Yukon Gold
Yukon Gold follows four gold mining crews who have only four short months in Canada's wild Yukon to earn one BIG payday. With the price of gold hovering at record-breaking levels, a modern day gold rush is underway. One good strike makes a man rich - one bad season takes him down for good. Battling mechanical breakdowns, the elements and 18-hour days under the midnigh... Read all
Genre: Reality-TV
Cast:Bill Courage , Guillaume Brodeur , Ken Foy , Karl Knutson , Al McGregor , Nika Guilbault , Chris St. Jean , Cam Johnson , Bernie Kreft , Dennis Poirier , Ed Long , Riley Gibson , Andy Tai , Paul Joseph
S2.E1 ∙ Behind the Eight Ball
Karl races to get 100 ounces in the first week. Ken weighs the cost of an eager but careless hand who keeps breaking equipment. Big Al has to replace big iron without a big payday.
S2.E2 ∙ In for a Penny, in for a Pound
Ken sinks big money to dig out a narrow cut. New miner Cam's big payday is threatened by fire. Karl's experienced but unreliable operator forces his hand.
S2.E3 ∙ It's Ours to Take
Ken must choose between paying his crew and his debtors. Big Al smells gold in the ground, but gets shut down by equipment breakdowns. Dennis has to scrape $10,000 out of hostile ground to replace a part or face permanent shutdown.
S2.E4 ∙ What Doesn't Kill You...
Ken fights a double mutiny when his plant and a crew-member go rogue. Cam's veteran welder is stuck down and airlifted to hospital. A bear forces Karl's crew to gun for their lives.
S2.E5 ∙ Know When to Hold 'Em
Karl fights permafrost on his cut. Ken's wife visits to discover he's on the verge of going broke. Big Al's excavator takes a nosedive.
S2.E6 ∙ Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Ken's rush to sluice rocky ground breaks his sluice. Dennis chooses between his drive to mine and loyalty to Cam. Karl's cut floods, putting his season in jeopardy.
S2.E7 ∙ All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Ken rolls his only dozer. Karl's loader springs a leak. Beavers threaten to shut down Big Al.
S2.E8 ∙ In It to Win It
Crews are racing to rip through ground as winter descends. Ken and right hand man Guillaume fight to keep the Beast sluicing through subzero temperatures only to discover the dirt they've banked on has run dry. Cam's plans to mine an ancient waterfall go sideways when the treacherous ground threatens to bench his iron for good. Karl and right hand man Kyle's mechanical skills are put to the test when the season takes its toll on Sulphur Creek's operation.
S2.E9 ∙ Know When to Fold 'Em
The short Yukon gold mining season is almost over, and crews are battling the elements in a mad push for gold. Ken is forced to call in reinforcements when winter hits Moose Creek hard. Cam hits an impenetrable ice wall that freezes him out of his cut and moves to risky new ground only to have crucial iron go down. Big Al's plans to rip through promising dirt are sidelined when his only stripping dozer suffers a catastrophic breakdown that puts right hand man Hiro's mechanical skills to the ultimate test.
S2.E10 ∙ Know When to Run
The miners battle nature's wrath in an epic final push for gold. Ken's bid to pull 100 ounces out of hot ground goes sideways when the mine runs out of fuel, forcing him to shut down sluicing and fight his way up Moose Creek's treacherous road in a desperate bid to get to a fuel station at the top. Karl's race to mine Sulphur Creek out so he can stake his own claim is benched when one of his crew deals his prize sluice plant a near fatal blow. Big Al follows his gut to high stakes ground only to be shut out when his only stripping dozer goes down for the count.
