The BEST episodes of Outback Opal Hunters

#1 - Episode 6

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2020

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.

#2 - Episode 13

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/25/2019

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.

#3 - Episode 12

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/23/2020

The Young Guns risk it all to find rare pineapple opal. Meanwhile, the Boulder Boys take on deadly ground and the Bushmen face a race to the hospital.

#4 - Episode 1

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/4/2021

#5 - Episode 8

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2020

Hard ground at the Bushmen's claim causes damage to their digger. And, Pete and Sam hunt for better opal dirt as their "mega wash-plant" shows promise.

#6 - Episode 10

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/13/2020

The Bushmen confront a man who is illegally digging their concession. The Young Guns search for a new location when poisonous fumes force them out of their mine.

#7 - Episode 10

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/9/2020

The Bushmen combat opal thieves on land and in the skies. Plus, Lightning Ridge's Gavan McFarlane puts his son to work and the Boulder Boys dig their way out of trouble.

#8 - Episode 1

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2020

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

#9 - Episode 2

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/11/2021

The Cheals plan to extract opal hits a wall. The blacklighters continue their search for surface opal to pay for their $15,000 Opalzilla.

#10 - Episode 12

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2021

It’s the last week of the season and difficult conditions force The Bushmen to enlist a rookie miner. The Cheals suffer setbacks above and below ground.

#11 - Episode 1

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/2019

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.

#12 - Scrap Noodler

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2021

#13 - Episode 5

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/5/2020

The Bushmen gamble on a dangerous mining method deep below ground. An injury causes The Bros a serious setback, and The Poms struggle to find their first piece of opal.

#14 - Episode 11

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/16/2020

The Bushmen stay up late to drive out poachers from their mine. Col Duff reunites with Greg Geran in one last push to find opal before the summer heat gets too much.

#15 - Episode 4

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2020

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.

#16 - Episode 2

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2019

Bushmen Rod and Les risk their lives re-opening a long-abandoned mine. New team the Young Guns goes deep underground for the first time, hunting pineapple opal.

#17 - Episode 2

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2020

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 dad's house.

#18 - Episode 12

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/12/2022

#19 - Episode 9

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/2/2020

After an injury to one of their members, the Young Guns face a tough decision on how to continue mining. Meanwhile, the Cheals break through to a long-lost underground mine.

#20 - Episode 7

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/19/2020

A violent summer storm sees The Young Guns race to save their only claim from a flood. Former trucker Chris Cheal arrives in Lightning Ridge, desperate to make a fortune after drought ruined his trucking business.

#21 - Episode 4

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/27/2020

Boulder Boys Aaron and Ron almost lose their $60,000 excavator. The McFarlanes race a storm in Lightning Ridge, and The Tunnel Rats family ties are torn apart.

#22 - Episode 6

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/12/2020

In White Cliffs, NSW, The Young Guns' claim is ravaged by a vast outback dust storm. Meanwhile The Boulder Boys, who are within reach of their $100,000 season target, chase old leads that could see them strike it rich.

#23 - Episode 1

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/6/2020

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.

#24 - Sparks Fly

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/2022

#25 - Episode 5

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2020

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.