Minera Arqueros S.A. has awarded Metso an order to deliver the key equipment for their greenfield copper sulfide concentrator plant project located in Coquimbo, Chile. The value of the order exceeds EUR 10 million, of which the majority has been booked in the Minerals segment’s third-quarter 2023 orders received and the rest in the fourth quarter.
Metso’s scope of delivery covers the equipment from crushing to flotation, including, for example, feeders and vibrating screens, primary, secondary and tertiary crushers, a ball mill, as well as several TankCell® and ColumnCellTM flotation cells. The grinding mill and TankCell® flotation cells are part of Metso’s Planet Positive offering, thanks to their energy and water efficiency.
“Minera Arqueros partnered with Metso already in the early stages of the project. We conducted test work for the flotation technology in our R&D Center in Pori, Finland, and supported Arqueros in the flowsheet design for the plant. We have had continuous cooperation since the start of the project, and we look forward to continuing to work with Arqueros,” says Antti Rinne, Vice President, Flotation at Metso.
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