Chapter 42 Three Hundred Million Tons of Iron Ore
Jia Yi and ‘Bingshan’ did not stay long. They each had a lot of things to deal with. After putting down the goods, they left quickly.
Jiang Chen did not leave, he stayed on the plateau of South America and personally guarded the base.
Under the guard of one hundred and twenty [Boxer] mechas, the surrounding low-level monsters have no chance of getting close. They will be shot and killed thousands of meters away. Even Jiang Chen No chance to take action.
SCV works very efficiently. In just over two days, several large warehouses were built and all materials were transferred into the warehouses.
A new factory building was built soon after, and a production line dedicated to the production of SCV was quickly started after a short debugging.
A large amount of raw materials were invested, and each new SCV came off the production line and joined the ranks of building the base.
Although there is only one production line, enough raw materials are invested to produce more than ten SCVs every day, which is quite efficient.
As the number of SCVs continues to increase, the rate of material consumption is also soaring, and the base is gradually improving
Warehouses, production areas, living areas...
After the outer wall was completed, each area was quickly repaired. It only took a month for the entire base to be initially completed.
All the buildings are made of reinforced concrete materials without many additional decorations and do not look very beautiful.
But strong and durable enough. The arrangement between different functional areas is also reasonable enough, which is enough.
The command center has not been built yet, but the corresponding location has been reserved.
In the dedicated living area, only a villa with a small area was built. As Jiang Chen's residence, it is also the only building in the entire base with some luxurious decoration.
After all, it is the place where you live, and you should make it as comfortable as possible within the scope of conditions.
In the living room, Jiang Chen was sitting on the sofa, sipping the Islay whiskey that had been preserved from before the Great Nirvana era as a "kind gift" from the speaker of the HR Alliance, while talking to Jarvis through the big screen.
"Master, under the protection of the mecha team, the SCV has completed the preliminary exploration of the 'Mutong Iron Ore'."
With Jarvis's voice, the big screen appeared A scene showed a huge mine that had been abandoned for who knows how many years.
The [Boxer] mecha, which is more than three meters high, walks on the road on the side of the mine, like a tiny ant.
"This iron mine had been initially mined before the Great Nirvana, but due to the outbreak of the Great Nirvana, the mining was forced to be interrupted. There are currently 12 mining areas that have been opened up, of which the mining area closest to us covers an area of more than 3,000 square meters. Kilometers, the iron ore reserves exceed 300 million tons. I suggest starting mining from here, and there is no need to start construction in other areas for the time being." Jarvis made suggestions while playing the footage taken during the exploration.
"Three hundred million tons of iron ore?" Jiang Chen's heart moved and asked: "How much iron can be extracted? What about other elements?"
Ore is ore, and refined metal Not the same thing.
“The iron ore here is of excellent quality, with an iron content of over 63%. Even if there is some loss during the refining process, more than 600 kilograms of iron can be extracted from each ton of iron ore. There are also A small amount of manganese, chromium, copper, aluminum and other resources are among the highest quality metal mining areas." Weiss immediately said: "If we can occupy this mining area and another oil-producing area, we can meet most of our basic material needs. The remaining few materials, the consumption is very small, can be imported "
Jiang Chen nodded slightly.
According to the information given by Jarvis before, there is a small shale oil field on this plateau. Although the reserves are not high and the shale oil is of relatively average quality, it is enough to meet the needs of the base.
As for several resources that are not produced on this plateau, such as rare earth resources, the base's demand for these resources is not large, and they can be completely solved by importing them.
Jiang Chen took a trip with the space ring and brought back enough resources to last the base for a long time.
On the contrary, for various metal resources, once the base is fully operational, the consumption will be astonishing, requiring huge reserves.
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen directly ordered: "Separate a part of the mecha team to protect the mining area, send out SCVs to mine with full strength, and first reserve a batch of metal resources. Whether it is base expansion, production of more mechas or even other equipment in the future , there is a huge demand for all kinds of metals.”
“The mining task has been set, and it is currently the second priority. "The first priority is the shale oil field exploration mission," Jarvis quickly confirmed: "The advance team is ready. Five combat mecha teams, ten SCV mining teams, and fifty heavy transport vehicles are preparing to set off. ..."
With Jarvis's mobilization, the gate of the base opened, and a convoy, escorted by mechas, slowly drove towards the wilderness.
"Are we missing a few transport trucks?" Jiang Chen suddenly thought of a question.
This time, Jiang Chen only brought thirty heavy-duty transport vehicles, each with a maximum load of 1,500 tons. It is one of the most popular products of the HR Alliance and has undertaken many base and city tasks. It also has a wide range of applications in other fields.
The load capacity of 1,500 tons is already very terrifying. One hundred vehicles can transport hundreds of thousands of tons of goods at one time.
However, the size of a transport truck with such an astonishing load is also scary and takes up a lot of space, so Jiang Chen only brought thirty of them.
Thirty vehicles transport tens of thousands of tons of goods at a time. Compared with the production capacity and consumption of the base, Jiang Chen always feels that it is not enough.
After all, judging from the parameters of SCV, after replacing the mineral mining module, the mining efficiency is very terrible.
And with the accumulation of resources, the number of SCVs will further increase.
Jarvis immediately said: "After we collect enough resources, we can produce our own transport vehicles. The initial one hundred transport vehicles are completely enough. If it doesn't work, the SCV can also add a load module to take on part of the transport tasks. . ”
In order to build his own base, Jiang Chen exchanged many drawings from the system, and then made a complete plan under Jarvis’s calculations and planning.
In addition to resources, the most brought over this time are various types of machinery and equipment, including many processing instruments produced by Jarvis himself, etc., in order to be as self-sufficient as possible '.
It is not difficult to build a transport vehicle by yourself, and the transport vehicle you build is definitely better than the products of the HR Alliance.
"Then let's do this for now. Help me keep an eye on it, calculate the mining efficiency of SCV, and then redo the production plan and show it to me then." Jiang Chen was still very relieved about Jarvis. Yes, after giving the order, I stopped paying attention, turned off the big screen, and after enjoying the wine and food on the table, I started the system and immersed myself in the library.
Whether it is to improve the level or simply to exchange for more and stronger blueprints, the accumulation of knowledge is essential.
In the past few years after getting the system, Jiang Chen has already formed a habit. Unless there is something particularly important, Jiang Chen will spend a lot of time learning new things in the library every day. knowledge.
(End of this chapter)