John Schnabel was an American gold miner who had a net worth of $7 million at the time of his death in 2016. A self-made man and patriarch of the Schnabel family, he became one of the most respected ...

family patriarch John Schnabel has died at age 96. “We couldn’t have asked for a better father, grandfather and overall family man,” the Schnabel family tells PEOPLE in an exclusive statement. “He was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Schnabel, one of the stars of the Discovery Channel reality series Gold Rush who owned the Big Nugget mine in Porcupine Creek ...

John Schnabel (born on Feb. 11, 1920 in Kansas) is an American miner and television star. The 96-year-old mining legend was featured on the show Gold Rush on Discovery, along with his family. John ...

HAINES — How do you sum up the life of John Schnabel? After he died March 18 at 96, the Chilkat Valley News of Haines called John "a towering figure in the history of the town in the second half of ...

As anyone who watches Discovery Channel's mega-hit series GOLD RUSH knows, John Schnabel has been a guiding force to his grandson Parker. Born in 1920, John is the son of a Kansas wheat farmer. His ...

PORT EDWARDS – About 175 descendant members of the ancestral family (seven documented generations) of John E. Schnabel Sr. gathered at Camp Alexander on Nepco Lake during the weekend of Aug. 16 and 17 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Schnabel purchased the Gold Nugget Mine in Porcupine Creek, Alaska nearly 30 years ago when at age 68 he faced a health crisis.

John Schnabel, one of the stars of the Discovery Channel reality series Gold Rush who owned the Big Nugget mine in Porcupine Creek, Alaska, died Friday morning in his sleep, according to his family.

John Schnabel, a local legend in Haines and a personality on the Discovery Channel series "Gold Rush," died Friday morning at the age of 96, according to a post from his grandson shared on the show's ...

John Schnabel, the patriarch of the Schnabel family featured in the Discovery reality series “Gold Rush,” has died, his family said in a statement Friday. He was 96. In the statement, the family ...

“Gold Rush” star and great Alaskan miner John Schnabel died Friday at the age of 96. The legendary gold miner died peacefully in his sleep Friday morning, his family said. “Grandpa John lived a great ...