Evaluation of Cost- Benefit and Sensitivity Analysis of Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex

Mineral materials form the main part of industrial inputs. The existence of plenty mineral materials can provide basis for industrial growth and development. As mines are exhaustible resources, optimum usage of them is very important. On the other hand existence of the plenty of different mineral materials all over the country is one of the advantages of Iran. Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex is the largest and the most important mine in this field in the country. Due to the role and importance of the complex, present study deals with its activities in point of view of the Cost- Benefit Analysis. To achieve this, two criterions of Net Present Value (NPV) and Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) are used. The study of these criterions shows that Net Present Value of the complex has been over 56846 billion Rials and Internal Rate of Return has been 31.5 percent, during 1370-84. While its present value of the future activities estimate around 5313 billion Rials. Therefore, its activities have had economically justified. Sensitivity Analysis also is used to determine the affects of uncertainty variables on the results.