Outback Opal Hunters Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

In the final week of the season, high temperatures are shutting down machines and pushing the miners to their limits. Struggling to set up their new open-cut mine, the Blacklighters take a chance on mining at night. The Young Guns search for black opal in Lightning Ridge, but a torrential storm forces them to work on a series of flooded dirt roads. The Bushmen risk it all in a dangerous area vandalized by opal thieves.

A crippled bulldozer threatens to derail the Tarantos' dreams. The Young Guns face brake failure, impenetrable rock and intense heat.

The Bishop faces off against concrete-hard rock and even tougher opal buyers. The Bushmen trial a new partner.

The Blacklighters' plan for a massive open cut mine pushes their machines to the limit. The Young Guns leave White Cliffs to mine in Lightning Ridge.

Scotty gets lost while exploring hidden tunnels on the Bishop's massive claim. Jack and Mickey are nearly crushed as the Tarantos try to move their machinery. Greg explores the hidden tunnels on his claim searching for white opal.

A bomb expert comes in to blast impenetrable rock for the Bishop. The Cheals race to move a rock-extracting blower before heat damages their machine. The Misfits battle avalanches and dust storms.

The Blacklighters are forced to move their 10-ton processing plant to a new claim. The Cheals use abandoned truck parts in an attempt to fix their agitator machine.

The Bishop mines the support pillars in a mammoth new claim. The Tunnel Rats risk electrocution while using their one-ton digger to mine for crystal opal. The Misfits hunt for Andamooka opal in isolated mines in South Australia.

JC returns to White Cliffs after his accident. Blacklight Xavier misses a massive pocket of opal passing through the noodling machine. The Tunnel Rats start their season in a vermin-infested mine.

The Blacklighters break their excavator while trying to break fresh ground. The Young Guns enter a dangerous mine in an attempt to find pineapple opal. Isaac and Sofia, the Opal Whisperers, work their own claim for the first time to hunt for cathedral opal.

It is the final week of the season and one team makes a huge discovery that has the potential to make their season. The Bushmen hire a rookie miner. The Opal Whisperers chase big money.

The Bishop takes a risk and buys the rights to a vast underground mine. The Bushmen make a disturbing discovery that halts their efforts. The Geran Gang are close to relocating until they receive chilling news.

With only days left on their permit, the Geran Gang must suffer through scorching heat. The Opal Whisperers battle against monsoonal storms. A mystery illness sends Les to the hospital.

A freak storm threatens a crucial truckload of paydirt for the Cheals. The Geran Gang deal with an unwelcome visitor as they race to make up time on a late start to the season. The Bishop works with a new partner.

With water levels rising Rod's camp sustains dangerous flood damage that needs to be dealt with. The Tunnel Rats deal with a hazardous build-up of dirt. The Bishop uses explosives to find his opal.

One team attempts to extract opals through impenetrable sandstone. Another searches for surface opal to pay for an expensive excavator. The Opal Whisperers search for a unique and elusive opal.

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

The Bushmen's new claim turns dangerous, forcing Rod and Les to choose between riches and safety. The Young Guns demolish their old mine.

The Boulder Boys drain floodwater in pursuit of a suspected opal level. Rod Manning is under pressure after using his wife's favorite opal ring as collateral.

Pete and Sam start a risky project that could set them up for opal riches. Aaron has to mine his way out of debt after borrowing money to buy his late dad's house.

In the final days of the mining season, the Young Guns risk it all to find a rare $500,000 pineapple opal. the Boulder Boys battle against deadly ground.

The Bushmen chase down some opal thieves on land and in the skies. Wild weather pushes the Boulder Boys to dig their way out of trouble. Gav McFarlane puts his son through his paces.

Pete Cooke and Sam Westra head out on the last dig of their season as Sam decides whether or not to stay in the business. Veteran prospector Col Duff scouts possible sites for a new mine.

An outback dust storm ravages the Young Guns' claim in White Cliffs. The Bushmen face an underground disaster. The Boulder Boys are in reach of their season target of $100,000.

In Opalton, Boulder Boys Aaron and Ron's excavator have a close call. The McFarlanes battle against a storm in Lightning Ridge. The Tunnel Rats struggle with family issues.

The Bushmen confront a miner who has illegally dug their claim. The Young Guns must find a new source of opal when poisonous fumes force them to abandon their mine.

In Sheepyards, The Bushmen seek a breakthrough after dealing with a string of bad luck. The Boulder Boys attempt to save a sinking excavator. The Young Guns suffer some financial blows.

The Bushmen risk their lives in the fight to get their one-tonne digger down a 20-metre deep mine shaft. Plus, new alliances are forged as the Boulder Boys hit pay dirt.

The Tunnel Rats blast their way to a fortune. Solo prospector Col Duff is stranded deep in the Queensland outback. Rookie Sam runs out of air underground.

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

It's the end of the mining season and the last chance for all the opal hunting teams to make enough cash to survive. The Rookies gamble their hopes on one last haul of opal. The Opal Queen makes a final desperate dig.

The Fire Crew's season rests on a knife-edge as they struggle to battle their way back from a disastrous setback. The Opal Queen battles rock hard walls alone, desperate to find opal. And the Boulder Boys abandon their drill and hunt for opal by hand

The Rookies battle busted hoses and finally hit treasure, Boulder Boys Aaron and Greg bring in an old monster about to self-destruct, and at their wash plant, the Cooke Brothers race to beat the worst drought in a decade.

Rookie Justin ropes in a stranger in a mad dash to get his excavator across a busy highway. Opal Queen Kelly battles a new claim with a new partner and with Col struck down with illness Aaron and Greg must push on at Dragonfly without him.

The Rookies battle their biggest claim yet, and each other; Col's Crew must bring out the old machines to hunt a new opal seam; and it's heating up as the Fire Crew race a fuel leak, chasing legendary red fire opal.

For the Rookies, there's tension as a new partner leads them on a wild goose chase underground. The Cooke Brothers' season is off to a bad start and Col's Crew is called on an emergency repair, wrestling a one-ton tire change.

A new season opal hunting begins! The Rookies face potential disaster from the get go; for Col's Crew, their mining quest is derailed by a serious illness, and the Opal Queen brings in new muscle and new machines for an underground opal hunt.

With the end of the season fast approaching, the Rookies risk cave-ins at their abandoned mine claim. Deep underground, Bomb King George is trapped in the blast zone.

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.

Mick Cooke's mining operation grinds to a halt when the conveyor belt rips on a vital piece of machinery. In a desperate need for cash, Mick heads out of town on another job.

In South Australia, rookie miners Daniel Becker and Justin Lang leave their lives behind, risking all to chase an opal fortune.