Alaska Gold Rush

Chapter 64 Immature Investigation
Chen Ruobai set off again, but this time he didn't go to look for ore along the river, this time he went to the previous mine.

Regardless of the fact that Chen Ruobai has always been panning for gold along the river, even the entire Alaska gold rush started with the discovery of gold sand in the river.But this is just a small fight, a real large-scale mining and gold panning, that is to find the main vein to open a mine.

These are the real mining, and Chen Ruobai's way of panning for gold seems to some people to be unsatisfactory.It's just finding some leftovers, even if it's just a little money, it's not worth mentioning at all.

Under Dawson's leadership, Chen Ruobai saw a cave with a few logs propped up at the entrance, which made him feel insecure.

"The gold unearthed here is not hundreds of ounces or thousands of ounces, but thousands of pounds of gold here." Dawson said enviously and enviously, "There is a mine here, which is one of the earliest mines in Fairbanks. one."

Chen Ruobai was not envious either, and just said, "I understand that if the gold here is not dug out, this place will not be abandoned. Now there is no value, this is an abandoned mine that no one wants to come to."

The fact is that this is the case, and there is basically no value here now, so naturally I don't want to come here.

Maybe occasionally someone does not give up and wants to hit the big luck.It is also possible that someone came to nostalgia, to miss the glorious years of the past.

However, it is not ruled out that there are people like Chen Ruobai, come and have a look with a learning attitude, these are also possible.

Walking into the cave, Chen Ruobai saw the clear traces left by human excavation on the mountain wall.

"There is no value here, the veins are still inside." Dawson introduced the situation and said, "It is said that the veins are one mile long, and the gold content is particularly rich. They don't even need to wash the mines to harvest gold."

Chen Ruobai asked curiously, "How did they find this gold mine? It's at the bottom of the mountain, and it's not easy to find it. Although the current science and technology are very advanced and can be surveyed, how did the gold diggers find it in the past?" ?”

Dawson glanced at Chen Ruobai and turned on the headlights, "It may be luck, or the experience of those gold diggers. You can definitely understand that there were still people who found a lot of gold mines without advanced surveying technology."

This is also true, do not underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.Even if there is a certain element of luck, some mineral deposits will still be discovered, not only gold mines, but also other mineral deposits.

Follow Dawson and continue walking towards the depths of the mine. Although this is an abandoned mine, it looks solid.

However, it can also be seen that it is very crude. The main supporting objects in the mine are wood, and even some wood looks like it has signs of decay.

"It's really scraping the ground three feet!" Chen Ruobai couldn't help but muttered with emotion, "This is a mineral vein after all, I can't see any golden light all the way here, and I thought my super power was gone!"

Isn't that the case, the rock walls on both sides, the mine pit under the feet, including the top of the mine above the head.I didn't see any golden light during this journey, which only shows that the gold diggers in the past were so powerful that they didn't leave any gold behind.

But it seems that this is not worth making a fuss about, because Chen Ruobai is actually like this.

Where he panned for gold, basically don't expect to find any valuable gold remnants, all the valuable ones have been panned out.

This is gold after all, and it has been very valuable since ancient times.Gold diggers work hard, whether they are panning for gold in rivers or digging into mines, it is all hard work, all in order to earn some money.

Of course, you need to search cleanly, so that you can guarantee your own interests and make money.

Dawson glanced back at Chen Ruobai, and asked strangely, "What are you talking about?"

"Let me say that the gold diggers in the past were very powerful. It seems that gold can no longer be found here." Chen Ruobai said in English this time, "I admire them very much, and they will not leave any gold for us."

Dawson said seriously, "This is normal. There have been many gold diggers here, and they keep expanding the mine. If gold can be found, then this place will not be abandoned."

While speaking, Chen Ruobai also felt 'suddenly enlightened'.The road I walked before was basically as wide as one person, that is, the width that can push a small cart.But now it is different, it must have a width of more than four meters.

"This is where the main mine vein is. You can find gold from here." Dawson pointed to the front and said to Chen Ruobai, "Boy, there will be no gold here. I don't think you can find gold here."

Chen Ruobai didn't say much, just kept taking pictures of the rock wall of the mine with the camera, this was one of the main reasons why he came to the mine.It seems that this is what a geologist does. He just wants to collect more useful information.

These are also for future career development, so there can be more basis for judgment.

"Don't you think this is an ancient river?" Chen Ruobai pointed to the rock wall and said with a smile, "Now I have to think about not just working in the open air, maybe I have the opportunity to start mining."

"Although it is covered with mud, we can judge it from the distribution and lithology of these sediments." After taking a large group of photos, Chen Ruobai said with a smile, "I like these, this is my secret to finding gold. "

Dawson laughed and said, "Many gold diggers know that there are still some gold panning teams working in the river valley. They can judge this is an ancient river channel more accurately and quickly than you. If you work hard, you may be able to find out in the ancient river channel." Find gold, or abundant oil, natural gas, and they're all very valuable."

Hearing what Dawson said, Chen Ruobai couldn't help being happy, it seemed that there was some truth to it.

Generally speaking, these buried deep ancient channels are often groundwater enrichment zones, and sometimes oil and gas reservoirs.

Alaska is not only famous for its gold rush and king crabs. The oil and gas industry is the industry that provides the most employment in Alaska, and it is also a pillar industry in Alaska. More than half of the state's fiscal revenue comes from the crude oil and natural gas industry.

But those things didn't seem to make much sense to Chen Ruobai, those energy companies were unlikely to let Chen Ruobai get a piece of the pie.

Let's dig for gold first, it is more realistic for him to do these things well, and this is what Chen Ruobai is capable of doing now.

After carefully investigating the mine, Chen Ruobai was satisfied. He did see some information that was helpful to him, and collected some valuable information for him.

After drilling the mine, Dawson couldn't help but said, "Although I have been panning for gold for most of my life, there is no one who doesn't like gold. But I don't like mines, which makes it hard for me to feel safe. Even if the mining technology is advanced now I have heard a lot, but when I was young, I heard a lot about what happened to some miners."

Chen Ruobai nodded and also expressed his approval, "Although our open-pit gold panning has certain risks, it does seem to have a sense of security compared to the mine. I was nervous when I entered the mine, and I was afraid that it would start to collapse. .”

After the joke was over, Dawson asked with a smile, "Boy, do you insist on going here to have a look, is there any valuable discovery?"

"I'm just doing some immature experiments to verify some of my conjectures." Chen Ruobai smiled and said to Dawson, "If my experiments are successful, you can witness the growth of the greatest gold digger , this is your honor. Perhaps this sum can be recorded on your tombstone, this is your glory."

Dawson laughed and scolded, "I'm looking forward to this day, but you'd better become a great gold digger, so that I can write down the role of being your guide on the tombstone. If you are just an ordinary gold digger, I will not allow you to attend my funeral."

Although at the beginning, the two of them were just doing business, and even looked down upon each other.But now we get along, and occasionally we can joke around.

It's not even considered friends who forget the year, but they can barely be regarded as friends!

(End of this chapter)