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America's Backyard Gold

America's Backyard Gold

Dave Turin journeys to unexplored gold regions in America to uncover centuries-old mining mysteries and help everyday miners find their golden paydays.
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Season 18 of 8 Episodes

  • Dave Turin shows where everyday miners can find the new gold uncovered in California, talking about a number of ways ranging from picking nuggets out of rivers to metal detecting rare gold worth millions.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Dave Turin shows 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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Dave Turin journeys to unexplored gold regions in America to uncover centuries-old mining mysteries and help everyday miners find their golden paydays.

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