Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

Chapter 558 People are leaving the mine. Facing Zheng Yalei's request, He Yuzhu waved his hand without hesitation and agreed very generously: "No problem, Captain Zheng, just give the order boldly! But, I would like to boldly put forward a trivial suggestion. I wonder if I should say it or not?"

"Deputy Director He, feel free to speak up." Captain Zheng looked at He Yuzhu with a smile, indicating that he could raise any ideas he had.

He Yuzhu hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "Well... about the drilling and sampling, I wonder if we can leave the south aside? Because from here to the south, according to our previous plan, we are going to reclaim farmland and use it to build a farm."

"So if possible, can you consider the other three directions first? Of course, my proposal is based on the premise that the coal seams in the other three directions are relatively large. If the coal seams in those directions are relatively small, then I'll have to trouble you, Captain Zheng, to take care of it and just drill holes and take samples at random!"

Captain Zheng nodded and responded with understanding: "No problem, Deputy Director He, don't worry about that. We will definitely give priority to sampling in the other three directions."

"In fact, even if you don't make this request, when we build open-pit coal mines, we will try to avoid areas like farms where people live and where there are frequent activities."

"After all, coal mining will inevitably have a certain impact on the surrounding environment, and we must try to reduce this adverse impact as much as possible. Therefore, usually, we will choose to build coal mines in sparsely populated areas."

After hearing Captain Zheng's explanation, He Yuzhu suddenly realized something and asked curiously, "So that's how it is, but why is that?"

Seeing He Yuzhu's curious and innocent look, Zheng Yalei couldn't help but smile, and then patiently explained: "The reason why we chose to build an open-pit coal mine in a place far away from human habitation is that there is a lot of reason!"

"First, when building an open-pit coal mine, we have to strip away the thick soil covering the coal seam. Only when the coal seam is completely exposed can we officially start coal mining operations."

"However, when stripping these layers of soil, in order to maximize work efficiency, we usually give priority to using blasting as a method."

Having said that, Zheng Yalei paused for a moment, then continued: "However, since the scale of the blasting is relatively large, the amount of explosives used each time will also be quite large."

"That's why, for safety reasons, we must avoid areas where many people live. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"In addition, once all the soil layers are stripped away, a huge deep pit will appear on the site. Just think about it, such a large pit appearing here will definitely have some impact on the local climate conditions to a certain extent."

After listening to Zheng Yalei's detailed explanation, He Yuzhu nodded in sudden enlightenment, muttering, "So that's the reason! According to this, isn't this the perfect place chosen by God for building an open-pit coal mine?"

"Look around here. Not only is the population very sparse, but the rainfall is also very little. More importantly, there are large tracts of unused land that can be used to store the stripped soil."

After hearing He Yuzhu's analysis, Zheng Yalei responded with deep agreement: "Yes, this place is indeed very suitable for building an open-pit coal mine. I just don't know if the coal seam under our feet can support the construction of an open-pit coal mine."

Seeing Zheng Yalei's worried face and frowning brows, He Yuzhu couldn't help but secretly feel happy, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile. He thought to himself, "Hmph! Let you worry for a while, and when the exploration results are announced, I will surprise you!" Thinking of this, He Yuzhu's mood became more relaxed and happy, as if he had seen the stunned scene.

He Yuzhu is well aware of the huge wealth hidden under the seemingly ordinary land under his feet - there is actually a super large coalfield covering an area of ​​tens of thousands of square kilometers! Its coal reserves are as high as hundreds of billions of tons! Once such a large-scale resource treasure is developed and utilized, it will surely bring immeasurable economic and social benefits.

When it comes to the world's famous large coalfields, we have to mention the Appalachian Coalfield in America. Known as the world's largest coalfield, it covers an area of ​​nearly 18 square kilometers, is about 1200 to 1250 kilometers long, and is 50 to 300 kilometers wide.

It is widely distributed in nine states in eastern America, and has a long history of coal mining since the 9th century. After centuries of excavation, until today in the 18st century, this coalfield has not been completely emptied.

As the saying goes, “One mine is dug for several generations, but the mine remains even after the people are gone!” If you want to completely mine out such a huge coalfield, you must carry forward the spirit of perseverance and pass it down from generation to generation like Yugong moving the mountain.

Only in this way can we achieve the goal of completely mining it one day in the future. However, even so, facing such a huge amount of coal resources, how easy is it to complete this arduous task?