Beyond NPV - A review of valuation methodologies and their applicability to water in mining

Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Publication Series

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 97-103

  Evans, R ^a   Moran, C J ^a   Brereton, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCOUNT RATES; DO-MAINS; ENGINEERING CULTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; INTERNAL COSTS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MAKING PROCESSES; MINERALS INDUSTRIES; MINING OPERATIONS; MINING SECTORS; NET PRESENT VALUES; QUALITATIVE INFORMATIONS;

PLANNING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

MINING;

EID: 58049164298     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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