generate questions: In 1935, in an annual birthday celebration interview, Tesla announced a method of transmitting mechanical energy with minimal loss over any terrestrial distance, a related new means of communication, and a method of accurately determining the location of underground mineral deposits.
What did Tesla claim to be able to transmit? {sep_token} How far did he claim the mechanical energy could be transmitted? {sep_token} How much energy loss did he expect would occur? {sep_token} What did he hope to locate underground? {sep_token} When did Tesla make these claims? {sep_token}