Outback Opal Hunters — Season 4
Season 4 originally aired on Thursday, February 6, 2020
About this season
Season 4 originally aired on Thursday, February 6, 2020
Episodes (12)
1. Episode 1
Aired 6 February 2020 • 45 min
In Mintabie, South Australia, The Tunnel Rats are under extra pressure as rival miners close in on their claim. In Sheepyards, NSW, The Bushmen must brave an abandoned mine to remove a dead animal. Meanwhile, rookie prospectors The Poms seek a prize opal to kickstart their mining career.
2. Episode 2
Aired 13 February 2020 • 45 min
The Bushmen face off against a miner who has illegally dug on their claim.
3. Episode 3
Aired 20 February 2020 • 45 min
The Tunnel Rats deal with an unexploded bomb and hazardous gases; The Bros attempt to fit their equipment into a new mine; The Poms make their first trip underground.
4. Episode 4
Aired 27 February 2020 • 45 min
In Opalton, Boulder Boys Aaron and Ron's excavator has a close call.
5. Episode 5
Aired 5 March 2020 • 45 min
The Bushmen take a big risk, trying out a new mining method deep below the ground, and injury slows down progress for The Bros and The Poms are struggling to find their first piece of opal.
6. Episode 6
Aired 12 March 2020 • 45 min
The Boulder Boys, who are within reach of their $100,000 season target, chase old leads that could see them strike it rich and The Bushmen face a disaster underground.
7. Episode 7
Aired 19 March 2020 • 45 min
A violent summer storm sees The Young Guns race to save their only claim from a flood; meanwhile The McFarlanes must build a drill from spare parts.
8. Episode 8
Aired 26 March 2020 • 45 min
Tunnel Rats Bayden Pearse and Leese Grobe get the lifeline they desperately need. Meanwhile, Pete Cooke and Sam Westra are on the last dig of their season, and 20-year-old Sam must decide whether to quit opal mining for good.
9. Episode 9
Aired 2 April 2020 • 45 min
The Tunnel Rats struggle working on unfamiliar ground. The Boulder Boys try to keep their jobs with a last-ditch hunt to satisfy their mining partners.
10. Episode 10
Aired 9 April 2020 • 45 min
The Bushmen combat opal thieves on land and in the skies. Plus, Lightning Ridge's Gavan McFarlane puts his son to work and the Boulder Boys dig their way out of trouble.
11. Episode 11
Aired 16 April 2020 • 45 min
The Bushmen stay up late to drive out poachers from their mine. Col Duff reunites with Greg Geran in one last push to find opal before the summer heat gets too much.
12. Episode 12
Aired 23 April 2020 • 45 min
The Young Guns risk it all to find rare pineapple opal. Meanwhile, the Boulder Boys take on deadly ground and the Bushmen face a race to the hospital.