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Conceptual study

    Conceptual study



    Scope of work:
    • Review of the raw material and production market, incl. pricing and volumes
    • Review of available technologies and equipment configurations
    • Factor analysis of the material and operational cost to calculate expected production costs
    • Development of conceptual flowsheet for the mill
    • Estimation of capital investments (+/-35%)
    • Calculation of realizable margin and net present value based on discounted cash flow estimation
    • Analysis of trade-off between capital cost, capacity, operating cost


    Results:
    • General knowledge about the project, incl. technology, capital expenses and financial aspects
    • Preliminary apprise of possible options of project development
    • Foundation for an internal decision about attractiveness of the project (may become part of investment memorandum)