Copper & Zinc Concentrator Antamina

Client

Compania Minera Antamina SA, Lima, Peru

ProjectANTAMINA

CapacityAverage annual output
- 600 million lbs. Copper
- 360 million lbs. Zinc

BackgroundAntamina is a greenfield project built at an altitude of 4’800 metres a.s.a.l. in the Andes. The total investment is $2.2billion. With full production, Antamina is the world’s 7th largest copper producer, the 3rd largest zinc producer and the largest combined Cu Zn producer.

ConsultantBechtel, USA

Scope of ABBDesign, manufacture, delivery to site, erection supervision, testing and commissioning of:
1-Gearless Mill Drive for the SAG mill
(38´, 1000t/h). Drive rating 20.1MW, 10rpm.
3-Gearless Mill Drives for the ball mills (24´,1000t/h ). Drive rating 11.2MW, 13rpm
High Voltage Switchgear
Medium Voltage Switchgear
Low Voltage Switchgear
Transformers
Low Voltage Drives
Process Control System

Award of contract1997

Start of Operation2000


Last edited 2004-01-21
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