# Coal India begins operating first of 11 EKG-20 shovels from IZ-KARTEX

Coal India has begun operating the first of 11 EKG-20 mining shovels ordered from IZ-KARTEX under a $250 million contract signed in July 2021. The shovel is deployed at the Dudhichua open pit mine, with all 11 machines to be delivered by 2023.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-10-23
- Where: Dudhichua open pit mine, Singrauli, India
- Value: $250.0M
- Status: completed
- Capacity: bucket capacity 22 cubic metres
- Products: EKG-20 mining shovel
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Coal India](https://endata.com/companies/8901.md) (customer)
- [IZ-KARTEX](https://endata.com/companies/20190.md) (supplier)
- [UZTM-KARTEX](https://endata.com/companies/38733.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [africa-middleeastmining.com](https://africa-middleeastmining.com/coal-india-begins-operation-of-ekg-20-mining-shovel-the-first-of-11-ordered-from-iz-kartex/), 2022-10-23: "Coal India Ltd has begun mining operations with excavators manufactured by the Russian company IZ-KARTEX."

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