Metso to deliver new copper conentrator in Kazakhstan – International Mining

Metso has signed a contract for the delivery of a new copper concentrator to be built in Kazakhstan, banking some €85 million ($90 million) in its Minerals segment’s September quarter 2023 orders received in the process.

The company’s scope of delivery consists of the main process equipment for grinding, flotation and dewatering and includes HIGmill® high-intensity grinding mills, TankCell® flotation cells in different sizes in the 30 to 630 cubic meter range, Larox® PF pressure filters, HRT High-Rate Thickeners, an on-line sampling and analysing system, as well as field instrumentation and Proscon® automation for the whole concentrator plant.

The flotation cells, pressure filters and high-rate thickeners are part of the company’s Planet Positive portfolio, thanks to their superior energy and water efficiency, it says.