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America's Backyard Gold

Season 1 · 8 episodes · Mar 15, 2024

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    Episode 1

    Rivers of Easy Gold

    Mar 15, 2024

    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 where everyday miners can find it.

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    Episode 2

    There's Gold in Them Thar Georgia Hills

    Mar 22, 2024

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

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    Episode 3

    Big Dollar Beaches

    Mar 29, 2024

    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.

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    Episode 4

    Wild West Gold

    Apr 5, 2024

    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.

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    Episode 5

    Desert Gold Boom

    Apr 12, 2024

    Dave Turin shows viewers 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.

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    Episode 6

    Carolina Rare Gold

    Apr 19, 2024

    Dave Turin visits the Carolinas to show 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.

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    Episode 7

    Rocky Mountain Nugget Fever

    Apr 26, 2024

    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.

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    Episode 8

    Montana Hard Rock Heaven

    May 3, 2024

    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.