The BEST episodes of Outback Opal Hunters season 9

Every episode of Outback Opal Hunters season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Outback Opal Hunters season 9!

The world's toughest treasure hunters push their bodies and bank accounts to the limit on a quest to strike it rich, hunting the legendary Queen of Gems - Opal. Australia produces more than 90% of the world’s opals. Hidden beneath outback desert plains lies a hidden bounty, 30 million years in the making, waiting to be discovered. Opals are one of the most valuable gemstones on the planet – one stone alone can fetch a million dollars – and it's the dream of striking it rich that drives these crews to push their bodies and bank accounts to breaking point.

Last Updated: 6/27/2025Network: Discovery+ (UK)Status: Continuing
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7.72
39 votes

#1 - Hit or Miss

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/30/2023

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.

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7.63
38 votes

#2 - Start Again From the Beginning

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/23/2023

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.

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7.46
37 votes

#3 - Bad Luck

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/16/2023

The Opal Whisperers 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.

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7.44
39 votes

#4 - Succession of Opal Joe

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/6/2023

The Blacklighters discover opalised sea creatures in an ancient seabed; the Cheals close in on their biggest opal haul ever, but all is not as it seems.

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7.37
38 votes

#5 - A Well That Takes on Water

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/2023

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.

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7.34
29 votes

#6 - In Search of Fuel

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/2/2023

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.

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7.29
34 votes

#7 - Start With A Bang

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2023

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.

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6.87
30 votes

#8 - Baptism By Fire

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2023

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.