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Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue returned to Discovery Channel for its fifth season on May 9, 2025. The spin-off series follows gold recovery expert Freddy Dodge and master mechanic Juan Ibarra as they travel across North America, helping small-scale miners who are struggling to make their operations profitable.
Unlike the main Gold Rush series that focuses on large crews, this show highlights everyday families on the verge of giving up, offering them tailored technical solutions and expert advice. The upcoming episode, titled Gold Today, Gone Tomorrow, is set to air on May 16, 2025.
In a sneak peek released by Discovery, Freddy and Juan visit a couple’s mine where gold production has suddenly dried up. The team is faced with a pressing question: “Is it the miners or the mine?” What follows is a series of fixes — including a new shaker table and a custom-built sluice scissor mechanism — designed to bring the mine back to life using only the materials available on site.
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The team diagnoses equipment issues and rethinks the recovery setup in Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue
In episode 2 titled Gold Today, Gone Tomorrow, Freddy and Juan step in to help a couple whose mine has stopped producing gold. The sneak peek showed the crew arriving at the site and assessing the existing equipment and workflow. They found that the operation was not set up to efficiently capture gold, which led to a full rebuild of the key systems.
One of the major steps involved creating a custom shaker table to improve gold separation. The sneak peek also featured the debut of a unique sluice scissor mechanism — a tool designed to manage water flow and increase gold capture rates. It was the first time such a device had been used on the show.
Instead of bringing in expensive tools or machinery, Freddy and Juan worked with what the couple already had, showing that efficient mining didn’t always require large investments. Their goal was to help the couple recover gold consistently and get their business back on track in Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue.
Season 5 premiere sets the stage for bold fixes and small-scale rescues
Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue was created as a spin-off after Freddy Dodge became known for improving struggling mining operations on the original Gold Rush series. Teaming up with Juan Ibarra, a skilled fabricator and mechanic, the duo now travels across North America helping family-run mines on the verge of shutting down.
Season 5 officially premiered on May 9, 2025, on Discovery Channel. The new season opened with Freddy and Juan taking on their first-ever rescue mission in Washington state, where they dealt with a hard rock mine operating at 4,000 feet in elevation.
According to Collider article published on May 6, this year’s locations also include sites in Oregon, Arizona, British Columbia, and Montana — each with its own set of operational and structural challenges. The show sets itself apart by focusing on everyday miners rather than large-scale operations.
Rather than simply fixing equipment, Freddy and Juan aim to provide practical, lasting solutions and improve the overall efficiency of each mining site. As seen in the sneak peek of Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue episode 2, the crew's mission continues — turning failing operations into functioning, gold-producing setups.
New episodes of Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue airs every Friday at 9 pm ET on Discovery Channel.
