

Other programming Aftershows and specials The two-hour Gold Rush Season 6 premiere kicked off in the US on October 16, 2015, at 9 PM ET/PT with The Dirt airing beforehand at 8 PM ET/PT on the Discovery Channel, while the UK premiere was on October 20, 2015. The two-hour Gold Rush Season 5 premiere kicked off Friday, October 17, 2014, at 9 PM ET/PT with The Dirt airing beforehand at 8 PM ET/PT on the Discovery Channel īy season's end, Parker mined 2,538 ounces totaling just under $3 million and the Hoffmans mined 1,349 ounces totaling just over $1.6 million.

Parker's $1.4 million haul not only broke Todd Hoffman's single-season record of 803 oz., but also eclipsed Hoffman's entire four-season total. He then stayed and continued mining with Rick and picked up an additional 193, bringing his season total to 1,029 ounces. Parker and his crew mined 836 ounces by the end of the season. The Hoffman crew mined barely 2 ounces of gold and were forced to pack up and leave their Guyana mining operation the Dakota boys mined 280 oz.

The real Season 4 premiere was October 25, 2013. "Gold Rush: Guyana South America" features the Hoffman crew in South America, Parker Schnabel guest-mining on new land with mentor Tony Beets, and "Dakota" Fred Hurt and his son Dustin mining at Cahoon Creek, a hard-to-reach, post-glacial area mined only with pickaxes in the late 1800s. The fourth season began airing August 2013 and started with a pre-season episode called "The Dirt" featuring interviews with all of the teams featured in season three. This in comparison to the first season where nobody recovered more than 50oz. and 163oz, respectively, worth over a quarter million dollars each. of gold earning them over $1.28 million, Parker and Dakota Fred mined 191oz. Parker Schnabel returned to the Big Nugget Mine site with larger and more efficient equipment, while "Dakota" Fred Hurt and his crew returned to the Porcupine Creek site. But, with Hoffman having delays and equipment trouble at his site, they decided to merge. The Hoffman crew returned to the Klondike to once again mine the Quartz Creek site but also brought on additional crewmen to simultaneously work another site in the area. The season explores the Hoffman crew's new mine at Quartz Creek, in the Klondike region of the Yukon, Canada as well as "Dakota" Fred's operation at the site of the original Hoffman mine, Porcupine Creek, and Parker Schnabel's attempts to mine his grandfather's property at Big Nugget Mine.Porcupine Creek (Hurt et al.): 80.4 oz (2,280 g) $125,000īig Nugget Mine (Schnabel et al.): 34 oz (960 g) $55,000 In season 2, (show renamed to Gold Rush) Todd misses a lease payment on Porcupine Creek and "Dakota" Fred Hurt buys the claim from owner Earl Foster, not needing to honor the lease due to the missed payment. Most of the people on the show have little or no previous gold mining experience and must learn on the job. They decided on an all-stakes gamble – travel to Porcupine Creek, Alaska and prospect for gold.

The first season (show named Gold Rush: Alaska) featured six men from Sandy, Oregon, a small town 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Portland, who, due to the economic downturn, have lost their jobs.
