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This steel plant is located near Hosepet in the Bellary District of Karnataka. It obtains iron-ore from Hosepet; coal from Kanhan valley (Chhattisgarh)and Singareni (Andhra Pradesh); limestone and dolomite are also available within a distance of 150 km; water from the Tungbhadra Reservoir (about 35 km); and cheap hydel-power from the Tungbhadra Project. In this plant steel is produced with the Corex process which makes use of non-coking coal.