The proportion of existing mines in flabby middle-age is growing as the rate of discovery of new tier-one assets has slowed over recent years. For example, BHP reckons that 35% of Chile's copper production capacity is from mines that are more than 50 years old and 70% from those more than 20 years old. As mines age, ore grades decline, since the best stuff is usually dug up first.
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