Winter in Alaska is exceptionally cold, with temperatures often dropping below minus forty degrees.
Inland areas like Fairbanks are slightly better; at least you can still move around during the day, but it's still freezing cold.
Although the prefab houses in the mining area are insulated, high-powered heating equipment is still needed to maintain indoor temperature.
Outside the window is a world clad in silver, with the cold wind whipping up snow and tapping against the glass.
Qi Yun sat in front of the heater, dressed in thick winter gear, holding a detailed exploration report of the area he previously surveyed.
The results were exhilarating—initially discovered extractable reserves reached an astonishing 3.2 tons, with an average grade of 80 grams per ton (80 grams of gold per ton of ore).
This quality far exceeds that of ordinary gold mines, and the veins are concentrated with relatively favorable mining conditions.
