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Head start

Episode number: 1

Overview: Funding her mining season alone and determined to start her hunt for jade a month early, Claudia is forced to rethink her strategy when snow and high water stops the crews in their tracks.

Hard Core

Episode number: 2

Overview: Robin follows a hunch to a new site at an old claim; Josh's high expectations and short fuse test Gary's patience.

Tip Of The Iceberg

Episode number: 3

Overview: Guy struggles with the excavator to expose a massive find; Josh's dissatisfaction with his position in the crew causes family conflicts to boil over.

You're My Boy Blue

Episode number: 4

Overview: The crew faces a dangerous recovery on the banks above the Turnagain River; Guy and Gary continue to stumble over jade at Dynasty; Josh searches around Jade City for his missing dog.

Uphill Battle

Episode number: 5

Overview: Cutting a potential million-dollar find is put on hold when old equipment fails; a new saw could reveal an unexpected windfall from a decades-old family heirloom.

All Slice, No Dice

Episode number: 6

Overview: Cutting finally starts on the giant jade lens at Dynasty, but big fractures slice off the lens; the Jade City community is on edge when two trucks roll over on the same stretch of highway.

Slipping Away

Episode number: 7

Overview: Downpours threaten the crew's safety and shut down mining at Pit 3; Josh gets a chance to prove himself on the excavator, but a breakdown tests his patience.

Failing Grade

Episode number: 8

Overview: When an important jade buyer isn't impressed with the Pit 3 lens, Claudia is forced to make a difficult decision that disappoints her crew.

Moving Day

Episode number: 9

Overview: The race to pack up camp at Wolverine becomes a nightmare when heat, sickness and a forest fire descend on the crew.

Battered And Bruised

Episode number: 10

Overview: The brutal trek to a new mine site separates the family and pushes Josh to his breaking point; scrappy Larry struggles to keep his extra-wide army truck on the steep and narrow road.

The Curse Of Wolverine

Episode number: 11

Overview: Claudia chomps at the bit to break ground on the new site, but progress is stalled by a series of unlucky incidents at their old mining camp, Wolverine.

Shower Day

Episode number: 12

Overview: Small luxuries in camp cheer up a disgruntled crew, and surprise visitors raise Claudia's hopes for her future at 2 Mile.

Medio-Core

Episode number: 13

Overview: Gary and Josh fail to return from a routine fuel run; drill cores cast doubt over the quality of jade lenses at 2 Mile.

We Found Jade

Episode number: 14

Overview: The crew finally hits it big, but with winter descending, Claudia worries that the big find may have come too late.