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Buying and selling a mine was not complicated, and it was even simpler than buying a house.
This kind of business was so common in Lightning Ridge that the National Bureau of Mines and the Bureau of Land Management had set up a special trading office in the town to provide a one-stop service.
Li Du paid in cash and did not need a loan, so there was no need for a bank review. They could go through the procedures together and complete the formalities within a day.
He sent out 550,000 Australian dollars and received a land use certificate.
According to the Australian Land Management Act, as long as the government did not go bankrupt, the 20 acres of land would belong to him forever.
However, like buying a house, he had to pay taxes every year for owning the 20 acres of land.
This was a good way to limit people's unlimited investment in real estate. One of the reasons why Lightning Ridge could form a mine sales chain was that when mine owners found that their mines could not produce black opal, they would quickly sell their mines to avoid paying taxes every year.
After getting the certificate, Li Du invited Blanchett for a drink. "Let's go, man. I have to thank you. You helped me a lot today."
From taking him to the mine to getting the land certificate, Blanchett had been busy helping him bargain, help him copy information, and help him complete the transaction.
Blanchett laughed. "This is what I should do, and you deserve it, because you helped my good man."
"What do you want to eat tonight?" Li Du asked. "You can go on a killing spree. My wallet is ready for your attack."
Blanchett laughed and said, "Is that so? But I'm sorry I couldn't go to the mine today because I had something to do. Now I have to go and see. "
This made Li Du feel sorry that Blanchett had spent all his time on him today.
Blanchett did not bother to be polite. After walking out of the door of the mine trading center, he drove away.
Looking at the back of his pickup truck, Li Du sighed. "This is a really good man. I finally feel the kindness of the Australians."
"He is really good, a little too good," Lu Guan said.
In other words, he felt that Blanchett's enthusiasm was strange.
That was what Li Du had guessed before. However, he had checked the mine and there was no problem. There were gems inside and there was no problem with the transaction. This was officially approved.
"Do not judge others with malice. God teaches us to help and love one another," he said.
Five hundred and fifty thousand was used to buy the mine, not including the tools inside. If he wanted to start a mine, he would have to buy new tools and hire miners.
Godzilla did not need that. "I'll go down. I've mined in Mexico before. No problem."
Brother Wolf nodded in agreement. "Yes, boss. Godzilla and I will go down."
Li Du pondered for a while and felt that this was a good idea. It was not that he wanted to save money, but he was prepared to mine the gemstones directly. If he brought the miners from outside to work, the other party would inevitably be suspicious.
After all, Chris and his son had been digging in the mine for several years without finding anything. Yet, he had found black opal on the first day he arrived. No matter how one looked at it, it was not normal.
All that was left was to buy tools. There were many hardware stores in town, as well as large tool rental companies.
With Lu Guan's help, they found the most famous tool rental company in town.
The company's address was on the edge of town. There was an open space and a large, simple warehouse. There were all kinds of machinery and tools.
"Impact crushers, jaw crushers, hammer crushers, impact crushers, compound crushers, ball mills, vibrating feeders, vibrating screens, sand washers, belt conveyors, and so on. I have everything here," the owner, who was wearing sunglasses, said.
The owner knew his purpose, so he introduced him to all the mining tools.
Of course, the customers who came to rent hardware tools were also customers who were preparing to mine. He rented them out according to the set, saving customers the trouble of choosing their own tools. His business had always been good.
Li Du looked at the tools and released the little bug. When the little bug went into the machine to take a look, he could not help but frown.
Before this, he had checked the tools needed for mining in the opal mine. These were indeed what he needed.
However, some of the tools here were too old. The vibrating screen and the belt of the sand washer were almost broken. Only a small part was still connected.
This was the result of his inspection with the little bug. From the outside, the machines looked intact.
Reaching out to pat the small excavator, he asked, "Is there anything newer?"
The owner laughed and said, "Buddy, you're speaking in layman's language. In the machine rental industry, I bet there are no machines in town that are newer than mine."
"It looks like these machines are really good," Lu Guan said.
Li Du smiled and said to the owner, "Do you think I'm a rookie who just came here and don't know anything? Are you trying to fool me with this junk?"
The owner's face changed. "What are you saying, buddy? Are you questioning my business ethics? I really don't think you look familiar. In order to keep you as a new customer, I specially prepared a batch of new equipment for you! "
Li Du patted the excavator again. This time, he patted it harder. Then, there was a crisp click inside the machine. Something broke.
He sneered and said, "Are you sure?"
The owner was shocked. He knew Li Du's identity. He knew that he was a foreigner who had been harvesting black gold abalone before.
Therefore, he was sure that Li Du did not understand the black opal mining industry and wanted to cheat him.
He had seen too many people who wanted to come to Lightning Ridge with a little money to try their luck and make a fortune. Every year, people came with hundreds of thousands of dollars to contract a mine, hoping to find a gem mine and make a big profit.
However, they often wasted their time and energy and ended up with nothing. They had to sell the mine at a low price and leave the town dejectedly.
The owner of the sunglasses shop was very good at doing business. If it was a miner who worked in the town all year round, he would treat them well and rent the best machines to them to win repeat customers.
If it was a foreigner who came on a whim, he would take the opportunity to rip off the customer. Anyway, these people could not become repeat customers, and he would make a profit from them.
His method of ripping off customers was to fool new customers with some shiny, but actually worn-out assembly machines. These machines were embroidered pillows that would break down in less than two days.
According to the provisions of the lease contract, if the machine was damaged, the renter had to pay for it. He made a lot of money every year with this method.
This time, he wanted to use the same method to deal with Li Du, but he failed.
The owner did not believe that the other party was an expert. He still wanted to struggle and said, "Business has been booming recently, buddy. Everyone is mining, so the machines have been rented out. This is the only set left, and this set of machines is definitely a good choice. They are all great."
Hearing this, Li Du curled his lips. He had just experienced the kindness of the locals from Blanchett, and now he experienced the malice of the locals from the sunglasses shop owner.
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