"Outback Opal Hunters" Sparks Fly

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,359 NARRATOR: On Outback Opal Hunters... 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,319 ROD: We've had to sell all our mining gear to survive. 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:11,119 We've got absolutely nothing but this and a dream. 4 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,639 ..the Bushmen gamble the last of their cash 5 00:00:13,720 --> 00:00:15,839 on their first-ever drill rig. 6 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:19,719 My retirement fund, it ain't coming any closer. 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:24,639 The biggest danger here is we've got all idea what we're doing. 8 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:30,479 Just have to watch this wind. The body's that long, it'll blow over. 9 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,719 The Cheals face off against turbulent weather... 10 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:37,479 Got to be really, really careful and go about this really slow. 11 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:42,199 ..desperate for a big opal find to rescue their struggling season. 12 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,319 We've got two weeks to find $95,000 13 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,799 and the chances of that's pretty slim. I just don't wanna break anything. 14 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,359 MATTHEW: Whoa! 15 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,799 The Mooka Boys battle to reach an abandoned mine... 16 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,679 Still no good, man. Come on. 17 00:00:57,760 --> 00:01:00,159 ..in uninhabited and hostile terrain. 18 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,479 COLIN: Whoa! Scorpion!Hope there's not too many of them out here. 19 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,319 Oh, my God. Far out! 20 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,399 It does not get better than this. 21 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,599 # Money 22 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:18,039 # And fancy clothes # 23 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:26,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 24 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:33,479 Yeah, old Les, he's going to love this. 25 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:37,239 Going to think I've lost it. 26 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,239 What do you reckon, Les? What's this? 27 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,319 Look what I got. What's this you got? 28 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,119 Well, it's a drill, mate. 29 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,959 And guess what? It's ours. 30 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,439 We've had to sell all our gear to keep going a bit 31 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,959 and pay a few bills, and then you turn up with this. 32 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,119 We've never had anything this good before, mate. 33 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,479 Have a look at her. She's an old Explorer Mark 10.Yeah. 34 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:23,519 The actual drill itself is pretty good. 35 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,519 There's a little bit of work we have to do, but, mate, 36 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,599 it's a drill, you know. 37 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,399 Every millionaire opal miner has had a drill. 38 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,439 We haven't got any money, so how are we going to pay for it? 39 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,279 I got a deal. Don't worry about that. 40 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,999 Seems to be all we're getting lately is potch. 41 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:51,199 Our season so far... 42 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,719 ..is not looking real good at all. 43 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,639 Things have just got real tough for us. 44 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,039 We're not making any money at all. 45 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:03,079 We had breakdowns. Our town car blew up. 46 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,759 Had to find money for that. 47 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,759 Les has been going backwards and forwards 48 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,119 to the city for doctors and all the rest of it, 49 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,239 so we sold all our gear, which now puts us in this position. 50 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:18,519 It's got to this. Wandering around a mine with a jackhammer, 51 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:20,919 you know, trying to find something. 52 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,919 Yeah, well, I don't want to work jackhammers any more. It's... 53 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,759 I'm looking to retire. I know I'm getting slower. 54 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,119 And I've been crook for six months, 55 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:36,359 so, yeah, I've got to start drawing the line somewhere. 56 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,239 The drill's name's Willie. She smokes a little bit, 57 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,759 just like Willie Nelson does. Yeah. Mm. 58 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,519 So I've got an old mate of mine that's a good old bloke, 59 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:51,599 and he's given us the drill on a permanent loan type of basis. 60 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:53,679 We've just got to do a bit of work with it. 61 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,119 What's that motor like? Good, I think. 62 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,959 Just a few odds and ends that we have to have a bit of a look at. 63 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:05,119 Oh, right. Yeah.We've never had a drill before, Les. 64 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:09,039 We find a claim, and we can drill it to see where the colour is. 65 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,959 We can really... You know, this can change our whole future, mate. 66 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:15,919 Yeah. 67 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:20,119 Do you know how to start it, Les? 68 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,959 Yeah.Sounded confident. 69 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:33,479 These are the old Investigator Mark 10 As, they are. 70 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,679 And these were built over in Coober Pedy. I don't know when. 71 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:40,239 Probably the late '70s, '80s. Something like that. 72 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:42,679 It's like us, old and worn out. 73 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:46,679 See, diesel pipe's got bits of cracks in it, by the look of them. 74 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,119 Loose joints. 75 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:53,199 Now that's one leak. That's got to be fixed there. 76 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:55,519 Few new parts, I think. 77 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:59,039 We've got oil dripping everywhere. Everything's slippery. 78 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,879 Yeah, old Willie's leaking fluid everywhere, you know, 79 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,439 and unfortunately, these drills run on hydraulics. 80 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,999 Piston sleeves, rings, 81 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,879 you'd be looking at two, two-and-a-half grand. 82 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:17,119 The motor needs a rebuild. A bit like old Les. 83 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:21,479 Jesus, Les. What do we do now? 84 00:05:26,840 --> 00:05:29,479 RORY: It's just great to be able to get back to digging. 85 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,479 Great to be back to two sets of gear, two agis running, 86 00:05:32,560 --> 00:05:34,799 which doubles our chance of getting opal. 87 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,479 OSCAR: I don't know, but I've got a good feeling here. 88 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,279 All the signs for opal are down here. 89 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,359 We've worked our arses off all year. 90 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,999 We've had a horrible run. I just feel as though our luck's gonna change. 91 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,959 It'd be nice to get a good find for the end of the season, 92 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:50,599 and, erm, finish off with a bang. 93 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,599 We've got a couple of weeks in the season 94 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,319 before it just gets too hot to run all the gear, 95 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,759 so it's really important now that we finish strong 96 00:05:57,840 --> 00:06:00,399 and reach our season target. 97 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:04,559 Part of mining is the pressure and it's how you deal with it. 98 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,919 If I wanted to, I could keep running the gear, 99 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,959 but 50-degree days, you're just destroying your gear. 100 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:14,279 Like, for me, it's just not worth the risk of blowing something up. 101 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,799 You talk about pressure, well, we've got two weeks to find $95,000, 102 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,679 and the chances of that's pretty slim. 103 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:23,399 The only way we're gonna find that is to dig dirt, so that's what we're doing. 104 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:30,479 Rory and I are on the super hoist and digger set-up. 105 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,239 Dad is over on the other side on the blower by himself, 106 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,039 so, yeah, we're both digging loads out there, 107 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:38,279 and I'm hoping we can get opal on both sides. 108 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,199 Nothing to write home about, but there is still trace there, 109 00:06:41,280 --> 00:06:45,639 so we'll just keep digging and wash it and see what comes out. 110 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,879 It's all we can do.This is the first time we're at full operation, 111 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:50,919 and we've got some smiles on our faces, 112 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:52,879 and we're excited to move some dirt. 113 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:57,839 All the signs are sorta indicating that something could produce opal. 114 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:01,159 Yeah, look at that. Might be on the right track, bro. 115 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,799 Look at that one, Scotty. 116 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,719 NARRATOR: The Cheals finished last season on a high... 117 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,559 That's what it's all about. ..allowing them to expand 118 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:15,399 their business, selling direct to buyers online. 119 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,079 Road closed. 120 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,879 But this season has been a disaster, 121 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:23,879 with floods and equipment breakdowns halting work. 122 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:26,279 This year, we've had an absolutely shocking run. 123 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:28,759 It's been no fault of our own. Gave it our best. 124 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,079 We've only got a few weeks left in the season, 125 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,719 and we're only around a third of our target. 126 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:39,279 The Cheals have invested heavily in a 23-lease Mega Claim 127 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:42,519 and hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of equipment. 128 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,799 How you going with the website? Yeah, going good. Making a few edits. 129 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,159 You need opal to sell opal on the website, 130 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,439 which we haven't got much of this season. 131 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:55,159 The pressure's definitely on. We've got to get some opal soon, 132 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,839 erm, and, yeah, hopefully, you know, reach that target 133 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:00,639 and potentially go beyond it. 134 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,279 I'm relatively new to the whole digging side of things, 135 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,119 so you hear stories all the time 136 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,279 of people breaking some really nice opal, 137 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,679 and, yeah, that's nightmare feel for me. 138 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,919 I think Rory's a great digger operator. 139 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,999 He's really careful. But I can always tell when he's on there, 140 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,959 in the back of his mind, he's worried about smashing stones. 141 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:24,639 I just don't want to break anything, 142 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,319 especially we've been doing it real tough this season, 143 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:30,319 and I don't want to be the one to break our profits, 144 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,799 so, yeah, just being real careful, take my time 145 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:34,719 and plough this dirt out in the safest, 146 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:36,399 most efficient way possible. 147 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,279 MATTHEW: Here we go again. COLIN: Yeah, man. 148 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,639 Another treasure hunt. Yeah. 149 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,679 You brought our map, man? Yeah, I've got the treasure map. 150 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:52,559 This might be a good track. 151 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,839 Oh, it's looking a bit washed out, Matty. 152 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,959 It is a bit choppy. What do you reckon? I don't know. 153 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:59,679 We'll be all right. Let's go. 154 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:01,999 In the weather-torn opal fields, 155 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:05,359 five kilometres from the remote desert town of Andamooka... 156 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:08,839 Oh-ho-ho. ..brothers Matt and Cozza Kathagen 157 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:12,479 are on a mission to locate an abandoned opencut mine. 158 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:19,159 Oh, look out.Oh, Matty, man. 159 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,479 This ground's softer than I thought it was. 160 00:09:21,560 --> 00:09:24,559 See if I can get out of it. Hang on. 161 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,599 Oh, no. I think we might be bogged, Cozza. 162 00:09:29,680 --> 00:09:31,999 I'll see if I can get some weight on that wheel. 163 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:35,399 Yeah, she's a bit stuck, man. I'll try and get a bit of a reverse on. 164 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,839 Give him a bit. 165 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,639 Oh. 166 00:09:45,680 --> 00:09:48,119 I don't know, bro. We might need some help. 167 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,599 Holy. Cozza. Are you all right, man? 168 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,559 The Mooka Boys' last treasure hunt... 169 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,639 You all right? I think I might have found it. 170 00:09:57,720 --> 00:09:59,759 ..had them searching for an old timer's shaft 171 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:01,439 stuffed full of discarded opal. 172 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:05,279 LEIF: Look at that. This is unbelievable. 173 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:09,239 Boys, we've got a few grand here, I reckon, ay? Easy. 174 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:12,879 Leading the expedition was team leader, Leif Tanzer, 175 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,279 who inherited his passion for opal mining 176 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,679 from his late father, Paul. 177 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,319 November this year will be two years since I lost Dad. 178 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,719 There was this accident where unbeknownst to Dad, 179 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:24,479 he copped two knife wounds, 180 00:10:24,560 --> 00:10:27,119 and the second wound got his femoral artery, 181 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,479 and that's what made him pass. 182 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:35,799 The way he said goodbye was dying in my arm on the way to hospital. 183 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:39,079 Yeah, so I've pretty much in a way sorta stepped up a bit 184 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:40,759 and taken Dad's role on things. 185 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:45,759 Hello. 186 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,159 Yeah, Tony. How are you, mate? 187 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,759 Yeah. 188 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:53,439 Yeah, that'll be no dramas, man. 189 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,799 If you run into dramas, I can come up and give you a hand. 190 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,439 Any time my phone rings, it pisses me off, to be honest. 191 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,639 But in saying that, it's one of Dad's old friends, 192 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,559 and I've got a bit of respect for the mates of Dad, 193 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:08,439 so I don't mind taking time to help them when they need it. 194 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,479 We'll work out something to keep them busy for a few days, 195 00:11:11,560 --> 00:11:14,079 and I'll come up and sort it out. 196 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,079 What have you got for us then? 197 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,079 There's a list of spots in here 198 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,519 that was places Dad and I wanted to look at. 199 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:24,039 Dad had this black book. He would call it the Bible. 200 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,559 Pretty much all of the divining, everything he did, 201 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:28,479 he wrote it down in a book. 202 00:11:28,560 --> 00:11:31,199 What's this shooter's target? Yeah, Leif, what's that? 203 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:33,559 There was a good crystal find there.Yep. 204 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:36,999 It's like a shooter's target thing. It was on the side of the hills. 205 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,599 There's a cut there, and, erm, back in the day, 206 00:11:39,680 --> 00:11:42,319 a mate and I, we crashed a buggy over the edge one time, 207 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,839 so there should be a bit of an old buggy left there. 208 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:48,399 If you find that or pieces of it, then you'll be right. 209 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,439 So there's a cut we're looking for? Yeah. 210 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,839 So it actually took me and Cozza many years 211 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:55,879 to gain the trust of Leif's dad, Paul. 212 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:57,679 It's really important now Paul's gone 213 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:00,239 that we maintain that trust with Leif, 214 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,199 and keep moving forward. 215 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,599 He's here now, mate.Sweet. 216 00:12:08,680 --> 00:12:11,359 Awesome. We good to go then? 217 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,559 Yeah, saviour's here. 218 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,399 Hey, cousin. How you going, mate? Good on you. 219 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,519 Just waiting for a mate. Waiting for a mate. 220 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,279 A little bit stuck down here today, 221 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:23,599 so I decided to call my cousin Jared up. 222 00:12:23,680 --> 00:12:25,559 He's been sitting in town, not doing much. 223 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,359 I'll get the strap.All right. 224 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,119 He owes me a few favours. 225 00:12:31,680 --> 00:12:33,279 Yeah.Sweet. 226 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,559 All right. You're nearly pulling. Go for it. 227 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:06,799 ROD: Nothing ever goes right. 228 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,359 But I guess we should expect it by now. 229 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,399 NARRATOR: With an opal-dry mine, 230 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,079 Rod and Les need to repair a 40-year-old drill rig 231 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:19,599 to explore fresh ground and establish a new claim. 232 00:13:19,680 --> 00:13:21,639 To survive, we had to sell everything, 233 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,359 so the drill's probably our best chance 234 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,599 of saving this season. 235 00:13:27,680 --> 00:13:32,479 Yeah, we'll give her a bit of a bush tune-up and see how she goes. 236 00:13:32,560 --> 00:13:34,519 Righto.That one?Yeah. 237 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:39,519 If he doesn't bring some opal up soon, I won't be able to retire. 238 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,159 You know, I'll just have to keep plodding along, 239 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,479 getting a little bit here and there where I can. 240 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,639 Sounds a little bit better, Les. Yeah. 241 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,199 So what if we run it up to Grubby Mick's, 242 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,439 and we'll fire a few holes down for the old fella up there?Yeah. 243 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,039 We can practice on this to see whether we can do it 244 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,159 and whether it works. Yep. 245 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:11,679 Grubby Mick just lives up the road from me and he's me first cousin. 246 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,399 How's it going, Mick? He's a bit of an inspiration 247 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:16,359 for an old bloke with Parkinson's. 248 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,039 What are youse blokes up to? 249 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,799 He climbs that ladder every day, and he's a good worker. 250 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,559 We got the drill. We've got to figure out how to work it. 251 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:27,159 You're going to do some drilling on my lot? 252 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,359 That's what we brought her up here for, Mick. 253 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:33,599 Anything you find, we'll split. Yeah. 254 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:36,559 Don't stop drilling till you find some colour. 255 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,879 The Bushmen hope to find an opal-bearing fault 256 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:43,759 on Grubby Mick's claim, 257 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,919 beneath a shallow layer of cement-like sandstone, 258 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,159 avoiding old timer's tunnels and workings. 259 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:55,159 Old fella believes in these wires. 260 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,879 witchcraft. That's what it is. 261 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,959 Divinings, they get 262 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,519 a couple of bent wires and wander around the paddock, 263 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,999 and they reckon when the wires cross, that tells them where there's opal. 264 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:11,799 Oh, Rod thinks it's a load of shit, but I don't disagree with it 265 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:14,319 because I have found stuff with it. 266 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,119 It's a fault there. 267 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,319 So you reckon there's a fault there, Les?Yeah.All right. 268 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:21,999 If we're not on a fault, right... 269 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,999 Yeah...or we hit a drive, you've got to buy me a carton. 270 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:26,759 OK. 271 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:29,839 All right, mate. Well, I reckon we have a crack. 272 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,999 There's only one way to find out whether we can do this or not. 273 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:40,999 Just tell me when that mast starts moving.Yep. 274 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,599 Yeah, she's on her way. That's it?Yep. 275 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:02,759 Are your right hoses and everything wise? 276 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,799 Erm, looks like it. 277 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,239 So far, we've seen barely a speck of trace, which isn't very promising. 278 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,759 You know, we've dug a lot of dirt. Dad on the other side, 279 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:16,639 he's actually starting to get onto a bit of trace, a bit of black potch and colour, 280 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,839 so really positive signs over there, but not so much on this side. 281 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,039 The boys are worried cos they're not seeing any trace. 282 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,599 They're concerned because our window's closing, 283 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:29,999 and we're way behind our target. 284 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,199 With the short amount of time we've got left in the season, 285 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:37,639 we can't be digging dead dirt. We have to be on opal on both sides 286 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:41,519 to get anywhere near that target that we're looking to hit. 287 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:52,599 The load the boys dug, we're bringing it into town. 288 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,399 As you can see, the lake's drying up. We can get through, 289 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:58,839 so we'll head back to the washplant, put it in and wash it down. 290 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,999 Fingers crossed, we can find some opal and turn the season around. 291 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,879 It's really good having this agi in town going again 292 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:12,679 now that that lake road's back open, 293 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,999 and actually seeing some dirt go up the conveyor and into the barrel. 294 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,039 Something we haven't been able to do as much as we'd like. 295 00:17:19,120 --> 00:17:20,999 I'm just hoping it's pay dirt. 296 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:25,079 Just have to watch this wind. 297 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,839 We've got a full load on the, erm, truck. 298 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,239 And with the tub being as long as it is, 299 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:32,279 when it's all the way up with the hoist 300 00:17:32,360 --> 00:17:35,199 and there's wind around, sometimes the tub tends to move, 301 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,279 so we've got to be really, really careful 302 00:17:37,360 --> 00:17:39,599 and go about this really slow, 303 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:43,079 so that we don't have it up too high and it doesn't fall over. 304 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,679 Oscar! You're doing some swaying around. 305 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,919 Whoa! Oh! 306 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:00,519 It's fun having to treasure hunt, 307 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:04,119 but getting through the fields can be a challenge. 308 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:10,759 Yeah. 309 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,599 COLIN: Yeah! 310 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:20,079 Leif's given us a few good clues to where we might find some good opal. 311 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:21,919 running like now. 312 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,119 I hope we'll have a bit of success this week, 313 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,239 and still be able to bring something into our season total. 314 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:30,399 When we're on that angle, it's picked up 315 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,199 a bit of air in the fuel line. 316 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,719 And it being a diesel, we can't have any air in there, 317 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:36,759 so we've just got to bleed all the air out 318 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,399 and try and get the engine running a bit better again. 319 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:45,919 All right. Give that a go. 320 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:48,879 Keep going. 321 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,559 You're up on a lean there, all the diesel must have stuck 322 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,319 to one side of the tank, 323 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,079 so it's sucked a bit of air into the line. 324 00:18:56,160 --> 00:19:00,479 We're running out of battery now. 325 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,239 Yeah, we're starting to run out of daylight hours today, 326 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:06,839 so, yeah, I really need to get this donkey back on the road 327 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:09,039 so we can finish this treasure hunt. 328 00:19:09,120 --> 00:19:12,239 It's really important for me and Cozzie to put a lot of effort in 329 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:15,359 and do everything we possibly can to keep our season rolling, 330 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:18,879 otherwise that's when partnerships break down over time, you know. 331 00:19:22,120 --> 00:19:25,439 Still no good, man. Come on. Oh! 332 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,519 Doesn't do this, but we did have the engine 333 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,279 running on an angle for a while, so hopefully, 334 00:19:30,360 --> 00:19:32,119 it's just air in the lines. 335 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:35,159 We'll have to go get some fresh fuel even, fill it right up. 336 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,599 That's half blocked again, ay? 337 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:41,519 Jared's just making a little poker wire 338 00:19:41,600 --> 00:19:43,199 out of a bit of old speaker wire, 339 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,199 so we can clear out all the blockage. 340 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,079 We've got a blockage in the fuel line. 341 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,359 Yeah, little bit of bush mechanics while we're out in the field. 342 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,159 Yeah, go now. 343 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,719 That's better. That's clearing up, man. 344 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,439 Yeah. That's what we want. Yeah. 345 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,679 That's clearing right up. 346 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:20,279 She's back, mate.Oh, sweet. Yeah. You beauty. 347 00:20:20,360 --> 00:20:21,959 All right. Back on the road. 348 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:25,119 Let's get this treasure hunt back on. 349 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,119 Oh, thanks, cousin. Thanks so much. 350 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,279 She's running, mate. Let's go find some opal. 351 00:20:35,360 --> 00:20:38,199 Thank God for that. Thanks, Jared. Thank you. 352 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,199 All right. Let's get the hell out of here, ay. 353 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:43,959 Got the treasure map. Sweet, man. Let's do this. 354 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:48,559 Yeah, mate. Let's go find it. See if I can read your handwriting. 355 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:02,879 ROD: Hey. 356 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:07,399 The biggest danger here is we got all idea what we're doing. 357 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,159 That's the biggest danger. 358 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:16,359 Oh, when we're changing the augers, that can be a bit iffy. 359 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,439 The Bushmen are operating a 40-year-old 360 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:23,199 20-tonne exploration rig for the first time. 361 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,399 Everything at the moment's riding on this 362 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:29,079 cos we've got nothing else. 363 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:32,759 We've had to sell all our mining gear to survive. 364 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:38,359 We've got absolutely nothing but this and a dream. 365 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,159 Oh-ho, look at that. 366 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,199 Now what, Les? 367 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,839 See if we can get her spinning the right way. 368 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,079 That's it, innit?Yeah. 369 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:59,719 Just keep doing this and see what happens, I guess, Les. 370 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:03,799 That's a good start. Must be doing something right. 371 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:09,999 Whoa! 372 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,679 Whoa, whoa, whoa! 373 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:14,759 What the hell happened? 374 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,399 We just broke through into a drive, Les.Yeah. 375 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,759 There must be an old drive here from somewhere, 376 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:21,719 and we've just dropped the drill. 377 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,559 And as soon as we've gone to hit the opal level, 378 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:27,999 we break through into an old drive, so we've done all that for nothing. 379 00:22:29,360 --> 00:22:32,199 That's a pain. That really is. 380 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,599 Well, when you're working around drilling an old field, 381 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:37,959 erm, you don't know where the drives go, 382 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,679 so you just take a chance. 383 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,159 They're not marked on a map anywhere. 384 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,959 Ah, Les, these wires, 385 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:51,679 they've done us no good whatsoever, and you owe me a carton. 386 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:55,079 I'm picking the next hole, all right?Righto. 387 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,759 That's fair enough.I think I'll move over to the west 388 00:22:57,840 --> 00:22:59,439 a bit more.Yep. Righto. 389 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:04,599 Yeah, I'm going to pick a spot now. 390 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:07,439 Too many old workings over this side, I guess. 391 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:10,679 I'm sure there's not one over there, so that's where I'm going. 392 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,799 Starting to hit something hard down there 393 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:30,839 by the way that's grinding. 394 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,039 Jesus, that's hard. 395 00:23:35,120 --> 00:23:37,559 Yeah, we don't want to push the auger off. 396 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:39,439 Breaking an auger, that's major. 397 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:42,199 They're about 11 grand each or something. 398 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:52,759 See what's happened here. 399 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:57,759 Eaten that tooth clean off. Eaten that tooth clean off. 400 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:02,279 So whatever it is that's down there, it's right on the edge of the hole, 401 00:24:02,360 --> 00:24:04,239 is hard. 402 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:07,879 And unfortunately, our dream's slowly turning into a nightmare. 403 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:10,199 Everything's going wrong. 404 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:17,919 It's like a needle in a haystack, looking for this 405 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,239 in the middle of the outback. MATTHEW: Yeah. 406 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,439 Still can't see that shooter's. 407 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,039 It's got to be somewhere around here. 408 00:24:29,120 --> 00:24:32,479 We're on the back side of the field, so hopefully. 409 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:36,319 Wait, what's that up here? Is that the target?Yeah, that's the target, mate. 410 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:39,719 All shot up.Sure is, mate. Oh, yeah, that's got to be it. 411 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,439 Bullet holes everywhere. That's got to be the one, man. 412 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:44,639 Yeah, no, this is what we're looking for. 413 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,399 Hold on. I'll get me map out. 414 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:48,079 Brothers Matt and Cozza 415 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,719 are relying on directions from team leader Leif... 416 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,959 100 metres north of post, all right? 417 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,879 ..to find an opal-rich abandoned mine. 418 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:59,239 I'll just park here and have a look. Yeah. 419 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,799 Oh. It's got to be here somewhere. 420 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,399 When Leif's not here, it's important for me and Cozzie to the put effort in 421 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,279 to maintain our partnership with Leif. 422 00:25:10,360 --> 00:25:13,319 He really brings a lot to the table as far as opal mining, 423 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:17,439 and I don't think we'd be anywhere near as successful without Leif. 424 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:19,719 Yeah, that looks like a front end to me, man. 425 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,919 All right.There's an engine, there's a gearbox. 426 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,199 There's a buggy front end, man. I think we've done good. 427 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:28,439 And, mate, that's a lot of material here, too. 428 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,719 Let's hope they left us something behind, ay. 429 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:34,839 As soon as we find some colour, it's going to be all worthwhile. 430 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:36,919 This is what they're telling us. 431 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:39,919 It's a good indication that there's opal around. 432 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,479 It's not much, but there's a dot of blue potch there, 433 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,879 so, yeah, definitely a good indication 434 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,439 that there's silica running in with the rocks here. 435 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,519 We're here to get top-grade crystal. That's why we started this. 436 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:54,199 We know it's in the area, 437 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:57,359 so if we can just get any, I'll be a happy man. 438 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:06,519 Here's a piece. 439 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:10,439 Oh, oh, oh. 440 00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:14,319 Found some nice crystal, Matty. You're kidding. 441 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,719 Coming. 442 00:26:19,360 --> 00:26:22,599 Have we got red? Oh, mate, it's crystal. 443 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:25,319 Oh, my God. 444 00:26:25,400 --> 00:26:27,919 That is the top-grade stuff. 445 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:29,719 Gem quality stones right here. 446 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:34,839 Oh. Full colour. Completely bright. It does not get better than this. 447 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:38,079 That is fantastic.Beautiful. 448 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:41,399 And you walked straight past it, mate.It's a bright day, man. 449 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,199 That's why you bring me, mate. 450 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:45,119 We've got to get the black lights out, 451 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,039 if we've got some crystal hanging around. 452 00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:49,599 Put them in the zipping pocket, mate. 453 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,399 Put them in the zip pocket. Nice and safe. 454 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,759 Opal can be really hard to find on a big 455 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,719 bright white pile in the sunshine, 456 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,039 so if we do find an area we know there's opal, 457 00:27:01,120 --> 00:27:02,719 we'll bring the black lights in, 458 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,519 and it just glows that opal up real easy to see. 459 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,799 All right. Well, where are we going to start? 460 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:18,679 I'll go the hill I found a crystal on. 461 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:21,519 Oh, yeah. I bet you will. 462 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,319 Cool, man. All right. Let's get into this. 463 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:28,439 These black lights are great because they shine up opal with a bright blue colour 464 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,559 compared to everything behind it. But at the same time, 465 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:34,639 unfortunately, little seeds, bits of twigs and rubbish, 466 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:36,599 and sometimes even spiders and scorpions 467 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:38,279 will glow up the same colour. 468 00:27:38,360 --> 00:27:40,999 Yeah, this is the area that I found a crystal in today, 469 00:27:41,080 --> 00:27:43,879 so I'm really keen to have a bit of a look through it, 470 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:48,279 and see if we can find any more just hiding underneath the surface. 471 00:27:48,360 --> 00:27:50,599 Here you go, mate. Everywhere. Yeah, there is 472 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:55,079 nice-size pieces here, man. Maybe... This is like a Christmas tree, mate. 473 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,399 Mate, if this ends up being all crystal, 474 00:27:57,480 --> 00:27:59,839 we've done really, really well, man. 475 00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:02,639 Look at that, mate. Ding, ding. That's a nice size, man. 476 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,359 Not bad at all. Couple more. Look at that. 477 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,239 Yeah. Sweet, man. There's a few bits, man. 478 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:09,919 Whoa, scorpion! 479 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,239 CHRIS: Oscar, it'll blow over. 480 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,599 The wind's picking up. We'll drop the back down, 481 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:25,679 and we'll put the rest in later on. Hopefully the wind's died off. 482 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,239 We've got a week left to run. 483 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,119 Dream run would be to hit our season target, 484 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:37,679 but, you know, to find 100 grand in a week, that may not happen. 485 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,319 The opal-bearing rock Oscar and Rory mined 486 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:45,799 is washed overnight in the agitator 487 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,559 to remove the clay and expose any opal. 488 00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:54,039 It's, erm... It's ready to go. Fingers crossed. 489 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:57,199 We put the hard work in and I'm just hoping we get a reward now, 490 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:00,479 because we don't have enough time left to muck around 491 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,039 and try and get onto that big pocket. We need it now. 492 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:11,599 Haven't seen one nobby yet. No, right. 493 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:17,439 There's a few bits and pieces in there, but it's nothing that'll get us much pay 494 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:19,399 as of yet. We just have to keep looking. 495 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:25,399 I don't like the look of that at all. 496 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:27,719 Not one bit, ay. Anyway, we'll go through it. 497 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:29,799 We may have missed something. 498 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:32,519 There's not a lot to talk about. That's pretty shocking. 499 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:35,759 I picked up a few bits of potch. Besides that, there's nothing, 500 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,479 so, yeah, it doesn't really look good. 501 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:40,679 Nothing really has come out. No nobbies. 502 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:42,639 You normally see a nobby here and there. 503 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:44,799 Between the three of us, we've seen nothing, 504 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:48,679 so it's a fairly good indicator that it's going to be a fairly poor tail out. 505 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:51,999 If we do get something, it'll be a real surprise to me. 506 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:54,679 I don't think Buster's going to get a feed out of this. 507 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,079 Not even a bag of dog biscuits, I wouldn't think. 508 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:58,959 Definitely not what we were hoping for, 509 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,879 but on the positive side, we've got a second go at it today. 510 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:05,239 Erm, the better stuff digging was over on Dad's side, 511 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:07,199 and we haven't tailed that out yet, 512 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:10,639 so I'm hoping that it can save the day, cos this certainly hasn't. 513 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:29,199 Ooh. Geez, Les, we're having a great deal of luck, aren't we?Oh. 514 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,959 All of it bad. We haven't got into a level yet. 515 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:35,999 See if we can find a few teeth. Righto. 516 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:38,839 On their first attempt at using a drill, 517 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:41,119 Rod and Les have destroyed the teeth 518 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,999 on their 40-year-old exploration rig, 519 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:48,639 stalling efforts to find a new opal-bearing claim. 520 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,319 My retirement fund, 521 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:54,759 I'm looking at it through a big pair of binoculars... 522 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:58,879 ..and it ain't coming any closer. 523 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:01,479 If it continues like this, I can't see the old bloke 524 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:05,239 getting retirement money this year. But you never know, you know. 525 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,119 If you put enough holes in the ground, 526 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:09,039 you're gonna find opal sooner or later. 527 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:12,359 Bit of dental work. Like Les, it needs a few teeth. 528 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:17,959 Hold your finger on the end.I ain't holding it while you're hitting it. 529 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,159 We're getting a bit expensive here. 530 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:25,199 30 bucks each. Without the diesel, we're already up to 90 bucks. 531 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:30,959 We've only got 108 to our name, so we better find something here, Les. 532 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,479 All right?Yeah. Where's the handbrake? 533 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:43,679 Right. 534 00:31:51,960 --> 00:31:55,439 I would really like just to find a little bit of crystal 535 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,559 to show the guys that we can do something, you know. 536 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:03,279 Stick another auger on. 537 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:06,479 Each auger's about 15, 16-foot, I suppose, 538 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,239 and we've got six of them. 539 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:11,639 So, you know, you can get a fair way down into the ground. 540 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:16,679 This stick should get us into the level ends at long last. 541 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,559 It should. Yeah. 542 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:23,359 What have you got coming through? Nothing.Nothing. 543 00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:29,479 Yeah, I think the head's hitting the level now. 544 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:40,119 I've lost all systems pressure. 545 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,759 Took off like it was really, really soft ground.Yeah. 546 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:48,119 Unless we've hit mud down there. I'll keep trying. 547 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:53,719 I got it moving. 548 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:58,159 What we think now has happened somewhere in the hydraulics, 549 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:02,239 it's got a little bit of a leak and that's why we've lost pressure. 550 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:04,359 While Les is trying to find the leak, 551 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:07,799 I may as well go through the dirt while he's doing that. 552 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,039 That there, that's a tiny bit of potch. 553 00:33:13,120 --> 00:33:15,039 It's got no colour in it, but it's potch, 554 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,399 so we're definitely in the level. Now this is good. 555 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:22,999 At least we've found something. It's potch, but it's something. 556 00:33:23,080 --> 00:33:26,719 Little bit of crystal. It's what you mainly get up here is crystal. 557 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:32,519 There you go. 558 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:36,479 Look at that. Hey, Les.What? Look, our first bit of colour, mate. 559 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:40,279 That's not a bad bit of colour, that. 560 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:44,719 There's another bit. 561 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,919 Be nice to find a nice big bit, Les, so we can fix the drill. 562 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,279 That would be good. 563 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:54,679 Another bit. That's black too, Les. 564 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:57,119 The little bits you've found is not going to do 565 00:33:57,200 --> 00:34:00,039 my retirement fund any good, but, er, 566 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:03,039 at least we've shown we can find opal with the drill. 567 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:06,199 Yeah, exactly. Willie showed us that, 568 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:09,119 and your two pieces of wire found us a big hole, 569 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:12,879 so Willie's the one I'll listen to from now on. 570 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:17,519 The Bushmen have discovered black opal trace 571 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:20,279 worth an estimated $200. 572 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:24,279 But the real value is that it's proven the ground for a new mine, 573 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:27,359 which could lead to a seam of black opal, 574 00:34:27,440 --> 00:34:29,879 the most valuable in the world. 575 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:33,439 Yeah, I'm paying back me wager. Oh-ho. 576 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:37,439 Your share, old fella. You're paying back your debts. 577 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:39,119 Good on you, mate. 578 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:43,839 Well, fellas, I reckon that was a pretty successful trip, Les. 579 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,799 We ended up eventually getting the drill down, 580 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:49,839 we never dropped an auger.No. 581 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,759 Everybody lived.We see the sun come up in the morning 582 00:34:52,840 --> 00:34:54,719 and the sun go down of an evening. 583 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,199 When was the last time you've seen the sun come up? 584 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,679 Cheers, mate. Good on you, buddy. 585 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,759 COLIN: Whoa, scorpion! MATTHEW: Oh, man. 586 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:15,199 God, I hope there's not too many of them out here. 587 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:18,239 Glad he didn't bite me just then. I got out of his way. 588 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:20,879 I've got an esky. You're going to pick him up or what? 589 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:24,559 Yeah, just lay the esky down. We'll coach him in there. I'm not touching him. 590 00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:27,679 Yeah, there's still opal there. I've got to get him outta the way. 591 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,519 A scorpion's exoskeleton absorbs 592 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,079 ultraviolet light from the black light 593 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:35,479 and re-emits it at a visual wavelength 594 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:40,319 of the electromagnetic spectrum, appearing as a blue green glow. 595 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:43,879 These little scorpions pack a really bad bite. 596 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:46,119 So you don't want to get whacked by them. 597 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:49,359 If you're allergic to it, you can have deadly reactions to it. 598 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,479 We're a long way from a hospital, 599 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:53,839 so best just to get this outta the way, 600 00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:55,919 yeah, so we can keep noodling. 601 00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:00,199 Yep, he's in there. 602 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,239 Oh, man. 603 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:04,919 I'm going to leave you to this. I'm going somewhere else. 604 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:07,719 Yeah.Come away from these scorpions. 605 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:10,119 We've got a nice big chunk of matrix here. 606 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,039 Seems to be a couple lines of colour. 607 00:36:13,320 --> 00:36:15,399 This is getting me excited again. 608 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:19,199 Oh, Cozzie. Far out. 609 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:21,359 What the hell? 610 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:25,119 Oh, my God. Painted lady, but that's some good material there. 611 00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:26,799 Dude, check that out. 612 00:36:26,880 --> 00:36:29,959 A painted lady is a layer of opal so thin, 613 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:32,479 it appears to be painted on the host rock. 614 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:36,159 This is very pretty. Nice greens, beautiful reds. 615 00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:38,119 That's beautiful. 616 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,839 It's a nice noodling session in this buggy cut we found. 617 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:44,799 It's pretty good, actually We've definitely pulled away more than the average. 618 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:47,519 We've got nice painted ladies and matrix, 619 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:49,359 and I haven't looked at the chips yet, 620 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:53,839 so I'm hoping that we've got good crystal colour in there, that'll be excellent.Definitely. 621 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:55,719 Leif should be back in a few days, 622 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:58,399 and I think he's going to be happy with what we've found. 623 00:36:58,480 --> 00:37:01,719 Cool. All right then. Good night, brother. Good night. 624 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:04,199 Yeah.Not bad at all, mate. 625 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:11,119 How did the trip go, mate? It was all right. 626 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:13,959 How did you boys go? Come on in, mate. Have a look. 627 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:18,479 Yeah, we found a bit of concrete, matrix and opal, man, and so... 628 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:20,199 Nice.See what you reckon, man. 629 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:22,919 Yeah, so we managed to find in the bottom of this one 630 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:26,519 top-grade crystal, man. That's beautiful. 631 00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:29,959 We've got the concrete. We cut a bunch of test pieces in that bucket. 632 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:34,079 Yeah.That's the best concrete I've found in a long, long time. 633 00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:36,279 That's nice. 634 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:39,039 Concrete and matrix appears colourless 635 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:42,919 until treated with a sugar and sulphuric acid solution, 636 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:46,319 which turns the host rock black and reveals the opal. 637 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:51,519 You've got four kilos of this rainbow matrix. 638 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:54,159 I reckon it's minimum 1,000 bucks a kilo there. 639 00:37:54,240 --> 00:37:56,439 Yeah. I was thinking that. So, four grand. 640 00:37:56,520 --> 00:38:00,559 Piece of angel matrix. What's that? That's a good kilo. 641 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:03,719 Thousand bucks on that. Yeah.You slice that up. 642 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:07,199 The Mooka Boys have a mixed parcel 643 00:38:07,280 --> 00:38:10,119 of concrete, matrix, and crystal opal, 644 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:12,199 with a painted lady specimen, 645 00:38:12,280 --> 00:38:14,559 featuring the full spectrum of colours. 646 00:38:14,640 --> 00:38:17,799 The parcel's in the rough and weighs eight kilograms. 647 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:22,759 So what do you reckon, Leif? What's it all worth? 648 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:32,119 Eight grand.Ooh. That's what I think. 649 00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:35,359 Excellent. Yeah, mate. 650 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:40,079 Here's to a week of old school noodling. 651 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:41,999 Cheers, mate.Cheers, boys. 652 00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:46,559 You get put in the deep end, you're either going to swim or sink, 653 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:48,639 so in this case, they swam. 654 00:38:48,720 --> 00:38:51,039 So maybe they should do it more often. 655 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:01,439 All good?OSCAR: Yeah. Let's do it. 656 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:06,879 RORY: One more tail to go with what Dad's been digging, 657 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:09,079 so fingers crossed there's something in that, 658 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:12,519 otherwise we're going to be leaving the end of the season with nothing. 659 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:20,679 Saw a few nobbies. Yeah, I saw a few fly down. 660 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:25,759 We got, like, a week left to go so we just hope we can, erm, 661 00:39:25,840 --> 00:39:28,719 pull a rabbit out of a hat. That's what we've got to do. 662 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:31,479 Just hope there's a bit of colour. There's colour there. 663 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:34,239 I didn't see nobbies digging, but there's nobbies in it, 664 00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:37,359 so we might be in with half a chance, you know. 665 00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:39,039 We might get something out of it. 666 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:41,479 Anyway, I'm just happy to see some nobbies. 667 00:39:41,560 --> 00:39:43,559 Buster, he's at the end of the table, 668 00:39:43,640 --> 00:39:46,119 and he just picks up everything that we've missed. 669 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:49,159 He's like our last line of observation. 670 00:39:49,240 --> 00:39:51,599 As you can see, he's very dedicated to his job. 671 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:53,879 You know, I'm not worried about him eating rocks. 672 00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:57,119 If he wants to, he can, just as long as it's not opal. 673 00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:01,799 There, mate. Black-centred nobby there. Look. 674 00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:04,199 You know, that's already paid for fuel. 675 00:40:04,280 --> 00:40:07,559 So if we can get a few more of them, at least we're not going behind. 676 00:40:07,640 --> 00:40:10,599 So I think we're on the right track down there. 677 00:40:10,680 --> 00:40:14,879 Oi, here we go. That's looking a bit better. 678 00:40:14,960 --> 00:40:18,199 Colour on black there. Oh, yeah. That's not bad. 679 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:21,639 Rory just picked up another nice stone up the end of the table there. 680 00:40:21,720 --> 00:40:24,319 It's a bit of colour sitting on a layer of black potch, 681 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:26,479 so that's a really good sign. 682 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:30,199 Oh, that's got me actually, genuinely a little bit excited. 683 00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:43,039 There's a few bits and pieces in there. 684 00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:45,599 Certainly not the life-changing tail out, 685 00:40:45,680 --> 00:40:48,239 but there's a good chance we're going to get paid. 686 00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:51,199 We've worked many weeks this season without getting any pay, 687 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:55,239 so the fact that we've got a little bit on the table is pretty good. 688 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:57,239 Pretty happy with what we've got so far. 689 00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:07,799 Fair bit of material there. 690 00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:11,439 There's a few pieces in there well worth a rub. 691 00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:13,159 There'll be a pay in there, for sure. 692 00:41:13,240 --> 00:41:15,999 Whether it's five grand, ten, 20, I don't know, 693 00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,839 but there's at least five grand there, just looking at it, 694 00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:22,159 and you never know, we could end up with ten or 15,000 out of it, 695 00:41:22,240 --> 00:41:25,239 which is... You know, that's better than nothing. 696 00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:29,919 The year we've had, I'm not going to whinge about any opal we get. 697 00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:31,959 We're definitely going to have to rub it up, 698 00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:35,239 and it could be better or worse, but happy with what we've got. 699 00:41:37,160 --> 00:41:40,639 Normally, I rub and sell as rubs, but we'll take them to the cutter, 700 00:41:40,720 --> 00:41:42,959 and we'll have them cut and polished. 701 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:52,839 Oh, here comes Dad, Rory. Oh, sweet.He's driving in. 702 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:55,719 Righto. I'll come out. 703 00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:59,759 Hey, big fella.Hey, young fella. How you going? 704 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:02,039 No good? Oh, I've been to the cutter. 705 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:05,039 Yeah. You don't look very happy.Nah. 706 00:42:05,120 --> 00:42:07,799 Really? Nah. Not as good as I thought. 707 00:42:07,880 --> 00:42:11,079 Damn.Damn.Serious? 708 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:13,839 What do you reckon, boys? Oh. 709 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:15,559 What do you mean not real good? 710 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:18,439 The colour in that's unreal. So we priced them all up. 711 00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:21,399 Yeah. They're just under 25K. 712 00:42:21,480 --> 00:42:24,359 25K?Oh, wow! How good's that? 713 00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:26,919 Really? Oh, they rubbed up unreal. That's perfect. 714 00:42:27,000 --> 00:42:29,159 And he's stirring us up like that. 715 00:42:29,240 --> 00:42:30,959 I saw your little smirk on your face. 716 00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:33,679 Yeah. We'll put that up on our page, ay. 717 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:37,439 Yeah, we'll go into town and chuck that straight on the website. They're perfect. 718 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:39,599 It's exactly what we've been looking for. 719 00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:45,799 The Cheals have 11 stones of black and crystal opal, 720 00:42:45,880 --> 00:42:50,799 primarily blue green in colour with flashes of purple, yellow, and red. 721 00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:52,479 Cut and polished, 722 00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:55,879 they've been valued at $25,000. 723 00:42:55,960 --> 00:42:59,719 I think if anyone is due for a win, it's us. We've worked hard. 724 00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:03,519 A bit of luck come our way.I just commend the boys for not giving up. 725 00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:09,359 You can't be doing that to us, mate. Well done, mate. That's the go. 726 00:43:09,440 --> 00:43:12,719 It means a lot to me, and at the end of the day, 727 00:43:12,800 --> 00:43:16,559 every load you dig, you're one load closer to that massive find. 728 00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:20,079 Cheers, boys. 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