Short on time, the Hoffman Crew decides to run night and day in a struggle to get to the gold, while a federal mining inspector pays a surprise visit to…

Parker’s crew sinks a loader setting up Big Red and clocks in their first double-gold weigh of the year. Tony finds a gold-rich glory hole at the Megacut.

The Dakota Boys and their crew members reflect on their wild season and look ahead to what’s next.

After a key piece of equipment dies, Fred decides if it’s time to pull the plug. Parker’s crew struggle to keep up their breakneck pace when a conveyor belt goes…

Parker’s record-breaking season rides on an unproven wash plant; Rick redirects a river to hit big gold; Tony returns to the old timer’s honey hole; Fred scrambles for a future.

Parker risks losing sluicifer during a move to new ground while the Beets try to supercharge their season with a massive new trommel. Rick brings back Monster Red for help…

Parker expands to a second cut and puts his trust in a rookie foreman. Tony battles the cursed cut. Rick fires up his plant on rich ground. Greenhorn Fred Lewis…

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…

Todd discovers a historic mine site that could turn his season around; Tony mounts a massive operation to replace a 24-ton bucket line; Parker’s parents arrive for his birthday bearing…

It’s Parker’s 21st birthday and Rick has an awesome surprise waiting for him aboard a party barge. Tony seeks for a new investment.

In never before seen footage, the miners unearth the sometimes ugly truth about their 2011 mining seasons. In a shocking development, one miner is kicked out of the Hoffman crew….