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Rungta Mines Karakolha sponge iron plant

operating

Karakolha, Asia Pacific, India

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Process Route

DRI

Timeline

Announced2002
Operating2006

Capacity (ttpa)

DRI

180

Iron Units

DRI
DRI 1operating
36 ttpawiki
DRI
DRI 2operating
36 ttpawiki
DRI
DRI 3operating
36 ttpawiki
DRI
DRI 4operating
36 ttpawiki
DRI
DRI 5operating
36 ttpawiki
DRI
unknown DRI (1)announced
309 ttpawiki

Steel Units

IF
unknown IF (1)announced
116 ttpa20 twiki
IF
unknown IF (2)announced
116 ttpa20 twiki
IF
unknown IF (3)announced
116 ttpa20 twiki
IF
unknown IF (4)announced
116 ttpa20 twiki
IF
unknown IF (5)announced
116 ttpa20 twiki

Inputs & Energy

Power 109 MW CPP (30 MW WHRB; 79 MW AFBC/CFBC)

Iron ore Captive mine; OMC and other private mines

Met coal imported and domestic

Steel Products

billet

Ownership

Owner Rungta Mines Ltd

Parent Rungta Mines Ltd [100.0%]

Workforce 1,444 employees

Country Context

India crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.

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Plant data sourced from the Global Iron & Steel Tracker (March 2026), Global Energy Monitor. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Production data: USGS Minerals Yearbook — Raw Steel: World Production by Country or Locality (2019 edition; 2022 and 2023 early release tables). U.S. Geological Survey, public domain. EAF/BOF splits: USGS Minerals Yearbook (2023 estimates).