"Outback Opal Hunters" Trucking Fun

1 00:00:04,520 --> 00:00:06,279 Little bites! 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:08,199 You're tackling it like a tiger. 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:10,879 We're gonna be here for nine years doing it like that. 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:12,799 At least we'll find the bloody opals. 5 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,719 That's the line we gotta follow. I'm trying. 6 00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:21,959 This judgement from up here is gonna be a little bit off.It's all right. 7 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,319 That sounds like it's good! 8 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:34,359 Ho-ho-ho! It exploded. It exploded and look at it! 9 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,999 Look at the bits, man. They're awesome. Look. 10 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:42,919 Yeah, look at that bit.Hey! 11 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,519 We got a fresh sandwich. Where'd that come from? 12 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,839 Where'd it go?Oh, yeah. It's here somewhere.It's falling. 13 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,439 Yep. There's more there. There's more there. 14 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,479 Uh-oh. Did you hear that? I didn't hear it. 15 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:08,074 16 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:14,159 Is that kicking at ya? We got bloody more, yeah. 17 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:15,999 Have a look at that stuff. 18 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,679 It is starting to kick, yeah. Whoo! 19 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,959 What did we miss to start with that's on the bottom here? 20 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:39,879 Cos this was all clean. 21 00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:43,159 I'll scoop it and just chuck it up. Yeah.Where that bucket is. 22 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:46,759 Yeah.Cos, yeah, there could be some bucks in there, man. 23 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,839 Just make sure you make a special pile 24 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,719 and remember where you put it! 25 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,639 Yeah, I will. I'm gonna put it just here. So if you... 26 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,719 You want me out of here? Yeah. Please. 27 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,799 NARRATOR: The Blacklighters, Mark I'Anson and Paul Coon, 28 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:06,279 are continuing a run of high value opal finds 29 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,439 at their new claim Servo 30 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,559 in a 100m stretch of virgin rock. 31 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:17,959 When me and Mark see something in the wall 32 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:21,279 and, you know, it's relatively decent, 33 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:24,959 we'll always take a couple of scoops of everything around 34 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,439 and put it in the truck and truck it over to Opal Zilla. 35 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,999 But it's just something that has to be done, you know? 36 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,999 200m away, teammate John Nassar, 37 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,519 operates their noodling machine, Opal Zilla, 38 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,959 to process material from their two claims. 39 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:44,959 We got two sites going. 40 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:49,399 Er, John's working Opal Zilla, he's running it flat out on his own. 41 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:51,199 Opal Zilla's covering our ass 42 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,239 while we're here trying to chase a fortune. 43 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:54,959 That's why we're running two jobs. 44 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,479 One, to try and chase the glory 45 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,479 and the other one just to pay the bills. 46 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:02,959 Running Opal Zilla by myself. 47 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,519 It's not easy but... 48 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:07,959 just gotta plod away. 49 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:09,639 Doing what I can do, I guess. 50 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,559 John loads the hopper with tonnes of opal-bearing rock 51 00:03:14,640 --> 00:03:18,999 and a rotating steel mesh drum sifts out the dirt. 52 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,999 After it's gone through the trommel, it comes off the shaker, 53 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,919 comes into the dark room belt, which is this running here. 54 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,319 Got the UV lights which makes the opal fluoresce under it. 55 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,919 You just pick it off the belt 56 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,479 and the rest goes out never to be seen again. 57 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,879 Yeah, you don't miss much in here. It's pretty simple, sort of... 58 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:40,119 Simple theory. You just catch the glowing bits and let the rest go. 59 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:46,039 It's really good to have John there. A little bit of money coming in. 60 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,319 He's been paying for the whole operation. 61 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,479 Just that one man doing that one job, so... 62 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,279 Yeah, we've gotta pick up our act. 63 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,999 Hey, babe!Oh, hey, sweetheart. How are you going? 64 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,519 Made it out here.That's good. What's going on? 65 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:05,999 We hit some pockets and we sort of want you to drive the truck. 66 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,639 Oh, OK. I'll give that a go. No worries. 67 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,839 To help the team work two claims effectively, 68 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,679 Mark needs wife and finance manager Rachel I'Anson, 69 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:20,039 to truck material from Servo claim to Opal Zilla. 70 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,959 Have a look at what Mark's missing. I don't think I missed it, 71 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,239 but we were picking the opal up on the ground, 72 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,199 so there's probably more in there. OK. We don't wanna miss that. 73 00:04:28,280 --> 00:04:30,479 If you could truck some to Johnny for us today. 74 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,359 To Opal Zilla... We'll need a few loads. 75 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,119 Yeah, a few loads.Couple loads. Yeah, no drama. 76 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:37,319 Then we can keep working away at the wall. 77 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:41,479 I've driven them a little bit, so, yeah. If I can help the boys, 78 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,759 I'm always happy to pitch in and... 79 00:04:43,840 --> 00:04:46,439 and do my bit for the team. 80 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:48,879 All right, here we go. Let's see if this works. 81 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,399 Another 2m. That's it! 82 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,519 We need these dollars in the bank 83 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,199 to be able to keep mining and get more diesel. 84 00:05:04,280 --> 00:05:06,639 So we just need to put it through Opal Zilla 85 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,199 and get it all as much as we can. 86 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:15,119 And that'll do it for the first one! That's it. Off you go! 87 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,439 Finding opal means money to us 88 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:24,639 and, you know, money means food and bills paid. 89 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:28,759 You know, a bit left on the side to treat the family to a bit. 90 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,039 What's that up there? 91 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,319 Where?To the left, right up, near my bucket. 92 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,559 Nothing?Chalk.Oh, no. 93 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,799 And flies, man. There's flies up there, too. 94 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:48,639 We've gotten the load here to John. 95 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:53,199 So I'm just gonna lift the tilt tray now and dump it out. 96 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:59,479 Fingers crossed. All right. Brown one. 97 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:01,559 Blue one. 98 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,759 Hey, what's going on here? Come on. 99 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:16,839 I'm not quite sure what I've done. 100 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,639 But I've done something. 101 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:21,839 One, two... 102 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:32,999 I don't know what I've done. 103 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,199 Hey, Les, I'm just gonna empty this, all right? 104 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:48,639 Oi. 105 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:54,959 It's the end of a long era that's been getting mined since '76 106 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:57,239 and I know there's Opal down there. 107 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,199 It's just too unsafe to work. 108 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,279 We've got to fill the holes in as we go. 109 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:05,279 But it's not safe in there, 110 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:08,439 so we might as well make it safe by filling the holes in. 111 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,279 Let it run forward a bit. 112 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,319 More?Yeah. 113 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:19,999 Eh?Yeah! 114 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:22,919 Hold it, yeah. 115 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,919 It'll take a few truckloads to fill it up. 116 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,279 There's a big hole down underneath, 117 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,759 so it'll probably take another four truckloads down there. 118 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,399 The Bushmen, Rod Manning... 119 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,679 Wait! Whoa! 120 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,599 Nearly cut my finger off. Up. 121 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,079 ..and Les Walsh's dream of Opal riches 122 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,479 has suffered a massive blow. 123 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,559 Hold on. 124 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,679 Their decades old mine on the eastern side of the claim 125 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:58,399 is on the verge of collapse 126 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,879 and must be filled in and permanently shut down. 127 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,159 There's a lot going on but we need to... 128 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,479 We just need to get underground. 129 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:13,839 That last line is a bit dodgy, Ben. 130 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:18,559 It's a long climb, isn't it? You reckon?All right. 131 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:22,479 How about I throw this hammer around a bit and we'll just get this going? 132 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:26,079 Tunnelling to a secondary safety shaft in their new mine 133 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:28,279 on the western side of their claim 134 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:32,279 are mine partners Ben Moses and Sam Mehan. 135 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,679 Underground, they're there. 136 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,199 The hole's here, so they gotta dig another 6 foot. 137 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:39,839 As soon as they get to this emergency hole, 138 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,919 we can put the digger down. 139 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,799 We can't put the digger down till the holes are linked up, 140 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:49,079 otherwise there's no way you're getting out if something goes wrong. 141 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:51,279 You definitely going in the right direction? 142 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,799 Well, I set the ladder up facing it, so... 143 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:58,319 If it's not, you've been down here so I can blame you.Yeah. OK.Yeah. 144 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,919 I reckon, Sam, run this blower for a bit and it should just drop straight into it. So... 145 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:21,439 Sounds good to me. Should make your life a bit easier. 146 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,599 Just turning the speed up on the blower. 147 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:28,999 It'll build up once it gets singing. Then we're stuck in dirt. 148 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:33,399 If we didn't have it down here, you probably wouldn't be able to see, it'd be that dusty. 149 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,479 We need the digger down as soon as possible. 150 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:39,239 Because we've sat around too long. 151 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:41,359 We're desperate to find colour. 152 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:44,519 We are almost broke. Well, we are broke. 153 00:09:46,680 --> 00:09:49,639 It's getting harder and harder climbing up them bloody ladders. 154 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,119 More aches and pains than I know what to do with. 155 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,759 Up, up, up. It's just time for retirement. 156 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,239 I just walk around and give orders. 157 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,399 Les needs to retire this year. We've got no money for that. 158 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,639 Everything we've made this year, we've spent drilling holes 159 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:07,359 and doing what we have to do. 160 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,399 We've got all this machinery we've gotta feed diesel into. 161 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:14,639 So we just need to get set up in a bloody hurry, so we can start work. 162 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,559 When you get close to these holes, it should go pretty drummy. 163 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,559 I thought I heard it go a bit softer then, 164 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:25,999 so fingers crossed we're in the right direction. 165 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,479 I gotta figure out where they're gonna break through. 166 00:10:30,560 --> 00:10:32,319 Hopefully, they're in the right spot, 167 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,919 they've not gone down the side of the hole and they're on the hole. 168 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,399 So I'll go down and check all of that's right. 169 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,279 Getting these angles and right measurements, 170 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,559 when we're digging through to this is crucial. 171 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:47,239 5 degrees out of the hole there, 172 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:50,079 is gonna throw us out 2m down here. 173 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,679 And 2m out we're gonna dig straight past the hole 174 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:55,039 and we're gonna be sitting there looking for it. 175 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,239 It's just time we don't have. 176 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,759 Getting really hot and dusty out here. 177 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,399 If we can pop it out the ground and get to the new mine, 178 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,999 then we've got somewhere to get out of this bloody sun. 179 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,839 Well, hopefully...Yeah...Steve, these old together. 180 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:20,879 Let's get right out of the way. Yeah. 181 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,759 Here we go. Come on, baby. 182 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,039 Oh, this side's coming. 183 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:30,839 Move your boom that way.Yeah. 184 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:37,079 Oh, yeah, baby. Yeah, baby! 185 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:39,199 Oh, yeah! 186 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:41,559 Just watch the swing, bro.Yeah. 187 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:44,039 We'll clean up and then we'll start tracking. 188 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:45,959 Yeah, all right, bro. All right. 189 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,319 You reckon you're gonna hang on to it with a rope while we track along? 190 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:52,719 It's sitting close to me cab. I'm worried about it coming and hitting me. 191 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,839 Yeah. No, that's all right. I'll walk with it, man.Yeah. 192 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,559 I'll just use that guide rope, man. I'll be right. 193 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,079 It's definitely heating up out here 194 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,919 and we like to have somewhere to get out of the sun. 195 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,599 If we don't have it, then we don't have our safety in place. 196 00:12:07,680 --> 00:12:10,639 Wind's starting to pick up. Better hurry up and get it out there, 197 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:13,839 otherwise, this sheds going to dangle around like a yo-yo 198 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:15,599 and probably hit me in the cab here. 199 00:12:15,680 --> 00:12:18,039 I'm good when you are, bro!We good? 200 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:20,119 Yep!All right, here we go. 201 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,639 Whoa! 202 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,439 Hey, she's moving around a fair bit! 203 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:29,759 You're all right, brother? Yeah, I'm all right. 204 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:31,599 Quite heavy to hold onto. 205 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:38,439 Shit! 206 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,119 Bloody hell. You all right? Yeah, I'm all right. 207 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,319 A bit of a sore ass but I'm all right. 208 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,559 Well, one of us is gonna get hurt like this, eh? 209 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,639 As soon as that slipped it nearly come straight at me cab. So... 210 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,879 Yeah.What do you reckon if we tie it to the Ute? 211 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,119 Yeah, I reckon. It's gonna be jerky, though. 212 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,839 A bit of a close call there. 213 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:02,079 We're trying to get out of the way real fast, 214 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:04,399 cos we don't have a lot of time, but... 215 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:08,199 look, if either one of us gets injured here, that's our season over. 216 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:14,079 The Mooka Boys, brothers Matt and Cozza Kathagen, 217 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:17,479 are relocating one of their makeshift weather shelters 218 00:13:17,560 --> 00:13:21,119 1.5km to their current dig site, 219 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:26,039 for protection against season-ending 50 degree summer temperatures. 220 00:13:27,560 --> 00:13:29,599 Leif's left us in charge to move some dirt. 221 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:32,079 He's gotta go off and do his diesel mechanic business 222 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:33,759 and keep everything afloat. 223 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,959 Opal miners don't get paid for per hour. 224 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,039 Usually it's... 225 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,439 the only profession in the world you actually gotta pay to go to work. 226 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,239 The season target this year is $200,000. 227 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,439 We've set it pretty high cos we really wanna 228 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,759 move to the next level with our mining situation. 229 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,279 A little bit more. There we go. 230 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,839 Coming with you now. It's a bit... Oh, oh, oh! Way too much. Way too much. 231 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:03,639 Back off, back off. 232 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:09,719 Gotta have me concentration on here. Gotta to try and keep this rope tight, but not too tight. 233 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,839 You might snap the shed in half. 234 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:16,679 If I'm not tight enough, the shed will go back and in hit his cab. 235 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:18,359 So we don't need that going on. 236 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:30,559 Whoa! Hold up. Hold up. 237 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:35,039 Yeah, hold on, man. You're going straight up into the paddock here. 238 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:38,319 Can't see at all. Just let me know when you're moving forward again. 239 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,399 Yeah, I'm just trying to stop the shaking. 240 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:42,959 Then I'll jump back in the Ute man.Yep. No worries. 241 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,239 All right, you just started turning. 242 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,999 We're just straightening back up, so we stay on the road. 243 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:52,399 We go out on the paddock, it's gonna start shaking. 244 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,999 All right, Matty, let's start cruising again, mate. 245 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:56,679 Roger that. Here we go. 246 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:13,239 Might have to go by hand from here cos it's turning into the piles. 247 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:19,199 All right, mate, I'm watching it. Going steady as I can. Steady. 248 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,079 Ohh! 249 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,479 All right, we got it. We got it. 250 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:31,199 It's gonna be good having a bit of shade to get away from this sun. 251 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,719 You know, even if it is only for half hour. 252 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,559 It means we don't have to drive all the way back into town 253 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,719 to get that little bit of relief. 254 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:43,119 And it means that the machines have got somewhere to be tucked away at night, nice and safe. 255 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:51,759 We did it, mate! Yeah! She's down. 256 00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,599 Whoo!I cannot believe we made it. 257 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:57,119 We got it here!That worked great. 258 00:15:57,200 --> 00:16:00,999 Yeah!Good job, man. Good job. That was tricky 259 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,519 Yeah, a bit of stress. I was worrying how we're gonna get it here. 260 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:10,279 Might have been a two-day operation if we had to pull it down into single pieces. 261 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:13,239 Nice breeze blowing through those little gaps in the top, mate. 262 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,479 This is excellent.100 times better. 263 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,519 It looks like it's gonna be a bloody horrific summertime. 264 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:21,679 Man, it's gonna be an endless summer. 265 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:31,519 I've obviously done something wrong here. 266 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,239 Rookie truck driver Rachel I'Anson, 267 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:39,599 is struggling to activate the hydraulic tip mechanism 268 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,799 to offload 15 tonnes of opal bearing dirt 269 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:44,879 to process in Opal Zilla. 270 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:48,519 Not sure what I've done. All right, let's... 271 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:54,079 Ah, there it is! All right. I forgot one of the switches. 272 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,919 Oh, it's Rach. What are you doing here?Hey, John. 273 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,519 I just brought you a surprise. 274 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,399 A bit of noodling dirt from the boys around the other side. 275 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:19,399 They've, um, hit a pocket, but it's all fallen down.Yeah. 276 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,799 So we brought it over for you to put it through the noodler, so we don't miss any. 277 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,399 I was actually making good progress here, so... 278 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,399 Is there much there?It's only one truckload at the moment, 279 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:31,119 but I'm sure there'll be more. 280 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:33,559 All right.If we could just put it through 281 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:35,799 and see what comes out of it, it would be good. 282 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:39,319 I don't wanna leave any behind, but they better not be taking the piss. 283 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:40,999 Well, I hope not. 284 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,199 I don't know whether I'd say John was thrilled. 285 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,239 He was doing really well 286 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:49,719 with the dirt that he was already working. 287 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:52,719 But we really can't afford to miss anything. 288 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,159 So this needs to go through Opal Zilla 289 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:56,839 and make it turn into dollars. 290 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:02,399 Yeah, I mean, I'm hoping there's nothing in it, because that means he's not missing much. 291 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,359 But at the same time, I still want to be catching in Opal Zilla. 292 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:08,319 So, you know, the end of the year is coming up pretty quick, 293 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:10,519 so we'll just have to... Yeah, smash it out. 294 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:16,319 Oh, my leg's getting burnt again. 295 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,639 That's why we should work underground, then we won't get sunburnt. 296 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:21,479 Yeah! Or flies! 297 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:25,399 No, flies. Yeah. There's a few perks. 298 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,599 The end of season's coming, we're starting to get tired, 299 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,039 we're starting to get worn out, everyone's sore, 300 00:18:32,120 --> 00:18:35,679 so it's time to try and collect as much as we can before the summer comes. 301 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,439 But, yeah, it's wearing us down. We're definitely feeling the pinch at the moment. 302 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:48,999 Whoa! 303 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:55,959 Hey!It's got opal in it. 304 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:57,999 Don't tell me there's something there! 305 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,639 It was just sitting here. 306 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:02,879 We're gonna have to do the truck thing again. 307 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:09,239 Ohh! Booyah! Red, red, green. 308 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,279 That's beautiful colour. 309 00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:13,559 There's probably heaps through all of it. 310 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:15,239 We got two or three together there, 311 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,599 but I'm probably standing on another dozen or so that we missed. 312 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:23,119 So this has got to go through Opal Zilla. It just has to. 313 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,359 I can't get up, man. 314 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:38,799 That's easier. I don't know why I didn't do that from the word go. 315 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:42,159 Oi!Ohh!No. 316 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,399 Have a look at that. Oh, it's cracking, all right. 317 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:47,399 No shit!Bloody hell. 318 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:51,319 All this is falling away. I could shove my fingers in there. 319 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:56,159 All this is... There's some cracks in the pitch the size of the Grand Canyon. 320 00:19:56,240 --> 00:20:00,319 Yeah. If I slide in there... Nah. 321 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:01,999 I don't know what to do there. 322 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:10,919 I reckon the hole's just there. Yeah. 323 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:15,919 Ben's going in this direction to break through to the other hole. 324 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,479 It's so critical, cos if we're slightly out, we're gonna miss the hole 325 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,359 and that's a whole heap of digging that we did for nothing. 326 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:24,039 So we have to get this right. 327 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,399 The Bushmen, Sam Mehan and Ben Moses 328 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:31,959 are tunnelling through solid clay stone 329 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,799 to connect to a secondary safety shaft. 330 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:40,879 Hey! 331 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,399 Yes! We just broke through! 332 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:47,359 Hey, how's it going? 333 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,359 A lot better now, mate. 334 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,119 We hit that dead centre of our drive. 335 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:55,279 I bet it's not centre of that hole, is it? 336 00:20:55,360 --> 00:20:58,359 Well, it's a round hole, so it's always gonna be in the centre. 337 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,559 I'll take it, mate. 338 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:02,279 Bust a bit more out. 339 00:21:02,360 --> 00:21:03,959 Yep. No worries. 340 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:19,919 Rod!Oh, I'm getting out of here. 341 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,159 Good day.Good day, mate. How are you? 342 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,519 So this is what it's like in here. Yeah.Yeah. 343 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:32,439 Welcome.Well done. 344 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:34,599 I'll just let you widen that a little bit 345 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:38,039 and I'll go back to where I come from. 346 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:53,999 The bushman's two-tonne digger 347 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,159 will need to be lowered down into the shaft 348 00:21:56,240 --> 00:22:00,679 by a crane in parts and then reassembled underground. 349 00:22:00,760 --> 00:22:03,319 All right, Les, they're bringing this body down, mate. 350 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:07,359 Oh, no worries. I'll make it. 351 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:10,119 You stubborn, old 352 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:12,319 Yeah, the old fellow's starting to slow down. 353 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:14,799 You know, this is his last season, so... 354 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:19,959 We need to get this digger underground, need to start shifting some dirt and find some colour. 355 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:23,679 Put those legs on facing out this way, Les, in between the hole... 356 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,399 I'll put 'em on first, then we'll...we'll do it. 357 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,279 All right, arm's coming next. 358 00:22:31,360 --> 00:22:33,799 This is particularly dangerous. 359 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:35,999 If the digger does happen to fall, you know, 360 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:37,999 it's gonna go rocketing down that hole 361 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:39,919 and they've got nowhere to go in a hurry. 362 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,279 It's a very confined space down there. 363 00:22:42,360 --> 00:22:44,719 You like doing everything the hard way, don't you? 364 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:48,359 What's easy? Can't get round the front. 365 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,639 What the bloody hell is going on up there, Les? 366 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,439 Is everything OK up there? 367 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:59,239 Yeah, it's just very tight getting through the collar. 368 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:03,719 Hold it! Hold! 369 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:07,839 OK, up you go. 370 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:13,039 That's a success. We got it down there and the boys are just putting 371 00:23:13,120 --> 00:23:15,239 the hoses on the digger downstairs, 372 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:17,679 we'll run the hoses over from the power pack 373 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:19,359 and we'll see what happens. 374 00:23:27,960 --> 00:23:29,559 Jesus Christ! 375 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:38,799 There's oil coming out everywhere. Couldn't get any worse. 376 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,679 This is the power pack for the digger. 377 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:45,119 So we gotta fix this before we can go underground. 378 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,599 Without this, the digger's not moving anywhere. 379 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,079 This is more and more time that we're losing. 380 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,599 More and more time that we can't go digging. 381 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:59,359 I'm gonna go grab that bucket. We'll go down and start doing some digging. 382 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,359 Yeah. Let's get some diggy-diggy done. 383 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,959 Time to look for some opal. 384 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,959 Yah, we're definitely running behind on this project. 385 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:10,519 Usually this bit, you just chuck it out and throw it up behind you. 386 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:12,799 But because we've already found material, 387 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:17,199 you never know when it's gonna get bigger or change into some nice colour in there, 388 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,799 so we're taking our time to get through it. 389 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:23,479 In stifling end-of-season temperatures, 390 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,039 Mooka Boys, Matt and Cozza Kathagen 391 00:24:26,120 --> 00:24:28,919 are fighting ultra hard limestone 392 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,719 to reach an opal level 8m down. 393 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:34,519 Yeah, definitely some hard ground here. 394 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,079 Some of the hardest ground that we've ever dug, so... 395 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:43,279 Little today. 396 00:24:43,360 --> 00:24:46,199 It's all about getting down to the level, 397 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,679 so we can get a tunnel in underneath this cap rock. 398 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,399 We've gotta drop another metre about 3 foot or so. 399 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,199 And I think we'll be about right to start tunnelling in. 400 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:59,879 So here at Lunatic, we're chasing some black opal, Leif and his old man, 401 00:24:59,960 --> 00:25:02,639 before pushing everything out, they'd done a small cut 402 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,439 and they found some nice pieces of black here. 403 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:08,719 Yeah, that's what we're hoping it runs in underneath this rock cap. 404 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:14,719 Black opal is one of the rarest opal types in the world, 405 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:18,919 its dark base, accentuating any colour that forms within. 406 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:24,639 The highest quality can be worth $50,000 a gram. 407 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:27,999 The season target this year is $200,000. 408 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:31,919 We're halfway through the season and we're not even a quarter a way to our budget. 409 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,279 The only way we're gonna get to that big target 410 00:25:34,360 --> 00:25:36,879 is by finding a nice pocket of black opal, I believe. 411 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:44,079 Straight through. Boom!Booyah! 412 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:48,239 Yeah, I'd be backing up now, bro. You're going into mud. 413 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:49,919 Oh, really. 414 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:54,279 What you look for is a colour change in the earth. 415 00:25:54,360 --> 00:25:57,519 And it looks like to me like we just broke through the hard ground. 416 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,559 So definitely more confident now. 417 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:02,159 With a bit of luck, we can find some opal. 418 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:06,799 Whoa! 419 00:26:08,120 --> 00:26:12,399 You're digging too deep now, man. Going too fast. 420 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,679 Just broke through the hard ground, 421 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:17,879 so we're taking too much out in each bite now. 422 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,359 What's that one there? 423 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:24,839 Opal. 424 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,159 Like a scrubbing brush.Yep. 425 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,439 Cozza just picked up a... thin painted lady. 426 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,559 You can see a bit of blue there in the face. 427 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,039 So we've still got opal squeezing up in the area. 428 00:26:39,120 --> 00:26:41,679 So we gotta be careful with every bucket now. 429 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:45,079 Painted ladies occur when a layer of opal 430 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:48,239 forms in a wafer thin fracture in a rock, 431 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,519 giving the impression it's been painted on. 432 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,639 Mate, I just nearly missed that. Yep. 433 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:57,559 I don't wanna go putting this material behind us and not looking at it. 434 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,919 I think maybe the Normet, then we can just black light the hill later. 435 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:06,879 Cozza wants to use their six-tonne Normet dump-truck to load, 436 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,959 then spread out the dirt in a thin layer 437 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,239 to blacklight it for opal. 438 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,679 Yeah, I just gave you a half load. It's real good. 439 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:16,359 I'll drag the rest up. 440 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,039 We've had this Normet lose its breaks 441 00:27:20,120 --> 00:27:22,119 and run down the hill in our old claim. 442 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,319 So in this one, I'm just clearing up an area. 443 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:26,639 If that happens again, then the Normet's got 444 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:29,039 somewhere to go, not just down the mine. 445 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:38,959 I've only come up with a half load and it's sunk in a fair bit. 446 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:40,999 Once the tub comes up, puts all the weight 447 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,839 on the back wheels, it could tip me over so... 448 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:46,119 Matty! 449 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:49,639 I got it bogged! 450 00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:59,279 I didn't even say it. No, I didn't see. 451 00:27:59,360 --> 00:28:01,279 I was standing on it. 452 00:28:01,360 --> 00:28:03,559 We'll have to dig this and pull it up 453 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:05,639 so there's not so much of a cliff. 454 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:07,999 man. Fatigue's set in. 455 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:15,879 To stop the 20 tonne excavator collapsing into their mine, 456 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,839 Paul needs to reinforce the base of the cracked wall 457 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:21,079 with tonnes of dirt. 458 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:24,559 We just need to really concentrate on this bit. 459 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:29,239 If I track up there and start digging it that'll bury you. 460 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,119 You wanna keep hooking around like this or start up there? 461 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:34,839 We'll come back over here, and I'll do that.Righto. 462 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:40,919 Gotta keep an eye on this as it's going down into there. 463 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,759 Gotta bloody keep an eye everywhere, really. 464 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:51,039 The wall now safe, Rachel can continue 465 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:53,679 to deliver dirt to John and Opal Zilla. 466 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:57,959 Opal Zilla's always been our bread and butter. 467 00:28:58,040 --> 00:28:59,639 Brings the money in. 468 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:01,759 So over the week, it's probably averaging, 469 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,559 you know, 15 or 20 grand a week, maybe more sometimes. 470 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,119 So you wanna be putting good dirt through. 471 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:10,479 We need money coming in, cos, you know, 472 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:13,999 we're sucking, like, 250 litres of diesel every day. 473 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,599 It's starting to get pretty expensive. 474 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:20,119 Let's just hope we're digging in the right spot 475 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:23,159 and let's hope it can pay off for us 476 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:26,079 and, hey, we get that big payday at the end. 477 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:29,319 Righto, Rach, take her away. 478 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,239 Hey, John, you there, mate? 479 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:37,839 Yeah, I'm still here. 480 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,199 How's that dirt going? 481 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:42,519 Er, pretty shitty, man. 482 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:44,839 Yeah, I'm not all that impressed at the moment. 483 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:48,999 Keep going with what you're doing. 484 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:53,559 Yeah, I've got one more coming and then if there's nothing in there, I'll give it up. 485 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:57,319 Righty-o. 486 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:01,399 I'm very worried that I'm missing opal. 487 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:03,959 It is, as a checker, the most worrying thing. 488 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:06,479 You... You can't sleep at night. 489 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:10,879 We're not digging such a big hole and not checking everything. We've got to be thorough. 490 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:14,799 It's sort of a double edged sword there. 491 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,999 You sort of don't wanna see much, but you don't wanna miss anything. 492 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:19,799 Fingers crossed, I don't see too much, 493 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,679 but that's probably the only time you'll hear me say that. 494 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:29,559 So far, so good. I think so. 495 00:30:29,640 --> 00:30:32,199 Mark might be doing not too bad over there, 496 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:34,959 but I think I might have to go back to my dirt. 497 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:36,639 This is a bit boring for me. 498 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:40,959 Oh, hello. 499 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:43,639 A little bit of a chunker. 500 00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:51,039 Hey... Couple more clinkers. 501 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,599 Well, maybe he wasn't giving me... taking the piss out of me. 502 00:30:57,120 --> 00:30:59,639 I mean, up until then, it's been pretty damn slow. 503 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,559 I mean, they've definitely had some good size to 'em. 504 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:04,799 Yeah, I'll get a bit of extra money 505 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,439 and give Mark a bit of crap about missing some opal. 506 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:13,919 Les!What?Why is there oil 507 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:15,919 spewing everywhere out of this? 508 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:20,199 When I first started it, oil spewed everywhere. Look. 509 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:24,159 Hang on. 510 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:28,799 Couldn't get any worse. 511 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:31,559 I think it's leaked diesel. 512 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:35,279 Yeah. Full of diesel. 513 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,639 How can diesel get into the motor? 514 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:41,599 It bypasses the rings if it's leaking on the top of the cylinder. 515 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:48,519 After starting their digger's power pack 516 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:50,359 for the first time in weeks, 517 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:52,239 the Bushmen have discovered 518 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:55,599 diesel has leaked into the motor's oil. 519 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:58,919 The motor's actually now full of diesel and oil, not just oil. 520 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,799 So we're gonna have to drain the oil out of it... 521 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:05,199 ..put fresh oil in it. 522 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:09,359 That's all we can do. 523 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:16,159 We're hoping that we'll get it started 524 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:19,239 and it's not gonna continue pouring out again. 525 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:21,519 And if it all goes to plan, we're gonna be able 526 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:25,759 to get the digger going and start to move it out. Be back on track. 527 00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:30,079 We all need to find opal, Rod and Les do this full time. 528 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:33,439 And realistically, I wanna make opal mining financially sustainable. 529 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:38,519 And if I don't find opal, well then, that goes straight out the door. 530 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:42,679 Right-o. Take two. Hopefully it'll start and run. 531 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,919 That looks all right now. 532 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,039 No bloody diesel flying out of it everywhere. 533 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:58,719 No. All good, really. 534 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:04,119 We're away. All right. We're gonna go underground.Yup. 535 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:10,679 Yeah, mate.Finally got everything going, so I'm on me way down. 536 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:16,519 We're shifting dirt. 537 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:24,519 After all of the chaos that would test a - What's that right up the top? 538 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:28,439 See it? 539 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:33,999 Look at all that black seam coming in there. 540 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:38,599 I like that.See how it runs right across in here and these water lines through here? 541 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:40,319 Give that a bit of a tickle up there. 542 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:46,199 Jeez, that's nice potch.Yeah. You're digging black potch, 543 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:49,679 you got a chance of getting black opal and that's what we're here for. 544 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,839 Potch is opal with no play of colour 545 00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:56,799 but a good indicator that valuable opal may be nearby. 546 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:02,359 It just gets bigger. 547 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:07,759 There's colour in that, Ben. 548 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:10,959 Look at the green in that. There's a bit of orange too. 549 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:13,319 Nice one. 550 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:16,159 It's only tracey colour, but it's a start. 551 00:34:16,240 --> 00:34:18,559 We're gonna get onto it here sooner or later. 552 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:21,559 It's somewhere in here. It's waiting for us. 553 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:25,839 Holy...What? What happened? 554 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:27,799 Ha! The battery just ran out. 555 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:31,239 Well, that's all the batteries. We didn't charge them up. 556 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:42,479 Soon as I go to tip off, man. if that let go, I'm gone. 557 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:47,359 Yeah, it'll tip off for sure, man. I'll walk the digger up and get this out.Yeah. 558 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:51,879 The Mooka Boys have bogged their tip truck, 559 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:57,039 attempting to prepare a load of opal bearing dirt for blacklighting. 560 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:59,319 I'm a bit worried about this chain. 561 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:02,599 It's a bit small for the job and it looks rusted as hell. 562 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:05,999 Yeah, I've left me batter bucket on, just in case it breaks. 563 00:35:06,080 --> 00:35:08,959 So hopefully, it doesn't come flying back in my face. 564 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:13,399 Yeah, I got it hooked on here, man. All right. Fingers crossed, man. 565 00:35:16,720 --> 00:35:18,319 Ready? 566 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:29,079 That's not good, bro! Snapped the chain! 567 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:32,959 Bloody hell. We'll just shorten it up and we'll go again. 568 00:35:34,440 --> 00:35:37,599 Yeah, I was worried that the chain's gonna come up through the window, 569 00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:40,559 obviously the chain went down beside the machine which is good. 570 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:44,999 Let's hope we can get it this time. Ready!Yeah. 571 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:52,079 We're out!That got it? Yeah. tyre out, bro! 572 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:54,919 What do you reckon we just dump on the flat for a while? 573 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:58,359 I was sneaking around that pile. I'll just dump it out near that rock. 574 00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:01,679 No time to fix the dump right now. We gotta get this ground moving. 575 00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:09,959 Nearly dark enough to blacklight? Yeah, I reckon we better get ready. 576 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:13,039 We know there's been big black opal finds in the past, 577 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:16,159 so hopefully we can find that little parcel of black opal 578 00:36:16,240 --> 00:36:17,839 and make all our dreams come true. 579 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:23,159 I'm just looking for a... Like, a bluey purpley glow. 580 00:36:23,240 --> 00:36:25,279 Once you hit the opal, even once you take 581 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:28,039 the blacklight off, the opal will still glow. 582 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:32,119 You find anything?No, not yet, man. There's a lot of different colours coming up 583 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:36,439 but I'm not seeing any opal. No, me neither. 584 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:39,639 I'm gonna do the ramp down there, just in case we've left something. 585 00:36:39,720 --> 00:36:43,999 We need something, man. Yeah. I'll come check the ramp with ya.All right. 586 00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:48,199 Let's get some light down here so we don't trip over. Yeah, It's pretty rough down here. 587 00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:00,079 Ohh! There we go. 588 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:02,439 Oh, yeah.. I can see them from over here, bro. 589 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:04,999 Yeah, these have got some size to it. 590 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:08,079 That's good. Let's hope it's got colour. 591 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:11,079 A few bits here, bro. 592 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:13,759 Might be able to afford a nice steak stew tomorrow night. 593 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,679 Yeah, it's not too bad. We got a few ounces of material. 594 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:19,559 I'm seeing some colour. All right. 595 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:23,439 I'm knackered, bro.Yeah, me too. Call it a night, eh?Yeah. 596 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:30,959 How you doing, bro?Good, man. Good. 597 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:33,879 We got some good decent material in this one, bro. 598 00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:37,239 That's all right.Got a bit excited, thought I'd come and show you. 599 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:38,919 Wow, man, this is nice. 600 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:44,719 The Mooka Boys have a mixed parcel of seam opal, 601 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,919 featuring the full spectrum of colours. 602 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:51,919 It's been washed and weighs 186g. 603 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:56,719 What do you reckon? I gotta put a just per ounce price. 604 00:37:56,800 --> 00:38:00,679 Yeah, 6 ounces... I'm thinking more 4, eh? 605 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:03,399 Yeah. Some of these pieces, they're gonna cut. 606 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:07,639 Looking at a $1,000 stone on its own once it's cut.Exactly. 607 00:38:07,720 --> 00:38:13,159 Thinking maybe $600? That's 6 ounces, 3,600 bucks. 608 00:38:13,240 --> 00:38:15,119 $3,600. Yeah, that's not bad at all. 609 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:17,279 Not a bad little parcel. 610 00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:19,439 We started the year with sausage stew, 611 00:38:19,520 --> 00:38:23,319 so moving up to a bit of steak. We've done all right so far. 612 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:26,759 Cheers. 613 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:30,639 Bloody good stew, mate. Not bad for a bit of knock up between the flies. 614 00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:33,999 The flies definitely like it. 615 00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:49,159 Ha! The battery just ran out. 616 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:52,959 That's all the batteries. We didn't charge them up. 617 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:56,039 It'll still be there tomorrow, Ben. 618 00:38:59,160 --> 00:39:03,199 We have done so little digging here for a little bit of colour. 619 00:39:03,280 --> 00:39:06,159 And the spectacular bloody potch. 620 00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:08,159 Righto, kids, let's get out of there. 621 00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:15,319 The Bushmen have black seam opal. 622 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,879 Scattered with flashes of colour 623 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:20,479 from across the entire spectrum. 624 00:39:20,560 --> 00:39:24,359 It's in the rough and weighs 90g. 625 00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:27,239 Not big stones, but there's a couple of bob there, I'd reckon. 626 00:39:27,320 --> 00:39:31,479 What do you reckon, Sam? Definitely some nice colour in there and it's bright. 627 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,599 I reckon 400, 500 bucks. 628 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:37,039 That's about what I reckon too. That'll get us mining for a week. 629 00:39:37,120 --> 00:39:39,559 What we need, mate. Bit of diesel in the tank. 630 00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:42,239 Well, Les, been one hell of a bloody week. 631 00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:43,919 It has been hectic. 632 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:48,159 You've always got a beer in the car. Have you got one now?Yeah.You do? 633 00:39:48,240 --> 00:39:50,799 I reckon I'd find one.Come on, let's go and have one. 634 00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:54,239 The seam we're finding down there is real good. 635 00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:57,639 It's as black as and you only need a colour bar 636 00:39:57,720 --> 00:39:59,759 on top of one of those black stones. 637 00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:02,199 And, well, everything can change with one stone. 638 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:06,679 If ever we're gonna make it, this might be the one that does it for us. 639 00:40:06,760 --> 00:40:09,759 Are these all for me?No? 640 00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:13,799 You won't drink that stuff. Cheers, all of you. 641 00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:17,359 Well done.Cheers.Well done. 642 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:25,879 Maybe a touch higher? 643 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:31,879 After just a few small finds, the Blacklighters are still hoping 644 00:40:31,960 --> 00:40:33,799 they can turn up a large pocket of opal 645 00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:36,439 at their new mine, Servo. 646 00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:39,839 Hey! Hey! Hey! 647 00:40:41,240 --> 00:40:43,639 Get out the way. Get out the way. 648 00:40:43,720 --> 00:40:46,759 Watch your foot! Don't move it yet. 649 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:50,639 You'll lose your foot! Don't move the bloody bucket, man. 650 00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:53,519 I've got heaps of pressure on there. Don't go in there. 651 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:57,279 I can see opal. Just slow. 652 00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:02,959 All right. All right. Now I've gotta bloody find it again. 653 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,759 Ohh, here we go! Here we go! 654 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:10,719 What have you got? 655 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:14,839 A chunk. I've got a chunk. It's come out of here. 656 00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:17,279 Look. Follow this. 657 00:41:17,360 --> 00:41:20,959 There is red. There is red. Oh, yes. Yes. 658 00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:25,279 Chunk. 659 00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:28,119 Where's the bucket? Over there.Whoo! 660 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:30,599 Whoo! Ha-ha! 661 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:33,639 It's come out... You look at that side 662 00:41:33,720 --> 00:41:37,199 and then you go...kerching! That is a tile man. 663 00:41:37,280 --> 00:41:39,439 You could tile your bathroom with that stuff. 664 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:46,279 That is amazing, guys. 665 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:48,999 I am absolutely stoked with what you've got this week. 666 00:41:49,080 --> 00:41:52,559 Can I give my opinion on what I think it's worth today? 667 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:55,319 All right. No. No. 668 00:41:55,400 --> 00:41:57,759 All right. We'll wait for Rach. See what Rach says. 669 00:41:57,840 --> 00:42:00,479 I'm actually really proud, John... 670 00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:03,319 He's on a roll, I think. ..you're on fire. 671 00:42:03,400 --> 00:42:05,399 Honestly, so are we. Yes, so are we, man. 672 00:42:05,480 --> 00:42:08,399 We got ting, ting, ting and ting. 673 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:10,639 We're finally catching up to that tally. 674 00:42:15,520 --> 00:42:19,079 The Blacklighters have classic Coober Pedy white opal 675 00:42:19,160 --> 00:42:21,199 and crystal seam opal, 676 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:25,199 the most valuable featuring bars of rare red. 677 00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:29,319 It's been tumbled and weighs 2.5kg. 678 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:30,999 So what are you thinking, Rach? 679 00:42:32,640 --> 00:42:34,439 Well... 680 00:42:34,520 --> 00:42:37,199 We got this up one end, this up the other end. 681 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:41,519 And this stuff come in between. You know, it's weird. 682 00:42:41,600 --> 00:42:45,719 I reckon we're probably sitting at about 30. 683 00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:50,359 With what John's found and and a really conservative measure, 684 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:53,959 I reckon you and Mark 685 00:42:54,040 --> 00:42:56,439 are sitting at about 40. And that's conservative. 686 00:42:56,520 --> 00:42:59,839 So I reckon it's about 70g for the whole week, boys. 687 00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:02,199 So bloody well done. 688 00:43:02,280 --> 00:43:06,119 Put it here, man. Well done. Yeah. Yes! 689 00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:09,039 Yes! Yes! Ha-ha! Great find. 690 00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:15,279 I just want to say that I'm really, really proud of all you boys. 691 00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:17,479 Like, I asked you to step up to the plate. 692 00:43:17,560 --> 00:43:19,359 You stepped up to the plate 693 00:43:19,440 --> 00:43:22,319 and you brought the dollars home, so well done, guys. 694 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:25,319 Thanks.Well done. Tell you the truth, Rach, 695 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:27,359 that means more to me than anything. 696 00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:31,199 To be where we are now, it's an amazing feeling. 697 00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:34,439 What a comeback.And honestly, having you out there is not too bad, 698 00:43:34,520 --> 00:43:36,479 cos he makes it look like he does stuff 699 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:38,999 during the day when you're there. So anytime... 700 00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:41,639 You're welcome anytime. That's rubbish, man. 701 00:43:41,720 --> 00:43:43,319 I'm always working. 702 00:43:43,400 --> 00:43:45,559 I work harder when you're not there. 703 00:43:45,640 --> 00:43:49,879 You blacklighters!Yes! 704 00:43:49,960 --> 00:43:51,959 Subtitles by Deluxe 704 00:43:52,305 --> 00:44:52,414 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=-