11:51 AM EST - Inmet Mining Corporation : announced that its subsidiary, Minera Panama S.A. (MPSA), has completed the selection of mine mobile equipment vendors and has awarded contracts for the supply of: rope shovels to P&H Mining Equipment Inc.; hydraulic shovels/excavators and trucks to Komatsu Holding South America; ancillary and support equipment to IIASA Panama S.A. (Caterpillar); and rotary drills to Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions LLC. The total order consists of 84 pieces of equipment that will be progressively delivered to site starting in 2013 in time for commencement of pre-stripping operations in Q4 2014 and ahead of the commissioning of the mineral process plant and first shipment of concentrate in Q1 2016. The total amount of the award for all 84 pieces of equipment is $349 million U.S. Inmet Mining Corporation
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