Fire stalls production.Inco investigaters in Sudbury are looking into a fire which occurred Feb. 20 during the commissioning of the new copper anode anode (ăn`ōd), electrode through which current enters an electric device. In electrolysis, it is the positive electrode in the electrolytic cell. anode Terminal or electrode from which electrons leave a system. refining building at its Copper Cliff smelter. The fire, estimated to have caused $2 to $3 million (US) in damages, will result in a drop-off of 2.5 to 3.5 million pounds of planned copper production. The existing copper anode casting furnace at Copper Cliff remains in production until the new facilities can be brought online. There were no injuries in the fire. It's believed a malfunction mal·func·tion v. 1. To fail to function. 2. To function improperly. n. 1. Failure to function. 2. Faulty or abnormal functioning. in the number two anode furnace resulted in a spill of blister copper blister copper n. An almost pure copper produced in an intermediate stage of copper refining. [From its blistered appearance.] Noun 1. . An investigation team is determining the exact cause of the problem. The company had expected to lower its annual operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales by relocating the copper anode casting operation to the smelter from its copper refinery. |
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