This is one of the largest mining projects in the company over the past decade. Metinvest invested about $ 50 million in the construction of the complex.
The CPT complex is located in a quarry, is a system of underground and surface conveyors and consists of two routes - the new East and the existing West. Ore is mined in the face, loaded by excavators into dump trucks, which bring it to the transfer point, where the ore is crushed into large pieces. After crushing, the system of underground conveyors of the Eastern and Western tracts delivers the ore to the surface of the quarry, where it undergoes medium and fine crushing, and then goes for concentration. The ore covers the path from 300 meters to the surface of the open pit in 15 minutes.
Alexander Gerasimchuk General Director of Inguletsky GOK
“The CPT project is one of the most ambitious projects at the mining enterprises of Metinvest Group. A promising technology will allow Inguletsky GOK to make long-term plans for the extraction of iron ore. In addition, the enterprise will significantly reduce the burden on the environment through the operation of conveyor transport, the use of a modern aspiration unit and a reduction in the operating time of internal combustion engines of dump trucks. After the launch of the complex, the plant plans to use it to transport about 40 thousand tons of ore per day. ”
The construction of the complex lasted six years. During this time, capital mining and construction works were carried out, the main technological and auxiliary equipment was installed. All work is automated - this allows you to control absolutely all parameters of the equipment. Also, an automated aspiration unit is installed at the central heating center, which cleans the air from dust.
Why the central heating station was built
The launch of the cycle-flow technology complex allows faster delivery of ore from the lower horizons of the open pit and reduces the use in work dump trucks. The route of dump trucks is reduced by 10%, which makes it possible to reduce the cost of transporting ore.
In addition, due to environmentally friendly and economical conveyor transport in the quarry, the man-made load on the environment, operating and operating costs will decrease.
Yuri Ryzhenkov General Director of Metinvest Group
Combines of Metinvest. The largest project for the construction of a central heating facility has been completed at the Ingulets GOK, and a similar technology is on its way at the Severny GOK. Modern eco-friendly complexes will allow Metinvest to increase production efficiency and reduce the cost of raw materials in order to provide a competitive advantage for our products in the world market. ”
Ingulets GOK is one of the largest mining enterprises in Ukraine. It specializes in the extraction and processing of ferruginous quartzites of the Inguletskoye deposit, located in the southern part of the Krivoy Rog iron ore basin. The plant extracts over 30 million tonnes of iron ore and produces about 12 million tonnes of iron ore concentrate per year.
