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Russian Coal was founded in 2002. Its production assets are
located in three regions of Russia: Amur Region, the Republic
of Khakassia and Krasnodar Territory. The company comprises
seven coal mines and an enrichment plant, as well as energy
supply, transportation and repair divisions. Russian Coal is a
major employer, supporting over 4 300 jobs at its enterprises.
The company’s total coal reserves as of 2019 (Categories
А+В+С1; С2) are in excess of 1.458 billion tonnes. It supplies
consumers in 60 regions of the Russian Federation and exports
to Poland, China, Japan, South Korea, Lithuania, Latvia and
other countries.
RUSSIA:
CENTREPIECE FOR COAL
TERMINAL
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has supplied a new coal
handling system to the State Transport Leasing Company
(STLC) in Russia. The system will be the centrepiece of a new
terminal for coal exports in the port of Lavna near Murmansk,
on the western shore of Kola Bay.
With a planned capacity of 18 million tonnes of coal per year, the
terminal will signifi cantly increase the coal handling capacities
of the region. It is expected to be fully operational in 2021.
According to Torsten Gerlach, CEO of the mining technologies
business unit at thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions the company
and their partner LNK Industries, will equip one of the largest
ports in Russia with a state-of-the-art port handling facility.
The terminal project will be completed in two phases: First out-
shipments are expected to take place in 2020. In that same year
a total of nine million tonnes of coal will be handled on site.
thyssenkrupp will supply two ship loaders, stackers, reclaimers
and car dumpers as well as one combined stacker-reclaimer,
several belt conveyors and auxiliary equipment. The contract
includes engineering and procurement, as well as services
for site erection and commissioning. Within the project,
thyssenkrupp's partner, the Latvian construction company
LNK Industries, is responsible for the design and construction
of the conveyor system. In order to keep dust emissions from
the handling site at a minimum, all coal transfer points, wagon
unloading stations as well as ship loaders will be outfi tted with
dust suppression equipment.
AUSTRALIA:
AUTONOMOUS FLEET FOR
WESTGOLD
Autonomous solutions provider RCT is fi nalising a major
automation project for Westgold Resources at fi ve of its mine
sites in Western Australia’s Murchison.
The package of works involved RCT installing and
commissioning its ControlMaster Guidance Automation
technology to 10 of Westgold’s underground loader fl eet
across their mining operations, including CAT R2900Gs and
Sandvik LH517 loaders.
RCT will also deliver its latest surface-based ControlMaster
Automation Centres equipped with multiple machine
selection and multiple machine control options aimed at
driving further mining production effi ciencies at each site.
Guidance Automation encompasses a fully automated
tramming cycle between production level locations which
includes proportional braking and automated steering and
speed control.
In 2021, the volume increases to 18 million tonnes. The project
will augment regional coal exports and release pressure on
existing terminals in the Baltic Sea. It is closely connected with
the development of the Murmansk Transport Hub, one of the
biggest ongoing infrastructure projects in the Russian north.
RCT is commissioning 10 of Westgold’s underground loader fl eet including CAT R2900Gs and Sandvik LH517 loaders.
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African Mining November 2019
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