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The Best Episodes of Yukon Gold

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The Best Episodes of Yukon Gold

Five family-run mining camps risk everything in the hope of hitting the paystreak. Working grueling days under the midnight sun, the crews give it their...

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  1. Background image for Sluice or Die
    6.6/10(16 votes)

    #1 - Sluice or Die

    S1:E1

    Ken suffers from mechanical difficulties. Bernie struggles with a rookie crew and Big Al has a great start.

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Hard Days Night
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Hard Days Night

    S1:E5

    While Guillaume Brodeur deals with moving their giant sluice, The Beast, Ken Foy must contend with a bigger challenge – a visit from his wife. Karl Knutson is shocked to learn just how quickly the season is passing, and with one water issue after another, his opportunity for a big payday is dwindling just as fast. A faulty clutch on Al McGregor’s sluice results in a shutdown; it’s a race to get it fixed and get back to work, even if it means working around the clock.

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    Director:Unknown
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    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #3 - The Last Stand

    S1:E9

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    Director:Unknown
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    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Freeze Up

    S1:E10

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Gold Fever!
    6.0/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Gold Fever!

    S1:E4

    With the weeks passing quickly, Ken and Guillaume's dreams of striking it big are starting to fade as they face continual equipment breakdowns and a crew member who goes AWOL. Bernie's decision to move to Snow Creek seems to be paying off, if only he can get his sons to step up and meet his expectations. Al McGregor's pay streak is threatened when he breaks a hitch trying to move his sluice.

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    Director:Unknown
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  6. Background image for No Deaths, No Worries
    5.9/10(8 votes)

    #6 - No Deaths, No Worries

    S1:E2

    On Sulphur Creek, young crew boss Karl has no sluice machine, and no sluice 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    5.9/10(11 votes)

    #7 - The Curse of Moose Creek

    S1:E3

    Karl must deal with mistakes his crew make and design flaws on the massive sluice his dad Marty built. Bernie packs it in at McDame and moves his operation, hoping his fortune is about to change.

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    Director:Unknown
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    5.9/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Winter Gamble

    S1:E8

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    5.8/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Never Say Die

    S1:E6

    Ken and Guillaume try to reverse their bad luck by moving across Moose Creek. Bernie has to deal with mistakes made by his junior crew. And Karl’s night crew is starting to slow him down.

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    Director:Unknown
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    5.8/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Run for the Narrows

    S1:E7

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    Director:Unknown
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    #11 - On the Gold

    S1:E11

    The Yukon miners race with the cold weather to get their last bit of pay dirt out of the ground.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #12 - Behind the Eight Ball

    S2:E1

    Karl hopes to score 100 ounces of gold in one 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.

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    #13 - In for a Penny, in for a Pound

    S2:E2

    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.

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    #14 - It's Ours to Take

    S2:E3

    Ken loses a machine when he can’t afford to pay his debts and his crew. 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.

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    #15 - What Doesn't Kill You...

    S2:E4

    Ken fights a double mutiny when his plant and a crew-member go rogue. Cam’s veteran welder is struck down and airlifted to hospital. Karl’s crew encounters a bear.

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    #16 - Know When to Hold ‘Em

    S2:E5

    Ken’s wife visits to discover he’s on the verge of going broke. Big Al’s excavator takes a nosedive. Karl’s season is threatened by permafrost.

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    #17 - Between a Rock and a Hard Place

    S2:E6

    Dennis’ hunt for gold proves unsuccessful. Ken breaks a machine in his haste to sluice. Karl’s cut floods, putting his season in jeopardy.

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    #18 - All That Glitters Is Not Gold

    S2:E7

    Ken takes a roll in his bulldozer. Beavers threaten to shut down Big Al. Karl’s loader springs a leak.

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    #19 - In It to Win It

    S2:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #20 - Know When to Fold ‘Em

    S2:E9

    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.

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    #21 - Know When to Run

    S2:E10

    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.

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  23. Background image for Fresh Start
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    #22 - Fresh Start

    S3:E1

    Ken and Guillaume journey over a treacherous mountain pass. Cam stresses over getting Oklahoma welder Gary into the country. Mining couple Nika and Chris have a rough start to their season.

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  24. Background image for Game Changer
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    #23 - Game Changer

    S3:E2

    Cam gambles on an expensive new water cannon. A broken part on his sluice plant slows Karl's progress. Ken and Guillaume's first gold test is a dud.

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    #24 - Time Crunch

    S3:E3

    Cam and his crew rush to start sluicing Donovan cut. Karl comes up with a clever way to motivate his crew. Chris and Nika's operation is halted by a sluice plant breakdown.

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    #25 - Under Pressure

    S3:E4

    Chris and Nika butt heads while moving to a new cut. Cam struggles with machine failures and contaminated fuel. Ken and Guillaume find traces of gold.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Sluice or Die" is the best rated episode of "Yukon Gold". It scored 6.6/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/13/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hard Days Night".