Estimate the value of right to the mine based on an


You are examining the financial viability of investing in some abandoned copper mines in Chile, which still have significant copper deposits. A geologist survey suggests that there might still be 10 million pounds of copper in the mines and the cost of opening up the mines will be $2 million. The Chilean government is willing to grant a 25-year lease on the mine. At the current copper price, the present value of the net cash flows from this mine is $1.8m. However, the annualized standard deviation in copper prices is 25%, and the risk free rate is 7%. Estimate the value of right to the mine based on an option-pricing model.

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