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Narrator: ON "OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS"...

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OH! OH, MY GOD.

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Narrator: ...THE FIRE CREW'S SEASON'S ON A KNIFE EDGE...

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I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT I SMASHED IT.

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...AS THEY STRUGGLE TO UNEARTH A RECORD-BREAKING OPAL HAUL.

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Pete: OH, A NICE CRACK. LOOK AT THAT.

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LOOK AT THAT.

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THE WORLD HASN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

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Narrator: WITH CASH DWINDLING, THE OPAL QUEEN DIGS UNDERGROUND...

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Kelly: ALL IT'S DOING AT THE MOMENT IS COSTING MONEY.

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Narrator: ...BATTLING ROCK-HARD WALLS ALONE ON A DESPERATE HUNT.

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YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THE SIZE OF YOUR FINGERNAIL.

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IT COULD BE WORTH $10,000.

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WHOO-HOO! OPAL -- THAT'S AWESOME.

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Narrator: AND THE BOULDER BOYS ABANDON THEIR BUSTED DRILL...

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WHAT'S HAPPENED IS, THIS CLUTCH HAS WORN OUT.

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Narrator: ...AND HUNT FOR SURFACE OPAL ONE ROCK AT A TIME.

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BOYS, COME HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.WOW, LOOK AT THAT.

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IN THE ARID WESTERN AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK,

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THE BRUTAL 50-DEGREE HEAT OF SUMMER IS FAST APPROACHING

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AND, WITH IT, THE END OF THE OPAL MINING SEASON.

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THE FIRE CREW ARE ON A LAST DESPERATE HUNT FOR OPAL.

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Adam: GOT A FEW DAYS LEFT. IT'S OUR LAST CHANCE TO DO IT.

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IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, WE GOT TO DO IT NOW.

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Narrator: FIREFIGHTER ADAM PIROMANSKI AND PARTNER CASSIDY RICKETTS

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ARE HOPING TO SET THEMSELVES UP FOR THE FUTURE.

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WE RISKED ALL OUR SORT OF SAVINGS

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FOR THE POTENTIAL OF FINDING SOMETHING.

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IF WE FIND OPAL OUT THERE,

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THAT MEANS THAT THE GAMBLE THAT WE'RE TAKING

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IS GOING TO PAY OFF.

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BECAUSE CAREFUL OF THE ANTS BECAUSE THEY CRAWLED

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IN MY GLOVE, AND THEY BITE.

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Narrator: VETERAN PROSPECTORS PETE AND VIKKI PIROMANSKI

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ARE ADAM'S PARENTS.

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DID YOU REMEMBER MY TOBACCO?YES.

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THEY'RE ABOUT TO WRAP UP THEIR FIRST SEASON

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HUNTING FIRE OPAL AS A FAMILY BUSINESS.

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Adam: IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER, HASN'T IT?

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WE'VE HAD OUR GOOD DAYS, BAD DAYS.

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LOOK AT THAT.Vikki: OH!

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BEAUTY! WHOO!

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Narrator: SIX MONTHS AGO, IN A REMOTE LOCATION,

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THEY HIT A POCKET OF YELLOW FIRE OPAL

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WORTH $30,000...

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OR SO THEY HOPED.

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Adam: WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH STONE AS WE THOUGHT WE HAD,

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AND AFTER CLEANING IT UP, YOU KNOW...

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Pete: THAT'S ALL WE GOT OUT OF IT.

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THAT'S IT. OOH.

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IT'S NOT AS MUCH AS WE THOUGHT.

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Narrator: THE ROUGH OPAL WAS OF HIGH QUALITY,

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BUT ADAM HAS JUST MADE A DISASTROUS DISCOVERY.

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THIS PIECE HERE, YOU LOOK INTO IT,

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THERE'S LITTLE HAIRLINE FRACTURES IN IT,

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AND THAT JUST BREAKS YOUR HEART, YOU KNOW?

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Narrator: FORMED DEEP UNDERGROUND

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IN GRANITE MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO,

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FIRE OPAL IS CREATED UNDER PRESSURE.

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IT EXPANDS WHEN FREED FROM THE ROCK,

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AND 60% OF THE FIRE CREW'S HAUL HAS CRACKED.

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THE FAMILY ARE SUDDENLY BEHIND THEIR TARGET

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WITH THE SEASON NEARLY OVER.

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I THINK WE SHOULD BE GOING BACK THERE BECAUSE I --

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NO! NO, NO!I...

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NOW, LOOK. LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.NO.

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I RECKON THERE'S A LOT MORE OPAL STILL THERE.

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IT'S GOING TO COST US ABOUT AT LEAST, MINIMAL, 5 GRAND

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TO GO OUT THERE.

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I JUST THINK IT'S TOO AMAZING

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TO NOT GO BACK OUT THERE AND GIVE IT ONE MORE SHOT.

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WE KNOW WHERE IT IS.

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WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE WASTING FUEL AND TIME LOOKING FOR IT.

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GET ORGANIZED.VOTE, VOTE.

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HANDS UP TO GO TO...

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GOT IT.

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Cassidy: FOR US, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS

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TO SEE IF IT IS WORTH IT. WE'RE A YOUNG COUPLE.

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WE'VE GOT MASSIVE BILLS, YOU KNOW, STARTING OUR LIVES.

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60% OF WASTAGE, IF THAT'S THE NORM,

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THEN WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO FIND A FRICKING  LOAD OF OPAL

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THIS TIME OUT THERE TO MAKE IT WORTH IT.

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WE REALLY DO.

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IS THE FIRE CREW'S OFF-THE-GRID BASE CAMP,

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BUT THE LOCATION OF THEIR ORIGINAL FIND

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IS 50 KILOMETERS DEEPER INTO THE OUTBACK,

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FAR FROM ANY HELP, SHOULD SOMETHING GO WRONG.

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LOOK AT THESE CHUNKS. THIS IS WHAT WE GOT TO GET OUT.

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RANGING IN COLOR FROM DEEP RED TO SUNNY YELLOW,

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FIRE OPAL CAN BE WORTH UP TO $1,400 A CARAT.

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ADAM THINKS IT'S GOING THIS WAY INTO THE HILL,

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SO IF HE DIGS UP HERE, HE CAN LIFT IT UP THAT WAY.

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UNLIKE OTHER OPAL NORMALLY FOUND IN SANDSTONE OR IRONSTONE,

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FIRE OPAL IS TRAPPED WITHIN CEMENT-LIKE GRANITE.

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THE ONLY WAY ADAM CAN FREE IT

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IS WITH A BATTERED 15-YEAR-OLD JACKHAMMER.

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IT HAD A BIT OF A BURNING SMELL,

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SO IT HAD ME A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED.

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THIS IS CUTTING OUT.

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HUH?IT'S CUTTING OUT.

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AH, YEAH. HANG ON.

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Cassidy: THAT ONE'S A BIT LOOSE, I RECKON.

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OKAY. TRY THAT OUT.

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IS IT BROKEN?Adam: MM.

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THE HANDLE COOKED ITSELF, SO THAT'S NO GOOD TO US NOW.

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Narrator: IT'S THE ONLY JACKHAMMER THEY'VE GOT.

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IF THEY CAN'T FIX IT, THEIR SEASON IS OVER,

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WITH $5,000 WASTED.

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2,000 KILOMETERS TO THE EAST,

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DRAGONFLY CLAIM, OPALTON.

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THE BOULDER BOYS, AARON, GREG, AND RON,

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ARE WORKING A PROMISING AREA OF THE LEASE CALLED THE PIT.

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Aaron: EVERY TIME YOU DUG A HOLE AND YOU FOUND 80 GRAND WORTH OF OPAL,

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YOU'D BE IN THE BAHAMAS, WOULDN'T YOU?

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YOU WOULDN'T BE IN THIS  HOLE.

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Narrator: THEY'VE BEEN DIGGING EXPLORATION HOLES,

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LOOKING FOR OPAL TRACKS

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TO GIVE THEM A CLUE WHERE TO START MINING.

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WHAT'S WRONG, MATE?

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A FIRE -- ELECTRICAL. LOOK AT IT, RON.

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BUT A FIRE CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE

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TO DESTROYING THE TRUCK AND DRILL.

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DESPITE SETBACKS, THE BOYS HAVE MADE OVER $100,000 SO FAR.

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FOR AARON, MINING ON DRAGONFLY CLAIM IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT.

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HE'S WORKED HERE SINCE HE WAS A BOY WITH HIS DAD.

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Aaron: DAD PASSED AWAY NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO,

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AND THE FAMILY SORT OF GIVE ME AN OPTION

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TO BUY THE PLACE OFF HIM, WHICH IS GOOD.

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YEAH, I JUST WANT TO KEEP GOING WITH WHAT DAD WAS DOING, YOU KNOW?

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Narrator: BUT WITH THE TRUCK'S ELECTRICS BLOWN,

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THE DRILL CAN'T MOVE ANYWHERE.

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THE WIRING IS VITAL,

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SUPPLYING POWER FROM THE BATTERY TO THE IGNITION.

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120 KILOMETERS FROM THE NEAREST TOWN,

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THEY'LL HAVE TO FIX IT THEMSELVES

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WITH WHATEVER SPARE PARTS THEY CAN FIND.

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SO WE GOT TO REPLACE THESE TWO, RON,

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AND THEN ONE BACK UP TO THE KEY.

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NEED TO RUN THEM OVER THE OTHER SIDE.

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FIRST, THE NEW WIRE IS FED FROM THE BATTERY

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TO THE STARTER MOTOR.

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KEEP COMING. MORE.

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OKAY. Ron: YOU'RE THERE.

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NEXT, A LARK, A CONDUCTIVE FITTING,

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IS SOLDERED ON TO BOTH ENDS OF THE WIRE,

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ENSURING A STRONG CONNECTION.

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WE'RE CONNECTED NOW -- ALL CONNECTED.

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WELL, WE'RE GOING TO CONNECT THE BATTERIES UP

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AND SEE IF WE HAVE A MELTDOWN. NOW, IT SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT.

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OOH. OOH.

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OKAY.

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YOU GOT THE TERMINAL ON, GREG?

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YEAH, MATE. SHE'S ALL HOOKED UP. TRY HER. ALL RIGHT?

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OKAY. RON, I'M GOING TO TURN IT ON.

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YES! THAT'S OUR MECHANIC.

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THE BILL WILL BE COMING IN THE MAIL.

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I'LL GET YOU PAID. NO WORRIES.

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NOW IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT TO DRILL SOME HOLES.

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Narrator: AARON DECIDES ON SOME VIRGIN GROUND

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NEXT TO WHERE HIS DAD FOUND OPAL DECADES AGO.

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WE KNOW IT'S HERE SOMEWHERE BECAUSE WE CAN SEE THE OLD DUMPS.

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IT'S AS GOOD AS ANY.THAT'S IT.

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THE DRILL CAN GO TO A DEPTH OF 10 METERS IN 10 MINUTES.

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I MIGHT HAVE TO BAR IT.

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BUT THE CLUTCH IS JAMMED.

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I'LL BAR IT.

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WHAT'S HAPPENED IS, THIS CLUTCH HAS WORN OUT.

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THE CLUTCH HOLDS AND RELEASES THE DRILL ROD.

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IF IT'S BROKEN, THE ROD COULD TEAR FREE

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FROM ITS CABLE, RISKING LIFE AND MACHINERY.

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HAVE ONLY JUST FIXED THE WIRING,

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THE CLUTCH FAILURE COULD MEAN AN END

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TO THE BOULDER BOYS' MINING SEASON.

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Narrator: 900 KILOMETERS SOUTH,

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LIGHTNING RIDGE, OUTBACK, NEW SOUTH WALES.

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THE LANDSCAPE BAKES

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UNDER THE HOTTEST AUSTRALIAN SUMMER ON RECORD.

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IT'S 45 IN THE SHADE.

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THERE'S JUST DROUGHT, DUST,

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AND THE OPAL QUEEN KELLY TISHLER.

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Kelly: EVERYONE HAS JUST PACKED UP, AND THERE'S NO MORE LEFT.

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IT'S LIKE A GHOST TOWN OUT THERE AT THE MOMENT.

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Narrator: KELLY IS HEADING TO HER ALCOS CLAIM FOR ONE FINAL DIG

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TO DECIDE WHETHER SHE SHOULD RENEW THE LEASE.

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Kelly: I KNOW THAT THERE'S OPAL SOMEWHERE THERE,

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BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE ON THE OPAL YET

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BECAUSE IT'S JUST A BIT POCKETY,

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AND IT'S PRESENTING SO MANY PROBLEMS.

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Narrator: ALCOS IS A 100-BY-200-METER CLAIM

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WITH A SHALLOW 3-METER SHAFT AND SEVERAL TUNNELS.

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Kelly: THE LEASE IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT.

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I THINK ONCE WORD SPREADS AROUND TOWN,

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IT'S GOING TO BE A BIT OF A HOT AREA,

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AND ONCE IT BECOMES HOT, EVERYONE WANTS TO GET OUT THERE.

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Narrator: IF KELLY DOESN'T RENEW THE LEASE,

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ANOTHER MINER COULD COME IN AND TAKE THE CLAIM

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AND, WITH IT, WHATEVER OPAL REMAINS BEHIND.

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THE PRESSURE WITH IT IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE OPAL,

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WE DON'T HAVE BUSINESS.

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Narrator: FOR KELLY, MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION

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IS WHAT PAYS THE BILLS...PULL IT DOWN.

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...AND PUTS FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR HER THREE CHILDREN.

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GOOD TO GO.

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ALL THE INDICATORS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE GOOD OPAL HERE.

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IT STARTED OFF OKAY, BUT I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH ALCOS

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AT THE MOMENT, BUT ONE GOOD STONE,

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AND THAT'LL CHANGE.

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Narrator: KELLY IS ON THE HUNT FOR BLACK OPAL,

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LIGHTNING RIDGE'S SPECIALTY,

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WORTH UP TO $35,000 A CARAT, JUST 1/5 GRAM.

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Kelly: ALL OPEN MINES, TO RUN AND WORK THEM, THEY COST MONEY,

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AND THIS, ALL IT'S DOING AT THE MOMENT IS COSTING MONEY.

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Narrator: SO FAR THIS SEASON, KELLY HAS MADE $48,000

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OF HER $150,000 TARGET.

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Kelly: COME SO FAR THAT WE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE A LOOK

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AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND.

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I JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT OF INSPIRATION.

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IF I CAN FIND SOMETHING, THEN I'LL GO HARD ON THAT LEASE.

224
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Narrator: PARTNERS DWAYNE AND MARK ARE TIED UP ON ANOTHER CLAIM.

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IN THE DANGEROUS WORLD OF UNDERGROUND MINING,

226
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KELLY'S ON HER OWN.

227
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Kelly: IT'S BEEN CLOSED UP FOR A BIT,

228
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SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT LEVERS ARE RIGHT.

229
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I'VE TOLD DWAYNE WHERE I'M AT SO SOMEONE KNOWS WHERE I AM.

230
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AND WE'RE NOT ALL THAT DEEP,

231
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SO IT'S PROBABLY A BIT WARMER THAN NORMAL.

232
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A MILLION THINGS COULD GO WRONG.

233
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COULD BE A SNAKE DOWN HERE.

234
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PART OF THE MINE COULD'VE COLLAPSED.

235
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YEAH, JUST GOT TO BE AWARE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

236
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YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE WOLVERINE HAS BEEN UP HERE.

237
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GOT THIS BIG MACHINE JUST CLAWING ALONG,

238
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AND IT'S JUST GETTING HARDER AND HARDER AND HARDER.

239
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Narrator: ARMED WITH JUST A PICK, KELLY NEEDS TO FIND OPAL

240
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IN THE FISSURES AND CRACKS WITHIN THE ROCK.

241
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YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THE SIZE OF YOUR FINGERNAIL.

242
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IT COULD BE WORTH $10,000, YOU KNOW?

243
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AND IT'S HARD SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE DIGGING.

244
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IT COULD BE HIDING JUST BEHIND A MILLIMETER OF THE WHITE DIRT,

245
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SO WE COME ALONG AND CHECK THE WALLS.

246
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SO I'VE JUST GOT TO TRY AND FIND SOMETHING OUT OF THIS WALL

247
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TO JUSTIFY IF I GO FOR A LEASE AGAIN.

248
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LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO SPARKLE AT ME.

249
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Narrator: OVER 100 KILOMETERS FROM THE NEAREST TOWN,

250
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THE FIRE CREW ARE ON THE LAST DIG OF THE SEASON.

251
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THEY'VE RETURNED TO AN OLD SITE IN A LAST-DITCH EFFORT

252
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TO EXTRACT FIRE OPAL FROM GRANITE.

253
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SO WHAT'S HAPPENING?JUST GETTING IT UNDONE.

254
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BUT THE 15-YEAR-OLD JACKHAMMER IS OUT OF ACTION.

255
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THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL FOR OUR LITTLE OPERATION OUT HERE.

256
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WITHOUT THAT, WE'LL HAVE TROUBLE DIGGING ANYTHING OUT.

257
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WITHOUT IT, THEY'LL HAVE WASTED $5,000 ON THE EXPEDITION

258
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AND FAILED TO REACH THEIR SEASON TARGET.

259
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LET'S HOPE WE CAN DO SOMETHING.

260
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IT'S SMOKING IN HERE.

261
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THAT STINKS, ACTUALLY.YEAH.

262
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I'D SAY THAT'S WHERE IT IS.

263
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WE MIGHT BE ALL RIGHT, THEN,

264
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AS LONG AS IT'S NOT IN THE ACTUAL...

265
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NO. ...ELECTRIC MOTOR.

266
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AH, YES. THERE IT IS.YEP, THERE IT IS.

267
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IT SHOULD BE A SIMPLE FIX

268
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BY REPLACING THE WIRE AND SOLDERING IT ON.

269
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DAD, CAN YOU COME AND SOLDER THIS UP?

270
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I'LL DIG OUT MY OLD SOLDERING IRON.

271
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MINING VETERAN PETE HAS HUNTED OPAL IN THIS REGION FOR DECADES.

272
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YEARS AGO, HE HAULED THIS SHED OUT TO BASE CAMP,

273
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FILLING IT WITH GEAR FOR ANY SITUATION.

274
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I'LL HAVE TO PULL EVERYTHING OUT TO TRY AND FIND IT.

275
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HE'S AN EXPERT PROSPECTOR,

276
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BUT LOCATING AN ANCIENT SOLDERING IRON

277
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AMONGST A PILE OF JUNK

278
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MIGHT BE HIS TOUGHEST FIND.

279
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HAVE YOU CHECKED INSIDE THAT?

280
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I DID, BUT I'LL DOUBLE-CHECK.

281
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OH, THIS IS JUST FOR GLUE.

282
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IT IS HERE, ADAM.

283
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I'D GET IN THERE, BUT, YOU KNOW, TOO MANY COOKS IN THE KITCHEN, YOU KNOW?

284
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OH, GREASE.

285
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OH, SORRY.

286
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GOT IT.Vikki: FOUND IT?

287
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THERE WE GO. YAY!

288
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GIVE ME THE... YEAH.

289
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WHACK IT IN.

290
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Narrator: WITH THE DAY ALMOST WASTED,

291
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IT'S A MAD DASH TO GET THE VINTAGE SOLDERING IRON

292
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HEATED IN THE FIRE AND THE JACKHAMMER REPAIRED.

293
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WATCH YOUR FINGERS.IT'S ALL RIGHT.

294
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I'VE GOT NINE MORE.

295
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ONE MORE TO GO?ONE MORE TO GO.

296
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AWESOME. YEP.

297
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IT'S TIME TO TEST HIS WORK.

298
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YEP. IT WORKS. IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR HEART.

299
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NO, IT'S NOT.

300
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IT'S  TERRIBLE FOR YOUR HEART.

301
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THE FIRE CREW HAVE JUST ONE DAY LEFT

302
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TO HIT THEIR SEASON TARGET.

303
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AT LEAST THERE'S NOT MUCH SUN, A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD COVER --

304
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PERFECT DAY FOR DIGGING OUT OPALS.

305
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Kelly: OH, JUST DOWN HERE HAVING A LOOK, YOU KNOW?

306
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GOT TO MAKE DECISIONS.

307
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I DON'T PARTICULARLY WANT TO BE DOWN HERE,

308
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BUT IT'S EITHER THAT OR SIT AT HOME AND DO SOME KNITTING.

309
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BUT SOME DAYS, LIKE TODAY, I AIN'T FEELING IT.

310
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Narrator: IT'S 45 DEGREES ABOVE AND 21 BELOW

311
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AS KELLY HUNTS FOR OPAL ALONE ON HER ALCOS CLAIM.

312
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Kelly: JUST GET THIS WHITE BLOCKY STUFF,

313
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WHICH IS JUST LIKE A WALL, AND THAT'S IT.

314
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YOU CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER, EITHER.

315
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HEY.

316
00:16:16,655 --> 00:16:18,172
THERE SHE IS. LOOK WHAT I FOUND.

317
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THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF PURPLE.

318
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WHOO-HOO! LOOK AT THAT -- OPAL.

319
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THAT'S AWESOME. LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THE BLOODY THING.

320
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IT'S HUGE. IT SHOULD BE A STONE, THAT.

321
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DIVINE SPOKEN, YES.

322
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RE-INSPIRED ME A BIT.

323
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SO I'LL GO HOME NOW AND GET ALL MY PAPERWORK READY.

324
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I'M GOING TO GO FOR THAT LEASE. ALL GOOD. ONWARD AND UPWARD.

325
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CLUTCH AIN'T GRIPPING ON.

326
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IT'S OVERRIDING,

327
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AND IT'S JAMMING ON INSIDE THE CLUTCH PACK.

328
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Narrator: BACK AT OPALTON, THE BOULDER BOYS

329
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HAVE MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE EXPLORATION DRILL.

330
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THE CLUTCH IS BUSTED.

331
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Aaron: IF THE CLUTCH STUCK ON IT AND YOU WEREN'T CONCENTRATING,

332
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IT'D PULL RIGHT UP THROUGH TO THE TOP PULLEY THERE,

333
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AND ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.

334
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Narrator: IT'S TOO RISKY TO CONTINUE DRILLING.

335
00:17:22,275 --> 00:17:25,275
WITHOUT A WORKING CLUTCH, THE CABLE COULD SNAP,

336
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DROPPING 7 TONS OF METAL DRILL ONTO THE TRUCK AND CREW.

337
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I SEE, LIKE, WOOD REPLACEMENT IN THE...

338
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THE BOYS HAVE ONLY GOT ONE BUCKETLOAD

339
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TO WORK OUT IF THE AREA IS WORTH MINING.

340
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THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD SEE OPAL IF IT WAS HERE.

341
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NAH, I DON'T THINK IT IS.

342
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MORE DRILLING REQUIRED.

343
00:17:50,965 --> 00:17:52,344
WELL, WE NEED TO BRING MORE BUCKETS OUT.

344
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WE'VE JUST TOUCHED LEVEL.

345
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Narrator: THEY NEED MORE PROOF,

346
00:17:56,206 --> 00:17:57,965
BUT WITH THE DRILL OUT OF ACTION,

347
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THEY CAN'T GET IT.

348
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Ron: WELL, WE'VE DONE THAT ONE HOLE TODAY.

349
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IT STUCK ON ME ABOUT EIGHT TIMES.

350
00:18:02,448 --> 00:18:04,482
I KNOW. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD SIT-DOWN

351
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AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.

352
00:18:05,758 --> 00:18:08,206
YEP.IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET HARDER.

353
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Narrator: WITH NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE 40-YEAR-OLD CLUTCH,

354
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THE BOYS ABANDON THEIR SEARCH

355
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FOR THE BOULDER OPAL DEEP UNDERGROUND.

356
00:18:18,689 --> 00:18:22,241
THEY'LL NEED TO COME UP WITH A NEW PLAN.

357
00:18:22,275 --> 00:18:26,586
FOR AARON, FINDING OPAL IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT.

358
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HE WANTS TO BUY THE DRAGONFLY LEASE

359
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AND HIS LATE FATHER'S HOUSE FROM HIS FAMILY

360
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AND NEEDS $120,000.

361
00:18:35,655 --> 00:18:37,344
Aaron: WE MOVED OUT HERE WHEN I WAS 12,

362
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SO, YEAH, NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO.

363
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I JUST SORT OF WANTED TO KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY,

364
00:18:42,517 --> 00:18:44,689
BUT BROTHER AND SISTER WEREN'T REALLY INTERESTED.

365
00:18:44,724 --> 00:18:47,275
THEY WANTED TO SELL IT, AND I'M GOING TO TRY

366
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AND BUY IT AND PAY THEM OUT.

367
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Narrator: AARON'S DAD, ARNO, WAS FAMOUS IN OPALTON FOR HIS ICONIC HOUSE.

368
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OVER 25 YEARS, ARNO'S PASSION

369
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WAS COLLECTING UNIQUE MEMORABILIA

370
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AND BUILDING THEM INTO A STRUCTURE

371
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KNOWN AS ARNO'S WALL.

372
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THAT'S A WORLD WAR II ENGLISH ARMY HAT.

373
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THAT'S AN AMERICAN ARMY HAT.

374
00:19:12,896 --> 00:19:15,379
AND THEN THE POMMIES COME, AND NOW LOOK AT US NOW.

375
00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,517
OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THE MONEY.

376
00:19:18,551 --> 00:19:20,931
THEN I CAN RELAX AND START DOING A BIT OF ARTWORK MESELF,

377
00:19:20,965 --> 00:19:23,620
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO DO IN LIFE.

378
00:19:29,724 --> 00:19:33,034
Narrator: BACK AT DRAGONFLY, THE BOYS ABANDON THE DRILL

379
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AND START LOOKING FOR CHEAPER SANDY OPAL ON THE SURFACE.

380
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Aaron: WELL, WE'RE LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES,

381
00:19:38,344 --> 00:19:40,000
AND YOU JUST DON'T KNOW, HEY?

382
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YOU CAN BE BROKE THIS MORNING AND BE LAUGHING THIS AFTERNOON.

383
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Narrator: RON THINKS THERE MAY BE SANDY OPAL

384
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NEAR THE SPINIFEX, A NATIVE GRASS,

385
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WHERE AARON'S DAD FOUND IT YEARS EARLIER.

386
00:19:52,275 --> 00:19:55,517
THEY FOUND THEM UNDER THE SPINIFEX,

387
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AND THAT'S THE SPINIFEX HERE.

388
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SO THEY JUST MOVED THE SPINIFEX, AND BIG SANDY BOULDERS

389
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WERE POKING OUT OF THE GROUND WITH RINGS OF COLOR IN THEM.

390
00:20:05,724 --> 00:20:08,310
FROM HERE, BASICALLY, TO THE CAMP,

391
00:20:08,344 --> 00:20:10,344
I THINK THERE'D BE A COUPLE OF ROCKS

392
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THAT'LL SOLVE AARON'S PROBLEMS.

393
00:20:12,344 --> 00:20:14,827
ONLY ONE GOOD ROCK. WE'RE NOT GREEDY.

394
00:20:24,172 --> 00:20:26,655
WATCH YOUR FACE.

395
00:20:26,689 --> 00:20:28,379
Cassidy: THERE'S A TIME FACTOR FOR US.

396
00:20:28,413 --> 00:20:30,172
WE'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO PERTH.

397
00:20:30,206 --> 00:20:32,862
I'VE GOT TO GO TO WORK. SO DOES ADAM.

398
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Narrator: ON THE LAST DIG OF THE SEASON,

399
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IT'S A RACE AGAINST TIME FOR THE FIRE CREW

400
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AS THEY ATTEMPT TO PRY OUT OPAL FROM HARD SURFACE GRANITE.

401
00:20:42,310 --> 00:20:44,068
Adam: IT'S GETTING A LITTLE BIT STRESSFUL AT THE MOMENT

402
00:20:44,103 --> 00:20:47,034
'CAUSE WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF DAYS.

403
00:20:47,068 --> 00:20:49,379
I CAN'T LEAVE THIS FOR THE OLD MAN TO DIG OUT.

404
00:20:49,413 --> 00:20:51,655
WE CAN'T LEAVE THIS EXPOSED.

405
00:20:51,689 --> 00:20:54,413
SO WE'RE STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.

406
00:20:54,448 --> 00:20:55,793
PUN INTENDED.

407
00:20:55,827 --> 00:20:58,793
Narrator: EVERYWHERE ADAM DIGS, HE'S HITTING OPAL.

408
00:20:58,827 --> 00:21:00,931
WHAT HAPPENED?HIT ANOTHER POCKET.

409
00:21:00,965 --> 00:21:03,172
THAT'S WHERE I PUT THE JACKHAMMER, RIGHT THERE.

410
00:21:03,206 --> 00:21:04,724
YEAH.

411
00:21:04,758 --> 00:21:08,551
BUT HE NEEDS TO FIND THE OUTER EDGE OF THE POCKET OF OPAL,

412
00:21:08,586 --> 00:21:11,310
OR HE RISKS SHATTERING THE ENTIRE LOT.

413
00:21:11,344 --> 00:21:14,206
Adam: EVERY TIME WE PUT THE PICK IN, I WAS HITTING OPAL,

414
00:21:14,241 --> 00:21:16,862
SO I HAD TO JUST KEEP RE-EVALUATING WHERE I WAS DIGGING.

415
00:21:16,896 --> 00:21:19,586
YAY, NO OPAL.YAY, THAT'S GOOD.

416
00:21:19,620 --> 00:21:23,275
IT MEANS HE CAN KEEP DIGGING AND NOT HIT ANY MORE.

417
00:21:23,310 --> 00:21:25,793
Narrator: WITH THE OUTER EDGE LOCATED,

418
00:21:25,827 --> 00:21:29,620
ADAM CAN ATTEMPT TO GET UNDERNEATH THE OPAL AND LIFT.

419
00:21:29,655 --> 00:21:31,241
Cassidy: YOU GOT TO HAVE PATIENCE, I THINK.

420
00:21:31,275 --> 00:21:32,793
I'M, LIKE, STARING AT THESE PIECES HERE.

421
00:21:32,827 --> 00:21:34,137
I WANT THEM TO POP OUT OF THE GROUND,

422
00:21:34,172 --> 00:21:37,413
BUT YOU GOT TO TAKE YOUR TIME.

423
00:21:41,241 --> 00:21:43,068
IT'S ALREADY, YEAH, 1:10.

424
00:21:43,103 --> 00:21:44,551
YEAH.

425
00:21:44,586 --> 00:21:46,103
WE'VE GOT A FEW HOURS LEFT OF THE DAY,

426
00:21:46,137 --> 00:21:47,965
AND SOMETHING COULD GO WRONG.

427
00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,758
THE JACKHAMMER COULD BREAK AGAIN, AND THEN WE'RE SCREWED.

428
00:21:50,793 --> 00:21:52,275
I -- YEAH, I AM A BIT WORRIED.

429
00:21:52,310 --> 00:21:54,206
SO WE'VE GOT TO GET IT OUT OF THE GROUND.

430
00:21:54,241 --> 00:21:58,482
Narrator: WITH TIME RUNNING OUT, ADAM BEGINS DIGGING HORIZONTALLY

431
00:21:58,517 --> 00:22:01,551
TO TRY AND LIFT THE ENTIRE FIRE OPAL BODY

432
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AS A SINGLE PIECE,

433
00:22:03,413 --> 00:22:06,275
BUT HE MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO DRILL TOO CLOSE

434
00:22:06,310 --> 00:22:09,551
AND SHATTER IT COMPLETELY.

435
00:22:09,586 --> 00:22:11,551
WHOA!

436
00:22:11,586 --> 00:22:13,793
Adam: I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT I SMASHED IT.

437
00:22:13,827 --> 00:22:19,000
THIS IS WHY YOU GOT TO VERY, VERY PEDANTIC ABOUT HOW YOU DIG.

438
00:22:19,034 --> 00:22:22,103
IT'S JUST WHAT COULD'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW?

439
00:22:38,551 --> 00:22:40,896
WE SHOULD TRY UP TOP THERE.

440
00:22:40,931 --> 00:22:43,413
Narrator: WITH THEIR EXPLORATION DRILL OUT OF ACTION,

441
00:22:43,448 --> 00:22:46,551
THE BOULDER BOYS ARE HUNTING FOR CHEAPER SANDY OPAL

442
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FOUND CLOSE TO THE SURFACE,

443
00:22:48,310 --> 00:22:51,241
WHERE AARON'S DAD ONCE HIT A RICH PATCH.

444
00:22:51,275 --> 00:22:54,310
THAT'S THE AREA THEY GOT THE BIG OPAL IN YEARS AGO,

445
00:22:54,344 --> 00:22:56,482
AND NOW WE JUST GOT TO GO THROUGH IT.

446
00:22:56,517 --> 00:22:58,965
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW. THE NEXT ROCK MIGHT BE LIVE.

447
00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:00,689
AND IT'S SHALLOW. IT'S AN EASY JOB.

448
00:23:00,724 --> 00:23:02,620
THEY'VE ALREADY EVEN STRIPPED THE TOP OFF FOR US,

449
00:23:02,655 --> 00:23:05,689
THE HARD STUFF, SO WE GOT TO ATTACK IT.

450
00:23:05,724 --> 00:23:09,724
Narrator: SANDY OPAL IS OPAL MIXED WITH SANDSTONE.

451
00:23:09,758 --> 00:23:13,137
IT FORMS WHEN THE WHITE MINERAL GYPSUM DISSOLVES,

452
00:23:13,172 --> 00:23:14,965
LEAVING TINY HOLES IN THE ROCK

453
00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,310
THAT FILL WITH SILICA-RICH WATER,

454
00:23:17,344 --> 00:23:20,310
WHICH HARDENS OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS INTO OPAL.

455
00:23:20,344 --> 00:23:22,931
YOU GOT THE GYPSUM FLAKES.

456
00:23:22,965 --> 00:23:25,241
THAT'S WHAT FEEDS THE OPAL.

457
00:23:25,275 --> 00:23:27,586
Greg: I'LL GET IN BEHIND IT, HEY?

458
00:23:31,379 --> 00:23:33,310
IT'S A LOT OF GROUND.

459
00:23:33,344 --> 00:23:37,206
WE JUST GOT TO FORCE OUR WAY IN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

460
00:23:44,034 --> 00:23:48,482
Narrator: AARON'S DESPERATE TO FIND $120,000 WORTH OF OPAL

461
00:23:48,517 --> 00:23:52,517
TO BUY THE DRAGONFLY CLAIM AND HIS LATE FATHER'S HOUSE.

462
00:23:52,551 --> 00:23:55,172
GET ONE ROCK, EVEN IF IT'S A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS,

463
00:23:55,206 --> 00:23:57,482
IT'S STILL SOMETHING.

464
00:23:58,862 --> 00:24:01,275
YOU GOT COLOR.

465
00:24:01,310 --> 00:24:04,310
YEAH, THAT'S COLOR. IT AIN'T POTCH. IT'S GOOD.

466
00:24:04,344 --> 00:24:06,482
WE FOUND THAT JUST A MINUTE AGO.

467
00:24:06,517 --> 00:24:09,275
THEY'RE THE RIGHT ROCK. WE JUST NEED THE NECTAR.

468
00:24:09,310 --> 00:24:11,206
Narrator: EARLY SIGNS ARE POSITIVE.

469
00:24:11,241 --> 00:24:13,793
COLORED TRACE, MINUTE FRAGMENTS OF OPAL,

470
00:24:13,827 --> 00:24:15,896
IS VISIBLE IN SOME OF THE ROCK.

471
00:24:15,931 --> 00:24:18,068
YEAH, A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR.

472
00:24:18,103 --> 00:24:20,172
Aaron: IT'S A BIT THIN, BUT IT'S BEAUTIFUL COLOR.

473
00:24:20,206 --> 00:24:22,620
WE JUST HAVE TO GET INTO A FEW MORE ROCKS.

474
00:24:42,689 --> 00:24:45,862
Narrator: AS MORNING GRINDS INTO THE AFTERNOON,

475
00:24:45,896 --> 00:24:47,482
THE TEMPERATURE SOARS,

476
00:24:47,517 --> 00:24:50,931
AND THERE'S NOT A SCRAP OF OPAL TO BE SEEN.

477
00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,896
Narrator: IN THE LAST FEW HOURS BEFORE DARK,

478
00:24:57,931 --> 00:25:02,206
THE BOYS HAVE ONE FINAL CRACK AT FINDING OPAL.

479
00:25:09,068 --> 00:25:12,000
OI! COME HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.

480
00:25:12,034 --> 00:25:14,551
LOOK WHAT THE HELL IS LAYING IN THE MUCK.

481
00:25:14,586 --> 00:25:15,931
YEAH, THAT'S OPAL.

482
00:25:15,965 --> 00:25:17,758
GIVE IT A WASH.

483
00:25:17,793 --> 00:25:20,655
OH. OH, THAT'S NICE. OH-HO.

484
00:25:20,689 --> 00:25:22,000
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS, GREG.

485
00:25:22,034 --> 00:25:23,758
THAT'S OPAL.

486
00:25:23,793 --> 00:25:26,137
Greg: THAT'S VERY NICE.WE'VE HAD A  DAY.

487
00:25:26,172 --> 00:25:27,931
GOOD ON YOU, RON.

488
00:25:27,965 --> 00:25:29,275
NO WORRIES, MATE.

489
00:25:30,862 --> 00:25:34,310
Narrator: THIS COULD JUST BE THE ROCK AARON IS LOOKING FOR.

490
00:25:42,793 --> 00:25:45,448
THIS IS WHAT ROLLED OUT OF THE WALL.

491
00:25:45,482 --> 00:25:48,482
YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A LONG, HARD SLOG, SO THIS'LL BE GOOD.

492
00:25:48,517 --> 00:25:50,551
IF IT'S A GOOD STONE, THAT'LL PICK THINGS UP.

493
00:25:50,586 --> 00:25:52,862
THAT'LL BE A NICE, HAPPY ENDING.

494
00:25:52,896 --> 00:25:55,586
Narrator: KELLY'S HOPING THE STONE FROM HER ALCOS CLAIM

495
00:25:55,620 --> 00:25:59,862
IS VALUABLE ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY RENEWING THE LEASE ON THE MINE.

496
00:25:59,896 --> 00:26:02,793
AT HER WORKSHOP, SHE WILL CUT AND POLISH IT

497
00:26:02,827 --> 00:26:05,068
TO GET THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICE.

498
00:26:05,103 --> 00:26:07,689
Kelly: I DESPERATELY WANT THIS TO BE A GOOD STONE.

499
00:26:07,724 --> 00:26:10,034
I'M PRETTY -- TRYING TO BE AS OPTIMISTIC AS I CAN

500
00:26:10,068 --> 00:26:11,793
BECAUSE I NEED IT TO BE A GOOD STONE.

501
00:26:11,827 --> 00:26:14,172
TICKTOCK. WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

502
00:26:15,586 --> 00:26:18,275
Narrator: THE STONE IS 150 CARATS.

503
00:26:18,310 --> 00:26:21,965
THAT'S 30 GRAMS, AND MOST OF IT WILL NEED TO BE GROUND AWAY

504
00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,689
TO REVEAL WHAT'S HIDDEN BENEATH.

505
00:26:26,551 --> 00:26:28,758
WITH THE SEASON DRAWING TO AN END,

506
00:26:28,793 --> 00:26:31,103
KELLY'S OPAL INCOME WILL DRY UP,

507
00:26:31,137 --> 00:26:33,689
BUT WITH A HOUSEHOLD TO MANAGE AND KIDS TO FEED,

508
00:26:33,724 --> 00:26:35,965
THE BILLS WILL KEEP ON COMING.

509
00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,000
Kelly: IT'S BEEN A LONG YEAR. I'VE HAD ENOUGH.

510
00:26:38,034 --> 00:26:40,000
KIDS HAVE HAD ENOUGH. CRUNCH TIME.

511
00:26:40,034 --> 00:26:42,344
IT'S GOT TO TURN INTO SOME OPAL.

512
00:26:51,448 --> 00:26:53,896
THERE'S A COUPLE LITTLE SPOTS, BUT THEY'RE CLEANING OUT.

513
00:26:55,965 --> 00:26:58,689
LOOKS LIKE THE OCEAN. SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

514
00:26:58,724 --> 00:27:01,586
GLAD THAT WE FOUND IT, AND DEFINITELY GLAD THAT WE RUBBED IT.

515
00:27:01,620 --> 00:27:05,379
OVERALL, IT'S A VERY PRETTY PIECE -- BEAUTIFUL.

516
00:27:06,965 --> 00:27:09,620
I'M JUST GOING TO SEE HOW MANY CARATS IT IS

517
00:27:09,655 --> 00:27:11,724
AND WORK OUT A PRICE.

518
00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,344
57 CARATS.

519
00:27:15,379 --> 00:27:17,310
I NEED A CALCULATOR.

520
00:27:19,551 --> 00:27:21,448
LET'S SAY $250 A CARAT.

521
00:27:21,482 --> 00:27:23,586
THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 15 GRAND.

522
00:27:23,620 --> 00:27:26,206
Narrator: KELLY'S GEM IS CRYSTAL OPAL,

523
00:27:26,241 --> 00:27:29,758
PREDOMINANTLY BLUE-GREEN WITH FLASHES OF ORANGE WITHIN.

524
00:27:29,793 --> 00:27:33,241
IT WEIGHS A HEFTY 57 CARATS, OR 11 GRAMS,

525
00:27:33,275 --> 00:27:37,689
AND SHE BELIEVES IT'S WORTH $14,000 TO $15,000.

526
00:27:37,724 --> 00:27:41,034
WITH BUYERS SCARCE, KELLY IS LUCKY

527
00:27:41,068 --> 00:27:44,413
THAT LOCAL DEALER CARL BABIC IS IN TOWN.

528
00:27:44,448 --> 00:27:46,310
Kelly: I'VE GOT THIS DOOBIE.

529
00:27:46,344 --> 00:27:47,344
Carl: OOH.

530
00:27:47,379 --> 00:27:48,965
PULLED IT OUT OF THE WALL, SO...

531
00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,206
OKAY. ...FINGERS CROSSED.

532
00:27:51,241 --> 00:27:52,931
IT'S NICE AND CLEAN, ISN'T IT?

533
00:27:52,965 --> 00:27:55,689
VERY CLEAN. SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

534
00:27:55,724 --> 00:27:59,344
WELL, YOU KNOW ME. I LIKE OPAL.

535
00:27:59,379 --> 00:28:01,896
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU,

536
00:28:01,931 --> 00:28:04,655
I'VE KIND OF FINISHED UP MY BUYING.

537
00:28:06,620 --> 00:28:08,862
YOU CAN LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WANT FOR IT,

538
00:28:08,896 --> 00:28:10,965
OR I MIGHT HAVE TO JUST OWN IT, ANYWAY.

539
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:12,517
GIVE ME $15,000.

540
00:28:12,551 --> 00:28:16,586
WELL, KELLY, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL STONE.

541
00:28:16,620 --> 00:28:19,931
I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT THIS TIME. I WON'T MAKE AN OFFER.

542
00:28:19,965 --> 00:28:22,724
IT'S JUST NOT REALLY THE BEST TIME FOR ME AT THE MOMENT

543
00:28:22,758 --> 00:28:25,551
FOR THIS STONE.

544
00:28:25,586 --> 00:28:27,310
ALL RIGHT. GOOD ON YOU, MATE.THANKS, MATE.

545
00:28:27,344 --> 00:28:29,620
SAFE TRAVELS.

546
00:28:35,655 --> 00:28:38,206
Kelly: CARL DIDN'T WANT IT AT THIS STAGE.

547
00:28:38,241 --> 00:28:41,620
THERE'S NO BUYERS ABOUT, SO I'VE GOT NO OPTIONS LEFT.

548
00:28:41,655 --> 00:28:45,034
SO IT'S PLAN "B" -- GOT TO SELL THE AGI.

549
00:28:47,241 --> 00:28:48,896
Narrator: DESPERATE FOR CASH,

550
00:28:48,931 --> 00:28:51,827
KELLY IS FORCED TO TRY AND SELL ONE OF HER AGIS,

551
00:28:51,862 --> 00:28:56,689
OR AGITATORS, USED TO CLEAN TONS OF POTENTIALLY OPAL-BEARING ROCK

552
00:28:56,724 --> 00:28:59,034
EXTRACTED FROM A MINE.

553
00:29:17,344 --> 00:29:20,724
Pete: IT'S UNAVOIDABLE WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO FOLLOW A SEAM.

554
00:29:20,758 --> 00:29:22,965
IT HAPPENS TO EVERYONE.

555
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,034
YOU SEE A SEAM, AND YOU GO, "OKAY, I'M PRETTY SAFE HERE,"

556
00:29:25,068 --> 00:29:27,344
AND YOU GO, BANG, STRAIGHT INTO IT.

557
00:29:27,379 --> 00:29:31,241
Narrator: IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, THE FIRE CREW HAVE HIT A WALL.

558
00:29:31,275 --> 00:29:33,620
ADAM IS PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED FROM DRILLING

559
00:29:33,655 --> 00:29:35,793
WITH A 15-KILOGRAM JACKHAMMER.

560
00:29:35,827 --> 00:29:37,965
I'LL BURN OUT IF I KEEP DIGGING INTO THE NIGHT.

561
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,689
Narrator: HIS MORALE HAS ALSO TAKEN A BRUISING.

562
00:29:40,724 --> 00:29:44,275
HE SHATTERED A LARGE BODY OF FIRE OPAL INTO SHARDS.

563
00:29:45,793 --> 00:29:47,000
DO YOU WANT A GO?Cassidy: OKAY.

564
00:29:47,034 --> 00:29:49,724
TIME FOR PARTNER CASSIDY TO TAKE THE LEAD.

565
00:29:49,758 --> 00:29:52,689
Vikki: GET IN THERE, GIRL.RIGHT THERE.

566
00:29:54,655 --> 00:29:56,965
GO BACK THIS WAY A BIT.

567
00:29:57,000 --> 00:29:58,896
THAT'S IT. NOW GO FOR IT.

568
00:30:01,137 --> 00:30:03,413
Narrator: THIS IS THEIR LAST DAY OF THE SEASON,

569
00:30:03,448 --> 00:30:06,344
AND THERE'S ONLY THREE HOURS LEFT OF DAYLIGHT.

570
00:30:06,379 --> 00:30:08,310
NOW YOU'VE GOT IT.

571
00:30:08,344 --> 00:30:11,482
Vikki: YOU'RE DOING GOOD, CASS. GO, GIRL!

572
00:30:11,517 --> 00:30:13,758
NEARLY, NEARLY, NEARLY!

573
00:30:13,793 --> 00:30:15,275
THERE SHE GOES!

574
00:30:15,310 --> 00:30:16,275
OOH! WHOO!

575
00:30:16,310 --> 00:30:17,827
STOP? YOU'VE DONE IT.

576
00:30:17,862 --> 00:30:18,931
WHOO! DID IT.

577
00:30:18,965 --> 00:30:20,344
WHOA.

578
00:30:20,379 --> 00:30:23,000
Narrator: CASSIDY HAS MANAGED TO SHEAR A LARGE SEAM FREE

579
00:30:23,034 --> 00:30:24,413
FROM THE GRANITE.

580
00:30:24,448 --> 00:30:26,551
THE VALUE OF THE OPAL ALL DEPENDS

581
00:30:26,586 --> 00:30:29,000
ON WHETHER IT'S BEEN FRACTURED.

582
00:30:31,275 --> 00:30:33,655
OH, NICE CRACK.

583
00:30:33,689 --> 00:30:35,482
HERE COMES THAT PIECE.

584
00:30:35,517 --> 00:30:37,517
LOOK. LOOK AT THAT.

585
00:30:37,551 --> 00:30:40,034
Adam: LOOK AT THAT -- THE PIèCE DE RéSISTANCE.

586
00:30:40,068 --> 00:30:41,689
THAT IS THE BIT WE'VE BEEN WANTING, HEY?

587
00:30:41,724 --> 00:30:43,241
YEP.

588
00:30:43,275 --> 00:30:45,551
THAT IS THICK.

589
00:30:45,586 --> 00:30:48,517
Narrator: THE OPAL PIECES HAVE STAYED INTACT.

590
00:30:48,551 --> 00:30:50,620
TA-DA!

591
00:30:52,517 --> 00:30:54,724
Vikki: THERE'S THE SISTER!

592
00:30:54,758 --> 00:30:56,965
WHOO-WHOO!

593
00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:58,310
WOW!

594
00:30:58,344 --> 00:31:00,551
ALL RIGHT. LET ME SHOW YOU THESE.

595
00:31:00,586 --> 00:31:04,793
WE'VE BEEN GOING FOR THAT FOR, WHAT, TWO DAYS SOLID.

596
00:31:06,724 --> 00:31:09,793
IT'S ALL TOP QUALITY, BIG PIECES, INDIVIDUAL.

597
00:31:09,827 --> 00:31:12,137
SO, THEY'RE NOT FRACTURED.

598
00:31:12,172 --> 00:31:14,758
YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR BETTER. IT'S A DREAM.

599
00:31:16,172 --> 00:31:18,965
THERE'S BAGS OF IT HERE. LIKE, THAT'S JUST CRAZY.

600
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,344
Vikki: SO WE'VE GOT SIX BAGS.

601
00:31:21,379 --> 00:31:22,896
I'VE THINK WE'VE GOT IT ALL.

602
00:31:22,931 --> 00:31:27,965
I HAVE NEVER, EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE.

603
00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:31,655
Adam: YEAH, IF CASS KEEPS GOING THIS WAY,

604
00:31:31,689 --> 00:31:34,862
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PUT ONE OF THESE FIRE OPALS IN A RING FOR HER.

605
00:31:34,896 --> 00:31:37,931
THAT'S IT. TAKE YOUR PICK.

606
00:31:37,965 --> 00:31:40,379
I THINK I KNOW A BIG ONE THAT'S GOT MY NAME ON IT.

607
00:31:40,413 --> 00:31:43,896
BLING, BLING, BLING.

608
00:31:50,172 --> 00:31:53,689
Narrator: FINALLY IT'S TIME TO VALUE THIS MAMMOTH HAUL.

609
00:31:53,724 --> 00:31:55,931
WOW! LOOK AT THIS.

610
00:31:55,965 --> 00:31:57,413
Adam: LOOK AT ALL THIS LOOT.

611
00:31:57,448 --> 00:31:59,068
THERE'S SOME GOOD PIECES THERE.

612
00:31:59,103 --> 00:32:02,896
WOW! OH, MY GOD!

613
00:32:02,931 --> 00:32:06,172
OH, I ACTUALLY DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL WE'VE JUST LAID IT OUT

614
00:32:06,206 --> 00:32:08,068
HOW MUCH. Pete: WE'VE GOT --

615
00:32:08,103 --> 00:32:09,689
LOOK AT THAT.

616
00:32:09,724 --> 00:32:11,620
Vikki: LOOK AT THE SHAPES. LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT COLORS.

617
00:32:11,655 --> 00:32:12,931
LOOK AT THE THICKNESS OF IT.I KNOW.

618
00:32:12,965 --> 00:32:15,517
HOW THICK IS THAT?THAT'S ONE WHOLE PIECE.

619
00:32:15,551 --> 00:32:19,344
WE HAVE NEVER DUG THAT MUCH OPAL, NOT THIS QUALITY.

620
00:32:19,379 --> 00:32:22,241
NO. THAT'S CRAZY.IT'S JUST...

621
00:32:22,275 --> 00:32:24,517
I'D HATE TO PUT A PRICE ON THIS.YEAH.

622
00:32:24,551 --> 00:32:26,172
YEAH. I WOULD LOVE TO.

623
00:32:26,206 --> 00:32:30,137
NO, I-I -- IT'S SCARY.

624
00:32:30,172 --> 00:32:32,000
YEAH.

625
00:32:32,034 --> 00:32:35,586
$60,000, $120,000.

626
00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:37,896
$180,000?$180,000.

627
00:32:37,931 --> 00:32:39,586
$200,000.

628
00:32:39,620 --> 00:32:43,000
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS.

629
00:32:43,034 --> 00:32:46,103
THE WORLD HASN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

630
00:32:46,137 --> 00:32:48,103
Narrator: THE FIRE CREW HAVE DUG UP

631
00:32:48,137 --> 00:32:50,172
AAA-QUALITY FIRE OPAL

632
00:32:50,206 --> 00:32:53,758
WITH COLORS RANGING FROM A DEEP ORANGE TO PALE YELLOW.

633
00:32:53,793 --> 00:32:56,344
THEIR HAUL WEIGHS 30 KILOGRAMS

634
00:32:56,379 --> 00:33:01,620
AND HAS AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $250,000.

635
00:33:01,655 --> 00:33:05,827
Pete: BUT, REALLY, YOU CAN'T CONFIRM THAT UNTIL IT'S CUT

636
00:33:05,862 --> 00:33:07,482
AND SEE WHAT WE GET OUT OF IT,

637
00:33:07,517 --> 00:33:09,758
AND WE'LL KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH MONEY WE'VE GOT.

638
00:33:09,793 --> 00:33:11,172
YEP.

639
00:33:11,206 --> 00:33:13,724
Narrator: ON THE FINAL DAY OF THEIR SEASON,

640
00:33:13,758 --> 00:33:18,655
THE FIRE CREW HAVE SMASHED THEIR SEASON TARGET.

641
00:33:18,689 --> 00:33:21,241
Adam: WE HAD A NUMBER IN MIND THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE.

642
00:33:21,275 --> 00:33:22,586
WHAT, $120,000? YEAH.IT WAS THERE.

643
00:33:22,620 --> 00:33:24,000
AND THEN WE'VE SORT OF COME UP HERE, HAVEN'T WE?

644
00:33:24,034 --> 00:33:27,517
YEAH. WELL, LIKE, I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT WE FOUND.

645
00:33:27,551 --> 00:33:31,655
I RECKON WE SHOULD SORT OF CHRISTEN IT AND HAVE A DRINK.

646
00:33:31,689 --> 00:33:33,793
HMM.I SAY THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

647
00:33:33,827 --> 00:33:36,000
I'M PLEASED YOU AGREE.SOUNDS GOOD.

648
00:33:36,034 --> 00:33:37,379
Vikki: SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

649
00:33:39,275 --> 00:33:41,275
YOU GOING TO CLICK YOUR HEELS, VIKKI?

650
00:33:43,344 --> 00:33:47,655
Cassidy: THAT HUGE POCKET, THAT WAS A PRETTY BIG, EPIC MOMENT FOR US,

651
00:33:47,689 --> 00:33:49,896
AND I THINK IT REALLY DID PROPEL US INTO THINKING,

652
00:33:49,931 --> 00:33:51,965
"HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS"...

653
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:53,448
OUR LIFE. YEAH.

654
00:33:53,482 --> 00:33:55,448
CHEERS, GUYS. YEAH. WHOO-HOO.

655
00:33:55,482 --> 00:33:56,758
Vikki: YES! WHOO-HOO!

656
00:33:56,793 --> 00:34:00,620
TO A CRAZY, CRAZY, CRAZY FEW DAYS.

657
00:34:00,655 --> 00:34:04,655
Adam: I NEVER THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD BE WHERE WE ARE.

658
00:34:04,689 --> 00:34:06,344
LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.

659
00:34:06,379 --> 00:34:09,655
I KNEW THAT WE WOULD BE -- WOULD BE IN A GOOD SITUATION,

660
00:34:09,689 --> 00:34:11,275
BUT NOT THIS GOOD.

661
00:34:11,310 --> 00:34:14,413
Cassidy: THE BIGGEST JOB FOR US NOW IS ACTUALLY SELLING THE OPAL

662
00:34:14,448 --> 00:34:16,103
AND GETTING IT OUT INTO THE PUBLIC.

663
00:34:16,137 --> 00:34:17,724
IT'S DEFINITELY PROPELLED US TO THINK

664
00:34:17,758 --> 00:34:19,620
THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING WE COULD DO AND DO PROPERLY

665
00:34:19,655 --> 00:34:21,275
AND FULL-TIME AND THROW OURSELVES IN

666
00:34:21,310 --> 00:34:24,620
AND PUT ALL THAT HOUSE-BUYING, BABY-MAKING,

667
00:34:24,655 --> 00:34:26,793
WEDDING-HAPPENING ON HOLD

668
00:34:26,827 --> 00:34:28,172
AND DIG IT OUT AND MAKE SOMETHING OF IT,

669
00:34:28,206 --> 00:34:30,724
SO, YEAH, IT'S A PRETTY LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT.

670
00:34:57,103 --> 00:34:59,551
I'VE JUST GOT NO MONEY COMING IN, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

671
00:34:59,586 --> 00:35:03,379
Narrator: AFTER A FAILED $15,000 OPAL SALE,

672
00:35:03,413 --> 00:35:06,241
KELLY IS DESPERATE FOR CASH TO PAY THE BILLS

673
00:35:06,275 --> 00:35:08,827
AND KEEP HER OPAL SEASON GOING.

674
00:35:08,862 --> 00:35:11,275
Kelly: SO ON TOP OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO WITH THE MINING,

675
00:35:11,310 --> 00:35:13,793
YOU'VE GOT TO THROW IN A FEW MACHINERY DEALS,

676
00:35:13,827 --> 00:35:15,206
AND THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

677
00:35:15,241 --> 00:35:16,586
PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS MOVING ON GEAR,

678
00:35:16,620 --> 00:35:18,275
ALWAYS WANTING TO BUY GEAR.

679
00:35:19,413 --> 00:35:21,482
Narrator: INSTEAD OF SELLING OPAL,

680
00:35:21,517 --> 00:35:24,482
KELLY IS ATTEMPTING TO DO A DEAL ON MINING EQUIPMENT --

681
00:35:24,517 --> 00:35:27,000
A 14-TON AGITATOR.

682
00:35:27,034 --> 00:35:29,862
KELLY WANTS $20,000 FOR THE AGITATOR,

683
00:35:29,896 --> 00:35:32,310
WHICH SHE'S HOPING MINERS ANTHONY MELONIS

684
00:35:32,344 --> 00:35:34,172
AND KEN WESTBROOK WILL PAY.Kelly: ANTHONY.

685
00:35:34,206 --> 00:35:35,310
HOW YOU DOING, KEL?

686
00:35:35,344 --> 00:35:36,586
HOW YOU GOING?GOOD.

687
00:35:36,620 --> 00:35:38,103
GOOD? WHAT'S GOING ON?HOW YOU BEEN?

688
00:35:38,137 --> 00:35:39,931
Kelly: ANTHONY KNOWS HIS STUFF. HE'S AN OPAL MINER.

689
00:35:39,965 --> 00:35:41,862
PLUS, HE'S A BIT OF AN OPAL BUYER.

690
00:35:41,896 --> 00:35:44,551
SO HE DRIVES A BIT OF A HARD BARGAIN.

691
00:35:44,586 --> 00:35:49,241
Narrator: IMMEDIATELY, EXPERIENCED MINER KEN HAS NOTICED A PROBLEM.

692
00:35:49,275 --> 00:35:51,655
WHEN DID YOU ELEVATE THAT?

693
00:35:51,689 --> 00:35:54,000
WELL, THAT WASN'T ELEVATED BY US.

694
00:35:54,034 --> 00:35:57,620
THAT WAS ELEVATED BY THE GUYS WHO WERE WASHING THE OPEN CUT.

695
00:35:57,655 --> 00:36:01,482
Narrator: THE AGITATOR BARREL HAS BEEN ELEVATED AND TILTED ON AN ANGLE,

696
00:36:01,517 --> 00:36:03,758
WHICH WASHES THE ROCK MORE EFFECTIVELY

697
00:36:03,793 --> 00:36:07,172
BUT ALSO WEARS OUT THE EXPENSIVE BEARING FASTER.

698
00:36:07,206 --> 00:36:08,896
Anthony: LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS A NEW BEARING ALREADY.

699
00:36:08,931 --> 00:36:11,379
IF WE KEEP BREAKING DOWN, KEL, WE CAN'T KEEP IN PRODUCTION,

700
00:36:11,413 --> 00:36:13,137
YOU KNOW?YEAH, I KNOW.

701
00:36:13,172 --> 00:36:14,758
Narrator: ANTHONY ALSO NOTICES

702
00:36:14,793 --> 00:36:17,620
THE CHAIN THAT ROTATES THE BARREL IS MISSING.

703
00:36:17,655 --> 00:36:20,344
SO WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CHAIN?SOMEONE'S KNOCKED IT OFF.

704
00:36:20,379 --> 00:36:22,551
YEAH, THAT'S MORE THAN LIKELY WHAT'S HAPPENED.

705
00:36:22,586 --> 00:36:25,448
I THINK SO. SOME MONGREL HAS COME OUT AND KNOCKED IT OVER.

706
00:36:25,482 --> 00:36:27,448
BIG MOTOR, THOUGH.IT IS A BIG MOTOR.

707
00:36:27,482 --> 00:36:29,275
WHAT IT IS?IT'S A PENNO.

708
00:36:29,310 --> 00:36:31,620
PENNO? WELL, IT'S A GOOD MOTOR, THEN.

709
00:36:31,655 --> 00:36:34,448
YOU KNOW, WHAT SORT OF MONEY YOU GOT ON THIS?

710
00:36:34,482 --> 00:36:36,103
I WANT $20,000.

711
00:36:36,137 --> 00:36:37,793
WOULD YOU TAKE $15,000? WHAT DO YOU RECKON?

712
00:36:37,827 --> 00:36:39,724
$15,000?

713
00:36:39,758 --> 00:36:42,103
WE GOT A DEAL?

714
00:36:42,137 --> 00:36:45,448
Ken: I'LL GIVE YOU 5 MINUTES.YOU DON'T NEED 5 MINUTES.

715
00:36:45,482 --> 00:36:48,172
NO. I JUST...

716
00:36:48,206 --> 00:36:49,931
FOR ABOUT $17,000, I SUPPOSE.

717
00:36:49,965 --> 00:36:52,517
I'LL GIVE YOU $15,000.AND WE'RE HAPPY.

718
00:36:52,551 --> 00:36:55,206
YOU'RE HAPPY. WELL, MAYBE I SHOULD OFFER $14,000, THEN.

719
00:36:55,241 --> 00:36:57,379
NO. NO.

720
00:36:57,413 --> 00:36:59,068
$15,000? $15,000.

721
00:36:59,103 --> 00:37:01,413
ALL RIGHT.GOOD ON YOU, MATE.

722
00:37:01,448 --> 00:37:03,448
HELPED ME OUT. THAT'S GOOD.

723
00:37:03,482 --> 00:37:06,310
NO, IT'S A GOOD BUY. I'M HAPPY WITH IT.

724
00:37:06,344 --> 00:37:08,103
YEAH, IT DOES A RIPPER JOB.YEAH.

725
00:37:08,137 --> 00:37:09,896
NO, I'M HAPPY. I'M REAL HAPPY.

726
00:37:09,931 --> 00:37:12,137
YEAH. EXCELLENT.

727
00:37:12,172 --> 00:37:15,206
Narrator: THE AGI SALE HAS GIVEN KELLY A LIFELINE,

728
00:37:15,241 --> 00:37:17,068
BUT AS THE TEMPERATURES GET HOTTER,

729
00:37:17,103 --> 00:37:19,413
THE FINAL WEEKS OF HER OPAL SEASON

730
00:37:19,448 --> 00:37:21,310
ARE ONLY GOING TO GET HARDER.

731
00:37:21,344 --> 00:37:23,620
SELLING THIS IS A BIT SAD,

732
00:37:23,655 --> 00:37:26,275
BUT COULDN'T AFFORD TO KEEP IT, REALLY,

733
00:37:26,310 --> 00:37:29,172
SO GOT TO MOVE IT ON ONTO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS.

734
00:37:29,206 --> 00:37:31,241
BUT I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE GOTTEN MORE,

735
00:37:31,275 --> 00:37:34,413
BUT CAN'T DEAL WITH THEM OPAL BUYERS, CAN YOU?

736
00:37:45,103 --> 00:37:47,206
Ron: WOW. LOOK AT THAT.

737
00:37:47,241 --> 00:37:49,758
Aaron: NICE, ISN'T IT?IT IS.

738
00:37:51,655 --> 00:37:54,310
Narrator: ON THE EDGE OF AARON'S DRAGONFLY CLAIM...

739
00:37:54,344 --> 00:37:56,241
THEM GREENS ARE BEAUTIFUL, AREN'T THEY?

740
00:37:56,275 --> 00:37:59,620
...RON HAS DISCOVERED A LARGE CHUNK OF BLUE-GREEN OPAL.

741
00:37:59,655 --> 00:38:01,517
OH, SORRY. I  ON IT.

742
00:38:01,551 --> 00:38:02,896
DID YOU? NO, I DIDN'T.

743
00:38:02,931 --> 00:38:04,896
LADS, THAT IS NICE, ISN'T IT?

744
00:38:04,931 --> 00:38:06,551
THAT'S A SANDY BOULDER.THAT'S A SANDY BOULDER.

745
00:38:06,586 --> 00:38:08,034
SANDY BOULDER.

746
00:38:08,068 --> 00:38:11,103
Narrator: SANDY BOULDER OPAL IS FOUND IN SANDSTONE,

747
00:38:11,137 --> 00:38:12,724
OFTEN NEAR THE SURFACE,

748
00:38:12,758 --> 00:38:16,931
UNLIKE STANDARD BOULDER OPAL THAT FORMS IN DARKER IRONSTONE.

749
00:38:16,965 --> 00:38:18,241
YOU LOVE...

750
00:38:18,275 --> 00:38:20,517
I DO, AND THEY LOVE ME.

751
00:38:22,896 --> 00:38:25,275
I WOULDN'T SELL THAT FOR UNDER $2,000.

752
00:38:25,310 --> 00:38:28,862
Narrator: RON'S FIND IS SANDY BOULDER OPAL

753
00:38:28,896 --> 00:38:32,034
COLORED WITH MEDIUM-VALUE BLUE-GREEN.

754
00:38:32,068 --> 00:38:34,344
ALTHOUGH WEIGHING 3 KILOGRAMS,

755
00:38:34,379 --> 00:38:37,000
THE OPAL IS HEAVILY MIXED WITH STONE,

756
00:38:37,034 --> 00:38:41,000
MAKING ITS VALUE AROUND $2,000.

757
00:38:42,655 --> 00:38:45,068
WELL, IF YOU GET THAT IN THE JEWELRY SHOPS,

758
00:38:45,103 --> 00:38:46,310
THAT'D BE A PRETTY SPECIMEN.

759
00:38:46,344 --> 00:38:48,517
A PAPERWEIGHT FOR SOME YUPPIE.

760
00:38:48,551 --> 00:38:50,137
NO, NO.

761
00:38:50,172 --> 00:38:51,724
THAT'S YOUR GOOD-LUCK ROCK.

762
00:38:51,758 --> 00:38:56,793
RON'S FIND HAS TAKEN THEIR TOTAL TO OVER $104,000,

763
00:38:56,827 --> 00:38:59,137
ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE AMOUNT NEEDED

764
00:38:59,172 --> 00:39:03,724
TO BUY AARON'S DAD'S HOUSE AND THE DRAGONFLY LEASE.

765
00:39:03,758 --> 00:39:05,931
Aaron: LUCKY RON FOUND THAT SPECIMEN.

766
00:39:05,965 --> 00:39:07,482
WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO FIND A LITTLE BIT MORE,

767
00:39:07,517 --> 00:39:09,862
BUT THAT'S HOW OPAL MINING GOES.

768
00:39:09,896 --> 00:39:12,724
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN TURN UP TOMORROW IN THIS GAME.

769
00:39:12,758 --> 00:39:18,000
Narrator: AND WHEN YOU'RE THIS REMOTE, LUXURIES ARE HARD TO COME BY...

770
00:39:18,034 --> 00:39:20,413
Aaron: LOOKS LIKE HE'S HAS SOME RIB BONES OR SOMETHING.

771
00:39:20,448 --> 00:39:22,586
...UNLESS YOU'VE GOT A MATE WITH A HELICOPTER.

772
00:39:22,620 --> 00:39:24,344
HE HAS!

773
00:39:24,379 --> 00:39:26,931
RIB BONES, MATE.

774
00:39:26,965 --> 00:39:28,896
YEAH.

775
00:39:28,931 --> 00:39:32,172
Narrator: NEIGHBORING CATTLE FARMER AND MATE STONY

776
00:39:32,206 --> 00:39:33,931
HAS DROPPED IN FOR A VISIT,

777
00:39:33,965 --> 00:39:36,000
AND HE'S BROUGHT THE MAIN COURSE.

778
00:39:36,034 --> 00:39:38,620
Stony:

779
00:39:38,655 --> 00:39:40,793
SO I THOUGHT I'D DROP IN, SPEND THE NIGHT WITH THE BOYS,

780
00:39:40,827 --> 00:39:42,862
SEE HOW THEY'RE GOING, MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT RUNNING AMOK

781
00:39:42,896 --> 00:39:45,206
OR DOING THE WRONG THING, EH?

782
00:39:45,241 --> 00:39:47,620
OOH, RON, WATCH IT.

783
00:39:47,655 --> 00:39:51,000
Aaron: YOU GOT TO SORT OF, LIKE, BE POSITIVE AT THIS GAME.

784
00:39:51,034 --> 00:39:52,689
I RECKON WE STILL GOT ENOUGH TIME

785
00:39:52,724 --> 00:39:55,310
TO GET THE MONEY I NEED TO PAY THE FAMILY OUT.

786
00:40:00,965 --> 00:40:03,448
Greg: YEAH, THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO ME, TOO, RON.

787
00:40:03,482 --> 00:40:05,724
NOW, THAT'S A GOOD FEED, EH?

788
00:40:05,758 --> 00:40:08,517
Aaron: IT'S UP TO US NOW.

789
00:40:08,551 --> 00:40:11,275
BEAUTIFUL. YEAH.

790
00:40:13,241 --> 00:40:15,793
WHAT DO YOU RECKON?VERY NICE.

791
00:40:15,827 --> 00:40:18,724
WE JUST GOT TO BE A BIT SMARTER ABOUT IT, AS WELL.

792
00:40:18,758 --> 00:40:20,620
DIG THE RIGHT BIT OF DIRT.

792
00:40:21,305 --> 00:41:21,307