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?
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- Seasons
- 17
- Episodes aired
- 335
- Latest aired
- S16E23
- Total runtime
- 10d 19h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 December 2010 – February 2011 10 episodes
- Season 2 February 2012 – June 2012 18 episodes
- Season 3 October 2012 – June 2013 17 episodes
- Season 4 October 2013 – March 2014 20 episodes
- Season 5 October 2014 – March 2015 22 episodes
- Season 6 October 2015 – April 2016 24 episodes
- Season 7 October 2016 – March 2017 21 episodes
- Season 8 October 2017 – March 2018 20 episodes
- Season 9 October 2018 – March 2019 22 episodes
- Season 10 October 2019 – March 2020 21 episodes
- Season 11 October 2020 – March 2021 21 episodes
- Season 12 September 2021 – March 2022 24 episodes
- Season 13 September 2022 – March 2023 26 episodes
- Season 14 September 2023 – March 2024 23 episodes
- Season 15 November 2024 – April 2025 23 episodes
- Season 16 November 2025 – May 2026 23 episodes
- Season 17 October 2026 1 episode
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S01E01 No Guts, No Glory
December 3 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S01E02 Gold, Guns, and Bears
December 10 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S01E03 Running Dirt
December 17 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S01E04 The Ultimate Price
January 7 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S01E05 The Pain Barrier
January 14 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S01E06 Gold Fever
January 21 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S01E07 Going For Broke
January 28 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S01E08 Bad Blood
February 4 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S01E09 Bedrock or Bust
February 11 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S01E10 Never Say Die
February 18 · 44min find the promo
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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.