Fundamentals of Pelletizing Iron ORE Training

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07 Dec 2025 Istanbul, Turkey $ 4,500 Register

Fundamentals of Pelletizing Iron ORE Training

Introduction

This course aims to provide non-technical participants, with interests associated directly or indirectly with the mining, mineral processing, and manufacturing industries, understanding of the processes involved in converting iron making raw materials into steel products. The course will include an overview of the geology, mining, and preparation of iron making raw materials from a global perspective. A detailed description of the processes involved in a typical steel plant site will be provided. The impact of raw material characteristics will be highlighted where appropriate.

The course will also investigate trends in steel production practices and examine some of the possible future directions for steelmaking technology and equipment. Recognizing that the steel industry is a large, complex, and important cornerstone of the economy in many countries, some of the major supporting activities will also be discussed.

Objectives

    This course aims to provide non-technical participants, with interests associated directly or indirectly with the mining, mineral processing, and manufacturing industries, understanding of the processes involved in converting iron making raw materials into steel products. The course will include an overview of the geology, mining, and preparation of iron making raw materials from a global perspective. A detailed description of the processes involved in a typical steel plant site will be provided. The impact of raw material characteristics will be highlighted where appropriate.

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone with interests associated directly or indirectly with the mining, mineral processing, and manufacturing industries who want to understand the processes involved in converting iron making raw materials into steel products. Mining company marketing managers, geologists, and operational staff, finance industry analysts, and investors.

Course Outline

Understanding the Building Blocks

Introduction & overview

  • Examine samples of the raw materials and in-process products
  • overview of a steelworks site identifying the key components
  • introduce the major jargon – incl. semi-finished and finished products

Iron ore fundamentals

  • Geology
  • Types
  • Deposit locations
  • Products

Sintering

  • Process flowsheet description
  • Key operational characteristics

Pelletising

  • Process flowsheet description
  • Key operational characteristics

Coal fundamentals

  • Geology
  • Types
  • Deposit locations
  • Products

Coal preparation

  • Process flowsheet description
  • Key operational characteristics

Coke-making

  • Process flowsheet description
  • Key operational characteristics
  • By-product versus non-recovery batteries

Blast furnace ironmaking

  • Process flowsheet description
  • Key operational characteristics

Oxygen steelmaking

  • Process flowsheet description
  • Key operational characteristics
  • Hot metal pre-treatment

Electric steelmaking & stainless steel

  • Process flowsheet description
  • Key operational characteristics

Ladle refining & vacuum degassing

  • Process flowsheet description
  • Key operational characteristics

Forming, rolling & coating

  • Process flowsheet description
  • Key operational characteristics

Putting the Building Blocks Together

Raw material trade & materials handling

  • Iron ore and coal trade flows
  • Shipping
  • Stockpiles

Measures & process implications of iron ore quality

  • Chemical analysis
  • Physical properties
  • Lump versus fine ore
  • Mineralogy

Measures & process implications of coal quality

  • Proximate analysis
  • Physical properties
  • Carbonization properties
  • Caking and non-caking coals
  • Petrographic analysis

Measures & process implications of sinter, pellet & coke quality

  • Chemical analysis
  • Physical analysis
  • Cold strength tests
  • Hot strength tests

Process implications on blast furnace operations & hot metal quality

  • Impact of sinter and pellet quality on blast furnace operation
  • Impact of coke quality on blast furnace operation
  • Blast furnace operation with pulverized coal injection (PCI)
  • Hot metal pre-treatment

Implications of steel product requirements

  • Impact of steel grade on steelmaking operations
  • Impact of steel product type on post steelmaking treatment

Slags

  • Blast furnace slag
  • Steelmaking slags
  • Utilization of slags

Refractories, energy & in-plant transportation

  • What are refractories and where are they used
  • Overview of the steelworks energy balance
  • Torpedo and other ladles

Steel trade & other marketing issues

  • The market for semi-finished steel products
  • Long products versus flat products

Plant layout & location issues

  • Product flow within the steel plant
  • Coastal versus inland sites
  • Strategic advantage in location – proximity to raw materials, market etc.

Recent trends & possible future process developments

  • Alternative cokemaking processes
  • Alternative ironmaking processes
  • Steelmaking practice innovations 

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