The Tunnel Rats Use New Technique To Break Hard New Ground | Outback Opal Hunters

With their blasting permit not recognised in their new ground, The Tunnel Rats resort to using a rock breaking chemical to save them time and effort.
From season 4 episode 9.
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[@oneshotme]

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[@terrywoods1666]

Man i love opal so much if i was down there with u all i would work just to have some opal

[@thomaskrawczynski921]

I feel a two way light system would work well in these underground mines.
A flood/spot to work and a neon light to find the opal.

[@davidrobertson5700]

Maybe use soundwaves in the holes they drill, everything has a natural resonance vibration just like the wine glass when the opera singer breaks it .

[@leonardsmith2198]

Like finding a needle in a haystack… except the haystack is made of solid rock.

[@gregnz1]

safety when mixing the powder, breathing that dust in is risky,

[@capeguy]

always wear safety glasses when messing with that stuff

[@tigergutt93]

some hard work does it,, instead of explosives xD

[@nathanbrooks4511]

This video is so old, why is it being uploaded as if it is new?

[@cheyennereynoso4116]

They do that all the time

[@marccreelman6066]

Why not

[@jjfanpage4670]

We for new people like me that just found out about opal mining 😃

[@stephenkeefer3436]

Mighty low percentage to have ALL the work and risk.

[@mariaherlihy2380]

I would use this method more often. Lots easier than drilling or blasting.

[@jonathanpoitras5083]

Not very new by the way. This technique has been used for many years.

[@johnc.hammersticks]

Wait, this is from last year.

[@jayflow7949]

H nice back uploading old videos you’ve already uploaded many times shows how much you value you subscribers..... 😐

[@butchbinion1560]

✌🏻👊

[@landofahhs_1]

Jackhammering through gypsum is no party, I'd be leaving the masks on even when not hammering...the air is filled with dust you can't see. Save those lungs so you can enjoy the gains from the opal you find long into your old age.

[@m.g5818]

👍⛏️🇦🇺😊🙋

[@jamessmith530]

Two year ago

[@kaynef6637]

So she don’t know maths . How is a few grand 4 grand to by her counting skills , then it says $2800 ? What a joke

[@regun2434]

Snail dynamite

[@spunn_co]

70% . ia a rip off ..

[@chrisballard7594]

wow, can't believe they are breaking solid rock and not wearing a proper dusk mask....be careful of that silica dust...