Mining PSU Coal India (CIL) has signed a Rs 2,900 crore purchase contract for procurement of 96 Dumpers of 240 tonne capacity each with Belaz, the Belarus-based mining equipment manufacturer. CIL’s board had given nod for procurement in August last year.
These are the highest capacity dumpers operational in the country at present, playing a critical role in opencast mines. The entire investment would be funded through CIL’s internal accruals and includes the cost of equipment along with the spares and consumables for 8 years.
About 95% of CIL’s entire coal output is through opencast mines and dumpers of such high capacity are pivotal in ferrying over burden (OB) from the excavating area to the dump yard. OB is the extraneous material that overlays the coal seam. Removal of it makes the dry fuel’s production easier.
