Before 1900, many groups of Russians investigated the possibility of mineral resources in Mongolia. Only after 1925 did Outer Mongolia begin geological exploration in the true sense.
After 1945, Mongolian and Soviet experts began extensive and systematic exploration work with the assistance of Western Europe and other countries, but progress was slow.
In recent years, in order to attract foreign exploration teams and absorb foreign capital into the mining market, Outer Mongolia has promulgated the Mineral Resources Law and the Foreign Investment Law, and formulated a series of preferential policies for foreign investment in mineral exploration and development.
According to the above laws and relevant policies, foreign citizens and legal persons, like foreign Mongolian citizens, have the right to apply for and obtain mineral resource exploration and mining licenses.
These preferential policies have greatly attracted domestic and foreign investment in Outer Mongolia, and some foreign-funded companies and joint ventures have come to Outer Mongolia to conduct geological exploration.
Now, in Outer Mongolia, the top eight countries investing in mining mining are Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Russia, South Korea and China.
Mongolia is rich in mineral resources, with more than 80 proven mineral deposits and more than 6,000 mineral sites. The total area of mineral resource exploration licenses issued by the Mongolian Mineral Resources Administration now accounts for 1/3 of Mongolia's land area.
The team that Han Kongque and the others met was a prospecting team from China, and it was a team of government departments and private owners.
"Are you exploring copper mines?" Han Kongque looked at some of the equipment on the car, but it didn't look like he was exploring copper mines.
Han Peacock doesn't know other things, but Han Peacock knows about the Geiger counter. This thing is used to test the radiation level. Use this thing to explore copper mines?
"Who are you lying to? They must have come here to look for uranium ore. I have long heard that domestic uranium ore resources are poor. Are you planning to go abroad?" Huangshan muttered in a low voice.
The golden demon on the side also said: "Didn't you say that North Korea also supports us? We should not be short of this!"
"Without high purity, depleted uranium ore has little value and requires cumbersome procedures to enrich it," Mu Ling said.
Han Kongque laughed on the side. Even if this group of people came to look for gold mines, it was better than looking for copper mines. How could such an obvious cover-up be concealed from others?
Although the voices of Jin Yao and the others were small, people who wanted to come to the car also heard them. However, they did not react at all. It seemed that they were not afraid that others would know their purpose.
"Do you need food and water?" Han Peacock looked at this group of people a little strangely.
If it weren't for this, I'm afraid this group of people wouldn't pay attention to Han Peacock and the others.
When the two cars met, Han Kongque wanted to ask where this place was. Unexpectedly, the car stopped before he could ask.
Unexpectedly, they all have their own purposes. These people must have stayed on this grassland for a long time. It seems that they want to continue to stay. Therefore, they do not want to go back to replenish supplies, so they can only buy supplies from the tourists they meet.
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"Why don't you go to those mining areas?" Huangshan asked directly.
One of the middle-aged men looked a bit gentle with glasses, but the full beard ruined the softness of his face and made him look much rougher.
"Those mining areas also need supplies from the outside, so there is no extra supply for us," the middle-aged man said.
"We have been here for more than eight months. If it doesn't snow, we won't leave, so" another middle-aged man said.
Han Kongque glanced at the people in the car again. There were seven or eight people, only two young men, the others were middle-aged, and there was not a single woman among them.
Think about it, eight months is a long time. It must be very inconvenient for a woman to stay in the team for such a long time.
"I hope you can help me. I made the request after seeing that you have plenty of supplies, otherwise we wouldn't make things difficult for you." Seeing that Han Kongque and the others were silent, the middle-aged man from before spoke again.
"We are here to look for gold mines, and we want to wait until it snows before leaving." At this time, a hint of cunning flashed in the golden demon's eyes. He did not deliberately embarrass these people, but wanted to get some information.
"Uh! It's okay. If you are looking for gold mines, you can go south along this river. Someone once found gold sand by the river. If you can find the source, you will definitely find gold mines. Such a targeted search will not take too much time.
"Yes." Someone in the car spoke again. It seemed that he was very familiar with this place and even knew where the gold mines were.
"Really? If there is a gold mine, why don't you look for it?" Mu Ling asked doubtfully.
"We are a prospecting team sponsored by others. We have a very strong purpose and don't have any extra time to waste." said the middle-aged man from before.
Han Kongque pointed to the name of a domestic private company on the car that was very popular and said: "Isn't it a private prospecting team?"
"It is nominally a private enterprise." A middle-aged man in the car said with a smile.
Han Kongque was stunned. In name? Could it be that he was doing national affairs under the guise of a private enterprise?
This made sense, so Han Kongque immediately said: "Huangshan, give them all the supplies in our car."
"Boss, what shall we eat?" Huangshan asked in a difficult tone.
"There's no need for this, right? Who knows if they are lying?" Jin Yao also said.
"We don't need to lie. If you don't have supplies, you can go to those mines and buy some. But we can't, they are not very friendly to us." A middle-aged man pointed to a smelting plant not far away.
"Young man, this river here is an unknown river. Do you know why it doesn't have a name? It's because it often changes its course and sometimes disperses into small ravines. Therefore, even if someone finds gold sand or even gold nuggets in the river, it is
It’s not easy to find the source of these golden sands.”
"Yes, we didn't lie to you. Finding gold mines takes time."
"Haha, the gold reserves here are not small. I analyze that there must be a gold vein with huge reserves. However, it must be buried underground and it is not easy to find."
"Aren't you talking nonsense? All the things that are easy to find have been poached."
"I've been here several times. It turns out that there are a lot of warriors here, and many of them have made a fortune, but no one has ever discovered the huge mineral veins."
"You can pull it down! Even if someone finds out, they won't tell anyone. Making a fortune in silence is not a patent of our countrymen."
"Would anyone else sell it if they found out?"
"Sold? As long as your identity is exposed, you will be dead. There will be absolutely no accidents, so just collect some secretly. This is a smart person."
"It would be great if we discovered it. Others don't have the strength, but we do."
"Even if we find out, it will be troublesome. Those barbarians are not friendly to us at all."
While transporting supplies, a few middle-aged people started chatting, and Han Kongque actually heard some useful news from them.
It seems that gold mines do exist, but where they are and whether they can be found, only God knows.
Han Kongque did not continue to ask, because he knew that he would only get so much information if he asked again.
In fact, this news is enough. After all, Han Peacock did not come here specifically to look for gold mines.
Of course, it was an unexpected surprise to get this information. Many people in Outer Mongolia are not friendly to Chinese people, so it is really difficult to get information from them.
Of course, there are many friendly people. This is true everywhere, even in the United States, so finding local people to help requires luck.
After all the supplies were sent out, Han Peacock finally asked: "Are there many mining areas in this area?"
"Yes, this area has proven reserves of about 1.3 million tons of uranium ore, about 2 billion tons of copper ore, about 3,100 tons of gold ore, about 2 billion tons of iron ore, about 7.55 million tons of zinc ore, about 50 billion tons of coal, and about 50 billion tons of oil.
About 6 billion barrels." An old man said.
Han Peacock was speechless. Is this referring to the reserves of the entire Outer Mongolia?
"These resources are concentrated in this grassland and the mountainous area over there. Of course, they are also found in the distant forests, but they are more difficult to find." Another middle-aged person said.
"By the way, these young men must be careful of the samurai wandering in the wilderness. When there are people, they are samurai, and when no one sees them, they are robbers." Before leaving, a kind-hearted middle-aged man reminded.
"Also, I think you need a guide. If necessary, go to the coal mine over there. Although the owner of that coal mine is a white man, he is quite friendly to our Chinese people."
Watching the car leave, Huangshan asked strangely: "Samurai? There are also warriors in Outer Mongolia?"
"They are just some gold diggers." Han Peacock explained.
In Outer Mongolia, people call private gold miners "warriors" because they always wander into the Gobi Desert carrying green pans used to screen gold. In their view, anyone can mine the country's underground wealth.
"Maybe we need a samurai as a guide, otherwise, where can we find gold mines in such a large grassland?" The golden demon said with a smile.
Naturally, the four of them are not afraid of the so-called samurai. Instead, they need samurai. After all, they are new here.
If it wasn't about to enter winter, they wouldn't mind wandering around here so that they could explore and hunt for treasure while traveling. But now it's less than a month before the cold winter begins, so there's no point in wasting time.
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You must know that the winter here is very terrible. White snow can sometimes fall for more than half a month at a time, and even cattle and sheep will freeze to death in patches, not to mention the humans wandering in the wilderness.
Usubayar, 38, was a full-time gold mining "warrior" two years ago. When he was lucky, he could earn $1,000 a day.
But now, after the government banned private gold miners and cracked down hard, the number of "warriors" has dropped sharply, and Usubayar has also changed careers. (~^~)