TRL Krosaki is equipped with two of its own mines of Quartzite & Non-Plastic Fireclay to cater as captive source for its Silica Department & High alumina department. The Quartzite mine is located at Chhuinpali village of Jharsuguda district and the Fire clay mine is located at Talabasta Village of Cuttack district in Odisha State.
Chhuinpali Quartzite mine is spread over on a Leasehold area of 102.123 Hectares of non-forest land. This mine produces Refractory Grade Quartzite with SiO2 content 98.5%. Reserve of this grade of Quartzite in Chhuinpali Mine is 18.00 Million Tonne which renders a long life to this mine. In addition to fulfilling the requirement of our Belpahar Plant, this mine also sells Quartzite to other Refractory units in Odisha.
Chhuinpali mine is also exploring the possibility to sell approximately 10000 MT/month of Quartzite to other Refractory units and Steel Industries inside and outside Odisha. Mining operation is being conducted, deploying Heavy Earth Moving Machinery and satisfying all the requirements by Government authorities like DGMS, IBM, MoEF, SPCB and Steel & Mines as per statute.