Asset Report
Tsumeb copper smelter
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Report summary
The Tsumeb copper smelter was commissioned in 1962 to treat concentrates from the Tsumeb and Kombat mines. A lead smelter, lead refinery, cadmium plant and arsenic plant are also on the same site. In March 1996 Goldfields Namibia announced that the Tsumeb mine would be closed late 1996/early 1997. Exploration activity was intensified in order to provide replacement ore resources and so maintain the operations at the copper smelter. However, on 22 August annual wage negotiations broke down...
Table of contents
- Emissions
- Environmental
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Tsumeb Emission Intensity Quartile ranking - total global production - tonnes Cu
- Detailed map
- Flowsheet
- Feed preparation
- Smelting process
- Auxiliary plants
What's included
This report contains:
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