British Steel employees and government officials are set to spend Monday working to avoid shutdown of Scunthorpe's steel works.
After the Government's emergency intervention on Saturday, there is an urgent need to secure sufficient raw materials to maintain operations at the plant's two blast furnaces.
Without essential supplies such as coking coal and iron ore, the furnaces could cool down potentially causing irreversible damage.
Companies such as Tata and Rainham Steel have stepped forward with offers of managerial assistance and material supplies to support British Steel.
Charlotte Brumpton-Childs, GMB union national officer, said she is "wholly reassured" that the coking coal bound for the furnaces at Scunthorpe will be "paid for and unloaded over the next couple of days" at Immingham Bulk Terminal.
She told BBC Breakfast: "I spoke to British Steel late yesterday evening and was wholly reassured, actually.
"I've (been) told that the coke that's at Immingham Bulk Terminal will be paid for and unloaded over the next couple of days and that Government are working at pace to secure the rest of the raw materials that are currently on the ocean."
On Sunday, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said: "When I said steelmaking has a future in the UK, I meant it."
He added: "That's why we've passed these new powers to save British Steel at Scunthorpe, and that's why my team are already hard at work on the ground to keep jobs going and furnaces burning."
The urgency to obtain raw materials and avert the cooling of the blast furnaces was the driving force behind the Government's decision to recall Parliament on Saturday in order to pass emergency legislation aimed at keeping the site operational.
Following claims that Jingye, the Chinese owner of British Steel, had halted raw material orders sparking fears of an imminent plant closure, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) sprang into action. On Monday, DBT officials and British Steel employees will work together to transport nearby materials to the site and ensure staff salaries continue to be paid, PA reports.
Ministers remain optimistic about finding a private investor for British Steel, despite the enormous cost of modernising the Scunthorpe plant, estimated to be in the billions of pounds.
However, over the weekend, Mr Reynolds conceded that full nationalisation is the most likely short-term solution.
He said: "Steel is vital for our national security and our ambitious plans for the housing, infrastructure and manufacturing sectors in the UK.
"We will set out a long-term plan to co-invest with the private sector to ensure steel in the UK has a bright and sustainable future."
It was reported in March that British Steel was losing around £700,000 a day at the Scunthorpe site and launched a consultation on the closure of the two remaining blast furnaces.
On Sunday, Conservative MP for Brigg and Immingham, Martin Vickers, told Scunthorpe Live there had been "tentative approaches" towards the leadership in North Lincolnshire Council from a prospective buyer. He said: "I know Rob Waltham, the Leader of North Lincolnshire Council, has had tentative approaches. That is at a very early stage though."
Councillor Waltham said he is meeting with representatives of a firm within the energy sector this week, but he could not say which company.
"They are interested in taking over because they are a huge energy user", he said. "There are definitely people interested in taking over [the steelworks]. But, in my view, I don't think it should be going back into private ownership straight away because there is a significant period for the Government to understand what is needed to support the steelworks to make it sustainable and I don't think there should be a quick passport into the private sector."
Reflecting on the recent action to save the steel works, national secretary for steel for the Community union, Alun Davies, told Scunthorpe Live: "The support has been superb. It has been an uplifting experience. This is a big win for us. It is exciting to see, finally, a Government which cares about our future. It can only get better from here."
