Industrial Minerals


Head of major Indian state calls for ban on chromite exports

26 January 2012

by John Ollett

Claims only 66m tonnes of chromite left in India; encourages Zimbabwe-like ban

Keywords: chromite, chrome ore, chromium, steel, refractories

Chief minister of the Indian state Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, has called for a ban on chromite exports, citing dwindling resources, Indian press reported.

The state of Odisha contains 95% of India’s chrome resources which adds up to roughly 1% of global reserves.

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