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Title: Opal hunters :Discovery channel
Post by: Phishisgroovin on November 16, 2019, 10:57:36 AM

There is a new show on discovery, outback-opal-hunters.
I watched the premiere show last night where they are running around posting claims with 4x4 posts then drilling the crap out of the land in search of opal in the ground.
quite interesting.
https://www.discovery.com/shows/outback-opal-hunters

Title: Re: Opal hunters :Discovery channel
Post by: Enchantra on November 16, 2019, 12:37:03 PM

Half of it is probably staged. 
The Australian government has some pretty strict rules regarding opal mining and what you are actually allowed to do.

Title: Re: Opal hunters :Discovery channel
Post by: ileney on November 18, 2019, 09:47:12 AM

Thanks for posting. I am obsessed with opals and can't wait to see this.

Title: Re: Opal hunters :Discovery channel
Post by: hummingbirdstones on November 18, 2019, 04:38:15 PM

Vince and I watched it the other night streaming on the computer having missed it on Friday.  We enjoyed it.  Looking forward to this Friday's epidsode.

Title: Re: Opal hunters :Discovery channel
Post by: Phishisgroovin on November 24, 2019, 07:34:44 PM

I am really liking this show. shows how far a person will go into a seriously bad situation for a little piece of opal.

Title: Re: Opal hunters :Discovery channel
Post by: Phishisgroovin on December 14, 2019, 07:14:55 AM

i am really liking this show!
The trouble people have to go to in finding this stone. going deep into old mines...um crazy dangerous.

Title: Re: Opal hunters :Discovery channel
Post by: vitzitziltecpatl on December 14, 2019, 08:12:10 AM

Yeah - no kiddin'.

I wish all the people who bitch about cab prices for real opal could watch this show!

The old-timer in Lighting Ridge and his daughter burning through time and money to find so little really says a lot.

Here's a link to an article from abc news australia about the show.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-17/opal-digger-gambles-keeps-them-on-the-lure-for-millions/10889026

I'd still like to go there and see it firsthand.

Title: Re: Opal hunters :Discovery channel
Post by: ileney on December 14, 2019, 01:51:10 PM

I love the show, but sometimes while watching I found myself marvelling at their obvious fiscal folly! But I guess you could describe my entire stone cutting set up and collection as fiscal folly, just on a smaller scale, so...