The world of gold prospecting has lost one of its most beloved and adventurous figures, “Dakota” Fred Hurt. He passed away on July 11, 2023, at the age of 80, after a brief battle with brain cancer. He was a veteran...
Karla Ann Charlton is a wilderness and survival expert. Whether it’s hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, or snowshoeing, she knows how to survive and thrive in any environment. She is also a former cast member of the hit reality TV show Gold...
Gene Cheeseman is a veteran gold miner and contractor who has worked on some of the most challenging mining projects in the world. Growing up in a family involved in heavy machinery and construction work Gene ran his first piece of...
Gene Cheeseman is an expert contractor best known as the cast of the reality TV show Gold Rush. Gene’s family background has gold mining imprinted such as his great-great-grandfather was a gold miner in Alaska in the late 1800s. However, Gene...
Rick Ness is a gold miner, former musician, and reality TV star who rose to fame on the Discovery Channel’s hit show Gold Rush. He started his mining career as a rookie on Parker Schnabel’s crew, but soon proved himself as...
Meet Parker Schnabel, the gold mining prodigy who started his journey at the age of five. He is the star of Discovery’s Gold Rush and Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail, where he takes you on his thrilling adventures in search of the...
Dave Turin is not your average gold miner. He is a civil engineer, a quarry foreman, and a reality TV star who has been digging for the precious metal since 2010. He is also known as “Dozer Dave” for his skills in...
John Schnabel was a famous American miner and a TV star who appeared on the show Gold Rush on Discovery Channel. Not just a gold miner, John was a legend, a mentor, a hero, and a friend to many. He was born in...
Jack Hoffman is not your average gold miner. He is a legend, a pioneer, and a man on a mission. Jack has been chasing his dream of striking it rich for over 40 years, and he is not about to give...
Monica Beets is a self-taught miner. And while she didn’t learn the entire process on her own, she did start it by herself. When she was around 12 years of age, her father left Monica in a front-end loader. He told...
