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Acid Plant Database August 23, 2015
Owner | Glencore |
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Location |
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec Canada |
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Background |
Formerly
- Noranda Inc. - Falconbridge Limited - Xstrata Copper www.xstrata.com |
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Website |
www.glencore.com www.glencorerecycling.com |
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Plant | Horne Smelter | |
Coordinates | 48º 15' 6" N, 79º 1' 10" W | |
Type of Plant | Metallurgical | |
Gas Source |
Copper, Electronic Scrap Noranda Process Reactor, Converter |
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Hot Gas Cleaning | - | |
Wet Gas Cleaning | Quench Venturi (Low Pressure Drop) - Retention Tower - Venturi (Variable Throat) - Cyclonic Separator - Primary Condenser - Primary WESP - Secondary Condenser - Secondary WESP - Hg Removal | |
Plant Capacity | 2050 MTPD | |
SA/DA |
3 SA Provisions made in the plant design for future retrofit to double absorption |
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Status | Operating | |
Year Built | 1989 | |
Technology | Chemetics | |
Contractor | Chemetics | |
Remarks |
NOx
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References | - | |
News |
January 15, 2009 - Horne Smelter management announces that it is
reducing its workforce and capital expenditures to strengthen its viability
in current market conditions. The decision comes after careful evaluation
of the impact on the Horne operations of the closure of Fabie Bay Mine, a
custom milling client, and a reduction in the volume of recycled feed. In
total, 55 permanent operational positions associated with milling ore from
Fabie Bay Mine and the recycling operation will be made redundant. In
addition, the announcement will impact approximately 30 consultants and
other contractors. The challenging operating environment requires the Horne
Smelter to scale back capital expenditures in 2009. However, investments
related to important environmental improvement projects will continue,
including the CDN$5 million project to install a secondary hood to capture
fugitive emissions and reduce arsenic concentrations in the ambient air in
the Notre-Dame neighbourhood. “The smelting business has recently faced a challenging operating environment and it is important that we respond rapidly to this downturn in the market and make the necessary adjustments,” said Claude Bélanger, General Manager of the Horne Smelter. “The Horne Smelter is a stand-alone custom smelting facility that operates in a very competitive environment. Full asset utilization and cost management are essential for Horne’s long-term viability.” said Mr. Bélanger. “We will give our people the support they need to minimize the impacts of these measures on them as much as possible. A number will be transferred to other jobs in the smelter,” added Mr. Bélanger. |
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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