Hey there, science explorers! 🌍 Guess what? China just made an amazing discovery deep under the desert! 🏜️
Scientists found the world’s deepest uranium deposit buried 1,820 meters underground in the Tarim Basin, which is in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. That’s deeper than 5 Eiffel Towers stacked on top of each other! 🗼🗼🗼🗼🗼
You might be wondering, what’s uranium? 🤔 It’s a special metal that can be used to make energy in nuclear power plants. Finding more uranium means we can have more clean energy to power things like homes, schools, and even smartphones! 🔋📱
This discovery is super important because it’s the first time such a big uranium deposit has been found in this desert area. It was really hard to find because it’s so deep underground and covered by sand. But the scientists didn’t give up! They used special tools like remote sensing (which is like using satellites to look at the Earth 🌏), and geophysical and geochemical methods to find clues.
One of the scientists, Qin Mingkuan from China National Nuclear Corporation, said, “By drilling deep into the desert, we finally found this thick uranium deposit. This discovery is important and has great value and prospects!” 🛠️🔬
This means China now has better ways to find uranium in desert areas, which will help get more energy resources in the future. Isn’t that cool? 🌟
So, the next time you think about deserts, remember that there might be amazing treasures hidden deep below! 🏜️💎
Reference(s):
China discovers deepest sandstone industrial uranium mineralization
cgtn.com
