• Air date: 17 Oct '14 22 episodes
      Follow the lives of ambitious miners as they head north in pursuit of gold. With new miners, new claims, new machines and new ways to pull gold out of the ground, the stakes are higher than ever. But will big risks lead to an even bigger pay out?
  • List of Episodes (22)
    • 1. New Blood

      17 Oct '14
      Returning for Season 5 is Parker, who proved himself in his rookie season mining the Klondike when he brought in over 1,000 ounces of gold worth $1.4 million. This time around, he's set a lofty goal to double his take. Todd is also back after hitting rock bottom in the jungles of Guyana, South America, where he lost his land, most of his money, and ultimately his crew. Finally, Tony aka "The Viking," and his team return after buying a $1 million, 75-year-old floating gold dredge he hopes will
    • 2. From the Ashes

      24 Oct '14
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    • 3. Golden Boy

      31 Oct '14
      Parker fights with the crew about running at night; Tony twists an important steel frame on the dredge; Todd, Jack and Thurber work on their first clean up.
    • 4. Viking Ship

      07 Nov '14
      Todd is forced to sell his gold to get the mining equipment he needs.
    • 5. Hard Bargain

      14 Nov '14
      Dave agrees to work with the Hoffman crew; Tony has a close call; Parker and Rick fight.
    • 6. Cursed Cut

      21 Nov '14
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    • 7. Goldzilla

      28 Nov '14
      TBA
    • 8. Gold Blooded

      05 Dec '14
      TBA
    • 9. Colossal Clean Up

      12 Dec '14
      TBA
    • 10. John Schnabel Special

      19 Dec '14
      TBA
    • 11. Parker's Accident

      02 Jan '15
      Parker's car is totaled in a head-on collision; rock trucks go head-to-head on a dangerous haul road; Tony starts to rebuild his dredge.
    • 12. Ship of Fools

      09 Jan '15
      Parker and his grandfather hunt for a new Klondike claim; Tony's operation stalls when the dredge crew runs out of bolts; Todd's crew discards paydirt.
    • 13. Piles of Gold

      16 Jan '15
      Todd and Dave disagree about how to mine, but reap large rewards; Tony and Parker go to war over bedrock gold; Minnie steals Tony's dredge crew.
    • 14. Gold Road

      23 Jan '15
      Logan has an accident with the rock truck; the Hoffman crew aims for a huge weigh-in; Parker finds his new cut frozen solid; Tony installs the heaviest part of his dredge.
    • 15. Rogue Miner

      30 Jan '15
      Todd and Dave get bulldozers stuck in deep mud; Parker breaks an excavator; Parker's crew struggles with frozen ground; Tony rushes to finish the dredge.
    • 16. The Monster Lives

      06 Feb '15
      Parker mines an island of paydirt; the Hoffman crew puts rock trucks out of commission; Tony finds an electrical problem.
    • 17. Rivers of Gold

      13 Feb '15
      Parker diverts a creek in order to mine a pile of gold in the riverbed; Tony's crew is upset over fitting the tailings conveyor; Jack is accused of sabotage.
    • 18. Frozen Gold

      20 Feb '15
      The Hoffmans' sluicebox is frozen; Tony tries to run his dredge, but discovers a lost part of his bucket line; equipment issues hinder Parker.
    • 19. Hundreds of Ounces

      27 Feb '15
      The Hoffman crew tries to reach their season goal; Tony tries to run the gold dredge, but finds himself shipwrecked; Parker makes a push to hit his goal.
    • 20. Millions in Gold

      06 Mar '15
      Parker faces mutiny; the Hoffmans get a large dozer; Tony makes one last attempt at getting the dredge working; Parker, Tony and Todd discuss the season.
    • 21. Millions in Gold

      06 Mar '15
    • 22. The Whole Truth

      13 Mar '15