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maintenance and troubleshooting , assistance in developing a maintenance strategy and equipment condition monitoring and analysis .
The official opening of the Supercentre was carried out by Carola Schulz , Managing Director of Weir Minerals NATCA ( North Africa , Turkey and
Central Asia ); Gavin Dyer , Regional Managing
Director of Weir Minerals ENACA ( Europe and
NATCA ); and key customers and partners of Weir
Minerals in Central Asia .
Schulz said : “ Our new Supercentre in
Kazakhstan will support our key customers in the region , as well as manufacture Linatex hoses and execute rubber-lining activities . This £ 1 million ($ 1.1 million ) investment is core to our localisation strategy and we will continue to invest to support our ambitious growth plans in Central Asia . We have a very close strategic partnership with our customers in Kazakhstan ; and we have recently been very successful with new projects in Uzbekistan . This facility will initially be supporting our customers in Uzbekistan .”
Dyer continued : “ We are
guided by the philosophy of supporting the local economy and always being located close to our customers . We strive to be able to contribute to our customers ’ value chain and support their success ; and for me the local employees are the main pillar ensuring that we are successful . It is our people that create our legacy , and we are heavily investing in the development of our employees to support our growth and the growth of our customers .”
George Sweiha , Group Procurement Director at
KAZ Minerals Group , said : “ From the very
beginning of the mineral extraction projects at the Bozshakol and Aktogay sites , KAZ Minerals
Group has been striving to ensure that original equipment manufacturers are represented in
Kazakhstan to develop local capabilities ; by this I mean hiring and developing local specialists and building best-in-class facilities . I am glad to see that Weir Minerals shares our vision and recognises the huge benefits of localisation for business partners , but most importantly for the country and society in which we operate .” www . global . weir / industries / mining

Metso Outotec to provide dry stack tailings solution to Skouries

Metso Outotec says it will deliver sustainable filtration technology for dry stacking of tailings to Eldorado Gold ’ s Hellas Gold Skouries copper-gold concentrator project in northern Greece .

A 2021 feasibility study on Skouries highlighted a 20-year operation able to produce 140,000 oz / y of gold and 67 MIb ( 30,391 t ) of copper .
Metso Outotec ’ s scope of delivery consists of the engineering , manufacturing and supply of several Planet Positive Larox ® FFP3512 filters as well as installation and commissioning advisory services . The fully automatic , fast-opening filter press ( FFP ) combines the benefits of membrane technology and sidebar design with high mechanical and process performance , providing safe and sustainable high-volume dewatering of tailings at low operating and life
cycle costs , according to the company .
Brock Gill , SVP Projects & Transformation for Eldorado Gold , said : “ Skouries is a world-class project , and we are aiming for best-in-class sustainable technologies in the project design . For tailings management , the Skouries project will use dry stack tailings impoundment , which requires less space , reduces water consumption and maximises recovery of process water for reuse . Metso Outotec filters were selected as key and proven technology for the dry tailings facility not only because of their performance , but also because of their energy efficiency .”
Jussi Venäläinen , Vice President ,
Filtration business line at Metso Outotec , said the company had previously supplied proprietary technologies for grinding , flotation , thickening and automation to Skouries . The value of the order is approximately € 14 million ($ 13.8 million ), according to Metso Outotec . www . mogroup . com ; www . eldoradogold . com
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