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Mining In Croatia
As early as 1914 Tvonica Karbida I Ferolegura Dalmacija owned a ferrochromium smelter in Dugi Rat. The Boris Kidric aluminum smelter at Sibenik was completely destroyed as a result of the Croatian War of Independence, war for independence that erupted in 1991. History The town of Rude, Croatia, Rude in the Samoborska Gora Mountains was a source of copper as early as the 16th century. In fact, its copper production at the time "was twice the amount of the total copper production in England and four times that of Norway, reaching one third of the production of the famous Swedish mine in Falun." There was a metallic ore mine in Zrinski. KraĊĦevi Zviri was the site of a zinc mine. Trgovska Gora is "a mining area highly significant in Croatian history". Pyritised bauxites were mined in Istria's Mirna valley at Minjera from the 16th century, in order to obtain vitriol and alum. From 1811, there was a sulfur mine in Radoboj. References Mining in Croatia {{mining-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrochromium
Ferrochrome, or ferrochromium (FeCr) is a type of ferroalloy, that is, an alloy of chromium and iron, generally containing 50 to 70% chromium by weight. Ferrochrome is produced by electric arc carbothermic reduction of chromite. Most of the global output is produced in South Africa, Kazakhstan and India, which have large domestic chromite resources. Increasing amounts are coming from Russia and China. Production of steel, especially that of stainless steel with chromium content of 10 to 20%, is the largest consumer and the main application of ferrochrome. Usage Over 80% of the world's ferrochrome is utilised in the production of stainless steel. In 2006, 28,000,000 tons of stainless steel were produced. Stainless steel depends on chromium for its appearance and resistance to corrosion. Average chrome content in stainless steel is approx. 18%. It is also used to add chromium to carbon steel. FeCr from South Africa, known as "charge chrome" and produced from a Cr containing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |