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NARRATOR: On Outback Opal Hunters...

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VIVIANE: Stop!JOE: What the  are you doing?

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A crippled bulldozer threatens to destroy the Tarantos' dream.

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If I slew the wrong way, I'll smash the rams.

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Keep moving Micky, keep moving.

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To relive their famed opal finds, Before season end.

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NOAH: Slow down mate. JC: There's no brakes.

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The Young Guns face brake failure, impenetrable rock and crippling heat.

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This is the load we're putting all our money on.

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Gambling it all on a new claim 800 kilometres from home

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One stone will make it all worth it. SCULLY: Do we know your next of kin?

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The Bishop and Scott put life and limb on the line.

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I'm a little bit anxious putting this body over an 80-foot drop.

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Exploring deadly abandoned tunnels to save their season.

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We got to get out of here quick. Which one is it? Which way?

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JOE: We're waiting for little Micky.

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He's left me here to do all the work and I've opened the cut up.

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I think I've got to dig deeper here.

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But this is a good indication that it's going to be something there.

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Now we've just got to mine it out.

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We are struggling.

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We need to find opal. It's getting to a point where we're hitting rock bottom.

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It's the final days of their mining season

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and as the mercury climbs beyond 40 degrees Celsius,

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making machines inoperable,

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Joe Taranto, with brother Micky and his wife, Viviane,

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have one last chance to find opal.

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Hi, guys.Hey.Joe, how are you?

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It's very hot. But we have to break rocks.

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And hopefully, we hit the big one, huh?

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We've been snowed under. So we got to push that dirt out of the way.

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So we got more room to put dirt.

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It's all piling up, it's slipping out of gear all the time.

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I couldn't get the dirt off the ramp, here.

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Hey, Micky, it's slipping out of gear all the time.

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Ah, . We'll have to get it out of the cut.

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The Taranto's bulldozer is blocking an opal level.

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With the clutch filing, Micky will need to drag the 47-ton machine

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out of the open cut, with the excavator, by the ripper and hydraulic arms.

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Big deal. It's a worry.

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I mean, you've got four big rams there. Each one is like $10,000. It's $40,000 there.

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If we get this wrong, we'll be blowing our money. All the opal we found will be done.

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This gear grilled bad real quick. Try and grab me from there.

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If I slew the wrong way, I'll smash the rams.

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The Tarantos' have a dream to rekindle past glory,

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when their famous opal finds were renowned across Australia.

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I brought a surprise in for you, Micky. Just memories from way back of the stone that we found.

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Never forget that stone. It's one that you and Dad found together in this area, hey?

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Yeah, that's the one. The harlequin opal is very rare.

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It's named after the harlequin pantomime costume.

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When you get a clean harlequin there's - Nothing beats it.

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It's been 30 years since I've come across that opal,

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but nothing compares to that and I'd love to relive that glory day.

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NATASHA: This is Joe's passion and we share that dream together.

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So, there's no going back now.

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We've invested everything and we've put everything into it.

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We need to find opal to survive.

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Yeah, I got you now, bro. All right, mate. Let's do it.

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Careful, Micky. It's slippery there.

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Oh, that's true she's hard to keep on the ripper, hey?

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You're right. Keep going.

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The top of this ramp is steep. It's going to get hairy.

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Hey, Micky. Stop!

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. What the are you doing?

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JAYMIN: Now we've got a lot of work to do and it's already the hottest day we've had so far.

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NOAH: That's a lot of truck to fill up.Yep.

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JAMES: Pretty much 40 degrees out here and we've got a lot of work to do.

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We're going to have to get down there and haul ass if we want to try and find some nice stones.

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Young Guns, Jaymin, Noah and JC,

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are only two weeks into a new dig

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after moving to Lightning Ridge, 800 km from White Cliffs.

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So we've come to Lightning Ridge for the purpose of finding an exploratory drill

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and purchasing one.

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We hit our original season target of 150 K,

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so we pushed ourselves, increased it to 200,

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just to try and fund next year's digging and purchasing a drill.

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If we can secure one of those, it takes our open mining careers to the next level.

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if we can find ourselves a drill, we can then pioneer a new open field

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go and explore areas that have never before been searched

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The end of the season is around the corner.

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We're doing our final bit of digging in Lightning Ridge

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and we're part of a 70/30 split with Hannah.

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So we need to find more than enough opal

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to just cover our side or it's all been for nothing.

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I think I've just broken something.

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Holy moly. Look at the colour in that.Look at the colour.

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I was jackhammering just here along this wall.Yeah.

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And then I saw a chip just sitting there.

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It's such a nice colour, but I've definitely broken something. Look at that.So good.

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That's magic, dude. There'd definitely be other pieces, but I wonder if there is more.

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Maybe it's just one little chip.Oh. Ooh, what did you get?Second bit.

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That is like nice crystal though. That's bloody nice colour.

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Oh dude. Look at that. There's another bit.

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Man, these are so hard to find. This is probably...

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Would have been a $2,000 stone just going off that colour.Yeah. And I've smashed it.

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All right boys, well, let's get back to work. Hopefully, there's more.

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Yeah, dude.There will be. I'll try not to break them.

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Sometimes you've got to smash them to see them and normally,

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when you find one nobby you find some more.

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Nobby opal, unique to Lightning Ridge

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forms when silica-rich water is trapped in small circular pockets in the earth.

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And hardens over millions of years to form opal.

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Generator must have run out of fuel. God, she runs out quick.

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Hey, boys.

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Yep?There's no more fuel. Wait, have we got none at all?

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No, there's a little bit. I had a little bit and I filled the gennie back up, so

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there'd be enough to keep you going I'm just going to run into town and top up.

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Hurry back.

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Well, we're down JC now. We've got a little bit of fuel left.

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It's about a 40-minute drive back to town.

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He should be back hopefully in an hour and a half.

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I don't know how long that's going to last them.

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If we run out of fuel, we're not going to be able to finish today's truck.

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We've got to get as much dirt in that agi as possible

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to have a proper tail out and we're in a bad situation right now.

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GREG: I'm a bit anxious, Scotty. SCOTT: Yeah, I am too.

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I swore I'd never go down one of these shafts.

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I'm scared of heights as it is.Yeah.

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Now I've got to swing over a hole that's eight stories high.

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Tell me about it. You know how nervous I am.

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Summer's coming. It's the end of the season.Last chance.

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This is the last roll of the dice.

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So we're heading to the edge of the opal field today.

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I've borrowed a winch on a truck off a mate.

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The mate who leant me the truck said there's a couple of good shafts right on the edge of the field.

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We're going to go find them and we're going to get down them.

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Scotty this is the hole. Stop. I'll jump out.

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I've never been up and down a winch before.

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We had to get trained in all the safety.

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We're going to go up and down a shaft which is something I've never done.

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Make sure I don't drop a tyre into this, Scotty.

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So today we're really remote. We're on the edge of the opal field.

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If something goes wrong, we're sort of up a creek by ourselves.

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All right, we're done.

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I spoke to an old timer who sent me to this spot.

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Said there's colour trace down there.

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Ooh, that's scary just coming next to it.

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We'll get set up, ay.

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There's a lot of dangers in this. It can be very unstable.

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You can fall down. There could be snakes, spiders.

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Our whole season swings on what we're doing here today.

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We haven't found enough opal to hit our season target.

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We got to take this gamble and get down the hole.

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We need this opal for the rehab centre.

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And Elijah himself became a great servant.

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The Bishop, Greg Scully, is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Church.

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God bless us all today for coming out here

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into the middle of the desert and to the opal mining fields.

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Together with mining partner, Scott Stevens,

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Greg has been working to open a drug rehabilitation centre

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in the remote desert town of Coober Pedy.

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Coober Pedy is like all rural towns across Australia.

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A lot of the young people are into ICE, methamphetamine

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and they get hooked and it costs them everything.

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Their family, their houses, their jobs.

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My dream for this block of land is to turn this area

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into a drug rehabilitation area.

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The only thing that's preventing me opening a mission centre is cashflow

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If I don't find opal, I can't get a start on the rehab centre.

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If we hit a couple of good pockets of opal, $20,000 is a good target.

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So last time we were out at the Cathedral at Shell Patch.

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We dug into the pillar at the end of the drive

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but we've made it dangerous again and we had to leave it.

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Get out! That's too much. All right, buddy.

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The season's almost over. Summer is coming.

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We've got to hurry up and get our opal.

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Do we know who your next of kin are?

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She's a long way down. She's a long way down. 70 foot down there, bro.

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Right.Good luck, Scotty. Let s do it.

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Seventy foot drop.

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You don't get much chance when you hit the bottom.

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Be careful, mate.

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Nice and slow, Scotty.

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Doing good, bro.

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Hey, Greggy, I'm at the bottom. It's your turn. I'm going to send it back up.

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It looks like it opens right up. There's tunnels everywhere here.

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I'm going to go for a bit of explore.

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Yeah, no Scotty, just jump off but wait till I get down there.

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Don't go wandering off.

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Scotty, it's not worth taking a risk. Wait till I get down there.

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Can you hear me? Scotty!

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JAYMIN: So JC had to leave to go and get us fuel.

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We're stranded here in the middle of nowhere

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and we've got no way back to town if he doesn't come back soon.

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In Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Young Guns, Jaymin and Noah,

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are struggling through concrete-like sandstone at a new mine

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searching for opal, to purchase an exploration drill.

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Where do you reckon JC is?

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He's been gone at least an hour and a half. He should have been back a while ago.

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I'll go up and try the generator and see how much we have left. I'll keep running the tipper.

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If he doesn't get back soon with the fuel,

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we're gonna run out of fuel and everything's gonna be held up.

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He better have a good reason for why he's been gone so long.

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Oi, Jaymin!

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What's up?

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We're really low, man!

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He should be back by now.

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If he's stuck out there somewhere on the road, we're stranded here without him.

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We've got the truck, but JC is the only one that can drive that.

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And other than that, we've got no way home. Except walking 40 km

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in the  heat and on these roads,

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that you don't even see a single car go down.

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Noah, oh.

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We've got no fuel left. We can't keep digging without power.

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What are we supposed to do?

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JC: I'm on the way back with the fuel for the boys, I hear a bit of a rattling sound

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and you know, these roads are pretty full on,

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so I stopped to take a look and a rubber's come off my shock absorber.

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I didn't have one of them so I thought, "Ah, bugger it,

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I'll just get back out to the boys." And as I went to start up my car,

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she's flat. No battery.

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We just need to dig and I'm stuck on the side of the road.

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I've got a bit of a dilemma. I don't know whether I should be going back to town,

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trying to walk back to town or if I just stay here.

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No phone reception.

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Absolutely zilch-o.

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HANNAH: What are you doing? Hannah, you  saviour.

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What did you do?I don't know.

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My battery's gone flat. What are you doing here?

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I just come out to check on you. Thank God.

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I'm always saving your ass. I know.

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I'm going to start it up and see if it goes cause if it doesn't start now,

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I've got no idea what the problem is

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Alright. I'll see you back out at the claim.

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If you want to follow me in case anything else goes wrong. Yeah, too easy. Right-o.

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Alright-y. Thanks, Hannah. All good.

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Now I can get the fuel back to the boys.

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They've just been sitting there stranded this whole time out at the claim.

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They have no idea what's going on.

231
00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,039
Oh, there he is.You reckon it's broken down or something?

232
00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,599
I don't know. I'd put my money on that.

233
00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,599
He's been gone long enough.

234
00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:31,399
So the generator ran out a while ago Jaymin and I had to stop digging, obviously.

235
00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,079
If we have no power we can't use the tools or lights.

236
00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,479
Where have you been? You don't even want to know.

237
00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:42,399
Your bus is moving.I can't turn it off. I got jumped by Hannah.

238
00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,639
Well let's call it a day Get back home

239
00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:48,519
and we got to put that battery on charge or something. Yeah, definitely.OK.

240
00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,639
We didn't get the work we wanted done today. We ran out of fuel.

241
00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,879
I'm glad JC's back, but at the end of the day, we need to make as much money as possible.

242
00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:03,719
MICKY: This is where it's going to get hairy.

243
00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,999
VIVIANE: Hey, Micky. Stop!

244
00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,279
It slipped off.

245
00:17:09,360 --> 00:17:13,159
You hit the ridge. Move it again, hook up and move.

246
00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:19,079
Keep moving, Micky. Keep moving.

247
00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,719
On the last dig of the season, the Taranto brothers

248
00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:26,319
are dragging their broken 47-ton bulldozer

249
00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:30,719
out of their open-cut mine where it was blocking an opal level.

250
00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,559
If the excavator's teeth slip,

251
00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,599
it could damage the $40,000 dozer rams,

252
00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,519
attached to the ripper Micky is pulling it from.

253
00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,919
All right. Keep up it.

254
00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,439
Ah, that was nerve-wracking.

255
00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:59,599
We got it out anyway. That's a few scratched score marks. I was worried about that time you hit the ram.

256
00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:06,039
Yeah. I scored it.On there. A touch here.Yeah. Alright.Yeah. It's close but.

257
00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,359
Hey guys, are we ready to roll?

258
00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:15,119
Let's dig some opal out. The lucky goat reckons it's over there.

259
00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,239
Well the depth of it definitely creates a safety aspect

260
00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:26,319
because of the overhanging rocks. There's a few loose ones here.

261
00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,079
I've already pointed them out to the guys.

262
00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:34,359
It's pretty dangerous. The top part's not safe.

263
00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:36,479
NATASHA: It's a lot of hard work

264
00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:41,199
and there's many years of no pay day and no reward

265
00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:45,199
and you wonder at times should we be doing something else.

266
00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,199
The wind s going that way.

267
00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:53,879
VIVIANE: Careful Joe. Careful.

268
00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:01,079
Wow. Got to be careful. Lucky you weren't standing there, Vivvy.Yeah.

269
00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:05,439
Micky, just clean that bit of loose stuff up the top there.All right.

270
00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,319
Cause he's on loose ground, that shakes through

271
00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,279
all of...all the loose rocks on the walls.

272
00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:14,479
They could easily come down.

273
00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,199
You don't want that to hit you in the head.

274
00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,079
Far out. So close.

275
00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:25,559
What do you reckon? The level's taken a dive, hey?

276
00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,719
Yeah, something's happening. We've got to dig deeper here, Micky.

277
00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,639
I think what's happening maybe the pocket's moved over there.

278
00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,959
Maybe this is where we need to dig. It's guiding us to go that way.

279
00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:39,439
That's why it's a mystery. It just can change all the time.

280
00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,719
Joe, we got a bit of colour. All right.Come down.

281
00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,599
I better go and find some colour.

282
00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,479
It runs through. It's on the other side as well.

283
00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,639
This is indication we got trace. It's good trace.

284
00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,559
It's good to see Micky is doing his job.

285
00:19:59,920 --> 00:20:02,879
Look at this, Joe. Nice cavities.

286
00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,039
Looks like there might be something in this.

287
00:20:07,120 --> 00:20:08,839
Are you OK?I think...

288
00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,679
Joe got something in his eye. Are you all right, Joe?Ah.

289
00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,199
We'll get it sorted out. Can you have a look for me?

290
00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,799
We've got all the first aid kit up here.Do you want to have a look for me?

291
00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:21,759
No, we'll go up. Yeah, it looks bad. Come on. We got to go up.

292
00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:25,679
Damn, this is hurting. Must be bad. Joe never whinges.

293
00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:27,919
It just keeps grinding.

294
00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:32,559
We might have to go into town. Hang on. I'll just put this mat down

295
00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,959
These gloves off... Just lay on that, Joe.

296
00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,159
I'm not going to lay, I can just do it here.

297
00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,879
No, I need you to lay down so I can look into your eye.

298
00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,599
I'm going to rinse the eye out first with some water.

299
00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,119
Once I rinse your eye out, then I can have a good look in there.

300
00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,919
Oh Tash, can you hurry up and let's get this thing out.

301
00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,879
So we can get back down there and find some opal.

302
00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:58,599
OK, Joe.All right?Your eye's more important than finding opal right now.

303
00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,399
GREG: Scotty! It's not worth taking a risk, mate.

304
00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,439
Wait till I get down there. Can you hear me?

305
00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,079
There's dangers in all these shafts.

306
00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,639
Scotty, come back. Do you copy?

307
00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:19,719
I'm the experienced one looking at rock and I need to be down there.

308
00:21:21,360 --> 00:21:23,719
You know, I always said I'd never go down a shaft.

309
00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:27,919
I'm a big man but now our backs are against the wall.

310
00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,799
It's time I went down a hole.

311
00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,559
Yeah, I'm swinging out in the open now.

312
00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:39,119
I'm a little bit anxious putting this body over an 80-foot drop.

313
00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,479
All right, this is it. I got to do it.

314
00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:45,119
With only radio silence from mining partner, Scott,

315
00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:48,879
Bishop Greg Scully, must make his first shaft descent

316
00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,079
into long abandoned tunnels.

317
00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:55,639
You know, the worst-case scenario is something gives way and you fall.

318
00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,639
And you fall to your death. Gee, this is a tight hole.

319
00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:10,319
Scotty, can you hear me? Scotty, where are you, bro?

320
00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:13,879
Scotty's gone wandering off without me. You don't do that. We're a team.

321
00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,519
Scotty!

322
00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,319
Oh, there's tunnels going off everywhere.

323
00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,199
Oh, Lord.

324
00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,119
Scotty!

325
00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:28,319
These tunnels are really old and the pillars have been worked to death.

326
00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,159
This is a dangerous mine.

327
00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,279
He done it again.

328
00:22:34,360 --> 00:22:36,479
Scotty! Where did you go to, this time?

329
00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,279
Oh, there's a light. Scotty!

330
00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:42,319
SCOTT: Greg! Quick. Come in, man. What? What's happened?

331
00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,199
There's a heap of material here.

332
00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:48,559
Why didn't you answer me on the phone? I've been calling you. This thing not working. Sorry.

333
00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:53,999
You wandered off.Didn't mean to. What have you called me for anyway? What's happened?Look at this.

334
00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,839
Oh, man, that's got pretty greens isn't it?Yeah, man.

335
00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:01,479
Look at that. That's nice. You've redeemed yourself again.

336
00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:03,639
We've got to find more than that. Absolutely.

337
00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,319
That doesn't pay for the petrol to get on the field.No.

338
00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:10,199
All right, Scotty. I think we've got to go deeper in this mine. Yeah, buddy. I agree.

339
00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:14,039
Like follow these tunnels through. Yeah.Let s do it.Oh.

340
00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:16,519
This is our last shot this season.

341
00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,999
We got to get the opal for the rehab centre.

342
00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:23,079
All right. We look, oh, Scotty, look at this.Oh. Look at that.

343
00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:26,959
Mate, that's a back filled tunnel. These are as rare as.

344
00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:29,479
This is where in the old days the tunnelling machine

345
00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,679
would keep going, they didn't bother sending it up in a blower.Yep.

346
00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,199
These can be really rich... Yeah...with opal

347
00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,479
Now, oh, look, there, Scotty. Look up there, Scotty.Look at that.

348
00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:42,519
Look at the size of that. Oh, look, Scotty. Under your hand there's another one.

349
00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:49,039
Yeah, that's got colour. There's a piece.What'd you find?

350
00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:53,439
Scotty, this is solid beautiful colours, mate.

351
00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:59,199
Gold, red, purple, yellow. Look at this. Green. Oh, wow. Whoa!Hey. How's that?

352
00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:03,399
Hey! We got material in this.

353
00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,879
We got to work this whole mound, mate. There's stuff everywhere.

354
00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:18,799
JC: This next tailout could be the make-it-or-break-it for us.

355
00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:22,199
JAYMIN: We're a fair way off our target. We've got a lot of work to do.

356
00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,959
Yeah, we've got to get on the ground and just get to it.

357
00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,359
The Young Guns are finally back on the tools,

358
00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:33,159
after losing a day sourcing fuel for their generator.

359
00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,799
It's a lot of work. Full pedal to the medal

360
00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:40,359
just to shift this dirt out of the hole so we can get it in that wash plant ASAP.

361
00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,879
We're getting towards the end of our season, there's not long left to go.

362
00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,319
This is probably our second last tailout that we're queuing up

363
00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:51,359
so if we can't find opal now, we've got one more chance at the end of the week,

364
00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,839
but you know we're still a long way to go hit that season target as it is.

365
00:24:55,920 --> 00:25:01,799
Their truck still needs two tons of dirt before hitting its eight-ton capacity.

366
00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:06,239
The Young Guns can then tailout. A process that tumbles the material

367
00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:11,359
in an agitator, removing the dirt from the rock to expose any opal.

368
00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:16,799
The work isn't easy but you're chasing opal.

369
00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:21,279
Any centimetre behind this rockface here could be a million dollars.

370
00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:34,239
All right, Noz, JC.

371
00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,279
NOAH: Oh, I think that will do it.No!

372
00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:41,239
It's actually fully snapped.Oh!

373
00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:43,119
That really is hard ground then.

374
00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,479
He literally turned around and snapped a pick.

375
00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:51,799
Well, Noz, I was just coming to tell you that the truck is full and we'll stop.

376
00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:54,599
Lucky.But yeah, I guess this has wrapped up the day anyway.

377
00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:58,199
All right. Let's go. Figure that out later, ay?

378
00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,719
Let's get this load up to the agi, wash it and tailout.

379
00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:05,479
Let s get it washed.

380
00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:09,959
.Away we go, boy-os.

381
00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,359
Now we've just got to put it into the agi.

382
00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:19,319
What the crap is that?What's that? Is that all normal?

383
00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,279
No, dude. That's not normal. We're just losing pressure.

384
00:26:22,360 --> 00:26:25,639
What are you saying? We've got no brakes?I've got no idea, dude.

385
00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:29,119
The air, that's the brakes. It's just pressure's gone down to zero. Why?

386
00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:34,719
What does that mean? Like we can't - We don't have any brakes? I don't know. Let me have a look.

387
00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:39,319
We're so close to being able to fill this agi, Noah.

388
00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,879
I have no idea about this kind of stuff.

389
00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,479
This is beyond my mechanical knowledge.

390
00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,359
I think they're stuffed boys.

391
00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,719
What does it mean? We can drive but we're not going to have brakes?

392
00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,519
Yeah, I just think we, no brakes.

393
00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:54,519
There's nothing else we can do. We need to get this done today.

394
00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:58,079
We don't get this done today, we're not tailing out tomorrow. Simple as that.

395
00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:02,159
Well, let's do it. No brakes. You can do it, you reckon? You'll be all right?

396
00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:06,039
Yeah, well we're going to have to. Don't take any corners too sharp.Yeah.

397
00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:10,679
There we go. Alright. We're at least back on.

398
00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:14,679
We're just running the gauntlet. No brakes.

399
00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:18,479
All right. Steady on, JC. Come on.

400
00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:22,999
Here comes a corner up here. Slow down, mate.

401
00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,799
Oi, JC!

402
00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,559
Ay, dude, there's no brakes, mate.

403
00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,399
GREG: There's stuff everywhere.

404
00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:41,519
We found a backfilled tunnel which are rare as hen's teeth

405
00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:43,799
and it's full of material. We're finding potch,

406
00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,639
potch and colour and full colour.

407
00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,199
This is our last hurrah this season.

408
00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:52,519
We've come out in the middle of nowhere, down a winch, we got the mission centre to get,

409
00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:56,399
we'll keep digging through this and see how much more we find, ay?

410
00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:00,039
Check that out. SCOTT: It's nice, Greggy.

411
00:28:00,120 --> 00:28:04,759
We're doing OK, aren't we, mate. I think this winch thing paid off. I think it's starting to pay off.

412
00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,119
We've found plenty of material here.

413
00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:10,719
Yeah, we have.We don't have the winch for much longer.

414
00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,399
I think we should go deeper.

415
00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:16,159
I wouldn't like to leave opal in a wall if there's some further down in the mine.

416
00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:19,719
We've got one crack.We've got one shot at it. All right, mate. Let's do it.

417
00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:24,919
Yeah, buddy. Let's go this way, man.

418
00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,639
The Bishop and Scott are venturing into a labyrinth

419
00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:31,839
of crumbling tunnels in an abandoned claim,

420
00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:35,919
after an old timer's advice that it still holds opal.

421
00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:41,559
Getting pretty deep innit, Greggy. Yeah, mate. Look at the pillars.

422
00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:44,439
They've been knocked out everywhere. Crazy, man.

423
00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,999
Scotty and I are going deeper and deeper into this mine.

424
00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:51,599
It's a real labyrinth. It's getting a bit crumbly

425
00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:54,959
and I'm starting to get a bit worried about it.

426
00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,359
Some of the pillars are even gone. Look at this one.

427
00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,079
I'm starting to worry about the ceiling up here, mate.

428
00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:05,399
Any movement underground in an old claim can cause a collapse.

429
00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:08,519
I think we're in a dangerous part of the claim here, mate.

430
00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:10,479
This is the worst-case scenario.

431
00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:15,519
This pillar is just like a pile of sand ready to come down.

432
00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:17,799
Ooh!Hey, ho, ho!

433
00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:22,119
I don't feel safe at all, Greg. Yeah. There's no pillars left. Let's get out of it, Scotty.

434
00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,199
Nothing s holding the ceiling up. No.

435
00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,199
We got to get out of here quick.

436
00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:28,839
Which is the tunnel we came in? I don't know.

437
00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:33,559
It's a labyrinth down here. There's tunnels going off everywhere. We got to find our way back

438
00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:36,319
and get back to the winch to the hole we came down.

439
00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:41,839
Oh, there's tunnels everywhere, bro. Ah, which one is it? Which way?

440
00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:44,999
Don't want that roof to come down on us.Down this way?

441
00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:51,879
No.Here's the light from the shaft. I think it's down this way, Scotty.

442
00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:57,119
There's the seat and the winch and the hole. We're here.Good. Let's get out.We got to get out.

443
00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,719
I'll give you the bucket. Let me get this up.

444
00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:03,199
I don't want to spend a minute down here longer than we are bro. I agree.

445
00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:07,199
Get out of these tunnels, mate. Yeah, buddy. All right, Greggy, let s go.

446
00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:09,199
Go!Ooh.

447
00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:14,759
Right, that's the end of our season. We got all the opal we're going to get now.

448
00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:17,839
One job left and that's to get out of this tunnel alive

449
00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:20,279
and then we'll see what we've got, in the bucket.

450
00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,999
NATASHA: Your eye is more important than finding opal right now.

451
00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,119
Open your eye right up. Oh, yeah. I can see it.

452
00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:34,919
I might be able to flick it out.

453
00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:40,199
I'm going to get it with the corner of this eye bud.

454
00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,519
Hang on, let me just rinse some more water in there.

455
00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:49,759
Oh. I I've just got it, I got it. Hang on.

456
00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:54,999
That was a big shard. Look what I got out of his eye. Look at the shard!Ah.

457
00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,279
Here, rinse it with this eye stream.

458
00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:00,279
It was easier to get cause it was a big one. Can you see?

459
00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,319
Yeah. Oh, a bit blurry but it's OK.

460
00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:07,679
MICKY: Come on, get up and eat some concrete. Here, give me your hand.

461
00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:13,079
Thanks, Tash. Done a great job. Thanks, darling.

462
00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,999
Let s go and get some opal out. Do you want me on the machine? Oh, if you want to.

463
00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:23,799
In the final days of the season, digging at their massive open-cut mine,

464
00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:29,079
the Tarantos' have unearthed only scraps of worthless opal trace.

465
00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:31,239
It's a big job for nothing at the moment.

466
00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:35,639
Guys, keep away from the edge. You've got to be careful of the rocks. Might cave in on you.

467
00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:39,879
All right, We've got our hard hats on.

468
00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:41,719
You can see a bit of a gutter.

469
00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:45,719
It's not a bad look up there, ay. See that?

470
00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,559
Vivvy, go down to check it.

471
00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:59,199
Nice rock. It's the best rock of the whole ground yet.

472
00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:01,759
Really? That is?Yeah.

473
00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:03,999
Look. Here's a butterfly.

474
00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:07,999
The butterflies come when there's moisture in the ground.

475
00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:12,119
Whenever we're on opal we get a whole heap of butterflies come in.

476
00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:16,879
So we've just had a butterfly before which is interesting.

477
00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:20,079
Something unusual going on, ay.

478
00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:23,799
It looks good.

479
00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,439
VIVIANE: Oh, look at that!

480
00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,999
You have the piece here, Joe. Wow. Look at this.

481
00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:41,599
Now I'm excited. Ha, that's amazing.

482
00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:43,679
That's the harlequin we were looking for.

483
00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:48,719
Here's a little one.I love that.

484
00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:51,319
They're amazing! This is what we've been waiting for.

485
00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:53,279
How much of that be worth cash, Joe?

486
00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:57,239
Probably about $5-6,000 stone. And that's a chip off the rock.

487
00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:06,279
That's not the brother, Joe. It's not the brother.

488
00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:08,599
There's another brother to another mother.

489
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:13,479
It's all happening. I told you the butterflies come when there's opal around.

490
00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:16,279
Oh, my God.That was the sign.

491
00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,239
NOAH: Slow down, mate.

492
00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:25,359
There's no brakes, mate.

493
00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:29,479
Oh, tree. Ooh. Very close to the side there.

494
00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:36,839
We get this in there and we're going to tailout.

495
00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:39,479
It's going to be better than last time.

496
00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:43,999
Home stretch to the agi. There we are, yeah, it's over there. This is the worst part.

497
00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:47,839
Yeah, well, let me jump out. Literally, I can't... That's all right..stop.

498
00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:54,959
We're lucky we even got the load up here.

499
00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:58,079
Keep going. Stop.

500
00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:09,559
All our hard work and hard rock.

501
00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:14,159
The Young Guns have finally managed to get eight tons of mined rock

502
00:34:14,240 --> 00:34:17,199
to their agitator, a converted cement mixer,

503
00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:20,639
which will wash away the dirt and expose any opal.

504
00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:24,559
That's it. Hopefully, we can turn this dirt into opal.

505
00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:28,639
Ah, let's wrap it up. Get out of here. We're done for the day. Tomorrow, tailout.

506
00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:33,959
After tumbling for 12 hours in the agi,

507
00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:38,439
the team are ready to scour the processed material for opal.

508
00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:41,359
It all goes down here, right now.

509
00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:45,199
It was just so hard to make the tailout happen but we finally made it here.

510
00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,839
We only managed to get one truckload of dirt in there

511
00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:50,799
but at the end of the day one truckload of dirt is all it takes

512
00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:54,199
You can pull out one $20,000 stone. I'd be laughing.

513
00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:58,439
HANNAH: It'd make me very happy to see them pull out some money today.

514
00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:00,919
They've worked hard for it, so they earned it.

515
00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:07,519
This is it. Moment of truth. I feel it.

516
00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:14,079
This is the first lot of our tailout today.

517
00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:15,999
Hopefully, we got some gems in here.

518
00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:19,599
We're just about to start moving it down and hopefully, we find something.

519
00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,519
When you're going through your tailings,

520
00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:28,319
pretty exciting you know. You're just waiting to see that colour.

521
00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:30,679
There's nothing in here, ay.Nah!

522
00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,159
NOAH: Has anybody got something yet?

523
00:35:33,240 --> 00:35:35,639
Not yet, but high hopes.

524
00:35:35,720 --> 00:35:38,439
Really just looking and hoping and praying.

525
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:46,639
If we find one nobby, I'm going to kiss Noah straight on the mouth.

526
00:35:46,720 --> 00:35:48,559
Now I don't want to find a nobby.

527
00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:52,359
Right, well I guess that was the first load. Unsuccessful.

528
00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:55,239
It all comes down to this.

529
00:35:56,680 --> 00:36:00,479
So here we got the second chute. This is a load we're putting all our money on.

530
00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:03,559
This is the one where we're going to find them millions of dollars.

531
00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:09,479
It's make or break time Noz. There's plenty of dirt to get through so the game's not over yet.

532
00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:12,799
The drill rig that we want to get is only a handful of dirt away.

533
00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:14,759
It's just got to be the right handful.

534
00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:26,319
Last rocks.

535
00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:37,479
HANNAH: Yeah, a whole lot of all in that.

536
00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:41,959
So it's just been so much work this week.

537
00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,279
non-stop filling the truck, filling the agi

538
00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:48,519
and unfortunately, it's just all come to nothing.

539
00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:50,999
That's opal mining. Doesn't make it any easier.

540
00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:57,679
Nothing.Not happy with the tailout but these happen you know.

541
00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:03,919
Like you do get nothing in some and some you get it all, so just got to try again.

542
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:07,079
We finished our second tailout since being here in Lightning Ridge

543
00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:08,879
and it is a massive disappointment.

544
00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:13,759
You just build yourself up all week for this one moment and it kind of crushes you.

545
00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,239
It's been a week from hell. Getting all that dirt,

546
00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:19,919
putting it all through the wash and having nothing come out the other side

547
00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,399
is just truly heartbreaking.

548
00:37:23,720 --> 00:37:26,919
Well I mean that is disappointing but check out this.

549
00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:30,239
There is some colour there. We found that down in the mine.

550
00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:32,919
Unfortunately, we broke it but look at that colour.

551
00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,799
HANNAH: That's so good. That's what you need. That's like,

552
00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:38,559
promising to see that. We missed it in this tailout,

553
00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:42,599
but seeing that it's... We know it's down there you know, yeah.

554
00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,639
We're on the right trail. It'll be in the next tail. Yeah.NOAH: That's it.

555
00:37:57,560 --> 00:37:59,719
GREG: Well, Scotty, welcome to the dream, mate.

556
00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:01,999
This is where I wanted to do the mission from.

557
00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:05,319
But unfortunately, mate, we found a bit more opal

558
00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:07,719
but it's not going to be enough once we sell it.

559
00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:10,119
Sorry, we didn't make enough for your dream, B.

560
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:13,799
We tried hard.We did. We've got one more sale to go.

561
00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:16,159
The buyer gonna meet us here in a few minutes.

562
00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:22,119
What are you looking at getting for this parcel?I will ask 2,500, but we need to get 2,000

563
00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:27,399
Well, here comes our boy, Scotty. Minimum, two grand.

564
00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:29,719
Morning, boys.How you going, Phil? Hey, Phil.

565
00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:31,959
Yeah, good day. How's your day? Good, mate.

566
00:38:32,040 --> 00:38:36,199
It's always good to see a bit of opal.We'll get it out, ay. Yeah, I'll grab me scales.

567
00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:39,999
So if I can reach 15,000 this year I got a surprise for Scotty.

568
00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:43,679
There's a dugout we can buy. It'll give us a permanent base,

569
00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:47,239
a place for me to get my start with the serving the mission

570
00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:50,919
and we keep this dream alive for future seasons.

571
00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:55,879
The Bishop's parcel is white opal. Electric blue, green

572
00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:59,879
and orange, with rare red highlights and it's in the rough.

573
00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:04,879
I've tumbled it and I've sized it.

574
00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:08,879
That's the first lot.

575
00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:12,559
And then we got the big ones and there's a lot of the big ones, mate.

576
00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:14,719
Shall we weigh this up first? Yeah, good idea.

577
00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:22,959
Just over three and a half ounces. Just over three and a half.

578
00:39:26,720 --> 00:39:29,039
Now you're talking. You got a bit more in here.

579
00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:34,439
There's some beauties in there. Look at that.Yeah. That's a nice piece.Innit?

580
00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:36,439
Some good colour.Nice colours.

581
00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:44,119
I think that'll about do us there. I reckon we call it ten ounces, boys.

582
00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:47,479
So all up, the biggies and the smalls is 13 and a half ounces.

583
00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:50,999
And what are you asking for this, boys? Oh, I was looking at 200 an ounce.

584
00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:53,279
That puts us at 2,700.

585
00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:56,799
Ah. What do you reckon I give you a hundred?

586
00:39:56,880 --> 00:40:00,239
Oh, you're kidding me. A hundred an ounce you're drinking your bathwater.

587
00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:02,759
Sorry, Phil, I'll keep it. $100 an ounce is silly.

588
00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:06,519
150 an ounce, two grand and the lot is yours.

589
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:12,479
Well I reckon, might still be able to make a few dollars out of it for you boys.I reckon you can.

590
00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:14,999
How's that?It's a deal, mate. Done deal.Sold.

591
00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:20,679
Right, we didn't make our season target, but got some good news.

592
00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:23,319
Been able to buy this dugout we're in.Are you kidding?

593
00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:26,479
No, 15 grand, mate. We got it. Oh, yeah.

594
00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:30,239
It's our place, mate.Really? Yeah. It's all ours now, matey.

595
00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:34,159
How cool is that?That's cool as bro.

596
00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:37,919
Here's your key. Go and open the door, bro.Really?Yeah.

597
00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:42,519
Good on you, mate. All the hard work's paid off. A dugout of our own.

598
00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:49,119
This is really exciting. We have our own dugout which is amazing.

599
00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:52,359
I never thought I'd own my own dugout.

600
00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:58,119
That's the end of our season. Summer's on its way. Time to bunk down out here in the desert.

601
00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:00,959
But we'll be back next year when the season opens.

602
00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:02,679
We'll be into it again.

603
00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:11,839
VIVIANE: I found it!

604
00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:16,679
NATASHA: Anyone would have given up a long time ago. Ten years digging the same ground.

605
00:41:16,760 --> 00:41:19,039
Yep.It's worth it if you keep persisting.

606
00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:21,999
I've got a... MICKY: Oh, wait! Stop! Look!

607
00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:28,199
JOE: Wow, that's a gem, gem. That's a gem. Look at this, guys.

608
00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:33,839
That's gem.That's a real treasure.

609
00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:38,839
This is a dream come true. This is everything we've been working for.

610
00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:40,879
Doesn't get better than this.

611
00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:42,879
I've been mining 30 years

612
00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:45,679
and this has happened a few times in my mining career.

613
00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:47,759
Otherwise, I wouldn't be still here today.

614
00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:51,039
But, yeah, this is special.

615
00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:55,239
This is the end. We've done well, ay Yeah. Let s go guys.

616
00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:04,519
Why don't we bring our goods and put it on the table and let's check it out.

617
00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:08,559
Yeah. Let's see what we got, hey and give it a price.

618
00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:13,359
Look at that. That's beautiful. That's special.Already faced. That's special.That's amazing.

619
00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:16,119
Hey Vivvy, look at this one. I love this one.

620
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,959
This is the colours I like that gem green, blue.

621
00:42:21,480 --> 00:42:26,439
NARRATOR: The Tarantos' have boulder opal. Featuring the full spectrum of colours,

622
00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:32,279
with traces of rare harlequin pattern. It's in the rough and weighs 40 kilograms.

623
00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:39,359
Well, we got to work a value here. I think, conservatively, it's $50,000 the way it is.

624
00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:41,639
I can see that easy.

625
00:42:41,720 --> 00:42:45,039
Minimum on the face value is 50,000

626
00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:47,359
And yeah, we'll cut them into beautiful gems

627
00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:50,319
and you're getting double your money for every time

628
00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:55,039
so just on that thought, that's a hundred grand.

629
00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:59,839
What a great end to the season. Cheers.

630
00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:02,839
Can't believe this happened on the last day.

631
00:43:02,920 --> 00:43:07,199
It is a fairy tale, innit, the way it just turned out at the end? Yeah.Oh, yeah.

632
00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:11,599
Just like couldn't ask for better. I reckon this could be just the beginning guys.

633
00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:14,759
Yeah opal mining is a hard business to be in

634
00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:17,999
and you're always up against a lot of challenges, you know

635
00:43:18,080 --> 00:43:20,679
and as long as you've got your family, your health,

636
00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:24,039
you got good spirits, you got a chance of finding more opal.

637
00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:27,759
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