# thyssenkrupp to supply material handling system for Anglo American's Quellaveco copper mine

thyssenkrupp won a contract to supply a material handling system including a 4,700 m overland conveyor with gearless drives for Anglo American's new Quellaveco copper mine in Peru. First production from the mine is expected in 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-02-19
- Where: Moquegua region, Peru, Peru
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 10 kt/h
- Products: overland conveyor system, gearless drives, material handling system
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Thyssenkrupp](https://endata.com/companies/833.md)
- [Siemens](https://endata.com/companies/301.md) (partner)
- [Thyssenkrupp](https://endata.com/companies/833.md) (supplier)
- [Anglo American](https://endata.com/companies/15317.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com](https://www.thyssenkrupp-industrial-solutions.com/en/media/press-releases/thyssenkrupp-to-deliver-material-handling-system-with-gearless-conveyor-for-anglo-american-s-new-copper-mine-in-peru-5381.html), 2019-02-19: "This order again shows how gearless conveyor systems meet today’s demand for ever more efficient mining solutions and increased safety requirements."
- [me.smenet.org](https://me.smenet.org/thyssenkrupp-to-deliver-material-handling-system-with-gearless-conveyor-for-anglo-americans-new-copper-mine-in-peru/), 2019-02-19: "thyssenkrupp will supply a 4,700-m long, 1,830-mm wide overland conveyor featuring dual 5.5 MW gearless drives operating at a design tonnage of nearly 10 kt/h."
- [bulk-online.com](https://www.bulk-online.com/en/news/company-news/thyssenkrupp-deliver-gearless-drive-overland-conveyor-quellaveco-copper-mine-peru), 2019-02-19: "thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions business area recently won a contract to supply a material handling system for Anglo American’s new Quellaveco copper mine in the Moquegua region of Peru."
- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2019/02/19/thyssenkrupp-order-gearless-driven-overland-conveyor-system-quellaveco-copper-mine-peru/), 2019-02-19: "thyssenkrupp will supply a 4,700 m long, 1,830 mm wide overland conveyor featuring dual 5.5 MW Siemens gearless drives operating at a design tonnage of nearly 11,000 t/h."

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