Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 143: Initial survey
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The helicopter quickly swept out of the city and began flying east along the Klondike River.
Ye Tian and Mark were on the first plane, with their respective hiking backpacks and outdoor equipment beside them. There were also several pieces of prospecting equipment in the cabin.
In addition, all the weapons were brought without leaving the ground. The wilderness is where they are used.
Jack and Hayward, who has a bear hunting license, are on the second plane, with their own equipment around them.
During the flight, Ye Tian looked through the portholes on both sides from time to time to admire the scenery outside.
Looking out from the porthole, you can see the endless snow-capped mountains, glaciers, and vast forests in the distance. The scenery is extremely magnificent and charming! Just looking at it makes you open-minded and yearning!
However, as he withdrew his gaze and gradually approached the Klondike River, the scenery began to get worse and worse, and it was even a bit unbearable to witness.
At this time, both sides of the Klondike River were like patches of bald spots, dotted with countless mines, digging holes into the surface, which was extremely ugly!
Some ugly and bulky barges passed by on the river from time to time. Without exception, they carried gold ore ore, carrying people's dreams of getting rich and sailing into the distance.
Seeing this, the trace of beauty that was still in Ye Tian's eyes just now disappeared in an instant, making people no longer interested in appreciating it!
"Since the discovery of gold in the 19th century, gold mining activities on both sides of the Klondike have never stopped. The original picturesque scenery has long since ceased to exist and has been completely destroyed by people's crazy desires!"
Mark loudly introduced the situation here.
It could be heard that there was a lot of regret and regret in his tone, as well as some contradictions.
Don’t let gold cause trouble! The moment gold is discovered here, it is destined to be swallowed up by people's endless greed, without exception!
Ye Tian smiled and sighed secretly.
Aren’t you here just for the gold? As for the sadness of the Klondike, let others experience it!
In about twenty minutes, we flew to the mouth of Smith Creek. The plane immediately left the Klondike River and began to fly north along Smith Creek, and the altitude began to gradually increase.
The scenery here is beautiful. There is not a bare earth-yellow mine in sight. What you see is all green mountains and meadows, as well as beautiful wild flowers all over the mountains and fields. It is very eye-catching! So refreshing!
But unfortunately, these will no longer exist soon! !
Next spring at the latest, the beautiful scenery in front of you will completely disappear, replaced by countless roaring mining machines and greedy desires soaked in every inch of soil!
Flying about one kilometer north, we arrived at the first mineral rights area to be inspected.
Entering the sky above the target, Marco immediately began to introduce the situation.
"Steven, this is the Smith Creek Virgin Land Mine No. 1, with a total of 375 hectares, spanning Smith Creek. The terrain is relatively flat and water is easily accessible.
The road plan has been released and construction will start soon. It is close to the Klondike River. Machinery and equipment can be transported in by barge, which can save a lot of costs."
The plane began to land, and you could see through the porthole that the landing site was a grassy field not far from the stream.
Not far from the landing, two helicopters were parked, which were medium-sized business jets with seven or eight seats.
Obviously, someone is inspecting the mineral rights of this virgin land, and there are quite a few of them.
Amidst the roar of the engines, the two helicopters Ye Tian and his crew were riding in landed smoothly on the grass.
The engine died and the wind died down.
Ye Tian and Mark walked out of the cabin and set foot on this virgin land that was about to contain gold. Not far behind them, Jason and Hayward also walked out of the cabin, carrying backpacks and preparing to walk this way.
As soon as his feet touched the soft grass, Ye Tian immediately looked around and began to observe the terrain here.
Smith Creek is about three to four meters wide, winding and gentle, about one meter deep, and so clear that you can even see the shadows of salmon swimming while standing on the shore.
There is a grassland about 100 meters wide on both sides of the stream. It is full of wild flowers and is very lush. The height is no more than 20 centimeters. It is like a large green carpet dotted with flowers. It is pleasing to the eye!
Many small animals can be seen among the flowers and plants, including beautiful white-shoe rabbits, colorful pheasants, flying butterflies, and various beautiful birds, which together form a harmonious picture.
Crossing the grassland, the terrain begins to gradually rise, and you enter the edge of the mountain forest. This is a typical boreal forest, where Alaska cedar and red pine grow. It is as far as the eye can see, like a green treasure house!
As far as the eye can see, you can see the continuous snow-capped mountains and seemingly eternal glaciers. It is very spectacular!
All this in front of him has already made Ye Tian very tempted, and he wants to own them urgently. No matter whether there is gold here or not, this land itself has extraordinary value!
Of course, it would be perfect if there was a lot of gold in the ground beneath your feet!
Thinking of this, he immediately stepped on the soft grass.
"I wonder if this is my gold mine?"
The smell of jet fuel dissipates with the wind, and the fragrance of grass and wild flowers suddenly hits your face, fresh, charming and natural.
Ye Tian took a deep breath of fresh air and felt the atmosphere here, his expression was quite intoxicating.
"Steven, can we start exploring?"
Jason's excited voice came, interrupting Ye Tian's enjoyment.
This kid is very excited now. I am afraid that there is only gold in his eyes, and he can no longer see anything else, including the picturesque beauty here.
But that’s no surprise, prospecting for gold! It sounds very fresh and exciting, and everyone will be excited about it!
After a pause, Ye Tian immediately nodded and said:
"Time is running out, let's get started, Mark, tell me the mineral rights map so we can decide where to start"
"OK! Wait a moment, I'll get the map"
Mark responded, turned around and walked towards the helicopter.
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"I wonder if there is gold under our feet?"
As he walked up to him, Jason immediately stomped the ground and said, his eyes shining brightly.
"You can try using a metal detector and a gold pan later, maybe you can find gold"
Ye Tian said with a smile, excitement in his tone.
After chatting for a while, Mark came back with a map and other information, and then opened the map and started explaining.
"Smith Creek No. 1 mineral rights cover an area of 375 hectares, with a width of 2 kilometers. It extends 1 kilometer to both sides along the creek bank and is nearly 1.9 kilometers in length. It extends upstream from here.
The investigation starts here. Within this mineral rights area, the mining company has selected a total of eight survey points, which are included in the information. We can follow their survey points, or we can make our own decisions.
After preliminary survey by the mining company, some data can be basically determined. The topsoil of the gold-bearing layer on both sides of the stream bank is less than 1 meter. The farther it extends outward, the deeper the topsoil becomes, but the deepest does not exceed 1.8 meters.
Then there are gold reserves and grades. After preliminary survey and calculation, the gold reserves of this mineral right are about 20,000 ounces, and the data at eight observation points range from 0.7 grams per ton to 1.5 grams per ton."
Listening to these detailed information, Ye Tian suddenly became even more excited.
This is undoubtedly the most suitable place for him to show off his skills. The topsoil is only two meters deep, which means that as long as there is gold here, it cannot escape his eyes.
Thinking of this, how could he still hold back! Immediately pretending to be deep in thought, he lowered his head and looked at the land beneath his feet.
Focus and perspective!
The next moment, his eyes immediately penetrated the grass, past the black soil, the wriggling earthworms, and various other strange animals and plants, and looked deeper into the land.
When the line of sight reaches a depth of about 80 centimeters, the black soil begins to gradually decrease and gravel appears. There is no doubt that this is the gold-bearing layer!
At the same time that the gravel appeared, bits and pieces of golden light began to flash in Ye Tian's eyes. Although there were not many in number, they were extremely dazzling and charming.
So cool! There's gold here! For sure! And you can discover every grain of gold sand here by yourself!
Ye Tian was so excited that he almost cheered immediately!
But in the end he held back, now was not the time to celebrate.
The perspective continues, and there are more and more golden light spots in the ore.
When the depth reaches two meters, the line of sight stops and can no longer penetrate the ore sand and see more gold!
Enough! The section with the richest gold reserves happens to be within Ye Tian's observation range, between 0.8 meters and 1.6 meters. The amount of gold begins to gradually decrease further down.
Are there enrichment zones deeper? We can only wait for the official start of survey, dig holes and continue to explore!
Based on what he saw in front of him, Ye Tian had already quickly estimated the partial grade based on the volume of ore that he scanned.
1.2 grams of gold per cubic meter! It is already a rich ore in the placer gold mine!
But this is just one point of data. The true value of this mineral right depends on the performance of other survey points for a comprehensive calculation.
"If other survey points are of similar quality and nothing else is better, then take this place. This will definitely earn you a lot of dollars!"
Ye Tian made a quick decision and had a great start.
Then he scanned the situation within three or four meters next to him. The data were similar. The gold reserves in this area were very stable.
Then he withdrew his gaze and ended his first fluoroscopy inspection.
This time I saw a lot of content, but it took very little time, no more than five seconds!
The time for using fluoroscopy is still limited now, less than thirty minutes a day. There are many surveys later, and maneuver time must be set aside to avoid unexpected situations, so fluoroscopy cannot be used for a long time at all.
Mark continued to explain the mineral rights map in great detail.
At this moment, a deafening roar suddenly came from everyone's ears, and they quickly approached here.
Everyone turned around and saw three Can-Am side-by-side all-terrain vehicles coming at lightning speed from the downstream direction of Smith Creek.
The three all-terrain vehicles are all Can-Am Maverick X3s. They have wild and unrestrained looks. Just looking at them makes people excited and want to drive them to conquer the wilderness.
Seeing these roaring beasts, Mark smiled and explained.
“The vehicle for traveling across the wilderness is here. I borrowed it from some outdoor friends. This is Dawson’s best all-terrain vehicle, enough to accompany us in conquering the wilderness!”
After speaking, he immediately greeted these friends.
Ye Tian and Jason looked at each other and smiled. They were very excited about each other, and the journey became even more exciting!