When a tourist goes missing, it's panic stations for the Clermont Diggers. And in Ballarat, Pretty Prospector April is in the line of fire, when Ian's homemade trommel "Jaws" comes off the rails.

Another breakdown triggers all out war between the Clermont Diggers and the Rookie Miners. And a monster storm gets Gold Sniper and new dad-to-be Rob stranded in the Tasmanian wilderness.

Rookie Miner Dennis' has a bumper day, culminating in a personal-best nugget find, The Mineshaft Hunters quest for gold is cut short when a team member takes a life threatening fall.