# BELAZ-7513R Robotic Dump Truck at Chernogorsky Open-Pit Coal Mine: deployment

Canonical ID: `ced4f61c-dedf-4d11-b07d-0d558b7f29b4`

SUEK-Khakassia trialled robotic haulage with the driverless BELAZ-7513R (130-tonne) dump truck at the Chernogorsky open-pit coal mine in Khakassia, Russia, with automation by VIST Group (Zyfra). The unmanned trucks moved overburden along a fixed route of about 1.35 km in tandem with an excavator, later including 5G-network testing. SUEK is the mine operator.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** SUEK
- **Truck:** BELAZ-7513R (approx 130 t)
- **Automation partner:** VIST Group (Zyfra)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-07-12_

- **Slug:** belaz-7513r-chernogorsky-suek
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [BELAZ-7513R Robotic Dump Truck](/models/belaz-7513r-robotic-truck.md) (id: `cb075689-512d-4893-abb3-44ca5551eadb`)
- **Company:** [BelAZ](/companies/belaz.md) (id: `b31d33ec-093f-4f6c-80f4-df62d44b7ac7`)
- **Location:** [Chernogorsky Open-Pit Coal Mine](/locations/russia/khakassia-russia/chernogorsky-coal-mine.md) (id: `db4043e0-810c-41b7-8cea-ab0d14dd72a7`)
- **First seen:** 2019-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://im-mining.com/2019/08/27/vist-group-suek-test-autonomous-belaz-trucks-khakassia-mine/ · 2019-08-27
2. https://im-mining.com/2020/06/26/russia-starts-using-5g-network-autonomous-mining-dump-trucks/ · 2020-06-26

## Common questions

### What is the BELAZ-7513R Robotic Dump Truck deployment at Chernogorsky Open-Pit Coal Mine?

BELAZ-7513R Robotic Dump Truck, built by BelAZ, is recorded as a deployment at Chernogorsky Open-Pit Coal Mine on the DEPLOY registry. BelAZ operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates BELAZ-7513R Robotic Dump Truck at Chernogorsky Open-Pit Coal Mine?

BelAZ, the manufacturer of BELAZ-7513R Robotic Dump Truck, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the BELAZ-7513R Robotic Dump Truck deployment at Chernogorsky Open-Pit Coal Mine go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the BELAZ-7513R Robotic Dump Truck deployment at Chernogorsky Open-Pit Coal Mine?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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