Metso to supply mining equipment to Anglo American-MMX

Metso Minerals, a global engineering and technology corporation, has won a contract to supply crushing, screening and feeding equipment to Anglo American-MMX for its Minas Rio Project located in the Minas Gerais state in Brazil.

The contract valued at €7 million is likely to be completed by the end of 2009.

The order, which includes start up and commissioning services, comprises two jaw crushers, four cone crushers, screens and feeders.

The company claims that the order is a continuation of a larger minerals processing equipment order from Metso last year for the same project. The previous order was included in 2007 orders received but has not been disclosed before.

The Minas-Rio iron ore project will comprise a mine and beneficiation plant producing pellet feed.

The project is estimated to begin production during the first half of 2010 with potential production capacity of 26.5 million tons of iron ore per year.

Anglo American acquired the Minas Rio project from MMX in late March this year.