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Both in preliminary evaluations and final feasibility studies the deposit under investigation is frequently compared to other deposits which are either in production or still in the preproduction stage. The best comparison is an economic one. This can be done via the payback period (Sect. 11.1.3), the earning power of a project expressed as the internal rate of return IRR (Sect. 11.2.4) or the standardized net present value NPV (Sect. 11.2.3.4).
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(2008). Comparison of Deposits. In: Economic Evaluations in Exploration. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73559-5_14
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