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(Facility) Shreeramnagar Smelter

Plant in Andhra Pradesh, India with commodity Chromium, Ferrochrome
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134054
MAS/MILS ID 5330031001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Shreeramnagar Smelter
Alternate or previous names Gariuidi Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: 83.50025, 18.1165 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Andhra Pradesh(province)

India(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
India Andhra Pradesh

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium, Ferrochrome Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) 83.50025, 18.1165
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1978
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Mining district

District name Orissa Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ferroalloys Corp. Ltd. (Facor)
    Interest 100
    Home office India
    Year 1990

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Period 1978-1979
    Description Annual Production 1978-1979 18307 Mt Ore / Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 18307mt
  • Year 1980
    Period 1979-1980
    Description Annual Production 1979-1980 11866 Mt Ore / Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 11866mt
  • Year 1981
    Period 1980-1981
    Description Annual Production 1980-1981 Hc & Lc 14330 Mt Ore / Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 14330mt
  • Year 1982
    Period 1981-1982
    Description Annual Production 1981-1982 Hc & Lc 26852 Mt Ore / Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 26852mt
  • Year 1983
    Period 1982-1983
    Description Annual Production 1982-1983 31196 Mt Ore / Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Chromium Chromium 31196mt

Comments on the production information

  • SOME OF THE FECR OUTPUTS IS THE FEED FOR THE MIDC INDUSTRIAL ESTATE STEEL MILL (ALSO A PART OF FACOR).

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LOCATED NEAR CITY OF VIZIANAGARAM; COORDINATES ARE OF VIZIANA- GARAM. 3 FURNACES FOR CR FERROALLOYS: (1) 16 MVA = 25,000 MTPY HIGH-C FECR (2) 12 MVA = 12,000 MTPY SICR (3) 8 MVA = 65,000 MTPY SLAG ABOVE SICR AND SLAG CAPACITIES SUFFICIENT FOR PRODUCING ABOUT 17,000 MTPY OF LOW-C FECR (IF ORE FEED AVAILABLE).

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE CHROMIUM FEED COMES FROM TWO MINES NEAR THE AREA, KATHPAL AND BOUALA.
  • THE HIGH CARBON QUALITY IS AS FOLLOWS: 65% CR, 6-8% C, 1.5% SI .04% P, .03% S. THE LOW CARBON QUALITY IS AS FOLLOWS: 65% CR, 1.5% SI, .03% C .05% P. BLEND IS A 60 /40 MIX OF BOUALA / KATHPAL ORES. LOW CARBON IS SMELTED USING A "SILICO-THERMIC" PROCESS. POWER REQUIREMENTS ARE MET BY A CAPTIVE 30 MW POWER PLANT (50%) AND THE REST IS SUPPLIED BY THE ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD. COKE, COAL, AND DOLOMITE ARE ALL PURCHASED LOCALLY. THE RAW MATERIAL CONSUMPTION IS AS FOLLOWS. (IN MT RAW MAT. / YR) LOW C HIGH C QUARTZ = 7988 2000 COKE = 3863 4000 COAL = 4000 4000 LIME = 14250 0 ELECTRODE= 666 320 CORUNDUM = 1300 0 FLOURSPAR= 0 400

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SILK M H, 1988, "WORLD CHROMITE RESOURCE AND FERROCHROMIUM

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION". MINTEK SPECIAL PUBL. NO 11.

  • Deposit

    CRU INTERNAT'L LTD, 1993, "THE COST OF PRODUCING FERRO-

  • Deposit

    ALLOYS".

  • Deposit

    BOYLE EH JR, SHIELDS D J, WAGNER L A, 1993, "CHROMIUM

  • Deposit

    AVAILIBILITY IN MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES AND NETWORK FLOW

  • Deposit

    MODEL ANALYSIS OF WORLD CHROMIUM SUPPLY" USBM IC 9337.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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