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Outback Opal Hunters

'A rough, hard sort of placeto work.' The harsh realities of open-cutmining have hit home

'A rough, hard sort of place
to work.' The harsh realities of open-cut
mining have hit home

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'A rough, hard sort of place to work.'
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The harsh realities of open-cut mining have hit home.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:35
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

The series follows crews of fearless opal miners on their mission to unearth a fortune in some of Australia's harshest and remote landscapes.
S01 • E04 And the opal will come but we're not gonna expect it. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
And the opal will come but we're not gonna expect it.
S01 • E08 Oh, my God. Oh, my God. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
S01 • E04 There's fuel, there's the cost of food, the cost of accommodation, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
There's fuel, there's the cost of food, the cost o...
S01 • E07 ..the only option is to go small. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
..the only option is to go small.
S01 • E08 It is this fat. Oh, my... (LAUGHS) - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
It is this fat. Oh, my... (LAUGHS)
S01 • E01 Groceries. ..Col Duff and partners - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Groceries. ..Col Duff and partners
S01 • E05 We're at that point where we've got to try a different form of mining. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
We're at that point where we've got to try a diffe...
S01 • E03 (BLEEP) - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
(BLEEP)
S01 • E06 Next day, the boys hit the bikes... and the dirt. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Next day, the boys hit the bikes... and the dirt.
S01 • E04 Is this sort of what you do, John? Really gouge underneath it, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
Is this sort of what you do, John? Really gouge underneath i...
S01 • E07 He's gonna get a hook on the end of that arm - Outback Opal Hunters 00:10
He's gonna get a hook on the end of that arm
S01 • E05 On their first trip, the boys worked underground in the dark, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:10
On their first trip, the boys worked underground in the dark...
S01 • E02 Er, we haven't found the opal that we're expecting - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
Er, we haven't found the opal that we're expecting
S01 • E01 All we need is the compressor and the hoses and jackhammers, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
All we need is the compressor and the hoses and jackhammers,
S01 • E03 (FRUSTRATED SIGH) - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
(FRUSTRATED SIGH)
S01 • E08 Oh, my God! Oh, my God. Wow. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Oh, my God! Oh, my God. Wow.
S01 • E04 There's a nice shell here. The colour in this is beautiful. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
There's a nice shell here. The colour in this is beauti...
S01 • E07 But there's just no room to work down there. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
But there's just no room to work down there.
S01 • E06 One, two, three, four, five. I think we should have a good look around. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
One, two, three, four, five. I think we should have a good l...
S01 • E04 The boys follow the trace, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
The boys follow the trace,