Chapter 104 The Huge Gold Mine in the Canyon (Please Subscribe!)
Of course, even if the scope of the exploration is already very large, it is only the most preliminary exploration scope.
But this is obviously good news. Even if it is only the preliminary exploration scope, it is already one of the largest gold mines currently surveyed in Australia, and the scope of the gold mine is expected to continue to expand.
If the gold content of the gold mine is a qualified number, then this newly discovered gold mine can be called the largest gold mine in Australia.
This gold mine may not be unable to attract another wave of gold rush and attract some immigrants and gold diggers to Australia.
If it is used as reserve gold for printing currency, this huge gold mine is also fully qualified.
As the Minister of Industry, Minister Pierre arrived in this area very early and immediately began to explore the specific scope of the gold mining area.
However, this cannot be determined in a short time. It takes time to transport various large-scale detection equipment and calculate various data.
After seeing Arthur and Prime Minister Evan arrive, Minister Pierre came over with a happy face and reported: "Your Highness, Mr. Prime Minister. According to our initial gold detection range, the scope of this gold mine may directly cover the entire canyon, or even larger. This also means that the area of this gold mine will be the largest in Australia at present, and the gold reserves should also be gratifying."
"What is the purity of the gold mine at present? Can it meet our expectations?" Prime Minister Evan asked impatiently.
Like the reserves of gold mines, the purity of gold mines is also one of the factors that determine the total value of gold mines.
If the purity of the gold mine is very low, even if it is a particularly large gold mine, its value may not be as good as a medium-sized gold mine of ordinary purity.
In addition to the scope and reserves of gold mines, the purity of gold mines is a topic of concern to everyone.
"We have selected many places within the existing gold mines for inspection, and the gold content of the gold mines is about five to six grams per ton. Although this is only a preliminary test result, I believe that the gold content of this gold mine will not be less than four grams per ton." Minister Pierre reported happily.
This is good news for Australia. Most of the remaining gold mines in Australia are small gold mines with a gold content of only two or three grams.
If a gold mine with huge mineral reserves and qualified gold content can be added, it will be good news for the Australian people and the government.
"Well done, Prime Minister Evan, Minister Pierre. The progress of exploring the scope of the gold mine should be accelerated, the scope of the entire gold mine should be established as soon as possible, and the reclamation of the new gold mine should be organized." Arthur smiled and nodded, and ordered.
Now that there is a large gold mine with qualified gold content, the first thing must be to explore the reserves and scope of the gold mine, and develop and excavate it as soon as possible.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Minister Pierre nodded quickly, and then thought of something, and asked tentatively: "Your Highness, what about those gold diggers?"
Many people in Australia joined as gold diggers, and they also occupied a considerable part of the population.
Although most of the gold diggers have changed their identities and become ordinary civilians as the gold mines in Australia have been mined, there are still a considerable number of people who continue to wander around Australia as gold diggers.
Once they hear the news that Australia has rediscovered a large gold mine, these people will definitely flock to the mountains and streams near the gold mines and rejoin the gold mining work.
These people have both advantages and disadvantages for gold mining. It is precisely because of this that Minister Pierre is unsure of the policy to treat them, so he can only boldly ask Arthur tentatively.
Arthur naturally understands what Minister Pierre means. With the crazy influx of these gold diggers, although it can increase Australia's attractiveness to immigrants, it will also cause a certain amount of chaos in the gold mining area.
Even with the addition of too many gold diggers, a certain amount of gold will be divided up by these people.
This also indirectly harmed the interests of the country, which is why many countries in later generations banned gold diggers.
"Let those gold diggers go! As long as they don't enter our core gold mining area, they can go to some places with gold sand on the periphery." Arthur said with a smile: "It is very troublesome to mine those gold sands, which are just a small fraction compared to our main gold mines. If we can attract a large number of immigrants with these gold diggers, it will be a good choice."
Arthur's purpose is very simple, as long as it is ensured that these gold diggers will not harm the interests of the government and the royal family when the government and the royal family take the lion's share.
Then it doesn't matter if these gold diggers exist on the periphery of the gold mine. These gold diggers also know the importance of the pros and cons. They are more pursuing the gold sand scattered in the mountains and streams.
Although this kind of gold sand is also real gold, because the content is too small and it is very troublesome to mine, it is not worth the loss for the large-scale mining operations organized by the government.
It is better to give the benefits of these small heads to these gold diggers, which will not only allow these gold diggers to drink soup, but also arouse a small wave of gold rush, which will contribute to Australia's immigration business.
"Yes, Your Highness, I understand." Minister Pierre nodded.
As long as the scope of the gold mine can be quickly determined, the distribution range of the gold mine can be controlled to establish a gold mining area, and people can be organized to mine, Minister Pierre will have completed Arthur's task.
The mountains and streams outside the gold mining area, which are full of gold, will be left to the gold diggers to explore.
After a simple inspection of the gold mining area, Arthur returned to the manor.
The next exploration work will take some time, and these tasks will naturally be handed over to special people.
Arthur only needs to wait for the final results and make arrangements based on the gold reserves and gold content that have been clearly detected.
However, after all, it is the most important gold mine in Australia at present, and the government and the royal family still attach great importance to it.
The government dispatched a police force of 100 people to patrol the gold mining area, and Arthur also mobilized an army to train nearby.
In fact, according to the current security situation in Australia, just these 100 policemen can guarantee the safety of the gold mining area.
In a peaceful society where people can eat and wear warm clothes, most people are still willing to be law-abiding citizens.
Even if there are still some dangerous elements, they will never become too big, and it is even more impossible to break through the patrol of these 100 policemen and enter the gold mining area.
Of course, this is only a short-term deployment. After the gold mine is officially mined, both the large number of indigenous laborers and the soldiers who guard the laborers will form a more solid defense line.
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