Chromite is a mineral that is an iron chromium oxide having a wide range of versatile application in major industries around the world, especially steel industries for the manufacturing of stainless steel. It has a chemical formula of FeCr2O4. It is an oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group. The element magnesium can substitute for iron in variable amounts as it forms a solid solution with magnesiochromite(MgCr2O4).
Chromite today is mined particularly to make stainless steel through the production of ferrochrome (FeCr), which is an iron-chromium alloy. Chromite grains are commonly found in large mafic igneous intrusions such as the Bushveld in South Africa and Travancore in India. Chromite is iron-black in color with a metallic luster, a dark brown streak and hardness on the Mohs scale of 5.5. We offer a wide range of high quality Chromite ore in all the grades such as metallurgical grade, refractory grade, chemical grade and foundry grade.