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Tough treasure hunters push their bodies and bank accounts to the limit on a quest to strike it rich, hunting the Queen of Gems, opal, in the harsh Australian Outback.

Outback Opal Hunters

A Festival of Opal

The Blacklighters face off against each other. Mark's inexperience with the dozer proves too much for Paul. Slim Pickings are forced to relocate their entire wash plant in the rush to fulfil a high-stakes order for an international buyer.

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The misfits are forced to work through the night, betting everything on untested DIY contraptions to meet a colossal rainbow matrix order; the Cheals' million-dollar operation is sent into a tailspin after Oscar drops the bombshell of his departure.

Glitch in the Matrix

With water running critically low at their only wash dam, the Cheals work double-time to restore a second agitator; Mark I'Anson and Paul Coon get boxed in during their mission to clear nine meters of overburden at their new Servo claim.

Water You Waiting For?

In the wake of sudden government shutdowns, the Bushmen are forced back into their mine; while Dan and Renee work overtime into the night, Renee is almost buried alive.

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The Blacklighters get hit with a double dose of disaster, busting their loader's brakes and the excavator's hydraulic arm; the Bushmen get blindsided by a government decision to shut down thousands of opal claims across New South Wales.

Over the Concrete Rainbow

Chris suffers a spider bite, forcing Oscar and Luca to take up the mining mantle; Lee from Slim Pickings battles dangerous shaft-riddled ground on a quad bike; a thirty-thousand-dollar mechanical failure brings Dan and Renee's enterprise to a halt.

Cheal Be Right

The Cheals' dreams of expanding their business, Opal Empire are crushed by the reality of juggling two mines; the Misfits are reunited after Issy and Joe's return; Slim Pickings' Lee Hobden takes a gamble on mystery opal dirt.

Boggered

Sam smashes valuable opal with a jackhammer in the Bushmen's mine; Rod and Les make a wager that will force the loser to wear one of Sam's pink shirts in public.

Dig and Digger

Slim Pickings' efforts to mine their claim are derailed by a slipped excavator track and busted wash plant motor belt; the Blacklighters face off against big rain and even bigger egos as they scrounge for any last opal at their Land of Promise claim.

Cloudy with a Chance of Explosives

The Misfits struggle to find an opal king stone in time to fulfill a bespoke pendant order for an interstate buyer; Mark Bressan and Chris Cheal battle to fix their downed excavator as encroaching wet weather attracts ratters to their exposed mine.

Ratter Brained

Cody's eagerness to prove himself becomes a liability as he gets trapped down a mine shaft; just as they're making progress at their crumbling, fault-riddled mine, The Bushmen are blindsided by a digger failure.

Between a Rod and a Hard Place

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