I Really Didn't Want To Make A Lot Of Money

Chapter 266

Augustine wore a white hat and looked like a ***.

Chen Ling didn’t know him, and asked, “Do we know each other?”

“This is the first time we met. It was introduced by Mr. Amadou.” Augustine said, pointing to the old man standing under a room. The old man was wrinkled, it was the one who had just spoken to Betis.

Amadou nodded slightly towards Chen Ling, then slowly turned and left.

Chen Ling couldn’t figure out what trick they were playing, and asked, “Mr. Augustine, may I ask you something?”

“I want to make a deal with you.” Augustine said, “We know that you have a good chance of getting the Fulani diamond mining rights; if you get the mining rights, I want to use our Mande iron Mine in exchange for your diamond mining rights.”

“Iron ore?” Chen Lingru fell in Wuli Wuli, “We never knew each other, what you said confused me.”

Augustine smiled and said: “You are right, it makes you confused, sorry. Let me introduce the matter…”

The Mande people are one of the main ethnic groups in Sierra Leone, and Augustine represents one of the important tribes.

The Mande and Fulani of this tribe are neighbors, and both occupy the mineral-rich territory. On the Mande site, there is an iron ore called Tangkreli, and on the Fulani site, there are several rich diamond mines.

Tangkelili Iron Mine has gained fame in recent years. The proven reserves of iron ore are 13 billion tons. The upper hematite contains an average of more than 58% iron. It does not require beneficiation and can be smelted directly into the furnace. The Mande people are economically savvy. When the iron ore on their own land was first discovered, they firmly held the mineral rights in their hands and invested money to do a lot of preliminary work for mining.

However, the Tangkelili Iron Mine is located in the mountains, and iron ore is a bulk cargo, with an annual output of tens of millions of tons, which requires a lot of energy and transportation capacity. Sierra Leone’s infrastructure is not good. To mine iron ore, new power stations, railways and ports must be built. The preliminary estimate requires 1.5 billion U.S. dollars.

The Mande people have economic acumen but have no experience in mining investment. They are seriously underestimated and have insufficient funds to complete the investment, which makes it difficult to ride a tiger. The tens of millions of dollars invested in the early stage have been lost unless they can sell the iron ore. Recover damages.

The Mande people had an idea and set up a company called AMC, injecting the mining rights of Tangkerry into the AMC company as assets, and then all over the world looking for investors.

The giant iron ore of more than 10 billion tons has attracted international mining giants to come to negotiate. However, the low global iron ore price and the huge investment required in the early stage have made mining giants hesitant and never reached a deal.

The mining giants have time to negotiate slowly, while the Manders and AMC have no time. They have to recover the tens of millions of dollars invested in the early stage as soon as possible, otherwise the heads and brains who made investment decisions will have a hard time.

In the beginning, they wanted to sell them cheaply to the international mining giants. Unexpectedly, the giants joined forces to lower the price and just didn’t buy it. This is a common tactic used by international giants to exploit third world countries.

Under heavy pressure, Augustine came up with the idea of ​​bartering for the right to mine iron ore in exchange for the right to mine diamonds. Because the traditional method of mining diamond mines requires almost no investment, and the results are quick and the funds can be recovered quickly. .

The nearest diamond mines with the largest output are several diamond mines owned by the Fulani people, and the Fulani people are the most likely to exchange tribes, because the Fulani people suffer from the suffering caused by diamonds and are very Mine is very inactive.

Therefore, Augustine led people to find Betis several times and asked for negotiation and exchange of mining rights.

Betis’s diamond mine has other arrangements, so the exchange has not been agreed. Betis is not stupid. Although the Fulani people don’t want to see diamond mines, they can mine them sporadically and always get a little dollar in exchange for them, which is very important for the survival of the tribe.

Tang Keli is a huge iron bump, what do you do in exchange for it?

Augustine went back and forth several times, but the transaction was not completed, but Amadou was brought in. Amadou is an elder senior and very prestigious among the Fulani. Augustine draws him over, with the purpose of disassembling the Fulani and preparing conditions for the transaction.

Today, the Mande people have been in the village, and Amadou will go to Betis. Amadou was turned down by Betis before he said anything, and was touched ashamed. However, the experienced Amadu immediately came up with an idea from a few words of Betis and asked Mande to trade with Chen Ling.

If Chen Ling obtains the mining rights of diamonds, the final distribution of interest is only 40%, which can be exchanged for 40% of Tangkelili’s interest. This is an absolute jump price.

Augustine immediately accepted Amadou’s suggestion, and immediately asked Amadou to make an introduction and talk to Chen Ling.

Augustine’s introduction was not obscured, it basically accorded with the facts, and seemed very sincere. Because Augustine learned from Amadou that Chen Ling was invited by Betis to help, and he possessed great power, so Augustine dared not hide it.

Chen Ling had no interest in diamond mining rights, mainly because of the needs of Liu Ya and Charlotte; but after listening to Augustine’s introduction, Chen Ling was tempted.

Natural diamonds are not entirely used in jewelry, but can also be used in industry. However, the requirements of industrial diamonds are not as high as those of jewelry diamonds, and diamonds can be artificially synthesized now. Therefore, although natural diamond mines are valuable, they are only valuable, not an important resource.

Iron ore is different.

Every developed power in the world once had a strong steel industry. It can be said that the steel industry is the backbone of modern industry.

Therefore, iron ore is a strategic production resource. China has a vast territory and abundant resources, and the iron ore reserves are not low, but the taste is average. More importantly, China’s iron ore is becoming insufficient.

Chen Ling saw a piece of news that introduced that China’s dependence on international iron ore suppliers has been increasing year by year, bringing hidden dangers to the national economy.

Therefore, Chen Ling was moved by the opportunity to obtain 40% of Tangkelili iron ore mining rights. As for how to invest in development in the future, I will talk about it later.

At this moment, Chen Ling began to take the initiative in the affairs of the Fulani people.

The wrinkled Amadou was hitting straight, killing two birds with one stone.

Chen Ling said to Augustine: “I want to discuss with my people.”

Augustine was overjoyed and said: “It should be, it should be. I will wait for your news in the house.”

Chen Ling’s so-called discussion was mainly to persuade Liu Ya and Charlotte. Before speaking, Chen Ling prepared a set of rhetoric.

Unexpectedly, it did useless work.

Liu Ya immediately agreed and raised questions: “Is the data of Tangkelili Iron Mine accurate? Whether AMC has all the mining rights, whether the Mande people can control the transaction, etc., must be investigated and understood.”

Charlotte said: “Zero, I have several diamonds, enough. The rough stone I want at home can be bought from the market.”

Chen Ling felt ashamed for a while. He underestimated the overall situation of Liu Ya and Charlotte. The two women from a family were very knowledgeable, but in fact they knew very well what the real means of production were.

“Okay, then we will help the Fulani people and get the diamond mining rights first.” Chen Ling said, “Look to Betis, and then talk to her about the conditions, and strive for a larger proportion.”

Chen Ling was looking for Betis, and a Fulani immediately ran to the worship hall to write to Betis, and met Betis with a solemn expression on the way.

“Mr. Chen!” Betis is not young, but at this time, like a young girl, rushing towards Chen Ling.

She panted and said, “You are right. The team of dozens of people is very dangerous. They are here to grab diamonds! Please help us to resist!”