Outback Opal Hunters

New team the Bushmen clash with opal thieves raiding one of their mines. The Cookes hack an old digging machine, while the Fire Crew hunt for a new deposit of rare black opal.

Bushmen Rod and Les risk their lives re-opening a long-abandoned mine. New team the Young Guns goes deep underground for the first time, hunting pineapple opal.

Rookie team the Young Guns have a life-threatening moment hunting legendary pineapple opal. The Cooke Bros scramble to hunt on another miner's claim for a share of the find.

New mining team The Tunnel Rats blasts its way to a fortune and solo prospector Col Duff gets stranded deep in the Queensland outback. Rookie Sam runs out of air underground.

Old partners Aaron Grotjahn and Col Duff reunite on a prospecting mission. Meanwhile, the Tunnel Rats race to protect their claim as rival miners close in.

The Bushmen risk their lives in the fight to get their one-tonne digger down a twenty-metre deep mine shaft. New alliances are forged as the Boulder Boys hit pay dirt and the Young Guns gamble everything on a camp and lease of their own.

The Bushmen dodge rockfalls in a potentially deadly new mine. The Fire Crew closes in on a new deposit of precious black opal, while the Boulder Boys struggle to drain their opal pit.

In Sheepyards, the Bushmen are desperate for a breakthrough after a run of bad luck. In White Cliffs, the Young Guns are under financial strain and fall out over their new mine.

The Tunnel Rats are under pressure as other miners get closer and closer to their concession. The Bushmen enter an abandoned mine to remove a dead animal.

The Bushmen confront a man who is illegally digging their concession. The Young Guns search for a new location when poisonous fumes force them out of their mine.

The Tunnel Rats encounter an unexploded bomb and deadly gases. The Bros try to save some of their season and newcomers the Poms go underground for the first time.

Boulder Boys Aaron and Ron nearly lose their $60,000 backhoe. The McFarlane miner's family tries to stay out of the path of a storm in Lightning Ridge.

In desperation, the Bushmen take a gamble on a dangerous way of mining deep underground. And in Lightning Ridge, the Bros get into trouble after an accident.

The Young Guns concession is destroyed by a dust storm, the Boulder Boys dig at ancient sites and the Bushmen are in serious trouble 15 meters underground.

During a severe summer storm, the Young Guns try to keep their concession from flooding. And former trucker Chris comes to Lightning Ridge hoping to find opal.

The Tunnel Rats are getting the help they so desperately need. Meanwhile, veteran miner Col Duff prepares for a week of opal hunting, far from civilization.

After an injury to one of their members, the Young Guns face a difficult decision to continue mining. In addition, the Cheals break through to a long-lost underground mine.

The Bushmen fight opal thieves on land and in the air. Plus, Lightning Ridge's Gavan McFarlane puts his son to work and the Boulder Boys dig their way out of trouble.

The Bushmen stay up late to drive poachers out of their mine. Plus, Colonel Duff reunites with Greg in a last-ditch effort to find opal before the summer heat gets too high.

The Young Guns risk everything for a rare pineapple opal. The Boulder Boys take on dangerous ground, and The Bushmen race to the hospital.