Rival gold dredger stole our hotspot, but we TOOK IT BACK

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Published 2024-05-18
In this episode we get our hot gold spot stolen by another dredge. And to make matters worse, we discover some critical failures in our suction system that could be losing us gold. But we mine on, scraping a few more ounces up off the ocean floor, hunting for the motherlode.

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Here's the episode list:

1 - I lost my job on Bering Sea Gold    • I lost my job on Bering Sea Gold  
2 - Mine Rescue: Bering Sea Gold Dredge Gets a Huge Upgrade    • Mine Rescue: Bering Sea Gold Dredge G...  
3 - Bering Sea Gold Dredge Needs Major Repairs    • Bering Sea Gold Dredge Needs Major Re...  
4 - The Gold Mining Season Has Begun in Nome, Alaska    • The Gold Mining Season Has Begun in N...  
5 - We Get On The Gold In the First Dive Of The Season!    • We Get On The Gold In the First Dive ...  
6 - Nothing Can Keep Us Off The Gold (Except This Iceberg)    • Icebergs in June? | Dangerous Bering ...  
7 - First Gold Weigh In! How Much Did We Find?    • First Gold Weigh In! How Much Did We ...  
8 - What a 10-Ounce Day Looks Like on a Bering Sea Gold Dredge    • What a 10-Ounce Day Looks Like on a B...  
9 - We Found a Gold Nugget at the Bottom of the Ocean    • Bering Sea Gold Diver Finds a Nugget ...  
10 - When Everything Goes Wrong on the Bering Sea    • Gold Diver Gets a Nasty Rock Jam | Go...  
11 - $85,000 Gold Cleanup From Alaska's Bering Sea!    • $85,000 Gold Cleanup From Alaska's Be...  
12 - Mining a Gold-Rich "Quartz Vein" Under Alaska's Bering Sea | 1 OZT AN HOUR    • Dredging a Gold-Rich "Quartz Vein" Un...  
13 - 35 Degree Water In Alaskan Harbor…Seems Like the Perfect Job For The New Guy    • I’m Too Pregnant To Be Working In Fre...  
14 - $1,000 An Hour For the Old Hands, But The Greenhorn Still Can't Dive    • So Much Gold It's Coming Out of Our B...  
15 - We Blew the Gold Out of Our Sluice Box! | A Tragic Mistake    • Dumping OUNCES of Gold Back Into the ...  
16 - Loaded Dream Mat and A Big Nugget! | BACK ON THE GOLD-RICH QUARTZ VEIN    • We Found the "Bering Sea Quartz Vein"...  
17 - $57,000 Bering Sea Gold Cleanup! Surprised by how hot this ground was...    • $57,000 Bering Sea Gold Dredge Cleanup  
18 - Rival gold dredger stole our hotspot, but we TOOK IT BACK    • Rival gold dredger stole our hotspot,...  
19 - Found 34 ounces of gold in this Bering Sea boulder field, but it destroyed our equipment    • Found 34 ounces of gold in this Berin...  

All Comments (21)
  • @TheEmilyRiedel
    "ISN'T IT ILLEGAL FOR ANOTHER MINER TO JUMP YOUR CLAIM??" This is the most common question I get when it comes to competition with other dredges. We work on what's called a "competitive lease" meaning the Eroica and a few other operations are permitted to work the ground. There's only 1 rule: You can't mine too close to any operation that's anchored down. No one can lay claim to any section of ground for themselves. If there's open water, you can set anchor and have at it, even if another operation just left. If your spot gets jumped, which happens all the time, your only options are to find gold elsewhere, or to wait for the dredge to go back in and jump it back. And if you want to learn more about the business of gold dredging in the Bering Sea, why not sign up for our weekly newsletter? Every Thursday we send live updates about the operation, the crew, and insights about how the business works you'll only get from an insider. Sign up here: creative-leader-320.ck.page/b5a7f7317d
  • @danwebb9296
    Another great episode, so happy to be able to follow along
  • @ruffrider2626
    Love your series. Keep it up Emily and crew! Thanks for taking the time to put these together.
  • @BigTrucking
    I just binge watched all these episodes of the last 2 days. I kept wondering why the show wasn't airing. Thank you for doing this. Ive had a YouTube channel for my job for the last 4.5 years and when you talked about the struggles of doing this on your own, it really resonated with me. You guys are doing awesome with the filming, the camera work, and the storytelling. Keep up the good work!
  • @tedneitzel
    Thank you Miss Emily and to your crew. We would have no idea if it wasn't for you! You rock and good luck on the gold harvest this year! Thanks for sharing!
  • @jamiegwhite30
    The camera shots and editing are better than the old show!
  • @EMFMiner
    I love the nap time celebration whispers!
  • @cjhays6717
    The editing and music in your videos is just getting better each time. Who needs the BSG crew.
  • @edwardsjohnpaul
    Your approach to offshore gold mining is fantastic. How you're measuring each aspect of your work, and analyzing it, to find what is working and what is not, is fantastic. Finding productive work in sand? Great, do that! The scientific method, obvs in its barest form, but still, to "get it done", is nice to see - compared to the haphazard way this appears to have been done before. I look forward to every new video you put out, thank you for letting us in to this world!
  • @DoubleD.
    I just love this video, and so many others, one of my favorite series. Thank you guys.
  • @James-yp5dn
    Thanks for making these videos ❤ this is definitely the best series I'm watching on YouTube 👍👍
  • @Thorbrook
    Gata say I love your channel. Beautiful lady that's not afraid of hard work
  • @keithrhoda9508
    Looking forward to this one! Thank you for the video, Emily!
  • You guys are doing great. On every level. I continue to appreciate what you are creating. Rarely, I wish to be younger. This is one of those times! Go for the Gold Emily and crew.....and Emily, dont forget ...you got this!
  • Another Great vid..Thankyou CREW.. Thankyou EMILY...Love the content..!!
  • @Jo-CJSY
    Thanks guys , yet again another great little episode . Loving your work keep it up xx
  • @rld0724
    Great video as always!! look forward to this every Saturday!!! Great Job!!