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Josh: GREENLAND IS THE NEW FRONTIER,
JUST LIKE THE OLD WEST WAS IN THE UNITED STATES.
THERE'S GOLD. THERE'S DIAMONDS. THERE'S RUBIES.
THERE IS ALL KINDS OF MINERAL WEALTH HERE IN GREENLAND.
Narrator: LAST SEASON...
ON "ICE COLD GOLD"...
EIGHT AMERICANS SET OUT TO CLAIM THEIR SHARE
OF GREENLAND'S TREASURE.
BRAVE MEN THAT PUT EVERYTHING ON THE LINE.
THEY LEFT BEHIND THEIR FAMILIES AND A STEADY PAYCHECK
TO STRIKE IT RICH.
BUT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE IN FOR.
GREENLAND IS MASSIVE. IT'S GIANT. IT'S A BULLY.
[BLEEP]
THIS PLACE IS DANGEROUS AS [BLEEP]
Jack: THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO PICK FOR GOLD.
AH!
IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO DIE, TOO.
NONE OF US HAVE EXPERIENCE HERE IN GREENLAND. NONE.
RUN, YOU ***!
GREENLAND -- SHE SHOWS HER TEETH ALL THE TIME.
[BLEEP]
SHE COULD TAKE YOU OUT IN A SNAP IF SHE WANTED TO.
I GOT IT.
BUT SHE CAN REALLY BE A [BLEEP]
THIS IS NOT A PLACE FOR BEGINNERS.
GO, GO, GO.
[BLEEP]
Gator: THERE'S GOLD IN THESE MOUNTAINS,
BUT THERE'S A REASON IT'S STILL THERE.
WE COULD ALL WIND UP BROKE REAL QUICK.
OUT OF 100 PEOPLE THAT TRY MINING,
99 OF 'EM FAIL.
WE GOT 10 DAYS LEFT. 10 DAYS!
WE CAN'T EVEN GET TO A ZONE THAT I MAPPED TWO MONTHS AGO.
[ BLEEP ]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL WE'RE GONNA DO.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T GIVE UP.
YEAH.
LOOK AT THIS! WE'VE GOT COLOR HERE!
THERE HE IS. WHOO!
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
YO! LOOK AT THIS! LOOK AT THIS! THIS IS IT!
Man: NO WAY!
NO WAY!
I'M NOT EVEN COLD ANYMORE!
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]
[ GUNSHOT ]
Narrator: GREENLAND.
A BEAUTIFUL CREATURE.
[ WIND HOWLING ]
AND YET A BEAST...
COVERED IN ICE AND SNOW.
HUNDREDS OF PLANES HAVE BEEN SWALLOWED BY THIS WHITE ABYSS,
THREE TIMES THE SIZE OF TEXAS.
[ ALARM BLARING ]
BUT LAST SUMMER, EIGHT PIONEERING MEN FLEW NORTH
TO TAKE ON GREENLAND.
FOR TWO MONTHS, THE AMERICANS CALLED THE ISLAND HOME.
A DANGEROUS GAME OF SURVIVAL WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN.
[ DING ]
Pilot: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING.
WE ARE APPROACHING OUR FINAL DESTINATION IN NUUK.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR SEATBELTS FASTENED.
WE'LL BE ON THE GROUND SHORTLY.
THEY HAD ONLY 50 DAYS TO FIND THEIR FORTUNE
BEFORE WINTER WOULD SEAL IT IN ICE.
THEIR JOURNEY BEGAN IN NUUK, GREENLAND'S CAPITAL CITY.
NEARLY 1/3 OF THE GIANT ISLAND'S 58,000 PEOPLE LIVE HERE,
BUT MORE ARE ARRIVING EVERY DAY.
NUUK IS THE EPICENTER OF AN INTERNATIONAL RACE
TO GRAB GREENLAND'S UNEXPLORED RICHES.
THIS SMALL AMERICAN COMPANY
HAD ONLY ONE CHANCE TO STAKE THEIR CLAIM.
FOR TWO SHORT MONTHS,
THE SUN SHINES UP TO 22 HOURS A DAY,
BUT IN THE WINTER, THE ICE AND THE DARKNESS RETURN,
MAKING MINING IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS RAGTAG TEAM WAS DETERMINED
NOT TO LET THE CHANCE SLIP THROUGH THEIR FINGERS.
THE TEAM'S MASTERMIND IS ERIC DRUMMOND,
A CAREER GEOLOGIST WHO FINALLY MADE A MAJOR PLAY OF HIS OWN.
I'VE TAKEN IT UPON MYSELF AS A GEOLOGIST
TO PUT THESE GUYS IN A GOOD SPOT
TO ALLOW THEM TO GET SOME RECOVERIES.
THERE ARE STILL AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN MINIMALLY EXPLORED,
AND THERE IS THAT POTENTIAL FOR DISCOVERING
A WORLD-CLASS DEPOSIT.
BUT IF YOU DON'T GO OUT AND GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT,
THEN YOU'RE NEVER GONNA MAKE THAT BIG STRIKE.
Narrator: ERIC HELD THE FIRST MINER'S MEETING ON GREENLAND SOIL
AND INTRODUCED THEIR FIRST TARGET --
AN UNINHABITED ISLAND NORTH OF NUUK CALLED STOROE.
SOMEWHERE ON THIS 5,800-FOOT MOUNTAIN,
ERIC HOPED, WAS A HUGE PAYDAY.
Eric: THERE'S BEEN SOME INDICATIONS OF GOLD, EMERALDS,
RUBIES, AND POSSIBLY DIAMONDS.
KEEP OUR EYE OPEN FOR EVERYTHING.
Narrator: EVERY MEMBER OF THE TEAM WAS HAND-PICKED BY ERIC
AND BROUGHT A DIFFERENT EXPERTISE TO THE TABLE.
THREE YOUNG MINERS FROM ARIZONA BROUGHT THE HARD-ROCK KNOWLEDGE.
Jesse: I AM A PROSPECTOR BECAUSE I WAS BORN INTO IT.
GREW UP IN THE FAMILY BUSINESS.
MY FAMILY OWNS GOLD MINES IN APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA,
AND I'M HERE IN GREENLAND WITH MY BROTHER, JOSH.
HOLY [BLEEP] LOOK AT THAT. IT'S HUGE.
IT'S THE BIGGEST THING WE'VE SEEN TODAY.
I'M LOOKING TO FIND GOLD. THAT'S WHAT I LOVE.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES MY BLOOD BOIL. I LOVE GOLD.
WHEN YOU TREASURE HUNT, ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS
IS THE FACT THAT THERE'S BEEN
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THERE BEFORE YOU,
AND GREENLAND'S GONNA GIVE ME THAT OPPORTUNITY
THAT NO OTHER PLACE CAN DO FOR ME ANYMORE.
YEAH.
Jesse: NOT ONLY AM I GOING THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE WITH MY BROTHER,
I'M ALSO GOING THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE
WITH ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS, GATOR.
I GOT IT, I GOT IT.
THERE WE GO.
BEAUTIFUL.
Gator: I LEFT BEHIND MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE,
MY BEAUTIFUL KIDS.
YEAH!
IN ORDER TO MAKE MONEY AND SUPPORT MY FAMILY,
I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO HAVE A REAL JOB,
BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THE THRILL OF THE HUNT.
IT'S THAT ONE-IN-A-MILLION POSSIBILITY
THAT YOU'RE GONNA FIND SOMETHING.
Narrator: ERIC ALSO BROUGHT IN
TWO VETERAN PROSPECTORS FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
John: I AM THE GEM RECOVERY EXPERT.
I'VE BEEN MINING GEMSTONES FOR EIGHT YEARS.
Narrator: JOHN, A GEMOLOGIST BY TRADE,
IS ALSO A GOLD PANNER WITH AN INDEPENDENT STREAK.
THE BIG THING FOR ME IS TO BE ABLE TO,
YOU KNOW, HAND SOMETHING TO MY DAUGHTER,
AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEND HER TO COLLEGE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR HER.
SO MY BIGGEST FEAR ABOUT BEING IN GREENLAND IS FAILURE.
Narrator: THE SECOND ROCKY MOUNTAIN MINER WAS CHAD,
AN EXPERT DREDGER WHO DIGS DEEP UNDERWATER
TO FIND BURIED TREASURE.
I EXCEL IN DIGGING UP RIVERS.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
I GET UNDERWATER. THAT'S WHERE I'M MOST AT HOME.
I LIVE WITH MY WIFE, SHEILA, AND MY 4-YEAR-OLD SON, ORION.
WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
THERE'S BEEN TIMES WHERE IT'S BEEN TOUGH.
WE'VE DEPLETED OUR SAVINGS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
COMING TO GREENLAND IS A HUGE RISK FINANCIALLY.
IT'S EXPENSIVE.
Narrator: AMERICO, A ROOKIE FROM SOUTH PHILLY,
HAD NO MINING EXPERIENCE,
BUT HE DID KNOW HIS WAY AROUND HEAVY MACHINERY.
I'VE BEEN IN THE DRILLING BUSINESS FOR ABOUT 6 1/2 YEARS.
I AM NOT A MINER, A PROSPECTOR.
I'M A DRILLER, BUT I'M OUT HERE
TO LEARN THE MINING AND PROSPECTING GAME
AND TO TAKE IT BY THE THROAT AND RUN WITH IT
LIKE I DID WITH DRILLING.
I'M DOING THIS FOR MY DAUGHTERS.
I LEFT GUARANTEED MONEY AT HOME
TO COME OUT HERE AND TAKE A CHANCE, AND IT'S FOR THEM.
Narrator: UNLIKE THE REST OF THE TEAM,
JACK DUGGINS WASN'T BROUGHT HERE FOR HIS MINING EXPERTISE.
HIS JOB WAS SIMPLE -- KEEP EVERYONE ELSE ALIVE.
Jack: MY FATHER WAS A SURVIVAL INSTRUCTOR FOR THE NAVY,
AND HE ALWAYS TOOK ME UP ON THE MOUNTAIN
AND TAUGHT ME SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES.
[ GUNSHOT ]
Narrator: BUT WHERE THE TEAM WAS HEADED,
THAT WOULDN'T BE AN EASY TASK.
THE REMOTE ISLAND OF STOROE IS ACCESSIBLE ONLY BY HELICOPTER
OR A TWO-HOUR BOAT RIDE FROM NUUK
IN FRIGID, ARCTIC WATERS.
THERE ARE GONNA BE NO TRAILS.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE TERRAIN.
THERE'S A REASON GREENLAND'S UNEXPLORED. IT'S NOT EASY.
IF IT WAS EASY, EVERYBODY WOULD DO IT.
YEAH.
STOROE HAS ZERO ROADS,
ZERO COMMUNICATION, ZERO PEOPLE.
WHERE WE'RE GOING, THE ANIMALS DON'T EVEN WANT TO GO THERE.
WE'VE HEARD THAT THERE'S --
YOU'RE GONNA SEE ROCKSLIDES PERHAPS EVERY DAY OUT THERE.
IT'S JUST WAY MORE DANGEROUS
THAN ANY OF US COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED.
WE GOT LESS THAN TWO MONTHS TO GET THIS ALL DONE,
SO I THINK IT'S TIME TO WRAP IT UP AND START HEADING OUT.
Narrator: THESE MEN, UNITED BY A COMMON GOAL --
TO RISK THEIR LIVES FOR A BETTER FUTURE --
BECAME THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THEIR MINING COMPANY,
SIXTY DEGREE RESOURCES.
ALTHOUGH THE MEN WERE PREPARED,
THEY QUICKLY LEARNED THAT NATURE RULES HERE IN GREENLAND.
THE HELICOPTER CAN'T FLY OUT, AND WE'RE STUCK HERE.
YEAH.
Man: THE WEATHER HERE IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
"SUCKS" AND "KISS MY ***."
[ THUNDER CRASHES ]
Narrator: THEY LOST FOUR DAYS WAITING FOR A STORM TO BREAK
AND ONLY HAD A NARROW WINDOW TO REACH STOROE.
THEY SENT A HELICOPTER AHEAD WITH THEIR GEAR
AND WENT TO THE DOCK TO CATCH A BOAT FOR THE DESOLATE ISLAND.
Man: ON OUR WAY, FELLAS!
THE EIGHT-MAN CREW RACE TO THE ISLAND OF STOROE
TO SEARCH FOR TREASURE IN ITS *** ROCK.
IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS,
WINTER WOULD FREEZE ITS GEMS IN ICE.
EVERY SECOND COUNTED.
WE'VE GOT A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME,
AND WE'VE GOT TO GET ON THE GROUND AND PROSPECT.
OH, MY GOD.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
WOW!
Josh: IT'S LIKE I'M A KID AGAIN.
EVERYTHING I SEE, EVERYTHING I'M LOOKING AT IS BRAND-NEW
LIKE I JUST OPENED MY EYES FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.
STOROE ISLAND! "X" MARKS THE SPOT, JESSE.
Narrator: THEY FINALLY REACHED THEIR TARGET,
BUT WITH GREENLAND'S VIOLENT WEATHER PATTERNS,
THEY HAD NO TIME TO CELEBRATE.
DOUBLE TIME, FELLAS.
2,000 POUNDS OF EQUIPMENT
WERE HEADED TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN,
AND WITH THE RAIN MOVING IN,
THEY HAD JUST ONE SHOT TO GET IT RIGHT,
OR THEIR EXPEDITION WAS OVER BEFORE IT STARTED.
Jack: DON'T PANIC, JOHN.
Narrator: ON THIS SPECIAL EPISODE OF "ICE COLD GOLD"...
Josh: "X" MARKS THE SPOT, JESSE.
Narrator: ...THE AMERICAN MINERS ARRIVED ON THE REMOTE ISLAND OF STOROE.
DOUBLE TIME, FELLAS!
THEY HAD 45 DAYS TO FIND THE PRECIOUS STONES
THAT COULD BE ANYWHERE
ON THE 123 SQUARE MILES OF UNINHABITED ROCK.
Jack: DON'T PANIC, JOHN.
BUT NOTHING IN GREENLAND CAME EASY.
ALL THE TIME, THE MONEY THAT IT TOOK
TO GET OUR EQUIPMENT INTO THE MIDDLE OF ABSOLUTE NOWHERE,
ONE LITTLE THING HAPPENS WRONG, IT'S OVER.
YOU'RE DONE.
Man: THAT IS A GOOD PILOT.
WISH HIM SOME SAFE TRAVELS, BOYS.
Man: WE ARE ON OUR OWN.
Narrator: THE CREW CHOSE TO SET UP CAMP ON LEVEL GROUND,
HUGGED ON THREE SIDES BY ENORMOUS MOUNTAIN RIDGES.
IT OFFERED MAXIMUM PROTECTION FROM THE BRUTAL ARCTIC WEATHER.
IT WAS ALSO CLOSE TO SEVERAL SITES
THAT ERIC WANTED TO PROSPECT FOR GOLD AND PRECIOUS GEMS.
THE MINERS WERE ANXIOUS TO BEGIN PROSPECTING
THE ISLAND'S MOUNTAINS AND STREAMS,
BUT FIRST, THEY NEEDED SOMEWHERE TO STORE ANY GOLD OR GEM SAMPLES
RETRIEVED FROM THE FIELD.
Americo: GONNA NEED 12 STUDS JUST TO DO THE SIDE WALLS ALONE.
Chad: SO LET'S DO IT.
AFTER 12 HOURS OF HARD WORK, THEY FINALLY HAD A HOME BASE.
GREAT JOB.
NOT TOO BAD FOR A COUPLE PROSPECTORS AND A DRILLER, HUH?
ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THE FLAG.
Americo: WE ALL GOT TO DO THIS AS A TEAM.
ALL EIGHT OF US HAVE TO HAVE A HAND ON THIS.
READY, SPIN IT.
THESE SEVEN GUYS ARE GONNA BE MY FAMILY
FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S GONNA BE PERFECT.
IT IS. IT'S GONNA BE MAGICAL.
Narrator: THE CREW LOST OVER A WEEK
TO THE ARCTIC WEATHER AND GETTING SET UP.
WITH WINTER APPROACHING,
EVERY DAY WASTED MADE THE NEXT EVEN MORE VITAL.
Josh: I JUST WANT TO GO, GO, GO, GO, GO, AND SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE.
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME HERE.
OUR WINDOW IS SHORT,
AND WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: ERIC'S PLAN WAS TO LEAD THE TEAM
OVER THE RIDGE BEHIND BASE CAMP
TO PROSPECT THE BASIN ON THE OTHER SIDE.
BUT THE DAUNTING LANDSCAPE OF GREENLAND
WAS LIKE NOTHING THEY'D EVER EXPERIENCED.
John: IT'S ALL NEW TERRITORY.
IT'S AS IF YOU'RE WALKING OUT THERE
IN THE 1840s TO CALIFORNIA,
AND THERE IS BRAND-NEW GROUND ALL AROUND YOU.
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF IT.
Josh: THIS IS ONE BIG-*** VALLEY.
Gator: OH, MY GOD.
YOU LOOK AT IT ON THE MAPS. YOU KNOW IT'S HUGE.
BUT THEN YOU GET HERE ON THE GROUND,
AND IT'S LIKE TIMES 10 OF WHAT YOU EVER THOUGHT IT COULD BE.
AND THIS MAKES THE GRAND CANYON LOOK TINY.
IT LOOKS LIKE A SCENE OUT OF "JURASSIC PARK."
Eric: YOU GUYS BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, ALL RIGHT?
Americo: FIND SOME GOLD.
Narrator: ERIC'S MAPS COULD HAVE NEVER PREPARED THE MINERS
FOR A BRUTAL JOURNEY TO THE BASIN
THAT TOOK ALMOST AN ENTIRE DAY.
Jack: GETTING DOWN BELOW IS SOMETHING YOU DON'T HURRY.
ONE FALL, YOU'LL BE HOURS BEFORE ANYBODY GETS UP TO HELP YOU.
Narrator: NOW THE MINERS HAD ONLY A SHORT TIME TO PROSPECT...
I'M GONNA BREAK A [BLEEP] PAN
IF I DON'T GET IT IN THE CREEK PRETTY DAMN QUICK.
Narrator: ...OR THEY RISKED BEING TRAPPED IN THE VALLEY
AFTER DARK, MILES FROM SHELTER.
Jesse: IF WE CAN PROVE THAT THERE'S VALUES HERE,
IT CAN BE GREATER THAN THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
OR ALL THE ALASKAN MINING.
[BLEEP] NOT THE SPOT.
THINGS AREN'T MOVING VERY FAST AS FAR AS I SEE IT.
I'M A VERY TYPE-"A" PERSONALITY. I'M JUST GO, GO, GO, GO, GO.
NOPE.
ARE YOU HAVING FUN YET?
NOPE.
[BLEEP] PISSED.
WHAT THE [BLEEP] WHAT THE [BLEEP], MAN?
JOHN GETS A LITTLE WACKO. [ LAUGHS ]
John: I'M A [BLEEP] PISSED OFF MAN.
JOHN. [ LAUGHS ]
JOHN IS LIKE THE GUY
THAT I SIT AT THE OTHER END OF THE BAR AND ROLL MY EYES.
John: THAT'S BULL [BLEEP]
I MEAN, WE'RE NOT FINDING COPPER.
WE'RE NOT FINDING SILVER. WE'RE FINDING NOTHING.
WE SHOULD GET BACK DOWN TO BASE CAMP.
WE GOT TO GO!
Eric: MOST OF OUR GROUP IS NOT USED TO STARTING FROM GROUND ZERO.
THEY WANT THIS INSTANT GRATIFICATION.
IN REALITY, IT TAKES A WHILE. IT TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK.
Narrator: ERIC'S FIRST LOCATION TURNED UP NOTHING,
AND THE MINERS RETURNED TO BASE CAMP DISAPPOINTED.
WITH WINTER ON THE HORIZON, THEY HAD A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF THEM.
THEY NEEDED TO MAKE EVERY MINUTE COUNT.
THE MINERS SPENT DAY AFTER DAY
IN STREAM AFTER STREAM AND ROCK AFTER ROCK,
SEARCHING FOR GREENLAND'S HIDDEN TREASURE.
[ SIGHS ]
NOTHING.
DAMN IT.
Narrator: THEY BELIEVED IT WAS THERE.
SEEING ANYTHING?
NO.
BUT SO FAR, THEY HAD NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
Eric: THERE'S THOUSANDS OF ACRES THAT WE'VE TRAMPED OVER,
AND WE'VE JUST LOOKED AT TINY LITTLE SPOTS, BASICALLY.
Narrator: THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF GREENLAND,
AND THE SHEER MAGNITUDE OF THE TASK BEFORE THEM
LEFT THE TEAM DISCOURAGED.
John: HEY, JACK, WHAT DO YOU SEE?
I GOT NOTHING.
NOTHING. WE'VE GOT TO MOVE.
THE MINERS WERE LOSING FAITH IN ERIC'S PLAN.
Eric: WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? WHY DID EVERYBODY LEAVE?
WHY DID Y'ALL JUST ABANDON THE SPOT UP THERE?
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US
HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO NOT GO INTO OUR MODE OF,
"WELL, WE LOVE SEARCHING FOR IT."
YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT BECAUSE WE'RE HERE TO DO A JOB.
WE ARE HERE TO MAKE MONEY.
AT SOME POINT, WE JUST GOT TO SAY, WE GOT TO MOVE ON.
WASTING TIME IS WASTING TIME.
Narrator: LAST SEASON ON "ICE COLD GOLD,"
EIGHT AMERICAN MINERS LEFT THEIR QUIET LIVES BEHIND
TO BATTLE THE BEAST...
Josh: OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS ONE BIG-*** VALLEY.
...IN HOPES OF A BETTER FUTURE.
Man: IS THERE GOLD IN IT?
NOTHING.
DAMN IT.
WE'VE GOT TO MOVE.
Eric: WHY DID EVERYBODY LEAVE?
AT SOME POINT, WE JUST GOT TO SAY WE GOT TO MOVE ON.
WASTING TIME IS WASTING TIME.
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US HAVE TO BE CAREFUL
TO NOT GO INTO OUR MODE OF
"WELL, WE LOVE SEARCHING FOR IT."
YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT BECAUSE WE'RE HERE TO DO A JOB.
WE ARE HERE TO MAKE MONEY.
Narrator: AFTER SO MANY FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FIND GOLD,
THE TEAM'S MORALE WAS LOW,
AND ERIC WAS UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE
TO FIND A NEW TARGET.
AS A GEOLOGIST
AND PUTTING TOGETHER A LOT OF THESE LOCATIONS,
I WAS GETTING PRETTY UPSET.
WE HAVEN'T BEEN FINDING AS MUCH AS I'D HOPED.
Narrator: THE MINERS HAD ALREADY
BURNED THROUGH HALF THEIR TIME IN GREENLAND,
AND THEY'D YET TO FIND A LOCATION
WITH ENOUGH GOLD TO CONSIDER MINING.
WITH WINTER JUST WEEKS AWAY,
THEY NEEDED TO MAKE A CHANGE,
AND THE FELDMAN BROTHERS TOOK THE LEAD IN THE MORNING MEETING.
WE'VE MAINLY BEEN FOCUSING ON GOLD.
I THINK WE'VE ALL COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT
GOLD HERE ON STOROE, YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH FORGET ABOUT IT.
THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH OF IT, AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
IT DOES LOOK LIKE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR RUBY AND SAPPHIRES,
AND I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE THE TIME
EXPLORING THAT OPTION.
IF YOU FOUND ENOUGH HIGH-QUALITY RUBIES
TO FILL THIS COFFEE CUP, IT COULD BE WORTH
CLOSE TO A MILLION BUCKS OR EVEN MORE.
SO, WE'RE GONNA GO AFTER RUBIES AND SAPPHIRE RIGHT NOW.
YEAH.
YEAH.
Narrator: WITH THE TEAM IN AGREEMENT,
ERIC UNVEILED HIS NEW PLAN
AND THE LOCATIONS WHERE HE BELIEVED
THERE WERE MONSTER RUBY AND SAPPHIRE DEPOSITS.
RIGHT THERE.
Narrator: THE GEM-PRODUCING ZONES THAT ERIC PINPOINTED
WERE ALSO THE MOST DIFFICULT TO REACH,
AND THE MOST PERILOUS TERRAIN THIS GROUP HAD EVER FACED.
Americo: BUT IT'S LIKE THEY SAY.
WITHOUT THE BIG RISK, THERE'S NO BIG REWARD.
Narrator: WITH TIME RUNNING OUT,
THE TEAM IS HUNGRY FOR A BIG PAYDAY,
BUT IT COULD COME AT A HEFTY PRICE.
THE EXPEDITION WOULD TAKE THEM INTO UNCHARTED TERRITORY,
A PLACE WHERE THE ONLY MAPS OF THE TERRAIN
WERE SATELLITE IMAGES FROM SPACE.
THIS PLACE IS DANGEROUS AS [BLEEP]
Man: THERE YOU GO. NICE.
LOOK AT THIS, COMING DOWN.
Gator: WATCH OUT -- THAT CLIFF'S, LIKE, INVERTED,
AND THERE'S BOULDERS HANGING OFF OF IT.
Josh: IT'S REASONABLE.
NO, IT'S NOT REASONABLE.
Gator: JOSH KIND OF --
HE SNIFFS AROUND LIKE A BLOODHOUND,
AND HE FORGETS ABOUT LIFE AROUND HIM.
YOU'RE IN A [BLEEP] [BLEEP] SPOT.
Josh: IT SEEMS LIKE I'M ALWAYS TAKING SOME SORT OF A RISK.
IT'S ALL IN HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO TAKE ON,
AND I LIKE TO TAKE ON A LOT.
ERIC.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
LOOK AT THAT. IS THERE GREENS IN THERE?
COPPER.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL [BLEEP]
Narrator: THIS SIMPLE ROCK WAS A TURNING POINT FOR THE TEAM.
IN 2005,
THE PRICELESS 440-CARAT KITAA RUBY
WAS DISCOVERED HERE IN THE SAME TYPE OF MINERAL.
IF THEY FOUND A RUBY EVEN A TENTH OF THAT SIZE,
IT WOULD CHANGE THEIR FUTURES FOREVER.
BLINDED BY THEIR DISCOVERY,
THE TEAM VENTURED DEEPER INTO THE CANYON.
Eric: THESE ARE JUST SHEER WALLS.
WE COULD HAVE JUST FIVE SECONDS OR LESS
BEFORE A MAJOR ROCK FALL HITS US.
Jack: THE WORST DANGER HERE IS HAVING YOUR BODY PULVERIZED
AND ENDURING THE PAIN UNTIL YOU SUCCUMB TO DEATH.
Eric: YEAH, OKAY.
Jack: THAT WHOLE THING COULD FLATTEN YOU.
[ TAPPING ON ROCK ]
YOU!
GET THE [BLEEP] OUT OF THERE.
[ ROCKS FALLING ]
ALL RIGHT. I GOT IT.
YOU'RE *** ME OFF. MOVE!
THIS IS NOT A GOOD SPOT.
Eric: LET'S MAKE OUR WAY OUT.
IT'S ALL CRUMBLING. MOVE!
GO.
Narrator: AS THE ROCKS TUMBLED DOWN THE 90-FOOT CLIFFS,
IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT GREENLAND'S WRATH
HAD TURNED THEM BACK ONCE MORE.
[BLEEP]
AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR AN ICE BREAKER.
Narrator: AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR AN ICEBREAKER.
THE ANSWER IS "D," 2 PEOPLE.
GREENLAND IS 15 TIMES LARGER
THAN THE ENTIRE STATE OF NEW YORK,
BUT HAS ONLY 58,000 PEOPLE,
THE LOWEST POPULATION DENSITY IN THE WORLD.
ON THIS SPECIAL EPISODE OF "ICE COLD GOLD"...
Man: ON OUR WAY, FELLAS.
Narrator: ...WE TAKE A LOOK BACK ON THE EPIC JOURNEY OF EIGHT AMERICAN MINERS...
[BLEEP]
Man: OH!
...TO *** THE JEWELS OF GREENLAND
FROM THE FROZEN JAWS
OF THE BEAST ITSELF.
BUT SO FAR, THEY HAD NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THEIR EFFORTS.
Gator: WELL, ERIC MEANS WELL.
IF YOU'RE GONNA GO SOMEWHERE THAT'S RISKY,
THERE BETTER BE A PAYOFF AT THE FRONT DOOR.
Eric: WE'RE ALL PROSPECTORS.
YOU ALL KNOW THE DANGERS IN PROSPECTING.
IT WASN'T TILL WE GOT AS HIGH AS WE WERE GONNA GO
THAT WE REALIZED THAT IT VERY QUICKLY
WENT TO A 9 AS FAR AS DANGER.
Americo: LISTEN.
[ ROCKS CRASHING ]
AVALANCHE.
GO, GO, GO, GO.
THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN.
[BLEEP] THAT WHOLE THING GONNA [BLEEP]
OH, MY.
WOW.
HOLY SMOKES.
Josh: WE JUST SAW MOTHER NATURE AT WORK.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE.
THAT SCARES THE [BLEEP] OUT OF ME.
Gator: THAT WHOLE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN JUST EXPLODED,
AND THERE'S A HUGE ROCK SLIDE RIGHT WHERE WE WERE.
YOU THINK OF THAT.
LIKE, THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT ANY TIME.
Josh: WE'RE ABSOLUTELY RISKING OUR LIVES
BEING OUT HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
THERE IT IS. SEE IT JUST HIT?
YEP.
THERE, IT HIT DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
[BLEEP]
Americo: WE'RE GETTING OUR *** KICKED EVERY DAY.
IF IT'S NOT A ROCK SLIDE,
IT'S FALLING DOWN THE FACE OF A MOUNTAIN.
GREENLAND CAN TAKE YOU OUT.
Jack: YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE SURVIVED THAT.
NOPE.
THAT AIN'T WORTH IT.
GREENLAND IS A MONSTER.
IF YOU FIGHT IT, IT WILL KILL YOU.
IT'S AN UNFORGIVING MACHINE.
Narrator: GREENLAND'S ROAR HAD SHAKEN THE MINERS TO THE BONE.
THE MESSAGE WAS LOUD AND CLEAR --
GO HOME.
AS THEIR FOURTH WEEK CAME TO AN END,
GREENLAND REMINDED THEM THAT ITS TEMPERAMENTAL NATURE
GREW MORE AND MORE ERRATIC AS WINTER DREW NEAR.
THE TENTS THEY CALLED HOME LAY DIRECTLY IN THE PATH
OF THE FIRST ARCTIC STORM.
Americo: IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH EVERY TENT HERE,
I'D BE SURPRISED.
WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH EVERY TENT HERE.
WE'LL BE LUCKY IF THAT BUILDING'S STILL THERE IN THE MORNING.
IF I WERE YOU, I'D SLEEP IN THIS TENT TONIGHT
'CAUSE IF THAT BUILDING GOES, IT'S GOING THAT WAY RIGHT THROUGH YOU.
Josh: ONE BAD STORM.
ALL OUR STUFF CAN GET ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED,
AND THE ENTIRE TRIP IS DONE.
I MEAN, WE'RE GONNA SEE GUSTS OF 75 MILES AN HOUR.
IT'S JUST A BATTLE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
GRAB A CORNER, AND JOSH, GRAB THAT CORNER OVER THERE.
AND JUST PULL IT BACK.
Narrator: THE MINERS REBUILT BASE CAMP,
BUT AFTER BATTLING GREENLAND FOR WEEKS,
THEIR FRUSTRATIONS REACHED A FEVER PITCH.
Americo: ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?
ALL I WANT TO DO IS GET OFF THIS ISLAND AND GO HOME.
[BLEEP] [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
MOTHER [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
Americo: GOD [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
AMERICO, HE'S, YOU KNOW, TIRED, FRUSTRATED.
AND, IN FACT, EVERYBODY'S TIRED AND FRUSTRATED.
WE GOT TO REGROUP 'CAUSE I THINK MORALE IS DOWN.
WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Jack: WELL, THE RESOURCES ARE DWINDLING.
OUR TIME IS DWINDLING.
IT'S NOT WORTH
TAKING THE TIME AND THE ENERGY
TO DO THE HIKES THAT WE'RE DOING
TO COME UP WITH WHAT WE'RE COMING UP WITH.
I'M LOSING PATIENCE AND TIME.
HE KNOWS REALITY, THAT --
THERE MAY BE SOMETHING HERE.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE FIVE YEARS TO FIND IT.
NO, WE DON'T.
I WANT IT TO HAPPEN NOW.
I WANT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Gator: AT THIS POINT, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TAKE CHARGE.
IF SIXTY DEGREE RESOURCES IS GONNA BE SUCCESSFUL,
THEN SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE.
Narrator: WITH LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO MINE,
GATOR LED THE TEAM INTO THE MORNING MEETING
TO CONVEY THE URGENCY OF THEIR SITUATION.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, IF WE DON'T SUCCEED,
THIS CREW IS NEVER GONNA BE ABLE TO COME HERE AGAIN.
Narrator: WITH NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE,
ERIC AGREED THEY NEEDED TO GO BIG OR GO HOME
AND PULLED OUT HIS MOST DANGEROUS PLAN YET.
FISKENAESSET, ALMOST 100 MILES SOUTH OF STOROE,
IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO,
BUT LOCAL LORE HAS GIVEN THE ISLAND
A NEAR MYTHICAL REPUTATION FOR HOLDING RUBY DEPOSITS.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A TURNING POINT FOR US,
AND WE'RE FINALLY GETTING A HANDLE ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
Josh: I'M GLAD ERIC IS ON BOARD.
WE HAVE VERY LIMITED TIME TO MAKE
THIS BUSINESS AND THIS VENTURE SUCCESSFUL.
Narrator: ALL OF THE MINERS KNEW THAT FISKENAESSET
WAS THEIR LAST SHOT TO HIT THE JACKPOT,
BUT THE ISLAND IS SO REMOTE THAT THE TEAM WOULD HAVE TO
TAKE A COSTLY HELICOPTER RIDE TO GET THERE.
THERE WERE ONLY FOUR SEATS ON THE CHOPPER,
AND NONE OF THEM WANTED TO BE LEFT BEHIND.
I BELIEVE THAT ERIC, GATOR, AND I
SHOULD BE THREE OF THOSE FOUR SEATS.
I GOT TO CONCUR ON THAT.
SO, WE'RE DOWN TO ONE.
Gator: THIS TRIP TO FISKENAESSET,
IT COULD BE OUR DEATH, OR IT COULD BE OUR SUCCESS.
NOTHING IN BETWEEN, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THE BEST PEOPLE THERE.
I'D REALLY LOVE TO GO DOWN TO THE RUBY DEPOSIT,
YOU KNOW, BEING A GEMOLOGIST.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO DOWN TO THE RUBY DEPOSIT.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
Americo: I WANT THE CHANCE TO HOLD MY DESTINY.
I WILL BE LOBBYING FOR THAT LAST SPOT,
AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO [BLEEP] FIGHT ME TO TAKE ME DOWN FOR IT
BECAUSE I'M NOT TAKING NO FOR AN ANSWER.
Narrator: LAST SEASON ON "ICE COLD GOLD,"
EIGHT AMERICAN MINERS SUNK EVERY LAST DOLLAR
INTO A DO-OR-DIE EXPEDITION.
Gator: THIS TRIP TO FISKENAESSET,
IT COULD BE OUR DEATH, OR IT COULD BE OUR SUCCESS.
NOTHING IN BETWEEN.
Narrator: THEY NEEDED TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION
ON WHO TO BRING TO FISKENAESSET,
OR THEY WOULD LIKELY GO BACK TO AMERICA PENNILESS.
Americo: I WANT THE CHANCE TO HOLD MY DESTINY.
I WILL BE LOBBYING FOR THAT LAST SPOT,
AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO [BLEEP] FIGHT ME TO TAKE ME DOWN FOR IT
BECAUSE I'M NOT TAKING NO FOR AN ANSWER.
AMERICO REALLY WANTS TO GO TO FISKENAESSET,
AND JOHN REALLY WANTS TO GO.
THE FOURTH SEAT IS GONNA BE
WHOEVER CAN TALK THEMSELVES INTO THAT SEAT.
WE NEED TO DECIDE WHO GOES TO FISKENAESSET.
John: YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA TOOT MY OWN HORN HERE
KIND OF SHAMELESSLY.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE
WITH THE GEMS AND EVERYTHING, SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO GO.
John: I WANT PEOPLE TO REALLY EXAMINE
WHO IS GOING TO BE THE BEST CHOICE FOR THE COMPANY.
I WANT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR US,
AND I WILL GO, AND I WILL MAKE THIS HAPPEN
JUST LIKE I'VE DONE EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE.
I REFUSE TO FAIL, AND I WANT TO BE IN CHARGE OF MY OWN FUTURE.
MY WHOLE LIFE, I'VE GONE THROUGH EARNING EVERYTHING MYSELF.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL SUCCESS.
THIS IS ABOUT WORKING IN A FOUR-PERSON TEAM
AND PUTTING THE MOST QUALIFIED PEOPLE ON THAT TEAM.
I DO HAVE GEMOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE.
HOW MANY TIMES BEFORE THIS HAVE YOU BEEN IN GREENLAND?
ZERO.
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE YOU COME TO GREENLAND?
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU?
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU?
ZERO.
ZERO.
IT'S DIFFERENT,
AND WE'RE ALL -- WE'RE ALL NEW HERE.
IT'S DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S THE SAME.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL'S THERE.
AMERICO HAS THE LEAST AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE
IN ANY TYPE OF PROSPECTING,
AND EXPERIENCE CANNOT BE REPLACED OUT HERE.
WE GOT 10 DAYS LEFT! 10 DAYS!
LISTEN, I JUST FEEL LIKE I CAN BE AN ASSET.
ALL I'VE EVER WANTED -- I'VE ASKED,
EVER SINCE WE'VE COME HERE, IS TO GIVE ME ONE F'ing CHANCE.
ONE CHANCE TO CHANGE MY FUTURE.
WE ALL HAVE PASSION.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO DOWN THERE?
WELL, I MEAN, YOU --
YOU TALK ABOUT THE PROSPECTING ASPECT.
I HAVE FRESH EYES.
AS FAR AS IT GOES, IN THE WHOLE GROUP,
I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO'S PROFESSIONALLY MINED GEMSTONES.
JOHN, JUST SO WE ALL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND,
HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE WITH RUBIES
AND RUBIES THAT ARE NOT IN PEGMATITE DEPOSITS?
SPEAK TO THAT SO THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND
WELL, ZERO.
Jesse: THIS IS A TOUGH DECISION.
WE'RE GOING TO ALL VOTE.
I'LL JUST START. JOHN?
WELL, I'M GONNA VOTE FOR MYSELF, SO.
WE ALL KNOW I'M PUTTING MYSELF.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO SAY JOHN.
I VOTE FOR AMERICO.
I VOTE FOR AMERICO.
GATOR, WE NEED A DECISION.
OH, THIS IS NOT FAIR.
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY AMERICO.
OH.
[BLEEP]
I FEEL LIKE A [BLEEP] ASIDE.
I FEEL LIKE AN ASIDE.
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?
I'M READY FOR THIS. THIS IS ALL I WANT.
I'M NOT GONNA [BLEEP] IT UP.
YEAH, THIS IS WHERE I THRIVE, BOYS. THIS IS WHAT I'VE WANTED.
THIS IS OUR LAST SHOT,
AND I HAVE A FEROCIOUS ATTITUDE THAT I WILL NOT FAIL.
Narrator: FOUR MINERS WERE CHOSEN TO HUNT FOR RUBIES IN FISKENAESSET.
THEIR SUCCESS OR FAILURE
WOULD DECIDE THE FUTURE OF THE ENTIRE TEAM.
AFTER SPENDING NEARLY TWO MONTHS IN STOROE,
THE MINERS HAVE BURNED THROUGH ALL THEIR RESOURCES
AND ALL THEIR TIME AND HAD NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT,
BUT THEY HAD ONE LAST DAY TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE.
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]
THE MINERS HEAD INTO THE REMOTE ISLAND OF FISKENAESSET.
THEY KNEW THAT WINTER WAS COMING FAST.
BUT AS THEY APPROACHED THEIR LOCATION,
THEY REALIZED IT HAD ALREADY ARRIVED.
THAT'S THE ICE CAP RIGHT THERE.
OH, MY GOD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL WE'RE GONNA DO.
Narrator: THE MINERS' EXCITEMENT AT THE PROSPECT OF RUBIES
WAS INSTANTLY OVERPOWERED BY THE REALITY OF THEIR SITUATION.
THE GROUND WAS COVERED IN SNOW.
Americo: HOLY HELL. LOOK AT THIS SNOW.
THIS IS FREAKIN' UNBELIEVABLE.
Narrator: AS THE MEN SET FOOT ON THE FROZEN GROUND,
THEY REALIZED GREENLAND'S FRIGID WELCOME
HAD SET A DAUNTING TASK BEFORE THEM.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THIS IS THE ZONE RIGHT HERE.
WE PUT IT ALL ON THE LINE TO GET TO THIS SPOT RIGHT HERE.
AND WE DON'T HAVE A SECOND CHANCE.
THIS IS IT.
Josh: THIS PLACE IS EVERYTHING TO US RIGHT NOW.
NO MATTER WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST, WE HAVE TO OVERCOME IT.
Americo: SNOW IS BEAUTIFUL AND ALL THAT,
AND I LOVE IT AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GUY,
BUT THIS IS KILLING US.
YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD ALL BE EXPOSED.
IT'D BE SO MUCH EASIER TO SEE.
NOTHING.
I HAVE A STUPID BROOM TO PUSH SNOW OFF OF THE ROCK
JUST TO FIND OUT I'M IN THE WRONG SPOT.
I'M GETTING WET,
I'M GETTING PISSED,
AND WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
Narrator: THE TEAM WORKED FRANTICALLY,
BUT THE SNOW CONTINUED TO BE THEIR ENEMY.
Americo: ONCE AGAIN, GREENLAND IS GONNA BUST OUR BALLS.
SHE'S LETTING US KNOW THAT SHE'S THE BOSS.
I'M NOT SEEING 'EM.
THEY SHOULD BE PEPPERED THROUGHOUT THIS STUFF.
Narrator: TIME WAS RUNNING OUT.
NO SIGNS OF THE ELUSIVE RUBIES.
GREENLAND HAD LED THE MINERS TO THIS MOMENT,
AND SHE HELD THEIR FATE IN HER HANDS.
THAT'S PRETTY, BUT NO RUBIES IN THAT STUFF.
THIS IS A DO-OR-DIE SITUATION RIGHT NOW.
Narrator: ON THIS SPECIAL EPISODE OF "ICE COLD GOLD,"
WE FOLLOW EIGHT AMERICAN MINERS
WHO JOURNEYED TO THE EDGE OF THE ICE SHEET
FOR A SHOT AT THE UNTOLD RICHES LOCKED IN GREENLAND'S MOUNTAINS.
NOTHING.
Narrator: IT WAS THE MINERS' LAST DAY OF PROSPECTING FISKENAESSET.
THE ARCTIC WEATHER HAD ARRIVED, AND EACH OF THEM
KNEW THAT THEIR WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY WAS NEARLY CLOSED,
AND THEY WERE ON THE VERGE OF RETURNING HOME BROKE.
Eric: [ GRUNTS ]
IT'S THE RIGHT ROCK...
THAT WE'RE GONNA FIND IT IN, BUT I'M NOT SEEING IT.
Americo: BEING OUT HERE, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S ADDED PRESSURE ON ME
BECAUSE I NEED TO PROVE SOMETHING TO THEM
SO THEY KNOW WHO AMERICO IS.
YOU SEEING ANYTHING, JOSH?
Josh: MORE OF THE SAME, ERIC.
Americo: RUBIES!
YES, SIR!
NO WAY.
ALL IN HERE.
RUBIES!
HOLY [BLEEP], ARE YOU [BLEEP] KIDDING ME?
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
THEY'RE RIGHT HERE!
JOSH!
OH, MY GOD. [ LAUGHS ]
YO, LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT THIS! THIS IS IT!
YES!
NO WAY!
THEY'RE JUST RIGHT THERE. THEY JUST --
THEY FALL RIGHT IN YOUR [BLEEP] HAND.
[ LAUGHS ]
THERE'S NO WAY. IT CAN'T BE.
RUBIES.
HAVE I EARNED MY KEEP YET?
Gator: THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.
OH, I'M NOT EVEN COLD ANYMORE!
GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
IT'S ALL WORTH IT.
ERIC, LOOK. THEY START RIGHT HERE. LOOK AT 'EM. LOOK!
GREENLAND FINALLY LET US SUCCEED
AFTER SEVEN WEEKS OF [BLEEP] [ CHUCKLES ]
Americo: LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK!
LOOK AT THE COLORS IN 'EM.
THOSE ARE THE NICE WINE-COLORED ONES.
OH, MY GOD.
SHE FINALLY LET US GET WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
READY? ON THREE -- ONE, TWO, THREE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Eric: THAT TASTED GOOD.
Josh: FROM THE FIRST DAY WE LANDED,
WHEN WE LANDED IN GREENLAND, IT'S OWNED US.
[ TAPPING ]
OH, MY GOD.
BUT TODAY, WE WON.
THIS IS OUR MOMENT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MY CAREER SPANS 35 YEARS, AND THIS IS IT.
THIS IS THE BEST FIND I'VE EVER MADE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I FELT LIKE I WAS ON TOP OF THE WORLD AT THAT POINT.
AMERICO.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
THANK GOD, BECAUSE I HAD HELL TO PAY
IF YOU DIDN'T FIND FRICKIN' WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
I TOLD YOU, JUST GET ME OUT HERE.
I THINK THE BEST PART OF THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE IS, ONCE AGAIN,
I CAME IN TO THIS AS THE UNDERDOG.
YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW PROSPECTING, AND I SUCCEEDED.
I'M THE REASON WE'RE COMING BACK HERE NEXT YEAR.
Narrator: AFTER TWO GRUELING MONTHS,
AT THE 11th HOUR, THE MINERS FOUND THEIR DESTINY.
GREENLAND FINALLY GAVE THEM A TASTE OF VICTORY.
Jesse: WE CAN GO HOME WITH A SMILE ON OUR FACE
KNOWING WE HAVE A WORLD-CLASS DEPOSIT
OF RUBIES AND SAPPHIRES TO COME BACK TO NEXT YEAR.
GREENLAND HAS TAUGHT ME IN THE LAST EIGHT WEEKS
THAT I STILL HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO SURVIVE IN THE OUTDOORS.
AND I BELIEVE WE'VE ALL BEEN VERY LUCKY
TO SURVIVE A LOT OF THAT.
Chad: I'VE LEARNED THAT I CAN PUSH MYSELF FARTHER
AND FURTHER THAN I THOUGHT I COULD.
THESE ARE THE ASHES OF MY FRIEND, KEVIN,
WHO WAS A MINER ALL OF HIS LIFE,
AND HE WAS RETIMBERING A BAD SECTION,
AND THE BACK GAVE WAY, AND IT KILLED HIM.
IN GREENLAND, NATURE ALWAYS RULES.
[ ICE CRASHES ]
THESE WATERS ARE GONNA TRAVEL MILES AND MILES AND MILES
SOUTH AND EAST AND AROUND THE WORLD.
I MEAN, IT'S GOOD TO HAVE HIM HERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
John: JUST THINKING ABOUT LEAVING GREENLAND,
IT'S JUST GONNA YANK MY HEART OUT OF MY CHEST.
IT'S TOUGH.
IT'S GONNA REALLY HURT.
[ SNIFFS ]
Narrator: ON AN ALL-NEW SEASON OF "ICE COLD GOLD"...
THE LEGEND OF SIXTY DEGREE RESOURCES STARTS NOW.
Man: IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK!
Gator: WE'RE THE SMALLEST MINING COMPANY
THAT'S EVER ATTACKED THIS COUNTRY.
Eric: LAST YEAR, IT WAS LIKE WE HAD SPEARS.
[ TOOL WHIRRING ]
OH, MY GOD!
THIS YEAR, I'M DOING WHAT I'M GOOD AT -- DREDGING.
WHAT [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT!
Gator: WE'RE IN A WORLD-CLASS RUBY DEPOSIT
WHERE THERE'S LITERALLY RUBIES THIS BIG.
AND REALLY, DO WE NEED THE TWEEZER-SIZED ONES?
THIS COULD WORTH A HALF A MILLION BUCKS.
[ LAUGHS ]
WE HAVE A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING MAGICAL.
Man: [BLEEP] WE HAVE GOLD?
WE PICKED A GOOD LOCATION, A GREAT SPOT. THIS IS AWESOME.
MY GOD, HERE COMES THE HOLY HELL.
John: EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT THE RUBY DEPOSIT,
AND THAT WORRIES ME.
THEY COULD BE THERE RIGHT NOW.
DON'T TRUST ANYBODY.
EVERY MOVE WE MAKE MATTERS.
IF YOU'RE NOT HERE TO PLAY BALL WITH THE BIG BOYS,
THEN GREENLAND'S NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU.
[ TOOL WHIRRING ]
[ WHIRRING STOPS ]
ERIC BROKE IT. IT'S [BLEEP]
BULL [BLEEP]
DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE I'M A LITTLE KID.
[BLEEP] YOU.
WE HAVE TO GET IT DONE.
Jesse: WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.
BUT HE CAN'T GET US FROM HERE.
[BLEEP] WE'RE DONE. [BLEEP]
Narrator: DIG DEEPER FOR "ICE COLD GOLD."
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