Gold Rush (TV series)
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| Narrated by | Paul Christie |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 114 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Christo Doyle |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Raw TV |
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| Original network | Discovery Channel |
| Picture format | 1080i 16:9 |
| Original release | December 3, 2010 – present |
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| Related shows | Flying Wild Alaska, Bering Sea Gold, Jungle Gold |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Gold Rush (titled Gold Rush: Alaska for the first season) is a reality television series that airs on Discovery. The seventh season of the show began airing in the United States on October 14, 2016 and in the UK and Ireland on the 18th of October 2016.
The show focuses on the mining of gold placer deposits found in the Yukon Territory, Canada by various teams of miners.
The first season (show named Gold Rush: Alaska) featured six men from Sandy, Oregon, a small town 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Portland, who, due to the economic downturn, have lost their jobs. They decided on an all-stakes gamble – travel to Porcupine Creek, Alaska and prospect for gold. Most of the people on the show have little or no previous gold mining experience and must learn on the job.
In season 2, (show renamed to Gold Rush) Todd misses a lease payment on Porcupine Creek and "Dakota" Fred Hurt buys the claim from owner Earl Foster, not needing to honor the lease due to the missed payment. The season explores the Hoffman crew's new mine at Quartz Creek, in the Klondike region of the Yukon, Canada as well as "Dakota" Fred's operation at the site of the original Hoffman mine, Porcupine Creek, and Parker Schnabel's attempts to mine his grandfather's property at Big Nugget Mine.
Porcupine Creek (Hurt et al.): 80.4 oz (2,280 g) $125,000
Big Nugget Mine (Schnabel et al.): 34 oz (960 g) $55,000
Quartz Creek (Hoffman et al.): 93.5 oz (2,650 g) $150,000
The third season began in October 2012. The Hoffman crew returned to the Klondike to once again mine the Quartz Creek site but also brought on additional crewmen to simultaneously work another site in the area. But, with Hoffman having delays and equipment trouble at his site, they decided to merge. Parker Schnabel returned to the Big Nugget Mine site with larger and more efficient equipment, while "Dakota" Fred Hurt and his crew returned to the Porcupine Creek site.
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