With gold prices surging to new records, the modern-day rush is on. Chasing gold fever, miners take big risks on poor ground with outdated equipment. Gold recovery experts Freddy Dodge and Juan Ibarra are back on the road in North America, turning small-time miners’ pitfalls into profits.
In the season premiere, Freddy and Juan face off at a hard rock mine spanning three elevations at 4,000 feet in the Cascades. Battling impenetrable rock, the guys devise an innovative 180-foot chute featuring a spiral concentrator in their first-ever Washington state rescue.
Mines and cities featured this season include:
Buttrey Mine, WA
Gibson Mine, BC
Briscoe Mine, Sumpter, OR
Chicks with Picks, AZ
Opie Mine, MT
Long Bar Mine, BC
Perron Mine, BC
Friday, May 9 @ 9PM ET/PT, Only on the Discovery Channel
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Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan |
| Network: DiscoveryGenre: RealitySeasons: 5Episodes: 44 | |
OverviewWith nearly 40 years of mining under his belt, Freddy Dodge goes on the road to help struggling mine owners to hit the mother lode; he teams up with Juan Ibarra to overhaul washplants, introduce gold recovery techniques and transform operations. |
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