Outback Opal Hunters

2018•5 series•Entertainment / Factual
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Six teams travel across Australia's unique and vast locations to find the country's most exclusive and iconic gemstones, especially the opal.

Red Tape: Episode Image
Episode 1Red Tape

In the wake of Government shutdowns, The Bushmen are forced back into their deadly mine. Dan and Renee's impatience could cost them their lives.(S07,E09)

Water You Waiting For?: Episode Image
Episode 2Water You Waiting For?

With water running critically low at their only wash dam, The Cheals work to restore a second agitator. Slim Pickings battle a bung wall breach.(S07,E10)

Glitch in the Matrix: Episode Image
Episode 3Glitch in the Matrix

In the race to meet a rainbow matrix order ahead of the Lightning Ridge Opal Festival, The Misfits bet everything on untested DIY contraptions.(S07,E11)

Diesel Doozies: Episode Image
Episode 4Diesel Doozies

Drowning in a sea of overburden, The Blacklighters face off against each other as Mark's inexperience with the dozer proves too much for Paul.(S07,E12)

A Festival of Opal: Episode Image
Episode 5A Festival of Opal

On the eve of the famous Lightning Ridge Opal Festival, The Misfits battle to treat 150kg of matrix opal, forcing Cody to cook up a miracle.(S07,E13)

Bench Marks: Episode Image
Episode 6Bench Marks

Oscar sends The Cheals on an important mission to unearth a rare green-orange gemstone for a potential buyer. The Mooka Boys get a motor problem.(S07,E14)

Trucking Fun: Episode Image
Episode 7Trucking Fun

The Bushmen dig a newly drilled emergency shaft. The Mooka Boys are on a dangerous mission to crane a vital DIY shelter across the Lunatic Opal Field.(S07,E15)

New Digs: Episode Image
Episode 8New Digs

Mining on his own and desperate for cash, Dan Measey gambles on new but unproven opal-detecting AI technology. Slim Pickings are forced to relocate.(S07,E16)

School of Hard Rocks: Episode Image
Episode 9School of Hard Rocks

The Mooka Boys are finally ready to start tunnelling toward black opal glory, until their last working machine suffers a catastrophic breakdown.(S07,E17)

Right on the Mark: Episode Image
Episode 10Right on the Mark

The Blacklighters' team leader, Mark, is severely injured in a mining accident forcing Paul and John to work overtime on two separate claims.(S07,E18)

Good, Bad and Overcooked: Episode Image
Episode 11Good, Bad and Overcooked

The Cheals hit a massive pocket of plate sized opal in their open cut mine. Plus, Brutal Outback temperatures cripple Cozza with severe heat stroke.(S07,E19)

One Plus One Equals Three: Episode Image
Episode 12One Plus One Equals Three

Rod, Sam and Ben use their last dig of the season to secure enough opal for Les' retirement. Cody almost meets his demise down a 10-metre mine shaft.(S07,E20)

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