bungalowbill..."So how many truckloads"They use triple road...

bungalowbill..."So how many truckloads"

They use triple road train wth about 60 tonne total.
A similar distance from Menzies to Lakewood charge about $15-20/t.
About 4 hour round trip.
About $1050 per trip cost.(3 trips per day will give the cartage contractor around $3,000/day)
60t at 6g/t=360g=11.6onz
treatment cost about $40/t...$2400

total cost $6450
60t @ $10/t=$600 mining ore,
240t @ $10t=8$2400 mining waste (4:1),
$1050 cartage,
$2400 treatment

Revenue $30,000

Profit: $23,700 per 60 tonne truckload
(Marginal ore: 6300/60 = $100/t = 1.2g/t)

In practice marginal ore from Menzies carting to Kalgoorlie (contract miner sharing profits 50/50 between miner and owner) is 1.5-1.8g/t