Metso to supply ~EUR 25m processing package for Yenipazar polymetallic project

Key highlights
  • Order value approximately EUR 25 million, booked in the Minerals segment’s 2026 third‑quarter orders received.
  • Yenipazar is a greenfield polymetallic deposit in Yozgat, Türkiye, containing copper, lead, zinc, gold and silver.
  • Delivery covers a concentrator package including a Durarok primary sizer, Premier SAG and ball mills, TankCell flotation cells, thickeners, filters and Courier/PSI analyzers and samplers.
  • Metso positions its local presence and polymetallic processing expertise as the rationale for technology selection to improve recovery, equipment utilisation and process performance.
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Aldridge Mineral Yenipazar Polymetallic Concentrator
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Order and scope

Metso has signed an agreement to supply key minerals processing equipment for the Yenipazar concentrator plant, with the order valued at approximately EUR 25 million. The order was booked in the Minerals segment’s 2026 third‑quarter orders received.

Equipment package

The delivery scope covers primary comminution and grinding and downstream flotation and dewatering: a Metso Durarok™ primary sizer, Metso Premier™ SAG mill and ball mills with mill linings, TankCell® flotation cells, thickeners, filters, and Courier® and PSI® online analyzers and samplers.

Project background

Yenipazar is a greenfield polymetallic mining development in Yozgat province, Türkiye, with a deposit that includes copper, lead, zinc, gold and silver, making it one of the country’s significant polymetallic resources.

Supplier rationale and execution

Aldridge Mineral cited the importance of an experienced technology partner; Metso pointed to its local presence and global minerals processing know‑how for managing complex flowsheets and integrated equipment deliveries to support recovery, equipment utilisation and efficient production of critical metals.

Source: Metso

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