Longtime fans of Discovery’s “Gold Rush” have watched Parker Schnabel transform from a young, inexperienced gold miner into one of the most successful mine operators in the business. In the very first season of “Gold Rush,” Schnabel was just a 16-year-old kid working for his grandfather John Schnabel — owner of the highly profitable Big…

Gold mining isn’t just a profession. For the people who have stayed on Discovery’s “Gold Rush” for the better part of a decade, it’s a way of life. As the likes of Parker Schnabel and Tony Beets will tell you, there’s just something so invigorating about getting out on a site with heavy machinery to…

Every season of Discovery’s “Gold Rush” follows a few different teams that set out mining for gold. Many miners have come and gone from the program over the years, but one who’s remained consistent is Parker Schnabel. He was first introduced on the series in its first season working on his grandfather’s mine. However, starting with…

For over a decade now, Discovery’s reality TV show “Gold Rush” has chronicled the exploits of gold mining operations all across the continents of North America and South America. Despite its eye-watering episode count and numerous spin-off shows, the series’ enduring focus on risky mining expeditions with high personal stakes for the crews has kept…

Way before Discovery filled a gold mine-sized chunk of its air time with various “Gold Rush” spinoffs, the original was known as “Gold Rush: Alaska.” The first and only season before the show dropped the “Alaska” part from its name featured multiple names that have since left the series behind. Jimmy Dorsey, for instance, spent only a single…

In Season 2 of Discovery’s “Gold Rush” – which follows the efforts of several family-run gold mines throughout Alaska and Canada’s Yukon region — then-newcomer Tony Beets quickly became one of the show’s main cast members. Starting out as a machine operator, Beets now runs one of the largest gold-mining operations in the Klondike, known as the Eureka Creek…

Mining is an expensive business. That’s probably not too shocking a statement for fans of the Discovery Channel series “Gold Rush,” which focuses on the trials, successes and tribulations of miners working in Canada’s Yukon region. The miners dredge water sources and try to pan up fortunes — a process that has paid several miners…

When you watch Discovery’s “Gold Rush,” you may feel like pursuing a new career path. The reality series follows different teams of miners all setting out to find buried treasure … literally. They’re all modern-day gold diggers, hauling in first-class equipment to dig for riches. It’s proven to be a lucrative career path for some of…

There’s a reason that during its ten years on the air, Discovery’s Gold Rush has attracted a legion of loyal fans. Beyond the ups and downs of mining for gold in places like Alaska and the Yukon, the show also has its fair share of interpersonal drama among the miners. Prior to the premiere of…