Karelsky Okatysh mine explained

Karelskiy Okatysh mine
Place:Republic of Karelia
Subdivision Type:Republic
State/Province:Republic of Karelia
Country:Russia
Owner:Severstal
Official Website:http://www.kostomuksha.ru/rus/index.phtml
Products:Iron ore, pellets
Opening Year:1982

The Karelskiy Okatysh mine is a large iron mine located in the northwest of Russia in the Republic of Karelia. Karelskiy Okatysh represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 1.29 billion tonnes of ore grading 63.2% iron metal.[1]

Products

The mine produce about 10.6 million tonnes of high quality iron pellets annually.

Technologies

The mine is using 3D CAD mine planning software for quality and volumes control. Fully integrated with fleet management systems for the dump truck flow optimisation. Drills fleet equipped by high precision system for navigation and data integrity for blast optimization. The high precision system on excavators are used for ore quality management from slaughtering to stockpiles. High precision dozer systems working to improve quality, reduce costs in road maintenance and construction.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karelskiy Okatysh . severstal.com.