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Outback Opal Hunters

As the sea dried up,water seeping underground beneath the old shorelinedeposited layers of...

As the sea dried up,
water seeping underground beneath the old shoreline
deposited layers of silica in cracks and along fault-lines, gradually hardening to form
a legendary treasure

Full Transcript

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As the sea dried up, water seeping underground
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beneath the old shoreline deposited layers of silica in cracks
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and along fault-lines,
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gradually hardening to form a legendary treasure.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
56
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:40
Uploaded
Jun 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E08 But the season is about to end, and the boys are still - Outback Opal Hunters 00:09
But the season is about to end, and the boys are still
S01 • E07 We've come here to 17 Mile to try our luck underground. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
We've come here to 17 Mile to try our luck underground.
S01 • E04 This next treasure hunt will take some serious digging. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
This next treasure hunt will take some serious digging.
S01 • E03 The treasures they are hunting are ancient shells - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
The treasures they are hunting are ancient shells
S01 • E06 Over $50,000 short of their $100,000 target, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:12
Over $50,000 short of their $100,000 target,
S01 • E05 Is this sort of what you do, John? Really gouge underneath it. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Is this sort of what you do, John? Really gouge underneath i...
S01 • E02 A lot of friends of mine, they found millions of dollars, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
A lot of friends of mine, they found millions of dollars,
S01 • E04 In order to protect the opal-bearing ground, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
In order to protect the opal-bearing ground,
S01 • E08 To reach it, they need to agree to go back underground. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
To reach it, they need to agree to go back underground.
S01 • E03 If it's good opal, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
If it's good opal,
S01 • E07 Pick and shovel is gonna be the weapon of choice, so to speak. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Pick and shovel is gonna be the weapon of choice, so to spea...
S01 • E05 To chase the opal dream, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
To chase the opal dream,
S01 • E06 I don't know how many more times we can do this - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
I don't know how many more times we can do this
S01 • E03 Shell Patch is where the big opal is so, hopefully, we find something. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Shell Patch is where the big opal is so, hopefully, we find ...
S01 • E08 The opal is in the most perilous section of their mine. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
The opal is in the most perilous section of their mine.
S01 • E02 An estimated 90% of Coober Pedy is still waiting to be mined. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
An estimated 90% of Coober Pedy is still waiting to be mined...
S01 • E07 Beneath them, a kilometre labyrinth of treacherous, abandoned tunnels. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Beneath them, a kilometre labyrinth of treacherous, abandone...
S01 • E04 Oh, yeah, baby. Fresh from the birth of his baby, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
Oh, yeah, baby. Fresh from the birth of his baby,
S01 • E03 I've got a good, good feeling about it. I feel lucky still there. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
I've got a good, good feeling about it. I feel lucky st...
S01 • E05 That is your income, so nurture that and it allows us to go mining. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
That is your income, so nurture that and it allows us to go ...