Institute of Mining of Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences:

Cheban А. Yu., Researcher, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, e-mail: chebanay@mail.ru

Sekisov G. V., Head of the Laboratory, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, phone: +7 (4212) 31-18-21

Khrunina N. P., Researcher, Candidate of Engineering Sciences, е-mail: npetx@mail.ru

Pacific State University:

Shemyakin S. А., Professor, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, е-mail: Lesch@sdm.khstu.ru

Continuous and cyclic excavation and transportation systems using surface miners are analyzed. The improved technique of dump truck loading is proposed enabling down-time of surface miners for truck exchange to be eliminated and muck loading time significantly reduced. This article describes the design and operation of the automated loading unit to implement the proposed technique.

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