Outback Opal Hunters

Water You Waiting For? With water running critically low at their only wash dam, The Cheals work to restore a second agitator. Slim Pickings battle a bung wall breach.

Red Tape. In the wake of Government shutdowns, The Bushmen are forced back into their deadly mine. Dan and Renee’s impatience could cost them their lives.

The Blacklighters are hit with a double dose of disaster, busting their loader’s brakes and the excavator’s hydraulic arm.

Cheal Be Right. Chris suffers a spider bite, forcing kids Oscar and Luca to take up the mining mantle. Lee from Slim Pickings battles dangerous shaft-riddled ground on a quad bike.

Boggered. The Cheals’ dreams of expanding their Opal Empire with partner Mark Bressan are crushed by the reality of juggling two mines.

Dig And Digger. Sam smashes valuable opal with a jackhammer in the Bushmen’s mine, and Rod and Les make a wager that will force the loser to wear one of Sam’s pink shirts in public.

A Chance of Explosives. Slim Pickings’ efforts to mine their claim are derailed by a slipped excavator track and busted wash plant motor belt.

Ratter Brained. The Misfits struggle to find an opal king stone in time to fulfil a bespoke pendant order for an interstate buyer.

Between a Rod and a Hard Place. Just as they’re making progress at their crumbling, fault-riddled mine, The Bushmen are blindsided by a catastrophic digger failure.

New Terra. The Bushmen put their lives on the line in the most dangerous mine they have ever worked. Plus, the Cheal’s first dig of the season is brought to a grinding halt.