:: Metso to Supply an Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant to India

Metso Minerals will supply an iron ore beneficiation plant to BMM Ispat Ltd's Hospet-Bellary mine in Karnataka, Southern India. The delivery will be completed by the end of 2010. The total value of the order is approximately EUR 7 million.

The order comprises a scrubber, a spiral classifier, a high gradient magnetic separator (HGMS), a VPA vertical plate pressure filter, lamella thickeners, pumps as well as other related equipment, supervision of erection and commissioning.

The new plant beneficiates iron ore fines through gravity separation and high gradient magnetic separation. The plant will be able to treat 250 tonnes of iron ore fines per hour.

Established in 1976, BMM (Bharat Mines and Minerals) started out as an iron ore producer. The company established a power generation plant in 1998 and is today targeting to become a major steel producer.