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Narrator: IN THIS SEASON OF "OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS,"

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THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST MINERS FACE TRIUMPH AND DISASTER...

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BIG FELLA'S DOWN.

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Narrator: ...CHASING ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST COVETED GEMS.

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OH, HO, HO, OH, MY GOD!

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Narrator: OPAL.

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NEW TEAMS...YEE-HAW!

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...AND NEW MACHINES

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BATTLING THE BRUTAL OUTBACK,

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RISKING IT ALL...

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WHOA!

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...TO FIND A FORTUNE.

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OHH!

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LOOK AT THIS!

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THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

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THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK,

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A VAST, PARCHED LANDSCAPE.

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BUT MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO, IT WAS COVERED BY INLAND SEAS.

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WATER SEEPING UNDERGROUND

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DEPOSITED SILICA IN FAULTS AND CRACKS,

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GRADUALLY HARDENING TO FORM OPAL.

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Kelly: THE MOST AMAZING GEM IN THE WORLD.

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YOU DON'T HAVE ONE COLOR. YOU'VE GOT ALL THE COLORS.

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Narrator: WITH 90% OF THE WORLD'S SUPPLY

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ONLY FOUND IN AUSTRALIA

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AND PRICES DOUBLING EVERY FIVE YEARS,

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A SINGLE PIECE CAN BE WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

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MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS.

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Narrator: MINED HERE SINCE THE 1880s,

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IT'S HARD TO FIND.

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60% WILL GO BROKE.

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Narrator: BIG MINING COMPANIES DARE NOT TAKE THE RISK,

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LEAVING JUST SMALL TEAMS...

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WE DON'T WORK FOR ANYBODY. WE WORK FOR OURSELVES.

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...LIVING OFF THE GRID,

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BATTLING TEMPERATURES UP TO 50 DEGREES CELSIUS,

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IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S HARSHEST ENVIRONMENTS.

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THERE'S A FORTUNE JUST WAITING TO BE FOUND.

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WHEN YOU CATCH OPAL FEVER, YOU'RE FINISHED.

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COOBER PEDY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA -- A BONE-DRY LANDSCAPE.

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THE WORLD'S BEST SOURCE OF WHITE OPAL

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WITH ITS MILKY BODY TONE

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WORTH UP TO $1,500 A CARAT, JUST ONE-FIFTH OF A GRAM.

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LAST SEASON, ROOKIES DANIEL BECKER AND JUSTIN LANG

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SMASHED THEIR $100,000 TARGET.

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THAT'S NOT BAD.

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THIS SEASON, DAN AND I ARE STEPPING IT UP

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A COUPLE NOTCHES AND WE'RE GOING FOR 150 GRAND.

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Narrator: BUT THINGS ARE ALREADY OFF TO A BAD START.

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Justin: A LOT OF STUFF'S HAPPENED SINCE LAST SEASON.

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THIS TRIP, I'VE DECIDED TO COME UP BY MYSELF.

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COMING UP HERE ON MY OWN IS QUITE DIFFICULT.

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I DON'T HAVE DAN HERE TO BOUNCE IDEAS OFF OF.

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WE GET ALONG SO WELL, AND BEST MATES.

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Narrator: FIRST STOP IS SEEING MENTOR AND GODFATHER OF COOBER PEDY,

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JOHN DUNSTAN.HOW ARE YOU, MATE?

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GOOD, GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

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WHERE'S YOUR MATE?DAN'S BACK HOME.

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HE'S LOOKING AFTER THE KIDS, AND HE'S ALSO MOVING HOUSE,

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SO HE COULDN'T GET UP THIS TRIP.

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OH. SO I THOUGHT I'D COME UP

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AND SEE IF I COULD DIG OUT A BIT OF OPAL.

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YEP, YOU NEED TO FIND SOME MORE.

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IS THE YUTE STILL OUT THE BACK THERE?

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YEAH, YOUR YUTE'S FILLY HERE, MATE, NO WORRIES.

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PERFECT.

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EVEN THOUGH DAN CAN'T COME UP THIS TRIP, YOU KNOW,

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I'M STILL SO EXCITED TO GIVE IT A GOOD CRACK BY MYSELF.

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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE COOBER PEDY,

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AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE OPAL MINING.

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THE BIG DRIVING FORCE WHY I'M OUT HERE IS TO FIND THE FORTUNE

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SO I CAN PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY,

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AND I'M GONNA KEEP DIGGING THAT OPAL UNTIL I FIND MILLIONS.

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Narrator: ALL AROUND COOBER PEDY,

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AREAS WITH EXOTIC NAMES HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR MINING.

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GET THEIR PEGS IN ANY UNCLAIMED SECTION OF ONE,

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PAY $300 TO REGISTER IT FOR A YEAR,

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AND WHATEVER A MINER FINDS IS THEIRS.

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LAST SEASON, THE ROOKIES' BIGGEST FINDS

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WERE IN THE UNDERGROUND LABYRINTH OF 17 MILE.

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IT'S A LOT MORE DANGEROUS GOING TO 17 MILE WITHOUT DAN.

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THE DANGERS OF GOING UNDERGROUND

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IN OLD, ABANDONED MINES ARE JUST THE WORST.

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EVERYTHING WANTS TO KILL YOU.

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YOU CAN HAVE DEADLY ANIMALS THAT WANT A PIECE OF YOU.

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WHOA! WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

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YOU CAN HAVE ROOF COLLAPSES, AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,

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YOU'RE SQUISHED LIKE A COCKROACH.

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Narrator: THE HOPE IS THAT THIS PROVEN HOT SPOT

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WILL GET THEIR SEASON OFF TO A FLYING START.

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DAN AND I PULLED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT LAST SEASON,

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AND I KNOW THAT'S A SURE WAY OF FINDING MORE, SO WHO KNOWS?

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I COULD JUST DRILL INTO THE WALL

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AND FIND ANOTHER FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS

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JUST TO START THE SEASON OFF.

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THAT'S WHAT I NEED.

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ACTUALLY, WHERE THE HELL IS THAT CLAIM?

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HANG ON.

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ARE YOU  SERIOUS?

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YOU'RE  JOKING ME.

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THERE'S ACTUALLY SOMEONE'S PEGS THERE.

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SOME LITTLE HAS COME OUT HERE.

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THAT'S NOT OUR PEGS.

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SOMEONE'S COME OUT HERE AND PEGGED OUR  CLAIM.

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WHERE I PUT MY PEGS HERE, SOMEONE ELSE HAS PUT THEIR PEGS.

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ARE YOU FREAKING JOKING ME?

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Narrator: IF THEIR CLAIM HAS BEEN TAKEN BY ANOTHER MINER,

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DAN AND JUSTIN WILL HAVE LOST

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THEIR ONLY RELIABLE SOURCE OF OPAL.

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1,000 KILOMETERS TO THE NORTHEAST,

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OPALTON, QUEENSLAND,

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HOME OF THE RENOWNED OPAL HUNTER COL DUFF.

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THAT'S NICE GREEN.

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FOR 20 YEARS, COL'S BEEN HUNTING OPAL

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IN SOME OF THE MOST REMOTE PARTS OF THE OUTBACK.

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THERE COULD BE A MILLION DOLLARS.

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YOU JUST NEVER KNOW YOUR LUCK.

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Narrator: BEST MATES GREG AND AARON

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BRING AN EXTRA 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO THE TABLE.

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A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL IT A LIFESTYLE.

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IT AIN'T A LIFESTYLE TO ME.

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IT'S A JOB, AND YOU GOT TO MAKE MONEY.

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IT'S JUST THAT SIMPLE.

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Narrator: LIVING OFF THE GRID 100 KILOMETERS

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FROM THE NEAREST TOWN, COL'S CREW ARE CHASING

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BOULDER OPAL, UNIQUE TO QUEENSLAND

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AND IDENTIFIED BY ITS BROWN IRONSTONE BACKING.

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IT CAN BE WORTH UP TO $4,000 A CARAT.

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THAT'S $20,000 A GRAM.

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LAST SEASON WE FINISHED UP, YOU KNOW, ON A GOOD NOTE,

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BUT WE REALLY JUST ONLY COVERED OUR ASSES.

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Narrator: A BIGGER VICTORY FOR COL WAS BEATING A CANCER SCARE.

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Col: I'M REAL KEEN TO GET ON TOP OF IT AGAIN.

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THE CLOCK'S TICKING. NO ONE LIVES FOREVER.

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WE NEED ABOUT $120,000 TO PAY EVERYTHING OUT.

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KEEP GOING.

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Narrator: THIS SEASON, THEY'VE TAKEN OVER A LEGENDARY CLAIM,

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ONCE OWNED BY AARON'S DAD, CALLED DRAGONFLY.

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THEY'RE CONCENTRATING ON A SMALL SECTION

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AROUND THE LAST SHAFT HE DUG.

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Aaron: DAD PASSED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

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WHEN THEY FIRST COME IN THE LATE '60s,

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THEY FOUND 44 DRUMS FULL OF OPAL.

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BUT BACK THEN, THEY GOT NOTHING FOR OPAL.

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Narrator: WITH THE VALUE OF OPAL NOW SKYROCKETING,

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AARON AND GREG ARE HOPING TO REDISCOVER THE SAME.

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Aaron: IT'S GREAT, AND IT'S GOOD TO BE DIGGING HERE.

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IT'S A FAMILY LEASE, AND IT SHOULD BE DUG.

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HOPEFULLY WE FIND A BIT OF OPAL AND WE CAN KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE.

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Narrator: BUT THE OPAL LAYER IS 15 METERS BELOW GROUND

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IN LOOSE SANDSTONE TOO DANGEROUS TO TUNNEL THROUGH.

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Aaron: THERE'S STILL A LOT OF OPAL HERE.

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IT'S JUST A LOT OF DIRT TO BE MOVED.

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YOU NEED THE GEAR TO DO THE JOB.

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Narrator: THE BOYS HAVE SPENT WEEKS

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DIGGING DOWN TOWARDS THE OPAL LAYER.

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IT'S TAKEN A MONTH TO MOVE ALL THE OVERBURDEN AND THAT,

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BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE.

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Narrator: BUT THERE'S BEEN NO SIGN OF COL.

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I THINK HE'S HAPPY. I THINK HE'S IN LOVE.

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Col: I MET A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

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BEEN A TAN BOY SINCE THEN.

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WE'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD FRIENDS FOR LIKE 15 YEARS,

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BUT CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE BROUGHT US TOGETHER,

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AND WE'RE BOTH GRINNING FROM EAR TO EAR,

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HAVING A MAD LOVE AFFAIR.

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Narrator: WITH COL ABSENT, WHATEVER THEY FIND,

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AARON AND GREG WILL SPLIT 50-50.

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BUT THEY'RE UNDER PRESSURE TO RECOUP WHAT THEY'VE INVESTED.

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Aaron: 8,000 LITERS OF DIESEL SO FAR.

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YOU GOT TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY.

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THIS COST US $15,000 TO DO THIS, AND BIT OF LUCK,

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WE PAY FOR THAT 10 TIMES OVER AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO .

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THAT'LL DO, MATE.

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THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH THERE, AYE?

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YEAH, GOOD.

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Narrator: AFTER WEEKS HARD SLOG,

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THEY'VE FINALLY HIT THE OPAL LAYER.

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FEELS GOOD, ACTUALLY.

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IF I HAD A BEER, I'D GO HOME AND HAVE ONE.

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Narrator: MORE GOOD NEWS --

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COL IS ON HIS WAY BACK TO LEND A HAND DIGGING IT OUT.

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BUT NEXT DAY...

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HE SHOULD'VE BEEN HERE.YEAH.

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...COL IS A NO-SHOW.

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OI, COL!

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YOU'RE RIGHT.

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HE DON'T SOUND REAL GOOD.

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OH.

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Narrator: 900 KILOMETERS AWAY,

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ON THE FLAT PLAINS OF LIGHTNING RIDGE,

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NEW SOUTH WALES,

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THIRD-GENERATION OPAL MINER AND MOTHER OF THREE

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KELLY TISHLER IS BACK,

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HAVING JUST HIT HER TARGET LAST SEASON.

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Kelly: THE LAST FEW YEARS HASN'T BEEN REALLY GOOD.

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WE NEED TO FIND OPAL,

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AND SOME DAYS YOU WAKE UP, YOU THINK, "REALLY?

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WHAT ARE WE DOING?"

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Narrator: KELLY'S PRIZE -- BLACK OPAL,

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THE MOST EXPENSIVE OPAL ON THE PLANET.

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THE DARKER THE BACKGROUND, THE BETTER.

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WORTH UP TO $35,000 RETAIL A CARAT,

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ONE-FIFTH OF A GRAM.

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IT'S LIGHTNING REACH'S SPECIALITY.

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Kelly: EVERY DAY IS A NEW DREAM AND NEW HOPE.

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I WOULDN'T CHANGE IT. I DON'T CARE HOW BROKE I GO.

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IT'S THE FREEDOM.

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IT'S THE LOVE. IT'S THE OPAL.

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A COUPLE OF THESE ONES MIGHT BE WORTH JUST A QUICK HIT.

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Narrator: IN A MALE-DOMINATED INDUSTRY,

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KELLY IS ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF WOMEN.

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Kelly: THIS ONE HAD A BIT OF SAND IN IT.

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I THOUGHT IT WASN'T GONNA COME OUT, BUT, YEAH,

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IT COME OUT NOT TOO BAD.

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Narrator: SHE ALSO CUTS AND POLISHES HER STONES,

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MORE THAN DOUBLING THEIR VALUE TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS.

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AND THAT'S QUITE NICE.

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PUT A BIT OF GOLD AROUND IT, AND BOB'S YOUR UNCLE.

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Narrator: LAST SEASON, KELLY WAS FORCED TO SELL

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$20,000 WORTH OF STONE FROM HER BACKUP STASH

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JUST TO COVER COSTS.

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YEAH, VERY HAPPY TO MOVE THAT ON AND YEAH,

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BE ABLE TO PAY SOME BILLS.

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Narrator: WITH A FAMILY TO FEED, THIS SEASON,

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KELLY IS SETTING HER TARGET HIGH.

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WHAT WE NEED THIS YEAR TO MAKE WOULD BE $150,000

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JUST TO BREAK EVEN.

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Narrator: TO HIT HER TARGET, SHE'S PEGGED A CLAIM

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20 KILOMETERS NORTH OF LIGHTNING RIDGE

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ON A PATCH OF LAND SHE BELIEVES MAY BE SITTING ON A FORTUNE.

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THERE'S OPAL ALL THE WAY AROUND IT.

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THERE'S PEOPLE FINDING BITS AND PIECES.

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THERE'S PEOPLE FINDING REASONABLE MATERIAL.

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TO REACH THE OPAL LEVEL, SHE'S GOING TO HAVE OPEN

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AN OLD MINE 8 METERS BELOW GROUND.

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Kelly: THERE IS A LOT OF DANGER INVOLVED UNDERGROUND.

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YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG.

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Narrator: THIS TIME, KELLY'S TEAMED UP WITH SOME MUSCLE.

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BROTHER-IN-LAW MARK AND MATE DWAYNE

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ARE VETERAN UNDERGROUND MINERS.

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Mark: I HOPE TO SEE SOMETHING A BIT MORE SOLID,

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TRY AND GO FOR THE EASY MONEY.

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EASY MONEY? WHAT'S THAT?

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Kelly: MARK AND DWAYNE ARE ABSOLUTE DIGGING MACHINES.

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I HONESTLY COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYONE BETTER.

250
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BUT THEY'VE PUT EVERYTHING ON THE LINE TOO.

251
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IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME FOR THEM TO EVEN FIND OPAL.

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Dwayne: OPAL -- YOU'RE ON A HIGH WHEN YOU GO TO WORK,

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AND SOMETIMES YOU COME HOME ON A HIGH.

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MOST OF THE TIME, YOU COME HOME ON A LOW

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'CAUSE YOU GOT YOUR BUTT KICKED.

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WE DON'T WANT PROBLEMS.

257
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WE'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH PROBLEMS.

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WE WANT HAPPINESS, YOU KNOW?

259
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WE WANT RAINBOWS AND  UNICORNS.

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UNBELIEVABLE. UNBELIEVABLE!

261
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Narrator: JUSTIN'S RETURN TO COOBER PEDY

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HAS SUFFERED A DEVASTATING BLOW.

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WHO IS THIS  THAT'S COME OUT HERE AND DONE THIS?

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Narrator: THE UNDERGROUND MINE THAT WAS

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THE ROOKIES' BEST SOURCE OF OPAL APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN.

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LOOK, THE SIXTH OF THE FOURTH.

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THAT'S ONLY LAST FREAKING WEEK.

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Narrator: IF THEY'VE LOST THIS MINE,

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THEY'VE LOST ACCESS TO THE RICH SEAM OF OPAL IT CONTAINS.

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UGH!

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I WANT TO RING DAN.

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Dan: Justin! HEY, DAN.

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HOW YOU GOING?

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Good, good. How are you?

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WELL, NOT HEAPS GOOD.

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I JUST CAME OUT TO 17 MILE.

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AND YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

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I'VE JUST ROLLED UP, AND WE CAN'T EVEN GO ON OUR OLD CLAIM.

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How come?

280
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WELL, THE FIRST THING I NOTICE WAS SOME BLOODY STEEL PEGS

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THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN THE GROUND

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RIGHT WHERE WE HAD OURS, EXACTLY THE SAME SPOT.

283
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AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE OUR PEGS HAVE GONE.

284
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So we've lost our claim?

285
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YEAH, 17 MILE IS GONE.

286
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Ohh. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

287
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I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE ON THERE 'CAUSE IT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S NOW.

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Bloody hell!

289
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So what are -- Do I need to come up?

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WELL, I'M NOT SURE.

291
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I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD DO.

292
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I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. OUR BLOODY -- OUR NEST EGG.

293
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Yeah, looks like maybe...

294
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Justin: IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE'S JUST STOLEN SOMETHING FROM US.

295
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Narrator: THE BOYS' CLAIM WAS LESS THAN A WEEK OUT OF DATE.

296
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Justin: BY NOT SORT OF KEEPING UP TO DATE WITH THE PAPERWORK

297
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AND MAKING SURE THAT WE RE-REGISTERED THAT CLAIM,

298
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IT HAD EXPIRED.

299
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IT TOOK US SO MANY YEARS TO TRY AND FIND OUT ABOUT THIS CLAIM,

300
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AND WE WORKED THERE, AND I SPENT SO MANY HOURS READING THE GROUND

301
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AND LEARNING THE WHOLE MINE.

302
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I JUST FEEL COLD.

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Narrator: WITH 17 MILE GONE,

304
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JUSTIN AND DAN HAVE GOT JUST ONE CLAIM LEFT,

305
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THEIR 200x100-METER CLAIM AT SHELL PATCH.

306
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Justin: THE BIG PROBLEM WITH SHELL PATCH

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IS THAT WE'VE ONLY GOT JACKPICKS AND DRILLS.

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WE DON'T HAVE AN EXCAVATOR,

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AND WE DON'T THE MONEY TO BUY ONE,

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SO WE'RE SORT OF REALLY STUCK

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BECAUSE WE NEED ONE TO KEEP DIGGING AT SHELL PATCH.

312
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Narrator: A BRAND-NEW EXCAVATOR COSTS OVER $65,000,

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WAY BEYOND THE ROOKIES' BUDGET.

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Justin: WE'RE BACK AT SQUARE ONE,

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RIGHT BACK AT THE VERY BEGINNING.

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Narrator: IN COOBER PEDY, MENTOR AND LOCAL LEGEND JOHN DUNSTAN

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HAS COME TO THE RESCUE.

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JOHN IS THE MAN WHO FOUND ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE OPALS

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EVER DISCOVERED,

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THE MILLION-DOLLAR VIRGIN RAINBOW.

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GOT ANYTHING I CAN TELL THEM OR TEACH THEM, I WILL.

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Narrator: NOW, HIS KNOWLEDGE MAY JUST TIP THE BALANCE

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IN JUSTIN'S FAVOR ONCE MORE.

324
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THERE IT IS THERE. I CAN SEE IT.

325
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WELL, GEE, THAT LOOKS ALRIGHT.

326
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Narrator: THIS SECOND-HAND EXCAVATOR COULD BE

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WITHIN THE ROOKIES' PRICE RANGE AND PUT THEM BACK ON TRACK.

328
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Justin: BUYING AN EXCAVATOR WILL INCREASE OUR CHANCES

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TO FIND OPAL MASSIVELY.

330
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WE REALLY NEED ONE TO MOVE MORE DIRT

331
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TO EVENTUALLY FIND THAT BIG MOTHER LODE OF OPAL.

332
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I'VE HAD A BIT OF A LOOK AT THE OLD FINANCES IN THE BANK,

333
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AND I'VE HAD TO SELL A COUPLE OF THINGS,

334
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AND I SORT OF THOUGHT IF I CAN MANAGE TO GET TOGETHER $20,000,

335
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THEN I CAN POTENTIALLY BUY THAT EXCAVATOR.

336
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HOW YOU GOING, JOHN? JUSTIN.

337
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HI, JUSTIN. HOW ARE YOU?

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Narrator: JUSTIN KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THESE MACHINES,

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AND BUYING SECOND-HAND EQUIPMENT IS ALWAYS RISKY,

340
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BUT IF THE ROOKIES WANT TO MINE THIS SEASON,

341
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THEY'RE RUNNING OUT OF OPTIONS.

342
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Justin: UNFORTUNATELY, DAN CAN'T GET UP HERE,

343
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AND I'M JUST NOT GONNA STOP.

344
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I WANT TO COME UP HERE, MINE, FIND OPAL.

345
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THIS IS MY CALLING. I LOVE IT.

346
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I THINK ABOUT IT, DREAM ABOUT IT,

347
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WANT TO BE HERE 24 HOURS A DAY,

348
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AND I'M JUST GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN.

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Dunstan: YEAH, GOOD, SOLID LITTLE BUCKET.

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YEAH, GOOD DIGGING BUCKET.

351
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SIDE CUTTERS -- THAT IS IDEAL FOR UP HERE.

352
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PERFECT. GET YOU TO START IT.

353
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YEAH, RIGHT.

354
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SOUNDS ALRIGHT.

355
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THE TRACKS ARE REALLY GOOD.

356
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THERE'S A LOT OF MEAT LEFT IN THE IDLER.

357
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BUT THESE CHAINS HAVE GOT A LOT OF LIFE IN THEM.

358
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OI, I'VE SPOTTED AN OIL LEAK.

359
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YEAH, I CAN SEE IT'S OIL THERE NOW.

360
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Justin: IS IT?

361
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OH, THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.

362
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.

363
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Narrator: KELLY'S TEAM HAVE JUST A MONTH TO FIND OPAL

364
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BEFORE THEY GO BUST.

365
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Kelly: WE NEED TO FIND OPAL.

366
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IT'S AS SERIOUS AS IT GETS.

367
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IF IT DOESN'T PAY OFF, WE'RE UP  CREEK.

368
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I'LL GET THE HEAVY END, MATE.

369
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THAT'S GOOD.

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Narrator: FIRST, THEY NEED TO ENSURE THE MINE'S FRAGILE ROOF

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8 METERS BELOW GROUND WON'T COLLAPSE,

372
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BURYING THEM BENEATH THOUSANDS OF TONS OF ROCK.

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ONCE AN INITIAL SHAFT IS SUNK,

374
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MINERS DIG A SERIES OF TUNNELS OR DRIVES OUTWARDS.

375
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DIGGING AWAY THE WALLS BETWEEN THE DRIVES

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LEAVES A LARGE OPEN AREA KNOWN AS A BALLROOM.

377
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THE WIDER THE BALLROOM, THE HIGHER THE RISK OF COLLAPSE.

378
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PROPS OF CYPRESS PINE ARE DESIGNED

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TO PREVENT THE LAYERS OF LOOSE SANDSTONE ABOVE

380
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FROM SEPARATING AND FALLING.

381
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IT'S A TECHNIQUE THAT HASN'T CHANGED FOR OVER 100 YEARS.

382
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YEAH, I'VE SET A PROP IN HERE.

383
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RIGHT THERE WHERE THAT CAP IS.

384
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WE'LL GO UNDERNEATH THAT FLOW.

385
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EACH PROP IS CUT TO SIZE UNDERGROUND

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AND POSITIONED BY HAND.

387
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THEY'VE GOT TO PUT A PROP IN HERE JUST TO SECURE THE ROOF,

388
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MAKE IT SAFE.

389
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WELL, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA NEED A FEW WEDGES FOR THAT ONE.

390
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EH, MATE?

391
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YOU ALRIGHT?

392
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PERFECTLY CUT ONCE AGAIN.ALRIGHT.

393
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IF YOU HAD TO CUT THAT, YOU'D PROBABLY NEED SIX.

394
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PROBABLY NEED A COUPLE IN THIS END, I THINK.

395
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MARK, DO YOU WANT ME JUST TO DRAG THESE HOSES?

396
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YOU WANT TO PULL THAT DIGGER?

397
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WELL, WE'LL HAVE TO SWING IT FIRST ANYWAYS.

398
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Narrator: WITH THE ROOF SECURE,

399
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THE 800-KILOGRAM, 3-METER-LONG

400
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NEXO DIGGING MACHINE SWINGS INTO ACTION.

401
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A VERTICAL HYDRAULIC RAM LOCKS IT INTO PLACE,

402
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WHILST A TWIN-TOOTHED ARTICULATED ARM

403
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CUTS INTO THE WALL.

404
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Kelly: THERE IS A LOT OF DANGER INVOLVED UNDERGROUND.

405
00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,103
YOU KNOW, THAT'S A PRETTY BIG MACHINE.

406
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YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF TONNAGE THERE.

407
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YOU CAN REPAIR A DIGGER, BUT YOU CAN'T FIX SOMEONE

408
00:20:27,206 --> 00:20:30,620
IF THEY'RE BEING CRUSHED UNDER ONE.

409
00:20:30,655 --> 00:20:32,103
Dwayne: WHEN YOU'RE MOVING THESE DIGGERS AROUND,

410
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YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE KEEPING THEM LEVEL

411
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AND DON'T GET THEM ROCKED TO ONE SIDE.

412
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OTHERWISE THEY WILL GO OVER ON THEIR SIDE.

413
00:20:41,344 --> 00:20:42,827
AND THEY'RE A REAL BUGGER TO GET BACK UP.

414
00:20:42,862 --> 00:20:45,206
SO BASICALLY YOU TIP THE DIGGER OVER,

415
00:20:45,241 --> 00:20:46,827
SHE'S ALL OVER FOR THE DAY.

416
00:20:46,862 --> 00:20:48,862
YOU MIGHT GET A MESS. -YEAH.

417
00:20:48,896 --> 00:20:51,482
AND THAT'S IF IT DOESN'T PIN YOU.

418
00:20:51,517 --> 00:20:55,379
SO YOU DO NEED TO BE AWARE OF THEM.

419
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IT CAN BE DANGEROUS.

420
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Narrator: WITH THE DIGGER NOW IN POSITION,

421
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THE HUNT FOR OPAL BEGINS.

422
00:21:10,034 --> 00:21:12,862
I RECKON WE SHOULD, YEAH, PROBABLY PUSH OUT PAST THIS.

423
00:21:15,758 --> 00:21:19,620
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR HINTS OF OPAL COLOR IN THE GRAY WALL.

424
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Kelly: MARK'S BEEN AN OPAL MINER ALL HIS LIFE,

425
00:21:35,931 --> 00:21:37,689
AND HE'S ONE OF THE BEST DIGGERS AROUND.

426
00:21:37,724 --> 00:21:40,103
YOU KNOW, YOU SEE HIM RIP INTO THAT WALL THERE,

427
00:21:40,137 --> 00:21:42,000
LIKE THOSE DIGGER TEETH.

428
00:21:42,034 --> 00:21:43,655
THEY'RE RAZOR SHARP.

429
00:21:51,620 --> 00:21:52,724
Mark: OPAL'S A FUNNY THING.

430
00:21:52,758 --> 00:21:54,862
YOU CAN DIG FOR YEARS ON END AND GET NOTHING.

431
00:21:54,896 --> 00:21:59,275
YOU CAN DRILL FOR YEARS ON END, FIND NOTHING AT ALL.

432
00:21:59,310 --> 00:22:00,724
IT CAN BE ONE FOOT AWAY.

433
00:22:00,758 --> 00:22:02,896
YOU CAN'T SEE THROUGH THE GROUND.

434
00:22:02,931 --> 00:22:05,068
SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE MISSED OUT ON MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

435
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BECAUSE IT'S BEEN ABOVE THEM OR BELOW THEM.

436
00:22:18,517 --> 00:22:20,310
STONE RIGHT THERE.SOMETHING'S HAPPENING.

437
00:22:20,344 --> 00:22:23,862
HANG ON.

438
00:22:23,896 --> 00:22:25,034
I'LL GET MY LITTLE PICK.

439
00:22:25,068 --> 00:22:27,655
I'LL GET THIS OUT BEFORE YOU GET IT.

440
00:22:27,689 --> 00:22:29,068
TOLD YOU IT'D BE HERE TONIGHT.

441
00:22:47,689 --> 00:22:49,137
IT'S DEFINITELY LEAKING THERE SOMEWHERE,

442
00:22:49,172 --> 00:22:50,655
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE.

443
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Narrator: IN COOBER PEDY,

444
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THE EXCAVATOR JUSTIN WANTS TO BUY HAS JUST SPRUNG A LEAK.

445
00:22:56,172 --> 00:22:58,482
NO, I CAN'T SEE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.

446
00:22:58,517 --> 00:23:00,172
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN.

447
00:23:04,068 --> 00:23:06,655
OH, I KNOW WHAT IT IS. THERE'S LITTLE HOSES IN HERE.

448
00:23:06,689 --> 00:23:08,172
YOU GOT TO TAKE THAT PLATE OFF,

449
00:23:08,206 --> 00:23:10,448
AND YOU'LL FIND THERE'S A SERIES OF LITTLE HOSES.

450
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-THE HOSE RUNS THROUGH. -YEAH.

451
00:23:11,965 --> 00:23:13,724
PRETTY EASY FIX, YOU RECKON?I DON'T KNOW.

452
00:23:13,758 --> 00:23:19,241
IT'LL BE A LITTLE HOSE, BUT, YOU KNOW, SECOND-HAND MACHINES,

453
00:23:19,275 --> 00:23:21,758
YOU CAN NEVER TELL HOW LONG THEY'RE GONNA LAST.

454
00:23:21,793 --> 00:23:25,551
BUT THE WAY THIS STARTED UP, THE WAY IT'S RUNNING,

455
00:23:25,586 --> 00:23:27,620
THE TRACKS ARE ALL GOOD,

456
00:23:27,655 --> 00:23:30,448
SO THERE'S A LOT OF LIFE LEFT IN THIS MACHINE.

457
00:23:30,482 --> 00:23:32,172
John: JUSTIN'S GOT TO MAKE THE DECISION.

458
00:23:34,689 --> 00:23:38,413
Narrator: OWNER JOHN WANTS $25,000.

459
00:23:38,448 --> 00:23:42,551
BUT JUSTIN ONLY HAS $20,000 TO SPARE.

460
00:23:42,586 --> 00:23:45,241
WELL, IF YOU TOOK $20,000, I'D BUY IT TODAY.

461
00:23:45,275 --> 00:23:48,103
YOU WOULD? YEAH.

462
00:23:48,137 --> 00:23:50,103
OKAY, AND THAT INCLUDES ON THAT?

463
00:23:50,137 --> 00:23:52,379
YEAH, IF YOU'RE COOL WITH THAT.ALRIGHT, DO IT, MATE.

464
00:23:52,413 --> 00:23:54,034
ALRIGHT, DONE.BEST OF LUCK.

465
00:23:54,068 --> 00:23:55,344
I JUST BOUGHT MYSELF AN EXCAVATOR.

466
00:23:55,379 --> 00:23:57,103
-BEST OF LUCK. -GOOD ON YOU, MATE.

467
00:23:57,137 --> 00:23:58,448
CONGRATULATIONS. -THANKS, JOHN.

468
00:23:58,482 --> 00:23:59,862
THANKS HEAPS FOR LOOKING AT IT.

469
00:23:59,896 --> 00:24:01,551
OH, IT'S UNREAL.

470
00:24:01,586 --> 00:24:03,344
I'M JUST IN COMPLETE SORT OF --

471
00:24:03,379 --> 00:24:06,068
I DON'T KNOW -- I'M IN SHOCK BECAUSE I'M SO EXCITED.

472
00:24:06,103 --> 00:24:10,413
Narrator: JUSTIN IS FINALLY READY TO GO MINING.

473
00:24:10,448 --> 00:24:14,172
THE EXCAVATOR CAN HAUL A TON OF DIRT IN EACH BUCKET.

474
00:24:14,206 --> 00:24:16,379
THE ROOKIES CAN NOW DO IN A WEEK

475
00:24:16,413 --> 00:24:19,241
WHAT WOULD TAKE THEM THREE MONTHS BY HAND.

476
00:24:19,275 --> 00:24:21,034
IT'S A BIG GAME CHANGER FOR US, YOU KNOW.

477
00:24:21,068 --> 00:24:23,758
ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE'VE GONE FROM USING HANDPICKS,

478
00:24:23,793 --> 00:24:25,862
AND BOOM, NOW I'VE GOT AN EXCAVATOR.

479
00:24:25,896 --> 00:24:28,931
WE CAN MOVE TONS AND TONS AND TONS OF DIRT.

480
00:24:28,965 --> 00:24:31,655
AND I'VE GOT THIS DOWN.

481
00:24:31,689 --> 00:24:33,206
IT DOES FEEL QUITE DIFFERENT.

482
00:24:33,241 --> 00:24:34,862
IT FEELS BIZARRE NOT HAVING DAN HERE

483
00:24:34,896 --> 00:24:37,448
'CAUSE USUALLY WE BOUNCE IDEAS OFF EACH OTHER

484
00:24:37,482 --> 00:24:40,310
AND MAKE DECISIONS TOGETHER, AND IT'S SORT OF A BIT UNUSUAL

485
00:24:40,344 --> 00:24:43,862
HOW I'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE A DECISION ON MY OWN NOW.

486
00:24:43,896 --> 00:24:45,931
BUT HE'LL BE UP HERE AT SOME POINT.

487
00:24:45,965 --> 00:24:47,172
ALL I'VE GOT TO DO NOW

488
00:24:47,206 --> 00:24:48,965
IS JUST DIG A BIT OF OPAL OUT TO PAY FOR IT.

489
00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:06,862
JUST KEEP THE BUCKET HANDY. YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT.

490
00:25:06,896 --> 00:25:10,344
Narrator: SERIOUSLY DEHYDRATED AND WITH A HIGH FEVER,

491
00:25:10,379 --> 00:25:12,862
COL'S BEING RUSHED TO HOSPITAL.

492
00:25:12,896 --> 00:25:14,586
OH! YOU ALRIGHT?

493
00:25:14,620 --> 00:25:16,000
YEAH.

494
00:25:16,034 --> 00:25:20,241
AND THERE'S A STILL 100 KILOMETERS OF DIRT ROAD AHEAD.

495
00:25:20,275 --> 00:25:24,068
I'VE NEVER SEEN COL THAT SICK EVER BEFORE, NEVER.

496
00:25:27,862 --> 00:25:29,965
I WAS PUNCHING THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE DIRT,

497
00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:34,862
TRYING TO GET COL TO THE HOSPITAL AS QUICK AS I COULD.

498
00:25:34,896 --> 00:25:36,758
THEN THE STEERING WENT A LITTLE BIT FUNNY

499
00:25:36,793 --> 00:25:38,413
AND I THOUGHT, "HELLO."

500
00:25:42,137 --> 00:25:45,137
AND THEN SHE STARTED GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

501
00:25:54,896 --> 00:25:57,137
OHH.

502
00:26:02,793 --> 00:26:08,448
SHE WENT BANG, MATE, AND I JUST RIDE HER OUT.

503
00:26:08,482 --> 00:26:10,724
I DID FEEL IT, AND THE STEERING WENT A BIT FUNNY

504
00:26:10,758 --> 00:26:12,586
AND I THOUGHT, "OH, WELL."

505
00:26:12,620 --> 00:26:14,344
SO I JUST LET ME FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR

506
00:26:14,379 --> 00:26:16,103
AND JUST KEPT STEERING IT.

507
00:26:16,137 --> 00:26:17,103
OH

508
00:26:17,137 --> 00:26:19,172
RIDE HER OUT.

509
00:26:19,206 --> 00:26:21,689
OH, I'VE GOT A REALLY BAD HEADACHE.

510
00:26:21,724 --> 00:26:24,310
I FEEL LIKE IT'S A REALLY BAD FEVER.

511
00:26:24,344 --> 00:26:28,344
OHH, I JUST KEEP BEING SICK.

512
00:26:43,379 --> 00:26:45,206
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

513
00:26:48,758 --> 00:26:51,103
THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING.

514
00:26:51,137 --> 00:26:52,689
BIG FELLA'S DOWN.

515
00:27:02,896 --> 00:27:03,896
BLACK TOO.

516
00:27:03,931 --> 00:27:06,758
BLACK AS.

517
00:27:06,793 --> 00:27:10,206
Narrator: AFTER AN ENTIRE SEASON WITHOUT A FIND,

518
00:27:10,241 --> 00:27:13,931
KELLY AND HER CREW HAVE FINALLY HIT BLACK OPAL.

519
00:27:13,965 --> 00:27:16,000
HE'S GOING TO TOWN.

520
00:27:16,034 --> 00:27:17,551
NO BEERS.

521
00:27:17,586 --> 00:27:19,137
NO CELEBRATING.

522
00:27:19,172 --> 00:27:21,758
CELEBRATING IS LOOKING AFTER YOUR BODY, KELLY.

523
00:27:24,620 --> 00:27:28,206
GO AND DO SOME EXERCISE.

524
00:27:28,241 --> 00:27:30,206
BUT THEY MAY HAVE HIT IT TOO HARD.

525
00:27:30,241 --> 00:27:32,034
MARK'S JUST MADE IT BLEED.

526
00:27:32,068 --> 00:27:35,413
MADE IT BLEED.

527
00:27:35,448 --> 00:27:36,896
THAT'S A BROKEN STONE.

528
00:27:36,931 --> 00:27:40,482
PROBABLY A THOUSAND-DOLLAR STONE BROKEN.

529
00:27:40,517 --> 00:27:42,103
Kelly: THE WORST THING IS YOU DON'T SEE IT,

530
00:27:42,137 --> 00:27:44,310
AND THE DIGGER TEETH GOES THROUGH IT,

531
00:27:44,344 --> 00:27:46,310
AND THEN YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR IT FOR SO LONG,

532
00:27:46,344 --> 00:27:48,241
AND THEN YOU SMASH IT.

533
00:27:48,275 --> 00:27:50,000
AND IT'S THE ONLY ONE IN THE CLAIM.

534
00:27:50,034 --> 00:27:51,655
THAT'S DEVASTATING.

535
00:27:54,758 --> 00:27:57,793
Narrator: LUCKILY, THERE ARE SIGNS OF MORE IN THE WALL.

536
00:27:57,827 --> 00:28:00,413
LET'S DIG SOME OUT.

537
00:28:00,448 --> 00:28:03,034
Mark: THAT'S OUR BLACK, TOO.

538
00:28:03,068 --> 00:28:04,862
GET IT OUT, MATE.

539
00:28:06,379 --> 00:28:08,172
LITTLE WITH A LAYER IN IT.

540
00:28:18,448 --> 00:28:21,000
GREEN-BLUE.

541
00:28:21,034 --> 00:28:22,689
BEAUTIFUL TRACE.THAT'S MONEY.

542
00:28:22,724 --> 00:28:25,172
I GOT A THOUSAND-DOLLAR STONE IN ME HAND.

543
00:28:25,206 --> 00:28:26,827
OPAL!

544
00:28:32,344 --> 00:28:33,413
ALL GOOD.

545
00:28:41,034 --> 00:28:42,862
GOOD. REAL GOOD.

546
00:28:42,896 --> 00:28:45,241
SEA MITE.

547
00:28:45,275 --> 00:28:46,896
FOSSIL.

548
00:29:00,034 --> 00:29:02,517
Narrator: AFTER A DISASTROUS LAST SEASON,

549
00:29:02,551 --> 00:29:06,862
IT LOOKS LIKE KELLY'S FORTUNES ARE FINALLY BEGINNING TO CHANGE.

550
00:29:22,551 --> 00:29:24,275
Narrator: WITHOUT PARTNER DAN,

551
00:29:24,310 --> 00:29:28,034
ROOKIE MINER JUSTIN HAS JUST FORKED OUT $20,000

552
00:29:28,068 --> 00:29:32,379
ON A SECOND-HAND EXCAVATOR WITH AN OIL LEAK.

553
00:29:32,413 --> 00:29:34,655
Justin: DAN AND I HAVE BOTH GOT A JOINT CLAIM AT SHELL PATCH,

554
00:29:34,689 --> 00:29:36,103
SO IF I TAKE IT OUT THERE,

555
00:29:36,137 --> 00:29:37,517
WE'VE BOTH GOT TO BE THERE TO DIG IT.

556
00:29:37,551 --> 00:29:40,793
THAT'S PART OF OUR PARTNERSHIP.

557
00:29:40,827 --> 00:29:42,689
Narrator: BUT WITH AN EXPENSIVE SHOVEL

558
00:29:42,724 --> 00:29:45,482
AND A BANK BALANCE SHRINKING BY THE DAY,

559
00:29:45,517 --> 00:29:48,206
JUSTIN CAN'T AFFORD TO WAIT FOR DAN.

560
00:29:48,241 --> 00:29:49,379
Justin: I SORT OF FEEL LIKE

561
00:29:49,413 --> 00:29:50,827
I'M IN A BIT OF A LIMBO AT THE MOMENT.

562
00:29:50,862 --> 00:29:52,862
IF DAN CAN'T COME UP HERE, THEN I'M JUST GONNA KEEP GOING,

563
00:29:52,896 --> 00:29:56,172
AND IF I FIND A NEW CLAIM OUT ON ANOTHER FIELD,

564
00:29:56,206 --> 00:29:58,310
I'LL MINE THAT MYSELF.

565
00:29:58,344 --> 00:30:03,137
Narrator: JUSTIN HEADS OUT WITH MENTOR JOHN TO ASSESS THE NEW SITE.

566
00:30:03,172 --> 00:30:07,310
FIVE MILE IS A 4-KILOMETER-BY- 2-KILOMETER PATCH OF LAND,

567
00:30:07,344 --> 00:30:11,689
LITERALLY FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF COOBER PEDY.

568
00:30:11,724 --> 00:30:14,172
SO, HIS OPAL HE FOUND HERE.

569
00:30:14,206 --> 00:30:16,862
YEP, AND HE RECKONS IT'S EVEN HERE.

570
00:30:16,896 --> 00:30:19,793
HERE YOU GO. MATERIAL.

571
00:30:19,827 --> 00:30:21,172
HMM, STRAIGHT UP.

572
00:30:21,206 --> 00:30:23,551
SO THERE'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING GOING ON HERE.

573
00:30:23,586 --> 00:30:26,655
Narrator: BUT COMMITTING TO A NEW CLAIM WITHOUT A PARTNER

574
00:30:26,689 --> 00:30:30,000
MEANS JUSTIN WILL BE SHOULDERING ALL THE EXPENSES ALONE.

575
00:30:30,034 --> 00:30:32,689
YOU GOT GOOD EYES.

576
00:30:32,724 --> 00:30:35,620
HE NEEDS MORE PROOF OPAL IS THERE.

577
00:30:38,758 --> 00:30:40,827
AN ULTRAVIOLET OR BLACK LIGHT

578
00:30:40,862 --> 00:30:43,034
MAKES OPAL FLUORESCE IN THE DARK,

579
00:30:43,068 --> 00:30:45,689
REVEALING DEPOSITS INVISIBLE BY DAY.

580
00:30:45,724 --> 00:30:47,827
CHECK THIS OUT. LOOK AT IT.

581
00:30:47,862 --> 00:30:49,310
IT IS LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE.

582
00:30:49,344 --> 00:30:51,379
LOOK AT IT.

583
00:30:51,413 --> 00:30:54,103
LOOK AT IT ALL.

584
00:30:54,137 --> 00:30:56,896
GIVE ME COLOR, GIVE ME COLOR, GIVE ME COLOR.

585
00:30:56,931 --> 00:30:58,965
MY HEART'S RACING.

586
00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:02,275
OH, IT'S NICE, CLEAN MATERIAL.

587
00:31:02,310 --> 00:31:04,896
NO COLOR IN THAT, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT WORRYING.

588
00:31:04,931 --> 00:31:06,275
IF I'M GONNA SPEND A BIT OF MONEY

589
00:31:06,310 --> 00:31:08,241
ON GETTING THIS WHOLE AREA CLEANED UP,

590
00:31:08,275 --> 00:31:10,448
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A BIT OF COLOR JUST TO,

591
00:31:10,482 --> 00:31:13,448
YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT I'M MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION.

592
00:31:18,344 --> 00:31:20,379
OH, FAR OUT!

593
00:31:23,068 --> 00:31:24,827
OH, MY GOD!

594
00:31:24,862 --> 00:31:26,379
OH, MY GOD, LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THAT,

595
00:31:26,413 --> 00:31:27,931
LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THAT!

596
00:31:27,965 --> 00:31:30,172
THAT IS SOME OF THE BEST CRYSTAL I'VE SEEN.

597
00:31:30,206 --> 00:31:32,620
THIS HAS TO BE WORTH MONEY.

598
00:31:32,655 --> 00:31:34,482
Narrator: IT'S CRYSTAL OPAL,

599
00:31:34,517 --> 00:31:38,310
WORTH UP TO $1,500 A CARAT.

600
00:31:38,344 --> 00:31:39,931
CRYSTAL OPAL IS ONE OF

601
00:31:39,965 --> 00:31:42,379
COOBER PEDY'S MOST VALUABLE TYPES.

602
00:31:42,413 --> 00:31:45,586
THE STONE HAS FLASHES OF MEDIUM-VALUE GREEN,

603
00:31:45,620 --> 00:31:47,275
BUT IT'S THIN AND IN THE ROUGH,

604
00:31:47,310 --> 00:31:51,103
BRINGING THE VALUE DOWN AND WEIGHS ONLY 2 OUNCES,

605
00:31:51,137 --> 00:31:54,068
WHICH MAKES ITS TOTAL VALUE JUST $200.

606
00:31:57,241 --> 00:31:58,655
BUT ITS REAL WORTH

607
00:31:58,689 --> 00:32:01,758
IS THE PROMISE IT HOLDS OF RICHES BELOW GROUND.

608
00:32:01,793 --> 00:32:04,103
THIS IS ONE OF THE REALLY, REALLY GOOD INDICATORS

609
00:32:04,137 --> 00:32:06,827
THAT THERE'S OPAL HERE. IT'S A GREAT SIGN.

610
00:32:06,862 --> 00:32:10,068
UNTIL IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS TO YOU AND YOU ACTUALLY FEEL THE RUSH

611
00:32:10,103 --> 00:32:12,482
OF KNOWING THAT THERE'S OPAL HERE

612
00:32:12,517 --> 00:32:15,000
AND NOT ONLY JUST OPAL BUT THE BEST OPAL,

613
00:32:15,034 --> 00:32:17,103
THAT JUST MAKES ME, LIKE, WANT TO CRY.

614
00:32:17,137 --> 00:32:18,689
IT'S FREAKING AMAZING.

615
00:32:20,862 --> 00:32:22,896
Narrator: ONE ROCK HAS CONVINCED JUSTIN

616
00:32:22,931 --> 00:32:25,655
HE COULD BE SITTING ON A FORTUNE.

617
00:32:25,689 --> 00:32:29,413
BUT HIS SUCCESS GOING SOLO WILL HAVE SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS

618
00:32:29,448 --> 00:32:31,689
FOR HIS PARTNERSHIP WITH DAN.

619
00:32:31,724 --> 00:32:34,655
Dan: NOW THAT HE'S BOUGHT AN EXCAVATOR WITH HIS OWN MONEY

620
00:32:34,689 --> 00:32:36,000
AND HE'S GOT HIS OWN CLAIM,

621
00:32:36,034 --> 00:32:37,655
IT MAKES IT A BIT MORE DIFFICULT FOR US

622
00:32:37,689 --> 00:32:41,620
AND OUR MINING PARTNERSHIP AS WE HAD IT BEFORE

623
00:32:41,655 --> 00:32:45,551
BECAUSE HE'LL BE MINING THAT.

624
00:32:45,586 --> 00:32:49,862
WHEN I COME UP, HOW DO WE DO IT?

625
00:32:49,896 --> 00:32:52,620
FROM HERE ON IN, EVERYTHING'S A BIT MORE COMPLICATED.

626
00:33:07,206 --> 00:33:09,344
HE DON'T LOOK REAL FLASHY, LYING ON THE GROUND THERE.

627
00:33:09,379 --> 00:33:11,655
I THINK HE'S PRETTY SICK.

628
00:33:11,689 --> 00:33:13,689
THE SOONER WE GET HIM IN, THE BETTER.

629
00:33:13,724 --> 00:33:16,862
Narrator: WITH COL IN NEED OF URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION,

630
00:33:16,896 --> 00:33:20,862
HE AND GREG ARE STRANDED ON A SWELTERING OUTBACK ROAD.

631
00:33:29,586 --> 00:33:33,103
I'VE GOT TO LIFT IT UP HIGHER.

632
00:33:33,137 --> 00:33:37,517
I'VE PROBABLY GOT TO DIG A HOLE, PUT THE TIRE ON THAT WAY.

633
00:33:37,551 --> 00:33:39,413
IF HE'S GOT ANOTHER JACK, I'LL JACK IT.

634
00:33:39,448 --> 00:33:41,448
IT'S SAFER IF WE'VE GOT ANOTHER JACK.

635
00:33:47,310 --> 00:33:48,620
OI.

636
00:33:48,655 --> 00:33:51,551
UP.

637
00:33:51,586 --> 00:33:54,965
YOU'RE LUCKY, COL, WE HAD ANOTHER JACK HERE.

638
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:56,241
NO

639
00:33:56,275 --> 00:33:57,965
OR WE WOULD BE SNOOGERED.

640
00:34:02,620 --> 00:34:04,448
IT'S GOOD TO CARRY TWO JACKS.

641
00:34:04,482 --> 00:34:06,068
SAVE A LOT OF DRAMA.

642
00:34:07,965 --> 00:34:09,586
NEARLY GOT HER.

643
00:34:13,482 --> 00:34:18,482
TIME TO GET HIM TO THE DOCTORS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.

644
00:34:28,482 --> 00:34:31,068
I RECKON HE'S VERY SICK, COL.

645
00:34:31,103 --> 00:34:34,206
HE'S GOT A BAD HEADACHE AND SPEWING HIS GUTS OUT.

646
00:34:37,655 --> 00:34:39,275
PARK HERE.

647
00:34:42,275 --> 00:34:43,827
YOU ALRIGHT? HERE.

648
00:34:43,862 --> 00:34:45,413
STAY.

649
00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,827
ONE OPAL HUNTER DOWN.

650
00:34:56,241 --> 00:34:59,517
Narrator: COL IS DIAGNOSED WITH BARMAH FOREST FEVER,

651
00:34:59,551 --> 00:35:01,275
TRANSMITTED BY MOSQUITOES

652
00:35:01,310 --> 00:35:03,724
FROM INFECTED KANGAROOS AND WALLABIES,

653
00:35:03,758 --> 00:35:06,379
CAUSING DEBILITATING FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS,

654
00:35:06,413 --> 00:35:10,551
WHICH COULD PUT HIM OUT OF ACTION FOR WEEKS.

655
00:35:10,586 --> 00:35:13,275
BUT AARON AND GREG CAN'T AFFORD TO STOP MINING.

656
00:35:13,310 --> 00:35:15,724
Greg: JUST GOT TO GET BACK OUT THERE AND FIND A BIT OF OPAL,

657
00:35:15,758 --> 00:35:19,275
MAKE A FEW BUCKS.

658
00:35:19,310 --> 00:35:24,551
Narrator: WITH A TARGET OF $120,000 AND NOT A CENT MADE,

659
00:35:24,586 --> 00:35:27,793
THE BOYS WILL HAVE TO PUSH ON ALONE.

660
00:35:40,344 --> 00:35:41,931
READY TO GO AND HAVE A LOOK AT THOSE BITS OR WHAT?

661
00:35:41,965 --> 00:35:42,965
YEP, YEP. ALRIGHT.

662
00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,517
KELLY AND DWAYNE HAVE A BUYER DUE TOMORROW

663
00:35:45,551 --> 00:35:48,206
TO VIEW THEIR HAUL OF BLACK OPAL.

664
00:35:48,241 --> 00:35:50,172
TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS THEY CAN,

665
00:35:50,206 --> 00:35:52,275
THEY NEED TO POLISH THE UNCUT STONES.

666
00:35:52,310 --> 00:35:54,620
IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING TO SEE WHAT IT IS.

667
00:35:54,655 --> 00:35:55,655
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT

668
00:35:55,689 --> 00:35:57,413
TILL YOU HIT IT ON A WHEEL.

669
00:35:57,448 --> 00:36:00,000
KELLY'S BEEN CUTTING AND POLISHING STONES

670
00:36:00,034 --> 00:36:01,413
SINCE SHE WAS 8.

671
00:36:01,448 --> 00:36:04,655
GET IT RIGHT, SHE CAN EARN THE TEAM MORE THAN DOUBLE.

672
00:36:04,689 --> 00:36:08,137
GET IT WRONG, AND SHE COULD LOSE THEM EVERYTHING.

673
00:36:08,172 --> 00:36:09,448
A NICE COLOR.

674
00:36:09,482 --> 00:36:11,724
ONE OPAL HAS CAUGHT KELLY'S ATTENTION

675
00:36:11,758 --> 00:36:14,655
AND COULD BE WORTH UP TO $5,000

676
00:36:14,689 --> 00:36:18,379
IF SHE CAN REMOVE THE BLACK LAYER OF STONE.

677
00:36:18,413 --> 00:36:21,137
CLOSE YOUR EYES.

678
00:36:21,172 --> 00:36:22,965
YOU GONNA GO HARD ON IT?

679
00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:25,758
YOU CAN'T HAVE IT LIKE THAT. IT'S GOT TO GO.

680
00:36:25,793 --> 00:36:28,310
KELLY WILL NEED ALL HER YEARS' EXPERIENCE

681
00:36:28,344 --> 00:36:30,689
TO REMOVE THE BLACK WITHOUT DAMAGING

682
00:36:30,724 --> 00:36:33,413
THE VALUABLE RAINBOW PATTERN BENEATH.

683
00:36:33,448 --> 00:36:36,137
IF IT DOESN'T PLAY NICE AND THAT THING

684
00:36:36,172 --> 00:36:37,724
DOESN'T COME OUT THE FACE OF IT,

685
00:36:37,758 --> 00:36:39,413
YOU'LL BE LUCKY TO GET 20 BUCKS.

686
00:36:39,448 --> 00:36:41,275
GO FOR IT.

687
00:36:41,310 --> 00:36:44,793
Kelly: WE'RE GOING FOR IT, SO IT'S GOT TO COME OUT.

688
00:36:47,241 --> 00:36:48,344
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET IT OUT --

689
00:36:48,379 --> 00:36:50,000
IT'S LISTING, ISN'T IT? --

690
00:36:50,034 --> 00:36:52,379
WITHOUT LOSING TOO MUCH OF THE COLOR BAR.

691
00:36:54,517 --> 00:36:56,793
DIPPING IN.

692
00:36:56,827 --> 00:36:58,551
GOING. COME ON, PLAY NICE.

693
00:36:58,586 --> 00:37:00,000
COME ON, BABY.

694
00:37:00,034 --> 00:37:01,931
SHOULD BE ABLE TO ROLL IT OUT.

695
00:37:01,965 --> 00:37:04,103
TIGHT.

696
00:37:04,137 --> 00:37:06,413
LISTING, ISN'T IT? OR IS IT?

697
00:37:06,448 --> 00:37:08,000
DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH,

698
00:37:08,034 --> 00:37:11,137
BUT IT'S NOT LOOKING TOO BAD FROM WHERE I'M STANDING.

699
00:37:11,172 --> 00:37:12,344
OOH, THAT'S COMING OUT NICE.

700
00:37:12,379 --> 00:37:14,275
YEAH. TWINKLE, TWINKLE.

701
00:37:14,310 --> 00:37:16,172
OH, SHE'S PRETTY UNDER THERE, DWAYNE.

702
00:37:16,206 --> 00:37:17,620
YEAH.

703
00:37:17,655 --> 00:37:20,034
THAT'LL BE TWO, THREE CARATS GOING, WOULDN'T IT?

704
00:37:20,068 --> 00:37:22,103
AW, THAT -- NO.

705
00:37:22,137 --> 00:37:24,482
THAT'S SIX CARATS.

706
00:37:24,517 --> 00:37:27,965
Narrator: KELLY'S SKILL HAS TURNED A $1,000 ROUGH STONE

707
00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:29,965
INTO A 6-CARAT OPAL

708
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:33,448
WORTH AROUND $5,000 IN ITS CURRENT STATE.

709
00:37:33,482 --> 00:37:36,103
WOULD'VE SHIFTED 100 TON OF DIRT TO GET THAT ONE ROCK.

710
00:37:36,137 --> 00:37:38,931
GOOD END RESULT FOR A LOT OF HARD WORK.

711
00:37:38,965 --> 00:37:41,482
TO SEE SOMETHING THAT'S AS BEAUTIFUL AS WHAT IT IS,

712
00:37:41,517 --> 00:37:42,758
IT'S AWESOME.

713
00:37:42,793 --> 00:37:44,793
THAT'S THE END RESULT YOU WANT.

714
00:37:44,827 --> 00:37:46,862
WITH MORE GEMS TO POLISH AND THE BUYER

715
00:37:46,896 --> 00:37:50,379
DUE THE NEXT MORNING, KELLY'S IN FOR A LONG NIGHT.

716
00:37:56,896 --> 00:37:58,344
-HOW YOU GOING, KELLY? -HEY, CARL.

717
00:37:58,379 --> 00:38:00,379
HOW YOU GOING, MATE. -AH, GOOD, THANKS.

718
00:38:00,413 --> 00:38:02,758
WITH BLACK OPAL SO RARE,

719
00:38:02,793 --> 00:38:06,275
LOCAL BUYER CARL BABIC IS KEEN TO SEE KELLY'S HAUL.

720
00:38:06,310 --> 00:38:08,655
Kelly: LEADING UP TO IT, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF NERVES

721
00:38:08,689 --> 00:38:11,000
'CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONE PUTTING THE VALUATION ON THE STONE.

722
00:38:11,034 --> 00:38:12,448
HE COULD TURN AROUND AND GO,

723
00:38:12,482 --> 00:38:16,275
"YOU'RE OFF YOUR HEAD, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S WORTH THAT."

724
00:38:16,310 --> 00:38:18,241
Narrator: KELLY'S STONES ARE BLACK OPAL,

725
00:38:18,275 --> 00:38:20,000
THE MOST EXPENSIVE TYPE.

726
00:38:20,034 --> 00:38:22,965
THE GREENS AND BLUES MAKE THEM OF MEDIUM VALUE,

727
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:25,931
BEING SEMI-POLISHED INCREASES THEIR PRICE,

728
00:38:25,965 --> 00:38:27,379
AND THERE IS A GOOD HAUL,

729
00:38:27,413 --> 00:38:31,724
BRINGING THE TOTAL VALUE UP TO $20,000 TO $25,000.

730
00:38:43,310 --> 00:38:45,241
I GET ON WELL WITH HIM. THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

731
00:38:45,275 --> 00:38:48,413
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO BUSINESS, THE BUSINESS HAT GOES ON.

732
00:38:48,448 --> 00:38:50,000
THAT'S WHAT WE DO.

733
00:38:55,068 --> 00:38:56,517
Carl: KELLY'S PRETTY TOUGH.

734
00:38:56,551 --> 00:39:00,620
SHE ALWAYS SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO SQUEEZE ME FOR THAT LAST DOLLAR.

735
00:39:03,827 --> 00:39:06,000
WELL, OKAY, I'M UP TO $20,000.

736
00:39:08,379 --> 00:39:10,275
$20,000.

737
00:39:10,310 --> 00:39:14,103
I'VE GOT AN INSTRUCTION TO $23,000 AS THE TOTAL.

738
00:39:14,137 --> 00:39:16,310
$23,000 I THINK'S JUST GOING A LITTLE BIT TOO FAR,

739
00:39:16,344 --> 00:39:17,758
TO BE HONEST.

740
00:39:17,793 --> 00:39:21,931
I DON'T REALLY WANT TO EVEN ADD ANOTHER 500 BUCKS.

741
00:39:21,965 --> 00:39:23,241
SO WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

742
00:39:23,275 --> 00:39:25,793
$22,000, I CAN DO IT.

743
00:39:25,827 --> 00:39:26,862
$22,000.

744
00:39:26,896 --> 00:39:29,310
ALRIGHT.

745
00:39:29,344 --> 00:39:30,793
HAPPY CAMPERS. OKAY.

746
00:39:30,827 --> 00:39:32,206
VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD.

747
00:39:32,241 --> 00:39:33,620
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN, KELLY.

748
00:39:33,655 --> 00:39:34,827
ALRIGHT.

749
00:39:34,862 --> 00:39:36,827
FOR ME AND WHAT I DO, THIS IS AN IDEAL PARCEL.

750
00:39:36,862 --> 00:39:38,793
IT'S GOT A BIT OF VARIETY OF EVERYTHING --

751
00:39:38,827 --> 00:39:44,137
A FEW, YOU KNOW, NICE PIECES -- MIGHT EVEN BE SOME PROFIT.

752
00:39:44,172 --> 00:39:45,551
GOOD. DONE.

753
00:39:45,586 --> 00:39:46,758
SOLD. YEP.

754
00:39:46,793 --> 00:39:48,689
MAKE THE CALL -- LET THE BOYS KNOW.

755
00:39:48,724 --> 00:39:51,206
THEY SHOULD BE REALLY, REALLY HAPPY, SO THAT'S GOOD.

756
00:39:51,241 --> 00:39:52,965
WE LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY.

757
00:39:55,103 --> 00:39:58,068
Narrator: WITH A TARGET OF $150,000,

758
00:39:58,103 --> 00:40:03,034
KELLY'S HAUL OF $22,000 IS A GREAT START.

759
00:40:03,068 --> 00:40:04,793
Kelly: WELL, THAT CLAIM -- THE DECISION'S BEEN MADE

760
00:40:04,827 --> 00:40:06,517
THAT WE'LL DEFINITELY KEEP IT.

761
00:40:06,551 --> 00:40:08,551
WE'LL JUST PUT SOME MORE WORK IN, SOME MORE PROPS IN,

762
00:40:08,586 --> 00:40:11,310
AND WE'LL JUST KEEP GOING.

763
00:40:11,344 --> 00:40:14,103
IT'S ALWAYS A DREAM TO GO AND FIND $1 MILLION.

764
00:40:14,137 --> 00:40:17,034
BUT EVEN THAT LITTLE $5 STONE STILL GIVES YOU

765
00:40:17,068 --> 00:40:20,482
THAT SAME LITTLE DOSE OF HAPPINESS WHEN YOU FIND IT.

766
00:40:20,517 --> 00:40:24,172
YEAH. IT'S BRILLIANT.

766
00:40:25,305 --> 00:41:25,854