The objectives of this course in iron ore Resources and iron industry are: i) acquainting students (majors and non-majors) with the basic tools necessary for studying iron ore deposits and processes, ii) different processes for phosphorus removal from iron ore iii) beneficiation processes of iron ore deposits. iv) different processes and techniques that used to enrichment low-grade iron ore resources v) understanding the different ironwork processes and technology, vi) understanding the different types of iron ore products, vii) prominent routes for steelmaking viii) understanding the relationship between the distribution of iron ore and scrap, as well as steelmarkets, ix) steel industry in Egypt , and x) gaining some knowledge of the global iron ore as well as environmental problems associated with the extraction and utilization of iron ore resources.

1. ESSENTIALS OF IRON ORE DEPOSITS
and INDUSTRIES
Dr. Hassan Z. Harraz
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“Iron Ore is more Integral to the Global
Economy than any Other Commodity,
Except Perhaps Oil”.
Christopher LaFemina, mining analyst at Barclays Capital
(In 2011 the Financial Times quoted)

2. Outline of Lectures:
 INTRODUCTION
 Topic 1: ESSENTIALS OF IRON ORE DEPOSITS
 Topic 2: PROCESSES FOR PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL FROM IRON ORE –a review
 Topic 3: ENRICHMENT IRON VALUES OF LOW-GRADE IRON ORE RESOURCES USING
REDUCTION ROASTING-MAGNETIC SEPARATION TECHNIQUES -a review.
 Topic 4: MAGNETIZATION ROASTING OF REFRACTORY IRON ORES: A Mineral Processing
and Extractive Metallurgy Review.
 Topic 5: MINERALS PHASE TRANSFORMATION BY HYDROGEN (MPTH) REDUCTION
TECHNOLOGY.
 Topic 6: IRON ORE PELLETIZING PROCESS
 Topic 7: IRON PRODUCTION (IRONWORKS)
 Topic 8: IRONMAKING BY DIRECT REDUCTION PROCESSES: Quality Requirements and
sustainability (a review)
 Topic 9: DIRECT REDUCED IRON ORE: Production
 Topic 10: FERROUS SCRAP: The Material of Future.
 Topic 11: IRON TYPES: Pig Iron, Direct Reduced Iron (DRI), Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI), Cold
Briquetted Iron (CBI), and Cold Briquetted Iron and Carbon (CBIC) Specifications
 Topic 12: GLOBAL IRON ORE: DR grade Iron Ore and Challenges for the Industry
 Topic 13: STEEL INDUSTRY IN EGYPT .
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4. Course objectives:
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5. Introduction
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6. Keywords:
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7. Prominent Routes for Steelmaking
Figure Ironmaking and Steelmaking processes.
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8. INTRODUCTION
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9. 2) IRON PRODUCTION (IRONWORKS)
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10. A Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Plant
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11. Principle of Direct Reduction (DR) Process
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12. Flow of DR Processes
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13. Flow of DRI Products
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14. Types of DRI
Direct Reduced Iron (DRI)
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15. Relationship between iron resources and reductants in various ironmaking
processes (the production scale is million tonnes/year)
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16. 3) STEELMAKING (STEEL MILL)
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17. HEAT TREATMENT METHODS
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18. Steel production volumes by Countries (2022)
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19. Global Steel Production in2022
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20. African Steel Production
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