Time really flies, Wu Chen feels that he hasn't done anything yet, it's already March. He finished his business from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and flew straight to Chile. The purpose of this visit is naturally related to mineral resources, to discuss the mining of rhenium ore, which is a very important metal.

Rhenium can improve the creep strength of nickel superalloys, which can be used to manufacture important structural components such as combustion chambers, turbine blades and exhaust nozzles of jet engines, so that turbines, especially high-pressure turbines, can work at higher temperatures.

By using nickel-rhenium alloy as a raw material, aero-engine designers can increase the pressure on the turbine and improve operational efficiency, and the aero-engine can burn faster fuel, produce greater thrust, and improve performance and durability.

Rhenium and tungsten and molybdenum, or platinum group metals composed of alloy or coating materials, with high melting point, large resistance, strong magnetism, good stability and other characteristics, used to make special incandescent light bulbs of electric filament, artificial satellites, rocket shells, atomic reactor protective plates, used to make ultra-high temperature heater evaporation metal, in rockets and missiles as a high temperature coating.

The world's rhenium ore reserves are only 2,500 tons, and a Chilean reserve is 1,300 tons.

The military industry of the mercenary corps is one of the pillars of the current finance, and all kinds of fighter jets, strategic bombers and transport aircraft need nickel-rhenium alloy to make key parts of the engine, without which the aviation industry will be paralyzed. The protection of nuclear submarines, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and reactors of nuclear power plants is also inseparable from this metal.

The pure rhenium mine on the island is the first in the world, and there is no shortage of this strategic metal at present, but Wu Chen still has to desperately reserve, this thing is not too much, he plans to get at least seven to eight hundred tons of output from Chile. Rhenium ore is often associated with copper ore, and the search for copper mines in Chile is also a priority.

"Your Excellency, you seem to be a little worried!" Chile's Minister of Defense said with a smile.

"It's not that I'm worried, but I haven't figured out how to get in touch yet, I just received news from the Intelligence Bureau that Mr. Wu Chen, the spiritual leader of the mercenary corps, arrived in Santiago on a special plane half an hour ago, and is currently at the Chilean Embassy." Mr. President said.

"Wow, it turns out that the super director and soul singer have arrived in Chile, I like to watch his movies and his songs, but I can't go to the scene to feel it, Mr. President, this is a good thing, although the mercenary corps is a mercenary organization, the way of doing things is still to abide by the rules, as long as we don't take the initiative to provoke them, the two sides can coexist peacefully."

"Many countries in South America have close ties to mercenaries, such as Brazil and Argentina, and the main sophisticated weapons and equipment come from mercenary groups, and the generals of the Ministry of Defense are also actively suggesting that the Chilean army should also add some new equipment." said the Minister of Defense.

"Mr. Wu Chen is the soul of the mercenary corps, he holds the power of the economic affairs of the Golden Triangle Federation, and is the big boss of the Atlantis International Group.

"The whole world knows that the Golden Triangle Federation is seriously lacking in resources, and since its establishment, it has continued to invest in the development of minerals in various countries, such as the resources of Brazil and Argentina, at least more than half of the mining rights belong to Atlantis International Group, if he asks this question, how can I answer?"

"Copper is the largest mineral in Chile and the lifeblood of the country's economy, and of course, we also welcome strong mining companies to invest in Chile, and Atlantis Mineral Resources has many mines in our area."

"Although I don't know how they operate, the Koyawasi copper mine was originally a joint venture of American enterprises, and I don't know what happened, but when it first started production, the equity was wholly purchased by Atlantis Mineral Resources, and the process of capital confrontation is often accompanied by blood."

"It's a commercial thing, and it's not easy for the government to interfere, but what I'm thinking about right now is that if the other party proposes to buy a stake in a state-owned mine, it will be troublesome, it's a developer that's hard to refuse, and Chile can't afford to offend the Golden Triangle." Mr. President said with a frown.

This time he came to South America, one of Wu Chen's purposes is indeed the issue of mineral resources, but more importantly, trade relations, the Golden Triangle federal government has not joined the WTO, and there is no such plan in a short period of time, so it can only unilaterally sign the most-favored-nation treatment, and one by one can do it.

Wu Chen's South American itinerary started from Chile, after all, the matter of rhenium ore is more important, which is related to the manufacture of weapons and equipment, the first priority. Then Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela, followed by Brazil and Argentina, followed by Panama and finally Mexico.

Every time he goes to a country, he must stay for a few days, more or less.

The specific process is to meet with the head of the shadow organization on the ground to learn about the movements of the country's government and military, and the progress of intelligence work. The second is to meet with the heads of various departments of Atlantis International Group to learn about the development of mineral resources and investment projects, and another purpose is to take a vacation.

The USS Independence, the aircraft carrier of the Atlantic Fleet of the Mercenary Corps Navy, slowly stopped in the open seas west of Santiago, the capital of Chile, followed by an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, two Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers, two Ali Burke-class missile destroyers, four Spruance-class missile destroyers, a 70,000-ton Moby-Dick-class integrated support ship, and a 40,000-ton Wichita-class supply ship.

Two huge Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines and two almost Ohio-class cruise missile nuclear submarines are floating on the surface of the sea, as well as four Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines.

This is also the characteristic of the mercenary navy in the waters of South America, which often floats when patrolling, and often interacts with fishing boats, buying some seafood and the like by the way. There is no need to hide from these countries, and Wu Chen's military strategy will not lead to military action with South American countries.

Wu Chen has a great preference for the Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine made by the former Soviet Union, and the military leaders all over the world know that basically when he goes to a coastal country, there will inevitably be a Typhoon-class following him in the nearby waters, which has also become his trademark.

However, except for a few high-level cores of the mercenary corps and a small number of elites of the Navy's strategic nuclear submarine force, no one knew that the Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarine, which was wandering around every day, was really loaded with 20 submarine-launched ICBMs, and moreover, they were equipped with nuclear warheads, and their performance was similar to that of the US Trident submarine-launched ICBMs.