:: Metso to Supply Grinding Mills to Mineração Maracá, Brazil

Metso Minerals will supply two grinding mills for copper and gold ore production to Mineração Maracá S.A.'s Chapada mining project in Goiás state, Brazil. The value of the order is approximately EUR 11 million. The delivery will be completed in the second quarter of 2006. The order was booked for the first half-year order backlog of 2005.

The delivery comprises of a semi-autogenous (SAG) mill of 34' diameter, and a 24' diameter ball mill, including components. The mills will be used to grind ore at the Chapada open pit mining operation. The operation is expected to process 16 million tonnes of copper and gold ore into 51,000 tonnes of copper concentrate and 2.8 tonnes of gold annually. The estimated start-up of the mining operation will be in August 2006.