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Narrator: ON "OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS,"

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ROOKIE JUSTIN GAMBLES THOUSANDS

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ON BUYING HIS WAY OUT OF TROUBLE.

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Justin: IF I CAN'T FIND OPAL IN COOBER PEDY,

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I MAY AS WELL BUY SOME.

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I'M GONNA BUY ANYTHING I CAN GET.

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Narrator: OPAL QUEEN KELLY NEEDS A BIG FIND UNDERGROUND...

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WE'VE BITTEN OFF A FAIR BIT, MAYBE MORE THAN WE CAN CHEW.

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Narrator: ...OR RISK GOING BROKE.

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Kelly: PRESSURE IS ON.

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Narrator: AND AARON AND GREG'S DRAGONFLY CLAIM

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MIGHT FINALLY PAY OFF.

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OH.

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HAVE A LOOK AT THIS, AARON!

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WHAT?

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OH!

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Narrator: COOBER PEDY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA,

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A BONE-DRY LANDSCAPE

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WHERE TEMPERATURES CAN HIT 47 DEGREES CELSIUS.

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AT HIS 5-MILE CLAIM, ROOKIE JUSTIN LANG

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IS CHASING COOBER PEDY'S SPECIALTY --

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WHITE OPAL WORTH UP TO $7,500 A GRAM.

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Man: THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S STUNNING.

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OH, WOW.

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OH, MY GOD.

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Narrator: BUT THE HARSH REALITY

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OF RECENTLY BECOMING A FULL-TIME OPAL MINER

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IS STARTING TO SINK IN.

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Justin: TO TRY AND FIND OPAL UNDER THE GROUND IS A TOUGH GIG,

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AND I'VE GOT A WHOLE LOT MORE RESPECT FOR MINERS NOW.

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IT'S NOT EASY.

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Narrator: AND JUSTIN'S MINING PARTNER DAN BECKER IS BACK

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WITH HIS FAMILY OVER 700 KILOMETERS AWAY.

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THIS IS THE FIRST CLAIM I'VE MINED WITHOUT DAN.

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IT'S BEEN A REALLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.

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YOU DON'T GET TO LAUGH WITH ANYONE,

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AND YOU DON'T GET TO JOKE WITH ANYONE.

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YOU'RE JUST SITTING THERE BY YOURSELF,

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TALKING TO YOURSELF ALL DAY.

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IT DOES BECOME A BIT LONELY.

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Narrator: WITH A SOLO TARGET OF $75,000

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AND NOT A CENT IN PROFIT,

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JUSTIN IS LOSING MONEY WITH EVERY PASSING DAY.

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MAKING MATTERS WORSE, JUSTIN HAS INVESTED OVER $35,000

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ON BUYING A SECONDHAND EXCAVATOR AND CLEARING HIS CLAIM.

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Justin: MY AIM FOR THIS CLAIM

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WAS TO PAY OFF THE EXCAVATOR STRAIGHT AWAY,

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BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN, SO I'M $35,000 IN THE RED.

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ALL IN ALL, I'M MOSTLY DISAPPOINTED

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IN HOW IT'S ALL TURNED OUT.

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WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING OUT HERE?

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HAVE I GONE CRAZY?

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I'M ALL THIS WAY FROM FAMILY, SITTING OUT HERE

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SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY, NOT FINDING ANYTHING.

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THERE'S NO RETURN.

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DAN IS NOT HERE TO TALK TO.

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WHAT HAVE I DONE?

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Narrator: TO GET BACK ON TRACK, JUSTIN HAS A NEW PLAN.

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20, 21, 22, 23...

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SO IF I DON'T FIND OPAL, I'LL BUY IT.

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Narrator: HE'S GOING TO RISK $13,000

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BUYING SOME ROUGH OPAL IN THE HOPE

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HE CAN MAKE A PROFIT POLISHING IT

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AND SELLING IT ON TO A JEWELER.

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MOST MINERS SELL THEIR OPAL ROUGH

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AS IT COMES OUT OF THE GROUND FOR A QUICK PROFIT,

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BUT IF A MINER HAS THE SKILL AND PATIENCE TO POLISH

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AND CUT THEIR OWN STONES,

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THEY CAN POTENTIALLY TRIPLE THEIR MONEY.

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FOR SKILLED CLOCKMAKER JUSTIN,

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THIS COULD BE A SAFE WAY OF TURNING A PROFIT.

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CASH IS KING, SO I'M GONNA TAKE THIS

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AND SEE IF I CAN TURN THIS INTO A NICE BIG BAG OF OPAL.

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Narrator: CASH IN HAND, JUSTIN HEADS

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TO THE REMOTE TOWN OF MINTABIE.

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NEARLY 300 KILOMETERS NORTH OF COOBER PEDY,

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MINTABIE PRODUCES A UNIQUE OPAL,

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HIGHLY PRIZED FOR ITS RICH COLOR.

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WITH ITS BLACK BACKING, IT CAN BE WORTH UP TO $3,000

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A CARAT OR A FIFTH OF A GRAM.

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JUSTIN IS HOPING TO PICK UP A BARGAIN FROM A MINER

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KEEN TO OFFLOAD SOME STONES BEFORE HE QUITS THE BUSINESS.

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I'M GONNA BUY ANYTHING I CAN GET

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BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN FLIP IT

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AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE MY MONEY BACK AND SOME.

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WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN CASH AND NO BACKUP.

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Kelly: WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE OPAL IS FAULTS.

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SO YOU NEED QUITE A BIG MOVEMENT IN THE EARTH.

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Narrator: IN LIGHTNING RIDGE,

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OUTBACK, NEW SOUTH WALES, KELLY TISHLER

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IS BATTLING A DRY RUN OF LUCK 8 METERS UNDERGROUND.

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WE STILL HAVE TO TRY AND MOVE ENOUGH DIRT,

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WHICH HAS HOPEFULLY GOT OPAL,

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AND ACTUALLY TRY AND TRACK IT DOWN.

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WHERE IS IT? IT COULD BE JUST THERE.

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Narrator: THIS SEASON, KELLY IS TEAMING UP

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WITH BROTHER-IN-LAW MARK AND MINING PARTNER DWAYNE.

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SO FAR, THEY'VE CHIPPED AWAY $22,000

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OF THEIR $150,000 TARGET.

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THEY ARE HUNTING BLACK OPAL,

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THE MOST PRIZED OPAL ON THE PLANET,

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WORTH UP TO $35,000 FOR A FIFTH OF A GRAM.

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IT'S RARER THAN DIAMONDS.

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Dwayne: THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE.

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THE EXCITEMENT YOU GET, THE FEELING YOU GET,

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IT MAKES YOU WANT TO KEEP GOING,

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GO THAT EXTRA MILE AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME MORE.

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Narrator: HOPING TO REPEAT THEIR SUCCESS,

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THE TEAM HAS DECIDED TO CONTINUE DIGGING

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WHERE THEY RIPPED OUT THEIR $22,000 HAUL.

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Mark: LOOK. THERE IS NO RULES.

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NO ONE CAN SEE THROUGH THE GROUND,

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SO JUST GOT TO FOLLOW THE TRACE, REALLY.

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Kelly: SOMEBODY MIGHT THINK, "OH, YOU'RE JUST DOWN HERE

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BURROWING AWAY AIMLESSLY."

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NO, THERE'S A METHOD TO THE MADNESS.

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WE'VE GOT A TECHNIQUE.

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Narrator: KEY TO THEIR TECHNIQUE

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IS THEIR 800-KILOGRAM DIGGING MACHINE.

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RAZOR-SHARP CLAWS RIP THROUGH THE CLAY SOIL,

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SHIFTING 10 TONS OF EARTH IN AN HOUR.

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BUT OPAL IS FRAGILE.

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FINDING THIS PRIZE TAKES SKILL, PATIENCE AND A BIT OF LUCK.

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Mark: ONE MISTAKE WILL COST YOU 100 GRAND.

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YOU CAN SHATTER A STONE.

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Narrator: THE MINED EARTH IS FED INTO A SERIES OF PIPES

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THAT FORM PART OF AN IMMENSE VACUUM...

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...POWERED BY WHAT IS KNOWN AS A BLOWER.

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Mark: EVERY BLOWER IS SORT OF PUT TOGETHER

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BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

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MOST OF THEM ARE MADE UP OF A COMPLETE SORT OF MIX OF PARTS

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LIKE OLD TRUCK PARTS,

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TRUCK MOTORS AND DIFFERENT BITS AND PIECES,

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SO THIS IS A TWO-SPEED OFF AN OLD BEDFORD TRUCK,

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SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S PROBABLY 50 YEARS OLD.

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SO THIS MACHINE IS CALLED A BLOWER,

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BUT IT SHOULD BE CALLED A SUCKER BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT DOES.

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IT SUCKS THE DIRT FROM OFF THE FLOOR OF THE MINE

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AND SUCKS IT UP THE PIPES INTO THIS CYLINDER WE CALL A HOPPER.

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WHEN THAT GETS FILLED UP WITH THE OPAL CLAY,

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WE'LL JUST DROP IT INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.

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Narrator: THE DIRT IS THEN WASHED OFF

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IN A CONVERTED CEMENT MIXER CALLED AN AGITATOR,

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AND THE STONES THAT ARE LEFT ARE THEN CHECKED FOR ANY OPAL.

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IN OPAL MINING,

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SUCCESS CAN QUICKLY TURN INTO FINANCIAL FAILURE.

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THE FACE THAT EARNED THE TEAM A COOL $22,000 HAS DRIED UP.

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YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING?

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IT HAS TO BE THE SAME.

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YEAH, NOT MUCH TO THE STORY TO TELL HERE, NO TRACE,

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NO ANYTHING REALLY, JUST A FEW SORT OF HARD BALLS,

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ACTUALLY WHAT WE CALL DOG STONES.

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YEAH, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA PAY.

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Narrator: AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF DIGGING,

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THEY FOUND JUST ONE PROMISING PIECE OF DIRT.

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KELLY NOW HAS A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE,

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WHETHER TO KEEP THE TEAM DIGGING IN THE SAME PLACE

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OR WASTE VALUABLE TIME MOVING THE DIGGER TO A NEW SPOT.

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Kelly: YOU CAN HEAR THE BLOWER GOING,

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SO THAT'S $100 NOTES GOING.

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SO WHILE THAT'S GOING, IT MAKES ME INCREDIBLY NERVOUS.

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Narrator: AT DRAGONFLY OPEN-CUT MINE, OPALTON,

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LONG-TIME PARTNERS AARON GROTJAHN AND GREG GERAN

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ARE STRUGGLING TO HIT PAY DIRT.

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YOU KNOW, WE'LL KIND OF JUST DIG A LITTLE HOLE,

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AND IT'S JUST THERE.

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BECAUSE IT'S ROCK AND ALL

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THEY'RE HUNTING QUEENSLAND BOULDER OPAL...

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THAT'S THAT PIECE, YEAH....WORTH UP TO $20,000 A GRAM.

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OH. THAT'S A NICE COLOR, EH?

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PRETTY HARD TO GET THE SMILE OFF YOUR FACE

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WHEN YOU BREAK SOMETHING NICE

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BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YEARS FOR THIS STUFF.

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Narrator: SO FAR THIS SEASON,

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THEY HAVE JUST $10,000 OF THEIR $120,000 TARGET.

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TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THEY'RE ALSO A MAN DOWN.

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Greg: YEAH, IT'S A PITY COL CAN'T BE HERE.

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COL IS VERY SICK, SO HE'S GOT TO STAY IN TOWN AND GET BETTER.

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UNTIL THEN, WE'LL KEEP DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING.

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Narrator: AARON AND GREG LIVE SIMPLY OFF THE GRID,

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BUT THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

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OH, WE'VE BEEN BATTLING OUT HERE FOR FIVE YEARS,

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AND WE'VE BEEN JUST SHORT OF MAKING PROBABLY WAGES.

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IT'S ENOUGH TO EAT AND SORT OF KEEP TRUCKING.

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THAT'S NOT A LINE. IT'S A PULLOUT.

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EVERY ROCK IS ONE STEP CLOSER...

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THAT'S RIGHT.

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...TO PAYING THE BILLS, GETTING AHEAD.

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Narrator: FOR AARON, DRAGONFLY IS MORE THAN JUST A CLAIM.

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IN THE 1980s AND '90s, IT WAS OWNED BY HIS DAD, ARNO.

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YEAH, HE MISSED A HOLE FULL OF HEAPS.

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HE WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE RIGHT NOW PLAYING

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HIS SQUEEZE-BOX AND DIDGERIDOO AND TAKING IT EASY.

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Narrator: AARON AND GREG ARE DIGGING

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THE LAST UNTOUCHED SECTION, HOPING IT CONTAINS A FORTUNE.

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Aaron: MY DAD LEFT US A BIT OF OPAL TO DIG UP.

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Greg: THIS MIGHT JUST BE THE TRACE.

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A BIT OF LUCK, THE POCKET CAN COME.

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WE NEVER KNOW, MATE.YOU NEVER KNOW.

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WANT TO LOCK THAT UP, MATE? LET'S GO.

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LET'S GO AND DO SOME DIGGING.

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YEAH, AND DO SOME FACING.

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IT'S GOOD TO GET SOMETHING IN THE DRUM.

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LET'S GO AND DIG.

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Aaron: "THERE'S ONLY 10% LEFT," DAD USED TO SAY,

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AND HE'S RIGHT,

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BUT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD 10%.

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Greg: WE HAVEN'T REALLY FOUND A POCKET YET,

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BUT YOU'VE JUST GOT TO KEEP BATTLING ON

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AND HOPE THAT WE STUMBLE

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INTO A POCKET OF DECENT ROCK OR WHATEVER.

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USUALLY, WHEN YOU'RE JUST ABOUT TO GIVE UP

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OR TRY SOMEWHERE ELSE, THERE IT'LL BE.

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YOU'VE GOT TO BE DETERMINED TO FIND THIS STUFF.

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HEY, YOU'VE GOT IT. OY, BLAST THAT ONE OUT.

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Greg: OKAY.

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Narrator: BOULDER OPAL EXISTS

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IN THE HARD, DARK IRONSTONE ROCKS

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AMONG THE LIGHTLY COLORED SANDSTONE.

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IT'S FORMED WHEN SILICA-RICH WATER SEEPING UNDERGROUND

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POOLS IN CRACKS IN THE IMPERVIOUS ROCKS

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AND OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS HARDENS INTO OPAL.

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THE MORE DIRT YOU SHIFT,

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THE MORE CHANCE YOU HAVE OF FINDING IT.

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COME ON.

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I'M GONNA TAKE A GAMBLE ON THIS AND KEEP DIGGING.

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Narrator: IF THE GAMBLE DOESN'T PAY OFF SOON,

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AARON AND GREG WILL RUN OUT OF CASH TO KEEP THE CLAIM GOING.

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Justin: OPAL COUNTRY, I LOVE IT.

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YOU KNOW, I GET REALLY EXCITED COMING OUT HERE

235
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BECAUSE I CAN FEEL THE OPAL.

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I CAN...

237
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YOU CAN JUST FEEL IT IN YOUR VEINS.

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Narrator: JUSTIN IS HEADING TO THE REMOTE TOWN OF MINTABIE,

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HOPING TO PICK UP SOME ROUGH OPAL

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HE CAN THEN SELL ON AT A PROFIT.

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Justin: IN ITS HEYDAY, WHEN IT WAS FIRST DISCOVERED,

242
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MINTABIE PRODUCED MORE OPAL THAN COOBER PEDY,

243
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SO THAT SAYS SOMETHING IF COOBER PEDY

244
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IS THE OPAL CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.

245
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Narrator: BUT MINTABIE WILL SOON BE A TOWN NO LONGER.

246
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THE LAND IT STANDS ON HAS BEEN HANDED BACK TO THE TRADITIONAL

247
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ABORIGINAL OWNERS.

248
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IN JUST A FEW MONTHS, IT'S DUE TO CLOSE.

249
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MINERS ARE FAST DISAPPEARING,

250
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AND MINTABIE OPAL IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY SOUGHT AFTER.

251
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THEY'RE SHUTTING THE TOWN DOWN UNFORTUNATELY,

252
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SO ALL THE MINING WILL EVENTUALLY STOP,

253
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AND THE PRODUCTION OF THAT OPAL WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE.

254
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Narrator: JUSTIN HAS ARRANGED TO MEET

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ONE OF THE LAST OPAL MINERS IN MINTABIE --

256
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JAMIE WILSON.

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I WANT TO MAKE THIS TRIP WORTHWHILE,

258
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ALL THIS WAY TO COME TO MINTABIE.

259
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YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT THE COST INVOLVED

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IN BEING UP HERE FOR A DAY

261
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AND THEN ALSO THE FUEL TO GET UP HERE,

262
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SO I'VE GOT TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF THIS PARCEL.

263
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OTHERWISE, IT'S ANOTHER LOSS.

264
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GAME ON, HERE WE GO.

265
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WE'RE AT HIS CAMP UP ON TOP OF THE RIDGE.

266
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Narrator: IF JUSTIN CAN BUY GOOD-QUALITY ROUGH OPAL,

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FLIPPING IT COULD TRIPLE HIS MONEY.

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OVER 1,000 KILOMETERS TO THE EAST...

269
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THE TRACE HAS SORT OF LEANED RIGHT OFF, HASN'T IT?

270
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YEAH.

271
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EIGHT METERS BELOW THE SURFACE,

272
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KELLY'S TEAM HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THEIR HARD WORK.

273
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Kelly: OPAL MINING IS A CONSTANT ROLLER COASTER.

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HOUSE IN THE MORNING, PENTHOUSE AT NIGHT

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AND BACK TO THE  HOUSE THE NEXT DAY.

276
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THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.

277
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Narrator: THEY NEED TO KEEP MOVING AS MUCH DIRT AS THEY CAN.

278
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

279
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MARK AND DWAYNE SUPPLEMENT THEIR INCOME

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BY WORKING IN COAL MINES,

281
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AND THEIR SHIFTS START IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS.

282
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ON THE SURFACE, A PROBLEM --

283
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THE BLOWER SUCKING OUT THE DIRT HAS STOPPED WORKING.

284
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Kelly: BECAUSE WE'RE A SMALL-SCALE OPERATION,

285
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WE DON'T HAVE LOADS OF EQUIPMENT OR LOADS OF DOLLARS,

286
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AND WHEN YOU GET A PROBLEM LIKE THIS,

287
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EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN.

288
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SO IS THAT ON OR OFF?

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OFF.

290
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Mark: IT'S GOT A PROBLEM WITH THE TWO-SPEED ON THE MOTOR

291
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THAT PUTS THE THROTTLE UP AND DOWN,

292
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SO IT'S FALLEN TO PIECES AT THE MOMENT.

293
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IF THE MOTOR STAYS REVVED UP, THE HOPPER WON'T DROP,

294
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SO YOU'LL START FEEDING DIRT THROUGH YOUR FANS,

295
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WHICH WILL WEAR YOUR FANS OUT,

296
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AND YOU'LL NEVER GET ANY DIRT ON THE TRUCK.

297
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WE CAN'T WORK WITHOUT THIS.

298
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Narrator: WITHOUT THE BLOWER,

299
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KELLY'S OPERATION GRINDS TO A HALT.

300
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IF THEY CAN'T FIX THE BLOWER,

301
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THEIR OPAL MINING WILL STOP FOR OVER A WEEK.

302
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-THIS IS THE LAST DAY. -LAST DAY.

303
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TODAY IS OUR LAST DAY BEFORE WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO OUR REAL JOB,

304
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SO IT NEEDS TO GET FIXED.

305
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Dwayne: AHH!

306
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Narrator: MINTABIE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

307
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LET'S GO AND HAVE A LOOK AT SOME OPAL.

308
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JEFF!

309
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ROOKIE JUSTIN IS HOPING TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK,

310
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BUYING AND SELLING ROUGH OPAL FROM VETERAN MINER JAMIE.

311
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SO YOU CAN HAVE THAT.

312
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ALRIGHT. WHAT'S IN HERE?

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POTCH.

314
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28 OUNCES OF POTCH.A LARGE POTCH.

315
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Narrator: MOST MINERS GRADE THEIR ROUGH OPAL FOR SALE

316
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WITH "A" BEING THE BEST-QUALITY OPAL AND "C" THE LOWEST.

317
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SO THIS IS WHAT YOU FOUND IN THE LAST TRIP OR THIS LAST WEEK?

318
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YEP, THAT'S THE LAST SESSION WE'VE DONE.

319
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ALRIGHT.

320
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OKAY, SO YOU'VE GOT "A," "B" AND "C,"

321
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SO YOU'VE GOT 8 OUNCES OF "A," 12 OF "B" AND 28 OF "C."

322
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LET'S LOOK AT "A" FIRST.

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THERE ARE LOTS OF LITTLE TRICKS IN THE OPAL-BUYING TRADE.

324
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SOME PEOPLE WILL MIX REALLY GOOD OPAL WITH CRAP OPAL

325
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AND THEN TRY AND ASK FOR A PREMIUM

326
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BECAUSE THERE'S SOME GOOD STONES IN THERE.

327
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THEY WILL NOT SORT THE OPAL OR CLASS THE OPAL PROPERLY,

328
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SO IT MAKES IT A BIT MORE CONFUSING.

329
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SO WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT, THE TOTAL?

330
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WE WORK OUT THE PRICE.

331
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WHEN I'M HOLDING THAT BAG OF OPAL,

332
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I PUT THE PRICE THAT I WOULD LET IT GO FOR.

333
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YEP.

334
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YOU KNOW, ANY LESS THAN THAT,

335
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I'D RATHER JUST KEEP IT.

336
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THE OPAL BUYERS ALL DO THE HEDGING

337
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BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BARTER WITH ME, AND I DON'T BARTER.

338
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I JUST GO, "NO, IT'S COOL."

339
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I THINK HE'S A REALLY NICE BLOKE,

340
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BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,

341
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HE'S GONNA GET THE MOST FOR HIM SO HE CAN KEEP MINING.

342
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YOU'VE GOT TO BE ON YOUR GAME.

343
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YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE

344
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THAT YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET RIPPED OFF.

345
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YOU'VE GOT TO BE, YOU KNOW, CLUED UP ENOUGH,

346
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AND UNFORTUNATELY,

347
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I'M RIGHT AT THE ROOKIE STAGE OF THINGS

348
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WHERE I DON'T REALLY KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THIS INDUSTRY.

349
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WHAT ARE YOU THINKING FOR THE PRICE,

350
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AND WHAT HAVE YOU GOT ON IT?

351
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THAT'S WHAT IT COMES TO.$14,000?

352
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YEP. WHEW.

353
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WE CAN ROUND THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

354
00:18:37,931 --> 00:18:41,862
IT IS QUITE -- IT IS QUITE STEEP.

355
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I'M NOT SURE IF I REALLY WANT TO GET IT.

356
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WHERE WE'RE DIGGING,

357
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IF IT HAD DIPS, IT WOULD BE NICE.

358
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YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING MORE WOULD HAPPEN.

359
00:19:04,724 --> 00:19:06,034
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE MONEY DOING THIS STUFF, GREG.

360
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WE'VE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO IT.

361
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Greg: THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT.

362
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Narrator: WITH THEIR DRAGONFLY CLAIM NOT PAYING OFF,

363
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AARON AND GREG HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR OFF-GRID CAMP FOR HELP.

364
00:19:20,137 --> 00:19:25,241
TESLA CEDRIC HAS MINED IN THESE PARTS FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

365
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Aaron: TESLA.

366
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Aaron: TESLA, WE CALL HIM THE MIGHTY TESLA.

367
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HE'S BEEN AROUND HERE A LONG TIME.

368
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TESLA. G'DAY.

369
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Aaron: I'VE KNOWN HIM EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER.

370
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HE WORKED AT THE DRAGONFLY WITH DAD.

371
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THAT'S WHERE THEY PULLED THAT MONEY OUT,

372
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300,000 OR 400,000.

373
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A BIT OF A LEGEND.

374
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AH, SIT DOWN.

375
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Narrator: AARON AND GREG

376
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HOPE HE CAN TELL THEM WHERE TO DIG NEXT.

377
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Aaron: WE'RE DOING A JOB OFF THE TOP.

378
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THEY'RE GETTING A BIT OF COLOR.

379
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Man #2: ALRIGHT. UP AT DRAGONFLY?

380
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-YEAH. -OH, YEAH, YEAH.

381
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YOU DUG THERE A FEW TIMES, EH?

382
00:20:03,068 --> 00:20:04,655
YEAH.

383
00:20:04,689 --> 00:20:07,344
WHERE DID YOU DIG UP THERE?

384
00:20:07,379 --> 00:20:09,172
YEAH, YEAH.

385
00:20:09,206 --> 00:20:10,482
YEP.

386
00:20:13,931 --> 00:20:15,172
YEAH.

387
00:20:26,724 --> 00:20:28,068
YEAH.

388
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THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF STILL THERE, TOO, I RECKON.

389
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SEE YOU, TESLA.

390
00:20:47,172 --> 00:20:48,965
THANKS FOR POPPING IN, MATE.

391
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SEE YOU LATER, HENRY. SEE YOU, ZAZE.

392
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-SEE YOU. -SEE YOU LATER.

393
00:20:51,931 --> 00:20:53,413
GOOD LUCK.

394
00:20:53,448 --> 00:20:55,275
TESLA WAS TELLING ME NO ONE HAS DUG

395
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THE DEEP LEVEL OUT THE FRONT.

396
00:20:56,551 --> 00:20:58,241
IT'S NEVER BEEN TOUCHED.

397
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THEY JUST TOOK THE SHALLOW LEVEL.

398
00:21:00,379 --> 00:21:02,758
THE DEEP LEVEL IS ALL STILL THERE,

399
00:21:02,793 --> 00:21:05,206
AND WE'RE DIGGING IT NOW.

400
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I'LL DRIVE. YEP.

401
00:21:07,310 --> 00:21:09,000
Narrator: WITH THE ENCOURAGING NEWS

402
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THAT THEY'RE IN THE RIGHT SPOT,

403
00:21:10,586 --> 00:21:13,068
THE BOYS WASTE NO TIME GETTING BACK OUT

404
00:21:13,103 --> 00:21:16,034
TO THE CLAIM AND BACK TO WORK.

405
00:21:22,068 --> 00:21:23,137
OH!

406
00:21:23,172 --> 00:21:26,344
GOLLY, LOOK, COLOR, COLOR IN THE SKIN!

407
00:21:26,379 --> 00:21:27,862
OH, LOOK AT THAT BIG DENT,

408
00:21:27,896 --> 00:21:30,137
BUT HE'S IN THE SKIN.

409
00:21:30,172 --> 00:21:32,275
NICE COLOR, TOO.

410
00:21:32,310 --> 00:21:34,275
GOOD JOB, MATE.

411
00:21:34,310 --> 00:21:35,344
IMAGINE ONE OF THEM BUILDING OUT.

412
00:21:35,379 --> 00:21:36,586
LET'S GO.

413
00:21:36,620 --> 00:21:38,034
TRYING, MATE, SHE'S TRYING.

414
00:21:38,068 --> 00:21:41,413
IS ONE OF THEM LOADED, MATE?

415
00:21:41,448 --> 00:21:43,655
PAY DAY.

416
00:21:45,620 --> 00:21:47,482
OH.

417
00:21:50,965 --> 00:21:52,344
YEAH.

418
00:21:52,379 --> 00:21:54,000
OPAL IS TRYING TO GET INTO THEM BIGGER, HARDER ROCKS.

419
00:21:54,034 --> 00:21:55,551
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

420
00:21:55,586 --> 00:21:56,896
HERE, MATE.KNOCK HER OUT, MATE.

421
00:21:56,931 --> 00:22:00,103
KNOCK HER OUT.

422
00:22:04,034 --> 00:22:05,793
Aaron: THAT'S OPAL MINING.

423
00:22:05,827 --> 00:22:08,275
THE GROUND HAS GOT TO MAKE A MISTAKE.

424
00:22:08,310 --> 00:22:10,172
BOULDERS, EVERYTHING HAS GOT TO BE IN THE RIGHT SPOT,

425
00:22:10,206 --> 00:22:12,551
AND THEN YOU GET ONE LOADED UP.

426
00:22:18,620 --> 00:22:19,758
YEAH.

427
00:22:34,413 --> 00:22:36,344
THESE ROCKS HERE ARE GETTING A BIT HARDER, AREN'T THEY?

428
00:22:36,379 --> 00:22:37,965
THEY ARE.

429
00:22:44,103 --> 00:22:46,034
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS, AARON!

430
00:22:46,068 --> 00:22:48,758
WHAT? OH!

431
00:22:48,793 --> 00:22:50,310
NOW THAT'S OPAL, EH?

432
00:22:51,172 --> 00:22:52,000
WOW!

433
00:22:52,034 --> 00:22:53,586
HAVE A LOOK AT THAT!

434
00:22:53,620 --> 00:22:55,482
WOW.

435
00:23:04,103 --> 00:23:05,068
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS, AARON!

436
00:23:05,103 --> 00:23:07,586
WHOA, WHAT? OH!

437
00:23:10,586 --> 00:23:12,172
HAVE A LOOK AT THAT!

438
00:23:12,206 --> 00:23:13,586
WOW.

439
00:23:14,965 --> 00:23:16,517
THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

440
00:23:16,551 --> 00:23:19,344
LOOK AT THIS! LOOK AT THAT.

441
00:23:19,379 --> 00:23:21,000
THAT'S PROPER OPAL, MATE.

442
00:23:21,034 --> 00:23:23,241
THAT MIGHT BE THE KING STONE, EH?

443
00:23:23,275 --> 00:23:25,068
HEY, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, GREG.

444
00:23:25,103 --> 00:23:26,517
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, EH?

445
00:23:26,551 --> 00:23:28,965
PINFIRE. YOU'RE BEAUTY.

446
00:23:31,034 --> 00:23:32,344
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL ROCK, ISN'T IT?

447
00:23:32,379 --> 00:23:34,000
LOOK AT THE PATTERN IN IT.

448
00:23:34,034 --> 00:23:35,620
NOW, THAT IS OPAL, MATE.

449
00:23:35,655 --> 00:23:36,896
THAT JUST MADE OUR DAY.

450
00:23:36,931 --> 00:23:38,862
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

451
00:23:38,896 --> 00:23:42,034
YOU MIGHT MOVE 100 TON OR A MILLION TONS OF SOIL, BUT...

452
00:23:42,068 --> 00:23:45,655
IT COULD BE WORTH  LOADS.

453
00:23:45,689 --> 00:23:47,103
A BEAUTIFUL COLOR, ISN'T IT?

454
00:23:47,137 --> 00:23:48,655
THERE'S NO SUN, EH?THERE'S NO SUN.

455
00:23:48,689 --> 00:23:50,103
THAT'S HOW GOOD THIS OPAL IS.

456
00:23:50,137 --> 00:23:51,413
GOOD OPAL LOOKS AT YOU.

457
00:23:51,448 --> 00:23:53,655
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. BEAUTIFUL OPAL.

458
00:23:53,689 --> 00:23:56,310
WE'LL GIVE HER A SLICE LATER.

459
00:23:56,344 --> 00:23:57,724
DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU SMILE?

460
00:23:57,758 --> 00:24:00,896
THAT MAKES YOU SMILE, GREG.

461
00:24:00,931 --> 00:24:02,172
I TOLD YOU.

462
00:24:02,206 --> 00:24:04,827
YOU NEED GOOD OPAL TO MAKE ME SMILE, MATE.

463
00:24:06,827 --> 00:24:08,551
WHO'S THE LOSERS NOW?

464
00:24:08,586 --> 00:24:11,103
Greg: THAT'S RIGHT. WINNERS ARE GRINNERS.

465
00:24:14,413 --> 00:24:15,896
-HEY! -HEY!

466
00:24:20,172 --> 00:24:23,724
OH, DAD WOULD BE HAPPY NOW. HE'D BE VERY HAPPY.

467
00:24:23,758 --> 00:24:26,965
THAT'S WHERE HE WANTED US TO DIG.

468
00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,862
HE'D BE PROUD OF ME, PROUD OF US.

469
00:24:30,896 --> 00:24:32,862
Narrator: KEEN TO SEE IF THE OPAL

470
00:24:32,896 --> 00:24:34,482
RUNS RIGHT THROUGH THE STONE,

471
00:24:34,517 --> 00:24:37,517
THEY HEAD BACK TO CAMP TO CUT IT OPEN.

472
00:24:37,551 --> 00:24:39,620
-YOU'RE A DREAMER. -A DREAMER.

473
00:24:42,034 --> 00:24:44,275
Aaron: IT'S GOOD TO SEE.

474
00:24:44,310 --> 00:24:45,896
IT TAKES A BURDEN OFF EVERYTHING, TOO.

475
00:24:45,931 --> 00:24:48,103
YOU GOT ONE. YOU KNOW YOU CAN KEEP GOING.

476
00:24:50,137 --> 00:24:52,724
WHEN YOU SEE THINGS LIKE THAT, IT PICKS YOU UP A BIT, EH?

477
00:24:52,758 --> 00:24:55,586
IT'S A NICE BOULDER, AND WE'RE GONNA SAW IT UP IN A MINUTE,

478
00:24:55,620 --> 00:24:58,517
AND HOPEFULLY, IT'S GOT A LOT MORE IN IT.

479
00:25:00,551 --> 00:25:03,586
I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIND MY THIN BLADE.

480
00:25:06,551 --> 00:25:08,551
AH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL COLOR, AARON.

481
00:25:08,586 --> 00:25:11,172
Narrator: THE BOYS WILL HAVE TO CUT THEIR PRECIOUS ROCKS

482
00:25:11,206 --> 00:25:14,896
USING A MASONRY CUTTER AND DIAMOND-TIPPED BLADE.

483
00:25:16,931 --> 00:25:19,931
IF THE OPAL RUNS ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE STONE,

484
00:25:19,965 --> 00:25:22,551
IT COULD MORE THAN DOUBLE ITS VALUE.

485
00:25:29,517 --> 00:25:30,724
Mark: THE PROBLEM IS,

486
00:25:30,758 --> 00:25:33,103
IT'S NOT PICKING THAT UP TO LIFT THAT OFF.

487
00:25:33,137 --> 00:25:34,379
Dwayne: YEAH.

488
00:25:34,413 --> 00:25:38,068
Narrator: KELLY, MARK AND DWAYNE ARE MAROONED ABOVEGROUND

489
00:25:38,103 --> 00:25:40,793
TRYING TO FIX A HOMEMADE BLOWER

490
00:25:40,827 --> 00:25:42,862
VITAL TO SHIFT THEIR MINED EARTH.

491
00:25:42,896 --> 00:25:44,724
Kelly: YOU'VE JUST GOT TO BE A BIT OF A BUSH MECHANIC.

492
00:25:44,758 --> 00:25:46,103
YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO FIX ANYTHING,

493
00:25:46,137 --> 00:25:47,517
PATCH EVERYTHING UP AND, YOU KNOW,

494
00:25:47,551 --> 00:25:49,310
JUST KEEP IT GOING JUST TO GET IT THROUGH A BIT FURTHER.

495
00:25:49,344 --> 00:25:53,103
IF ONE THING DOESN'T GO, THEN YOU DON'T GO.

496
00:25:53,137 --> 00:25:55,931
Narrator: IT'S THE BOYS' LAST DAY ON THE OPAL HUNT

497
00:25:55,965 --> 00:25:59,758
BEFORE RETURNING TO THEIR SHIFT WORK AS COAL MINERS.

498
00:26:01,862 --> 00:26:04,310
IF THEY CAN'T GET THE MACHINE REPAIRED,

499
00:26:04,344 --> 00:26:07,586
THEIR SEASON WILL STALL FOR ANOTHER WEEK.

500
00:26:07,620 --> 00:26:09,241
OH, WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT A RUN.

501
00:26:09,275 --> 00:26:12,896
IT'S NOT RIGHT, BUT WE'LL JUST SEE HOW IT GOES.

502
00:26:29,310 --> 00:26:31,068
I THINK WE'RE ALRIGHT.

503
00:26:31,103 --> 00:26:34,034
JUST GOT TO BE A DELICATE OPERATOR.

504
00:26:34,068 --> 00:26:36,448
Narrator: THE BLOWER IS WORKING,

505
00:26:36,482 --> 00:26:38,551
BUT THEY'VE LOST VALUABLE TIME.

506
00:26:38,586 --> 00:26:41,517
THERE ARE NOW ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT IN THE DAY.

507
00:26:41,551 --> 00:26:42,655
Kelly: PRESSURE IS ON.

508
00:26:42,689 --> 00:26:46,000
WE HAVE TO FIND IT IN HERE.

509
00:26:58,965 --> 00:27:01,379
Narrator: FINALLY, A GLIMMER OF HOPE.

510
00:27:01,413 --> 00:27:03,482
LOOK AT THE COLOR IN THAT.

511
00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,275
-OH -LOOK AT THAT COLOR.

512
00:27:12,413 --> 00:27:13,413
Kelly: WHEN YOU'RE UNDERGROUND

513
00:27:13,448 --> 00:27:14,793
AND YOU GET A LITTLE FLICKER OF COLOR,

514
00:27:14,827 --> 00:27:17,655
IT'S LIKE, "HEY, HEY, HEY, HERE WE GO."

515
00:27:17,689 --> 00:27:18,931
MAN, THAT'S SOME NICE COLOR.

516
00:27:18,965 --> 00:27:21,103
SOME BEAUTIFUL COLOR.

517
00:27:21,137 --> 00:27:23,827
THAT'S WHEN YOU GET THAT LITTLE SHOT OF ADRENALINE.

518
00:27:23,862 --> 00:27:25,344
YOU THINK, "HERE SHE GOES.

519
00:27:25,379 --> 00:27:26,448
THIS IS BRILLIANT.

520
00:27:26,482 --> 00:27:27,689
I DON'T CARE IF IT TURNS TO CRAP.

521
00:27:27,724 --> 00:27:29,034
RIGHT NOW, IT'S PRETTY GOOD."

522
00:27:29,068 --> 00:27:32,793
YOO-HOO, BLOODY BEAUTIFUL.

523
00:27:32,827 --> 00:27:35,068
WILL WE GET PAID TODAY?

524
00:27:39,206 --> 00:27:41,896
Narrator: IT LOOKS LIKE GOOD BLACK OPAL,

525
00:27:41,931 --> 00:27:44,689
THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE,

526
00:27:44,724 --> 00:27:49,965
WORTH AS MUCH AS $35,000 FOR A FIFTH OF A GRAM RETAIL.

527
00:27:52,172 --> 00:27:55,344
BUT ROUGH LIKE THIS, STRAIGHT OUT OF THE GROUND,

528
00:27:55,379 --> 00:27:58,275
IT COULD BE WORTH JUST 1/10 OF THAT,

529
00:27:58,310 --> 00:28:00,413
AND KELLY WILL NEED ALL HER CUTTING

530
00:28:00,448 --> 00:28:04,241
AND POLISHING SKILLS TO INCREASE THE STONE'S VALUE.

531
00:28:06,068 --> 00:28:07,448
Kelly: GOOD DAY AT THE OFFICE.

532
00:28:07,482 --> 00:28:08,413
LET'S GO.

533
00:28:08,448 --> 00:28:10,896
ALRIGHT.

534
00:28:10,931 --> 00:28:14,344
Narrator: BUT FIRST, THEY NEED TO WASH THE 20 TONS OF ROCK

535
00:28:14,379 --> 00:28:16,862
THEY'VE SUCKED UP TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPAL

536
00:28:16,896 --> 00:28:18,758
THEY'VE MISSED UNDERGROUND.

537
00:28:21,379 --> 00:28:24,862
IT COULD BE AN OPAL BONANZA

538
00:28:24,896 --> 00:28:28,000
OR JUST A WORTHLESS PILE OF ROCKS.

539
00:28:35,482 --> 00:28:39,931
IT'S A MAKE-OR-BREAK MOMENT FOR GREG AND AARON.

540
00:28:39,965 --> 00:28:41,793
WITH A DIAMOND-EDGED BLADE,

541
00:28:41,827 --> 00:28:44,103
GREG IS CUTTING THROUGH THEIR BEST ROCK

542
00:28:44,137 --> 00:28:47,517
TO SEE IF THERE'S MORE OPAL INSIDE.

543
00:28:47,551 --> 00:28:49,896
IF YOU FACE A STONE, YOU'VE GOT ONE STONE.

544
00:28:49,931 --> 00:28:52,586
IF YOU POP IT OPEN, YOU GET TO DOUBLE IT UP.

545
00:28:52,620 --> 00:28:54,206
YOU CAN GET TWICE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY.

546
00:29:01,034 --> 00:29:03,586
WATCH YOUR HAND, MAN.YEAH.

547
00:29:11,724 --> 00:29:12,965
I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE A RUN.

548
00:29:15,965 --> 00:29:18,724
WOW. OH!

549
00:29:18,758 --> 00:29:22,137
OH!

550
00:29:22,172 --> 00:29:23,551
THAT'S GEM. THAT'S GEM, MATE.

551
00:29:23,586 --> 00:29:25,068
THAT'S GEM. THAT'S GEM.

552
00:29:25,103 --> 00:29:27,379
IT'S GOT A BIT OF CARAMEL POTCH,

553
00:29:27,413 --> 00:29:28,896
BUT THAT DON'T MATTER.

554
00:29:28,931 --> 00:29:31,000
THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL COLOR THOUGH.

555
00:29:31,034 --> 00:29:34,068
ISN'T IT? EVERY COLOR.

556
00:29:34,103 --> 00:29:35,482
LOOK AT THAT THERE.

557
00:29:35,517 --> 00:29:37,413
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S RUNNING SO FAR.

558
00:29:37,448 --> 00:29:39,896
GOT A LITTLE BIT OF POTCH HERE AND THERE,

559
00:29:39,931 --> 00:29:42,482
BUT GOT BEAUTIFUL LITTLE STONES OUT OF IT.

560
00:29:42,517 --> 00:29:45,827
Narrator: THIS COULD BE THE BOYS' BIGGEST FIND FOR YEARS,

561
00:29:45,862 --> 00:29:47,275
AND THEY'RE KEEN TO GET IT VALUED.

562
00:29:47,310 --> 00:29:48,275
OH, WOW.

563
00:29:48,310 --> 00:29:49,862
THANKS, DAD.

564
00:29:49,896 --> 00:29:51,482
LEFT US 10%.

565
00:29:55,517 --> 00:29:58,862
Narrator: MARGARET GERAN IS AN OPAL CUTTER AND WHOLESALER

566
00:29:58,896 --> 00:30:01,655
WITH A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP TO GREG.

567
00:30:01,689 --> 00:30:03,862
MARGARET IS MY SISTER.

568
00:30:03,896 --> 00:30:07,413
Narrator: SHE'S COME TO VALUE THE BOYS' FIND.

569
00:30:07,448 --> 00:30:10,482
Greg: SHE CUTS OPAL AND SELLS IT FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS OR MORE.

570
00:30:10,517 --> 00:30:11,482
Margaret: THERE'S MONEY THERE.

571
00:30:11,517 --> 00:30:12,862
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CHASING.

572
00:30:12,896 --> 00:30:14,137
BEAUTIFUL. LOOK AT THAT.

573
00:30:14,172 --> 00:30:15,896
HOW MANY CARATS THERE, MY GOD?

574
00:30:15,931 --> 00:30:18,344
YOU'RE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND THIS BIT?

575
00:30:18,379 --> 00:30:19,793
YEP.

576
00:30:19,827 --> 00:30:22,655
IT'S BEAUTIFUL STONE.

577
00:30:22,689 --> 00:30:25,793
I SEE TOP-QUALITY GEM CRYSTAL OPAL.

578
00:30:25,827 --> 00:30:27,586
BEAUTIFUL, BIG FACES.

579
00:30:27,620 --> 00:30:30,034
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING POTENTIALLY WE'VE GOT HERE?

580
00:30:43,758 --> 00:30:44,965
I THINK IT'S PERFECT.

581
00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,448
Narrator: $80,000.

582
00:30:47,482 --> 00:30:48,758
FOR AARON AND GREG,

583
00:30:48,793 --> 00:30:50,827
IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST SINGLE FINDS

584
00:30:50,862 --> 00:30:53,206
THE BOYS HAVE MADE IN YEARS.

585
00:30:53,241 --> 00:30:54,793
IT'S A HUGE RESULT,

586
00:30:54,827 --> 00:31:00,241
BRINGING THEIR TOTAL SO FAR TO $90,000.

587
00:31:00,275 --> 00:31:01,482
Margaret: THE PATTERNS ARE THERE.

588
00:31:01,517 --> 00:31:02,965
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MOVE IT. YOU DON'T NEED THE SUN.

589
00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:04,931
IT'S GEM. IT'S CRYSTAL.

590
00:31:04,965 --> 00:31:09,137
THIS IS WHY QUEENSLAND BOULDER OPAL IS THE BEST OPAL.

591
00:31:09,172 --> 00:31:10,551
GOOD ON YOU, GREG. NO WORRIES.

592
00:31:10,586 --> 00:31:12,517
GOOD ON YOU, MARG.NO WORRIES.

593
00:31:12,551 --> 00:31:13,517
THANK YOU, BOYS.

594
00:31:13,551 --> 00:31:16,000
IT PICKED ME UP A LITTLE BIT TODAY.

595
00:31:16,034 --> 00:31:18,689
IT PICKED ME RIGHT UP ACTUALLY.

596
00:31:18,724 --> 00:31:20,793
ONE BEER, MATE.

597
00:31:20,827 --> 00:31:22,758
ONE BEER FOR THE OPAL.ONLY ONE BEER FOR THE OPAL.

598
00:31:22,793 --> 00:31:24,206
PRETTY COLD ONE HERE WITH US, BUT...

599
00:31:24,241 --> 00:31:25,586
RIGHT, WELL DONE.

600
00:31:25,620 --> 00:31:27,689
WELL DONE, GREG.CHEERS, BIGGIE.

601
00:31:27,724 --> 00:31:29,551
THAT'S IT, CHEERS TO THE OPAL.

602
00:31:37,862 --> 00:31:39,103
Narrator: KELLY IS ON HER WAY

603
00:31:39,137 --> 00:31:43,068
TO MEET MARK AND DWAYNE AT THEIR AGITATOR.

604
00:31:43,103 --> 00:31:44,758
Kelly: WE JUST NEED SOMETHING IN THIS TAIL-OUT,

605
00:31:44,793 --> 00:31:46,379
LIKE EVEN A COUPLE THOUSAND.

606
00:31:46,413 --> 00:31:49,586
EVEN JUST TO COVER SOME FUEL WOULD BE GREAT.

607
00:31:49,620 --> 00:31:50,896
ANYTHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING.

608
00:31:50,931 --> 00:31:54,413
IF THE OPAL GOD GIVES US SOMETHING, WE'LL BE HAPPY.

609
00:31:54,448 --> 00:31:56,310
Narrator: LIKE A BIG WASHING MACHINE,

610
00:31:56,344 --> 00:31:59,827
THE AGITATOR WASHES THE CLAY DIRT OFF THE STONES,

611
00:31:59,862 --> 00:32:02,068
MAKING IT EASIER TO SPOT ANY OPAL

612
00:32:02,103 --> 00:32:05,275
THEY MAY HAVE MISSED UNDERGROUND.

613
00:32:05,310 --> 00:32:08,275
Kelly: THERE'S A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT GOES INTO A TAIL-OUT.

614
00:32:08,310 --> 00:32:09,655
IF YOU'RE BLESSED, YOU'VE GOT OPAL,

615
00:32:09,689 --> 00:32:13,379
AND IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU'VE GOT NOTHING, NADA.

616
00:32:13,413 --> 00:32:16,000
Narrator: NOW FOR THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

617
00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,172
Kelly: IF IT GOES DOWN THE CHUTE AND GOES OVER THE SIDE,

618
00:32:21,206 --> 00:32:22,620
IT'S GONE FOREVER,

619
00:32:22,655 --> 00:32:25,103
SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS ANYTHING.

620
00:32:27,275 --> 00:32:28,931
WE HAVE HAD TAIL-OUTS,

621
00:32:28,965 --> 00:32:31,827
3-, 4-HOUR-LONG TAIL-OUTS, NO COLOR.

622
00:32:31,862 --> 00:32:35,551
THAT'S A PRETTY HARD PILL TO SWALLOW BECAUSE YOU GET NOTHING.

623
00:32:38,103 --> 00:32:41,517
Narrator: THE TEAM ARE DOWN TO THE LAST PILE OF STONES.

624
00:32:43,724 --> 00:32:45,862
IF THEY DON'T FIND ANYTHING HERE,

625
00:32:45,896 --> 00:32:49,965
THEY'LL JUST HAVE THE HALF A DOZEN STONES FOUND UNDERGROUND.

626
00:32:54,827 --> 00:32:57,034
-WHOA, WHOA. -WHOA, THAT'S AN OPAL.

627
00:32:57,068 --> 00:32:59,241
THERE'S COLOR IN HERE, NICE COLOR.

628
00:33:02,310 --> 00:33:03,448
Mark: YEAH, DEFINITELY MORE OF THEM.

629
00:33:03,482 --> 00:33:07,310
OH, OH, A LOT MORE THAN WHAT WE EXPECTED.

630
00:33:15,896 --> 00:33:18,275
Kelly: AS SOON AS YOU SEE A BIT OF COLOR, YOU KNOW,

631
00:33:18,310 --> 00:33:20,551
INITIALLY YOU GO, "OH  WOW."

632
00:33:20,586 --> 00:33:23,137
THEN YOU GET THAT LITTLE BUTTERFLIES, AND YOU THINK,

633
00:33:23,172 --> 00:33:24,827
"OH, YEAH, THIS IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT."

634
00:33:24,862 --> 00:33:28,068
AND THEN ON CLOSER INSPECTION, IT MIGHT BE FULL OF SAND,

635
00:33:28,103 --> 00:33:30,965
OR THE COLOR BAR MIGHT RUN ALL THE WAY AROUND.

636
00:33:32,862 --> 00:33:35,172
IT'S A PROBLEM I'D RATHER HAVE THAN NOT,

637
00:33:35,206 --> 00:33:37,137
IS HAVING OPAL IN A BUCKET,

638
00:33:37,172 --> 00:33:38,586
BUT THEN I LOOK AT IT, AND I THINK,

639
00:33:38,620 --> 00:33:40,862
"WELL, WHAT'S IT REALLY GONNA CUT OUT OF IT?"

640
00:33:40,896 --> 00:33:43,758
Narrator: 20 TONS OF DIRT HAS BEEN REDUCED

641
00:33:43,793 --> 00:33:46,827
TO JUST A HANDFUL OF STONES.

642
00:33:46,862 --> 00:33:49,206
KELLY HAS ONE LAST PLAY

643
00:33:49,241 --> 00:33:51,965
TO BOOST THEIR TALLY FOR THE WEEK.

644
00:33:54,482 --> 00:33:56,965
IN MINTABIE, ROOKIE MINER JUSTIN

645
00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,793
IS TRYING TO BUY A PACKET OF ROUGH OPAL,

646
00:33:59,827 --> 00:34:03,448
HOPING HE CAN POLISH IT AND SELL IT ON AT A PROFIT.

647
00:34:06,344 --> 00:34:09,172
BUT JAMIE IS DRIVING A HARD BARGAIN.

648
00:34:09,206 --> 00:34:13,551
HE'S ASKED FOR $14,000 FOR 3 PARCELS.

649
00:34:16,620 --> 00:34:18,862
IF YOU CAN TAKE $12,000, I'LL DO IT.

650
00:34:23,689 --> 00:34:24,862
Jamie: I CAN'T REALLY, MAN.

651
00:34:24,896 --> 00:34:27,379
I CAN'T GO ANY LESS THAN $13,000.

652
00:34:29,413 --> 00:34:33,655
I'VE ALREADY DROPPED A  LOAD OFF OF THESE.

653
00:34:33,689 --> 00:34:35,275
I WOULD LOVE IT FOR LESS.

654
00:34:37,862 --> 00:34:39,551
ALRIGHT. I'LL MEET YOU IN THE MIDDLE...

655
00:34:43,034 --> 00:34:45,172
...$12,500.

656
00:34:45,206 --> 00:34:48,689
12.5? YEP.

657
00:34:48,724 --> 00:34:50,448
ALRIGHT. I THINK WE'VE GOT A DEAL.

658
00:34:50,482 --> 00:34:52,000
ALRIGHT. $12,500.

659
00:34:52,034 --> 00:34:53,379
DEAL. SOUNDS GOOD, THANK YOU.

660
00:34:53,413 --> 00:34:54,793
THANK YOU. THANKS, JEFF.

661
00:34:54,827 --> 00:34:57,034
Narrator: $12,500

662
00:34:57,068 --> 00:35:00,137
FOR THREE PARCELS OF RARE MINTABIE OPAL

663
00:35:00,172 --> 00:35:03,413
WEIGHING 48 OUNCES.

664
00:35:03,448 --> 00:35:05,068
UNICORN

665
00:35:05,103 --> 00:35:06,551
UNICORN?

666
00:35:06,586 --> 00:35:08,620
RARE, MATE, RARE AS.

667
00:35:08,655 --> 00:35:10,172
Justin: I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK HOME

668
00:35:10,206 --> 00:35:11,448
AND GET IT ON THE CUTTING WHEELS

669
00:35:11,482 --> 00:35:13,310
AND JUST TO START SEEING WHAT THESE STONES

670
00:35:13,344 --> 00:35:15,931
ARE GONNA SHOW UP AS.

671
00:35:15,965 --> 00:35:17,896
EARLY ESTIMATES, I THINK, I DEFINITELY

672
00:35:17,931 --> 00:35:20,482
WILL MAKE MY MONEY BACK, SO IT'S NOT GONNA BE A LOSS.

673
00:35:20,517 --> 00:35:22,862
IT COST ME $12,500, AND I'M GONNA TRY

674
00:35:22,896 --> 00:35:24,862
AND TURN IT INTO $40,000 AS A MINIMUM.

675
00:35:32,758 --> 00:35:34,586
Narrator: BACK IN COOBER PEDY,

676
00:35:34,620 --> 00:35:36,896
JUSTIN IS KEEN TO SHOW OFF HIS STASH

677
00:35:36,931 --> 00:35:39,310
TO MENTOR JOHN DUNSTAN.

678
00:35:41,310 --> 00:35:43,827
Justin: TWO C's AND TWO B's.

679
00:35:50,172 --> 00:35:52,413
OH, I SEE.

680
00:35:52,448 --> 00:35:54,310
HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY FOR THIS?

681
00:35:54,344 --> 00:35:56,000
$12,500.

682
00:35:58,655 --> 00:35:59,862
BIT TOO DEEP?

683
00:35:59,896 --> 00:36:02,965
OH, MATE,

684
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,931
IF YOU BOUGHT THIS OPAL TO RESELL IT

685
00:36:04,965 --> 00:36:08,517
AND MAKE A QUICK TURNOVER, YOU'D LOSE MONEY.

686
00:36:08,551 --> 00:36:11,103
OH, REALLY? WOW.

687
00:36:11,137 --> 00:36:14,758
THERE'S NOTHING JUMPING OUT AT ME HERE.

688
00:36:14,793 --> 00:36:18,034
IT'S ALL LOW-GRADE STUFF.

689
00:36:18,068 --> 00:36:19,758
Justin: NO, I DIDN'T FEEL VERY GOOD HEARING

690
00:36:19,793 --> 00:36:22,793
THAT THE PARCEL WASN'T WORTH AS MUCH AS I THOUGHT,

691
00:36:22,827 --> 00:36:24,413
BUT I FELT UNDER PRESSURE

692
00:36:24,448 --> 00:36:27,551
BECAUSE I DROVE ALL THAT WAY UP THERE TO GET THE OPAL.

693
00:36:27,586 --> 00:36:29,310
A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED IN MYSELF

694
00:36:29,344 --> 00:36:31,827
THAT I PROBABLY DIDN'T SEE THE SIGNS.

695
00:36:31,862 --> 00:36:34,586
John: IF YOU BUY THREE OR FOUR OPAL PARCELS,

696
00:36:34,620 --> 00:36:36,413
ONE WILL BE A DUD,

697
00:36:36,448 --> 00:36:38,551
SO THE OTHERS HAVE TO COVER FOR IT.

698
00:36:38,586 --> 00:36:40,620
THAT'S NORMALLY HOW IT GOES,

699
00:36:40,655 --> 00:36:43,034
SO JUSTIN HAS JUST BOUGHT A DUD.

700
00:36:43,068 --> 00:36:45,689
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE BUYING OPAL,

701
00:36:45,724 --> 00:36:48,310
YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF WINNERS,

702
00:36:48,344 --> 00:36:50,137
AND YOU HAVE A LOSER.

703
00:36:50,172 --> 00:36:51,793
THEY'RE NOT ALL WINNERS. YEAH.

704
00:36:51,827 --> 00:36:55,586
SO THIS ONE IS... I'D CLASS IT AS A LOSER.

705
00:36:55,620 --> 00:36:58,068
PERSONALLY WITH JAMIE, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE WOULD GO,

706
00:36:58,103 --> 00:37:00,344
"OH, I DON'T TRUST HIM ANYMORE," BUT, NO, I THINK FOR ME

707
00:37:00,379 --> 00:37:02,896
TO BE ABLE TO LEARN THE ROPES OF THIS INDUSTRY,

708
00:37:02,931 --> 00:37:05,137
I'VE GOT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF BLUES NOW AND AGAIN.

709
00:37:05,172 --> 00:37:07,275
I HAD TO MAKE A QUICK SPLIT-SECOND DECISION,

710
00:37:07,310 --> 00:37:10,517
SAY YES OR NO, AND I SAID YES, AND IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH,

711
00:37:10,551 --> 00:37:11,896
BUT I WANTED THAT OPAL,

712
00:37:11,931 --> 00:37:14,551
AND I WASN'T GONNA LEAVE MINTABIE WITHOUT IT.

713
00:37:14,586 --> 00:37:17,724
Narrator: JUSTIN'S FIRST FORAY INTO OPAL BUYING

714
00:37:17,758 --> 00:37:19,517
WILL BRING IN ZERO PROFIT,

715
00:37:19,551 --> 00:37:25,758
AND HE'S NO CLOSER TO THIS SEASON'S SOLO TARGET OF $75,000.

716
00:37:25,793 --> 00:37:28,689
Justin: EVEN IF I WAS BROKE ON THE BONES OF MY ASS

717
00:37:28,724 --> 00:37:30,689
AND I COULD JUST AFFORD A PICK AND A SHOVEL,

718
00:37:30,724 --> 00:37:32,310
WELL, I'D DIG HOLES BY HAND.

719
00:37:40,034 --> 00:37:42,827
Kelly: JUST GONNA TRIM HIM UP AND MAKE HIM A BIT BETTER SHAPE,

720
00:37:42,862 --> 00:37:44,482
MAXIMIZE THE PROFIT,

721
00:37:44,517 --> 00:37:47,827
THE LESS YOU GIVE THE BOYS A CHANCE TO WHINGE ABOUT IT

722
00:37:47,862 --> 00:37:49,344
AND REVEAL HOW... LOOK AT THAT.

723
00:37:49,379 --> 00:37:50,551
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PATTERN.

724
00:37:50,586 --> 00:37:53,206
...HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE IS, THE BETTER PRICE,

725
00:37:53,241 --> 00:37:55,551
IN THEORY, YOU SHOULD GET.

726
00:37:55,586 --> 00:37:57,275
Narrator: IN LIGHTNING RIDGE,

727
00:37:57,310 --> 00:38:01,275
KELLY'S HARD WORK HAS PRODUCED SOME PROMISING OPAL.

728
00:38:03,206 --> 00:38:04,793
Kelly: THERE'S ANOTHER NICE LITTLE CRYSTAL IN HERE

729
00:38:04,827 --> 00:38:06,448
I'VE GOT TO FIND.

730
00:38:09,241 --> 00:38:11,034
I'M QUITE SURPRISED AT THIS. IT'S QUITE NICE.

731
00:38:11,068 --> 00:38:14,413
THAT'S A NICE STONE, GOT A NICE ROLL COLOR-WISE.

732
00:38:14,448 --> 00:38:15,862
THIS ONE HAD A BIT OF SAND IN IT,

733
00:38:15,896 --> 00:38:17,413
AND I THOUGHT IT WASN'T GONNA COME OUT,

734
00:38:17,448 --> 00:38:19,344
BUT IT'S, YEAH, COME OUT NOT TOO BAD.

735
00:38:19,379 --> 00:38:22,827
JELLYBEAN, DEFORMED JELLYBEAN.

736
00:38:22,862 --> 00:38:24,655
ALRIGHT. I'VE GOT TO BAG IT UP.

737
00:38:26,965 --> 00:38:29,000
RIGHT, COLE, YOU BETTER PAY FOR THIS PARCEL

738
00:38:29,034 --> 00:38:30,655
BECAUSE I'M COMING TO GET YOU.

739
00:38:33,206 --> 00:38:35,793
Narrator: KELLY'S PARCEL OF 21 STONES

740
00:38:35,827 --> 00:38:38,827
IS MAINLY MEDIUM-VALUE CRYSTAL OPAL

741
00:38:38,862 --> 00:38:43,586
OF VARYING COLOR WITH A FEW EXPENSIVE BLACK OPALS.

742
00:38:43,620 --> 00:38:46,724
THEY'RE RUBBED CLEAN, BUT THEY'RE SMALL.

743
00:38:46,758 --> 00:38:50,827
FOR KELLY'S HAUL THIS WEEK, SHE'S HOPING TO GET $7,000

744
00:38:50,862 --> 00:38:54,310
FOR THE LOT FROM LOCAL BUYER COLE BABBAGE.

745
00:38:55,827 --> 00:38:57,137
THERE'S A COUPLE OF NICE RUBS THERE.

746
00:38:57,172 --> 00:39:00,275
THEY'RE REASONABLY CLEAN, TOO.

747
00:39:00,310 --> 00:39:02,310
I'M NOT FEELING BIG DOLLARS YET.

748
00:39:09,931 --> 00:39:11,344
I DON'T KNOW.

749
00:39:11,379 --> 00:39:12,551
THERE'S SOME NICE COLOR.

750
00:39:12,586 --> 00:39:15,896
I'M NOT SEEING A LOT OF MEAT IN THERE THOUGH.

751
00:39:15,931 --> 00:39:17,965
I RECKON 5,000 BUCKS PULLS IT UP.

752
00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:19,034
THAT'S WHAT I RECKON.

753
00:39:19,068 --> 00:39:21,172
ALRIGHT.

754
00:39:21,206 --> 00:39:23,034
WE WERE HOPING FOR $7,000.

755
00:39:23,068 --> 00:39:27,103
YEAH, $7,000 IS GOING, UNFORTUNATELY,

756
00:39:27,137 --> 00:39:29,896
A LITTLE BIT BEYOND WHAT I WAS THINKING.

757
00:39:29,931 --> 00:39:33,000
YEAH, THROW ME OUT YOUR BEST PRICE.

758
00:39:33,034 --> 00:39:35,344
$5,500, $6,000, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

759
00:39:35,379 --> 00:39:38,862
IS THAT A $5,500 OR A $6,000?

760
00:39:38,896 --> 00:39:41,000
I'LL GO $6,000.

761
00:39:43,137 --> 00:39:45,068
YEAH. ALRIGHT. OKAY.

762
00:39:45,103 --> 00:39:47,758
ALRIGHT, 6 GRAND. PUT IT THERE.

763
00:39:47,793 --> 00:39:49,758
THANK YOU. NO, THANK YOU.

764
00:39:49,793 --> 00:39:56,103
Narrator: KELLY'S SALE BRINGS HER TOTAL SO FAR UP TO $28,000.

765
00:39:56,137 --> 00:39:58,482
YEAH, WELL, WE'VE MOVED IT ON.

766
00:39:58,517 --> 00:40:00,551
PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, WOULD HAVE LIKED A LITTLE BIT MORE,

767
00:40:00,586 --> 00:40:03,068
BUT HE'S BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT AND BEEN BUYING

768
00:40:03,103 --> 00:40:04,517
AND COMING CLOSE TO OUR MARK,

769
00:40:04,551 --> 00:40:07,448
SO HAD TO TURN IT OVER, SO, YEAH, DONE.

770
00:40:07,482 --> 00:40:10,896
WE'VE COVERED COSTS, SO THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

771
00:40:10,931 --> 00:40:13,931
OPAL MINING TO ME IS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY.

772
00:40:13,965 --> 00:40:16,413
WHILE IT SHOWS YOU THAT LITTLE BIT OF BEAUTIFUL COLOR

773
00:40:16,448 --> 00:40:18,206
AND EXPOSES ITSELF TO YOU, YOU JUST GO,

774
00:40:18,241 --> 00:40:19,793
"YEAH, THIS IS BRILLIANT.

775
00:40:19,827 --> 00:40:21,034
I DON'T CARE IF IT TURNS TO CRAP.

776
00:40:21,068 --> 00:40:24,034
RIGHT NOW, IT'S PRETTY GOOD."

776
00:40:25,305 --> 00:41:25,854
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