Episodes
1. Episode 1
February 6, 2020
45 min
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.
2. Episode 2
February 13, 2020
45 min
The Bushmen face off against a miner who has illegally dug on their claim.
3. Episode 3
February 20, 2020
45 min
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.
4. Episode 4
February 27, 2020
45 min
In Opalton, Boulder Boys Aaron and Ron's excavator has a close call.
5. Episode 5
March 5, 2020
45 min
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.
6. Episode 6
March 12, 2020
45 min
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.
7. Episode 7
March 19, 2020
45 min
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.
8. Episode 8
March 26, 2020
45 min
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.
9. Episode 9
April 2, 2020
45 min
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.
10. Episode 10
April 9, 2020
45 min
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.
11. Episode 11
April 16, 2020
45 min
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.
