Chapter 012 Exploring the Mining Area and Yuenv River
Jiang Da was the first to go down, followed by Li Zhao who was second, then Li Ruolan and Wang Ziyi, and another young black man who came with Jiang Da was the last to go down.
This is a diamond mine that combines open-pit mining with underground mining. At the beginning, it was mined around a kimberlite pipe. The middle of the pipe is where high-quality diamonds are densest, and it looks like a huge pit from the outside.
When the kimberlite rock pipeline was discovered, the miners dug vertically outward from the surface, so in this section of the open air, other people above could completely see their every move.
"Isn't this just an ordinary stone? Where are the diamonds?" Wang Ziyi was still confused because he couldn't find any diamonds.
"No need to look, this layer has been mined long ago. Let alone diamonds, there is not even a single diamond. If you can find it here, the previous boss will not resell it. In fact, you
This is already the fifth owner here. What we want to see is the next section of underground mining. The only one that is really valuable is probably there." Jiang Da looked at them looking around but puzzled.
I couldn't help but laugh, so I explained a few more words.
"Uncle Da, did you say that you can see the underground mining section below?" Wang Ziyi asked again.
"I really can't guarantee this, I can only say that it is theoretically possible. As for whether you can find it, it all depends on luck." Jiang Da responded.
For the second underground section, another method is used, that is, a tunnel is opened from a certain location in the mine to enter the surface to extract diamonds. This will be more reasonable and less dangerous.
"Wow, diamond!" Wang Ziyi found a shiny stone the size of a button not far from the entrance of the passage, and excitedly grabbed it in his hand.
Jiang Da came over to take a look, and couldn't help but smile and said: "It's quite big. It's a pity. If it were real, it would be worth a lot of money."
"You mean this thing is worthless?" Wang Ziyi asked.
"You can't say anything. A diamond of this size can still be sold for tens of dollars on the market. Since you found it, take it as a souvenir!" Li Zhao said with a smile.
Until they reached the end of the mine, no one found anything special, but they had five or six more diamonds in their hands.
"What are you doing with so much diamond? It's worthless." Jiang Da was also happy.
"There are a few companions up there. Since they couldn't come down, we just grabbed a few more. It's just one for each of us. Do you think this should be okay?" Li Zhao explained.
"Okay. Judging from the current situation, the quality of the diamonds here is worrying. You must have been cheated by the previous owner. This place is definitely not worth the price of 300 million. I don't know if you can recoup the cost by investing in it later.
"Jiang Da sighed.
After three consecutive days of exploring the mine, they could not find any new discoveries, even if they dug a layer into the stone wall. After another day, it would be time for them to return.
Just this morning, Li Ruolan suddenly received new news, but it was that the document she had promised to buy the water source had been approved.
"It's very efficient. It's already done!" Li Zhao was amazed at her speed. You must know that this is an African continent where the overall efficiency of government affairs is lagging.
"Of course, I have never been procrastinated in doing things. Since there are no more discoveries here in the past two days, why not go to the area one kilometer away today to have a look!" Li Ruolan suddenly suggested.
"You have to go and look at that area, but there's nothing much to see there!" Jiang Da warned after learning their purpose.
"It doesn't matter! There's no progress here anyway, why not go there and have a look, maybe you'll find something unexpected!" Li Zhao responded.
The distance from the mining area to there was quite short, and it only took ten minutes to walk there. For some reason, he had a strange feeling, as if he would gain something this time.
There is a very small village on that piece of land with an area of nearly 3 square kilometers. But it is a village, but it has less than ten households, and the total population is less than 60 people. If it was during the construction period, it would be
Well, the number of miners in the mining area alone exceeds the number of people in their village.
The discovered underground river is deep in a mountain col on the edge of the village. It is called the "Moon Girl River". In fact, it is a stream exposed on the ground of a cave. There was also a place there a long time ago.
Mine.
Although the detected water resources are abundant enough, the villagers still have difficulty using water. In the final analysis, the main source of the underground river is deep in the surface of the earth, and the water output of the phreatic layer exposed on the surface is not much, and it is also very unstable.
It also makes it difficult for the villagers to get water. It is not easy for them. This creek always dries up for a few days every month. No one can explain the specific reason, which is also very similar to its name.
They complement each other.
Following the guidance of the villagers, everyone came to the stream deep in the mountain col. Unfortunately, they arrived during a period when the stream was out of water.
"It's a shame. I didn't expect to encounter a creek when I was on my period. This 'aunt' river is indeed well-deserved!" Zhang Yuning couldn't help but sigh. He was quite talkative, and he didn't stop talking all the way.
"Oh, it's a pity that you don't talk about cross talk. You dare to say anything. Please be more civilized next time and stop being so dirty!" Dana looked at him angrily and said. The other people in the team also said
He also gave him a slightly sideways glance, while the two women glared even more angrily.
Zhang Yuning, who realized that he had said something wrong, did not dare to say any more, and the surroundings finally became much quieter.
"It's not unusual for the riverbed to dry up, but it's just that it's rare to see such a regular situation. I think it's just the right time for us to take a closer look everywhere, and maybe we can make some unexpected discoveries." Li Zhao was surprised.
different perspectives.
"Everyone, please be careful and try not to go deep into the river bed. There are underground faults there. I heard from the villagers here that a man accidentally fell under the fault before and never saw him come back again.
So you should pay special attention to your steps to prevent someone from suddenly stepping on the ground and sinking." Jiang Da reminded.
In order to avoid accidents, everyone used ropes to connect each other. In this way, even if someone accidentally slipped, everyone could pull him back in time. However, after turning around on the outer layer of the river bed, everyone
There was no valuable discovery, so some people thought about whether to look deeper, but there were differences on this issue.
"I think it's better not to go, safety first!" Although Zhang Yuning shouted happily before, he was backing down now.
"Aren't you quite capable? Why did you give up at the critical moment? It seems you are just talking about being tough." Dana and him had been bickering frequently these days.
"I also think this issue should be dealt with slowly when we have enough manpower in the future. Moreover, we do not have experts in this field in our team, and the preparations are not comprehensive, so don't take risks for the time being!" Jiang Da did not do it this time either.
He agrees to continue to go deep inside. Based on his many years of experience in this area, he feels that it is not appropriate. If any of these people have problems, he cannot afford it.
Among the remaining people, Harrick also did not advocate going deep. Li Ruolan and Wu Wenzhen were also in favor of taking risks. Wang Ziyi chose neutrality. Both parties held their own opinions, so everyone gave the final decision to
In Li Zhao's hands, he was also the last person who did not express his position, but he found that he was a little dazed at the moment.
Chapter completed!