In 1895, the first ( business ) contract was signed by Phelps Dodge and Company and the Nichols Copper Company ( which was renamed from G . H . Nichols and Company in 1891 ) to have Phelps Dodge deliver a minimum of of blister copper over three years.
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The move to end exporting cold blister copper from the Mount Isa smelter resulted in substantial energy savings, because the anode furnaces received molten blister copper from the converters, meaning that cold blister copper did not have to be reheated and melted before being cast into anodes for electrolytic refining.
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The move to end exporting cold blister copper from the Mount Isa smelter resulted in substantial energy savings, because the anode furnaces received molten blister copper from the converters, meaning that cold blister copper did not have to be reheated and melted before being cast into anodes for electrolytic refining.
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The move to end exporting cold blister copper from the Mount Isa smelter resulted in substantial energy savings, because the anode furnaces received molten blister copper from the converters, meaning that cold blister copper did not have to be reheated and melted before being cast into anodes for electrolytic refining.
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YCC described the modernisation project as " a great success, achieving all that was expected . " Energy consumption per tonne of blister copper produced decreased by 34 % as a result of installing the ISASMELT furnace, and YCC estimated that during the first 38 months of operation, it saved approximately US $ 31.4 million through reduced energy costs alone, giving the modernisation a very short payback by industry standards.
