Analytical Tools & Screening Calculators
Free screening tools for early questions about mineral processing, electricity costs and domestic value capture. Use them to explore assumptions; use the reports for deeper evidence and analysis.
Beneficiation Value-Uplift Calculator
Model the gross financial uplift when converting raw run-of-mine ore or concentrate into refined metals, alloys or battery chemicals. Factors in recovery, conversion ratios, OPEX, and transport differentials.
- Gross value of raw vs. processed product
- Indicative net value uplift per feed tonne & % gain
- Break-even processed product price threshold
Processing Electricity-Cost Calculator
Evaluate the impact of electricity tariff trajectories on power-intensive pyrometallurgical smelting and refining operations. Includes preset benchmarks for ferrochrome, manganese alloys, and titanium smelting.
- Total annual electricity cost & cost per product tonne
- Electricity cost as % of product revenue
- Tariff variance savings vs. baseline utility tariffs
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Break-even tariff
The power tariff at which a smelter breaks even.
- In development
Power cost per tonne
What electricity costs per tonne of product at a given tariff and intensity.
- In development
Logistics cost
Rail, road and port cost per tonne for a route.
These tools provide high-level illustrative calculations for screening and strategic orientation purposes only. They do not substitute for detailed engineering feasibility studies, metallurgical testwork, or formal financial modeling. Financing costs, taxes, working capital, ramp-up schedules and capital expenditure are excluded.