Project developent proceeds by increasingly detailed studies addressing overall project returns through an analysis of the substance, risks and costs associated with the following elements:_x000D_
Reserves_x000D_
Mining_x000D_
Processing_x000D_
Infrastructure_x000D_
Environmental Impact_x000D_
Product Market Computer-based expertise has a potential to_x000D_
Capture perishable expertise, making this available for shared access and so reducing the cost of human experience_x000D_
Consolidate know-how for optimising process operations, bringing consistency of judgement and advice to decision- making by making the rules, facts and preferences explicit_x000D_
Allow assignment of the basis and authority of decisions, so experts can pass routine expertise down the line, freeing their time to generate more._x000D_
Force a review of expertise when creating the knowledge base.