Episode 1
Aired Aug 5, 2022
Breaking Through
Parker checks out a wash plant on tracks and considers a major pivot -- building his own custom plant for the Alaska claim; Dave's business partner arrives on the claim but his presence creates tension when he identifies a miner as the weak link.
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Episode 1
Aired Sep 17, 2021
Against All Odds
Soaring gold prices and plummeting fuel costs create a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to strike it rich and break records during the shortest season yet.
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Episode 1
Aired Sep 24, 2021
Ground War
Parker bets on a risky claim and loses a key team member. Tony storms a new cut with a fleet of new mega machines. Rick's skeleton crew pulls off a miracle. Fred heads to Klondike seeking an alliance.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 24, 2021
Ground War
Parker loses a key team member while betting on a risky claim, and Tony hits a new claim with a fleet of new megamachines; Rick's skeleton crew takes on a miracle, and Fred goes to the Klondike to find an alliance.
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Episode 2
Aired Jun 24, 2022
Double the Trommel
Parker and team go off grid to track down a miner known as The Gambler on the gold rich west coast of New Zealand; in Alaska, Team Turin doubles up gold production by running two wash plants in a race to beat the flooding cut.
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Episode 2
Aired Aug 12, 2022
Gold and Sharks
Parker dives for gold in shark-infested waters, explores a billion-dollar hard rock mine and reveals his final Alaska wash plant design; Dave and Lance hedge their bet with a prospect in a historical mining district in the foothills of Mt. Denali.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 1, 2021
Battle of the Greenhorns
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.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 24, 2021
The Kid vs. The King
A young Parker Schnabel moves to the Yukon to mine under the King of the Klondike, Tony Beets; what starts as a mentorship quickly turns into a battle for power and gold.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 1, 2021
Battle of the Greenhorns
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.
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Episode 3
Aired Jul 1, 2022
Floating Gold
Parker sizes up a high-tech gold catching machine, capable of floating on water; a major Alaskan rainstorm triggers a landslide that threatens Team Turin's camp.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 8, 2021
Crash and Berm
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 team attempts a Stone Age fix to keep his operation running.
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Episode 3
Aired Apr 15, 2022
Dad to the Bone
It's Jack Hoffman's birthday, but he has no time for cake; Jack must fix Hot Mess; Freddy and Juan hope to save a Colorado father and son's gold recovery and relationship before heading to Alaska to help three remote miners.
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Episode 3
Aired Aug 20, 2022
Kiwi Confessions
Parker and crew reveal why the Kiwis hide their gold, a cure for hangovers and just how close one of them came to death; Dave entrusts Nathan with a solo prospect; equipment failures force greenhorn Andrew to step up and save the gold.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 15, 2021
$9 Million Mistake
Tony's confronted with news that throws him into a tailspin; Fred banks his first gold of the season; Parker's crew stalls out at the Airstrip.
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Episode 4
Aired Sep 24, 2021
The Pain Barrier
The miners continue to run dirt, but an equipment malfunction brings the operation to a halt; James collapses, and Jimmy drives a wedge between himself and the crew when he takes on an extra job to earn cash.
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Episode 4
Aired Apr 22, 2022
Fortune in the Wash
To hit his million-dollar goal, Todd pushes his team to get a third wash plant delivering gold; Freddy and Juan face one of their toughest rescues ever in Montana before gambling their reputation to save the Yukon operation of a young family.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 1, 2021
Battle of the Greenhorns
Parker hopes to reverse his cash flow by pivoting to a new cut; Rick's season lays in the hands of a green mechanic; Tony taps an old favorite spot; Fred finds riches in the wilderness.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 1, 2021
Klondike Kingpins
Today's mining kingpins stack up to the original pioneers who made massive fortunes, including a relative of Donald Trump.
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Episode 5
Aired Apr 29, 2022
Ice Ice Baby
A sudden cold snap catches Todd and the team by surprise and threatens to freeze them out of business; Freddy faces a challenging last-chance rescue of a Yukon father-and-son mine alone; Juan travels home for the birth of his son.
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Episode 5
Aired Jul 15, 2022
Trouble in Paradise
Parker investigates a bucket dredged that's banked over $700 million and discovers a gold-rich paradise; Team Turin prepares to fire up The Eagle when Casey receives shocking news from home.
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Episode 5
Aired Sep 23, 2021
Lone Battles
Rick is thrown a lifeline and gets surprising results; Parker and Tony battle frozen pay dirt; Tony's back down to one operation, threatening his entire season; Parker forces his crew to move the wash plant.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 22, 2021
Crank It Up
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.
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Episode 6
Aired May 6, 2022
Chasing the Big Score
Hunter takes on the arctic tundra when a geologist's lead points to crazy gold on the edge of the Hoffman claim; Freddy and Juan travel to British Columbia to save a recluse miner and persuade him to catch fine gold rather than big nuggets.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 29, 2021
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.
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Episode 6
Aired Jul 22, 2022
Cash or Clash
Parker pivots to test a shaker deck, but his inability to pull the trigger leads him to question the viability of his new Alaska operation; tensions mount for Team Turin when Dave and Jason clash on strategies to stay on the gold.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 5, 2021
Family Matters
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.
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Episode 8
Aired May 20, 2022
Big Risk, Big Reward
With their million-dollar goal in sight, Todd Hoffman's last shot is to get the Hot Mess up and running during an arctic freeze; Team Turin divides and conquers in the Idaho Rockies; Dave is forced to make a bet that can make or break the season.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 19, 2021
King of Keno
Christo visits Rick Ness for a macho weekend with the King of Keno; the crew parties like it's the Fourth of July and Christo blows off steam with the guys on a rare day off at the lake; Rick introduces the newest member, his girlfriend Leese.
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Episode 8
Aired Oct 24, 2021
Madmax or Madman
The King of The Klondike, Tony Beets, has spent big on monster machines and built Frankenstein-like contraptions in his quest for millions in gold.
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Episode 8
Aired Dec 10, 2021
Boiling Point
Parker does the unthinkable to get down to gold; Fred Lewis sends his son-in-law packing; Fred Hurt risks it all on his 78th birthday; tensions between crew members reach a boiling point; Christo visits the White Water crew.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 12, 2021
King's Gambit
Parker hatches a cunning plan; Tony's sons fight frozen pay; Rick gets unexpected help; then, Dustin doubles down and hires new crew in hopes of striking it big this season.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 21, 2021
Big Red, Big Gold
Parker breaks out Big Red to double his gold; Rick's wash plant disintegrates in front of his own eyes.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 26, 2021
The Vindication
The Lewis crew starts sluicing and clocks its first gold weigh; Freddy and Juan soup up a massive trommel; Dakota Fred returns with a lead on virgin ground, and a surprise announcement divides Dustin's crew; Christo visits the Lewis claim.
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Episode 10
Aired Nov 26, 2021
Yukon Utopia
Fred Lewis gives Christo full access to Misfits Mining and reveals his plan for a Yukon Utopia; the misfits ransack a dead man's cabin and find more than they bargained for; Christo gets a lesson at Sniper School and embraces a Yukon rite of passage.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 3, 2021
Glory Hole on the Hill
Parker's crew sinks a loader setting up Big Red and clocks in their first double-gold weigh of the year; Tony discovers a gold rich glory hole at the Megacut; Rick calls on Freddy and Juan to help keep Rocky alive.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 12, 2021
Robbing Parker to Pay Parker
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.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 10, 2021
The Adventures of McKinley Creek
Dustin Hurt gives Christo behind the scenes access to the most dangerous mining site in Alaska; Dustin shows off his dicey daily commute; diving maverick, Carlos and White Waters personal MacGyver, Wes, reveal the toughest parts of their jobs.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 17, 2021
Balls on the Table
Rick pivots to chase a vein of gold-rich dirt that's bankrupted other miners. Parker heads to Alaska to prospect. Then, Dustin plans a daring double dive to rescue his season. Later, The Dirt attempts the impossible and visits three claims in one day.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 7, 2022
Little Eldorado
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 sinks the new D11 chasing gold rich white channel pay.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 7, 2022
Little Eldorado
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 sinks the new D11 chasing gold rich white channel pay.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 14, 2022
The Secret Pay Layer
Parker gets a lead on virgin ground at Cleary Creek in Alaska; Rick puts Brenan to the test as night foreman; then, in an act of sheer desperation, Dustin Hurt gambles his future on a dangerous mining strategy.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 21, 2022
The $4 Million Question
Parker finally weighs his first gold from Mud Mountain. Tony invents a new tool to stay on the hot White Channel pay. Dustin makes a shocking decision that changes his season. Kayla makes a desperate plea to uncover a pile of gold.
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Episode 17
Aired Mar 25, 2022
From Finish to Start
Parker sees if his $5 million Mud Mountain gamble pays off; Rick breaks records; Fred fights back; Tony piles on the gold; Todd's back for his biggest risk yet.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 28, 2022
Bonus Gold
Rick hits a pay layer in a sea of Rally Valley overburden; Fred speeds up gold production at California Creek; Tony is determined to end his wet paydirt; in an act of desperation, Dustin shuts down Kayla's two dredge operation.
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Episode 18
Aired Feb 11, 2022
Rebirth of Monster Red
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.
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Episode 18
Aired Feb 4, 2022
Ends of the Earth
To find the motherlode, the miners track down hot leads and travel to the most remote corners of the Earth in search of life-changing gold.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 18, 2022
Gold at Last
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.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 25, 2022
The Alliance
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.
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Episode 21
Aired Mar 4, 2022
Whatever It Takes
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.
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Episode 22
Aired Mar 11, 2022
Rally Valley Bonanza
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.
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Episode 23
Aired Mar 18, 2022
Seeing Red
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.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 25, 2022
Buckets Full of Gold
Parker discovers if his Mud Mountain gamble will deliver another record gold total; Rick dials up Monster Red in his quest for a record-breaking season; Fred's crew delivers a surprise payout; Tony squeezes his last gold out of Paradise Hill.
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Episode 25
Aired Jul 8, 2022
New Prospects
Parker jumps at an unexpected offer for a new claim and prospects Matt Dove's virgin ground in the Southern Alps; Team Turin's latest super weapon, The Eagle, arrives in Alaska, but the crew must navigate the 34-ton machine across the river.
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