Shunde boss buys Chilean iron ore: acquisition does not involve central enterprises

Shunde boss to accept this newspaper exclusive interview on its acquisition of Chilean iron ore speculation in the first official response to the incident: Shunde boss to buy Chilean iron ore voice: the acquisition of iron ore funds are all of our company to raise their own, no central enterprises or overseas consortia to participate. Recently, some steel mills in China were forced to accept the quarterly pricing of iron ore, the search for new mines for iron ore market input fresh "blood" as the current domestic industry hope.　　Last December 27 This newspaper exclusive report of "Shunde private enterprises to buy Chilean iron ore" news, private enterprises to buy ore shocked the industry, the new miners look forward to the same time, many media and the industry on the unknown enterprise and its boss what is the ability to carry out a mysterious big acquisition is not a lot of speculation.　　　　Yesterday, low-key Shunde private enterprise boss Li Zihao (see right) to accept this reporter exclusive interview, for the first time whether it has the background of the central enterprise, whether to be supported by overseas consortia, such as speculation and without the approval of the Ministry of Commerce and other queries to respond. Acquisition of the secret: 15 billion yuan to buy 76% of the mining rights of the Guangzhou Daily Reporter (for short): You in Chile's capital Santiago, about 1000 kilometers north of the Chsnaral area to acquire the specific size of the iron mine?　　How much is the iron ore reserves? Li Zihao (Lee): The total area of 31 square kilometers, iron ore content greater than 35% of the iron reserves of 3 billion tons, and the prospect of reserves can be estimated to reach 5 billion tons.　　The average iron content of this mine reaches 42.7%.　　Canton Day: Why is this iron mine previously unknown? Li: In fact, this iron ore has been discovered very early, but has not been mined. Chile is dominated by copper, and iron ore is less concerned, and is not mined because of local transport and infrastructure problems.　　In addition, this mining area in Chile has not been able to form large-scale mining, because the iron ore is a need for large-scale mining to have the cost of profit, if the small amount of mining after the sale, the cost is too high.　　Only by increasing infrastructure and by large-scale mining can money be made, without which the iron ore can only be seen as mud.　　Guang-ri: The amount of iron ore invested in your capital in Chile is 13 billion yuan, some reports are 15 billion yuan, in the end is how much money?　　Li: We have invested 15 billion yuan to acquire nearly 76% of the mining rights, of which more than half of the funds are taken to build the mining infrastructure.　　Behind the takeover: No state-owned enterprises joined the Canton Day before the acquisition was successful: are there any media speculation that three state-owned enterprises are lurking in the Chilean iron ore takeover? Li: In the process of acquisition, including to Chile to understand iron ore, negotiations, acquisitions and other links are our own company, the acquisition of successful construction and cooperation after the state-owned enterprises to join.　　This big mine, is expected to have 50 million tons of production in a year, then in the late cooperation, Minmetals is responsible for domestic sales, COSCO Logistics is responsible for transport, in the construction of infrastructure, so logistics and sales channels will be more smooth. Canton Day: In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Commerce, Foreign investment exceedsA 100 million dollar project should be approved by the Ministry of Commerce. However, the media said that up to now, the Ministry of Commerce did not receive any of your approval of things.　　Is that so? Li: The acquisition is the new Hong Kong company to go ahead to do the Chilean iron ore acquisition of the preliminary work, the new development of 100,000 U.S. dollars to acquire a stake in Hong Kong company.　　The acquisition of Chilean iron ore, I was a Hong Kong company to acquire iron ore stakes, do not need to pass the Ministry of Commerce for approval.　　Guang-day: There are media speculation, you implement a series of acquisitions behind, there are other sources of funds, there is a mysterious consortium support, is it true? Li: Our acquisition funds are entirely owned by our own funds. Because the new development is currently a diversified investment holding company, I control more than 15 companies.　　　　100% of the funds raised by the iron ore purchase were made by our company and no overseas consortium was involved. Latest progress: Mine can be mined at the end of this year: After the earthquake in Chile, does it affect your mine?　　When does Chilean iron ore start to be mined? Lee: Earthquakes have no effect on iron ore. In the 7 years that I went to the acquisition, I was sure to go to mine for prospecting every time I go to Chile. According to current infrastructure developments, it is expected that exploitation will be possible by the end of this year.　　In the future, the amount of iron ore mined in Chile will reach 50 million tonnes a year, when the import of domestic iron ore prices will be lower than the domestic iron ore market price of profit concessions.　　Guang RI: Did you propose to establish a steel information platform in Shunde in the last interview?　　Li: I hope Shunde can take advantage of the steel market and other resources to make the iron and steel information industry, I have to integrate the relevant information after the proposal, submitted to the District government.　　Canton Day: Besides the Chilean iron ore, do you still dabble in other mineral resources?　　Li: The new development in Guangxi has a gold mine, in Guizhou has molybdenum ore, coal, and in Australia to invest in coal mines.　　Guang-ri: You grew up in Shunde, two of a flower industry, why did not expand in these areas, but a alternative? Li: Because they have already made these industries bigger and stronger, we are just a small boat, a close to the waves will be overturned, in order to avoid the big ship and waves, entrepreneurial only alternative.　　In fact, before I entered the car, I was to do the export agent of textiles and household electrical appliances, and then found that need to turn the bow, just started to do the automobile industry in Chengdu. From the current perspective, our company's strategic investment to do a better job, each time the investment and decision-making, are relatively thorough, relatively accurate, and ruthless.