Central Mining reduced ore delivery distance and diesel fuel costs

Central Mining will save almost 500 tons of fuel annually thanks to the new railway siding

Metinvest Group’s Central Mining and Processing Plant has implemented an infrastructure project that has significantly reduced the cost of ore transportation. The company’s railroaders optimized two of the three routes for delivering raw materials to the crushing plant by building a new siding, according to a press release from Metinvest.Media.

Before the new scheme was implemented, the main route for ore transportation from Grekuvata station to the crushing plant was 7.9 km. Thanks to the new 0.7 km track section, the route was shortened by 5 km. This reduces annual diesel fuel consumption by 489 tons, which is equivalent to more than UAH 25 million at current prices.

According to Andriy Brykovets, head of the production bureau of the railway transport department of the Central Mining and Processing Plant, the project lasted about two months. As part of the work, the track development scheme was reconstructed, an embankment and an overpass for unloading ore were built. The overpass connected the Unloading and Grekuvata-Promyslova stations.

The project has a quick payback period of just 1.4 months and has already started to bring economic benefits to the company.

Over the past year, Central Mining has been increasing its production capacity and ended the year at almost 100% capacity utilization. In particular, the Kolachevsky mine reached its planned productivity. In addition, the company actively worked to reduce energy intensity and production costs by introducing innovative energy-efficient technologies.