The series follows crews of fearless opal miners on their mission to unearth a fortune in some of Australia's harshest and remote landscapes.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Jaymin Sullivan , James Caruana , Noah McDonough , Kelly Tishler , Alan Hobden , Col Duff , Aaron Grotjahn , Peter Cooke , John Wayne Dunstan , Mick Cooke , Greg Geran , Daniel Becker , Justin Lang
Rookie Justin gets his girlfriend over as he realize he heading for bankruptcy. The Fire Crew has loose access to there mines due to floods and poisonous snakes. And the Cooke brothers goes deep underground in there search for precious black opal
Despite broken hoses the Rookies manage to make a significant find. The Cooke brothers let there washplant work overtime in attempt to beat the worst drought in years.
The Rookies put there lives at steak by mining deeper then ever for precious opal. Meanwhile the legendary opal hunter Col Duff is back on the scene to hunt for some long forgotten treasures
Justin tries to buy a package deal which could make or break him The Boulder Boys on the other hand try to protect there mine against upcoming floods while the Cooke Brothers make a significant find
The Fire Crew fight back in order to score big and save there season. They go back to the place they scored big last time. The opal Queen goes underground to see if her mine is worth extending the lease.
Season 2 come to a close with mixed fortunes for the various teams. Justin seems to have found a good seam of opal. Is there enough to keep Becky onside. Justin thinks so but is his luck about to run our of take a massive turn. The boulder boys continue to dig at Opalton, close to meeting their seasons target. With an opportunity to secure the claim for next year and a possible purchase of the family home, its all in the gods for the final dig. Does luck smile on them with the arrival of a butterfly or is it all a bust again. Opal Queen, Kelly pushes on in the heat digging on last hole to rescue her season. Is it all a bust and can they scrape together enough to tide them over to next year.
The worst storm in 20 years devastates the New South Wales' mines. New team the Blacklighters are forced to relocate 300km from their original mining town.
Pete and Sam start a risky project that could set them up for opal riches. Plus, Aaron has to mine his way out of debt after borrowing money to buy his late father's house.
The Young Guns spend all of their savings on a hydraulic digger that causes more problems than it solves. Elsewhere, the Blacklighters are dealt a dose of reality.
The Boulder Boys drain floodwater in pursuit of a suspected opal level. Rod Manning is under pressure after using his wife's favourite opal ring as collateral.
The Blacklighters must relocate Opalzilla after their claim runs dry of opal. And, the Cheals hope to hit the jackpot in a bizarre structure, the Z-fault.
The Bushmen's new claim turns dangerous, forcing Rod and Les to choose between riches and safety. Plus, the Young Guns demolish their old mine.
Chris Cheal's dream of two mining teams struggles to launch. Meanwhile, the Blacklighters gamble on a new claim to break a month-long opal drought.
Hard ground at the Bushmen's claim causes damage to their digger. Meanwhile, Pete and Sam hunt for better opal dirt as their 'mega wash-plant' shows promise.
The Tunnel Rats struggle working on unfamiliar ground. The Boulder Boys try to keep their jobs with a last-ditch hunt to satisfy their mining partners.
