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It might not be everyone's cup of tea, but every winter Lynette Bailey and her husband Gregg Smith leave New Zealand and head to Queenland where they go 12 meters underground.
The pair purchased a mining claim in 2013 and hunt for precious gemstones such as sapphires. Lynette joins the show to tell us about life down a mine shaft.
Aerial view over sapphire mine diggings in central Queensland, Australia Photo: 123RF