#114 – Mine Planning & Equipment Economics - Part 2

Perspective #114 – Economics of Mine Planning and Equipment Selection – Part 2

Written by Dr. Ian Runge | Founder, Runge Ltd

In this final part he continues the example of why “optimum” production rates for new mine developments derived from simple discounted cash flow analysis may be wrong … i.e., too high.

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