Aussie Gold Hunters: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Aussie Gold Hunters Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Episode 1
May 31, 2018
The Dirt Dogs are back on fire and stake a massive million dollar target, while an eleventh-hour miracle saves the Gold Gypsies from disaster.
Episode 2
Jun 7, 2018
The 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.
Episode 3
Jun 14, 2018
Thieves 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.
Episode 4
Jun 21, 2018
The 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.
Episode 5
Jun 28, 2018
The 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 effo
Episode 6
Jul 5, 2018
One of the gold hunters unearths a monster nugget that dramatically transforms their season.
Episode 7
Jul 12, 2018
Vern and Marko reach a crisis point; Rick takes to the air in a crucial race to peg a new lease.
Episode 8
Jul 19, 2018
The Dirt Dogs are sabotaged after Marko's shocking departure, but they fight back with big tech and even bigger gold.
Episode 9
Jul 26, 2018
Scorching 45-degree desert heat pushes Rick Fishers to his limit; Alex risks facing more snakes in his hunt for gold-rich pay dirt.
Episode 10
Aug 2, 2018
The Dirt Dogs and Gold Gypsies fight back against the rising number of gold thieves, while the Scrappers' wash plant comes to a screaming halt.
Episode 11
Aug 9, 2018
The 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.
Episode 12
Aug 16, 2018
With the season just weeks away from ending, the Dirt Dogs are struggling to hunt out their final $350,000 in gold.
Episode 13
Aug 23, 2018
With 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.