Parker Schnabel has fought through low recovery, setbacks, and lost production on Gold Rush. However, the mining prodigy turned things around with four wash plants running including his new million dollar Golden Goose named Gigi. With much of the focus on Dominion Creek, Parker also counted on his foreman Mitch Blaschke at Ken & Stuart’s to make the difference during the April 3 episode of the Discovery Channel series.
Rick Ness was still reeling from the fact he hit a 30-foot clay layer that would make it impossible to get through this season at the Valhalla Cut. His last ditch effort looked to be returning to Vegas Valley. The space saved the crew’s season before with a $2 million payoff. Seven weeks prior, the underdog was forced to pull the plug on the area due to safety concerns. So he’ll need to figure that out before any work can get done.
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