Xstrata Copper / North America
Canadian Copper Refinery
Xstrata Copper: World > North America
| Detail label | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Quebec, Canada |
| Products | Copper |
| Employees | Approximately 550 people. |
| Annual production capacity | 370,000 tonnes of copper cathode, one million ounces of gold, and 45 million ounces of silver and other specialty metals and chemicals, including selenium, tellurium, copper sulphate, nickel sulphate and a concentrate of platinum group metals. |
Description of Operation
The Canadian Copper Refinery (CCR), located in Montreal, Quebec, refines anode copper from Xstrata Copper's Horne and Altonorte smelters, as well as other unrefined copper and precious metals from Xstrata and third-party sources. The copper anode is refined into 99.99% copper cathodes.
Brief History of the Operation
CCR began production in 1931, with an annual capacity of 65,000 tonnes.