Metso to Supply Cone Crushers to Codelco in Chile
Metso Minerals will supply cone crushers to Codelco, the Chilean national mining company, for the
expansion of its Andina Divisions' Los Andes project in Chile. The start-up for the crushers is scheduled
for the second quarter of 2009. The value of this order is approximately EUR 7 million. The order is
included in Metso's third quarter order backlog.
The order comprises a secondary cone crusher and two tertiary cone crushers. Once in full operation,
the project will be able to process approximately 9,125,000 metric tonnes of ore annually.
Producing over 1.63 million tons of copper annually, Codelco employs more than 16,000 people. In
2006, its sales reached USD 13 billion.
Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2006 net sales of approximately
EUR 5 billion. Its 25,500 employees in more than 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and paper
industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and selected other industries.
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For further information, please contact:
Aldo Cermenati, Country Manager, Chile, Mining business line, Metso Minerals, tel. +56 2 370 2022
for immediate release
October 2007
Metso Minerals (Chile) SA Av. Los Conquistadores 2758, piso 3, Providencia, Santiago 7500 000 CHILE, www.metsominerals.com
Tel. +56 2 370 2000, fax +56 2 370 2039, E-mail: minerals.info@metso.com
