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Acid Plant Database June 28, 2010
| Owner | Codelco - Salvador Division |
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| Location | El
Salvador Chile |
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| Background | - | |
| Website | www.codelco.cl | |
| Plant | Potrerillos Smelter | |
| Coordinates | 26º 26' 9" S, 69º 28' 50" W | |
| Type of Plant | Metallugical | |
| Gas Source |
Copper Teniente Converter |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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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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