In recent years, Wulon Mining has been committed to various technological innovations and digital transformation. In 2024, it achieved fruitful results in innovations, reform, and research and development on several fronts, making gains in improved safe production, resource utilization, economic benefits and environmental protection, thus realizing sustainable development.

The Application of Advanced R&D Results Leads to Improved Efficiency

The R&D efforts at Wulong Mining yielded several award-wining projects in the past few years. The "Establishment and Implementation of Digital and Visual Management Platform" project won the first prize of Liaoning Province's Enterprise Management Innovation Achievements in 2022; the "Research and Application of Multi-level Delay-free Multifunctional Mine Hoisting Signal System" project won the second prize of the China Gold Association's 2023 Science and Technology Award; the "Wulong Mining 3,000 tons/day production line digital Workshop" project won the title of Liaoning Province's "Digital Workshop Benchmark Demonstration Enterprise" in 2024. Apart from independently developing the digital enterprise management platform, Wulong Mining has also upgraded the operation and maintenance of the management platform from the previous "single person performing local storage and operation" to the "multi-person collaborative cloud operation" mode. After the technology upgrade, all business departments can directly place business-related data in the designated location in the cloud at any time and place. The system can automatically collect relevant basic data and perform calculations, realizing enterprise information sharing and business collaboration, greatly reducing labor costs and improving work efficiency.

Improved Safety Resulting from Digital and Technological Upgrade

Wulong Mining is committed to work safety and has improved work safety with the implementation of multiple continuous improvement projects. According to the characteristics of the company's mining activities and other major systems, a digital production control platform has been tailored to achieve automation and less manpower in production; the safety door locking voice alarm device newly adopted can give out alarms and voice prompts when the lifting cage is in place or reaches the cradle position, or when the safety door starts to open, significantly improving the safety of the lifting system; the upgrade and transformation of the crane derailment prevention system in the processing plant has eradicated the problem of crane derailment. Wulong Mining has continuously enhanced the upgrade and transformation of digital technology in the entire production process and improved the level of safety management.

Building a Brand-new Green Mine Through Saving Energy, Cost Reduction and Improved Efficiency

Wulong Mining actively seeks new energy utilization and energy consumption control. Water heat pump heating and cooling systems are used in the mining area. The underground drainage is used as a cooling and heat source. Through heat pump technology, low-level heat energy that cannot be directly used is converted into high-level heat energy, and the energy consumption is only 1/3 of the energy consumption of electric energy heat exchange. The water heat pump unit uses industrial-grade intelligent controllers and computer control systems to achieve multiple maintenance management and control functions such as automatic switching, alarm, prompt, record, retrieval, and fault diagnosis. According to statistics, more than 2.1 million yuan in electricity bills can be saved each year during the heating season alone, achieving efficient, energy-saving, and environmentally friendly use of energy. In terms of electricity consumption management, drawing upon electrical curves and electrical parameters such as current, voltage, power and electric energy shown at the backstage, underground drainage is carried out at the off-peak time, which can save about 5 million yuan in electricity bills each year.

When it comes to cost reduction and efficiency improvement, the business departments actively carried out continuous improvement projects. The "black light chamber lighting technology" developed by the Mechanical and Electrical Department resulted in a reduction of 90% of electricity consumption and saved 165,000 yuan in electricity bills each year; the processing plant increased the height of the mixing tanks, leading to an increase in processing capacity by 150 dry tonnes/day, equivalent to a saving of more than 1.38 million yuan in employee wages and electricity cost throughout the year; in order to reduce the consumption of explosive products, the company conducted systematic technical training for rock drillers to improve rock drilling quality and operation efficiency, significantly reducing operation risks and explosive consumption, contributing to a saving of 1.95 million yuan in explosives costs.

Wulong Mining believes in and practices green development. Our sustained input in R&D for the purpose of improving the ecological environment of mining areas and protecting surrounding water and soil resources has produced remarkable results, which are widely recognized by the government and society. The company has been awarded the title of provincial green mine in successive years, and has scored growth through green development.

Science and technology serve as the primary productive forces and the core driver for promoting high-quality development of enterprises. Looking forward, Wulong Mining will continue to uphold the concept of innovative development, strengthen the training and nurturing of a pool of talents with advanced skills, accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into practical use so as to further increase production, reduce costs, and achieve safe, efficient, green and sustainable development.