• Series: Bonanza

• Genre: Western
• Movie Type: Prime-Time Drama
• Director: Leon Benson
• Main Cast: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, David Canary, Tony DeCosta
• Release Year: 1970
• Country: US
• Run Time: 60 minutes

Plot

Tony De Costa is cast as Ramon, a Mexican youth who has suffered a lifetime of abuse at the hands of his father, and now is under the thumb of his cruel boss. Mad at the world, Ramon refuses to reveal the fact that he's discovered a rich gold vein. And then, inevitably, the boy is befriended by the kindly Cartwrights. Featured in the cast are Bruce Dern as Bayliss and Ross Hansen as Rader. Written by Robert Buckner and Preston Wood, "The Gold Mine" has seldom been seen since it originally aired on March 8, 1970. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Lorne Greene - Ben Cartwright
• Michael Landon - Joe Cartwright
• Dan Blocker - Hoss Cartwright
• David Canary - Candy
• Tony DeCosta - Ramon

Bruce Dern - Bayliss; Ross Hansen - Rader

Credit

Leon Benson - Director; Robert Buckner - Screenwriter; Preston Wood - Screenwriter