Finnish tech giant Metso secures €70mn equipment contracts for Reko Diq copper-gold mine

As part of the frame agreement announced in August 2025, Reko Diq Mining Company has awarded Metso, a Finnish technology company, with the remaining major contracts to supply advanced Metso Plus beneficiation and dewatering equipment for Reko Diq Mining Company’s copper-gold project in Pakistan.

“The total value of these now signed contracts is approximately €70 million. €40 million was recorded in the minerals segment’s 2025 third-quarter and €30 million in fourth-quarter order intake,” read a statement on Monday.

Barrick Gold, a Canadian mining company, owns a 50% stake in the Reko Diq mine and the governments of Pakistan and the province of Balochistan own the other 50%.

The Reko Diq mine is considered one of the world’s largest underdeveloped copper-gold areas, and its development is expected to have a significant impact on Pakistan’s struggling economy.

The project, which was delayed due to a long-running dispute that ended in 2022, is expected to start production by the end of 2028.

Finnish tech giant Metso keen to invest in Pakistan’s Reko Diq

According to the statement, Metso’s delivery for the Reko Diq beneficiation circuit includes a state-of-the-art and complete flotation flowsheet that integrates TankCell and Concorde CellTM technologies.

The circuit design features TankCell mechanical cells for the rougher and cleaner scavenger stages, and high-intensity forced-air pneumatic Concorde Cell units for the ultrafine particle cleaner scalper and recleaner duties. 

“Metso’s large TankCell technology remains the baseline for the rougher circuit, while the cleaner circuit is optimised with Concorde Cell technology to bring increased metallurgical efficiency at reduced capital and operating costs. Combining the well-proven TankCell technology with Concorde Cell is a low-risk and high-benefit approach for low-grade and high-throughput flotation flowsheets such as Reko Diq,” says Antti Rinne, Vice President, Flotation at Metso.

The Concorde Cell technology will operate in conjunction with the HIGmillTM regrinding mills ordered for the project in 2024.

For concentrate filtration, Metso will deliver four Larox PF60 series filters and auxiliaries, as well as durable slurry pumps for primary and secondary stages of filtration. The delivery also includes five HRT High Rate Thickeners for different duties. All thickeners are equipped with ReactorwellTM technology, enabling superior performance. 

Additionally, the order contains a mill reline machine with award-winning safety features and advanced Auto-GrappleTM functionality to service the large PremierTM ball mills ordered for the project in 2024.