Metso has signed two repeat orders with Altay Polimetally for their open pit copper mine in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The orders include the design, supply, installation and commissioning of complete secondary, tertiary and quaternary crushing and screening plants as well as an automation system. The combined value of the orders is €25 million, and the two new contracts follow the delivery of the world's biggest fully mobile crushing and conveying system, signed in June 2012 for a value of €11 million. "For our
Metso has signed two repeat orders with Altay Polimetally for their open pit copper mine in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The orders include the design, supply, installation and commissioning of complete secondary, tertiary and quaternary crushing and screening plants as well as an automation system.
The combined value of the orders is €25 million, and the two new contracts follow the delivery of the world’s biggest fully mobile crushing and conveying system, signed in June 2012 for a value of €11 million.
“For our new copper ore deposit, we need cost efficient processes and reliability based on a seamlessly working partnership. We do not need multiple intermediaries, and by choosing Metso, we are working with a market leader who has a long experience in mining and construction operations,” says Mr Yun, Dr of Technical Sciences, CEO and chairman of the board, Altay Polimetally.
“Our close collaboration with Altay Polimetally during the design of the project certainly contributed to choosing Metso as the sole solutions provider,” says Serge de Backer, business manager, Crusher Systems, Mining and Construction, Metso.
To achieve the customer’s objective for a minimum number of operators, Metso also supplies Altay a complete automation system to run the whole process. The electrical systems can withstand the harsh climatic conditions (from +30°C–30°C) and provide efficient plant control.
The secondary and tertiary crushing plant order was included in Metso Mining and Construction’s fourth quarter 2012 orders received, and the quaternary crushing plant in the first quarter 2013 orders received. The installations will be delivered by July 2014.
The secondary and tertiary plants include one GP500S cone crusher with large feed opening, and two HP5 cone crushers with high reduction ratio. Two MF 3085-2 screens will be used for screening.
The planned output of the copper ore processing plant is 550tonnes/hour, resulting in 3 million tonnes/year of 0/10mm sized end products. The quaternary crushing plant will produce 0/3mm sized ore with a capacity of 450tonnes/hour. Two Barmac 9100 vertical shaft impactors are used, one of them in operation and one stand-by. Here, another two MF 3085-2 screens are used.
