10943 (v.3) WASM Cost and Capital Investment Estimation 602


Area:

WASM Mineral Economics Teaching Area

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

16.0
 
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Lecture:

4 x 4 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

10940 (v.3) WASM Resource Sector Finance 601 or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

Students will be provided with a framework will be provided to assist with the estimation of capital and operating costs for preliminary financial modelling and evaluation of mining projects. This will include - order of magnitude estimates, top-down modelling of aggregated component costs using empirical cost-throughout curves, Be Hom-up estimation of disaggregated component costs from mine plans. A revision of discounted cash-flow (DCF) evaluation techniques will also be carried out.
 
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Field of Education:

30303 Mining Engineering

HECS Band (if applicable):

2

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Not Online

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y    
2004 Bentley Campus Short Period 6 Y    
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area