Half of Heizi's words were taught by Qin Hai before coming to Russia, and the other half came from his own insights. His father, Fu Wenbin, was the director of Pingyuan Steel Plant. After the collapse of the steel plant, Fu Wenbin
I was depressed for a long time. Later I heard that Qin Hai
After taking over the Pingyuan Steel Plant, Fu Wenbin was so happy that he kept talking about it for many days. From his father's performance, Heizi could understand the old man's feelings for the business he had been engaged in. He believed that to open up Gegeqikeli
Waiting for people's heart locks must be approached from this angle.
Sure enough, after hearing Heizi's words, several old people were silent for a moment. Gege Chikoli tapped his fingers on the table gently and was silent; Chudakov silently poured Erguotou into his mouth; Wagner and Abeji
Yang was mechanically picking up the peanuts on the table and putting them into his mouth. The atmosphere at the wine table was a little depressing for a while, which made Seryozha feel a little uncomfortable.
"Director of the Gegechikoli mine, do you think what Mr. Fu from China said makes sense? Whether it succeeds or not, can you all say something?" Seryosha urged impatiently.
Even though Seryozha has become the governor now, there are actually not many city governments. Elections require the ability to deceive. Whoever makes more false claims is more likely to be elected. Seryozha relies on his
He was elected because of his silly personality. When it comes to things like this that require using his brain to persuade, he is really not good at it.
"Mr. Fu, do you really plan to mine this iron mine and not just seal it up?" Gege Chikoli did not answer Seryosha's question, but asked Heizi.
"Seal it up?" Heizi was a little surprised, "Why should we seal it up?"
Gegeqikeli said: "Some time ago, several Japanese people brought by Governor Tsereteli also said that they wanted to acquire iron ore. But the purpose of their acquisition was not to mine it, but to seal it up.
, and then exploit them in a few decades. To be precise, they want to take advantage of Russia’s current economic difficulties to seize all these resources, which is unacceptable to us.”
"Why don't they mine now?" Xie Qijin asked.
Chudakov finally put down the bottle and said: "Isn't the reason obvious? The Dubiago iron ore is mainly siderite, with some limonite, and the ore grade is only 30%, while Japan's steel
The grade of iron ore purchased by companies from Brazil and Australia can reach more than 60%. Most steel mills in Japan cannot use the ore from the Dubiago iron ore, so they do not plan to mine this iron ore."
"Chudakov turned out to be the deputy chief engineer of our iron mine." Gege Chikoli gave an introduction to everyone to explain why Chudakov knew these things.
"But if they don't plan to mine it, why do they want to acquire it?" Xie Qijin is still a little confused.
This question was answered by Wagner, who said: "This is because the Japanese want to take a long-term view. They bought this mine and sealed it. Once there is a new breakthrough in technology, or there is a problem with the international iron ore supply,
, they can open the mine at any time."
"After all, the price of our mine is too cheap. Even if they buy it and seal it, they won't suffer much loss." Abejiyan added in an unhappy tone.
"Can I ask, what is your price for this iron ore?" Heizi asked.
The four old men all turned their attention to Seryosha. Seryosha was a little flustered and hesitantly said: "Iron ore is a resource of Chita Prefecture, so the price is determined by the state assembly. I am just an executor. At that time, China
My friend hasn’t come yet. There is only one buyer from Japan, so the price may indeed be a little lower.”
"So, how much is it?" Heizi asked.
Xie Liaosha said: "The purchase price reported by the state parliament at that time was 80 million U.S. dollars. The Japanese felt that the price was a bit high and said they could only offer 50 million U.S. dollars. However, before the price was negotiated, the Gegechikoli mine manager and others
This matter was rejected."
"Eighty million US dollars is not too low." Heizi seemed to be talking to himself.
"What did he say?" Chudakov asked Xie Qijin when he saw that Xie Qijin did not translate Heizi's words.
"Oh, he said $80 million is not low," Xie Qijin said.
"This is a large mine with a theoretical reserve capacity of 1 billion tons," Chudakov said. However, his tone was not too tough, because as a mining engineer, he also knew about the existence of the Dubiago iron ore.
defects.
"The grade of Dubiago iron ore is too low. Moreover, the ore contains high phosphorus, which is not conducive to smelting. Also, the mining area is in an alpine zone, and mining is very difficult. The price of such an iron ore of US$80 million is indeed not high.
It's too low." Heizi said calmly.
The purpose of their trip was to seize the Dubiago iron ore. How could Heizi not have done any relevant homework beforehand? Winning the mining rights of this iron ore is only the first step in iron ore mining. The next step is still needed.
To carry out a large amount of infrastructure construction, the investment may reach hundreds of millions of dollars. Song Hongxuan organized mining experts to conduct calculations using second-hand data, and estimated that
After the Biago Iron Mine is put into production, the mining cost of each ton of iron ore will be as high as more than 40 US dollars. With transportation costs, it will even be more expensive than the ore imported from Brazil, which has increased in price by 70%. It can be said that acquisition and development
The Dubiago Iron Mine is completely uneconomical economically, which also determines that the mining rights of the Dubiago Iron Mine cannot be sold at a higher price.
However, due to the extremely high development costs, Qin Hai still plans to take possession of this iron ore and carry out preliminary development. Its only purpose is to break the blockade of Vale and force Vale to bow its head.
From Vale's perspective, they believe that China is carrying out large-scale infrastructure construction, so the demand for steel is rigid and cannot be reduced, which in turn determines that the import of iron ore is necessary. Vale controls
As the lifeblood of China's iron ore supply, we can raise prices as much as we want, regardless of what the Chinese think.
Of course, Brazil and Australia are not the only countries in the world that produce iron ore. There are abundant iron ores in Africa, South Asia, the Far East and other places. China also has a lot of iron ore. However, the cost of mining all these iron ores is very high.
Rationally speaking, rather than mining these iron ores, it is better to accept Vale's price increase requirements.
Vale made such calculations before daring to offer a price increase of 70%. In their view, even if the price increases by 70%, they still have a price advantage, and there is no need to worry that Chinese steel companies will not accept it.
However, they never expected that their negotiating opponent was a person who was never willing to be threatened by others. Qin Hai was convinced that Vale and BHP Billiton also had their own sore feet and were not fearless. As long as China Steel
If you dare to put on a desperate stance, the other party will definitely admit defeat.
He would rather pay a higher cost to mine the Dubiago iron ore than accept Vale's price increase request. This is how Qin Hai shows his determination. Although in the end he may not necessarily go all out to develop the Dubiago iron ore.
Mine, but the momentum must be presentable. Only in this way can Vale and BHP Billiton be frightened.
Heizi naturally understands this plan, but he will not reveal it in front of Gege Chikoli and others. He just points out the shortcomings of the Dubiago iron mine, and then waits for the reaction of Gege Chikoli and others.
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"You're right." Chudakov nodded, "If that's the case, why do you want to acquire the Dubiago iron ore?"
"We need to have a supply of iron ore at our disposal." Heizi said, "We plan to spend US$2 billion to develop the Dubiago iron ore. We will use the latest open-pit mining technology to extend the mining season and ensure
Not even in early winter
Work was stopped due to the cold. In addition, we will build a large-scale mineral processing plant and pellet sintering plant near the iron ore, with an annual production capacity of more than 50 million tons. If these projects can be put into operation, you can imagine what Chita Prefecture will be like
What will it become?”
"Is everything you said true?" Abejiyan asked.
Heizi smiled slightly, took out a stack of drawings from his bag, handed them to Abejiyan, and said: "Before I set off, the technical staff of our group have made a preliminary plan for the development of the iron ore. You can
Take a look at the blueprint."
"blueprint?"
Several old men exchanged glances with each other, and then they all gathered next to Abegyan and began to look at the drawings Heizi gave them. Chudakov was a mining engineer and his ability to read drawings was better than anyone else. He pointed with his fingers.
The signs on the picture were explained to several friends. The more they listened, the more excited they became, and smiles gradually spread on their faces.
"So, do you really want to develop this iron mine?" Gegeqikeli asked.
Heizi said: "At this point, Gegeqikeli Mine Manager still thinks I'm joking?"
"So, where are you going to use the workers to build this mine?" Gegeqikeli asked again.
This was another sensitive question. Heizi came prepared and replied calmly: "We will send a group of engineers from China and also send some workers to participate in the construction. But the main construction work, as well as the future mining work,
We prefer to use local workers in Chita State. In view of your understanding of the Dubiago iron mine, our group hopes to hire you as a consultant for the mine to help us better develop this mine."
"If so, that's great!" Gege Chikoli said, "As long as you can fulfill this promise, we will support your work."
"No, it should be said that they support our common cause." Heizi corrected with a smile.
"Yes, cheers to our common cause!" Gege Chikoli raised the wine bottle and said loudly. (To be continued.)