Barrick Selects Metso Flotation Technology for Lumwana Expansion
Barrick Chooses Metso’s Concorde Cell Flotation Technology for Lumwana Copper Expansion in Zambia
Global gold and copper producer Barrick Mining Corporation has selected Metso’s Concorde Cell flotation technology for its Lumwana copper mine expansion project in Zambia.
The Concorde Cell flotation cells will be deployed alongside Metso’s TankCell technology, which Barrick had previously chosen for the project. The combined solution is expected to optimise the processing flowsheet and enhance overall metallurgical performance.
Metso said its high-intensity Concorde Cell technology is specifically designed to treat complex orebodies, delivering improved efficiency and reliability when integrated with TankCell flotation systems.
The forced-air pneumatic Concorde Cell is recognised for providing faster flotation kinetics, high recovery rates of fine and ultrafine particles, and improved consistency in concentrate grades, making it well suited to large-scale copper operations.
The Lumwana mine is an open-pit copper operation located about 100 km west of Solwezi in Zambia’s Copperbelt. Barrick is expanding both the mine and processing plant to increase annual copper production capacity to approximately 240 000 t.
