Alaska Gold Rush

Chapter 55
Chen Ruobai was a little excited and had some anticipation, this was another brand new day.The most important thing is to be able to continue to wash ore. Only when the ore washing machine is working can we make money. These can be regarded as the consensus of gold diggers.

Looking at the pile of ore in front of him, Chen Ruobai felt happy and looking forward to it.According to this trend, another sum of money can be credited.

Not only Chen Ruobai is looking forward to it, people like Lesnar are also looking forward to it.According to the situation of the first mining washing, this time there is bound to be a very good harvest, and this is the beginning of making real money.

Dawson came early, and the cowboy complained when he saw Chen Ruobai, "Boy, you found gold again in my mine, right?"

"I just want to go to the old mines, don't you all do that?" Chen Ruobai smiled perfunctorily, "I think maybe I can find gold, I can make more money, and so do you .”

Dawson was noncommittal, mainly because he knew exactly what the situation in his own mine was like.He didn't think gold could be found in the previous mines. Countless gold prospectors failed here, and places with gold had already been searched many times.

Looking at Chen Ruobai, Dawson said confidently, "You have also seen that there is countless gold here. I can sell my mine to you for $83, and you can get this [-]-acre mine. "

83 US dollars for [-] mu of land may be considered a bargain by some people, but Chen Ruobai doesn't think so.This is Alaska, not California, and the land here is worthless.Moreover, this is a mine, and many places are not easy to cultivate, develop, and so on.

As for the possibility of gold here, there is a lot of wealth buried in the land.It's just that the prerequisite is 'possible'. There may only be soil and sand and gravel here, and it will not be worthwhile at that time.

"I have no plans to buy land for the time being." Chen Ruobai joked with a smile, "Even if I buy this place, the Mining Bureau will still take my share. I don't want to do this kind of loss-making business."

Dawson looked like he hated iron and steel, "But this way you don't have to pay me a share!"

That's the way it is said, and the reason is the same, but don't think too much, Chen Ruobai also knows that Dawson's land is not worth that price.

Just a few perfunctory words, Chen Ruobai didn't plan to buy land, and Dawson didn't force it either.

If it was before, his mines were very popular, because everyone knew that there was gold here.But the situation is different now, there is no gold here, so naturally it can't be sold at any price, and no one is even willing to take it over.

Just when Chen Ruobai was still preparing to continue chatting, his cell phone rang.A smile appeared on Chen Ruobai's face immediately, and he hurriedly drove to the foot of the mountain to pick up people. Selena and the others came over, taking advantage of the weekend to join in the fun and watch the gold panning.

A Ford Mercury was slowly moving forward on the mountain road. It seemed that people like Selena didn't intend to wait, and they found it by themselves according to the route provided by Chen Ruobai.

Chen Ruobai just turned around and led Selina and the others straight to the mine.

After parking the car, Chen Ruobai smiled and walked towards Selena, "Today is the best time, you will see a lot of gold soon."

Selena hugged Chen Ruobai happily, and offered a kiss.This can be regarded as not seeing each other every day. After the two established a relationship, they haven't seen each other for a week.

Dana and Martha didn't want to say anything more, so let's say hello to Abigail and Lesnar.Although they may not have a deep friendship, they have met each other anyway, so naturally they don't feel that there is anything unfamiliar.

Holding Selena's hand, Chen Ruobai went straight to the river.Although the environment here is not very good, it’s just that things like gold panning are quite curious to many people, and it’s not a bad thing if they just take it as a way to join in the fun and find new ideas.

Dawson glanced at Chen Ruobai and the others and didn't say much. In fact, he didn't like unrelated people to come to the mine very much.But it's not his turn to make the decision, he is the owner of the mine, it's just that Chen Ruobai is in charge now.

"We just need to start the machine. You can see that it is an ore washing machine." Chen Ruobai said proudly, "It is not the biggest. Some ore washing machines can be two or three stories high and weigh dozens of tons. .My ore washing machines add up to only two tons, so the power of washing ore is not particularly large.”

Selena asked curiously, "Will that not affect your work? I heard that there will be a lot of big rocks here."

"No, the ore here is relatively fine and easy to wash." Chen Ruobai said with a smile, "We just made a sieve a few days ago, and all the big stones were sifted out. Now when washing the ore, it is all fine sand, so the machine It can be run directly."

While talking, Roy, who checked the ore washing machine, started the machine, and Lesnar used the excavator to dig a bucket of ore and pour it into the material inlet.

Mining is like this, the noise is constant, some people may find it a bit overwhelming.

Pointing to the secondary drum, Chen Ruobai said, "That is the first process of the ore washing machine, and some stones will be discharged from the waste discharge port."

Selina and the others looked at it, and the drum washing machine did have a discharge port, and fist-sized stones were continuously discharged.The stones also look relatively clean, having been washed many times in the drum, and there is no gold dust adhering to them.

Pointing to the trough belt connected to the drum, Chen Ruobai continued, "This is the trough-type ore washing machine. The ore washed from the drum is brought here through the conveyor belt. There are nozzles in the ore washing tank to wash the ore again."

The water on the side of the conveyor belt is extremely turbid, and the ore sand is likely to be mud, and it is so dirty that it can't be seen now.

Martha pointed to the tail of the washing machine and asked strangely, "What's there?"

Chen Ruobai introduced and said, "There is the tailings collector. Some fine gold particles may not be washed out, so we have to collect them again. It is more difficult to wash here. I will go to the professional washing shop in the town. , the washing machine there can collect even the tiniest gold.”

After saying this, Chen Ruobai pointed to the mining washing machine, "Look there, we have laid a long section of cheap carpet, and the gold will be stuck in it. The first line is a grid, and the second line is a carpet. Gold is heavier than water. They'll sink here."

Looking at those curious girls, Dawson didn't bother to say anything, mainly because there was no need to say anything.

Let's go and see the ore washing machine. Although the previous ore washing has a good effect, it is difficult to guarantee whether there will be a good harvest this time.

Thinking of it, Dawson also felt a little distressed. Judging from the current situation of the mine, there is only about a week's worth of work here.That is to say, the mine can only be washed once at most, and there is no way to continue to make money.

It is not surprising that there is hardly any large-grained gold sand. The main reason is that the previous ore washing was all gold sand.

Others may have no idea at this time, but Chen Ruobai couldn't hide the smile on his face.Don't care if it's fine gold or not, as long as it's gold, Chen Ruobai is not picky at all.

The work of washing the ore is continuing, although Chen Ruobai and the others have been digging the ore for almost a week, but it only takes half a day to complete the washing.

Chen Ruobai also took Selena to briefly experience the fun of laundering gold, but he didn't delay the business.

Looking at the fine sand at the bottom of the plate, Chen Ruobai smiled brightly.This time the harvest was very good, and the pool continued to maintain a high output.

Dawson also smiled, pointed to the bucket and said, "Maybe two ounces of gold can be washed out of the ore there, and we can collect at least ninety ounces of gold here."

"The efficiency has improved a lot." Chen Ruobai said happily, "We have extended the working hours, and the condition of the machine has been good. This week's harvest is very good."

Carefully pour the gold into the electronic scale, the number on it kept beating, and finally stopped at 93.7 ounces of gold.

This made Chen Ruobai and others cheer loudly and clap hands. There are already 148.2 ounces of gold in this pool.If there is still some in the tailings, maybe it is 150 ounces of gold.

A big win is out of the question, a small profit is a foregone conclusion, and the next gold panning must be a 'net income'.

(End of this chapter)