Mapa Group, Turkish conglomerate operating various industries including mining, has awarded Metso Outotec a contract for the delivery of key grinding technology to its gold mine expansion projects in Liberia and Burkina Faso.
Th value of the contract noted as $23 million and as part of the contract, Metso Outotec will supply identical grinding lines to both mines. The deliveries will include premier ball mills and energy-efficient Vertimill VTM-3000 stirred mills, each line having a 400 t/h capacity.
The deliveries are expected to take place in January 2022.
Mustafa Bülent Karaarslan, COO of the Mapa Group, commented about the contract: “For us, good support, reliable project execution, and sustainable equipment and process performance are essential. Alongside the existing good relationship between the companies, they’re the reasons why we selected Metso Outotec for these projects.”
Mert Katkay, Head of Minerals Sales for Metso Outotec in the Middle East and Turkey, said: “We are excited that Mapa has chosen us to deliver the key equipment for the expansion of these two projects in Liberia and Burkina Faso. Previously, we have delivered the key crushing, screening and grinding equipment to these two mines.”
