Yukon Gold (TV series)

Yukon Gold
GenreDocumentary, Reality
Written byMichael Lavoie (Season 1)
Aynsley Vogel (Season 2)
Narrated byBill Courage
Opening theme"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" by Cage the Elephant
ComposerAdam Lastiwka
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes50
Production
Executive producersDavid Paperny
Cal Shumiatcher
Audrey Mehler
Beth Wichterich
ProducersDavid Paperny
Cal Shumiatcher
Vera Lubimova
Christine Brandt
Production locationsKlondike region, Yukon (Seasons 1 – 5)
Atlin Mining District, Atlin, British Columbia (Season 4)
Cassiar Country, British Columbia (Season 1)
CinematographySimon Schneider
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesPaperny Entertainment
(Entertainment One)
Original release
NetworkHistory Television
ReleaseMarch 13, 2013 (2013-03-13) –
May 3, 2017 (2017-05-03)
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Yukon Gold was a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment that aired on History Television. The series followed four or five placer mining crews as they searched for gold over the four-month Yukon mining season.

The series was acquired in the United States by the National Geographic Channel and aired starting in 2013.[1]

On June 1, 2017, Paperny Entertainment announced on the show's Twitter feed that after five seasons, Yukon Gold had "ended its run".[2]

  1. ^ "Nat Geo acquires 'Yukon Gold'". Variety. December 11, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. ^ @YukonGoldTV (1 June 2017). "After 5 great seasons #YukonGold has ended its run. Thanks for all the love. Please watch past episodes on @HistoryTVCanada https://t.co/wKziwSLwMo" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 July 2017 – via Twitter.