ABSTRACT: The mineral beneficiatlon studies on the Hasançalebi ironore deposit intlcate that the pellet and sinter concentrates contain a number-of titanium and alkaline minerals in high proportions that could result in some problems in the blast furnace processes. The mlneralogicai investigation of the samples from this deposit reveals the presence of titanium minerals in the decreasing order of abundance: ilmeno-magnetite, ilmenlte, rutile, sphene (titanite). Only the ilmeno-magnetite passes through in to the pellet concentrates while the ilmenite, rutile and sphene together with the ilmen ite-magnetite are present in the sinter concentrates. The alkaline, minerals, which ore mainly biotite and scapolite, are observed in higher proportions in the sinter concentrates than in the pel et concentrates.