Freeport-McMoRan - Tenke Fungurume

Acid Plant Database January 20, 2011

Owner	Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold
Location	About 110 miles northwest of Lubumbashi in the Katanga Province Democratic Republic of the Congo
Background	Ownership: 57.75% Freeport-McMoRan www.fcx.com 24.75% Tenke Mining Corp. 17.5% Gecamines www.gecamines.cd
Website	www.fcx.com
Plant	Tenke Fungurume
Plant	Sulphuric Acid Plant	Liquid SO₂ Plant
Coordinates*	10° 34' 32" S, 26° 11' 42" E (Site)	10° 34' 32" S, 26° 11' 42" E (Site)
Type of Plant	Sulphur Burning	Liquid SO₂ Plant
Gas Source	Elemental Sulphur Prilled Sulphur in Bags	Elemental Sulphur Prilled Sulphur in Bags
Plant Capacity	600 MTPD	180 MTPD (3 trains)
SA/DA	3/1 DA	-
Emissions	-	-
Status	Operating	Operating
Year Built	2009	2009
Technology	Aker Solutions (Chemetics) www.akersolutions.com	Aker Solutions (Chemetics) www.akersolutions.com
Contractor	BJC Construction Industries Limited (Thailand) www.bjc1994.com	BJC Construction Industries Limited (Thailand) www.bjc1994.com
Remarks	Power Generation: 5.5 MW	-
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General	Tenke Fungurume is believed to be the largest undeveloped, high-grade copper/cobalt project in the world today.
References	J. Spath, "Tenke Fungurume Project Sulphuric Acid Plant", Presented at COBRAS 2009 - Congresso Brasileiro de Acido Sulfurico, Aker Solutions, September 28, 2009
News	April 22, 2009 - With copper cathode production under way at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's giant copper/cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the company is now looking at options for expanding the operation. The first copper at the Tenke Fungurume project was produced in March, and the first shipment of cathode was scheduled to leave the site by truck on Wednesday, Freeport CEO Richard Adkerson told analysts and investors on a conference call. The focus is now on completing the cobalt and acid plants at the operation, which will ramp up to its full annual capacity of 250-million pounds of copper and 18-million pounds of cobalt in the second half of 2009. By March 31, $1,6-billion of the $1,75-billion capital cost of the first phase of the project had been incurred. However, Freeport has consistently said that it has high hopes for significant expansions and even additional projects at the site. At the end of 2008, the reserves at Tenke stood at 119-million tons, at 2,6% copper and 0,35% cobalt, for 5,9-billion pounds of copper and 0,7-billion pounds of cobalt. April 23, 2008 - The Tenke Fungurume copper/cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may cost around $1,9-billion to build, nearly double an October estimate of $1-billion, US miner Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold said on Wednesday. Freeport operates the project and owns an effective 57,75% stake, while Vancouver-based Lundin Mining holds 24,75% and DRC State-owned miner Gecamines owns the balance. The new cost estimate, prepared this month, included an additional $385-million in cost escalations, $170-million as a result of scope changes and $170-million for additional infrastructure, CEO Richard Adkerson said. Miners around the world are rushing to bring new mines into production and expand existing ones, to take advantage of record metals prices. However, rising costs for equipment, fuel and labour mean that capital projects are becoming increasingly expensive.

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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