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The Cheals hit a big pocket of opal in their open cut mine; Cozza gets severe heat stroke from the brutal Outback temperatures.

Outback Opal Hunters

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When Mark is hospitalized after a mining accident, Paul and John must work overtime on two separate claims to scrape together enough opal to survive the week. Matt and his brother Cozza head on a night mission that unearths unusual glowing yellow rocks.

Right on the Mark

After sinking a new shaft to save their backs, the Bushmen are stonewalled by impenetrable rock; the Mooka Boys are finally ready to tunnel toward black opal glory, until their last working machine suffers a catastrophic breakdown.

School of Hard Rocks

Mining alone and desperate for cash, Dan Measey gambles on new but unproven opal-detecting AI technology; locked in the grip of a relentless drought, Slim Pickings are forced to relocate their mining operation in desperate search of water.

New Digs

The Bushmen scramble to dig to a newly drilled emergency shaft, before they can resume mining; as the mercury soars, the Mooka Boys embark on a mission to crane a vital DIY shelter across the Lunatic Opal Field.

Trucking Fun

The Mooka Boys' hopes of a season-saving pocket of black opal are decimated by a busted starter motor on their dozer; Oscar sends the Cheals on a critical mission to unearth a rare green-orange gemstone for a potential buyer.

Bench Marks

The Bushmen risk their lives 12 meters underground to free their stranded digger; on the eve of the famous Lightning Ridge Opal Festival, the Misfits struggle to treat almost 350 pounds of matrix opal, forcing Cody to cook up a miracle.

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.

Diesel Doozies

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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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.

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