According to the new contract, Metso will supply three biggest cone crushers ever manufactured by the company. The operational weight of one MP1250 series cone crusher exceeds 150tonnes, and the crusher can process up to 1,800tonnes of ore per hour in secondary position for this application.
“We are very excited to receive this order. Codelco Chuquicamata is one of the most important mining companies in Chile, and it chose Metso’s cone crushers to increase capacity in its division,” says Renato Verdejo, manager, Crushing and Screening Capital Equipment South Cone, Metso.
Metso’s crusher delivery to the Codelco Chuquicamata will be completed within the last quarter of 2012.
The total project delivery comprises three Nordberg MP1250 cone crushers, which Metso says continues the success of the MP 1000 and MP 800 using the same footprint as the MP 1000, but delivering up to 25% increase in capacity.
With an increased power rated up to 932kW, the M®1250 performs more work per crushing cycle.
Codelco is the largest mining company in Chile. Chuquicamata division operates two copper and molybdenum producing mines, named Chuquicamata and Mina Sur. By the excavation volume, Chuquicamata mine is world’s largest open pit copper mine.
