A Season Against the Clock
Roughly 100 workable days between breakup and freeze-up. Every hour of daylight is spent moving ground or fixing what broke moving it.
Yukon · British Columbia · NWT · Alaska
Placer gold mining in the far North. Short seasons. Long days. Every ounce earned.
In the unforgiving wilderness of Northern Canada — where the mining season is short, the days are long, and every ounce of gold must be earned.
Beneath billions of tons of rock lie fortunes waiting to be uncovered.
Gold. Silver. Opportunity.
But the earth gives up nothing without a fight.
These miners stake everything they have — mortgaging their futures, pushing their bodies, their equipment and their families to the breaking point. Through relentless weather, mechanical failures, financial pressure and impossible odds, they keep digging.
Because they know one life-changing discovery could rewrite their future forever.
This isn't a job.
It's an obsession.
This is
Stone Cold Gold
The Stakes
The earth gives up nothing without a fight
Everything on the Line
Fuel, iron, wages and permits are paid up front. The gold only shows at cleanup — and the bank does not wait for the wash plant.
Ground That Fights Back
Permafrost, boulders, flood, frost and thirty-year-old machinery in country with no roads, no parts and no second chances.
Elevator Pitch
A 360° view of the last true gold rush
Stone Cold Gold follows working placer outfits across the Yukon, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Alaska — from staking and stripping overburden to the sluice, the cleanup and the weigh-in. Field geologists, equipment operators, First Nations partners and the families who bet everything on one short season.
Fifty-two episodes. One season of ground.
Sponsorship Packages
Series Overview
52 Episodes
01
The Ground Beneath the North
4 eps
How Yukon and BC placer ground was built — glaciers, paleochannels, and the gold that came to rest.
02
Staking the Claim
5 eps
Prospecting, claim staking, water licences and the paperwork gauntlet before a shovel ever moves.
03
Breakup: Racing the Season
5 eps
Thaw, mud, and the frantic sprint to get a cut open when the season is only 100 days long.
04
Iron in the Creek
5 eps
Excavators, wash plants, sluice runs and the mechanical failures that end seasons.
05
Cleanup & the Weigh-In
5 eps
Concentrates, shaker tables, the smelter run, and the moment the numbers are finally real.
06
Frozen Ground: The Klondike
5 eps
Dawson City, permafrost thaw mining, and families working the same creeks for four generations.
Production Timeline
Built around the season
Pre-Production
6 Weeks
- — Lock story arcs and mining families
- — Secure claim access and permits
- — Plan bush logistics, charters and crew
Filming
One Full Season
- — Breakup through freeze-up on active cuts
- — Yukon and BC core shoots, Alaska and NWT units
- — Cleanup, weigh-ins and the smelter run
Post-Production
8 Weeks
- — Edit, grade, score and voiceover
- — Geology and mapping animation
- — Test screenings and revisions
Pitch Development
4 Weeks
- — Sizzle reel and pitch deck
- — Tailored pitches for major platforms
- — Sponsor asset package
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