Metso Outotec has signed a deal to sell off its eastern Finland-based business arm Outotec Turula Oy to UAB Arginta Engineering of Lithuania.
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Orvana reopens El Valle plant after wall failure
Canadian-based miner Orvana Minerals, owner of the El Valle plant in Spain, has recommenced work at the facility after an August failure at its legacy open-pit wall. The company, which continued to operate the mine’s underground areas during the stoppage and stockpile the material, has verified and upheld all of the country’s safety, environmental and operational standards. The plant initially…
Read MoreCopper Mark adds new sites, touts 10% milestone
The Copper Mark initiative, with the addition of its three newest award sites, has confirmed that more than 10% of the world’s copper is now being produced by its member operations. The new additions to the group bring the total number of participating sites to 12. KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Oddzial Huta Miedzi’s Glogów and Legnica mines, both in Poland, mark…
Read MoreOrvana stops plant after pit wall failure
Orvana Minerals has reported a rock fall at its legacy open pit wall at the El Valle project in northern Spain, and as a result has temporarily idled the plant. Officials said there is fallen material that has impacted the east sector of the tailings storage facility, but no structural or environmental damages. Additionally, the company confirmed that no one…
Read MoreMetso Outotec tapped for Nornickel plant expansion
Metso Outotec has been selected to deliver dewatering, flotation and automation equipment for the processing plant expansion project at Nornickel’s Talnakh project in Norilsk, Russia. While the value of the additions was not released, the scope of the delivery includes the modernization of three existing thickeners and the delivery of over 100 TankCell flotation machines and an automation system for the…
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