Steve Grahame comes to the rescue in Australia’s largest ever amethyst find

It seems there isn’t much this man can’t do. Veteran outback truckie, Steve Grahame, 72, was recently called upon to help unearth a 22.5-tonne amethyst cluster in the WA’s Pilbara region.

It’s the largest amethyst cluster ever to be found in Australia, with Cairns-based crystal hunters and jewellers, Patrick Gundersen and Kirsty McMullan, making the valuable discovery – estimated to be worth around $1 million – at the Pilbara’s Great Australian Amethyst Mine.

The pair is one of five recreational gem hunting teams appearing in season one of new factual series, Outback Crystal Hunters.

It’s produced by Prospero Productions, which is also behind Outback Truckers, with the first episode airing on 7Mate on Monday, September 30.