Hearing this explanation, Tang Feng understood why Andrew wanted to find him, but Andrew's statement was obviously very good, if it was possible, Tang Feng really didn't mind getting involved. After all, making a contribution to his country is also an idea that Tang Feng has always hidden in his heart.

The jade mine and the red sapphire mine, to be honest, are not very helpful to Huaxia, and those two mines are only in the nature of playing tickets for Tang Feng, and Tang Feng really doesn't mind the state occupying the controlling stake in these two mines.

But in any case, those two mines are just a kind of source of goods specially built to create luxury goods, and they will not help the overall economy of China. However, iron ore has a great role in promoting China's economy, as the world's largest steel production country, China's demand for iron ore can be imagined.

Huaxia is currently the world's largest importer of iron ore, and as the world's three largest iron ore suppliers, Rio Tinto, Vale, BHP Billiton, the supply of iron ore of the three companies accounts for more than 6% of the world's share. Similarly, Huaxia is the largest customer of these three companies.

As the world's largest iron ore purchaser, Huaxia now has a ton of iron ore with a grade of about 62 to arrive at about 70 US dollars, and the mining cost of the world's three major iron ore suppliers is about the same, basically maintained at about 20 US dollars, but compared with Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton in Australia because the Australian iron ore mining concession fee is higher than that of Vale, so the overall mining cost, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton's mining cost is slightly higher than that of Vale.

However, because the shipping freight from Australia to China is much lower than the shipping freight from Brazil to China, in the past few years, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton were the most important iron ore suppliers to China. Vale does not have an advantage in terms of arrival prices.

You must know that when international oil prices were high a few years ago, even Vale used Capesize large cargo ships to transport iron ore, but the shipping freight was as high as 22 US dollars per wet ton, while from Australia to China, this figure was only more than 10 US dollars. It is for this reason that Rio Tinto's iron ore from BHP Billiton has a huge advantage in terms of overall price.

However, with the collapse of international oil prices in the past two years, although the freight from Australia to China has fallen to 5 US dollars / wet ton, but similarly, the freight from Brazil to China has also fallen to 10 US dollars / wet ton. With a price difference of just five US dollars, Vale's iron ore costs less than Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.

Perhaps it is for this reason that the Mellon family has set their sights on the South American continent, after all, although the Mutong iron ore mine has been explored for a long time, it has always been in a state of undeveloped due to terrain restrictions. In today's conditions. As long as the Mutong iron ore mine can be developed, it will immediately break the current international iron ore pattern.

As long as the iron ore of the Mutong Iron Mine can be transported back to China, then with the current economic development speed of China, it will inevitably make the developers who develop the Mutong Iron Mine make a lot of money, and not only in China, but also in Japan, including the United States, the demand for iron ore is not small, and with the status of the three major families in the United States, as long as the Mutong Iron Mine is developed. Then there is no need to worry about iron ore not being able to sell at all.

Of course, there is a more important reason. As long as the three major families can occupy this iron mine, even if it is only a part of the shares, it is a considerable number.

You know, the entire United States has only 6.9 billion tons of proven iron ore reserves, and this Mutong iron ore mine on the Bolivian side of the rich ore reserves is as high as 57 billion tons, even if you get a 20% stake in it. That's also one and a half times the entire U.S. iron ore reserves. In contrast, the Mutong Iron Mine is simply a long-term meal ticket! As long as the three families can really develop this project, even if they cooperate with Huaxia to get the fifty percent of the mining rights in the hands of JSPL, then it will definitely be a very cost-effective thing for the three families.

Thinking of this, Tang Feng nodded and said, "Andrew." It's a good project, and of course, if you're planning to work with Huaxia, it's even better. However, it is not so easy to win the 50% mining rights in the hands of JSPL, do you have any plans? ”

Hearing Tang Feng ask, Andrew had a smile on his face, nodded and said, "Of course there is a plan, and it is not complicated at all. Maybe it's not so easy for others to get the JSPL, but for our three families, it's a wonderful thing to get the JSPL. Let's not forget that the Indians are now dependent on us in the United States, and JSPL has a great deal to do with the businesses of our three families in many of the big projects that they have already undertaken. Now, JSPL has invested only hundreds of millions of dollars in the Mutong Iron Mine, but they have cooperated with companies under the names of our three families on projects that have reached billions of dollars. Compared with the loss of billions of dollars, it is estimated that JSPL will no longer hold on to the mining rights of the Mutong iron ore mine. ”

Tang Feng nodded and said: "Then I have a number in my heart, I will help you contact Huaxia, I have some relationship over there, and Huaxia has a good relationship with Bolivia now, if we both work together, then it will not be a problem to win JSPL." ”

Tang Feng's words are not an exaggeration at all, Huaxia's current relationship with India can only be said to be average, after all, there are still border disputes between the two countries, and the whole world knows that Huaxia is short of iron ore, so no matter from that point of view, it is impossible for Indians to transfer the mining rights of Mutong iron ore to Huaxia.

However, with the participation of the three major families in the United States, it is different, after all, the United States is now the godfather of India, and the status of the three major families in the United States is very important, and the JSPL company is now extremely dependent on the enterprises under the names of the three major families, so it is absolutely no problem for the three families to come forward to win JSPL.

But again, the Americans are not popular in Bolivia, so there must be a party that is popular with Bolivia to mine the Mutong iron ore instead of the three major families, and this side, Huaxia is definitely the most suitable person.

The three major families transferred the mining rights to part of Huaxia, and Huaxia came forward to deal with Bolivia for the three major families, which is definitely a win-win result, and presumably Huaxia will never refuse this kindness.

Thinking of this, Tang Feng asked, "Then when will we start operating this matter?" ”

Andrew said: "If nothing else, it should be ready to go within a few months. (To be continued......)