Alaska Gold Rush

Having set up camp, Chen Ruobai and his team members are now temporarily stable, and they will have to endure hardships and stand hard work for the next period of time.

Whether we will find a small mine of some value, or whether we will continue to make discoveries and find a rich mine, these are things that are difficult to say.

If the situation really takes a turn for the worse and nothing is gained next, these are actually certain possibilities. Don't be too optimistic, as various possibilities are actually possible.

Chen Ruobai knows these things very well, and Henderson and Morgan also understand these truths. But everyone still maintains some relatively optimistic moods and hopes that things will develop in a good direction.

Da Zhuang seems to be the most laid-back one. For him, whether it is a villa in Seattle or a residence in Anchorage, the difference is actually not that big. When we arrived at the mine, there was nothing to worry about.

Basically, he and Chen Ruobai are inseparable. Basically, he is taken wherever he goes, and he just needs to be carefree.

Everyone seems to understand the current situation, and none of them seem to be dissatisfied. In the final analysis, I have long been accustomed to all this, and of course I can accept it calmly.

Just work hard. What seems to be a concern at this stage is actually just working hard.

Nearly twenty exploratory holes have been drilled before, and we have some understanding of a considerable area, but this is not enough.

What Chen Ruobai and the others have to do now is to further expand the area of ​​exploration. There is no more technical content in this matter, which is just some repetitive work.

Continuously expand and extend the previously explored areas to see if the mineral sand layers are consistent, and see if there can be more gold sand in the newly explored areas. These are what Chen Ruobai and the others are busy with now.

It is easy to say, but it is not so easy to do these things well. This also requires continuous hard work. These are also tasks that require everyone to continue to expand.

Henderson and Morgan had an even more difficult task of drilling the holes. They needed to spread out the excavated ore for Chen Ruobai to inspect.

Chen Ruobai can also drill holes, but he also needs to continuously observe some of the 'gold content' in the ore sand.

Looking at the ore carefully, Chen Ruobai smiled and said, "It looks pretty good. If you keep it up, you will basically have a small mine. The ore layer is still relatively deep, and we haven't dug it to the bottom yet!"

Chen Ruobai felt proud and happy when he thought of these things. According to the current trend, a small mine is basically guaranteed. Now the question is whether it can be further expanded and see if there can be any surprises.

"Even if the new team is built, there is basically no need to worry about running out of land to mine." Chen Ruobai was very proud and happy. "If we continue to maintain this, a two-month construction period is possible. If the situation is better, time can be Longer!”

This place is still more suitable for mining. Although it is in the deep mountains and old forests, overall there are relatively few problems with mining.

The only thing you need to worry about is flash floods. This area is also a mining area, and you can buy mining rights.

And it seems to be relatively close to the river, although it is at the bottom of the slope. But the site is open, the machinery and equipment can be spread out, and the camp does not need to be too crowded. Some of the pipes needed for ore washing, etc., can be assembled and connected.

There is no need to worry about this matter at all. All this also means that mining will bring a series of conveniences, even better than some of the basic conditions over Facai Creek.

Although the prospecting has just begun, Chen Ruobai is already considering the subsequent mine construction.

Henderson's voice came from the intercom, reminding, "Robert, I found the fur left by the beast on the tree trunk. You all need to be careful."

Chen Ruobai immediately responded, "Copy that, I will be more vigilant. I have a gun, and I will contact you as soon as possible if something happens."

Morgan's voice followed closely, "Understood, I know there cannot be traces of wild beasts in a place like this, but they will not affect our work."

These views of Morgan can be regarded as a consensus among everyone. Although Chen Ruobai and others are not armed to the teeth, they are not lacking in both long and short guns. Even if you don't carry a rifle to dig holes, you basically carry a pistol with you.

Pistols are not just for scratching wild beasts. A single shot from a normal wild beast is basically too much to bear. It is true that you may go crazy when you are injured, but most of them will run away instinctively.

It seems that if you are prospecting and mining here, you need to consider some issues about wild beast attacks. There are similar concerns over Fortune Creek, but this area seems to have more frequent signs of wild animal activity.

There is no way, this is Alaska, and if you go prospecting in the wilderness, you will inevitably encounter some similar problems.

When many gold diggers come to Alaska for the first time, they may not be fully prepared for other things, but they will definitely not be short of long and short guns, and they all know that they may encounter wild animals.

Although there were some minor accidents, it seemed that no one took it seriously at all, and everyone just continued to carry out their work in an orderly manner.

Chen Ruobai was also used to wild beasts and the like. While prospecting, I heard the howls of some wolves and saw bears relatively close. Bears and wolves have also fallen under his gun.

After more experiences, you will naturally have some immunity. You won't make a fuss like at the beginning. Now you can deal with such situations with a calm mind. These small situations will not interfere with his work.

Carefully observing the direction of the terrain, Chen Ruobai was drawing some detection areas, which needed to be extended continuously.

Chen Ruobai, who continues to observe, feels that he has gained something now, and it still has a certain value. The situation was getting clearer and clearer, and he knew that he was basically certain that he had found a considerable gold mine again.

The problem now is that there is no way to continue to advance progress, and more detailed information has not yet been obtained.

This is what he is struggling with, and this is also a direction in which he must continue to work hard.

And one thing Chen Ruobai always kept in mind was that the soil layer of this gold mine was very special. There is some gold sand in each soil layer, which makes Chen Ruobai care even more. He also believes that that is where the real big mine is. If we can really trace its origins, it will be a new Facai Creek, even more important than Facai Creek. That is obviously not a small matter, it is obviously a new breakthrough and progress in the career.

Chen Ruobai, who was full of expectations, turned to check the ore that Henderson and the others dug out. The piles needed careful observation, and he did not dare to be sloppy or careless at all.

The situation is not particularly good. It means that the gold content is relatively average. Compared with the density of mineral sand in Facai Creek, this place looks very average. It is difficult to say that this is a real rich mine.

If we continue to dig deeper and the gold content in the ore has not increased, then we can only win by quantity here.

After a lot of gold panning and washing, it seems that the only way to get a relatively good amount of gold is to do so, and to accept this reality.

Henderson also looked at it, but he couldn't see too many doorways. "Robert, I think it's strange here. I think it must be a landslide, otherwise there is no way to explain the constant overlap of river sand and soil."

Chen Ruobai also agreed with this inference and said, "I think so too, but we have also carefully observed the terrain and have not found any traces left by landslides for the time being. It is a bit difficult for us to find them."

The gold may have been brought here by flash floods, but according to some current signs here, Chen Ruobai believes that some gold may have been brought here during a landslide.

When considering this possibility, Chen Ruobai also used a drone to fly up and observe carefully, hoping to see more information and find the starting point of the landslide, or some of the fractures left by the landslide. Wait.

It's just a pity that we haven't been able to see more valuable information until now, and we haven't been able to find the location where the gold might have been.

Henderson pointed to the mountains behind him and said, "I think based on common sense, they are most likely to come from here. I think the possibility is very high."

Chen Ruobai nodded slightly, but still smiled and said, "But you also know that it is common sense, and it may have flowed from other places. Now I just want to know the direction of the ore layer, which is also a basis for judgment."

If you judge based on common sense, you will instinctively feel that if it is a debris flow, it must be the sediment washed down from the mountain. There is no problem in making this kind of judgment.

The only problem is that according to some of Chen Ruobai's observations, they have not seen gullies, broken slopes, or slopes for the time being, which means that the sediment may not have rushed from some of the locations they imagined.

Furthermore, as time goes by, there may be some changes. The towering mountains now may have been located on the bottom of the sea in the past. Or because of a series of geological changes, the former flat land was squeezed and uplifted.

These possibilities also exist, which naturally means that Chen Ruobai can infer, but there is really no way to directly draw a conclusion at this time.

Considering all the possibilities, it would be a big project to excavate anywhere in the mountain. On the other hand, although this is a mining area, it does not mean that you can use large-scale machinery and equipment to dig everywhere.

Otherwise, some relevant departments will really issue fines, which is definitely not something we want to see.

So now we can only rely on some trends of the ore sand layer. Once we know the direction of the ore sand layer, we can reverse the direction of landslides and other situations, and we can make more targeted arrangements.

Henderson took a brief rest and naturally continued to work hard. The more prospecting, the better. We can constantly judge the area of ​​the mining area through these prospecting situations and deduce the direction of the ore sand layer.

These things are not too difficult to do. Not only Chen Ruobai has mastered such skills, but other gold diggers with a little experience can actually make such judgments.

After two consecutive days of prospecting, the number of holes explored continued to increase, and the information Chen Ruobai mastered was becoming more and more comprehensive.

The mine was basically found. Some of the ore sands on the surface contain average gold content, and the depth of the ore sand layer has not yet reached a bottom.

Because even if we found a few locations and continued to explore deeper, reaching a depth of fifteen meters, we actually didn't touch the bedrock layer. And even if the depth increased by five meters, the information feedback obtained was actually average. It was not found that the gold content in the ore sand was increasing because of the increase in depth.

This is naturally where Chen Ruobai is a little disappointed, because the possibility of rich ores is constantly disappearing, and the possibility of large mines is almost non-existent. It can only be regarded as a mediocre mine, and there is a chance that he can harvest more than 500 ounces of gold.

But if you want to expect to find a thousand ounces of gold here, Chen Ruobai feels that the possibility is actually not too great.

The reality is this. Whether he is willing to accept it or not, what Chen Ruobai found is actually a relatively ordinary gold mine, and he can barely accept this kind of result.

This year's prospecting work seems to be on the right track. It has been upgraded from a small mine to a medium-sized gold mine. This does seem to be a small improvement and is completely acceptable. progress.

After all, such gold mines are not particularly common. Such gold mines can indeed bring him certain benefits, which of course makes him even more happy.

What's more, for Chen Ruobai, every time he finds a gold mine, he not only has to consider direct mining, or analyze the benefits brought by a mine, etc.

He will also analyze the formation of a mine, etc., even if it is not completely accurate. However, sometimes more information can be derived based on the situation of gold mines, and there is a chance to find more gold mines.

This is the case of Facai Creek. From the formation of small mines, continuous search has led to the discovery of rich ores in the upper reaches.

And what he has to do now is actually the same thing, which is to deduce based on the current situation of this gold mine to see if he can find a large mine 'upstream'. This is an out-and-out major event.

If you really find it, it will be a rich mine, and it may even be a real mineral vein. It is possible for you to become a real mining company boss, instead of just panning for gold and making small fortunes.

Various possibilities exist, which also means that Chen Ruobai cannot relax now, there will still be a lot of work ahead! (End of chapter)