Parker Schnabel travels the gold-filled Madeira River deep into the Brazilian wilderness as he hunts for a fleet of dredges bringing in billions.
Parker reveals new aspects of the Brazilian trail, from illegal gold dredges to a billion-dollar opportunity and a mining paradise that produces twice the yield of gold found in the entire Yukon.
Parker prospects in Serra Pelada, the site of Brazil's biggest gold rush that produced five billion dollars worth of gold and is rumored to hold trillions more.
Parker decodes the mystery of where a billion-dollar motherlode went. Some say it was mined out, while others believe it's still buried underground.
Parker discovers a potential $1.5 billion payday in Serra Pelada, but first, he needs to strike a deal with the local owners.
In the placer miner's paradise of Peixoto, Parker discovers ground much richer than anything he's mined in the Yukon and considers dropping $1 million to get in on the action.
At the end of a six-week grueling trek through the wilds of Brazil, Parker finds a gold mining utopia that checks all of his boxes; Parker tries to strike a deal within the three days he has left in the country.
Parker and his team travel to South America in search of a claim to mine with $100 million dollars in gold; following the Incan trail deep into the Peruvian jungle where they battle wildlife and mother nature to find virgin ground.
Parker heads to the Madre Di Dios mining district, where he discovers ground so rich he scoops shovels full of gold straight from a riverbank; the team heads deep into the jungle with a local tribe to prospect for virgin ground.
Parker prospects La Rinconada Mountain, the highest gold mine on Earth and a nearly lawless boomtown filled with 60,000 miners; Parker discovers big gold using hand-lit explosives, but a sudden illness threatens to end the trip early.
Parker follows the gold into Bolivia, where he hopes to tap into its $2.5 billion gold industry; the crew gets a lead on a placer operation but is confronted by the claim's 32 owners at the gate.
Parker uncovers a fleet of monster 110-ton excavators scooping paydirt from the riverbed deep in the Bolivian jungle; just when he gets to the gold, two of his team members fall sick.
With added scenes and bonus features; Parker storms into Bolivia's gold belt to prospect virgin ground that could hold two million ounces of gold -- right where Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid roamed.
Parker goes all-in and starts mining the 400-acre Bonanza Creek claim, but a chance encounter with neighboring miners could offer him something even better.
Parker strikes gold in Bolivia at a location that could be the next Klondike; with time running out on his prospect, Parker faces a big decision.
Parker Schnabel travels to South America; following the footsteps of the Incas through Peru and Bolivia, Parker battles jungles and altitude-sickening mountain plains in search of a $100 claim to mine.
Parker begins booting up his new gold mining operation in Alaska; when he can't find a wash plant in the snow-covered north, he gambles on a last minute trip to New Zealand, home to big gold and top-notch miners.
Parker and the team venture off-grid to track down a legendary miner known as The Gambler on the gold-rich west coast of New Zealand; Parker's blown away by what he finds in the sluice.
With added scenes and bonus features; Parker looks to get on the water with a high-tech, floating gold-catching machine; a storm threatens to trap his crew on a New Zealand glacier.
With added scenes and bonus features; Parker jumps on a new claim and prospects Matt Dove's virgin ground in the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
Parker and crew reveal why the Kiwis hide their gold, a cure for hangovers, and just how close one of them came to death.
In the 1890s, thousands died trying to strike it rich on the Klondike Gold Rush Trail; inspired by his beloved grandfather and mining legend, John Schnabel, Parker Schnabel tests himself to see if he has what it takes to continue on his trail.
Parker checks out a wash plant on tracks and considers a major pivot -- building his own custom plant for the Alaska claim; Tyler and Jeff prospect for gold nuggets in New Zealand's richest river.
With added scenes and bonus features; Parker dives into shark-infested waters hoping to find gold; he explores a high-dollar rock mine and reveals the design of his Alaska wash plant.
Tempted by the largest nuggets he's seen, Parker ventures deep into an underground mine; a local miner lets the team test a potentially lucrative claim.
An encounter with a group of machete-wielding locals tests the team's preparedness for the region's dangerous conditions after a grueling jungle trek leads Parker and his team to a network of abandoned WWII tunnels.
A sudden landslide rips Parker off his feet while he's working on a local hard rock mining operation; Dozer Dave bets his life savings that he can unearth piles of gold using salvaged equipment and a team of amateurs.
Parker races to build a custom piece of mining equipment that will limit exposure to a deadly chemical used to extract gold; Dave faces a nightmare scenario when the ground he's mining goes cold and no one knows why.
Parker explores a volatile and lawless town near Porgera, one of the world's largest and most profitable gold mines; Dave's entire season comes down to 24 hours and a bold risk that threatens to shut down his operation.
Parker sources a nine-ton backhoe to remove heavy boulders from a legendary lost gold mine; traversing the treacherous mountain terrain may put all of Parker's heavy machinery skills to the test; with added facts and bonus scenes.
At the end of his journey through Papua New Guinea, Parker heads into the jungle on a prospecting mission to find gold for the locals; Parker is pushed to his limits when he encounters landslides and hostile locals; with added facts and bonus scenes.
Parker reveals new details and makes surprising revelations about his epic gold mining expedition in Papua New Guinea; candid interviews and never-before-seen footage expose the highs and lows of the trail; with added facts and bonus scenes.
Parker has travelled over nineteen thousand miles leading dangerous expeditions through some of the harshest environments on the planet.
Parker is injured by an out-of-control water hose, then local miners refuse to lease him ground, forcing him to make a tough decision between doubling down and heading home; with insider facts and bonus scenes.
Parker, Rick, Karla and Sam head upriver in search of gold; Rick crashes their boat, and they attempt to drag it up a waterfall; the group is stalked by 15-foot-long caiman while Parker is attacked by piranha; with insider facts and bonus scenes.
Parker and his team arrive in Marudi, the epicenter of a 21st-century gold rush, where they explore hand-dug tunnels deep in the Mountain of Gold; they have only two weeks to secure a claim and start mining gold; with insider facts and bonus scenes.
Parker, Rick, Karla, and Sam cross Guyana and set up their own gold mine in Marudi, the heart of a modern-day gold rush; their dreams of jungle gold are derailed by a local land dispute that threatens to turn violent.
After narrowly escaping the jungles of Guyana, Parker and his crew reunite to tell previously untold stories about their jaw-dropping experiences with deadly wildlife, physical ailments and extreme weather.
Parker and his crew advance only 50 miles into the daunting 600-mile trek on the Klondike Trail, with water quickly freezing and food sources running low.
With 375 miles to go, time is tight as temperatures drop and lakes freeze; when Parker falls into the icy water, his friends must stop and save him.
Parker and his friends relive the toughest journey of their lives; they reveal the struggle, conflict and secrets about how close they came to disaster.