Excavator and mining haul truck
Iron ore mining and processing

Iron ore
for steelmaking.

Concentrate, high-grade ore and pellets.
Contact us to discuss your supply needs.

Our products Our process
OPEN-PIT MINING · BENEFICIATION · PELLETS About us
67.6–70.2 %

Iron in concentrate

65.2–67.0 %

Iron in unfluxed pellets

63.6–66.5 %

Iron in fluxed pellets

Excavator at an ore mining site
01 / About us

Mining and
ore processing.

LLC VECTOR was founded in 2014. The company mines and processes iron ore and employs a team of 375 specialists.

The second phase of the beneficiation plant was commissioned in 2019, increasing its annual capacity to 35,000 tonnes of ore. The main customers are steelworks in Russia.

The product range includes iron ore concentrate, high-grade ore, fluxed pellets and unfluxed pellets. The company is also developing a lithium project with plans to produce lithium chloride.

Production departments
Fe mining → processing
→ finished products
02 / Products

Products and
specifications.

Concentrate, high-grade ore, fluxed pellets and unfluxed pellets. See below for iron content and basicity.

01 Fe
CONCENTRATE

Iron ore
concentrate

Produced by beneficiating ferruginous quartzite using magnetic separation.

67.6–70.2% Fe iron content
02 Fe
PELLETS / UNFLUXED

Unfluxed
pellets

Iron ore pellets for use in the steel industry.

65.2–67.0% Fe iron content
03 Fe
PELLETS / FLUXED

Fluxed
pellets

Iron ore pellets with a basicity range of 0.5–0.8.

63.6–66.5% Fe iron content
04 / HIGH-GRADE ORE

High-grade iron ore

Ore with a high iron content is dispatched directly after open-pit extraction.

50–56%iron content · Fe
Basicity of fluxed pellets: 0.5–0.8 Enquire about supply
03 / Technology

From mining
to dispatch.

Ore processing begins with mining, crushing, grinding and magnetic separation, followed by concentrate production, pellet production and dispatch.

PROCESSING STAGES Fe

Ore processing diagramSimplified view of the processing stages

  1. Open-pit extraction of ore and ferruginous quartzite.

  2. Preparing mined material for processing.

  3. Grinding quartzite for beneficiation.

  4. Recovering the iron-bearing fraction.

  5. Producing beneficiated iron ore material.

  6. Producing fluxed and unfluxed pellets.

  7. Dispatching finished products to customers.

High-grade ore containing 50–56% iron is dispatched separately, directly after extraction.
Excavator at an ore mining site
04 / Production

Production
departments.

  • 01
    Management
  • 02
    Mining departmentOpen-pit iron ore mining
  • 03
    Beneficiation departmentWith an on-site laboratory
  • 04
    Mechanical repair sectionIncluding a foundry
  • 05
    Dispatch sectionDispatch of finished products
  • 06
    Power section
  • 07
    Central warehouse
  • 08
    Technical quality control department
05 / Quality control

Raw material analysis.
Product inspection.

Laboratory

The beneficiation laboratory analyses the composition of iron ore raw materials.

Quality inspection

The quality inspection department is responsible for finished products.

STO 28584391-0002-2019

Product requirements

Requirements for iron ore for sintering are set out in STO 28584391-0002-2019, “Iron ore for sintering. General specifications”.

06 / Projects and development
New project

Lithium
development.

LLC VECTOR is expanding its mineral resources business. The new project includes a lithium mine and lithium chloride production.

The project began in March 2026. Completion of the production line is planned for April 2027.

Mine capacity
10,000 t/year
Project start
Production line completion
Planned date
07 / Contacts

Discuss your
supply needs.

Email us with the product you need, the quantity and the delivery destination.

Contact details

Phone +7 (902) 182‑10‑14
Email vector101214@yandex.ru
Address
2 Leningradsky Prospekt
Olenegorsk, Murmansk Region, 184530
Russia