Chemistry:List of countries by chromium production
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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 | ![]() |
17,000,000 |
2 | ![]() |
10,000,000 |
3 | ![]() |
6,700,000 |
4 | ![]() |
4,100,000 |
5 | ![]() |
2,200,000 |
Other countries | 4,000,000 |
References
- ↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries". United States Geological Survey. January 2020. https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2020/mcs2020-chromium.pdf.
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