Flooded Opal Mine, Hardcore Digging For Gems!

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21 күн бұрын

After 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!

Пікірлер: 245

@kirbygulbrandsen4507 18 күн 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 18 күн 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 18 күн бұрын

You can't find the motherload in opal motherload is gold now the fat dream seem or opal pocket yes for sure

@deedeeyoull4221 15 күн 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

@kevdimo6459 18 күн 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 17 күн бұрын

Thank you hopefully this year is a good one! Can’t wait to share our next video as well that’s a killer!

@shaneh5316 16 күн бұрын

F’ing love you guys wish the show was just this for all those seasons no drama just camaraderie

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@adzoutnabout8666 18 күн 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 18 күн бұрын

Hahahahaha 😂

@weapsalot 14 күн бұрын

No drama when things break, great attitude, thanks legends!

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Were used to everything breaking by now 😆

@brilog69 18 күн бұрын

You guys are champs, I hope more opal pops up. Thanks for the show!

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Wait till the next video ;)

@rosemaryabbott1020 17 күн 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 13 күн бұрын

We would love to find some good stuff to give to Justin! We will definitely try to be more prepared from now on

@CZ2_Delta 18 күн 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 17 күн бұрын

New uploads coming soon! Thanks for watching!

@redeyestones3738 18 күн 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 17 күн 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 !

@danlundquist3907 18 күн бұрын

Good to see you mates doing what you do best. Now lets see some more videos! Good luck mates, 🍻⛏⛏

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Haha new vids incoming!

@colleenthompson8707 18 күн 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 18 күн бұрын

Hahaha he sure does! I’ll have to get him a pair if he keeps shifting this much dirt!

@jonathang7842 18 күн 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 17 күн бұрын

That’s the plan off to lightning ridge next!

@jasonmichael5055 18 күн бұрын

Respect from Bullsbrook WA

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@drunkdunc8738 18 күн бұрын

Been looking forward to the new season, great to see the blower in action and things running smoothly 👍🍻

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Definitely a lot going down this year! Let’s hope it all keeps running smooth! Hahah

@lizarrrdbeth 17 күн бұрын

A rock vaccum....how cool is that. Miners back in the day would have loved that!!!

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

There would probably be no Opal left with how hard they worked with they had!

@Equinox601 18 күн бұрын

Great video. I like how you show a lot of progress/story in the one video.

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

It’s a lot of work but worth it when you find something!

@matthewboccaccio2196 18 күн бұрын

Great to see you guys again hope ye can do more, its great following ye're journey 👍

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

New video of us in lightning ridge will hopefully be done soon!

@6699JAMES6699 19 күн бұрын

Yehawww boyzzz ! Keep chasing the rainbow and making great content 🤙 more please

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Thank you thank you we had a blast this trip! Wait till you see the next one !

@6699JAMES6699 18 күн бұрын

Can’t wait for it legends

@adzoutnabout8666 18 күн бұрын

@@6699JAMES6699rainbows are for people who need to be in asylums

@UCanDoIt2Mike 14 күн бұрын

It is exciting to see a mine being started from the beginning!

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

It is exciting for us as well! Instead of digging on from Old timers

@Keepyourshineon 18 күн бұрын

Should make these videos series more often think there's lots of different things you can show that goes with the biz 👍

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Hoping to get a lot more videos out soon !

@nickfranklin1867 18 күн бұрын

Good work Guy's! cant wait to see you out pull out some nice opal!

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Us too hahah hopefully some big hauls soon

@juliaboam4436 18 күн бұрын

Such hard graft guys! Good Luck to you all 🍀 x

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@andreavantzet1962 18 күн бұрын

Good to see you again guys!

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Can’t stay to long away from the opal fields!

@Porty1119 18 күн 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 17 күн бұрын

Oh yes it is hahah our pump ended up dying rip

@Porty1119 13 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.

@brodrick3164 18 күн 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 17 күн бұрын

Hahahahaha

@susannesamuelsson2930 4 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 👋💎👍!

@SurvivethePoleShift 18 күн 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 18 күн бұрын

Thank you very much! We have a blast and love sharing the adventure!

@joshuajackson6442 18 күн бұрын

Yeehaw!!!, I am excited for a new adventure this season

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Oh yeah things are going to get wild!

@deniseterry6572 18 күн бұрын

Do you ever go through the tailings? That I could do at almost 70...lol I love watching you guys.

@steveclark4291 18 күн 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 18 күн бұрын

We do go through old timers old dirt but we tend to find 99% of anything we dig

@UbuteyAustralia 17 күн бұрын

Great stuff fellas hope you find plenty as yous deserve everything you find👍😏💰

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍

@Opaldigger 12 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!

@annakeye 18 күн бұрын

Kia ora you Aussie bad boys; long time no see. Just about to go check out Opal Auctions.

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн 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 18 күн 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.

@debbiemclaren5231 18 күн бұрын

Missed you guys 😊

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

We are back!! Hahah thanks for sticking around and another video dropping soon

@maudiusorelius1739 17 күн бұрын

Looking forward to watching your season, best luck!

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Much appreciated!

@griff420blazer4 18 күн бұрын

Onya lads. Get it!!

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Yeawww 🤙🏻

@user-mg6il8uk3t 18 күн бұрын

Great to see a new video from you all, mates!!

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching we had fun making this one!

@steveclark4291 18 күн бұрын

It great you mates back in business ! Hoping that this season will be totally awesome for you guys !

@ieatcaribou7852 17 күн 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 13 күн бұрын

It starts getting real cold out here now, certainly not that cold though!

@bobbyhoward9672 18 күн бұрын

Man it's been to long since you uploaded a video keep them coming .... we love it

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Will have another one done hopefully in a weeks time

@bobbyhoward9672 17 күн бұрын

Use guys are awesome all the way from rainy London

@chrismalcomson7640 17 күн бұрын

Thats looks very tough on man and machine. Good luck to you boys, you deserve to strike it big!!!

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Fingers crossed!

@uglenddalejones2 18 күн бұрын

Awesome watching guys- great to see you all and hope you are all well 💯👌🙌👏🏻👏🏻

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

All happy healthy and doing fantastic! Thanks for watching!

@uglenddalejones2 17 күн бұрын

@@younggunsopalhunters perfect 👌 Best wishes catch you on the next instalment 👍☺️

@jerrydburch 14 күн бұрын

Good luck. Love the show THX.

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@odourlessstar136 15 күн бұрын

Your earphone was turned to dust in the blower mate, stay safe boys and get after that opal 🤘 🇦🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Hahahah probably

@yuGtahT 18 күн бұрын

Where's raycon with the sponsorship when you need them? 😂😂😂

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Who’s got that contact info hahaha

@deanhomer7812 17 күн бұрын

Great video guys!

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@abcdefo 18 күн бұрын

That blower is a game changer! Rip that dirt fellas!

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

That’s the plan! Keep on suckin!

@V27RV 19 күн бұрын

Never ever clicked so fast for an notification

@AdrenalineTurkeyCall 19 күн бұрын

Me too.

@scotthultin7769 19 күн бұрын

Why?

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Hahahaha 🎉🎉

@caminocamino9923 18 күн бұрын

Bravo muchachos !!

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@andypandyAU.6669 15 күн бұрын

Go hard boys, good lick on all your endeavours

@aborch7 18 күн бұрын

YAAAAAAS I LOVE YOU GUYS 💜 I hope y’all find alllll of the opals this season 😘

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Thank you we hope we can share some more awesome adventures with you all :)

@gsellis 18 күн бұрын

Nice, a giant ho-mi for scrapping it in. My hand ho-mi is one of my best tools.

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@christiansmith9195 16 күн бұрын

Good on you fella's all the best for the season hope ya find heaps. , thanks for the video

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

We hope so too! All good we enjoy making them!

@severdurface 18 күн бұрын

been watching since viedo 1 keep it up always entertaining

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for sticking around! I like to think we have come a long way but we still love playing in the dirt :)

@davidleslie1963 17 күн 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 13 күн бұрын

If you ever find yourself in White Cliffs let us know. If we’re around we’ll show you around!

@davidleslie1963 13 күн бұрын

@@younggunsopalhunters You got it!!! In the meantime....go find the Mother of Motherlodes! ....just until I can come. LOL

@user-kv1sd3wp8n 18 күн бұрын

Just subscribed best most genuine opal hunters on KZfaq can't wait for more exciting videos 😂😂😂😂

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Thank you for the subs! More vids coming soon

@LorettaThompson-pg6eq 16 күн бұрын

Nice video great work ethic

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching

@AdrenalineTurkeyCall 19 күн бұрын

I was just thinking yesterday about you guys. Glad to see you guys are getting into it.

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Slow start to the year but we are off now!

@eduardoHMYT 18 күн бұрын

Nice office!

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Hahaha beats a 9-5 that’s for sure!

@eduardoHMYT 17 күн бұрын

@@younggunsopalhunters thanks for sharing your hardwork, hope You find some colour out there!

@thecatqueenshorts1725 5 күн бұрын

Keep the videos coming

@jimwaddell8163 11 күн бұрын

Awesome Vid, showing it as it well done guys n "Good Luck"

@appahoya 16 күн бұрын

wow best episode ever⚡

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Thanks! Hopefully we’re getting better and better!

@user-pg1bc6vp5s 18 күн бұрын

MORE VIDEOS PLEASE 💕💕

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

More coming soon !

@mikebengyak199 18 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Aw too kind of you thank you very much!

@scotthultin7769 19 күн бұрын

12 👍's up thank you for sharing 🤗

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!

@lisagrignon5365 15 күн 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 !✊🏼💙🤗🫡🫡🇺🇸

@TannaGrilk 4 күн бұрын

Oh nooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I lost it when he lost his earphone hahahaha

@ZaraZander24 18 күн бұрын

My sister Janette and Peter Seymour own and operate Trappers Dugout, Pete has been mining in white cliffs most of his life

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Ah nice I’d didn’t know Pete had mined in white cliffs before moving out here!

@MrJasonAWood18 18 күн бұрын

Bout time boys!!!

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Hahah thank you for watching!

@MhdkhusrinKemilauemas 11 күн бұрын

Very good

@JayC-kj7ls 13 күн бұрын

perfect vid

@user-xd5mj3dv7q 18 күн бұрын

Good luck 🫵🏽

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Thank you every bit of luck helps!

@hiddentruth1982 18 күн бұрын

Seems like down under is getting a lot of water from up over.

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Hasn’t stopped it’s been crazy!

@dr.floridaman4805 18 күн бұрын

Epic

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Definitely a fun one!

@seldoon_nemar 15 күн 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 13 күн 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!

@Ballentyne817 17 күн бұрын

Cloud seeding getting to even the dryest parts of OZ

@joerobilotta2199 13 күн бұрын

Sure miss the young guns. Best out there

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Ah legend! Hopefully you will enjoy our next adventure!

@mick00000000002 9 күн бұрын

You have a vac truck. 100 times faster. Then a pump. ? Got me man. ? Anyway a hard working. )

@ThatOpalGuy 18 күн бұрын

on a good note, you get to see how opals probably formed, but just much hotter water.

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Hopefully the flooded mine will turn into solid opal hahaha

@ThatOpalGuy 18 күн бұрын

@@younggunsopalhunters if only

@texta2129 16 күн бұрын

Needed to turn the volume up and listen for it

@younggunsopalhunters 13 күн бұрын

Hahahah didn’t even think of that damn!

@steveclark4291 18 күн 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 18 күн 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 18 күн 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 ! 😢

@juddywoods 17 күн 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 13 күн бұрын

We do occasionally! Keep an eye on our online stores

@larsstougaard7097 18 күн бұрын

New Brand - Opal Water 💧 by The Boys 👦

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Hahahaha imagine bottling that 😂

@Golden-dog88 18 күн 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 18 күн бұрын

Turned out to be a warm down brush! New ones ordered

@NET-POSITIVE 18 күн бұрын

Not a needle in a hey stack!! More like plasic peeble in a pile of rocks!

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Hahahah too right!

@Harmons1981icloud 16 күн бұрын

❤

@slappyslober5081 18 күн бұрын

Please make more

@younggunsopalhunters 18 күн бұрын

Hahahaha tryinggggg haha will have another one out in a week or two!

@Edgunsuk 18 күн бұрын

monsoonal rains is it lol

@younggunsopalhunters 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video

@MickH60 16 күн 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.