Chapter 462: The Mining Industry of the Future Man Goes Into Production

The 7,000-meter-long track is like a tail of seaweed in the sea, swaying slowly with the ocean currents.

The 500-meter-long graphene track is connected at both ends by titanium alloy rings. The 14 segmented tracks make up the ladder from the deep sea below 7000 meters to the shallow sea.

The whole set of tracks cost 5 million subcrystals, which is almost equivalent to the total food trade volume of NAC for one month.

In the whole set of equipment, the 15 titanium alloy rings are the most expensive. It not only plays the role of fixing the graphene orbit, but also can freely control the water depth like a submarine. And according to the direction of the ocean current, the titanium alloy ring can also move in the opposite direction through the four-angle blade engine to prevent the huge tidal force from tearing the entire graphene track.

When the robotic arm of the water drop placed the 6-meter-long, 2-meter-diameter ellipsoid "elevator" on the bottom track, the entire seabed mining device was completely deployed.

Two suction cups under the water crush the marine sedimentary rocks, and then transport the broken rock blocks to the "cylinder" through graphene hoses. The cylinder undergoes primary beneficiation and secondary crushing of rock blocks. Less hard sedimentary rocks are crushed into fine powder and blown through screens directly into the sea. The harder manganese nodules can pass the screening and be sent to the top "elevator".

When the elevator is filled with minerals, the segmented graphene guide rails are energized sequentially. The entire ellipsoid is like a shell of an electromagnetic gun, which is accelerated by the graphene rail and sent to the shallow sea area.

When the minerals are delivered to the shallow sea with a depth of about 100 meters, they can be salvaged with modern equipment at this time.

The staff on standby on the offshore platform only need to confirm that there are minerals sent up according to the signal from the sea, and then send a salvage ship to use divers and trawl nets to pick up the minerals sent to a depth of 100 meters.

When the minerals on the offshore platform have accumulated to a certain amount, they will be pulled to the manganese nodule refinery on Anga Island by an ore carrier for refining. By then, the iron, manganese, and molybdenum produced in the new country will no longer need to rely on imports, and will be produced by themselves. Production also meets the industrial needs of Anga Island.

After finishing all this, Jiang Chen deployed two 3D printed ocean current generators on the seabed to provide power for the entire mining facility.

Count the water drop one. The cost of the whole set of facilities has exceeded 7 million subcrystals.

Although it is undoubtedly expensive, Jiang Chen believes that the investment is definitely worth it.

Among other things, even at the market price of the sixth block, the price of 1 kg of molybdenum ore is almost 10 subcrystals. As long as 700 tons of molybdenum ore are mined, the cost will almost be returned.

And the reserves of manganese nodule deposits on the seabed,

Far more than in millions of tons?

The whole set of mining equipment has been mined in the current sea area for the past ten years without any problems at all.

After returning to Coco Island, Jiang Chen called Yang Yuan. Tell him about the possibility of starting mining.

"The problem of seabed mining has been solved?" Yang Yuan asked in amazement when he heard Jiang Chen say that workers could be sent to work on the offshore platform.

"That's right, I'll email you the specific mining process later. One ore carrier, one ore fishing boat, two divers, one observer, these are probably the things we need." Jiang Chen laughed.

Yang Yuan frowned suspiciously.

"But how do you get the mine out of the deep sea? Don't tell me to let divers go to the depths of 7,500 meters to dig with an awl."

"Do you think I'm an idiot?" Jiang Chen scolded with a smile, "Okay, you don't have to worry about it, I have already solved it. I will send you an email in a while. You will know what is going on with the whole set of mining equipment. Future Group's Cutting-edge technology, don’t be scared when the time comes.”

Yang Yuan glanced at the phone sideways.

Just kidding, anyway, I am also a graduate student from the University of Western Australia, and I am also a high-achieving student who signed a contract with Rio Tinto Mining Company in the first year of graduate school. What mining equipment have you not seen?

It was the first time he had heard that there was something that could mine ore from 7,000 meters under the sea.

"Okay, you can send me the email and talk about it."

"Well, wait."

After speaking, Jiang Chen hung up the phone, then edited an email casually, and sent him the concept map of the mining equipment and the electronic file of how to use it.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Yuan held the phone and waited for half a minute. With just a buzz, the email was sent to the phone.

Dubiously opening the email, Yang Yuan browsed the e-file sent by Jiang Chen.

At the beginning, he didn't take this mining equipment seriously, thinking that the boss bought the equipment without his reference. It must have been cheated by a bag leather company that specializes in selling fake equipment.

But when he saw half of it, the look of shock became more and more obvious in his mind.

"This, this is impossible. Are you kidding me, making a sci-fi movie?" Yang Yuan murmured as he kept sliding his fingers on the screen.

If nothing else, let's talk about the cylindrical mining equipment. Even if it is made of titanium alloy, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be pressed into a ball by the huge water pressure after working at such a depth for a long time. There is also the bowl-shaped mining device buckled on the ground, which does not seem to be resistant to stress just by looking at it.

As for that long and narrow electromagnetic rail...

With today's materials and technology level, it is impossible to realize this set of mining equipment!

Yang Yuan's fingers moved quickly, sliding down the document. There are detailed records in this document about how those offshore employees should work.

When he saw the last line, he froze for a moment.

[This document is an internal document of the Future Group, and private copying and circulation are strictly prohibited. Except for the offshore work rules, sensitive documents such as concept drawings of submarine equipment, please delete them within 24 hours after reading]

At this time, Yang Yuan suddenly remembered that this mining equipment seemed to be produced by the Future Group.

"How many secrets does this guy still hide?" Yang Yuan shook his head helplessly.

After hesitating for a while, General Yang Yuan still followed the last line of warning and deleted all the parts except the sea work rules.

Standing up, he immediately walked towards the door.

"A Yuan, are you going out?" Sophie who was preparing dinner in the kitchen called out.

"Well, it's about work." Yang Yuan hurriedly put on his shoes and went out.

Although he could arrange for the staff by phone, but he couldn't help but want to see the mining device with his own eyes. It was unbelievable, and if he didn't see it with his own eyes, he felt that he might not be able to sleep.

Looking at her boyfriend who ran out of the door in a hurry, and the messy shoes at the door, Sophie sighed slightly, and put the stainless steel basin on the kitchen table.

Although I was very excited when I first came here, there are villas, beaches, endless champagne and endless seafood. However, after a long time, she always felt that this kind of luxury away from the city was somewhat different from the life she imagined.

After washing her hands, she returned to the bedroom on the second floor, lying on the bed and brushing up her scarf.

Only by seeing the envious replies from domestic sisters can her vanity be filled a little.

But when she was brushing her scarf, she suddenly noticed an unread private message.

"Who sent it?"

Muttering something in a low voice, she clicked the bubble. (To be continued.)