The clock is ticking, and Kevin Beets knows it. With four weeks left in the season, the pressure is on. After five tough months, the team has only 470 ounces of gold. They need a big comeback. Kevin’s goal? Double the total—or risk losing it all.
To make it happen, Kevin launched a nonstop operation. He put foreman Brennan Ruault in charge of digging and stockpiling pay dirt while keeping the wash plant running overnight. Veteran Rick Johnson, a former bank manager turned miner, joined the late shift alongside Hunter Canning.
But it didn’t take long for chaos to strike.
When Johnson’s truck got stuck in the mud, Hunter had only eight minutes to rescue it and return before the gold started spilling out of the sluice box. “It was a race against time,” Hunter said later. They made it—barely. But the next morning, rocks jammed the prewash, forcing another shutdown. Canning dug it out by hand.
Despite the setbacks, the hard push paid off in a big way. Kevin’s crew pulled in a massive 209.72-ounce gold haul, bumping their season total to 680 ounces—valued at over $500,000.
“This is the morale boost we needed,” Kevin said. “We’re still in this fight.”
Gold Rush: Tony Beets Brings the Dredge Back to Life: “Let’s Finish This Strong”
Meanwhile, the king of the Klondike wasn’t about to let his son have all the glory.
Tony Beets brought out the big guns—or in this case, an 85-year-old dredge he hadn’t used in five years. The rusting beast was stationed at Indian River, and with thawed ground finally ready, Tony saw his moment.
“It’s old. It’s ugly. But it still works,” Tony said as he called in Greg Mason to help resurrect the relic. After spotting a leak in one of the pontoons, Tony’s crew—including nephew Michael—pumped out the water and patched the problem. Two days later, the dredge roared back to life.
And it didn’t disappoint.
The dredge pulled in 31.75 ounces, valued at $83,000. In contrast, Mike’s trommel at Paradise Hill yielded an impressive 172.15 ounces, worth almost half a million dollars.
By the end of the first hour, Tony’s season total stood at 4,363 ounces. But the Beets weren’t stopping there.
In hour two, Tony pushed wash plants at both Indian River and Paradise Hill. With the dredge running out of pay, Mike and his wife Ruby fired up Sluice-A-Lot at the Comeback Cut extension.
It worked. The trommel kicked in another 251.48 ounces. The Comeback Cut delivered 146.46 ounces. And the dredge, in its final run of the week, added 58.74 more.
All told? The Beets family gold total surged to 4,800 ounces—just 200 ounces short of their jaw-dropping 5,000-ounce goal.
“We’re this close,” Tony said. “Let’s finish this strong.”
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Gold Rush: Can the Beets Family Strike Gold Before Winter?
With just weeks remaining, the Beets family is in full sprint mode. Kevin is locked in, grinding through overnight shifts. Tony is pulling out every resource, old and new. Both teams face mechanical issues, freezing weather, and tiredness. Yet, they are closer than ever to making history.
Viewers can expect even more high-stakes drama as the season nears its explosive finale.
Will the Beets dynasty hit their gold goal before the ground freezes solid? Or will one wrong move crush their season?
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