In Jade City, British Columbia, the Bunce family has for decades taken advantage of the region's rich jade deposits to mine for the precious stone in Northern B.C.'s Cassiar Mountains. This reality series follows the Bunce's operation, which employs most of the town's residents, and their efforts to turn various claims into elusive million-dollar jackpots. In addition to highlighting dangerous mining adventures, storylines include how "The Boss," Claudia Bunce, and her husband, mine manager Robin, secure investors, and interplay between employees including Bunce brothers Joshua and Justin.

Claudia, Robin and the crew scramble to get their heavy equipment up a mountain before rising rivers make it impossible to get to the mining claim.

Tensions flare as the crew struggles to get heavy equipment up a muddy, boulder-strewn 120km trail to set up a new jade mine on a mountaintop.

The crew tries to get their machinery across surging rivers to set up their new mountaintop jade mine.

Alan is convinced there's jade under a pit full of water on their Dynasty claim. Josh's mechanical skills are tested while trying to get a giant boulder to a new buyer.

Robin tries to defy the laws of physics to get a massive new bunkhouse to their Wolverine claim. A serious accident shocks Jade City.