Udokan Copper receives first BelAZ dump trucks for industrial mining

In July 2020, Udokan Copper began creating the deposit as a part of the works on the Western mine pit. The Firm plans to develop two sections of the mine pit in the course of the first part of the challenge. The BelAZ vehicles will allow open-pit mining on the website to succeed in a projected 15 million tonnes per yr. A complete of 15 autos will probably be delivered by February 2023, rising to 58 by the top of 2023, for use to move ore for crushing, floatation, and smelting on the mining and processing plant.

Aleksei Yaschuk, First Deputy CEO and COO at Udokan Copper, mentioned:

“As a part of our mining and capital works, we’ve got already arrange the websites, roads, and dumps wanted for excavating overburden. As of at the moment, we’ve got excavated greater than 2 million tonnes of by-product on the mine pit. Sooner or later, the Firm is able to think about using BelAZ diesel-electric hybrid dump vehicles, which can enable us to cut back atmospheric emissions and working prices by saving gas.”


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About Udokan Copper

Udokan Copper was based in 2008 to develop the Udokan copper deposit. Positioned at Transbaikal Krai within the Russian Far East. It’s a part of the diversified holding firm USM. The Udokan deposit, with over 26 million tonnes of copper reserves, is the biggest new deposit in Russia. The JORC compliant copper grade is 1.05%.

As a part of the challenge, a mining and metallurgy facility will probably be commissioned to provide copper cathode and sulphide focus, with annual copper manufacturing anticipated at 135,000 tonnes.