"Then wish us all the best." Joyce raised a glass full of champagne.
"Everything goes well." Several people raised their glasses in response.
Several officials from Nigeria's Ministry of Land and Resources were sent away, and several people from Billiton Mining Company continued to discuss the matter.
"Are they reliable?" one person questioned.
"You don't have to worry." Joyce said confidently, "We have more than this network of connections in West Africa. This is the most convenient one."
"There is news from Huaxia that the CEO of Guangtu Mining Group recently visited Pengyun Machinery. It is said that he and Hongxin Group will reach a cooperation to jointly develop the African mining market." Someone worried, "Will this have an impact on our plans?" Influence?"
"That's just a rumor. Besides, even if they cooperate, it won't affect us. Hongxin Group's business is mainly electronic technology, and by the way, there is also the automobile industry. I think their cooperation is at most a raw material supplier. "Joyce is not worried at all, "In the mining field, we are the first in the world, so what does Hongxin Group mean?"
"Dear friends, within one year at most, that mine will be returned to our name!"
"At that time, your assets will skyrocket!"
Speaking of this, everyone had a smile on their faces. One person laughed and said: "Who knew that the iron mine was actually ilmenite. Fortunately we got the ore sample, otherwise Guangtu Mining would have taken advantage of this advantage."
If it were just pure iron ore, it would certainly not be worth the effort of Rio Tinto Mining Company. The reason why they want to take out the mine is because they have obtained the ore produced by the mine through some channel.
After technical analysis and testing, it was discovered that this is not only a rich iron ore, but also an associated ilmenite ore! The content of titanium in rock formations is also very high. If purified, its value is estimated to be billions of dollars!
Coupled with the recent international sales of iron ore, the entire mine is worth more than 10 billion US dollars. Such huge benefits only require some connections and means to fully accept them. Of course Joyce and others will not let them go!
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A month later, in the production workshop of Pengyun Machinery Co., Ltd., workers were assembling a universal mining robot under the command of Zhang, that is, RI-8901.
The shape of the mining robot has nothing to do with humans, but is a medium-sized engineering machine. The main functions are drilling, mining, and excavation.
Compared with other mining machines, its advantage is that it operates fully automatically. It only needs to be set up in the quantum data center, and the mining robot can automatically complete the mining operation and transport the raw ore to the placement site.
Fully automated operation is not only more efficient than manual control of machines, but also avoids various dangerous states in mining operations. It can operate 24 hours a day regardless of day and night, severe heat and cold.
What the workers have to do is to conduct regular inspections and maintenance, and do a good job in management and deployment.
"Chief Engineer, the assembly is complete!" The technician reported to Zhang Qiang. Zhang Qiang nodded and said, "Now take it to the test site for routine operation experiments."
The test site is a rocky land. Although it is not a mining site, the rock hardness and strength are no less than those of most mines. It is very difficult to mine these rocks using conventional mechanical operations.
At the testing site, Lu Zixin received the news and came from the head office. Now his job at Hongxin Group, in addition to controlling the general direction, is to actively launch various new technological products. When a new mining robot comes out, he naturally wants to take a look.
"Mr. Lu." Several senior executives of Pengyun Machinery greeted him one after another.
"Well, hello everyone." Lu Zixin briefly communicated with them and then ordered: "Have the preparations been done? Let's start."
"Okay, let's start the actual operation test immediately." After Zhang Qiang finished speaking, the staff began to operate.
The first is a relatively new model of mining machine, which they rented from other companies for comparative experiments.
The operation of the mining machine requires highly skilled technicians. During the spare time, Zhang Qiang introduced the performance data of this mining machine to Lu Zixin.
"This is currently the world's top-ranked open-pit mining machine. It is manufactured by China Huagong Heavy Industry. The mechanical arm alone reaches 18 meters! The hydraulic shovel in front of the mechanical arm has a bucket capacity of nearly 60 cubic meters. It works The weight is nearly 2,000 tons!”
"It's fair to say that most equipment used in mines is not better than this. You can see how well it works right now."
As Zhang Qiang said, the open-pit mining machine had started operating. Along with the huge roar of the machine, the huge open-pit mining machine began to move. Because of its excessive weight, it moves slowly, and the operating speed of the mechanical stick and electric shovel is also relatively slow.
A loud "rumbling" sound was heard, and the crushed rocks and dust in the test site were scooped up by the bucket. Then the open-pit mining machine moved and transferred it to the designated location.
The surface miner ceases operation only after a sufficient target value has been excavated. This process took a full forty minutes and required the cooperation of multiple operators. There were also some flaws in the excavation process.
Next, it’s time for the mining robot designed and produced by Pengyun Machinery to work!
The mining robot is also very large, and its chassis is modified based on the design of a special engineering vehicle. Its robotic arm is another model of the Optimus Arm. It has the same function as the Optimus Arm. It can also be connected to the front with a bucket or drill bit to achieve multiple functional operations.
In the control city, quantum computers have planned goals and operating methods. The mining robot began to operate automatically without the need for an operator to control it. It drove to the target location and started mining operations.
The powerful arm digs out the hard rock and then automatically transports it to the target location. The whole process only took about a quarter of an hour!
Compared with the previous surface mining machine, it is three times faster! And this is only a short-term comparison. If it is a long-term comparison, taking into account the functional limitations of the open-pit mining machine, workers' operations, rest, and various factors that prevent normal operation, the power of the mining robot will be more obvious.
"The test has basically achieved the goal. In the next few days, we will also conduct tests on the safety system, emergency system and other aspects. Mr. Lu, what do you think?" the subordinate asked.
Lu Zixin had full confidence in the design of industrial robots and nodded: "Yes, with our sharp tools, mineral mining will also enter the era of full mechanical automation."
"When the test is passed, you can inform Mr. Sheng of Guangtu Mining and tell him the good news. Let him know the strength of our company!"
These days, Sheng Wenyan didn't ask about machinery. He was under too much pressure, so he was very concerned about it.