In order to find gold at their new claim, Team Hoffman will have to go deeper than ever before.

The Hoffman Crew reflects that the first mistake was not kicking the squatters off their first claim; beyond that they didn?t have a good sense what to prospect.

Jack talks about the "lavador" - the machine used to mine diamonds, as other Hoffman Crew miners wished they knew anything about diamonds other than they're pretty.

Gene Cheeseman talks about his biggest fear - being on TV and having strangers evaluating what he does. As someone who just wants to plow ahead Chris Doumit describes him as the Pitbull.

93 year old John Schnabel's dream is to find gold at Smith Creek with his grandsons before his health and the weather give out.

For the first time, Parker reveals how close he came to wanting to walk after constant criticism from Tony; Tony reflects on whether his harsh approach worked.

The Hoffman Crew describes the dangers they didn't expect to encounter in the jungle - including nearby murders.

For the first time the miners sat down and reveal many personal struggles we didn't know about during the last season, and what tell what the future holds.

Grandpa John pays a visit to check on Parker and Payson at Smith Creek and finds a surprise that makes him very happy.

Parker visits Grandpa to get the final decision on whether they use a monitor on the frozen ground.

Grandpa John knows it's late in the season and worries about the weather.

With the weather and jungle conditions was it a bad idea for the Hoffmans to mine Guyana?

Parker borrows an excavator from Dakota Fred but the journey back to the claim comes close to disaster.

The Hoffman Crew describes what it felt like to mine their first diamond.

As the Klondike earth starts to freeze up, Rick's bulldozer has trouble standing up to the effort.

Tensions are high, with mistakes happening all three crews, but no more so than for the Dakota Crew who must undertake a risky equipment rescue.

Nancy Schnabel hears from John and travels to tell her son the news.

This week brings hope of different kinds for all three crews. Will their hope pay off?

Ray needs to put the new motor into the trommel. But the new motor is four times the size and Ray can't afford to damage the trommel during the installation.

Parker is closer than ever to his season goal when disaster strikes. Get an exclusive sneak peek of what's to come when Gold Rush returns Fri Jan 2.

The cast shares one fact that the audience doesn't know about them.

Parker Schnabel's gold mining success all started with his Grandpa John and the Big Nugget mine.

Dustin and Melody are visiting a century old gold mine. Dustin reflects on how the old timers use to do it.

Jack Hoffman proves once and for all whether he can really smell gold!

Our modern day miners find out just how hard it is to create tents like the miners of the Klondike in 1898.

Is it going to be a tough clean out for the Dakota Crew?

Watch this bonus scene from The Dirt to learn what Grandpa John Schnabel was like as a 19 year old heading up to Alaska.

Dave Turin digs deep into the Guyanese jungle, still in search of elusive gold.

What are Parker and Rick more proud of - being gold miners or being on TV?

After the Hoffman's mining consultant decides the wash plank needs a lot more water running through the sluices the team soon runs out of the clean water that will pass through the pumps.

After Jack's beloved 400 excavator goes down in Quartz Creek, the crew struggles to get it out of a tough spot.

Dave Turin wants to dig the ground promised to landowner Greg, so Todd goes to see if Greg is willing to give it up.