uneconomical
Example Sentences
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Rio Tinto’s Nuton venture is using sulfuric acid and bacteria to remove copper from ores that are otherwise uneconomical to mine, which could boost domestic production.
It is being restarted in partnership with Rio Tinto’s RIO -0.33%decrease; red down pointing triangle Nuton venture, which uses microbes to strip copper from ores that are otherwise uneconomical to mine.
With the surge in gold prices, Winmill said new mines are coming online, while older ones that were uneconomical when gold was at $2,000 an ounce are looking to ramp up production.
From MarketWatch
The revenue payback “will certainly have a chilling effect,” Handley told me, because the government fee “might make the initial investment appear uneconomical.”
From Los Angeles Times
Leaks in the roof and a failure of the steam system meant it became "uneconomical" to keep repairing the space.
From BBC
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