Finnish minerals and metals processing technology company Metso Outotec has signed a contract with Chinese group Zijin Mining for the delivery of key minerals processing equipment of the company’s Qulong copper mine project in Tibet, China.
Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery covers a 58 MW grinding circuit equipped with horizontal and vertical grinding mills, process automation and various types of installation and commissioning services.
The order value is about €25-million.
The Qulong mine has proven available copper reserves of 10-million tons. The mine’s concentrator is built on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. After the completion of the project, the daily ore handling capacity of the concentrator will reach 150 000 t, making Qulong Copper the largest copper mine in China.