Toronto-Stingray Copper Inc. has awarded a contract to Aker Chemetics, a division of Aker Solutions Canada Inc., for the full basic engineering of a co-generating plant producing both sulfuric acid and electricity. The plant will produce superheated high pressure steam to be used in a turbo-generator, resulting in approximately ten megawatts of electrical power. In addition, this plant will be capable of producing 750 mt/d of sulfuric acid. The size of the plant is being increased to supply 100 percent of sulfuric acid requirements for the El Pilar operation, which is located in north central Sonora, some 15 kilometers south of the border with the U.S. The primary input for the plant is liquid molten sulfur that is readily available from several sources, but particularly in the Texas Gulf Coast as a by-product of sour gas production wells. Stingray’s market investigations have indicated steady, reliable sources of sulfur can be railed directly to the site. Aker is expected to complete their work prior to the year end. Stingray says the new plant will adhere to the highest industry standards by meeting or exceeding EPA and OSHA Standards.
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