What do you think, guys?
Before they do the final run and test all of their fixes.
Let's have a walkthrough and talk about the riffles and stuff on.
Freddy takes a closer look at the improvements one has made to the sluice runs.
Well, you can kind of see, you know, what Juan did here.
We talked about it and we decided to put your course riffles low.
Yeah, that'll let that material come off of there and spread more and actually pick up a
bit more velocity on the lighter riffles before it hits the coarse riffles.
Yeah. Get a chance for everything to fan out a little bit.
And yeah.
Instead of being all all the same exact riffle like we had on the last ones, there's
there's quite a few more changes, more chances for that goal to get caught.
That's going to stop it from packing up on us or at least help it.
Yeah.
It'll help greatly.
They won't all pack up in that one piece of gold that doesn't like the other situations.
May like that one, especially with the fine gold.
I've wanted Freddie out here with two great people to get some knowledge from.
You know, they've got a lot of experience in this fine gold recovery.
And so, yeah, I was able to ask a lot of questions on things that I've had, you know,
been trying to find answers for, and they were able to answer those for me.
You guys ready to rock and roll?
We're ready to fire it up. Let's make some gold.
The second test here, a little concerned and how it's going to turn out, you know, hoping
these changes capture some more of that fine gold.
And there's no gold in this test.
It's back to the drawing board again.
See if it's viable to continue operations out here.
We'll do it.
After a week of making major upgrades to the Wash plant and a three day prospect for
better ground, Freddy and Juan will run a two hour test.
All right. We got water headed north up the hill.
Copy. Got water at the pump.
We're pretty excited about it. We're going to go ahead and get the equipment fired up and
we're going to start running the plant. We're going to get some gold in the box.
The last first buckets going in.
First bucket, Fred.
Start timing it. Nice.
Keith and Les parody need this test to deliver over 0.4 of an ounce to keep them on
track for their two ounce a day target.
This new spray bar seems to be doing the trick less.
Getting a nice even feed into those tapered.
You'll feel better.
Lot better. That one who looks good.
Thanks, buddy.
Are you that perfectly clean.
That clean, Clean.
Yeah.
You can eat off of it.
One is perfect.
Can't beat that.
Oh, you got more water.
Now since you put that spray.
Bar in the back.
Okay. You probably have 10% more water going through than you had before.
Running and his new spray bars are working.
Good. It's washing it up nice and even he said so.
The bottom. Riffles are working.
Good. Yeah.
The plant. It's running great.
So as long as there's gold in the ground, I guarantee you that this this cleanup is going
to be better than the last one.
That spot we just went and dug.
Yeah, we prospected.
It's got gold in it.
Yeah.
I'm excited to see what the box looks like.
Bread?
Yeah, I am too. Well, the sluices are running better than they were before, that's for
sure. It's pretty much an apples to apples.
Test here now.
Now the proof will be in the pudding.
Get the gold on the scale and see what it does.
Hey, Keith, You got a copy?
Go ahead, buddy. Yeah.
Let's make this next bucket your last bucket.
Yeah, you betcha. I'll grab one more.
Call it my last one and we'll shut her down.
Can you see some?
We got a piece right here.
Yeah.
Yeah, I got gold here.
We know we're getting good action on these ripples right here.
Oh, look at that.
Trap, Fred. Huh?
There's a bunch of fine gold in there, is there?
Yep.
A bunch of fine gold.
Let's get in there. It's in the carpet where we want the carpet.
Yep, That's where we want it.
There definitely looks like a big improvement.
Well, there's only one way to find out, huh?
Get it cleaned up and get it on the scale.
Yep. Let's do.
It. That sounds good.
Got her all dried up, guys.
Got her.
All done.
Their first test produced 0.2 of an ounce.
Moment of truth, huh?
Moment of truth. One oh.
To hit their two ounce a day target and become viable.
The brothers need at least double the first run.
Well, that looks better.
It looks nice.
Lots of gold in there.
Look at that.
There's a ton.
Ton of fine gold.
We've never seen fines like that before.
Well, that's. That's a good sign.
That is a good sign. It's quite impressive.
Yeah.
Wait up. Wait up.
Yeah, let's do it.
Well, there's 0.20 right there, guys, in there.
And we got a lot left in the pan.
0.55.
Nice. That's pretty damn good.
A little bit over. A little bit.
Of a 100%. Yeah, that's.
A huge improvement.
Huge improvement.
A full ten hour day would produce 2.75oz, which could mean the parody brothers turning
a profit for the first time in years.
More than enough for a career change from oil to gold.
Most of that fine gold caught in there is.
Yeah. The ripple systems is the change in there.
Yeah, well, definitely. We haven't seen fines like that before.
Well, it's a.
Damn good problem to have.
Yeah. Catching the fine gold makes a huge difference.
It makes it more viable to be able to do this full time and be able to work for
ourselves. Hopefully be able to take the winners off.