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Chromite
Chromite, the only commercial source of chromium and its compounds
is strictly speaking a chrome spinel. Chromite is a chromium
ore that contains iron. This iron-chromium oxide, FeCr2O4, with
traces of magnesium and aluminium has different colours from
dark brown to black mineral.
Within the total volume of chromite ore and concentrates produced
in 2003, 91,2% were metallurgical grade, 5,2% chemical grade
and the balance of 3,6% were refractory and foundry grade.
Chromite is used in the ferrous and non-ferrous metals industries,
the chemical industry and the refractories industry, which has
a direct application for chromite as a heat conductive foundry
moulding sand.
Link:
-World
Bureau of Metal Statistics - Statistics 2000 - 2003
-ICDA-The International
Chromium Development Association
Chromite Production
Thousand Tonnes
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| Europe |
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| Allbania |
6.837 |
6.837 |
7.000 |
9.000 |
9.500 |
| Finland |
247.149 |
192.070 |
287.563 |
283.000 |
274.500 |
| Russia (Europe) |
45.000 |
44.000 |
43.000 |
42.000 |
41.000 |
| Turkey |
433.658 |
229.205 |
163.699 |
160.000 |
118.349 |
| total |
732.644 |
472.112 |
501.262 |
494.000 |
443.349 |
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| Africa |
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| South Africa |
2.999.502 |
2.913.132 |
2.420.880 |
2.831.728 |
2.940.000 |
| Sudan |
11.424 |
26.160 |
30.000 |
32.000 |
23.000 |
| Zimbabwe |
294.066 |
300.619 |
351.090 |
337.03 |
320.000 |
| Madagascar |
32.000 |
65.660 |
68.600 |
82.600 |
75.300 |
| total |
3.336.992 |
3.305.571 |
2.870.570 |
3.283.531 |
3.358.300 |
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| Asia |
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| China |
65.000 |
63.000 |
62.000 |
60.000 |
58.000 |
| India |
600.000 |
580.000 |
560.000 |
550.000 |
530.000 |
| Iran |
154.460 |
127.409 |
145.170 |
220.435 |
97.328 |
| Oman |
10.404 |
9.800 |
12.060 |
13.000 |
12.320 |
| Pakistan |
9.789 |
9.000 |
9.900 |
8.928 |
8.500 |
| Philippines |
17.531 |
19.000 |
20.000 |
4.744 |
4.920 |
| total |
857.184 |
808.209 |
809.130 |
857.107 |
711.068 |
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| America |
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| Brazil |
76.050 |
74.100 |
67.876 |
65.000 |
63.000 |
| Cuba |
18.000 |
18.500 |
18.711 |
18.800 |
18.900 |
| total |
94.050 |
92.600 |
86.587 |
83.800 |
81.900 |
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| WORLD
TOTAL |
5.020.870 |
4.678.492 |
4.267.549 |
4.718.438 |
4.594.617 |
Source: Österreichisches Bundesministerium für
Wirtschaft und Arbeit, Abteilung IV/7: World
Mining Data, April 2005
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