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Acid Plant Database April 18, 2019
Owner | Kansanshi Mining PLC |
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Location | 10 km north of the
town of Solwezi Zambia |
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Background | 2001 - FQM purchases
an 80% interest in Kansanshi from Cyprus Amax (a subsidiary of Phelps Dodge
Corporation) 80% - Kansanshi Mining PLC (a subsidiary of First Quantum) 20% - ZCCM |
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Website | www.first-quantum.com | |||
Plant | Plant No. 3 | Plant No. 4 | Plant No. 5 | |
Coordinates* | 12° 5' 22" S, 26° 24' 28" E | 12° 5' 25.5" S, 26° 24' 25.5" E | 12° 5' 17" S, 26° 24' 16" E | |
Type of Plant | Sulphur Burning | Sulphur Burning | Sulphur Burning | |
Gas Source | Elemental Sulphur | Elemental Sulphur | Elemental Sulphur | |
Plant Capacity | 413 MTPD | 430 MTPD | 900 MTPD | |
SA/DA | 3/1 DA | SA | 3/1 DA | |
Emissions | 4500 kg/month | 4500 kg/month | 370 ppm | |
Status | Shutdown/Demolished | Shutdown | Shutdown/Idle | |
Year Built | 2005 | 2008 | 2012 | |
Technology | MECS | MECS | MECS India | |
Contractors | Bwana Mukubwa | Bwana Mukubwa | Kansanshi Mining | |
Remarks | - | - | 100 MTPD Liquid SO2 (99%) | |
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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
* Coordinates can be used to
locate plant on Google Earth