Bhubaneswar: Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has entered into a long-term agreement with Adani Enterprises Limited for development and operation of Taldih iron ore mine in the Koida block of Sundargarh district in Mines Developer and Operator (MDO) model.
ED (Projects) Sudip Pal Chowdhury, CGM (Mines-Projects) Anand Kumar and CGM (Project-Commercials) GS Das represented RSP while joint president and business unit head Rajendra Singh, cluster head, iron ore business, Ajit Kumar Patra, and project head, iron ore business Jay Viswanath represented Adani Enterprises Limited in the contract agreement signing ceremony on Thursday.
The development phase will include construction of a new plant and infrastructure facilities in 2 years followed by production in the third year, expanding mine’s production capacity from the current 2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 7 MTPA during the next 25 years.
Taldih iron mine is currently being operated by SAIL contractually with help of mobile crushing and screening plant and small capacity earth moving machineries.
On April 28, 2023, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provided clearance for its expansion to 7 MTPA with installation of long distance conveyor belt system from Taldih mines to Railway Siding at Barsua Valley.
This initiative will not only secure a stable supply of iron ore for SAIL’s current production requirements but also support future expansions of its steel plants. By scaling up operations at Taldih, SAIL aims to strengthen its raw material base and contribute to the growth of India’s steel industry, an official release said.