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Course Catalog 1999/2000


Civil and Mining Engineering

ABT018 Ore deposit evaluation 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q I

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Per-Arne Lindqvist Prof


PREREQUISITES
ABT012 Rock Construction Engineering, ABT013 Surface and Underground Mining

COURSE AIM
The course gives the student the ability to make economic evaluations of ore deposits.

CONTENTS
Market analysis: What is the market for the products? What threats are there? Would other products be more profitable on the market? Income - cost calculation.
Ore reserve evaluation: Methods to use. Grade - tonnage curves. Geological ore reserve. Ore body modelling.
Mining, mineral processing and concentrate transportation: Techniques and costs. Ore losses and waste dilution. Production volumes. Cut-off-grade. Smelting costs.
Economic evaluation: Cash flow analysis. Net present value. Risk and sensibility analyses.
Financing of mining projects.
Visit to a mining company, to learn how the principles of mine planning are applied in practice and to study the company´s hardware and software.



TEACHING
The teaching includes classroom lectures and exercises and project work. A study visit is arranged to a mining company.

EXAMINATION
Written test with differentiated grades. Project assignment require the grade Passed.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: 3, 4, 5

ITEMS/CREDITS

Project work 3.00ECTS
Written exam 3.00ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Ore deposit evaluation, Div. of Mining Engineering, LTU 1998.

REMARKS


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Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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