Gold Rush - Season 8

Season 8 premiered on October 13, 2017. The season finds the Hoffman and Schnabel crews wagering 100 ounces of gold to the company that mines the most gold, with both vying for a 5,000-ounce season goal. Meanwhile, Tony Beets is disassembling, transporting, and reassembling another vintage dredge, resurrecting a method of placer mining that has not been in common use in Dawson City for half a century.

21 Episodes

Wagers and Wars

Season 8 - Episode 1

Parker and Todd go head to head as they lay down the exact same gold-weight goal for their season, whilst Tony Beets fires up his second anc...

Blizzards and Bullets

Season 8 - Episode 2

A rogue gunman fires shots at the Hoffman crew; frozen ground destroys Parker Schnabel's dozers; Tony Beets starts to tear apart his 500 ton...

The Viking vs. the Mechanic

Season 8 - Episode 3

Todd interferes with son Hunter's wash-plant, pushing their relationship to a breaking point. Parker battles to maneuver a 150 foot super co...

The Curse of the Fairplay Mountains

Season 8 - Episode 4

When Todd Hoffman's water supply gets ruled illegal, Freddy comes up with a plan to save the day. Tony undertakes a $600,000 upgrade of Dred...

Son Dethrones Father

Season 8 - Episode 5

While Parker Schnabel fights rising floodwaters to save his cut, Hunter Hoffman makes a bold decision shut down his operation and his father...

Colorado Strikes Back

Season 8 - Episode 6

Todd shuts down his operations to support Freddy Dodge as he pleads with the county commissioners to allow him to mine his claim; Kevin has ...

Inferno

Season 8 - Episode 7

A massive forest fire tears through the Klondike toward Parker's claim, threatening to end his season; Tony desperately needs his barge to r...

The Mighty Uppercut

Season 8 - Episode 8

Todd Hoffman suspects sabotage when the crew is hit by a water crisis; Parker Schnabel battles to move his monster wash-plant, "Sluicifer;" ...

Gold Bars and Hail Marys

Season 8 - Episode 9

In Colorado, Todd's only hope for the season rests on a new claim, 'the jewellery box' - but has it already been mined out? And, Freddy drop...

The Devil's Finger

Season 8 - Episode 10

Parker Schnabel is halfway through the season, but nowhere near halfway his goal. Plus, Tony Beets is ready to barge the bucket line down th...

The Holy Grail

Season 8 - Episode 11

Todd discovers a historic mine site that could turn his season around; Tony mounts a massive operation to replace a 24-ton bucket line; Park...

Eclipsed

Season 8 - Episode 12

Todd's Colorado mine lies in the path of a rare solar eclipse, but he faces trouble with less than 800 ounces this season; Rick has bad news...

Lost Gold

Season 8 - Episode 13

Hunter Hoffman makes a rookie mistake that causes dysfunction in the team. Tony Beets has to improvise to tear down his second dredge. Parke...

The Father, The Son & The Holy Roller

Season 8 - Episode 14

Parker Schnabel's opens a brand-new cut, but his crew gets stuck in the mud. Todd tries to get Hunter back on the team to assemble a new was...

Broken

Season 8 - Episode 15

Parker Schnabel moves a massive wash plant on his own. Todd Hoffman races to set up his new trommel and faces a medical emergency, while Ton...

Of Monsters and Men

Season 8 - Episode 16

Parker threatens to shut down Rick's Indian River operation after the production dives. Disaster strikes the Beets crew while Kevin is gone ...

Gold Rush: Parker v Beets

Season 8 - Episode 17

Parker Schnabel and Tony Beets are locked in a fierce battle for independence and supremacy. The deep rivalry between the gold-mining prodig...

Planes, Cranes, and Virgin Claims

Season 8 - Episode 18

Parker suspects Tony of sabotage on his new ground and confronts him. Todd's new washplant hits the noise limits for local regulations and t...

King Kong

Season 8 - Episode 19

Parker buys his first Klondike claim, but gets an unpleasant surprise when he test pans it. Todd uses chemical ingenuity to break a monster ...

Independence Day

Season 8 - Episode 20

Tony's dredge teardown hits a wall when they attempt to remove the heaviest piece. Hunter Hoffman demands a change of mine site if they're g...

The Spoils of War

Season 8 - Episode 21

Judgement day on Parker and Todd's 100-ounce bet; while Parker chases a record-breaking total, Todd desperately tries to keep his crew from ...