Pyrometallurgy in Southern Africa

List of Southern African Smelters

Aluminium
Mozal, Maputo, Mozambique, 550 kt/a
Hillside Smelter, Richards Bay, 700 kt/a
Bayside Smelter, Richards Bay, 175 kt/a
(Coega (Alcan), 720 kt/a - construction 2008-2013, cost R20bn, 1350 MW)

Calcium Carbide
SA Calcium Carbide (formerly Karbochem), Newcastle

Cobalt
Chambishi Metals, Kitwe, Zambia, 3.4 - 4 kt/a Co

Copper
Konkola Copper Mines, Chingola, Zambia, 300 kt/a (new Outokumpu flash furnace smelter, planned for 2007)
Konkola Copper Mines (Sterlite) Nkana Smelter, Kitwe, Zambia, 165 kt/a
Mopani Copper, Mufulira, Zambia, 185 kt/a
Palabora Mining, Phalaborwa, 160 kt/a
Chambishi (China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group), Zambia, 150 kt/a (construction starting in Nov 2006)
Namibia Custom Smelters (Weatherly International; formerly Ongopolo Mining and Processing), Tsumeb, Namibia, 30 kt/a (50 kt/a by early 2008)
Copalcor (secondary smelter), Germiston

Ferrochromium
Ferrometals, Witbank, 550 kt/a
Xstrata Wonderkop, Rustenburg, 545 kt/a
Xstrata Rustenburg, Rustenburg, 430 kt/a
Xstrata Lydenburg, Lydenburg, 400 kt/a
Tubatse Ferrochrome, Steelpoort, 360 kt/a
Xstrata-Merafe Project Lion, Steelpoort, 364 kt/a
Assmang Chrome, Machadodorp, 300 kt/a
Middelburg Ferrochrome, Middelburg, 285 kt/a
Hernic Ferrochrome, Brits, 260 kt/a
Xstrata SA Chrome, Boshoek, near Rustenburg, 240 kt/a
Mogale Alloys, Krugersdorp, 130 kt/a
ASA Metals, Dilokong, 125 kt/a
Bathlako Ferrochrome (Samancor), 25 kt/a
Tata (Steel) Ferrochrome, Richards Bay, (Under construction, commissioning 2007/2010), 135 kt/a (/270 kt/a)
Zimbabwe Alloys, Gweru, Zimbabwe, 43 kt/a
Zimasco, Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, 220 kt/a
Maranatha Ferrochrome, Eiffel Flats, Kadoma, Zimbabwe
International Ferro-Metals, Moonooi, near Brits / Madibeng, 267 kt/a

Ferromanganese
Metalloys, Meyerton, 530 kt/a
Cato Ridge Alloys (Assmang), Cato Ridge, 245 kt/a
Advalloys, Meyerton, 75 kt/a
Transalloys, Witbank, 50 kt/a
Okahandja Manganese Smelter, Namibia

Ferrosilicon
Metalloys, Meyerton
Rand Carbide, Witbank, 58 kt/a
Xstrata Silicon Technology, Ballangeich

Ferrovanadium
Vanchem division of Highveld Steel and Vanadium, Witbank, 17 kt/a (vanadium slag)
Rhovan (Xstrata), Brits, 6kt/a FeV .
Vametco Alloys (Stratcor / Evraz), Brits, 5.25kt/a, Nitrovan and FeV
[Vantech (Xstrata), ex Vansa, Kennedys Vale / Steelpoort (converted to FeCr)]

Gold
Rand Refinery, Germiston

Iron and Steel
Mittal Steel Vanderbijlpark, 3.5 Mt/a
Mittal Steel Saldanha, 1.4 Mt/a
Mittal Steel Newcastle, 1.5 Mt/a
Mittal Steel Vereeniging
Zisco Steel, Zimbabwe, 1 Mt/a
Highveld Steel and Vanadium, Witbank
Scaw Metals, Germiston, 500 kt/a
Dunswart Steel, Benoni

Lead
Frys Metals (secondary smelter), Germiston, 55 kt/a

Nickel
BCL, Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana, 60 kt/a
Bindura Nickel, Bindura, Zimbabwe
Empress Nickel, Eiffel Flats, Zimbabwe
(also see Platinum Group Metals)

Platinum Group Metals
Anglo Platinum Waterval Smelter, Rustenburg, 2.5 Moz/a Pt
Anglo Platinum Polokwane Smelter, Polokwane
Anglo Platinum Mortimer Smelter, Rustenburg
Impala Platinum, Rustenburg, 2.0 Moz/a Pt
Lonmin Platinum, Mooinooi, 0.9 Moz/a Pt
Northam Platinum, Northam, 0.2 Moz/a Pt
Zimplats (formerly Makwiro Platinum), Zimbabwe, 0.1 Moz/a Pt

Silicon
Xstrata Silicon Technology, Ballangeich, 55 kt/a
Invensil Silicon Smelters, Polokwane, 40 kt/a
Namibia Metals, Omaruru, Namibia, 20 kt/a

Silico-manganese
Metalloys, Meyerton, 200 kt/a
Transalloys, Witbank

Stainless steel
Columbus Stainless, Middelburg

Titania Slag
Richards Bay Minerals, Richards Bay, 1000 kt/a
Namakwa Sands, Saldanha Bay, 230 kt/a
Ticor SA, Richards Bay, 250 kt/a
Corridor Sands, Chibuto, Gaza province, Mozambique (feasibility study), 250 kt/a
Highveld Steel and Vanadium, Witbank, 48 kt/a

Zinc
Zincor, Springs, 120 kt/a

Research and Development Companies and Universities
Mintek, Randburg
Anglo Platinum Research Centre, Germiston
University of the Witwatersrand
University of Pretoria
Stellenbosch University

Furnace builders and supporting companies
Bateman
Hatch
Metix
Pyromet
SMS Demag
G&H Consulting Engineers
ABB
Castall Engineering
Outokumpu
Thermopower
Auburn Furnace Services
Fluor
SNC Lavalin
UCAR
Dickinson Group - Furnace Contractors & Services
Clyde Bergemann Africa, Kya Sands
BCM Process Applications, Lanseria
Ex Mente, Centurion
Thos Begbie
Paul Wurth
Vereeniging Refractories
Vesuvius Refractories
Lafarge
BOC Afrox
Air Liquide
Praxair