Expansion of Gua [Duargaiburu] Iron Ore Mine [10 MTPA]

under development

Economic/Social Impact of the Project Project is under development for getting clearances, once clearances are received SAIL will appoint MDO for execution of works. Steel Authority of India Limited [SAIL], a Maharatna company, is implementing Modernisation & Expansion plan to enhance its annual hot metal production capacity from the present 13.8 Million Tonnes [MT] to 23.46 MT. Accordingly, the annual requirement of iron ore will also increase to about 39 MT from the present level of 24 MT. SAIL at present is operating nine iron ore mines in the State of Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh to meet the requirement of iron ore. To meet the increased requirement of iron ore, SAIL is increasing the capacity of existing mines in Jharkhand and Odisha to their full potential. Gua iron ore mine consisting of four leases, namely Duargaiburu, Jhillingburu I, Jhillingburu II and Topailore, located in the State of Jharkhand, which is linked to the eastern sector steel plants of SAIL at Burnpur, Rourkela, Bokaro and Durgapur for the supply of iron ore. The project involves an investment of approximately Rs 3000 crores for augmenting the iron ore production capacity of Gua iron ore mine, installation of a beneficiation plant of 12.5 Million Tonnes Per Annum [MTPA] and a Pellet Plant of 4 MTPA. This pellet plant will also be the first captive pellet plant of SAIL.