SNC-Lavalin, whose headquarters are located in Montreal, Canada, has announced that it has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) for the construction of two sulphuric acid plants at the Chuquicamata Copper Smelter Complex, located in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile.
The plants will treat off-gas from the Chuquicamata smelter, each producing up to 2048 metric tonnes of market grade sulphuric acid per day. These new plants will replace those currently in operation at the facility and are part of Codelco’s ongoing environmental compliance plans.
Construction is expected to begin in early 2017 with SNC-Lavalin performing basic and detailed engineering, procurement of equipment and construction of the acid plants via their Santiago and Toronto offices.