Atlas Copco has won 2 large orders from mining customers in South and Central America, worth a total USD 30 million. One is from Minera Panama to deliver drilling equipment and related services for the Cobre Panama open pit copper project.
In Venezuela, Atlas Copco has won an order from the gold mining corporation Minerven. Minera Panama, a subsidiary of Canada’s Inmet Mining, is buying a package of a total nine machines including Pit Viper rotary blasthole drill rigs, Flexi Roc surface drill rigs, related services and simulator training. The order is worth close to USD 20 million. Most of the equipment will be delivered in 2014 and 2015.
The contract from Minerven in Venezuela is worth around USD 10 million. It covers underground drill rigs, loading equipment and core drilling rigs, as well as portable and stationary compressors. The equipment will be delivered over the coming year.
Mr Bob Fassl, Business Area President, Atlas Copco Mining and Rock Excavation Technique said that “These orders show the importance of having a strong local presence to support our customers. We have recently built up a dedicated organization in Panama and are very proud to now have been chosen by Minera Panama as supplier of blasthole drilling equipment.”