An outback gym FULL of BLACK OPAL!!?? 

Thanks mate! Same here 😊

Thanks as a always for watching Mr Dingus!

Takes one to know one 😂

Ini palya!!

@@Opaldigger you know you're really cute, but I can't understand a word you're saying 🐠

@@WildlyHealthyLifestyles Sozz, it’s Nyangatjatjarra for ‘Yes Good’ or thereabouts..

Not this trip mate, it looks very much like Donna’s Rush crystal but it was just a little patch on in the concrete bottom level at 65 feet on Olympic. Very patchy, we were lucky to jag a bit!

Sorry mate.

We do have some idea. Opal can be man made via colloidal settling of silica particles in solution. In nature this settling needs to have regular sized matching particles, larger produce more reds, and smaller more blues, the ionic charge and settling flow rate regulate patterns and the these are produced by the settling environment, filtration and mineral purity/impurity of the surrounding host rock. So potch has not been subject to either the ideal ionic charges, has flowed too fast through the substrate to settle into regular patterns, or has had all of the attributes of gem opal but then continues to mix making it turn milky white, a bit like a rainbow pin wheel. Some claims are ALL potch, this is the default. The rarity is in having a fault (slide) that has just the right amount of movement, mineral staining (charge) and hard to soft contrast to make places for the opal to be ‘caught’ it’s quite fascinating!

Haha! Bloody beauty cobber! Thanks for the hooroo! Yeah but nah but yeah Ken oath she’s a ripper time snuffling about like blue arse flies.. 😂 But seriously, thanks for watching!

Haha, well there was that tyre flip, and a bit of shovelling!

@@Opaldigger true that :) but I was joking been watching your videos, would you consider an intern for a weekend or even a working tour experience at the visitors expense?

@@flodareltih9407 I'd like to say so, but we are usually flat out in the window we have and have a bit of a waiting list of visitors we are yet to start bringing along.

@@Opaldigger Roger that!

a contrasting opinion, i love the commentary! especially his quirky comments like "back at the ranch" 😂

Haha, thanks mate! We do very much appreciate what the miners on the series go through to lift the profile of opal but are so glad we just produce as we go, it’s a nightmare dealing with a film crew while trying to mine, a different game altogether. Thanks for watching!

The young guns have managed to capitalise on their exposure brilliantly, getting MILLIONS of views on their own vids now! As for us, we just need a million bucks so we can retire and go opal mining lol.

I prefer overproduced, scripted content for some reason.

Haha, cheers! Your watch is much appreciated!

Thanks for checking us out! It is nice to find something, we have spent many years finding scraps and it gets old pretty quickly. Cheers again for watching!

Indeed it does Sir! Thanks for watching.

Sorry mate! Will do our best to limit the motion.. I have thought of those steady cam frame thingys for the phone but it all gets in the way when we are trying to dig opal! Thanks for watching!

Can't keep them all happy. Tissue paper needed as well.😂

Thank you for joining us! 🤗

Thanks mate! Yeah it was a nice little pocket, only a few pennyweight of real opal but that’s the stuff that gets me going!

Thanks for watching! It’s definitely our pleasure! 🤗

Glad you enjoyed it! New edits in the pipeline!