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Chapter 220 02 Upgrades
To be honest, the cost was a bit beyond Guo Yuan's expectation.

And it's not just a question of cost, but also a question of time. It should take a long time to build a railway, and various mining equipment students also need time and money.

Guo Yuan suddenly felt that such a toss was not worth it.

"01, what is the difference in cost and income between buying lithium ore directly and we process it, and buying lithium ore veins and mining and processing ourselves?"

"According to the current lithium price calculation, if our initial investment is 30 billion yuan, we need to mine lithium mines ourselves. If it exceeds 12 tons of lithium mines, we can earn back the cost. The subsequent lithium mines will be earned by us." 01 replied.

12 tons of return?Guo Yuan remembered that the narration said that there were 40 tons of lithium mines under that mountain.

That being said, it seems to be okay.

"What about the country? Do we have room for maneuver in the country?"

"No, regardless of the various mining licenses, compared with Bolivia, the biggest problem with China's lithium mines is not the reserves, but the difficulty of development.

The lithium element that humans can use is mainly hidden in salt lake rocks and clay in sedimentary basins, which determines three types of lithium deposits, salt lake brine lithium deposits, pegmatite lithium deposits, and sedimentary lithium deposits.

Academically referred to as salt lake lithium ore, hard rock lithium ore and sedimentary lithium ore, the former two constitute 90% of the world's proven lithium resources, and the lithium ore in the mountain range in Bolivia just now is hard rock lithium ore.

Among them, the cost of producing lithium from salt lake brine is lower and the pollution is less, so its status is particularly important.

Inland lakes in arid areas or the rocks left after inland lakes dry up often involve a large amount of elements. This is a salt lake brine type mine. The higher the concentration in the salt lake, the greater the mining value.

The main source in the salt lake is the Cenozoic volcanic and geothermal activities. The geothermal water will leach the lithium element in the formation and minerals, and transport it, and then bring it to the surface through volcanic and geothermal action and gather it in the salt lake. Accelerating the evaporation of water is equivalent to accelerating the concentrated negative electrode of lithium.

Due to the unique formation conditions of this kind of deposit, it is mainly distributed in the three major salt lake concentration areas in the world. The Andes Plateau in South America, the Western Plateau in the United States and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in China are all products of plate collisions and active geological activities. , Atacama Salt Lake in Bolivia, the Great Salt Lake in the United States, and the Zabuye Salt Lake in China are all representatives. "

As soon as Guo Yuan heard about the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, he understood why it was not very operable. To put it bluntly, it must be difficult to mine!

Recently, Guo Yuan always likes to watch some videos of riding XZ, XJ no man's land and so on.

From these videos, Guo Yuan can see how bad the conditions in these places are. Let alone mining, it is very difficult to pass by.

This is also the case. Since the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau blocked the warm and humid airflow of the Indian Ocean, the interior of the plateau became dry and cold. A large number of salt lakes were formed in the central, western and northern parts, including more than 80 lithium-rich salt lakes.

Among them, the lithium chloride content is greater than 0.3g per liter, and the lithium ion concentration is greater than 0.05g per liter, which is much higher than the lithium content of normal hard rock lithium mines.

However, because these lithium mines are located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the geographical conditions are harsh, and the high altitude will bring various other problems, so it is too difficult to develop.

In addition, the content of magnesium ions in many salt lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is actually quite high, which involves a key technical obstacle in the extraction of lithium from salt lakes, magnesium separation.

Magnesium and lithium have very close ionic radii and similar chemical properties, and they often co-exist in salt lake brine.

Most of the salt lakes in China contain a lot of magnesium ions, and the extraction of lithium requires the separation of magnesium and lithium.

The higher the content of magnesium ions, the more difficult and costly the separation.

Therefore, the ratio of magnesium to lithium in salt lake brine has become a key indicator of the value of lithium mines in salt lakes.

"Hey! It seems that we still have to find a way in Bolivia!" Guo Yuan said with a sigh.

"Boss, I brought you a rice bowl with shredded pepper and pork."

Cheng Shuqing's words interrupted Guo Yuan's thoughts.

Guo Yuan took the rice bowl from her and thanked her.

After lunch, Guo Yuan asked Cheng Shuqing to call Wang Hui in.

"Old Wang, how many employees does our company have now?" Guo Yuan asked.

"A total of 1123 people."

"Are there already so many people?"

"Yes! Now our company is not small."

"Old Wang, Longcheng Biology is planning to establish a branch in Vietnam, and there is a laboratory in the branch."

"What does this have to do with us?" Wang Hui asked in a daze.

"Of course it has something to do with it. Dragon City Biotech and us are brother companies. I plan to go there in person when they set up a branch. You can communicate with the technical department and ask Zhao Liyi to set up a team of 10 people to come out and go with me. At that time, they will need their help to fix the system in the laboratory over there."

"Okay, I will communicate with Lao Zhao in a while." Wang Hui said.

"Well, you just need to talk to them first. I don't think it will take a day or two for Longcheng Biology to establish a branch. It's just for the technical department to make preparations in advance."

"it is good."

"One more thing, I plan to give you the secondary authority of the supercomputer at our headquarters, and then let 02 connect with the supercomputer at the company's headquarters. At that time, with the help of the performance of the supercomputer, 02 can also play its greatest role.

At that time, your work efficiency and even your life will be greatly facilitated. "

Wang Hui's eyes lit up when he heard this.

During this period of time, he has been impressed by 02's powerful ability. 02 is really too strong. Wang Hui even feels that Jarvis, Iron Man's assistant in Marvel, is nothing more than that.

The only problem is probably that with this kind of artificial intelligence in hand, Wang Hui feels that he can hardly keep his heart.

Thinking of this, Wang Hui said: "Boss, I'm afraid to upgrade 02 again."

"Afraid that I won't be able to withstand the temptation? What bad things do you do?"

Wang Hui nodded.

"Don't worry! I will impose restrictions on you, so that you will not be like wild horses that have run wild." Guo Yuan said.

Wang Hui heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and he felt relieved with Guo Yuan's words.

After Wang Hui left, Cheng Shuqing asked cautiously, "Boss, what do you mean by 02?"

"Oh! I almost forgot about you, 02, you can understand it as an artificial intelligence assistant similar to Marvel's Iron Man Jarvis."

"Artificial intelligence assistant? Is there really such a thing?" Cheng Shuqing asked in shock.

"As my secretary, I'll give you a special benefit! Go find Liu Xiaoyin, there is a non-disclosure agreement with Liu Xiaoyin, after you sign the non-disclosure agreement, you will be able to experience 02." Guo Yuan said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)