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Standard: Mirrabeena Iron: keep a small iron ore mine running?

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?

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