Parker Schnabel

 Parker Schnabel, an American gold miner, who also appears in reality TV shows, has a net worth in over $8 million. He is best-known for starring on the long-running reality television show Gold Rush and its spinoff Gold Rush: Parker's Trail.Parker Russell Schnabel was born in Haines, Alaska on July 22nd 1994. His parents are Roger and Nancy Schnabel, and he has a brother, Payson. Since he was five years old, Parker Schnabel has been mining. Parker worked for John Schnabel's grandfather's mining company, Big Nugget. He was operating heavy machinery before his feet were able to reach the pedals.Parker Schnabel was still in high school when he reached popularity and made it onto the basketball team for the varsity. Parker Schnabel was a keen outdoorsman and explorer. He had plans to pursue mining and geology in college with the goal of returning to the family mine. He assumed the daily mining operations after graduation. Parker assumed the day-to-day operations after John, his grandfather, had retired. He took the reins and led a team that included miners two times his age, and proved that he could find serious gold. Parker decided to go to school instead.