Two Mining Companies Change Their Plans

兩家礦業公司改變計劃

Jun 29, 2026, 05:56
AustraliaFinance

Introduction

Viking Mines and Venus Metals are changing the land and minerals they work with.

Viking Mines 與 Venus Metals 正在改變其開發的土地與礦產。

Main Body

Viking Mines sold some gold land in Australia to a company called First Au. They will get up to 5 million dollars. Now, Viking Mines wants to find tungsten in the USA. Tungsten is important and the price is high.

Viking Mines 將澳洲部分金礦地出售給一家名為 First Au 的公司。他們將獲得最高 500 萬美元。現在，Viking Mines 希望在美國尋找鎢。鎢非常重要且價格高昂。

Venus Metals sold other land for 46 million dollars. They used this money to look for gold at the Henderson project. They found gold and other metals in the ground.

Venus Metals 以 4,600 萬美元出售了其他土地。他們將這筆資金用於 Henderson 項目的金礦勘探。他們在地下發現了金及其他金屬。

Venus Metals also works with a university. They want to find better ways to get iron and other metals from the earth. They are also looking for zinc.

Venus Metals 還與一所大學合作。他們希望找到從地底提取鐵及其他金屬的更佳方法。他們同時也在尋找鋅。

Conclusion

Viking Mines now focuses on tungsten in the USA. Venus Metals focuses on gold and other metals in Australia.

Viking Mines 現在專注於在美國尋找鎢。Venus Metals 則專注於在澳洲尋找金及其他金屬。

Vocabulary Learning

💰 Money & Movement

In this text, we see a pattern for talking about selling things and getting money.

The Pattern: Company →\rightarrow Sold →\rightarrow Something →\rightarrow For [Amount]

Examples from the text:

  • Viking Mines →\rightarrow sold →\rightarrow gold land →\rightarrow for 5 million dollars.
  • Venus Metals →\rightarrow sold →\rightarrow land →\rightarrow for 46 million dollars.

Quick Rule: When you give something to get money, use sold (this is the past of sell).

🔍 Action Words (Verbs)

Notice how these companies "do" things. These are basic A2 words for work and goals:

  1. Change (make something different)
  2. Find (discover something new)
  3. Work with (do a job together with a person or group)
  4. Focus on (give all your attention to one thing)

Simple Comparison:

  • Viking Mines focuses on tungsten.
  • Venus Metals focuses on gold.

Vocabulary Learning

minerals (n.)
Natural substances found in the earth, like gold or salt
Example:Gold and iron are important minerals.
tungsten (n.)
A very strong, heavy grey metal
Example:The company wants to find tungsten in the USA.
project (n.)
A planned piece of work that takes time
Example:The Henderson project is looking for gold.
university (n.)
A place where people go for high-level education
Example:She studies science at the university.
focuses (v.)
To give all your attention to one thing
Example:The student focuses on her homework.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→