The Industry Standard
APEX is the standard of the industry for economic evaluation of mining
projects - a status achieved only after years of use by hundreds of mining
companies, government agencies, research organizations and mining schools.
APEX reports have appeared in boardrooms, courtrooms, and mining offices
worldwide. The reasons for its success are simple: APEX provides the answers
mining professionals need - consistently, reliably, and conveniently.
APEX can help you put your project decisions on a solid foundation of economic
principles. Terms such as tons, grade, mining costs, dilution, and mill
recovery are the working language for APEX. Present value, payback period,
rate of return, breakeven values, and risk and sensitivity analyses are the
results.
Simple, Complex Models Handled with Ease
Enter simple models into the program in minutes, with the results
available in seconds. Complicated models require little added effort, even
with complex scenarios like these: Properties with multiple ore types,
commodities, and smelter or refinery schedules; production costs that vary
over time; multiple royalty terms; multiple ore bodies mined simultaneously
by differing methods; equity, loan or joint venture financing.
Data Entry Convenient, Straight-forward
APEX is completely menu-driven, with easy to understand data entry
screens.
The Results You Need
APEX produces a complete cash flow schedule for your project and then
computes the projected net present value, pay-back period, and internal rate
of return on either a before- or after-tax basis.
With the initial results computed, it is a simple matter to change any of
the data items and determine what impact the change would have on the project
economics, or you can proceed to determine breakeven values for any of the
items and go on to conduct sensitivity and risk analyses in a variety of
ways.
Breakeven Analysis
You can easily compute the breakeven value for any of the data items you
entered, such as ore grade, production rate, stripping ratio, smelting
charges, or mining costs.
Risk and Sensitivity Analysis
Powerful risk and sensitivity modules allow you to examine the economic
effects of variations in the data elements. By testing ranges of values, APEX
allows you to work with data that might not be as accurate as you would like
it to be. If you can tell APEX how accurate you think your data is, it will
tell you how certain you can be of the results.
Report Print-out
Your report print-out contains a complete summary of data and results in a
professional looking format suitable for independent presentation or
inclusion in your project report. APEX also allows you the option of
exporting your results to popular spreadsheet or word processing programs.
Help and Support Always Available
"Help" screens are available for virtually every data field;
several tutorials are included in the manual; and of course, our staff is
always here for support if you need us - anywhere in the world.
Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed
If you order APEX and then find it does not meet your needs or
expectations, you may return it to us for a full refund less shipping
charges, provided you return it in good condition within 30 days.
System Requirements
- Windows 95/98/NT or
higher
- 2.5 MB hard drive
space
Price: $1,200 plus shipping. To order
please call Aventurine Engineering – (509) 747-3900
For the cost information you need
to complete your feasibility study, check out Mining Cost Service.
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