Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan
With nearly 40 years of mining under his belt, Freddy Dodge goes on the road to help struggling mine owners to hit the mother lode; he teams up with Juan Ibarra to overhaul washplants, introduce gold recovery techniques and transform operations.
Genre: Reality
Actor: Juan Ibarra, Freddy Dodge
Creator: N/A
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 45m
Release: 2021
Rating: 8.3
Season 1 - Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan
Season 2 - Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan
Season 3 - Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan
2023-08-25
"A British Columbia family sold everything to purchase a 150-acre gold-rich property to mine and homestead. But as their families grow, their gold production does not. Shutdowns and broken equipment send Freddy and Juan's plans off track, forcing all-new ingenuity."
2023-09-01
"In his last roll-of-the-dice, a struggling Oregon miner brings in Freddy and Juan to double his gold, which will convince best friend Terry to invest in his Oregon mine. The duo proposes a radical fix, but they may have bitten off more than they can chew."
2023-09-08
"Juan finds himself in an impossible situation with two Montana soldiers desperate to find enough gold to retire from the military. But with the winter freeze just days away, he calls in critical help from another Gold Rush legend."
Season 4 - Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan
2024-10-04
"An Oregon miner calls Freddy and Juan to help save his mine to pass it on to his greenhorn son. They give the son valuable know-how but discover the property has been completely mined out. It becomes an all-out prospecting hunt to save their dream."
2024-10-11
"Under the threat of severe thunderstorms and floods during monsoon season in Arizona, Freddy and Juan must not only fix the group of friends' operation, but also race to recover enough gold to stop the investor from pulling out."
2024-10-18
"In California, Freddy and Juan rescue their first-ever hard rock operation; as stakes heat up with big fixes, Freddy makes a million-dollar discovery."
Season 5 - Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan
2025-05-09
"Freddy and Juan face off at a hard rock mine spanning three elevations at 4,000 feet in the Cascades; battling impenetrable rock, the guys devise an innovative 180-foot chute featuring a spiral concentrator in their first Washington state rescue."
2025-05-16
"When nuggets dry up on a couple's mine, the guys must crack the case, is it the miners or the mine?; battling a faulty operation, they build a new shaker table and a never-before-seen sluice scissor mechanism, making everything out of nothing."
2025-05-23
"When Freddy and Juan get an SOS from an Oregon couple's mine, they must unravel an underground mystery buried beneath a dried riverbed; facing misleading dredge tailings and a faulty homemade wash plant, the guys call in all-new tech as a final hope."
2025-05-30
"With gold prices surging to new records, the modern-day rush is on. Chasing gold fever, miners take big risks on poor ground with outdated equipment. Gold recovery experts Freddy Dodge and Juan Ibarra are back, turning those pitfalls into profits."
2025-06-06
"Two rookie miners in MT desperately need to double their gold after a disastrous start to the season. Battling a personal crisis, Juan rejoins Freddy as they follow signs of old mining tunnels and use new technology to uncover ancient river channel gold."
2025-06-20
"A BC miner fights to set up a legacy mine for his son, located beside the gold-rich Fraser River. With his money exhausted, Freddy and Juan resurrect a boneyard shaker and Franken-build an entire wash plant to triple production, saving a father's dream."
2025-06-27
"Constant shutdowns and an overly complicated wash plant threaten to destroy a BC family's $1.2 million mining investment. When a personal crisis turns the rescue into a one-man mission, Juan must pull off a masterclass in jig upgrades to get the gold."
2025-07-11
"Despite sitting in the epicenter of a famous BC gold rush, a mining couple's ground yields no gold. Freddy and Juan's limits are tested as the rescue becomes a two-plant upgrade; they face off against an overcomplicated wash plant nicknamed \"The Octopus.\""
Season 6 - Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan
2026-02-13
"In the Yukon, Freddy and Juan tackle their most extensive treasure hunt yet: 288 claims across 6,000 acres and double the breakdowns. As the seconds tick away on the miner's season, the duo teams up with a local expert to find the gold."
2026-02-20
"Hoping to right the mining mistakes of his father, a rookie Idaho miner closes his failing 30-year-old auto business to chase gold in the remote Idaho Hills. But with a failing hobby plant and no gold, a desperate rescue turns into a tough reality check."
2026-02-27
"After buying a wildfire-ravaged mine in British Columbia, a family relying on a greenhorn crew while other members work second jobs sends out an SOS to Freddy and Juan to fix the broken equipment and find gold before it turns to ash."
2026-03-06
"Freddy and Juan get an SOS from a group of young miners in Montana after they go $1M into debt with no gold to show for it. Facing nonstop breakdowns and a crew mutiny, the guys must resurrect a 60-year-old conveyor and divide forces to save this plant."
2026-03-13
"With a family facing ruin, setbacks, and soaring debt on their BC mine, it's up to Juan and prospecting experts Jeff and Sophia Bond to save them. Using 6,000 pounds of steel, Juan creates his largest-ever hopper build to get a massive gold increase."
2026-03-20
"In California, a miner with 75 cents in the bank faces ruin at his failing hard-rock mine. When a pivot to placer mining fails, Freddy makes an incredible discovery, and Juan builds their first-ever hard-rock mill hammer system to save this desperate dad."
2026-03-27
"Gold Rush legend Dave Turin joins Juan in Alaska for an impossible mission: a full plant rebuild."
2026-04-03
"A familiar miner in Alaska desperately needs 150 ounces of gold to save their operation. But when Juan learns that their landowner's mine is halfway to $1M in the hole, he and Gold Rush legend Dave Turin face their first-ever double rescue."
2026-04-17
"Freddy and Juan find a struggling miner who put his entire life savings into 288 claims in Arizona to create a legacy for his grandson. As temperatures soar, Freddy and Juan race to fix the miner's Franken-built wash plant and recover life-changing gold."
2026-04-24
"Freddy and Juan face a failing dry mine in Arizona run by military veterans. But when a monsoon wreaks havoc on the rescue, they create their first-ever pay dryer system to quadruple the gold yield."
2026-05-01
"A widowed Colorado mine owner and her foreman face a last stand to save her gold-rich, inherited claim. Freddy and Juan scramble with ingenious fixes and point them towards a pay streak before winter closes them out."
