An iron ore crushing and screening plant is a processing facility that sizes raw iron ore extracted from mines to prepare it for use in blast furnaces or other industrial processes.
Purpose: It crushes iron ore into optimal sizes, reduces impurities, and ensures efficient processing.
How It Works:

  1. Feeding: Large iron ore chunks are transferred to a primary crusher via a feeder.

  2. Primary Crushing: Jaw or gyratory crushers reduce ore to 100-300 mm.

  3. Secondary Crushing: Cone crushers further break it down to 20-80 mm.

  4. Screening: Vibrating screens classify the crushed ore by size (dust, gravel, coarse fragments).

  5. Tertiary Crushing (if required): Vertical shaft impactors produce finer sizes (<10 mm).

  6. Stockpiling & Transport: Sized ore is conveyed to storage areas or processing plants.
    Applications:

  • Steel production (raw material for blast furnaces)

  • Feedstock for sinter and pellet plants

  • Heavy machinery manufacturing

  • Specialized construction fill material