The following listings of equipment capital and operating costs are taken directly from the current Mining Cost Service Manual and Mine and Mill Equipment Cost Estimator's Guide . The Mining Cost Service Manual contains only part of the equipment cost data, but it also includes a broad range of important data about other mining cost centers, such as labor, smelting, and electric power. This equipment list will be maintained permanently at this web site and the costs will be updated periodically for your reference.
Costs are typical U.S. costs in U.S. dollars.
They can be adjusted for other economies by adjusting to local unit prices in direct proportion to the unit prices listed here.