RE:RE:RE:I was Just Thinking!Trying to figure out the costs seems to be half the battle here.
Infrastructure - Road, Electricity, Water, Sewage Treatment.Obviously can vary greatly from project to project. If blasting is involved, these costs can skyrocket.
Mining Costs - Mobilization and construction of the mine itself. I have no idea what these costs are.
Operating Costs - Actual cost to get ore out of the ground on a per tonne basis including overheads and indirect costs. Is this heavily influenced by the price of oil?
Making a somewhat educated guess about the cost of the road here. My assumptions are: Minimal blasting, 132km of road including the proposed ATAC road at six metres wide, mine strippings to be used as road gravel. I'd say you'd likely be safe using $9M as a budget number for this. Assuming you can get enough labour, equipment, and a crusher in there, I think you could have it done in three months.
All the other aspects are out of my scope and I'd just be grasping at straws trying to figure them out.