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Gold Rush
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Gold Rush follows six men who, in the face of an economic meltdown, risk everything - their families, their dignity, and in some cases, their lives - to strike it rich mining for gold in the wilds of Alaska. Inspired by his father Jack, Todd Hoffman of Sandy, Oregon, leads a group of greenhorn miners to forge a new frontier and save their families from dire straits. While leasing a gold claim in Alaska, Todd and his company of newbies face the grandeur of Alaska as well as its hardships, including an impending winter that will halt operations and the opportunity to strike gold. In an effort to keep the operation running, the team takes fate into their own hands with a make or break venture that will change their lives forever.
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17 this season · 342 totals02e01 Twist of Fate 2011-10-29 01:00
Twist of Fate
The crew finds gold at the Porcupine Creek claim, and 'Dakota Fred' returns with a bombshell to drop on the Hoffmans.
s02e02 Virgin Ground 2011-11-05 01:00
Virgin Ground
The crew seeks a new claim in the Klondike to salvage the mining season; Parker Schnabel takes control of the Big Nugget Mine.
s02e03 Family Feud 2011-11-12 02:00
Family Feud
Todd and Jack clash over how to set up their new claim; Dakota Fred finds gold at Porcupine Creek; Parker hits pay dirt at Big Nugget.
s02e04 Slippery Slope 2011-11-19 02:00
Slippery Slope
The crew confronts permafrost; Dakota Fred pushes his son too far; Parker suffers a setback in the form of a breakdown.
s02e05 Drill or Die 2011-11-26 02:00
Drill or Die
A crew revolt prompts Todd to dig test holes on the claim; Dakota Fred abandons mining after floods destroy his home.
s02e06 Lovestruck 2011-12-03 02:00
Lovestruck
Parker bulldozes a road up the side of a mountain; Dakota Fred returns to the Porcupine Creek claim; the Hoffmans find gold but a mechanic's new love may impact the operation.
s02e07 Gold at Last 2011-12-10 02:00
Gold at Last
The Hoffmans must tear out and rebuild the wash plant after realizing they could be losing thousands of dollars of gold; Parker becomes a lumberjack at the Smith Creek site.
s02e08 On the Gold 2011-12-17 02:00
On the Gold
A wash plant shutdown sets Parker off; the Hoffman crew members have their first clean-out of the season.
s02e09 Dead in the Water 2012-01-07 02:00
Dead in the Water
Jack Hoffman's excavator gets stranded and requires emergency surgery. Also, the crew fine-tunes its wash plant, which doubles their efficiency at finding gold.
s02e10 Twenty-Four Seven 2012-01-14 02:00
Twenty-Four Seven
The Hoffman Crew run night and day to get to the gold, while a federal mining inspector visits both Fred and Parker. He finds safety violations and both operations face closure.
s02e11 Rock Bottom 2012-01-21 02:00
Rock Bottom
The Hoffmans are held up by their broken excavator, Parker Schnabel totals his season's hold and hands the mine back to his grandpa, and the Dakota boys work to re-open their mine.
s02e12 Bedrock Gold 2012-01-28 02:00
Bedrock Gold
A crew member quits; Dakota Fred's derocker is damaged by a massive rock; Parker ponders his future.
s02e13 Man Down 2012-02-04 02:00
Man Down
John Schnabel suffers a heart attack; the Hoffmans find a game-changing gold nugget; Dakota Fred achieves something Jack Hoffman couldn't do at Porcupine Creek.
s02e14 In the Black 2012-02-11 02:00
In the Black
Fred's excavator gets stuck; John Schnabel makes a comeback at the Big Nugget Mine; the Hoffman crew works through the night in a bid to break even.
s02e15 Frozen Out 2012-02-18 02:00
Frozen Out
Frozen dirt and frozen pipes hamper progress for the Hoffman crew; a damaged wash plant impacts operations for the Dakota boys; Parker makes a final effort at Smith Creek Hill.
s02e16 Judgment Day 2012-02-25 02:00
Judgment Day
The Big Nugget mine faces closure unless Parker hits a pay streak; Todd decides to run the dozer on solid ice, with disastrous results; Dakota Fred thinks he found Jack Hoffman's glory hole.