"Outback Opal Hunters" Treahery

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,159 On Outback Opal Hunters... 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:05,119 Ow! 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,719 ..the Bishop faces off against concrete hard rock... 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:13,079 There's only one way you can deal with rock like that. 5 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:14,479 (EXPLOSION) 6 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,079 ..and even tougher opal buyers. 7 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,719 I give you $4,000. $4,000? Come on. 8 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,559 We're out there risking our lives finding this opal. 9 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,919 Whoa, Ty. No. Back here. Whoa. That will kill you if it comes down. 10 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,879 The Bushmen trial new partner, Ty... 11 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,119 This bloke is going all right, Les. Yeah, he is. 12 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,079 This is not for the faint-hearted, that's for sure. 13 00:00:35,160 --> 00:00:37,519 ..and hit a season-ending mine shutdown. 14 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,159 Look at this. The crack in the wall. This whole thing could come down. 15 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:43,759 I want everybody out and out now. 16 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:45,279 Move! Move! Move! Move! 17 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,199 The Misfits mine underground for the first time... 18 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,279 Get me out! Get me out! This isn't good! 19 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,279 I'm seeing potential dangerous situations arising. 20 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:57,999 ..and are crippled by critically low oxygen levels. 21 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:01,559 Do you feel all right? (EXHALES) I feel sick. 22 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:06,479 # Money 23 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:10,239 # And fancy clothes # 24 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:18,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 25 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,479 So, Scotty, we've got to dig in here and see what's behind. 'Ey? 26 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:33,039 This is the way to explore deep into the rock without having to move the rock. 27 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,159 It's dangerous and it's hard. 28 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,839 You've got to hold on to be careful. You've got to get your right feet. 29 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,879 You all right, bro? Yeah.All right. 30 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,559 If you hit something that's hard, 31 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,239 your drill doesn't go anywhere, it just jams. 32 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,639 You could end up with two broken wrists. 33 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:52,679 Keep going. 34 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:55,679 I'm waiting for a big chunk to come out, mate.Yeah, man. 35 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:12,279 The Bishop, Greg Scully, an ordained minister in the Orthodox Church 36 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:16,679 and his partner, Scott Stevens, are mining deep underground 37 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:21,319 at their claim 35 kilometres outside the opal capital of the world. 38 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,399 Coober Pedy. 39 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:30,359 Scotty and I are in our huge drive, which we've named the Cathedral. 40 00:02:31,640 --> 00:02:33,919 We've returned to the face 41 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,999 where we found opal. 42 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:37,479 Hold on. 43 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:39,159 There she comes. 44 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,079 Ooh, that's got red flashes in it. Nice. 45 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:47,439 The only way you find opal is to move rock and the more rock you move, the more opal you find. 46 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:53,279 Greg's aim is to use his finds to help lost souls. 47 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,079 Coober Pedy is like all rural towns across Australia. 48 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,639 A lot of the young people are into ICE, methamphetamine. 49 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,239 They get hooked and it costs them everything. 50 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,639 Their family, their houses, their jobs. 51 00:03:08,640 --> 00:03:11,839 My hope is to turn this property 52 00:03:11,920 --> 00:03:15,639 into a drug rehabilitation area. 53 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:20,079 The whole purpose of the mining is to find enough opal 54 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,439 to start the mission in town and get it up and going. 55 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,799 We're working hard. We're finding opal. 56 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,199 We just keep our nose to the grindstone. 57 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:36,999 She hard. Yeah, it's looking hard, too. 58 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,999 Keep going. I'm just gonna blacklight it as you do it. 59 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:41,719 (RESUMES DRILLING) 60 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,559 The reason you blacklight while you're doing it is, if you hit opal, 61 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,639 you want to know how deep the opal is. 62 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:52,959 If you just keep going and you've got a pile with opal in it, you don't know where the opal came from. 63 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:57,399 Hey, there's something there, Greg, look. 64 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,839 There's some dropping out, Scotty. Look here. 65 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:02,079 There's one. Yeah. 66 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,559 A bit of colour in there. That's got some beautiful colour. 67 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,399 There's something back there. At 600mm in. 68 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,759 You want me to take over in a second? 69 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,839 Just be careful, Greg. Yeah? It grabs. 70 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:17,679 So what's happening here is 71 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:19,479 the drill wants to kick. 72 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,359 Every now and then, you hit a bit of hard rock 73 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,919 and it kicks back at you. 74 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:26,119 Oh. 75 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,279 Oh, yeah. Ooh. 76 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:30,559 This hole is not gonna end, Scotty. 77 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:33,519 Ow! You all right? 78 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,319 Oh, man. Yeah, it's... 79 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:37,399 I don't know, I think it's won. 80 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,679 Oh, gee, Scotty. I've got to sit down. 81 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,959 All right, buddy. (GROANS) 82 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,439 I'm gonna sit down, dog. Are you gonna look after me or what? 83 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:49,959 Oh! 84 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,319 It's too hard. Scotty. You've just got to leave this, mate. 85 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,679 Just leave it, leave it, leave it. No more. 86 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,199 I don't want both of us down and out in one day. 87 00:04:58,280 --> 00:05:00,639 Just leave it, mate.That's crazy. It's crazy. 88 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,119 Well, this is it, mate. Our last shot before the heat, I reckon. 89 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:14,519 I'll get ready here. Do you want to fire the truck up? Yeah, I'll do that, yeah. 90 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,599 This will be good, Les. I'm looking forward to this. 91 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,359 This is gonna be the one, mate. 92 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,999 Ah, she's all flaming dead here. 93 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:26,919 No...nothing. 94 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:28,799 Yeah, nothing. 95 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,479 (BLEEP) You pressing the starter? Yeah. 96 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,439 Crikey, Les. One thing we don't need, mate.Oh, we don't need this. 97 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,959 Neither of us are any good with all these wires.That's for sure. 98 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:45,279 We haven't got any money to fix... (BLEEP) If it's something serious. 99 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,359 And we got to get down the hole. 100 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,239 I mean, summer's coming. 101 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,399 Oh... 102 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,079 (SIGHS) 103 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,639 The Bushmen's season has been plagued with setbacks. 104 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,319 Want to go to work? 105 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:08,119 No, mate. My leg's giving me... (BLEEP)Really?Yeah. 106 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,199 What, your hip again? Yeah. 107 00:06:10,280 --> 00:06:12,479 I'll go and see the quack. 108 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,959 74-year-old Les' failing health 109 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:21,319 started an urgent hunt for a new mine partner to take up the strain. 110 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,599 You're doing the work of two now, mate. 111 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,399 Retiree Guy was too old... 112 00:06:27,840 --> 00:06:30,319 He had a crack, but he won't make the grade. 113 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,159 ..and 16-year-old Damien was too young. 114 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,399 It's just school's another thought. 115 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,479 Thinking about finishing your schooling?Yeah, yeah. 116 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:44,079 I think it's harder to find a mining partner, than it is to find opal, to tell you the truth. 117 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,319 (BEEPING) 118 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,959 Oh! My oxygen meter is going off, Les. 119 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,319 Well, you better get out. I'm getting out of here, mate. Ooh. 120 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:01,279 As soon as we hit that opening in the shaft where it went into the drive, 121 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:04,879 we hit some bad air, because this mine has been closed for so long. 122 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:06,959 We'll give it a few days to... 123 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,039 to clear out that bad air. 124 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,119 We really need this to fire. 125 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,719 If we can't get something here, we're well and truly... (BLEEP) 126 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:17,399 The season's gone. 127 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,279 This was sort of it for us. 128 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:21,759 You know? We never had no B Plan. This is it. 129 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,119 There's just nothing. That's it. 130 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:30,599 Everything looks all right, but I don't really know what I'm looking for. 131 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:32,559 Nor do I, so... That's all right. 132 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:36,199 What about the new bloke up the road there?What's his name? 133 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:37,639 Ty? Yeah. 134 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:41,159 He's supposed to be an auto electrician, isn't he? Supposed to be. 135 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,079 Well, we can go and ask him and see if he wants to... 136 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:48,879 Come down and have a look at it for us.Yeah.He don't seem like a bad bloke. He might. 137 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,399 I think the only thing we can do is go up and see this fella. 138 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,359 Hey, Joe, which one do you think we should go down? 139 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,359 There's a few holes here to choose from. 140 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,919 A bit of water damage on this one. (WHISTLES) 141 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:11,879 Boy, it goes forever. 142 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,839 40 feet. 40 feet? 143 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,119 Yeah, 40 feet. Are you sure? Yeah. 144 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:21,359 I'm recommending Angel and Juan to, you know, check out some old shafts. 145 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:23,959 In the early days, only opal with red sold. 146 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,039 The rest of it was thrown away. 147 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:28,839 But, today, all of that is worth money. All of it. 148 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:30,919 I think Juan should go down first. 149 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:32,879 What if we flip the coin instead? 150 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,719 No. Men first. You know? Yeah, be a gentleman. 151 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:37,799 Why are you laughing? (BLEEP) 152 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,399 What's wrong with you? When I'm nervous, that's how I... 153 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,959 It's just a hole. You know? It is deep! 154 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,639 So, do you want to go down this hole, Juan? 155 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,359 Um... 156 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:53,079 I've got a phobia about... about holes in the ground that... 157 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,999 I... I had to train in trenches. 158 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:02,079 It's hard for me to perform shaft-working, because it relives, 159 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:06,639 subconsciously, my trench-warfare training in the army in Colombia. 160 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:09,519 It was just frightening. 161 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:11,599 It was so scary to get down there. 162 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:16,439 The Misfits. 163 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,199 Angel Dempsey 164 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,079 and Juan Vasco. 165 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,279 Apprentice opal miners in their first season. 166 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:26,239 That can let go at any time. 167 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:30,639 Guided by mentor and financial backer "Opal" Joe Kalmar. 168 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:33,799 It's good to invest in young people. I invest in a lot of young people. 169 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:35,759 Fingers crossed that they get somewhere. 170 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:37,719 The world needs more good young people. 171 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,239 I came from the Amazon jungle. 172 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:43,319 The Colombian side. And... 173 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,279 At the moment, I'm in the opal fields in Andamooka. 174 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,279 I'm the muscle of the operation, as you can tell! 175 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,359 Um, Angel got the smarts 176 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,639 And Mr Joe got the know-how. 177 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,719 So the perfect team. 178 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,479 The most important thing for me is to prove to myself 179 00:10:00,560 --> 00:10:02,279 I can find opal, 180 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,559 because it's a man's game. 181 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:08,599 So I'd like to, you know, prove to everyone that I can mine opal. 182 00:10:08,680 --> 00:10:10,679 Our season target is... 183 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:14,279 I feel like we're doing pretty well. 184 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,119 We're halfway there, 185 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,479 so I reckon we can achieve it. 186 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,319 My challenge is my fear, so I got to conquer that. 187 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:23,999 (STARTS ENGINE) 188 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:27,639 That was scary! (LAUGHS) 189 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:30,319 Settle down. 190 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,799 All the shafts in Andamooka are dangerous. 191 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,879 But the way I put the hoist together, it allows us 192 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,639 to swing a person over to a dangerous shaft 193 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:44,959 without risking the edges 194 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,039 collapsing in on them. 195 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,199 Are you still good, Juan? 196 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,279 Are you at the bottom? 197 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:54,359 Answer me, Juan. 198 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,479 Get me out of here! 199 00:10:59,560 --> 00:11:01,599 I want to get out! What's going on? 200 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:15,279 We know that there's a patch of colour 600mm in. 201 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:19,359 No way we're gonna punch through that with a drill and a jack pick. 202 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,999 You dig that by hand, it'd take you ten years to get your mission. 203 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:28,479 There's only one way you can deal with rock like that. Only one way. It's a massive bomb. 204 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:38,359 Ivan is one of the most experienced explosives experts in Coober Pedy. 205 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,639 Until the car stops, Roc, just stay where you are. 206 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,279 Good to see you. Good morning. 207 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:49,679 He's got all his fingers, toes and eyes. So I have every confidence in him. 208 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:58,119 In this area here, Ivan... Yeah?..we've hit opal colour 209 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,799 at the back, about a metre in, 210 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,559 so we were thinking we need to get rid of this... 211 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:05,639 under rock here, this dead rock. 212 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:08,719 Put here, angled to throw the rocks this way. 213 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,639 OK.Yeah. And another one behind here.OK. 214 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,719 I'm always nervous about the bombs. 215 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:16,319 It's a little bit scary, for me, personally, 216 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,279 I'm a little bit jumpy about things like that, but... 217 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,439 If you explode, I'll pray for you. 218 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:27,159 So Ivan will drill a metre with his auger into the rock. 219 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,519 At the angles he knows to use 220 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,279 to get the rock out. 221 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,079 He'll blow this area 222 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,279 and, hopefully, get it able to be worked by us by hand. 223 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,799 Let's blow stuff up! 224 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,639 Explosives danger, if you're not careful. 225 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,519 That's the detonator. 226 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,399 That one starts everything. 227 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:49,959 Make it very solid. 228 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,039 And get wire to tie it. 229 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,919 Now I have to join the detonators. 230 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,799 That's ready. One. 231 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,679 Detonators very touching. 232 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:03,759 Never liked this bit. 233 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:06,639 Ivan is gonna light the bombs. 234 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:14,919 God willing, we'll move some rock and expose some opal. 235 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:16,639 All right, Ivan's coming. 236 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:19,559 Gonna be some big explosions. 237 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:23,959 (BARKING ECHOES) 238 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,639 Where's the dog, Scotty? Oh... 239 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:28,319 (SIZZLING) 240 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:29,999 I don't know. 241 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:31,559 (EXPLOSION) 242 00:13:38,560 --> 00:13:41,159 For us, this blower is everything, Les. 243 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:45,319 Yeah, and there's only a couple of months left before summer comes on. 244 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:49,719 Best thing we can do is go up and see this fella and see if he'll come and have a look for us. 245 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,599 Ty seems to be a bit of a character. 246 00:13:55,680 --> 00:13:59,159 He's six foot two or something, built like a brick shithouse. 247 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,119 He's riding this little motorbike, about this big. 248 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,879 Looks like a... (BLEEP) ..pimple on a pumpkin. 249 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:07,759 My name's Ty. 250 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,839 I come out here three months ago. 251 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,919 It's very contagious, this opal stuff. 252 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,279 I got the bug and I just love it. 253 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:20,239 We don't have many neighbours around here. Being new, I just want to make a good impression. 254 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,319 Everyone helps each other out here. 255 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,159 Dead as a maggot. 256 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:27,519 Yeah. So there's no power to... 257 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,599 the switch for the start. 258 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:31,199 I'll just bridge it out. 259 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:34,599 You haven't got a bit of old wire? Like insulated wire? 260 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:37,479 Does your horn work? (LAUGHS) 261 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,559 Not as much as I'd like it to! 262 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:42,639 I might be able to just use that bit. 263 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,079 You're gonna fit in just fine out here, mate. 264 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:51,839 (ENGINE STARTS) 265 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:53,919 What did you do with that? 266 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,279 There was no power. So the problem is in the key. 267 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:02,239 I haven't started an engine like that since they locked me up, when I was about 17. 268 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,439 We can go down our hole now. 269 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:13,719 This mine here, it's been filled in for probably ten years. 270 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:17,479 We've only got... I don't know, probably that much dirt to shift. 271 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:19,839 And then we're... we're into the drive. 272 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,279 Well, if you need a hand doing anything, 273 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,759 um, mate, I'm quite willing to help yous. 274 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:26,839 Just to gain some experience, Rod. 275 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,919 Well, mate, if you want to give it a go, yeah, we'll teach you something. 276 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,919 No-one else is gonna show me anything. No-one else out here! 277 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,319 We're chucking you in at the deep end.I should be all right. 278 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,959 So all you're doing now is loosening the dirt, 279 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,879 scraping it into the blower pipe and sending it up. 280 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:44,959 Righto, mate. Away you go. 281 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:49,639 It lets me out. 282 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:56,999 This bloke is going all right, Les. Yeah, he is. 283 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,079 He's not doing a bad job. 284 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:05,239 He's a big bugger, too! He could hold a bull out to piss.That's it. 285 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:13,639 We're just about to break through that level into the drive. 286 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:16,799 It's very exciting. This might be the one for us. 287 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:24,159 Righto. Broken through here. Should be able to get down here now, boys. 288 00:16:25,760 --> 00:16:27,239 Finally, mate. 289 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:33,399 Looks pretty wild down here. All the tree roots growing through the floor. 290 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,999 This is not for the faint-hearted, that's for sure. 291 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,319 There's a bit of potch up here, Les. 292 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:44,279 Oh, yeah, that's a good piece. Might turn out really good. 293 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:51,239 Oi! Yeah, what? 294 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:53,319 Get back here! Quick! Quick, mate! 295 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:55,399 Move! Move! Move! Move! 296 00:16:55,480 --> 00:16:57,759 Meet you back here at the hole. 297 00:16:57,840 --> 00:16:59,999 As quick as you can! 298 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,479 Les! Look at this. How could you miss the crack in the wall? 299 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,759 This whole thing could come down. 300 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,239 I want everybody out and out now. 301 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:11,919 Start climbing. 302 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:15,799 Jesus Christ. 303 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:29,199 Get me out! Get me out of here quick!What's going on? 304 00:17:30,360 --> 00:17:31,759 Get back up. 305 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,559 Just look straight ahead. You're all right. 306 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,719 I feel sick. 307 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:54,559 (RETCHES) 308 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:00,799 (GROANS) 309 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,159 'The phobia is like a scar.' 310 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,039 (GROANS) 311 00:18:06,120 --> 00:18:08,959 My whole senses were out of whack, suddenly. 312 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:12,999 I tried to climb the walls. 313 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:15,079 I couldn't. Don't have no nails. 314 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:16,959 And I freaked out. 315 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,039 When I grab hold on the seat, 316 00:18:19,120 --> 00:18:21,999 my hands wouldn't want to let go of the cable. 317 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:23,679 I mean, grab hold. 318 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:25,759 That's it. Not gonna let go. 319 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,519 I didn't know it was gonna be that hard for him. 320 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,199 He looked pretty all right, he was going down. 321 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,679 It was all good until he got to the bottom. 322 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,519 And then that's when he kind of freaked out a bit. 323 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,159 So he did well. I reckon he was pretty brave. 324 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,639 After seeing how you reacted, 325 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,999 I'm pretty nervous about going in, 326 00:18:47,080 --> 00:18:49,079 but I'll still give it a go. 327 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:55,919 With Juan freaking out a bit, 328 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,399 we're gonna try again and find 329 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:03,039 a slightly less intimidating hole, with not such a wide, open mouth. 330 00:19:03,120 --> 00:19:04,719 You know? 331 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,519 For Angel and Juan, they have to be able to do this. 332 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,759 It's no good coming to the opal fields just being able to do one thing. 333 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:14,839 You need to be able to do multiple things. You do not find opal every day. 334 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:19,039 Opal is getting rarer and rarer and rarer on the whole planet. 335 00:19:19,120 --> 00:19:23,759 The fact that all these tunnels have been abandoned doesn't mean there's no opal there. 336 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:28,639 Miners used to throw their opal that was worthless back in the day down there. 337 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:33,319 They had a bad day here, didn't they?Yeah.Somebody had a bad day. 338 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,319 It broke. A winch cable! 339 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:37,959 Oh. 340 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,039 We'll send Angel down first. 341 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,999 I'm a bit nervous. Yeah, well, you would be. 342 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:53,519 Yeah, I'm so glad Angel is going first! 343 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,239 She's... She's the one. So happy. 344 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:59,639 All right. Go for it, Angel. 345 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:09,719 Huh. Such a weird feeling going down a hole. 346 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,759 That's a big hole! 347 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,599 Angel has a different type of courage to Juan. 348 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:24,799 She's really keen on being able to do the full scope of what's available in the opal fields 349 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,879 and the experiences, she likes the experience of dangerous things. 350 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,279 Actually, it's hot down here. 351 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,879 I'm on the bottom. I'm just gonna unlatch myself. 352 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,719 All right. Jump out of the seat and we'll pull the winch up. 353 00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:44,959 There's a few shafts down here. It looks pretty good. 354 00:20:47,360 --> 00:20:50,639 Yeah, it's certainly looking promising, that's for sure. 355 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:52,719 It's really healthy opal ground. 356 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:57,559 You can see, down this particular drive, how there's a zigzag. 357 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,039 I think they were following an opal trace. 358 00:21:01,120 --> 00:21:03,319 Are you there, Joe? 359 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,239 Yes, Angel. What's up? 360 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:08,119 Really lacking oxygen down here. I'm feeling it. 361 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:12,119 Just watch yourself. You'll have pockets where there won't be oxygen. 362 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:16,599 Do you reckon it'd be safe for, like, two people to come down here, with the lack of oxygen? 363 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:19,359 Just... I mean, like, it's dangerous as all hell. 364 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:24,319 That's a fact, right. Ultimately, what you've got to watch out for is each other's faces. 365 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:27,479 When you get that first red flush, after that you may have 366 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,799 five minutes, eight minutes before you fall down, right. 367 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:34,959 I want live bodies coming out, not dead bodies. You know what I mean. OK? 368 00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:38,319 "Bad air" in mines is caused by 369 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:39,999 carbon dioxide. 370 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,079 A dense gas that sinks, 371 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,359 displacing the oxygen in the air 372 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,039 at the mine floor. 373 00:21:46,120 --> 00:21:48,119 If the carbon dioxide levels 374 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:49,799 reach 5%, 375 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:51,879 the air becomes toxic, 376 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:53,959 causing a loss of consciousness 377 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:56,039 and eventually death. 378 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:59,999 I'm feeling, like, very low on oxygen. 379 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:04,439 Yeah, I feel sick. Urghh. 380 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,839 (EXPLOSIONS ECHO) 381 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,119 Where's the dog, Scotty? (EXPLOSION) 382 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:20,359 I put him in the car.You put him in... Don't do that to me! 383 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:22,639 Got to make sure he's safe. (EXPLOSION) 384 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:24,319 (CHUCKLES) 385 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,159 This gas that's coming out is poisonous. 386 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,959 We can't breathe it for long at all. 387 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:37,599 So we'll just stand up here a bit. 388 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,679 Uh... And we'll just wait. 389 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:43,559 We've moved some rock, that's for sure. 390 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:48,559 I can see that one. 391 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,639 No fume here. All clear. 392 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,919 Let's hope we're on some opal. Totally. 393 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,079 All right, Greg. Let's have a look. 394 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,159 The bomb has done a good job. 395 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:02,799 Scotty, is that light I see next to you coming out of there? 396 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:06,559 Oh, yeah, looks like it.There is light behind there.Look at that. 397 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:10,639 This was all sealed before. The bombs have opened up the bottom of a vertical. 398 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:17,159 Before the Cathedral claim's massive 20-metre-high drive was opened, 399 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:21,239 the miners had to drill down over 30 metres from the surface 400 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:23,119 to reach the opal level, 401 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:26,119 riddling the ground with three-foot-wide shafts. 402 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,359 It doesn't look too stable. 403 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,439 (ROCKS CLATTER) 404 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,719 Yeah, man, I'm, I'm getting out of here. I don't like that. 405 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:36,999 It's dangerous. Rocks could fall on your face. 406 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:38,719 Hey, Greg. Yeah, mate? 407 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:40,799 Look at this. What have you got? 408 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:43,799 Check that out. 409 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:45,679 There's lots of colour in that. 410 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:49,479 They've clearly come from the dump above and fallen into the shaft. 411 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:51,559 So that's a good sign for us. 412 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:53,639 32...33... 413 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:56,999 So Scotty has paced out to the front of our claim. 414 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:58,559 ..79... 415 00:23:58,640 --> 00:23:59,919 80. 416 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:02,199 80, Greggy. 417 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,919 We'll go up top and we'll pace backwards. 418 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,239 And find the hole that... that opal fell down. 419 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:13,479 So there's the, uh, driveway in. 420 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,159 Got to go dead straight. 421 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:16,839 ..25... 422 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:18,759 26...27... 423 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,439 28... 424 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,319 Just be careful. There's a hole here, Scotty. 425 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:28,519 On the whole of the mining area around Coober Pedy, 426 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:31,079 there's over two and a half million holes. 427 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:38,879 It's a dangerous area to walk on. There have been deaths. 428 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,999 You just walk up to a hole. You think you're on solid ground. 429 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,199 You're standing on six inches of dirt 430 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:48,679 and it'll just give way and down you'll go. 431 00:24:50,120 --> 00:24:52,399 ..78...80. 432 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,479 That's it. That's it? We're here. 433 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,839 So we need to, uh, to noodle this dump.Absolutely. 434 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:03,919 Because the only way colour got down the bottom like that is it's come out of this pile. 435 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:16,839 I had a little bit of a slip there. That was very scary. 436 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,519 So I think it's the fumes from the explosives. 437 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:24,199 I'm starting to get wobbly legs, a little bit of a headache. 438 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:26,279 I'm not feeling 100%. 439 00:25:26,360 --> 00:25:28,399 You want to call it, do you? 440 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:32,879 Yeah.All right. If you're starting to fall and it's getting hot now, anyway. 441 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:34,839 It is getting hot, innit? Yeah. 442 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:40,599 We're gonna come back later, we're gonna grab the blacklights, when it's dark. 443 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:42,999 At least you can see the opal a lot better. 444 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,279 All that work. Mm. 445 00:25:54,360 --> 00:25:56,359 All that work to get down there. 446 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:58,439 Yeah. That was it. 447 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:03,239 Yes, we were hoping it'd work, this one, but it ain't gonna happen. 448 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:08,879 A two-metre crack putting the entire roof at risk of collapse 449 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,559 has forced the Bushmen to abandon their new mine. 450 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,599 That's not a matter of it might come down, that will come down. 451 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,279 It'll kill someone, for sure. 452 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:26,159 This long drop claim, it was our last chance. 453 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:33,239 The season goal has well and truly gone. The season has gone. We've got no money. We've got no hope. Ah... 454 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,679 (SIGHS) I don't know. 455 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,119 I don't know what to do. 456 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,919 Well, I've got that claim just down the road, Rod. 457 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:49,479 You want to think about coming down there and working that one? 458 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:52,439 What do you reckon?We - A pretty good offer from Ty. 459 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:54,559 We can see what happens. All right. 460 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,639 Well, we need to work out the... the deal. 461 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,159 I don't know. What do yous want to do? 50:50? Or...? 462 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:05,239 There's three of us, so I reckon, if we were to go thirds, I'd be happy with thirds. 463 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:06,919 Yeah, righto. 464 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,519 Yeah.Give it a go?Give it a go for a few days, mate. 465 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,239 Righto. Deal.Yeah.Not a problem, mate. 466 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:19,479 Ty's mine is two kilometres away on the edge of Sheepyard's, 467 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,559 an opal field established in 1985, 468 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,439 after rare black opal was unearthed. 469 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:31,599 You're right on the edge of one of the best fields there's been out here. 470 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:33,679 And you never know, do you? 471 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,999 It's pretty exciting, the Bushmen coming onto my claim. 472 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:40,799 They're a bit of a legend around this, this area. 473 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:45,519 Sharing their knowledge is gonna be beneficial to me. 474 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:49,079 Well, the biggest question I've got for you, Rod, is... 475 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,919 how do I find a million-dollar stone, mate? 476 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:56,799 When you find out, tell me and Les! We've spent our life trying to find the... (BLEEP) 477 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,959 We've got a mud level up here, right on the roof. 478 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:05,839 Then we've got... (BLEEP) 479 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:08,599 ..mud right down on the... on the floor here. 480 00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:11,279 Yeah, it's... It's strange ground, innit? 481 00:28:11,360 --> 00:28:14,559 It's just all not right. No good seams. Dig down here, 482 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,079 you could dig down here forever and not get a thing. 483 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,559 So all this is handy information. You just can't go and buy knowledge. 484 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:27,079 Yeah, well, this is where I found a little bit of crystal, up in here. 485 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:28,959 Whoa, Ty. No. Back here. Whoa. 486 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,559 What's wrong? Get out here, mate. Back this way. 487 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:34,039 You've got this crack running right through here. 488 00:28:34,120 --> 00:28:37,519 If you've done any work over here, you're lucky that didn't come down. 489 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:39,199 This is way too dangerous. 490 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:52,999 Oh, I didn't even think about the oxygen levels until it hit me. 491 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:54,679 Whoo. 492 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:57,799 Just watch yourself. You'll have pockets where there won't be oxygen. 493 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:01,239 I'm feeling better now. I think we should send Juan down, Joe. 494 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:07,199 If he melts down again, his shaft-going days are over. 495 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:08,919 I won't risk it again. 496 00:29:09,000 --> 00:29:11,999 The fact that he wants to give it a shot is pretty amazing. 497 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,439 He's got a little bit of courage there. 498 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:18,559 All right. Keep an eye on things. 499 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:20,319 'I need him. 500 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:22,399 I can't go down the holes on my own. 501 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:24,879 Joe's not well enough to come down with me 502 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:28,639 I need him to overcome his fear. I'm just gonna have to work with him.' 503 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:31,879 Just be careful. Yeah. 504 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:33,959 Don't look down. 505 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:37,479 All right, you're almost there. 506 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:40,759 Ohh... 507 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,199 Yeah. Ooh.Stop. 508 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,519 This is way easier than before. 509 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:48,399 Well done, Juan, hey. 510 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:50,759 "Well done." Well done. 511 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:52,759 OK, look around. See what's there. 512 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:55,319 OK. We've got a shaft there. Yeah. 513 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,959 I'm just a bit cautious about going too far in. 514 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,319 I'll go first. No. It's about the cracks. 515 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:05,519 It's not about who's got the bigger balls.(LAUGHS)It's about the cracks. 516 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:11,319 We're looking for any kind of opal trace, because we need to find opal. That's what brings the money in. 517 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:15,559 I wouldn't touch this one, because it's a bit more unsettled, the ground. 518 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:17,399 OK. I don't think it's safe. 519 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:19,279 In here. Look! 520 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:21,559 Don't go too far without me. 521 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:24,639 Look at that ground. Isn't that beautiful, Angel? 522 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:29,359 It's certainly promising. It's got a nice, healthy opal level. 523 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,999 All right, I'm gonna send a bucket down, but make sure the thing 524 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:36,479 comes back with opal, otherwise I'll leave yous down there! 525 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:43,039 I'm fairly confident there's opal down here. 526 00:30:43,120 --> 00:30:46,439 These old miners, they didn't dig this far by hand for nothing. 527 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:52,399 Back in the old days, they threw the purples, blues, greens. 528 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:56,479 It wasn't worth anything. It's worth a lot of money now. That's what everyone wants. 529 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:00,479 It's making it heaps harder to work. 530 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:13,839 Do you feel all right? 531 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:17,919 Having trouble breathing. Sweaty. I'm gonna get you out of here, Angel. 532 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:21,079 Come on. Get some air. Go, go, go. I'll just get some air. 533 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:23,159 I'll give you some light. That way. 534 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:25,519 There you go. Come on. Sit down there. 535 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,119 'She is not good.' 536 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:34,079 And when she raises the alarm, it means something is just wrong. 537 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,399 Oh... 538 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:52,239 Come on, Roc. 539 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,519 You get the shovel, Scotty. Yeah. 540 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:56,879 'We're gonna blacklight the dump.' 541 00:31:56,960 --> 00:32:01,519 If there's opal that's fallen down the shaft, there should be opal in the dump, as well. 542 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,999 All right, let's do this safely. Yeah.And find some opal. 543 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:10,159 Dig, dig, dig, Roc. Good boy! 544 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:13,279 Find that opal for me. Good boy. 545 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:15,839 I trained him to dig for opal in these dumps. 546 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:17,519 And so he digs... 547 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:19,119 Stop, Roc! 548 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:20,839 And he kicks out a piece. 549 00:32:20,920 --> 00:32:23,239 And there it is, there in my hand. You see? 550 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:25,639 He's the only dog I know in Coober Pedy... 551 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:29,119 We'll throw that in the bucket. ..who finds your opal for you. 552 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:31,959 Good boy, Roc! Hey, did you find that opal? 553 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:34,999 There's a chicken for Rocco. Good boy. 554 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:37,079 Good boy. 555 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:42,479 What you're looking for here is material 556 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:46,559 sucked up by a blower from down below that the miners have missed. 557 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:52,519 If I don't find opal, then it's another delay on the mission. 558 00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:56,079 Because of my health, I've got to push through the pain barrier 559 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:59,279 just about every day, but, together, we can achieve it. 560 00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:04,639 Everyone thinks this is funny, because I have to lay in the rocks. 561 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,719 So I've got an injury, a serious injury on my foot. 562 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:09,999 I'm supposed to stay off my feet. 563 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:11,839 So I plant myself like this 564 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:13,719 and the opal comes to me. 565 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:18,719 See, just here, one... 566 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:20,399 two... 567 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,079 three... 568 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:23,759 four. 569 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:26,239 So, in one swipe, there's a handful. 570 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:29,279 Every stone in my hand has got material in it. 571 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:32,559 How are you going, Scotty? 572 00:33:32,640 --> 00:33:35,759 Oh, good. Finding a few little bits and pieces over here. 573 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:40,599 All right. Well, if you've got a few, bring them over and we'll compare what we've got. 574 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:43,119 There's colour all through here, Scotty. 575 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:44,559 Oh, cool. 576 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:47,039 Have a look at that. Wow.Hey? 577 00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:49,799 That's solid, too. Solid colour. 578 00:33:49,880 --> 00:33:52,559 So, here you go, Scotty. Another solid stone. 579 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,239 It's got colour. 580 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,959 It has. And then look at this one. 581 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:59,039 Look at the size of it! Wow. 582 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:02,439 So how's that for a good night's picking? 583 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:05,399 I think what we've got to do is get them to Ivan. 584 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,279 He's looking for opal. 585 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:10,439 We'll see how much it's worth and what we can sell it for. 586 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:21,119 All missed in the dump brought up from underground. 587 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:36,919 Thanks, mate. 588 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,199 Thank you, Ivan. All right. 589 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:42,879 (SIGHS) 590 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:47,039 We have some good opal and we're giving you the first shot at buying it. 591 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:51,199 That's the good opal. 592 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:54,999 That's four ounces. 593 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:58,439 And we're looking, for this whole parcel, for $7,500. 594 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:00,999 You either buy them or you don't. 595 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:03,559 We... We know they're worth the money. 596 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:06,079 You want $7,000 for this? Seven and a half. 597 00:35:06,160 --> 00:35:07,959 Seven and a half? Yeah. 598 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,039 I give you $4,000. 599 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:13,839 $4,000? Come on, Ivan. 600 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,719 We're not gonna take $4,000, Ivan. There's just no way. 601 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:18,599 What about five? 602 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:20,999 No. No, we can't do five. No. 603 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:22,959 Sorry, I can't go further. 604 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:26,319 Oh, well, that's... That's it, then. We haven't got a deal. 605 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:29,679 I give you five.No. Five is not enough, Ivan. We can't do it. 606 00:35:29,760 --> 00:35:31,319 I give you five and a half. 607 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:34,599 No. We're out there risking our lives finding this opal. 608 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:36,519 Scotty nearly falls down a hole. 609 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:38,279 OK. $6,000? 610 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:39,959 All right. 611 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:42,639 God bless you.No worries. Thank you. 612 00:35:43,920 --> 00:35:46,719 We've had the best sale that we've had. 613 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:49,759 We're well on our way to the target for the season. 614 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:51,839 We are really happy. 615 00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:54,519 That's the biggest find you and I have got and sold. 616 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:59,719 True.Got a good start, probably, for the deposit for the mission. I'm happy, mate. 617 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,639 You've got this crack running right through here. 618 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:15,959 If you've done any work over here, you're lucky that didn't come down. 619 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:17,799 Well, I did see the mark there, 620 00:36:17,880 --> 00:36:21,279 but I didn't really know what I was looking at, to tell you the truth. 621 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:27,879 With their mine too dangerous to work, 622 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:30,999 the Bushmen's last hope is to relocate 623 00:36:31,080 --> 00:36:33,519 to neighbour Ty's claim. 624 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:36,599 Got to be safe.No colour is worth your life, mate.Yeah. 625 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:39,559 That one there will kill you, if it comes down.Yeah. 626 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:42,359 Well, what about... I saw a good piece back here. 627 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:44,959 Show us what you're talking about, old fella. 628 00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:48,879 Just here, mate. It's got some interesting little bits on it. 629 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:51,319 We got potch all the way around there. 630 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:54,239 That's a good spot, Les. That looks really good. 631 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:57,519 What are we gonna do, Les? Have a carton on the first bit of colour? 632 00:36:57,600 --> 00:37:00,479 Or what?We can have a carton. All right. Bet's on. 633 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:05,119 'You've got to listen to people like Les. 634 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:08,759 He's got the runs on the board. He's been there and done it all before.' 635 00:37:11,280 --> 00:37:14,159 Couldn't you have found a softer spot to dig, old fella? 636 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:18,479 I don't like the jackhammer. 637 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:21,039 Too many aches and pains in the joints. 638 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:23,119 A young man's game. 639 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:25,599 Here, boys. Give us a go. 640 00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:28,199 Hey?Give us a go. Yous don't have to do it all. 641 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:30,799 All right. You don't have to ask me again. 642 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:41,279 He's moving more dirt than you and me put together, mate!Yeah. 643 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:44,919 'Me and Les have been looking for a third bloke for a long time. 644 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:49,319 It's hard. You've got to find someone that's honest, that's gonna have a go. 645 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:51,199 Someone you can get along with.' 646 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:54,639 Ty seems to, at this stage, sort of, tick all those boxes. 647 00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:59,439 Look at that seam, Les. How nice does that look? 648 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:05,199 Wahey! Hold on, Ty! Ty. Whoa. Whoa! Whoa! 649 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:09,159 I saw colour. Did you see colour, Les?Yeah.I saw something fall. 650 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:14,279 Ha ha ha!Oh, wow! Pickle my grandmother, Les! 651 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:16,999 That's a nice piece of stone! 652 00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:18,559 Whoo! 653 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:19,999 You beauty! 654 00:38:20,080 --> 00:38:22,559 Yeah. There's another bit. 655 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:23,959 Whoo! 656 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:26,039 That's the king stone there. 657 00:38:26,120 --> 00:38:28,839 That's a beautiful shell, Les. Oh, yeah. 658 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:32,199 That's the first one I've ever found, besides at the beach. 659 00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:34,559 Yeah, well, the same with me! (LAUGHTER) 660 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:55,239 I reckon that's got to be worth... 661 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:57,359 15 hundred. 662 00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:59,799 I'd reckon. Yeah.Whoo! 663 00:38:59,880 --> 00:39:01,839 We've got some nice crystal here. 664 00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:05,039 It's got red and everything through there. Look at that. 665 00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:07,079 I don't know what you fellas reckon, 666 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:11,119 but I think we've probably got four and half grand in that little pile. 667 00:39:11,200 --> 00:39:14,399 Finally found a bit of colour after all we've gone through this week. 668 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:16,479 He might be good luck! 669 00:39:16,560 --> 00:39:18,119 Thanks, boys. 670 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:23,839 That's the first bit of opal I've pulled out of this mine. It's so exciting. 671 00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:27,839 Not in my wildest dreams did I think I'd have these boys down here, 672 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:30,839 guiding me, helping me and giving me some advice. 673 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:32,799 You know? That's just great. 674 00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:37,719 We'd already had an agreement on a three-way split, so that gives me 675 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:41,319 and Les three grand, which is... (BLEEP) ..helpful at the moment. 676 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:45,119 Watching Ty have a... you know, work, he has a go. 677 00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:47,519 He's as strong as a Mallee bull. 678 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:49,879 So he's a good add to the team. 679 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:56,399 We'll probably hang around a little bit longer down here and see what else we can find. 680 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:06,959 All right, I'm feeling better. Yeah? 681 00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:09,319 Let's go. Get back to it. 682 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:12,039 That was a good spot where I was digging. Uhh. 683 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:14,759 Let me know if you feel any changes. 684 00:40:14,840 --> 00:40:16,639 Yeah, I will. 685 00:40:24,680 --> 00:40:27,679 We're just taking off this loose layer of dirt here. 686 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:29,839 You point out just what I've done. 687 00:40:31,560 --> 00:40:34,759 You're a He-Man just pulling that wall completely down! 688 00:40:34,840 --> 00:40:36,439 Yeah, right. (LAUGHS) 689 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:38,639 (GRUNTS) 690 00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:41,679 Yeah, there is a level here. 691 00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:45,079 Yeah, this is pretty interesting. Here, look at that. 692 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:46,679 Any sign of an opal trace? 693 00:40:46,760 --> 00:40:48,879 Down here, Angel. Yeah, I'm looking. 694 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:50,479 Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! 695 00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:52,279 There you go! 696 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:54,399 Look at that glow! 697 00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:56,679 I told you, man. 698 00:40:56,760 --> 00:40:58,839 Oh, look at that. 699 00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:00,919 That's matrix. I got a bit here. 700 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:02,999 (WHOOPS) 701 00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:06,079 That's pure opal, that one. Oh, it's green and blue. 702 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:09,959 Hey, Joe. We've just found opal! 703 00:41:10,040 --> 00:41:11,679 Cool bananas. 704 00:41:11,760 --> 00:41:13,759 "So, are you gonna come up?" 705 00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:16,839 Yeah, once I think we've got it all, we'll come back up. 706 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:22,559 Hey, Joe. 707 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:24,279 Yo? Let's weigh this 708 00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:25,959 and get a value on it. 709 00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:28,359 52 ounces. 710 00:41:28,440 --> 00:41:30,559 Wow. A big parcel. That's a lot. 711 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:32,839 See what's in there. See what you've got. 712 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:34,719 You've got some nice colour here. 713 00:41:51,280 --> 00:41:54,279 You see that? It's ugly! All you can see is the edge. 714 00:41:54,360 --> 00:41:56,359 But it goes on the black potch. 715 00:41:56,440 --> 00:41:58,839 You can see all the reds and greens in there. 716 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:01,199 This should come up absolutely stunning. 717 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:05,359 This is where opal buyers get excited, because it's like a gamble stone. 718 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:08,159 Because we don't know what's in it? It's a mystery. 719 00:42:08,240 --> 00:42:10,199 We sort of do know what's in it, Juan. 720 00:42:10,280 --> 00:42:14,159 You know? But we can't prove it. That's why they're called gamble stones. 721 00:42:15,400 --> 00:42:18,199 And that one... That one there, that's worth money. 722 00:42:18,280 --> 00:42:21,479 So far, so good, Juan. Some nice bits.Looks amazing. 723 00:42:21,560 --> 00:42:25,519 I mean, this parcel, it would be worth a few dollars, sweetheart. 724 00:42:25,600 --> 00:42:27,719 How much do you think I can ask for this? 725 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:30,799 If you sold it as is... 726 00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:32,679 about ten grand. 727 00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:34,759 $10,000?$10,000. 728 00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:37,759 $10,000!Awesome. That is amazing, man. 729 00:42:42,360 --> 00:42:43,919 Oh, you've got prawns? 730 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:45,119 Yeah. 731 00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:46,799 I just wanted to test me. 732 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:48,799 "Put a shrimp on the barbie!" 733 00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:51,599 I always heard that all Australians do this. 734 00:42:54,040 --> 00:42:56,599 Pretty happy with that opal. It was such a big parcel. 735 00:42:56,680 --> 00:42:59,119 Every week, yous are getting better and better. 736 00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:00,839 Congratulations, everybody. 737 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:03,199 Well, I think yous have done good. 738 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:05,759 High five. For the next adventure! 739 00:43:09,760 --> 00:43:11,759 subtitles by Deluxe 740 00:43:12,305 --> 00:44:12,282