Outback Opal Hunters

  • : 2018
  • : 153
  • : 15
  • Discovery Channel (AU)
  • 20
  • Adventure Documentary History Reality

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10x1
A Glimmer of Hope
Episode overview
01, 2023
Mooka Boys brothers Matt and Cozza topple their excavator while attempting to reach a new mine on a treacherous opal field; the Blacklighters are almost buried alive while mining opal in unstable tunnels.
10x2
The Reward of the Effort
Episode overview
08, 2023
A busted dirt hauling bogger bucket threatens the Cheals' ambitions for mammoth back-to-back opal hauls; the Opal Whisperers partnership with veteran miner Uwe ends abruptly; Angel attempts her first opal sale at the Lightning Ridge Opal Festival.
10x3
Soldier of Fortune
Episode overview
15, 2023
The broke Bushmen are forced to trade opal to get a shaft drilled on a new claim; the Mooka Boys attempt to revive a dump truck and their opal processing plant with disastrous results; the Digi Diggers get lost exploring a terrifying abandoned mine.
10x4
The Solar System
Episode overview
22, 2023
The Digi Diggers get their solar plant installed, but the power hungry mine triggers a total system shutdown; Lisa jeopardizes a sale with a bespoke jeweler designer; Rod goes toe to toe with ratters who stole opal and equipment from their mine.
10x5
Light and Shadow
Episode overview
29, 2023
A vicious storm threatens to end the Misfits' season early; Issy attempts a new black-lighting technique to impress Opal Joe; the Digi Diggers mine is flooded, forcing the pair to scour the Outback for a new claim.
10x6
Honestly Shared
Episode overview
06, 2023
The Blacklighters must work a new claim using an ancient opal processing plant. The Misfits discover they're losing precious opal, so they attempt a night dig.
10x7
Hard On The Edge
Episode overview
13, 2023
The Bushmen’s home-made hoist and bucket fails and Rod is forced to down tools with busted ribs. Sofia and Isaac, from The Opal Whisperers, get trapped at the bottom of their open cut mine in sweltering temperatures.
10x8
The Foreign Claim
Episode overview
20, 2023
Isaac from the Opal Whisperers works an abandoned, dangerous mine, and partners up with a veteran Yowah miner. The Mooka Boys are confronted by an irate miner as they peg a claim too close to his mine
10x9
A Barrel Full Of Nuts
Episode overview
27, 2023
The Bushmen’s drill rig loses a vital pin, forcing 74-year old Les to undertake emergency repairs four metres in the air. The Digi Diggers flooded mine wall collapses as Josiah and Lisa attempt a new method of extracting Yowah nuts.
10x10
High Goals
Episode overview
03, 2023
The Bushmen struggle to locate the source of water flooding their mine. The Misfits are forced to work Issy’s mine Honey Hole as they wait for bulldozer repairs. The Blacklighters are forced to help a fellow miner on a dangerous night dig.
10x11
From The Last Hole
Episode overview
10, 2023
The Bushmen bring in a master opal cutter, hoping to transform rough stones into a $100,000 haul. Sofia and Isaac from the Opal Whisperers are threatened by a mine roof collapse as they struggle to extract opal from crumbling walls.
10x12
The Lucky Day
Episode overview
17, 2023
Sweltering temperatures and a waterlogged mine threaten to unravel The Digi Diggers' season-long dream. The Cheals' starter motor fails on their wash plant as they race to process the last opal dirt for the season.