Standard: Mirrabeena Iron: keep a small iron ore mine running?
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The prompt
Mirrabeena Iron runs a small iron ore mine in Western Australia. The iron ore price has fallen, and the board asks whether it should keep the mine running or close it until prices recover. How would you approach this?
Difficulty: Standard. Format: candidate-led, with interviewer dialogue. Industry: Mining. Region: Australia (Western Australia). Interview length: about 30 minutes. The company is fictional and all figures are illustrative. Iron ore is usually priced in US dollars. All figures here are converted to Australian dollars (AUD), per tonne or per year.
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3. Speak the case out loud. Your partner shares data when you ask, then scores you with the rubric.
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