The iron ore pellets are produced in our Pellets Plant facilities.
Pellet Plant, this product is classified into:
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Basic or Autofunding Pellets
Iron ore fines agglomerated in the form of nodules. The term self-fluxing means that they are manufactured with a special alkali additive such as limestone or dolomite. It is used in direct charging to blast furnaces for pig iron production.
Used in direct charging to blast furnaces for pig iron production.
Law:
65% Fe.
Dimensions:
9 to 16 mm. 85% Min.
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DIRECT REDUCTION PELLET
Agglomerated iron ore in pellet form, for use in direct reduction processes, which require lower impurities and higher iron content than blast furnace. It is used in steelmaking processes direct reduction method, which deliver sponge iron as a product.
Law:
66.4% Faith
Dimensions:
9.5 to 15.9 mm. 89% Min.
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PELLET CHIP
It is the pellet that has been broken in its production process.
It is regularly used in sintering process, in coal washing, formation of muds used in oil well drilling.
Law:
65% Fe. 66.4% Fe
Dimensions:
9 to 16 mm. 85% Min. 9.5 to 15.9 mm. 89% Min.
Copiapó Valley 
Cerro Negro Norte Mine 
Magnetite Plant 
Puerto Punta Totoralillo 
Huasco Valley 
Los Colorados Mine 
Pellets Plant 
Puerto Guacolda II 
Elqui Valley 
El Romeral Mines 
Pleito Mine 
Puerto Guayacán 
Iron is the fourth most common element in the earth's crust, after oxygen (46%), silicon (28%) and aluminum (8%). It has high strength, conducts heat and electricity well
Magnetic iron has advantages over hematitic ores, as it contributes to the sustainability of the steelmaking process. With this product, less raw materials and energy are required in the production of steel.
Its main application is the production of cast iron and steel, materials used in construction, large infrastructures, manufacturing industry, automotive, among other uses.