Roark cannot decide the reserves of the Rand Gold Mine, but Roark can decide the amount of mining by the Johannesburg Mining Alliance.
Strictly speaking, it is not Roark alone who can decide. Roark and Stoudemire jointly control the Johannesburg Mining Alliance, so the amount of gold production is determined by Roque and Stoudemire.
The current Johannesburg Mining Alliance has a total of 42 nominal members. Excluding those who are smaller in scale, have unstable output, and may close down at any time, there are 12 larger-scale gold mines with stable output, and these 12 gold mines
All are under the control of Rock and Stoudemire. Rock has eight names and Stoudemire has four.
These 12 gold mines account for more than 70% of the gold output in the Rand mining area. Buck, the chairman of the Mining Alliance, may serve as Speaker of Parliament next year, and Vice Chairman Aiden is likely to go to the newly established Ministry of Mineral Resources to serve as mining
Minister of Resources.
Although Winston is no longer the British Prime Minister, he is well aware of the importance of the Rand Gold Mine. After hearing that the gold mine may be facing depletion, Winston is eager to know the specific situation of the Rand Gold Mine.
"This is the historical output of the Rand Gold Mine. The output of the Rand Gold Mine has been soaring since 1887, reaching its peak in 1913. The annual output of that year was 450 tons. After the outbreak of the world war, the gold output of the Rand Gold Mine went from bad to worse. Last year's
The output is only 230 tons. The Johannesburg Mining Union had 76 members in 1913. Now there are only 42 members left. The number of gold mines capable of stable production has been reduced to only 12. Experts from Christian Exploration Company and Nyasaland
The University's Mineralogy Department has estimated the gold reserves of the Rand Gold Mine. Based on last year's production, it can only last for seven years, and then the gold mine will be exhausted." Rock's words are not surprising, and he sounds hopeless.
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In fact, the Rand gold mine is still quite strong, and the other time and space has been mined until the 21st century.
The nominal output of the Rand Gold Mine last year was indeed only 230 tons. Only Rock and Stoudemire knew the actual output. The London gold commissioner stationed in Johannesburg had no right to enter those big gold mines.
The actual output of the mine is verified.
Private property is sacrosanct
Winston didn't say anything after reading the production report. He stared at Rock with dead eyes, as if he wanted to see Xiaolai under Rock's leather robe.
As for the report, everyone knows what's going on, so there's no need to explain it clearly.
Rock is not afraid. The Rand Bank is also counting on the gold from the Rand Gold Mine to stabilize the exchange rate. Forget it in London. A dead Taoist friend will not die a poor Taoist.
Southern Africa can now be said to be the only country in the world that still implements the gold standard system. The United States implements a gold exchange standard. Gold coins are not circulated in the country, but other governments are allowed to exchange gold with U.S. dollars. This is the basis for the United States to later establish
The dollar-centered international monetary system laid the foundation.
There are still gold coins circulating in Southern Africa. At the Rand Bank, rands can be exchanged for gold at any time, and there are no restrictions on the quantity. This requires a huge amount of gold reserves. Currently, there are only one country in the world that still has this ability.
A single seedling in southern Africa.
During the World War, the currencies of various countries devalued significantly. When European countries purchased supplies from southern Africa, they paid in gold.
The gold reserves in southern Africa now exceed 3,500 tons, ranking first in the world, to which the Rand mining area plays an important role.
Correspondingly, the UK's current gold reserves are less than 300 tons, so London urgently needs gold from the Rand Gold Mine.
"Locke, the agreement between the federal government of Southern Africa and the British Empire cannot be changed!" Winston could not give in. Without the gold from the Rand Mine, London's gold nugget standard would have no basis for implementation.
When the federal government of Southern Africa was established, the promise to the British Empire was that gold from the Rand Mine would be used as a condition for the establishment of the federal government.
In other words, London printed paper into pounds and then bought the gold from the Rand mines.
Although the pound is linked to gold, it is printed on paper after all.
Gold is dug out with hard work.
Prior to this, the exchange had been going on for nearly 20 years.
Otherwise, why do you think Britain launched the Second Boer War? If it was not for gold, was it to liberate the Boers?
Stop being funny.
"I didn't say it would change. I just reminded you that the gold in the Rand Gold Mine is drying up. The British Empire should find other ways to maintain the international status of the pound instead of pinning all its hopes on the Rand Gold Mine." Rock also
I didn’t say that I would eat up everything and turn my face away from anyone right now. At least I should be mentally prepared first.
"What are you thinking of? I would like to exchange pounds for rands. Would you like to exchange them?" Winston also knew that the status of pounds had been declining.
"Don't be kidding." Rock said awkwardly, it's not dark yet, don't sleep, wake up.
Winston was indeed worried about the British Empire and could not get a definite answer from Rock. Winston went to Johannesburg that night to find Albert Archibald, the gold commissioner stationed by the British government in Johannesburg.
As the name suggests, the Gold Commissioner is only responsible for matters related to gold and has no jurisdiction over other matters.
In Winston's memory, Albert Archibald was a young and capable young man. Unexpectedly, time is like a knife, and it makes people grow old. When he saw Albert Archibald,
Albert Archibald had become a Mediterranean rosacea and a paunchy middle-aged man.
Alas, the proportion of British men who are bald and put on weight is indeed a bit high when they reach middle age.
As for rosacea, it has almost become a representative image of the British.
"The situation in the Rand mining area has indeed been bad in the past two years. A large number of gold mines have closed down, miners' salaries are getting higher and higher, and Johannesburg's environmental requirements are getting higher and higher. Gold mining is a highly polluting industry, and the cost of mining is also getting higher and higher.
It's getting higher and higher, and the decline in output is inevitable." Albert Archibald had obvious bags under his eyes and an astonishingly large belly. His shirt buttons seemed ready to fly off at any time. His belt must have been specially lengthened, and the normal length should not be enough.
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"Is the Rand gold mine drying up?" Winston didn't care about the minutiae. The gold commissioner was a bad job. No matter who was the gold commissioner, without strong self-control, it would happen in a few years.
It can be seen that Albert Archibald is indeed pampered. His office is in a prosperous area in the center of Johannesburg. It is a three-story white marble office building with offices on the first and second floors and Albert Archibald living on the third floor.
Bert Archibald and his family.
Although Winston did not go to the third floor, it can be seen from the decoration on the first and second floors that it is of great value.
From Winston's perspective, the decoration level of Buckingham Palace is about this.
Oh, there are also three Lord's cars parked outside the office building, one of which was reserved for Albert Archibald and his family.
"It's not that it's being depleted. The output has been decreasing. You know, those gold mines with stable production have an average grade of ore above 20 grams per ton. If the grade is below five grams, it is usually in the Rand mining area.
It will be considered to have no mining value." Albert Archibald was also speechless. Five grams per ton, which is a rich ore in other areas, actually has no mining value in the Rand mining area.
Winston's expression was gloomy. He had just refreshed his knowledge about the gold mine before coming to Johannesburg. Albert Archibald's words obviously refreshed Winston's understanding of the Rand Gold Mine.
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"Why is there no mining value?" Winston couldn't accept it. In his opinion, these mine owners in Johannesburg were spoiled by God.
"Cost, mainly cost. In Johannesburg, the tax level of gold mines is relatively high. In recent years, the federal government, the Transvaal state government, and the Johannesburg city government have begun to increase environmental pollution control fees. Gold mines are indeed
The profit is high, but the cost is higher. Many mine owners cannot afford it, so they can only transfer the gold mines at a low price." Albert Archibald's eyes dodge, and Winston suddenly realized that something was wrong.
The position of Gold Commissioner involves dealing with gold mine owners in Johannesburg all year round, so it is difficult to say what Albert Archibald's position is.
"In other words, it is not that the gold mines have exhausted their output, but that the mine owners have taken the initiative to close the gold mines and stop producing." Winston felt that he had grasped the core of the problem.
"The same cannot be said for Christian Exploration Company and Nyasaland University," Albert Archibald also wanted to correct.
"Use your brain, Mr. Archibald. Think about who Christian is from Locke and who founded Nyasaland University. Therefore, the conclusions given by these two companies are not credible. Even if the reserves are determined,
It should also be run by the Royal Exploration Society, not by a local exploration organization in southern Africa." Winston sprayed Albert Archibald to death.
Hey, this description is inappropriate. It should be said to be a slap in the face.
It doesn’t seem very appropriate, so forget it, let’s leave it at that.
Albert Archibald was livid, and the Golden Commissioner was also an official. Although Winston was the former Prime Minister, he had now resigned and had no jurisdiction over Albert Archibald.
"Which is the largest gold mine in Johannesburg now?" Winston couldn't catch the tiger's den without entering the tiger's den.
Albert Archibald, "Lock Gold Mine", was quite familiar with the current situation of the Rand Gold Mine.
Rock Gold Mine is the first gold mine under Rock's name. It has been mined stably for 18 years now, and its output has been very stable.
Winston was silent when he heard the name. Rock's industries are all over southern Africa. He is involved in almost all walks of life, and he is one of the best in the industry. The same is true for the Rand mining area. Winston thought
When investigating the specific situation of the Rand mining area, there is no way around Rock.
