TSE ISO/TR 13352

TSE ISO/TR 13352 is a technical guide for interpreting the ISO 9000 series in the iron ore industry. It focuses on how quality management concepts can be applied across the iron ore production chain and covers the application context of mining, ore concentrating, pelletizing, packaging, and shipping processes.

Quality system meaning in the iron ore production chain

The iron ore sector is shaped by natural variability in raw materials, so quality management has to operate consistently throughout the process. In general, the ISO 9000 series deals with how an organisation defines, documents, controls, and improves quality. This technical report helps translate that general approach into the typical activities of the iron ore industry, so that product characteristics, process stages, and shipping preparation can be assessed within a single quality framework.

What makes this guidance distinctive

• It addresses the full flow from mining through shipping.
• It is a guidance document for interpreting the ISO 9000 series in the iron ore sector.
• It helps explain sector-specific use of quality assurance and quality management terminology.
• It connects general quality system principles with documentation, process control, and consistency in industrial practice.

For that reason, the document is better understood as a sectoral reference for applying existing quality system standards than as a standalone product specification. In iron ore operations, quality is not limited to the final material; it also includes process stability, lot-to-lot consistency, and readiness for shipment. The value of this technical report lies in linking the general language of quality management to the operating realities of the iron ore industry.