Solar Powered Opal Mining Leads To Rare Petrified/Opalized Wood Find!

[@GrizzlyGroundswell]

Just received my pay dirt and small vile with opal chips from you. That paydirt was the star of the show! Reds, greens lovely blues! I was overwhelmed. I put the paydirt in a gold pan and ran water into it. So great to touch dirt from across the world. Talk about a challenging clay body to recover from. I have a whole new appreciation for you opal hunters. But pay dirt, and vial of chips was well worth the money and then some. Thank you!

[@steveanderson2881]

I'm in the state of Washington in the states. I've been watching you guys. You guys been kicking ass!!!! Cheers!!!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thanks for watching!

[@trxONE-000]

I for sure need y'all once a week. Seriously. This stuff is so sick.

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thanks for watching !

[@bhutjolokia6990]

That opalized wood is awesome!! Great find!!👍👍😁

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Was a nice find for sure!

[@X3r0.]

Really nice petrified wood specimens , boys!

[@christiroseify]

You guys are so cute....lol... I needed something disconnected from world events to watch, and my birth stone is opal, so I clicked on a video and marathoned mining videos for 3 days...lol... you boys are my favorite. Wish your videos were a little longer but I get that you mine for a living not make videos....lol From your average American city, thank you for reminding us what it is to really WORK for a living... Be safe, God be with you...

[@Metalfusioncowboy]

Nice piece of wood 👍

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Not bad for 100 million plus years hahah

[@OzoneFineArtVentures]

Wow, loved that wood! The slices with the heart are fantastic! Thanks for sharing the work, the fun, and the finds with us. Cheers!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

They where definitely something unique!

[@kirbygulbrandsen4507]

I was just wondering what happened to my mates down under, then you popped up. Sending a hello from the Northern Hemisphere, watching from Panama City Florida, USA. 🇺🇸🦅

[@darkcodes9748]

I hope some other tools and mining equipment companies decide to sponsor 👀👀👀

[@gingerdude94]

The wood was dope.

[@younggunsopalhunters]

A bit different!

[@larsstougaard7097]

Love these hard working adventures, your channel is gold .....or opal 😋

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Hahaha thank you we have fun with it, don’t take ourselves too serious just dig holes and look for gems!

[@scotthultin7769]

2👍's up Guys thank you for sharing

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thanks as always for watching mate!

[@steve_ohhhhhhh]

Well done boys. Those wood slices are cool 👍🏻

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Nothing like good seam opal but finding ancient trees with opal is still cool hahah

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Nothing like good seam opal but finding ancient trees with opal is still cool hahah

[@steve_ohhhhhhh]

@@younggunsopalhunters you guys be at the opal festival?

[@dpitt1516]

Absolutely beautiful !!!!!!!!!!

[@timmyfingaz100]

More of this please!!! Dragging mining kicking and screaming into the 21st century!! Much respect to you guys!! NOAH wear that breathing equipment bro

[@tarbinator88]

Catching pennies in the muck by using a different niche is a smart business. That opalized wood is beautiful. Remember to pay yourselves by setting some aside in the piggy bank! Using solar is dam smart in remote areas as well, with no fuel bill, running generators. Keep up the good work!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Diesel out here can definitely be expensive that’s why we decide it was time to try some solar options

[@rodneymiddleton1044]

Well done guys and good on eco flow.....

[@TonyBrown-lf5nj]

Im truly proud of you guys , keep seeking and ye shall surely find . The petrified forest is rare i was amazed at how much opal was in the ironstone way kool indeed gone green brilliant buy another and put an AC unit lol .

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thanks for the support! It’s a privilege to do this job!

[@PulitzerOpal]

Great video and awesome wood opal! dp

[@drunkdunc8738]

The wood slices make killer drink coasters 👍🍻

[@younggunsopalhunters]

They are a tiny bit small for that but if they where bigger would be amazing!

[@griff420blazer4]

Onya lads! Need a live stream from the pub after a few captain morgans lol

[@bremnersghost948]

Solar and Wind Power make perfect sense in the Outback Environment.

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Lots of sun lots of wind that’s for sure hahah

[@Roesy_850]

Amazing work guys so cool to find opal in petrified wood. And a green operation is better thanks for making good video catch ya later

[@deanhomer7812]

Beautiful opalised wood. It's good that you are trying out greener ways of mining, hopefully it can be as productive as burning diesel!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Nothing beats diesel for grunt but it was cool to see what could be done with solar and a charge station! Thanks for watching Dean!

[@kevgraham2986]

Great video guys!!!!!! Keep on keeping on!!!!!

[@Goodisongirl]

Loved that fossil wood opal beautiful. Stay safe guys from the UK 🇬🇧

[@Phoenix-qs8gn]

dam those would make some dope coasters

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Just need to find a bigger branch!

[@matrix54190]

Magnifique, les morceaux de bois pétrifié🤩👍👍. 👋🥖🇫🇷

[@anyColorLikeYou]

"And there's the color inside"...... Brother is chasing color, a man of same coat I see we are. Always trying to find the pot at the end of a rainbow!

[@X420StepsAheadX]

Lol that intro, fuck yeah young gunz

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Hahahaha like to try and spice things up a bit 😂😂

[@yuGtahT]

Holy moly! This channel's been blowing up lately! Congrats on over 100k subs guys!! ✌️

[@blackopaldirect]

Nice patch buoys

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thanks! We have the Gemfish featuring in one of our videos soon just need to finish editing 😂 hopefully everyone will like the video :)

[@blackopaldirect]

@@younggunsopalhunters hell yes thank you. 🙏 I’m sure we all will love the video

[@castianplagued]

wicked work team. i bought a small pack of opal last year from the team made one into a jewl it was stunning

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thank you so much for watching and for the support!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thank you so much for watching and for the support!

[@MisterMakerNL]

Those wood pieces look awesome!

[@offyarocka]

DEPLOY PAYLOAD!!!! Blahahahahahahahahahaha Awesome to see you guys having some fun!!!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Hahaha thanks for watching once again! We always have fun with it, if we didn’t edit so much out the entire video would be one liners and movie quotes or references 😂

[@offyarocka]

@@younggunsopalhunters 🤘🤪🤘

[@John-wo5bp]

Dude no way that's fantastic I hoped you find something great 👍🇬🇧🦊🐾🇦🇺

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thank you for watching!

[@John-wo5bp]

@@younggunsopalhunters np I keep preying you find something really good the mother load 🇦🇺👍🇬🇧🦊🐾

[@Ifyouarehurtnointentwasapplied]

Stoked 😁

[@clayp6415]

Man if I had access to gemstone mines like this near me , Id be doing the same as you guys.

[@0nesinner]

You boys are so lucky I wish we had something like that here to do. Greetings from somewhat upstate New York. All we've got here is granite & More granite. If you find any gold here you can't even keep it it's property of the state apparently. Land of the Free not so much. Hopefully the company that supplied those power cells is a sponsor of yours!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

We are definitely lucky! Tho where we live on the coast it is a 14hr drive to get to this town to do the job hahaha Who knows maybe one day a proper sponsor for now we are just happy to use the Ecoflow’s they worked great!

[@0nesinner]

@@younggunsopalhunters I would love to come dig with you boys. Spent so many years digging here but it was usually for someone's poop LOL perhaps one of these days when I've got the settlement I'm waiting for. If you ever need another set of hands that can move dirt please let me know. Hope you've got more videos coming up I love the lifestyle of what you do.

[@0nesinner]

@@younggunsopalhunters which one of you was it that answered my questions? Jamin or Noah? Seems like JC is otherwise occupied lol

[@liadocdoum6177]

Bonjour à tous trop cool je les suis depuis le début il se débrouille bien c'est petit peace❤

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thank you for following along on our journey we have come a long way and will stick it out till we hit the millions!

[@liadocdoum6177]

Je suis de tout cœur avec vous vous allez y arriver j'en suis sûr

[@ROCKINWHEELERS]

About time YOUNG GUNS-WE HAVE BEEN WAITING. HOWS ABOUT YOU ALL DO A VIDEO WITH THE BUSHMEN? TEAMING UP JUST MIGHT MAKE YOU ALL MULTI BILLIONAIRES . remember me, I told you so=Rod Manning. Find them BIG AND CHEESY =RIPPERS MATES!!!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Hahaha we always pushed Discovery to do a team up video and they wouldn’t let us even when we went there to buy our digger of them! Hopefully one day I can film a team up with them!

[@2HighNoon]

You guys keep doing what you do. 🏆✌️ And definitely team up and do some more videos.

[@redeyestones3738]

Young guns, bushmen, and boulder boys, are the only teams I really care to watch. Good guys. Everyone else seems to be too focused on giving Discovery their drama content for the show. 😂

[@goldnugget1987]

wow. that's amazing guys... I like caves. Maybe there's gold in it.. I like looking for gold🙏👍💝🌷🇲🇨

[@hamemoney]

Go the Wood!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Hahah Yeww

[@Porty1119]

That's awesome that you can power your drills via solar; I wish we could do that! I suppose it's technically possible as our compressor is electric but draws around 50kW so a proper solar farm is necessary. As it stands, we use similar solar-charged battery packs at the mine cabin to power our lights, two-way radios, and other small electronics.

[@45tycobb]

Aye if I bought a ticket to come out there for a few weeks wld u guys be willing to let me tag along for a bit just wanna experience the excitement in mining don't wanna keep nothing that's yalls business I just wanna learn hands on and enjoy what's looks like an awsome time with yall keep up to good work yall are my favorite

[@younggunsopalhunters]

I wish we had a bigger operation so we could take people along maybe one day!

[@Dillingfram]

My mind sizzles trying to think about happened millions of years ago for a tree to buried under countless tons of rock

[@kevdimo6459]

Great video again fellas, love the sliced Wood/Opal! I always look forward to your videos, is JC still part of the Band of Merry Men or have you all moved on. Keep the great videos coming guys. 👍🏻

[@SpiritualNerdGems]

Still around just taking care of the youngest gun.

[@younggunsopalhunters]

That’s right he’s off with the mini gun! But does come and go! He’ll be in a video again soon once I get around to editing!

[@jcc777]

This might sound a little bit out in left field for you. But you might try marketing those petrified wood discs to native American tribes. Those would be a natural as a bolo tie, or a centerpiece in a squash blossom.

[@younggunsopalhunters]

That’s an interesting suggestion I’ll have to look into it!

[@BearBerrycloth]

I've always wondered what the structural integrity of a mine like this is. Like do you not need support beams because its super dry or you aren't making a big enough tunnel for it to collapse?

[@danlundquist5626]

Just was wondering if you hadn't found Opal in 3 weeks and your video pops up? Looks like a good find in your video, I'm sure there will be plenty more. Good luck guys! Ps: We would like to see more of what your days are about. Just because you don't find Opal doesn't mean you can't put out some content. Grow your channel and get some of that Utube income💰🤑

[@younggunsopalhunters]

I’ve been thinking of doing a day in the life style video to show you guys what the average day is like?

[@danlundquist5626]

@@younggunsopalhunters I think thats a great idea. You don't know if you don't try it! I will be looking for it. Good luck!

[@ThePastaManCan]

Have you guys tried hydraulic tools like what Colin furze used to dig out his tunnels?

[@younggunsopalhunters]

We have a hydraulic digger but it’s currently out of action till we can make a big enough entrance to the mine

[@seldoon_nemar]

Love your stuff guys! Keep up the amazing work! Also, you should get one of the big UV flood lamps off your Chinese marketplace of choice and light up the whole drift with it. I bet the first time you turn it on your find enough opal to pay for it'self And, Was this sponsored by EcoFlow? I don't care if it was, and I know if you're a big fan of a product it can seem like that, so just a little clip with "_This video was (not) sponsored by EcoFlow" at the beginning would have been nice

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Not sponsored they just send us one of the machines to try out! We thought it would be interesting to see if we could run a set up on solar!

[@kylewilliams8114]

I always stressed for your safety over the gas generators fumes (I'm sure ventilation is one of your primary concerns so it's probably taken care of already) but I'm glad to see batteries getting good enough that y'all don't have to burn gas onsite!

[@AaronMaez]

the petrified wood ive seen out in arizona has hardly any fire opal in it. I wonder if it depends on the type of tree. I think the species of tree that turned into stone had hardly any tree sap in them out here in arizona. I think the tree sap and the bugs trapped within the tree bark is what creates opalized petrified wood. Those petrified wood out in Australia is LOADED with opals though!!! lucky!!! IDK about any of this knowledge though i am just an amature.

[@DRMLbyJeffrey]

Sweet. We went solar at our gold claim. Talk about quiet

[@down2dab420]

Hell ya guys fukN awesome!

[@uglenddalejones2]

*Superb guys,another outstanding upload from you 🙌🫶🏼👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻* The slices looked beautifully done,show-stopping ! I’m back. Moved,new iPad and new yt account. Formerly,Glenda dale jones Catchya on the next one,stay safe live well.

[@beachside9155]

Let us know how many weeks it lasts using the drill in that dust.

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Will do a follow up video in a couple months and see how it all goes!

[@joshsmith3650]

That’s what I say before I unload on my wife’s face. “Deploy payload!!” Hahahaha

[@X3r0.]

Will y’all be doing more seasons with discovery, or have you moved fully to KZbin? 😊

[@OverMyDadBody]

Forget discovery, let them make their own money!

[@X3r0.]

@@OverMyDadBody that’s why I am asking !

[@jaun6754]

solar powered amazing 💄💄💄💄💄💄💄💄

[@noelandrew3600]

why dont you use more UV light when working underground? would make spotting opal so much easier as it would light up big time. seems like a no brainer to me.

[@annakeye]

Too frigging gorgeous for words. Loving those little ecoflow boxes because I just looked up power production in Aussie and it's almost exclusively made by the burning of coal and natural gas. I would've thought Aussie would've been a perfect place for massive solar arrays, wind and wave power generation. Not that I'm being anti-Aus when Aotearoa-New Zealand has been burning stinking coal as well. Considering how dirty a business a lot of mining types in Aussie have and continue to be, good on you guys for doing what you can to go green. You may have to ditch the diesel vehicles next.

[@Iamkcs2c]

If the electricity they are using to charge the ecoflows is from coal and gas-fired plants ...

[@annakeye]

@@Iamkcs2c It's not. If you go back and read their introductory blurb, they mention solar as their source.

[@Iamkcs2c]

@@annakeye You are right. I missed that.

[@hiddentruth1982]

It's money in your pocket.

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Just got to sell it to the right collector now!

[@tommyblom9035]

Yummy opal cookies

[@thomasmckay9878]

Mount a black light to rotary hammer drill?

[@merlyntownley6230]

Why not use the UV light before the jackhammer?

[@nickfay2359]

Hey fellas...are you guys doing any online opal sales? If so could ya pop us a link when ya get time? Hell, I'd be interested in even some low grade opalish potch. I'd rather fund yr cause than any of the other big shots..cheers from Michigan in the USA .

[@tim64872]

Nice work boys. Can I get one of the rings?

[@jacquiland6467]

Do you guys have a website where you are selling so.e pieces?

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Sure thing etsy.me/3mSG7uI

[@craighaxton9215]

I bet that solar unit ran for just about as long as the video🤣

[@younggunsopalhunters]

It actually had over 50% charge when we left. We where honestly surprised with how well it went! Doesn’t have the same power as diesel generator but for odd jobs like this it was perfect!

[@user-cr1gn9oq5]

Hello baby in the rock 💪🤣🇷🇺

[@stephenbradbury460]

You said your running fully Green so we're u get the energy to charge your green battery pack. From solar, wind or a diesel generator. If u did its not green

[@younggunsopalhunters]

From solar panels up the top.

[@rosiesrandomtreasures1014]

🏴‍☠️☠️💎🦯WICKED😎💙☠️🏴‍☠️!

[@alldayeveryday6464]

Pats a rapper

[@pjcampbell671]

at the price of diesel solar seems the way to go

[@interestings7866]

Please lower the volume in your editing program when using to drill! Its so loud

[@ACompletelyRandomWoman]

FIRST

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thank you for watching!

[@ACompletelyRandomWoman]

@@younggunsopalhunters nah, thanks for takin the time and makin these. Love your content!

[@silverleapers]

Best get that Ecoflow out of all that dust or it will die.

[@wirebug42]

For every EcoFlow you get, send another to Ukraine! They need as many as they can get!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

You should send one to Ukrainian for sure what a nice thing to do!

[@greggiles7309]

More bEER money not having to pay for any Gas. I do not drive a car in Auckland city. I missed a free Territorial army trip to Australia in 1988 firing Bang Bangs, thats a regret,

[@EngGuy63]

Go woke, go broke

[@pauladkins9829]

I am subscribed to your channel. I don't like commercials well I know i'm not going to subscribe now excuse me I mean I'm not gonna watch your candle any longer. I don't know if i'm subscribed or not I'll have to check sorry

[@lionsdejudah]

Maybe you can find some scissors and cut that pretty hair their girly…

[@Americanwarrior-j1m]

Hey guys you need to take your breathers off when you're talking because it sounds like you're just mumbling with a mouthful of marbles

[@BigSeanH]

Why do you think using electric is good? How do you charge the batteries?

[@Onewill818]

Great job fellas. Just picked up my own ecoflow about that size and its awesome. Love how you guys always seem to be into something new and different

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Heck yeah they actually work so well! Gotta keep trying new things to progress!

[@AlexDuWaldt]

10:08 Duuuuuuuuude! That's baller! I bet someone would really like one of those chunks to use for knife handles. There are some pretty prolific knife makers on KZbin such as Kyle Royer who might like to use some sturdy opalized wood like that. Kind of a dream material honestly, possibly even worth more than the $400 a chunk if you have a combination of 1. Beauty 2. Sturdiness 3. Brightness.

[@younggunsopalhunters]

That’s such a cool idea! I’ll have to look into it!

[@craigyoungson9454]

Sending best wishes from the isle of wight

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thank you for checking out the video!

[@elizaonthemountain3464]

That stuff was gorgeous! great vid, thanks.

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@photophil2149]

What's those opalized wood pieces cost ?? A smaller piece on a necklace maybe ??

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Smaller bits start at around $30 bigger ones $100

[@coreyindica]

heck ya

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Yeww

[@writerblocks9553]

Good find boys! Good luck digging!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Cheers!

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Cheers!

[@Milton-l1p]

Good vids fellas first of all aways watched ues on TV as well good little solar genie maybe invest in a cordless jackhammer now lol😂

[@patrickmcginty4385]

nice ecoflow advertising- thanks

[@evandawkins4805]

Aye it's nozza

[@stevenwyatt5239]

Muffled hard to understand words. Take off the mask if you're going to talk.

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Suck in the dust if I do that

[@franciscowashington2155]

Legal 👍👍😎😎😮😮

[@grantberry4540]

Petrified wood look very cool i had to get some thank you😊

[@younggunsopalhunters]

Thank you for the support!