Jade Fever is a nephrite jade mining-based Canadian reality TV show from Discovery Channel Canada, produced by Omnifilm Entertainment. The show follows glacial deposit placer and hard rock mining efforts in the Cassiar Mountains region of British Columbia, within 150 kilometres of Jade City. Narrated by Martin Strong, the show debuted in April 2015. Jade Fever was nominated for a 2016 Canadian Screen Award in the "Best Factual Program or Series" category. As of 2017, there have been 3 seasons.
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Summary
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Cast
- Claudia Bunce
- matriarch of the Bunce jade mining family, bookkeeper
- Robin Bunce
- patriarch of the Bunce jade mining family, heavy truck/construction equipment operator
- Josh Bunce
- their son, mine hand, heavy truck/construction equipment operator (season 1 - present), camp medic (season 3)
- Justin Bunce
- their son, mine hand, prospector, heavy truck/construction equipment operator (season 2 - present), jade tabletop maker (season 3)
- Steve Simonovic
- Claudia Bunce's father, a pioneer Cassiar Country jade miner and founder of Jade City (seasons 1 & 2)
- Guy Martial
- mine hand, heavy truck/construction equipment operator (season 1 - present)
- Robin, a.k.a. "R-2"
- mine hand, heavy truck/construction equipment operator (season 1 - present), alternate camp medic (season 3)
- Alan Qiao
- first Chinese investor (season 1 - present)
- Alex
- Bunce company employee residing in Jade City (season 2; season 3, episode 7)
- "Jo-Jo"
- Bunce company employee residing in Jade City (season 2; season 3, episode 7)
- "Scrappy" Larry
- local scrap metal/used heavy truck/used construction equipment dealer, heavy truck/construction equipment mechanic, heavy truck/construction equipment operator, Bunce family friend (season 2; season 3, episodes 8 & 9)
- Gary Wentworth
- mine hand, heavy truck/construction equipment operator, friend of Guy (season 3)
- Peter Niu
- NEK Mining Inc. company executive (season 3, episodes 1 & 2)
- William
- Beijing-based representative of NEK Mining (season 3, episodes 1 - 6)
- Christina
- Vancouver-based representative of NEK Mining (season 3, episode 3)
- Chris
- geologist, mine hand, Justin's friend (season 3, episodes 5 - 12)
- Henry
- jade miner on a neighbouring claim, Bunce family friend (season 3, episode 6)
- Mike Mee
- engineer, mine hand, venture capital fundraiser, Justin's friend (season 2, episodes 7 - 12)
List of episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Impact on industry
In season 3, the Bunce's hard rock mining operation at the Dynasty claim started to successfully quarry jade - a first in jade mining; which usually rips jade lenses out of rock with heavy equipment instead of quarrying it out like marble.
References
See also
- Gemstone mining TV shows
- Gold Rush (TV series) (season 4, in Guyana, with placer diamond mining)
- Resource extraction TV shows in Canada
- Yukon Gold (TV series), placer gold mining in northern BC (seasons 1 & 4) and Yukon
External links
- Discover Channel Canada, Jade Fever (official website)
- Jade Fever on IMDb
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