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Outback Opal Hunters

Prized for its dark colour, a good stone can command$35,000 per carat

Prized for its dark colour, a good stone can command
$35,000 per carat

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Prized for its dark colour,
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a good stone can command $35,000 per carat.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:10
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E01 The clearer the stones' background, the more valuable. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
The clearer the stones' background, the more valuable.
S01 • E03 Sifting rocks, eyes straining for the slightest hint of opal. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Sifting rocks, eyes straining for the slightest hint of opal...
S01 • E08 You just don't know, you can pick away at it, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
You just don't know, you can pick away at it,
S01 • E02 You can have rock collapses, you can have all sorts of other - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
You can have rock collapses, you can have all sorts of other
S01 • E07 It's a little bit going through. Don't (BLEEP) the ceiling. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
It's a little bit going through. Don't (BLEEP) the...
S01 • E01 Even in rough form, straight out of the ground, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
Even in rough form, straight out of the ground,
S01 • E06 It's exciting and a little bit frightening at the same time. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
It's exciting and a little bit frightening at the same ...
S01 • E08 Or it opens up, and gets fatter and that's what you want. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Or it opens up, and gets fatter and that's what you wan...
S01 • E05 Oh! I've just hit something. See? Look at that. That's opal. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Oh! I've just hit something. See? Look at that. That�...
S01 • E03 Spent maybe four or five grand, erm, on digging holes. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Spent maybe four or five grand, erm, on digging holes.
S01 • E04 The worse thing is you get your ass kicked, don't get a piece and you're like, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:09
The worse thing is you get your ass kicked, don't get a...
S01 • E08 Dan's undermining the very wall holding up the roof. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Dan's undermining the very wall holding up the roof.
S01 • E07 We've drilled the holes into the ground here, in different patterns - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
We've drilled the holes into the ground here, in differ...
S01 • E05 You know, this is saleable. This is, uh, $200 an ounce material. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
You know, this is saleable. This is, uh, $200 an ounce mater...
S01 • E06 A boy who's adventurous and likes to blow shit up. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
A boy who's adventurous and likes to blow shit up.
S01 • E07 Everything that comes outta the holes, sieve, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Everything that comes outta the holes, sieve,
S01 • E04 Time and money. For mother of three, Kelly, there's never enough. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Time and money. For mother of three, Kelly, there's nev...
S01 • E03 Is it all worth it? That's the sad truth. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Is it all worth it? That's the sad truth.
S01 • E02 If it fails, this ladder will be their only way back to the surface. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
If it fails, this ladder will be their only way back to the ...
S01 • E01 Rookie opal hunters Dan Becker and Justin Lang - Outback Opal Hunters 00:15
Rookie opal hunters Dan Becker and Justin Lang