Jamshedpur, May 20: Kiriburu iron ore mine of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) situated in the state has been certified for ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

Operating under SAIL’s raw material division, Kiriburu iron ore mine is the first mine to receive the Quality Management System certification. The mine has recorded the lowest cost of production for three years consecutively.

The ISO 9001 certification testifies the mine’s systematic improvement in process, quality and maintenance that boosts SAIL’s global competitiveness in setting its mines on strict quality track.

Spokesperson of SAIL, A.K. Singh said Kiriburu iron ore mine, which has planned to ramp up iron ore production to 4.1 MT in the current fiscal, has taken up a number of projects for further improvement in quality and productivity.

The major upcoming projects include augmentation of capacity of screens and secondary crushers, replacement of bucket wheel reclaimer and re-commissioning of tertiary crusher.

Another step the mine is taking is related to environment protection.

The mine would soon commission water recovery system to bring down the natural water consumption, which is a step ahead in making the mine environment-friendly.

Concerned over environment protection, the mines also bagged the ISO 14001 Environment Management System certification, earlier in June, 2002.