Treasure Hunt Tycoon

Chapter 1347: Polar Mine (1/5)

Genius memorize the address of this site in one second: (Acupoint Chinese), the fastest update! No ads! Ships encountered faults in the Arctic Ocean, which may be the most terrible. In the history of the Arctic, many accidents are due to staying too Long.

Fortunately, the temperature is relatively high this season, do not worry about being frozen in the Arctic Ocean, and Li Du is prepared here, he took out a satellite phone and dialed a number, which is the number that Ford gave him.

After waiting for a day and a half, a powerful tugboat appeared in their field of vision. A blue flag hung on the tugboat with several letters printed on it: FM-Inc.

Freeport-McMoRan-Inc, Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Company, the world's top ten comprehensive mining group, with mining sites all over the world, including the Arctic also have their subsidiaries.

Founded in 1912, this mining company is mainly engaged in the mining of copper, gold and molybdenum ore. It has 35,000 employees and an annual output value of about 24 billion US dollars. One fifth of the company's shares are in the hands of Ford. Or, in the hands of the Ford family.

When Li Du left the Northern Islands, Big Ford gave him the contact information of the FM company's Arctic branch, saying that he had greeted him, and if anything happened to call him, he would definitely do his best.

Now that his ship broke down in the Arctic Ocean, Li Du called the general manager of the Arctic Branch, and the other party immediately sent a ship over.

The two boats approached, and a small boat was laid down on the tugboat. Several people took the small boat to the icebreaker, and the leader was a middle-aged white man with a rough and bearded face.

Seeing Li Du, the middle-aged man immediately laughed, and stretched out his hand as soon as he got on the boat: "Hello, are you Mr. Li? I'm Mike Dunford, and I'm glad to meet you."

Li Du also smiled and said, "Hello, Manager Dunford, I'm really bothering you this time. To be honest, you are really excited to be here."

"This is what we should do. I have to apologize to you. There are no parts in our base that can be matched with your ship, so we have to tow the boat first and transport it with my companions, so that we can repair the ship." He said apologetically.

Li Du was not in a hurry to return, saying: "That's the case, thank you, it's really troublesome for you."

The towline made of nylon-wrapped steel cable was tied to the bow of the impact hammerhead shark. As the tugboat was at full power, the heavy towline was straightened and then moved forward.

FM has a gold mine in the North Pole, located southwest of the invisible cemetery. Li Du and they sailed slowly on the sea by ship, only two and a half days later to arrive here.

This is an island in the Arctic. The island has a small land area, but there are a lot of ice sheets around it, so the overall area is not small.

The two ships docked in the port, Li Du said, "There are also gold mines in the Arctic? I am so ignorant."

Dunford smiled: "Gold mines were discovered here a long time ago, and the content is quite high, but the natural conditions here are too harsh and mining is difficult. The company did not set up a base here after 2000."

The small island is a stone island. Gold exists in these stones. The surrounding area is covered with ice all year round. It is really difficult to mine.

There are a lot of buildings on the ground, but there are not many people. Li Du and they took a snowmobile to drive around the camp. They didn't see many people during the period.

The campsite does not have a wall, and this kind of place does not need the protection of the wall, even if it is producing gold, because the surrounding area is always below zero, and the winter temperature can reach minus 40-50 degrees, no one will come here.

However, the camp's protective measures were good. Li Du didn't see many people along the way, but he saw a lot of weapons, and the brother Wolf gave him pointers. A machine gun was placed on the roof of a small building!

Without a word, Li Du asked, "How many workers are there?"

Dunford said: "It is usually twenty people, but there are more people in summer, and there are more than forty people to catch up with projects."

Li Du was surprised: "So few people? Does the mining industry need a lot of labor?"

"Mechanization, we use fully automatic mechanization to work here, do not need a lot of people." Dunford said, "Of course, not many people are willing to come here, staying here can drive crazy people."

Li Du deeply understood this and nodded: "Yes, I have been in the Arctic for half a month, and stay in a closed space like a boat every day. Looking at the sea and ice and snow around, it really destroys the will of people.

Dunford smiled bitterly: "Yeah, we don't just stay here for half a month. Each period is at least half a year. This is also the period for workers, like me? I have been here for two years!"

"Two years? It's been too long," Li Du marveled.

Dunford sighed sadly: "Who said no? So Mr. Li, you are obviously a big man. If you have the opportunity, could you please mention it to the company and let me leave this place earlier?"

His words were very sincere ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Li Du wanted to help, but he only knew the Ford brothers and was not familiar with FM.

But at this time he couldn't refuse and had to say: "I will tell my friends if he can influence the personnel decisions of your company, I think he will help you."

After hearing this, Dunford laughed and said, "That's great. Come with me. In fact, we are not very boring here, but there are some entertainment facilities."

He led Li Du into a building. This is an activity room with a kitchen. Five chefs are busy there. There are many vegetables in the kitchen. In order to supply the miners' diet, FM Company built a vegetable greenhouse on the island.

The restaurant includes a cafe and a small bar, in addition to various leisure and entertainment rooms, a game room, a billiard room, a small basketball court, and even a church.

Seeing the church, Sophie went to her knees and talked to God, while Li Du continued to visit.

What he sees now is just the tip of the iceberg. The company is more underground because gold is hidden in underground ore.

Many underground tunnels have been dug out on the island, and there are constantly automated mining trucks traveling through the tunnels. What people need to do is to supervise and maintain.

In contrast, Li Du ’s diamond mine in Amunda in South Africa is too primitive, and this is the modern mining model.

However, he was curious how much gold would the mine have to produce to recover the cost of such investment?

Dunford introduced to him that the construction of the mine did not cost FM company a lot of money, and the modern mining equipment inside was in the experimental stage and was invested by the US government to check the practicability of these equipment.

In addition, FM does not seek to produce much gold here, this is more where FM shows its strength, giving investors confidence that they have the ability to deploy globally.

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