After not seeing him for a long time, Yang Yuan looked much more energetic than before.
On the one hand, it is reflected in his complexion, and on the other hand, it is specifically reflected in his skin color.
Although he is the CEO of a branch company, the nature of his work and the persistence of technicians make it impossible for him to stay in the office as a white-collar worker. Instead, he has to frequently travel to the mining areas in Mindanao and Madagascar. It is precisely because of this that his skin color looks much darker than before.
The incident with his ex-girlfriend Sophie hit him hard, but looking at it now, he was not crushed by it. Instead, he got back on his feet and climbed to a new height in career and ability.
After meeting old friends and exchanging pleasantries, Yang Yuan didn't waste much time. He immediately turned around and took out a stack of reports from the office and started chatting about work matters.
"The analysis results of the mine samples have come out."
"The results are quite amazing! In addition to the main components of iron and silicon, we also found an amazing reserve of titanium ore in the core of the asteroid! And the taste is frighteningly high!"
"We have picked up a treasure! This mining and refining must be left to our department. We have the equipment and technology! The specific data is here, I can't tell, you can see for yourself!"
When he spoke, Yang Yuan looked excited, almost shaking his fist in excitement. Jiang Chen could clearly feel that he was even more excited now than when Jiang Chen handed over the exclusive mining rights of Mindanao minerals to him.
"Don't worry, the mining-related projects belong to you and cannot be escaped."
Jiang Chen took the report in his hand with a smile and flipped through it, with a slightly moved expression on his face.
First, there is an overview of the Bennu asteroid. This part of the information is based on data measured by the Space Launch Center. It has a diameter of about 500 meters and a volume of about 3.68 million cubic meters. According to the average density measured by spectroscopy, the asteroid's density is about 4.5 times that of water, that is, 4.5 tons per cubic meter, and its mass reaches a terrifying 165 million tons.
Turned to the most critical part of mineral reserves.
According to the identification of mineral samples and various returned data by Future Mining, the asteroid’s iron ore reserves are more than 40 million tons, and the taste has reached an astonishing 80!
This is a number that is impossible to achieve on earth, because it means that part of the iron will exist in the form of elemental iron! It is simply impossible for the earth's oxidizing environment to breed such mineral deposits. Almost all iron in the earth's crust exists in nature in the form of oxides.
But space can.
These 40 million tons of iron ore will be able to be smelted into more than 30 million tons of steel at low smelting costs. Not only is it enough to sustain the consumption of the industrial parks in Anga Island and New Matt District for several years, but it can also be exported to the international market on a large scale to earn foreign exchange!
Although the value of iron ore is high, it can only be regarded as drizzle compared to the titanium ore in the core.
High-performance titanium alloys and titanium-based composite materials have the characteristics of high specific strength, high corrosion resistance, high durability, and low weight that are unmatched by other metals. However, Star Halo Trade does not hold much titanium ore. Except for the wreckage recovered from the apocalypse, most of the external structures of Star Halo City are made of higher-strength aluminum alloys.
As we all know, titanium ore is quite abundant on the surface and can only be regarded as a rare metal rather than a precious metal, but titanium alloys are quite rare. There are two main difficulties that hinder the development of titanium alloy technology. One is the smelting of titanium alloys, and the other is the processing of titanium alloys.
First, smelting. Putting aside the dozens of complex processing steps, titanium is chemically very active at high temperatures. After titanium ore is processed into sponge titanium, it must be smelted in a vacuum arc furnace one or two times before it can be produced. High purity titanium ingots!
Because production conditions are complicated, costs naturally go up.
It is precisely for this reason that the price of titanium ore varies greatly depending on the taste. Fewer impurities mean less difficulty in smelting, while those with too many impurities are not even worth processing. But in general, the price of titanium ore is still around 1,000 yuan. As for the price after being processed into titanium ingots, the price will skyrocket.
Another one is processing. It is useless to just make titanium ingots. It is even more technically difficult to process titanium ingots into pipes, plates, screws, bearings, and even aviation engines.
So far, only Maozi and American titanium alloy welding technology have passed the test. Due to Maozi's good titanium alloy welding skills and the high titanium ore reserves in Siberia, the wealthy Lao Maozi even built several nuclear submarines out of titanium alloy, which is the legendary Alpha-class attack nuclear submarine that has been full of controversy from its construction to its final service. ! It is not afraid of magnetic mines, and can even throw away the mk-48 torpedo at full power.
Because the cost of titanium alloy production and processing is extremely high, some people jokingly call it "goldfish".
Only in the weird era of the Cold War could such a ridiculous and powerful weapon be born.
But now, with nearly 30 million tons of high-grade titanium ore, Jiang Chen also has the opportunity to become a complete "rich man". Not to mention making a submarine with a titanium alloy shell, even if the entire aluminum alloy material of the space elevator is replaced with standard titanium alloy, it is more than enough!
The titanium ore found on the Bennu asteroid is not only rich in reserves, but also of extremely high taste. Naturally occurring titanium elements are even found in the mineral samples! The smelting cost is also much cheaper than the titanium ore produced by any titanium mine on the earth. Even the rich ores in the severe cold areas of Siberia cannot compare with this!
Even with the 30 million tons of high-grade titanium ore, Jiang Chen had to hold this asteroid firmly in his hands.
"The smelting of the ore will be left to you. The second Electric Stingray P-1 will be completed by the Future Mining Industry as soon as possible and will be delivered to Future Mining's port in Star Ring City next month. You will also train qualified personnel as soon as possible. The pilot of the Bennu asteroid must be stepped up, especially the titanium ore on it, which is very important to our space colonization plan!" Returning the report to Yang Yuan's hand, Jiang Chen immediately gave the task. .
After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Yang Yuan grinned, patted his chest and said.
"Don't worry about this. Space mining is the strategic development direction of our mining industry in the future! Several mining experts in our company have been training at the astronaut training base on Anga Island for almost half a year. It won't be long before we I was able to pass the assessment for the Electric Ray P-1 driving qualification certificate.”
Hearing this, Jiang Chen also smiled and nodded.
Although the Electric Ray P-1 currently under construction on the Bennu asteroid is mined by people from the future, its pilots are pilots who rent the Star Ring trade. The main training is A-1 attack type and C-1 transport type. If you let people who drive tanks drive mining trucks, the mining efficiency will definitely not be high. This is the reason.
Today he came to the Future Mining Headquarters for two things. Now one of them has been completed, and the last one is left.
"I have one more thing to ask you."
"Some time ago, the design of the external ore processing unit was completed. How are the preparations now?"
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(Note: Regarding the Bennu asteroid, NSAS has just launched a probe to take samples, and it is expected to return to Earth in 2o23. No one knows what the specific ingredients are, just like the water on the moon has been proven to be undocumented since the 20th century. , Science fiction is not a popular science book. I will try my best to be rigorous, but I cannot guarantee that it is correct.) (.)