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Minera Alumbrera: Greenfield Cu/Au Mine
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FAST FACTS
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CUSTOMER
Minera Alumbrera |
LOCATION
Argentina |
PROJECT
Greenfield site; all design and control for plant |
DATE
01-Jan-1997 |
PLANT DETAILS
Produces 700,000 tpa of concentrates containing approximately 90,000 tonnes of copper metal. The project also produces about 600,000 troy ounces of gold per year.
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CONTROL SYSTEM
Foxboro IA
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Project Overview
This project required MIPAC to undertake all design and control for a Greenfield plant that would process 80,000 tonnes per day. The plant itself is a Copper/Gold mine with a concentrator, 245km slurry pipeline, filter plant & port facilities. The project covered all utilities, including 200km HV power line and freshwater pumping system.
MIPAC Scope
• Client's representative on control system and instrumentation systems
• Control system and instrumentation selection
• Integral part of control system configuration team
• Commissioning assistance
• Instrument design
Technical Highlights
• Foxboro IA, Modicon Quantum & Siemens PLCs, & Factorylink SCADA systems
• Over 10,000 I/O
• Remote systems linked over 120km via fibre optics and controlled centrally
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