Alaska Gold Rush

Chapter 89 Little Surprise

Looking at the weather, Chen Ruobai couldn't help feeling worried. It's only mid-to-late September, and the temperature has dropped a lot.On average, the highest temperature during the day is less than fifteen degrees Celsius, and the lowest temperature is only about five degrees Celsius.

This is still cooling down, and I believe that in a few days, the lowest temperature will reach zero degrees Celsius.

When it really comes to that time, it means that the gold rush season has come to an end, and it can even be said that it is already coming to an end.

But now it's just digging open Jiangxinzhou, and now it's just getting closer and closer to the ore sand layer.If you want to talk about washing ore, maybe you can barely wash the mine before the end of the gold rush season.

Lesnar drove the excavator slowly out of the pit, and began to trim the edge of the pit again. The pit must be complete and solid.There can't be a collapse, otherwise it would be a big accident.

Chen Ruobai was standing on the edge of the mine to observe carefully, and suddenly grabbed the walkie-talkie, "Javier, Ryan, stop the machine."

The excavator turned off quickly, and Devi, who was at the bottom of the pit, got out of the cab of the excavator, "Robert, what's the matter?"

"I want to check the ore." Chen Ruobai immediately responded loudly, "I think we have dug into the ore layer."

Lesnar got excited when he heard that, and asked hurriedly, "Ore sand layer? Robert, it's just a loess layer now. We only dug to a depth of about six meters, and it hasn't reached the depth you expected."

"Those are not important, and I might make a mistake." Chen Ruobai responded immediately with a smile, "But I still need to check it out, and I can't guarantee it yet. Hurry up, and bring me my gold pan!"

Lesnar immediately pressed the button on the walkie-talkie, "Abby, after hearing this, come here with a gold pan and a pickaxe. We want to experiment with gold laundering."

After a while, Abby's voice came, "I heard it, I have been on the channel, I have heard it a long time ago."

This is also a habit of working in the mine. Everyone is used to wearing walkie-talkies on their bodies.So as long as you talk on the walkie-talkie, everyone can hear it.

Chen Ruobai went down the slope to the bottom of the pit, Lesnar and Dewei naturally approached Chen Ruobai.Montgomery and Dick joined in when Abby drove the all-terrain vehicle over.

It is understandable that everyone is full of enthusiasm. It has been nearly a month since I came to this new mine, and everyone has been working hard.But whether it was the preparatory work or the constant digging during this period, it seemed that they were just doing some preliminary work.

What was dug out was ordinary dirt, not even sand.Sometimes Dick and the others suspected that this place was probably just an ordinary wasteland, and there was no river sand at all, and there was no gold ore at all.

Now there is finally some movement. Everyone is more excited at this time, and that is very normal.

Standing on the edge of the pit, Abigail said, "Get out of the way, I'll throw the tools down."

It was almost two stories high, and with the weight of the pickaxe and other things, it would definitely be too much to smash.But there is no need to worry, the mine is still very big, as long as it is not aimed at the throw, basically there is no need to worry about being smashed.

Chen Ruobai didn't pay attention either, and carefully observed the bottom of the pit.He was sure that what he saw was golden light. Although the particles were a little smaller and the distribution was not too dense, this little bit of golden light was real.

"There's something wrong with this situation!" Chen Ruobai was beating in his heart, he didn't know whether it was joy or worry, "I thought it was at the bottom, but now it's at the bottom, just according to this distribution trend, I'm too petty!"

The reason is very simple, there is gold at the bottom of the entire mine, which means that the mine that Chen Ruobai delineated is not big enough.Even considering this possibility in advance, it does leave some buffer zones.But if this trend really follows, the follow-up mines will definitely get bigger and bigger.

Lesnar took the pickaxe and asked courteously, "Robert, where do we start digging now?"

"You start digging from the left side and dig along the top." Chen Ruobai immediately began to arrange, "Javier, you dig on the right side. Our mine may be small, and we need to continue to expand outward."

It seems to be a small mistake, but if we really judge according to the situation that Chen Ruobai said, everyone will be happier.

It's okay to increase the workload a little, as long as you can earn more money, that's enough.As long as there are more gold, then everyone's efforts are worthwhile.

Holding the pickaxe, Chen Ruobai tried his best to plan the wall of the mine pit, as if he wanted to dig the mine pit down.

"This is about to happen!" Chen Ruobai became a little nervous, "The gold that is so fine is still on the top layer of the ore sand. Could this be gold sand again? If so, maybe I will be in trouble."

No, this is the outermost layer, and now the ore sand layer has just been dug, and there may be more gold in the ore sand below.According to Chen Ruobai's previous knowledge during prospecting, the content of gold dust should be higher.

That is to say, these are not the real mineral sand layer, but the outermost layer and the edge of the mineral sand layer.

It seems that in just a day or two, you can know some achievements, whether you can develop or not, that is, you can see the clues in these two days, and Chen Ruobai will basically be able to make a more accurate judgment soon.

Everyone carefully dug some ore, and they all have to separate them for gold laundering.Because this is also a small amount of experiments, naturally it is artificial gold laundering.

Chen Ruobai was skillful, skillfully shaking the gold washing plate in the pool, and the sand, gravel, etc. were continuously washed out.Gradually, what remains on the edge of the gold washing plate is the fine particles of gold visible to the naked eye.

"It looks pretty good." Chen Ruobai said after carefully gathering the sand with his fingers, "Finally, we have found the ore sand layer. We are not going to continue digging the waste soil now."

Devi said with some concern, "Robert, we can be sure that there is gold here, but at the current level, it is difficult for us to make money."

The reason why I say this is naturally because it seems that the density of gold here is not enough now. If you go to pan for gold in such a situation, it is just a loss to make money.

Chen Ruobai was not particularly worried, and said calmly, "This is not the point. The point is that we have seen the ore sand layer now. We should care about how much ore sand can be dug out later. There must be more gold deposits in the lower layer of ore sand."

Hearing Chen Ruobai's explanation, Dewei also agreed with this statement, it doesn't matter if he didn't see a lot of gold now.As long as the ore layer is deep enough, as long as the ore below has more gold content, that's enough.

Lesnar said with a smile at this time, "We have cleaned up the ore dump a long time ago, but it has become a playground and toilet for the big and strong, and now it will finally have a correct use."

Hearing Lesnar's words, everyone couldn't help laughing, and that's the truth.

The ore dump was one of the first places to be cleared, and everyone was looking forward to a high and thick layer of ore piled there.

But in the past month, only some dog shit can be seen in that field, but there is no ore sand.

Fortunately, all this is finally coming to an end, and now it is finally possible to accumulate ore there.This also means that everyone is getting closer and closer to success, and there must be no problem with a massive mining wash before the end of the gold rush season.

If we work harder, we might be able to wash the mine twice. Everyone happily ends the gold rush season with a sum of income and enjoys a wonderful holiday life.

Chen Ruobai also reminded at this time, "We can't ignore the waste yard. We won't pile waste there for the time being, so we must pay attention to safety. Level and fix the waste, and don't let them collapse."

These things really need to be taken care of and taken seriously. There is a lot of soil piled up in the scrapyard. If you are careless, it might be washed away by a heavy rain.If this happens, Chen Ruobai and the others will be in serious trouble.

Lesnar said immediately, "I'll level it up in the afternoon, and it won't collapse."

The details determine success or failure, this is what Chen Ruobai and the others need to do, if these things are not done well, it is a luxury to want to end the mining safely.

There is no need for Chen Ruobai to worry about these things. Everyone has more or less experience working in the mine, so naturally they all know what they should do.

The next thing to do is to perform their duties, and it is enough to just improve some things a little bit.

Chen Ruobai couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and said proudly, "My fellows, let's start the official gold panning!"

Of course, the previous series of work was also panning for gold, but all of them were also some preliminary preparations for the 'real gold panning'.The real gold panning should be digging out a large amount of ore, and it should be seeing a large amount of gold being collected by everyone while the ore washing machine is rumbling.

Chen Ruobai also felt a little apprehensive, it was really just the trembling in front of him.

Whether it is a big fortune or a hard-earned money, the next step is to see the clue, and everyone will know the result soon.

It wasn't just Chen Ruobai who was excited and looking forward to it, everyone was also highly motivated.It’s good to find the ore, and it’s still a small success and surprise to find the ore in advance.

Everyone now just hopes that the surprises can continue, and they are looking forward to more and bigger surprises. The current little surprises are indeed not enough to satisfy Chen Ruobai, a team with a growing appetite. .The continuous harvest has also made everyone feel a lot better, and they are not so dismissed by a small amount of gold!
There must be more gold, so that Chen Ruobai and the others can maintain an enviable success rate!

(End of this chapter)