Parker launches a cutthroat plan for a 10,000-ounce season -- and he poaches a rival's crew member. Tony cashes in early with a big score. Rick scrambles to find new ground.

Tony battles a big beaver to get at the gold. Parker poaches more crew, doubling gold production. Rick tries to strike a deal for a new claim.

Rick balks at the terms for his new claim and makes a bold move. Parker's foreman, Tyson, battles a flooded cut and a batch of new recruits. Tony explodes on a batch of rookies flipping over trucks.

Parker pushes Mitch to deliver Sulphur Creek gold and records a big score. Buzz lands on an unlikely claim. Tony's pressure tests a new foreman.

Parker tasks Tyson with finding the weakest link in the crew. Tony approaches Parker to make a deal and raids his son Mike's operation. Rick fires up on Lightning Creek for the first time.

Tony hunts down an insubordinate crew member. Rick gets his first gold from Lightning Creek. Kevin's parents pressure him to get his new Pyramid Cut running.

While searching for better ground on Lightning Creek, Rick is rocked by surprising news. Parker gets greedy and expands his Sulphur claim. Mike pivots on Paradise Hill in an effort to impress Tony.

Kevin is sent reeling when Parker shows up demanding the money he's owed; Parker discovers he's losing gold from a wash plant on Dominion Creek; Tony's son Mike puts new recruits through boot camp on Paradise Hill.

Forest fires threaten to shut down Parker's Sulphur Creek claim before he can get all the gold out. Rick decides whether to move back to Duncan Creek. Tony loses nearly $750,000 in gold fighting a wash plant issue.

Parker unleashes chaos as the team tries to get four wash plants running. Tony splurges on a new wash plant to get more gold. Kevin tries to broker a deal with his dad. Rick fires up at Vegas Valley.

Rick plows through Vegas Valley paydirt and makes a big score, but an obstacle threatens to stall him. Parker's four-plant blitz stumbles. To keep his hot streak going, Tony pilfers more gear from his son Mike.

Parker drops the hammer as he tries to stop his gold slide. Rick makes a discovery that could end his Vegas Valley dreams. Kevin hires a new free agent and makes a big score at his new Sphinx Cut.

Rick goes on a midnight run to stake new ground for his empire. While fixing one of the wash plants, Monster Red, he discovers she's hiding a surprising amount of gold.