Season 6 Plot
Parker Schnabel and his crew head to the jungles of the Amazon in their search for $100M in gold: With a washout in Alaska and an expiring land lease in the Yukon, Parker looks to South America to turn the tide and expand his golden empire.
Gold Rush: Parker's Trail Season 6 aired on April 7th, 2023.
Season 6 Episodes
1. Mucho Oro
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.
2. Mother of God
Parker heads to the Madre de Dios mining district, where he discovers ground so rich he scoops shovels full of gold straight from a riverbank. The team head deep into the jungle with a local tribe to prospect for virgin ground.
3. Devil's Paradise
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.
4. Bolivia or Bust
Parker follows the gold into Bolivia where he hopes to tap into its $2.5 billion gold industry. The crew get a lead on a placer operation but are confronted by the claim’s 32 owners at the gate.
5. Gold Monsters
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.
6. Bonanza Creek Bounty
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.
7. The Dark Horse
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.
8. There's Gold Everywhere
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.