Asset Report
Altonorte copper smelter
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
The smelter is located near Antofagasta and it uses the Noranda reactor technology. The smelter capacity is 1.2Mt/a conc (349kt/a copper) and its sulphur collection efficiency is 95%. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating a number of granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry standard cash operating costs. This report contains a detailed asset note giving you a holistic view of the asset, including an operational overview through to a timeline of events from inception to now. This qualitative analysis is supplemented by the associated Excel download which enables interrogation of a whole series of cost and production metrics over the life of the asset.
Table of contents
- Summary
- Key issues
- Emissions
- Flowsheet
- Feed Preparation
- Smelting Process
- Auxiliary Plants
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Altonorte Emission Intensity Quartile Ranking - total global production - tonnes Cu equivalent
- Detailed map
What's included
This report contains:
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