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Metso to Supply Minerita’s Compact Iron Ore Project
10/02/2025 - Minérios Itaúna Ltda (Minerita) has turned to Metso to supply all comminution equipment for its greenfield compact iron ore project in Itatiaiuçu, Brazil.
Metso said the plant expects to produce 4.5 million metric tons annually of high-grade premium pellet feed in two phases.
“Recently, we had also purchased two Metso Larox® FFP3512 pressure filters for our tailings dewatering system to improve our existing dry stacking process and to enable a more sustainable and modern tailings management,” said Diego Reis, general manager of projects and maintenance, and Lúcio Cerceau, process general manager at Minerita.
The first phase will process compact itabirite iron ore and feature a Nordberg® C160™ jaw crusher, a Nordberg® MP800 cone crusher, an HRC™e high-pressure grinding roll and a 3.9 MW Select™ ball mill for primary grinding. Regrinding will be done with two Vertimill® VTM4500 stirred mills.
“The now selected Vertimill® stirred mills and high-pressure grinding roll technology are part of the Metso Plus portfolio, offering a more energy-efficient and sustainable way to grind ore, while also helping to reduce the operational costs and improve process performance through enhanced particle size control and reduced water consumption,” said Cristoph Hoetzel, senior vice president of grinding at Metso.
“Recently, we had also purchased two Metso Larox® FFP3512 pressure filters for our tailings dewatering system to improve our existing dry stacking process and to enable a more sustainable and modern tailings management,” said Diego Reis, general manager of projects and maintenance, and Lúcio Cerceau, process general manager at Minerita.
The first phase will process compact itabirite iron ore and feature a Nordberg® C160™ jaw crusher, a Nordberg® MP800 cone crusher, an HRC™e high-pressure grinding roll and a 3.9 MW Select™ ball mill for primary grinding. Regrinding will be done with two Vertimill® VTM4500 stirred mills.
“The now selected Vertimill® stirred mills and high-pressure grinding roll technology are part of the Metso Plus portfolio, offering a more energy-efficient and sustainable way to grind ore, while also helping to reduce the operational costs and improve process performance through enhanced particle size control and reduced water consumption,” said Cristoph Hoetzel, senior vice president of grinding at Metso.
