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Commoditychromium

Critical · 2 lists

Chromium · Cr

base_metal · primary

USGS_2022

USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2025

global total: 338,330 thousand metric tonsHHI 0.26 · Concentrated

Provenance

Where this data comes from

BGS World Mineral Statistics
USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
USGS DS-140 (nominal)
USGS MCS (Chromite ore (gross weight), d)
USGS MCS (Chromium metal (gross weight),)
USGS MCS (Ferrochromium (chromium conten)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026

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1South Africa
32.5%110,000 thousand metric tons
2Kazakhstan
29.6%100,000 thousand metric tons
3Zimbabwe
23.1%78,000 thousand metric tons
4India
8.0%27,000 thousand metric tons
5Finland
4.7%16,000 thousand metric tons
6Turkey
1.7%5,700 thousand metric tons
7Brazil
0.3%1,000 thousand metric tons
8United States
0.2%630 thousand metric tons

8 countries shown · USGS-defined economic reserves

Supply · named deposits

Deposits

Highly concentrated6 estimates · 6 deposits

6,014 distinct deposits across the roster · 6,016 occurrences

Geographic spread

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United States 5,052 · Cuba 181 · South Africa 82 · India 72 · Zimbabwe 63

Named producers

Ug2 Chromite Layer (Eastern Bushveld) · South AfricaBushveld Cr
Western Bushveld: Ug2 Chromitite Layer · South AfricaMAGMATIC, STRATIFORM, DISSEMINATED
Western Bushveld: Mankwe-Bafokeng Sector · South AfricaMAGMATIC, STRATIFORM, MASSIVE
Rustenburg Mine · South Africa
Rustenburg Platinum · South AfricaMerensky Reef PGE

Resource & reserve estimates

GasquetProven300,000 metric tons

Guanajibo DepositInferred220,000 metric tons

Las Mesas DepositInferred170,000 metric tons

Maricao West DepositInferred27,000 metric tons

North depositInferred25,000 metric tons

Supply · geochemical abundance

Geochemistry

5 summaries · 5 media

Element · mediumDetection · share of samplesConcentration · median to max

Cr coal

7,560 samples

99%

12.7 ppm · max 259 ppm

Cr soil

93,966 samples

97%

50 ppm · max 100,000 ppm

Cr sediment

298,216 samples

97%

70 ppm · max 150,000 ppm

Cr concentrate

134,218 samples

88%

150 ppm · max 250,000 ppm

Cr rock

341,802 samples

78%

50 ppm · max 350,000 ppm

USGS National Geochemical Database · sorted by detection · detected-sample concentration

Supply · held inventory

Stocks (year-end)

2021–2025 · USGS MCS

Latest · 2025

5.0Kt

0.0% YoY

20212022202320242025

Supply · recycling

Secondary supply - scrap flow

United States · 2025 · USGS MCS

$977M of scrap consumed

domestic35%imported32%exported32%

Eurostat WEEE and battery end-of-life flows (Phase 6.1.1) are recorded at country level without commodity decomposition. Querying country profiles for EU member states will surface those flows; the commodity profile cannot decompose them today.

Supply · out of the ground

Top producers · 2024

1,634 records

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1🇿🇦South Africa

22,919,732 t55%

2🇰🇿Kazakhstan

7,047,000 t17%

3🇮🇳India

3,026,273 t7%

4🇹🇷Turkey

2,981,930 t7%

5🇿🇼Zimbabwe

Supply

Global production over time

2015 → 2024latest42,396,616tonnes (metric)+39% · 10y

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024

USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)

USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047

USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019

usgs myb1 chromium 2022

usgs myb1 chromium 2023

12 sources · click to verify

USGS USMIN · deposit-level contained-metal estimates

2,454,600 t6%

6🇫🇮Finland

815,793 t2%

7🇦🇱Albania

700,000 t2%

8🇷🇺Russia

615,000 t1%

9🇧🇷Brazil

529,947 t1%

10🇴🇲Oman

296,000 t1%

Live

Ir100%Canada · top share Rh100%Canada · top share Ru100%Canada · top share Ga98%China · top share Ge94%China · top share Nb92%Brazil · top share Si82%China · top share W79%China · top share Co77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share 75%China · top share Te75%China · top share 75%China · top share In74%China · top share Pt73%South Africa · top share Cu70%China · top share 66%China · top share V64%China · top share Li64%Australia · top share Al66%China · top share Ni65%Indonesia · top share Pb62%China · top share As50%Peru · top share Mg58%China · top share Be55%USA · top share Cr55%South Africa · top share Bi54%China · top share Pd44%Russia · top share Ta46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share 49%China · top share Sb43%China · top share Re44%Chile · top share B44%Turkey · top share U38%Kazakhstan · top share Zr36%Australia · top share Mn39%South Africa · top share Zn39%China · top share Ti28%Mozambique · top share Ag34%Mexico · top share 29%Canada · top share 26%China · top share Sn26%China · top share 🇨🇱 CLCutax2024 🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022 🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023 🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024 🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022 🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020 🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024 🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024 🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge 🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effect Li+38%concentration shift 🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

Concentration

HHI

0.35

Concentrated

Top-1: 55%
Top-3: 80%
Top-5: 93%
NIR: 79%

Active alerts · 1

55%
South Africa · top share

Critical lists · 2

USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Sources · 12

BGS World Mineral Statistics
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
usgs myb1 chromium 2022
usgs myb1 chromium 2023
+ 7 more in the Provenance section

Concentration

HHI

0.35

Concentrated

Top-1: 55%
Top-3: 80%
Top-5: 93%
NIR: 79%

Active alerts · 1

55%
South Africa · top share

Critical lists · 2

USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Sources · 12

BGS World Mineral Statistics
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
usgs myb1 chromium 2022
usgs myb1 chromium 2023
+ 7 more in the Provenance section