850 849. A New Partner (3/5)

Chapter 850 849. New Partner (35)

When Li Du came to Lightning Ridge, he studied the black opal mine market. He knew this kind of auction method, but the mine auction was not a storage auction, and this kind of opportunity was rare.

It takes a total of five years for a mine to stop paying taxes until it is taken back. During these five years, taxes can be paid in any year. As long as the taxes are paid, it can avoid being auctioned.

In order to save trouble, the bank will not take back a mine and auction one, but usually after accumulating a batch, they will auction it together, which is similar to storage auctions.

There is no doubt that accumulating mines is much more difficult than accumulating warehouses.

The reason why the bank does not hold an auction after taking back a mine is because it is difficult for these mines to be auctioned off, and they are reduced to mines abandoned by their owners, which are often shit mines.

This is easy to understand, as long as the mine produces gems, the owner of the mine will not abandon it, let alone for tax purposes.

Generally speaking, there are two sources of mines being auctioned. One is the ultimate shit mine. It is worthless.

The second is that the owner of the mine has a problem with his funds, or because of other reasons, he cannot control the mine. This mine may have produced gemstones and has some value.

The mine owners participate in the auction, and the target is the second type of mine, and no one will buy the first type of mine.

However, the mines put on the auction shelves are mainly the first type...

Li Du asked Obradovic to collect information on the mines to be auctioned, and then he went to conduct an on-site inspection.

It was easy. Obradovic got him a list that day. There were fourteen in total. The nearest one was Li Du's neighbor, No. 120 Mine.

Li Du used small flying insects to scout the surrounding terrain. There are veins in the depths of the mine here, but they are scattered and it is difficult to find them.

There are also traces of ore veins in the No. 120 mine, and the small flying insects can't complete the all-terrain search. Li Du doesn't know how many gemstones there are underground, but there must be more than 30 yuan.

The first mine to be auctioned was not a shit mine, which encouraged Li Du, and he became more confident in his subsequent investigations.

Steve learned that he was going to investigate the mine to be auctioned, so he stopped digging in the well, but followed him to participate in the investigation.

He said: "I will definitely buy a mine in the future, so I will learn from you the skills of choosing a mine first."

Li Du smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, Steve, I'm not self-absorbed, I really don't have any special skills, I mainly rely on my feeling."

Steve giggled and said, "Then how about you help me choose a mine based on your feeling?"

Li Du nodded and said, "That's no problem, as long as you're willing to trust me."

He is happy to help in this regard, as long as he helps Steve, the other party owes him a favor.

When we were in Sydney, so many people desperately wanted to befriend Steve, and they just wanted to befriend Steve, and they never dreamed of getting his favor. From this, we can see how valuable it is to make Steve owe a favor .

"Need to use the helicopter?" Steve asked.

Li Du shook his head and said, "No, we can drive to check."

In the next two days, an off-road vehicle wandered around the mine.

There are many mines to be auctioned this time, and many mine owners are attracted. In addition, many miners are also ready to sell.

Most of the mines listed on the auction are cheap. Some miners who have saved money want to use this opportunity to turn around. They can buy a mine for tens of thousands at most hundreds of thousands. If gems are dug out of it, they can turn around. become a millionaire.

After looking around the mines, Li Du was very depressed. He sent little flying insects to do a general search. Except for mine No. 120, no gemstones were found in other mines!

But there is still good news. This time it is not only the mine that will be auctioned, but also a leasing company, which is next door to the company that Li Du rented mining tools at the beginning.

Li Du used a small flying insect to go in and look at it. Although there is no rental tool in the company, there is a helicopter waiting to be assembled!

He didn't know how there was a helicopter in the rental factory, but it was absolutely true, and now he checked with a small flying insect, and he could still see the helicopter.

This leased factory is also sold as a mine, because it is located above the mine and was converted from a shit mine. The factory owner has not paid taxes for many years, and is now taken back by the bank.

On the weekend, Li Du was going to attend the auction.

Steve changed into a suit and asked, "Have you found anything from these mines?"

Li Du said: "Some things have been discovered, but the details will not be known until the mine is photographed."

Steve showed an interested expression and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Li Du pondered for a while, and said, "You know what I used to do in America, right?"

"Yes, storage auction, you introduced yourself." Steve laughed.

Li Du said: "Mine auctions and storage auctions are actually no different. They are essentially the same. If you are interested, I can take you to participate, because storage auctions often require the cooperation of partners."

Steve was full of interest in this new thing, and he immediately replied: "That's great, man, I would like to be your partner, just like Holmes and Watson."

Li Du saw that he was quite excited, so he shrugged and said, "You'd better not have too much hope, this is just a boring job, not interesting."

Steve said: "You don't know, Li, for some reason, I was arranged by my parents to live in a fixed area before, and the things I was exposed to were single and boring. Things like gemstone mining and storage auctions may not be easy for you. It’s just work, but it’s new to me.”

Li Du understood what he meant. The first time they met was when Steve bought his dodo specimens.

At that time, Steve was frantically collecting various bird specimens. From what he said, it can be imagined that he was very envious of some free life in the outside world.

The two got into the car and rushed to the trading hall in the town, where the auction will be held.

On the way, Li Du said to Steve: "Man, our goal is mine No. 120 and mine No. 645. Mine No. 120 belongs to you, and No. 645 belongs to me. These two mines are the most valuable."

"You see gems in the mine, don't you?" Steve asked enthusiastically.

It's useless to hide some information now, because when the mine is photographed, all the truth will be revealed.

So Li Du said: "Mine No. 120 has precious stones. There is no doubt about it. There is a helicopter in No. 645 mine. As for whether there are gems or not, only God knows."

Steve froze for a moment, with a puzzled look on his face.

But he didn't ask the bottom line, but changed to a more subtle question: "Then, how should I cooperate with you?"