| Deposit ID | 10280046 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3510091001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Camacari Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Camicari Copper Smelter |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -38.29889, -12.66444 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 30 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bahia(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Bahia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | -38.29889, -12.66444 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1982 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Davila Participaciones |
| Interest | 66.6 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Banco Desarollo Nacional |
| Interest | 33.3 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3510091001 |
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,
OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - CAMACARI
(CARAIBA), BRASIL. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF.,
CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JAN-95 | Towle, Stewart W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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