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Evolution of chromite beneficiation in India
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IMPC – 2008IMPC – 2008BEIJING, CHINABEIJING, CHINA
EVOLUTION OF CHROMITE BENEFICIATION IN EVOLUTION OF CHROMITE BENEFICIATION IN INDIAINDIA
CHROMITE - ONLY COMMERCIAL SOURCE OF CHROMIUMCHROMITE - ONLY COMMERCIAL SOURCE OF CHROMIUM
INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
CHROME - ORECHROME - ORE
HIGH-CHROMIUMHIGH-CHROMIUM HIGH-IRONHIGH-IRON HIGH-ALUMINIUMHIGH-ALUMINIUM
METALLURGICAL/CHEMICALMETALLURGICAL/CHEMICAL APPLICATIONAPPLICATION
REFRACTORY APPLICATIONREFRACTORY APPLICATION
ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL INGREDIENTS FOR STEEL MAKINGONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL INGREDIENTS FOR STEEL MAKING
STEEL SCENARIOSTEEL SCENARIO
2.5 TONS 2.5 TONS CHROMITE ORECHROMITE ORE
1 TON 1 TON FERRO-CHROMEFERRO-CHROME
4 TONS 4 TONS STAINLESS STEELSTAINLESS STEEL
WORLD AVERAGEWORLD AVERAGE INDIAINDIA
STEEL CONSUMPTION, Kg/CapitaSTEEL CONSUMPTION, Kg/Capita 145145 3131
INDIAN STEEL PRODUCTION IS LIKELY TO GO OVER 110 INDIAN STEEL PRODUCTION IS LIKELY TO GO OVER 110
MtPA MtPA FROM ITS CURRENT 50 MtPA BY 2012 .FROM ITS CURRENT 50 MtPA BY 2012 .
CHROMITE ORE POTENTIAL OF INDIACHROMITE ORE POTENTIAL OF INDIA
INDIAINDIA
11stst IN EXPORT IN EXPORT OF CHROME OREOF CHROME ORE
55thth IN TERMS OF IN TERMS OF CHROME ORE RESERVECHROME ORE RESERVE
33rdrd IN CHROMITE IN CHROMITE PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION
CHROMITE ORE POTENTIAL IN INDIACHROMITE ORE POTENTIAL IN INDIA
POSSIBLE RESERVE POSSIBLE RESERVE (69%)(69%) (31%) (31%)
TOTAL RESOURCE TOTAL RESOURCE ─ 213 Mt─ 213 Mt
EASTERN INDIAN STATE EASTERN INDIAN STATE OF ORISSAOF ORISSA
(OVER 95% OF TOTAL)(OVER 95% OF TOTAL)
SUKINDA SUKINDA ULTRAMAFICULTRAMAFIC
BELTBELT
BAULA-NAUSAHI BAULA-NAUSAHI IGNEOUS IGNEOUS COMPLEXCOMPLEX
CHROMITE ORE POTENTIAL IN INDIACHROMITE ORE POTENTIAL IN INDIA
““CHEMISTRY” OF CLEAN CHROME SPINELS FROM ORISSACHEMISTRY” OF CLEAN CHROME SPINELS FROM ORISSA
LocationLocation Cr/FeCr/Fe CrCr22OO33%% MgO%MgO% FeO%FeO% AlAl
22OO33%%
SukindaSukinda 3.353.35 57.557.5 14.0114.01 15.1215.12 12.6012.60
3.303.30 58.758.7 12.5712.57 15.5715.57 11.8211.82
3.863.86 58.958.9 16.1016.10 13.4013.40 10.7010.70
3.303.30 56.656.6 11.7011.70 15.6015.60 11.1011.10
Boula-Boula-NausahiNausahi
2.042.04 54.954.9 11.6411.64 23.7023.70 9.829.82
1.801.80 52.852.8 10.5010.50 25.6525.65 9.809.80
1.671.67 49.449.4 8.898.89 26.0826.08 14.4014.40
INDIA COMES UNDER HIGH-GRADE GROUP WITH COUNTRIES INDIA COMES UNDER HIGH-GRADE GROUP WITH COUNTRIES HAVING AVERAGE CrHAVING AVERAGE Cr22OO33 GRADE OF 39%. GRADE OF 39%.
CHROMITE BENEFICIATION IN INDIACHROMITE BENEFICIATION IN INDIA
PAST PAST SCENARIOSCENARIOMINING OF MINING OF
HIGH GRADE HIGH GRADE ORE ORE
LEAVING LOW AND LEAVING LOW AND MEDIUM GRADE ORES MEDIUM GRADE ORES
STACKED AS WASTESTACKED AS WASTE
USE OF MANUAL USE OF MANUAL METHODS FOR METHODS FOR
DRESSINGDRESSING
EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION
10 TIMES INCREASE IN CHROMITE PODUCTION DURING LAST THREE 10 TIMES INCREASE IN CHROMITE PODUCTION DURING LAST THREE DECADESDECADES
PRODUCTION OF CHROMITE IN INDIA
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
81-82 82-83 83-84 84-85 85-86 86-87 87-88 88-89 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06
YEAR
PR
OD
UC
TIO
N (
Mt)
MAJOR CHROMITE BENEFICIATION MAJOR CHROMITE BENEFICIATION PLANTS IN INDIAPLANTS IN INDIA
64 000;50 ± 2%64 000;50 ± 2%Cr/Fe: 2.4-3.00Cr/Fe: 2.4-3.00
<38<381 65 0001 65 000KaliapaniKaliapaniOMCOMC
65 000; 50 ± 265 000; 50 ± 2Cr/Fe: 2.4-3.0Cr/Fe: 2.4-3.0
<38<381 100 0001 100 000BhimatnagarBhimatnagar(Sukinda)(Sukinda)
TATA TATA STEELSTEEL
30000; 46-4830000; 46-4825-3025-3080 00080 000OstapalOstapal
44 000; 42-45 44 000; 42-45 Cr/Fe = 1.4-4.7Cr/Fe = 1.4-4.7
13-21 13-21 200 000 200 000 BoulaBoulaFACORFACOR
PROJECTED PROJECTED OUTPUT OUTPUT (tpy); (% (tpy); (% CrCr
22OO33))
FEED GRADE FEED GRADE (% Cr(% Cr
22OO33))RATED RATED THROUGHPUT THROUGHPUT CAPACITY (tpy)CAPACITY (tpy)
LOCATIONLOCATIONOPERATOROPERATOR
BENEFICIATION IN INDIABENEFICIATION IN INDIA
PRESENT DAY BENEFICIATION IN INDIAPRESENT DAY BENEFICIATION IN INDIA
CHALLENGES IN BENEFICIATIONCHALLENGES IN BENEFICIATION
LOSS INLOSS INTAILINGSTAILINGS
UTILISATIONUTILISATIONOF OF
LATERITIC WASTELATERITIC WASTE
ORE ORE CHARACTERISTICSCHARACTERISTICS
CHALLENGES CHALLENGES ININ
BENEFICIATIONBENEFICIATION
CHALLENGES IN BENEFICIATIONCHALLENGES IN BENEFICIATION
IRON, LARGELY PRESENT IN INDIAN CHROMITE, CANNOTIRON, LARGELY PRESENT IN INDIAN CHROMITE, CANNOT BE REDUCED EFFECTIVELYBE REDUCED EFFECTIVELY
VARIATION IN CHARACTERISTICS OF EARLY STAGE CHROMITE (ESC)VARIATION IN CHARACTERISTICS OF EARLY STAGE CHROMITE (ESC) AND LATE STAGE CHROMITES (LSC)AND LATE STAGE CHROMITES (LSC) A) A) ESC (41.0-59.5% CrESC (41.0-59.5% Cr22OO33)) : EASILY BENEFICIABLE VIA GRAVITY : EASILY BENEFICIABLE VIA GRAVITY
SEPARATION SEPARATION B) B) LSC (21.5-36.0% CrLSC (21.5-36.0% Cr22OO33)) : - GRAVITY/MAGNETIC SEPARATION IS : - GRAVITY/MAGNETIC SEPARATION IS
NOT EFFECTIVE NOT EFFECTIVE - SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT IS BEING LOST - SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT IS BEING LOST
IN TAILINGS IN TAILINGS
NICKELIFERROUS LATERITIC CHROMITE OVERBURDEN IN SUKINDANICKELIFERROUS LATERITIC CHROMITE OVERBURDEN IN SUKINDA ULTRAMAFIC BELT CONTAINING NICKEL (0.6 - 1.1%) IS THE LONEULTRAMAFIC BELT CONTAINING NICKEL (0.6 - 1.1%) IS THE LONE SOURCE OF OXIDE NICKEL IN INDIA. SOURCE OF OXIDE NICKEL IN INDIA.
FUTURE TRENDSFUTURE TRENDS
BENEFICIATIONBENEFICIATIONTRADING TRADING POLICIESPOLICIES
MININGMINING
FUTURE FUTURE TRENDSTRENDS
UNDERGROUNDUNDERGROUNDMININGMINING
FROTHFROTHFLOTATIONFLOTATION
MAGNETICMAGNETICSEPARATIONSEPARATION
EVOLUTIONEVOLUTION
CHROME ORE PRICE VARIATION
$120.00
$320.00
$520.00
$720.00
$920.00
12/03 03/04 06/04 09/04 12/04 03/05 06/05 09/05 12/05 03/06 06/06 09/06 12/06 03/07 06/07 09/07 12/07 03/08 06/08 09/08
Average Price Trigger Base price
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