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In order to find gold at their new claim, Team Hoffman will have to go deeper than ever before.

The Hoffman Crew reflects that the first mistake was not kicking the squatters off their first claim; beyond that they didn?t have a good sense what to prospect.

Jack talks about the "lavador" - the machine used to mine diamonds, as other Hoffman Crew miners wished they knew anything about diamonds other than they're pretty.

Gene Cheeseman talks about his biggest fear - being on TV and having strangers evaluating what he does. As someone who just wants to plow ahead Chris Doumit describes him as the Pitbull.

93 year old John Schnabel's dream is to find gold at Smith Creek with his grandsons before his health and the weather give out.

For the first time, Parker reveals how close he came to wanting to walk after constant criticism from Tony; Tony reflects on whether his harsh approach worked.

The Hoffman Crew describes the dangers they didn't expect to encounter in the jungle - including nearby murders.

For the first time the miners sat down and reveal many personal struggles we didn't know about during the last season, and what tell what the future holds.

Grandpa John pays a visit to check on Parker and Payson at Smith Creek and finds a surprise that makes him very happy.

Parker visits Grandpa to get the final decision on whether they use a monitor on the frozen ground.

Grandpa John knows it's late in the season and worries about the weather.

With the weather and jungle conditions was it a bad idea for the Hoffmans to mine Guyana?

Parker borrows an excavator from Dakota Fred but the journey back to the claim comes close to disaster.

The Hoffman Crew describes what it felt like to mine their first diamond.

As the Klondike earth starts to freeze up, Rick's bulldozer has trouble standing up to the effort.

Tensions are high, with mistakes happening all three crews, but no more so than for the Dakota Crew who must undertake a risky equipment rescue.