ore handling plant

the central raw material blending and storage yar(CRMBSY) renamed as ore handli
ng plant (OHP) has come up under 4MT expansion programmed of BSP in 1983. with t
his, bhilai got bedding/ blending facilities for raw materials for the first tim
e,
along with facilities for unloading of raw materials at the periphery of the ste
el plant.
SALIENT FEATURES OF OHP
under 2MT expansion of bhilai steel plant, the prinicipal scheme and material f
low in OHP comprises the following:
1. receipt/ unloading of raw materials.
2. bedding/ blending and reclaiming facilities, in a big stock yard.
3. supply of raw materials to the consumer shops: SP-2, SP-3 RMP-2, CONVERTOR SH
OP,& B.F-7,6,5,4,1.
above scheme facilitates handling of following raw materials in OHP:
a. blended ore fines for SP-2&SP-3.
b. dolomite& lime stone for SP-2&SP-3.
c. screened iron ore to blast furnace.( iron ore screen installed in 1996.)
d. low silica lime stone ore for SMS2.
RECEIOT/ UNLOADING OF RAW MATERIALS
MAINLY TWO CATEGORIES OF RAW MATERIAL ARE RECEIVED IN ohp
1. FROM CAPTIVE MINES.
2. FROM OTHER THAN CAPTIVE MINES.
raw materials form our captive mines are generally received in BOBS type of wago
ns which railways have specially designed for bps. these wagons are unloaded in
the track hopper in the peripheral yard od OHP there are two rows, of 20 hopper
each , in track hopper bulding. lime stone (SP-grd.) from Nandini for both sint
er plant (SP-2&SP-3). iron ore fine / lumps iron ore from dalli rajhara are rece
ived in BOBS type of wagons and unloaded in two row of hopper called track hoppe
rs. dolomite from hirri captive mines & raw material from other than captive min
es like low silica lime stone dolomite Mnore etc. are received in BOX typr of wa
gons & unloaded at wagon tippler of OHP.
STORAGE/BEDDING- BLENDING OF RAW MATERIALS
the raw materials unloaded in peripheral yard are transported to open storage ya
rd of OHP by conveyor belts. the facilities for stacking bedding - blending are
provided to handle different types of raw materials in the stock yard.
the storing in OHP stock yard provides sufficient reserve of raw materials to gu
arantee continuous operation of consumer shops. the blending methodology is a pr
ocess of mechanized stacking and reclaiming functions. the bedding-blending proc
ess of consist of spreading out different grades of raw materials of the same by
blender reclaimed in succcessive cross-section of the bed.
the blending efficiency of a bed is defined as the ratio of the standard devuati
on of the input & output of the bed.
SUPPLY OF RAW MATERIALS TO CONSUMER SHOPS
reclaiming is the process of transportation of the raw materials from the stora
ge yard beds to the consumer shops with the help of excavators, declaimers & ble
t conveyors to fulfill needs of different shops.

at present , raw materials supplied to the consumer shops are:

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blended ore fines to SP2 & SP-3.

high silica lime stone and dolomite to SP-2 & SP-3
low silica lime stone to RMP-2.
hirri dolomite to RMP-2.
iron ore, high silica dolomite & low silica stone to SMS-2.
iron ore to BF-7 and high line bunkers of B.Fs 6 &5,4.
quartzite & high silica Mnore to BF-7.

OBJECTIVE OF OHP
a) to reduce interference of internal railway traffic movement and to unload ra
w materials at the
periphery of the plant,by avoiding detention of railway
wagons.
b) blending by making homogeneous pile of raw materal receved form our captive
mines and other
sources / purchased raw materials, so as to achieve consist
ent quality a keeping buffer stock
of raw materials and their uninterrupte
d supply to different consumer shops.