America's Backyard Gold
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S1 E1 - Rivers of Easy Gold
March 14, 202442minIn 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or Max or purchaseS1 E2 - There's Gold in Them Thar Georgia Hills
March 21, 202442minThe 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or Max or purchaseS1 E3 - Big Dollar Beaches
March 28, 202442minDave Turin welcomes you into his own backyard -- the state of Oregon. From the Rogue River rapids to the sands of the Pacific coastline, he shows you where the gold is and how to get it.Subscribe to discovery+ or Max or purchaseS1 E4 - Wild West Gold
April 4, 202442minDave 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or Max or purchaseS1 E5 - Desert Gold Boom
April 11, 202442minDave 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or Max or purchaseS1 E6 - Carolina Rare Gold
April 4, 202442minDave 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or Max or purchaseS1 E7 - Rocky Mountain Nugget Fever
April 4, 202442minThe former Idaho Territory of Idaho and Montana is still rich with gold. Dave shows you where and how everyday miners think outside the box to get it.Subscribe to discovery+ or Max or purchaseS1 E8 - Montana Hard Rock Heaven
April 4, 202442minDave 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.Subscribe to discovery+ or Max or purchase
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