Great Power Heavy Industry: Rise

Chapter 184 Developing the Qaidam Basin
"Expand the scope of cooperation?"

Zhong Cheng expressed his incomprehension. The business of Red Star Heavy Industry Group basically has nothing to do with the chemical industry.

In the coming years, in addition to providing machine tools and equipment to each other, this cooperation in establishing a lithium industry company has taken a big step forward.

Dong Zong quickly explained.

Qinghai is very rich in resources, not only in lithium resources, but also in other mineral resources.

More than 120 kinds of minerals have been discovered in Qinghai, and 110 kinds have proven reserves.

Potassium, sodium, magnesium, lithium, bromine, Glauber's salt, asbestos, chemical limestone and silicon reserves rank first in the country, many of which are urgently needed resources at home and abroad.

Among them, the famous Qaidam Basin is known as the "cornucopia" for its hidden treasures in mountains and rivers and buried mines in the Gobi!

There are more than 30 salt lakes in the basin, and the total proven salt reserves are 700 billion tons. The salt of Chaerhan Salt Lake alone can build a 6-meter-thick and 12-meter-wide salt bridge from the blue star to the moon.

全国99％以上的镁盐、96％以上的钾盐、80％以上的锂矿和湖盐矿、66％以上的芒硝、近50％的锶矿和石棉矿都集中分布在柴达木盆地。

But the current level of development is still very low, a lot of resources are idle!

Zhong Cheng understood and asked in surprise: "You mean to cooperate with Red Star Heavy Industry to fully develop the mineral resources in the Qaidam Basin?"

It is true that the Qaidam Basin is a "treasure bowl", but Zhong Cheng knows better that there is also the Qaidam Desert, the fifth largest desert in the country.

Moreover, the weather conditions in the entire Qaidam Basin are harsh, and there are only two larger cities with a total resident population of less than 50.

Compared with this population and the huge area of ​​25 square kilometers, the Qaidam Basin is basically an uninhabited land.

The Qaidam Basin is the fourth largest basin in my country, followed by the Sichuan Basin, which covers an area of ​​about 26 square kilometers, but has a population of 1.1 million.

There is no way to mine lithium resources in this desolate area, and it is indeed something that Zhong Cheng has not thought about in advance to mine other mineral deposits on a large scale.

Zhong Cheng wondered if he was getting old, or if the Chinese people were stimulated by China's rapid rise and became more radical.

Mr. Lin saw Zhong Cheng frowned and knew his concerns.

However, if Zhong Cheng agrees as soon as he hears about it, it will make them despise him instead.

Having concerns proves that you have knowledge, insight, and commitment!

Mr. Lin went on to explain: "We have been considering the development of minerals in the Qaidam Basin for several years."

"Our group itself manufactures chemical equipment. It was originally not engaged in chemical production, but in recent years, in response to the requirements of the state, it has been developing to the downstream industrial chain, and has achieved great results."

"Northwest Chemical is now the world's largest super-large chemical group, with an annual output value of more than 8000 billion."

"However, the source of chemical raw materials is restricted by foreign imports, and it is very difficult to continue to expand the scale. That's why we decided to mine our own minerals."

"And the Qaidam Basin is the largest mining base on our doorstep, which can provide a large amount of chemical raw materials. We must make an idea of ​​it first."

"If the chemical plant is built directly to the source of raw materials, the transportation cost saved in the middle is very considerable. It is true that the Qaidam Basin is sparsely populated, but the land for industrial use is cheap, and there is no problem of occupying agricultural land. There are also many benefits. "

Zhong Cheng couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.

Northwest Chemical has developed really well in the past few years, and it is normal for them to have this kind of thinking.

It has always been Zhong Cheng's thinking not to be controlled by others!

"Can't you do it yourself?"

But Zhong Cheng still didn't understand that Northwest Chemical was also valued by the state, and the state would support the development of the Qaidam Basin, not necessarily the "layman" Red Star Heavy Industry Group.

Dong Zong replied: "In fact, without this Xihai project, we would come to you for cooperation, but the time will be later."

"Oh?" Zhong Cheng thought, is there such a coincidence?
"The Qaidam Basin and the Qaidam Desert are not as dry as the Taklamakan Desert. In fact, the rainfall has been increasing in recent decades, and there are also a large number of salt lakes in the basin."

"As long as the desalination problem of salt lakes can be solved, there will be no shortage of water resources. Once the problem of water resources is solved, other problems will not be a problem."

Zhong Cheng nodded. He had studied this aspect and agreed with it.

Dong Zong continued: "But the fresh water plant is a big consumer of electric energy, and it has always been a very headache for us. The country will never agree to the large-scale construction of a thermal power plant in the Qaidam Basin."

"Oh!"

Zhong Cheng understood that they were playing with the idea of ​​the Suihuang nuclear fusion power unit.

Sure enough, Dong Zong's words were transferred to Red Star Heavy Industries.

"Last year, we learned from the news that you have developed controllable nuclear fusion technology, and it has been put into practical use since the middle of this year. We knew that there was an opportunity to develop the Qaidam Basin."

Zhong Cheng said with a smile: "The lithium industry company we plan to build includes a 100 million-kilowatt Suihuang fusion power generation unit. Do you want more?"

Mr. Lin nodded quickly, "One is definitely not enough, one hundred is almost enough!"

"One hundred?!"

Zhong Cheng, Zhou Hu, and Liu Yuzhu were taken aback, this is too exaggerated.

Now there are only more than 100 units in the whole country, how much does Northwest Chemical want?

And even if Red Star Company provides it itself, only counting the cost, one hundred units will cost 2400 billion.

If you add related factories and supporting facilities, 3000 billion will not be able to beat it!
Mr. Dong said embarrassingly: "Ten sets are enough, Lao Lin said it a little excitedly!"

Mr. Lin didn't appreciate it, and said persistently: "I'm not exaggerating when I say one hundred units. The Qaidam Basin is about the same size as your Sichuan Basin, with only a tiny population."

"If all of them are developed, 5000 million people are not too many to live in. To provide power guarantee for the towns where these people live and the subsequent development of the chemical industry, I have done the math, and one hundred Suihuang fusion generator sets are just right!"

"Good guy!"

Zhong Cheng exclaimed, this Boss Lin is a lunatic, with crazier ideas than a lunatic!

But he likes it!
He just likes when other people have crazy ideas.

Because Yang Xi once proposed a crazier idea than this, to build a "pergola" for the Tarim Basin.

All the people in the meeting room were dumbfounded and shocked by Mr. Lin's thoughts.

"cough!"

Zhong Cheng stood up and said loudly: "I think this idea is very good. Although it can't be realized immediately, we can do it immediately!"

"what!"

The people in the conference room were shocked again, maybe even more shocked than before.

Mr. Lin just proposed an idea, but he didn't expect Academician Zhong to want to do it right away. This is really a mountain is higher than a mountain!
(End of this chapter)