Gold Rush

• The Big Nugget mine used a crew of 4 for season 2 (Parker Schnabel crew), and 5 for season 3 (Parker Schnabel crew).
• The Jim Nail Placer Mine used a crew of 7 for season 1 (Hoffman crew), 2 (3 at times) for season 2 (Dakota Fred crew), and 3 for season 3 (Dakota Fred crew).
• The Quartz Creek mine used a crew of 7 for season 2 (Hoffman crew), and 6 for the first half of season 3 (Hoffman crew).
• The Indian River mine used a crew of 6 for the first half of season 3 (Dave Turin crew), and 13 for the other half of season 3 (Hoffman/Turin crew).
• The Q.O.D. Mine used a crew of 10 for season 4 (Hoffman crew).
• The Scribner Creek Mine used a crew of 6 for season 4 (Parker Schnabel crew), and 8 for season 5 (Parker Schnabel crew).
• The McKinnon Creek Mine used a crew of 8 for season 5 (Hoffman/Turin crew).

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Current Cast:

Seasons	Name	Details
2 – present	Parker Schnabel (age 24)	Parker was given the Big Nugget mine in season 2 when his grandfather, John Schnabel, decided to step down.[13] He guest-starred and appeared to give advice in Season One.
2 – present	Rick Ness	Parker's right hand man. Left Parker at the end of Season 8 to go out on his own. Mine boss in Season 9.
2 – present	Roger Schnabel	Recurring guest star, part-owner of Big Nugget mine, father of Parker Schnabel, son of John Schnabel.
1 – present	Fred Dodge	Recurring guest star, helped the Hoffman Crew re-assemble their wash plant in Season 1. He returned to the Klondike in Season 2 to give the Hoffmans better gold recovery tools. He also went to Guyana with the crew in Season 4.
2 – present	Tony Beets (age 62)	Dutch-Canadian gold miner and owner of the Tamarack Mine, one of the most successful mining operations in the Klondike. He also owns and leased out the Scribner Creek claim that Parker Schnabel mined in season 4. Beets will have his own crew for season 5, working on moving a 75-year-old Dredge from Clear Creek to his claim over 150 miles away in the Indian River[14]
1 – present	Chris Doumitt (age 59)	Originally he was only meant to come to Alaska for ten days — to help build a cabin for Greg Remsburg and his family. But gold mining quickly got under his skin and he ended up staying for five months and becoming a key member of the team. He calls himself a "pumpologist". Chris retired from the Hoffman crew after season 3. As from season 4 he worked for Parker Schnabel.[15]

Former Cast:

Seasons	Name	Details
1–8	Todd Hoffman (age 49)	Inspired by his father's gold mining adventures in the 1980s.[16]
1–8	Jack Hoffman (age 71)	Father of Todd, he previously mined for gold in Alaska 25 years ago, and joins the crew for a second chance to live his dream.[17]
1	Jimmy Dorsey	A Realtor and self-confessed adrenaline junkie. After an off-camera physical altercation with Greg Remsburg, he left the mining crew in season one.[18] He has claimed at least parts of the show are scripted.[19]
1–2	James Harness	The crew mechanic, he prided himself on being able to repair nearly anything. However, a car wreck left him with metal pins in his ankle and a severe spinal injury which, due to lack of finances, he could not afford to have surgically repaired.[20] A Baltimore medical center donated a medical procedure to correct his back problem, which resulted in the need for yearly injections.[21] During season 2 when operations were halted due to dirty water, Todd asked him to build a water filter. Instead, he left the camp to spend a week with his girlfriend in a motel. At the end of the season, the crew fired him, blaming him for missing their 100-ounce target. James died in June 2014 at age 57, reportedly of a stroke.[22][23]
1	Earle Foster	Recurring guest star in season 1, owner of Jim Nail Placer Mine in season 1; cameo appearances in season 2 and 3. Foster died on April 23, 2013, aged 86.[24]
1,5	Michael Halstead	In the first season "Pastor Mike" was billed as the crew pastor. Mike was pastor of the Harvest Christian Church[25] in Troutdale, Oregon at the time. He had done charity work in Mexico in the past and had met Jack Hoffman twenty years ago on one of those trips. Jack introduced Mike to elk hunting and the two of them shared an enthusiasm for outdoor adventures, often going on trips together. He took part in a few episodes in the first half of season one, but went home for an unknown reason and was never mentioned again. Reappears in the beginning of season 5 to counsel Todd Hoffman who has been battling depression from the aftermath of season 4.
3	Wayne "Nugget Brain" Peterson	Joining the Dakota Boys for part of Season 3, Wayne was an experienced miner who has been working claims since 1983. He was fired by Dakota Fred due to his use of Oxycodone (with prescription) to treat a back problem.[26]
3	Jason Otteson	Main investor for Hoffman/Turin crew for season 3. Set a 350-ounce ultimatum and, when it was not met, he suggested to Todd that he should cut some crew. He was never seen or mentioned again.
1–4	"Dakota" Fred Hurt (age 70)	After advising the Hoffman crew in the last half of season 1, Dakota Fred returns for season 2 to purchase the Jim Nail Placer mine to mine himself with his own crew.[27] Fred, Dustin, and Melody left the show after season 4. Gold Rush: White Water, debuting in January 2018, follows Fred and his son Dustin as they search for gold in McKinley Creek.[28]
2–4	Dustin Hurt (age 34)	Dustin is "Dakota" Fred's son. He worked at the Jim Nail Placer mine in Season Two. Left the show after season 4. Gold Rush: White Water focuses on Dustin and his father.[28]
3–4	Melody Tallis (age 51)	Joining the Dakota Boys in Season 3, Melody is an experienced miner who has been working claims across Alaska since 2002.[29] Left the show after season 4, along with the Dakota Fred and Dustin, although during Season 5 she can be seen working loaders and monitors in the background of shots covering Tony Beets, and also worked with Freddy Dodge at Carmacks.
1 – 5	Greg Remsburg (age 41)	Greg left the Hoffman crew after season 3 for undisclosed reasons; however, he returned to work with Parker Schnabel in season 4 in the Klondike.[30] Left the show after season 5.
2 – 7	Dave Turin (age 52)	A guest star for several episodes of season 1, he comes on full-time for season 2. He is an experienced quarry foreman. Todd convinces him to chase his gold mining dream, join the group, and take some time off from his family's business.[31] After a season 7 filled with frustration and Dave's involvement in a fist fight, on the March 17 episode Dave's retirement was announced. Though in the 8th season on Gold Rush special episode "Dozer Dave" Turin announced his wish to get together his own "Turin Crew" to mine together involving his family members from his Oregon based quarry. He specifically named a desire to mine with his father as a repayment for trusting him throughout the years during Gold Rush. It is not yet clear or announced if this mining team has formed or if it will be documented on the show this season or in future seasons.[32]
1 – 6	John Schnabel (age 96)	Recurring guest star, owner of Big Nugget mine and grandfather of Parker Schnabel and Payson Schnabel. He died in his sleep on March 18, 2016.[33]
2 –	Gary Grogan	Recurring guest star, employee at Big Nugget mine.