Presented at IPE Seminar, Bhabaneswar, 2-3rd December, 2009

1. ALL INDIA SEMINAR ONALL INDIA SEMINAR ON
IMPACT OF NEW MINERAL POLICY-2008 ON INVESTMENT INIMPACT OF NEW MINERAL POLICY-2008 ON INVESTMENT IN
MINING & STEEL SECTOR OF INDIA BY 2020 AD, & ONMINING & STEEL SECTOR OF INDIA BY 2020 AD, & ON
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVLOPMENT ,CONSTRAINTS &INFRASTRUCTURE DEVLOPMENT ,CONSTRAINTS &
REMEDICAL MEASURESREMEDICAL MEASURES
PRESENTEE: K. K. SHARMA
M.N.DASTUR & COMPANY (P) LTD
KOLKATA, INDIA
TITLE
MINERAL BENEFICIATION – PRESENT STATUS &
FUTURE NEEDS

2. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS
THIS PRESENTATION ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS THETHIS PRESENTATION ATTEMPTS TO DISCUSS THE
ROLE OF MINERAL BENEFICIATION IN A NATION’SROLE OF MINERAL BENEFICIATION IN A NATION’S
ECONOMY, ENLIGHTENING THE NEED OF PERFECTION INECONOMY, ENLIGHTENING THE NEED OF PERFECTION IN
AVAILABLE PROCESS TECHNIQUES.AVAILABLE PROCESS TECHNIQUES.
THE PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES EXERCISED TODAYTHE PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES EXERCISED TODAY
AND THE FUTURE TRENDS ARE ALSO OUTLINEDAND THE FUTURE TRENDS ARE ALSO OUTLINED
SYNOPSIS

3. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS
PREAMBLEPREAMBLE
MINERAL RESOURCESMINERAL RESOURCES
FINITE &FINITE &
NON - RENEWABLENON - RENEWABLE
RAW MATERIALS FORRAW MATERIALS FOR
BASIC INDUSTRIESBASIC INDUSTRIES
GDPGDP

4. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS
MINERAL PROCESSINGMINERAL PROCESSING
ROM OREROM ORE
OREORE
CHARACTERISATIONCHARACTERISATION
SIZINGSIZING
CLASSIFICATIONCLASSIFICATION
CONCENTRATIONCONCENTRATION
SOLID – LIQUIDSOLID – LIQUID
SEPARATIONSEPARATION
FINAL PRODUCTFINAL PRODUCT

5. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS IRON ORE SCENARIO IN INDIAIRON ORE SCENARIO IN INDIA
GradeGrade
Resources as onResources as on
01.04.198001.04.1980
Resources as onResources as on
01.04.199001.04.1990
Resources as onResources as on
01.04.200001.04.2000
Resources as onResources as on
01.04.200501.04.2005
Hematite 11469 12197 11426 14630
Magnetite 6095 10590 10682 10619
Total (Million tons) 17564 22787 22108 25249
Note: These resources do not include around 1000 million tonnes of hematite iron ore recently
discovered by DMG, in Kabirdham district, Chattisgarh, India.
Year 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (E)
Quantity
(000’tonnes)
145942 165230 187696 206452 222544
Note: (E) Estimated figures
IRON ORE RESOURCES IN INDIAIRON ORE RESOURCES IN INDIA
IRON ORE PRODUCTION IN INDIA (2005-2009)IRON ORE PRODUCTION IN INDIA (2005-2009)

6. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS
IRON ORE BENEFICIATION IN INDIAIRON ORE BENEFICIATION IN INDIA
EARLIER, HI-GRADE HEMATITE ORE WASEARLIER, HI-GRADE HEMATITE ORE WAS
SELECTIVELY MINED AND FED DIRECTLY INTOSELECTIVELY MINED AND FED DIRECTLY INTO
THE BLAST FURNACE FOR IRON MAKING.THE BLAST FURNACE FOR IRON MAKING.

7. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS
OLD AGE PROCESSING ROUTEOLD AGE PROCESSING ROUTE
FEEDFEED
MULTI – STAGE CRUSHERMULTI – STAGE CRUSHER
DRY SCREENDRY SCREEN
LUMP STOCKPILELUMP STOCKPILE TAILSTAILS
- 10 MM- 10 MM- 40 +10 MM- 40 +10 MM+ 40 MM+ 40 MM

8. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS INITIAL PHASE WET PROCESSINGINITIAL PHASE WET PROCESSING

9. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS
 A LARGE QUANTITY OF LOW GRADE INSITU RESERVE,A LARGE QUANTITY OF LOW GRADE INSITU RESERVE,
DUMPED MATERIAL AND SLIMES ARE AVAILABLE FORDUMPED MATERIAL AND SLIMES ARE AVAILABLE FOR
UPGRADATIONUPGRADATION
 TO OBTAIN AN UPGRADED CONCENTRATE FROM THESETO OBTAIN AN UPGRADED CONCENTRATE FROM THESE
MATERIAL, PROPER LIBERATION OF MINERALMATERIAL, PROPER LIBERATION OF MINERAL
PARTICLES FROM GANGUE PARTICLES IS NECESSARYPARTICLES FROM GANGUE PARTICLES IS NECESSARY
 MAJOR IRON ORE PRODUCERS IN INDIA AREMAJOR IRON ORE PRODUCERS IN INDIA ARE
EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES TO UTILIZE THIS LOWEXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES TO UTILIZE THIS LOW
GRADE MATERIALGRADE MATERIAL
 MAJOR TEST LABORATORIES AND INSTITUTES AREMAJOR TEST LABORATORIES AND INSTITUTES ARE
ALSO ENGAGED IN DEVELOPING THE PROCESS FORALSO ENGAGED IN DEVELOPING THE PROCESS FOR
ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF RAW MATERIAL FORENHANCING THE QUALITY OF RAW MATERIAL FOR
IRON AND STEELIRON AND STEEL INDUSTRYINDUSTRY
CALL OF THE DAYCALL OF THE DAY

10. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS
PRESENT DAY BENEFICIATIONPRESENT DAY BENEFICIATION

11. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS
PROPOSED LOW GRADE IRON ORE BENEFICIATIONPROPOSED LOW GRADE IRON ORE BENEFICIATION

12. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS SLIME BENEFICIATIONSLIME BENEFICIATION

13. MINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDSMINERALBENEFICIATION–PRESENTSTATUSANDFUTURENEEDS
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