Why was Todd's son fined?

Why is Todd's crew still on the job?

In the first season it was constantly stated by the narrator that they had to either succeed or pack up and go home. for 6 consecutive seasons they returned only to fail in each one. There was even an off-season program where they went to South America to foul-up the natural environment with their navigators and wash machines. These pigs should be banned from mining as they are the worst example of doing it the right way.