. >> our two miners, jeremiah ferrel led us to a cavern that led us straight up. it was here they said they had spotted some gold as usual embedded in solid white quartz. >> we will find out when we shoot it. >> the two men had drilled holes. into the holes john packed explosives. over the years the 16-1 has produced a million ounces of gold with luck we were about to find a few more ounces. >> fire in the hole. >> for the four minutes fused there's plenty of time to get out of the way. it was less i for one d idn'tdoddle. safely around the bend we all heard the explosions and felt them. john and jeremiah used the latest trinket in gold mining, medal detectors. >> now we're cooking. >> and sure enough they had blasted lose one large rock that amounted to a bonanza. mike estimated it contained $10,000 in gold. >> this is what it's all about. >> wow. >> this stuff is coming back out here. >> you have to be an electrician, concrete worker, we do a lot of concrete work. >> explosives. >> yes, explosives. a mix of all trades. >> we do hard work and perseverance and thi