They went straight along the South China Sea and out of the open sea!
Arriving at the Luzon Sea, turn left!
It headed straight for the island of Japan.
The entire journey was not short. It was more than 2600 kilometers, which was equivalent to 1400 nautical miles. At a speed of 330 knots, it still took more than four hours.
"Beep... Water level 1314 meters, seabed depth 26 meters, copper mine discovered, industrial grade 3%!”
A.I. No. 1 first gave a formal prompt, then changed its tone."Captain, this is a rich copper mine!”
"If the industrial grade exceeds 1%, it is already considered a rich ore. Only if the grade is lower than 0.4% will it not have much mining value because the subsequent refining costs are very high.”
Zhang Heng was a professional in this field. This was what he studied in university. Since ancient times, smelting and mining had been inseparable."Is there a fault 150 meters below the seabed?”
"No fault!" The A.I. No. 1 immediately replied.
"What about the range?" Zhang Heng asked again.
"The current diameter is within 30 nautical miles.”
"This is a little scary!"
Zhang Heng knew exactly what this number meant. To put it simply, within a radius of 30 nautical miles, from 28 meters to 150 meters deep, there was copper ore everywhere."A copper mine with a thickness of 121 meters and a radius of 30 nautical miles. I estimate that this copper mine will not be less than 2 billion tons, right?”
"Captain, the minerals on the seabed have a unique feature. When they are formed, they are clustered. The ore layer is relatively thick and not scattered.”
A.I. No. 1 corrected him, but he did not dare to be too aggressive."It's estimated to be no less than 3 billion tons. It's possible to double the total reserves!”
"Indeed. The ocean, especially the area beyond 1000 meters, is already considered the deep sea. It's a place that humans can't set foot in for the time being. It's also been an unknown number of years. If it's not 100 million years, it's at least six to seven thousand years. It's very normal for such a Kuangqu to form.”
Zhang Heng had his own understanding. He wasn't excited by the discovery of this super huge copper mine. Since it was detected by the mining ship, it belonged to him. He was just a little emotional."If I remember correctly, the largest copper mine in the country only has 1.71 billion tons of reserves.”
"This copper mine has doubled!”
"Alright, let's start mining. While mining, we will process and refine it.”
" Total target: 1220 tons!"
Zhang Heng ordered.
"Begin homework…"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The engine system roared, not to provide power, but to supply all the power to the processing cabin.
Zhang Heng was very calm because he was already used to it. No matter how loud the roar was, he asked leisurely,""Now, the diameter of the extension has reached 30 nautical miles?”
"Yes!"
The AI No. 1 did not explain it before. Perhaps in its code, the diameter range was not that important. Seeing that the captain asked, it explained,"The scanning device is targeted at the bottom of the sea, while the area scanning system belongs to another system.”
"Yes, the design of the two sections does not interfere with each other and also works together!”
Zhang Heng understood the idea and asked curiously,""I'm afraid that this range scanning device is more used to prevent collisions between ships, right?”
"Yes, Captain!"
"Very clever design, a dual-use device!”
Zhang Heng complimented him, and after satisfying his curiosity, he stopped paying attention."This copper mine is huge, but it's too far away. It takes more than four hours to travel.”
"But it doesn't matter. In the future, when the mining ship is repaired more, its speed will increase, and its storage space will be larger.”
"Besides, with the current technology of the Japanese, they can't mine it. It's already good enough that they can detect it.”
"Hehe…by the time they can mine it, this super large copper mine would have already disappeared, right?”
Zhang Heng couldn't help but laugh out loud."When that time comes, I think the expressions of the Japanese people will be very interesting, right?”
"Captain, there are many holes on the seabed…"
"Do you have any ideas?" Zhang Heng realized something. The A.I. 1 had also gone bad?
" We can leave the copper mine around the drill hole and not mine it. That way, when the Japanese spend a lot of effort and put in a lot of mining, they will find that there are only a few scattered copper mines. I think their expressions will be even more interesting.”The A.I. Number One simulated a mischievous smile.
"Good idea, hahaha…what a great idea!”
Zhang Heng's smile became even more sly. The more he thought about it, the funnier he found it to be."Alright, let's do it!"
"Roger that, Captain!"
"Hahaha!"
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