Jungle Gold

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rdf:langString George purchases the parts to build the new wash plant, but struggles to assemble the machine with the tools he has. Allen arrives with a special steel saw though, and work begins. As he builds the plant, Scott and George reunite, and along with Slider, plot where to set up their new plant. However, Allen and their hired excavator driver destroy the plant as they attempt to move it, due to the faulty excavator moving it the wrong way. With failure eminent, David Thomas gives up on Scott and George, and takes matters into his own hands. He visits Alpesh, a gold miner who builds high-tech gold trommels, capable of processing over 200 Tons per hour, five times what the chinese plants can. He strikes a deal with Alpesh, and moves the new trommel to the Fahiakobo claim. On the way however, Slider has to make a bush fix to the drive shaft on the machine, and nearly crashes the trommel as they move it onto the claim. Dave reveals it cost him $10,000 to lease the machine, and puts pressure on the guys to begin producing gold. Right as the guys begin to clear land for their first pit, the excavator's track breaks off, and Dave threatens to kill the deal.

rdf:langString After buying a chain in town to fix the damaged excavator, George drives back to the mining site. On the way, his convoy is stopped by armed militia, and they are forced to bribe their way through. The militia are in the area close to Fahiakobo arresting illegal miners for their activities. Fahiakobo is legal operation, but only because they haven't mined yet- they do not have their mining license to do so, yet. Back at the claim, Steve, George and Scott successfully re-attach the track on the excavator. Scott and George meet with David, who tells them that they are at least a month away from being able to mine legally. With only 3 weeks of operational capital remaining, Scott and George travel down to Accra, to speed up the licensing process any way they can. Meanwhile, Steve works on the claim with the excavator, clearing land as much as he can legally, to prepare for mining. However, the excavator suffers a complete engine failure, and a frustrated Steve gives up. In the capital, Scott and George manage speed up the licensing process, and are told they are just two weeks from mining. As they leave the minerals commission office, Steve calls and reveals the excavator is dead, and that he is ready to quit. Scott and George call their investor Bud and manage to get a new investment for new machinery. After striking a deal on game-changing equipment, Scott and George meet with Steve, who agrees to return to the site. Back at the claim, the guys are preparing to take delivery of the equipment, when the TV show's head of security shouts for them. He's heard word of a violent attack on a site down the road. Fearing they could also be attacked, the entire production and mine crew flees the claim, and makes it back to the operations compound across the river. There, they learn Alan Reece, one of the Fahiakobo project partners, was brutally injured in the attack. David leaves to go find Alan, and later moves the heavy machinery out of Fahiakobo to safety. A phone call from Alan reveals that someone in the village told an armed militia to attack the site, and they took over $500,000 in gold and money was also stolen. Alan himself was beaten and stabbed in the attack. Scott and George search the local news for information on what happened, and are shocked to find their faces plastered across the headlines. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources placed out a warrant for the men's arrest. The guys realize they are in deep trouble, and a phone call to the U.S. Embassy confirms that they need to get out of the country. With no way to obtain visas to cross borders, the guys have to somehow sneak out via the international airport in the capital. With an active warrant naming Scott and George as wanted men, they decide to evacuate to the city with help from a helicopter, which takes off from a nearby village field. The remaining film crew, believing they are safe, drives into the city on an 8-hour long route. Halfway through the journey, the film crew gets word that they too are wanted. Somehow, both evacuation teams make it to Accra by nightfall, and take refuge in a Western hotel near the airport. Ironically, the guys are horrified to learn that the man who called for their arrest is actually attending a conference in the same hotel. However, after an uneventful night of sleep, the guys hit the road to reach the airport. Once they arrive, they make it through check-in, sneak through immigration and customs, and finally board an emergency evacuation flight home. As the plane enters international airspace, the team celebrates, and George and Scott vow to clear their names, and go back to Ghana.

rdf:langString With just two days left to prove their new claim has gold to mining partner David Thomas, Scott & George switch into high-gear to get results. They are forced to summon the local village to help them prospect however, because their repossessed excavator has broken down. The guys manage to summon a massive group of villagers arrive to help find gold, and accomplish digging over 50 test-pits. While most have no gold in them, Scott & George discover two which have high concentrations, with an estimated 4 grams per ton. David is pleased, but not convinced. He gives them more time to drill the site. Just as the pair prepares to bring in a drill rig, however, Scott discovers his son Kai has autism, and is forced to return home to sort out matters. With Scott gone, George pushes the fixed excavator to stay ahead of the drill rig, clearing a path as fast as he can. George is injured that night, after the excavator knocks a tree onto him, forcing the operation to grind to a halt. The following evening, Dave and the drilling crew crunch numbers to determine how much gold is on the claim. They discover 12,600 tons of gravel lies in a 500-yard hot streak on the property, containing between 1-4 grams per ton, which could yield $2.5 Million dollars. George signs a deal with David to mine the claim.

rdf:langString While Scott deals with whether to return to Ghana or not, George must continue to run things on his own. After meeting with Dave, George heads to the village of Bremin, where he finds his old trommel he used two years before. He plans to use it on the Fahiakobo site, but when he discovers it's been destroyed by looters, he is forced to confront Dave. Mining partner Allen Reece shows George an alternative to a trommel, which he calls a "Chinese Wash Plant". A Chinese plant has no moving parts, and processes just 40 tons of gravel per hour, but costs only $9,000 to build. George is out of cash though, and has to come up with a way to pay for the new machine. Back in Utah, Scott recruits Steven Slider, an old friend of his who runs excavators, to join the crew in Ghana. After meeting George at Fahiakabo though, he discovers the excavator to be barely operational, and questions the guys' strategies. However, Slider quickly proves himself in helping George with a shady gold deal, which yields them just enough money for the new Chinese Wash Plant.

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rdf:langString George Wright

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rdf:langString Broken Man

rdf:langString Desperate Measures

rdf:langString Hell and High Water

rdf:langString Shots Fired

rdf:langString Armed Robbery

rdf:langString Wild Ride

rdf:langString Bailed Out

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rdf:langString Jungle Gold is an American reality television series on the Discovery Channel that debuted on October 26, 2012. It ran for two seasons.