| Owner |
Anglo
American Chile Ltda |
| Background |
1958 -
Peñarroya acquires the smelter, makes it part
of the Compañía Minera Disputada de las Condes
1972 - ENAMI (National Mining Corporation) purchases Disputada de Las
Condes
1978 - Exxon Minerals acquires majority interest in
Disputada
de Las Condes
2002
- The company was acquired by Anglo
American in late 2002 at a cost of US$1.3 billion. |
| Location |
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| Website |
www.angloamerican.co.uk
www.anglochile.cl
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| Plant
|
Fundicion
Chagres (Chagres Smelter) |
| Coordinates |
- |
32º 48' 15"
N, 70º 57' 18" W |
| Type of Plant |
Metallugical |
Metallurgical |
| Gas Source |
Cu
Reverberatory Furnace
Pierce-Smith Converters |
Cu
Outokumpu Flash Furnace
Pierce-Smith Converters |
| Plant
Capacity |
1972:
100 MTPD, 55,000 Nm3/h, 2.5% SO2
Revamp: 400 MTPD, 75,000 Nm3/h, 8.5% SO2 |
1650 MTPD |
| SA/DA |
SA |
3/1 DA |
| Status
|
Dismantled and sold to ENAMI |
Operating |
| Year Built |
1972 |
1993 |
| Technology |
MECS |
MECS |
| Contractor |
- |
Simon-Carves
FENCO |
| Remarks |
Portion of
gases from reverberatory furnace were treated in a lime scrubber |
Lurgi gas cleaning system
Original capacity: 1125 MTPD
Expanded in 1994 to 1650 MTPD |
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| General |
Chagres
Smelter Division
Located in Region V in the municipality of Catemu, 100 kilometers north of
Santiago and at 400 meters above sea level.
The smelter’s productive process (copper concentrate fusion) is carried out
using the modern Flash furnace, a technology known for its low emission
levels, making the smelter an environmental leader in Chile’s mining
industry.
In 2006 the Division produced 173,413 tonnes of copper anodes and 499,243
tonnes of sulfuric acid.
The Chagres Smelter Division has approximately 500 workers, including
company employees and external contractors for operations and projects.
The Smelter Optimization project concluded successfully in 2006, enabling
the division to boost copper production and reduce air emissions
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