Parker, Tony & Fred of the Gold Rush series will soon be returning to our televisions with another episode. In the last episode, we’ve seen the miners overcome all sorts of problems and collect gold worth thousands of dollars. Aside from the gold, we also see the workers of all miners working tirelessly to meet their weekly goals.
The show was first seen on Discovery Channel in December 2010, and it immediately became one of the most-watched shows on the platform, mainly due to its raw portrayal of gold mining. Gold Rush mainly consists of short scenes of a group of miners working in the mines from the Klondike Region, Canada.
Placer mining is the technique that’s followed the most, which involves scraping off layers of dirt to reveal that gold particle-rich riverbed underneath it. Although it’s easier than other types of mining, the crew has to mine large areas at once to find enough gold. They later weigh it and compare it with last year’s yield or between themselves.
The most recent installment of the show was seen on September 30th, 2022. It began with everyone except Rick Ness, who seemed to be taking a break this season. The rest of the members, which include The Clayton Brothers, Parker Schnabel, Tony Beets, & Fred Lewis, started their mining for this season.
Gold Rush Season 13 Episode 11: Recap
In the episode from December 9th, 2022, we see the crew working on their respective fields. At Paradise Hill, Tony hires a group of new workers who are trained by Megan Gaudet. Megan had worked with the miners before and used to work for Parker before she moved back to Tony’s gold search.
The miners have been working day and night continuously for the first time this season. This is because Tony still hasn’t met his gold quantity goal. Thomas, one of the rookies, accidentally drives a truck that is still being worked on and could have caused the engine to burst up in flames.
Tony gives him another chance, and the greenhorns get back to work. Meanwhile, at Freedom Cut, Fred Lewis, his wife, and other workers start working on the banks. They’ve only managed to collect around 6 ounces out of their 500 ounces goal. Digging is done at the same places as in previous years. Fred breaks the tooth of the truck.
Fred has to give up for the day after none of his trucks can gather sufficient gold particles. The Clayton brothers test the weight of their collective. They end up collecting only about $90,000. The brothers then spend most of their salary on a turbo engine.
Tony’s conveyor breaks and leaks most of the gold-rich dirt, which causes the team to stop their work and focus on fixing the machine. Kevin fixes it on time so that the crew can meet their 5000-ounce goal. A broken escalator track causes one of the men to be injured at Fred’s, and since Fred has medical experience, he removes the piece of metal stuck in his face.
The episode ends with each crew weighing their collected gold, and Fred’s collection falls to the bottom. They decide to work for longer periods to overcome the problem of lesser collection. The Clayton brothers and Tony Beets secure enough gold to keep their mines running.
Gold Rush Season 13 Episode 12: Release Date
The next episode of this gold mining series will be released on December 16th, 2022. New episodes are usually aired on Fridays, with a single episode of Gold Rush lasting about 60-65 minutes.
In the upcoming episode, we might see the crew back at work, doing their best to meet the weekly and seasonal goals they set for themselves. Tony has had the best collection since he was able to collect gold worth $440,000.
Gold Rush Season 13 Episode 12: Where To Watch?
The airing of Gold Rush is taken up by Discovery Channel. The show is seen on the platform at around 8:00 pm ET & 7:00 pm CT. The United Kingdom’s time is 9:00 pm. Demand episodes of Gold Rush are available at Discovery+.
Amazon hosts the episodes as well, and each episode costs about $2.99, while a season would cost as much as $29.99 as a whole. If you want to watch the older episodes, you can head over to Prime Video, where Gold Rush is available up to season 11.
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