New Delhi: Union Minister for Steel and Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia will virtually inaugurate the Silica Reduction Plant at the Steel Authority of India Limited's (SAIL) Bhilai Steel Plant’s Dalli Mines on Friday.
The iron ore reserves in the 60-year-old mines of SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant's Dalli and Rajhara group are depleting rapidly and study revealed the need to refine iron ore of size less than one mm to achieve the desired grade for effective usage in the Blast Furnace.
The Silica Reduction Plant, with an investment of over Rs 149 crore is aligned with the existing Crushing, Screening and Washing (CSW) wet plant at Dalli. This plant is equipped with the state-of-the-art beneficiation equipment and aims to enhance the iron ore supplied to Bhilai Steel Plant, thereby increasing the annual production from the blast furnaces and reducing coke consumption and carbon emission.
Under the leadership of the Union Minister of Steel, the Steel Ministry is focused on promoting de-carbonization in the Indian steel industry and formulating a long-term roadmap for green steel production in collaboration with the steel industry.
SAIL aligns itself with the national goal for carbon neutrality and the Silica Reduction Plant at Dalli-Rajhara Mines is a significant step in this direction. /BI/
