Adventure | Family
Station:
Discovery Channel (US)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2012-10-26
Rating:
5/10 from 2 users
Jungle Gold follows two American men who risk their lives to strike it rich in Ghana, Africa's second largest gold producing country. After losing everything in the real estate crash of 2008, Scott Lomu was planning to move his family into his father's basement and George Wright was trying to save his home from foreclosure. Naturally, they decided mining for gold in Ghana was their best option to pay off their debts, which exceeded $1 million.
TV Show Ended.
S2E4 - Bailed Out
Scott and George reunite in Ghana and struggle to find a way to wash gold. Their mining partner Dave Thomas bails them out with an expensive solution but plots to take a bigger chunk of their gold.
Air Date: 01 Sep 2013 21:00 (CDT)
S2E5 - Wild Ride
The production crew captures the untold story behind the making of Jungle Gold including hostile confrontations, underground explosions, accidents in the jungle and torrential storms.
Air Date: 06 Sep 2013 21:00 (CDT)
S2E6 - Run for the Border
Scott and George are all set to mine their Fahiakobo gold claim. But an attack by armed militia on a neighboring site forces them, along with the entire production crew, to make a dangerous emergency evacuation.
Air Date: 06 Sep 2013 21:00 (CDT)