I posted some of my DD on chromite and the "geological sibbling" of McFauld´s chromite finds, the Kemi mine in Finland, on the Noront board (repost on FWR board).

Especially because the latest SPQ/FWR/KWG news release is referring to Kemi (Outokumpu), too, so have a close look at their development and finds over the last decades.

I was asked to post this info on the SPQ board which I´m more than happy to do.

Have a good read and just compare Kemi to McFauld´s or look at other mines/producers in SA, Russia etc. to find out how good the finds of NOT/FWR/SPQ/KWG are and how much more is likely to come (and I mean not just chromite).

So here it goes:

And here is a list of some producers from respective countries for further DD (country with world chromium ores & concentrates production figures 2005 in brackets, followed by top producing companies):

RSA (7.502.762 tpa)

- Xstrata SA Chrome Venture

- Assmang Ltd. (ferrochrome)

- Samancor Chrome (one of the largest producers of chromite in the world)

- Int. Ferrometals Ltd. (IFM)

Kazakhstan (3.581.242 tpa)

- Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC)

- Donskoy Ore Mining & Processing (ENRC owned)

India (3.442.880 tpa)

- Tata Iron & Steel Co. (TISCO)

- Orissa Mining Corp. (OMC)

- FACOR Alloys Ltd.

- Mishralal Mines

- Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd. (IMFA)

- Indian Charge Chrome Ltd. (ICCL)

Turkey (688.377 tpa)

- Bilfer Madencilik AS

- Dedeman Madencilik AS

Brazil (616.534 tpa)

- Magnesita SA

Finland (572.000 tpa)

- Outokumpu Oy

Philippines (36.070 tpa)

- Benguet Mining Corp.

- Krominco Inc.

- CRAU Minerals Resources Corp.

Have a look at the top mining companies and their deposits and compare that to what has been found so far at McFauld´s !

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