TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Review of Mining and Loading Equipment Currently used for Open Pit Mining
AU - Nikolaevich Ligotsky, Dmitry 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 19
SP  - 7154
EP  - 7158
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.7154.7158
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.7154.7158
KW  - Haul truck
KW  -front-end loader
KW  -rope excavator
KW  -hydraulic excavator
KW  -mineral deposit
KW  -USA
AB  - The study contains data review based on application of major mining and loading equipment in open
pit operations. Examples of manufacturing and use of modern unmanned equipment were reviewed. Trends for
increasing hydraulic excavators in entire fleet of mechanical shovels operated in open pits were identified.
Russian manufacturers of open pit excavators cannot compete with global manufacturers of backhoe hydraulic
excavators. Majority of hydraulic excavators operated in the open pits and quarries are made by four largest
manufacturers: Liebherr (Germany), Komatsu Ltd. (Japan), Caterpillar Inc. (USA), Hitachi Group (Japan). This
study becomes even more relevant as the Russian Government is prioritizing import phase-out, large-scale
manufacturing and application of domestic backhoe excavators.
ER  -