"Outback Opal Hunters" Hot Hot Heat

1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,319 On Outback Opal Hunters... 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,079 The Rookies battle their biggest claim yet... 3 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,439 You've got me in the eyes with this light. ..and each other. 4 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:15,079 You've got one job. Don't shine it in other people's eyes. 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,879 Col's Crew... No room for error with big gear like this. 6 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,759 ..hunt a new opal scene. It's a nice looking level. 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,199 It's around here somewhere. You can't just go, 8 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,719 "This is how you find it." You gotta look for signs. 9 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,639 And The Fire Crew race a fuel leak... 10 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:33,919 Oh, no! 11 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,199 ..chasing legendary red opal. 12 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,719 # ASH GRUNWALD: Money 13 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,599 # Money 14 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,999 # And fancy clothes 15 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,279 # Telling you what to do with the life we live 16 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,519 # And where to go # 17 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:09,074 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org 18 00:01:11,960 --> 00:01:14,279 Dan's arriving today which is pretty exciting. 19 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,719 It's been so long since he's been up here, 20 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,759 and we'll go out and find some opal, like we used to. 21 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,839 After a six-week absence, 22 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,959 Justin Lang's mining partner Dan Becker is back. 23 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,679 Justin, how you going? 24 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,719 Dan Miller, how you going? 25 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,559 Well in to the season, Dan's absences mean 26 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:42,839 The Rookies are far behind their $150,000 target. 27 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,559 And whilst Dan was away, Justin has plunged into the red 28 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:54,319 splashing out $35,000 on an excavator and claim of his own. 29 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,839 But with zero result. 30 00:01:58,920 --> 00:02:03,359 For two or three months I've been mining with an excavator, and I haven't found a single thing. 31 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,399 Now he's desperate for cash. 32 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,759 I'm gonna go for, you know, millions of dollars. 33 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,319 I don't know how many millions, but I'm not out here in the wilderness 34 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:16,599 away from the family, away from the business for nothing. 35 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,959 This trip, the partners are going to hit 36 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,399 their shared claim on a minefield called Shell Patch, 37 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,959 32km north of Coober Pedy. 38 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,599 An ancient seabed millions of years ago, 39 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,039 Shell Patch is famous for producing opalised shells 40 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,719 worth up to $20,000 a piece, 41 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,879 and could deliver the bonanza they badly need. 42 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,359 I'm excited because I think there's opal there. 43 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,079 Fonz has just turned up. 44 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:49,079 He'll be loading Justin's excavator on the back, 45 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,319 and then we're headed to Shell Patch. 46 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,519 Because we're mates, I'm happy to sort of 47 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,639 use the machine for the cause of us finding opal, 48 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,079 and if we find enough, and it gets Dan 49 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,319 really excited about what's there, he might even buy one himself, 50 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,679 which is my ultimate goal. 51 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,039 With Dan only able to spare a week this trip, 52 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,119 the pressure is on them both. 53 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,999 Hey, Justin, you don't wanna have a go? 54 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,079 No, it's too dangerous. 55 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:22,559 Any damage to the excavator will cost Justin yet more money. 56 00:03:22,640 --> 00:03:24,639 It can slip off the side really easily, 57 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,239 cos when the cleats and the tracks dig into the actual ramp, 58 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,399 it can quickly grab, and, like, within a moment's notice, 59 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,479 it can tip the whole thing off. 60 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:35,799 That's a pivot point right there. Yep. 61 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,719 A bit of skill there. Good work. Let's go. 62 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,159 It's very important that I find opal this trip, 63 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,479 just to get myself excited. 64 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,279 I'm here every day, I get up at 7:30 in the morning, 65 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,599 I go out and mine a full day of work. 66 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,319 I'll find opal. I'm very confident I'll find big opal. 67 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:15,879 Laverton, deep in the heart of Western Australia's 68 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,519 2.5 million square kilometres. 69 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,199 Temperatures can hit over 50 degrees Celsius. 70 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,799 Out here, survival is tough. 71 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:33,679 Finding opal, even tougher. 72 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,319 I'm feeling, like, ready today. 73 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,279 This is the opal hunting ground of The Fire Crew. 74 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,679 HR advisor, Cassidy Ricketts... You're doing good, Adam. 75 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,399 ..her firefighter partner, Adam Piromanski... 76 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,159 There's been numerous times I've gone, " it." 77 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:55,039 ..and his prospector parents Peter and Vikki Piromanski. 78 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:59,719 There it is, beautiful pocket here. There it is, look. Yep, there it is. 79 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,639 Their first season hunting opal together, 80 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:07,719 Adam and Cassidy have gambled $38,000 on equipment, 81 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:09,799 hoping to strike it rich. 82 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,519 The money that we could be saving for our house, 83 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,599 we're putting into the business. 84 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,199 We're funding this from our own pocket. 85 00:05:21,280 --> 00:05:24,679 So, we wanna deliver and dig up some good-quality stuff 86 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:27,399 that we can then put into a jewellery line and sell, 87 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,479 so we can get some money back. 88 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:33,119 The treasure they're seeking is Australian Fire Opal, 89 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,199 a newcomer on the opal scene. 90 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:40,039 Its colours ranging from burnished yellow to deep red. 91 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,319 They've had their recent finds assessed... 92 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,399 Hello! Hi, how are you. I'm Alfie. 93 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,559 ..by registered valuer Alfie Gryg. 94 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:53,159 It's got no colour zoning, very good face, brilliant colours. 95 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,639 People are going to pay good money for that. Great. 96 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,759 A thousand up to $1,400, $1,500 a carat. 97 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,919 And he's given them an idea of what to look for next. 98 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:06,999 I haven't seen many of deep reds, 99 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,799 so they're going to be in a category of their own. 100 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:11,879 Yeah. OK. Awesome. 101 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:18,239 Rare red opal could be the most valuable fire opal of all. 102 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:25,679 Adam and Cassidy will have just three days this trip to find it. 103 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:31,079 Base camp, 60km from the nearest town, 104 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:35,639 $30,000 towards their $120,000 target, 105 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,599 and with only a few days off their regular jobs, 106 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,319 The Fire Crew are planning their next move. 107 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,079 Red Fire Opal's probably one of the rarest in the world, 108 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:48,239 so do you know of any areas that would probably potentially have that red? 109 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:52,279 We've got opals right at the edge of our tenement on the border here. 110 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,479 It's sort of getting brownish. I'm hoping it goes red. 111 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:58,759 Mm. It's quite a thick little leader. 112 00:06:58,840 --> 00:07:01,999 That's a tricky one. It's pretty hard to get to. Mm. 113 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,479 Let's make the most of it. I reckon we risk it for the biscuit. Yeah. 114 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:07,559 We need to maximise our time, 115 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,679 our mining, and we need to maximize the stones that we get. 116 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,759 Let's go dig some opals. All right. 117 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:18,559 So, why haven't you guys dug it out before? 118 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,999 You need some Adamness to get it out of the ground. 119 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:30,079 The team are now relying on Pete's memory to lead them to the fire opal. 120 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,479 So, right now, we're heading out to Alpha Bravo. 121 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,719 That's a Roger. So, when are we gonna be 122 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,919 able to pick up speed, or is the whole drive like this? 123 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:43,319 No, it gets worse. This is the good bit of the track. 124 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,399 It's gonna get worse. 125 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:57,439 Opalton, Central Queensland. 120km from the nearest town. 126 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,599 This is a slow, old, dusty track, eh? 127 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,599 After months laid low with an outback virus, 128 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:08,679 renowned opal hunter Col Duff is heading back to the opal fields. 129 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,159 I'm feeling a bit better. Had a bit of a bad trot there 130 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,279 with some fever, but I'm over it. 131 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,679 What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. 132 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,399 He's heading out to rejoin partners 133 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,519 Aaron and Greg at their Dragonfly claim. 134 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,319 Very happy with the dig we've done here. 135 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,519 So, it goes to show, like, you can't give up. 136 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,239 Whilst Col was away, Aaron and Greg hit rich opal 137 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:39,359 bringing them close to their $120,000 season target. 138 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,959 This is a nice crystal gem-quality oval. 139 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,879 Looks way better than any diamond I've ever seen in my life. 140 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,839 But Col won't be sharing a cent of this find. 141 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,919 Out here, if you don't put in the work, you don't get a cut. 142 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,479 I'd better produce something, or I'm gonna starve. 143 00:08:58,560 --> 00:09:03,359 Erm, I'm really keen to go, have a go and let's find some opal. 144 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,279 Colin, he's back. Hey! 145 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:11,159 I made it! How are ya? 146 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,999 Having made nothing this season, Col's came to make up for lost time. 147 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,279 Got a new grid, I'm getting used to it. How you going, mate? 148 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,359 Greg, how are ya? Good. Good. 149 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:24,559 Good to see you. Looking better than last time. Yeah, I'm feeling much better now. 150 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,679 Oh, I slept for a month, eh. Yeah. 151 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,399 Wanna have a cuppa, eh? Yeah, that'd be great, eh? 152 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,479 The opal seam they've been hunting 153 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:38,959 is now 20 metres below thousands of tons of loose earth 154 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,039 known as "Overburden". 155 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,959 They must remove this before they can get at the opal. 156 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,879 Costing $10,000 in excavator and bulldozer fuel, 157 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,159 it's cash they don't have. 158 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:57,039 Despite their recent finds, they haven't yet sold the stones. 159 00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:00,919 Oi! Waiting for a buyer with deep-enough pockets. 160 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,119 Oh, gee, nice, big face, isn't it? 161 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,159 How many carats? It's 30 and a half carat. 162 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:10,879 This 30-carat piece alone could be worth up to $30,000. 163 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:12,959 That's what you wanted to see. 164 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:16,039 While they're opal rich, they're cash poor. 165 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,119 A lot of buyers can afford the small ones. 166 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,439 When you come to the big parcels, well, gee, there's not many people 167 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:26,119 that can afford those $100,000 lots. 168 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,839 They need a money-making plan fast, 169 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,759 and Col knows this area better than anyone. 170 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,999 I wish the fault's still going, it's in the back of that waterhole. 171 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:38,679 I think so. The Dragonfly's a good lease, it's not over yet. 172 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,279 We're gonna have a look down, to see if we can find some easier places, 173 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,439 get some money there to go back and dig again in the deep end. 174 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,519 Col's solution is to take the team 175 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:51,199 away from the source of their big find, nicknamed "The Wall" 176 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,119 to where the opal level is closer to the surface. 177 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:57,039 Some beautiful opal came out there in the early days, 178 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,519 and I don't think anyone dug there since. 179 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:02,879 We've got a good chance of a few places, 180 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:04,999 that there's still opal there. 181 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:07,079 But if Col's hunch is wrong, 182 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:11,839 he'll just be leading his cash-strapped mates into debt. 183 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:27,959 It's amazing the amount of work you can do with a machine like this. 184 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:32,199 With Justin's excavator finally digging at their Shell Patch claim, 185 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,079 The Rookies are driving full speed. 186 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:37,159 We didn't mine much last trip. 187 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,959 It put a dampener on the fun aspect of it. 188 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:42,679 This time around, we've got Justin's machine here, 189 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,719 and got our own claim. It's all gonna be good. 190 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:51,399 The opal level at Shell Patch is six metres below the surface. 191 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:53,879 The top bit has to come off, 192 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:57,719 just so that we can get into the face of the mine 193 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,599 without risking any of that loose gravel 194 00:12:00,680 --> 00:12:03,279 hitting us from the top. 195 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:11,999 With the loose surface rock cleared, it's down to hand tools. 196 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:18,239 For The Rookies, this claim has a lot riding on it. 197 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,799 It is quite important that I find opal here at Shell Patch. 198 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,799 OK. It's important for myself. 199 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:28,999 It's important for Dan. 200 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,079 We really should find it, otherwise, 201 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:34,719 it's starting to sort of wear thin this whole opal-mining journey. 202 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:42,279 $35,000 deeper in debt than part-time partner Dan, 203 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:46,239 the stakes are far higher for full-time miner Justin. 204 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,319 I'll be needing a job by the end of the year, 205 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:55,519 because I'll go broke for this bitch. 206 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,119 Starting to forget what opal looks like. 207 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,839 A-ha. 208 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,759 It's a nice crystal. Beautiful. It's a great sign. 209 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,319 Justin isn't impressed. 210 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:20,399 I'm here for the big opal. Give us something. 211 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,039 The motivation level has hit rock bottom. 212 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:31,839 All a bit sad. 213 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,439 We're trying to chase down an old pocket that the old man had 214 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:51,999 had a bit of a scratch around. We're gonna retrace his steps and try and find that scratchings. 215 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:56,159 Over 1,000km away in Western Australia, 216 00:13:56,240 --> 00:14:00,999 on the hunt for valuable red opal, The Fire Crew is barely moving. 217 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:06,039 This track has not been used for a very, very long time. 218 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,439 It was quite rugged for the off-roading. 219 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,839 A little bit worrying, since both of their vehicles aren't in A1 condition. 220 00:14:18,680 --> 00:14:22,559 After a two-hour drive, they arrive at the first spot 221 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:26,599 nicknamed "Alpha," where Pete thinks he saw the red opal. 222 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:33,759 This way. 223 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:35,999 Pete is expecting to find fire opal, 224 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:39,439 not underground, but right on the surface. 225 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:42,719 He's been doing this for years. I mean, he was digging out opal 226 00:14:42,800 --> 00:14:45,119 at Coober Pedy when he was a young boy. 227 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,319 So, it's almost like second nature to him to look for this stuff. 228 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:54,639 Fire opal, like other opal, is formed deep below ground, 229 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:58,279 but millions of years of erosion has lowered the ground level, 230 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,679 leaving fire opal close to the surface. 231 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:07,959 But any opal on the surface is bleached by the intense outback sun, 232 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:12,119 leaving just a white low value substance called "Potch". 233 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:18,279 We're after the red on this trip, and we just weren't seeing it. 234 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:23,479 They decide to keep looking. 235 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,559 What's this other spot you reckon is gonna produce for us? 236 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:30,719 A bit of orange up here and yellow as well. 237 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:36,679 Prospector Pete is leading his family even deeper into the bush, 238 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:40,319 on the hunt for red opal. 239 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:55,039 Once they're in the right area, Pete can't find the opal pocket. 240 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,879 Well, Dad, where do we start? Well, it's here. 241 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:59,959 It's around here somewhere. 242 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,559 You can't just go, "This is how you find it." You gotta look for signs. 243 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:07,079 It's here. Working with family, you lose your temper quite quickly 244 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:10,639 because you know what they're like. We'll go further down this way, 245 00:16:10,720 --> 00:16:13,999 and have a look there. All right. All right. 246 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:22,479 Adam and rookie Cassidy must search for themselves. 247 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:25,559 Haley, come on. Good girl. 248 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:28,279 Come on. Hey, Cass. Oh, I hear Adam. 249 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:30,359 Come over here for a second. 250 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:34,319 Dad was saying he's picked out a couple of nice red pieces out of these ant mounds. 251 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:36,639 The ants would dig out what's below. 252 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:38,839 But this just tells us that it's around here. 253 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:44,079 What about the red in there? Whoa! What does that mean? So, where's the source? 254 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,559 We just gotta find the vein where it's coming from, 255 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,599 cos at the moment, it's just scattered all the way along here. 256 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:52,439 So, it's either come out of those hills there, 257 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,519 or it's coming from that hill there. 258 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:59,159 So, we're hot on the trail. This is starting to get exciting now. 259 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,399 Ah, it's great to see. I always get butterflies. 260 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,679 Desperate to make some money, 261 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:17,479 Col is leading the team to a corner of their Dragonfly claim 262 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,199 he thinks will have opal close to the surface, 263 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,879 and easy to access. 264 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,719 When I first came here in the early '90s, 265 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,239 I did a six-month stint of working the Dragonfly. 266 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,959 It might be some ground hidden under the dumps. 267 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,559 Col knows this country like the back of his hand. 268 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:36,959 His camp's there, he knows levels. 269 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:40,039 He's very knowledgeable with what he does. 270 00:17:40,120 --> 00:17:42,119 We'll see if we can chase them. 271 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,199 Might be real good underneath this. 272 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:49,399 Opal is formed in faults below ground, 273 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:54,239 but finding these faults is a mix of experience and guess work. 274 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:59,839 Col is using the ancient disputed technique of divining. 275 00:17:59,920 --> 00:18:02,959 Back there, she kicks. There're a couple of places where 276 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,839 you feel the rods pulling your hand, it's unmistakable. 277 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,839 Two there, Greg. You see it? 278 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,399 A lot of it's the interpretation. 279 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,279 I think, personally, it's static charge, 280 00:18:16,360 --> 00:18:18,759 and when there's a bit of a crack in the ground, 281 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,159 friction makes static. Friction? 282 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:24,039 It'll be like the Earth ley lines or whatever. 283 00:18:24,120 --> 00:18:29,079 This is the place. Lucky pick. You turning up, you never know what sort of luck you'll get, mate. 284 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:32,599 Draw it right on a big goggy. Get on out. You never know. 285 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,119 That's it. I'll get out of your road, eh? Go on, mate. 286 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,759 The boys have got their hands full with the drill. 287 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:45,839 I'll just let them do their thing. They know what they're doing. 288 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,319 Try not to get in their way or annoy them too much. 289 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:53,199 Their 40-year-old Caldwell drill uses a three-foot high tooth bucket 290 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:57,879 to dig out a tonne of dirt at a time from up to 80ft deep. 291 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:03,839 Out here, the opal level is just above a layer of clay. 292 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:08,999 When they hit clay, they'll know they're at the right depth. 293 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:20,119 They're hoping the opal level is just below the surface. 294 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,599 We must be very close to the level there, Col? 295 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:24,679 Yeah, mate. Gotta be. Yeah. 296 00:19:33,360 --> 00:19:37,199 But they just keep going deeper. 297 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:44,559 Col's hunch may be wrong. 298 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:49,079 No real trace yet, but it's about ten foot, 299 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:52,479 so, another ten foot, we should see the proper level. 300 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,079 I think we got level, Col. 301 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:08,839 Look, the chunks of clay and sandstone. A lot deeper than I thought. 302 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:11,839 I'm gonna measure that, Greg. 303 00:20:14,120 --> 00:20:16,199 10.8. Metres? 304 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:20,999 Yeah. I'll reckon that's what you are at. It's at 35. 305 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:24,279 35 feet, 10.8 metres is too deep for them 306 00:20:24,360 --> 00:20:28,079 to get to with the little money they have left. 307 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:31,759 At least we know. They'll need to find another spot 308 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:34,959 where the opal is closer to the surface. 309 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:39,159 With Col out of options, it's Aaron who comes up with a solution. 310 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,039 I've got a little patch spot up here I've been walking past 311 00:20:42,120 --> 00:20:44,679 and looking at. Yeah. I'd love to go and hit it. 312 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:46,759 I'll go and have a look, eh. Yeah. 313 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,359 We do need a buck as well, aye. Yeah. 314 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:51,799 Our tin's a bit empty. 315 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,319 We still need fuel money to do anything. 316 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,399 It's still a big job, and we're running a bit short on funds. 317 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:00,759 So, I've got a little patch spot I've been keeping me on for a while. 318 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:03,159 We just gotta keep going. 319 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:13,199 Shell Patch claim, 32km north of Coober Pedy. 320 00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:18,919 I've gotta dial my eyes into the opal. 321 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:23,919 The Rookies are finding nothing but worthless potch, 322 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:25,999 colourless opal. 323 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:32,279 Deeper in debt than his partner Dan, Justin is getting impatient. 324 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:37,759 I'm going to check the face quickly and not pick up little bits of potch. 325 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:39,839 It's a waste of time. 326 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:43,199 I don't wanna waste every minute I around up here 327 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:48,239 dawdling and waiting for things to pretend to happen. It's not what I'm here for. 328 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,559 We've concentrated on this bottom area, 329 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:56,119 and we moved a bit with the excavator up there, 330 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,239 and now they'll potentially be some shells in this pile here. 331 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,319 I reckon black light is a good option, 332 00:22:01,400 --> 00:22:04,959 where we can see a lot of these little specs that we may have missed. 333 00:22:06,360 --> 00:22:10,519 Black lights use ultraviolet light to make the opal fluoresce, 334 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:13,599 revealing deposits invisible in daylight. 335 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:16,719 Last season, this technique led The Rookies 336 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:18,799 to some of their best finds. 337 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:20,879 Look at that. Straight through it. 338 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:24,319 Whoo! 339 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,119 One of John Dunstan's friends, Mish, 340 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:33,759 he's got one where we could probably get our hands on. 341 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:36,839 That means a big stint tonight in the dark, 342 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,999 and it'll be freezing. We're under the pump, time-wise. 343 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:44,879 We wanna get it done, so we might have to put in the extra hours. 344 00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:01,759 I'm gonna have a squiz up in those hills, Dad. All right. And see what's up there. Yeah. 345 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:06,239 In remote Western Australia, 70km from Laverton, 346 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:09,919 The Fire Crew are hunting for an elusive opal pocket. 347 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,399 Did you find any more? Come on. 348 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:19,759 Boom! 349 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:22,759 That's the one. Ah, well done. 350 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:27,999 Where was that from? Right here. All right. That's the seam. 351 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:32,439 We did it. Sniffed it out. Well done, Adam. Well done. Well done. 352 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:36,319 Careful, Dad, we may not need you soon. Whoa-oh-ho! 353 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,599 The big question is, 354 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:41,999 will this sun-bleached opal on the surface 355 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:45,279 lead to valuable red just below the ground? 356 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:51,079 But it's bad news. Very old. 357 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:53,599 It's been exposed to the elements. 358 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,679 It's not the source of the red opal. Come on. 359 00:23:56,760 --> 00:24:01,279 Adam and Cassidy must keep looking. It's a roller-coaster. You'll be digging around, 360 00:24:01,360 --> 00:24:04,319 and all of a sudden, "Hey, come over here," and you get excited, 361 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,119 and then it's nothing. You're not seeing as much now though. 362 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:10,999 You know, you could just wander around here for ages. 363 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:16,079 After several hours searching, they're no closer. 364 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:19,359 Anything over there? There is a huge deposit here somewhere. 365 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:23,119 God. I still gotta find it first. Slowly losing patience. 366 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:26,199 All right, Cass. What? I reckon, let's call it. 367 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,839 Boo to B. Let's move on to C. 368 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:33,519 RADIO: This is our last one today. 369 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,719 Well, have a look at this new spot. Looks interesting. 370 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,239 Yeah, it was getting late in the day already. 371 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,479 We need to find Red Fire Opal. 372 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:47,519 OK. Let's go and have a look. 373 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,799 This time, Pete leads them straight to the pocket. 374 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:52,879 Look at that. There you go. 375 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:54,959 See the line through there. 376 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,199 It's dull brown. Oh, there it all is. 377 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:01,279 Yeah. Yeah. Nice. 378 00:25:01,360 --> 00:25:04,919 To find any red, they'll need to dig beneath it. 379 00:25:06,160 --> 00:25:08,199 I'll chip all this away underneath it. 380 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:10,519 Break it away from the top. So, jackhammer? 381 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:14,399 Yeah. Yeah, I gotta get the car in, running out of daylight. 382 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:18,399 He might find it, but getting to it is pretty hard. 383 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,039 Here you go. All right, cool. 384 00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:23,639 With the sun sinking, they bring up the car 385 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:25,719 with the generator and jackhammer. 386 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,319 Then, yet another setback. 387 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,399 Huh? They're all the wrong bits. You left them in the tent. 388 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,479 Oh, crap. 389 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:45,319 Adam has left the drill bits for the jackhammer back at base. 390 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,759 So, I'll try and do some relief holes with this little, tiny drill bit. 391 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,639 With the day nearly done, there's no time to pick them up. 392 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:58,599 They have only one tool left, a hand drill. 393 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,999 I've had to stop digging where I've been digging, cos I've hit opal. 394 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:16,759 Out there. Hey, Pete, what do you reckon of this bit? 395 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:24,839 It's a bit cloudy. 396 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:28,679 The intense sun has ruined the entire pocket. 397 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:32,559 Eh. 398 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,079 Buggered already? Yeah. 399 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,159 That was a lot of effort. 400 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:41,319 We're done here. 401 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:49,639 Tomorrow, The Fire Crew must find good opal, 402 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,759 or this entire trip will be wasted. 403 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:07,559 Up here. Col's Crew are badly in need of cash 404 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:10,399 to pay for diesel to carry on mining. 405 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:14,759 Aaron has led them to what he believes is a promising spot. 406 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:17,599 I reckon we'll gonna give it a go. It's only shallow. 407 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:21,039 A band of clay with a layer of sandstone above 408 00:27:21,120 --> 00:27:24,839 are the perfect conditions for opal to form between them. 409 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:29,119 Something's telling me to have a go, mate. 410 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:33,079 Well, I just like the look of it. I've been looking at it for a few weeks, 411 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:35,159 and I think it's got potential. 412 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:38,719 Yeah, look at that stuff just here. 413 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,959 Not hiding it in there, eh? Yeah, that's a good load. 414 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:46,079 To find out if Aaron is right, they need to do a test dig 415 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,559 with their 30-tonne excavator "Barbie". 416 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,919 Barbie burns over $100 of diesel a day, 417 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:02,519 and short of cash, using it is an expensive gamble. 418 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:09,599 We're only in the top levels. I reckon it's in the deeper one. 419 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,799 With Col starting to weaken... 420 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:17,879 ..it could be up to Aaron... 421 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,319 We can go deeper, Greg. Yeah, take it down. 422 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:25,639 ..to lead them to the opal. 423 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,159 At The Rookie's Shell Patch claim, 424 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,719 in the last roll of the dice for this trip, 425 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:41,839 the boys hope neighbouring miner Mish Blanusa can help them. 426 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,399 A-ha. Here you go, buddy. 427 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,879 That's the new toy, yeah? Yep, that's the one. 428 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,599 Ah, you're a legend. Wow! Let's see what she can do. 429 00:28:54,680 --> 00:28:56,679 This is a secret weapon. Thanks for that. 430 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:59,959 This is gonna be a game-changer, this thing. It's a UV light. 431 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,599 If you look at it, it can do some damage to your eyes. 432 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:06,919 So, whatever you do, just don't look at the lens or the beam. 433 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,159 It's amazing. 434 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,439 Deep in debt, Justin is keen to get started. 435 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:18,119 Once I've cleaned the face up, Dan's gonna use the black light, go across it, 436 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:22,079 and see if there's anything. If not, I'll clean it all up again, do the same thing. 437 00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:34,199 We're just having a look at the face, erm, after each scrape 438 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:39,039 to see if we can find anything that really sticks out and fluoresces. 439 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:42,799 Plug him in, press the button. 440 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:49,439 When you're using a black light, there's no other light source, 441 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:51,519 you know, no head torch, no nothing. 442 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:56,479 The black light makes both valuable opal and worthless potch fluoresce. 443 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:59,399 Meaning, they have to investigate every piece. 444 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,399 There's a lot of reflective stuff on this ground. 445 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:10,759 But not the stuff we're looking for. 446 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:17,039 Yeah, I'm just telling... Hey, Dan, you've got me in the eyes with this light. 447 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,919 Yeah, my eyes are hit from the black light. 448 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,879 You've had one job. 449 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:35,639 Still no opal. me! 450 00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,719 They're running out of time. 451 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:47,799 Look, check this out. This bit here reflects quite a bit more 452 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,879 than this other stuff that has shown up. 453 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:53,879 You'd put your lights on, and you'd see green crystal. 454 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:01,999 yes! 455 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:04,999 Look at this! Yeah! 456 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:08,719 Good. Ah! Oh, hey, hey! 457 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,359 Whoa. That's good. 458 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:13,439 Check it out! 459 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:17,479 Oh, wow. The black light works. I knew it. Wow. 460 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:19,559 This is good opal. This is worth money. 461 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:21,999 Wow. 462 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,359 Bloody beautiful. How good is this? 463 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:27,639 So, we must make sure that we check just to see if there's more, 464 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:30,159 because I suspect there is. 465 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:37,799 There's only smaller splinters. 466 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:41,199 That's a bit of potchy colour. It's not very interesting. 467 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:44,519 That's sort of it. 468 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:49,399 Done. 469 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:56,839 I would've thought we'd find heaps more. 470 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:59,399 I feel like I've had like a bad-luck run for a while. 471 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:04,999 You know, what they say is, opal comes out when you least expect it. 472 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:07,839 I've pretended to least expect it forever. 473 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:11,999 Yeah. Maybe we just need to completely relax, 474 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:14,959 and all of a sudden, with one scrape of the bucket, 475 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:18,679 bang! Just falls out of the ground, 476 00:32:18,760 --> 00:32:21,039 and there's a Christmas tree. 477 00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,399 Mm. Wouldn't that be cool? 478 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:27,319 It'll happen one day. It will. It will. 479 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:30,599 But on just $1,000 so far this season, 480 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,919 Justin can't afford to wait. 481 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:41,839 It's The Fire Crew's last day, 482 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:46,119 and their last chance this trip to find valuable red opal. 483 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:48,199 We had a bit of a chat last night, 484 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:51,799 and Dad's pretty adamant that he knows an area where there's red opal. 485 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:54,839 Ready to go and dig out some opal. 486 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:58,879 We're on the track for red today. Red, red, red, red, red. 487 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:03,719 Their first two dig locations turned up nothing. 488 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:08,079 If they don't find opal today, their entire trip will be wasted. 489 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:14,239 That is not cool. 490 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,159 For Adam and I, there's lots that we wanna do with our life. 491 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:19,799 You know, holidays, house, you know, have a family. 492 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:23,039 So, taking time out to do this and throwing money into it, 493 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:26,759 yeah, it means that kind of all slows down a bit and kind of comes to a halt. 494 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:32,919 Feeling a good feeling today. 495 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:35,959 Pete brings the team to an area worked decades earlier, 496 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:39,159 hoping previous miners missed any fire opal. 497 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:41,759 Well, yeah, they blasted here, they went down. 498 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:45,279 They just thought it was potch, but it's not. It's fire opal. 499 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:50,479 This fades everywhere, but this is where you're gonna get the red stuff. It's just starting here. 500 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,319 Ooh, I'm getting excited now. 501 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:55,399 I would start.... 502 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,999 This is gonna be hard work. Just lob it out through here. 503 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:01,639 Well, then, let's get it. 504 00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:05,279 Reckon clear this out? Yep. Let's get a good look. Yeah. 505 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,639 Here starts a long day of digging. 506 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:15,239 We've gotta find something today, otherwise I'll be going home a sad, sad girl. 507 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:20,359 This is a 15-kilo jackhammer. 508 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:22,879 So, I'm holding it up. By the end of today, 509 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:26,479 I'm gonna be absolutely . Adam is a bit stressed. 510 00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:29,919 We're running out of time, running out of daylight, running out of fuel. 511 00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:40,279 Look. It's red opal. 512 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:42,359 . Look how thick that is. 513 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:46,039 Their challenge now is to dig it out of the vice-like granite 514 00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,599 before they lose daylight. 515 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:56,639 It takes time to dig around it, cos opal's very fragile. 516 00:34:56,720 --> 00:34:58,799 So, you can't jackhammer all that close. 517 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:03,199 You kind of have to dig around it and lift it from underneath. 518 00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:15,559 After two hours, Adam is struggling. You done? 519 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:21,439 Whoa! Why are you lying down? 520 00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:24,559 Because I'm done! Get beck on the jackhammer. Where are you? 521 00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:35,639 We need to get in there. I don't understand. You've found the treasure, and you've just stopped. 522 00:35:35,720 --> 00:35:38,359 I picked it up! I mean, I stopped for water. 523 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:40,799 Yeah. Off you go. Turn it back on. Now pick it up. 524 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:43,319 Let's just dig this out right now. It's right there. 525 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:46,839 It's beautiful, it's shining at me. How are you stopping? This is insane. 526 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:48,919 I don't get it. 527 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:57,039 Suddenly, the jackhammer stops dead. 528 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:05,559 We got a fuel leak. 529 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:18,959 In Opalton... 530 00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:22,439 I've looked at enough of that level to turn me nose up on it, Greg. 531 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:24,639 ..Col's Crew hit a low point. 532 00:36:24,720 --> 00:36:28,119 Fair enough... Aaron's lucky spot still hasn't paid off. 533 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:33,399 And for Col, a recent cancer scare 534 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:36,239 and an outback virus are taking their toll. 535 00:36:38,120 --> 00:36:41,679 I'll unload it, Greg. Col, we're gonna have a look at this other spot, mate. 536 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:44,879 Yeah, no worries. Let's go and have a look. 537 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:47,519 In a last-ditched effort, 538 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:51,159 Aaron leads the cash-strapped crew to a section of the Dragonfly claim 539 00:36:51,240 --> 00:36:53,559 they've already mined once. 540 00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:02,359 There's a little bit on this strip on this side we haven't done, 541 00:37:02,440 --> 00:37:04,759 so we'll see what's there, and we might be lucky. 542 00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:11,959 Exhausted, Col is unable to join the dig. 543 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:19,679 A bit more trace, Greg. It's a nice rock. 544 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:24,159 Almost immediately, Aaron's gamble pays off. 545 00:37:24,240 --> 00:37:26,359 Yeah, here's some purple, look at that. 546 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:28,959 Oh, hey, Col. Look. 547 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:33,479 Oh, that's the real McCoy. Yeah. 548 00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:35,599 Way to go. Beautiful. 549 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:41,959 It's classic boulder opal worth up to $20,000 a gram retail. 550 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:45,479 It's enough to keep them going for another week. 551 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:47,559 We'll have a drum of diesel there, Col. 552 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:51,159 So, somewhere'll be a rock full of green, blue, red and yellow. 553 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:54,239 Aaron has saved the day. 554 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:57,559 I'm gonna put this one in the bucket, Greg. Chuck 'em in the bucket. 555 00:37:57,640 --> 00:37:59,719 To our earnings. 556 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,279 Meanwhile... 557 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:04,679 ..Col's deteriorating. 558 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:06,759 What? You've been seedy in the guts? 559 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,759 Yeah, had a bit of a spew this morning at breakfast. 560 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:14,359 Felt all right, but now she's starting to cramp up. I think I'm gonna have a good spew again. 561 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:16,439 Good, mate. You wanna go? 562 00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:19,919 We're gonna go and get a feed in, and it'll either fix it or bring it up. 563 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:21,999 Yeah. 564 00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:24,599 Col, we'll meet you up there, mate. Yep. 565 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:28,519 The heat. 566 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:31,679 He's been a big crook. It's a bit too full on for him. 567 00:38:35,240 --> 00:38:37,759 Working the Dragonfly is hard work. 568 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:41,759 You know, you're going all day, breaking rocks, climbing up and down the dumps. 569 00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:44,239 That's a bit much for me at the moment. 570 00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:51,839 Ah! 571 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:53,959 Better out than in. 572 00:38:55,280 --> 00:38:57,879 There's bread there. 573 00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:01,199 Breads all right, too. Usually, if I'm crook, I just eat bread. 574 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:04,559 Nothing worse than being sick, eh? 575 00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:11,879 I'll have to go and do that again. 576 00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:16,559 A relapse now could destroy what's left of Col's season, 577 00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:21,039 and leave Aaron and Greg to mine without him. 578 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:30,319 That's why we're running out of fuel so quickly. We got a fuel leak. 579 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:32,639 On their last day this trip, 580 00:39:32,720 --> 00:39:35,839 The Fire Crew are fighting a broken generator 581 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:38,719 and fast-fading daylight. 582 00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,759 Yeah, just another kick in the teeth 583 00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:43,839 while we're trying to do work. 584 00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:47,079 I think there's supposed to be a bracket on both sides, 585 00:39:47,160 --> 00:39:50,039 and it's broken. Oh, yeah, it is. See. Thank you. 586 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:53,519 Yeah. The only thing I can do is try and shift this over. 587 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:55,599 Across more. Across more? Yeah. 588 00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:00,319 It's coming over. 589 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:02,639 Pretty frustrating. It's pretty frustrating. 590 00:40:02,720 --> 00:40:05,039 If I can just get it running... 591 00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:09,879 This fuel arm back on... Should be an hour's work, if it's not leaking. 592 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:11,959 Yep. 10 minutes, if it's leaking. 593 00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:17,159 With the generator still leaking, 594 00:40:17,240 --> 00:40:20,599 Adam and Cassidy are now racing to dig out the opal 595 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:22,679 before the fuel runs out. 596 00:40:26,400 --> 00:40:31,399 This just happens all the time. Oh, my God! 597 00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:38,279 I want this fire opal. I'm gonna earn it. I'm really gonna earn it today. 598 00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:43,799 Oh, God! 599 00:40:51,640 --> 00:40:55,759 Get Mum. We need to start clearing these bits of rock out, so I can get underneath this, 600 00:40:55,840 --> 00:40:58,599 or else we're gonna run out of fuel and then we can't dig. 601 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:00,679 Vikki, we're gonna need your help. 602 00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:06,599 Dad! Come over here! Quick! Quick! Quick! 603 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:09,359 There's no way of making this part easier. 604 00:41:09,440 --> 00:41:13,559 You have to get in there with blood, sweat and tears, moving sand, moving rocks. 605 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:17,439 Adam went at it at all different angles. We just got straight to the heart of it. 606 00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:19,639 Yeah, there you go. That's it. 607 00:41:21,680 --> 00:41:25,319 You're getting there. I can feel this moving more. It's loosening up. 608 00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:30,759 Well, that just might be the money maker. 609 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:34,079 There it is. Yeah, here it comes. 610 00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:43,399 And that looks red to me. 611 00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:46,679 They've hit a motherload of red opal. 612 00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:50,319 This is awesome. What? What? 613 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:52,399 Cass, give me a high five. 614 00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:56,679 That's pretty dark. Woohoo! 615 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:01,439 When I saw that red come out, and in those big, thick pieces, 616 00:42:01,520 --> 00:42:03,519 this is what we came out for. 617 00:42:04,840 --> 00:42:07,439 This is the money. This is our money ticket. 618 00:42:07,520 --> 00:42:12,799 Red Fire Opal is worth up to $1,500 for just a fifth of a gram. 619 00:42:12,880 --> 00:42:15,559 It's just a beautiful, beautiful stone. 620 00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:17,919 You cannot but fall in love with it. 621 00:42:21,080 --> 00:42:25,199 Fire opal is judged on colour, clarity and lustre. 622 00:42:26,240 --> 00:42:30,319 A stone with a top quality in each is known as a AAA, 623 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:34,359 and can fetch $7,500 a gram. 624 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:41,079 With over two kilograms in the bag, it's time to tally up the takings. 625 00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:43,399 God, it's like being in a candy store, isn't it? 626 00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:46,439 Oh, that's so heavy. Feel that. 627 00:42:46,520 --> 00:42:48,919 That is really weighty, isn't it? Isn't it? 628 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:54,319 Whoa! It's like flashes of light. That's almost ruby red. 629 00:42:55,520 --> 00:42:57,519 You won't have trouble selling it. 630 00:42:57,600 --> 00:43:00,959 If it produces AAA. That lustre's AAA. 631 00:43:01,040 --> 00:43:03,039 I'll sign it in blood. 632 00:43:04,280 --> 00:43:06,279 Adam, what do you reckon? 633 00:43:06,360 --> 00:43:08,359 I'm gonna go with... 634 00:43:09,560 --> 00:43:11,839 Well... Yeah. 635 00:43:11,920 --> 00:43:15,399 Hm. If you reckon it's AAA... 636 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:21,999 I'd safely say, we'd get about... 637 00:43:25,720 --> 00:43:27,719 $100,000. 638 00:43:30,520 --> 00:43:33,679 Oh, it's cute. I'll do it. 639 00:43:33,760 --> 00:43:35,759 Yo, Adam. 640 00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:43,839 This $100,000 haul will bring their total so far to $130,000, 641 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:47,199 smashing their $120,000 target. 642 00:43:48,440 --> 00:43:51,639 It's a monster season for The Fire Crew. 643 00:43:51,720 --> 00:43:55,759 It was tough today. Got some money. Done it. Got it. 644 00:43:57,320 --> 00:44:00,119 I'm blown away. I can't believe we came out here to find red, 645 00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:01,999 and we found it. 646 00:44:03,360 --> 00:44:07,999 subtitles by Deluxe 646 00:44:08,305 --> 00:45:08,431 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm