About this season
The world's toughest treasure hunters push their bodies and bank accounts to the limit on a quest to strike it rich, hunting the legendary Queen of Gems - Opal.
Episodes (12)
1. Red Tape
Aired 22 July 2024 • 44 min
The Bushmen are forced back into their deadly mine.
2. Water You Waiting For?
Aired 29 July 2024 • 44 min
Blacklighters Mark L'Anson and Paul Coon get boxed-in during their mission.
3. Glitch in the Matrix
Aired 5 August 2024 • 44 min
The Misfits are forced to use untested contraptions to find the rainbow matrix.
4. Diesel Doozies
Aired 12 August 2024 • 44 min
Mark's inexperience with the dozer proves too much for Paul.
5. A Festival of Opal
Aired 19 August 2024 • 44 min
With the Lightning Ridge Opal Festival a day away, Cody cooks up a miracle.
6. Bench Marks
Aired 26 August 2024 • 44 min
The Cheals must unearth a rare green-orange gemstone for a potential buyer.
7. Trucking Fun
Aired 2 September 2024 • 44 min
The Mooka Boys crane a vital DIY shelter across the Lunatic Opal Field.
8. New Digs
Aired 9 September 2024 • 44 min
Dan Measey takes a gamble on a new but unproven opal-detecting AI technology.
9. School of Hard Rocks
Aired 16 September 2024 • 44 min
The Mooka Boys' last working machine suffers a catastrophic breakdown.
10. Right on the Mark
Aired 23 September 2024 • 44 min
The Blacklighters' leader Mark is severely injured in a mining accident.
11. Good, Bad and Overcooked
Aired 30 September 2024 • 44 min
Brutal Outback temperatures cripple Cozza with severe heat stroke.
12. One Plus One Equals Three
Aired 7 October 2024 • 44 min
A miscalculation costs the Blacklighters thousands of dollars.