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Dan Snow follows in the footsteps of the 19th-century Klondike gold rush.

Dan Snow leads a team of adventurers on an epic journey across the Canadian wilderness, following in the footsteps of the 19th-century Klondike gold rush. Their mission? To find their own gold.

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Dan Snow

Felicity Aston

Kevin Fong

Cameron Balbirnie

Jonathan Renouf

Ben Crichton

Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow: Series 1: Episode 3: Digging for Gold

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Episode 3: Digging for Gold

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Digging for Gold

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Dan and his team finally arrive at Dawson City, gateway to Klondike gold.

Dan Snow follows in the footsteps of the prospectors of the 19th-century Klondike gold rush. The team finally set about the back-breaking work of mining for gold.

Historian Dan Snow concludes his epic adventure following in the footsteps of the 19th century's last great gold rush - a journey filled with genuine danger and thrilling beauty. Leading a one month expedition, he is joined by polar explorer Felicity Aston and remote environment medic Dr Kevin Fong. Their goal - to strike gold in Canada's frozen wilderness.

The team have just a few dozen miles left to cover of their nearly six hundred mile journey to the gold fields. Following in the footsteps of their 19th-century forerunners, they have crossed snowy mountains, run terrifying rapids and navigated hundreds of miles of water in a replica historical boat.

In this episode, they finally arrive at Dawson City, gateway to Klondike gold. Guided by historical accounts, the team set up a 19th-century style mining camp in the heart of the gold fields. Using traditional methods, they set about the back-breaking work of mining for gold. They have to use both their expertise and muscle to give them any chance of striking it rich. It is not going to be easy - they have just five days to prospect in an area that is already been extensively mined. But in a game where luck can play as much a part as experience, will they walk away having struck gold?

The BBC's Gold Rush Game Maker enables viewers to create their own gold rush adventures inspired by the exploits of Dan and his team.

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Operation Gold Rush with Dan Snow: Series 1

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Dan Snow leads a team of adventurers on an epic journey across the Canadian wilderness.

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