Montage Gold has awarded an order to Metso for the delivery of key minerals processing equipment for the company’s Koné gold project in Côte d’Ivoire.
The EUR 50 million order was booked in the company’s Minerals segment’s 2024 fourth-quarter orders received.
Metso’s delivery includes a large dual-pinion Premier grinding mill with an impressive installed power of 22MW and an HRC 2400e high-pressure grinding roll (HPGR), which combines energy-efficiency and high throughput while reducing operational costs. The ball mill will be equipped with Metso’s metallic mill lining and Polymer Hydrostatic Shoe Bearing (HSB) system, increasing reliability and reducing maintenance costs. The HRC will be equipped with industry-leading flanged roll technology enabled by Metso’s advanced mechanical skew control system.
For the crushing circuit, Metso’s delivery consists of a Superior MKIII 54-75 primary gyratory crusher and Nordberg MP1250 cone crushers. In addition, Metso will deliver high-rate thickeners with Reactorwell feed system. The Premier ball mill, HRCe HPGR and High-Rate Thickeners with Reactorwell feed system are part of the Metso Plus offering.
“We are pleased to have chosen Metso for our HPGR installation after a thorough due diligence process, which included detailed trade-off studies and site visits to evaluate the performance of Metso’s HPGR at a mine site, demonstrating high and reliable throughput. It was also a pleasure to visit their factory and meet the dedicated employees who are committed to delivering our installation on time and within budget. We look forward to a strong partnership with Metso, driven by their advanced technology, and their strong commitment to service and ongoing support,” said Peder Olsen, president and chief development officer, Montage Gold.
“Given that Montage Gold’s Koné project ranks as one of the highest quality gold projects in Africa due to its sizeable low-cost production and long mine life, we are very pleased to have been chosen as the partner for the delivery of the key processing equipment for this project. Our aim is to optimize the process for sustainable, high throughput with reliable, energy-efficient, and safe technology,” said Kai Rönnberg, vice president, Minerals, Asia-Pacific, Metso.
Source: Metso