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Gold Rush: Parker's Trail · S7 · E8

The Goldilocks Claim

  • Jul 19, 2024
  • 44 min

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. But can he strike a deal within the three days he has left in the country?

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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. But can he strike a deal within the three days he has left in the country?

Season 7

8 episodes
  1. 1River of Never-Ending Gold

    90 minMay 31, 2024

    Parker Schnabel travels the gold-filled Madeira River deep into the Brazilian wilderness as he hunts for a fleet of dredges bringing in billions.

  2. 2The Floating Gold City

    44 minJun 7, 2024

    Parker Schnabel heads deep into the jungles of Guyana, South America, to chase a 21st-century gold rush. Working with his team, he trades his heavy mining equipment for the most basic tools and learns ingenious local techniques.

  3. 3Bull's Blood

    44 minJun 7, 2024

    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.

  4. 4Motherlode M.I.A.

    44 minJun 14, 2024

    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.

  5. 5Billion Dollar Deal

    44 minJun 21, 2024

    Parker discovers a potential $1.5 billion payday in Serra Pelada, but first, he needs to strike a deal with the local owners.

  6. 6Hard Rock Holy Grail

    44 minJun 28, 2024

    Parker comes face-to-face with a pack of wild jaguars before heading to the Brazilian hard rock mecca of Pocone, where he discovers a game-changing type of mining.

  7. 7Miner's Paradise

    44 minJul 5, 2024

    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.

  8. 8The Goldilocks Claim

    44 minJul 19, 2024Now viewing

    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. But can he strike a deal within the three days he has left in the country?