After confirming the existence of a coal mine beneath this area.
Lei Wenjun’s team used instruments like polarimeters to roughly measure the reserves of the underground coal mine.
Finally, a preliminary conclusion was reached.
The size of this coal mine is about 4 square kilometers, the coal seam is not very thick, and it is classified as a small coal mine.
The geological reserves of the entire coal mine are approximately 11 million tons, with exploitable reserves between 5 to 7 million tons.
Don’t be misled by the figure of five million tons seeming quite large.
Such reserves are considered insignificant in the coal mining field.
On Earth, there are many large coal mines with reserves in the tens of billions of tons, domestically alone there are over 1,300 mines with hundreds of millions of tons—in Jin Province, coal mines with exploitable reserves less than 2 million tons are deemed barren mines!
After all, for mineral resources, reserves and extraction quantity are two distinct concepts.
If a mine’s annual extraction reaches one percent of its reserves, it is considered very good.
However, the coal mine that Lei Wenjun’s team discovered is not entirely without merit.
According to their measurements, the geological layer of this coal mine is only about 150 meters below the surface.
Compared to coal mines that are five to six hundred or even thousands of meters deep, this coal mine is relatively easier to mine.
Based on the theory of mineral resource association, there is a certain possibility of other mineral layers existing nearby.
However, considering the special nature of coal as an energy source, everything requires more detailed exploration to reach a conclusion.
After all, compared to Spirit Stone Mines.
Coal mines are much more challenging in terms of mining techniques, geological structure, and mining equipment.
To give a simple example.
The Spirit Stone Mine was once reinforced by Wei Siming with anti-collapse and anti-leakage methods, but the underground coal mine does not have this advantage.
Then collapse in coal mines is indeed extremely common in the coal mining industry.
Even with the resourcefulness of the rabbits.
Mining a small amount in the short term for emergency use, providing one-third or one-fourth of the energy consumption for a power plant might barely be feasible—which means daily production of a few hundred tons, at most slightly over a thousand tons.
But to achieve a scale of two to three million tons annually, unless there is a new breakthrough in relevant technology in the short term.
Otherwise, it would take at least six months to achieve this—coal mining cannot take shortcuts like pre-testing equipment as with power generation equipment.
All coal mining processes require thorough calculation and verification, and you can’t rush a single step.
Otherwise, it will likely come at a great cost.
Just as Lei Wenjun reported this news to the command center.
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Shi Zehong also welcomed a batch of new supplies.
The person responsible for ’escorting’ this batch of supplies was Lin Li’s assistant and guard, Zhang Guanghua.
"Hello, Comrade Guanghua,"
In the temporary office at the Chixian City station, Shi Zehong poured a cup of water for Zhang Guanghua and said happily:
"Speaking of which, this is the first time the two of us meet alone, isn’t it?"
Politely accepting the water cup, Zhang Guanghua pondered for a few seconds: "It really is, everyone is usually busy, and there’s not much opportunity to meet."
"We can’t afford not to be busy; if we were idle, the country would slow down."
Shi Zehong sighed and then said to Zhang Guanghua: "Comrade Guanghua, I’ve heard that you brought some good stuff over this time?"
Zhang Guanghua handed him a supply distribution list with a smile and said:
"It might really be some good stuff for Director Shi."
Shi Zehong took the list and began reading it page by page:
"Six thousand tents, and ten thousand bags, which is 250 tons of cement..."
After reading a page, he set the list aside, weighed his words carefully, and asked:
"Comrade Guanghua, isn’t six thousand tents a bit too few?
According to a standard of three people per tent, it could only accommodate eighteen thousand people.
If we squeeze a bit, at most, it could house over twenty thousand people.
But our plan is to accommodate thirty to fifty thousand refugees."
Zhang Guanghua gestured to him, indicating to be patient:
"Director Shi, rest assured that both tents and cement will be replenished later.
Currently, we have just begun the acceptance of refugees, it’s difficult to reach the full capacity of tents all at once.
Rather than shipping tens of thousands of tents over to sit around wasting space.
It’s better to transport them in batches based on need, freeing up their freight capacity to send other things first."
Don’t underestimate a tent’s weight.
A four-person tent weighs about eight kilograms, and ten thousand tents weigh close to eighty tons.
Modu doesn’t lack these tents, according to the data from the ’Modu Reserve Material Open Tender Intentions’ dated March 16, 2016.
The number of tents reserved in Modu is about 1.2 million, taking out ten thousand is more than enough.
But as Zhang Guanghua said.
The reception of refugees in Chixian City has initially started, sending over too many tents at once is purely wasting transport capacity.
Rather than sitting by as a mascot, it’s better to arrange by numbers; for example, if three thousand new people arrive today, provide for five thousand, never would there be a shortage of tents.
After all, it’s a solid eighty-ton payload; even if just once, that’s a real eighty tons.
With other supplies, you could ship in more digging equipment.
Such equipment, once it is put to use in the Spirit Stone mines, can yield output the same day as installation, doubling the value.
The rabbits are meticulous, ensuring every penny is used wisely.
Aside from tents and cement.
This time, the base camp also shipped 200 breeding pigs, and 3,000 chicks and ducklings each, along with a livestock bureau expert group led by a team of 43 people.
The primary mission of this expert group is to ensure the survival of these chickens, ducks, and pigs, and breed offspring that can normally reproduce in the Damo Realm.
In the two phases of this task, survival is the real challenge.
Given the variations in physical constants and differing ecological environments between the two worlds.
If even 20% of this batch of livestock survives, it’s considered a strong resistance.
Regarding normal reproduction, like seeking coal resources, it is paving the way for the self-sufficiency of the frontier base.
Previously, the rabbits supplied pork and beef sourced domestically.
Considering the consumption level in the Damo Realm, those meats were sold at a low price in Happiness Supermarket.
Not necessarily at a loss.
The rabbits have a supply chain within their military system, which is self-production and self-sales, unlike commercial meat supply.
Just like the prosperous man selling to Hua Xiaomo mentioned both cost price and sale price were entirely different concepts.
The primary purpose of meat from Happiness Supermarket was to circulate Huaxia currency, ensuring its flow into the market without causing an economic crash.
The regulatory significance far outweighs its actual use and sale, it’s not like normal meat supply.
Self-reliance is the most correct path.
The slaughter period for domestic pigs is about eight months, which might require some more time.
But the slaughter period for White Feather Chicken is just 42 days.
If White Feather Chickens can successfully reproduce in the Damo Realm, at the very least, chicken meat won’t need supplemental supply from the base camp.
You are already a mature base, so learn to be self-sufficient.
After reading through all the content, Shi Zehong turned to the next page.
The next moment, he exclaimed:
"Are these the factories?"