Yukon Gold (TV series)
| Yukon Gold | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality Television |
| Composer | Adam Lastiwka |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David Paperny Cal Shumiatcher Audrey Mehler Beth Wichterich |
| Producers | David Paperny Cal Shumiatcher Vera Lubimova Christine Brandt |
| Cinematography | Simon Schneider |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Paperny Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | History Television |
| Release | March 13, 2013 |
Yukon Gold is a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment that airs on History Television. The series follows four mining crews as they search for gold over the four month Yukon mining season. Miners Ken Foy, Al McGregor, Bernie Kreft and Karl Knutson each head one of the crews.[1]
The series has been acquired in the United States by National Geographic Channel and will air in 2013.[2]
Episodes
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Special(s) | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | ||||
| 1 | 10 | 13 March 2013 | |||
Season 1 (2013)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Sluice or Die" | 2013 March 13 | |
|
Gold mining season begins in Dawson City, Yukon, and the countdown to winter is on. Newcomer Big Al worries his season could be over before it starts when his excavator named ‘Big Girl’ fails. Further south, Bernie struggles not only to teach his young sons how to be miners, but also to find gold. In Moose Creek, best friends Ken and Guillaume cannot get their sluice machine “The Beast” up and running – and without it, their entire season could be a bust. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "No Deaths, No Worries" | 2013 March 20 | |
|
It is week three for mining crew Ken and Guillaume and non-stop rain jeopardizes their cut. On Sulphur Creek, young crew boss Karl has no sluice machine, and no sluicer means no gold. Karl’s father Marty, a highly respected self-made miner, builds a new one from scratch. While Karl waits, he struggles to keep his crew on task – and live up to his father’s high expectations. Big Al tests new strategies – and new equipment – on a fresh claim. If only he could keep his machines running. | ||||
Cast
- Ken Foy group
- Ken Foy, veteran, second generation miner
- Guillaume
- Al McGregor group
- "Big Al", Al McGregor – new miner
- Hiro, mechanic
- Bernie Kreft group
- Bernie Kreft, prospector
- Jaret Kreft, son of Bernie
- Justin Kreft, son of Bernie
- Kyle
- Karl Knutson group
- Karl Knutson
Locations
- Indian River (Yukon) — Big Al's claim
- McDame Creek — Bernie's claim
- Moose Creek (Yukon) — Ken Foy's claim
- Snow Creek (British Columbia) — Kreft's claim
- Sulphur Creek (Yukon) — Karl's claim
References
- ^ Strachan, Alex. TV Wednesday: Yukon Gold pans for ratings gold, "Postmedia News", Mar 13, 2013. Accessed Mar 14, 2013.
- ^ Nat Geo acquires ‘Yukon Gold’, "Variety", Dec 11, 2012. Accessed Mar 13, 2013.
External links
See also
- Gold Rush (TV series), another reality TV series with placer gold mining in the Klondike of the Yukon near Dawson City