Abel hurried out of Southampton.In addition to not wanting to continue to provoke Anna, but also because he really has something.He was ready to go to Texas and the middle of New Mexico.Go see his oil fields.As soon as I returned to New York, I went directly to JFK International Airport, got on the plane that had been prepared for a long time, and set off for Texas.On the plane.He got another piece of good news from David Adams, who had already arrived in Texas.Union Petroleum, their engineers, accidentally discovered a copper mine in which Union Oil of California had its own rights and ownership while exploring for specific oil deposits near the oil field.The copper mine was discovered on the second day from the time of discovery.But because he was not sure, David Adams and California Union Oil did not tell Abel immediately.After a month of various explorations and millions of dollars, the approximate reserves were finally 'touched' thoroughly......
Another piece of good news that made Abel can't help but open a bottle of champagne on the plane.Total reserves of 7 million tonnes are expected......
David Adams told him that this is almost the same grade super iron mine as the Quila Walker copper mine, which the famous mining giant [Anglo American] only started construction in 2013.The Quila Walker Copper Mine is a very well-known event in the international mineral and resources industry, as well as large mines.It was originally an absolute controlling stake of Anglo American, with an 81.9% stake.Mitsubishi Corporation of the Wako State owned 18.1% equity.However, after several years of feasible 'sex' research, after all, it is still impossible to avoid the local snake of southern Peruvian copper.The main problem is that Southern Copper not only has two mines nearby, but also has a monopoly on local electricity, which is not available unless a new power plant is built.The water needed for mineral processing and refining is even more difficult in the local area, because there are not many residents around who have no water to drink, where will there be water for the factory?!
In addition to this, there is also the problem of rail transportation.In 2013, Southern Copper had built a railway from the desert to the Pacific coast.If the mine wants to save costs, it will have to use the railway.As a result, various compromises were made.The world's top copper mines, Anglo American Resources, which originally owned more than 81 shares, ended up with only 40% left.It's a bit unjust.But it can't be helped.However, this copper mine in Abel has not yet been named with a content of more than 7 million tons.Union Oil of California has uncompromising ownership because it seems to be an associate of that super oil field.Although it is rare to hear of oil deposits, it is also a rare thing to associate copper mines.Copper mines are often only associated with large coal mines and other metal mines.The discovery.It is even enough to go down in the history of the development of world resources.But there are upsides, David Adams said, and now there's another problem.The new super-large oil fields that have not yet been named, the current mining area has only just started construction, and the construction of oil transportation routes has even just been planned.It's just Union California's own problem, and there are even bigger problems out there.The problem is that this copper mine, as well as this oil field, is surrounded by four other oil companies or land companies of mining companies.To put it simply, Abel's oil field also has a large copper mine, if you want to ship it out.It is necessary to pass through the land of these 4 companies, and he chooses to transport by air unless he builds an airport on his own land.Otherwise, this piece of land is very coincidentally surrounded by 4 other companies, and it must pass through them.It's not near the sea.There are no large rivers.If you want real transportation, and the quantity is huge, the only suitable way is to transport it by rail or oil pipeline."
The situation is very complicated right now, and the four mines that surrounded us for four weeks are even larger than us.If we take the ocean transport route, the closest route to the Atlantic coast must pass through [Koch Industries] in the mining area.If you take the nearest railroad and the ready-made oil transportation route, you must pass through the Rockefeller family's mines. ”"The remaining two enclose our mine, north and west.One is Royal Dutch Shell, the other is Valero Energy......
"David Adams spoke directly to Abel's private jet, and it was a simple and quick chat.In fact, the fact that the four major mining areas surrounded their own mining areas was known to Abel at the very beginning.They are all private land, and it stands to reason that it is impossible to transport oil out without their permission.But wealth is moving, spending money to buy roads, and no one should be able to get along with money.At most, it's just a little more money on transportation.It's just that now I didn't expect that behind a super large oil field, there is a super large copper mine with a content of more than 7 million tons.The value of his mining area is higher, 7 million tons of copper - a ton of copper futures, the price is about 7,000 US dollars to 7,500 US dollars, which is the difference in content and quality, as well as the price of major futures trading houses.Even if it is calculated according to the minimum price of 7,000 US dollars a tonne, the price of 7 million tons of copper, if you do not calculate the cost of mining, transportation and subsequent operation.The value of this copper mine alone is more than $49 billion.After deducting various expenses, there will be at least $30 billion in earnings.But there is often another surprise in copper mines, especially with such large copper mines!
While Abel was meditating.David Adams said to him, "It's well known in the industry.If it's iron ore or aluminum ore, there are often no surprises.But if it's a large coal mine or a copper mine, there are often some surprises.Especially the super-large copper mines!
”"What surprise?"
Abel, who is still a little white in this regard, asked curiously."
Associated mines.It's inconceivable that an oil mine can be associated with a copper mine.But copper mines, large copper mines.It is often associated with some precious metal mines, such as gold, silver or platinum and so on!
”David Adams is certainly authentic."
At 32 degrees 5 degrees north latitude and 117 degrees east longitude, there was a radar response that surprised us.This indicates that there are a good amount of precious metal ores in it, but it is unclear what exactly they are. ”No way!
Mining Xiaobai Abel was stunned when he heard it.Unexpectedly, a super large oil field gifted by the smoke of fate, and a super large copper mine popped up behind it, in addition to the copper mine, he actually told himself that there was gold or other valuable minerals.Abel didn't know if these treasures were buried there in the first place, or if these treasures didn't exist in the first place.It was the fate-changing forces that buried them there.But anyway.This can actually be considered a good thing.It's just that things are probably going to get a lot of trouble because of this.Originally, a super large oil field was enough to make people suffer from pink eye, and now there is such a news that those pink eye may simply die of pink eye.The problem is this.Just in the center of this mining area, the mining area of the four companies.Tolls that might have been acceptable will probably be doubled.After listening to David Adams' report, Abel was silent for a moment and said softly, "Temporarily block the news." ”"Hmm."
David Adams' expression was also a little solemn, "These things are going on at the moment.In addition to you and me, there are about 31 other people who know.I have confiscated their tools for external communication, in the name of not being allowed to communicate with the outside world during their work.But this can't last long, I can only guarantee a maximum of a month. ”"A month's time......"
Abel muttered, "should be enough." ”The blockage of the oil field was already known to Abel from the very beginning.And through California Union Oil and David Adams, we are looking for three other companies to negotiate besides the Rockefeller family.Negotiate the issue of passage.Koch Industries and the Rockefeller family offered to let them eat if they were to pass by.Abel certainly disagreed, because the other two were negotiable.Royal Dutch Shell, which is a bit demanding, but has no idea of taking a stake.To the north, Valero Energy, with its complete oil pipeline and several private asphalt roads, is the best of the four.They have long proposed that as long as they are willing to spend half the money, they will pay half of the money they originally built the road.One main road could be shared, and the rest of the auxiliary roads were allowed to be built by Able alone, but they had to be provided free of charge.And Abel will only have the right to use it for 10 years, which is to build roads for them, and they have to use them, and after 10 years, the roads will still be the requirements of their pit fathers.But compared with the higher requirements of the other three, this requirement they put forward is already the lowest.Abel didn't want to build, he just wanted to use the ready-made transportation routes that the other party already had.But of course, the other party refuses to suffer this loss, the exploration costs and immigration costs of the construction of these routes are all paid by them, and now they are required to share them with Abel.Abel has no problem with this, but he has asked for access to industrial electricity from Valero Energy's mining area, and the other party is now using this as a bargaining chip, making a slightly excessive demand, asking Abel to bear more substation costs.A substation is actually a consumable, just like a large transformer has its own service life.The substations of such large industrial enterprises also have their own consumption of life.Discovering the oil is simple, and the smoke of fate is an easy task to complete.But if you want to mine, there are many problems, especially if you want to mine independently.In addition to the above commercial aspects, there are also negotiations with the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Texas and the state government of New Mexico.So Abel didn't just come here to travel this time.He had a lot to deal with, but fortunately this was within the United States, and it would be even more troublesome if the African region or the more volatile Camel region would face anti-government forces, guerrillas, or simply outlaw government forces.Solving all of this is actually quite simple.One relies on connections, the other relies on funding.In terms of connections, the best way is to give up profits, even if it is not in terms of oil and mining areas, but in other aspects.The question of funding......
Is this a problem for him?
Abel is absolutely not short of funds, although he invests a lot every time, but he makes more money from the financial market.Yesterday, we just made more than $11 billion, and this $11 billion is enough as the initial capital for the development of California United Petroleum and the construction of this mining area.Funding is not an issue at all.But it is not cost-effective to invest all the cash in the mining area, he does not want to make a fortune by relying on these, but only wants to use the influence at the source of the mineral industry to influence the market, influence the world, and enhance his world influence.This is the ultimate purpose of his spending money to invest in various industries, or else.Where do you need to invest your money?
If you are short of money, you will go to the financial market to collect a sum, and then all kinds of squandering, simply to death.But in that case, it's really not a challenge, it's not meaningful.Wasted such a big plug-in.And if you do that, what's the difference with those wronged bosses in the camel country?
Even the Wall Street gang that plays finance is like that.Ostensibly, they're just in charge of the service and the virtual numbers.But with these virtual numbers in their services, they control the shares of most of the world's largest companies, except for a few countries.From the moment he started investing in Dune Road, establishing the Green State, he embarked on the path of no return.On the plane.After hanging up David Adams' correspondence, he closed his eyes and rested.This was the first time he didn't take a woman on a business trip.It's not that he suddenly doesn't like to eat meat, but in order to avoid Anna, he chose to leave in advance.Before arriving at his destination, Abel had already learned.Although the temperature in New York is already only in the mid-teens Celsius, the coldest time is only about 10 degrees.However, the temperature here is still as high as 35 degrees Celsius.Abel changed into a short-sleeved silk shirt and a pair of long 'trousers' made of Morse fabric.This kind of fabric is ultra-thin and wear-resistant, it is the material used in many ultra-thin suits, it is very cool, and this 'pants' is still Winnie's personal tailor to help Abel custom, these aspects, she always knows a little more than other 'girl' children.Knowing the local temperature, even Andles took off his suit, in such a hot weather, he didn't want to suffer from heat stroke, so ugly.The plane landed safely at the nearest airport to its destination, and when Able stepped out of the cabin door, he noticed that it didn't seem to be particularly hot.He was the first in the crowd to see David Adams.In addition to David Adams, there were several current directors of California Union Oil, several leaders of the exploration team, and even some local officials.Even the envoys of the governors of Texas and New Mexico came, as well as officials from the respective land lease committees that straddle the two states.Abel was the first to get off the plane and was immediately greeted by them.Everyone introduced each other, and without delay, they got into their cars, and the convoy drove towards their destination.Abel's company's vehicles are all Cadillac Escalades that have been flown in advance, especially for off-road modifications, not the more business-administrative type that is carried out in the city.And the local convoy is much shabby, all of them are Toyota's land patrol or domineering.The mine spans Texas and New Mexico.It's okay to say there's nothing in Texas.But there's a small town in the mining area of New Mexico.The town is independent.Union Oil of California has the right to exploit underground deposits in the mining area, but only if it does not affect the small towns in the mining area.Because before the discovery of those mines, the inhabitants of the town developed here.It's part of the town, in the wilderness of southern New Mexico, where a large lake formed by melting snow from snowy mountains feeds the town's people.Although it is a town, it is not like those towns with more than 100,000 people in China......
The town, called St.
John's, has a population of less than 5,000 people in total.However, relying on abundant resources, the economy is still relatively developed.St.
John's was small and arrived at his destination in less than half an hour from the airport.A small town on the edge of a big lake, and then the car stops at the lake and changes boats......
Ten minutes later, on a small island in the center of the Great Lake, which was only about a dozen acres, Abel and the others stood in front of a five-story building.In this wilderness, in a town like this, this is already the most upscale.David Adams said with a smile: "Although the grade of this hotel is not too high, the facilities inside are not bad, and this is the only condition for coming here."
And the view is really good, the island in the center of the lake, the villa with a lake view in sight!
”"Don't treat me as a young master who can't endure hardship, give me a blanket, and I can lie in the Internet café for a month."
This is not bragging.In the past, as an Internet addicted teenager, it was true that he lay in an Internet café for a month.Instant noodles, mineral water, a blanket and a computer......
Although I have lived a full luxury since my rebirth, it seems to be quite good to occasionally look back on the years of hard times.Along the way, Abel and David Adams learned a little bit about the official opinions of Texas and New Mexico, and did a little bit about the mindset of several major figures."
On the Texas side, it's actually pretty easy to handle.The senator of this state is a good friend of Uncle Abel.Our influence, apart from Massachusetts, is Texas. ”David Adams whispered to Abel from inside the carriage."
But this side of New Mexico......
It is an out-and-out donkey party force.The point is that more than half of the oil fields are still here.And most of the copper mines are also here, and the precious metal mines that may have to be associated are also here......"
"This is the most troublesome. ”