America's Backyard Gold
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America's Backyard Gold

Season 1 leaves Max in 4 days
Season 1
An estimated $3 trillion of gold is still undiscovered in America, and Dave Turin wants to show you how to find it. From the Dakotas to Georgia and Montana to California, Mother Nature has uncovered new gold for the taking -- if you know where to look!
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Rivers of Easy Gold

    March 14, 2024
    42min
    7+
    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 you how and where everyday miners can find it.
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  2. S1 E2 - There's Gold in Them Thar Georgia Hills

    March 21, 2024
    42min
    7+
    The 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.
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  3. S1 E3 - Big Dollar Beaches

    March 28, 2024
    42min
    7+
    Dave 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.
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  4. S1 E4 - Wild West Gold

    April 4, 2024
    42min
    7+
    Dave 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.
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  5. S1 E5 - Desert Gold Boom

    April 11, 2024
    42min
    7+
    Dave 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.
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  6. S1 E6 - Carolina Rare Gold

    April 18, 2024
    42min
    7+
    Dave 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.
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  7. S1 E7 - Rocky Mountain Nugget Fever

    April 25, 2024
    42min
    7+
    The 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.
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  8. S1 E8 - Montana Hard Rock Heaven

    April 4, 2024
    42min
    7+
    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.
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