Key concentrator plant equipment to OZ Minerals’ West Musgrave copper-nickel project
08.02.2023Metso Outotec has been awarded an order for the supply of key minerals processing technologies to the OZ Minerals copper-nickel West Musgrave Project in Western Australia. The order value, which is not disclosed, is booked to Minerals’ fourth-quarter 2022 orders received.
Metso Outotec TankCell e630 flotation unit
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Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery includes an MP1250TM cone crusher renowned for its high capacity and low maintenance, as well as Planet Positive classified flotation units and high-rate thickeners. The TankCell® e630 flotation units are the most proven large-scale cells in the 600 m3+ category and are the largest installed base of operating cells in the world. Metso Outotec’s High-Rate Thickeners were selected for their state-of-the-art technology and based on references from similar process plants. Laboratory test work was conducted by Metso Outotec to aid thickener selection.
“We are very excited to work on the West Musgrave Project with OZ Minerals. We were able to align with the project’s key value drivers at an early stage and provide expert technical support. OZ Minerals has selected leading class Planet Positive process equipment for their nickel and copper production process, and they will also be able to benefit from our extensive aftermarket capabilities and footprint in Western Australia,” says Kai Rönnberg, Vice President, Minerals Sales – Asia Pacific at Metso Outotec.
