"Outback Opal Hunters" Episode #8.10

1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,239 NARRATOR: On Outback Opal Hunters... 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:06,199 VIVIANE: Stop!JOE: (BLEEP) What the (BLEEP) are you doing? 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:10,119 A crippled bulldozer threatens to destroy the Tarantos' dream. 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,479 If I slew the wrong way, I'll smash the rams. 5 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,679 Keep moving Micky, keep moving. 6 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:19,399 To relive their famed opal finds, Before season end. (ALL CHEERING) 7 00:00:21,080 --> 00:00:23,279 NOAH: Slow down mate. JC: There's no brakes. 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:28,919 The Young Guns face brake failure, impenetrable rock and crippling heat. 9 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,159 This is the load we're putting all our money on. 10 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:35,479 Gambling it all on a new claim 800 kilometres from home 11 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,119 One stone will make it all worth it. SCULLY: Do we know your next of kin? 12 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,919 The Bishop and Scott put life and limb on the line. 13 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,759 I'm a little bit anxious putting this body over an 80-foot drop. 14 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:51,239 Exploring deadly abandoned tunnels to save their season. 15 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:55,679 We got to get out of here quick. Which one is it? Which way? 16 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:03,074 17 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,599 JOE: We're waiting for (BLEEP) little Micky. 18 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,839 He's left me here to do all the work and I've opened the cut up. 19 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,759 I think I've got to dig deeper here. 20 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:27,039 But this is a good indication that it's going to be something there. 21 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:29,119 Now we've just got to mine it out. 22 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,359 We are struggling.(HAMMERING) 23 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:37,439 We need to find opal. It's getting to a point where we're hitting rock bottom. 24 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,599 It's the final days of their mining season 25 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,199 and as the mercury climbs beyond 40 degrees Celsius, 26 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,479 making machines inoperable, 27 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:50,639 Joe Taranto, with brother Micky and his wife, Viviane, 28 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,319 have one last chance to find opal. 29 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,079 Hi, guys.Hey.Joe, how are you? 30 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,959 It's very hot. But we have to break rocks. 31 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,079 And hopefully, we hit the big one, huh? 32 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:09,799 We've been snowed under. So we got to push that dirt out of the way. 33 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,039 So we got more room to put dirt. 34 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:23,999 It's all piling up, it's slipping out of gear all the time. 35 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,199 I couldn't get the dirt off the ramp, here. 36 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,799 Hey, Micky, it's slipping out of gear all the time. 37 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,199 Ah, (BLEEP). We'll have to get it out of the cut. 38 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,599 The Taranto's bulldozer is blocking an opal level. 39 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:41,239 With the clutch filing, Micky will need to drag the 47-ton machine 40 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:46,439 out of the open cut, with the excavator, by the ripper and hydraulic arms. 41 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,359 Big deal. It's a worry. 42 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:55,439 I mean, you've got four big rams there. Each one is like $10,000. It's $40,000 there. 43 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,319 If we get this wrong, we'll be blowing our money. All the opal we found will be done. 44 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:03,199 This gear grilled bad real quick. Try and grab me from there. 45 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,999 If I slew the wrong way, I'll smash the rams. 46 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:14,639 The Tarantos' have a dream to rekindle past glory, 47 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:19,719 when their famous opal finds were renowned across Australia. 48 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:24,679 I brought a surprise in for you, Micky. Just memories from way back of the stone that we found. 49 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:28,599 Never forget that stone. It's one that you and Dad found together in this area, hey? 50 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,919 Yeah, that's the one. The harlequin opal is very rare. 51 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,039 It's named after the harlequin pantomime costume. 52 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,239 When you get a clean harlequin there's - Nothing beats it. 53 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,479 It's been 30 years since I've come across that opal, 54 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:46,799 but nothing compares to that and I'd love to relive that glory day. 55 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,919 NATASHA: This is Joe's passion and we share that dream together. 56 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,119 So, there's no going back now. 57 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,559 We've invested everything and we've put everything into it. 58 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,479 We need to find opal to survive. 59 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,519 Yeah, I got you now, bro. All right, mate. Let's do it. 60 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,199 Careful, Micky. It's slippery there. 61 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,559 Oh, that's true she's hard to keep on the ripper, hey? 62 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:24,559 You're right. Keep going. 63 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,599 The top of this ramp is steep. It's going to get hairy. 64 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,999 Hey, Micky. Stop! 65 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,479 (BLEEP). What the (BLEEP) are you doing? 66 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,799 JAYMIN: Now we've got a lot of work to do and it's already the hottest day we've had so far. 67 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,239 NOAH: That's a lot of truck to fill up.Yep. 68 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,879 JAMES: Pretty much 40 degrees out here and we've got a lot of work to do. 69 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:58,479 We're going to have to get down there and haul ass if we want to try and find some nice stones. 70 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:02,919 Young Guns, Jaymin, Noah and JC, 71 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,479 are only two weeks into a new dig 72 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:10,639 after moving to Lightning Ridge, 800 km from White Cliffs. 73 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,919 So we've come to Lightning Ridge for the purpose of finding an exploratory drill 74 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,119 and purchasing one. 75 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:20,519 We hit our original season target of 150 K, 76 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,239 so we pushed ourselves, increased it to 200, 77 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:27,119 just to try and fund next year's digging and purchasing a drill. 78 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:34,759 If we can secure one of those, it takes our open mining careers to the next level. 79 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:38,839 if we can find ourselves a drill, we can then pioneer a new open field 80 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,199 go and explore areas that have never before been searched 81 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:45,999 The end of the season is around the corner. 82 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,719 We're doing our final bit of digging in Lightning Ridge 83 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:52,319 and we're part of a 70/30 split with Hannah. 84 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,519 So we need to find more than enough opal 85 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,759 to just cover our side or it's all been for nothing. 86 00:05:59,840 --> 00:06:02,239 (DRILLING) 87 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,239 I think I've just broken something. 88 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,199 Holy moly. Look at the colour in that.Look at the colour. 89 00:06:14,280 --> 00:06:17,599 I was jackhammering just here along this wall.Yeah. 90 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,559 And then I saw a chip just sitting there. 91 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:23,719 It's such a nice colour, but I've definitely broken something. Look at that.So good. 92 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:29,439 That's magic, dude. There'd definitely be other pieces, but I wonder if there is more. 93 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:33,239 Maybe it's just one little chip.Oh. Ooh, what did you get?Second bit. 94 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:37,159 That is like nice crystal though. That's bloody nice colour. 95 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:41,039 Oh dude. Look at that. There's another bit. 96 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,319 Man, these are so hard to find. This is probably... 97 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:49,039 Would have been a $2,000 stone just going off that colour.Yeah. And I've smashed it. 98 00:06:50,280 --> 00:06:53,759 All right boys, well, let's get back to work. Hopefully, there's more. 99 00:06:53,840 --> 00:06:58,279 Yeah, dude.There will be. I'll try not to break them. 100 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,239 Sometimes you've got to smash them to see them and normally, 101 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,439 when you find one nobby you find some more. 102 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,919 Nobby opal, unique to Lightning Ridge 103 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:13,039 forms when silica-rich water is trapped in small circular pockets in the earth. 104 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:17,519 And hardens over millions of years to form opal. 105 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,199 (DRILLING) 106 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:33,319 Generator must have run out of fuel. God, she runs out quick. 107 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,079 Hey, boys. 108 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,719 Yep?There's no more fuel. Wait, have we got none at all? 109 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,999 No, there's a little bit. I had a little bit and I filled the gennie back up, so 110 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:52,519 there'd be enough to keep you going I'm just going to run into town and top up. 111 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:54,719 Hurry back. 112 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:58,319 Well, we're down JC now. We've got a little bit of fuel left. 113 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,119 It's about a 40-minute drive back to town. 114 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,879 He should be back hopefully in an hour and a half. 115 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,359 I don't know how long that's going to last them. 116 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:13,399 If we run out of fuel, we're not going to be able to finish today's truck. 117 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,479 We've got to get as much dirt in that agi as possible 118 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:20,759 to have a proper tail out and we're in a bad situation right now. 119 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,399 GREG: I'm a bit anxious, Scotty. SCOTT: Yeah, I am too. 120 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:33,799 I swore I'd never go down one of these shafts.(LAUGHING) 121 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,119 I'm scared of heights as it is.Yeah. 122 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:39,879 Now I've got to swing over a hole that's eight stories high. 123 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,319 Tell me about it. You know how nervous I am. 124 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,519 Summer's coming. It's the end of the season.Last chance. 125 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,519 This is the last roll of the dice. 126 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,639 So we're heading to the edge of the opal field today. 127 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:54,999 I've borrowed a winch on a truck off a mate. 128 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:59,759 The mate who leant me the truck said there's a couple of good shafts right on the edge of the field. 129 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:03,399 We're going to go find them and we're going to get down them. 130 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,359 Scotty this is the hole. Stop. I'll jump out. 131 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,679 I've never been up and down a winch before. 132 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,039 We had to get trained in all the safety. 133 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:14,959 We're going to go up and down a shaft which is something I've never done. 134 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,239 Make sure I don't drop a tyre into this, Scotty. 135 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,319 So today we're really remote. We're on the edge of the opal field. 136 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,879 If something goes wrong, we're sort of up a creek by ourselves. 137 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,479 All right, we're done. 138 00:09:27,560 --> 00:09:30,479 I spoke to an old timer who sent me to this spot. 139 00:09:30,560 --> 00:09:33,599 Said there's colour trace down there. 140 00:09:33,680 --> 00:09:36,879 Ooh, that's scary just coming next to it. 141 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,319 We'll get set up, ay. 142 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,239 There's a lot of dangers in this. It can be very unstable. 143 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,079 You can fall down. There could be snakes, spiders. 144 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,679 Our whole season swings on what we're doing here today. 145 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:52,719 We haven't found enough opal to hit our season target. 146 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,839 We got to take this gamble and get down the hole. 147 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,079 We need this opal for the rehab centre. 148 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,359 And Elijah himself became a great servant. 149 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:07,719 The Bishop, Greg Scully, is an ordained minister in the Orthodox Church. 150 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,559 God bless us all today for coming out here 151 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:13,599 into the middle of the desert and to the opal mining fields. 152 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:16,799 Together with mining partner, Scott Stevens, 153 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,719 Greg has been working to open a drug rehabilitation centre 154 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:24,079 in the remote desert town of Coober Pedy. 155 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:27,599 Coober Pedy is like all rural towns across Australia. 156 00:10:27,680 --> 00:10:31,559 A lot of the young people are into ICE, methamphetamine 157 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:33,999 and they get hooked and it costs them everything. 158 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:36,439 Their family, their houses, their jobs. 159 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:40,959 My dream for this block of land is to turn this area 160 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:45,199 into a drug rehabilitation area. 161 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,959 The only thing that's preventing me opening a mission centre is cashflow 162 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:52,799 If I don't find opal, I can't get a start on the rehab centre. 163 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:59,719 If we hit a couple of good pockets of opal, $20,000 is a good target. 164 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,999 So last time we were out at the Cathedral at Shell Patch. 165 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,479 We dug into the pillar at the end of the drive 166 00:11:05,560 --> 00:11:08,799 but we've made it dangerous again and we had to leave it. 167 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,239 Get out! That's too much. All right, buddy. 168 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,879 The season's almost over. Summer is coming. 169 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,039 We've got to hurry up and get our opal. 170 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,559 Do we know who your next of kin are? 171 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:23,399 She's a long way down. She's a long way down. 70 foot down there, bro. 172 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:25,359 Right.Good luck, Scotty. Let s do it. 173 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,159 Seventy foot drop. 174 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:34,879 You don't get much chance when you hit the bottom. 175 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,879 Be careful, mate. (STONE CRUNCHING) 176 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:41,679 Nice and slow, Scotty. 177 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:43,919 (OVER RADIO) Doing good, bro. 178 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:51,559 Hey, Greggy, I'm at the bottom. It's your turn. I'm going to send it back up. 179 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:56,039 (OVER RADIO) It looks like it opens right up. There's tunnels everywhere here. 180 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:57,999 I'm going to go for a bit of explore. 181 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:02,159 Yeah, no Scotty, just jump off but wait till I get down there. 182 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:03,839 Don't go wandering off. 183 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,119 Scotty, it's not worth taking a risk. Wait till I get down there. 184 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:13,839 Can you hear me? Scotty! 185 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,519 JAYMIN: So JC had to leave to go and get us fuel. 186 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:24,879 We're stranded here in the middle of nowhere 187 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:29,439 and we've got no way back to town if he doesn't come back soon. 188 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:34,879 In Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Young Guns, Jaymin and Noah, 189 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:39,119 are struggling through concrete-like sandstone at a new mine 190 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,679 searching for opal, to purchase an exploration drill. 191 00:12:44,680 --> 00:12:46,719 Where do you reckon JC is? 192 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:51,079 He's been gone at least an hour and a half. He should have been back a while ago. 193 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:55,799 I'll go up and try the generator and see how much we have left. I'll keep running the tipper. 194 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,399 If he doesn't get back soon with the fuel, 195 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,879 we're gonna run out of fuel and everything's gonna be held up. 196 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,679 He better have a good reason for why he's been gone so long. 197 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:12,799 Oi, Jaymin! 198 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:15,959 What's up? 199 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,039 We're really low, man! 200 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,519 He should be back by now. 201 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,199 If he's stuck out there somewhere on the road, we're stranded here without him. 202 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:27,239 We've got the truck, but JC is the only one that can drive that. 203 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:31,399 And other than that, we've got no way home. Except walking 40 km 204 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,479 in the (BLEEP) heat and on these roads, 205 00:13:34,560 --> 00:13:37,439 that you don't even see a single car go down. 206 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,319 (DRILLING) 207 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:45,639 (GENERATOR WHIRRING) 208 00:13:47,560 --> 00:13:49,519 (GENERATOR STOPS) 209 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,879 (DRILLING STOPS) 210 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,319 Noah, oh. 211 00:13:57,280 --> 00:14:00,479 We've got no fuel left. We can't keep digging without power. 212 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:04,679 What are we supposed to do? 213 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:10,999 JC: I'm on the way back with the fuel for the boys, I hear a bit of a rattling sound 214 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,319 and you know, these roads are pretty full on, 215 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:18,519 so I stopped to take a look and a rubber's come off my shock absorber. 216 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,319 I didn't have one of them so I thought, "Ah, bugger it, 217 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:25,119 I'll just get back out to the boys." And as I went to start up my car, 218 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,079 she's flat. No battery. 219 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:32,359 We just need to dig and I'm stuck on the side of the road. 220 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:40,999 I've got a bit of a dilemma. I don't know whether I should be going back to town, 221 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,039 trying to walk back to town or if I just stay here. 222 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:52,959 (SIGHS) No phone reception. 223 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,239 Absolutely zilch-o. 224 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,119 HANNAH: What are you doing? Hannah, you (BLEEP) saviour. 225 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,599 What did you do?I don't know. 226 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,799 My battery's gone flat. What are you doing here? 227 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:37,039 I just come out to check on you. Thank God. 228 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:39,359 I'm always saving your ass. I know. 229 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:48,199 I'm going to start it up and see if it goes cause if it doesn't start now, 230 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,759 I've got no idea what the problem is 231 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:54,279 (ENGINE STARTS) (GUFFAWS AND YELLS) 232 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:02,239 Alright. I'll see you back out at the claim. 233 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:06,199 If you want to follow me in case anything else goes wrong. Yeah, too easy. Right-o. 234 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,639 Alright-y. Thanks, Hannah. All good. 235 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,079 Now I can get the fuel back to the boys. 236 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:17,439 They've just been sitting there stranded this whole time out at the claim. 237 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:20,199 They have no idea what's going on. 238 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,039 Oh, there he is.You reckon it's broken down or something? 239 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,599 I don't know. I'd put my money on that. 240 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,599 He's been gone long enough. 241 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:31,399 So the generator ran out a while ago Jaymin and I had to stop digging, obviously. 242 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,079 If we have no power we can't use the tools or lights. 243 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,479 Where have you been? You don't even want to know. 244 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:42,399 Your bus is moving.I can't turn it off. I got jumped by Hannah. 245 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,639 Well let's call it a day Get back home 246 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:48,519 and we got to put that battery on charge or something. Yeah, definitely.OK. 247 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,639 We didn't get the work we wanted done today. We ran out of fuel. 248 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,879 I'm glad JC's back, but at the end of the day, we need to make as much money as possible. 249 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:03,719 MICKY: This is where it's going to get hairy. 250 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,999 VIVIANE: Hey, Micky. Stop! 251 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,279 It slipped off. 252 00:17:09,360 --> 00:17:13,159 You hit the ridge. Move it again, hook up and move. 253 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:19,079 Keep moving, Micky. Keep moving. 254 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,719 On the last dig of the season, the Taranto brothers 255 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:26,319 are dragging their broken 47-ton bulldozer 256 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:30,719 out of their open-cut mine where it was blocking an opal level. 257 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,559 If the excavator's teeth slip, 258 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,599 it could damage the $40,000 dozer rams, 259 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:41,519 attached to the ripper Micky is pulling it from. 260 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:43,919 All right. Keep up it. 261 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,439 Ah, that was nerve-wracking. 262 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:59,599 We got it out anyway. That's a few scratched score marks. I was worried about that time you hit the ram. 263 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:06,039 Yeah. I scored it.On there. A touch here.Yeah. Alright.Yeah. It's close but. 264 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,359 Hey guys, are we ready to roll? 265 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:15,119 Let's dig some opal out. The lucky goat reckons it's over there. 266 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,239 Well the depth of it definitely creates a safety aspect 267 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:26,319 because of the overhanging rocks. There's a few loose ones here. 268 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,079 I've already pointed them out to the guys.(SPEAKING) 269 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:34,359 It's pretty dangerous. The top part's not safe. 270 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:36,479 NATASHA: It's a lot of hard work 271 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:41,199 and there's many years of no pay day and no reward 272 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:45,199 and you wonder at times should we be doing something else. 273 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,199 The wind s going that way. 274 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:53,879 VIVIANE: Careful Joe. Careful. 275 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:01,079 Wow. Got to be careful. Lucky you weren't standing there, Vivvy.Yeah. 276 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:05,439 Micky, just clean that bit of loose stuff up the top there.All right. 277 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,319 Cause he's on loose ground, that shakes through 278 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,279 all of...all the loose rocks on the walls. 279 00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:14,479 They could easily come down. 280 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,199 You don't want that to hit you in the head. 281 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,079 Far out. So close. 282 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:25,559 What do you reckon? The level's taken a dive, hey? 283 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,719 Yeah, something's happening. We've got to dig deeper here, Micky. 284 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,639 I think what's happening maybe the pocket's moved over there. 285 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:35,959 Maybe this is where we need to dig. It's guiding us to go that way. 286 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:39,439 That's why it's a mystery. It just can change all the time. 287 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:43,719 Joe, we got a bit of colour. All right.Come down. 288 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,599 I better go and find some colour. 289 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:50,479 It runs through. It's on the other side as well. 290 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,639 This is indication we got trace. It's good trace. 291 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,559 It's good to see Micky is doing his job. 292 00:19:59,920 --> 00:20:02,879 Look at this, Joe. Nice cavities. 293 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:07,039 Looks like there might be something in this. 294 00:20:07,120 --> 00:20:08,839 Are you OK?I think... 295 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,679 Joe got something in his eye. Are you all right, Joe?Ah. 296 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,199 We'll get it sorted out. Can you have a look for me? 297 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,799 We've got all the first aid kit up here.Do you want to have a look for me? 298 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:21,759 No, we'll go up. Yeah, it looks bad. Come on. We got to go up. 299 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:25,679 Damn, this is hurting. Must be bad. Joe never whinges. 300 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:27,919 It just keeps grinding. 301 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:32,559 We might have to go into town. Hang on. I'll just put this mat down 302 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:35,959 These gloves off... Just lay on that, Joe. 303 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,159 I'm not going to lay, I can just do it here. 304 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,879 No, I need you to lay down so I can look into your eye. 305 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:43,599 I'm going to rinse the eye out first with some water. 306 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,119 Once I rinse your eye out, then I can have a good look in there. 307 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,919 Oh Tash, can you hurry up and let's get this thing out. 308 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,879 So we can get back down there and find some opal. 309 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:58,599 OK, Joe.All right?Your eye's more important than finding opal right now. 310 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,399 GREG: Scotty! It's not worth taking a risk, mate. 311 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,439 Wait till I get down there. Can you hear me? 312 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,079 There's dangers in all these shafts. 313 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,639 Scotty, come back. Do you copy? 314 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:19,719 I'm the experienced one looking at rock and I need to be down there. 315 00:21:21,360 --> 00:21:23,719 You know, I always said I'd never go down a shaft. 316 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:27,919 I'm a big man but now our backs are against the wall. 317 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,799 It's time I went down a hole. 318 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,559 Yeah, I'm swinging out in the open now. 319 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:39,119 I'm a little bit anxious putting this body over an 80-foot drop. 320 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:41,479 All right, this is it. I got to do it. 321 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:45,119 With only radio silence from mining partner, Scott, 322 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:48,879 Bishop Greg Scully, must make his first shaft descent 323 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,079 into long abandoned tunnels. 324 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:55,639 You know, the worst-case scenario is something gives way and you fall. 325 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,639 And you fall to your death. Gee, this is a tight hole. 326 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,479 (RADIO BEEPS) 327 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:10,319 Scotty, can you hear me? Scotty, where are you, bro? 328 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:13,879 Scotty's gone wandering off without me. You don't do that. We're a team. 329 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,519 Scotty! 330 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,319 Oh, there's tunnels going off everywhere. 331 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:21,199 Oh, Lord. 332 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:24,119 Scotty! 333 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:28,319 These tunnels are really old and the pillars have been worked to death. 334 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,159 This is a dangerous mine. 335 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,279 (GROANS) He done it again. 336 00:22:34,360 --> 00:22:36,479 Scotty! Where did you go to, this time? 337 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:38,279 Oh, there's a light. Scotty! 338 00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:42,319 SCOTT: Greg! Quick. Come in, man. What? What's happened? 339 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,199 There's a heap of material here. 340 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:48,559 Why didn't you answer me on the phone? I've been calling you. This thing not working. Sorry. 341 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:53,999 You wandered off.Didn't mean to. What have you called me for anyway? What's happened?Look at this. 342 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,839 Oh, man, that's got pretty greens isn't it?Yeah, man. 343 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:01,479 Look at that. That's nice. You've redeemed yourself again.(CHUCKLING) 344 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:03,639 We've got to find more than that. Absolutely. 345 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,319 That doesn't pay for the petrol to get on the field.No. 346 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:10,199 All right, Scotty. I think we've got to go deeper in this mine. Yeah, buddy. I agree. 347 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:14,039 Like follow these tunnels through. Yeah.Let s do it.Oh. 348 00:23:14,120 --> 00:23:16,519 This is our last shot this season. 349 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:18,999 We got to get the opal for the rehab centre. 350 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:23,079 All right. We look, oh, Scotty, look at this.Oh. Look at that. 351 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:26,959 Mate, that's a back filled tunnel. These are as rare as. 352 00:23:27,040 --> 00:23:29,479 This is where in the old days the tunnelling machine 353 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,679 would keep going, they didn't bother sending it up in a blower.Yep. 354 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:35,199 These can be really rich... Yeah...with opal 355 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,479 Now, oh, look, there, Scotty. Look up there, Scotty.Look at that. 356 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:42,519 Look at the size of that. Oh, look, Scotty. Under your hand there's another one. 357 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:49,039 Yeah, that's got colour.(CHUCKLES) There's a piece.What'd you find? 358 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:53,439 Scotty, this is solid beautiful colours, mate. 359 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:59,199 Gold, red, purple, yellow. Look at this. Green. Oh, wow. Whoa!Hey. How's that? 360 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:03,399 Hey! We got material in this. 361 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,879 We got to work this whole mound, mate. There's stuff everywhere. 362 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:13,479 (GENERATOR STARTING) 363 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:18,799 JC: This next tailout could be the make-it-or-break-it for us. 364 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:22,199 JAYMIN: We're a fair way off our target. We've got a lot of work to do. 365 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:24,959 Yeah, we've got to get on the ground and just get to it. 366 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:28,359 The Young Guns are finally back on the tools, 367 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:33,159 after losing a day sourcing fuel for their generator. 368 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,799 It's a lot of work. Full pedal to the medal 369 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:40,359 just to shift this dirt out of the hole so we can get it in that wash plant ASAP. 370 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,879 We're getting towards the end of our season, there's not long left to go. 371 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:47,319 This is probably our second last tailout that we're queuing up 372 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:51,359 so if we can't find opal now, we've got one more chance at the end of the week, 373 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:55,839 but you know we're still a long way to go hit that season target as it is. 374 00:24:55,920 --> 00:25:01,799 Their truck still needs two tons of dirt before hitting its eight-ton capacity. 375 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:06,239 The Young Guns can then tailout. A process that tumbles the material 376 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:11,359 in an agitator, removing the dirt from the rock to expose any opal. 377 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:16,799 The work isn't easy but you're chasing opal. 378 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:21,279 Any centimetre behind this rockface here could be a million dollars. 379 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,919 (DRILLING) 380 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:34,239 All right, Noz, JC. 381 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,279 NOAH: Oh, (BLEEP)I think that will do it.No! 382 00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:41,239 It's actually fully snapped.Oh! 383 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:43,119 That really is hard ground then. 384 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,479 He literally turned around and snapped a pick. 385 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:51,799 Well, Noz, I was just coming to tell you that the truck is full and we'll stop. 386 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:54,599 Lucky.But yeah, I guess this has wrapped up the day anyway. 387 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:58,199 All right. Let's go. Figure that out later, ay? 388 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,719 Let's get this load up to the agi, wash it and tailout. 389 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:05,479 Let s get it washed. 390 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:09,959 (ENGINE STARTS) (CHEERING).Away we go, boy-os. 391 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,359 Now we've just got to put it into the agi. 392 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:14,359 (AIR WHIZZING) 393 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:19,319 What the crap is that?What's that? Is that all normal? 394 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,279 No, dude. That's not normal. We're just losing pressure. 395 00:26:22,360 --> 00:26:25,639 What are you saying? We've got no brakes?I've got no idea, dude. 396 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:29,119 The air, that's the brakes. It's just pressure's gone down to zero. Why? 397 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:34,719 What does that mean? Like we can't - We don't have any brakes? I don't know. Let me have a look. 398 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:39,319 We're so close to being able to fill this agi, Noah. 399 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,879 I have no idea about this kind of stuff. 400 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,479 This is beyond my mechanical knowledge. 401 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,359 I think they're stuffed boys. 402 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,719 What does it mean? We can drive but we're not going to have brakes? 403 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:51,519 Yeah, I just think we, no brakes. 404 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:54,519 There's nothing else we can do. We need to get this done today. 405 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:58,079 We don't get this done today, we're not tailing out tomorrow. Simple as that. 406 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:02,159 Well, let's do it. No brakes. (BLEEP)You can do it, you reckon? You'll be all right? 407 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:06,039 Yeah, well we're going to have to. Don't take any corners too sharp.Yeah. 408 00:27:06,120 --> 00:27:10,679 (ENGINE STARTS) There we go. Alright. We're at least back on. 409 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:14,679 We're just running the gauntlet. No brakes. 410 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:18,479 All right. Steady on, JC. Come on. 411 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:22,999 Here comes a corner up here. Slow down, mate. 412 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,799 Oi, JC! (LAUGHS) 413 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,559 Ay, dude, there's no brakes, mate. 414 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,399 GREG: There's stuff everywhere. 415 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:41,519 We found a backfilled tunnel which are rare as hen's teeth 416 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:43,799 and it's full of material. We're finding potch, 417 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,639 potch and colour and full colour. 418 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,199 This is our last hurrah this season. 419 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:52,519 We've come out in the middle of nowhere, down a winch, we got the mission centre to get, 420 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:56,399 we'll keep digging through this and see how much more we find, ay? 421 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:00,039 Check that out. SCOTT: It's nice, Greggy. 422 00:28:00,120 --> 00:28:04,759 We're doing OK, aren't we, mate. I think this winch thing paid off. I think it's starting to pay off. 423 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,119 We've found plenty of material here. 424 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:10,719 Yeah, we have.We don't have the winch for much longer. 425 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,399 I think we should go deeper. 426 00:28:12,480 --> 00:28:16,159 I wouldn't like to leave opal in a wall if there's some further down in the mine. 427 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:19,719 We've got one crack.We've got one shot at it. All right, mate. Let's do it. 428 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:24,919 Yeah, buddy. Let's go this way, man. 429 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:28,639 The Bishop and Scott are venturing into a labyrinth 430 00:28:28,720 --> 00:28:31,839 of crumbling tunnels in an abandoned claim, 431 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:35,919 after an old timer's advice that it still holds opal. 432 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:41,559 Getting pretty deep innit, Greggy. Yeah, mate. Look at the pillars. 433 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:44,439 They've been knocked out everywhere. Crazy, man. 434 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,999 Scotty and I are going deeper and deeper into this mine. 435 00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:51,599 It's a real labyrinth. It's getting a bit crumbly 436 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:54,959 and I'm starting to get a bit worried about it. 437 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,359 Some of the pillars are even gone. Look at this one. 438 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,079 I'm starting to worry about the ceiling up here, mate. 439 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:05,399 Any movement underground in an old claim can cause a collapse. 440 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:08,519 I think we're in a dangerous part of the claim here, mate. 441 00:29:08,600 --> 00:29:10,479 This is the worst-case scenario. 442 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:15,519 This pillar is just like a pile of sand ready to come down. 443 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:17,799 Ooh!Hey, ho, ho! 444 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:22,119 I don't feel safe at all, Greg. Yeah. There's no pillars left. Let's get out of it, Scotty. 445 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,199 Nothing s holding the ceiling up. No. 446 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,199 We got to get out of here quick. 447 00:29:26,280 --> 00:29:28,839 Which is the tunnel we came in? I don't know. 448 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:33,559 It's a labyrinth down here. There's tunnels going off everywhere. We got to find our way back 449 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:36,319 and get back to the winch to the hole we came down. 450 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:41,839 Oh, there's tunnels everywhere, bro. Ah, which one is it? Which way? 451 00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:44,999 Don't want that roof to come down on us.Down this way? 452 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:51,879 No.Here's the light from the shaft. I think it's down this way, Scotty. 453 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:57,119 There's the seat and the winch and the hole. We're here.Good. Let's get out.We got to get out. 454 00:29:57,200 --> 00:29:59,719 I'll give you the bucket. Let me get this up. 455 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:03,199 I don't want to spend a minute down here longer than we are bro. I agree. 456 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:07,199 Get out of these tunnels, mate. Yeah, buddy. All right, Greggy, let s go. 457 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:09,199 Go!Ooh. 458 00:30:10,720 --> 00:30:14,759 Right, that's the end of our season. We got all the opal we're going to get now. 459 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:17,839 One job left and that's to get out of this tunnel alive 460 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:20,279 and then we'll see what we've got, in the bucket. 461 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,999 NATASHA: Your eye is more important than finding opal right now. 462 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,119 Open your eye right up. Oh, yeah. I can see it. 463 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:34,919 I might be able to flick it out. 464 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:40,199 I'm going to get it with the corner of this eye bud. 465 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:43,519 Hang on, let me just rinse some more water in there.(GROANS) 466 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:49,759 Oh. I I've just got it, I got it. (WHIMPERING)Hang on. 467 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:54,999 That was a big shard. Look what I got out of his eye. Look at the shard!Ah. 468 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,279 Here, rinse it with this eye stream. 469 00:30:57,360 --> 00:31:00,279 It was easier to get cause it was a big one. Can you see? 470 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,319 Yeah. Oh, a bit blurry but it's OK. 471 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:07,679 MICKY: Come on, get up and eat some concrete. Here, give me your hand. (GROANS)(LAUGHS) 472 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:13,079 Thanks, Tash. Done a great job. Thanks, darling. 473 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,999 Let s go and get some opal out. Do you want me on the machine? Oh, if you want to. 474 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:23,799 In the final days of the season, digging at their massive open-cut mine, 475 00:31:23,880 --> 00:31:29,079 the Tarantos' have unearthed only scraps of worthless opal trace. 476 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:31,239 It's a big job for nothing at the moment. 477 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:35,639 Guys, keep away from the edge. You've got to be careful of the rocks. Might cave in on you. 478 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:39,879 All right, We've got our hard hats on. 479 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:41,719 You can see a bit of a gutter. 480 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:45,719 It's not a bad look up there, ay. See that? 481 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,559 Vivvy, go down to check it. 482 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:59,199 Nice rock. It's the best rock of the whole ground yet. 483 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:01,759 Really? That is?Yeah. 484 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:03,999 Look. Here's a butterfly. 485 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:07,999 The butterflies come when there's moisture in the ground. 486 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:12,119 Whenever we're on opal we get a whole heap of butterflies come in. 487 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:16,879 So we've just had a butterfly before which is interesting. 488 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:20,079 Something unusual going on, ay. 489 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:23,799 It looks good. 490 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,439 VIVIANE: Oh, look at that! 491 00:32:28,520 --> 00:32:30,919 (ALL CHEERING) 492 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,999 You have the piece here, Joe. Wow. Look at this. 493 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:41,599 (CHEERING) Now I'm excited. Ha, that's amazing. 494 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:43,679 That's the harlequin we were looking for. 495 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:48,719 (SCREAMS WITH JOY) Here's a little one.I love that. (WHOOPING) 496 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:51,319 They're amazing! This is what we've been waiting for. 497 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:53,279 How much of that be worth cash, Joe? 498 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:57,239 Probably about $5-6,000 stone. And that's a chip off the rock. 499 00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:58,919 (WHOOPING) 500 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,759 (WHOOPING) (ALL CHEERING AND SCREAMING) 501 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:06,279 That's not the brother, Joe. It's not the brother. 502 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:08,599 There's another brother to another mother. 503 00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:13,479 It's all happening. I told you the butterflies come when there's opal around. 504 00:33:13,560 --> 00:33:16,279 Oh, my God.That was the sign. 505 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,239 NOAH: Slow down, mate. 506 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:25,359 There's no brakes, mate. 507 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:29,479 Oh, tree. Ooh. Very close to the side there. 508 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,479 (SCREAMS)(GROANS) 509 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:36,839 We get this in there and we're going to tailout. 510 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:39,479 It's going to be better than last time. 511 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:43,999 Home stretch to the agi. There we are, yeah, it's over there. This is the worst part. 512 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:47,839 Yeah, well, let me jump out. Literally, I can't... That's all right..stop. 513 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:54,959 We're lucky we even got the load up here. 514 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:58,079 Keep going. Stop. 515 00:33:58,160 --> 00:33:59,839 (BRAKES SCREECH) 516 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:04,759 (MACHINE STARTS) 517 00:34:06,840 --> 00:34:09,559 All our hard work and hard rock. 518 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:14,159 The Young Guns have finally managed to get eight tons of mined rock 519 00:34:14,240 --> 00:34:17,199 to their agitator, a converted cement mixer, 520 00:34:17,280 --> 00:34:20,639 which will wash away the dirt and expose any opal. 521 00:34:20,720 --> 00:34:24,559 That's it. Hopefully, we can turn this dirt into opal. 522 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:28,639 Ah, let's wrap it up. Get out of here. We're done for the day. Tomorrow, tailout. 523 00:34:30,800 --> 00:34:33,959 After tumbling for 12 hours in the agi, 524 00:34:34,040 --> 00:34:38,439 the team are ready to scour the processed material for opal. 525 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:41,359 It all goes down here, right now. 526 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:45,199 It was just so hard to make the tailout happen but we finally made it here. 527 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,839 We only managed to get one truckload of dirt in there 528 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:50,799 but at the end of the day one truckload of dirt is all it takes 529 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:54,199 You can pull out one $20,000 stone. I'd be laughing. 530 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:58,439 HANNAH: It'd make me very happy to see them pull out some money today. 531 00:34:58,520 --> 00:35:00,919 They've worked hard for it, so they earned it. 532 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:07,519 This is it. Moment of truth. (WHOOPING) I feel it. 533 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:14,079 This is the first lot of our tailout today. 534 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:15,999 Hopefully, we got some gems in here. 535 00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:19,599 We're just about to start moving it down and hopefully, we find something. 536 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,519 When you're going through your tailings, 537 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:28,319 pretty exciting you know. You're just waiting to see that colour. 538 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:30,679 There's nothing in here, ay.Nah! 539 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,159 NOAH: Has anybody got something yet? 540 00:35:33,240 --> 00:35:35,639 Not yet, but high hopes. 541 00:35:35,720 --> 00:35:38,439 Really just looking and hoping and praying. 542 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:46,639 If we find one nobby, I'm going to kiss Noah straight on the mouth. 543 00:35:46,720 --> 00:35:48,559 Now I don't want to find a nobby. 544 00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:52,359 Right, well I guess that was the first load. Unsuccessful. 545 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:55,239 It all comes down to this. (WHOOPING) 546 00:35:56,680 --> 00:36:00,479 So here we got the second chute. This is a load we're putting all our money on. 547 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:03,559 This is the one where we're going to find them millions of dollars. 548 00:36:03,640 --> 00:36:09,479 It's make or break time Noz. There's plenty of dirt to get through so the game's not over yet. 549 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:12,799 The drill rig that we want to get is only a handful of dirt away. 550 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:14,759 It's just got to be the right handful. 551 00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:26,319 Last rocks. 552 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:37,479 HANNAH: Yeah, a whole lot of (BLEEP) all in that. 553 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:41,959 So it's just been so much work this week. 554 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,279 non-stop filling the truck, filling the agi 555 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:48,519 and unfortunately, it's just all come to nothing. 556 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:50,999 That's opal mining. Doesn't make it any easier. 557 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:57,679 Nothing.Not happy with the tailout but these happen you know. 558 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:03,919 Like you do get nothing in some and some you get it all, so just got to try again. 559 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:07,079 We finished our second tailout since being here in Lightning Ridge 560 00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:08,879 and it is a massive disappointment. 561 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:13,759 You just build yourself up all week for this one moment and it kind of crushes you. 562 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,239 It's been a week from hell. Getting all that dirt, 563 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:19,919 putting it all through the wash and having nothing come out the other side 564 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,399 is just truly heartbreaking. 565 00:37:23,720 --> 00:37:26,919 Well I mean that is disappointing but check out this. 566 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:30,239 There is some colour there. We found that down in the mine. 567 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:32,919 Unfortunately, we broke it but look at that colour. 568 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,799 HANNAH: That's so good. That's what you need. That's like, 569 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:38,559 promising to see that. We missed it in this tailout, 570 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:42,599 but seeing that it's... We know it's down there you know, yeah. 571 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,639 We're on the right trail. It'll be in the next tail. Yeah.NOAH: That's it. 572 00:37:57,560 --> 00:37:59,719 GREG: Well, Scotty, welcome to the dream, mate. 573 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:01,999 This is where I wanted to do the mission from. 574 00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:05,319 But unfortunately, mate, we found a bit more opal 575 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:07,719 but it's not going to be enough once we sell it. 576 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:10,119 Sorry, we didn't make enough for your dream, B. 577 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:13,799 We tried hard.We did. We've got one more sale to go. 578 00:38:13,880 --> 00:38:16,159 The buyer gonna meet us here in a few minutes. 579 00:38:16,240 --> 00:38:22,119 What are you looking at getting for this parcel?I will ask 2,500, but we need to get 2,000 580 00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:27,399 Well, here comes our boy, Scotty. Minimum, two grand. 581 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:29,719 Morning, boys.How you going, Phil? Hey, Phil. 582 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:31,959 Yeah, good day. How's your day? Good, mate. 583 00:38:32,040 --> 00:38:36,199 It's always good to see a bit of opal.We'll get it out, ay. Yeah, I'll grab me scales. 584 00:38:36,280 --> 00:38:39,999 So if I can reach 15,000 this year I got a surprise for Scotty. 585 00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:43,679 There's a dugout we can buy. It'll give us a permanent base, 586 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:47,239 a place for me to get my start with the serving the mission 587 00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:50,919 and we keep this dream alive for future seasons. 588 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:55,879 The Bishop's parcel is white opal. Electric blue, green 589 00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:59,879 and orange, with rare red highlights and it's in the rough. 590 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:04,879 I've tumbled it and I've sized it. 591 00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:08,879 That's the first lot. 592 00:39:08,960 --> 00:39:12,559 And then we got the big ones and there's a lot of the big ones, mate. 593 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:14,719 Shall we weigh this up first? Yeah, good idea. 594 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:22,959 Just over three and a half ounces. Just over three and a half. 595 00:39:26,720 --> 00:39:29,039 Now you're talking. You got a bit more in here. 596 00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:34,439 There's some beauties in there. Look at that.Yeah. That's a nice piece.Innit? 597 00:39:34,520 --> 00:39:36,439 Some good colour.Nice colours. 598 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:44,119 I think that'll about do us there. I reckon we call it ten ounces, boys. 599 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:47,479 So all up, the biggies and the smalls is 13 and a half ounces. 600 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:50,999 And what are you asking for this, boys? Oh, I was looking at 200 an ounce. 601 00:39:51,080 --> 00:39:53,279 That puts us at 2,700. 602 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:56,799 Ah. What do you reckon I give you a hundred? 603 00:39:56,880 --> 00:40:00,239 Oh, you're kidding me. A hundred an ounce you're drinking your bathwater. 604 00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:02,759 Sorry, Phil, I'll keep it. $100 an ounce is silly. 605 00:40:02,840 --> 00:40:06,519 150 an ounce, two grand and the lot is yours. 606 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:12,479 Well I reckon, might still be able to make a few dollars out of it for you boys.I reckon you can. 607 00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:14,999 How's that?It's a deal, mate. Done deal.Sold. 608 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:20,679 Right, we didn't make our season target, but got some good news. 609 00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:23,319 Been able to buy this dugout we're in.Are you kidding? 610 00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:26,479 No, 15 grand, mate. We got it. Oh, yeah. 611 00:40:26,560 --> 00:40:30,239 It's our place, mate.Really? Yeah. It's all ours now, matey. 612 00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:34,159 How cool is that?That's cool as bro.(LAUGHS) 613 00:40:34,240 --> 00:40:37,919 Here's your key. Go and open the door, bro.Really?Yeah. 614 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:42,519 Good on you, mate. All the hard work's paid off. A dugout of our own. 615 00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:49,119 This is really exciting. We have our own dugout which is amazing. 616 00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:52,359 I never thought I'd own my own dugout. 617 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:58,119 That's the end of our season. Summer's on its way. Time to bunk down out here in the desert. 618 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:00,959 But we'll be back next year when the season opens. 619 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:02,679 We'll be into it again. 620 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:11,839 VIVIANE: I found it! (WHOOPING) 621 00:41:11,920 --> 00:41:16,679 NATASHA: Anyone would have given up a long time ago. Ten years digging the same ground. 622 00:41:16,760 --> 00:41:19,039 Yep.It's worth it if you keep persisting. 623 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:21,999 I've got a... MICKY: Oh, wait! Stop! Look! 624 00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:28,199 JOE: Wow, that's a gem, gem. That's a gem. Look at this, guys. (WHOOPING) 625 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:33,839 That's gem.That's a real treasure. 626 00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:38,839 This is a dream come true. This is everything we've been working for. 627 00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:40,879 Doesn't get better than this. 628 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:42,879 I've been mining 30 years 629 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:45,679 and this has happened a few times in my mining career. 630 00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:47,759 Otherwise, I wouldn't be still here today. 631 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:51,039 But, yeah, this is special. 632 00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:55,239 This is the end. We've done well, ay Yeah. Let s go guys. (ALL WHOOPING AND CHEERING) 633 00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:04,519 Why don't we bring our goods and put it on the table and let's check it out. 634 00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:08,559 Yeah. Let's see what we got, hey and give it a price. 635 00:42:08,640 --> 00:42:13,359 Look at that. That's beautiful. That's special.Already faced. That's special.That's amazing. 636 00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:16,119 Hey Vivvy, look at this one. I love this one. 637 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,959 This is the colours I like that gem green, blue. 638 00:42:21,480 --> 00:42:26,439 NARRATOR: The Tarantos' have boulder opal. Featuring the full spectrum of colours, 639 00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:32,279 with traces of rare harlequin pattern. It's in the rough and weighs 40 kilograms. 640 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:39,359 Well, we got to work a value here. I think, conservatively, it's $50,000 the way it is. 641 00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:41,639 I can see that easy. 642 00:42:41,720 --> 00:42:45,039 Minimum on the face value is 50,000 643 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:47,359 And yeah, we'll cut them into beautiful gems 644 00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:50,319 and you're getting double your money for every time 645 00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:55,039 so just on that thought, that's a hundred grand. 646 00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:59,839 What a great end to the season. Cheers.(ALL CHEERING) 647 00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:02,839 Can't believe this happened on the last day. 648 00:43:02,920 --> 00:43:07,199 It is a fairy tale, innit, the way it just turned out at the end? Yeah.Oh, yeah. 649 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:11,599 Just like couldn't ask for better. I reckon this could be just the beginning guys. 650 00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:14,759 Yeah opal mining is a hard business to be in 651 00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:17,999 and you're always up against a lot of challenges, you know 652 00:43:18,080 --> 00:43:20,679 and as long as you've got your family, your health, 653 00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:24,039 you got good spirits, you got a chance of finding more opal. 654 00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:27,759 Subtitles by Deluxe 655 00:43:28,305 --> 00:44:28,557 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm