This is a list of countries by chromium ore mining in 2019, based on the United States Geological Survey.[1]
Chromium is a chemical element that is designated by the symbol Cr and has an atomic number of 24. It is usually found as the mineral chromite, from which ferrochrome is produced in a smelting process.
Rank | Country/Region | Chromium ore production (tonnes) |
---|---|---|
World | 44,000,000 | |
1 | South Africa | 17,000,000 |
2 | Turkey | 10,000,000 |
3 | Kazakhstan | 6,700,000 |
4 | India | 4,100,000 |
5 | Finland | 2,200,000 |
Other countries | 4,000,000 |
References
edit- ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. January 2020.