Chapter 142 Red Earth

Gan Province, Jiujiang.

Song Shijia, who came from Qinhuangdao, came to this piece of red land.

This is a true red land, worthy of its name both in terms of culture and history, and in its natural environment.

The abundant rainfall in the south has a strong leaching effect on the soil, washing away organic matter and some minerals in the soil, leaving behind heavier iron oxide and aluminum oxide, which is the acidic red soil in the south.

70% of the land area in Gan Province is red soil, which is iron-rich soil and usually contains 5 to 10% hematite.

Blue Star Mining has acquired six poor iron ore areas in Gan Province, and Song Shijia came to Huanghua Town in Pengze County, Jiujiang.

The Huanghua Town Mine is a huge mining area covering an area of ​​37,000 acres. It consists of several mountains. It was formerly a forest and fruit trees.

Li Yingce, the person in charge of the mine, took Song Shijia to the mine. Some of the fruit trees and trees had been cut down, and more than a dozen large excavators were working continuously.

"How's the refining going?"

Li Yingce hurriedly replied: "It has been refined. The hematite content in this piece of red soil is 12 to 14%, and there is also some iron ore of varying grades."

Coming to the refining workshop, Blue Star Mining’s refining workshop is a movable workshop. It is modularly designed and then spliced ​​together to move within the mining area to reduce the distance of earthwork transportation during the mining process.

When the mining area is completed, it can be quickly disassembled and transported to a new mine using large trucks.

"Manager Song, the thickness of the red soil in the Huanghua Town mine is about 3 to 12 meters. Together with various other rocks, it is estimated that 270 million tons of iron-rich soil and 70 million tons of iron-rich rock can be mined, with hematite reserves of 4200 to 4500 tons. Thousands of tons.”

Hematite is ferric oxide. Based on the atomic mass, the iron content can be calculated to be 70%, which means that about 29 to 31 million tons of pure iron can be extracted.

Song Shijia turned over six poor ore mines in Gan Province. If they were all refined, about 280 million tons of pure iron could be obtained.

As for other potential mining areas in Gan Province, the iron reserves alone start at least 30 billion tons.

In the Lingnan region, which is the base camp of the Sui people, there are currently 17 iron ore areas owned by Blue Star Mining, with iron reserves of about 640 million tons.

The mining areas in the northern provinces are more concentrated and larger than those in the south. In addition to the mining areas in Shandong Province, with the help of the Steel Association, Blue Star Mining has acquired 12 mining areas on the edges of various desert areas.

Moreover, the areas of these mining areas are very huge. Now we can start rapid refining just waiting for the equipment to be in place.

Song Shijia estimated that based on the exploration data of various mines, the current iron ore reserves held by Blue Star Mining can already refine about 36.4 to 41.1 billion tons of pure iron. The main reserves are in various desert areas.

In addition, the parent company Blue Age is expected to reach about 24 million tons in social scrap steel recycling this year.

In fact, Blue Star Mining's pure iron powder belongs to the category of pig iron to a certain extent, rather than iron ore as a primary raw material.

Using pure iron powder for smelting can save a lot of costs, because pure iron powder can be used directly to make steel, skipping the step of iron ore making.

Usually, smelting one ton of pig iron requires 0.28 to 0.36 tons of coke. If pure iron powder is used for smelting, it only needs to be melted to remove impurities and reduce the rusted part of the pure iron.

After watching the operation of the refining workshop, he estimated the current mining volume. As of the end of September, among the mines held by Blue Star Mining, there were a total of 21 mines in production, producing 17 to 24 percent of pure iron powder every day. Thousands of tons.

There are 63 mines that have not yet started production, and it is expected that all of them will be put into production before June next year.

These mines are all put into full-capacity mining and can produce a daily output of 900,000 to 1.2 million tons of pure iron powder.

But Song Shijia knew that the mining capacity of these mines would not be fully opened, and even the equipment would not be in place because it was not needed at all.

Once Blue Star Mining's mining technology is confirmed, the three major iron ore suppliers will never be able to withstand it. Faced with this terrible technological crushing, they have no choice.

On the other side of the mine.

He was from Fengmin Agriculture, and Song Shijia also went there to inspect it.

The mining industry is damaging to the environment and can easily cause dust pollution, affecting the life and health of local residents.

Suiren Company's corporate culture is committed to promoting social progress and development and promoting common prosperity for the people. As a subsidiary, Blue Star Mining naturally cannot pollute the environment.

Mine mining has comprehensive dust-proof preparations, and the refining process of six-cone spherical oxygen is also very energy-saving and environmentally friendly. Generally, only iron, aluminum elements, and some rare resources are extracted.

After the minerals are extracted, part of the remaining soil is backfilled in the mining area, and part is given to Fengmin Agriculture to transform it into humus soil rich in organic matter.

After the mining area is re-leveled, it will be turned into farmland, grassland and woodland.

The combination of Blue Age and Fengmin Agriculture ensures that after mining, there will be no waste residue pollution, rock accumulation, and inability to farm, so that the mining area can be transformed into an excellent agricultural area after mining.

For the mountainous and hilly Gan Province, converting mining areas into agricultural areas is at least a sustainable development route.

Song Shijia came to the temporary container housing area of ​​Fengmin Agriculture. Many local villagers were attending interviews, which was part of the compensation for land acquisition.

To requisition these lands as mining areas, in addition to recruiting workers from local villagers, a one-time resource compensation will be given to the villagers based on the amount of land they hold.

When the land is mined and converted into agricultural land, the land still belongs to the villagers, but is subcontracted to Fengmin Agriculture, and then they receive a contract rent every year, usually 200 yuan per mu per year, and the contract fee is based on the market every five years. , readjust once.

If Fengmin Agriculture abandons the contract in the future, these lands will be returned to the villagers in full.

Local villagers whose land was expropriated received considerable compensation and job opportunities from mining groups and Fengmin Agriculture.

After inspecting the Huanghua Town Mine in Jiujiang, we went to another mine in Jiujiang and chose Jiujiang as the first mining area because we could use water transportation from the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake to reduce transportation costs.

For mining areas in other areas, priority is given to areas with convenient transportation, such as along the coast, along rivers, railways and roads, and then close to steel plants.

Gan Province is close to Baosteel, Wuhan Iron and Steel, Shagang, Maanshan Iron and Steel, Meishan Iron and Steel, and Jinling Iron and Steel.

It effectively reduces transportation costs. Although for Blue Star Mining, mining costs are already extremely low, but a company sometimes has to spend every penny in order to develop healthily.

Along the way, Song Shijia inspected various mines in Gan Province while keeping in close contact with Shan Zhonghua from the Iron and Steel Association.

The first batch of 5 billion interest-free loans has been transferred to Blue Star Mining’s account.

After receiving feedback from Blue Star Mining on the daily output of pure iron powder, Shan Zhonghua became more confident. He not only took a tough stance on the three major iron ore suppliers, but also struck hard at the compromise faction within the Steel Association.

For a time, there was an undercurrent in the domestic steel industry.

Although he was under pressure from many parties, Shan Zhonghua still gritted his teeth and persisted. He knew that this was a battle for the establishment of China's steel industry.

At the same time, the Iron and Steel Association's plan to prepare for the Dalian Ore Exchange was also put on the agenda. With the support of Shan Zhonghua, the project was quickly established and planned.

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