Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 129 Auspicious Start to Work!

Chapter 130 Auspicious Start to Construction! (Ten Chapters, Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

The next morning, everyone arrived at the gold mining factory.

Under Zhou Xin's instructions, the three-person machinery operation team began digging up the topsoil that had been removed the day before and transporting it to the gold mining factory.

After three truckloads of soil were brought in and piled up in the material yard next to the gold mining factory, Zhou Xin pulled the switch to turn on the power, and the gold mining factory started up with a rumble.

His gold mine finally began production.

Alo operates the bulldozer's bucket, transporting soil onto the feed conveyor.

The conveyor belt carrying the soil tilts upwards toward the feed inlet of the ore washing machine.

Before the soil enters the feed inlet, a vibrating screen installed at the front end of the feed inlet will remove large stones.

Subsequently, the soil material passes through the pre-wash box gate and enters the "Red Witch" ore washing machine.

After being screened and washed by a series of equipment such as vibrators, jigs, and wave tables, the tailings are finally discharged from the tailings conveyor, while the gold is left on the gold-absorbing blanket.

As they watched the gold particles gradually accumulate on the gold-absorbing carpet, almost everyone's face showed excitement.

"See that? It's gold, lots and lots of gold!" Edward shouted excitedly.

"It's amazing! A pile of soil goes through a machine and gold appears." It was Zhang Jianing's first time witnessing gold panning, and she found it incredibly novel.

"This machine is amazing!" Alo couldn't help but marvel at how much more efficient this mining machine was than the one in the rainforest.

However, Zhou Xin was not as excited as they were.

He walked up to the gold-attracting carpet and carefully examined the gold accumulated on it.

On the black gold-attracting blanket, there are gold particles of varying sizes, the largest being the size of a fingernail and the smallest the size of a mung bean.

It looked like a golden field, indicating a very good harvest.

Zhou Xin frowned, grabbed a handful of tailings, pretended to examine it, but was actually secretly smelling it.

However, the tailings did not retain the smell of gold as he had expected.

strangeness.

The reason for his confusion was that he noticed there were no smaller gold grains on the gold-absorbing carpet.

He originally thought it would be similar to the rainforest incident last time, where the washing machine was too powerful, preventing the small gold particles from being washed out.

However, no gold remained in the tailings, meaning that the gold was indeed screened out, but it did not remain on the gold-absorbing blanket.

"What's wrong?" Everyone noticed Zhou Xin's unusual behavior, and Zhang Jianing asked.

Zhou Xin did not answer, but was thinking carefully about which link had gone wrong and where the tiny gold dust had gone.

Then, he carefully examined each working step of the ore washing machine, searching for the answer.

Soon, his gaze settled on the area between the tailings trough and the tailings conveyor.

There, the soil undergoes a final rinse.

He quickly ran to the sewage sedimentation tank to verify his judgment.

Due to the requirements of the local environmental protection department, the wastewater from ore washing needs to undergo three stages of sedimentation and purification before it can be discharged into the river.

The golden smell emanating from the sedimentation tank confirmed his judgment.

Those missing fine gold particles were carried into the sedimentation tank along with the sewage.

Zhou Xin breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, and told the bewildered crowd about his discovery.

"Xin, you're amazing! You managed to notice such a detail!"

"It's up to you now. You need to make targeted modifications to our mining machines."

Edward patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, leave it to me. I already have a plan in mind: install a collector between the tailings trough and the tailings conveyor."

After he finished speaking, he immediately returned to the living area to look for the tools and accessories he needed.

"It seems we'll have to wait a little longer. You guys go and continue digging and transporting the soil. We'll start again once Edward has finished modifying the ore washing machine. We can't afford to waste a single grain of gold in the soil."

After Zhou Xin finished speaking, he pulled the gate of the ore washing machine.

Good things come to those who wait, and sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood, so the group wasn't discouraged.

After this incident, even the newcomers Du Bois and Bowman looked at Zhou Xin with new respect.

They initially thought Zhou Xin was just a newbie and considered his decision to remove the topsoil to be incredibly foolish.

But now, when they saw that a large amount of gold was washed out of the soil they dug from deeper places, and Zhou Xin, with his keen eyes, immediately noticed that some gold had been washed into the sedimentation tank, they were immediately impressed.

This guy isn't a newbie, he's a pro!

Zhang Jianing stared intently at the man with a serious expression, feeling glad that she had mustered the courage to confess her feelings and win him over.

This man—no, my man—is just too charming.

A Luo, on the other hand, seemed much calmer. In his view, this was Mr. Zhou, so wasn't all of this perfectly normal?

With Zhou Xin's assistance, Edward quickly completed the modification of the ore washing machine.

With a thunderous roar, the gold mining factory restarted.

This time, the gold carpet glittered, and sure enough, there were many tiny gold grains on it.

Zhou Xin then inspected the discharged sewage to confirm that no more gold had been flushed out.

"Alright, everything's set up. We can really start panning for gold!"

For a time, machinery and vehicles shuttled back and forth on the mine, and the gold panning factory was operating at full capacity, creating a bustling scene.

This ore washing machine is highly efficient. The soil is continuously fed in and quickly washed, with almost no backlog.

Watching the gold on the gold-absorbing carpet gradually increase is an incredibly exciting feeling.

"Shin, estimate how much gold we can harvest in a day?" Edward was busy at the gold mining factory, ensuring that every part was running smoothly.

Looking at the gold on the money-attracting carpet, Zhou Xin held up two fingers: "At least twice the daily harvest in the rainforest!"

The two mining sites in the rainforest have a much higher gold content than this one, but due to the significant increase in efficiency, the daily yield will definitely be much higher as well.

Moreover, the gold reserves in the rainforest are very limited, and they had already exhausted them in just over three months.

But the total gold reserves in this land are definitely much greater than those in the two rainforests.

Zhou Xin was certain that when they finished mining all the gold here, the total amount of gold they would harvest would be an unimaginable number.

"So, that means we can harvest at least 20 ounces of gold a day?" Edward's eyes widened, somewhat incredulous.

Zhou Xin nodded: "More than enough, so keep it up, buddy!"

Seeing Zhou Xin's confident expression, Edward's face was filled with excitement.

"Don't worry, I will ensure that the gold mining factory operates normally and there won't be any problems."

Taking care of a gold mining factory may seem easy, but it is actually very demanding. He needs to pay close attention to the operation of each piece of equipment and perform maintenance in a timely manner. Otherwise, the factory may encounter all sorts of problems, which will greatly affect its efficiency.

Zhou Xin nodded, and seeing that all the work on site was proceeding in an orderly manner, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.