ABB appointed to modernise Zijin Mining Group’s copper mine
ABB has entered into an agreement with Zijin Mining Group to install its state-of-the-art ring-geared mill drives and control systems at Veliki Krivelj.
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Serbia, Bor: Technology leader ABB has entered into an agreement with Zijin Mining Group to install its state-of-the-art ring-geared mill drives and control systems at Veliki Krivelj Copper Mine.
It is a surface mining operation with an annual ore processing capacity of 2.5 M t.
Veliki Krivelj was acquired by Zijin Mining Group in 2018 as part of a deal with Serbia’s Bor Copper Mine, which included three open-pit mines, an underground mine and a smelter. The $350 M investment is one of China’s largest investments in Serbia to date. Zijin Mining Group expects to invest $226 M (€200 M) to transform and expand the existing production capacity of Serbia’s Bor copper mine and smelter.
As part of the modernisation project, ABB will provide ring-geared mill drives and intelligent control systems for one SAG mill (2×6.5MW) and one ball mill (2×7.5MW), including electric control systems, drives, motors, transformers, and end-to-end services which will increase productivity, reduce downtime and boost energy efficiency.
ABB has worked with Zijin Mining since 2018 providing strategic consultancy, project expertise and drawing on ABB’s track record in supplying total integrated solutions to the mining industry across electrification, automation, digital, drives and motors, and infrastructure. In 2019, ABB supported Zijin on both the phase III technological upgrading project of Xinjiang Zijin Zinc Industry Co., Ltd and the Majdanpek (MS) copper mine in Serbia.
Source: ABB