Discovery Channel Rick's season is all riding on a move to the new Bacon Strip cut; as Parker tries to dig out of his financial hole, the team must deal with a loader crash; Monica Beets takes charge of the Indian River. 2026-10-15 Parker's thirst for gold pushes him to open a third claim, stretching his crew and machines to their breaking points; Rick supercharges wash plant Rocky to bring in more gold. 2026-10-15 To get Australia Creek's gold, Parker cannibalizes multiple machines to build a Frankendozer; the Beets battle a flash flood on the Indian River; running out of options, Rick heads to higher ground to hunt for gold but is stopped dead in his tracks. 2026-10-15 Parker battles to bring in his first Money Pit gold at Dominion Creek; Rick auditions Buzz as his foreman, and tensions ignite when the wash plant doesn't fire up; The Beets face mounting mechanical issues at the Indian River. 2026-10-15 Parker tasks Tyson with finding the weakest link in the crew; Tony approaches Parker to make a deal and raids his son Mike's operation; Rick fires up on Lightning Creek for the first time. 2026-10-15 The fleet goes for broke as Kris launches his crawler deeper than anyone has ever mined; Shawn must haul big, season-saving equipment through a rising river; Chris makes a discovery, the biggest gold nugget ever found offshore from Nome! 2026-10-16