Optimizing internal transport in terms of technical parameters in a mining company

Abstract

The research scientific article summarizes the arguments within the scientific discussion on the issue of internal transport and machine park in mining companies. The machine park in mining companies is base of efective mining processes and optimal results of mining. The machine park in the mining company introduces a combination of stagnant and active equipment in the process of mining. The goal of this article is to reflect the innovative approach in the creation of internal transport by machine park in the mining company with the aim of increasing the reliability, safety, failures, and efficiency of mining equipment. The entity of the investigation was the selected mining company in Slovakia focused on limestone mining. Approach of research were focused on using comparative analysis of the technical parameters of mining machines and their technical performance. The relevance of the decision of this scientific research was connected with the innovation of a mining machine park focused on mobile machines with a combination of stationary machines. The article presents the results pointing to significant improvements in the machine park of the mining company. In this paper we suggest two alternatives (two models that monitor the factors as quality, costs, safety, reliability, and optimization of company resources, which are important for the optimal arrangement of equipments) of the composition of the machine park for a selected mining company with Mobil crusher Sandvik QJ341+, Mobile sorter McCloskey S130, Wheel loader CAT 972 M, and tracked excavator CAT 336F and second alternative Mobil crusher Hartl 12/65J, Mobile sorter Anaconda SR514, Wheel loader CAT 966 M and tracked excavator CAT 329E. The results of two alternatives of the machine park in a mining company can be recommendations for other mining companies in the area of building the machine park for mining processes and its optimization.