I Have a Mansion in the Post-apocalyptic World Chapter 508: Respectively satisfactory agreements
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"Because you have made a breakthrough in the field of deep sea mining, the downside rate of iron, copper, gold, manganese and other ore futures markets has increased significantly. To maintain market stability, we, the mining giants, have also made some efforts. Of course, the key to solving the problem lies with you. "
How many subsea deposits are there? If Renmin Mining makes a breakthrough in this respect in the future, investors' expectations of subsea mining will undoubtedly heat up. How many submarine resources are there? I'm afraid no one except Jiang Chen, who has obtained a map of the world's proven mineral deposits, knows.
However, investors themselves are creatures that are good at imagination.
Speaking of this, Luke looked at Jiang Chen with a smile.
"If I guess right, the cost of subsea mining in the future Mining should not be very high, and the output is still considerable."
The expression on Luke ’s face obviously did n’t seem to understand anything. At this time, concealment obviously did n’t make any sense, so Jiang Chen did n’t hide it.
"You guessed it."
The labor cost is only the salary of the employees who are resident on the offshore platform. The underwater equipment is powered by the ocean current generator set, and the maintenance cost is almost negligible. The only equipment cost is also paid by Yajing. Jiang Chen, who cannot calculate the exchange rate between Yajing and the current currency, cannot calculate the cost of these equipments.
But one thing is certain, that is the cost of seabed mining is very low, at least before the advent of space mining.
"It's almost the same as my analyst's conclusion." Luke nodded with a smile.
"At present, the global iron, aluminum, copper and other ore markets are in jeopardy. It is no exaggeration to say that if iron ore prices maintain the current downward trend, 47 mining companies worldwide will face the risk of bankruptcy by the end of this year. In the short term It may be beneficial to us, but we are also dangerous in the long run. So, I hope to take a step back to solve this problem. "
"So what is your suggestion?" Jiang Chenrao asked with interest while looking at Luke who was smiling.
"If I remember correctly, you can influence the government decision of the new country. We hope you can influence the decision of the presidential palace and increase the mineral export tax by 50% in the next five years to limit the export of mineral resources of the country." Luke Said softly.
Beyond Jiang Chen ’s expectations, he originally thought that Luke would propose to acquire the technology of future mining, but did not expect him to mention this aspect, but only proposed such a painless future for mining. Itchy proposal.
"Is it possible to cool down investors by restricting future mining to enter the international market? But what does this do for me?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.
"Of course we will not let you do it in vain. I am willing to provide you with an effective supply order for iron, aluminum, copper and other ores within five years to follow 80% of the current market value of mineral resources."
For BHP Group, this is indeed a big step back. The discount is 20%, which is almost at the cost of supplying ore, which means that they will work for the Future Group for free within five years in exchange for the concession made by the Future Group to delay the entry of low-cost ore into the global market.
"Do you use the power of capital to delay the advent of new technologies?" Jiang Chen said meaningfully.
"You can understand that paying enough benefits, I hope you can postpone the introduction of this technology. In the environment of weak demand, the introduction of such technology is not beneficial to the entire market." Luke said seriously.
Having said this, Luke has made the BHP Group's attitude very clear.
As an international mining giant like this, Jiang Chen certainly does not naively think that they will honestly solve problems through market competition. Being able to own so many minerals in more than a dozen different countries around the world, they must not be underestimated for their political investment.
The reason for this is that they do n’t want to have a head-on conflict with the futuristic group, and even the subtext of the threat is not explained. After all, the Future Group is not the same as Xiaomi. The core industry is mainly in the Internet field, not in resource exploitation. The two sides can still avoid unnecessary conflicts.
On the other hand, it ’s not just the BHP Group that is hurting profits. The Vale Mining Company controlled by Rothschild is the world ’s largest ore supplier. It ’s hard to say that this “coincidence” meeting with Luke It has nothing to do with Carmen.
Jiang Chen ’s thoughts are turning fast at this moment, weighing the pros and cons of this proposal.
If possible, Jiang Chen does not want to confront these mining giants head-on. In the future, people will need a relatively stable development environment for technology development. At this time, it is unwise to make enemies for yourself. .
Not to mention, the surplus of resources is only for the current situation. This agreement says that it is a step back, but it is really unclear who will suffer ...
Luke waited patiently for Jiang Chen's reply.
Don't let him wait for a long time. After a moment of silence, Jiang Chen asked.
"Five years? Can I ask the supply quota?"
"It's up to you." Luke sipped his champagne elegantly, Luke said generously.
Hearing this sentence, Jiang Chendi's mouth raised a slightly undetectable smile.
"80 million tons."
Looking at Jiang Chen ’s figures, Luke almost did n’t spray the champagne he had drunk.
“80 million tons, Mr. Jiang has a concept for the number he gave? I ’m not kidding, even if all the steel mills in the new country have been operating continuously for 50 years, these iron ores may not be processed. "
In 15 years, China ’s annual import of iron ore was almost 950 million tons, and the land area of the new country is less than half of China ’s provinces. Not to mention five years, even for fifteen years, it is absolutely impossible to eat so much iron ore!
In the eyes of outsiders.
“There is no need for you to worry about it. Naturally, the Renren Group has projects to digest these resources. By the way, these 80 million tons are the total of iron, aluminum, copper, nickel and other ores, not just iron. Ore. Of course, iron ore certainly accounts for the bulk of these 80 million tons of ore, with a proportion of at least 75%. "Jiang Chen smiled.
Brows closed, Luke hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"Maximum 50 million tons, and you must ensure that the ore I provide to you at the cost price, you must not put these iron ore into the international market, this will be written into the contract."
"No problem. But here I have to say in advance that we may build a factory in neighboring Papua New Guinea for processing, and then ship it back to the new country." Jiang Chen reminded.
The labor resources in the new country are tight. These industries with high pollution and high labor demand, Jiang Chen intends to transfer to neighboring countries as much as possible. As a developing country, New Guinea is undoubtedly a good choice, as is the burgeoning Moro State.
After thinking for a while, Luke finally nodded.
"No problem."
"In addition, molybdenum, uranium, and rare earth resources are not within the scope of the agreement." Jiang Chen continued to propose.
"No problem, the molybdenum ore and rare earth markets are basically controlled by the Chinese side, and it has nothing to do with us ... By the way, is it technically feasible to mine uranium from the seabed?" Expression of interest.
"Not now, but it does not mean that it will not work in the future. Maybe we can make technological breakthroughs within five years, which is not good." Jiang Chen said ambiguously.
"Really? That's really surprising. If you have no other objections, I'm glad we agreed." Luke smiled and toasted.
"Wish us a happy cooperation." Jiang Chen also toasted, with a mysterious smile on his face.
With this crisp clinking sound, this single business worth tens of billions of dollars is finally settled. Satisfied smiles hung on the faces of both contracting parties. Obviously, both parties got the results they wanted.
Luke received a promise from Renmin Mining not to bring deep-sea mining technology to the global mining market. Although the 50 million tons of ore cannot make money, it will not make the BHP Group lose money. In the current market, it is already very good to be able to maintain a non-loss performance without reducing production. On the surface, the BHP Group "worked free" for the Future Group, but to put it another way, this is not a solution to the excess capacity of the BHP Group.
As for Jiang Chen, the benefits are obvious. 50 million tons of ore was obtained at the floor price, which is very important for the future construction of the sea floating city, the base station at the bottom of the space elevator, and the large habitable space station.
It wo n’t take five years at all, and Luke will regret the contract concluded tonight.
Overcapacity of resources will always be relative to the present.
The only thing that puzzles Jiang Chen is why Luke can so confidently judge the future cost and output of mining. And in the face of deep sea mining technology, he did not show any confusion about the acquisition intention.
Looking at the wine glass in his hand, Jiang Chen was lost in thought. (To be continued.)