Analysis of Quarrying Equipment Operating Cost Structure

The mining equipment in quarrying comes in similar configurations regardless of the type of the useful deposit processed. The sensible choice of quarrying mining equipment components, such as transport means, loaders, excavators and processing machines should be based on a detailed analysis of the technical and economic aspects involved, while taking into account the deposit conditions.To determine the cost structure of the mining equipment for the analysed deposit conditions, five configurations of quarrying equipment were suggested, differing by preliminary crushing location, the number of machines, the number of employees (operators) and the length of transport routes The analysis presented in this paper demonstrates the cost structures of using various quarrying equipment configurations for deposits characterised by substandard quality characteristics. Further work should be conducted to determine the component usage costs of modified equipment in quarrying deposits of reduced quality.