SEMINAR ON IRON ORE BENEFICIATION - IIPE

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Seminar on
Iron Ore Beneficiation
Challenges to Iron & Steel Industry
on
22 nd -23 rd May 2009 at Kiriburu, Jharkhand,
Jointly organized by:
Indian Institution of
plant engineers
Steel Authority of
India Limited
About IIPE
Indian Institution of Plant Engineers (IIPE) is a premier
professional institution dedicated to improve the utilization
and efficiency of plants and to reduce operating costs. The
main objective of IIPE is to induce professionalism in Plant
Engineering and Management through its various initiatives.
A lot of emphasis has been laid to get acquainted with and
disseminate knowledge about various problems encountered
in day-to-day operations. Solutions through deployment of
new technologies and techniques are worked upon with the
assistance of experts.
With HQ at Chennai, IIPE was founded in 1971 and today
has over 6000 members with 18 Chapters, 6 Centres and 9
Divisions spread all over the country. IIPE Conducts National
and International seminars, conventions, Lecture Programs on
current issues and plant visits.
IIPE also offers Diploma / Graduation courses for practicing
Plant Engineers and Advance Maintenance Management
Program (AMMP) for Senior Managers.
About Kiriburu Iron Ore Mine of SAIL
Total iron ore requirement of SAIL Steel Plants is being met by
its captive mines located in the States of Jharkhand, Orissa
and Chhattisgarh. These mines are in operation for more than
4 decades. Total iron ore production by SAIL mines was 25
Million Tonnes during 2008-09.
Kiriburu is a picturesque place in the Saranda Forest of
Singhbhum (West) of Jharkhand. With a height of about 2800
ft, Kiriburu provides an opportunity to get a glimpse of nature’s
bounty and a forest rich in bio-diversity.
Kiriburu mine was commissioned by NMDC Ltd. in 1964 as
an export development project. The project was implemented
with Japanese collaboration and supplies from it were meant
for Japanese steel plants. In 1978 the control of Kiriburu mines
was passed on to SAIL.
The mine has the distinction of having facilities to process
ore in wet and dry streams simultaneously. The wet circuit is
equipped for two stages of wet screening. The crushing Plant
has two lines. Kiriburu’s principal linkage is with Bokaro Steel
Plant. Rourkela Steel Plant also is a regular consumer of its
products. Present finished product capacity of the mines is
4.25 Mtpa. Currently mine is under expansion, after which the
capacity will be enhanced to 5.5 Mtpa.
About the Seminar
Theme: The Present meltdown is posing new challenges to

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the Economists, Technologists, Engineers, Plant Managers,
Personnel associated with Iron & Steel industry to convert it in
to an opportunity to prepare for the next down cycle. Mining is
the window to iron & steel industry.
The present vibrant steel sector has gone in for a metamorphic
shift in growth curve and accordingly iron & steel industry
is undergoing profound structural changes presently
overshadowed by the financial meltdown but a future outlook
shining bright and this is the India’s next growth story. Iron
making has now accepted the challenge of depleting reserves
and stressing on the maximization of iron ore resources by
utilizing low grade iron ore and upgrading them through stateof-art
technology.
The iron ore reserves in India are about 25 billion tonnes of
which hematite ore is 58%, balance is magnetite. Although
the reserves wise India has the 6 th position, but per capita
availability of iron ore (tonnes/person) i.e.22 is the lowest
among the large iron ore bearing countries like Australia (2000)
Kazakhstan (1267), Ukraine (1417) etc. Besides having a large
reserve of iron ore containing average grade of around 58% Fe,
the performance of blast furnaces has been at lower levels in
comparison with the developed countries. Main reason behind
this low productivity is presence of high level of impurities such
as silica and alumina in the raw material contradicting to the
blast furnace chemistry.
The Iron Ore Beneficiation has taken an important position in
aligning plant strategies. Leading professionals from the industry
have decided to put in efforts to spot ways to make the process
more energy efficient, aiming at zero waste management
for sustainable development which is synonymous with the
concern for environment along with its social and economic
goals.
Today, with metal companies being freely permitted to import
rich ores at low tariffs, mining these lean ores makes bigger
challenge to have an economic sense, in order to effectively
utilize & conserve the resource.
These issues need a detailed discussion
Objectives of the seminar
• There is tremendous potential for growth in the Iron & Steel
industry in India as per capita consumption of steel is much
lower than the world average. Iron ore being major mineral
plays a vital role for the success of Indian Steel industry
in the globally competitive environment. Innovative cost
effective methods of beneficiation, generation of minimum
waste for maintaining the healthy environment are some
of the important areas in the growing steel industry. All
these prove as positive stimuli for the process engineering,
mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, Industrial
engineering and the allied industry.
• The seminar will provide platform to share the success
stories and actions being taken in this direction and to
evolve strategies for further improvement.
• The Seminar offers a unique opportunity to various
plant managers, professionals & practitioners, mining
experts, technology providers for iron ore processing,
manufacturers of processing plant in the Iron and steel
industry etc. to gain practical insights into and to share
and debate new ideas, issues and future directions on
utilization of low grade iron/lean ore for making Indian iron
& steel Industry more productive.
• This seminar is set to provide a platform to the delegates
for a comprehensive understanding, mind change for
deeper insight into the developments, growth and direction
in area of iron ore beneficiation.
Coverage:
This seminar has been designed to cover the framework for
management of iron ore mines with low grade iron ore as
input to steel plants through effective adoption of technology
advancements in process improvement, technology upgradation
leading to effective utilistation of low grade iron ore.
• Present Practices in India and Abroad:
• Current practices of beneficiation of iron ores in India visà-vis
world scenario.
• The best practices of effective utilization of iron ores.
• Benchmarking initiatives against industry leaders'
strategy.
• Identifying the challenges of beneficiation & their
solutions.
• Solutions to low grade ore and slimes :
• Setting and adhering to standard operating practices and
bench marks.
• Strategies for utilization of low grade ores.
• To set targets for utilizing low grade ores.
• To target for zero waste managment either by its reduction
during production cycle and/or recycling to a useful input.
• To identify energy efficient ways for gainful utilization of
low grade iron ores.
• To find ways and means for revolution of Green Productivity
(GP) in iron ore mines to promote application of appropriate
productivity and environmental management tools,
techniques and technologies.
• Business Opportunities in iron ore beneficiation:
• Preliminary evaluation of order of investment and running
cost of implementation of a few feasible technologies.
• Identification of agencies (like ancillary units) for
implementation of the projects, their names, locations,
present product ranges
• Development of plan for ‘Low Grade Ore Utilization’ in Iron
and Steel Plants
• Technology development efforts required to be carried out
with special context to resource maximisation.
• Culture for Zero Wastes:
• Setting and adhering to standard operating procedures
and bench marks.
• Employees’ Awareness and Involvement for zero waste
management.
• Low grade ore related ecological problems and their
solution.
• Success Stories in Effectively using Low grade iron
Ores to a useable product:
Besides the learning zones listed above this seminar
provides an opportunity to the professionals from industry,
research and development, vendors, Government
department, academics and experts from the related
fields to present papers, make presentation on lesser
known pragmatic concepts, case studies for focusing on
achievements, creative solutions.
Beneficiaries of the seminar
The program has been designed to cover economic, technical and
professional aspects of beneficiation of iron ore in Iron and Steel
industry and conservation of resources, advancement and applied
research in the associated fields, key personnel, policy makers,
decision makers, senior and middle level executives, consultants
and vendors should attend this program.
Convenor
Shri AK Pandey GM (CRMG) SAIL CO, New Delhi
Shri YP Chawla, CEO Zoom Developers &
National Jt. Secy IIPE

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Call for technical papers
Guidelines for technical papers
We invite experienced academicians, professionals and
consultants to send their papers on the subjects related to the
program theme. Interested authors are invited to send about
250-300 words synopsis electronically for consideration by
Technical Committee for inclusion in Technical Proceedings
by the date indicated below to the Chairman, Technical
Committee, at ak.pandey@sailex.com, akpandey55@
yahoo.com, iipedelhi@hotmail.com, iipe.delhi@gmail.
com. Choice of topic should be intimated to the Chairman,
Technical Committee, as soon as possible. Submission of
paper indicates the author’s willingness to register for the
seminar. Successful authors will be notified.
The paper should be typed in A-4 size with 2.5 cms margin
from all sides in MS Word with 1½ line spacing in Times New
Roman font size 12. All figures, tables, annexures etc. are
to be properly indexed and to appear at the end of the text.
References to them are to be clearly indicated in the body of
the text. The author Name, Designation and Organisation is to
be mentioned below the title and a brief Bio-Data of the author
to be included at the end of text, under the heading – About the
Author. Presentation aids like power point, overhead projector
and slide projector will be available, however, prior intimation
of the requirement will be appreciated. Two hard copies of the
paper with a soft copy on CD should be forwarded to Program
Secretariat. Soft copy may be e-mailed.
Persons connected with the Programme
Advisory Committee
Shri Kiran Kapoor, ED (I/c) RMD, SAIL
Shri N.K.Jha,ED( I/c) RDCIS, SAIL
Shri A. S. Mathur, ED,CET,SAIL
Shri M.N.Rai,ED(Rowghat),SAIL
Shri A.M.Misra,VP,Raw Materials,TISCO
Shri D.N.Abrol, ED, Raw Materials, JSPL
Shri Ravi Bansal, President, Essel Mining
Lt. Gen. SS Apte PVSM (Retd), Former DGEME, & Patron–IIPE
Shri Digvijai Nath, ED NHPC
Shri C K Varughese, Former Director – NTPC & Patron – IIPE
Shri N P Gupta, President, Desein Indure Group & Patron-IIPE
Technical Committee
Chairman Technical Committee- Shri Kiran Kapoor,
ED (I/c) RMD, SAIL
Members
Shri M.K.Bindu, ED(I/c) BSP Mines, SAIL
Shri A. K. Pandey, GM(CRMG), SAIL
Dr. B.K.Choudhary, Head R&D, NMDC
Shri M.P.Srivastava, DGM,RDCIS,SAIL
Dr. S. K. Pan, AGM, RDCIS, SAIL
Organising Committee
Shri P.C.Tibrewal, ED,RMD,SAIL
Shri K.Maity,GM(KBR),RMD, SAIL
Shri A.Srivastava,GM(MBR),RMD, SAIL
Shri R.Chhatterjee,GM(Bolani),RMD, SAIL
Shri H.Bara,GM(Chiria), RMD,SAIL
Shri R. Gupta, GM(P&D), RMD,SAIL
Shri S.Ghosh,DGM,I/c(Barsua),RMD,SAIL
Shri D.Bhargava, DGM(Bolani),RMD.SAIL
Shri AB Agrawal, ED NHPC
Shri RC Gupta Secretary IIPE & Vice President Desein Indure
Group
Shri Naveen Kala Sr Mgr SAIL
Publicity Committee
Chairman Publicity Committee- Shri A.K.Singh, COC,
RMD, SAIL
Members
Shri P Bansal DGM SAIL
Shri P Varshney, Vice President, Power Trading Corp., New
Delhi & Secretary Finance IIPE
Shri HL Tayal ED , Power Grid Corpn.
Brig. AK Adlakha ( Retd.) ED, AERIA
Local Organizing Committee
Sl.
Name
S/Shri
Designation Mobile E-Mail
1 Dilip Bhargava DGM (Maint.) 9437075517 dilip.bhargava@rediffmail.com
2 Ashok Kumar Verma DGM (Project), GOM 9437104638 verma.ashok57@gmail.com
3 L N Mallik DGM (MM), KIOM-MIOM 9431302278 lnmallik_sail@yahoo.co.in
4 D K Mishra AGM (Projects), Barsua 9437464279 dk_mishra_tensa@yahoo.com
5 R N Satapathy AGM (P&A), KIOM 9431702327 satapathyrabinarayana@gmail.com
6 Somnath Sahoo Sr. Mgr. (P&A), BOM 9437053113
7 S Panda Sr. Mgr. (P&A), MIOM 9431302285 srimontpanda@rediffmail.com
8 K Nagarajan Dy. Mgr. (E&I), CMC Bolani 9668371649 krisnag@gmail.com

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Invitation
You are cordially invited to participate in this Seminar on “Iron ore Beneficiation -Challenges to Iron & Steel Industry” – an endeavor
to evolve new technologies for economically upgrading low grade iron ore through beneficiation and also to keep the environment
clean through adoption of zero waste culture to gain maximum momentum for the growth of the Industry.
Looking forward to your own and your organization’s participation in a big way.
G.Ojha
Director, Personnel & I/c RMD
Steel Authority of India Limited, Chairman IIPE
How to reach seminar venue
Kiriburu and its sister mine are easily accessible and are
connected with various important places. It can be reached
from Tatanagar by road or by rail. The town of Barbil in the
Keonjhar District of Orissa is at a distance of 28 km from
Kiriburu-Meghahataburu by road. Direct Train - Jan Shatabdifrom
Howrah (West Bengal) to Barbil is available, from where
one can avail hired taxis. Arrangement to pick up the group will
be made by the seminar committee. However, It may not be
possible to pick up the delegates on Individual basis.
J.S.Saluja
Managing Director, SCPL
& National Vice President, IIPE
Accommodation: Guest House accommodation will be
provided on chargeble basis at the location of the seminar on
first cum first serve basis. For booking, please contact the IIPE
secretariat/ contact person through phone/ fax/ e-mail.
Venue
Kiriburu, Singhbhum (West)
Contact Person : Mr. Dilip Bhargava, DGM (Maintenance)
Phone:06767-260207 Fax : 06767- 260172, 260210
Mobile : 9437075517 ; Email : cmcbolani@gmail.com
Important dates
Last date - receipt of papers Intimation of acceptance Advertisement in Souvenir Request- Accomodation & Tpt. at Barbil
Duration & Timings:
7 th May 2009 14 th May 2009 8 th May 2009 15 th May 2009
22 nd May 2009- Friday 23 rd May 2009- Saturday
10:00 to 18:00 Hrs 09:00 to 12:00 Hrs
Participation: Sponsorship / Advertisements: This Event provides a unique & effective opportunity of business development,
specially for Companies associated with Steel Sector, as under:
Participation as Sponsors
Catagory Gold Sponsor Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponser
Contribution Rs. 3,50,000 1,50,000 50,000
Privilages
Complementary Delegates Two (2) One (1) One(1)
Speaker Slot Yes Yes No
Display of Logo- in the Conference Hall / Seminar Material Yes Yes Yes
Acknowledgement in Publication Yes Yes Yes
Advertisement in Publication 2xFull page Colour 1x Full Page Colour 1x Full Page B&W
Delegate Fee: Rs. 5000/- per delegate (10% Concession on the Fee for IIPE members) The participation fee has been fixed as
above which will cover seminar kit, proceedings of technical papers, lunches, refreshment, etc.
Payment: Through Crossed Cheque / Demand Draft favouring ‘ Indian Institution of Plant Engineers’ Payable at New Delhi. Outside
payments by At Par Cheque / Demand draft. IIPE’s PAN No: AAAAI 1619N
Advertisements in the souvenir
Colour
B & W
Back Cover Inside Cover Inside- Full Page Inside- Full Page Inside- Half Page
Rs. 25,000 Rs. 20,000 Rs. 15,000 Rs. 10,000 Rs. 5,000
FOR FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE/ PROGRAM SECRETARIAT
Secretary IIPE-Delhi, IIPE Corporate Centre, 664, Kamaljit Sandhu Block, Asian Games Village, New Delhi-110049 ;
Tele : 011-26493252, 26492168, Telefax : 011-26493947, Email- iipedelhi@hotmail.com, iipe.delhi@gmail.com
Website – http://www.iipe.org
Jointly Organised by:
Indian Institution of Plant Engineers & Steel Authority of India Limited