Yukon Gold Episode Rating Graph

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.

Al faces breakdowns that that threaten his profit; desperate, P.J. and Andy start a night shift; Ed and Riley make a final effort to prove themselves.

PJ and Andy’s main investor issues an ultimatum; Chris uncovers a clue that could lead to a huge payout; and Ed and Riley’s season could end early.

Nika & Chris struggle with a repair they can’t afford; Guillaume hits rocky ground while Ken is home for his son’s birth; Karl turns to family for help when his team is overloaded, and Bernie’s surprised by a returning mine hand.

Hiro's Curse returns for Big Al; unstable ground shuts down Chris and Nika.

Chris risks his season on a new cut; Andy tries to manage the mine alone while Ed and Riley go hunting.

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.

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.

Big Al puts his health on the line to break even; Nika’s brother surprises Chris with a sudden decision; Ken & Guillaume dig deep for one final pay day; and Karl fights water & time as he tries to top his 1,000 oz. goal.

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.

Desperate, Big Al pushes Hiro to his limit; Chris looks to salvage his season; P.J. and Andy's camp experiences a mini-revolt.

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.

Chris sluices 24/7 but Nika’s kid brother gets in the way; Big Al is shut down again; Ken & Guillaume’s plan to run two sluice plants turns into a double disaster. And Karl & crew hit hot gold, then go to a Yukon golf tournament.

Frozen ground threatens Cam's season. Ken and Guillaume abandon Arizona Creek. Karl gambles with broken equipment.

Chris and Nika's mine hand Charles gets injured, leaving them short-handed. Cam gives Donovan Cut one final try to save his season. Ken and Guillaume up their recovery system in hopes of catching finer gold.

Karl hopes to make a profit at Last Chance. Chris and Nika move to Stowe Creek. Cam and his wife melt the gold they've collected and find they're way below their target.

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.

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.

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.

Karl uses old maps to find new gold at Last Chance and Nika & Chris get their first gold of the season, but Bernie struggles to get started, and red tape stops work on Ken & Guillaume’s new site in Atlin, BC.

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.

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.

Ken and Guillaume face a dangerous situation. Karl finally hits a pay streak. Cam tries to finish his season on a positive note.

Chris and Nika face financial hardship. Cam's son-in-law is determined to find gold. Ken and Guillaume find a prime location to salvage their season.

Big Al’s gamble on a new pit pays off; Bernie almost loses another crew member after he argues with son Justin; Ken & Guillaume race to sluice before Ken leaves for the birth of his 1st child. And Karl’s team tries to sluice 200 oz. of gold in a week.

Nika & Chris fight breakdowns and water problems; Ken’s pregnant wife Kina pressures him to be home for their child’s birth; Karl hunts for a new gold hot spot while Bernie’s perfectionism backfires as son Jarret goes AWOL.