When Galaxy Mining Group acquired rare earth mines, it also bought iron ore, copper ore and other non-ferrous metal mines.

For example, the Baiyun Obo iron ore mine located in the WLCB grassland in the middle of NMG has formed a modern large-scale open-pit mine with an annual output of 11 million tons of ore, which is an endogenous iron ore of multiple origins, and is also a large-scale iron, rare earth, niobium and other useful mineral symbiotic ore, with proven iron ore reserves of 1.4 billion tons, and rare earth resources rank first in the world.

银河矿业集团在国内主要是投资哪些稀有矿产，保护其不被贱卖。

After the 21st century, the industrial explosion has caused a serious iron shortage in China, and the supply chain security situation of iron ore resources is very severe.

Galaxy Mining Group does not compete with other steel companies at home, but goes abroad to grab those big mines.

In this regard, Zhao Ye has seen some reports on the distribution and discovery of minerals in his previous life, which can completely allow Yinhe Mining Group to take the lead and obtain the mining rights of foreign mining areas.

The first target is Africa.

African countries are blessed with extraordinary mineral resources.

In the long run, it has good investment prospects, and its total resource value accounts for 23% of the world's total, but the production value accounts for only 9% of the world's, so Africa is the most promising region for the development of mineral resources in the world. Moreover, some of the minerals in Africa are extremely dominant in the world, of which platinum group accounts for 91% of the world's reserves, uranium ore accounts for 72%, diamond (diamond) accounts for 47%, and gold ore accounts for 18%.

Guinea has iron ore reserves of more than 30 billion tonnes and currently hosts two world-class iron ore mines that have not yet been mined: Nimba Hill Iron Ore and Simandou Iron Ore.

However, due to the difficulty of transportation, these two world-class iron ore mines have not been taken seriously by Western countries. It was not until the 21st century that the need for steel in industrialization increased, and countries around the world began to compete fiercely for the mine.

Nowadays, others don't look down on it, it doesn't mean that Galaxy Mining Group doesn't look down on it.

此时此刻，银河矿业集团的代表已经来到了几内亚国，正在跟当地政府洽谈宁巴山铁矿和西芒杜铁矿的开发权。

"Your Excellency, the biggest drawback of the Simandou iron ore mine is that it is deep in the interior of Africa, and the transportation is very inconvenient, and foreign investment must be introduced in order to realize the production of the mine. Our Galaxy Mining Group is backed by the parent company Wujiang Group, and its strength is very strong. ”

"This is our plan, which is expected to invest $12 billion in the construction of water plants, power plants, the construction of living areas, commercial areas and 620 kilometers of railways from mines to ports and 50 kilometers of railways in mines, nearly half of which are mountain railways, in addition to three 250,000-ton port berths......"

"Once the Simandou iron ore mine is successfully put into production, it will definitely bring rich returns to your country, solve a large number of local jobs, and prosper the local economy."

“……”

When the Guinean officials heard that the investment in the Simandou iron ore mine alone was as high as $12 billion, their eyes widened and their breathing was short.

要知道，1994年几内亚的GPD才34亿美元。

The Simandou iron ore project directly dried up the GDP to more than 12 billion US dollars, which really shocked everyone present.

"If your country agrees to cooperate, then we can set up a company dedicated to the development of the Simandou iron ore mine, and Guinea will receive a 15% stake in this company without paying a penny!!"

"In the same way, we can also cooperate in the development of the Nimba iron ore mine and set up a company again, and Guinea can get a 15% stake in this company without having to pay for it!"

"However, we hope that the development rights of these two mining areas will be extended, after all, the investment is so large, the return time is relatively long. Generally speaking, the term of development rights for large mines is 30 years, 20 years for medium-sized mines, and 10 years for small mines. Due to the inconvenient transportation and large investment of the Nimba Mountain Iron Ore Mine and the Simandou Iron Ore Mine, it is best to extend the term of the development right to 40 years. ”

The senior officials of the Guinean state, of course, have no opinion.

The country is so poor that the mining areas are inaccessible, and Western countries are not willing to invest here at present.

The leaders of the Guinean country were afraid that their demands would dissatisfy the Galaxy Mining Group, and then they ran away.

So, the two sides chatted happily and smoothly.

The Guinean side has not refused to accept the demands of the Galaxy Mining Group.

Anyway, as long as you come to invest, I will promise anything.

The global demand for steel is not so tight, and Guinea, although rich in mineral resources, cannot be able to catch up.

After the 21st century, the industrial explosion and the demand for steel soared, and the importance of iron ore became more and more prominent. China will need a lot of steel. In the past life, a lot of China's iron ore was imported from Australia.

It's just that Zhao Ye knows Australia's face very well.

Therefore, he took precautions and began to lay out iron ore in Africa.

After the 21st century, if the Nimba Mountain Iron Ore Project and the Simandou Iron Ore Project in Guinea go smoothly, it will be almost ready to put into production, which can largely meet China's steel demand.

On the afternoon of November 25, 1994.

Galaxy Mining Group has entered into an investment agreement with Guinea to acquire the rights to develop the Nimba Hill Iron Ore Mine and the Simandou Iron Ore Mine.

As soon as this news came out, Australia, Brazil and other countries were directly shocked, and they couldn't help but feel a little worried.

At the same time, Galaxy Mining Group's investment plans in other African countries are also going very smoothly, including investing in the development of mines and the establishment of steel plants in Zimbabwebu, which will directly transport iron ore from all over Africa to Zimbabwebu steel plants, process them into steel, and then transport them back to China, saving the trouble of transporting large quantities of iron ore and saving huge transportation costs.

The industry expressed some incomprehension of the move of Galaxy Mining Group, such an investment, high cost, low profit, mining companies will rarely do.

However, Galaxy Mining Group has gone its own way, even sparing no expense, and has invested in mines in Africa, which can not help but make the industry fall into the eyeballs, but at the same time, it also feels deeply afraid.

……

"In Africa, the situation is turbulent, we need to set up a mine guard team, and we need to equip the mine guard with weapons! However, this matter is not the most important thing at the moment. Wait until the mine is officially put into operation, but the preliminary preparations still need to be done, after all, the escort must be trained professionals with a certain degree of military literacy. Zhao Ye was in the conference room of the Galaxy Mining Group and instructed Fei Chengyi and others.

Fei Chengyi and the others nodded again and again, indicating that they knew.

Africa is chaotic and poor, and it makes sense to have a little guard.

Investing in Africa is extraordinarily difficult. Otherwise, Western countries would have invested heavily in Africa and developed it long ago.

Unlike in the colonial era, investments were made with real money. Western countries have always been accustomed to colonizing and plundering in Africa, and if they really let them invest in Africa, they are a little reluctant. Moreover, because white people have caused a lot of harm to blacks in history, the black slave trade, colonization of Africa, and so on, Western countries are somewhat conservative and cautious when investing in Africa.

Western countries do not want Africa to rise, which will affect the dominance of Western countries. And, once Africa rises, will blacks take revenge on whites? Although the probability is low, it is not impossible.

At least on the borders of Africa, many blacks still hate whites.

"It is very difficult to develop mines in Africa, and it is too difficult for us to develop them alone. You can contact other companies in China to participate in the development together. Soldiers are fast, and strive to put the mine into production as soon as possible! The longer it drags on, the more I fear that something will ...... happen," Zhao Ye said in a deep voice.

Western obstruction, changes in local politics, etc., will affect the development of mining projects.

If the project drags on for a long time, it will cause great losses.

Fortunately, China is an infrastructure maniac, and the development and construction of mines will be relatively fast.

Of course, Fei Chengyi and others also knew the difficulty of investing in and developing mines in Africa, and couldn't help but agree with Zhao Ye's decision.

In the ensuing time, Galaxy Mining Group developed in an orderly manner.

If you want to see the results of Galaxy Mining Group, I am afraid it will take several years.

So, Zhao Ye became the shopkeeper again......

But I don't know what damage the nouveau riche development of Galaxy Mining Group has brought to other mining companies in the world.

In the international financial market, the stock prices of major mining companies have plummeted.

The price of iron ore has also fallen, which has greatly cheapened China, Japan and other major iron ore importers.

Galaxy Mining Group also took the opportunity to hoard a large amount of iron ore at a low price at this time.

不久的将来，银河矿业集团在国内修建的钢铁厂一旦建成，将会消耗庞大的铁矿，现在多买一点，以后都用得着。

"The existence of Galaxy Mining Group makes Australia's unfamiliar little white wolf unhappy, the more unhappy it is, the happier I am. The price of iron ore plummeted, but it allowed Galaxy Mining Group to take the opportunity to get a handful of wool! When the development of mines in Africa is completed, I see how your Australian iron ore can still be sold at a high price! ”

"The pillar of Australia's economy is the mining industry, and the attack on Australia's mining industry, Australia's economy and national strength will inevitably be far inferior to the previous life, miners' incomes are low, welfare is low, consumption power deteriorates, all kinds of factories are closed, workers are laid off, so a series of chain reactions may form a vicious circle, leading to a very serious economic crisis in Australia."

Zhao Ye shook his red wine glass, showing a contemptuous and expectant smile, thinking of the hunter's method of training vicious dogs, he couldn't help but say:

"If a dog with no strength dares to bark, we can get it casually! When the time comes, hang a dog chain on it, train it well, and if it is obedient, it will give it a bone to eat, and if it is disobedient, it will starve to death. ”

(End of chapter)