10. Hurry to New York
The cold Yukon River, which divides Alaska into two parts, north and south.
Over the course of a dozen days, the Mintos Mountains of Fairbanks were used as a starting point and the Bering Sea was explored in a consistent westward direction.
More than 30 undiscovered gold mines, large and small, have been found, and the mining value of these 30 or so gold mines is not very large. Because Xiaobai's ability is limited, he can only explore 10 meters underground for the time being, and the information collected is not very accurate at a deeper level. If the location of the mining area is handed over to a professional exploration team, there may be new discoveries. However, these days, Ye Mu found five pieces of dog's head gold, of different sizes......
Returning to Fairbanks, Zhang Kun had not yet returned to China, he mingled with Bot and Kahn, and continued to find a new mine with the exploration data of the Yuxi Valley gold mining area that Ye Mu had obtained from Adrison.
The reserves of the mine are not large, but the grade is good and easy to mine. This year's gold rush season is not over yet, and the contracts signed with large companies are still valid, but they are annoying to the current gold mine owners.
Ye Mu took a look at their mine, and was already starting to wash the ore.
"You can be counted as back, where have you been these days, Zhang Kun can't contact you and almost called the police. Karn was repairing an excavator and asked as he watched Ye Mu get out of the car.
"Gave myself a vacation. What about this gold mine?"
"Each yard of ore can wash out about $11 of gold, which is far from the Valley of Good Fortune. Karn smiled and wiped his hands and took him a cigar, "What are your plans for the future?"
Ye Mu lit his cigar, took a puff, and said with a smile: "It's too unpleasant to make a little fuss now." I went out and found two nice gold mines this time...... But the ownership of the land seems to be in the hands of the federal government, so how can the land be bought into private ownership?"
Karn shrugged his shoulders: "You'll have to find a professional lawyer for this." Are you sure there is gold, what about the reserves?"
"It's just a rough guess. ”
"It is very difficult to convert federally owned land into private land, and the most that can be obtained is exploration and exploitation rights. If it's just a rough guess, I'd advise you to give up. ”
"Okay. Ye Mu shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
There are three types of Alaska land, federally owned, state-owned, and privately owned.
Ye Mu and Kahn discussed the structure of Alaska's land, federally owned land, and the most difficult to obtain the mineral resources of this land. Mineral resources on land owned by the state government are relatively much simpler. Finally, privately owned land, private output is sacrosanct, and if a mineral is found, it is almost as easy to get it as you want, and the procedures are much simpler to apply.
Zhang Kun is ready to work here until winter comes, and there are less than two months left to talk about it......
Ye Mu chatted with him for a while, returned to Fairbanks, released Xiaobai, and retaught him the basic common sense, which is actually two different civilizations and similar objects...... While turning on the computer, I searched for the land, farms, and ranches that were being put up for sale.
Alaska has very few farms and is not too large. There are several ranches for sale, including several large reindeer ranches, which are incredibly cheap. There are also private lands that are not developed......
More than 20 square kilometers of land listed for sale were recorded and marked on the map, and there were 39 plots in total. I then searched for some information on private land, and identified 6,795 square kilometers, which was marked on the map......
"You should be the first intelligent robot on the planet, so you can't get an ID card, let alone expose yourself. Otherwise, I'll wait to be sliced and taken to study...... Ye Mu patted Xiaobai's head and handed over the map: "Scan it, this is Alaska, I marked 71 pieces of land, you fly out and explore it yourself." These places are basically inhabited, and you take care not to reveal your whereabouts. ”
"I'm afraid ......," Xiaobai said pitifully. These days, Ye Mu continues to explain various myths on the earth to Xiaobai, and in the eyes of the little guy, the earth is too dangerous.
"You have to learn to grow yourself. I believe you. ”
"But I can only transmit and end 50 kilometers of signal, what do you do if I get lost. ”
What is 'what do you do if I get lost'?
Ye Mu patted his head speechlessly: "Okay." I'll go out with you when I'm done with what I'm doing. The Origin Spirit Good Spaceship will leave in about a month, you go back to the space to tidy up your belongings, make more useful things, and make some weapons by the way. By the way, can you build me a big plane?"
"Big Black is broken, and I don't have the ability to make large equipment. Is it okay to have a small helicopter?"
"How small a plane?"
"At most, at most, single-person helicopters. ”
"Okay. Ye Mu looked up the data of the mosquito helicopter on the Internet, asked Xiaobai to record the appearance, and told it the parameters of each part, and the flight parameters and specific performance were played by Xiaobai himself.
Xiaobai happily entered the space, Ye Mu went to the bathroom to take a shower, drove to the bank to get the bearer government bonds, and then went to the airport to rent a small plane to fly directly to Anchorage and then to New York.
In a short period of time, from the wild land to the big human city, it gives people a sense of time and space, but very exciting.
Ye Mu came to New York for the first time, left the airport, found a nearby car rental company on his mobile phone, rented a car, and came to the city center.
There are a total of 6 pieces of dog's head gold found these days, and the largest one is 3,756 grams, with a gold content of 62 percent. The second largest piece is 2,042 grams, with a gold content of 27 percent...... The smallest piece is 75 grams and contains 91 percent gold.
Doghead gold can also be disposed of in Alaska, but it is easy to cause a sensation and the price is cheap.
Ye Mu checked the auction companies in New York on the Internet, and the largest ones were Sotheby's and Christie's. I found the phone numbers of the two companies, made an appointment for the identification of the doghead gold, and finally chose Sotheby's. Sotheby's was chosen because it would be authenticated tomorrow, while Christie's would have to wait a few days......
Find a hotel to stay for one night, and the next morning, Ye Mu took the dog head gold to the Sotheby's appraisal center, paid the fee, appraisal, issued the appraisal certificate, and appraised the ......
"Is Mr. Ye going to sell these natural gold nuggets?" asked the reception manager.
"Can you put me in touch with a buyer?"
"Of course. If you are in a hurry to use the money, we can also buy it directly, which is basically the same as the appraised price. ”
"That's not going to work. "Although Ye Mu has never obtained the dog's head gold, he has been digging for gold, and he still knows a little about the approximate value of these things.
The reception manager brought Ye Mu to the office of the operations manager......
The price factors of doghead gold include many aspects, size, gold content, appearance, and so on.
The reception manager just said that he bought Ye Mu's dog head gold at the market price, and he really regarded Ye Mu as an idiot. For example, the 3,756-gram dog's head gold, which contains 62 percent of the cocoa gold, was estimated at auction at only $200,000. The reception manager at Sotheby's is a small staff member to put it bluntly, and he can't speak at all.
6 pieces of dog's head gold, the most expensive one is estimated at $700,000, 1,972 grams, shaped like an eagle, and contains 93 percent gold.
6 pieces of dog's head gold, with a total weight of 9,567 grams, and a total estimated value of 1,580,000.
"Hello Mr. Ye. My name is Mike, Operations Manager. Mike invited Ye Mu to sit down: "I just saw the picture of your gold nuggets, can you take it out and let me see the real thing?"
"Of course. Ye Mu opened the leather bag and put the dog head gold out.
"We can connect you with buyers, or we can hold a small auction for you individually. Mike put on his white gloves and picked up the nugget and looked at it carefully: "Or wait for the fall auction...... Because the summer auction is just after it, there is a certain amount of time to wait. ”
"The last thing I'm bad at is time, but it's better if I can shoot as soon as possible. ”
"2 million, our company acquired. ”
"4 million. ”
"2.1 million. ”
Ye Mu habitually touched his chin: "3.9 million ......"
"It's so boring. The most valuable thing is this natural gold nugget in the shape of an eagle, and the others are relatively unremarkable. 2.5 million, which is the final price. If you feel that the price is too low, we will contact the buyer for you. I can meet with the buyer tomorrow at the earliest......"
"250 means idiot in China. I also took a step back, 2.6 million. ”
“OK。 ”
Ye Mu got a check for 2.6 million yuan on the same day, bought a ticket back to Alaska, went to the stock exchange, and sold the bearer bonds.