"Outback Opal Hunters" Impenetrable No More

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,359 On Outback Opal Hunters... 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,999 This is as hard as cement, this rock. 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,399 There's something here. It glows. 4 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:09,759 ..the search for opal buried deep 5 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,359 forces the Bishop to blow the Cathedral... 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,639 sky high. 7 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,319 Only one mistake, you can die. 8 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,399 That's it. Running. 9 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:23,519 The Cheals race the clock... 10 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:27,399 There's been a few hundred thousand go up these pipes. Just not lately. 11 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:32,319 We've only got a certain amount of time we can stay out here. We've got to go back to Sydney. 12 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,399 ..desperate to hit rare black opal. 13 00:00:34,480 --> 00:00:37,599 He's been digging at it for a while, hasn't made much progress. 14 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,159 It could be an hour. It could be a couple of days. 15 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,079 What we're going to do is open it up and push it down. 16 00:00:45,160 --> 00:00:48,359 I'm right on the edge right here. Keep going. 17 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,039 The Misfits risk life and limb... 18 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,119 Juan! Hop down. You're making me too nervous. 19 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:56,479 ..at their new claim in Death Valley. 20 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,839 Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! 21 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:02,799 # Money... 22 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,319 # And fancy clothes # 23 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:16,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 24 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,079 All right, Roc. Settle down. 25 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,439 Today, Scotty's going to do some jack-picking in the wall. 26 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,599 I'm going to do some hand-picking. 27 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,559 All righty. I think you should start off there, Scotty. 28 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:40,039 where we found the shells and the trace. 29 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:44,439 Remember, all this is cracked, up here. A 10, 15 foot drop will kill you. 30 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,399 So we'll just work here, where it's solid and safe. 31 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,799 This claim has had a lot of people come through it. 32 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,639 It doesn't put me off, because there's more opal still in the ground 33 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,759 in Coober Pedy than there's ever been found. 34 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:07,319 One thing I'm noticing here, this is as hard as cement, this rock, 35 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,999 but that's a good thing, because opal forms in hard rock. 36 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:12,679 Oh... 37 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:14,999 There's something here. 38 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:16,879 Can't see a thing 39 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,519 and, literally, a millimetre under it, it glows. 40 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,399 This is a really good sign. There's opal there. It's ours. 41 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:33,919 Everywhere I've been, in nearly three decades of my life, has been to serve other people. 42 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:39,199 In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. One God. Amen. 43 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,759 God bless us all today for coming out here 44 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:45,119 into the middle of the desert and to the opal mining fields 45 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:46,999 and to remember God. 46 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,279 Being a bishop, I can create a small chapel anywhere I go 47 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,919 and bring a few people together and we pray. 48 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:57,159 ..with these, our prayers, remember us before our Lord Jesus Christ. 49 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,239 Pray for me, Father. 50 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,719 Opal miners have a history of Christianity. 51 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:04,599 Alas, today, 52 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,679 few have remembered God. 53 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,719 Coober Pedy is like all rural towns across Australia. 54 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,959 A lot of the young people are into Ice, methamphetamine. 55 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,759 They get hooked and it costs them everything. 56 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:22,439 Their family, their houses, their jobs. 57 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,959 My dream for this block of land is to turn this site 58 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,039 into a drug-rehabilitation area. 59 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:35,519 I've met parents in this town that are heartbroken, 60 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:38,519 because they can't get their kids off this stuff. 61 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:42,639 I've had success, by God's grace, in the past, in Brisbane, 62 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,719 and I can do it again here. 63 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,399 To realise this dream is at least a quarter of a million dollars, 64 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,999 but, realistically, if we hit a couple of good pockets of opal, 65 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,559 $20,000 is a good target. 66 00:03:55,640 --> 00:04:00,639 If I don't find opal, I can't get a start on the rehab centre. It's as simple as that. 67 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,039 Don't tell me someone's taken it. 68 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,279 This season, it's been a tough start for the Bishop. 69 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:12,679 He's pegged it off. This field is off-limits now to me. 70 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:18,319 It's a $1,000 fine here, to be on someone else's claim without permission. 71 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,879 After losing his mine, he and partner, Scott, 72 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:26,159 have rolled the dice on a vast, extensively-worked claim... 73 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,639 Oh, Scotty, look at this. There's colour in this. 74 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,959 ..dubbed the Cathedral. 75 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,839 What do you think Scotty? It's pretty daunting. 76 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:37,039 We've found $500' worth of small bits of opal, 77 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,719 which is not where we want to be, 78 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,599 but I'm hopeful and I'm praying that we hit the opal. 79 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,119 Look at the trace there. Nice. 80 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,159 And it goes right across here. It looks pretty promising. 81 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:53,159 There might be money behind there, mate. 82 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,039 Hey? 83 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,919 Guess who's gonna do the hard work, Scotty.I know. 84 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,199 Greggy has health issues. He has a big hole in his foot. 85 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:03,119 I think that's slowly healing. 86 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,399 Sometimes he needs to have a little bit of a break, so I jump in. 87 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,679 My girlfriend lives overseas. 88 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,559 For a visa, it costs her quite a lot of money. 89 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:14,639 Greggy has a little mission. 90 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,719 This is sort of my mission. 91 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,479 I'm just chipping away to see if it gets to any better material. 92 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,759 Good job. 93 00:05:28,840 --> 00:05:30,799 Hey. A little bit of green. 94 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,999 You hit colour? Look at that! 95 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:34,679 That's lovely. 96 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:36,559 I hope it thickens. 97 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,319 Now I'm a happy man. See? The hard work pays off. 98 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,679 It's very small, though. It doesn't matter if it's small. 99 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,679 It's gone from potch to green crystal.True, true. 100 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,519 There's no quick way to move rock by hand. 101 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,719 That's so hard. It's so hard. 102 00:05:57,880 --> 00:05:59,879 It's like cement, innit? Oh. 103 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:06,199 Could be anything behind there. Full-colour shells, green crystal. Full-colour shells would be nice. 104 00:06:06,280 --> 00:06:09,959 Do you think you can dig four foot through that?That'll take months. 105 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:14,239 So I'm thinking we should ask Ivan to come out and put some bombs underneath. 106 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,599 Yeah, yeah. Make it a bit easier to drop. 107 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,399 I can't get over how crumbly the dirt is. 108 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,679 Yeah, it's dried out.You can literally dig with your fingers. 109 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,239 Yes. The ground is trying to tell me something. 110 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,279 It's dangerous. It's old ground. It's been in the sun. 111 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:39,119 Freshly dug only a few weeks ago and it's already dried out, cracking. 112 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:40,959 You're gonna have to be careful. 113 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:44,759 Look for cracks. Keep a vigilance. Any crack you see, bring it down. 114 00:06:44,840 --> 00:06:46,999 Yeah, OK. All right. 115 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:51,359 Going to hack into the end wall and hopefully bring out some crystal opal. 116 00:06:54,840 --> 00:06:56,919 The right-hand corner first? 117 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:58,479 Yeah, the far right. 118 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:02,199 Juan will watch the face. I'll watch the top stuff above it. 119 00:07:02,280 --> 00:07:03,359 Awesome. 120 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,359 Scraping a little bit of soil off at a time, 121 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,439 hopefully to expose some opal. 122 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:14,559 They're just checking the wall out now to make sure there's no trace. 123 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,239 No. 124 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,639 Hey, we got a crack forming, Angel. 125 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:26,839 Oh, really?You don't want that coming down. 126 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,879 That can let go at any time. There's a lot of dirt there, too. 127 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,559 It'd be 20, 30 tonnes, maybe 40 tonnes, which will basically kill you. 128 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:40,039 The priority is to get out of the hole and take care of that crack. 129 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,439 Angel, back up. Juan, you stay on this side of the excavator. 130 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:51,519 Come closer. We've got to use the excavator as a shield, Juan. 131 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:57,239 If some big boulders come down, they can hit us, snap your leg, put you in hospital. You know? 132 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,519 I'm just watching that wall, waiting for it to come done. 133 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,799 The Misfits, 134 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,679 Angel Dempsey and Juan Vasco, 135 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:12,919 are on a mission to become professional miners, 136 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,319 guided by mentor and veteran 137 00:08:15,400 --> 00:08:17,399 "Opal" Joe Kalmar. 138 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,199 My hopes are to prove to Joe that I can mine 139 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,279 and to prove to myself that, 140 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,159 I can do it, being a girl. 141 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,639 I came from the Amazon 142 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,519 and we are here to start a new life in Andamooka. 143 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,399 It feels great. 144 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,879 It's just like the Amazon, except it's missing the trees! 145 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,239 I've decided to train Angel and Juan, 146 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,439 mainly because the industry needs new people. 147 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,519 I can't do that much physical labour any more. 148 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:51,119 I'm too old and too broken. 149 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,759 Our goal as a team for this season is to find at least $80,000. 150 00:08:57,840 --> 00:08:59,439 It's going to be a lot of work 151 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:03,519 to get there, but, I mean, I'm willing to do ten backflips to get there. 152 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,199 Growing up, you know, money was always tight. 153 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,479 I've never had financial freedom. We have to hit it. 154 00:09:09,560 --> 00:09:11,519 There's no choice. 155 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:16,719 And my ultimate prize would be to find Andamooka black opal. 156 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,079 All right, we're clear of the danger spot. 157 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,559 I'm feeling a bit better now we're past that scary bit of wall. 158 00:09:25,680 --> 00:09:29,479 What we're going to do is get in there, where the hairline crack is, 159 00:09:29,560 --> 00:09:32,759 and open it up and push it down, so it's a controlled fall. 160 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,159 It's not falling on anybody or equipment. 161 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,679 We're mining in a new spot near our camp. 162 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:40,759 It's unpredictable ground. 163 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:44,519 We nicknamed it "Death Valley", because the sides keep collapsing 164 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:48,599 while we're in the bottom of the cut, so it's pretty dangerous in there. 165 00:09:48,680 --> 00:09:51,959 Come in square.We first heard about this spot from Joe. 166 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:56,279 He knew some people that were there that found $600,000' worth of opal. 167 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,359 A full bucketful of opal. 168 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:00,919 These people weren't here for very long. 169 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:05,239 So I'm feeling opal in my blood right now, like it's just calling me! 170 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,759 All right, Angel. Come forward. 171 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:12,159 I'm pretty nervous, like I can't see, you know, what's happening. 172 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,239 I'm putting all my trust in Joe. 173 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,519 I'm getting pretty confident on the excavator now, 174 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:21,479 but balancing on a cliff, on an open cut, that's the next level! 175 00:10:21,560 --> 00:10:23,159 Keep coming. Keep coming. 176 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,039 All I'm seeing now is a big hole right in front of me. 177 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,839 This excavator doesn't have a lot of reach, 178 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,879 so I'm getting quite close to this edge. 179 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,559 Keep coming. Keep coming. 180 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:40,799 I'm just hoping that there's no hidden faults in the ground 181 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,559 that will take away the solid dirt underneath me. 182 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,639 Keep going. 183 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,719 I'm right on the edge right here. 184 00:10:57,480 --> 00:11:00,479 Oscar, we're gonna drag the blower pipe out. 185 00:11:00,560 --> 00:11:03,919 Do you reckon you'll get it out? Yeah, it'll be all right. 186 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:05,639 We've got a pretty good plan. 187 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,679 We'll just drag the blower, without going in the hole. 188 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,399 So just roll forward slowly. 189 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,639 A little bit more. Yeah. Whoa! 190 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:15,519 The Cheals, 191 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,319 Chris and sons, Rory and Oscar, 192 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,399 are relocating their ageing 193 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,079 ten-tonne blower, 194 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:26,519 a huge rock-extracting vacuum, above a new mine shaft. 195 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:30,599 Now you want your front tyre as close as you can to the edge of the hole. 196 00:11:30,680 --> 00:11:33,559 Sometimes, like last time, the blower fell in. 197 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:35,839 Go that way. 198 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,599 It's just a matter of getting that angle right, coming across. 199 00:11:46,680 --> 00:11:50,039 If he turns too early, he'll end up with a tyre in the hole. 200 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,039 Yeah. Whoa! Close, but no cigar. 201 00:11:58,120 --> 00:11:59,919 Not far off. 202 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,719 It's only got to come... an inch and a half. 203 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,599 I reckon what we'll do... I'll fire the loader up. 204 00:12:05,680 --> 00:12:08,639 Just see if I can move it over. Righto. 205 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,559 Is that on there? 206 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,919 A little bit more. Up. Go back a touch. 207 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,399 You got it there. You got it there. Lift up. 208 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,399 Try the thing with a rock. 209 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,199 Close. Like half an inch. 210 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,759 Yeah. Whoa. That'll do it, I reckon. 211 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,519 Oscar!Yo. Look at this big nobby. 212 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:42,159 The Cheals have taken their first steps on the road to recovery... 213 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,039 Look at that black nobby, bro. They're all black as. 214 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:49,439 ..after a massive machine failure almost ended their operation... 215 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:51,719 That's the end of that. 216 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,039 ..three months into the season. 217 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:58,279 The chain's grabbed, I'd say. I don't know. 218 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:00,559 Cheal Opal with no opal is nothing. 219 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:04,639 We've laid a lot on the line for the company and hopefully we can turn it around. 220 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,519 Yeah, we've got a long way to go to get to our 150. 221 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:14,559 This is Oscar and I's last week digging. We're gonna head back to Sydney after this. 222 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:16,879 We don't want any more setbacks. 223 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,119 I really want, you know, one solid week of digging. 224 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:21,799 Here it comes now. 225 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,559 Underground, it's hard to tell in what direction you're digging. 226 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:29,719 We've got the drill holes over there, where we got some really good trace. 227 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:32,319 I'm going to put this stick across the holes. 228 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,279 That's it?Yeah, I think that's about right there. 229 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:38,959 We can eye it off. Straight that way. We'll start punching it out. 230 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:42,199 There's been a few hundred thousand go up these pipes. 231 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:45,359 Just not lately. 232 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,399 Anyway, hopefully, we can turn that around. You know? 233 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,199 It's not just a monetary thing. 234 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:52,759 It's a mental thing when you're opal mining. 235 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,719 If it's where they drilled that stuff, then I'll be over the moon for all of us. 236 00:14:02,560 --> 00:14:05,439 We should be able to get these loads out fairly quick. 237 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,279 That's what it's all about. Maximise production. 238 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,839 Rory, do you want to go in there and speed that up, mate? 239 00:14:18,560 --> 00:14:20,559 That not revving up? 240 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,479 Nowhere near like it should be. 241 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,639 I can't hear it. I'll have to go up. 242 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,519 The two-speed controls the suction of the blower. 243 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:33,279 With that broken, we can't turn the suction on, 244 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,359 so our production stops. 245 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:49,039 Ivan is here, mate.Oh, nice.We're gonna get some blowing done today. 246 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:51,679 'Opal mining is a dangerous occupation.' 247 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,759 Thanks for coming out. You reckon we get lucky day? 248 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:59,359 'No electricity, no water, no phone coverage, no ambulance, no police.' 249 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,439 All righty. Let's go. 250 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:03,519 'Ivan is our bomb expert. 251 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,439 When you find fresh trace, 252 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:10,519 you're always faced with solid rock under it and solid rock above it.' 253 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:14,759 The quickest way is simply to blow the dead rock out of there. 254 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,279 This is where we're working. 255 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,839 Scotty found some colour and shells here. 256 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,119 You have to go one foot from opal. 257 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,519 If you put closer there, you'll damage the opal. 258 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:30,799 When you set explosives, it puts vibrations through all the rock. 259 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,479 Many men have died underground. 260 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:37,319 43 years of mining. 261 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,319 Lucky nothing happen. 262 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,399 But I'm very careful. 263 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,119 First, I have to cut safety fuse. 264 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,799 No danger before you fit detonators. 265 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,639 In detonators, you get a little bit of explosive and very touchy. 266 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:59,839 I do that one. 267 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,719 That's one ready. 268 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,759 That's me doing it at home, rolling paper like a sausage. 269 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:11,839 I have to now put explosive in the hole. 270 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:15,999 If you're careful, no touch detonators, no problem. 271 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,279 I'm feeling a little nervous. 272 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:20,599 Holding bombs in his hands. 273 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,479 No good to push too many times, like that. 274 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:25,799 But just push once to the end. 275 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:28,319 I've got two kids and... 276 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,159 That's it. That's one. 277 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,199 ..at the end of the day, you want them to keep their dad. 278 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,559 And just, yeah, things can go really wrong. 279 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:40,999 Come on, Greggy, let's get out of here. 280 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:48,759 And, after I light safety fuse, three minutes we have to run out. 281 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:58,759 That's it. Running. 282 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:08,559 Very nervous. I always hate this bit. 283 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:22,319 All this gas is actually poisonous. 284 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:26,399 It'll drop you, if you get a few lung-fulls full of it. 285 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,159 I wouldn't make it to the back wall. 286 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,439 That's a gas of death. 287 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,239 Stop there. 288 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:43,919 Now curl the bucket in. 289 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,479 Yeah, about there, sweetheart. Yeah. 290 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,559 Push down and out. 291 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,879 Keep going. Keep going. 292 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,159 Keep going, sweetheart. 293 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:04,559 Whoo-hoo! Happy with that? 294 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,119 I think most of the risk is gone. 295 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,799 I didn't get buried alive, so it's a good day. I love it. 296 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:15,279 I gambled on the young people. 297 00:18:15,360 --> 00:18:18,239 What's been set up here is quite costly. 298 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,639 So Angel needs to prove herself. 299 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:25,759 We're just attacking this one wall. That's where Joe reckons the opal is running. 300 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:30,119 Let's roll. You're gonna put the machine in position, you're gonna flatten the ground. 301 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:34,439 No, I don't need to flatten the ground. All I need to do is put the ripper on. 302 00:18:34,520 --> 00:18:37,759 Oh.This machine will go over this. Make a flat pad, no?No. 303 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:39,599 I'm putting the ripper on. Oh. 304 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:41,039 Let's swap it. 305 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:45,479 If anything does go wrong, we're stuffed. Like, we're in the middle of nowhere. 306 00:18:45,560 --> 00:18:48,759 I think the closest hospital is like 400 kilometres away. 307 00:18:48,840 --> 00:18:51,839 Make sure you keep your fingers out of the way, Juan. 308 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,719 What we want to do is hook this one to that one. 309 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,079 And if you turn the machine like... 310 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,199 Ohh! Gee, watch your fingers, Juan. 311 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,279 Great. Aah. Go, go. 312 00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:04,079 You all right? 313 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:05,759 Urghh. 314 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:09,079 I just had a heart attack when he just grabbed his finger. 315 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:12,759 It wouldn't take much for that machine to rip off a finger. 316 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:16,439 It just sort of, like, grabbed, pinched my thumb and my index, 317 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:18,119 but it's all good. 318 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:21,479 It was broken before, so it likes to complain a lot. 319 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:26,039 Just want to clear the overhang, just to make it a bit safer. 320 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:30,439 Can't have a rock falling on Juan's head. 321 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:33,519 Oh, watch yourself, Juan. 322 00:19:36,120 --> 00:19:41,519 Juan fought as a soldier in Colombia's deadly guerrilla wars. 323 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:44,599 When I joined the army, well, we blew things up. 324 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,199 We did what we did. Demolished stuff. 325 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:48,999 Saw things burn down. 326 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,679 It doesn't really scare me. This is what I do. 327 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:56,519 Watch out! 328 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,199 My gosh. 329 00:19:58,280 --> 00:19:59,879 It's all right. It's all right. 330 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,439 Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! 331 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,199 Uhh. 332 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,599 Yeah, this wind is incredible today. 333 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,159 A really harsh, really strong northerly. 334 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:16,839 Yeah, I can barely see. 335 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,439 Wouldn't take much to dehydrate and get sick out here. 336 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:27,079 I'm basically done. It's all cleared now. We can see the face really clearly. 337 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:30,999 And we're gonna just give it a good old scratch, mate. 338 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:35,079 Well, the machine is technically a modified trencher. 339 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,399 That's the first name that popped into my head when I saw it. 340 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:42,039 The backscratcher! I was like, yeah. It's basically a chainsaw. 341 00:20:42,120 --> 00:20:44,999 An oversized chainsaw, but extremely effective. 342 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:49,159 Yeah, you wouldn't want to get caught in there. It will rip you to shreds. 343 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:54,039 The backscratcher's rotating saw chain gouges the mine face 344 00:20:54,120 --> 00:20:56,319 to a depth of 1.5 metres. 345 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,879 A rotating screw auger at the back of the blade 346 00:20:59,960 --> 00:21:03,159 can clear over one tonne of rock every hour. 347 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:04,599 Here we go. 348 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:09,319 Undercutting the wall will weaken it enough for Angel to bring it down 349 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,879 with the excavator ripper to expose the opal level. 350 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:18,039 Juan's looking for opal and I'm just waiting for his hand... 351 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:23,439 See anything, Juan? 352 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:27,039 It's hard to tell. It's hot and humid down there. 353 00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:30,759 There is another level here and the level below. 354 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,159 That's all right. I'll go between them. 355 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,039 That's a big rock there. 356 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:45,439 This rock can easily break the teeth. 357 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,479 Can you free the machine? I'll try. 358 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:53,679 We're gonna have to dig it out by hand, which is what we don't want to do. 359 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:58,639 We've got to put our bodies under this ledge. For this ground, it's just too dangerous. 360 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,959 It's really frustrating. We've had a lot of breakdowns. 361 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:10,319 You've just got to keep getting out of bed and going to work. 362 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:15,439 The Cheals' speed control on the blower has shut down, stopping them 363 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:19,119 from extracting rock and reaching an opal-bearing drill hole. 364 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,199 Not sure what's going on now. 365 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,039 Undo the two-speed, so I can pull it up. 366 00:22:26,120 --> 00:22:28,599 Righto.Pull it round that side of the pipe. 367 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:33,159 We seem to have lost power to the two-speed, which is what turns the revs right up 368 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,359 and allows the suction to take place. 369 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,239 We're hoping that it's a quick fix, but I don't know. 370 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,599 I just want it to hang on today, while I've got the boys here. 371 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:46,559 If we can't get the two-speed working, there's no way that we can get to that drill hole. 372 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:49,879 Ah. 373 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:53,879 There's our problem. 374 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:59,479 The wiring on the battery driving the blower motor has come loose. 375 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,959 Fortunately, it's a simple repair. 376 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:05,319 All these little dramas are a part of mining, I guess. 377 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:08,039 Just something you've got to persevere with. 378 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:14,639 What we've done is we've shortened the roof and the floor a bit, 379 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:16,519 so we can get out there quicker. 380 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,679 We've left a very thin layer of rock. 381 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:22,719 We're taking a little bit of a gamble, fingers crossed, 382 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,679 hoping that we can, one, get out there to that drill hole 383 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:28,559 and, two, that it lights up when we are there. 384 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:30,639 It's a dangerous environment, 385 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:34,319 because we're under a lot of pressure to get to that hole. 386 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:38,399 I could see that the roof there, you know, wasn't quite right. 387 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,479 To me, there's just, sort of, no second chances. 388 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,159 If it's loose up there, it'll drop down on you. 389 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:51,079 I can't afford to be injured or have one of the boys get injured. 390 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:09,279 I'm excited. I want to see how Ivan went yesterday with his explosions. 391 00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:11,599 Rocco's excited, I can hear. 392 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,839 Nothing new.He loves being back in the mine. 393 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:19,039 I need to find opal. Today could be the day. 394 00:24:19,120 --> 00:24:20,719 Come on, Roc. 395 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:25,439 A rehab centre can make a huge difference to those who want to get off drugs. 396 00:24:25,520 --> 00:24:29,039 All right, Scotty. Let's find out what we've got.Absolutely. 397 00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:33,679 The effects go on through the generations, if I can do what I'm trained to do. 398 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:38,319 What we've got to do first is check the walls and the ceiling out. 399 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,479 Make sure it's safe, that nothing is going to drop on us. 400 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:49,439 This is the area we've got to be aware of, because it's over the job site.Yeah. 401 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:51,999 All right. Have a real good look here. 402 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:54,999 Nothing has come loose, up here where we're working? 403 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:58,199 This side here looks all right. All right. Good. 404 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:03,799 We're hoping there might be opalised shell in the rock we've moved... 405 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:05,479 Wow, look at that. 406 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:08,359 Well, he's done a good job, hasn't he? Hey?Shish. 407 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:10,239 ..or even bits of opal. 408 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,799 We have to check everything. 409 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:17,719 No pressure.No, very true, that. Find some stuff! 410 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:22,839 You find anything, bro? Not much. 411 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:30,319 I'm getting a bit disappointed here, Scotty.Me, too. 412 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:35,079 So the next thing we've got to do is check the wall.Yeah. 413 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:38,159 Look at this, Scotty. This whole corner has opened up. 414 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:40,039 Plenty of lines up here. Yeah. 415 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,879 Oh, that's a bit thicker, Greggy. Ah, look at that. 416 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:50,719 It looks a different colour. Yeah, it does. It's very bright and thicker. 417 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:54,199 This is all new trace. It wasn't there before the explosions. 418 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,679 There might be more behind, you just never know.God's will. 419 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:09,599 So what I'm going to do is take a thin level off the face. 420 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:17,359 Get out of it, dog. 421 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:26,239 Up here. 422 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:28,599 There's colour here. 423 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:30,679 That's red!Red there. 424 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:35,919 Mate!We've opened it up into red and it's getting thicker! 425 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:37,719 Lord have mercy. 426 00:26:38,800 --> 00:26:40,399 Stand clear. Yeah. 427 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,999 Now, listen, Scotty, we've got to check this and check the wall. 428 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,639 It's real thin there, Greggy. Keep on looking, mate. 429 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,839 I dropped a heap of rock there. You've got to check it all. 430 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:07,759 Oh! 431 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,959 What have you got there, bro? Check that out. Colour? 432 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:14,599 Too right there's colour there. There's green all through that. 433 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,679 A little pinfire here. Awesome. 434 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,319 I don't see any red, but that's solid green. 435 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:20,879 Oh, Greggy. 436 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,239 Yeah, mate? There's another thick bit. 437 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,919 Another thick bit? Let me have a closer look. 438 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:28,639 Oh, wow. That is great, Scotty. Look at that! 439 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:30,719 That's got great colours. 440 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:33,759 Today is turning into a good day. 441 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:35,839 Check that out. Oh. 442 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:40,639 Look.Wow. That's not bad at all. 443 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,919 This... This is the best one that I've seen so far. 444 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:57,719 That rock is very embedded in there. 445 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:00,039 If you want to give it a try, be my guest. 446 00:28:00,120 --> 00:28:03,319 The Misfits efforts to undercut a mine face 447 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:07,719 and expose an opal level are being hampered by a single rock. 448 00:28:07,800 --> 00:28:11,599 I've just moved across to hopefully try and loosen it. 449 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:15,079 If that doesn't work, we're going to have to dig it out by hand. 450 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:21,799 I come from a little farming town about 400K south of here. 451 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:26,959 Everyone knows it's a man's game, so I'd like to build up 452 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,839 my self-confidence to prove I can mine opal. 453 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,359 And a bit to your left. 454 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,039 That was the one. Yes! 455 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:41,319 It's out, Juan. 456 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:46,999 Only a little rock. It was just stuck good and proper. 457 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:56,879 I'm going to get the excavator down there to push down that wall, 458 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,039 so we can, you know, chase that opal. 459 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,119 This wall is coming down quite easy. 460 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:07,279 Give us a look, Angel. 461 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,519 Has that got colour in it? 462 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:18,359 There is a level here, it's just gypsum. 463 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:22,599 We've got to find opal, so we can't waste time just chasing everyday rocks. 464 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:28,639 Juan! What are you doing? 465 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:30,999 There's a rock. It might fall on you. 466 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:34,599 Be careful. You don't want to fall off from that height. 467 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:38,119 I'm unbreakable. I drink milk every day. 468 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:39,959 Every human is breakable. 469 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:43,239 OK, fine.Hop down. You're making me too nervous. 470 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:51,959 We thought, like, this ground was going to produce, like, 471 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:54,039 it was looking so healthy. 472 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:56,119 These people found a bucket-full. 473 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:59,519 So we thought, you know, we would have found it, but... 474 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,319 I want to make Joe proud. 475 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:08,879 I feel like I'm letting him down. 476 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:21,959 Angel, I've found, like, a peanut. 477 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:24,119 What? Or an apple. 478 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:25,919 A peanut or an apple? 479 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:27,999 It's like a prehistoric one. 480 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:31,479 What's that? 481 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:33,839 It's... It's...Look! It's red. 482 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,799 Look at that! Angel, that's beautiful! 483 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,079 Ah, just a bit tedious. 484 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,479 It's flaking off the roof on top of us. 485 00:30:59,920 --> 00:31:04,079 We're eager to get out to where the boys drilled that colour up, 486 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:07,279 but safety has got to come first, you know. 487 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:18,439 I'll just drop it out, square it off to where it's nice and solid up there. 488 00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:21,399 At the end of the day, our safety is the most important. 489 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:29,159 There's nobbies, but no colour. 490 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:34,279 We want to see clean nobbies, but we want to see a colour bar through them. 491 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:37,479 Nobbies are pebbles of solid opal, worth up to... 492 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:43,919 The most highly-prized feature red on a black base. 493 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,919 The pressure is on us to actually find some opal there 494 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:51,919 and for the big investment that we've taken, to dig all the way over there, to be worth it. 495 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:53,999 Just lacking the colour, boys. 496 00:31:57,400 --> 00:32:00,919 We're just having a look how far away from that drill hole we are. 497 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:03,999 That's eight metres there. That's where the face is. 498 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,199 So let's see. Just over three metres. 499 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:10,279 We all want to get to that hole to see what's around it. 500 00:32:10,360 --> 00:32:12,359 We can smell it, it's right there. 501 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:14,199 Keep smashing through it. 502 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:27,719 Where's that jackhammer? 503 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:30,159 There's a broken nobby in the face. 504 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:41,559 Yeah, this is really good news. 505 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:43,439 Purple in this grade nobby. 506 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:47,479 I'm just happy to see some colour. It's great. Gets you a bit excited. 507 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:50,199 We can't be too far away from this hole now.No. 508 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:56,119 Now it looks like we're turning it around. We've got good opal out in front of us. 509 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,079 We're starting to get a few dollars. 510 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:05,159 Something's going on here. 511 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:08,439 We've hit a bit of a hard block. 512 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:11,679 I don't know whether we're going to get into that hole. 513 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:18,039 It's a really good sign for opal, but, for us, it makes it really difficult. 514 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,959 We've got to get somewhere in a short period of time. 515 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:24,919 It could be an hour. It could be a couple of days. 516 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:37,279 Ivan is a straight man. He'll tell us what we've got. 517 00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:39,959 God willing, we've got a bit of money. 518 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:44,359 The Bishop and Scotty have a small parcel of white opal. 519 00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:46,919 Nice to see you. Good to see you, Ivan.Hi. 520 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:48,999 Yeah, come in, come in. Thank you. 521 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:55,079 For a valuation, they're turning to explosives expert and veteran opal buyer, Ivan. 522 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:57,519 We see now what luck you have. 523 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:01,199 Looks like good chunks. Yeah. 524 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,319 Oh, a very nice size. 525 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,999 Not full colour, but very good colour, a very strong colour. 526 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:12,759 We'll see how many ounces, huh? 527 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:19,119 Yeah, yeah. That's eight ounces. 528 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,079 Flashing across the face. 529 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:34,359 So what do you reckon eight ounces of that is worth, Ivan? 530 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:38,919 I reckon 500 per ounce. 531 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,679 But you should get a little bit more.OK. 532 00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:43,759 Good size and very healthy opal. 533 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:49,919 That's maybe $4,200. 534 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:52,639 We've got something to celebrate, mate. Hey? 535 00:34:52,720 --> 00:34:54,319 Thank you, Ivan. No worries. 536 00:34:54,400 --> 00:34:55,879 God bless. Thank you. 537 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:59,319 It's very significant that we're now onto good opal 538 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:01,399 and it can achieve the dream 539 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:03,879 of opening the mission centre. 540 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,439 We just have to find more. 541 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:10,839 Scotty.Yeah? It's been a good dig. Hey? 542 00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:15,399 I'm just happy to help you. God bless you. It was your idea to come out to Shell Patch. 543 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:18,959 Mate, you've earnt your money. You were on 25% at 8 Mile. 544 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:21,399 No longer. We're equal partners now. Really? 545 00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:23,479 Yeah, 50%. God bless you. 546 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:25,159 Cheers. Cheers. 547 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:39,559 With the limited time we've got, we need every swipe of the digger to be going in the right direction. 548 00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:41,119 Is that in line? 549 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:43,119 Go that way a little bit. 550 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:47,199 We're just measuring up, trying to get our angles right to see where this hole is. 551 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:49,759 That's like 12 metres, five centimetres. 552 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:52,759 So it must be in here. Or it must be here somewhere. 553 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:54,439 Was that the angle? 554 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:58,519 I think it's the right angle. So it's into the left slightly? Yeah. 555 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:03,119 Do you want a couple more swipes, see if we can hit it?Yeah. All right, start it up. 556 00:36:03,200 --> 00:36:04,799 Ah, it's close. 557 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:15,679 Oh, look. Boys! 558 00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:18,039 Boys!What is it? Oh, there it is! 559 00:36:18,120 --> 00:36:21,239 Found it.Hey.And we nearly pulled up there too. 560 00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:24,999 That was the one swipe. 561 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:28,079 This is what we've been working towards all week. 562 00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:33,919 He thinks there might be some good opal around here, based off what we drilled up. 563 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:36,319 Bit of opal fever, big fella. 564 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:39,879 We'll wash this dirt now and then see what it brings. 565 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:51,839 The Cheals' agitator, a converted cement mixer, will remove the clay 566 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:56,479 from the 20 tonnes of mined dirt and expose any opal. 567 00:36:56,560 --> 00:36:59,959 $2,000 here and there is nowhere near enough. 568 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:02,399 We're not here digging for nothing. 569 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:04,839 We're digging here to strike it rich. 570 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:09,439 Any colour or what? Not as of yet. 571 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:11,519 That's it. 572 00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:13,799 Yeah, that's all of it. 573 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:17,559 Ooh, look at that. 574 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:21,239 Ooh. Ooh, that's nice. 575 00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:24,999 There's lots of material, nice bits of colour and that coming out. 576 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:26,879 Ooh. Oi! 577 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:29,359 That's got a nice bar on the end. 578 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:31,839 Might have a bit of money there, boys. 579 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:33,519 Ooh. 580 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:35,599 Oh! Look at that! 581 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:40,719 That's what we want to see.The size of that.That's a massive nobby. 582 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:44,599 Oh, look at the colour!And if that cleans up, who knows, man. 583 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:48,199 That's awesome.Look at that, mate. That's what we're after. 584 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:53,359 Just that stone alone has made it worth trekking all the way over. 585 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:54,919 Oh, 100%. 586 00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:12,639 Got a bit of value on it. 587 00:38:12,720 --> 00:38:14,719 That's green-orange. 588 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:16,919 A beautiful gem colour. 589 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:20,039 Probably get three and a half carats out of that. 590 00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:22,319 I wouldn't be surprised if we got... 591 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:24,519 The best part of... 592 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:30,679 Probably 25 grand there. 25 big ones?Not too shabby. Hey? 593 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,319 Our first decent tail out of the season. 594 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:38,519 Doubling our season total in one day is absolutely huge for us. 595 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:40,359 Gets us back on the right track. 596 00:38:40,440 --> 00:38:45,239 Seven days ago, if you'd asked me if we're gonna make our season target, I would have said no hope in hell. 597 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:49,079 Really, really happy to see some nice colour, 598 00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:52,879 but we've got to find a lot of opal to turn things around completely. 599 00:38:52,960 --> 00:38:54,719 Right on, boys. 600 00:38:54,800 --> 00:38:57,519 Good stuff, mate. That's what we do it for, boys. 601 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:08,119 Look at them jaws. 602 00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:09,999 Jaws? Jaws.What? 603 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:11,879 It's laughing at us! 604 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:14,479 They're not jaws. That is two shells. 605 00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:16,559 Two? This one is upside down. 606 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:18,959 Oh.That one is on top. This one is broken. 607 00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:20,919 This one might still be complete. 608 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:24,319 How much do you think we got there in, like, cash money, you know? 609 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,999 I don't know much about opalised fossils. 610 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:30,359 The Misfits have uncovered Andamooka fossils. 611 00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:36,239 In pristine condition, these can fetch high prices with specialist collectors. 612 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,079 I wasn't quite expecting opal shells, but... 613 00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:43,439 a little bit of something is better than a big bit of nothing. 614 00:39:44,680 --> 00:39:47,679 This looks like a big one is going to come down. 615 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:49,759 Bring that one down. 616 00:39:51,720 --> 00:39:53,439 Did you hear that, Angel? 617 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:56,399 What was that? I heard broken glass. Hold on. 618 00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:58,479 I'll come and have a look. 619 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:03,519 The only thing that makes a breaking glass noise is opal here. 620 00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:05,199 Yeah. Yeah. 621 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,439 Oh! Hang on, hang on, hang on. 622 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:16,319 Look at this! 623 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:18,479 There's a little bit of colour here. 624 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:20,479 Look how bright that is! 625 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:22,319 Oh, my God. 626 00:40:22,400 --> 00:40:24,199 Look like your eyes. 627 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:26,039 We've found opal! 628 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:30,159 Oh, here's another piece! Oh, look. Ooh, that's gigantic! 629 00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:33,319 Half an hour ago, I was ready to give up. Working all day. 630 00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:35,599 The sun's going down. Hold on, hold on. 631 00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:37,679 You see another one? Look at that! 632 00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:40,759 Oh, wow!This is a stone out of this world. 633 00:40:45,240 --> 00:40:47,239 Have you found any more there? 634 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:51,639 I haven't found any more, but I'm keen to show these to Joe's wife, Lindi. 635 00:40:51,720 --> 00:40:53,319 Let's go! 636 00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:01,559 We came minutes from giving up and that's when, you know, Juan heard the smash. 637 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:04,759 Risking our lives. Dodging, you know, rocks. 638 00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:07,879 So finding that opal, it was very rewarding. 639 00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:15,159 Lindi is Joe's wife. 640 00:41:15,240 --> 00:41:18,039 She knows everything there is about every rock. 641 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:19,919 How's it going, Lindi? 642 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:21,999 Yay. Hello.Hey, Juan. 643 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:24,599 Oh, wow, there's heaps of pieces there. 644 00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:26,399 A lot of pieces came out. 645 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:29,159 Opalised shells can go for quite a bit of money. 646 00:41:29,240 --> 00:41:33,039 I've seen a shell in America go for $20,000 plus at auction. 647 00:41:33,120 --> 00:41:38,599 This was a living creature over a hundred million years ago. 648 00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:41,559 Unfortunately, as heart-breaking as it is, 649 00:41:41,640 --> 00:41:43,639 they're too broken as fossils. 650 00:41:43,720 --> 00:41:45,239 Oh, OK. 651 00:41:45,320 --> 00:41:49,439 But I reckon, as a parcel, probably a grand. 652 00:41:49,520 --> 00:41:55,639 I felt a little bit disappointed that the shells weren't as much as I thought they were going to be. 653 00:41:55,720 --> 00:41:57,519 Well, now the opal. 654 00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:00,479 Seven ounces. 655 00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:03,839 That's a pretty big parcel. That's a pretty good size. 656 00:42:03,920 --> 00:42:06,239 Wow.Yeah. Some nice crystal in there. 657 00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:07,919 Oh, wow! 658 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:09,599 Oh, right. 659 00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:11,399 Beautiful crystal. 660 00:42:11,480 --> 00:42:13,799 Wow, those flashes are incredible. 661 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:28,759 Money-talking, how much will that lot will be worth? 662 00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:31,439 Well, I reckon... 663 00:42:35,280 --> 00:42:37,759 ..about $4,000 an ounce. 664 00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:39,919 That's $28,000. 665 00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:42,079 That's a lot of money. It is. 666 00:42:42,160 --> 00:42:45,439 That's our biggest parcel so far. That's unreal. 667 00:42:45,520 --> 00:42:48,039 Ohh! And we were about to finish. 668 00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:58,719 Thanks for this week, Mr Joe. That was good. 669 00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:00,959 That's all right, man. Angel. Boss. 670 00:43:01,720 --> 00:43:05,159 Thanks, man. That was good. Couldn't do it without your help. 671 00:43:05,240 --> 00:43:08,599 Is good working with you.It's good working with you sometimes. 672 00:43:10,880 --> 00:43:15,599 I always knew I was going to be a father. I just didn't know it was going to be this way. 673 00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:18,839 Lucky lizard for a very lucky week. 674 00:43:18,920 --> 00:43:22,479 There is no stopping us now. We've found that nice chunk of opal, 675 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:25,319 so we're going to keep on going till we find more. 676 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:28,719 Excellent week.It was an amazing week. Well done. 677 00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:30,799 subtitles by Deluxe 677 00:43:31,305 --> 00:44:31,570 Do you want subtitles for any video? -=[ ai.OpenSubtitles.com ]=-