Following the Gold
Dr. Ian Spooner's water analysis detects gold in Money Pit boreholes, and the team organizes its entire season around tracing the precious metals to their source. Twenty new boreholes are drilled, and five massive ten-foot-wide caissons are sunk in succession, the largest excavation effort in Oak Island's history. One of them, TF1, produces wood from tunnel depth along with the chemical signatures the team has been chasing. But the season's most unexpected discovery comes underground: the Garden Shaft, initially dismissed as a 19th-century searcher tunnel, returns a carbon date of 1735, predating every known treasure hunt on the island. Rick, Alex, Doug Crowell, and researcher Corjan Mol travel to Portugal to investigate Templar connections, visiting sites that mirror features found on Oak Island. The Garden Shaft becomes the team's new obsession.
Key Discoveries
Evidence of GOLD in Money Pit area, stone road trajectory confirmed to Money Pit, continued swamp excavation, new drilling technologies deployed. European trip of the team to Portugal with Corjan Mol and Joao Fernandeiro.
Key People
Rick Lagina, Marty Lagina, Craig Tester, Alex Lagina, Gary Drayton, Billy Gerhardt, Scott Barlow, Charles Barkhouse, Doug Crowell, Steve Guptill, Laird Niven, Dr. Ian Spooner, Carmen Legge, Tom Nolan, Jack Begley, Peter Fornetti, Terry Matheson, Dan Henskee, Corjan Mol, Judi Rudebusch
All Episodes
25 episodesGoing for the Gold
The season opens in the War Room with Dr.
The Gold Metal
Terry Matheson, Steve Guptill, and Charles Barkhouse are at the Money Pit as the team prepares to drill Borehole D-2, positioned eight feet west of C-1 within a...
Stone Roadblock
Rick, Craig Tester, and the team gather at the Money Pit to discuss the metal found the previous week in Borehole D-2.
Spoils Alert
Rick, Marty, and the team arrive at the southeast corner of the swamp to discuss the recent work stoppage requested by CCH.
Hatching the Plan
Rick, Craig Tester, David Irving, and the team meet in the War Room with Marty and Vanessa Lucido by video conference to plan the placement of ten-foot caissons in the Money Pit.
The Root Cause
Steve Guptill, Terry Matheson, Charles Barkhouse, and Craig Tester are in the Money Pit where the drill rig has moved to Borehole D1.5, one of twenty boreholes ...
It All Adze Up
In the War Room, Laird Niven confirms that a general permit for the swamp has been approved, covering the south side and the paved area.
Deeper Digs, Bigger Stakes
Charles Barkhouse and Terry Matheson supervise the drilling of Borehole DE-1.5 in the Money Pit, only eleven feet from C1 and part of the C-1 Cluster where the ...
The Unusual Suspects
Charles Barkhouse and Terry Matheson supervise the drilling of Borehole HI-4, positioned 12.5 feet from G-2 in the search for Shaft 6, which at 118 feet should ...
Chamber of Secrets
The team meets by video conference with geophysicist Jeremy Church, who has used new software to re-evaluate the 2018 seismic surveys of the eastern drumlin.
A Boatload of Clues
Terry Matheson, Craig Tester, and Charles Barkhouse supervise the drilling of Borehole A13, positioned two and a half feet north of AB13 where an eruption of ai...
The Silver Liner
Terry Matheson and Charles Barkhouse supervise the drilling of Borehole AB13.5, positioned two and a half feet from the east side of the suspected offset chamber.
Go Big or Go Home
The team meets in the War Room to decide where to place the first ten-foot caisson of the year.
Premier of the Dig
Heavy equipment begins arriving at the Money Pit for the ten-foot shaft excavation.
Eyes and Boot in the Ground
Rick and the team arrive at the Money Pit to begin excavating TF1, the first ten-foot shaft of the season.
Gold Diggers
Rick and the team continue work at TF1, where Vanessa Lucido reports the caisson is at 104 feet and the dig has reached 92 feet.
Blast From The Past
Rick, Marty, Craig Tester, and Dan Henskee meet the team at the Money Pit to begin the second ten-foot shaft.
Playing the Dunfield
Craig Tester and the team watch as the EC1 shaft nears 150 feet, positioned one foot east of C1 and eight feet northeast of TF1, on course to reach the seven-fo...
Shoal Me the Money
Rick and members of the team supervise the excavation of DH82 as Terry Matheson reports they are at approximately eighty feet, just ten feet above the depth whe...
The Hedden Truth
DH82 reaches a depth of one hundred feet, the level where water samples earlier in the year revealed the presence of gold and silver.
A Lot of Secrets
Rick and the team continue monitoring the DMT2 shaft, which has reached an excavation depth of 72 to 74 feet.
Yes We Can
Excavation of the DMT2 shaft continues in the Money Pit as Andrew reports the caisson has reached 137 feet.
Follow the Cobblestone Road
Marty and the team watch as excavation begins on B4-C, the fifth ten-foot shaft, positioned five feet north of Borehole C1 where traces of gold and silver and e...
On the Road
The team continues to monitor the excavation of B4-C, the fifth ten-foot shaft of the year, located five feet north of Borehole C1 in an area where earlier dril...
Treasure Island
Rick and Alex return from a two-week research trip to Portugal alongside Doug Crowell, Peter Fornetti, historical researcher Corjan Mol, and Templar historian Joao Fiandeiro.