# Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan (2021)

> Veteran miner Freddy Dodge and partner Juan Ibarra travel to struggling gold mines to overhaul their washplants and recovery methods.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/96160

## Facts

- Seasons: 6
- Episodes: 56
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: reality
- Network: Discovery, discovery+
- Cast: Freddy Dodge, Juan Ibarra, Paul Christie
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13610512/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: upbeat, practical, gritty, hopeful, breezy

## Synopsis

Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan (2021-present) is an American reality series, a spin-off of Gold Rush, made for Discovery and discovery+. Veteran miner Freddy Dodge, with nearly four decades in the business, teams up with Juan Ibarra to travel to struggling gold mine operations across the country. Their engine is simple and concrete: diagnose why a site is losing gold, then rebuild the washplants, retool the recovery equipment and reshape the workflow before the owners run out of money or hope. Each episode follows a single operation from a rough start through hands-on overhauls, with the crew sweating over heavy machinery, muddy sluices and tight budgets. The show runs across six seasons and fifty-six episodes, with the narration guiding viewers through each technical step. Its mood is upbeat and practical, a blend of hard-working grit and the satisfaction of watching a stalled operation come back to life. Fans of Gold Rush, Dirty Jobs and Ice Road Truckers will find the same appeal in skilled labor, extreme working conditions and reality problem-solving.

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