3,000 TPA Copper Cathode Plant from Copper Scrap

Client: East African Metal Recycler Location: Tanzania, East Africa Execution: Technical Process Scoping & Core Plant Layout Engineering Capacity: 3,000 TPA

Sector of Activity

International Secondary Copper Smelting & Refining

Execution Model

Technical Process Scoping & Core Plant Layout Engineering

Production Capacity

3,000 TPA

Primary Feedstock

Regional Secondary Copper Scrap

Output Specification

Commercial-Grade Copper Cathodes (99.98%+)

Project Status

Completed Engineering Package

Commercial Challenge & Objectives

The project was initiated to establish an efficient, mid-scale copper recycling facility in East Africa to process locally sourced secondary copper scrap. The primary commercial objective was to engineer a robust, low-maintenance processing core optimized for regional supply chains, ensuring the continuous extraction of high-purity, commercial-grade copper cathodes at a baseline capacity of 3,000 TPA.

Core Process Engineering Scope

Proventus Valuetech isolated and engineered the high-value metallurgical core of this facility:

Pyrometallurgical Core Design

Thermal profiling, sizing, and mass balance configurations for the scrap-melting and anode-casting furnace blocks.

Electrorefining Cell House Layout

Optimizing electrolytic cell parameters, busbar designs to maximize current density, and chemical circulation loops tailored to handle localized water and raw material qualities.

Detailed Layout Packages

Formulating precise Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), core Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), and 3D spatial models for the core refinery blocks.

Project Delivery Mode Execution

Process Architecture & Engineering Design

Acting as the core technology and engineering design partner, Proventus Valuetech developed the overarching metallurgical process architecture. We simulated continuous operational behaviors under varying scrap grades, calculated precise mass-energy balances, and drafted the technical datasheets required for high-efficiency electrical rectifiers and electrolyte filtration units.

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