In January the first Polish longwall system in Russia reached much higher output than planned. The longwall system manufactured by FAMUR Group and delivered to Baikaimska mine last year has already reach the output of 1 million tons!
The longwall system operates in one of the Kuzbassrazriezugol Coal Company’s Russian mines. It is the first Polish complete longwall system in Russia for mining coal seams with a thickness exceeding five meters. In January the equipment produced 193,000 tons, which was 30 t over the estimated output.
The geo-mining conditions in the Siberian mine are difficult. The seam incline of up to 25º require specific adjustments of the equipment. All elements of the FAMUR Group longwall system are prepared for this character of operation. They are also adjusted to the aggressive environment. The hydraulic control system is filled with fluid resistant to the low temperatures of even minus 50ºC. The powered roof supports are equipped with special sealing and anticorrosive rewelded layers.
Each element of the longwall system was designed complying with all necessary safety parameters. The longwall system successfully passed the compatibility trial in 2008 in FAZOS factory and it was favorably received by the Russian client.
Successful commissioning of the system was carried out by team of 10 professionals and miners, who trained the staff in Baikaimska mine. The longwall system is very modern, it requires only 15 people of staff because each element of the system can be operated from the central PC.
”The FAMUR Group delivers complete longwall systems which include not only the machines and equipment, but also the control and monitoring systems. The longwall system delivered to our Russian client reflects this approach”, said Ryszard Bednarz, FAMUR S.A.’s Vice-President for Research & Development.
The delivery of complete longwall system to the Baikaimska mine is a double success – FAMUR Group equipped the longwall in high performance, modern and effective machines and also tackled a challenge of transferring from an open pit to the underground mine. In Baikaimska mine coal will be transported from the face to the surface through an incline by BSC and belt conveyor, from the road heading to the coal washing plant. The complete longwall system operates in seams lying up to 350m deep, and the mine resourse of 50 mln tons shows a good prospects for the FAMUR Group longwall system.