Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation (Ansteel), a leading Chinese iron ore mining and steel making companies, chose Metso’s vertical grinding mills for their new iron ore project, giving Metso its biggest ever order of this technology in China. The Metso equipment will be installed to Ansteel’s Greenfield iron ore mining project, situated in Anshan, in the Liaoning province in China. The total value of the order exceeds EUR 33M.
“Metso’s vertical grinding mills provide the right solution for applications like Ansteel. The mills can generate energy and wear part savings of at least 35%”, comments Pouris Huang, Senior Technical Support Engineer, Mining and Construction, Metso. “With traditional ball mills, it would be very hard to achieve the same ore fineness required by magnetic separation”, Huang adds.
The recent contract includes six of Metso’s biggest vertical grinding mills in addition to six big mining cones and three vertical pressure filters and related installation and commission guidance services. Metso’s delivery completion is due in March 2014, and the mine start-up in July 2014. The order was included in Metso Mining and Construction’s first and second quarter 2013 orders received.
“Last year, Metso successfully installed its first vertical grinding mill to a Chinese copper mine. The delivery was finalised in a record time – in just over 12 months, and the customer has met the planned grinding capacity and wear-part economy. This new Ansteel order, with its quick delivery time, will surely interest Chinese mining professionals country-wide,” Pouris Huang adds.
