Rod Manning Scores Heaps of Crystal Opals Alone | Outback Opal Hunters

finally four kilometers away rod can resume the hunt for opel alone plowboys is still kicking our ass like it always does we were expecting to find a lot of money there and we haven't i'm just going to have to test these belts before i go underground they flipped off on us the other day so i just got to test them no good see what's happened is this belt here keeps twisting sits the wrong way it'll twist and then pop the other belts off i can't get any more of these belts they're waiting for them to come into australia there's the devastates brand new gear and we're still having troubleshooting the blowers belts turn a huge extraction fan which sucks up white's dirt from the underground mine and drops it into a waiting dump truck the problem with not having me blower going is i can only get so much dirt on the ground once i get a great big pile of dirt on the ground you can't move down there i got less out i got the problem of not finding the any opal to hit our season target we're way behind on that it just keeps building up on you one thing after another after another you solve one problem and the next one comes along you know and that's what it's been like here in plow all boys let's find the old follow some opal if in doubt rip it out with a mystery illness forcing his mining partner les to see a doctor rod is single-handedly trying to resurrect the bushmen season [Music] we're at the sharp end at the moment we really have to find something look what was in there it's where you miss the second person you know i've got to keep walking up here and checking i'm not busting anything up blow has broken down less has broken down and we're way off our season target i'm pretty worried that les might be sort of come to the end of his run he's not been himself he is you know in his mid 70s right oh he's had a hard life you know and that hard life i guess is going to catch up with you sooner or later let's see what's there let's have a look at that yeah gotta have a good look the old follower will get up me if i don't let's get nothing in him [Music] i've been following this big fold all the way down through here and it's just been looking better and better and i reckon where these two faults were going to meet i'd hit it and they're just starting to meet i'm going to take that that's what i'm going to get now [Music] all right let's see what we got here a little bit of color there oh there's another good bit look oh look at that bit dark base two color right through it oh there's more look again color goes all around him i'm on to a few bobby this is bloody good i don't think this is gonna be the retirement patch but it's a good patch that's beautiful i come down here dragging me ass because the blow has stopped and then i've put one push into the wall and hit opal you know that's how quick your luck can change oh there it is it's big and it's cheesy look at that look at that everything that's gone wrong and then i'm finally finding a bit of decent color there's a few dollars in this that's a beautiful piece of colour there you know the alfa ladies crook has and showing this bit of color you're going to be happy as it's been a bugger of a week for me been to the doctors two or three times finally found out what's wrong with me they don't seem to know at the moment go on up here after multiple blood tests doctors have cleared less to go back to work but they still don't know what's causing his aching joints hopefully these pills they got off the dock kill all the most of the pain off nigel they're going liz good mate so all right how you feeling yeah not too bad well i've got something here might brighten your day up a bit oh fella oh yeah that looks good it's all right done oh that's a nice piece all right have a look at this that looking good just rubbed it up to try and add a bit of value yeah it's nice isn't it yeah i reckon we might have a couple of dollars less yeah we need to put a value on it les i don't know what you think i reckon maybe 20 25 no no no i reckon i reckon it's worth more than that i'd go for 30 and stick we'll go up and see the buyer now and uh oregon's worth 30 and if he doesn't come up with 30 i think he we'll go and see this brian and see if we can get a few dollars for this als yeah we can be good idea i hope he hasn't got short arms today five kilometers away lives local buyer brian gray there you go mate yeah i'm well got a bit of stuff for you to have a look at all right huh the bushman's parcel is medium value crystal opal blue green and gold in color it's in the rough with a few pieces lightly rubbed and it weighs approximately 900 grams yeah some of it's pretty good isn't it you know it's beautiful and you know you want it so let's just get into it eh what fortune are you're sort of asking for if you can't come to at least 30 or 30. you might as well pack up and go home jesus get your arms growing a bit and get into them deep pockets sure yeah see normally i'd do all the negotiating because our fella generally gives it away you know it's worth that you'll double your money on it there must have been a couple of stones in there he really liked and how fella sort of picked up on that i think i'll tell you what i'll do because you're an old friend 20. no way no way 30 years i'll take it home i'm bleeding here he's going to pick it up and take it home if you don't come to the price yeah well you know we know you want it 25 and we've got it done no 28 and a half is the lowest i'll come down to 28.5 is a good price for this you know it is shake hands on it 28. 28 and a half 28 and a half that's it done dude next time leave him at home pig's ass twenty eight thousand five hundred dollars is a shot in the arm for the bushman's lagging season with half going to mine owners the hutchesons rod and les get fourteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars you

Channel: Aussie Gold & Opal Hunters+

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Id: 8SDZo-Asuxs

Length: 7min 59sec (479 seconds)

Published: Sat Sep 04 2021