The BEST Episodes of Jungle Gold
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Jungle Gold follows two American men who risk their lives to strike it rich in Ghana, Africa’s second largest gold producing country. After losing everything in the real estate crash of 2008, Scott Lomu was planning to move his family into his father’s basement and George Wright was trying to save his home from foreclosure. Naturally, they decided mining for gold in Ghana was their best option to pay off their debts, which exceeded $1 million.
#1 - Bailed Out
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired Sep 1, 2013
Scott and George reunite in Ghana and struggle to find a way to wash gold. Their mining partner Dave Thomas bails them out with an expensive solution but plots to take a bigger chunk of their gold.
7.64 #2 - Run for the Border
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired Sep 6, 2013
Scott and George are all set to mine their Fahiakobo gold claim. But an attack by armed militia on a neighboring site forces them, along with the entire production crew, to make a dangerous emergency evacuation.
7.61 #3 - Run & Gun
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Aug 25, 2013
Scott and George face huge challenges on opposite sides of the world. George is forced to risk his life in a dangerous gold deal and Scott must decide if he will ever return to Ghana.
7.54 #4 - Family Emergency
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired Aug 18, 2013
With their excavator back, Scott and George only have 48 hours left to prove that they can get to the gold or their mining deal with Dave Thomas will be terminated. Scott receives life-changing news that could change their gold mining futures.
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#5 - Mad Scramble
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Nov 30, 2012
Scott and George's African gold mining dream turns sour and drives them ever deeper into debt. They try to join forces with a gang of traditional miners to dig by hand and their relationship with mining partners Chris and Singh reaches meltdown.
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#6 - Culture Shock
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Oct 26, 2012
In a last ditch effort to get out of debt, Scott and George leave their families behind to chase Ghana gold. They run illegal roadblocks, face off with hostile Chinese miners and battle the unforgiving jungle to get their mining operation running.
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#7 - Hell and High Water
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Nov 2, 2012
Scott and George struggle to get their Ghanaian gold mine to hit pay dirt. Their African dream becomes a terrifying ordeal; floods claim their equipment, new mechanic Travis struggles with culture shock and a machete wielding cocoa farmer attacks.
7.36 #8 - Deal with the Devil
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired Aug 11, 2013
$1 million in debt and determined to find gold, Scott and George head back to Ghana. They face armed guards, life threatening road accidents and violent confrontations in a desperate attempt to get their excavators back and save their mining deal.
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#9 - Armed Robbery
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired Dec 7, 2012
Scott and George have been kicked off their gold mine in Ghana and need to buy a new claim to keep their mining dreams alive. But raising the cash involves a desperate and dangerous gold deal with life threatening consequences deep in the bush.
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#10 - Desperate Measures
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Nov 23, 2012
Scott and George test out a brand new claim after racking up huge debts on the Romaso gold mine. They have to prove the new claim is stacked with gold or their investors will pull funding. George risks it all in an outrageous and dangerous gold hustle.
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#11 - Shots Fired
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Nov 9, 2012
George and Scott are finally mining for the estimated $1.5M dollars of gold on their claim. But they must overcome floods, machinery meltdowns and armed Chinese neighbors if they have any hope of seeing their first jungle gold.
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#12 - Broken Man
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Nov 16, 2012
Ex realtors Scott Lomu and George Wright are in Ghana to find gold and pay off their debts. After two months in the harsh jungle environment the claim is refusing to pay out and the duo have to contend with threatening neighbors, Travis – their struggling mechanic, and for one miner an unexpected call home. What will happen when their fates seem on the brink?
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