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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blaubart, post: 1910354, member: 37498&quot;]If it was that simple, then I&#039;d agree with you.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, it&#039;s more like this:</p><p><br /></p><p>This area has x grams per cubic foot.&nbsp; In order to start mining there, we&#039;ll have to buy the mineral rights, submit an environmental impact study, form remediation and reclamation plans, get EPA approval, get state and local agencies to cooperate, pay impact fees, and then we still have to build an infrastructure to refine the ore, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the first year or two, we&#039;ll be at x grams per cu ft.&nbsp; In subsequent years, we&#039;ll see a lower yield, but given the overhead associated with opening a new mine, it would be more profitable to continue mining here for another ten years than it would be to open another mine that would have a higher yield per cubic foot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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