Metso will supply a complete crushing and screening system to Mount Gibson Iron for the Extension Hill mine. The iron ore mine site is located north of Perth in Western Australia. The order consists of feeders, a jaw crusher, cone crusher, screen and conveyors. It also includes engineering, structures, installation and project management of the new plant. The stationary plant expansion is designed to produce at a rate of 700 t/h. The delivery will be completed by January 2011.

Mount Gibson iron is the leading independent Australian hematite iron ore producer. The development and construction of the Extension Hill hematite project scheduled for completion in June 2011. The production of 3 Mt/y at Extension Hill will lift total Mount Gibson production to 9 Mt/y in 2012.

The value of the order is less than EUR10 million and is included in Metso Mining and Construction Technology’s Q2 orders received.