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MIME 526. Mineral Economics.

Credits: 3
Offered by: Mining & Materials Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
Terms offered: Winter 2027
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Description

Mineral project evaluation techniques and applications. Topics covered include grade-tonnage relationships, capital and operating cost estimation techniques, assessment of mineral market conditions, taxation, discounted cash flow analysis, risk analysis, and optimization of project specifications with respect to capacity and cutoff grade.
  • (3-2-5)
  • Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Background in economics required.)
  • Not open to students who have taken MIME 325.

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