Codelco - Salvador

Acid Plant Database December 28, 2014

Owner	Codelco - Salvador Division
Location	Potrerillos Chile Nearest City: El Salvador
Background	-
Website	www.codelco.cl
Plant	Potrerillos Smelter
Coordinates	26º 26' 9" S, 69º 28' 50" W
Type of Plant	Metallugical
Gas Source	Copper El Teniente Converter and Peirce-Smith Converter
Plant Capacity	1500 MTPD
SA/DA	SA
Status	Operating
Year Built	1999
Technology	Outotec (Lurgi Umwelt GmbH)
Contractor	-
Equipment	Blower Supplier: KKK Delivery Year: 1998 Model: SFO 14 Quantity: 2 Flow Rate: 66.2 m3/s Pressure Rise: 515 mbar Power: 3150 kW Drive: Electric Motor with VFD and inlet guide vanes
Remarks	Project Cost: US$100 million
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General	Operations of the Salvador Division are carried out in the Andes Mountain region at an altitude of 2,600 meters, 1,100 kilometers north of Santiago. This division manages the underground “Inca” mine and the open pit mines "Old Camp" and "Damiana Norte". Salvador exploits oxide and sulphide minerals, producing 80,615 metric tons of copper cathodes a year. It also produces 1,366 metric tons of molybdenum , anodic sludge and sulphuric acid.
References	-
News	December 8, 2014 - Outotec to revamp and upgrade the Potrerillos copper smelter and sulfuric acid plant for Codelco in Chile. Outotec has been awarded a contract to revamp and upgrade the Potrerillos copper smelter and sulfuric acid plant of Codelco Salvador Division in northern Chile, in order to comply with the new Chilean environmental regulations that are due to come into force in 2018. The value of the order is approximately EUR 64 million, of which one third has been booked in Outotec's third quarter order intake and the rest in the fourth quarter 2014 order intake. Outotec's scope of delivery includes detailed engineering of the revamp, equipment supply and technical assistance during the construction, commissioning and start up of the smelter and acid plant. Equipment deliveries consist of, among other things, gas collecting hoods for the existing converters, revamp of the dry electrostatic and wet precipitators and gas ducts, a catalytic converter and an effluent treatment plant with additional water management plant equipment. "This is a good example of how Codelco and Outotec work together, combining their efforts to secure business sustainability and the necessary care of environment in a profitable way", said Kimmo Kontola, head of Outotec'sAmericas region. "Through advanced technology we can extend the life cycle of our customers' facilities. Specialized technical services are always part of a long-term business relationship with our customers, providing added value beyond equipment supply", added Robin Lindahl, head of Outotec's Metals, Energy & Water business area.

MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption

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