About this season
Gold miners Dakota Fred and his son Dustin are back – returning to McKinley Creek Alaska, determined to make a fortune no matter the risk. But to find the big gold payout, they'll put their lives on the line by diving deep beneath the raging waters of one of Alaska's wildest creeks.
Episodes (13)
1. Two Teams, One Dream
6.0Aired 8 November 2019 • 42 min
Fred and Dustin Hurt decide to split up in their hunt for gold in the raging waters of Alaska's Chilkat mountains. While Fred has an ideal spot picked out, Dustin has a big decision to make about his location.
2. The Pound Zone
Aired 15 November 2019 • 42 min
Fred and his son Dustin risk their lives to find a fortune in gold nuggets, taking them deep beneath the waters of one of Alaska's wildest creeks.
3. No Guts, No Glory Holes
Aired 22 November 2019 • 42 min
Fred and his crew return to the glory hole to complete unfinished business. Dustin's crew strikes gold, but are blocked by massive boulders and must engineer an insane system of winches and pulleys to go deeper and get down to bedrock.
4. Enter the Superclaw
Aired 29 November 2019 • 42 min
The Dakota boys bank their first gold hauls of the season. Dustin invents a custom super claw to remove massive boulders from his plunge pool. Fred and his crew are confronted by a deadly cable malfunction.
5. Birthday Gold
Aired 6 December 2019 • 42 min
Dustin's crew is left shorthanded after an unlikely injury, forcing him to take a calculated risk that nearly turns deadly. After his luck turns, Fred's dives on his 76th birthday to decode a bedrock gold mystery.
6. The Gold Cave
Aired 13 December 2019 • 42 min
Dustin discovers a secret gold cave that could hold millions. Fred and his crew head upstream into a mini-waterfall to find a huge deposit of gold, but first they have to move their 700lb dredge up dangerous rapids.
7. Nugget Heaven
Aired 20 December 2019 • 42 min
Dustin Hurt hits bedrock and a pile of nuggets at Rainbow's End. Fred chases the gold upstream into a dangerous new spot, forcing him to rethink his plans.
8. Thunder Falls
Aired 3 January 2020 • 42 min
Dustin's on the best ground he's dredged when a new discovery opens the door to even more gold. Fred faces a life-and-death situation opening new ground at Thunder Falls.
9. End Of The Rainbow
8.5Aired 17 January 2020 • 42 min
Dustin cleans up with his biggest gold haul yet. At Thunder Falls, engine failure and giant boulders block Fred's path to gold, and as the problems escalate, his life is on the line.
10. Cliffhanger
Aired 24 January 2020 • 42 min
Dustin takes a gamble to return to a spot just above McKinley Falls for the remainder of the season, but while moving his dredge down the side a cliff, giant falling rocks threaten his life.
11. Rockfall Ravine
10.0Aired 31 January 2020 • 42 min
Fred fires his dredge back up and lands his biggest gold haul of the year. Dustin faces an uncertain future and Carlos makes a surprising discovery at the new dive site.
12. Hands Full Of Gold
Aired 7 February 2020 • 42 min
Dakota Fred taps out Thunder Falls with his biggest gold haul. Dustin hits the nugget jackpot at Rockfall Ravine.
13. Royal Flush
Aired 14 February 2020 • 42 min