Patent ID: 8273287

Claim:
A plant for the production of ore comprising green agglomerates containing an amount of fines and fluxes, the green agglomerates being provided with an outer coating formed from a combustible containing fine-grained carbon, the plant comprising: a mixer for the ore and the fluxes; and a pelletizing device arranged downstream of the mixer, wherein the pelletizing device is configured as an agglomeration drum having an area within its longitudinal extension provided with a charging means for the combustible, the charging means comprising a conveyor belt projecting into the agglomeration drum, the conveyor belt delivering the combustible into the agglomeration drum, the conveyor belt being configured such that the position of the conveyor belt relative to the longitudinal extension of the agglomeration drum may be varied while the conveyor belt is operating, and thereby the output area of the conveyor belt is changeable, the green agglomerates being provided with the outer coating formed from the combustible in the agglomeration drum.