Before Kevin can get sloo, his crew needs to dig out coarse material from a nearby hillside on his claim,
truck it to his lynx cut, and finish building a massive 400 ft long, 30 foot high pad.

He will then bring in his new wash plant to sit on top, install the conveyor and hopper feeder next to a mountain of stockpiled hay,
ready to fire up by the end of the week.

Right now, I’m stripping off the hillside. We’re running out of material to finish this burn.
The >> 700 broke down for the 900th time here.

00:57
Um, had to bring the d10 down and start pushing this rock down to match.
We’re definitely under the gun here. The sooner that plans running the better. [music]

We’re all hands on deck. I got Matt out here. Hunter chase or ender rock trucks?
And uh, looks like I’m missing somebody here. >> Ash, you have a coffee?

Hey, do you know where Ash is at here?
Yeah, I just seen her. She was having a cigarette break.
Oh, for sakes. Every time.
I got to go find her. I need her in a rock truck.

I got so much work to do. It’s driving me mental. >> I’m here to mine gold, not babysit.

I’ve just shown up and I’m excited to go move some dirt and get us some gold.

Three weeks ago, Brennan’s friends, Ash Phillips and fiance Matt Kefir, >> fancy seeing you up here, >> joined Kevin’s crew.
But immediately, >> she does the dumbest, >> Ash butted heads with rock truck driver Hunter Canning.

I’m going to get irritated. Okay.

02:32
Literally disrespectful as hell, leaving Foreman Brennan to deal with a warring crew.

I want this squash right now >> and questioning whether Ash is pulling her weight.
Game will be over if this keeps happening. I don’t give a—I’m not putting up with this anymore. [sighs]

Ash, >> hey big cat. >> We got to talk about some stuff.
You have been a friend of mine for a long time, but work is work.
I don’t want to call anybody lazy. When laboring comes, they’re not doing something every…

03:12

I’m not asking you to work 20 hours a day, but when we’re out there doing it, let’s just hustle instead.
You have to go to camp all the time. You got this, that >> literally.
I didn’t come over here to get my ass here.
Yeah, but I’m explaining to you why.
I didn’t come over here to get my ass.
Okay. Well, I’m telling you, and you don’t listen, >> Brennan. I’ve been moving dirt 20 years, >> you know.

03:32

I’ve heard your experience level forever. I know what you’re capable of. So, show me. I want to see it.
I yesterday, Brennan, I rolled up. Brennan, I rolled up yesterday. You don’t want to hear it?
You don’t want to hear it?
I’m out of here. You want a copy, man?
Ash, are you calling me?
You guys’ radio is not working to each other.
I can relay if you’d like.
No, I like… I don’t have time for this.

04:22
Brennan and I have been friends for 4 years. Like, what the… is wrong? And go home.
Oh, I wonder what happened. Matt coming. Sit and watch the show, I guess.

Hey, what happened?
I’m done.
What happened? I’m going back to Albert. I’m leaving.
No, you’re not.
Yeah, I am.
Get in the truck, darling.
No, I won’t.
I’m taking you up to camp. Come on.
Piss me off.
I think this is quitting. She left work.

05:16

What’s up? Um, just had a little altercation with Ash down in the cut there.
It’s not the [music] first time this has happened and it’s not, you know, it’s unfortunate,
but I’m just… I’m at my wit’s end.
All right, we need to figure some out.
Yeah. [music]

What’s happening now then? What’s happened?

Matt and I have had enough and now I’m going home. Alberta bound.
Uh [sighs] heartbroken a little bit. Um, we were up here to try and make enough money for a down payment on a house.
It’s all for nothing really. I’ve got basically no regrets besides the fact that maybe I should have kept my mouth shut.

Down in Alberta, if somebody gives me the grief that I’ve been given, I can go punch him in the head.

I know no one will be, you know, disappointed in us when we get home.
You still feel like, you know, feel like it’s >> They’ve got Brennan now and two rock truck drivers.
So, good luck. Our decision was to let Ashley go. Matt was given the option to stay.
But realistically, we knew he’s probably not going to.

This is a little stressful with the timing, but we got a plan to move.
We got to get loosing. We got bills to pay. So, we’re still going to go at it without them. [music]

07:01

At the links cut down two crew, Brennan now faces a herculean task to finish the wash plant pad.
We’re in situation here. You know, >> the heat has just got turned way up.
But we’re here to mine gold. We’re not here to argue and fight and [music] play Dr. Phil all day.

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