GE Motor Technology to Drive Mexico's Largest Ball Mill Copper Mine

Showcasing its expertise in improving the electrical infrastructure of the mining industry, GE's Power Conversion business

will supply its ecomagination-qualified Quadramatic™ drive technology to Grupo Mexico to support the expansion of its Buenavista copper mining operation in the Mexican state of Sonora. The site is Latin America's largest ball mill operation. Grupo Mexico will use GE's advanced synchronous motor technology to add 84 megawatts (MW) of power at six Buenavista ball mills. Quadramatic motors run at fixed speeds with minimum system losses to promote high efficiency, thus lowering the mine's energy requirements. GE announced the new order with Minera Mexico—a subsidiary of Grupo Mexico—during MINExpo 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev.