Metso Corporate Newsroom News 2024 Metso to deliver grinding plant equipment to South32’s critical minerals project in USA
Press release July 5, 2024

Metso to deliver grinding plant equipment to South32’s critical minerals project in USA

Metso Corporation’s press release on July 5, 2024, at 09:00 a.m. EEST

Metso has been awarded orders for the delivery of grinding plant equipment for South32’s greenfield Hermosa project in the Patagonia Mountains in southern Arizona. The order is booked in the Minerals segment’s 2024 second-quarter orders received.

Metso’s scope of delivery includes a PremierTM Primary Autogenous Grinding (AG) Mill and a Vertimill® VTM-4500 Secondary Grinding Mill with the potential to supply other comminution and beneficiation process equipment technologies.

“Metso’s broad grinding technology portfolio offers the best tool for the job. In this case, primary grinding utilizing an AG Mill eliminates steel media usage and the Vertimill® in secondary grinding and regrinding improves energy efficiency and reduces steel media consumption.  This is a truly Planet Positive combination,” says Christoph Hoetzel, Senior Vice President, Grinding at Metso.

“We are very pleased to be supporting South32 in their development focus to supply critical minerals like zinc and manganese in the USA. We are committed to supporting South32 in this endeavor with our Planet Positive offering and our large service group in Arizona,” says Tim Robinson, Vice President, Minerals Sales in North and Central America (NCA) at Metso.

Read more about Metso’s offering for the mining industry on our website.

Further information:

Tim Robinson, Vice President, Minerals Sales, North and Central America, Metso, tel. +1 602 300 8800, email: tim.robinson(at)metso.com 

Helena Marjaranta, Vice President, Communications and Brand, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3212, email: helena.marjaranta(at)metso.com

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change. 

Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Metso employs over 17,000 people in close to 50 countries and sales for 2023 were about EUR 5.4 billion. The company is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.metso.comx.com/metsoofficial

Metso Premier primary AG mill and a Vertimill VTM-4500 secondary grinding mill