Join us on an epic opal mining adventure! We dive into a claim that once held $100K in gems but ran dry, only to uncover a hidden treasure in a claim I partially mined 20 years ago. Watch as we reveal breathtaking opals now sparkling from this forgotten site. This 17-minute journey is packed with surprises, mining tips, and the thrill of striking opal!
A day in the life of Coober Pedy opal miners using a Kanga 825 loading a self tipping hoist breaking ground with a combination of explosives and spiking.
Featuring the Graceopal.pty.ltd mining brothers Lochy (worldclassopal.net) and Shannon (Kimberleyopal.com) on the relentless hunt for the BIG patch!
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Song: Rushmere by Mumford and Sons
This episode the Grace Opal boys check out a newly torched hit and run vehicle, descend down a hairy 12 foot diameter shaft, weave through red back nests underground before nearly getting pulled through the pulley at the top of a 60 foot shaft.. We do manage to find some beautiful colour in a long abandoned claim where a fortune in top opal may still be hiding! Fingers crossed our renewed explosive licenses come through so we can blow some big holes to get to the big opal. On the way home we narrowly avoid beasts of feathers and hide and survive to push towards the dream to retire... And go opal mining..
See the video, slightly edited and hosted on Young Guns Opal Hunters site:
It's late August and the Grace Opal boys push on with our plan to ream a shaft to make it big enough to get our machine down. With the peril of hard grey billy rocks and huge old machinery breakdowns, nothing is guaranteed.. Progress sees us optimistic enough to sink a hole in the line we are hoping will be productive, what we bottom on is very encouraging to say the least! No fortunes made this trip but rest assured Grace Opal is committed to documenting the first fully fledged multi million dollar opal find on youtube.. LOL. This video is now hosted on the Young Guns Outback Opal Hunters YouTube channel!
