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McKinsey Red Rock

A haul-fleet exhibit you can actually read

Calderas Mining: diesel $2.4m opex versus electric with a 22% save and $1.1m capex. Four questions, ten-minute clock, calculator on the page. Independent. Not affiliated with McKinsey.

Ned reading an exhibit

Timed sampler

Calderas Mining haul fleet

Diesel $2.4m opex. Electric: 22% opex save, $1.1m capex over 5 years. Four questions, forward-only.

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Calderas Mining diesel versus electric haul cost
ItemDieselElectric
Annual opex$2.4m22% lower
Capex$1.1m / 5 years

Q1/4

Diesel haul opex is $2.4m a year. Electric cuts opex 22%. What is annual electric opex, in $m, before capex?

Calculator

Four-function. Estimate first.

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What this sampler is

A short stand-in for the research-and-calculate feel of Red Rock. Solve is three named games, not one combined simulator. The other two are Sea Wolf and SFL.

FAQ

Is this the real McKinsey Red Rock game?

No. Original independent practice in the same skill family: read an exhibit, do the math, name the so-what. Formats vary by office.

Why is there a calculator?

The live game is numerical. Use the keypad for arithmetic after you write the equation. Capex amortization is the usual miss.

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