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Book 2

The document outlines various economic, orebody, and operational parameters related to copper mining. Key values include a copper price of $7500 per tonne, mining capacity of 20,000 tonnes per year, and processing capacity of 7,500 tonnes of ore per year. Additional details include costs associated with smelting, refining, and mining, as well as metallurgical recovery rates and a discount rate of 12%.

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Book 2

The document outlines various economic, orebody, and operational parameters related to copper mining. Key values include a copper price of $7500 per tonne, mining capacity of 20,000 tonnes per year, and processing capacity of 7,500 tonnes of ore per year. Additional details include costs associated with smelting, refining, and mining, as well as metallurgical recovery rates and a discount rate of 12%.

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Economic Parameters

Sl. No. Parameters Value Unit


1 Copper Price (p) $7500.00 per tonne of metal
Smelting,
2 refining and selling/marketing cost
$2200
(r ) per tonne of metal
3 Mining cost (m) $1.60 per tonne of material
4 Mining cost adjustment factor (MCAF) 1
5 Processing cost © $24 per tonne of ore
6 Metallurgical recovery (y) 90%
grade of the block 1%
7 Discount rate 12%

Orebody Model
Sl. No. Parameters Value Unit
1 Mining Block Size 1000 cubic meter
2 Bench height (z) 10 meter
3 Material density 250% tonne per cubic meter

Operational Parameters
Sl. No. Parameters Value Unit
1 Pit slope angle 45 degree
2 Mining Capacity 20000 tonnes of material per year
3 Processing Capacity 7500 tonnes of ore per year
4 Run-of-Mine (ROM) stoclpilling Allowed

I/j 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 0.7
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grade of Cu %
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.7 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.7 0.7 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.7 0.7 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0 0 0 0 0
19 20
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0

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