Parker chases a record breaking 7. Loaded with supplies, they leave their loved ones behind and drive from Oregon to southeast Alaska in a Klondike convoy. Dustin finally gets real mining equipment up to Cahoon Creek to see if it holds big gold. And, Freddy drops a bombshell. Tony's crew battles over how to fix the bucket line on the dredge and Todd calls upon Freddy Dodge for help. Running short on time and money Todd needs to deliver gold-rich pay dirt to convince his crew to abandon the Klondike.
The Dakota Boys fight over rival mining plans, with one plan high in the mountains, and the other deep in the hole. Parker ignores Tony Beets, but still manages to hit his first pay dirt. A look forward reveals where the miners will be next season and who will return. The Big Nugget Mine faces closure if Parker fails to hit a pay streak and Dakota Fred thinks he's finally found Jack Hoffman's glory hole. Most never made it to the end. Parker spends a quarter of a million dollars on new equipment. To earn some quick cash, he takes on a contract to replace the bridge leading to the Dakota Boys' claim.
Tony's dredge takes a hit as he puts a rookie winchman in the hot seat. The Dakota boys stake their future on a new cut; Parker gets a second chance at mining with one of the largest wash plants in the Klondike. With features from Moonshiners, Gold Divers and Deadliest Catch. Elsewhere, Tony and Gene have a disagreement about operations while Parker's wash plant is washing pay, but his team falls apart. Parker moves his washplant to other side of cut. Most never made it to the end.
Tony's barge hits trouble on its way back to Dawson to finally begin the rebuild of his second monster dredge. Todd desperately tries to stop his crew from falling apart. Archived from on February 28, 2012. Parker hires a new crew and sets his sights on new land. The Hoffmans pull out a secret weapon to thaw frozen gold-rich pay dirt. Veteran miner Dakota Fred thinks he can turn things around and he cranks up production faster than ever before.
Fred has to abandon his best paydirt yet when his excavator gets stuck in the pit. Parker Schnabel starts his new season without his grandfather and mentor. Parker faces a crew rebellion and Dakota Fred attacks the Glory Hole with his secret weapon — the bedrock shark. He's not satisfied with his gold total and is dead set on bringing home big gold to his beloved grandfather. In Alaska, the Dakota Boys take to the skies trying to find a way to the source of all the gold in Porcupine Creek. Between 1896 and 1899, more than 100,000 brave souls set out on a perilous journey into the frozen North on the legendary Klondike Gold Rush trail. This site only contains links that lead you to other sites eg.
Dustin participates in a dangerous operation. Tony seeks for a new investment. Jason is furious and threatens to pull the plug on their season. Parker's need for speed destroys his wash plant. Plus, Parker must move Sluicifer but is short on crew.
Todd sets a massive goal for the season and Tony reveals big plans to expand his operation. Parker Schnabel faces a cash-flow crisis. Tony attempts to remove the wheelhouse from his 75 year old gold dredge. This special episode reveals what went wrong and how the guys plan to hit the mother lode next season. But just as they celebrate their best clean-out ever, Dakota Fred returns and drops a bombshell on Todd, Jack and crew. Killed or scared off by bears, treacherous terrain, raging torrents and temperatures below -40 degrees, only one in three completed the journey. They attempt to strip a massive cut in the mid-summer sun and, when one of their two dozers breaks down, they face losing it all in a sea of melted permafrost.
Parker Schnabel risks damaging his washplant as he races to finish his last cut at Scribner Creek. Tony struggles to get his dredge to Dawson before the Yukon River freezes. Parker and Todd wager on who will get the most gold, leading to big changes on the claims. Wedding bells ring in the Yukon as the Beets family readies for the marriage of Tony's daughter Monica. Frozen ground and machinery breakdowns threaten Rick's season. At Porcupine Creek, Dakota Fred rips out the wash plant and finds gold that he forced the Hoffmans to leave behind. Archived from on April 10, 2012.
Parker is struggling with mechanical breakdowns and one of his crew suffers a terrible injury. But to find gold-rich ground to mine, they must overcome dense jungle, lethal roads, and turf wars with local miners on their epic journey. Cameras also follow him in his offseason home in the desert. The Hoffmans find a gold nugget that becomes a game-changer and Dakota Fred accomplishes what Jack Hoffman never managed to do at Porcupine creek. Parker is running one of the biggest washplants in the Klondike and needs to prove it will deliver. Frozen pay disrupts Parker's operation and threatens to end his season early. Parker does the work of two men until an argument with his mother threatens to shut him down.