Mineral Economics : Development and Management of Natural Resources


O. Rudawsky
Bok Engelsk 1986 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Burlington : : Elsevier Science, , 1986.
Omfang
1 online resource (208 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Mineral Economics: Development and Management of Natural Resources; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; PART I: INTRODUCTION AND AN OVERVIEW; Chapter 1. Natural Resources - Definitions And Classifications; Natural Resources - Concepts and Applications; Classification of Mineral and Energy Resources; McDivitt's Classifications; The U.S.G.S. Classification Method; The Unified U.S. Department of Interior Classification Method (1976); The Modified U.S. Department of Interior Resource/Revenue Classification Method. - Chapter 8. Industrial Organization of The Mineral Industries. - Classification for the Purpose of Strategic PlanningChapter 2. Iithe Role of Natural Resources and Their Uniqueness; The Role of Natural Resources; Unique Aspects of Minerals and Energy; Chapter 3. The Availability and Uses of Mineral and Energy Resources; An Overview of Resource Availability and Supply; The Use of Energy and Minerals; PART II: UTILIZATION OF MINERAL RESOURCES; Chapter 4. Resource Scarcity and Resource Conservation; Resource Availability; Classical Scarcity Models; The Utopian Scarcity Model; The Malthusian Scarcity Model; The Ricardian Scarcity Model. - Objective Probability Distribution (Monte Carlo Simulation Technique)Summary and Conclusions; The ""Optimal"" Method of Economic Evaluation; Chapter 6. Optimal Recovery Design For a Depletable Mineral Deposit; Definitions; Case I: Alternative Rates of Recovery, Constant Level; Case II: Alternative Levels of Recovery; Case III: Varying Both Rate and Level of Recovery; Summary and Evaluation; Chapter 7. Societal vs. Private InterestEconomic Evaluation; Input-Output Analysis (1-0); Benefit - Cost Analysis (B/C Ratio); PART III: CURRENT ISSUES IN MINERAL ECONOMICS. - Operating CostsDepreciation and Amortization; Depletion Allowance; Price Information - Revenue Estimates; Taxes; Other pertinent Data; Methods of Investment Appraisal; Accounting Rate of Return (ARR); Payback Period (PB); Net Present Value (NPV); Present Value Ratio (PVR); Multiple-Rate Valuation Formulas; Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Rate of Return; The Advantages and Shortcomings of Various Methods; Sequential Evaluation Processes; Risk Analysis; Uncertainty and Risk; Risk-Adjusted Return; Subjective Probability Distribution. - Testing of Resource Scarcity EffectsThe Limits to Growth; Resource Conservation and Preservation; Personal Evaluation - Resource Scarcity and Technology; Chapter 5. Economic Feasibility Studiesin Mineral and Energy Industries1; The Need For Economic Analysis; Development of Natural Resources -- Specific Characteristics; The Time Value of Money; Interest Rate; Sources of Finance and The Cost of Capital; Single and Compound Interest; Discounting; Annuities and Perpetuities; Data Estimates; Estimates of Reserves; Rate of Production and Cut-Off Grade; Capital Investment Requirements. - Although profitable development and exploitation of natural resources has been, and still remains, the goal of many individuals and firms within the extractive industries, several new goals must also be considered, the foremost of which is the wise management of the already discovered stocks of renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. This aspect has become of vital importance for society as a whole.It is this dual objective - the economic feasibility on behalf of private interests, and the efficient development and utilization of natural resources as viewed from the societal poi
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