Metso Minerals will supply grinding equipment to Minera Petaquilla, S.A. in Panama for its Petaquilla copper mine, located approximately 100 kilometers west of the Panama Canal.

The delivery will be completed by the middle of 2011. The value of the order is approximately EUR 48 million. The order is included in Metso's second quarter order backlog.

The order comprises two SAG mills of 38 feet in diameter by 24.8 feet in length and four ball mills of 24 feet in diameter and 40.5 feet in length. The order also includes auxiliary equipment and spare parts.

Minera Petaquilla, S.A. is a joint venture company developing its deposit in the Republic of Panama. The company is owned by Inmet Mining Corporation, Petaquilla Copper Ltd. and Teck Cominco Ltd.