Rod Manning
Self - The Bushmen
Outback Opal Hunters (2018)
Season 3
Season 3 originally aired on Thursday, October 17, 2019
Released Feb. 8, 2018
Episode 44 min
10+
Genres: Documentary, Drama, Reality
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Watch Providers: Discovery, Spectrum On Demand, Discovery +, Discovery+ Amazon Channel, HBO Max Amazon Channel + 3 more, HBO Max, Philo, YouTube TV
Production Companies: Prospero Productions
Network: Discovery Channel
S3E1 - The Bushmen
The Bushmen clash with opal thieves raiding one of their mines. The Cookes hack an old digging machine, while the Fire Crew hunt for a new deposit of rare black opal.
Oct. 17, 2019, midnight
S3E2 - Episode 2
Synopsis Bushmen Rod and Les risk their lives reopening a long-abandoned mine. New team the Young Guns go deep underground for the first time, hunting pineapple opal.
Oct. 24, 2019, midnight
S3E3 - Episode 3
Rookie team the Young Guns have a life-threatening moment hunting legendary pineapple opal. The Cooke Bros scramble to hunt on another miner's claim for a share of the find.
Oct. 31, 2019, midnight
S3E4 - Episode 4
The Tunnel Rats blast their way to a fortune and solo prospector Col Duff is stranded deep in the Queensland outback. Rookie Sam runs out of air underground.
Nov. 7, 2019, midnight
S3E5 - Episode 5
Old partners Aaron Grotjahn and Col Duff reunite on a prospecting mission. Meanwhile, the Tunnel Rats race to protect their claim as rival miners close in.
Nov. 14, 2019, midnight
S3E6 - Episode 6
The Bushmen risk their lives in the fight to get their one-tonne digger down a 20-metre deep mine shaft. Plus, new alliances are forged as the Boulder Boys hit pay dirt.
Nov. 21, 2019, midnight
S3E7 - Episode 7
The Bushmen dodge rockfalls in a potentially deadly new mine. The Fire Crew close in on a new deposit of black opal and the Boulder Boys struggle to drain their pit.
Nov. 28, 2019, midnight
S3E8 - Episode 8
The Bushmen are desperate for a breakthrough after a run of bad luck. And the Young Guns are under financial strain and fall out over their new mine.
Dec. 5, 2019, midnight
S3E9 - Episode 9
The Tunnel Rats are under extra pressure as rival miners close in on their claim. And, the Bushmen must brave an abandoned mine to remove a dead animal.
Dec. 12, 2019, midnight
S3E10 - Episode 10
The Bushmen confront a miner who has illegally dug their claim. The Young Guns must find a new source of opal when poisonous fumes force them to abandon their mine.
Dec. 19, 2019, midnight
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Discovery Channel
44 min/ep
7260 min
Feb. 8, 2018
Oct. 2, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
TV-PG / 10+
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