Evraz Launches LTE Communications at Sheregeshskaya Mine to Increase Production Rates

MOSCOW, 21 Sep — PRIME. Evraz launched LTE communications as part of the digitalization process to increase production at the Sheregeshskaya mine, the company said.

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It is noted that Evraz equipped the Sheregeshskaya mine with an LTE wireless network, a positioning system for self-propelled vehicles and electric locomotives, as well as a technological radio communication system as part of a digitalization project. As follows from the message of the company, Sheregeshskaya is the first mining enterprise in Kuzbass, where they began to use high-performance self-propelled equipment. The volume of investments amounted to 208 million rubles.

“Evraz completed the digitalization of the Sheregeshskaya ore mine. The volume of investments amounted to 208 million rubles. The implementation of the project made it possible to improve the safety of mining operations and maintain a high rate of production – from 4.8 to 5 million tons of raw ore per year … As part of the project, underground a wireless network of the LTE standard and a data transmission network based on fiber-optic communication lines, a positioning system for self-propelled vehicles and electric locomotive vehicles and a technological radio communication system have been deployed.

It is added that tests at Sheregeshskaya have already yielded results: “equipment utilization increased by 5%, production increased by 50,000 tons in the fourth quarter of 2021, and for the whole of 2021, the mine produced a record 5 million tons of raw ore.” Also, it says. that the project will be continued at other enterprises.

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Evraz is a vertically integrated steel and mining company with production assets in Russia, the US and Canada. It is one of the largest steel producers in the world in terms of production volumes. The largest beneficiaries are Roman Abramovich (28.64%), Alexander Abramov (19.32%) and Alexander Frolov (9.65%). Last year, Evraz reduced its steel output by 0.4% to 13.57 million tons.