Yes it was pretty new back then but ran for 7 or 8 seasons. Yeah he got pretty good at it but only found modest amounts at a time. But shit he moved his operation so many times. He mined at several different sites in Alaska, mined down in Guyana for gold and jewels(bust), mined a couple spots in Oregon then moved again to Colorado. All that moving around and operating costs had to eat up any potential profits.
But what do you think of his singing?