Metso, a global supplier of sustainable technology, has signed a multi-year service agreement, valued at more than €5 million, with AngloGold Ashanti’s Iduapriem mine in Tarkwa, Ghana. The contract includes the supply of maintenance management services and spare and wear parts for AngloGold Ashanti’s new crushing and screening plant delivered by Metso. Metso will also supply hands-on training for staff at the mine. Backed up by the company’s global service functions, an on-site team of six Metso service technicians will support operations at the crushing and screening plant, which has an annual output of 3.9 Mt. Metso says it is “committed to converting the agreement into a cost per tonne-based service over time.”

AngloGold Ashanti is the world’s third largest gold producer. In addition to Iduapriem, the company operates five other mines in Western Africa. In 2008, gold production at the Iduapriem mine totalled 200,000 oz. Metso has worked closely with the company in Ghana for 10 years. Seth Quaye, Regional Manager, Western Africa, Mining business line said: “This agreement is a vindication of our strategy of expanding the range of services we offer in this region. It will leverage new services business by serving as a reference for our capabilities as a total solution provider.”