After the failure to establish an arsenal in the Republic of Congo, Southern Africa increased its penetration into the Republic of Congo and further strengthened its control over the Republic of Congo.
Electricity is only one aspect. The railway in the eastern part of the Republic of Congo, which used to be owned by the government of the Republic of Congo, has now been acquired by a southern African company for a mere 50,000 rand.
This railway was built by the former colonial government of the Congo Free State. It was originally designed to run from Bomaimai to Lake Kivu and run through the entire territory of the Congo Free State.
Unfortunately, before the railway was completed, a rebellion broke out in the Congo Free State, which later split into the Republic of Congo and the Kingdom of Congo, making its completion impossible.
After the founding of the Republic of Congo, the railway extended from Boma to Soyo. The total length of the railway in the eastern part of the country is only about 300 kilometers. Due to poor operation, it has suffered losses for many years and cannot make ends meet. In fact, the repayment of R50,000 is too much.
Only the eastern region is counted because there are about 500 kilometers of railways in the west of the Republic of Congo, close to Nyasaland and Rhodesia. However, this part of the railway does not belong to the Republic of Congo, but to Upper Katan.
Owned by Canada United Mining Co., Ltd.
Moreover, this part of the railway is not connected to the Bosso Railway, but is connected to the east and southern African railway network. This is also one of the reasons for Southern Africa to occupy Katanga.
Like the railway, Soyo, the Republic of Congo's only outlet to the sea, is also operated by a Southern African company. The company obtained management rights, including tax collection, from the Republic of Congo in the form of rent. The model is probably similar to the South African company during the Cape Colony.
The South African company happens to be one of the shareholders of many companies in the Republic of Congo.
"After we capture Katanga, all the copper mines will be under our control. At that time, we will have the final say on the copper price in the world -" Henry is full of confidence. He is now a veritable mining giant.
, Favart, as the most important heavy industry base in southern Africa, plays a key role in the industrial development of southern Africa.
Both Rock and Stoudemire smiled. The difference was that Rock's smiles were all from the heart, while Stoudemire's smile was a bit forced.
The copper belt Henry mentioned refers to the Central African copper belt that spans Nyasaland, Rhodesia and the Congo, and extends to the French colonies.
Most of this copper mining belt originally belonged to Rhodesia. Unfortunately, when Stoudemire "sold" Nyasaland to Rock, he also sold the northern Rhodesia area where no mines had been discovered at that time to Rock.
, and passed by huge wealth.
Roque did not eat alone. After the copper mine was discovered in northern Nyasaland, Roque teamed up with Henry Smalls to establish the Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. to develop the Central African copper belt. Now it is produced by Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd.
Copper accounts for more than half of the world's copper production, so Henry is really not bragging. The pricing power of copper is now in the hands of Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd.
"Don't be complacent. Adan Company has discovered a large number of copper deposits in South America, and the reserves are no less than those in the East African copper belt." Rock's current sights are not limited to southern Africa. All of the world's well-known mines are in Rock's
in memory.
When Luo Ke was engaged in foreign trade in his previous life, he was salivating over the rich resources owned by foreign mining companies.
At that time, Rock was powerless. Now Rock has an opportunity. That is, after the Australian company purchased a large amount of land in Western Australia and began to hoard iron ore, the Adan Company also began to conquer cities in South America. Regardless of whether there are conditions for mining now, buy the place first.
Say it again.
It’s not just Adan Company. The prospectors of Christian Exploration Company also travel all over the world.
In Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, explorers from the Christian Exploration Company discovered several iron ore reserves with astonishing reserves, each of which has reserves greater than the Favalte iron ore. The explorers speculated that Itabira
There should be a huge iron ore belt around La, just like the copper ore belt in Central Africa.
The engineers of Christian Exploration Company are correct. There is indeed a huge copper ore belt around Itabira. Another famous "Iron Four Corners" in time and space is centered on Itabira. This iron ore belt
It is 64 kilometers wide and 192 kilometers long. It has reserves of about 3.5 billion tons and an iron content of up to 6070. The ore layer is close to the surface, making it easy for open-pit mining.
"Buy, buy them all, even if you don't mine, you won't be able to benefit others." Henry was full of momentum, and everyone was innocent of the crime of harboring the jade.
Just like the Republic of Congo, which owns the Katanga region, when Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. signed a development agreement with the Republic of Congo, although the Republic of Congo was reluctant, it was forced by the three men of Rock and Henry Stoudemire to join forces.
The Republic of Congo also pinched its nose and admitted it.
Unfortunately, people's desires are endless. It was not enough for Rock and Henry to establish the Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. They now went a step further and asked the Republic of Congo to cede Katanga to southern Africa. The Republic of Congo also could not refuse.
This is just like the United States bullying Mexico. The essence of jungle society is that if you are weak, you deserve what you deserve.
"Mining, what's the use of not mining? After the establishment of the Southern African Union, Africans were brought to South America to mine, and then the ore was transported back to southern Africa, and it was piled up if it was not used up." Xiaosi is also ruthless, and the people in southern Africa
Resources can be developed at any time, and resources from other countries can be grabbed as long as they are available.
"Then you have to prepare a large enough warehouse -" Rock laughed. Xiao Si had no idea about the scale of hundreds of millions of tons. It is just like the gold mine in the Rand Mining Area. It cannot be mined in a hundred years. All of them are mined.
, can meet the needs of the world for decades or hundreds of years.
"Then transport it back and dump it into the sea -" Xiaosi revealed the secret.
Legend, legend, in the 1970s and 1980s, Japan often purchased resources from neighboring countries, transported them back to Japan, and dumped them into the sea to store them, such as coal, wood, and rare earths——
Forget about coal and rare earths, how can we throw wood into the seabed and store it to mass-produce sunken wood?
Roque doesn’t know whether Japan has resources. Southern Africa does not need storage. Southern Africa itself has extremely rich resource deposits. Now with the addition of iron ore in Australia and Brazil, there may be no Vale and BHP Billiton in the future. Rio Tinto
It is now a Spanish company, but its headquarters is in the UK.
Rio Tinto was founded in 1873, and it was only in 1954 that it divested its Spanish business and shifted its business focus to the United Kingdom.
The current mining giant in the UK is Favalt, and even local British companies need to purchase raw materials from Favalt.
What makes the British smelting companies grit their teeth is that Fawalt Company not only mines the mines, but also smelts the goods. In the past few years, the British steel plants have closed down one by one. Let’s not say whether the economy will be affected, at least.
The air quality has improved a lot.
The current three mining giants in southern Africa are Favalte Company, Haut-Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd., and Adan Company, whose main business is in Port Elizabeth.
One of the three is steel, one is copper and rare metals, and the last one is oil. The boss of Fawalt Company is Henry, and both Rock and Stoudemire have shares. The boss of Katanga United Mining Co., Ltd. is Stoudemire.
Rock and Henry also have shares. The shares of Adan Company are a bit complicated. They are nominally owned by multiple companies. In fact, the major shareholder behind it is Nyasaland Company.
In other words, Rock and Henry Smalls are the real three mining giants in southern Africa and even the British Empire.
What Roque didn't expect was that Adan Company's purchase of copper ore in South America went smoothly, but it encountered some problems in its purchase of iron ore in Brazil.
In 1889, the Brazilian Empire established by Prince Pedro I of Portugal was overthrown, and Deodoro da Fonseca established the Federal Republic of Brazil. The new government followed the slogan of "order and progress" and was based on the presidential system.
Strengthen Brazil's modernization and vigorously develop the "coffee economy". Brazil produces three-quarters of the world's coffee production.
After the end of the world war, the Brazilian political scene was in violent turmoil. After Rodríguez Alves was elected president, he died of illness before he could be sworn in.
On November 15, 1918, Delfin Moreira was elected president.
Six months later, Delfin Moreira resigned.
Current President Epitacio Pessoa was elected on July 28, 1919.
The above three presidents are all from the Republican Party of Minas Gerais state, where Itabira is located.
Speaking of which, Brazil has no sense of existence, so Nima spent two hours looking for this little information.
The status of Minas Gerais in Brazil is second only to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It has many cities and developed plantations. Itabira is located in the Espinazo Mountains in the eastern part of Minas Gerais.
At the southern end, 50 kilometers southwest of Belo Horizonte, the population at this time was less than a thousand people.
Unfortunately, most of the local plantations in Itabira belong to the Pessoa family, where the current president Epitacio Pessoa belongs. Adan Company tried to buy Itabira from the Pessoa family.
It was rejected outright by the Pessoa family, who were not even interested in listening to Iron Square's offer.
"Hahahaha, the Pessoa family is not short of wealth. No matter how much money you pay, the Pessoa family will never sell Itabira." Epitacio Pessoa's cousin Ernesto Pessoa
Soa owned most of the land in Itabira, and Ernesto was also Minister of Commerce in Epitacio's cabinet.
"Your Excellency, Minister, why don't you listen to the offer from Iron Four Corners Company? Iron Four Corners Company is willing to buy your land in Itabira at twice the market price. With this money, you can buy twice the land elsewhere.
The current area of plantations." Fan Bao, general manager of Iron Four Corners Company, is not worried. The Brazilian government has not yet grasped the information that Itabira has massive iron ore.
"Haha, twice! It sounds very good, but I don't understand why your Iron Four Corner Company came all the way from Africa to Minas Gerais to buy that damn place in Itabira. What is in that place?"
Ernesto is not stupid, businessmen do not get up early if there is no profit. Since Iron Sijiao is willing to pay double the market price, then Itabira must be worthy of Iron Sijiao's investment.