Bering Sea Gold (2012)
Synopsis
In the frontier town of Nome, Alaska, there’s a gold rush on. But you've never seen gold mining like this before — here, the precious metal isn't found in the ground. It’s sitting in the most unlikely of places: the bottom of the frigid, unpredictable Bering Sea. And there are a handful of people willing to risk it all to bring it to the surface.
First Air Date: 2012-01-27
Last Air Date: 2025-10-10
Number of Seasons: 19
Number of Episodes: 201
Networks: Discovery
Top Cast
- Shawn Pomrenke as Self
- Vernon Adkison as Self
- Zeke Tenhoff as Self
- Kris Kelly as Self
- Mike Rowe as Himself (Narrator)
- Emily Riedel as Self
- Steve Pomrenke as Self
- Steve Riedel as Self
- Brad Kelly as Self
- Cody Moen as Self - Deckhand / Diver
Seasons
Specials (2012)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: After the Dredge: Risks and Relations
The crews go deeper to explain why they put their lives on the line to dredge and what it's like to live in Nome. The Wild Ranger's reunion turns bad when Scott and Vern explode with rage. Emily and Zeke talk about the exact nature of their relationship. And meet the mysterious white-bearded dredger who introduced us to Nome.
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Ep. 2: After the Dredge: Gains and Losses
The crews gather again to sound off about gold gained and relationships strained. The Christine Rose's Shawn talks about being stabbed in the Breakers bar. Zeke and Emily drop a bomb on Ian and Scott of the Sluicey. The Wild Ranger's Scott gets a chance to respond to Vern's accusations.
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Ep. 3: Back To The Dredge
The Bering Sea Gold crews gather and sound off about life in Nome during and after the show. Wild Ranger Scott and Vern's reunion is explosive. Emily and Zeke answer about the exact nature of their relationship. Meet the mysterious white-bearded dredger.
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Ep. 4: Getting To The Bottom
A behind-the-scenes look at the series. Freezing weather, raging seas and barroom brawls are all in a day's work for the dredger's camera crews.
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Ep. 5: Dredged Up
A gold rush in Nome, Alaska; dredgers pilot shabby vehicles.
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Ep. 6: Digging Deep
A recap of the struggles and triumphs of the family, including Zeke and Emily's forbidden love, Vernon's crew issues and the "Fightin' Kelys."
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Ep. 7: The Gold Bar
With the 2015 summer mining season finished, Steve and Shawn Pomrenke, the Kellys, Zeke Tenhoff and Emily Riedel, Derek McLarty and Vernon Adkison all come to the Gold Dust Saloon to air their grievances and share their memories from the season.
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Ep. 8: Luck of the Irish
Brad, Kris and Andy Kelly came to Nome to make an easy fortune. Things haven’t quite worked out. After years of conflict, the Kellys are hoping to finally transition from rags to riches.
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Ep. 9: Gold Fever
The inside dirt from the miners who suffer from gold fever and who spend every waking moment on a desperate quest for a cure.
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Ep. 10: Gold Getters
Shawn bets it all on Bluff; Zeke and Emily explore Sledge Island; Kris fights for his family's reputation; never before seen footage and interviews.
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Ep. 11: Gold Nuggets
Shawn must shore up his finances before idle equipment costs him everything; Kris will have to get to and from the Bluff alive; Emily craves mining success but can't find her role, and Zeke needs to turn a profit.
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Ep. 12: Bigger and Badder
In a shocking confrontation, Nome's top two miners, Shawn and Ken, come face to face after a season of squaring off, having revolutionized mining with bigger, badder, gold-grabbing machines. Secrets are revealed through never before seen footage.
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Ep. 13: Ready, Set, Gold
As Nome bustles with gold miners, Vern returns with a grand mission; Shawn works on his mega-dredge; Ken reinforces with more than $500,000 in upgrades; Emily and the Kellys look to improve on their best seasons yet.
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Ep. 14: Friend or Foe
Gearing up for the final push, Shawn patches up the Christine Rose, Emily shares the wealth with beloved family members and the Kellys pitch a deal to Vernon to travel east for untapped riches.
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Ep. 15: Pay the Piper
Mining the Bering Sea's golden depths takes nearly super-human mental and physical stamina. With exclusive content, the miners provide new insight on the season and Nome's two titans come face to face to settle the score on the richest season ever.
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Ep. 16: Gold Dogs, New Tricks
Shawn's legal woes could end his season before it begins; Kris receives a once-in-a-lifetime deal; Vernon upgrades the Gold Ship; Emily calls on her ace in the hole.
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Ep. 17: The Kellys' Fireworks Extravaganza
For Independence Day, the Kellys travel back to Northern California for an explosive adventure.
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Ep. 18: Breaking the Ice
The miners prepare their operations for the harsh winter looming ahead.
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Ep. 19: The Nome-inees Are...
In this 10th Anniversary BSG Awards Show, the fleet competes in various categories for the coveted "Nomie" Award as we commemorate a decade of gold mining on the Bering Sea. Remember, there are no losers -- except those who don't win.
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Ep. 20: Bad Blood
The feud between Shawn and Kris pushes the miners to the brink of war.
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Ep. 21: Golden Girls
The parallel journeys of Emily Riedel and Alaska: The Last Frontier's Jane Kilcher highlight their challenges and triumphs in different Alaskan locales as Emily prepares to bring Jane aboard The Eroica to take charge while Emily's gone.
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