Tougher in Alaska

Episode 1

Gold Mining

Thu, May 8, 200844 mins

Since the 1870s, the promise of gold has lured men north to Alaska. With the cost of gold skyrocketing, the race is on once again and Geo joins in on the chase. He'll see how individual prospectors around the state use ingenious techniques (including a giant underwater vacuum) to get the gold out, and he'll join a team of hard rock miners outside the frontier mining town of Coldfoot as they blast through 250 feet of solid rock at 20 below zero in the hopes of hitting the mother lode.