This spin-off series followed Dave Turin, formerly of the Hoffman crew, as he looked to start new mining operations at disused gold mines in the Western United States. Dave Turin set up Golden Streets Mining LLC as the mining company for this venture. The series debuted in March 2019 (the mining took place in 2018), centering on a placer mine along Lynx Creek near Prescott Valley, Arizona (season gold total 80oz, $96,000). In 2020 (the mining took place in 2019), the show's second season ran from February to April, with eight episodes centering on a placer mine along Silver Creek in Birdseye, near Marysville, Montana (season gold total 225.1oz, $340,000). In 2021 (the mining took place in 2020), the show's third season ran 16 episodes from March to July, centering on a placer mine along Box Creek in Lake County, Colorado for 12 weeks (gold total 426.8oz, $810,000) before moving back to Lynx Creek in Arizona for the last four weeks (gold total 174oz; whole season gold total 600.95oz, over $1,000,000). In 2022 (the mining took place in 2021), the show's fourth season ran 16 episodes from May to September, centering on a placer mine along Glacier Creek in the Chugach Census Area, near Valdez, Alaska, for 13 out of 20 weeks (season gold total 463oz, over $800,000).
In 2022, Dave Turin began the process of selling the Valdez Glacier Creek claim to Nathan Clark and Jason Sanchez, 2 members of his crew from the beginning of this spin-off series, as Dave retires from mining. This process aired in 2023 (the mining took place in 2022; season gold total 29.75oz), as part of the regular Gold Rush TV series; there being no Dave Turin's Lost Mine season for the wind-up.
Tragedies On October 5, 2018, production assistant Terrence Woods Jr. disappeared from the set after a day of filming at Penman Mine in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest in Idaho. He has never been found.
On 18 August 2020, Jesse Goins suffered a fatal heart attack during filming of the third season of the show.
During the filming of the fourth season, Casey learned his wife and her brother had gone missing while hiking in the Grand Canyon. They were later both found safe.
Locations Season 1 - Lynx Creek near Prescott Valley, Arizona Season 2 - Silver Creek in Birdseye, near Marysville, Montana Season 3 - Box Creek in Lake County, Colorado Season 4 - Glacier Creek in the Chugach Census Area, near Valdez, Alaska
Cast Seasons Name Position 1–4 Dave Turin Quarry and Mining Expert 1–4 Jason Sanchez Excavator Operator 1-4 Casey Morgan Rock Truck Driver 1-4 Chris Taylor Loader Operator 1-4 Nathan Clark Mechanic 1-3 Jesse Goins Gold Room Operator 1-4 Shelly Turin Gold Room Operator
Episodes Series overview
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
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