Plot Synopsis

GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE'S MINE RESCUE is a docuseries that follows gold recovery expert Freddy Dodge, as he helps struggling mine owners. If he can increase the owner's weekly gold haul, he gets a cut of the profits; if he fails, he doesn't charge a dime. Freddy is no stranger when it comes to gold mining. With nearly 40 years of mining under his belt, he's known around the world as the "Gold Guru" and the person struggling mine owners call when they're striking out. The gold fields of America have become packed with regular people -- out-of-work families, groups of friends and lone wolfs -- all looking to cash in on rising gold prices. But after sinking everything into their operation, many are ready to call it quits. In each episode, Freddie will share his hard-earned practical knowledge about where to look for gold as well as the inside tips on mining and sluicing it. To help him turnaround the operations, Freddy has teamed up with expert mechanic and fellow GOLD RUSH miner Juan Ibarra. At each location, the mining duo will use their knowledge of geology, prospecting, drilling and testing to get back on the paydirt. But it isn't just running their dirt faster. It's about making the operations better, and more importantly, running cheaper. Freddy and Juan will team up to overhaul washplants, introduce never-before-seen gold recovery techniques and attempt to transform each operation. If Freddy succeeds, he could change the mine owners lives forever. With all the tools and skills in place, the miners could hit the jackpot. Three 45-minute episodes of GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE'S MINE RESCUE premiered on Monday, January 4, 2021 on discovery+, the same day the streaming service launched.

The sophomore season of GOLD RUSH: FREDDY DODGE'S MINE RESCUE premiered on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 9pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel. From Montana to Alaska to the Yukon to Colorado, gold guru Freddy Dodge and master fabricator Juan Ibarra step in to help struggling miners learn how to run a successful mine by teaching them inventive solutions, insights and bush hacks that will drastically increase the gold production of each mine. This season, Freddy and Juan travel further and face tougher challenges than ever before in their quest to help miners in need. In Alaska they help a single father fulfill a promise to his young daughter and her late mother to turn their struggling hobby mine into a profitable business. In Colorado they save a father and son team with a major clean up problem and even bigger relationship issues. In British Columbia, they face a resistant off-grid prospector. And in Oregon, GOLD RUSH veteran Jim Thurber recruits Freddy and Juan to help his buddies turn their 130-year-old claim in Oregon into a commercially viable mine.

Season 3 of the series, now titled GOLD RUSH: MINE RESCUE WITH FREDDY & JUAN, debuted on Friday, June 23, 2023 at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel. The gold fields of America are crowded with those looking to strike it rich, from families to individuals and groups of friends, hoping to cash in on rising gold prices. But with little mining experience under their belts, many are failing and ready to call it quits. Enter Freddy Dodge and Juan Ibarra, the ultimate gold mining masterclass teachers. With 50 years of combined mining experience, their expert eyes, ingenious solutions, and clever hacks can dramatically increase even the worst gold operation. Stories this season include numerous series firsts, including the first "goldstead" rescue with a family running both a homestead and a gold mine on the same land, and the first gold mine intervention after a miner calls the duo to help save his stubborn mine boss.
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The fourth season of the series, still called GOLD RUSH: MINE RESCUE WITH FREDDY & JUAN, premiered on Friday, August 16, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel. Gold recovery experts Freddy Dodge and Juan Ibarra continue to help struggling mine owners. With increased stress on small-scale miners from inflation, they will only take a cut if they can double a miner's recovery. The odds are tougher than ever. In the season opener, "Valley of Riches," the fate of a rookie mountain miner lies in the balance after he sinks his life savings into a British Columbia placer claim; with fine gold proving tricky to capture, Freddy and Juan must develop all-new ideas to boost recovery.