The Land Marks Established by Tata Steel

The Land Marks Established by Tata Steel in Metalliferrous Mining

The Land Marks Established by Tata Steel in Metalliferrous Mining  Year Description 1909 Discovery of Deposit at Joda East 1917 Discovery of Deposit at Noamundi 1917 Discovery of Deposit at Khondbond 1925 Manual Mining commenced at Noamundi 1935 Manual Mining commenced for Manganese at Khondbond 1940's Installation of Mono Cable Ropeway, Partial Mechanisation at Noamundi 1949 Discovery of Chrome Deposit at Sukinda 1952 Mining Lease Obtained at Sukinda 1953 Mechanised Section Opened at Noamundi Primary / Secondary Crusher & Washing Plant at Noamundi First Heavy Media Separation plant for Iron Ore Installed at Noamundi 1958 Mechanised Mining Operations with Bi-cable ropeway commenced at Joda East 1960 Manual Mining started at Sukinda. 1962 Manual Mining commenced at Gomardih. 1965 Secondary Crushing & Wagon Loading facilities for unwashed ROM at Joda East 1967 Large scale Mechanisation & Beneficiation of Iron Ore at Noamundi. First Slime pond in India-- prevention of pollution at Noamundi. 1970 Mining for Friable ore Started due to increase in market demand at Sukinda 1971 Installation of Pelletising Plant to use blue dust at Noamundi 1978 Partial mechanisation at Gomardih 1980 Pelletising Plant Closed at Noamundi 1980 Mine mechanization at Sukinda 1989 Installation of Dry circuit material Processing Plant at Noamundi 1990 Commissioning of Chrome ore Beneficiation Plant at Sukinda 1992 Installation of Primary Crusher for Dry Circuit Material at Noamundi 1994 Washing Plant with Dust Suppression & Dust Extraction System and Quick Loading Facilities at Joda East Construction of Zero Discharge Slime Pond Joda East. 1994 Mine Development for Iron Ore at Khondbond 1994 Chrome ore Beneficiation Plant Certified with ISO-9002 at Sukinda 1995 Mechanised Production Commenced at Khondbond 1995 Fully Mechanised Operations Commenced at Gomardih 2000 Production of pyroxenite at Sukinda 2001 2nd Slime dam constructed with Multi discharge point systems at Joda East 2001 Dry Fog Dust suppression system installed at Khondbond 2002 First Slime pond in Mined out Area - A Total conservation effort at Noamundi 2004 Expansion at Noamundi 2005 Jigging Plant Commissioned at Noamundi 2005 Hydrocyclone Commissioned at Noamundi & Joda East 2005 Expansion and modernization of Chrome Ore Beneficiation Plant at Sukinda