Jade Fever

- Season 6

(2020)

Claudia's season starts off on a high note when she gets a $250,000 jade order but things take a turn for the worse when she arrives at camp to find a huge mess and a boulder that may have too many imperfections to complete the sale. Scrappy Larry's trying to turn around his scrap business, but his fiancé Susan wants him to improve their living conditions - or else.

After years of getting the raw end of the deal with Scrappy Larry, Robin pulls a prank on his old buddy when he trades him a broken-down truck for fuel tanks. Not to be outdone, Larry's got a few tricks up his sleeve to even out the deal, but the fun and games in Jade City end when Claudia's buyer gives her a near impossible delivery deadline, forcing them all to race back up to the mine.

The race is on to start cutting their 90-tonne boulder and land a big jade sale that could pay for their season, but tension boils over between Robin and his hot-headed son Josh when they can't get the wire saw running. At the scrapyard, Ricky gets frustrated with his dad Larry when his run-down equipment jeopardizes an important hauling contract.

While Josh heads out in the truck "6-Pack" on a desperately needed fuel run, Robin discovers a promising new lens. But excitement over the big find is dampened when 6-Pack breaks down, forcing Claudia and Robin to make a risky decision to resurrect an old, unreliable military truck to get much-need diesel into camp. Meanwhile, Scrappy Larry is deep in debt but can't resist a good deal, buying an aging dump truck, despite son Ricky's disapproval.

Claudia and her crew can't seem to catch a break. Josh narrowly avoids disaster driving a load of desperately-needed fuel into the mine and Claudia's devastated when a jade slab cracks while she's operating the wire saw, putting into question her quarter million-dollar sale. At the scrapyard, Scrappy Larry struggles to get back into fiancé Susan's good books after he goes on a spending spree.

Claudia and Robin scramble to find a second jade rock to fulfill their buyer's request for two huge jade slabs to be carved into Buddha statues. With only a week until he arrives from Vietnam, they're running out of options so Claudia finally turns to old boulders left at camp by her dad decades earlier, hoping that the solution to saving the deal may have been right under her nose the whole time. Scrappy Larry plays host to a city slicker, Susan's son Jonathan, who's not quite sure what to make of his mom living in a scrapyard.

Claudia's high hopes of making a huge sale turn to disappointment when her buyer from Vietnam doesn't seem impressed with any of her jade. Worried he's playing games, Claudia pushes back, putting the sale in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Scrappy Larry's upset when his fiancé Susan announces she's taking some time away from the scrapyard.

The pressure to close a deal with their Vietnamese buyer is taking its toll as tensions boil over between Claudia, Robin and Josh as they attempt to make a difficult cut in a huge jade slab, without damaging the rock. At the scrapyard, Scrappy Larry gets a devastating text message from his fiancé Susan who is away on Vancouver Island and may not be coming back.

Claudia has scored a quarter of a million-dollar jade deal, but Josh questions if their old, run-down equipment is capable of hauling it off the mountain, causing some heated moments with his dad, and fellow crew member Gary. Meanwhile, Scrappy Larry's pal Greasy Joe gives him a steal of a deal on an old dozer but when they can't get it started, Larry questions if his buddy is pulling one over on him.

Claudia and her crew are devastated when their mine truck has a major breakdown while hauling out a 20-tonne boulder destined for their buyer in Vietnam, forcing them to leave over $100,000 worth of jade sitting on the side of a remote road while they hunt for parts. Fearing they could lose the sale if it takes too long, Robin pulls out all the stops to get wheel bearings to Jade City and winds up spending more money than the truck is worth.

Robin discovers a massive lens that could be the windfall they've been dreaming of, but he can't afford the big equipment he'll need to get it off the mountain - until a surprise phone call offers a solution to their money woes. At the scrapyard, Larry's broken-down metal crusher could be the key to turning around his scrap business, if he can ever get it running. But plans to get it fixed are sidelined when a medical emergency pulls him away from the scrapyard.

A freak August snowstorm shuts down the mine and has Claudia fearing the worst: if the bad weather continues, they may not get the jade boulders out of camp to seal their half a million deal. Adding to her worries, Six Pack breaks down for the second time in a week and with mother nature threatening to shut them down for good, they don't have time for any more delays. Meanwhile, Larry leaves the scrapyard for a trip to the big city to be with Susan.

When their mine truck Six Pack goes down for the fourth time this season, Robin has to make a difficult decision about the future of their only mine truck capable of hauling out heavy boulders. With winter on their heels, Claudia works day and night trying to find another way to bring out their jade as fast as possible, finally making a desperate plea for help to a neighboring miner.

With just a few days left in the season, Claudia pushes her exhausted crew to their breaking point as they make back-to-back trips to and from the mine with loads of jade. Tired and fed up, the crew grumbling escalates into a full-on screaming match between Josh and his dad. But things get even worse when Josh is a no-show for work, forcing Claudia to step in and tackle the rough road to the mine on her own. Meanwhile, Scrappy Larry finds a surprise made by Susan that puts a finishing touch on his scrapyard.