Metso has signed a two-year Life Cycle Services (LCS) contract with Ma’aden’s Base Metals and New Minerals company’s new gold processing plant at the Mansourah-Massarah site in Saudi Arabia. Metso will support the customer in commissioning, ramping up and optimizing the new greenfield site, covering both maintenance and plant operations. Other elements of the agreement are field services and recommendations for wear and spare parts management, and advisory and training services.
The agreement demonstrates Metso’s service expertise, and it is an important continuation of the greenfield mineral concentrator and gold processing plant agreement signed in 2019.
“We are very delighted with the customer’s continued trust in Metso. By choosing Metso’s Life Cycle Services contract, Ma’aden will receive comprehensive and top-notch service solutions as well as on-site technical expertise and support,” said Kamal Pahuja, President Middle East and India market area at Metso. “We are committed to safety and sustainability objectives and will work with and support the customer in achieving their operational objectives.”
“The new plant will use three different methods of gold processing, including the first autoclave in Saudi Arabia; this requires a lot of know-how and proactive planning for trouble-free operation and maximum productivity,” said Duncan Bradford, Executive Vice-President at Ma’aden Base Metals and Minerals BU. “Metso already has a comprehensive range of key equipment for the plant flowsheet, and we will be able to benefit from Metso’s technological and service expertise.”
