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The Best Episodes of Ice Cold Gold

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Re-join the hardy American prospectors as they go for gold as the massive ice sheet melts on Greenland, revealing immense mineral wealth in the virgin rock.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ice Cold Gold Season 1 Episode 1 - David and Goliath
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #1 - David and Goliath

    S1:E1

    Welcome to Greenland, the most imposing island on Earth. Every summer, its massive ice sheet melts, revealing immense potential for mineral wealth in the virgin rock below. Now, a group of eight American prospectors have banded together to strike it rich.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Ice Cold Gold Season 1 Episode 2 - There's No Place Like Storo
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #2 - There's No Place Like Storo

    S1:E2

    With only 6 weeks left, the 60 Degree Resources miners already have their first target on Storø. Finding accessible targets within close distance to the camp is crucial for the success of the expedition. Their window of opportunity is closing by the day.

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  3. Ice Cold Gold Season 1 Episode 6 - Redemption Ridge
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Redemption Ridge

    S1:E6

    With only 10 days left in Greenland, few resources and no proof of any worth on Storø, the team has one last chance. Rubies are on the island of Fiskenaesset, but with only four spots on the helicopter who gives them the best chances of striking it rich?

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  4. Ice Cold Gold Season 1 Episode 3 - Fractured
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Fractured

    S1:E3

    High on his discovery with the Feldmans at the now named 'Americo Creek,' Americo reports back to the team at the miners meeting about his find. John is elated, and despite some naysaying from Gator, the entire team decides to go back to investigate.

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  5. Ice Cold Gold Season 1 Episode 5 - Discord, Deer and Discovery
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Discord, Deer and Discovery

    S1:E5

    After having been battered by a massive storm, the miners must band together to fix the damage to their camp. Spirits are low, and tensions begin to mount as the team loses faith in its operation.

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  6. Ice Cold Gold Season 2 Episode 3 - In the Red
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #6 - In the Red

    S2:E3

    The miners set out for the Red Zone and face brutal terrain and isolation.

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  7. Ice Cold Gold Season 1 Episode 4 - Hitting the Wall
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Hitting the Wall

    S1:E4

    Typically, miners believe that 'gold rides on an iron horse,' but this is not true for Greenland. Based on their resources and time, the miners, physically and mentally drained, search for what they know is on Storø: rubies and sapphires.

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  8. Ice Cold Gold Season 2 Episode 5 - The Rise and Fall of the Ruby Empire
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #8 - The Rise and Fall of the Ruby Empire

    S2:E5

    While Josh, Chad and John are down at base camp prepping the dredge to move to the upper lake, the Red Zone team are pulling out rubies by the scores, but with low food supply and pending bad weather, the team has to muster its strength to finish the job.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Ice Cold Gold Season 2 Episode 4 - Rubies Revealed
    6.3/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Rubies Revealed

    S2:E4

    The miners are battling Greenland from two fronts with half the team finding huge rubies at the Red Zone and the other half dredging for gems in the river below.

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  10. Ice Cold Gold Season 2 Episode 7 - Point of No Return
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Point of No Return

    S2:E7

    The miners are almost at season's end. With winter closing in, and time running out, Josh and Eric arrive in Eqi, north of the Arctic Circle, for one last shot at gold, while the rest of the team focuses on dredging for rubies.

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  11. Ice Cold Gold Season 2 Episode 8 - The Beast Within
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The Beast Within

    S2:E8

    It's the miner's last week and Greenland has not only gotten into their heads but she is exposing their inner demons. With only days left before she covers her gifts up for the winter, The Beast reveals the chinks in their resolve.

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  12. Ice Cold Gold Season 2 Episode 2 - The Belly of the Red Beast
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #12 - The Belly of the Red Beast

    S2:E2

    The miners battle the elements after setting their sights on a new target.

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  13. Ice Cold Gold Season 2 Episode 6 - The Gold Rush
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #13 - The Gold Rush

    S2:E6

    Forced to leave their precious Ruby deposit before Greenland devours them, the miners execute phase two of their operation within the few weeks they have left.

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  14. Ice Cold Gold Season 2 Episode 1 - Ruby Fever
    5.7/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Ruby Fever

    S2:E1

    The miners learn the rules have changed when they try to claim their find.

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  15. Ice Cold Gold Season 3 Episode 1 - Adapt or Die
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Adapt or Die

    S3:E1

    After a possible brush with death in Iceland, the team discovers some devastating news about the 13 million dollar ruby deposit they have been working on for a year and a half.

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  16. Ice Cold Gold Season 3 Episode 2 - Midnight Run
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Midnight Run

    S3:E2

    Our miners begin their journey into Greenland's unexplored and unforgiving wilderness in search ultimate treasure. While half the team discovers what could be a massive gold deposit, the rest of the team finds themselves stranded 5 miles from camp.

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  17. Ice Cold Gold Season 3 Episode 3 - Death From Above
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Death From Above

    S3:E3

    On almost no sleep, our miners have split into two groups and set out into Greenland's dangerous landscape for a recon mission. While they battle the symptoms of sleep deprivation, one group of miners face a deadly valley with massive falling boulders.

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  18. Ice Cold Gold Season 3 Episode 4 - Frozen With Fear
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Frozen With Fear

    S3:E4

    Time is running short in Saqqaq and Eric pushes the team to explore every corner of the mountains surrounding their basecamp for gold treasure. After Jesse and Gator refuse, Americo, follows Eric up a deadly 1200 ft slope to sample for gold.

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  19. Ice Cold Gold Season 3 Episode 5 - Golden Glacier
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Golden Glacier

    S3:E5

    Eric, our lead geologist, continues to battle gold fever as he pushes himself and his team well past their limits in order to find gold. The miners have only two days left at camp to explore the three most dangerous areas in Saqqaq.

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  20. Ice Cold Gold Season 3 Episode 6 - When It All Falls Down
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - When It All Falls Down

    S3:E6

    After a week of tireless prospecting in an unstable area of Greenland known as Saqqaq, our seven miners were able to make two gold claims potentially worth millions. A new addition to the team is introduced, a Greenlandic camp guard dog named Nuunu.

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  21. Ice Cold Gold Season 3 Episode 7 - Trapped on Cloud Island
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Trapped on Cloud Island

    S3:E7

    With half their equipment destroyed in the sling drop, the members of Sixty-Degree Resources find themselves scattered. Not to mention trapped on a dangerously remote island surrounded by ice in every direction called Cloud Island.

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  22. Ice Cold Gold Season 3 Episode 8 - Weird Science
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Weird Science

    S3:E8

    In a last ditch effort to salvage Cloud Island, arctic expeditionist Doug Stoup, leads the miners fearlessly across a fractured ice sheet to collect samples. In Ilulissat, Eric's scientific methods are wearing thin on the Feldman brothers.

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  23. Ice Cold Gold Season 3 Episode 9 - Eqi Gold
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Eqi Gold

    S3:E9

    The gold of Eqi, Greenland, might be Sixty Degree Resources final hope. The seven miners are about to reach their tipping point. Even though Saqqaq was a success, Cloud Island was a huge failure and their faith in Eric's strategy is losing steam.

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  24. Ice Cold Gold Season 3 Episode 10 - Fight for Gold
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Fight for Gold

    S3:E10

    When fighting the beast within, every man has his threshold. After weeks of tension among the miners, they prepare to depart from Eqi. Butthe gloves come off for a fight between Eric and the Feldman's that may split the team forever.

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  25. Ice Cold Gold Season 3 Episode 11 - Sixty Degrees of Separation
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Sixty Degrees of Separation

    S3:E11

    After an irreparable disagreement between Eric and Josh, the miners have split into two factions. Josh's team runs into ice berg- sized trouble as Eric and his team stay the course that was originally planned.

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Best Episodes Summary

"David and Goliath" is the best rated episode of "Ice Cold Gold". It scored 7/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/21/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "There's No Place Like Storo".