Technical Note - A Test and Comment on Taylor's Rule of Mine Life
- Organization:
- The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- Pages:
- 8
- File Size:
- 148 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1984
Abstract
A test on Taylor's rule of mine life using published data on open pit porphyry copper mines confirmed that mine life is, on average proportional to the fourth root of reserve tonnage. Deviations from this rule-of-thumb occur to a large extent as variations between regions that are qualitatively explained in terms of differences in grade, infrastructural needs or special taxation effects.
Citation
APA: (1984) Technical Note - A Test and Comment on Taylor's Rule of Mine Life
MLA: Technical Note - A Test and Comment on Taylor's Rule of Mine Life. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1984.