Two robot trucks made by the Belarusian automobile engineering company BelAZ are being tested in the Abakansky open pit in the Republic of Khakassia. The 130-tonne BelAZ-7513R trucks were shipped to Khakassia in early 2019. There are plans to solemnly commission the vehicles in August. BelAZ and VIST Group developed the first remotely operated haul…
Russian holding Safmar invested about $130 million in construction of the Nezhinsky ore-dressing utility in Belarus, including a mine, an ore-dressing plant, electric power generation, railway, highway, housing and other infrastructure, in January-March, Safmar said. The entire project was estimated at $2 billion and the launch was slated for early 2020. Safmar said that it…
The state enterprises Mine named after Surgay and the Yuzhnodonbasskoye Mine Group No. 1 have found alternatives to the “supplier of the last hope” (the state enterprise Ukrinterenergo). In particular, the mine has ordered the supply of 78.1 million kW-of electricity valued at 202 million UAH from Donetsk Power Services LLC. The average expected cost…
A number of state coalmines on April 1 were cut off grid. According to the National Miners’ Union chairman Mikhail Volynets, mines of the state enterprises Volynugol (Volyn region), Lisichanskugol, Pervomayskugol and Mirnogradugol (all three – Lugansk region), as well as the mines Kapitalnaya and Centralnaya have been cut off grid. The enterprises are working…
Since December 2018, Nord Supra LLC, Waiton Company LLC and Technomine Invest LLC have received 20 orders from the state mine groups valued at 143.1 million UAH. In particular, the state enterprise Mirnogradugol placed orders valued at 75.96 million UAH, Yuzhnodonbasskoye No. 1 Mine Group – 54.19 million UAH, Mine named after Surgay – 10.26…
A miner was killed in an accident at one of the mines located in Ukraine’s western Lviv region, a local council member Ihor Zinkevych reported. The official said the tragedy occurred at the Nadiia Mine in the village of Selets, Sokal district. The miner died as a result of a cave-in some 500 meters below…
Rescuers have evacuated seven miners from the emergency section of the Karagailinskaya mine in the Prokopyevsky district of the Kemerovo region, where the rock collapsed, a representative of local emergency services reported. A total of 59 people were in the mine at the moment of collapse, including seven people on the emergency section. One miner…
The Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry is studying the possibility of purchasing mining materials from Poland. The deputy minister Anatoliy Korzun has discussed the issue with the delegation from Uta Labedy S.A. In particular, the delivery of anchoring was discussed. (Ukrainian metal)