Conference Proceedings - World Mining Congress 2026

1825 REFERENCES 1. Article published by S&P Global. From 6 years to 18 years: The increasing trend of mine lead times (Apr 2025). By Paul Manalo 2. Article published by Wood Mackenzie. Copper demand set to surge 24% by 2035 as four key disruptors reshape global markets (Oct 2025). By Charles Cooper, Peter Schmitz, Natalie Biggs 3. Document DM-STD-PE-01 – Guidelines for Capital Investment Process (2022), Revision 2. MINSUR 4. Document DM-STD-PE-05 – Project Development Guidelines (2022), Revision 2. MINSUR 5. The term “Stage-Gate” was created by the Dr. Robert G. Cooper and it first appeared in print in 1988. Stage-Gate® is a registered trademark in the United States of Stage-Gate International Inc. and in Canada and Europe of Robert G. Cooper.

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