The company has signed an agreement with Montreal-based Farnell-Thompson Applied Technologies for delivery of the SAG and ball mills and related parts to the Premier mill site.

The order comprises a 22-foot-diameter by 8-foot effective grinding length SAG mill and 14.5-foot-diameter by 19.5-foot effective grinding length ball mill. Both mills will be driven by 2 000 kW, low speed synchronous motors at 78% critical speed. The mills will be supported on 90-inch-diameter hydrodynamic trunnion bearings which will be interchangeable. The mill lube systems will be identical for both mills.