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HOLY poo poo SOMEBODY FOUND GOLD
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 02:48 |
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| # ? May 19, 2013 01:45 |
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18.9 oz. for one week (after half the season is dead and gone).
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 02:49 |
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Just goes to show you how stupid the hoffmans are. 19oz in a week?
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 02:52 |
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Truly it is a Christmas Miracle.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 02:56 |
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"The Hoffman crew can still strike it rich at Quartz Creek" ... until... Oh no! Grandpa! Saveron_01 fucked around with this message at Dec 17, 2011 around 03:01 |
| # ? Dec 17, 2011 02:59 |
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I don't get why the people working with Todd never call him out on all the bullshit he tells them. He seems to promise every clean out will result in hundreds of ounces of gold.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 03:01 |
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Next week: see the only people at these mines who are any good at their jobs!
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 03:02 |
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Finally! Pay off! It only took like 17 episodes. If they run that poo poo into the ground they should come out pretty rich. I would be up 24/7 until I fell into the machine and died at this point. They finally had experts set their machines up and show them how to use it. AMAZING. Their gold wasn't full of black rock poo poo like Freds was. Theirs looked pretty drat pure.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 03:57 |
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The Parker & Grandpa Schnabel conflict seemed so ridiculously fake... Good episode though. Been waiting 1.5 seasons for someone to find gold.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 04:11 |
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This show is great and awful.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 05:51 |
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Despite my dislike for all of these people I still find myself rooting for them. Why? Their thinking is so broken sometimes. "We can make $400,000if nothing breaks down, unlike the rest of the season where something breaks down every 3 days! Woo!!!~~~~" It sounds like somebody read the Secret one too many times or something. They're an object lesson of the danger of unchecked optimism. I might actually watch the special features shows to see how much they reveal behind the scenes when it's all over. Their new claim seems too good to be true. In the midst of surroundings that look like the trenches of World War I, they manage to find a claim super rich in gold that nobody has touched. I imagine Discovery had something to do with that.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 13:46 |
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The Gay Bean posted:Despite my dislike for all of these people I still find myself rooting for them. I know. I know. :sad: I can only think that it's because the sight of the gold sets off something primal in our brains. It's pretty and shiny and  .That's the only part I really like about this show is the cleanouts. And Parker Schnauble being a little whiney bitch.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 18:37 |
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I want them to make some money this season so there can be a 3rd season where they go up to that other claim where they didn't get water rights to this year.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 19:13 |
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The Gay Bean posted:I might actually watch the special features shows to see how much they reveal behind the scenes when it's all over. Their new claim seems too good to be true. In the midst of surroundings that look like the trenches of World War I, they manage to find a claim super rich in gold that nobody has touched. I imagine Discovery had something to do with that. I don't doubt that some things are set up for the sake of TV but I think the claim they're on could be legit. The owner was saying because its on a slope the dredge couldn't get to it so it'd make sense to me it'd only be worthwhile to mine for a small time operation like they are. Whenever they go off the slope someone comes by and tells them the dredge got that area. They might have had some help finding it but I can see why there'd be a pretty good claim in the middle of everything the dredger went through due to the slope. Best moment of the last episode was old man Hoffman saying "If you don't have the guts, you can't get the glory". No guts no glory! He clearly lives his life by that motto.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 20:03 |
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ProfessorGroove posted:I don't doubt that some things are set up for the sake of TV but I think the claim they're on could be legit. The owner was saying because its on a slope the dredge couldn't get to it so it'd make sense to me it'd only be worthwhile to mine for a small time operation like they are. Whenever they go off the slope someone comes by and tells them the dredge got that area. They might have had some help finding it but I can see why there'd be a pretty good claim in the middle of everything the dredger went through due to the slope. That's what I was saying earlier, it seems that all three claims they're focusing on is pretty much trying to dig up tiny little scraps of gold, and it seems practically impossible for anyone to turn a profit on it even if they know what they're doing, so no real company is going to bother mining that slope, because even best case, 400k, they're maybe looking at 30-40k a head, assuming everything works perfectly (which it obviously won't), so it's almost so little it's not worth trying for anyone outside of these hillbillies.
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| # ? Dec 17, 2011 21:02 |
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Well, I think the draw was like the entire 'glory hole' concept. You can make 400k getting gold normally, but if you hit a glory hole or pay streak or grandpa's buttcrack, you end up doubling that amount or more because it's so concentrated in one spot. I really like that blue water table they got. You could just see streams of gold going into the buckets. Pretty awesome.
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| # ? Dec 18, 2011 02:11 |
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I don't get why they were all just standing around watching the clean out machines work. Once they started seeing that they were onto something I would think they would be running right out to get more dirt running through the shaker. Keep a constant stream of dirt feeding into the clean out tent. Guess that makes too much sense.
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| # ? Dec 18, 2011 02:18 |
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Thumposaurus posted:I don't get why they were all just standing around watching the clean out machines work. Once they started seeing that they were onto something I would think they would be running right out to get more dirt running through the shaker. Keep a constant stream of dirt feeding into the clean out tent. Eh, even with the drilled sample they couldn't be sure they were on decent land until they had a full clean out, plus there's the anticipation and excitement that comes with the first real test of the new dig site, and the fact that they all probably needed to watch that expert guy work the new machines to learn how it's done. It made sense to stand and watch the whole process the first time. You're right though, they really need to go into assembly line mode from now on.
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| # ? Dec 18, 2011 02:25 |
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Palleon posted:That's what I was saying earlier, it seems that all three claims they're focusing on is pretty much trying to dig up tiny little scraps of gold, and it seems practically impossible for anyone to turn a profit on it even if they know what they're doing, so no real company is going to bother mining that slope, because even best case, 400k, they're maybe looking at 30-40k a head, assuming everything works perfectly (which it obviously won't), so it's almost so little it's not worth trying for anyone outside of these hillbillies. If you guys haven't figured it out yet, this show is absolutely fake. They're not even really trying to hide it. With just a little bit of searching you can find posts from locals and people who were on the show last season talking about how, from the start, the goal was to create a failing gold mine run by idiots. The Hoffman guy had a connection at the production company which runs the show, he found a cheap but not completely mined out claim, and he pitched a reality TV show. All of that poo poo you think they can't possibly be dumb enough to do? You're right, they aren't. The fact that they'll only pull out like 40k a head total makes sense when you understand they're really just actors getting paid thousands per episode by Discovery.
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| # ? Dec 22, 2011 01:26 |
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Dorsey's blog is a pretty interesting read.
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| # ? Dec 22, 2011 08:24 |
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BEAR GRYLLZ posted:If you guys haven't figured it out yet, this show is absolutely fake. They're not even really trying to hide it. With just a little bit of searching you can find posts from locals and people who were on the show last season talking about how, from the start, the goal was to create a failing gold mine run by idiots. The Hoffman guy had a connection at the production company which runs the show, he found a cheap but not completely mined out claim, and he pitched a reality TV show. I notice the next couple of shows are 'behind the scenes' type ones. Will be interesting to see if they spill their guts on the above, or its just more bullshit.
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| # ? Dec 22, 2011 14:02 |
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Are Earle Foster and Dakota Fred fake? What do you guys reckon? I think the Schnabbels are the only legit operation, if there is one in the show.
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| # ? Dec 22, 2011 14:56 |
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spankmeister posted:Are Earle Foster and Dakota Fred fake? What do you guys reckon? I think Dakota Fred is fake has as much mining experience as the Hoffman's(. The Darcy blog was interesting how it revealed that not only did they think they were going to get rich finding gold but also thought that they would become big celebrities/movie stars. The Dakota family is probably thinking the same thing too. It's a perfect storm of stupid. Was the Big Nugget mine even running last season? I think the producers talked Grandpa into letting Parker restart the mine for the TV show. You know your mine is tapped when you start looking for glory holes in the forest. Is Discovery really making enough money off of this to be running three fake mines though?
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| # ? Dec 22, 2011 16:49 |
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Lt_Tofu posted:Is Discovery really making enough money off of this to be running three fake mines though?
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| # ? Dec 22, 2011 21:45 |
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BEAR GRYLLZ posted:All of that poo poo you think they can't possibly be dumb enough to do? You're right, they aren't. The fact that they'll only pull out like 40k a head total makes sense when you understand they're really just actors getting paid thousands per episode by Discovery. If you read through that blog, they were actually dumber than they show on TV. Lots of illegal poo poo going on that he called them out on.
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| # ? Dec 23, 2011 00:11 |
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Is it conceivable that Dorsey is just butthurt and lying? I admit that I really do want them to be this stupid and not just playing a role.
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| # ? Dec 23, 2011 17:10 |
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I'm watching the the Behind the Scenes special that aired a few days before Christmas. Producer: I know how you guys can get some extra cash. Todd: Yeah, how's that? Producer: Find some gold 
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| # ? Jan 2, 2012 07:13 |
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I don't understand how these people can be so bad at mining and still get people to trust them with their money.
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| # ? Jan 7, 2012 02:09 |
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Evil Orca posted:I don't understand how these people can be so bad at mining and still get people to trust them with their money. Maybe they make load of money with the show and the inevitable book deal. The show is so frustrating. Parker's mother seems quite upset that he is a hard working young man, threatening to bring him home because he seem "tired, worn-out, and may not be feeding himself with his 14 hour days." drat lady, would you rather him have the work ethic he has or to come home and smoke joints in the backyard shed? edit:  his mom changes her mind now that he finds a pan of gold
WouldDesk fucked around with this message at Jan 7, 2012 around 04:57 |
| # ? Jan 7, 2012 04:44 |
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WouldDesk posted:Parker's mother seems quite upset that he is a hard working young man, threatening to bring him home because he seem "tired, worn-out, and may not be feeding himself with his 14 hour days." drat lady, would you rather him have the work ethic he has or to come home and smoke joints in the backyard shed? Yeah, I noticed that too. He's working way harder than any teenagers I ever knew, or me at that age, and she seems to think that's a problem? Probably just stepped up by the show for drama, though to be fair their actual arguing with each other bits seemed pretty realistic.
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| # ? Jan 7, 2012 05:06 |
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In one of the behind the show or whatever it's called interviews Parkers mom said that Parker wanted to skip a semester of college to mine for gold. Maybe Parkers mom knows the gold mine is really lovely and doesn't have much gold left and she's thinking about his future beyond a few years of mining gold.
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| # ? Jan 7, 2012 10:05 |
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I don't know why I keep watching this show. It's not uplifting or inspiring or even particularly easy to tell what episodes I have and haven't seen, since they're showing old and new ones interspersed constantly and the plot of each one is "Desperate yokels burn money to uselessly violate the desolate and unfeeling earth, weep." But I'm still watching it. I really, really hope all this is a huge act because otherwise it's just so disheartening. That Rough Beast fucked around with this message at Jan 8, 2012 around 05:26 |
| # ? Jan 8, 2012 05:17 |
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I don't think it's 'just an act.' I think the three people featured really are attempting to run some sort of mining operations. What they show us is complete horseshit, though. If they were constantly succeeding, no one would watch this human trainwreck, so they're always going to 'struggle' with invented plot points and other random crap. What seems the most genuine to me is failures in their [construction] equipment. One of the funniest things for me is that every failure they have, which is regarded in a 'stuff will break no matter what' kind of sense, seems extremely preventable. Welp, gear drives with no grease are going to lock up...or maybe we could grease it every once in a while? Oh, no predicting when a hydraulic line will blow...cut to camera shot of an entire group of greasy hoses with the rubber falling off. For as much as they proclaim how hard gold mining is, this show really is making it look pretty easy to me. Maintain your poo poo, don't constantly 'fix' the few things you have that actually aren't broken, ect.
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| # ? Jan 8, 2012 06:14 |
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epheneh posted:For as much as they proclaim how hard gold mining is, this show really is making it look pretty easy to me. Maintain your poo poo, don't constantly 'fix' the few things you have that actually aren't broken, ect. And stop buying poo poo on the side of the road. If someone has chucked something up in Alaska, the odds are it's because it is a piece of poo poo.
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| # ? Jan 8, 2012 07:56 |
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Has anyone else seen the previews for the Bering Sea mining show? Looks like they're sucking up gold off the sea floor or maybe dredging for it? I'm hoping it's not full of fuckups again like this show.
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| # ? Jan 8, 2012 09:11 |
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FISHMANPET posted:Has anyone else seen the previews for the Bering Sea mining show? Looks like they're sucking up gold off the sea floor or maybe dredging for it? I'm hoping it's not full of fuckups again like this show. It's like the perfect storm. I HAVE TO WATCH IT. e: bonus points if the crew's swamp people.
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| # ? Jan 8, 2012 12:15 |
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You know someone pitched that show as "Deadliest Catch meets Gold Rush!"
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| # ? Jan 9, 2012 15:47 |
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FISHMANPET posted:Has anyone else seen the previews for the Bering Sea mining show? Looks like they're sucking up gold off the sea floor or maybe dredging for it? I'm hoping it's not full of fuckups again like this show. That mining involves a diver with a glorified vacuum dredging the mud and muck off of the ocean floor, feeding it up to a ship that contains washing and sorting equipment.
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| # ? Jan 9, 2012 18:06 |
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Imasalmon posted:That mining involves a diver with a glorified vacuum dredging the mud and muck off of the ocean floor, feeding it up to a ship that contains washing and sorting equipment. It will never go anywhere without some sea variation of glory hole, can I suggest sea pot?
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| # ? Jan 9, 2012 21:51 |
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| # ? May 19, 2013 01:45 |
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So Todd wants to run for 24 hours, I wonder what will break first?! edit: 80 mile trip to the post office on a four wheeler, in Alaska. What could go wrong  Why does Todd say "times it by" instead of "multiply by"  
WouldDesk fucked around with this message at Jan 14, 2012 around 02:13 |
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