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Outback Opal Hunters

We had quite a heavy-duty chain, you know, probably20-ton breaking strain

We had quite a heavy-duty chain, you know, probably
20-ton breaking strain

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We had quite a heavy-duty chain,
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you know, probably 20-ton breaking strain.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:18
Uploaded
Jun 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
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 Key to success is their ancient hoist - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Key to success is their ancient hoist
S01 • E05 If this doesn't come back in, it doesn't retract, that's the biggest worry. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
If this doesn't come back in, it doesn't retract, ...
S01 • E02 (CALLS OUT) (LAUGHS) - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
(CALLS OUT) (LAUGHS)
S01 • E07 ..for George and Yani, the ground is too wet to mine. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
..for George and Yani, the ground is too wet to mine.
S01 • E06 At the Old Timers claim, - Outback Opal Hunters 00:08
At the Old Timers claim,
S01 • E03 Skims it all nice and clean. And you can see every little detail. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
Skims it all nice and clean. And you can see every little de...
S01 • E04 Be steady-steady, and work our way through it. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Be steady-steady, and work our way through it.
S01 • E08 Just watch your hands in case that bar jumps all of a sudden. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Just watch your hands in case that bar jumps all of a sudden...
S01 • E05 Housed within the one-inch-thick steel drum - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
Housed within the one-inch-thick steel drum
S01 • E07 No, it's impossible. The wet is a wasting... - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
No, it's impossible. The wet is a wasting...
S01 • E03 Hiring a machine like this for just 24 hours - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
Hiring a machine like this for just 24 hours
S01 • E06 With modern technology, they have the edge over the old-time miners. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:06
With modern technology, they have the edge over the old-time...
S01 • E01 Let's see if we can be lucky and find something. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Let's see if we can be lucky and find something.
S01 • E06 From the air, Col is looking for promising geological features. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
From the air, Col is looking for promising geological featur...
S01 • E03 You know, we've spent all week looking for opal and this is the best chance - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
You know, we've spent all week looking for opal and thi...
S01 • E04 Time to see if this 40-year-old rig... - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
Time to see if this 40-year-old rig...
S01 • E05 Mick hopes he's built the drum tough enough - Outback Opal Hunters 00:07
Mick hopes he's built the drum tough enough
S01 • E01 They're too big. It's no good. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:05
They're too big. It's no good.
S01 • E08 Yeah, it'd be like a bloody bullet, you would not wanna get hit by it. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Yeah, it'd be like a bloody bullet, you would not wanna...
S01 • E06 Opal usually makes some of the changes of ground and crossings. - Outback Opal Hunters 00:04
Opal usually makes some of the changes of ground and crossin...