Roger Schnabel

Roger Schnabel is an American entrepreneur who has shown great expertise skills in gold mining, an area many people only hear of. He has been in the gold mining business for decades, following the footsteps of his father who was a professional gold miner. He founded Big Nugget Mine many years back and currently, he is the owner of the company by the name of Southeast Road Builders. He is a regular participant on a reality television show by the name of Gold Rush.

Well, how well do you know about Roger Schnabel? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Roger Schnabel’s net worth in 2021, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Roger Schnabel to date.

Biography and Early Life

He is the son of John and Erma Dire Schnabel, and he was born in Alaska on 12 February 1954. He was not an only child in the family as he has two sisters, Margaret and Mary, all of whom were brought up in Alaska. His father John was a professional gold miner, and he owned several businesses as well as a mining company. Roger spent most of his time while growing up with his father and that is when he also became interested in mining.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Roger Schnabel in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Roger Schnabel’s age is 67 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 12 February 1954. Though, he is 5′ 7″ in feet and inches and 175 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 154 lbs in Pound and 70kg in Kilograms.

Education

For the education background of Roger, there is no information available. The miner seems to keep some of this information from the inquisitive public eyes. He is an engineer and that means he is a learned person who has gone to greater education levels to get the title.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Roger is the husband of Nancy Schnabel and together they have two sons Payson, and Parker Schnabel. Parker has followed the footsteps of his grandfather John and he is a gold miner by profession.

Is Roger Schnabel Gay?

On the sexuality of Roger, he is not gay. He has been married to Nancy for several years and together they have two grown sons. There is so far no gossip that indicates that he has ever been gay or associated with gay activities. He is happily married.

Professional Career

Before fame, Roger was the owner of the company Big Nugget Mine which he co-owned with his father John. He was doing well in the company and he learned a lot from his father who was a professional gold miner. All this time he had a dream of becoming like his father one day.

He founded his own company by the name of Southeast Road Builders and e was involved in the construction of several roads in various areas in the United States. He was also closely working with his son Parker who by then had professionally become a gold miner.

Just like Roger and his father John worked together in the past. Parker and his father also have been working together for several years now. They began working together after Parker called him to build a road in an area that was believed to contain gold and since then their work together has continued.

In 2010 Roger came to the limelight and also became famous globally after he appeared on the reality television show Gold Rush. The television series airs on the Discovery Channel and it follows the lives of gold miners who are in pursuit of gold. Roger has regularly appeared on the show since it started and so does his sons Parker and Payson and his wife Nancy.

Awards

Roger has never won an award yet but that does not mean he has not achieved much in his life. He started as just a business person and in 2010 he acquired celebrity status after his appearance on the reality television series Gold Rush on the Discovery Channel. Although he is much advanced in age, he has been able to achieve what many people can only dream of.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Roger Schnabel in ’2021’

As of 2021, the net worth of Roger is estimated to be $10 million. He has been the owner of the company Big Nugget for several decades and the income that he got from it is part of his net worth today. He later founded another road construction company which he ran for 41 years, selling it in 2018. In addition, he has been appearing on the reality series Gold Rush since its inception and the salary he gets from the show also adds to his net worth.

Roger worked with his father John for several years until he passed on in 2016. Through the years his knowledge has been regarded very highly, and he is ranked among the most knowledgeable people in the gold mining business. His son followed in his grandfather’s footsteps and became a professional in gold mining. They have been working together with his father and have achieved a lot in life just like Roger and his father John did. History seems to be repeating itself.