Resource Tycoon Reborn

ps: ps: I have something going on today, so there may not be a second update.

At this time in China, it is the coldest season of the year, but in Australia in the Pacific, it is the hottest season of the year.

The Xia Wen family, who returned from Fengyuan to visit relatives, undoubtedly have the most personal experience of the seasonal changes in the two places. All three of the family caught a cold because of this. This made Xia Wen's nose a little red while sitting in the office. But this

It cannot affect his good mood. Because Haiping Mining Company will officially start production of two new mines in a few days, which will increase Haiping Mining Company's annual iron ore output from the current more than 15 million tons.

It has been increased to more than 38 million tons, and this also means that the transportation capacity of the railway and port built for the Kalaso mining area will also be fully utilized, which will significantly reduce the production cost per ton of Haiping Mining Company.

It has dropped from nearly fifty US dollars to about thirty-nine US dollars. In February 2006, the global iron ore market price exceeded ninety-three US dollars per ton!

The huge difference between cost and selling price made Haiping Mining Company's profit margin very astonishing, and also made Xia Wen admire Fang Mingyuan's business talent. I think back then, when Haiping Mining Company was first established, no one was optimistic about this company.

For enterprises in Western Australia, although the reserves of the Calazo mining area are rich, there is basically no production infrastructure. The ore mined by Haiping Mining Company cannot be transported without railway lines and ports. In Western Australia, railways and

The amount of investment in infrastructure such as ports is extremely staggering, which also makes the cost of iron ore mined by Haiping Mining Company high. In the beginning, the more production areas there were, the greater the losses. If not for the strong capital of the Fang family,

With the support behind it, Haiping Mining Company has closed down long ago.

Moreover, due to the monopoly of several giants on the iron ore market, Haiping Mining Company's initial efforts to develop the market were half the result with twice the result. Most of the output was actually digested within the steel companies owned by the Fang family.

Just when Xia Wen felt that Haiping Mining Company's profits were far away, starting from 2003, the price of iron ore in the international market began to increase. No one expected that in just a few years, the international price of iron ore would rise.

The market price can actually approach the one hundred US dollars per ton mark, and judging from the current situation, at least in the next two or three years, the international market price of iron ore will still be on an upward path. This means that,

Haiping Mining Company still has at least a few more years to make huge profits, and as of the end of last year, Haiping Mining Company had become debt-free. And this year, Haiping Mining Company’s exports of iron ore will double, which also means that this year Haiping Mining Company will

The income from the mining company will be even more gratifying. As the person in charge of Haiping Mining Company, the salary he can receive will naturally be higher.

Xia Wen was sitting in his office thinking about how to further expand the mine's production capacity and the port's transportation capacity. At the same time, he was also waiting for a visitor, Frisk Andrew, chairman of the Australian Katsk Metal Group.

Katsk Metal Group is a mining company formally established in early 2004, and is considered a peer of Haiping Mining Company. However, its mining area is located in the Pilbara region in the northwest of Western Australia, covering an area of ​​nearly 60,000 square kilometers.

Among the exploration areas, Katsk Metal Group is said to have discovered and owned nearly 4 billion tons of iron ore resources, of which 1.2 billion tons meet reserve standards. This only accounts for less than 10% of its total exploration area.

4. It can be said that the iron ore reserves in the future will be very abundant.

But Katsk Metal Group is still far from making a profit, because huge amounts of money must be invested to mine the iron ore, and the Pilbara region is not coastal. If the iron ore wants to be exported, Katsk Metal Group still has to invest a huge amount of money.

It is necessary to invest huge sums of money to build a 300-kilometer railway and a port for exporting iron ore.

However, Xia Wen still didn't understand why Andrew came to him. After all, the Pilbara region and the Carasso region were far apart. It was unrealistic for Andrew to use the Haiping Mining Company's railways and ports to export iron ore.

Partly because of curiosity, partly because of Frisk. Andrew is still very famous in Australia. He was born in a mining area as a child. When he grew up, he worked in a mining company, and later served as a non-executive director of many mining companies.

The executive director and executive director can be regarded as senior industry insiders. In early 2004, he invested nearly 10 million Australian dollars to acquire a company listed on the Australian stock market and renamed it Katsk Metal Company.

Later, Andrew raised funds from various sources to acquire the exploration and mining rights in the Pilbara region, and established Katsk Metal Group. It is said that his shares in the company exceeded 41%, making him the largest shareholder. Naturally,

After that, he became the chairman of Katsk Metal Group. Although Katsk Metal Group has not been able to export even one ton of iron ore so far, Andrew has represented Katsk Metal Group with many steel companies in China.

The company signed a long-term iron ore supply agreement and successfully obtained orders of more than 30 million tons per year. It was with these contract orders that Katsk Metal Group borrowed billions of dollars from Australian banks.

, and relying on these contract orders, the price of Katsk Metal Group on the Australian stock market has now risen from 0.1 Australian dollars per share to 0.93 Australian dollars per share, becoming the object of stock investors' pursuit. For such

A somewhat legendary Australian, Xia Wen naturally wanted to meet him.

Andrew arrived ten minutes later than the time agreed with Xia Wen. He was a typical Caucasian man with blond hair and looked to be around fifty years old.

“Mr.

"Why?" Andrew said with emotion.

"Mr. Andrew, you only have half an hour, and I have another appointment in half an hour. So, why did you come to see me? You don't just want to see me and express a few words, right?"

"Xia Wen calmly pointed to the clock on the wall and said. Although he was not sure whether this person was praising him or hurting him, he still decided to be tougher. When the Australians faced the Chinese

.Many people have a kind of self-confidence that comes from their bones.

"Ahem!" Andrew coughed awkwardly, "Mr. Xia, I came to visit you this time to find out from you which construction company is responsible for your company's railway and port construction.

Also, is the shipping company responsible for transportation for your company Kuok Shipping Group Company in Hong Kong? I wonder if Mr. Xia can tell me their contact information." Xia Wen blinked and looked at Andrew without speaking.

Andrew came to see Xia Wen this time because he wanted to ask Xia Wen to contact Longxing Construction Group for Katsk Metal Group to build a railway and a port for iron ore export in the Pilbara mining area of ​​Katsk Metal Group. Before that,

Katsk Metal Group has contacted many local construction companies in Australia, and the quotations from these companies are so high that it makes him feel heartbroken. Especially now that Katsk Metal Group has not exported a ton of iron ore to create value, he feels very confident about himself.

Every dollar in your hand is valued very much.

So he set his sights on overseas construction companies. The Calazo mining area of ​​Haiping Mining Company caught his attention. It is also an emerging mining company, and it is also in Western Australia. It will also be squeezed out by those giants.

However, Haiping Mining Company still built a heavy-haul railway connecting the port and the mining area in a short period of time, and also built a modern port from scratch. Especially when he heard that Haiping Mining Company's railway and port were only

It took two years to complete and put it into use, and the total investment amount was only three-quarters of the price quoted by the Australian construction company. This made Andrew very excited. You know, those construction companies also promised to complete the project within thirty at the earliest.

It will take between six months and forty months to complete. In his opinion, Haiping Mining Company’s port construction and railway construction are still more difficult than the Pilbara mining area. After all, there is already a port there, and Katsk Metal Group is just

A professional iron ore transportation port should be built there.

And more importantly, Andrew heard that Haiping Mining Company has a very good relationship with Guo's Shipping Group Company. Basically all the iron ore of Haiping Mining Company is transported by Guo's Shipping Group Company. And Guo's Shipping Group Company is

A shipping company in Hong Kong. It is said that not only does its transportation fleet have a considerable scale, but it also has a good relationship with the mainland Chinese government. It has invested in port construction in many places in mainland China.

From the beginning of the establishment of Katsk Metal Group, Andrew has been rushing to China's iron ore market. In the world's major developed countries, the steel companies have reached their peak and begun to decline, and these companies have already competed with those iron ore companies.

The ore production giants have cooperated for many years and have inextricable relationships. It is not easy for Katsk Metal Group to seize market share from the iron ore production giants.

As for the most important countries in emerging markets, such as Russia, India, and Brazil, their own iron ore production can fully meet the needs of domestic steel companies, and there is even excess production that can be supplied to the international market. Katsk Metal

The group's iron ore will be sold at a loss even if the cost is lowered. Even if the cost of shipping is calculated, it cannot be lower than the price of iron ore in these countries. Therefore, it is basically unnecessary to consider it. Only China has a very strong need for iron ore.

The market is strong, and new companies need to emerge to break the current iron ore supply pattern. This is why he has been able to obtain many long-term iron ore supply orders from Chinese steel companies.

Therefore, if we can contact Longxing Construction Group and establish a good relationship with Guo's Shipping Group Company, it will have a positive effect on the future entry of Katsk Metal Group's iron ore into the Chinese market.

"The company responsible for our company's railway and port construction is China's Longxing Construction Group, and the transportation business is indeed handled by Hong Kong's Kuok Shipping Group Company. Their contact information is easy to find." Xia Wen said after a while. He

It's not that he meant to embarrass Andrew, but he didn't turn around for a moment, and this person came to see him because he was here to deliver business.

"Well... I hope Mr. Xia can introduce me." Andrew smiled, "Of course, I will remember that Katsk Metal Group owes Mr. Xia and Haiping Mining Company a favor, which will be repaid in the future. And we will not take away the original

It belongs to the shipping capacity of Haiping Mining Company." If Katsk Metal Group wants to export iron ore, it will be taken over by Longxing Construction Group. It will take another two years at the earliest. If it signs a contract with Guo's Shipping Group in advance, this time will be enough for Guo's

The Shipping Group Company has organized another fleet. And with the introduction of Haiping Mining Company, a former major customer, Andrew can meet the person in charge of Longxing Construction Group more smoothly.

Xia Wen pondered for a moment, then stood up and said: "Chairman Andrew, please wait a moment." Although it was not a big deal to introduce him to the relevant persons in charge of Longxing Construction Group and Guo's Shipping Group, it was still a big deal for the two.

This company has brought in a big business, but Katsk Metal Group will become a competitor with Haiping Mining Company in the future. The slower its ore exports, the more beneficial it will be to Haiping Mining Company, so he wants to ask Fang Mingyuan.

Opinion.

"Mr. Xia, although we are peers, we will all face pressure from several giants in the future. If Katsk Metal Group can form a scale as soon as possible, it can also share the industry pressure faced by your company!" Andrew also stood up.

, solemnly and authentically. Andrew is not a fool. He naturally knows that the founder and owner of Haiping Mining Company is also an important shareholder of Longxing Construction Group and Guo Shipping Group Company. If he cannot get the recognition of Haiping Mining Company, then even if he contacts

If he joins Longxing Construction Group and Guo's Shipping Group Company, he may also be blocked by Haiping Mining Company, which is why he hopes to be introduced by Xia Wen.

Xia Wen didn't leave for long. After about a cup of tea, he returned to the office. He gave Andrew two business cards and said directly: "I have already contacted them. Your company can send someone to contact them."

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Andrew was stunned for a moment, then quickly took the business card with both hands and put it in his business card holder. (To be continued.)