:: Metso to Supply Grinding Equipment to Platmin in South Africa

Metso Minerals will supply grinding equipment to Platmin Limited's Pilanesberg Platinum Mine in South Africa. The delivery will be completed during the first quarter of 2009. The value of the order is approximately EUR 15 million.

The order comprises four ball mills, which will be organized in two different streams for treating ore in the Pilanesberg platinum mine. Both streams include a ball mill for primary and a ball mill for secondary grinding. Together these streams can handle 420 tonnes of ore per hour. The order also includes start-up and commissioning services.