How To Find Opals!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2023
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The rains fall once again!
This week we are back fossicking the white cliffs opal field, making the most of the wet and muddy conditions.
Generally it’s hard to mine when the rains come so getting in a good fossick helps keep us occupied and making some income!
As a bonus sometimes we also pick up some really awesome bits!
The field hasn’t been this muddy in a while and while it’s good fun there isn’t a car wash in town!
We managed to find ourselves a lot of small chips of opal and a handful of cuttable material.
Some we set aside the solid stuff as the majority was doublet material. I did end up cutting all of that and it came up really nice!
Here hoping we can get back underground soon and find more opals!
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Our names are Jaymin Sullivan, James Caruana and Noah Mcdonough we are the ‘Young Guns’ Opal Mining Crew from Discovery Channel tv show ‘Outback Opal Hunters.’
Our love for treasure hunting led us to quit our jobs and move to the desert in search of precious Australian Opal!
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Love your show & watch all of your videos! I treat myself once a month or so to a Opal Hunters paydirt & I have some beautiful chips in my little jars, but no petrified WOOD with opal in it :)
Congratulations you have been randomly selected to win the piece of opalised petrified wood! Shoot us your postal address on our Instagram or Facebook and will send it off asap!
On a mullock heap the two dudes stood,
Noz and Jaymin thought that they should,
As they were feeling quite hopeful
So they hunted for opal
And they found some opalised wood.
Which was fortunate, that's certain
Because earlier young Noah was hurtin'
Jay rushed into help
When he heard his bro' yelp
What danger had Noz been with a flirtin'?
None, as it so came to pass
Scrunched face like he'd stepped shoeless on glass
That's not what happened
Magnesium perhaps he be lackin'
As cramp set Noz down on his arse.
lol 😂 Anna, you are a very talented poet/prose! Haha I didn’t realise it was you, until I wanted to reply. I fair dinkum almost died laughing when I read the Noz on his arse! 😂 pure gold! 🏆
This is a comment I left this arvo.
I was dialling in my gold detector and learning how to use it, I watched a TH-cam video which said to bury a gold chain or ring etc in your back yard and practice locating it.
I was shit at using the detector and after 3 weeks of digging up the back yard and having the police turn up (twice) because my neighbours thought I was burying bodies in my back yard, I decided to hire an excavator or a professional gold detector prospector from Miners Den , but he wanted to charge me $200.
I thought well I may as well cut my losses and pay up as it was my Grandfather’s gold chain passed down to me, which when I had it cleaned I also got an evaluation of around 15K. Another neighbour called the cops again on me for digging up my yard supposedly burying bodies again, ffs! as I thought I’d give it one more go. The second cop that came around happened to be a gold detector hobbyist ! On the next Sunday on his day off, John the cop came over and bingo! He found my chain in like friggin 5 minutes! Mate I felt like a goose, John brought his detector, but showed me how to use my Gold Monster. John said next time wack a house brick over the gold chain, (like who would have thought!?….. Right! 😂)
What a champ John was, he even helped me fill in most of the holes that I had dug for another hour! It only cost me a slab! 🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺 John didn’t ask for any payment whatsoever, but before John came on the Sunday, I nicked down to Dan Murphies and grabbed a slab.
I sort of lost confidence and enthusiasm in the whole gold detecting fiasco bullshit with the cops, the neighbours and the whole dead body thing and restraining orders crap and the drama, so I stopped watching Aussie Gold Hunters and started watching Outback Opal Hunters.
It looks heaps more easy than walking up and down bloody hills all day in the bloody hot sun!
I got me an 80 series for the gold detecting fully fitted out totally off grid capable and want to know Noz , where to head to for my first Opal prospecting expedition? I’m in Sydney but will go to Coober Pedy or up White Cliffs via Dubbo, (I know a nice Sheila in Dubbo no worries.)
Thought I’d check out some old shafts and surface pits and black light old mullet 🐟 heaps at night.
Cheers 🍻
Ps, oh btw do they sell Opal detectors in town up there? I’m hoping to trade my gold detector for one.
Maybe I should ask Graham?
How To Find Opals!.. nice sharing vidio
How to find Opals. Step 1. Move to Australia.
Yes please
Wood!
@@adzoutnabout8666 very good.... i like you
Step 3. Don't move to Sydney.
Step 4. Learn to drink more beer
Wood, I swear I can’t get enough of watching you guys digging out the most beautiful stone man can find, good luck and happy hunting 🏴💙the opal fields are calling meeeeeeee
One of the best family holidays I remember was fossicking at White Cliffs in 1985... we just had a necklace made for my mothers 80th birthday with the opal we found...
I WOOD luv it. Cheers boys, great watching you.
I’m dying to come look for opal… a dream I’m hoping to fulfill 🥰🙏🏼😍
Glad you found the nice piece of wood.
Wood is my new interest ! Thanks guys !
I love to see opal in petrified wood it just looks so beautiful
Love the opal in wood. Miss you guy need to make more videos.
The fossilized WOOD is so cool!!! ❤️
I've seen fossilized tree bits in the Dakotas, never with opal. Sure WOOD be nice to win a bit! Good stuff guys.
I like the fossilized wood! Keep sending the great videos.
Wood. Love to see the stuff you find. Fascinating!
#Wood much love brothers love watching u find Opal can't wait for u guys to find that 1million dollar pocket.
Wood. Great to see you can still make some stones just by looking around the piles. Best of luck 🤘👍
Hell of love to just walk around all day filling tubes with chips of color
As a child I was fortunate enough to travel to Australia. What a beautiful place. Wood recommend.
Wood is nice! It looks like the rain stopped for awhile. Those are quite the opals you make!
Opalized wood is incredible. Best of both worlds, IMHO. #wood
wood! that piece is beautiful with that purple striping
Its always good to find good wood. Keep it up!
That fossil wood is beautiful, wish we had opal here in Alabama, that's what I'd be doing, digging and finding opal. Beautiful country guys....
Great video guys. It's nice to see how you make the most of the smaller pieces. It would be interesting to see where you were fossicking at night under black light, I bet the whole place ••wood•• light up.
Opal chips mixed in with some clear resin could make some cool projects.
Wood! So exciting and so pretty. We hunt gold and get exciting every piece we find big or small . Kudos
Wooodddd pol that wood is amazing
you never know what a piece of wood might bring. nice video!
Love witching all your videos boys especially the fossicking ones around White Cliffs it brings back memories when i had a trip there in the 90"s. Like the wood that you found to.
Wood, Thank you all your videos Myself and family love watching.
never would have been able to think of hearing the term fossicking wood
✌️🐝➕
I love a good bit of wood! Sorry couldn't resist! 😂
Wood. Love opals. My husband gave me my first opal ring 46 years ago.
Wood. I just found your channel about a month and half ago. Love watching you all. Opals are my favorite stone
Wood, I was looking into finding fossilied wood in around the Brisbane area after seeing one of my friends who found a peice. I was amazed how heavey it was. Planning a day out with the kids at the gold mines when I get a chance. Great work keep it going. The hard work pays off. I bet with the black tourch at night over the piles would find some nice examples.
Wood! 😂
Thanks for the new video! Love ya blokes! 🤙
be great finding the wood with the opal in it i love seeing petrified wood etc
Nice wood. Lots of color on those chips
Opalized😍wood! I love your videos you are fun to watch. Opal mining is very much like the dreams I had as a child that inspired me to Major in Geology in college. Opal is so mysterious, so beautiful, so elusive.
That wood has some nice colour in it, such a nice speci
Wood! I certainly would (lol) love to have a piece like this. I love petrified wood but have never had any with opal in it - or any opal at all for that matter!! Here's hoping and thanks for the great videos, absolutely love em
I had never seen petrified wood like that, with opal going through it. Stunning. Thanks for showing us so much beauty.
I wood love a piece like that. Nice find!
Love love love the WOOD! And absolutely LOVE you guys! From Las Vegas USA!
Worth the wood ❤
Wood be cool to pick opals some day in my life ❤
Love the wood petrified wood like that with opal going through it Stunning good luck and happy hunting
Wood. 😂
Always a good day when you guys upload a video.
Nice bit of WOOD there boys
Wood !!
It’s amazing what you all find. Well done Young Guns. 👍🏻
That was a beautiful piece of fossilized wood with opal!
Wood can’t get enough of your videos can’t wait to get back out there
WOOD!!! Wood and more wood!,😀. (Noah, you need to take some magnesium for those cramps. Apparently happens when you’re not getting enough)
Oh, how I'd love some Australian wood, with some blue opal, even better!
Wood. Good job fella’s
Some beautiful wood.
WOOD! I "Wood" love to see that piece up close. Love the videos, guys.
WOOD....... YEAH BOYYYYYY❤❤❤
wow amazing my friend,, very good video my friend, thank you for sharing the video my friend.💪👍🤝🇮🇩🔔👈
i wood love that wood! Great video as always.
Wood.
Thanks for taking us along, guys. Stay safe.
Wood! I love fossilized wood so much
Wood :-) Love seeing how it is in real life. Happy fossicking
WOOD!!!! :)....with Leg cramps! lol Thanks for the vid!
Another great video, thanks for sharing your adventures with us! Love the wood!
This is the first time seeing this so i just❤ your video & the woods
Wood.. my wife is a opal lover and your expertise and a piece of opalised wood would by me some browny points... 😂
Opal is so beautiful. I wood love a piece
Wood! 😍
Great stuff boys for WOOD one hundred 💯 wowser 👍👍
Thanks 👍
That wood be very nice!
Wood!! Loving the videos ... so addictive!
Glad you like them!
Wood I like that petrified piece? You bet. Wood I like fossicking in those heaps? You bet. Wood I like to watch more of your channel videos? You bet. Good on you boys for having fun and sharing your content.
Wood-n't you know it, you found opal. Cheers on your amazing finds.
I wood if I could be there. Nice pieces guys.
That fossilised opal gave me some solid wood.
Wood is the word of the day.
How much wood can an opal miner chuck if a opal miner could chuck wood. Great video guys. The blue opal looks so nice.
#wood for the win lol it’s a interesting piece good to see you guys put another video up always great videos. You guys and Justin at BOD are my favs to watch. Big hello from the UK 👋🏻
Just ordered your paydirt and Exavation kit.
can’t wait to see what treasure we find!!!
Love it when you post up new videos. I hope the weather has been decent during the opal season for you guys. It's been pretty cold all summer up here in Alaska. You all found some really nice pieces, take care (oh yeah, WOOD)!
i didnt realise this WOOD was found that easily ,great video boys keep posting
Wood mate
That tiny blue bit at the beginning was the highlight for me and that Poncho is awsome I have a green one my self, oh and it's defenetly a lucky poncho!
I wood love that bit for a first piece.
Awesome finds yet again! Well done team. Nice wood too!
I didnt expect to see your wood in this video
I love wood of any kind really. But petrified wood is on a whole other level of cool. Wood is good
To avoid the cramping. Easy on the beers mate. Drink plenty of water before you hit the bed after consuming adult beverages.
Wood. Wewd love that for my collection
Wood 😊
I just love ibterseting fossils...almost as much as opal!
and how special is one with petfectly preserved water permanently frozen in time thru it!
Like the opal there much better than what we have here in the states
Wood looked cool
Fantastic WOOD Love it You guys ROCK !!
Hope more videos coming soon!
WOOD! Love the channel
Wood! I love the way fossil wood looks. From a local area I have fossil wood that is black in color but you can still see the wood patterns. I'd trade wood for wood
Received a bag of opal dirt from you yesterday. Actually found a few nice little chips in it. Will be ordering again. Thanks for sending it. Nice petrified wood too 😊🤘🖤❤️🇦🇺🤘
Man y’all found some WOOD!