The miners field questions from viewers and executive producer Christo Doyle
Gold Rush Alaska
Show summary:
Six men respond to the current economic downturn in America to go in search of gold in the wilderness of Alaska. Watch as they try to hit it big!
Six men respond to the current economic downturn in America to go in search of gold in the wilderness of Alaska. Watch as they try to hit it big!
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
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
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.
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.
A crew member quits; Dakota Fred's derocker is damaged by a massive rock; Parker ponders his future
A broken excavator sidelines the Hoffman crew; Parker Schnabel returns the mine to his grandfather; efforts to reopen a mine beget a clash between the Dakota boys
A federal mining inspector finds safety violations at Fred and Parker's sites; the Hoffman crew works night and day to find gold
Jack Hoffman's excavator gets stuck in the creek, and time spent fine-tuning the wash plant increases efficiency in finding gold; Parker takes on the work of two men.
A broken excavator sidelines the Hoffman crew; Parker Schnabel returns the mine to his grandfather; efforts to reopen a mine beget a clash between the Dakota boys
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
A crew revolt prompts Todd to dig test holes on the claim; Dakota Fred abandons mining after floods destroy his home.
The crew confronts permafrost; Dakota Fred pushes his son too far; Parker suffers a setback in the form of a breakdown
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
The crew seeks a new claim in the Klondike to salvage the mining season; Parker Schnabel takes control of the Big Nugget Mine.
The crew finds gold at the Porcupine Creek claim, and "Dakota Fred" returns with a bombshell to drop on the Hoffmans.
Todd and Jack go deeper into debt to acquire better equipment before the crew sets off for the Porcupine Creek claim.
The Hoffman crew spent five months and over quarter of a million dollars in a desperate attempt to find gold in Alaska. This special episode reveals what went wrong and how the guys plan to hit the mother lode next seaso...
Glory hole caves in around the 100,000 pound excavator; Jack puts his life on the line.
To get to the bedrock and gold Todd and Jack try to dig deeper.
After 80 days, the miners are behind schedule and out of money. They need to find $10,000 worth of gold within two days or the families will be sent home. Meanwhile, after Dorsey struggles with the wave table, tensions f...
The equipment malfunctions and the operation is brought to a halt.
The team tries to run dirt through a wash plant; families question the lack of gold; tension builds.
The crew races to set up the mining plant and start running dirt; tensions build over the lack of gold and an ill mechanic.
