The importance of the economic exploitation plan in the decision making process in mining.
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2022
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In general, investors evaluate several investment alternatives including, obviously, the possibility of money
investment in the banking system. The mineral resource industry is just one of the several options of investment
available in the financial market. To select this option, especially for the mining investments, investors require
ever more projects with proven financial security and developed by renowned companies. The financial return or
potential of the project must be significant to justify the risks inherent to the mining activities. To facilitate the
financial analyses of mine projects, in this study is proposed a methodology based on an economic analysis of the
Brazilian gold Berimbau mine through an Economic Exploitation Plan - EEP- where a sensitivity analysis of the
project cash flow was performed and variations in the ore price, investments (CAPEX - capital expenditure) and
operating costs (OPEX - operating expense) were applied. An orthodox scenario with an ore price (gold) of USD
900.00/oz was considered. The results, specific aspects and socioeconomic benefits have confirmed the project’s
feasibility.
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Economic analysis, Mining, Plano de aproveitamento econômico
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ALMEIDA, W. E. de; Curi, A. ARROYO ORTIZ, C. E. The importance of the economic exploitation plan in the decision making process in mining. Revista de Medio Ambiente Minero Y Mineria, v. 7, m. 2, p. 20-25, 2022. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?pid=S2519-53522022000200004&script=sci_arttext>. Acesso em: 15 mar. 2023.