Gold Wars Downunder
2026– · Sky History · 60 min · 1 season
S01E10 · Episode 10
Tue, 3 Mar, 9:00 am
All three mining teams are racing to hit their $500,000 gold targets, with Damo and Matt the goldfield's front-runners.
About
Gold Wars Downunder follows three hardcore mining teams as they battle it out on the one patch of gold-rich-land to see who can unearth the biggest nuggets and the most gold in an epic made-for-television gold hunting season.
The sale of gold is an important source of income for hundreds of thousands of Australians, including the men and women willing to risk it all, as they venture into some of the most dangerous and inhospitable territory on the planet - hoping to strike it rich.
The miners are our narrators and through them, and their specialist mining skills, we're drawn into the wider world of remote-area alluvial gold mining. The town of Clermont has estimated gold reserves of $A750 million and the gold price is trading at 10-year historical highs. There's a modern-day gold rush going on in the town of Clermont.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Tue, 6 Jan· 60 minThe sale of gold is an important source of income for hundreds of thousands of Australians, including the men and women willing to risk it all. In this series, three hardcore mining teams battle it out on the one patch of gold-rich-land to see who can unearth the biggest nuggets and the most gold in an epic made-for-television gold-hunting season.
- E02
Episode 2
Tue, 13 Jan· 60 minThree hardcore mining teams battle it out on the one patch of gold-rich-land in Australia to see who can unearth the biggest nuggets and the most gold. The town of Clermont has estimated reserves of $A750 million and the gold price is trading at 10-year historical highs. There's a modern-day gold rush going on in the town of Clermont.
- E03
Episode 3
Tue, 20 Jan· 60 minThree hardcore mining teams battle it out on the one patch of gold-rich-land to see who can unearth the biggest nuggets and the most gold.
- E04
Episode 4
Tue, 27 Jan· 60 minThree hardcore mining teams battle it out on the one patch of gold-rich-land to see who can unearth the biggest nuggets and the most gold.
- E05
Episode 5
Tue, 3 Feb· 60 minThree hardcore mining teams battle it out to unearth the most gold. At Scratchy Moo, Matt and Damo weigh up the two offers they have received for their land.
- E06
Episode 6
Tue, 10 Feb· 60 minThe sale of gold is an important source of income for hundreds of thousands of Australians, including the men and women willing to risk it all. In this series, three hardcore mining teams battle it out on the one patch of gold-rich-land to see who can unearth the biggest nuggets and the most gold in an epic made-for-television gold-hunting season.
- E07
Episode 7
Tue, 17 Feb· 60 minThe sale of gold is an important source of income for hundreds of thousands of Australians, including the men and women willing to risk it all. In this series, three hardcore mining teams battle it out on the one patch of gold-rich-land to see who can unearth the biggest nuggets and the most gold in an epic made-for-television gold-hunting season.
- E08
Episode 8
Tue, 24 Feb· 60 minDonnie and Ronnie have a bust up - threatening Donnie's dream of owning a lease. At the 1870 mine, Richie builds a gold room to sort the super-fine gold from the waste material.
- E09
Episode 9
Tue, 3 Mar· 60 minDonnie and Leigh come face to face in an explosive showdown. At the 1870 mine site, Richie is worried mining manager Dan has lost his mojo.
- E10
Episode 10
Tue, 3 Mar· 60 minAll three mining teams are racing to hit their $500,000 gold targets, with Damo and Matt the goldfield's front-runners.
