Outback Opal Hunters Episode Rating Graph

Following six teams across Australia as they search for the country's most iconic gemstone.

It's the end of the mining season and the last chance for the teams. The Rookies gamble their hopes on one last haul of opal, and the Opal Queen makes a final desperate dig. Disc S2 E13 4/10/20

The Bushmen take a big risk, trying out a new mining method deep below the ground, and injury slows down progress for The Bros and The Poms are struggling to find their first piece of opal.

In outback NSW, the worst storm in 20 years devastates the Bushmen's and Chris Cheal's mine; in Coober Pedy, the new team, the Blacklighters, need opal to re-establish

The Australian outback's wildest treasure hunters face even bigger challenges in their quest to strike it rich, as they seek the legendary queen of gems: the opal.

A violent summer storm sees The Young Guns race to save their only claim from a flood; meanwhile The McFarlanes must build a drill from spare parts.

The Tunnel Rats deal with an unexploded bomb and hazardous gases; The Bros attempt to fit their equipment into a new mine; The Poms make their first trip underground.

The Boulder Boys, who are within reach of their $100,000 season target, chase old leads that could see them strike it rich and The Bushmen face a disaster underground.

The Boulder Boys try to reach a suspected 20-meter-deep opal level by draining floodwater; Rod Manning uses his wife's opal ring as collateral.

In Mintabie, South Australia, The Tunnel Rats are under extra pressure as rival miners close in on their claim. In Sheepyards, NSW, The Bushmen must brave an abandoned mine to remove a dead animal. Meanwhile, rookie prospectors The Poms seek a prize opal to kickstart their mining career.

Pete and Sam begin a risky project that could pay off big time with opal riches; the Bushmen's new equipment doesn't deliver

New team The Bushmen clash with opal thieves raiding one of their mines. The Cookes hack an old digging machine, while the Fire Crew hunt for a new deposit of rare black opal.

Joe and Tash fossick on the surface with hand tools after the Tarantos fails to bring up any color; the Opal Whisperers try constructing a noodler from scrap material while the Misfits narrowly avoid a collapse. Disc S5 E7 7/1/22

In Opalton, Boulder Boys Aaron and Ron's excavator has a close call.

A massive lightning storm forces the Young Guns to work on a series of flooded dirt roads; the Bushmen risk it all in a dangerous area vandalized by opal thieves; the Blacklighters take their chances with night mining. Disc S5 E20 9/9/22

Machinery woes cause the Cheals to end their opal dreams and consider splitting ways. The Blacklighters move to a new site while Jaymin and JC work alone in claustrophobic tunnels. Disc S5 E8 7/8/22

The Young Guns spend all of their savings on a hydraulic digger that only causes problems; the Blacklights run out of opal.

The Fire Crew's season rests on a knife-edge as they battle their way back from a disastrous setback. The Opal Queen battles rock-hard walls alone, desperate to find opal. Disc S2 E11 3/27/20

Tunnel Rats Bayden Pearse and Leese Grobe get the lifeline they desperately need. Meanwhile, Pete Cooke and Sam Westra are on the last dig of their season, and 20-year-old Sam must decide whether to quit opal mining for good.

The Young Guns face dangerous roads and impenetrable mine walls and faulty electronics spark a fire in the Opal Whisperers' HQ. The Blacklighters risk losing their plan as their generator dies. Disc S5 E14 8/12/22

Gale-force winds threaten the Digi Diggers' dreams of an eco-mine; the Bushmen discover dangerous old workings while clearing out their new mine; Angel and Joe's search to join the Misfits threatens to tear the team apart. Disc S6 E6 8/11/23

The Mooka Boys may lose a potential investor due to their little mining progress, and disaster strikes for the Opal Whisperers when Sofia's hoist fails. Disc S6 E7 8/18/23

Rookie Justin has cracks in his equipment and his relationships. Col's Crew are a man down and on their last drum of fuel. The Fire Crew are on a wild goose chase hunting a bounty of fabled fire opal. Disc S2 E2 1/24/20

The Bushmen face off against a miner who has illegally dug on their claim.

Isaac from the Opal Whisperers works an abandoned, dangerous mine and partners up with a veteran Yowah miner; the Mooka Boys are confronted by an irate miner as they peg a claim too close to his mine.

The Bushmen gamble the last of their cash on their first ever drill rig; the Cheals, desperate for a big opal find, face off against turbulent weather; the Mooka boys hunt for treasure in a scorpion-riddled mine. Disc S5 E13 8/5/22

The Bushmen struggle to locate the source of water flooding their mine; the Misfits are forced to work Issy's mine, Honey Hole, as they wait for bulldozer repairs; the Blacklighters are forced to help a fellow miner on a dangerous night dig.

The Cheals take on their most dangerous dig ever. The Bushmen trial a rookie miner, Ben, to operate their drill to find new opal bearing ground, but he falls short at the first challenge. Disc S6 E2 7/7/23

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.

Mooka Boys brothers Matt and Cozza topple their excavator attempting to reach a new mine on a treacherous opal field. The machine's woes continue as burst hydraulics force Leif to undertake emergency repairs. The Blacklighters are almost buried alive mining opal in unstable tunnels. Disc S6 E9 9/1/23

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. Disc S6 E10 9/8/23

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.

Pete and Mick's mining operation grinds to a sudden halt, while Col's Crew heads underground. The Rookies are in despair until mentor John Dunstan steps in with a last-minute lifeline. Disc S1 E3 11/29/19

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

The Blacklighters must work a new claim using an ancient opal processing plant. The Misfits discover they're losing precious opal, so they attempt a night dig.

The Opal Whisperers work underground together for the first time on a claim where million-dollar opal Angel of Yowah was discovered decades earlier. The Mooka Boys are forced to work Leif's late father's abandoned mine. Disc S6 E3 7/14/23

A vicious storm threatens to end the Misfits' season early; Issy attempts a new black-lighting technique to impress Opal Joe; the Digi Diggers' mine gets flooded, forcing the pair to scour the outback for a new claim.

The Bushmen's homemade hoist and bucket fail; Rod is forced to down tools with busted ribs; Sofia and Isaac from "The Opal Whisperers" get trapped at the bottom of their open cut mine in sweltering temperatures.

The Bushmen's drill rig loses a vital pin, forcing 74-year-old Les to undertake emergency repairs four meters in the air; the Digi Diggers flooded mine wall collapses as Josiah and Lisa attempt a new method of extracting Yowah nuts.

The Misfits give it all they've got to prove their worth in the mine fields of South Australia. The Bishop loses his prized claim to competitors while the Tunnel Rats risk electrocution while operating their digger. Disc S5 E6 7/1/22

Rookies Justin and Daniel tread a dangerous path underground in Coober Pedy, while father-and-daughter mining team Kelly and Al race to stake a claim in Lightning Ridge in an attempt to turn their fortunes around. Disc S1 E2 11/22/19

Rookie Opal Hunters Daniel Becker and Justin Lang leave their families behind, risking it all to chase an opal fortune. Lucky enough to stake a claim on a legendary site known as Shell Patch Reserve, will their luck continue or come to a costly end? Disc S1 E1 11/15/19

Brand new team Digi Diggers bring brand new technology to the opal fields; Josiah and Lisa soon find themselves at breaking point. The Bushmen bring in an explosives expert to blast through the toughest rock in Grawin; plus, a brand new team brings cutting edge technology to the opal fields. Disc S6 E1 6/30/23

For the rookies, there's tension as a new partner leads them on a wild-goose chase underground. Plus, the Cooke brothers' season is off to a bad and dangerous start. Disc S2 E3 1/31/20

Scott and the Bishop cause an avalanche while trying to secure a wall. The Mooka Boys' bobcat suffers a critical failure and the Blacklighters dig into a rich and dangerous abandoned mine. Disc S5 E17 8/26/22

It's brother vs. brother as Peter and Mick Cooke go head-to-head in an epic scrapheap challenge to build a monster opal-hunting machine. Meanwhile, the Rookies are forced to start hunting at night. Disc S1 E5 12/13/19

The Digi Diggers, Josiah and Lisa, need to explore new ground after mining opal too brittle to sell; they discover their entire claim is at risk of being flooded. 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. Disc S6 E4 7/21/23

Daniel returns to Coober Pedy a new Dad, determined to find more white opal. Col raises the stakes, forking out thousands on an ancient and dangerous exploration rig, while the Opal Queen and her Dad battle the clock, the weather and a deadly cactus. Disc S1 E4 12/6/19