"At the dragonfly claim" camera pans to butterfly

@bennythamac8885

5 жыл бұрын

Alec 😂😂😂 that’s gold good spotting

@robbanks50

5 жыл бұрын

The last time they had a find they had seen a butterfly

@michaelhayes1068

5 жыл бұрын

Alec you obviously didn't give the show a view or you.would understand the significance of the butterfly.... Ever time I see Kelly she puts butterflies in me !!! 😎

@robbanks50

5 жыл бұрын

@@pcbuild3468 it was one of the guys sister that turned up to value it,so it wasn't like it was a random person. I do get what you mean though

@kevinjohnson7300

4 жыл бұрын

"Look at that beautiful... Uh... Horse"

Aaaand lets bring it to the comment section to see what the experts have to say.

@genericusername4206

3 жыл бұрын

up the lads

@gregmadore6365

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@desiree7633

3 жыл бұрын

This was funny after reading the comment thread above

Wow these comments are full of opal mining veterans

@InSidious1805

5 жыл бұрын

Jing Jang funniest comment on here. 😂

@gunny_zky

5 жыл бұрын

I didn’t realize there were so many in this world! And they all ended up right here! Lol.

@DieBubbiesPlays

4 жыл бұрын

Where

@azaiahquigley6202

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. Lots of people never been mining only watching videos but they all estimated exactly $100K too!

@beetlejuice5177

4 жыл бұрын

Jing Jang I go opal mining as a hobby in hopes that one day I might get lucky I just watch these videos because they hype me up which keeps me mining

If I found that rock I woulda spent a year chiseling it.

@terrahwilliams7476

5 жыл бұрын

Dremel and a very weak grind wheel id be a fucking rock surgeon for than money lmfao

@raymondg.3173

5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@random4969

5 жыл бұрын

Lol a year chisling it :) sounds funny bt I agree with ya

@random4969

5 жыл бұрын

@Donald Kasper Blow n cutting? Its good hunting not porn lol

@bmo4208

5 жыл бұрын

Needed that laugh lol

Rick and Cory from Pawnstars: "Best I can do is $3.50"

@jarman9031

3 жыл бұрын

...$4.50?

@rickfrompawnstars5550

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll offer 15$ per Boulder, but I’m taking a risk.

@theatlantafisherman6913

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickfrompawnstars5550 You gotta understand, I gotta find someone to cut it, and polish it, then I gotta send it to auction or just have it sit in the case for however long... Best I can do is $7.99.

@Mo_Faiz7

3 жыл бұрын

Well i dont know of its real, let me a call a buddy of mine to give me more info, give me 5 mins

@davidstang526

3 жыл бұрын

Damn lockness monster

I think opal is the most beautiful gem

@DIEGOGarcia-ey3vh

5 жыл бұрын

Oh ya my fav is black opal though. It's amazing

@raymondg.3173

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing

@borisshirvanian1120

5 жыл бұрын

*you think.*

@bradpolmateer4965

5 жыл бұрын

@@borisshirvanian1120 ya you're right it's the best They can stick diamonds where the sun dont shine

@borisshirvanian1120

5 жыл бұрын

@@bradpolmateer4965 that's right you're on the right track.

I'd rather have those square blocks that they cut with beautiful blue streaks than the small round opal they sell in jewellery stores... those square slabs he cut look so beautiful

It takes cash to operate a mine. They were short on cash so they did what they had to do to raise the money. Easy to sit back and criticize when you have never made a living mining. The guy wanted to buy his fathers claim.

I do not know why but every time I see hard-working people get rewarded with a good find, I am so over-joyed for them. I am so happy to see these kinds of people do well.

@lizmalcom3214

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! I love seeing them succeed!

@peterknighton2757

3 ай бұрын

I’m the opposite

One wrong move and they destroy it? They split that giant opal in half. Pretty sure they can't do any worse.

@3a.m.284

5 жыл бұрын

Tony that’s how it works dingus

@TheBingleichwiederda

5 жыл бұрын

金3 A.M. Could have Chiped away slowly

@silaswheedleton1570

5 жыл бұрын

Idk j feel like his sister would have told him he ruined it if he had, these guys have been doing it all their lives so I think they know what they're doing

@deweybewey

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah just smash it into tiny little dust particles and turn that into blue glitter

@mystikmind2005

5 жыл бұрын

@@silaswheedleton1570 - They glossed over the part about destroying the great opal. And they probably do know what they are doing, except that this particular find was worth being a little more PATIENT!

in Indonesia, the discovery of gold whether it is detrimental or not detrimental to the people around it are arrested. it is fortunate to live in a country where you can enjoy its own natural resources.

@sam-cs7ne

3 жыл бұрын

Why?

@MarcoElkes

3 жыл бұрын

@@sam-cs7ne obviously cuz the government doesn’t let private citizens to collect natural resources cuz they are greedy and corrupt

Not sure how I got here, but Opal is fricken magical

Legend says they talk in prehistoric language, whenever they hit jackpot.

**finds potentially thousands of dollars worth of opal** “pretty nice colour there ay?”

@vomerconch9795

3 жыл бұрын

@@albertemmanuel2898 Fuck off bot

I’ve watched this video that often I feel Greg and Aaron are two of my buddies great to see Aaron is keeping up his fathers memories.

So it could potentially be priceless... and you START with a blind cut with a table saw?! Wow.

@scotland2256

5 жыл бұрын

@@jORDYTHEMAN1 Not a miter saw lol. If you are going to correct someone at least do it right

@flamzy150

5 жыл бұрын

@@jORDYTHEMAN1 try a diamond tip stone cutting saw

@WhalesWilly

5 жыл бұрын

They're stupid, what can you do

@Moegar1234

5 жыл бұрын

its a wet saw used on tile. That saw can barely cut your finger.

@TOCR815

5 жыл бұрын

@Sven3xs Enlighten us then

I filmed this, it was amazing to witness.

Aaron is such a character, he cracks me right up.

Good on them they truly deserve it I hope one day that all of them that do this hard work that they hit it big!

cut its right through the middle ouch lol

@ehoh3246

5 жыл бұрын

I'm no gem Hunting/ mining expert, but I'm pretty sure that was a bad cut

@zokie77

5 жыл бұрын

i bring you love

@morganfreeman4098

4 жыл бұрын

Damn you must mine opal to know what you are talking about

@marcusblake5996

4 жыл бұрын

@@zokie77 kill it, KILLLL IIIITT!!!!

@maershkinschrabs7597

3 жыл бұрын

@@ehoh3246 nah opal is different to other gems. Its the most complex and complicated type of stone to value and many factors come into it.

Gorgeous! Love that blue colour!!

Great discovery,well deserved. Best of luck in the future.

Thanks for including us on your adventure of discovery ! Peace & Love ❤️🙏

I’m slowly growing a Aussie accent by watching these

Wow. Nice job guys. Could not have happened to a nicer pair of guys.

Fantastic Boulder!

Well done boys very proud you all blew the target of the charts so you can buy your Dads claim and house !!!!!!!!

Was good to see Aaron & Greg cash in 👍

I had tears of joy for your battling..just fantastic for the 3 of you & your find :)) Congratulations!

It got him what he wanted most... enough said.

Excellent find. Very happy for you. Lovely colours in that opal.

You tinny bastard ! Great find boys, old man will be real proud of you

beautiful color of that opal though very bright electric blue almost incredible

Good job. Ya got the house. Now keep digging. Have fun. Wish i was there.

That was great...I'm addicted to these shows

Very pleased for the guys, hard work has paid off.

I use to noodle dragon fly Aaron's dad Arno was a friend of mine he sent me and German Karl to look for him once at Serina. One day I found a massive boulder there took ages to get it back to my vehicle in one peace then Stanko and I broke it up at the outpost. I will be back one day once you mine Opal it's allways with you.

In Slovakia we have opal too. In mountains near my village. It was first opal in the world.

Wow ! I did Not look at the whole Video before , I just saw the name Ingoldstadt on your Shirt and I forgot about the Video ! Maaaaan , great for You Fellers to get out of the Rut that You had been Grooving in ! Wonderful ! Cheers , Fellers !

could have been more but you can see how happy he was

Such beauty that is produced by mother earth 💚🌎

That's so cool, glad they got it!

Reward After Nonstop Hard Work ! Always pleasant to see !

freaking gorgeous opal holly crap i wish i was there to see that in person

@markyoung7954

3 жыл бұрын

Me too... with a smith n Wesson a nap sack lol

Lol super professional instead of cutting windows, slice the whole thing in half. Talk about losing money

@mystikmind2005

5 жыл бұрын

Yea, looks like they royally screwed a potentially multi million dollar gem and then act like its all good..... well Fuck me drunk!!!!

@mackjeez

5 жыл бұрын

That's actually how it's done professionally . Opal miners crack open a rock to expose any color so that they can ask a greater price for the rock, they will slice the rock dead center to expose the color of the opal.

@itsShiftless

5 жыл бұрын

I’m sure you all know what you’re talking about instead the guys with the actual tv show LOL

@mystikmind2005

5 жыл бұрын

@@itsShiftlessand mackjeez - Professionals, yea, ok, that's fine, but I'm sorry, that just doesn't 'cut ' it. Because we all saw what happened, It doesn't actually take a fucking genius to observe a fantastic stone just got cut in two and ruined!!! If you want to call that 'professional', go right ahead, knock yourselves out!!

@MJonMBoviM

5 жыл бұрын

@@mystikmind2005 wait thats bait right? You do know they just end up cutting these anyway right?

It's like looking for a rock, in a rock pile.

@terrahwilliams7476

5 жыл бұрын

Nigga what!? Lmfao dead

@itsfinnickbitch63

4 жыл бұрын

yeah that’s literally the definition on mining

Is there a way to buy straight from Col’s crew to support them? LOVE the show! We have learned ALOT and have great respect for all miners.

That's a gorgeous gem.

They sold it to Rick from pawn stars for 400$

@MaxKing222

5 жыл бұрын

Serious?!🤔

@chvishal

5 жыл бұрын

@@MaxKing222 il tell you for 50$

@23madrabbit

5 жыл бұрын

And he takes a risk.

@chvishal

5 жыл бұрын

@@23madrabbit ya I have to frame it first. That alone cost 49.99

@hammatime94

5 жыл бұрын

Your a fucken dumbass.

that moment when u have a big opal in a boulder and u cut it in half

@NYSO-DTM

5 жыл бұрын

Pyro Jaeger i think that they had to check whats in it

@EvelcyclopS

5 жыл бұрын

Smoke chmiel there are other methods. Such as chopping from around the outsides so you don’t... you know... it through the middle of your biggest stone

@ResortDog

5 жыл бұрын

How else are you supposed to see thru rocks. That is actually a split seam probably. Opal always breaks thru the best color is one of my mottos. Also thats how they expose the color in boulder opals.

@kerrypitt9789

5 жыл бұрын

What dictates the season? Dates, weather or? I was wondering the same with Outback gold I live in Canada, no idea what they go through.

@thebushmechanic

5 жыл бұрын

@@kerrypitt9789 weather mostly, during summer its always around 50 degrees Celsius (120f) in the shade, tools get so hot you cant touch them, machinery overheats and so do people

My favourite Gem-Stone,...what a beauty!

Best of luck guys from Ireland 🇮🇪

I'd have a beer with these 2 outta all the ppl on this show. They are my ppl. Glad he got his dads house

@daintree98

4 жыл бұрын

I think they will spend half their money on refilling their empty beer kegs that are lying around. When summer comes the nights are hot and sticky and a good cold beer is a must. During the summer days the sweat sucking flies are in plague proportions and a bloody nuisance, like a black carpet on your back. At least they are sensible working during the cooler months.

@maershkinschrabs7597

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I know one of these guys, absolute character. His dad was even more crazy, he was a child soldier in the nazi army that survived ww2 and even met hitler. He joined the foreign legion and became an entrepenour in qld outback, even did sheep shearing.

Wouldn't mind that boulder falling on my foot and splitting open😂

Good on em ! Hope he's happy in his old man's home 👍 top stuff

Team Dragonfly.... Cheers mates!!!!!! Nice find

First thing they need to buy are some safety specs between them.

@Stopes.

2 жыл бұрын

Safety squints mate. As for all the rock dust, that’s why you keep a lit cigarette in your mouth. Ain’t no dust getting through that filter.

Stunning. Please C C as i am deaf and would so much enjoy what they were saying.

@terrahwilliams7476

5 жыл бұрын

Basically asking eachother what to do next..rush the decision to break it but still got 100k more than what the sister said its worth

I love how these guys are just straight up Aussie Opal Minors Doing what thay love no matter what.. would watch them find These beauty any day

100 K - green & blue is my fave. I just recently got a 1.5 carat pendant & I was absolutely stunned by the black opal 's colorful display of colors.

Aaron is trying so hard to achieve his dream, he works so hard for it. I hope he gets what he is striving for. Poor bugger needs a good break with lots of opal. Go for it.

Is there a way to image rocks with opals in them, to see what is inside.

That is a kool house,yes lots of history. I wish i could just look at all the history. Good job on keeping dads house.

That was a good catch. Nice one

Damn I didn’t know opal was that expensive

put that big one back together and I'll buy the whole thing!

Great video enjoyed watching you find opal absolutely beautiful

Congrats boys - well done!!

Oh my god , diamond in rock

Go team Dragonfly!

I love my Aussie outback OPAL ring!

Awesome find. Congratulations

The boulder boys is why I watch. Bloody O Aaron and greg

I bet they sold it for a jar of magic beans. 😀

Love this programme 👍

Nice hard hats with hats underneath, alot of good that'll help you with

You broke it in half ! Should have waited.

@bakaraymoo7389

3 жыл бұрын

and thats why youve never found anything worthwhile

2nd time ive seen this and still cant believe they just sawed it up like that , they probably had a massive gem in that but managed to saw it into 40 bits , surely anyone would have just sliced bits of it untill they got near the opals , but these guys straight down the middle then the middle of the middle. crazy

@maershkinschrabs7597

3 жыл бұрын

Nah this isnt diamonds. Alot of people dont get opal or how its valued. It isnt cut up into many pieces. A single opal is a single opal regardless of size. Not all opal is supposed to be cut and polished down into perfect shapes like diamond. All opals are different and irregular shapes. Most opals in their finished final polished forms even still consist of boulder. Not all opal is for wearing some is ornamental. Hence why opal is the most complex complicated stone to value.

Wow put a lump in my throat for you congratulations to you!!!!!!!!

Congrats to the bolder boys Cheers mates from N.Y. U.S.A.

Well goddamn I was expecting a softball size nugg.

They split the damn thing in half lol. Still amazing and they should've shown the finished product

@JustinLHopkins

5 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t matter. They didn’t lose any carat weight.

@experimentalgrow4208

3 жыл бұрын

@@JustinLHopkins they lost lots of value worth more together without rock

Beautiful opal!

Old video but nice to see again.

Average value of a Carat of Opal is about $10,359 USD. 400 Carats is about $4,143,600 in raw value. They only got offered $100k. Yes the condition is rough but more or less they should be in the million dollar range. They got ripped off badly.

@ryankl1984

5 жыл бұрын

Gem cutters get that much for finished product. It takes a lot of skill to cut and shape opal.

@hieee1234567

5 жыл бұрын

KidRiver The miners are receiving only 2.413% of the gross markup. Less than 3%. For the amount of work they’re doing. They should at least make 15% (About $621,540 USD). Gem cutters make salary, about $36,000 in the US. The company just cashed in profit.

Love the bloke on the blue T-shirt attitude would like a bit of it my self very funny 😂

An exceedingly rare and unpredictable find.

Love your video glad to see your great find wish I had even th smallest piece of opal absolutely beautiful

"Dad would be proud" 💘

@experimentalgrow4208

3 жыл бұрын

No he would be pissed they ruined it lmao

How do you retrieve the opals out of the rock without damaging it?

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Well done fellas

Well done in buying yr dads house hope you find bigger next time 😊😊😊

Shiny mountain rock worth more than my house wow

@realhoffman_3263

5 жыл бұрын

Cus ya live in a double wide?

@Verradonairun

5 жыл бұрын

@@realhoffman_3263 a 200.000 USD house is a decent house. Ronald Mctwisty most likely lives under a bridge... and if he does live in an expensive house, I'm sure it's his parent's and not his. He needs to learn that money doesn't grow on trees. A man can work hard his whole life and not have anything to show for it.

@realhoffman_3263

5 жыл бұрын

If ya say so

That lady has two nice gems herself.

awesome find

So are we going to act like he didn't tear the ripcord right off of that generator at 0:58 ?

@InSidious1805

5 жыл бұрын

Enmanuel Estrella 😂 she was two days away from retirement

*_I love how the comment section suddenly became Professionals at this_*

Happy for you . Hope you guys alot more luck.

beautiful mineral isnt it!!, really beautiful!