The desolate and lifeless moon surface is full of pits and rocks of all sizes. A lunar rover is walking slowly, using a detector to detect underground resources while walking.
The lunar rover carries various high-tech detection equipment. Just by walking on the ground, you can roughly know the mineral resources contained underground.
"Didi~Didi~"
The detection equipment on the lunar project is running all the time. When it works, all data and information are synchronously transmitted to the control and command center on the earth. At the same time, Cao Fei, who is driving the lunar rover, is chatting with other teammates in this desolate place.
On the surface of the moon, if there is no chat and everything is silent, the whole person will feel panicked.
"Tsk tsk, the resources on the moon are really too rich. I discovered a giant ilmenite here. The preliminary detected reserves are as high as 5 billion tons, which is comparable to the giant iron ore of our Tianfu PZH. This is just a preliminary
The detection results, and according to the detection data, this iron mine is still open-pit and the iron content is very high."
The voice of teammates came from the communication headset.
"Titanium and iron are the most widely distributed on the moon. There are 22 major maria distributed on the moon's surface, of which 19 are distributed on the front side of the moon (the side facing the Earth)."
"There is a large amount of mare basalt in these lunar maria. The lunar basalt is rich in iron and titanium. The volume of basalt filled in the lunar sea is about 1010 cubic kilometers in 22 months. The lunar basalt is rich in titanium, iron, etc.
resource."
"The area chosen for our lunar base itself has been surveyed by scientists in advance using resource exploration satellites. It is surrounded by rich mineral resources. The discovery of an iron ore is nothing at all."
At this time, a teammate immediately followed suit. It was obvious that he had learned the relevant information beforehand and was very clear about this. It was just ilmenite, the most common thing on the moon, and not unusual at all.
"Haha, a major discovery. I discovered the Kirklip Rock here."
At this time, another excited voice came from my ears.
The Kripite he mentioned is the name of a type of rock that is widely distributed on the moon. It is one of the three major rock types in the lunar highlands and is named after it because it is rich in potassium, rare earth elements and phosphorus.
Klip rocks rich in thorium and uranium elements are covered by late-stage mare basalts. Krip rocks mix and form high-thorium and uranium materials. Its thickness is estimated to be 10 kilometers to 20 kilometers.
The total resources of rare earth elements in the Klip Rocks in the Procellarum region are about 22.5 billion tons to 45 billion tons. The rich thorium and uranium contained in the Klip Rocks are also one of the important mineral resources for human development and utilization of lunar resources in the future.
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"How can you discover rare earths so quickly? But this is nothing. The distribution of rare earths on the moon is still very wide. The Oceanus Procellarum area is one of the areas with the largest amount of Kripite. Discovering rare earths is nothing.
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"Let's see who can discover rarer resources first."
At this time, the voices of teammates sounded again, and everyone played a treasure hunting game with each other very happily.
"Helium 3 is everywhere, and the distribution of helium 3 in the moon's soil is too abundant."
Cao Bin looked at the data that kept appearing in the computer. What resources there were in the places where the lunar engineering vehicle passed, the detectors on the engineering vehicle would automatically display them on the computer.
Helium-3, the lunar soil is rich in helium-3, while there is almost no helium-3 on the earth. The content of helium-3 in the lunar soil is estimated to be more than 10 million tons.
Helium fusion using deuterium and helium-3 can be used as an energy source for nuclear power plants. This fusion does not produce neutrons, is safe and pollution-free, and is an easy-to-control nuclear fusion. It can not only be used in ground nuclear power plants, but is also particularly suitable for space navigation.
Due to the large amount of helium-3 in the moon, it will undoubtedly provide timely assistance to the earth, which will be short of energy in the future. However, based on the current technological level of the earth, we have not yet mastered controllable nuclear fusion technology. For the time being, the moon has the largest amount of helium-3.
Abundant helium 3 resources are of no use at all.
However, the resource helium 3 is still very important. Once humans master the controllable nuclear fusion technology in the future, they will need a large amount of helium 3. However, this resource is not available on the earth, and the moon is rich in helium 3.
Resources will naturally become the focus of competition among the world's major powers.
Of course, that is a matter for the future, but now, in the entire moon, only Xinghai Technology has established a lunar base on it. It can be said that it has taken advantage of all the advancements. The moon is so big, if you want to occupy that piece, you can occupy that piece.
Wherever the resources are abundant, you can occupy them. Anyway, no one is competing with you now.
"Haha, I found a large copper mine here with reserves of hundreds of millions of tons."
Another voice rang in my ears. The resources on the moon are really too abundant. Many times, there are not only one or two resources in a place, but many resources are dense and concentrated together.
The resources on the moon are so abundant, and the Oceanus Procellarum area selected by the scientists has been previously surveyed by resource exploration satellites, so it is definitely a very fertile area.
Cao Bin looked at the data in the computer and could detect good minerals everywhere, such as iron ore, copper ore, titanium ore, rare earth ore... If these minerals were placed on the earth, they would have been robbed long ago.
Is it clean?
But now, all the resources here are ownerless resources. As long as you have the ability to dig and mine on the moon, no one will compete with you, because the moon is so rich in all kinds of resources.
Cao Bin drove the lunar rover to walk on the desolate and lonely moon. From time to time he saw large rocks, so he controlled the drilling machine on the lunar rover to drill open the rocks to see if there was any special treasure hidden inside.
Just like a curious little baby, he broke into a sea of treasures, and there were treasures everywhere.
"There seems to be no gold on the moon?"
"Yes, I haven't found gold or silver so far."
"I didn't find gold here either."
"There should be very little gold on the moon, and even if there is, it should be buried deep underground."
"If we could find a gold mine, we would really make a fortune."
"By the way, are you hungry?"
"I'm a little hungry, I really want to eat hot pot."
"Hot pot... let's forget about the hot pot. We can only eat it when we return to Earth. However, the Hou Yi seems to be carrying a lot of fresh ingredients. I just contacted the Hou Yi command center.
Here, lunch is already being prepared for everyone."
"That's not right. Counting the time, it should be time for dinner now."
"It seems like it's time for dinner."
"Everyone has been detecting for half an hour. After half an hour, we all go back to eat and have a good rest. The Moon Palace Base seems to be ready for use. You can sleep in the Moon Palace Base at night."
"I think I might not be able to sleep because it's no different here than during the day."
The chat sounds of teammates came out of the headphones.
"Didi~Didi~"
At this time, the detector made bursts of sound. Cao Bin quickly looked over and his eyes widened slightly.
Because according to the results detected by the detector, the ground beneath our feet seems to contain gold.
"Brothers, I think I found gold!"
Cao Bin couldn't help shouting excitedly.
"gold?"
"Is it true or false?"
"I was talking about gold just now. There are really gold mines on the moon. How big are the reserves?"
When the teammates heard this, they couldn't help but get excited.
The most charming color since ancient times is gold, and the most irresistible color is gold. Hundreds of years ago, Europeans opened up the American colonies for gold and silver.
Gold is the thing that can stimulate people's motivation the most.
"It's really a gold mine. It's unmistakable. It's buried about ten meters underground. No wonder resource exploration satellites in space can't detect it."
"The reserves seem to be very, very large~"
Cao Bin looked at the real numbers on the display, drove the exploration vehicle and began to explore the surroundings carefully, and said excitedly at the same time.
"Big, big?"
"How big is it?"
"Yes, tell me quickly, you are so appetizing, you are so anxious."
When the teammates heard this, they all started asking questions hurriedly.
"According to the figures shown above, there may be more than 100,000 tons of gold contained here!"
Cao Bin looked at the numbers on the monitor and was dumbfounded. With such a huge gold reserve, is this still gold?
"One hundred thousand tons of gold?"
"Are you mistaken? Is this gold or iron ore? There are 100,000 tons of gold. You have to know that the proven reserves of the Grasberg Gold Mine, the largest gold mine on earth, are less than 200 tons. You
These 100,000 tons of gold ore.”
"Do you know how much gold is produced on the earth in a year? The entire earth's gold production is only more than 3,000 tons a year. Are you sure it is a gold mine?"
"Yes, one gram of gold now costs about 400 yuan, and a meal of gold is worth about 400 million. Doesn't your 100,000-ton gold mine mean that you have suddenly discovered a huge wealth worth 40 trillion?"
The teammates simply don’t believe it. It’s hard to believe this 100,000-ton gold mine.
"It may not be more than 100,000 tons, it may be more than 300,000 tons!"
Cao Bin watched the detector driving back and forth continuously, and the numbers displayed on it also jumped again. He couldn't help but say again.
At the same time, because the data from the detector were simultaneously transmitted back to Houyi and the Earth Command and Control Center, the Earth Command Center quickly discovered this amazing news.
A super-large gold mine was discovered on the moon, containing more than 300,000 tons of super-large gold mine!
PS: In the interstellar era, what resources do you think are the most precious?