Gübretaş awards Metso with EUR 70 million order for a complete gold plant
Metso Corporation’s press release on December 12, 2024, at 14:00 p.m. EET
Metso and Gübretaş Maden Yatırımları A.Ş. have signed an agreement on a complete gold ore processing plant for the phase II of the Soğut project in Bilecik province in Türkiye. The value of the order is approximately EUR 70 million. Equipment orders under the agreement will be booked in Minerals segment’s orders received once the contracts are effective. This is expected to take place in December 2024 or January 2025.
The Soğut plant will feature, for example, Metso’s NordwheelerTM jaw crushing unit, SelectTM SAG and ball mills, TankCell® flotation cells in different sizes, HRT High Rate Thickening units and Larox® PF pressure filters, as well as slurry pumps and gold room equipment. The delivery also includes a Courier® 8X SL analyzer, PSI® particle size analyzers and samplers as well as the Proscon automation system. In addition, Metso will deliver complete plant engineering and advisory services for installation, commissioning, and training.
“This greenfield project will have a major contribution to Turkish mining business and economy. It was important for the Gübretaş Maden Yatırımları A.Ş. team to select the best technology to ensure top-class performance. We believe that Metso’s proven gold processing technologies will provide this. An additional criterion for us was Metso’s service capabilities and their experienced local team,” says Halit Semih Demircan, General Manager of Gübretaş Maden Yatırımları A.Ş.
“We have worked in tight collaboration with Gübretaş Maden Yatırımları A.Ş. to develop the best possible flowsheet for processing this deposit’s ore to gold dore and concentrate. Basic engineering for the plant and gold pressure oxidation has already been completed, and we are looking forward to continuing in phase II with equipment deliveries, together with the Gübretaş Maden Yatırımları A.Ş. team team,” explains Mert Katkay, regional Minerals Sales Director at Metso.
Metso provides complete process solutions and services for the full gold value stream from ore to dore. They cater for free-milling and refractory gold ores, and include ore sorting, comminution, flotation, refractory ore pre-treatment technologies, i.e., bio-oxidation, pressure oxidation and roasting as well as cyanide leaching and gold recovery with analyzers, automation systems, and optimization complemented with a wide range of professional services. Tailings and effluent treatment are also an integral part of Metso’s gold solutions offering.
Further information:
Amol Kakade, Senior Manager, Solution Sales, Metso, tel. 358 40 729 0057, email: amol.kakade(at)metso.com
Helena Marjaranta, Vice President, Communications and Brand, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3212, email: helena.marjaranta(at)metso.com
Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.
Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Metso employs over 17,000 people in close to 50 countries and sales for 2023 were about EUR 5.4 billion. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. metso.com, x.com/metsoofficial