Building upon an already long-standing relationship, FLSmidth and Enter Engineering have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the delivery of the core mineral processing equipment for the MOF-4 copper-gold-molybdenum concentrator under construction in Almalyk, Tashkent region, Uzbekistan.
Once completed, the company said the plant is projected to become one of the largest copper concentrators in the world.
The deal covers individual equipment and project service delivery orders, including basic engineering.
The combined value of the orders could potentially amount to approximately DKK 1.5 billion (US$217.5 million) over the next several years; the individual orders will be communicated in accordance with FLSmidth’s usual order disclosure policy.
Under the agreement terms, and considered a key requirement for Enter Engineering, is the collaboration with a strategic partner that can supply the most efficient process technologies and aftermarket services with the lowest environmental impact across the full mineral processing flowsheet. This is what lead the company to choose FLSmidth.
Also under the agreement, FLSmidth’s expected deliveries include high-pressure grinding rolls (HPGRs), screens, copper and molybdenum flotation, vertical re-grind mills, concentrate and tailing thickeners, concentrate filters, gravity concentrators, samplers as well as pumps, cyclones and valves (PCV). The execution of the individual orders will be led by FLSmidth’s Global Product and Technology Centre in Salt Lake City, Utah.
“Uzbekistan is undergoing a rapid economic development, and its mining industry plays a pivotal role in this. We are very excited to support the country’s continued development through our collaboration with Enter Engineering and Almalyk MMC on the development of this new copper concentrator production line,” said CEO Mikko Keto.
“Being chosen as the key strategic partner is a clear testament to the strength of our full flowsheet offerings and to our proven global execution capabilities.”
Source: flsmidth.com