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NW Zhejiang, hiding a cornucopia, 4 km-wide SC rare earth mineral containing 70 tons, the economic value of over 70 billion yuan
“ we find a $ 70 billion worth of rare-earth mine, SC containing 70 tons. &Amp;rdquo yesterday afternoon, journalists received on mobile phones geological exploration Bureau of Zhejiang Province sent a message.
found deposits is the first geological Brigade member of the Council. In a recent interview, journalists and the team has had many contacts, however, maybe is the national strategic reserve of rare earth resources, the SC can be found in national defense, military, aerospace, nuclear and other more important aspects, so they've been tight-lipped.
officially published as the message yesterday, players finally say find the Super big mines of many stories.
old silver mine in the new discoveries, even more valuable than gold
typically, scandium resources of up to 10 tons of mineral deposits, can be referred to as “ &rdquo large deposits. In the discovery of rare earth ores, scandium resources of more than 70 tons, use “ very large mineral ” to describe the point cannot be overemphasized.
on the exploration of the area, started in 2007.
first geological Brigade here found a deposit based on silver, contains 800 tons of silver, and 130,000 tons of lead-zinc mine, &ldquo when there are Ming and Qing two generations of mining Silver Mine left over from the old hole, there are practicing silver slag, and other relics. So a start, we are dominated by mining silver. &Amp;rdquo; geological prospecting Bureau of Zhejiang Province first geological Brigade Chief Engineer Yang Xiaochun said.
second half of last year, Xu Gang and Captain Yang Xiaochun to investigate a lead-zinc deposit of mengzi County in Yunnan, overheard a message may contain rare earth in the lead-zinc mine. They immediately have thought, they are in the exploration of the mine will also contain rare elements?
after returning to Zhejiang, they sampled immediately on ore testing results for these abnormal geological experts surprise: after testing, sure enough, found a variety of rare earth element, scandium content of which the highest, per ton of ore containing 14 grams, achieve the standard for industrial use.
SC is a more expensive metal than gold, history, SC was the price of gold of 10 times, now has at least 4 times the price of more than double. &Amp;ldquo; the old silver mine, we have found something even more valuable than gold. &Amp;rdquo; an Geological team, told reporters yesterday.
