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Process Operating Costs With Applications in Mine Planning and Risk Analysis PDF
Process Operating Costs With Applications in Mine Planning and Risk Analysis PDF
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ProcessOperatingCostswithApplicationsinMinePlanning andRiskAnalysis
ByDougHalbeandT.J.Smolik ABSTRACT Thispaperdiscussestechniquesforestimatingtreatmentplantoperatingcosts,including identificationofhighimpactcostareasandexpectedkeycostvariationsyearbyyear.Application ofthisinformationtocostdevelopmentinthemineblockmodelispresented,followedbya discussionoftheriskuncertaintyandcostimpactsensitivityinoperatingcostestimates.An exampleiscarriedfromtheinitialbasecostestimateandyearbyyearannualprocesscost variationsthroughtheuseofExcelspreadsheetsandMonteCarlosimulationwithCrystalBall. >Downloadthepaper >DownloadtheConferencePresentation(zipped)