Category: Gold Rush

GOLD RUSH Todd Hoffman’s Colorado mine fined $35k+ for unapproved mining operations

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 the matter, and things do not look good for the mine owner!

GOLD RUSH Parker Schnabel on getting married, Todd Hoffman, and more

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 on his infamous "Ugly Kid" sweatshirt? Keep reading for those answers and more -- including Parker's bombshell Schnabel baby announcement!

GOLD RUSH Todd Hoffman’s Colorado gold mine facing thousands in fines

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 as far as finding gold, the Hoffman Crew does appear to be having some more bad luck as far as the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety is concerned!

GOLD RUSH SPOILER Todd Hoffman leaves Oregon mine for Colorado?

On the first two episodes of Gold Rush Season 7, Todd Hoffman and his crew had some worse than disappointing results from their first two clean outs at their Oregon gold mine, and their whole mining season looks be in jeopardy. So how will the Hoffman Crew avoid having another Guyana-esque catastrophe? According to online records, they may have packed up their equipment and moved to Colorado!

GOLD RUSH Todd Hoffman launches production company for scripted and reality TV shows

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 Standard Television, an independent production and finance company based in Los Angeles.

GOLD RUSH Todd Hoffman is a singer now, releasing music videos

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 been mostly positive. Keep reading to give Todd a listen -- and find out some details on his next song!

Dakota Fred Hurt marries Jennifer Sheets, may be returning to Gold Rush?

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! PLUS, it appears as though Dakota Fred and son Dustin might be returning to Gold Rush as they announced earlier this year they were filming a TV show with teh same production company that makes the popular Discovery series!

MAP Where is Gold Rush Todd Hoffman’s Oregon gold mine located?

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 on site, we still didn't have an exact location -- until now!

GOLD RUSH Does Todd Hoffman return to Oregon to mine gold for Season 7?

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 in their first trial run of 100 cubic yards, it was still unclear if the Hoffmans would be returning stateside for Season 7 or not. So, we did some research to figure out the fate of the Hoffman crew for the 2016 mining season.