having band of iron ore of 100 meters depth. The crusher plant on the top of the hill is connected by a 3 Kms. long haul road to receive iron ore from the mine face by large capacity dump trucks and passes on the crushed product of 100 mm size down to the washing plant situated at the bottom of the hill through a 3.8 Kms. long belt conveyor. The product is screened and washed at the washing plant and then discharged to the bunkers for storage of the finished product .the finished product was being hauled by trucks to Paradip Port through a 150 Kms. long Express Highway and is now moved by railway connected to the port and is being exported to Japan, Romania, China, Malayasia, Pakistan etc.