Rosemont Copper has awarded a multi million dollar contract to ABB for gearless mill drive systems needed for the construction of the Rosemont copper mine near Tucson, Arizona, USA
Baden, April 21, 2008 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced that it has won a multi million order from Rosemont Copper Company to supply three 16.4MW gearless mill drive (GMD) systems for Rosemont’s new copper mine near Tuscon, Arizona, USA. One GMD system will be installed on a 36’ SAG mill and two on 26’ ball mills, which will be supplied by Polysius, one of the leading engineering companies equipping the cement and minerals industries. Start-up of the mills is scheduled for 2011…more abb.com