bogatyr access komir
in march 2009, “bogatyr access komir” was renamed to
bogatyr coal
llp .
the annual allocations for environmental actions by bogatyr access komir total 120 - 150 million tenge .
rail transportation of coal by bogatyr access komir accounts for more than 20% of gross rail traffic in kazakhstan .
the history of bogatyr access komir began in september 1996, when access industries won in the government bids for privatisation of the bogatyr and stepnoy coal opencast mines (70 %) .
solving these and other problems will allow bogatyr access komir to enhance its competitiveness and to secure a sustained demand for coal .
all of these provide a high competitive edge and a stable market for the power - generating coal produced by bogatyr access komir .
regular financial aid to its employees by bogatyr access komir includes loans for children’s education and buying flats / houses or other expensive items .
the history of bogatyr access komir can be traced back to september 1996, when access industries inc. privatized the property of the bogatyr and stepnoy (70 %) open - cast coal mines through an open tender held under a government order. three years later, the severny open - cast coal mine was transferred into trust management by the company as a result of negotiations between bogatyr access komir and russia’s rao ues .
kazakhstan’s largest coal producer, bogatyr access komir, which accounts for roughly 35 percent of kazakhstan’s coal output, is a subsidiary of access industries incorporated (u. s. a .). bogatyr access komir develops northern kazakhstan’s bogatyr and severny coal fields and is kazakhstan’s largest exporter to russia. russian firms are also stake holders in kazakhstan coal industry and roughly 16 mmst are transited annually from kazakhstan northward via rail to power plants in southern russia .
according to shareholders’ agreement, from 2009
bogatyr access komir
was transferred to the management of the joint venture of kazakhstani
samruk - energy
jsc and russian rusal .
bogatyr access komir is looking to the future with confidence and planning its strategy in the hope that its activities represent a sound contribution to the progress and welfare of independent kazakhstan .
today, bogatyr access komir is a successful coal producer. since its inception, the company has produced 164 million tonnes of coal, and its stripping operations totalled 118 million cubic metres .
in march of 2009 bogatyr access komyr, llp was renamed into bogatyr coal, llp. viktor konstantinovich shchukin was appointed to the position of general director of bogatyr coal llp .
bogatyr access komir adheres strictly to kazakh environmental laws. atmospheric emission and external dumping of overburden by the company are subject to a licence issued by the kazakh ministry of natural resources and environmental protection .
the company strives to improve the environmental situation in the ekibastuz coal basin. bogatyr access komir’s experts have upgraded the technology used in piling coaly rocks in slag - heaps, and isolate them in order to prevent spontaneous combustion .
under a five - year agreement with the government of the pavlodar region, which was concluded in autumn 2002, access industries and bogatyr access komir undertook to implement a number of large projects in the region aimed at improving social security, attracting investment into the local economy, and developing education, culture, health, public services, etc .
the bogatyr access komir company is the largest domestic coal producing enterprise, and occupies a dominating position in the market for fuel consumed by the country’s power stations. 12 kazakhstani and nine russian power stations operate using the coal that the company produces .
bogatyr access komir, a venture based on the ekibastuz coal basin, is the largest coal company in kazakhstan and the principal supplier of coal to domestic power stations. twelve power plants in kazakhstan and nine in russia rely on the company’s supplies .
bogatyr access komir (bak) is the largest coal mining group in kazakhstan. with a production of 42 million tonnes of coal in 2008, it had a share of circa 40% of the countrys coal output (totalling 105 million tons in 2008) .
the development of the coal basin is closely associated with the city of ekibastuz which celebrated its 45th anniversary in june 2002. the presence of companies such as bogatyr access komir is what makes the city truly a modern industrial and power generating centre for north kazakhstan .
a highly professional management team at bogatyr access komir, appointed by access industries, pursued an anti - recession policy and secured the financial stability of the coal company. the professional skills of the personnel, adoption of western management standards, efficient financial control and budgeting, and sustained production and supply of coal all contributed to cost - cutting and an increase in revenues .
bogatyr access komir provides financial assistance for its employees. educational loans, house purchase loans, and loans to purchase consumer durables are available. the amount of material aid and social payments from the wage fund comprised 241m tenge in ekibastuz over the first half of 2001 .
the remuneration system includes various benefits and guarantees. the average salary exceeds 30, 000 tenge; in addition, each employee receives a monthly board allowance and an allowance for paying communal charges. bogatyr access komir allocates about 18 million tenge per month for these policies .
celebrating the tenth anniversary of kazakhstan’s independence, the management and staff of the bogatyr access komir coal - producing company are happy to share the results of the past five years’ performance with the readers of invest kazakhstan and tell them about their short - term plans and prospects .
three years later, bogatyr access komir made an agreement with ees rossiyi under which the former accepted the severny coal opencast mine for trust management. at present, the company comprises the bogatyr and severny opencast coal mines, the bogatyrskoye and severnoye loading / transportation departments, a plant for overhauling mining and transport equipment and a track machine station .
in november 1999, severny was handed into trust management by bogatyr access komir. a new page in its history was thus opened. between 27th november 1999 and 1st september 2001, 22m tonnes of coal were produced in the severny mine, and 25m cu m of rock was transported to slag - heaps .
workplace safety is an area of special concern for bogatyr access komir. the company has achieved a 47% reduction in work - related injuries. there are eight medical centres operating at the company’s sites. regular medical examinations and vaccination are provided free, and the company pays 75% of the cost of special treatment for employees at resorts and rest homes (including one - way tickets). the berezka rest home and karlygash children’s recreational camp, situated in the picturesque surroundings of the bayan aul national park, are financed by bogatyr access komir. stays at these recreational facilities are free for children of the company’s employees .
the new stage of field development began in the mid - nineties of the last century when new investors came here. history of “bogatyr access komir
llp begins from september 1996. at that time, “assess industries inc” privatized the property of “bogatyr” and “stepnoy” open - pit mines (70 %) following the results of open tender conducted in accordance with government’s resolution .
by the agreement of the shareholders beginning with 2009 bogatyr access komyr, llp started being managed by two companies, the kazakhstani state holding samruk - kazyna and the russian uc rusal .
bogatyr access komir regularly provides charity and sponsor assistance. over 1. 1bn tenge has been spent for this purpose. the company has provided backing for the culture support fund in pavlodar and the irtysh sport club, given aid to blagoveschensk cathedral, and provided assistance for the construction of a mosque in pavlodar, amongst others .
the potential of the company’s personnel is viewed as essential to its successful operation. not surprisingly, the tripartite commission for social partnership in the coal industry comprising representatives of the kazakh ministry of energy and mineral resources, employers and trade unions, have assessed the personnel policy of bogatyr access komir as the best in kazakhstan’s coal sector .
november 6, 1996 - access industries (eurasia), llp became the new owner of bogatyr coal mine. bogatyr access komyr limited liability partnership was created on the basis of the property complex of bogatyr coal mine. two mining complexes - bogatyr (mining sections # # 5, 6, 9, and 10) with the capacity of 40 million tons of coal per year and severny (mining sections # # 1, 2, 3, and 4) with the capacity of 8 million tons of coal per year function within the united bogatyr coal mine .
the new phase of the deposit development began in the middle of the 90 - th years of last century, when the new investors came there. the history of bogatyr access komyr, llp began in september 1996. at that time, according to the results of the open tender conducted in compliance with the resolution of the rok government, access industries inc. company privatized the property of bogatyr mine and stepnoy mine (70 %) .
the export of coal from ekibastuz has declined considerably over recent years. this trend continued into 2002, and during the first nine months, shipments by bogatyr access komir dropped by 5 million tonnes. the main reason is high transport costs which make the final price unaffordable for russian power plants. the imposition of international transit rates by russia rendered ekibastuz coal largely non - competitive in that country .
the company has established its own staff training system. various vocational colleges and higher education institutions receive information about the professions demanded at bogatyr access komir. a corporate training base has been created. the training point has a license for educating specialists in 156 professions, and up to 3, 500 persons study there each year. there is also a provision stipulating the encouragement of talented university graduates. they have their travel costs and accommodation paid during their internship. after the latter is over, the best ones are hired and receive apartments paid for by the company. in 2001, 159 persons from the company were studying at higher educational institutions and colleges. the average wage at bogatyr access komir makes up 29, 000 tenge. it has been increased three times over the past five years .
six years have passed since our company mined its first tonne of coal. then, in 1996, there was little public confidence that, despite the diminishing demand for coal, tough competition from other producers, and a lack of solvent customer base, our business would not only survive but even lead the coal industry in kazakhstan. today bogatyr access komir is continuing in the renowned traditions of the ekibastuz coal - miners, and is eager to achieve new victories .
bogatyr access komir has independently developed a system of staff training. the company regularly informs vocational schools, colleges and universities of its staff requirements. in addition, the company has its own educational capacity, and its training centre is licensed to provide training in 156 specialities. the centre has an annual attendance of up to 3, 500 students. there is a policy in place of attracting talented university graduates, who are provided with free tickets, accommodation and living expenses during their traineeship with the company; selected trainees are offered permanent positions and housing .
currently, the design capacity of “bogatyr coal
llp mines is 42 million tons of coal per year (bogatyr cut - 32 million tons, severnyi cut - 10 million tons) .
october 1977 года – at bogatyr coal mine the first rotary complex ershrd - 5000 was commissioned .
today the enterprise comprises the bogatyr and severny open - cast mines, the bogatyr and severnoye loading and hauling departments, a plant for repairing mining transport equipment, and a track machine station .
in addition, the lack of empty wagons, especially in summer, has an adverse impact on the regularity of supplies. this lack was especially pronounced following disputes with the russian ministry of railways over kazakh loop routes. the financial state of russian power plants does not allow them to pay in advance for their planned supplies, or for the quantity offered by bogatyr access komir to make up for incomplete deliveries in summer. as a result, the preparation of the power plants for the heating season is threatened every year and exports do not match the actual demand by russian consumers .
one of the company’s priorities lies in improving its occupational safety. as a result of measures taken by the company, occupational injuries have been cut by 47% . eight health stations are in operation at the company. the company pays for regular medical examinations for its employees, and ensures that inoculations and other special treatment is available to them. the employer also pays for 75% of the cost of tickets to spas and resorts (plus one - way travel costs). bogatyr access komir maintains the karlygash recreation camp for the children of employees and the berezka spa, located in the picturesque vicinity of the bayan aul national wildlife reserve. children’s tickets are also fully paid by the company .
1966 – the construction of bogatyr coal mine started (the initial name – irtyshskiy mine # 5 / 6) .
december 1983 – bogatyr coal mine achieved its designed capacity ahead of schedule – 50 million tons of coal per year .
bogatyr coal llp continues the renewal of the technical fleet. this time ten more dump cars were purchased by the company .
the veterans - miners returned from astana, where they had participated in the excursion organized with the financial support of bogatyr coal llp .
bogatyr coal supplies coal on market conditions to generating facilities of the group and third parties located both in kazakhstan and in russia. bogatyr coal mines are located in 35 km from ekibastuz gres - 1 and 53 km from ekibastuz gres - 2 (the distance by railroad), which helps the group to minimize coal transportation costs. most of the coal - fired power plants in kazakhstan use coal produced by bogatyr coal .
november 30, 1970 – the first phase of bogatyr coal mine was commissioned. the date is considered to be the birthday of the mine .
bogatyr access komir (bak), the largest kazakh coal mining company, is planning to complete the modernization of its mining and stripping operations and secure supplies of blended coal to all our consumers by 2015. we began the changeover to this technology, which is new to us, two years ago. a long - term program has been devised and we plan to implement it in three phases. in particular, the main technical development of phase one (2001 - 2005) will be to reconstruct the conveyor and rail system at the bogatyr opencast mine to an annual capacity of 14 million tons of blended coal. blending at the facility is carried out by simultaneous loading of coal onto a conveyer by two rotary excavators with different preset speeds. the two coal flows mix and blending is achieved as the conveyor unloads onto railway cars at the loading station. this method allows the fluctuation in ash content from car to car to be reduced by 2 - 2. 5 times, so that the maximum deviation does not exceed 3 - 5% of the average .
beginning from 2006 bogatyr coal llp has been implementing the planned conversion to the truck and conveyor technology of coal transportation with its blending directly in the pit .
august 12, 2004 - the coal and overburden loading complex with the productivity of 14 million tons of coal per year was commissioned at bogatyr coal mine .
november 27, 2015 - 1, 5 billionth ton of coal was mined and shipped to customers (counting from the commissioning of bogatyr coal mine) .
january 1992 – at bogatyr coal mine the industrial tests of the conveyor started. loading coal onto the conveyor was carried out by ershrd - 5000 bucket - wheel excavator .
july 15, 1971 - by order of ministry of coal industry of the union of soviet socialist republics the irtyshskiy mine # 5 / 6 was renamed into bogatyr coal mine .
july 1998 – the start - up of the world first inter - bench conveyor gantry sbf - r (k) - 1800. 25 took place at bogatyr coal mine .
in 1996 - 2002 the company’s costs totalled 23. 935 billion tenge under an investment programme undertaken following the purchase of the bogatyr and stepnoy opencast mines (including auxiliaries) .
the team called activated carbon from bogatyr coal llp made the debut in the republican competition of kvn teams organized by jsc samruk - energy having performed on a solid
four
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december 1979 года – at bogatyr coal mine the ninth phase was commissioned. its production capacity achieved 50 million tons of coal per year, by size it became the world largest coal mine .
bogatyr coal
llp is the largest, rapidly developing open - pit coal mining company in kazakhstan. the company accounts for 70% of total volume of coal mined in ekibastuz coal basin .
currently kvn panel games participants from bogatyr coal llp are going to the capital where they will take part in the republican kvn competition in support of the kazakh language development organized by samruk - energy jsc .
the strategy of bogatyr coal llp development is to provide the continuous coal production for a long perspective. under the current capacity of the enterprise the coal reserves will be enough for over 70 years of work .
from 1996 to 2001, the company’s expenses within the investment programme for the purchase of the assets of the bogatyr and stepnoy open - cast mines and auxiliary subdivisions came to 19, 597. 2m tenge .
maintaining the output of the bogatyr and severny open - cast coal mines at the level of 48m tonnes per year and neutralizing the influence of degenerating technical mining factors on the face value and price for coal .
bogatyr coal llp mines coal of ksn - grade with the average combustion value of 4, 000 kcal / kg, its ash content is about 42% , and the moisture content does not exceed 5% .
currently 60% of all the coal mined in ekibastuz coal basin and 40% of the total volume of coal production in the republic of kazakhstan fall on the share of bogatyr coal llp. bogatyr coal llp is one of the world largest enterprises on opencast coal mining; its balance reserves are 2, 75 billion tons. the production capacity of the enterprise is 42 million tons of coal, including 32 million on bogatyr coal mine and 10 million tons on severny coal mine. the total labor force of bogatyr coal llp is 6, 257 people. the coal mining and shipment at the mine is carried out by excavators of various models – bucket - wheel excavators, shovels of ekg - model, hydraulic excavators manufactured by liebherr, caterpillar, komatsu, and belaz large trucks. the process also includes the conveyor lines and reloaders manufactured by the german company takraf .
september 9, 2005 - severny complex of bogatyr coal mine was transferred to the new - truck and rail road technology of coal mining and blending. the complex productivity is 8 million tons of blended coal per year .
bogatyr mine with the designed capacity of 50 mm tons of coal p. a. was constructed in nine phases since 1965 till 1979. in 1985, the maximum annual productivity came to 56, 8 mm tons of coal. the mine of such unit capacity was constructed for the first time in the world, and that is why, it was listed into the guinness book. until 1996, bogatyr mine belonged to the state jsc ekibastuzkomir .
one of the most significant events in the history of the company was the production of 1, 5 - billionth tons of coal, which was synchronized with the 45 - th jubilee of bogatyr coal mine celebrated in november 2015 .
the construction of the bogatyr open - cast mine began in 1966, and was completed by 1979. its design capacity is 52m tonnes of coal per year. it is the world’s largest open - cast coalmine in terms of output. in 1985, production reached a record - high level at the mine: 56. 8m tonnes. this result remains to be outdone. in november 1997, the billionth tonne of coal was produced at the bogatyr coalmine .
taking into account the general state of rolling - stock in kazakhstan, the company also plans to organize quality depot facilities and major repairs at existing and new kazakh bases in co - operation with the largest russian rolling - stock manufacturers. a long - term agreement on strategic co - operation has already been made between the u. s. access industries, owner of bak, and the russian altaivagon. this document envisages building about 500 new open - box cars annually in the next three years, organizing major repairs, and other projects .
the favorable geological bedding of the coal seams in the boundaries of bogatyr and severny coal mine sections allows mining coal with least operational costs. the average stripping ratio does not exceed 0, 7 cubic meters per 1 ton of coal .
november 2016 – assembly and commissioning for industrial operations of two new large trucks of belaz - 75131 model with the cargo capacity of 130 tons, within the frames of the main mining and transportation equipment renewal program adopted in bogatyr coal llp .
“bogatyr” open - pit mine, the design capacity of which is 50 mln. tons of coal per year was built in nine stages from 1965 to 1979. maximum annual output was reached in 1985 – 56, 8 mln. tons of coal. a mine with such unit output was built for the first time in the world and it was recorded in the guinness book of records in terms of this indicator .
bogatyr
open - pit mine was a part of “ekibastuzkomir” sjsc until november 1996 .
2006 - at bogatyr coal mine the truck and railroad technology of coal mining was introduced with the use of shovel excavators and large trucks, which is the main technology of coal mining at bogatyr coal mine currently. coal blending is organized at the coal stockpiles created in the pit with the use of powerful bulldozers for blending; for loading coal from blending stockpiles they use bucket - wheel excavators as crushing and loading machines. the technology allows improving the quality of coal shipped by reduction of coal ash content fluctuations in a rail car .
november 6, 1997 - one billionth ton of coal mined from the commissioning of bogatyr coal mine was mined and shipped to customers on that day. the picked crew headed by senior operator a. gusev was entrusted with the honor to mine and ship that jubilee ton .
bak plans to produce over 30 million tons of coal in 2003 as compared with 28. 6 million tons last year. of this figure, 13 million tons will be supplied to kazakh consumers and the remaining 17 million tons to russia. in order to optimize coal supplies to russian power plants, bak founded a subsidiary, bogatyr trans in late 2002; this was initially orientated towards coal shipment from the bogatyr opencast mine using its own fleet of railway cars. this summer bogatyr trans commenced delivery to russia. currently coal is only being supplied to the zolotaya sopka station over two routes using the company’s cars. in the near future a contract will be signed with the russian sverdlovenergo for coal supplies using bogatyr trans cars. the company is striving to make the maximum possible use of its own transport capacity. nine months ago its rolling - stock comprised 70 open - box cars, but today the number has increased 13 times to 920 units. an average of 90% of the rolling - stock (which is expected to increase to 1000 units in a few months) will be employed on the russian routes by the end of this year. the overall cost of the project to set up this transport company was over $ 25 million. the current plans of bogatyr trans include building up a fleet of 6, 000 open - box cars and implementing high - quality maintenance .
on november 26, 1972 – the meeting of the mine workers devoted to the presentation to bogatyr coal mine collective of the memorial red banner of the central committee of the communist party of kazakhstan, presidium of the supreme soviet of the kazakh soviet socialist republic, cabinet council of the kazakh soviet socialist republic, and the council of professional unions of kazakhstan .
beginning from october 2017 murat kenesovich abdygulov is general director of bogatyr coal llp. in the partnership the active reforms are going on aimed at the increase of the operations efficiency, achievement of a new quality level in the economic activity. the results of bogatyr coal llp in 2016 show demonstrably that despite all crisis events in the world economy and unfavorable market conjuncture the enterprise fulfilled the tasks set. it managed to preserve the sustainable results of operations and sales having sold 35, 1 million tons of coal, what is 3, 4% higher that the level of 2015. the company managed to maintain the gained positions of the most reliable and proven supplier of products for the power systems of kazakhstan and the russian federation .
at present, class ii coal supply minimization and blending are only carried out at surface blending and loading stores, following the example of the neighboring vostochny opencast mine owned by the eurasian energy corporation. but that opencast mine, unlike bogatyr and severny, was initially designed and constructed for continuous - flow coal production and coal blending at surface pile stores. the formation of the piles is carried out by loading coal of different quality using the “chevron” method (triangular - shaped piles with the apex on the long axis). complete blending is achieved when the coal is loaded into cars by transverse loading along the pile width using special drum - type machines. bak is planning to switch to the same technology at bogatyr and severny .
in 2017 bogatyr coal llp plans to ship 33, 9 million tons of coal to its customers, including 24, 8 mm tons of coal to the customers in kazakhstan. the coal shipments to the customers of the russian federation are planned to be on the level of 9, 1 mm tons. the main customers of bogatyr coal llp are reftinskaya, serovskaya, troitskaya power plants, ekibastuz power plant # 1, ekibastuz power plant # 2, almaty and stepnogorsk heat power plants, karaganda energotsentr llp (heat power plants # # 1 and 3), sevkazenergo jsc, astana - energy jsc (heat power plants # # 1 and 2), kokshetauzhylu state public enterprise, pavlodarenergo jsc, bassel group lls (karaganda) .
the severnoye loading and hauling department loads and ships the coal produced. this highly mechanized facility is technologically linked to the severny open - cast mine and field # 9 of the bogatyr open - cast mine. its engineering base comprises four depots, ten stations, train services, railroad maintenance services, and signalling and communications facilities. the length of track comprises 108. 2km .
the perspective plants of bogatyr coal llp are related, first of all, to large projects of the power sector of kazakhstan on reconstruction and introduction of new power facilities at ekibastuz power plants # # 1 and 2, karaganda heat power plant # 3, power system of the city of astana, along with the construction of balkhash thermal power station and heat power plant in taldykorgan .
the modern technological scheme of the coal operations at the enterprise is as follows: mining coal at bogatyr coal llp is carried out by shovel excavators, shipment – by bucket - wheel ones. coal is hauled to a bucket - wheel excavator in the stockpile from different seams, thus coal ash content blending takes place – down to 42% and increase of its calorific value, after that the products are loaded into rail cars .
the company is implementing nature - conservation measures such as ongoing major repairs of environmental equipment, rehabilitation of water - treatment facilities at the bogatyr opencast mine, sprinkling during coal excavation (resulting in a 70% reduction in dust formation), measures to reduce dust and gas emission during blasting operations (resulting in a 30 - 40% reduction), reclamation of dump areas in a stable condition, and preventing and fighting spontaneous fires in waste dumps .
march 2017 – the beginning of modernization of srs (k) - 2000 # 2147 bucket - wheel excavator. the term of the works finish is november 2017. the conducted modernization will allow prolonging the exploitation term of the excavator through to 2027. the course of the works fulfillment is under the special control of the management of bogatyr coal llp. the contract supervision of the quality of the works fulfillment is implemented by the representative office of the german company manufacturer - takraf gmbh - along with the client .
2010 - the end of the reconstruction of the transportation scheme at bogatyr coal mine. the reconstruction allowed reducing the length of the in - pit rail tracks and number of rail switches, increasing their passing capacity up to 150 thousand tons of coal per day. the new transportation scheme allowed reducing the average distance of coal transportation from 16 down to 12 kilometers, increasing the productivity of the main equipment and suspending the growth of a coal prime - cost. over 40 million tons of coal was unblocked without any additional costs for overburden .
supplies of blended coal will approach 3 million tons in 2004, and they will be boosted in subsequent years to 14 million tons or 40% of the annual output. reconstruction of the complex will be completed in the third quarter of 2004. the bulk of the work has now been finished at bogatyr. in particular, inter - terrace and coal face re - loaders and coal face and lifting conveyors have been installed. the complex will continue in operation until 2015 when the opencast mine will switch completely to the cyclical and continuous method .
russia, as the main consumer of ekibastuz coal, only permits supplies of this product that conform to gost r51591 - 2000, adopted on 1 january 2002. bak supplies about 20 million tons of coal annually to power plants in the ural region. the ten largest power plants in that region and in west siberia depend on coal from ekibastuz. this year, coal consumption at the russian verkhne - tagilskaya, krasnogorskaya and troyitskaya power plants increased, the latter resuming the use of bogatyr coal at the end of the last year after a short interruption .
the coal blending technology employed at the rotary and conveyor complex is tested at bogatyr. the technology envisages developing the coal strata by utilising rotary excavators at two coalfaces with differing quality of coal at different horizons. coal is loaded under a system of conveyor - railway technology providing for its blending. as a result, the loading of second quality group coal is reduced, and the production and supply of coal is increased to 100, 000 tonnes per day. this improves the consumer qualities of ekibastuz coal supplied by the coalmine to heat - power plants in kazakhstan and russia .
a number of designs and methods for processing have been developed and implemented to date, in order to minimize ash content fluctuations and reduce supplies of class ii coal. for example, a buffer blending store has been set up at bogatyr opencast mine. in this technology, a coal pile with a volume of up to 300, 000 tons is formed by a rotary excavator, with high and low ash content coal forming layers in proportions that ensure class i quality for the whole pile, with subsequent transverse loading. this method allows up to 150, 000 tons of class ii quality to be blended while forming a single pile .
during phase 3, the final part of the program (2010 - 2014), the complete switchover to the cyclical and continuous production technology will be completed, with all bogatyr’s output being blended. huge investments in technical modernization will be delivered by bak at that stage. in particular, two main conveyors will be built with crushing and handling points for reloading coal from mine cars to conveyors. in addition, a powerful lifting conveyor will be installed for transporting coal from the opencast mine (length 900 m, lift height 200 m, capacity 40 million tons per annum), as well as a blending and loading complex (blc) at a height of + 170 m with an annual capacity of 40 million tons .
the coal - bearing series at bogatyr include four commercial quality coal - seams in which all the coal reserves are concentrated; however, only the first three closely located seams with a total thickness of 160 - 180 m are being developed. the quality of the coal in seams 1 - 3 has been quite well studied: this is high - ash coal with an average ash content of 43% . the general trend in the basin is for ash content to increase with depth. coal with the lowest ash content and a relatively uniform quality (average ash content 36. 5% , total seam thickness 60 - 65 m) is found in the upper part of the complex in seams 1 and 2. the coal content of these seams is high, averaging at 92% of the total seam volume. the specific characteristic of ekibastuz coal is the high content of dispersed mineral impurities in the organic matter, which reduces the efficiency of coal cleaning. therefore the coal is categorized as hard - to - clean .
as it is testified by historical documents, the discovery of ekibastuz coal basin relates to as early as 1867. the coal mining has begun at the border of the xix –xx centuries by voskresenskiy mining joint stock company, and since 1913 – by english concession company “kirgizian mining joint stock company”, where the main shareholder was lesly urkart, the english millionaire, and gerbert guver, the usa former president .
after establishment of the soviet power in 1918 on the territory of pavlodar priirtyshje, the decree of board of people’s commissars was signed on nationalization of ekibastuz coal copies. however, only after the war the surveyors and designers came there. in 1954, the first coal mine named further as central mine was commissioned with the capacity of 3 mm tons per year .
from that time ekibastuz coal has been shipped to the power plants of the ural region of the russian federation. the first train was delivered to krasnogorsk heat power plant, which became the unique proving ground for ekibastuz coal. in that very year in a small ural town called troitsk the construction of the new power plant started – the mother of the big power engineering of the southern ural. the plant, like other power plants built later, was designed and built purposefully for burning high - ash ekibastuz coal .
the area of the coal - bearing strata of ekibastuz basin is 77 square kilometers. it is stretched from the north - west to the south - east for 12 kilometers approaching six kilometers in width. the maximum depth of the coal mass deepening fluctuates within the limits of 530 meters, and the overburden seam – from 3 to 670 meters. the total coal reserves in ekibastuz basin are 10 billion tons .
reducing the time of railcars turnover by 2, 5 times, introducing processes of accurate railcars loading without uncoupling rail trains .
december 1973 года – the fifth phase of the mine commissioned. thus, the mine became the largest in the soviet union, its total capacity made 25 million tons of coal per year .
december 1978 года – the eighth phase was commissioned, the capacity of the enterprise achieved 42, 5 million tons of coal per year, what allowed the mine standing in line with world largest mining enterprises .
december 25, 2006 - the automated dispatch control system (adcs) of technological processes was put in a trial operation. its purpose was to provide monitoring of mining works, manage the process of forming coal stockpiles by quality. the use of adcs allowed increasing the productivity of mining and transportation equipment for account of reduction of idle - time of excavators waiting for empty cars and vehicles waiting for loading .
2010 - 2013 - modernization of srs (k) - 2000 # # 1143, 1144, 1145, and 1146 bucket - wheel excavators .
november 2013 – march 2014 - the construction and commissioning of the automobile cross - over at the elevation - 50m over the lifting conveyor klp - 3 of the conveyor and railroad complex allowed providing the delivery of overburden rocks by automobile transport from lower and average - height elevations of the working slope of mining section # 6 to mining section # 5 and starting the formation of lower layers of the in - pit dump called sinklinalny. the newly built cross - over reduced the distance of overburden rocks transportation from mining section # 6 down to its minimum and allowed mining coal by the truck - rotary - conveyor - railroad technology without the change of the track of conveyors of the conveyor and railroad complex until the introduction of the first line of the truck and conveyor technology .
february - june 2014 - the construction and commissioning of the shop on assembly and disassembly of wheels of large trucks and other technological mobile equipment with the installation of the purchased tire servicing press called edmo .
december 2013 – october 2014 - the construction and commissioning of the base at the industrial site of kovylnaya rail station to provide the disassembly - assembly works while making medium and major overhauls of technological mobile equipment (25 units of machinery per year) .
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in addition, a large project was launched in 2000 to improve the environmental situation in the region through the conservation of blocks 2 and 3 at the severny opencast mine. as a result, mining operations will be concentrated in blocks 1 and 4, the overburden transportation distance will be reduced considerably and preparations will be made for switching to mine car and conveyor technology .
phase 2 (2006 - 2008) envisages the introduction of a method relying on hydraulic excavators and large dump trucks in combination with the conveyor and rail technology. rotary excavators at the coal faces will be partially replaced with single - bucket hydraulic excavators. coal will be loaded onto large dump trucks with a 100 - 150 - ton capacity and transported to the points where coal piles are formed and then loaded onto railway cars; at this point the existing rotary excavator will be used. coal piles of specified qualities will be formed using motor vehicles according to the current quality management system. the ash content fluctuations in railway cars will be maintained at 3 - 4% of the average. it should be noted that after phase 2 of the program is completed, the weight of blended coal supplied in 2008 - 2014 will increase to 94% of total output, ousting group ii quality coal .
coal blending, which is necessary in order to satisfy differing consumer requirements, will be carried out at a high - capacity complex consisting of piling and lifting gear and a system of conveyors for receiving and loading. the loading point will allow railway cars to be loaded with an accuracy of up to 250 kg. the loading siding will be equipped with a tensometric balance for checking the weight of individual cars and whole trains. also within the framework of phase 3, replacement of rotary excavators with single - bucket hydraulic ones will be completed at the coal faces. the fleet of large dump trucks will be increased in order to handle the planned annual output of 40 million tons .
the total investment planned for 2010 - 2014 is estimated at $ 220 million. at this point the company will discontinue the use of rail transport within the production complex and guarantee only class i quality coal supplies. at present coal from ekibastuz is divided into two quality classes: class i with an ash content of up to 43% and a low heat value of 4, 000 kcal / kg, and class ii, with values of 47% and 3, 500 kcal / kg. a batch of class i coal may include material with an ash content of up to 47% , and a class ii batch may include coal with an ash content of up to 53% , provided that the marginal ash content for the whole batch is not exceeded .
blending at coal faces is also envisaged. in the latter case, coal from different quality layers is loaded onto open mine cars in the required proportions, which results in better overall quality. these methods are certainly not original. they result in a considerable increase in operational costs because of the need to transport coal to a buffer store and reload it three times using excavators, with time and energy consumption increasing accordingly. however, the company must accept these additional costs in order to be able to supply coal of the required quality .
today the management of bak believes that implementing these investment projects and improving the quality of its coal are prerequisites for strengthening the company’s position in both the domestic and international markets. this action is dictated by competition in the fuel market .
the international transit tariff (itt) imposed by russia on kazakh coal shipments across its territory continues to pose a serious problem, as it renders kazakh coal uncompetitive. currently the itt is three times the rate paid for transporting coal by rail within kazakhstan. this problem will be addressed by the ekibastuz coal program developed by the government of pavlodar oblast together with companies operating in the ekibastuz basin and approved by the ministry of energy and mineral resources. in addition, in order to ease the tariff burden in kazakhstan, the program envisages dividing cargoes into three tariff classes, with coal falling into class i as a strategic product. these recommendations are supported by several members of parliament. if a solution is found allowing the cost of coal transport within the country to be reduced, and the governments of kazakhstan and russia succeed in optimizing the tariff policy, the potential of kazakh coal companies to serve the interests of the state will be fully unleashed .
according to forecasts by the ministry of energy and mineral resources, the existing potential appears to be sufficient on the whole to boost coal exports to 35 million tons per annum. in recent years the national oil output amounted to 70 - 75 million tons per annum (15% of the cis output), making kazakhstan the ninth largest coal producer in the world (11. 7 %). in accordance with the ministry’s draft development strategy for the coal industry, coal production will be increased to 82 million tons in 2005, 90 million tons in 2010 and 95 million tons in 2015. the industry is facing the tasks of introducing certification of the coal produced and bringing its quality up to iso - 2000 standards, which is especially important in the light of kazakhstan’s forthcoming membership of the wto. the achievements of the industry are already palpable: the structure of the coal produced has improved, resulting in a reduction in coal imports from 700, 000 tons in 2000 to 200, 000 tons in 2002. there is no doubt that bak’s contribution to this success has been significant .
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kazakhstan people call the steppe situated in the heart of kazakhstan sary - arka, the yellow steppe. one day appak baizhanov, a marmot hunter, decided to build a fire here. to his amazement, some stones caught fire together with the brushwood. this happened in the mid - 19th century .
when the rumor of the combustible black stones reached the ears of russian merchant named ushakov (who, unlike the nomads, knew the value of coal), he bought the plot of land for a song from a kazakhstan landowner, and soon sold it to the son of president carnot of france. the latter resold the land at a profit to british, who opened two collieries here .
when copper deposits were found near karaganda, it was again foreigners who took possession of them. soviet government nationalized both spassk copper smeltery, which was considered a large enterprise in those days, and karaganda coal mines, which supplied the smeltery with fuel, as well as other enterprises owned by foreign and russian capitalists .
karaganda coal basin, whose development was launched as far back as 1930, has long been kazakhstan’s main coal supplier. it still produces up to 50 million tons of the “black stone” annually. two hundred kilometers to the northeast of karaganda, not far from the city of pavlodar on the river irtysh, are ekibastuz coalfields, which are among the largest in kazakhstan .
kazakhstan contains central asia’s largest recoverable coal reserves, with 37. 5 billion short tons of mostly anthracitic and bituminous coal. kazakhstan produced 86 million short tons (mmst) in 2003, while consuming 58 mmst, resulting in net exports of 28 mmst. russia is the largest importer of kazakh coal, followed by ukraine .
kazakhstan coal production, which was the soviet union’s third - largest producer behind russia and ukraine, has fallen by roughly 35 percent since independence. according to kazakhstan ministry of energy and natural resources, the country aims to be producing 100 million - 105 mmst annually by 2015 .
much of the decline in the last decade since independence has been due to mine problems (over 30 people died in mining accidents during 2004) and problems obtaining outside foreign investment to maintain their economic viability. this latter factor will be crucial in obtaining kazakhstan government’s long term production targets.
bogatyr komir ( russian богатырь комир ; kazakh богатырь көмір ; english bogatyr coal ) is the largest coal mining group in kazakhstan . with a production of 42 million tonnes of coal in 2008 , it had a share of circa 40 % of the country 's coal output ( totalling 105 million tons in 2008 ) . the company mines the " bogatyr mine " near the city of ekibastuz in pavlodar province of kazakhstan . with an output of 56.8 million tonnes of coal in 1985 , the bogatyr mine entered the guinness book of world records for being the world 's largest single coal mine . since then this level of production was not sustained , and in 2007 the production of the mine was 40 million tons of coal . together with the neighbouring severnyi mine , the oldest mine in the ekibastuz coal basin , they hold reserves estimated at 4.5 billion ton of coal , which at the current production rate give them a residual lifetime of over 100 years . 
bogatyr komir (russian богатырь комир; kazakh богатырь көмір; english bogatyr coal) is the largest coal mining group in kazakhstan. with a production of 42 million tonnes of coal in 2008, it had a share of circa 40% of the country's coal output (totalling 105 million tons in 2008). the company mines the " bogatyr mine " near the city of ekibastuz in pavlodar province of kazakhstan. with an output of 56.8 million tonnes of coal in 1985, the bogatyr mine entered the guinness book of world records for being the world's largest single coal mine. since then this level of production was not sustained, and in 2007 the production of the mine was 40 million tons of coal. together with the neighbouring severnyi mine, the oldest mine in the ekibastuz coal basin, they hold reserves estimated at 4.5 billion ton of coal, which at the current production rate give them a residual lifetime of over 100 years.
bogatyr komir (russian богатырь комир; kazakh богатырь көмір; english bogatyr coal) is the largest coal mining group in kazakhstan. with a production of 42 million tonnes of coal in 2008, it had a share of circa 40% of the country's coal output (totalling 105 million tons in 2008). the company mines the " bogatyr mine " near the city of ekibastuz in pavlodar province of kazakhstan. with an output of 56.8 million tonnes of coal in 1985, the bogatyr mine entered the guinness book of world records for being the world's largest single coal mine. since then this level of production was not sustained, and in 2007 the production of the mine was 40 million tons of coal. together with the neighbouring severnyi mine, the oldest mine in the ekibastuz coal basin, they hold reserves estimated at 4.5 billion ton of coal, which at the current production rate give them a residual lifetime of over 100 years.