan was tasked to help clear it.
Just as things got started again, the same issue happened again. Nick felt Eagan had a lot to learn when dealing with the issues. The Beets family meet up for the first weigh-in of the season. Sluice-A-Lot running at the Midas Cut day and night for a week paid off big with a 440.90-ounce finish, worth $2.1 million. In just a week and one wash plant, Tony was now on Parker’s heels.
Rick Ness
Rick needed the mining plan finalized. Until then, his operation was at a standstill. Tony paid him an unexpected visit. He immediately told the camera man to get out. Last season, Tony made an offer to buy Rick out. Fast forward to now and Tony appeared to be checking in on where things stood on that front.
Although Tony and Rick wouldn’t reveal what was really discussed. remained coy about what was discussed. Rick said it was a private conversation that might be something for later, admitting to appearing cryptic. Rick doesn’t rule out an exit plan in year 15 doing this. “I can’t walk out of the Yukon with a big loss,” Rick explained.
Greg Gibson
At Trail Hill, the new high-roller has gambled on hitting it big. Greg invested millions of dollars to set up this operation. That includes a new wash plant and other new equipment. The claim was located at Bonanza Creek, a hot spot for consistent mining over 130 years. Greg bet there was still untouched ground there. He met with Buzz Legault, his foreman, to plan out what to do next. The two disagreed a bit on what layer of channel white pay should be the focal point. Either way, Greg wanted to get sluicing by the end of the week.
Buzz had to work through an issue with Hot Box’s pad that had eroded. The bush fix was to reinforce the bank. When that didn’t work, Buzz built two wooden chutes in hopes when the crew fired up, it would funnel the waste water safely away from the pad. Greg was happy to see his wash plant running again. They completed the 300-yard test, which came in at 2.64 ounces. Not quite the 3 ounces Greg hoped for, but he was confident in the success they could have.
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