Metso to deliver copper concentrator plant equipment to the Minera Arqueros greenfield project in Chile

Metso Corporation’s press release on December 12, 2023, at 1.00 p.m. EET

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. 

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 99758 3694, email: fernando.samanez(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.  

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