About the company

JSC "Tesh Open-Pit Mine" produces coal in the Novokuznetsk area of the Kemerovo Region.

The company's innovative approach to production has allowed it to become a leading lean-coal producer in the shortest possible time. Moreover, its widespread introduction of computer technology to its production processes has made it possible to achieve a high level of automation and industrial safety. Key processes that require continuous and high-precision operation have been entrusted to automated systems controlled by AI. This approach eliminates the human factor in the most critical processes and minimizes the risk of error. As a result, production runs non-stop, and the coal mining process always yields superlative results.

Computer technologies are also widely used in employee training and miners' professional development. Mining equipment drivers are trained with the help of special VR simulators, which makes it possible to effectively prepare specialists for work in less time.

A high level of production safety has been achieved by introducing a number of systems that continuously monitor production processes. These include a complex of video surveillance and positioning systems for employees and equipment, a system that monitors seismic activity in the subsurface, and various sensors, which are all connected to a single network. The data from these systems is transmitted into special programs that allow AI to monitor the production process and take action if it detects deviations from parameters specified in an algorithm. In addition, dispatchers with access to the program can also monitor the coal mining process.

In addition to automation issues, Tesh Open-Pit Mine pays great attention to the quality and characteristics of its mining equipment. The company makes wide use of environmentally friendly equipment powered by methane and electricity, as well as hybrid technology. Using high-capacity hybrid vehicles to transport rock and ordinary coal makes it possible to reduce emissions into the atmosphere, while increasing the productivity of the coal mining process and reducing production costs.