About this season
Enter the dramatic and dangerous world of Australia's oldest and riskiest pursuit – mining. A mismatched team strive to save a struggling but proud Australian mining company, and in doing so, must overcome their own prejudice and fears while facing life-threatening situations – not only for themselves but also for the workers they employ.
Episodes (6)
1. A Land Down Under
Aired 19 April 2009 • 60 min
A fatal accident at Cockatoo Creek Resources (CCR) nickel mine not only shuts down the pit, but propels the parent company, London-based Albion Energy (AEL) into panic mode.
2. Green and Gold
Aired 26 April 2009 • 60 min
With the nickel mine back on track and the bank's foreclosure action briefly averted, Brian finds that CCR's revived 19th century gold mine is under threat when concerns are raised about a nearby creek.
3. Silent Night
Aired 3 May 2009 • 60 min
A potentially disastrous accident at CCR's ageing South Australian copper mine highlights the need for its urgent upgrade and also to find new copper.
4. Boab Dreaming
Aired 10 May 2009 • 60 min
The team attends an annual Western Australian mining forum. Brian finds himself called away to CCR's new gas field to deal with a fresh water bore the local Indigenous community fears will harm its sacred sites.
5. Down Among the Dead Men
Aired 17 May 2009 • 60 min
Caz's pursuit of rare fossils finds her caught up in a terrifying situation that not only turns her world upside down but also draws her closer to Shane.
6. Reckoning
Aired 24 May 2009 • 60 min
An unknown, radical environmental group called Earth Warriors threatens the opening of CCR's gold mine. With the hours ticking down, Megan, Max, Shane and Caz urgently try to avert the threat.