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BELAZ Union mining dump truck with a Russian engine started production tests in Kuzbass

20 july 2023

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BELAZ-75304 with payload capacity of 220 tons has started the pilot operation on the coal mine of strategic partner of our company’s partner in Kemerovo region. During the year Kuzbass miners will test the dump truck under various production and climatic conditions of open-pit coal mine in Krasnoborodsky deposit.


July 19, general director of BELAZ Sergey Nikiforovich has attended at the beginning of the production tests. Together with representatives of consumer company from the observation deck of the mine he watched the loading of the rock mass into the dump truck and its movement along the technological routes of the Kuzbass enterprise.

New technology-independent mining dump truck that was made by the best specialists of Belarus and Russia, is equipped with diesel engine with power of 2400 hp of Kolomna Plant, which by its technical characteristics is not inferior to imported analogues and is adapted to operation even in the most extreme conditions.

According to the representative of the consumer company, it has already become a tradition to conduct production tests of new models of BELAZ dump trucks at the enterprises of Kuzbass: “Such joint work allows us not only to improve the production and operating characteristics of the dumpers, but also to adapt them as much as possible to the working conditions of our enterprises, including the winter period with sharp temperature changes. This guarantees safe and efficient mining operations."

Sergey Nikiforovich in his turn emphasized that the Kemerovo region is the main consumer of BELAZ products. About 400 dump trucks are planned to be delivered to this Russian region this year, which is about 5% more than last year. As a whole, the volume of equipment sales we have this year has grown by 38% in comparison to last year,“ says the company's General Director.

The head of BELAZ visits Kuzbass as a member of the delegation of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus headed by the Minister of Industry of our country Alexander Rogozhnik.

On July 18, Kemerovo hosted a meeting between Minister of Industry of Belarus and Acting Governor of Kuzbass Ilya Seredyuk, as well as a meeting of joint working group for the development of cooperation between the Kemerovo Region of the Russian federation and the Republic of Belarus. According to its results, parties agreed to increase the pace of cooperation through the implementation of mutually beneficial joint projects and programs, support the initiatives of industry enterprises in promoting innovative technologies and projects. The plan of work on bilateral cooperation for 2024-2025 was approved for signing.

During the business visit to Kuzbass, Belarusian delegation also visited BELAZ Technical support service in Gramoteino and took part in the ceremony of laying flowers at the Liberator Soldier memorial in Kemerovo, honoring the memory of the fallen during the Great Patriotic War.