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Narrator: ON "OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS"...

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Becky: OH, MY GOD.

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Narrator: ...ROOKIES JUSTIN AND BECKY RISK THEIR LIVES UNDERGROUND,

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DESPERATE FOR A FIND...

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IF YOU WORKED OUT HERE, THERE'S A POTENTIAL

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THAT YOU COULD GET BURIED ALIVE.

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ALRIGHT. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

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...AND UNCOVER A HIDDEN PRIZE.

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WOO-WEE!

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AND COL IS BACK,

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TAKING ON THE OUTBACK...

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...HUNTING LONG-FORGOTTEN TREASURE.

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YEE-HAW!

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Narrator: COOBER PEDY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA --

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WITH TEMPERATURES HITTING 47 DEGREES CELSIUS,

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HOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS OPAL FIELDS IN THE WORLD,

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PRODUCING CRYSTAL OPAL AND HIGHLY PRIZED WHITE OPAL.

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AT $7,500 A GRAM, IT'S WORTH OVER 100 TIMES MORE THAN GOLD.

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ROOKIES JUSTIN LANG AND FIANCEE BECKY MACALLEN

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HAVE GAMBLED THEIR SAVINGS ON STRIKING IT RICH OUT HERE,

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ON THEIR 50-BY-100-METER CLAIM

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32 KILOMETERS NORTH OF COOBER PEDY,

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BUT WITH THE SEASON NEARLY OVER, THEY'RE WAY BEHIND THEIR TARGET,

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AND ARE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE.

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I'VE WORKED PROBABLY 10 TIMES HARDER THAN I HAVE LAST YEAR,

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AND I'VE FOUND 10 TIMES LESS.

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TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,

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THEIR SOLE PIECE OF HEAVY MACHINERY,

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A 25-YEAR-OLD SECONDHAND EXCAVATOR, IS BLEEDING THEM DRY.

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AN OLD MACHINE ISN'T SO CHEAP AFTER ALL.

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THEY'RE NOW $60,000 DOWN,

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AND EVERY DAY FALLING DEEPER INTO DEBT.

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Justin: $10, $20, $50, SO, TOMORROW,

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I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO AND BUY ANOTHER $200 WORTH

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OF HYDRAULIC OIL

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JUST SO WE CAN KEEP MINING FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.

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FINANCIALLY, VERY STRENUOUS,

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BUT MENTALLY, VERY STRENUOUS, AS WELL.

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DOING MY HEAD IN, THIS PLACE.

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Justin: HERE WE GO.

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WHEN I SCRATCH THE FACE, I DROP IT DOWN LIKE THAT,

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AND THEN, BRING IT JUST BACK.

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SO, THEN, IF I DO SEE A HINT

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OF REALLY GOOD-QUALITY OPAL IN THE WALL,

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THEN I KNOW THAT THE OPAL IS ONLY GONNA BE IN THAT PILE

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AT THE BASE OF WHERE IT CAME OUT.

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Becky: JUSTIN, WHAT'S THAT?

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THERE'S A HORIZONTAL BAND THERE, THOUGH,

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SMALL ONE, RIGHT THERE, STRAIGHT AHEAD.

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YEAH. ALRIGHT. WE'LL GO AND HAVE A LOOK.

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Narrator: DARK BANDS ARE FAULT LINES IN THE ROCK WHERE OPAL FORMS.

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Justin: LET'S REALLY GET UP HERE.

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IT'S THESE FAULTS THAT BECKY AND JUSTIN ARE HUNTING.

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IN A PROCESS TAKING MILLIONS OF YEARS,

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OPAL IS MADE AS WATER SEEPING UNDERGROUND

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DEPOSITS SILICA IN CRACKS AND FISSURES.

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I'M JUST DESPERATELY WANTING TO SEE SOMETHING APPEAR.

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JUSTIN, COME HERE, COME HERE, COME HERE!

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OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.

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YEAH, THAT'S COLOR.THAT'S A SHELL.

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YOU'RE ONTO IT.

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OH, MY GOD.

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THAT COULD JUST PAY FOR THE BLOODY HYDRAULIC OIL.

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I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING HERE.

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10 MINUTES AGO, I WAS QUESTIONING EVERYTHING,

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AND WAS WONDERING WHY I BOTHERED COMING BACK AT ALL.

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AND 10 MINUTES LATER, YOU JUST...

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OPAL FRENZY, STRAIGHT OFF THE BAT. BOOM.

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I HAVE A REALLY GOOD FEELING ABOUT THIS SPOT.

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BUT THE ROCK IS FIGHTING BACK.

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HELL, THIS IS HARD GROUND, YOU KNOW?

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LIKE, YOU CAN'T EVEN DIG THROUGH IT.

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LET'S GET THE RIPPER OUT.

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THE RIPPER IS A MASSIVE IRON CLAW

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THAT CAN TEAR THROUGH THE HARD ROCK.

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BUT AS JUSTIN ATTEMPTS TO ATTACH THE RIPPER TO THE ARM...

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OH, YOU'RE JOKING.

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...THERE'S YET ANOTHER PROBLEM.

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IF THE QUICK HITCH IS SCREWED,

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THAT MEANS WE'RE NOT MINING THIS TRIP.

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I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS.

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THE QUICK HITCH MECHANISM USED TO HOOK THE BUCKET

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AND THE RIPPER TO THE END OF THE EXCAVATOR'S ARM ISN'T WORKING.

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WITHOUT THE QUICK HITCH, THERE'S NO RIPPER, AND NO OPAL.

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AND LAST TRIP, WE SPENT AGES FIXING A MASSIVE HYDRAULIC HOSE,

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AND NOW, WE'VE ALREADY GOT MORE PROBLEMS, SO...

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Col: IT'S A LONG WAY TO GO AND GET RESCUED, OR WALK AND GET HELP.

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DON'T HURT THE CAR, IS THE MAIN THING.

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Narrator: AFTER 4 MONTHS OF ILLNESS,

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LOCAL LEGEND COL DUFF IS RETURNING TO THE OPAL FIELDS.

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Col: I DON'T THINK ANYONE HAS BEEN IN THERE

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SINCE THE '70S AND THE '80S.

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Narrator: BUT THIS TIME, HE'S PROSPECTING SOLO.

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IT'S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR FOR COL.

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HAVING JUST BEATEN CANCER 4 MONTHS AGO,

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HE WAS STRUCK DOWN BY MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUS

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BARMAH FEVER,

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LEAVING HIM WEAK AND UNABLE TO WORK WITH OLD MATES

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AARON AND GREG, ENDING THEIR LONG PARTNERSHIP.

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Col: A LOT OF THESE PARTNERSHIPS COME AND GO, YOU KNOW?

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IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE MARRIED.

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AND GOOD LUCK TO THEM.

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SO, RATHER THAN MUCK THEM AROUND,

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BETTER I GO AND FIND SOME MORE PLACES FOR THE FUTURE.

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Narrator: FOR COL NOW, LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE

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IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER BEFORE.

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DON'T CRY.

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HE RECENTLY FOUND LOVE WITH NEW GIRLFRIEND PETA AND HER KIDS.

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Col: SHE'S, YOU KNOW, KEPT ME FED, YOU KNOW, LOOKED AFTER ME

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WHEN I WAS REALLY IN A BAD WAY.

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Peta: I BELIEVE THAT, WHEN HE'S WELL,

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AND IS OUT THERE PHYSICALLY DOING THE WORK,

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I BELIEVE THAT HE WILL SUCCEED.

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Narrator: WITH MOST OF THE SEASON GONE,

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AND A NEW FAMILY TO FEED,

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COL IS DESPERATE TO MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME AND MONEY.

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SATELLITE IMAGERY IS FORMER TELECOM ENGINEER COL'S

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BEST SOURCE OF NEW LEADS.

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WE'VE GOT THE DATA.

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WE'VE GOT THE HIGH-DETAILED SATELLITE IMAGERY,

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SO WE CAN SEE WHERE WE ARE IN AMONGST IT.

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I CAN SEE PLACES TO GO TO, SO LET'S GO AND CHECK THEM OUT.

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Narrator: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS MEAN SATELLITE IMAGERY

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CAN NOW SHOW POTENTIALLY OPAL-BEARING SANDSTONE

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AND IRONSTONE ROCKS IN RED.

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COL HAS PINPOINTED A REMOTE AREA WITH PROMISING ROCKS,

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UNLIKELY TO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY OTHER MINERS FOR DECADES.

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I WANT TO GO TO A PLACE THAT I'VE BEEN TO BEFORE,

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CALLED "ELDORADO."

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Narrator: DURING THE BOOM YEARS OF THE 1880S,

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HUNDREDS OF MINERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

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FLOCKED TO THE LEGENDARY FIELDS OF EL DORADO.

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TODAY, ALL THAT REMAINS OF THEIR WORK

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ARE COUNTLESS PILES OF DIRT DUG FROM DEEP BELOW GROUND.

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COL IS BANKING ON MANY OF THEM

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STILL CONTACTING BOULDER AND MATRIX OPAL

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MISSED OR DISCARDED BY THE OLD-TIME MINERS.

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BUT DEEP INTO THE OUTBREAK,

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ELDORADO IS TOO REMOTE FOR MOST MINERS TO DARE TO VENTURE.

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FOR COL, NOW WITH A FAMILY TO SUPPORT,

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IT COULD BE THE LIFELINE HE NEEDS.

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THE NEW PLAN -- GO AND HAVE A LOOK

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WHERE NO MAN HAS BEEN FOR A LONG TIME.

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WE'RE GOING TO ELDORADO.

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COL WILL BE FORCED TO GO OFF-ROAD.

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Col: WELL, THE MINERS' ROADS ARE LIKE GOAT TRACKS.

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YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, AND YOU'VE GOT NO ONE

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TO HELP YOU STRAIGHT AWAY, SO JUST DON'T BE SILLY.

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Narrator: IN THE 1-TON TRAILER,

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COL HAS ALL THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO SURVIVE OUT HERE.

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BUT WITH NO PARTNERS, IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG,

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HE'S ON HIS OWN

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OVER 100 KILOMETERS FROM THE NEAREST TOWN.

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WE'LL HAVE A LOOK ON THE MOTORBIKE.

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IT'S A BIT EASIER TO GET IT

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AROUND THE PADDOCK WITHOUT GETTING STUCK.

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WE'RE GONNA GO AND FIND SOME OPAL.

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CAN FEEL IT IN ME BONES, SOMEWHERE HERE.

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MUST BE A GOOD PLACE.

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YEE-HAW!

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LET'S HAVE A LOOK HERE.

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I CAN SEE SOME WORKINGS DOWN HERE ON THE CREEK,

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SO I WANT TO SEE IF THEY WERE OLD-TIMERS OR BACKHOES.

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YOU CAN SEE ALL THE SANDSTONE SHEDDING,

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SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF KEEPING YOUR EYES OPEN,

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AND SEEING IF IT STARTS TO CARRY OPAL.

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THIS IS ELDORADO.

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SHE'S HARD COUNTRY. NO OPAL HERE.

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IT'S JUST SOLID CAPROCK.

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Narrator: COL HAS ARRIVED AT ELDORADO, AN OASIS IN THE DESERT

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RIDDLED WITH CREEKS AND WATER HOLES,

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AND NEARBY, THE WORKINGS OF OLD-TIME OPAL MINERS.

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COL HOPES TO FIND PIECES OF OPAL

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THE OLD-TIMERS MISSED IN THEIR PILES OF TAILINGS.

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BUT IN THE 40-DEGREE HEAT OVER RUGGED TERRAIN,

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HIS PROGRESS IS AGONIZINGLY SLOW.

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ON THEIR CLAIM ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF COOBER PEDY,

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JUSTIN AND BECKY'S SOLE PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT,

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THEIR SECONDHAND EXCAVATOR, HAS JAMMED.

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BECKS MADE THE EFFORT TO COME ALL THE WAY UP TO COOBER PEDY,

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1,000 KILOMETERS FROM HOME,

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TO GO MINING THIS WEEK -- LAST CHANCE THIS YEAR --

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AND THIS THING HAS PACKED IT IN.

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IT WON'T WORK.

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IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY ANNOYING IF WE CAN'T MINE THIS TRIP.

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Narrator: A BUSTED QUICK HITCH RENDERS THE EXCAVATOR VIRTUALLY USELESS.

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Justin: I REALLY NEED THIS MACHINE TO WORK TO FIND OPAL,

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AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO FORK OUT ANOTHER $30,000

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OR $40,000 TO GET ANOTHER MACHINE,

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SO, AT THE MOMENT, IT'S A DEAD INVESTMENT.

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BLOODY HELL.

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ONCE AGAIN, THE EXCAVATOR HAS A PROBLEM.

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THIS OLD GIRL, SHE'S DOING ALRIGHT, THE OLD MACHINE,

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BUT BLOODY HELL, IT JUST SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART

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LEFT, RIGHT, AND CENTER.

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Narrator: WITH MONEY SLIPPING THROUGH THEIR FINGERS,

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JUSTIN AND BECKY NEED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING FAST.

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BECK, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT GOING UNDERGROUND?

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WHAT DO YOU MEAN, TO MINE?

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WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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WELL, I HAVEN'T BEEN UNDERGROUND BEFORE,

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BUT YOU ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS IT IS.

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IT IS DANGEROUS,

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BUT YOU'VE JUST GOT TO RISK IT A LITTLE BIT TO FIND THAT OPAL.

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Narrator: TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS,

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JUSTIN AND BECKY MUST FIND OPAL SOME OTHER WAY.

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WITH NO UNDERGROUND MINE OF THEIR OWN,

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JUSTIN AND BECKY ARRANGE TO PARTNER UP

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WITH NEIGHBORING MINERS STOYEN REPEYECK

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AND PARTNER MAX JONES.

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I'VE STRUCK UP A DEAL WITH STOYEN AND MAX

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TO GO MINING UNDERGROUND.

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AND THE DEAL IS 25% OF WHATEVER WE FIND,

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WE GET TO KEEP.

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THE LAST TIME JUSTIN PARTNERED WITH ANOTHER MINER UNDERGROUND,

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IT ENDED BADLY.

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BECAUSE WHEN YOU FIND OPAL, CAN CHANGE.

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FRIENDSHIPS CAN BREAK.

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Narrator: BUT FOR JUSTIN AND BECKY,

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DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR DESPERATE MEASURES.

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-HEY, STOYEN. -MORNING!

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-HOW YOU GOING? -NOT BAD, THANK YOU.

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-IT'S ALRIGHT. -HOW ARE YOU?

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Justin: G'DAY, MAX, HOW YOU GOING, MATE?

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YEAH. YOU DON'T MIND IF WE COME UNDERGROUND WITH YOU?

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-NOT AT ALL. -YEAH, THAT'D BE GOOD.

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COME DOWN, AND GIVE IT A GO,

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AND HAVE A LOOK AROUND ON HOW WE WORK.

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PRETTY DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY YOU DO.

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Narrator: STOYEN AND PARTNER MAX JONES ARE HAPPY

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FOR JUSTIN AND BECKY TO SHARE THE RISKS AND THE REWARDS.

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A LOT OF FIELDS, YOU JUST...

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YOU CAN TUNNEL AND TUNNEL AND TUNNEL, AND FIND NOTHING,

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BUT HERE AT LEAST, YOU MIGHT FIND A PIPE.

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YOU MIGHT FIND SOME SKIN SHELLS, WHICH WILL GET YOU BY,

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PAY FOR THE NEXT LOAD OF DIESEL.

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I'M INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE,

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BUT I'M ALSO QUITE APPREHENSIVE.

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IS THAT FRONT OR BACK?

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Man: THAT'S THE FRONT.

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THROUGH HERE?

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-YEAH, MATE. -YEP.

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SO, I'M ABOUT TO GO UNDERGROUND FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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JUST WANT TO GET DOWN IN ONE PIECE FIRST,

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AND THEN I'LL WORRY ABOUT THE NEXT STEP.

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I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THIS GOES.

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I'M GUESSING IT CLIPS ONTO SOMETHING.

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Man: SIT THERE. JUST PUT YOUR FULL WEIGHT,

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AND YOU'LL SLOWLY SWING OUT.

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ALRIGHT? YOU GOOD, THERE?

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Narrator: BECKY IS HEADING DOWN A 12-METER MINE SHAFT

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WITH LOOSE EARTH WALLS, PRONE TO COLLAPSE.

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Justin: I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY,

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'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG.

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IF ANYTHING DOES GO WRONG, IT GOES BADLY WRONG.

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Narrator: DESPERATE FOR A PAYDAY AFTER MONTHS UNABLE TO MINE...

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Narrator: ...SOLO OPAL-HUNTER COL DUFF

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HAS PUSHED HIMSELF DEEP INTO TROUBLE.

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HE'S STUCK FAST, AND 80 KILOMETERS FROM HELP.

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Col: IT'S A LONG WALK BACK TO THE ROAD.

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SUDDENLY, THE ROAD TURNED TO , AND I GOT IT STUCK.

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I'M JUST SURPRISED HOW QUICKLY IT HAPPENED.

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I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FINE, BUT SHE'S A BIT OF A WASHOUT.

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SOME LOOSE GRAVEL, AND SHE JUST KICKED INTO THE HOLE.

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I FIGURE I CAN KICK IT BACK OUT.

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IT'S, OH, PROBABLY 80Ks BACK TO TOWN.

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YOU'VE GOT TO CARRY WATER WITH YOU OUT HERE,

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'CAUSE IF YOU GET STUCK LIKE THIS, AND YOU'VE GOT NO WATER,

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YOU'RE NOT GONNA LAST VERY LONG.

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Narrator: TO STAND ANY CHANCE OF FREEING THE UTE,

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HE'LL FIRST NEED TO LIGHTEN THE HEAVY TRAILER,

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AND DETACH IT.

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WEAK FROM A RECENT ILLNESS, AND DOWN ON HIS LUCK,

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THIS IS GOING TO BE AN UPHILL BATTLE.

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Col: OH, DAMN.

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SHE'S BROKEN THE CLUTCH LEVER,

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SO THIS MAKES IT A BIT MORE PAINFUL FUN AND GAMES

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FOR THE DAY.

283
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AND IT'S JUST LIKE, "OH, WHAT NEXT?"

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Narrator: ALONE IN TEMPERATURES PUSHING INTO THE 40S,

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COL WILL HAVE TO DIG DEEP.

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LET'S TRY IT.

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GONNA HAVE TO DIG THAT.

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STUPID...

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ONCE YOU'RE IN, YOU'RE IN.

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AND IT'S REALLY HARD, ROCKY GROUND, AND IT'S REAL HOT.

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YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING, HAVE A BETTER LIFE,

292
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BUT THIS SHOWS YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL

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IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,

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AND THINGS CAN GO HORRIBLY WRONG.

295
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SO, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE APPRECIATES

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WHAT WE GO THROUGH TO FIND GOOD OPAL.

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IT'S HARD ON YOUR BODY, HARD YOUR VEHICLES,

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HARD ON YOUR WALLET.

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YOU KNOW, I NEED TO FIND SOME OPAL, MOVE FORWARD IN LIFE.

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I WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING WITH PETA AND THE KIDS,

301
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SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO COVER YOUR COSTS,

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AND HAVE SOME MONEY TO ENJOY.

303
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YOU KNOW, WHAT ELSE AM I GONNA DO?

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GIVE UP?

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NO.

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ALRIGHT. IT'S HOOKED UP ONTO THE SPRING.

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MAYBE I JACK IT UP, AND PUT A ROCK UNDER THE WHEEL.

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THAT MIGHT WORK.

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Narrator: TO GET OUT, COL NEEDS TRACTION.

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HIS PLAN IS, RAISE THE CAR WITH A JACK,

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AND PUT ROCKS UNDER ITS TIRES.

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Col: IT'S VERY HOT.

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I THINK THIS WILL WORK.

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JUST PACK ALL ROCKS UNDER THERE.

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JUST GIVE IT ONE TRY.

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IT MIGHT BE 42 OUT THERE, BUT I THINK IT'S ABOUT 45 IN HERE.

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IT'S LIKE A LITTLE OVEN.

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COME ON, BABY, YOU CAN DO IT.

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BUT IT WORKED.

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LOOK TO THAT AXLE, THERE.

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HEY, WE BUSTED A SPRING.

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WE SURE HAVE.

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OH, GOD.

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Narrator: YET ANOTHER SETBACK.

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Col: THAT TRAILER IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

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THAT'S IT. THE  SHOW IS OVER.

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Narrator: WITHOUT THE TRAILER, COL'S DREAMS OF ELDORADO ARE GONE.

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IN COOBER PEDY...

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Becky: OH, MY GOD.

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Narrator: ...ROOKIE BECKY IS DESCENDING 12 METERS

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INTO AN UNDERGROUND MINE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.

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Becky: IT'S CREEPY.

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IT'S LIKE A TOMB, THIS PLACE.

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Justin: HERE WE GO. SEE YOU AT THE BOTTOM.

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Narrator: STOYEN AND MAX'S MINE IS A SPRAWLING NETWORK OF TUNNELS

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UP TO 16 METERS DEEP, BUILT OVER SEVERAL YEARS.

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-WHO WANTS TO GO FOR A WALK? -YEAH.

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Justin: ALRIGHT. LET'S DO IT.

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Man: OH, WE'LL JUST GET OUT OF THIS SECTION FIRST.

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...AND IT GOES DOWN EVEN FURTHER.

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WE'VE MADE FIVE LEVELS.

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YOU'VE KNOCKED OUT FIVE LEVELS, HERE.

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WOW.

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OKAY. LET'S GO, BECK.

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Narrator: UNDERGROUND MINING IS NOTORIOUSLY DANGEROUS.

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THE SOFT SANDSTONE THAT COULD CONTAIN

347
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THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN OPAL

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COULD ALSO SPELL DISASTER FOR THE CARELESS MINER.

349
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NOW, AS YOU COME UP HERE, THIS AREA IS REALLY DANGEROUS.

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THERE'S SOME AREAS AROUND HERE YOU CAN'T GO THROUGH,

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BECAUSE YOU CAN GET COLLAPSED, AND GET KILLED.

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IT'S NOT WORTH MY LIFE.

353
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I TRY AND BE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.

354
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NOW, HAVE A LOOK AT THE ROOF FIRST.

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SEE IT ALL CRACKED? OH, WOW.

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ALL CRACKED, ALL CRACKED, ALL CRACKED,

357
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ALL COLLAPSING, ALL THE --

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YOU SEE THE WEIGHT ON THE PILLARS,

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HOW IT'S SPREADING THE PILLARS?

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YOU SEE WHERE THE CRACKS ARE, UP THERE?

361
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Justin: YEAH. I CAN SEE THEM.

362
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THAT THERE CAN JUST DROP IN SECONDS.

363
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THAT WAY I WOULDN'T GO.

364
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IF YOU WORKED OUT HERE,

365
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THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT YOU COULD GET BURIED ALIVE.

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YES.

367
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ALRIGHT.

368
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SO LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

369
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ALRIGHT. LET'S GET OUT OF THERE.

370
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I'M GETTING OUT OF THERE. THAT IS DANGEROUS.

371
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THAT IS AN AREA THAT I WOULD STAY WELL AND TRULY OUT OF.

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Man #2: OH, I'LL SHOW YOU THIS SPOT, HERE.

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OH, YEAH?

374
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OH, THIS SPOT HERE HAS GOT SOME NICE OPAL --

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$5,000 OR $6,000 THIS YEAR.

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Becky: COOL.

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SO, COULD BE QUITE -- MIGHT STILL BE IN THERE.

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Justin: ALRIGHT.

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25%

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ONCE WE KNOCK IT ALL OUT, WE TAKE IT BACK, CLEAN IT UP,

381
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WE'LL SPLIT THE OPAL, SPLIT THE MONEY.

382
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ALRIGHT.

383
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SO, WE GET 25% IF WE FIND SOME OPAL HERE?

384
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MM-HMM.

385
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DONE DEAL. AND IS THERE ANYWHERE IN HERE THAT'S UNSAFE,

386
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THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE?

387
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YEAH.

388
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ALRIGHT.

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DON'T GO PAST THERE, 'CAUSE ALL THIS, HERE...

390
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YEAH, TOO DANGEROUS.

391
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TOO DANGEROUS. YEAH.

392
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ALONG THIS LINE, HERE, IS WHERE YOU'VE GOT A GOOD CHANCE.

393
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ALL RIGHT.

394
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THEN, LET'S JUST SET ALL THIS STUFF UP.

395
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GOT... -SO, WE HAVE CABLE.

396
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WE HAVE DRILLS.

397
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Justin: I JUST NEED TO GET THIS --

398
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RUN THIS ELECTRICITY CABLE THROUGH...

399
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...'CAUSE I NEED TO RUN POWER.

400
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Narrator: THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, THE SOURCE OF POWER IS ON THE OTHER SIDE

401
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OF THE DANGEROUSLY UNSTABLE CORRIDOR.

402
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THAT'S THE DEAD ZONE.

403
00:23:25,724 --> 00:23:32,172
SO, WE NEED POWER, SO I'M GONNA RISK IT.

404
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THAT'S THE ONE SPOT WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO.

405
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Justin: TO BE HONEST, I'VE BEEN IN SO MANY

406
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MORE DANGEROUS SPOTS THAN THIS.

407
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WELL, YOU MIGHT HAVE USED UP ALL YOUR LIVES ALREADY.

408
00:23:41,448 --> 00:23:43,344
NO, I'M JUST GONNA THROW THE POWER CORD

409
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THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE -- THROUGH THAT DANGEROUS TUNNEL.

410
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OKAY.AND, YES, YOU'RE RIGHT.

411
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IT COULD COLLAPSE AT ANY MOMENT.

412
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SO, THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO THROW IT THROUGH.

413
00:23:53,206 --> 00:23:56,068
Becky: WELL, YOU'RE NOT BLOODY INDIANA JONES, ALRIGHT?

414
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YOU'VE GOT TO RISK IT TO FIND OPAL, BECK, OTHERWISE...

415
00:23:58,413 --> 00:24:00,517
WE'RE ALREADY RISKING IT JUST BEING HERE.

416
00:24:00,551 --> 00:24:02,586
JUSTIN, THAT'S REALLY STUPID.

417
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APPARENTLY, JUSTIN AND I DISAGREE ON WHETHER FINDING OPAL

418
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IS WORTH RISKING YOUR LIFE FOR.

419
00:24:10,068 --> 00:24:14,620
Justin: THIS IS WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT YOU HERE, OKAY?

420
00:24:14,655 --> 00:24:16,724
HONESTLY, JUSTIN, IT'S REALLY NOT...

421
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WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

422
00:24:18,275 --> 00:24:20,413
NOT GO IN THE ONE PLACE THAT MAX TOLD US NOT TO GO.

423
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HE SAID DON'T GO DIGGING THIS AREA.

424
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PLEASE RELAX.

425
00:24:25,137 --> 00:24:26,310
WELL, YOU...

426
00:24:26,344 --> 00:24:29,137
YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS BY GOING OFF YOUR CHOPS.

427
00:24:29,172 --> 00:24:31,206
IT JUST MAKES ME REALLY FRUSTRATED.

428
00:24:31,241 --> 00:24:32,655
WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHERE YOU DRAW

429
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THE LINE FINANCIALLY,

430
00:24:33,896 --> 00:24:36,310
BUT WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE PHYSICALLY?

431
00:24:36,344 --> 00:24:38,758
LIKE, FOR YOUR OWN LIFE, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

432
00:24:41,965 --> 00:24:43,586
I DON'T KNOW.

433
00:24:43,620 --> 00:24:47,517
IT'S JUST CONCERNING, SOMETIMES, HOW MUCH HE'S WILLING TO RISK

434
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JUST TO FIND OPAL.

435
00:24:51,620 --> 00:24:54,310
AND THAT SCARES ME BECAUSE,

436
00:24:54,344 --> 00:24:56,310
YOU KNOW, THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS THAT

437
00:24:56,344 --> 00:24:59,379
THAT ROOF DOES COME DOWN ON TOP OF HIM,

438
00:24:59,413 --> 00:25:01,965
AND THEN, I HAVE TO DIG HIM OUT WITH MY BARE HANDS.

439
00:25:14,172 --> 00:25:17,241
THAT'S THE ONE SPOT WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO.

440
00:25:17,275 --> 00:25:21,517
Narrator: DESPERATE FOR OPAL TO FIX THEIR BROKEN EXCAVATOR,

441
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ROOKIES, JUSTIN AND BECKY,

442
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ARE RISKING IT ALL UNDERGROUND.

443
00:25:27,655 --> 00:25:29,724
TO DIG, THEY NEED POWER

444
00:25:29,758 --> 00:25:32,206
THAT CAN ONLY BE REACHED ON THE OTHER SIDE

445
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OF THIS DANGEROUSLY UNSTABLE CORRIDOR.

446
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SAFE.

447
00:25:39,206 --> 00:25:40,206
LOVELY.

448
00:25:42,551 --> 00:25:44,275
Justin: COME ON, LET'S GO. LET'S FIND SOME OPAL.

449
00:25:52,172 --> 00:25:54,758
IT'S NOT WORTH IT, JUSTIN.

450
00:25:54,793 --> 00:25:57,344
CAN YOU JUST PUT YOUR TRUST IN, YOU KNOW, ME?

451
00:25:57,379 --> 00:26:00,965
AND I KNOW YOU'RE SUPER WORRIED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

452
00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:02,758
WE'VE GOT SOMETHING SO SPECIAL, YOU KNOW?

453
00:26:02,793 --> 00:26:04,379
WE LOVE EACH OTHER, AND WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN --

454
00:26:04,413 --> 00:26:06,724
I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH IT.

455
00:26:06,758 --> 00:26:08,172
YEAH, BUT I NEED TO GET...I WAS FINE BEFORE THAT.

456
00:26:08,206 --> 00:26:09,206
YOU NEED TO GET A JOB DONE,

457
00:26:09,241 --> 00:26:11,206
YOU NEED TO GET THE POWER THROUGH.

458
00:26:11,241 --> 00:26:12,586
I KNOW. YOU JUST...

459
00:26:12,620 --> 00:26:15,206
YOU KNOW, YOU GET EXCITED, AND, YES,

460
00:26:15,241 --> 00:26:17,482
PROBABLY YOU'RE FINE, LA, LA, LA, LA,

461
00:26:17,517 --> 00:26:22,206
BUT I JUST DON'T LIKE IT WHEN YOU DO RISKY THINGS

462
00:26:22,241 --> 00:26:24,758
JUST SO YOU CAN FIND OPAL.

463
00:26:28,689 --> 00:26:31,896
IF YOU'RE NOT FEELING IT, WE MAY AS WELL GO, THEN.

464
00:26:31,931 --> 00:26:34,206
Becky: I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH IT.

465
00:26:34,241 --> 00:26:35,689
OH, MAN.

466
00:26:41,448 --> 00:26:44,379
OKAY.

467
00:26:44,413 --> 00:26:45,620
Justin: I'VE JUST GOT TO ALWAYS REMEMBER

468
00:26:45,655 --> 00:26:47,344
THAT BECKY MIGHT BE GETTING NERVOUS DOWN HERE.

469
00:26:47,379 --> 00:26:49,655
SO, I'VE GOT TO BE EXTRA SENSITIVE,

470
00:26:49,689 --> 00:26:54,275
ESPECIALLY WHEN, YOU KNOW, SHE'S GOT OUT OF HER COMFORT ZONE.

471
00:26:54,310 --> 00:26:57,517
Narrator: WITH THE AREA THEY'RE WORKING BEING 16 METERS

472
00:26:57,551 --> 00:26:59,137
BELOW GROUND LEVEL,

473
00:26:59,172 --> 00:27:03,931
AN UNEXPECTED COLLAPSE COULD LEAVE THEM TRAPPED BEYOND HELP.

474
00:27:06,068 --> 00:27:07,241
IT'S TOUGH WORK, BECK.

475
00:27:15,448 --> 00:27:18,068
Justin: DRILLING OPAL IS AMAZING BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW

476
00:27:18,103 --> 00:27:24,896
HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO THE ACTUAL FORTUNE.

477
00:27:24,931 --> 00:27:26,379
ALRIGHT.

478
00:27:26,413 --> 00:27:29,344
SO, OPAL IS IN THIS LEVEL, IN BETWEEN ALL THE HOLES.

479
00:27:29,379 --> 00:27:31,965
I'M GONNA DIG OUT THIS NICE SORT OF RECTANGULAR AREA,

480
00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:33,482
JUST GONNA DROP IT OUT,

481
00:27:33,517 --> 00:27:35,448
AND THEN, I'M GONNA SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING IN IT.

482
00:27:43,517 --> 00:27:46,620
-JUSTIN? -WHAT?

483
00:27:46,655 --> 00:27:49,275
COME HERE.

484
00:27:49,310 --> 00:27:50,517
Justin: JOKING?

485
00:27:50,551 --> 00:27:53,689
WOW. LOOK AT THAT. OH, MY GOD.

486
00:27:53,724 --> 00:27:56,689
OH, YEAH, BECK, THERE YOU GO.

487
00:27:56,724 --> 00:27:58,482
Becky: LOOK AT THE COLOR ON THAT.

488
00:27:58,517 --> 00:28:01,758
IT'S AMAZING, EH?

489
00:28:01,793 --> 00:28:03,275
WOW!

490
00:28:03,310 --> 00:28:06,068
THERE IT IS!

491
00:28:06,103 --> 00:28:08,034
WHOO!

492
00:28:08,068 --> 00:28:09,310
THAT'S A BIG PIPE.

493
00:28:09,344 --> 00:28:10,620
LOOK AT THAT. SEE THE PIPE?

494
00:28:10,655 --> 00:28:12,413
AND IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR IN IT.

495
00:28:12,448 --> 00:28:16,241
AND BELEMNITE FOSSIL, WHICH HAS TURNED TO OPAL.

496
00:28:16,275 --> 00:28:17,344
IT'S A BIG ONE.

497
00:28:17,379 --> 00:28:19,034
YES! FINALLY!

498
00:28:22,862 --> 00:28:25,931
Narrator: RARE BELEMNITE PIPES ARE THE BACKBONES

499
00:28:25,965 --> 00:28:30,758
OF ANCIENT CUTTLEFISH FOSSILIZED IN PURE OPAL.

500
00:28:33,482 --> 00:28:35,275
WE FOUND A PIPE. THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.

501
00:28:35,310 --> 00:28:36,931
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A GOOD DAY'S WORK,

502
00:28:36,965 --> 00:28:39,275
FINDING A NICE BELEMNITE PIPE.

503
00:28:39,310 --> 00:28:41,620
THE VIRGIN RAINBOW SOLD FOR A MILLION DOLLARS,

504
00:28:41,655 --> 00:28:45,137
SO THESE THINGS CAN BE WORTH ANYWHERE UP TO THAT.

505
00:28:52,862 --> 00:28:54,482
Col: THAT TRAILER IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

506
00:28:54,517 --> 00:28:56,758
THAT MEANS I'VE GOT TO COME BACK WITH A SPRING.

507
00:28:56,793 --> 00:29:00,689
IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER MISSION TO RESCUE IT.

508
00:29:00,724 --> 00:29:03,655
Narrator: IN SWELTERING 45-DEGREE HEAT,

509
00:29:03,689 --> 00:29:09,689
80 KILOMETERS FROM TOWN, COL'S TRAILER IS OUT OF ACTION.

510
00:29:09,724 --> 00:29:14,413
WITHOUT THE TRAILER, HE CAN'T MAKE IT TO HIS NEXT TARGET SITE.

511
00:29:14,448 --> 00:29:18,034
SHE'S BROKEN THE SPRING, THERE, AND IF WE TRY AND DRAG IT,

512
00:29:18,068 --> 00:29:22,620
WITHOUT DOING IT RIGHT, WE'LL JUST BREAK IT WORSE.

513
00:29:22,655 --> 00:29:24,758
TIME IS RUNNING OUT, AND I GUESS I MAY NEED

514
00:29:24,793 --> 00:29:27,689
A BIT OF KIT TO MAKE CAMPING EASY,

515
00:29:27,724 --> 00:29:30,517
BECAUSE IT'S GOT THE FRIDGE, THE BED, THE BIKE,

516
00:29:30,551 --> 00:29:31,758
EVERYTHING I NEED.

517
00:29:34,896 --> 00:29:36,551
BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT.

518
00:29:36,586 --> 00:29:38,551
WE GOT THE CAR OUT. THAT'S THE MAIN THING.

519
00:29:38,586 --> 00:29:41,482
YEAH, I THINK WE CAN FORGET GOING THIS WAY FOR THE MOMENT,

520
00:29:41,517 --> 00:29:44,655
AND WE'LL GO AND FIND AN EASY ONE ON THE WAY HOME.

521
00:29:49,448 --> 00:29:50,551
THERE'S ONE MORE PLACE I KNOW.

522
00:29:50,586 --> 00:29:53,137
WE CAN STOP IN, AND HAVE A BIT OF A LOOK.

523
00:29:53,172 --> 00:29:56,551
MAYBE WE GET LUCKY, AND GET A BIT OF POCKET MONEY

524
00:29:56,586 --> 00:29:59,827
TO FIX UP THIS STUFF I KEEP BREAKING.

525
00:29:59,862 --> 00:30:03,206
IT'S TURNING INTO AN EXPENSIVE TRIP.

526
00:30:03,241 --> 00:30:05,793
HERE WE NEED A BIT OF LUCK.

527
00:30:05,827 --> 00:30:08,310
OH, GEE, A COUPLE GRAND WOULD BE NICE.

528
00:30:08,344 --> 00:30:10,103
YEAH, ANYTHING,

529
00:30:10,137 --> 00:30:11,241
JUST DON'T GIVE UP.

530
00:30:14,655 --> 00:30:18,827
Narrator: COL HAS JUST ENOUGH FUEL TO HIT ONE MORE ABANDONED MINE

531
00:30:18,862 --> 00:30:21,413
ON THE WAY BACK TO THE SAFETY OF TOWN.

532
00:30:25,068 --> 00:30:28,241
THIS SITE IS CALLED "HAPPY VALLEY."

533
00:30:30,827 --> 00:30:34,862
OVER THE YEARS, IT'S BEEN AN OPAL MECCA.

534
00:30:34,896 --> 00:30:36,448
Col: I'M REALLY LUCKY THAT, YOU KNOW,

535
00:30:36,482 --> 00:30:38,448
I CAME OUT THE OTHER END OF CANCER,

536
00:30:38,482 --> 00:30:40,862
AND I HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY.

537
00:30:40,896 --> 00:30:44,206
JUST TO SURVIVE, THAT'S THE BEST THING EVER.

538
00:30:44,241 --> 00:30:45,689
IT MAKES YOU APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW,

539
00:30:45,724 --> 00:30:47,137
NOTHING LIKE BEING LOVED.

540
00:30:47,172 --> 00:30:48,793
IT'S THE BEST THING EVER.

541
00:30:48,827 --> 00:30:49,896
SO, YOU KNOW WHAT?

542
00:30:49,931 --> 00:30:51,482
I'LL JUST USE THAT AS MY MOTIVATION TO,

543
00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:53,551
YOU KNOW, WORK HARDER, TRY HARDER.

544
00:30:53,586 --> 00:30:56,551
WE'VE ALL GOT A LIMITED TIME, SO, AT THE END OF THE DAY,

545
00:30:56,586 --> 00:30:59,310
YOU'D BETTER GET IT RIGHT, AND DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY,

546
00:30:59,344 --> 00:31:02,724
OR HAVE A GO, 'CAUSE THE CLOCK IS TICKING.

547
00:31:02,758 --> 00:31:04,965
JUST GOT TO FIND SOME OPAL.

548
00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,310
AND THERE'S A WHOLE AREA HERE.

549
00:31:07,344 --> 00:31:08,724
YOU NEVER KNOW YOUR LUCK.

550
00:31:08,758 --> 00:31:12,931
YOU CAN BUST ANY LUCKY-LOOKING ONES, SEE WHAT'S INSIDE.

551
00:31:14,965 --> 00:31:16,620
ALRIGHT. A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR, THERE.

552
00:31:16,655 --> 00:31:18,931
WHERE YOU GET ONE BIT, YOU MIGHT GET SOME MORE.

553
00:31:18,965 --> 00:31:22,379
Narrator: AFTER AN EPIC 3 DAYS OF STRUGGLE,

554
00:31:22,413 --> 00:31:26,000
IT LOOKS LIKE COL'S LUCK HAS FINALLY CHANGED.

555
00:31:26,034 --> 00:31:27,310
OH, YEAH. THAT'S ALRIGHT.

556
00:31:27,344 --> 00:31:28,793
THAT'LL CUT A STONE, I THINK.

557
00:31:28,827 --> 00:31:30,275
YEAH, ONCE YOU START SEEING THE COLOR,

558
00:31:30,310 --> 00:31:32,517
DON'T HIT IT ANY MORE. USE A DIAMOND SAW.

559
00:31:32,551 --> 00:31:34,172
YOU KNOW, I CAN DO SOMETHING WITH IT.

560
00:31:34,206 --> 00:31:35,965
THEY'RE NOT BIG MONEY, BUT, YOU KNOW,

561
00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:37,275
I CAN LOCK MYSELF IN THE WORKSHOP,

562
00:31:37,310 --> 00:31:40,586
AND OUT OF THAT, I MIGHT CUT FOUR OR FIVE STONES.

563
00:31:40,620 --> 00:31:41,793
OH, LOOK AT THAT.

564
00:31:41,827 --> 00:31:43,275
LOOK AT THIS.

565
00:31:43,310 --> 00:31:45,965
LOOK, AN ACTUAL GREEN, SO I CAN ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING WITH THAT.

566
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,344
IF WE'RE LUCKY, THERE'S A PAYDAY THERE.

567
00:31:49,379 --> 00:31:51,793
OH, THAT'S A NICE BIG CHUNK. THAT'S WORTH PLENTY.

568
00:31:51,827 --> 00:31:54,275
IT'S DEFINITELY -- I CAN GET QUITE A FEW BITS OUT OF THAT.

569
00:31:54,310 --> 00:31:55,827
OH, NOW THAT'S ALRIGHT.

570
00:31:55,862 --> 00:31:57,758
THERE'S LOT OF WORKING MATERIAL IN THERE.

571
00:31:57,793 --> 00:31:59,310
I COULD CUT MAYBE 10 STONES.

572
00:31:59,344 --> 00:32:02,103
WELL, WE'RE GETTING THERE. THAT'S HALF A BUCKET.

573
00:32:02,137 --> 00:32:06,896
Narrator: COL'S HAUL IS A MIX OF BOULDER OPAL AND IRON STONE MATRIX

574
00:32:06,931 --> 00:32:10,068
VEINED THROUGH THE ROCK, POPULAR FOR JEWELRY.

575
00:32:10,103 --> 00:32:15,655
A 10-CENTIMETER PIECE CAN BE WORTH UP TO $1,500.

576
00:32:15,689 --> 00:32:18,068
BUT COL WON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH

577
00:32:18,103 --> 00:32:21,965
UNTIL HE'S CUT AND POLISHED IT BACK AT HOME.

578
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,758
Col: I'M JUST GLAD WE GOT SOMETHING TO PLAY WITH.

579
00:32:24,793 --> 00:32:28,206
THERE MIGHT BE SOME BONUSES IN HERE WE'RE NOT SEEING YET.

580
00:32:28,241 --> 00:32:30,206
YOU KNOW, I'LL HOOK IN AS SOON AS WE'RE BACK INTO TOWN.

581
00:32:30,241 --> 00:32:33,551
I'LL GET THE SAW OUT, AND WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AND SEE.

582
00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:52,551
JUSTIN AND BECKY ARE FOLLOWING STOYEN AND MAX BACK TO TOWN

583
00:32:52,586 --> 00:32:57,000
TO COLLECT THEIR 25% CUT OF THE DAY'S OPAL HAUL.

584
00:33:11,137 --> 00:33:13,000
-COME HAVE A SEAT. -LET'S HAVE A LOOK.

585
00:33:15,862 --> 00:33:18,862
Man: THIS IS WHAT WE'VE GOT AFTER THE CLEAN.

586
00:33:18,896 --> 00:33:21,551
Narrator: THEY NEED AT LEAST $500

587
00:33:21,586 --> 00:33:25,896
TO FIX THEIR BROKEN EXCAVATOR, AND CARRY ON MINING.

588
00:33:25,931 --> 00:33:27,689
Becky: SPLIT IT INTO SIZE.

589
00:33:27,724 --> 00:33:29,068
Max: AND WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT WE'VE GOT.

590
00:33:29,103 --> 00:33:31,793
SO, THIS IS ALL THE BEST STUFF FROM MINING TOGETHER --

591
00:33:31,827 --> 00:33:33,310
THE PIPES AND THE SMALLER CHIPS.

592
00:33:33,344 --> 00:33:34,655
THE SMALLER STUFF, YEP. YEP.

593
00:33:34,689 --> 00:33:36,068
Justin: YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME,

594
00:33:36,103 --> 00:33:39,620
SO YOU'VE GOT THE WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE INTO VALUING OPAL.

595
00:33:39,655 --> 00:33:40,965
YOU KNOW HOW WE NORMALLY DO?

596
00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:43,206
I PUT A PRICE ON, BUT I DON'T TELL MAX.

597
00:33:43,241 --> 00:33:44,413
HE PUTS A PRICE ON. -YEAH.

598
00:33:44,448 --> 00:33:46,275
-HE DOESN'T TELL ME. -YOU PUT A PRICE ON.

599
00:33:46,310 --> 00:33:48,275
EVERYONE PUTS THEIR OWN PRICE ON IT.

600
00:33:48,310 --> 00:33:50,517
AND THEN, WE -- YOU GO FOR THE AVERAGE ON IT.

601
00:33:50,551 --> 00:33:51,793
THAT'S A GOOD WAY OF DOING IT, YEAH.

602
00:33:51,827 --> 00:33:54,965
THAT'S GOOD. AND THEN, WE'LL TAKE 25%

603
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:56,724
OF WHATEVER THE TOTAL IS.

604
00:33:56,758 --> 00:33:58,758
CORRECT.

605
00:33:58,793 --> 00:34:02,275
Narrator: ROUGH OPAL IS USUALLY SOLD BY WEIGHT,

606
00:34:02,310 --> 00:34:05,137
AND THE STANDARD MEASURE IS THE OUNCE.

607
00:34:07,827 --> 00:34:11,551
A PENNYWEIGHT IS ONE-TWENTIETH OF AN OUNCE.

608
00:34:11,586 --> 00:34:15,241
Stoyen: ALRIGHT. SO, WE'VE GOT 1 OUNCE, 5 PENNYWEIGHTS

609
00:34:15,275 --> 00:34:17,000
IN THE SMALLER STONES, HERE,

610
00:34:17,034 --> 00:34:21,137
Max: REALLY GOOD MATERIAL, BUT SMALL.

611
00:34:21,172 --> 00:34:22,862
Becky: SO, SHOULD WE WEIGH THE LARGE STUFF NOW?

612
00:34:22,896 --> 00:34:25,965
-YEAH. -SO, WE GOT 1 OUNCE, 10 PENNYWEIGHTS

613
00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,137
OF THE LARGER STUFF, THERE.

614
00:34:29,172 --> 00:34:32,586
YEAH. 20 PENNYWEIGHTS IS AN OUNCE.

615
00:34:32,620 --> 00:34:37,655
Narrator: ROUGH OPAL IS HARD TO VALUE BECAUSE IT'S COMBINED WITH ROCK.

616
00:34:37,689 --> 00:34:42,241
HOW MUCH OF ANY GIVEN STONE IS ACTUALLY OPAL IS GUESSWORK

617
00:34:42,275 --> 00:34:44,827
UNTIL IT'S CUT AND POLISHED.

618
00:34:47,896 --> 00:34:49,862
EVERYONE PUTS THEIR PRICE ON THAT.

619
00:34:54,241 --> 00:34:59,241
ESTIMATING VALUE ACCURATELY TAKES A LOT OF EXPERIENCE --

620
00:34:59,275 --> 00:35:02,862
SOMETHING JUSTIN AND BECKY DON'T HAVE.

621
00:35:02,896 --> 00:35:05,551
Justin: ON THE FIRST ONE, I'VE GOT $20.

622
00:35:05,586 --> 00:35:07,551
-I'VE GOT 80 BUCKS. -ON THIS LITTLE --

623
00:35:07,586 --> 00:35:09,172
YEAH. BECAUSE IT'S RARE. IT'S A .

624
00:35:10,827 --> 00:35:12,482
-I PUT $15. -I GOT $60.

625
00:35:12,517 --> 00:35:14,275
-YEAH. -ALRIGHT. NUMBER TWO?

626
00:35:14,310 --> 00:35:16,034
I PUT 250 BUCKS.

627
00:35:16,068 --> 00:35:17,689
I PUT $450

628
00:35:17,724 --> 00:35:19,310
Becky: I PUT $200.

629
00:35:19,344 --> 00:35:20,482
I PUT $300.

630
00:35:23,448 --> 00:35:26,275
I HAVE NO IDEA.

631
00:35:26,310 --> 00:35:28,448
SO, WE'LL TALLY IT ALL UP, AND THEN, WE'LL WORK OUT

632
00:35:28,482 --> 00:35:30,724
WHAT 25% IS, AND THEN...

633
00:35:30,758 --> 00:35:31,965
Max: THEN WE KNOW WHERE WE STAND.

634
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:33,793
Justin: THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT.

635
00:35:33,827 --> 00:35:36,655
THEN, WE'VE GOT TO SEE WHAT WE GET WHEN WE GO TO SELL IT.

636
00:35:36,689 --> 00:35:39,758
THIS IS PROBABLY QUITE ENLIGHTENING, EH?

637
00:35:42,931 --> 00:35:44,448
YEAH.

638
00:35:48,206 --> 00:35:51,551
1.2... -5.

639
00:35:51,586 --> 00:35:52,655
Stoyen: 5, YEAH.

640
00:35:52,689 --> 00:35:53,827
OKAY.

641
00:35:53,862 --> 00:35:55,724
ALL COME TO $3,000 ON THE WHOLE PARCEL.

642
00:35:55,758 --> 00:35:59,517
AND 25% OF THAT IS AROUND $750.

643
00:35:59,551 --> 00:36:01,000
Justin: WELL, THAT'S NOT TOO BAD FOR 2 DAYS' WORK.

644
00:36:01,034 --> 00:36:02,275
NOT BAD AT ALL.

645
00:36:02,310 --> 00:36:05,689
PAYS FOR SOME MORE DIESEL, GETS YOU GOING.

646
00:36:05,724 --> 00:36:07,206
ALRIGHT. THANKS, GUYS.

647
00:36:07,241 --> 00:36:08,896
THANK YOU. CHEERS, MAX.

648
00:36:11,793 --> 00:36:16,965
Narrator: AT $750, JUSTIN AND BECKY'S SHARE IS JUST ENOUGH

649
00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:20,965
TO GET THEIR EXCAVATOR FIXED, AND GET BACK MINING.

650
00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,793
IT'S BEEN A PRETTY EVENTFUL TRIP, THIS ONE --

651
00:36:23,827 --> 00:36:28,344
A LOT OF EMOTIONS IN THERE, SO, YEAH, IT'S...

652
00:36:28,379 --> 00:36:30,517
LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING HOME.

653
00:36:30,551 --> 00:36:32,379
THE BIG QUESTION IS, ARE YOU COMING UNDERGROUND NEXT TIME?

654
00:36:32,413 --> 00:36:33,517
NO.

655
00:36:48,827 --> 00:36:51,586
Col: LONG AS YOU GOT A COUPLE NICE ONES IN THERE,

656
00:36:51,620 --> 00:36:53,413
IT WILL BE VERY SALABLE.

657
00:36:53,448 --> 00:36:56,586
Narrator: AT HIS WORKSHOP IN OPALTON, COL IS CUTTING

658
00:36:56,620 --> 00:37:00,517
AND POLISHING HIS HAPPY VALLEY OPAL HAUL.

659
00:37:00,551 --> 00:37:04,310
GOT A BUNCH OF STONES ON THE GO. TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF WORK.

660
00:37:04,344 --> 00:37:06,310
DEPENDING ON THE STONE, IT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW,

661
00:37:06,344 --> 00:37:07,793
10, 15 MINUTES.

662
00:37:07,827 --> 00:37:10,724
A REAL TRICKY ONE MIGHT BE AN HOUR OR SO.

663
00:37:10,758 --> 00:37:13,310
SO, IT'S GOT TO BE WORTH THE EFFORT.

664
00:37:13,344 --> 00:37:17,103
Narrator: WITH SEALING WAX HOLDING THE STONE TO THE END OF A ROD,

665
00:37:17,137 --> 00:37:18,965
COL CAN BEGIN TO POLISH.

666
00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,448
SOMETIMES, IT ALL LOOKS GOOD, AND, NO,

667
00:37:21,482 --> 00:37:23,689
IT'S REALLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.

668
00:37:23,724 --> 00:37:25,206
OTHER TIMES, IT DOESN'T LOOK MUCH AT ALL

669
00:37:25,241 --> 00:37:26,482
UNTIL YOU FACE IT UP,

670
00:37:26,517 --> 00:37:28,793
AND SUDDENLY, THERE'S THIS GEM HITTING YOU.

671
00:37:28,827 --> 00:37:33,413
Narrator: CUTTING AND POLISHING OPAL CAN INCREASE ITS VALUE FOURFOLD,

672
00:37:33,448 --> 00:37:38,068
AND INVOLVES THREE STAGES -- WHICH, OVER THE LAST 25 YEARS,

673
00:37:38,103 --> 00:37:40,724
COL HAS MASTERED.

674
00:37:40,758 --> 00:37:44,655
Col: WHEN WE CUT STONES, WE'RE GRINDING THEM WITH A GRINDER,

675
00:37:44,689 --> 00:37:46,655
AND THEN SANDING THEM WITH A SANDER.

676
00:37:46,689 --> 00:37:48,103
THEN, WE'VE GOT TO POLISH THEM.

677
00:37:48,137 --> 00:37:50,103
AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WANT A BEAUTIFULLY POLISHED STONE

678
00:37:50,137 --> 00:37:52,344
WITH NOT A MARK OR A BLEMISH.

679
00:37:52,379 --> 00:37:56,413
Narrator: AFTER GRINDING THE LARGER ROCKS DOWN TO A WORKABLE SIZE,

680
00:37:56,448 --> 00:38:00,827
COL SHAPES THEM ON A COARSE SANDPAPER WHEEL.

681
00:38:00,862 --> 00:38:02,586
MAKE IT NICE AND LEVEL.

682
00:38:02,620 --> 00:38:04,034
IF WE GET THE CUTTING RIGHT, WELL, THAT'S,

683
00:38:04,068 --> 00:38:06,448
YOU KNOW, THE BEST MONEY.

684
00:38:06,482 --> 00:38:08,103
BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT IT RIGHT, THEY'LL  YOU UP,

685
00:38:08,137 --> 00:38:10,758
AND YOU'LL GET HALF AS MUCH.

686
00:38:10,793 --> 00:38:13,000
THAT ONE IS READY TO POLISH.

687
00:38:13,034 --> 00:38:17,620
Narrator: AFTER THE CUT IS THE FINAL STAGE -- THE POLISH.

688
00:38:17,655 --> 00:38:19,517
THIS IS TIN OXIDE ON LEATHER,

689
00:38:19,551 --> 00:38:21,275
A GOOD WAY TO POLISH THE BOULDER.

690
00:38:21,310 --> 00:38:24,206
Narrator: THE TIN OXIDE APPLIED TO A LEATHER MAT

691
00:38:24,241 --> 00:38:26,551
STICKS TO THE SURFACE OF THE STONE,

692
00:38:26,586 --> 00:38:30,827
AND, WHEN RUBBED, FORMS A HIGHLY REFLECTIVE SURFACE LAYER.

693
00:38:30,862 --> 00:38:33,379
I'VE GOT TO POLISH EVERY LITTLE BIT.

694
00:38:33,413 --> 00:38:37,931
THERE CAN'T BE A BIT THAT'S DULL IN AMONGST ALL THE SHINING BITS,

695
00:38:37,965 --> 00:38:42,517
OR IT'LL STAND OUT, AND THEN, SUDDENLY, BANG.

696
00:38:42,551 --> 00:38:45,034
Narrator: AS COL POLISHES THE OPAL,

697
00:38:45,068 --> 00:38:49,310
THE TRUE BEAUTY AND VALUE OF HIS HAUL IS REVEALED.

698
00:38:49,344 --> 00:38:50,448
Col: BEAUTIFUL.

699
00:38:50,482 --> 00:38:54,206
LIKE A TURTLE SHELL OR LIZARD SKIN.

700
00:38:54,241 --> 00:38:55,413
THERE'S A LITTLE ROSE.

701
00:38:55,448 --> 00:38:56,965
YEAH, THEY ADD UP.

702
00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,517
AND WHEN YOU PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER,

703
00:38:58,551 --> 00:38:59,862
YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE A PAYDAY.

704
00:38:59,896 --> 00:39:01,758
YEAH, THE WAY IT'S LOOKING,

705
00:39:01,793 --> 00:39:04,689
IT'LL BE A FEW THOUSAND -- MAYBE 5,000.

706
00:39:04,724 --> 00:39:09,586
COL'S OPAL IS MIXED BOULDER AND IRONSTONE MATRIX OPAL,

707
00:39:09,620 --> 00:39:13,000
PREDOMINANTLY PATTERNED WITH BLUE AND GREEN.

708
00:39:13,034 --> 00:39:15,620
THERE'S OVER 50 STONES THAT COULD FETCH

709
00:39:15,655 --> 00:39:19,586
BETWEEN $2,500 AND $5,000.

710
00:39:19,620 --> 00:39:21,413
SO, DEFINITELY IT'S TAKEN THE PRESSURE OFF,

711
00:39:21,448 --> 00:39:24,758
BUT ULTIMATELY, THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT ALL WORTHWHILE

712
00:39:24,793 --> 00:39:27,448
IS THAT BEAUTIFUL END PRODUCT.

713
00:39:31,241 --> 00:39:34,068
I THINK WHATEVER EVERYONE IN LIFE IS SEARCHING FOR IS,

714
00:39:34,103 --> 00:39:37,103
YOU KNOW, COMPANIONSHIP AND FAMILY.

715
00:39:37,137 --> 00:39:38,965
SO, YEAH, I'VE GOT A SECOND LEASE ON LIFE.

716
00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:43,517
IT JUST MAKES ME MORE DETERMINED TO FIND HAPPINESS.

717
00:39:43,551 --> 00:39:46,931
WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO KIDS, AND FAMILIES, AND RELATIONSHIPS,

718
00:39:46,965 --> 00:39:49,482
AND THAT, YOUR PRIORITIES CHANGE.

719
00:39:49,517 --> 00:39:51,551
AND AT THIS STAGE OF LIFE,

720
00:39:51,586 --> 00:39:54,310
WELL, THAT'S A GREAT PRIORITY TO HAVE, I THINK.

721
00:39:54,344 --> 00:39:56,241
YAY!

722
00:39:56,275 --> 00:40:01,137
KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE. KEEP LOOKING. KEEP DIGGING.

723
00:40:01,172 --> 00:40:03,896
ALL YOU CAN DO IS TRY YOUR BEST AT THE END OF THE DAY.

724
00:40:06,689 --> 00:40:09,137
I'M NOT GIVING UP.

725
00:40:09,172 --> 00:40:11,793
I THINK THERE'S A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF OPAL OUT THERE.

725
00:40:12,305 --> 00:41:12,610
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