Redefining IPCC productivity: Metso Outotec launches integrated Planet Positive high-capacity in-pit crush & convey solutions

Metso Outotec Corporation’s press release on June 29, 2021, at 09:00 a.m. EEST

Mining operations are impacted by declining head grades. More material needs to be moved from greater depths to maintain concentrate production levels. This affects productivity and energy consumption, which directly correlates to the mine’s profitability and sustainability.

To better meet these challenges, Metso Outotec is launching in-pit crush and convey (IPCC) solutions. The integrated solutions consist of crushing, conveying, and stacking equipment combined with IPCC planning and life cycle services. The offering has been designed to ensure the highest productivity, energy efficiency, and maintainability.

“With our team, technology, and services, we can combine and provide the industry’s strongest building blocks to deliver successful in-pit crush and convey operations. We are excited to launch our solutions that cater in an exceptional way to our customers’ operational and sustainability targets,” says Leif Berndt, Director, IPCC at Metso Outotec.

Metso Outotec’s IPCC offering at a glance

The experience-driven IPCC planning services allow Metso Outotec to support customers with pre-defined study work packages that are in line with common study phases used throughout the industry. The team uses an integrated methodology to determine the optimal pit shape and mine schedule in alignment with system configurations, that utilize advanced engineering tools to increase the speed of project definition and certainty of outcome.

The key technology highlight of the IPCC solution is the Foresight™ semi-mobile primary gyratory (SMPG) station, which features the Superior™ MKIII crusher and patented SmartStation for optimal processing, allowing material size control and reduced wear, downtime and plant height. The IPCC solutions are part of the company’s Planet Positive portfolio with their improved energy efficiency.

Services are a key part and a proven piece of the Metso Outotec IPCC solutions. Life Cycle Services (LCS) for operational support are available. Connected analytics allows equipment to be better managed by staying connected at all times and by reducing unplanned downtime. The IPCC offering also includes off-site and on-site assembly options.

Key benefits of Metso Outotec in-pit crushing and conveying technology:

• Optimal processing with patented SmartStation
• Up to 30% higher capacity on the same crusher size and 70% reduced downtime with Superior™ MKIII Primary Gyratory technology
• Up to 30% power savings with patented Energy Savings Idlers (ESI)
• Better maintainability through improved crusher access and plant area isolation

Discover more about in-pit crush and convey technology at mogroup.com/ipcc

Further information, please contact:

Leif Berndt, Director, IPCC, Metso Outotec Corporation, tel. +49 211 2105501, leif.berndt@mogroup.com

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

Metso Outotec is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. By improving our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increasing their productivity, and reducing environmental risks with our product and process expertise, we are the partner for positive change.  

Metso Outotec is committed to limiting global warming to 1.5°C with Science Based Targets. We ranked 8th on the 2021 Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable companies.

Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Metso Outotec employs over 15,000 people in more than 50 countries and its sales for 2020 were about EUR 3.9 billion. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. mogroup.com, twitter.com/metsooutotec