# UZTM commissions first EKG-18M mining shovel at Bachatsky coal mine

Uralmashplant (UZTM) commissioned the first updated EKG-18M rope shovel at the Bachatsky opencast coal mine of UK Kuzbassrazrezugol JSC (KRU) in Russia. Four more machines are to be supplied by end of 2020.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2020-05-21
- Where: Bachatsky coal mine, Kuzbass, Russia
- Status: completed
- Products: EKG-18M rope shovel
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Uralmashplant](https://endata.com/companies/28823.md)
- [UK Kuzbassrazrezugol JSC](https://endata.com/companies/47396.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2020/05/21/russias-kru-commissions-first-uztm-ekg-18m-mining-shovel-bachatsky-coal-mine/), 2020-05-21: "The Bachatsky opencast coal mine of UK Kuzbassrazrezugol JSC (KRU, part of UMMC) has formally commissioned an EKG-18M rope shovel, the first updated model of this flagship shovel from Uralmashplant (UZTM)."

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