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On Outback Opal Hunters...

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Is she coming out?

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Hang on.

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..the Blacklighters are forced to
move Opalzilla to a new claim...

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No lights.Won't be finding anything
if we don't have power.

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..destroying the electrics and their
ability to mine.

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We're in a lot of strife.

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We've had a major breakdown, boys.
This is a disaster this year.

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The Cheals face season-ending
machine failure...

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We just can't get a break, can we?
Nah.

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..battling to repair their busted
agitator with abandoned truck parts.

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It might be the end of us.

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Oi! Oi!

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Rockfall.

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The Young Guns risk their lives
digging under century-old mines...

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Far out, JC. Let's get out.

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..and surface with
a record opal haul.

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How is that, JC?
Well done.

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Everyone's going for some!
(LAUGHTER)

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It's a really big deal
to move the machine.

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Xavier and John are just knocking
the dirt down, so I can get in there
with the loader and take it out.

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Paul's sort of freeing up the other
side. That's sort of like stuck to
the machine.

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We always hate digging out,
but it's what we have to do.
It's part of the job.

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It could tip, which would be a
pretty bad thing, but if it tipped
on one of us that'd be even worse.

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Yeah, that's death.
That's death.

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You've got to give yourself a wide
berth, just be allowing that

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it's going to tip over, so if it
does, you're not under it.

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Just got to be so careful.
Just be on your toes really.

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The Blacklighters' ten-tonne
noodling machine, Opalzilla,

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is buried in tonnes of
processed dirt.

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The team need to dig it out by hand
to move it to a new claim.

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You got the trommel, which takes all
like the dust and smaller rocks out

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and ends up going all underneath
Opalzilla

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and she pretty much just buries
herself in dust.

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Oh!

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Oh, my eyes.

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Been sucking dust all day for
nothing.

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Dusty... (BLEEP) ..day.

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Team leader, Mark I'Anson,

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Paul Coon, John Nassar

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and Mark's 15-year-old stepson,
Xavier, have been chasing white opal,

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worth up to $7,500 per gram,

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at their claim, 30 kilometres
from Australia's opal capital,
Coober Pedy.

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I have dug every corner,
I've lifted every rock.

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There's no little mound we haven't
had a crack at.

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The claim's finished. There's no
more to dig. We have to accept it.

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The ultimate goal this season is
to really get

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established in Coober Pedy properly.

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Got a target of around 300K.

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It's a lot of money to earn, but we
really do need that much.

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All our families and that,

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you spread that through the whole
team, it's just enough.

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The Blacklighters want to move
operations to an abandoned mine.

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Magic Mountain.

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Two 50m x 100m claims.

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At its centre is a massive

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waste dump, 50 metres high.

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That's a big claim. There's a lot of
dirt in there.

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It's a big project. If there's opal
in there, we're going to do all
right.

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I'm actually pumped.

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I feel good about it.

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If I never have to move Opalzilla
again and this mountain is magic,

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well, I'll be very happy.

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Oh! (BLEEP) Avalanche!

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Hey, Xavier!
Yeah?

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This is why you should stay in
school, mate.

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(BLEEP) Yeah.

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This is better than school.

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Getting yelled at by a teacher is
worse.

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Cos I said I could be anything
I wanted to be!

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Look at me now!

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We're pretty close
to being dug out now.

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It's been a bit of a mission.

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Mark's six-tonne loader will need all
its power to free ten-tonne Opalzilla

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from where it's been buried
for six months.

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Righto, Mark. You're ready to go?

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Yeah, I'm ready to go man.
All right. Give her the beans, mate.

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"Keep going, mate. Keep going."

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Is she coming out?
More beans, mate. More beans.

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Hang on.

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So we're digging into any virgin
ground that's left down here.

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We know there's a mine just behind
us, so eventually we're gonna break
through into that,

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see if there's any opal in the walls
that's been left behind by
the old-timers.

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Sometimes you do have some good
finds. There's our shaft.

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We need to destroy this pillar here.

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I say, "We", but our whole season
target is in jeopardy. Noah has had
to leave, unfortunately.

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His dad is sick, so he's made
the trip back to the coast.

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JC has still got his messed-up leg.

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It's just me out here doing it.

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After a severe accident, trying to
win desperately needed cash
for the team...

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My leg's broken.

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..James "JC" Caruana has been
unable to work.

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The physio doesn't want me doing
anything that involves lifting
or operating machinery.

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Anything like that, so I'm not gonna
be doing much digging.

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This sucks.

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Now Noah has gone and I'm not back
to full working capacity.

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The team has kind of been
in a shambles this whole year.

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Jay's gonna have to do everything
all by himself.

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I'm going off to the doctor.

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If I'm told that my leg is not in
a good condition, I'm still out.

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I'm still pretty much useless.

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I'm really hoping JC gets
the all-clear to work.
There's so much to do.

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If he doesn't, then we're gonna be
in trouble.

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So we still have a long way to go.

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Our main goal is to be able
to purchase a drilling rig,

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get out there and explore new areas
and find a new opal field.

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So to do that, we need to make money

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and we make money by finding opal.

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Opal forms over millions of years,
as silica-rich water

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seeps into cracks
in the earth and hardens.

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Jaymin believes the opal level

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has formed on top of a layer
of almost impenetrable rock.

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Above part of the old timer's mines.

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Potentially, they've completely
missed the opal level

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and done all the digging
underneath it.

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So the plan today is, basically,
shift all of this loose dirt
we have over here.

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Once that's done, we can actually
break into that shaft.

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Ha ha! Ha ha!

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Are you good to go?
I'm good to go, matey.

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It looks like digging is back on
the menu!

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Boots... Boots off, mate. I'm done.

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Breaking into this shaft over here
is pretty much a two-man job.

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If we've got both of us, then I can
keep clearing dirt, if you want to
jackhammer.

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We need to get into that shaft.
We're gonna have to destroy the
majority of this.

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Jackhammer all the surface. It's too
dangerous if we try and just dig
a tunnel straight through there

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and leave this one metre, two metre
thick roof above us.

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It's all cracked. That could just
fall down, straight on top of us.

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So we really need to dig it
from the surface all the way down.
Just don't fall in the hole!

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It's so good that JC's now got
the all-clear to get back to work.

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We've got so much dirt to shift,
just to be able to break through
into that mine safely.

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Yeah, right now, I'm being,
you know, real careful, making sure
I've got a nice seat here.

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If I do go over, it could mean...

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Not having Noah here is definitely
difficult.

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It'd be good to have, you know,
two people jackhammering or
shifting dirt.

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That would just speed up
the whole process.

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Whoo!

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Ha ha ha! JC!

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JC! Come here.
What?

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I've found some opal!

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Literally, I've hit that rock there
with the corner of my bucket

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and I've just see a sheen of green.

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Ohh!See that green?Dude!

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Running up there. Then down there.

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Like, that looks like it could just
be a big plate of opal.

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All through the middle of this rock,
which is just awesome.

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The Young Guns have found
crystal opal,

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colour surrounded by
transparent opal.

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If this trace thickens to a seam,

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it could be worth up to

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$25,000 a gram.

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In that mine, if they've dug
underneath the level
going through like that,

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all that dirt above it is all going
to be an opal-bearing level,
sort of thing.

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Jacky-boy is finding it difficult
to get through here.

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My leg is starting to ache a bit,

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but it's kind of all right.

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(CONTINUES DRILLING)

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(SWITCHES IT OFF)

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I need a bigger jackhammer!
This ground is a lot harder than
I thought it would be.

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Let's put this rock-breaker on.

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The rock-breaker generates 225kg of
force per square centimetre.

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Over four times the power
of the jackhammer.

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All right, JC.

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Ready to break some rocks, son!

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Just can't get in there.

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The rock-breaker is not gonna work.
Unfortunately, we can't use it.

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All clear.
Clear?Yeah.

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Righto. Coming down.

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Righto, I'm pulling it out.
Righto.

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Oh, it's a mean bogga that one.
Yeah.

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Just going to set up to take
the rest of this pillar.

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We need props, obviously,
to keep the roof up.

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That's our best chance of making
some money. We're chasing
a few dollars,

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because we haven't had much luck
this year.

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Coming down!

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Dad set us the challenge of taking
that pillar by ourselves.

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We're 35 foot underground

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and we've taken a big area out of
those few claims already,

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so there's a lot of pressure
on the roof.

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If we go in and take a pillar and
don't prop it, the whole area will
cave in.

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This season so far has been
an absolute train wreck.

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Hose is busted.

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That's an absolute... (BLEEP)Just
blew a digger hose. Just got going.

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Saw a bit of colour, but it's been
the story of the year really.

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Just nothing but breakdowns.Fair
dinkum.Can't really catch a break,
can we?

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Getting our arse kicked all year.
Nothing but breakdowns and no opal.

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Chris Cheal and his sons,

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Rory and Oscar, are putting all their
faith in finding black Lightning
Ridge opal.

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The most valuable in the world.

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Rory and I have both taken time off
work and sort of pushed the uni
aside

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to get out here and give Dad a hand.

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Oscar, Dad and I have set up
a company

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and a website and we plan to sell
directly to consumers.

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Including machinery,

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they've already spent hundreds of
thousands of dollars.

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We've put a lot of time and money
into the business.

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So it's crucial that we start
to find some opal,

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cos otherwise there's no point
to it all.

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Oscar and I are going to continue
digging this pillar,
opening it right up.

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We've had a shocking year.
We're running below costs.

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We're going to be in a bit of
trouble if we don't find opal.

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Only got a little bit of the wall
holding the roof up,

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so we're going to have to start
putting props in.

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Shall we chuck a prop in right here?

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Yeah.

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It's not easy putting
these props in.

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You've got to get the roof flat and
if you're, like, a centimetre out,

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or even less, then you can't get
the cap in there.

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So just working around that, but
it's definitely not easy work.

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When you're taking a pillar, it's
one of the most dangerous things
you can do underground.

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If we don't get these props right
or wedged in there,

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that can result in, at the end of
the day, the roof coming down.

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I think that's pretty good.
I'm happy with it.

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At the start of the pillar, we were
getting a lot of trace.

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Fingers crossed that there's still
more in there. Maybe we're just
running onto it.

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We really need something special
to turn our season around, cos...

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you know, we've just had
our arse kicked.

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Is that... Rory, do you reckon
that's green there?

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Bit of purple in it.
Oh, yeah.

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At least that's something.

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It's a good sign to spot, like,
bits of trace like that.

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To still be getting bits of trace
means we could be onto some opal.

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Usually, when you're taking pillars,
you're guaranteed some sort of
money.

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That's what we're chasing at the
moment. The boys have been doing
a good job.

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We smashed out the truckload pretty
quick. Been smooth sailing so far.

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We're hoping that this continues
throughout the week.

227
00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:11,839
Truck's full.
Sweet as.

228
00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:16,919
So we're going to take it up to
the agi and, fingers crossed,

229
00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,919
the luck continues and we don't have
any issues up there.

230
00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:22,999
We've got two agi sites.

231
00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,279
So we got one fairly close to
the mine

232
00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,359
and we've got one close to town

233
00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,319
which is 30K or 40K
back towards town.

234
00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,679
This whole season, we've just been
tormented by the weather.

235
00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:38,759
The rain has just been terrible.

236
00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:43,239
With this rain that we've had,
at the moment, we can't get into
our agi in town.

237
00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,559
It cuts that road out completely,

238
00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:48,039
shutting down half our production.

239
00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:54,879
Hopefully, all that dirt has washed
down and the truck's ready for us to
knock another load out.

240
00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,679
Yeah, that'd be nice. Get another
load out today.

241
00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:01,119
That doesn't look good, bro.
The agi is not turning around.

242
00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:02,999
It's not going around.

243
00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:06,559
Far out. Hopefully, there's not
another problem with it.

244
00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,079
That does not look good, man.
Far out.

245
00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,159
Can't get a break, can we?

246
00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,239
Let's go check it out.

247
00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,039
What's going on, Chris?

248
00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,399
We've had a major breakdown, boys.

249
00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:25,479
It's broken the axle.

250
00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:34,759
Keep going, mate. Keep going.

251
00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:39,719
Hang on.

252
00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,199
Xavier, I can't see what's going on.

253
00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,839
You're gonna have to tell me
what's going on.

254
00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:48,039
You're gonna have to grab
the excavator, mate.

255
00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:50,279
"Yeah, it's not happening. Righto."

256
00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:56,159
The Blacklighters' ten-tonne
processing plant, Opalzilla,

257
00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,639
is refusing to budge from their opal
dry claim.

258
00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,119
Paul's gonna grab the excavator
for us.

259
00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:07,759
Hopefully, if he gives it a little
bit of a nudge for me, we'll get it
to go.

260
00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,839
I can feel it moving now.
All right, I'm off!

261
00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:27,919
We're moving. You beauty!

262
00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,999
Got it! Yeah.

263
00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:36,039
That's stressful. That is a very
stressful thing to do.

264
00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:43,559
Top-heavy Opalzilla will have to be
towed five kilometres

265
00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,439
to the new claim,

266
00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:49,679
across the weather-beaten desert
surrounding Coober Pedy.

267
00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:53,559
Torrential rains and the baking sun

268
00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:57,799
has turned their path into little
more than goat tracks.

269
00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:02,279
Moving Opalzilla is a nightmare.
Something I regret.

270
00:18:02,360 --> 00:18:04,159
Don't want to do.

271
00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,519
I lie in bed at night, I can't...

272
00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,319
I can't get it out of my head.
It's a tricky thing.

273
00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,399
But we know it's time to move on.

274
00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:13,159
Just not enough here for us.

275
00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:16,519
You could make a living there,
but not enough for all of us.

276
00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,719
It's like that old song, you've got
to know when to run.

277
00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:23,799
We've hired another vehicle to tow
Opalzilla. It's a lot bigger loader.

278
00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:27,359
I'd rather have that bit more
weight, pay a little bit of money.

279
00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:32,119
Jayden has come out to help us.
His loader weighs about four times
the weight of ours.

280
00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,799
We've only got a six-tonne.
His is 20-odd.

281
00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:38,879
If Opalzilla wants to roll, we're
rolling with it! So that's no fun.

282
00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:43,119
That weight is so important when
you're towing on these roads

283
00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:45,759
and off-camber and all that,
so you don't tip.

284
00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:47,439
You ready to go?

285
00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,639
I'll just kick back in front
and have Jayden follow me

286
00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:54,719
and his boys follow behind, let us
know if anything goes wrong back
there.

287
00:18:54,800 --> 00:19:00,199
I'll stay up the back, mate, make
sure everything's running all right.
Let's get this thing done.

288
00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,559
Yeah, no worries, mate. Slow and
steady wins the race.

289
00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:07,639
Yeah, slow and steady.

290
00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:11,879
Definite risk. Have a look at the
roads we're driving on here, mate.

291
00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:15,079
They're not the the safest roads
going around.

292
00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,159
Could easily tip it over.

293
00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:22,639
"Just take it easy. We've got some
bloody rough ground coming up."

294
00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,839
It's pretty top-heavy, cos of
the hopper being on it.

295
00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,239
So it gets a bit...gets a bit tippy.

296
00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,919
If Opalzilla had a fall out here,
it's not like we've got

297
00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:41,159
engineering shops and everything
we need to just fix it like that.

298
00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,639
You know? It'd be a nightmare.
Just an absolute nightmare.

299
00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:48,879
I could see us taking a massive
backwards step, if we rolled
Opalzilla.

300
00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,159
A massive backwards step.

301
00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,159
There's a hole right alongside
the road here, too,

302
00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,439
so just be careful of that.

303
00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,519
Cos I reckon one wheel in there...

304
00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:00,599
ooh-ooh, nasty stuff!

305
00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,639
Welcome home, us!
That's all I'll say.

306
00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:17,919
Well done, guys. Welcome home, us.

307
00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,079
Now that'll about do you,
right there.

308
00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,239
Welcome to your new home, Opalzilla.

309
00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,919
What's happened to the air con?
We've lost the air con.

310
00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,279
What's happened to it? It's gone?

311
00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,199
Oh, yeah. A bit of a mess.

312
00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:37,799
She's messed?No. It's upside down,
but hopefully she'll work.

313
00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,679
(GRUNTS)

314
00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,759
I'll chuck the air con back in now.

315
00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:43,839
See if it works.

316
00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:45,919
Hopefully!

317
00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,359
(MOTOR SPLUTTERS AND FAILS TO CATCH)

318
00:20:55,360 --> 00:20:56,919
Is it on?

319
00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:02,599
No. No lights.
Nothing?

320
00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,279
Oh, great!

321
00:21:05,360 --> 00:21:07,279
I don't know what's going on.

322
00:21:07,360 --> 00:21:10,239
Won't be finding anything
if we don't have power.

323
00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,319
Got nothing on these switches then?

324
00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,399
(FLICKS SWITCHES)
No.

325
00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:24,359
It's a lot of hard ground and being
a very tight spot in there,

326
00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:29,039
we don't really have the reach or
the capability to get up into that
small area

327
00:21:29,120 --> 00:21:32,719
and just knock it all down with
the rock-breaker, unfortunately.

328
00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:35,599
Now it's just back to the jackhammer

329
00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:37,759
and, um, keep clearing
this dirt away,

330
00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:39,919
so we can get through
into this mine.

331
00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,599
It's been a real battle for us
all year.

332
00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,759
We've been, pretty much,
one man down the entire time.

333
00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:51,719
You know, we've still got a long way
to go to get where we need to be.

334
00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,119
We need opal as often as
we can find it

335
00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,999
and as much of it as we can pull out
of the ground.

336
00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:04,679
(SWITCHES MOTOR OFF)
What's up?

337
00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:08,759
I think we're in.
We're good to go?Yeah, mate.

338
00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:10,439
Ooh.

339
00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:15,079
Are you good?She's tight, JC.
It is, isn't it.

340
00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:17,839
We just want to get in there
and do some digging.

341
00:22:17,920 --> 00:22:22,479
Our biggest limitation is just gonna
be how structurally sound it is in
this mine.

342
00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,399
Some of these mines date back to
over 100 years ago.

343
00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,719
I'm feeling pretty optimistic.

344
00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:33,799
I do believe that the old-timers may
have actually missed the opal level

345
00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:35,879
and it could be a metre above us.

346
00:22:42,120 --> 00:22:44,399
We're down here
in an old-timer's mine.

347
00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:46,479
It could be around any corner.

348
00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:00,319
Oi! Oi! Oi!

349
00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,679
What?
(BLEEP) Rockfall.

350
00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:12,839
What's going on?We've had a major
breakdown, boys.Another one?

351
00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:14,919
I'd say it's broken the axle.

352
00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:16,639
She's finally let go.

353
00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,719
If this is spinning,

354
00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:21,519
your axle is supposed to be spinning
and it's not.

355
00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,599
Tells me the axle's broken.

356
00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:30,999
We haven't had one week where we
haven't been rained out or had
a breakdown this season.

357
00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,359
And this is going to put us out
for weeks.

358
00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:35,519
We just can't get a break, can we?
Nah.

359
00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:37,599
Far out, man.
I'm over it.

360
00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,759
We've just had, you know,
problem after problem,

361
00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:43,839
set-back after set-back and...

362
00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,919
yeah, it just keeps getting worse.

363
00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:47,999
We've got one agi we can't get to.

364
00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,879
We've got one agi broken down,
a major breakdown,

365
00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:52,959
which is 40K, 50K out of town.

366
00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:54,879
We're at a standstill.

367
00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,799
I think the axle's gone in it, but
we'll just have to strip it and

368
00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,079
find out what's actually wrong
with it and try and fix it.

369
00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:12,639
Agitators are built by cannibalising
an old cement truck for the barrel.

370
00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:15,239
A chain drive is attached to
the barrel

371
00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:17,239
and then, using a drive train,

372
00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,239
a differential and an axle
from an old truck,

373
00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,319
it's connected to a motor.

374
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,999
This mechanism then turns the barrel

375
00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:28,279
to wash the clay from
the opal-bearing rock.

376
00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:33,519
If you've got a broken axle,
it can't drive the chain

377
00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:35,599
to drive the agi to wash the dirt.

378
00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:37,679
Simple as that. So...

379
00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:40,039
There's no quick fix for this.

380
00:24:40,120 --> 00:24:42,119
We've just got to get it to town

381
00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,199
and try and fix it somehow.

382
00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,759
Got a little crane truck
to use out on the field.

383
00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:52,319
Hopefully, I can reach over
and, basically, just pull it out,

384
00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:56,959
through the top of the cage and
get it on the other truck
and get it to town.

385
00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,999
To save cutting the cage apart,

386
00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,599
we'll just break a couple of sheets
of tin off,

387
00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:05,679
hook it onto the diff and pull it
out through the top.

388
00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:07,359
That should be enough.

389
00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,759
We won't give up.
We've invested too much.

390
00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:12,159
I've invested 20 years of my life
into this.

391
00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,999
Now just stand back.
Come back out of the cage.

392
00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:16,879
I love doing it with the boys.

393
00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:19,679
If nothing else, I get to spend time
with them.

394
00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:23,159
If you sit sit the arse down here...
Yeah, I know what you mean.

395
00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:26,199
Yeah, we're copping it.

396
00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,079
We've just got to ride it out
and do the best we can.

397
00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:33,239
We've nearly got it out.

398
00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:35,519
Keep going. You've got it, mate.

399
00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:39,999
Righto. Just leave him there, mate.
I'll come and do the rest.

400
00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:43,479
That's what it's all about.
It's all about not giving up.

401
00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,559
I've never given up.

402
00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:50,639
If anyone can get this agi fixed,
it's definitely Dad.

403
00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:52,319
Happy?

404
00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:55,039
He's been a bush mechanic
for 20 years out here,

405
00:25:55,120 --> 00:25:58,159
just fixing all sorts of
different bits of gear, so...

406
00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,639
he's the one that'll be able
to get it done.

407
00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:04,039
We'll just have to see how we go.
We'll do our best, as always,

408
00:26:04,120 --> 00:26:05,719
and, um, yeah.

409
00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,079
We're down, but we're not out.

410
00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,439
No lights.Nothing?
I don't know what's going on.

411
00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:22,319
Oh, great!

412
00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:25,879
Lost our 240, for some reason.

413
00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:29,039
Ever time we move Opalzilla,

414
00:26:29,120 --> 00:26:31,119
there just seems to be one, little,

415
00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,879
tricky bit that will just seem to
stuff up on you.

416
00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:37,319
I think the move of Opalzilla,
we didn't do it too well.

417
00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,119
Without her, we're stuffed.

418
00:26:39,200 --> 00:26:43,839
Got family, got mouths to feed, we
got bills to pay, we got all these
pressures.

419
00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:48,239
We need Opalzilla up and running and
we need her up and running now.
That's the bottom line.

420
00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:52,879
Working in here without the air con
would just suck. It'd be shocking.

421
00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,599
Cos, out here, it can get up to
50 degrees.

422
00:26:55,680 --> 00:27:00,679
This is what saves us in here.
The whole room just heats up
like an oven.

423
00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,719
Might have worked some magic here.

424
00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:06,599
All right. Well, let's see
if we've got any power.

425
00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:08,479
Next problem!

426
00:27:19,120 --> 00:27:22,319
Not a very good day,
if we don't find any opal.

427
00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,399
We put in all this work to get here

428
00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,079
and this happens.

429
00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,159
It's just quite annoying.

430
00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,639
These delays are killing us
at the moment.

431
00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:35,639
Opalzilla is just a 20-tonne
paperweight, so if something
doesn't change, we're...

432
00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:37,719
we're in a lot of strife.

433
00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:39,999
Nothing!
Not fixed it?

434
00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:47,879
Uh, just this... Yeah, the 240 cord.

435
00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,559
You can see it's just sunburnt
and...brittle.

436
00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:52,439
It is getting pretty...

437
00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,519
(BLEEP)Yeah, it's crusty-rusty.

438
00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:57,999
We've lost the connection
in this wire somewhere.

439
00:27:58,080 --> 00:27:59,679
All right.

440
00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:06,519
Hopefully, it hasn't killed it
moving it here. That'd be... (BLEEP)

441
00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:15,959
Oi! Oi!
What?(BLEEP)

442
00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:17,759
Rockfall.

443
00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:21,399
We've got backfill coming down.
From where?

444
00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:23,759
From that shaft.
The shaft?

445
00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:26,719
Oh, my God, that just scared
the knackers off me.

446
00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,999
Yeah, I didn't even hear it,
so a silent death, I guess.

447
00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:33,879
Had a... Oh, man, I thought I was
about to get buried alive.

448
00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,879
I don't want to go anywhere
bloody near that.

449
00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:40,839
That must be pretty loose.Just the
vibration and it dried out.Yeah.

450
00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,599
The backfill up there
coming down on top of us.

451
00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,679
Yeah, not a good prospect.

452
00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:47,759
I don't think any opal's worth that.

453
00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:51,759
Far out, JC.
Holy sheeza.

454
00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:56,639
Let's get the gear and get out.
It's not worth dying for.
That's it, hey. That's dumb.

455
00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:58,719
Let's get out.

456
00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:06,759
The entrance of the mine and where
the shaft is, is pretty much

457
00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:08,639
the only place we can dig now,

458
00:29:08,720 --> 00:29:11,599
so we're going to try and pull
some opal out of here.

459
00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:13,999
Otherwise all of it has been
for nothing.

460
00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,679
You ever try and eat cereal
with chopsticks?

461
00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,039
This ain't up for the task,
you know.

462
00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,319
It's bloody impenetrable.

463
00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:39,599
Can you help me pull this up, JC?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

464
00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:41,679
I'm at a bad angle. A slab.

465
00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,359
Yeah, grab it.

466
00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:47,719
You got a slab?I don't know what
I've got.

467
00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,399
Oh, look at that!

468
00:29:50,480 --> 00:29:52,279
Ha-hey, brother!

469
00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:53,959
Look at this.

470
00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,039
(LAUGHS)

471
00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:58,359
Oh, my gosh!

472
00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:00,039
Oh, JC!

473
00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:01,799
Look at that.

474
00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:03,479
Oh-ho-ho!

475
00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:05,759
That's a massive bit of green-blue.

476
00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:07,839
Now that is a stone right there.

477
00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:11,639
JC!Dude!

478
00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:13,319
I think...(LAUGHS)

479
00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,399
..we have hit a big score today.

480
00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:18,759
It's looking like there could be
some serious opal in here.

481
00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:20,839
I'm super, super excited for this.

482
00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:22,519
Mate!

483
00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:26,679
Holy crap.Hold that. Yeah.
Hold that bit. It's heavy.

484
00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:31,999
There's stones coming out of here,
brother. Look at this!I know.

485
00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:43,599
Yeah, so this old truck
I bought for the tyres off it.

486
00:30:43,680 --> 00:30:46,599
We'll just pull the axles out,
head back to the shed

487
00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,119
and rip the axle out of
the one from the agi

488
00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:51,199
and just see if it's the same.

489
00:30:51,280 --> 00:30:53,479
If it's the same, well, happy days.

490
00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,999
After a catastrophic
agitator breakdown,

491
00:30:57,080 --> 00:31:01,679
the Cheals are pinning all their
hopes on a last resort bush repair

492
00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:03,959
to rescue their mining season.

493
00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:07,199
It's looking OK.

494
00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:10,879
You never know, we might be...
we might be back in action.

495
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:12,959
Right. Can you crawl under there

496
00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:15,039
and push that axle out?

497
00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:20,319
Looking at it yesterday and hearing
Dad talk about it, I thought we were
in real trouble.

498
00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:24,719
The fact that within a day
he's found something we think
will fit it,

499
00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:27,679
I'm pretty shocked to think
we actually might be

500
00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:30,159
back on the road
sooner than we thought.

501
00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:35,839
See if it's the right axle. If not,
we'll have to keep searching.

502
00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:40,639
Hit them with
the pressure cleaner, mate.

503
00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:53,839
The axle is coming out with it.

504
00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:55,919
Definitely a broken axle, I think.

505
00:31:57,920 --> 00:31:59,919
No. She's not.

506
00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:03,599
We've got bigger problems.

507
00:32:03,680 --> 00:32:05,479
Bugger.

508
00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:07,559
So much for our quick fix.

509
00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:10,839
Oh, the axle's fine?
Mm.

510
00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:12,519
(BLEEP)

511
00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:15,639
So that is the right axle, though?

512
00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:17,719
Yeah.
Yeah, it was the right axle.

513
00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:22,239
Well, that's just dangling the
carrot in front of the donkey's eye,
isn't it?Mm.

514
00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:26,759
If the axle was broken, we could
have just chucked the new one in,

515
00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:28,839
we would have been putting it back
on today.

516
00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,119
We all sort of thought
we'd be right.

517
00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:34,959
It turns out it's not actually
the axle. It's the diff centre.

518
00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:37,039
I don't really know.

519
00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:40,519
The bearings in the hub are gone.
They're definitely gone.

520
00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:49,799
The biggest problem we've got when
something breaks down is getting
the parts.

521
00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:54,359
We're a long way from anywhere.
Usually, if you order parts,
you've got to wait.

522
00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:00,879
Jason with the, um, truck parts.

523
00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:04,959
Pull him up. He might have those
parts.Do you reckon he might?

524
00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:09,039
Jason brings over parts from Moree
and he happened to be driving past.

525
00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:13,439
We pulled him up and we're just
hoping he's got the bearing
we're looking for.

526
00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:15,519
Jason.Hey.
How you going?Good.

527
00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:18,759
Any chance you'd have them on board?

528
00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:21,439
I need them today.
That's the only thing.

529
00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:25,519
It's a long shot, but I thought
I'd pull him up and...

530
00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:27,839
and just, um, ask the question.

531
00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:31,839
WOMAN ON PHONE: "A 594A and a 592A
together is a set."

532
00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:33,719
Is a set.

533
00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:35,799
Yeah? That's what we've got.

534
00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:41,079
We're halfway there. Just need
the smaller bearing and the seal.

535
00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:47,239
That's getting more towards our size,
you know.

536
00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:49,319
I'll just get Chris to measure it.

537
00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:52,399
We've got one bearing.

538
00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,479
We're just hoping that we might...

539
00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:57,479
..be able to get the other one.

540
00:33:59,440 --> 00:34:01,439
Nah.Not it?
Nah.

541
00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,119
Nah, nowhere near it.

542
00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:07,079
A long way off.

543
00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,159
Nothing's gone right.

544
00:34:10,240 --> 00:34:12,239
Yeah, it might be the end of us.

545
00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:16,199
Season over, really.
There's nothing else we can do.

546
00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:22,599
This agi is our only chance of
finding opal,

547
00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:24,959
so if it's not working,
season over.

548
00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:31,199
With everything breaking down, we'll
just have to stop mining production

549
00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:36,079
and Oscar and I are going to
have to go back to Sydney.
It's as simple as that.

550
00:34:36,160 --> 00:34:38,919
So this will be
the season finish for us.

551
00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:56,679
We've got to replace
the whole 240 cable.

552
00:34:56,760 --> 00:35:00,199
It's done some hours, it's been
sitting out in the desert

553
00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,359
for, you know, ten-odd years,

554
00:35:02,440 --> 00:35:04,439
so it's about time to replace it.

555
00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:08,439
Hopefully, we can get it working
pretty soon, cos...

556
00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:10,519
time's ticking.

557
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,439
After an epic journey
to their new claim,

558
00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:18,519
the Blacklighters' noodling machine,
Opalzilla, is lifeless.

559
00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:21,199
Righto, you ready?
Yeah.

560
00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:27,119
You beauty! The power is back on.

561
00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:28,919
The black lights are all good.

562
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,799
We have an air conditioner that
actually...

563
00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:34,519
still works from falling out of
the wall.

564
00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:36,599
Dark green belt on?

565
00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:38,279
Nah.

566
00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:43,559
Ohh! I've solved one problem and
found another.

567
00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:47,959
We've got our lights working.
Now we just need to get this
bloody belt going.

568
00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:52,599
(HARSH WHIRRING)
There we go.

569
00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:55,679
Some... (BLEEP)

570
00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:58,439
..turned the... (BLEEP)
..emergency stop on!

571
00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:00,519
(BLEEP)
(LAUGHTER)

572
00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:02,199
Idiots!

573
00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,679
Who did that?
I have no idea.

574
00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:07,559
I was pushing it.
What do you push the buttons for?

575
00:36:07,640 --> 00:36:11,559
We've just wasted time for two hours
cos of a button that was pressed!

576
00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:15,999
Here we go!

577
00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:20,719
Righto, guys. It's going in.

578
00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,439
Now just remember it's that stuff
that glows!

579
00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:26,199
Try not to miss it and put it
in the bucket. 'Ey?

580
00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:29,159
Oh, thank God, we're going again.

581
00:36:29,240 --> 00:36:33,799
Just to get some dirt going through
is pretty well what we need.

582
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:43,639
Compared to where we were, um,

583
00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:46,319
this definitely feels drier and
heavier rock,

584
00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:48,799
that we've got coming through.

585
00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:52,159
Just sort of feels that you've got
a bit more of a chance.

586
00:36:53,240 --> 00:36:55,439
(BLEEP) It's starting to happen now!

587
00:36:56,560 --> 00:37:00,599
We thought we'd have a little sneak
peak, as we're over at new ground.

588
00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:02,679
And, um, yeah, it's...

589
00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:05,359
it's got a fair bit of life in it.

590
00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:11,039
What have you got there?A little
bit of life in there, I think.

591
00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,999
Might have done all right today.
A few good pieces.

592
00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:17,119
Oh, that's productive there.
There's heaps in there!

593
00:37:17,200 --> 00:37:20,639
I think pleasantly surprised
once we give that a tumble again.

594
00:37:20,720 --> 00:37:23,479
Let's get home and tumble this.
Let's get it washed up.

595
00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:25,959
Well done.Let's get some money in
the bank.

596
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,319
Oh, ho! That's looking all right!

597
00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:35,719
Oi, that's worth moving for, hey.
Check that out.Oooh!

598
00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:37,799
Well, hello.
Oh, hello!

599
00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:53,519
Who's going to put a number on that?

600
00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:58,319
I would not take under $30,000
for this parcel.

601
00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:04,159
Like, you imagine how much jewellery
you could make out of that.

602
00:38:04,240 --> 00:38:06,039
That's a mass of jewellery.

603
00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:10,479
That was not a lot of hours to get
that much opal.Six hours max.

604
00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:12,559
(LAUGHS) That's stupid!

605
00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:15,919
Magic Mountain really is magic.
Magic Mountain, it's on!

606
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:20,399
Six hours, 30G. Tell me where
you're going to get that.
Nowhere in the world.

607
00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:24,279
Couldn't have a better bunch to work
with. That's what has made me
so proud.

608
00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:27,999
And, mate, you are getting better,
day by day, you're learning
everything.

609
00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:31,759
You're doing awesome, mate.
Now get back to work!Get out there.

610
00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:33,639
Ha ha ha!

611
00:38:33,720 --> 00:38:36,519
What's he got?
What more could you ask for?

612
00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:39,279
I got you a wheelbarrow
full of beer!

613
00:38:39,360 --> 00:38:42,239
You have to have a soft drink.
Wait for the beer.

614
00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:44,079
A big relief.

615
00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:46,359
Been that stressed
the last few days.

616
00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:48,639
Cos it's having to move.

617
00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:52,039
Like, we could have done
all that moving and got nothing.

618
00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:54,399
Very happy. Like, tingling,
actually.

619
00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:57,919
Cheers, mate.Cheers, mate.
Well done.The Blacklighters!

620
00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:05,839
So we're back at the camp. We're
seeing some really good results.

621
00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:07,839
All the rocks are just full of opal.

622
00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:10,799
It's now just smashing them up
to get that opal out.

623
00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:16,519
We really want to get out of
all of this, really.

624
00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:19,039
We're so sick of running into
old workings

625
00:39:19,120 --> 00:39:22,519
and finding the opal has already
been dug by the old-timers.

626
00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:25,359
It's gonna be at least 100 grand
to get a drilling rig,

627
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:29,439
so we can go out, find new areas,
find new opal deposits and
make the millions.

628
00:39:30,720 --> 00:39:33,839
The rocks are very coated,
so we can get the opal out,

629
00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:38,639
put them into our tumbler barrel
and then we'll know for sure
what we've got.

630
00:39:38,720 --> 00:39:40,719
Let's put it on.

631
00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:48,439
So right now our opal is spinning
around on our tumbler.

632
00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:50,519
That's just gonna wash off any dirt.

633
00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:53,199
So we'll leave that on there
for at least a day.

634
00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:56,879
Until we get that dirt off, we have
no idea what we've really got.

635
00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:59,359
So, right now, it's just
a waiting game.

636
00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:07,399
All right, JC, here we go.

637
00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:10,079
Rags or riches? What have we got?
Oh, dude!

638
00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:13,519
Pretty much now, we just grade
the material out.

639
00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:17,519
Put all the best stuff together and
we see how much we've really got.

640
00:40:17,600 --> 00:40:19,399
Just pick out...
Look at this.

641
00:40:19,480 --> 00:40:23,799
..the top stuff first and then we'll
go through and sort out the rest,
as well.

642
00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:27,479
This is such a good find. I feel
like the biggest downer right now

643
00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:29,639
is just that Noah isn't here
with us.

644
00:40:29,720 --> 00:40:31,799
I know what you mean.

645
00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:38,159
A big bag of opal.

646
00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:41,479
That's looking pretty good, JC.

647
00:40:46,240 --> 00:40:48,239
From greens and deep blues

648
00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:50,319
to rare, valuable reds.

649
00:40:57,440 --> 00:41:01,159
So Dad has really been our mentor
since coming out to the opal field.

650
00:41:01,240 --> 00:41:04,559
He's got the knowledge of, you know,
what opal will sell for.

651
00:41:04,640 --> 00:41:08,239
We've just never had this kind of
opal to value ourselves before.

652
00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:09,919
Hey, Dad.

653
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,079
Wow, yous got a fair bit.

654
00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:16,479
We just want to make sure that we
don't rip ourselves off or get
ripped off.

655
00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:18,919
So this one here we're at...
Whoo-hoo!

656
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:20,999
..three ounces.

657
00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:25,079
Oh, you're looking at some really
gem-quality material here.

658
00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:28,119
I think you can at least, you know,
be asking five.

659
00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:30,479
$5,000 an ounce?
Yeah.$5,000 an ounce.

660
00:41:31,800 --> 00:41:34,039
A little over eight ounces
in this bag.

661
00:41:34,120 --> 00:41:37,719
This is bigger stones
and it's going into crystal,

662
00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:40,639
so five grand an ounce
on that, as well.

663
00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:42,359
That's pretty good.

664
00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:44,639
And then we've got this material.

665
00:41:44,720 --> 00:41:46,719
23 ounces.

666
00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:50,199
There's a lot of little nice stones.
It's very bright.

667
00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:52,959
You'd be looking at, easy,
at least $1,500.

668
00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:55,039
Brother!
OK.

669
00:41:55,120 --> 00:41:57,119
So your total is going to be...

670
00:41:59,120 --> 00:42:01,119
..$89,500.

671
00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:04,839
You seriously reckon we've got
that there?Yeah. Absolutely.

672
00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:07,119
Well done.How is that, JC?
Well done.

673
00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:09,079
Everyone's going for some!

674
00:42:09,160 --> 00:42:10,759
(LAUGHTER)

675
00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:15,079
We are so pumped now. Going into
the start of the week, it was
very rough.

676
00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:18,719
Noah's not here, JC... Is he gonna
be able to help out? Is he not?

677
00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:22,279
We've made it into the mine, we've
found some really good opal.

678
00:42:22,360 --> 00:42:26,759
I think both of our excitement
levels right now are just going
through the roof.

679
00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:28,599
I'm freaking out right now.

680
00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:32,399
Every time I close my eyes, I get
flashes of opal behind my eyelids!

681
00:42:32,480 --> 00:42:34,479
So...I'm going crazy on it.

682
00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:36,559
(RINGING TONE)

683
00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:38,239
NOAH: "Hello?"

684
00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:40,039
Oi, Noz, man.

685
00:42:40,120 --> 00:42:42,799
"Hey, man."
Hey, mate. How are you doing?

686
00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:46,559
"Yeah, good."Your dad's doing
all right?"He's on the up and up."

687
00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:50,239
While you've been gone, me and
Jaymin have pulled out a bit of opal

688
00:42:50,320 --> 00:42:52,919
and put the figure at $89,500.

689
00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:54,999
"(LAUGHS)"

690
00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:57,439
One of our greatest finds
of all time.

691
00:42:57,520 --> 00:43:00,919
"And I wasn't even there."
You missed it.Yeah, mate, sorry.

692
00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:05,999
That was the most disappointing part
about the whole thing, just not
having you there for this one.

693
00:43:06,080 --> 00:43:08,999
Wish you the best and get back out
here soon, brother.

694
00:43:09,080 --> 00:43:11,159
"Some of the best news to hear.
Yeah?"

695
00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:15,119
Whoa!

696
00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:16,839
Whoo-hoo!

697
00:43:16,920 --> 00:43:18,919
Cheers, JC.
Cheers, brother.

698
00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:21,999
Our season target is $150,000.

699
00:43:22,080 --> 00:43:25,399
And, right now, we're at
over $140,000.

700
00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:27,959
I did not think we'd get to
where we are right now.

701
00:43:29,320 --> 00:43:33,399
This is probably the best find we've
ever had colour-wise and quantity.

702
00:43:33,480 --> 00:43:36,639
Now it's looking like we will
be able to get that drill.

703
00:43:37,720 --> 00:43:39,919
Goodbye, moon boot.
To a damn good week.

704
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:42,319
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