Season 9

Australia's toughest treasure hunters are back, taking on the extreme hardship of the Australian outback in pursuit of opal riches.

Episodes

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Episode 142 min2023-02-16

Start With A Bang

Brand new team Digi Diggers bring brand new technology to the opal fields; Josiah and Lisa soon find themselves at breaking point. 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. Disc S6 E1 6/30/23

Episode 242 min2023-02-23

Baptism By Fire

The Cheals take on their most dangerous dig ever. The Bushmen trial a rookie miner, Ben, to operate their drill to find new opal bearing ground, but he falls short at the first challenge. Disc S6 E2 7/7/23

Episode 342 min2023-03-02

In Search of Fuel

The Opal Whisperers work underground together for the first time on a claim where million-dollar opal Angel of Yowah was discovered decades earlier. The Mooka Boys are forced to work Leif's late father's abandoned mine. Disc S6 E3 7/14/23

Episode 442 min2023-03-09

A Well That Takes on Water

The Digi Diggers, Josiah and Lisa, need to explore new ground after mining opal too brittle to sell; they discover their entire claim is at risk of being flooded. The Digi Diggers need to explore new ground after mining opal too brittle to sell. The Bushmen discover their new claim has been dug out by opal thieves. Disc S6 E4 7/21/23

Episode 542 min2023-03-16

Bad Luck

The Opal Whisperers 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. Disc S6 E5 8/4/23

Episode 642 min2023-03-23

Start Again From the Beginning

Gale-force winds threaten the Digi Diggers' dreams of an eco-mine; the Bushmen discover dangerous old workings while clearing out their new mine; Angel and Joe's search to join the Misfits threatens to tear the team apart. Disc S6 E6 8/11/23

Episode 742 min2023-03-30

Hit or Miss

The Mooka Boys may lose a potential investor due to their little mining progress, and disaster strikes for the Opal Whisperers when Sofia's hoist fails. Disc S6 E7 8/18/23

Episode 842 min2023-04-06

Succession of Opal Joe

The Blacklighters discover opalised sea creatures in an ancient seabed; the Cheals close in on their biggest opal haul ever, but all is not as it seems. Disc S6 E8 8/25/23

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