<Li> The Scribner Creek Mine used a crew of 6 for season 4 (Parker Schnabel crew), and 8 for season 5 (Parker Schnabel crew). </Li> <Li> The McKinnon Creek Mine used a crew of 8 for season 5 (Hoffman / Turin crew). </Li> <P> Current Cast: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Seasons </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th_colspan="12"> Details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1--present </Td> <Td> Todd Hoffman (age 47) </Td> <Td> Inspired by his father's gold mining adventures in the 1980s . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1--present </Td> <Td> Jack Hoffman (age 65) </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1--present </Td> <Td> Jim Thurber (age 54) </Td> <Td> An expert sheet metal worker with more than 30 years experience, he serves as the crew's safety officer . The economic downturn cost him his business . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2--present </Td> <Td> Parker Schnabel (age 22) </Td> <Td> Parker was given the Big Nugget mine in season 2 when his grandfather, John Schnabel, decided to step down . He guest - starred and appeared to give advice in Season One . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2--present </Td> <Td> Roger Schnabel </Td> <Td> Recurring guest star, part - owner of Big Nugget mine, father of Parker Schnabel, son of John Schnabel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2--present </Td> <Td> Gary Grogan </Td> <Td> Recurring guest star, employee at Big Nugget mine . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1--present </Td> <Td> Fred Dodge </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2--present </Td> <Td> Tony Beets (age 55) </Td> <Td> 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 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1--present </Td> <Td> Chris Doumitt (age 59) </Td> <Td> 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 . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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