Xinghai Mining Group also adopts the method of refining rare earths using strong acid and alkali, but because it is extracted in a factory, Xinghai Mining Group can effectively control it.
Wastewater and waste residue can be treated using scientists' methods, which can reduce environmental pollution to a minimum, or even basically eliminate any pollution.
And because rare earths are mined on the moon, there is no question of whether it is polluting or not, because the moon itself is like this. Even if you dump waste or the like, it will not have any impact on it, let alone the earth.
This is also a major benefit of the interstellar mining industry, that is, mining in the interstellar universe will not affect the environment of the home planet at all, and resources can often be mined in simple, crude and efficient ways.
To refine rare earths, the first step is to crush the rock into the smallest particle state, so that the rare earth minerals contained in it can be perfectly extracted.
If the rock is not crushed, there is no way to extract the rare earth minerals inside the rock using strong acid or strong alkali. The purpose of crushing is to fully mix with the strong acid or strong alkali solution to extract the minerals.
After crushing, it is simple. Transport the crushed soil, rocks, etc. into reaction tanks, then add ammonium sulfate solution, and replace the ionic rare earth elements in the soil and rocks into the solution through soaking in the solution.
During the process, these solutions are then collected and combined with oxalic acid solution to obtain a rare earth concentrate with a quality of more than 90%.
The method can be said to be very simple and crude, and does not require any technology.
If it were on earth, the mining method could be simpler and more crude.
First, conduct exploration to find out whether there are rare earth minerals somewhere, then bury pipes directly underground, and then pour a large amount of ammonium sulfate solution onto the land to replace the rare earth elements in it.
The solution is collected through pipelines, and oxalic acid is added for replacement to obtain rare earth minerals.
This method is simple and crude, and very efficient.
However, the pollution to the ecological environment is extremely serious.
Just listen to the name and you will know that it is both sulfur and acid, and it flows into the ground and rivers on a large scale. Wherever it passes, all the fish in the rivers will die.
Moreover, almost no grass grows in these places. In just a few decades, the acid and alkali in them will be greatly diluted, and even weeds will not grow.
Of course, there is absolutely no way to mine in this way on the moon. The moon is a vacuum environment and there is no water. Transporting water from the earth is very costly, and water resources need to be recycled and used continuously.
It is simply impossible to use such a simple and crude method to mine rare earths on the moon, otherwise the cost of transporting water alone would be enough to bankrupt people.
Xinghai Mining Group adopts the pool pile method, which mines soil and rocks, crushes them first, and then enters the reaction pool to react, and then adds oxalic acid to the collected solution to obtain rare earths.
Finally, the mining waste will be transported to the surface of the moon and dumped.
There is no need to talk about ecological protection on the moon, and it will not affect the earth anyway.
The lunar mining trucks are constantly busy mining out large amounts of soil and rocks.
In the huge rare earth factory, the reaction pools are filled with rare earth-rich soil and rock powder and soaked in ammonium sulfate solution. This process takes several hours.
After all the rare earth elements are diluted out and enter the solution, the solution is then flowed into the final reaction tank, the oxalic acid solution is added, and after a while, the primary rare earth ore can be obtained.
Liu Yuan also waited very patiently, and took care of lunch and dinner at Xinghai Mining Group.
By the afternoon, the first batch of rare earths mined on the moon was finally coming out.
Here at the Moon Factory, many workers are staring at the rare earth exports.
"Come out, come out!"
As the first drop of milky white liquid flowed out, everyone couldn't help but cheer.
They succeeded and successfully mined rare earths on the moon.
"This rare earth is actually white. No wonder some people say this rare earth is white gold!"
In the Earth Conference Room, Liu Yuan could clearly see that someone was shocked. Most of the people present had seen rare earths for the first time. They did not expect that rare earths were in a white liquid state.
"This is just the most elementary rare earth ore. It also contains a lot of water. After the water evaporates, it will turn into powder. This kind of rare earth ore is the most elementary and primitive rare earth ore."
"Although its price is okay, if you sell it like this, you will suffer a big loss."
"Our country used to mine rare earth minerals, which were exported and sold. It's a pity that the price is very low."
"Because we do not have the technology to purify and refine rare earth ores, we can only export the lowest-grade rare earth ores. Companies in Western European countries purify and refine the rare earth ores we export to obtain various kinds of rare earth ores.
For all kinds of pure rare metals, its value will increase hundreds of times, even thousands, or even tens of thousands of times. It is possible."
Wan Hanrui smiled and began to educate everyone about rare earth minerals.
"The real expensiveness of rare earth resources lies in the purification and refining of pure rare earths. In the past, we could only export this kind of white primary rare earths, which people in the rare earth industry generally call water minerals."
"The price of water minerals varies greatly depending on the rare elements they contain,"
"Cheap rare earth mines cost tens of thousands of yuan per ton, and expensive ones cost hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions per ton."
"In the past, the bosses of private rare earth mines in our country didn't understand this at all, so they sold the expensive rare earths at cabbage prices."
"And then it left extremely serious environmental pollution on our own land."
"Later, as our technology for refining rare earths made a huge breakthrough and developed, we were able to refine this primary water ore and obtain a variety of high-purity rare metals, and the prices have skyrocketed.
Many times, it also established our right to speak in rare earth mineral resources."
As the person in charge of Xinghai Mining Group, Wan Hanrui has put a lot of effort into researching this area and wants to maximize the value of the rare earth minerals on the moon.
"What are the main rare metals contained in the rare earth ores we mine now?"
Liu Yuan listened carefully. The prices of rare earths vary greatly, mainly depending on the rare metals contained in the rare earths.
"Boss, we have conducted exploration and testing in many areas of the Procellarum. The rare metals contained in the rare earth mines on the moon are very expensive."
"The rare earth mineral we are mining now contains rubidium oxide. The current market price, even for this kind of water mineral, is more than 1 million per ton."
"This is not the most expensive one. We have also discovered a lot of rare earth ores containing europium oxide, dysprosium oxide, and terbium oxide. Even if they are water mines, the price of these rare earth ores is more than 10 million per ton."
"This is the charm of mining rare earth minerals. The technology is very simple, the price is very high, and the money comes in very quickly. As long as it is rare earth, it is not a problem to get rich overnight."
Wan Hanrui said quickly: "Of course, this is just a crude ore, the most elementary water ore. It is very uneconomical to sell it directly. As long as these water ores are refined, high-purity rare metals can be obtained. Its
The price will be even higher, and what’s even scarier is that it’s all calculated in kilograms.”
"These rare metals have great uses in aerospace, electronic technology, military technology, glass, ceramics, petrochemicals and even the medical field. They are in great demand and are also strategic resources."
"It seems that this time, we are going to make a small fortune."
After hearing this, Liu Yuan couldn't help but laugh. The water ore alone costs millions a ton, and it will be even more valuable after refining. This is a big deal.
"Boss, it's not just a small fortune."
"The rare earth content on the moon is very high. According to our calculations, this lunar factory can mine at least thousands of tons of water minerals a day. Water minerals are very heavy. Even if they are sold at the price of water minerals,
This day also brings in billions of dollars in revenue, and hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue a year.”
"It is only a month-old rare earth factory now. As our technology and experience increase, we will prepare to open several more lunar factories. By then, more rare earth ores will be mined. It can be easily mined in a year."
Come back with a trillion-dollar rare earth mine."
When Wan Hanrui heard this, he immediately curled up his lips and started calculating the accounts for Liu Yuan with his fingers.
Do you think you can look down on those mine bosses just because you play with high technology?
You don’t know how profitable this mining industry is, it can easily earn you trillions a year.
But when you think about the boss’s net worth and a subsidiary of Xinghai Technology, it seems that this trillion is nothing special.
Of course, not everyone is like Liu Yuan, and there is only one Xinghai Technology in the world.
This lunar rare earth factory can easily produce hundreds of billions of rare earth minerals in one year. It is still a very profitable business and does not require much technical content. This is why the elders are rushing to go to the moon to mine resources.
reason.
After all, mining is a business that does not have too much technical content and can make you rich quickly. You can definitely buy a bank and open a factory with huge profits. The Internet and other things must be simple and crude, and you can make money quickly. Who can
They all want to get involved.
PS: Guys, I'm not going to write a novel anymore. I suddenly came up with the idea of going out to open a rare earth mine. Is there anyone who can do it together? If not, I'll just keep coding~~~