The American gold miner Dakota Fred Hurt, who starred in the Discovery reality series Gold Rush, passed unexpectedly on July 11, 2023, from brain cancer. On July 10, 1943, Dakota Fred Hurt was born in Minot, North Dakota.
In 2008, Fred Hurt worked in Nevada, Wyoming, and Montana before establishing his gold processing facility near Little Squaw Lake in Alaska. More than 600 ounces of gold were removed from the location by Hurt and his colleagues. Additionally, it is claimed that he extracted gold from Porcupine Creek worth over $750,000.
In 61 episodes of the Discovery Channel reality series Gold Rush, Fred Hurt made an appearance. Later, he appeared in other Gold Rush spinoffs, including South America.
Dakota Fred Hurt net worth at time of death
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Dakota Fred Hurt had a net worth of $6 million. He made millions through his mining expeditions and TV work. Dakota Fred Hurt started his career as a commercial diver in the 1960s. He later owned a construction company. After working in construction for more than 20 years, he investigated the field of mining.