He is an experienced quarry foreman. Parker races to get his second wash plant running, but struggles. But, with Hoffman having delays and equipment trouble at his site, they decided to merge. Tony nearly crushes his son beneath a conveyor, and Parker is forced to mine a swamp. He worked at the Jim Nail Placer mine in Season Two. Frozen ground destroys Parker Schnabel's dozers. But a visit from the Department of Fish and Game reveals a violation, jeopardizing their vital water supply to the mine.
Just as Fred gives up on the Glory Hole, it suddenly pays out big. Todd runs two massive washplants, Tony pushes to get his dredge out of the water before it freezes and Grandpa John arrives to find out if Parker has beaten his rival Todd. Tony and Monica fire up their wash plant as they battle to beat Parker to the gold. While the Hoffman crew does go to Guyana for season 4 a year later, given the low probability of profitability, Hoffman chose not to pursue the venture for season 3. Todd recovers his weekly loss by opening the roulette cut. Parker visits his parents for advice and makes a decision affects the rest of his season.
Parker's gamble to run his washplant without protection from rocks proves costly. He has claimed at least parts of the show are scripted. The Dakota Boys fight over rival mining plans, with one plan high in the mountains, and the other deep in the hole. This was a large success in comparison to the first season, where nobody recovered more than 50oz. The inspector finds safety violations and both operations face closure.
Parker Schnabel and his crew finished with just over 4300 ounces, worth just over 5 million dollars. Chasing a record-breaking goal, Parker orders an unachievable goal. Rick's crew struggles when someone falls prey to a life threatening illness. The Dakota Boys finally hit the bottom of the Glory Hole. When the Hoffmans arrived at Porcupine Creek in Season 1, the mine was unnamed. Foster died on April 23, 2013, aged 86. Parker is out of cash and must find gold — but Tony Beets has bad news for him.
Todd convinces him to chase his gold mining dream, join the group, and take some time off from his family's business. Meanwhile, the crew fine-tunes their wash plant — which doubles their efficiency at finding gold. The Hoffmans pull out a secret weapon to thaw frozen gold-rich pay dirt. The trip was covered in a single one-hour episode. A Baltimore medical center donated a medical procedure to correct his back problem, which resulted in the need for yearly injections. The Dakota Boys use their new equipment to get back down to the bottom of the Glory Hole. Tony twists a vital steel frame on the dredge.
He died in his sleep on March 18, 2016. Beets tries to find better ground for his dredge. The series follows the gold mining efforts of various family-run mining companies mostly in the region of , , Canada, although the prospecting efforts of Todd Hoffman's 316 Mining company have ranged across both South America and western North America. But when things start falling apart, tensions mount and Harness can't keep his frustration in. Parker makes a last-ditch effort at Smith Creek Hill and the Dakota Boys' season may be over when Dustin smashes the side of the wash plant. Tony races to finish dismantling his dredge but a crucial piece comes crashing down.
John Schnabel returns to the Big Nugget Mine after his heart attack. With the credit cards maxed out, he is forced to take desperate measures. When the families arrive from Oregon and question the lack of gold — and master mechanic Harness becomes dangerously ill — the tension builds so high that Dorsey and Todd almost come to blows. Dustin fights to reach his first mountain gold. Elsewhere, Parker attempts a large haul. The Dakota boys may be forced to abandon their hole. The team of greenhorns beg, borrow and build all the equipment they need to mine for gold.
Tony attempts to remove the wheelhouse from his 75 year old gold dredge. Tony discovers his dredge is pouring gold out of its sluices. We carefully monitor the air dates of shows and bring new episodes as soon as possible. Elsewhere, Tony and Gene have a disagreement about operations while Parker's wash plant is washing pay, but his team falls apart. Todd's new washplant hits the noise limits for local regulations and they must find a bush fix to solve the problem. But while he's gone, his chief investor Jason Otteson arrives on the claim to find chaos — and no Todd. Fred, Dustin, and Melody left the show after season 4.
But when Parker refuses to provide Fred and Dustin with temporary access, the two claims square up for war. Rick makes a shocking discovery about his gold mining claim and turns to his dad for help. Fred and Dustin battle to save a broken down excavator as water floods the glory hole and Parker faces his worst nightmare as the dangerous mine road claims its first victim. Todd's Roulette cut provides both rewards and problems. Jason is furious and threatens to pull the plug on their season.