Prospectors TV Show, Weather Channel Options

[ScottKS]

I don't know why this show is on the Weather Channel.....should be on Discovery with Gold Rush
I saw the commerical on Weather Channel for it...it looks cool....figured they would eventuality get rockhounds in tv land
(yes Cash and Treasure's was the last but it quit tho)

http://press.weather.com/videos-and-shows/prospectors/

http://press.weather.com/press-releases/th...th-prospectors/

[Woody]

It looks like there is a new prospecting series on TV. It is called, “Ice Cold Gold” and I am watching it now. Oddly enough it is on animal planet, Channel 282 at my house. Not sure how they came together as I missed the first 15 minutes or so but it is a group of 8 men who team up and go on an excursion to the Island of Storo, Greenland. From what I have seen so far there is good and bad.

Bad;
Drama, Drama, Drama. I know this is only the first or “pilot” episode, but it has mostly covered the logistic headaches of setting up the trip. At one point it almost looked liked Survivor. Some of these guys have never even spent a night outdoors before.

Good;
There is little snippets from future endeavors that show real prospecting. So maybe a person can learn something from it. They are prospecting for gold and gems, so I get to learn what types of Gems come from Greenland. Some of the prospecting they are doing is with metal detectors so that is a new aspect. I also like the fact that these guys are really ruffin’ it. No comforts of home here.

The episode ended with some nice looking minerals they were looking at. New episodes air weekly on Sundays at 10PM. Guess I’ll have to check out the next one. Woody