First Bucyrus Highwall Miner for India
Bucyrus International, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received an order for a highwall miner from India. This is the first technology of its kind in the country.
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May 21, 2010
Bucyrus International, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received an order for a highwall miner from India. This is the first technology of its kind in the country.
The machine will be operated by Cuprum Bagrodia Limited (CBL) of Kolkata, India at SECLs Sharda OC project and is expected to commence operations during the fourth quarter of 2010.
The applied mining method will be Trench Mining, a mining method that requires a minimum removal of overburden compared to traditional open pit mining.
The SECL “Sharda OC” project contains multiple horizontal coal seams with a seam height of 0.80 cm to around 1.80 m under an overburden of up to 75 m. The projected production capacity for the Bucyrus highwall miner in the “Sharda OC” application is 600.000 metric tonnes per year.
The scope of supply of Bucyrus for this contract consists of a complete highwall mining system with low seam cutter module, diesel-generator set, and training. For this project the miner is tropicalized, and the cutter module is provided with a fiber-optic gyro system to ensure straight drives and consistent pillar width. The system is modified to comply with the requirements for DGMS approval.
SECL is the largest coal producing company in India, with a yearly production of around 100 Mt. It is one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited (CIL). Bucyrus has previously directly supplied SECL with the first 42cuM electric rope shovels to be purchased in India as well as room and pillar equipment, hydraulic excavators, and smaller electric rope shovels. Bucyrus’ diverse product range now covers all surface and underground mining equipment requirements.
Coal India Limited, having its headquarters in Kolkata, is one of the world largest coal mining companies, with a yearly production of over 400 million tonnes. CIL is a Government of India Undertaking under the Ministry of Coal.
In the course of the acquisition of Terex Mining, Bucyrus acquired the Beckley, WV, USA based highwall mining company, formerly known as Terex SHM, in February 2010. Bucyrus highwall miners is market leader in its field, with presently over 65 highwall mining systems sold worldwide, including Russia and Australia. Bucyrus is exited to add with this contract India to its customer base.