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Narrator: ON "OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS",

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ROOKIE JUSTIN...

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HOW YOU DOING, JAMIE?

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...MUST HAGGLE WITH A VETERAN...

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YOU'VE GOT QUITE A BIT OF STUFF.

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...WHO GOT THE BETTER OF HIM FIRST TIME AROUND.

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HE'S ASKING WAY TOO MUCH.

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THE BOULDER BOYS...

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MONEY GOIN' OUT. LOOKS LIKE WE'LL GET SOME OPAL.

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...RACE TO SAVE THEIR CLAIM FROM A MONSOON FLOOD.

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...AND ON THEIR LAST DIG OF THE SEASON...

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...THE COOKE BROTHERS FINALLY HIT PAY DIRT.

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WHOA. LOOK AT THE COLOR IN THAT.

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Man: THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AFTER, ISN'T IT?

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Narrator: COOBER PEDY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

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FAMOUS FOR WHITE AND CRYSTAL OPAL

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WORTH UP TO $7,500 A GRAM.

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THIRTY-TWO KILOMETERS NORTH OF TOWN AT VINO MINEFIELD.

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THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME THIS LAST WEEK

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JUST TO GIVE IT ONE LAST CRACK BEFORE THE SUMMER SETS IN

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AND THAT'S IT.

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ROOKIES JUSTIN LANG AND FIANCé BECKY MACALLAN

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HAVE HAD A DISASTROUS FIRST SEASON TOGETHER,

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FINDING BARELY ANY OPAL.

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FACING EXPENSIVE BREAKDOWNS...

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OH, MATE, I WANT TO CRY.

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...AND GRAVE DANGERS...

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IT'S NOT WORTH IT, JUSTIN.

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...THEIR RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN TESTED HARD.

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PLEASE RELAX.

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YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS BY GOING OFF YOUR CHOPS.

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DOING MY HEAD IN THIS PLACE.

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BECKY HAS RETURNED TO ADELAIDE, OVER 700 KILOMETERS AWAY.

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JUSTIN'S WORKLOAD HAS JUST DOUBLED.

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Justin: I'VE GOT TO PROVE TO MYSELF,

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AND I NEED TO PROVE TO BECKY THAT I CAN FIND OPAL.

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BUT, WITHIN A HALF AN HOUR, YOU CAN FILL THIS BUCKET UP

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AND YOU COULD HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS.

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THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THIS MINING.

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I'VE SEEN SOME WARNING SIGNS POP UP ON THIS MACHINE.

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ALL I CAN DO IS HOPE LIKE HELL

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THAT THE MACHINE KEEPS GOING.

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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 THAT IF I DO SEE REALLY GOOD-QUALITY OPAL IN THE WALL,

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THEN I KNOW THAT THE OPAL IS ONLY GOING TO BE

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IN THAT PART IN THE BASE OF WHERE IT CAME OUT.

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WHAT IS THAT?

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SMELLS LIKE OIL BURNING OR SOMETHING.

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IT'S A REAL SORT OF EGGY SORT OF SMELL.

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THE OTHER WEIRD THING IS I CAN HEAR THIS

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SORT OF HISSING DOWN HERE.

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THIS IS WHERE THE BATTERY IS.

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OH! OH! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

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SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THE BATTERIES, I THINK.

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UGH!

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I CAN'T WIN AT THE MOMENT.

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Narrator: JUSTIN MUST CALL THE NEAREST MECHANIC,

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32 KILOMETERS AWAY.

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AH, MAN, THIS SUCKS. IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.

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EVERY DAY IT'S SOMETHING.

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Man:  JUSTIN.

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HEY. YEAH, HEY. HOW YOU GOING?

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DO YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT BATTERIES IN THE EXCAVATOR?

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I WAS -- I WAS NOTICING THIS

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SORT OF EGGY SORT OF SMELL FOR A WHILE.

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OH, GEEZ. BLOODY HELL.

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.

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WITHOUT THE EXCAVATOR,

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ROOKIE JUSTIN'S MINING SEASON WILL BE OVER.

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1,000 KILOMETERS NORTHEAST,

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CENTRAL QUEENSLAND IS A BLISTERING DRY LANDSCAPE

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WITH TEMPERATURES HITTING 46 DEGREES.

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BUT EVERY DECEMBER, FOR THREE MONTHS,

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THE MONSOON RAINS ARRIVE.

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IN A SINGLE DAY,

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10 CENTIMETERS OF RAIN CAN FALL,

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AND WITH IT COMES THE END OF THE MINING SEASON.

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DRAGONFLY CLAIM, OPALTON.

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BOULDER BOYS AARON GROTJAHN AND GREG GERAN...

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SHE'S LEVEL.THAT'S IT THERE, YEAH.

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...HAVE JUST A FEW WEEKS LEFT TO HIT THEIR TARGET.

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FOR AARON, IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT.

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HE NEEDS ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY

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THE LEASE ON THE CLAIM FROM HIS FAMILY.

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IF THEY FAIL, HE WILL LOSE EVERYTHING.

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Aaron: I'VE INVESTED EVERYTHING I'VE GOT INTO THIS JOB.

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WE DON'T FIND ANY OPAL,

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I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.

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Greg: WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO PUT THIS PIT DOWN

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AND ALL THE FUEL AND TIME,

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MACHINE HOURS.

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BIG EFFORT TO GET THERE.

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IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS, WE WOULD HAVE

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BURNED 7,000 LITERS, IF NORMAL, OF DIESEL.

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Narrator: AT OVER A DOLLAR A LITER,

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THAT'S $12,000.

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OKAY.

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WE DECIDED TO DO A BIG HAUL.

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AS SOON AS WE DECIDED TO DO IT,

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THE DIESEL WENT UP TO $1.70.

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$1.76 ISN'T IT?

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MONEY GOING OUT, HOPEFULLY WE GET SOME OPAL.

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Aaron: I'M JUST GONNA TAKE THE DOZER DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.

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WE NEED IT A BIT DEEPER. CLEAN THAT OUT.

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PROBABLY ANOTHER HALF AN HOUR WE'RE ON BLOODY LEVEL.

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Narrator: THIS CLAIM WAS MINED BY AARON'S DAD DECADES AGO

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AND IS RIDDLED WITH UNEXPECTED TUNNELS, OR DRIVES,

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MAKING IT HIGHLY DANGEROUS

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FOR THE 40-TON EXCAVATOR AND THE 60-TON BULLDOZER.

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AARON! AARON!

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I THINK YOU'RE FOLLOWING THROUGH.

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YOU'RE FOLLOWING THROUGH INTO THE DRIVE.

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CAUGHT IN A COLLAPSED TUNNEL AND UNABLE TO GET TRACTION,

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THE 60-TON BULLDOZER...

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I'M DOWN, MATE.

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...IS NOW STUCK FAST.

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LIGHTNING RIDGE, NEW SOUTH WALES.

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500 KILOMETERS FROM THE COAST.

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IT'S HOME TO THE MOST EXPENSIVE OPAL ON THE PLANET...

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BLACK OPAL,

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

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IT'S THE LAST DIG OF THE SEASON FOR MECHANICAL MAESTROS

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PETE AND MICK COOKE.

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PLAGUED BY BREAKDOWNS....

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...THEY'RE NOWHERE NEAR THEIR ORIGINAL TARGET.

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FRESHLY BROKEN BOLT. YOU CAN SEE IT'S JUST BEEN BROKEN.

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AH, .

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THE WATER STOPPED. STOPPED?

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OH, .

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THEY'RE HEADING OUT TO A NEW CLAIM

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IN A LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO SURVIVE.

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WE'VE GOT TO START FINDING A BIT OF MONEY.

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NEED SOME OPAL. -A LITTLE BIT MORE!

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Narrator: THIS SEASON, THEY'VE BEEN TRYING OUT AN APPRENTICE

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FOR THE FIRST TIME --

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19-YEAR-OLD SAM WESTRA.

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I'D WORKED IN A SUPERMARKET,

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I'D STARTED A COUPLE OF APPRENTICESHIPS,

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HADN'T REALLY FOUND WHAT I WANTED TO DO.

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I'D QUIT ME JOB, AND I WAS READY TO GO

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TO THE COAST, I WAS READY TO GO LIE ON A BEACH.

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I KNEW PETE WAS OUT HERE,

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SO I THOUGHT I'D DROP IN FOR A NIGHT.

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OH, YEAH.HE SHOWED ME OPAL MINING.

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IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT.

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I'VE BEEN HERE SIX MONTHS NOW.

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Pete: YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE YOUNG BLOKE.

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HE'S PRETTY GOOD, BUT YOU'VE STILL GOT TO KEEP AN EYE

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ON WHAT THEY'RE UP TO, YOU KNOW, IN CASE

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THEY'RE UNDOING SOMETHING INSTEAD OF DOING IT UP.

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Narrator: TO BREAK EVEN,

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THE BROTHERS HAVE REVISED THEIR TARGET

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DOWN TO THE BARE MINIMUM.

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IF YOU'RE FAIRLY GOOD AT MINING,

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IT'S A THOUSAND BUCKS A WEEK.

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YEP.WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE.

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-YEAH. -SO, MINE FOR A YEAR, 50 GRAND.

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Narrator: THEY'RE HOPING DIGGING THIS NEW 50x50 METER CLAIM

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RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF TOWN CAN GET THEM OVER THE LINE.

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WITH OPAL MINING, ALL IT TAKES IS ONE TRUCKLOAD OF DUG DIRT

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TO MAKE A FORTUNE.

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LOOK AT THAT.

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ONE TRUCK CAN HAVE A COUPLE HUNDRED GRAND OF OPAL IN IT

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IF IT'S THE RIGHT DIRT.

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Narrator: IN A PROCESS TAKING UP TO 110 MILLION YEARS,

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OPAL IS CREATED WHEN WATER CARRIES SILICA

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FROM THE SURROUNDING EARTH

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INTO CRACKS AND FAULTS UNDERGROUND,

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GRADUALLY HARDENING TO FORM THE PRECIOUS GEM.

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THIS TIME, THE BROTHERS AIM TO GET

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TO THE BOTTOM OF AN OLD LEAD.

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Pete: THERE IS A STORY THE NEIGHBORS

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PUT DOWN A THREE-FOOT HOLE FOR A TOILET,

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AND AFTER THEY'D BEEN USING IT FOR A MONTH OR TWO,

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THEY LOOKED AT THE DRILL DIRT

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AND FOUND SOME NICE BLUE AND BLACK NOBBIES,

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BUT TOO LATE TO GO MINING IN THAT HOLE.

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SO WE'VE DECIDED TO DRILL THESE HOLES

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VIRTUALLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE TO THE TOILET HOLE.

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WE'RE HOPING THE FAULT RUNS STRAIGHT THROUGH THERE.

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NO ONE EVER SAID OPAL RUNS IN STRAIGHT LINES,

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BUT IT MIGHT.

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Narrator: WITH HIS SUPER DRILL, MEGATRON,

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STUCK IN THE WORKSHOP,

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MICK WILL DRILL TEST HOLES IN LINE WITH THE OLD TOILET

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USING THEIR DECADES-OLD INVESTIGATOR DRILL.

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SHE'S A BLOODY 1943 -- '43 OR '44 -- DEUTZ ENGINE.

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OLDER THAN ME DAD!

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TO EXPLORE THE TEST HOLES THOROUGHLY,

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MAVERICK INVENTOR PETE HAS COME UP WITH A NEW PROTOTYPE.

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Pete: IT'S A DOWN HOLE ROTATIONAL REAMER,

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BUT I JUST CALL IT THE COOKIE CUTTER.

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THAT'S MY NICKNAME FOR IT.

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Narrator: THE COOKIE CUTTER WILL BE LOWERED

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DOWN THE EXPLORATION HOLES TO THE OPAL LEVEL.

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AN EXPANDING DRILL ARM WIDENS OR BELLS OUT THE HOLE,

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DROPPING THE DIRT INTO A PIPE-LIKE BUCKET

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SO IT CAN BE PULLED TO THE SURFACE

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AND CHECKED FOR OPAL.

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NO ONE'S BUILT A MACHINE LIKE THIS BEFORE.

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IT DOESN'T OWE ANYTHING TO ANYONE.

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IT'S ALL MY OWN IDEA.

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Narrator: BUT IF PETE'S $10,000 INVENTION DOESN'T WORK,

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IT'LL BE MONEY THEY CAN'T AFFORD STRAIGHT DOWN THE HOLE.

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A LITTLE BIT TREPIDATIOUS,

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I SUPPOSE, WOULD BE A GOOD WORD FOR IT.

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LET'S HOPE IT ALL GOES TO PLAN.

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Justin: I THINK THE ALTERNATOR OR THE BATTERIES OR SOMETHING.

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NEED DOING.

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SO THESE OLD MACHINES AREN'T SO CHEAP AFTER ALL.

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Narrator: ROOKIE JUSTIN LANG'S EXCAVATOR

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HAS GROUND TO A HALT YET AGAIN.

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AND WITH IT...WOW.

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...HIS ONE-MAN MINING OPERATION.

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I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT EXCAVATORS, I TELL YOU WHAT.

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IF IT CAN'T BE REPAIRED, HIS MINING SEASON WILL BE OVER,

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LEAVING HIM $80,000 IN THE RED.

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LOCAL MECHANIC QUENTIN SPARROW IS HIS LAST HOPE.

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SO IT'S JUST UP HERE.

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It'S ONLY GOT BARELY 79 VOLTS.

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-WOW. -IN THE ONE BATTERY, 79.

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SO THESE BATTERIES ARE COOKED, EH?

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YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY'RE COOKED.

228
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YEAH, THE ALTERNATOR IS JUST PUMPING OUT TOO MUCH POWER.

229
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YEAH, THEY'VE BEEN -- THEY'VE BEEN COOKED.

230
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Narrator: YET ANOTHER CRIPPLING EXPENSE.

231
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-THERE'S SOME MORE MONEY. -OH, REALLY?

232
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LOOK AT THE FAN WOBBLING AROUND.

233
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-THAT'S BAD? -IT'S READY TO FALL OFF.

234
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WHEN IT FALLS OFF, ONE OF THE BLADES BREAK

235
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AND GO THROUGH YOUR RADIATOR.

236
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THEN YOUR RADIATOR IS BUGGERED.

237
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UH, YOU WANT ME TO STOP LOOKING? -NAH, KEEP LOOKING.

238
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THAT'S THE MAIN THING THERE WITH THE FAN AND THE WATER PUMP.

239
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JUST WHEN I THINK I'M GETTING CLOSE TO THE OPAL.

240
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YOU CAN'T USE IT LIKE THAT.

241
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IT'S JUST GOING TO COME APART, THROW A PART.

242
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YOU'RE LUCKY WE FOUND -- LUCKY WE FOUND IT, YOU KNOW.

243
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WOW.

244
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THE ALTERNATOR, THE BATTERY, THE WATER PUMP,

245
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THEY'RE ALL NAKED.

246
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I RECKON I'M LOOKING AT ABOUT FIVE GRAND.

247
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TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF THIS MACHINE.

248
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SO...

249
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Narrator: ALREADY $80,000 DOWN...

250
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.

251
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...JUSTIN'S HOPES OF FINDING

252
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THAT ONE LUCKY BUCKET LOAD OF OPAL

253
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ARE FAST DISAPPEARING.

254
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MM.

255
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IT WILL TAKE MOST OF HIS LAST WEEK

256
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AND $5,000 TO REPAIR THE EXCAVATOR.

257
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JUSTIN NEEDS TO FIND ANOTHER WAY OF MAKING A PROFIT.

258
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Justin: I TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH I'VE INVESTED THIS YEAR,

259
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BUT I THINK ABOUT $80,000.

260
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SO I'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS WORK,

261
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RAIN, HAIL, OR SHINE.

262
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Narrator: AT DRAGONFLY CLAIM,

263
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AARON HAS GOT THE 60-TON BULLDOZER

264
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STUCK IN AN OLD MINE SHAFT.

265
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HIS EFFORTS TO FREE IT ONLY MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE.

266
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AH, YOU'VE GOTTEN IN DEEPER.

267
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YOU MIGHT USE YOUR RIPPER, SEE IF YOU CAN REVERSE OUT.

268
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YEAH, I'LL HAVE TO, MATE.

269
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HIS LAST CHANCE IS TO USE THE CLAWED ARM, OR RIPPER,

270
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AT THE REAR OF THE BULLDOZER

271
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TO DRAG THE DOZER OUT.

272
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SHE'S OUT, MATE.

273
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ALRIGHT, YOU'RE OUT, MATE.

274
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JUST GOES TO SHOW, NOW YOU KNOW HOW DEEP YOU ARE.

275
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WITH ONE EMERGENCY OVER,

276
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AARON AND GREG ARE JUST ABOUT TO HIT ANOTHER.

277
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WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT WEATHER

278
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AND THE WET SEASON, RAINS AROUND.

279
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PRETTY MAD-LOOKING CLOUDS THERE.

280
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EVERYWHERE.

281
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LOOK OVER THERE.

282
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IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GETTING A SHOWER.

283
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Narrator: WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN EXPECTED IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS,

284
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THEIR 19-METER-DEEP PIT RISKS BEING FLOODED,

285
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MAKING MINING IMPOSSIBLE.

286
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WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO SOMETHING DOWN THERE

287
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TO STOP A BIT OF WATER, RIGHT?

288
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GET THE MACHINES OUT.

289
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YEAH. WE WILL.

290
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LIKE, BUILD A FEW LEVY THINGS.

291
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STOP WATER GETTING INTO THE MINE HOLE.

292
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-WE'LL DO THAT, EH? -YEP.

293
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WE'VE GOT TO.

294
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Narrator: AARON AND GREG WILL HAVE TO RACE THE CLOCK

295
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TO BUILD TWO LEVEES, PROTECTIVE EARTH BARRIERS,

296
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TO STOP THE RAINS FLOODING THEIR DIG.

297
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MIGHT AS WELL BE PREPARED, MATE.

298
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THAT'S IT.

299
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Greg: WON'T STOP IT ALL, BUT IT WILL STOP SOME.

300
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IT MIGHT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

301
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BEING ABLE TO GET BACK DOWN IN THE HOLE AND DIG

302
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OR NOT BEING ABLE TO DO IT.

303
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Narrator: IF THEY CAN'T GET THE LEVEES BUILT IN TIME,

304
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THEIR SEASON WILL BE CUT SHORT

305
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AND AARON WILL LOSE HIS DREAM

306
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OF BUYING THE LEASE FROM HIS FAMILY

307
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AND FOLLOWING IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS.

308
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DROUGHT-STRICKEN NEW SOUTH WALES.

309
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WHAT I CAN DO WITH MY INVENTION IS PUT IT DOWN THIS HOLE

310
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AND OPEN IT UP AND HAVE A LOT BETTER LOOK.

311
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Narrator: IT'S THE FIRST ATTEMPT

312
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FOR PETE'S $10,000 INVENTION,

313
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THE COOKIE CUTTER.

314
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TRY RUNNING IT ACROSS AGAIN.

315
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Pete: IT'S EARLY DAYS.

316
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STILL FIGURING OUT HOW TO DO IT.

317
00:16:22,551 --> 00:16:24,068
WAIT, WAIT!

318
00:16:24,103 --> 00:16:26,551
THERE'S NO INSTRUCTION MANUAL OR BOOK FOR THIS SORT OF THING.

319
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WE'RE JUST MAKING IT UP AS WE GO ALONG.

320
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A LITTLE BIT MORE. OKAY.

321
00:16:35,448 --> 00:16:37,206
WHAT CAN GO WRONG, EH?

322
00:16:44,827 --> 00:16:48,689
FOR SOME REASON, IT ISN'T GOING DOWN THE HOLE.

323
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UGH!

324
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IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING.

325
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Narrator: IT'S THE LAST DIG OF THE SEASON,

326
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AND THE UNDERGROUND DRILLING SYSTEM

327
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IS STUCK IN THE TEST HOLE.

328
00:16:58,413 --> 00:17:00,275
NOT 100% SURE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

329
00:17:00,310 --> 00:17:03,586
THE COOKIE CUTTER JUST DOESN'T QUITE FIT DOWN THE HOLE.

330
00:17:03,620 --> 00:17:06,413
Narrator: SERIOUSLY BEHIND THIS SEASON'S TARGET,

331
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THIS COULD RUIN WHAT'S LEFT OF IT.

332
00:17:08,379 --> 00:17:12,827
-IT DOESN'T WANT TO GO. -IT'S NOT GOING TO GO DOWN.

333
00:17:12,862 --> 00:17:15,137
Narrator: YOUNGER BROTHER MICK COMES TO THE RESCUE.

334
00:17:15,172 --> 00:17:18,034
HIS BUCKET HE'S MADE IS A BIT TOO TIGHT IN THE HOLE,

335
00:17:18,068 --> 00:17:19,965
SO THE NEXT HOLE WE DRILL,

336
00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:24,310
WE'LL PUT A COUPLE OF WIDER TEETH ON THE HEAD.

337
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FROM TIP TO TIP, 264.

338
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-YEAH, 264. -GOOD LUCK WITH IT.

339
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Narrator: WITH A BIGGER DRILL HEAD,

340
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THE BOYS CAN NOW DRILL A WIDER HOLE TO THE OPAL LEVEL,

341
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SIX METERS DOWN.

342
00:17:37,241 --> 00:17:39,482
EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING TOO WELL.

343
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I'M WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO GO WRONG.

344
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-BEAUTIFUL. -BRING THE COOKIE CUTTER IN.

345
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Narrator: FIRST, THE THREE-METER BUCKET,

346
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WHICH WILL CATCH THE DIRT,

347
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GOES DOWN THE HOLE.

348
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THE BUCKET DOES FIT.

349
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THE COOKIE CUTTER FITS ON TOP.

350
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-THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. -OH, WAIT.

351
00:18:07,275 --> 00:18:09,275
Narrator: TIME FOR PETE'S NEXT BRAIN WAVE.

352
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IS THAT WORKING?THAT SEEMS PRETTY BRIGHT,

353
00:18:11,310 --> 00:18:13,206
SAM, THANKS FOR THAT.

354
00:18:13,241 --> 00:18:15,896
Pete: THE IDEA IS THAT WHEN THE DIRT FILLS THE BUCKET UP

355
00:18:15,931 --> 00:18:19,241
AND COVERS THE TORCH AND I CAN'T SEE IT FLASHING, IT'S FULL.

356
00:18:20,827 --> 00:18:23,310
RIGHTY.

357
00:18:23,344 --> 00:18:25,103
Narrator: THIS TIME, THE COOKIE CUTTER

358
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GOES STRAIGHT DOWN.

359
00:18:27,206 --> 00:18:29,034
IT'S ALL GOING SWIMMINGLY NOW.

360
00:18:29,068 --> 00:18:30,413
I JUST DON'T WANT TO TALK TOO SOON

361
00:18:30,448 --> 00:18:31,965
IN CASE I JINX IT.

362
00:18:33,862 --> 00:18:38,068
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO A FAIRLY GOOD BAIL OUT DOWN AT THE LEVEL.

363
00:18:38,103 --> 00:18:40,034
Narrator: ONCE THE OPAL LEVEL IS REACHED,

364
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PETE EXTENDS THE DRILL ARM

365
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AND DRAGS IT IN A CIRCLE BY HAND FROM THE SURFACE.

366
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I THINK IT'S WORKING WELL. HOPEFULLY FINDING OPAL.

367
00:19:01,344 --> 00:19:03,655
AS THE CRANE LIFTS THE COOKIE CUTTER,

368
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THEY'LL DISCOVER IF IT'S FOUND THEM OPAL

369
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OR JUST SUNK THEM DEEPER INTO DEBT.

370
00:19:19,413 --> 00:19:21,655
Justin: I TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH I'VE INVESTED THIS YEAR,

371
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BUT I THINK ABOUT $80,000.

372
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SO IT'S NOT THAT GOOD.

373
00:19:27,103 --> 00:19:30,689
Narrator: IN ONLY HIS SECOND REAL SEASON AS AN OPAL MINER,

374
00:19:30,724 --> 00:19:35,758
ROOKIE JUSTIN LANG IS $80,000 DOWN.

375
00:19:35,793 --> 00:19:37,034
I'M NOT REALLY PREPARED TO GO BACK

376
00:19:37,068 --> 00:19:40,137
AND TELL BECK THAT, YOU KNOW, I FAILED.

377
00:19:40,172 --> 00:19:43,137
SO, I'M WILLING TO AT LEAST TAKE THE RISK

378
00:19:43,172 --> 00:19:44,931
AND HEAD UP TO MINTABIE.

379
00:19:44,965 --> 00:19:46,655
Narrator: DESPERATE TO MAKE A PROFIT,

380
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HE'S HOPING TO BUY A PARCEL OF ROUGH OPAL

381
00:19:49,206 --> 00:19:51,137
IN THE REMOTE TOWN OF MINTABIE,

382
00:19:51,172 --> 00:19:54,448
270 KILOMETERS NORTH OF COOBER PEDY.

383
00:19:54,482 --> 00:19:55,482
THERE'S NO BETTER TIME

384
00:19:55,517 --> 00:19:57,344
TO BUY OPAL IN THE ROUGH FROM MINTABIE

385
00:19:57,379 --> 00:19:59,517
THAN RIGHT NOW.

386
00:19:59,551 --> 00:20:00,689
Narrator: IN JUST A FEW MONTHS,

387
00:20:00,724 --> 00:20:03,931
THE TOWN OF MINTABIE IS DUE TO CLOSE.

388
00:20:03,965 --> 00:20:06,965
WITH ITS UNUSUAL BLACK BACKING AND RICH COLORS,

389
00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:10,655
MINTABIE OPAL IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY SOUGHT AFTER.

390
00:20:10,689 --> 00:20:14,551
Justin: MINTABIE OPAL IS REALLY STABLE. IT DOESN'T CRACK.

391
00:20:14,586 --> 00:20:16,310
IT HAS SOME BEAUTIFUL COLORS AND PATTERNS.

392
00:20:16,344 --> 00:20:18,103
SO IF THERE'S NO OPAL

393
00:20:18,137 --> 00:20:19,620
BEING PULLED OUT OF THE GROUND UP THERE,

394
00:20:19,655 --> 00:20:21,310
THEN THE PRICES ARE GOING TO SKYROCKET.

395
00:20:21,344 --> 00:20:24,034
IT WOULD BE SILLY NOT TRYING TO GO UP THERE

396
00:20:24,068 --> 00:20:26,034
AND BUYING ANY PARCELS AVAILABLE.

397
00:20:28,413 --> 00:20:30,103
Narrator: THE LAST TIME HE WAS HERE,

398
00:20:30,137 --> 00:20:33,344
ROOKIE JUSTIN LEARNED ABOUT HAGGLING THE HARD WAY

399
00:20:33,379 --> 00:20:36,275
AND LEFT HAVING PAID WAY TOO MUCH.

400
00:20:36,310 --> 00:20:38,206
I WAS A NEWBIE, DEFINITELY A NEWBIE

401
00:20:38,241 --> 00:20:40,413
TO THE WHOLE OPAL BUYING SORT OF GAME,

402
00:20:40,448 --> 00:20:42,275
AND I THINK HE KNEW THAT.

403
00:20:42,310 --> 00:20:43,724
HOW YOU GOING, JAMIE?

404
00:20:43,758 --> 00:20:46,586
YOU'VE GOT ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS IN MINTABIE.

405
00:20:46,620 --> 00:20:47,896
IT'S NOT BAD.

406
00:20:47,931 --> 00:20:49,724
I THINK I'M A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPERIENCED.

407
00:20:49,758 --> 00:20:51,620
I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO GO IN THERE A BIT MORE RESERVED.

408
00:20:51,655 --> 00:20:53,620
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE SURE WITH MYSELF

409
00:20:53,655 --> 00:20:55,000
THAT IF I DON'T GET THE RIGHT DEAL,

410
00:20:55,034 --> 00:20:57,344
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO WALK AWAY.

411
00:20:57,379 --> 00:20:59,000
GRAB A SEAT. I'LL GRAB THE OPAL.

412
00:20:59,034 --> 00:21:01,206
Narrator: JAMIE WILSON IS ONE OF THE MINERS

413
00:21:01,241 --> 00:21:04,586
BEING FORCED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO LEAVE MINTABIE.

414
00:21:04,620 --> 00:21:08,448
JUSTIN IS HOPING HE CAN PICK UP A BARGAIN AND TRIPLE HIS MONEY.

415
00:21:08,482 --> 00:21:10,620
THAT'S THE MOST RECENT PARCEL.

416
00:21:10,655 --> 00:21:13,172
AND THIS IS THE ONE I'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT.

417
00:21:13,206 --> 00:21:15,000
RIGHT HERE? YOU HAVE GOT A BIT OF STUFF.

418
00:21:15,034 --> 00:21:18,689
JAMIE HAS TWO PARCELS FROM RECENT DIGS TO SELL.

419
00:21:18,724 --> 00:21:21,206
SO HERE'S THE LIGHTER STUFF I'VE GOT,

420
00:21:21,241 --> 00:21:22,551
AND THAT'S -- THAT'S...

421
00:21:22,586 --> 00:21:24,000
THE BIG ONE YOU'VE GOT.YEAH.

422
00:21:24,034 --> 00:21:25,965
GEEZ, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WOULD BE THAT MUCH.

423
00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,586
JUSTIN IS LOOKING FOR THREE THINGS --

424
00:21:28,620 --> 00:21:30,413
A SOLID BLACK BACKGROUND...

425
00:21:30,448 --> 00:21:31,896
LOOK AT THAT. IT'S A STUNNING ONE.

426
00:21:31,931 --> 00:21:34,620
...COLOR THAT GOES RIGHT THROUGH THE STONE,

427
00:21:34,655 --> 00:21:38,206
AND FLASHES OF THE MOST VALUABLE COLOR, RED.

428
00:21:41,689 --> 00:21:44,275
ALRIGHT. THAT'S INTERESTING. ALRIGHT.

429
00:21:46,931 --> 00:21:48,482
LOOK, ALRIGHT,

430
00:21:48,517 --> 00:21:52,310
FOR ME TO DO A DEAL,

431
00:21:52,344 --> 00:21:53,448
I'M GOING TO NEED A --

432
00:21:53,482 --> 00:21:55,241
A GOOD DEAL TODAY. HMM.

433
00:21:55,275 --> 00:21:56,931
SO, LET ME HAVE A LOOK AT THE OTHER STUFF.

434
00:21:56,965 --> 00:21:58,413
IT'S NOT TOO BAD, THAT, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW,

435
00:21:58,448 --> 00:22:01,137
THERE'S A LOT OF QUANTITY.

436
00:22:01,172 --> 00:22:03,551
I SUPPOSE, YEAH, IT'S INTERESTING.

437
00:22:03,586 --> 00:22:05,206
AND THAT'S TOPS.

438
00:22:08,137 --> 00:22:11,758
THE SECOND PARCEL IS JAMIE'S BEST.

439
00:22:14,931 --> 00:22:16,137
THAT'S AN INTERESTING -- I LIKE THAT.

440
00:22:16,172 --> 00:22:17,689
EVEN THOUGH IT'S REALLY THIN.

441
00:22:17,724 --> 00:22:19,482
YEAH, THAT'S GOOD STUFF, YOU KNOW.

442
00:22:19,517 --> 00:22:21,206
THAT'S NICE, YEAH.

443
00:22:23,206 --> 00:22:24,586
RIGHT. WELL, I SUPPOSE WE'VE GOT TO

444
00:22:24,620 --> 00:22:27,275
TALK ABOUT THE MONEY BECAUSE THAT'S, YOU KNOW,

445
00:22:27,310 --> 00:22:29,448
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR OF THIS WHOLE THING,

446
00:22:29,482 --> 00:22:32,482
SO, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING FOR THIS PARCEL?

447
00:22:32,517 --> 00:22:34,206
I'VE GOT $7,300 ON THIS.

448
00:22:34,241 --> 00:22:35,965
$7,300? YEP.

449
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,275
OOH. YEP.

450
00:22:38,310 --> 00:22:39,689
AND WHAT'S THE BOTTOM DOLLAR YOU'LL TAKE

451
00:22:39,724 --> 00:22:42,172
FOR THIS PARCEL?

452
00:22:42,206 --> 00:22:45,379
WELL, IF I MOVE A LITTLE BIT --

453
00:22:45,413 --> 00:22:47,275
IF I TELL YOU ME BOTTOM DOLLAR...

454
00:22:47,310 --> 00:22:50,413
MM-HMM. ...STRAIGHT OFF,

455
00:22:50,448 --> 00:22:51,896
I'M NOT GOING TO MOVE FROM IT

456
00:22:51,931 --> 00:22:54,034
BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO GET FOR IT.

457
00:22:54,068 --> 00:22:55,379
MM-HMM.

458
00:22:55,413 --> 00:22:56,620
$6,300.

459
00:22:56,655 --> 00:22:58,275
SO, I'LL DROP A GRAND ON IT.

460
00:22:58,310 --> 00:23:01,448
$6,300. THAT'LL COVER ME PETROL,

461
00:23:01,482 --> 00:23:04,965
PUT A COUPLE OF BUCKS IN THE LADS' POCKETS.

462
00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,827
MM-HMM.

463
00:23:06,862 --> 00:23:09,551
SO, YOU SAID $6,300 FOR THIS,

464
00:23:09,586 --> 00:23:12,241
AND WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE OTHER ONE?

465
00:23:12,275 --> 00:23:14,517
WHAT'S YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR THERE?

466
00:23:14,551 --> 00:23:17,000
ON THAT, WE'VE HAD THAT FOR A LITTLE WHILE,

467
00:23:17,034 --> 00:23:19,206
SO I'M THINKING...

468
00:23:19,241 --> 00:23:20,965
$8,500,

469
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,344
BUT THAT'D BE ROCK BOTTOM ON THAT.

470
00:23:23,379 --> 00:23:27,862
Narrator: JAMIE WANTS $14,800 FOR BOTH PARCELS.

471
00:23:27,896 --> 00:23:29,344
ALRIGHT. WELL I'LL GO AND HAVE A THINK OUTSIDE

472
00:23:29,379 --> 00:23:30,517
IF YOU CAN GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES.

473
00:23:30,551 --> 00:23:31,896
YEAH, NO WORRIES, MAN.

474
00:23:36,344 --> 00:23:38,344
Aaron: GET SOME WATER. IT'S NEARLY IN THE RED.

475
00:23:38,379 --> 00:23:40,068
THE RADIATOR.

476
00:23:40,103 --> 00:23:43,310
AN OVERHEATING EXCAVATOR NEEDS AARON'S ATTENTION...

477
00:23:43,344 --> 00:23:46,689
FAST.

478
00:23:46,724 --> 00:23:48,379
CHUG'ER IN, MATE.

479
00:23:48,413 --> 00:23:50,965
Greg: SO, YOU'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERHEAT YOUR MACHINES.

480
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:52,137
IF YOU BLOW AN ENGINE,

481
00:23:52,172 --> 00:23:54,413
WELL, THERE'S $20,000 DOWN THE DRAIN.

482
00:23:56,172 --> 00:23:58,034
IF WE HAD A BREAKDOWN WITH MACHINERY AT THE MOMENT,

483
00:23:58,068 --> 00:24:00,827
WE'D HAVE TO PULL UP. WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MINE.

484
00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,275
ALRIGHT. MORE.

485
00:24:05,310 --> 00:24:08,862
Narrator: IF THEY CAN'T MINE THIS CLOSE TO THE END OF THE SEASON,

486
00:24:08,896 --> 00:24:11,413
THEY WILL MISS THEIR TARGET.

487
00:24:11,448 --> 00:24:12,586
THAT'S IT.

488
00:24:12,620 --> 00:24:14,689
SHE'S STARTING TO COOL DOWN NOW.

489
00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,310
IT DIDN'T GET TO THE RED, BUT IT GOT PRETTY CLOSE.

490
00:24:21,344 --> 00:24:22,965
WITH THE EXCAVATOR SAFE,

491
00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,965
THEY MUST NOW BUILD TWO LEVEES AROUND THE PIT

492
00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,482
TO STOP WATER FLOODING THE DIG SITE.

493
00:24:29,517 --> 00:24:30,862
Greg: IF IT GETS TOO WET IN THERE,

494
00:24:30,896 --> 00:24:32,034
WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DIG AT ALL,

495
00:24:32,068 --> 00:24:34,965
SO BETTER WE TAKE PRECAUTIONS.

496
00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:38,551
Narrator: LAST YEAR, STORMS ENDED THEIR SEASON EARLY.

497
00:24:38,586 --> 00:24:40,379
IF THAT HAPPENS THIS SEASON,

498
00:24:40,413 --> 00:24:42,034
THEY WON'T HIT THEIR TARGET

499
00:24:42,068 --> 00:24:45,724
AND WILL LOSE THE DRAGONFLY CLAIM.

500
00:24:45,758 --> 00:24:48,000
Aaron: IF WE GET RAIN HERE NOW, THE HOLE WILL FILL UP,

501
00:24:48,034 --> 00:24:49,655
SO WE MADE SOME LEVY BANKS

502
00:24:49,689 --> 00:24:50,965
AND PULLED THE GEAR OUT OF THE HOLE,

503
00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,034
AND WE'RE PREPARED FOR IT ANYWAY.

504
00:24:54,068 --> 00:24:57,862
Narrator: IN LESS THAN HOUR, THIS SITE COULD BE A MUD BATH.

505
00:24:57,896 --> 00:25:00,827
-THE CLOUDS ARE COMING IN GREAT. -DON'T LIKE THE LOOK OF 'EM, EH.

506
00:25:00,862 --> 00:25:01,724
NO.

507
00:25:03,931 --> 00:25:05,172
THAT'S THUNDER.

508
00:25:05,206 --> 00:25:06,517
LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO RAIN, EH.

509
00:25:06,551 --> 00:25:08,896
FOR SURE.

510
00:25:08,931 --> 00:25:10,724
FIVE INCHES HERE, WE'LL BE FLOODED.

511
00:25:10,758 --> 00:25:12,689
THAT'S IT.

512
00:25:12,724 --> 00:25:14,206
Narrator: WITH THE LEVEES IN PLACE,

513
00:25:14,241 --> 00:25:16,724
IT'S NOW A RACE TO GET BACK TO CAMP

514
00:25:16,758 --> 00:25:19,448
BEFORE THE STORM BREAKS AND FLOODS THE ROADS,

515
00:25:19,482 --> 00:25:21,137
STRANDING THEM.

516
00:25:21,172 --> 00:25:24,517
-SHE'S COMING, MATE. -YEAH...

517
00:25:24,551 --> 00:25:27,000
, 45 DEGREES, EH?

518
00:25:27,034 --> 00:25:29,344
COMING DOWN...THAT'S IT, EH.

519
00:25:39,448 --> 00:25:40,517
YEAH.

520
00:25:48,206 --> 00:25:49,413
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO, GREG.

521
00:25:49,448 --> 00:25:51,551
WE'LL JUST HAVE TO --

522
00:25:51,586 --> 00:25:54,137
AT LEAST WE GOT THE LEVEES UP, LEVY BAGS UP.

523
00:25:54,172 --> 00:25:55,310
GOT THE GEAR OUT OF THE HOLE.

524
00:25:55,344 --> 00:25:56,655
PLENTY OF...

525
00:25:56,689 --> 00:25:58,000
SIT 'ER OUT, MATE. -THAT'S IT.

526
00:25:59,793 --> 00:26:02,137
Aaron: LAST TIME WE GOT STUCK OUT HERE, IT WAS THREE WEEKS.

527
00:26:02,172 --> 00:26:04,241
NOT MUCH YOU CAN DO WHEN IT RAINS.

528
00:26:04,275 --> 00:26:06,793
Narrator: WITH ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT OF THEIR SEASON,

529
00:26:06,827 --> 00:26:09,413
AND STILL $16,000 SHORT...

530
00:26:09,448 --> 00:26:10,379
GETTING HEAVIER.

531
00:26:10,413 --> 00:26:11,241
...IF THEY'RE STRANDED

532
00:26:11,275 --> 00:26:12,965
FOR THREE WEEKS THIS TIME,

533
00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:17,310
THEY'LL MISS THEIR TARGET AND LOSE THEIR LEASE FOR GOOD.

534
00:26:29,379 --> 00:26:31,413
PULL IT UP AND HAVE A LOOK?

535
00:26:31,448 --> 00:26:35,862
IN A LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO HIT THEIR $50,000 TARGET,

536
00:26:35,896 --> 00:26:38,655
PETE COOKE HAS INVENTED A PROTOTYPE DRILL

537
00:26:38,689 --> 00:26:42,896
THAT CAN RADICALLY INCREASE THEIR SEARCH AREA UNDERGROUND.

538
00:26:42,931 --> 00:26:44,689
NICKNAMED THE COOKIE CUTTER,

539
00:26:44,724 --> 00:26:47,000
IT CAN DESCEND A NINE-INCH DRILL HOLE

540
00:26:47,034 --> 00:26:50,724
AND EXCAVATE A WIDER AREA WITH ITS EXTENDABLE ARM,

541
00:26:50,758 --> 00:26:56,344
INCREASING THE CHANCES OF HITTING OPAL SIXTEEN-FOLD.

542
00:26:56,379 --> 00:26:58,758
IF IT WORKS, THE COOKIE CUTTER COULD

543
00:26:58,793 --> 00:27:02,275
GET THEM TO THEIR TARGET IN JUST ONE LOAD OF DIRT.

544
00:27:02,310 --> 00:27:05,793
THAT'S GOOD DIRT IN THERE.

545
00:27:05,827 --> 00:27:09,827
THAT IS A LOT OF DIRT OUT OF ONE NINE-INCH HOLE.

546
00:27:09,862 --> 00:27:11,482
ANYONE WHO DOES OPEN MINING

547
00:27:11,517 --> 00:27:13,137
WOULD BE IMPRESSED WITH THAT.

548
00:27:13,172 --> 00:27:15,206
NO ONE ELSE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO IT.

549
00:27:15,241 --> 00:27:17,344
BUT THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW IF THERE'S OPAL

550
00:27:17,379 --> 00:27:18,379
IS TO WASH IT.

551
00:27:18,413 --> 00:27:19,586
Pete: OPAL COULD BE ANYWHERE.

552
00:27:19,620 --> 00:27:21,448
THERE COULD BE A $100,000 GEM

553
00:27:21,482 --> 00:27:23,000
IN THAT CLUMP OF DIRT,

554
00:27:23,034 --> 00:27:25,310
SO IT'S GOT TO BE WASHED.

555
00:27:25,344 --> 00:27:27,241
THE BROTHERS WANT TO WASH THE DIRT

556
00:27:27,275 --> 00:27:29,827
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER DRILLING

557
00:27:29,862 --> 00:27:32,896
AND THAT MEANS WASHING IT ON THE CLAIM.

558
00:27:36,068 --> 00:27:37,724
MAVERICK INVENTOR PETE

559
00:27:37,758 --> 00:27:40,965
HAS COME UP WITH AN ANSWER FOR THAT, TOO.

560
00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:45,103
THE WHIRLPOOL 1,000 IS A GIANT WASHING MACHINE

561
00:27:45,137 --> 00:27:48,379
THAT SITS ON THE FRONT OF A LOADER.

562
00:27:48,413 --> 00:27:50,620
AFTER THREE MONTHS IN DEVELOPMENT,

563
00:27:50,655 --> 00:27:53,655
IT, TOO, IS HAVING ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE.

564
00:27:53,689 --> 00:27:55,551
Pete: A LITTLE BIT OF TREPIDATION

565
00:27:55,586 --> 00:27:58,655
BECAUSE IT NEVER GOES AS SMOOTH AS YOU HOPE IT WILL.

566
00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,827
Narrator: WITH THE 200 LITERS OF DIRT IN THE BARREL,

567
00:28:06,862 --> 00:28:10,137
14 RUBBER PADDLES AGITATE THE MIXTURE,

568
00:28:10,172 --> 00:28:12,827
WASHING AWAY THE EARTH UNTIL ALL THAT IS LEFT

569
00:28:12,862 --> 00:28:15,758
IS HARD ROCKS AND ANY OPAL.

570
00:28:15,793 --> 00:28:18,862
IT SEEMS TO BE MUDDYING UP AND WASHING DOWN,

571
00:28:18,896 --> 00:28:22,931
SO, YEAH, DOING WHAT IT'S MEANT TO.

572
00:28:22,965 --> 00:28:25,310
IN HIS FIRST SEASON HUNTING OPAL,

573
00:28:25,344 --> 00:28:30,724
SAM IS HOPING FOR SOMETHING BIG TO CONVINCE HIM TO STAY.

574
00:28:30,758 --> 00:28:32,482
Sam: I DREAM OF MILLIONS.

575
00:28:32,517 --> 00:28:36,206
I DREAM OF PULLING OUT, YOU KNOW, HITTING A POCKET

576
00:28:36,241 --> 00:28:39,344
OF JUST HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

577
00:28:44,275 --> 00:28:46,310
AFTER AN HOUR OF WASHING,

578
00:28:46,344 --> 00:28:50,068
IT'S TIME TO CHECK THE RESULTS.

579
00:28:50,103 --> 00:28:53,310
Sam: I DID HAVE A DREAM LAST NIGHT DREAMING ABOUT OPAL,

580
00:28:53,344 --> 00:28:55,862
BUT TIME TO STOP DREAMING ABOUT IT

581
00:28:55,896 --> 00:28:59,241
AND HOPEFULLY FIND SOME. THAT'D BE NICE.

582
00:28:59,275 --> 00:29:01,655
Pete: THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

583
00:29:09,896 --> 00:29:12,068
Sam: A LITTLE BIT OF GREEN IN THERE, TOO.

584
00:29:12,103 --> 00:29:13,103
JUST A TINGE.

585
00:29:13,137 --> 00:29:15,206
THEY CALL THAT DUCK  GREEN.

586
00:29:15,241 --> 00:29:16,206
GREAT.

587
00:29:16,241 --> 00:29:17,724
THAT'S THE OFFICIAL NAME FOR THAT.

588
00:29:24,068 --> 00:29:26,655
A BIT OF PURPLE.LOOK AT THIS ONE.

589
00:29:26,689 --> 00:29:28,827
WHOA. LOOK AT THE COLOR IN THAT.

590
00:29:28,862 --> 00:29:29,965
OH, THAT'S A BIG CHUNK.

591
00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:31,275
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AFTER, ISN'T IT?

592
00:29:31,310 --> 00:29:33,241
IT IS. COULD BE A COUPLE GRAND THERE.

593
00:29:33,275 --> 00:29:34,758
OH, THAT WOULD BE ALRIGHT.

594
00:29:34,793 --> 00:29:36,620
MAYBE, YEAH. DRILL HOLE.

595
00:29:36,655 --> 00:29:37,931
ALRIGHT.I'M HAPPY WITH THAT.

596
00:29:37,965 --> 00:29:39,793
YEAH, THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED TO HAPPEN.

597
00:29:39,827 --> 00:29:43,137
... FOLLOWING THE NEW IDEA.

598
00:29:43,172 --> 00:29:44,241
THAT PROVES IT.

599
00:29:44,275 --> 00:29:47,862
THAT'S SHOWING YOU CAN BRING UP OPALS.

600
00:29:47,896 --> 00:29:50,241
HOPEFULLY THEY CUT INTO SOME NICE STONES,

601
00:29:50,275 --> 00:29:52,344
TURN IT INTO A BIT OF MONEY.

602
00:29:52,379 --> 00:29:53,482
Narrator: BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH

603
00:29:53,517 --> 00:29:57,689
TO MAKE THE $31,000 THEY NEED TO BREAK EVEN?

604
00:30:02,758 --> 00:30:04,551
AT DRAGONFLY CLAIM,

605
00:30:04,586 --> 00:30:07,551
120 KILOMETERS FROM THE NEAREST TOWN,

606
00:30:07,586 --> 00:30:09,379
BOULDER BOYS AARON AND GREG

607
00:30:09,413 --> 00:30:11,655
ARE SITTING OUT THE MONSOON STORM.

608
00:30:11,689 --> 00:30:15,206
IT'S GOOD TO KEEP WARM. NO ONE WILL GET A COLD.

609
00:30:15,241 --> 00:30:16,689
IF IT FLOODS THEIR MINE,

610
00:30:16,724 --> 00:30:18,655
THEIR SEASON WILL BE OVER.

611
00:30:18,689 --> 00:30:20,241
THEY WON'T HIT THEIR TARGET

612
00:30:20,275 --> 00:30:23,448
AND WILL LOSE THE LEASE ON THE CLAIM.

613
00:30:23,482 --> 00:30:27,931
FOR AARON, THAT WOULD BE A DISASTER.

614
00:30:27,965 --> 00:30:30,172
THE CLAIM WAS ONCE HIS FATHER'S,

615
00:30:30,206 --> 00:30:33,896
AND HE HAS ALREADY SACRIFICED MUCH TO KEEP IT.

616
00:30:33,931 --> 00:30:36,310
I SOLD MY PROPERTY

617
00:30:36,344 --> 00:30:39,000
AND GIVE UP A GOOD-PAYING JOB.

618
00:30:39,034 --> 00:30:40,827
DAD WAS GETTING OLD.

619
00:30:40,862 --> 00:30:43,034
SOMEONE HAD TO TAKE OVER.

620
00:30:43,068 --> 00:30:45,586
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

621
00:30:45,620 --> 00:30:47,793
Greg: LOOKS LIKE THE RAIN'S CLEARING.

622
00:30:47,827 --> 00:30:50,000
WE SHOULD GO TO WORK.WE CAN DO, MATE.

623
00:30:50,034 --> 00:30:52,206
...GREG.

624
00:30:54,068 --> 00:30:56,724
Narrator: THE WORST OF THE STORM HAS MISSED THEIR CLAIM,

625
00:30:56,758 --> 00:31:00,896
AND AARON AND GREG WASTE NO TIME GETTING MINING AGAIN.

626
00:31:00,931 --> 00:31:03,724
-I'M EXCITED. -ARE THE RAINS GONE?

627
00:31:03,758 --> 00:31:05,310
OPAL GODS MIGHT BE WORKING, MATE.

628
00:31:09,275 --> 00:31:13,241
Aaron: MY GOAL IS TO FIND ENOUGH OPAL TO PAY MY DAD'S ESTATE OUT.

629
00:31:14,517 --> 00:31:16,103
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO.

630
00:31:16,137 --> 00:31:17,586
I SHOULD HAVE MAYBE WENT AND GOT A JOB,

631
00:31:17,620 --> 00:31:19,344
BUT I'M HERE NOW,

632
00:31:19,379 --> 00:31:21,000
SO I BETTER KEEP GOING WITH IT.

633
00:31:30,103 --> 00:31:31,827
ANY YOU GOT? -YEAH, THERE WAS GREEN THERE.

634
00:31:31,862 --> 00:31:34,310
-EVERY COLOR, RIGHT. -YEP.

635
00:31:34,344 --> 00:31:35,344
THAT'S NICE TRACE,

636
00:31:35,379 --> 00:31:38,827
AND IMAGINE SEAMS FULL OF THAT STUFF, GREG.

637
00:31:38,862 --> 00:31:41,620
YOU DON'T GET MUCH BETTER TRACE THAN THAT.

638
00:31:41,655 --> 00:31:43,448
TAKE IT ALL, MATE.

639
00:31:43,482 --> 00:31:45,689
HEY, HAVE A LOOK AT THIS.

640
00:31:47,551 --> 00:31:48,758
NICE COLOR.

641
00:31:51,517 --> 00:31:53,034
THAT'S GETTING A BIT BETTER, GREG.

642
00:31:53,068 --> 00:31:54,241
WHOA, LOOK AT THAT ONE.

643
00:31:54,275 --> 00:31:55,862
OH, RIGHT.

644
00:31:55,896 --> 00:31:57,896
Aaron: I RECKON DAD WOULD BE PROUD OF US DIGGING IN DRAGONFLY

645
00:31:57,931 --> 00:32:00,068
AND TRYING TO FINISH THE LAST 10%.

646
00:32:00,103 --> 00:32:03,379
IT WON'T BE EASY. NOTHING IS EASY IN LIFE.

647
00:32:03,413 --> 00:32:04,862
GET A FEW GRAND FOR THAT, EH?.

648
00:32:04,896 --> 00:32:07,137
YEAH, YEAH. GET FIVE GRAND FOR IT.

649
00:32:07,172 --> 00:32:08,275
THERE'S STILL A FEW OTHER PIECES.

650
00:32:08,310 --> 00:32:09,448
YEAH.

651
00:32:09,482 --> 00:32:11,724
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET MORE DAYS OFF.

652
00:32:11,758 --> 00:32:13,413
KEEP GOING. YEP.

653
00:32:13,448 --> 00:32:17,241
Narrator: THE BOULDER BOYS' OPAL IS GOOD-QUALITY BOULDER OPAL,

654
00:32:17,275 --> 00:32:18,586
MAINLY BLUE-GREEN,

655
00:32:18,620 --> 00:32:21,655
WITH SOME VALUABLE RED AND YELLOW.

656
00:32:21,689 --> 00:32:24,000
AND THEY HAVE A GOOD TEN KILOGRAMS,

657
00:32:24,034 --> 00:32:29,551
MAKING ITS VALUE APPROXIMATELY $5,000.

658
00:32:29,586 --> 00:32:33,517
THIS BRINGS THEM WITHIN REACH OF THEIR SEASON TARGET.

659
00:32:33,551 --> 00:32:37,551
BUT WITH JUST TWO WEEKS TO GO, AND MORE STORMS ON THE WAY,

660
00:32:37,586 --> 00:32:41,275
AARON AND GREG ARE GOING TO HAVE TO RACE TO THE FINISH.

661
00:32:53,931 --> 00:32:57,034
IF IT'S TOO MUCH, YOU HAVE TO WALK AWAY.

662
00:32:57,068 --> 00:32:58,034
GET UP AND GO.

663
00:32:58,068 --> 00:33:01,344
Narrator: ALREADY $80,000 DOWN,

664
00:33:01,379 --> 00:33:03,000
ROOKIE JUSTIN MUST DECIDE

665
00:33:03,034 --> 00:33:05,655
WHETHER TO GAMBLE HIS FAMILY'S NEST EGG

666
00:33:05,689 --> 00:33:08,034
ON BUYING TWO PARCELS OF ROUGH OPAL

667
00:33:08,068 --> 00:33:10,206
FROM MINER JAMIE WILSON,

668
00:33:10,241 --> 00:33:13,482
HOPING HE CAN SELL THEM ON AND TRIPLE HIS MONEY.

669
00:33:13,517 --> 00:33:15,275
THE LAST TIME HE DID THIS,

670
00:33:15,310 --> 00:33:18,655
HE PAID TOO MUCH AND MADE ZERO PROFIT.

671
00:33:18,689 --> 00:33:20,241
ALRIGHT.

672
00:33:26,310 --> 00:33:29,724
LOOK, I'VE HAD A BIT OF A THINK.

673
00:33:29,758 --> 00:33:32,620
THIS PARCEL HERE

674
00:33:32,655 --> 00:33:34,206
HAS SOME BRILLIANT STONES,

675
00:33:34,241 --> 00:33:38,758
BUT I CAN'T REALLY SEE SIX GRAND THERE OR $6,300.

676
00:33:40,724 --> 00:33:44,137
I'M THINKING AROUND THE $4,000 MARK.

677
00:33:44,172 --> 00:33:45,724
NO.

678
00:33:45,758 --> 00:33:49,551
I CAN PULL ONE STONE OUT OF THERE,

679
00:33:49,586 --> 00:33:53,862
$1,500 STONE THERE.

680
00:33:53,896 --> 00:33:55,827
THERE'S A CRACK IN THAT ONE.

681
00:33:55,862 --> 00:33:57,758
THEY'RE ONLY RUBBED, NOT POLISHED.

682
00:33:57,793 --> 00:34:01,000
HMM.

683
00:34:01,034 --> 00:34:04,689
IN TERMS OF THIS STUFF HERE,

684
00:34:04,724 --> 00:34:06,310
YOU KNOW, EIGHT GRAND. YOU WANT $8,500.

685
00:34:06,344 --> 00:34:08,068
I'LL TAKE IT FOR $8,000.

686
00:34:11,689 --> 00:34:13,310
YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT.

687
00:34:20,862 --> 00:34:23,862
IF YOU OFFERED ME $5,500,

688
00:34:23,896 --> 00:34:25,310
I'D CONSIDER IT.

689
00:34:29,551 --> 00:34:31,000
WILL YOU TAKE $4,500?

690
00:34:33,724 --> 00:34:36,137
COULDN'T DO IT, MAN.

691
00:34:36,172 --> 00:34:39,137
I'LL GET -- I'LL GET SIX FOR IT.

692
00:34:39,172 --> 00:34:42,482
I THINK YOU'D BE SURPRISED, WHEN THAT'S CUT,

693
00:34:42,517 --> 00:34:45,793
THE HANDFUL YOU'LL HAVE OF DECENT STONES.

694
00:34:49,827 --> 00:34:52,896
AND I BROUGHT -- I'VE GOT $5,000 WITH ME IN MY POCKET.

695
00:34:56,827 --> 00:34:59,793
EVEN THOUGH, YOU KNOW, IT'S A THOUSAND BUCKS

696
00:34:59,827 --> 00:35:02,103
TOO MUCH MORE THAN WHAT I REALLY WANT TO PAY.

697
00:35:04,482 --> 00:35:05,758
IF YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THAT, I CAN --

698
00:35:05,793 --> 00:35:07,137
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH, YOU KNOW.

699
00:35:07,172 --> 00:35:09,689
BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING THAT ONE,

700
00:35:09,724 --> 00:35:14,000
I SUPPOSE I'LL BEND A BIT ON THIS ONE.

701
00:35:14,034 --> 00:35:17,310
IF IT'S CASH TODAY, I'LL TAKE $5,000 FOR IT.

702
00:35:17,344 --> 00:35:19,827
$5,000 AND $8,000?

703
00:35:19,862 --> 00:35:21,689
ALRIGHT. IF THAT'S --

704
00:35:21,724 --> 00:35:22,586
IF YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THAT,

705
00:35:22,620 --> 00:35:24,034
THEN YOU CAN KEEP MINING AND I --

706
00:35:24,068 --> 00:35:25,862
LET'S DO IT THEN.ALRIGHT. DEAL.

707
00:35:25,896 --> 00:35:28,862
THANKS, JAMIE. NO WORRIES.

708
00:35:28,896 --> 00:35:31,310
ALRIGHT. LET'S PACK THIS UP.

709
00:35:31,344 --> 00:35:34,862
I'LL GIVE YOU THE CASH FOR THE OPALS.

710
00:35:34,896 --> 00:35:37,896
$455, $550, $600. I'LL JUST COUNT IT OUT.

711
00:35:39,551 --> 00:35:40,896
SO THAT'S ALL THERE ANYWAY.

712
00:35:40,931 --> 00:35:42,172
THAT'S --

713
00:35:42,206 --> 00:35:43,413
THANKS, AGAIN.NO WORRIES.

714
00:35:43,448 --> 00:35:45,275
THANKS FOR SEEING ME AND SHOWING ME THE OPAL

715
00:35:45,310 --> 00:35:47,172
AND LETTING ME BUY IT.

716
00:35:47,206 --> 00:35:49,103
THAT'S GOOD. -YEP.

717
00:35:49,137 --> 00:35:50,758
ALRIGHTY.

718
00:35:50,793 --> 00:35:51,862
Justin: WE'RE LEAVING MINTABIE TODAY

719
00:35:51,896 --> 00:35:55,931
WITH $13,000 OF REALLY GOOD OPAL.

720
00:35:55,965 --> 00:35:58,344
I'VE SEEN SOME BEAUTIFUL STONES IN THERE, YOU KNOW.

721
00:35:58,379 --> 00:36:00,896
SOME BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT STONES.

722
00:36:00,931 --> 00:36:02,448
I'M HOPING TO TRIPLE MY MONEY.

723
00:36:02,482 --> 00:36:05,172
I WANT $39,000.

724
00:36:05,206 --> 00:36:07,551
Narrator: A THREEFOLD PROFIT ON THESE STONES

725
00:36:07,586 --> 00:36:10,896
WOULD BRING JUSTIN OVER HALFWAY TO HIS TARGET

726
00:36:10,931 --> 00:36:16,655
WITH TIME FOR ONE LAST DIG BEFORE THE SEASON ENDS.

727
00:36:16,689 --> 00:36:19,034
Justin: I STILL THINK THERE'S OPAL AT .

728
00:36:19,068 --> 00:36:22,206
YOU KNOW, I STILL HAVE THE GUT FEELING THAT, YOU KNOW,

729
00:36:22,241 --> 00:36:23,655
I HAVEN'T HIT IT YET BUT I WILL.

730
00:36:23,689 --> 00:36:25,241
THERE WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL VERTICAL

731
00:36:25,275 --> 00:36:26,689
SITTING THERE SOMEWHERE.

732
00:36:26,724 --> 00:36:27,965
SUCH BEAUTIFUL OPAL,

733
00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,413
AND I'M, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I'M WAITING FOR.

734
00:36:30,448 --> 00:36:31,793
THAT'S MY DREAM.

735
00:36:43,758 --> 00:36:45,241
I WANT TO SEE THE TIPS OF THEM FINGERS

736
00:36:45,275 --> 00:36:47,275
RUBBED RED RAW, MATE.YEAH.

737
00:36:47,310 --> 00:36:49,862
Narrator: PETE COOKE AND APPRENTICE SAM WESTRA

738
00:36:49,896 --> 00:36:52,275
ARE HOPING THEIR LAST DIG OF THE SEASON

739
00:36:52,310 --> 00:36:54,103
HAS TURNED UP ENOUGH OPAL

740
00:36:54,137 --> 00:36:57,172
TO MAKE THE $31,000 THEY NEED

741
00:36:57,206 --> 00:36:59,793
TO HIT THEIR TARGET.

742
00:36:59,827 --> 00:37:02,206
Sam: OUR DREAM IS STONES SO BEAUTIFUL

743
00:37:02,241 --> 00:37:04,137
YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO PUT THEM DOWN.

744
00:37:04,172 --> 00:37:05,931
SAM'S GOT THE TECHNIQUE RIGHT.

745
00:37:05,965 --> 00:37:08,000
JUST TRYING TO GO DOWN ON THE FACE OF IT

746
00:37:08,034 --> 00:37:10,931
AND GET THE SAND OUT OF THE FACE.

747
00:37:13,241 --> 00:37:16,068
WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE PILE OF COLORS OUT OF IT.

748
00:37:17,620 --> 00:37:19,793
Narrator: THIS IS BLACK OPAL,

749
00:37:19,827 --> 00:37:24,068
WORTH UP TO $35,000 FOR JUST A FIFTH OF A GRAM.

750
00:37:24,103 --> 00:37:27,551
SEE WHAT BUYERS ARE AROUND AND SEE IF WE CAN DO A DEAL.

751
00:37:29,551 --> 00:37:31,551
BUT THIS LATE IN THE SEASON,

752
00:37:31,586 --> 00:37:34,413
MOST BUYERS HAVE SPENT ALL THEIR MONEY.

753
00:37:34,448 --> 00:37:38,448
PETE WILL HAVE A TOUGH TIME SELLING HIS STONES.

754
00:37:38,482 --> 00:37:41,965
CARL BABICK IS ONE OF THE ONLY BUYERS STILL IN TOWN.

755
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:43,862
SOME PRETTY LITTLE STONES THERE.

756
00:37:43,896 --> 00:37:46,655
YEAH, THEY'VE GOT TEN STONES IN EACH PARCEL.

757
00:37:46,689 --> 00:37:48,896
OH, LOOK, THERE'S SOME FANTASTIC COLOR THERE.

758
00:37:48,931 --> 00:37:52,379
THERE'S GOOD CLASSIC, YOU KNOW, OPAL MULTICOLOR.

759
00:37:52,413 --> 00:37:55,482
OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE?

760
00:38:00,413 --> 00:38:02,551
THERE'S A BIT MORE RED UNDER THERE.

761
00:38:02,586 --> 00:38:04,586
YEAH, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT COMING THROUGH, CAN'T YOU?

762
00:38:04,620 --> 00:38:06,103
YEAH. YEP.

763
00:38:07,655 --> 00:38:09,000
THIS ONE.

764
00:38:12,689 --> 00:38:14,724
KEEPING THE BEST 'TIL LAST, EH?

765
00:38:18,517 --> 00:38:21,137
WELL, I'VE ADMIRED THEM FOR LONG ENOUGH.

766
00:38:21,172 --> 00:38:22,965
-UH-HUH. -WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

767
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:25,000
YOU INTERESTED IN THE WHOLE PACKAGE --

768
00:38:25,034 --> 00:38:27,206
THE WHOLE --FOR THE WHOLE PARCEL.

769
00:38:27,241 --> 00:38:28,310
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?

770
00:38:28,344 --> 00:38:30,724
Narrator: PETE CAN'T PUSH TOO HARD,

771
00:38:30,758 --> 00:38:34,103
OR HE RISKS LOSING THE ENTIRE DEAL.

772
00:38:34,137 --> 00:38:36,758
I WANT TO SELL IT AS A PARCEL.

773
00:38:40,689 --> 00:38:42,103
EVEN $20,000.

774
00:38:44,206 --> 00:38:45,517
YOU'VE GOT YOUR PRICE.

775
00:38:48,413 --> 00:38:50,413
WHAT ABOUT $16,000?

776
00:38:50,448 --> 00:38:52,137
$15,500.

777
00:38:55,655 --> 00:38:59,275
Narrator: IF PETE SELLS NOW, HE WON'T HIT HIS TARGET.

778
00:38:59,310 --> 00:39:01,551
BUT IF HE HOLDS OUT FOR ANOTHER BUYER,

779
00:39:01,586 --> 00:39:03,931
HE MAY GET EVEN LESS.

780
00:39:09,862 --> 00:39:13,586
ALRIGHT. YEAH, I THINK WE CAN DO THAT.

781
00:39:13,620 --> 00:39:15,793
$15,500. THANKS, CARL. THAT'S GREAT.

782
00:39:15,827 --> 00:39:17,551
THAT'S A REASONABLE OFFER.

783
00:39:17,586 --> 00:39:18,931
HAVE TO GO FIND SOME MORE.

784
00:39:18,965 --> 00:39:20,896
NOW WE'VE GOT TO GET SOME MORE. THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

785
00:39:20,931 --> 00:39:24,724
Narrator: IT'S ENOUGH TO KEEP THEM IN BUSINESS.

786
00:39:24,758 --> 00:39:27,034
AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU'VE JUST GOT TO GET A DEAL

787
00:39:27,068 --> 00:39:29,206
WHERE EVERYONE'S HAPPY AND THEN YOU CAN DO A DEAL.

788
00:39:29,241 --> 00:39:31,275
Narrator: TIME TO CELEBRATE

789
00:39:31,310 --> 00:39:33,862
AND WELCOME IN THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE TEAM.

790
00:39:33,896 --> 00:39:35,758
SO, MATE, YOU RECKON YOU'RE GOING TO STAY?

791
00:39:35,793 --> 00:39:38,172
YOU'VE LEARNED A BIT ABOUT OPAL PRETTY QUICK.

792
00:39:38,206 --> 00:39:39,068
DONE GOOD.

793
00:39:39,103 --> 00:39:41,724
THERE YOU GO, MATE.

794
00:39:41,758 --> 00:39:44,586
THERE'S YOUR -- THE CHROME PICK.

795
00:39:44,620 --> 00:39:47,034
AN OPAL-MINING PICK, MATE.

796
00:39:47,068 --> 00:39:49,448
AN OPAL MINING PICK, MATE. THAT'S IT. THAT'S YOURS.

797
00:39:49,482 --> 00:39:51,172
THAT'S THE BOTTOM RUNG ON THE LADDER, MATE.

798
00:39:51,206 --> 00:39:55,241
HAVING YOUNG SAM HELPING ME OUT, IT'S BEEN A REAL BOON.

799
00:39:55,275 --> 00:39:58,448
FIT, YOUNG FELLA, KEEN, ENTHUSIASTIC.

800
00:39:58,482 --> 00:39:59,896
THE SON I NEVER HAD.

801
00:39:59,931 --> 00:40:02,034
Sam: OH, YEAH, I'VE GOT OPAL FEVER.

802
00:40:02,068 --> 00:40:06,068
I'LL USE THAT TO PULL OUT SOME GEMS.

803
00:40:06,103 --> 00:40:07,517
-YOUNG FELLA. -CHEERS.

804
00:40:07,551 --> 00:40:09,758
-CHEERS, BOYS. -CHEERS.

805
00:40:09,793 --> 00:40:10,827
ABSOLUTELY, SAM.

806
00:40:10,862 --> 00:40:12,034
GOOD TO HAVE YOU ABOARD, MATE.

807
00:40:12,068 --> 00:40:14,103
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO BE DOING AS A JOB.

808
00:40:14,137 --> 00:40:16,827
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO BE DOING WHEN I'M RETIRED.

809
00:40:16,862 --> 00:40:19,620
THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO BE DOING FOREVER.

809
00:40:20,305 --> 00:41:20,745
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