"Outback Opal Hunters" Brother vs. Brother

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,199 NARRATOR: In a race to move the most dirt, 2 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:06,159 it's a scrapheap challenge for the Cooke brothers. 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,319 My one is gonna be easier to use. 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:11,399 Hopefully, this will be ready to go before yours is finished.Oh. 5 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,339 You've got some smoke down there, mate.It burned out. 6 00:00:14,380 --> 00:00:17,279 Cos it was in your pocket. 7 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,999 The rookies lose a monster... 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:23,139 It's gone. ..and face danger in the dark. 9 00:00:23,180 --> 00:00:26,159 Then the bloody thing gave way underneath. 10 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,379 And father and son George and Yannie... 11 00:00:28,420 --> 00:00:31,359 Yannie! The rocks are coming down! Don't go! 12 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,399 ..are desperate for bombs away. 13 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:36,299 Whoa-oaa! 14 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:44,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 15 00:01:09,180 --> 00:01:13,419 Coober Pedy. Thousands of deserted mine shafts. 16 00:01:13,460 --> 00:01:16,459 Stretching as far as the eye can see. 17 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:21,399 A powerful symbol of one of the few certainties in opal mining. 18 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,379 Miners come and miners go. 19 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:32,219 Justin Lang and Daniel Becker are two of the new kids on the block, 20 00:01:32,260 --> 00:01:35,219 with local legend John Dunstan guiding them. 21 00:01:35,260 --> 00:01:38,039 I like to help new opal miners. 22 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:40,419 If I've got anything I can tell them, I will. 23 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,079 They're on a crash course in opal hunting. 24 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,199 Is this sort of what you do, John? Really gouge underneath it. 25 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:51,099 Try and get the biggest pieces you can get. 26 00:01:51,140 --> 00:01:53,279 Yeah.Because they're worth a lot of money. 27 00:01:54,420 --> 00:01:57,019 To chase the opal dream, 28 00:01:57,060 --> 00:02:00,479 Dan and Justin have left their families and businesses behind. 29 00:02:01,020 --> 00:02:04,999 That is your income, so nurture that and it allows us to go mining. 30 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:10,139 Today's lesson, in the remote outback... 31 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,419 ..don't break down. 32 00:02:13,460 --> 00:02:18,059 With a whopping $100,000 season target... 33 00:02:18,100 --> 00:02:21,179 Go to the dashboard thing. That explains all the lights. 34 00:02:21,220 --> 00:02:23,319 ..the boys need to get mining. 35 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,399 Meanwhile, John is trying to find his own fortune. 36 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,299 'A lot of people say that I'm lucky. 37 00:02:37,340 --> 00:02:39,399 It's just hard work.' 38 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:46,299 65-year-old John has been an opal miner for over half a century. 39 00:02:46,340 --> 00:02:49,279 I found my first opal when I was only 14 years old. 40 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:54,399 So successful, he's known as the Godfather of Coober Pedy. 41 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,479 Over the years, I've done well. I've had some really good finds. 42 00:02:59,020 --> 00:03:00,199 Oh, wow. 43 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:01,459 In 2003, 44 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:06,199 John's legend status was confirmed with the discovery of this... 45 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,239 The smallest little bit of light and it was just glowing. 46 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,239 ..the Virgin Rainbow, worth a million dollars. 47 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,279 But, lately, his luck has run dry. 48 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,059 I haven't earned any money for the last two years. 49 00:03:22,100 --> 00:03:25,299 So I'm due to get a pay and I'm counting on this spot. 50 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:32,079 Two months ago, John staked his reputation on a king-sized claim. 51 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:36,279 X marks the spot. Right there. 52 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,079 Somewhere in here, that's where the opal is gonna be. 53 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,359 To get to where he thinks the opal is buried, 54 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,479 he's had to move a mountain. 55 00:03:45,020 --> 00:03:48,119 Well, some of the dumps here are, you know, up to 30-foot high. 56 00:03:51,420 --> 00:03:53,419 That's millions of tons of dirt. 57 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,259 He's now on the hunt. 58 00:04:05,340 --> 00:04:09,039 It's a beautiful day for it. All we need now is opal. 59 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,279 Anything can happen in this ground. 60 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,459 This, this could make really good opal. 61 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,479 This is rich. We might hear a crunch in a minute. 62 00:04:21,280 --> 00:04:25,299 Oh! I've just hit something. See? Look at that. That's opal. 63 00:04:26,380 --> 00:04:31,139 You know, this is saleable. This is, uh, $200 an ounce material. 64 00:04:31,180 --> 00:04:33,239 That's a $50 piece. Maybe more. 65 00:04:33,280 --> 00:04:35,279 Guess what? It's thickening up. 66 00:04:36,380 --> 00:04:38,379 Oh! That sounded a bit better. 67 00:04:38,420 --> 00:04:43,199 There we go. That's what we're looking for. Now we're talking about a bit of money. 68 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,399 This is the best bit so far. 69 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,319 While John looks set for a day to remember... 70 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,039 It looks like we've got to clean the fuel filter. 71 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:53,399 ..his apprentices... 72 00:04:55,180 --> 00:04:57,419 ..are having one they'd rather forget. 73 00:05:07,460 --> 00:05:10,359 Lightning Ridge, Northern New South Wales. 74 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:18,319 This outback town is home to the most valuable opal of them all... 75 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,219 ..black opal. 76 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:28,159 It's also the stomping ground of brothers Mick and Pete Cooke. 77 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:35,019 The Cookes are midway through their exploration dig 78 00:05:35,060 --> 00:05:37,099 on their new claim at Allawah Fields. 79 00:05:38,380 --> 00:05:40,379 Check that out, Bruce. 80 00:05:40,420 --> 00:05:45,399 So far, they haven't made a dent in their season's $200,000 target. 81 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:49,379 That's the biggest chunk of opal we've found out of the drill holes for sure. 82 00:05:49,420 --> 00:05:52,419 But now some holes are starting to show promise. 83 00:05:52,460 --> 00:05:57,219 I'm excited. Finding that bit of trace in that last hole was pretty good. 84 00:05:57,260 --> 00:06:01,099 The next step is one of the most dangerous. 85 00:06:01,140 --> 00:06:07,079 Widen or bell-out the bottom of each shaft, making it big enough for a miner to work in. 86 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:11,279 I think if you ask any miner, that would be probably the worst part of the game. 87 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:16,019 That's normally a set of hanging ladders and a jackhammer and a lot of sweat. 88 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,179 Get a piece like... Just a piece of plate. That shape. 89 00:06:20,220 --> 00:06:22,259 But these mechanical maestros... 90 00:06:22,300 --> 00:06:25,439 A mechanic by trade. And... I'm a boiler-maker. 91 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:29,479 ..are convinced there's a faster, safer and easier way. 92 00:06:30,020 --> 00:06:32,279 That should pull back, that bit. 93 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,199 But... 94 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,239 Just take that up, Pete. 95 00:06:36,280 --> 00:06:38,379 ..with no consensus on how to do it... 96 00:06:38,420 --> 00:06:42,319 I'm going with a mine reamer. I'll leave you playing with this one. 97 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:46,179 ..these brothers are each building their own belling-out machines. 98 00:06:46,220 --> 00:06:49,139 Hopefully, this will be ready to go before yours is finished. 99 00:06:49,180 --> 00:06:50,459 Oh. OK. 100 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,179 Pete thinks the answer is to improve an existing design... 101 00:06:54,220 --> 00:06:56,079 Slightly. 102 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:59,079 ..known to be unreliable and dangerous. 103 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:03,019 Standing on it, down in the shaft, it's just fraught with peril. 104 00:07:03,060 --> 00:07:07,299 It requires the operator to ride the machine deep into the ground. 105 00:07:07,340 --> 00:07:10,239 Standing on that, 50 foot down the shaft, 106 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,039 it's not a real safe place to be. 107 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:16,999 Wahey. I don't feel comfortable up here now. 108 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:20,479 There's just too many things to go wrong, from part of the hole collapsing on you 109 00:07:21,020 --> 00:07:24,999 or the hydraulic hose bursts and covers you in a couple of hundred litres of hot oil. 110 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:30,219 Pete's upgrade will keep them safely on the surface, 111 00:07:30,260 --> 00:07:33,999 far away from steel teeth and chewed-up rock. 112 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:38,159 So I'm making this remote control to bring that first arm back. 113 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,999 You know, opal is worth a lot, but I don't wanna die for it, you know. 114 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:47,099 Younger brother Mick is designing a new machine from scratch. 115 00:07:47,140 --> 00:07:49,379 It's a powerful attachment for their drill rig, 116 00:07:49,420 --> 00:07:54,319 with an extendable arm that will rip the earth away in a fraction of the time. 117 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,419 Ought to be able to do it in a day, where it might take two or three weeks by hand. 118 00:07:59,460 --> 00:08:03,999 And I can process it in the same day. I'm miles in front. 119 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,319 The race is on. 120 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:07,359 Sibling rivalry, I suppose. 121 00:08:08,460 --> 00:08:10,319 Brother against brother. 122 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,359 I think my one I'm making is gonna be easier to use, but... 123 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:15,139 Yeah. 124 00:08:15,180 --> 00:08:19,259 If they can replace sweat and muscle with a powerful machine, 125 00:08:19,300 --> 00:08:23,339 it promises to be an opal-mining game-changer. 126 00:08:23,380 --> 00:08:25,299 Just don't want gremlins. 127 00:08:25,340 --> 00:08:29,259 We want to be able to get it out in the field, put it in the hole, dig dirt. 128 00:08:31,340 --> 00:08:34,379 Not strong enough. 129 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,079 In opal mining, the more dirt you move, 130 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:50,299 the more chance you have to find opal. 131 00:08:50,340 --> 00:08:54,399 Big machines are one way. Another is this. 132 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:08,039 In Coober Pedy, the king of bomb-making is 75-year-old George Aslamitzis. 133 00:09:13,140 --> 00:09:14,439 His speciality? 134 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:19,219 Blowing up old underground mines to uncover new seams of opal. 135 00:09:20,300 --> 00:09:25,219 It's a relatively cheap and easy way to move a lot of rock. 136 00:09:25,260 --> 00:09:27,259 But it's rammed full of risks. 137 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,479 Co-bomb-maker is son Yannie. 138 00:09:40,180 --> 00:09:43,099 Oh! I like that. 139 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,459 YANNIE: Mining is a dangerous game. 140 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,399 You gotta come here and do your job, look after each other. 141 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,479 Like all father and son teams... 142 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,059 ..Yannie and George have their ups... 143 00:09:59,100 --> 00:10:02,319 What are you laughing for?He's 100 miles an hour today. 144 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,159 ..and their downs. 145 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,319 Take off the . I can hear the . 146 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:10,439 You're gonna get . We're artists. 147 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,119 Artists or artists? 148 00:10:15,300 --> 00:10:18,059 It doesn't take much to change your life out here. 149 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:22,399 We could be struggling one day and the next day you're a millionaire. 150 00:10:25,300 --> 00:10:27,459 Originally from Greece, 151 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:32,279 George moved to Coober Pedy 40 years ago with his family. 152 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:44,119 For Yannie, worries about his ageing father have brought him back home, 153 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:46,339 putting his own dreams on hold. 154 00:10:46,380 --> 00:10:50,159 I'm here to support and that's what a son does, isn't it, really? 155 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,199 Looks after his father. 156 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:57,239 I've been in this bed two, two and a half years. Not very private. 157 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,279 'I don't know what happened. Just got stuck here.' 158 00:11:02,380 --> 00:11:06,199 What I really wanna do is I just wanna open a cafe. Always have. 159 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,299 Stop. 160 00:11:08,340 --> 00:11:11,479 Cafe, house, car, money in the bank. 161 00:11:12,020 --> 00:11:15,039 Just one big find could pay for it all. 162 00:11:16,140 --> 00:11:20,339 A smaller one could ease some serious financial pressure. 163 00:11:20,380 --> 00:11:23,039 We haven't found opal for a couple of years. 164 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,419 To keep running this season, we need ten grand. 165 00:11:27,100 --> 00:11:30,439 George has a strong feeling about where the opal is hiding. 166 00:11:34,180 --> 00:11:36,379 But for the bomb kings, there's a problem. 167 00:11:37,420 --> 00:11:41,039 Coober Pedy's explosive supply has run out. 168 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:44,479 Without explosives, you can't work and when you don't work, you don't find opal. 169 00:11:57,260 --> 00:12:01,319 It said in the manual you've gotta turn that screw twice and pump the top. 170 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:05,239 Outside Coober Pedy, the rookies still aren't mining. 171 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:07,279 They have water in their fuel. 172 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:10,079 Yeah, but don't do it until this is here, 173 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,119 otherwise, the fuel's gonna go everywhere. 174 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,139 Yeah, just pump it if you can. No? 175 00:12:15,180 --> 00:12:18,019 Oh, here we go. Here it goes. A bit of water. Ah. 176 00:12:19,100 --> 00:12:21,139 Bloody hell, that's a fair bit of water. 177 00:12:21,180 --> 00:12:24,339 This delay could cost them dear. 178 00:12:24,380 --> 00:12:29,259 At their claim, mentor John has offered to move a pile of dirt for them. 179 00:12:29,300 --> 00:12:32,459 But take too long and John will be gone. 180 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,059 Let's have a look.All right, I'll just chuck this over here. 181 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:43,079 Yep, no worries! 182 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,119 Is it good? Yeah, you fixed it. 183 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,159 Another day on the road. 184 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,279 There's only so much we can do with a pick and a shovel. 185 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,219 They're too late. 186 00:13:02,180 --> 00:13:04,199 John is at his own claim... 187 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,399 This is the best bit so far. 188 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:12,159 ..chasing the best opal trace he's found in two months. 189 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,339 And I'm just hoping it's gonna keep going. 190 00:13:15,380 --> 00:13:18,399 Make some even bigger pieces. Good money. 191 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:22,019 Decades ago, Shell Patch was mined. 192 00:13:22,060 --> 00:13:26,359 But John's hoping most of his claim is untouched, virgin ground. 193 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:31,259 If they would have had this trace, they would have followed it this way. 194 00:13:31,300 --> 00:13:34,099 So I'm hoping that they've missed it, completely. 195 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,199 And they've left it for me. 196 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,419 So we've just bumped into one of their tunnels. 197 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,139 An old miner's tunnel 198 00:13:57,180 --> 00:13:59,339 and it's cleaned out of all opal. 199 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,359 They've taken it all. I was hoping it's virgin. 200 00:14:04,460 --> 00:14:07,359 They beat me to it. 201 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:12,239 With countless tunnels here and no record of their location... 202 00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:16,019 You can see where they've been climbing around on their bellies in there. 203 00:14:16,060 --> 00:14:19,419 ..even veterans like John can be left guessing. 204 00:14:19,460 --> 00:14:23,099 And the only solid ground I've got is on this side. 205 00:14:23,140 --> 00:14:25,179 Maybe in the next three or four metres. 206 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,419 Look, look, look. 207 00:14:32,460 --> 00:14:36,459 This here's all greenish, whitish and we'll just take this off. 208 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,059 There we go. Ready? The big moment. 209 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:46,299 It's gone. Yeah. She's gone. 210 00:14:46,340 --> 00:14:50,379 Dan and Justin are also having their hopes dashed. 211 00:14:50,420 --> 00:14:52,419 A little bit here, a little bit there. 212 00:14:52,460 --> 00:14:56,439 You can see a little bit of seam and then, before you know it, it's gone. 213 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,039 I'll just get the pick into it. 214 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:01,079 'It just drives you nuts in the end.' 215 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,439 With families and businesses riding on their success, 216 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:09,419 the rookies' $100,000 target is going backwards, fast. 217 00:15:11,020 --> 00:15:13,119 That's opal mining for you. 218 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,199 At the Cooke brothers' workshop... 219 00:15:29,340 --> 00:15:31,439 ..sparks are flying. 220 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,999 Now the fun begins. 221 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:37,279 The brothers are racing to build their dirt-chewing machines 222 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,359 to widen their mine shafts. 223 00:15:41,420 --> 00:15:44,399 Mick's design has an extendable arm... 224 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:48,219 This one comes out, then this one comes out. 225 00:15:48,260 --> 00:15:52,339 ..that he'll attach to their massive drill, Megatron. 226 00:15:53,420 --> 00:15:58,359 Tungsten-carbide-steel claws will rip through the rock as it rotates. 227 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:01,199 I just like the idea of mine. It's less complicated. 228 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:05,999 No extra machines. There's only a battery and a power pack, which will be on the machine. 229 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,239 Pete's modifying a dangerous, old rotary digger, 230 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:13,419 to operate remotely and more safely from above ground. 231 00:16:13,460 --> 00:16:17,459 I think this machine that we've got here, I think it'll be ready before Mick's. 232 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:25,159 It does have the potential to chew itself to bits if you hit the wrong lever. 233 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:29,179 I'm mucking around with it, changing it a little bit, making it remote-controlled 234 00:16:29,220 --> 00:16:32,299 and a lot safer to use than actually riding the thing down the hole. 235 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:38,139 What a mess. This one goes in that one. 236 00:16:38,180 --> 00:16:44,079 Whoever's out of the workshop first will have bragging rights to building an opal-hunting machine 237 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:48,219 that will save time, money and back-breaking labour 238 00:16:48,260 --> 00:16:51,439 in one of the toughest jobs on the planet. 239 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,479 We drilled up some colour, earlier on. 240 00:16:54,020 --> 00:16:57,359 I think it'll be a good claim. There's a lot of money that's come out around us. 241 00:17:02,420 --> 00:17:05,459 , baby. Makes your back hurt. 242 00:17:07,120 --> 00:17:09,119 Lovely. 243 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:14,339 To complete his monster, Pete needs a bit of brotherly help. 244 00:17:14,380 --> 00:17:16,439 It's got a big nick out of it. 245 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:20,059 You see the chunk out of it there? That's where the oil is coming out. 246 00:17:20,100 --> 00:17:24,099 If that happens out in the field, a 20-cent part, you know... Ruins your day. 247 00:17:24,140 --> 00:17:25,479 Ruins your day, totally. 248 00:17:26,020 --> 00:17:28,199 Pete's digger is over ten years old 249 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:32,039 and all the components are in need of a desperate overhaul. 250 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:36,439 Is it gonna be metric or imperial? It'll be imperial, being this old. 251 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,999 Prince Manufacturing That doesn't tell us nothing. 252 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:44,039 Hang on. Sioux City. American. So it'll be imperial.Imperial. 253 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:45,279 Yeah. 254 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:49,239 At last, one of the machines is finished. 255 00:17:51,180 --> 00:17:55,159 Who will take the line honours? Pete or Mick? 256 00:18:04,140 --> 00:18:08,459 In Coober Pedy, there's still no sign of the explosives 257 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,299 for father and son team George and Yannie. 258 00:18:12,340 --> 00:18:17,159 They're forced to explore an old mine shaft with what little equipment they have. 259 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,399 Don't tell me that's your safety cable?That's it. Yeah.What a mess. 260 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:38,219 The 20-metre shaft they're gambling on is dangerously narrow and prone to rock falls. 261 00:18:38,260 --> 00:18:42,079 Even small stones can cause a serious injury. 262 00:18:43,140 --> 00:18:47,079 With 40 years' experience, George makes the descent. 263 00:18:50,180 --> 00:18:51,479 All right. 264 00:18:52,020 --> 00:18:53,339 Yeah, I worry about him going down. 265 00:18:57,180 --> 00:19:00,359 Anything could go wrong down there, within a split-second. 266 00:19:04,020 --> 00:19:07,179 But he won't stop. This is it for him. This is his life. 267 00:19:09,100 --> 00:19:13,259 Yannie's job is to stay on the surface, on guard. 268 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:21,079 One lapse of concentration 269 00:19:21,120 --> 00:19:24,039 from either man could end in disaster. 270 00:19:52,300 --> 00:19:54,299 In the heat of the day, 271 00:19:54,340 --> 00:19:58,259 on the surface, the temperature is pushing 35 degrees. 272 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:06,439 Ya... Yannie! 273 00:20:11,060 --> 00:20:16,319 Yannie! The rocks are coming down! Don't go! Yannie! 274 00:20:16,360 --> 00:20:19,239 The rocks are coming down! 275 00:20:26,340 --> 00:20:28,339 What did you want me to do? 276 00:20:30,360 --> 00:20:32,459 It wasn't me, it was the wind! 277 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,439 George is determined to carry on. 278 00:20:47,140 --> 00:20:50,259 He won't let himself stop. There's no off-switch. 279 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:02,459 Finally... 280 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,999 Yannie! 281 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:08,039 ..they have a trace. 282 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,279 Go on. 283 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,179 At Shell Patch... 284 00:21:32,380 --> 00:21:35,359 ..Dan and Justin's luck has run out. 285 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:39,039 'A rough, hard sort of place to work.' 286 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:43,319 The harsh realities of open-cut mining have hit home. 287 00:21:43,360 --> 00:21:46,479 We're at that point where we've got to try a different form of mining. 288 00:21:50,100 --> 00:21:54,139 On their first trip, the boys worked underground in the dark, 289 00:21:54,180 --> 00:21:59,119 using UV lights to find scraps of opal others had missed. 290 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,159 There's a nice little piece there. 291 00:22:02,300 --> 00:22:07,159 Now, they want to try it again. But, this time, on the surface. 292 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:12,099 To help is Justin's dad Rob. Thanks, Dad. 293 00:22:12,140 --> 00:22:15,099 An extra set of eyes is good to look over the dirt. 294 00:22:15,140 --> 00:22:19,139 But, in Coober Pedy, miner beware. 295 00:22:19,180 --> 00:22:22,459 Just don't get too close.That's a big one.Don't get too close. 296 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:26,239 One time I've stood close, then the bloody thing gave way underneath. 297 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,019 And I just spread out like a bloody lizard. 298 00:22:29,060 --> 00:22:32,319 Many have fallen down abandoned mine shafts. 299 00:22:34,060 --> 00:22:36,079 Some have died. 300 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:41,439 And Rob and the boys will be doing their next hunt at night. 301 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,079 Safety first, eh? 302 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,999 Lights off. 303 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:13,079 Anything that's potch or opal will fluoresce, so you can immediately see it. 304 00:23:17,420 --> 00:23:21,219 Ah-ha. There we go. Cool. 305 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,379 Look at this Muller. 306 00:23:28,420 --> 00:23:32,059 Jesus. 307 00:23:32,100 --> 00:23:34,279 Back to where you picked up a popsicle. 308 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:38,099 Nice! Ooh! Wait, wait. Give me more light.That's amazing. 309 00:23:39,340 --> 00:23:44,099 That is a beautiful stone. Wouldn't it be nice to find a few more bits like that? 310 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,059 Hey, Dad? Yeah? 311 00:23:47,100 --> 00:23:50,319 Could you grab the rake from the back of the car by any chance? 312 00:23:59,140 --> 00:24:01,239 Aaaah! 313 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,999 The race between brothers to build a machine 314 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:13,159 that could revolutionise opal hunting has been won. 315 00:24:15,060 --> 00:24:18,139 Mick's belling-out machine is ready to rip. 316 00:24:18,180 --> 00:24:21,199 Doesn't look so second-hand with a coat of paint. 317 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:25,079 I put a lot of time into it. A lot of money into it. I just hope it works. 318 00:24:27,300 --> 00:24:31,299 If this folds up, well, I think we'll have to go to plan B. 319 00:24:31,340 --> 00:24:34,259 Pete's rotary digger remains unfinished. 320 00:24:37,020 --> 00:24:40,319 Beaten fair and square, he's happy with the result. 321 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:46,039 Not a bad job, looks good from the pub. 322 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,999 Yeah, a 20-foot spray job. Thanks, mad-ass. 323 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:54,459 Here. You do better.Oh, no, I don't want to get paint on me. You're doing a wonderful job. 324 00:24:55,000 --> 00:25:00,179 In the day, I could drill a hole and bell it out, whereas, normally, it takes a day to drill a hole 325 00:25:00,220 --> 00:25:02,159 and then maybe a week to bell it out. 326 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:06,179 And if I can do all that in a day, I'm a lot further ahead than anyone else. 327 00:25:06,220 --> 00:25:08,219 Yeah, I, I can get to the opal quicker. 328 00:25:08,260 --> 00:25:10,439 Just a few final touches 329 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:14,439 and Mick's dream machine will be a reality. 330 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:17,259 At the moment, we've just got the hole drilled. 331 00:25:21,060 --> 00:25:25,139 Now this bucket will come down like that. So that's that bucket. 332 00:25:25,180 --> 00:25:29,119 So, this arm goes out into the soft opal dirt, circular, 333 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:33,159 off the big drill, which is obviously up here. 334 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:40,279 All this dirt is retrieved, processed and, uh, try and find some opal. 335 00:25:43,300 --> 00:25:47,139 That's ready to go, but I wanna put some sign writing on it. 336 00:25:47,180 --> 00:25:49,199 To please the gods. 337 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,439 The gods of opal! Yeah, that's pretty much ready to take out. 338 00:26:02,120 --> 00:26:05,259 Introducing Plutus Mk1. 339 00:26:06,360 --> 00:26:09,299 Named after the god of wealth. 340 00:26:09,340 --> 00:26:15,019 Two months in the making, Mick's $10,000, one-ton rock-tearer 341 00:26:15,060 --> 00:26:17,399 is about to make its debut dig. 342 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:22,439 Just making sure everything's secure. Put the oil in it. Batteries are in it. 343 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:27,299 If this doesn't come back in, it doesn't retract, that's the biggest worry. 344 00:26:29,460 --> 00:26:32,379 Housed within the one-inch-thick steel drum 345 00:26:32,420 --> 00:26:35,399 are sensitive electronics and hydraulic components. 346 00:26:38,300 --> 00:26:40,339 It's in the lap of the gods now. 347 00:26:40,380 --> 00:26:42,479 Mick hopes he's built the drum tough enough 348 00:26:43,020 --> 00:26:46,319 to handle 100,000 foot-pound of drill torque. 349 00:26:46,360 --> 00:26:49,159 Bit nervous. I hope it all works. 350 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,439 Bit of a gamble, so the pressure's on. 351 00:26:53,100 --> 00:26:56,479 Might have to put another chain on the back of that, just to keep an eye on it. 352 00:26:57,020 --> 00:27:01,219 If it breaks, I want it to break underground, not bouncing along the road. 353 00:27:01,260 --> 00:27:03,299 With Plutus locked and loaded, 354 00:27:03,340 --> 00:27:07,259 the boys make the 30-kilometre trip to their opal claim. 355 00:27:09,420 --> 00:27:13,339 It's a lot of time and effort that's gone into it. I'm actually a bit worried. 356 00:27:13,380 --> 00:27:17,179 I'm getting butterflies. I could lose it down the hole. 357 00:27:20,380 --> 00:27:24,119 This hole...Yep...was the one we...Got the trace on. 358 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,459 A good trace, so that's a good one to start on. 359 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:31,039 Plutus has been built to widen or bell-out the bottom of the shaft. 360 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:36,019 The extracted dirt is sifted through and searched for precious black opal. 361 00:27:36,060 --> 00:27:38,139 I need to be at 60 362 00:27:38,180 --> 00:27:40,359 and I'm at...59. 363 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,439 Pretty good.How much? Nearly 60. We'll give it a shot. 364 00:27:45,180 --> 00:27:50,039 60 feet or 18 metres is where the Cookes found the opal trace. 365 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,099 Plutus will now be attached to Megatron, 366 00:27:54,140 --> 00:27:57,439 the 65-ton, 17-metre-tall drill, 367 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:01,059 to create the ultimate belling-out machine. 368 00:28:04,260 --> 00:28:08,119 The most powerful ever seen in Lightning Ridge. 369 00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:30,119 George has found a good opal trace. 370 00:28:38,140 --> 00:28:40,439 Yannie! 371 00:28:44,380 --> 00:28:49,219 If this leads to pay dirt, it could be life-changing. 372 00:28:49,260 --> 00:28:54,099 Funny thing was I looked at some of that colour and I was day-dreaming. 373 00:28:54,140 --> 00:28:58,219 I'm thinking, 'Cafe!' I'm thinking cafe straight away. 374 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,159 Yeah, look at this. Can you see that? 375 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,239 Wow. I'm excited. 376 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:14,159 We're far away from other claims and the hole is a virgin hole. 377 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:18,139 George and Yannie's mining mission is so near... 378 00:29:18,180 --> 00:29:20,179 and yet so far. 379 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:29,159 To follow the seams of opal trace, they need to open up the shaft. 380 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:32,259 And they can't do that without explosives. 381 00:29:33,300 --> 00:29:37,219 You can't dig it with your hands. It's not prison, you can't dig with a spoon. 382 00:29:37,260 --> 00:29:40,459 So, yeah, we need explosives. 383 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:45,039 The town's overdue explosive delivery is frustrating. 384 00:29:48,260 --> 00:29:51,259 Yannie puts in a call to the depot for an update. 385 00:29:59,180 --> 00:30:01,199 All right, no worries. 386 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:08,279 Forget.I really don't think that anything...anything is going to happen. 387 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:14,159 Unable to work. Unable to leave. 388 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:18,319 For Yannie, it means more life in limbo. 389 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:23,299 Well, life doesn't stop. 390 00:30:23,340 --> 00:30:27,359 I don't have kids. I don't have a wife. Don't have a girlfriend. 391 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,339 Oh, man. Yeah, I'm sick of waiting. 392 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:53,259 Aaaah! 393 00:30:53,300 --> 00:30:56,019 You all right? 394 00:30:56,060 --> 00:30:58,459 You all right, Dad?Yeah. Jesus.Yeah, yeah. 395 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:00,999 You'll break your leg doing that. 396 00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:05,419 Justin's father has just escaped falling down a 20 metre mine shaft. 397 00:31:05,460 --> 00:31:07,479 You haven't hurt anything?No. OK. 398 00:31:08,020 --> 00:31:10,019 Good. Jeez. 399 00:31:10,060 --> 00:31:12,059 You've got two knee replacements. 400 00:31:12,100 --> 00:31:13,999 Bloody hell. Look at the jeans. 401 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,299 I know. Are you OK? Make sure... Your hands all right? Not bleeding? 402 00:31:17,340 --> 00:31:19,379 No, it was just sort of a slide-in. 403 00:31:23,100 --> 00:31:25,099 They're back on the hunt. 404 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,299 Ooh! Another one, right here. 405 00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:36,399 She's got colour. Got the opal fever kicking in. 406 00:31:39,100 --> 00:31:42,479 I'll go to the look-out post. Might find a big opal on the way. 407 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,159 Oh! Check this out. There's opal everywhere. 408 00:31:49,200 --> 00:31:51,199 A big slab. Look at this. 409 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:54,279 Multiple pieces of opal in the slab. 410 00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:58,199 Beautiful. That's the most amount of opal we've found all week. 411 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:07,159 After their night hunt, 412 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,239 time to tally up the spoils. 413 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:12,299 Let's have a look at the result. 414 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:17,239 Ooh, yeah, it looks all right. Yeah! 415 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:22,259 Look at that.Wow.That's a beautiful crystal.That's not bad. 416 00:32:22,300 --> 00:32:25,259 I'd say that's easily 1,000 bucks, just for those pieces there. 417 00:32:25,300 --> 00:32:29,199 Once we've done a little bit of work on them.What do you think we've got then? 418 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:34,039 Well, you know, I think we're not far off, conservatively. 419 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:39,179 What do you say?I think... $3,500, that's what I see here. 420 00:32:39,220 --> 00:32:43,339 With a target of $100,000, they're nearly halfway there, 421 00:32:43,380 --> 00:32:45,279 with $48,500. 422 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:49,439 What I really wanna know, though, is where are the shells? 423 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:55,359 Opalised sea shells can deliver hundreds of thousands of dollars in a single gem. 424 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:59,319 There's not one bit of shell in this pile of opal. 425 00:33:01,020 --> 00:33:03,999 We've come here for the shells. We haven't come here for this. 426 00:33:04,040 --> 00:33:06,099 We've come here to find the big money. 427 00:33:06,140 --> 00:33:10,139 If we can't find any shells 428 00:33:10,180 --> 00:33:13,299 here at Shell Patch, what are we gonna do? 429 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,279 On his neighbouring claim, 430 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:22,039 John Dunstan is asking himself the same question. 431 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:25,479 The opal has gone. She's a dud. 432 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:29,099 This is what you call shit luck. 433 00:33:29,140 --> 00:33:34,079 For two months, John's worked here, shifting thousands of tons of dirt 434 00:33:34,120 --> 00:33:36,279 and forking out for some big bills. 435 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:44,059 Yeah, another 1,380 bucks. 436 00:33:44,100 --> 00:33:48,159 That's for a thousand litres of fuel and that'll see the job through. 437 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:56,339 John has now spent over $5,000 on fuel. 438 00:33:58,260 --> 00:34:01,059 That's it. That's where the opal is. 439 00:34:01,100 --> 00:34:04,239 He needs his last day to really pay off. 440 00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:06,459 There's gotta be opal underneath here, somewhere. 441 00:34:36,260 --> 00:34:41,359 Three hours later, the hard truth starts sinking in. 442 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:44,339 I haven't found it yet. 443 00:34:44,380 --> 00:34:47,139 I think I've stuffed up. 444 00:34:47,180 --> 00:34:52,439 All John has to show for his efforts is half a bucket of low-grade opal. 445 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:55,059 Two months' work for nothing. 446 00:35:10,460 --> 00:35:15,099 When you've been mining as long as I have, you just roll along with the punches. 447 00:35:15,140 --> 00:35:17,459 The plan now? Make enough money 448 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,399 from his scraps of opal to cover his costs. 449 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:24,179 Hopefully, I've got all the fuel money back. 450 00:35:24,220 --> 00:35:28,279 But over $5,000 will be a stretch for this tiny haul. 451 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:33,299 Just snip most of the sandstone off, so it's a clean piece like that. 452 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:37,119 To get maximum value, 453 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:40,199 he needs to make his stones as presentable as possible. 454 00:35:47,260 --> 00:35:50,459 When I put a price on the opal, that's the price I want. 455 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,099 If I don't get it, I don't sell it. 456 00:35:59,020 --> 00:36:01,079 Five and a half is my bottom price. 457 00:36:14,440 --> 00:36:17,219 At this stage, I'm looking... 458 00:36:17,260 --> 00:36:19,279 at about four-eight. 459 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:23,239 There's a shortage of opal. So you need to come up a bit, mate.Yeah. 460 00:36:23,280 --> 00:36:25,279 All right. If you wanna buy it. 461 00:36:30,460 --> 00:36:33,439 Probably five-six. 462 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:35,999 OK, I'm happy with five-six. 463 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:38,999 'He paid my price.' 464 00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:40,459 Thanks, mate. 465 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,139 So I'm happy with that. 466 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:48,399 For veteran John 467 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:52,079 and rookies Dan and Justin, 468 00:36:52,120 --> 00:36:54,479 this is all a reminder 469 00:36:55,020 --> 00:36:58,159 of the harsh reality of opal mining. 470 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:00,479 Whether it's heavy horsepower 471 00:37:01,020 --> 00:37:03,399 or pick and shovel, 472 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:07,199 you've gotta keep moving the dirt. 473 00:37:18,340 --> 00:37:21,119 In Lightning Ridge, Plutus, 474 00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:25,199 the one-ton belling-out machine, is on its maiden voyage. 475 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:31,279 We've got the shaft drill straight down. 476 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:35,239 Now we'll put this belling-out machine down to the level. 477 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:37,459 Or just above it. Mick will put the arm out. 478 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:41,159 Keep going around, put the arm out until it's at full extension 479 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:44,199 and that'll give us a three-metre-diameter circle. 480 00:37:44,240 --> 00:37:48,459 We'll take a little bit of the roof and then make sure we get the start of the opal level. 481 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:51,259 That's usually where your opal is. 482 00:37:51,300 --> 00:37:53,299 But then we'll keep going down. 483 00:37:53,340 --> 00:37:55,419 Yeah, it's going to be a lot of dirt. 484 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,279 Plutus arrives at the 18-metre mark, 485 00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:04,239 where good opal trace was found. 486 00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:10,039 Next, the 1.5 metre arm, with 20 steel teeth, is extended, 487 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:12,099 using a remote-control unit. 488 00:38:13,240 --> 00:38:15,279 It's a garage-door opener, 489 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:18,259 hooked to a hydraulic power pack through relays. 490 00:38:18,300 --> 00:38:21,279 You know, just a little bit of Lightning Ridge 491 00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:23,319 ingenuity or inventiveness. 492 00:38:23,360 --> 00:38:25,359 Yeah. Doing it on the cheap. 493 00:38:27,060 --> 00:38:29,079 We'll give it a shot, see what happens. 494 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:32,079 Mick needs Pete to extend the arm gradually. 495 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:34,379 Just to get the line of sight. 496 00:38:34,420 --> 00:38:38,239 He doesn't want the electrics receiving the remote signal to overheat. 497 00:38:42,020 --> 00:38:44,199 Only hit it the once and take your finger off it. 498 00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:46,279 Yeah, I'm not holding my finger on it.OK. 499 00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:53,199 Might just give it a pulse every couple of laps. 500 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:57,319 It feels like there's resistance, so I think it's going out. 501 00:38:57,360 --> 00:38:59,359 Let's hope it's working. 502 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:03,339 The brothers' blood, sweat and tears is paying off. 503 00:39:03,380 --> 00:39:05,379 The arm is churning through the dirt 504 00:39:05,420 --> 00:39:08,479 faster than any human could possibly achieve. 505 00:39:15,240 --> 00:39:18,119 For about two minutes. 506 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:21,279 It's all smoke in the hole. I reckon the reamer has burned out. 507 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,319 Cos it was in your pocket. 508 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:25,419 The electrics have been overloaded. 509 00:39:25,460 --> 00:39:29,419 Mick thinks brother Pete had the remote squashed in his pocket, 510 00:39:29,460 --> 00:39:33,999 forcing the arm-extension button to be permanently pressed. 511 00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:36,319 You've got some smoke down there, mate.It burned out. 512 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:39,459 Cos it was in your pocket. Ah! 513 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:42,299 It wouldn't have been hitting nothing, mate. 514 00:39:42,340 --> 00:39:45,479 Plutus is down...and out. 515 00:39:47,180 --> 00:39:50,299 The arm has gone out. We've probably gone 500, but, um, 516 00:39:50,340 --> 00:39:53,399 something's overloaded and we've had a short circuit. 517 00:40:01,060 --> 00:40:02,199 OK. 518 00:40:02,240 --> 00:40:06,459 To fix it, Mick now faces an 18-metre descent down the hole. 519 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,039 Oh, God, how am I gonna fit? 520 00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:13,059 Hm. This is not gonna be any fun. 521 00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:18,199 If this rescue mission fails, it's two months wasted. 522 00:40:18,240 --> 00:40:20,399 And a potential fortune of opal 523 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:23,319 left trapped beneath a mountain of steel. 524 00:40:36,340 --> 00:40:38,239 Come on up. Ooh! 525 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:43,399 With no explosives in Coober Pedy, 526 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:47,059 George and Yannie's mining days are on hold. 527 00:40:50,120 --> 00:40:55,459 But, as night falls, the delivery they've all been waiting for. 528 00:40:59,320 --> 00:41:04,019 Finally, the explosives drought has broken. 529 00:41:04,060 --> 00:41:08,359 We've got to bag it from here for the miners. They're quite angry, actually. 530 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:11,139 So... I don't blame them, but what can we do? 531 00:41:11,180 --> 00:41:15,159 You can't work without it. You can't get through rock, unless you've got explosives. 532 00:41:26,460 --> 00:41:30,139 The bomb-making kings are back. 533 00:41:34,260 --> 00:41:37,419 Permits of purchase, my friend. That's it. That's the one I want. 534 00:41:37,460 --> 00:41:40,379 Right, I'll go and do the book work. Do the book work. 535 00:41:48,140 --> 00:41:50,199 Thank you very much, mate. Thank you. 536 00:41:50,240 --> 00:41:52,359 Thanks. Thank you very much. No worries. 537 00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:54,479 Thank you, thanks a lot. 538 00:41:55,020 --> 00:41:59,179 They have the ingredients. Now to get cooking. 539 00:41:59,220 --> 00:42:01,259 All right, thank you. 540 00:42:01,300 --> 00:42:04,079 Everything needs to be correctly mixed. 541 00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:08,079 I quite like the way... 542 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:13,159 Get this wrong and there'll be little left of them or their house. 543 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:18,059 You've gotta bang it? Yeah, yeah. 544 00:42:18,100 --> 00:42:21,019 It's all right? It's all right? I'm not worried. I just... 545 00:42:21,260 --> 00:42:24,479 It's nothing.I just wanted to find opal before I left the planet. 546 00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:32,439 Well, that's your own business. Try going through the airport with these hands. 547 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:40,099 We're gonna test the material we've just bought. 548 00:42:40,140 --> 00:42:43,179 Make sure everything is, uh... Working...working. 549 00:42:49,180 --> 00:42:51,999 This is a very important part of it, yeah. 550 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:56,419 If you make a mistake, you're not coming home, are you? You come home in bits and pieces. 551 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:02,439 Mm. That was good. 552 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:12,239 Whoa-oaa! 553 00:43:14,480 --> 00:43:17,379 We've got some explosives. Now we're back in with a chance. 554 00:43:24,340 --> 00:43:26,419 Bombs away! 555 00:43:26,460 --> 00:43:28,459 subtitles by Deluxe 555 00:43:29,305 --> 00:44:29,163 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm