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安德鲁·卡内基:安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 339
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
There now remained to be acquired only the supply of iron stone. If we could obtain this we should be in the position occupied by only two or three of the European concerns. We thought at one time we had succeeded in discovering in Pennsylvania this last remaining link in the chain. We were misled, however, in our investment in the Tyrone region, and lost considerable sums as the result of our attempts to mine and use the ores of that section. They promised well at the edges of the mines, where the action of the weather for ages had washed away impurities and enriched the ore, but when we penetrated a small distance they proved too "lean" to work.
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定位:Additional excerpt 339 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
只剩铁矿石供应没解决。如果能拿到,卡内基就能达到欧洲只有两三家大公司才有的地位。他们一度以为在宾夕法尼亚找到了这最后一环,结果在泰龙地区投资失误,损失不小。那里的矿石在矿坑边缘看起来不错,因为长期风化洗掉了杂质、富集了矿石,但往深处挖一点就变得太“贫”,没法用。核心教训是:别被表面样本骗了,资源评估必须看深部、看整体。
上下文
出自卡内基自传,回忆他在宾夕法尼亚泰龙地区投资铁矿失败的经历。
今日一问
你最近做判断时,有没有只看了“表面样本”就下结论的情况?
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