Included in the Mines Gaspe mining complex located at Murdochville, Qu
ebec, is a copper smelter which comprises a reverberatory furnace, two
Peirce-Smith converters, an anode furance, and a sulphuric acid plant
. The 50% smelter capacity available is supplemented by custom concent
rates for treatment As these concentrates can be varied and extremely
complex many modifications and improvements have been brought about to
optimize and make the process more flexible since its inauguration in
1955.