Monday, April 11,
Steel Authority of India Ltd’s Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) has identified 19 million tonnes (mt) of untapped iron ore deposits within its existing mine lease area of Dalli-Rajhara complex in Chhattisgarh.*
BSP has also taken up two projects to put its huge stockpile (8 mt) of fines to productive use.
A top BSP official told that at Dulki Kalwar Nagpur, the spread across three districts – Durg, Rajnandgaon and Kanker – drilling exercises suggested ore deposits of 8 mt. BSP has completed environmental studies in these areas and the public hearing is on currently.
BSP has decided to put up a 1.2 million tones per annum (mtpa) fines beneficiation unit at a cost of Rs 130 crore. The project would be set up by an outsider on build-own-operate basis.
The unit is scheduled to be operational in 32 months from now. BSP was currently negotiating with Mecon for preparation of a feasibility study and a detailed project report on the proposed 1.2-mpta unit for pellets from fines, the official added. BSP plans to start work for the Rs 700-crore pellet plant next fiscal.
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