Parker Schnabel is an American gold miner and is also a reality television star. The star is best known for starring and appearing on the long-running reality TV show Gold Rush. He has also appeared in the spinoff of Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail. Let’s get to know more about Parker Schnabel and what he is famous for.
Parker Schnabel Net Worth
Parker Schnabel estimated net worth in 2020 is $ 8 million. He earned his assets from working in the TV reality show Gold Rush. He is also a gold miner by profession and has earned all his net worth from appearing on TV and by being a gold miner. Parker has earned a total of over $13 million dollars worth of gold.
Early Life
Parker Russell Schnabel was born in Haines, Alaska on July 22, 1994. He was born to parents Roger and Nancy Schnabel. He has a brother, Payson. Parker Schnabel has been in the mining business since he was just five years old. Parker became a miner since childhood and worked with his grandfather John Schnabel in his mining company which was called Big Nugget. He was involved with operating the heavy machinery and became used to them before becoming an adult.
Parker Schnabel gained stardom when he was still in high school. He was a player on a basketball team. He was an avid explorer and focused on studying geology and mining studies in college. He started working in his family’s company and started to do daily operations after he completed his graduation.
His grandfather John stepped down from his business and Parker started operating his business. Parker didn’t go to college, instead and moved to seek new fortunes in the Yukon Territory. He used his own college trust fund and used that seed money for the operation.
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Reality-TV
Parker works in the Discovery Channel series, “Gold Rush Alaska“, which debuted in 2010. His participation in the series has been notable and he has helped the miners at the Porcupine Creek. He was also a part of the fourth season of the show and he did mining away from his family mine. Parker found an astounding 1029 oz of gold in the first few seasons of the show. Schnabel was also a part of the reality television series Gold Rush: The Dirt from 2012 to 2016. He also starred in the spin-off reality TV series Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail.
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Personal Life
Parker Schnabel was going out with an Australian veterinary nurse Ashley Youle. She also appeared on the reality show and worked in the show alongside him. In December 2018, Parker revealed that they had split after two years of dating. There was a rumor that he had started dating the assistant producer for his show Sheena Cowell. He is a workaholic and prioritizes his mining work over his love life. He lives in his dream house in Alaska, and his house has all the modern amenities that are worth $950 thousand.
