Telephone: 806-468-4000 Fax: 806-468-4291
Address: P.O. Box 30200, Amarillo, TX 79120-0200
7001 State Highway 136, Amarillo, TX 79106
Location: 9 miles Northeast of Amarillo on Texas Highway 136
R.R. Connections: BNSF and UP
Operations: The Amarillo Plant refines copper and precious metals.The plant consists of an anode department, tankhouse, refined casting departments, precious metals refinery, a copper scrap facility, a precious metals scrap handling facility, nickel plant, selenium/tellurium plant and support facilities.
Products: Refined copper cathode, rod, cake, crude nickel sulfate, and Enviroalloy™.
Employees: 346
Management:
Steven Jones, General Manager
Charles Bailey, Maintenance Manager
Micheal Casey, Safety Manager
Patrick J. Donovan, Environmental Services Manager
Charles Morgan , Human Resources Manager
Tracy T. Morris, Operations Manager
History:
| 1922 | - | Zinc plant construction began |
| 1924 | - | Smelter was operational |
| 1974 | - | Copper refinery constructed at a cost of $210 million |
| 1975 | - | First shipment of copper was made. Zinc smelter closed |
| 1979 | - | Patented Reatrol process (Reagent Control) increased production efficiency, enabling plant to eventually exceed design capacity. |
| 1993 | - | Electrolyte purification facility installed, improving the quality of refined copper production. |
| 1994 | - | Plant receives ISO-9002 certification for copper cathode. |
| 1995 | - | Plant receives ISO-9002 certification for copper rod and cake; Stormwater recycling and installation of Rod Zero stand. |
| 1996 | - | Plant receives ISO-9002 certification for precious metals parting, Se/Te, nickel sulfate and anode casting |
| 1997 | - | Rod mill upgrade. |
| 1998 | - | Plant receives ISO-9002 certification for anode/blister sampling, precious metals sampling and anode mold making. |
| 2000 | - | Increased Rod and Cake Facilities capacities. |
| 2001 | - | Electrolyte purification upgrade. |
| 2003 | - | Plant receives ISO 9000:2000 certification for copper cathode, rod, cake, precious metals parting, Se/Te, nickel sulfate and anode casting. |
| 2006 | - | Enviroalloy™ production and Rod shaft Furnace shell replacement. |
| 2012 | - | Precious Metal, Se/Te Production Suspended. |