Chilean Copper Mining Project Awards Metso EUR 55 Million Equipment Contract

Chilean Copper Mining Project Awards Metso EUR 55 Million Equipment Contract

(IN BRIEF) Metso has secured a significant contract worth approximately EUR 55 million to supply essential concentrator equipment for a copper mining project in Chile. The order includes a range of high-capacity equipment such as crushers, vibrating screens, regrinding mills, flotation cells, thickeners, and hydrocyclone clusters. This comprehensive solution aims to enhance operational efficiency and sustainability. The success of the project is attributed to a collaborative approach between Metso, the customer, and the engineering company involved.

(PRESS RELEASE)  ESPOO, 13-Feb-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Metso Oyj (HEL: METSO), a leader in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for aggregates, mining, metals refining and recycling industries, announces that it has clinched a significant contract to supply vital concentrator equipment for a prominent copper mining venture in Chile. The order, valued at approximately EUR 55 million, has been recorded in the Minerals segment’s first-quarter 2024 orders received.

Comprehensive Solution for Enhanced Operations:
Metso’s delivery encompasses a comprehensive suite of equipment tailored to optimize the mining operation’s efficiency. It includes high-capacity Nordberg® MP1250 secondary cone crushers, MF SeriesTM vibrating screens, and energy-efficient Vertimill® VTM1500 regrinding mills. Moreover, the flotation and separation circuit will be fortified with a range of TankCell® and ColumnCellTM flotation cells, featuring some of the industry’s largest 630 m³ TankCell® units. Additionally, the scope includes HCTTM High Compression tailing thickeners and four MHC hydrocyclone clusters, with two among the world’s largest. Most notably, these products are part of Metso’s Planet Positive offering, emphasizing sustainability and environmental responsibility.

Collaborative Partnership for Success:
The success of this project is attributed to a collaborative approach adopted by Metso, the customer, and the engineering company involved. Fernando Samanez, Vice President of Minerals Sales for South America at Metso, underscores the significance of this collaborative model in enhancing engineering efficiency and aligning all stakeholders with the project’s objectives. He stated “Working together with the customer and the engineering company on an open collaborative model has been an extraordinary experience. The model enhanced the efficiency of the engineering process and contributed to the alignment of all parties on the targets set by the end customer. This will be a benchmark to be followed in similar projects all over the world.”

Metso’s latest endeavor underscores its commitment to delivering innovative solutions tailored to the evolving needs of the mining industry, while also advancing sustainability initiatives through its Planet Positive offering.

Find out more about Metso’s offering for the mining industry on our website.

Further information, please contact:

Fernando Samanez, Vice President, Minerals Sales, South America, Metso, tel. +51 997 583 694, email: fernando.samanez(at)metso.com

Brian Berger, Vice President, Thickening and Clarification, Metso, tel. +1 720 666 5037, email: brian.berger(at)metso.com

Helena Marjaranta, Vice President, Communications and Brand, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3212, email: helena.marjaranta(at)metso.com

Metso is a frontrunner in providing sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. By helping our customers increase their productivity, improve their energy and water efficiency and environmental performance with our process and product expertise, we are the partner for positive change.

Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Metso employs over 16,000 people in close to 50 countries and sales for 2022 were about EUR 5.3 billion. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. metso.com, x.com/metsoofficial

SOURCE: Metso Oyj