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Irreplaceable chromium deposits in Alaska

Together, roughly 27,800 tons of ore averaging 42% chromium oxide, having a chromium-to-iron ratio of 2.75-to-1 was mined from the chromite deposits at Red Mountain and Claim Point. Much of the chromite deposits at the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula are on lands owned by Cook Inlet Region Inc., more commonly known as CIRI, an Alaska Native ...

Interactive map of mineral resources and mines …

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Resources Data System catalogs information about mineral resources around the United States and the world. Using the map tool, users can zoom in to obtain reports and data on past and …

Zimbabwe, a country with plenteousness of minerals

In addition to diamonds, platinum group metals, and gold, chrome is one of Zimbabwe's principal exports. With deposits of roughly 10 billion tonnes, the nation contains the second-largest high-grade chromium ores in the world, behind South Africa. Chrome is primarily mined from the seam and stratiform deposits along Zimbabwe's Great Dyke.

Top 5 minerals produced in zimbabwe

Gold. Endowed with over 4,000 recorded gold deposits, Zimbabwe boasts the second largest gold reserves per square kilometer in the world. As the country's largest export, gold is vital to Zimbabwe's economy, serving as the primary driver of growth in the near term and attracting the most foreign direct investment into the country.

Global chromium reserves by country 2023

Kazakhstan has the world's largest reserves of the transition metal chromium, amounting to some 230 million metric tons as of 2023. ... which is deposit quantity and grade normalized to 45% Cr2O3 ...

Chromite: The only mineral ore of chromium …

Stratiform, Podiform, and Beach Sands. Small amounts of chromite are found in many types of rock. However, chromite deposits that are large enough for mining are generally found in: 1) stratiform deposits (large masses of igneous rock …

Typomorphic feature of chromium sericite in granite hosted gold …

The Cr 2 O 3 contents of the chromium sericite in gold deposits hosted in granite is below 1.92 wt.%, much lower than those hosted in basic to ultrabasic volcanics like Helmo deposit in Canada. Different Cr background abundance and alteration degree are the reasons to explain these phenomenon. Chromium sericite occurring under low Cr background ...

Geological setting, tectonic evolution and spatio-temporal

A total of 322 deposits have been collected, including 26 copper deposits, 23 copper-gold deposits, 41 gold deposits, 30 bauxite deposits, 8 potash deposits, 18 nickel deposits, 6 chromite deposits, 67 tungsten and tin deposits, 44 iron deposits, 37 lead-zinc deposits, 4 manganese deposits and 8 antimony deposits (note: no resource reserves ...

Critical Metals in Black Shales | U.S. Geological Survey

Identification of black shale-hosted critical element deposits in the U.S. (initial focus on the Heath Formation metalliferous oil shales in Montana); and; Evaluation of processes that form metal-enriched black shale deposits. Return to Mineral Resources Program | Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center

Compositions and tectonic settings of chromite deposits …

Chromium ore deposits range in age from 3.5-billion year-old chromite in the Selukwe greenstone belt (Zimbabwe) to the ophiolite-hosted Miocene deposits of New Caledonia. They provide indications of the evolving earth's tectonic processes in oceanic and continental crust and mantle.Podiform orebodies are hosted in peridotites, mostly now ...

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iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries ... French Guiana: gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum, clay French Polynesia: timber, fish ...

Typomorphic feature of chromium sericite in granite hosted …

The Cr 2 O 3 contents of the chromium sericite in gold deposits hosted in granite is below 1.92 wt.%, much lower than those hosted in basic to ultrabasic volcanics like Helmo …

(PDF) Solid Mineral Deposits and Mining in Nigeria: -A …

Small deposits of gold, manganese, iron, chromium and nickel a re . associate d with the schist belts in the nort hwest in . Zamfara and Kaduna States; north-central in .

Irreplaceable chromium deposits in Alaska

Rich chromite deposits on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula were able to ease some of these concerns by providing a domestic supply of chromite to help fill America's increased demand for chromium during both World Wars.

Basics of Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Chromium

The largest deposits of chromium are located in South Africa (first place in the world, ~2/5 of chromite ores and concentrates), Kazakhstan (second place, ~1/3), Russian Federation, Zimbabwe, and Madagascar. Smaller deposits are in Turkey, India, Armenia, Brazil, and Philippines. The deposits are represented by massive and impregnated ores in ...

Platinum-Nickel-Chromium Deposits: Geology, Exploration …

Platinum-Nickel-Chromium Deposits: Geology, Exploration, and Reserve Base is the first reference book to combine information on the discovery of numerous minerals within existing deposits. This book recognizes the close affinity and great natural coexistence of platinum, palladium, chromium, nickel, copper, gold, and silver hosted by unique stratigraphy …

No viable substitute for critical chromium

Past investigations have identified 31 deposits at Red Mountain that contain at least 30 percent chromite and 20 of these are estimated to contain roughly 97,000 tons of chromium …

Chromium (Cr) Ore | Minerals, Formation, Deposits

Chromium (Cr) ore plays a crucial role in various industries due to its unique properties and versatility. Some of the key industries where chromium ore is of significant importance include: 1. Stainless Steel Production: Stainless steel, which is widely used in various applications such as construction, automotive, aerospac…

Chromite Deposits: Mineralogy, Petrology and …

Magmatic chromite deposits (chromitites) are the main source of chromium for industrial use, and, in some cases, they may carry variable amounts of accessory metals (Ni, Cu, Au, and platinum-group elements) which may …

Oxygen, boron, chromium and niobium enrichment in …

The "Jiaodong type" gold deposits were formed at ca. 120–130 Ma both in the margins and interior of the NCC. Two explosive breccia gold deposits formed at ac. 180 Ma and 120 Ma and are located in the southern margin and the interior of the NCC. Important skarn gold deposits of ca. 128 Ma formed within the interior of the NCC. Although the ...

Platinum-Nickel-Chromium Deposits | ScienceDirect

Geochemistry is compared highlighting the enrichment and deficiency between major compounds and trace elements of four major platinum–nickel–chromium deposits. The natural association …

Why chromium thin films are used as an adhesion layer in …

I am currently trying to build a microelectrode with 5 um size features. I first attempted to do a wet etching method in which I deposited chromium and then gold on piranah-cleaned borosilicate ...

Platinum-Nickel-Chromium Deposits by Swapan Kumar …

Platinum-Nickel-Chromium Deposits: Geology, Exploration, and Reserve Base is the first reference book to combine information on the discovery of numerous minerals within existing deposits. This book recognizes the close affinity and great natural coexistence of platinum, palladium, chromium, nickel, copper, gold, and silver hosted by unique stratigraphy (mafic …

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Platinum-Nickel-Chromium Deposits: Geology, Exploration and Reserve Base This foundational reference book from one of the world's leading geoscientists presents unique coverage of the coexistence and affinity of high-value mineral …

Platinum-Nickel-Chromium Deposits: Geology, Exploration …

Platinum-Nickel-Chromium Deposits: Geology, Exploration, and Reserve Base. is the first reference book to combine information on the discovery of numerous minerals within existing deposits.. This book recognizes the close affinity and great natural coexistence of platinum, palladium, chromium, nickel, copper, gold, and silver hosted by unique stratigraphy …

Solid Mineral Deposits and Mining in Nigeria:

Small deposits of gold, manganese, iron, chromium and nickel are associated with the schist belts in the northwest in Zamfara and Kaduna States; north-central in Niger and Kogi States and in the southwes in Osun and Oyo States. The Older Granite pegmatites containing sporadic tin, niobiumtantalum, gemstones and industrial minerals are best ...

Exploring for Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE Ore Bodies with …

About the Author(s) Circé Malo-Lalande graduated from Laval University in Geological Engineering (2001) and received a Masters degree for her work with time-domain electromagnetics for magmatic nickel deposits at École Polytechnique de Montréal (2003). Since 2003, she has played many roles in the mining industry, developing a wide range of …

Overview of Nigeria's Mineral Resources in the Context of …

deposits. Orogenic gold is the dominant source in Western Africa, and parts of Southern . ... Chromium is a very important metal in the iron and steel industry where it is used a s an .

Geology of the World's Major Gold Deposits and Provinces

Stephen J. Turner, Graeme Reynolds, Steffen G. Hagemann, 2020. "Chapter 13: Boddington: An Enigmatic Giant Archean Gold-Copper (Molybdenum-Silver) Deposit in the Southwest Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia", Geology of the World's Major Gold Deposits and Provinces, Richard H. Sillitoe, Richard J. Goldfarb, François Robert, Stuart F. Simmons

South Africa Mineral

The reserves are huge, which is the main object of gold production and mining in South Africa, and it is also the largest deposit type with the largest reserves among all kinds of gold deposits in the world. the gold in the Barberton area belongs to the green stone type( main gold-bearing quartz vein type) and produced in the Archean greenstone ...