Outback Opal Hunters

It’s the final week of the mining season and high temperatures are shutting down machines and pushing the miners to their limits

The Misfits return to Death Valley to dig their first open cut mine. The Cheals race summer storms in a last ditch attempt to rescue their season.

A crippled bulldozer threatens to derail the Tarantos dreams. The Young Guns face brake failure, impenetrable rock and intense heat.

The Blacklighters are forced into treacherous abandoned tunnels, searching for a new location. The Bishop and Scott dig overnight in a race against thieves.

The Bishop faces off against concrete-hard rock and even tougher opal buyers. The Bushmen trial a new partner.

The Bushmen battle to break through into an abandoned mine. The Young Guns face equipment failure 800km from home.

The Blacklighters plan for a massive open cut mine pushes their machines to the limit. The Young Guns leave White Cliffs to mine in Lightning Ridge.

The Bushmen gamble the rest of their retirement fund on a new drill. The Cheals face off against turbulent weather to rescue their season.

The Taranto brothers risk man and machine moving their entire operation and the Blacklighters win a dugout at auction but get more than they bargained for.

A mountain of mine-waste rains down on the Blacklighters, threatening their operation. The Mooka boys head for a abandoned mineshaft believed to be full of cut opal.