Life cycle cost estimation and environmental valuation of
#0183;#32;Other examples include the Barruecopardo project in Spain with a total capital cost of 70 million, the Hemerdon project in the United Kingdom with a total operating cost of per tonne of ore, and the Pilbara Iron Ore project in Western Australia with a direct mine capital cost of AUS 726 million (Gordon, 2014, S#225;nchez et al., 2015).