Gold Rush

Season 3

17 episodes 16 seasons

It took two years, but the competing gold mining crews have made it to the big leagues. After battling equipment breakdowns, infighting, and Mother Nature, one of the mining teams finally hits paydirt…but which one? With new equipment, new crews, and new land to explore, the teams set out strike gold and walk away millionaires.

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Gold Rush Season 3 released on October 19, 2012.

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S03E01 Aired October 26, 2012

Million Dollar Season

Loaded with bonus footage, production facts and tweets. Todd doubles down with two claims, twice the crew and twice the gear. Dakota Fred's glory hole is thought to contain millions in gold. Parker hires a new crew and sets his sights on new land.

S03E02 Aired November 02, 2012

The Wrong Claim

Dave faces disaster when he finds his new claim is un-minable. Todd is thousands of dollars in the hole and the 1000 ounce goal looks impossible. The Dakota boys face the threat of historic floods and Parker desperately needs to secure new ground.

S03E03 Aired November 09, 2012

Secret Weapons

Todd does a deal on a new gold-rich claim to get Dave's crew back in action.The Dakota boys hire new miners and one is quickly terminated. Todd junks his old wash plant, and replaces it with the new Super-Trommel, and Parker sets an unprecedented goal to get $40,000 worth of gold in his first week.

S03E04 Aired November 16, 2012

Battle of the Bridge

Todd Receives a suprise visit from his investor; a broken-down bulldozer causes problems for Dave Turin's crew.

S03E05 Aired November 23, 2012

The Ultimatum

Todd's chief investor demands to see 100 ounces of gold in the next three weeks, or he will pull the plug on the Klondike operation. At Indian River, Dave Turin is on the gold. Parker's crew goes into meltdown when he forces them to replace a bridge, while Fred attempts to make a precision part for the 270's track out of scrap metal.

S03E06 Aired November 30, 2012

Game Changer

Parker sets a hefty goal; Dave's mine faces a potential shutdown.

S03E07 Aired December 07, 2012

Road To Gold

Todd and his crew finally get to test the new Turbo Trommel. Dave pushes his crew to double their last clean out. The Dakota Boys receive a visit from an inspector with the power to shut down their mine and Parker brings in dynamite to blast a boulder.

S03E08 Aired December 14, 2012

Up Smith Creek

Todd faces closure; Parker receives bad news from his grandfather.

S03E09 Aired January 04, 2013

Leprechaun Gold

Parker finds out about the fate of his Grandpa. Todd has to rebuild his turbo trammel, Indian River faces a shutdown and the Dakota boys investigate whether the Glory Hole is truly an ancient waterfall.

S03E10 Aired January 11, 2013

Dozer Wars

Todd and Dave go to war over the dozer they both need to keep mining and Todd banks on finding virgin ground beneath a pile of dredge tailings. Parker faces a crew rebellion and Dakota Fred attacks the Glory Hole with his secret weapon- the bedrock shark.

S03E11 Aired January 18, 2013

Pink Slip

Parker hits bedrock at Emerson Trench; Todd shuts down the Quartz Creek operation; and Dave has a mishap with a bulldozer.

S03E12 Aired January 25, 2013

The Merger

Todd forces his crew and Dave's crew to merge into one team. The Dakota Boys use their new equipment to get back down to the bottom of the Glory Hole. Parker risks his life to get paydirt from an abandoned mine site down a dangerous mountain road.

S03E13 Aired February 01, 2013

The Night Shift

Tensions mount between the dayshift and nightshift as Todd pushes his men harder than ever. Parker battles his ancient washplant and the treacherous road from Discovery Claim while Dustin risks it all diving for hidden gold in the frozen glory hole water.

S03E14 Aired February 08, 2013

Bedrock Blowout

Todd pushes the Big Red washplant to near breaking point on his best ground yet. Fred and Dustin battle to save a broken down excavator as water floods the glory hole and Parker faces his worst nightmare as the dangerous mine road claims its first victim.

S03E15 Aired February 15, 2013

Redemption Road

Out of Indian River paydirt, Todd comes up with a risky plan to hit his 1,000 ounce goal. A bad fall could put Fred out of the game, leaving Dustin to dig the glory hole. Parker worries his season is over but his grandpa is convinced he's near the motherlode.

S03E16 Aired February 22, 2013

The Motherlode

Winter strikes and the miners give one last ditch effort to find the mother lode. The Hoffmans pull out a secret weapon to thaw frozen gold-rich paydirt.

S03E17 Aired June 28, 2013

The Motherlode

Winter strikes and the miners wage the final battle for the mother lode. The Hoffmans pull out a secret weapon to thaw frozen gold-rich paydirt. Dustin plunges into the freezing waters of the Glory Hole and Parker mines the last ground at Big Nugget.