Economic Settings: Processing

To access this screen:

Display the Economic Settings screen select an ore type's processing method tab.

Define the processing costs for previously defined ore types.

Note: It is not essential for all of the previously defined processing methods to be defined before closing this screen, although you will need to populate all fields before generating an economic model.

Activity steps:

Display the processing screen for an ore type.
Enter a Mining CAF. Mining costs of this type of rock are adjusted by multiplying by this parameter.
Enter a Rehabilitation cost. This is a unit cost of rehabilitating this rock type if mined as waste. The rehabilitation costs are added to mining costs of all parcels dumped as waste.

Note: The rehabilitation costs do not affect mining costs of processed blocks.
Review the processing methods table at the bottom right of the screen. This table lists previously defined processing methods for this or other rock types. The parameters of the selected method will be copied to the next method added to method list.

You can add, edit, delete, change the order of processing methods. The order of the processing methods as laid out in the list is important where a cut-off grade 'test' is used (as defined on the Prices screen)

Tip: The highest cut-off grade method should be at the top of the list followed by the remaining methods in order of decreasing COG.
For each processing method in the table, review and edit the method Parameters: This displays the Economic Settings: Processing Costs screen.