Hoffman Family Gold

Season 3

TV-14

A mining partner in Alaska has invested in nearly 2,500 acres of rugged land, and they're about to go belly up. Todd will try to turn around the operation. Will he be able to do it in just six weeks before the winter season sets in?

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12 Episodes

Richer by the Ounce
E1
Richer by the OunceThree generations of the Hoffman family risk the harsh Alaskan tundra, hoping to mine $5 million in gold.
Quarter-Million Dollar Cleanup
E2
Quarter-Million Dollar CleanupAs melting permafrost makes mud out of pay dirt, Andy devises an engineering longshot to prove the Lost Cut is rich with gold.
Jack's Gold Dream
E3
Jack's Gold DreamHunter treks into the tundra to prospect for new paydirt before the Lost Cut runs dry.
Gold Floats
E4
Gold FloatsThe Hoffmans are succeeding on an Alaskan mine site that ruined generations of miners before them.
Million-Dollar Mistake
E5
Million-Dollar MistakeA shift in the weather turns Andy's routine mining decision into a potential disaster when melting ice threatens to contaminate the nearby creek with silt.
Deep Mud, Deeper State
E6
Deep Mud, Deeper StateWhen state inspectors make a surprise visit to the mine, Todd braces for citations and fines. But when it appears the government could shut them down completely, the Hoffman team races to save their operation before the inspectors return with a verdict.
Gold on the Line
E7
Gold on the LineWhen the government orders a long list of fixes, Todd's crew questions if they can work with little hope of a gold bonus. Frustrations reach a breaking point between Chambo and Andy. For Todd, it comes down to a single gold weigh to keep his crew intact.
Rigors of the Job
E8
Rigors of the JobAs the Hoffman crew completes a marathon of government fixes in record time, Todd promises a gold bonus to everyone who completes the season. When Todd hires new miners to get the plant into operation, one greenhorn struggles with the rigors of the job.
Search and Rescue
E9
Search and RescueAs pay dirt from the Lost Cut Mine runs low, Hunter runs dirt from a promising new location called the Plateau. Framer disappears after heading out on a solo caribou hunt, forcing Todd to turn to the Alaska Troopers for help with the search and rescue.
Jack Knows Best
E10
Jack Knows BestWhen the motor in Todd's Black Pearl trommel catches fire, the Hoffman crew attempts to modify the smaller wash plant Jack built decades ago to run more pay dirt. But after Todd orders round-the-clock mining to hit their goal, failures begin to mount.
Under-Mined
E11
Under-MinedIce sets in early, threatening to freeze the operation. In a desperate search for unfrozen ground, Andy creates a novel solution: digging up the road they built at the start of the season to harvest the gold-rich Lost Cut pay dirt it was built from.
The Gold and the Glory
E12
The Gold and the GloryIn the season finale, Todd's crew races to beat 1,000 ounces and make a profitable final season for Grampa Jack. But with a season-ending snowfall in the forecast, the rich pay dirt they need may be in the last place an old-school miner would ever look.