Dmitry  Nikolaevich Ligotsky, 
    A Review of Mining and Loading Equipment Currently used for Open Pit Mining,
    Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences,
    Volume 14,Issue 19,
    2019,
    Pages 7154-7158,
    ISSN 1816-949x,
    jeasci.2019.7154.7158,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.7154.7158)
    Abstract: The study contains data review based on application of major mining and loading equipment in open
pit operations. Examples of manufacturing and use of modern unmanned equipment were reviewed. Trends for
increasing hydraulic excavators in entire fleet of mechanical shovels operated in open pits were identified.
Russian manufacturers of open pit excavators cannot compete with global manufacturers of backhoe hydraulic
excavators. Majority of hydraulic excavators operated in the open pits and quarries are made by four largest
manufacturers: Liebherr (Germany), Komatsu Ltd. (Japan), Caterpillar Inc. (USA), Hitachi Group (Japan). This
study becomes even more relevant as the Russian Government is prioritizing import phase-out, large-scale
manufacturing and application of domestic backhoe excavators.
    Keywords: Haul truck;front-end loader;rope excavator;hydraulic excavator;mineral deposit;USA