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Watch: A hunt for gold at the bottom of the sea from 'Deadliest Catch' creators

It's off to Alaska for a dangerous adventure on 'Bering Sea Gold'

By Liane Bonin Starr Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012 3:43 PM

Just when you thought reality television had mined every dangerous job out there, the creators of "Deadliest Catch" have found another one worthy of a television series. The eight-part "Bering Sea Gold" (premieres Jan. 27 at 10 p.m. on Discovery Channel) follows four dredge operations as they hunt for gold on the bottom of the sea. It turns out glaciers have been dumping gold-rich sediment into the Bering Sea for millions of years, and it's up to miners to scoop it up over the summer, before the water becomes too icy for diving. Watch a promo below and learn why hunting for gold (in this way, at least) is "stupidly dangerous."

http://youtu.be/kRTmra_9eUM /

Do you plan to watch "Bering Sea Gold"?

Liane Bonin Starr
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Liane Bonin Starr is an author, screenwriter and former writer for EW.com. Her byline has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Variety and a lot of other places. Her last book was called "a scandalously catty, guilty pleasure" by Jane magazine. Expect the same from Starr Raving.

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dave1279

I wouldn't think they could do a cross between Gold Rush and Deadliest Catch, but that seems to be exactly what this is.
January 3, 2012 at 5:08PM EST Reply to Comment
- And I'm surprised it's taken this long for this kind of gold hunting to be turned into a series -- it does look incredibly dangerous/dramatic.
  January 3, 2012 at 6:42PM EST
matt

i just wander whether anyone can do it in the bering sea with minimal effort and licenses
February 6, 2012 at 3:56PM EST Reply to Comment

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dave1279

I wouldn't think they could do a cross between Gold Rush and Deadliest Catch, but that seems to be exactly what this is.

And I'm surprised it's taken this long for this kind of gold hunting to be turned into a series -- it does look incredibly dangerous/dramatic.