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Mineral Economics
1. Introduction to Mineral Economics
2. Mineral Resource and Reserve Estimation
3. Economics of Mineral Exploration
4. Mine Project Evaluation and Investment Analysis
5. Risk and Uncertainty in Mine Investment
6. Mine Financing
7. Mine Production Economics
8. Mineral Processing Economics
9. Mineral Markets and Commodity Pricing
10. Government Policy and Mineral Resources
11. Environmental and Social Economics
12. Mine Closure Economics
7.
Mine Production Economics
7.1.
Mine Planning and Production Scheduling
7.1.1.
Cut-off Grade Optimization
7.1.1.1.
Break-even Cut-off
7.1.1.2.
Economic Cut-off
7.1.1.3.
Dynamic Cut-off Grades
7.1.1.4.
Multi-element Cut-offs
7.1.2.
Life-of-Mine Planning
7.1.2.1.
Reserve Scheduling
7.1.2.2.
Production Sequencing
7.1.2.3.
Resource Optimization
7.1.3.
Production Rate Decisions
7.1.3.1.
Capacity Planning
7.1.3.2.
Market Considerations
7.1.3.3.
Technical Constraints
7.1.4.
Mine Design Economics
7.1.4.1.
Open Pit Design
7.1.4.2.
Underground Layout
7.1.4.3.
Equipment Selection
7.2.
Cost Analysis in Mining Operations
7.2.1.
Cost Classification
7.2.1.1.
Fixed Costs
7.2.1.2.
Variable Costs
7.2.1.3.
Semi-variable Costs
7.2.2.
Cost Behavior Analysis
7.2.2.1.
Cost-Volume Relationships
7.2.2.2.
Learning Curves
7.2.3.
Economies of Scale
7.2.3.1.
Scale Effects on Costs
7.2.3.2.
Optimal Mine Size
7.2.4.
Cost Estimation and Control
7.2.4.1.
Budgeting Systems
7.2.4.2.
Cost Tracking
7.2.4.3.
Variance Analysis
7.3.
Productivity and Efficiency
7.3.1.
Key Performance Indicators
7.3.1.1.
Production Metrics
7.3.1.2.
Cost Metrics
7.3.1.3.
Efficiency Ratios
7.3.2.
Benchmarking
7.3.2.1.
Industry Comparisons
7.3.2.2.
Best Practices
7.3.3.
Continuous Improvement
7.3.3.1.
Operational Excellence
7.3.3.2.
Technology Adoption
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