The Karelskiy Okatysh mine is a large

iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...

mine located in the northwest of

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in the

Republic of Karelia The Republic of Karelia (russian: Респу́блика Каре́лия, Respublika Kareliya; ; krl, Karjalan tašavalta; ; fi, Karjalan tasavalta; vep, Karjalan Tazovaldkund, Ludic: ''Kard’alan tazavald''), also known as just Karelia (rus ...

. Karelskiy Okatysh represents one of the largest

iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the fo ...

reserves in

and in the world having estimated reserves of 1.29 billion tonnes of ore grading 63.2% iron metal.

Products

The mine produce about 10.6 million tonnes of high quality iron pellets annually.

Technologies

The mine is using 3D

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mine planning software for quality and volumes control. Fully integrated with fleet management systems for the dump truck flow optimisation. Drills fleet equipped by high precision system for navigation and data integrity for blast optimization. The high precision system on excavators are used for ore quality management from slaughtering to stockpiles. High precision dozer systems working to improve quality, reduce costs in road maintenance and construction.

References

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