Mining & Mineral Processing

MECON in Mining

MECON pioneered mining consultancy in India. Over last five decades, RM & Mining division of MECON has been actively associated in design, development and modernization of mining and mineral beneficiation projects within and outside the country under public and private sectors.

• Entire spectrum of activities from exploration planning, GR preparation, mine planning, MDO selection and value addition through mineral beneficiation.
• Experience covers iron ore, manganese, coal, copper, uranium, chromite, bauxite, limestone, dolomite, lignite, lead & zinc,  gold, rock phosphate, magnesite, beach sand minerals, silica sand, barite etc.
• Experts of different disciplines are under one roof
• Strategic alliance with expert agencies in India and abroad viz. Glowny Instytut Gornictwa [Poland], Mining Plus [Australia], ENESSTEE Engineering [Nagpur], MECL [Nagpur] etc.
• Equipped with latest design tools like SURPAC, DATAMINE, MINE SCHEDULER, WHITTLE, USIMPAC & JK Simmet etc
• Accreditations of QCI-NABET, JORC, IBM.

 

SPECTRUM OF ACTIVITIES

1. Exploration planning and supervision
2. Ore body modeling and deposit evaluation
3. Bulk sampling, Ore Characterization & Beneficiation Studies
4. Mine planning and designing
5. FR/DPR for Mine Expansion
6. FR/DPR for Mineral Beneficiation plants
7. Procurement Services
8. Consultancy Services: Basic & Detailed Engineering, Designer Supervision, Inspection Services etc
9. Project Management Services
10. EPCM & EPC services for mining and mineral beneficiation
11. Mine reclamation and Mine closure  
12. EIA/EMP studies
13. Market survey, Due diligence and asset evaluation
14. Mining reports for statutory clearances

 

PROJECT EXPERIENCE: MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS   

STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD.

 

Gua Ore Mine (GOM)

• DPER, Detailed Engineering, Consultancy & Procurement Services for mine expansion and beneficiation (10 MTPA).
•  Modified mining plan, Scheme of Mining of Duargaiburu lease.
• EIA/EMP studies

 

Kiriburu & Meghahatuburu Iron Ore Mine (KIOM & MIOM)

• DPER, Engineering services and procurement assistance services for beneficiation facilities at Kiriburu (5.5 MTPA) & Meghahatuburu (6.5 MTPA) Iron Ore Mines.
• Scheme of Mining of Kiriburu, Meghahatuburu Lease
• EIA/EMP studies

 

Chiria Iron Ore  Mine

• DPR for development of mine & beneficiation plant (7 MTPA)

 

Dalli Iron Mine

• Technical specification & detail engineering services, designer’s supervision (2.5 MTPA).
• DPR for mine development (5 MTPA) & process plant with Soviet experts.

 

Flux Mine

• Detail Engineering & consultancy for Bhawnathpur Limestone Mine (1.9 MTPA); FR for OB removal, quarry transport & dewatering for Nandini Limestone Mine (1.8 MTPA)
• DPR for development of Hirri Dolomite Mine (1 MTPA); FR for development of Jayanti Dolomite Mine
• EIA/EMP studies

 

Bolani Ore Mine (BOM)

• DPR, Design Engineering & Project Management for Ore Processing Plant (4 MTPA)
• DPER, Detailed Engineering, Consultancy services and procurement assistance services for beneficiation facilities for 10 MTPA Production.
• EIA/EMP studies

 

Barsua Iron Mine (BIM)

• Detail specification, approval of detail engineering drawings, project monitoring, commissioning of process plant (2.5 MTPA)
• FR for Development of Taldih-Barsua- Kalta Complex ( 8.05 Mt/Yr ROM)
• DPER for 3.5 MTPA  product from BIM.
• EIA/EMP studies

 

Rowghat Iron Ore Mine deposit

• FR for development of mine & process plant (14 MTPA).

 

Preparation of SAIL growth plan for SAIL mines covering mines & Beneficiation plant

Asset Evaluation for ISP, SAIL Mines and IFRS studies for SAIL Mines

 

KUDREMUKH IRON ORE COMPANY LIMITED.

• Detailed Engineering & Consultancy services

 

BRAHMANI RIVER PELLET LTD

• Detailed Engineering services for iron ore beneficiation plant (4 MTPA)

 

BHUSHAN POWER & STEEL LIMITED

• Detailed Engineering services for iron ore beneficiation plant (6.5 MTPA)

 

OTHER MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR CLIENTS

ESSAR, JSW, JSPL,  KJS AHLUWALIA, ALTRADE, USHA MARTIN etc : 

• FR / DPR, Engineering & Consultancy services for various mines

 

INDIAN RARE EARTH LTD

Beach sand mining & mineral processing

• Preparation of FR, Engineering support services & project management for debottlenecking
• EIA/EMP studies for OSCOM, Manavalakurichi, Chavara and Bhimunipattnam

 

BHARAT ALUMINIUM COMPANY

Gandhmardan Bauxite Deposit

• Detail engineering, consultancy and mine planning.
• EIA/EMP studies

 

NTPC Ltd.

• FR, Mining Plan and EIA/EMP Report for opencast coal project (15 MTPA) at Pakri Barwadih Jharkhand

 

NMDC Ltd.

• Basic & detail engineering, inspection of major equipment & site supervision for ore processing plant of deposit 11B (7 MTPA), 10A & 11A (5 MTPA), Kumaraswamy (7 MTPA) at Bailadila Iron Ore Deposit.
• Design, Project monitoring for stacking- reclamation & loading facility for fine ore handling plant of Deposit-5 (2.8 MTPA)
• Mine production & process capacity enhancement of all iron ore mines of NMDC Ltd. (Bailadila complex & Donimali)
• EPCM for beneficiation plant (2 MTPA) at Bacheli & slurry pipe line (15 MTPA) for Bacheli to Nagarnar plant.

 

HINDUSTAN COPPER LTD

• Computer aided pit optimization, stage-wise mine planning, grade estimation, revision of ultimate pit layout, estimation of balance mineable reserves (2.5 MTPA) ROM – total excavation 8 MTPA for Malanjkhand Copper Project
• Vetting of design & drawing approval (Detailed Engineering) for u/g mine development for Malanjkhand, Surda,  Kendadih and Chapri sidheswar Copper mines.
• Mining Plan/Scheme of Mining for Surda, Rakha & Kendadih underground Copper mines.
• DPR for expansion of Surda Mine
• EIA/EMP studies for expansion of Surda and Kolihan copper mines.

 

ODISHA MINING CORPORATION LTD.

Gandhmardan Iron Ore Mine

• Comprehensive mine plan for 9.12 MTPA, TEFR for Crushing, Screening, Beneficiation & Pelletisation.
• Mining plan for IBM clearance
• EIA/EMP studies

Sukinda Valley Chromite Mines

• FR for mine and beneficiation plant
• Statutory reports for IBM
• EIA/EMP studies

Nishikhal Manganese ore Mine

• FR for development of underground mines.

Daitari Iron Mine

• Mine Plan
• Due diligence report for mine & Plant
• EIA/EMP studies

 

URANIUM CORPORATION LIMITED

DPR

• Gogi Uranium Mine, Bhatin Uranium Mine, Tummalapalle Mine, Lambapur Peddagattu Mine, Horizontal Belt Filter at Jaduguda.

Mine Plan / Scheme

• Narwapahar, Jaduguda, Bagjata, Banduhurang, Mohuldih, Turamdih
• Tummalapalle

Procurement Services

• Tummalapalle uranium mine.
• Horizontal Belt Filter at Jaduguda Plant
• Banduhurang uranium mine

Basic & Detail Engineering

• Design & Engineering services for Magnetite by- Product Recovery plant at Turamdih Mill
• Design & Engineering services for installation of Horizontal Belt Filters at Jaduguda Mines

EIA/EMP studies

• Narwapahar, Bagjata, Banduhurang, Mohuldih, Tummalapalle, Gogi, Lambapur-Peddagattu, Bhatin

 

GUJARAT MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

• FR for centralized crushing, blending and ore handling system (2 MTPA) for Kachchh Bauxite Deposit.

 

Coal India Limited

• Bench marking of electrical cum diesel consumption and energy audit for Rohini OCP (2.0MTPY), CCL.
• Vetting of Mining Plan for Kapuria U/G Coal Project of M/s BCCL

 

COAL & MINERAL BLOCK AUCTION

• Assisted SAIL & RINL during coal block auction under MoC.
• Providing handholding services to Jharkhand, Rajasthan, MP, AP & Karnataka States for mineral auction 

and many more………………..

                                                                                                                                               

ASSIGNMENTS ABROAD

Syria

• Appraisal of iron ore resources
• Detailed exploration and DFR including beneficiation plant for iron ore mine
• Capacity enhancement of rock phosphate mines, beneficiation plants, port
• EIA/EMP study

 

Nigeria

• Development of raw material source for Delta  Steel & Ajaokuta Steel plant
• Due diligence for iron ore deposit in accordance to JORC

 

Nepal

• Mine development for Ganesh-Himal Zinc-Lead Project

 

Bolivia

• Long term mine development plan for 25 MTPA iron ore mine project.

 

Kazakhstan

• Development of magnetite mine at Kazakhstan.

 

Libya/Yemen

• Assessment report for development of iron ore mines for investment purpose at Yemen & Libya.

 

Indonesia

• Mine Development for Dawas Coal Mine  in South Sumatra, Indonesia

 

Saudi Arabia

• Assessment of Iron Ore and Titanium Ore Deposit for Mineral Kingdom Co. Saudi Arabia

 

Zimbabwe

• Due diligence for coal mine in Zimbabwe
• Due diligence for prospects of Mineral deposits