# Metso Outotec to supply equipment for Karara Mining tailings plant expansion in Australia

Metso Outotec signed a contract with Karara Mining Limited to design and supply key filtration and material handling equipment for a tailings filtration plant expansion at its iron ore mine in Western Australia. The order value is EUR 15-20 million, and the plant is expected to start production in late Q4 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-07-13
- Where: Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $20.7M (17.5M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: increase tailings filtration capacity from 30 kt/d to over 45 kt/d
- Products: filtration equipment, material handling conveyor systems, Larox FFP3512
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Metso Outotec](https://endata.com/companies/48313.md) (supplier)
- [Karara Mining](https://endata.com/companies/56420.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [metso.com](https://www.metso.com/corporate/media/news/2021/7/metso-outotec-to-supply-key-equipment-and-services-for-karara-minings-tailings-plant-expansion-in-australia/), 2021-07-13: "The Karara mine represents one of the largest filtered tailings facilities in the world."

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