Transporting copper and zinc concentrates to terminal facilities from an elevation of 4,100 metres

The Antamina multi-product concentrate pipeline system is the first multi-product pipeline in a mountainous region.

In 2001, Ausenco PSI commissioned the 302 km, eight to ten-inch outside diameter multi-product Antamina pipeline in Northern Peru. The concentrate pipeline system was designed for the transportation of a maximum of 1.4 Mtpa of copper and zinc concentrates from the Antamina mine site in Northern Peru, at an elevation of 4,100 metres, to terminal facilities at Huarmey.

Ausenco PSI’s scope of work included conceptual design, basic & detailed design, SCADA/telecommunications system, Pipeline Simulator and Pipeline Advisor, procurement support, construction supervision, commissioning, operator training and an operations contract