300 TPH Granite Crushing Production Line Investment in Medina Saudi

Why Medina Is Becoming a Granite Aggregate Market

Medina is no longer just a pilgrimage destination. Under Vision 2030, the city is being rebuilt around the goal of hosting 30 million Umrah visitors a year, and that ambition is translating into thousands of hotel rooms, new ring roads, airport expansion, and housing districts. Every one of those projects needs concrete, and concrete in this region runs on crushed granite. Local supply has not kept pace. Contractors around Medina frequently pull aggregate from quarries three to four hours away, adding freight cost to every cubic metre poured. That gap is the commercial case for a 300 TPH granite crushing line sited close to the demand. For an operator with a valid quarry licence in the Medina region, the numbers work: steady offtake, short haul distance, and a product mix that matches what the market actually buys. OCP Mechanical Company, with over 40 years in crushing equipment manufacturing, builds these lines as complete systems rather than a collection of separate machines.

Granite Sets the Rules Before You Choose Any Equipment

Granite does not forgive poor equipment choices. With a Mohs hardness of 6 to 7 and compressive strength often between 150 and 300 MPa, it wears metal quickly and punishes anyone who tries to shortcut the crushing stages. A 300 TPH line for granite normally follows a three-stage arrangement: jaw crushing for primary reduction, cone crushing for secondary and tertiary work, and a VSI only if you intend to sell manufactured sand. Impact crushers are the wrong tool here — blow bar consumption on granite can reach several dollars per tonne, and the downtime adds up faster than the parts bill. Cone crushers, by contrast, crush by compression, which suits hard rock and keeps wear costs predictable. The choice of cavity and closed side setting at each stage decides your product gradation, your recirculating load, and how much saleable stone you get from each tonne of feed.

What a 300 TPH Granite Line Actually Contains

A working 300 TPH granite plant is a chain, and every link has to match. The usual configuration starts with a heavy-duty vibrating feeder with a grizzly section, feeding a primary jaw crusher sized to accept run-of-mine blocks up to roughly 700 mm. Secondary and tertiary cone crushers follow, with the cavity selection based on your target product sizes. Vibrating screens — usually two or three units in closed circuit — classify the output into 0–5 mm, 5–10 mm, 10–20 mm, and 20–40 mm fractions. Belt conveyors move material between stages and to stockpiles. If sand is part of your product plan, a VSI crusher and a sand washing unit are added at the end. In Medina's climate, where summer temperatures pass 45°C and dust is constant, cooling capacity, sealed bearings, and dust suppression need to be specified from the start rather than added later.

Equipment Budget: A Reference Breakdown

The table below gives indicative pricing for the main equipment package. These are reference figures only and will move with configuration, motor brand, and liner specification.

Reference figures only. Actual pricing depends on final configuration, shipping terms, and optional features. Please confirm current specifications and pricing with our online customer service.

Costs That Sit Outside the Equipment Package

Buyers new to Saudi projects often underestimate the non-equipment side of the budget. Freight to Jeddah or Dammam, then inland transport to Medina — roughly 850 km from Jeddah — adds a meaningful line item. Site preparation, concrete foundations, and the electrical infrastructure to feed a 300 TPH plant are substantial. Installation and commissioning require specialist supervision, and operator training should be budgeted as a real cost rather than an afterthought. An initial stock of wear parts — jaw plates, cone liners, screen panels, and conveyor belts — avoids the situation where a plant sits idle waiting for a single component. Taken together, these items can add 25 to 40 percent to the equipment figure, and they need to be planned before the purchase order is signed, not after.

Saudi Incentives Can Reduce the Effective Investment

Saudi Arabia offers several mechanisms that lower the real cost of mining and processing equipment. The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources operates a customs exemption service for licensed industrial facilities, covering machinery, spare parts, and production inputs. Applications are submitted through the Senaei platform and, when approved, remove import duty from the equipment package. Mining licences issued under the current regulatory framework also carry defined rights and obligations, and holders should confirm which exemptions apply to their specific licence category. It is worth noting that exemption approvals take time, so the application should be filed in parallel with equipment selection rather than after the order is placed. OCP Mechanical Company can supply the technical documentation and equipment specifications that these applications typically require.

What Separates a Good Line from a Struggling One

Two plants with identical equipment lists can perform very differently. The difference usually comes down to three things: feed discipline, cone setting management, and liner quality. Feeding oversize material into the primary jaw reduces throughput and accelerates wear throughout the circuit. Running cone crushers at a closed side setting that is too tight raises recirculating load, which means more material is crushed twice and less finished product reaches the stockpile. Low-grade liners may cost less upfront but wear faster, so the cost per tonne ends up higher and the plant stops more often for liner changes. Around these three issues sit the operational basics — consistent feed rate, even distribution across the crushing chamber, regular wear measurement, and dust control that keeps the plant within environmental limits. Getting these right matters more than the brand printed on the machine.

How OCP Mechanical Company Approaches a Project Like This

OCP Mechanical Company has been manufacturing mining and crushing equipment for over 40 years. We build jaw crushers, cone crushers, impact crushers, VSI sand making machines, vibrating screens, feeders, sand washers, and the full range of supporting equipment for crushing and sand production lines. Every machine we sell is new. Because we sell direct from our factory, there is no distributor margin built into the price, and our engineers work with you on the layout, capacity matching, and equipment selection rather than handing you a catalogue. For a 300 TPH granite line in Medina, that means a configuration designed around your actual feed material and target product mix, not a template. Our online customer service team is available 24 hours a day to discuss specifications, provide updated pricing, and help you work out which configuration suits your site. If you are evaluating a granite project in the Medina region, click the chat button and start the conversation.