Continued stable production by signing new service agreement with Metso

Zinkgruvan Mining AB in Askersund/Sweden, has signed a new Life Cycle Services (LCS) agreement with Metso. The agreement covers mill lining and related services for five grinding mills and is valid for three years. A “cost per ton” agreement ensures that both Zinkgruvan’s and Metso’s goals are aligned for maximum production as well as safer operations, and is a result of the longstanding partnership between the companies. Under the new LCS contract, five mills in total, including a new autogenous mill that was commissioned in April of this year, will be maintained and serviced at Zinkgruvan. The new mill is expected to help increase production by 10 %. The order was booked in Metso’s first-quarter 2017 orders received.

 

Metso has delivered most of the process equipment for the mine and is working with the entire process, from crushing, grinding, and beneficiation to finished metal concentrate. There are normally three fixed maintenance shutdowns per year. Every stoppage costs money and therefore all unplanned downtime needs to be avoided. HSE work is the main item on the daily agenda at the mine. Metso’s service personnel are also actively working to find new measures to improve safety. As an example of extra precautions, there is a protective structure built around the mill during a maintenance shutdown.

 

$(LEhttp://

x

Related articles:

Issue 06/2023

Mill lining for a copper and gold mine in South-East Asia

Metso has signed an agreement for the supply of metallic mill linings for SAG mills and Megaliner™ mill linings for ball mills to a copper and gold mine in South-East Asia. The customer selected...

more

Metso to deliver a high-capacity grinding mill to Bomboré gold mine

Orezone Gold Corporation has awarded Metso an order for an 18 MW SAG mill for the Phase II Expansion at their Bomboré Gold mine in Burkina Faso. “The Premier™ SAG (semi autogenous) mill to be...

more

Metso to deliver a high-capacity grinding mill with a relining machine to Namdini gold mine in Ghana

Cardinal Namdini Mining Limited, a subsidiary of Shandong Gold, has awarded Metso an order for a SAG mill and a mill relining machine as well as a sizeable wear and spare parts package to be delivered...

more

Metso Chile Life Cycle Services case wins Mining Magazine Service & Support award

A Metso Chile Life Cycle Services case has received the 2017 Mining Magazine Award for "Service and support." Life Cycle Services are designed to maximize equipment uptime, ensure the highest...

more

Metso Outotec to deliver large energy-efficient grinding mills to West African Resources gold mine

Australian-based West African Resources has awarded Metso Outotec an order for state-of-the-art comminution equipment to be delivered to their greenfield Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso. The order...

more