Horne Smelter
| Horne Smelter | |
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 The Horne Smelter | |
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| Location | Rouyn-Noranda, Québec,  Canada |
| Coordinates | 48°15′12″N 79°00′49″W / 48.25328°N 79.01358°W |
| Industry | Metallurgy |
| Products | Copper, Precious metals, Sulfuric acid |
| Employees | 650 |
| Address | 101 Av. Portelance, Rouyn-Noranda, QC J9X 5B6 |
| Owner(s) | Noranda (1927-2005), Falconbridge (2005-2006) Xstrata (2006-2013), Glencore (since 2013) |
| Website | https://www.glencore.ca/en/horne/ |
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The Horne Smelter is an industrial complex in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. It is Canada's only copper smelter,[1] and the largest processor of metals from electronic scrap in North America.[2][3]
Operations
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The smelter produces copper anodes of 99.1% purity. Its feedstock consists of both copper concentrate sourced from mines and shredded electronic waste.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Coulton, Marisa (7 Oct 2022). "Controversy over Canada's last copper smelter highlights bumpy green transition". Financial Post. Postmedia. Retrieved 8 Jan 2025.
- ^ "Fonderie Horne" [Horne Smelter]. Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (in French). Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec. Retrieved 8 Jan 2025.
Associée à la fondation de la ville de Noranda, la fonderie Horne est considérée comme l'un des plus importants producteurs mondiaux de cuivre et de métaux précieux ainsi que le plus grand recycleur de matériaux électroniques d'Amérique du Nord.
[Associated with the founding of the town of Noranda, the Horne Smelter is considered to be one of the most important producers of copper and precious metals in the world, as well as the largest recycler of electonics materials in North America.] - ^ Reguly, Eric (9 May 2023). "Canada's Li-Cycle and Glencore plan European battery recycling hub in Italy". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 8 Jan 2025.
Glencore's Horne smelter in northern Quebec is North America's largest recycler of metals, such as copper, that are removed from electronic scrap.
- ^ "Our operations". Glencore Canada. Retrieved 8 Jan 2025.