(Facility) Camacari Copper Smelter

Plant in Bahia, Brazil with commodities Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280046
MAS/MILS ID 3510091001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Camacari Copper Smelter
Alternate or previous names Camicari Copper Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -38.29889, -12.66444 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bahia(province)

Brazil(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Brazil Bahia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -38.29889, -12.66444

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1982
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Davila Participaciones
    Interest 66.6
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Banco Desarollo Nacional
    Interest 33.3
    Year 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALSO KNOWN AS CARAIBA SMELTER. HOBOKEN CONVERTERS. DC ACID PLANT 1250 MTPD. ORGANIZED AS GOVERNMENT COMPANY GREENFIELD 1982, PRIVATIZED 11/88. TARIFF PROTECTION CUT 10/90, PROBLEMS COMPETING - IMPORTS 75% OF CONC. EXPANSION ON HOLD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,

  • Deposit

    OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - CAMACARI

  • Deposit

    (CARAIBA), BRASIL. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF.,

  • Deposit

    CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AT THE CAMACARI COPPER SMELTER INCLUDES OUTOKUMPU FLASH SMELTING, HOBOKEN SIPHON CONVERTERS, ANODE FURNACES, A DOUBLE CONTACT ACID PLANT. THE SMELTER PRODUCES 190,000 MTPA ANODE COPPER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JAN-95 Towle, Stewart W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.