America's Backyard Gold
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202460 minEnded

America's Backyard Gold

Network:Discovery

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S01E08 - "Montana Hard Rock Heaven"

Aired on May 4, 2024, 1:01 AM

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Description

Master miner Dave Turin travels across the country to show everyday Americans how they can find $3 trillion worth of undiscovered gold. Since the earliest gold rushes, there's no better time than the present to hunt for gold. Recent storms and floods have uncovered fresh deposits across the United States, and gold is at its highest price ever.

Details

Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
March 15, 2024
Ended
May 3, 2024
Schedule
Friday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 8 Episodes)

Rivers of Easy Gold

In recent years, new gold has been uncovered in California due to heavy storms and flooding. From picking nuggets out of rivers, to metal detecting rare gold worth millions, Dave Turin shows you how and where everyday miners can find it.

Mar 15, 2024

60 min

There's Gold in Them Thar Georgia Hills

The historic Dahlonega Gold Belt is the Deep South's best-kept secret among miners. Dave takes you through Georgia and Alabama to showcase everyday miners using backyard ingenuity to find riches.

Mar 22, 2024

60 min

Big Dollar Beaches

Dave Turin welcomes viewers into his own backyard -- the state of Oregon. From the Rogue River rapids to the sands of the Pacific coastline, he shows viewers where the gold is and how to get it.

Mar 29, 2024

60 min

Wild West Gold

Dave Turin shows you gold is still there for the taking in the heart of America's Wild West. A drought's end in the Black Hills of South Dakota has replenished the gold in its waterways, giving better access to everyday miners for the first time in years.

Apr 5, 2024

60 min

Desert Gold Boom

Dave Turin shows you where and how to find Mojave gold. From traditional dry washing techniques and an ancient Spanish method using a blanket to a modern prospector using his trusty vacuum, there's big gold for the taking -- if you've got the ingenuity.

Apr 12, 2024

60 min

Carolina Rare Gold

Dave Turin visits the Carolinas to show you America's rarest, most valuable gold. Ingenious everyday miners, a moonshiner looking to cash in on a family's claim, and a gold nomad show Dave that the site of America's first rush is still rich with gold.

Apr 19, 2024

61 min

Rocky Mountain Nugget Fever

The former Idaho Territory of Idaho and Montana is still rich with gold; Dave shows where and how everyday miners think outside the box to get it.

Apr 26, 2024

60 min

Montana Hard Rock Heaven

Dave Turin shows you the small-time miners bringing in 'gold hard cash' from Montana's hard rock. When a city slicker asks him to assess an old family mine, he goes on a mission and brings cool 21st-century tech to determine its riches.

May 3, 2024

61 min

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