Evaluating mine plans under uncertainty: Can the real options make a difference?

Resources Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 116-125

  Dimitrakopoulos, Roussos G ^a   Abdel Sabour, Sabry A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mine evaluation; Real options; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PLANNING; PROFITABILITY;

NET PRESENT VALUE; REAL OPTIONS VALUATION;

MINING;

CAPITAL FLOW; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; GOLD MINE; INVESTMENT; MINE; MINING; NATURAL RESOURCE; PROFITABILITY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 35448937145     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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