In 1965, geologist T'an Li-p'ing, proving that asbestos and jade are usually found together underground, located jade in years of accumulated scrap rocks cast aside as waste material.
就是在台灣光復、該礦場改由省屬資源委員會管理後，增加開採的也只是滑石、蛇紋石，「廢石」依舊當廢石。直到民國五十四年，譚立平應邀指導採礦，「寶藏」終於出土，而被當廢石處理的台灣翠玉，數量早成天文數字。