Kazakhstan has the world's largest reserves of the transition metal chromium, amounting to some 230 million metric tons as of 2023. The total global reserves of chromium amounted to an estimated 560 million metric tons that year. Chromium metal is highly valuable due to its hardness and corrosion resistance.
Leading countries based on reserves of chromium worldwide in 2023
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Figures refer to shipping-grade chromite ore, which is deposit quantity and grade normalized to 45% Cr2O3, except for the United States where the grade is normalized to 7% Cr2O3.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Leading countries based on reserves of chromium worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040749/reserves-of-chromium-worldwide-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Leading countries based on reserves of chromium worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040749/reserves-of-chromium-worldwide-by-country/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Leading countries based on reserves of chromium worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040749/reserves-of-chromium-worldwide-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Leading Countries Based on Reserves of Chromium Worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040749/reserves-of-chromium-worldwide-by-country/
US Geological Survey, Leading countries based on reserves of chromium worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040749/reserves-of-chromium-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Leading countries based on reserves of chromium worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040749/reserves-of-chromium-worldwide-by-country/
