The Extractive Metallurgy Group at Xstrata Process Support (XPS) has successfully produced the first metallic product from Canadian chromite, according to a Feb. 2 press release.
The initial small-scale smelting tests were performed on ore taken from the Big Daddy chromite deposit, a joint-venture partnership between Cliffs Natural Resources and junior miner KWG.
Considering ferrochrome production has not been part of Canadian mining and metallurgy, the initial results were very encouraging, the company said. Karen Clancy, XPS metallurgical technologist, performed the tests under the guidance of Arthur Barnes, a 30-year veteran in ferrochrome metallurgy. XPS is working closely with the owners of these deposits.
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