Cost Accounting in Mining
Cash Costs and Mine Production There is a lag effect between the margin between cash costs and prices and the increase/decrease in supply 40 48 56 64 72 80 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 Margin Mine Production (RHS) /Ounce Million Ounce Gold Mine Production and the Margin between the Gold Price and Cash Costs 0 8 16 24 32 0 100 200 300 400