About this season
The Gold Rush miners make big moves in the brutal winter months: hunting for gold, battling for the best spots, and supersizing their operations.
Episodes (8)
1. The Race Starts Now
Aired 30 July 2021 • 42 min
Tony Beets gambles millions to overhaul his operation. Rick Ness needs a wash plant that matches his big ambitions, while Dave Turin hunts for new ground.
2. Bigger Is Better
Aired 6 August 2021 • 42 min
Tony Beets battles the Klondike winter to secure a monster excavator. As the competition for ground heats up, Fred Lewis searches for the motherlode in Nevada.
3. Force Of Nature
Aired 13 August 2021 • 42 min
Rick resurrects Monster Red to capture nuggets with help from Freddy Dodge and Tony builds a huge excavator. Dustin returns to Haines after a devastating landslide.
4. Gold Moves
Aired 20 August 2021 • 42 min
Tony Beets sets his sights on a $3.5-million monster dozer. Dave Turin hunts for a claim with his new Mad Max prospecting machine. To hit his 2000-ounce target, Rick Ness tests a pioneering drilling technique.
5. The Klondike Beast
Aired 27 August 2021 • 42 min
Tony Beets fights the Yukon winter to build a monster dozer. Fred Lewis prospects a claim that could be too good to be true. Dustin Hurt tries to reach his remote mountain camp to determine if he'll be able to mine this season.
6. Trapped
Aired 3 September 2021 • 42 min
Dave Turin prospects virgin ground on a snow-covered claim in Idaho. Fred Lewis explores an underground river in search of gold. Dustin and Carlos battle deep snow and brutal weather at McKinley camp.
7. A Hole Lotta Trouble
Aired 10 September 2021 • 42 min
Dave Turin's on the trail of a massive honey hole in Idaho. Rick Ness levels up his racing and mining operations. Fred Lewis fights through a snowstorm to prospect a missed opportunity.
8. Into the Breach
Aired 17 September 2021 • 42 min
Tony Beets finally learns the fate of his Indian River claims -- pivotal to his 9,000-ounce season. Fred Lewis tracks down virgin ground and is shocked by what he finds. Rick Ness gets a jump on the season with a massive Komatsu dozer.