Strategic Management of Processing Efficiency at Coal Enrichment Facilities

The influence of flotational enrichment on the economic performance of Abashevskaya enrichment facility between 2013 and 2024 is investigated. Operational data for the enterprise are analyzed: for example, the throughput of coal of different ranks; efficiency of equipment use; the rock content of the concentrate; and the variation in concentrate yield. The results show that the introduction of flotational enrichment in 2019 greatly improved the plant’s economic performance. In particular, the coal throughput, the efficiency of equipment use, and the concentrate yield increased, while the rock content of the concentrate fell. Note that large coal fractions were mainly processed before the introduction of flotation, whereas slurry processing was possible afterward. That expanded the range of inputs that may be processed. The analysis indicates successful adaptation of the enterprise to the new technology and optimization of the flotation process for specific conditions. Further innovations to improve the enrichment efficiency should be developed.