Ice Cold Gold - Animal Planet

[BrutalBeck]

What are your thoughts about Greenland?

 

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[team sidewinder]

Ice Cold Gold. I love it, Oh you mean the TV show. I thought you were talking about beer. Hate the show , Love the beer .

 

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[Coldshuz]

Personally, I found the show interesting. Remembering of course they were "Prospecting". Where shows like this always seem to fall short is in the science of what they're doing. Drama, don't need it. I understand the fustrastion preceived by what the editors put in the final show. I would much rather see things like the details of the map and sky/space photos that show why they chose certian places to investigate. I even liked Americo. I thought his enthusiasm was like it was, a rookie in an environment with the potential to score big. He was the one that found the gold and the rubies in the long run. The others put him in the right place to do so.

The show gave the image of a group of "investors". Therefore, I'm sure that some were selected as they were able to come up with the funds to "buy into" the company. From my preception, the brothers, the one other gent that went to the ruby area with Americo and the one brother, and most likely the geoligest, where the main stock holders in the company.

I truley hope the show returns with much more science and a lot less drama.

 

[johnsq]

Discovery Planet, Treasure Broadcasting Band Wagon

Its obvious to me that the person/s who set up the expedition to Greenland, didn't plan it very well. I don't know why OR how the crew was set up the way it was. It doesn't make much sense to me.
They have a geologist. . . Ok, that makes sense. They have a driller. . . Why? He isn't needed unless they planned to "DRILL"..... An "expert excavator". . . again, why? He isnt needed until or unless they need to dig or excavate. They have a prospector. . . that makes sense...... Then they have a safety coordinator. . . why do they need someone to baby-sit grown men? Safety is just common sense. Finally, they have 2 hard rock miners. . . that is a given, but they seemed pretty useless to me. Considering they don't act like it.

I would have just sent a geologist with more mobile or fast moving recon team to scout where they are allowed to prospect in Greenland. Their operation wasn't very well thought out. Most of the time would have been spent on splitting everyone up in sets of 2 and have them all take camping equipment and supplies with them. Covering as much ground without having to return to base. It's a waste of precious time to have to walk back to basecamp just to say you didn't find anything.

It would have only been a 6 week recon trip and only just that. They should have had ATVs or more faster ways of utilizing their time. I don't think the whole thing was planned too well. I would have researched, researched, and researched Greenland more. I think I could have done a better job of the implementation of my crew, supplies, and time constraints.
They spent all their time there just to bring back a vial of useless rubies, a few specks of gold, and little hope of a successful return back. There are vast resources on that island, and now that it has been broadcasted on TV. There will be a flood of new prospectors there and it will start looking like Nome, Alaska. I may be right or I might be wrong.

Exactly right, its a little known part of the world that has a poor GPR and some "tourism" is required to boost economics. It seems to most, like Jungle Gold, that its just for entertainment purposes only, but yes, you are correct, more people will return and therefore boost economics. Makes perfect business sense to me, and it will do for Greenland, you'll see!!

 

[jeff of pa]

Well season II starts March 6, 2014. Seven returned . . . Apparently they decided that the most experienced prospector/miner and second generation Master Guide wasn't needed as the re-scripted babysitter! Yeah, I have more time searching for gold than three of those boys have been alive. Even the Hydro-Geologist said I knew my stuff better than anyone else there. My demise was probably more due to me not bashing everyone else on the show and being vocal about thinking this was really about finding something!

So they went back & shot the show.

The 'company' we were forced to form was based on minimal equal shares of 12.5% each with a clause anyone could be bought out for their % of the company value. Well, they're forcing me out and claiming zero value in the company. We'll see what story is told on the show and then I'll most likely be seeing my lawyers and the IRS.

Yea sounds like it's all about the Drama good Luck & keep us updated