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Project 2.9

What if we looked at NPV differently?

Broadening NPV through a multi-criteria optimisation framework based on CRC TiME values research

Research Program

Risk, Evaluation and Planning

Project Leader

Professor Erkan Topal

Project ID

2.9

Summary

Mine plan optimisation usually focuses on maximising Net Present Value (NPV).

However decision-makers and planners increasingly need a wider set of inputs to understand the implications of different scenarios. This includes integrating a range of stakeholder perspectives.

This project includes two streams:

  1. Developing an optimisation framework to incorporate diverse stakeholder perspectives.
  2. Quantifying varying perspectives of value and risk identified through previous research. It will enable work to mathematically represent stakeholder perspectives and just for time and risk.

Project Partners

Curtin University, Quantified Strategies, South 32, Rio Tinto, MMG, BHP, Heidelberg Materials, Iluka, Newmont, Roy Hill, Deswik, Anglo American, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner

Duration

24 months until mid-2026.