Gold Rush miner Rick Ness took a break from mining and reality television for a couple years. When he returned, fans noticed a dramatic difference in his appearance. The most obvious difference is Rick Ness’s nose, which appears to be smaller and sunken. The change had viewers openly wondering what the cause may have been….
Gold Rush miner Rick Ness and fiancée Leese Arie are back on the outs after Rick reportedly got caught multiple times mining glory h*les somewhere other than his own claim. Leese broke the break up news on Instagram on Thursday. She posted a text graphic with the following message: A mistake is something that happens…
We have some rather surprising news to report for Gold Rush fans: Rick Ness and his former fiancée, Leese Arie, have reunited! But, are they together together? News of the couple’s reunion broke via Rick’s Facebook page. He posted a photo of Leese and their dog Rubi on Thursday. “We had our first visitor tonite…
It’s been rumored for months that Rick Ness would be returning to Gold Rush after a one-season hiatus. Those rumors were finally confirmed earlier today as Discovery released a teaser trailer for Gold Rush Season 14 that concluded with a dramatic Rick Ness reveal! The teaser video is highly stylized and features Parker Schnabel and…
The family of Gold Rush miner Dakota Fred Hurt have confirmed that he passed away on Tuesday. His passing was one day after his 80th birthday, and just a few months after Fred announced he’d been diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer. Here’s the official statement about Fred’s passing posted on his Facebook page: “Dakota”…
Gold Rush Executive Producer Christo Doyle announced this week that the popular Gold Rush after show The Dirt has been canceled. “After 9 seasons, The Dirt is not coming back,” host Christo wrote in a statement shared on his social media platforms. “Working on Gold Rush has been a highlight but it’s finally time to…
Gold Rush White Water miner Kayla Johanson announced ahead of tonight’s episode that it will be her last appearance on the show. In a statement posted on Facebook and Instagram, Kayla cited “less than satisfactory results” and “unnecessary amounts of drama” among her reasons for departing. “This week’s episode of Gold Rush White Water is…
Gold Rush miner Rick Ness and former fiancée Leese Arie have called it quits again — and this break up appears to be final final. The troubled couple’s potentially permanent split happened just as rumors started swirling that Rick may be returning for Gold Rush Season 14. Rick and Leese announced their engagement in October…
We have some very sad news to report for fans of Gold Rush. Miner Parker Schnabel revealed earlier today that his beloved black lab Dozer has died. “Well…. Dozer passed away,” Parker began a caption accompanying an Instagram photo gallery of Dozer. “He always had a toy and a wagging tail and was always there…
We have some very unfortunate news for Gold Rush and Gold Rush: White Water viewers. Fan favorite miner Dakota Fred Hurt has been diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer. “I’ve lived a full 80 years of an interesting life,” Fred said in a press release announcing his diagnosis. “If I emerge from this dark diagnosis,…
A little more than one month after Gold Rush miner Rick Ness and his fiancée Leese Arie broke up amid allegations of Rick cheating, the couple publicly announced they are back together! The initial announcement came via a Facebook photo and caption posted by Rick on January 1. “I’m not much for little quips like…
Less than one month after Gold Rush star Rick Ness announced his engagement to girlfriend Leese Arie, the couple have split up due to Rick allegedly cheating on her. Again. Leese made the break up announcement on TikTok late last night. In the brief clip, Leese lip synced the words to Brett Young’s song “Like…
Gold Rush fans were extremely disappointed to find out that miner Rick Ness was not coming back for Season 13. However, that disappointment turned to concern after crew member and friend Zee paid Rick a visit on camera at his Milwaukee home and Rick revealed that he was struggling with depression and seasonal affective disorder….
OG Gold Rush miner Todd Hoffman is returning to Discovery for his own spin-off mining series, and he’s bringing his family with him! On the same day as the Gold Rush Season 12 premiere, Discovery announced that the Hoffmans will be trekking back to Alaska in hopes of turning a struggling gold mine around before…
Gold Rush OG Todd Hoffman announced back in February that he and his family would not be returning for the new season of Gold Rush, but it seems Todd’s retirement from the world of gold mining reality TV was short-lived as he has just announced he will be part of a brand new gold mining…
I cannot imagine having grizzled veteran Gold Rush miner Tony Beets as a father-in-law, but that’s exactly what happened earlier this month for a young man named Taylor Mayes as he married Tony’s daughter Monica Beets in what looks to have been a beautiful and VERY Monica Beets wedding ceremony! Monica and Taylor tied the…
Last month it was revealed that Gold Rush OG Todd Hoffman and his mining crew would not be returning for Gold Rush Season 9 and that Discovery was planning on replacing Todd with another mine boss. After much speculation over who that might be, the network revealed this week that it will be someone fans…
It’s the end of an era for one of the most popular reality shows in cable television history. The Discovery Channel teased last night’s episode of Gold Rush: Live by saying it would feature an announcement that would change Gold Rush forever — and they weren’t kidding. Original star Todd Hoffman announced that he and…
We reported over the summer that Gold Rush miner Todd Hoffman’s crew members were the targets of gunfire by a local resident upset over mining operations in the area, but at the time it was unclear if cameras were rolling or if the incident would be featured this season. Although it doesn’t appear as though…
It appears as though Discovery is getting a little inspiration from Starcasm as they have taken our Todd Hoffman and Mad Max mash up to a whole new level for a dramatic Fury Road inspired promo trailer for the new season of Gold Rush! The trailer is playing up the headline-grabbing wager between mining rivals…
Discovery has just released the first preview trailer for Gold Rush Season 8 and it reveals that there are more than just bragging rights on the line for arch rivals Todd Hoffman and Parker Schnabel! In the video, Todd Hoffman announces that he has once again set a 5,000 ounce goal for the season (which…
Gold Rush miner Todd Hoffman relocated his mining operations from Canada to the United States last season, eventually opting for Colorado after a failing to find gold in Todd’s home state of Oregon. Next season looks to feature more difficulties for the Hoffman crew as they run into problems with two of #Merica’s most famous…
Gold Rush miner Todd Hoffman and his crew continue to have legal issues with their Fairplay, Colorado gold mine, and the latest has resulted in a complete shut down of all mining operations courtesy of a cease and desist mandate from Park County! The cease and desist letter was issued on June 8 and received…
It was announced back in 2014 that Gold Rush fan favorite miners Dakota Fred Hurt and his son Dustin Hurt would not be returning to the show, and only two weeks later we revealed that the father and son mining duo were working together to film their own project, which was titled All That Glitters…
Gold Rush‘s lovable bearded profanity factory Tony Beets looks to be in a bit of hot water this week, after he created a bit of literal hot water on screen by allowing his dredge pond to be doused in gasoline and set on fire. Tony was in Yukon Territorial Court after the on-screen incident led…
Gold Rush‘s Todd Hoffman crew had a frustrating mining season, culminating in an epic, fist-throwing man brawl. It appears that the animosity and frustration was the last straw for Todd’s right hand man as Dave Turin has announced he is leaving the show. Dave made the announcement to fans on Facebook: I want to take…
Discovery’s hugely popular mining reality series Gold Rush is set to wrap up its seventh season tonight, but Parker Schnabel addicts won’t have to suffer through withdrawal very long because the show’s young gun has landed his own spin-off show! The show, titled Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail, takes place in the Klondike during the frigid…
As we reported at the end of December, Gold Rush star Todd Hoffman and his company, 316 Mining, LLC., were facing some pretty hefty fines after they allegedly cleared land beyond the boundaries of their “Fairplay Placer Mine” claim in Colorado. The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety has since issued its findings in…
Gold Rush young gun Parker Schnabel recently did a Facebook Live Q&A with fans in which he answered a wide range of questions including: Does he plan to propose to girlfriend Ashley any time soon? Does he feel bad for Todd Hoffman’s less-than-triumphant return to the US to mine this season? And what’s the story…
As we reported waaaay back in October, Gold Rush star Todd Hoffman and his crew of gold miners didn’t have much luck finding gold in their home state of Oregon, so they packed up their mining equipment (yet again) and headed a few states over to Colorado. Although we don’t know if their luck changed…
On the current season of Discovery’s popular Gold Rush reality series, Todd Hoffman and his crew of miners have left the Canadian Klondike behind and returned to their home country and home state of Oregon to mine for gold at the High Bar Mine. As viewers saw in the two-hour premiere, prospects are not looking…
Get that #ToddHoffmantrepreneur hashtag ready because the world’s most famous amateur gold miner is expanding his resume to include being the head of a production company! Gold Rush star and creator (though some argue the latter claim) Todd Hoffman officially announced this week that he has joined forces with veteran producer Jose Behar to create…
Gold Rush star Todd Hoffman is spending his time mining for a completely different kind of gold these days — a gold record! The bearded reality star has been laying down his vocals on covers of songs by the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Staind and Collective Soul. And believe it or not, the response has…
We have some great news to report for old school fans of Gold Rush as former star Dakota Fred Hurt has married Jennifer Sheets, his Executive Assistant and cook for his mining crew! It appears as though the ceremony was on July 30 as Fred shared the Facebook photo above on July 31 and captioned…
As we first reported back in November, Gold Rush star Todd Hoffman and his crew of miners are returning stateside next season to look for gold in their home state of Oregon. Although we previously narrowed down the location of the claim to Baker County, and even had some satellite imagery of the equipment already…
We have some very sad news to report for viewers of Gold Rush, as fan favorite Grandpa John Schnabel has died. The warm-hearted, always-smiling grandad of Parker Schnabel reportedly passed away peacefully last night. From the Gold Rush Twitter account: Sadly, Grandpa John Schnabel passed away last night peacefully in his sleep at age 96. We’ll miss…
On Friday night’s episode of Gold Rush, Todd Hoffman dropped a bombshell on his crew and on viewers when he responded to the potential sale of his current mining claim to rival Parker Schnabel by researching the possibility of mining in his home state of Oregon next season. Even though the crew had positive results…
As viewers of Discovery’s Gold Rush are well aware, Tony Beets is quite fond of his million-dollar bucket dredge. Some might go so far as to say he has treated the floating machinery just like a 75-year-old, 350-ton adopted child. So, I suppose it would make sense that Tony would want to add the dredge…
Today is a very special day as one of our favorite reality TV stars ever, Gold Rush‘s grandpatriarch John Schnabel, turns 96 years young! The ALWAYS good-natured Grandpa John took the opportunity to answer some fan questions, much as he did during his amazing Facebook fan Q&A session back in December of 2014. Here’s a…
Gold Rush is currently the most-watched original program on cable (The Walking Dead is temporarily on hiatus), so of course it makes sense that the show’s main star, Todd Hoffman, would be courted for an endorsement from the 2016 presidential candidates. Todd has been very open about his political leanings, which are way to the…
For fans (and avid detractors) of Gold Rush star Todd Hoffman and his family, we have two very interesting things to report! First, Todd announced earlier this year that he and the rest of the Hoffmans have a new family-based, prepper-themed spin-off reality show in the works. Second, seemingly confirming rumors that the Hoffman crew…
On Season 6 of Gold Rush we see Todd Hoffman and his crew returning to McKinnon Creek for the second year in a row, this time with a lofty goal of 2,700 oz of gold for the season. Also for the second year in a row, it appears as though the company that is leasing…
Tonight is the return of cable television’s highest rated reality series as Discovery’s Gold Rush Season 6 kicks off with a two-hour premiere episode. In honor of the big event we thought we would pay tribute with a collection of throwback photos of the small screen’s most foul-mouthed uber-bearded Dutch Viking, Tony Beets! These wonderful…
While Gold Rush crew bosses Todd Hoffman, Parker Schnabel, and Tony Beets will all be returning for the show’s sixth season on October 16, pre-show The Dirt is making some major changes as host Christo Doyle is leaving and will be replaced by TV personality and singer/songwriter Matt Rogers. The announcement cam via press release…
Christo Doyle, Gold Rush Executive Producer and host of The Dirt, ended months of speculation by taking to Twitter and Periscope to announce the Gold Rush Season 6 premiere dates for the US and the UK! Plus, he revealed a two-minute preview trailer for what looks to be yet another dramatic season chock full of drama, blunders–and, of course,…
Former Gold Rush star Dakota Fred Hurt shared some very sad news with his fans on Facebook today, announcing that his wife Lorrayne Hurt passed away earlier today. Fred posted the photo of his wife above and wrote: After a long illness, my wife Lorrayne has passed away, February 2, 2015. May she rest in…
Any fan of Discovery’s popular reality series Gold Rush knows that Todd Hoffman is extremely skilled at…ummm… Well, anyways, who knew the portly aspiring miner has some mad basketball skillz?!? Todd took to his Facebook page yesterday to share a video of himself doing some fancy dribbling and even dunking by jumping over a car!…
Tonight’s episode of Gold Rush is dedicated to fan favorite 94-year-old grandpatriarch John Schnabel, and in honor of the event, Discovery managed the seemingly impossible and got Grandpa John on Facebook to answer questions from his millions of fans! The result was just as you would expect — informative, heart-warming, and often hilarious.
Gold Rush star Parker Schnabel shares some great news with fans, revealing that his 94-year-old grandpa, and fan favorite gold miner, John Schnabel is cancer free after four years! Keep reading for Parker’s joyful announcement and see a throwback photo of grandpa John as a young man when he was a spitting image of Parker!
It appears as though Gold Rush star Todd Hoffman’s claim owner may have spilled the beans on how their 2014 mining season panned out! Keep reading for the spoiler as well as all kinds of information about the McKinnon Creek claim!
Gold Rush miners Parker Schnabel and Todd Hoffman talk with the show’s Executive Producer Christo Doyle in a couple preview clips for The Dirt. Parker addresses his “Scooby Doo, Shaggy” new look and Todd Hoffman reads a hater’s Facebook comment and responds in kind before proclaiming, “you got burned by the Big Dog.”
Discovery found the ratings g|ory hole with their mining series Gold Rush, and the network has just officially announced when its number one show will be returning for a fifth season, as well as details about which miners will be back and where! Plus, watch the extended Season 5 preview trailer!
We broke the news last month that miners Dakota Fred Hurt and son Dustin Hurt would not be returning for Gold Rush Season 5, and it was later revealed that they are instead working on their own documentary titled All That Glitters. So why did Dakota Fred not come back? The candid mining vet took to Facebook yesterday and revealed what everyone suspected: it mostly came down to money. Keep reading for his full statement as well as his response to rumors about how much he and his crew were paid to be on Gold Rush.
As we reported two weeks ago, Gold Rush father and son mining team Dakota Fred Hurt and Dustin Hurt will not be returning for the show’s fifth season after parting ways with Discovery. Yesterday it was officially announced that the Hurts’ mining season will instead be filmed as part of a new documentary titled All That Glitters. Keep reading for all the details!
We have some very sad news to report from the world of reality TV as Gold Rush star James Harness has died at the age of 57. The former mechanic for the Hoffman crew reportedly died a week ago after suffering a stroke the week before. Keep reading for what little info we have as well as reactions from James’ Gold Rush cast mates.
It looks as though Discovery Channel’s most popular show has lost one of its most popular cast members as gold miner Dakota Fred Hurt and his crew, including son Dustin Hurt, will reportedly not be back for Season 5 of Gold Rush. But, fans may still be seeing the Dakota Crew on the small screen again soon as they have reportedly hired a different production company to film their summer mining season!
Discovery’s most-watched series Gold Rush has millions of fans tuning in every week — most of which (like me) can never get enough of the daily machinations of mining for gold: bedrock, pay dirt, excavators, dozers, derockers, sluice boxes… LOVE IT ALL! If you’re one of us then you’re gonna love this 15+ minute behind-the-scenes video shot by Dakota Fred Hurt showing his Porcupine Creek crew hard at work! (Sorry, the hilarious thumbnail of Fred “Gold Miser” Hurt you see is not included in the clip) Plus, Fred updates on the health of his wife.
Anyone watching the current season of Gold Rush on Discovery knows that Parker Schabel’s 94-year-old grandpa John Schnabel has been battling cancer, and after the first half of the two-part Season 4 finale aired Friday night, many fans were left wondering how John is doing now. Just moments ago Parker posted an update letting fans know his Grandpa is doing better and “has great spirits,” which seems to always be the case with John Schnabel! Keep reading for the full update from Parker and watch a video clip in which John talks about one last dream of his he wants to make a reality.
Fans of Discovery Channel’s top-rated series Gold Rush got a rare treat this week as the show’s cast members made a rare public appearance together — or at least at the same event at the same time. That’s right, Parker Schnabel, Todd Hoffman and Dakota Fred Hurt (and members of their crews) were all in attendance at the 2014 CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas, Nevada. And, believe it or not, The Klondike Viking himself, Tony Beets, was also there! (And lookin’ damn sexy too!)
On the current season of Discovery’s hugely popular reality series Gold Rush, America’s favorite bumbling crew of perpetual amateur gold miners have abandoned the frozen tundra of Alaska and the Yukon to look for gold in the sweltering South American rainforests of Guyana. Actually, they’ve abandoned looking for gold too and have instead put all of their hundreds of thousands of dollars in another risky basket: diamonds! In the most recent episode SPOILER ALERT the crew manages to find just under 30 teeny tiny little diamonds. So what does that equate to money-wise? Keep reading to find out what way too many hours researching this question online turned up and decide for yourself if Todd is a genius or not.
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