Our captive Iron Ore mines, situated in Tensa valley; district Sundergarh, Orissa, are a manifestation of our endeavor to harness the profound benefits of back-end integration and ensure consistency in the quality of raw material used in sponge iron kilns.

Operating successfully since 1990, these mines, popularly known as TRB (Tantra, Raikela, Bandhal), make us self reliant to an extent and enable us to keep a strict quality check on the raw material that forms the core of all our other business activities.

Declared as the best mine by the Director General of Mines Safety, Govt. of India, the mine has an accident-free record for the last 3 years.

Production Abilities
These mines meet a part of our Iron ore requirement for the sponge iron plant. Accoutered with fully mechanized techniques, it is currently producing about 555000 MT of sponge grade ore. An additional crusher is also being installed to ensure the availability of high-grade iron ore.

Mining

Mining has been started from top slicing method. OB and Ore are removed mechanically with the help of Excavator and DUMPER combination. Average heights of the benches are maintained as per the Regulations and permissions granted by DIRECTOR OF MINES SAFETY, Chaibasa Region. The ROM feed to the Crusher to get the final products of 5-20 mm. size crushed ore. In the crushing unit, two Crushers are installed.

Haul Road
Haul roads are maintained properly taking into account width and gradient. Parapet wall all along the haul road have been provided & maintained.

Drilling & Blasting
Drilling operation is carried out at mines with the help of XAH-210 Atlas Copco Compressor and Wagon Drills. Dust extractors have been used for dust collection in Wagon Drill and Water injection system has been provided in wagon drill for wet drilling. Occasionally Jack Hammer drilling provided for secondary blasting.

Dust Suppression

Sufficient water spraying arrangements has been provided to suppress dust on haul road with the help of 10 KL capacity Water Tankers through out the working shifts. Water sprinklers have also been provided at all discharge points of Crusher along with the atomized sprinkling arrangement.

Transport in Mines
The ROM from mine is being transported through well maintained haul road by 35 MT and 25 MT capacity Dumpers to Crusher. Our haul road maintenance is the best in the locality for which we are getting best haul road prize during the Annual Mines Safety Week Celebration in every year.

Product Specification:

Fe content	64.50 to 65.00 %
Silica	1.80 %
Alumina	1.85 %
Phos.	0.055 %
LOI	2.80 %
Oversize	3.00 %
Undersize	4.50 % Max.

Facilities Offered:

Set amidst picturesque view of thick jungles and greenery all-round, these mines also house our valuable team of workers. We provide residential accommodation convenience, with essential and recreational facilities like dispensary, playground, parks, clubs etc, to our employees there.

Vocational Training
In our training programme every efforts has been made to undertake initial training for all newcomers. Training schedule is drawn in time to time with triplicate revised modules in which theoretical classroom training; practical training on the job and feed back test is included. We are imparting refresher training as per the provisions. Apart from the above training programme, audiovisual programme is also included. Job training is further given to all the contractor workers also, on regular basis.

Provision of Safety Equipments
A healthy safety culture has been adopted for day to day checking of safety equipments of workers in Mines, Crushing Plant and Garage/Workshop. Apart from that, we are conducting safety meetings in every month with equal participation by workers and management to achieve the ZERO accident.

Environment & Ecology

Health and Peripheral Development activities

Free Medical service is being provided to nearby villagers regularly (i.e. Tantra, Raikela, Zero Point, Bandhal & Barsuan) through our medical staffs. Also medical heath camp is being organized with the consultation of the District Authority at our Mines. As per peripheral development programme, we have been voluntarily constructing road from Tensa to Kaleiposh near about 35 K.M. for the public and commercial movement of the district and all over the year we are maintaining black topping road about 17 Kms from our mines to Barsuan And other development work has been done like construction of Small Dam, Well, Pond, Temple, Club & also providing free electricity, water supply & we have donated three teachers to various school. We are actively participating with the celebration of local tribal cultural function by way of extending financial as well as physical help. Further we are celebrating Annual Mines Safety Week and ME & MC Week actively by employees as well as villagers.