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ABT018 Ore deposit evaluation 6.0 ECTS credits | |
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TIMEPERIOD: Q I LANGUAGE:English/Swedish EXAMINER Per-Arne Lindqvist Prof PREREQUISITES ABT012 Rock Construction Engineering, ABT013 Surface and Underground Mining or equivalent knowledge in rock excavation and mining engineering 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 ore deposit evaluation are applied in practice and to study the company´s hardware and software.
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| Project work | 3.00ECTS |
| Written exam | 3.00ECTS |
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COURSE LITERATURE Ore deposit evaluation, Div. of Mining Engineering, LTU 1998. REMARKS Further information: International Office |
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