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Metso will supply minerals processing equipment and services to Russian Copper Company ZAO for its copper operation in Chelyabinskya region in southwestern Russia. The service contract is for over 6 years and includes a team of more than 130 Metso on-site personnel and service parts supply. The complete value of the order is approximately US$287.8million.

Under the equipment contract, Metso will supply a primary gyratory crusher, three cone crushers, two semi-autogenous grinding mills, three screens and three ball mills for the new Mikheevsky GOK copper concentrator. The delivery also includes on-site supervisory services for the installation and commissioning, and on-site training for the Russian Copper Company’s operating personnel.

Metso’s life-cycle service contract includes maintenance, planning and operational assistance, process and product support services, as well as wear and spare parts and components for the comminution circuit. Metso will also maintain auxiliary equipment for the whole comminution circuit from the gyratory crusher to the hydro-cyclones.

The value of the equipment amounts to approximately US$108million of the total order. The equipment deliveries will be completed within the third quarter of 2013. The total order will be included in Mining and Construction Technology Q2 orders received.

“The construction of Mikheevsky GOK is a project of federal significance and Russian Copper Company starts its implementation with full responsibility. We welcome participation of our old partner – Metso in this project”, stated Vsevolod V. Levin, President of Russian Copper Company.

According to Jerry Dubiansky, Vice President, Global Sales, Equipment & Systems business line, Metso “What makes this project so unique and really exciting for Metso, is that as we will not only be supplying the equipment but also maintaining it, assisting in the operations and being able to continuously monitor performance and efficiency. This arrangement offers maximum operating availability and minimizes operational risks, increasing the profitability of the project”.

The equipment package includes a primary gyratory crusher designed for a capacity of 4,000 tons per hour and two comminution lines, each with a design capacity of 1,412 tons per hour. The comminution lines consist of two large semi-autogenous mills, two large ball mills, heavy duty cone crushers for pebble crushing and a pebble grinding ball mill as well as double deck screens.