"Outback Opal Hunters" Free Falling

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,079 NARRATOR: On Outback Opal Hunters... 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,359 ROD: There's a filled in shaft through here. 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,399 ..The Bushmen battled to breakthrough 4 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,319 into an old mine, sealed for ten years. 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,079 Look! It's gonna collapse! 6 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,239 LES: When you fall 40ft, you might come up in a body bag. 7 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,319 The oxygen meter's going off, Les. 8 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,199 I'm getting out of here, mate. 9 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:23,759 Eight-hundred kilometres from home... 10 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:28,919 ..The Young Guns face severe equipment failure... 11 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,599 JAMES: No! 12 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:34,439 ..racing to shift enough dirt to find opal in unknown territory. 13 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:36,559 You guys wanna see what we found? 14 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,319 JAYMIN: Basically nothing. 15 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,559 MARK: What's going on, Kev? Doesn't sound right. 16 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,359 The Blacklighters gamble their profits on an exploration drill rig... 17 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:47,439 Oh, we broke the drill already. 18 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,399 It's cost us about ten grand probably. 19 00:00:49,480 --> 00:00:53,639 ..and roll the dice on John's solo expedition on a new claim. 20 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:55,799 Hopefully, we're onto something decent. 21 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,439 Wow. 22 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:00,559 Now, that is cooking with gas. 23 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,199 # I am 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,639 # In fancy clothes # 25 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:19,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 26 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,439 ROD: Summer's on its way, mate. 27 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,479 It is. Yes, we probably won't get another go after this. 28 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,159 It's now or never. 29 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,999 We've got a new spot we wanna have a look at. 30 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:36,839 I don't know much about it. 31 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,439 But the last time we were out, we were operating a drill, 32 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:44,079 putting a few holes down and we got a little bit of colour. 33 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,839 Somewhere, there's a filled in shaft through here. 34 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:50,759 We haven't got the money to get the big drilling machine in 35 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,039 that'll put another hole down. 36 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,239 We just got to find where that shaft is, 37 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:56,919 and then we can clean it out. 38 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:03,679 Oi!Jesus Christ! 39 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,439 Seems to be all we're getting lately is potch. 40 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:20,279 Now, things have just got real tough for us. 41 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:21,999 We're not making any money at all. 42 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,919 So, we sold all our gear. 43 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,599 My retirement fund... 44 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,279 ..I'm looking at it through a big pair of binoculars, 45 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:36,159 and it ain't coming any closer. 46 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,159 Uh, if it continues like this, 47 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,999 I can't see the old bloke getting retirement money this year. 48 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,399 We got a bit of money earlier on in the season, 49 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,159 but that only paid the bills and caught us up. 50 00:02:48,920 --> 00:02:50,799 AMANDA: Summer is so hot here. 51 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,999 It's in the 40s, day after day, 52 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,039 and so you don't get any relief from it. 53 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,159 And rain, there's no such thing as rain out here. 54 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,239 It's not like a proper air conditioner.No. 55 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,359 It's a big old rotary fan 56 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,159 and it's sitting on top of an old mine shaft. 57 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,239 And this sucks all the air from underground, 58 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:11,999 through this big pipe that runs through into the bedroom. 59 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,039 Are you on and off? Yeah, it's on now. 60 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,639 Yeah, no, it's not working.Oh. 61 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,599 So, the very first stone I find, I'll put to the air conditioner. 62 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:25,679 me, Les. 63 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,519 You all right there, buddy? Oh, Jesus Christ, mate. 64 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:34,799 Holy snap. I thought I was a goner. 65 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:37,479 Yeah, just as well it wasn't, uh, any deeper. 66 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,359 Oh, that could have been a life ender. 67 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,639 Yeah. That could have been it. 68 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,719 If they hadn't have filled that shaft in, I was going all the way. 69 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,959 That three foot felt like 300 foot, mate. 70 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,399 Has your heart stopped racing yet?Nah. 71 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,799 When he started going down, 72 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,559 I thought it might have been the end of the line for him. 73 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,159 I was clenched up in the fall, Les. 74 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,039 You couldn't have jackhammered a pin 75 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,439 up the cheeks of me arse on the way down. 76 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:15,199 So, I guess the good news out of all this is that someone's gone to 77 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,839 a bit of trouble to hide the shaft, so what are we gonna do now? 78 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,839 Well, I suppose we could suck it out. 79 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,679 Shane's got a spare blower. 80 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,559 If I give him a big enough sob story, 81 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,239 he might lend us his blower. 82 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,639 Yeah, he could. Yeah. We can only ask him. 83 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:38,239 Most people that live out here are sort of the same. 84 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,279 Dreamers, get-rich-quick merchants, 85 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,479 but there's some people out here. 86 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,239 Shane's one of them blokes, 87 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,399 he's a good bloke, a good mate. 88 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,399 He often gives us a hand to do things. 89 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,399 You're gonna be real careful of it. 90 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,039 They're not cheap, blowers. 91 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:57,839 And for someone just to lend it to ya 92 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:59,999 and he didn't want nothing for it, 93 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,799 that is a good bloke. 94 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,199 We're pretty down on our luck at the moment, 95 00:05:05,280 --> 00:05:09,239 so at least we've got a way of getting that shaft cleaned out. 96 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,759 That'll do ya. 97 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:15,639 Come back here and we should be just in there. 98 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:18,199 Yeah.If we can't get a pipe over the hole, 99 00:05:18,280 --> 00:05:21,119 we might as well knock off cos we can't get the dirt out 100 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,599 unless we got the pipe straight down over the hole. 101 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,839 I just don't want this in there, Les. 102 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,239 No. It might fall over if that goes in there.Yeah. It will fall over. 103 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,399 You can go and tell Shane. 104 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,079 Oi! 105 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,319 Oh, look at that, Les. 106 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,439 Almost perfect.Almost. 107 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,039 The worst thing about living out here, 108 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:53,639 I guess, for me, is I'm not the best mechanic. 109 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,839 Righto, Les. Let's see if this starts, hey. 110 00:05:58,040 --> 00:05:59,639 Hey! 111 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:03,039 I didn't like that. 112 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,559 You sort of just got a guess at things that go wrong 113 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:09,759 and hope to hell if you join two wires together, the thing will go. 114 00:06:09,840 --> 00:06:13,399 No. It shouldn't have sparked like that, Les. 115 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,119 There's something wrong.Yeah. 116 00:06:23,280 --> 00:06:25,279 We've got to do something about this ladder. 117 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,439 These rungs that the bucket's travelling up, 118 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:30,079 it's just nowhere secure enough. 119 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:31,759 It's just wobbling all around 120 00:06:31,840 --> 00:06:34,719 and we're not able to move the dirt out of mine. 121 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,959 I think we're gonna have to put a pin in down, 122 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,679 maybe about halfway. 123 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:40,759 We've come nearly 1,000km to get here. 124 00:06:40,840 --> 00:06:43,039 We've brought a lot of gear with us. 125 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,719 The claim we have in Lightning Ridge is in Nobby Country, 126 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:47,519 which is completely different for us. 127 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,199 Yeah, I'll do that. I'll get down. 128 00:06:49,280 --> 00:06:51,479 You couldn't break two legs in one season, so... 129 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,719 ..you should be all right. 130 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:57,959 You've just got to make sure to be careful when you do it. It's easy to have an accident. 131 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:59,759 Are you prepared? 132 00:06:59,840 --> 00:07:01,519 I'm feeling a bit nervous now. 133 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:08,319 If I drop, would probably be 40-foot or so, maybe a bit more. 134 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,559 We're gonna hold his weight just in case he does slip 135 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:14,399 or have some sort of thing go wrong. 136 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:20,279 If that rope doesn't catch you, 137 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:21,999 it's not just soft ground down there, 138 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,159 there's actually a sharp bucket that could cut you to pieces. 139 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,399 All right. I reckon this is probably the spot. 140 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,359 I don't know how hard the ground is. 141 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:33,639 It's like concrete actually. 142 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,479 Oi. Woo! 143 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,199 Have you got me? It's attached to Jaymin. 144 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:44,599 This is pretty ridic. 145 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,159 What happened? 146 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,839 The big stakes for us this season is just finding a new place to dig, 147 00:07:59,920 --> 00:08:02,119 which means getting ourselves a drill. 148 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,639 And a drill in opal mining is a massive thing. 149 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,359 You can locate the opal before committing to an area. 150 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:09,399 Hey, boys, you made it, hey. JAYMIN: G'day. 151 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:13,719 After a deal on an exploration drill in Lightning Ridge fell through... 152 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,839 So, you don't want to part with her for 70? 153 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,559 Nah, mate. Mate, it's worth too much for me. 154 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:23,719 ..the boys remained in the region, hoping to get the money they need 155 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:26,319 mining rare black opal nobbies. 156 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,639 JAYMIN: We're so close!NOAH: Oh! 157 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:33,319 The team have put all their faith in local miner and new boss... 158 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,679 Come on, baby...Hannah McMillan. 159 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,279 They've done it.Woo! 160 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,959 We've struck a deal with Hannah, 70:30 split, 161 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,119 and she seems to think that this area is red hot. 162 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,119 HANNAH: These claims are pretty promising. 163 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,159 I found stuff like this in it. OK.JAMES: Geez. 164 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:54,039 The boys and I have four weeks left with our season. 165 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:57,839 It's not a lot of time to find opal and meet our season target. 166 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:01,479 This week, our added pressure is that Hannah's got a lease 167 00:09:01,560 --> 00:09:03,519 out the agi at the end of the week, 168 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:05,879 and we have to get as much dirt as we can 169 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,199 into that agi before we can't use it. 170 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:12,239 Oh ! 171 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,279 I dropped the stake. 172 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,919 It's not holding at all. That's why it fell. 173 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:18,879 What about jack hammering it? 174 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:23,279 Um, yeah, yeah, yeah. If I can get the jackhammer from the bottom. 175 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,319 Yeah, all right. Just be careful. 176 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:28,879 All right, boys. 177 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:32,159 Oh, yeah! 178 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,319 Almost done, boys. 179 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,319 This is zippy tie magic. 180 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:49,999 How'd you go? She's solid.Solid? 181 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,679 Oh, that was a bit more difficult than I thought. 182 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:55,999 Let's get down there and get going, hey. 183 00:10:10,680 --> 00:10:14,679 It's a little bit disheartening we're not seeing opal in the ground. 184 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,399 When we're mining in White Cliffs looking for that seam, 185 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:19,079 you know, we find opal as we go. 186 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:21,919 It lets you know that you're digging in the right spot. 187 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,719 Here we've got really no idea at all. 188 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,439 We've not seen any nobbies. 189 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,199 Not even a little bit of black potch 190 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,799 to tell us you know that we're on the trail of opal. 191 00:10:45,680 --> 00:10:48,759 RON: Take her up, Mark? Keep going mate. You got about... 192 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,399 PAUL: That'll do you there I reckon. That's good.Yep. 193 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,559 That's perfect, Ron.All yours. Thanks, mate. 194 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:56,799 We're pretty pumped to have a new generator. 195 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:01,279 Cost us a bit. Around seven grand. But It's worth every penny 196 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:04,199 if it gets Opalzilla working. Pretty well stuffed without it, 197 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,839 so, yeah, fingers crossed she's an absolute cracker. 198 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:11,919 It's been quite a few weeks now, 199 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,839 we've lost due to the gennie blowing up 200 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:17,319 and then we had to get another one, it's really been a nightmare for us. 201 00:11:21,560 --> 00:11:23,439 PAUL: Has he cut us off? 202 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,239 We've been accessing our claim through the next door here, 203 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,599 and they're doing a cut, and they've cut us off. 204 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:38,959 JOHN: There's no road anymore. 205 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:40,639 It all looks like dumps. 206 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:44,559 We can't get in. 207 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:48,919 Look at that! 208 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,999 That that's cause it's running on water. 209 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:57,079 The Blacklighters, John Nassar, Paul Coon, Mark I'Anson, 210 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:01,359 wife Rachel and son Xavier have been at a standstill 211 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,159 since they cracked the head on their old generator . 212 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,559 Checked the oil and there's a lot of water in it. 213 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:08,359 So, I'm guessing we've done the head. 214 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:10,519 The generator runs the Blacklighters' 215 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,039 noodling machine, Opalzilla . 216 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:14,919 The noodling will keep us going. 217 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,599 We'll get our living out of it. 218 00:12:16,680 --> 00:12:18,479 Ooh, ooh. Starting to get rocks. 219 00:12:18,560 --> 00:12:20,919 But we want some glory. 220 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:23,479 Open-cut mining, it is high stakes, 221 00:12:23,560 --> 00:12:27,479 but if you hit it, well, that's when it really counts. 222 00:12:27,560 --> 00:12:30,359 The pressure's to make sure everyone's happy. 223 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:34,119 Everyone's got what they need and the families fed, 224 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:37,519 all coming from the ground. It's huge pressure. 225 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:40,239 Guess we've got to go around. 226 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:43,799 Oh, well.Righto. Take the long way.Yep. 227 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,839 Woo!RACHEL: Woo! We're here! You beauty! 228 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:02,879 Let's get it on the ground. 229 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,239 Everyone's always excited to get a new toy. 230 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:12,639 Just adjusting the straps to the right height 231 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,239 so it doesn't go tip on the side. 232 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:19,839 XAVIER: It's a bit scary watching Paul up there. 233 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:21,519 Hold it, whoa, whoa, whoa! 234 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,839 You got Mark in the driver's seat of the loader. 235 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:25,559 You never know what he would do. 236 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:28,559 Stop. 237 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,239 Just down. 238 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:39,439 Get out from underneath there. Yeah, yep. 239 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,679 Now, up. 240 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:45,599 Go, go, go! Go! 241 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,039 Just tell me what's going on. 242 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,119 All good. It's all good. 243 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,119 All good. No dramas. Get going. 244 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,039 We're free! 245 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,959 We've just got to fire this baby up and get into it 246 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,879 and start Opalzilla and get back on track. 247 00:14:08,680 --> 00:14:12,119 So, has it got oil in it? Yeah, I checked the oil. Yep. 248 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,159 Rach is the head mechanic out here today. 249 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,119 Nothing's getting past her. 250 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,439 Ready?Ready. Ha-ha. 251 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,799 You're gonna press it? I did, man. 252 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,279 You press the right button, mate? There's nothing. 253 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,759 Have you got the key on? Yeah, man, everything's on. 254 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,679 You get your brand new generator all the way from Melbourne. 255 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:36,159 Doesn't turn on. You can't get any power out of it. You go, "Oh, no." 256 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,359 ROD: Something's gone amiss here, mate.LES: Yeah. 257 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,559 Positive. Negative. 258 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:55,279 One to one here and the other go across. 259 00:14:56,360 --> 00:15:00,959 I'll just try. Righto, Les.Yeah. 260 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:10,999 Go down and feel whether it's sucking. 261 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,639 I don't really like digging out old shafts, 262 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:18,679 and this one, it's not been worked for at least ten years. 263 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:20,959 That's dangerous. It's an unknown. 264 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:22,919 At the moment, we ain't got any choice. 265 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,239 We've got to buy a full set of gear. We need the tip truck. 266 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,959 We need a blower and we need a digger. 267 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,919 And none of that's cheap. It's not sucking real good. 268 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:36,679 These blowers are just like a great vacuum cleaner. 269 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:38,999 So, if you've got any leaks in the suction hose, 270 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,199 you start losing too much air. 271 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:42,959 Crickeys. Jesus. 272 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,399 This is slippery as a butcher's prick when it's wet. 273 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,759 Hey, Les.Yeah?What's that? 274 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:53,959 It's a hole. Is that in the bowl?Yes. 275 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,119 Oh, Jesus Christ. 276 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,639 How the hell do we fix that, Les? 277 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,399 If it's not one thing, it's another. 278 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,319 You solve one problem and the other one sticks its head up. 279 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:11,239 So, that might just be the outside skin. 280 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,239 But if that does go through onto the inner skin...Yes. 281 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,439 ..we're in more trouble than a pregnant nun. 282 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:27,959 HANNAH: Righto. How yas going? 283 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,239 Probably got three-quarters of the truck full. 284 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,199 I'll borrow one of yas. You can come up 285 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,479 to the agi with me and we'll get that all going. 286 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,519 Well, we better get down there. Keep digging.All right.Righto. 287 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:39,439 See you soon.See yas. Off you go, Noz. 288 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:46,199 The Young Guns are filling a truck for boss Hannah's agi or wash plant, 289 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:50,439 which cleans the mine dirt, leaving behind rocks and any opal. 290 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:54,759 NOAH: We've made a big decision by coming to Lightning Ridge towards the end of the season. 291 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,559 We only have a month or so left to dig. 292 00:16:57,640 --> 00:17:00,079 We need that opal to make money to get the drill. 293 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:01,759 Oh, look at all these rocks. 294 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:04,479 Yeah, careful of the silt. You might slip in it. 295 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:06,719 So, we wanna get as much done 296 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,119 before it gets too hot to be out here at all. 297 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:13,039 Um, do you wanna check that oil for me and I'll check the fuel. 298 00:17:13,120 --> 00:17:16,959 That looks all right.Yeah. Good. A bit in there. Should be all right. 299 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,399 No go. 300 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:28,599 Um, could be the starter motor or a dead battery. 301 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,799 Hopefully, it's something as simple as the starter motor or battery. 302 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:33,559 I don't really know where to start. 303 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:37,399 Hopefully get this thing going as soon as possible cos the boys are coming over, 304 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:40,199 and I've got someone else using it in a few days. 305 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:42,199 I'll just jump it from the starter motor. 306 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:43,999 Can I have that screwdriver, please? 307 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:57,799 You got some Start Ya Bastard over there. 308 00:17:57,880 --> 00:17:59,679 Yeah, you can grab that if you want. 309 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:02,839 Right.You do that and I'll try and spray some in.Ready?Yeah. 310 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:09,999 Finally good to go. 311 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:16,319 Last bucket. 312 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:19,079 First load. Let's take it up there. 313 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:20,759 Booyah, dude! 314 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,719 We're in new ground and we're a little bit out of our depth. 315 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:27,319 It's different to White Cliffs. It's a little bit nerve racking. 316 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,079 OK, let's go. 317 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:31,239 You're not looking for anything in the wall. 318 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:34,519 So, this is where all the actual opal searching 319 00:18:34,600 --> 00:18:36,879 takes place, in this tailout. 320 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:38,559 That's it. Stop! 321 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,679 Feels good to finally have our first truckload coming out. 322 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:49,759 We need at least another one. The more the merrier. 323 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,319 It's going up into the agi 324 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:56,159 and hopefully in with this dirt, we've got some nice black nobbies. 325 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:01,759 All right, that's one down. Back down the hole, boys. 326 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,319 Oh, racing against the clock to fill this agi. 327 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,999 It's, uh, it's a lot of pressure. 328 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,919 We've got to dig constantly if we wanna find opal. 329 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:25,479 We have to find opal. It's the whole reason of coming here. 330 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:39,959 No! 331 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:43,359 Get stuffed. 332 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:47,079 What?It's burnt out. Completely stuffed. 333 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:49,799 I don't know how we're gonna fill 334 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,959 a nine-tonne truck with one jackhammer. 335 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,039 PAUL: There's heaps of wires hanging down in the back here. 336 00:20:02,120 --> 00:20:05,599 Johnny, Get in there!Get in there! The electronics expert.Yeah. 337 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:07,319 We've got power. 338 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,639 MARK: It's got to be something simple. Surely. 339 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,119 We all feel that bit of pressure to, you know, 340 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,679 put food on the table and pay the bills. 341 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:18,639 So, yeah, the generator breaks down. Opalzilla shuts down. 342 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,679 It makes it hard to rely on opal to eat. 343 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:24,839 Yeah, this may be a problem. 344 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,239 Um.I just heard something click. 345 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:30,279 The throttle actuator was unclipped. 346 00:20:30,360 --> 00:20:34,039 Did you look with your ears, Paul? The clip was undone, mate. 347 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,079 RACHEL: Go, baby go! 348 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:45,799 Let's get that colour. 349 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,479 It's our bread and butter, so it's great to get it going again. 350 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,759 Open-cut mining, it's a costly exercise. 351 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,359 We can't afford to make a mistake. 352 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:05,839 Just trying to open up the hole a bit here, make it safe. 353 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:09,559 We started doing the cut over at, like, next to Magic Mountain there, 354 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:12,079 and we're trying to get to 40ft. 355 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:14,959 Digging in the virgin ground, it's what we want to do, 356 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,519 but there was no material showing or anything, 357 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,079 so we were just digging blind actually. 358 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:22,799 It's gonna be a big job, hey. 359 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,159 We're just getting out of our league here. 360 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:27,839 Drill it. 361 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:31,639 Make sure there's something there before we put all those yards in. 362 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:36,959 We used to do a little bit of drilling with Kevin in Mintabie, 363 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,159 and he's come to Coober Pedy. 364 00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:42,999 It's only a day's work. We're just gonna have to... I know...spend the money. 365 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,319 What are you talking, a few bucks a feet maybe? 366 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,559 Yeah, two three bucks a feet, I think. 367 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:51,159 But we need a fair few feet to really see what's there. 368 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,599 Hey, Kev, how you going, mate? Yeah, all right. What's up? 369 00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:59,319 We're just wondering if we could 370 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,839 hire you to do a bit of drilling for us. 371 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:06,119 Oh, well, I think the going rate is about 350 a foot. 372 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:09,839 350 a foot?Yeah, we need a lot of feet.Lot of feet, yeah. 373 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,559 And we don't have a lot of money.Yeah. 374 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,879 We were thinking maybe two bucks a foot 375 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:17,879 and we pay for diesel and any breakdowns. 376 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:23,919 You pay for the diesel and any breakdowns? 377 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,759 Yeah, I reckon I could do it. No worries. Appreciate it. 378 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:37,199 Kevin's six wheel truck is ex-Australian Army, built in 1960. 379 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,559 It saw action in the Vietnam War 380 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:46,599 and is capable of drilling down to 75ft or 23m. 381 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,119 This is the direction we're heading. So, if we can get some drill holes, 382 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,879 all along where we were gonna head. Is there a slip here? 383 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,279 There is a slip.There was a couple. A couple. 384 00:22:57,360 --> 00:22:59,439 But one's running straight through this way. 385 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,599 You want to do it on this one, right on that? 386 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,479 Drop the truck right here and-- Yeah, bang. First one. 387 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,599 Bit excited to see what's down there. 388 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:10,279 We might drill nothing, 389 00:23:10,360 --> 00:23:12,439 or we could drill up a load of money today. 390 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,839 If you go through a pocket of opal, 391 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,279 you'll see some shards and chips will come out. 392 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:22,959 Ah, we're going to go to 60ft today. 393 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,799 If something comes up in the drill, you're very excited 394 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,199 cos it shows you something down there. 395 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:37,359 It's never done this before. 396 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:41,879 Oh, we broke the drill already. Didn't take us long. 397 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:44,559 It's going around when it shouldn't be. 398 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,599 One lever is not going into neutral. 399 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:50,479 It's cost us about ten grand probably. 400 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,399 Nah! I don't know, but it's not good. 401 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,159 Kev said this has never happened before, 402 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,039 so why is it happening to us? 403 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,279 ROD: Well, Les, as I go up make sure you hold that proper 404 00:24:07,360 --> 00:24:10,759 cos I'm gonna have a fair bit of weight right on the very top of this. 405 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:13,439 Righto. 406 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,079 Up there somewhere we got one hole, 407 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:19,999 but that one's gonna be easy to patch. 408 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:23,239 And around there, it's all been patched on the inside. 409 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,679 Yeah, I think that's all right, Les.Yeah? 410 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:29,719 The Bushmen need to seal a dirt sucking blower... 411 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,279 It's not a real big hole. It's quite solid around it. 412 00:24:32,360 --> 00:24:36,359 ..to clear a shaft and begin work on the old timer's mine underneath. 413 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,559 Right, we could jam a stick in that, Les.Yeah. 414 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:43,799 Do you wanna fashion me a plug? I can do that. 415 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,519 It's just something to get us going for this morning. 416 00:24:51,560 --> 00:24:55,039 That might do it. Jesus. 417 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:05,279 That's got it. 418 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,719 It's got a few holes in the pipes. 419 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:14,439 Could you just throw me this tube, please? 420 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,079 We had to get a bit of inner tube and wrap that around 421 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,919 and put a bit of wire around it and tighten that up. 422 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,199 You all right?Yeah. Just take it easy. 423 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:26,599 Indeed I am.Ready?Yep. 424 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:28,959 The old bloke's pretty good. 425 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:30,799 Most fellas his age are sitting 426 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:32,759 in front of the fire or reading a paper. 427 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,719 Don't talk me into it, will ya? 428 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,279 I can get most things going with a bit of welding 429 00:25:40,360 --> 00:25:41,959 and a lot of duct tape. 430 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:46,679 That all of them?Uh, yeah. Good one. 431 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:50,279 Well, what do you reckon? We kick her in the guts? 432 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,919 Turns over nice, the old motor. Nice, yeah. 433 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:57,439 We all right, Les?Yeah, mate. 434 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,479 If it wasn't for the situation that we were in, 435 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:04,079 I doubt whether I'd go down there. 436 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,759 We're back to basics. We haven't got any gear. 437 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:09,479 Shaft certainly can collapse. 438 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:14,919 Level ground one day, great hole there the next. 439 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,159 And if you're standing on top of it 440 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,999 and it it drops, you're going down with it. 441 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:28,359 Look! It's gonna collapse! 442 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:30,599 Hook that end over the truck, 443 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:34,399 so if it goes, I'm not going down with the ladder.Righto. 444 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:38,679 Yeah. 445 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:49,919 Hopefully, the other jackhammer doesn't burn out. 446 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,439 That one's been running about the same as this one. 447 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:54,879 Yeah. I can try and pull it apart and fix it later 448 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,559 but right now, we got to get back to work.Let's do it. 449 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:02,159 To fill the truck with eight tonnes of mine dirt, 450 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:07,239 the Young Guns need to load over 130 hoist buckets. 451 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,599 We're gonna have to seriously put in some hours 452 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,399 if we want to get this thing filled. 453 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,399 If we can't fill the truck for the second time, 454 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,839 we're gonna miss our opportunity to find anything. 455 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,239 NOAH: We need that opal to make money to get the drill. 456 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:35,959 How we looking, fellas? 457 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:39,719 There we go. That should do it. 458 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,279 Well done, boys. Big effort with our jacky. 459 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:53,719 Let's get it on.Let's get it going. 460 00:27:57,280 --> 00:27:59,839 It's so much work for that amount of dirt. 461 00:27:59,920 --> 00:28:02,719 Well, that's the thing, though, we've got to find that then. 462 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:05,799 We've got to find some pretty nobbies. 463 00:28:10,360 --> 00:28:12,399 Well, here we are. We've made it. 464 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:14,839 We've done the hard work. 465 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:17,599 We'll now leave these on to wash for the rest of the day. 466 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,239 Come in the morning and that'll be our first tailout. 467 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:21,919 So, I'm pretty excited. 468 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:33,039 You have to go through every single piece of rock in that tailout. 469 00:28:33,120 --> 00:28:35,479 That's where a AU$ 50,000 stone could pop up. 470 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,559 To ensure the Young Guns don't miss any opal, 471 00:28:39,640 --> 00:28:43,999 boss and tailout veteran Hannah will lead the operation. 472 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:47,999 HANNAH: Over the past four years, I reckon I've done about 300 tailouts 473 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:51,519 and maybe only two tailouts where I haven't got a bit of colour. 474 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,119 If we don't find anything in our first tailout, 475 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:56,919 I think we seriously have to consider 476 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,599 packing up and heading home. 477 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:07,359 Moving, setting up, digging, for this much rock. 478 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,159 We've learned a lot already coming to Lightning Ridge, 479 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:14,679 but we need that ching-ching to buy a drill. 480 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:17,079 NOAH: You guys wanna see what we've found? 481 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:19,679 Tiny skerricks of potch. 482 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:23,159 So, basically nothing? 483 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,679 A whole bunch of wasted time that is. 484 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,479 And it's just so frustrating. 485 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,199 What's going on, Kev? Doesn't sound right.No. 486 00:29:45,720 --> 00:29:48,159 It's like it's trying to work, but it won't.Yeah. 487 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:49,879 One gear's fighting the other. 488 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:53,639 Hopefully, I'll take this auger off and see how it goes. 489 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:55,759 See how you go cos we don't want to push it. 490 00:29:55,840 --> 00:29:57,759 Don't wanna break anything, for sure. 491 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:00,279 No, cost you too much money. 492 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:02,119 Pumps and hoses and all that, 493 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,679 they can be pretty expensive real quick. 494 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:08,759 The Blacklighters are desperately drilling for opal trace, 495 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,959 searching for the direction to take their open-cut mine. 496 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:16,039 But if Kev's ex-army rig breaks, they pay for it. 497 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:25,159 Still not going? Oh, there we go. 498 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:26,959 Beauty! 499 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:31,639 All good now. Jeez, That was looking like 500 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,879 it was gonna be an empty wallet there for a minute. Oh! 501 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:50,999 Oh, we're just looking for any sort of trace of opal in this. 502 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:56,679 KEVIN: Yeah, went down to 60ft. First one? 503 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:59,719 Yeah, that's the first hole. Bringing them up now. 504 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:02,599 MARK: On to hole number two. 505 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:05,999 It's looking like a better colour, 506 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:08,839 but where's the stainy rocks. There's nothing. 507 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:16,159 We've been drilling all day today, and we haven't had any luck. 508 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:21,599 You feel the pressure building straight away 509 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,039 when you have a day where you don't find anything. 510 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:36,119 ROD: I don't know what's going on down there, but it's a big hole. 511 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:40,519 That hole just appeared a little bit and she just got bigger and bigger. 512 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:42,999 That'll be twice I've nearly fell down this hole. 513 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:46,119 It's getting a little bit too dangerous now. 514 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:49,599 I think I better get a bit of safety organized, hey.Yes. 515 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,519 Safety first, Les. 516 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:54,239 When they filled the hole in, 517 00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:57,559 maybe there was some tin went down there and blocked it. 518 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,319 So, underneath, there might not be any dirt. 519 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:04,639 It potentially could let go, and wham, down I go. 520 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:08,239 Could be 30 foot, could be 80 foot. We don't have a clue. 521 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:13,599 Whoa, there. 522 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:15,679 When you fall 40ft or something like that, 523 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,599 you might end up coming up in a body bag. 524 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:25,439 That's gonna grab me. That's secure. The ladder's secured. 525 00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:27,519 Righto. Got to be safe, Les. 526 00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:33,559 Whenever I push the shovel in, you can hear the echo. 527 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:36,199 I reckon, all of a sudden, this is going to go wham 528 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:38,559 and I'm gonna be dangling like a tea bag. 529 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,879 I'll just drop the tape down and see how deep it is. 530 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:51,879 There's just no end to it, Les. 531 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:55,079 Twenty-five feet. Just gets deeper and harder. 532 00:33:03,960 --> 00:33:06,679 Nothing wrong with that. There's a bit of colour in this. 533 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,359 Gee, that looks all right. 534 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,959 Got another bit of colour, Les. Hey, that's a good sign 535 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:17,559 cos this dirt would have come out of this hole. 536 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:20,039 Look at that. You beauty! 537 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,919 Hey, there she is! I'm through. 538 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:35,119 We're through, Les. We're through. Oh, that's good. 539 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:38,839 I think-- 540 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:44,359 The oxygen meter's going off, Les. I'm getting out of here, mate. 541 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:56,999 Ooh, full of bad air, mate. 542 00:33:57,080 --> 00:34:00,239 Gasses build up, the oxygen it gets depleted. 543 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:03,519 Oh, crickeys. You could feel it whoosh up into ya. 544 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:06,199 When you hit bad air, by the time you realise 545 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:07,879 what's going on, it's too late. 546 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:11,559 And then your lungs, they shrink And then me alarm went off. 547 00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:13,999 The best thing we ever bought, this, Les. 548 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:16,799 Might not use it many times, but it could save your life. 549 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:19,159 It's only gonna save your life once, isn't it?Yep. 550 00:34:19,240 --> 00:34:22,479 Phew. But that's gonna have to clear for... 551 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:25,399 Probably a week, anyway. ..probably a week at least, yeah. 552 00:34:26,720 --> 00:34:29,159 Have a look at this. Two of them. 553 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:33,759 Yeah, that's not bad.It's obviously coming out of that hole. 554 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:37,279 The Bushmen have found low quality, seam opal, 555 00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:39,359 featuring a band of blue/green 556 00:34:39,440 --> 00:34:42,839 with flashes of purple on a colourless potch base. 557 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:46,879 It's in the rough and weighs 360 grams. 558 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:54,519 Hey, how you going, old girl? Good. How are you?I'm good. 559 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:57,239 Oh, it's hard yakka. 560 00:34:57,320 --> 00:35:00,119 Just finding that little bit of potch with the colour in it, 561 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:02,279 it made the old fella feel a bit more positive 562 00:35:02,360 --> 00:35:03,959 about the whole thing. Oh, wow. 563 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:05,879 Maybe that's a good sign. 564 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:07,919 If there's stuff down there like that 565 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:11,199 and we can find a bit, it'll be good.No, looks good. 566 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,639 Might be able to sell for a couple of hundred, Les. 567 00:35:13,720 --> 00:35:17,159 Anything's possible.That might have paid for the air conditioner. 568 00:35:17,240 --> 00:35:19,799 Yeah. Every bit helps. Every bit helps. 569 00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:31,999 JAMES: So, this is our second and final chute. 570 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,439 Dreams are riding on this chute. 571 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,959 The Young Guns are searching for opal in a tailout 572 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:43,559 in the hopes of funding the AU$90,000 price tag 573 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:45,359 for an exploration drill. 574 00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:49,079 We need to find opal, so it's a tailout nothing, 575 00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:50,959 breaking hearts. 576 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,679 I've got one!NOAH: What? What have you got? 577 00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:06,719 Check that out. Look! Colour, brother. 578 00:36:08,720 --> 00:36:11,439 What do you think of that? We're probably a bit too excited. 579 00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:14,199 No, it's something to be excited about.Woo! 580 00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:18,599 Tell you what, Hannah, I was getting a bit worried at the end there. 581 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:28,839 Hey, boys! Look at this.Nobby? 582 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:31,639 Dude! Look at that. 583 00:36:31,720 --> 00:36:34,959 Oh, my God.Come on. What do you think of that? 584 00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:36,639 What do you think of that, Hannah? 585 00:36:36,720 --> 00:36:39,399 Yeah, that's so good. Yeah, huzzah. 586 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:45,159 The Young Guns have found two Lightning Ridge Nobby opals, 587 00:36:45,240 --> 00:36:49,639 featuring blues and greens with flashes of gold and purple. 588 00:36:49,720 --> 00:36:52,479 They're in the rough, and weigh 12 grams. 589 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:56,119 What's that worth do you reckon? 590 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:59,399 Yeah, boys, I reckon this one here's about two-and-a-half. 591 00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:01,159 Woo! 592 00:37:01,240 --> 00:37:04,159 Not a bad little find.Here you go. 593 00:37:04,240 --> 00:37:07,599 This one's even better than the last one, I reckon. 594 00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:09,279 Maybe three. 595 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:12,799 That is just insane. 596 00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,439 So, we're pretty keen to show this to a buyer 597 00:37:16,520 --> 00:37:18,119 and see what they'll pay for it. 598 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:20,479 JAYMIN: It's our first time giving this a go here, 599 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:22,359 so we're a little bit out of our depth. 600 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:24,639 Are we gonna get thousands of dollars for this 601 00:37:24,720 --> 00:37:26,759 or are they gonna really take us down a peg? 602 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:31,839 Ben Moses is a new buyer to Lightning Ridge, 603 00:37:31,920 --> 00:37:34,999 working the region for just over a year. 604 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:37,479 HANNAH: How you going? Boys. Hi, Hannah. How are ya? 605 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:39,519 How you going boys?JAMES: Ben. All right? 606 00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:41,199 JAYMIN: We've got two nobbies. 607 00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:43,799 It's our first bit of decent Lightning Ridge. 608 00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:50,839 That dark purple and that magenta, don't see that as often. 609 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:52,879 What are you looking to get out of them? 610 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:57,359 I thought, um, around six for the two.Six. 611 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:03,199 I personally would probably be a little bit more comfortable at four. 612 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:05,119 How do you feel about that? 613 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:06,999 It's our first go in the Ridge, 614 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:10,199 we got to...Yeah. ..try and make a dollar out of it. 615 00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:13,839 Keep yourselves digging, definitely. Would you go four-and-a-half? 616 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:17,719 I mean, I think if you come up to five. 617 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:19,679 It's your bottom dollar on it? 618 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:25,359 I'll do five to help yas out. All right. 619 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:28,639 HANNAH: Cheers for that. Thanks heaps for the opportunity. 620 00:38:28,720 --> 00:38:30,679 We've sold Black opal. 621 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:32,599 It's a great day to be an opal miner. 622 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:35,879 You've got this, big man. Let's go. 623 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:39,399 JAMES: It's definitely a sacrifice to be out in Lightning Ridge. 624 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:44,799 But you've got to have a go at things, 625 00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:47,319 if you wanna make the future better. 626 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:49,279 NOAH: So far, we can't get the drill. 627 00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:52,799 We still need one more or maybe a couple more big finds 628 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:54,479 to really set us up. 629 00:39:07,720 --> 00:39:09,919 MARK: Pretty disappointed that nothing come out 630 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:11,959 of the other cut we were trying to do. 631 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:14,159 We were hoping that might have been a big one 632 00:39:14,240 --> 00:39:15,919 to help us support the family. 633 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:20,239 Looking for John at the moment. He's, um, wandered off. 634 00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:22,799 He loves to wander off. He could be anywhere. 635 00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:28,759 With their drilling operation, failing to find any opal trace. 636 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:33,439 John Nassar has turned to a claim 200m from Magic Mountain, 637 00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:38,599 hunting for opal in blower dumps, waste dirt sucked from underground. 638 00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:45,399 There you are. 639 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:48,039 What's going on? 640 00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:49,999 What are you up to? 641 00:39:50,080 --> 00:39:52,919 You guys are a bit boring, so I thought I'd come for noodle. 642 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:56,679 Nothing but potch here, mate. Nothing but potch.Yeah. 643 00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:58,879 Well, it must be time to go home then. 644 00:39:58,960 --> 00:40:01,639 Some pretty healthy potch, though. You got healthy potch? 645 00:40:01,720 --> 00:40:04,079 Yeah. I don't know if you really want to see this. 646 00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:07,599 What do you mean?You could put Magic Mountain in the back burner. 647 00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:11,119 Wow. 648 00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:14,919 We got to put this through. If that's the case, 649 00:40:15,000 --> 00:40:17,799 we got to put this through. That's beautiful stuff. 650 00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:23,319 I knew you were up to something. Righto.Righto. 651 00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:28,039 Right-o.Big time. 652 00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:31,479 Yeah. We've got to claim these up fully. 653 00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:35,559 John found some materials, so we have just come to peg it off 654 00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:37,839 so no one else can take it. 655 00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:40,999 Just gonna get the old dates and the old permit number off. 656 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:44,639 It's always a bit exciting pegging a new claim, 657 00:40:44,720 --> 00:40:47,199 never know what you can get under there. 658 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:49,999 All right, Johnny I reckon this to be point one. 659 00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:51,879 That is good enough?Yeah. 660 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:56,759 Oh, I'm gonna destroy the peg... Probably. 661 00:40:56,840 --> 00:41:00,119 Put them in, find a miner's peg. 662 00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:03,679 Uh, it's a miner's peg for the Mines Department, 663 00:41:03,760 --> 00:41:06,839 so they can tell what field and where you're pegging from. 664 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:11,599 Just getting the heading from the miner's peg to Paul's first peg. 665 00:41:11,680 --> 00:41:14,039 Yeah, you want to get it as correct as you can, 666 00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:15,879 cos, yeah, if someone comes along 667 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:17,639 and you're a few degrees off, 668 00:41:17,720 --> 00:41:20,759 claim that you thought was yours is now someone else's. 669 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:23,719 That was 40m from the miner's peg, 670 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:26,079 and 75-degree. 671 00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:30,079 We work together.....in heading. ..just makes it a lot easier. 672 00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:32,359 Hey, going over there, Paul? We're good. 673 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:35,119 Sweet. 674 00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:41,719 MARK: This is where John found those couple of nice bits, 675 00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:44,239 so I'm gonna dig right in the middle of there. 676 00:41:44,320 --> 00:41:47,879 But hopefully, we got another nice batch in this bucketful. 677 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:58,199 This is some new dirt and it is pretty exciting. 678 00:41:58,280 --> 00:41:59,879 You there. John? 679 00:41:59,960 --> 00:42:02,479 How's that um new material looking? 680 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:04,159 It's looking good so far. 681 00:42:04,240 --> 00:42:06,759 Awesome, man. Awesome. All right. Well I'll stick to it. 682 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:18,479 Fair day. What have we got in there? 683 00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:21,719 That looks all right. A little bit of loving in there, mate. 684 00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:24,439 PAUL: Chunky stuff. Oh, look at that. 685 00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:27,319 Well, I'm . Let's get home and...Yeah, tumble it. 686 00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:29,359 Got your clock. Let's get into it. 687 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:31,559 Been a big day. Look at this stuff. 688 00:42:31,640 --> 00:42:34,599 Yeah, I know. It's shocking. Stop it, you goose. 689 00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:38,759 Hey, Rach, Mark, you wanna come over? 690 00:42:38,840 --> 00:42:41,399 We got something worth having a look at or what? 691 00:42:41,480 --> 00:42:44,479 PAUL: Well... This looks all right. Oh, yeah. 692 00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:46,999 That's a chunk. RACHEL: Oh my goodness. 693 00:42:47,080 --> 00:42:49,279 That is...Wow. ..chunky-yum-yum. 694 00:42:49,360 --> 00:42:51,039 So, where did this all come from? 695 00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:53,679 My claim.Your claim?Yes. 696 00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:56,759 I'll admit it, the best stuff this week came from John's claim. 697 00:42:56,840 --> 00:42:58,919 RACHEL: Hang on. What's Johnny got? 698 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:03,479 I dremelled these up, Rach. 699 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:07,519 Wow. 700 00:43:07,600 --> 00:43:10,359 The Blacklighters have white and crystal opal. 701 00:43:10,440 --> 00:43:14,239 The full spectrum of colours playing across the surface. 702 00:43:14,320 --> 00:43:16,039 Most of the parcel is in the rough, 703 00:43:16,120 --> 00:43:19,599 but John has dremelled or polished the king stones. 704 00:43:19,680 --> 00:43:22,799 All up, there's 10kgs. 705 00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:24,519 What are we looking at? 706 00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:28,879 This is gonna add another ten grand to the parcel at least. 707 00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:31,279 Thirty-five grand for the week. Well done! 708 00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:33,479 Well, done mate.Well done! 709 00:43:33,560 --> 00:43:35,759 JOHN: It turned out to be a pretty amazing week 710 00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:38,119 coming off the generator stuffing up and that, 711 00:43:38,200 --> 00:43:41,319 we just needed that bit of a lift. It's definitely a win for us. 712 00:43:41,400 --> 00:43:44,239 Now, John, we like to name everything. 713 00:43:44,320 --> 00:43:45,919 I think this is quite promising, 714 00:43:46,000 --> 00:43:48,279 it should be the Land of Promise. 715 00:43:48,360 --> 00:43:50,399 Yes, the Land of Promise it is. 716 00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:52,239 You beauty.That's awesome. 717 00:44:07,720 --> 00:44:09,719 Subtitles by Deluxe 717 00:44:10,305 --> 00:45:10,945