New Milestones New Horizons

Located in the mineral-rich Bhilwara district of Rajasthan state in India, RAM has the largest and richest zinc-lead deposit in India. It is currently producing at the rate of 4.80 Mtpa through underground operations even as we are scaling its infrastructure to further enhance ore production.

This ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 & SA-8000 certified unit is the largest underground zinc producing mine globally and one of the lowest cost zinc producers in the world.

It is an island of underground mining excellence with best-in-class infrastructure, operations, community engagement, environment, health and safety, technology and people leadership

We improved the shaft hoisting capacity from 6,000 tpd to 7,500 tpd during FY 2022-23. This involved implementation of multiple debottlenecking initiatives. Further actions are in progress to reach 10,000 tpd capacity.

Expansion, Upgradation & Infrastructure Development

• Commissioned third silo at production shaft to increase storage capacity from 5,000 MT to 7,500 MT, for improvement in shaft hoisting capacity
• Commissioned south main ventilation fan (2 MW) to enhance mine ventilation capacity from 1,600 m³/sec to 1,850 m³/sec
• Commissioned intermediate mud pumping station at -255 mRL for enhanced UG dewatering capacity up to 13,000 m³/day
• Establishment of best-in-class UG training gallery at - 430 mRL
• Commissioning and induction of new UG ambulance vehicle equipped with basic life support (BLS) facility and surface ambulance vehicle equipped with advanced life support (ALS) facility
• Commissioning and induction of new UG remote controlled fire tender with foam facility
• Implementation of digital interventions at all the winder interlocks: shaft bottom gate, cage and skip simultaneous operation interlock, broken head rope strand detection

Efficiency & Productivity Enhancements

• Commissioned advanced process control (APC) in all four beneficiation plants to improve ore recovery
• Commissioned new lead press filter to improve recovery and water saving
• Phase-1 shotcrete bay commissioned at -255 mRL to improve mine development

Driving Automation & Digitalisation

During the year, we impelled our digital transformation journey forward through multiple initiatives. The key initiatives were in the areas of equipment tracking, collision avoidance, tele-remote operation of equipment and online monitoring of processes and services for better control through a central control room.

For details on digital and automation initiatives of FY 2022-23,  click here. Also read about the new safety measures click here

Promoting Sustainable Operations

Aligning ourselves with the organisational sustainability goals, we deepened our investment in sustainability-led initiatives at RAM during the year. The focus was on saving energy, conserving water, controlling emissions, tailings dam management and waste management.

For details on these and other sustainability initiatives, click here

Awards Endorsing RAM’s Excellence

RAM became the first mine in India to be awarded with GreenCo Certification

Green Maple Foundation Pinnacle Award for Energy Conservation under Diamond Category

Won the prestigious ‘4-Star Rating’ for sustainability framework assessment by Ministry of Mines

State-level Bhamashah Award for exemplary contribution in the field of education

Overall winner at Mine Safety Week organised by the Directorate General of Mine Safety