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    NMMC in-house conveying systems: life-cycle and design takeaways for mine planners

    February 25, 2026|

    Reviewed by Joe Ashwell

    First reported on International Mining – News

    30 Second Briefing

    Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company (NMMC) is expanding in-house engineered high-capacity belt conveyor systems across its Uzbek open pits and hydrometallurgical plants to cut haulage costs for rock mass moved to both permanent and temporary stockpiles. The group is standardising designs, components and controls across multiple conveyor lines rather than relying on turnkey OEM packages, allowing closer integration with existing crushing stations and leach pads. For mine planners and mechanical teams, the approach signals more emphasis on life-cycle cost, maintainability and local fabrication capability in bulk materials handling.

    Technical Brief

    • For other bulk miners, similar in-house standardisation mainly affects long-term OPEX, spares strategy and brownfield tie-ins.

    Our Take

    NMMC’s in-house conveying work sits alongside its recent Grinding Mill No. 8 installation at Hydrometallurgical Plant No. 3, suggesting a broader push to internalise key parts of its gold processing flowsheet rather than relying on OEM turnkey packages.

    The S&P Global upgrade to a ‘BB’ rating for Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company signals that in-house engineered systems like conveying could be financed on comparatively favourable terms, which may encourage further capex on proprietary gold-handling infrastructure.

    Gold remains one of the most heavily covered commodities in our mining database, and NMMC’s focus on self-designed material handling contrasts with other recent gold pieces that emphasise external digital and geoscience vendors, indicating a more vertically integrated technical strategy at Navoi.

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    Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.

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