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FT-94256

IRON ORE
Da Hong Shan Iron Ore Pre-Feasibility Study for
2 mtpy Mine

CLIENT
S.P. Investment Ltd.
LOCATION
Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
YEAR
1994 1995
SCOPE
Review mineralogical characteristic
Flowsheets development for 2 mtpy plant
Review cost estimate & financial analysis


SERVICES RENDERED
Included in the project were the review of the
engineering work carried out by KISC regarding the
mineralogical analysis of the ore body, the mining
method, the laboratory test work, the development of
the flowsheet of the concentrator plant and the slurry
pipeline transportation system of the concentrate to the
concentrate storage receiving tank.
The evaluation of all investment costs for the facilities
and operation to deliver an iron concentrate to steel
plant was based on the following technical aspects:
Underground construction of all material handling
facilities, ventilation doors and system, pumping
station, compressed air and communications.
All pre-production development activities.
The review of the flowsheet design proposed by
KISC and Met-Chem recommendations for further
pilot plant testwork at the time of the complete
feasibility study.
The review of the design parameters of the
concentrate slurry pipeline transportation system.
An estimate of the work forces necessary to operate
the mining equipment, concentrator plant and
pipeline equipment.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The evaluation of all investment costs for the facilities
and operating costs to deliver an iron concentrate to the
steel plant was based on the following technical
aspects:
Determination of design parameters based on the
Vertical Crater Retreat (VCR) underground mining
method: two 2,500 m access ramps (20% grade) to
access the main core of the ore body, all the raises
necessary for the ventilation and ore/waste passes

systems, drifting to ore, haulage drifts, underground
conveyors declines, and the necessary excavations
for the crusher, garage, lunchroom, pump rooms,
explosives and miscellaneous storage, refuges, etc.
Underground construction of all material handling
facilities, ventilation doors and system, pumping
station, compressed air distribution and
communications.
All pre-production development activities.
The review of the flowsheet design proposed by
KISC and Met-Chem recommendations for further
pilot plant testwork at the time of the complete
feasibility study.
The review of the design parameters of the
concentrate slurry pipeline transportation system.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Kunming Iron & Steel Company (KISC) is a state
owned corporation that operates an integrated steel
making facility in Anning, approximately 50 km east of
Kunming, Yunnan province, China.
KISC also intended to develop the Da Hong Shan iron
ore body to supply the 3,000,000 tonnes per year of iron
ore concentrate by year 2000.
SP Investment LTD and KISC intended to invest in the
development of the DA Hong Shan mine and the
construction of the concentrator to upgrade the ore and
the slurry pipeline system to transport the concentrate
ore to Anning. SP retained the Services of Met-Chem to
carry out a pre-feasibility study.