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As soon as i set that first round off it was how do i do another one? >> anthony: dude, fascinating! >> matt: this is where it all starts. >> anthony: all right. >> matt: right here. >> jim keane: everybody got everything out? four seconds to silence. >> anthony: all right everybodys good? everybodys ready? >> miners: yep, alright. >> matt: fire in the hole! [ explosion ] >> miners: one, two, three. >> anthony: oh yeah, thats deep. >> jim keane: welcome to mining. >> anthony: thats deeply satisf...

>> jim keane: this is the smell of mining. >> matt: well see if it all worked as planned. >> anthony: that shock wave was awesome! >> jim keane: isnt it? >> anthony: yeah. >> matt: this is like being an astronaut right now. when we go in there, you are going to be the first person in the world to see what youre seeing. alright! >> larry: did you break it? >> matt: yeah! >> anthony: nice, huh?! happy with your work? >> matt: im very happy with it. everything came out just the way it should. >> ji...

Next. sot these are not regular citizens that buy homes finally, the unofficial start of summer is near, and many will spend this memorial day in one of our nations parks. this year, the park service turns 100 years old. these national treasures are more popular than ever. 300 million visitors last year alone. our kevin tibbles tags along for a road trip to behold them from sea to shining sea. >> reporter: they are vast and majestic and they are ours. >> arches. >> aztec ruins. >> reporter: ex...

Does that vent it out? >> matt: yeah. the smoke will start moving towards us. you got to get in the smoke. >> anthony: oh yeah. smells like victory. >> jim keane: this is the smell of mining. >> matt: well see if it all worked as planned. >> anthony: that shock wave was awesome! >> jim keane: isnt it? >> anthony: yeah. >> matt: this is like being an astronaut right now. when we go in there, you are going to be the first person in the world to see what youre seeing. alright! >> larry: did you bre...

Anfo- ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. >> matt: ok so ive got everything charged up and loaded. now we get to time it. >> matt: this is kind of where i got hooked on mining. as soon as i set that first round off it was how do i do another one? >> anthony: dude, fascinating! >> matt: this is where it all starts. >> anthony: all right. >> matt: right here. >> jim keane: everybody got everything out? four seconds to silence. >> anthony: all right everybodys good? everybodys ready? >> miners: yep, alr...

>> anthony: back in the day it was dynamite. but in the sixties, they started switching over to this stuff; anfo- ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. >> matt: ok so ive got everything charged up and loaded. now we get to time it. >> matt: this is kind of where i got hooked on mining. as soon as i set that first round off it was how do i do another one? >> anthony: dude, fascinating! >> matt: this is where it all starts. >> anthony: all right. >> matt: right here. >> jim keane: everybody got everythin...

Woo hoo hoo! >> jim keane: oh yeah. >> anthony: very cool. >> jim keane: can we see the smoke? >> anthony: what -- does that vent it out? >> matt: yeah. the smoke will start moving towards us. you got to get in the smoke. >> anthony: oh yeah. smells like victory. >> jim keane: this is the smell of mining. >> matt: well see if it all worked as planned. >> anthony: that shock wave was awesome! >> jim keane: isnt it? >> anthony: yeah. >> matt: this is like being an astronaut right now. when we go i...

Got hooked on mining. as soon as i set that first round off it was how do i do another one? >> anthony: dude, fascinating! >> matt: this is where it all starts. >> anthony: all right. >> matt: right here. >> jim keane: everybody got everything out? four seconds to silence. >> anthony: all right everybodys good? everybodys ready? >> miners: yep, alright. >> matt: fire in the hole! [ explosion ] >> miners: one, two, three. >> anthony: oh yeah, thats deep. >> jim keane: welcome to mining. >> anthon...

>> it was a destination with hopes and dreams of hard work leading to a better life. >> you know, the companys a son of a bitch, lets face it, but they were our son of a bitch. thats just the way it was. the community worked to support the people. ♪ ♪ >> heres the fun part! >> cool! >> how many holes do you usually drill to make a round? >> between 20 and 30. >> what is a round? >> this pattern has to be drilled out and every time you advance the face that is a round. you drill it, you load ...

>> time sinks slowly to the deepest part of the ocean, the mariana trench. shes tired of light and its feared black. >> they say that butte is a mile high and a mile deep and to get an idea of what they mean youve got to go down. down deep into the hill. an intricate warren of tunnels riddled through the rock and soil that lay beneath the city was flooded forever by water and darkness. the orphan boy mine is one of the few remaining hard rock mines in the city. ♪ ♪ >> today it serves as a tr...