An excerpt from "Mining Engineering in the 24th Century"
In the future, underground mining will indeed become the more efficient form of mining leaving open pit/surface mining the more expensive option. This relates to the increased energy costs & the lack of return for such energy costs.
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Cut off grades for open pits are at least 1/4 that for underground today.
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