Flooded Opal Mine, Hardcore Digging For Gems!
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Ай бұрынAfter months of downtime, we have finally made our way back out to white cliffs to begin a season of mining only to discover the mine flooded!
With thousands of litres of water between us and the opal level we grabbed a pump got it going and focus our efforts on another area of the claim.
Utilising a blower I purchased and refurbished Jc set to work where I left off. After some very hard days work he managed to sink the shaft down to a depth of 34ft and found a bit of opal trace in the wall that eventually lead to a small seam of red multicoloured crystal opal.
With the help of locals Max and Wazza we were able to shift our waste dirt from under the blower and get the digger down into the mine!
A special thanks goes out to our sponsor for the video Opal Auctions who made all this possible!
They have an amazing website filled with everything Opal and we couldn’t recommend them enough!
So make sure you head over via the link below and check out the website! It is the place we sell our opal and where all the best opal is sold!
www.opalauctions.com
All the best and thanks for watching!
@kirbygulbrandsen4507 Ай бұрын
Nothing I’d like more than to see you guys ( fella’s) hit the mother load . I wish I was younger to be able to do more with my life, as you get older you will see. There just isn’t enough time to do everything we want in such a short life. So I hope all of you get rich and make some of your dreams come true. You men are certainly deserving of a bright future. Move quickly because time flies and do as much as you can, while you can. Good things come to good people. I’m always watching from Panama City Florida,USA. 🇺🇸🦅
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
If you ever do make it over to our small corner of the world come and say hello and we’ll show you down the mine! Thanks so much for the support we know what a privilege it is to do this job and we love every minute of it!
@asjamuir5534 Ай бұрын
You can't find the motherload in opal motherload is gold now the fat dream seem or opal pocket yes for sure
@deedeeyoull4221 Ай бұрын
Hey guys must want to let i no at the start of this video u had an orh shoot straight out of the water n up to the camera
@brilog69 Ай бұрын
You guys are champs, I hope more opal pops up. Thanks for the show!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Wait till the next video ;)
@weapsalot Ай бұрын
No drama when things break, great attitude, thanks legends!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Were used to everything breaking by now 😆
@SurvivethePoleShift Ай бұрын
Bloody great to see you guys back!!! Good Luck this season. [Watching you Blokes, invigorates my faith in young Australians] Don't stop Well Done! 👋👋👋👋👋 💫💫💫💫💫
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thank you very much! We have a blast and love sharing the adventure!
@steveclark4291 Ай бұрын
It great you mates back in business ! Hoping that this season will be totally awesome for you guys !
@shaneh5316 Ай бұрын
F’ing love you guys wish the show was just this for all those seasons no drama just camaraderie
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@6699JAMES6699 Ай бұрын
Yehawww boyzzz ! Keep chasing the rainbow and making great content 🤙 more please
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thank you thank you we had a blast this trip! Wait till you see the next one !
@6699JAMES6699 Ай бұрын
Can’t wait for it legends
@adzoutnabout8666 Ай бұрын
@@6699JAMES6699rainbows are for people who need to be in asylums
@UCanDoIt2Mike Ай бұрын
It is exciting to see a mine being started from the beginning!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
It is exciting for us as well! Instead of digging on from Old timers
@adzoutnabout8666 Ай бұрын
A metal detector is even handy in the opal fields 😉 Fatherhood has matured JC somewhat, just keep him away from the pineapples with that kanga 😏🇦🇺🍺
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahahahaha 😂
@susannesamuelsson2930 21 күн бұрын
I have watched you guys from Sweden and only want to say hello! 👋🇸🇪❤ I really wish you good luck with the mining and digging after opals 👋💎👍!
@nickfranklin1867 Ай бұрын
Good work Guy's! cant wait to see you out pull out some nice opal!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Us too hahah hopefully some big hauls soon
@drunkdunc8738 Ай бұрын
Been looking forward to the new season, great to see the blower in action and things running smoothly 👍🍻
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Definitely a lot going down this year! Let’s hope it all keeps running smooth! Hahah
@matthewboccaccio2196 Ай бұрын
Great to see you guys again hope ye can do more, its great following ye're journey 👍
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
New video of us in lightning ridge will hopefully be done soon!
@Equinox601 Ай бұрын
Great video. I like how you show a lot of progress/story in the one video.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
It’s a lot of work but worth it when you find something!
@CZ2_Delta Ай бұрын
Let's go! Love to see you guys in action! Wishing you the best, stay safe and I'll keep my eye out for more uploads!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
New uploads coming soon! Thanks for watching!
@maudiusorelius1739 Ай бұрын
Looking forward to watching your season, best luck!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Much appreciated!
@juliaboam4436 Ай бұрын
Such hard graft guys! Good Luck to you all 🍀 x
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@andreavantzet1962 Ай бұрын
Good to see you again guys!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Can’t stay to long away from the opal fields!
@colleenthompson8707 Ай бұрын
So glad you’re back!! I’ve missed you all. I hope your mine pays you a mother lode this season. You’ve worked so hard and deserve a bounty ❤. Good luck and good health to you. Stay safe. Oh, and JC….you need some gloves 🧤 😊 lol
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahaha he sure does! I’ll have to get him a pair if he keeps shifting this much dirt!
@user-mg6il8uk3t Ай бұрын
Great to see a new video from you all, mates!!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching we had fun making this one!
@lizarrrdbeth Ай бұрын
A rock vaccum....how cool is that. Miners back in the day would have loved that!!!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
There would probably be no Opal left with how hard they worked with they had!
@kevdimo6459 Ай бұрын
Good onya fellas, as you can see by the comments, you blokes are so popular with your subscribers, we all hope you can find as much Opal as possible. Work safely lads and reap your rewards 👍🏼👍🏼
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thank you hopefully this year is a good one! Can’t wait to share our next video as well that’s a killer!
@danlundquist3907 Ай бұрын
Good to see you mates doing what you do best. Now lets see some more videos! Good luck mates, 🍻⛏⛏
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Haha new vids incoming!
@jonathang7842 Ай бұрын
Just give me a place to stay and some food and I'd be diggin all day haha. Love to see the operation expanding. This is the year for the big hit! Keep diggin brothas
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
That’s the plan off to lightning ridge next!
@Keepyourshineon Ай бұрын
Should make these videos series more often think there's lots of different things you can show that goes with the biz 👍
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hoping to get a lot more videos out soon !
@joshuajackson6442 Ай бұрын
Yeehaw!!!, I am excited for a new adventure this season
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Oh yeah things are going to get wild!
@gsellis Ай бұрын
Nice, a giant ho-mi for scrapping it in. My hand ho-mi is one of my best tools.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ieatcaribou7852 Ай бұрын
This was a great video! I watched it over lunch at work up here in Alaska. It's around 1.1 Celsius in the mornings up here, but it warms up a bit each afternoon. Looks like you're enjoying nice warm weather. I'll keep my eyes out for some of your rough on Opal Auctions. Best of luck!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
It starts getting real cold out here now, certainly not that cold though!
@jasonmichael5055 Ай бұрын
Respect from Bullsbrook WA
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@rosemaryabbott1020 Ай бұрын
I am so glad to see you back mining for opal. I wasn't too sure JC would be coming back but I'm so glad he did. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your opal finds in Justin's expert hands. That's a full circle right there. God bless you boys! Hey there! How about keeping 5 submersible pumps on hand at all times? You are always getting flooded out. That would keep you from losing so much mining time.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
We would love to find some good stuff to give to Justin! We will definitely try to be more prepared from now on
@UbuteyAustralia Ай бұрын
Great stuff fellas hope you find plenty as yous deserve everything you find👍😏💰
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@uglenddalejones2 Ай бұрын
Awesome watching guys- great to see you all and hope you are all well 💯👌🙌👏🏻👏🏻
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
All happy healthy and doing fantastic! Thanks for watching!
@uglenddalejones2 Ай бұрын
@@younggunsopalhunters perfect 👌 Best wishes catch you on the next instalment 👍☺️
@debbiemclaren5231 Ай бұрын
Missed you guys 😊
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
We are back!! Hahah thanks for sticking around and another video dropping soon
@bobbyhoward9672 Ай бұрын
Man it's been to long since you uploaded a video keep them coming .... we love it
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Will have another one done hopefully in a weeks time
@bobbyhoward9672 Ай бұрын
Use guys are awesome all the way from rainy London
@abcdefo Ай бұрын
That blower is a game changer! Rip that dirt fellas!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
That’s the plan! Keep on suckin!
@redeyestones3738 Ай бұрын
Best commercial I've seen in a while. No doubt that killer material will sell in no time. Smart! Looking forward to seeing what you boys get into at The Ridge! P.s. you guys should really consider daily content. You'll be rich in no time from subs and views
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahah if only we had the time to do daily content! But yes new video of us in the ridge will hopefully be done in the next week !
@deniseterry6572 Ай бұрын
Do you ever go through the tailings? That I could do at almost 70...lol I love watching you guys.
@steveclark4291 Ай бұрын
I was wondering the same thing ! If I was able to travel from the United States to Australia and allowed to go through the tailing , I would do it in a heartbeat even at the age of 69 ! Just so I could say that I got to Opal mine !
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
We do go through old timers old dirt but we tend to find 99% of anything we dig
@eduardoHMYT Ай бұрын
Nice office!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahaha beats a 9-5 that’s for sure!
@eduardoHMYT Ай бұрын
@@younggunsopalhunters thanks for sharing your hardwork, hope You find some colour out there!
@Porty1119 Ай бұрын
Good luck with the dewatering! We just set a 10HP electric pump in our gold mine to start pumping all the snowmelt out, it's slow going because the fractures in the rock are also full of water but we're slowly winning the decline back. It's a process to be sure.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Oh yes it is hahah our pump ended up dying rip
@Porty1119 29 күн бұрын
@@younggunsopalhunters Oh yeah, that'll happen. We've blown a couple up - if yours sucked up gravel, try wrapping some stainless steel screen around the intake and hanging the pump so that it sits above the bottom.
@annakeye Ай бұрын
Kia ora you Aussie bad boys; long time no see. Just about to go check out Opal Auctions.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Don’t get lost on the site I go down a rabbit hole when I go on there and end up spending hours looking at all the amazing opals! Hahaha
@annakeye Ай бұрын
@@younggunsopalhunters I have been duly warned. I'll go empty my piggy bank first and decide if I can afford to get something. The rabbit hole is beckoning.
@chrismalcomson7640 Ай бұрын
Thats looks very tough on man and machine. Good luck to you boys, you deserve to strike it big!!!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Fingers crossed!
@griff420blazer4 Ай бұрын
Onya lads. Get it!!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Yeawww 🤙🏻
@yuGtahT Ай бұрын
Where's raycon with the sponsorship when you need them? 😂😂😂
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Who’s got that contact info hahaha
@V27RV Ай бұрын
Never ever clicked so fast for an notification
@AdrenalineTurkeyCall Ай бұрын
Me too.
@scotthultin7769 Ай бұрын
Why?
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahahaha 🎉🎉
@caminocamino9923 Ай бұрын
Bravo muchachos !!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@brodrick3164 Ай бұрын
That is one hell of a fishing hole ya got there. Too bad it only hold jackhammers at the moment. Go ahead and see if you can get another bite.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahahahaha
@jerrydburch Ай бұрын
Good luck. Love the show THX.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@aborch7 Ай бұрын
YAAAAAAS I LOVE YOU GUYS 💜 I hope y’all find alllll of the opals this season 😘
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thank you we hope we can share some more awesome adventures with you all :)
@christiansmith9195 Ай бұрын
Good on you fella's all the best for the season hope ya find heaps. , thanks for the video
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
We hope so too! All good we enjoy making them!
@deanhomer7812 Ай бұрын
Great video guys!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@severdurface Ай бұрын
been watching since viedo 1 keep it up always entertaining
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thank you for sticking around! I like to think we have come a long way but we still love playing in the dirt :)
@andypandyAU.6669 Ай бұрын
Go hard boys, good lick on all your endeavours
@AdrenalineTurkeyCall Ай бұрын
I was just thinking yesterday about you guys. Glad to see you guys are getting into it.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Slow start to the year but we are off now!
@davidleslie1963 Ай бұрын
Can I come and play in your mine? I have been cutting opal since 1981 and will never stop. You guys are rockin' this place and I love watching you Young Guns! May you find a pineapple the size of a watermelon soon!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
If you ever find yourself in White Cliffs let us know. If we’re around we’ll show you around!
@davidleslie1963 Ай бұрын
@@younggunsopalhunters You got it!!! In the meantime....go find the Mother of Motherlodes! ....just until I can come. LOL
@odourlessstar136 Ай бұрын
Your earphone was turned to dust in the blower mate, stay safe boys and get after that opal 🤘 🇦🇺 🏴
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahahah probably
@Opaldigger 29 күн бұрын
Thanks legends! Reminds me of when as a young man we opened up some virgin ground with the blower and the only couple grand worth of trace we found i accidentally knocked into the running blower, so dispirited we left it in the dump haha. Can't wait to watch the BIG STRIKE!
@user-kv1sd3wp8n Ай бұрын
Just subscribed best most genuine opal hunters on KZfaq can't wait for more exciting videos 😂😂😂😂
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thank you for the subs! More vids coming soon
@jimwaddell8163 28 күн бұрын
Awesome Vid, showing it as it well done guys n "Good Luck"
@LorettaThompson-pg6eq Ай бұрын
Nice video great work ethic
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching
@TannaGrilk 21 күн бұрын
Oh nooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I lost it when he lost his earphone hahahaha
@thecatqueenshorts1725 22 күн бұрын
Keep the videos coming
@mikebengyak199 Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Aw too kind of you thank you very much!
@scotthultin7769 Ай бұрын
12 👍's up thank you for sharing 🤗
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
@user-pg1bc6vp5s Ай бұрын
MORE VIDEOS PLEASE 💕💕
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
More coming soon !
@MrJasonAWood18 Ай бұрын
Bout time boys!!!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahah thank you for watching!
@user-tt5xe4ee8f 11 күн бұрын
Stay safe and good luck
@JayC-kj7ls Ай бұрын
perfect vid
@appahoya Ай бұрын
wow best episode ever⚡
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thanks! Hopefully we’re getting better and better!
@lisagrignon5365 Ай бұрын
Can you use the gravel suction hose to pump the water quickly? Just wondering. Sewer departments use these . Be safe please and stay as a team! You guys rock here in USA. god bless !✊🏼💙🤗🫡🫡🇺🇸
@conniebenesch5045 14 күн бұрын
Cool and creepy at the same time lol my Friend peacepipe buddy told me all about u, so now u have another 😊 subscriber
@MhdkhusrinKemilauemas 28 күн бұрын
Very good
@ZaraZander24 Ай бұрын
My sister Janette and Peter Seymour own and operate Trappers Dugout, Pete has been mining in white cliffs most of his life
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Ah nice I’d didn’t know Pete had mined in white cliffs before moving out here!
@user-xd5mj3dv7q Ай бұрын
Good luck 🫵🏽
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thank you every bit of luck helps!
@dr.floridaman4805 Ай бұрын
Epic
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Definitely a fun one!
@hiddentruth1982 Ай бұрын
Seems like down under is getting a lot of water from up over.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hasn’t stopped it’s been crazy!
@mick00000000002 26 күн бұрын
You have a vac truck. 100 times faster. Then a pump. ? Got me man. ? Anyway a hard working. )
@Ballentyne817 Ай бұрын
Cloud seeding getting to even the dryest parts of OZ
@texta2129 Ай бұрын
Needed to turn the volume up and listen for it
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahahah didn’t even think of that damn!
@juddywoods Ай бұрын
I am so envious of you guys being able to find opal, im from Tas as we don't have opal down here. Do you guys ever sell parcels of i mean junk opal potch no colour at all? As id love to try and play with some. Cheers
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
We do occasionally! Keep an eye on our online stores
@kevo8137 Ай бұрын
I fucking love this channel lol.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahaha thank you legend!
@ThatOpalGuy Ай бұрын
on a good note, you get to see how opals probably formed, but just much hotter water.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hopefully the flooded mine will turn into solid opal hahaha
@ThatOpalGuy Ай бұрын
@@younggunsopalhunters if only
@seldoon_nemar Ай бұрын
Why not use the blower to dewater? seems like it would make a nice little rain storm. Also, you should put down a muck sheet in front of the vac line, you'll probably gain a good work circle around the end since nothing can build up
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
We’re not sure that would work because of the certain type of suck the blower has, also we don’t want to get water in the pipes because when we do suck up dirt if it’s wet it could get the dirt muddy snd stuck. But the muck sheet could be a good idea!
@JayC-kj7ls Ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥
@iwalkincircles2960 10 күн бұрын
I hope you looked thru the piles after you started finding opal
@joesguiltyguitar Ай бұрын
😂 haha yeah buddy, When I told you all to wash your opal concentrates , lol I didn't mean you should flood your opal mine 😂
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
😂😂
@Edgunsuk Ай бұрын
monsoonal rains is it lol
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thanks for checking out the video
@MickH60 Ай бұрын
You do know we get monsoonal rain in Australia, we've had a massive wet season this year and it's still happening... The monsoon trough frequently spawns individual low pressure systems, producing heavy rain and flooding.
@steveclark4291 Ай бұрын
Could there be Opals in the stuff that you moved with the frontloader ? I live in the United States in the state of Kansas ! So I don't know much about Opal mining !
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Not much chance we would have missed it while digging, it’s usually pretty easy to spot in the wall even when tiny
@steveclark4291 Ай бұрын
@@younggunsopalhunters Thank you for answering my question ! I have been to Colorado and went through the tailings of very old gold mines and found some gold ! That's why I asked about your tailings ! I wish that could afford to travel there and meet you guys and Justin from Blake Opal Direct but at my age of 69 and live on a little farm plus no one to take care of my animals while I'm gone doesn't look like that will happen ! 😢
@NET-POSITIVE Ай бұрын
Not a needle in a hey stack!! More like plasic peeble in a pile of rocks!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahahah too right!
@Harmons1981icloud Ай бұрын
❤
@joerobilotta2199 Ай бұрын
Sure miss the young guns. Best out there
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Ah legend! Hopefully you will enjoy our next adventure!
@Golden-dog88 Ай бұрын
hopefull for opal…. once the hilti gets hot give ‘er an hr or 2 to cooldown then she’ll b right mate same for the wild boar… they dont break till there smokin!!!! i talk from experience Just throw a plug in that puncture 😂😂😂😂 she’l b right as rain
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Turned out to be a warm down brush! New ones ordered
@TiffCat Ай бұрын
20:22 that could only happen to you lmao
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
😂
@slappyslober5081 Ай бұрын
Please make more
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahahaha tryinggggg haha will have another one out in a week or two!
@V27RV Ай бұрын
Hahaha Jimie ..Rods Doing
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@michaellambie8427 Ай бұрын
It appears you need a bigger Jack hammer. But you are using what you have.
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
We find these jackhammers are a good balance of weight and power compared to other ones we’ve tried. But we’re always looking for better!
@michaellambie8427 Ай бұрын
@@younggunsopalhunters I understand work smart and hard
@asjamuir5534 Ай бұрын
You missed a trick saving the water in some ponds for processing the ore
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
We only really was the opal. Wash plants arnt allowed in white cliffs
@larsstougaard7097 Ай бұрын
New Brand - Opal Water 💧 by The Boys 👦
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hahahaha imagine bottling that 😂
@BrutalInsights Ай бұрын
more videos!
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Hopefully another one out soon!
@Dapper422 19 күн бұрын
Would it be possible to reuse that water by pumping it up into a catch/settling tank?
@hughjarse2909 Ай бұрын
Watch out for "vibrating white finger" condition from using jack hammer to much ,good luck on your quest
@younggunsopalhunters Ай бұрын
Now that we have the digger should be a lot less on the hammer
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