The Dakota Boys put together a team of intrepid divers, mountaineers and bush mechanics to go where no miner has ever managed to explore - the depths of freezing plunge pools in white water rapids that have only recently become accessible. Nothing will stop these guys - they'll dive in raging torrents with a six-inch suction dredge where one wrong move could have dead... Read all
Genre: Reality-TV
Cast:Dustin Hurt , Wes Richardson , Carlos Minor , Paul Richardson , Fred Hurt , James Hamm , Paul Christie , Scott Allen , Kayla Johanson , Bray Poor , Ryan Cardoza , Mark Stamper , Justin Peterson , Kayla Sheets , Rich Webster , Jennifer Sheets , Casey Morgan , Eric Foster
Television's most dangerous gold mining is back. The Dakota Boys double down on everything including crew, locations and equipment, while the remote Alaska conditions punish their efforts like never before.
Equipment failure leaves one crew member with life-threatening burns, while the advantage of having two dredges up and running proves successful.
Above water, a hungry and aggressive apex predator tears through the miners camp, forcing the crew to come together to find a solution. Below water, The crew uses new equipment to speed up their gold recovery.
Fred and Dustin disagree on where to find the gold and dig separate holes. But, a fierce confrontation jeopardises the entire operation.
The Dakota Boys and the crew face difficulties and delays when their equipment breaks. But, their hard work finally pays off when they find a huge amount of gold.
The Dakota Boys push towards Bedrock Crack when disaster strikes and Rich is left in deep trouble. Dustin calms him down and he returns to the water.
Morale hits rock bottom after months of hard work are wiped out. Dustin looks for an alternative dive site, but Fred insists on working the original location.
With time running out, Fred breaks the drill. To replace it, he buys a dangerous but effective pressure washer to break through the last ground before pay dirt.
The Dakota boys are dredging towards a nugget trap they believe holds a jackpot of gold. After a rough season, this could this be the life-changing fortune they desperately need.
The crew cleans up and does a final gold weigh-in for the season. Then Dustin leads them to a new mine site he's had his eye on that proves instantly to have massive gold potential.
The Dakota Boys and their crew members reflect on their wild season and look ahead to what's next.