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List of countries by chromium production information


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 South Africa 17,000,000
2 Turkey Turkey 10,000,000
3 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 6,700,000
4 India India 4,100,000
5 Finland Finland 2,200,000
Other countries 4,000,000
  1. ^ "Mineral Commodity Summaries" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. January 2020.

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