Yukon Gold

Hiro Mihayama.??Yukon Gold returns for a thrilling second season to find our gold miners behind the eight ball. The price of gold has plummeted, and a late spring thaw leaves the crews scrambling to catch up. With only four short months in the mining season, every second counts. ??(photo credit: Paperny Entertainment)

Karl Knutson was born and raised in Dawson City, and he?s been mining with his dad ? highly respected self-made miner Marty Knutson ? since he was 13 years old. Last season Karl proved to his father that he can run his own crew and get the gold. This year, Karl is gunning to step out of dad?s shadow and become his own man. Karl and Marty don?t always see eye to eye, but Karl?s out to prove that his way leads to gold even if his more experienced father would do it differently. Karl is after big gold and the respect of his father and community.??(photo credit: Paperny Entertainment)

It?s the start of the Yukon gold-mining season. A late spring and plummeting gold prices push miners to battle frozen ground and sluice harder than ever. Karl races to get 100 ounces in the first week, defying his dad, Marty, in a bid to prove he?s ready to take over the family mine and stake his own claim. Ken?s operation is jeopardized when junior miner Matt destroys key gear, forcing the boss to decide if the eager but careless hand is worth the cost. Big Al?s gamble to strip muddy ground to keep sluicing is a bust when he has to replace big iron without a big payday.

Big Al looks for promise in the cut as he cleans up after 70 hours of sluicing.

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 that the dirt they?ve banked on has run dry. Cam?s plans to mine an ancient creek bed go sideways when the treacherous ground threatens to bench his iron for good. Karl and Kyle?s mechanical skills are put to the test when the season takes its toll on their Sulphur Creek operation.

Yukon Gold continues the adventures of gutsy miners battling every obstacle that stands in their way – weather, breakdowns, crew, their own physical and mental endurance – all in the quest for gold. (Paperny Entertainment/Sean F. White)

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For most of his life, Ken Foy wanted to be a ?real? miner like his dad, but it wasn?t until two years ago that he finally got his own ground. This season, Ken is back at Moose Creek ? despite nearly going broke last year. He?s learning the hard way that making a go at finding gold on your own is tougher than it looks. But with right-hand man Guillaume at his side again, Ken has high hopes that this season he?ll turn it all around. His goal: beat the Moose Creek curse and leave a rich man. It?s a gamble, but going home broke is not an option. Ken must prove to his wife that investing their entire financial future into the mine was worth it, but Moose Creek will fight him every step of the way. ?(photo credit: Paperny Entertainment)

Jason examining the mine.

Jim Harris, Hiro Miyahama, Al McGregor, Jeremy Duplisea, Eric Hincheliffe

Guillaume and Ken work on the cable box for The Beast's conveyer belt.

Yukon Gold continues the adventures of gutsy miners battling every obstacle that stands in their way – weather, breakdowns, crew, their own physical and mental endurance – all in the quest for gold. (Paperny Entertainment/Sean F. White)

The miners battle nature?s wrath in an epic final push for gold. Ken?s bid to pull a last 100 ounces before the ground freezes goes sideways when the mine nearly 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 his reserve fuel at the top. Karl?s race to mine Sulphur Creek 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.

Karl Knutson has been handed a huge opportunity running his very own gold mine.

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 runs into an impenetrable ice wall that freezes him out of his cut; he 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.

Büffel in Nevada. Die Büffel kehren zurück auf die Great Plains.

Ken talks to Martyn about The Beast. For most of his life, Ken wanted to be a real miner like his dad.

It?s a life-or-death hunt for gold for the mining crews. Ken fights a double mutiny on Moose Creek when his sluice plant and experienced hand Riley both go rogue. The cost of gold hits a deadly high for Cam when veteran welder Gary is struck down in the mine and must be airlifted to the hospital. A bear wreaks havoc on Karl?s camp, forcing his crew to shut down sluicing.