The youngest and most technologically advanced division of the mineral resource complex of Norilsk Nickel, the Rocky mine, is preparing to become the first enterprise where the company has introduced an automated drilling system for the first time.
Ore will be mined without human involvement at the Glubokaya mine at a depth of 1500-1800 meters, ttelegraf.ru reports.
Rocky is the deepest mine in Eurasia with a depth of 2056 meters. It uses ore from two deposits – Talnakh and Oktyabrsky. The combined length of the existing underground workings is more than 100 km. Mining is carried out at a depth of 700-1000 meters.
Now Rocky annually produces 2.5 million tons of ore. By 2030, Norilsk Nickel plans to increase production by 2.5 times.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished
