RE: Sad times30 Jul 2019 18:42
Hierarch, that's why I gave the copper a value of just $200/tonne (around 3% of spot) when the spot price is currently $5900/tonne. As unprocessed, still in-the-ground metal $200/tonne is all it is worth to a prospective purchaser who will have to meet capex and opex costs, extraction limitations, local taxes, global price fluctuations etc. The full value of the 1.365m tonnes if it could be magically 100% extracted and sold free of all costs and taxes would be nearer $8bn.