The first mechanized underground chrome production in Turkey has begun as part of a process to modernize all of the mines owned by Eti Krom and should increase the country's share of the global chrome market.
Eti Krom is a subsidiary of Yildmadem Holding, Turkey's largest chromium producer. The mechanization is the initial step in a project to add 30% to Turkey's annual chrome ore production capacity, according to the company's press release on December 12.Turkey's...