Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the form of magnetite (Fe3O4, 72.4% Fe), hematite (Fe2O3, 69.9% Fe), goethite (FeO(OH), 62.9% Fe), limonite (FeO(OH)n(H2O), 55% Fe) or siderite (FeCO3, 48.2% Fe).
Ores containing very high quantities of hematite or magnetite (greater than about 60% iron) are known as natural ore or direct shipping ore, meaning they can be fed directly into iron-making blast furnaces. Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel 98% of the mined iron ore is used to make steel.
Item Specification
Fe: 57 Min
SiO2: 4 Max
Al2O3: 5.5 Max
Moist: 12 Max
P: 0.08 Max
S: 0.04 Max
+40mm: 5 Max
-6mm: 20 Max
LOI: 7 About
TI: 70 Min
AI: 15 Max
RI: 60 Min
RDI: 25 Max
DI: 10 Max
Our Iron Ore is a high-grade raw material essential for steel production and various industrial applications. Sourced from top mining locations, our iron ore ensures superior quality and consistent performance for your manufacturing needs.
Key Features:
1. High Purity: Contains a high percentage of iron content, ensuring maximum efficiency in steel production.
2. Consistent Quality: Sourced from reputable mines, our iron ore maintains uniform quality and performance standards.
3. Versatile Applications: Suitable for various uses, including steel production, ironmaking, and as a raw material in other industrial processes.
Applications:
1. Steel Production: Primary raw material used in blast furnaces and direct reduction iron (DRI) processes to produce high-quality steel.
2. Ironmaking: Essential for producing pig iron, which is a precursor for various iron-based products.
3. Industrial Uses: Used in cement production, heavy machinery manufacturing, and as a catalyst in certain chemical processes.
Iron ore mining methods vary by the type of ore being mined. There are four main types of iron ore deposits worked currently, depending on the mineralogy and geology of the ore deposits. These are magnetite, titanomagnetite, massive hematite and pisolitic ironstone deposits.
Origin :- Mexico , Brazil, South Africa
Iron Ore is a naturally occurring mineral from which metallic iron is extracted. It is one of the most essential raw materials used in the production of steel and plays a vital role in infrastructure, construction, automotive, engineering, and manufacturing industries worldwide.
Iron ore is processed and supplied in various forms such as lumps, fines, pellets, and concentrates depending on industrial requirements.
High iron (Fe) content
Low impurities
Excellent metallurgical properties
Consistent quality
Suitable for steel and sponge iron production
Iron (Fe) Content 58% to 65%+
Size Lumps: 6 - 40 mm / Fines: Below 10 mm
Moisture 6% to 12%
Phosphorus (P) Low
Sulphur (S) Low
Color Reddish Brown to Dark Black
As a vital raw material for steel manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial development, our iron ore is available in multiple purity grades to meet diverse operational needs:
High-Grade (62% & 65%): Perfect for premium steel production, ensuring superior strength and quality.
Standard-Grade (52% & 58%): Cost-effective options for bulk steel manufacturing, optimizing value without compromising performance.
Our iron ore pellets and fines are made from magnetite and have high iron ore content pellets at around 67 percent concentration and fines over 70 percent. This means they have lower impact on the environment than competing pellets and products such as sintered hematite fines.
Using pellets instead of sinter (slightly larger pieces of iron ore) in customers pig iron processes saves emissions at steel plants. The high concentration of iron combined with the carefully tested and balanced additives in our pellets also result in lower emissions in customers ironmaking processes.
Iron ores are the raw material used to make iron and steel. Iron ore production has significantly expanded in recent years, owing to increasing steel demands in developing countries, such as China. As the content of iron ore in deposits has deteriorated, low-grade iron ore has been processed. Iron ore concentrate is an output product from processed iron ores that have been milled (crush, grind, magnetic separation, flotation) to separate deleterious elements and produce a high-quality product. Sintering and pelletizing are economic and widely used agglomeration processes to prepare iron ore fines/iron concentrate for ironmaking use. The quality requirements of sinter and pellet, such as physical, chemical, and metallurgical specifications, depend on each ironmaking furnace, and those requirements influence the operation of the iron ore sintering and pelletizing plant. Researchers have usually focused on the effect of the chemical, physical, and mineralogical characteristics of iron ore on these steps and the consequences for sinter/pellet quality and sintering/pelletizing performance. The present Special Issue on Iron Concentrate Particles will summarize the progress achieved in the last five years.
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Key Characteristics
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Heavy Traffic Use: Ideal for roads with substantial vehicle loads, intersections, and truck bays.
Hot Weather Performance: Resists shoving and deformation in high temperatures.
Standardized: Meets Indian Standards (IS) for specific properties like softening point, penetration, and viscosity.
