Alaska Gold Rush

Chapter 263 Nothing but Gold

Some things in the mine may not be going well, and some things are slightly beyond expectations.But it doesn't matter too much, as long as it is solved step by step, there will not be too much loss, and it can barely be regarded as within the controllable range.

Although Chen Ruobai was worried in his heart, he also thought that things were going well and there was nothing to worry about.

Montgomery strolled over to Chen Ruobai, and extended an invitation, "Would you like to visit the dam upstream?"

Chen Ruobai joked, "I know the place very well, and I am very familiar with it. If you don't use cement now, then there is no fundamental change, it can only be piled higher."

"You think we don't want to use cement?" Montgomery complained. "This is your land, and you should decide the building and development here. But you obviously don't have the courage, and it will only make our work difficult."

For such complaints, Chen Ruobai just smiled.In fact, Montgomery also understood that it wasn't that Chen Ruobai didn't want to do this, but simply couldn't do it. Everyone really didn't have the courage.

Don't look at the dams being built upstream, or even the digging of channels to drain water, these seem to have undergone some transformation.It's just that these are not permanent buildings. If cement is used, it will cause big trouble, and the Environmental Protection Agency will definitely not pass the test.

This is also the reason why Chen Ruobai and the others can only be passive now, they can only continuously strengthen and heighten the embankment.

Even though he was constantly making complaints, when Chen Ruobai should go upstream to have a look, he naturally needed to go and have a look.After all, it is your own mine, and there are many things that you have to pay attention to, especially now that you are at the end of the gold rush season, you need to be more careful.

I drove the all-terrain vehicle to the river upstream of the mine, which was originally just a meandering stream.But it's different now. Now a manually dug river channel directly changes the flow direction of the river channel.

Even though it is the dry season, you can still see the water flowing straight downstream.If the water flow becomes larger in the future, it doesn't seem to matter, because the river is now straightened, and the flow rate of the water will definitely increase.

The original river course was diverted, and thick gravel was piled up at the bend.This is not a natural diversion, this is the result of Chen Ruobai's hard work, so it seems to be somewhat effective.

Montgomery climbed up the pile of gravel and said, "We have been continuously strengthening the dam here. Now the width of the bottom of the dam has exceeded three meters. We plan to further strengthen it, and the maximum can exceed five meters. If there is such a width, it is considered a Even ice floods can't break our dams."

"In fact, the last thing we need to worry about is heavy rain. A sudden increase in water flow may not necessarily break our dam." Chen Ruobai said with some concern, "The main thing is to worry about dam failure. Once the bottom is not strong enough, it will be destroyed instantly. There is a possibility of damage. If it rains for a long time, there will definitely be some mud and sand sliding away."

Such worries are true, but basically there is no good way to solve these problems.

Under the premise that cement cannot be used, now Chen Ruobai and the others can only continue to heighten, reinforce, and thicken. This method is obviously relatively inefficient.But what other better ways can there be? Now these practices are actually not allowed by the Environmental Protection Bureau, let alone other ways.

Although the efficiency is a little lower, it can only be like this now. Some things really can't be done as one likes.

There is definitely no guidance, because everyone has certain work experience and knows what they should do.

To be honest, Chen Ruobai is the most idle person in the mine now.In the matter of gold panning, he has the most right to speak when prospecting, or formulate some general gold panning plans.

Forget about the specific implementation matters, those are not his professional field.Even Lawrence has made great progress in this short gold rush season, and he is more familiar with and understands many things than Chen Ruobai.

It’s been a while since I left the front-line work of the mine, and I haven’t followed up on many things, so it’s normal to not understand.

It doesn't matter if Chen Ruobai doesn't understand these things, as long as his employees understand these things, this is also Chen Ruobai's attitude all along.

Seeing that the work was progressing smoothly, Chen Ruobai, who was wandering around, expressed his satisfaction.That's what he wanted to see, that's what he asked for, and it looked like the gold rush season was coming to an end any minute, and there was nothing to worry about.

"Robert, wash mines this afternoon." Devi's voice suddenly came from the intercom, "Go and help."

Chen Ruobai grabbed the walkie-talkie and pressed the call button, "Help? How can I help?"

"To pick up rocks." Lesnar's joking voice came, "He can only do the most unskilled work."

Lawrence's voice also came, "That's my job, but Robert is here, and I can weld the brackets."

I always feel that I am despised, but Chen Ruobai seems to have no way to refute.The reality seems to be the same, and now he really doesn't know how much he can help.

It doesn't matter if you can't do something particularly important, as long as you can do what you can.The requirements don't need to be too high, especially in these not particularly important things, you can lower the requirements on yourself, and there is no need to be too tired.

Looking at the mine in front of him, Chen Ruobai couldn't help complaining, "Except for ore and gold, there is nothing worthy of praise here!"

"Gold is enough, that's the most important thing." Lesnar glanced at Chen Ruobai, "Do you still want to see the beach and those bikini girls here? Come on, I just want See the ore and the gold!"

Staring at Lesnar, Chen Ruobai asked directly, "Is this what you mean? Don't you think this place is terrible?"

Lesnar thought for a while, and chose to tell the truth, "This is indeed the worst place. We have dug several gold mines together, and this is the worst place! Except for gold, there is nothing satisfying here!"

Such an evaluation speaks from the heart, and there is nothing wrong with Chen Ruobai and Leisnar's views.Apart from gold, there is really nothing here, and it is very normal to be complained about.

Remote, it goes without saying.Although the other mines may not be better, this is a particularly remote area.

In addition, this place was originally located halfway up the mountain, and it was still in a narrow river area, so now, apart from the mining area where the mine was opened, the ore washing area, the stockpiling area, and the area where waste was piled up, etc., were all scattered.

It takes more than ten minutes to walk to work in the mining area every day. This is the place where Fataixi Mine is worth complaining about.The few mines that were previously mined, even if they were mining gold in the river last year, were not so inconvenient.

So apart from gold, there is really nothing here, it just keeps increasing the difficulty of everyone's work.

Although I was complaining, it seemed that there was a lot of dissatisfaction, but those were trivial things, just because everyone was too greedy.In fact, there is enough gold here, and other small difficulties and so on can also be overcome.

If you come to the mountains to pan for gold, you can't expect a good quality of life. You come to the mountains to pan for gold to make more money.The more difficult the environment, the more difficult it is. Looking at the gold dust that has been washed out, no amount of hard work is worth it.

Chen Ruobai is now smiling, and the others on the conveyor belt can't see anything.And in Chen Ruobai's line of sight, there was a continuous golden light, and there was always golden sand exuding a radiant brilliance.

These are obviously the most important to him, and these are indeed the most attractive places.

The beauty of Fortune Creek is not the views, but the real secret and allure here is the ever-present gold.

Lawrence glanced at Chen Ruobai, and said in a low voice, "Seeing his expression, I knew that this time the ore washing results would definitely be very good. He has always been the most confident, and he will be very happy every time he washes ore."

Morgan joked, "Although other gold diggers are also looking forward to washing the ore, it is difficult for them to know how much gold is in the ore. Even if the last time the ore washing has a good harvest, the next time the ore washing may not be good. Robert is different, he is very confident and happy every time he washes mines.”

That's not true, other gold diggers may be very happy and looking forward to seeing the mountain of ore, but they are also a little bit uncertain in their hearts. They don't know the specific harvest, and they can't guarantee that they can win a big victory.

And Chen Ruobai is different, even if he is washing the ore continuously, he doesn't need to wait until the final answer is revealed, he can judge the gold content in the ore through these golden lights, and he can roughly guess the result of the ore washing up.

Although the environment is a bit tough, if washing the ore can yield good results, then everything is naturally worth it.

Compared with the first ore washing, the current harvest must be higher, and it can be regarded as digging higher-quality ore from the lower layer.

Chen Ruobai was calculating carefully, feeling even happier in his heart.I haven't hit full steam yet, and I'm just trying to win steadily and seek protection for the mine, but the harvest is already very satisfactory.

This year, it is not difficult to harvest [-] ounces of gold. Next year, it should not be too difficult to get [-] ounces of gold from just such a mine.If we continue to search for ore, if we continue to improve work efficiency, maybe we can set the target number at [-] ounces, or more.

These should not be too difficult for him, this is not some unattainable fantasy at all, this is a very practical goal, a number that can be achieved with hard work!

(End of this chapter)