Hoping to right the mining mistakes of his father, a rookie Idaho miner closes his failing 30-year-old auto business to chase gold in the remote Idaho Hills. But with a failing hobby plant and no gold, a desperate rescue turns into a tough reality check.

Freddy and Juan get an SOS from a group of young miners in Montana after they go $1M into debt with no gold to show for it. Facing nonstop breakdowns and a crew mutiny, the guys must resurrect a 60-year-old conveyor and divide forces to save this plant.