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Follow the lives of ambitious miners as they head north in pursuit of gold. With new miners, new claims, new machines and new ways to pull gold out of the ground, the stakes are higher than ever. But will big risks lead to an even bigger pay out?
2012
The Hoffmans have to find gold and fast. The crew arrives in Porcupine Creek reinvigorated and in record time, they are on the gold. But just they celebrate their best clean out ever, "Dakota Fred" returns and drops a bombshell on Todd, Jack and crew.
The Hoffman crew heads north to the Klondike in a desperate bid to find a new claim and salvage their mining season. 16-year-old Parker Schnabel takes over the Big Nugget Mine, while Dakota Fred gets a new start at Porcupine Creek.
Jack and Todd go head to head over how to set up their new claim. At Porcupine Creek, Dakota Fred rips out the wash plant and finds gold that he forced the Hoffmans to leave behind. At Big Nugget mine, Parker continues to hit pay dirt.
The Hoffman crew confronts the permafrost that lies between them and the gold. As the Dakota Boys set up their new wash plant, Fred pushes his son too hard and Dustin storms off. Parker faces a breakdown that leaves his mining season at a stand still.
A crew rebellion forces Todd Hoffman to dig test holes on the claim. The tension mounts as they wait to see if they're sitting on a gold-rich paystreak or about to go bust. Then, Fred is forced to abandon mining as floods in North Dakota destroy his home.
The Hoffmans are finally on the gold, but a new love threatens to derail mechanic James Harness right when the crew needs him most. Desperate for pay dirt, Parker bulldozes a dangerous road up the side of a mountain and Fred returns to Porcupine Creek after facing the loss of his North Dakota home.
The Hoffmans realize they could be losing thousands of dollars of gold out of the end of their sluices and they are forced to tear apart the wash plant and rebuild. In his quest for virgin ground at Smith Creek, Parker turns into a lumberjack to get back on the gold.
With the washplant prepped, the Hoffman crew finally has their first clean-out of the season. Back in Alaska, Dakota Fred works furiously to win his "more gold in a week" bet that he made with Jack. At Big Nugget, Parker clashes with his grandfather when John wants to shut down the wash plant.
In this special, exclusive behind the scenes footage capturing the production of Gold Rush is revealed. Four film crews spread over 600 miles, battle the wilderness in Alaska and the ...
Jack Hoffman's precious excavator gets stranded in the creek and requires emergency surgery in the wilderness. Meanwhile, the crew fine-tunes their wash plant which doubles their efficiency at finding gold. Parker does the work of two men until an argument with his mother threatens to shut him down.
Short on time, the Hoffman Crew decides to run night and day in a struggle to get to the gold, while a federal mining inspector pays a surprise visit to both Fred and Parker. The inspector finds safety violations and both operations face closure.
A broken excavator sidelines the Hoffman crew; Parker Schnabel returns the mine to his grandfather; efforts to reopen a mine beget a clash between the Dakota boys.
A key crew member calls it quits at Quartz Creek. Meanwhile, massive rocks break Dakota Fred's derocker and Parker reconsiders his future after smelting his 35oz season haul into a solid gold bar.
A heart attack has 91 year-old mining legend John Schnabel battling for for his life. The Hoffmans find a gold nugget that becomes a game-changer and Dakota Fred accomplishes what Jack Hoffman never managed to do at Porcupine creek.
The Hoffman crew risks its all to run through the night in a bid to finally break even for the season. Fred has to abandon his best paydirt yet when his excavator gets stuck in the pit. John Schnabel returns to the Big Nugget Mine after his heart attack.
The Hoffman crew battles frozen dirt and frozen pipes as they struggle to hit their goal of 100 oz. Parker makes a last ditch effort at Smith Creek Hill and the Dakota Boy's season may be over when Dustin smashes the side of the washplant.
The Hoffman crew is desperate to get 100 ounces, but Todd's decision to run the dozer on solid ice ends in disaster. The Big Nugget mine faces closure if Parker fails to hit a pay streak and Dakota Fred thinks he's finally found Jack Hoffman's glory hole.
In never before seen footage, the miners unearth the sometimes ugly truth about their 2011 mining seasons. In a shocking development, one miner is kicked out of the Hoffman crew. The miners also disclose plans for next season.
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2012
Relive the most heart pounding and heart breaking moments of Gold Rush as the Hoffman crew and their rivals Parker Schnabel and 'Dakota’ Fred fight Mother Nature, mining machines and each other to get gold out of the ground in the frozen North.
Loaded with bonus footage, production facts and tweets. Todd doubles down with two claims, twice the crew and twice the gear. Dakota Fred's glory hole is thought to contain millions in gold. Parker hires a new crew and sets his sights on new land.
Dave faces disaster when he finds his new claim is un-minable. Todd is thousands of dollars in the hole and the 1000 ounce goal looks impossible. The Dakota boys face the threat of historic floods and Parker desperately needs to secure new ground.
Todd does a deal on a new gold-rich claim to get Dave's crew back in action.The Dakota boys hire new miners and one is quickly terminated. Todd junks his old wash plant, and replaces it with the new Super-Trommel, and Parker sets an unprecedented goal to get $40,000 worth of gold in his first week.
Todd Receives a suprise visit from his investor; a broken-down bulldozer causes problems for Dave Turin's crew.
Todd's chief investor demands to see 100 ounces of gold in the next three weeks, or he will pull the plug on the Klondike operation. At Indian River, Dave Turin is on the gold. Parker's crew goes into meltdown when he forces them to replace a bridge, while Fred attempts to make a precision part for the 270's track out of scrap metal.
Parker sets a hefty goal; Dave's mine faces a potential shutdown.
Todd and his crew finally get to test the new Turbo Trommel. Dave pushes his crew to double their last clean out. The Dakota Boys receive a visit from an inspector with the power to shut down their mine and Parker brings in dynamite to blast a boulder.
Todd faces closure; Parker receives bad news from his grandfather.
Parker finds out about the fate of his Grandpa. Todd has to rebuild his turbo trammel, Indian River faces a shutdown and the Dakota boys investigate whether the Glory Hole is truly an ancient waterfall.
Todd and Dave go to war over the dozer they both need to keep mining and Todd banks on finding virgin ground beneath a pile of dredge tailings. Parker faces a crew rebellion and Dakota Fred attacks the Glory Hole with his secret weapon- the bedrock shark.
Parker hits bedrock at Emerson Trench; Todd shuts down the Quartz Creek operation; and Dave has a mishap with a bulldozer.
Todd forces his crew and Dave's crew to merge into one team. The Dakota Boys use their new equipment to get back down to the bottom of the Glory Hole. Parker risks his life to get paydirt from an abandoned mine site down a dangerous mountain road.
Tensions mount between the dayshift and nightshift as Todd pushes his men harder than ever. Parker battles his ancient washplant and the treacherous road from Discovery Claim while Dustin risks it all diving for hidden gold in the frozen glory hole water.
Todd pushes the Big Red washplant to near breaking point on his best ground yet. Fred and Dustin battle to save a broken down excavator as water floods the glory hole and Parker faces his worst nightmare as the dangerous mine road claims its first victim.
Out of Indian River paydirt, Todd comes up with a risky plan to hit his 1,000 ounce goal. A bad fall could put Fred out of the game, leaving Dustin to dig the glory hole. Parker worries his season is over but his grandpa is convinced he's near the motherlode.
Winter strikes and the miners wage the final battle for the mother lode. The Hoffmans pull out a secret weapon to thaw frozen gold-rich paydirt. Dustin plunges into the freezing waters of the Glory Hole and Parker mines the last ground at Big Nugget.
2013
The season premiere breaks ground in 3 countries. The Hoffman crew moves their operation to the hostile Guyana jungle. The Dakota boys need to find a safe route over thin ice. Parker is out of cash and must find gold – but Tony Beets has bad news for him.
Todd faces disaster when he discovers his claim has been mined out. The Dakota Boys fight over rival mining plans, with one plan high in the mountains, and the other deep in the hole. Parker ignores Tony Beets, but still manages to hit his first pay dirt.
The Hoffman crew battles the hostile jungle to get vital mining equipment to the claim. The Dakota Boys drill to find out whether the glory hole contains millions in gold. Parker is on the warpath when a new crew member throws out his gold.
The Hoffman crew attempts to set up their washplant, but the jungle fights them every step of the way. The Dakota Boys find their first bedrock gold in the glory hole. In the Klondike, Parker gets more gold out of Little Blue than the Hoffmans ever did.
Todd makes a shocking departure. Parker is forced to rebuild his wash plant after losing gold. The Dakota Boys finally hit the bottom of the Glory Hole.
Todd returns to Guyana expecting 20 oz of gold but gets a shock. Parker faces a mutiny and seeks advice from Grandpa. The Dakota Boys expect a huge pay out from the glory hole but get a blow.
Todd makes a startling discovery while searching for new ground; Parker tries to stop Todd from repossessing his dozer; Fred prematurely gives up on his glory hole.
Todd switches to diamond mining; Dustin is stranded in the mountains during an electrical storm; Parker's wash plant is destroyed.
Behind the scenes with the production crew
Dave returns to the Hoffman crew and butts heads with Todd over their mining plan. The Dakota boys stake their future on a new cut; Parker gets a second chance at mining with one of the largest wash plants in the Klondike.
A tropical storm floods the Hoffman's operation; Dave must dive into the pit; Parker runs a washplant; the Dakota boys get a clean-up.
Dave is forced to dive deep into the pit when a tropical storm floods the Hoffman's operation.
Todd faces eviction; Parker modifies his plant; Dustin gets real mining equipment to Cahoon Creek.
Todd's claim owner forces a change of plans; Grandpa makes a radical suggestion while visiting Parker; Dustin fights to reach mountain gold.
An emergency in the jungle forces Todd to airlift one of his men to safety. Tony Beets becomes furious when he finds that Parker has moved his whole operation over the creek. The Dakota boys may be forced to abandon their hole.
Jack destroys the washplant forcing Dave to find a new way to run their dirt. Frozen pay disrupts Parker’s operation and threatens to end his season early. Dustin participates in a dangerous operation.
Todd’s claim owner arrives unannounced to take stock of the Hoffman’s operation. Dustin returns from the mountains just in time for the final clean up. Unwilling to admit defeat, Parker uses a new piece of equipment to thaw his frozen paydirt.
Parker Schnabel refuses to give up. He's not satisfied with his gold total and is dead set on bringing home big gold to his beloved grandfather. Nothing is going to stop him, not even the Klondike winter.
94 year old mining legend John Schnabel convinces his grandsons Parker and Payson to return to Big Nugget to work together deep into the winter to prove, once and for all, that there is big gold buried deep under Smith Creek.
This no holds barred show reveals how Fred coped with a dying wife, why a fateful choice cost Todd a huge amount of gold and how he coped with a murder in the jungle. A look forward reveals where the miners will be next season and who will return.
2016
Todd Hoffman takes the biggest gamble and turns his back on guaranteed gold in the Klondike. Tony Beets expands his empire, buying a huge second dredge. Parker Schnabel starts his new season without his grandfather & mentor.
Todd Hoffman has his back against the wall when his new Oregon mine fails to deliver. Parker Schnabel’s new $600,000 washplant breaks down on its first start-up and Tony Beets takes to the sky to check up on his children.
Todd returns to the Klondike to collect Monster Red while Parker confronts tough negotiator Tony over royalties and receives a shock offer.
Todd finally finds good gold at his new High Bar mine. Parker gives his foreman Rick his own operation and when Tony and Minnie decide to cut the dredge crew’s pay, a key crew member calls it quits.
Todd battles to get the 50oz of gold he needs to keep his High Bar mine open. Tony brings all his children together to get his Paradise Hill claim up and running. Parker is furious at a series of human errors which cost him thousands of dollars.
Todd Hoffman moves his entire operation and starts to run paydirt at a new mine. Parker Schnabel is flooded out and Tony Beets’ ancient dredge hits a record gold.
Tony arrives to find his million-dollar dredge in disaster. While Rick is at his grandpa’s funeral, Parker shuts him down by taking his equipment, and the Hoffmans discover that their wash-plant doesn’t work in their new mine.
Todd Hoffman digs deeper than ever in a desperate search for gold. Tony Beets hauls a monster down the Yukon River. Parker Schnabel’s $600,000 wash-plant starts to shake itself apart.
In this mega-packed episode, Tony Beets breaks records with the biggest gold haul in Gold Rush history. Parker Schnabel battles to save his dream washplant, and after seven weeks at the Buckland, Todd Hoffman’s finally on the gold.
Todd Hoffman hits rock bottom when, after seven seasons, a key crew member quits. Tony Beets transforms some rusty relics into a monster power barge, and a troubled Parker Schnabel misses his own birthday party.
With no paycheck for five weeks, Todd Hoffman’s close-knit team turn on each other. Parker’s gamble to run his washplant without protection from rocks proves costly. Tony builds a $10,000 mega-trailer to move his barge – but gets his measurements wr
Todd Hoffman’s crew has quit, and he desperately tries to keep mining with a skeleton team. Parker carelessly breaks his truck’s air hoses while transporting his washplant, and Tony Beets discovers his dredge is blowing gold out of the sluice
The washplants featured on Gold Rush have trapped more than $18m worth of gold, but which monster machines have made the most or lost the most money?
The remnants of the Hoffman crew are at their lowest, but someone brings Todd good news. Tony Beets fires his barge captain, then runs aground up the mighty Yukon River. Rick Ness finally gets Parker Schnabel’s second operation up and running.
Rick outperforms Parker on his new Indian River claim. Tony’s dredge suffers a catastrophic failure, threatening his season. Todd Hoffman’s skeleton crew finally sees good gold at their new mine in Colorado.
Todd Hoffman eats humble pie when he begs his old crew to return, Parker Schnabel loses an excavator in a swamp and Tony Beets gives his daughter Monica her own operation.
The Hoffman crew opens a second mine in Colorado, Parker Schnabel tries out a new mechanic who fails to get approval from Mitch. Tony Beets sets sail in a power-barge up the mighty Yukon river.
Parker Schnabel is forced to call his dad in to help his struggling operation, Todd Hoffman has the best clean-up of the season and Tony Beets’ daughter Monica starts bringing home the gold.
Todd's whole operation is brought to a halt; Parker's plant move turns into an excavator nightmare and a massive fix means Tony can finally get his broken dredge up and running.
Todd finds monster nuggets on the top of a mountain, Parker and Rick struggle with a conveyor and Tony pits Monica against Kevin to see if the dredge is more efficient than a modern washplant.
Todd uses dynamite to blast monster boulders and get to the gold, Parker has to overcome a flood to get to a record gold count and Tony heads up the freezing Yukon River in his massive power barge.
As each crew attempts to hit their final goals, a fist fight on the Hoffman claim ends in a resignation; Tony's plan to relocate his dredge hits a brick wall; and Parker records the biggest gold weigh of his life and teases his next big adventure.
2010
Six recession-hit patriots from Oregon stake everything on mining and head north to Alaska to dig for gold and save themselves from financial ruin. The team of greenhorns beg, borrow and build all the equipment they need to mine for gold. Loaded with supplies, they leave their loved ones behind and drive from Oregon to southeast Alaska in a Klondike convoy.
The stakes get higher at the Porcupine Creek prospect as reality sets in about just how little time they have to get to their gold. The miners start to rebuild the mining ghost town but the bears aren't so keen on their new neighbors — and they let them know it.
The crew races to set up the mining plant and start running dirt. When the families arrive from Oregon and question the lack of gold — and master mechanic Harness becomes dangerously ill — the tension builds so high that Dorsey and Todd almost come to blows.
The team attempts to finally run potential pay dirt through the wash plant. But a visit from the Department of Fish and Game reveals a violation, jeopardizing their vital water supply to the mine. Then disaster strikes as Todd's daughter fights for her life.
The miners continue to run dirt but an equipment malfunction brings the operation to a halt. Meanwhile, James Harness collapses and Jimmy Dorsey drives a wedge between himself and the crew when he takes on an extra job to earn cash. But hard work late into the night finally hits a pay streak.
The miners' futures are on the line at Porcupine Creek. After 80 days, the miners are behind schedule, and the Hoffmans have run out of money and deliver the crew an ultimatum: find $10,000 worth of gold in the next two days, or the families have to head home to Oregon. Meanwhile, after Dorsey struggles with the wave table, tensions flare and fists fly.
With winter weather closing in, a gold recovery expert comes to help the rookies. Todd discovers a major design flaw in the equipment and is forced to make huge modifications. With the credit cards maxed out, he is forced to take desperate measures.
The crew remains in deep financial hole. Veteran miner "Dakota" Fred thinks he can turn things around and he cranks up production faster than ever before. But when things start falling apart, tensions mount and Harness can't keep his frustration in.
Desperate to get to bedrock and large quantities of gold, Todd and Jack throw caution to the wind and dig deeper than ever before. With the brutal Alaskan winter threatening, they battle floods, cave-ins and equipment breakdowns.
With the arctic winter looming, the crew races against the clock. Rain and thawing snow flood the mine and Jack puts his life on the line as the glory hole caves in around the massive 100,000 pound excavator.
2017
Parker and Todd go head to head as they lay down the exact same gold-weight goal for their season, whilst Tony Beets fires up his second ancient dredge.
A rogue gunman fires shots at the Hoffman crew; frozen ground destroys Parker Schnabel's dozers; Tony Beets starts to tear apart his 500 ton dredge.
Todd interferes with son Hunter's wash-plant, pushing their relationship to a breaking point. Parker battles to maneuver a 150 foot super conveyor and Tony desperately needs dredge #1 to deliver gold but frozen ice may derail his plans.
When Todd Hoffman's water supply gets ruled illegal, Freddy comes up with a plan to save the day. Tony undertakes a $600,000 upgrade of Dredge 1.
While Parker Schnabel fights rising floodwaters to save his cut, Hunter Hoffman makes a bold decision shut down his operation and his father's.
Todd shuts down his operations to support Freddy Dodge as he pleads with the county commissioners to allow him to mine his claim; Kevin has bad news.
A massive forest fire tears through the Klondike toward Parker's claim, threatening to end his season; Tony desperately needs his barge to run.
Todd Hoffman suspects sabotage when the crew is hit by a water crisis; Parker Schnabel battles to move his monster wash-plant, "Sluicifer;" Tony Beets orders Monica to fire up her wash-plant, but a rookie mistake shuts them down.
In Colorado, Todd's only hope for the season rests on a new claim, 'the jewellery box' - but has it already been mined out? And, Freddy drops a bombshell.
Parker Schnabel is halfway through the season, but nowhere near halfway his goal. Plus, Tony Beets is ready to barge the bucket line down the Yukon River.
Todd discovers a historic mine site that could turn his season around; Tony mounts a massive operation to replace a 24-ton bucket line; Parker's parents arrive for his birthday bearing extraordinary gifts.
Todd's Colorado mine lies in the path of a rare solar eclipse, but he faces trouble with less than 800 ounces this season; Rick has bad news for Parker.
Hunter Hoffman makes a rookie mistake that causes dysfunction in the team. Tony Beets has to improvise to tear down his second dredge. Parker Schnabel risks damaging his washplant as he races to finish his last cut at Scribner Creek.
Parker Schnabel's opens a brand-new cut, but his crew gets stuck in the mud. Todd tries to get Hunter back on the team to assemble a new wash-plant and Tony's stuck up the creek without a barge.
Parker Schnabel moves a massive wash plant on his own. Todd Hoffman races to set up his new trommel and faces a medical emergency, while Tony Beets' daughter makes a $200,000 mistake.
Parker threatens to shut down Rick's Indian River operation after the production dives. Disaster strikes the Beets crew while Kevin is gone visiting his girlfriend. Todd's crew scours the mountainside for gold after he gives them a shocking ultimatum.
Parker Schnabel and Tony Beets are locked in a fierce battle for independence and supremacy. The deep rivalry between the gold-mining prodigy and the Kind of the Klondike has produced some of the series' most dramatic moments.
Parker suspects Tony of sabotage on his new ground and confronts him. Todd's new washplant hits the noise limits for local regulations and they must find a bush fix to solve the problem. Tony Beets takes on his biggest challenge yet in tearing down his second dredge.
Parker buys his first Klondike claim, but gets an unpleasant surprise when he test pans it. Todd uses chemical ingenuity to break a monster boulder apart that stands in his way to gold. Tony nearly loses a crew member as he is tearing down his second dredge.
Tony's dredge teardown hits a wall when they attempt to remove the heaviest piece. Hunter Hoffman demands a change of mine site if they're going to have a future. Parker makes a bid for independence on his own claim, but Tony stands in the way.
Judgement day on Parker and Todd's 100-ounce bet; while Parker chases a record-breaking total, Todd desperately tries to keep his crew from falling apart. Tony struggles to get his dredge to Dawson before the Yukon River freezes over.
2021
Parker bets on a risky claim and loses a key team member, while Tony storms a cut with a fleet of new mega machines. Plus, Rick's skeleton crew pulls off...
Parker pivots to a new cut, hoping to reverse his cash flow. Rick's season rests in the hands of a green mechanic. Tony taps a favorite honey hole and welcomes a new addition. Fred finds gold in the wilderness.
Rick's crew races to rescue a greenhorn and her rock truck. In a rush to get on the gold, Parker's team sends water flooding into their claim.
Tony's confronted with news that throws him into a tailspin, while Fred banks his first gold of the season. And, Parker's crew stalls out at the Airstrip.
To fuel his big gamble Parker cranks up Sluicifer. Fred faces being shut down after a surprise inspection. On a hunt for new ground, Brennan sinks Rick’s massive 475 bulldozer. Later, Todd Hoffman and crew reveal why they went to Guyana and how they found big gold.
The Hunker Creek Curse. Tony returns to defeat the Hunker Creek curse and bank some quick gold. Rick puts Brennan in charge of finding new ground. Fred bets big on a new wash plant.
Parker returns to Promised Land but the claim owner's grandson threatens to derail a big pay day. Tony calls in his secret weapon to get down to pay at the new 80 pup cut. Fred risks destroying the new wash plant when hauling down a steep road.
Parker plans to limit the royalties he owes Tony while Tony's sons fight frozen pay. Rick gets help from an unexpected source.
Parker breaks out Big Red during a gamble on Mud Mountain while Rick's wash plant disintegrates before his very eyes. Fred is ready to sluice before getting bad news from Freddy and Juan.
Fred kicks off his first week of sluicing and the team gathers for the critical first gold weigh. Meanwhile, Tony faces an unexpected repair at 80 Pup.
Parker's crew sinks a loader setting up Big Red and clocks in their first double-gold weigh of the year. Tony finds a gold-rich glory hole at the Megacut.
Rick returns to the Deep Cut to settle the score. Parker does the unthinkable to get down to gold at Mud Mountain. Fred sends his son-in-law packing when he crosses the line.
Rick pivots to chase a vein of gold-rich paydirt that’s bankrupted other Keno miners. Parker heads to Alaska to prospect, leaving Mitch with a difficult decision to make at the Airstrip. Tony targets white channel paydirt to turn his season around.
Parker gambles 100 ounces to prospect Little Eldorado Creek in Alaska. Fred confronts a crew member with a secret. Rick launches a risky mission to rescue Monster Red. Tony’s crew sink the new D11 chasing gold rich white channel pay.
Parker gets a lead on virgin ground at Cleary Creek in Alaska. Rick puts Brennan to the test as the night foreman in the Rally Valley. A quick fix on Tony’s trommel feeder balloons into a major headache.
Parker finally runs paydirt and weighs his first gold from Mud Mountain. Fred scrambles to locate a better way to clean his increasing gold hauls. Tony invents a faster way to move excavators and stay on the white channel gold.
Rick strikes a pay layer in a sea of Rally Valley overburden. Fred speeds up the team's gold production at California Creek, resulting in a devastating setback. Tony's determined to put an end to his wet paydirt problems at 80 Pup.
Rick soups up Monster Red to battle the rocky and increasingly rich Rally Valley pay. Parker tasks Tyson with running Bad Cut on a skeleton crew. Fred fights a flood to stay on the gold.
Parker risks destroying Big Red to finally find Mud Mountain's big gold. Rick's forced to slow down his operation when massive rocks threaten to destroy Monster Red. Tony heads to the Yukon River for a quick cash infusion.
As gold from Mud Mountain rolls in Parker's crew builds a massive pad to get through the Ugly Cut in record time. Fred forms an unexpected partnership to double his gold. Tony revives his Indian River plans.
Rick calls in his secret weapon to get down to the Rally Valley pay layer. Parker splurges big to keep his operation running. Fred's new alliance with the Claytons is tested when their cut is flooded.
Rick finally hits the rich pay layer in Rally Valley and accelerates his plans. Tony prospects new ground in Keno. Tensions rise on California Creek when a one-two punch shuts down Fred and the Clayton's wash plant.
While hauling in gold-rich Mud Mountain pay, Parker’s team missteps and cripples Big Red. Rick's red-hot honey hole floods with only days left in the season. Tony heads back to Hunker, determined to reverse the curse.
Parker sees if his $5-million Mud Mountain gamble pays off; Rick breaks records; Fred fights back; Tony piles on the gold. On Hoffman Family Gold, Todd’s back for his biggest risk yet, a gold-rich Alaskan mine with only 7 weeks til winter.
2024
Parker chases a record-breaking 10,000-ounce season. Rick pursues his dream of buying his own claim. The fate of the Beets family dynasty shifts when the eldest son, Kevin, strikes out on his own.
Rick Ness considers whether to keep mining after devastating news. Parker’s crew split an excavator in half attempting a risky fix. Kevin Beets turns to one of dad Tony’s rivals for help.
Rick sinks an excavator trying to get down to Rally Valley pay. Parker’s crew risks destroying a million-dollar wash plant to get on the gold. Tony puts pressure on Cousin Mike to perform on the Indian River.
Parker unexpectedly loses the pay layer in the long cut. Tony Beets tasks the Mikes with ramping up his operation in the Indian River. Kevin struggles to keep his equipment running.
Parker makes a big call on Dominion Creek's ice-filled ground. Rick buys a new pump to fire up Monster Red. Kevin's cut floods, sending him scrambling to find a critical piece of equipment.
Rick risks flooding Rally Valley to haul in big gold nuggets. Tony's protégé, Cousin Mike, attempts a risky plant move. Kevin's biggest machine goes down while another lights on fire.
Sparks fly when Tony leaves his son Mike with "Cousin Mike," who's in charge of the operation. Desperate to get the gold flowing, Parker opens another cut and digs out a mega ditch to fire up again on Dominion Creek.
Tensions escalate when two crewmembers get into a fight on Kevin's claim. Parker prays that the Bridge Cut paydirt will turn his fortunes. When Rally Valley floods, Rick is forced to change plans.
Hoping for a record score, Rick runs the last of Rally Valley's pay dirt. Tony's son Mike battles an old water pump to get on Paradise Hill's gold. Parker's crew races to rescue a rock truck hanging off a berm.
Parker levels up and runs a third wash plant for the first time ever. Tony surprises Kevin with a new toy to supercharge his son's claim. Cousin Mike makes a big misstep when one of his plants goes down.
Brennan reaches a breaking point and confronts one of Kevin's crew members about their performance. Doumitt threatens to walk out on Parker. Rick becomes a claim owner and bets on the new Crew Cut payout.
Kevin fires up his wash plant for the first time. Tony assigns his son Mike to run the trommel at Paradise Hill 24/7, but a sunk excavator stands in his way. Rick pivots at the Crew Cut and searches for gold in a new spot.
Tony hits an unexpected roadblock at his Indian River claim. With time running out on his season, Rick searches for a new spot to mine. Parker's crew makes a big move in the Long Cut in the hopes of a large payday.
Parker makes a purchase that shocks the entire team. Tony clamps down on his son Mike's operation. Kevin starts his first full week of sluicing.
Rick gambles all his profits on a risky Duncan Creek cut. Parker's team leans on the new Sulphur Creek claim to keep their hot streak alive. Monica steps in with a solution to Tony's Indian River problems.
Parker chases a new red pay layer to keep his hot streak alive. Kevin Beets tries to run 24/7 with a green crew to get more gold. Rick's crew suffers an equipment meltdown while digging deep for Vegas Valley gold.
Brennan confronts Kevin about a lack of equipment. Tony comes down hard on Mike when a side dumper crashes in a ditch. Parker brings in monster dirt haulers, hoping to get 1,000 ounces of gold weekly.
Rick confronts foreman Buzz, throwing down an ultimatum. Hoping for a big score, Parker fires back up on Sulphur Creek. Tony and Monica go on a treasure hunt at the Hester Cut.
Parker investigates a forgotten section of Dominion Creek, Rick expands his ambitions at Vegas Valley, and Kevin loses an excavator just as his pay pile runs out.
Tony unleashes his floating wash plant to supercharge his season. Rick moves Monster Red to Vegas Valley, hoping to sluice the paydirt. Kevin's nightshift crew could bring in his biggest haul of the year.
Rick's season rides on his first week of sluicing at Vegas Valley. Parker confronts his bad decisions and targets a trusted honey hole. Tony tasks Cousin Mike with firing up a new plant on thawed Indian River ground.
Parker tries to keep his hot streak going by tapping into a fresh pay layer on Dominion Creek. Rick departs for urgent business, leaving his struggling crew in charge. Tony makes a surprise purchase for the Hester Cut.
Rick digs up his last gold of the season from Vegas Valley. Parker opens yet another cut, hoping to hit his season goal before winter strikes. Tony fires up at the Hester Cut, and his son Kevin's judgment day arrives.
2014
Returning for Season 5 is Parker, who proved himself in his rookie season mining the Klondike when he brought in over 1,000 ounces of gold worth $1.4 million. This time around, he's set a lofty goal to double his take. Todd is also back after hitting rock bottom in the jungles of Guyana, South America, where he lost his land, most of his money, and ultimately his crew. Finally, Tony aka "The Viking," and his team return after buying a $1 million, 75-year-old floating gold dredge he hopes will be his ticket to wealth.
Todd and Jack struggle alone at McKinnon creek, working with just their old 400 excavator and a left behind loader, while Thurber transports their wash plant from Guyana to the claim. Tony nearly crushes his son beneath a conveyor, and Parker is forced to mine a swamp.
Parker fights with the crew about running at night; Tony twists an important steel frame on the dredge; Todd, Jack and Thurber work on their first clean up.
Todd is forced to sell his gold to get the mining equipment he needs.
Dave agrees to work with the Hoffman crew under a new agreement, where he's an equal owner, and brings in 6 new massive machines. Tony has a near miss while removing the heaviest part of the dredge and Parker fights with Rick when he opens up untested ground.
Dave and Todd clash over how to mine frozen ground. Tony's daughter Monica gets stuck in a bad situation. Parker's hopes are drowned by multiple issues including a flooded cut.
Todd needs to find a 100 ounce down payment to make a big purchase. Parker spends a quarter of a million dollars on new equipment. Tony attempts to remove the wheelhouse from his 75 year old gold dredge.
Parker goes for his best clean-up so far this season, Tony attempts to rip the trommel out of his 75 year old gold dredge and the Hoffman crew is stunned by the death of a former crew member.
The Hoffmans overcome a lack of water to get a monster clean up. Tony finally gets his dredge on the way to its new home in Eureka Creek. Parker gets the biggest gold clean up in Gold Rush history.
This special explores the life of 94 year old mining legend John Schnabel. From the Kansas dustbowl, to his career on an Alaskan gold mine, Grandpa John continues to inspire his grandson Parker to follow in his footsteps.
Parker's car is totaled in a head-on collision; rock trucks go head-to-head on a dangerous haul road; Tony starts to rebuild his dredge.
Parker and his grandfather hunt for a new Klondike claim; Tony's operation stalls when the dredge crew runs out of bolts; Todd's crew discards paydirt.
Todd and Dave disagree about how to mine, but reap large rewards; Tony and Parker go to war over bedrock gold; Minnie steals Tony's dredge crew.
Logan has an accident with the rock truck; the Hoffman crew aims for a huge weigh-in; Parker finds his new cut frozen solid; Tony installs the heaviest part of his dredge.
Todd and Dave get bulldozers stuck in deep mud; Parker breaks an excavator; Parker's crew struggles with frozen ground; Tony rushes to finish the dredge.
Parker mines an island of paydirt; the Hoffman crew puts rock trucks out of commission; Tony finds an electrical problem.
Parker diverts a creek in order to mine a pile of gold in the riverbed; Tony's crew is upset over fitting the tailings conveyor; Jack is accused of sabotage.
The Hoffmans' sluicebox is frozen; Tony tries to run his dredge, but discovers a lost part of his bucket line; equipment issues hinder Parker.
The Hoffman crew tries to reach their season goal; Tony tries to run the gold dredge, but finds himself shipwrecked; Parker makes a push to hit his goal.
Freddy and Derek Dodge search for gold in the Yukon wilderness; Freddy believes there is a hot spot around.
Parker faces mutiny, the Hoffmans get the largest dozer in the Klondike and Tony takes one last shot at getting his dredge mining for gold. Then, in a Gold Rush first, Parker, Tony and Todd appear together to discuss the epic season finale.
The miners reveal the highs and lows, conflicts and behind the scenes drama from the season. Todd, Parker and Tony unveil their plans for next season and one key crew-member shocks everyone when he decides to call it quits.
2025
Parker launches a cutthroat plan for a 10,000-ounce season -- and he poaches a rival's crew member. Tony cashes in early with a big score. Rick scrambles to find new ground.
Tony battles a big beaver to get at the gold. Parker poaches more crew, doubling gold production. Rick tries to strike a deal for a new claim.
Rick balks at the terms for his new claim and makes a bold move. Parker's foreman, Tyson, battles a flooded cut and a batch of new recruits. Tony explodes on a batch of rookies flipping over trucks.
Parker pushes Mitch to deliver Sulphur Creek gold and records a big score. Buzz lands on an unlikely claim. Tony's pressure tests a new foreman.
Parker tasks Tyson with finding the weakest link in the crew. Tony approaches Parker to make a deal and raids his son Mike's operation. Rick fires up on Lightning Creek for the first time.
Tony hunts down an insubordinate crew member. Rick gets his first gold from Lightning Creek. Kevin's parents pressure him to get his new Pyramid Cut running.
While searching for better ground on Lightning Creek, Rick is rocked by surprising news. Parker gets greedy and expands his Sulphur claim. Mike pivots on Paradise Hill in an effort to impress Tony.
Kevin is sent reeling when Parker shows up demanding the money he's owed; Parker discovers he's losing gold from a wash plant on Dominion Creek; Tony's son Mike puts new recruits through boot camp on Paradise Hill.
Forest fires threaten to shut down Parker's Sulphur Creek claim before he can get all the gold out. Rick decides whether to move back to Duncan Creek. Tony loses nearly $750,000 in gold fighting a wash plant issue.
Parker unleashes chaos as the team tries to get four wash plants running. Tony splurges on a new wash plant to get more gold. Kevin tries to broker a deal with his dad. Rick fires up at Vegas Valley.
Rick plows through Vegas Valley paydirt and makes a big score, but an obstacle threatens to stall him. Parker's four-plant blitz stumbles. To keep his hot streak going, Tony pilfers more gear from his son Mike.
Parker drops the hammer as he tries to stop his gold slide. Rick makes a discovery that could end his Vegas Valley dreams. Kevin hires a new free agent and makes a big score at his new Sphinx Cut.
Rick makes a shocking $1M call to open a new cut. Parker tasks Brennan with delivering more gold on Indian River. Tony re-engineers Paradise Hill's water system to get sluicing.
Tony's crew defects to Parker's, leaving him to rely on less experienced operators. Parker's new hires create animosity as the team opens a new cut.
Tony blows up at Mike to get the trommel running. Two of Rick's crew face off while trying to dig out Valhalla. Kevin leans on Buzz to get more gold.
Parker does the unthinkable to get all of the Golden Mile's paydirt. Rick's mechanic Ryan considers leaving. Mike Beets finally fires up the trommel on the hill.
Rick's shaken by his find at the bottom of Valhalla. Tony bears down on his 6,500-ounce goal. Parker taps Brennan for a big job at the Golden Mile.
Tony spends millions on a new piece of ground for Mike. Parker buys a Golden Goose to turn the season around. Kevin struggles with a recent hire.
Rick returns to Vegas and gets a proposition from Parker. Tony hunts for missed gold in the Hester Cut. Parker's crew loses a truck at the worst time
Parker brings Sluicifer out of retirement for a big week. Rick prays that Vegas Valley still pays out big. Kevin staffs up for the final push.
Tony guns for over 1,000 ounces in one week. Parker buys a new toy to open even more ground. Rick's crew burns through pay following a hot streak.
Parker and Tony both try to bust through the 10,000-ounce barrier. Rick tries to get the Last Chance cut open before he runs out of Vegas Valley pay dirt.
Parker Battles Tony in an intense showdown for the year's top gold haul. Rick grinds at Lightning Creek and expands his operation to save his season.
2018
New mine boss Rick gathers together his crew of greenhorns & arrives in the Yukon ready to start his season. Parker and Tony face off over royalties and land access in a confrontation that threatens to end one of their seasons before it's even begun.
Rick faces mutiny from his crew of greenhorns. Parker visits his parents for advice and makes a decision affects the rest of his season. Tony's barge hits trouble on its way back to Dawson to finally begin the rebuild of his second monster dredge.
Rick hunts for a new washplant with his crew. With Parker's ground frozen he must find a way to mine the gold to pay his deposit to Tony. Tony orders son Kevin to train up a new dredgemaster, but a vital piece gets damaged and brings them to a halt.
Disaster strikes when Rick fires up his washplant for the first time. Parker tries a risky plan to keep the gold coming in and must decide on a new foreman to replace Rick. Tony must transport his tug Kid Commando to the dock for a crucial stability test.
Rick drafts a Gold Rush vet and former member of team Hoffman to save his season. Tony and Monica fire up their wash plant as they start to battle Parker to beat him to the gold.
New mine boss Rick is buckling under debt and if he's going to prove himself to his crew he needs to get his first gold weigh; Parker attempts a treacherous river crossing; Tony Beets hits a snag removing a massive piece of his dredge.
Parker hires a new driver that isn't as experienced as he claims. Elsewhere, one of Tony's dredges sinks into a pond, and he clashes with son Kevin over how to rescue it.
Heavy rainfall for several days causes problems for Parker and Rick. Elsewhere, Tony's second dredge upriver proves more difficult than expected.
Parker battles to save his season when his biggest wash plant collapses. Rick makes a shocking discovery about his gold mining claim and turns to his dad for help. Tony races to finish dismantling his dredge but a crucial piece comes crashing down.
Rick Ness and his father, Rick Senior, battle together to open a new cut; Parker struggles with mechanical breakdowns, and a crew member suffers a terrible injury; Tony races to dismantle the final sections of his million-dollar dredge.
The flu brings Parker's operation to its knees, and it's up to foreman Dean to keep the claim running; Rick's mechanic, Carl, behaves strangely and reveals shocking news; Tony hits rock bottom as his entire operation grinds to a halt.
A desperate Rick is forced to ask Tony for help; Tony hauls the final piece of his million-dollar second dredge from Thistle Creek and prepares to rebuild it
Rick discovers he's been losing gold after Freddy Dodge points out a major flaw in his wash plant; with his excavator down, Parker risks moving his wash plant with a dozer.
Parker leaves Brennan in charge of one section of the mine, with mixed results. Meanwhile, Rick damages his water pipe with some careless excavation work.
The Beets family celebrates as Monica gets married; while Tony is happy for his daughter, he is also stressed to be taking time off while behind on his gold target.
Parker crashes a boat resulting in a terrible injury; frozen ground and machine failure threaten Rick’s season; Tony and his family finally rebuild his second dredge; the Dakota Boys discover a rich nugget trap.
Desperate Parker pushes wash plant Sluicifer beyond the limit; Tony attempts a dangerous crane operation
Parker closes in on his $7.2 million target, but wash plant Big Red runs out of pay dirt; Rick strives to reach his goal
Parker's parents visit and offer help; Rick continues to battle frozen ground to reach his goal; shocking news forces Tony to make a drastic decision about his season
Tony races to finish his second dredge; Parker makes a risky move; Rick’s crew fights harder than ever to reach their goal; the Dakota Boys find a new mine site that has massive gold potential.
Rick desperately tries to get the last 27 ounces he needs to hit his target. Meanwhile, Tony finds out his dredge is short 30 buckets.
Sit down with Parker Schnabel, Rick Ness, and Tony Beets as they discuss the biggest moments from this past season of Gold Rush. Then, The Dakota Boys reflect on their wild season and look ahead to what’s next.
2022
Parker bites off more than he can chew when he brokers a big deal. Tony digs deep to chase a record-breaking gold haul. Fred Lewis cashes out all his savings but disaster strikes when he reaches his claim. Rick Ness is missing in action.
Parker gets devastating news and faces off with the biggest landowner in Alaska. Rick Ness surfaces. Tony pressures the kids to deliver the first gold of the season. Fred battles the glacier blocking his gold. The Clayton brothers seek redemption.
Parker gambles on shutting down his operation to bank big gold. The Claytons uncover rich ground at Golden Acres and need a quick payday to fund their move. The Mikes tag team opening a new cut at Tony's Paradise Hill.
Tony battles to save his cuts and millions of dollars in gold when snow melt swamps Paradise Hill. Parker brings in a novice miner from Australia to supercharge his operation. Fred's head is nearly taken off when sourcing a new wash plant.
Fred engineers an ice dam and makes a surprising gold discovery. Parker's crew pivots to the Easy Street cut but a washed out road stops them dead. Tony uses an excavator cheat code to bust through permafrost.
Parker fights muddy ground as he opens his biggest cut of the season and churns through Easy Street pay. Fred discovers a new paystreak that changes the course of his season. Tony gets two dozers stuck stripping to pay in the Blue and Cold cuts.
Sluicifer tackles the massive Bear Cut and Fred faces financial ruin up in Dawson City. The Claytons hunt for treasure to save their season.
Parker's team chases an epic milestone as Big Red heads into Bear Cut. Tony taps out a honey hole and Fred boots up Sergeant Sluice.
Parker tasks Mitch with mining out an old road built on virgin ground but problems jeopardize access to both of his washplants. Fred finally gets his monster dozer delivered, only to have it break down. Tony welcomes a new crew into the "Cursed Cut."
Parker goes on a mission to kickstart the Alaska operation and the Claytons face a setback en route to Golden Acres. Tony has bad luck at the worst time.
Tony attempts to double his gold with greenhorns on the night shift and Fred's crewmember is involved in a freak accident. The Claytons resurrect a beaten-up conveyor.
Parker is joined by a ragtag group of miners recruited from social media to tackle his first Alaskan claim. Tony faces an engineering problem while Fred's rock truck issues force him to change his approach.
Parker's crew breaks new ground and takes on a new runway project. Fred and his son battle it out over a broken excavator and Tony loses his two biggest dozers.
With Parker in Alaska, Tyson risks bringing in new recruits to get Slucifer back on the gold. Tony’s Westchester crew calls in a favor that pays off big. The Claytons face a family emergency.
Parker battles for his first Alaska gold and a triple clean out. Dave Turin returns with a shocking proposal at Glacier Creek. Tony moves mountains to drain the gold-rich 80 Pup Cut. Fred calls up a combat buddy for help.
Parker's crew is hit with a series of mysterious breakdowns at the Airstrip. Fred's mechanic must decode a washplant belt issue to stay on Freedom Cut gold. Dave's team digs into virgin ground on Glacier Creek.
Parker barrels towards his first Alaska gold weigh but a flood in the Wolf Cut could derail everything. Tony makes a mammoth discovery. The Clayton Brothers finally reach Golden Acres and start stripping.
Tensions rise between Fred and the Clayton Brothers when a borrowed machine comes back broken. Parker's wash plant Big Red turns into a problem child. Dave's crew struggles to get through the rocky Three Amigos paydirt.
Tony pivots his crew to the 80 Pup cut but a water pump failure stops them cold. Fred levels up his operation with a big piece of iron. A flood threatens to derail the Clayton Brothers season and prevent them from reaching Golden Acres.
Parker gets down to pay-dirt at the Wolf Cut in Alaska but, disaster strikes when the crew hits an old mine shaft. Dave goes deeper in search of his last gold. A mistake on Tony's crew sends a $500,000 wash plant crashing to the ground
Parker visits Fred's claim and delivers a devastating verdict that brings the operation to a screeching halt. A truck accident on Parker's claim leads to a harrowing rescue attempt. Tony's crew at the Hunker Cut face a monster flood.
Parker battles a massive flood and weighs his first gold from virgin ground in Alaska. The Clayton brothers pray for a bonanza as they finally start mining Golden Acres. Tony brings in a secret weapon to open new ground.
Tony mounts a major rescue to save a sinking excavator. Tensions rise when Fred brings in an old friend. The Clayton brothers risk training two young greenhorn miners to work the night shift.
Parker returns to the Klondike and drops a bombshell on his crew to make up for the Alaska debacle. Fred and son Christopher face off over the nightshift. Tony’s Winchester Crew cash out for the season.
Parker's push for a record season could cost him a wash plant. Tony gambles on resurrecting a 30-year-old beast to finish the season. The Claytons must make a big move to reach the ground under their wash plant.
Parker pivots to the Panama Canal cut as he guns to clean out his Indian River claims. The Beets crew discover a glory hole that could put them over the top. Fred throws a Hail Mary in the Freedom Cut. The Clayton brothers get an ultimatum from their dad.
2015
As a new mining season begins, Parker gets off to a disastrous start when he loses key crew and Tony orders him off his claim. Todd sets a massive goal for the season and Tony reveals big plans to expand his operation.
A major issue brings Tony's dredge operation to a halt; Grandpa John is rushed to the hospital.
Todd encounters big issues as he attempts to move his 50 ton washplant. Tony's dredge finally starts producing gold. Parker piles on the pressure and it proves to be too much for one of his young crew members.
Todd's attempt to deal with a mountain of tailings pits him against his son Hunter. Tony's dredge takes a hit as he puts a rookie winchman in the hot seat. Parker seeks advice from his Grandpa as he struggles to save his season.
As Parker's frustration boils over, he must look at his own attitude; at Eureka Creek, Tony Beets gets hands-on with his creaking 1938 gold dredge.
Parker and his foreman Rick take a chance on a new cut. Todd searches for a fix so he can stop losing gold out of the sluicebox. Tony's crew hits a huge snag with the dredge.
Jack gets to chase his dream at ElDorado, the richest documented creek in North America. Parker's crew pushes hard in attempt to have Treasure Island live up to its name. Tony discovers his dredge is pouring gold out of its sluices.
The Hoffman crew uncovers a unique potential sign of good gold. Parker refuses to give up on Treasure Island and a fight between Tony and his crew spells the end for some of his crew.
Todd's crew unearths evidence of a massive prehistoric creature that may or may not lead to big gold. Tony is forced to rebuild his washplant and Parker opens the biggest cut of his life in an attempt to get more gold than his rival Todd.
It's Parker's 21st birthday and Rick has an awesome surprise waiting for him aboard a party barge. Tony seeks for a new investment.
Monica covers Tony's dredging operation. Elsewhere, Parker attempts a large haul.
Parker's new mechanic sparks a mutiny; a drought shuts down Todd's operation; and Tony faces a major issue that could put him out of business.
Hoffman deals with a feud between his day and night staff. Elsewhere, Tony and Gene have a disagreement about operations while Parker's wash plant is producing pay.
Tony makes a big purchase. Parker and Todd wager on who will get the most gold, leading to big changes on the claims.
Parker pays his royalties for his 3000 ounce gold goal in advance. The dredge is stuck in his own tailings. Todd recovers his weekly loss by opening the roulette cut.
Parker is convinced to re-open his Fantasyland cut. The power on Tony's 75-year-old dredge is upped to speed up production. Todd's Roulette cut provides both rewards and problems.
Tony Beets travels back to his roots in the Netherlands where he reveals details about his transformation from a farm boy to a Klondike mining legend. Cameras also follow him in his offseason home in the desert.
Hoffman's looking for new mining ground in Oregon. Beets tries to find better ground for his dredge. Parker moves his washplant to other side of cut.
Parker must divert a creek and mine; Tony breaks his dredge buckets; Todd doubles down with a second monster washplant.
As winter closes in, the race for gold intensifies; Todd runs two washplants; Tony tries to get his dredge out of the water before it freezes; Grandpa John checks in on Parker.
Season 2015 review and season 2016 preview.
Honoring the life and legacy of Grandpa John Schnabel.
A special episode that aired right after episode 9, it covers Parker's gold mining milestones.
2023
Parker weighs betting everything on a new claim that could pay out upwards of $160 million. Rick Ness reemerges after going MIA. One family member's decision rattles the Beets, and Tony gets long-awaited news.
Tony considers moving the entire family operation to the Indian River. Parker opens the first cut at his new claim at Dominion Creek. Rick Ness brings on a new crew member, hoping to get on the gold first.
After years of not speaking, Rick visits Parker for a favor. Parker’s crew unearths a pile of gold in an unlikely location. Tony pressures his son Mike to spearhead the move to Indian River.
On the brink of going bankrupt, Parker tries to tap an old honey hole to turn the tide. Rick tries out a new miner with a misfit past. Tony battles flooded creeks at the Indian River to access the gold.
Floodwaters halt Tony's race to get Indian River gold. Rick's comeback stalls when a water pump goes up in smoke. Parker pressures the crew to open the Unforgiven cut to keep them afloat.
Parker banks his first gold of the season from the Unforgiven cut. One of Rick's rock trucks slides down a ravine, and he tries to broker a season-saving deal with Tony. Fred Lewis makes a big decision.
Rick's landlord demands 50 ounces of gold by the end of the week. An unexpected visit to Tony's Indian River claim brings devastating news, and Parker's crew battles a busted excavator and spotty ground at the Unforgiven cut.
Desperate for cash, Parker goes ditch digging on his Dominion Creek claim. Tony finally gets his first gold of the year. Rick prospects for a new cut to keep his season alive.
Rick's season is all riding on a move to the new Bacon Strip cut. As Parker tries to dig out of his financial hole, the team must deal with a loader crash. Monica Beets takes charge of the Indian River.
Parker's thirst for gold pushes him to open a third claim, stretching his crew and machines to their breaking points. Rick supercharges wash plant Rocky to bring in more gold.
To get Australia Creek's gold, Parker cannibalizes multiple machines to build a "Frankendozer." The Beets battle a flash flood on the Indian River. Running out of options, Rick heads to higher ground to hunt for gold but is stopped dead in his tracks.
Parker battles to bring in his first Money Pit gold at Dominion Creek. Rick auditions Buzz as his foreman, and tensions ignite when the wash plant doesn't fire up. The Beets face mounting mechanical issues at the Indian River.
Parker gains momentum at Dominion Creek, but a mysterious gold loss could set him back. Tony moves everyone back to Paradise Hill, and tensions boil over. Rick bets on a mechanic who's never been in a gold mine.
Tony's son Kevin returns to help save the family business. Parker scrambles to fix a burst dam and keep the big Dominion Creek gold weighs going. Wildfires threaten to shut Rick down before he can bring in his first Bench Cut gold.
The Beets family implodes trying to get the Paradise Hill trommel running. Parker starts sluicing Australia Creek and finds a big surprise. Rick makes an all-or-nothing decision to return to Rally Valley.
Tony resurrects an old machine to get the Paradise Hill trommel washing rocks. One of Parker's crew melts down while trying to match the breakneck pace. The McCaughans set their trommel on fire to stay on the gold.
Parker closes in on his season goal, but an emergency leaves a novice crew in charge and threatens his momentum. Minnie forces Tony to consult a mining expert. Dangerous conditions at Rally Valley could destroy Rick's fleet.
Parker brings in a brand-new wash plant to push him past 5,000 ounces. Buzz stands up to Rick and puts his reputation on the line with a gamble he may come to regret. Disaster strikes on the McCaughans' night shift.
Rick's crew sends a rock truck careening off the road. Tony goes rogue and buys a new wash plant to get his Indian River operation back up and running. Parker increases his gold target, pushing Rocksand to the limit.
Tony tries to resurrect his infamous Dredge #1. Parker brings in his last gold from Australia Creek and focuses the team on finishing the Money Pit. The McCaughans hunt for a new hotspot.
Rick bets his season on firing up Monster Red, hoping Rally Valley will save his season. Tony's dredge suffers a major setback. Chasing a final payday, the McCaughans break out a crazy contraption.
Parker's crew accidentally unleashes a flood of water that wreaks havoc, Rick runs his first full week at Rally Valley, hoping for a big score, Tony revives an old wash plant to bring in more gold.
Tony calls his son Kevin to help fire up nearly every plant he can, including Dredge #1. Parker squeezes every ounce of gold out of his Dominion Creek claim. Rick battles freezing equipment in his final bid for a comeback.
2020
As gold prices spike to record highs and the cost of fuel plummets, Parker, Rick and Tony race to take advantage of the perfect conditions. But after the worldwide lockdown delayed the start of the season, there's less time than ever to cash in.
Parker expands to a second cut and puts his trust in a rookie foreman. Tony battles the cursed cut. Rick fires up his plant on rich ground. Greenhorn Fred Lewis calls in a mining legend.
Parker's new strategy to build a war chest creates an engineering challenge, igniting a flare up with his foremen. Rick pulls in his first gold of the season. Fred calls in reinforcements.
Parker's crew works double-time hoping for a big payoff while Tony gambles on a hidden strip of paydirt. Later, Rick struggles to keep his small crew working.
Rick bets nearly all his gold on a new machine that could transform his operation. Tony resurrects an abandoned secret weapon. Parker hires new crew members to make up for lost time.
A competition erupts between Parker's two wash plant teams. Tony discovers a pile of lost gold. Fred Lewis' and the veteran crew face an unexpected setback.
Rick risks his season on a hunch that he's discovered a new hot spot. Tony mobilises an arsenal to cash in on lost gold. Fred's veteran crew fight old equipment.
Tony fires up a second plant to haul in gold left behind by the old-timers. Meanwhile, tensions rise when Parker departs for Alaska, leaving Mitch in charge.
Parker returns to Alaska to prospect new ground and expand his empire. Rick digs deep for big gold in a cut he hopes will deliver the biggest weigh in of the season. Fred's crew member Johnny comes up with a unique fix to their water problem.
Parker returns to the Klondike and records the biggest gold haul of his career. Tony travels deep into the wilderness to resurrect of a gold-catching monster. Rick's forced to find better ground. Fred makes a big change to get on the gold.
Parker makes a deal with Tony to open a new cut on the Indian River and Tony's new trommel build gets derailed. Later, Fred's greenhorns step up to keep the Colonel running.
Parker risks losing sluicifer during a move to new ground while the Beets try to supercharge their season with a massive new trommel. Rick brings back Monster Red for help with a record season.
Tony cleans up big with the old timer's lost gold. On the brink of ending his season, Fred Lewis' team begins to crack, forcing him to make a big a decision. Rick cashes in his gold to fund his season, leaving his crew to keep the season on track.
Parker's crew tallies up all the gold from the Last Cut and rushes to mine out the Airstrip Cut. Freddy and Juan answer an SOS call from Fred Lewis. Tony drains a massive holding pond to get his operation back up and running.
Parker and crew face a potentially catastrophic flood at the Airstrip Cut; Tony uncovers a secret patch of gold-rich ground at Paradise Hill and logs his biggest gold weigh of the year; Rick throttles up his operation with a new water system.
Fred finds promise under the old Mayor's house while Parker's co-foreman answers to a family crisis. Later, Rick turns to the King to keep things running.
Carl is forced to leave the claim for an emergency surgery; Rick's team bands together to stay on the gold; Fred's crew steps up after the loader dies; Tony pays the price for ignoring a long overdue upgrade.
Parker's record-setting pace rests in the hands of mechanic Shane Smith. Tony taps out the Megacut and pivots to open more ground. Fred calls on Mitch to help fine tune his operation.
Rick bets on a new stretch of ground that pays out with a monster nugget. Parker confronts Brennan over a missed opportunity. Tony digs up a relic that could lead him to virgin ground.
After a key piece of equipment dies, Fred decides if it's time to pull the plug. Parker's crew struggle to keep up their breakneck pace when a conveyor belt goes down. Rick prospects some of the richest ground he's ever mined.
Parker's record-breaking season rides on an unproven wash plant; Rick redirects a river to hit big gold; Tony returns to the old timer's honey hole; Fred scrambles for a future.
2019
A crisis in the Klondike forces Tony, Parker and Rick to make massive gambles to strike it rich and must now hunt for gold on new grounds. The setback hits at the worst time as the price of gold spikes, which sparks a new gold rush to the area.
Parker bets millions on his crew sluicing in record time and is forced to make a decision when things don't go as planned. Rick rushes to fire up his washplant and find big nuggets. A showdown on the Indian River sends a Klondike legend scrambling.
Rick and his dad fly high into Keno mountains on a treasure hunt for massive nuggets. Tony and Monica investigate a gold hot spot the old dredges may have missed. Parker makes a big decision about his crew that could determine the fate of his season.
Parker second guesses the ground he's mining and questions his new foremen. Tony Beets makes a big decision to move the family's entire operation. Rick's mechanic arrives at a critical moment.
Parker takes on a huge engineering challenge. Rick makes a major upgrade to his mining operation. Mike and Monica team up to open up more ground.
As Rick continues to search for big nuggets, he buys a monster washplant. A flood puts Tony's new claim in jeopardy as well as his season. Parker needs to move Big Red in record time.
The Beets discover what could be the motherlode. Rick faces an impossible decision: mine gold or put together his new washplant. Parker tests his new co-foreman with the claims most important machine.
Rick races to get Monster Red running after losing his only way to mine gold. A dangerous storm shuts down Parker's operation. The Beets family push to get Monica's potentially gold-rich cut up and running.
Tensions rise when Parker introduces a new crewmember and a radical plan. The Beets run a crucial test that could make or break the season. Dustin's crew is left shorthanded after an unlikely injury and Fred decodes a gold mystery.
Rick's season hangs in the balance when an engineering disaster shuts him down. Parker sinks a ton of money into a new claim. Tony gets a third operation running.
Rick tries to outsmart a vital piece of equipment that has a mind of its own. Parker splurges on a brand new toy to get more gold. The Beets bring in a hired gun to turn around the season.
Parker gambles big and splits his crew in search of a massive score. Rick calls in a mining legend to save his season. The Beets move heaven and earth to get all three kids bringing in gold. The Dirt returns and the miners answer all the burning questions.
Rick brings in a secret weapon in his hunt for big nuggets. Tony's confronted with a catastrophic issue at his settling pond. Parker makes a risky decision when he hires a friend with no mining experience to help the crew get ahead.
After pulling the plug on his operation, Rick is thrown a lifeline that will determine the rest of his mining season. Parker and Tony battle frozen paydirt.
The mining season is nearly over, and Rick Ness and his crew are making up for lost time. Plus, Tony goes off the beaten track in his search for gold.
Parker makes a big move to double his output and bring in more gold. The Beets' face catastrophe when their only remaining operation grinds to a halt. Just as Rick gets Monster Red dialed in, huge rocks threaten to shut him down for good.
As the problems keep mounting up for Rick, tempers fray at Duncan Creek. Parker pushes his crew too hard as he attempts to keep two washplants fed.
Parker struggles to keep up his record-breaking pace, while a huge mistake threatens Rick's operation. Monica hopes the ground has thawed so she can hit gold.
Rick confronts his landowners. Parker searches for new ground. Tony makes a big purchase.
Rick hits a gold layer that may save his season. Parker's crew take big risks in Death Valley. Tony turns a corner.
Nearing the end of his season, Parker closes in on a record gold total. Rick bets on a new piece of ground to finish his season with some more gold. Tony turns to Hunter Creek for one final score.
