Chapter 36: Mushroom Island (1)

"Yo! not only isn't it hard, but it's also fun!" Zhao Zhongyao looked at Zhang Jun and Liu Cheng, wanting to know some interesting things about their prospecting process!

"Mr. Zhao, Principal Zuo, you don't know, this mining work is really fun! We are all wearing black night clothes, and those people in the neighborhood still think that we are filming actors! We are going to the nearby mountains to shoot costume dramas! You say it's funny or not!"

"Then don't you just tell the people that you are filming!" Zhao Zhongyao thought, since they couldn't tell the real purpose, they could only push the boat with the water.

"That's okay! They've been following us! If it's filming, we'll have to wear a gang sooner or later! We didn't say it's filming. ”

"What, you didn't say that you were filming, so did you tell the people the truth!" Zuo Junqiang was shocked when he heard Zhang Jun's words. You must know that this atomic bomb research work is a secret activity that cannot be known to ordinary people.

"Principal Zuo, how can we not know the discipline of secrecy!How can we tell the truth!" Zhang Jun saw that Principal Zuo was very nervous, so he explained with a smile.

"So what do you say. ”

"Haha, we said that we are astronomy students of a certain university in Jianghai City, and we are all meteorite enthusiasts, and we know from the information that this place is 'rich' in meteorites, so we want to come and find a few meteorites and go back to do research! ”

Of course, Zhang Jun and Liu Cheng knew that their operation was a secret plan, and they couldn't tell ordinary people.

"That's good, it seems that the two of you are still very adaptable!" Zuo Junqiang was relieved.

"Okay, you go back and rest! The next work, Comrade Zhao Zhongyao, first test these two samples to see how their condition is. ”

Zhao Zhongyao nodded, and together with Liu Cheng and Zhang Jun, he took two uranium ore samples and came to the physics room of Jiang University of Technology.

Zhao Zhongyao and Zhang Jun and Liu Cheng were very happy, thinking that this first step of the work was really smooth, and the work in the future would definitely be very smooth.

However, the results of the test made them a little disappointed.

These two pieces of uranium ore seem to be in good condition, and each piece is a crystal clear pale green crystal. It can really be described as the 'rose' of ore.

However, after Zhao Zhongyao's inspection, the uranium content in these two crystalline ores is only 3% and 6%. It is far below the standard for the development of mineral deposits.

The minimum criterion for the development value of a mineral deposit is 30 percent. The content of the two samples in front of me was only 3% and 6%. There is no value in development at all.

"Hey, the result of things going too smoothly is often not going well!" Zhao Zhongyao held a piece of uranium ore, feeling very disappointed.

"Mr. Zhao, in this way, we have done it for nothing this time. Isn't there any value for development in these two veins?"

Liu Cheng looked at Zhao Zhongyao, and his expression changed from an excited expression to a melancholy tone.

"Yes, Mr. Zhao, are the two samples we worked so hard to collect really two waste rocks!" Zhang Jun lost the excitement he had just now.

"Is this one? No, can it be used as a sample to study other characteristics of uranium ore! Besides, as long as the ore vein is found, it is possible to find another ore vein with high content!" Zhao Zhongyao did not want to disappoint Zhang Jun and Liu Cheng, and also said a word of comfort to them.

Zhao Zhongyao reported the results of the test to Zuo Junqiang.

Zuo Junqiang said a little nervously: "Zhongyao! What should I do then? Finally, I found that the two veins have no development value. ”

"Principal Zuo, don't worry, let me study the geological structure of my country again, and then combine these two veins to see if I can find other mineral deposit sites. ”

"Okay, then you can study it quickly!" Zuo Junqiang finally saw a little hope again.

In fact, Zhao Zhongyao just said this, he was comforting Zuo Junqiang. But when he went back to study the two veins, he felt that there should be a uranium burial site in China.

Because Zhao Zhongyao studied the trend of the veins in a certain province in the east and the vein trend in a certain province in the south, he found that the two veins were almost at a right angle.

This indicates that there is an intersection between the two veins. And this intersection must be a place with a relatively high content of uranium.

"Haha, that's great, I'm sure I'll be able to find a place with a high uranium content. Zhao Zhongyao was very excited.

He quickly opened the topographic map of Huaguo, wanting to see where the intersection of these two veins would be.

But he didn't know if he didn't see it, and when he saw it, he had to shout: "How did his grandmother's cross over to the sea! What is the use of this! If it is on the bottom of the sea, no matter how high the content is, how can it be developed!"

Zhao Zhongyao looked at this intersection from the map, and he was very disappointed in his heart.

Because this intersection turned out to be on the continental shelf on the eastern coast of Jianghai City. It's not the deep sea though. But the water depth is at least a few hundred meters. In such a deep sea, it is almost impossible to develop mineral deposits.

"How about it, have you found a location for a uranium mine with a high content?"

In the past few days, Zuo Junqiang has also been a little unthinking, and he must know that the atomic bomb plan is not only a matter of Jiang University of Technology, but also a major event of the whole country. As the main person in charge, how can he not worry about this!

"Principal Zuo, I found a high-content uranium mine. Zhao Zhongyao looked at Zuo Junqiang embarrassedly.

"Yes! Where is it!" Zuo Junqiang was very excited.

"Hey, it's on the continental shelf off the eastern coast of Jianghai City. Zhao Zhongyao lowered his head and sighed.

"What! on the sea!" Zuo Junqiang's excited expression just now suddenly froze.

"Yes! I studied just now, and there is an intersection between the two veins that Zhang Gong and the others discovered, which is on the continental shelf on the eastern coast of Jianghai City. It's just that there is a vast ocean, and it is almost impossible to go to the bottom of the sea to develop uranium mines. Zhao Zhongyao looked at Zuo Junqiang very helplessly.

"What can we do about this? Won't we be able to complete the atomic bomb program this time? "Zuo Junqiang is very disappointed.

"Principal Zuo, let me study it again! Let's see if there are uranium resources in other places on the mainland!" Zhao Zhongyao could only comfort Zuo Junqiang in this way.

"Okay, Zhongyao! You work hard, hurry up and study it again! You must find a uranium mine with a high content!" Zuo Junqiang patted Zhao Zhongyao's shoulder helplessly.

In the next few days, Zhao Zhongyao painstakingly studied the geological structure, but there were still no good results. Just when he was very distressed, he accidentally saw a news item in the "Jianghai Daily" - Mushroom Island was shocked by the cancer village.