157 episodes. Because it’s a game I’ve only heard of in words.
Jonathan Denver.
He is said to be the CEO of Denver and a mining engineer known in the industry.
He built his career in the United States when he was young, and he was a talented person with experience in various mining fields, from mining equipment manufacturer Atlas to mining companies Anglo America and Chesapeake Energy.
After returning to Australia, he and Jackie’s father, Charlie Berry, founded the Denver company.
“What exactly is Denver?”
“Mining equipment rental is our main business, and we do customization according to customer requests.”
Equipment rental, repair and modification.
In a word, I am a specialist in equipment, but I needed a field company that could mine and manage mines using that equipment.
“Looking at your face, you seem to think Denver is a mere equipment maker, but you’re wrong.”
“……?”
“The engineer Jonathan chose as a partner was geologist Charlie. It was to set the equipment according to the geological condition so that the customer could achieve the maximum mining efficiency. In the process, a cooling system was installed to adjust the temperature of the mine suitable for the equipment. They developed and expanded the scope to ventilation and Gwangju design. There is a saying. If you set up a site in Denver, even a child can run a mine.”
“It means that you have focused on equipment and have immersed yourself in other fields.”
“Yes. In fact, the proportion of workers in the mining industry is remarkably low compared to the size of the business. Machines do most of the work, so if you set up the equipment perfectly, it is said that even a child can do it.”
As Professor Coober said, the mining industry has a low impact on the job market due to the nature of the industry.
This was because, as in the past, people did not dig with a pickaxe, but advanced equipment was mobilized.
Therefore, it is easy for the government to touch it.
Companies cut labor costs first when the business conditions are bad, but the mining industry does not affect people’s jobs right away, so you can touch it without noticing it.
For example, Greg Norman, whom I met at the previous Melbourne Cup, said that.
The Australian government is considering a resource surplus tax on mining companies.
Although it had not yet been brought to Parliament, it was obvious that it was only a matter of time.
“It’s good. But, according to Jackie earlier, CEO Jonathan said he doesn’t do mergers and acquisitions? If you’re an engineer, you’ll have courage, and no matter how difficult the situation, I don’t think he’ll break his will easily.”
Many companies I met while working for a trading company.
Although the industry is diverse, the CEOs can be broadly divided into two categories.
The type that grows the company quickly using sales power as a weapon, and the type that grows the business slowly but stably by refining technology.
Each has their pros and cons, but in my case, I preferred the latter.
There was frustration at their stubbornness, but it was because their faith had gone.
However, this time, it seemed that the shortcomings would play a big role.
The desire to own a company with one’s own hand stains on even one screw is a common tenacity of former engineers.
“Isn’t the technology supposed to be yours? If it doesn’t work out, it’s okay to forge a partnership. I assure you, Jonathan is a trustworthy person.”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t want a partnership, because you never know when a relationship will go awry, no matter how much your endorsement is.”
“Then what about Jackie’s guarantee? The two seem to be lovers.”
“……!”
What else is this old man talking about?
Aren’t you supposed to know Henry?
“After Charlie’s death, Jackie inherited his friend’s stake, so it won’t go wrong as long as Jonathan and the enemy don’t get along.”
“Professor, I only own 20% of the stake. And there is a clause that says I am not involved in management.”
“Stakes are shares, but Jackie, you’re like Jonathan’s nephew.”
“It is, but it’s a business. You can’t put a personal relationship in it.”
I pricked my ears at the two of them and interrupted the conversation.
“Wait a minute. Jackie owns a 20% stake in Denver?”
“Yes, I have it. But, as I said, despite being a major shareholder, I don’t have any particular authority.”
If not, you can make it
I think it would be reliable if Jackie was a safety device.
Rather than relying on my relationship with her, I trust my relationship with Henry.
Henry regards Jackie, Charlie’s daughter and Helen’s nephew, as his own daughter.
“See you soon, Jonathan Denver.”
***
Jackie and I headed straight for Kalgoorlie.
Jonathan Denver was there, not now in Perth.
5 hours drive from Perth.
I steered and asked Jackie about her parents.
“I’m sorry for asking such a question, but how did your parents die?”
I heard it was an accident, but I couldn’t ask for the exact details.
If the meeting with Saxony Coober hadn’t talked about his father, he wouldn’t have asked so readily.
“He died in a fire. At that time, there was a big wildfire in the West.”
I figured it out without asking any more.
Australia’s wildfires are a natural disaster that cannot be compared to Korea’s.
Every year during the dry season, it was common to have measles in all regions.
“Did you major in geology because of your father?”
“Yes, and I’m interested.”
“……?”
“Half of the reason why this country is maintained like this is in the mining industry. Where do all the welfare policies and government subsidies come from?”
“Do you want to be used for important things?”
“Yes, that’s right. I was also the daughter of my father, who was a geologist, and also inherited a stake in a mining company from that father.”
It wasn’t that he had a grand plan or a dream, but Jackie’s heart was understandable.
Because I also wanted to become a business man who was once called Korea’s industrial powerhouse.
Because I wanted to go around the world like them and contribute to that reputation.
“Who was your mother?”
“She was an ordinary housewife. Warm and loving… devoted to my father and me. Just like Edward’s mother.”
“Are you my mother?”
“Your mother said that you go to church every week to pray for your family?”
“…..”
You will pray, but there must be times when you are bored and go to meet people.
It seems that worshiping little by little seemed to be quite devoted.
“I’m so proud of you.”
“What?”
“Father and mother are both good people, and it seems that the two of you are always happy to be together.”
Just like Jackie said, when they go for a walk together and enjoy their leisure time, they look happy.
It’s a life I couldn’t even dream of when I was in Korea to fry chicken 365 days a year.
“And so is my sister.”
“Yes? My sister?”
“I’m alone. I’ve always been envious of kids with older sisters.”
My sister is nothing to envy.
“My unnie also taught me Korean, would you like to listen?”
I’m worried, maybe I didn’t teach you double sex.
“What, what?”
Jackie was tall, cleared her throat and spoke Korean fluently.
“Take care…”
huh? What did I hear now?
“Am I your Shidabari?”
this crazy…
“My Mutaai, thank you.”
Stop it, really.
‘From now on, I have to make sure I don’t even come close to my sister.’
Oh, it’s all gone.
***
Mining areas are usually located far from the city center.
It is because there are many difficulties to build a large mine near the city due to environmental problems.
Therefore, it was inevitably difficult to see ordinary people in the mining area unless they were related to the miners.
However.
“Why are there so many people?”
Passing through the village of Kalgoorli, I was able to find quite a few people for their size.
They didn’t seem to be locals, but it was hard to think of them as tourists.
Here in Kalgoorli, there was no unexplored secret to present in the vicinity.
“It’s Australia’s leading gold depository.”
The words flashed and I remembered.
Maybe it’s time to water the old Sydney scammers?
At the time, Lucy told me that the most representative gold mining area in Australia was Kalgoorlie.
Among the mine development rights transferred from Jenkok, there was no Kalgoorli included, so the area was roughly designated, but this was the Kalgoorli mentioned at that time.
“On the weekends, I visit Kalgoorli with a metal detector like that. I’m trying to find a gold nugget, if not a gold mine.”
You play gold rush as a hobby.
In Korea, I go to dig mugwort and medicinal herbs, but it makes me laugh out loud that I go hunting for gold here.
“Is there a lot of people who found it that way?”
“It’s not a lot, but it varies greatly depending on the value of the gold you find.”
Not too much, not too little
Judging from the nuances, it’s pretty good.
That’s great.
“Is the mine that Lao Tinto stopped developing a gold mine?”
“Isn’t that what you see here? I don’t know the details.”
it’s gold mine
I’m a human too, so I’m kind.
Because it’s a game I’ve only heard of in words.
***
A middle-aged man in a cowboy hat slammed the door open.
He sat down on the sofa as if he didn’t mind the dirt on his clothes.
The employees, who were constantly on the phone, held their breath in the heavy atmosphere.
“Keep doing what you guys are doing, Jennifer.”
At his call, a young woman who put down the receiver approached.
“Yes, sir.”
“Did you not contact me from Southern Gold?”
“yet……”
“What about Goldfield?”
“It’s still there.”
“No contact from anywhere?”
“……”
“ha.”
Jonathan wrapped his forehead and tilted his head back.
Due to unfavorable circumstances, he moved the field office to Kalgoorli and contacted all the gold mining companies, but none of them were contacted.
‘It’s not like we don’t need our equipment…’
Because they visited the local mines and grasped the site first, they could see how passionate they were about gold production.
Gold prices are skyrocketing due to the recession, so mining is a money-making situation.
So, no matter how many existing contractors there were, there was no reason not to rent one or two machines.
‘It’s probably because of Lao Tinto and those bastards…’
It’s definitely worth watching them.
If you are not aware, you can exert direct or indirect pressure without realizing it.
Lao Tinto was such a mammoth company that dominated the global mining industry.
‘Wow, I should have prepared only the contracted amount without being greedy at that time…’
He was also blinded by the gold mine he had encountered for the first time.
Instead of urgently procuring equipment and materials, I signed a contract with only a promise of an additional 5% of the profit, but the mine development itself collapsed, so I could not take legal action against Rao Tinto.
“Sir, you have a visitor.”
Jennifer’s words lifted Jonathan’s mind and stood up straight.
“Where? Where is the company? Barrick Gold, right?”
Barrick Gold, a Canadian gold mining company, was the only company currently mining in Kalgoorlie that had a scale that would not go unnoticed by Rao Tinto.
“that is……”
“Oh, what is that? That’s Barrick Gold. Come on in, yes.”
Jonathan said, wiping the dust off his clothes.
“It’s not Barrick Gold. It’s not any other gold mining company.”
“What? No!? Whoa…”
At his sigh, Jennifer felt as if she had become a candle before the wind.
“Then who are you?”
“It’s a woman named Jacqueline Berry.”
“What? Jackie?”
Jonathan continued to hide his disappointment at the name.
“Did Professor Coober send you? He’s like my nephew, so tell me to come in.”