Our Cathode
At Samuel, we understand that your tankhouse is an important asset and that your plant’s production is critical to your company’s success. Far too often, we see clients treat cathodes as an interchangeable commodity. With millions of dollars invested in your facility, you want the best-performing cathode to maximize your throughput. We have been optimizing our cathode design and construction for over 50 years. The Samuel cathode is a premium product designed to get the most out of your tankhouse.
Solid copper bar ensures maximum current efficiency, reduces heat generation and wasted energy.
Every bar is labelled with its year of manufacture and a serial number, allowing operators to track the cathode’s history.
Patented I-TACC-XL weld creates a seamless bond between the solid copper bar and stainless steel sheet while allowing ease of repair.
A laser marked QR code allows full traceability of each cathode, from initial assembly through each repair cycle.
Highest quality Stainless Steel sheet developed specifically for cathode use. Increases plating rate, improves separation of plated copper while reducing pre-strip.
We will apply your preferred type of edge strip. 2-sided or 3-sided. We supply all major brands and styles of edge strip. If you prefer to install them yourself, we will prepare them to accept your preferred brand.
Fully customizable. We will build your cathode to fit your plant. Customized features include: v-groove, corner notches, side holes, bar dimensions, sheet dimensions, window size and position
Cathodes for Every Occasion
Our tankhouse experts have seen it all and the Samuel Mining cathode has been optimized for every environment. It performs equally well in electrowinning as electrorefining plants. Our cathode’s conductive efficiency reduces the generation of heat, but it can also withstand the heat when the inevitable occurs.
We also manufacture cathodes for different needs. Do you run a starter sheet facility? Samuel Mining has mastered the production of mother blanks. We will work with you to determine the best solution for your specific needs.
What really sets us apart is that our cathode performs consistently from the day it is shipped; it is simply the longest lasting cathode. This is due to its ingeniously simple and rugged design and the fact that it is the most repairable cathode on the market.
Tankhouse environments are tough. Cathodes are put through their paces. They are constantly exposed to heating and cooling cycles, violently flexed and bent in stripping machines, exposed to corrosive environments and many other challenging conditions. It is normal for them to require some TLC on occasion.
We guarantee that the Samuel Mining cathode is longest lasting cathode on the market and will perform the best. But even our cathodes need some attention once in a while.
Cathode repairs can be divided into two categories:
Major
Washing
Sheet Levelling
Straightening
Bar Straightening
Welding a Bar
Removing the Bar from the Sheet
Buffing
Repairing/ replacing edge strips
Bar re-machining
Minor
Washing
Buffing
Repairing/replacing edge strips
Sheet Levelling (Flattening)
Straightening
Bar Straightening
Our Clients
Samuel Mining works with all of the world’s major copper companies. Since we started making cathodes in 1974, we have supplied cathodes to all major tankhouses in the US Southwest and Mexico as well as other locations around the world.
With nearly 2 million cathodes supplied around the world, we support projects of all sizes. Whether it is a small order to replace some poor performing cathodes, or a greenfield project with tens of thousands of cathodes, we have the capacity to support you.