Main PNG open pit copper-gold-silver miner Okay Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) is the most recent main mining operation to take a daring transfer with the introduction of huge class Chinese language made mining gear from Xuzhou-headquartered XCMG.
In whole, OTML has ordered 20 230 t class diesel-AC electrical drive XDE260 vehicles from XCMG of which 5 had been delivered final yr with the remaining 15 due in 2025. Commissioning of the preliminary vehicles is already underway.
Okay Tedi mine is positioned at Mount Fubilan within the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. As much as 240,000 t of overburden is mined every day from a pit protecting about 2.6 sq. kilometres. As well as, about 60,000 t of ore is mined every day and delivered to the mill for processing. The present fleet is primarily made up of Caterpillar mechanical drive 793F vehicles that changed an earlier 789 fleet.
The OTML-XCMG relationship started with the profitable deployment of a GR3505T grader in late 2023. XCMG is current within the nation through XCMG (PNG) Engineering Equipment Ltd which was established in 2018 and has grown quickly within the nation increasing its development equipment market share however is now rising in mining. The corporate instructed IM that the availability of mining equipment to OTML adopted a rigorous provide tender course of during which XCMG was profitable with their tender submission. It’s definitely a daring transfer by OTML and the consequence will likely be decided by the productiveness final result in months to come back.
The XDE260 utilises a 2,500 hp MTU Chinese language-made 16V4000 engine from the manufacturing unit in Suzhou which may preserve full energy as much as 5,500 m with OTML being at simply over 2,000 m. That is teamed with a Wabtec electrical drive system together with 5GEB25 wheel motors.
Final yr XCMG introduced a big XDE260 order for Oceania however didn’t title the client. “XCMG Mining Development is dedicated to the mission and imaginative and prescient of ‘Main Know-how to Empower Stable Future,’ following the transformation roadmap emphasising high-end, clever, inexperienced, service-oriented, and worldwide improvement, leveraging the alternatives of clever and digital transformation in addition to networking capabilities to advertise the high-quality improvement of the group, and dealing with our world companions to construct XCMG Mining Development right into a world-class model,” stated Geng Jiawen, Normal Supervisor of XCMG Mining Development following the announcement.
OTML has formidable long run plans. There may be approval for a Mine Life Extension in precept as much as 2050 by the OTML Board. Plus it has already efficiently renewed its Particular Mining Lease (SML) 1 (0), gaining a further 20-year lease time period from 2022 to 2042.
