The BEST episodes of Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan season 5
Every episode of Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan season 5!
A gold mining veteran with more than 40 years of mining under his belt, Freddy Dodge has earned the name “Gold Guru.” After proving himself to be an invaluable gold recovery expert on GOLD RUSH, Freddy is taking his tool belt on the road to stop struggling mine owners from striking out.
#1 - All the Pretty Gold
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/6/2025
Two rookie miners in MT desperately need to double their gold after a disastrous start to the season. Battling a personal crisis, Juan rejoins Freddy as they follow signs of old mining tunnels and use new technology to uncover ancient river channel gold.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Shake, Rattle and Gold
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/20/2025
A BC miner fights to set up a legacy mine for his son, located beside the gold-rich Fraser River. With his money exhausted, Freddy and Juan resurrect a boneyard shaker and Franken-build an entire wash plant to triple production, saving a father's dream.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Blue Channel Gold
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/23/2025
When Freddy and Juan get an SOS from an Oregon couple's mine, they must unravel an underground mystery buried beneath a dried riverbed. Facing misleading dredge tailings and a faulty homemade wash plant, the guys call in all-new tech as a final hope.
#4 - Pipe Dreams
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/9/2025
Freddy and Juan face off at a hard rock mine spanning three elevations at 4,000 feet in the Cascades. Battling impenetrable rock, the guys devise an innovative 180-foot chute featuring a spiral concentrator in their first-ever Washington state rescue.
#5 - Truth or Dare
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/11/2025
Despite sitting in the epicenter of a famous BC gold rush, a mining couple's ground yields no gold. Freddy and Juan's limits are tested as the rescue becomes a two-plant upgrade; they face off against an overcomplicated wash plant nicknamed "The Octopus."
#6 - The Goldy Locks
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/30/2025
An all-female mine crew in Arizona struggles to mine for legendary riches with recycled water. As temps soar, Freddy and Juan scramble to build more efficient solutions and locate higher-grade gold in an ambitious attempt to triple the women's production.
#7 - Gold Today, Gone Tomorrow
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/16/2025
When nuggets dry up on a couple's mine, the guys must crack the case: is it the miners or the mine? Battling a faulty operation, they build a new shaker table and a never-before-seen sluice scissor mechanism, making everything out of nothing.
#8 - The Jig is Up
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/27/2025
Constant shutdowns and an overly complicated wash plant threaten to destroy a BC family's $1.2 million mining investment. When a personal crisis turns the rescue into a one-man mission, Juan must pull off a masterclass in jig upgrades to get the gold.