Jade Fever

Jade Fever is a nephrite jade mining-based Canadian reality TV show from Discovery Channel Canada, produced by Omnifilm Entertainment.[1] 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 BC-born Jason Priestley, the show debuted in April 2015.[2] Jade Fever was nominated for a 2016 Canadian Screen Award in the "Best Factual Program or Series" category.[3][4] As of 2017, there have been 3 seasons.[5]

Cast

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Claudia Bunce 
matriarch of the Bunce jade mining family
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

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List of seasons
Season Episodes Originally aired Notes
First aired Last aired
1 31 March 2015 [2]
2
3 7 March 2017 [5]

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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Julianna Cummins (5 March 2015). "Discovery Canada polishes “Jade Fever”". Realscreen.
  2. 1 2 "Pilot". Jade Fever. Season 1. Episode 1. 31 March 2015. Discovery Channel Canada.
  3. ↑ Creative BC. "BC Nominees - 2016 Canadian Screen Awards" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Sabrina Furminger (19 January 2016). "Local talent up for 2016 Canadian Screen Awards". Westender. Vancouver Westender.
  5. 1 2 "Hard Climb". Jade Fever. Season 3. Episode 1. 7 March 2017. Discovery Channel Canada.
  6. ↑ "The Big Fin". Jade Fever. 11 April 2017. Discovery Channel Canada.

See also

Gemstone mining TV shows
Resource extraction TV shows in Canada
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