Metso launches ‘comprehensive’ in-the-pit solutions

Mines are continuously being challenged to rethink how to shape their operations to be more sustainable and profitable. It is for these reasons that diversified engineering group Metso has launched its “comprehensive” in-the-pit solutions (ITPS) which seek to optimally improve the entire mining process from design to selection of machinery and production output.   “The mining industry is continuously exploring not only new ways to mine at lower cost, but also new sustainable methods, technologies and systems. Transportation of ore and waste is one of those areas of an operation that can account for between 50% and 60% of the operating cost of mining,” notes Metso ITPS director Erik Isokangas. He points out that if truck haulage use can be reduced, significant savings can be achieved by mines. Isokangas elaborates that ITPS are advanced options for conventional production processes where truck haulage is used.