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They're hunting for opalised shells, created millions of years ago
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Outback Opal Hunters

They're hunting for opalised shells,created millions of years ago by silica filling the...

They're hunting for opalised shells,
created millions of years ago by silica filling the voids
of disintegrating seashells

Full Transcript

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They're hunting for opalised shells, created millions of years ago
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by silica filling the voids of disintegrating seashells.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:21
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 • E06 Tomorrow the boys will go in search of what the Old Timers may have missed - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
Tomorrow the boys will go in search of what the Old Timers m...
S01 • E08 Yeah. (LAUGHS) - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
Yeah. (LAUGHS)
S01 • E04 A single piece has been valued up to $200,000. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
A single piece has been valued up to $200,000.
S01 • E06 They're looking for pipe opal, which can fetch $1,500 a carat, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:09
They're looking for pipe opal, which can fetch $1,500 a...
S01 • E08 Oh, my God! (LAUGHS) Yes! - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Oh, my God! (LAUGHS) Yes!
S01 • E03 Using a massive stapler, steel staples clip the belt together. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Using a massive stapler, steel staples clip the belt togethe...
S01 • E05 'A rough, hard sort of place to work.' - Outback Opal Hunters 00:09
'A rough, hard sort of place to work.'
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 • E07 ..the only option is to go small. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
..the only option is to go small.
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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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