Is "a tiny amount of people lived" correct?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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The Soviets were now working fast and hard toward getting their burrowing expedition off the ground (or into it). It was during 1970, on a sunny May 24, that a group of scientists commenced their drilling project down into the Pechengsky District ground. This was in the Kola Peninsula area in Russia where a tiny amount of people lived. This meant that they had plenty of space to work in. It was their mission to break through as deeply into Earth’s crust as was humanly possible.

Is “a tiny amount of people lived” correct?

Thanks!

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The Soviets were now working fast and hard to get their drilling expedition off the ground (or underway). In 1970, on a sunny May 24, a group of scientists began their drilling project in the Pechengsky District. This district was on the Kola Peninsula in Russia, where few people lived. This meant they had plenty of room to work. Their goal was to penetrate as deep as possible into the earth’s crust.

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Thanks, Torsten!

Your reply is a summary as well.

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But @Torsten, you took out the joke. That was my favorite part!

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Well, how about “running it into the ground” :grin:?