Gorno-Shorsky branch of Evrazruda JSC has started overhaul of small skip hoist of its Skip shaft in order to replace two of its skips. The skip hoist is calculated to lift 8.4 tons of weight and is operating at the floor of +185 meters.

The overhaul is the second stage of the complex repairs of skip hoists that began in March 2006 with the replacement of skips at the big hoist of Skip shaft. The complex overhaul carried out at Skip shaft is expected to reduce its operating costs, preclude emergency breakdowns, and improve the production standards through reducing the share of common manual operations in the production process. The simplicity of the sliding shutters of the new skips is expected to reduce the hoisting time and thus to increase the productive capacity of the Skip shaft hoisting complex. This was reported by PR-department of Evrazruda JSC.