Chapter 520 Safety of iron ore

   If it is said that the longest river in the world is the Nile River in Africa, if it is said that it has the largest basin area, it must be the Amazon River.

  Qin Tao sat on the plane, looking at the lush rainforest below.

  This huge area of ​​rainforest plants is called the lungs of the earth. It is the largest green plant area in the world. It helps the earth to purify carbon dioxide. The winding river below is even more spectacular.

In addition to the large basin area, the Amazon River has a fairly strong flow, which is several times larger than the sum of the other three major rivers in the world, the Nile, the Yangtze River, and the Mississippi River. The sea water inside has become thinner.

  Therefore, there are no bridges on this kind of river, and the construction is too difficult, especially during the flood season, when the river is often diverted.

   More importantly, the river is very wide, at the mouth of the river, the width is as high as 240 kilometers! Near Manaus in the middle reaches, the width of the river also reaches 5 kilometers, and in the downstream reaches 20 kilometers. Therefore, there is no problem driving a 10,000-ton dragon on it. The depth of the river is basically more than 45 meters, so there is no need to worry about being stranded.

  However, building a passage here will undoubtedly be very difficult.

  Qin Tao frowned.

"We have done some research in advance, and now it seems that it is very difficult to build a passage here." Zhang Wenlong, a geological expert on the plane, said: "According to the original idea, it is planned to cut logs directly, and then use Logs are laid on the ground to open a road. However, the traffic conditions of this road are not good. It will be difficult for our heavy vehicles to transport iron ore to pass. It is difficult to transport more than one hundred iron ore a year. And, in the rainy season, once it starts to rain here, the river will swell and the water will probably wash away the logs, and then there will be no roads."

Thanks to the fact that he didn't get too hotheaded and directly agreed to the conditions of the football people, Qin Tao was a little afraid. If he really agreed to the other party's conditions and started to build an aircraft carrier, the roads here turned out to be difficult to walk, and finally enough iron ore could not be transported, then Mingzhou Group is about to lose money!

   "Mr. Ilgues, we can't choose the mine here." Qin Tao said to Ilgues on the plane.

   "Why?" Irgus was very surprised.

Qin Tao did come back with the football people, but after returning, Sagas Tres had other things to do, so he handed over all the inspection of the mine to Ilgues, and Ilges was in charge. Take Qin Tao around.

  Now, flying over the Amazon River Basin in this dilapidated plane, Qin Tao has already given the answer directly.

Why?

Qin Tao's face was very serious: "This is the lung of the earth. If we open a channel here, we will have to cut down a lot of trees, which will destroy the natural environment. We cannot destroy nature just because of our own interests. "

  We want to protect the environment, we can't destroy nature! This reason is absolutely lofty.

Irgues frowned: "The transportation here should be the most convenient. If you are not interested in this place, then we can only go to Piauy State. Although this state is also next to the sea, the coastline is only 60 Many kilometers. Transportation is inconvenient."

If the three states are not suitable, then their navy’s plan to have a new aircraft carrier will come to nothing. The meager military expenditure may only be used to buy a second-hand aircraft carrier. Although the French aircraft carrier is tasteless, but cheap.

  With this in mind, the plane changed its course and headed for Piaui State.

  Most parts of this state are plateaus, and the coastal areas are lowlands and sandy land. Moreover, the Panaiba River Delta in the north has many islands, lakes, tributaries, beaches, etc. The richness of ecological resources is almost comparable to that of the Amazon River Basin.

"The mine we explored is just ahead." Ilgus pointed to a mountain below and said: "This mountain is called the Tracy Mountains. It was found during aerial surveys a few years ago, but due to transportation difficulties , so no company has been willing to mine.”

  No one usually comes to this kind of place where the birds don't shit, unless they fly from the sky.

   Difficulty shipping?

  Qin Tao looked at the terrain below, and said curiously: "There is a tributary of a river near this mountain, which leads directly to the Panaiba River. Why is transportation so difficult?"

   No matter how you look at it here, it is better than the first one.

"President Qin, you don't know that the river here is very shallow, and only shallow-draft inland boats can come in. If you use inland riverboats to transport, there is no suitable port along the way, so you have to go directly to the sea. Inland riverboats It is also impossible to sail on the sea, and it is hundreds of nautical miles to reach the nearest port. Therefore, transportation is not easy. Vale once came to investigate, but finally gave up."

   Shallow draft?

  Qin Tao had a smile on his face: "I'm not afraid of this. We have a solution. If we dig deeper, can your government agree?"

  Dig deep river?

Irgues's face was still very troubled: "Mr. Qin, this is not easy. The rivers below are different in width. In the wide places, the river is slow, so only river sand is deposited. These are easy to clean up, but there are also some relatively narrow ones. The river, where the current is turbulent, and there are pebbles washed out underneath, there is no way to clean it, so it is not so easy to dig deep in the river.”

   "It doesn't matter, it's easy for us, we'll book this mine!" Qin Tao was very satisfied: "Next, we need to go down and have a look, and we still need to conduct on-site inspections."

  Easy?

Ilges suddenly thought of something, and a look of enlightenment appeared on his face: "Yes, why didn't I expect that you can easily build islands, and of course you can easily deepen the river. It seems , You don’t need the help of our navy to transport, you can complete the transport task in this river.”

   It is difficult for others, but here in Mingzhou Group, there is no difficulty at all. They have special dredgers. It can be said that the mines here are tailor-made for Mingzhou Group!

  The next day, they changed to other means of transportation. After several hours of bumpy rides, at noon, the crowd finally arrived at the Tracy Mountains.

  It's poor here.

  Piaui State is almost the poorest place in the entire football country. It can only make money by exporting agricultural products. The roads along the way are also quite primitive. Thanks to the lack of rain, otherwise, the roads will be even more difficult.

There is a red rock under your feet. Just by looking at it, you can tell that it must contain iron. Zhang Wenlong knocked off a piece with a hammer, and made a preliminary conclusion based on experience: "This is unweathered iron rock, and the iron content is 100%. More than 40, the specific number still needs to be studied by instruments.”

"Okay, then we want the mine here!" Qin Tao finally made up his mind: "Next, we need to stay here with an expedition team and make a detailed report. After we evaluate it, we will formally sign the contract! Wish us a happy cooperation."

  At this moment, Ilguez's face became excited: "Mr. Qin, I believe that we will have a happy cooperation! We look forward to the transaction starting as soon as possible. When will you start building an aircraft carrier for us?"

   "Wait until the first ship of iron ore is transported from here." Qin Tao said: "At that time, we will hold a steel cutting ceremony for the aircraft carrier!"

  Ilguz was overjoyed: "That's really great!"

At this time, Irgues will never know that it will take a long time for the first iron ore to be transported. After all, the opening of the waterway is not so easy, and the Mingzhou Group even transported this batch of iron ore. , also specially built a batch of river-sea bulk carriers.

10 million tons of iron ore is definitely not a small number. You must know that if you only count the time at sea, it takes one month to ship, and two months to go back and forth. And other factors, running four times a year is already very good.

  In this way, even if each bulk carrier can transport 100,000 tons, 25 bulk carriers of the same type are needed.

Therefore, the first ship of iron ore was transported almost half a year later, and the aircraft carrier built for them also started at that time, and the time was just right. There was no delay.

   This is a later story. After Qin Tao returned to China, he saw a lot of people coming to greet him at the airport, among them was Xu Lequan, the person in charge of Huating Iron and Steel Plant.

   "Mr. Qin, you are really amazing. You bought a mine from abroad with ease." Xu Lequan excitedly said to Qin Tao: "Now, our domestic iron and steel enterprises can be regarded as having a stable source of iron ore!"

  Qin Tao frowned and looked at Xu Lequan: "Director Xu, Mr. Xu, when did I say that I would supply you with iron ore?"

These words are too blunt, but Xu Lequan was not angry: "President Qin, the iron ore import volume of your Mingzhou Group Iron and Steel Plant is one million tons per year, and the import volume you get from the football country is one million tons per year. Ten million tons, even if you double the size of your steel plant, you only need two million tons, what about the remaining eight million tons? We don’t want more, just give us four million tons.”

Mingzhou Group Iron and Steel Plant has already started importing. It used to be from the Kangaroo Country. Now that there is iron ore from the Football Country, there is definitely no need to import it from the Kangaroo Country. Moreover, 10 million tons of iron ore, Mingzhou Group made it clear that they couldn't eat it!

   "The rest, we can put it away, we can fill it between Dalie Mountain and Xiaolie Mountain, and use it when we need it in the future." Qin Tao said: "We have no plan to sell it."

  The smile on Xu Lequan's face froze: "Are you planning to sell?"

  10 million tons of iron ore per year, accounting for half of the domestic iron ore imports!

   (The data for 1996 was not found. The import volume in 1998 was 28 million tons, so it was assumed to be 20 million tons in 1996.)

  With so much iron ore, Mingzhou Group would rather eat it in its own stomach than sell it to a brother factory?

"Yes, we really don't plan to sell it." Qin Tao said: "Don't look at the amount of iron ore now, but in the future, it will not be enough at all. We have a lot of steel demand in our country. Ten years later, we will The import quantity of iron ore will reach more than 100 million tons. Only our Mingzhou Group itself may need 10 million tons of iron ore every year. Therefore, we are not self-preserving, but we really have no extra strength to support our brothers. "

   Needless to say the scale of 100 million tons, by 2020, the import volume of iron ore has exceeded 1 billion tons, accounting for 40% of the world's iron ore exports.

  Xu Lequan was completely disappointed.

The output of Huating Iron and Steel Works will increase every year, and the amount of iron ore needed is increasing. If it is purchased from abroad, it will have to spend foreign exchange. If it is purchased from Mingzhou Group, it is a domestic transaction, and it is enough to pay the domestic currency directly. .

  So, after learning that the Mingzhou Group had settled the deal, he immediately ran here. If he didn't take the lead, other domestic steel factories would also come to Qin Tao to buy iron ore.

   It's just that, I didn't expect that Mingzhou Group never thought of giving it to others. They wanted to use it for themselves!

  Mingzhou Iron and Steel Works is also constantly expanding its scale. However, they are taking the high-quality route. They don't even look at the ordinary construction steel. The smelted products are all high-quality and expensive products.

  For example, Invar steel, shipbuilding steel, especially high-strength steel used in aircraft carriers and submarines, etc. Therefore, their steelmaking output does not rank in the top ten in China, but in terms of profit, they can definitely rank in the top three.

  Now, with cheap iron ore, they still don’t sell it to others, but keep it for their own use. This is too petty.

   "However, you came just in time." Qin Tao said: "I happen to have some ideas, I will talk to you first, and then you will pass them on to other steel companies."

have a thought?

  Xu Lequan was taken aback again.

   "It's inconvenient to talk here, get in my car, let's talk in the car."

  So Xu Lequan got into the car.

   "Mr. Qin, what suggestion do you have? I will definitely help you convey it properly." Xu Lequan said.

   "I just said that we will import more and more iron ore in the future. If our domestic steel mills don't work together, we will definitely suffer losses when purchasing." Qin Tao didn't lay the groundwork, and went straight to the point.

  The motherland has a vast land and rich resources, so there is no shortage of iron ore. However, most of the domestic iron ore is lean iron ore. Many of them contain less than 30% iron, and many of them are still underground, so it is very difficult to mine them.

  Determined by geological tectonic movement, domestic ores mostly exist in fine-grained banded, oolitic and scattered point-like structures, even in microscopic fine-grained structures. Some are polymetallic symbiotic composite deposits, and just the first step of beneficiation will consume a lot of energy.

   It can even be said that the cost of iron ore imported from abroad is lower than that of domestic iron ore!

  Of course, this also has to pay attention to the method.

Qin Tao remembers very clearly that for a long time, the domestic demand for iron ore has been increasing, so he has to purchase it from the international market. In this way, those iron ore producers have the right to speak. Just a price increase will deflate the country, and even some domestic companies will deliberately poach other people's orders and raise prices maliciously.

  Going out to find mines is incompetent, but digging is top-notch!

  At present, the domestic iron and steel enterprises are still doing their own things, but if they want to have the right to speak about iron ore imports, they must work together!

"All iron and steel plants that have import needs must stand together and form a special import department, and then purchase iron ore through bidding. We will import the best quality and lowest price." Qin Tao said.

  Xu Lequan frowned.

   "Boss Qin, this is not easy! First of all, it is very difficult for us to stand together. If we want to import, how much is the import, and what is the quota for the big guys, and we must not quarrel."

  Qin Tao said it simply, but there are too many problems in realizing it. Many domestic steel factories are in the relationship of competition. It is not easy to get the big guys to work together?

  Mingzhou Group is riding the dust. The steel produced by Mingzhou Iron and Steel Plant is mainly used by Mingzhou Shipyard.

  Importing steel is the easiest way to reduce production costs and obtain high profits and markets. If the big guys talk about imports together, who doesn't want to ask for more?

Qin Tao gave Xu Lequan a blank look: "The nest is top-notch! Huh, you go and tell them that I proposed the import quotas according to the annual output of each steel mill! If anyone disagrees, Mr. Qin will be angry, and the consequences will be very serious. serious."

  Qin Tao didn't want to show off, but when he thought of those scenes being manipulated by iron ore suppliers, he felt annoyed that he hated iron but not steel. Now he must unify, so as not to be bullied in the future, even if he uses a little trick.

   "What's more, in the international market, we have to face competitors from island countries, kimchi countries, etc. Even if we are in a group, those iron ore suppliers may ignore us!"

  Even if the country is integrated with an iron fist, what about the international one? We have to face other competitors!

   Those iron ore suppliers can just wait at home to make money, who will take the initiative to come to the door?

"This requires us to take a multi-pronged approach." Qin Tao said: "At present, the main exporter of iron ore in the world is Kangaroo Country. The iron ore grade is good and the utilization rate is high. However, we must not rush to the door Buying, otherwise, a seller's market will be formed, and we need to expand iron ore channels in many ways."

  Although the iron ore in the Kangaroo Country is good, the country formed by the descendants of exiled criminals often jumps out to be a clown. Since Qin Tao already has power in his hands, of course he can't let this country eat too much meat.

   Want to sell iron ore? Come and beg us.

Qin Tao followed his own train of thought and explained: "In addition to the kangaroo country and the football country, other countries also have a lot of iron ore, such as the Rainbow country, the situation in this country is very good, we can definitely take this country as the main In addition to purchasing, you can also purchase their mines."

   Not only to purchase, but also to participate in the development of foreign mines! In fact, Mingzhou Group has already made a start. During this trip to the football country, they won the mining right of a mine.

"Africa is a continent rich in mineral resources but backward in economic development. As a country that has always maintained a friendly and brotherly relationship with Africa, we must of course undertake the important task of helping Africa better develop its rich resources, drive Africa's economic development, and solve our problems by the way. The source of iron ore."

It is very important to participate in the development together. In fact, it is not too late for domestic iron and steel groups to start in this regard. In 1987, Sinosteel and Rio Tinto cooperated to develop the Channar iron mine. In 1992, Shougang acquired the Peruvian iron mine. However, Although they started foreign development, they started very slowly and the effect was very poor, and there was not much iron ore mined.

   There are of course many reasons for this. It is not easy to go abroad to seek a living. If you don’t understand the situation abroad, you will easily stumble.

  However, these difficulties should definitely not be their hindrances. They must complete this task and solve the iron ore import problem through these methods!

   "President Qin, do you want your Mingzhou Group to take the lead?" Xu Lequan asked.

   "Me?" Qin Tao shook his head: "I'm not interested. Our Mingzhou Group will not lack iron ore for ten years, and we will have our own way in the future. This is the way you have to go."

   You can’t always feed yourself by yourself. After feeding, you will be a dou who cannot be supported. They have to be motivated to act on their own.

  Qin Tao doesn't need that.

   Speaking of this, Qin Tao has already arrived home.

   "Well, I'm sorry, Director Xu, I'm already home. Shall I ask Xiang Yang to take you back?"

"No, my car is right behind." Xu Lequan said, "Boss Qin, I will seriously pass on your proposal and try to get domestic enterprises to unite to solve our iron ore shortage. I I also want to ask you for advice, can you give us a trick?"

  The car has stopped, Qin Tao thought for a while, and then said: "In fact, there are special iron ore-rich areas in our country. You can use this as a bargaining chip when negotiating with foreign businessmen."

  The grade of domestic iron ore is too low, and most of them are lean iron ore. This sentence is actually unreasonable. There is one place that is not included: the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau!

The Cuoqin-rich iron ore concentration area at the southern foot of Gangdise Mountain, the Shiquanhe area in western Tibet, and other places are all areas rich in mineral resources. If the iron ore there is developed, there is no need to import iron ore in China. stone.

  Of course, it’s not easy to develop it. Back then, it cost a lot to build a road, and now there is no railway, so even if there is a way to mine it, there is no way to transport it!

  Although there is no way to develop it yet, you can go out and fool people.

   Do you sell it? If you don't sell it, we will make up our minds and develop our own iron ore. We are just looking for convenience. As long as you are willing to sell us iron ore at a suitable price, we will not develop it.

   This is also a trick.

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