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Escondida Mine in Chile has been so successful with their Phase IV-A Expansion that they are planning to expand their plant with all new equipment.

Escondida Mine in Chile has been so successful with their Phase IV-A Expansion that they are planning to expand their plant with all new equipment. They are going to start enlarging their plant by purchasing the following equipment:

Equipment

Original Size

Cost of Original Equipment

(millions)

Power-Sizing Exponent

New Equipment Size

SAG Mill

50,000 tons

$350

0.80

75,000 tons

Cyclones

7,500 gal

$250

0.22

15,000 gal

Flotation Circuit

3,000 ft3

$300

0.6

12,000 ft3

What would be the cost for Escondida to obtain this equipment assume that they can trade the old equipment for 15% of its original cost? Assume also that the relative price to purchase the equipment has not changed over time (that is, there has been no inflation in equipment prices).

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