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 |