Yang Jing took the tablet from Liu Zhaoming, operated it for a while, and then said to Guo Xiang, "Xiang, in fact, the investment before mining, whether it is surveying or building roads and bridges, will all be included in the mining cost. Do you know how much the mining cost of the Porgera gold mine is? It is about 700 US dollars per ounce. This price includes the cost of building a highway from Mount Hagen to Porgera. You know, this road is more than 180 kilometers long. And if there are really mineral deposits here, then the straight-line distance from here to Candipa in the south is only 40 kilometers. Even if the road is built, the length is estimated to be no more than 70 kilometers."
Guo Xiang looked down at the tablet, sighed and said, "Brother, I'm not worried about the cost, I'm worried about those damn headhunters..."
Yang Jing and Liu Zhaoming burst into laughter when they heard this. Yang Jing said, "Brother, your worry is unnecessary. If valuable precious metal deposits can really be found here, let alone the local indigenous people, even if the Australians invade, there will probably be many people who will help the Papua New Guinea government fight against the invaders. We don't need to worry about the indigenous people at all. The Papua New Guinea government will definitely deal with them."
Liu Zhaoming also nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Guo, in the face of sufficient benefits, the indigenous people living here are not a problem."
Liu Zhaoming's words were very hurtful, but they pointed out the truth directly. Even in Africa, such things often happen, let alone in Papua New Guinea, which is even more remote than Africa. Expelling the indigenous people here is not a big deal for the Papua New Guinea government.
Liu Zhaoming's words made Guo Xiang silent. In fact, he knew all these principles, but Guo Xiang's psychological shadow from the headhunters was too large, so he kept thinking about it.
Yang Jing turned his head to look in the direction of Porgera and asked Liu Zhaoming: "Teacher Liu, this area is not part of Rio Tinto's mining and exploration area, right?"
Liu Zhaoming shook his head and said, "We need to go back and check this. It is difficult for outsiders to know how much mining and exploration rights Rio Tinto has in this area. We must go to the Ministry of Mines in Papua New Guinea to check. But according to my estimation, since Rio Tinto is mining in Porgera, their exploration and mining rights should not reach here. In terms of the direction of the Male Mountains, the area controlled by Rio Tinto should be long from east to west and short from north to south. This place is more than 30 kilometers away from Porgera, and it should not belong to Rio Tinto."
Then, Liu Zhaoming took out the GPS locator from his backpack and carefully wrote down the specific coordinates of the place. Then he said, "It's OK. I'll check it carefully after I get back and we'll know."
Guo Xiang said, "In fact, even if this place belongs to Rio Tinto, it is not impossible to buy it. The natural conditions in this area are too harsh, and Rio Tinto obviously has not found any mineral resources in this area, otherwise Rio Tinto would have moved its mining equipment here long ago. So, even if this area belongs to Rio Tinto, we can let the Papua New Guinea government move in between and then buy this area."
The transfer of exploration and mining rights of mineral resources is a common occurrence in the international mining industry. It is just that the person who takes over has to pay a higher price.
If rich reserves of precious metal mines can really be discovered here, then that little cost will be nothing.
Yang Jing clapped his hands and said, "OK, that's it for today. Xiang, let's go back and discuss it carefully with Uncle Guo to see how we can get the surveying and mining rights of this area at the lowest price!"
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