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  "use_case": "Ore & sample handling robots",
  "quantity": null,
  "unit": "system",
  "country": "CN",
  "currency": "CNY",
  "estimate": {
    "low": 1566000,
    "high": 1939000,
    "currency": "CNY",
    "based_on": 1
  },
  "method": "published unit price × quantity (exact unit conversions only); filtered to the best region match; older prices only if nothing newer",
  "notes": [
    "Range uses only benchmarks whose region matches CN.",
    "No quantity given: costs are per 1 system.",
    "Arithmetic on published prices, not a quote: scope, access, permits, minimums and travel change real prices. Ask suppliers via submit_rfq."
  ],
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    {
      "kind": "benchmark",
      "provider_id": null,
      "description": "Liangshan Mining, Hongnipo copper mine (Huili, Sichuan): automatic ore sample-preparation system, supply and installation; three shortlisted bids CNY 1,566,000 (first-ranked, Jiangsu Yiweida), 1,800,000 and 1,939,000 (notice 2026-09-17). Whether the system uses robot arms is not stated",
      "unit_price": {
        "low": 1566000,
        "high": 1939000,
        "currency": "CNY",
        "unit": "per system"
      },
      "region": "CN-SC",
      "region_match": "country",
      "source_url": "https://zb.chinalco.com.cn/zbxx/001001/001001005/20260917/f2ea4c93-d391-40b6-b6e3-26ecece10bbb.html",
      "as_of": "2026-09-17",
      "older_price": false,
      "unit_conversion": null,
      "cost": {
        "low": 1566000,
        "high": 1939000,
        "currency": "CNY"
      },
      "used_in_range": true
    }
  ],
  "available_units": [
    "system"
  ],
  "fx_date": "2026-10-27"
}