Overview
| Asset Type | Smelter |
| Commodities |
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| Processing |
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The Sudbury Smelter currently smelts nickel-copper concentrate and processes custom-feed materials in the form of concentrates and secondary products. These products go by rail to port facilities in Quebec City, and from there to our Nikkelverk refinery in Norway. |
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Summary:
The Sudbury Smelter currently smelts Glencore Nickel nickel-copper concentrate from the Sudbury, Raglan and XNA (Australia) operations and processes custom-feed materials in the form of concentrates and secondary products. It is capable of producing 95,000 tonnes of nickel, copper and cobalt in matte annually. The smelted and granulated matte is sent by rail to large port facilities in Québec City, then shipped overseas to Nikkelverk in Norway for refining into pure metals.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
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Nickel
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t
| ...... | 76,020 | 75,933 |
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Copper
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t
| ...... | ...... | ...... |
All production numbers are expressed as metal in matte.
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Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | Commodity | Product | 2018 |
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Annual production capacity
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Matte
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Mine Management:
| Job Title | Name | Profile | Ref. Date |
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Oct 8, 2019
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