FLSmidth has signed a contract with Chinese-owned Minera Chinalco Perú (MCP) for equipment for its Toromocho copper mine lying at 4,500 m above sea level in the Morococha mining district about 140 km east of Lima, the capital of Peru. The contract value is expected to be worth in excess of $30 million. FLSmidth is to provide detailed engineering and design, as well as manufacture and delivery of equipment, including two overland conveyors, seven in-plant conveyors, and two belt feeders.

The overland conveyor will be one of the most complex conveyors in the world. It will be 5.2 km in length and have 9
MW of installed power. The conveyor will have complex vertical and horizontal curves and can demand or regenerate power depending on loading conditions.

“Peru continues to be one of the most active minerals areas in the world and FLSmidth has a long time presence in the country. FLSmidth owned Conveyor Engineering has been providing material handling solutions in Peru since the mid 1990s and has supplied some of the largest systems in the country. The conveyor solution included in this order consists of cutting-edge technology and know-how – making it one of the most complex conveyors yet,” Group CEO Jørgen Huno Rasmussen commented.

Toromocho’s reserves are estimated at 1,526 Mt, containing mainly copper, molybdenum and silver. The mine will be worked as an open pit. MCP expects to invest $2,150 million in the project in total. The mine is expected to have a 36-year life.