Seasons & episodes
S8 · E1A Tragic Beginning 2024-03-08 · 42 min
A heartbreaking revelation sends shockwaves through the crew as they tackle their toughest dive site yet in search of millions in gold
S8 · E2Gold Out of the Gate 2024-03-08 · 42 min
Reeling from tragic news, Dustin and the miners fight to get a diver in the water earlier than ever before, and their determination is rewarded
S8 · E3Trench Warfare 2024-03-15 · 42 min
On the gold and desperate for more, Dustin Hurt and his intrepid band of brothers engage in trench warfare as they chase the pay streak up Nugget Creek. But one wrong move has the miners on the retreat
S8 · E4A Dying Wish 2024-03-22 · 42 min
Dustin departs Nugget Creek when he's needed most to attend Dakota Fred's 80th birthday celebration. With Dustin away, the miners turn to questionable tactics to dig them out of a deep hole
S8 · E5Fred Hurt Forever 2024-03-29 · 42 min
Devastating news about legendary miner "Dakota" Fred Hurt strikes Nugget Creek, sending shockwaves through the mine site. Dustin is forced to dig deep and push on in honor of his father.
S8 · E6Fred's Golden Gift 2024-04-05 · 42 min
The loss of legendary gold miner "Dakota" Fred Hurt has the miners reeling. But their determination as they push on to honor Fred's legacy pays off with a record-breaking discovery.
S8 · E7Unfinished Business 2024-04-12 · 42 min
After a record find, Dustin knows many more of those six-ounce nuggets are within reach, leading him into a rematch with the deadly site that defeated him last season. To reach those life-changing nuggets means tackling their biggest engineering feat yet.
S8 · E8Welcome to My Nightmare 2024-04-19 · 42 min
An airboat accident could end this record-breaking season, and severe weather could make matters worse.
S8 · E9$70,000 Nugget 2024-04-26 · 42 min
With winter closing in and bedrock still far out of reach, the miners turn to the late Fred Hurt for help solving the problem. A major dredge malfunction shuts the operation down
S8 · E10Dustin's White Whale 2024-05-03 · 42 min
A mysterious white boulder dubbed "Moby" could be the gateway to more monster nuggets, but Mother Nature throws Dustin a sucker punch -- she won't give up her gold without a fight
S8 · E11Get Rich or Die Trying 2024-05-10 · 42 min
Feeling the squeeze of winter's grip tightening around them, desperation pushes the miners a step too far in their search for millions in gold.
S8 · E12Dancing With Death 2024-05-17 · 42 min
Mother Nature serves Dustin an eviction notice. With a season-ending blizzard in the forecast, the miners must push past their limits to add to their record gold haul by dredging every last ounce from the freezing depths of Nugget Creek.
S9 · E1Chasing Waterfalls 2025-04-25 · 88 min
In the season premiere, Dustin and his loyal crew head deep into the remote Alaskan wilderness on their most ambitious, difficult, and dangerous season ever, as they risk their lives in the raging creeks of Alaska searching for a life-changing pile of gold nuggets.
S9 · E2Season-Ending Blow 2025-05-02 · 44 min
Dustin disappears after a season-ending injury, leaving the crew to save their skyline with a risky "break it to fix it" plan. The new, but not improved, "deuce sluice" dredge pushes Dustin to the edge, but a win lifts crew morale, reigniting their drive.
S9 · E3"Man Overboard" 2025-05-09 · 44 min
On the gold, Dustin's crew inches closer to a monster payday. On a resupply mission to civilization, Wes goes missing after a life-threatening fall from the airboat into the raging 36°F river, and the crew fears the worst.
S9 · E4Fight for Your Life 2025-05-16 · 44 min
Mine Boss Dustin Hurt mounts an emergency rescue mission on the deadly Tsirku River. Meanwhile his crippling debts and lack of gold force him to push his exhausted crew to their limit, causing a fight that threatens to end Carlos' time at Nugget Creek.
S9 · E5Love and War 2025-05-23 · 44 min
Dustin and his crew reach their boiling points as exhaustion and the lack of gold at The Wall lead to a world-class fallout. Dustin is forced to take drastic action, calling in help from a controversial source.
S9 · E6Grave Diggers 2025-05-30 · 44 min
After months of hard work Dustin and his crew have nothing but bruises to show for it. Now under the scorching Alaskan sun, Dustin must make an impossible call. Keep going at The Wall or abandon site and start over.
S9 · E7The Beginning of the End 2025-06-06 · 44 min
Dustin hits rock bottom as he's forced to abandon The Wall dive site after spending all season digging down a deadly 20 feet. The crew finds a new site they call The Golden Straits, and it's now a race to find a season-saving pile of gold.
S9 · E8Mutiny at Nugget Creek 2025-06-13 · 44 min
Desperate to find gold and save his mining career -- Dustin Hurt is ready to risk the lives of his entire crew by chasing gold at the bottom of a deadly waterfall. But an all-out mutiny changes the course of his season.
S9 · E9When Darkness Falls 2025-06-20 · 44 min
A darkness descends on Nugget Creek as mine boss Dustin searches for a Plan B. But his crew may be onto something at their new mine site. After battling bedrock for months, a breakthrough offers them the hope they need.
S9 · E10Winter Waits for No Man 2025-06-27 · 44 min
As winter starts to show its teeth, Dustin and his crew fight to find bedrock and the $100,000 in gold he needs to avoid selling his claims. A burnt-out winch causes rocks to pile up in the dive hole increasing tensions between Dustin and Danielle.
S9 · E11Broken and Stranded 2025-07-11 · 44 min
After an airboat disaster, Dustin and his crew are stranded in the wilderness; as supplies start to dwindle, the crew is stretched to their limits as they desperately search for bedrock and enough chunky gold to save their mining future.
S9 · E12The Last Stand 2025-07-18 · 88 min
Low on fuel and facing failure, Dustin’s crew races against winter to get to the bottom of Nugget Creek. Exhausted and close to breaking point, a monumental find could signal a shift in fortune, saving Nugget Creek and his mining career.