Season 3

2018 · 13 episodes

Aussie Gold Hunters returns for its biggest season yet, following five crews of gold-hungry prospectors who are taking the gamble of a lifetime as they battle to strike it big in one of the harshest environments on the planet; the wild west of outback Australia.

1Episode 1The Dirt Dogs are back on fire and stake a massive million dollar target, while an eleventh-hour miracle saves the Gold Gypsies from disaster.
2Episode 2The Dirt Dogs could deliver their biggest gold ever, while rookie crew The Scrappers must overcome a family feud before they even pull one nugget from the ground.
3Episode 3Thieves are running wild as The Dirt dogs make a high-speed pursuit of poachers, while Rick Fishers is robbed and left stranded in the remote bush.
4Episode 4The Dirt Dogs abandon a barren gold ground in a bid to salvage their million-dollar season, while the Gold Gypsies unearth a $6000 gold bonanza.
5Episode 5The Dirt Dogs hunt for an elusive gold reef and unearth a mother lode of calcrete-covered gold, while The Scrappers have their first weigh-in after eight months of painstaking effort.
6Episode 6One of the gold hunters unearths a monster nugget that dramatically transforms their season.
7Episode 7Vern and Marko reach a crisis point; Rick takes to the air in a crucial race to peg a new lease.
8Episode 8The Dirt Dogs are sabotaged after Marko's shocking departure, but they fight back with big tech and even bigger gold.
9Episode 9Scorching 45-degree desert heat pushes Rick Fishers to his limit; Alex risks facing more snakes in his hunt for gold-rich pay dirt.
10Episode 10The Dirt Dogs and Gold Gypsies fight back against the rising number of gold thieves, while the Scrappers' wash plant comes to a screaming halt.
11Episode 11The Mahoneys spend thousands on a loader to do a final push at their 8-Mile lease, while Alex is convinced there's big gold down deep at Relief Creek.
12Episode 12With the season just weeks away from ending, the Dirt Dogs are struggling to hunt out their final $350,000 in gold.
13Episode 13With the end of the season just days away, the Dirt Dogs need to deliver $233,000 in gold to reach their target; Alex faces a shock resignation.

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