Industry Feature

摘要

The complex imbalance of changes in underground mining costs has been disguised by the industry’s overall cost decline. Specifically, roomand-pillar mining has seen a disproportionate increase in haulage costs, while the cost of other methods has fallen. While underground miningcosts are generally expected to rise going forward as deeper deposits are accessed, a more careful analysis indicates that variousmethodological improvements will balance out any cost increases.