Genesis of pyrrhotite catalysts from different ii-on ore concentrates and p
ure iron oxides was investigated using the method of mechanochemical treatm
ent in a planetary mill. The dispersion and fine crystalline structure of o
xide and pyrrhotite particles were studied as the function of mechanical lo
ad, sulfiding temperature and mode of preparation. Methods fur the preparat
ion of high performance iron ore-based catalysts for brown coal hydrogenati
on have been developed.