An outback gym FULL of BLACK OPAL!!??

Well, almost. The highly sought after translucent crystal opal appears black when in a seam as there’s no light coming from behind or opaqueness to diffuse the base.
This adventure sees the Grace Opal brother’s scratching around in old drives, finding some delicious bits and pieces, while continuing the long game chasing virgin ground where we probably covered expenses.
The old trusty Tippersaurus Rex throws down again after about a year in extinction and we unbox and assemble our new opal tumbler.
All in all, a typical trip, full of wonder and adventure. Coober Pedy is seriously a magical place where dreams can come true, if you believe…
Thanks for watching!

[@AusOpal]

that is a nice shell wow great video thank you for sharing

[@Nissan350z33]

Well that makes ya day.. Well done. 🎉

[@Opaldigger]

Indeed it does Sir! Thanks for watching.

[@dean4817]

Awesome channel.good that it's not a copy of another channel.and it's not years old..💪😁

[@Opaldigger]

Haha, cheers! Your watch is much appreciated!

[@jeffholmes1362]

Nice to see colour in the wall, then in your hand. Nice job.

[@Opaldigger]

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!

[@jay71512]

Crazy how the visibility changes so much. Nice when you get paid after you put the work in. Beautiful opal, thx for showing us all.

[@Opaldigger]

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!

[@johnlighton7025]

Amazing. Thanks for taking us along..

[@Opaldigger]

Thank you for joining us! 🤗

[@jamesbuck6623]

Watchin here in Calif ,wishing i was there chasing those beautiful seams of opal .i watch your show alot,this one was a good hit have a good one!!

[@redeyestones3738]

This is SOOOOOO very much more enjoyable to watch , than any of the overproduced, scripted content on Outback Opal Hunters.

[@Opaldigger]

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!

[@Opaldigger]

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.

[@Mass-jab-death-2025]

I prefer overproduced, scripted content for some reason.

[@patrickkillilea5225]

Pretty good finds going on. Hope it keeps going and going.

[@Opaldigger]

Thanks mate! Same here 😊

[@rkw3118]

Very nice!!! 🤠

[@Opaldigger]

Thanks as a always for watching Mr Dingus!

[@Phoenix_Enterprises]

Great finds and thanks for sharing.

[@Opaldigger]

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

[@johng.alexander6723]

Amazing to learn more about the effort that goes into the search for the beautiful opals offered at World Class Opal! 🤯

[@Opaldigger]

Glad you enjoyed it! New edits in the pipeline!

[@andrewstory9763]

Absolute studs!!

[@Opaldigger]

Takes one to know one 😂

[@WillMostert-qy8ji]

Great video but please move the light and the camera work a bit slower. I tend to get that seasick feeling a bit watching certain parts. Otherwise great work!

[@Opaldigger]

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!

[@thegemshed]

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

[@WildlyHealthyLifestyles]

Blutty brilliant videos! Yáll make it look easy, inni

[@Opaldigger]

Ini palya!!

[@WildlyHealthyLifestyles]

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

[@Opaldigger]

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

[@CooberPedyOpals]

Thanks for sharing, I will be up there on Tuesday for three weeks, hopefully we can find a bit of colour like that darker stuff. Were you digging at Donnas Rush?

[@Opaldigger]

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!

[@kathyr2792]

If potch is opal do you know why it never developed color?

[@Opaldigger]

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!

[@timrivera5010]

Can't hardly hear you with the music

[@Opaldigger]

Sorry mate.

[@flodareltih9407]

click bait indeed i came here for the crossfit

[@Opaldigger]

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

[@flodareltih9407]

@@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?

[@Opaldigger]

@@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.

[@flodareltih9407]

@@Opaldigger Roger that!

[@Stubby0266]

Don't talk as much and dig.

[@sasha9812]

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

[@johnwilkinson4153]

Get rid of a music

[@scarlettardis2018]

Aussiest opal channel yet

[@Opaldigger]

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!