Metso to Supply Minerals Processing Equipment to Gold Reserve in Venezuela
Metso Minerals will supply minerals processing equipment to Gold Reserve Inc. for its Brisas goldcopper
project in Venezuela. The delivery will be completed by the end of 2009. The value of the order
is approximately EUR 47 million. The order is included in Metso's second quarter order backlog.
Metso's order comprises two SAG mills, four ball mills and two VERTIMILL grinding mills. Additionally,
Metso Minerals will supply apron feeders, a primary gyratory crusher, and cone crushers to Gold
Reserve. The order includes start-up and commissioning services, as well as initial spare parts for the
project.
The Brisas Project, located in the Bolivar State near Las Claritas, will be Venezuela's largest mine in terms
of throughput. Gold Reserve Inc. is listed on the American (AMEX) and Toronto stock exchanges.
Editor's Note: 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:
Jeffery A. Leonard, Senior Vice President, Comminution, Mining Business Line, Metso Minerals,
tel. +1 717 849 7464
Metso Minerals Industries, Inc. 240 Arch Street, York, PA 17403 USA, www.metsominerals.com
Tel. +1 717 843 8671, fax +1 717 845 5154, E-mail: minerals.info@metso.com
