Karelsky Okatysh has put into operation a new train consisting of 12 dump cars. Unlike the previous model, the new dump cars can transport 10 tons more. Thus each car can now transport 115 tons of ore. The power of the locomotive allows moving the rolling stock loaded with over 2 thousand tons of ore.…
Karelsky Okatysh, a subsidiary of the Russian steelmaker Severstal, plans to raise investment in production by 50% YoY, or by 2.8 billion rubles, to 8.4 billion rubles in 2019, the company said. Karelsky Okatysh plans to spend the money on construction of a conveyor facility in the central open-pit mine that should make transportation of…
Karelsky Okatysh has put into operation a new 20 EKG-20 excavator with the capacity of 20 cubic meters. Another such excavator, produced by Uralmashzavod, has been operating at the company for over 10 years. The ladle can take up to 40 tons of rock. A dump truck is fully loaded in 3 minutes. (Ukrainian metal)
Karelsky Okatysh has put into operation the second stage of the complex to thicken tails. It will decrease electricity expenses and environment impact. The first stage was commissioned in 2016 and allowed thickening some 30% of tails. The stage comprises 2 thickeners with the diameter of 36.5 meters. The second stage is a thickener with…
Karelsky Okatysh has commissioned the united operation station of crushing and processing site. Now only 1 employee is in control of the whole process. The united operation station is the first step to create a global system to control the company working processes. At the next stage Karelsky Okatysh intends to unite operation stations of…
Karelsky Okatysh has started using a “virtual aide” when producing pellets. For this a special optimizing model was installed at three pelletizing machines, the main tasks of which are to improve product efficiency and save fuel oil without loss of quality. “Fuel oil is an expensive fuel and the main part of expenses in the…
Karelsky Okatysh has finished modernization of the preparation and pelletizing of concentrate site – all the 18 screening machines have been replaced. The roll screens classify concentrate by three sizes: tiny pellets at the initial stage are returned to the pelletizers, large pieces go back via conveyers, while normal-sized pellets are transported to the roasting…
Karelsky Okatysh has started developing the fuel peat deposits Zarechnoye. The opening of the deposits was held on September 10. The peat will be used in the company boiler rooms to decrease the use of fuel oil. The deposits comprise 9 sites on the area of 272 ha, with combined peat reserves of 718 thousand…
