Jungle Gold is an American reality television series on the Discovery Channel that debuted on October 26, 2012.The series follows George Wright and Scott Lomu as they attempt to earn some cash in order to recover from losing everything in the real estate crash of 2008. It focuses on the duo as they encounter the task of gold placer mining in the Ashanti Belt along the Birim River in Ghana of West Africa. The tools they use to recover the gold are: mercury, a trommel, water pumps, multiple excavators (number varies through season, due to rental agreements and breakdowns) and a gold separation table. In the first season, the local village where they extract the gold is across the river, while the nearest town is Romaso. In the second season, the nearest town is Fahiakobo, and the nearest city is still Dunkwa-on-Offin. Filming for the second season started on March 6, 2013, with the season premiering on August 11, 2013.The return expedition to Ghana in the second season was cut short when the Ghanian Minister for Lands and Natural Resources issued an arrest warrant for George and Scott—along with the entire Discovery Channel film crew—in reaction to their exploits shown in the first season, which he perceived to depict illegal mining activity. George and Scott maintain that they have always operated in compliance with Ghanaian law but fled Ghana with the assistance of the Discovery Channel production crew rather than risking up to 5 years in a Ghanian prison awaiting trial.