After arriving at the destination, Kurban instructed the workers to set up the camp, after all, mining is not an overnight thing, and it will definitely not be done in a day, so the establishment of the camp is a must.

Zhang Tianyuan asked Nie Zhen about the jade mining team.

Nie Zhen gave him a thumbs up and said, "Don't worry, they will set off the day after our departure, and it is estimated that they will arrive tomorrow." ”

"That's good. Zhang Tianyuan breathed a sigh of relief, he was still willing to believe Nie Zhen's words, after all, there were not many people who dared not to give Nie Zhen face, not to mention that Nie Zhen was generous and generous, and he should have some friends.

After the camp was built, Kurban, Zhang Tianyuan and One-Eye began to investigate this vein, because it was necessary to be particular about where to blow it up, otherwise if the mountain was blown up, even a lot of jade might be destroyed.

Nie Zhen didn't join in the fun, but went into the tent in the camp to rest, this guy was almost exhausted after a few days of traveling.

Although he also slept at night, he was restless after all, so he didn't have to hurry now, he could have a good rest.

In fact, the formal detection and mining of jade mines are very complicated, but the actual operation is often not so detailed.

Take this mine as an example, Zhang Tianyuan can already determine that this jade mine belongs to the large scale of the ore body, the shape is simple, the thickness is stable, the influence of structure and is small, and the variety of jade ore changes is small. The ore body is layered, layered, lenticular, vein-like, and large pillars. The genesis of jade deposits belonging to this exploration type is often sedimentary, sedimentary metamorphic, volcanic and other types, and a few are hydrothermal alteration types.

So there was no need to do a lot of complicated work, but Kurban still surveyed the surrounding situation in detail. This study mainly studies and evaluates the stability of the open-pit stope slope and the stability of the surrounding rock of the shaft roadway, investigates and understands the earthquake, debris flow, landslide, karst, subsidence, water pollution, etc. in the mining area and adjacent areas, and studies and evaluates the environmental geological problems that may arise from mine development.

This is for the sake of safety, of course. In the event of an earthquake, mudslide or other natural disaster during mining, it is not a trivial matter.

Fortunately, this mountain range belongs to the same series of mountain ranges as the veins previously discovered in Kurban. So the geological situation is similar, he has carried out more detailed exploration and research on the previous vein, and even invited experts from the National University of Geosciences to come here, this time there is no need to bother, because the situation is basically the same.

"Xiao Zhang, where do you think we should start?" Kurban asked.

Zhang Tianyuan stood there and pretended to observe for a while, and then pointed to a place and said, "Master Kurban, let's start here, I think this place should be more suitable." ”

"Haha. Heroes see the same thing!" Kurban laughed, "Let's start here." ”

"Bomb it directly?" Zhang Tianyuan didn't understand this, so he asked.

"Of course not, let's dig a hole and make sure it's indeed a vein, after all, your statement is just speculation. Kurban shook his head and said.

"Oh!" Zhang Tianyuan nodded, and saw that Kurban began to direct the mining team to drill.

He was very glad in his heart, this time he had asked Kurban for help, otherwise, he would not have understood anything. It will be more troublesome to have to pay a consultant to help mine the mine.

The reason why Kurban is willing to help Zhang Tianyuan, in addition to the five percent net profit, actually has another reason. That is, the jade near the Bison Ditch and the Yulong Kashgar River is almost exhausted, and if a large vein can be found here, then the Hetian jade can be allowed to overpower other jade. Become a national stone again!

In recent years, Hetian Yu has declined a little in terms of competitiveness, which is very distressing to Kurban. He has been in the business of Hetian jade all his life, but he doesn't want to see the limelight of Hetian jade being suppressed by other jade.

If this is really a jade mine. Then not only will the glory of Hetian Yu be rejuvenated, but he Kurban will once again become the myth of Hejiang, and the name of Hejiang Jade Emperor will be completely confirmed.

As the roar of the diesel engine sounded, the diamond machine, which was more than one meter high, also began to move, and the drill bit drilled into the ground, chiseled through pieces of rocks, and went deeper, Zhang Tianyuan and Kurban stood aside.

Kurban observes the color and texture of the stone, which is mainly to prevent the jade from being drilled, which would be a big loss.

Zhang Tianyuan was more direct, his eyes kept staring at the ground, how far the drilling rig was from the jade, he could see it clearly, if Kurban didn't have time to stop, then it was up to him to stop, no matter what, he couldn't destroy the good jade.

The sound of the drilling rig continued to roar, and the gravel continued to fly around, although standing nearby would not be hit, but the noise was still a little unbearable, Zhang Tianyuan felt that he had been standing here for a long time, and it was estimated that his ears would be deaf.

After waiting for about an hour, Zhang Tianyuan came to his senses again, because he noticed that the drill bit of the drilling rig was about two feet away from the top jade, he looked at Kurban, and found that Kurban had not yet made a sound, so he was a little anxious.

He was about to call a halt when he saw Kurban wave his hand lightly.

Seeing Kurban waving his hand, One-Eyed immediately shouted: "Stop!"

They have been cooperating for many years, so they are very skilled, Zhang Tianyuan is once again glad that his money is really not spent in vain, whether it is Kurban or One-eyed, the help for this mining is really great.

After the rig stopped, Kurban went up and picked up a piece of gravel that had been drilled up from below, flipped it over and looked at it, and then sniffed it with his nose, his face beaming with joy.

"Hahaha, Xiao Zhang, I smell the smell of making a fortune. Kurban laughed.

"Can this smell too?" asked Zhang Tianyuan in confusion.

"Boss Zhang, it's not a joke that Master Kurban is called the Jade Emperor of Hejiang, he has this ability, he said that there is jade below, then there will definitely be one, you are right this time." One-Eye also said.

"Not only is there jade, but it's also a big mine!" Kurban touched the beard on his chin and said to One-Eye, "Don't go deeper." Make this hole bigger, and people will be able to go down. ”

"Okay. I see. One-eyed nodded, and discussed with the masters of the mining team for a while. The second diamond machine of the jade stone started the motor, and it started right next to it, and the hole was much bigger.

Because I didn't have to be as careful as I was just now, this time the speed was much faster, and it only took half an hour to double the entire size of the cave!

"Let's go, come down with me. One-eyed shouted, and a few miners slid down the hole, which was not really deep, only about seven or eight meters. So as long as the flashlight shines, you can see the following situation, which is quite safe.

Because the drilling rig is very close to the jade, in order to avoid hurting the jade, the last stone layer needs to be broken manually, anyway, there are tools.

When the one-eyed people went down to break the rocks artificially, Kurban smiled and said to Zhang Tianyuan: "If you study geology, you will understand." Nephrite ore bodies occur primarily at the junction of granodiorite and magnesiaous marble or dolomite marble. The ore body is irregular veined. The strike of the orebody is consistent with the direction of the overall structural line. The surrounding rocks of the ore body are dolomite marble, dolomitized marble, etc. There are diorite veins, syenite veins, talc veins, serpentine veins and so on near the ore body. ”

"So, did you see the fragments of dolomite marble and dolomitized marble just now?" asked Zhang Tianyuan.

"Yes, I can smell jade, it's special, but it's really sure there's jade. It's still confirmed from these rocks, let's study hard in the future, and finally be able to take the graduate school exam for Li Mingguang. Don't waste this great opportunity. ”

"yes, I see. Zhang Tianyuan nodded. Seeing the excitement on Kurban's face, he asked a little puzzled, "Master Kurban." It's not the first vein and deposit you've discovered in your life, so why do you look as happy as the first time?"

"You should understand, a person who likes antiques, if he sees his favorite antiques, will he not be excited? There are nymphomaniacs, jade idiots, antique maniacs, and of course mining idiots like me!" Kurban sighed with emotion: "How many years, there has been no such a big mine, look at this situation, at least a few decades of mining is not a problem, enough for you to use for a lifetime." ”

The two of them were talking, and suddenly a one-eyed voice came from the walkie-talkie above: "I found it, I found Master Kurban! Boss Zhang! I found it! What a big jade, how much jade!"

When this voice came out, the members of the mining team even threw the helmets in their hands into the air, and then hugged each other to celebrate, and ventured to come here, finally did not waste time, you must know that they could open a lot of waste mines with nothing before, that is, the jade mine belonging to Kurban that is more than 20 kilometers away from here, in fact, the output is also very limited, and the quality of jade is not very good, but this time, listening to the shout of the one-eyed, you know that it is really a good jade.

When One-Eye came up, he picked a relatively small piece of jade, but it also weighed hundreds of pounds, and it was only hoisted up by a sling.

After circling around this piece of jade, Kurban became even more excited: "Judging from this piece of material, this vein is really as good as I imagined, maybe it can become the best jade mine in Hetian, Xiao Zhang, Xiao Zhang, you kid is really lucky, I have been mining jade for so many years, and I haven't found such a good vein." ”

Zhang Tianyuan didn't understand this, he scratched his head and said: "This is just a piece of jade, and looking at its texture, it is just mid-range, is it worth boasting about?"

"You kid don't get cheap and sell well, if you don't like it, give me this jade mine, old fellow, and I'll give you twenty percent of the pure profit!" Kurban scolded with a smile.

"Hey, hey. Zhang Tianyuan laughed dryly, of course he would not agree to this matter, although twenty percent of the profit is a lot, but to put it disrespectfully, with Kurban's ability, that is, to sell the rough stone directly, it will lose a lot of profits, and Kurban's twenty percent may not be worth his five percent profit.

Although Kurban is very rich, he is a conservative person, his jade is sold locally, and the bosses from other places come over, and he never goes to a big city like Shangpu or the imperial capital to open a store or contact business, so no matter how good Kurban's business is, it has limitations, which cannot be compared with Zhang Tianyuan.

Zhang Tianyuan's ambition is not only to be in Xinjiang, or even not only in China, for him, to promote jade to the world, and even in the future, even artificial jade can reach the luxury of Cheng dù, that is what he wants. (To be continued......)