VELOX pilot project

VELOX is a pilot project to upgrade our converters for the purpose of testing a technology that is new to the copper industry. This technology has the potential to significantly reduce our air emissions and revolutionize the way we process copper while raising our smelter to a new level.

If we can show the technical and economic feasibility of deploying the VELOX technology on a large scale, we may be able to implement the PHENIX project which could help to reduce our arsenic and greenhouse gas emissions.

Over time, thanks to the expertise and skills of our workers, our process has been modernized and improved in line with our values.

Several innovations have emerged at Horne Smelter, making us a leader in copper processing.

VELOX: the team behind the project

It took many years of research and work to successfully develop the VELOX technology. In the past five years, more than 100 employees, contractors, and consultants have come together with a single goal in mind: to create a process that optimizes operations while improving the smelter’s environmental performance. Mission accomplished! Their efforts have paid off and VELOX technology can now be tested.