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Gold RushSeason 3

It took two years, but the competing gold mining crews have made it to the big leagues. After battling equipment breakdowns, infighting, and Mother Nature, one of the mining teams finally hits paydirt…but which one? With new equipment, new crews, and new land to explore, the teams set out strike gold and walk away millionaires.

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    E01 The Long Road

    6.0

    Oct 19, 2012 · 41m

    Relive the most heart pounding and heart breaking moments of Gold Rush as the Hoffman crew and their rivals Parker Schnabel and 'Dakota’ Fred fight Mother Nature, mining machines and each other to get gold out of the ground in the frozen North.

  • E02 Million Dollar Season

    5.0

    Dec 14, 2012 · 44m

    Loaded with bonus footage, production facts and tweets. Todd doubles down with two claims, twice the crew and twice the gear. Dakota Fred's glory hole is thought to contain millions in gold. Parker hires a new crew and sets his sights on new land.

  • E03 The Wrong Claim

    5.0

    Dec 21, 2012 · 44m

    Dave faces disaster when he finds his new claim is un-minable. Todd is thousands of dollars in the hole and the 1000 ounce goal looks impossible. The Dakota boys face the threat of historic floods and Parker desperately needs to secure new ground.

  • E04 Secret Weapons

    5.5

    Dec 28, 2012 · 44m

    Todd does a deal on a new gold-rich claim to get Dave's crew back in action.The Dakota boys hire new miners and one is quickly terminated. Todd junks his old wash plant, and replaces it with the new Super-Trommel, and Parker sets an unprecedented goal to get $40,000 worth of gold in his first week.

  • E05 Battle of the Bridge

    5.5

    Feb 1, 2013 · 44m

    Todd Receives a suprise visit from his investor; a broken-down bulldozer causes problems for Dave Turin's crew.

  • E06 The Ultimatum

    5.0

    Feb 8, 2013 · 44m

    Todd's chief investor demands to see 100 ounces of gold in the next three weeks, or he will pull the plug on the Klondike operation. At Indian River, Dave Turin is on the gold. Parker's crew goes into meltdown when he forces them to replace a bridge, while Fred attempts to make a precision part for the 270's track out of scrap metal.

  • E07 Game Changer

    6.0

    Feb 15, 2013 · 44m

    Parker sets a hefty goal; Dave's mine faces a potential shutdown.

  • E08 Road To Gold

    6.0

    Feb 22, 2013 · 44m

    Todd and his crew finally get to test the new Turbo Trommel. Dave pushes his crew to double their last clean out. The Dakota Boys receive a visit from an inspector with the power to shut down their mine and Parker brings in dynamite to blast a boulder.

  • E09 Up Smith Creek

    5.0

    Mar 1, 2013 · 44m

    Todd faces closure; Parker receives bad news from his grandfather.

  • E10 Leprechaun Gold

    6.0

    May 10, 2013 · 44m

    Parker finds out about the fate of his Grandpa. Todd has to rebuild his turbo trammel, Indian River faces a shutdown and the Dakota boys investigate whether the Glory Hole is truly an ancient waterfall.

  • E11 Dozer Wars

    May 17, 2013 · 44m

    Todd and Dave go to war over the dozer they both need to keep mining and Todd banks on finding virgin ground beneath a pile of dredge tailings. Parker faces a crew rebellion and Dakota Fred attacks the Glory Hole with his secret weapon- the bedrock shark.

  • E12 Pink Slip

    6.0

    May 24, 2013 · 44m

    Parker hits bedrock at Emerson Trench; Todd shuts down the Quartz Creek operation; and Dave has a mishap with a bulldozer.

  • E13 The Merger

    6.0

    May 31, 2013 · 44m

    Todd forces his crew and Dave's crew to merge into one team. The Dakota Boys use their new equipment to get back down to the bottom of the Glory Hole. Parker risks his life to get paydirt from an abandoned mine site down a dangerous mountain road.

  • E14 The Night Shift

    Jun 7, 2013 · 44m

    Tensions mount between the dayshift and nightshift as Todd pushes his men harder than ever. Parker battles his ancient washplant and the treacherous road from Discovery Claim while Dustin risks it all diving for hidden gold in the frozen glory hole water.

  • E15 Bedrock Blowout

    Jun 14, 2013 · 44m

    Todd pushes the Big Red washplant to near breaking point on his best ground yet. Fred and Dustin battle to save a broken down excavator as water floods the glory hole and Parker faces his worst nightmare as the dangerous mine road claims its first victim.

  • E16 Redemption Road

    Jun 21, 2013 · 44m

    Out of Indian River paydirt, Todd comes up with a risky plan to hit his 1,000 ounce goal. A bad fall could put Fred out of the game, leaving Dustin to dig the glory hole. Parker worries his season is over but his grandpa is convinced he's near the motherlode.

  • E17 The Motherlode

    Jun 28, 2013 · 44m

    Winter strikes and the miners wage the final battle for the mother lode. The Hoffmans pull out a secret weapon to thaw frozen gold-rich paydirt. Dustin plunges into the freezing waters of the Glory Hole and Parker mines the last ground at Big Nugget.

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