Outback Opal Hunters

A brand-new team brings cutting edge technology to the opal fields.

The Cheals take on their most dangerous dig ever. The Bushmen trial a rookie to operate their exploration drill, but it doesn't go as smoothly as they'd hoped.

The Opal Whisperers work underground together for the first time on a legendary claim. The Mooka Boys are forced to work Leif's late father's abandoned mine.

The Digi Diggers need to explore new ground after mining opal too brittle to sell. The Bushmen discover their new claim has been dug out by opal thieves.

The Opal Whispers are forced to leave behind a rich opal seam in a mine on the verge of collapse. The Cheals are cut off from their mine by crippling floods.

Gale-force winds threaten the Digi Diggers' dreams of an eco-mine. The Bushmen discover dangerous old workings while clearing out their new mine.

The Mooka Boys may lose a potential investor due to their little mining progress. Disaster strikes for the Opal Whisperers when Sofia's hoist fails.

The Blacklighters discover opalised sea creatures in an ancient seabed.

Mooka Boys brothers Matt and Cozza topple their excavator while attempting to reach a new mine on a treacherous opal field. Plus, The Blacklighters are almost buried alive while mining opal in unstable tunnels.

A busted dirt hauling bogger bucket threatens the Cheals' ambitions for mammoth back-to-back opal hauls. The Opal Whisperers partnership with veteran miner Uwe ends abruptly. Angel attempts her first opal sale at the Lightning Ridge Opal Festival.

The broke Bushmen are forced to trade opal to get a shaft drilled on a new claim. The Mooka Boys attempt to revive a dump truck and their opal processing plant with disastrous results. The Digi Diggers get lost exploring a terrifying abandoned mine.

Rod goes toe to toe with ratters who stole opal from their mine.

A vicious storm threatens to end the Misfits season early.

The Misfits attempt a dangerous night dig.

Sofia and Isaac get trapped at the bottom of their open cut mine.

The Mooka Boys are confronted by an irate miner.

The Bushmen's drill rig loses a vital pin.

The Blacklighters help a fellow miner on a dangerous night dig.

The Opal Whisperers are threatened by a mine roof collapse.

A waterlogged mine threatens to unravel The Digi Diggers' season.