pjbooks Chapter 106: Science? Or Metaphysics?
Chapter 106: Science? Or Metaphysics?
Angel didn't answer, he just nodded.
He had seen this situation many times before. It was simply a matter of sample size during sampling. As long as there were enough samples, the data would be accurate enough. Obviously, the area with high gold content had not been accurately explored.
It's just some data error, within the acceptable range, and doesn't cause any major problems.
Jason invited Angel, who was looking at the documents, "Angol, would you like to come with me to inspect the mine?"
"Of course, I'm very interested to know Mr. Jason's methods and approaches for detecting gold mines," Angell readily agreed, though he didn't see the sympathy in Cass's eyes.
With a cloud of dust kicked up by the tires, Jason drove Angel at breakneck speed across the mine.
He activated his detection capabilities, watching the constantly changing numerical values in his eyes.
With itself as the origin, the amount of gold within a radius of 15 meters and a depth of 23 meters is fully visible, and it constantly changes as the car moves.
Whenever the value decreases, Jason will sharply turn the steering wheel to change direction.
If one direction doesn't work, try another until you find a location with high gold content.
Then he stopped the car, dug a hole with a shovel, and took out some gold-bearing gravel and put it in a bag.
Then repeat the same operation!
But to Angell, who was sitting in the passenger seat, Jason was driving around the mine like crazy, without any rhyme or reason!
As for the methods Jason mentioned, he didn't see any of them; instead, he was so jolted by the car ride that he almost threw up.
Gripping the handles tightly, his body swayed with the constant movement of the vehicle, his face turned deathly pale, as he desperately tried to suppress the churning in his stomach.
Angel gritted his teeth, his face grim, and said, "Mr. Jason, is this your so-called method?!"
"Mr. Angell, look, doesn't this location resemble the channel of an ancient river?"
The terrain in front of us is slightly higher on both sides. There are no signs of water erosion, nor does it fit the pattern of a long, low-lying area. The soil color is also not significantly different from other places.
But in Jason's eyes, judging from the changes in the numbers, this slightly low-lying area in front of him was a gold mine!
Angell scoffed, "Mr. Jason, what's your basis? Where is your basis?"
He was speechless at the young man in front of him. He said he was going to do an inspection, but he was just driving around aimlessly. He didn't even get out of the car and said it looked like an ancient riverbed.
So, it's all based on gut feeling!
What is this if not metaphysics?!
He was truly in no mood to play along with this young man's antics any longer. He decided that after inspecting the mine, no matter what Jason said, he had to leave!
"Angol, don't rush, we'll verify it ourselves in a bit." Jason smiled at Angel's doubts but didn't answer directly.
No amount of talk can compare to the truth of seeing it for yourself.
As an outsider, Jason didn't want to break ties with Angell directly, especially since Angell was a professional mining lawyer and mining consultant.
The gold rush industry is a small circle, and Jason didn't want to ruin his reputation in Angell's circle.
"Fine, I'll wait," Angel gritted his teeth, trying to suppress the churning in his stomach.
He wanted to see what Jason was up to!
About an hour later, the car finally stopped again in the Boers residential area.
After enduring the pain for over an hour, as soon as the car came to a stop, Angel unbuckled his seatbelt, jumped out, and squatted down to vomit after only a few steps.
Upon seeing this, Cass came to Angell's side with a bottle of mineral water, his face full of sympathy.
He understands that feeling; in fact, he was the first victim.
Taking the bottled water from Cass, thanking him, and rinsing his mouth, he approached Jason, his face slightly pale, and said stiffly, "Mr. Jason, could you please verify it now?!"
Seeing Angel's pale face, Jason said with concern, "Why don't you rest for a while? We'll go verify it later."
"I'm fine, let's go verify it first!" Angell said stubbornly.
He's really had enough and just wants to expose Jason's tricks as soon as possible and leave!
I don't want to stay here a second longer!
Jason didn't say anything about Angell's reaction, but simply went up to Bouls and made his request.
Boers readily agreed, "No problem! It won't take long anyway. If you really help me find the rich mining area, I'll have to thank you properly."
It only takes about half a day and doesn't cost much. Consider it a preliminary investigation, and it won't cause him much loss.
The mine, which was in operation, was halted. While two excavators followed Jason, Boulder arranged for people to clean the gold from the gold troughs.
Jason first washed the collected gold-bearing sand with a gold pan, and then carefully placed the gold extracted from each pan separately.
Angell said impatiently, "Mr. Jason, I think Mr. Booles has already done the exploration, so there's no need for you to do it again."
Dig a shallow hole, fill it with some soil, and call it sampling to put it nicely, but to put it bluntly, it's just messing around!
Which exploration company doesn't drill dozens of meters deep to determine the gold content in the land? Unlike Jason, who just digs some soil and that's it!
"Alright, let's go!"
Jason drove the way and stopped in a gold-rich area. After marking the approximate location, he immediately had two excavator operators dig.
As a cloud of dust billowed up, the excavator officially began digging.
Angell, who had followed along, glanced around and frowned.
Although the terrain is relatively low, there are no obvious features on the hills on both sides, and this area does not fit the description of a long, narrow, low-lying area!
In terms of orientation, connectivity, and relative altitude, none of these three points match the current terrain.
There are no traces of terraces or alluvial fans/deltas!
After comparing all the terrains, none of them matched the site in front of him. In his opinion, this place was no different from other places.
At first, the excavated soil was no different, mainly reddish-brown mud with some plant roots mixed in.
Things gradually changed after that. After digging down about four meters, fine sand appeared on the excavator's bucket!
"No, that can't be!"
Angel grabbed his hair, his face full of disbelief, and even ran to the edge of the mine to get a closer look.
Unlike Angor, Bors was overjoyed and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, an ancient riverbed! It's definitely an ancient riverbed! We've struck gold! We've absolutely struck gold!"
Having worked in the gold mining industry for over a decade, he certainly knew what this situation meant.
After giving Jason a big hug, Burroughs quickly called for the excavators and transport trucks, afraid that the gold-bearing soil would be wasted.
Just two meters down, some pebbles were brought out by the excavator's bucket, further confirming the evidence of an ancient riverbed!
Angell was completely dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.
Boers, his face flushed with excitement, paced back and forth at the edge of the mine.
Below, the two excavator operators were so excited that they could only keep operating the excavators to dig everything in front of them.
Everyone knows what the ancient riverbed means!
Gold! A very lucrative gold windfall!
It was nearly noon, and the high temperature distorted the air, but no one stopped working.
Jason took off his hat, fanned himself, and stopped the still-excited Booles. Pointing to the sun overhead, he said with a smile, "Booles, this is your mine, no need to be in such a hurry."
"Hahaha, Jason, you're right!" Booles laughed loudly and stopped the excavator operation below.
"Come on, Jason, I'm going to treat you to a good meal. Thank you for helping me find the mine." With that, she pulled Jason toward the residential area.
Today is absolutely a lucky day for Boers!
I had only planned to accompany Jason on the inspection, but I never expected such a big surprise to happen, and it was Jason who brought it.
Unlike the excited Boers, Angell, who had been observing from the edge of the mine, kept muttering "impossible," but in the face of one piece of evidence after another, it all seemed so weak and fragile.
"Mr. Jason, could you please tell me why you believe there is gold here?"
Boers' face flushed red, whether from the sun or from embarrassment, it was hard to tell; his tone also changed drastically.
He always believed that Jason's choice of mine was based on metaphysics and had no scientific basis whatsoever.
But reality slapped him in the face, and everything in front of him proved Jason right!
Jason smiled, pulled his hand away from Booles's, and slowly said, pointing to the slightly raised hillside in the distance, "Mr. Booles, you can take a look at the ground and then look at the hillside in the distance."
Is it higher on both sides and lower in the middle?
Pointing to the former mining site, he said, "Combining that with the initial exploration data and the samples I just collected, I suspect there might be an ancient river here."
Jason paused, then pointed to the distinct geological layers exposed by the excavator and laughed, "Everything I see here proves I was right."
Seeing the bewildered look in Angel's eyes, Jason comforted him, "Of course, gold mines are inherently complex, and anything can happen. You don't need to keep worrying about these things."
The result is clear: although it hasn't been washed yet, there's no need to do it anymore.
For some unknown reason, Angell's gaze shifted from confusion to clarity, and then to a fervent interest in new knowledge.
"Mr. Jason, could you explain this in more detail? I believe this is a mineral exploration method that no one has discovered before. If it develops into a new theory, it will definitely have a significant impact on the entire mining industry."
Jason's lips twitched slightly as he said, "Mr. Angell, this was purely luck. It's not a new theory, nor is it a new method of mineral exploration."
luck?!
If he didn't know that Jason had found so much gold using this method, he would be willing to believe it was just luck.
One time could be attributed to luck, but two or three times cannot be explained by luck!
"Mr. Jason, you don't need to say anything, I understand, I understand everything."
In his view, even if he had such a method for finding gold, he wouldn't want to reveal it, let alone Jason, who is the mine owner.
You understand?!
What do you know?!
I have special abilities to work backwards; what I just said is pure nonsense, there's no theory to it.
But Ingres was clearly stuck in his own thoughts, and further explanation would be of no use.
Jason said to Cass, who was standing next to him, "Cass, cut this part out later."
Cass raised an eyebrow, giving him an "OK" sign, and said, "Jason, I understand."
Clearly, Cass also misunderstood.
Jason really wants to curse, but he doesn't know who to curse at. Ultimately, he brought this all on himself.
At lunchtime, Boulder brought out all the food and drinks from the mine to treat Jason and express his gratitude.
After the meal, Burroughs said with embarrassment, "Mr. Jason, the price of that mine..."
Jason interrupted, saying, "Let's not talk about that now. I need to inspect other mines. We can discuss it in detail later if it's possible."
He understood Boers's thoughts, which were only natural, but he really had no intention of buying the mine.
The asking price is 2.3 million US dollars, but the mine contains only 4,900 ounces of gold.
Water resources are scarce, mining is difficult, and the washing equipment needs to be moved frequently.
Jason didn't think it was worth it.
Otherwise, Jason wouldn't have given them the location of the gold mining area to dig.
Angell glanced at Jason with surprise, but didn't say anything.
Although he believed that the mine in front of him had great potential, especially after the discovery of this ancient riverbed, it was an even better choice.
But at this moment, he was already convinced by Jason. Since Jason wasn't buying, there must be a reason why he wasn't buying.
Moreover, the discovery of the ancient riverbed was also due to him, which inevitably made him feel somewhat guilty.
After a brief chat, Jason said goodbye to Booles and the others, and drove away from the mine.