The pressure is on at Nugget Creek as Dustin and his crew face dwindling options in the next episode of Gold Rush: White Water. Airing Friday at 8:00 PM ET on Discovery, When Darkness Falls finds the mine boss scrambling for a new plan as their primary site continues to pose problems.
After months of battling tough bedrock with little to show for it, the team is feeling the strain. But a discovery at a new location could change their fortunes. As Dustin is forced to consider a Plan B, his crew’s efforts at the backup site appear to yield a breakthrough, giving them a renewed sense of hope in their high-stakes search for gold.
This season has followed Dakota Fred and his son Dustin as they continue their perilous work, diving into the turbulent creeks of Alaska in search of a big payday. The show has always focused on the extreme dangers of white water gold mining, and Nugget Creek has proven to be one of their most challenging locations yet. With time and resources running short, this new discovery might be their last, best chance to make the season a success.
See if their luck turns around on “Gold Rush: White Water,” Friday, June 20 at 8:00 PM ET on Discovery.
