Jade Fever

- Season 4

(2018)

After 3 years of unsuccessful partnerships, Claudia's decided this mining season will be on her own terms - and on her own dime. The crew is packed up and ready to head out to Wolverine a month early, but thick ice on the trail puts a stop to the trip before it even starts. A disagreement between Claudia and Robin leads to a disastrous reconnaissance mission that puts crew members at risk, and forces Claudia to re-think her entire season.

Still determined to start their mining season early, Claudia follows Robin to an old claim close to home - the Dynasty jade mine. In an unexplored site on the claim, they make an exciting discovery that could change their entire summer. Meanwhile, Josh has ambitions to take over as excavator operator, but his own impatience prevents Gary from teaching him the necessary skills.

Guy struggles to topple a giant jade lense using just his excavator. After a frustrating breakdown, family conflicts erupt. And when Josh's safety concerns at the site are ignored, he questions his future in the family business.

The crew heads out to recover a quad that was swept down the overflowing Turnagain River. Back at Dynasty, Guy and Gary make a second discovery that has Robin and Claudia excited. When Josh's dog, Blue, disappears into the Cassiar mountains, a frantic search begins to get her home safely.

Cutting a potential million-dollar find is put on hold when old equipment fails, but a new saw could reveal an unexpected windfall from a decades-old family heirloom.

A mistake delays the crew's first crack at cutting the Pit 3 lens, and when the inside is finally revealed, deep fractures plague the giant piece of jade. On Highway 37, a food truck rollover provides Jade City with a produce bounty, but when a second truck rolls over on the same curve, Claudia asks for the police to help crack down on tired drivers.

The crew struggles in the rain and mud to make a deeper cut on the Pit 3 lens. When Claudia learns an important buyer is on his way to Jade City, the race is on to expose high quality jade. Meanwhile rain and run-down equipment can't dampen Josh's excitement at finally being given a task in the excavator.

As the crew races to make a fourth cut on the Pit 3 lens, an important jade buyer, Henry, arrives in Jade City. To everyone's disappointment, the jade quality fails to impress Henry. Despite the crews objections, Claudia explores the idea of moving to 2 Mile, an untouched hard rock jade claim high in the Cassiar Mountains.

Claudia's crew is pushed to their limit with the immense task of tearing down and moving their mining camp to 2 Mile. When illness and a heat wave strike the camp, tempers flare. Claudia worries that the late-summer move could tear apart her crew and sink her mining season.

On the rough road to 2 Mile, Josh struggles with a heavy, unstable load and gets separated from the convoy. He faces a lonely night on the trail while Robin and Claudia forge ahead to the new mine site. The steep climb up to 2 Mile puts Scrappy Larry's battered army truck to the test.

As the crew struggle to build their new camp, Gary and Guy head out to reclaim their own mine, Wolverine. But Guy believes the old site is cursed and won't let them go without a fight. As time in the season ticks away, Claudia is anxious to break ground at the new site.

The crew prospects their brand new site and see more jade than any previous claim they've mined. Surprise visitors Tony and Henry drop in to see their progress at the new site. Roughing it in the partially built camp wears on the crew, and tempers flare as they get to work on the finishing touches.

At 2 Mile, the crew is preparing for their final push before winter. Josh and Gary head back to the landing for a load of fuel. But after a delayed delivery and problems on the road, Claudia stresses when they fail to return to camp before nightfall. Claudia and Robin explore the new claim and begin drilling, desperate to hit grade A jade before winter hits.

After a rough summer and with no Grade A jade to her name, Claudia is desperate to turn things around before winter brings mining to a halt. Drill cores at a new lens could be the win she needs, and when an early snowfall hits the mountains, the race is on to get the jade and themselves out.