ICG ADDCAR Systems, LLC (ADDCAR) completed the manufacturing and loading onto a boat the first ever highwall mining system to be delivered to India. The system was purchased by Advanced Mining Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (AMT) who will serve as a contract miner for Singareni Collieries located near Hyderabad India. “This system incorporates all of our latest technologies relative to steep dip mining while preserving the core designs that have created the ADDCAR legacy of reliability and productivity,” said Johnny Sturgill, President ADDCAR.

The main components included with the system are:

Launch Vehicle Foot Print 95 ft by 26 ft
37 Conveyor Cars 48 inch belts – 40 ft long
Stacker - 54 inch belt
Joy 12 CM Continuous Miner
Guidance System
Connectivity Package providing live to the cab access

Performance parameters are:

Depth of penetration 1,400 ft
Cutting Height 5 ft to 15 ft
Maximum Dip 16 degrees down dip
Annual Capacity 2 Million Tons

AMT employees were in the US during April and May to obtain hands on training at an ADDCAR mining operation and to participate in the final assembly and testing of the system. An ADDCAR training team will be going to India for erection, commissioning and training in Sept and Oct.

Thirty Eight trucks were needed to haul the system to the Savannah port. The goods were self loaded onto the ocean liner BBC Asia. The highwall mining system only consumed 25% of the cargo space.

“An untold amount of hard work, cooperation and focus has resulted in our companies
arriving at this milestone in the project. We look forward to getting the bits in the coal in
India and for highwall mining to become an integral part of the Indian coal mining
Industry,” said NVS Rao, Managing Director, AMT.