Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 122 Accelerating the Preparation Process

Chapter 123 Accelerating Preparations (Ten Chapters, Please Subscribe and Vote)

"Dude, do you know what you're doing?" Chandler looked at Zhou Xin in disbelief.

"I think you've gone mad, actually wanting to rent such a worthless piece of land?" Marshall chimed in.

"I can frankly tell you the results of my survey: this land has very low gold content. If you were to open a mine here, you might not even be able to cover the cost of fuel!"

Chandler, however, was somewhat kind-hearted and tried his best to dissuade the young man from falling into the pit.

Griffin chimed in, "They're absolutely right."

Although these people didn't care much about Zhou Xin, as colleagues, they still showed enough goodwill.

"Thank you for reminding me, I know what I'm doing."

Chandler continued to persuade him, "Although the price per unit of this land is very low, you can't just look at the price of the land; you also have to look at how much value it can bring you."

Marshall then began to show a mocking expression: "I've long heard that Chinese people like to take advantage of small things, and today I've truly witnessed it firsthand."

Zhou Xin wasn't annoyed: "I did rent this land because it was cheap enough."

Chandler looked puzzled: "But this land has absolutely no exploitable value, why would you rent it?"

"I think the scenery here is nice."

The three of them stared at him wide-eyed again, as if he were an idiot.

"These Chinese are really stupid and rich!" Marshall thought to himself.

Although the group doubted Zhou Xin's words, they stopped dwelling on the matter.

Perhaps this guy wants to rent it for hunting, since Chinese people often come here to experience hunting.

It was already past 7 p.m. when Zhou Xin returned to Anchorage, so he had to wait until the next day to sign the contract with the indigenous company.

That evening, Edward had already bought the laptop he had asked for. He logged into the Gold Rush Guild account on the computer and showed Edward the machinery transfer information.

"If the information here is true, that's fantastic! We can save a lot of money!"

"This equipment originally cost over 400,000 yuan, but it's being sold here for only 100,000 yuan. It's an absolute steal."

"And these excavators and bulldozers look brand new, but they're almost half the price!"

Edward browsed the webpage intently, appearing quite excited.

With him around, as long as the second-hand equipment isn't too worn out, there's no need to worry about repairs and maintenance.

Second-hand equipment is cheap, and if you look carefully, you can even find some that are 70-80% new, which is very cost-effective for them.

The land rent is now basically fixed at around 400,000 yuan, and the various procedures and taxes for mining are estimated to be over 200,000 yuan.

If all the machinery and equipment are purchased as second-hand, this cost can be kept to around 300,000 yuan.

Including the initial road and site development, the total cost should be controlled to around one million.

This was nearly half the price of his budget of 200 million.

The main reason was that the land rental fee saved him a lot of money. If he hadn't found this cheap land, he might have had to spend hundreds of thousands just on the land rental fee.

In this way, the investment is reduced to a minimum, and he still has more than one million yuan in disposable funds, which is enough to cope with any unexpected events or risks.

Now you can go ahead and get started.

In about a month, the ice and snow will melt, and the gold rush season in Alaska will officially begin.

The construction of the mining area must be completed within this month. Time is tight and the task is heavy!

He instructed Edward to procure all the necessary machinery within two weeks.

Edward did not make things difficult for him and confidently assured him that he would complete the task on time.

Zhou Xin also has a lot of work to do, the first of which is personnel.

Although A Luo has been studying very hard recently and can now operate the excavator quite skillfully, he is still far from being able to work independently.

Two more relatively reliable temporary machinery operators must be hired to meet the needs of the mine operation.

In addition, he also needs to start working on the relevant procedures.

Mining in Alaska involves a series of complex and time-consuming procedures, involving multiple levels of regulation, including federal, state, and local authorities.

First, you need to go through the procedures related to environmental permits and assessments, including assessments of national environmental policy laws, state-level environmental permits, and federal agency permits. The process is extremely complex, involving many aspects such as wastewater discharge, groundwater protection, waste management, air quality protection, and wildlife protection.

Then, you need to apply for a mining permit, submit a detailed mining, reclamation and closure plan to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, and pay a deposit to ensure environmental restoration after the mine closes.

In addition, land and water resource permits, safety and health measures permits, and even local and tribal coordination are required.

In short, it's very complicated.

If processed through the normal procedures, it would take at least six months to get it approved.

But this is America, where money solves everything.

Of course, this requires someone who is sufficiently proficient in handling business matters to complete.

Without delay, Zhou Xin decided to contact Zhang Jianing immediately.

After explaining the situation, Zhang Jianing seemed very happy.

"When do you need me to come?"

"The sooner the better!"

Zhou Xin knew that even if the US dollar method was used, it would be impossible to complete so many procedures in less than half a month.

To successfully get the mine up and running in a month, we must race against time.

"No problem, I'll get ready right away and come over in a week!"

Zhang Jianing did not hesitate at all, as if she had been prepared for it all along.

"You haven't resigned yet, shouldn't you arrange your work matters first?"

Although Zhou Xin said the sooner the better, he didn't expect her to say she would come in a week.

"I started preparing to leave the company about two weeks ago, and I've already handed over most of my work."

Zhou Xin was taken aback: "So efficient?"

"Of course! You said you'd hire me for a higher salary. Whether I become a rich woman or starve depends entirely on you, Mr. Zhou!"

Hearing Zhang Jianing's slightly coquettish tone, Zhou Xin was filled with boundless pride.

"Don't worry, if you follow Boss Zhou, I guarantee you'll become a rich woman!"

Zhang Jianing's silvery laughter came from the other end of the phone.

In fact, Zhang Jianing wasn't just blinded by love. Based on her previous experience in Western Australia, she knew that as long as Zhou Xin dared to start a mine, he must have a strong chance of making a profit.

She believed in Zhou Xin and had complete confidence in him.

Her current annual salary is around $15, but when she went to Western Australia with the mindset of going on vacation, she earned more than $3 in just half a month.

This made her realize that following Zhou Xin could really make her a lot of money.

What's more, he's so charming.

After returning from Western Australia, she kept regretting why she hadn't discovered his charm sooner and agreed to be with him the first time he pursued her.

Although their relationship has become much closer now, he is no longer as brave as before in confessing his feelings to her.

If you walk a little further forward, I'll definitely nod right away.

This matter often kept her up at night. Every time she received a message from Zhou Xin, her first reaction was, "Did he confess his feelings to me?"

But this guy seemed to have turned into a block of wood, and never made any further progress.

Does he not like me anymore?

No, I can't delay any longer, I have to take the initiative!

She secretly resolved that if he didn't speak up after they went to Alaska, she would take the initiative to do so.

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