Smelter Environmental Control Systems Optimization and Emissions Reduction

Client: Grupo Mexico Metalurgica de Cobre
Location: La Caridad, Nacozari, Mexico

Establish an Environmental Management and Implementation Program to reduce roofline and stack emissions of SO₂ and particulate.

Scope Includes:

• Development of a 5-year master plan for staged implementation
• Measure and define roofline and stack emissions rates from each process
• Identify high-priority areas to address emissions
• Develop options for reducing emissions from high-priority areas
• Benchmarking of emissions rates for similar smelting operations
• Order-of-magnitude capital cost estimate for each option
• Converter and Teniente primary and secondary hood improvements
• New closed-loop hood cooling water system design
• New anode furnace off-gas system design