OREANDA-NEWS. In May, the crew operating BUCYRUS 495HD No.1 excavator at Tugnui open-pit colliery affiliated to SUEK set a new world record in overburden stripping by removing 2,011,000 m3 of spoil within the month.

The high results were achieved owing to the outstanding qualifications and proficiency of all the crew members. According to the operators of BUCYRUS No.1, the results were strongly facilitated by steady and well-coordinated work of all those involved in the production process and the excavator's high performance and productivity. This is the first machine of its kind in Russia. At Tugnui open-pit mine it replaced as many as five excavators previously used to strip overburden. BUСYRUS 495HD is a power shovel type excavator with the bucket capacity of 41.3 m3 (the payload of 80 tonnes).

Just a reminder, in July 2012 BUCYRUS 495НD No.1 loaded 1,796,000 m3 of overburden at Tugnui open-pit mine setting a world record and entered into the Russia Book of Records as the "most productive excavator". BUСYRUS 495HD No.1 set another monthly record at the end of September 2012, when trucks were loaded with 2,005,000 m3 of spoil.