Rick Ness found himself against the ropes this season on Gold Rush. Smelling blood in the water, fellow miners Parker Schnabel and Tony Beets went as far as to buy his operation. However, the underdog isn’t giving up with hope in the final weeks at Vegas Valley.
Tony’s son Kevin is feeling growing pains in his second year in the role of mine boss. Much like Rick, he is drowning in bills and is counting on substantial clean-up to get him anywhere close to reaching his 2,000-ounce target. Parker has high hopes to make his own 10,000-ounce objective as gold prices soar.
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