Outback Opal Hunters Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

The Cheals hit a massive pocket of plate sized opal in their open cut mine. Plus, Brutal Outback temperatures cripple Cozza with severe heat stroke.

The Mooka Boys are finally ready to start tunnelling toward black opal glory, until their last working machine suffers a catastrophic breakdown.

The Bushmen dig a newly drilled emergency shaft. The Mooka Boys are on a dangerous mission to crane a vital DIY shelter across the Lunatic Opal Field.

On the eve of the famous Lightning Ridge Opal Festival, The Misfits battle to treat 150kg of matrix opal, forcing Cody to cook up a miracle.

In the race to meet a rainbow matrix order ahead of the Lightning Ridge Opal Festival, The Misfits bet everything on untested DIY contraptions

In the wake of Government shutdowns, The Bushmen are forced back into their deadly mine. Dan and Renee's impatience could cost them their lives.

Chris suffers a spider bite. Slim Pickings' Lee battles dangerous ground on a quad bike. A big mechanical failure halts Dan and Renee's enterprise.

Sam smashes opal with a jackhammer in the Bushmen's mine. Plus, Rod and Les make a wager that will force the loser to wear one of Sam's pink shirts.

The Misfits, Angel Dempsey and rookie miner, Cody Polglase, must find an opal king stone for a bespoke pendant order. Oscar and Luca are forced above ground

The Bushmen put their lives on the line in the most dangerous mine they have ever worked. Plus, the Cheal's first dig of the season is brought to a grinding halt.

The Bushmen bust blower pipes and break diggers in their last chance to find opal this season. The team tackle two mines simultaneously and bring in a master opal cutter, hoping to transform rough stones into a $100,000 haul. The Misfits are flooded out of their open cut mine and return to Honey Hole with custom-made machinery; a giant chainsaw attached to a bobcat, desperate to turn a profit on the last dig of their season. Sofia and Isaac from the Opal Whisperers are threatened by a mine roof collapse as they struggle to extract opal from crumbling walls. Isaac attempts to make a profit by cutting and polishing their last opal find for the season, but risks destroying the stones in the process.

The Bushmen's drill rig loses a vital pin, forcing 74-year-old Les to undertake emergency repairs four meters in the air and Rod struggles to maneuver their 4 ton digger across treacherous mud deep underground. The Digi Diggers flooded mine wall collapses as Josiah and Lisa attempt a new method of extracting Yowah nuts from the mine wall with a high-pressure hose after they destroy precious opal with a pick. The Mooka Boys take on an old timers' mine for their last dig of the season. Matt is hit with a crippling asthma attack working in a pocket of bad air and an unstable wall collapses on Cozza as he struggles to extract opal.

The Bushmen's home-made hoist and bucket fails, and Rod is forced to down tools with busted ribs. Les discovers a seam of opal but fails to impress a buyer who makes a low ball offer, raising the Bushmen's ire. Sofia and Isaac, The Opal Whisperers, get trapped at the bottom of their open cut mine in sweltering temperatures. Sofia's jeweler is unimpressed by the opal she must work with to create bespoke necklaces. The Cheals start work on a new mine only to discover their mothballed machinery needs major repairs and flooded access roads to their processing plant bog their dirt hauling truck.

A vicious storm threatens to end the Misfits season early as they tear open old timer's tunnels with the excavator searching for opal missed decades earlier. Issy attempts a new black-lighting technique to impress Opal Joe. The Digi Diggers mine is flooded, forcing the pair to scour the Outback for a new claim. The search ends in disaster as they bog their vehicle in treacherous terrain, hundreds of kilometers from medical aid. Severe Dust storms cause the Blacklighters to bust Opalzilla, slowing operations down to a crawl. The team hit a rich seam of opal in the depths of their mine including opalized belemnite, a squid like creature that existed millions of years ago.

The broke Bushmen are forced to trade opal to get a shaft drilled on a new claim and lose thousands of dollars on the deal. Facing legendary opal buyer 'Herman the German' they risk being on the bad end of a trade for a second time. The Mooka Boys attempt to revive a long-neglected dump truck and their opal processing plant with disastrous results. Out of options they're forced to blacklight piles of dirt in the dead of night. The Digi Diggers home-made hoist and bucket breaks apart and the team get lost exploring a terrifying abandoned mine to scavenge for spare parts. High end jewelers arrive in Yowah and hard ball the Digi Diggers on their biggest attempted sale.

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. 16 -year- old Xavier experiences an epic hill climb fail in a dirt laden dump truck, and the team stage a walk out on a miserly buyer. Battling another mine move, the Bushmen's ancient crane breaks down dropping a two-ton digger into a ten-meter shaft. New recruit Benny gives the team a glimmer of hope drilling up a pocket of high value crystal opal.

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 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.

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 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.

The Misfits return to Death Valley, armed with an ancient 40-ton bulldozer, to dig their first open cut mine. The Cheals race summer storms in a last ditch attempt to rescue their disastrous season. Tensions flare among the Opal Whisperers.

The Blacklighters are forced into treacherous abandoned tunnels, searching for a new location. The Bishop and Scott dig overnight in a race against thieves.

The Bushmen battle to break through into an abandoned mine. The Young Guns face equipment failure 800km from home.

The Bushmen gamble the last of their cash on a 50-year-old exploration rig. The Cheals, desperate for a big opal find, close in on a promising pocket against turbulent weather. The Mooka boys battle scorpions to reach an abandoned mine in uninhabited and hostile terrain.

Handwritten clues left by Leif's late father help the Mooka Boys hunt for an abandoned mine. The Blacklighters battle choking dust on their dry claim. The Tarantos make emergency repairs on their bulldozer.

The Bushmen's new rookie rushes into a deadly no-go zone. The Cheals attempt to revive their season. The Mooka Boys try a new technique to expose opal in colorless rock.

Joe and Tash search on the surface with hand tools after the Taranto brothers fail to bring up any color. The Opal Whisperers try constructing a noodler from scrap material. The Misfits narrowly avoid an avalanche.

The Tarantos' excavator grinds to a halt at the bottom of their mine. The Cheals also face machinery failure as Rory busts their digger underground. The Bushmen's roof is on the edge of collapse.

Rory and Oscar are forced to operate their dad's 20-ton drill rig for the first time. The entire Tarantos family is struck down by sickness as they struggle to find Opals on their massive claim. The Bushmen build a dangerous mine roof.

The Young Guns' season is threatened when JC is injured at a steer riding fundraiser. The Bushmen finally strike opal while digging on the boundary of their claim. The Cheal's struggle to get to their claim after weeks of rain.

Extreme summer heat pushes the Blacklighters to do a dangerous night-time dig. Monsoonal storms threaten the Boulder Boys' season. The Young Guns lose thousands of dollars worth of opal.

The Cheals rush the installation of a new wash plant after a breakdown halves their opal production. The Blacklighters test a new team member.

The Bishop resorts to using explosives in a desperate attempt to break an opal drought. The Blacklighters have reason to celebrate when they achieve a long-held dream with the purchase of an excavator.

The Young Guns battle to open up a crucial ventilation shaft 14 meters underground. The Opal Whisperers gamble on a new claim. The Boulder Boys are slowed down by ageing machinery.

Tensions are at an all time high for the Opal Whisperers as opinions clash. A team is forced to put their tools down. Rain clouds could spell disaster as they threaten a new mine.

A back injury underground causes trouble for the Boulder Boys. A difficult layer requires an explosive solution to satisfy their mining partners The Tunnel Rats struggle to work on unfamiliar ground.

Chris Cheal's dream of two mining teams struggles to launch. The Blacklighters gamble on a new claim to break a month-long opal drought.

The Blacklighters must relocate Opalzilla after their claim runs dry of opal. The Cheals hope to hit the jackpot in a bizarre structure, the Z-fault.

The Young Guns spend all of their savings on a hydraulic digger that causes more problems than it solves. The Blacklighters face reality after running out 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 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.

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

A violent storm leaves The Young Guns racing to protect their claim from a flood. The McFarlanes try to build a drill from spare parts to dig below their mine's floor.

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

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 Tunnel Rats are under extra pressure as rival miners close in on their claim. The Bushmen must brave an abandoned mine to remove a dead animal. Rookies The Poms search for a prize opal to begin their career.

The Bushmen dodge rockfalls in a potentially deadly new mine. The Fire Crew close in on a new deposit of precious black opal. The Boulder Boys struggle to drain their opal pit.

Old partners Aaron Grotjahn and Col Duff reunite on a prospecting mission. The Tunnel Rats race to protect their claim as rival miners close in.

Rookie team the Young Guns run into trouble as they look for pineapple opals. The Cooke Bros race against time hunting opals on another miner's claim. The Fire Crew run themselves broke.

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

Rookie Justin tackles a deal that could make or break him. The Boulder Boys race to save their claim from a monsoon flood. And on their last dig of the season The Cooke Brothers finally hit pay dirt.

The Rookies Justin and Becky risk their lives underground, desperate for a find. Meanwhile Opal hunting legend Col Duff is back, to take on the Outback, hunting long forgotten treasure.

Justin recruits fiancée Becky to save him from financial ruin. The Fire Crew faces deadly reptiles and a snapped suspension in search blue fire opal. The Cooke Brothers go 21 meters under, desperate to get their hands on the first opal of the season.

It's last chance for The Rookies' partnership, Col's crew are on a crash course as his recurring illness slows them down, while the Cooke Brothers fight busted hoses and breakdowns in the quest to strike it rich.

Rookie Justin gambles thousands of dollars on buying his way out of trouble; Opal Queen Kelly needs a big find underground or risk going broke; and Aaron and Greg's Dragonfly claim might finally pay off.

Rookie Justin has cracks in his equipment and his relationships; Col's Crew are a man down and on their last drum of fuel; and in the wild west, new team the Fire Crew are on a wild goose chase hunting a bounty of fabled fire opal.

The mining season is almost over, to reach their target Col's crew take one last gamble opal spotting from the air.

Desperate to move more rock, the Rookies get a lesson in the dangerous art of bomb-making.

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.

Rookie miners Justin and Daniel tread a dangerous path deep underground in an abandoned mine. Meanwhile, Kelly and Al search for a rare, valuable black opal.