Gold Rush - Season 5

Gold Rush - Season 5

Season 5

After a million-dollar rookie season, Parker Schnabel re-invests every penny in hopes of doubling his take this season. Todd Hoffman is at square one after hitting rock bottom in the jungle; he's lost his land, his money and his crew. Meanwhile Tony Beets plans to resurrect a floating dredge that hasn't been used in 30 years. Will big risks lead to an even bigger pay out?

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Episodes21
DatesOct 17, 2014 - Mar 13, 2015
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Episodes

New Blood
Season 5Episode 160 min

New Blood

Young Parker sets an outrageous season goal of 2,000 ounces. Tony Beets, The Viking, buys a 75-year-old gold catching dredge. And Todd Hoffman is left a broken man without a crew and with no plans to mine.

Oct 17, 2014
From the Ashes
Season 5Episode 260 min

From the Ashes

Todd gets his washplant stuck in a river, Tony nearly crushes his son beneath a conveyor, and Parker is forced to mine a swamp.

Oct 24, 2014
Golden Boy
Season 5Episode 360 min

Golden Boy

Parker fights with his crew over running at night. Tony twists a vital steel frame on the dredge. Todd, Jack and Thurber tackle their first clean up.

Oct 31, 2014
Viking Ship
Season 5Episode 460 min

Viking Ship

Todd is forced to sell his gold to get the mining equipment he needs, Parker hauls his washplant across the claim and Tony takes to the skies to get from his claim to the gold dredge.

Nov 7, 2014
Hard Bargain
Season 5Episode 560 min

Hard Bargain

Dave agrees to work with the Hoffman crew under a new agreement. Tony has a near miss while removing the heaviest part of the dredge and Parker fights with Rick when he opens up untested ground.

Nov 14, 2014
Cursed Cut
Season 5Episode 660 min

Cursed Cut

Dave and Todd clash over how to mine frozen ground. Tony's daughter Monica gets stuck in a bad situation. Parker's hopes are drowned by multiple issues including a flooded cut.

Nov 21, 2014
Goldzilla
Season 5Episode 760 min

Goldzilla

Todd needs to find a 100 ounce down payment to make a big purchase. Parker spends a quarter of a million dollars on new equipment. Tony attempts to remove the wheelhouse from his 75 year old gold dredge.

Nov 28, 2014
Gold Blooded
Season 5Episode 860 min

Gold Blooded

Parker goes for his best clean up so far this season, Tony attempts to rip the trommel out of his 75 year old gold dredge and the Hoffman crew is stunned by the death of an old crew member.

Dec 5, 2014
Colossal Clean Up
Season 5Episode 960 min

Colossal Clean Up

The Hoffmans overcome a lack of water to get a monster clean up. Tony finally gets his dredge on the way to its new home in Eureka Creek. Parker gets the biggest gold clean up in Gold Rush history.

Dec 12, 2014
Parker's Accident
Season 5Episode 1060 min

Parker's Accident

Parker Schnabel totals his car in a head on collision. The Hoffman crew rock trucks go head to head on a dangerous haul road and Tony Beets finally starts to rebuild his 75 year old gold mining dredge.

Jan 2, 2015
Ship of Fools
Season 5Episode 1160 min

Ship of Fools

Parker and his grandpa go hunting for a new Klondike Claim. Tony's operation grinds to a halt when his dredge crew runs out of bolts. Todd's crew discards paydirt which causes a major financial loss.

Jan 9, 2015
Piles of Gold
Season 5Episode 1260 min

Piles of Gold

Todd and Dave butt heads over how to mine, but end up with the biggest reward they've seen all season. Tony and Parker go to war over bedrock gold and Minnie Beets steals Tony's dredge crew to work their family mine.

Jan 16, 2015
Gold Road
Season 5Episode 1360 min

Gold Road

Logan has an accident with the rock truck as the Hoffman crew aims for their biggest gold weigh in of the season. Parker faces disaster when he discovers his new cut is frozen solid and Tony struggles to install the heaviest part of his dredge.

Jan 23, 2015
Rogue Miner
Season 5Episode 1460 min

Rogue Miner

Todd and Dave get a pair of dozers stuck in deep mud while trying to open a new cut. Parker breaks an excavator as his crew struggles with frozen ground and Tony's mad rush to get his dredge finished ends up costing him big time.

Jan 30, 2015
The Monster Lives
Season 5Episode 1560 min

The Monster Lives

Parker mines an island of paydirt, the Hoffman crew puts two rock trucks out of commission and Tony discovers a major electrical problem.

Feb 6, 2015
Rivers of Gold
Season 5Episode 1660 min

Rivers of Gold

Parker diverts a creek to mine a pile of gold in the riverbed and Tony's crew has a meltdown over fitting the tailings conveyor. Jack is accused of sabotaging the washplant.

Feb 13, 2015
Frozen Gold
Season 5Episode 1760 min

Frozen Gold

The Klondike winter freezes the Hoffman's sluicebox. Tony's attempt to run his dredge is derailed when he discovers he has lost part of his bucket line. Equipment breakdowns stand between Parker and the best gold of the season.

Feb 20, 2015
Hundreds of Ounces
Season 5Episode 1860 min

Hundreds of Ounces

The Hoffman crew makes a desperate bid to hit their season goal. Tony's attempt to run his million dollar gold dredge ends in a shipwreck. Parker fights the big freeze as he pushes to hit his 2.4 million dollar goal.

Feb 27, 2015
Freddy Dodge Returns
Season 5Episode 1960 min

Freddy Dodge Returns

Gold guru Freddy Dodge and his brother, mining legend Derek Dodge, hunt for gold in the Yukon wilderness. Despite early setbacks, Freddy is convinced that there could be a hot spot with a monster pile of gold nuggets.

Feb 27, 2015
Millions in Gold
Season 5Episode 2060 min

Millions in Gold

Parker faces mutiny, the Hoffmans get the largest dozer in the Klondike and Tony takes one last shot at getting his dredge mining for gold. Then, in a Gold Rush first, Parker, Tony and Todd appear together to discuss the epic season finale.

Mar 6, 2015
The Whole Truth
Season 5Episode 2160 min

The Whole Truth

The miners reveal the highs and lows, conflicts and behind the scenes drama from the season. Todd, Parker and Tony unveil their plans for next season and one key crew-member shocks everyone when he decides to call it quits.

Mar 13, 2015

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