Data protection Conditions Lek imprint Home Companies Ore production Montantechnik Real estate Press Contact Opencast mining The ore production amounts to approx. 3.0 million tons with a mining output of 25%. This results in an entrapment production (total amount extracted) of approx. 12 million tons. The dispatch ore consists of approx. 60% processing concentrate (heavy beet and wet magnetic separation) and 40% of finished ore. The drilling work is carried out with modern down-the-hole hammer drills from Atlas Copco Type ROC L8 and a drill from Sandvik Pantera with 25 or 30 bar pressure and a net drilling capacity of up to 40 m / h. The boreholes are loaded using pump explosives produced on site. With the Universal Mixing pump truck from Maxam Austria, up to 4 different types of explosives can be produced, which are used depending on the type of mountain. With one blast, approx. 50,000 - 80,000 t of rock are extracted. Approx. 8,000 tons of ore are sent to the Linz and Donawitz smelting works every day. There are currently 9 SLKW (Komatsu HD 985-5 and Komatsu HD 785-7) and 6 E-SLKW (Liebherr T236), 3 wheel loaders of the Komatsu WA-800-3 type with a bucket capacity of up to 13 m³ and a Komatsu PC1250 hydraulic excavator with a dead weight of 125 t in use. The HD-985-5 type SLKW from Komatsu are the largest SLKWs in operation in Central Europe with a payload of 120 t, a total weight of almost 200 t and an output of 1,064 hp. A Gräder, a Raddozzer, a 70 m³ water spray truck and other construction machines are used to maintain the road and guide the falls. Die Beschäftigtenzahl der VA Erzberg GmbH beträgt derzeit ca. 230 Mitarbeiter, die nicht nur im aktiven Tagbau beschäftigt sind, sondern auch bei Nichterzaktivitäten, wie Montantechnische Dienstleistungen, Jagd- und Forstbetrieb und im Bereich Tourismus. Über VA Erzberg GmbH Als zukunftsorientiertes Unternehmen betreiben wir einen nachhaltigen Bergbau und entwickeln unsere Dienstleistungs- bereiche gezielt weiter. Wir tragen Verantwortung für die Region als wichtiger Arbeitgeber und als Partner für die Institutionen rund um den Steirischen Erzberg. Besuchen Sie Anfahrt Kontakt VA Erzberg GmbH Erzberg 1 A-8790 Eisenerz Tel.: +43 (0) 3848 4531 Fax.: +43 (0) 3848 4531 520 office@vaerzberg.at © 2021 VA Erzberg GmbH Cookies facilitate the provision of our services. By using our services, you consent to our use of cookies. Cookie settings Accept