In 2025, Northern Mining and Processing Plant (Northern GOK, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro Oblast), a part of Metinvest Group, will allocate over UAH 62.5 million to upgrade and maintain equipment at Mining Transportation Shop No. 1.
According to the plant, it is implementing new approaches to ensure efficient operation. Thus, the year started with the efficient use of resources, plans to create a new fuel station and overhaul mining machines.
These measures will ensure the stability of the ore removal and overburden stripping process. Today, GTC-1 is operating at its maximum capacity of 37-38 dump trucks per shift, just like before the war. The main production task of the shop is to transport rock mass from the open pit to the receiving wells of the crushing plant. Every month, the unit transports 1.5 million cubic meters of rock mass.
Experts emphasize that one of the areas of work is to study the wear resistance of large tires and their runnability. Currently, GTZ-1 dump trucks run on Michelin tires (84,000 km) and Maxam tires (80,000 km). There is a prospect of a gradual transition to Bridgestone tires with better performance.
In addition, tire pressure monitoring further contributes to the increase in mileage. These and other steps will extend the service life of large tires to 95 thousand kilometers, which is at least a year of use under optimal conditions. Other measures include the resumption of in-house tire repairs.
One of the planned projects is the construction of an additional filling station at the minus 193 m horizon, where the intake well DF-3 is located. It is planned to arrange a refueling point for technological vehicles there, reducing the distance of the previous route by 3.3 km.
Last year, GTZ-1 specialists overhauled the running gear of three Cat D9 and Cat D10 bulldozers and a Liebherr bulldozer. Two dump trucks had their KTA-50 engines rebuilt. Another machine had its old engine replaced with a new one. In addition, six dump trucks’ loading platforms were repaired in-house.
“Implementation of the overhaul program is a key condition for reliable operation of machines in quarries, ensuring their maximum efficiency and extending the service life of the mechanisms. In total, in 2025, we plan to allocate over UAH 62.5 million to restore and maintain equipment. As a result, these measures will ensure the stability of the ore removal and overburden stripping process,” emphasized Sergey Tyrlych, head of the GTC-1 at YuGOK.
Yenakiieve GOK is part of Metinvest Group, whose main shareholders are System Capital Management (SCM, Donetsk) (71.24%) and Smart Holding Group (23.76%). Metinvest Group’s management company is Metinvest Holding LLC.
