The Maljevac crushing plant, which operates within the Coal Mine Traffic sector, was overhauled, which enabled its uninterrupted operation for the next ten to 15 years.
Rudnik uglja announced that the popular Drobilana works 24 hours a day, in three shifts.
"About 1,5 million tons of coal pass through Drobilana, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the Thermal Power Plant (TE) Pljevlja, which clearly indicates the strategic importance of this facility," said Rudnik Ulja.
However, as they stated, the plant and the working conditions in it were at a very low level for years and decades.
"In the period from May 13 to June 17, while the regular overhaul of the thermal power plant was in progress, a major overhaul of the crushing plant was carried out. "The most important activity in this process is the overhaul of the crusher rotor, which was carried out by the Nikšić company Hyperion," the announcement states.
The value of the work was 62 thousand euros without value added tax (VAT).
The manager of Drobilana and mining engineer, Aleksandar Ljubojević, said that the overhaul of the rotor enabled the crusher to operate smoothly for the next ten to 15 years.
"As part of the major overhaul, the belts were re-sealed, the worn-out and unusable rollers were replaced, and the crusher around the rotor itself was repaired," said Ljubojević.
He added that the project of fundamental modernization of the entire plant, which will include sub-leveling and the installation of the so-called dedusting system, will be realized during the multi-month shutdown of the thermal power plant due to environmental reconstruction work.
Stefan Knežević, a mechanical engineer at the maintenance of the crushing plants of the Doganja and Drobilana Maljevac separation, announced that, in the meantime, dedicated industrial vacuum cleaners from the company Ekovent from Sarajevo were purchased as compensation, which significantly neutralize the harmful effect of the microparticles present.
"Really significant works were carried out on Drobilana. I can freely say that executive director Milan Lekić is the only director who, after almost 40 years, came to our plant and took care of the workers," said Knežević.
Rudnik uglja said that the responsible attitude of the company's current management towards the working conditions in Drobilana was also demonstrated in the following example
"In the period from May 13 to June 17, the construction department of Rudnik carried out a major reconstruction and adaptation of the administrative building of Drobilana, which was in a catastrophic state. The entrance doors and windows of the building were replaced, the offices were painted, new floor coverings were installed, the toilet was adapted, a meeting room was built, as well as a kitchenette for the employees," announced Ljubojević.
He added that practically nothing was invested in that facility for almost four decades.
"In the foreseeable future, the plan is to build a roll call for workers, which will replace the container that was renovated thanks to colleagues from the Construction Service," the announcement states.
The area around the administrative building has been refined with 30 coniferous tree plantations, over 120 meters of protective embankment, as well as the fence on the bridge, have been painted. Weeds were cut down, and rigolets were placed near the administrative building.
The reference for calculation of norms, Slavica Medenica, as a long-term worker at Drobilana, announced that the Construction Service did a quality job.
"The administrative building was completely neglected, it was a mockery." We never even had space to make coffee, we improvised. The windows were so dilapidated that dust was entering the offices through them. We are grateful to the executive director for everything he did for the working conditions in Drobilana," said Medenica.
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