Filming is now taking place in the sunburnt deserts of Australia for a new Discovery TV series called Outback Opal Hunters. In the world famous opal fields of Australia the series will cover Boulder Opal mining in Queensland, Black
Opal mining in Lightning Ride NSW and in the Desert town of Coober Pedy in South Australia.
Filming is for the Discover channel which also has the popular Gold Rush series. Discovery channel is available in 409 million households worldwide, so it has a massive following for reality shows and opals might be one of the most popular series ever!
Discovery channel is available in Australia on Foxtel, Optus
TV and Austar. In the US it is available on Cable and Satellite TV.
Filming is under way by an Australian production company Prospero Productions who also has the popular Outback Truckers, now in its 7th series. They have also worked on Outback Pilots and Wild Survivor on Geographic channel.
We are very excited to see their professional work and see results on opal mining in the major opal fields of Australia. They have created online shops for the trucker series which sells caps and cold beer holders, so we hope they have opal ones also.
This series will launch in early 2018
Series 2 of the popular TV show has completed filming and will air on the Discovery channel hopefully before Christmas. Series 2 continues on with the story and also introduces new people. Keep an eye out for some of the Opal Auctions crew who might feature on the show.
There are so many unique and interesting machines used in Opal mining and thanks to the Outback opal Hunters TV show these machines have been shown to the world. Check out our article which explains what the different Opal machines do.
We completely agree with their introduction:
“The opal hunt is not for the faint hearted. The risks are very real, both financially and physically, but the chance to uncover a massive bounty is what keeps miners hooked,” said Jonathan Rudd, VP Programming and Production, Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific. “Outback Opal Hunters will take viewers on a rollercoaster ride of hope and heartbreak as our crews put everything on the line to strike it rich.”
Some of our verified sellers have met the filing crew at
Lighting Ridge as they have been there 3 times. Keep an out for this series and you might be able to spot some of our sellers. We cannot indulge any information but we know some of the
opal miners and it will be a super exciting series.
These are genuine family opal miners and we are excited to see their stories broadcast to the world. Opal Mining has been difficult in the last few years due to so many factors, and we notice when a buyer visits the outback mining towns they really appreciate how hard it is to find opals and to appreciate the rarity of this gemstone.
We hope millions of viewers will follow this series and fall in love with this majestic gemstone. Make sure you tell your friends to watch this Australian adventure series. So many people dream to be an opal miner and to experience the pleasure in finding opal that hasn’t been touched by man and has taken millions of years to year
Words cannot describe the over whelming feeling of appreciation for mother nature’s creations
The second episode of The Opal Hunters aired on the 15th Febuary 2018 on the discovery channel. The episode featured Col’s crew selling rough Australian opal to Phil in the Outback mining area called Opalton in Queensland (QLD). Phil was our partner years ago when we were initially setting up Opalmania to sell Australian opals online. He had a mine in Koroit and attended the Tucson Gem show for over 20 years selling his Australian boulder opals in the ‘Days Inn’. We mined boulder opals at Koroit and his residence was in the nearby town called Yowah.
Back in 2008 we used a satellite dish to access the internet which took over 3 minutes to upload one page, but now the technology is more advanced as it takes a few seconds to load.
Today Phil has an Opal shop in Winton QLD, which is 120 kilometres from Opalton. He is a prolific opal cutter and has been one of the opal industries’ top opal cutter.
Our Videos show Phil’s opal cutting workshop and cracking open boulder opal rocks in search of the elusive veins within the opal that show amazing colors.
You can now watch the amazing behind the scences of the opal industry by tuning online and watching the Outback Opal Hunters.
(Images below: Wayne opal mining at Phil’s mine in Koroit)
The third episode of the Outback Opal Hunters showed the rookies searching for Opal in Coober Pedy. They got lucky in the end hitting a nice vein of opal that contained some precious Opal Shell fossils. These fossils are left over from the huge inland see that was present over much of Australia millions of years ago. Opal Shells are extremly rare especially when they have beautiful color.
La filmación se está llevando a cabo ahora en los desiertos quemados por el sol de Australia para una nueva serie de Discovery TV llamada Outback Opal Hunters. En los mundialmente famosos campos de ópalo de Australia, la serie cubrirá la minería de ópalo de Boulder en Queensland, la minería de ópalo negro en Lightning Ride NSW y en la ciudad desértica de Coober Pedy en el sur de Australia.
La filmación es para el canal Discover, que también tiene la popular serie Gold Rush. Discovery channel está disponible en 409 millones de hogares en todo el mundo, por lo que tiene una gran cantidad de seguidores para los reality shows y los ópalos podrían ser una de las series más populares de la historia.
Discovery channel está disponible en Australia en Foxtel, Optus TV y Austar. En los EE. UU. Está disponible en televisión por cable y satélite.
Estamos completamente de acuerdo con su introducción:
“ La caza del ópalo no es para pusilánimes. Los riesgos son muy reales, tanto financieros como físicos, pero la oportunidad de descubrir una recompensa masiva es lo que mantiene enganchados a los mineros ”, dijo Jonathan Rudd, vicepresidente de programación y producción, Australia, Nueva Zelanda e islas del Pacífico, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific. “Outback Opal Hunters llevará a los espectadores a una montaña rusa de esperanza y angustia mientras nuestros equipos ponen todo en juego para hacerse ricos. "
Algunos de nuestros vendedores verificados se han reunido con el equipo de presentación en Lighting Ridge, ya que han estado allí 3 veces. Manténgase alejado de esta serie y es posible que pueda detectar a algunos de nuestros vendedores. No podemos permitirnos ninguna información, pero conocemos a algunos de los mineros de ópalo y será una serie súper emocionante.
Estos son verdaderos mineros de ópalo de la familia y estamos emocionados de ver sus historias transmitidas al mundo. La minería de ópalos ha sido difícil en los últimos años debido a muchos factores, y notamos que cuando un comprador visita las ciudades mineras del interior, realmente aprecia lo difícil que es encontrar ópalos y apreciar la rareza de esta piedra preciosa.
Esperamos que millones de espectadores sigan esta serie y se enamoren de esta majestuosa piedra preciosa. Asegúrate de decirles a tus amigos que vean esta serie de aventuras australiana. Mucha gente sueña con ser un minero de ópalo y experimentar el placer de encontrar ópalo que no ha sido tocado por el hombre y ha llevado millones de años al año.
Las palabras no pueden describir el abrumador sentimiento de aprecio por las creaciones de la madre naturaleza.
El segundo episodio de The Opal Hunters se emitió el 15 de febrero de 2018 en el Discovery Channel. El episodio mostraba al equipo de Col vendiendo ópalo australiano en bruto a Phil en el área minera del Outback llamada Opalton en Queensland (QLD). Phil fue nuestro socio hace años cuando inicialmente estábamos configurando Opalmania para vender ópalos australianos en línea. Tenía una mina en Koroit y asistió a la feria de Tucson Gem durante más de 20 años vendiendo sus ópalos de rocas australianas en el 'Days Inn'. Extrajimos ópalos de roca en Koroit y su residencia estaba en la ciudad cercana llamada Yowah.
En 2008 usamos una antena parabólica para acceder a Internet, lo que tardó más de 3 minutos en cargar una página, pero ahora la tecnología es más avanzada ya que tarda unos segundos en cargarse.
Hoy Phil tiene una tienda Opal en Winton QLD, que está a 120 kilómetros de Opalton. Es un cortador de ópalo prolífico y ha sido uno de los mejores cortadores de ópalo de la industria del ópalo.
Nuestros videos muestran el taller de corte de ópalo de Phil y abriendo rocas de ópalo en busca de las escurridizas vetas dentro del ópalo que muestran colores asombrosos.
Ahora puede ver lo asombroso detrás de los escenarios de la industria del ópalo sintonizando en línea y viendo los Cazadores de Ópalo del Outback.
(Imágenes a continuación: extracción de ópalo de Wayne en la mina de Phil en Koroit)
El tercer episodio de Outback Opal Hunters mostró a los novatos buscando a Opal en Coober Pedy. Tuvieron suerte al final al golpear una buena veta de ópalo que contenía algunos fósiles de concha de ópalo preciosos. Estos fósiles son restos del enorme mar interior que estuvo presente en gran parte de Australia hace millones de años. Las conchas de ópalo son extremadamente raras, especialmente cuando tienen un color hermoso.
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31 personas encontraron útil este artículoI wish this was available in America to watch. Ive noticed a lot of new people joining the groups must be from this show.
I’m excited for the Opal Industry for this series OPAL HUNTERS on discovery channel.
Opal lovers should share and promote this series to show how hard opal mining is, and how rewarding it can be to find opals in the rough.
I have watched all the gold mining Discovery series and they are so enjoyable.
Maybe I can relate to opal mining compared to searching for gold.
The series Gold Rush, One last Pan at Scribener creek was my favourite, and watched all 8 episodes Gold Rush waters.
Bering Sea Gold is so interesting as its complete opposite to opal mining in Australia.
Its hot and dusty compared to Cold and icy wind, but all men after their Fortune.
Its only few who ever find the mother lode gold or opal pocket, but everyone dreams of finding their lot one day.
Opals are known as the Queen of Gemstones!