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Outback Opal Hunters

Col's desperate to stopthe dream of opal at the Old Timers Claimbecoming just a pipe dream

Col's desperate to stop
the dream of opal at the Old Timers Claim
becoming just a pipe dream

Full Transcript

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Col's desperate to stop the dream of opal
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at the Old Timers Claim becoming just a pipe dream.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:06
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E07 It feels like, you know, it's a bit of a let down, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
It feels like, you know, it's a bit of a let down,
S01 • E02 If this handful of potch was black opal, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
If this handful of potch was black opal,
S01 • E08 Yeah, and maybe, next time, a bit more successful. Hm. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Yeah, and maybe, next time, a bit more successful. Hm.
S01 • E05 When you've been mining as long as I have, you just roll along with the punches. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
When you've been mining as long as I have, you just rol...
S01 • E04 There's a couple of pieces there that we can polish up, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:10
There's a couple of pieces there that we can polish up,
S01 • E01 At the Agitator processing plant, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
At the Agitator processing plant,
S01 • E07 Next stop: fossil expert Stuart Jackson, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:10
Next stop: fossil expert Stuart Jackson,
S01 • E05 The plan now? Make enough money - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
The plan now? Make enough money
S01 • E02 But good black potch if we can find some colour nearby. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
But good black potch if we can find some colour nearby.
S01 • E06 He has other spots he wants to check out. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
He has other spots he wants to check out.
S01 • E01 This is where it's all concentrated. This is the apex of all the work. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
This is where it's all concentrated. This is the apex o...
S01 • E04 Desperate to chip away at their season's target of $100,000, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
Desperate to chip away at their season's target of $100...
S01 • E06 It's very hard to see through the scrub and guess your way through it. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
It's very hard to see through the scrub and guess your ...
S01 • E02 For your first day on a lease and to bring up - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
For your first day on a lease and to bring up
S01 • E05 But over $5,000 will be a stretch for this tiny haul. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
But over $5,000 will be a stretch for this tiny haul.
S01 • E01 Even with three set of eyes scouring the tail out, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
Even with three set of eyes scouring the tail out,
S01 • E06 Once we've got a GPS point we can go straight to the places. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Once we've got a GPS point we can go straight to the pl...
S01 • E08 $1,000 brings them up to just over $1,500. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
$1,000 brings them up to just over $1,500.
S01 • E02 It's got all the good attributes about it. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
It's got all the good attributes about it.
S01 • E05 Just snip most of the sandstone off, so it's a clean piece like that. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Just snip most of the sandstone off, so it's a clean pi...