Metso (HEL:METSO) has secured an order worth about €16 million ($25.77 million) to upgrade three thickeners at a mining operation in Chile.
The company announced the agreement on 5 October, describing it as one of its largest service orders for thickener modernisation. The customer and mine were not named.
The upgrades are designed to handle higher processing volumes and increase the density of material discharged from the thickeners, allowing more water to be recovered.
The work includes two new SCD 4000 drives, replacement mechanisms, and a redesigned feed system for the three existing high-rate thickeners.
Metso VP of Sales for Chile and Argentina Benjamin Lhorente says the project will help the operation meet future production requirements using existing infrastructure.
“Modernizing existing thickeners is an effective way to increase process performance and meet growing production demands while maximising the value of installed assets,” Lhorente says.
The full order value was recorded in the company’s minerals segment orders for the third quarter of 2026.
Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Metso supplies equipment and services to the aggregates, minerals processing, and metals refining industries. Its customers include the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East.
Write to France Pinzon at Mining.com.au
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