Students at the CASE-IN championship: Mining industry is a promising area

The regional stage of the international engineering Case-In championship, whose practical part took place on May 16 at the Vostochny section in the village of Drovyanaya, took place. The event was organized by the Reliable Change Foundation with the support of the Siberian Coal Energy Company. The experts were satisfied and even slightly amazed by the students' preparation. In the summer, the winners will visit the Mining School, a leading communication and educational project for young workers in the Russian mining sector, which will be held this year in Khabarovsk.

Teams from the Zabaikalsky Mining College named after M.I. Agoshkov, Chita Polytechnic College and Chita Technical College of Railway Transport participated in the championship. Students competed in two areas: technical operation of electrical and electromechanical equipment and open-pit mining. The theoretical part of the engineering course was held at the Mining College. Participants were given case studies to demonstrate their theoretical knowledge.

Serious electromechanics

When we arrive at the site of the practical competition, the first thing we do is get into the room where the team from the mining college is trying to start the electric motor. Six guys carefully study the initial data in order not to make a mistake and fail the task. They have 30 minutes for everything. They are very passionate and absolutely do not pay attention to either the photographer or the correspondent. They only talk to each other in fragments of phrases and answer the expert's questions.

Tamara Zaitseva, Deputy Director for Academic Affairs of the Zabaikalsky Mining College named after M.I. Agoshkov: "This year, teams from our college are participating for the second time. To get here, we registered on the championship's website, after which the guys were sent test tasks. They included questions on physics, chemistry, algebra, and geometry. In general, in all disciplines related to future professions. Then we received lists of those who successfully completed the task, and two teams of electromechanics and six teams of miners were formed from them."

According to the college's head teacher, about 60% of their graduates work in their specialty. In general, 80% of specialists with a mining college degree are employed in the mining industry of Transbaikalia.

In order to make it clearer exactly how the students perform the task, we turned to the expert present here, the chief power engineer of Chitaugol LLC Kirill Golubev.

– What are the students doing now?

– Participants connect the electric motor. To do this, it is necessary to determine the type of connection based on the conditions, voltage, type of electric motor, and its circuit. If they determine and do everything correctly, the engine will start. Most teams can handle it.

– And what professions will they have? Will they fix the equipment?

– No, the repair of equipment is not within their competence. They will be engaged in the construction of overhead lines to connect mining equipment.

As Kirill Golubev explained, when the front of work for miners shifts, it is necessary to transfer outgoing lines from the main distribution substation to ensure uninterrupted operation of excavators., rumblings and other mining equipment. These guys will be engaged in the transfer and completion of such lines in the future.

Excellent training for mining students